There are 90,000 active missing persons cases in the US.
My wife worked for the National Center for Missing and Exploited when I met her and she always tells me the ones that go mainstream are just barely scratching the surface.
There are 90,000 active missing persons cases in the US.
My wife worked for the National Center for Missing and Exploited when I met her and she always tells me the ones that go mainstream are just barely scratching the surface.
It does seem that every few years there's one particular story of a young, pretty, usually Caucasian girl that goes missing and grabs the media's attention. And usually at some point someone will mention the number of missing children that aren't featured at the top of the news cycle for two or three weeks.
Wednesday...
my lovely wife and I have taken that "long stay" approach. I hate the constant packing, repacking, etc, so we find a city or place with lots of interesting stuff and stay for a week or more (with the occasional day trip)...so much to do in places like Barcelona, Madrid, London, Paris, SF, Moscow (!!)...
I once took 30 kids to Montreal for the day (ages 9-14) and the fact that every single one came home safely is one of my lifetime accomplishments, though we did have a couple of gackers on the bus, which I suspect is standard.
That’s certainly part of it. News is a business and they know their audience. Seems like there is usually some salacious detail or level of wealth involved. This Gabby Petito tragedy is the perfect mystery for the Instagram generation, for example.
Here are NCMEC stats for anyone interested. Most of these crimes are committed by close family or friends, almost always male.
https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/impact
To be clear, I don't mean to in any way minimize the tragedy of Gabby and her family. But it seems like Amy Smart, Natalee Holloway, etc all over again.
Missing person cases are all tragic and usually end predictably. But the high profile ones are strangely not representative of the mass numbers.
I like cashews, although technically a seed and a lot less healthy.
Side note: Each individual cashew has to be separated from its tree fruit and explains why they're expensive. In the photo below, there's one cashew nut inside the bottom of each fruit.
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Rich
"Failure is Not a Destination"
Coach K on the Dan Patrick Show, December 22, 2016
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition...Walnut-Granola
genial disagreement. Lots of evidence on the health attributes of cashews among other tree nuts...I would not term them "a lot less healthy."
I've chaperoned teenagers on overnights to Washington, DC, New York City (twice), New Orleans (twice), Chicago (6 times), Milledgeville, GA (4 times), and Dallas. You can't scare me.
Generally speaking, they've been some of my favorite moments of my career. Some of these have been earned trips to out-of-town academic bowl tournaments, and others have just been your standard out-of-town learning expeditions. It's a real treat to see them grow up in terms of keeping up with their things, budgeting their money, not getting themselves killed, etc.
Also gratifying to show a kid things like the US Capitol, NYC skyline, Bourbon Street (wait, no, that's after hours), etc. for the first time.
It's not something I'd want to do week in and week out, but it's a nice way to complement their education in less traditional ways and get the little perk of a morsel of adventure for myself.
ClemmonsDevil, in case you not aware, proof of full vaccinations is required for all non-essential businesses (restaurants, bars, etc.) beginning today. I don't know how they will deal with visitors, but you will need proof anyway to enter the country. I assume you've been told by your hosts the current requirements for entry.
The linked news story lists all the businesses now requiring proof of vaccination: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/important...oday-1.5591806