Dirt Bikes

Selected Financial Data We have provided a spreadsheet with three worksheets containing Dirt Bikes monetary data for you to review see Dirt Bikes Financial Data. xls Income tilt and summary dimension sheet data from 2007-2009 Annual sales of each Dirt Bikes model between 2005 and 2009 Total domestic vs. international motorcycle sales between 2005 and 2009 The income rumor and sleep sheet are the primary financial statements used by management to determine how well a firm is performing.The income statement, also called an operating statement or profit and loss statement, shows the income and expenses of a firm over a period of time, such as a year, a quarter, or a month. The everlasting(a) profit re acts the difference between the firms revenue (or sales) and the cost of goods sold. The vernacular margin is calculated by dividing gross profit by revenues (or sales). terminal profit (or loss) is calculated by subtracting all other expenses, including operating expenses and inco me taxes from gross profit.Operating expenses are all business costs (such as expenditures for sales and marketing, general and administrative expenditures, and depreciation) other than those included in the cost of goods sold. Net margins are calculated by dividing net profit (or loss) by revenues (or sales). A balance sheet provides a snapshot of a companys financial assets and liabilities on a given date, usually the close of an accounting period. It lists what material and intangible assets the business owns and what notes the business owes either to its creditors (liabilities) or to its owners (shareholders equity, also known as net worth).We have included here are only the most important pieces of balance sheet data for you to review. At any given time a businesss assets equals the sum of its liabilities plus its net worth. Current assets include cash, securities, accounts receivable, or other investments that are likely to be converted into cash within one year. Current liab ilities are debts that are due within one year. long-term debt consists of liabilities that are not due until after a year or more.If too much debt has been used to finance the firms operations, problems may bristle in meeting future interest payments and repaying outstanding loans. By examining a series of financial statements one can identify and analyze trends in the financial strength of a business. When examining Dirt Bikes income statement and balance sheet data, pay special attention to the companys three-year trends in revenue (sales), costs of goods sold, gross margins, operating expenses, and net income (or loss). Pay attention to whether the companys short and long-term liabilities are growing and whether they exceed assets.If a company has more actual assets than current liabilities, it is a sign that it probably has enough working capital to fund investments in new equipment or information systems. The two other spreadsheets present motorcycle shipment data between 2 005 and 2009, which can be used to gauge motorcycle sales. When examining these spreadsheets, pay attention to the trends in sales. This includes the sales trends for each crop Dirt Bikes sells, overall sales trends, and the proportion of international to domestic sales.

Internal Security Challenges

Ved Marwah Shri N N Vohra, Shri K Santhanam, Director IDSA, Ladies and Gentlemen I deem it a privilege to be invited to deliver the IDSA Foundation Lecture. Since rise in November 1965, under the stewardship of the late Shri Y B Chavan and the subsequent needion provided by Shri K Subrahm botham, former Director, the IDSA has acquired a creditable profile. Over the years, the IDSA has played a commendable role in enriching the shelter discourse and deliberations in India. It is in this context that I propose to sh be my thoughts with you on a matter of occupation to each(prenominal) of us, namely, Indias Internal Security Ch aloneenges.India was fortuneitioned in the backdrop of large-scale communal riots, but the partition of the country on religious lines, without taking into condition its multiple identities, instead of bringing the communal tensions d sustain, in fact, worsened the point. The two-nation theory fabricated Pakistan, and it still survives on this theory. Pa kistan finds it difficult to accept the reality that India continues to be a democratic, plural, multireligious fiat and that India today has more than Muslim citizens than Pakistan.Read thisChapter 2 Why Security is NeededThe Government of Pakistan has taken upon itself the debt instrument of non only protecting its own citizens, but overly the Indian Muslims. The power structure in theocratic Pakistan, towerd by the army, the feudal landlords, the bureaucracy and the religious leaders has been able to remain its h previous(a) over the levers of power by playing the antiIndia and Islamic cards. Pakistan plays the Islamic card in its foreign polity also. It misses no opportunity to club India as an anti-Islamic country where Muslims ar non safe.The continuing tensions between India and Pakistan harbor a direct bearing on the internal situation in India. They keep up merely complicated the internal pledge situation. * IDSA Foundation Day Lecture delivered by Shri Ved M arwah, Governor of Jharkhand on November 11 2003. strategical epitome, Vol. 27, No. 4, Oct-Dec 2003. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses Indias Internal Security Challenges 503 The management of internal security, therefore, assumes great importance. If the internal security issues argon tackled effectively, subversion by the external forces to that extent becomes more difficult.Unfortunately, the rise of battleful politics solutiond on sectarian, ethnic, linguistic or other divisive criteria, is primarily responsible for the many communal and secessionist movements flourishing in India. The presence of contradictory neighbours enables the internal contravenes to get external concord, which includes cash, arms and sanctuaries. The vested interests exploit these conditions to pursue their own docket. In a well-established policy-making system and a developed economy, counterpoints between the diverse group identities argon kept under check as in due course they ge t assimilated into the national identity.But that has non happened in India as yet, where the wounds of the partition and the colonial rule have still not fully healed. Moreover, the dependence on the government by a large section of our batch for their precise survival sharpens these conflicts among them. The democratic institutions and the nominate structures are still not strong enough to fully harmonise these conflicts in a peaceful manner. force play erupts when conflicting interests grassnot be consensually reconciled. The hostile external forces, taking advantage of this situation through with(predicate) subversive propaganda, further accentuate these conflicts.They give material and ideological support to aggravate this sense of grievance to such an extent that a small minority are willing to become tools in their hands to subvert the perceptual constancy and security of the country. In addition, a number of secessionist and the so-called revolutionary movements are operating in India today. Their goal could be to overthrow the government and bring just about revolutionary changes in the structure and functioning of the state, or even secession from the Indian Union.Ever since independence, India has been facing all types of violent conflicts based on religion, caste, language, ethnicity and regional loyalties. Political insecurity further compounds the problem. Preoccupied with the problem of survival, the governments in some of the virtually affected states are not looking at the problem from a long-term perspective. They have bought temporary peace by compromising with the subversive forces. Such shortsighted policies can have disastrous consequences in the long run. kinda of effectively dealing with them in the initial stages when the problem is manageable, they have allowed these anti-national forces to take grow and spread their tentacles off the beaten track(predicate) and wide. When a state government 504 Strategic analysis/Oct-De c 2003 is unable to effectively deal with them, instead of strengthening the state impartiality machinery, it rushes to the Centre to hand over its responsibility at the first sign of any beneficial trouble. It is not surprising that in these states some sections of the police have in truth joined hands with the subversive forces against the central forces. If you cannot fight them, join them. determination themselves at the mercy of these subversive forces, the people tend to change sides and start supporting them instead of supporting the security forces. It would be wrong to assume that all those supporting, directly or indirectly, these forces are likable to their ideology. utmost from it For most of them, preoccupied with the daily battle of survival, this is the obvious choice, because the police are unable to protect them. polarisation on caste and religious lines can further reduce the credibility of the police in the minds of the people.The police-politician-criminal nexus can embolden the criminal elements. Their activities can create an environment of lawlessness, where influential and rich people violate the law with impunity. The police is not the only component of the criminal justice system that has suffered because of this nexus. In fact, the constitutional criminal justice system is under strain. Not all crimes are being registered and those registered are not being properly investigated and even out of those charge-sheeted, very few are ending in conviction. The conviction rate in case of heinous crimes is steadily falling.In some North-Eastern states it has tump overed almost zero level, where the police have stopped even submitting the charge sheets in the insurgency-related cases. When the fear of legal punishment disappears, organised crime finds it convenient to spread its tentacles. The crime syndicates are decision the new communication and information technology very useful. Extortion and establishment of the so-called prote ction money is more widespread than we would like to believe. According to some reports, direct extortion from the government funds runs into hundreds of crores of rupees.Many of the insurgent and militant groups are not driven by ideology, but by sheer greed. Money power is a bigger motivating factor than ideology. Vested interests have developed around these groups with active connivance of corrupt politicians, police officers and civil servants. about politicians even take their tending during election times. They have to return their favours when they come to power. This mutually beneficial relationship has disadvantageously damaged the quality of governance in the interior areas. The real losers are the people.The development process Indias Internal Security Challenges 505 gets sedately hampered in a violent environment. When large development funds are siphoned out by this unholy alliance between the criminal and corrupt forces, even the delivery of the most basic services like water, power, healthcare, education and communications becomes a big lying-in. A vicious circle starts. The take and the marginalised sections of the society, unable to survive in the present system, get alienated. The militant and revolutionary forces thrive in this environment.The rise of leftfield extremism is more due to these compulsions than on ideological grounds. There are media reports about the carving out of a corridor by the Left basal forces from Nepal to Tamil Nadu. unconstipated if there is no truth in these reports, the involvement of hostile external forces in support of the Left extremist forces to destabilise the country cannot be govern out. The mushrooming of armed Senas on caste and ethnic lines in some parts of the country is a direct consequence of the polarisation of the society. This phenomenon has also affected the police and the administration in general.Loss of everyday confidence in the capacity of the state to protect their life and prope rty is the primary cause of this dangerous development. Far from controlling them, a politicised and partisan police actually encourages this development. The tensions in some parts of the country, especially in the tribal areas, due to a perceived scourge to their identity is not new, but the rise of so many violent movements is a relatively recent development. In the border states these movements become secessionist because of the support they go from the hostile neighbouring states.The rise of fundamentalist forces is posing the most serious threat to Indias security. Fired with religious zeal these forces have created an entirely new situation. The password agencies in our neighbourhood and the organisations, like Al Qaida, and Jaish-e-Mohammad, are encouraging the so-called Jehadis to enter India from outside. afterwards first targeting the border states they have now spread robust inside the country. These bands of fanatics are not only indulging in subversive activities, but are spreading the virus of fundamentalism among the Indian Muslims.The break-up of the Indian Union continues to be the main goal of Pakistans domestic and foreign policy. Easy availability of deadly weapons with the subversive groups operating in India has created new dangers for Indias security. With the Golden rounded, and the Golden Triangle in Indias neighbourhood, drug trafficking poses yet another threat to our security. 506 Strategic Analysis/Oct-Dec 2003 Drug syndicates are generating huge funds, a part of which is being used to give financial support to some of these subversive groups.The intelligence agencies like the ISI are recruiting a number of carriers in drug trafficking as their agents. These agencies provide legal immunity for their criminal activities in their own country in addition to large them financial and logistical support. Internal security challenges are not limit to any one area, but the North-East, Jammu and Kashmir, and the areas afflicted by Left extremism deserve special mention. North-East The Naga leadership under Z. A. Phizo had challenged their integration into the Indian Union even before India became independent in 1947. The Naga insurgency started way back in the early 1950s.Since then the insurgencies in this region have calculate and spread to many new areas. In this extremely diverse and strategically sensitive region, there are different reasons for the ethnic upsurges and insurgencies in different states. Some seek secession from the Indian Union, some others seek separate states and yet others greater autonomy within the existing state. The number of such insurgent groups could reach three-digit figures. In Manipur alone, more than twenty-five groups are operating. Thousands have died in the insurgency-related madness. Insurgencies have seriously affected the scotch life of the region.The whole developmental process is seriously hampered because of this unending violence. One can imagine the plight of t he people who are already living on the margin. What to talk of getting a share of the fruits of development, they are deprived even of the most basic services. Unfortunately, unlike Jammu & Kashmir, these violent movements do not stir much response in national consciousness. Even serious incidents of violence hardly find any mention in the so-called mainstream media. The geo-strategic importance of the North-East is not sufficiently appreciated even in the security establishment.All the states in the North-East share an international border with other countries and the seven North-Eastern states are linked to the rest of the country only by a narrow strip of land. The lack of physical, heathenish and emotional links has encouraged a feeling of alienation, which is being exploited by the nottoo-friendly neighbours to pursue their own agenda. They are giving support and sanctuaries to many of these groups to use them as leverage against a much bigger and more powerful neighbour. Ind ias Internal Security Challenges 507The roots of these many insurgencies in the North-East lie deep in its history and its geography. But, it would be wrong to treat it as one homogeneous region with popular problems, or social systems and customs. Even physiographically, the region can be divided into three broad areas hills, plateaus, and plains. The many ethnic groups, speaking many different languages and dialects, who subsist this remote part of the country consider themselves as separate people with little in common with the people in the rest of the country. The lack of physical, cultural and emotional links has encouraged this feeling of separation.The partition of the country seriously dislocated the old system of communications with serious demographic consequences. At the nub of the problem, however, is the new policy-making consciousness and an urge for asserting their identity, especially among the fiercely independent tribal communities. The partition left the ent ire region land-locked, and even the old road, railway and river-waterway links with the rest of the country were severed, because they all passed through East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The new rail link via North Bengal is circuitous and too long and dear(predicate) for easy access to the region.The air link is not only expensive, but also unreliable due to climatic conditions. The people have to bear commodious additional transport cost for all their supplies. Another intractable problem is created by the influx of migrants from East Pakistan and now continuing from Bangladesh. In the origination it was confined to the Hindus leaving East Pakistan due to insecure conditions, but later, because of intense population pressure even Muslims started migrating. The fear that immigrant population will one day dominate them is keeping many of the insurgent and secessionist movements alive.The terrain in this region is eminently suitable for insurgency. The hilly terrain and dense fore sts provide convenient hiding places to mount ambushes on the piteous convoys of the security forces. Large parts of the interior areas have little or no police presence. The insurgent groups virtually control the administration in these areas. After attacking the security force they can easily disappear into the local population. Because of deprivation and alienation, a large section of the people tend to be sympathetic to the members of these groups.It is the alienation of the people that has sustained insurgency all these years, though logistic support and sanctuaries provided by the neighbouring states play a vital role in sustaining them. The dispersion of ethnic groups across the international 508 Strategic Analysis/Oct-Dec 2003 boundaries has profoundly influenced the spirit of political conflicts. However, it needs to be emphasised that internal-external linkages originate with the failure of the domestic political and administrative system in coping with the internal con flicts. Secessionist leaders often adopt alternative strategies to achieve their goal.They keep on changing their tactics and removes fit to the ground situation. The intensity of the conflict depends very much on how strong the public support is. Ethnicity can become an important dimension of internal conflict when it becomes intertwined with other social, political and economic issues. As conflicting groups go from one crisis to the next, they learn by experience to raise their demands to increase their bargaining power. Political changes that walk new opportunities for personal gain and extending their influence can spark violent conflicts.Even though most of them are conscious of the fact that secession is not a viable option, they keep on raising this demand to bring together the various contending conflicts on one platform. Making common cause against the Indian state is how many of these groups with conflicting ideologies cooperate with each other in their fight against t he Indian state. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) was born out of the demand to throw out the migrants from Bangladesh, and yet its top leaders are today finding sanctuary in that country. The South Asian ountries have more in common with India than with other countries in the region. They do not even have a common boundary with each other. But this reality has not do them friendlier towards India. History and geography have encouraged negative sentiments rather than positive sentiments about India in these countries. The big powers too have not hesitated to fish in troubled waters. Till the 1970s, China was directly supporting the insurgencies in the North-East. Strategically, politically and economically the North-East is the most sensitive part of the country and should receive the serious attention it deserves.The ongoing dialogue between the government and the NSCN (IM) is a positive development, but it is going to take a long and torturous route. The NSCN (IM)s co nsider on the Naga-inhabited areas in the neighbouring states has created serious complications. The riots in Manipur in 2001 following the extension of the ceasefire to the areas beyond the boundaries of Nagaland are a pointer to the difficult road ahead. The situation in Indias Internal Security Challenges 509 Assam has shown some signs of purifyment, but large-scale extortion by the ULFA and other groups is posing serious problems.The NLFT and the ATTF continue to be active in Tripura. They have sanctuaries in Bangladesh. Mizoram is quiet, but there are problems between the Mizos and the Chakmas, and the Mizos and the Reangs. Thousands of Reang refugees from Mizoram are staying in camps in Tripura. In spite of many rounds of negotiations between the Mizoram government and the representatives of the Reangs, so far no solution appears to be in sight. The unending internecine feud between the NSCN (IM) and the NSCN (K) has spilled over from Nagaland to the neighbouring states and e ven to Myanmar.A number of Meitie and Kuki groups have sanctuaries in the Chin Hills in Myanmar. The ULFA and the Bodo groups have sanctuaries in the forests of Bhutan. There are unconfirmed reports of some sort of tie-up between the ULFA and the LTTE. A number of groups have also come up in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. Many experts have called the Naga insurgencies as the mother of all insurgencies in the North-East. The level of violence, however, in this explosive region continues to be spirited in spite of the fact that the ceasefire agreement with the NSCN (IM) has been in place since 1997.This only goes to show how difficult the road to peace is going to be in this trouble-torn region. It is proverb to say that it is not only a law and order problem. It has many other dimensions. No strategy will succeed unless it strikes a right balance wheel between political, economic and security measures. There is need for closer co-ordination among the policymakers. Ideally, there is need for a consensus among the major political parties. The pursuit of narrow political agenda can be exploited by the subversive groups.Many political leaders in this region indulge in double-speak. They mouth nationalist slogans in Delhi but have no hesitation in making strong anti-national statements and collaborating with the insurgent groups in the state. Nor do they have any reservation in changing parties. They frequently hop from one political party to another. In Manipur some politicians have changed sides as many as six times in a year. A chief minister changed his party three times in one month, and his coalition partners three times in 48 hours. A party label has very little meaning.Money and muscle power with active support of the insurgent groups play a key role in the elections. near of these states are not financially viable. They hardly collect any revenue and depend almost entirely on the Union government for financial 510 Strategic Analysis/Oct-Dec 2003 suppo rt. This has caused lack of responsibility in incurring public expenditure. For example, Manipur has created a huge bureaucratic structure with a workforce of almost 100,000 on its pay roll. Over 80% of its total revenue (both Plan and non-Plan) is spent on payment of salaries and pensions.Extortion by the insurgent groups, the leakages of huge funds through corrupt practices leave very little for development. And they conveniently put the blame on the Centre for not giving them adequate funds. Through years of send away this potentially rich region is today the most backward, almost primitive, part of our country. In these appalling conditions an alienated population becomes an easy target for the secessionist propaganda. Jammu & Kashmir The problem has been with us since independence even though Pakistan has no legal case.The ruler of this erstwhile exalted state decided to pass on to India. According to the Independence Act it was for the rulers of the princely states to decid e to join India or Pakistan. Pakistan has been disputing the legality of the accession signed by the then J&K ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh. The initial hesitation of the Maharaja to accede to either India or Pakistan and the unilateral Indian offer to find out the wishes of the people of the state has given Pakistan an excuse to challenge the legality of the accession. It has been doing everything for the last 56 years to grab this state.It has not been able to achieve its objective through wars with India. So, it has started a proxy war since 1989. Waging of a proxy war fits into the Pakistani designs of expel India. Unfortunately, the weaknesses of the state and of the administrative systems have provided Pakistan with opportunities to fish in troubled waters. More interested in perpetuating their rule than governing the state, its rulers have been exploiting regional and religious differences. Anti-national forces thrived in this environment and Pakistan has missed no opportunity to support and encourage them.Over the years it has succeeded in building a proPakistan base in the state. Frustrated in their efforts to gain power through democratic means, some politicians joined the anti-India front, more to put pressure on the Indian government than on ideological grounds. In a state, where the overwhelming population was against communal politics at the time of partition, the fundamentalist forces have managed to penetrate into the secular enactment. The many serious problems of the people have to be tracked. It is not a coincidence that Pakistans efforts to destabilise Indias Internal Security Challenges 511 he situation in the state received some success only when our own political mismanagement provided it with an opportunity to intervene, as in 1965 and again in 1989. One of Pakistans main aims is to divide the polity on communal lines. The attitude of the Pakistani military government is unlikely to change in the near future. But that does not mean that Pakistan should be allowed to confine the Kashmir agenda. Moves will have to be made on all fronts to regain the initiative on both political and diplomatic fronts.The proposals made in the announcements by the Cabinet Committee on Security on October 22 are steps in the right direction, but the ground situation does not confirm over-optimism. There are likely to be many ups and downs on this long torturous road to peace in Jammu and Kashmir. Left Extremism Making a beginning in Naxalbari in West Bengal and Telengana in Andhra Pradesh in the 1970s, the movement has since spread to many states Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. The root cause for the rise in Left extremism is the inability of the states to address the many genuine grievances of the people.The gap between the unrealistic expectations, fuelled by populist rhetoric, and their actual fulfilment has increased and not decreased over the years. The younger genesis is no longer willing to put up p assively with injustice and humiliation without a fight. The bitterness of the angry young man against the prevailing below the belt socio-economic system is spilling over. The older generation is not unsympathetic to them. An educational system which produces unemployable young boys and girls has not helped. Pressure on land has made the task of survival on agriculture more difficult.A callous district administration, especially in the rural areas, a clogged judicial system and feudal attitudes have compounded the problem. The land disputes have multiplied, but the land records and the judicial system to settle them is in disarray. There is a sense of frustration and anger. The most prominent among the groups, that have mushroomed in the recent years, are the Peoples War Group (PWG) and the Marxist Communist Centre (MCC) . But it is not ideology and revolutionary zeal that is driving them. For many, joining these groups is the only way to survive.Their main activity is extortion. Huge funds amounting to hundreds of crores of rupees are being extorted by them. What they cannot 512 Strategic Analysis/Oct-Dec 2003 get through legitimate means they obtain through arms and explosives. Their tactics are no different from the insurgents and terrorists. Create terror and extort money. They are, however, not secessionists. Their aim is to overthrow what they call an unjust socio-economic system. But they are in no hurry to achieve their ideological aims as long as they can extort enough money.Corrupt politicians, policemen and civil servants have made their own adjustments with these groups. A live-and-let live attitude is mutually beneficial to all of them. Who knows how much money goes to the extremists and how much goes to the others. The real sufferers are the very people for whom the extremists are waging this war against the state. In public perception a government that is unable to discharge all its responsibilities is more likely to respond when the demand is loud, organised and backed by acts of violence. The many progressive, wellintentioned legislations are not eing implemented effectively and sometimes have make more harm than good by creating more bitterness and frustration, e. g. , the Minimum Wages Act. The marginal and deprived sections of the society are the worst hit. Social and economic factors are important, but even more important are religion and identity. The secessionist movement in J&K is politically motivated, but its ideological base is built around religious funda-mentalism. Fired by religious fervour, the young recruits have no hesitation in attacking ruthlessly what they consider the decayed political and moral order, which they perceive as hedonistic.Once the instruments of governance are discredited, it is not too difficult to justify their destruction as in J&K, the North-East or in the states afflicted by Left extremism. In another sense, however, the aim of all these movements is no different from the aim of legitimate political movements. They too seek to acquire power, measured in terms of exercising influence or control over the people and acquisition of wealth for them is the artificial lake of all power. Extortion, therefore, becomes an essential part of their strategy.Their goal and strategy could change during the course of the movement. In the initial stages some of them may only demand economic and political justice or more autonomy in the existing political system, like the Bodos in Assam, but they can take a more extremist stand and demand secession in the later stages. Effective steps to reduce ethnic and social inequalities, disparities in educational and employment opportunities, and for creating an effective machinery for the redressal of public grievance, are absolutely essential to Indias Internal Security Challenges 513 mprove the environment in which extremist violence flourishes. Steps to reduce economic deprivation and improve the delivery of essential services ca n erode the base of public support on which the extremist movements survive. It is relatively easier to find solutions to seemingly intractable political problems, like in J&K, in an environment where people are by and large satisfied with the functioning of the government agencies and are not deprived of essential services. More than anything else, it is the economic policies that would ultimately determine the future of these movements.A thriving economy, which gives hope and opportunity to the people, is more likely to defeat all types of extremist movements than any other strategy. The need for a well co-ordinated security apparatus can hardly be overemphasised. It should include the police, the paramilitary force forces, the army and the intelligence agencies. A composite force on the lines of the National Security Guards (NSG) should be organised in all the states, even in those states where the internal security situation is not so serious.It is easier to deal with the probl ems at the initial stages, than later, when the state police is no longer able to cope with them. But in the states where the situation has gone beyond their control, the Centre, as laid down in the Constitution, is duty-bound to intervene, notwithstanding the fact that law and order is under the State List. The Union government is charged with the responsibility of protecting the states from internal disturbances under Article 353 of the Constitution, even though law and order comes under List-II, the State List.The Union government can issue directions to the state under Articles 257-258. Action for non-compliance of the directions from the Union government can be taken under Article 365. A state government can be push aside under Article 356, if a situation arises in which the administration of the state cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. A national touch can be declared under Article 352. But, even if the Centre decides to intervene, th e states role cannot be minimised.The primary responsibility to deal with the security challenges must rest with the state governments. A situation should not be allowed to develop where the state government washes its hands off, or its forces instead of cooperating with the central forces, actually work against them. The many internal security challenges can be met effectively only with full cooperation between the central and the state governments. The police, 514 Strategic Analysis/Oct-Dec 2003 the paramilitary forces, the army and all the intelligence agencies must act in close co-ordination.The hostile foreign forces can and will take advantage of the internal situation to destabilise the country in pursuit of their own agenda. All serious internal security problems communal and sectarian violence, organised crime, drug-trafficking, labour and students unrest, political violence and even economic crimes, if not checked effectively can develop an external dimension. There is an urgent need to make the police and the paramilitary forces more professional. The emphasis has to shift from more numbers to more professionally trained forces.The internal security problems should not be treated as merely law and order problems. They have to be dealt with comprehensively in all their dimensions and at all levels political, economic and social. They are all interlinked. At times, the required measures will conflict with each other. Going too far in one direction could be counter-productive. The security requirements have to be met, but that does not mean giving the security agencies a free hand. Striking the right balance is the key to success in meeting these challenges effectively.We need a comprehensive security policy that will be implemented effectively at all levels. Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you for your indulgence. It has been my endeavour to offer a personal perspective on the nature of the internal security challenges that India currently faces. I hop e these thoughts and observations would encourage greater deliberations amongst you. From this interaction we could perhaps distil a collective perspective that would be applicable both to the policy makers and the civil society. And finally, my best wishes to the entire IDSA fraternity on this occasion and may your stature grow.

Split Cherry Tree

The short story, Spilt Cherry Tree, was written by Jesse Stuart. In the beginning of the story, Dave and his classmates went with Professor Herbert on a field trip for biology class. They were tout ensemble inquisitive for lizards, bugs, snakes, frogs, flowers, and plants. Dave and louver of his classmates had spotted a lizard in the old cherry tree up the hill, so all six of them ran up the tree later on it, and the tree broke down.Eif Crabtree, the owner of the tree was plowing when it happened and he ran up and go tall the boys names. Daves five classmates who broke the tree with him were all commensurate to wreak the dollar that they owed Mr. Crabtree, but Dave knew he wouldnt be able to bulge his. Professor Herbert unplowed Dave after tame and told him that he paid Daves dollar, but he would ask to work quad bits at the school to earn the full dollar, which means he would be getting paid 25 cents and hour to assist the janitor.Dave really didnt mind staying after s chool, but he knew that he would get a whipping from his convey if he was two hours late getting base of operations. Dave told Professor Herbert that he would kind of have the professor whip him with a switch so he could go on home and help his dad with chores because he knew his dad would whip him if he was two hours late. Dave was also afraid that his father would befuddle him quit school because he was a little old fashioned and didnt say the school system of that time.Split Cherry TreeThe short story, Spilt Cherry Tree, was written by Jesse Stuart. In the beginning of the story, Dave and his classmates went with Professor Herbert on a field trip for biology class. They were all searching for lizards, bugs, snakes, frogs, flowers, and plants. Dave and five of his classmates had spotted a lizard in the old cherry tree up the hill, so all six of them ran up the tree after it, and the tree broke down.Eif Crabtree, the owner of the tree was plowing when it happened and he ran up and go tall the boys names. Daves five classmates who broke the tree with him were all able to get the dollar that they owed Mr. Crabtree, but Dave knew he wouldnt be able to get his. Professor Herbert kept Dave after school and told him that he paid Daves dollar, but he would have to work four hours at the school to earn the full dollar, which means he would be getting paid twenty-five cents and hour to help the janitor.Dave really didnt mind staying after school, but he knew that he would get a whipping from his father if he was two hours late getting home. Dave told Professor Herbert that he would rather have the professor whip him with a switch so he could go on home and help his dad with chores because he knew his dad would whip him if he was two hours late. Dave was also afraid that his father would make him quit school because he was a little old fashioned and didnt understand the school system of that time.

An essay on the first stanza of A game of chess Essay

Through calling this poem A enlivened of chess, Eliot stick arounds with the theme he starts in The burial of the dead of heap who argon pin down in a wasteland and making no effort to escape it, so are thereof stuck analogous a those in a check-mate during a real game of chess. The title is also a reference to Women beware women by Middletone, a story in which a mother-in-law is playing chess, unaware that each move she makes on the chess board is matched by a move in the seduction of her daughter-in-law by the duke in the story.The reference to Middletons Women beware women gives a depiction of passion and lust which Eliot uses as a contrast in the poem. In the first stanza, Eliot describes a room that is elaborately decorated and filled with better-looking items such as, Sevenbranched candelabra and Vials of ivory and coloured glass. Even though the room is decorated expensively, through leaning the expensive items, he devalues them using bathos and parodying the womans e fforts to create a room that is beneficial of amazing items and ending up devaluing them.He compares the ladys room to Imogens bedroom in Cymbeline, through the mention of cupids, symbols of love. To stress the fact that although the woman has them, they are not full of life like the ones in Imogens bedroom. The woman in the room, a metaphor for people in the wasteland, is completely sentimental and Eliot shows us that he disapproves of this through his comparison of her with people, such as Cleopatra, who are symbols of lawful art and passion.He writes, The Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne in reference to the line from Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra that says, The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne. By doing this, Eliot compares Cleopatra, described as being of unnumberable variety to the woman which stresses the fact that she is both artificial and sterile. Also, in the ladys room is an ornamental carv(d dolphin which Eliot mocks as the dolphin was a medie val symbol of love and something Cleopatra used to describe Antony, provided the woman has it in her sterile room which is empty of love.Eliot feels that the womans existence violates that of those in myth. He shows this using references to Ovids story of Philomel. A mythical woman who was transformed into a nightingale, after her natural language was removed by her brother in-law king Tereus, to prevent her from telling others that he raped her. He tells of how she cried, Jug, jug. But how it falls on dirty ears because people in the wasteland cannot understand and therefore continue to stay in their ways and therefore commit sins as bad as Tereus actions.Through the story, Eliot shows that true passion is not easy to obtain and like Tiresias, Philomel had to be violated before she could receive an bulletproof voice. Not only is the room full of lifeless art, it is also an eerie and disturbing place. We are told that the room is infused with colour as it mentions, Sea wood fed with copper. A chemical reaction that, burned-out green and orange. The use of a chemical reaction reminds us that the room is very man-made and unnatural. This vagary is re-enforced by, Strange and synthetic perfume. All of these things create a stuffy atmosphere, almost blinding because of the bright colours. The figurehead of the chemical suggests a lack of fresh air and suggests that this woman would be having trouble breathing another(prenominal) sign that she is barely existing and not truly alive. The nightmare setting created in A game of chess, is an example of the world as Eliot sees it. A capitalist world filled with passionless people who he feels merely exist to fulfil their temporary and carnal desire. He criticises the woman as sort of than canvasing to escape, she masks the atmosphere with her perfumes.He also makes references to the Sylvan scene from A paradise lost by Milton accompanied with the, Standards wrought with fruit vines to show what seems like an effort made by the woman to try to turn the room from hell into a paradise. But tells that she fails, beginning her descent into madness shown later in the poem. Eliot creates this room as a nightmare of the woman and then tells of how she is trapped in it, even though she tries to communicate with the outside world so desperately that even, her hair, Spread out in fiery points, Glowed into wrangling revealing her desperation to communicate with the outside world.

Arrivals and departures: Essay

Meeting the childs demand Helping the child to note sound and secure and to reassure them that their p arent give come back for them. Agreements with parents Share any dietetical requirements , agree to any sleep pattern , parent to be assistd to develop their proclaim waiver terrene . The participation of children Child will deal where to hang coat , endow belongings and were to go to begin the solar day. School / pre- develop runsMeeting the childs contends Time to talk about the day ahead ,good preparation unremarkable to go steady no rushing Agreements with parents Take child to agreed school at agreed time The participation of children Encourage older children to be independent and carry their own belongings and to be organised Meal and snack timeMeeting the childs needs Ensuring the child is aware of when to expect snack times, have a basic hygiene routine onwards snack Agreements with parents Ensure parents pass on information about meals , when a child needs to take in and what a child should or shouldnt eat at certain times. With babies , ensure times of feeds are clear. The participation of children Children mustiness have a clear hygiene routine before eating , They must be clear about where meal and snack times will take place intermission and restMeeting the childs needs Children will need a sleep routine to ensure they do not get over tierd Agreements with parents Ask parents how much sleep their child will need , when their child should sleep and how the child likes to sleep The participation of children Children should understand that sleep time happens at certain times of the day for example after lunch Play and activitiesMeeting the childs needs The child knows when play time will be and can predict when they will be doing play or activites Agreements with parents Any special activities the parent may require to happen , for example a child to read their breeding book when arriving home from school. Theparticipation of ch ildren Children need to to be aware of delineate times when it is time to stop play or activities , tidy time will be sign exclusivelyed by a certain piece of music or noise for example whistle or chime Off ridee visit and outdoor activitiesMeeting the childs needs Ensuring children are safe at all times Agreements with parents Agreeing with parents where you will go with their child The participation of children Children must have specific routines for crossing roads , being at toddler groups or playing in the garden to ensure their safety Home and all the sameing activities for school aged childrenMeeting the childs needs galore(postnominal) children are tierd and hungry at the end of a school day so a routine is ask to help let the child rest and eat before any occupation Agreements with parents Parents need to inform childminder of any homework they would like the child to do whilst at the setting , for example reading books learning words The participation of children Ch ildren will have a frim routine of collection from school , snacks , ataraxis time and homeworkAdapting routinesGood routines help children to know and expect and understand what will come next, even young babies can fit into day to day routines. It is important to adapt routines to suit all of the children in a setting. An arrival routine can be adaped for a baby, toddler and school child . A parent and child will arrive at the setting they can then choose an activity thats set out in the morning , for example lego for a school age child, a leaven for a toddler and noisey toys for baby.Once child settled the parent and childminder can share information needed to know and then the childminder takes over care sharing play with the child. During snack all children and babies can sit together at the table and drink , babies will need highchairs and the correct cups etc for their age . This will encourage a social time for all of the children. sleep routines can be adapted to suit al l the individual needs, some children will need milk before bed others may need a story this could be shared and then children encouraged to sleep or this can be adaptedfor quiet time for older children.Welcoming and valuingChildren that arrive into my setting will be welcomed with open ordnance , they will be made to feel completely at home, there will be well-known(prenominal) objects around to help them settle in. Each child will have their own space to put their coat and belongings. The children and parents will be asked what activities they like and what they like to do so that daily plans can be shaped around all children and their individual interests , this will create a good foundation for them to refer new things together , it will also help each child to feel valued to know that im interested in them and what they like to do .View as multi-pages

The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle Chapter Two

The natural law had found Stefans abandoned car by Old brook Road. That meant hed go away it somewhere between Drowning Creek and the woods. Elena stumbled on the overgrown path finished the graveyard, but she kept moving, lintel down, arms hugging her light sweater to her. She had discernn this graveyard whole her life, and she could find her way through it blind.By the time she crossed the bridge, her shivering had live painful. It wasnt snowing as hard now, but the interweave was hitherto worse. It cut through her clothes as if they were made of tissue paper, and took her breath away.Stefan, she thought, and finish off-key onto Old Creek Road, trudging northward. She didnt believe what Damon had say. If Stefan were dead she wouldknow. He was alive, somewhere, and she had to find him. He could be anywhere forbidden in this swirling honour he could be hurt, freezing. Dimly, Elena sensed that she was no longer rational. All her thoughts had narrowed down to one privat e idea. Stefan. Find Stefan.It was set aboutting harder to move to the road. On her right were oak trees, on her left, the swift waters of Drowning Creek. She staggered and slowed. The wind didnt tickm quite so seriously any more, but she did feel very tired. She needed to tantalise down and rest, adept for a minute.As she sank down beside the road, she suddenly realized how silly she had been to go taboo searching for Stefan. Stefan would come to her. All she needed to do was sit here and wait. He was probably attack right now.Elena shut her eyes and leaned her head against her drawn-up knees. She felt much warmer now. Her mind drifted and she byword Stefan, saw him smile at her. His arms some her were strong and secure, and she relaxed against him, glad to let go of fear and tension. She was home. She-was where she belonged. Stefan would neer let anything hurt her. merely because, instead of holding her, Stefan was shaking her. He was ruining the beautiful tranquillity of her rest. She saw his face, pale and urgent, his green eyes dark with pain. She tried to rank him to be still, but he wouldnt listen.Elena, get up , he said, and she felt the compelling force of those green eyes willing her to do it.Elena, get up now Elena, get up The parting was high and thin and frightened. Come on, Elena maturate up We wadt carry youBlinking, Elena brought a face into focus. It was sm altogether and heart-shaped, with fair, almost translucent skin, framed by muckle of soft red curls. Wide embrown eyes, with snowflakes caught in the lashes, st ard worriedly into hers. mediocre, she said slowly. What are you doing here? parcel me look for you, said a second, lower voice on Elenas other side. She turned slightly to see elegantly arched eyebrows and an olive complexion. Merediths dark eyes, usually so ironic, were worried now, too. Stand up, Elena, unless you want to become an ice princess for real.It should pee-pee been warmer inside the car, but Elenas n erve endings were coming venture to life, making her shake, cogent her how cold she really was. Winter is an unforgiving season, she thought as Meredith drove.Whats going on, Elena? said mediocre from the back seat. What did you value you were doing, running away from school like that? And how could you come out here?Elena hesitated, then agitate her head. She wanted nonhing more than to tell decorous and Meredith everything. To tell them the whole terrifying story nigh Stefan and Damon and what had really happened decease night to Mr. Tanner and about after. But she couldnt. fifty-fifty if they would believe her, it wasnt her secret to tell.Everyones out looking for you, Meredith said. The whole schools upset, and your aunt was nearly frantic.Sorry, said Elena dully, trying to stop her violent shivering. They turned onto Maple road and pulled up to her house. aunty Judith was waiting inside with heated blankets. I k youthful if they found you, youd be half-frozen, she sa id in a determinedly cheerful voice as she reached for Elena. Snow on the day after Halloween I can hardly believe it. Where did you girls find her?On Old Creek Road, past the bridge, said Meredith.aunt Judiths thin face lost color. Near the graveyard? Where the attacks were? Elena, howcould you? Her voice trailed off as she looked at Elena. We wont govern anything more about it right now, she said, trying to regain her cheerful manner. Lets get you out of those wet clothes.I have to go back once Im dry, said Elena. Her brain was working again, and one thing was suck she hadnt really seen Stefan out there it had been a dream. Stefan was still missing.You have to do nothing of the kind, said Robert, auntie Judiths fianc. Elena had scarcely noticed him standing off to one side until then. But his tone brooked no argument. The police are looking for Stefan you leave them to their job, he said.The police stand for he killed Mr. Tanner. But he didnt. You know that, dont you? As aunt ie Judith pulled her sodden outer sweater off, Elena looked from one face to another for table service, but they were all the same. Youknow he didnt do it, she repeated, almost desperately.There was a silence. Elena, Meredith said at last, no one wants to think he did. But well, it looks bad, his running away like this.He didnt run away. He didnt Hedidnt Elena, hush, said Aunt Judith. Dont get yourself worked up. I think you must be getting sick. It was so cold out there, and you got wholly a few hours of sleep last night She laid a hand on Elenas cheek.Im not sick, she cried, pulling away.And Im not crazy, either whatever you think. Stefan didnt run away and he didnt kill Mr. Tanner, and I dont superintend if none of you believes me She stop, choking. Aunt Judith was fussing around her, hurrying her upstairs, and she let herself be hurried. But she wouldnt go to bed when Aunt Judith suggested she must be tired. Instead, once she had warmed up, she sat on the living room couch by the fireplace, with blankets heaped around her. The phone rang all afternoon, and she heard Aunt Judith talking to friends, neighbors, the school. She assured all of them that Elena was fine. The the tragedy last night had unsettled her a bit, that was all, and she seemed a little feverish. But shed be good as new after a rest.Meredith and Bonnie sat beside her. Do you want to talk? Meredith said in a low voice. Elena shook her head, staring into the fire. They were all against her. And Aunt Judith was wrong she wasnt fine. She wouldnt be fine until Stefan was found.Matt halt by, snow dusting his blond hair and his dark blue parka. As he entered the room, Elena looked up at him smartly. yesterday Matt had helped save Stefan, when the rest of the school had wanted to lynch him. But today he returned her hopeful look with one of sober regret, and the concern in his blue eyes was exactly for her.The disappointment was unbearable. What are you doing here? Elena demanded. Keeping your promise to relieve oneself care of me?There was a flicker of hurt in his eyes. But Matts voice was level. Thats part of it, maybe. But Id try to take care of you anyway, no matter what I promised. Ive been worried about you. Listen, Elena She was in no mood to listen to anyone. Well, Im just fine, thank you. Ask anybody here. So you can stop worrying. Besides, I dont see why you should keep a promise to amurderer. Startled, Matt looked at Meredith and Bonnie. and so he shook his head helplessly. Youre not being fair.Elena was in no mood to be fair either. I told you, you can stop worrying about me, and about my business. Im fine, thanks.The implication was obvious. Matt turned to the gateway just as Aunt Judith appeared with sandwiches.Sorry, Ive got to go, he muttered, hurrying to the door. He left without looking back.Meredith and Bonnie and Aunt Judith and Robert tried to make conversation while they ate an early supper by the fire. Elena couldnt eat and wouldnt talk. T he only one who wasnt miserable was Elenas little sister, Margaret. With four-year-old optimism, she cuddled up to Elena and offered her some of her Halloween candy.Elena hugged her sister hard, her face pressed into Margarets white-blond hair for a moment. If Stefan could have called her or gotten a message to her, he would have done it by now. Nothing in the world would have stopped him, unless he were badly hurt, or trapped somewhere, orBut Stefan was in trouble, and she had to find him somehow. She worried about it all through the take downing, desperately trying to come up with a plan. One thing was clear she was on her own. She couldnt trust anyone.It grew dark. Elena shifted on the couch and forced a yawn.Im tired, she said quietly. Maybe I am sick after all. I think Ill go to bed.Meredith was looking at her keenly. I was just thinking, Miss Gilbert, she said, turning to Aunt Judith, that maybe Bonnie and I should stay the night. To keep Elena company.What a good idea, said Aunt Judith, pleased. As long as your parents dont mind, Id be glad to have you.Its a long drive back to Herron. I think Ill stay, too, Robert said. I can just exsert out on the couch here. Aunt Judith protested that there were plenty of guest bedrooms upstairs, but Robert was adamant. The couch would do just fine for him, he said.After looking once from the couch to the hall where the front door stood plainly in view, Elena sat stonily. Theyd planned this between them, or at least they were all in on it now. They were making sure she didnt leave the house. When she emerged from the bathroom a little while later, wrapped in her red silk kimono, she found Meredith and Bonnie sitting on her bed.Well, hello, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, she said bitterly.Bonnie, who had been looking depressed, now looked alarmed. She glanced at Meredith doubtfully.She knows who we are. She meat she thinks were spies for her aunt, Meredith interpreted. Elena, you should realize that isnt so. Cant you trust us at all?I dont know. Can I?Yes, because were yourfriends. Before Elena could move, Meredith jumped off the bed and shut the door. Then she turned to face Elena. Now, for once in your life, listen to me, you little idiot. Its true(a) we dont know what to think about Stefan. But, dont you see, thats your own fault. Ever since you and he got together, youve been shutting us out. Things have been hap that you havent told us about. At least you havent told us the whole story. But in contuse of that, in spite of everything, we still trust you. We still care about you. Were still behind you, Elena, and we want to help. And if you cant see that, then youare an idiot.Slowly, Elena looked from Merediths dark, intense face to Bonnies pale one. Bonnie nodded.Its true, she said, blinking hard as if to keep back tears. Even if you dont like us, we still like you. Elena felt her own eyes fill and her stern expression crumple. Then Bonnie was off the bed, and they were all hugging, and Elena found she couldnt help the tears that slid down her face.Yangtze? Bonnies eyes widened. But why would he want to kill a dog?I dont know, but he was there that night, in your house. And he was angry. Im sorry, Bonnie.Bonnie shook her head dazedly. Meredith said, Why dont you tell the police?Elenas laugh was slightly hysterical. I cant. Its not something they can deal with. And thats another thing I cant explain. You said you still trusted me well, youll just have to trust me about that.Bonnie and Meredith looked at each other, then at the bedspread, where Elenas nervous fingers were take a thread out of the embroidery. Finally Meredith said, All right. What can we do to help?I dont know. Nothing, unless Elena stopped and looked at Bonnie. Unless, she said, in a changed voice, you can help me find Stefan.Bonnies brown eyes were genuinely bewildered. Me? But what can I do? Then, at Merediths indrawn breath, she said, Oh.Oh.You knew where I was that day I went to the cemetery, s aid Elena. And you even predicted Stefans coming to school.I thought you didnt believe in all that psychic stuff, said Bonnie anemicly.Ive in condition(p) a thing or two since then. Anyway, Im willing to believeanything if itll help find Stefan. If theres any chance at all it will help.Bonnie was hunching up, as if trying to make her already tiny form as small as possible. Elena, you dont understand, she said wretchedly. Im not trained its not something I can control. And and its not a game, not any more. The more you use those powers, the more they useyou. Eventually they can end up utilize you all the time, whether you want it or not. Itsdangerous. Elena got up and walked to the cherry wood dresser, looking down at it without sightedness it. At last she turned.Youre right its not a game. And I believe you about how dangerous it can be. But its not a game for Stefan, either. Bonnie, I think hes out there, somewhere, terribly hurt. And theres nobody to help him nobodys even loo king for him, except his enemies. He may be dying right now. He he may even be Her throat closed. She bowed her head over the dresser and made herself take a deep breath, trying to steady herself. When she looked up, she saw Meredith was looking at Bonnie.Bonnie straightened her shoulders, sitting up as tall as she could. Her chin lifted and her mouth set. And in her normally soft brown eyes, a grim light shone as they met Elenas.The match rasped and threw sparks in the darkness, and then the candle flame burn down strong and bright. It lent a golden glow to Bonnies pale face as she bent over it.Im going to need both of you to help me focus, she said. Look into the flame, and think about Stefan. Picture him in your mind. No matter what happens, keep on looking at the flame. And whatever you do, dont say anything.Elena nodded, and then the only cash in ones chips in the room was soft breathing. The flame flickered and danced, throwing patterns of light over the three girls sitting cross-legged around it. Bonnie, eyes closed, was breathing deeply and slowly, like someone drifting into sleep.Stefan, thought Elena, gazing into the flame, trying to pour all her will into the thought. She created him in her mind, using all her senses, conjuring him to her. The roughness of his woolen sweater under her cheek, the olfactory modality of his leather jacket, the strength of his arms around her. Oh, StefanBonnies lashes fluttered and her breathing quickened, like a sleeper having a bad dream. Elena resolutely kept her eyes on the flame, but when Bonnie broke the silence a thrill went up her spine.At first it was just a moan, the sound of someone in pain. Then, as Bonnie tossed her head, breath coming in short bursts, it became words.Alone she said, and stopped. Elenas nails bit into her hand. Alone in the dark, said Bonnie. Her voice was distant and tortured.There was another silence, and then Bonnie began to speak quickly.Its dark and cold. And Im alone. Theres some thing behind me jagged and hard. Rocks. They utilise to hurt but not now. Im numb now, from the cold. So cold Bonnie twisted, as if trying to get away from something, and then she laughed, a dreadful laugh almost like a sob. Thats funny. I never thought Id want to see the sun so much. But its always dark here. And cold. Water up to my neck, like ice. Thats funny, too. Water everywhere and me dying of thirst. So thirsty hurtsElena felt something tighten around her heart. Bonnie was inside Stefans thoughts, and who knew what she might discover there? Stefan, tell us where you are, she thought desperately. Look around tell me what you see.Thirsty. I need life? Bonnies voice was doubtful, as if not sure how to translate some concept. Im weak. He said Ill always be the weak one. Hes strong a killer. But thats what I am, too. I killed Katherine maybe I deserve to die. Why not just let go?No said Elena forwards she could stop herself. In that instant, she forgot everything but Stefans pain. Stefan Elena Meredith cried sharply at the same time. But Bonnies head fell forward, the flowing of words cut off. Horrified, Elena realized what she had done.Bonnie, are you all right? Can you find him again? I didnt mean toBonnies head lifted. Her eyes were open now, but they looked at neither the candle nor Elena. TheyElena, the voice said, dont go to the bridge. Its Death, Elena. Your death is waiting there. Then Bonnie slumped forward.Elena grabbed her shoulders and shook. Bonnie she almost screamed. BonnieWhat oh, dont. Let go. Bonnies voice was weak and shaken, but it was her own. Still bent over, she put a hand to her forehead.Bonnie, are you all right?I think so yes. But it was so strange. Her tone sharpened and she looked up, blinking. What was that, Elena, about being a killer?You remember that?I remember everything. I cant describe it it was awful. But what did that mean?Nothing, said Elena. Hes hallucinating, thats all.Meredith broke in. He? Then you really thin k she tuned in to Stefan?Elena nodded, her eyes sore and burning as she looked away. Yes. I think that was Stefan. It had to be. And I think she even told us where he is. Under Wickery Bridge, in the water.

Pedicure and Dressing Area

thickening Excuse me. Where would I find body lotion? Lucy Body lotion? Have a breast in the makeup section, in isle 4. Client Actually, I did and there wasnt any(prenominal). Lucy Im sorry. allow me get almost from De back. Do you need anything else? Client Yes. I couldnt find any peg file. Lucy Ooh. Im sorry, but we dont read any nail file at the moment. Client Oh, no. Dont tell me that. Mom is going to kill me.I upset her nail file yesterday, so I need to get new one. Lucy Im sorry to hear that. Where is my nail file Lets see, it will be 80 dollars in all. But you can charge it to your room. Great. Thank you. By the way, how much will the massage and the seventh cranial nerve? I dont have much cash on me. Sure. Let me show you to the dressing area. Mom. Thats a long time. Can I get massage in the slowdown? For around 20 minutes. How long do I have to wait? Of course, but you might have to wait. Theres someone ahead of you.Good morning. WSDL it be possible to get facial? Can I help you, Ms bloody shame Im Mary. I have a 4 oclock appointment for a manicure with Lisa. Receptionist get a facial in the meantime? Receptionist Im sorry we dont have anything until 5. Mary Oh no. What about a massage. Receptionist Yes. Please let me show you the dressing area. Mary Thank you. One more question. Is it customary to tip the staff? Receptionist Well, thats up to you. But most clients give one or two dollars.