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She could think of nothing to say and it was he who excused himself. He stood up. ‘I’m going to do some work, but please make use of the den—there’s a television in there as well as books—if you’d like. Goodnight.’
He turned and walked away to disappear inside.
Alex stared after him and found herself close to tears. His words, before he’d excused himself, had been even and quiet, but the lines of his face and the shadows in his eyes had revealed an inner tension, a torment even, that had to lead straight back to Cathy Spencer, and her heart bled for him…
It wouldn’t have been much consolation for Alex to know that she was right but also quite wrong…
Max Goodwin poured himself a brandy and closed himself into his study after he walked away from her. He sat down at his desk, threaded two fingers around the stem of the balloon glass and mentally examined several points that had arisen out of his conversation with Alex.
He thought of the highs and lows he’d experienced with Cathy Spencer and the scars they’d left him with. In the six years since he and Cathy had parted ways he’d allowed no woman to get really close to him despite telling himself time and again he was over it.
How ironic that proof of it should come in the form of a girl one would never have thought was his type yet, within a matter of days, a girl who had slipped under his radar and taken a position in his life—in his heart, even?
Why else would he be perfectly content to have her in his home? Why else would he appreciate so much how she was with Nicky, the little boy who had so quickly captured his heart? And there was no doubt he’d looked forward to having her company for dinner, no doubt he wanted to know everything there was to know about her, and he couldn’t deny being physically stirred by her. He took a sip of brandy and crossed his hands behind his head. Why else would he find it annoying to think she sided with Cathy…?
But that was just one example of why Alexandra Hill was not for him, or, more precisely, why he was not for her; this girl who’d only just stepped out of a most sheltered background, who found his past history somewhat distasteful. A girl who’d never even fallen in love—did she deserve someone as world-weary as he was or did she deserve some nice young man with a clean record, in a manner of speaking? A chance to spread her wings and have some fun?
He frowned suddenly as that thought seemed to strike a chord, but he couldn’t place it, and his thoughts wandered on.
Why, he asked himself, had it happened at a time when there was the distinct possibility the only way to work through the Nicky problem was to marry his mother?
THE next three days were mostly peaceful.
Both Jake Frost and Max had gone back to Brisbane and the household relaxed a little.
Alex and Nicky explored the islands with Nemo, they swam, they walked to the nearest shopping village of Paradise Point with its pleasant beach and they fished off the jetty.
The pool area of the Tuscan villa was especially beautiful. Enclosed in a walled garden, the pool was surrounded by thick emerald lawn and the walls were smothered in a variety of creepers; honeysuckle and jasmine scented the air and the starry little flowers of port-wine magnolia studded the dark green of its foliage. There were beds of creamy-white gardenias and glossy-leaved camellia bushes.
In one corner sat a quaint gazebo with a cupola roof. It looked faintly oriental or, Alex thought, like someone’s ‘folly’, but Nicky loved it. He had a toy gun and it gave him a lot of pleasure to clamber around the gazebo or hide under its benches or behind its lattice screens and ambush imaginary villains. Nemo always assisted in these operations, pressing his belly to the ground and creeping forward, then erupting into action with a volley of barks.
A very normal little boy and his dog, Alex thought for the most part, although just occasionally Nicky’s refusal to be parted from Nemo under any circumstances caused even her to think once: Yes, you are a lot like your father, Nicky. He always gets his own way too.
Fortunately, the housekeeper, Mrs Mills, as well as being superb at her job, was also good with both dogs and kids. Between them, she and Alex, they managed to establish some rules for Nemo and Nicky, some absolutely no-go zones and some rituals, frequent walks being one of them. Mrs Mills also had a grandson of Nicky’s age who lived close by, and the two boys had taken to each other. Max came home around four in the afternoon but for the first two evenings he drove back to Brisbane as soon as Nicky had gone to sleep.
On the third day, though, he arrived early afternoon, told them he’d be staying overnight and that Alex would be working with him the next day. He sweetened that news with an offer to take them out on the water.
There was a sleek, fast-looking little boat pulled up on a concrete slipway at one end of the waterfront.
Stan, who was not only car jockey on social occasions but gardener and boat wrangler, released it into the water and brought it up to the jetty. Alex had been very tempted to leave Nicky and Max alone on this expedition, but when Nicky inevitably refused to leave Nemo behind, then made it plain he wouldn’t go without Alex either, she had no choice.
‘This is exactly what I didn’t want to happen,’ she murmured to Max as she climbed into the boat.
‘I think he may be nervous,’ Max replied and turned to Nicky. ‘Have you ever been in a boat before?’
‘No,’ the little boy replied. ‘Is it going to tip over if I move to the side?’
‘No. Look.’ Max moved to the side himself, and Nicky relaxed after a moment. ‘But we will wear life jackets because that’s the law for kids and it’s not a bad idea for adults,’ Max added.
‘What about Nemo?’ Nicky enquired.
‘Haven’t got one for him.’ Max grinned. ‘So we’ll leave his lead on and tie it to this bar.’
A few minutes later they cruised away from the jetty at a sedate speed. Half an hour later, Nicky had released his vice-like grip of Alex’s hand and was standing beside Max in front of the centre console, thoroughly enjoying himself as he steered the boat and the spray divided under the bow and wind whistled through their hair.
Alex patted Nemo, who was quite overwhelmed for once in his life, and watched father and son. She could only approve of Max’s approach to Nicky. He didn’t make a fuss of the boy, but he’d obviously awakened Nicky’s interest. In fact she’d seen Nicky look at him with a tinge of awe last afternoon when Max had come home and had spent the couple of hours before Nicky’s dinnertime showing him how to fly a kite.
He’d brought the kite home with him and they’d gone to the beach, all bundled up, to take advantage of a stiffish breeze.
It was not only Nicky who’d studied Max with a tinge of awe as he’d effortlessly managed to get the kite soaring; she herself had, although for very different reasons.
Nicky had made his sentiments plain when he’d asked Max if he would one day be big and strong and able to fly kites.
‘Sure,’ Max had replied easily and ruffled the little boy’s hair. ‘But you’ll be able to fly kites sooner than that. Here, have a go.’
Whereas she’d had to acknowledge that the sight of his tall, athletic body had sent a shiver down her spine, not of cold or fear, but desire…
When they got home from their spin in the boat, a glowing Nicky was to find another treat in store: an early barbecue dinner for them all. Stan had lit the barbecue on the lawn and Mrs Mills had set all the ingredients out. There were comfortable, cushioned basket chairs around a wooden table, and two more braziers, identical to the ones that lit the steps down to the jetty, had been lit.
‘Steak, sausages, seafood—take your pick,’ Max said.
‘Sausages!’ Nicky chose immediately. ‘On bread with tomato sauce. Yippee!’
‘You’re easy to please,’ Max said and grinned. ‘Alex?’
She chose steak and some fish and they talked desultorily as he cooked the food with Nicky playing happily around them as the stars came out and the wind dropped. Mrs Mills might have thoughtfully provided a typical small boy’s favourite fare, but she’d also provided a green salad and new potatoes drizzled with garlic butter for the adults as well as warm, crusty rolls.
And when Nicky showed signs of flagging, a bit earlier than usual and before Alex and Max had finished their meals, she came to take him to bed.
‘Thanks, that was nice,’ he said to Max.
‘My pleasure, Nicky. Goodnight.’
‘Goodnight…’ Nicky hesitated and Alex held her breath as she got the feeling he was toying with what to call Max, but in the end he just said goodnight again. Alex watched him go off with Mrs Mills, then turned to Max. ‘I don’t think calling you Dad is far off,’ she said quietly.
He raised his eyebrows. ‘It hasn’t been that long.’
No, Alex found herself thinking, but then it doesn’t take long—less than a week in my case…
She moved a little restlessly in her chair. ‘No, but I get the feeling he’s impressed.’
She helped herself to some more of Mrs Mills’ delicious green bean salad. ‘How’s it going?’
‘Back at the ranch, as they say?’ He smiled a shade grimly. ‘Some tough wheeling and dealing is taking place, all couched in impeccably polite terms. But tomorrow should be relaxing. It’s the golf day here on the Coast at Sanctuary Cove.’
Alex wondered why he sounded sceptical about the beneficial aspects of a day’s golf, but she said nothing.
‘Do you play golf?’ he queried.
‘Yes. My father was quite a—well, a mad keen golfer. Not that I’ve played for ages.’
She looked at him warily all of a sudden. ‘I’m not expected to actually play tomorrow?’
‘No. You can drive the buggy. It’s only men—playing, that is.’ He pushed his plate away and stretched. ‘I can’t think of anything worse.’
‘Don’t you play golf?’ Alex enquired with a frown. ‘If not, why—?’
‘I play off a three handicap; like your father I can be quite mad and quite keen on my golf, but for some reason I’m not looking forward to tomorrow. What I really like is to be able to concentrate exclusively on my game.’
Alex studied him. He was dressed casually again and his hair was ruffled. He looked anything but a high-flying executive at the moment, but she could picture him on a golf course, driving the ball with flair and putting with precision. Her lips quirked as she said, ‘How did it get onto the agenda, then?’
‘It was requested, that’s how. And it didn’t seem a bad idea at the time.’
‘Would it be impossible to withdraw?’
He cast her a speaking look. ‘No, but I won’t be withdrawing.’
‘You could be tired,’ she suggested. ‘It’s been—hectic.’
He stretched out his legs and clasped his hands behind his head. ‘Hectic,’ he repeated. ‘Not easy to relax, certainly.’
‘How do you relax?’ Alex asked.
‘Wine, women and song,’ he replied flippantly and turned his head to study her reaction.
She looked away awkwardly and he laughed with—not that she was to know it—selfdirected irony. ‘You’re quite safe with me, Alex.’
‘I wish you wouldn’t say that—’ she scowled, suddenly fired from awkward to annoyed ‘—with quite so much conviction!’
‘I thought it would be reassuring.’
‘It’s more than that,’ she stated. ‘I mean, I don’t mind being reassured, but I do object to being made to feel like the last woman on the planet you would find desirable.’
‘I didn’t mean to make you feel like that. Come to think of it, I’ve paid you some extravagant compliments and made it clear you looked sexy enough for most men—’
‘In the most backhanded way,’ Alex broke in.
He sat up. ‘Well, what would you like me to do?’
Alex stared at him, her outrage still plain to be seen, but it was also slipping away fast…
‘Oh, dear,’ she said, looking down the barrel of having made a fool of herself, not to mention quite possibly giving herself away. ‘That may not have come out quite right. Is there any possibility you could understand it was nothing personal?’
‘Nothing?’ he queried.
‘Maybe just my vanity,’ she conceded, after accusing herself mentally of being a liar as well as a fool.
He smiled and watched her for a moment, and thought how young, troubled and essentially innocent she looked. She was also probably the least vain female he knew, yet it was only human to resent being told she was ‘quite safe’ in that context, and curiously lovable.
As for wine, women and song, not that she’d ever know it, but it might not have been so far off the mark. Well, a nightcap maybe, some favourite music in the den, a girl in his arms on the wide, comfortable settee, to relax him from his highpressure business life. This girl?
Especially this girl, he thought with an indrawn breath. How sweet would it be to initiate her into the rituals of love-making? To make her gasp with desire and focus those beautiful eyes solely on him, to very slowly bring alive all her most sensitive erogenous zones. To possess that slender figure, those stunning legs and to be the one to meld the different elements of her personality, her sense of humour, that keen intellect and the scholarly side of her into warm, lovely womanhood…
He gritted his teeth suddenly and forced his mind back to her last remark. ‘Uh—
yes, I understand perfectly. I’m sorry—’ a smile appeared fleetingly in his eyes ‘—I didn’t realize I was making you feel like that. Actually, going back to what led up to this, one thing I really like to do to relax is fish. I even have a favourite spot that I go up to a couple of times a year. Seisia, but not many people have heard of it.’
Alex, who had listened to his apology and deliberate change of subject with an inward sigh of relief, sat up alertly. ‘The port of Bamaga? On Cape York?’
‘The same,’ he agreed with a quizzical look. ‘You know it?’
She nodded. ‘I spent a holiday there with my parents. My father was also—talk about a mad, keen golfer, he was a fanatical fisherman. Oh! I loved it. We drove up in a four-wheel drive we’d hired and we camped at the holiday park, then we went back to Cairns on a cargo ship, the Trinity Bay.’
‘I know it well.’
‘But…’ She looked puzzled, for there was little at Seisia she could associate Max Goodwin with, unless…‘Oh, I get it. You probably hire one of those extremely expensive fishing boats that go out into the Gulf of Carpentaria from Seisia for weeks at a time. Or do you own your own?’
‘I deny that charge. But, yes, I hire one, although I usually only manage a week at the most. How did you fish?’
Alex smiled. ‘Off the jetty—it’s supposed to be the best fishing jetty in Australia—
and the beach. And we took a dinghy trip up the Jardine River. It was so beautiful and so remote.’ She closed her eyes. ‘I’ll never forget the colours of twilight.’
‘Blue on blue?’
Her lashes fluttered up. ‘Yes. Violet, wisteria, slate-blue. So beautiful!’
There was a discreet cough behind them and Alex had no idea that a man had been standing there for about a minute with his eyes fixed on her glowing expression directed at Max Goodwin—Paul O’Hara.
Then they both turned and he came forward. ‘Hi, Max! Mrs Mills let me in and told me I’d find you out here. Hello, Miss Hill!’
‘Paul,’ Max said pleasantly, ‘come and join us. What are you doing down here?’
Paul pulled out a chair and sat down. ‘I booked into the Hyatt at Sanctuary Cove for the night rather than driving down tomorrow morning for the golf. So I thought I’d toddle over and fill you in on the afternoon’s proceedings. I didn’t expect to—’ He stopped.
‘Expect to find Alex here? She’s taken on another job for me,’ Max said unexpansively. ‘How did it go?’
Alex pushed herself upright. ‘If you’ll excuse me I’ll leave you to it,’ she said.
‘You don’t have to go on my account, Miss Hill,’ Paul O’Hara said eagerly, and didn’t see the sudden, narrowed glance his cousin cast him.
For a moment Alex was subject to a lunatic urge to tell him that she thought he was probably very nice and in any other circumstances she’d like to know him better. All she said, however, was, ‘Thanks, but I’ve got a good book calling to me. Goodnight.’ And she walked away.
Nicky was fast asleep with a night light on and with Nemo snuggled up beside him. Alex grimaced. Somehow Nicky was going to have to learn to be parted from the dog but how, she didn’t know.
And she wandered over to a painting that hung on the wall, a small but vibrant canvas of a seashore with two black oyster catchers with their red beaks in the foreground. It was signed in one corner—Cathy Spencer.
When she’d first noticed it she’d asked Mrs Mills about it.
‘Oh, I rescued it from a cupboard,’ Mrs Mills had told her. ‘I remember when she gave it to Mr Goodwin—she told him not to part with it because one day it would be worth a lot of money. He laughed and promised.’ Mrs Mills had broken off with a sigh. ‘They were lovely together then. Perhaps I only saw the good side of them, but I can’t help hoping, well, especially now with Nicky, they could come together again. I think they should. Anyway, I thought Nicky might like to have something of his mum with him.’

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The origins of the British Shorthair most likely date back to the first century AD, making it one of the most ancient identifiable cat breeds in the world. It is thought that the invading Romans initially brought Egyptian domestic cats to Great Britain; these cats then interbred with the local European wildcat population. Over the centuries, their naturally isolated descendants developed into distinctively large, robust cats with a short but very thick coat, the better to withstand conditions on their native islands. Based on artists’ representations, the modern British Shorthair is basically unchanged from this initial type.
The British Shorthair is a powerful but compact cat that should give an overall impression of neatly balanced sturdiness, having a broad chest, strong thick-set legs with rounded paws and a medium-length, blunt-tipped tail. The head is likewise massive and distinctively rounded, with a short muzzle, broad cheeks (most noticeable in mature males, who tend to develop prominent jowls) and large round eyes that are deep coppery orange in the British Blue and otherwise vary in colour depending on the coat. Their medium-sized ears are broad at the base and should be set widely, not disturbing the overall rounded contours of the head.
The British Shorthair is mellow and easygoing, making him an excellent family companion. He enjoys affection, but he’s not a “me, me, me” type of cat. Expect him to follow you around the house during the day, settling nearby wherever you stop.
Full of British reserve, the Shorthair has a quiet voice and is an undemanding companion. He doesn’t require a lap, although he loves to sit next to you. Being a big cat, he isn’t fond of being carried around.
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A central New Mexico ranch for troubled youth has become embroiled in a third lawsuit.
The grandparents of a former participant in the Tierra Blanca Ranch High County Youth Program filed a complaint Thursday in state District Court in Santa Fe.
According to the complaint, James and Cheryl Morgan are seeking damages for their grandson's treatment.
They allege he was physically and emotionally abused and forced to work without compensation.
The complaint also names the state Children, Youth and Families Department as a defendant, saying the agency didn't take corrective action.
The ranch settled its own lawsuit against the state Feb. 21, agreeing to give the CYFD access to students and their files for the next 12 months.
Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican, http://www.sfnewmexican.com
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(August 2, 1903 - July 18, 1988)
The Lusk Herald
July 28, 1988
Services were held July 22, 1988 at St. John the Baptist Catholic church in Crawford for Marvin Wilder, 84 of Crawford. Fr. Neal Nollette officiated. Burial was in the St. Mary's Cemetery. He died July 18 at the Crawford hospital.
He was born in Centerville, IA, August 2, 1903 to Thomas and Lilly Sly Wilder.
Survivors include his wife, Effie of Crawford; one daughter, Rosemond Glendy of Lusk; two brothers, Carl of Hyannis, NE and Art of Potter, NE; two sisters, Rhoda Richardson of San Bernadino, CA and Erva Crile of Lingle, WY; two granddaughters, Kelly Glendy of Casper and Donna Osborne of Greybull, WY and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials to the donor's choice would be appreciated by the family. Memorials may be sent to Chamberlain Chapel.
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Hillary Clinton, who shirked the spotlight after losing her US presidential election in November, appeared abruptly at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on Saturday as a member of a committee to discuss elephant poaching. Clinton’s participation came after the premiere of the documentary film “The Producers: Walk in Rangers Shose,” directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The eight-minute film offers viewers the experience of working as a forest guard trying to save elephants in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“We must eliminate this market, and this unexpected public appearance on Earth Day is one of Clinton’s last public posts following a period of silence after the Democratic candidate lost the presidential election to Donald Trump,” Clinton said of the global ivory trade.
Clinton said she began to focus on the “horrific slaughter” of elephants when she was secretary of state and later helped launch the anti-poaching initiative at the Clinton Global Non-Profit Initiative launched by her family.
Hunters kill more than 30,000 elephants a year in Africa, Clinton said. Smuggling also provides financial support to extremist extremist groups as well as putting the number of elephants at risk. “When we look at this, we believe there are three fundamental goals: stopping killing,


On Wednesday afternoon, the three candidates for Orlando Mayor made their case before the Orlando Sentinel editorial board as to why they should be the one to lead “The City Beautiful” into the future.
During that discussion Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer pledged he would serve a full four-year term saying, “I am unequivocally not running for Governor.”
Dyer was considered a favorite to run for the Democratic nomination in 2018.
The Mayor – who is seeking a fifth term – was then asked if he would consider the presidency of the University of Central Florida, were it to become available.
Dyer’s response: “That would be the one position. I would consider it”.
Dyer continued, along with his challengers – businessman and veteran Paul Paulson and medical student “Sunshine“ Linda Grund – to discuss multiple issues during the hour-long interview.
When asked why they were running during introductions, Grund mentioned the 171 acres near the airport that were scheduled to be destroyed and the difficulty involved with having voices associated with the land heard with Dyer in office. Paulson used his familiar talking point of the 17.7% property tax increase passed by the city council last year, and pledged to roll it back if elected. Mayor Dyer cited the city’s accomplishments through putting aside differences in policy, while reducing crime and making major projects in the city a reality.
When asked about an investigation regarding his law license, Paulson said there was nothing there and held up a mugshot regarding Dyer’s 2005 indictment involving election fraud. Those charges against Dyer were later dismissed.
Paulson continued his assault, adding he knows how to “balance a checkbook”. Dyer fired back that the City was in the best financial shape of any city in Florida, with a high credit rating, and steady reserves. He called Paulson’s tax roll back pledge merely “good campaigning,” explaining the drop in property tax revenue during the recession which led to the increase and maintained that levels are still below 2009 levels.
Grund added that it was a team effort with the council to make important future financial decisions.
The conversation then moved to the homelessness problem in the region. Mayor Dyer cited the progress made through partnerships with the county and private organizations.
Paulson said the County was better prepared to deal with the issue, and that the city should stick to its core functions. Grund said the issue was close to her heart, and she used to feed the homeless with her family. She added her professional background made her the best candidate to solve the problem.
Regarding public safety, Dyer touted improved police transparency measures like body cameras and the increase in police services in the city.
When Paulson said he was “reluctant” to make reductions in public safety expenses, Dyer told him it would be difficult for him to rollback the property tax increase, without a reduction of spending on public safety.
When the interview turned to transportation, Dyer called Sunrail a success, while Grund said she had never been on the commuter rail system and Paulson wanted to increase its efficiency with accommodating services. Paulson added that Dyer was against ridesharing programs like Uber and Lyft and was in the pocket of the taxi companies. Dyer responded by saying he wanted ridesharing in Orlando, but insisted on safety by requiring commercial insurance and background checks.
Election day in Orlando’s municipal elections is November 3rd.


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The January 2012 explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan that cost a family member his legs sparked an interest in biomedical engineering in then-12-year-old Garrett Regan.
A 2018 graduate of Wilmington High School and currently majoring in biomedical engineering at Wright State University, Regan remembers being fascinated when his cousin – Josh Sams from Clinton County, who served in the US Marine Corps – was fitted with prosthetics.
“It was his adaptation to the use of prosthetics that introduced me to the field,” said Regan. “Prosthetics were my first passion in biomedical engineering. “
Sams told the News Journal on Tuesday: “Anytime my situation can be used for a positive outcome, it is a good thing.”
Sams added that Garrett and his sister Kelsi Regan are both passionate about their jobs, and he knows they will do great things and help others down the road. Kelsi, like Garrett, was moved by Sams’ situation.
The Regan siblings grew up near Wilmington on an Angus cattle farm. After graduating from WHS, Garrett enrolled at Wright State.
“Wright State had one of the few colleges in the area to offer a dedicated biomedical engineering program,” Regan said. Kelsi (WHS class of 2014) graduated from Wright State in 2018 with a degree in Biological Sciences.
Kelsi chose PTA (physical therapy assistant) as her career field based on the testimony of what Sams has had to face on a daily basis, said Kelsi and Garrett’s mother, Andrea Regan, a familiar face around the county courthouse. de Clinton where she works as deputy county treasurer.
Garrett Regan said the highlight of his time at the university was his participation in Wright’s State chapter of Engineers Without Borders, a student-led group that focuses on engineering services projects. based on needs. He is currently vice-president.
The group is working on a project in the Russ Nature Reserve in Beavercreek by designing an elevated viewing platform. The students are also involved in an international sanitation project in Uganda, working remotely until COVID-19 travel restrictions are lifted by forwarding their designs to engineers across the African nation.
In 2020, Regan and the chapter oversaw the installation of a hand washing station at a secondary school in Uganda. Months after returning home, the students learned that the station had been replicated in another neighborhood near the school.
“This is one of the biggest projects I’ve been involved with not only in college but personally – seeing what you can do by giving someone something as simple as a car wash. hands, ”he said. “You give them something to wash their hands and then there’s a global pandemic. You don’t think about the impact you can have until something like this happens.
Regan is an intern at Miamisburg-based Riverain Technologies, which develops software tools to improve early disease detection.
Regan focused on the aorta, the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. One of the diseases he works on is aortic aneurysm, a balloon-shaped bulge in the aorta that can lead to its rupture and a high death rate.
The goal is to give radiologists a more efficient and faster way to detect aneurysms on a computed tomography (CT) scan. With the large number of CT scans to review, the idea is to identify critical cases more quickly and get patients to the operating room quickly for what could be life-saving surgery.
Regan uses machine learning, the use of computer algorithms to identify specific characteristics of a target image to improve classification accuracy once the machine learning model is provided with numerous examples.
“What you’re trying to do is teach a computer what a disease looks like so it can identify it,” he said. “If you can spot something like that on a chance CT scan early on, you prevent patients from going back to the hospital with a ruptured aorta, where they have a 20% chance of survival.”
Regan, who started his internship in May and continues to work at the company one day a week, said the most rewarding part of his job is knowing it will save lives.
“When this work is done and marketed for different hospitals, it comes out somewhere to try to help people and prevent people from dying,” he said.
Upon graduation, Regan hopes to earn a graduate degree in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on machine learning.
Gary Huffenberger of the News Journal contributed to this article.
Clinton County veteran Josh Sams, left, receives the Wilmington FFA Veteran of the Year award from Wilmington FFA Vice President Mariah Knowles in 2019.
Garrett Regan’s interest in biomedical engineering began when he saw cousin Josh Sams’ adaptation to prosthetics.


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25th of April, 2012
Logan Hall, Institute of Education, Bedford Way, WC1H OAL
Doors open 6pm. Lecture starts 7pm
19:00 – 22:00pm
Admission: Non-member £15, Member – £5.00, New creative member – £10.00, Student – £5.00. To book please click HERE or 020 7840 1111.
‘A positive attitude can really make dreams come true – it did for me.’
David Bailey needs no introduction. As a photographer, commercial director and film maker he has produced some of the most iconic images of the 20th Century. Tomorrow the iconic Swinging Sixties photographer will be in conversation with art critic and broadcaster Andrew Graham-Dixon, where Bailey will be speaking about his inspirations, his interests, what he’s learnt about himself and about other people in a career that has spanned five decades. With a reputation for being highly controversial, slightly confrontational and a tad random, this is bound to be an interesting discussion.
Bailey is a well known figure in the photographic world, who is regarded as one of the best British photographers. Born in the East End, he became a photographic assistant for the brilliant John French, then photographer for John Cole’s Studio Five before being contracted as a fashion photographer for British Vogue magazine in 1960, where they didn’t always see eye to eye with his way of working. While making his way to becoming a top photographer he travelled there alongside Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy, where they all helped to capture and create the ‘Swinging Sixties’ in London.
In one school year, he claims he only attended 33 times and eventually leaving school on his fifteenth birthday, to become a copy boy at the Fleet Street offices of the Yorkshire Post. Racing through a variety of dead end jobs, before his call up for National Service in 1956, serving with the Royal Air Force in Singapore in 1957. The appropriation of his trumpet forced him to consider other creative outlets, when he decided to buy himself a Rolleiflex camera.
In August 1958 he became determined to pursue a career in photography, purchasing his second camera a Canon Rangefinder. Unable to obtain a place at the London College of Printing, because of his school record, he became a second assistant to David Ollins, in Charlotte Mews. Soon after landed him an interview with photographer John French, which lead him to becoming a renowned photographer. ‘Swinging Sixties’ of the 1960s: a culture of high fashion and celebrity chic. Bailey, Donovan and Duffy socialised with actors, musicians and royalty, where they found themselves elevated to celebrity status, suddenly a new age of photographers had been born. Together, they were the first real celebrity photographers, named by Norman Parkinson as “The Black Trinity”.

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This is the first erotic piece of fiction I ever wrote.
“It means nymph,” she says about her name, trailing her fingers lightly down my arm, a teasing smile playing across her lips. She grabs my hand, pulling me out onto the dance floor. The bass is so strong, it’s all I can hear, the words and music just a blur in the background. She’s in front of me, dragging me through the crowd of dancers as I watch the hem of her skirt skip around her thighs.
Echo reaches the middle of the club’s dance floor and spins around, but doesn’t let go of my hand. Instead, she closes her eyes, feeling the music, and begins to move to the thumping bass. I stand there, still, uncertain of what to do, uncomfortable in my own life.
Echo, sensing my stillness, lifts our hands above her head, forcing me to step closer. Her other hand drops to the curve of my back, while she whispers in my ear
“First time here?”
I laugh. “It’s that obvious? I’m only–”
Echo cuts me off, dropping my hand and putting her fingers to my lips. “Shh…” she says. She smells of citrus and sand. Her finger lingers as she leans into me, body pressing against mine, and all I can think about is tasting her skin. “I’ll show you how.”
She takes my hand and places it on her hip. “Relax,” she says. “Nobody’s watching.”
As she begins to move against me, in time with the music, I look around. She’s right. Couples cover the dance floor: boy-girl, boy-boy, girl-girl. Everyone is dancing on someone else. I glance around, looking for Sean. I spy him along the bar, talking to a cute boy with spiked hair. He nods at me and his friend glances around, looking over his shoulder at me.
Sean gives me an encouraging smile. “This is why your here,” it says, “This is what you wanted.” I close my eyes and give in the pressure Echo’s placing on my hip. I feel her relax against me as we begin to move together, driven by the thump of the bass.
As one song blends into the next, Echo leans in, “Let’s get a drink.” She takes my hand, leads me off the floor and out of the main building of the club. We walk around back and she squeezes my hand.
It makes me smile and my cheeks flush.
We walk to the outside bar and she orders two Coronas. She hands one to me and, without saying a word, walks towards the beach.
I follow. I don’t know what I’m doing. She’s slightly ahead of me and I can’t help but stare at her body, covered in thin white linen, almost transparent in the moon light. When she reaches the water’s edge, she turns to me, smiling.
“Let’s walk.” Who am I disagree? We chat as the roar of the tide begins to drown out the music of the club. We each talk of home, about being abroad, about life. As we walk, she turns away from the water and we reach a knoll covered in sea grass. She sits down and for the first time I notice she’s not wearing a bra, her dark nipples visible beneath the light fabric.
I sit beside her. Close enough that our legs touch. She leans back on her elbows, staring at the sky.
“Do your friends know?” she asks me with her eyebrows raised.
“Know what?” I reply.
She giggles, setting down her beer. Without a second thought, she reaches up, pulling my lips down to hers. They’re soft and warm. She holds me there for just a moment, and I relax against her, giving in to the kiss.
Her tongue tentatively touches my lips.
This brave, forward girl, who grabs me, unknown, drags me onto the dance floor, out to the water, and kisses me, but now she is hesitant, uncertain.
It makes me even hotter.
“No,” I say, “they don’t.” I wrap my hand into the hair at the base of her neck and deepen the kiss. She instantly responds, pulling me down further so our breasts touch She slips a leg between mine, moving it up, putting pressure on my wetness. I whimper and reach out, running my thumb over her nipple, hard under the linen.
She pulls back from me, stands up, and pulls her dress over her head. Naked in the moonlight, she may be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
“Come on,” she says, turning and running towards the water. I watch, as she walks in to her waist then turns, waiting for me.
I stand, undress and walk towards her. As I get closer, I see her eyes drop from my breasts to my shaved pussy, so different from hers with trimmed blonde curls.
When I reach her, Echo’s lips press to mine and she pulls me to my knees in the water. The sea makes my hands slippery on her breasts, but I manage to squeeze one nipple, then another and it makes my stomach clench.
Her lips leave mine and she lowers her head, taking one of my own nipples in to her mouth, while her hand drops to cup my ass.
I moan as her teeth graze my sensitive skin.
She purrs against me as one hand curls into her hair and I bend, the another reaching between her legs.
Even in the water, I can feel her silky wetness, and my fingers easily slip between her lips. Her pussy feels amazingly warm against the chill of the water.
Echo abandons my nipple, rising to kiss me again. As her tongue pushes into my mouth, her fingers graze my clit. I lean into her, unable to stay even on my knees. She kisses me passionately as her fingers twirl circles around my clit.
Although two fingers are buried inside her, I’m too distracted to pay attention and she starts to grind against my hand. The water splashes against us. Back and forth, back and forth. My breathing is ragged and although our lips are touching we are no longer kissing, lost in the moment of each other.
Her speed and pressure on my clit increases before she pauses to touch my wetness. I moan into her mouth while she bucks against my hand. My fingers begin to move, searching for her G-spot. I finally feel the change in texture, the hardness forming under the skin and, by the sounds she’s making, I know I’ve found the right spot.
As I massage her, she returns to tormenting me, lightly tracing circles, varying the pressure, holding me off. I grab her head and pull her in for a kiss so deep our teeth crash together. Her muscles begin to tighten, spasming around my fingers. Echo’s pressure on my clit increases and I scream out with my own orgasm as I feel her juices splash around my hand.
She leans towards me, kissing me tenderly, passionately, her eyes half closed. My arms wrap around her waist, and we share quiet kisses.
“My friends don’t know either.”
I smile. We walk out of the water and slowly dress, touching each other, distracting one another. She grabs my hand, fingers intertwined, and we walk back towards the club, thoughts and scenes bouncing like echos off the walls of my heart and mind.
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The House Ways and Means Committee has established an online form to assist IRS personnel who wish to submit information confidentially to the Committee regarding any inappropriate behavior or mishandling of taxpayer information at the agency.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, a Missouri Republican, on January 25 sent a letter to Acting IRS Commissioner Douglas O’Donnell and all IRS employees informing them of the creation of a direct line of communication between agency personnel and the Committee. Smith said such information can include concerns, information, or documents related to misconduct, maladministration, abuse, mistreatment of taxpayers, wrongdoing, or any other agency matter an employee believes deserves the Committee’s attention.
For example, the IRS has repeatedly exposed confidential taxpayer information which includes twice publishing the confidential information of over 100,000 taxpayers with individual retirement accounts. Smith has also expressed frustration about an unexplained leak last year of the tax returns of thousands of the country’s wealthiest people.
“The Committee on Ways and Means takes its oversight responsibilities seriously” Smith stated in the letter. “One of the Committee’s top priorities in the 118th Congress is to promote transparency and accountability by conducting rigorous oversight of government agencies to uncover instances of waste, fraud, and abuse within the executive branch.
Accordingly, the Committee announced on January 27 that Representative Mile Kelly, Republican of Pennsylvania, has been chosen to chair the House Ways and Means Committee’s powerful Tax Subcommittee, where he vowed to “closely examine the IRS.”
“Over the next two years, I plan to closely examine the IRS and to ensure it works as the service-driven agency it is intended to be,” Kelly said in a statement. “I will continue our fight to make sure taxpayer money is spent effectively and efficiently.”
All online submissions can be provided anonymously, and any confidential taxpayer information will be protected pursuant to Code Sec. 6103 of the Tax Code governing whistleblower disclosures of such information to the Committee under particular circumstances, according to a Committee release.
“We welcome and encourage IRS employees to use this portal to share any information they believe should be brought to the attention of the Committee as it conducts its oversight responsibilities,” the letter reads.
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After British triumphs in the women’s judo and boxing, there could be more success today in the women’s freestyle wrestling, a fairly new Olympic event, starting as recently as Athens 2004. But Britain has one competitor tomorrow: Olga Butkevych in the 55 kilogram division. Born in Ukraine, Butkevych hopes she can show her adopted country how this sport is done.
That, after all, is what Butkevych came to Britain to do. Five years ago she was one of a group of eastern European wrestlers brought over to train and, all being well, improve Britain’s own wrestlers ahead of these Olympic games.
But Butkevych proved so good, and settled so well in Salford, that she now finds herself competing for Britain. The naturalisation process, and the qualification and selection for the games, has not gone perfectly smoothly.
As recently as May, there were going to be three wrestlers representing Team GB at this summer’s games. But the British Olympic Association’s Olympic Qualification Standards panel brought their number of host-nation berths down to one, after performance targets were not met. The British team, they said, needed to be capable of a “credible performance” in London.
At almost the same time, Butkevych, succeeded in her appeal for British citizenship. She had been rejected before. Fellow Ukraine-born wrestler Yana Stadnik had no success.
So with one place to award, and Butkevych now eligible, it went to the woman who won silver at the Olympic Test event at the Excel Arena last December. There was the usual controversy over ‘Plastic Brits’, but Butkevych was unworried.
“People from different countries represent Great Britain,” she pointed out. “It’s normal. I have seen it so many times, not just in wrestling. I want to give back something. You gave me the chance to wrestle, I want to give you a medal and show you it was worth it.”
Butkevych was brought over to Britain to improve British wrestling. How better to do so than by stimulating interest through success? A medal by a Ukrainian-born wrestler would do so better than a less successful performance by someone born here.
“If I get a medal I hope I can make wrestling more popular,” Butkevych said. “In England it is not a popular sport so in the future I hope it can change. [In Ukraine] we have more schools and professional coaches and I think that is the problem in the UK. I have worked so hard to get here and I would be really happy if I won a medal. I want to be the person who gets British people interested in wrestling.”
The 55kg category starts with qualifiers, before the first round – in which Butkevych faces Lissette Alexandra Antes Castillo of Ecuador at 1.25pm. From there quarter-finals take place, and the semis, with the final tonight at 7pm. Bouts last for three periods of two minutes, with victory coming either through winning two periods, pinning the opponent, or a ‘golden score’ after three periods.
Butkevych has had notable success before – winning bronze at 59kg in the 2010 European Championship. A repeat, or better, this afternoon would demonstrate why she was brought to Britain in the first place.
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Valley residents trying to beat post office holiday rush
Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:05:02 GMT —
With Christmas just four days away, it's one of the busiest shipping times of the year.
Rio Grande Valley residents packed post offices and the rush to ship holiday packages doesn't look like it's going to slow down anytime soon.
Supervisor Juan Milian spokes with Action 4 News offering some advice.
He said the deadline for Christmas express mail is on Wednesday.
Valley post offices will be open through 7 p.m. Thursday and will close at 4 p.m. Friday, which is also Christmas Eve.


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SIRCLO Reportedly Bags Funding Worth Over 430 Billion Rupiah
This round is part of the Orami acquisition by SIRCLO
According to a trusted source, SIRCLO, an e-commerce enabler startup is reportedly to have secured an estimated $45 million in Series B3 funding led by SMDV. East Ventures is one of the earliest investors participated in this round.
DailySocial asked confirmation from Sirclo team and received no response. We also tried to contact the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of East Ventures Willson Cuaca, he said that the information was actually part of Sirclo's acquisition of Orami. "Let's say it's a part of the acquisition process," he said, Wednesday (5/19).
Referring to Willson's statement, in the acquisition process, investors from Orami made a top up. East Ventures also joined the top up for SIRCLO. EV is actually an SIRCLO's early investor.
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“Water connects us all but our waters are overtapped,” is the leading sentence on the changethecourse.us website. That powerful sentence is then followed by a video, “We can fix this,” providing information on what the viewer can do to impact change.
That’s the secret of the Change the Course’s campaign success. It identifies the problem, and then provides valuable information on what you — the public — can do to initiate a proactive solution.
“The primary mission of the campaign is to bring together the public, corporations and on-the-ground conservation organizations to raise public consciousness about freshwater challenges, reducing water footprints and restoring health and vitality to freshwater ecosystems,“ Val Fishman, BEF’s Chief Development Officer.
Pledge to save water
When people visit the website, they are asked to pledge to save water through simple actions in their daily lives. For every personal pledge to conserve, Change the Course returns 1,000 gallons to an ecosystem in need.
“We work to fund water restoration projects throughout North America that support agriculture and sustainable communities ensuring water security for people, fish and wildlife,” continued Fishman.
“We get involved with everything from updating outdated irrigation infrastructure (such as converting from flood to drip irrigation), to changing a point of diversion, to restoring wetlands and replenishing groundwater supplies.”
“By accounting for the gallons restored and issuing verified Water Restoration Certificates®, we enable companies supporting our projects to balance their corporate water footprints. To date, Change the Course has engaged over 30 corporate partners, activated a pledge community of over 215,000 people, and supported over 30 new water restoration projects across 10 U.S. states and Mexico”
Change the Course Beginnings
The Change the Course campaign was born in 2011, when lifelong freshwater conservationist Sandra Postel, director of the Global Water Policy Project and Freshwater Fellow of the National Geographic, and environmental entrepreneur Todd Reeve, then VP of Watersheds, and now CEO of Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), shared a desire to engage the public and business community about the importance of restoring our rivers.
“That one conversation led to the model for Change the Course, a first-of-its-kind national water stewardship initiative responsible for restoring billions of gallons of water to depleted ecosystems,” said Fishman.
From 2013-2015 when the Change the Course pilot campaign was first underway, BEF worked to raise funds from corporate partners to underwrite the restoration projects, which BEF supervised. Participant Media spearheaded the brand development and public media engagement and National Geographic created and produced the media storytelling components.
“It was a great three way collaboration,” said Fishman. “The campaign was such a success that BEF continued forward with the initiative, and we now operate every facet of the campaign.”
Making A Difference
Change the Course’s “engage” page indicates that 88% of their “pledge community” has changed daily habits. That fact further underscores the ongoing importance of the campaign.
“We’ve found in particular that people respond to video, especially younger generations. That’s why film festival’s like ‘Water: Take 1’ are so essential. Video engages people in a way where they can really ‘see, understand and feel’ the issues. In doing so, they give the audience the power to impact change based on new awareness and new empowering suggestions for change.”
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Saturday, May 10, 2014
Cora Carmack Interview and Video Clip!!!
Holy how much I love Cora Carmack!!!!!!! I mean, I heart her books HARD. But now, I heart her even harder. She's amazing and I pretty much died laughing from the first second, because of her and her soul-less assistant. :) (ps I hope they remember this part of our conversation, otherwise I sound like a creepy a-hole...)
Aaaaanywho....we loved talking to her so very much. Our 5 min flew by and we certainly could have just sat and kept chatting. In fact, we went back. lol!!! She's the first to admit that she "pantsed" her first book. Writing at 3am and hiding from your sisters will do that to you, I suppose! She did have to do some planning around trips and spots visited for Finding It though.
Her newest series (that I'm so very excited for!!!----sidebar, I never watch football, cause I went to high school in Texas and pretty much lived Varsity Blues. But I can REALLY identify with a football story regardless!) started unplanned but as it developed, she started planning.
Another reason I know I will always love a Cora Carmack story is the fact that so much of her is in each book. A little part of her in each character. No wonder we love her books oh so much!
Her video clip discussing how she felt writing her first sex scene....is definitely a highlight of my entire morning. It will certainly be for you too!!!
Check out her pages and for the love of all things sacred, buy and read her books if you haven't yet!!!
Thank you, Cora, for being awesome!


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Midwest Living Review
Considering that it's from an independent coffee shop, the brew at Northern Grounds is only decent. But, the food is great. The place is known for panini sandwiches and scrumptious desserts. We can testify for the Texas toast French toast, scrambled eggs, hash browns and sausage cakes -- all of which were perfectly prepared and not overly greasy. Impatient diners might want to consider going elsewhere. Long lines and single-counter service sometimes make for a wait, but most folks don't seem to mind. Rotating displays of local art are a welcome break from Ely's signature North Woods decor.

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WipEout Omega Collection and Sniper Elite 4 will be free to download from Tuesday August 6.
Consisting of WipEout 2048, WipEout HD and the HD Fury expansion, Wipeout Omega Collection is normally priced at $19.99 / £29.99 on the PlayStation Store.
World War 2 shooter Sniper Elite 4 normally costs $59.99 / £47.99.
Sony claimed this week that PS4 has shipped 100 million units since launching in November 2013, reportedly reaching the milestone faster than any other console.
It also said that as of June 2019, PlayStation Plus had 36.2 million subscribers.


Hearing set for Monday on sheriff's runoff
By By Steve Gillespie / staff writer
Sept. 18, 2003
A hearing for candidate Johnny Harpole's petition contesting the Aug. 26 sheriff's runoff election in Kemper County is set for 1 p.m. Monday.
Bill Ready Jr., Harpole's attorney, said today that he tried to reschedule the hearing date that was set by Earl Thomas, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee. Ready said he has three days of depositions in a separate case beginning Monday that were scheduled a month ago.
But Thomas said he can't change the date, which he set on Monday, because more than 30 people are on the committee. Plus, he said, several witnesses already have been notified and have made plans to be off work that day.
Harpole's petition before the Democratic Executive Committee charges that convicted felons were allowed to vote, sheriff's deputies took inmates to the polls and deceased voters' names appeared on precinct sign-in sheets.
Thomas said committee members are scheduled to meet Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the Kemper County Courthouse.
Harpole was a candidate in the Aug. 26 Democratic primary runoff election with incumbent Kemper County Sheriff Samuel Tisdale. In that election Tisdale won by 45 votes.


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Tom Sawyer is a trickster figure who challenges the rules of conventional society. He and his younger half-brother Sid are wards of their highly conventional Aunt Polly, and Tom engages in a variety of ruses to escape from the impositions of adult society, particularly work and school. Although Sid cleverly sees through Tom’s antics, his aunt is more easily fooled. Secretly indulgent of Tom’s faults, she nonetheless punishes him dutifully when she discovers his deceptions.
Tom lives in a world defined by the customs and values of boys. He defends his territory, testing newcomers in fights, and participates in ritual exchanges of valueless, even repugnant, goods such as the dead cat he acquires from Huck. Bored by the solemnity of church, he disrupts the service with a pinchbug and trades to get tickets meant to be earned by memorizing Scripture. Subject to childhood romance, he falls in love with Becky Thatcher, a judge’s daughter. His attempts to gain her approval, along with his general desire to be the center of attention, inspire him to show off unabashedly. Ultimately, however, he assumes a hero’s role, first taking the blame when Becky accidentally damages the schoolmaster’s anatomy book, then rescuing her from the cave.
Huckleberry Finn appears in this book as a secondary character. Like Tom, Huck has lost a parent; unlike Tom, he lives a homeless life, sleeping at an old slaughterhouse. Further removed from social convention, Huck shares Tom’s enjoyment of pranks and sharp dealing while lacking Tom’s regard for respectability. At the end of the novel Tom demands that Huck accept “civilization” in order to remain a member of his gang, which he governs according to rules he interprets from adventure books.
The boys’ world is haunted by superstition and governed by biblical injunctions. When they visit the graveyard they fear ghosts and devils, but they encounter Injun Joe, Muff Potter, and Dr. Robinson robbing a grave. Joe plays the role of a melodramatic villain, killing the doctor and blaming the murder on the alcoholic Muff. Although ignorant enough of conventional Christian history to identify the first disciples as “David and Goliath,” Tom and Huck are so conditioned by conventional morality that they expect Joe to be struck down by lightning for his lie. When he is not, the boys assume he has sold himself to the devil. Indeed, he is a demonic character seeking revenge against ordered society.
Tom and Huck run away with another boy, Joe Harper, to escape from the murder they have witnessed. They live in freedom on Jackson’s Island, enjoying boyish adventures until conscience intrudes. Their imaginations governed both by books and standard morality, they want to be pirates without violating the biblical injunction against theft, and Tom feels guilty about the innocent Muff Potter’s arrest. Presumed dead, the boys enjoy the center of the town’s attention when they return for their own funeral. This return suggests a pattern of death and resurrection, retreat from society and reunion. Tom’s return marks a greater sense of responsibility when, racked by conscience, he reveals what he knows of the murder.
Adventure now becomes a reality for the boys as they discover that Joe has hidden a fortune and is plotting revenge against the Widow Douglas. The treasure hunt and Tom’s romance with Becky merge in a maze-like cave where Tom and Becky get lost and find Injun Joe hiding out with his stolen money. While Joe dies in the cave, sealed in by unwitting townspeople, Tom and Becky emerge to community recognition, and Tom and Huck share in the treasure retrieved from the cave.
The book ends happily with a unified society freed of a menace. Huck finds a guardian in the Widow Douglas, whom he has saved from Joe, and Tom gains recognition for genuine heroism.