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Yesterday I saw a cardiologist fro the first time.
I've had many EKG's because my pulse runs really high, but I had yet to see someone for it. My pulse was running around 120-140 bpm all the time, until I started propranolol two weeks ago. I'm now on 60mg of extended release propranolol, and my pulse is 100-115 bpm most of the time. So, there is some improvement but not a lot.
They did multiple EKG's, and echo, and a stress test, which I wasn't expecting. During the stress test my heart rate got up to 190 bpm. That's not good at all. Last week I had a 24 hour Hilter monitor, so she also looked at those results. Besides being incredibly tachycardic they didn't find any abnormalities with my heart. Because of this the cardiologist sent a referral to a Cardiac Electrophysiologist.
I'm happy nothing appears to be seriously wrong with my heart, but it's annoying to constantly get results that come back "fine" when you're obviously not fine. I've tried a few other medications for the tachycardia ( metoprolol & Nadolol ) but they both caused my blood pressure to bottom out. My blood pressure has run a little low on the propranolol, but nothing too bad.
We're on to yet another specialist, or as the cardiologist called him a "super specialist." I hope he'll have some answers for me, but the cardiologist doesn't think he'll be able to do much. I'd rather not have a heart attack at 30 or some other major heart problem, because I have issues now that aren't being resolved. Being chronically ill is strange, because you want everything to be okay, but then you tired of getting "good" results when they can't figure out whats wrong with you.
On an unrelated note, in a previous post I mentioned briefly that my Grandmother was diagnosed with oral squamous cell cancer and is having her surgery next Thursday. Any prayers and positive thoughts would be very appreciated! If they find cancer in the bone, then she'll have to have another surgery to remove a major portion of her jaw, and then transplant part of her tibia to hold her jaw together. In other words, it wouldn't be good situation, so we are hoping and praying for the best news possible.
Have you been to an electrophysiologist? If so, what was your experience like?
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Christina, BOFC co-owner, recounts some of her favorite stops from a quick wedding weekend in Malibu, California.
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We seriously snagged the most amazing Airbnb. The Rolling Stone Cottage is a guest house on a gorgeous private home minutes from Zuma Beach and Point Dume. Clawfoot tub? Check. Lemon Trees? Check. A basketball court? Sure, why not!
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If you thought brunch was a big deal in Atlanta, we don't have anything on how they do this in Malibu. It's a true affair and the food at V's stands up to the hype. I recommend the salmon benedict, a side of Portobello fries, and a Giger Fix to wash it down.
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iPhone 7 Plus Camera and What to Expect from Taking Shots with It from the Phone
Many young people do like taking shots of themselves and everything around them, right? They like it so much that it becomes a must to get good camera from the new phone they choose to buy. How about iPhone 7 Plus camera then? Can we expect good things from it? Well, of course we can. To find this out, let's see what this phone has to offer in its camera here below.
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It has been something common nowadays for hand phones to be designed with dual camera. As you might have known, the phone has one designed on the front and one at the back. However, the quality of photos each can give is different from each other. If you read through iPhone 7 Plus camera specs, you will be able to find out that it has its rear camera better.
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Monday, August 25, 2008
Isle of the Signatories
by Marjorie Welish
Sorry I've been a little lax with my posts as of late. I went to Philadelphia last week to visit some friends and didn't have much time to read or write, other than getting through "The Third Policeman" on the Chinatown bus to and from. I don't want to make any promises I can't keep, but this week should see a good number of posts, as I'm still on vacation until Labor Day, and will be spending the rest of my time reading, working on some poetry, and hopefully applying for grants. Additionally, my band, Twin Stumps, will be playing a show on Saturday at Asterisk in Brooklyn with Drunkdriver, the Unholy Two and Pink Reason. Drunkdriver is one of the best new bands I've seen in a while, so I recommend you check it out if you're in the area! Enough shameless self-promotion though, let's look at Marjorie Welish's wonderful new collection of poetry!
What is the "trace" of a word? Does a word signify authorship, ownership, narrative? Marjorie Welish's new book of poems, "Isle of the Signatories," concerns itself with the implications of a word's imprint. These are poems formed from the text we generally relegate to the background– graffiti, signposts, and advertisements. Graffiti's "unentitled word" is here elevated to the same level as "the entitled word" of poetry – the two become indistinguishable. If we no longer disregard this text, what with our postmodern lens, we are still guilty of assuming it to be authorless. It is basically regarded as negligible, while poetry remains rarefied. But aren't we in contact with this negligible text to a far greater degree than we are with poetry's "entitled text?"
"Isle of the Signatories" begins with an omission of text, "The following lines were omitted:..," which signifies the presence of an ordering author – someone has to be doing the cutting, right? But the book also begins with a reference to Poussin: "Even in Arcady I exist/ e-signature in whose writings/ lies the body/ or its facsimile/ Et in arcadia, I also, Pierre/ Saw "Pierre" there also." So, here we have a presence! The "graffiti" on the tomb in Poussin's famous painting alerts the ignorant to Death's presence. Doesn't it also signify an omission? Isn't Death a present omission? Next, the name "Pierre" is a signature and supposes a body. "Name, signature." A signature is the mark of a name and a name must be affiliated with a body. Here there is an act, the writing of "…A signature-/ Her singular voiceprint/ Which is to say "I am here"…" And an act means there is a narrative at play – a give and take of omission and presence.
Later on in the book, Welish writes through various short stanzas utilizing the phrase "O pen." This phrase exists on one hand as the physical presence of language. This is a technique that reminds me of a similar tactic used by Rae Armantrout, in which the word is utilized as a thing instead of simply as a referent. "O pen" also literally presents the spacing alluded to by the word "open," here we have a hole. The word is not a hole, but has holes, as Robert Creeley said. But then, isn't this also a lyrical reference to the pen itself, without which the phrase could not be written. The pen is both the author, it is what writes, and it is the creative conduit, that is, what the author is writing through. "O pen" becomes nothing a nothing of writing and of reading/ the ink frequents, providing us with a sentence…" There is a nothing, a lack, within words, even a creative word. "O pen" is an extraordinarily ambiguous phrase, destabilizing the stability of the lyrical "O." The subject is in questions, as we later learn "…that "O pen" is a signature of one who would have his/ epithet "in movement"…" The word is the epithet of the pen, or of the thought even.
In addition to being a poet, Welish is also a painter. We see a concern throughout "Isle of Signatories" with the mark. Graffiti, for Welish, provides a wonderful metaphor for the "signing" which the putting down of words entails. "Graffiti never ceases…Graffiti here is prettily concrete….Graffiti is immediately encounterable…" Graffiti, then, accomplishes many of the goals of modernist poetry. Here we have a text that is concrete, approaching sculpture and architecture. Graffiti is also a thing itself, aside from just the representation of one. Graffiti acknowledges a "…public space as knowledge withdrawing from politics…" Graffiti creates a space to be apprehended and comprehended by everyone. The public text is a democratic text! Additionally, graffiti can be perceived and processed immediately. There is a direct flow from the author to the text to the recipient.
But, then, gaps are liable to appear. Welish is too good of a writer to disregard the discrepancies of graffiti or any text. Graffiti does not provide answers for Welish, but helps clarify her questions. Text is a "Tomb of the Unknown/ name/ date/ name/ birth and death/ place/ name halfway between/ together with/ birth and death…" Words such as "name" and "date" are empty signifiers in and of themselves. They hold space, but also signify space's lack. There is no specific name within the word itself, but the lack of one. The signature, then, is "…an unoccupied footprint. A footprint unoccupied/ and without impetus in equivalent sentences…" Welish's assessment of the background jargon of graffiti and signposts does not entirely give into the unpoetic; she does not employ such a jargon at the expense of more conventional poeticisms . There is as much lack in graffiti as there is anywhere else. Even the pieces which exhibit the most Duchamp-esque dissonance, "Unfolding Yes" and "Art & Language Writes an Epitaph" returns, finally, to a poeticism. Welish crafts a poetry of beauty – unconventional beauty, but beauty nonetheless. She shows us "…beauty, the beautiful word."
"Art & Language Writes an Epitaph" contains the ecstatic invitation "LET'S WRITE ALL OVER THE PLACE…," referring both to the concrete wall of the streets and the wall or canvas of the page. The text here spirals along the page in bold capitals, grouped in a variety of rhythmic patterns. In "Art & Language"s second part, Welish assumes a step-pattern reminiscent of William Carlos Williams. The theme remains consistent – text, authorship and the creative mark, but her subject shifts from the street-level physicality of the first part's "NYLON STRING TACKED WET.." to a more ekphrastic rumination- Welish here grapples with art itself, and modernism in particular. "Modernity: where ore when?/ More noise! For some persons, pessimism." Ah! Look at how nicely Welish ties this section into themes of place and position, as well as considering the pitfalls of modernism, its "pessimism," she writes. In addition to place, Welish tackles temporality- that of course leading to narrative, because story could not exist outside time. Welish asks "When did the modern era begin?/ Ahh!... When did modernity begin?/ I don't know./ (ground? groundless?)" Welish admits to her own subjectivity, that as author she is not in possession of an ultimate authority.
Welish's musical ear and attunement to language's physicality provide wonderful footholds for the reader who might otherwise be lost amidst the text's thorniness. Here we see "…the poet is preparing to detonate/ meaninglessness…" This linguistic play and its resultant musicality allows meaning to organically fill the words, instead of the words being force-fed some subscripted "meaning." Welish occasionally utilizes Celan-esque collisions of words, as we move from "…Transbluensency…" to "…Transcendency.." or hear both "emptying" and "tempting in "…Probably deleted/ Themnpting thought." Repetition aids rhythm, as a line like "German has not so many words"/ as it has heartbeats/ and staggers." is immediately followed on the next page by "German has not so many words as it has Catharsis/ Catharsis/ Lyrics…" Welish possesses an innate awareness of sound with the smaller unit as well. Listen to how "rolled" effortlessly transforms a couple words later into "scroll." I'm personally turned off by poetry that too actively pursues lushness –excessiveness luxuriance often causes the poet to slip into logophilia. Thankfully, Welish displays a smooth deliberateness with words that establishes a physical bond with the reader, instead of simply seducing the reader. This writing does not display its prowess through show or flamboyant, but inherent beauty and unity.
Logistical dissonance and impermeability combine with linguistic nuance to engage the reader with the text. This helps anyone who encounters "Isle of the Signatories" to become "The Competent Reader" mentioned early in the book. The importance of the surface itself is acknowledged. Welish supposes "…breaking the surface with another surface/ is a composition,/ a composition that would interpose a bruise/ "and [so] seemeth greater"…" The text, through its impermeability, allows itself to become an examined text, which leads to an examined life! Towards the end of the book, Welish writes "…the unexamined life is not, is not this, is not this frequented half…" Yes, and here we see that life is not within the text, but suggested by it. Remember the question raised above, of the signature and the presence of its author? That question is not answered by the close of "Isle of the Signatories." How could it be? Instead, Welish offers the reader a gift, an aid towards transforming a text into an examined text – towards an assertive examination of text and of life. Here are suggestions.
As Welish writes, "The reader will be well advised to fathom the obscurity by asking…" That aligns with Flann O'Brien's train of thought in "The Third Policeman," not looking for answers, but for questions.
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Readings: Exodus 18:13-27, Romans 12:3-8, Matthew 9:35-38
Gifts of the Spirit
"Something is coming," the Spirit warned in my heart. My heart beat faster and I looked up, locking eyes immediately with a young woman coming in the restaurant's door. She had her arm around a younger woman, and she held her even tighter as she glared at me. The evil in her eyes made me shiver and I prayed hard and fast against her, against Satan, and for the release of the younger woman. My daughter whispered to me, "Do you know her?" I replied without moving my gaze, "No, but the Spirit in me sure recognizes the spirit in her!" It was a direct collision. One of my spiritual gifts is distinguishing between spirits, and though it isn't very common these days as far as I can tell, it is still gifted - the Lord alerts some of us with a clear recognition of another's spirit, and some people can distinguish truth from lies in circumstances and theology. The spiritual gifts survey we can take this weekend shows the gift as discernment, but for me, the old fashioned term distinguishing spirits fits the way it "works" with me. What's your gift? How does God want you to use it? Don't be afraid to share with others what your spiritual gifts are. Romans 12:6 says, "We have different gifts, according to the grace given us." The Lutheran Study Bible commentary says, "Faith receives gifts of grace from God's hand. This realization counters the human tendency to be puffed up about one's gifts." God gives grace upon grace, and we have the privilege of receiving from Him and using the gift for His purposes, in an unending cycle of grace and service. Thank you all for using your different gifts for His glory and His purpose. Peace and joy from our grace-giving God, Tracy


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Brunch Ideas to Shake Up Entertaining
If you're getting bored with the go-to "let's do dinner" plan of action, then it's time to consider mixing in daytime dining. Why not move beloved brunch into your home for a fun alternative instead? Sure, it's an adventure to wait in line at the latest pop-up or default to your neighborhood haunt, but hosting brunch at home presents a fabulous opportunity to shake things up for your friends and family. Here are some gourmet brunch ideas to help get you serving in style.
Delightful Décor
Setting the scene for a brunch get-together flexes a different set of creative muscles when decorating your table. Florals and candles make for excellent dinner style with more formal leanings, but brunch is the perfect opportunity to strip things down and simplify. From mismatched cups and plates to rustic greenery and natural elements, country chic place settings are a perfect fit for a more casual ambiance. Inspired by the wholesomeness of a delicious feast, it's rather easy (and visually appealing) to incorporate your ingredients into your tabletop by using baskets, mason jars, and bottles to display them.
Gourmet Brunch Dishes
Hosting brunch at home doesn't have to mean defaulting to good ol' bacon and eggs or avocado toast. A gourmet brunch menu can be utterly delicious and doesn't have to be overly complicated. Think quality over quantity when choosing your menu, aiming for fine foods and ingredients that can make even the more familiar dishes pop with taste. Here are some simple and delicious brunch recipe ideas to try out:
- Scrambled eggs with crème fraiche and caviar: Served in egg cups, the presentation of this utterly fave food makes it utterly chic. Add a dash of caviar garnish, and this becomes a luxurious reinvention of scrambled eggs!
- Eggs Benny: A go-to for most in a restaurant, serving up your own version of Eggs Benedict at home is sure to make you an instant legend.
- Smoked fish salad: Using fresh smoked trout (or hot smoked salmon), whip up this incredibly easy spread for your bagels.
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Hogwarts, A Future
Sixteen Years After the War has Ended, Two Wizarding Schools Exist. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Salem Academy
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Poisons & Antidotes Lesson 1 : The Body, The Poisons, The Consequences
Mycroft Holmes
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Subject: Poisons & Antidotes Lesson 1 : The Body, The Poisons, The Consequences
Sat Aug 09, 2014 4:15 pm
A whole new setting, brought back old memories to Mycroft. It was around fifteen years ago that he had stood in the very room, learning from master Aurors about how to work on the field and how to get that correct mentality of being on the field. Looking in to the classroom, he pulled the curtains open, letting light enter the classroom. It was all so stuffy, opening up a window letting fresh air in. Taking a deep breath he couldn't help but wonder if this was the right step to take. Teagan had warned him that he was being spread thinly on all responsibilities that he held, but after the Ministry work, after the failure of a graduating Auror class, that's when he knew he needed to get in gear and help Clement.
The afternoon was a perfect time to begin the class. He had seen the people that had signed up for his list, all familiar faces. But just because he knew them, in no way meant that he would soften up on them. For the handful of students that he had, he knew that they could handle harder work, and those who didn't..the door was always open for them to leave. He wasn't going to be easy, this wasn't Hogwarts, there wasn't a way for them to try half-heartedly and earn points for their house. The mentality needed to shift.
Cleaning the room up, he began to put things in place. Various phials on the large black desk that would be his. A body over it, with a steady heart beat ringing through the classroom. He didn't know if the students had seen a body for classes, but today they would be asked to really get dirty and have basic knowledge outside of textbooks.
Finally being satisfied, he sat down and waited for the class to come in. From students fresh out of Hogwarts, to students trying for their second year, what mattered was that today, they were equal in his eyes.
Mari Caldwell
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Sat Aug 09, 2014 4:45 pm
Marilyn had been looking forward to this class since she'd signed up. The witch knew that while she was good at Stealth and Tracking, Potions had always been her top subject and she'd missed it after graduation, and after her escape, of course, since right after graduation she'd obviously been...preoccupied. And not only had she missed the subject, she'd missed her favorite Professor. Professor Holmes had been something of a role model to her in School and most definitly had her favorite style of teaching; he really knew what he was doing.
When she'd found out at the ball that he'd be teaching her in University alongside Clement she'd been more excited than about anything else in ages.
Not to mention that her newfound friendship with his younger sister, which had come a bit as a surprise, but the young witch seemed so enamoured it wouldn't surprise Marilyn if she'd told her brother about it, Tess was truly charming.
Also it was Jake's first class ever and she had already warned him to be polite and disciplined and for merlin's sake to please tuck in his shirt.
All of this in mind the witch stood in front of the classroom door and pulled her hair back in a tight ponytail as she always had for potions, less bothered by showing her scars as she'd been a few months before. Straightening her work robes she entered the classroom with a straight spine, giving her Professor a smile as she sat down in the front of the classroom,
"Good Morning, Professor Holmes."
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Subject: Re: Poisons & Antidotes Lesson 1 : The Body, The Poisons, The Consequences
Sat Aug 09, 2014 4:59 pm
After leaving the Quidditch squad in Canada, Jake had realised that all of this was becoming quite serious now. He'd been doing menial office work in the Auror departments as they saw necessary. Basically starting from the bottom all over again.
After Marilyn's warning to be tidy (something that Jake had found rather rude seeing as he always presented himself well, in his personal opinion), Jake had made sure to take his time in getting ready. Practical, but smart, Jake had gone for in his suit trousers and shirt. Long sleeve, with the option of rolling it up out of the way.
Entering the class, Jake sent a nod towards the professor. "Good morning, Professor Holmes." Jake greeted the man politely. The older man had always been something like intimidating, but in a manner that commanded respect, something that Jake
had for his superiors.
Noting Marilyn at the front, Jake wasn't sure whether to go over after their last meeting, but Jake plucked up the courage, slipping in to the desk beside her. "Morning, Mari." Jake greeted softly, pulling out his notepad and pen. He'd never been the most attentive of students, but Jake found if he made himself write notes, he would stay focused. Hopefully.
Scarlett Waters
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Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:00 am
Scarlett had been excited to attend the class since she'd signed up. She'd been receiving 'Outstanding' marks in her Stealth and Tracking, and was extremely interested in taking up other classes, and Poisons and Antidotes, and Mind Training, all seemed useful and extremely interesting.
She remembered Professor Holmes from Hogwarts, and was happy to see a familiar face, especially since she'd always loved Potions in school, it had been her favourite subject. She entered the classroom "Morning Professor Holmes," she said politely before walking over to an empty seat.
David Shuter
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Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:50 am
David's mind was still swimming. Swimming from the meeting with Tessa and how it had turned out. He had let the murderous scum who killed his parents go, on some stupid deal to capture the man who killed her father. So it was because of this that David walked into his first poison's and antidotes class silently, and took a seat near the back, not a word to his previous headmaster. Nor to anyone else in the room he knew.
He would of course participate, but not to his full standards.
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Mary McNeely
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Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:53 pm
When Mary saw who would be teaching one of her classes, the first thing she did was double-check. Professor Holmes. Professor Mycroft Holmes. Yes, that was the one. The next thing she did was grin widely and signed up. One of her favorite Professors - except, of course, Miss Finn - teaching at the University?
Of course
she'll be there. She was so incredibly excited about the class, she wrote a lengthy letter to Victoria, probably annoyed the living hell out of Gavin and wrote a quick, excited letter to Jake, saying she couldn't wait to begin the class.
She knew, of course, that it'd be very different from Potions class at Salem, as they had to learn how to do things in real life and not just concoct potions in a safe environment. And if Potions was one of the best classes at her old school, Mary couldn't wait to see how good this class would be.
"Professor Holmes." the girl nodded respectfully at the man, grinned widely at Jake and Mari and took a seat. She still didn't really know how to act around her old friend, so she decided she would treat her like she had just met her. Mari wasn't her old self, after all, and Mary was determined to get to know the new Mari and to become friends with her.
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Conner Bailey
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Mon Aug 18, 2014 12:25 am
First days were always hard, from his first day at Hogwarts, to his first day now. He had wanted to dress to impress, especially since the man teaching was the father of the girl that he was going steady with. The small world cliché had come and bitten him in the ass. Rhian had been helpful, with letting him stay with her, to having the bright idea of having him dress professionally. That woman was a godsend and he appreciated having her as a girlfriend.
Making sure his shirt was tucked in, his hair in order, he had a courage to push the door and enter. He noticed that a lot of people here were older than him, and awkwardly enough, one of them his former professor. He noticed there was a click...sort of, and he decided to sit in the back, scared to be too close, or have to make eye contact with the professor.
Everyone seemed so in order, and he wasn't quite the perfect student. He decided to try and take it all in, and hopefully not flunk out.
Mycroft Holmes
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Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:19 pm
Seeing that most students that signed up in the class took their seats, Mycroft figured it was time to begin the lesson. He was amused by their reactions to see him, as if they could get rid of him so easily. That was certainly not the case. Sitting back on his desk, he began to speak.
"Welcome students, none of you are new faces, so mine shouldn't be such a shock either. Either way, I'm Professor Holmes, and this is not potions. This is where I really test you. I approved your applications to enter this class not by the bragging done in certain applications, but by the idea that each of you had, presumably something to offer in the classroom. I don't need textbooks, in fact, bring a textbook in this classroom and I will hit you with it. And yes, I can hit you, since this is my classroom and these are my rules. If you want to run and cry, sadly you'll have to come to me"
And for the first time in a long time, a gleam appeared in his eye, a smirk tugging at his lips. He did like the students he was teaching, for the fact that most of them could take on the challenge he would throw at them, at least hypothetically.
"Now, starting off. In my classroom, I am not going to just lecture, no I want you to talk to me. Tell me why you even deserve to be in my class? Don't give me bullshit, don't give me what I am expecting to hear...give me a reason why I should keep you here. And why I should even think about giving you respect. Because at Hogwarts or Salem, I gave you respect because that was expected, here you
it. Who wants to start?"
Mari Caldwell
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Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:34 am
At the beginning of his speech Marilyn felt an old twinge of excitement, knowing that this course would be a challenge felt good since she wanted a challenge. She wanted to be pushed past her limits to see where they were and ultimately to learn how to go further.
Her first challenge was to answer his question, and at that she felt her mind become somewhat torn. Why did she deserve to be there?
Well, anyone else might have thought back to her experience as a PoW, but honestly that didn't come to mind as a first answer. Her honest answer was much more simple. She wanted to be better than she was. If that meant she deserved to be there was not her call. But it was a reason.
So she raised her hand until called upon and answered thoughtfully,
"I'm not the one to say if I deserve to be here or not, but I certainly want to be here, I want to be better than I am at what I want to do. As for respect..."
Mari thought for a moment,
"I cannot expect it. But I am ready to do all that I can and more to earn it, Sir."
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Scarlett Waters
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Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:14 am
Scar couldn't wait to start the class. She had enjoyed potions at school, it was one of her favourite subjects, and being able to study it at Uni, with her old potions teacher as her current teacher just seemed excellent. When he began the class, she waited eagerly to get into the learning, though his first question threw her. She knew she deserved to be there, it was just hard for her to form into words in her mind.
She listened vaguely to Mari's answer, and waited to see if anyone else would answer before she decided to speak up. And for a moment, she didn't care if she sounded egotistic, he didn't want bullshit, so she decided she would speak her mind "I deserve to be here because I'm smart enough to be here," she answered "Of course, I want to be here as well, but I'm certainly smart enough, and willing to put in the work. And I think that hard work should earn respect," she said clearly.
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Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:04 am
Jake had been quiet since the opening of the class, not that he'd really spoken before because Merlin he didn't wish to mess up, especially with Marilyn's clear instructions to not mess up. His notebook remained on the desk when Mycroft made the point of saying no textbooks, he could take notes, surely? Jake thought, because he would need them for tests, he was quite sure.
The questions that came soon after, however, made Jake worry a little. Writing the question down, or paraphrasing at least, Jake looked at the question and groaned inwardly.
Mari's answer was one he could understand, though not his main reason for being here. He was quite impressed with her reasoning, but still hadn't phrased his own when the next person spoke up. Jake listened to Scarlett, who stated because she was clever enough to be here that was her reason to deserve being here. Jake wasn't so sure on that reasoning, he wasn't overly clever, and would never claim to be, but that didn't mean he didn't deserve to be here.
As the witch finished and the room fell silent for a moment, Jake decided to raise his hand. Once called upon, he addressed the class as a whole, not just Professor Homes. "My reason for being here is not for personal betterment, or self-entitlement of being here. I hold no personal vendetta against anyone that we will be fighting, nor have my family ever been directly pulled in to the problems of the world until very recently. However, even the recent attack on Salem, bringing my younger sister in to wider world, is not why I think I deserve to be here.
"The reason I believe we should all be here is not for a personal goal, but because we want to make the world a safer place to live in. Through both past actions when the Black Widows struck and my teaching at both schools, I think I've accomplished that, but I will continue to keep doing so for as long as I live. So basically, I think I deserve to be here because I want to protect the innocent, sir." Jake concluded, his eyes instantly reverting to his notes so that he didn't have to see people's reactions.
Respect was always earned, so he would not comment on that, he couldn't sway that any more than he could sway the weather. But hopefully, Professor Holmes respected him, because Jake was so very respectful of the man. Looked up to him, even.
Conner Bailey
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Sun Sep 14, 2014 3:11 pm
Conner had never taken to appreciate Mycroft in his full essence, because in reality, he would have paid more attention to what Rhian was doing during the class. But in this uni course, he felt that he was in his zone.
Immediately the students here began to rush out their reasons and Conner felt that with each and every reason for them to be here he felt smaller and smaller. He watched as they all spoke of bravery, hard work, heroics and he felt like a kid. Especially after Mr. Newbury-Jake, his name was Jake here, made his speech. Looking around he realized no one was talking and he tentatively raised his hand.
"I-I want to be here because I'm not good at many things, especially not school work, not really, but I know I'm good at protecting people. As cheesy as this sounds, I've seen what people can do in response to their unwavering ambition and power. People get hurt, traumatized and deaths happen. And while I might be young and I haven't done what people in this room have, I want to prove that I can maybe be admirable you know?"
Rubbing the back of his neck, he realized he wasn't good at making speeches and looked a bit sheepish.
"I don't expect you to respect me sir, because I'm not here to have that, I'm here to learn. And no matter how hard this class might be, I'll try my hardest and maybe then, I'll be able to look into your eyes without embarrassment...thank you?"
He didn't know why he added his thanks but he immediately sat down trying to act cool after that whole speech. He was such a dweeb.
Mycroft Holmes
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Sun Sep 14, 2014 4:17 pm
Leaning back in his chair he studied each and every student as they took in the question. Marilyn Caldwell was the first to start answering his question. While he first started the class of with the question it was to see exactly what their ideology was and what they believed an Auror to be. Starting with Marilyn she wanted to learn, simple enough except she never once mentioned her own achievements as an escapee, meaning she wanted to shy away and create a new accomplishment without the weight of her name.
Next came Scarlett Waters, and she spoke about intellect. She didn't speak about the job, instead spoke about prior knowledge and her own. If he remembered correctly the girl was a former Ravenclaw, and it seemed that while she had accomplished a lot, she hadn't removed the importance of intellectuality. That was a double-edged sword.
Jake Newbury came soon after and spoke about heart. It was right out of sentiment and while admirable also a downfall. The man spoke about how he wasn't interested in vendettas, revenge, or any heroics, if it didn't involve purpose. His goal was to create a safe place for his sister and if any man would understand, it would be Mycroft.
Lastly came Conner Bailey. The boy was definitely not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he also had heart and something many had not spoken of: hope. He had the heroism to a certain degree, but it was just hoping to be good enough and hoping to improve.
Figuring he had heard enough he got up and walked closer to the front of the class. He wondered if he should keep the observations to himself, but knew that if he didn't see where they stood they couldn't move forward. Signaling for all of them to pay attention to him once more he began to voice what he realized.
"Thank you for those that spoke up, you see this was a test. I wanted to see what merit you are coming with and what faults need to be tweaked. I don't expert perfection from your self, I expect perfection in attempting. But here are things you must realize. Starting with Miss Caldwell, I see you want to separate yourself from your long and heavy weighing resumé, and I for one see it as a good thing. No one in this field will treat you any differently if you bring that up. I appreciate your merit, but I also think that you are derailing yourself from true achievements if you don't use what you know and put it in perspective." turning over to Scarlett, "You Miss Waters, I see that you've been told for a while that you're smart. All I heard was 'smart' and you have expectations of a world that merits just that. You would be wrong. You won't gain respect with just hard work, it's when you stop putting yourself in that pedestal and realize you are more than your brain. Maybe add some heart." turning over to Jake, "Speaking of heart, you Mr. Newbury have it. It's an admirable trait, very honest but also very raw. Having a heart on your sleeve gives you strong values but also deters you by showing your Achilles' heel. I admire your need to protect the innocent, and there is nothing wrong with that in my book. "Lastly came Conner, "Mr. Bailey, you are the most ineloquent speaker I have ever had in a classroom, yet you like Mr. Newbury have heart. In your hodge podge of words I only see that you view yourself as not good enough, and let me tell your Mr. Bailey, you might not be the brightest, that is true, but I don't take in broken bulbs either"
Taking a deep breath after his long analyzation he began to wheel in the animatronic body. It was similar to a dummy, but was anatomically correct, and had a magic charm on it giving it human reactions. Snapping his fingers, the desks became a body over a stretcher.
"Each of you have a body in front of you, and all of them have had a poison in their body. They are close to death, and you have to find the origin of it. They all had these accidents while on a mission with you. Now imagine the body in front of you is your partner, and I will give you symptoms of what could have caused the poisoning in your area. Be creative, and most importantly save the life of your partner. Who wants to go first?"
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Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:20 pm
The last person to speak was one of Jake's former students and he noted the lack of confidence on the former Hufflepuff's behalf. Jake wondered why he lacked so much confidence, but the answer was good enough. Professor Holmes, however had seemed to stay undeterred by the whole thing until he spoke.
"Speaking of heart, you Mr. Newbury have it. It's an admirable trait, very honest but also very raw. Having a heart on your sleeve gives you strong values but also deters you by showing your Achilles' heel. I admire your need to protect the innocent, and there is nothing wrong with that in my book. "
Jake listened to the feedback, his brow furrowing slightly as he listened to the words. He took it in, but he wasn't sure if he agreed with that too much. Jake's eyes fell to his notepad, trying to dispel what the professor had said.
"Who wants to go first?"
Jake waited for someone else to put themselves forwards, but as it neared on a minute before anyone stepped forwards, Jake raised his hand. Might as well get this over and done with, after all. "I'll go first, sir." Jake replied, readying himself for what was going to come.
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Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:47 pm
As Jake Newbury was the first to volunteer, Mycroft hopped on his desk and studied the young man in question. To him, he looked unsure of the critique, but heroically volunteered first. His own mind began to filter through situations that could potentially happen while in the field.
"There's been an attack, hexes have been throw, colors of red, white, green hit the skies. Glass vials containing substances are also thrown in the air, but you heed on with your partner. A few minutes in, as attacks are flying, he begins to complain about a stinging on his chest. Now he's gasping, and his chest has a slash mark. Soon he begins to heave, trying to vomit but nothing is coming out. Sweat is protruding and he complains about feeling dizzy, signaling a lowering of blood pressure. He shows signs of arrhythmia as well, now tell me Mr. Newbury, what caused this sensation, and how can you cure it?"
As soon as he was done, the body began to convulse and began to gasp, heave and complaining about the symptoms. His chest carried a heavy mark, of a hex, yet he keeps grabbing on his left side gasping for air.
Mycroft leaned back and waited to see exactly how he would react to the situation and if he could get the solution correct.
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Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:05 pm
Not good, this is not good he will tell you. Aaron is of course late for his class and he was ever barely late for anything. Aaron needed to be an Auror, not only was it in his blood but he wanted to be able to protect those around him and he couldn't do that if he wasn't an Auror... well he could but it wouldn't be legal. He made his way inside and sighed as he saw he was late. "I am so sorry" he apologized. He recognized his old Professor and knew that his old Professor took no one's shit.
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Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:10 pm
Jake listened to the explanation given to him by Professor Holmes and tried to get a notion of what he was going on about. Which, quite honestly, Jake didn't have a clue. Except from the spells. Spells he could work with!
However as Professor Holmes continued Jake couldn't place the spell and he began to panic. Potions were not his strongest suit and as he tried to pull anything out that he could, Jake was failing and he knew it quite well.
It didn't help as the body before him began to move either, making Jake jump backwards to his feet. That was not okay, not okay at all and now anything he might have been able to say was gone as he stared horrified at the moving body. The dying moving body.
"I don't... I'd use a Bezoar sir, but I don't know what has happened." Jake told his professor, feeling so profusely sick right now. "Though if I may, sir, this is what field medics are for." Jake told the man, averting his eyes from the writhing body and trying his very best not to throw up. Definitely not okay to do this without warning.
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Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:47 pm
As soon as he finished the description, Mycroft noticed the door open. His eyes hardened seeing a young boy, one who was vey late for the class. He remembered Mr. Rosier well, and he shook his head pausing him before he could even begin. He managed to let out the sorry right before Mycroft began to talk to him.
"Mr. Rosier, have you ever heard the saying that if you're early you're on time and if you're on time you're late? Guess what happens when you are actually late, I'd kick you out of my class. What is the point of you even coming late, it's disrespectful to even walk into my class because the people around you managed to be on time. Be late again, and I promise you, you won't be allowed in my class again" he warned.
Turning back to Mr. Newbury, he noticed that the man was not doing very well in the situation. He had given him the clues as to the heavy breathing, the words the man said signaling basic poisons based on nature. But it seemed that he wasn't doing very well. It took him a while and the charm seemed to be dying out on the "body".
"Good guess, lucky guess" he drawled out, "It would work indeed, but you did not catch the problem did you? How many times has anyone been warned of an attack? How many times is a case given a medic to go? Basic healing is needed in every missions, sometimes to protect the innocent means more than just waving a wand
Newbury. "
Shaking his head he turned to the larger group and saw if anyone could try and answer the question.
"Now once more, think about the toxicology, obviously it was more than the stinging hex that worked on the poor man that is dying before you. The key words given is dizziness, low blood pressure, dry heaving. Now what poison, since is what the lesson is titled to be in the syllabus, could have affected him. I already hinted it was inhaled, more than that I'll add another clue...it's a popular ingredient in potions. And taught to you in every basic education. Anyone care to explain this?"
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Fri Sep 19, 2014 6:57 am
Marilyn remained utterly stoic throughout her evaluation, knowing that she wouldn't deny her accomplishments and that she used her gifts in escapism when necessary, not willing to let the trauma of the experience get in the way of learning from it.
Still internally categorizing the information she didn't volunteer to start, instead listening to Jake's attempt. A bezeor, not a bad idea, it was the main igredient in the antidote for common poisons, though by Professors Holmes reaction not the one he was looking for.
Narrowing her eyes at the convulsing body in concentration she took in the 'hints' her professor gave them and searched her memory. Basic ingredient in potions, that rules out most uncommon or rare ones such as acromantula venom and the symptoms ruled out undetectables, obviously.
Then there was the convulsing, so an attack on the nervous system. Mixed with dizziness that pointed towards a narcotic, the lowering blood pressure showed signs of it attacking the bloodstream, thinning the blood; or attacking the heart. Inhaled so that accounted for heaving. It had to be a relatively quick acting poison, but effictively canceled out by a bezeor so nothing very complicated.
"Angels Trumpet,"
she murmured before speaking up, "
Professor, could it be powdered Angels Trumpet? It's got heavily narcotic effects so that would account for the blood pressure and dizziness, not to mention the reaction in the nervous system. It's relatively fast acting, but not especially so if it can be countered with a bezeor. It's also one of the basic ingredients in potions and inhaled it would have the heaving reaction from the lungs and stomach, but since it's not actually the stomach acid reacting but powder clinging to the lining of both lungs, windpipe and stomach tract he wouldn't actually vomit so that's why he's just dry heaving."
Marilyn looked back at the body briefly and mentally counted through the symptoms again, checking that each was accounted for in her answer and coming up positively. Potions had always been her best subject and if she hadn't chosen to be an auror she would've gone for a potions apprenticeship, she could now only hope that the poison she'd chosen was also the one meant, it certainly fit every criteria.
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Benjamin Watson
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Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:24 pm
Brisk footsteps echoed off the stone corridor as Ben walked to his first class. Not wanting to end up as a first year cliche, he had insisted that he and Conner scope out the classrooms as soon as they got onto campus last week. But he hadn't anticipated the morning he'd had.
At the bloody crack of dawn, he'd been woken up by a tapping on his window. An owl from his lawyer, saying his parents were trying to divest him of his share in the company. Ben knew it was coming, after they'd practically disowned him. He'd known, and had been ready. None of that meant it was any less time consuming to deal with. What should have been a simple floo call had turned into two hours of loophole closing and tedious detail scouring. Even then, the issue was not fully closed. But he was already late to class and needed to leave, if he had any hope of staying at this school.
His hand slipped to the front of his suit jacket, ensuring that the button was in place. He never bothered with ties, if he could help it. Especially when doing potions work. But the black jacket and pants, offset with a light gray shirt, was as comfortable as he would ever allow himself to be in this place. Well, with other people, at least.
Reaching the door, he opened it and slipped inside. Quickly surveying the room, he took in the convulsing body in front of...was that Professor Newbury? He'd never had the man personally, but he'd known of him. Storing this bit of information away, he quickly scanned through the rest of the group, noting familiar and strange faces.
His eyes settling on Professor Holmes, he mouthed a low, "Apologies." He would say more at the end of class, if he wasn't kicked out by then. But it would do no one good if he tried to interrupt. Seeing Conner sitting at the back, Ben opted to join him. It was a bit strange, as he usually sat right up front, but he could see the uncertainty on the other boys face. Taking his seat silently, he hear one of the others speak up, talking about Angels Trumpet.
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:00 am
When the silence loomed over the classroom, Mycroft felt his expectations lowered. Had he given them too hard of a task already? Perhaps he should have dumbed it down a bit for the moment. Yes people were talking, but they also weren't truly listening to the hints. Others avoided eye-contact and some seemed like they were in the moon.
"Professor, could it be powdered Angels Trumpet? It's got heavily narcotic effects so that would account for the blood pressure and dizziness, not to mention the reaction in the nervous system. It's relatively fast acting, but not especially so if it can be countered with a bezeor. It's also one of the basic ingredients in potions and inhaled it would have the heaving reaction from the lungs and stomach, but since it's not actually the stomach acid reacting but powder clinging to the lining of both lungs, windpipe and stomach tract he wouldn't actually vomit so that's why he's just dry heaving."
Looking over immediately to Marilyn, he waved his wand and Jake's body, as well as Mari's body became desks once more. The defening silence loomed over them as he studied her. Slowly he nodded, actually relieved that someone managed to answer it, without excuses, without hesitation but rather a statement with support towards her reasoning.
"Very good Miss Caldwell, perhaps we need more people like you in this classroom now-"
His blue eyes immediately went towards the door as it was opened and glared already angry that someone dared to be late. Mr. Watson? He'd forgotten the boy had even signed up for this class let alone attend it late. This wasn't Hogwarts, he should send the boy back. Instead he figured, he'd be merciful and begin teaching him before he even managed to sit down.
"Thank you for gracing us with your presence Mr. Watson. Now tell me, what the poison is, and give me a solution. You are on an undercover mission and you are both at a pub, very dingy dirty, typical for the lower class of Eastern Europe. You order your meals and you find yourself with a meal, your partner, she decides to go for a soup and some sweet cider. You both eat and soon enough she begins to complain. Saying that the lighting seemed too bright, and that she wasn't able to keep a clear vision. You figure it's the alcoholic drink, that's causing that slurred speech that follows but soon she begins to convulse" he waved his wand as the body began to do so, "she begins to hallucinate and murmur nonsense. Her skin begins to turn red, a rash begins to cover her body, and she pats her head, signaling that her heart is beating far too quickly and her bowel control is lost. The people around you begin to run and you are left alone to figure out what was the cause, and how to fix it. Go"
The body began to gasp and choke doing the movements that were narrated by him. Water began to come from her orifices simulating bowel movements.
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Ben knew that look. Professor Holmes was
for looks like that. Ones that would make the younger students wish they'd never been born. Up until now, though, he'd never been the subject of such scrutiny. But then, he'd never had to balance a life outside of the school with classes, with the way Hogwarts was. Pursing his lips, Ben took what was thrown at him.
He listened carefully as the scene was laid out for him. It would have been harder to analyze, if it had just been said. But as the symptoms were rattled off, his desk formed into a lifelike dummy, displaying the infliction.
His heart began to race as he envisioned not the woman that was described, but his friend. Looking over at the other boy, Ben's jaw clenched as his mind flitted through the various poisons he'd been studying.
Light sensitivity. Pupils?
He moved to the convulsing body, leaning over and prying its lids apart. They were dilated.
Convulsing. Hallucinations.
"Henbane?" he murmured, more to himself. Looking down at the arm closest to him, though, he paused. The skin wasn't just flushed. It was, like Mycroft said, an actual rash.
Rash. What else...Hyoscyamine. Scopolamine. What else!
Closing his eyes, he worked through similar things. He was about to give up, when it hit him. His eyes flicking open and up to the professor, his face was guarded. He was sure, but not overly so.
"Belladonna, Sir." That was only the first part though. Standing straight, his eyes moved over the still flexing body. "I don't know what exactly would reverse it, though. Other than the usual antidotes. Would those be strong enough?"
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He knew that he had stumped Benjamin with his own situation, and the quiet that loomed over the whole classroom was enough for him to know that this was harder than the boy had expected. Mycroft tapped his foot rhythmically, waiting for him to answer. So far no one had exactly given him what he had asked, instead they had either completely botched it, or guessed half of a solution, and at the moment it seemed that it would happen again.
Finally, Benjamin spoke aloud and Mycroft raised his brow surprised at the fact that he had managed to find the actual answer that he was looking for, but then he immediately botched it with a lazy way to find a solution. Sighing he made the bodies disappear in the classroom and put everything back in place.
"Mr. Watson, you are one of two students that managed to get the cause of the potion correct, and for that I applaud you, but your mediocre answer towards how to cure it, just shows that you care about this class as much as you cared about being on time. Don't ever be late to my class, and that goes for all of you. If you're late don't even bother coming in, I mean it" he said.
Hopping on his desk, he wiped his hands clean, as if there was something on them and then figured that the lesson had gone long enough. Figuring he could tell them about the next lesson and their assignment.
"Your assignment is to choose a natural poison that you find in nature and indigenous to our geography and bring it to class with it's side-effects and a probably way for it to be ingested. For our next lesson, we will be outside and camping, so be prepared for when I send the owl of our next meeting. Now get out of my sight, and be ready for the next rigorous lesson. Dismissed"
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Whole Lotta Racism Goin' On!
I am a racist. Sorry, but that is the sad truth.
You see, I have been thinking about my thoughts. And comparing those thoughts to what powerful people say and write about such thoughts. And there can be only one conclusion. That I am racist.
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Vouchers have allowed kids to escape abysmal public schools. Voucher-thinking makes me racist.
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If I suggest that Americans are dreamers too, I am a racist.
If yoga is my thing, I have to realize it is racist in nature.
If I question Obamacare in any way, I am a racist.
If a congress woman claims she is Native American and I question this, I am racist.
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If I wonder why the new African-American Museum made no mention of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas? Well, I am racist for sure.
If I happen to notice there are fewer African-Americans playing Major League Baseball? You guessed it.
If I buy "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "Huckleberry Finn" for my grandchild, I am racist.
If I find hip-hop "music" bores me, I am racist.
If I like watermelon, okra and fried chicken, I am racist. If I don't like them, same thing.
If I say "Hey, that boy can jump!" I am racist.
Suppose I shout "Go Indians!" Or "Go Browns!" Or "Go Redskins." I am racist.
In a way, I feel like Rodney Dangerfield.
Remember the fable of "The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf"? He cried wolf so often his cry lost its meaning. It seems to me that the word racist has suffered that fate. Steamrollers of political correctness have crushed all meaning from the word.
I did not leave the English language. The language left me. I suppose I am racist for recognizing that.
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LOS ANGELES (CN) – An L.A. County employee revenged himself on the owner of a suicide hotline by calling a SWAT team that held him at gunpoint and confined him for three days, the man claims in court.
Donald Austen claims a Social Service worker sicced police on him by claiming, falsely, that he was suicidal. He sued the county, its Department of Public Social Service, DPPS Officer Jessica Cruz, the LAPD, two of its officers and Mission Community Hospital, to which he was involuntarily committed.
Austen says he founded Thursday's Child in 1982, a nonprofit charity that has helped more than half a million children and families.
His Sept. 21 federal lawsuit accuses Los Angeles of false arrest, excessive force and other charges.
"It began with an innocent phone call by Austen to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Services to inquire about the possibility of a grant from DPPS for Austen's Thursday's Child organization that provides suicide and mental health hotline services to children and teens. It ended with helicopters overhead and a SWAT team from the Los Angeles Police Department surrounding Austen's house, forcing him to lie on the ground at gunpoint, handcuffing him, and unlawfully detaining him for 72 hours until he was released without charge," Austen says in the complaint. (Acronyms omitted.)
Austen says that when he called Mental Health Services in early February to ask about a grant, he got into an argument with Cruz about whom to talk to. He claims that Cruz called back that day and "began asking Austen if he was suicidal. Austen stated that he was most definitely not suicidal and felt her questions were inappropriate," the complaint states.
When Austen demanded to speak to her supervisor, he says, Cruz put him on hold for 20 minutes. After hanging up, Austen says, Cruz called 911 and asked police to do a welfare check on him, claiming he was a DPPS client. She said he was "not coherent and tangential," was having suicidal thoughts, and claimed he had said he would "take out" any police who came near him, according to the complaint.
Austen says these were all lies and Cruz knew it.
"Shortly after Jessica's less than truthful, under color of law, 911 call, Austen began hearing a helicopter outside his location [home] where Thursday's Child is headquartered. About 10 or 15 minutes later, he received a phone call from a woman who identified herself as [defendant Sandra] Holguin with the LAPD. Holguin asked Austen if he was suicidal. Austen told her no, he was not, and then the conversation ended," the complaint states.
Holguin called back 20 minutes later and told him to go outside without saying why, Austen says. He did, and saw a SWAT team on his property, several police cars on the street and a uniformed officer pointing a gun at his front gate.
Holguin told him the police just wanted to talk, Austen says, so agreed to lie on the ground. SWAT officers then handcuffed and "paraded" him onto the street "while his neighbors gawked," and Holguin refused his request to move the interview to a more private place, he claims.
Austen says his "calm condition" and cooperation should have shown he was not a threat to himself or others, but they hauled him off to Mission Community Hospital and put him on an involuntary 72-hour psychiatric hold, without probable cause.
He claims no doctor ever evaluated his mental health, and that he was detained to "punish and intimidate" him into not suing for the humiliating debacle at his home.
"This involuntary commitment for nonexistent mental health reasons taints Austen's future and imposes restrictions on him that he would not have otherwise suffered" if not for Cruz's bogus 911 call and his "improper detention" by police, the complaint states.
He claims he suffered ridicule, anxiety, emotional distress and loss of reputation and income as a result, and that Thursday's Child hotlines were unstaffed for three days.
None of the defendants immediately returned requests for comment Tuesday.
Austen seeks punitive damages for 11 causes of action, including excessive force, due process violations, false arrest and imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false light and invasion of privacy.
He is represented by Sidney Kanazawa, with McGuire Woods, who did not immediately return a request for comment.


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The Romulans.
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Were you aware that the Violin was originally an Italian tavern instrument or that the guitar was a rhythm instrument or that the Uni-vibe guitar effect that Jimi Hendrix used to such great effect was an attempt to recreate a Leslie Organ speaker which was used to re-create the sound of a pipe organ?
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James Leg has taken the electric piano and turned it into a piano/guitar/bass hybrid to a wondrous result.
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The other bands can often feel incomplete or too heavily focused on a part of the sound, but Freedays never sounds like anything other than a labor of love.
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Court of Appeals of Iowa
September 27, 2017
CHANCE BARNES, Applicant-Appellant,v.STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.
from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Paul L. Macek,
defendant appeals the denial of his motions to amend his
postconviction application and continue the postconviction
hearing to obtain discovery and the summary dismissal of his
third postconviction application.
R. McCartney of Reynolds & Kenline, L.L.P., Dubuque, for
J. Miller, Attorney General, and Linda J. Hines, Assistant
Attorney General, for appellee State.
by Vogel, P.J., and Potterfield and Mullins, JJ.
Background Facts and Proceedings.
2002, a jury convicted Chance Barnes of one count of murder
in the first degree and one count of willful injury. Two
codefendants also were charged for the crimes. Barnes
testified at trial that he had been near the location of the
murder but had not participated. The court sentenced Barnes
to life in prison plus ten years. Barnes timely appealed the
conviction, arguing counsel was ineffective and the evidence
was insufficient to support the verdict. In 2003, a panel of
our court affirmed the conviction but preserved Barnes's
ineffective-assistance claim for postconviction relief.
See State v. Barnes, No. 02-1363, 2003 WL 22340208,
at *2-3 (Iowa Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2003).
filed several postconviction applications between 2004 and
2015. In 2004, Barnes filed his first application for
postconviction relief making various
ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims. In 2009,
Barnes's court-appointed counsel filed an amended
application for postconviction relief, narrowing the issues
originally raised. Trial was held on Barnes's first
application, and relief was denied on all claims. In April
2010, Barnes appealed the first postconviction court's
ruling. A panel of our court affirmed the postconviction
court's ruling on all claims. See Barnes v.
State, No. 10-0734, 2012 WL 4100663, at *3 (Iowa Ct.
App. Sept. 19, 2012).
filed his second application for postconviction relief on
March 20, 2012, [1] and the State filed an answer on April 4,
2012. Barnes filed amendments to his second application for
postconviction relief in January and November 2013. In August
2013, the State received a letter and affidavit from John
Mahogany, claiming information from Barnes's codefendant,
Lawrence McCoy, indicated that Barnes did not participate in
the murder of which he was convicted. The State sent the
information to Barnes's attorney, but Barnes did not
raise the issue of newly discovered evidence in his November
2013 amended applications. On January 16, 2014, Barnes filed
a motion to continue in order to file an amended application
to include information regarding the new evidence. The second
postconviction court denied the motion to continue.
January 17, the hearing was held on Barnes's second
application for postconviction relief, and the State
requested the court dismiss the amended applications because
Barnes failed to seek leave to amend from the court. The
State also requested summary disposition of the application.
In response, Barnes again requested a continuance to present
newly discovered evidence. The second postconviction court
sustained the State's request to dismiss the amended
application, and the court granted the State's motion for
summary disposition on January 24, 2014. In its ruling, the
court stated:
As to [Barnes's] request for a continuance of these
proceedings to allow newly-discovered evidence, that request
must be denied also. The court explained to [Barnes] if he
wished to pursue grounds for postconviction relief for the
reason of newly discovered evidence, he would have to file a
new petition.
did not appeal.
About a
month later, on February 17, Barnes filed his third
application for postconviction relief, the subject of this
appeal. In this application, Barnes claimed, "PCR
appellate counsel was Ineffective for failing to properly
Investigate Issues and Incompetent handling of
Proceedings-the Judgment is in violation of the Due Process
Clause of both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the
United States Constitution." The State filed an answer
on July 28, 2014, and one year later, on June 3, 2015, the
State filed a motion for summary dismissal. The motion for
summary dismissal elaborated on the claims made in each of
Barnes's applications and argued each claim had been
litigated and decided.
On July
30, one day before the summary-dismissal hearing, Barnes
filed a resistance to the State's motion, arguing he had
newly discovered evidence in the form of an affidavit-the
same claim mentioned during the second postconviction
proceedings but not raised in either proceeding-that stated
the affiant had heard from codefendant McCoy that Barnes was
present near the murder scene but not directly involved in
the murder. The hearing was continued to September 15, 2015.
August 10, 2015, Barnes's counsel filed an amended
application for postconviction relief and a motion to
continue the scheduled September hearing. In the amended
application, counsel attached the affidavit referenced in
Barnes's resistance to the State's summary dismissal
motion. Barnes also filed a pro se motion for expert witness.
In his motion he asked the court to appoint an expert
investigator at the State's expense to pursue
"information that trial counsel failed to develop"
that is "exculpatory in nature." The State resisted
the motion for appointment of an expert, arguing the motion
for summary dismissal is dispositive of the issues and Barnes
did not allege sufficient grounds in his motion for hiring an
third postconviction court held a hearing on September 15,
2015, [2] and entered an order denying Barnes's
attempt to amend the application and granting the State's
motion for summary dismissal. In its order the court stated,
"All of the claims raised in the Application have
previously been adjudicated in the previous appeals and
postconviction proceedings." The postconviction court
further held:
[Barnes] requests the application be amended by adding a
claim that there is "newly discovered evidence in the
form of a statement made by his co-defendant to another
inmate that [Barnes] was not involved in the death of
Jonathon Johnson." In support of that allegation,
applicant attached an affidavit of John Mahogany dated July
8, 2013. The Court finds that this information was available
to [Barnes] during his previous postconviction case and if it
had merit, should have been raised therein pursuant to Iowa
Code § 822.8.
postconviction court added, "There has not been any
reason given by [Barnes] why this claim was not raised in the
previous postconviction action." Barnes appealed.
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Deciding to take the northern tunnel, the party discovers a room that was obviously once the main barracks for the dwarven miners. They also find a small pack of three hungry ghouls, munching on the remains of said dwarven miners. Smelling fresh meat, the undead creatures quickly attack. Though they are outnumbered, the ghouls put up a huge fight, but eventually they are taken down. Worn down from both the ghouls and the stirges, the party decides that the barracks would make a good, defensible position from which to rest and make deeper forays into the mine. While resting in the room, Allie decides to send out his raven friend to investigate some of the surrounding dungeon.
Meanwhile, locked in the room with the remains of dead dwarves and ghouls, the party can hear scratching and groaning coming from the western door of the barracks. It only lasts a few minutes before the sounds seem to retreat. When the raven comes back, Lael uses her speak with animal spell to hear its report. The raven tells her that there are a large number of ghouls, some were wandering the maze of mine shafts to the east, but they retreated to what appears to be a ghoul next in a large cavern to the north. The raven, not being very good with numbers, can only say there were more than four ghouls there.
After spending some time talking about what to do next, they decide that the best case of action is to just attack quickly and hopefully get the drop on the undead. Moving through the mine shafts to a northern tunnel, they find the large cavern the raven described. The center part of the cavern is sunken, but stairs on either side lead in and out of it. It is in this sunken area where the ghouls have gathered the remains of the dwarves and orcs that fought here centuries before. It is also where the ghouls have gathered, about seven of them.
The party sets themselves up in the mine shafts just south of the cavern, and then uses blood to draw a ghoul or two towards them. The plan works better than expected, as all seven undead charged towards the stairway. Lael cast a moonbeam spell right on the stairs, so that each ghoul has no choice but to go through it on their way down. Egging them down the stairs, though, are Allie and Nissin, while Steve, Torian, Meleas and Amos were on either side of the stairs to attack them as they came through the Moonbeam.
Despite overwhelming numbers, the plan mostly worked. Although several party members took a lot of damage, including Nissin, who nearly was killed in the fight, they ghouls were destroyed. Victorious but tired after a day of travel and fighting, the party retreated back to the barracks to rest for the night. Allie, only needing half the rest of most of the party, deices to head out and scout while the rest of the party rests. He goes to explore the western mine shafts, which appear to be just that, old, empty mine shafts. He slowly makes his way through the tunnels, though, mapping them out for use by the rest of the party later. However, while in the tunnels alone, he is attacked by an ochre jelly. The ooze proves to be tougher than Allie expected, and he falls under the attack. His raven friend flees and raises the alarm with the rest of the party, most of whom are just waking up from their rest. They quickly grab their gear and rush to Allie's aid.
They arrive in time to see the jelly covering Allie in an attempt to digest the dark elf. The strikes come quickly, but when Meleas attacks with Talon, her magic sword, the ooze splits into two, and the party now finds themselves fighting on two fronts. This time, however, they change their tactics and start using more magic attacks. With the split, the two new jellies seem to ignore Allie, who is pulled out of the area by Meleas, who uses her own healing magic and potions to bring her teammate back from the edge of death. Meanwhile, the rest of the party uses a combination of spells and blunt weapons to destroy the two jellies. The group returns to their Barracks headquarters to discuss future plans and how no one should wander off on their own from now on.


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