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Reservation Code: AR 084
Daily: December, January & Febrary
Day 01 / El Chaltén
Arrival at El Chaltén. Welcome by the guide of the group. Briefing about the Patagonian Ice-Field and features of the program. Details on the use of the equipment provided by Fitz Roy Expediciones. Check out of the equipment we'll carry with us during the voyage.
Accommodation at hostel and dinner.
Day 02 / El Chaltén – Marconi Glacier
Private land transfer to the Electric River Bridge, 15 km Northwest from El Chaltén and starting point of our first day of trekking towards the base of Marconi Glacier. The first two hours of walk follow a well marked path along the river. Then, we will enter in an area of morraine and rocky terrain to reach our first camp at the base of Marconi Glacier. Full board. 6 hours walking approximately. 300 mts. Climb during the walk- 10 km. Accommodation at camping.
Day 03 / Marconi Glacier
Trekking over Marconi Glacier up to Marconi Pass (1500 mts.) This will be a glacier trek, we use grampons (special shoes with spikes) and according to the glacier's conditions we'll rope up.
Impressive view of the wild heart of the ice field and the mountain massifs of the area. Full board.
Day 04 / Marconi Glacier – Mount Torre
Trekking on the ice field southbound up to the "Circo de los Altares" at the foot of the mythic west face of Mount Torre.
Use of snow shoes, guides and assistants will carry gear with sleds. Full board. 6 hours walking. – 12 km. Accommodation at camp on the ice field.
Day 05 / Mount Torre – Viedma Refuge
Trekking down the ice field to Viedma Refuge, exit from the ice field (lateral morraine of Viedma Glacier). Camp with access to mountain refuge. Full board. 8 hours walking. – 14 km. Accomodation at refuge.
Day 06 / Viedma Refuge – Mount Huemul
Trekking up to Paso Del Huemul, around Mount Huemul, with spectacular panoramic views down Viedma Glacier.
Full board. 6/7 hours walking. 8 km. Accommodation at refuge.
Day 07 / Mount Huemul – Lake Viedma – El Chaltén
Trekking down to Lake Viedma and return to El Chaltén by boat. Accommodation at hostel and dinner. 5 km.
Day 08 – 09 / El Chaltén
Spare days in case of bad weather.


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Lectora Inspire is one of the major rapid authoring tools available in market today. If you need to convert content-heavy courses into interactive and engaging eLearning courses quickly, Lectora is the best option. Here I would like to share some keyboard shortcuts of Lectora, that will be very useful in reducing your eLearning course development time.
I have divided frequently used shortcuts as 3 types
- Structure Type Shortcuts
- Insert Type Shortcuts
- Modes of View Type Shortcuts
1. Structure Type Shortcuts: This is an important section in order to start working with Lectora Inspire. This Section includes the following:
- Assigned Unit
- Chapter
- Section
- Page
Assigned Unit (AU): In order to publish the course in SCORM compliance we need to add the AU to the course below the title. You should remember that AU should have the same name as the course title. The Shortcut key to add Assigned Unit to the title is:Ctrl+0
Chapter: This isthe highest organizational unit in the standard Lectora Inspire title. Chapters cannot contain other chapters but they can contain sections, pages. The Shortcut key to add Chapter to the title is:Ctrl+1
Section: This is the second highest organizational unit in the standard Lectora Inspire title. Sections can contain pages and other sections called sub-sections. The Shortcut key to add Section to the title is:Ctrl+2
Page: This is the lowest organizational unit in the standard Lectora Inspire title. Page is nothing but workplace. Page is used to add text, images, and any type of content. The Shortcut key to add Page to the title is:Ctrl+3
2. Insert Type Shortcuts: We mostly use text blocks, images, audios and videos with any tool. Following are the mostly used Insert Type Shortcuts. They are
- Text Block
- Image
- Audio
- Video
- Group
Text Block: In order to place the text into the course, we need to add the text block. The Shortcut Key to insert Text Block is: Ctrl+Alt+0
Image: Images are also frequently used objects. The Shortcut Key to insert Image is: Ctrl+Shift+5
Audio: Most people don't use the shortcut for audio inserting. The Shortcut Key to insert Audio file is: Alt+0
Video: Most people use the video icon, then insert it into the course, but video inserting has the particular shortcut in Lectora Inspire. The Shortcut Key to insert Audio file is: Ctrl+Alt+1
Group: In order to group the objects, most of the people don't know the shortcut in Lectora Inspire. They select the particular objects and right click on it and then group it. But using keyboard key that is better. The Shortcut Key to insert Groping Objects is: Ctrl+5
3. Modes of View Type Shortcuts: This is related to the previewing of the page. It includes the following modes.
- Edit Mode
- Run Mode
- Preview Mode
- Browser Mode
Edit Mode: We can edit the content here. The Shortcut Key for Edit Mode is: F12
Run Mode: We can only see the page content, but we cannot edit the content here. The Shortcut Key for Run Mode is: F10
Preview Mode: This mode is used to view the preview of the page. The Shortcut Key for Run Mode is: F11
Browser Mode: In order to view the preview of the page in the browser, use this mode. The Shortcut Key for Run Mode is: F9
And the last shortcut key in this blog is very essential for all slides that are having the interactivities, assessments, actions, etc. So the last key is about the Action.
Action: This has the important role in Lectora Inspire. In order to perform a certain task we need to give some action on it. So it has frequently used one. The Shortcut Key for Action is: Ctrl+4
Hope this blog was helpful to you. Have anything to say? Please do share.

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Forest Management Plan is reference standard develop based on specific guidelines for the establishment and sustainable management of forest plantation for timber production depending on site conditions.
Forest management plans should address at least the following topics:
- Areas to be excluded from planting and production management, including steep topography, fragile soils, protective beds along watercourses, areas for the preservation of amenity and areas for nature, species and genotype conservation.
- The layout of the road, fire protection and extraction network.
- Procedures for site preparation; planting; tending; prevention of erosion, compaction and other forms of site degradation; and silvicultural treatments.
- Fire protection and fire management.
- Protection against pest and disease.
- Market development and utilization plan.
- Provision of all kinds of forest benefits to the local communities and recognition of customary rights.


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I realise that changing your diet will not fix PA, but when I was first diagnosed I went to see a nutritionist. After filling a questionaire she told me to stop eating refined suar. I have been addicted to chocolate, sweets etc most of my life, and she told me that my body would be so busy digestinf the sugar that it dumps several minerals and vitamins, so you become deficient and live on the sugar lows and highs. Obviously all this sugar can lead to candida and an unhealthy gut, and there are known links with Candida and B12 deficiency. Also I have never been a great meat eater......so my changes have been to cut out sugar and eat a little more meat, I have my B12 injection about 10 weekly and I supplement a B complex and have sublingual in case I feel low. I try not to drink alcohol, although it is nice to have a drink when going out, I am not sure how bad tht is for B12 absorption though?
Just interested t see if anyone else has tried to improve there well being with diet?


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Joke: Believe It Or Not #2!!!
Joke: Believe It Or Not #2!!!
DEADHEADS A man in Orange County Municipal Court had been ticketed for driving alone in the carpool lane. He claimed that the four frozen cadavers in the mortuary van he was driving should be counted. The judged ruled that passengers must be alive to qualify.
THIS WOULD BE ME The judge called the case of People vs. Steven Lewon Crook. The bailiff opened the door to the holding cell and called, "Crook, come forward." Five of the prisoners entered the courtroom.
LEARN YOUR LESSON When asked for her occupation, a woman charged with a traffic violation said she was a schoolteacher. The judge rose from the bench. "Madam, I have waited years for a schoolteacher to appear before this court," he smiled with delight. "Now sit down at that table and write 'I will not pass through a red light' five hundred times."
AHH, THAT'S BETTER! A judge in Louisville decided a jury went "a little bit too far" in recommending a sentence of 5,005 years for a man who was convicted of five robberies and a kidnapping. The judge reduced the sentence to 1,001 years.
OOPS! I BLEW THAT ONE! A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense: "My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few trifling articles. His arm is not himself, and I fail to see how you can punish the whole individual for an offense committed by his limb." "Well put," the judge replied. "Using your logic, I sentence the defendant's arm to one year's imprisonment. He can accompany it or not, as he chooses." The defendant smiled. With his lawyer's assistance he detached his artificial limb, laid it on the bench, and walked out.
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Consultations
Children and adolescents sometimes have problems which cannot be dealt with by general practitioners. Whilst some of these are best dealt with by NHS services which are multidisciplinary in nature, some lend themselves to one to one treatment by a psychiatrist.Phoenix currently offers the services of Dr Madhusree Acharya, who consults on a range of child and adolescent conditions but who has a special interest in eating disorders. Her clinics are in Oxford and Wooburn Green.
Sometimes the psychiatrist will recommend treatment by another therapist such as a psychologist.
If you would like your child to see one of our specialists, please ask your GP for a referral letter and then call us to make an appointment on 0870 162 0673 (calls cost 2 pence per minute, plus your phone company's access charge).


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Recolour machine photo to blue
Budget $30-250 USD
I need 7 photos of yellow pallet inverters changing so the pallet inverters are in our new blue colour.
I believe this is straight forward in photoshop and have provided the orginal photos as jpegs.
I have attached a zip file with all the 7 yellow photos that need changing and 2 blue examples so you know what the colour needs to look like when complete
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I did three days up there for opener last year and the fishing was amazing with several big walleyes caught.
With Jimbo, it's alway's vertical jigging with some slip bobbering thrown in. We always anchor up too. We never drift. Last year we had good luck vertical jigging and slip bobbering live and frozen spottail shiners, they weren't very big, about 1.5"-2" long, but they worked great. I was eager to give my new 9 foot Shimano Clarus jigging rod (with medium fast tip) a real workout too; I bought it last year specifically for vertical jigging those LOTW walleyes. The rod was coupled with my brand new Pfleuger President reel spooled with 8lb. Gamma copolymer and a short shank red/glow Fireball jig on the business end....Now I am ready to catch walleyes!
Monday me and Jim tried one spot in 17 FOW and caught some small walleyes which we didn't care for, so we tried 24 FOW and started catching some nicer fish in the 15-22" class then went in for dinner. For the evening Jim's son Dallas came with us. We anchored up shallow closer to the gap in 16 FOW to catch the walleyes as they moved shallower to feed at night, and we did good there. Dallas caught 23" and 25" walleyes on a slip bobber while me and Jim caught more in that 14-19" class vertical jigging.
The next day me and Jim (Dallas went home) tried a spot by Pine island where some boats were stacked up, but we didn't catch a thing. Jim heard of a spot four miles out in 28 FOW for a good mid-day bite, so we decided to give it a try. The walleyes were there, out in the middle of nowhere it seemed, and they were eager to bite.
At this point I was having a real tough time hooking up; plenty of bites, but few fish. I soon solved the problem. Here's the situation. With those LOTW walleyes you have to get you're presentation right on the bottom...I mean a half an inch! They don't want to chase anything, and they don't like a whole lot of movement either. What I would do is let it sit very close to the bottom for 30-45 seconds, then either shake the tip up and down or snap the tip once or twice, being careful not to get the jig up too high. Then when I got a bite I let 'em take it for quite some time. Like at least 30 seconds, and then when you thought you let 'em have it long enough, let 'em have it some more. The reason I struggled getting hookups was the minnows we were using this year were quite a bit longer than the ones we used last year, hence they didn't work well on the short shank fireball jig....I always seemed to set the hook too early. I decided try tie on a long shank hook then asked Jimbo how he hooked up his minnows; he taught me to go through the mouth out the gillplate and hook it transversely through the back. It looked really funky...
...but Jim always catches fish like crazy so I gave it a try, and instantly my hookups percentage increased! I also found that by loading the rod tip after getting a bite made the walleye more reluctant to let go, so that helped too. (I encountered yet another problem-line twist. It took me awhile to figure out that it was due to the newfangled way of hooking the minnow onto the jig. It helicoptored as it came up from the lake bottom. I had to tie on a barrel swivel followed by a 3 foot section of the Gamma then the jig and the line twist stopped.)
So anyway, we caught walleyes and saugers too, one after another for three hours in 28 FOW before the bite died down. We went in, had dinner and fished the shallow evening spot where we caught even more walleyes.
Jim went home wednesday morning and I fished by myself in my little red boat for the next two days. I discovered that by six in the afternoon the walleyes moved shallower, they came through in a wave at 18 FOW, then I would move up to 16 FOW once that things quieted down at 18 FOW. And that was the pattern for the rest of my trip up there...shallow for the morn, then deep, then shallow, then shallower. I used my GPS to get to established areas of active fish depending on time of day. Wednesday it was fairly quiet and I caught only 20 walleyes, one being 26" @ 18 FOW. Thursday I caught 42 walleyes, the most active spot being at 16 FOW from 7 to 8 pm. I figure that the four days I was up there we caught at least a couple hundred walleyes. They weren't as big as last year, probably due to the fact of a much earlier ice out this year, but many decent eater walleyes nonetheless.
Here's the pictures I took of the Lake of the Woods portion of my trip (I hit a lake on the way home for big bluegills that was dynamite, so there is much more to come!)
Walleyes look so cool close up!
These next three pictures are of the 26" walleye I caught. The first picture was all washed out so I did some photo editing to give it some color...
Perch eye...
By the way, the weather was beautiful all week long, with sunny to partly cloudy skies, and mild winds for the most part. You couldn't ask for more perfect weather; well, we could have benefited from a bit more wind though, to produce a "walleye chop", but regardless, the fishing was still really good. Just about the time the sun got close to the horizon the warm colors dancing on the water was just beyond description. These snapshots don't do it justice...
The plan was, I would fish monday through thursday at LOTW, and then hit a Bemidji area lake on the way home for some large panfish. Andy told me of a lake I should try, so I researched it and studied the lakemap and thought that I had a good chance of getting into some good fish.
I left the cabin around 5AM in the morn and arrived at the lake around 7ish. The lake was 4 miles long, and I thought I would to try the far end of the lake, thinking it would not be as pressured as the south end where the launch was. I got all four of my panfish rigs all ready to go and started searching. I started fishing a deep hole, but that didn't produce so I started working the shallows, starting out a couple hundred feet from shore and working my way in. I didn't get anything except a pike bite off and a perch, so I started working the shoreline, casting in with T.H.E. jig under a float.
After working the shoreline for fifteen minutes I made my way onto new ground. I cast toward shore and instantly my float pops. I set the hook and fish on. It was a huge bluegill over 9 inches long! Was it just a fluke? I casted out again and BAM! another big bluegill! Wow, I was amazed at how fat and tall these gills were. I continued to fish there catching at least twenty gills, not much under 9 inches with a couple close to the 10 inch mark. And the fought hard! I discovered they were concentrated in that one area relating to some emergent lily pads.
Once things died down there I started working the shore again and found another active spot a hundred yards away with the same results, big, fat bluegills! I even popped a couple crappies, although they weren't too big. Again, the fish were relating to some emergent lily pads. That spot wasn't as good as the last, so I worked my way down some more and found an area, almost a small point, that held lots of big bluegills with some crappies mixed it. By this time the fish were active enough to take my tight line offerings of Charlie Brewer Slider tails. I caught a 10 inch bluegill at that spot too! I had a chance use my 9' Shimano Clarus rod with a Tica UL reel and it was a blast catching big gills on it. Very versatile rod.
After 2-3 hours of great panfishing they seemed to disappear from those spots. I tried a few other spots but couldn't connect. I had my fun with huge bluegills, now I wanted to find some slab crappies and was drawn to a little backwater bay that had some murky water. By now it's getting late in the day, probably five o'clock, and the sky is starting to darken with what, a storm? I started working the shore with the Slider, catching the occasional bull bluegill, when I cast parallel to the shore but out about 30-40 feet from shore...BAM! crappie! It wasn't a slab, but were they in here thick? I cast again BAM! another crappie. Now I know I am onto something. I cast to the same spot and continued to catch more crappies, but they were not big. I decided to switch up to a white 2" Berkley Power minnow to see if I could get some bigger ones to bite and sure enough on my first offering the crappie was bigger than any I caught thus far, about 10". The Power Minnow was the ticket to catching bigger crappies. So the crappie fishing was really good there catching one after another in the 10-11" class when I look back and see the clouds looking even more threatening. I got to nine crappies in my keeper basket and I decided to head back to the launch, even though there was still 2-3 hours of sunlight left. I didn't want to get caught on the lake in a lightning storm. It turns out those clouds were just that. No storm! DANG IT I missed out on some great crappie action, wondering how many monster crappies I COULD have caught! Oh well, it was still a magical day with all those big gills...
This pumkinseed was very colorful, large and tall!
T.H.E jig at work! It was the only one I had, the smallest made me thinks...
The variations of colors and patterns on all the bluegills I caught was very interesting. Check out the orange on the breast of this gill...
I love the green texture in the background here!
Crappie eye
10" monster bluegill! Never caught one that big on open water


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"The human mind, no matter how highly trained, cannot grasp the universe." – Albert Einstein
Have you ever had an experience that you just can't make sense of? Scientists, and nonscientists alike admit that there are things that happen every day that cannot be explained by fact. Astrology seeks to offer explanations for phenomena, although it doesn't utilize the linear, cause-and-effect methods of explanation the way science does. In fact, conceptualizing the cosmos is so elusive to us, that it has almost become more of a matter of fan fiction than something we take seriously. Nonetheless, for those that are interested or curious, there is a planetary trend happening now that may be interesting to explore called retrograde. From August 30 – September 22, Mercury will appear to be moving backwards in the sky, although in reality Mercury's orbit is merely slowing as it passes Earth, perhaps due to Earth's gravitational pull.
People that believe in Astrology, and its effects on our lives here on Earth will warn you to prepare, and be extra gentle with yourself during this time of retrograde.
Astrologers believe Mercury affects us in all means of communication: rationality, reasoning, education, and transportation. During this time of retrograde electronics may malfunction, you might find yourself off-balance and anxious, or irritated. Miscommunication may be more prevalent in your relationships; you may find yourself needing to slow down and hit the pause button on financial and relationship decisions. Additionally, you may need to give yourself time for ideas to simmer before acting on them.
Mercury in retrograde may induce anxiety as people anticipate the energy of this astral negatively affecting their lives. However, a more constructive mindset is to use this time to check in. If you are feeling stressed or drained, have compassion for yourself and understand that you may need to take extra steps to relax to take care of yourself. I have compassion for my needs during this time by taking Epsom salt baths, practicing restorative yoga and meditation, as well as reaching out to my family and friends and asking them to keep me in their thoughts and prayers. I will text one friend of mine, "Send me good energy!" And she will. She will hold me in her thoughts as she takes deep breaths, and uses her intention to send me good vibes. I do the same for friends of mine who ask me to hold them in my thoughts. The power of thoughtfulness can change everything if we allow it too!
If you are finding it more difficult to communicate effectively with people, have grace and compassion for both yourself and the other person, and either hold off the conversation until you've had a couple of weeks to process, or be attentive to communicating with grace and love knowing that you might still disagree. If your electronics malfunction, or little annoyances or problems pop up with more frequency than you are used to, find humor in the situation. If you can fix it, do so without being hard on yourself, and if it is outside of your control, offer your worries to the universe and trust that everything is unfolding just as it is meant to. Explore your faith during this time: see if you can trust that you are completely and divinely cared for.
As summer turns into fall, we have an opportunity to let go of what no longer serves us, and what energy we want to bring into the new season. Transitions can be rocky, but they are also opportunities to find greater self-awareness and insight into how we want to shape our lives.
This retrograde, if anything, is a time of renewal, reflection, and discernment.
Take it or leave it, but know that above all, we have the power to respond to our circumstances instead of reacting. Keep loving energy in your heart, and know that you are being safely guided in the direction of your truth.


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Skully Helmets Not ValidatedGo Back Location: San Francisco, CA, United States Industry: Hardware
Skully has developed an award-winning augmented reality hardware and software platform for motorcycle helmets that enhances situational awareness for riders. The Skully AR-1 shows a wide angle rearview camera and GPS navigation with voice control on a transparent display. This reinvention of the motorcycle helmet improves safety and awareness through carefully optimized user-centered design. Skully has been featured in Popular Science, Road & Track, Wired, Engadget, VentureBeat, and other leading business and technology outlets.


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• Height to peak: 3-3.5 m.
• Arch pipe diameter: Φ25, Φ32, Φ40, Φ50, Φ60
• Distance between arches: 1-2 m. (externals).
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1, the main use of hot-dip galvanized steel frame skeleton, covering the material for the longevity film.
2, the top of the arc structure, to ensure timely excretion in the rainy season in the south, and the resistance to typhoons.
3, flexible operation on both sides of the ventilation system, both sides of the 2-meter high side of the window, ventilation area of more than 30%.
4, it is a simple protection of the cultivation facilities, with a certain role in thermal insulation. In the southern region can increase the shade net, for the summer fall shade cooling, rain, winter insulation.
5, for a large area of flowers and vegetables cultivation. Cheap, simple structure and apply. Favored by the majority of farmers.
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Remember Settlers of Catan, board game for Microsoft Surface that combines economics, strategy and chance onto a game board that has players negotiating with each other socially (or robbing each other) for resources to win through accumulation of victory points. Vectorform has implemented physical dice and visors to magically hide cards.
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An Adult message board where members from New Jersey come to meet, talk and post information about locations in New Jersey where they can have fun. Locations of adult bookstores, movie theaters, clubs and hangouts to assist other members in locating them so we can all enjoy the fun. We accept anyone from single men and women to voyeurs and exhibitionists.
This is for couples who like to go to hotels and do it with the windows and curtains open so they can be seen and for people who like to watch to get together and set up meeting and post pics..have fun!!! YEAH BABY YEAH!!!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hotelandmotelexhibitionists/ Hotel and Motel Exhibitionists
Ever forget to close the curtains after checking in? A trip out of town allows us to be the exhibitionists we can't be at home. Do you exjoy showing off in windows at hotels or motels while on vacation or business trips? Show us what you wear on that walk to the ice machine, or down the hall way. This site is for those of us who choose to be "wicked" while away from home.
If you enjoy walking to the ice machine in little to nothing, or leaving the drapes open while staying at a hotel or motel, welcome. Our original group is full and we were attracting new members so fast we decided to start another. This site is for photos of hotel and motel fun and those that are risky enough to record their frisky behavior in photos. So if you like to go for that elevator ride with your dress open, or take off you clothing as you walk to your room with the chance of being seen by others, this is a group for you. Please post your related photos, stories, or leave a note where you will be staying. This group is strictly for amateur exhibitionists.
Congratulations to new member jsoplo on winning the July Photo Dare! Who wouldn't like to see HER in a hotel doorway???
Since August is a big vacation month, lets get naked on our hotel balconies for this month's dare! To make it even more interesting, try to get people in the background if you can! The photo showing the most daring balcony pose will spend September on the cover page! Good luck!!
Is your wife, girlfriend, daughter, mother father, brother, sister, husband, or boyfriend a cheap cheating hotel slut? Come in and find out. I have posted over 1700 pics in this and other "Hotel Slut" clubs.
This will be my main group from now on. If you want to join, you have to post. We want REAL people who are looking to have fun, or share what they have already done. If you're not willing to share, or contribute, you won't last long. I will not tollerate spamming or any type of ads.
If you don't have a pic in your profile, you won't get in, and those of you here will be weeded out! I am going to be starting back on the ground floor of the hotel with my posts. We are currently on the 3rd floor
Exhibitionists and swingers that enjoy pleazing crowds in public places in DC, Maryland, New Jersey, Philly and Virginia.
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The economic growth of the past decade has certainly raised millions of people from poverty but its impact is still to reach a large segment of the society. The demographic dividend that is so keenly awaited might just bypass this segment of the society if they are now empowered to participate in this growth story.
Education is the tool that will empower this multitude and that will enable them to climb up the economic strata. This will mean that more people in the society will have a better quality of life and India in general will have a higher Human Development Index. This process will not happen just by governmental efforts, it requires that a broader spectrum of the society gets involved in the funding as well as the implementation.


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A native to New York, I uprooted from Long Island to California in 2012 after five years of teaching Spanish to Middle School and High School students. My passion for teaching soon craved a broader audience as I discovered a love for health and nutrition, but my heart still feels most at home in the classroom.
I love working with students and watching them change for the better. When I come to your school, I teach health topics that are important to students and relevant to their ages, including:
"When I first heard Jackie was coming to my school, I didn't know what to expect! She was so fun and young...not what I thought we would get when I heard this was a class about health. I learned so much about everything from how to manage friendships to how to build my plate. We even did visualizations and wrote down our favorite things about our bodies. It taught me to look at myself in a more positive way. I can't believe how much she covered and how much I still remember!"
"Jackie Mulligan met with my middle school students and taught lessons on nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and self love. A month later, students and their families were still talking about how to build a healthy power plate and recipes they tried at home as a result of her class! In addition, Jackie's presentation with our middle school girls on self love serves as a starting point for talking with our students about healthy relationships with one's self and others. The young girls who attended the presentation walked out empowered by their strengths — something we continue to reference and build upon. We are grateful Jackie was able to work with us and hope to collaborate with her for years to come!"


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Penang is actually a point out in Malaysia that's at the top of economic relevance. Penang is usually a hugely industrialized point out and is among Malaysia's key tourist attractions. It is the third highest populated location in Malaysia. The atmosphere in Penang is varied and you can find many alternative languages, cultures, religions, and ethnicities that are represented within the condition.
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DELRAY BEACH — Kevin Warner thinks the solution to Palm Beach County's transportation deficiencies is to construct more roads. Robin McLeod says the answer is to create more bus and train routes. John Bennett thinks the remedy is a combination of both roads and transit improvements.
Residents expressed a variety of viewpoints Thursday on the best way to spend an estimated $3.4 billion that county officials say will be needed for transportation improvements over the next 25 years.
The county Metropolitan Planning Organization, which oversees the planning of transportation projects, is seeking opinion on three alternatives for easing road congestion and boosting mass transit, now used by less than 1 percent of all people traveling in the county.
The first alternative is to use the money primarily to widen highways and roads. The second is to significantly expand bus service and construct light rail lines. The third is to do a combination of both.
The organization will pick an option in November, and its directors have suggested that they may lean toward the third alternative, said Randy Whitfield, the organization's director. Officials are asking residents this week in public hearings throughout the county to state their preference.
In a hearing at Delray Beach City Hall, Warner, of Delray Beach, said he supports the road construction option because he doesn't believe that a significant upgrade in the transit system will make much of an impact.
"It's unfortunate down here that the car culture mentality translates into people giving in to their cars all the time," Warner said.
McLeod, of Loxahachee, said she went with the transit alternative to force the county to take all measures to encourage people to use buses and trains.


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Rachel Dau
Major: Culinary Arts
Rachel Dau came to College of DuPage unsure of what to pursue as a career.
"I figured I would take classes and decide if this was right for me – and it turns out it was," she said. "I fell in love with the school. The chefs, instructors and fellow classmates have helped to shape who I am now, and I would not trade that for anything."
Dau has finished two associate's degrees in Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry Arts. While at COD, she served as the vice president for the College's Culinary and Hospitality Club and worked as a student assistant in the Baking and Pastry Department, where she created and managed a department-wide ordering system for all of the classes.
Outside of school, Dau spent two seasons working as part of the kitchen team during the Chicago Bears home games as well as other on-site events. She also runs her own cake and pastry business.
"I will do anything from weddings and birthdays to baby and bridal showers," she said. "Making people happy through food and knowing that I was able to help make their big day a little more special is incredibly rewarding."
In 2013, Dau received a $5,000 scholarship from the Chicago Chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier International. She was the first COD student to receive this award and one of only seven women in the Chicago area to do so. In 2014, she also was named one of the College's Outstanding Graduates.
Instead of leaving campus, Dau stayed at COD as part of the 3+1 program with Roosevelt University and earned her bachelor's degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management from Roosevelt. In 2015, she assisted the United States Pastry Olympic team for the Coupe du Monde (World Pastry Cup) in Lyon, France. The team took third place, the first time in 10 years that the U.S. was on the podium.
Dau now works as the resident chef at Sur La Table in Naperville, where she also teaches cooking classes. She also teaches classes as a volunteer at Teen Bridge Foundation in Orland Park. One of her goals is to open her own bakery or restaurant.
She is thankful for the education she received from College of DuPage.
"I want to continue to learn and gain experience and make a difference in other people's lives," she said. "Taking classes at COD helped me to save money while still getting a fantastic education. I have learned so much in so many aspects of my life and am very grateful."
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Peaceful Death & Pretty Flowers
Renee Adams & Justin Gibbens
August 4 - 27, 2011
Opening Reception: 5 - 8pm
First Thursday, August 4, 2011
Justin Gibbens and Renee Adams live a simple life in the bucolic hamlet of Thorp where, when not making art, they spend their time tending their garden, roaming the hills with their coonhound Gunther, cursing the Ellensburg wind, and for over three years now, keeping bees. Beekeeping is an elusive practice. It can be mysterious and confounding and at times discouraging and tragic beyond belief. But at its best, it is arguably the most rewarding pursuit one could partake in. Renee and Justin's experiences run the gamut including everything from the accidental release of a brand-new queen and losing hives to disease and harsh winters, to successfully capturing a swarm and harvesting nearly 100 pounds of honey last fall (which has been enjoyed daily by the spoonful in tea, drizzled on oatmeal and toast, and even fermented into delicious honey wine).
The honeybee itself is truly a remarkable species. For eons, humankind has revered and coveted this creature, going to great lengths just to taste the sweet nectar of the hive. Historically, bees have been thought to be spirits, used as weapons, admired for their work ethic and efficiency, and valued for the medicinal uses of the hive. Many European cultures even considered their bees to be part of the family and would tell the bees their most intimate family secrets. In virtually every ancient culture, bees and the products of the hive are laden with rich, symbolic meaning and benevolent properties. For centuries, honey production and bee reproduction were not entirely understood, and vast myths and legends were attributed to explain them, including the long held belief that bees were "born" of a dead ox. To this day, scientists are still unlocking many of the mysteries of this social insect for which so much of our modern day agriculture is dependent upon for pollination. It's no surprise that Apis Mellifera, the common honeybee, is the most heavily studied animal on the planet, second only to human beings themselves.
In their joint exhibit, Peaceful Death & Pretty Flowers, Justin Gibbens and Renee Adams draw on their newfound hobby of backyard beekeeping to explore both the ancient myths and modern maladies of the hive.
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I found an old, barely used Moleskine notebook in my desk drawer the other day and cracked it open, expecting it to be blank and ready for more scribbles. Somewhat to my surprise, I had already used the first few pages. I bought this particular notebook at some point in 2010 at Grand Central. My cell phone was running low on charge and I felt the need to organize my thoughts, so I stopped into one of the shops and bought a pack of the slim notebooks to occupy myself as I rode the train. This was actually when I started always having a small notebook on me at all times. I don't regularly take notes outside of work, but I love looking back at the random notes and lists I've collected in these notebooks over the years.
What I found inside was from almost exactly two years ago, as I was preparing for my job search and trying to pinpoint what kind of career I wanted. I found on the second page (behind some mildly embarrassing manifesto about how I was going to start writing on paper more often) my 5 year goals from when I was 23 (for those keeping score at home, that puts me 2 years into them.) I hadn't written these outside of this little lost notebook of mine and haven't revisited them since writing the list, so it is fun revisit and see the progress I've made so far.
5 year goals 23 -> 28
Meaningful community service involvement
In Progress. I've struggled with defining what meaningful community involvement is and finding that opportunity, but I have been trying. I'm not sure what even counts– does advancing the interest of women in technology count? Does it have to be charitable? The only opinion that matters is mine, obviously, but one thing I have found is that simply donating money or fundraising doesn't satisfy me. I got involved in a few organizations where the primary involvement was raising funds and the ever-vague "awareness". while they were worthy causes, I didn't get any satisfaction out of sitting in meetings and discussing how to promote expensive fundraising happy hours. Currently I'm a NYCares volunteer, but this feels somewhat superficial, as 2-4 hour chunks of time don't give me any sense of dedication to a cause. The most meaningful volunteering I've done in the city has honestly been a few afternoons helping with Sandy cleanup, and hopefully that will be short-lived as our city will hopefully return to normal soon enough.
Student loans from NU paid off
Hahahahaha I had to go to a private school, didn't I? #nonprofitproblems
Have a grad school plan/take GMAT/GRE
In Progress. Well, I have a plan and it is… grad school is not for me anytime soon. I think I still have a lot to learn working with the smart people I've surrounded myself with, so until I feel like I've exhausted all of my options out here in the real world I think Im' going to stay away from the classroom. Though, I have determined that an MBA ins't really of interest to me, I would be most interested in a Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or Interaction Design (IXD) degree. I guess I still have 3 years to figure out my timeline.
Meaningful & challening career
Meaningful: Now that I've found UX, we can check this part of the goal off.
Challenging: As I switch my focus from Product Management to UX the types of challenges are becoming less "quick put out this fire" to more "figure out how to make this awesome," which is a very nice change indeed.
Good relationships with out of town friends
This is a hard one and is proving to be somewhat cyclical, as one group of friends is feeling loved and in touch it sometimes feels at the expense of other relationships. My relationships with my Connecticut friends are in a great place right now, mostly because we are in the throes of planning a wedding. On the other hand, I haven't been to Boston in 9 months and even some of my NYC friendships have been neglected. It is a hard balance, and I haven't figured out a system to keep me on top of these relationships. I hate that I even just wrote that, "a system" to manage my relationships, but I guess acknowledging that these are issues and addressing them systematically is better than being too big to admit that there is a problem and disregarding it.
Keep professional relationships close, especially JnJ & NU
Mixed bag. I stay in touch via email, but I am long overdue to see everyone face to face, particularly my JnJ colleagues. Again, this is a place where some type of systematic approach would likely be helpful. On the other hand, I have seen the handful of people who are important to me from NU and kept in touch with former CFY colleagues, so I'll give myself some credit for that.
Stay in an apartment for more than 12 months and paint the walls!
Accomplished (mostly)! I've been in m current place for 1 year and 11 days :)
For some reason I always equated painting the walls in my apartment with permanence, but honestly I'm way too lazy and have no desire to paint my current place… maybe within 3 years I'll check that part off as well.
Run a marathon
In progress. I have one more race left to complete before I qualify for the 2013 NYC Marathon through the 9+1 program. It was a bit of a whim that I started doing it this summer, but I'm really glad that I took it on. It's a long process but I'm grateful for the opportunity to get a guaranteed entry into the marathon!
So overall I would say I'm making good progress! The goals are a bit vague, but I like that they give me some room to adapt them as I evolve in my career and personal situation. Given the recent milestone birthday of 25, I've been thinking a bit about what I want to accomplish by the time I'm 30.
5 year goals at 25! (aka what I want to accomplish by the time I'm *gulp* 30)
All of the above with regards to staying in touch and building relationships.
Give back to the tech community– as a speaker, teacher, or mentor
Start a side project & launch it
Have a direct report
Be fluent in html/css/js
Tough Mudder
And I've already put a reminder in my calendar for next year around this time to check in to see how I'm doing on all of these. Seems like a good pre-end-of-year tradition to start.


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Conway detectives are searching two Instagram accounts for evidence that could be linked to a child pornography case.
According to the affidavits requesting a Faulkner County judge's permission to search a cell phone and two Instagram accounts, detectives believe a registered sex offender has been sending messages to and requesting photos from a 16-year-old victim in Conway.
Online records show the girl's mother contacted the police department after learning her daughter "was communicating with an older male from South Carolina."
The older man in question, 27-year-old Robert "Robbie" Michael Shipman, is a registered sex offender living in York, South Carolina.
Local authorities believe Shipman could also be messaging other underage victims, according to court documents.
Last month, a Conway mother informed authorities she found explicit messages between Shipman and her 16-year-old daughter on her daughter's phone. The woman said the message thread was found on her daughter's Instagram account.
According to the search warrant affidavit, Shipman asked the Conway teen to send him explicit messages, photos and videos of herself. While many of these photos and videos show they have since been deleted, detectives believe they can access the evidence through the social networking giant's headquarters in California.
"It's possible the videos/photos sent in the messages could be recovered by Instagram," the affidavit reads in part. "It is also possible [the Conway teen] is not the only child Robert is communicating with, and getting the contents of his Instagram account could uncover more victims. A preservation request was sent to Facebook on April 18, 2018, requesting that the information contained in the above referenced Instagram account be kept and retained in anticipation of a search warrant. There was also a non-disclosure order sent the same day, as well as a subpoena."
After receiving a Faulkner County judge's OK, Conway detectives were able to more than 1,000 pages of data related to the Instagram accounts in question.
CPD spokesman Chris Harris said local authorities diligently work toward fighting crimes against children and investigate all matters involving the city's young residents.
"Children have very high rates of crime victimization," he said. "The Conway Police Department takes crimes against children very seriously. The majority of our officers are parents, so when one of our officers gets a call about a crime against a child, it really hits home."
Harris also said the camaraderie the department has with the Department of Human Services helps in fighting these crimes.
"Our department has a great working relationship with DHS Child Protective Services," he said. "We have quarterly meetings to discuss what's working or not working and what we can do better for the children."


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Summary: Reality intrudes on Lee and Amanda's secret life. Early June, 1987.
Scene One: Lee's apartment, early Sunday morning
Lee felt the sun on his face and reached over for his wife. Nothing. Opening one eye, he noticed that he was alone in the bed, and sitting up, he saw that her robe was hanging on the closet door. He rubbed his eyes, and had a vague memory of the phone ringing during the wee hours of the morning, and Amanda quietly getting it.
Pulling on his robe, he wandered into the kitchen, and saw an almost full pot of coffee, with a note taped to the handle of the carafe.
"Lee -
Mother called and sounded upset.
Sorry to head out, but come by for breakfast.
I love you - A."
He looked at the clock: 7:45. Rubbing his still sleepy eyes, he figured he could easily make it over there by nine. He grabbed a mug, filled it with coffee, and headed toward the shower. "So much for a leisurely Sunday morning with Amanda," he thought to himself. "Wonder what's up with Dotty . . . "
Scene Two: Amanda's house, later that morning.
Lee pulled up in front of the house on Maplewood Drive and smiled. It was so much easier to park right out front and walk up to the front door these days. For so long he would park around the corner, and sneak to the kitchen window to get Amanda's attention. He sighed, not really missing that, but feeling slightly nostalgic for the element of excitement it had held. Not that everything was out in the open just yet, but he was no longer nervous going up to the front door either.
He knocked a second time, frustrated. "Amanda? Come on, open up!"
Lee took his keys out, and was about to let himself in, when he saw a curtain move. He caught a quick glimpse of Phillip looking through the window at him, then heard the deadbolt snap open. He stepped in, seeing Phillip's retreating form.
He closed the door and walked past the stairs into the living room, shaking his head. "Hey guys, what's up? Where's your mom?" Lee asked. Phillip and Jamie were sitting on the couch looking uneasy. They raised their heads when Lee walked in.
"No, she, um, left me a message that your grandmother wanted to talk with her about something but to come by this morning." Lee looked at the boys again. "Weren't you supposed to be with your dad until this evening?"
"Yeah," said Jamie, "but he had to head to New York early. He dropped us off about an hour ago."
"With no one here?" Lee wondered what Joe was thinking.
"Well," answered Phillip, "the door was open, the car was in the driveway, and he was running late. We didn't know that no one was around."
"The door was open?" Lee started getting worried. "Did anything look out of place?" How do you ask two kids if it looked like their house had been searched or their mother kidnapped. He shuddered at the thought, remembering Birol, and offered up a silent prayer that Amanda was okay.
"Everything looked fine, but yeah, the front door was open about half-way. We figured that Mom and Grandma had to be out in the yard somewhere. Then we thought that they might be at one of the neighbors', although I don't think they would leave the door open. We locked the door, and were trying to figure out if we should call the police. Then you showed up."
Lee had to smile. Jamie's answer was probably longer than any conversation the two of them had ever had. They still had a tenuous relationship, but it had been improving this past month. Nothing like a little adversity . . . .
"Okay, guys, here's what I think we should do", Lee began. "Why don't you both go upstairs, unpack your stuff from your dad's and pack another bag to take over to my place for a while? I'll make a couple of phone calls and see if I can find out what's going on."
"You think you might know where they are?" Phillip asked hopefully.
"Not exactly, but I have a few places to start."
Scene Three: Amanda's house
The boys went upstairs slowly, and Lee sighed. Running his fingers through his hair, he went over to the kitchen phone. Got to stay calm, he kept telling himself. They can't see that I'm worried. Amanda and Dotty were who knows where and Joe was out of town. "Guess I'm what they've got right now," he thought to himself as he dialed Billy's direct line at home.
"Melrose here," Billy answered.
"Hey Billy, it's Lee."
"Scarecrow? What the heck are you doing calling me on a Sunday morning?"
"I'm at Amanda's, and there's a problem," Lee began. He turned, as he heard footsteps behind him. Covering the phone with his hand, he turned to the boys and tossed his keys to Phillip. "Put your stuff in the car and I'll be with you guys in a minute . . . your mom's car, not mine" he clarified, squelching the look of anticipation on Phillip's face.
"He has keys to Mom's car?" Lee heard Jamie ask Phillip, but he didn't hear the answer. He turned his mind back to Billy.
"Scarecrow - what's going on there?" Billy wanted to know. He had heard the exchange with the boys.
"I don't know Billy. Just that Amanda isn't around, and the boys came home this morning early to an empty house with the car in the driveway and the front door open."
"They called you?" Billy wanted to know.
"Um, no, I was stopping by to, um, pick up something."
"Sure you were," Billy said half smiling. But he heard the worry in Lee's voice. "Do you know anything else?"
"Nope, everything around here looks clean, although there might be prints or something. Amanda was meeting Dotty to talk about something, and neither one of them was here this morning. Joe just dropped the boys off at the curb and headed to the airport" Billy heard the disgust in Lee's voice.
"Now Lee," he began, only to be cut off.
"I'm taking them back to my place so you can get a team in here. Can you reroute the phone from here to my apartment in case anyone calls?" Lee asked.
At that point, Phillip and Jamie came back in and were watching Lee closely. He continued his conversation with Billy, using mostly one word answers.
"Okay, Lee, guess the boys are back there," Billy said, "Get back to your place and I'll give you a call as soon as we know something. You know you probably have to find out where Joe is and give him a call."
"Yeah, I'll handle that," Lee answered and he hung up.
"Okay, guys, let's head over to my apartment."
"Are the police coming by?" Phillip wanted to know. "When do we get a chance to talk to them?"
"Listen guys, I've already passed on what you told me. It'll be okay," Lee answered, as he avoided the question of whom it was he had been speaking to on the phone. He looked over at Jamie.
"Why do we have to go over to your place?" Jamie wanted to know. "Wouldn't it be better to wait here?"
"Listen, we don't know what happened here. There are going to be some investigators coming around. I think it will be easier if we're not in their way." Lee didn't think the boys needed to see an Agency team going over their house looking for clues.
Jamie was silent for a moment. "Lee," he began, "Are they okay?"
"Your mom can take very good care of herself," Lee answered.
"What about Grandma?"
"Well, your mom can take very good care of other people too." Lee realized just how true that was. Amanda had turned into a very good agent, and was nothing if not resourceful. If only Dotty would listen to her daughter, Lee thought. As long as they are okay . . .
Scene Four: Lee's apartment, lunchtime Sunday
Lee was staring into the refrigerator, taking a mental inventory: left over Chinese from last night with Amanda, two bottles of wine, one of which was still unopened, one milk carton with a date from two weeks prior . . . . He shook his head and thought to himself, "Four months of marriage and my refrigerator is probably the only thing left around here that hasn't changed very much." He turned and looked at the boys who were eating their burgers and fries in the dining room. Good thing they got large sizes. Too bad he didn't even have anything for them to drink around here.
"Um, guys," he started.
"Water okay with you?"
Phillip laughed. "Now I know why you're always eating at our house, Lee." Jamie just scowled.
"All right, listen I'll head out to the store a bit later and get some food. Make me a list of some stuff you want for the next few days."
"Days?" asked Jamie. "What are we going to do around here for days? What about Mom?"
"Listen," Lee began, "I hope it won't take us that long, but if it does you both are welcome here for as long as necessary. It's probably safer than your house, and given your dad is out of town . . ."
"We could probably stay with friends," Phillip said, but he didn't look convinced.
"I think I'd rather you be somewhere where I can keep an eye on you," Lee responded. "Until we know what we are dealing with."
"What are we dealing with?" Jamie wanted to know. "Why would anyone take Mom and Grandma?"
"Long story guys, and I guess it's time to tell you it," Lee admitted, "but first, do you have a number to reach your dad?"
"Yeah," answered Phillip, as he dug Joe's business card from his pocket, "he wrote the hotel information on the back. I think he said the flight would be getting in by eleven."
"Okay, thanks," answered Lee, as he took the card and picked up his phone to dial Joe in New York.
"Joseph King's room please," Lee asked into the phone, "Yes, I'll hold."
"Joe, Lee Stetson here." There was a pause. "No, the boys are fine. It's Amanda." Lee held the phone away from his head, as Joe let out a rather loud curse. Phillip shook his head, and Jamie looked uncomfortable. They knew their dad and Lee weren't close, and neither were comfortable with the veiled references made by their father about Lee.
"Listen, she wasn't there when you dropped off the boys this morning . . . no, not Dotty either . . . no, I don't know where they are . . . . No, Joe, she wasn't . . . . Why is it always my fault?" Lee was getting exasperated, hearing yet again how he dragged Amanda into a dangerous lifestyle. He felt guilty as it was, but he truly couldn't think of any open case that would put either Amanda or Dotty in jeopardy on this type of a personal level.
"Joe, listen, the boys are at my place for a few days. How long will you be gone? No, they're fine here . . . yes, we are . . . yes, he's on it . . . Joe, you know we're doing our best . . . Fine, fine . . . ," and Lee handed the phone to Phillip.
"Hey Dad . . . ," Phillip began, "no, we're fine. Well, a little worried . . . No, Lee's being great . . . we'll see you on Wednesday then. I'll tell him. Bye." Phillip hung up.
"He'll be back Wednesday," he told Lee.
Lee shook his head. Some priorities. The mother and grandmother of his boys were missing and he'd be back Wednesday. He looked at Phillip and Jamie. Jamie looked down. Putting his arms around their shoulders he led them toward the couch and sat them down. It was time.
"Guys, your mom really can take care of herself. Let me tell you a story about a package, and a man in a red hat . . . " and Lee began to tell them about Amanda's other life.
Scene Five: A basement somewhere in the District, Sunday evening
"Amanda? Amanda, come on! Wake up!" Dotty was shaking her daughter. Amanda didn't move. Dotty sighed. She had loosened the ties on her legs enough that she had been able to move herself across the room to her daughter. Amanda had been out cold since they were grabbed in Arlington. One of the masked men had hit her on the head right after . . . had her daughter really tried to get the gun away from the man who was holding it to Dotty?
"Amanda?" Dotty tried again, and heard a groan.
"Lee?" Amanda whispered. "My head . . . "
"Amanda? Are you awake?"
"Mother? What the . . . what happened? Where are we?"
"It's all so strange, Amanda, almost like something out of a movie or a television show. I came downstairs early this morning and heard someone in the kitchen. I went in, thinking it was you, but not sure because I know you were out with Lee last night, and then there was this man, Amanda, with a gun!"
"How early, Mother? Was that when you called me at Lee's?" Amanda asked.
"Yes, he told me he wanted to talk to you, and that you needed to come home. I didn't realize you weren't home before that. Amanda, you really should let me know where you are you know. It's a good thing Lee's number is up by the phone."
"Mother, I'm an adult and the boys are with Joe for the weekend. Why did he want to talk to me?"
"I don't know. After I heard your car, I wanted to warn you, but I couldn't figure out how. Then you walked in. How in heaven's name did you think you could get that gun away from him, dear? What were you thinking?"
"I was thinking that there was someone in my house with a gun pointed at my mother!" Amanda sighed with exasperation. Her arms were beginning to regain feeling, and she realized then that although they were behind her, the cuffs felt fairly lose. Dotty's hands were tied, not cuffed, and in front.
"Amateurs," Amanda thought, not realizing that she had muttered the word aloud.
"What did you say dear?" Dotty asked
"Hmm, Mother, can you get that clip out of your hair and hand it to me please?"
"What are you going to do with it Amanda?" Dotty asked, as she placed the open clip into Amanda's hand. "Pick the locks?"
"That was the idea."
"How are you going to do that? I'm sure it's much harder than they show on TV, dear. Although I don't know for the life of me what to . . . "
"Done," Amanda interrupted. "Let's get us untied now."
Dotty just shook her head. She was even more confused than before. Why were they here? How did her daughter just know what to do? And what about that incident at the house when she tried to get the gun away?
"Now listen, Mother. I'm going to loosen your ropes so you can move, and so if you need to you can get out of them. But it needs to look like we are still tied up. We don't know why we are here, or what they want from us." Amanda said in a very business like manner as she loosened the knots, but didn't remove the ropes from her mother.
Dotty was speechless. This was a side of her daughter she hadn't ever seen. Cool, calm, almost as if she had done this before.
Amanda sighed. It really was much easier to escape when Lee was helping. She looked to her mother, trying to decide how much to explain. Just enough to get us out of here, she decided. And not one iota more. Not until they were safe.
Scene Six: The basement, late Sunday
As Amanda was scooting back to her original position, she heard footsteps. She glanced at her mother with a warning glance. Dotty shrugged, and the door opened.
"Well, well, it looks as if you are awake Mrs. King," said a voice muffled by a black ski mask. "I think it's time for some questions about your husband."
"Excuse me?" asked Amanda. Who was this man, and how could he know about Lee?
"We know he is in New York, and the papers aren't at his apartment. While we still haven't searched his hotel room, I doubt we will find them there. Where are they Mrs. King?"
Amanda thought about what he just said, "New York? Joe? My ex-husband?" Relief flooded through her. Not Lee. But what had Joe gotten himself into now? She hadn't talked to him since he picked up the boys Thursday night for their long weekend. Oh my gosh, she thought, the boys!
"You are very friendly with your ex Mrs. King. And given your line of work, it is not inconceivable that he has confided in you."
"What line of work?" Dotty wanted to know. "She's a film producer!"
"I see we keep our secrets well, don't we Mrs. King? I'll give you some time to think what's more important: your secrets or her life." He motioned toward Dotty, and turned and left the room.
"Amanda, do you think there is anything you need to tell me?"
"Oh Mother!" Amanda sighed. It seemed, to her at least, that secrets about the agency weren't so very important. More important were Joe's secrets. And he hadn't confided to her in a very long time - not since he saw how serious she and Lee were getting.
"The issue here is Joe, Mother. You know he doesn't tell me anything! Has he said anything to you when he's come by for the boys?"
"No dear. He always asks how you are, if you are working, if you and Lee are still seeing each other. You know, Amanda, despite being engaged to Carrie, it seems as if he is having trouble adjusting to you dating again." She took a breath, "Specifically you dating Lee Stetson, although I don't understand why."
"I know, Mother"
"And what could he possibly be doing that would be worth this?" asked Dotty, gesturing around her. "Kidnapping us? That's as silly as your job being dangerous."
"Mother, let me tell you a short story," Amanda began, "about a man in a red hat . . . . "
Scene Seven: Billy's office at the Agency, late Monday afternoon
Scarecrow and Francine were sitting in Billy's office as they waited for him to return. They had been out most of the day, checking in with the team at Amanda's house and going over Lee and Amanda's current cases. They were tired, and frustrated, and had no leads.
The door opened, and Billy walked in.
"I think we finally may have something!" he exclaimed, as he handed Lee several pink message slips. "Joe has been trying to reach you all over town. Messages from Amanda's line on your machine, messages here for you, even one on your phone. I just spoke to him."
"Has he heard anything?" Lee wanted to know, jumping from his chair.
"No. He wanted to know how the boys were, or so he said at first."
"They're fine Billy. They're at school, and are heading over to friends afterwards. I've got two agents watching them from a safe distance."
Francine looked at Lee. "How did you explain that one to them?" she wanted to know.
Lee sighed. "I told them the truth," he admitted. As he caught Billy's eye, he amended, "About what their mother does for a living. They're old enough, and this time it seemed like they needed to know."
"Lee, they're little boys!" Francine exclaimed. "And it's not like it's your call. Amanda's going to kill you."
"It was my call!" Lee answered angrily. "They're not that little anymore, and they took it pretty well. I think in some sense they were relieved to know both how long we've known each other as well as to know that I think Amanda can handle a potentially rough situation . . . and Francine," Lee paused and ran his hand through his hair, "they needed to know and they needed to know from me."
Lee turned to Billy and asked "Now what about Joe?"
"Well, once I convinced him that you had the boys being watched closely, he managed to tell me that his hotel room was broken into today. He said he didn't know what they were looking for, but it leads me to think that this whole thing is more tied to what Joe might be working on than anything related to the Agency."
"And what is Joe working on lately?" Lee wanted to know. "I really don't think Amanda would know anything. Things have been a bit, well, strained between them." Looking at Francine, Lee stopped.
Billy seemed to guess that Lee didn't want to elaborate with Francine present, so he told what he knew about Joe's current work. "Estocia. Joe has been back in contact with the Prime Minister, as well as one of his former EAO associates. Looks like what happened in Estocia is still going on in some of the other African nations. We thought we cleaned house at EAO last year, but apparently there is still someone there with his hand in the till."
"Francine," Billy said turning to her, "Joe was going to fax a list of contacts to the Q bureau. Go up there and start making phone calls. See who is and who isn't around and why."
"Yes sir," answered Francine. She turned to Lee. "Good luck."
After she left, there was silence for a while. Billy finally spoke. "How much do the boys really know, Lee?"
"How and when Amanda started here, a little bit about her training so they'd feel more secure in her abilities, what happened with Joe when he came back from Africa . . . " Lee paused, stood up and turned away from Billy, "Why I have keys to her house and car, why her stuff is all over my apartment."
"Lee, the two of you are adults. I'm sure the boys know how much you love their mother." Billy didn't know what else to say.
"That I'm their stepfather," Lee finished as he turned back toward Billy.
"Oh," was the only reply.
Scene Eight: Lee's apartment, Tuesday evening.
Lee and the boys were having dinner and discussing where things stood. For all that had happened, it was in an odd way relaxing. With no more secrets standing in their way, Lee was able to tell the boys what was being done to find Amanda and Dotty. Phillip and Jamie both appeared calm and trusting. Lee also found it surreal. He knew it wasn't the way Amanda envisioned telling them about him, but he knew she'd be proud of how well they were handling it. He was proud of them.
Then, the doorbell rang, and they fell silent. Lee got up and peered through the peephole. He turned toward the boys and told them, "It's your dad." He waved Joe in, without saying anything.
"Tomorrow's meetings fell through," Joe began, "so I caught a flight back tonight. I haven't gone home yet - I called Mr. Melrose when I landed, and he gave me the address over here."
"Hey Dad!" yelled Phillip, as he and Jamie ran over to hug their father.
"How are you guys doing?" Joe wanted to know.
"We're okay," Jamie answered, "Lee said everyone is looking around the clock for Mom and Grandma, and we should get a break soon."
Joe threw a questioning glance toward Lee, not knowing how much the boys knew, and not knowing that they knew even more than he did.
"Hey guys," Lee said turning to Phillip and Jamie, "Let me fill your dad in while you clean up the dinner dishes." The boys turned and went back to the dining room. Joe remained standing, looking puzzled.
"You seem to have them pretty controlled," he said to Lee. Lee motioned to Joe to have a seat, and sat in the chair across from him.
"It's been a rough few days here, Joe, I won't kid you. But they've been really brave. That's not to say they're not scared, but they're handling everything with an amazing amount of maturity." Lee smiled. "There's a lot of their mother in them, you know."
"I feel as if I don't really know my own family anymore," Joe began. He saw the glare on Lee's face. "I know Amanda and I aren't married anymore. But it's more than that. She's so different from when I left, and the boys are so much older. It's hard to connect with them. I was hoping that this past year would start to bridge the distance, but you know, I don't think it's me they'd run to anymore if they were in trouble." He paused. "You know, they didn't even ask me to come back early once they were settled in here."
"I'm sorry," said Lee, "but I think they've been safer here. It's been an educational three days for all of us."
"What do they know?" Joe asked.
"Right now, probably more than you do," Lee admitted, "and I'm sorry but it's going to stay that way. They needed to know some things about their mother, and her job. Things Amanda would want them to know, would want me to tell them. Things that she has to tell you herself though."
Getting up, and pacing a bit, Joe silently took in what Lee said. He felt awkward and guilty for initially blaming Lee for the danger that he had now brought upon his sons a second time. He sat back down in the chair he had just vacated.
"I was thinking as I flew back," Joe began, "that I've been missing something with what I've told the Agency and faxed over yesterday. There is somewhere in the back of my mind, and I'm not sure what it is, but I feel as if it might be the key."
At that moment, the boys came back into the living room.
"We're done putting everything in the dishwasher, Lee. It doesn't look too bad in there, but probably not as good as Mom could have done." Phillip said.
Lee laughed, "But it's probably better than I could have done. Do you have any homework you need to do for tomorrow?"
They groaned, and looked at each other. "You know," Jamie said, "you're getting a little too good at all this parent stuff . . . ," and he was cut off as Phillip punched him. Jamie looked up and felt the stare coming from Lee. He realized that maybe his Dad didn't know everything about Mom and Lee, and maybe he should change the subject. "I have an astronomy report that I'd better get started on. Dad lent me a few books over the weekend, and was drawing some star charts. I haven't had a chance to get back to them, though. Guess I need to."
"Wait!" Joe jumped off the couch. "The star charts - the scrap paper . . . Jamie, get me those pages!"
Jamie brought in the book, and pulled out the star charts. They were really scraps of paper, many with notes on the back. Joe went through them one at a time, until he found the one he was looking for.
"Canal and N, Southwest," Joe read. "That's it. I was talking to the Prime Minister on Friday, and he mentioned a warehouse address that didn't seem to match any of the known storage facilities for the embassy. He was wondering if it was being used as a front for anything, and was surprised when the rent payment for the same address showed up for two other embassies as well. He was going to fax me over the details, and I told him I'd look into it, except I ended up leaving early because Amanda was dropping the boys off at the house, and it slipped my mind."
Lee picked up the phone and called Billy. When he got off the phone, he turned to Joe and the boys. "Okay, I'm heading down there. You all wait here until you hear anything. There's an agent outside the door, and two more in cars outside. Don't go anywhere, don't answer the phones, don't do anything!"
"I'm going," Joe insisted.
"Us too!" said Phillip and Jamie. "We'll stay out of trouble. You know we can't just wait here."
Lee sighed. He was tired and frustrated, and antsy to find Amanda. It had been a long three days of pretending to be strong and unafraid. He knew it was best for the boys, but it had worn thin quickly. "You get this from your mother don't you?" he asked, not really wanting or expecting an answer. "Let me call Billy back and see what he says. If he approves this, and that's a pretty big if, then all three of you sit tight in the van until it's over, however long that takes."
He walked back over to the phone, and hit the redial button.
Scene Nine: Southwest D.C., Tuesday night.
Lee got out of his car as he saw the Agency van pull up. He went to the window and peered in. "Stay put, and let us do our jobs," he said, and turned quickly and walked away. He buried his emotions down deep, and checked his gun as he ran to meet the rest of the team who were silently surrounding the building in question.
"Looks like another old apartment building to me," Francine stated. "Who would pay commercial rent on this?" she wondered out loud.
"Let's just hope that whoever is using it has already cleaned out the locals," Lee stated as he looked around the neighborhood. Anacostia was no place to be after dark, armed or not. The team split up, with Francine and Lee taking the main door. Quietly, they entered.
Scene Ten: Basement, Tuesday night.
"Amanda, how much more of this can you take?" Dotty asked with tears in her eyes. She looked at her daughter and shook her head.
"Now Mother," Amanda sighed, "It's not as bad as it must look. It hardly hurts at all - really."
"Right. One black eye, a swollen jaw, and your arm!"
"It's not broken. I'm pretty sure it's only a sprain." Amanda answered. "I just wish I knew who these guys are working for and what they want. I'm glad they've left you alone. I hope the boys are okay."
She felt her eyes tearing up as she thought of Phillip and Jamie. She hoped that they were safe with Joe and away from this. She began to think of Lee, hoping he was coming soon. It wasn't as bad as with Birol, she told herself. This time it wasn't personal, and the goons were amateurs - squeamish ones at that. They seemed to hesitate to hurt her when they were ordered to, and had left Dotty unharmed. They had never even noticed that she was able to slip in and out of her cuffs. But that hadn't helped her try to find a way out. The room was completely sealed up from the outside.
"Lee will find us Mother, that's what he does."
It was quiet then, but Amanda thought she heard footsteps. No, she knew she heard footsteps, and muffled yelling, and then the sound of gunfire. She backed herself away from the door, and huddled closer to her mother. "Just hang on," she whispered, "I think the cavalry is coming!"
"Amanda, I just don't understand how you can joke around . . . "
Dotty was cut off by the door breaking open, and Francine and Lee coming in with flashlights.
"Lee!" Amanda yelled out. "Oh thank God!"
"It's over," he said as he hugged her tightly and stroked her hair. "It's over." He pulled her face away, and for the first time saw her bruises. "Oh, Amanda!" he began, searching for the words to tell her how brave she was. "Francine, let's get them out of here!".
Francine helped Dotty up, and removed her bindings. As they walked out of the room, Lee lifted Amanda up and began to carry her out. "My hero," she whispered to him with just the slightest laugh. "What took you so long?"
"Well, I had quite an entourage with me. In fact, they're all waiting outside," he told her. Amanda shook her head in disbelief. "Well," Lee started to explain, "at least they're staying in the car, unlike someone else I know."
Scene Eleven: Amanda's house at dinnertime, Wednesday
Dinner was finishing up, and the boys began to clear the table without being asked. Dotty and Amanda exchanged looks of surprise, and Lee laughed.
"Why do you look so surprised? They've been doing this since Sunday at my place."
"Without being asked?" Amanda wanted to know.
"Well, no," Lee admitted, "I just kind of suggested that maybe I needed to catch you all up on our last three days. I think they thought that kitchen duty was easier."
Dotty looked at Lee and Amanda and waited. Amanda had been out at work all day. They hadn't spoken, really, since they'd been rescued the night before. While Dotty was still a bit sore, and her wrists and ankles were chafed, she couldn't help worry about the bruises on Amanda's face, and the sling on her arm. But she had to admit that Amanda looked absolutely radiant despite it all.
"What am I missing?" she asked aloud.
"Mother," Amanda began, "I want to introduce someone to you."
"Who now? More spies? I don't think I can take much more of this. I can't believe you've been doing this for more than four years!"
"No, Mother, not another spy, although we don't use that word. I'd like you to meet your son-in-law." Amanda reached for Lee's hand across the table.
Dotty sat there, utterly speechless. Finally, she slowly got up and walked over to Lee and put her arms around him. "Welcome to the family, even if it's a bit late." She turned to her daughter. "This I didn't need to know?" she asked.
At that point, Jamie and Phillip came in from the kitchen and leaned against the dining room wall.
"Should we bring his bags in?" Phillip asked.
"Guess we should," answered Jamie, and they turned and headed out to the car.
Epilogue: Amanda's living room after Dotty and the boys have gone to bed
"You know what Mrs. Stetson?" Lee began.
"What?" Amanda asked.
"I think I'm going to enjoy not being kicked out late at night anymore!"
Amanda snuggled in Lee's gentle embrace, and sighed. "But I think we're done with the easy part," she began.
"I know," he replied, "Billy has a lot of questions for us, now that the formal debriefing is over. Not to mention the whole Agency regulation garbage."
"Maybe that won't be too bad. I have a feeling Billy will go to bat for us. Even Francine seemed uncharacteristically gentle yesterday."
"Then there's Joe," Lee brought up.
"He called me today," Amanda told him. "Said he'd like to come by and thank you in person for all you did for the boys. He doesn't know we're married, does he?"
"No. I told the boys, but didn't quite know how to tell him," Lee admitted. "He already knew about the Agency, so I led him to believe that I was just filling the boys in on that. Still, he knows there's something else."
"Okay. . . I'll make you a deal, Scarecrow."
"What's that?"
"I'll talk to Joe. I'll meet him for lunch tomorrow or Friday and I'll spill it all. We can't wait much longer or he's going to figure it out, and I don't want him to find out that way. But then it's your turn."
"My turn?"
"Dinner. Friday night. Just you and me and candlelight and dancing and no one else in the world."
"Mrs. Stetson, you've got yourself a deal."


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Our weather is absolutely rubbish too :( It's MAY forgoodness sake! :OReplyDelete
But I totally know what you mean, I get frustrated when I sew... I made shorts and they were really small and it was upsetting :(
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I've definitely never really gone post crazy likes this X)
haha nice post. lovin' all the photos on your site ;)ReplyDelete
love the room :)ReplyDelete
I love the room on the second photo! And I totally agree with you on terry richardson, he shouldn't be taking advantage in that way! xoxoReplyDelete
awesome bedroom! Busy yet simple at the same time, amazing! Fab blog, definitely be back! Come follow TBAG if you fancy. Bon weekend!! xxxReplyDelete
love this post. so true about terry and the models.ReplyDelete
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