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A detective investigates the murder of the San Antonio's mayor, only to find out that everything is not what it seems to be.
One bullet in the chest, and one bullet in the head as the blood had dried up on the concreate leaving a stain. Lots of people had gathered behind the caution tape to see what was going on.
"The mayor, I can't believe this, and the day just started," Detective Garrison spoke.
"So much for it being Friday the 13th," One man from forensics who was picking up the bullets opined, "just two weeks away from Thanksgiving."
Detective Garrison took off his gloves as he gave the body one last look. As he looked at the face of a man whose life met a bitter end, Detective Garrison was in unison with the soul. By looking at the face whose eyes were wide open as if the man was shocked that he was going to die, Detective Garrison felt as if he was the one who was gunned down. A woman from forensic had picked up a gun near the corpse and placed it in a plastic bag.
"I can't wait to see what that leads us to," Garrison declared.
"I just can't see why the murderer would leave their gun here," The forensic woman opined.
Detective Garrison started to smell a foul stench in the air that burned the inside of his nostrils.
"What the hell is that smell?"
"It's coming from this small piece of concreate," The forensic woman answered as she was placing a small piece of concreate into another plastic bag, "there's some kind of stain on it, we're going to send it back to forensics to see what it is."
"Alright, time to talk to the deputy mayor," Detective Garrison declared as he started to walk away from the crime scene, "who I assume is now the mayor."
His partner followed him, as the two went under the caution tape. Many people from the crowd had their phones out.
"Oh my god! I can't believe he is dead! Who could have shot him!?" A female cried.
"Yo, this is mainey! They peeled his cap back!!!" A male teenager laughed.
"That's what he gets. He was a bitch, and I'm glad he's gone." Another male scorned.
"I can't believe some of these people, Nick. They're celebrating like they won the lottery. It's disgusting," Detective Barnes claimed to Detective Garrison.
"Ignorance is bliss."
The two detectives approached a lady dressed in a blue pantsuit as she wore black high heels, and had black curly hair.
"Hi, you must be the deputy mayor Mrs. Taylor. I am Detective Garrison and this is my partner Detective Barnes."
Mrs. Taylor eyes were red from tearing as she kept sniffing.
"I just can't believe he's gone. Nothing was stolen, so I assume it was something personal, but Mr. Lancaster was well liked. Could it have been a political thing?"
"Anything is possible. We're sorry." Barnes stated.
"We understand that there are cameras in the parking lot. May we see them please?"
"Yes, Detective Garrison, follow me."
They went into the administration building, where a flat screen tv was hanging on the wall. On the screen, there was footage of the entire school.
"From the gun wounds and the temperature of the body, Mr. Lancaster died around 7:30 yesterday. Can you bring up footage of the parking lot at that time?" Detective Garrison instructed.
Mrs. Taylor was on a laptop as the footage started to replay.
"That's odd," She uttered.
"What?" Detective Barnes questioned.
"The cameras, they just skip over from 6 o'clock to 8 o'clock. His body is there, but the cameras don't show what happened before."
The detectives leaned in closer towards the screen.
"Does this always happen?" Barnes wondered.
"Well, there was that fire that happened on L, which messed up some of our wiring. That must be the reason why; they should be fixing it soon.
"Play it to when the cameras come back on at 8," Detective Garrison spoke.
The screen was fast forwarded as multiple surveillance of the town hall at 8 was shown.
"Nothing." Garrison stated.
The two detectives drove back to the station.
"Once we get the finger prints of the gun then this case will be pretty much over?" Detective Barnes claimed.
"I agree, the sooner we catch our guy, the better."
When they went into the station, they went down to forensics where a man in a white lab coat was at.
"Did you get the finger prints?" Detective Garrison asked.
"Yes, I did," The man in the lab coat confirmed, "they belong to a Jack Wilson."
Detective Garrison was handed a paper with a man's face on it.
"His address is on the paper, he was arrested last year for robbery."
"What about the stain found on the piece of concreate at the crime scene?" Detective Garrison asked.
"It's a mixture of Rohypnol and Ketamine. They're date raped drugs, but they were mixed together which explains the foul smell. Also, when mixed together, they give off a different effect than they would, if they were separate. The new effect is some kind of anti-depressant."
"You think it has something to do with the gun?" Barnes asked Garrison.
"I don't know, maybe Jack accidently spilled it."
"We have our man, then" Detective Barnes smiled, "I'll send a unit to his house."
Garrison went into the interrogation room. After 30 minutes, Barnes came back with Jack.
"Sit down," Barnes instructed as he shoved Jack into the chair.
"I didn't kill anyone, and I want my lawyer."
"There won't be no need for that," Detective Garrison uttered, "we have your finger prints on a gun that was found at a crime scene. Not only that, but the bullets found in the victim's body matched that of the gun which your finger prints were on."
"So what?"
"So what? So you killed a man. I'm just wondering why, Jack."
"I didn't kill anyone."
"We could have done this the easy way you know? Where you just confess, and beg for a shorter sentence, but it doesn't matter now, we have everything we need."
Detective Garrison got up as he grabbed Jack by the arm. The three left the room as Detective Garrison rushed Jack towards a cell.
"This isn't right! I didn't kill anyone!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're gone!" Detective Garrison smirked as he threw Jack into the cell.
"Shouldn't we find out why he did it, you know for the family of Lancaster?"
"That's the thing, I don't think this sick son of a bitch, is going to tell us why he did it."
Detective Garrison went to the bathroom where he washed his hands. As the water was running he heard a shriek. He quickly ran out the bathroom to see what the commotion was. He seen many people surrounding Jack's cell. When Detective Garrison hurried over to the cell, that was when he seen that Jack had hung himself. His eyes were almost bulging out as his tongue was poking out of his mouth. Jack's body was just circling around like a swing set. Detective Cade rushed into the cell. He took Jack's body down.
"Shit!" He uttered.
As he left the cell, Barnes went up to him.
"Well Garrison, that cuts the case short."
"I don't know if I should be happy or mad."
Another man in a suit who had a beard came up to the two.
"I did not see any of this coming."
"None of us did, Captain," Barnes agreed.
"So Goldman, are you closing the case then?"
"Yes, I just need to do one thing Garrison. I'm going to announce this all to the press in 2 hours. They need to know."
Goldman walked away from the two. After the press conference, Garrison drove to a house. When he knocked on it, a woman answered it.
"Mrs. Lancaster?"
"I'm Detective Garrison."
"Yes, I know who you are. You were just on the news at that press conference."
"I just want to say that I am sorry for what happened to your husband, and I am sorrier that we were unable to fully solve the case. We had our guy, we just didn't know why he did it since he killed himself."
"And you're certain it was him?"
"It was his finger prints that were on the gun that killed your husband."
"I know, but he was 25, and I never met him before. Why would he just randomly kill my husband, if they never met?"
"That's what we failed to find out. I am sorry."
"Well, thank you. You did enough already."
"Here's my card, give me a call, if you find anything that could help us."
Detective Garrison handed his card over before leaving. When Detective Garrison went home it was already dark. When he got inside of his house, a little girl ran towards him with a smile.
"Daddy's home!"
"Yes, I am!"
Garrison dropped to his knees as he hugged his daughter with a big smile. His wife started to walk over to him.
"Nick, I watched the news today. I know it's been a long one for you."
"It's fine, Julie. There's nothing else that can be done."
The two kissed each other. Julie and her daughter went upstairs while Garrison sat on the couch and exhaled a huge sigh.
"I am tired."
After a couple hours of watching tv, Garrison decided to take out the trash. When he got to the driveway he placed the garbage bag into the container.
"Detective," A voice called out.
Detective Garrison was startled as he jumped at the sound of his name. He turned to the side where a woman stood. Her skin was pale as a ghost as she wore black eyeliner.
"I am Jack's girlfriend, Samantha. I heard about everything what happened."
Detective Garrison took a few moments to respond. His heart was unsettled from the way that Samantha had looked at him. Her awful stare was not resting easy with Detective Garrison. It was apparent that the loss of her love one had taken its toll on her soul. It had ripped away the feeling and emotion from her heart, as it left her helpless. The way she talked, it was as if she was not human anymore.
"I'm sorry about what happened to Jack. It's a shame that it had to end that way. I know it's tough for you."
"Well, that's what I came here to talk to you about detective, Jack is innocent."
"Samantha, I'm sorry, but the evidence was there."
"Oh no detective, you're wrong. It was said that Jack killed that man around 7:30, but I'll tell you that's impossible because Jack was with me at that time. We were at the game, you see."
Samantha took out her phone as she approached Detective Garrison. She showed him several pictures in which showed her and Jack at a basketball game.
"It was televised at that time, and you can look at the cameras. We were there from 4 to 8, there is no way Jack could have killed that man. I know he killed himself, and how that looks, but last month his mother died. He was dealing with depression."
Detective Garrison looked shocked as he didn't know what to say.
"Goodnight Detective."
Samantha walked off into the dark. The next morning Garrison went to the station.
"Barnes, I think Jack was framed," Garrison declared as the two went into the station.
"Framed? He killed himself."
"I know, but his girlfriend showed me pictures in which they were at the Spurs game around the time Lancaster was killed. She even told me he was dealing with depression since his mother died last month."
"If that is the case, then who in the world would kill Lancaster, and know a lot about Jack, to know that he was dealing with depression?"
"That is what we're going to find out. I'm going to talk to Goldman about it."
Barnes went to his desk, as Detective Garrison went towards Goldman's office.
"Goldman, I have something to tell you."
"If it's about Jack, then I know. You think he was set up."
"How did you know?"
"His girlfriend handed over pictures of them at the Spurs game. I'm assuming you agree with me when I say that Jack did not kill Lancaster."
"I agree."
"Which is why we're reopening the case, with you and Barnes on it. Now I already set up another press conference that I have to deliver about this."
Detective Barnes left as he went back to the house of the Lancaster's.
"Mrs. Lancaster."
"Please, just call me Rachel."
"I want you to know that we're reopening the case."
"Found anything new?"
"We have reasons to believe that Jack was set up, and someone else killed your husband. There were photos showing Jack to be somewhere else around the time of the murder."
Rachel signed.
"Things keep getting crazier. Come on in detective."
"I really shouldn't; I have work to do."
"And so do I, but of course you can spare some time."
Detective Garrison entered into the house as he followed Rachel into the living room.
"Frederick was a great man; he truly was. People thought we were never happy because of his condition, but we didn't let that stop us."
"Yes, he can't have kids. When I first found out, I was devastated knowing that if I want to be with him, then I'll never have a child of my own, but over time our value for our love overcame the obstacles."
"You could always adopt."
"Of course, but Frederick never wanted to. He thought it would have been a reminder of our failure."
"I am sorry to hear that."
"I guess I'm telling you this because with Frederick gone, I could have a child, it's what he probably would have wanted, but I want to keep the memory of him alive."
"I understand."
Detective Garrison stood up.
"I have to go now, thank you."
Later on that day around the evening when Detective Garrison was walking down the steps of the station, some man in a black drench coat who walked right pass him, had spoken,
Detective Garrison stopped along with the man as he turned.
The man was a couple inches taller than Detective Garrison, so he was around 6'3. He had wide shoulders, and a round nose. He stuck out his hand in which Detective Garrison shook.
"I know you are on the Lancaster's murder case."
"Yeah, who are you?"
"You can just call me Z. My name is not important. What's important is this case, and what it involves.
Z turns around to face the direction Detective Garrison was in as they began walking slowly together.
"Everything I am about to tell you, not many people know. I'm a chemist. My field of work is pharmacology chemistry. We deal and study with drugs. In high school, I won the state fair of science, for developing a drug that can paralyze a selected body part. I made it from tetrodotoxin that I got from my puffer fish, and marijuana. I went off to the University of Texas, and after that I got a job as a chemistry teacher at Brighton Community College; it's a couple blocks down from here. I work under the science department, but I am the head of the chemistry hall. "
The two continued walking on the sidewalk.
"Just recently I was asked to take part in this city program that the late mayor Lancaster created, it's called DASA. It stands for Drug. And. School. Affiliation. There is a big problem with drugs getting into the hands of teenagers in this country, in fact as you know this city has a huge problem with it, but ours is rather complex. Many students at the schools in the city have been using pharmaceutical drugs heavily. So this new program that the mayor created was going to stop the flow of pharmaceutical drugs into these schools. With my chemical background I would be one of the people in charge of analyzing the drugs to see what kind of drugs the students were using when they get busted. By doing that we could have found out where the drugs came from. This program was going to be one of the biggest things that have happened to educational system here in San Antonio. As you know there was that big bust at Calvin High, a couple months ago where a teacher was selling pharmaceuticals to the students. He had over $200,000 worth of pharmaceuticals.
"Yeah I remember."
The two stopped.
"One of the major ways we were going to find out about students using drugs was that students were going to be getting drug tested. Under Texas drug code 2.1.3, this was perfectly legal. At first it was working, many students tested positive for drugs after the schools had doctors come down to test them, but then over time it stopped. We couldn't find anything in the students' bloodstream, it was as if it all completely vanished. We figured that maybe there was a new type of drug that the students were using that wouldn't be detectable, so that is where I came in. With the chemicals at Brighton, and my expertise I was able to come up with a compound, that when mixed with the student's blood, it would be able to detect any and all drugs including any new drugs they took that at first were undetectable. Some people such as parents, city officials, and school officials didn't like the idea, but the mayor was okay with it. Starting January 7 of next year, the new testing would have went into effect, and we would have been able to find out what the students were really taking. If we would have found out that the students had been taking the same kind of new drug, we would have had a connection, but something strange happened. I was asked, by Brighton College to go to Germany, to speak at one of their universities about the evolution of drugs. When I was on my way back I had heard about how the mayor was killed. I read the police report, and in it was revealed that there was an unknown substance that was found at the crime scene. A mixture of Rohypnol and Ketamine; something that hasn't been seen before."
They continued on walking.
"Anyways, I wondered why was I, who is also head of the chemistry hall asked to fly to Germany to give a speech about the evolution of drugs when any chemistry teacher could have done it, or for that matter any science teacher. Then I wondered if it could have been because one of my responsibilities as the head of the chemistry hall is to authorize who goes into the chemical room; it's where they store all the chemicals we use, it includes elements, minerals and more, so I decided to check it out. Sure and enough, I found out that someone had told the chemistry teachers to allow anyone including students to walk in and out of the lab room, and take anything from there. This was against the word of the head of the science department, Bill Hopkins. This was totally against all kind of regulations at the school especially since it allowed people to take whatever they want from the room without ever returning them back, and without any records of who was taking what. There were two people who claimed to be in charge of monitoring the chemical room, but they weren't in there; they were outside the hall. I'm still trying to find out who they were, and why they were there. Now when I came back, not a lot of things were completely taken, most things were partially used, and others were returns. I assumed it was mainly students doing projects, but there were a few things that were completely missing from the room. The mixture of Rohypnol and Ketamine that was found at the crime scene was among some of the substances taken from the chemical room back at the Brighten. The last thing that was completely taken from the room was the compound that was going to be used for the new drug testing. I realized that I being sent to Germany, what happened in the chemical room, and Lancaster's death were somehow connected."
Detective Garrison had followed Z to a bench nearby the station where they sat down at.
"It's been two days since he died, I came back yesterday, and this morning, I was told by the new mayor that all the school districts in San Antonio decided to end DASA. With Lancaster's death, and Diane Taylor becoming the new mayor, the city council took a new vote deciding the fate of DASA. It was voted that DASA will be over."
"I never knew that Lancaster could make so many enemies over a drug test. Is that why he was killed, someone didn't want to be caught with drugs?"
"It stems into something deeper than that. In March of this year, doctors in San Antonio were told by Lancaster with approval of the law that all drug testing would be done by school officials. No more would the doctors come to the school to do the test. This was an example of using resources efficiently, it would have been faster and better since it would have been easier to do with people already working at the school. Now since everything was being shifted to the school officials in the program, I had gotten hold of some of the files about the testing that the doctors did. What I found out was that some doctors actually knew that students were using drugs, but never reported it. What is so intriguing about this is that anytime someone is caught taking a drug that comes from the pharmacies in which they shouldn't be taking them, in other words without a prescription, then the blame goes to the pharmacies, and the hospitals. The two work together. Regardless if they had something to do with it or not, if they drugs end up in the wrong hands, it's on their heads because it's their drugs, and they're supposed to monitor it better. Whenever this happens the pharmacies and hospitals lose a lot of money. We're talking about a lot at stake for these pharmacies and hospitals, if people ever find out about a huge number of students were on their drugs. You know how much money Bell lost when just 3 of the athletes from Brighton were found with performance enhancers last year? Over 200 million dollars, they had to close their pharmacy on Summerville, because of the loss, and that was just for 3 athletes. Imagine what would happen if that list of students who were really on drugs was exposed. We're talking about billions of dollars."
"Why so much money?"
"People are getting tired of the old crap. They want change, so with change comes stricter laws and regulation. The more money these hospitals lose from these scandals, the less funding they get from the government. The lower their budget is, the less likely pharmaceuticals will partner up with them for business. When this happens, the pharmaceuticals which are privately owned start to lose money from the lack of hospitals doing business with them. It may cause problems for the hospitals, but it mainly affects the pharmaceutical corporations. Did you know that all the pharmacies in San Antonio are all owned by Bell who also does business with all the hospitals? Look at the combine budget of all the hospitals last year, it is nearly only 500 million dollars, and that's after all the scandals. Look at their budget in 2003, 6 billion dollars. There was no drug testing, which means no students getting caught for drugs thus allowing the hospitals to maintain their budget, and keep in business with the pharmaceuticals. The pharmaceuticals and the schools in this area have a good relationship. Fundraisers, sponsors, you name it, they are one in the same. Lancaster wanted to end that, he didn't like how many students were being caught from drugs you could find at the pharmacy. He even got the school to stop accepting donations from the pharmaceuticals. Of course the pharmaceuticals and hospitals got a break when the students started to test negative for any drugs, but when word was out that we were going to use better technology to test the students, maybe the pharmaceuticals got paranoid again. If we would have used the new testing in January, and had it been what we thought all along that there was a new drug which probably came from the pharmaceuticals, it would have been the previous years all over again. They would have continued to lose more money. Now of course we didn't know if the pharmaceuticals were giving the drugs out, although I assumed that was a possibility, nevertheless it didn't matter. All it would take is us finding out that the drugs were from the pharmaceuticals, and they already take a huge loss. That along with the fact that some of the hospitals doctors were being quiet of students testing positive of drugs, it would have tarnished their image. Lancaster was going to make his school free of pharmaceutical drugs, but all of that ended when he died. As soon as he died, and they ended the programs, all the files were gone, no evidence of what students were on the drugs ever found, nor the doctors knowing about it."
Detective Garrison was speechless.
"So they killed him because he wanted to do what was right. He wanted to clean up the school?"
"On the contrary, we can never prove that the pharmaceuticals or hospital actually killed Lancaster, but I just find it more of a coincidence that he created a program that tested high school students for drugs, every time they were tested positive for drugs that came from a pharmacy or hospital, the government would cut the funding from the hospitals which caused the pharmacy to lose business and money, the positive results stop coming in, Lancaster has technology that can discover more drugs that are undetectable which would continue the lost for the pharmacies and hospitals, he dies, and the program ends. No more testing, no more loss. Not to mention that Bell is San Antonio based, so the city is all it has. "
"Testify. This is key information."
Z stood up.
"Oh, no I can't. I'm not in the position to take a risk like that. Nevertheless, find Steve Clark. He is the man you want to see."
"Who's that?"
"He is the president of the Clifton Avenue Medical Center down on 16th. His center has been investigated numerous times for drugs they had being found on many students. That center is the only place in San Antonio that has the same substance that was found at the crime scene. I know this because our department gave the substance to that center. If anyone had something to lose from Lancaster, it would start with him."
"Thank you."
"One more thing," Z spoke as he handed Detective Garrison a paper, "I said all the files were gone, but I was able to get a hold of one file. This shows that doctors from Clark's center did indeed detect drugs from several students at and did nothing about it. This is breaking the law. Clark's hospital did nothing about it."
"And this will prove everything?"
"Not everything, it's a start. Good luck Mr. Garrison."
Z left the bench, as him and Detective Garrison went separate ways. When Detective Garrison went back to the station he confronted Detective Barnes.
"Barnes, we're going to the Clifton Avenue Medical Center to speak to a Steve Clark."
The two proceeded to leave the station.
"What for?"
"Clark's office has the substance that was found at the crime scene."
"How do you know this?"
"Let's just say it's an informant."
They got in the car as they drove off. When they arrived to the hospital they spoke to a secretary that allowed them into the office of Steve Clark.
"Detectives what can I do for you?" Steve Clark wondered as he sat in his chair.
The two detectives sat down as Detective Garrison spoke,
"Mr. Clark, I am aware that your hospital has been under numerous investigations for giving out drugs to students."
"Yes, but like all false accusations, those claims perished."
"Now of course, your hospital would lose money from this, if it had ever been revealed that anyone of your hospital gave out those drugs, or knew that the kids were using them, and did nothing about it, correct?"
"Yes, but it never happened. We never supplied any kind of drugs to any students as we would report if any of them took them."
"Well it's not proven that you have gave out any drugs to students, but it's funny you should say that your center never knew any students were using drugs from here," Detective Garrison gloated as he pulled out a paper, "because this paper shows a list of high school students who were tested for drugs, and it was found out that they had them. Now this paper also shows that your hospital did not announce that."
Steve Clark had his mouth open as he started to quiver.
"I don't know where you got that paper, but this is a false accusation."
"Oh you didn't? Well I'm aware that before the doctors could release the statements of students not on any drugs, that the head of the hospital has to sign off on it, and that's you. Now we just need those papers."
"Come back with a warrant," Steve scolded, "now I want you two to leave."
The two detectives smiled.
"We'll be back," Barnes assured.
The two detectives left the hospital as they smiled.
"He seems guilty of giving out the drugs, but what does that have to do with the mayor's murder, Garrison?"
"The hospitals lose money when these things get out, and Lancaster was going to exposed them. It's about money, Barnes. The people in power are greedy, and they'll do anything to keep their wealth. It's starting to get late, so we'll get back to this tomorrow."
After Detective Garrison dropped off Barnes, he went back to the Lancaster's house where she answered the door.
"Come on in detective, what can I do for you?"
"No need to Miss, I'll make this short. I just want you to know that I think we have found the man who was part of your husband's murder."
"Part of? You mean like there's more than one? I don't understand."
"Do you know of DASA?"
"Yes, my husband created that."
"There's hospitals who are on file of not reporting that many students were tested positive for drugs. He was going to expose it.
"You think the doctors killed him?"
"I don't know yet, but sooner or later the truth will come out."
Detective Garrison then went to his home. When he entered in, the tv was on and his wife was watching it.
"Where's Natalie?"
"She's asleep Nick. Come here, and see this on the tv."
Garrison went to the living room where the news were playing.
"Developments in the Lancaster's death has taken a strange turn, as Detective Garrison and his team our accusing Clifton Medical Avenue Center president Steve Clark of killing Lancaster. All of this base on a plot of the hospitals to get rid of Lancaster who was going to unrevealed scandals that show that the hospitals had kept quiet about high school students testing positive for pharmaceutical drugs. Now of course none of this can be proven, but Detective Garrison seems to be driven to make his theory come to truth," The news reporter explained.
"That son of a bitch told!"
"Nick, what is going on? You're trying to solve a murder, but now you're accusing doctors?"
"Julie, that man is guilty. You must listen to me."
"No, Nick, this is absurd. This isn't the first time you got an innocent man locked away."
"I know, but that was in the past, this man has lied straight in my face. I am trying to do what's right."
"Right for who? For Lancaster, or yourself? Do you even care about what this is going to do to our family, or are you just so caught up in your own ego?"
"Julie, do you not care about what kind of environment our child is going to go to school in! One where the people she looks up to our actually the enemies. I am trying to make this place a better community, and you don't care about none of that!"
"You know what? Have your life, and this stupid case. Just don't involve me in it."
Julie marched upstairs. Garrison slump on the couch as he sigh. The phone rang, so he picked it up.
"Is this Nick Garrison?" An unrecognizable male voice asked.
"Yes who's this?"
"You better stop this bullshit, or you're going to end up with Lancaster."
The person hung up. Suddenly Garrison's little daughter Natalie approached him.
"Shouldn't you be going to bed?"
"I was, but I heard you and mommy fighting. You two aren't going to get a divorce are you?"
"Oh, no honey, not at all," Garrison assured as he put his arms around Natalie, "your mother and I love each other, it's just that we have our differences sometime, but we still love each other, and we love you."
The next morning when Detective Garrison went into the station, he sat at his desk when Barnes went over to him.
"Goldman, is not happy."
"I bet."
"Garrison," Goldman called out from his office, "come into my office."
Detective Garrison went into Goldman's office who had a look of irritation.
"I am not happy Garrison.
Goldman threw down a newspaper on his desk that read Detective Garrison Goes Crazy Once Again In Another Rant, This Time Against A Doctor For Murder of Mayor Lancaster.
"That is what you're making us look like, all of us! Like we're crazy! You're off the case. You're off the Lancaster's murder case, and you are going to drop this deal with Clark!"
"Goldman you have to listen to me. There is a file from the hospital that shows that the students at many high schools had test positive for drugs. This was on record at Clark's hospital, but they never made it public, they didn't tell the school, the parents, or coaches, that is already breaking the law."
"So what?"
"All we need is the paper that shows him signing off the statement that no students were using drugs and we have him for fraud."
"You want him for murder, but now you want him for fraud?"
"We'll get both. He lied for a certain reason, his hospital may have given those drugs directly, nevertheless if caught they lose a ton of money, and that is not good. Lancaster was in charge of the program that fought against that."
"The case will be lost, if you go for the murder charge, it's ridiculous, Garrison."
"Not if we connect it all together. Clark lied because he knew, the hospital would lose funding for it. Lancaster was in charge of the program that found out about those kinds of things, but with Lancaster killed, the program may end."
"You really want to go through with this, Garrison?"
"You get that warrant for me, and you'll have your damn man."
"The trial involving Steve Clark comes to a conclusion today. He is being charged with the murder of mayor Fredrick Lancaster, and fraud in which he is being accused of lying about students being tested negative for drugs," The news reporter stated, "now back into the courtroom."
"All rise," The judge stated in which everyone risen.
Detective Garrison looked over towards Steve Clark who had looked of worried on his face; it was as if he knew it was over.
"Does the jury have a verdict?" The judge asked.
"We have your honor."
"May you read the verdict?"
"For the murder of Fredrick Lancaster in the 1st degree with find the defendant Steve Clark not guilty your honor."
There were chatter in the court room as Steve was starting to smile.
"And for healthcare fraud, we find the defendant not guilty."
Steve Clark's grin grew more as Detective Garrison shook his head. After the trail when everyone was leaving, reporters had come up to Steve Clark.
"Mr. Clark what do you have to say about the police efforts to bring you down?"
"I am just happy that justice wasn't stepped over to ensure an agenda by a certain individual."
As Detective Garrison was leaving the courtroom he spotted his wife and daughter who was waiting for him near his car. He walked over to them where Julie was smiling.
"No matter what you want to do, I'm here for you, Nick."
Garrison smiled back as he gave Julie a kiss. More reporters swarmed towards Garrison.
"Detective Garrison, are you going to retire now after this, or are you going to continue to go after the people involved in the Lancaster's murder? Many believe that Jack was the one who killed him."
"You know what, only time can tell. No matter what happens, I think this could be a great story to write about."
Garrison smiled on as he turned to his family.
"I'll meet you at home, I have someone to see."
"I love you daddy."
"I love you too sweetheart."
Garrison kissed his daughter on the forehead, as he got into his car and drove off.
"I know it's about the case, come on in," Mrs. Lancaster declared as Garrison went into her house.
The two sat in the living room.
"I'm sorry for what has happened. We may never know what really happened to him."
"It's fine detective you did enough. In moments of sadness, you showed me that there is always a place for hope, and that is more than I need. For that, I thank you. Let me give you something for your service, I'll be back. If you like you can turn on the tv."
Mrs. Lancaster went upstairs as Garrison waited. A few moments had went by and she hadn't come down stairs, so Garrison turned on the tv. The screen was blue, so Garrison kept flipping channels, but it was blue on every channel until one. Garrison tilted his head as he seen surveillance of the mayor's office. It was dark, and it was footage of the parking lot. As Garrison approached the tv screen to investigate, on the screen a car pulled up to the parking lot. He recognized the car; it was the same car that was parked in Mrs. Lancaster drive way. Seconds later a person emerged from the car as they seemed to be dragging something. It was a female, and she was dragging a body. Garrison's eyes grew bigger as the female on the screen was Mrs. Lancaster. She then went to the office in which she emerged from a couple minutes later, and drove off.
"Oh my god," Garrison gasped.
"You know what the scariest thing in life is," Mrs. Lancaster blurted out which caused Garrison to turn around where she was standing on the other side of the couch, "to be uncertain about your life."
"You killed him."
"I just couldn't have kids. It was never his fault, it was all mine. I was the infertile one. For so long even after all our years of marriage, I still questions, did he ever love me? He never cheated on me, but that didn't stop my insecurities from coming out; I just wanted to know if he really loved me. I figured if we would have had a kid of our own, as he watched me give birth to his child, then it would have been certain that he loved me. But I couldn't have kids, so I remained with my doubts."
"What is wrong with you?"
"I thought the only way to remove my doubts was to remove what was causing them. I thought with Fred gone, I wouldn't be so unsure of myself, but the thing about it is that I will never have kids, and I will always be uncertain if someone ever did love me."
"I'm taking you in."
Garrison began walking towards Mrs. Lancaster.
"I realize I made a terrible mistake, and there's only one way to make things right."
Mrs. Lancaster revealed a gun that caused Garrison to stop.
"Mrs. Lancaster put down the gun, this doesn't have to end like this."
"There is no going back. I know I should have not killed Fredrick, and all I want to do now is be with him. I will be with him, after this."
"Mrs. Lancaster no!!!"
She placed the gun towards her chest. In the last moments, everything slowed down for Detective Garrison. It was as if it would take eternity for her to pull the trigger, yet he could never make it there in time. In those final moments, time and space had separated. Endless time, but forever trapped in space to do anything. It was in those final moments that she had pulled her fate just like she pulled the trigger in which ended it all. Mrs. Lancaster collapsed to the ground as she looked up at the ceiling. Blood was pouring out of her chest as it slowly filled the floor. Images of Mr. Lancaster's corpse replayed in Garrison's mind
"No!" Garrison cried.
As Mrs. Lancaster laid on the ground she whispered,
"I just wanted to know."
Mrs. Lancaster was later found responsible for her husband's murder as Jack was completely cleared of it. Although the hospitals were not responsible for Mr. Lancaster's death, many doctors in San Antonio were stripped of their licenses, and thrown in prison for giving out drugs to students. Nick Garrison finally stepped down from being a detective, and worked as a teacher.


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The Bucket List
As promised, here is what I plan to do before I die. It will be kept current.
If you want to make your own list, here is the comprehensive guide to making one that you will honor.
Cities to tour
To tour a city means to spend at least a few days there exploring.
Montreal – DONE but I will be back
Vancouver – DONE 11/2014 – Lovely city. I could live there.
Hong Kong
New York – DONE – 2/17/2012 – I spent most of four weeks here and had the time of my life. I heart NY.
Washington, D.C.
San Francisco
Long-term trips to take
Being away for months gives you an entirely experience than being away for a week or two. You start to normalize to the new place and the "on the road" feeling. These trips could last anywhere from a month to a year.
Finally tour Eastern Canada — Visit Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI and Newfoundland
Take a road trip through many of the western US national Parks, including Yellowstone, Death Valley, Zion, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Crater Lake and Glacier National Park
Take a Rocky Mountain snowboarding tour, spending a whole winter visiting different ski resorts in the Canadian and American West
Spend 4-12 months in a cosmopolitan city working on a writing project (NYC, Montreal, Seattle, etc)
Spend 3-6 months living in a beach town where I can surf all the time
Do a homestay in a French city, to learn French in an immersive environment (either in Quebec or France)
Countries/regions to explore
To "explore" means to spend at least a few weeks traveling overland in these areas.
Thailand – DONE – 11/20/09 – Had a blast, will be back one day.
New Zealand – DONE – Spent six months exploring this wonderful country from Nov '09 to May '10. I visited so many beautiful places and am determined to return one day.
England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
Nepal and India
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Skills and knowledge
Learn French to fluency
Learn conversational Spanish
Understand the implications of Plato's Cave
Learn photography – DONE – 1/2012 – I am proficient with the operation of a DSLR camera, the basics of composition and exposure. I can take pictures that make people go wow. There is an endless amount to learn and I want to learn more, but I've achieved enough to impress myself, which is all I ever wanted.
Learn a comprehensive history of the land known today as Canada
Learn to boost a car without worrying I might zap myself – DONE – 12/13/10
Learn to surf – DONE – Took a four-day surf camp in May 2010. Learned to stand up and surf right away, and now I am in love with surfing. I want to surf all over the world.
Learn first aid and CPR – DONE – 5/12/11 – This had been on my conscience for a long time. I am now certified in level C first aid and CPR.
Learn to dance comfortably – DONE – 2012 – I do dance now — I was afraid to for years. I'm not good at it but I do have fun and that's enough.
Learn to throw a tight spiral with a football
Learn to swim properly – after all these years I really don't know what I'm doing
Master a workflow system, like GTD
Learn to swing a golf club properly
Develop a nice, consistent signature (I'm 34 and haven't done this yet)
Become self-employed – DONE – 10/14/13
Become financially independent – This means I am living off the returns of my assets and do not have to work.
Play guitar in a working band
Own a house
Speak in front of a large audience (500+)
Become debt-free – DONE
Try a vegan diet for 30 days – DONE – 3/24/11 – This became Experiment No. 10 and it changed my dietary habits forever.
Become a millionaire
Have my own website – DONE – 3/15/09
Own a suit I feel great in
Make my living doing work I love – DONE – 7/31/14 – "Work I love" income in 2014 will exceed living expenses for the first time.
Get into physical shape I would describe as "outstanding"
Go 21 without complaining once (as per A Complaint Free World) – DONE – 4/3/10 – Had to restart a few times, but I made it. I learned a lot — the final report is here.
Achieve a "location independent" full-time income – PROGRESS – Essentially I'm here now, but I'm not going to check this off until I take my first major "non-vacation" trip, where I do self-employed work and earn while I'm abroad.
Get my Gmail inbox to zero – DONE – 4/16/10 – This is actually super easy, because of Gmail's brilliant "Archive" function. I just selected them all and archived them. You should do it.
Write my will – PROGRESS
Earn a university degree – PROGRESS – Begun classes as of 6/2015.
Books/films to read/see
NOTE: I don't believe in finishing books I'm not enjoying. So if I end up not liking it and quitting, it's still "done" in my mind. Of course I hope I like them all.
Schindler's List – DONE – 9/13/09
Dr. Strangelove (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) – DONE – 3/19/13 – I appreciate the political significance of this film but I found it really boring after the beginning. The same joke went on for hours. I wanted to like it, and I'm not saying it wasn't good. But I didn't like it. Felt the same way about Catch-22 when I read it. Everyone else seemed to really like both, and they are certainly classics.
Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad – DONE – 11/16/09 – Finished it on the beach in Ko Phi Phi. Fantastic book, everyone who loves the English language should read it.
Walden – Henry David Thoreau
Vagabonding – Rolf Potts DONE – 7/2011
Roughing It – Mark Twain- DONE – 12/2011
Dune – Frank Hebert
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert Pirsig – DONE – 3/19/13 – Did not finish. I expected a novel, with background themes of zen and living in the present moment. But it came off like a diatribe. There was no subtlety at all to the philosophical lessons. Philosophy can be incredibly boring when it's discussed in the abstract, and it doesn't take long to discover that that's what the author really wants to do. Was turned off very quickly, but I think it's because my expectations were so different from what it was.
The Hierarchy of Heaven and Earth – Douglas Harding
Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov
One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
The Brothers Karamazov – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway
Les Misérables – Victor Hugo DONE – 5/2015 – Loved it.
Moby Dick – Herman Melville
To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee
Gone With the Wind – Margaret Mitchell
Experiences to have
Plant and harvest a vegetable garden
Walk the Milford Track– DONE – 2/1/10 – Unforgettable hike. Some of the most dramatic landscapes I've ever seen. Had perfect weather. Pictures here.
Hike the Tongariro Crossing – DONE – 12/8/09 – Incredible experience.
Have an article published in The New Yorker
Go to an NFL game – DONE – Saw the Vikings and Packers in Minnesota on October 27/2013
Visit the Sagrada Familia
See the Statue of Liberty – DONE – 1/23/2012 – I was exhausted from a day of walking around lower Manhattan, and suddenly felt a bit crowded out by the busy streets. So I went walking down by the water around Battery Park City. It was drizzly and suddenly quiet, and then I saw her still figure in the distance. Heart almost stopped. Just like the Sydney Opera House — the best way to see world-famous landmarks is by accident.
Visit the Museum of Modern Art, New York – DONE – 1/?/12 – Wandered the galleries for a few hours and had a transcendent meeting with my favorite painting, Des Moiselles d'Avignon. I didn't know it lived there.
Orbit the earth in a spaceship
Look at the heavens through a huge telescope – DONE – 4/1/11 – I visited the huge observatories on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii and looked at several nebulae and planets with a 11″ reflecting telescope. Now, that's not quite "huge" — I did not get to view the heavens through the enormous (some 20m-plus) telescopes in the observatories for two very good reasons: a) they are extremely exclusive and you have to have a lot of academic clout to even have a chance of using them, and b) modern telescopes do not have eyepieces — you can't look through them. They are operated remotely and the heavens are viewed as high-res digital images. They are basically big cameras, and the images are freely available online.
See the Northern Lights in person – DONE (twice now) but I want to do it again!
See Radiohead live – DONE – 3/9/12 – Saw them in St. Louis. Beautiful, beautiful show. "Reckoner" and "Lucky" were transcendent moments for me.
Travel by train through the mountains – DONE – 2/4/10 – Took the TranzScenic across the New Zealand Southern Alps from Greymouth to Christchurch.
Walk the Abel Tasman Coastal Track – DONE – I had planned to walk the entire length of the track on December 23-27, 2009. When I got to the first hut, I found myself to be the only solo traveler at a beach full of vacationing families. I had left friends behind at the beginning of the track, and decided I'd rather spend Christmas with them than do the rest of the track with all of these couples and families. So I went back the next day. I did not walk the whole track as I intended, but I'm calling it done. I saw everything I wanted to see. It was beautiful, I just didn't need five days of it at that particular time.
Take a round-the-world trip
Dine at a ridiculously fancy restaurant
Stay at a ridiculously fancy hotel
Share a ridiculously fancy bottle of wine with someone
Go to a movie by myself – DONE – 6/2015 – Done twice now. Saw Jurassic World, which was terrible, and Mad Max: Fury Road, which is amazing.
Participate in the making of a documentary
Fire a pistol
Get a massage from a professional – DONE – 10/14/09 – (There will be many more.)
Hike in a rainforest – DONE – 1/24/10 – Hiked through the rainforest at Franz Josef, NZ, up to the top of 1300m Alex Knob. I am so sore. Pictures here.
Do a ten-day vipassana retreat
Go on a multi-day hike (with a few other people) and sleep rough
Get a quality barrel while surfing
See Cirque du Soleil – DONE – 7/24/10 – Saw "Allegria" at the MTS Centre. Incredible show, exceeded my expectations. Want to see more Cirque shows.
Attend South by Southwest
Live in New York City (for a little while)
Watch a sports game from a luxury box
Try training in boxing – DONE – 9/23/2014 – Went to my first boxing class last night, so officially I have "tried" it. I really liked it and will continue.
Float in a sensory deprivation tank – DONE – 1/2015
"Lift for the cycle" (Reach 1, 2, 3, and 4 plate weights for the overhead press, bench press, squat and deadlift respectively [135 lbs, 225 lbs, 315 lbs, 405 lbs])
Reach the "1000 pounds" club (Bench press, squat and deadlift totaling 1000 lbs.)
Total goals: 114
Total complete: 40
Last updated: July 12, 2015
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- November 4, 2013 at 9:26 pm
Hi David,
I really really enjoy reading your blog! huge fan now, just started reading about a month ago now. I've found myself clicking onto the link to "the list"
which tool me here for a quick read.
just looking at an item there"
"Go rock climbing, on actual rocks" …..
don't know if you have done this already David?
I run an university outdoors club in Sydney, Austraila.
if you're ever in town this way and interested to tick this one off flick me an email!,
would be happy to take you out climbing as a thank you for discovering your excellent blog.
- January 5, 2014 at 4:56 am
I am reading the unabridged version of harding's hierarchy this winter.
Met him a year before he passed.
- March 8, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Hi David, your list and your spirit is wonderful and simply admirable :) Some of my 'To Do's' are similar to yours but when I think of my age (nearing 30) I sometimes feel that I would never be able to do them as it is too late. But your list gave me the courage to add more and that I could do. At least I can try rather than striking them off. Thanks and Good luck :)
- June 9, 2014 at 2:02 am
I wrote a 'list of things to do before i was 21yrs old. 'I had to cross that out and put …things to do before I die. It had taking acid on it (I never actually did this one) and going to a fetish party(I did this one) my little brother read it out when my family were in my student digs and I ripped it off the wall and threw it in the bin. I wish I had kept it . I have changed so much since my student days. I feel really inspired to make a new one but I think I might add pictures to it and make it like a piece of art if I'm going to hang it on my wall. A sort of vision board. Thanks for the article. Anna xx
- June 9, 2014 at 6:22 am
Interesting. I have so many that are the same, including books and places to go, and I'm gradually checking them off. My boyfriend and I have a joint list now, divided into watching/reading, eating (we are serious foodies), travelling and just random things to do (pedal boating on the river with prosseco)… Most of them are pleasant, some are wise. Good luck on yours!
- June 24, 2014 at 1:23 pm
Great list! Reminds me a lot of mine. A few I completed that turned out much better than I'd ever expected were:
– Stay at a ranch in the desert and learn how to horseback ride. (Done at White Stallion Ranch, Tucson, Arizona. TWICE! Just the best experience ever!)
– Go on a swamp boat and do a tour of a swamp. (Done at Big Toho, Kissimmee, Florida. I had *no idea* the swamp was as beautiful as it is. And damn, the air boats are a blast to ride in!)
– A gondola ride in Venice. (OK, it wasn't on my list but would have been if I knew how amazing it was going to be. The perspective of the Grand Canal and the buildings from water level was just… sublime? And it's so tranquil in the canals–a great getaway from the hoards of tourists in the alleys. Some people may call this a "tourist trap" and never try it, but trust me–worth every single Euro!)
Least favourite:
– Went hot air ballooning over Ottawa. (I'm tall and the stupid torch blaster thing was right beside my head! Infernally hot. And it's insanely loud. And you're sort of stuck in a basket compartment. It's sort of relaxing and the stillness up there is unbelievable, but then the blast happens again. Never, ever do this for a romantic activity. Glad I did it, but not due for a repeat anytime soon.)
- July 24, 2014 at 8:25 am
Fantastic list! Great inspiration! I've just started mine and love reading others, we have a couple cross overs! Good Luck!
My bucketlist here: http://thebukkylist.weebly.com
- August 1, 2014 at 9:57 am
To this day, Montreal remains an appropriate place for self-employed people. Elsewhere, you mentioned living in "one of Canada's least expensive cities". Though things are changing fairly quickly, the cost of living in Montreal is really very low and there's quite a bit of support available for people with low income.
So… Maybe spending some time in Montreal would work for you, at this point.
(I'm from Montreal and live in "Gattawa", aka the National Capital Region. Also lived in New Brunswick, Indiana, Massachusetts, Texas, Mali, and Switzerland.)
- August 2, 2014 at 2:18 am
How come I didn't spot this post before? Really good read, inspirational! Something I wish I'd done years ago, instead of coasting for a good few years. "Bored today? What's on the list? Oh, read Plato."
(My take: You can either think about what you want and plan things, or you can follow inspiration as it arises, but if the latter then you must regularly ask yourself "What constructive thing can I do now?" and follow every intuition you get, regardless of feeling, mood, logic, and that's not easy to do. The danger with the former is that you don't check for your desires changing through time – e.g. you don't really want to be an astronaut/fireman/train driver anymore – but that's what reviewing is for.)
So, interesting that you list Plato's Cave, and I'd be interested in your take on it (given your semi-Budhhist stated or implied take on other things, Douglas Harding, etc) when you get there. You might also want to check out George Berkeley's Three Dialogues (available for free here at Project Gutenberg).
Doth the reality of sensible things consist in being perceived? Or is it something distinct from their being perceived, and that bears no relation to mind?
– George Berkeley, Three Dialogues Quotes @ SparkNotes
For your dancing, you might find this instructional video useful. ;-)
- August 3, 2014 at 11:41 am
Oh, and potential film to add if you haven't seen it already: Richard Linklater's rotoscoped philosophical lucid-dreaming film, Waking Life.
Man on the Train: Hey, are you a dreamer?
The Dreamer: Yeah.
Man on the Train: Haven't seen too many of you around lately. Things have been tough lately for dreamers. They say dreaming is dead, no one does it anymore. It's not dead it's just that it's been forgotten, removed from our language. Nobody teaches it so nobody knows it exists. And the dreamer is banished to obscurity. Well, I'm trying to change all that, and I hope you are too. By dreaming, every day. Dreaming with our hands and dreaming with our minds. Our planet is facing the greatest problems it's ever faced, ever. So whatever you do, don't be bored. This is absolutely the most exciting time we could have possibly hoped to be alive. And things are just starting.
- August 28, 2014 at 4:56 pm
Great list! Love that you have "Orbit the earth in a spaceship" on there. Also on my list.
I'm curious how you would define your three "ridiculously" goals. The restaurant, hotel and wine. How will you determine when these get checked off?
- September 7, 2015 at 7:07 pm
Great text thanks..
- February 27, 2017 at 6:36 am
Cities wise I am a little ahead of you : )))
Definitely the classic triple of London, Paris and Rome – and you should add for historical reasons, Istanbul. The four will not disappoint – having grown up in London, and visited Paris at the age of 11 and never looked back. Geneva, Como, Prague and Siena really should be added along with Singapore, Malacca and Dubai – where I now live
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WOW! I cannot believe that the last time we blogged was in the Spring. Here it is the end of June....we apologize for not being better bloggers. Tim and I have been SO BUSY..busy with so much lately! One thing that is keeping us busy is... Tim's mom is moving out of her old/big farmhouse that she has lived in for the last 50plus years. She is moving into a much smaller home, so we our busy helping her with the move and also getting ready for a public sale at her old home in October. On top of that, Tim and I are preparing for the Summer Festival at Armstrong Valley Winery on July 13 & 14 and the Fall Festival September 28 & 29. . Tim and I were given the wonderful opportunity to organized the three Festivals at the Winery. We had our Spring Festival on Mother's Day weekend. The festivals are a two day event, Saturday and Sunday. Well, Saturday of that weekend we had a very rainy, at times not just rainy but major downpours. Then Sunday the sun came out but so did the winds..lots of wind! But despite the weather conditions it was a great weekend. We are so looking forward to the Summer Festival, hopefully no rain or wind this time! SO if you are in our neck of the woods we would love to have you stop by the Festival...it will be at Armstrong Valley Winery, 212 Rutter Road, Halifax, PA.
The Brickhouse Craft Shop has some new vendors/crafters and we will introduce you and show off their talent in the next couple of weeks...so please stop by our blog again. We PROMISE to blog more often! If you are on Facebook please stop by our FB page; https://www.facebook.com/brickhousecraftshop
Have a great weekend everyone!
Friday, June 28, 2013
4 comments:
- Mary Ann said...
Oh, I'm so glad you're blogging again, and I DO follow you on Facebook!
- June 28, 2013 at 10:31 PM
- Patti said...
Hi Mary Ann, Thank you! And Thank you for following us on FB. I hope to hang out in blogland a lot more and get caught up with everyone and their blogs. I hope you are having a nice summer.
- June 29, 2013 at 7:56 AM
- Raymond Homestead said...
I haven't been very good at blogging lately either. Life just keeps you busy. I enjoy seeing your pictures on Facebook!
- June 29, 2013 at 8:44 AM
- Patti said...
Hi Mindy, So I guess I am not the only one that feels like life is so busy these days. Thanks for following us on Facebook. I hope you have a wonderful and less busy summer.
- July 3, 2013 at 4:25 PM
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We have something extra special for our Osttirol friends, fans, and guests: the memory-function on our website.
Heinfels has about thousand inhabitants and is situated at 1.078 m sea level in Osttirol. Heinfels Castle sits enthroned just above the town and piques your curiosity about Heinfels itself, its history and what it is like today. In Heinfels castle we have extremely striking landmark, which, even in the 13th century, not in its current form of course, had such an influence on the overall aspect of the town. The view which the castle offers down and up the River Drau and also to nearby Tyrol's Gailtal, is just divine. Anything else would be an understatement. The history of Heinfels, how it came to look as it does and how it developed to the stage we find it at today, is quite eventful. The Slavs and the Avars invaded in the 6th and 7th century. "Tessenperch" was first mentioned in writing in 1266, describing Tessenberg. In turn, the name of Heinfels originated, as would seem natural, from Heinfels Castle.
In 1974, by amalgamating the towns of Panzendorf and Tessenberg, the town of Heinfels was unveiled. Heinfels itself is located in a relatively narrow valley; it is quite evident here that the River Drau persevered over time to create a wider valley. Yet in Heinfels you feel neither confined nor constrained, rather the mountains all around have a protective effect. The highest elevation in the area is the Glinzzipf in the Villgrater mountains, at 2126 metres. Yet the Hollbrucker Eck at 2573 metres seems to be within touching distance. In addition to the already mentioned, exceptionally impressive, history-charged Heinfels Castle, there are also other special sights in the district and these recount the area's history. There are a variety of sacred buildings here; one special gem is the "Punbrugge" road bridge, which recounts times past. The predecessor construction of this bridge dates back to 1548; the bridge which you see there today was constructed in 1781 by Swabian carpenters. Saint Johannes Nepomuk graces the centre of this bridge, which is actually not really used today, but you definitely ought to cross it.
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by Mary Mary Jo Pitzl – Jun. 11, 2012 11:19 PM
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Despite efforts to increase competitiveness through redistricting, fewer candidates are running for legislative seats this year, which means fewer contested races compared with two years ago.
"I think I got lucky," said Sen. Michele Reagan, R-Scottsdale, one of 10 state lawmakers with no opponents this election cycle. (Two years ago, that was the case for nine incumbents.)
In all, 183 candidates have filed to run for the Legislature's 90 seats, according to nomination papers submitted to the Arizona Secretary of State's Office.
The number has declined 28 percent from 2010, according to an Arizona Republic analysis. And it's 19 percent less than a decade ago, the last time the state drew new political boundaries.
Luck may play a role in some cases, but campaign consultants and political observers cite a host of reasons for lower candidate turnout this political season, from uncertainty over the new political boundaries to districts that tilt heavily toward one party or another.
"You've got national conditions playing in, as well," said Jennifer Steen, an assistant professor of political science at Arizona State University.
President Barack Obama's uncertain Arizona prospects also may have discouraged some Democrats from running, she said.
"Most candidates are in it to win it," Steen said, adding that few enter a political race just for the sake of running.
Although the desire for competition underscored a lot of the conversation over last year's redistricting, the political field didn't respond in kind.
In the primary, 59 percent of legislative incumbents face no challengers, The Republic's analysis found.
"The (political) market doesn't seem to think it's competitive," Republican political consultant Constantin Querard said.
The lack of competition could reverberate next year: A 2011 study published in the Legislative Studies Quarterly found that lawmakers who face no competition are less effective, chalking up higher absentee rates and introducing fewer bills.
The lack of competitiveness also extends to the state's federal races.
Although there are actually more competitive races this year, partly because of the addition of the new Congressional District 9, the actual number of candidates vying in those races is down 10 percent from two years ago, to 56 from 62.
Most of those competitors are in just two races: Seven Republicans and three Democrats are running in the new District 9; and northern Arizona's Congressional District 1 sports a four-way GOP primary and a two-candidate Democratic race, along with a Libertarian waiting for the Nov. 6 general election.
Several of the competitive races have candidates vying for an open seat, where there is no incumbent.
U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl's retirement creates an opportunity that has attracted six candidates.
Legislative redistricting, meanwhile, created two open seats in the Senate and six in the House.
"Open seats are always going to draw tons of candidates," said Brian Murray, a Republican consultant.
That's best illustrated by the central metro area's District 9 and its 10-candidate field, which the redistricting commission intentionally created to be competitive.
Murray runs the campaign of one of those contenders, Republican Vernon Parker.
Seeking competition
Arizona's once-a-decade redistricting exercise makes competition a goal. Its role in shaping the new district maps remains hotly debated as the courts take up various legal challenges.
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission redrew the state's 30 legislative districts and carved out a ninth congressional district based on population shifts over the past decade.
Competition is one of six criteria for drawing new political boundaries.
The Arizona Constitution says the commissioners must consider it "where practicable" as long as it does not harm other redistricting goals, such as equal population distribution and compactness.
The resulting maps sparked 68 contested legislative races when both primary and general-election matchups are counted, down 20 percent from 2010.
Ken Clark followed the redistricting process closely as co-chairman of the Competitive Districts Coalition, based in Phoenix.
He maintains it's too early to judge the competitiveness of this year's elections. The proof rests in the campaigns, not the number of filers, he said.
But the commission insisted on beefing up minority numbers in certain districts to surpass federal Voting Rights Act criteria, he said.
That took the steam out of a truly competitive electoral map.
"We really didn't get much change in our state," Clark said. "Which is sad."
The commission made protection of minority-voting rights a paramount task because federal law prescribes it. One of its side effects is lopsided districts, from a partisan perspective.
The minority-dominated districts favor Democratic candidates, discouraging Republican challengers.
Conversely, that leaves fewer Democratic-leaning voters to sprinkle throughout the state, with the result that many districts tilt Republican.
That is the case in 16 or 17 of the 30 legislative districts and four of the nine congressional districts, by most counts.
Heavily partisan districts can discourage competition, said Roberta Voss, co-chair of the Competitive Districts Coalition.
But she sees a bigger reason for the decline in candidates: disenchantment with politics as usual.
"You have to have people who are willing to step up," she said. "And I think we're in a climate right now where people don't want to participate."
Querard, who runs the campaigns of more than 20 legislative candidates, takes the opposite view.
People run when they're unhappy with the status quo, he said, equating this year's candidate field to an endorsement of the Legislature's overall direction.
"What are you going to run against?" he asked, saying that's the challenge for would-be opponents.
Others say the controversy that dogged the redistricting process created an uncertain political landscape.
Political uncertainty
"People didn't know what district they'd be in," Reagan said.
Although the commission finished its work in mid-January, it took several months for the U.S. Department of Justice to approve the maps, a crucial step to ensure the maps protected minority-voting rights.
As soon as the final OK came, Republican critics delivered on their threats and sued. Late last month, they agreed to not challenge the district lines for this election cycle.
Querard said poor candidate recruitment by the major parties probably also contributed to the lower candidate count. He's done his own recruitment effort for years.
Lastly, formidable incumbents can keep challengers at bay. The 10 legislative candidates running unopposed are all incumbents with established name recognition and, in some cases, healthy campaign warchests, which can intimidate challengers.
In Reagan's case, her Scottsdale-centric district does not significantly differ from the one she has represented for the past 10 years. And her formidable campaign treasury, $47,000 at the start of the year, probably helped keep challengers at bay, she said.


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I'm aware this is a very belated favorite post, but I've been busy with uni and took a break from blogging these past few weeks. Anyway; here they are:
Face: Rimmel Match Perfection foundation and stay matte powder. Erborian BB cream. Bourjois Healthy Mix concealer. Bare Minerals powder foundation. Milani blush in Luminoso.
These are everyday my everyday basics I know I can rely on to achieve the coverage I need.
Eyes: The Balm Balm Voyage palette. Smashbox Full Exposure palette. Dior palette from last Christmas collection (I think it's called Golden Snow). L'Oreal single shadow in Golden Nude. Nars Pro Prime eyeshadow base.
L'Oreal Miss Manga mascara. Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless mascara. Too Faced Bette Than Sex mascara. Max Factor nude eyeliner. Maybelline Master Precise and Master Graphic liquid liners.
As you may already know, I am a palette junkie. The Balm's palette has been on my desk for the most part of the year and the Dior one is the perfect neutral palette. They both have amazing pigmentation, just like the l'Oreal's new single shadows, wish are so buttery! The Nars primer is amazing, I can't recommend it enough if you're dealing with creasing eyeshadows.
Lips: Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Personne ne rouge!. Rimmel Color Rush in On Fire. Maybelline lip pencil in Perfect Red (?). NYX Butter Gloss. L'Oreal J.Lo's nude. The Body Shop Color Crush sheer lipstick in 14. Seventeen lipstick in Barely Blush. Nars sheer lipstick in Damage.
Lip products are another one of my many weaknesses. If I had to pick one real stand-out product, it would be the Bourgeois liquid lipstick, as it surpasses every single long lasting lipstick I have ever tried! The Body Shop lipstick was certainly my summer go-to lippie. It has a sheer but buildable formula and the fuchsia shade looks really fresh during warmer month. The Nars lipstick is very similar in formula, except it's more of a autumnal, berry color.


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I tend to keep away from discussions as I'm still trying to avoid spoilers. Europe got it almost a week later, so I only just got to the third island..
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I tend to keep away from discussions as I'm still trying to avoid spoilers. Europe got it almost a week later, so I only just got to the third island..
Mhm, in all likelyhood I'll just be getting a standalone controller.. Skipping the console mainly because I either already have the games or aren't that interested in them, but also because I'm...
Oracle of Seasons, even before I started practicing it for the marathon I had played it way more times than any other Zelda game.. It is then closely followed by the original and Oracle of Ages..
Forum Necromancy Power Go!
Only really have one photo of my apartment and it's just my living room/gaming setup..
I'm not familiar with that distinction, and google yields no additional information.. What's the definition for each term?
Is it just my imagination or has everything we've been shown so far already been done in other Zelda games, just never at this scale?
-Open world -> The original Zelda
-Stats and itemless jumping...
To my knowledge they hadn't mentioned anything beyond a 2016 release, but it's possible I have missed some news along the way..
It got a new trailer and a release date today:
Feb 28 2017
There's not a lot on the PS4 that looks to be suited to my taste, but this is one of...
I bought FFXII less than a year ago and this is making me regret I didn't wait as I'm not in the habit of buying the same game twice, even if it is a spruced up version.. I'd recommend it as well, it...
I'm highly skeptic about these rumours.. In part because the site that posted the original article hasn't exactly got the best record with tech rumours, and in part because of the whole situation...
Special Edition of Fire Emblem Fates.. Was hard to track down, but worth it for having all three storylines on one card..
Rosy Rupeeland was never released in North America, was it? If I can find a reasonably cheap copy before then I'd be happy to bring it.. I'll let it go unsaid who might end up playing it though..
Loved the new layout of things. Both the fact that commentators could see the games again, and the visual imagery itself. The only thing I would change is that nowhere on the stream was it visible...
One thing that immediately comes to mind is that the UI for the enemy has a drop shadow, something that isn't present for any of the other UI.. It becomes a source of graphical inconsistency, and...
If they don't mess it up it is going to be awesome though.. Samurai Jack was great!
Sadly my wireless is out of commission right now, but I'll try them out as soon as I can.
Up, Down, or Both?: 9553-0000-0039-19B8
Has three hidden 1-ups..
Yoshi Heartbreak: C949-0000-0039-3F67
Path of the Piranha Plant: B647-0000-004B-1545
One Way Castle: 3298-0000-004B-494E...
I've only made one so far..
Seven Deadly Jumps: 58C3-0000-0037-FA3C
So it appears I should be able to stream, probably won't be the best quality stream I've had but people should be able to see what's going on at least.. =)
Even so, private lobbies are still available during splatfests if I recall correctly.. It's just the other modes that are turned off..
Alright, I am officially in and I vote Rain Maker!
Also I'll test my streaming capabilities tomorrow.. Actually it's past midnight now, so later today..
Okay, two quick things I didn't think to clarify when I went over stuff with Gendarme..
The vote for what mode the third round will be is counted on a match to match basis.. You only cast your...
Time zones permitting I would like to be part of this.. And I'll look into if my internet can handle both streaming and playing at once.. I'll officially sign up (I hope) once time is specified..
Will your team consist of a single lvl 14 zubat, as per standard of the average Rocket member?
Yes, you really did play with me.. And for future reference I didn't have twitter back then, but I do now.. It's @Kennyan_S


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His stuff is oil on canvas and I so want to buy a piece of his art! My 2 favorites are below...but all of his stuff rocks!
The Innocence of Death
She speaks to me!
I highly recommend you check him out!
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"OH my god!! Is that a turkey??"
Heather looked over her shoulder at Max. "Yes?"
"Yes that's a turkey or Yes you think that is a turkey?"
Heather looked back into the oven. Well it kind of looked like a turkey. At least it had started as a turkey. What it was now was jerky. "Maybe we should order pizza?"
"Oh no! I did not just spend the last two days cooking all of this food to turn around and buy pizza. Pizza does not go with stuffing or cranberry sauce! I did not just do that!"
"Calm down. I have a ham."
"A ham? Oh, you are not cooking it. Move over!
Heather moved out of the way glad to leave her roommate to the cooking. How he could cook up a gourmet meal and swear up and down he had no interest in becoming a chef she had no clue. Max cooked better than some of the diners around where they lived. It was good for her, just not her waist-line.
"How many people are coming again?"
"Uh, ten or twelve?"
"Go get another ham."
"No, are you serious?"
Max grabbed her purse, shoving it and her keys at her as he herded her out of the door, "Go. I'll be here. I'll let everyone in. You just have to go get the biggest ham you can find."
"Ok. I'll try to hurry."
Heather walked out the door of apartment to brave the crazy masses. Hopefully she could find a store open so she could get the ham and get back as soon as possible.


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(2) Sponsors don't have to love you.
Sponsors don't need to share your passion for your cause in order to sponsor you. They just need to be able to see the commercial benefit. (It is important, though, that you have compatible values.)
(3) Look for a good fit.
Do your very best to gain sponsorship from companies, organisations or brands that seem a natural fit with your event or organisation. It's exhausting to have to be continuously trying to ram a square peg into a round hole.
(4) It's a job for a team.
Be sure your whole organisation understands why sponsorship is important to you and is prepared to treat your sponsors like marketing partners.
(5) Vaccinate against logo-itis.
Sponsorships are about more than sticking logos on everything. While your sponsorship agreement might include use of logos, if that's all you've got to offer you can't really ask for all that much in return.
(6) Get started early.
Don't count on starting your sponsorship search one day and getting it all under way the next. These things take time (sometimes a very long time). Allow plenty of time in your forward planning.
(7) Get it in writing.
Firm up all details of your arrangement in writing. That way no one is left in any doubt as to what has been agreed to.
(8) Aim high.
It's better to get one or two big, meaningful sponsorships in place than lots of small ones. There's less clutter for them, and less sponsor management for you.
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Don't ever think that once you've got the cheque your job is done. As with most things in fundraising, sponsorships are all about the relationship. You need to be in regular contact, you need to give thanks where it's due, and you need to ensure that you're always doing what you said you'd do.
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Don't go off half-cocked – before you start searching for a sponsor, read a book or two (the help sheets on this website will give you a good start), start networking, and consider doing some training. The more you know, the better you'll be.


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Winter months from October to March are considered to be ideal to visit Nagpur. Monsoons is also a good time but sightseeing could be difficult due to rains.
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Nagpur is dotted with many tourist places. You must visit Deekshabhoomi Stupa, which is Asia's biggest stupa and a sacred monument of Buddhism. Raman Science Centre, Sitabuldi Fort, Balaji Mandir, Hedgewar Smriti Temple, Japanese Rose Garden, Maharaja Baug and Narrow Gauge Rail Museum are some prominent attractions of this city. You can visit markets of Itwari, Sitabuldi, Sadar and Dharampeth to buy handicrafts, jewellery and orange products like jams, jellies, marmalades and fruit squash for family and friends. Book hotel in Nagpur near to these attractions from Goibibo.
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Nagpur is famous for street food, so you must savour Pani Puri, Pav Bhaji, Poha and Chat while on your trip. Apart from these, you must try authentic Maharashtrian thali. Varhadi That, Thaat Baat and Krishnum are some of the recommended restaurants. To pamper your sweet tooth, you must have Orange Barfi, which is the specialty of Nagpur.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was awarded $1 million for research by primary investigator Barry Maurer, an assistant professor in cell biology and biochemistry.


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