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PHOENIX (AP) — A man who once threatened the president and was suspected to have carried out a deadly Mississippi bank robbery was killed in a shootout with police as he robbed a Phoenix bank, authorities said.
Mario Edward Garnett, 40, was fatally wounded as he fired on officers who had arrived at a Compass Bank branch for reports of a bank robbery Saturday morning, police said.
The Secret Service says Garnett was arrested in 2010 after being accused of making online threats against the president. He was living in Oklahoma City at the time, Secret Service spokesman Max Millien said.
Millien would not say how the case was resolved.
Authorities have connected Garnett to a Dec. 23 bank robbery attempt in Atlanta, a bank robbery later that same day in Tupelo, Miss., and the shooting death of one Tupelo officer and the wounding of another.
The FBI's special agent in charge in Jackson, Miss., said records showed the suspect's cellphone was in Atlanta, Phoenix and Tupelo at the time of each incident.
The agent, Daniel McMullen, said there were "numerous similarities" between the three bank robberies, including the clothing worn by the suspect and statements he made during the incidents.
Surveillance photos from the attempted bank robbery in Atlanta showed someone wearing a black-and-white patterned jacket tried to rob a Bank of America branch on Dec. 23.
The suspect was wearing a black ski mask and black gloves and carrying a handgun. After failing to get any money from a teller, the person demanded and received an undisclosed amount of money from someone at an ATM.
The suspect was seen leaving in a light gray car with no license plate.
Later that day, someone stole an undisclosed amount of money from the BancorpSouth in Tupelo before fleeing in a gray sedan, the FBI said. Two officers responding to a bank alarm were ambushed by the suspect, McMullen said.
Officer Gale Stauffer was killed, and Officer Joseph Maher was wounded.
On Saturday in Phoenix, someone called 911 to report seeing a man run into the bank while wearing a mask.
There were five people inside the bank during the robbery, Phoenix police spokesman James Holmes said. A customer who ran outside when Garnett turned his attention to the bank manager also called 911.
The first officer to arrive saw the man leave the bank with a bag and a handgun. The suspect then began firing. A detective who also had arrived shot the suspect, who was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.
No officers or bank employees were injured.
Holmes said Garnett had served for four years in the U.S. Army. He said Garnett drove a rental car. It was unclear where Garnett had been and what he had been doing while in the state.
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For mothers, stepmothers and anyone interested in families, relationships and parenting Manhattan style…please check out my new website, Primates of Park Avenue!
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Ever feel like you're trapped in a stereotype? I talked to Alexis LLoyd of Junior magazine about it and she wrote a really smart article–props to her!
Hope you will have a look at my latest piece for the Daily Telegraph on having/being an adult step"child." Even the language is confusing!
Dr. Rachelle Katz has a new radio show on Stepfamily Central and I was lucky to be her first guest. We talked about the word "blended" and the need for public support for and a public education campaign about what stepfamilies are really like. Hope you will have a listen…
I am now contributing to the Daily Telegraph's Mother Tongue column, writing on step"family" issues. For starters, can we please stop using a term that not only doesn't describe steplife accurately, but also makes many of us feel inadequate? Hope you will have a read….and leave a comment.
Anyone who studies stepfamily dynamics knows these standards are absurd, but social pressure can be tremendous. Buck the pressure this holiday season by surrounding yourself with your friends who understand and support you; having realistic expectations about stepfamily dynamics; and rejecting the requirement that looking, feeling and acting "just like a first family" and being close to your husband's ex are the only meaningful measures of partnership or stepfamily success. No, Virginia, there is no requirement that you work miracles this holiday season. Just enjoy! xx wednesday
It's holiday time. And when we think holidays, we think family. Of course today, "family" is increasingly likely to refer to stepfamilies, the fastest growing domestic arrangement in the US and Great Britain.
It helps, at holiday time, to remember what everyone else seems so unaware of….step"families" are not first families. Using a first family map for stepfamily life, one expert told me, is like using a map of Boston to get around New York–you'll get turned around and lost!
Here are just a few reasons you should not expect your step"family" to act, feel or be "just like a 'real' family" this holidays season:
1. Stepfamilies span two and even more households and transitions between the households are potentially upsetting for kids and grown ups alike
2. There is a deceased or ex spouse in the picture which can lead to loyalty binds for kids of any age, and subsequent acting out
3. First families bond as a group, so all-together activities are great for them, while stepfamilies bond dyadically, or one-on-one. Big all-together activities on the other hand can activate stepfamily members' anxiety about who is an insider and who is an outsider
4. In stepfamilies, the age gap between stepsiblings or half siblings can be very great, almost a generation's difference
5. With steps, unrelated people often live in the same household, or are expected to conduct themselves and feel "just like family." Relationships grow and change and deepen over time, but a first family standard is unrealistic!
None of these facts make step"families" second best! They just make them different. Steps often outpace first families on key measures of success such as flexible and respectful behaviors and independence. Given the differences, here are some tips to help you enjoy your holidays with your husband or partner and stepkids–whatever your "family" system looks, feels and acts like…..
1. Lose the "blended family" expectation. In fact, if it helps, drop the "family" expectation. Unrealistic and inaccurate, and sets you up for feelings of failure. Instead, enjoy the gathering for what it is and accept that the relationships are what they are. Maybe you feel very close to his kids, but maybe you have more of a polite friendship. Even if his kids are stand-offish, with your partnership strong, a whole range of possible relationship with his kids are fine.
2. Don't try to make a "blended" holiday. I love the story about the steps with two different Xmas trees under the same roof. No one was forcing these kids–whose ages spanned babyhood to early twenties–to blend like egg nog. They got to share one another's family traditions, teach each other about each other's family histories, and be together in a non-threatening way.
3. Allow steps to bond their way. Rather than forcing big gatherings of everyone, take one on one time. Your husband or partner can spend some time alone with his son while you and his daughter play cards or run an errand. Your daughter and his daughter can cook or bake together while you and your partner go for a walk. And so on.
4. Do shoulder-to-shoulder activities, not eye-to-eye ones. Puzzles, stringing popcorn, even setting the table together can bond steps in small, non-threatening ways, forging a connection naturally in a way that an eye-to-eye conversation never could. It's easier…try it!
5. Get everyone to help out. So many women with stepkids tell me that at holiday time, they feel like maids, hosting and cooking and getting no thanks. Stop creating the opportunity to feel like a maid. Take away the chance that you'll feel resentful! Your husband can cook for or with his own kids. You can order in. Adult stepkids can bring food for a potluck and help with cleanup. Little kids can set the table, make place cards, etc. In this way you are less depleted and your step kids feel like family, not "special guests" in your home.
6. Bulwark. Stepparents especially often report feeling like "outsiders" at holiday time. For the holiday gathering with his kids, surround yourself with YOUR supportive friends and family as well. If you know your best girlfriend will be at the holiday dinner, you will look forward to it. And your stepkids will likely enjoy some extra guests around–it makes things livelier and more interesting, and takes the pressure off steps to be 'relating' every second. Plus there's a better chance, with your friends and family around, that everyone will behave! And did I mention that you will feel supported rather than on the outside?
7.Take time for yourself and your marriage or partnership. Meditate, go for a walk, get a manicure. Anything that feels indulgent and pampering and reviving will help you ward off stepfamily tsuris and stress. And even if you and your husband just get out to run an errand together, it's together time you deserve and need, and will help you both deal with step situations and step complications (let's face it, they're normal!) better.


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The controller and chief financial officer for an entertainment group that owns and operates restaurants and nightclubs at Foxwoods Resort Casino has been charged, along with her husband, with embezzling more than $2.5 million from the company.
The government alleges that Lynn A. Scheufler, 34, and Craig L. Galligan, 40, used $1.4 million in embezzled funds to gamble at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun. They were arrested Wednesday at their Woodstock home, according to U.S. Attorney David B. Fein. They later were presented in federal court in Hartford and released on bond.
Scheufler was the controller and CFO of Big Night Entertainment Group of Boston, which operates three venues at Foxwoods: Shrine Asian Kitchen Lounge and Nightclub, Scorpion Bar, and High Rollers Luxury Lanes and Lounge.
She is charged with wire fraud and illegally structuring financial transactions. As CFO, she was responsible for all aspects of the company's finances, including using cash proceeds from the business that had been placed into nightly deposit bags to fill ATM machines in the company's venues.
She is accused of taking cash out of the deposit bags and making unauthorized withdrawals using the company's ATM cards. She concealed the thefts by misstating or altering the company's books and records, according to the government.
Galligan, who worked as a financial analyst for another company, is charged with illegally structuring financial transactions. According to the government, the couple deposited more than $700,000 in cash into their personal bank accounts. They made the deposits in increments smaller than $10,000 so as to avoid triggering bank reporting requirements.
The Big Night Entertainment Group issued the following written statement through its public relations firm:
"We are deeply disappointed by this incident, and are working hand in hand with both the Internal Revenue Service and United States Attorney's Office as they uncover all the facts surrounding this elaborate scheme. Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation we are unable to provide further comment at this time."
According to court documents, the company retained an independent forensic accountant after the thefts were discovered to help reconstruct the company's books and records for the relevant time period. They also hired a new chief financial officer from outside the company.
Scheufler and Galligan are entitled to have the charges presented to a grand jury. If indicted, they also are entitled to a jury trial. Wire fraud carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. Structuring financial transactions carries a maximum prison term of five years.
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Former MSJ student takes reins as principalBy Bryanna Allen
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Sarah Fortier is the new principal at Mount St. Joseph Academy in Rutland. She graduated from the school in 1999.Almost two decades ago, Sarah Fortier sat in the classrooms and played on the soccer fields of Mount St. Joseph Academy.
Now, she stands at the head of the classrooms and on the sides of the soccer fields as history teacher, coach and new principal of MSJ.
The 1999 graduate said she never thought she would be principal of the school she attended, but is excited and honored to take on the role.
"I've always loved coming to work here," Fortier said, sitting in her new office that remains empty for now, save for a few pictures of her family and a framed poster of country singer Brad Paisley that her husband bought for her.
"I'm going to really love the chance to be a leader of the school," she said.
Fortier will continue to teach a history class and be the girls soccer coach, two things she couldn't give up after accepting the position. Soccer has been a part of her life since she was a child, and she uses that passion in her coaching skills. Fortier has been coach of the year four times.
"She is an amazing coach and the perfect role model," said one of her students and soccer players, Megan Eaton. "Everyone looks up to her, and she puts dedication into the game."
That dedication was something Fortier received from her own soccer coach at MSJ. Tim Cassidy helped her become the coach she is today.
"I see so much of him in me, in the way I coach and feel about my team," she said.
Last year, MSJ had to play against the Long Trail School, where Cassidy coaches the girls' team. When Fortier's team arrived, she played a Beatles album over the speakers, Cassidy's favorite band.
"It was funny having our teams play each other," she said. "It's very easy for me to see how he has influenced not only my coaching tactics but also my life."
Cassidy feels the same about her, having known her since she was a little girl.
"She is like a daughter to me," Cassidy said, laughing at the memory of hearing his beloved band blaring from the side of the opposing team. "I always knew she would go far and do great things."
And do great things she has.
Fortier has three children, one of whom was born with club feet. Doctors said her son, Jack, would never walk, but they were wrong. Not only does he walk, but he runs.
Fortier has organized several running teams sponsoring her son and raising money for research on club feet. Her soccer team has been there for many of those steps.
"The girls are amazing," Fortier said of the team. "They've run beside me and each other, pushing to finish each race."
Running is a huge part of Fortier's life. She wakes up almost every morning and heads out the door before her kids and husband wake up. Before work starts, before soccer starts.
"It's my time for myself," she said.
Fortier is such a dedicated runner that she has run flights of stairs in the past when the weather is too cold to go outside. She learned the lines to an MSJ Shakespearean play on a run, reciting the lines over and over in her head.
"It was the only way I could memorize them, when I was alone, running and focused," she said.
Focusing is one of Fortier's skills.
Marty McDonough, a math teacher and athletic director at MSJ, said Fortier's ability to focus is one of the reasons she will be an excellent principal.
"She keeps MSJ and the students in mind, every move she makes is only to better them and this school, and that takes focus," McDonough said of the mom who has a jam-packed schedule.
McDonough said, "This school and the students are in her blood, in her heart. She will continue to do great things here."
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ASSE Signals Opposition to Reported California Effort to Corner PEL Work for CIHs
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"The theme of global health and social justice is important because the two are inextricably linked. Global health problems can be a symptom of underlying problems that reach far beyond disease—poverty, environmental issues, access to clean water, and societal stress. A closer look at global health issues will inevitably uncover social injustices. This offers researchers the opportunity to address these injustices through the universal window of health. Some injustices are too sensitive for exploring in certain cultures—such as sex workers and gay communities—but a killer disease like AIDS demands the voices of marginalized groups to be heard."
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"Considering what we want to do with aids2031, it is nothing less than influencing the course of history."
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As one of nine partners worldwide, Clark University, represented by the Department of International Development, Community, and Environment (IDCE) and the George Perkins Marsh Institute, is collaborating in a global consortium, aids2031. The initiative will reshape how people in the development and medical fields think about the next 25 years of AIDS.
aids2031 is a commission of UNAIDS. It is a consortium of partners who have come together to look at what we have learned about the AIDS response, as well as to consider the implications of the changing world around AIDS in order to chart options for the long term response.
Professor Heidi Larson, aids2031 Director, says, "aids2031 is a two-year project which will revisit some of the assumptions that were made about AIDS when it was first identified in 1981. A lot has changed in the medical and technology fields as well as in the geo-political environment, so we want to investigate what new approaches we need to take. We aim to generate new evidence to inform our response to AIDS during the next 25 years. With a critical look at past and current responses and in light of world changes, we hope to learn how we can influence the state of AIDS at its 50-year mark, in 2031."
The project, says Larson, will take a special look at youth because today's teens are entering critical stage in their sexual and social lives. Identifying and encouraging young emerging leadership will be another key part of the initiative. The responsibility of the global AIDS response is changing hands.
Clark University Hosts aids2031 Management Unit
UNAIDS has selected Clark University to host the aids2031 Project Management Unit. The Project Management Unit coordinates the work of nine working groups—including economists, epidemiologists, biomedical, social and political scientists—to question conventional wisdom, stimulate new research, encourage public debate, and uncover new evidence. Each working group will explore different aspects of the future of AIDS.
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Clark University, represented by IDCE and The George Perkins Marsh Institute is hosting the Social Drivers Group in collaboration with the International Center for Research on Women. The working group is co-convened by IDCE Director William Fisher and ICRW Director Geeta Rao Gupta.
Together, in collaboration with additional partners throughout the world, we examine the "social drivers" of HIV/AIDS—the underlying social, political, and cultural injustices that allow AIDS to thrive in certain areas of the world. These vulnerabilities include gender inequity, economic marginalization, stigma and discrimination—all things that fuel the spread of AIDS and other health crises. The group endeavors to understand the social changes brought about by the impacts of HIV/AIDS on societies. At the same time, it looks at the potential of positive social change to redress inequalities and imbalances in power to slow the pace of the epidemic and mitigate its negative impacts.
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Within the last year, members of Clark University have been involved with building aids2031 energy, knowledge, and public presence. This project helped to launch Clark's thematic investigation of Global Health and Social Justice. Over the course of the 2006-07 academic year, Clark hosted a series of talks and presentations related to the topic. Then, over summer 2007, Clark hosted two Social Driver Group meetings on campus: on May 15-16, and June 19-20, 2007. These meetings involved multiple partners from all over the world.
In fall 2007, a team of multi-disciplinary IDCE faculty taught a graduate level research seminar on aids2031, which explored various aspects of HIV/AIDS. During the course of the project, we expect that IDCE faculty and students will have the opportunity to contribute to the project through additional courses, events, and practice-oriented research.


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Jason Aldean 's Night Train tour pulls in to the University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium Saturday night, and there's no doubt this concert will rank among the all-time biggest shows Jason has ever performed. He's a diehard Georgia Bulldogs fan who grew up nearby in Macon, GA.
"It's going to be a big night," Jason says. "They may kick us out of Athens, GA before it's over with."
There's no one else Jason would rather have on the bill with him at this concert than his fellow Georgia boy Luke Bryan , who is also a huge Bulldogs fan.
Jason explains, "When I found out we were gonna do that show, I mean, he was the first phone call I made. I'm like, 'Alright, we're playing. We got a show at Sanford Stadium. I want you on it.' And he's like, 'Done.'"
Of course, Jason and Luke were both big winners at last Sunday's ACM Awards, and they'll still be riding on that high when they hit the stage in Athens.
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H. James Williams is dean of the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., and the founder of a consulting practice.
Williams' administrative assistant told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he had been selected. Fisk officials declined to comment.
Fisk President Hazel O'Leary, who was energy secretary in the Clinton administration, is retiring Dec. 31.
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The Department of Transportation has unveiled an internet portal which, when complete, will help safeguard the shipping of the nation's hazardous materials.
Carl Johnson is head of DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
In an effort to tie together voluminous, and often unwieldy databases for the numerous modes of transport for hazardous materials, or hazmat, his agency has put together "The DOT Multimodal Hazmat Intelligence Portal" -- or HIP, for short.
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Wilkie also said that the future of HIP might also include the needs of journalists, who often need accurate and timely information to inform the public during hazmat emergencies.
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Chapter Four0 Reviews
A ruthless industrialist hatches a devious plot to steal the secrets of International Rescue. Meanwhile Scott wrestles with a deep personal dilemma.
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Chapter Four
Thirty Miles From Madrid
Ten Minutes Later
Benson smiled to himself as he pulled his stolen car into the parking area of the abandoned service station. He got out of the car and headed over to where he had earlier left his van.
It took only moments to reach his van and climb into the front. Opening the glove compartment, he took out a small personal computer and, with a soft smile on his face, composed an email for the personal attention of Alexander Satoza. A quick command sent the electronic message on its way to Manhattan. That's done, Benson thought. O/ne last loose end to tie up, then I can head to the rendezvous point. /
Climbing out, he went around to the van's sliding side door and opened it. For a few moments he rummaged through the boxes and crates stored there, quietly swearing to himself. Note to self, he thought. S/ort back of van out at first opportunity. /
Finally, he found what he was looking for. Holding the thermal grenade in one hand, he jumped out of the van and made his way over to the stolen car. Grinning, he pulled the pin on the grenade and tossed it in through the smashed rear window. Mentally counting down the seconds, he ran back to his van. The grenade detonated and the car exploded into a massive fireball.
Benson looked at the burning, already half-gutted car for a moment, then grinned evilly and turned away. Walking to the front of his van he closed the side door, climbed into the driver's seat, and started the engine. Calmly he drove away, heading for a distant, abandoned military airstrip where he would rendezvous with a Satoza Enterprises cargo plane. He was completely satisfied now that all evidence that he had ever been in Spain had been wiped out.
Trans-Continental Chemical Plant
That Same Time
Virgil Tracy sighed in relief as his laser cutter finished slicing through the thick, heavy metal door - the second he'd come across - that blocked his path. A swift kick sent the door crashing to the ground with a loud clang. The way into the control bunker was now open and, mindful of the fact that the edges of the hole were still fiercely warm from laser fire, Virgil carefully ducked through into the bunker.
Standing up straight, Virgil returned his laser cutter to its place in his emergency kit. Then he turned his attention to his helmet HUD as it pulled up the control bunker's preloaded layout, and he carefully took in the details.
The bunker was a two story cylindrical structure. The ground floor - where he was at the moment - was mostly given over to engineering areas and storage areas for portable equipment. The upper floor was where the staff would be. That level was laid out in a series of concentric circles. Immediately against the outer wall were staff recreational areas, next was a ring of offices, and finally, at the core, was the control room.
With the aid of the map, Virgil located the closest stairwell to that top level. Better check in with Scott first though, Virgil thought. It's taken longer than I thought to get in here.
"Virgil to Mobile Control," he said into his helmet radio.
"I read you, Virgil," Scott responded immediately, a note of relief in his voice. "You took your time checking in. I was beginning to worry."
"Sorry," Virgil replied. "But I ran into some unexpected obstacles on the way in. Both the top and bottom of the ladder well were blocked off by heavy metal doors. The locks were electronic and since there is no main power, neither would open. I had to burn my way through with the laser cutter."
"Oh, I see. I didn't know about the doors. You in the bunker now?"
"Yes. I'm about to head upstairs."
"How's the Firefly doing with the fire?" Virgil asked as he headed towards the stairs.
"Between the Firefly and the fire department's hoses, progress is good," Scott replied. "Thirty percent of the fire has been extinguished. The Firefly is currently returning to Thunderbird Two to refill the dicetylene tank."
Virgil nodded, expecting that. One of Firefly's few weaknesses was the comparative small size of its dicetylene tank, a design flaw that Brains was working to resolve. Until it was corrected, they had made a point to carry a large tank, full of dicetylene, in Thunderbird Two's pod, ready for mid-mission refills.
"Glad to hear that that part of the mission is going so well," Virgil replied, reaching the stairwell. He pushed the heavy fire door to the stairs open and slipped easily through the gap.
"As am I," Scott answered. "We'll have this particular beast slain in no time at this rate. Where are you now?"
"Just going up the stairs now," Virgil said as he started climbing the steps. "As soon as I find the staff I'll escort them back to the Mole."
"F-A-B, Virgil. I've finally found out how many staff were on duty in the bunker today."
"How many are there, Scott?"
"F-A-B. Knowing how many people I have to find certainly makes my job that little bit easier."
"No problem." The transmission from Mobile Control ended with a soft bleep as Scott broke the connection from his end. As the bleep sounded, Virgil stepped out onto the upper level of the control bunker.
Virgil paused and checked his helmet map, locating the corridor that would take him to the control room. He began walking in that direction, idly noting the staff facilities that he passed. He noticed both a games room and a small but very well equipped gym, similar to the one on Thunderbird Five. The presence of such facilities startled him for a moment, then he recalled that Trans-Continental Chemicals, and its sister company, Trans-Continental Airlines, were well known to be very supportive and caring for their staff, treating them almost like family. It was a something that Dad had always done with Tracy Industries, and others had copied when they saw the results.
It took Virgil only a few moments to make his way to the control room. To his relief, he found that all six staff members were in the room. All were thankfully still on their feet though they were completely caked in sweat from the rising heat levels in the bunker.
After a moment one of them spotted him and called out to the others. Everyone turned to look at him, and in seconds he was surrounded by them, all talking in rapid fire Spanish. Normally Virgil could understand and speak Spanish perfectly well - it was the only foreign language that he knew. But the six workers were speaking all at once and so fast that he couldn't quite catch what they were saying.
"Calm down, calm down," Virgil replied. "One at a time please. One at a time." Slowly the workers all went quiet, looking a little sheepish at having given him the equivalent of Twenty Questions.
"That's better," Virgil continued. "Now then, my name is Virgil and, as you've guessed, I'm from International Rescue. I've come to get you out of here."
"Thank God you came," shift supervisor Pedro Avera said. "We were beginning to give up hope of getting out of here alive. What about the fire?"
"Other members of my organisation are in the process of dealing with that," Virgil replied. "Now I need you to confirm something: our information indicates that the six of you are the only ones here. Is that correct?"
"Yes, now," Pedro replied sadly. "We had called in one of our maintenance engineers, Miguel Lapaz, to investigate some odd readings coming from chemical reactor three. He had just started to look at it when the reactor exploded."
"I'm sorry," Virgil replied, genuinely sympathetic, knowing that Miguel would have been killed by the blast. Still the mention of the reactor exploding confused him slightly; modern reactors, both nuclear and chemical, were incredibly safe, with multiple safety and shut down systems built in. One blowing up was almost unheard of.
"So am I," Pedro answered. "Miguel was a good man. But mourning his death can wait. You said you have come to get us out of here?"
"That's right," Virgil confirmed. "If you will all kindly follow me, please."
"No problem there, my friend," Pedro replied with a smile, wishing he could see the face of the man who'd come to save them instead of a featureless silver visor.
Virgil smiled back even though he knew that Pedro and the others wouldn't see it. Then he turned on his heel in almost military manner, and led the way out of the control room. Pedro mentioned for his colleagues to follow. As shift supervisor it was his duty to see that they all got out okay. Only when they were all out of the room did he himself leave, following them and the man from International Rescue to safety.
Mobile Control
Captain Fernandez smiled as he read the report he had just been handed. They were coming; he hadn't thought that they would be able to. But two of them were coming now to assist in putting out the chemical plant fire. It was all that could be spared but still, it would make a hell of a dent in the fire.
Still smiling, he approached where Scott was sitting, studying Mobile Control's screens, to give him the good news.
"Scott," he said. Hearing his name, Scott turned away from the screens - which tracked Firefly's progress back towards the still burning parts of the chemical plant - to look over at Enrique.
"Yes, Enrique?" Scott asked, wondering to himself why Enrique was smiling that way. It seemed at odds with the deadly seriousness of the situation raging outside the control tent.
"I have some good news, Scott," Enrique replied. "Two firefighting aircraft, each one loaded with ten thousand gallons of chemical fire suppressant, are on their way here. ETA twelve minutes."
"What!" Scott exclaimed, startled and delighted by the news. He knew that all the firefighting aircraft that Europe had been very busy, dealing with all the wild land fires that were burning here and there along the Mediterranean coast of Spain. The whole area was tinder dry, having not seen rain for months, so fire was inevitable. John had been keeping a close eye on the situation from space just in case it required International Rescue's assistance.
"That's great news," Scott continued, overcoming his momentary shock. "I'll calculate the optimum drop points for them, ready for their arrival."
"I'll tell them to expect co-ordinates from you," Enrique replied, moving away to speak to the fireman running their communications set up. For his part, Scott turned back to Mobile Control and got to work, using all the data he had available and computer projections to work out the optimum drop points.
Invisible to others behind his helmet visor, a smile graced Scott's face as he worked. The two incoming aircraft - part of a pan-European organisation for fighting wildfires, founded five years ago - were real heavy-duty reinforcements for them. With their massive cargoes of ready-to-spray fire suppressant, the aircraft would be all they would need to get this fire out once and for all. If all went well, then this mission would soon be over.
The Mole
Eight Minutes Later
Virgil carefully checked the seat restraints on Pedro and the other five control bunker staff. The multi-point seat restraints used in the passenger/cargo compartment of the Mole could be a nuisance to operate at times. It wouldn't be the first time that someone they'd rescued hadn't been able to fasten them properly. Thankfully Pedro and his companions seemed to have done theirs up correctly.
Satisfied, Virgil stood up and went to the Mole's control cabin. With easy, athletic grace he settled into the pilot's seat and did up his own restraint before turning on the radio.
"Mole to Mobile Control," he said into his helmet microphone, which - through a variation of bluetooth technology - had now linked into the Mole's radio system.
"Go ahead, Virgil," Scott answered immediately. Virgil's hands danced over the controls with easy familiarity, starting the Mole's engines.
"The control bunker staff are all secured in the back, Scott," Virgil replied. "I am about to return to the surface with them."
"F-A-B, Virgil. I'll alert the paramedics."
"F-A-B," Virgil acknowledged as he manipulated the throttles, moving the Mole into reverse. For a moment nothing happened, then the mighty drilling machine began moving again. This time heading backward into the tunnel it had bored earlier, beginning its journey back up to the surface.
Mobile Control
Barely two minutes after Virgil broke off communications with him, a bleeping alert from Mobile Control caught Scott's attention. He turned away from the paramedic he had just alerted. The sensor feed from Thunderbird Five had picked up the two firefighting aircraft approaching the city from the southeast. They would be at the drop points in barely two minutes. With a quick command to his console, he opened a communications channel to the approaching aircraft.
"International Rescue Mobile Control to approaching aircraft, respond please," he said into his helmet radio.
"Mobile Control, this is fire aircraft JL47, Captain Paul Tanner commanding. Reading you loud and clear," a warm English voice responded instantly.
"Captain Tanner, I have the drop co-ordinates for you," Scott answered, his hands dancing across his console. "I'm sending them to you now."
"Understood," Tanner replied and went silent for a few moments. "Co-ordinates received. We're over the city now, ready to commence our run on your instruction."
"Commence your run."
"Roger. Commencing run now."
Firefly Turret
Gordon grinned as the remorseless, relentless force of the dicetylene streams snuffed out another part of the blaze.
This part of the plant was a network of pipes, small storage tanks, and low slung buildings, with the odd pumping station thrown in for good measure. Everything was well ablaze, especially the buildings; some of them had already collapsed. Those few that had collapsed were now mountains of smouldering rubble, the flames snuffed out by their individual falls.
As the Firefly began moving forward again, heading towards the next blazing building, Gordon directed the cannons to spray dicetylene over the closest mound of smouldering rubble, cooling it down. As he did so, a movement visible out of the corner of his caught his attention and he looked to the east to see what was going on.
Two aircraft were coming in over the plant on what looked like a bombing run. The aircraft swooped out of the smoke cloud like a pair of avenging angels, and from the belly of each a fine, greyish-white mist began to fall. It plummeted to earth with a silent gracefulness, almost like snow. But the effect when the mist touched the fire was very different; it acted like a thick, smothering shroud. Dirty yellow-orange flames that had been roaring a hundred feet into the air shrank, flickered fitfully, then vanished as if they had never been.
Then the two aircraft passed overhead and Gordon's vision disappeared as the greyish white mist coated the visor of his suit, leaving him with only the HUD. Reaching up with one gloved hand, he tried to wipe the stuff away and discovered to his surprise that it was now solid and, through the glove, almost felt like ice. He had to physically scrape it off, which took both hands and a good few minutes work.
Finally he could see again and saw that the fire, which had been raging all around them, was out. Everything was completely coated in a thick layer of semi-translucent, greyish-white material that glimmered slightly, almost as if it were ice but it obviously was not. Whoa! Now that's impressive for a single bombing run, Gordon thought. Whatever this stuff is, it is obviously very good at what it is meant to do, just like our dicetylene is good at its job.
"Now that's impressive," he said out loud.
"Indeed it is," Jeff agreed over the two-way link between the driver and turret operator. "I better call in to Scott, and see what he wants us to do now."
"F-A-B, Dad," Gordon replied.
Mobile Control
Scott smiled as Thunderbird Five's sensor feed revealed the effects of the air drops. To all intents and purposes, the remaining fire had been extinguished. Only a single hotspot remained and it was fading rapidly. It was within reach of two of the fire brigade's platforms and thus already was being bombarded with multiple streams of foam.
"Mobile Control to fire aircraft JL47," he said into his helmet microphone. "Excellent drops; the fire is out."
"Fire aircraft JL47 to Mobile Control. Thanks. Glad we could help," Captain Tanner responded immediately. "We're returning to base now."
"Understood," Scott answered, repressing the almost burned in instinct to respond with "F-A-B", knowing that Captain Tanner and his aircrew would not understand him. "Have a good flight home."
"Same to you, buddy," Tanner replied. "Same to you." Scott grinned and broke the connection, a moment before another communications channel came to life.
"Firefly to Mobile Control," Jeff called over the radio.
"Go ahead, Jeff," Scott replied, already knowing what his father was calling about.
"The fire is out as far as we can tell from here, Scott. Request instructions," Jeff answered.
"The fire is out throughout the plant now, Jeff; the air drops really knocked the wind out of its sails. Virgil's on his way back to the surface in the Mole. There is nothing more for you to do. Return to Thunderbird Two," Scott instructed.
"F-A-B, Scott," Jeff replied. "Returning to Thunderbird Two."
The Mole
Five Minutes Later
Virgil grinned as a dull series of thuds echoed through the Mole. He knew that sound by heart. It was the sound of docking clamps on the transport sled engaging with locks on the Mole's underside, locking the mighty drilling machine in place. For a moment more nothing happened, then a faint, dull humming filled the air and he could feel the Mole moving, but in a different way than when it was drilling or travelling underground. After a short while, the humming stopped and there came another echoing thud.
Virgil smiled again, knowing that the Mole was now locked into horizontal, transport position. It was now safe for Pedro and the other control bunker staff to disembark. With a quick command to his controls, he activated the radio.
"Mole to Mobile Control," he said.
"Go ahead, Virgil," Scott responded.
"I'm back on the surface, Scott," Virgil replied. "Ready to unload passengers."
"F-A-B, Virgil," Scott answered. "I'll send the paramedics your way. Wait a few minutes then allow your passengers to disembark."
"F-A-B," Virgil acknowledged. "How is the Firefly doing with the fire, Scott?"
"The fire is out, Virgil. The Firefly is returning to Thunderbird Two as we speak."
"F-A-B. As soon as my passengers have disembarked, I'll return to Thunderbird Two myself."
"F-A-B. Inform me as soon as you're back in the pod."
Mobile Control
Ten Minutes Later
Scott jumped slightly when his communications panel came to life once again.
"Virgil to Mobile Control," Virgil said.
"Go ahead, Virgil," Scott replied, though he already knew what Virgil was going to say.
"I'm back in Thunderbird Two's pod, Scott. We're just securing everything prior to departure. We'll be ready to depart shortly."
"F-A-B, Virgil. I'll pack up Mobile Control and return to Thunderbird One. Leave as soon as you're ready to do so."
"F-A-B. See you back at base," Virgil said.
"See you back at base," Scott replied then closed the communications channel from his end. Time to go, he thought, as he flicked the switch that cut power to Mobile Control. Instantly, the unit went dark. He smiled, stood up, and disassembled the complex, multipart unit into its component parts.
Despite Mobile Control's complex nature, taking it apart and returning its components to their metallic case took Scott all of a minute and a half. Since International Rescue had begun operations, he had gotten very good at assembling and disassembling it quickly.
He had just closed the case, ready to leave the control tent and return to Thunderbird One when a discreet "ahem" sounded behind him. He turned around to find himself face to face with Captain Fernandez.
"I take it that you're heading home now, Scott," Enrique said with a smile.
"That's right, Enrique," Scott replied. "Our task here is done. The control bunker personnel have all been rescued safely and the fire has been extinguished."
"That's true," Enrique agreed before holding out his hand. "On behalf of us all, thank you for the help, Scott."
"Our pleasure," Scott replied, taking Enrique's offered hand and shaking it warmly. Then he released Enrique's hand, turned and, carrying Mobile Control, walked out of the tent.
Enrique Fernandez watched him leave, a mysterious helmeted and uniformed figure that he only knew only by a first name. Assuming, of course, that 'Scott' was the International Rescue man's real first name. I wish I knew who they really are, he thought, thinking not just about Scott but the Thunderbirds in general. Then we could really thank them properly for helping us.
After a moment, Enrique sighed and went back to his duties. Unlike Scott and International Rescue, he still had a lot of things to do here before he could go home to his wife and children. And it was time to start doing them.


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