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Hey New Age Parents! Your Kid Needs Time Out!
Guest blogger Mary Poppins: Attention New Age Parents: Your kid needs to be put in TIME OUT! I get that you do not want your overly sensitive wimp of a kid to be hurt but you are running out of options. Placing your child in a designated spot when they misbehave is not a cardinal offense. It is necessary! Even the best children need to learn when their actions are unacceptable. It really is so sweet that you are concerned about your child's feelings being hurt, but let's be honest you don't put her in time out because you want her to like you.
Yes, she will cry and scream and be angry at you because she is going to have to stop playing with his toys, but guess what?? She needs structure and discipline. Being a "fun" parent is not what is most important when your child's future as a law-abiding citizen is at stake. When I walk into your home and witness your child throwing things and ripping pictures off the wall, my first reaction is to tell her to calm down, sit down and think about what she has done. You, on the other hand, worry that recognizing her bad behavior will just emphasize that it gives her attention. You are INSANE! Of course it gives her attention, it also gives her much needed discipline.
Discipline is something that all children need. It shows them that you care about what they are doing and that you want them to act in the best way possible. Willingly choosing to ignore that they are acting out just causes them to act out more. I recognize you when you are at the playground because you are the parent that has the screaming kid that will not listen to a word you say, I on the other hand have the children that play nicely and stay away from your bratty bunch.
So all you highly sensitized parents do society a favor and put your kid in the corner.
Really, Momlogic, is your main goal to incite anger? I THOUGHT this site could provide insight, an opportunity to see how other moms are doing and dealing but instead you keep posting ridiculous stories and sensationalizing everything. What a waste of my time.
I bet this blogger also advocates spanking children. Ridiculous.
I completely agree with Poppins. It is so disturbing to see children misbehave and have no repercussions. It really does not bode well for the future.
I think this blogger has a good point. How can you expect your child to respect you if they do not recognize you as an elder that must be listened to? It is a nice thought to want to be your child's best friend but is it realistic in good parenting? No.
there's a mom mom who has 2 little girls who run over her. she doesn't believe in spanking. they scream, misbehave, they ignore her. now at grandmas… they scream and misbehave, grandma will get a switch. they behave and listen to grandma.
I also agree with Poppins, kids need at least a little bit of discipline in their lives to grow up to be respectable adults. And as for the spanking comment? Get over yourself… this blogger is proposing a way of dealing with children that is NOT violent so why did YOU feel the need to take it to that level? I think Poppins is giving great advice!
Nancy - seriously? You have a problem with "time out"? Or discpline in general?
Hm, maybe the articel described you a little too accurately? And you didn't like?
My sister-in-law is the perfect example of a parent that needs to discipline her kids. By the time her oldest was 13, he was on probation for starting a fire that caused 1,000's of dollars of damage, he is now 15, and on fellony probation for assualt. He desided to punch another kid in the face because he felt like it, and broke the kids glasses and he had to have stitches. All 5 of her kids have been arrested for shoplifting, they get in trouble at school. And her 2 oldest once got in a fist fight over who was going to hold my 3 week old baby, so yes kids need discipline!!!!!!!!!
I was one of those mother's that did not properly dicipline a child. I felt so sorry for my daughter when her father died I figured her attitude was due to that but it just kept getting worse every day. Over the years I created a monster and am now trying to tame her and put some order in her life and mind. She is slowly coming around but trust me it was much easier creating a monster than it has been to tame . I love my daughter and apologize to her daily for the way I allowed her to do as she wished. Discipline is very necessary for children.
Agreed - discipline is a MUST for children - if they don't learn how to be obedient and act responsibly, they will have problems interacting socially in the future. I have never understood why some parents refuse to punish their children for acting poorly - are they afraid of "hurting" them? 15 minutes in the corner (learning a lesson) is practically a gift compared to the damage they could do to themselves (and others) if they don't learn to behave
Good for you Mary Poppins…way to call it like you see it!
You go girl!
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Introducing the Candidates for the GRS Staff Writer Position
Published on - August 2nd, 2009 (by J.D. Roth)
After a month of preparation, I'm finally ready to announce the seven candidates for the Staff Writer position at Get Rich Slowly. This is exciting for me. As I've mentioned several times during the past few weeks, adding another writer (or two) should make this a stronger blog, and a more robust source for personal-finance information.
As I prepare to write my first book (I've reached a verbal agreement and am now waiting for the contract to be drafted), I know that I won't be able to keep up with the 10.2 posts per week I've been generating for the past three years. I'll need help around here.
At the same time, I don't want to rely solely on guest posts. Some of you love the guest articles, but others are less enthused. You like a consistent voice. I think the ideal solution is to find another writer (or two) that fits well with the Get Rich Slowly community, to bring them on board to lend a hand. We all get the benefit of a new perspective, but we also can be accustomed to a regular voice.
It's not my goal to find another J.D. I don't want a Staff Writer with the same voice and experiences that I have. I want somebody who will complement my work here, someone who writes well and who will engage all of us in new areas of personal finance.
I'm excited to introduce you to the seven candidates for the Staff Writer position(s) at Get Rich Slowly:
- Jason Barr is a GRS reader and the author of a personal-development blog called Start Being Your Best. He's 32 years old, has been married for seven years, and has a 2-1/2 year old son. He's now a financial analyst, but he spent five years in the army as a Chinese linguist. You can read more of Jason's background at his site.
- Karawynn Long has been blogging since before "blog" was even a word. There would be no Get Rich Slowly without her. I discovered her web journal back in 1997 (via her toilet-trained cat), and it led me to start my own online diary. She inspired me to write for the web. Karawynn now blogs about money at Pocketmint. Here's more about her story.
- Neal Frankle is a Certified Financial Planner, and the author of Wealth Pilgrim, a blog about his own financial journey. He's an active member of the personal finance blogging community, and has previously contributed two guest posts to Get Rich Slowly: How to read a mutual fund prospectus and How to find financial serenity. For background on Neal's personal story, check out his recent article about how he went from homeless to homeowner.
- Lynn is a long-time reader of personal-finance blogs. She is the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of her family, and is working hard to increase the financial health of her family after years of many poor financial choices. In the past, she has written for other financial publications, and is eager to contribute to Get Rich Slowly. For valid reasons, Lynn is writing under a pseudonym.
- April Dykman is a long-time GRS reader and active commenter. If you participate in the discussions, you've probably interacted with her. She contributed an Ask the Readers question last year about whether she should buy a car or pay off debt. (You told her to pay off debt, which she did, and she doesn't regret it.) April's personal site has a bit more info about her.
- Adam Baker is a relative newcomer to the personal-finance blogging community. He writes about money at Man vs. Debt, and is a frequent contributor to The Personal Finance Hour. Baker and his family recently sold everything they own to move from Indianapolis to Australia. They're now in New Zealand, hoping to find a job. Here's more information about Baker's background.
- A.J. Clark is another GRS reader who asked to audition for the Staff Writer job. A.J. is recent college graduate who writes software in the financial services industry, while trying to find his financial footing in the Real World. For valid reasons, A.J. is writing under a pseudonym, so I can't give more background or provide a photo.
I think any of these writers would be a great addition to Get Rich Slowly. Ideally, if you had infinite time and I had infinite space, all seven would come on board, and we'd have a grand time learning about personal finance together.
But you don't have infinite time and I only have one blog. I'm asking for your help selecting who will become a regular writer here at Get Rich Slowly. There won't be a vote. This isn't a popularity contest. Instead, this is a chance to see whose voice and whose message resonates with you.
Over the next two weeks, each of these candidates will share two different articles with the GRS audience. One article will run every morning. (And I'll continue to provide occasional posts in the afternoon.) I'll gauge your reaction and compare it to my own. At the end of this period, I'll select one or more of these writers to become a regular here.
I've read through each of these fourteen posts multiple times. There's some great stuff to come over the next couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Update: I'm allowing the Staff Writer candidates to make corrections to their bios. I wrote those myself, and want them to be able to provide their own info to GRS readers.
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Look forward to read their articles!
Congrats JD for getting a great crew of writers! You are very smart in recruiting some help now that you've achieved such a huge reader base. Coming up with unique posts 10X a week is tough, and you've hit the jackpot! Your blog is very inspirational to me, and i'm sure for many others as well.
I look forward to reading some interesting things from these new writers on different angles.
This is awesome JD! I've been reading your blog for awhile now and have also read your entire archives. You are the best at what you do and I think this is a great idea. Thank you so much for all the knowledge you have imparted to myself and countless others.
In the past year I have been steadily paying off debt and trying to build wealth. Your site has helped me in countless ways and has been a constant source of inspiration for me and my family.
Can't WAIT for the new content!
Thank you,
Great job, JD – that's a lot of work. I already know some of the candidates, these are people with strong voices.
This looks like a fantastic list to pick from!
I've been reading Wealth Pilgrim and Man vs. Debt for a few months and have been very impressed with both blogs.
I'm excited to see what the others bring to the table.
So if you hire one of these validly anonymous people, will they stay that way or can they come out of the closet after they are hired? I can't really imagine any valid reason to be anonymous unless they don't want their current employer to know they are going to ditch them if they get the job… but the mystery is… well, mysterious! haha. good luck. I hope someone can improve your site by adding some depth to the background and bringing some real insight to issues!!
I know one of my first experiences with frugality and personal finance was through The Tightwad Gazette — one of the things that was great, for me, was that she was discussing frugality in terms of family life. I can make my own clothes last a long time but when your son shoots up a couple of inches seemingly overnight you need to get new clothes. I would love to see a writer with a perspective on children and family as that is an area you don't cover very often. (I would also like to say that I believe you have said you and your wife are childless by choice –I think its terrible that you feel need to give an explanation, its no ones business why you do or don't have children or how many you have, I've seen people really hurt having to explain how they can't have children or awkwardly ward off nosey people as to why they don't want to.)
Cool. I would prefer if the "winner" were not among the couple of somewhat established moneybloggers as they already have their own strong brand, but maybe that's just me. Look forward to reading the guest articles and your readers' response to them.
Looking forward to reading the audition posts!
I know several of the bloggers, and think they have a lot to offer.
I like nmh would love to see one candidate who has children, simply because I do, and I'd like to hear how other parents deal with their work/life/family/paying off debt balance.
If you are choosing more than one writer I like the idea of having someone who is still getting out of debt, and someone who is beyond the stage of personal finance you are in. In other words someone like you when you started the blog, and someone who you aspire to be like in 5-10 years.
Should be interesting! I've already narrowed my preferences down based on the type of voice I'd like to hear and what I personally think would help your readers. Also had to smile at the Lynn bio as it could describe me (minus the last sentence) as Lynn is often my online name and also handle family finances and read many finance blogs
I also understand pseudonyms when writing. I've seen a fair number of bloggers (esp. women) get stalkers in the process and it can be quite scary. … And the whole work thing as well. Or writing in a few different topics/genres and wanting to be distinct in each.
Two posts, that's a lot of pressure! Looking forward to some new content from a new voice, this has always been one of my favorite PF blogs.
If you do happen to pick someone that writes about the financial challenges of having children I hope that they do so in such a way not to exclude the childless. One of the great things about your site is that even the posts that have nothing to do with my personal situation I still find them interesting or relevant in some way.
I've enjoyed your blog for a while now and trust you'll make a good decision on who you pick.
I second what nmh wrote in comment 7 about hearing from someone who has experience with the financial issues and challenges that come from having children.
Though I also agree with what Christine wrote in comment 12 about finding most all of your posts interesting and helpful.
I've also enjoyed reading about your wife's interests and contributions (gardening, canning) and the things she has to say in your conversations. Does she have her own blog I could check out?
Kelly (9) hit is right on the head for me. Looking forward to hearing some voices you feel are valid.
Ooh..I'm looking forward to the next few weeks. Good luck to all the candidates.
I'm going to hop on the bandwagon and say that I think a writer with children would be a strong candidate. I don't currently have kids (Plan on having kids in the next year or so), but choosing someone with a different lifestyle as you would help round things out and offer a different perspective on things.
Hi JD,
Just wanted to remind you that some of your readers don't read on the weekends (like me). So, the candidates that get selected to post on the weekend are at a disadvantage.
I hope I'm not the only one excited about the college writer! As a college student myself, looking forward to graduate school (and its debt), I would be very interested in hearing from someone with my perspective. The usual articles on here are good for future reference, but rarely topical to my actual situation. I look forward to reading AJ's posts!
I'm torn… They all seem like good choices.
however, for what it's worth, I think it would be best to get an author who is a parent on board, as this is an area that JD's experiences lack.
I agree with Kelly – lets have one with children. It would make this blog even better
This is way cool JD – I'm loving it!
I am anxious to sample from this buffet of financial bliss. I wish everyone the best of luck!!!
I would almost prefer if you posted all of the entries anonymously; that way people couldn't bring preconceived notions about a candidate to the table when reading the entries.
I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't like the idea of anonymous bloggers using a pseudonym unless their identities are revealed if they are chosen. One of the things I like about this blog is that it feels like a conversation about finances, not a lecture. You are real and put yourself out there, warts and all.
I would want the staff writer to do the same thing. There are enough barriers to making a personal connection inherent in using this medium as it is. Why add another barrier by having an anonymous blogger? I would always wonder what they felt they had to hide, no matter the what the reason or how valid it is.
Several of these candidates have their own blogs. This seems like duplication. I read this blog to get J.D.'s views and his stories, not someone else's.
If it means you write less because you have fewer things to discuss or you have other responsibilities, that's fine. I have cut way back reading other blogs with multiple writers. I will probably quit reading yours if the content becomes inconsistent and confusing.
To those who are commenting/complaining about a couple of them being anonymous – I think that's silly. JD said they are using a pseudonym "for valid reasons." If he says it's valid, it's valid.
I don't think we need to know someone's real name to benefit from their articles or advice. JD could have not even mentioned they are using pseudonyms and we probably would not have known any better.
Something else – people have lost jobs because of blog entries and comments in online communities. They may be providing GREAT articles for us while trying to avoid upsetting their employers or others. I think that is their business, not ours.
I'm looking forward to reading!
hey, whY waSn't eye picked? Aye guess I was two lazY…perhaps I should try my luck somewear else. weight, did I even apply?
i guess eye will have too just bare reading articles from those who ewe picked instead.
i wood like a riches to rags to riches person…is there one in the bunch?
Karawynn's potty training for kitties was the sole source of instruction for my getting Jack the Wonder Cat on a toilet. He didn't remain there – he preferred to poop in the sink. Project abanodoned! – but her writing has had a special place in my heart ever since. And the Grocery Outlet article? Loved it. Also, if I wanted a frugality blog by parents, there are many. Ditto for cheap college students. I'd like to see something different.
I agree with Katie B there – there are already lots of financial blogs for/by parents and for/by cheap college students. I read this blog because it's not one of those things, and I would be sad if it turned into one via a staff writer. Posts about gardening and general household frugality can be useful to everyone; posts about children are only useful to those who currently have them.
J.D., I hope you're paying for each of these posts. It's bad form to use job candidates to get free work done, and two weeks of posts is work!
I'm the only one who won't benefit from having links, but that is okay for me during the audition phase.
One of the themes I've seen this year on GRS is how JD's situation has moved on from the basics of getting out of debt to the more advanced investing and planning for the future. Those basics are a big part of GRS and a big draw for readers, but I'd imagine it is a challenge to focus on those topics and keep them fresh when you aren't living them every day. It would be an opportunity to have a staff writer who is still living those first steps of personal finance. As a long time reader it has been wonderful to watch JD's growth in the world of personal finance; it'd be wonderful to get to see that happen again with a staff writer.
I hope that, when the guest writer(s) is(are) chosen, we continue to hear from JD's other candidates now and again. I love the variety in voices, as much as I love returning to JD's blog every day.
I really benefit from the blog. Good Luck to all & Thanks for the information. Thank you for your efforts of helping others overcome some finanical problems.
Hi! Why can't we (the readers) vote or have some input on the winner? Isn't this the web 2.0 or what? LOL
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FAIRBANKS, Ak - The Alaska State Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 23 today, legislation that provides a funding package for a natural gas trucking project.
All 20 members of the senate voted in approval, however, Democrat Hollis French of Anchorage said it was a big investment for a state that hasn't been good at picking winning projects.
The legislation sailed through Senate committees over the past few weeks, enjoying all around support from lawmakers from all over the state.
The house version of the bill, HB 74 hasn't been as fortunate and has been stuck in the Labor and Commerce Committee.
Earlier this week, chairman Representative Kurt Olson of Soldotna, a Republican, chided backers of the project because no one provided testimony at Monday's hearing.
Today, however, at a second scheduled hearing, supporters of the trucking project came out in force.
Chairman of the newly created Interior Alaska Natural Gas Utility, Bob Schefchik says the turn out has been great so far. "Right now it's fantastic to see everybody from, you can see labor, you can see bankers, you can see people from utilities," he said. "Everybody in the community has clearly come out. The chairperson of the committee mentioned the phones and the email have rung off the hook all day, so they understand that Fairbanks is speaking out."
Local business owner and community advocate, West Madden believes energy is not just a localized issue. "You know, energy affects us all," Madden stated. "I think energy also affects the decisions that are being made by the Department of Defense, you know, when the size up Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force Base, so it's really all encompassing. It is the number one issue that we have to deal with here in the Interior and it's an Alaskan issue."


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Like most Americans, I was profoundly affected by the events of September 11, 2001. I was also personally touched because one of the police officers who perished in the tragedy, Timothy Roy, was a childhood friend of my two youngest brothers, and the Roys lived just down the block from where I grew up in Massapequa Park (and where my mother, brother, his wife and their son still live).
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Lynchburg, VA - A Lynchburg judge called last year's murder at the Mill Woods Apartments one of the most "callous and cruel" in his career.
Judge Mosby Perrow sentenced Raheem Johnson to life plus another 42 years in prison for first degree murder, burglary, two counts of attempted robbery and several gun charges.
In April 2011, Johnson shot Timothy Irving at point blank range in front of his girlfriend and two year-old son.
The defense attorney asked the judge to consider that Johnson was a juvenile at the time of the murder. But the judge wasn't swayed.
"Raheem was condemned to failure because of what his mother failed to do for him, because of what society as a whole failed to do for him. He lashed out in an inappropriate fashion and now he'll end up paying for it," Leigh Drewry said referring to his client's sentence.
Johnson's only hope for freedom is 40 years from now when he's eligible for geriatric parole.
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These flashy rings let a kid wear her heart on her finger. Cupid's Tip: If you make your ring from craft foam, you won't need a hole punch; simply poke the pipe cleaner through the foam.
See more sweet ideas on our Valentine's Day page.
Cut a heart shape from craft foam or card stock. If you use fabric, first glue a small piece of the fabric to foam or card stock, allow the glue to dry, then cut out the heart shape.
Unless you're working with foam (see Cupid's Tip, above), use a small hole punch to make 2 holes, centered, in the heart. Cut a 4-inch length of pipe cleaner. Bend it in half and push the ends through the holes from front to back as shown.
Place the ring on your child's finger to measure the size. Twist the pipe cleaner ends together until the ring fits comfortably. Remove the ring and trim and tuck any
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"True Blood" Episode 401 Recap: Is Eating Fruit That Glows Ever a Good Idea?
Sookie first returns home, both Bill and Eric zip over to her porch to welcome
her back.
Bill, as
usual, is all goopy about how much he cares about her and will always love her
blah blah blah. Sookie says that while she's sure it was a tough year for him not knowing where she was, for
her it's only been an hour since he broke her heart (presumably when she
discovered that he'd first come to Bon Temps and seduced her at the Queen's
behest to get intel on her).
Eric crows that everybody had given her up for dead … everybody except him of
course. During this scene, I was thinking, "Yeah, prove it." I mean,
it's easy enough to say something like that to her face, but who knows what he
was really thinking all year long. All this proves is that Bill is too stupid
or too earnest to think of declaring this first.
Anyway, Bill and Eric have bigger issues on
their hands.
All the vampires are now struggling to rehabilitate their images in what is
described as the post-Edgington
world. Ha!
Nan Flanagan, head of the American Vampire League, is
putting together a series of public service announcements trying to assuage the
human public that most vampires won't rip out their spines. (Nitpicky question
#2: Couldn't they use these TV spots to glamour the public into forgetting
about Edgington? Or does glamouring only work in person?)
We see Nan trying to shoot a PSA spot at Fangtasia with Pam, who
deadpans all her lines and can't muster up any enthusiasm at all. But Eric
proves to be a P.R. pro in front of the camera, calmly addressing the public,
explaining that he's a tax payer and small business owner who just wants to be
treated like everybody else.
He adds
that all the vampire bad-mouthing has come courtesy of politicians. "Who
would you trust more?" he asks. "A vampire, or a politician?"
Good point!
Bill, it seems, is both. While Eric is
addressing the camera, we see Bill out at some sort of building dedication,
charming the senior citizen audience in attendance. He is the living image of
the oily, small-town crooked politician.
But it
turns out, he's actually much more than that …
Late in the episode, we see Katie, the sexy
librarian witch
from Marnie's coven, approaching a mansion. She tells the armed guards that
she's there to visit the King. Then she's ushered into an office to find … Bill.
someone woke up and crowned him king, Vampire King of Louisiana that is. We still don't know how
he got the title, but I'd say it means things didn't end well for Sophie-Ann after their Matrix-like battle in last year's
Meanwhile, Sookie undresses at home, only to find Eric
popping up right behind her. She demands to know how he could enter her house,
given she'd rescinded her invitation.
your house anymore," he responds, before dropping this little detail …
"It's mine."
So he's the
mysterious purchaser of her house. Which, contrary to what I said before, seems
to prove he did believe all along she
was alive and would come back.
better, it means Eric can now join the great pantheon of beloved TV landlords.
Like maybe Tara and Lafayette will move in, and the three of them will talk
about adopting a puppy but Eric will overhear and think Sookie's pregnant, and
then they can all laugh about how gay Lafayette
Then Eric
makes this huge leap in logic. Since he owns the house, he believes he also
"owns" Sookie. I'm not sure I buy that, but it hardly matters,
because next thing you know, he's got his fangs out and is approaching her
WTF Rating: 3. I didn't see either of
these twists coming but I like them both.I'll miss Evan Rachel Wood as
the Queen, but making Bill king makes him more interesting than he's been in
years. And the Eric home-ownership development brings us one step closer to the
Eric-Sookie coupling we've all been hungering for.


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About the Host School
Founded in September 1942, Fuyang High School is a well-established State key school with an outstanding reputation based on the excellent academic record of its students, as well as the excellent quality of the teaching staff. In January 1996, the school was approved by the Zhejiang Education Committee as one of the first-class key high schools. The school enrolls students from all over the Hangzhou area and Zhejiang province. There are more than three thousand students ranging in age from 16 to 18. With "Diligent, Realistic, Positive, Creative" as the motto, and "Help set every student on the road to success" as the goal, the school is operated in accordance with laws, and managed with morality. With the scientific management, the school spares no effort in building a national school of high standards and unique features. Fuyang High School has a long history of developing students who have an international outlook. The school was one of the first schools in Zhejiang Province to employ native English speakers in English language classrooms. Many of the Chinese English teachers have visited western countries for language training and participated in summer training programs conducted by western teachers. The school has long standing sister school relationships with schools around the world and has annual exchanges with those schools. The opening of the A.P. program in 2010 was another step in developing students with an international outlook.
About the AP Centre
The AP Center was initiated in September 2010, with 70 students, five Chinese subject teachers, five foreign teachers and a comprehensive administrative team. It has since grown to over 200 students on roll. The AP program is a natural fit for a school with a history of many strong international relationships, annual teacher and student overseas exchanges, and English language summer camps. The Center has its own computer lab, physics and chemistry labs and open access to all other school facilities. All foreign teachers in China can agree on one point: Chinese students are a pleasure to teach. They are polite, well-behaved and accustomed to structure and self-discipline and therefore, classroom management problems are minor. As with most boarding schools worldwide, the student day is carefully planned and very busy, leaving little personal time. Though many students are reticent to speak up or pose questions in class discussions, they are willing and even anxious to adapt the student-centered styles and learning activities that promote individual responsibility.
The low cost of living here allows us a very comfortable western style apartment off campus and on the opposite side of the river. A typical 2-3 bedroom, 2 bath, furnished (sorry, no clothes dryers or dishwashers) apartment in a central location is easily found and covered by the housing allowance. Internet service and other utilities are much less expensive than in the US. Our host school currently takes care of the apartment rental process and has even paid the substantial deposits. Fuyang is a small city by Chinese standards so there is very little in the way of ex-pat life. There are some very good (and cheap) local restaurants and coffee shops, as well as typical fast-food fare, e.g., KFC (no Starbucks or McDonald's as of now). Hangzhou is 40 km away but even by car (average cost of car/driver is 170 RMB; bus is also available for 7 RMB and departs about every 15 mnutes), it takes over an hour from door-to-door. A few ex-pats do live here, some work as English teachers at our school, but connecting with other foreigners will not be easy to do. Hangzhou area in Zhejiang province is one of the top tourist spots in China. There are numerous websites, books and magazines for travel planning. Expedia and C-Trip are good places to start.
Teacher Case Study
Shawn Campbell, English
I was born in Lansing, Michigan, in the northern part of America. Before coming to the Fuyang AP Center, I worked at the Fuyang High School as an ESL teacher. I also worked as the administrator managing the summer camp for Fuyang High School. My degree is in Ancient Chinese and Roman History. I came to China to learn the language, and I am now quite fluent.
I instruct one of the senior-one classes, as well as all of the senior-three students in English. I see my role in instructing the senior ones students as well as creating a bridge between Chinese and western learning methods. The students are studying pre-academic English for the first time in an all-English environment, therefore the need for proper study habits, such as taking notes, is paramount. This class is of an entirely different animal from the senior threes. The senior-three students focus on studying for TOEFL and SAT at the start of the year. After the testing is over and college applications are completed the curriculum changes dramatically. I instruct these students in culture, creativity, and university life. It is the role of the teacher to round out the curriculum and prepare students for life in the west.
Fuyang No1 High School is a very good school overall, especially from the viewpoint of Chinese-western relations. It is an easy working environment that really affords a wonderful-working experience. There are many benefits such as having good colleagues, wonderful students, personal development, as well as eating good food. The Thanksgiving dinner is truly magnificent! Most significantly though, is the enjoyment of seeing young students grow and succeed over the course of three years. Helping others is extremely beneficial to ones' psyche.
Currently my life is chaos. In addition to teaching 20 periods a week, I am nearing the end of a M.A. Degree in Education Administration. School and the M.A. classes keep me quite busy. When I do have free time, I usually spend it with my girlfriend, go to restaurants and clubs, or can be seen running along the boardwalk in Fuyang. I recently ran in the Hangzhou Marathon. I like good eating as well, and know all of the good places to eat in town.
I have lived in Fuyang for five years and I am fluent in Chinese. I enjoy helping the new staff members adjust to life in China, taking new teachers to the store, the phone company, the bank, etc. My experience working in a Chinese school gives me the background to help the staff understand the differences in western and eastern education. That helps us all be more effective as we work with our wonderful Chinese students.
Student Case Study
Yvonne and Peter, Fuyang High School
We started at the AP Center one year ago. As Year 1 students we took courses in English, Pre AP Calculus, Pre AP Physics, and Pre AP Economics. The teachers were experienced. They focused on our education. We found studying abstract subjects like Economics in English to be fun. When we understood a concept we felt both excited and had a sense of accomplishment.
This program provides us with superb academic opportunities. We can select what we want to learn. We also learn through sharing ideas with the teachers who are willing to share additional ideas after class. We have received plenty of knowledge in different areas and broadened our horizons. In addition, we have made good friends who have the same interests.
When we started we were not good at communicating in English. Sometimes we could not give our opinion or lacked confidence to ask teachers questions. Our teachers were willing to help us and took the time to explain the answers until we understood. We have now become more confident with our ability in English.
We both want to go to a top university that offers the programs that interest us. That means we have to work very hard right now to prepare for our AP courses, Chinese courses and SAT and TOEFL exams. We have to seize the moment to receive a better education through our own effort.


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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Jindal administration says New York consultants will have to identify at least $500 million in savings for the state before getting their final payment on a $4.2 million contract.
Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols says that the firm of Alvarez & Marsal has agreed to add that provision to their contract.
The chairman of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee says that's a good change. But Republican state Rep. Tim Burns suggests another change - requiring all of the consultants' suggestions to be achievable.
He says, for example, that consolidating all schools could save lots of money, but might not be possible. He says any changes requiring constitutional adjustments would be difficult.
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Current Concepts In The Algorithm For Plantar Fasciitis
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Given the common presentation of heel pain, these authors discuss their stepwise approach to treating plantar fasciitis, focusing on pain reduction and controlling biomechanical abnormalities.
Plantar fasciitis has become a commonplace medical condition. In America, close to 11 percent of all foot complaints are attributed to plantar fasciitis and it causes over 2 million Americans to seek medical attention annually.1,2 Plantar fasciitis can be a self-limiting condition with patients usually having resolution of their symptoms within 10 months in most cases.3 However, this is a frustrating period of time to have discomfort, especially in active patients. Accordingly, let us take a closer look at key considerations in approaching and treating a patient with a chief complaint of heel pain.
The plantar fascia is a thick, fibrous aponeurosis composed of dense connective tissue. It originates from the medial and lateral tubercle of the calcaneus and inserts into the plantar plate. The plantar fascia provides static support and stabilizes the arch of the foot by plantarflexing the metatarsals during the gait cycle.
Plantar fasciitis is the inflammation and degeneration of the aponeurosis.4 Chronic overuse due to excessive standing, running or abnormal anatomy or biomechanics leads to an inflammatory process. Plantar fasciitis commonly occurs in patients with equinus, patients who are overweight or older, and those who are on their feet for much of the day. It also arises in active patients who have abnormal foot loading. Some structural deformities that lead to plantar fasciitis include pes planus, overpronation, pes cavus and limb length discrepancies. Some functional deformities causing overuse of the plantar aponeurosis include gastroc and/or soleus tightness or weakness and intrinsic foot muscle weakness.5
The diagnosis of plantar fasciitis often is based on a good history and physical. Patients will usually have a chief complaint of severe heel pain with the first few steps in the morning or after prolonged sitting or resting (post-static dyskinesia). Many will have a dull ache at the end of the day and pain with excessive walking or standing.
During the physical exam, palpation over the medial calcaneal tubercle will elicit pain. Palpating the medial band of the plantar fascia while passively dorsiflexing the toes (and thereby activating the windlass mechanism) can also cause discomfort. It is important to note the patient's foot type as well as the quality of shoe gear. During the physical exam, it is also important to assess for any neurological changes and check for a Tinel or Valleix sign.
While we often do not use imaging in the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis, one may utilize it to evaluate for a plantar calcaneal spur. Radiographs can be valuable to rule out differential diagnoses including a calcaneal stress fracture, neoplasm and arthritis. However, they are not needed solely to diagnose fasciitis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can rule out nerve entrapments as well as assess the thickening and changes in consistency in the fascia. One may employ ultrasound to assess the fascia as well but this can be more technically difficult.


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Solid market gains
Look past the headlines and evaluate the market with data
Value Line Index -- Contains 1700 stocks so it's much broader than the S&P 500 or the very narrow Dow 30 -- Positive price momentum
- Up 3 days out of 4 for a net gain of 1.16% last week
- If the Index were a stock it would have an over all 88% Barchart buy rating, hitting buy signals on 11 of 13 technical indicators
- Hit new highs in 12 of the last 20 trading session and 3 for 5 recently
- 30 day price appreciation of 6.91%
- Tracking above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
Barchart Market Momentum -- Approximately 6000 stocks -- Percentage of stocks trading above their 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages -- Above 50% always good -- Market improving
- 20 DMA -- 64.97% closed above -- 65.03% last week
- 50 DMA -- 82.49% closed above -- 79.08% last week
- 100 DMA -- 81.61% closed above -- 78.77% last week
Ratio of stocks hitting new highs to new lows for various periods -- 1.0+ bullish, 1.0 neutral, below .99 bearish -- Bullish for all 3 time periods
- 20 day ratio of new highs/new lows -- 1362/501 = 2.72
- 65 day ratio of new highs/new lows -- 856/147 = 5.82
- 100 day ratio of new highs/new lows -- 794/109 = 7.28
Next week's investment strategy -- A rising tide floats all boats. It's easier to have a portfolio of winners if more than 50% of the stocks are rising than it is to find winners when more than 50% of the market is sinking. Just a little common sense. Next week I'll prune out the stocks that aren't maintaining a price above their 50 day moving averages and won't be afraid to replace them with rising stocks.
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Here's a sampling of media reports on the Buccaneers today.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy talks about picking up the team's first win of the season in Week 4, and also speaks on how head coach Lovie Smith has changed the locker room culture.
Mike Glennon joined Buccaneers Radio Network's TJ Rives to talk about his performance against the Steelers last Sunday and looking ahead to New Orleans.
A brief selection of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quotes from Tuesday's media availability.
Russell Shepard's first NFL catch was a critical one for the Bucs on Sunday in Pittsburgh, but he wouldn't have been in position to help if he hadn't taken some very good advice from a former coach
Check out the best photos from the Bucs' win against the Steelers.
The Bucs see a boost as NFL analysts from across the web share their Week 5 Power Rankings following a hard-fought road win and the rest of last Sunday's action.
Buccaneers Insider catches up with WR Louis Murphy, who was re-signed by the Buccaneers last week and quickly made an impact in the Buccaneers' win over Pittsburgh with a team-high six receptions for 99 yards.
News from around the Bucs' division, where the Falcons are dealing with a rash of O-Line injuries, the Panthers can't keep a running back on the field and the Saints are searching for answers on defense
Follow along, as the Buccaneers record their first win of 2014, and their first under Head Coach Lovie Smith, against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
S Major Wright talks to the media about the defense's need to make plays in order to help the Bucs win more games this season.
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins talks to the media about Saints' TE Jimmy Graham, who the Buccaneers will face in Week 5.
DT Clinton McDonald talks to the media about focusing on the task ahead moving into week 5 against the New Orleans Saints.
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LITTLE ROCK (KATV) -- Future layoffs in the
Little Rock School District are causing a division between the school board and
its superintendent.
School board President
Greg Adams said Friday that the relationship between the board and
superintendent Dr. Dexter Suggs is in an adjustment period. Suggs has only been
superintendent for one semester in Little Rock, and now budget concerns are a
front and center issue that must be worked on.
To start year 2013 LRSD
had to withdraw $3 million in reserve funds to make the budget, and now
superintendent Suggs is working to slim that number with layoffs.
"He doesn't have to
have our approval to make these moves," Adams made clear during an interview
Friday. "This is part of what he's empowered to do as a superintendent, and
then the employees who are going to be eliminated can bring their concerns to
the board and at that time we would evaluate it."
Adams referred to the
appear process each terminated employee at LRSD is offered under state law.
Suggs' plans were presented
at Thursday's school board meeting.
He is considering cutting
six full time jobs, three of those which are department directors. Additionally
cuts would eliminate a stipend for the district's middle school supervisor.
Three of the positions up
to be cut make between $107,000 and $121,000.
Adams downplayed Thursday
night's discussion that Suggs could face demotion, and instead said it's a
tough time for everyone as they try to make budgets work.
"To get there we're
going to have some conflicts, we're going to have some differences of opinion
that we're going to have to work through," Adams added. "We're going to need to
listen to one another and work together."
Dr. Suggs was unable to
meet with Channel Seven on Friday, but according to his layed out play, the job
cuts are expected to go into effect on July 1.
Cuts include workers who
have been with the district for more than 20 years.
The proposition was
discussed for an hour in an executive session between the superintendent and
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Reindeer Sugar Cookies
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Yield: 32 cookies (serving size: 1 cookie)
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Bake: 20 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 142
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated fat: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Carbohydrate: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
- Sodium: 265mg
- Cookies:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 1 stick (1/4 lb.) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Decoration:
- 5 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 32 small pretzels, half plain and half yogurt-covered, cut to reindeer horn shape
- 32 M&M's Minis
- 32 white jelly beans, halved
- 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 2. Make cookies: Sift flour, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, beat butter, sugar, zest and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in yolk. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with lemon juice.
- 3. Form balls using 2 Tbsp. dough for each. Arrange 2 inches apart on sheet; flatten each to a 3-inch round. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, for 8 minutes, until edges are golden. Let cool on a rack for 5 minutes. Cut each cookie into 4 wedges; cool completely.
- 4. Decorate cookies: Melt chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Spread each cookie with chocolate, add 2 pretzel horns, 2 jelly bean eyes and an M&M nose to each. Dot each eye with chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is set, 10 minutes.
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San Francisco: Places to Explore
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The Mission has a number of distinct personalities: it's the Latino neighborhood, where working-class folks raise their families and where gangs occasionally clash; it's the hipster hood, where tattooed and pierced twenty- and thirtysomethings hold court in the coolest cafés and bars in town; it's a culinary epicenter, with the strongest concentration of destination restaurants and affordable ethnic cuisine; and it's the artists' quarter, where murals adorn literally blocks of walls. It's also the city's equivalent of the Sunshine State—this neighborhood's always the last to succumb to fog.
The eight blocks of Valencia Street between 16th and 24th streets—what's come to be known as the Valencia Corridor—typify the neighborhood's diversity. Businesses on the block between 16th and 17th streets, for instance, include an upscale Peruvian restaurant, an Indian grocery and sundries store, a tattoo parlor, the yuppie-chic bar Blondie's, a handful of funky home-decor stores, a pizzeria, a taqueria, a Turkish restaurant, a sushi bar, bargain and pricey thrift shops, and the Puerto Alegre restaurant, a hole-in-the-wall with pack-a-punch margaritas locals revere. On the other hand, Mission Street itself, three blocks east, is mostly a down-at-the-heels row of check-cashing places, dollar stores, and residential hotels—but there are more than a few great taquerias. And the farther east you go, the sketchier the neighborhood gets.
Italian and Irish in the early 20th century, the Mission became heavily Latino in the late 1960s, when immigrants from Mexico and Central America began arriving. An influx of Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, and other immigrants, along with a young bohemian crowd enticed by cheap rents and the burgeoning arts-and-nightlife scene, followed in the 1980s and early 1990s. The skyrocketing rents of the late 1990s have leveled off and the district is yet again in transition. The Mission is still scruffy in patches, so as you plan your explorations, take into account your comfort zone. Be prepared for homelessness and drug use around the BART stations, prostitution along Mission Street, and raucous bar-hoppers along the Valencia Corridor.
Mission District at a Glance
Experience Mission District
- 826 Valencia
- Aldea Home
- Aquarius Records
- Bell Jar
- Dandelion
- Dema
- Dog Eared Books
- Flax art & design
- Heath Ceramics
- Modern Times Bookstore
- The Abbot's Cellar
- Angkor Borei
- Bar Tartine
- Beretta
- Central Kitchen
- Chez Papa Bistrot
- Delfina
- Dosa on Valencia
- Farina
- Flour + Water
- Foreign Cinema
- Gott's Roadside
- La Santaneca de la Mission
- Limón
Elsewhere in San Francisco
- Golden Gate Park
- The Haight, the Castro, and Noe Valley
- The Marina and the Presidio
- Nob Hill and Russian Hill
- North Beach
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I know if you have bleached hair you remove natural pigment from your hair and ColorOops cannot restore that. Also, If you use a 20v or more developer it removes natural pigment and cannot restore that either. I found that out from other people. Hope this helped anyone who is considering using it!
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I have naturally medium brown hair. This summer I was dying it Dark Golden Blond which I really loved, but was tired of fixing roots. I grabbed a medium brown color but it was a cool and I was A-S-H-Y! So green. Was really scared to use this stuff.
Verdict - worked like a charm! Back to the color it was, EXACTLY! Smelled like crap though. I could smell it on my hair for weeks after. But, worth the stink for not having green hair.
Highly recommend! Stick with regular strength, I hear scary things about the Extra Strength.
So I've been dying my hair a dark reddish brown for years, however this past winter I went for super dark brown (next to black).
My roots have been growing out and I wanted to go back to the dark red so on friday, I dyed my hair a dark red -- big mistake!! My light brown roots turned orange and my dark brown hair turned a cherry/purple color!
I googled around for about an hour and found a product called COLOROOOPS! I read alot of reviews and liked the fact that it doesn't bleach your hair because I have processed my hair and it is baby-fine and really long, I hate the idea of bleaching it!
anyways, I picked up a bottle of color oops this morning, put it in my hair and left it for about 30min. I rinsed it out for about 15min with cold cold water and when I dried my hair it was left a gingery orange color, which in all honesty isn't that bad. I don't know where the color came from but, whatever!
my hair didn't feel brittle, dry, tortured etc at all -- it felt like it normally does! just to be safe, I ended up deep conditioning my hair this evening and the gingery orange color I had ended up darkening up, idk what's going on but again, it doesn't look too bad.
anyways, this stuff works! it lightened up my hair dramatically without killing it and I plan to dye over this gingery red in a week or two, just want to give my hair a break.
I reccomend it to anyone who has had a bad dye job with dark colors; COLOROOPS will lighten your hair and allow you to re-dye it and not damage your hair like a stripping kit will.
plus, it's $15 and available at walgreens! :)
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my hair used to be really dark brown- pretty much black. i had colored it a dark ruby red and it was fading into an ugly brown. i wanted my black hair back so i tried to use this. first of all, the smell is SO terrible i could barely stand it. and my hair still reeks of it too; i used this stuff 2 hours ago!! disgusting. but i got over it considering the miracles i thought it would produce. it took out the ugly faded brown a little, to a point where it just looks like my hair is black with brown highlights. it's not too bad, but it didn't remove it completely and i wanted my hair to be all over black again.
I have never written a product review before, but I feel so strongly about how wonderful Color Oops is that I just have to write! Five days ago, I colored my hair with a semi-permanent that was supposed to be light brown, but turned my hair jet black with green undertones. I used Clairol Uncolor twice on the same day that I dyed it, but it barely made a difference; same with dishwashing liquid I used over the next few days. Out of desperation, I tried Color Oops; I was really afraid to put my hair through another chemical process. I followed the instructions (they're really easy) and less than an hour later, I had my own hair back--shiny and soft, too! This product is absolutely amazing!
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I had level 7 ash blonde hair with orange-gold undertone, I used XORA 7.66 hair-color (Oddly enough by developlus the same company that manufactures color oops) with 20 volume developer and it came out TERRIBLE! The cherry red I had envisioned was in reality a plain jane boring drugstore boxed color red, except for the florescent orange like near the scalp... not attractive. So I panicked and went out and purchased COLOR OPPS conditioning formula and it does exactly what it claims to do, it smells terribly but it does take out the color. I knew I would not get back to my natural color since the developer would have lightened my hair but it did take out a significant amount of red and now I'm fairly close to what I was, my hair is however much more copper than it was before. It's available at your local rite-aid and for relatively cheap. If you've had the color in your hair for over a month get the extra strength assuming your hair is still relatively healthy.
I knew going into to trying this product that it may go wrong because my hair was dyed black. It's not freshly dyed, I did it about 1 1/2 months ago. Naturally my hair is a brownish-red. I knew with the stripping process there would be a huge possibility it would turn my hair red... but I was willing to try anything to get rid of the black. WELL, it not only took all of the black out... but now it could easily be considered a bright fried orange. It didn't do much damage, or at least any that I could feel. Even though it did what it said and removed all of black... which I'm ecstatic about, it looks completely horrible.
I've heard other horror stories about putting a dye on it even though it says you can... but in this case, I'll take my chances.
*EDIT*: I put a auburn color over it about an hour after stripping it. I left the color in for the full time... and it resulted in this really pretty black auburn color. Looks black, otherwise when light hits it has red highlights. I wasted almost $20 for the same color I had in the beginning.
Just be careful when using this. Tricky stuff.
Color Oops is great, it did exactly what it said it would. I tried to dye my hair a light brown from a light blonde and it was a dark, ashy mess. This product lifted most of the color off. It does smell like old hot dog, quite sickening. But it works great, just make sure you shampoo and rinse for at least 20 minutes. And you're going to need a good conditioning treatment because it dries the hair out badly.
Okay, I used to think this was crap but it's great. It's mainly good if you're trying to remove one hair color. So if you've dyed your hair black a million times and want to get rid of it, this might not do the job completely. i dyed my hair dark brown after lightening it and i realized it was too dark so i used this today. currently it's brassy and orange (it's supposed to be that way after using a product like this) but it's lighter, so I can put a new color on. thank you color oops!
This product does what it needs to do, pull color from hair but do not expect it to leave your hair healthy. I used this twice to remove black from my hair before going blonde. Nonetheless my hair was damaged anyway but the section of hair towards the bottom that was the heaviest of black is now very severely damaged and because of the color oops I have to either cut it off or grow it it out before I can get rid of these frizzy ends. So use this product WITH CAUTION!! and condition condition condition!!


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Plans and confrontations.
"Is everyone here?" I ask Bob as I walk in the door of head quarters. My right hand is bandaged up from the cut and Mikey is trailing along behind me. I'd slept most of that night and well into the morning meaning that I missed work. They were supportive enough though when I called around this afternoon, showed them my hand and made up some tail about being stuck at A&E until the stupid hours of the morning.
"I think so. Let me just check." He says and looks down and the list on his lap. "Yep you're good to begin."
"Ok people." I call out, walking over to the front of the room. "Last night mine and Mikey's little expedition turned out a lot more interesting that we'd planned it to be. Intelligence I'm going to kick your asses when this little meeting here's done." I fake scowl then smile at the group of them to show them that I was joking. I'm met a small titter of nervous laughter from a few people, mostly intelligence guys, until everyone lapses into silence again.
"Last night, for those of you who don't know, Mikey and I went to raid a warehouse on the far side of town where a group of unknown vampires were supposed to be meeting for a small get together. The plan was for us to go in, kick some vampire butt, show off a bit and get to know each other, come back and diss the other ones moves." Bob smirks at this and I throw him an angelic 'but of course I'm joking' look before carrying on.
"The situation we found ourselves in, however, was completely different." I take a board marker from the desk and step back to write on the board behind me. "This is a rough floor plan of the warehouse." I explain, drawing two squares in red pen. "This one." I say, pointing at the one I had drawn rows of small oblongs on and a small square in the corner, "is the basement. These little oblongs in rows? They're hospital gurneys. Beds with shackles to hold people prisoner in. This little fenced off area is what resembled an exercise pen."
Murmurs run through the group as it begins to dawn on them what we'd found and where the story was going. Various members of the team are also flushed bright red in embarrassment. "This is the ground floor." I say pointing to the second square. "This area here has been completely renovated to resemble any ordinary dining room. Well, if velvet patterned wall paper and massive solid oak tables are your personal norm of course." I give a wry smile. "The basement door is also right at the back of it. This area is a kitchen. More on what happened there later. And around here is Hotel del Vampire." I say, adopting a bad Italian accent for the last three words.
"She means we looked behind a huge screen and saw a bunch of coffins and bedroom furniture." Mikey reiterates. I look at him blankly then thank him coldly.
"What happened though? Shane and Dan said you looked like shit and that you got chased out by a really evil looking vamp." One of the older hunters asks me.
"You know what I think I'll let Mikey explain." I smile and sit down. My head was spinning and thumping. Bob comes over to try and make a fuss of me but I bat him away and listen intently to what Mikey has to say.
"Hey I'm Mikey. I'm a friend of Bob's and I'll be working with Kat undercover in the Lamia mission." He introduces himself. "So last night as Kat told you we went to the warehouse. We went in through the smashed window." I see various members of intelligence smile in relief as they realise they got something right. "I knocked the lights on momentarily and we instantly realised that we'd stumbled upon something bigger than we'd expected." I snigger at his choice of the word 'stumble' but he ignores me and carries on.
"We scoped out the room then went upstairs where we found the dining room. We went out of there and found a bunch of screened off areas. The last one we came across was the completely screened off area with the coffins. Kat started freaking out at this point and pulled me behind a large freezer." Quite a few people laugh and I scowl. They all shut up. "3 vampires came in. Two blonde twins and the infamous Frank. Frank ordered the twins to make him something to eat and left the room.
"I took that as my lead to sneak around behind them and stake them well and good." I scowl at his glory grabbing but I'm more worried about avoiding Bob's questioning gaze. I hadn't told him about Frank being there yet. "We chopped them up and stuffed them in the freezer to hide our tracks, then Kat pulled me behind the freezer yet again." I see many people try to hide smiles. I roll my eyes. Of course they had to all fall in love with him. Why couldn't they see he's a self assured arrogant prick?
"Frank came out, we ran back to the basement and I got out but then Kat slipped when she was climbing out the window. Frank caught up with us and we basically played tug of war with her until I won and got her safely back to the car where she passed out."
"You know what? I have a slight problem with the way you told that story." I shout whilst standing up again. "I see you left out the fact that you wanted to 'scope the area' before going into the warehouse, something that would have almost definitely have gotten us noticed if I'd allowed you to do it? That you magically forgot the part about you falling in through the window and landing on the light switch. Again something that completely jeopardised our safety!"
"Woah Kat, calm down." He half jokes with an embarrassed smile.
"Then there was the fact that when I 'creeped out' I saved your life by pulling you behind the freezer and out of site from the vampires. Next time? I'll leave you there, then, once they've eaten you I'll thank them before driving a stake through their hearts."
The room has gone incredibly quiet as they watch on, drinking in the facts. "Oh. And don't forget the bit where I managed to think of a way to get us out safely without attracting Frank's attention after I helped you kill the twins and came up with the plan to hide our tracks. After that you slammed the door that aroused Frank's attention and made him chase after us!"
Everyone is staring at us now and Mikey's face has coloured marginally, his eyes are a bit more shifty, a little less arrogant and plucky. "Oh and when I 'slipped' through the window?" I ask, my breath settling down and my voice growing calmer. "Frank had pulled some evolutionary stunt on me and was pulling me towards him with his mind. At least you had the sense to copy me when you finally decided to rescue me and hid your face. Next time though I won't hide your identity. I'll let him come and kill you in your sleep." I spit then walk off and shut myself in one of the interrogation rooms to cry.
It had hurt to see Frank again last night. It had hurt that he'd tried to kill me. And it was scary to think that he may have recognised me and could have wanted to kill me still, might still want to kill me now.
Mikey hurts me too. I'm so used to being the best, to being respected. If one of the others beats me at something I'm fine with that! There are people on the squad that could strategise much better than me, that could win over me in a sword fight any time, that could out run me, even out fight me, but they weren't horrible about it. They didn't rub it in my face. They didn't constantly criticise me and then try to humiliate me in front of the whole group. Mikey does. He's too used to working alone I suppose. Or maybe he just hates me.
There's a knock at the door and then Bob's wheelchair appears, with Bob in it obviously, around the corner. I smile weakly and wipe my cheeks and eyes with my sleeve. "You Ok?" He asks gently then comes and stops next to me.
"Yeah." I lie quietly.
"Why didn't you tell me about seeing Frank?"
"I just… I went home and I passed out, then I went into work and explained why I didn't come in and didn't phone. Then I went home, found Mikey looking at all the photos of me and Frank, screamed at him, cried in my bedroom over the very same photos and came here. Then I got humiliated in front of the whole group by the most up himself man in the universe."
"He's not that bad Kat." I raise my eyebrows in disbelief. "Ok so he's a dick to you. You think that maybe he just feels a bit threatened by you? You're the famous Kat remember. He's just Mikey. Maybe the best but then again maybe not."
"Whatever his reasons he's still a jerk." I say then sigh, "But I know that to make this mission work we have to at least be civil. Ideally we have to get on amazingly and share absolutely everything so that there can be no surprises when it comes to the main event."
"I wish I could come in with you." He sighs. I kneel up and hug him tightly. "We need you to tell us what to do you doofus." I say with a sad smile. "You gave us all a reason to live by setting up this organisation. You're the best leader we could wish for. You've managed to train a team of over twenty vampire hunters from a wheel chair. You don't need to go out and kill people to prove yourself. Forget me and Mikey, you are the best. Don't you dare ever think otherwise."
He raises his head and smiles at me with tears in his shiny blue eyes. "What would I do without you?" He asks.
"Get a lot more sleep." I joke and lead the way back to the meeting.
Me, Bob and Mikey are sat in front of my TV trying to stay as civilised as possible. During the second half of the meeting it had been decided that me and Mikey would go on the streets tomorrow as we only had two weeks and a bit left until the blood fest. It had also been proposed that Ray would try and get himself the job that the twins were forced to leave. That way he could hopefully keep me and Mikey safe when we finally got back inside the warehouse. He was also released as the twins had inadvertently let slip that he was supposed to be delivering some humans tomorrow and they would get suspicious or just plain angry if he didn't turn up with any.
"Does anybody want some coffee?" I ask as the adverts come on. They both let me know that they do so I go through to the kitchen and turn the coffee machine on.
Something had been bothering me since we'd gotten back last night but I can't put my mind on what it is. It was something to do with Mikey. Something that he had done, or said, or known that had just seemed out of place. Like he had knowledge of something he shouldn't have had knowledge on. I'm sure it can't be that important or I'd have remembered it and reported it. I can just remember something taking me by surprise… something that he'd known…
I take the coffees through to the boys and sigh as Top Gear starts again. I love it but I'd rather be running over last minute details with Bob. There would be enough time to watch TV when we're out of that warehouse safely with most of the Lamia clan dead. Until then I want to work. I want to get this perfect. We need to get this perfect…
That's what Mikey had known. He'd known who Frank was. There were no pictures of him around the flat except for in the photo albums. Bob didn't own any pictures of him. How did he know who he was?
"What? You're looking at me like I killed someone." Mikey says with the same arrogant look on his face as always.
"How did you know who Frank was?" I ask bluntly, ready for the tide of bullshit sure to flow out of his mouth.
"Just from people talking about him." He answers, he doesn't look as smug as usual though, actually he looks pitying. "I just pieced together what people have said and it equalled him. Plus as soon as he walked in the room you started to drool and swoon." He sneers. I look away and try to absorb myself in the views of Jeremy Clarkson on a car I could never think about buying anyway.
"I'm going to bed." I announce suddenly. I can't stand sitting here with the two of them acting like this was just a normal night, acting like everything was fine when really the mission was falling around our heads because me and Mikey couldn't keep our emotions out of the way of business. "I won't get much sleep for a while, may as well make the most of it."
"Come by headquarters for 5 tomorrow. I've got your sleeping bag and rucksack ready there and we can run through any last minute problems. Remember that you can stay mic-ed up until Ray gets you. You won't be alone."
"Thanks Bob. I'll be there. Good night. Both of you." I say then disappear into my room ignoring the fact that my attempt at being civil had been completely disregarded by a boy who was obviously hiding a lot more than battle wounds.


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