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Original Story, March 7, 2018: A Greenacres-area man is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting two children, then 10 and 6, when he was left alone with them, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office records show.
The children told a relative's neighbor about the alleged abuse in June and the family moved out of the home they lived in with the suspect, Carlos Quinones Santos, 40, records show.
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Quinones Santos was arrested Feb. 27 on sexual battery charges. He is being held in the Palm Beach County Jail without the possibility of posting bond. A judge ordered he have no contact with anyone under the age of 18.
It's unclear where the alleged sexual abuse occurred. Records indicate Quinones Santos lives south of Greenacres.
The alleged assault occurred when the children's mother left the home to run errands, the children said. He inappropriately touched them and showed at least one of the children sexually explicit videos.
He told them not to tell anyone.
They did, though, in June after alleged repeated sexual battery because they were afraid their younger sibling would endure similar abuse, they said.
Quinones Santos admitted the children may have seen inappropriate videos, but he denied ever touching them.


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Black Magic Camellia Japonica
Theaceae Camellia Japonica Black Magic
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Cannot ship to: Alaska, California, Hawaii
|Grows In
|Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F through Zone 9B · 25° to 30° F
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|Sun Exposure
|Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Dappled Light / Filtered Sun
|Soil Drainage
|Well Drained
|Resistent To
|Drought, Heat
|Flower Color
|Red, Scarlet
|Spring Blooms, Winter Blooms, Early Spring Blooms
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|Dark Green
|Average Height
|8' to 10', 10' to 12'
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Camellia Japonica 'Black Magic' is a moderate growing shrub that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 7A through 9B. It matures to an average height of 8 feet to 12 feet and an average width of 6 feet to 10 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides morning sun with afternoon shade or filtered sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained. In the spring and winter Black Magic Camellia produces red and scarlet flowers. The foliage is dark green in color. It attracts visual attention and is resistant to drought and heat.
Black Magic Camellia can be useful in the landscape along woodland borders, as a buffer or screen, in containers or planters, as a background, in shrub borders, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as an accent, under a shade tree, as a focal point or in landscape beds or islands and also in theme gardens, cottage gardens or shade gardens.
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You almost have to see it to believe it. The petals of Black Magic look like they are carved out of dark red candle wax, they are so glossy. The leaves have an interesting, serrated, holly-look. We can't grow enough of these to meet demand!
Black Magic camellia is useful to create colorful, evergreen hedges or screens. It can also be "limbed up" to form an attractive, small, evergreen tree that can be useful as a focal point specimen. It is perfect for use as espalier: trained to grow flat against a large, open wall.
Camellias prefer a fertile, moist but well-drained, acidic soil. Constantly soggy soil is a slow killer. Your new camellia should not need regular watering after the first year unless there are extended periods of dry weather during summer. Camellias do best in partial shade or filtered sun. Avoid afternoon direct sun
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Species: Japonica (Late Winter to Mid Spring Blooming) or Sasanqua (Fall to Early Winter Blooming)
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Growth Habit: Upright, Broad, Rounded, Dense, Compact, Weeping
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Light Preferences: Filtered shade to light sun
Plant Uses: Hedge, Buffer, Screen, Small Tree, Landscape Beds, Flowering Shrub Borders, Small Groupings, Specimen, Foundation Plant, Espalier, Large Containers
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As some of you may already know (I assume the majority of readers here at this time are my real world friends), I have a small Yorkshire Terrier. He never barks, but gets a bit restless while he's sleeping. Specially now during summer, when the temperature in my room gets very high. I let him sleep in the same bed as me, so far I haven't had any tics that crawled over to me, and I hope that won't change in the future (fingers crossed). But because of the heat, Oscar (the name of my dog) has been wanting to change positions every half-hour, or jump down on the cool floor. But then after cooling off for a few minutes, he wants to jump up in bed again. This has become quite a problem for me because my bed is pretty tall, and he's not able to go neither up nor down by himself, so I have to wake up every time and carry him. I don't mind carrying him, but when it's that often, and I have to be able to wake up the next morning and go to work.
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Meet the Team
Donica Nowotny
Owner / Fitness Coach / Nutrition Coach
Donica is from the San Antonio and Boerne, Texas area. She is a certified nutrition consultant and loves to help others learn how to make whole food eating part of their everyday lifestyle and wellness plan. She became involved in fitness in her early 20s through running everything from 5Ks to marathons, as well as participating in numerous cycling and triathlon events. She is certified in personal training from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), a qualified TRX Level 1 instructor and trained in first-aid, CPR, and AED. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from SMU and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston Law Center.
Donica enjoys spending time with her family and dog and all outdoor activities, including hiking, snow skiing, and wake surfing.
Jim Nowotny
Owner / Fitness Coach
Jim is from Boerne, Texas – a small hill country town outside of San Antonio. He has run various marathons and half marathons, as well as participated in many MS150 and equivalent bike rides. He enjoys spending time outdoors and with his sons as a Boy Scout and Cub Scout leader. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University and has a certification in personal training from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
He is also trained in first-aid, CPR, and AED.
Julie Stackpole
Head Fitness Coach
Julie grew up in Louisiana and earned an associate's degree from a private court reporting college in Louisiana prior to moving to Houston over 25 years ago. Julie is married with three children ages 24, 22, & 21. She has always been very passionate about health & fitness, and loves helping people get their bodies moving and eating healthy.
Julie is a Certified Group Fitness Instructor through ACE, Certified Personal Trainer through NESTA, a qualified TRX Level One instructor, trained in first-aid, CPR/AED and qualified in many other group fitness formats in addition to HIIT training. She enjoys running, and has completed many half marathons and two full marathons.
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Ali Survant
Fitness Coach
Ali is from College Station, Texas. She has a certification in personal training through the National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT) and is an ACE certified Group Fitness Instructor. Ali has always enjoyed exercise and working out with a group. She graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Journalism and then moved to Chicago. She ran the Chicago marathon and realized how much she loved participating in fitness events.
Ali enjoys spending time with her husband and kids doing anything outside, including spending time at the hunting lease in South Texas, snow skiing and practicing sports.
Lewayna Oehler
Fitness Coach
Lewayna was born and raised a Texan, growing up in Kilgore, TX. She has three children, ages 21, 18, and 14. Lewayna was an active stay-at-home mom for 14 years before deciding to pursue a career as a fitness professional.
She has been certified as personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine for seven years. Lewayna is also a certified Group Fitness Instructor through the American College of Exercise, TRX Level 1 and holds a TRX Functional Training qualification. She is passionate about helping individuals reach their health and fitness goals, and feels very blessed to be a part of so many people's journeys. In addition to always trying and learning new things in fitness, she enjoys singing, traveling the world and hiking.
Melanie Clark
Fitness Coach
Melanie is a born and raised Houstonian. She has always been passionate about fitness and athletics, in any form, from a very young age. She began kickboxing 14 years ago, which led to her desire to do more. She has over 12 years of experience in the fitness industry, including experience teaching weight, core and hydro H.I.I.T training. She is passionate about helping others achieve their goals and encouraging them to believe in themselves.
Melanie also enjoys 5k mud runs, fishing, antiquing and spending time with her husband and son. She is certified in personal training through the National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT) and is also certified in adult CPR and AED.
Molly McLarnon
Fitness Coach
Molly is from Delaware where she lived for 36 years before moving to Katy, Texas with her husband, Brian. She has a degree in Behavioral Science from Wilmington University. She was the Executive Director for the Domestic Violence Advocacy Center in Delaware, and then later became a Probation and Parole Officer for the State of Delaware. Molly is also a licensed realtor and worked with a local real estate team selling new construction homes in the resort town of Fenwick Island.
Molly has a certification in personal training through the National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT) and is also CPR/AED certified. She enjoys group fitness classes, especially spin and HIIT classes. In her free time, Molly likes spending time with her husband Brian, and their pets. She also loves traveling, a good book, beach vacations and nights out with friends.
Sally Whitworth
Fitness Coach
Sally was born in the UK, started running and working out in her teens and became a group fitness instructor and personal trainer in 1991 certified through the Royal Society of Arts London. She moved to Texas 21 years ago, and is married with three children ages 22, 19 and 16. Sally is a certified group fitness professional through ACE, a qualified TRX level 1 trainer, trained in CPR/AED and many other group fitness formats including Spin and BOSU.
In her spare time, Sally loves to walk with friends and enjoys spending time with her family and traveling.
Elizabeth Rubio
Fitness Coach/Sales Associate
Elizabeth was born and raised in Venezuela but has lived in the U.S. for the last 7 years. She is currently studying Kinesiology at the University of Houston where she is involved in the Honors College and Pre-Med Society. She also enjoys volunteering at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Katy and has done so for more than 2 years. She participated in Cross Country and Dance at Seven Lakes High School and has always been passionate about doing physical activity that is fun and motivating.
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September 26, 2009
Winnipeg Convention Centre
concert produced by Shawn Nagy / Super Oldies
Gettysbyrg Address
Satan & The D-Men
The Fifth
The Pallbearers
Rick Pearson
Justin Tyme
Hank Turko
Love Cyrcle
Electric Jug & Blues Band
The Shondels
CFRW (Connie Bredin / Chris Brooke) / WINNIPEG CONVENTION CENTRE (Susan Kost)
LONG & McQUADE MUSIC / THE PEARSON FAMILY / DAVID ABBOTT
BEST WESTERN CHARTERHOUSE / McNALLY ROBINSON (Michael Wolch)
HOWARD MANSHEIN / Pete, Dave & Ian from SOUNDART
WENDY HART / DEBBIE SHATKOWSKY from TICKETMASTER
MICHAEL GILLESPIE / FABULOUS '50s CAR CLUB / STRONGFRONT VIDEO
Attendance was 900
Full dance floor! (courtesy of Ken Pearson)
(courtesy Ken Pearson)
The Pallbearers
The crowd gathers up front for Rick Pearson
Rick Pearson (courtesy Bob Ramsey)
Love Cyrcle (courtesy Paul Newsome)
Love Cyrcle (courtesy Paul Newsome)
The Shondels (courtesy Paul Newsome)
Bruce Walker (photo from Ron Paley)
Current and former members of The Shondels:
Gary Shaw, Jack Wong, Ken Hordichuk, Chick James (Chick came in from Hawaii!)
Justin Tyme (featuring Don Gunter & Jim Maxwell) courtesy Mrs. Jim Maxwell
Justin Tyme (Jim Maxwell, Don Gunter, Shawn, Jim Drysdale, David Abbott) courtesy Mrs. Jim Maxwell
Jim Maxwell & Don Gunter
CFRW's Raccoon Carney & local legend Bob Burns (photo from Terry Stiles)
Bob Burns (photo from Ron Paley)
(photo from Terry Stiles)
Electric Jug & Blues Band (photo courtesy Claire Guenther)
Mike Hanford of Gettysbyrg Address (photo courtesy Claire Guenther)
Satan & The D-Men, and the return of the red capes! (photo courtesy Claire Guenther)
(photo courtesy Donna & Terry Stiles)
The Fifth (courtesy Paul Newsome)
John Hildebrand, Bruce Walker, Jim Grabowski, Ron Paley
Members of "The Fifth": Vance Masters, Mel Ksionzek, (Shawn), Jim Grabowski
Ron Paley, John Hildebrand, Terry Morris, Frank Wiener (photo ffrom Ron Paley)
"Congratulations on a wonderful
evening of nostalgia and music! And congratulations on another magnificent
collection of rare Winnipeg recordings.
You have contributed so much to preserving and promoting the amazing legacy of Winnipeg rock 'n' roll. Kudos to you, Shawn.
I thought Justin Tyme and Rick Pearson were the absolutely highlights of the show. Who knew Donnie Gunter still had the pipes! He was amazing.
And to hear Rick Pearson do "Merilee" and "Pretend" live was like a dream come true"
"'Twas awesome. It was great to catch up with all the other players from the other bands - hardly any of us recognized the others though"
"I attended the Wpg Rock Reunion and had a great time. Rick Pearson was awesome!
I noticed that the event was being filmed and hope that there will be a DVD of all the acts for sale soon"
"It was a great event…you should be very pleased with the outcome!"
"What a memorable night. Wonderful music & wonderful memories - I was so happy to see old friends again.
At the same time I was disappointed that some musicians made could come from the USA, Hawaii, all over Canada,
yet it seemed to be too much of an effort for some musicians that were right in Winnipeg.
Whatever their petty reasons might have been, they really missed out on a fun evening!
I don't think there will be a "next time" for this era of Winnipeg rockers. Thank you so much Shawn"
"When I closed my eyes at this concert, I could have been back in River Heights Community Centre or
Crescentwood Community Centre in the 1965 to 1969 time period. Thank you for the time and patience to put the concert together"
~ Paul Newsome (formerly with Musical Odyssey)
"I can't imagine the hours you must have put into this, and it came off without a hitch. Kudos galore!!"
"Awesome show Saturday night. As one of the younger attendees (51) I've always like 60's Winnipeg rock but didn't know what to expect.
I wasn't to be disappointed. Satan & The D-Men stole the show. I watched as they carefully climbed the steps to the stage.
I thought to myself "One of these guys is going to collapse onstage." Then the lights went on them and POW, off came 30+ years.
Keep up the great work Shawn"
"Can't tell you how much fun we had doing your show. It'll take at least a week to decompress from the whole spectacular experience.
Thanks so much for the CD (Buried Treasures). Can't stop listening to it!!!"
~ David Abbott (keyboards for Hank Turko/Justin Tyme/Rick Pearson)
"I thought Saturdays show was very successful. Hope you feel the same. Thanks for the opportunity in allowing an old guy to feel young again"
~ Len Fidkalo (Shondels/Quid)
"What a wonderful evening of entertainment, singing, and dancing. It was very nice to see everyone up on the dance floor, enjoying the evening.
A special thank you to Shawn for making it all happen. We were very honored to be in Winnipeg for this special moment,
that will stay with us forever" ~ Rick & Ardelle Pearson
"Just a note to thank you for all your work to put this program together. Thank you from the Pallbearers. We had a great time.
It was fun to see all the oldies again, and to play to such an appreciative audience. This was a big risk you took for the love of Winnipeg music"
~ Dave Hyatt (Pallbearers)
"Thanks for having us play at your gig - the night was magic"
~ Terry Toski (Pallbearers)
"Thanx for all your hard work to make the reunion show a success. As a band and as individuals, we had the best time ever.
It was a wonderful experience and one we'll never forget. We owe it all to you! Thanx again my friend!!! You are the best!!!"
~ Terry Stiles (Satan & The D-Men)
"This was a wonderful experience for Don and me. We thank you for the opportunity to be on stage again, together, after 40 years.
It was a great night and I give all the credit to you"
~ Jim Maxwell (Justin Tyme)


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Epoch‐Based Model for Stormtime Plasmapause Location
|Epoch‐Based Model for Stormtime Plasmapause Location
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|Goldstein, J, De Pascuale, S, Kurth, WS
|Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
|Date Published
|epoch‐based model; Plasmapause; plasmasphere; plume; Van Allen Probes
|The output of a plasmapause test particle (PTP) code is used to formulate a new epoch‐based plasmapause model. The PTP simulation is run for an ensemble of 60 storms spanning 3 September 2012 to 28 September 2017 and having peak Dst of −60 nT or less, yielding over 7 million model plasmapause locations. Events are automatically identified and epoch times calculated relative to the respective storm peaks. Epoch analysis of the simulated plasmapause is demonstrated to be an effective method to reveal the dynamical phases of plume formation and evolution. The plasmapause radius is found to be strongly correlated with positive solar wind electric field. The epoch‐binned PTP data are used to create the first analytical model of the plasmapause that explicitly includes plumes. We obtain this result by employing as basis functions our derived exact solutions for the Volland‐Stern convection potential. The analytical plasmapause model depends on epoch time, for moderate and strong storms, and is specified by three main parameters: the duskside plasmapause radius and two tuning coefficients. The epoch‐based analytical model is shown to agree to within 0.5 RE with nightside in situ plasmapause crossings by the Van Allen Probes on 17 March 2015. Compared to dayside plume crossings on 26 June 2000, the model agrees within 0.7 RE of radius and 0.8 RE azimuthal distance. This level of agreement is comparable to that achieved by the full dynamic PTP simulation.
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|J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics
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October Newsletter
Busy month at DeMont Guitars! . First half of October has been filled with design and manufacturing processes of a new DeMont / Guyatone US auto wah pedal designed with the help of famous engineer Toshihiko Torii (Sony, Hao, Guyatone, DeMont Japan) Expect to see the pedal for sale by early 2015, and don't forget to follow along on our partner companies facebook page: www.Facebook.com/Guyatone
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Lawrence March has been a long-time friend of DeMont Guitars, and recently we repaired an acoustic bass of his with a neck completely broken in half!
You'd never know now after being glued, primed, painted, finished and buffed, as well as a new fret or two. We didn't think he would mind a couple added features such as an old photo of Nate & himself on the headstock and a rosette complete with his logo.
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When you're on the hunt for a new vehicle, Mazda answers the call with many impeccable options that are efficient, eye-catching, and chockfull of premium features.
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Guest-Starring: Dr. Jeffrey Miles
Date: November 28th, 2010
Maggie's found the mishandled agent — with some help —, only to find she'll have to go through the Institution's esteemed proprietor to get a glimpse — and a glimpse is all it is.
"The Rabbit Hole"
NY Psych Institution
"Right this way."
That's what the nurse said, muffled by the sheen of plastic walling separating the nurses' front station from the general populace — a sleek, see-through box — threshold into another, guarded realm of white walls and cold, indistinct tiling. The smell is the taint of sterilization. A couple of robed patients roam the first hallway, gaping unabashedly at Detective Powers; in the distance, someone's shouting, wailing with unknown purpose the way an infant might. When the office door closes behind her, all of this goes away. The comforts are as thick as the carpeted floor: a lush desk and chair, wall-to-wall bookcases rivaled only by wall-to-wall plaques and degrees staring them down opposite.
"It's meant to be a rather overwhelming ensemble," comments the man at the desk. "This is where I intimidate sponsors into investing more money." Grey hair does not diminish his stature, nor amass of deep wrinkles weaken his state. Dr. Jeffrey Miles is no less than the distinguished his firepower of degrees paints him to be. High forehead, the rest of his salt-and-pepper hair swept back to acknowledge the balding; he has both beard and mustache, crisply defined around thick eyebrows, grandfatherly eyes, and a very large and particular nose. Weathered, but cared for, hands part, opening in welcome. They plant to the desk and he rises off their support.
"Detective Powers," her name is uttered with all the weight of familiarity in reputation. "We meet." At last.
"So we do," his visitor chirps, friendly, but just short of smiling. Thus recognized, her eyebrows raise ever-so-slightly into sharper curves, her lips purse in study — analyzing an analyzer. "I guess my reputation precedes me," she says lightly. As for the reputation of the man whose realm she stands in, she glances to each wall perceptively; but her study is quick, and doesn't linger on any of the framed accomplishments or book spines.
If Detective Powers looks like a cop, the evidence is mostly underneath warm, comfy layers. Her coat goes a way in wrapping her in a cheerful red, and her scarf in winter white. Her recent foray through the late fall air into the hospital marks her otherwise pale cheeks like rouge, only calming now that she's been ushered through into the closed-in office.
It's nevertheless heavy black boots that take Maggie with a particularly straightforward lope to his desk. Confident, save for her greeting as she says, "Doctor— Miles." The unfamiliar way of speaking a familiar name makes her greeting unintentionally unsure. She is sure: this is the face of the psychiatrist and author revered upon on the websites she saw the night before. She holds out her hand before quite coming to a stop.
Clasp of his hand to hers, "Thus the purpose of a reputation," he says warmly in disagreement, "But not yours in particular, my dear." After their hands have parted, and through the process of easing him into his chair he proposes, "And what do you prefer I call you by? You are a detective, of course — invested in your job. But you are not here purely as a badge, at which point— well. There's no need to be unnecessarily confrontational."
There are items on the desk in front of Maggie: various scientific toys, and an old-fashioned miniature clock that doesn't tick. A distinct lack of papers, and with no filing cabinet in sight, means there's, however, nothing at all to read. Beyond the minor distractions, those letters posted on the wall, there is but little choice other than to resort to playing, gawking at credentials, or staring down the very man who earned them.
Maggie chooses to stare. While such a stare could easily be challenging, hers has not taken that turn — it's simply her steady, bright regard. Her answer is light and dismissive and a polite smile appears. "Detective is fine, so is Maggie…" Better than dear. "Wouldn't want to be confrontational." Taking a step back after her firm shake of the psychiatrist's hand, she doesn't sit down. She only stands with a wide stance and tucks her hands into the front pockets of her black slacks, hidden until now under the fall of her coat. It doesn't look like she's planning on staying long enough for Dr. Miles to use any of her monikers much at all.
"I'm here because you took Miles' settlement, from the Bureau," Maggie states— speaking of names, she clarifies, "your son's." Calm, factual… "I'm looking for him. And I think you're the one who knows where he can be found." Her gaze shifts for the first time, to the side, down, beyond, indicative of a place beyond this lavish office, and back again. Determined. "I'd like to see him." It would seem, without any work in front of him, Dr. Miles could appear at a loss. But his hands lay without need of fidgeting; his dark, consuming, watch on Maggie is unrelenting. He gives as good as he gets from the detective. "Ah, yes. That unfortunate business," comes the comment on reminder of the recent settlement. "Hopefully now it will be put to some good."
His gaze does not exactly intensify on her searching, requests. Though some further wrinkles consume his narrow eyes, he betrays no additional reaction but a devotion to hear her out. Fingers curling around each other, deliberate, calculating motions of folding, he rests on planted elbows. His regard has become that of an authority, contemplating and then doling out the law. "I'm unhappy to say that Laurence is not in a place to receive visitors at this time."
"He's here, isn't he— " Maggie asserts, taking a step closer to the man's all-important desk. Her hands are jarred out of her pockets and swing stiffly to her sides. Again, her gaze moves off the psychiatrist, this time making it all the way over her shoulder to the door before it returns, pointed by her increasingly evident need-to-know and, for a moment, suspicion. " — here or somewhere like here." Legitimate curiosity washes over Dr. Miles from the detective; that, rather than accusation, paints her question: "What harm could possibly come from him having visitors?" she asks, trying, attentively, to work out this logic.
"He's in a very tentative mental state," levels Dr. Miles, his fingers readjusting only once and without agitation. It isn't readable off his face that he's speaking about his own flesh and blood; the voice, while full-bodied in tone, is clinical in scope. "Visitors from his old life, especially one such as yourself, would only excite him, counteracting any progress so far."
"His old… life— " Maggie, with a downward flicker of her brows, weighs over the Dr. Miles' wording and seems to find it not to her liking. "How would that… counteract— no," she determines, gesturing with one hand and a quick movement of her red sleeve, "how is that a bad thing." Though she seems impassioned on this point, Maggie's words slow down, even out, posed sensibly. "I'm not… a psychiatrist, and I'm not looking for a psych profile on … your son, Dr. Miles, but…"
But … she's quite willing to have a different opinion on Laurie than that of the renowned mind doctor.
"I know that if he's here— he didn't want to be. He'll need a reminder that there's more than this. He'll need something good." Maggie's hand falls slowly from the air; she smiles once, a brief brightness between complete seriousness before she rationally implores of Dr. Miles, suggesting, "Let me see him once. If it somehow … sets … him back? I'll go. I'll wait."
A trace of a nod — old life — with none of Maggie's prejudices. Bringing his head in, Dr. Miles lets his mouth tap several times to the top knuckles of his folded hands; already, he scripts an answer to her unfinished questions. Perceived naivety earns the detective more patience, and the hints of upturn around the edges of his mouth that suggest a smile without giving one. People's minds might fill in the blank where his expression doesn't quite make.
"No, he won't." He corrects her amiably, and nonjudgmental. "You see, Maggie, revisiting past interactions, such as with yourself, reverts behavior — whether conscious or not — and tempts our patient to indulge in old habits, thought patterns…" A crisp shake of his head, mouth pulling. His hands separate to cup in holding around either side of his face. "If there was any good back then, it is far too embroiled in the mind with the delusions. No, no," his hands fall to the pattern of a second shake of the head — again, deliberate; the impression becomes that he makes the gesture more for her than any inclination of his. "He may not want to be here, but many do not recognize what they need. Especially not at first. Some day he'll come to see it… and I am prepared should he not."
"However," now the mouth dips again, forming several notes of approval without truly confining itself to a state. "As you were the one to bring this to our attention — you asked to see him? I can arrange that. However — you will not be able to speak. I'll inform the nurse."
Dr. Miles is eyed, at length, for each of his answers: every gesture and every impression of one. Maggie's gaze is on its way to hardening, and after her stand-still pause at the end of his statement, it's solid; sharp; she's not content. But through this, she nods once, one little curt bob of her head, and she, too, hints at a smile without a smile actually showing itself — polite as she can be while eyeing the psychiatrist in such a way. Inform the nurse; she'll take what she can get.
Once skepticism flashes in the eyes of the detective, as it does now, however, it's hard to dull the spark. That her opinions on these matters should mean less than that of the successful psychiatrist in front of her doesn't seem to put a damper on her speaking them; only slows her down for a moment. "Miles is … many … things," she begins to pose politely; her doubt shows through, "but … delusional?"
"Gets it from his mother," laments the father, by giving the impression of doing so, "He was really rather irresponsibly affected when she passed." With his hand on the phone, but delayed in dialing, he holds the receiver against his shoulder in rest. "These are lesser symptoms we're seeing so far, but we are armed enough for the signs here. Especially self-harm in the broad spectrum he was displaying. He might as well have been shouting it— Hold, please— " nodding that she exhibit patience, he depresses buttons for the extension, ringing up a station below.
On the answer, "Yes, it's Dr. Miles. I have a visitor here to be taken to see Laurence … — no, leave him there; she'll only be looking in. Yes. Thank you."
Phone drops into its holster, Dr. Miles' hand giving it a satisfied pat before returning to the other. "Now then," he describes, with the same cool allowance, light; polite, "We have a couple of minutes if you'd like to get any of the rest of that off your mind."
With a flicker, Maggie's eyes narrow right around "irresponsibly affected" and remain such; this dubious, sharp-eyed expression — critical — is still what greets Dr. Miles after the phone call. She opens her mouth in what begins as incredulity, leaning toward a question; she clamps it shut. Slightly rushed politeness and the brief, tight smile to match have Maggie saying only, "I— no, thank you, if it's all the same I'm going to wait in the hall…" And so she does; or so that's the plan. She regards Dr. Miles a quick moment longer, turns, and heads to wait for that nurse with the rest of what's on her mind staying there.
That mere notion of a comment reads as if a whole sentence to Dr. Miles, whose noncommittal expressions lean towards amusement, gently wrinkling his eyes; he remains calm, pleasant, and give a languidly accepting nod to Maggie's forced politeness. "Go ahead, my dear," precedes her steps, sounding as much that he's allowed her to go as it was her suggestion. Strings of insinuated puppetry walk the detective out, clinging like cobwebs even after his, "We'll speak next time, perhaps," has ushered her out the door. Perhaps, the perhaps does not sound so meant at all.
Perhaps not, my dear — but the venerated psychiatrist cannot see the exacting arch of Maggie's eyebrows that would say so. Stepping out of the office is like stepping into another world again, and it's not a particularly welcoming one, given its purpose — but once the door closes behind her, she appears faintly relieved to have left Dr. Miles behind. She rolls her shoulders, as if brushing off his presence — the remnants those invisible puppet strings he thinks to be there. She can feel them try to pull.
Rather than wait, stationary, to be led, Maggie takes up an idle stroll down the hallway, her hands in her pockets, her steps slow. Curiosity guides her direction and inches her along a little farther every few moments.
Despite what it's interior might suggest, Dr. Miles' office is not so far separated from the general mill of hospital life. Not that much is there to embody that; every door is kept shut, and all are clearly labeled for their purpose. Classrooms and other offices, supply cabinets. There's another figure loitering at the end of the hall in a white, tie-less robe, staring out of a window done up with irons bars; his fingers curl around this restraint forlornly.
But in a couple of minutes — exactly as the good doctor predicted — there are footsteps from beyond, that turn of the hallway that first led to the office. "Excuse me," comes the sharp insert down the hallway, leaning more like a hey you from the sharp-nosed nurse, "There is no wandering without escort."
Spun straight out of her look down the hall, the harmlessly lurking visitor faces the nurse precisely, her eyes wide in an instant — only in mild, short-lived, blinking surprise, no guilt to be found. "Oh, I'm sorry!" Maggie says, her benign smile flooding with warm with apology; she didn't mean to break a hospital rule. She strides quickly toward the nurse to resolve the escort dilemma. "I didn't intend— I know someone's supposed to take me to see a patient. Laurence Miles…?"
"Harumph," the nurse pronounces quite specifically, too long here to care much who hears her say what, "Are you really? Bein' pretty isn't gonna help you with me, so you can just put that away," she gives a scrub-off wave to Maggie's face — somewhere she can't rightfully reach at her height versus the detective's. "Come on, then, miss no intentions. Your little friend's got himself in the quiet room." She's already by now been leading the way, around sterile halls and now reaching a flight of stairs. It takes some time for her to grasp onto the railing and heave herself, grumbling, down.
Down, and down. One flight past is a peek into a common room — also white — there's peeks of color here and there in patients' arts and crafts, or a couple of childish toys and board games. For the most part, everyone huddles away from everyone else, muttering to themselves or intermittently shouting.
Then down some more; this hallway, while white, has a brush of cold that paints it even duller. Standing at the end to the left, a bodyguard in pale blue scrubs, his hands folded behind his back. He gives no regard but stares, uncaring, ahead.
Maggie, unable to put away her face, is at least bewildered into silence by the nurse. She follows down, down into the depths of the hospital; this faraway section in which Laurie has apparently been confined. Each step further down this hallway brings with it a sort of unease that has Maggie shifting her arms about within her roomy coat. Having kept a few wide paces behind the nurse, she now catches up as she regards the guard and his imitation of a statue. When she speaks again, she's quiet, the way one might speak with a hush while in church. "What exactly is the quiet room?"
"It's just what it sounds like," is the snappy explanation, "For those who need a little time-out." Without further adieu to the room, she swipes a security card — without cord — on a door labeled Observation. Pushing it the first inch with a wizened hand, she eyes Maggie narrowly. "Now, you haven't gone through security so you ain't safe to wander abouts, missy. Not wearing that coat all willy-nilly like. No pass, no wandering. So when you're done, you just hold tight until someone comes to get you." The nurse clearly is not following; she barely even holds the door long enough for it to be caught before she's shuffling off.
The inside holds a familiar setting to the detective at home in a station. This observation room entails only space for a small audience, sans furniture; another bodyguard hovers near one wall, staring with unwavering concentration at another: the fourth wall; it's made, except for the last few feet to the ground, of a shaded plastic. The fake window does not allow glimpses in, but shows an uninterrupted view of the one beyond. Four white walls, a plastic table secured to the floor. And Laurie.
The consultant has made use of the only available item inside the bland room. Lying with his back on the table, his arms wrapped behind his head in support, he is also equipped with a stare — his to the ceiling, as though it were full of stars instead of white endlessness. Both legs bent, one is propped over the other. He could be relaxing anywhere. But in a grey v-neck shirt, lifeless grey slacks — bare feet — and clean-shaven — gone are the goatee and mustache — he's in the hospital's care.
She doesn't see him at first; she's busy catching the door and inching it open enough for her and her security risk of a coat to slip through. She's busy taking in the sight of the observation room and its familiar set-up, glancing at the second body guard and giving him a vague nod of hello, not quite sure whether or not he saw or that he cares about her existence beyond keeping her from breaking a rule.
But then she does see him; she sees him and she's drawn to the glass like a magnet, stepping straight up to it right in the middle. Maggie's smile is almost instantaneous, and for that instant, it's brilliant— before it wavers down to small and unsteady … relieved. Her right hand presses against the glass — lightly, just enough to flatten the highest points of her palm and fingertips against the one-way surface. Her fingers curl and move in random successions as if contemplating making noise, or reaching straight through. Her gaze is much less still than that of the man inside: it's ever-moving, searching, alive.
Once in a while, Laurie's crossed foot bobs. Besides the rise and fall of his chest, it's the singular only movement in the substantially featureless room. No slight noise permeates from Maggie to him; she sees him, but they are separated. A button just below her is to the potential intercom system. Though touching it seems as likely to bring the sharp-nosed nurse down upon her as anything else.
The other eyes in the room glue same as hers: searching, watching, being absolutely sure of movement in a man not moving. This bodyguard is not so still always. He shifts, fidgets once in a while. After there's been quiet for some time, his hands folding and unfolding a few times more in habit than discomfort, he breaks the meditation: "This is— pretty much all he ever does in there. Whenever you're— ready?"
"No— " Maggie answers straight away, then slows, "…not yet— " she says with the calm that would otherwise make her a child asking for a later bedtime, " — another minute." She continues to look in, to watch. It's a strange observatory. Her eyes, with their faint gleam, are acutely empathetic against the odds — she has never been contained in this way — and her smile fades as her watch becomes studying of Laurie's walls.
She glances to her right, trying to look over her shoulder to get the guard's attention again. It doesn't work— that is, she doesn't get that far; she only looks back through the window again, at Laurie. It's momentum, second time's the charm. "What did he do that he has to stay in the quiet room?" she asks over her shoulder. "How long does he have to be in here?"
"Disruptive behavior or other excess is the usual cause," informs the bodyguard easily; his stance loosens some, though he cannot return the courtesy of Maggie's glance. His eyes remain fastened as though permanently on the room through the window. "Duration… is typically until they've settled and can prove they'll behave. In this case— " He gives an open-ended shrug — confused, not wanting to be judging. "Anyway, he's always been fine with me — then again… I wasn't here in the beginning…"
"He looks like he's behaving up to standard…" Maggie comments and, on that note, "Your job must get boring sometimes." You know — essentially the job she's been doing for the last few minutes, staring in so watchfully; hers, granted, a less clinical regard. It's the guard she looks to with interest now rather than the patient — though her hand remains upon the glass, flattening more solidly there. A perceptive glint in her eye for the guard's non-judgmental confusion, she asks, curious — but soft; this isn't an interrogation, even though it looks like one side of an interrogation room, "What's different about this case? What happened in the beginning?"
"He always looks like he's behaving," argues the bodyguard, shifting defensively before forcing it away with several rapid blinks. "Then suddenly you realize he's dancing with somebody, or painting faces instead of canvasses…" Blurs of feelings conflict: amusement, exasperation — that sharp monotony from when you've been reprimanded a few too many times. Then, suddenly, his mouth claps shut. His eyes flicker, hating their post for a second where he wants to stare down Maggie. "Ma'am— you're not a reporter, are you? We've been told to be very careful about reporters at this time."
Smiling in a way that seems almost fond, Maggie seems heartened by the account of Laurie's antics. "I'm not sure I'd call it misbehaving… so much as… just behaving. That sounds like Miles." She glances in for a moment with a little frown; poor guy.
"And no, I'm not a reporter," she informs the guard with a smile over her shoulder. He might not be able to see it in completeness, but her voice is full of calm reassurance. She's less reassured herself when she turns back to look through into Laurie's quiet room and the vague hint of her own reflection, looking back at her and clamping down on an uneasy guilt. "I work at the police department," she explains. "I'm his partner." Except when she technically is not — like now. Maggie slides her hand slowly off the glass and folds her arms, spending a moment with her head down looking at the intercom.
"They're not supposed to touch," the young man explains more openly to Maggie after her identification, his head dipping towards her as if he were to glance that way, but his eyes remaining straight on. Keenly, he's attentive as Laurie stretches his arms out to either side, letting them fall off the not so roomy table. "But every time he gets in here, it's just— well, this." The lying. The staring. "Director says he's testing us and we have to be sharp on, but then again— Director and he got into a huge row that first week. Same time he banged himself up so bad."
Now, the guard's folded arm unwinds, pointing Maggie back to her observance through the plastic. Sure enough, there's faded red marks all up and down those stretched arms. "Police, though, huh… somehow," he squints as ever at the star-gazing quiet room resident, "I'm not sure I see it."
"Yeah…" Maggie says — agrees, in fact, with a touch of knowing amusement. As she looks in on the familiar patient, she shares quietly with the guard: "I didn't either. At first."
She spends the next few moments continuing her watch of the uneventful room, noting the marks along Laurie's arms with a frown and a tip of her head thoughtfully to one side. Ever thinking. Turning, then, to more or less face the guard, she folds her arms behind her along the lower edge of the observation window and leans.
"For the record … he could be testing you… or… he could just be laying there," Maggie informs him lightly, conversational and familiar with the oddity behind the glass, her brows high as she goes on, "he can stay remarkably still for someone who's always in the middle of wandering away. He looks pretty zen in there. I know it's the rules, or what … seems … to be the rules from … the Director, but— " She shrugs and, behind her, makes tiny adjustments: a quiet stretch of one arm there, an exact reach of her fingers there.
The presumed off-limits intercom activates at her covert touch. On her pause, as she holds down the button just out of sight between conversation, nothing but dead air transfers through. The quality of sound beyond the barrier is changed from sheer quiet to expectant quiet before her voice, its echo likely giving her away to the guard, rings through to the other side. It's serene in its opinion, and distinctly hers. "… He shouldn't … have … to be alone."
It's that technological buzzing, inescapable at first button's touch, that drags the guard's eyes finally away from his post of watching the man through the window. A stern, but not unsympathetic, line becomes of his eyebrows. His hand parts in order to gesture briskly upwards in the air; lift, it instructs, get off it. After a longer second, his instruction not held up but replaced by that patient folding in front of him, he speaks the same way he looked: sad in sympathy, apologetically factual. "I'm sorry, ma'am, but— like I said, that's— all he does… I don't think he even knows you're here."
Covert mission statement passed — and, true to the guard's word, Laurie remains in holding pattern. Foot slightly bouncing, arms out to his side, and his eyes passing beyond the white ceiling. The same.
Maggie, looking over her shoulder through to Laurie, gives him a rather critical eye. It turns thoughtful, and the button remains pressed— as if she's contemplating saying something further, despite the words of the guard. Eventully, though, her eyes roll all the way back to the watchful employee, and she complies without argument — she lifts off the intercom slowly, the technological noise fading, the last of her words caught in the intercom, "Well, he will," she says, distant even besides drifting through the speaker. For the most part, she seems to bypass the sympathy given to her; she doesn't react, she doesn't respond. Her voice now only for the guard, she asks, polite, pleasant, despite her little transgression seconds ago, "Do I wait for the nurse to come back now, or…"


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June 20, 2004
Sleeve Hell
I just read Amber's post about being in sleeve hell. There's nothing quite so monotonous as knitting the sleeves of a beautiful sweater, after spending weeks on the body.
I once read a suggestion from Elizabeth Zimmermann regarding sleeve hell. She suggested keeping the body of your sweater near your knitting chair or sofa, wherever you most enjoy knitting. Then keeping sleeves on needles in other places at the same time.
I did this once. One sleeve lived in a little basket on my kitchen table for when I had to stay near the stove. The other lived in my car for when I had to wait in line or in traffic. The body and both sleeves were finished at nearly the same time.
Unfortunately, the Tomten sleeves are knitted on to the body, from shoulder to cuff. So I will have to spend some time, at a minimum, in sleeve purgatory.
It's ok though. The Tomten is completely Garter Stitch. I've already knit almost 7 inches, up from the bottom!
I hope your Father's Day is spent with those you love the best!
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June 19, 2004
The scarlet yarn I've waited for is finally here!
This is Brownsheep Nature Spun, Color N48 Scarlet. I love the way that word sounds! It has been on back order since March. It seems the Brownsheep roof fell in from the snow.
I'm going to use it to make Khi a new Tomten jacket from Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Workshop.
His old blue one lasted 3 years, but now will go into the box for future grandchildren!
We have had a tropical heat wave for over a week. It has been unbearable. Tonight it finally broke. The temperature is supposed to be in the 50's! I'm off to my porch to knit in the cool breeze!
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June 14, 2004
The Greatest Show on Earth
This week end was the end of the season circus show for my kids. The theme was Carnavale!
The teenagers performed beautiful adagio dances.
And amazing aerial tricks
The littles enjoyed the backstage excitement
the warming up
and most of all the performance!
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E27 Pendant Lamp - E27 Yellow - Outlet
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The E27 Pendant Lamp designed by Mattias Stahlbom is a striking naked bulb that plays with the subtle aesthetics and simplicity of industrial design. The pendant can be used as a single light source, in pairs, rows and clusters to create a modern Scandinavian chandelier.
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