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Peace Arch Hospital forced to divert expectant mothers
Internal memo advises that anesthetist shortage means PAH will not admit births and other emergency procedures for consecutive Friday nights
Tracy Holmes
Oct. 19, 2012 12:00 p.m.
For the second week in a row, an unexpected shortage of anesthetists has Fraser Health officials advising pregnant women who find themselves going into labour Friday night that they will not be able to deliver at Peace Arch Hospital, Peace Arch News has learned.
Those in need of emergency surgery will also be diverted.
David Portesi – Fraser Health's interim executive director of clinical programs, maternal, infant, child and youth – confirmed Thursday that an unexpected lack of anesthetists overnight means the hospital will divert these patients who arrive between 6 p.m. Oct. 26 and 6:30 a.m. Oct. 27 to Surrey Memorial Hospital.
The situation is a replay of what happened during the same time period last week.
The necessity to divert patients was communicated to the hospital's ER department and other health officials Oct. 16, in an internal memo from the regional anesthesia and surgery department heads and the surgical program's interim executive director.
A copy of the memo was dropped off anonymously at PAN's office Wednesday afternoon.
"There is an unanticipated gap in the call schedule coverage for the period of Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 at 1800 hours to 0630 hours, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 for on-call anesthesia at PAH," the memo states. "As a result, Peace Arch Hospital will be on surgical diversion for this 12-hour period."
Portesi told PAN he is aware of only one similar diversion at PAH "within the last month."
It was handled through "physician triage," he said.
Fraser Health spokesman Roy Thorpe-Dorward said Monday that last week's diversion resulted in just one maternity patient being turned away from PAH. She chose to drive herself to SMH, Thorpe-Dorward said.
The plan to divert on Oct. 26 remains unchanged, he said.
Portesi is optimistic the two "gaps" will be the last for Peace Arch.
"We've had other gaps in the past that we've been able to get some coverage for by searching across the Lower Mainland, within our region…
"These two, which should be our last, were just unavoidable at this point."
Portesi said it is expected that one or two maternity patients will walk through the hospital's doors during the affected time. Even if a C-section isn't anticipated, as a precaution, the mothers-to-be will be transferred to SMH, he said.
"We don't have an anesthetist at Peace Arch to help with that operation," Portesi said. "Normally, one might say those that don't need anesthesia can then deliver at Peace Arch, but we wanted to take the extra precaution. During delivery, you can't always predict when a C-section, emergency C-section, will be needed."
The number of patients who will need other surgeries is more difficult to predict. Any that arrive will be assessed, stabilized and transported to SMH, if necessary.
"We can't say divert all ER patients to Surrey Memorial Hospital, because the volumes are unknown and there's very, very high-quality care that can still be delivered at Peace Arch that can be critical and life-saving and closer to the community.
"However, if a patient does need emergency surgery, once they're stabilized, they'll be transported as per protocol to Surrey Memorial."
Portesi noted the anesthetist shortage is not unique to PAH. There are "pockets" of shortages throughout the province, he said.
Efforts are underway to recruit more of the health-care professionals, and Portesi is optimistic "that we've identified some potential candidates that might be able to help us out."
Portesi encouraged anyone with concerns about the care available at Peace Arch Hospital during the gaps to call (604-531-5512) and ask to speak to a nurse.
Surrey Memorial Hospital is located at 13750 96 Ave.
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Bipasha Basu posts their first photo together and provides a sweet recipe for her preparation
After welcoming daughter Devi, new mother Bipasha Basu shared the first family portrait on Instagram. In the caption, she provided her "recipe for making a sweet newborn angel." However, the actor added an emoji to the baby girl's face.
Devi is being held by Bipasha and her actor spouse Karan Singh Grover in the picture. The couple's cheeks were beaming as they couldn't take their eyes off of their infant. At dusk, the photo was taken from a balcony.
Bipasha added, "Our recipe for making a darling newborn angel," as the caption. 1) One quarter cup each of you and me; 3) A half-cup of Ma's love and blessings (4) Topped with greatness and magic 5) Three droplets of the essence of the rainbow, angel dust, unicorn sparkles, and all that is divine.
6) Seasoning: Adorable and delectable according to taste
On social media, they shared their daughter's name and the news of her birth in November. Bipasha shared a picture of Devi's feet along with the date of the baby's birth, 12.11.2022, and her name, Devi Basu Singh Grover. She wrote in part, "Ma is divine and she is the physical manifestation of our love and blessings.
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Hyderabad: Age-related illnesses caused the veteran Telugu actor Jamuna to pass away early on Friday. At her home in Hyderabad, she passed away. Among others, the renowned actor is well-known for his roles in the films Missamma, Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu, Bhagyarekha, Donga Ramudu, Pooja Phalam, Gundamma Katha, Mooga Manasulu, and Letha Manasulu. She was married to Juluri Ramana Rao in 1965; her children, an artist named Sravanthi Juluri and Vamsee Juluri, survive her.
She was born on August 30, 1936, in Hampi to Kausalaya Devi and Srinivas Rao. After her family relocated there, she spent her childhood in Duggirala in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. She started out as a stage performer in school and made her Telugu film debut with "Puttillu" before going on to play several iconic roles and having a long, successful career spanning more than five decades. She shared the stage with other eminent performers from the time, including NT Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, and SV Ranga Rao.
Shalin Bhanot has had a difficult few days—no, weeks—in the Bigg Boss 16 house. He has faced some severe accusations and has been on the verge of losing it.
Shalin Bhanot came up a lot at the Weekend Ka Vaar last week. Tina Datta levelled several charges against him. There were several instances in the Bigg Boss 16 house when Shalin's ex-wife and actress Dalljiet Kaur's name was dragged by contestants during a fight.
Recently, Tina Datta brought up Dalljiet during her argument with Shalin. She frequently used Dalljiet's name, claiming Shalin never respected his wife. As a result, the host Salman Khan chastised her. But Dalljiet's most recent message to Shalin has undoubtedly captured the hearts of many.
Shalin Bhanot broke down in last night's episode when everyone divided into their own groups and left Shalin alone. Additionally, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and Tina Datta persisted in criticising him, isolating him, and encouraging him, for which the internet community has dubbed the two actresses bullies. Even the other residents of the house believed Tina and Priyanka Chahar Choudhary were acting maliciously, and Shiv and MC Stan even pledged to stand for Shalin.
The moment has come, and fans have been swarming theatres across the nation since 6 a.m. to watch Shah Rukh Khan return to the big screen in a leading role in Pathaan. The fans are thrilled to see SRK back in action, and anticipation is at an all-time high on social media. Salman Khan appears in the film, as was previously rumoured, and the moment the two superstars—commonly referred to as the Karan and Arjun of Indian cinema—join forces for an action-packed scene causes a roar.
A few videos of fans reacting to their favourite stars returning to action with cheers, claps, whistling, screaming, and dancing have gone viral. Pathaan and Tiger's encounter produced a significant moment of joy among supporters.
In the meantime, Tiger returns to the big screen in Pathaan, which is going to be followed by Tiger 3 for Diwali 2023. John Abraham and Deepika Padukone also appear in the film with Shah Rukh Khan. The War-famous Siddharth Anand-directed movie is now playing in theatres in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

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These are the wicked souls that participated in one way or another in the killing of the four Uniport students in Aluu community.
These 13 suspects were paraded today at the police headquarters in Port Harcourt, River State.
The names of the suspects are Ozioma Abajuo 23 years, Chigozie Evans Samuel 22 years, Endurance Edet, 27 years, Uwem Sampson Akpabio 30 years, David Chinasa Ugbaje 30 years, Cynthia Chinwo 24-year-old female, Lawal Segun 28years, Lucky Orji 43 years, Ekpe Daniel 30 years, George Nwadei 30 years, Gabriel Oche 33 years and the Aluu Community Chief, Alhaji Hassan Welewa.
The Nigerian police force caught up with Ikechukwu Louis Amadi aka Kapoon who is one of the most wanted person on their list because he led the killing of those boys and of course, the prime suspect, Cozson Lelibori Lucky, aka Bright has also been caught and now in police custody.
Can you imagine that a woman was involved! A woman is probably a mother too. I wonder what she has to say for herself.
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Saturday night, when the verdict came down, it was difficult to be a concert because there was so much pain. And that morning I was on a conference call to 5:30 in the morning with young folks worldwide who were just expressing pain and agony, went down to the White House with some Alphas and Deltas and others and non-Greeks gathered because they had just an expression of outrage; last night on a conference call 2,000 folks, same thing.
This is when black folks, this is when mothers and fathers need to stop shielding their children from the pain and agony of racism and bigotry and let them know that no, you need to feel the pain. It needs to burn in your belly; it needs to be in your heart. It needs to be seared in the minds of people today just like Emmett Till's murder was. I'm not saying it was the exact same circumstances, but guess what, two black kids are a dead as a result.
So, how do we begin to mobilize it? I believe that we need to have a 21st century student nonviolent coordinating committee. We need to have the young folks in Detroit, in New Orleans, in Charlotte, in Chicago, in Sanford, in all of the cities across the country saying how are you mobilizing on the local level.
That means not just voting, not just registering, but it also means when it comes to peer pressure, when it comes to dealing with black on black violence. When it comes to dealing with education, economics. Because the reality is we have a future generation that now is scared to go to the store to buy some candy because they might be labeled and racially profiled by a George Zimmerman and they might not come home to see their family as a result.
And so we can stay in here and go to work and be mad. We can have bitterness, and rage, and anger, and we can have fire and theory. But as Doctor King said, you must use that and transfer it into a powerful force that will cause America to say, oh, my God, we have rekindled something in this generation that we thought we had long ago buried.
And so what should the final motivation be for us, Tom? The same thing the Tuskegee Airmen said. When they said we will fight to the hour, to the minute, to the second we will fight, we will fight, we will fight.
And as long as we sit here and just be mad and don't transfer it into a true movement, then we going to have the same conversation in a year, in five years.
Now is the time for this generation to say it happened to Emmett Till and our ancestors didn't lie down and take it. It happened to Trayvon, we shouldn't lie down and take it.


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Who is the beautiful woman in Korea?
1. HAN HYO JOO. She is a delightful South Korean film and TV actress. She was born on 22nd February 1987 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Who is the most beautiful girl in Korea 2022?
Who is Korea's best actor?
Who is the most famous girl group in Korea?
Who is the most beautiful girl in South Korea 2020?
In a global poll conducted by Starmometer, the South Korean actress beat the likes of Black Pink's Lisa and Song Hye Kyo to be voted the most beautiful woman in the world title for 2020. Son Ye Jin is said to have earned a whopping 14 million votes to reach the top.
Who is the Most Beautiful Girl in the World 2021 in Korea?
This year, as many as 24 female K-pop stars made it to the list! In particular, BLACKPINK member Lisa has ranked No. 1 on this list, officially gaining her the title of 'Most Beautiful Face of 2021'. Other members of BLACKPINK have also made it to the list, which has a total of 4 K-Pop stars in the Top 10 alone.
Here's the list of top 8 most beautiful Korean actresses of 2022;…
Han Hyo Joo. Image source- Han Hyo Joo's Instagram.
Im Jin Ah- Nana. Image source- Im Jin Ah- Nana's fan page.
Han So Hee. Image source- Han So Hee's fan page.
Lee Sung Kyung. Image source- Pinterest.
Kim Ji Won. Image source- Pinterest.
Son Ye Jin.
Jisoo.
Who is the hottest Korean actress?
Sexiest Korean Actresses
1 / 9. Han Ye-seul. Han Ye-seul is never one to back out from a sultry low-back dress or a plunging neckline and we're all here for it!
2 / 9. Kim Go-eun.
3 / 9. Bae Suzy.
4 / 9. Park Min-young.
5 / 9. IU.
6 / 9. Jun Ji-hyun.
7 / 9. Song Hye-kyo.
8 / 9. Son Ye-jin.
Who is the best kisser in Kdrama?
Here are nine Korean actors who are such good kissers, their kiss scenes stay in our minds rent-free.
Jang Ki-yong.
Park Hyung-sik.
4. Lee Jong-suk.
Park Bo-gum.
Park Seo-jun. Image adapted from: MBC.
Ji Chang-wook. Image adapted from: SBS.
Gong Yoo. Image adapted from: tvN.
Song Kang. Image adapted from: JTBC.
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Lee Min Ho. Lee Min Ho is a well-known South Korean actor who has starred in T.V.
Lee Jong Suk. Lee Jong Suk was born on September 14, 1989, in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Kim Woo Bin.
Kim Soo Hyun.
Ji Chang Wook.
Park Seo Joon.
Lee Joon Gi.
Park Bo Gum.
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Tzuyu (TWICE)
Irene (Red Velvet)
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Somi (Soloist, disbanded I.O.I.)
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The Internet is a continually growing organism of information that is constantly morphing into new ways of communicating. Whether you want to send a quick note to someone, buy the newest products or find old friends, the Internet is the place to go. Life without the internet is considered miserable. Today, the internet is used for the source of communication, entertainment, business, research work, advertisement as well as general knowledge. Millions of people would be unemployed, and the sails would go down too as there is less of advertisement. Many services are now provided on the internet such as online banking, job seeking and applications, and hotel reservations. Often these services are not available off-line or cost more. The internet is a very effective way to buy and sell products all over the world too. At the present time, approximately 33% of the world population has accessibility to the Internet. The Internet is an extraordinary entertainment and learning tool and without internet life would surely not be the same. Though internet is essential in our lives there will be benefits to live without it. At this growing speed of the usage of internet many children are getting addicted to this facility and many a times they may take it for granted. Instead playing in the field or exercising in the gym children prefer playing video games on the internet and using social networks, this is very harmful to their body health especially their eyes but at this age they do not realize what they are doing to themselves. If the internet is not available kids would go back to playing with toys and meeting people face to face instead of chatting on the computer for hours.
Internet has its advantages and disadvantages but it depends from person to person if they would be able to live without out though it should be considered that minimum use of the Internet is best for our health.


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Gysbert van der Smissen (* 26. Januar 1717 in Altona; † 27. März 1793 ebenda) war ein deutscher Unternehmer und Reeder.

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Gysbert van der Smissen war ein Sohn des Kaufmanns Hinrich van der Smissen und dessen Ehefrau Maria, geborene de Voss. Sein gleichnamiger Großvater, ein aus Braband stammender Mennonit, hatte sich 1677 als Weißbäcker in Altona niedergelassen. Er wuchs in der Zeit nach dem Schwedenbrand auf, in der der dänische König insbesondere Personen, die als Unternehmer arbeiteten, mit Privilegien half. Altona wurde nur langsam wieder aufgebaut; hinzu kamen Konflikte mit Hamburg, die nach kurzer Zeit Geschäfte zwischen beiden Städten erschwerten. Dies könnte der Grund gewesen sein, warum Gysbert van der Smissen nicht, wie in der Familie üblich, eine Ausbildung zum Bäcker machte. Hinzu kam, dass das Handlungshaus der Familie wuchs.
Die zweite Hälfte des Jahres 1732 lebte van der Smissen im Haushalt der befreundeten Familie von Richard und Susanna How auf Gut Aspley in Bedfordshire und lernte dort wahrscheinlich die englische Sprache. Danach erhielt er eine kaufmännische Ausbildung in Hows Handelsunternehmen in der Gracechurch Street in London. Diese Zeit prägte van der Smissen nachhaltig. Die Familien How und van der Smissen pflegten im Laufe von drei Generation über das gesamte 18. Jahrhundert enge Beziehungen.

1733 ging van der Smissen wieder nach Altona und trat in das Unternehmen seines Vaters ein. 1736 unternahm er eine Reise, die von Köln, Brüssel und Holland nach England führte. Nachdem sein Vater verstorben war, leitete er ab dem Juli 1737 gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Hinrich das vom Vater hinterlassene Unternehmen "Hinrich van der Smissen Söhne". Hinrich sollte den Großteil der Buchführung übernehmen, Gysbert die Firma nach außen repräsentieren. Er setzte sich erfolgreich dafür ein, dass eine von seinem Vater geschaffene Privatstraße zwischen der Palmaille, der Großen Elbstraße und den Bollwerken der Firma in "Van-der-Smissen-Allee" umbenannt wurde.
Die Brüder van der Smissen hatten zwar einen Meistertitel des Altonaer Los- und Kuchenbäckeramtes, aber keine den Regeln der Zunft entsprechende Bäckerausbildung. Sie mussten ihre Betriebe aus diesem Grund Pächtern überlassen. Stattdessen erweiterten sie die Reederei. Vermutlich auf Anregung der mit ihnen verschwägerten Familie Linnich investierten sie in "Grönlandfahrten", also den Walfang. Laut Altonaer Schiffslisten des Jahres 1747 hatten "Linnich und Gebrüder van der Smissen" als Direktoren die Fleuten "De Vrifhijd" (Vrijheid; 80 Last) und "Koning David" (98 Last). Die "Vrijhijd" blieb 1750 im Eis stecken, woraufhin die Brüder als Ersatz ein größeres Schiff kauften. Dieses fuhr bis 1777 unter dem vorherigen Namen. Die Brüder hatten mit diesem Schiff zumeist großen Erfolg.

Die Brüder van der Smissen waren die letzten mennonitischen Reeder Altonas. Reeder und Partenbesitzer mussten selbst für den Vertrieb ihres Waltrans sorgen. Die Mennoniten eröffneten daher Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts eine genossenschaftlich organisierte Trankocherei, die sich um die Verwertung der Tiere kümmerte. 1750 hielten die Brüder van der Smissen hieran fünf von achtzehn Anteilen. Im Bereich der Reederei arbeitete van Smissen nach einem ähnlichen Modell, übernahm dabei jedoch die Direktion. Um 1790 unterhielt er acht Hochseeschiffe, deren Transportkapazitäten rund 10 % aller in Altona stationierten Schiffe ausmachten.

Die Altonaer Behörde hatte bereits 1736 an van Smissens Vater den Wunsch herangetragen, sich dem Commerz-Kollegium anzuschließen. Er hatte zuvor in der Baukommission Pläne für dieses Gremium erstellt. Da er wenig später starb, konnte er dort nichts mehr bewirken. Das Gremium traf sich sehr selten und erschien von Smissen wegen des bürokratischen Aufbaus als wenig attraktiv. Daher lehnte er 1753 einen Ruf in die Interessensvertretung ab und sagte dabei, dass er aufgrund seines mennonitischen Glaubens keine staatlichen Ämter übernehmen dürfe.

1752 versuchte van der Smissen, ein wöchentliches Treffen der Altonaer Kaufleute zu initiieren. 1760 gründete er in Altona die "Gesellschaft der Commercierenden" mit. Es handelte sich, im Gegensatz zum Commerz-Collegium, um eine private Form der Lobbyorganisation, die Vorschläge und Eingaben erarbeitete und Aufgaben einer Börse wahrnahm. Die Gesellschaft setzte sich selbst für ein neues Commerz-Collegium ein. Van der Smissen verweigerte sich dem Gremium nicht länger und wurde im Januar 1762 als Mitglied aufgenommen. Das Kollegium wollte primär einen eigenen Altonaer Hafen schaffen und beauftragte van der Smissen im Juli 1763 mit Erkundungen.

Van der Smissen kontaktierte Fachleute, sprach mit Anwohnern der Küste und vermaß und lotete das Gelände selbst aus. Im Oktober 1763 stellte er einen Plan vor, den sogenannten Hoppenhöfersand, der westlich der Van-der-Smissen-Allee lag, schrittweise zu befestigen. Als weniger aufwändige Variante schlug er vor, vom Altonaer Fischmarkt bis zur Nordostspitze des Sandes Duckdalbengruppen anzubringen. Beide Vorschläge wurden aufgrund der Kosten nicht umgesetzt, auch, da dieser Hafen im Winter nicht zu nutzen gewesen wäre. Van der Smissen verließ das Kollegium im Dezember 1782 auf eigenen Wunsch. Sein Unternehmen gehörte jedoch weiter der "Gesellschaft der Commercierenden" an.

Van der Smissen wollte die Kreditwürdigkeit seines Handelshauses erhöhen und versuchte, seine Einflussmöglichkeiten zu vergrößern. Daher pflegte er Beziehungen zu Adligen und bemühte sich umfangreich um Repräsentation. Beim Besuch Friedrich V., der 1743 in Altona seine künftige Ehefrau abholte, ließ van der Smissen für ihn einen Triumphbogen über dem Portal der Van-der-Smissen-Allee bauen. Friedrich V. ließ ihm Wertschätzung entgegenkommen, verhalf ihm zu seiner zweiten Ehe und lud ihn öfters an den Hof ein. Bei Aufenthalten des Königs in den Herzogtümern gehörte van der Smissen dessen Gefolge an und nahm dafür auch Schulden in Kauf. Er gehörte zu den engen Freunden Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorffs, dessen Interessen und pietistische Neigungen er teilte. Darüber hinaus pflegte van der Smissen regelmäßige Kontakte mit weiteren führenden dänischen Familien.

Religiöses Wirken
Van der Smissen gehörte zu den ersten Mennoniten, die sich bewusst für den Pietismus entschieden. Dokumentiert sind Aufenthalte August Gottlieb Spangenbergs in seiner Wohnung in Altona. Hinweise für seine Beziehungen sind Orte, die sein Sohn Jacob Gysbert und der Neffe Hinrich van der Smissen auf der Rückkehr von ihrer Ausbildungsreise aus England wählten. Sie hatten enge Kontakte zu Personen der Erweckungsbewegung und führenden Methodisten. Zu ihnen gehörten John Wesley, George Whitefield, Gerhard Tersteegen, Persönlichkeiten aus dem Hallenser Waisenhaus und der Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. Diese Kontakte entstanden sicher vor der Zeit der Ausbildungsreise. Sein Sohn Jacob Gysbert van der Smissen gehörte später zu den führenden Förderern der Erweckungsbewegung und der Hamburg-Altonaischen Bibelgesellschaft. Er gehörte zu den ersten Mitgliedern der Deutschen Christentumsgesellschaft in Altona.

Van der Smissen lebte eine pietistisch geprägte Nächstenliebe, zeigte sich dabei aber als bevormundender Patriarch, der detaillierte Vorgaben machte. Wenn die Hilfsbedürftigen diesem Reglement folgten, zeigte er sich sehr großzügig. 1786 reiste er mit seinen Enkeln und zwei Neffen nach Christiansfeld, wo diese an der Bildungseinrichtung der Brüdergemeine eingeschult wurden. Im Jahr darauf besuchte er Oldenburg und Ostfriesland. 1789 half er als inzwischen blinder Mann dem Hauslehrer Johann Wilhelm Mannhardt, der seine älteste Nichte Anna (1771–1843) heiraten wollte.

Van der Smissen beteiligte sich wenig am Leben der mennonitischen Gemeinde Altonas, in der er nie Ämter übernahm. Zu seiner Trennung von der Gemeinde trug sicherlich seine zweite Heirat bei: Er beabsichtigte, die Schwester seiner verstorbenen Frau zu ehelichen und hatte dafür eine positive Stellungnahme von Hans zu Rantzau erwirkt und einen Ehedispens der Deutschen Kanzlei bekommen. Der Prediger seiner Gemeinde lehnte trotzdem die Trauung ab, da "bei uns noch kein Fall vorgekommen war, daß ein Mann seiner verstorbenen Frau Schwester geheiratet hatte, zumal wenn er Kinder geweckt hatte". Van der Smissen antwortete darauf mit dem . Nachdem der Prediger seine Meinung nicht änderte, erwirkte van der Smissen beim König die Erlaubnis, die Heirat im eigenen Haus vollziehen zu dürfen. Die Trauung übernahm der Prediger Abraham Koenen aus Friedrichstadt.

Politische Ansichten
Im Bereich der Politik tendierte van der Smissen zur Aufklärung. Er brachte Reformideen wie der Bauernbefreiung Bernstorffs Sympathien entgegen, sprach sich aber rigoros gegen rationalistische und deistische Tendenzen aus. Carl Friedrich Hermann Klenze notierte, dass sich van der Smissen heftig mit Johann Friedrich Struensee gestritten habe, den er als Altonaer Stadtphysikus kennengelernt hatte. Van der Smissen galt als Konstitutionalist, der sich zunächst über die Ideen der Französischen Revolution freute, vermutlich, da er hoffte, dass sie zum englischen Parlamentarismus tendierte. Er zeigte sich aber entsetzt über den gewaltsamen Tod Ludwigs XVI.

Familie
Van der Smissen heiratete am 10. Juli 1740 in Altona Helena Linnich (* 29. Mai 1721 in Altona; † 9. Januar 1746 ebenda), deren Vater Jacob Linnich ein Altonaer Kaufmann war. Aus dieser Ehe stammten eine Tochter und zwei Söhne, von denen nur Jacob Gysbert (oder Gilbert) (1746–1829) das Erwachsenenalter erreichte und das Geschäft fortführte.

In zweiter Ehe heiratete van der Smissen am 24. Juni 1747 in Altona Elisabeth Linnich (* 8. Oktober 1724 in Altona; † 21. Juni 1756), die Schwester seiner ersten Frau. Aus dieser Ehe stammten ein Sohn und drei Töchter. Der Sohn und die beiden jüngsten Töchter starben jung.

Literatur
 Matthias H. Rauert: Smissen, Gysbert van der. In: Biographisches Lexikon für Schleswig-Holstein und Lübeck. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Bd. 12/2006. ISBN 3-529-02560-7, Seite 390–393.

Einzelnachweise

Person (Altona)
Unternehmer (18. Jahrhundert)
Reeder (Deutschland)
Unternehmer (Hamburg)
Deutscher
Geboren 1717
Gestorben 1793
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"This book not only good to read--it DELICIOUS!"
"I can't wait to read it to Rubber Duckie!"
"This book is complete trash. I loved it!"
Phillip Chapman (10-23-98) - Ever since early Spring, casual fans and Sesame devotees alike, have been looking forward to the release of this new book. Over 600 Sesame books have been published the past 30 years, but very, very few of them have taken a comprehensive look at the series. From this standpoint, Sesame Street Unpaved does not disappoint.
The book is divided into five overall sections.
Throughout the book are several pages dedicated to the main Muppet characters. These feature birthdays, scripts (with actual photos), trivia, and songs. The book also has full scripts of some of the most poignant moments on Sesame Street involving Mr. Hooper's death (Will Lee), Mr. Snuffleupagus no longer being called "imaginary," and Maria and Luis' wedding.
By far, my favorite part of the book is the retelling of the scripts with "frame pictures" from the actual scenes. For the most part, these are all from the early 70's. It was neat to see the appreciation for this wonderful early material. Some of my favorites are Guy Smiley's "Beat the Time", Bert and Ernie's Banana Sketch, Near and Far with Grover, The Count vs. Cookie Monster, and Kermit's "Newsflash" segments.
The biggest disappointment about the book had to do with the lack of mention and affirmation for the Muppet performers, especially those who have recently passed away. Most of the main living puppeteers (and Jim Henson) received at least a page with a picture and biography, however, Richard Hunt, one of the most versatile Muppet performers ever, was barely mentioned throughout the book. While Joe Raposo, Jeff Moss, and Jon Stone were mentioned, it would have been nice to seen them honored more as well.
This is still a wonderful book and a must for your collection! We've been waiting a long time for a Sesame resource as extensive as this. You can purchase this book today from Muppet Central's Store for a significant savings. You will be captivated by over 190 rare, color pictures, scripts, stories, and songs for many hours. And out of more than 600 Sesame Street books, this one will definitely be at the top of your list.
D. W. McKim (12-27-98) - Sesame Street, that wacky experiment in children's television, has grown from its humble beginnings to that of cultural phenomenon. As any soap fan can attest, a television program having been on the air for 30 seasons means much celebration, often in the form of a commemorative, coffee table style book. In this case, we have Sesame Street Unpaved: Scripts, Stories, Secrets, and Songs by David Borgenicht.
There have been other books about Sesame Street aimed at an adult readership, most having been published during Sesame Street's early years. While this book is the first such authorized work, the important difference between this publication and its predecessors is that this one is much in tone with the show, fun! We can recite the skits, sing the songs, delight in the cool behind the scenes info and in the process forget we're learning because we're enjoying it! The same can not be said for all those tomes from the early '70's which were mainly concerned with the long involved history of creating the show and defining its curriculum... and then going into long detail and analysis as to whether Sesame Street's succeeded in its educational goals. You know the type; college textbook style books with a few photos included in about eight pages in the middle, a few of them even showing the Muppets.
Obviously, Unpaved does touch on the story of Sesame's genesis, but it gets it over with in a few pages and moves on to what's important... the characters, the sketches, and the trivia. These are all the elements that have allowed Sesame Street to become a cult TV classic as much as an educational tool. You want Muppets? You got Muppets! While Unpaved does give due credit to the various filmmakers and cartoonists that make up the program, the main focus is the Muppets and their human friends.
The way Borgenicht manages to squeeze so much into Unpaved is by dividing the book into five main chapters: Creation (Chapter One is just six pages... he knows we want to get to the good stuff), Classic Moments (in the form of transcripts, organized into sections for the main Muppet characters), Cast (that is, the humans and the supporting Muppet characters not dealt with in the previous chapter), Songs, and Behind the Scenes. But although this is how the book is formally organized, most of the above can be found in each chapter. Each section uses a variety of formats to jog our memories and introduce nifty secrets. For example, the Songs chapter in theory could easily be the most boring part of the book since those that know the songs by heart would be tempted to quickly thumb past this chapter. But along with lyric reprints, other goodies that appear throughout the previous chapters still appear such as "secret facts" and trivia entitled "Do You Remember". Along with the lyrics and photos of "Would You Like to Buy an O?" is a recap of Lefty (the Salesman's) finest moments including the ever classic "Golden An" transcript for all of those who wanted to get the correct words down! Even the choice of songs is cool... we get all the predictable standards like "Rubber Duckie" and "Sing" but then at the end of the chapter comes a section on Roosevelt Franklin's poems and even the more obscure but equally golden-of-a-classic "Fat Cat" by Mahna Mahna! Not only did I jump with joy to see it even included, but now I could actually sing it because I have the words to that manic rant!
The Classic Moments is by far the largest chapter (almost half the book) but like the Songs chapter, incorporates a variety of layouts and presentations while at the same time throwing in behind the scenes trivia. This includes a rundown of the assorted props in Big Bird's nest area (including titles of books on his bookshelf!) and revelations of how Prairie Dawn got her name and who was the secret inspiration for the character of Oscar!
Rather than just present page after page of transcripts, Borgenicht also jogs our memory of classic skits via "Do You Remember" comments, mini quizzes, quotes, and anecdotes. The section on Big Bird's classic moments includes his relationships with Snuffleupagus (including transcript of the classic episode where the adults see him and explanation of "Why Snuffy Was Outed") and Mr. Hooper (with its own transcript of when the adults explained his passing away to Big Bird which I dare anyone to read without getting teary). Even the section on Guy Smiley includes those other game show hosts, Sonny Friendly and Pat Playjacks! While the various seasons of Sesame Street are represented, Borgenicht wisely plans that the core readership will be those that grew up with the show and focuses much emphasis on the older classics. The episodes that the adults would remember if they weren't actually sneaking peaks at the show after grade school. I'm sure many a reader will be quite relieved to see the section on Elmo is only three pages... with the third segueing into Zoe.
Though not immune from factual error (Oscar was not the second Muppet to appear on the show, Ernie and Bert were introduced before him), there are many great tidbits and facts not previously revealed in print as well as great moments that even diehard fans like myself had purged to the back of the memory. For example, Super Grover's secret identity and that the Count has actually wooed two Countesses (but he forgets to mention his infatuation with Maiden Two... so there!) Heck, we're even entrusted with what Cookie Monster's cookies are really made of!
Sesame Unpaved's biggest flaw, however, is Borgenicht's tendency to introduce an idea and not take it as far as it should go. Granted, only so much can fit in such a limited space and not everything can be included, but the author nonetheless often cuts himself off far too quickly. This problem literally begins in the first pages of Chapter One, where in talking about the design changes of the original Muppet puppets, considerable text is devoted to describing the first Big Bird, Oscar, and Grover puppets. Illustrating these examples are photos of the dopey-expressional Big Bird, the orange Oscar... and no photo to be found of the grayish green, browed Grover in this section nor anywhere else in the book! Such omissions occur up to the book's end where we have a section on the Muppeteers. To Borgenicht's credit, he does include pages on a couple of the performers who often get glossed over, namely Fran Brill and Martin Robinson. But what ends up presented is a two page spread of the Muppeteers' name with lists of characters they perform (with some error) followed by pages specifically devoted to Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson, Kevin Clash, Brill, and Robinson. Not only does it seem off that the late Richard Hunt didn't have a section, but also bordering the Muppeteers' page are photos of their characters. Why not photos of the Muppeteers? I can understand why Bruce Connelly might not have a biographical section, but couldn't we see his face in place of another photo of Ernie and Bert? Even on page 170, where we see two photos of Muppeteers performing, there's no photo credit describing which ones they are. This snubbing of the puppeteers seemed especially glaring after Borgenicht's introduction of the human cast of Sesame Street's gushing on about how the humans take all the pies in the face and get overshadowed by the Muppets.
So in place of those forgotten humans whose faces are doomed to be hidden by those pies, comes a rundown of supporting Muppet players. The section ends with the book's Greatest Idea (which also doubles as the book's Greatest Failure to Live Up to It's Promise): "Whatever Happened To...?", a list of Muppets who have disappeared from the show and explanations of why the characters were discontinued. Terrific concept and half of it is well done with explanations of Roosevelt Franklin (although the departure of his performer, Matt Robinson, certainly an important factor in Roosevelt's disappearance isn't brought up), Don Music, and Sam the Robot. But wait! In the section on Professor Hastings, there's a photo of Dr. Nobel Price and Warren Wolf, two other characters that could have gone in this section!
And what's Simon Soundman doing here? While he's not used that much, he's still on the show - we're not even told "whatever happened to him", all that appears is a quote of one of his routines. While it was great to learn why no new material was made with Harvey Kneeslapper and Don Music (yes, I fully admit that I did bang my head on the piano just as the psychologists feared the audience would do), these characters still are seen in reruns. This section certainly could have included more characters that have been completely dropped from the show like Rodeo Rosie and Deena Monster.
Finally, the What-Were-They-Thinking Award goes to the section on "Doin' the Pigeon" in the song chapter. Borgenicht, in his innovative layouts, comes up with a cute idea: to present Bert's dance in a photo spread reminiscent of a cartoon flip book... but he spends six pages doing this as if he really expects people to take scissors to this collector's type book! Such an idea is much more appropriate for Sesame Street Magazine. There will no doubt be a number of children of bookowners who'll see this part and want to cut it out (many without asking their parents first thus leading to hours of hide-and-seek fun). To see pages like this wasted when they could have been used to wrap up the incomplete ideas mentioned above is truly a shame. They also could have been used to present the results of the survey questions that were displayed on CTW's web site supposedly for inclusion in this book. There were great, fun questions like "Which of the following Muppets would be the best President of the United States?" or "Kermit the Frog or Ted Koppel, who do you trust more?" These are nowhere to be found.
If it sounds like I'm being hard on David Borgenicht, it's because Sesame Unpaved is overall a really fabulous book and Borgenicht demonstrates that he's capable of doing better. He obviously has much love on the show and has put much effort and research into this project. But reading Sesame Unpaved is much like reading a high schooler's 1000 word essay exam; it starts out strong knowing there's space to fill, generous in detail... and then upon realization that the deadline is approaching, wraps up very abruptly with the barest of essential facts covered. There's so much to like about Sesame Unpaved and the book is a true delight. Unfortunately, Borgenicht failed to understand the difference between leaving readers hungry for more and serving a fine seven course meal without the dessert.


Adaptive Internal Model Control is a methodology for the design and analysis of adaptive internal model control schemes with provable guarantees of stability and robustness. Written in a self-contained tutorial fashion, this research monograph successfully brings the latest theoretical advances in the design of robust adaptive systems to the realm of industrial applications. It provides a theoretical basis for analytically justifying some of the reported industrial successes of existing adaptive internal model control schemes, and enables the reader to synthesise adaptive versions of their own favourite robust internal model control scheme by combining it with a robust adaptive law. The net result is that earlier empirical IMC designs can now be systematically robustified or replaced altogether by new designs with assured guarantees of stability and robustness.


Dozens of children met Santa Claus last weekend whilst he was spending time doing one of his favourite extracurricular activities: scuba diving in Tennessee. He visited the Tennessee Aquarium for this little bit of leisure time. Of course, he also had an ulterior – and more altruistic – reason for this scuba diving vacation, which was to support the Tropical Holiday Adventure that is on show at the aquarium at the minute. And don't worry as he will be diving with a range of friendly sea creatures. If you have missed Santa Claus so far, you will be able to watch him scuba diving in Tennessee every Saturday and Sunday until Christmas.
Of course, there is also the ocean adventure, for that feel of scuba diving vacations, where visitors can feed the guitarfish and sting rays. A range of divers – including Santa Claus – are located amongst the beautifully coloured reef fish and can be asked loads of questions, whilst you are surrounded by butterflies. As a special treat, it seems that one jolly Elf has also taken up scuba diving in Tennessee.
You don't have to be Santa Claus if you want to go scuba diving in Tennessee. There are a couple of great places you could go, including the quarry and the Tennessee River. In fact, Tennessee is a great place to go scuba diving, and this is reflected in the number of diving schools that operate in the state.
It is even possible to organise scuba diving parties through many of the diving centres and go on scuba diving adventures. Scuba diving parties can also be organised for children, although snorkelling equipment will be used instead of full scuba gear. This would make a great alternative children's birthday party for example. For those children who are over 8, it is possible to actually go scuba diving in a pool and go on a bubble blowing party or have a real introduction to scuba diving. You may as well start them young if they are showing an interest in the sport!
Some of the scuba diving centres also organise scuba diving vacations to a range of fascinating destinations across the world, which is a great way to see new and interesting places, as well as forge friendships for life with other scuba diving enthusiasts. And if you really want to have fun – perhaps as a charity fundraiser or something like that – why not get yourself a Santa suit and go diving? It is a fun way to raise awareness about a chosen cause as well as doing something reasonably unique and original.
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RCW 59.21.021: Relocation assistance—Eligibility after December 31, 1995—Amounts of assistance—Priority for distribution of assistance.
Relocation assistance—Eligibility after December 31, 1995—Amounts of assistance—Priority for distribution of assistance.
(1) If a mobile home park is closed or converted to another use after December 31, 1995, eligible tenants shall be entitled to assistance on a first-come, first-serve basis. The department shall give priority for distribution of relocation assistance to tenants residing in parks that are closed as a result of park-owner fraud or as a result of health and safety concerns as determined by the local board of health. Payments shall be made upon the department's verification of eligibility, subject to the availability of remaining funds. Eligibility for relocation assistance funds is limited to low-income households. As used in this section, "low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than eighty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size, for the county where the mobile or manufactured home is located.
(2) Assistance for closures occurring after December 31, 1995, is limited to persons who maintain ownership of and relocate their mobile home or who dispose of a home not relocatable to a new site.
(3) Persons who removed and disposed of their mobile home or maintained ownership of and relocated their mobile homes are entitled to reimbursement of actual relocation expenses up to twelve thousand dollars for a double-wide home and up to seven thousand five hundred dollars for a single-wide home.
(4) Any individual or organization may apply to receive funds from the mobile home park relocation fund, for use in combination with funds from public or private sources, toward relocation of tenants eligible under this section. Funds received from the mobile home park relocation fund shall only be used for relocation assistance expenses or other mobile/manufactured home ownership expenses, that include down payment assistance, if the owners are not planning to relocate their mobile home as long as their original home is removed from the park.
Effective date—2002 c 257: See note following RCW 59.21.010.


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Determined to find her estranged father, Caitlyn ventures into the rough, tough world of the South Australian opal fields. Instead of finding her father, she discovers a half-sister she knew nothing about and learns that her dad is a wanted man. Dale, a former city lawyer-turned-lapidary, is hiding out in Minagoona to protect his daughter. Caitlyn convinces Dale to work with her to clear her father's name. No matter what, he'll do his damnedest to keep her safe—even if it means exposing himself and his daughter to the men who want to kill them...
By Claire Baxter
When Caitlyn ventures into the rough, tough world of the South Australian opal fields on a mission to find her estranged father she instead discovers a half-sister she knew nothing about and learns that her father is missing and suspected of a crime.
Dale is a former city lawyer-turned-lapidary hiding out in Minagoona after death threats endanger him and his daughter. When Caitlyn approaches him for help finding her father, he's reluctant, but attracted by her determination to right the wrongs dealt to her family. His sense of justice is very much like hers, but when his daughter's life was threatened by men who wanted him to break the law for them, he fled to protect the child he loves.
Still the more Dale gets to know Caitlyn, the more he realizes he can't let her go up against organized crime on her own—which is exactly what she proposes when she sets out to clear her father's name. No matter what, he'll do his damnedest to keep her safe—even if it means exposing himself and his daughter to the men who want to kill them…
"A highly satisfying read if you are looking for a more serious suspense with depth." - Incy Black, author of Hard to Hold
Imprint: ignite
Genre: mystery romance, romantic suspense
Tropes: bodyguard/protector
By Eleni December 28, 2017
Caitlyn is on a quest to find her estranged father but what she finds instead is more than she bargained for. In a remote opal mining town, she becomes involved in a life she couldn't have imagined away from her life as chef in the city.
This is a story that slowly builds but the author... ...more
By Margaret July 14, 2014
This was such an interesting read for me which started kind of slow, but before I knew it I was wrapped up in the story and looking forward to finding out what how it was all going to end. I think part of the slow start had to do with the fact that the setting was someplace I was totally... ...more
By Grace July 12, 2014
While this could be considered romantic suspense, it was a lot more suspense, with only a little romance. But that's ok. Just pointing it out given the genre I usually read.
I really enjoyed the storyline, very different. As Caitlyn searches for her missing Dad, family secrets are revealed and she... ...more
By Ellen September 03, 2014
Caitlyn drives into the desolate opal mining region of Australia in search of the father who abandoned her twenty years ago. She wants to stop his financial problems from claiming her mother's house.
The first person Caitlyn finds in the tiny mining town is Max, a teen running a service station an... ...more
By Incy July 15, 2014
This is an atmospheric rather a fun, flirty read, and the pacing of the suspense, and the developing relationship between Caitlyn and Dale, reflects this. Set in the opal fields of Australia—original—there is a sense of distance and wariness, almost menace, which is intriguing.
Caution is the name... ...more
By Bette July 12, 2014
A thoroughly entertaining book that will take you on a great adventure through the Australian desert. With fascinating characters and a fun suspense filled story this book is hard to put down. In search of her estranged father,Caitlyn sets off across the desert to his last known location. What sh... ...more
By A Reader's Heaven March 24, 2017
(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)
When Caitlyn ventures into the rough, tough world of the South Australian opal fields on a mission to find her estranged father she instead discovers a half-sister she knew nothing about and learns that her fat... ...more
Claire Baxter writes contemporary romantic fiction of all lengths. Her short stories have been published in commercial magazines around the world, while her novels have been translated into 20 languages and have finalled in the Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year Award, the Booksellers Best Awards, the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice Awards and the Cataromance Reviewers Choice Awards. Claire grew up in England, but for more than 20 years has called Australia home. She considers herself lucky to live near one of the beautiful metropolitan beaches of Adelaide where she loves to walk and think up stories.
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600 kilometres (375 miles) north of Adelaide, South Australia
Despite her mother's dire predictions, nothing horrific had befallen Caitlyn on her drive through the South Australian outback, and she arrived at the road into the opal mining town of Minagoona unscathed. But judging by the wisps of steam escaping from the front end of the little hatchback, it had been a close call. As soon as she'd turned off the Stuart Highway, the temperature gauge had started to climb. Shoulders rigid with tension, teeth clenched, she drove through a landscape that ranged from dry lake beds and flat, featureless plains, to sand hills as red as a slab of raw steak sizzling in the afternoon sun.
Not somewhere she wanted to be stranded.
When the scenery changed from sparse salt bush to conical dust piles dotting the ground like giant anthills, she relaxed a little in the knowledge that the mullock heaps—cones of white soil where miners had been burrowing for gems—meant she'd reached the opal fields.
Caitlyn pulled off the road as soon as she spotted a service station, but peering through the car window, she didn't like her chances of finding a mechanic. No one had come out to greet her, and the small glass-fronted building appeared to be deserted. Another vehicle was parked at the pumps, but its driver was nowhere to be seen. Seemed a strange place to leave it, but then, what did she know about life out here in the desert?
She climbed out of the car, feeling every one of the kinks in her spine after five hours of driving. She stretched her cramped muscles then headed for the door of the building and tried the handle. Locked. Through the dusty glass, she could see a small counter, a desk, a chair, filing cabinets, and piles of paper against the walls, but no sign of life.
She stepped back from the door. It wasn't like any city station she'd ever used. Where were the soft drinks? The ice cream? The chocolate? She sighed. Right now she'd settle for a mechanic to take a look at the overheated engine. Would the car even start again? She eyed her mum's pride and joy as she walked back toward it. And if it didn't, what would she do next?
At the sound of angry voices, she froze. Both male and female voices. She swung around, her gaze zooming in on one of the corrugated iron sheds that stood further back on the dusty block of land. That had to be where the voices were coming from. When she heard a slap, she flinched. The high-pitched squeal of pain that followed it made her want to march in there and tell the jerk what she thought of wife-battering wimps, but she wasn't used to breaking up fights. The most violent thing she'd ever done was beat an egg.
More shouting. She picked out two male voices, and one female. Maybe not a domestic dispute then, but the knowledge didn't solve her dilemma. She couldn't pretend she hadn't heard, and she had to at least try to help the lone female or forever feel bad about it.
She jogged to the shed. One of the large sliding doors stood partially open, and flattening herself against it, she peered around the edge. At the far end of the workshop two young men held a third by the arms.
No, not a young man, but a skinny teenage girl in oil-stained overalls. The girl struggled, flinging out her legs in wide arcs. When one of her attackers twisted her arm behind her, she let out a scream followed by a string of swear words. The other guy kicked the girl's legs out from under her and she fell to the ground.
Shit, shit, shit.
A rusty exhaust pipe, complete with muffler, lay against the wall, just inside the workshop. Caitlyn darted across, picked up the pipe and ran toward the trio. With a ferocious swing, she caught the first guy smack on the side of the head. He fell back and gaped at her. She swivelled on her toes and swung the pipe at his mate, but he sidestepped and grabbed the end of the pipe, jerking it from her hands.
She held her breath, her eyes on the pipe in his grip as he lifted it like a baseball bat.
"Kyle, no!" On her feet now, the girl aimed a wrench at his head.
The brute dodged the blow, and the wrench missed, landing on his shoulder instead. He bellowed in pain. Caitlyn caught the exhaust pipe as it fell from his hands and poked him hard in the stomach with it. When he doubled over she said, "Get out!"
He staggered from the workshop, clutching his stomach.
The girl held the wrench above her head, glowering at the guy on the ground. "Piss off, Terry."
He half-crawled, half-slithered out of her reach, then scrambled to his feet and followed his mate.
When the roar of a revving engine faded to a murmur, Caitlyn looked at the girl, frowning at the torn overalls. "Are you okay?"
The girl's chin wobbled and her hands shook as she flattened the torn edges of the fabric against her skin. She nodded before looking up at Caitlyn. "Thanks."
"No worries." Caitlyn pointed at the dent in the muffler. "I hope no one intended to use this."
The girl grinned. "Was bloody good the way you whacked Terry with it. Don't know what would have happened if you hadn't."
Caitlyn grimaced. "I can hazard a guess."
The grin vanished. "Yeah, well, so can I. Shitheads."
"We should call the police before those two get much further away."
The girl shook her head. "Nah, not worth it."
Caitlyn frowned. "Are you going to let those morons off? It's a crime, you know."
The girl lifted her chin. "Hey, I have to live around here. Anyway, who are you? Where did you come from?"
"I'm Caitlyn. I live in Sydney, but I've driven up from Adelaide today."
The girl tilted her head. "On purpose?"
"Well, it's not like I took a wrong turn and ended up here. I would have spotted my mistake after, say, four hours on the highway."
"But you actually meant to come here? For real?"
"Yes. And now there's a problem with the car, so I was hoping there'd be a mechanic here."
"There is." "Good. Will he be back soon?"
The girl walked to the door and looked out, narrowing her eyes at the hatchback.
She looked over her shoulder. "I'm the mechanic."
"What? Because I'm a girl?"
"No, because you don't look old enough to be qualified."
Shrugging, the girl said, "I'm seventeen. I'm not certified, but I know what I'm doing. The only people round here are opal miners, and they don't care about bits of paper as long as you know what you're doing." She pushed the partially open door all the way back on its track. "I used to hang around in here with a real mechanic, until he took off back to Darwin."
"Was that your dad?"
"No, he's not a mechanic. He just owns the business." The girl reached for the other door. "You going to bring the car in or not?"
Caitlyn weighed up her limited options, then retrieved the keys from the pocket of her jeans.
Minutes later, the girl diagnosed a hole in the radiator.
"Great." Caitlyn sighed. "I wasn't planning to stay around."
The girl straightened. "What did you come here for, then?"
"I'm hoping to find my father. Last we heard he was up here."
"When was that?"
Caitlyn held her breath, then expelled it through pursed lips. "Must be twenty years ago."
"Jeez. What makes you think he's still here?"
Caitlyn shrugged. "Minagoona is the last place he was known to be, so it's the logical place to start." She really hoped he was. She wanted a chance to convince him not to force her mother out of the only home she'd known as an adult. He'd left her mum when Caitlyn was eight years old. He'd told her he would send child support, but he never did, and the family court couldn't find him. Her mum had made all the mortgage payments, as well as paying for Caitlyn's upbringing. If he needed money, surely he could raise it some other way and leave her mother in peace. He owed her that. "I'm hoping that if he's moved on, someone will know where he went, and I can follow his trail."
"Hmm. Well, good luck with that," the girl said. "So, what do you want to do about the radiator?"
She didn't have a choice, did she? "Can you order a new one?"
"Sure. We've got all the supplier details in the office, but we'll have to do it tomorrow. Too late in the day now to phone them, and the satellite connection's down again." At Caitlyn's blank look she said, "Which means no internet."
"Right. I see." She took Wi-Fi for granted at home. She had to remember that it was a different world here in the outback. "Thanks. I have to find somewhere to stay. How much further is the town? Will I be able to walk there?"
"I walk it all the time. It's about a kilometre, I guess."
"Will it be all right to leave the car here?"
"Yep. I'll lock it in."
"I still think we should ring the police about Terry and Kyle."
"No." The girl's voice faltered as she grabbed a rag and wiped her hands. "I'll be ready for them if they come back."
Caitlyn suspected she wasn't as tough as she was trying to sound.
The girl sniffed, dragging her sleeve across her face where it left grey streaks. "I'm not crying. I never cry."
"I do." She could cry right now.
It had been one thing after another lately, First, the break-up with her ex that had put her off men for good, then the call from her mother, distraught over the lawyer's letter and begging for help, the row with her boss about her wanting time off that led to her quitting her highly-paid job, and now a broken down car. What else could possibly go wrong?
Scratch that, she thought. She did not want to know. "What's your name, by the way?"
The girl tossed the rag onto the workbench. "Max."
Caitlyn pushed a hand through her short hair. "Well, I'll die if I don't get a coffee soon, Max. Would your mum mind if we went inside for one?"
"My mum's dead."
Caitlyn gave herself a mental kick. "I'm sorry."
Taking a key from a pocket in her overalls, Max walked out of the workshop. "You coming for that cuppa or what?"
Caitlyn grabbed her bag from the car and joined Max outside, waited while she closed and locked the sliding doors, then followed her to the house. The front door led to what must have been a lounge room once. Boxes of car parts occupied most of the space, stacked between chairs and in corners. The small sofa and two wooden-framed armchairs looked like an afterthought.
In the kitchen, Caitlyn bit back an expletive at the sink full of dirty dishes, the surfaces covered in empty containers and food debris, and fixed her eyes on Max's back as she went through another door.
A glance told her the bathroom was no cleaner than the kitchen. They were surrounded by a vast open space yet these rooms were smaller than any she'd seen in crowded Sydney. She sat on one of the vinyl-covered kitchen chairs while Max filled the kettle at the tap, holding it with oily hands.
As a professional chef, Caitlyn's stomach churned at the sight.
Max made two black coffees, then cleared a space on the table with her forearm and put down the mugs. She pulled out the other chair and plonked herself down.
Maybe coffee wasn't the best idea in the kitchen's stifling heat, but Caitlyn wanted the caffeine hit. Needed it. She took a tentative sip. It was awful. She watched Max drum her fingers on the tabletop. "When do you think your dad will be back?"
"Dunno." Then, her voice wobbling, she said, "I think something might have happened to him. He's been gone for three weeks. He should have been back by now."
"Oh, Max. Have you've told the police?"
"No." She scraped back the chair and slouched lower, jamming her hands into her pockets. "Because if they find him they'll put him in jail."
This time Max didn't wipe away her tears. "And then they'll take the house and the business away. I won't be able to fix cars any more, and… And I'll have nowhere to live."
There was no other family, then. What a bleak prospect for a teenager. "But why will the police arrest him? What has he done?"
"I don't know for sure, but I think he might have been…" Max's voice dropped to a mumble, "stealing opals."
Now Caitlyn understood. If her father was involved in illegal activity, Max had good reason to fear being left alone once the police found out. But by all accounts, opal mining was a harsh way of life and the miners a rough bunch. She doubted they'd react well to someone ripping them off, so maybe Max was right and something had happened to him.
Caitlyn sighed. Max needed help, but Caitlyn didn't know what she could do. She couldn't leave now, though. She'd worry about Terry and Kyle coming back in the middle of the night. "Can I stay here? I'll sleep on the couch or something."
"If you want. You can use my dad's room. And tomorrow I'll order the radiator, and then I'll help you try to find your dad. What's his name?"
"Bracken. Wally Bracken."
Max's face froze.
"What is it? Have you heard of him?"
She gave a small nod.
"Does he still live around here?"
Max sucked in a breath then blew it out again. "He's my dad."
Caitlyn stared, her heart pounding. "Are you serious?"
Max nodded.
"You're not having me on? Wally Bracken is really your father?"
Max shook her head. "I'm not. He really is."
Caitlyn eyed Max's red hair. Her father, she remembered, had red hair, too. His had been mixed with grey when she knew him, but it had probably been as red as Max's in his youth. This changed everything. She'd come here to find her father for her mother's sake, hoping to reason with him, but discovered she had a half-sister in the exact same situation. And, other than to help out Max, if Wally was potentially a criminal, did she even want to find him? Maybe she should forget about seeing him.
But if something bad had happened to him, she needed to know because he couldn't sell her mother's house if he was dead, could he? Her eyes wide, she said, "Were your parents married?"
"Officially, with a certificate and everything?"
Frowning, Max said, "Yeah. Why?"
"Oh, blimey, Max. My parents were never divorced."
Max gaped. "Then, what does that make me?"
Shrugging, Caitlyn said, "My sister."
The next morning, Caitlyn rolled over in the strange bed and studied her surroundings. The flimsy curtains did a poor job of blocking the morning sun and the room was already stifling. Did the lopsided wardrobe or the chest of drawers hold any clues to Wally's whereabouts? She wouldn't, as a general rule, poke about in someone else's belongings but she'd never been in a situation like this before. A man was missing. Not just any man, but her father. And she had a sister. Holy cow.
She opened the wardrobe doors without getting out of bed. The room was so small she'd have to go outside to change her mind. A jacket, two pairs of trousers and three shirts. That was all. Except—she leaned back to see the floor of the wardrobe—a pair of old work boots. Which explained the smell. Either this was the pathetic extent of his wardrobe or her father had packed the good stuff and left the rubbish behind.
She dressed in the shorts and t-shirt she'd worn the day before and went looking for Max. Her sister was in the kitchen, waiting for the kettle to boil.
"Do you want toast?"
Caitlyn flattened a hand on her stomach. When had she last eaten? "Yes, please. I'm starving. I'll make it, shall I?"
"Go for it," Max said.
While she dropped bread into the ancient toaster and Max spooned coffee into the mugs, Caitlyn said, "Do you know where your father—I mean, our father—was going when he left?"
"No," Max answered too quickly.
"I wasn't listening."
Caitlyn sighed. It was as though lying was the girl's default mode. She'd hoped they'd gotten past that with the discovery that they were sisters. "You said you'd help me to find him, but it's no help if you won't talk to me. If you know where he was going, please tell me."
Max took butter from the fridge and handed it to her. "There's this man. He comes here every now and then. Whenever he comes, Dad goes out with him."
"Did he go out with him this time?"
"Do you know his name?"
"I've heard Dad call him Chet."
"Chet? Okay. That's not much to go on, but it's a start. What does he look like?"
"Dunno. I've never seen him. I know he drives a Kombi van because I hear the engine. Kombi van engines sounds different from any others. But he only comes after I'm in bed."
"So you don't hear what they talk about?"
"Not really, but—"
A blast from a truck horn interrupted her. Max dropped her slice of toast onto the plate, and headed for the front door. Following more slowly while she munched on her own toast, Caitlyn watched her lope toward the office.
"Morning, Red," Max called to a white-haired man who was leaning against the office door.
"Morning, Max," he said, moving away from the door so that she could unlock it.
Caitlyn strolled over to the office, observing through the window as Max took Red's money. When he drove away in his ancient vehicle, Max left the office, but instead of returning to the house, she trotted toward the road.
"To babysit. I do it for money," she called over her shoulder.
"But you haven't ordered my radiator yet."
Max shrugged. "I'll do it when I get back. I'll only be an hour."
An hour wouldn't make a difference if the supplier still had time to include it in the day's deliveries. "Okay, but what if someone else comes to buy fuel?"
Max just looked at her. "You're here. You can take their money."
"And if I hadn't been here?"
"Then they'd come back later."
Really? It definitely was a different world out here. Returning to the kitchen, Caitlyn found some dishwashing liquid and set to work on the stacks of dirty dishes. Max might be a brilliant mechanic—which remained to be seen—but she had a lot to learn about housekeeping. Still up to her elbows in suds sometime later, she heard a car horn. She hesitated before wiping the bubbles from her arms and heading out to the forecourt. A white police Land Rover stood there.
The driver's door opened and an officer stepped out. "Who are you? Where's Max?"
"She's not here. I'm her sister."
He grabbed the nozzle from the pump. "Since when has she had a sister?"
Loud cursing came from the back seat of his vehicle she peered in, and froze at the sight of Terry and Kyle. They wore handcuffs and Kyle had one arm in a sling, but they still managed to make obscene gestures in her direction. The officer yelled at them to be quiet.
She sucked in a deep breath and asked, "Are they under arrest?"
Queasy to think they might have assaulted another girl after leaving the servo, and that she could have stopped them if she'd reported the attack on Max, she stepped back. Another burst of swearing came from the car. Whatever they'd done, she hoped they'd be locked away for a long time.
Then she spotted the credit card the officer held out to her.
"I'm sorry, I don't know how to do that." She waved at the card. "Do you have cash?"
"No." He returned the card to his wallet and swapped the wallet for his notebook and pen. "I'll give you an I.O.U. and come back later."
"That will work," she said, accepting the note with a glance at the pump to check that he'd written the correct amount.
"You didn't answer my question. How long has Max had a sister?"
Ever since she was born, she wanted to say, but it probably wasn't a good idea to get the local law off-side by being facetious. "We've only just met. My father invited me up here to stay with Max while he's away.
His eyes narrowed. "Where is he?"
"Um, Alice Springs," she said, making up a destination on the spot. "He had to go there on business," she said in a more positive tone. It wouldn't do to give him reason to doubt her. "I'm Caitlyn, by the way."
"Sergeant Peterson," he said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "I take it you're not used to this type of work."
"No." She shook her head, but when he didn't ask her what she did for a living, she chose not to offer the information. The less she said to him, the less likely she was to trip up and say the wrong thing.
Once his vehicle had disappeared into the distance, she went back to washing the dishes, all the time listening for customers. When, after nearly an hour, she heard one and raced outside, she was confronted by the sight of a dilapidated Ford and a driver whose stiff, scruffy beard looked like it was used to strain his food.
He still had the nozzle in the tank when a white truck pulled in and parked at the edge of the property.
Max jumped out of the truck and strode over to her. "I'll take Ralph's money, if you like."
"Sure. Finished babysitting already?"
"Yeah. Ginny's dad just had to do some work. That's him. He drove me home." She nodded in the direction of a short man with frameless glasses, who'd gotten out of the truck. He walked with a bad limp, Caitlyn noticed.
A sudden tug at Caitlyn's shorts made her look down into the face of a little girl with white-blonde hair who was, she guessed, about three or four years old. "Hello."
"I'm Ginny," she yelled, before running around Caitlyn in tight circles.
Ginny's father caught her hand and gave Caitlyn an apologetic smile as he tugged the little girl away. "Hey, Dale, this is my sister, Caitlyn, from Sydney,"
Dale did a double-take. "Pleased to meet you, Caitlyn. I didn't know Max had a sister. "
"Neither did I," Max said.
With a warm smile he held out a hand and she shook it, noting the gleam of interest in his grey eyes as they met hers. He wasn't good-looking—or at least, he wasn't the type of man she usually found attractive—but there was something about his quiet, easy manner that appealed to her. Maybe she'd just had her fill of men with movie star looks and massive egos. Not that she was in the market for a man at all, obviously. She'd had a gutful of men and their games.
"Well, it's great that you know now," he said. "I hope you enjoy your stay. How long do you think it will be?"
"I really don't know. My car's broken down, so I have to wait for Max to do the repairs."
"I see. She'll do a good job. Don't worry about that. She's a car-whisperer."
"That good?"
He smiled. Startling blue eyes, dimples and white, straight teeth—the combination was dazzling and sent shivers down her spine. Maybe she'd been wrong about him not being attractive. She clamped down on the idea before it could take hold, but couldn't help returning his smile.
"Dale took me to the general store and gave me a ride home," Max said, "because there was too much food to carry. Spent the babysitting money. Thought I'd better, what with having a visitor and all."
"I would have given you money for food."
"Oh, well. You can buy the next lot."
"Deal. A police officer filled up while you were out. He wanted to use a credit card, but I didn't know what to do with it. He's coming back to pay." She handed over the I.O.U.
"Michael Peterson." Max nodded as she took the slip of paper, then her eyes widened. "You didn't tell him anything, did you?"
"Of course not." With a short intake of breath she said, "Oh, you'll be pleased to know that he had Kyle and Terry under arrest with no help from me. I don't know what the charge is, but it's nothing to do with us."
"What's this about?" Dale said. "Have those two been causing trouble again?"
"Not for us," Max said quickly.
Caitlyn pressed her lips together and avoided Dale's gaze.
"Okay," he said glancing between the two of them, "It's clearly none of my business, but they're bad news, those two. Max, I'll put the shopping bags by the front door."
"Great. Thanks for dropping me off."
"You're always welcome, and it was very good to meet you, Caitlyn." He gave her another warm, crinkly-eyed smile before walking off, holding Ginny by the hand.
Max frowned. "What did Michael say about Kyle and Terry?"
"Nothing. Just that they were under arrest. Oh, by the way, I told him that Wally has gone to Alice Springs."
"What did you do that for?"
"I made him sound like a responsible parent. I said he'd asked me to stay with you while he was away."
"Right. Does that mean you're going to stay here the whole time?"
"Until we find him, if it's all right with you."
Max shrugged as if it didn't matter to her, but asked, "Do you want to learn how to take a credit card?"
Caitlyn followed Max into the office. After showing her what to do with the card when there was an internet connection, and what to do when it was down, Max went on to tell her everything else she needed to know about running the servo, which wasn't much. When a car horn sounded, Max looked through the window. "It's Michael. Do you want to process his card now that you know what to do? I'll put the shopping away."
Caitlyn sighed with relief when she saw the back seat empty, especially with Max home. She called Michael into the office and fumbled her way through the card transaction.
He tucked his wallet into his hip pocket. "How long are you going to be staying around here?"
"I don't know for sure."
"And how long will Wally be gone exactly?"
She eyed him warily. Had he been investigating since his earlier visit? "He didn't say."
He looked unconvinced, but gave her a nod and left.
A minute after he'd left, the door opened again. "What were you talking about?"
Caitlyn looked up. "He was asking about Wally again."
Max gasped. "What did you say?"
"I know we've only just met, but you'll have to start trusting me if we're going to get along. I said that I didn't know how long he'd be gone. He did seem a bit suspicious about that."
"He's always suspicious."
"How about, because he's the police?"
Caitlyn waved at a chair against the wall. "Look, sit down for a minute. I want to know as much as you."
"What do you mean?" Max flopped into the chair.
Caitlyn sat in the chair behind the desk. "You know something about Wally's disappearance, I'm sure of it. You said that you think he's been stealing opals, but you didn't say why you suspect it, and you were going to say something about Chet this morning when we were interrupted. Come on, tell me what you know."
After fidgeting with the string she'd used to tie up her torn overalls, Max said, "I don't know anything for sure."
"But you do have a theory?"
She nodded. "I think him and Chet, they might have been nightshifting." Her voice dropped lower on the last word.
"Okay. So, you think he has a second job?"
Max's eyes widened. "A second job? Dad?"
"Isn't that what you said? Nightshifting—that's like moonlighting, right?"
"No. And keep your voice down."
Caitlyn shrugged. "There's nobody here."
"Nightshifting is…" Max glanced around the office as if she expected someone to pop out of a corner. "Ratting." When Caitlyn didn't respond, she rolled her eyes. "St—" Another nervous glance around. "Stealing opals," she whispered. "Going into other people's claims at night to work them." Folding her arms across her chest, she stared at the floor.
What had she stumbled into? It could mean a whole lot of trouble. She looked at Max digging a thumbnail into the chair's frame and imagined her reaction if she said she didn't need this and was out of here. Oh, Max would act all tough as if she couldn't care less, but Caitlyn's instincts told her it would be nothing more than bravado. Max was all alone here, and her father—their father—could be in deep shit, or worse. There was no way she could walk away now, no matter how much her sense of self-preservation wanted her to say she was out of there. Besides, she couldn't go back to her mum with nothing to show for her dash up here. She'd promised to do whatever she could to stop her father selling the family home. She couldn't go home and she couldn't go to the police. She had no option but to look for their father and find out why he'd disappeared. She had to know whether he was alive or dead.
And if he was alive, she'd be tempted to kill him herself for what he'd put them all through.


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