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Cocaine Trafficking Over 100 Grams Against Lead Abatement Contractor Dismissed
The defendant is a lead abatement contractor with a successful business based in Massachusetts. On March 15, 2019 stopped a truck being driven by the defendant. Upon contacting the driver the state trooper observed him to be nervous and sweaty. He was providing inconsistent and evasive responses to the trooper's questions. The officer asked him to get out of the car so that he could be searched for weapons. The officer observed, in plain view on the driver's seat, packaged materials consistent with illegal drugs. The officer picked up the packages and recognized it to be cocaine. The defendant was arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine in excess of 100 grams in violation of G.L. c. 94C Section 32E. If convicted he would serve a mandatory minimum eight year state prison sentence. The defendant hired Attorney Stephen Neyman. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get all charges dismissed.
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Charges of Trafficking Fentanyl Reduced to Possession
In June of 2018 members a Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts department were conducting surveillance of an area saturated with drug dealing activities. Officers observed a vehicle with New Hampshire plates engaging in counter-surveillance activities. The driver ultimately met up with a known drug dealer who got into the defendant's car. Officers observed actions consistent with drug purchasing and selling. They stopped the car. The known dealer fled. The defendant, a woman was found in possession of over ten grams of fentanyl. She was charged with trafficking fentanyl under G.L. c. 94C Section 32E. The crime carries a 3 ½ year mandatory minimum state prison sentence. She hired Attorney Neyman to represent her. Through bank records and drug program receipts along with hospital records we were able to convince the prosecutor that our client purchased the drugs for personal use and had no intention of selling them. The prosecutor agreed to reduce the charges to possession thereby allowing the defendant to avoid a jail sentence.
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Man Charged with Heroin Trafficking Released on Reasonable Bail
The defendant is from northern New Hampshire. This past weekend he was a passenger in a car being driven in Methuen and believed to be coming from Lawrence. Officers had seen this pattern on countless prior occasions and quickly formed the opinion that drug related activities could be attributed to the occupants of the vehicle. The car was stopped and the occupants were searched. The passenger was found in possession of in excess of fifty grams of fentanyl. He was charged with trafficking in violation of G.L. c. 94C Section 32E. A very high bond was set by the bail commissioner over the weekend. Accordingly, Attorney Stephen Neyman was hired. Today, the defendant was arraigned and Attorney Neyman was able to get the bail reduced to something affordable and reasonable. The defendant posted and remains free at this time.
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Charges of Trafficking Cocaine and Trafficking Heroin Dismissed
On May 10, 2016, following a collective investigation with the Manchester, New Hampshire DEA and the Lawrence, Massachusetts police an informant placed an order for over fifty grams of heroin. The informant agreed to meet with a known drug dealer and consummate a deal for the drugs. Surveillance was established and the suspected dealer was seen engaging in a drug sale. The buyer was stopped and identified by the informant as the person he put in contact with the dealer. Further surveillance established that the drug dealer was operating out of a residence in Lawrence. A search warrant was issued and executed. During the search large quantities of heroin and cocaine were located along with a significant amount of drug trafficking paraphernalia. Also, during the search the defendant was seen packaging and weighing identifiable quantities of drugs. He was charged with trafficking cocaine and trafficking heroin in violation of G.L. c. 94C Section 32E. Today Attorney Neyman was able to get the trafficking charges dismissed.
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Marijuana Trafficking Case Dismissed
In October of 2013 Braintree Firefighters were dispatched to a home for a report of a fire alarm going off. Responders made entry to the property and observed it to be empty with the exception of large quantities of marijuana throughout the home. The police were called and a search warrant issued. During the search hundreds of pounds of marijuana were located. The apartment was rented to our client, a young woman who apparently resided in Boston, not the Braintree residence. She was charged with trafficking marijuana and faced a mandatory minimum sentence. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get all charges dismissed.
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Cocaine Trafficking Case Dismissed Against Local Woman
The prosecution alleged that on April 29, 2015 members of the Braintree Police Department were engaged in a drug investigation involving large scale distribution of cocaine. They observed a known drug user enter a vehicle registered to a Dominican woman. An Hispanic male was driving the car, the woman was in the passenger seat. The known drug user was seen exiting the car and was detained by officers who observed him to be in possession of some cocaine. He admitted to purchasing the drugs from the driver of this vehicle. Subsequently, that vehicle, the driver and female passenger became additional targets to this investigation. Throughout the remainder of the investigation this couple was seen engaging in multiple drug deals. A few months later, after documenting these deals the two were seen engaging in a sale to another male who was also detained and questioned by the officers. The buyer was seen purchasing from the woman. This time the buyer alerted the police not only to the identity of the sellers but also informed the officers that a large quantity of the drug remained in the vehicle. Surveillance and backup officers descended on the woman's car. Several ounces of cocaine were found in the vehicle. In the backseat of the car officers found the woman's young daughter. The parties were arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine, a violation of G.L. c. 94C Section 32E. The woman hired Attorney Stephen Neyman to represent her. Today, all charges were dismissed.
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Not Guilty Verdict After Cocaine Trafficking Trial
The defendant is a demolition worker who lives in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The prosecution alleged that in the summer of 2014 members of the New Bedford Police started an investigation into alleged drug dealing activities involving the defendant. Controlled buys of powder cocaine and crack cocaine were made by an informant working with the police. The defendant was the alleged seller. After several successful transactions, the police obtained a search warrant targeting the defendant and his purported address. On August 19, 2014 officers forcibly entered the premises after observing several drug transactions outside the property that involved the defendant. Upon entry they secured the occupants, including the defendant. As the search commenced the police reported that the defendant led them to the hiding place were the drugs were kept and admitted that the drugs were his. A total of over 150 grams of cocaine were found. The defendant was charged with trafficking cocaine under G.L. c. 94C Section 32E. A minimum mandatory sentence of eight years on state prison would be imposed after a conviction. This week, Attorney Neyman took the case to trial. Today, a jury came back with a not guilty verdict on all counts of the indictment.
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Cocaine Trafficking Charges Dismissed
In June of 2015 police observed a motor vehicle with license plates that were slightly concealed. The officers followed the vehicle until such time as they could see the plates. In the course of this exercise it was learned that the inspection sticker had expired, the vehicle was uninsured. The vehicle was stopped. The police smelled a strong odor of marijuana. A canine was brought to the scene. A positive hit on the defendant's personal property prompted a search of the defendant. The search revealed in excess of 18 grams of cocaine. Attorney Neyman was hired to represent the defendant. Today, the cocaine trafficking case was dismissed in the district court.
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Cocaine Trafficking Over 200 Grams Nolle Prossed (Dismissed) Against Florida Man Prior to Trial
The prosecution alleged that beginning in late 2012 Essex County Drug Task Force members and federal agents began a drug trafficking investigation spanning the entire country. As a result of the investigation surveillance was established in several Essex County locations including Lawrence, Andover and Tewksbury. The defendant, a Florida man was one of the people identified during the course of the investigation as possibly being involved in drug trafficking activity. The surveillance revealed the exchange of large boxes for a couple of duffel bags that took place in the back of a large eighteen wheel truck. The truck was stopped and inside the police located several hundred thousand dollars cash. The defendant was one of the men seen engaged in that transaction. Surveillance of him continued. Several days later the man was observed in another purported transaction. This time, he was caught with several kilos of cocaine. He hired Attorney Stephen Neyman to represent him. Several pretrial motions were filed that would have required disclosure of a confidential informant. Based on that fact and a fear of losing a valuable source the government witness opted to nolle prosse (dismiss) the case.
Heroin Trafficking, Conspiracy Charges Dismissed Against Milford, Massachusetts Woman, Possession With Intent to Distribute Class A to be Dismissed
Milford District Court: In March of 2012 an informant told Massachusetts State Police Officers that an individual, one of the co-defendants had been selling Class A drugs in Massachusetts. Surveillance was established to corroborate the representations of the informant. Once verified the officers acted on additional tips. This time they saw the woman, our client actively engaged in the distribution of narcotics with the co-defendant, her boyfriend. The officers confronted our client and located a significant amount of a Class A substance, sufficient to satisfy the Trafficking threshold. Our client and two others were arrested and charged with Trafficking Class a Class A Substance and Conspiracy to Violate the Controlled Substances Act. Today, Attorney Neyman succeeded in getting the Trafficking and Conspiracy charges dismissed. A charge of Possession With the Intent to Distribute Drugs was continued without a finding. If the defendant remains free from trouble that charge too will be dismissed.
Felony Marijuana Cultivation Charges to be Dismissed Against Local Accountant and Software Engineer
Fall River District Court: The prosecution alleged that police in Freetown, Massachusetts observed that defendant driving through town without a valid driver's license. Apparently one of the officers knew the defendant and had information that his license had been suspended. The officer followed him to his home. The officer knocked on the door. The defendant opened the door and was arrested. A search incident to the arrest disclosed the presence of many marijuana plants. The defendant was charged with Possession With the Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Cultivation of Marijuana, both felonies. Attorney Neyman was able to get the cases continued without a finding. All charges will be dismissed in a matter of months provided the client remain free of criminal legal trouble during the continuation period.
Sentence of six months committed jail time revoked in crack distribution case
Quincy District Court: The defendant had pled guilty to distribution of Class B drugs last year. The case involved a sale of crack cocaine to an undercover detective. The defendant had a long criminal history of selling crack in Quincy and surrounding areas. After pleading guilty last year, the defendant was sentenced to 6 months in jail. The court allowed him to postpone serving that jail sentence for a year so that he could complete an internship. Today, he was scheduled to surrender himself and go into the house of correction for the six-month period. Denise Dolan of our office represented the defendant today and persuaded the judge to reconsider the previously-imposed sentence, based on the defendant's efforts at rehabilitation. After hearing, the court revoked the old sentence and imposed a new one. Our client will not have to serve any time in jail, provided that he stays on the right track for 2 years. The judge stated in court that she had never done anything like this before in her long career on the bench.
Motion to suppress statements allowed
Quincy District Court: The prosecution alleged that our client, charged possession with intent to distribute heroin in a school zone, made certain statements to police after being pulled over in his car. Today, our office was successful in convincing the court that the police violated our client's Miranda rights, and those statements were suppressed. The prosecution will not be able to use those alleged statements against our client.
Charges of Possession With Intent to Distribute Drugs , School Zone Violation, Trafficking Dismissed After Successful Motion to Suppress
West Roxbury District Court: About one month ago Attorney Neyman filed and successfully argued a motion to suppress a search conducted with a warrant in this court. The defendant had been charged with Possession With the Intent to Distribute Drugs and a School Zone Violation. The prosecution realized that it could not continue with this case after the evidence was suppressed and today Attorney Neyman moved for dismissal of all charges. All charges have been dismissed.
Charges of Trafficking Cocaine, Distribution of Cocaine, Possession With the Intent to Distribute Marijuana and School Zone Violation Dismissed against Somerville man
Somerville District Court # 09-1693. The prosecution alleged that on July 24, 2009 members of the Somerville Police Department had been investigating an individual's drug dealing activities in that city. A cooperating individual informed the police that our client would be in a particular neighborhood at a particular time with the purpose of selling drugs. The informant engaged in a controlled buy with the officers. Crack Cocaine was recovered from the informant after this buy. The police then approached our client who was sitting in his car at that time. A pat frisk disclosed a knife and some marijuana. Officers then, with the assistance of a drug sniffing dog searched the car. Inside the police found thirty nine grams of cocaine. On three occasions the case was scheduled for a probable cause hearing. The prosecution was never ready. Today, a judge dismissed all charges against our client. His bail money was returned as well. The district attorney can indict this case and prosecute in the Superior Court if they so choose.
Charges of Trafficking Cocaine in Excess of 28 Grams Dismissed Against College Student
Norfolk Superior Court Criminal # 08-0694. The district attorney alleged that on April 12, 2008 undercover police officers were conducting surveillance in a local strip mall known for high incidents of drug dealing. On prior occasions these officers had been directed by drug dealers to meet at that location for the exchange of narcotics for money. On this date, around 3:30 p.m. the officers saw our client arrive at the parking lot, park, and never get out of his car. Minutes later they observed another vehicle arrive. The operator of the second vehicle approached the defendant and engaged in a drug transaction. Officers approached and quickly confirmed their suspicions. They located over sixty grams of cocaine, a scale and packaging materials. The defendant immediately hired Attorney Stephen Neyman. He was facing a minimum mandatory five year state prison sentence on the trafficking indictment. Attorney Neyman was able to get the charges reduced to Possession With the Intent to Distribute, a crime that does not have a mandatory minimum sentence.


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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Carrot Shake Jake Box Design
4 comments:
- krakit said...
Nice package!
I ordered my Carrot Shake Jake
this past Saturday so now for
the wait. I'm guessing the
large shake cup is a window
to let us see Jake inside the
Those drawings of Jake are fantastic!
- May 20, 2008 at 10:58 PM
- Gary Ham said...
Hi Krakit! Thanks for ordering and your comment. The large shake cup is the window and Jake will be positioned perfectly as if in the shake. Should look neat. I'll try to keep the blog updated with the progress. Thanks for your support!
- May 20, 2008 at 11:50 PM
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Can't wait to buy one of these!!!
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I love it! I can't wait to see Jake popping out of that shake window!
Such a great character, the design of this box is awesome!
- June 3, 2008 at 6:03 PM
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The normal-ish side of narcissism
Narcissism is basically excessive self-love, often associated with a grandiose view of oneself and the need for admiration from others. Like introversion-extraversion, narcissism is a continuous personality trait. In other words, we all fall somewhere along the continuum.
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[For those of you who are wondering, my score on the NPI was 10, which is on the low end of average. Like many of the commenters, much of my score was due to my higher self-ratings on the authority dimension.]
You can see how it's necessary to have a certain amount of narcissism to operate confidently in the world. If you believe you're good, that you can keep up, it empowers you to go after things you want. There's actually a concept acknowledged by some theorists called "healthy narcissism." Now, if you're a writer, you can see how this quality might come into play. Why are we writing? Many of us write for the sheer pleasure of it. I certainly do--but obviously, that's not all of it. If it was, I would never have sought publication. I will willingly admit that one of my reasons for writing is the desire for recognition from others, as well as the enduring belief that I'm pretty good at it. I'm sure many of you feel the same--and I think you need to if you're going to play this particular game.
The key to the less healthy form of narcissism is this: inflated self-view. Unjustified expectation for admiration. And a very high sense of entitlement. It's easy to imagine how these things could get you in trouble with other people and make relationships pretty rocky. If you're too far along that continuum as a writer, you're probably in for some frustration. There's a difference between thinking you're pretty good and thinking you're the best. There's a difference between wanting some recognition from others and needing or expecting others to tell you how fabulous you are.
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Now--do you think you have a healthy amount of narcissism? Do you know anyone who you think might be high on this dimension? What tells you that? Ever had an encounter with a narcissistic writer? How did you handle it?
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I took that test and I think the score was too low. You're right about the questions being too vague. On another note, I posted about Echo and Narcissus not long ago, but in relation to poetry. Do you know the myth of Echo and Narcissus? It's absolutely fascinating :o)ReplyDelete
Hmmm, I never really thought about this before. I guess I think I'm narcissistic enough, but I'm not gonna lie...my confidence gets shaken pretty easily so I'm betting my score on that test would be low. I have definitely seen a lot of comments on different boards like QT from writers who, at least in the writing arena, probably score pretty high on that scale though:) You know what I mean - the ones who can't fathom being rejected by any agent for any reason? LOL good post Sarah!ReplyDelete
Oh I've seen it all right!!! heh heh.ReplyDelete
This is brilly, Sarah! And will probably make people feel better about their motivations!
Ooh, great post Sarah (narcissism is one word I always have trouble spelling! :P). One of my MCs in my current WIP is extremely narcissistic (did I get that right?) and I'm having so much fun writing her :DReplyDelete
I have seen writers who love themselves too much, and it generally makes for uncomfortable situations for others. You're definitely right - we need to have some belief in our own writing, but take it too far...ouch! :)
I think writers can have the full spectrum of narcissim--too little or too much!ReplyDelete
Wait. So if you're awesome and you know it, that's not narcissism? Then I take back what I said on your last post about this.ReplyDelete
Haha, I scored kinda high, but I think part of it is the test results, and part of it is that I've been trying to coach myself to give myself more credit and be more assertive. Also, like you said, there's a certain amount of "healthy narcissism" that I think all artists need in order to persevere.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the fun test and the perspective. I look forward to reading more about how this can impact our writing.
Well, I'm glad to know I was not the only person who found some of the forced choices difficult! You are right about writers needing some degree of narcissism, but doesn't our particular brand come with sudden swings toward debilitating insecurity? :DReplyDelete
really great points (per usual:P) sarah!ReplyDelete
i'm really really uncomfortable around narcissistic and manipulative people. actually, i'm very wary and distrustful of those traits in individuals. i sort of have this life philosophy that all people (whilst being unique and containing their own strengths, weaknesses, trials, and victories) are all of equal value. it seems to me that narcissism and prejudice go very hand in hand. to think you are superior to others means that you think they are inferior for some reason or other. therefore, if you manipulate them or mistreat them or disrespect them or hurt them or whatever- your actions are justified because they are either deserving of your actions or less significant, less human, than you and therefore your actions in treating them such is justified... if that makes sense.
sometimes, when i'm walking to work, i'll think about all the houses i pass and how each person in that house is a unique person with dreams and hopes and demons. how their passions are just as important as mine. how if they just knew that they were significant how much more joy they could have. it's kinda mindblowing to me. because there are just so many, many, many people out there and each one is awesome in their own way. i don't know.
i can see how a bit of narcissism would really be helpful. because i often struggle with feeling completely dwarfed amongst the ocean of talent i see out there in others. sometimes it makes my efforts seem kinda futile... hmmm..
you got me thinking again! ugh! :P
My score is anemic so I guess I fall under the Duning-Kruger effect. I'm great, but if I think I'm great, it must mean I'm not, so I'm not, but I must be because I don't think I am... Sigh. Do you have a cure for this?ReplyDelete
Great post! But if I were critiquing the story of Narcissus I would wonder why he still thought the guy in the pool was handsome after he was wasted away for a while... :DReplyDelete
I have a healthy amount of narcissism. Thanks to my sister, who often says, "You're kind of a big deal" to each of her sisters, I've realized all of us, in our own ways, are a "kind of a big deal." And there's nothing wrong with thinking that from time to time.ReplyDelete
I wonder what the opposite of narcissism is b/c many writers suffer from that too! We all need balanced confidence. :)ReplyDelete
So, it's possible the high-narcissistic authors are the ones who badgered agents to the point some of them no longer send rejections. Who needs the abuse?ReplyDelete
I was surprised over how low I scored. When I wavered between two answers, I chose the more humble one. But I don't think I'm meek by any means. While I like to lead sometimes in groups or when teaching, I can also reach out for help when needed. At least I know I'm not narcissistic!ReplyDelete
Love this stuff. Thank you for Scott Barry Kaufman's article, too. Very interesting. Sooo, if three narcissists walk into a bar and the first one says "Barkeep, set 'em up, and make it your best!" and the second one says, "Only the best for the best!" and then they try their drinks and the drinks are awful, what does the third one say?? (Or is this a trick question?) I'm really looking forward to your Weds. post.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Yup, seen it...not only in writers, but in other MD's, d'oh! *says with tongue in cheek* I do have a healthy narcissism, otherwise, I wouldn't have the courage to leave the house, LOL! BUT, it gets easily deflated when I'm discouraged. Phooey.ReplyDelete
Nice post! :D
Off to absorb the recommended reading right now. Thanks for the link!ReplyDelete
I'm going to take a wild guess and say that politicians (unfortunately) score very high. Off to check out out the links! Thank you for the info.ReplyDelete
Very interesting. I'm going to take the stance that to be highly narcissistic is to also be a little insecure, why else would a person be miffed if their brilliance isnt' recognised.ReplyDelete
With reference to writing, it depends why you're writing and want to be published. I don't think any one reason has more weight than the other, but I'm of the opinion that if you have a story you feel can benefit others then you'll want to share it.
Thanks for tackling this topic! I don't think it's unhealthy to race ahead in life, but I've known people who try to trip "loved ones" in order to feel like they're winning. Thanks for the links!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2011 at 2:05 AM
A speaker at a mini-writing conference I was at recently pointed out how narcissistic writing is. By trying to get our story published, we're saying "I think it'd be worth the time of a lot of people to spend several hours to read this book that I wrote."ReplyDelete
I think men can be very prone to this disorder. I know so many young men that think they are just the hottest thing around.ReplyDelete


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Hazardous sediment that includes cadmium, chromium, lead and zinc exceeds acceptable environmental standards and has to be removed from a lagoon and brook near the Adesa facility on Western Avenue.
Runoff from a former car manufacturing plant coalesced into tainted sludge atop native silt in a discharge lagoon near the facility's driveway. The lagoon is connected to Beaverdam Brook, which has also been affected.
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Here is how they look hung in my living room. They give the room nice cozy feeling - just in time for colder weather. I just want to snuggle up in front of the fireplace and relax.
Another view here.
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Fall is here
It is so nice to have a little cooler weather. This week is a busy one in Albuquerque - balloon fiesta is going on and it is so nice to see all the balloons flying in the mornings. Trees are changing colors and we plan to go to Santa Fe this weekend hiking and enjoying aspen trees :).
This painting is 12"X12"
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TERRY GORDON, RETIRED ECO-FORESTER: 'My interest is to help Merv Wilkinson and Wildwood in any way that I can'
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"How would you like your life's work and renown to be bastardized by lying bureaucrats?" asks Terry Gordon, a retired eco-forester who was trained and worked with Merv Wilkinson at Wildwood and in eco-forestry workshops in Washington and Oregon.
"I grew up in Sooke and my family had a large business in salvage logging and manufacturing value-added cedar products.
"I am the eco-forester who was trained by Merv with the idea of assisting him in operating Wildwood as he got older," says Mr. Gordon in recent email correspondence to the Editor of the CCC BLOG.
"I taught and gave Saturday tours at Wildwood when Merv was not available and I worked on one of his harvesting projects in the 90's.
"I was a charter member of the Eco Forestry Institute (EFI) in Victoria and Portland, Oregon, and know of and about its history and the various personalities and politics.
"From this career, I am aware of 'conservation' groups – including The Land Conservancy (TLC) – their lack operational forestry knowledge and ability, and general tactics with landowners.
"My interest is to help Merv and Wildwood in any way that I can."
'A park is not a forest, and Wildwood is an operational forest.'
– Merv Wilkinson
"Hopefully, TLC can be exposed for what is has done, and not done, to Merv and his forest, and Wildwood returned to being an operational eco-forest.
"Let us remember that TLC and EFI executives are managers/bureaucrats, not operational forestry people.
"Many are trained and adept at 'playing the system,' but cannot distinguish a Grand fir tree from a Douglas fir, so to speak.
"Merv has told me what the specific problems presently are at Wildwood and the types of harvestings and management needed now and where; and how to prevent them in the future.
"Merv has told me that harvesting/eco-forestry management at Wildwood is 10 years behind his normal schedule; so naturally, there is a backlog of standing trees, which are suppressing natural regeneration of the Douglas fir.
"The natural regeneration 'forest dynamic' is the keystone of Merv's eco-forestry 'silvicultural system.'
"It is only because of natural regeneration, combined with sustainable harvesting, that the present amount of timber exists; natural regeneration is the cause, and via sustainable harvesting management, having more timber – and more diversity of timber types and ages – is the effect," writes Mr. Gordon.
BRITISH COLUMBIA ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK posts Merv's 'Report Card' on TLC/EFI's disastrous management of Wildwood
Meanwhile, Andy Sinats, editor of ecobc.org, the British Columbia Environmental Network's hot website, has just posted Merv Wilkinson's damning 'Report Card' on the ongoing disgraceful mismanagement of Wildwood by The Land Conservancy and the Eco Forestry Institute.
It makes for a tragic reading experience for all those like myself who understand the wider ramifications of this dereliction of duty by TLC/EFI, and the harm that this is doing to the whole of Mr. Wilkinson life work at Wildwood.
If eco-forestry as developed by Merv Wilkinson is not practiced properly at Wildwood, there is a very real danger of the movement toward truly sustainable logging being discredited as economically non- viable, thus the whole thing falling into the trap set by corporate logging interests, who have always maintained that the system could perhaps work in small-scale operations such as Wildwood, but is not feasible in larger 'cut blocks.'
Merv Wilkinson acknowledges that some of Wildwood now has 'park-like' characteristics, but that is not ever what was going on there while he selectively logged the property, nor what he wants to happen there now.
TLC and EFI bureaucrats must surely understand the problem that they have created, and if they truly want to honour and sustain both the world-famous Wilkinson philosophy and actual ongoing selection forestry work at Wildwood, they must begin to arrange for a transfer of the land back to Merv Wilkinson so that he can repair the damage done by them to his silviculture system.
Outstanding mortgages for which he is not responsible should be paid off by TLC/EFI in their entirety before such a transfer happens.
I note with interest that TLC is moving its operations into the Ross Villa on Fairfield Road, an historic heritage house near Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria.
An article in today's Victoria News tells readers that TLC is throwing a party to celebrate ten years of restoration work there.
Apparently while that work was going on in Victoria, TLC was neglecting its contractual obligations to Merv Wilkinson at Wildwood.
While TLC bureaucrats may be very pleased with their new accommodations, donors should demand to know why Wildwood has been neglected.
[For links to Merv Wilkinson's Wildwood 'Report Card' at ecobc.org, and to The Land Conservancy's rebuttal article 'The Facts about TLC's Wildwood Ecoforest Site,' please refer to the Comments section below. The latter article is an update of an article originally posted by TLC earlier in the summer when Judith Lavoie's original story in the Times Colonist appeared. TLC has brought this old article out of the bottom drawer, so to speak, and put it on the front page of their website yesterday, August 26, 2010, apparently to counter our posting on Terry Gordon's support for Merv Wilkinson. It contains comments by Merv's daughter Tisha Wilkinson, and Ian Fawcett of TLC.]
Gregory Hartnell, Editor
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Yale women's cross country team will take on Ivy League rivals Harvard and Princeton this Friday. More than half the roster will be racing at the historic Harvard-Yale-Princeton trigonal meet.
The meet will be hosted by Harvard at Franklin Park in Boston. The past several years, the team champion crown has been passed between the three teams. The last three years a different team has won each year: Harvard in 2015, Yale in 2016 and Princeton in 2017. As an early season competition featuring nearly half of the Ivy League, this race is an invaluable opportunity to glimpse the intra-league competition. Yale will look to build off a second-place team finish from last year.
Women's head cross country coach Amy Gosztyla is looking forward to the opportunity this meet presents.
"The team has been training hard the past three weeks, and this competition will be our first opportunity to test our fitness against our biggest rivals," Gosztyla said. "We have a combination of returners and new faces that will contribute this season, so this meet will be a great opportunity for the team to implement working together and competing for the win."
The team will be led by senior captain Andrea Masterson, who is opening up her final season for Yale on Friday. Last year on her home course at the Yale Golf Course, Masterson blew away the competition and won the race by 10 seconds. As an experienced athlete at the regional and national level, she will look to continue her consistent success during her final season as a Yale athlete.
Sophomores Kayley DeLay and Sevanne Ghazarian from the varsity squad last season will be immediate contributors to the team success. DeLay impressively finished second in this meet last year in her Yale debut, crossing the line only behind Masterson. Last season DeLay and Ghazarian both earned All-Ivy recognition as first years, a rare accomplishment.
Junior Jane Miller will also be a returner from the varsity squad. During her career at Yale she has improved tremendously in the long distance events, making her a scoring contender for the upcoming cross country season.
The beginning of the first years' Yale careers is an especially exciting aspect of the upcoming meet. Given their accomplishments on and off the track before coming to Yale, many of these women are likely to be immediate scorers.
Morgan McCormick, after completing a decorated career as a Wilton High School (Conn.) athlete, will be a new athlete to watch on Friday. She boasts a personal record of 17:50 in the 5k and finished 17th at the Foot Locker National Championship in 2017.
Although considered middle-distance specialists, first years Jocelyn Chau and Samantha Friborg could also make an impact on the cross country course. Chau is coming off a phenomenal track season that culminated in a World Championship qualification in the 1500-meter run. Her talent is not only in the middle-distance events; she also owns a personal best of 9:21.99 in the 3000-meter run. Friborg will be racing her first cross country race on Friday. Her strength and speed are apparent from her impressive personal record of 2:06 in the 800-meter run, which could carry over well into the cross country season.
Kosana Weir will also be debuting and is someone to keep an eye on, having run under 10 minutes for the 3000-meter run as well.
A strong contingent of sophomores and juniors will also be racing, adding depth to the Yale team. Junior middle-distance specialist Arianna Lord will be debuting, joining fellow juniors Lauren Chapey and Hannah Steffke. Both Steffke and Chapey will be looking to build off their season openers from the Fordham Fiasco.
Sophomores Zoe Nuechterlein and Megan Quimby will be racing again after solid performances at Fordham last Saturday.
The women's race takes off at 1:30 p.m. and results will be posted at www.yalebulldogs.com once available.
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Release Date: June 25th, 1993
DVD Release Date: June 24th, 1997
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After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Mallinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Ross Mallinger, Rosie O'Donnell, Rob Reiner, Gaby Hoffmann, Victor Garber
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Genres: Romantic comedy
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New Delhi: Government on Monday appointed R Swaminathan as the secretary as well Consular, Passport & Visa and Special Assignment in the Ministry of External Affairs."The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri R Swaminathan, IFS (1980) as Secretary (Consular, Passport & Visa and Special Assignment) by temporarily upgrading the post held by him to the level of Secretary up to the date of his superannuation i.e. 31.8.2015," a order of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said.
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Billy McGill scores 31 points and grabs 18 rebounds to lead Utah to an 88-80 victory over Arizona State in the West Region finals in Portland and puts the Utes in the Final Four. A week later, the Utes lost to future champion Cincinnati in the NCAA semifinals and then lost the famous four-overtime game to St. Jospeh's in the third-fourth place game.
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Freshman Shawn Bradley blocks an NCAA-record 10 shots as BYU beats Virginia 61-48 in a first-round game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake. Bradley didn't even get to double figures for points or rebounds, but his 7-foot-6 presence in the middle made all the difference in his 37 minutes as BYU came back from a 22-19 halftime deficit. "He broke out concentration once we got the ball in the middle," said Virginia forward Bryant Stith. "He was playing a one-man zone."
Although he fouled out early in the overtime, Keith Van Horn scores 25 points and grabs 14 rebounds to lead Utah to an 82-77 overtime victory over Stanford in San Jose and into the Elite Eight for first time in 31 years. Van Horn was brilliant until fouling out on an offensive foul just 34 seconds into overtime. Freshman Jeff Johnsen, Hanno Mottola and David Jackson had to play most of the overtime as Van Horn watched from the bench. At the end of regulation, Van Horn nearly won the game on a tip-in that came just after the final buzzer.
In what might have been the best game of his stellar college career, Josh Grant scores 29 points to lead the Utes to an 85-84 double-overtime win over Michigan State in an NCAA second-round game in Tucson. Besides outdueling the Spartans' all-American Steve Smith with his 29 points, Grant also came up with 10 rebounds, five steals and four assists in a brilliant overall game. The Utes finished 30-4 with a loss to UNLV in the Sweet 16 the following week.
Weber State's Harold "The Show" Arceneaux scores 36 points and dazzles the nation in the Wildcats' shocking 76-74 upset of 13th-ranked North Carolina in a first-round game at Key Arena in Seattle. The 6-foot-6 junior hit 14 of 26 from the field, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range in the victory and made two free throws with 13 seconds left and intercepted a pass in the final seconds to preserve the victory. "We did not have an answer for Arceneaux," said North Carolina coach Bill Guthridge. "He was sensational." Two days later, the Wildcats lost to Florida 82-74 in overtime to end their NCAA dreams.
On his way to tournament MVP honors, Arnie Ferrin leads Utah to its only NCAA basketball championship by scoring more than half of Utah's points with 22 in a 42-40 overtime victory over Dartmouth in front of 17,000 at Madison Square Garden. The freshman from Ogden was "downright sensational" according to newspaper reports in leading a team of mostly Utah teenagers to the upset victory. Later in the week, Utah defeated NIT champion St. Johns in a benefit game, also at Madison Square Garden.
It wasn't an especially great night for Danny Ainge who was about to see his college career end in Atlanta with his team trailing Notre Dame by one point with less than 10 seconds left. He had scored just 10 points, one of the lowest scoring outputs of his four-year career. But what he did at the end will forever go down in NCAA lore as one of the greatest plays ever.. During a timeout after Kelly Tripucka's jumper had put Notre Dame ahead, Ainge decided he was going to take the ball all the way to the hoop. He dribbled his way through several Irish defenders until with two seconds left, he got to the basket and flipped up a layup just over the outstretched hand of Orlando Woolridge. "I dribbled between two guys at halfcourt and saw the clock ticking away," Ainge said. "I just went to the hole."
Not many folks gave Utah any chance of beating Arizona, the defending NCAA champs, the No. 1 seed featuring two all-Americans and three future NBA players, in the NCAA West Regional finals. But not only did the Utes beat the Wildcats, they pulverized them with a stunning 76-51 victory at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim. While Michael Doleac and Alex Jensen both had double-doubles, Andre Miller was simply sensational, playing one of the greatest games in NCAA history, finishing with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists in leading Utah to the Final Four. Miller played the top of Utah's triangle-and-two defense, which allowed him to get more rebounds than usual, while shutting down Arizona's guards Mike Bibby, Miles Simon and Jason Terry. "This is the kind of line you hardly see out of anybody," marveled Arizona coach Lute Olson. "I love Andre and wouldn't trade him for anyone in the world," said Utah coach Rick Majerus.


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One more book from Western Australia! You know you want to read it!
Before I left for San Diego, Andrew Constant, the writer of Torn, told me to come by the Gestalt booth and he'd give me a copy of his book. That was mighty swell of him, even though I was planning on stopping by the booth anyway (they were very cool in 2010, so why wouldn't I go back?). Torn is drawn mostly by Joh James, with a prologue by Nicola Scott and some art by Emily K. Smith (the credits list all three as "artists," but Smith's name is slightly smaller, so I have no idea what she did on the book) and letters by Nathan Martella. It costs a mere $12.95.
As I've mentioned before, if I'm going to enjoy a story with a standard horror trope, the writer ought to find something different about that horror trope.
That, at least, is interesting, and it keeps my attention while I can figure out if the rest of the work is decent. Constant finds a nice hook - this isn't a werewolf story, it's the story of a wolf who becomes a man. Immediately, that's interesting. But will it hold up????
In the prologue, we see how the wold ends up like this. He's stalking a guy who killed his family, and when he bites the guy, he somehow turns into a man - the bad dude is apparently a werewolf, and I guess the curse works in reverse! The new man has no idea what's going on, and he flees (naked, mind you) into a city, where he gets caught up in some drama. A girl named Sarah finds him in an alley, and he protects her when she's attacked by her ex-boyfriend and his two brothers. Our hero rescues her and she helps him hide out in a run-down house. When the three dudes show up dead later on, the cops get involved. But did our hero kill them? Well, no. It seems there's another wolf running around town. Oh dear.
Constant never lets us catch our breath, really, which isn't a bad thing. The wolf/man and Sarah have a few nice moments, but generally we're zipping breakneck through the plot, and as it's an interesting plot, there's nothing wrong with that. The man/wolf tries to learn the ways of humans, and he even manages to learn some words, but he remains lupine throughout, which is a nice trick. He's fiercely protective of Sarah, and it's interesting because Constant makes Sarah someone who, while she doesn't deserve the fate her ex-boyfriend had planned for her, isn't really all that admirable. She's naturally suspicious of our hero in the beginning of the book, but unlike so many romance works we've seen in the past, she doesn't come around and fall in love with him - in fact, as she learns more about him, she becomes more suspicious of him. She doesn't necessarily need him to protect her, either - the bad wolf in the story comes after her and is far larger than she is, so she gets beaten up a bit, but she also shows how tough she is when she fights back.
Her character and her interaction with the wolf/man make the book a lot more interesting, because it doesn't play out the way we expect. Constant manages to take this cliché and stand it on its head, too.
The conflict between the wolf/man and the evil wolf is the crux of the story, naturally, and of course the two are linked in some way (which I won't reveal). The cops, of course, think that our hero is the killer, but we know it's the evil wolf, who remains a wolf even as he talks and thinks like a man (how? that's something else I won't reveal). The cops are even interesting characters when they don't have to be - the younger one, Rick, is a hothead, and putting him on this case, with such horrible violence done to the victims (even if they were scum), is not a good idea. It's refreshing that Constant doesn't simply follow what's expected from these characters - he thinks about how they would react as characters to a certain situation, and not how they'd react because the plot machinations demand it. Yes, the book is a horror comic with a bunch of action, especially when our hero fights his nemesis. But Constant still manages to examine the way men act toward each other and how that differs from wolves (or, to extend the analogy, predatory animals in general) and whether we're any better. The final few pages are a bit heavy-handed, but I think Constant has earned them, so I'll let it go.
James's art is frenetic and busy and reminds me a lot of Duncan Fregedo's (which is a compliment, in case you're wondering). He packs each page with a lot of visual information, and occasionally he doesn't quite pull it off and the page becomes too cluttered, but for the most part, he's easy to follow and the work is nice to look at. Sometimes, honestly, the clutter works, because the scenes are so visceral that James's close-in pencil work makes us feel like we're right in the middle of the action, and it's a nice sensation. James uses a lot of black, especially when he's drawing the evil wolf, so that it looks far more demonic than if it were just a normal wolf (and, in fact, it is something "more than wolf," so it's not surprising).
While our hero is a bit more "perfect" in design than regular folk (he's ripped and has that long, flowing, black hair - he's like Ian Astbury on steroids), Sarah, Rick, and Joe (his partner) are nicely done - they look like real people who've led hard lives, and Sarah, especially (as she's in the book more) is a nice character. She's pretty but not beautiful, and James is adept at showing how much rage flows beneath her surface and how tough she can be when pushed. His nature scenes are gorgeous, too - wild and threatening, but also pristine and majestic. Because James gives us so much on each page, it's easy to stop and decode his panels, so the fact that they sometimes get crowded doesn't mean it's easy to give up on them. On every page there's something that makes you want to stop and look at it more closely, and it's nice that James helps slow down Constant's pace, because it makes the book a more rewarding read and even more tense, as the two, even while working together, push against each other and create a nice opposition.
Constant shows that he has a nice handle on creating characters and writing an exciting comic, while James does a wonderful job illustrating it. Torn is a different kind of horror comic, and while that might be good enough, it's also a written and drawn really well, so it has even more going for it. I'd like to thank Constant again for giving it to me, and I encourage you to go out and find it!


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Wilco on Cotton
Fri, July 22, 2011
Spent a great weekend up in the Berkshires of Massachusetts shooting for Wilco's own annual music fest, Solid Sound. Great fun. Saw and heard lots of good music and friends.
A few Ts as seen at the Solid Sound music festival. Shot w/ iPhone... View all here or at Wilco's site
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Kevin's old girlfriend, Anya has joined their school, but the kids in the school make fun of her because they find her eccentric. Meanwhile, Joe, Nick and Macy try to track down an undercover paparazzi.
Kevin gets a text from his Scandinavian friend Anya who says she's coming to their school. Kevin is excited because they both really liked each other. When Anya arrives, she explains that people think she's different. Classmates laugh when they see Kevin and Anya dancing together in the atrium. Meanwhile, Nick, Macy, and Joe try to figure out who's posting bad pictures of the boys on Macy's website. Joe is obsessed with his 'cool' sunglasses. Anya asks Kevin to go to the dance with him. He tells his brothers that she's the only one who really gets him. At the dance, more people laugh at Anya's strange customs. Nick, Macy, and Joe are still trying to find the person who posted the pictures. They discover that the pictures were taken inside the firehouse. Meanwhile, Kevin and Anya dance, but Anya gets upset because of the people laughing at them. She breaks up with Kevin because of them. Stella finds her hiding under a table. She helps Anya become more American so she can be with Kevin. At the same time, Kevin decides to remind Anya of home so she won't leave. Macy doesn't know how to use her new phone, and finds out that it's uploading pictures onto her site by itself. Anya learns how to be an American, while Kevin learns more about Scandinavia. Kevin is surprised when he sees the new Anya. He liked the old her better. Kevin gets over Anya, and soon falls for Stella's French friend Samantha. Nick and Joe realize that Macy is the undercover paparazzi, but they forgive her because she didn't know how to use her phone. Nick smashes Joe's sunglasses, then puts on his own and walks away.
- The screaming, one-liners and the sunglasses are references to TV show, CSI Miami.
- This episode and the next one are included as Bonus Episodes in JONAS: Rockin' The House.
- The song in this episode is "Scandinavia", the first Jonas Brothers song with Kevin on lead vocals.
- Kevin Jonas: Kevin Lucas
- Joe Jonas: Joe Lucas
- Nick Jonas: Nick Lucas
- Chelsea Staub: Stella Malone
- Nicole Anderson: Macy Misa
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- Madison Riley: Anya/Kimmi
- Wendy McColm: Molly Myman (uncredited)
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|First Shown
|United States
|December 6, 2009
|United Kingdom
|July 13, 2010


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June has come and gone, and I'm quite relieved because blogging-wise, I didn't do so well this past month. And I wasn't even that busy! I just felt exhausted most of the time, and even reading books became such a chore that (I think) all I read were review/tour books. But! Right now that's not the case - sure hope this doesn't jinx it, though LOL - and my term break officially starts on Friday, so I plan to get a lot of reading done.
Bloggy Stuff
I read 8 books in June. Eight. Jesus. Anyway, that brings me to 56/100 books read this year. I am disappointed with myself. I did read two of my favorite YA contemps, though: To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Anna and the French Kiss, and oh my Lord I still cannot get over these two books. Where in the world is my Peter Kavinsky and/or Etienne St. Clair? Yeah, and/or. I'd totally keep them both.
Here are the reviews I posted in June: Don't Fall | Girl of Rage | Life in Outer Space | Twinmaker | MELT | Plus One | Say Her Name
And other stuff that went up on the blog: The Polaris Uprising | Beautiful People {1} | Stacking the Shelves {25} | A Bookish Day: Jenny Han in Manila
Books to watch out for in July
So. Many. Good books are coming out this month! Another reason why I want to find a part-time job - if only my family would agree already. Sigh.
Have you read/will you read any of these books? HAVE YOU FALLEN IN LOVE WITH PETER AND/OR ETIENNE YET?!