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By Mark Peters
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is a fictional story which contains scenes depicting sexual acts between
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~ Chapter Thirty-Three ~
`What's wrong?' Adam asked, sounding quite
`Didn't you see him?' I answered.
`Corcoran! That's who sent me the drink!'
In a flash Adam was on his feet and looking toward the bar area, then looking around the room. I stood and joined him moments later.
`Is there something wrong?' asked Adam's boss, Nathan.
`I'm not quite sure,' Adam replied. `We'll be back in a minute.'
Together we headed for the bar, dodging our way through the crowd, while keeping an eye out for Corcoran.
`Are you sure it was him?' Adam asked. `He wouldn't be that stupid, would he?'
`Stupid? Or just brazen?' I replied.
When we reached the bar there was no sign of Corcoran, so I caught the attention of the waiter who had delivered the drink.
`What can I get you?' he asked.
`That guy who sent the drink to our table . . . did you see which way he went?' I asked.
`Can't help you there, mate,' he replied.
`How about exits?' urged Adam. `Where's the closest way out from here?'
`Either the main door, which you would have come through on your way in, or there's an emergency exit right along the back there, next to the toilets,' he answered, while pointing past the end of the bar.
`And where does it go?' I asked.
`Straight out into the lane way at the back of the pub. But it's an alarmed fire exit, so if anyone had gone out through there we'd know about it.'
`Thanks,' I replied, before quickly setting off in that direction, intent on checking it out for ourselves. We found the toilets without any problem, then the fire exit, which was just past them. The door was slightly ajar, with just a sliver of light from outside showing.
`Well, someone has certainly been through here,' Adam remarked, as he pushed on the door and stepped outside, with me following.
At least the barman was right. It did open straight out onto the street, which was essentially dark, apart from the rather feeble light offered by a street lamp at either end. There was no sign of Corcoran, but then again, judging by the dumpsters and all the other crap in the laneway, I reckon he could have easily found himself a hiding place and we could have searched all night, or even walked right past him without even knowing he was there.
As if he were reading my mind Adam asked, `Do you want to try and look for him?'
`No. He could be anywhere . . . and I don't fancy groping my way along the street in the darkness waiting for him to jump out and stab me . . . or you,' I replied, as a cold shiver went down my spine.
`Well, it's his weapon of choice . . .' I replied. And if the truth must be told, I thought, I was terrified of the idea of being stabbed and left to die. A bullet . . . now that is something different . . . that would be quick and clean. Bang, and it's over . . . usually. But it doesn't happen that way when you're stabbed . . . that would be another world of pain all together, and a pain that I hoped I would never have to endure.
`Come on, let's get back inside,' Adam urged, `or we'll miss the rest of the show.'
`To be honest . . . would you mind if we went home early?' I asked, suddenly losing any desire I'd earlier had to be sociable. `It's just . . .'
`Sshhh . . . you don't have to say anything,' he replied, while standing in front of me and gently rubbing his hands up and down my arms. `Of course I won't mind. Nathan will probably want to know what happened. I'll just text him and tell him I'll explain it to him in the morning.'
`Thank you,' I whispered, while leaning I and giving him a quick kiss. I felt bad that I was ruining the evening he had planned for us. I had been excited about the prospect of a night on the town and had so far truly been enjoying it, but no one could have foreseen what had happened tonight and the dampener it had put on the evening.
We stopped in the light of the doorway just as we heard the thumping sound of music starting once more. Adam pulled out his phone, then quickly sent a message to his boss, before we went back inside and headed directly for the door that we had earlier entered the function room through when we had arrived. I barely paid any attention to the crowd in the other sections of the hotel once we left the function room, apart from trying to dodge them as we ran the gauntlet in our search for the main exit. It was only once we were finally back outside in the steamy Sydney night, assaulted once more by the partying crowd that was still spilling out onto the sidewalk, that I seemed to finally be able to breathe again.
Adam hailed a passing cab and we were soon on our way back to his place.
`It's almost like he's taunting you now!' Adam said to me after we had settled in and our Pakistani driver had started our journey through the suburbs. `Like he's watching your every move, and just when you least expect to see him, there he is, ready to remind you that he is still around.'
`I know. And it's really getting creepy,' I replied, as I glanced up into the driver's rear-vision mirror and noticed the driver studying us.
`I take it that nobody has had any luck in locating where he's hiding out?'
`No. But after talking to Sid Partridge this afternoon I'm hopeful that something will turn up. The underbelly might usually stick to themselves, but even they have some morals, and if a child molesting psychopath is trying to hide out amongst them, then someone is likely to take a dim view of his presence eventually . . . especially if it cramps their style.'
`So, this Partridge guy is a crook?'
`I honestly have no idea . . . I think his is more of a hard luck story than a criminal one, but either way, he's still a product of the streets . . . and we're hoping that might be just enough to give us some kind of a lead.'
`What about Helen? Are you going to tell her about tonight?'
`Yeah . . . but I think it can wait until morning.'
* * *
I wish I could say that it was business as usual the following morning, but with the events of the night before continuing to play on my mind until well into the early hours, I tossed and turned for what seemed like half the night. Eventually I dragged myself from Adam's bed and left him to sleep, while I went outside onto the balcony and lay near-naked in the mild night on a sun bed, until the skies started to bleed colour once more and the sun eventually began to inch its way skywards. It was around this time I heard the sound of the glass door behind me slide open.
`Couldn't sleep?' Adam asked as he sat down on the edge of the sun bed and gently ran a hand along my thigh.
`No. Last night was a bit of a write off, wasn't it?'
`Why do you say that? We still managed to have some fun . . . or at least you seemed to have been having some when that drag queen sat on your lap . . .'
`I'm not talking about that,' I grumbled.
`I know what you're talking about . . . and it doesn't matter one way or the other. You couldn't help it that asshole showed up. It was just bad luck, that's all, and besides, there'll be plenty more shows for us to go to.'
`And what will your boss say? I hope he doesn't think I ditched because of him?'
`He's cool about it. I got a message from him as they were leaving. I'll talk to him today anyhow and explain things, just to make sure.'
`Thanks,' I murmured.
`Now, how about we have a shower and get ready for today? What happened yesterday is exactly that, yesterday's news, so I suppose we'd better go and see what sort of trouble this day is going to bring us.'
`I'm sure you'll be fine. As for me though . . .'
`You'll be fine too. I'm sure of it,' he reassured me.
After we had finished showering, getting ready for the day ahead and then scoffing down some toast and coffee, we headed out the door and down to Adam's car. I was grateful that his parking space was in a secured place, beneath the building, and so I figured it would be safe from being tampered with or anything happening to it, but even so we both still gave it and the garage the once over before climbing into the vehicle, just in case the building security wasn't as secure as it was supposed to be.
Thoughts of Corcoran popping up out of nowhere and confronting us seemed to be on both our minds, and so after satisfying ourselves that all was in order, we climbed into the car and Adam started it up. We maneuvered out of his parking spot and headed up the ramp which led to the street, coming to a stop briefly as the large metal framed mesh gate swung back to allow us a path out, before then easing out into the morning traffic.
Adam switched on the radio, catching a few minutes one of the many early morning talkback shows, but it wasn't long before this was replaced by the hourly news bulletin and our first piece of excitement for the morning.
`Good Morning, I'm Sarah Styles,' the announcer cheerfully began. `The New South State Government is in crisis this morning, following the overnight resignation of the Minister for Police, Dale Cummings, following allegations of impropriety being made in state parliament yesterday by the leader of the opposition, against both the Police Minister and Assistant Commissioner . . .'
Adam and I looked at each other in surprise, before he reached for the radio and turned up the volume a little.
`The opposition has promised to get to the bottom of rumours that the Police Minister was involved in a cover-up of the activities of Assistant Police Commissioner Colin Barrett, who was yesterday arrested on charges relating to a child prostitution ring recently uncovered in the city. This cover-up is reported to be a favour in return for the misplacing of a report into alleged irregularities in the Police Minister's election fund, which is a clear breach of electoral regulations. Questions have also been asked of the premier and police commissioner on these matters, with the opposition vowing to uncover the truth as to just who in the government was aware of these wrong-doings.'
`Holy shit . . . so it's all out there now . . .' Adam remarked.
`Yeah, and by the sounds of it, it's only going to be a matter of time before the pressure will really be applied to the Premier.'
`And in other news,' the news reader continued, `police have this morning been called to the Imperial Hotel in Newtown following the discovery of a man's body. No further details are known at this stage, but with the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras set to take place tomorrow, organisers are playing down concerns about reports of the gay and lesbian community being targeted by anti-gay protestors.'
`Great!' Adam spat. `Now it sounds like the nutters are coming to the party as well! That's all we need.'
No sooner than when he had finished speaking my phone rang and once I had fished it out of my pocket I saw that it was Helen.
`Where are you?' she asked.
`We're on our way into the city,' I answered. `I should be there in about twenty minutes.'
`Okay. It looks like we're heading out to Newtown this morning. Did you hear about the guy they found at the Imperial?'
`Yeah, I did. You got any details?'
`Not a lot, but I do know he was stabbed,' she replied.
`Corcoran was there. That's where Adam and I went last night,' I replied. `The cunt even bought me a drink.'
`He what?'
`Yeah, he sent a drink over to our table from the bar. We saw him standing at the bar, but then the crowd closed in, and by the time we got up and made it to the bar he was gone,' I answered. I also told her about the open emergency exit that was supposed to have been alarmed, and our heading out into the laneway to try and see if Corcoran left that way.
`They would have to have security cameras,' she mused. `Maybe we can find some footage.'
`I hope so.'
Adam dropped me outside the station about fifteen minutes later, after we'd had an almost clear run into the city. After risking a quick kiss goodbye we agreed to meet again that afternoon when he would pick me up, then I climbed out of the car and headed for the front doors, only to be stopped in my tracks moments later by the sound of a car horn coming from directly behind me.
Turning around, half expecting to see Adam's car still there, I was surprised to see it was Helen's car.
`Come on Cooper. We haven't got all day,' she called to me through the open passenger side window, so I retraced my steps and climbed into her car, just in time for her to zip out into the traffic before an oncoming bus.
`Jesus,' I said. `What's the hurry?'
`I have a feeling that this is going to be one hell of a day,' she flatly replied.
* * *
Thanks to the morning traffic the trip out to Newtown took longer than it had the previous night, even allowing for Helen's erratic driving, and when we finally pulled into the laneway behind the hotel we noticed the coroner's van was just about to pull out.
On the way out here we had discussed the events of the previous evening and I repeated what I had said to her earlier about Corcoran being there. We both feared that this latest stabbing might be yet another case of Corcoran's dirty work and as soon as we had turned into the lane a shiver seemed to run down my spine, no doubt because this was exactly where Adam and I had been less than twelve hours ago.
Once the coroner's van had departed, that left two uniformed officers in attendance, one of whom was Jack, whom I had met the day Alexis had been pulled from the harbor. They seemed to be packing up and wrapping up their investigations of the scene as we came to a stop.
`Hey guys,' Helen greeted them. `Anything interesting here for us?'
`Good morning, Helen. No, nothing out of the ordinary it looks like . . . we're just wrapping things up. Apparently two young guys got into a fight and one pulled a knife,' Jack replied.
`Where was he stabbed?' I asked.
`In the chest. Just the once. Looked like the killer might have hit the victim's aorta, but the medical examiner can't be sure until an autopsy is performed.'
At that news I was able to breathe a sigh of relief. It was already sounding quite different to what had happened with Corcoran's other victims, and if they already knew it had been two young guys who were involved in some altercation, then that took Corcoran out of the picture, even if we all knew that he had still been on the scene.
`So, no similarities with last week's episode . . . the guy you pulled from the harbor?' asked Helen.
`No, none that I've noticed. Why, were you expecting there to be?'
`Not really. Just wanted to make sure,' Helen replied. `Was there anything sexual about this one? And how about witnesses or descriptions?'
`The victim was fully clothed, so it doesn't look as if there was any hanky-panky going on. Apart from that, there's not much else to go on I'm afraid, although the hotel tells us they have security cameras everywhere, so we're hoping to find at least something on the tapes,' he replied.
`So, how did you know there was a fight?' I asked.
`Their security staff said there had been an altercation reported. When we arrived here this morning they gave us a print out from the vision, which showed the two of them leaving the hotel. One of the guys in the print out matched the victim. Security didn't have vision of the fight itself, as the two of them had made their way down here, which, as you can see, is well away from the cameras at the back door of the hotel,' he said, while pointing along the laneway to a sign that said Imperial Hotel.
`And his friend?' Helen enquired.
`No idea who he is, or where he went, at least until we get a look at the tapes.'
`Okay then, how about we give you lot a hand and go and check them out? We have another perp that we have in our sights, and who was also seen here last night, so we wanted to take a look at the tapes anyhow.'
`Ahhh . . . so that's why you're here,' Jack laughed. `All right. That sounds good to me. It's not often we manage to score one from your mob.'
`Well, just don't go expecting it too often,' Helen chuckled as she set off for the nearby doorway, with me in tow.
The door proved to be open, propped in that position with the help of a metal garbage can, and so we let ourselves in.
`Hello,' Helen called out. `Anyone home?'
`Sorry, but we're not open just now,' a voice replied, coming from the shadows somewhere near the bar.
When we made it to the bar we found an older looking guy, well into his fifties I would have thought, with greying hair and a goatee, wearing a black t-shirt, and busily packing a refrigerator with bottled drinks.
`Actually, we're with the police,' Helen said, as she showed him her badge. `Detectives Wheeler and Cooper,' she said to him.
`I take it this is about what happened last night,' he asked, as he stopped what he was doing and turned to face us.
`Yes, and no,' Helen replied. `And who might you be?'
`Mark Jenkins . . . I run the place,' the man replied. `We've got the security vision already copied for you guys. Those officers who were here earlier were asking about it, and as it's all digital these days, it was easy to run off a copy.'
`We appreciate that. Thank you,' Helen replied. `We also understand that a person of interest in another case we are looking into was here last night, so we're hoping we might be able to see what he was up to as well.'
`That could have been anyone . . .' he shrugged, `There were a thousand people hanging around here last night, either for the show that was on, or to get themselves smashed.'
`Yeah, I know. I was one of them,' I said. `The guy we're after, his name is named Danny Corcoran,' I added, while passing him the photo from my pocket.
Taking the photo from me he studied it carefully for a few moments, before handing it back to me.
`Might have seen him. I don't know. What's he done?'
`He's killed three people so far . . . that we know of,' Helen replied.
`Shit! Was that guy last night one of them?'
`We don't know,' I answered.
`Tell me, your emergency exit over there,' Helen asked, while pointing to the door we entered through. `Your barman said they were alarmed . . . so are the alarms working?'
`I . . . I guess so,' he answered. `Why?'
`Because we think that the guy we're after left through that door over there . . . and last night when my man here tried following him he found that it was open. There didn't appear to be any alarms going off, so that makes me think it wasn't active . . . which is bound to be a violation of some code or other, wouldn't it?'
`So, what are you saying?'
`Look, I like this place. I've been here more than just a few times, so I don't want to see you guys get in trouble with the building inspectors,' Helen said. `Hopefully we'll be able to find our man on the security footage, so we'll be able to see what he was up to, and who, if anyone, he might have been with. All we ask is that you make sure that you have everything ship shape, because we'd hate to see you busted for something as simple as a busted door alarm.'
`Is that some kind of threat?'
`Fuck no. I'm just giving you a heads up, that's all,' Helen grinned. `With the clientele we both know you get here, and the type of things that we both know goes on in dark corners of places like this, we both also know that you don't want to go attracting any unwarranted attention, do you?'
For a moment he eyed the two of us warily.
`I . . . I'll go and get you the security footage . . .' he eventually responded, before hurrying off through a nearby door, which was marked `Private'.
After he had left I looked across at Helen with my eyebrows raised.
`What?' she pleaded. `He just needed a little nudge, that's all.'
`Oh, that was subtle,' I chuckled.
`You will find, once you've been in this job for a while young fella, that there's a real art to getting what you want,' she deadpanned.
`So it seems,' I replied, just as our bar manager came back through the door and headed our way, carrying what looked to be a couple of CD cases.
`Here you go,' he said, as he passed the discs over to Helen. `There's one from the front end cameras, and another for those covering the back areas of the pub.'
`We really do appreciate this,' said Helen. `Thank you.'
`Just doing my duty,' he remarked. `Just so long as you don't go calling your mates at the city council.'
`I don't have any mates there,' Helen assured him. `So they sure as hell won't hear anything from me.'
`Nor me,' I added, as his eyes flicked my way. `And it was a great show last night, by the way . . . even if I did end up with a drag queen sitting in my lap.'
`That was you? She was sorry you left . . . I think she wanted your number,' he chirped.
`Well, she's going to be plumb out of luck then,' offered Helen, always looking out for my best interests. `I'm afraid he's taken.'
`So?' the manager asked, with a laugh.
`Christ, you poofs are all the same. Come on then, Golden Boy. Let's get you out of here before you get led astray!'
* * *
Leaving the hotel behind we decided to make a detour via Redfern before heading back to the station. With the Mardi Gras parade now only twenty-four hours away we decided we needed to check on progress with the float at the car pool. We found that the place was a hive of activity, with the large roller door on the front of the workshop wide open and the bow of the float visible, as the workers applied the finishing touches, like a brand new ship just about to be launched upon its maiden voyage.
Even before we reached the workshop we could hear the music that was pumping with considerable volume from some speakers, coupled with the commands of what proved to be the choreographer, working a group of dancers hard in the adjacent workshop bay, while an amused looking Donohue, the head mechanic, looked on from where he stood, propped up against the door frame.
`Like anything you see, Harry?' Helen quipped as we came to a stop beside him.
`Not bloody likely,' he spat.
`Go on, Harry. You should live a little . . . you never know what you might like until you try it . . .'
`Honey, it's a bit like raw fish . . . that's just one of many things I ain't ever going to try.'
`Actually, on that one, I think I'm with you,' Helen replied. `And I don't think I'd be able to stomach that other stuff, you know, the thinly sliced raw meat they sell, that proscieta, or whatever it's called.'
`It's prosciutto,' I said to them.
`Bloody typical. Trust you to know that,' Harry scoffed, before pushing himself off the frame of the doorway and turning to head toward his office.
`It's like Helen said, Harry . . . you should live a little . . .' I called after him.
`And like I said before, laddie . . . not bloody likely,' he called back over his shoulder, while laughing as he went.
As Harry walked away the dancing troupe decided to take a break from their rehearsals. A couple of them headed toward the float, where we noticed Tristan and Ben, the two guys we met had the other day, stop work and climb down. They spotted us standing by the doorway and came right over, with their dancer friends in tow, all jabbering excitedly about what the next twenty-four hours was going to bring.
`Well, fancy meeting you here,' Tristan said to us. `What do you think . . . everything looking ship shape?'
`It looks amazing,' Helen replied, as I received a few curious looks from the male dancers who had joined us.
`It looks damn fine from here,' one of the dancers responded, as he looked me up and down.
`Sorry to disappoint you, Simon, but like I've already told one guy today, he's taken,' Helen giggled.
`Oh, honey, that's the story of my life,' the guy replied, giving a deep sigh has he did so. `Does he have a brother then?'
`Sorry, mate. You're plumb out of luck there, too,' I laughed, as I gave him the once over and thinking that for the right guy he would be quite a catch. `Maybe you'll find Mr Right tomorrow?'
At first glance I would have put him in his early twenties, but after getting a closer look I'd say he was a bit older than that, maybe even thirty. He was good looking, as all these out and proud dancer-types seemed to be, with short dark hair and nicely tanned skin. At the moment he was wearing old denim shorts and a tank top that exposed his smooth and hairless midriff, and I had no trouble at all imaging him all dressed up tomorrow and doing high kicks the full length of Oxford Street.
`About the only thing I reckon I'll be able to find tomorrow will be the blisters on my feet after dancing from one end of Oxford Street to the other for about four hours,' he groaned.
`Awww . . . I think the princess better toughen up,' Tristan teased. `But don't worry, we'll be right there beside you to flog your sorry old arse along when you start dragging it.'
`Sweetheart, we'll see whose arse will be dragging along the bitumen when the parade is over,' Simon pouted.
We all laughed at this brief exchange, which to me was almost like watching two colourful bantam roosters dancing about each other in a farm yard, each posturing as if they were getting ready to strike, their hackles raised in anger, yet neither quite game enough to make the first move. I was enjoying meeting some of Helen's acquaintances and couldn't help but wonder who it might be that she would unearth next.
`So, are you two quite finished?' Helen huffed. `How are things with the float and the dancers? Will everything and everyone be ready for tomorrow?'
`It's all sweet,' Ben answered confidently. `Everything will be fine.'
`Well, I'm certainly glad to hear that. Did any of the reinforcements from the other divisions arrive to help out?'
`Only a few . . . but they weren't really of much use though. Still, they'll help make up the numbers around the float for the parade . . . get their photos in the paper, that sort of thing, so we'll be able to muddle through.'
`Well, at least someone around here seems to know what they are doing,' Helen quipped. `I guess we'll see you there, then. We'll be on duty, but we'll be keeping an eye out for you.'
`Oh, I think you'll know it when we're getting close,' Ben chuckled, with the note of excitement in his voice clearly evident.
`Oh, Jesus. What have you got planned?'
`Just keep your eyes and ears open,' Tristan explained. `You won't be able to miss us.'
`As if that was ever going to be an issue?' Helen laughed. `We'll see you tomorrow.'
As we made our way back to Helen's car I couldn't help but think of how the mood amongst this little troupe seemed to be one of general excitement. I suppose that was hardly surprising, however, given that it was the eve of the big parade and the whole week so far had been filled with events associated with Mardi Gras, even if I'd been too busy up until now to really take much notice. As the week had worn on everywhere we went we could see the signs of what was to come, with the city starting to come to life with rainbows and decorations appearing all over the inner city and hundreds of hand-holding same sex tourists converging on the streets, eager to see what the place had to offer. Even the bigots seemed to have gone quiet, although that could have simply been because they knew they were now outnumbered and were afraid of being slapped down.
We were both quiet on the drive back into the city. I wasn't sure what Helen was thinking about, but I for one had a lot on my mind.
Nerves were beginning to build, and it wasn't just the butterflies that were associated with the gaiety that the next day was going to bring. There was a darker side to the Mardi Gras that was now foremost in my mind, the side to the parade, and to our lifestyle, that the majority of the public would, thankfully, never get to see. Ours was a world that was unique, a world that, whether rightly or wrongly, was often misunderstood and just as often feared. A world that encompassed good and evil, was forbidden to some, and yet so enticing. And with Mardi Gras being seen as one time when the worlds of heterosexual and homosexual mixed freely, without prejudice or fear, it was important that no shadows be cast over the event.
That was why I was now silently contemplating Corcoran's threat, and the possibility of coming face to face with him again tomorrow.
* * *
The Inspector was waiting for us when we returned to the squad room, and quickly pulled us aside to discuss what had happened overnight at the Imperial. He was pleased to hear that we didn't think the latest stabbing was linked to Corcoran, but was quite surprised to learn of Adam and me having a run-in with him last night ourselves.
`Are you sure it wasn't Corcoran who stabbed this poor fellow?' he asked.
`Yes, sir. We have a still from the security cameras which caught the victim and his assailant together before their altercation occurred, and neither look anything like Corcoran,' Helen said, as she passed over the image.
`And while we need to check the timeline to see when all of this happened and when they each left the Imperial, there are no similarities between the way this guy died and with the way Corcoran operated. Corcoran may have been there last night, but this wasn't his handiwork,' I added.
`Fair enough,' the Inspector responded, as he sat back in his chair, his elbows on the arm rests and his palms together in front of him, almost appearing as if he were praying.
`We also have CCTV footage from the Imperial Hotel that we will take a look through this afternoon so we can try and piece together the movements of these two characters, and also Corcoran if we can find him there,' added Helen, while showing the Inspector the discs she was holding.
`Very good. Now, what about tomorrow? You expect him to show?' he added.
`I think it's a certainty, sir,' I answered. `He has passed on a message saying he will see me there, so I'm about as sure as I can be that I will.'
`And then what?' he urged.
`I honestly have no idea, sir. Somehow we need to arrest him, but it's not like we'll be able to just walk up to him and slap the cuffs on him. It won't be that simple.'
`It never is, Cooper. He will have a plan, of that there is no doubt. We just need to figure out what that might be before he gets a chance to put it into play,' Helen added.
`I can't order everyone to be there and on duty, but I'm certainly going to encourage all of our officers to help out on this. Uniformed officers will only be a hindrance, at least as far as having Corcoran come out into the open, so we need some plain clothes guys there. I'm sure most of our guys will come on board,' said the Inspector. `Come on, let's go give them the good news.'
Helen and I followed him out into the squad room, where we found the rest of our team waiting.
`It doesn't look like last night's murder was related to Corcoran,' the Inspector announced as he entered the room. `But we still expect him to make a move of some kind tomorrow. Now, I've said before that this case is a priority, and nothing has changed, so I'd like to think that we will all be doing our bit tomorrow.'
`Sir?' said Joe Benevetti.
`Yes, Joe?'
`Are you ordering us to be there, sir?' Joe asked.
`I know it's not exactly your scene, Joe,' the Inspector replied, `but let me put it this way. We have a murderer who has made a specific threat against a member of this team, we have three murders still officially unsolved, and we have a situation where the person of interest in those outstanding cases has openly stated he will be in attendance at a public event, where there may be hundreds, if not thousands of people possibly at risk. We also have the situation whereby the police force is being shown in very bad light at the moment, with the negative press that we are receiving undermining any confidence that the public has in us right now. We now have the opportunity to do something about all of those things, so, the answer to your question is, no, you don't have to be there . . . but I know that you'll do the right thing, Joe.'
`Yes, sir,' he grudgingly replied, while giving me a stare that left no doubt as to just what he was feeling.
I suspected that Joe's fishing trip or dirty weekend away had just been canned. Great! That'll be something else he'll be able to resent me for.
`What's the timetable for tomorrow, Wheeler?' the Inspector asked.
`As I understand it, sir, the floats will start gathering from around two o'clock. I believe the parade doesn't kick off until around seven-thirty,' Helen replied. `It starts near the Whitlam Square, and makes its way along Oxford Street, then Flinders Street, before finishing at Moore Park.'
`And what about Corcoran? Where do you think he would be most likely to show?'
`If I were him,' Garry Kwan offered, `I'd make it where the crowds are heaviest . . . where there's a better chance of getting away . . .'
`Or of having a bigger audience,' I added.
`What makes you say that?' Garry asked. `He's never had an audience before, so why would he want one now?'
`Just a hunch,' I replied. Everyone heard Benevetti's groan, but I continued on, undeterred. `He might never have had an audience before, but he has changed everything in the past week or so, become more out there and also seems to have lost any fear of being spotted. He only has one target and he won't care what happens provided he gets what he wants.'
`Which is?' Benevetti asked.
`Christ, you've got tickets on yourself,' Joe snorted.
Everyone ignored the comment, seeing it for what it really was, being sour grapes at his having to miss whatever it was he had planned for the weekend.
`I have a feeling that this time he wants to go out with a bang,' I replied. `He's got nothing to lose, especially now he knows we're onto him and can tie him to at least three murders, plus another serious assault, so why not?'
`And where will the crowds be heaviest?' the Inspector enquired.
`It's hard to say, but I would imagine it would be near the city end of Oxford Street,' Helen replied. `So if we concentrate our resources at that end, maybe cover a block with each pair of us, one on either side of the street, we might be able to cover a fair bit of area.'
`That sounds good to me,' the Inspector agreed. `Everyone will still be close enough to help out, and there will still be uniformed officers and Mardi Gras security around as well. We'll have a briefing here at one o'clock tomorrow, then we'll hit the streets. If we stay alert we'll have a good chance of getting our man.'
`And if we don't?' asked Craig Andarakis.
`Then Corcoran might just get his man,' the Inspector flatly replied. `Which, it goes without saying, we can never let happen.'
At that moment everyone looked my way. There were nods of agreement all round, even if one of those nods seemed to be forced. I wondered what Benevetti might be thinking. Could I trust him with my life?
I have to admit that that thought kind of scared me a
|To be continued...
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Based in the Netherlands and a member of the KION Group since August 2015, Egemin Automation is exhibiting at CeMAT this year under the slogan "Smart, connected, global – intralogistics 4.0". In keeping with this theme, Egemin has offices in eight different countries and also has the global KION Group service network and many years of experience in concept development at its disposal. Customers can thus expect to get exactly what they need to optimize their material flow processes. Set to be unveiled at CeMAT 2016, one prime example of the company's expertise in developing solutions is the new E'gv Compact Counterbalance range of automated guided vehicles.
Seamlessly integrated with automated material handling and warehousing systems in production and distribution, the E'gv Compact Counterbalance range delivers smart solutions designed for even the most complex material flows and operations. As a compact model with a counterbalance fork, the E'gv Compact Counterbalance is perfect for transporting standard pallets, with its reduced mast height making it suitable for low-clearance applications down to 2,032 millimeters. The navigation system uses an integrated navigation laser scanner and reflectors installed within the vicinity to identify and monitor the AGV's position.
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Hangtime was the third basketball game by the original development team behind the NBA Jam series. The title was changed due to the NBA Jam name being acquired by Acclaim Entertainment—the publisher of the games for the home market. New features of the series included character creation, alley oops and double dunks. A software update known as NBA Maximum Hangtime was released for the arcades later in the life cycle.
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Jan 26, 2018
Short but a beautifully concise course on understanding gender and sexuality. It also gives one tools to make the workplace an inclusive environment for LGBTQIA, and eradicate discrimination.
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Get to hear about LGBTQIA* community and how they are critical in the workforce. You learn about resources to use in the workforce and ways to make the workforce more diverse and inclusive.
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创建者 maria pons•
Feb 13, 2019
very useful tools, tropes and readings to discuss, analyze and develope inclusive strategies at workplace. Raise awareness on gender/sex identities through plain concepts and data
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Wonderful course would easily recommend it to colleagues and students entering any fields of study. Took a lot from this course and again would recommend it to anyone whose looking to improve there ability to be human in this world.
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Dec 28, 2018
The course is a rights movement rather than an academic approach towards the topic.The instructors use a nice language to discuss the issues but present them in a bias way which is the reason I don't feel like it's an academic course.
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Even though this course is in the Social Sciences section there is more art than science in it. Most of the statements made in this course don't provide relevant research proving their validity. For example, one of the linked articles in the course mentions that homophobia at workplace decreases productivity, but no link to proof is provided. It would be great to have the link to this research, so that we can, for example, compare the cost of productivity decline caused by homophobia with cost of anti-homophobia training. Without this proof the rest of the course loses its value and the whole existence of this course feels redundant - why should I spend a lot of my resources on getting opinions of random people about this topic if I can get it for free by googling relevant keywords? It being a course implies a higher level of scientific research done and linked than the one provided.
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Super informative and eye opening.
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An informative and actionable course.
Great information on social issues, historical insight, and actionable steps to making workplaces inclusive.
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The teachers are both lovely amazing and passionate people whom are very knowledgeable on their area! However I only gave this course a 3/5 star rating because i felt that there was a bit too much very long reading which i struggled to focus on and also because being already very involved in LGBTQIA+ issues i already knew a lot of the information provided in the course. However for those who are little educated on the subject i would highly recommend this course :)
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Round 6 - Brands Hatch GP - MCE Insurance British Superbikes
Round 6 saw the riders and teams of the MCE Insurance British Superbikes return to Brands Hatch for another exciting weekend of racing! This time on the full GP circuit which offers almost 2 and a half miles of fast paced straights and 9 corners, it was tipped to be the Shane 'Shakey' Byrne show as this is his home track. Shakey has been almost unstoppable this season and the pressure on him going into this round was immense. If he took both wins, he would have 50 MCE BSB race wins under his belt, more than anyone ever before. With the showdown getting closer riders are doing their best to grab as many points as possible to get one of those all important top 6 places. Shakey, Lowes and Brookes look pretty safe as they continue to amass podium credits. The resurgent Ryuichi Kiyonari is also stocking up the points, he needs to continue this trend if he wants to keep his spot though. Ellison, who has had a mixed season so far, holds 5th place, but needs to be more consistent over the race weekend. The final place is held by Jon Kirkham on the Buildbase BMW; he really needed to have a good weekend as his teammate James Westmoreland was right on his tail and vying for that final spot. So as always with MCE BSB anything could happen! Here's the view of the weekend through my visor...
Free Practice
Friday was a little different at Brands and was an official test on the Indy circuit. Most riders went out for a few laps but on the whole it wasn't seen as that important because the race weekend was on the full GP circuit. Saturday morning came and Free Practice 1 kicked off. Shakey took the top time followed by Lowes. James Westmoreland on the Buildbase BMW took the third fastest time and seemed to be going well. James Ellison on the Milwaukee Yamaha was also on the gas. Chris the Stalker Walker was also at the sharp end and things looked good for him. Josh Brookes on the Tyco Suzuki was a little off the pace as was Kiyonari but they still made the top ten. Tyco's PJ Jacobsen had bike trouble and he didn't even get out for a lap, the Tyco boys worked hard stripping the bike right down to get it ready for FP2.
The second session saw James Ellison going well again and he topped the times for almost all of FP2 only to have it snatched away in the closing minutes by Shakey on a flying lap. Lowes, Brookes, Westmoreland, Kirkham and Kiyo rounded off the rest of the top times.
Q1 saw the usual suspects at the sharp end, Lowes was fastest followed by Shakey, Ellison and Brookes. Matteo Baiocco on the Rapido Sport Ducati just got pushed out of Q2 and Josh Waters on the Milwaukee Yamaha struggled to put in a good time. The other drops from Q1 were Jessopp, Buchan, Tinmouth and Howarth. Q2 kicked off and once again it was the same guys at the front with the addition of Chris Walker on the Quattro Plant Kawasaki putting in fast times. Howie Mainwairing of MH Kawasaki had a disaster when he was black and orange flagged due to his bike dropping oil. That was his qualifying over. The drops from Q2 were Smrz, Harris, Farmer, Mainwairing, Hickman, Costello, Zanotti and Kirkham. Pete Hickman has been having real trouble keeping on the pace lately whereas his teammate Dan Linfoot seems to be going much better. He'll have to start performing soon or questions may start to be asked. Jon Kirkham on the Buildbase BMW didn't make it out in Q2 due to bike trouble. Q3 began and Shakey had already quoted that it he didn't mind if he didn't get pole as long as he was on the front row. But he put in a blisteringly fast lap and took pole anyway. Michael Rutter also made it into Q3 on the Bathams Honda, they've got a new engine mechanic in their team and whatever he's doing it seems to be working. The front two rows lined up like this, Byrne, Lowes, Brookes, Kiyonari, Ellison, Westmoreland, Walker and Jacobsen who's bike was back together and on the pace.
Race 1
The riders lined up and in a second were off. Shakey had a great start and took the lead initially but Lowes was on him quickly and passed him into turn 3. Within a couple more turns Shakey had lost another spot to Brookes, Kiyo was just behind doing his best to keep up with the front 3. Walker, Westmoreland, PJ and Ellison (who didn't have the best start) made up the second pack. Before long Josh Brookes made a move on Alex and took the lead, his Tyco Suzuki was singing and he looked very comfortable. Matteo Baiocco then retired from the race as his Ducati gave up on him; he wasn't having the best weekend. The battle for 2nd and 3rd really started to hot up with Shakey and Alex tussling to keep the spot and get the chance to have a go at Brookes. Meanwhile in the second pack it looked as though Walker was holding up Westmoreland and Ellison. Ellison passed Westmoreland but made a mistake and slid out into the Stalker, both riders and bikes were wiped out and Chris Walker who's had some terrible luck this season, was left on the grass not knowing what had happened. Shakey managed to get past Lowes and started to make a charge on Brookes. Within a lap Alex was back on him and surprised the champ when he shot up the inside of him. Josh Waters at the back end was having a much better race than qualifying and had made up about 6 places to get into the points bracket. He sat in 15th. Nearing the final laps of the race Shakey knew he had to do something and managed to get past Lowes once again. He then set his sights on Josh. He pinned it up the inside of Brookes at Hawthorns with far too much gusto and couldn't hold it, the champ slipped out and was sent rolling over the gravel as his bike somersaulted through the air, plenty of work for the Rapid Solicitors garage before race 2. Brookes looked over his shoulder in disbelief and then got on with the job at hand. Down the pack Linfoot was on the move, he seems to find pace at half race distance and had moved up from 13th to 8th in just 3 laps. Mainwairing on the MH Kawasaki who was sitting in 9th was challenging the experienced Michael Rutter, it paid off and he passed him to take 8th. In the final lap Lowes had a go at Brookes but just couldn't find a way past and the outspoken Aussie picked up his first win of the season.
Race 1 Results
- Josh BROOKES - Tyco Suzuki
- Alex LOWES - Samsung Honda
- Ryuichi KIYONARI - Samsung Honda
- James WESTMORELAND - Buildbase BMW
- PJ JACOBSEN - Tyco Suzuki
- Jon KIRKHAM - Buildbase BMW
- Dan LINFOOT - Lloyds British GBmoto Racing Honda
- Keith FARMER - Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
- Howie MAINWARING - MH Kawasaki
- Michael RUTTER - Bathams Honda
Race 2
The grid lined up for race 2, with Ellison, Lowes, Shakey and Brookes making up the front row. As always in these situations where Shakey has lost the first race you know he's going to be more determined than anyone to take the win. He took the lead from the off followed by Ellison, Lowes, Brookes, Kiyo and Walker. The front end were a bit of a procession from here on in, a few laps down and Kiyo on the Samsung Honda was setting the fastest times. Then it was a disaster for Chris Walker as he started going backwards eventually having to pull up. The bike was dead. A terrible weekend for Quattro Plant Kawasaki and the Stalker, his place in the top 6 seems long gone now. Lee Costello on the Halsall Racing Kawasaki now under the management of MCE BSB legend Jack Valentine was having one of his best weekends so far until he binned it. He slid out and damaged himself and the bike quite badly and was off to the medical centre once again. The safety car came out because of this and the riders bunched up for 3 laps. Back to full pace and Shakey stormed off, no change in positioning at the front apart from Westmoreland who got by his own teammate Kirkham for 7th. Jakub Smrz on the Padgetts Honda had a big off and destroyed his bike, he was ok. The front 3 were now starting to move off and Brookes didn't have the pace to keep with them like he did in race 1. Howie Mainwairing who was sitting in 10th was under observation and then black and orange flagged as his bike started to expel smoke. A real shame for MH Kawasaki as they had such a good result in race 1. Ellison was on Shakey's back wheel for the remainder of the race but the champ didn't make a single mistake so he had to settle for second. Lowes finished a safe 3rd and picked up another podium credit.
- Shane BYRNE - Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
- James ELLISON - Milwaukee Yamaha
- Alex LOWES - Samsung Honda
- Josh BROOKES - Tyco Suzuki
- Ryuichi KIYONARI - Samsung Honda
- James WESTMORELAND - Buildbase BMW
- Jon KIRKHAM - Buildbase BMW
- PJ JACOBSEN - Tyco Suzuki
- Dan LINFOOT - Lloyds British GBmoto Racing Honda
- Keith FARMER - Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki
Club MCE members had a great couple of days at Brands enjoying all sorts of benefits and experiences including, a day with Eurosport, Official Pit Crew with Padgetts Honda, grid walks, VIP hospitality, Pillion Laps and Safety car laps to name a few. Some lucky Club members got to make use of the MCE Superview, watching the racing from the commentary tower and from pit wall. 'Hang out with a rider' took place on the grid with Samsung Honda's Alex Lowes, giving club members the chance to ask him about how he's going to stop Shakey, racing, his life, all whilst sitting on the comfy Club MCE beanbags. A fantastic weekend had by all!
Next round we return to Oulton Park for the triple header! It all kicks off again on the 9th of August. Keep up to date with Big Ed's Facebook for all the live updates, news and gossip around the paddock.
Championship Standings
- 67 Shane BYRNE - Rapid Soliticitors Kawasaki - 232
- 22 Alex LOWES - Samsung Honda - 211
- 2 Josh BROOKES - Tyco Suzuki - 210
- 77 James ELLISON - Milwaukee Yamaha - 120
- 23 Ryuichi KIYONARI - Samsung Honda - 110
- 10 Jon Kirkham - Buildbase BMW - 100
For full race results visit the MCE BSB Website
22.07.13 - Big Ed


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Drama films are best watched during a weekend with either a group of friends or when you are bored alone in the house. Drama and movies take your mind far away from the reality of your own world. Drama Nigerian movies are also available to entertain you.
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The Choice
(rate 6.6/10)
Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain, and Emily Blunt are the stars in this film. The story is about Travis and Gabby who knew each other in a coastal town that was very small. They later end up dating.
The Girl on The Train
(rate 6.5/10)
The Girl on the Train is among drama films list released in 2016. Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux are the stars in this film. A missing person inspection entangles a divorce.
Hacksaw Ridge
(rate 8.2/10)
Hacksaw Ridge is among drama films, best of 2016 list with high ratings. Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, and Teresa Palmer are the stars of this film. The storyline is about a man called Desmond T. Doss who was among an American Army Medics, refused to kill anyone during a battle. He received an honor medal.
A Cure for Wellness
(rate 6.4/10)
Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, and Ivo Nandi are stars of this film. The storyline is about a juvenile executive who is sent to reclaim their company's CEO. He later suspects the spa's treatment were big pretenders.
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This film is among the 2016 drama comedy movies. Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, and Alex Hibbert are the stars in this film. Childhood chronicles of an adolescent, gay, African-American, who grows up in Miami.
(rate 7.9/10)
Arrival is among the best drama films ever with good ratings. Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, and Michael Stuhlbarg are the stars of the film. Louise Banks a professor interprets alien's visitor's language for the appearing of 12 weird spacecraft.
Hidden Figures
(rate 7.8/10)
Taraji, Henson, Octovia Spencer, Janelle Monae, and Kelvin Costner are the film stars. African-American female mathematicians, becomes very important to NASA, space program.
Nocturnal Animation
(rate 7.5/10)
Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, and Aaron Taylor are the stars in this film. It is about a woman who owns a wealthy art gallery who was reading a novel written by his ex-husband and the story gets all her attention.
All I See Is You
(rate 5.2/10)
Blake Lively, Jason Clarke, Ahna o'Reilly, and Miquel Fernandez are the stars in this film. The drama in this film is about a blind woman who gets a chance to see again, she finds out details about the husband and their courtship changes.
13 Hours
John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale, and David Denman are the stars in this drama film. There was an attack in a united States compound, Libya. A team of security make efforts of halting the chaos.
Manchester by the Sea
(rate 7.9/10)
Manchester by the Sea is also among the drama movies list in with good ratings. Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, and Lucas Hedges are the stars in this film. Father to a juvenile boy dies and his depressed uncle is given the responsibility of taking care of the boy.
10 Cloverfield Lane
(rate 7.2/10)
John Goodman, Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher, and Douglas Griffin are the stars in this film. A woman gets into an accident, the two men she lives with tell her that there is an outbreak of chemicals in the outside world.
READ ALSO List of 2017 adventure films
The Lost City of Z
(rate 6.6/10)
Charlie hunnam, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson are the stars in this film. The storyline is based on a true-life drama of Percival Fawcett, who disappears on his process of investigating a mystifying city in 1992, Amazon.
A Cure for Wellness
(rate 6.4/10)
Mia Goth, Dane DeHaan, Ivo Nandi, and Jason Isaacs are the stars in the film. A juvenile ambitious executive is given a task to reclaim their company from mystifying but excellent "wellness center," Swiss Alps. He had a sneaking feeling that the spa treatment were pretended to be good.
Before I Wake
(rate 6.2/10)
Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay, and Annabeth Gish are the stars in this drama film. A juvenile couple decides to adopt an orphan, the child's nightmares, and dreams are physically visible in the night.
(rate 8.1/10)
Dev Ptel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, and Sunny Pawar are the stars in the film. It is about a five-year-old boy who goes missing in the streets, Calcutta. The streets the boy was are many kilometers away from home, he embarks on finding his home.
(rate 6.4/10)
Bryan Cranston, Victoria Bruno, Ellery Sprayberry, and Jennifer Garner are the stars in the film. A man leaves his wife because of his nervous breakdown for a couple of months.
The Handmaiden
(rate 8.1/10)
Min-hee Kim, Jung-Woo Ha, Jin-woog Jo, So-ri Moon are the stars in the Film. The story is about a woman is employed as a handmaiden by a Japanese successor, but she double-crossed her.
Ella Rumpf, Garance Marillier, Rabah Nait Oufella, and Laurent Lucas are the stars in this drama film. The story is a vegetarian girl who underwent a ritual of carnivore hazzling, Vet school. She develops unpremeditated feeling of meat.
READ ALSO List of 2017 action films
The Nice Guys
(rate 7.4/10)
Ryan Gosling, Matt Bomer, Angourie Rice, and Russel Crowe are the stars in this film. The story is about a pair of incompatible private eyes conducts an investigation about a mystifying loss of life of a porn-star and a girl who went missing.
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Film awards speculation has begun, and the trophy season will soon be upon us. So we will be hearing a lot more about the Steve McQueen slavery feature '12 Years a Slave', and much of coming commentary will adopt the tone of, At last we are facing the whole awful truth about our past!
Except not.
The film does bear us grim new truths, and so good for that. [I wrote about it before here.] But in a key aspect it simply furthers the, dare I say, whitewash about slavery without in the least intending to do so.
This was brought home to me by a recent exchange in the London Review of Books on the subject of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which was formed after the end of apartheid to resolve the unfinished business of the crimes committed during that sorry period. The appointment of a commission of this sort was an attempt to establish an historical record for the new nation while recognizing that insistence on fairness, either as punishment for the guilty or recompense for the victims, was impossible if the two sides were going to live together. Real justice would have required an outright revolutionary victory, and Mandela and the ANC knew that was not going to occur without appalling bloodshed.
The LRB disputation was sparked by a Nov. 7, 2013, essay by Mahmood Mamdani, a Uganda-born academic now at Columbia University, in which he describes how the TRC fit, or did not fit, into legal and political framework established as Nuremberg at the end of the World War 2. While recognizing that the imperfect process was necessary to prevent civil war, Mamdani outlined how the concessions Mandela was forced to make perpetuated the impoverishment of the black majority and its continued exclusion from South Africa's riches.
Where property rights were in contention, as they were between white settlers and black natives, the former appeared to enjoy a constitutional privilege as a result of the Bill, the latter only a formal acknowledgment of "the nation's commitment to land reform". Even greater concessions were made at provincial and municipal level, with hybrid voting systems that precluded absolute black majority control in local government and made it impossible for taxes to be levied in white areas for expenditure in black areas. White privilege was, in effect, entrenched in law in the name of the transition.
Mamdani later wrote in the LRB's letters column (Dec. 19, 2013) that the decision to limit the TRC's work to a few perpetrators of particularly heinous crimes such as torture and murder:
. . . overlooked the beneficiaries of the mass violations of rights abuses—such as the pass laws and forced expulsions—[and thus] allowed the vast majority of white South Africans to go away thinking that they had little to do with these atrocities. Indeed, most learned nothing new. The alternative would have been for the TRC to show white South Africans that no matter what their political views—whether they were for, against or indifferent to apartheid—they were all its beneficiaries, whether it was a matter of the residencial areas where they lived, the jobs they held, the schools they went to, the taxes they did or did not pay, or the cheap labour they employed.
This is getting to the heart of the matter in a way that the McQueen film, by its similar focus on evil kidnappers, Simon Legree-type overseers and rapacious plantation owners with their harpy wives, does not. White viewers are permitted a get-out-of-jail-free card by seeing the accumulation of evil-mindedness without a hint of the highly seductive internal logic of the slave regime and the enormous benefits it provided to everyone, whether or not they enjoyed beating defenseless human beings half to death.
Slaves, however, had a broader view, and those very few who acquired a voice explained it to us masterfully. In his extraordinary Interesting Narrative of the Life of Obadiah Equiano, the eponymous author, writing as a freedman, notes that the most vicious slave traffickers were merely the product of their line of work:
[Slavery] corrupts the milk of human kindness and turns it into gall. And, had the pursuits of those men been different, they might have been as generous, as tender-hearted and just as they are unfeeling, rapacious and cruel. Surely this [slave] traffic cannot be good, which spreads like a pestilence, and taints what it touches!
Equiano, later echoed by Frederick Douglass, saw that the slave system drew people in irresistibly and poisoned everyone. (He, like slaves everywhere, recognized that whites were human beings like himself even if they did not.) This is where the Disneyfied stick figures of '12 Years' fail to serve our understanding of our own past as we urgently need it to do. By turning the apparatus of slavery into an adult Harry Potter morality play with easy-to-spot saintly and evil characters, we remain outside the entire tableau. We view American slavery with horror and fascination as if we were taking in a Discovery Channel documentary on a strange culture in the Amazon or New Guinea, not the formative fact of our nationhood that marks and colors every aspect of political and social life right to the present day.


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"Rather controversial information is coming about this, but we don't have data on any possible burdens or limitations on Russia's right to host international competitions," Peskov told reporters.
Russia and WADA have certain issues to be solved "but we are unaware if any restrictions are in effect in this case," Peskov said.
Earlier reports said the current status of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) could impede Russia's bids to host international events in the country starting from April 1, 2018.
On Tuesday, WADA Spokesperson Maggie Durand said that in the wake of the amendments introduced to the organization's Code in November 2017 and that will enter into force in April international federations are committed to accept bids on hosting world championships and other international sports events only from those countries which ratified, approved or joined the convention of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and also if their national Olympic Committee and the national anti-doping organization comply with the WADA Code.
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|Episode 4: Between Heaven and Hell
| Season 1, Episode 4
|Air date
|October 2th, 2013 (original), November 3rd, 2017 (latest reupload)
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|Episode 5: Clashing Fangs
Between Heaven And Hell is the fourth episode of All Lone Ones.
Silkey is at the cattle farms. The mountain lion convinces Shiba, Strike and Tora to go after One-eye and kill him. As refund she'll make sure that no wolf from Rufus' clan ever attack the farms again. Onyx stays behind, because she doesn't trust the situation, but she uses the fact that she has to protect her cattle as an excuse to stay.
Back in the present, Abbie just woke up from a long slumber. She notices that Lynn looks really tired, and tells her that, even though she misses One-eye, Lynn should get some sleep. Lynn tells Abbie how much she misses her adopted father. The conversation goes off-subject and they end up talking about the way One-eye has always treathed Lynn. He apparently screamed a lot at her in the past and he also didn't train her for hunting and fighting like any other wolf. Abbie asks Lynn why she doesn't run away from him, but Lynn states that One-eye himself also loves her. He seems to have nightmares and depressed moods sometimes, and Lynn knows that that has something to do with his behavior. After that they continue their search for the elderly wolf.
One-eye is meanwhile searching for Lynn. He just escaped the cold claws of his cave prison and made it out of Rufus' clan territory. He is now on his way to the den. On his way, he notices a couple of Humandogs who are outside. One of them, misses one eye, and wears a cyborgeye over his scars. Since his old cyborgeye was broken, One-eye attacks a dog and steals his cyborgeye. One-eye doesn't kill the dog, however, like he would normally do with any dog. He wants to spare his powers in order to find Lynn.
He is being followed by Shiba, Strike and Tora. Tora, being half wolf and having the strongest nose of them, is the main tracker. They first lose One-eye's scent, or stench, for a while, but Tora manages to find it back, and they continue their search, coming pretty close already.
While this happens, Onyx is talking to Wolfy about how she doesn't trust Silkey. Wolfy tells her that it might have something to do with the dissapearence of a number of their Cattledogs last year. Onyx thinks this as well and she goes after Silkey to see if the lost Cattledogs are there.
One-eye has put his new cyborgeye on his scar, and after some technical difficulties it works. One-eye walks for a while and he comes across a familiar place: he notices a plain where he had walked with Lynn just after he took her with him. He doesn't want to look at it again, but he finds her scent. He looks up and goes after it. Meanwhile, not far away, Lynn scents her daddy as well. They meet up and jump into eachothers arms... paws.. whatever... but they underestimated the distance and crash into eachother. Abbie returns with two mice for Lynn to eat, and she then notes One-eye. She at first is disgusted by him: a deformed old wolf covered with scars and with a cyborgeye. The old wolf himself doesn't like her eighter. One-eye attacks her. Abbie knows that she isn't strong enough to fight back, so she dodges his attack and meows madly at him to keep him on distance. One-eye stops his attempt to fight, and he starts to growl at her. They both get interrupted by a high-pitched yelp from Lynn. She tells One-eye that Abbie is a friend. Abbie decides to become nice, too and she tells One-eye who she is and One-eye tells her as well. Lynn explains that Abbie is the one who showed her around on the mountain, which causes One-eye to go mad at her for not staying at the den. But when he sees how upset she becomes when he rages, she turns soft and asks Abbie why she is so big. Abbie tells him that she is a half Wildcat, which explains her seize. The elderly wolf decides to go back to the den, and Lynn asks him is Abbie can come with them.
They are watched by Shiba, Strike and Tora while having this conversation. Shiba notices One-eye and is shocked. She remembers her past, how, one year earlier, a grey wolf with the same diformities and scars visited her farm and killed both of her parents, Dexter and Marie . She closes her eyes when she remembers this, tears dripping down her cheeks. She knows that this is the same wolf. Her dark guardian appears and her wings unfold themselves. Shiba demands that they go now.
- Tora's mane has the red and black colors reversed in a few shots.
- The brown edge around Onyx's eyes vanishes once in the first scene.
- Strike's eyepatch markng changes shape a few times.
- In this episode, Tora actually makes noise, while she is actually mute. This was back when she ws supposed to be a character that simply didn't talk, not one that was mute.
- The scratches on One-eye vanish in some shots.
- The line "Lynn, you're okay!" is said twice in the episode.
- Throughout the episode, especially near the beginning, One-eye doesn't have his hump.
- Lynn's ears and collar are half-transparent in a few shots.
- While he only misses one tooth, One-eye is also shown missing another one when growling at Abbie. The way his second tooth is missing is also physically impossible.
- Dexter's notched ear is healed in a few shots.
- Dexter's pupils also change size and shape in the same scene.
- During the final scene, the blood on One-eye's muzzle randomly dissappears a few times.
- The same counts for the scratches Dexter gives One-eye.
- The title of this episode, Between heaven and hell, is a phrase from the song Kings and Queens by 30 seconds from Mars. To some people it is unknown why this episode is called like this, but it refers to One-eye being between heaven and hell in the biggest part of the episode. He just escaped his prison at the Clan, and is on his way to the one he just realizes he loves, so it is symbolic.
- While the scene originally wasn't even going to be there, the last part of the episode, where One-eye attacks Shiba's parents, is to this day one of Lynnzl's favourites of the entire series.


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During our symposium, we welcome four inspiring entrepreneurs from all stages of starting up a company. These entrepreneurs will tell the story of their struggles: the good, the bad and the ugly. Accompanied by these stories, the symposium will host a pitch battle in which 3 recent start-ups will compete for 1000 euros!
These were the speakers of last year, the entrepreneurs who will tell their tale this year will be announced in the near future.
Lotte Leufkens of Cloudcuddle: Lotte Leufkens is the co-founder of Cloudcuddle and was named the female entrepreneur of 2017. On stage, Lotte will tell you about the struggles of starting up CloudCuddle.
Julian Jagtenberg of Somnox: Julian Jagtenberg is one of the founders of Somnox. As an Industrial design engineer alumnus of the TU Delft, Julian was and is responsible for the design of the Somnox sleep robot, which actively helps you sleep and promote sleep quality. Somnox has just finished a very succesful crowdfunding project which raised close to 200.000 euros. At the EDD, Julian will tell you all about Somnox.
Marnix Broer of studeersnel.nl: Marnix Broer studied Mechanical & Offshore Engineering in Delft. He founded studeersnel.nl in 2010, a platform where students can exchange, among others, summaries, exams and tests. In the meantime they are scaling up by launching Studocu.com, the international version of studeersnel.nl. Marnix will join us for a sitdown, answering our as well as YOUR questions on the ups and downs of starting up studeersnel.nl.
Michiel Muller of Picnic: Michiel Muller, an Erasmus University Rotterdam alumnus, started Picnic together with his partner Schröder in 2015, after multiple succesful business ventures. These business ventures include the unmanned petrol stations Tango and the large online store www.vonq.com
About Picnic: Picnic is revolutionizing the way people do groceries in the Netherlands. You've probably already seen the small electric cars buzzing through all the city centers. They increased their gross revenue from 30 million euros in 2016 to almost 100 million in 2017, delivering groceries for free to around 90,000 customer across the Netherlands
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Brooks Romans | Lifestyle Newborn
How does someone so small
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It was cool and fresh outside. The natural world was finally waking up from its slumber into green, unfolding glory. God gave us His softbox for the day - a lovely overcast sky, perfectly even light to illuminate a new family of four.
Ali & Russ added another beautiful boy to their clan - one Brooks Romans. All soft hair and even softer skin. Tender lips and tiny hands. Happy as a clam. Big Brother Nash joined in the fun, showering with kisses (see Nash as a one year old here!).
Favorite moments? Those mama-baby shots by the window. Daddy folding his big, strong arms around his family. Nash's kisses. Daddy marveling over his new, tiny bundle. Giggling storytime with mama. Brother toes. Nash & daddy hopping around the playground. Relishing being a family of four in the quickening thickets.
Ali and Russ, I am so thrilled for you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for inviting me to capture such a special moment in your life. God bless you and your boys, and enjoy some of my favorites...