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The Last Good Day
by Amy Boatman
Chapter seven
The barrel of Charles' gun filled my vision. I could hear Bailey crying off to my left, but all I could see was the gun. I could smell the dead woman's blood, hot and coppery, but all I could see was the gun. I imagined what the bullet would look like exiting the chamber. I would see a flash followed by the acrid smell of gun powder. Would I have time to see those things before the bullet took off part of my head? Would I feel the pain as the metal tore through flesh and bone, or would I already be dead? I always knew the time would come for me to pay for the things I had done. I never imagined it would be like this. I thought I would someday overdose and just not wake up. I would fly off into the ether and never come back.
Suddenly, my vision cleared as Charles lowered the gun. He continued to hold me with his eyes. I was terrified by what I saw in the brown depths. His eyes may have well been attached to a wax dummy or a stuffed deer. I imagined someone filing through a box of brown orbs finally deciding on the right pair for the lifeless face. There was no soul in his body. I saw no compassion, no humanity, no fear. He would kill me with the same ease as he would an ant.
He turned his head towards Bailey and Rufus. I allowed my eyes to follow his. Bailey had successfully gotten out from under Rufus and was now sitting on the floor, her back against the wall. She cradled Rufus' head in her lap. Tears were running down her face as she rocked him. He coughed; it was wet and deep. Red droplets appeared on Bailey's shirt. He was still alive!
Charles turned back to me. "Get over there with them." He pointed with the gun.
I hurried over to Rufus and dropped down by his side. I quickly assessed his condition. He had a hole in his shirt about the size of a dime. Blood oozed from the hole, into his shirt, which was already soaked. Blood dripped from the saturated fabric onto the floor. His skin was deathly pale, and he was covered in sweat. His eyes had sunk back into his face, and they were filled with pain. "You're gonna be alright, man. You just hang on." I spoke into his ear. I kissed him on the forehead and touched his cheek.
"You! What's your name?" Charles pointed his gun at Bailey.
She looked him in the eye, her body shaking from fear. "Bailey. My name is Bailey." Her voice quivered and broke while she spoke, but she didn't look away.
"Alright, Bailey. The first thing I want is for you to bring me both of their radios."
"Their radios? Okay." She looked at me hesitantly. I took mine off my belt and handed it to her. I had to roll Rufus over towards me a little to get his mic unhooked from his lapel. He groaned in pain.
"I'm sorry, man. Hang on." I finally got his radio free and handed both to Bailey.
She stood and slowly walked over to Charles. She held the radios out to him, but he didn't take them.
"Take out the batteries," he ordered.
She turned to me, asking how to comply with her tear-filled eyes. I demonstrated how to get the batteries off. Once that was done, she turned back towards Charles, her arms again outstretched holding the empty radios.
He gestured towards the door. "Throw everything out the door."
She began walking towards the entrance and then stopped. I could see the fear of turning her back on this man spread across her face.
"If you don't do everything I tell you to, I will have no problem shooting you. It would be a shame because you are certainly a fine looking woman, but I will blow that pretty little head right off your shoulders. Do you understand?" The tone, or more accurately the lack thereof, in his voice gave truth to his words.
New tears began running down Bailey's face as she turned away from Charles and opened the front door. She stepped out and quickly threw the radios into the front yard. She re-entered the room and slowly closed the door, then awaited further instructions from Charles
"Now, I want you to go to that closet over there," he gestured towards the hall closet, "and grab that duffel bag."
Her whole body continuing to shake, Bailey walked to the closet. As she walked past me, I looked into her eyes and tried to share some of my strength, such as it was, with her. Her eyes were so wide with terror that I could barely see the pupils. They were almost completely white and seemed to glow in the dim light of the hallway.
Bailey took a big, blue duffel bag out of the closet. By the strain it caused her to pick it up, I gathered it was quite heavy. She began walking back towards him.
"No. Stop right there. Inside, you'll find some rope. I want you to tie up… Jordan wasn't it?" He looked questioningly at me. At my nod, he continued, "Tie up Jordan. I want it nice and tight too or I'll just shoot her. Am I understood?"
His voice sent shivers down my spine. He spoke of killing us with absolutely no emotion. I was actually beginning to wonder why he hadn't. If anyone had to die, I hoped it would be me. I didn't think I could endure one more person being violently yanked from my life.
Bailey headed towards me, a look of terrified apology on her face.
"Wait." I spoke up for the first time since the shooting. "I need to treat my partner. He's gonna die unless you let me treat his wound."
"You're gonna die if you don't lie your ass down on the ground and let this very attractive young thing tie you up. Am I understood?"
"Jordan, for once in your fucking life, do what someone tells you." Rufus' voice was barely more than a whisper. "I'll be fine. Just do what he says."
Tears streaming down my face, I leaned over and kissed him again. Then I lay down on the floor next to him. Bailey moved in behind me and began tying my wrists together.
The anger building in me was beginning to overcome my fear. "You know they're gonna come looking for us when we don't answer the radio," I told him. "They know where we are, and our ambulance is parked right out front. You will get caught."
I felt the rope bite into my wrist as Bailey pulled hard on it. "Shut the hell up, Jordan," she whispered in my ear. "Just keep your shit together, and we might get out of this."
The anger left me and the fear came crashing back in. I kept my mouth shut as Bailey finished tying my wrists and then my feet. She stood over me, surveying her work. Once she was satisfied the knots would hold, she turned back towards Charles.
He gestured towards Rufus, "Now him."
"What the fuck for?" I yelled, thrashing around impotently. "He's shot in the gut. What the fuck do you think he's gonna be able to do? Bleed on you?" My last words had barely left my mouth when I felt a searing pain across the left side of my head. My vision wavered for a moment. When it cleared, I was again faced with the barrel of a gun. Charles leaned down and grabbed my face, forcing my mouth open.
He shoved the gun down my throat, causing me to gag. "If you speak one more time, just one more time, I will blow the back of your fucking head off. Is that clear?" Spittle showered my face as he spoke. His eyes were mere inches from mine, their former lifelessness now replaced by rage. He had gobs of blood drying to a dark red, almost black, on his face and neck. The gun tasted like the time I had swallowed a nickel. The smell of gun oil filled my nostrils, and I thought of my father. He had been obsessive about cleaning his guns.
The gagging turned into retching, and I knew I was going to throw up. Charles seemed to know it too, and removed his gun from my mouth. I vomited all over the carpet in front of me again and again until my stomach was empty. Each spasm sent a knife through my head from the blow I had taken. I felt a sharp pain in my side as he kicked me.
"Is that clear?" he shouted again.
"Yes," I coughed. "Yes, it's clear." I tried to breathe into the pain but each inhalation was agonizing. I thought maybe I had some broken ribs. I rolled over and looked at Rufus who was now lying on his side as Bailey tied his hands. His eyes were filled with pain and resignation.
Once Bailey finished tying Rufus up, more loosely than she had tied me, she turned back to Charles. "Now what?" she asked.
"Now, it's your turn." He moved toward the bag and grabbed another coil of rope. Bailey started to lie down on the floor next to us. "No, not here. In there." He gestured towards the bedroom. "We're gonna have us a little fun until the cavalry arrives."
I opened my mouth to protest, but Charles' look froze my tongue. His eyes dripped hatred, and his face held a smug smile as if daring me to speak. I had no doubt he would follow through on his threat.
"Aw fuck it," he said. I saw his foot heading towards my face and then everything went black.
I became aware of intense pain all over my body. I couldn't find a single spot that didn't hurt. My hands and feet were still tied. My shoulders were crying out from their awkward position. My chest, back, and abdomen sent sharp pains up my body every time I moved. My knees ached and felt swollen in my pants legs. My head hurt the worst of all. I moved my tongue in my mouth and found a hole where my front upper tooth had once been. My mouth was full of blood. I tried to spit it out, but my lips wouldn't open. There was tape over them. I slowly opened my eyes, grateful for the dim lighting. We were still lying in a corner of the dining room. At first I thought I was blind in my right eye until I noticed it was swollen shut. The vision in my left eye was blurry, and all I could make out was a form lying on the floor next to me. As my vision began to clear, I saw Rufus laying there, his eyes closed and his face white. I grunted at him, but he didn't respond. I looked at him carefully and saw his belly rise with a breath. Thank the gods, he was still alive!
I slowly rolled over, the pain causing me to stop every few inches. When I was in a position to see the rest of the room, I searched for Bailey. Neither she nor Charles was in sight. I closed my eye and listened. I could hear a sound coming from the hallway. It was faint, but I knew it was Bailey whimpering. I could also hear the unmistakable sound of a bed squeaking. Tears sprang to my eyes as I imagined what was happening to her.
I began flailing in rage trying to free myself. I yelled as loud as I could but all that came out was a muffled, barely audible grunting sound. My hands and feet were tied so securely, there was no way I was getting loose. Exhausted and in agony, I finally came to rest with my head on Rufus' leg.
I lay there for awhile trying to catch my breath. My nose was clogged with blood and every breath hurt. I guessed my nose had been broken as well. I couldn't stop the flow of tears running down the side of my face and into my ear. Oh Bailey! How could this be happening? I should never have brought you along. The whimpering in the bedroom grew to a cry, and I couldn't block it out. I'm here, Bailey I wanted to tell her. I'm here, Baby. But I was left to cry and grunt in my impotent rage.
The squeaking in the bedroom reached a crescendo and then stopped. Bailey's cries of pain were replaced with sobs. After a few seconds, I heard a loud rattling snore coming from the room, drowning out the sounds of Bailey's pain.
I felt Rufus' leg move under me. I slowly rolled over and raised my head so I could see his face. His eyes were open and radiated agony. Blood was pooled all around him, his clothing soaked through. His skin was pasty and so white it was almost translucent. His face looked as if it had collapsed in on itself. His cheeks were sucked into his mouth. His eyes were barely visible under the ridges of his brow. His lips were dry and cracked. He opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out. He weakly cleared his throat and licked his lips.
Finally, he was able to croak, "Jo, can you hear me?"
He hardly ever used his nickname for me. Nobody else in my whole life had ever called me Jo. I reserved that just for him. I nodded at him. I moved up until we were face to face. Tears momentarily obscured my vision. I blinked them away.
"Jo, I need you to tell Sara I love her. Okay? Can you do that?" He coughed, sending a spray of blood onto my face.
I wanted to tell him to hang on, that he'd be fine. I wanted to tell him to shut the fuck up with his doom and gloom. I wanted to tell him he could tell Sara himself. But we both knew it wasn't true. I looked into his eyes, trying to convey everything I felt for him in just a look. He had been the big brother I had always wanted but never had. His family had welcomed me with open arms without really even knowing me. He had been the one constant in my life for the last six years. He'd been there when Sondra died and when Tricia had left me. I had never shared with him how important he was to me. I had never told him I loved him. And now I'd never be able to.
My tears were strangling me. Snot filled my bloody nostrils, and I couldn't catch my breath. Rufus rolled over and gave me his shoulder. A sob escaped from me as I wiped my face on his shirt.
"Tell my sons how much I love them, okay? Don't let them forget me. Make sure nothing happens to them, okay?" His voice broke as the tears flowed down his face. "God, I wanted to see them grow up." He gave a deep, guttural cough, blood now flowing from his mouth. "Jo, I don't want to die." The tears streaming down his face mingled with the blood.
I reached up and placed my forehead on his. I rubbed my cheek against the cold, clammy skin. I tried to put all my love into the touch. I lay back down, allowing our foreheads to remain connected. I stared into his eyes, willing him to know he was not alone. He gave another deep cough and blood came flowing from his mouth in a wave. As I stared into his eyes, his pupils dilated until his hazel eyes were black. One last breath escaped him, and he was gone.
I stared at Rufus for a long time, hoping he would take another breath. He didn't. His face sagged closer to the floor as if gravity got stronger without life to hold it at bay. I thought about what I would say to Sara and the boys. How do you explain something so random and pointless? I wondered why it hadn't been me. I had no family and no real life to speak of. The only people in the world who cared about me were Rufus and Bailey.
I rolled away from his body onto my other side. I couldn't bring myself to look at him any more. My chest felt like someone had stuck his hand into it and ripped out my heart. That scene from Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom where the priest tore out the man's still beating heart flashed through my mind. I felt so helpless and so completely alone.
As I lay there sobbing and trying to breathe, I saw a shadow on the floor. Charles had come to finish me too. A bolt of terror shot through me, followed by relief. Maybe I wouldn't have to take this pain much longer.
When I turned my body towards the shadow, I saw not Charles but a police officer's face pressed against the window. Rufus and I were across from the window in the dining area, and the woman in the muumuu had been killed on the other side of the window in the living area. I wasn't sure if the officer could see any of us, so I gritted my teeth and began rolling towards the window. I felt the sun on my skin before I saw it and knew I was now in view of the cop. My head made its final revolution. I saw the shocked look on the cop's face.
His mouth moved slowly, and I made out the words, "Where is he?" I moved my eyes to the hallway and pointed with my head. When I turned back, the officer mouthed, "I'm getting help," and then he was gone from my sight.
I sank back to the floor, my face buried in the filthy carpet, for what seemed like an eternity. I became afraid I had just imagined seeing him there. My brain was starting to feel fuzzy. I had no idea how long it had been since we had entered the house. It felt like five hours, but it was probably thirty minutes. How quickly things can change in a space of minutes.
I started crying again. The tears oozed from my eyes onto the carpet. I knew we were all going to die here in this trashy little duplex. I'd spent the last five years trying to kill myself. I didn't have the guts to just do it, so I popped pills and injected dope in my veins hoping that one day I just wouldn't wake up. I finally met who made me believe life is worth living, right before it was going to end. It just wasn't fair. The universe had the most fucked up sense of humor ever.
My sobs faded away as I became too exhausted to sustain them. As I quieted, I heared noises outside. There were two sirens off in the distance, their mournful wailing growing closer and closer until it stopped. I heard several cars idling outside. Then I heard the snoring in the bedroom stop. The bed creaked once and footsteps approached from the hallway.
I looked up and saw Charles approaching me. He kicked me hard in the stomach as he passed by. I bent in half like a pill bug as new flashes of pain ran through me. Charles neared the window and cautiously peered out. He then pulled the cord and dropped the blinds, leaving the room in an eerie, dim twilight.
"Now the fun starts." His voice sounded gleeful, and he giggled. He headed back down the hallway and returned a minute later pushing Bailey. He shoved her, and she fell down on the floor beside me.
My heart broke when I saw her. She was naked from the waist down. Her legs were untied, but she had red marks around her ankles. Dried blood was caked on her thighs and beneath it were several finger sized bruises. Her shirt and bra had been ripped open and left to hang off her shoulders exposing her breasts, which were also covered in bruises. Her chest and belly had several large bite marks, the edges red and raw. A few bites had even broken the skin leaving little squares of blood. Her wrists were tied in front of her, and the skin under the ropes was abraded and raw. The rope burns extended down her hands almost to her knuckles. I guessed her hands had been tied above her head. Her beautiful face had taken the brunt of the abuse. Her bottom lip was split. Along the middle was a bleeding gash. Her left cheekbone had a large, angry red bruise with swelling that extended from her ear to her nose and up around her left eye. The white part of her right eye was blood red. Her right cheek bore a bite mark that had completely penetrated the skin. Dried blood made an oval on the skin. I looked into her eyes and saw nothing but hopeless despair. She didn't believe we would make it out of this alive either.
She glanced back at Rufus' body and then at me, the question in her eyes. I shook my head as fresh tears came to my eyes. She mouthed, "I'm sorry," and reached up to place her bound hands gently on my face.
Charles, who had been standing with an eye peering through the blinds, turned and saw Bailey touching me. He kicked at her hands viciously, and I heard a loud snap. Bailey drew in a gasping breath and then screamed. Two of her fingers hung at awkward angles, obviously broken. She pulled the injured hand into her abdomen and writhed in pain. Charles stomped to the bedroom and returned with the roll of duct tape. He ripped off a piece and stuck it over her mouth, silencing her cries.
At that moment, the phone rang. Charles looked at it but didn't pick it up. Finally it stopped only to start again. The sound was jarring in the silent house. After the third series of rings, Charles picked up the receiver. He didn't say a word.
After a few seconds, he said, "It don't fuckin matter what my name is, and I don't give a good goddamn what yours is either. Look, I don't want nothing from you. I'm almost done here and then y'all can have the bodies." With that, he hung up. He ripped the phone from the wall and threw it down the hallway.
He towered over me. From my position on the floor, all I could see was his lower legs. I just knew he was going to kick me again. Instead, he bent down, his knees popping loudly. He grabbed the tape covering my mouth and cruelly ripped it off.
The pain was excruciating. I was convinced all the skin from that part of my face still clung to the piece of tape. I started to cry out, but he stuck his face in mine and spoke in an ominously quiet voice. "Shut the fuck up. Our last deal still applies. If you speak a word without me telling you to, I will shoot you. You do believe me when I say that right?"
His breath was hot on my face, and it smelled as if something had crawled in his mouth and died. His body odor was overpowering, but underneath it was the faint smell of sex. "Yes," I croaked. My throat was raw and sore. My voice was barely more than a whisper.
"Good. I'm glad you realize the stakes here. We are going to play a little game." He sat down on the floor Indian style with Bailey and me on each side of him. He tapped her on the head with the gun. "While this one and I were…bonding, she told me about you two. Said y'all were lovers. I'm assuming y'all mean something to each other. So, here's what we're going to do. I'm going to ask you a question, and if I'm not satisfied with the answer, I'll shoot her. You got that?"
I nodded and looked at Bailey. Her eyes were full of terror. Did she trust me with her life? Did I trust myself?
He caressed Bailey's injured cheek with the gun and then turned back to me. "How old were you when you lost your virginity?"
I hesitated for a moment, the bizarre question catching me completely by surprise. He pointed the gun at Bailey's head.
"Do not make me repeat myself."
"I was seven," I whispered. "Please don't hurt her." My tone was pleading.
"Whether or not I hurt her is totally up to you now." He paused and ran his hand over Bailey's breast. "Although it would be a shame to kill her. She has such fine tits. Has she told you how much she likes dick? She told me over and over again how much she enjoyed having my dick inside her. Oh yeah, she begged for more. You can't give her that, can you?" He eyed me, waiting for an answer.
"No. No, I can't."
"Damn right, fucking dyke. I've never understood your type. Why would such a fine ass woman as this want to fuck someone without a dick? I just don't get it. Don't get it at all. So, you were seven huh? What'd you do, fuck the little retarded girl in your class?"
"No," I said not wanting to go down this road. How much more degradation could this bastard cause?
"Come on. I need more of an answer than that. You wanna save your little girlfriend here, I want details."
"My father fucked me, alright. He fucked me until I was 14." Bile was rising in my throat. My stomach was empty, but I felt the dry heaves coming on. I took a few deep breaths, and the feeling subsided.
"Your father, huh? That explains everything. No wonder you're a dyke. So, what happened when you were 14? You get too old for him? He only liked baby pussy?"
I felt the rage growing inside me. I tried to quell it, fearing for Bailey's safety if it came out, but I just couldn't. Years of anger boiled up from my stomach and came spewing from my mouth.
I flailed on the ground trying desperately to free myself from the ropes.
"But I told you what would happen. It's not you I'm going to shoot." With that, he pointed the gun at Bailey's chest and fired.
My eyes widened in shock. Before I could scream, I saw the barrel of the gun pointed at my head. I saw a bright flash and then nothing.


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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2002, 3(10), 1048-1057; doi:10.3390/i3101048
Effect of Dissolved Humic Substances on the Photochemical Degradation Rate of 1-Aminopyrene and Atrazine
Department of Biology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA
Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA
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Received: 7 June 2002 / Accepted: 1 September 2002 / Published: 31 October 2002
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Humic substances (HS) are ubiquitous in the environment, and can act as photosensitizers in the redox reactions of some photochemical processes. The influence of HS in these reactions varies with the HS type and concentration. The total organic carbon content (TOC) of some commercial HS (such as soil and river humic acid, and fulvic acid) was studied. 1-Aminopyrene (1-AP) and 1-hydoxypyrene (1-HP) are carcinogenic and slightly water-soluble polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). The impact of PAH on natural environment is related to their photolysis rates and photoproducts; therefore, it is of interest to study the photolysis of these compounds. Our previous study showed that the photolysis rate of 1-HP was inhibited by HS. In this study, photolysis of 1-AP was conducted with pure water, natural river water, and pure water containing commercial HS. It was found that the photolysis rate of 1-AP can be inhibited or enhanced by HS, depending on the type and concentration. The first order photolysis rate constant of 1-AP (10 μM) in phosphate buffer (pH 7.0, 1 mM) containing a humic acid (20-80 ppm) was enhanced by up to 5 folds. With a fulvic acid (20-80 ppm), it was enhanced by about 2 folds. With a soil humic acid, it was enhanced by about 2 folds at the concentration of 20 ppm and was inhibited by up to 4 folds at the concentration of 80 ppm. Atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamine-6-isopropylamino-s-triazine) is a widely used herbicide. It is toxic, often bioaccumulative and persistent. In this study, the effect of HS on the photochemical fate of atrazine was also studied. The results showed that photolysis of atrazine can be enhanced by humic acid, depending on the type and concentration of humic acid. The fulvic acid has no effect on its photolysis within 10 days.Keywords:
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The Effects of Uncertainty Avoidance on Brand Performance: Marketing Creativity, Product Innovation and the Brand DurationMarco S. GiarratanaDepartment of Management & Technology Anna TorresUniversitat Pompeu Fabra - Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences February 2007 Abstract: This paper investigates the link between brand performance and cultural primes in high-risk, innovation-based sectors. In theory section, we propose that the level of cultural uncertainty avoidance embedded in a firm determine its marketing creativity by increasing the complexity and the broadness of a brand. It determines also the rate of firm product innovations. Marketing creativity and product innovation influence finally the firm marketing performance. Empirically, we study trademarked promotion in the Software Security Industry (SSI). Our sample consists of 87 firms that are active in SSI from 11 countries in the period 1993-2000. We use the data coming from SSI-related trademarks registered by these firms, ending up with 2,911 SSI-related trademarks and a panel of 18,213 observations. We estimate a two stage model in which first we predict the complexity and the broadness of a trademark as a measure of marketing creativity and the rate of product innovations. Among several control variables, our variable of theoretical interest is the Hofstede's uncertainty avoidance cultural index. Then, we estimate the trademark duration with a hazard model using the predicted complexity and broadness as well as the rate of product innovations, along with the same control variables. Our evidence confirms that the cultural avoidance affects the duration of the trademarks through the firm marketing creativity and product innovation. Number of Pages in PDF File: 19 Keywords: Trademark duration, creativity, uncertainty avoidance cultural index JEL Classification: M31 Date posted: July 25, 2007Suggested CitationContact Information
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"Raphael's accounts of women in lower levels and exploited forms of prostitution complements what researchers conducting street-level prostitution research have been saying for more than a decade. To her credit, Raphael is able to put a human face on what has been a hidden tragedy in the country and abroad. I applaud her efforts and hope that many more books and articles will be written on this subject. In order to intimately understand the tragedy of prostituted women, this book is well worth reading for anyone."—National Women's Studies Association Journal
The harrowing story of a womans descent into prostitution and addiction, the remarkable tale of her recovery, and an exposé of the global trafficking industry.
For nineteen years, Olivia lived the shadowy life of stripper, streetwalker, and heroin addict on the fringes of society. Leaving a troubled home at age sixteen to land a seemingly glamorous job at a Chicago stripclub, she became trapped in a web of prostitution and drug addiction that eventually forced her onto the streets and into a world of hardship at the hands of abusive men. But Olivia, a resourceful, vibrant woman of color, ultimately escaped the prostitution lifestyle and is now director of addiction services at a community counseling program, working to support drug-dependent women. Listening to Olivia is the compelling account of her descent into poverty and abuse together with her hard fought recovery. By assimilating new research on the women and girls in prostitution—in addition to their male customers—Jody Raphael discovers that experiences like Olivia's are alarmingly common and argues that the sex trade as an institution promotes violence against women. Smashing both the common stereotype of the depraved streetwalker and abstract feminist arguments legitimizing prostitution as the sexual liberation of women, the author uncovers an emerging multimillion-dollar global trafficking industry that detains women in a violent cycle of exploitation and dependence. Olivia's own insights on her turbulent childhood, stripping in clubs, soliciting on the street, drug addiction, brutal pimps, her three pregnancies, and her extraordinary transformation highlight important new questions: who are the men who buy sex from such poor, strung out women; and why are so many of these men so violent? Olivia's story gives a human face to the overwhelmingly low-income, non-white, and unempowered young women in prostitution today. Combined with a wealth of new findings, this gripping and accessible study challenges the academy, the legal system, and society as a whole to wake up and listen to the women like Olivia.
Other titles by Jody Raphael: Saving Bernice, Freeing Tammy.
"What makes all of Raphael's books special is that she focuses each one on one individual, but includes the research findings about the topics covered, letting readers know how typical her cases are, and what social scientists know about the entire subject discussed."
—Sexual Assault Report"The most inspiring part of the book is Raphael's description of the long process of Olivia getting out ad healing from the 19 years of abuse she endured . . . Raphael provides a modest agenda to what society should do to prevent harm
to women from the sex trade, e.g. coordinated community response."
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"A major contribution to our understanding of the commercial sex industry in the United States. Jody Raphael weaves Olivia's story with research findings to provide a compelling, brutally honest, and thoroughly grounded portrait of the entrapment of impoverished women in prostitution, and the violence that is integral to its maintenance. This is a must read." —Jody Miller, University of Missouri–Saint Louis
JODY RAPHAEL is Senior Research Fellow, Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center, DePaul University College of Law. Freeing Tammy is the final volume of Raphael's trilogy about women, poverty, and violence in contemporary Chicago that includes Saving Bernice: Battered Women, Welfare, and Poverty (NUP, 2000) and Listening to Olivia: Violence, Poverty, and Prostitution (NUP, 2004). |


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Tomato and Concord Grape Tart with a Cornmeal Black Pepper Crust
Author Notes: Sweet grapes and bright, acidic cherry tomatoes come together beautifully in this simple fall tart recipe. The tart is fantastic just out of the oven, but after one day the flavors mellow considerably, making for some seriously delicious leftovers. I used a blend of Concord and seedless grapes and loved how they played against sweet orange cherry tomatoes. This simple tart is inspired by a tomato chevre tart I made earlier in the summer. - Elizabeth Stark
Serves 8
For the cornmeal black pepper crust
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup masa harina or finely ground cornmeal
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 6 tablespoons ice water
For the toppings
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved and seeded
- 1/4 cup Concord grapes, halved and seeded
- 1/4 cup seedless red or purple grapes, halved
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup red onion, sliced thin
- 1/3 cup feta, crumbled
- To prepare the dough, combine the flour, cornmeal, and sea salt in the bowl of a food processor.
- Chop up the butter, scatter on to the flour mixture, and then pulse 5 to 6 times to combine.
- Drizzle ice water over the mixture, and pulse just until dough holds together.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, gather into a disc, and then wrap tight in plastic. Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place a large rimmed baking sheet in the oven to preheat as well. Grease a 10 inch tart pan and set aside.
- Prepare the tomatoes and grapes, sprinkle with sea salt, and set aside.
- On a lightly floured sheet of parchment, roll the dough out into a 12 inch circle. Press into the tart pan, folding and excess dough into the sides. Place tart shell in the freezer to set up for 10 minutes.
- Brush the crust with olive oil and sprinkle on a pinch of sea salt. Arrange the tomatoes in concentric circles, and then dot with the grapes and onions.
- Set the tart on the preheated baking sheet, and bake for 20 minutes. Remove tart from oven, dot with feta, and bake for 5 minutes more.
- Cool tart for 20 minutes, or more, slice, and serve with a salad of bitter greens.
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This is excellent--and the pastry is practically perfect. I made individual tartlets for the first course of a dinner party and served them with basil granita. Yum. Thanks for a good recipe.


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Police arrests 18 civilians in Kathirkaamam[TamilNet, Wednesday, 11 July 2007, 11:23 GMT]Sri Lanka Police, in a cordon and search operation conducted Tuesday from 1:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m in Kathirkaamam area in Uva Province, arrested 18 civilians, including 14 Tamils staying in Kathirkaamam, for not having valid documents to establish their identity, police said. Kathirkaamam has been a place of pilgrimage and religious sanctity since prehistoric times, being the location of a temple dedicated by Hindus. German scholar Paul Wirz observed: "One could say that all religions are represented in Kataragama and that all are getting onwell with each other. All ritual differences seem to be resolved out here; all are reconciled with each other and even the feeling of caste is completely forgotten." External Links:
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Media mogul Elisabeth Murdoch and PR boss Matthew Freud have married in what was billed as the media wedding of the year.
Murdoch, daughter of billionaire media tycoon Rupert, wed Freud in front of around 60 close friends in the chapel of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.
The newlyweds posed for photographs before returning to a reception for close friends and family, including actor Ross Kemp and his girlfriend, News of the World editor Rebekah Wade. Freud owns Freud Communications, one of the UK's largest and and most powerful PR companies. He is also the son of Liberal Democrat raconteur and bon viveur Clement Freud. The Freud country home is China Corner in the grounds of Blenheim Palace. A barbecue for the children and a second reception will be held on Saturday for around 150 guests. Friction The union of Murdoch and Freud is interesting on several counts. From an industry point of view, the meeting of two powerful media clans leads naturally to speculation about future joint plans. And the star-studded glitz and secrecy of the do was a guaranteed draw.
But interest was also being sparked about just how some family members would behave at the celebrations, in the light of recent public declarations. Freud recently gave an interview to Vanity Fair magazine in which he accused his future father-in-law of having an old-fashioned attitude towards his daughter. Rupert Murdoch's former wife Anna Murdoch Mann also recently gave a scathing interview in Australian Woman's Weekly about her ex-husband. She accused him of causing the breakdown of their 32-year marriage by having an affair with former News Corporation executive Wendy Deng. Murdoch and Deng later married and had a child. Careers As for Friday's bride and bridegroom, they have both been married before. Both also have children by their first marriages, as well as their own nine-month-old daughter, Charlotte. Their careers are also well-matched. Like Freud, Murdoch is establishing herself as a business woman in her own right. She left her post as managing director of her father's Sky Networks last year. Now she is boss of her own TV production company, Shine Entertainment - for which Freud could easily provide lots of a showbusiness talent. |
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New Island Resources Inc. reports that on June 11, Anaconda Mining Inc. announced it has commenced an unsolicited offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares in New Island in consideration for one share of Anaconda for each three shares in New Island.
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The Flobots are the latest Creative-in-Residence at the Denver Art Museum. Their residency begins with Call and Response on May 2 and ends with a performance at Untitled Final Friday on May 29.
Joan Miró: Instinct & Imagination is on view through June 28 at the Denver Art Museum.
In celebration of Month of Photography Denver and the opening of our new photography exhibition,
The Denver Art Museum recently held a staff pumpkin-carving contest that was a lot of fun and really got people motivated (see the photos in the slide show below to see how creative we got).
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Teachers, parents, and kids will find inspiring activities, art supplies, and books in the Denver Art Museum's new North Shop. Come shop for these great items and explore many more.
Buckle up and hold on tight because the next stop on your imaginary road trip is the Denver Art Museum!
Planning a visit to the Denver Art Museum soon? We put together some suggestions for fun things you and your family can see and do while you're here.
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As a museum educator, I find most of my days at work to be wonderful, but, every once in a while, my job provides me with some truly extraordinary experiences.
On March 11, the DAM and Children's Hospital Colorado hosted a painting party at the hospital campus in Aurora for patients, families, and staff.
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Description | The Gorilla is a versatile mid-size pack with 4 built in pockets, side compression webbing, and a rugged exterior. Whether your weekend plans include a trek in dense forests or a ramble on high alpine ridges, the Gorilla Ultralight Backpack has the options you need, without weighing you down.
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I was worried about sacrificing comfort when searching for a pack that would lower base weight. The lower weight of the pack and my decision to forgo some gear in order to reduce weight made comfort a non-issue.
I put my gear to the test on a regular basis and took this pack on a month of hiking and motorcycling around Wyoming and Montana. It did well ask things considered, but after one season there is some noticeable cosmetic wear. Given my experience with the Gorilla, I plan to purchase my next pack from Gossamer Gear. (Posted on 2/25/15) - LOVE LOVE LOVEReview by Heather
Price Value Quality - Great for my bulkier cold-weather gearReview by Dan Bortz
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The new Robic Nylon material (which I've experienced previously with the Type 2 Utility Pack) is really tough. I tend to be really tough on packs, but my Gorilla still looks brand new. The fabric is also fairly water resistant, allowing only minimal water penetration after hiking in rain, sleet, and snow. Did I mention that this stuff looks really slick, too?
The new compression straps and lid straps are all an improvement over the old system of cords and cord locks. I'm guessing this system comes with a minor weight penalty, but the improved functionality is well worth it. The trekking pole holders are also a nice touch. As someone who goes for long periods of time without using his poles, it's nice to have a convenient way to secure them to my pack.
Once I installed the aluminum stay correctly (after an uncomfortable, obscenity-laden 22-mile day), the new Gorilla was super comfortable. To be 100% fair, the backwards stay was completely my own fault. When installed properly, it contoured my back nicely and did a fine job of transferring the pack's weight down to my hips. The new shoulder harness (softer, more breathable padding and a more ergonomic shape) and hip belt are both better than their predecessors and work together to create a very comfortable carry. The addition of a "rib strap" was a nice touch to the harness, as I like using it on my QuikSak, Type 2, and Minimalist, but there wasn't enough slack in the shoulder harness for me to make use of it on the Gorilla. I have very broad shoulders and chest, so I believe the problem lies more with my body shape than with the pack (most backpacking gear tends to fit me strangely).
There are several external pockets (laid out similarly to the previous Gorilla). The mesh used for the back pocket seems durable, and is a nice upgrade over the previously used material. I found it easy to get my water bottles in and out of the bottle pockets while hiking (a HUGE deal to me). The hip belt pockets fit my Otterbox-encased iPhone 5S snugly, but they may be a bit too small for the iPhone 6 or many of the larger Android phones. The other hip belt pocket was perfect for maps and a few snacks. The lid pocket is perfect for a few quick-access items, like my Sawyer Mini filter and my headlamp.
The new Gorilla is both aesthetically and functionally better than its predecessor and is well worth the upgrade. (Posted on 11/27/14) - Ideal 3 season multi day pack.Review by Martin Rye
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With its Dialled-in fit, and varied sizes I had no trouble matching the long size with a medium hipbelt to my 6'2″ frame.
The new shoulder straps are part of the new unisex harness and are by far the best shoulder straps of any version of the Gorilla packs I have used. The shoulder straps are down from 4in wide to 2.5; but thicker and more rounded and more comfortable. Ergonomic designed. I found the comfort notable and improved in use.
Shoulder straps are often overlooked in backpack construction design. It is essential shoulder straps are comfy and aid in effective load transfer and comfort, and the new Gorillas shoulder straps are very comfortable. Now unisex in design the Gorilla is open to so many more people to try and use.
The U frame internal stays supports the loads. While out testing the pack I carried extra kit than I would normally take to see how it coped, and never had any issues carrying the load and was able to hike over very rocky mountain terrain with ease and the stability as the Gorilla was tight to my back with a good centre of gravity from its small compact size.
The the 3rd generation pack has the new Robic material for its construction. It's a nylon material with a high tensile strength. It's supposed to be more puncture and abrasion resistant. As it's 100% nylon and not a mix, this material is claimed to be superior and longer lasting. I so far i'm impressed how this material has not suffered any abrasion - nor shows any signs of damage.
With side compression straps as standard you can tension the pack and reduce volume for a tight, stable carry.
As with past versions of the Gorilla the lid has a pocket and rolls over to close. The closure is improved and you can over-extend the lid. The new side-mounted straps make the lid way better and there are other improved features, like the trekking pole D rings to help stow your poles easier.
But the big points are that integration of the hip-belt, and the vastly improved shoulder straps. The Gorilla uses a Thinlight sit pad that is removable. This sits over the hip-belt which is now thicker and wider, locking it in, which improves lumbar comfort, and the pad is held in place by Power Mesh, which aids in wicking and comfort.
On a recent 3-day hike in the English Lake District I used this pack over some hard mountain terrain, I was impressed with the comfort and stability. What you need from a pack. The big rear pocket again has been improved and there are, if needed, lots of attachment points. Built in hipbelt pockets, big, easy to access on the move side pockets all make for a ideal backpacker's designed pack.
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This is the conclusion of a week long reviews of the most popular frozen Mac and Cheese meals available in the market. In the spotlight is the Stouffer's Macaroni and Cheese. Watch on to find out how it scores in Greg's scorecard. Watch the other parts at http://www.ifood.tv/video/frozen-mac-cheese-frodown-part-1-boston-market-video-review, http://www.ifood.tv/video/frozen-mac-cheese-frodown-part-2-smart-ones-video-review, http://www.ifood.tv/video/frozen-mac-cheese-frodown-part-3-lean-cuisine-video-review and http://www.ifood.tv/video/frozen-mac-cheese-frodown-part-4-amys-organic-video-review


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China, oil prices and the impact of regulation were among the topics hotly debated at Energy Risk's inaugural Commodities Trading and Investment Summit held in Geneva last month. Ned Molloy reports
Fund managers, chief investment officers, investment consultants, and traders gathered in the Hotel President Wilson next to Lake Geneva on June 21 for Energy Risk's inaugural Commodities Trading and Investment Summit, which attracted a panoply of speakers analysing commodity markets and investment strategies.
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Keith Wade, chief economist and strategist at Schroders, kicked off proceedings with his macro view of the economy and the outlook for commodities.
Although China has become the world's largest energy consumer, it still has a long way to go on a per-capita basis, Wade said. The average Chinese person consumes two barrels of oil per year compared to an average of more than 20 barrels in the US. If China were to match US consumption levels, it would require all the world's current energy supply.
Wade next analysed the chances of several key emerging markets overheating. He noted that food price increases had a much bigger impact on inflation in developing countries because they formed a greater proportion of people's personal expenditure and, hence, of the overall basket of goods used to measure inflation.
Nevertheless, Wade said Schroders foresaw a soft landing in China and did not put any serious weight to the scenario of the Chinese bubble bursting and dragging down the world economy.
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Next up was Tony Hall, explaining the approach of Duet Commodities Fund to managing market risk. The fund is agnostic on price direction, it expects 20% returns year on year, and is run on 99 Value at Risk, one-year one-day historical, Hall said. As well as the usual stress tests, Duet runs scenario-specific analyses, testing the resilience of the fund to specific extreme market-moving events.
Following Hall's talk was a panel discussion on emerging market risks. Julian Mayo, co-chief investment director at Charlemagne Capital, pointed out that China was still at an early stage of development. Convergence between the developed and developing world could actually happen with the shrinking of incomes per capita in the West, particularly with the US recovery losing steam, he said.
Jean-Marc Bonnefous, managing partner at Tellurian Capital Management, criticised the simplistic approach of treating commodities as just a gross domestic product (GDP) trade. Sean Corrigan, chief investment strategist at Diapson Commodities, agreed there was only a loose correlation between GDP and commodity prices.
Bonnefous stressed the magnitude of sharp slowdown in growth in China for global commodity markets. "If there's a hard landing, they will sell everything," he said, explaining that this presented the opportunity to buy lots of commodities cheaply and profit over the next five years.
The panellists clashed on whether quantitative easing (QE) in the US was helping or hindering China. Some thought China was telling the US to stop QE, while secretly wanting it.
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Corrigan criticised the widespread adulation of the Chinese economy as misplaced, criticising its centralised model as creating major distortions and inefficiencies. The mass power shortages in China were because of price suppression, he argued.
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