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The rise and fall of Andy Rubin, the former Google executive accused of sexual misconduct whose new startup, Essential, just shut down for good
Rubin launched promising consumer tech startup Essential after leaving Google — now, the company is closing down.
Android founder Andy Rubin's startup Essential is shutting down, saying there is 'no clear path' to deliver its new phone to custome...
The three-year old company was initially regarded as a promising venture, but struggled as its product the Essential Phone failed to gain traction.
Alphabet's chief legal officer is leaving the company after a series of scandals involving allegations of sexual misconduct
David Drummond, who headed legal affairs at Google's parent company, is leaving after a widely publicized blog post accused him of emotional abuse.
Android founder Andy Rubin has blocked almost everyone following him on Twitter, 1 year after explosive reports about alleged sexual misconduct
At the time of writing, Rubin's official Twitter account was locked and followed by just 11 people.
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Andy Rubin, the Android creator accused of sexual misconduct, quietly left his venture firm Playground with a $9 million exit package, according to a ...
The $9 million payout comes in addition to the $90 million Google paid Rubin upon his departure in 2014 following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Andy Rubin, the creator of Android who left Google after a sexual misconduct allegation, is tweeting again to tease a weird, new phone-like gadget
Rubin, CEO of Essential, whose first phone was a bust, has kept a low profile since a report detailed a sexual misconduct allegation against him.
These are the former high-ranking Google execs who have been accused of sexual misconduct
Google was thrust back into the #MeToo spotlight when a former Google employee alleged that she had an affair with Google's chief legal counsel.
The Google exec at the centre of explosive #MeToo allegations is one of the highest paid at the firm, earning $47 million
A former Google worker wrote an account of her relationship with the company's top lawyer David Drummond, and decried how Google protects 'elite men.'
Android creator Andy Rubin is accused of running a 'sex ring'
Rubin had "ownership relationships" with multiple women and would sometimes "offer" them to other men, a newly unsealed complaint alleges.


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tmorterlaing replied to tmorterlaing's topic in Employment and minimum wage problemsGood point Re NMW.Is that per month though or considered over the year? Because based on a 37.5 hour week they have to pay me 975 ish is that right? So they can only take me down to that after the deduction? If I've been earning roughly 1250 after my 490 train fair loan for the last 9 months so I'm not sure how the minimum wage works in that instance?
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tmorterlaing replied to tmorterlaing's topic in Employment and minimum wage problemsThanks for the response I've never received an employee handbook. Come to think of it, since I started I've never signed or been supplied a revised contract, despite me having apparently been promoted and having two or three pay rises. There was no official application process, just a request through emails: It was mentioned verbally, and then followed up with email correspondence with the company accountant and company secretary. This email correspondence highlighted only that it would be paid back over 12 months.The most formal bit was an email from the accountant to the secretary saying "I have spoken to *me* and agreed that I will add the amount on to his season ticket loan and he will replay the full amount on a monthly basis over twelve months. I hope this is okay with you, *Me* seems to be happy with it" I suppose my question is, do I have a legal leg to stand on in saying its unreasonable for the company to take away my entire salary for the month (and more!) when I've offered a (subjectively) reasonable three month solution? I don't know what to do here because I need at least some salary to survive until my next paycheck...
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tmorterlaing replied to tmorterlaing's topic in Employment and minimum wage problemsThe issue isn't the pension contribution. Even if I waive that they'll be deducting MY ENTIRE SALARY for the month. In other words, I get NO salary for the month. Which means I will have NO money for two months. Not a penny; simply because they're demanding I repay the entire thing in one hit out of my salary - which is my entire salary for the month PLUS a pension contribution.
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tmorterlaing posted a topic in Employment and minimum wage problemsHi there, I hope this is a good place to put this question. Long and short of it: I was offered a season ticket loan which has been paid out of my salary each month. I am now leaving my employment on (until now) good terms. There's approx. 3 month left on my season ticket loan. I have asked to pay the remainder back via standing order over the remaining 3 months to make it manageable. I asked on the 8th June. I received a response on the 22nd saying the following (I've 'anonymised' the email, and rounded the monetary figures to the nearest £5 for anonymity as well.): Some other factors: 1) I never signed any documentation regarding the above loan 2) This will leave me without salary for 2 months 3) I've considered the option of getting a refund on my season ticket from the train company and use that money to pay my employer back. However - because of how the train company sorts discounts I wouldn't be refunded the full amount, so would be out of pocket by at least a few hundred and, more importantly: I know from my partner getting a refund recently, the train company can take as long as six weeks to sort out the money back. As such, not only would I be without a train ticket for a month and have to find MORE money for travel to London, I'd still have no salary for living/bills etc. So that's not really an option. If they deduct my salary in the above mentioned way, it will leave me in a situation of substantial hardship. Am I able to do anything? I'd be very grateful for any help!

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Tomato Grower Caught Up In Missouri Marijuana Roundup
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town
'The Last Time I Checked, It Wasn't Illegal To Grow A Tomato Plant,' Man Says
Hundreds of marijuana plants were seized by police officers in Independence, Missouri on 4/20, a day celebrated by pot smokers. But when the cops came busting in at one man's door looking for cannabis, they found a tomato growing operation instead.
"What I saw today was not protection," the man told KMBC's Cliff Judy. "That was harassment, all because of where I made a purchase."
See, it turns out the Missouri Highway Patrol "monitors" stores that sell hydroponic growing equipment -- and they use those sales to track down illegal marijuana growing operations. That information -- couple with the asinine assumption that any customer at a hydroponics store must be involved in cannabis -- led them to the tomato farmer's door.
"The last time I checked, it wasn't illegal to grow a tomato plant but it makes you wonder," the man said.
The tomato grower asked KBMC News not to identify him because he's an emergency responder and his job would be put at risk for speaking out. He said there's a good chasnce he could end up working with several of the officers who came to his home looking for marijuana. (Welcome to modern America, where you can be wrongly raided for "drugs," but you'd better not complain about it.)
The man said he thinks labeling him as a possible drug dealer because of buying hydroponic equipment is profiling.
"I understand that a lot of people use hydroponic equipment for illegal ways, but that's just like saying everybody who buys a gun is going to be a criminal and murder someone," he said.
Independence police said the same tactic which took them to the tomato grower's home also led them to a different residence in Independence on Wednesday morning, where they busted an active marijuana growing operation. Coincidentally, the cannabis was just as safe as tomatoes, but far more illegal.
Police claimed hundreds of marijuana plants were seized throughout the Kansas City metro area on Wednesday, 4/20, in addition to the Independence bust.
Word on the street is that the cops didn't even make a dent in the weed supply.
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Joint mobility is good. Kettlebell strengthening-all sets. Only two sets on get up set up. I'm still having problems with control on this one. It's hard for me to keep my leg down. But, I'm not giving up.
No soreness today. Joint mobility no problems. Kettlebell strengthening, I did all sets except for get up set up. Did one set. Will strive for two on next workout. Also, on kettlebell strenthening, I realized I was giving out quicker than on Tuesday. But I was doing 3 sets of 10 instead of 3 sets of 5.
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Iowa's Walking Club has posted on their website that their May 1st – 3rd Kickoff Weekend for the 20 Iowa Parks in 2020 Program has been POSTPONED. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has not decided yet on the status of the overall 20 in 20 seasonal walks starting May 1st. Stay tuned for updates!
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Our club hosts 8 different year round walks (YREs)that you can do on your own, at any time that the hosting business for our walk box is open. Of those 8 YREs, only two have had some changes to their accessibility.
The Westroads Mall Walk, sanction #115089, registers at the AmericInn at 9720 W Dodge Rd, Omaha, NE 68114, just across the street from the Westroads Mall. The Mall itself has shortened its hours of operation, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Most stores in the mall are closed, as is the Food Court.
Across the Missouri River, the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Black Squirrel Walk, sanction #114319, registers at Lansky's at 1131 N Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51503. Lansky's is closing earlier and is offering takeout food only, with no access to bathrooms. Operating hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Management has asked walkers to take the Walk Box outside to complete paperwork and then to return it.
Please note that the following events have been changed (updated March 28, 2020):
- Our parent organization, the American Volkssport Association, has put a hold on all one-day walks and events until April 30th. For those wanting to walk year round walks, you will have to check to see if the business hosting the Start Box is still open or has reduced hours. Since this is a fluid situation, checking the the YRE's Point of Contact is a good idea.
- Group Walk of Lincoln Volkssport Club's March 21st walk has been cancelled.
- Workers' Walk on March 29th for April 4th Bockfest Walk – CANCELLED.
- April 4th Bockfest Walk – RESCHEDULED TO MAY 9TH. Same location, same time – Max & Joe's at the Crescent Moon, registration 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- April 6th Monthly Board and Club Meetings – CANCELLED. Please let Club President Lee know if you have anything that the Board should address before the next scheduled meeting.
- Workers' Walk for May Bockfest Walk will be Sunday, May 3rd at 3 p.m.
- May 9th Field Club Walk – postponed until 2021.
- May 9th Walk will be the Bockfest Walk (see above).
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Our Annual Soup Walk takes place on March 7th at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church at 5529 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE 68106 (but parking is off of Marcy Street, one block south!). Registration takes place from 9 a.m. to noon, costing $2 for Fun Walkers and $3 for Credit Walkers PLUS 2 cans of soup. This year, we'll have our standard mixed beef and mixed chicken soup offerings, plus a pot of tomato basil soup for our vegetarian friends. The raffle features 5 Grand Prizes and a host of smaller prizes, with chances priced at 50 cents each or 3/$1.
We have two 5 km routes for you to choose from or to combine. Both routes feature Little Free Libraries, while the North Route also offers the "Rockin' Around the Clock" and "Ice Cream Parlors" programs. We'll have Group Walks at 9:30 and 10:30 – just because the Ice Cream Parlor doesn't open until 11 a.m.!
Soup Walk Volunteers: The Workers' Walk will take place Sunday, March 1st at 3 p.m. Come 15 minutes early to do paperwork. No bathrooms available at start.
The Lincoln Volkssport Club is offering their annual Spring Walk on Saturday, March 21st at the Enclosed Shelter in Antelope Park, near the intersection of Normal Blvd and "A" Streets, Lincoln, NE. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Fun Walkers walk FREE and Credit Walkers pay $3. There will be a Group Walk setting out at 9:30 a.m. to walk the 10 km route. Both the 5 km and 10 km routes go through neighborhoods and park areas. Your Group Walk leader likes to get ice cream at UNL's Dairy Store after walking in Lincoln. Just sayin' . . .
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2020 Walk Booklet – just published!
Our 2020 Walk Booklet is just filled with so many walks and activities that you're going to need to pull out your calendars NOW and mark them all!
Just check out the new weblink here to see it and the instructions for printing 28 pages bursting with information on just 7 sheets of paper!
Our first regular walking event is Saturday, March 7th – our annual Soup Walk, complete with Raffle. Our booklet editor, Julie, calls it our "Winter-Be-Gone" Soup Walk. Hope so! – there's an Ice Cream Parlor on the route (one of three Special Programs available on this walk).
What time? Where? Registration? It's all in the booklet! But we'll be posting later this month to remind you. 🙂
Our Volunteers are the Best!
At our Annual Dinner and Meeting this past Saturday, January 18th, our club installed its 2020 Officers and recognized some special volunteers in our club. Volunteers are the heart and soul of our club!
Karen Dix-Johnson was recognized as our 2019 Walker of the Year. Karen is our smiling ambassador when she's not busy leading walks or helping wherever she's needed.
Ann has lined up speakers for our club's monthly meetings for over 20 years! Her AVA Meritorious Service Award is richly deserved.
We say "thank you" to Tricia Abel as our club's secretary, as she hands over the club minutes to Dave Brown, our secretary for 2020.
News for 2020
Happy New Year of Walking! Get your calendar out – besides a great slate of regular walks this year, our club is involved in two very special events:
- The "20 Iowa Parks in 2020" walking program, which runs from May 1st – October 15th of this year; and
- "Blazin' Trails and Tellin' Tales", the North Central Regional Roundup, to be hosted by our club from October 2 – 4, 2020.
We've got LOTS of information about these two events on our website, so be sure to click on the links to learn more.
Our news-packed newsletter for January and February 2020, in stunning color, is available here: Jan/Feb 2020 Newsletter But you won't see the name of our 2019 "Walker of the Year" in it – you'll have to attend our Annual Dinner and Meeting to find out!
Annual Dinner Time!
is the location of our 2020 annual dinner on Saturday, January 18. Social time begins at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner meeting is at 6:00. The restaurant is located at 5022 S 108th St (108th & Q) in Omaha. Cost is $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers and includes drink, tax and tip. Please mail your check by January 10 to NWFT, PO Box 8147, Omaha NE 68108.
Our club officers for 2020 will be installed and the 2019 "Walker of the Year" will be announced during the meeting portion.
Hope to see you there!
Club News from November Meeting
First – did you get our most recent newsletter by email? Club members get the full newsletter emailed directly to them, hot off the press, errr, computer desktop! See it here: November – December 2019 Newsletter
Our annual Pie Walk is coming up this Saturday, November 9th, from 9 a.m. to noon (off the trail by 3 p.m.) at Countryside Community Church at 13130 Faith Plaza, Omaha, NE (132nd and Pacific). $2 for Fun Walkers, $3 for book stampers. Oh – and be sure to bring a pie to share! Extra pies donated go to New Visions, a homeless shelter in Council Bluffs. (Hint: refrigerated pies don't transport well after the walk, but we love to sample them after walking!).
Later this month, club members will have the opportunity to vote for our 2019 "Walker of the Year", for our 2020 slate of officers and for an amendment to our bylaws. "WOTY" nominees are listed in the newsletter and Club President Lee sent out an email this morning about officers and the proposed amendment. Voting will be by electronic ballot, mail (for those without email access) and by paper ballot at our December 2nd meeting for those who have not already voted.
Our club is still planning to make an outing of the Le Mars, Iowa Seasonal Walk – see the Le Mars, Iowa December 7th outing announcement for all of the details. Thank you to club members Denene Turner and Sandy Spaulding for putting this together! Maybe they deserve an extra scoop of that great Blue Bunny Ice Cream while on the 5k/10k walk?
Le Mars, Iowa December 7th outing
After a nice 2 hour drive, meet at the walk start point at Holiday Inn Express, to register for the walk. Carpool to enjoy lunch at Pizza Ranch then start your walk, stopping at the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Shop and Ice Cream Museum. Visit the Plymouth County Museum to see over 400 manger scenes and 100 Christmas village scenes. After your walk visit Christmas Village at the County Fairgrounds with old time stores, great entertainment, sandwiches and roasted marshmallows, beautiful Christmas trees, horse drawn sleigh rides and a round barn decorated in a Christmas scene. All free! Then back to the downtown area to enjoy the lighted, animated floats in the Christmas Parade. Continue in the Christmas spirit by visiting Christmas Acres 7 miles from Le Mars where there are 1200 displays and inflatables and an estimated 100,000 lights. This huge display is hosted by the Scheitler family at no charge. Monetary donations are accepted for the Christian Needs Center Food Bank in Le Mars.
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Saturday, December 7th at 10 a.m. – Meet @ Council Bluffs Walmart, 3201 Manawa Centre. Email Sandy care of firstname.lastname@example.com if interested in riding or driving in carpool either for the day and returning that evening or staying overnight. If you plan to spend the night special rate good till Nov. 6:
Reservations on your own — Holiday Inn Express, $129 AVA rate, 712-546-1700.
Return to Council Bluffs about 1 p.m. Sunday or drive back Saturday night.
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December 7th at noon – Meet at Holiday Inn Express, 1285 Sleepy Eye Dr., Le Mars, Iowa to register for walk and stamp books. $3 Walk fee.
12:30 p.m. -Pizza Ranch, 22 Central Ave. SW in Le Mars. Let Sandy know if you plan to eat lunch so she can notify Pizza Ranch of numbers.
1:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. – Seasonal Walk from Pizza Ranch 5 or 10k Rated 1A – route has been reconfigured to take us from Pizza Ranch to Plymouth County Museum for Christmas Manger display. Take your time and enjoy all four floors of this great museum. (Distance included in IVV walk)
Christmas Village-at Plymouth County Fairgrounds – within walking distance of downtown (.7 miles). (Distance included in IVV walk. Open 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
6 p.m. Lighted parade downtown along Central Avenue
Christmas Acres
If you still have energy after this fun day, visit Christmas Acres, 18481 Impala Ave, Struble, IA, about 7 miles from Le Mars. To get there, take U.S. Hwy. 75 in Le Mars southwest to IA Hwy. 3, west to Impala Ave, left to Christmas Acres on the right. Open 5-10 p.m. There is another lights display along IA Hwy. 3 before you get to Christmas Acres that you can park and walk through.


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Cornelius Pass closure date set
The Cornelius Pass road closure will start at 3 a.m. on Monday, July 22.
The date has been pushed back multiple times in recent weeks. Before closing Cornelius Pass, the contractor, Wildish Standard Paving, had to complete the installation of a temporary traffic light at Cornelius Pass and NW Newberry Road.
In a press release announcing the updated closure date, Multnomah County spokesperson Mike Pullen outlined the detour route for cars and pickup trucks.
"From Highway 30 take NW Newberry Road, NW Skyline Blvd. and NW Old Cornelius Pass Road to Washington County. A temporary traffic signal at NW Newberry Road will allow traffic to safely turn left onto Highway 30. Stop signs will be relocated along the detour route to create a free-flowing route," Pullen wrote.
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Redaction: Dark Hope Part III
They have survived an extinction level event and the meltdown.
Now the remnants of the human race face their toughest enemy: Each other.
Sealed under mountains of rock, the emerging civilization is beginning to fracture. Can the cracks be patched or will mankind's last refuge become its tomb.
Redaction: Will this be mankind's last chapter in the Book of Life?
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Redaction - Linda Andrews
Part III
Dark Hope
By Linda Andrews
Smashwords Edition
Copyright © 2012 by Linda Andrews
Cover Design by Linda Andrews
Photo by Neil Lockhart
Edited by Serena Tatti
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To my husband for everything
To my critique partners—Kerrie, Kim, Beth, Tracey and my mom
To my beta readers and military veterans—Kimberly, Dan and Evvere
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Chapter One
Dark Hope Abandoned Gold Mine, Colorado
Two Months After Anthrax Attack
Dirk Benedict blinked. Eyes opened or closed it didn't matter. Inky blackness swirled around him, crept inside his skull. He clasped the headlamp on his helmet. Cold metal from the miner's light cut into his palm, but he didn't flick the switch. Didn't shed light on the people in the cave around him.
Men swore.
Women cursed.
Someone screamed.
Another sobbed.
Dirk resisted the urge to plug his ears. Scaring the people was a necessary evil. Just for a bit. Just until they saw the wisdom of his words.
If everyone could please stay calm. Doctor Mavis Spanner spoke clearly in the void.
We'll have the lights on in a minute.
He swallowed hard. Unlike some of the others, he liked the Doctor. She was a smart cookie and seemed to genuinely care about people, but she was on the wrong side. And he couldn't stand by while corruption ran rampant and destroyed what was left of humanity.
He'd already paid the price once; he wouldn't pay it again.
Even if some folks had to be sacrificed.
Chapter Two
The soldier's voice rang inside Papa Rose's head. He squeezed his eyes closed. It wasn't real. Private Carter had died when they'd rolled across the Kuwaiti border into Iraq. He'd been dead for years.
They were all dead.
Get it under control. Papa Rose drew air into his lungs to a count of four and held it for two seconds. Focus on the here. The now. The abandoned gold mine. Colorado. The nuclear holocaust outside. He opened his eyes. Unrelieved blackness blanketed his vision. Christ Jesus. He squeezed them closed until white spots danced inside his skull.
Don't let me die, Staff Sergeant, Carter's voice whispered in the shell of Papa Rose's ear.
Not real. Not real. Not fucking real. Papa Rose exhaled slowly. His vision was out but he had other senses to ground him in the mines. He peeked through his lashes. Still darkness. The mines must be experiencing another blackout. With his next breath, he assessed the situation. A metallic taste flooded his mouth. Blood. He swept his tongue over his teeth and felt the sweetness. Okay, he was bleeding.
But what the hell had happened?
He felt cold stone against his body. Vomit burned the back of his throat and he stopped moving. Liquid stung his eyes and trickled down his jaw and. His brain struggled to reconcile the cold and hot. The mines dripped with cold water and the hot... Running his hand over his scalp, he felt the prick of stubble before encountering the jagged edges of torn flesh and the warmth of blood. Pain rattled his eyes in his sockets right before he jerked his fingers away.
Son of a bitch! His growl echoed down the dark tunnel. What the hell had plowed into his skull? And how bad was the trauma? He licked his dry lips. Could he stand? Make it to help? Christ Jesus. This was the worst blackout yet.
Who's there?
Papa Rose set his hands on the damp stone ground and sat up. Hard consonants and clipped words. Not Carter's slurred speech as life drained out of him. Someone else. Someone real and in pain.
His fingers crawled over jagged edges of pebbles and rocks, sifted them through his fingers. This was new. The mine didn't usually vomit rocks and pebbles during a power outage. Perhaps they were expanding the network of tunnels. Yeah, that could be it. When his elbow encountered a protrusion, heat rocketed up his arm. Damn he was an idiot. How many blackouts had he endured since arriving two months ago? A hundred. Two. No one moved until the lights came on again. Muscle twitched. His gut urged him to run.
Something was wrong.
Who's there?
He rolled his eyes. Guess he wasn't the only one knocked stupid. Which was his only excuse for heeding his gut and moving.
Papa Rose. Clearing a patch on the ground, he flattened his hands and levered himself up. The world bucked and tilted before steadying. He swallowed the bile rising in his throat.
What happened?
There was an explosion.
An explosion. The word was foam on his tongue—wrong and dangerous. He slowly eased his legs under him. Muscles morphed into rubber bands. He listed left, pushed with his fingertips then pitched right. His shoulder slammed against the wall; his temple quickly followed. Stars twinkled in his vision but did nothing to shed light on his predicament. He rolled back and landed on his ass. Once the world stopped playing Rock-A-Bye-Baby, this position was much better.
I didn't think the engineers were working in the tunnels down here.
They're not. A grunt sounded ahead of him.
I think the electrolysis machine went.
Papa Rose blinked. The word crawled through his skull like a worm in soggy soil.
The atom splitter?
He sipped the air. Tasted like oxygen, but what the hell did he know? He was an ex-grunt masquerading as a counselor to the few people who managed to survive the apocalypse. It was a hell of a résumé builder.
Yessss, the man hissed.
Do you think we could skip the chit chat? I'd really like to get my leg out from under this rock so I can limp out of here in case the rest of the tunnel decides to fall in.
Damn! Eight weeks of cave comfort had dulled his survival skills. He had to stay sharp. Lives depended on him. He'd already lost four folks when one survivor had gone bat shit and shot twelve people before deep throating his gun. And then there were the walkers—the folks who just opened the door and ambled into a fog of deadly radiation. He rested his fists on his knees.
How badly are you hurt?
Banged and bruised mostly, but I can't move my right leg.
Can't move it, huh? Papa Rose inched closer. That was vague enough to be almost useless. Then again, he wasn't exactly a St. Bernard carrying a first aid kit. But there should be one close by. Several were stowed on every level of the cave system, if someone hadn't stolen them.
His balls drew up so tight he nearly sang soprano.
He could no longer ignore the signs—items missing, hushed conversations in the vents and bad vibes around certain individuals. Several someones were mixing up a batch of FUBAR. Had he just gotten the first taste?
He had to find out. And what better way than to start with Johnny-on-the-spot?
Can you feel your leg?
Where were the fucking lights? They always switched on after a few minutes.
I'm trying not to, grunted the unknown man.
For the moment, Papa Rose called up his first aid training. The pain was good. If the trauma was severe enough, the brain would have shut down and not processed anything. But that didn't mean the man wouldn't bleed out or slip into shock. Lights or no lights, he had to be helped. Papa Rose scooted forward. Pebbles knocked and rattled.
Is that you, or the Tommyknockers?
Me. First, Papa Rose had to find the man, access his injuries then decide on a course of action. Now he was sorry the engineers had widened the damn tunnels.
Do you know which side you're on?
The one with the current giving me a white water wedgie.
The right side then. The newer tunnels pitched to the right, keeping the water on that side.
At least you've kept your sense of humor. Forcing back the nausea, Papa Rose turned his head as the man spoke. If bats could use echolocation, he should be able to as well. In order to have a chance in hell of finding the guy, he had to keep him talking.
What's your name?
Eddie. Eddie Buchanan.
Papa Rose flipped through his mental contact list. That name was familiar, but not as a patient. His buddy Falcon had taken on the little group of survivors from Tucson.
He winced. Yeah, he'd never ace any sensitivity exam. Then again, the man gathered all the poop and sent it to be processed into soil. The idea certainly made the notion of eating potatoes a little less appetizing.
I prefer Eddie.
Who wouldn't? The stubble on Papa Rose's bald head stood on end. Falcon had said the guy was unwilling to talk about the end of the world. Could he have used the human waste to construct a bomb?
What are you doing down here?
You mean aside from getting that fresh clean feeling from the mountain spring bidet?
Papa Rose scooted closer. Eddie didn't seem unhinged, but the dark humor could be a smoke screen.
Yeah, aside from that.
Not that he really expected Eddie to confess that his nut was cracked and he wanted to bury everyone under tons of rock.
I was supposed to report to Forrest at the electr—, er, atom splitter. Rocks tumbled.
Papa Rose's heart battered his chest and he froze. That had better not be another cave-in. When the noise subsided into the gurgle of water, he inched forward again.
Guess the flotsam really does rise to the top.
I earned the job, Eddie snapped.
Hell, I practically built the damn thing with duct tape, wire and mason jars. I got shit detail because I was the only one who could keep the sewage suckers running.
And now the slapstick engineering seems to have exploded. Papa Rose bit his tongue. Maybe he shouldn't keep his peace. If the guy could rig the machine to work, he'd know how to make it go boom.
You probably should have used a few garbage bag ties for good measure.
Maybe Forrest had. He said he'd made some improvements on my design, Eddie practically snapped in Papa Rose's ear.
He paused. The guy had to be close. Rolling onto his knees, he reached out his hand and swept the darkness. Cold air streamed through his fingers.
Did you have a problem with him tampering with your design?
Papa Rose ignored his gut. He couldn't afford to believe in Eddie's innocence, not without proof. Those atom splitters were the only thing providing oxygen down here. Unfortunately, they also created a nice hydrogen bomb on the side.
He didn't tamper with it. He reduced the amount of hydrogen being wasted, made the electricity turbines more efficient and the machine safer.
I don't exactly feel safer. Crawling forward, Papa Rose's hand hit something soft and wet.
Tag. I'm it. Eddie grunted, grabbed Papa Rose's hand and set it on his damp shoulder.
Something must have gone wrong.
He was gonna nominate the guy for the understatement of the year award. Considering the year that just passed, that was saying a lot. Not a bit of it good.
Since you're the expert, when will the lights come back on? Papa Rose swept his hands down Eddie's head. Blood made his hands gummy but he detected no soft parts in his skull. The kid must have a hard head. Papa Rose skimmed his neck and followed the slope of his shoulder. Nothing dislocated.
They won't. At least, not in this branch of the tunnel. We created a failsafe to keep the lights near the atom splitters off until an operator turns them on manually. Sparks are a problem with pure hydrogen and oxygen.
Sounds like you know your stuff. Papa Rose's fingers skimmed the bones.
Eddie sucked in a lungful of air.
I had to pass a test to work on the system.
Looks like your arm might be sprained.
Gee, you go to medical school when you earned your head-shrinking certificate?
Leaving the arm for now, Papa Rose checked Eddie's ribs and abdomen. Muscle tensed under his hands.
Stick with understatement and leave the sarcasm to me.
Why? Do you need the practice?
Smart ass. Papa Rose smiled. It was a protective attitude, not a guilty one. Like him, Eddie had been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I don't think you broke any ribs. But you can always walk outside and get an x-ray.
Gee thanks. You gonna go with me to read my day-glow bones?
When Papa Rose checked Eddie's thighs for fractures, the knuckles of his left hand skimmed wet rock. The boulder stopped two inches below the knee, pinning the leg. He wouldn't be able to tell if it was broken until Eddie was freed.
I don't suppose you have a wrench or something I can use as a lever?
I had a tool kit but I can't tell you where it went.
And finding it in the dark would be about as easy as finding a virgin in a whorehouse.
Papa Rose smiled. Which meant he had to try.
What's in the kit?
Humming sounded overhead. Something clicked. Red light cut a rectangle in the tunnel branching fifty feet away. Silver fabric hung like battle-worn flags from the cut rock roof. Water plopped onto the wet stone.
Screwdrivers, wrenches, tapes, gaskets and a bottle of soapy water to check for leaks. Eddie leaned forward. His shadow separated from the dark walls of the tunnel.
My lunch MRE, a bottle of water, spare wires, a small tire iron and a flashlight.
Papa Rose's ears perked up.
A flashlight?
That was worth finding. He peered into the void. Jagged rock protruded from the walls. Right, because the stupid tools would hang themselves on the walls. He dropped his gaze to the floor. Nothing was distinguishable in the inky blackness. Guess he would have to do this the old-fashioned way.
Yeah. Flashlights are standard equipment and worth their weight in gold.
Rising, Papa Rose slowly eased around Eddie and his boulder. With tools inside, the kit couldn't have gone far.
I would think charged batteries are worth more.
We have plenty of batteries and extra ones already recharged but spare flashlights are hard to find.
Another small inconvenience that could mean something big. Something unpleasant. Inching forward, Papa Rose swept the ground with his left foot then his right foot. Rocks clattered.
You guys shouldn't be so careless with your tools.
Eddie snorted.
We're not careless. Someone is taking them and because we have no military left, there's no one to stop them.
Some military remained. They just were scattered in the network of mines and caverns acting as peacekeepers. Of course, the peacekeepers were like policemen—never around when you needed them. Metal thunked against Papa Rose's boot. Only he and Eddie with his insider knowledge were here.
Why would someone take flashlights?
You're the head shrinker. Are you treating any Kleptos with a flashlight fetish?
No one like that. Squatting, Papa Rose skimmed his fingers over the ground, dipped them in a puddle and finally touched canvas.
Most folks I see are dealing with survivor's guilt.
He fumbled with the soggy flap before reaching inside.
The flashlight should be on the right inside pocket.
Papa Rose nodded. Cold, wet metal glided under his palm. Yanking on the elastic, he freed the corrugated barrel and flicked on the switch. A cone of light shot out of the cracked lens.
It works.
Of course, it works. I waterproofed it. Drying blood webbed Eddie's pale cheek. A gash wept red tears from his hairline through his black eyebrow.
Did you find the crowbar?
Papa Rose handed Eddie the flashlight then angled the bag to illuminate the contents. The stainless steel wrenches caught the light and reflected it onto the blue pry bar at the bottom.
What do you think someone wants with a couple flashlights?
It's not a couple. The beam wobbled in Eddie's hands.
It's hundreds.
Christ Jesus. The kid was guarded. No wonder Falcon couldn't make any headway. He set the bag by Eddie's feet.
Okay, so what can you do with hundreds of flashlights other than make one big disco ball?
Pipe bombs. Eddie jerked his head toward the dark end of the tunnel.
The military locked up the guns but no one thought about the ammunition. Lots of gunpowder and ready-made tubes already threaded.
Fuck. Papa Rose dropped to the ground. Why hadn't he predicted that? Because he hadn't known about the missing flashlights. What else didn't he know about? He rammed the long end of the pry bar under the boulder and shoved a rock under it to act as a fulcrum.
When I lift, you move your leg out as soon as you can. He wrapped both hands around the bar, locked his elbows and slowly eased his weight down. Stone ground together, metal scratched it. Sweat stung his eyes. Tendons stretched across his back. Down. Down. His arms trembled from the strain. Was he even lifting the blasted rock? Maybe he should let it down and try again. He pushed harder.
The boulder began to roll toward Eddie. He caught it and pushed it back.
Almost there.
Papa Rose eyed the ground. The crooked top of the bar nearly touched the ground.
The rock wiggled a bit asEddie shifted his weight.
I'm free.
With a sigh of relief, Papa Rose released the pry bar. The boulder landed with a thump that echoed through the tunnel.
Is your leg broken?
Eddie shone the light on his boots. Damp laces slapped worn leather. He flexed his feet then rotated them at the ankles.
Nope. I'm good.
The guy was lucky. Then again, so was he. They were in the lower tunnels, right near the atom splitters. Papa Rose pushed to his feet. His joints popped.
You're going to have a helluva bruise.
He was already one big bruise. Getting old sucked. He held out his hand.
I have someone who'll kiss it and make it better. After looping the bag's handle over his head, Eddie slid his callused palm against his.
We need to go check on Forrest and report in to the Doc.
Forrest. The other man. Papa Rose braced his feet, leaned back and hauled Eddie up so he could stand.
How many flashlights does Forrest have?
Dude, you're off base there. Eddie took a step on his right leg and collapsed to his knee.
Fuckin' A.
Push his buttons, see if he cracks and bleeds psycho. Papa Rose worked the pry bar free and bit his lip to keep from chuckling.
Did you mean to do that?
Just help me up.
Tell me about Forrest. Papa Rose crouched, dragged Eddie's arm across his shoulders and pushed up.
Not much to tell. Eddie's fingers dug deep when he put a little weight on his right leg. The flashlight bounced as they three-legged walked toward the metal door fifty feet away.
Then how do you know he's not a flashlight klepto?
The dude doesn't stop talking. I'm sure he's told me his whole life story by now, but he doesn't speak English so I can only understand every other word.
An outsider? Some folks had been less than welcoming to the refugees. Was that the motivation behind the thefts?
Where's he from?
Somerset, England. Eddie shone the light on the rivets of the metal wall. The Royal Air Force emblem stared back at them. Bolts connected the repurposed plane fuselage piece to the metal ribs on both sides, sealing the electrolysis chamber from the rest of the tunnel.
England? Papa Rose snorted.
You do know why it's called English, right? Because it originated there.
Yeah, well, you listen to him. I know that's not English. Eddie tapped his finger on the metal. He held the contact a little longer each time.
The door is warm.
Papa Rose brushed his hand over it. Heat seared his callused tips.
That's fucking hot.
Eddie bit his lip.
Guess we know where the blast came from.
Shit. Shit. Shit! He had his fill of counseling today.
Your friend might not be in there.
He wouldn't leave his post for anything.
Devotion to duty should be rewarded, not penalized. Papa Rose scrubbed his hand down his face. He knew he shouldn't have gotten out of bed this morning.
How long do we have to wait until the fire goes out?
Eddie cleared his throat.
It should be out already. In case of an explosion, we designed the water basin to release and douse any fire. Pushing his jacket sleeve over his hand, he pulled up on the lever.
Papa Rose's hair fluttered from the air rushing inside.
Forrest? Are you in here? The hinges protested as the door opened.
The scent of charred meat hung heavy on the air.
Eddie's flashlight danced over the wreckage—shredded fifty-five gallon drums, twisted pipes, black-coated wires, diamond shards of glass, and a charred leg sticking out of the debris. The spotlight paused there before drifting to the scorch marks. The explosion's epicenter was smack dab in the middle of the room. Was that where they'd kept the atom splitter?
Do you smell gunpowder?
Papa Rose sniffed. Death smells and... A chemical smell hit the back of his throat, nearly dropping him to his knees. With whiplash speed, he crossed time and distance returning to the Sandbox, to the IED that hit his convoy, and to Carter's death scene.
Not gunpowder. C-4.
Chapter Three
One by one, flashlights popped on like stars in a velvet sky. Blue tinged the white as laptops and tablets added to the illumination. Draping from the ceiling, silver emergency blankets amplified the light, kept the heat in the cave and channeled the ever-present dripping water to the canals on the side of the room.
Is anyone hurt? Doctor Mavis Spanner rested her tablet computer on the table in front of her. She scanned the dimness, searching the faces. Fear bracketed mouths. Anger knotted the brows of others. No face relayed pain, just irritation at the constant downtime from the overtaxed electrolysis machines.
Most of the two dozen people shrugged. A few crossed their arms and thrust their jaws forward.
Her stomach burbled. Acid shot into her esophagus. Not now, she couldn't be sick. They lost enough people to hopelessness and despair. God knew how many more would walk outside or mangle their wrists with plastic cutlery if they thought the influenza had returned.
Mavis straightened her spine. Any more setbacks in front of this lot would be like waving a red flag in front of a bull. The advancements in the last two months hadn't been fast enough or comfortable enough.
No injuries. Good. Mavis found former Marine Corps General Lister by the phone and pinned him with a stare.
Any news?
A scowl enhanced the bulldog qualities of his face as he hung up the phone.
Electrolysis machines one and two are online. Three is off. No one has heard from the operator of EM-3.
Mavis recorded the incidents on her tablet. Eddie Buchanan had started his new duties today. Maybe he and his coworker, Charles Forrest, had taken the machine down for training purposes.
Oh, look. A red-hair man checked the freckle on his right arm.
It's a day of the week. Must be time for one of the atom splitters to blow.
Chuckles alleviated some of the tension of the blackout.
Too bad the joker was Kevin Harriman. Mavis's attention drifted to the man on Kevin's right, Dirk Benedict. Those two were up to something. She just had to wait for her new peacekeeping force to prove it.
Let's get on with the meeting. Scraping the marker off her desk, she trudged across the hard rock floor, in front of the dark monitors linking them to other survivors around the globe, toward the whiteboard on an easel. Her footsteps echoed around the bowl-shaped room despite her loafers' soft soles.
Behind the easel stretched a long map, detailing their underground home. Thirteen levels deep and over six miles wide, the network riddled through several mountains like an ant colony.
No. Kevin pounded his fist on the table in front of him.
I'm sick of this business as usual bullshit.
The overhead lights flickered on and the camera mounted on a tripod in front of her cabinet members blinked on.
She swallowed the bits of sausage breakfast that remained in her stomach after her morning vomitfest.
We have an agenda, so the most pressing needs of the community will get addressed, Mr. Harriman. If you have something—
When is something going to change for the better? Kevin pushed out of his chair.
Things already have changed for the better. Her new Surgeon General, Colonel John Jay adjusted the wire rim glasses on his nose.
Thanks to the planning by Mavis, the late Surgeon General Miles Arnez and thousands of military personnel, we have furniture, equipment and supplies to last us for generations.
We owe a huge debt to many unnamed heroes. She smiled in gratitude. What packed the caves was nothing compared to the cars, trucks and semis sealed tight outside. Before the radiation climbed to dangerous levels, the soldiers and civilians had swarmed the nearby towns like locusts. They'd stripped stores of their stock to the shelves then packed the shelves up too and branched out to pioneer museums, libraries and homes.
Then there were the boxcars.
Fortunately, the mine had a rail line for the ore and outbuildings still in good shape. Miles had stocked trainloads with MREs, heavy-duty equipment, greenhouses, solar panels and a medical station NASA had designed for Mars. Everyone had braved the mounting radiation to move the necessities inside and to travel to the cities to fill them again, and again.
We wouldn't be nearly as comfortable if the military hadn't been able to pick up bases and relocate them in a matter of days. They had provided the survivors with cots, blankets, lights, phones, computers, toilets, kitchens and portable buildings. All they had to do was link the ready-made greenhouses with boxcars and make everything airtight.
Kevin's nostrils flared.
We had all that two months ago. And we've achieved nothing else since then.
Dr. Jay smoothed his blue jacket with its stylized Air Force wings, cleared his throat and glanced down at the tablet computer on the folding table in front of him.
Our population is holding steady at one-thousand twenty-two. No one died last night. That's an amazing accomplishment.
Son of a bitch. Metal screeched as Secretary of Homeland Security Lister scooted a folding chair near the phone and sat.
We did it.
Mavis's knees threatened to buckle. She locked them to remain upright. That meant... Fluttering filled her stomach. Could it be over? Could the dying really be over?
Then why was she sick?
Whoops bounced off the ceiling, rippling off the silvery fabric draped over the meeting room. Pale limbs swayed as high fives passed around the cavern.
Thank God. Mavis carefully set the eraser back on its ledge. Bile rose in her throat.
And we have no outbreaks? Rocky Mountain Fever? Plague? Typhoid?
Sweet Mother of God, woman. Stop poking the rabid badger. Lister shoved out of his seat and stalked around his folding table.
I say we burn that damn eraser. From now on the only way to go is up.
Up. Mavis nodded.
Up would be good.
Unless it was her breakfast. That needed to stay put. Ditto with her lunch this afternoon.`
Kevin snorted.
How are we going to increase our population when nothing you've done so far has made us safer?
We're safe from the radiation. Colonel Jay polished his lenses on his shirt hem.
Lister cleared his throat.
And we have MREs for fifty years.
The military controls them and everything else. Kevin snorted. Two of the twenty civilians filling the tables in front of her cabinet nodded. Dirk Benedict and Nancy Adler.
All three were from Section Seven—an area that had forced out foreign-born refugees, threatened the new peacekeepers and had the highest ratio of sick-days per person.
They were the rotten apples in the barrel—an air-tight barrel with few ways to mitigate their poisonous influence. Mavis scrubbed her palms over her face. She hadn't survived the end of the world to allow freedom to be subsumed by a caste system.
The supplies that we have are distributed fairly.
This is communism. Kevin braced himself on his knuckles and leaned over the table. "Everyone gets the same treatment regardless of how


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