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There is a golf ball in one of my kitchen drawers. It's in my kitchen towel drawer to be exact…the drawer to the left of the kitchen sink, at the end of the kitchen counter. The golf ball is a Nike golf ball and it has been in that drawer for a long time…I mean for years.
Why is there a golf ball in my kitchen towel drawer? Well, I don't remember exactly how it got there originally. It was either because I took it away from then-much-younger brothers who were playing with the golf ball in the house and I was pretty sure that if the indoor golf ball play continued, something was either going to get broken or someone was going to get hurt when one brother decided to throw it at another brother. Or, it may have ended up there during a mad cleaning dash when guests were about to arrive at our home.
Both are plausible reasons why the Nike golf ball landed in the kitchen towel drawer. But, as I mentioned earlier, the golf ball has been in that same drawer for a long time…for years.
Every once in a while, I pick the golf ball up as I place clean kitchen towels into the drawer. I turn the ball over in my hand. Then…I place the golf ball back into its designated space…in the kitchen towel drawer and I push the drawer handle until the drawer closes snugly.
The golf ball reminds me of young brothers, sometimes with sister included, running through our house… giggling, yelling, wrestling, chasing, being underfoot, getting scolded to take their play out of the kitchen where I might be busy cooking a meal or washing dishes or putting groceries away or talking on the phone. The brothers, and sometimes sister, usually left the kitchen much as they entered…giggling, yelling, wrestling, or chasing.
Squeals and screams would come and go, into and out of our kitchen, throughout days and over months and years. A door frame leading from our kitchen into the laundry room marks the heights of the brothers and the sister who passed through that kitchen.
The kitchen is quieter now…noisy conversations conducted by deeper voices descend upon it less frequently. But, every now and again there still may be quick-paced footsteps heard in that kitchen, accompanied by giggles and yelling and even some chasing.
I treasured the kitchen traffic then…and I treasure it now. And as a memorial…I keep a golf ball in my kitchen drawer.


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The small boy they led into the room was eight but he only looked about six. His blond, wavy hair was thick and hung over his forehead, into his eyes. The boy didn't seem to notice and didn't try to wipe it out. He stared straight forward, a blank look in his eyes. He looked blind, but he wasn't. Johnny had seen the boy before and he wasn't blind.
"What are they going to do to him, father?" Johnny asked the man standing beside him. He called Victor father, but he wasn't his father. Johnny didn't have a father, or a mother. None of the kids at the institute did. He just had Victor...and Uncle Lee - but he was Johnny's secret friend.
"Just watch." Victor clasp his hands behind his back and watched through a large window. The room on the other side of the window was about medium size and was equipped with only an exam table. The walls were bright white and a large fluorescent light on the ceiling made it even brighter.
Johnny watched the three men in long white lab coats lead the blond boy to the table. One of the men lifted the boy onto the table and laid him on his back. Johnny could feel the boy's fear like a heat wave, though the boy lay silent and unmoving.
"They're scaring him." Johnny said.
"No." Victor murmured. "He isn't scared. He doesn't feel like we do. None of them do."
Johnny stepped closer to the window and flattened his hands on the glass. One of the men pressed his palm to the boy's head and held him down while another placed a scalpel to the boy's throat. The boy's fear spun into a whirlwind of terror, hitting Johnny hard, like a physical force, causing him to take a step back. His eyes widened as the man with scalpel cut an incision across the boy's throat. Blood drained out and pooled on the table. The boy coughed and blood spittle sprayed from his mouth then trickled from the corner. The boy's eyes went dead.
"Why are they killing him?" Johnny cried. Tears filled his eyes.
"They aren't." Victor said quietly, watching intently. "Just watch, Johnny."
Johnny's throat was tight as he turned his attention back to the boy on the table. The incision on the boy's throat slowly healed. The boy gasped and drew in a sharp breath. A fierce wave of terror hit Johnny. But it wasn't his own. The boy's mind spun chaotically and suddenly his thoughts came together in one single word that screamed through his head.
Paul McCormick sat at the oblong table and stared at the two way mirror. His reflection stared back at him, revealing a man on the edge. He knew this procedure. He was usually on the other side of that glass. He could feel the unseen eyes watching him and for the first time since entering law enforcement, felt a shred of pity for the criminal who had to sit there and wait.
But the men he'd put at this table were usually guilty. He himself was...what? Innocent? Hadn't he been holding his weapon on officer Brent while he let the suspect escape? It still made no sense to him. What the hell had happened back there at the house? How could he literally forget what had taken place between the time Officer Brent had handcuffed the suspect and the moment McCormick realized Sergeant Kempt was holding his weapon on him?
The door to the interrogation room opened. Police Chief Tim Ukiah entered and took a seat across from McCormick. Tim Ukiah had just enough Native American in him to color his hair a deep black and tint his skin, and at times got razzed about being the Chief. Perhaps that was why he wore his hair short and dressed like a white man.
Paul was okay with the Chief. He was straight forward but fair. He didn't pull any punches but he didn't throw unnecessary ones either. Paul had never felt uneasy in the presence of the Chief. Until now.
Ukiah laid a folder on the table in front of him and opened it. "Paul." Ukiah cleared his throat and looked at the detective. "There's a Dr. Orlando here who would like to speak with you about what happened. The feds are coming in on this too, they'll want to speak with you as well."
Paul ignored the information about the feds, that was to be expected. But the doctor? "What kind of doctor are we talking about?" Paul asked slowly, defensively.
"A doctor of psychiatry."
"A shrink." Paul corrected. He grew visibly agitated. "Look, I don't know what happened out there, but I'm not crazy."
"No one is suggesting that." Ukiah assured him.
Paul leaned back in his chair and shook his head. "Right." He leaned forward. "You think I don't recognize that tone? The one we all use to convince a suspect we're not really accusing them of anything just yet, when we're already convinced he's guilty? I'm not a fucking criminal, Tim. I can't explain what happened, but don't treat me like a scum bag suspect."
"Just calm down, Paul." Ukiah said. "I don't think you're guilty of anything, and I don't think you're crazy. But something happened out there that no one can explain. Dr. Orlando is just here to try and help us figure it out. He came in on his own, I didn't call him."
Paul frowned. "Why would he come here without being called in?"
"He thinks..." Ukiah cleared his throat. "He thinks our suspect may be one of his patients."
"Excuse me?"
"Why don't I just let you talk to him." Ukiah said and stood up. "He can better explain it."
Ukiah went to the door and opened it, then motioned for someone to enter. A man walked in and stood beside Ukiah. He was middle-aged but his neatly trimmed hair and thin neat beard gave him a younger appearance. He had a pleasant demeanor but something in his clear blue eyes put Paul on edge. A wolf in sheep's clothing was the first thought to cross his mind.
"This is Dr. Orlando." Ukiah told Paul. "From the West Ridge Behavioral Institute." He looked at Orlando. "This is Detective Paul McCormick."
Orlando approached the table and held out his hand. "It's good to meet you, detective."
Paul hesitated then accepted his hand, nodding. Ukiah remained at the door while Orlando took the seat across from Paul.
"I'll be out here if you need anything." Ukiah told Orlando, then cast Paul a quick glance before exiting the room.
As soon as he was gone, Paul eyed Orlando. "What is the West Ridge Behavioral Institute? Is that some fancy name for a nut house?"
"No." Orlando spoke low as he looked through the file Ukiah had left on the table. "I'm not a shrink, detective. I specialize in behavioral modification and therapy."
"Which means?"
Orlando looked up. "Which means...I don't spend my days talking to repressed men about their twisted relationship with their mamas." He returned his attention to the file. "My work is real science."
My ass, Paul thought as he studied the other man. "Why do you think our suspect is one of your patients?" Paul asked. "Do you have an escapee unaccounted for?"
Orlando raised his eyes without lifting his head. "The people we're working with at the institute aren't patients." He said low. "And West Ridge isn't a prison. No one escaped."
"My mistake." Paul murmured. "Why do you think our suspect is one of your...people?"
Orlando didn't answer immediately as he looked through the papers in the file. He cleared his throat and looked up. "Why don't you tell me what happened at the Stuart residence."
Paul shook his head. "I don't know what happened. One minute my weapon is aimed at the suspect, and the next..." He faltered. "...he's gone and I'm holding Officer Brent at gunpoint. That's all I remember."
Orlando looked at the file again. "Sergeant Kempt stated that you ordered the release of the suspect." He looked up again. "That you threatened Officer Brent's life if the suspect wasn't released."
"I don't remember that." Paul said tightly.
Orlando sat back and looked at McCormick thoughtfully. "Did anything else...unusual happen?"
"Like what?"
Orlando leaned forward, eyes slightly narrowed. "Did your...nose bleed?"
"Yeah." Paul frowned. "Why? Does that mean something?"
Dr. Orlando tensed with renewed interest.
The Shadow Pines motel sign was back lit by the late afternoon sun and overshadowed by the looming Rockies. Jonathon parked the SUV in front of a row of bungalow type rooms and turned off the truck.
The engine ticked. Clarice asked softly, "Are we safe?"
"For now." Jonathon tugged the keys from the ignition and opened the driver door. "Wait here. I'll get us a room."
Jonathon headed for the small building a few yards away with a sign on the door that read Office. He seemed a fraction more relaxed and that helped Clarice relax a little. Actions speak louder than words, her mother used to say. Jonathon could tell her to relax until he was blue in the face, but as long as he was tense, she would be tense.
She wondered when, exactly, the full weight of her grief would hit her. Although she'd done her share of crying since the loss of her family, she knew the worst was yet to come. And that scared her, almost as much as all this insanity scared her. A part of her was actually glad to be distracted from her grief and the unbearable reality behind it.
A heavy breeze swirled leaves and dust into the air, passing behind the SUV in a small dust devil. The shrubbery in front of the rooms shuddered and rattled. Clarice resisted the anxiety that threatened to rise up inside her. Jonathon said they were safe for now. He wouldn't have stopped if he hadn't believed that one hundred percent, that much she was certain of. For whatever reason, he was compelled to keep her alive and everything he did seemed directed towards that end.
The office door opened and Jonathon came out with a room key clutched in his hand. He motioned for her get out of the rig. When she was at his side, he handed her the key. "We're in room five. Unlock the door. I have to grab something from the truck."
Clarice walked down the narrow concrete walk till she came to the bungalow with a brass number 5 on the door. She unlocked the door, opened it and stepped inside. The room was medium size with a full size bed, an adjoining bathroom and even a small kitchenette.
The SUV's door shut outside and she stepped deeper into the room as Jonathon entered behind her and closed the door. He was carrying a black sports bag.
"What's that?" She asked.
Jonathon set the bag on the end of the bed. "An overnight bag." He said. "The owner of the SUV left it behind." He unzipped the main top zipper. "There's a couple clean t-shirts and some socks and stuff." He looked at her. "If you want to take a shower, you can grab a clean shirt to put on."
They had been going full boar ahead since they'd left Aaron's house that she'd forgotten she was still wearing the same clothes she'd changed into after the funeral. She suddenly felt grimy and in desperate need of a shower. She wondered if she smelled too. Maybe that's why he had suggested the shower. At any rate, it was a good idea.
"A shower sounds nice." She said quietly.
Jonathon reached into the bag and took out a folded white t-shirt and handed it to her. "Go ahead and shower now." He said. "You'll feel a lot better, and it'll help you sleep."
She took the shirt but hesitated before heading for the bathroom. "You said when we stopped you would..." she let the sentence roll away.
"After you shower." He said quietly, his back to her. "The hot water will help get rid of the tension in your body and help you relax." He gradually unpacked the bag, checking the contents. "And trust me, you're gonna need to be relaxed to hear this."
"It was you...wasn't it?" Clarice suddenly whispered before she could think about what she was saying. "Twenty years ago...it was you who saved me and my family. But...how?"
A tension rippled through Jonathon as he continued to stand with his back to her. "After your shower." Was all he said.
Clarice nodded though he couldn't see her. She went into the bathroom and closed the door. She set the t-shirt on the small counter next to the sink then looked at her reflection. She barely recognized the woman staring back at her. Hair messed. Eyes haunted. Skin pale. She looked dead. Maybe she was. Maybe this was all just some weird transition into the next life. What if the man who had killed her family was really a demon, trying to drag her to hell. And Jonathon...
Maybe Jonathon is an angel...trying to get me to heaven.
Jonathon sat on the edge of the bed, elbows resting on his knees, head in his hands. His eyes were closed as he listened to the thought as it drifted through his head. But it wasn't his thought. He tried not to invade her privacy, but he couldn't help hearing her.
An angel. Him? He didn't want her to see him that way. He was no angel, not even close. It would be great if that were the case. Him being her guardian angel, keeping her out of the hands of the devil while he guided her to heaven. How gallant and honorable that would be. But unfortunately it was nothing of the kind.
He released a slow sigh and pressed his palms into his eyes as a sudden warm sensation rushed through him as he felt Clarice's mind and body begin to relax beneath the hot shower spray. A new ache spread through him and he struggled to resist it. But the need and desire was there, whether he embraced it or not. The intense longing to hold Clarice to him and make love to her was nearly more than he could handle. But he knew he could never go there with her if she didn't know the truth about him...and once she did, would she even let him near her?
He didn't know how long he'd been sitting there, before he realized the shower had turned off. When he heard the bathroom door open, he lifted his head from his hands and opened his eyes.
Steam drifted out of the bathroom door as Clarice stepped out. Her wet hair clung to her shoulders and neck. The t-shirt hung down to mid-thigh. She wasn't wearing her pants and her legs were still slightly damp, the bandage around her wound wet and beginning to loosen a little.
The strong scent of shampoo drifted to Jonathon as he stared at the woman. He tried to avert his eyes, but he couldn't stop them from taking in every inch of her body or prevent them from lingering briefly on her full breasts, braless beneath the t-shirt, her firm nipples pressing out against the thin material.
As he gazed at her, he wondered if the intense hunger inside him showed in his eyes. Could she feel how much he wanted her? He tried to block his own mind from probing her thoughts, but it was pointless. She wanted him, almost as much as he wanted her, and he didn't think she even realized it. Not fully, anyway.
"Feel better?" He asked as he tore his eyes away. And that's how it felt, like he literally had to tear his eyes off her.
"Much." She said softly, clearly self conscious standing before him with very little covering her. As if to explain why she was dressed so skimpy, she added nervously, "My pants had blood soaked all through the leg...I rinsed them out in the sink and hung them up to dry."
"You should hang them out here by the heater." He said as he stood up, forcing his eyes to look anywhere but at her. "And your bandage will need to be redressed."
He could feel her eyes on him, but he knew if he looked at her again - really looked at her - he might do something impulsive and stupid.
"I can change the bandage." She said slowly. "If you want to shower."
He cleared his throat and chanced a quick glance at her. "Shower sounds good."
"I'll just..." She moved back towards the bathroom. "...get my pants and bring them out here."
She disappeared in the bathroom as Jonathon grabbed a dark blue t-shirt from the bag then, as an afterthought, grabbed a pair of boxers as well. He didn't really take to wearing another man's underwear, but they were clean and he'd already spent too long in the shorts he was wearing.
When Clarice returned with her wet jeans, he headed to the bathroom. "Hang them by the radiator heater beneath the window." he said as he stepped into the bathroom. "They should dry by morning." He closed the door, took a deep breath and felt his heart beat against the inside of his chest like a bird going crazy in its cage. He'd never felt this level of desire for a woman before. He had never, in fact, felt any desire for a woman before meeting Clarice for the first time. He knew how to deal with physical threats, he knew how to fight an enemy...but he had no idea how to deal with this.
He turned on the shower and shed his clothes then stepped beneath the hot spray. His whole body, heart and mind ached for Clarice and the evidence of it was too obvious. After washing his hair and body, he cranked the shower temperature to cool and stood beneath the cold spray until it affected him appropriately. But he knew the cool down effect wouldn't last for long.
When he left the shower, he dried off, slipped on the t-shirt and pulled on the boxers then his jeans. He couldn't go back out there in only the boxers and t-shirt. He needed more confinement than just the thin boxers.
The motel room was already growing dim with twilight as the sun faded behind the mountains when Jonathon finally left the bathroom. Clarice was sitting on one side of the bed, her knees drawn up and the t-shirt pulled down over them to her ankles.
"You should cover up." He said. "It's gonna get cold."
"It's warm enough with the heater." She said quietly, watching him as he went to the window and looked out into the deepening shadows of the oncoming night.
He knew they were safe for awhile, but he still couldn't relax completely. There was more than one threat out there, coming their way. "Did you change the bandage?" He asked low without looking at her.
"Does it hurt bad?" He asked.
"Not too bad." She said. "I'll live...for now, anyway."
Jonathon looked at her. A tiny smile played at the corners of her mouth and it was the most beautiful thing to see. For this one moment, she had let go of the horror of this situation and allowed herself to relax.
"I'm sorry." She said. "I couldn't resist that last bit."
A faint smile pulled at the corner of Jonathon's lips, he couldn't resist it. "Don't apologize. It's nice...to see you more relaxed."
A more prominent smile touched her lips. He stared at her mouth, unable to look away. Good god, how he wanted to kiss those lips. Feel them drop kisses on his neck, brushing across his ear as she pressed her warm, soft body against his...
"Are you all right?" She asked softly, snapping him out of his thoughts.
He cleared his throat and looked away, forcing his eyes back out the window. "Yeah." He could hear the thickness in his own voice and was certain she hadn't missed it either.
"Please tell me what's happening." She spoke in a near whisper. "Come over here, sit down." She flattened her hand on the bed. "And talk to me. Please."
The bird in his chest was beginning to flutter its wings again, a little faster with each passing moment. He had to tell her. If not everything just yet, at least a good part of it. But where the hell did he begin?
He walked around to the opposite side of the bed and sat on the edge, his back to her. He couldn't look her in the eyes as he tried to explain the chaos he'd created in her life. And just simply looking at her distracted him too much, made it impossible for him to collect his thoughts.
"Clarice." He cringed at the tremor in his voice, but couldn't seem to vanquish it. "There's so much to tell you...I'm not sure how or where to begin."
Her hand touched his shoulder and he flinched, hard. He didn't trust himself to turn and look at her. What was she doing?
"That isn't what I meant." She said softly. "I want you to tell me what's happening...between us."
The fluttering bird in his chest went into spasms. He realized he was more prepared to tell her the truth about their situation than he was to talk to her about how she made him feel.
"I don't." He swallowed thickly. "I don't understand what you mean."
Her other hand touched him and he could feel her nearly naked body press up closer to his back. When she spoke, her lips brushed the back of his neck, sending electrifying shivers down his spine. "Yes you do." She whispered. "You think I don't see how you look at me? After I took my shower, do you think I missed the hunger in your eyes as you sat there and stared at me like a starving man?" She pressed her lips against the nape of his neck. "I know you want me. I want you too."
Her hands rubbed gently across his tense shoulders, making his head spin. He could feel her hunger and need for him, not only in her touch but igniting her mind as well. It was intense to the point of desperation. And then he understood.
"Clarice." Jonathon stood up quickly, pulling away from her touch. He had to get away from that touch or nothing would stop him from giving in to it, regardless of why she wanted him. His chest heaved and he struggled to steady his voice. "You don't really want me. This is a common feeling among those who have been rescued from life and death situations. It's called transference. The survivor experiences feelings and emotions that are brought on strictly by gratitude for the one who saved them. But the feelings aren't real." He looked at her as her lovely dark eyes gazed back at him. Maybe it was better that her feelings weren't real. "I could be...anyone. And you would still have these feelings."
A sheen of tears glistened in Clarice's eyes, making Jonathon hate himself for having to say that to her. She was in a desperate situation and she needed comfort, she needed to feel connected to someone, emotionally and physically. She needed to be held, and made love to, and assured that somehow - somehow - everything would be okay. And had she continued to look at him that way, tears in her eyes, he couldn't have resisted her. But she blinked back the tears and looked away.
"You're wrong." Was all she offered in response as she scooted back to the other side of the bed and slipped beneath the blankets.
He stared at her for a long moment as she lay on her side, turned away from him. Again he wondered how much better he'd really made things for her by altering the events of her life. But he remembered too clearly how things had played out the first time, and surely nothing - not even this - could be worse than that.
He tried to take some measure of comfort in that as he returned to the bed where he was sitting previously. "I said I would explain things to you when we stopped." He said. "And I think it's time I did."
"I don't care anymore." Clarice whispered, her voice thick with tears. "I don't want to know. In the morning, I want you to leave...without me. My fate is my fate." Her voice grew quieter still and heavy with tears. "You shouldn't have to die because of me."
The torment inside Clarice's mind sliced through Jonathon's head like a razor. He squeezed his eyes shut as they threatened to fill with their own tears. Her pain was excruciating and it ripped him apart inside.
He stood up quickly and walked to the door, opened it then paused without looking at Clarice. "I'm not leaving you here." His voice was low but firm. "And anyone or anything that intends to hurt you...will have to kill me first."
He left the room, closing the door a bit too hard behind him.
Inside the interrogation room, Dr. Orlando continued to interview Detective McCormick. Tim Ukiah watched through the observation window. There was something he distinctly disliked about Orlando, he just couldn't put his finger on it. The man reminded Tim of a dangerous politician, if there was any other kind. A politician who looked people in the eye and made them trust him, when deep in his corrupt mind he was planning the next world war or holocaust or something to that effect.
Tim shook his head. His Indian heritage was beginning to surface. He imagined that plenty of the white men who made promises to his ancestors had this guy's look and demeanor. It wasn't that Tim was prejudice against the white man, he was one quarter white himself, but he knew the look of deceit when he saw it and he often wondered if that ability to spot bullshit wasn't inherited from his native ancestors.
The good doctor was involved in all this insanity, Tim was certain of that, but just exactly how remained to be seen. Because Tim was also convinced that Orlando wasn't being straight about this patient of his. Orlando didn't look like any kind of psychiatrist Tim had ever met. What he looked like to Tim was a scientist of some form, and not the kind that worked on cancer cures or anything else so noble. The idea of what this man might create gave Tim the creeps.
Maybe he was just letting his imagination run away with him. There really wasn't any concrete evidence this man wasn't exactly who he said he was. It was just a feeling in Tim's gut. And he'd learned to trust those gut feelings. They'd saved his life more than a few times.
The door to the small room opened and an officer stepped in. "Sir."
Tim looked away from the window. "What is it?"
"Sir, the Colorado state police located our rig." He said. "The one the suspect took."
Tim grew alert. "Where was it?"
"At the residence of a Dale Chambers." The officer said. "Apparently the guy drove it home and parked it right in his driveway out front."
Tim frowned. "I don't understand." He said. "Dale Chambers. Is that our suspect?"
The officer shook his head. "No, sir. When the state police arrested him, he claimed to have no idea how he came to be driving the vehicle. According to Chambers, he thought he was still driving the SUV he and his wife bought two years ago."
"That doesn't make sense." Tim's frown deepened. "How can you think you're driving one rig when you're driving another..." The words faded away as he turned back to the window and his eyes came to rest on McCormick. "What the hell is going on?" He whispered.
His eyes shifted to Orlando. The feeling in his gut intensified. Just what the hell were they mixed up in? And more importantly...what kind of suspect were they dealing with?
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Tell us about you
I was born and raised in the hills of Perth but always knew I wanted to travel. My first adventure overseas wasn't until I was 19 but since then I have worked my way through several countries in corporate hospitality, living in Europe for three years and Canada for 18 months. I'm always looking forward to the next adventure!
Favourite travel destination and why
Too many for just one! Sailing in Croatia and walking through the waterfalls of Plitvice National Park has got to be right up there.
How many countries have you visited?
29 (I think)
Most recent adventure
I actually ventured to Bali for the first time ever in January. It was fantastic! Prior to that I visited South America crossing the Andes from Buenos Aires to La Paz, including a three-day crossing of the amazing Salar de Uyuni salt flats.
Best travel memory
Galloping across the desert on a horse in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Awesome.
Best travel tips
Always try and learn a few words of the local language. It's amazing how helpful people be when you try and make an effort.
Favourite food experience
Drinking warm Glühwein and eating Christstollen while wandering in the snow around the magical Christmas markets of Germany.


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Key Performance Indicators 1
From Virbus
[edit] 1 Summary
[edit] 2 Why should you use it?
The purpose of key performance indicators is to provide to decision makers in the organisation a measurable indicators for measuring or judging the organisational performance and for measuring the achievements of organisational objectives. KPI's are the tool for internal business analysis and for controlling the strategy outcome. KPI's are critically important for a host of hospitality decision making situations and they can help hospitality managers in their efforts to ensure efficient and effective management of resources and to achieve the main objective of any organisation – maximisation of the profit. Nevertheless the KPI's, as they are uniform for all organisations, assure the managers a tool for benchmarking with other organisations in order to improve their own performance.
[edit] 3 Why has it been developed and who developed it?
[edit] 4 When should you use it?
Whenever the manager has to make a decision the KPI's are the right tool for him. The managers make decisions on a daily basis. Most often they make decisions on organizations performance on monthly and quarter of the year basis. The main decisions are made on the yearly basis.
[edit] 5 How does it work?
Most of KPI's are financial measures. Why? This is because financial measures are based primarily on the most fundamental common denominator in business, i.e. money. The critics argue that financial measures are not perfect to direct and control the business. They argue that financial measures focus on symptoms rather than causes (example: profit may decline because of declining customer service, therefore it would be more appropriate for managers to focus on monitoring a quality of customer service) and that financial measures tend to be oriented to the short-term performance of the past, which can hinder forward- looking, long term initiatives. Therefore also some non-financial performance indicator (i.e. Balance Scorecard, rooms-related performance measures) become more and more important for measuring a comprehensive organisational performance.
The main source for financial measures is accounting information system and within the main "products" of the accounting system i.e. financial statements – Profit & Loss Account, Balance Scheet, Cash flow statement - and cost information system.
The main groups of KPI's are:
- Financial statement analysis
- Operational measures
- Cost – volume – profit analysis
[edit] 5.1 Financial statement analysis
Financial statement analysis is used to analyse the financial performance and stability of organisation. Much of the analysis can be conducted through the use of ratios, so it is frequently named also Ratio Analysis. Within the financial statement analysis two distinct perspectives of organisational performance are conducted and observed. First, the profit performance and second the financial stability. Operational measures, which are also mostly conducted through the use of ratios (operational ratios) are used to measure day to day operating issues. Many of operational ratios do not involve financial measures, but they represent important performance indicators too. Cost – volume – profit analysis primary focus on projecting future levels of profitability. It is a tool for managers to understand how much cost and profits will fluctuate following a change in sales volume. The key performance indicators are presented in following Exhibit 1.
Exhibit 1: Key performance indicators
|a) PROFIT PERFORMANCE
|Return on investment (ROI)
|ROI = EBIT / Total Assets
|How much return (profit) from the assets available has been generated by the company management's performance in the certain period of time.row 2, cell 3
|Gross profit margin
|GPM = Gross profit / Revenue
|The percentage of sales available to cover general and administrative expenses and other operating costs.
|Profit margin
|PM = EBIT / Revenue
|How much profit has been earned on sales.
|Assets Turnover
|AT = Revenue / average balance of total assets
|How much profit has been earned on total assets or employed assets.
|Accounts receivable turnover (ART)
|ART = Credit sales / average balance of accounts receivable
|The percentage of credit sales on average balance of accounts receivable.
|Average number of days to collect accounts receivable
|Average number of days to collect accounts receivable = 365 days / ART
|How many days we need to collect the accounts receivable.
|Inventory turnover (IT)
|IT = Cost of sales / average balance of inventory
|The percentage of cost of sales on average balance of inventory.
|Average number of days inventory held
|Average number of days inventory held = 365 days / IT
|How many days the inventory is held in the company.
|Fixed asset turnover
|Fixed asset turnover = Revenue / Average balance of fixed assets
|The percentage of revenue on fixed assets.
|b) FINANCIAL STABILITY
|Current assets ratio
|CAR = Current assets / Current Liabilities
|Whether the company's assets will cover its liabilities that will fall due for payment in the next 12 month
|Financial leverage or Debt to assets
|Debt to assets = Total debt / Total assets
|The level of debts of the company.
|Times interest earned
|Times interest earned = EBIT / annual interest payment
| An extend to which interests charges are covered by the company's level of profit.
The ability of the company to serve its debts.
|Room occupancy
|Room occupancy = (No. of rooms let in hotel / Total rooms in hotel) x 100
|The percentage of rooms let in hotel.
|Paid occupancy
|Paid occupancy = (No. of rooms sold / Total rooms in hotel) x 100
|The percentage of rooms sold in hotel.
|Average room rate or average daily rate (APR)
|ADR = Day's revenue from room letting / No. of rooms let in the day
|An average room rate, charged in the day.
|Revenue per available room
| Revpar = Total daily room letting revenue / Total hotel rooms or
Revpar = Occupancy level x ADR
|How much revenue has been earned by every room available in the hotel.
|Room yield
|Room yield = Actual total room revenue / Potential total room revenue
|An actual revenue as a percentage of potential revenue.
|Service cost per room
|Service cost per room = Total daily room servicing costs / No. of rooms serviced in the day
|The efficiency of room service expenditure.
|Contribution margin
|CM = Revenue – Variable costs
|Contribution margin ratio
|CM / Revenue x 100
|Break Even Analysis
EBIT – Earnings before interests and tax
[edit] 5.2 Operational Measures - Rooms related performance measures
Performance ratios that have more an operational focus for measuring day to day operations and especially level of activity are so called operational measures. As in the hotel room represent the core business, most operational ratios are related to room. Most commonly used rooms related performance measures are room occupancy, average room rate, revenue per available room or room yield and service cost per room. However, revenue per available room – Revpar, is the most commonly used indicator for measuring sales performance in the hotel, as it gives the most complete picture of sales performance.
2.Why should you use it?
The purpose of using operational ratios is to measure the day to day activity level performance of the hotel. Hotels competing in the same geographical area frequently share information on each others' occupancy level as a tool for measuring their performance. Comparing achieved operational ratios with planed operational ratios shows us, how successful we are implementing our strategy. As they are calculated on a daily or monthly basis, they are a useful tool for managers to promptly react, when these indicators are lower than planed and make decisions in a way that will improve their performance in order to achieve the strategic goals.
3.Why has it been developed and who developed it?
4.When should you use it?
Operational measures are mostly used on a day to day basis and they help managers by making day to day decision on operation performance. They are used also for benckmarking comparisons across hotels and they are useful tool for managers by creating pricing policy of the hotel.
5.How does it work?
The main rooms related performance indicators are:
- Room occupancy
- Average room rate
- Revenue per available room - Revpar
- Room yield
- Service cost per room
As you will see below, the analysis of those indicators gives us a comprehensive picture of the hotel's activity and sales performance if we analyse them together not separately.
Room occupancy
Room occupancy is widely quoted performance indicator in the hotel industry. It is calculated as follows:
Room occupancy = (Number of rooms let in hotel / Total rooms in hotel) x 100
It shows us the percentage of rooms let in a certain period of time (day, month, year). This activity level indicator could be a little misleading in those hotels that let out a significant number of complimentary rooms. It that case, computing room occupancy by dividing number of beds let by number of total beds in hotel, would be more appropriate. Or another option is to compute paid occupancy ratio as follows:
Paid occupancy = (Number of rooms sold / Total rooms in hotel) x 100
Further on, we have to have in mind, that a high paid occupancy percentage does not necessary signify a high revenue from rooms. This is because not all room sales are made at rack rate (the rack rate is defined as the maximum price that will be quoted for a room). According to that, a performance measure that indicates the average room rate charged needs to be computed. This can be achieved by using an average room rate (sometimes called average daily rate - ADR) performance indicator, which is calculated as follows:
Average room rate = Day's revenue from room letting / Number of rooms let in the day
The room occupancy and the average room rate performance indicators, when considered independently, represent incomplete measures of sales performance. A higher level of total revue from rooms will not result from an increased occupancy level if the room rate has been disproportionately dropped. Similarly, a higher level of total revenue from rooms will not result if an increase in the average room rates coincides with a disproportionate decline in the occupancy level. For solving this incompleteness of both indicators, another indicator has been developed – revenue per available room (Revpar). It is calculated as follows:
Revpar = Total daily letting revenue / Total hotel rooms (both sold and unsold)
Revpar = Occupancy level x Average room rate
Revpar shows us room sales performance. It shows how much revenue has been earned by every room available in the hotel. By bringing occupancy level and average room rate together, it can give us more complete measure of performance. By using revpar managers concern to find an optimal balance between maximizing occupancy levels and average room rates charged. As a performance measure, revpar is preferred to total revenue as it facilitates benchmarking comparisons across hotels with different numbers of rooms.
However it should be noted, that maximizing revpar does not necessarily signify profit maximization. In a situation of major room rate discounting, the higher revpar associated with an increase in occupancy could result in lower level of overall profit if the increased total revenue does not outweigh the additional costs i.e. housekeeping, energy costs, associated with the hotel's increased activity.
The Revpar dimension of room sales performance can be measured slightly differently by viewing actual revenue as a percentage of potential revenue. The ratio, measuring this dimension is so called room yield and is calculated as follows:
Room yield = Actual total room revenue / Potential total room revenue
Revpar and room yield indicators give the same results. A high revpar will signify a high room yield. Accordingly to that, there is no need to compute both performance indicators.
On the expense side of a hotel's room sales activities, the efficiency of room service expenditure can be monitored by calculating the service cost per room indicator:
Service cost per room = Total daily room servicing costs / Number of rooms serviced in the day
6.Related topics/tools
- Pricing policy
- Yield management
- Rack rate
Guilding, Chris (2005): Financial Management for Hospitality Decision Makers, First published 2002, Burlington.
Owen, Gareth (1998): Accounting for Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure, 2.edition, Edinburgh.
[edit] 5.3 Cost-volume profit analysis (CVP)
Cost – Volume – Profit Analysis is a valuable technique or tool for manager's decision making, when considering a decision to enter a new commercial activity or when considering the decision on improving existing performance. The primary focus in CVP analysis concerns projecting future levels of profitability.
2.Why should you use it?
It is a tool for analytical approach that can enable managers to answer the questions about how to achieve or maintain the target level of profitability.
3.Why has it been developed and who developed it?
4.When should you use it?
The CVP analysis is used when we have to answer to following questions:
a) When entering new business or commercial activity within an existing business:
- How many units will we need to sell in order to break even?
- How much will we need to sell in order to achieve our target profit level?
b) With existing business:
- What will happen to profit if we manage to increase sales volume by 10%?
- If we increase advertising by 10%, how much more would we have to sell in order to maintain our current level of profit.
5.How does it work?
The primary focus in CVP analysis concerns projecting future levels of profitability. Projecting profit requires an understanding of how much costs and profits will fluctuate following change on sales volume. An understanding a fixed and variable costs comes into account. Total revenue minus total variable costs is generally referred to as contribution margin. The contribution margin highlights what proportion of revenue is consumed by variable costs. It is important to recognize that because variable costs move in line with revenue, this relationship is constant. For example: If 25% of sales revenue is consumed by variable costs, 75% of sales revenue remains as contribution for covering fixed costs. Once revenue achieves a level that is sufficient to cover all fixed costs, additional sales will contribute to the earning of profit. As the contribution is 75% of revenue, once fixed costs are covered, profit will accumulate at the rate of 75% of every additional euro of sales. Further on contribution margin ratio refers to the percentage of sales that is not consumed by variable costs. The formula is as follows:
Contribution margin ratio = (Contribution margin / Revenue) x 100
Contribution margin ratio = ((Revenue – Variable Costs) / Revenue) x 100
The contribution margin format is useful as it enables us to quickly answer questions such as what will happen to our profit, if revenue increases by certain amount. For example: If we take the contribution profit margin as above 75% and if we want to find out what will happen with our profit if we increase the revenue by 200.000 EUR, we know that increased revenue by 200.000 EUR will add 150.000 EUR (0,75 x 200.000 EUR) to profit.
Break even analysis
Breakeven analysis shows us, how many units need to be sold to achieve target level of profit. Breakeven analysis can be applied in different scenarios that signify varying degrees of complexity. In basic situation of calculating breakeven it is presumed that only one service is sold.
By distinguishing between fixed and variable cost, we can determine the volume of sales necessary to achieve breakeven. Breakeven is the level of sales where profit is 0. To conduct a breakeven analysis, we need to consider contribution at the unit level. In the context of hotel, by unit is usually meant room. As contribution margin refers to total revenue minus total variable cost, it follows that contribution margin per unit is calculated as follows:
Contribution per unit = Unit sales price – Unit variable cost
For better understanding let's see the following example for calculating breakeven point for Hotel X.
The main question for hotel manager is what level of occupancy must be achieved in order to avoid recording a loss next year. The manager knows that the annual fixed costs are 2.190.000 EUR. The hotel has 200 rooms and the average room rate charged is 67 EUR. The variable cost associating with providing one night's accommodation is 7 EUR. Form this data we can calculate the contribution margin per room night sold, which is 60 EUR (67 EUR – 7 EUR).
At the beginning of the year, the hotel can be described as 2.190.000 EUR "in the hole", due to the 2.190.000 EUR fixed costs, that will be incurred regardless of the number of room nights sold. Following the sale of the first room night, the degree to which the hotel is "in the hole" will have declined by 60 EUR, as 60 EUR will have been contributed to covering the 2.190.000 EUR fixed costs. The question is now, how many room nights with a contribution of 60 EUR have to be sold to cover all the hotel's annual fixed costs? As 36.500 contributions of 60 EUR provide 2.190.000 EUR (2.190.000 / 60), we can conclude that once hotel sell 36.500 rooms, it will have achieved breakeven. This line of logic has taken us through the following widely quoted formula for determining breakeven:
Breakeven number of units to be sold = Fixed costs / Contribution per unit
This breakeven point at 36.500 room sold per annum can also be stated in terms of the occupancy level, required to achieve breakeven. If the hotel is opened for 365 days per annum, it would have 73.000 room nights available per annum (365 x 200 rooms). 36.500 rooms represent 50% of hotel's annual available room nights (36.500 / 73.000 x 100). We can therefore conclude that an occupancy rate of 50% will result in hotel achieving breakeven. The occupancy breakeven formula is as follows:
Occupancy breakeven = (Number of room sales necessary for breakeven / Room nights available) x 100
From this calculations we can quickly find out in which cases the breakeven level of room sales would be lowered. These are: Increase the average room rate above the actual one (67 EUR in our case) Reduce the variable costs per room night sold below the actual one (7 EUR in our case) Reduce the level of fixed costs below the actual one (2.190.000 EUR in our case).
Following exhibit presents a graphical representation of breakeven.
In this graph, sales activity is shown on the horizontal axis with euros in the vertical axis. If we draw in the total sales revenue line and also the total cost line for all levels of activity, we can determine the breakeven level of sales. A breakeven occurs at the activity level where total costs equal to total sales, breakeven is represented by the point where the sales and total cost lines intersect. In the graph this breakeven point is highlighted by the vertical dotted line. Any level of sales to the right of the dotted line will result in a profit. Any level of sales to the left of the line will result in a loss.
On the basis of breakeven analysis we can answer also the following questions that can assure us more safety performance:
- By how many sales are we surpassing the breakeven?
- How much would our occupancy level decline before we would record a loss?
For answering those questions we use so called Safety margin, using the following formulas:
Margin of safety in EUR sales = Current EUR sales – EUR sales required to break even
Margin of safety in units sales = Current unit sales – Unit sales required to break even
% occupancy safety margin = Current occupancy % - Occupancy % required to break even
Some managers are interested in determining the level of sales necessary to achieve a profit target. A profit target can be stated in terms of a before-tax or after-tax amount. If you are able to grasp the rationale for the approach taken in the basic breakeven situation, understanding how to determine the level of sales necessary to achieve a target profit will be relatively straightforward. The most simply way is just to add an amount of target profit to the fixed costs in the breakeven formula. Accordingly the target profit formula is:
Rooms sales to achieve target profit = (Fixed costs + Target profit) / Contribution per unit
At the end it should be noted that several assumptions are made when applying CVP. The main assumptions are:
- Selling price is constant
- Fixed costs are constant.
- Total variable cost varies directly in proportion with sales volume.
[edit] 6 Related topics/tools
- Balance Scorecard
- Accounting information system
- Financial statements
- Cost management
- Fixed and variable costs
[edit] 7 links/sources
Guilding, Chris (2005): Financial Management for Hospitality Decision Makers, First published 2002, Oxford.


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Book your room at Hilton Grand Vacations Suites at the Flamingo
StudioMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
One Bedroom King SuiteMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Get an overview of this hotelSpacious suites in middle of the Strip, next to Flamingo
Located in Las Vegas (The Strip), Hilton Grand Vacations Suites at the Flamingo is minutes from The Linq and High Roller.
This casino resort is close to Las Vegas Convention Center and University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Make yourself at home in one of the 316 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. 32-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and coffee/tea makers.
Dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools or enjoy other recreational amenities including a steam room and a 24-hour fitness center. This resort also features wireless Internet access (surcharge), concierge services, and tour/ticket assistance.
You can find a meal at a coffee shop/café serving guests of Hilton Grand Vacations Suites at the Flamingo, or stop in at a snack bar/deli. Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar.
Featured amenities include high-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), a 24-hour business center, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Las Vegas? This resort has facilities measuring 946 square feet (88 square meters), including a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
This Las Vegas Strip hotel provides easy access to casinos, restaurants, shopping, and entertainment. A monorail stop is within a 2-minute walk.
Built around a courtyard with waterfalls and gardens, the hotel features a guests-only outdoor pool, spa tub, and seasonal poolside bar. Hilton Grand Vacations Suites at the Flamingo also offers a deli/gift shop with patio seating as well as a 24-hour fitness center with a sauna. Money-saving conveniences include free self-parking.
In addition, guests enjoy complimentary access to the adults-only Go Pool and the family-friendly Beach Club Pool at the neighboring Flamingo Resort. Also at the Flamingo Resort: the Margaritaville Casino, the Wildlife Habitat, big-name entertainment, a day spa, and a variety of restaurants and bars.
- ATM/banking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Total number of rooms - 316
- 24-hour front desk
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Billiards or pool table
- Number of floors - 17
- One meeting room
- Luggage storage
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 946
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 88
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Coffee shop or café
- Elevator/lift
- Grocery/convenience store
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Laundry facilities
- Poolside bar
- Year Built 1999
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Steam room
- Children's pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Grocery/convenience store
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( Resort USD per stay )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( Included in Resort Fee USD per stay ), Wired high-speed internet ( Included in Resort Fee USD per stay )
Free self parking, Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Daily housekeeping
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Climate control
- Phone
- Microwave
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Cable TV service
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
Where to Eat
Desert Garden Shop & Deli - Open daily, early morning till late evening, this deli/gift shop is stocked with a wide selection of beverages, snacks, and ready-to-cook items.
Poolside Bar - Serving cool drinks and snacks, the poolside bar is open daily, April - October.
Numerous full-service restaurants and fast-food options are within a short stroll or monorail ride. Adjacent to the hotel, the Flamingo Resort offers almost a dozen restaurants, plus a food court.
Nearby Things to Do
Hilton Grand Vacations Suites at the Flamingo features a heated outdoor pool, a spa tub, a 24-hour fitness center, and a sauna. In addition, guests enjoy complimentary access to the Flamingo Resort's tropical-style Go Pool (ages 21 and older) and family-friendly Beach Club Pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
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- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Roll-in shower
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- Accessible parking
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Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at Midnight
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No cribs (infant beds) available
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Resort fee: USD 28.00 per accommodation, per night


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The Oval Office
The White House, Washington DC
William Turner called the security below the oval office.
"DX, the international terrorist will arrive shortly here on a black copter" he said "Let him meet me and do not, I repeat do not inform anybody else"
This message was transmitted to all guards. Turner was looking at phoenix drawn at the center of his oval office. He always dreamt of a day when phoenix, symbol of ignorance would be replaced by eagle, symbol of freedom. He heard a faint knock at the door.
"Come in" he instructed.
DX entered in. He looked much disheveled and troubled.
"DX… anything terribly wrong?" he asked requesting him to take his seat. Turner sat on the table.
"Mr. Turner" he said "This looks like a game of chess. Our opponent has scored a lot better than us in the Grand Cathedral"
"I am aware of that" Turner replied
"From the looks of you" DX said "I guessed you did not belong to this nasty pyramid at least in your thoughts. It's only after Helen confirmed my thoughts that I decided to visit you"
"I am forced into this" Turner accepted "I was just another student at Yale university with good oratory skills. And boom… they put me on the path to become a president"
"Who are "they""?
Turner shrugged and replied… "Your dad's team… the CFR"
"There can only be one solution to this" DX said "A third world war"
"What? Are you crazy?" Turner asked becoming frightened.
"No Mr. Turner" DX replied "Think about it. Massive scale troops are being organized at Giza like the SS was organized during Nazi periods. Now, we need to attack them before these troops are transported world wide. Already due to delay, everybody has got a non-detachable microchip… I don't want another disaster"
Turner thought for a while and replied
"I don't know what to say…"
"I didn't come her for that" DX said in a diplomatic tone "I need some support from you… perhaps the most influential person in media"
"What kind of support?" Turner asked
"The United States Military technology" DX asked
"I am not an authority for this" Turner said "I need to consult the CIA who would obviously refuse. Already our conversation is being recorded by some hidden camera I believe"
DX wanted to attack Turner's pride as a last attempt.
"Things have gone too far… so you are just called president for the sake of media right?" DX asked him
"For the most part, you are right. But I can get some key weapons exported"
"Good" DX said. He praised himself in his mind that his technique worked. He wrote the address where he wanted weapons to be delivered and gave it to Turner.
"Former Russia has some goodies too" Turner suggested
"We already contacted Montazo, an influential person. He agreed to cooperate by giving us key Russian Military equipment" DX said grinning
DX shook hands with the president and turned to leave. Turner called him. He turned back.
"Is there anything else you want to share?" DX asked Turner.
"Yes… I feel sorry for having cheated people… and their liberties"
"It's fine" DX said "We are all in this together. By God, we will fight for our freedom!"
"Can I join you?" he asked DX.
"No Mr. Turner" DX replied winking "We need more spies"
Turner winked back.
DX went to Angel's apartment for relaxation in evening.
"Look what I got" the dolly girl showed when he entered. It was colored box that typically looked like a toy.
"What is this?" DX asked snatching it from her
"It's a flash game player… I can play OpenFlash games in it" she said smiling.
DX loved flash games. They were small and fun.
DX and Angel played the game Flevbag the Cat vs Mutt the Dog
He played the role of Mutt while Angel took the role of Flevbag. It is natural that boys love dogs and girls love cats.
DX threw bones at Angel while she threw cat food canisters on him across a fence.
"I need to tell you something Angel" DX told casually while they were in middle of the game. He then explained her infiltration project.
"… So you must go inside the Grand Cathedral as apprentice of Dr. Fermann" he concluded
"DX…" she said "I have a little fear….I want to live"
"It's no force" DX said. Mutt the dog won at last.
While DX was leaving Angel's apartment…
"Is this only option available?" she asked him
"No…" DX answered turning back "There are lots of other options out there"
"I sense lie in your eyes" Angel replied fixing her gaze towards him.
DX stood calm.
"I'll do it" she said instantaneously.
"No… I will find another way" DX said
Angel came forward and caught his hands…
"I'll do it" she said smiling. DX hugged her.
Angel was able to clear the bionic test and IQ test with top scores. Dr. Fermann on permission with professor K2 bought her as his apprentice to the Grand Cathedral.
K2 met Cathy (Angel's spy name) and Fermann at cafeteria. She went to bring coffee for the three of them.
"Such a sweet girl isn't she?" K2 asked Dr. Fermann. He smiled
"I guess you can have a little sugar and honey now doctor" he said winking.
Fermann felt awkward. K2 appeared to be a total jerk to him. Even with his 60 years of lonely bachelor hood never could he imagine an illegitimate affair with gullible young women.
"I would like her to work in bio-networking division" he said looking at Angel who was putting coffee cups in trays.
Fermann knew he had no control in bio-networking division. The entire facility was headed by Prof. K2. He was about to decline.
"Now… Urgently…" K2 demanded. Fermann knew he had no other option.
The hologram console was empty. Neither Fermann nor Angel responded to it. DX knew something might have gone wrong or delayed. Angel had her camera transmission removed as it would be detected in security check.
"DX…." Ravi entered his room "Uganda needs underground connection to start a new XWorld base. It's a good idea as entering the country is very strict. It has too much of security"
On listening Ravi's words, an idea flashed DX's mind.
"I have an idea" he told Ravi, one of his students in Coliseum project "What if we dig underground using centurion and reach the Grand Cathedral insides"
"Brilliant idea" Ravi said. DX smiled
K2 and Angel sat in the bio-networking room. Three engineers behind were discussing…
"If I connect infrared port 56 to 99, I see certain bio triggers in the plant's body…" a scientist said
"…you must be activating cellulose then…" another scientist replied.
They seemed too busy to notice even a hot model like Cherry naked in front of them. Angel was shivering in cold. K2 offered her a sweat shirt.
"Living underground makes you very cold here huh?" he asked sitting besides her.
Angel put a surprised expression.
"Fermann said you spend a lot of time in bio-genetic laboratory at Stanford"
"Oh yeah" Angel replied "It' s underground right? I almost forgot that"
K2's eyes were very powerful and penetrating. She felt it hard to look at it directly."
"What should I do?" she asked trying to avoid his gaze.
"A complex task" he told her You need to create a generic Data Warehouse for human gene data we have over here"
Angel looked into requirement document in her monitor that K2 opened. He went away.
As soon as he went away, Angel noticed the scientists behind her to be very busy to notice what she was doing. So she immediately attempted to hack into Grand Cathedral central network. She wished DX was besides her. He was such an amazing hacker.
She found it extremely difficult to hack the Blowfish encrypted network. The only option she had was to create the bio-genetic data warehouse. From the requirements, she found this to be the final stage of Grand Cathedral. So if she does this, the Grand Cathedral would succeed. She just kept on staring the monitor.
K2 entered in after an hour. Angel got up and started to leave.
"I cannot do it" she confessed "Only Dr. Fermann can…"
"No wait Cathy…" K2 commanded "You scored enormously high in biogenetics. You can do this according to my thoughts…"
Angel remained calm. K2 made her sit. She was analyzing the project slowly on screen. K2 asked the other scientists to leave.
"You know…" he said after a while to her "Whole my life, I never had the opportunity to love anybody…. Not even my parents… because they died when I was a kid"
"I feel so sorry for that" Angel paused her work and replied.
"Thanks…" K2 said "But after I crossed my 40s, when I was in my mid-life crisis, one person entered my life changing me entirely… he gave me eternal happiness… Do you know who that is?" K2 questioned
Angel shrugged. Perhaps she knew who it was…
K2 started angrily into her green eyes. A shrill of fright crossed Angel.
"The very person you stole from me" K2 responded "DX"
Angel was shocked. How could he have guessed her to be Angel?
K2 slapped her. He got up and started walking around the lab.
"Miss Kristina Angelica… How much should I hate you for doing this to me" he pronounced.
Angel got up, went towards him and slapped him back. She started angrily at him.
"How dare you try to use DX for your dirty personal ambitions?" she asked
"My ambitions?" he said laughing "I am 55 years old now. I wanted to give DX, the person who poured new life into me, the best gift. That was the power to control the world and create a superior race called the DX race… An AI race"
"You got it wrong Mister" Angel retaliated "For me, DX is more human than AI… in fact he is more human that you ever could be"
Dr. Fermann entered in with two body guards of K2.
"I wanted to take my apprentice back" he told K2 frankly
"Hmmm… Mr. Fermann, someone wanted you back to where you came from" K2 responded.
"Who is that?" Fermann asked
"God" K2 replied quickly taking out his gun and firing two bullets on the old scientist's heart. Angel screamed and tried to catch Dr. Fermann, but K2's body gaurds caught her and dragged her back. K2 went to Dr. Fermann who was lying on ground and kicked his face with his boots. He then fired two more bullets at him.
"Rest in peace Fermann" he said coming back.
"You beast" Angel shouted gritting her teeth.
K2 just smiled.
"He was a nice man Fermann" he accepted "Never ambitious for power, yet highly talented. But these days… Kaliyug as ancient literature Vedas describe it, power and money is everything"
"DX will get back the golden era" Angel said challenging.
"Yes he will" K2 replied "With two other AIs, Einstein and Helen, he would form a great alliance and rule this planet"
"DX is not ambitious and tyrant like you" she shouted.
K2 went near her and kissed her lips. Angel spat it back to him. He slapped her again. She wanted to slap him back but the bodyguards held her tightly.
"I would personally like to kill you" K2 said walking around the laboratory "…but I hear you are a great bio-geneticist who designed a cure of HIV2"
"How do you know this?" she asked "Who is spy at XWorld?"
"It's obvious" K2 replied smiling "DX is the spy"
"It's a rotten lie" Angel declared.
"You are in Kaliyug Angel…" he told her "Everything that happens here is a melodrama. The World War III DX is planning is just for elimination of human armed forces with robotic forces of XWorld"
"Lie" Angel said trying to argue "…DX is great"
"You won't budge" K2 said laughing "Anyway, if you like DX so much, why don't you help me set up this network so that he can rule this planet?"
"AI cannot rule humans" she said seriously "Humans created AI"
"You will help me set up this complex network…" K2 said
Another body guard came in bringing a loaded injection to K2. K2 took it near her and injected the syringe it into her body, and pushed the fluid inside. In few minutes, Angel felt an intense feeling of pleasure like never before. It was as if several orgasms were hitting her simultaneously. She wanted one more. K2 got it and injected it. She felt like in heaven.
K2 injected 5 such syringes filled with the mysterious fluid. She found herself falling in love with the syringe.
"I want one more" she demanded looking hungrily at the sixth syringe K2 had in his hands. He got the syringe near her but never injected it.
"If you want Menna, set up this network" he demanded. The body guards dragged Angel and made her sit near her console. Her conscious mind tried to control her and stop her from working. But her sub conscious mind reminded her of Menna, the extreme pleasure, the forbidden fruit. She immediately started setting up the network. After finishing every module in the requirement, K2 gave her a fresh syringe of Menna.
Burning Desire defeats Conscience.
The fall from Paradise!
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How to start Mat-Eng on a remote pc
kimi lynn
Joined: Jun 02, 2003
Posts: 27
Oct 06, 2003 05:33:00
Hello everybody,
Please bear with me if my question sounds really basic, I'm absolutely new to
Ok, here it goes what i'm trying to do.....
I wanting to start the matengine(Matlab) on another machine which is in the same network.Ip-adress and port no would be the inputs in-order to get connected to that machine.I'm able to start matlab(matengine) on my local pc by pressing a button.It works nice.ll'y, i would like to do on the remote pc too.I've some idea about sockets and have written a
program like, server and client.I keep running the server program on one machine and from the client I send a mesg to the server and its echoed back to the cient.
If some body has done such examples, pls gimmi the references or any other suggestions how i can start up with.All i want to do is to start the mateng on the remote pc.
Thanks for all your time
Ernest Friedman-Hill
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Oct 06, 2003 05:59:00
Hi Kimi,
Well, if you've written a socket echo program, then in theory, you can execute your program in the server code in exactly the sameplace where you currently send the echo. You've got all the pieces, and could just put them together. Sun's Java tutorial has a
section on sockets
that should be useful.
It might be simpler, on the other hand, to write this as an RMI program. Java RMI, or Remote Method Invocation, is a nice system for writing distributed Java programs; see
for more info.
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kimi lynn
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Posts: 27
Nov 10, 2003 16:41:00
Hello everybody,
Here how I've come up again w.r.t my first post.This program can start matlab on a server(localhost) where the ip-address and port no's are the inputs.As of now,the inputs are hard-coded in the code.When the IP-address matched with that of my local machine, then this works fine.I'm kinda confused in order to modify this code to make it working on a different machine.I've read that there should be server and client programs separately ,i.e server and client and the server program has to start first in-order to wait for the client to communicate.Am i right?? Could somebody pls help me.
Thanks for your time.
Heres the code under the action event
if (event.getActionCommand().equals(StartRC)){ MatlabRCSocket = new Socket("Ip-address",7777); in = new DataInputStream(MatlabRCSocket.getInputStream()); out = new DataOutputStream(MatlabRCSocket.getOutputStream()); System.out.println(in.readUTF()); remote = true; command.setText(""); startRC.setEnabled(false); stopRC.setEnabled(true); return; } if (event.getActionCommand().equals(StopRC)){ in.close(); out.close(); MatlabRCSocket.close(); System.out.println("Connection ended"); remote = false; startRC.setEnabled(true); stopRC.setEnabled(false); return; }
and the class file looks like:
class MatlabRCServer extends Thread { private MatEng engine; DataInputStream in; DataOutputStream out; Socket MatlabRCSocket; ServerSocket MatlabRCServerSocket; public MatlabRCServer() { try { MatlabRCServerSocket = new ServerSocket(7777); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println("ServerSocket-Error" + e.getMessage()); } } public void run () { while (true) { try { MatlabRCSocket = MatlabRCServerSocket.accept(); in = new DataInputStream(MatlabRCSocket.getInputStream()); out = new DataOutputStream(MatlabRCSocket.getOutputStream()); engine = new MatEng(); engine.setOutputBuffer(4096); out.writeUTF("Matlab Engine started"); out.flush(); while (true) { engine.evalString(in.readUTF()); out.writeUTF(engine.getOutput()); out.flush(); } } catch (IOException e1) { } finally { System.out.println("Server: Connection ended"); engine.close(); try{ in.close(); out.close(); MatlabRCSocket.close(); } catch (IOException e2){ System.out.println("Exception in finally in MatlabRCServer"); } } } } }
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Nov 17, 2003 10:43:00
Just with a quick eye-ball your server program looks like a good start. Give it a main method put the class on your server machine and start it up. Then your client will be able to connect to it.
As you test, you may (or may not) find problems with how you're handling output from the command. I did this once (see
Unfinished Example
) and made two threads to read stdout and errout. Turned out to be a challenge to tell when both were truly done!
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kimi lynn
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Posts: 27
Nov 19, 2003 09:03:00
Thanks for the links.yeah,making a main method in the server class did the trick
I agree. Here's the link:
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