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To add to this, players can now buy the following of Isaac's suit and weapon packs on the Playstation Network and Xbox LIVE Marketplace:
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Rakshabandhan: K. Kavitha gifts helmet to brother KTR
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Telangana's first woman Parliamentarian K. Kavitha on Monday celebrated Rakshabandhan by tying a rakhi and gifting a helmet to her brother KT Rama Rao, as a part of promotional campaign 'Gift a Helmet'. The Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) member reportedly said, "this Raksha Bandhan, let's all sisters come together and make sure all our brothers wear helmets," to popularise her innovative online campaign on road safety. It was in service of an online campaign she has begun to ensure two-wheeler riders wear helmets when riding

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  She launched the mission on her brother's birthday on July 24. Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Odisha, Siddaramaiah and Naveen Patnaik respectively and many others have joined Kavitha's campaign to promote the use of helmets. (ANI)

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United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Columbia Division
August 29, 2017
William D. Sibert, Plaintiff,v.Raycom Media, Inc., Adam Cannavo, and Lyle Schulze, Defendants.
William D. Sibert ("Plaintiff") brings this
action seeking recovery from his employer, Raycom Media, Inc.
("Raycom") and two co-employees, Adam Cannavo
("Cannavo") and Lyle Schulze
("Schulze"), for intentional infliction of
emotional distress ("IIED"). This matter is
before the court on two motions: Plaintiff's motion to
remand (ECF No. 7) and Defendants' motion to dismiss for
failure to state a claim (ECF No. 5). Both motions turn on
whether Plaintiff has a viable claim for intentional
infliction of emotional distress against the various
Defendants, as explained further below, and both will be
addressed in this Order.
Raycom, Cannavo, and Schulze removed the action to this court
based on diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff asserts this case
lacks complete diversity, as he and Schulze are both citizens
of South Carolina. Whether removal is proper depends on
whether Schulze was fraudulently joined in this action.
For the
reasons below, the court finds Schulze was fraudulently
joined and therefore is dismissed for lack of subject matter
jurisdiction. In addition, Plaintiff has failed to state a
claim against Cannavo and Raycom, and Defendants' motion
to dismiss is granted as to those defendants.
was employed by WIS-TV as a Senior Editor when WIS-TV was
bought by Raycom. ECF No. 1-1, Compl. ¶¶ 1, 2. In
1998, well before this purchase, Plaintiff was diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis ("MS"). Id. at ¶
7. Although Plaintiff "had to adapt his lifestyle to
less strenuous activities, " this disease did not
interfere with his work performance, and Plaintiff's
supervisors "worked with him with his illness and have
minimally been required to reasonably accommodate him on
occasions." Id. at ¶¶ 7, 8. In
November 2016, Plaintiff "was summoned by his superiors
to a meeting with Raycom representatives" to discuss
the differences in station operation and his job position
after the sale. Id. at ¶ 11. Because this
meeting was scheduled at a meeting room over 100 yards from
Plaintiff's work station, walking to this location would
cause him physical difficulty and pain. Id.
Plaintiff requested the meeting be moved to a location nearer
to his work station, but this request was denied.
Id. at ¶ 12. Plaintiff was therefore unable to
attend the meeting, suffered substantial stress and anxiety,
and consequently missed an entire day of work. Id.
alleges he was thereafter harassed by Schulze, the manager
and Vice President of WIS-TV, and Cannavo, a human resources
specialist for Raycom in Charlotte, as well as other
employees of Raycom. Id. at ¶ 13. Plaintiff was
notified verbally his job description was changing, and he
would be required to carry cameras and other equipment and
would no longer be able to rely on cameramen and other
employees for this function. Id. However, his duties
and title were not changed until on or about March 15, 2017,
when Plaintiff was notified by his supervisor he would not be
able to fulfill the new requirements of his job because of
his disability, and would therefore need to contact human
resources to apply for an accommodation. Id. at
¶ 15. Although Plaintiff did so, Cannavo responded
Raycom would not be able to accommodate Plaintiff and
therefore Plaintiff suffered loss, including having to use
leave to make up for a reduction in pay. Id. at
¶ 16.
Motion to Remand
Defendants have removed based on diversity, jurisdiction in
this court depends on whether Schulze, who has the same
citizenship as Plaintiff, is fraudulently
joined.[2] In response to Plaintiff's motion to
remand, Defendants argue the court should ignore the
citizenship of Schulze as Plaintiff cannot establish a claim
for IIED against him because Plaintiff's claim falls
exclusively within the scope of the South Carolina
Workers' Compensation Act. See S.C. Code Ann.
§42-1-540 (2009). Without Schulze as a defendant, this
court would have diversity jurisdiction over this matter.
For the
reasons set forth below, the court finds Defendants have met
their burden of demonstrating Schulze was fraudulently
joined. Accordingly, the court denies the motion to remand
(ECF No. 7) and Schulze is dismissed without prejudice.
party removing an action bears the burden of demonstrating
jurisdiction properly rests with the court at the time the
petition for removal is filed. See St. Paul Mercury
Indem. Co. v. Red Cab Co., 303 U.S. 283, 291 (1938);
Mulcahey v. Columbia Organic Chems. Co., 29 F.3d
148, 151 (4th Cir. 1994). Removal jurisdiction is strictly
construed. Mulcahey, 29 F.3d at 151. If federal
jurisdiction is doubtful, remand is necessary. Id.
To be
removable to federal court, a state action must be within the
original jurisdiction of the district court. See 28
U.S.C. § 1441. District courts have original
jurisdiction "where the matter in controversy exceeds
the sum or value of $75, 000, exclusive of interest and
costs, and is between . . . citizens of different
states." 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1).
When a
plaintiff has fraudulently joined a non-diverse defendant, a
district court may retain jurisdiction and disregard the
non-diverse party. See Mayes v. Rapoport, 198 F.3d
457, 461 (4th Cir. 1999). To show fraudulent joinder of a
party, a removing party "must demonstrate either
'outright fraud in the plaintiff's pleading of
jurisdictional facts' or that 'there is no
possibility that the plaintiff would be able to establish a
cause of action against the in-state defendant in state
court.'" Hartley v. CSX Transportation,
Inc., 187 F.3d 422, 424 (4th Cir. 1999) (quoting
Marshall v. Manville Sales Corp., 6 F.3d 229, 232
(4th Cir. 1993)). "The party alleging fraudulent
joinder bears a heavy burden -- it must show that the
plaintiff cannot establish a claim even after resolving all
issues of law and fact in the plaintiff's favor."
Hartley, 187 F.3d at 424.
Fourth Circuit has described this standard as "even
more favorable to the plaintiff than the standard for ruling
on a motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6)."
Id. (citations omitted). All the plaintiff needs to
show is that there is a "glimmer of hope, "
Mayes, 198 F.3d at 466, or a "slight
possibility of a right to relief" in state court.
Hartley, 187 F.3d at 426.
South Carolina law
determining whether Plaintiff can establish a cause of action
for IIED against a defendant, this court looks to South
Carolina law. Bettius & Sanderson, P.C. v. Nat'l
Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., 839 F.2d 1009,
1019 (4th Cir. 1988) ("When hearing a case pursuant to
diversity jurisdiction, a federal court must determine issues
of state law as it believes the highest court of the state
would determine them."). The Workers' Compensation
Act provides "rights and remedies" that
"shall exclude all other rights and remedies of such
employee . . .as against his employer, at common law or
otherwise, on account of such injury, loss of service, or
death." S.C. Code Ann. §42-1-540 (2009). The South
Carolina Supreme Court has held "an employee's
action against a company for intentional infliction of
emotional distress . . . caused by the action[s] of another
employee are [sic] within the scope of the Act since
these actions arise from personal injury." Dickert
v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 428 S.E.2d 700, 701 (S.C.
1993), as modified on reh'g (Apr. 7, 1993)
(citing Loges v. Mack Trucks, 417 S.E.2d 538 (S.C.
1992)). When the tortfeasor/co-employee is the alter ego of
the employer, the employer's liability may fall outside
the exclusivity of the Act. Id. However, the alter
ego exception applies only to dominant corporate owners and
officers.[3] McClain v. Pactiv Corp., 602
S.E.2d 87, 89 (S.C. Ct. App. 2004).
Carolina courts have limited the intentional tort exception
to the Act's exclusivity to "injuries inflicted by
an employer who acts with a deliberate or specific intent to
injure." Peay v. U.S. Silica Co., 437 S.E.2d
64, 65-66 (S.C. 1993). "The same standard also would
apply to injuries intentionally inflicted by a
co-employee." Id.; see also Dickert, 428
S.E.2d at 702 ("[I]t is against public policy to extend
this immunity to the co-employee who commits an intentional
tortious act upon another employee. The Workers'
Compensation Act may not be used as a shield for a
co-employee's intentional injurious conduct.").
"This exception is applicable to the intentional
infliction of emotional distress, " and "would
also apply to injuries intentionally inflicted by a
co-employee." Edens v. Bellini, 597 S.E.2d
863, 870 (S.C. Ct. App. 2004). Therefore, while an employer
may not be sued in civil court for IIED based on a non-alter
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Recently, in the Supreme Court, the five Supreme Court judges overturned the Court of Appeal decision in the Edwards V Kumarasamy case which decided that a leasehold landlord was liable to compensate his Assured Shorthold tenant for injuries caused to his knee as a result of tripping over a communal paving stone when taking his rubbish from the main door of a block of flats to the bin store.
Mr Edwards was suing his landlord for a breach under s11(1) (A) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985; however, Mr Kumarasamy did not own the block and his lease did not include the pathway where the accident happened, this was owned by the freeholder.
Mr Kumarasamy was unaware of the potential hazard and his long lease had an express proviso that the head-landlord (the freeholder) could only be liable for disrepair on notice. In this case the lessee (Mr Kumarasamy) and the head-lessee (the freeholder) were not aware of the hazard.
We had been monitoring the case for some time, with several twists and turns along the way, firstly being ruled by the District Judge in favour of Mr Edwards before HHJ May QC overturned that decision. Judge May's decision was then reversed at The Court of Appeal, restoring the District Judge's order. Mr Kumarasamy's further appeal was allowed at the Supreme Court overturning the Court of Appeal and dismissing the claim.
Whilst Mr Kumarasamy was unaware of the potential hazard, as well as having no right to carry out repairs to the pathway belonging to the freeholder, landlords should consider the following:
- If you identify a potential hazard, or become aware of one, you should act straight away and document your actions.
- If the hazard is situated within the communal grounds and is the responsibility of someone else, do not ignore it. Give written notification to the freeholder and Block Management Company. Inform your tenant, consult your managing agent / seek professional advice and keep chasing the responsible party.
- You should also bear in mind that the Edwards V Kumarasamy case was based on a particular set of circumstances and the above information is intended as a very brief overview of the case. It does not mean a landlord cannot be held responsible for a tenant related accident, occurring on a communal part of the grounds, especially if the landlord was aware of the issue.
To fully understand this case in full context you should read the case details. There is a summary version for "lighter reading" https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2015-0095.html
As our managed landlords are aware, our tenancy agreements are updated on a regular basis to offer the most up to date protection. Following the original hearing of Edwards V Kumarasamy, we amended a clause in our tenancy agreements requiring the tenant to report, in writing, defects and damages at the property including those in communal areas.
The actual wording of the clause is of course more detailed than this, however we recommend landlords read their tenancy agreements, especially if purchased online and/or from a source which fails to regularly review and revise (with the help of tenancy law expertise) their documentation.
In April 2015, another case (Williams v Khan) resulted in a landlord making a claim for £4,500 in unpaid rent, to which the tenant made a successful counterclaim. The courts awarded in favour of the tenant, a sum in excess of £43,000. Admittedly in this case the evidence against the landlord was pretty significant.
In Bow Country Court, a case (Photis v Shamas, Uddin & Shamas) resulted in an award to the tenant of £7,000 due to a faulty front door, amongst others, posing a fire and security risk.
A great tip for landlords not employing a managing agent, is to read section 11 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985 (1) (a), (1) (b) & (1) (c), which is pretty simple reading. It will help a landlord understand their obligation under this section of the Act.
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HIV / AIDS is still seen as a major challenge in the countries especially among key population where access to HIV / AIDS prevention and intervention for behavioral changes remains far from expected impact. In addition, changes in patterns of transmission of HIV from injection drug addiction to sexual also requires a change in the prevention and intervention focus. Malaysia is progressing and committed towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030. We are aiming to reach 90% reduction of new HIV cases compared to 2010 baseline. As a first step, the Ministry is also committed to accelerating actions towards 2020 (Fast Track by 2020), a critical indicator that will give an early picture towards achieving Ending AIDS by 2030. To realize this commitment, Malaysia needs to undertake a more drastic and strong interventions to curb HIV / AIDS in this country and so ending the epidemic by 2030.
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updated tasty ratings (Apr 15):
ECONOMY RICE STALL Rating: ★★
NOODLE SOUP STALL Rating: ★
(yes, I started to eat at this stall again. so far no other bad incidences)
CHICKEN RICE STALL Rating: ★★
(closed down!?)
ROTI PRATA STALL Rating:
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FRUIT & DRINKS STALL Rating: ★★
(their pineapples usually quite juicy and sweet. despite watermelon juice being too plain, the starfruit juice is good)
EEEK!! MY GAWD! I was happily eating my fish beehoon soup today @lunch until I realized some weird looking thing in my spoon.. WOORRRRRRRRM!!! Eeeeeeeeeee~ And I thought it tasted not bad the first time, so I ordered it again today. So gross that I lost my appetite. Here is the evidence:
This kopitiam (cafe) was opened just recently, downstairs of my office complex. Convenient location for people working @Jackson Square, Toa Payoh. There are 5 stalls: 1) 菜饭 economy rice stall 2) noodle soup stall (the one that sells $4 fish beehoon soup) 3) chicken rice stall 4) roti prata stall 5) fruit & drinks stall. So I guess I'm never eating the noodle soup there again. Have a slight noodle soup phobia now.
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Self Described Weirdo Kills 17 Year Old
The incident has left the community horrified, with many accusing the officer of incompetence and being "trigger-happy."
Christopher dreamed of joining the Marines. All of that ended when he was executed by a cop.
17-yr-old Christopher Roupe was shot and killed moments after sitting down to watch a movie in his family's home.
At around 7:30 PM, young Christopher took out his Nintendo Wii controller to put on a movie.
As he was sitting down, he suddenly heard knocking on the front door.
He asked, "Who is it?" but received no response.
At that point he got up from his chair and opened the door.
To his shock, the female cop already had her gun drawn and pointed at him, according to reports.
She immediately fired a bullet into the boy's chest and killed him, according to Renee Vance, the boy's aunt.
The police claim that "he had a handgun."
It was actually the boy's small Nintendo Wii controller, says the aunt.
he officer gave him "no warning" to drop the controller before taking his life, the aunt added.
The police claimed to be at his house regarding a "probation" matter. It turns out that it had nothing to do with Christopher.
His 13-yr-old little sister heard the gun shot and ran over to the door to find her brother bleeding and crying.
The little sister held her brother and tried to comfort him as he cried in pain, according to reports.
That's when the female cop pointed her gun at the child and said "Shut up!" according to reports, forcing the girl away.
Moments later Christopher bled to death.
Both the female officer and the officer who was with her have received "paid administrative leave" as the investigation proceeds.
The boy's family is deeply saddened.
They have set up Facebook page speaking out about the incident. Many of the boy's friends are confused as to how this could possibly happen to a young man with so many plans for his future."
"Prayers for his younger siblings, may they take pride in knowing what a great big brother they had, and what a great Marine he was going to be…." said one commenter.
Another commenter said, "God wrap your arms around this family in their time of grief! So sorry for your loss!"
Another young girl recounted the time when Christopher saved her family from a fire, already displaying heroism as a teenager:
"I remember at Americas best inn my mom and my sister was at the pool so was my dad and a paper towel blew in my moms candle and you helped me stop the fire. If it wasn't for Christopher the room would of caught on fire thanks for helping me Chris."
"I'll never understand why or how this happened,but what i do know is you were a great friend and more than that you were family.I miss you bro and i'll see you again when our paths cross. FLY HIGH AND PROUD!" said one of Christopher's friends.
The OP-Nat Eye has reported that Nancy Beth Daniel-Gatny is likely the officer who shot Christopher.
Her official photo was removed from the police department's website when investigative journalists tried to find it after the killing.
But OP-Nat Eye discovered that her profile from another website wasn't taken down in time.
Suspicions of mentally instability have risen after her cached comment was published, wherein she alludes to a weirdo being off of medication.
She describes her office mates as believing she is "more than a little odd."
She continues, "I can try to pep talk myself into believing that I need to focus but the little weirdo that lives inside of me, she is off her meds, dancing through the trees and singing off key at the top of her voice…"
Her police report originally accused the boy of aiming a "gun" at her.
The boy's family and attorney says that is false, and that Christopher only had a Wii remote control used for watching a movie.
America is just the country that shows how all the written guarantees in the world for freedom are no protection against tyranny and oppression of the worst kind. There the politician has come to be looked upon as the very scum of society - Peter Kropotkin
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This is heartbreaking. There is no place we are truly safe.
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Fuck "paid administrative leave." I hope internal affairs does a proper investigation and her ass ends up in jail for the rest of her life.
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Makes me glad my door can withstand a coppers battering ram for a good half hour. A guy died in this complex after he overdosed, they just couldn't get to him.
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If u aren't safe opening the door to cops...
Police should pass psych screens before being handed lethal weapons.
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A Wii remote looks nothing like a gun, unless it's from another century and you watch too many sci fi movies.
Where is the trigger or barrel, depending what she thinks she saw?
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Merci Beaucoup Enfant Deux arrives home this afternoon for the Easter hols. Her room is tidy, calming, restful and pretty empty. Exactly 10 minutes after she arrives through the front door, it will look like the ransacked remains of a burgled bedroom. I don't know how she does it. I often wonder if she has spring-loaded her suitcases, and set them with timers to explode right on cue.
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Perry District
An example of failed paint remediation
We love the older homes of Spokane, more than most people you'll run across. But we've all seen it… Sometimes they end up in a state of disrepair.
Our client purchased this home knowing there would be a great deal of work involved and soon, you'll see why. When we're finished you too will be saying, "They just don't build 'em like they used to."
This picture was taken after the project was underway. A good deal of failed paint had to be addressed on this house, and we will show you some of the ways we can handle it.
Here is an actual representation of what the majority of the siding looked like on this house when we originally came out to look at it. It takes a lot of confidence to see through this kind of neglect. But like the new owner of this home, some people have an eye for seeing through things.
Here you can see the grounds being protected as we worked our way around the house. Several removal techniques are at our disposal including HEPA filtered shrouded sanders and strippers.
Quite a bit of effort had already been expended getting this side of the house to where it's at prepwise. Rusted nails were being replaced or re-set, new nails were being added to secure loose areas, and lots of scraping and sanding was taking place.
Part of this project included refinishing a front porch. As you can see, this weathered porch needed a good deal of sanding to properly prepare it.
Much like painting, pressure washing is a job that requires skill and know how. There are different nozzles as well as specialty rotary nozzles that can be called for depending on the situation. The area pictured is being rinsed after giving the house a thorough washing.
Here, we are now fully pressure washed and there are new windows and window casing trim that were installed. Things will start to visually change big time now as we put back together what appears to be a badly weathered house.
In order to ensure the highest level of finish these hardwood surfaces are sanded smooth. This is the final step before applying primer in order to alleviate the causes of the paint failure.
What you're seeing here is a full body bonded primer tinted to help the top coat colors show true and to seal down the siding which was prone to chipping. If you were under the impression that this was the paint scheme, you might be scratching your head about now. The neighbors we're starting to wonder about us at this stage of the project and some of the comments we got about the color were pretty funny!
More priming is taking place, but note all the new caulking that has been done. When the unsightly gaps go away, the difference is remarkable.
Here is a detailed look at what it means to caulk unsightly gaps, cracks and holes. Now with primer and caulk, this surface is ready for a solid top coat of paint! One that will last!
Finally the hard work is really paying off. Body and accent color paint is done, and now the trim color is being applied by sprayer to the second story balcony.
The porches were stained to finish things off and this once ugly house is now a real charmer in this fun and emerging Perry District neighborhood. Even our friend the paint cat thinks so!


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We "must Needs Go"
Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Aug 10, 2010 (message contributor)
Summary: There is a need for missionaries to go reach the lost with the gospel.
I. The Great Missionary - Jesus
A. His Identity - God who came to man!
1. The Creator came down for the creation! Col 1:16
2. The Son came down-1Jo 4:9
B. His Weariness
1. The Weariness of the Work (constant pressure from the pharisees)
2. The Weariness of the Walk - hot, dry and dusty
3. The Weariness of His Will - He longed to give them life.
II. The Great Meeting
A. His Aim - He must needs go. Php 2:5-8
B. His Attention
1. He found a Well
2. He found a Woman
III. The Great Message
A. He Revealed Her Reputation
B. He Revealed Her Resistance
C. He Revealed Her Remedy
D. He Recognized Her Repentance
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Swing producer
Swing producer is a supplier or a close oligopolistic group of suppliers of any commodity, controlling its global deposits and possessing large spare production capacity. A swing producer is able to increase or decrease commodity supply at minimal additional internal cost, and thus able to influence prices and balance the markets, providing downside protection in the short to middle term. Examples of swing producers include Saudi Arabia[1] in oil, Russia in potash fertilizers,[2] and, historically, the De Beers Company in diamonds.[3]
By modeling the swing producer behavior, John Morecroft describes two modes: normal swing mode and punitive mode. Ususally in the normal mode, the swing producer responds to market price fluctuations by increasing or decreasing its output in order to maintain stable prices for all producers. However, independent participants can take unjust advantage of the reduced supply and increase their output in order to win a larger market share. In such cases, the swing producer switches to the punitive mode and greatly increases its product output in order to reduce prices, causing losses for other producers and making them cooperate.[4]
See also
- ↑ Iraq emerges as new 'swing producer' in Opec
- ↑ Russia becomes swing producer in global potash market. Russian producers break the potash barrier, as price beats $300 and fixes at $330. // John Helmer, 29 August 2007
- ↑ Contemporary Business 2009 Update, by Louis E. Boone, David L. Kurtz, page 72
- ↑ Morecroft, John D. W.; van der Heijden, Kees А. J. М. (1990). "MODELLING ТНЕ OIL PRODUCERS". System Dynamics Society. Retrieved 2016-01-13.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>


text: It has been really cold and wet here so far this year as across much of the UK. However I find that woodland photography despite being awkward in respect of it being difficult sometimes to see the woods for the trees is forgiving of poor weather photography. The bluebells photo (Learmount Forest)was taken during light rain and the leafy shot (Ness wood country park) was taken between hail showers. Both at woods near where I live.


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Dear All,
Do you ever feel that in the span of a few days' time so much has happened that you can never be the same? And yet, you really don't know what has happened or what you've become, you just know there's been a shift and you can never be what you once were?
Dramatic introduction to a slightly less dramatic weekend-- at least on the obvious side of things.
Friday morning was my first real day of my concurrent mission placement at the hospital down the road. I was so unsure about it; so frightfully insecure. But suddenly I found myself on my ward, walking into bays full of beds of elderly. I visited patient after patient, some more coherent than others, and felt my heart going out to them again and again. It was terrifying each time, but each time was also rewarding in its own way. One dear old lady was quite out-of-it and simply greeted me again and again, "Hello, dearie. Hello, dearie. Hello, dearie." Then she asked me where she was, "please," and she was only calm and silent when I took her hand and asked to pray with her. Beautiful, dear old lady. She then began to ask again and again and again and again, "You'll come back to visit me again, dearie, won't you? Won't you, dearie?" I did assure her that I would. I met one sweet old lady from Italy with a huge smile and a sweet way of calling me a lovely girl. But the one who really stole my heart, I have to say, is a big old man named James. He had a full white beard and a twinkle, though faded by time and circumstance, in his eye. I knelt by his bedside until my legs were fast asleep and listened to him talk of the farm he once worked on, his atheist son, the time he lost his wife and his mother all in the same week (at which point his clear blue eyes filled with quick tears), and his Saviour Jesus Christ, Whom he's known through the good and through the bad all his life. We prayed together. I held his hand. He was a blessing. I know his face will be the one I'll look for next week. He called me his Angel. I walked out of that ward with my mind buzzing, my heart full, and my hands remembering the softness of all the beautiful hands they had been holding.
I got back to school just in time for the end of coffeebreak, still overwhelmed by all that had transpired in my heart that morning, when Shemil (India) pulled me aside and asked if I would like to go to London for the weekend. London? Um, YES. Hehe. It wasn't a hard decision, even though he warned me that it was for a mission conference and wouldn't be for sight-seeing and such : ) I had to run to class until 1 which left me with about 20 minutes to pack, not actually knowing where I was going in the first place. I wouldn't learn until I was waiting with Shemil and Gloria (Pakistan-- she recently finished her Master's here at Redcliffe) at the front door what I was going to and even then it was sketchy-- they'd never been to this particular weekend either. We would learn that we were attending a Fellowship of Prayer for South Asia conference put on every year by about 60 different veterans of the missionfield in South Asia. A dear, old Gloucester couple who used to work in Sri Lanka drove us. We found ourselves at a secluded lodge situated on a hill overlooking acres and acres of rolling green English hills speckled with trees of Autumn-turning leaves. We were 3 of about 4 people under thirty years old : ) This fellowship was mostly made up of seasoned missionaries-- people who had spent their lives bringing Jesus to the lives of forgotten peoples in a part of the world I hardly knew about. I felt quite awkward. I was the only one there who had no tie to South Asia-- Shemil and Gloria come from there. But... somehow, it seems important that I had this weekend there. I was the replacement to the replacement of the lady (from India) originally planning to go. The first lady got sick, the lady taking her place got a toothache, so there I was. Not understanding clearly, but sure of His perfect timing and sovereignty.
This weekend shook me up. We had session after session on obscure South Asian country after obscure South Asian country. Now, be honest, how many of you know what exactly constitutes the term 'South Asia'? I didn't. Turns out it's places like India, Bhurma, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and all the 'stans' (Pakistan, Afganistan, Kajikistan, so on and so forth). There were people in off the field of each country to highlight the prayer needs of each individual country, and individual areas and missions and missionaries in each individual country, and then we would spend the rest of the session literally praying, just like that. It was incredible. I felt so... unworthy to be sitting there amongst these faithful, steadfast, experienced soldiers for Christ. I felt inadequate to pray and foolish for knowing so little. Oh, how God expanded my worldview this weekend. America is supposed to be so privelaged (and, granted, after hearing what I did about these hurting countries, we ARE very privelaged in one way) and yet I can no longer look at our blissful ignorance as any kind of privelage. The passion these dear-hearted missionaries had was so clear, so unhindered by the materialism and selfishness riddling the culture I'm familliar with like the worst kind of epidemic. It was... difficult to process. I was preoccupied with other worries and hit by the torrents of new convictions and awareness. I found myself wandering outside into the green beauty at every break just to be with God and reflect. I found a sweet little shelter in the garden and claimed it as my own. I spent alot of time drawing out the myriad of experiences in the history of the beautiful-hearted people there. I was delighted to meet Hilary Rogers, who moved to Dohnavur, India in 1955 to work as a nurse at the fellowship started by Amy Carmichael, one of my own personal heroes. Hilary worked there for 36 years. I also met two spritely old ladies who had studied at Redcliffe in the early 1950's : ) One younger family was headed out to an area of Afghanistan called Nuristan where they would have to walk for 2 days to get to the villages in the mountains they were headed for. And I thought I had hard things to face... The life experience and tried-and-true trust in God gathered in that lodge for the weekend was incredible. And the entire experience moved me and encouraged me and convicted me and stretched me and pained me and inspired me. And even now I am in awe of the circumstances of how I ended up there. I can't shake the feeling that something about it had to be terribly significant to warrant two people cancelling coincidentally in turn.
It was a lovely retreat into the English countryside as well. And I went with fellow students who were still practically strangers upon leaving but friends upon our return. After being cooped up inside all day every day throughout the weekend, Shemil and I would take long long walks at night after the stars came out slightly shrouded by the Autumn fog. It's amazing to me that the India I know from fairytales really truly exists-- only intermixed with a modern world. They have elephants alongside traffic in the streets, only these days the elephants must wear little red breaklights on their bums : ) They still must sit segregated by gender in schools. His mom still wears a Sari everyday. His father, a middle-class English professor, earns only 2 pounds a day-- the equivalent of about 4 dollars-- yet, they live in a house with 10 rooms. Marriages are still arranged by parents after a certain age and people are okay with that! Ha : ) Such a vast and intriguing and terribly different culture but fascinating. I am so blessed to be surrounded by such different experiences than I'm used to... and brothers and sisters who truly care about me, and whom I can care about, despite all differences!
Pictures of my weekend-- www.xanga.com/OtobeinEngland
May He be ever expanding your horizons in ways big and small, subtle and loud. May your heart be open to His voice...
God bless, all.
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As if there is a jail anywhere that serves beer ..
More beer would be like a gentle touch from god's hand in finding a solution for all his puny social issues.
Yeah, that's tough. I've also heard they don't serve wine or doobies either.
What kind of country is this when you can't get a beer in jail. I bet Australia doesn't have that problem.
Well, he might be able to get a pizza delivered. And (I am informed), for a certain tit-for-tat, he might be able to "spark a doob" or two.
I hear that around there some jurisdictions have luxury jails where rich folks can pay like a hotel to be locked up for the weekend in comfort. Bet the county makes a killing off the mini-bar.
Sorry, that's in Cali. In Florida they probably have beach jails with Tiki bars.
However, if jails served beer there would be a long waiting list to get in.
Doesn't Publix have cell service down there?
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Fighting in the Streets: A Manual of Urban Guerilla Warfare
English 129 pages 1992 ISBN: 094263747X PDF 23 MB
The only available comprehensive manual on urban guerilla warfare.
It describes proven methods of street combat that have been tested in countless struggles worldwide.
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Sail away on a floating hotel suite
Take a cruise or stay in a fancy hotel?
Thanks to an innovative design from Serbian architecture and design firm Salt & Water, travelers of the future may not have to chose.
The "Floating Hotel with Catamaran Apartments" -- recently named a winner at the prestigious Millennium Yacht Design Awards in Italy-- allows passengers to enjoy the luxuries of a modern hotel with the adventure of floating down a river.
The innovative design features a floating central base with multiple mini suites that can detach from the hotel dock to cruise to smaller waterways and rivers that can not be accessed by traditional ships and larger vessels.
"The whole concept is designed with the possibility of customization, so we can design a dock and main floating construction to fulfill clients' needs," designer Svetlana Mojic told FoxNews.com via e-mail.
"There is also the possibility of having smaller stations for charging batteries or emptying waste, so guests can enjoy longer autonomy cruising through the smaller channels."
Each individual catamaran consists of an outdoor deck, interior family room, a bathroom, storage closets, and sleeping areas that can accommodate up to four passengers. Guests can take a dip off the deck or enjoy other water activities like fishing or tubing.
Mojic says one of the most important aspects of the design is the ability to get in touch with nature.
"The unusual shape was developed as a result of our intended goal to create a small vessel that can navigate slow speeds," Mojic explained. "And with plenty of windows, you have uninterrupted view of the nature around."


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FYI: Where Is The Center of the Universe?• http://www.popsci.com, By Rose Pastore
Edwin Hubble first observed this phenomenon in 1929, when he noticed that the light from distant galaxies shifted to the red end of the spectrum, as though it had been stretched as it traveled through space. By measuring the wavelengths of the light, Hubble observed that galaxies were expanding away from each other at a rate proportional to their distance from one another.
In the beginning, the universe was a single point. Where was that? It was, and still is, everywhere. Scientists even have proof: Light from the big bang, in the form of cosmic radiation, fills the sky in every direction.


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The Far Pavilions
Throwing more technology at technology problems is rarely the answer, but keeping central questions in mind can prompt beneficial reform
There seem to be two distinct purposes for technology in life—to accomplish a task, or to make the accomplishment of a task significantly easier than it otherwise would have been. The financial industry is great at the first, but not so great at the second.
The first is relatively simple to find in the world of financial technology, and you only need to look at the sheer amount of categories in our awards for very specific functions to see that. Tech, as a rule, is often created in this space to fix a particular problem—think about it in terms of a trade's lifecycle.
There are individual systems that handle management of an order, the execution of a trade, the accounting structures around a portfolio, the routing of that order, the confirmation and affirmation at the venue, the collateral management for any margin requirements, the credit checking, the risk management and compliance aspects, the reconciliation between systems and ledgers, the clearing, the settlement, the reporting and then the internal systems that follow, not to mention the client reporting and customer relationship management systems that then kick in.
When you look at it like that, it's a wonder that anything gets done, and that's an abridged process.
This way of looking at technology structure is, of course, one that has been designed by engineers. To each function a system, and to each system a network. It is, at first glance, however, gloriously inefficient, and that's as much a reflection of the fact that the processes themselves are often outdated—in all honesty, if you've entered a trade into an exchange and verified it, do you need to go through several other steps just to write the ticket?
This brings us on to the second aspect of technology, which is, in a way, the second phase once the engineers have built the infrastructure—fine-tuning that, and making it work better for all involved. The folks at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association have made this one of their areas of focus over the past year or so.
This is evident when it comes to distributed-ledger technologies (DLT), with much of the enthusiasm coming from the prospect of either streamlining the onerous post-trade system around clearing and settlement. There's also a great deal of enthusiasm about how blockchain can help digitize paper-based markets, as the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) said this week in announcing its DLT proof-of-concept for Italian small to medium enterprise markets.
There is a faint feeling that when people talk about improving technology, however, their immediate answer is to throw more technology at it. Instead, do people need to think on a smaller scale sometimes?
The reason for these thoughts, and for the title of this column, came about a few days ago when I gave a copy of The Far Pavilions, by M M Kaye, to my elderly landlady. It's a hefty, thousand-page tome, for those who haven't had the pleasure of reading it, and when I came home after another sweltering afternoon in New York the other day I found her reading on her Kindle on the front porch.
I asked her if she'd given up on the book already, and she shook her head, saying that she'd just bought it again on her device. A thousand-page book was a pain to hold, she said, and the Kindle let her adjust the text size as much as she liked, making it easier to read.
That is, perhaps, one of the better examples I've come across in terms of technology making life easier for people, rather than replacing one issue with another. As the industry turns its attention to looking at how emerging technologies can augment and even replace existing processes, it's perhaps worth stripping everything back to that essential question—does this make it easier for the people involved?
If not, then those far pavilions of reform may be out of reach.
This week on Buy-Side Technology:
- Behold, in all their glory, the winners of this year's Waters Rankings. Write ups and video interviews from the day will be filtering through over the next few weeks, and most of us here in the New York newsroom will be catching up on our sleep debt this weekend. And in answer to the many people who asked me about this yesterday at the Rankings lunch event, the three and the one in the image go with the two in "2017", making 1,2 and 3—a ranking.
- The LSEG is partnering with IBM on a blockchain for Italian SMEs. I did ask about why a blockchain was needed, but was told to think of it in terms of business models rather than technology.
- ITG is tackling transaction-cost analysis in fixed income, and this is just one of those things that seems to come up like clockwork, every two years or so, with a new asset class.
- I work for a technology magazine, and I like to think I understand technology pretty well, but then I read things about mainframes and realise that my colleague Anthony Malakian understands technology. Anyway this is super impressive, again from IBM, which has been knocking it out of the park this year.
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Bristol Motor Speedway: Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300
Saturday, April 22
Started: 29th Finished: 23rd
Well after seeing rain in the forecast for the weekend, the NASCAR Xfinity Series seized their window of opportunity to finish the race at the famed Bristol Motor Speedway.
Harrison started the race from the 29th position and set his sights forward. Rhodes started off strong making up ground in the first stage of the race battling a tight race car. When the second stage began and grip was dwindling on the bottom groove, Harrison took to the high side where he was able to hold his own. A rain delay put out the red flag right before the end of the 2nd stage and drivers exited their cars to wait out the rain.
When the storm ended, the drivers climbed back in their cars to run the second half of the race. The No. 01 used some strategy on yellow flags to gain laps back and put them in a better position moving forward. With 30 laps or so to go, Harrison was forced to come to pit road as he had a flat RF tire. The team lost 3 laps while changing the tire, but settled back in the race with 15 to go. Harrison took off with quick pace to re-gain what the flat tire had cost them and ended in the 23rd position.
It was a hard fought day, but still a great success for the No. 01 team moving forward. The series will race at Richmond International Raceway this coming weekend on April 29th.


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Oscar Auestad in 1948
Oscar Auestad was a Norwegian immigrant. After coming to America as a young man, he tried starting several businesses, including a taxi service. He began to make clogs in his garage for the cheese factory workers in Tillamook, OR, who found that their feet were kept very dry and supported by these shoes. He had made clogs as a boy for fishermen in Norway and found a ready market for them in Portland.
Rudy Casperson nailing clogs in 1993
In 1938, Rudy Casperson was hired to help nail and cut the leather for these clogs, which were becoming popular in Portland high schools and at the universities in Oregon and Washington. Oscar's shoes were in demand during the war in part because buying them didn't require a ration stamp. In the late 50's, Oscar passed the business to his son, Oscar Auestad Jr.
Mark Casperson shapes shoe counters in 1973
The business was purchased by Rudy Casperson in 1964, who changed the name to the Multnomah Leather Shop, and clogs became very popular again in the late '60s and '70s. In 1989, he sold the business to his son, Mark Casperson, and now our clogs can be ordered on the internet.
We still make the shoes the way Oscar did in Norway, nailing them by hand over wooden lasts. We like to think that we have learned all we know about feet from our customers; they know what feels good and we make it for them. We have always made our shoes right here in Portland, Oregon.


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Fresh whipping cream is a simple easy way to add something extra to a dessert. Plus I prefer real cream to something mysterious in a can. . . I usually just use my stand mixer, pour in the whipped cream and extras, and turn it on and walk away for a bit. But the exact same result can be achieved with a hand mixer or by hand. If you are trying this by hand you will likely need a whipping buddy because your arm will get tired before you have whipped cream. Oh and Whipping cream is basically just any really heavy cream, for a good texture you want a milk product that has a fat percent somewhere around 35% or so.
Making Fresh Whipped Cream
Basically for every 2 cups(I always buy a 500ml carton) of whipping cream I add:
1-2+ tablespoon of sugar (I wont tell if you add a bit more)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Then it is really just a matter of whipping it until stiff peaks begin to form and stand. Fresh whipped cream is best when whipped right before dessert is served, but it can be done a short while ahead of time as long as it is kept in the fridge and you take in to consideration that it might need to be whipped up a bit at serving time. Also, this is FRESH whipping cream, you really do want to try and buy the freshest carton possible, and buy it either the day you plan to serve the dessert or the day before at most.


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"I bring to you a bloody sky,
I bring a blackened sea;
I bear the tales of men who die
And perish utterly."
~Robert E. Howard, Skulls
October is once again a month of haunted happenings here at HachiSnax Reviews. I really meant to get this up yesterday, but circumstances have been keeping me away from the computer quite a bit lately (hence the meager post count for September).
Just like last year, all the reviews this month will be on horror-themed works. Again, I will be reviewing novels as well as short stories, classic and contemporary (with hopefully more novels finished this time around).
I am also very receptive to any recommendations for truly blood-curdling tales. If you have a name to mention, or want to share what story still makes you pull the cover over your eyes, please mention it in the comments.
So, without further adieu, let's kick the Halloween season off with that infamous theme music that still creeps me out:


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Erg Chebbi
The Erg Chebbi desert is one of the top tourist attractions in the whole of Morocco, and although we generally avoid the tourist zones, we don't want to miss out on this famous pile of sand. Luckily, most visitors flock to Merzouga, so we decide to give that little town a miss and instead try and find a quiet spot on the northern side of Erg Chebbi. We are on a piece of land, far away from any hotels or houses, just us and the sand dunes and a couple of other quiet campers, who we invite for a shared meal the first evening.
We're up early the next morning, out to catch the sunrise and the changes of light on the sand. I am bowled over by the beauty of it all, the interplay of wind, sand, light and shadow that creates such beautiful images.
Later in the day, we meet Naji who takes us on camels to a little camp in the dunes where we stay the night, to experience the famous star-studded sky and the silence. On our way back out, we hook up with a French family who have stayed in a separate camp only a few hundred yards away from us, but hidden by the rolling dunes. Their father, Moroccan by birth, left for France as a young adult. Now he's here, taking his wife and three children, none of whom speak Arabic, on a romantic trip into the desert. So why haven't the children learnt their father tongue? The wife and children claim that the father didn't want to speak Arabic with them. I wonder what is behind this… maybe the pain of moving from here where, as a young adult, he saw no prospects. Maybe he moved to Europe hoping that this would solve all his problems, only to be faced with a whole other set of problems. We talk to him about the emotional toll of leaving his family behind in Morocco when he came to France. Family here means a whole different thing than it does in Europe. It was hard being on my own, I worked and studied, I made my home there and created my own family but moving to Europe came at a price.
I wonder if speaking Arabic to his children early on would have opened too many painful memories. But maybe now the time is right for them to explore this part of their culture and have their father support them in it.
Back to the desert. I have fallen in love. There is not much to say, you have to go and experience it yourself. We will leave you with a whole lot of pictures that say (or should I say sing/dance?) more than words could do. They were mostly taken in the mornings, when the rising sun best illuminates the incredible, naturally sculpted landscape – light-shadow on wind-sand. Enjoy!
Click here to see the first lot of our desert photos
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Hi both of you!
These recent posts ring out about solitude, I do hope you feel reconciled that whatever disasters are happening to friends or family, you could do nothing to make it different. Being close makes giving comfort easier, but is not necessary for your concern to be meaningful.
I love the desert photos- I spent a night in the Saini desert star gazing- which still is a vivid memory of Egypt for me!
Love and hugs to you both


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Agency, Existence of relation, Independent contractor. Negligence, Causing death.
In an action by an administrator for the conscious suffering and death of his intestate alleged to have been caused by negligence of the defendant, a manufacturing corporation, the plaintiff contended that his intestate when injured was in the employ of an electrical expert who was making tests for the defendant as an independent contractor, so that he might recover under R. L. c. 171, § 2, as amended by Sts. 1907, c. 375; 1911, c. 31; and the defendant contended and asked the judge to rule as a matter of law on all the evidence that the intestate was either in the general or in the special employ of the defendant, so that under the circumstances of the case recovery was
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limited to a recovery for conscious suffering. After a review of the evidence, it was held, that there was evidence which would warrant findings in accordance with the plaintiff's contentions, and that the ruling asked for by the defendant was refused properly.
TORT for the conscious suffering and death of E. Arthur Healey alleged to have been caused on July 22, 1911, by negligence of the defendant. Writ dated September 29, 1911.
The declaration was in seven counts. The first and second counts alleged that at the time of his injury the plaintiff's intestate was in the employ of one Comfort A. Adams, the first setting forth a claim for damages due to his conscious suffering, and the second a claim under R. L. c. 171, § 2, as amended by Sts. 1907, c. 375; 1911, c. 31, for causing his death. The third count sought recovery only for the conscious suffering of the plaintiff's intestate and alleged that the plaintiff's intestate, when injured, was in the employ of the defendant, and that his injuries were caused by a failure of the defendant to furnish him with safe and suitable appliances and to warn and instruct him of the dangers of his employment. The remaining counts set forth claims under the various clauses of the employers' liability act for the conscious suffering and death of the plaintiff's intestate. Only the first three counts were submitted to the jury.
The case was tried before McLaughlin, J. There was evidence tending to show that at the time of the accident to the plaintiff's intestate he was in the exercise of due care, and that his injuries and death were caused by negligence of the defendant. Other material evidence is described in the opinion.
At the close of the evidence the defendant asked the judge to rule that on all the evidence the plaintiff was either in the general or special employment of the defendant. The ruling was refused.
The jury found for the plaintiff on the first count in the sum of $4,000, and on the second count in the sum of $8,000; and for the defendant on the third count. The defendant alleged exceptions.
C. S. Knowles, for the defendant.
W. I. Badger, (C. M. Pratt with him,) for the plaintiff.
PIERCE, J. There was no error in the refusal to rule as requested. There was direct, positive and inferential testimony from which the jury might find or infer that Professor Comfort A. Adams, for a stated sum per month, undertook to ascertain whether motors
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purchased by the defendant, when used in connection with a basket or extractor made by the defendant, would do work which the defendant, in selling them in combination, specified that they would do; that in coming to a conclusion he or his assistant made many detailed tests, the choice of which or the determination of their adaptability and adequacy to the end to be attained varied with the particular fact, although not necessarily the ultimate one, to be ascertained; that the determination of the method to be pursued and of the means to be adopted, used or rejected rested in their absolute discretion and judgment; and that in the execution of the work neither he nor his assistant were bound or required to follow, if given, the defendant's direction.
The jury also might find upon positive, direct and inferential testimony that Healey the intestate was not in the general or special employment or service of the defendant; that as between Healey and the defendant there existed no contract, either express or implied in fact, upon which the relation of master and servant could be established or predicated.
In addition to the foregoing general finding, the jury could find specially that Healey was hired, paid, directed, instructed, advised and controlled in the performance of his work by Professor Adams; that the defendant never paid him, nor before the accident claimed that in paying Adams it was indirectly paying Healey as its servant; that it never had given Healey any direction or suggestion, or asserted the right to control him in the performance of the work which Adams had sent him to do, or claimed that he was bound to obey, as its servant, any proper order.
Under such finding, if made, Adams was an independent contractor, doing his own work in his own way, save so far as the terms of his contract otherwise provided. Wood v. Cobb, 13 Allen 58. Ward v. New England Fibre Co. 154 Mass. 419. Delory v. Blodgett, 185 Mass. 126, 128. Healey under such findings was the servant of Adams and as such was not bound to obey the defendant and was not subject to its control. Hooe v. Boston & Northern Street Railway, 187 Mass. 67. McLellan v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 212 Mass. 153, 155.
The single exception to the admission of testimony is not argued and is treated as waived.
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Unraveling the mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder
- Bees still under siege — new facts emerge
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
The scientific evidence continues to come in, and, like pieces in a puzzle fitting together, a picture of what's behind the dreaded bee nemesis Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) becomes clearer. It's not pretty, and as reported in a Quartz Internet article by Todd Woody, the problem is worse than we thought.
American honey bees (apis mellifera) are a vital part of agriculture, as farmers depend on them to pollinate $30 billion worth of crops. But things have gotten so bad that one severe winter could leave fields fallow. A recent study has revealed the probable causes of bee deaths; the frightening results show that hive mortality comes from attacks on several fronts, so a single-issue solution is not the answer.
What is Colony Collapse Disorder?
Beekeepers have reported higher than normal colony losses since 2006, which have been attributed to CCD. Bee colonies may appear healthy, but then the adult bees disappear from the colonies. The Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC) is the current clearing house for CCD-based information produced by the CCD Working Group, which has defined the symptoms of CCD colonies as follows:
Collapsed colonies contain no adult bees with few to no dead bees around the colony; contain capped brood; contain food stores that are not robbed by neighboring bees or colony pests. Collapsing colonies do not have enough bees to maintain colony brood; have a workforce that consists of younger adult bees; contain a queen; and are reluctant to eat food provided by the beekeeper.
Looking for clues
Over the last six years, CCD has wiped out an estimated 10 million beehives valued at $2 billion. Pesticides, disease-carrying parasites and poor nutrition have all been suspected of causing harm. But in a new study published in the journal PLoS One, scientists at the University of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have identified a combination of pesticides and fungicides that contaminate the pollen bees collect. This helps to explain why large numbers of bees are dying, though it doesn't identify the specific cause of CCD, when an entire beehive dies at once.
Like physicians trying to track down the source of an epidemic, researchers were able to zero in on one cause of contagion. When researchers collected pollen from East Coast hives that pollinated cranberry, watermelon and other crops and fed it to healthy bees, those bees lost significant resistance to infection by a parasite called Nosema ceranae. This parasite has been implicated in CCD, although no direct connection has been found. Eight agricultural chemicals have been associated with increased risk of infection by the parasite.
Pesticide labels warn against spraying when pollinating bees are in the area, but so far, no such precautions apply to fungicides. Meanwhile, bee populations have fallen to such a dangerously low level that it now requires 60 percent of the nation's surviving colonies just to pollinate one California crop, almonds. This problem is not restricted to the West Coast, either. California supplies 80 percent of the world's almonds, worth $4 million.
Recently, a class of chemicals called neonicotinoids has been linked to bee deaths. Last April, the pesticide was banned for two years in Europe, where bee populations have also suffered. But Dennis vanEngelsdorp, an assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland, says the new study shows that bee health is affected by the interaction of multiple pesticides, proving the issue is more complex than it first appeared.
The study also revealed another aspect of the problem: U.S. honey bees, which are descendants of European bees, do not collect pollen from native North American crops, but regularly visit nearby weeds and wildflowers. However, that pollen was also contaminated with pesticides, although these plants were not targeted for spraying. This suggests that possibly some of the chemicals may have drifted over on the wind, which raises the issue of how to confine them to the intended area.
What is the real cause of Colony Collapse Disorder?
In October 2010, Mike Adams wrote in NaturalNews.com about a group of biologists who claimed the mysterious phenomenon was caused by the combination of a virus and a fungus (Iridovirus and Microsporidian). However, said Adams, this explanation "completely misses the far more important question of why honey bees are suddenly more susceptible to such viral and fungal infections." He raises the question that the Iridovirus has been around for a long time, so why didn't honey bees get infected before this? He points to recent environmental changes as the catalyst that promoted a vulnerability to infection that is causing the major die-off. He writes, somewhat facetiously, that some scientists might even try to come up with a vaccine for honey bees while ignoring the root cause of the problem. Instead, he suggests several environmental factors that could play a part in decimating the honeybee population.
Some of these include: an increase in the number of genetically engineered crops (GMOs) that are pollinated by honey bees; more cell phone towers emitting radiation that might affect the bees; an increase in the use of chemical pesticides on crops pollinated by honey bees; increased pollution of streams and rivers (water sources for honey bees) with trace levels of pharmaceutical chemicals; increased air pollution and coal-fired power plant emissions; changes in the atmosphere that may impact the amount of solar radiation reaching honey bees; lack of genetic diversity among honey bees, creating an "in-breeding" genetic vulnerability to disease.
The MAAREC lists a number of factors that may play a part but do not positively point to any one cause. These include: Traditional bee pests and diseases (most likely not responsible for CCD but may intensify the problem); bee management (varies among beekeepers, but poor management can make any colony problem worse); queen source (queens affect genetic diversity and bee lineage; in the U.S., only a few breeder queens are used to produce queen bees, which leads to poor genetic diversity); chemical use in bee colonies; chemical toxins in the environment; genetically modified crops (many GMO seeds are dipped in systemic insecticides); varroa mites and associated pathogens; malnutrition; undiscovered or new pests and diseases.
Thinking outside the box
As farmers try to find ways to get their crops pollinated and honey bee services are increasingly spread thinner, here are some other ideas. One proposed remedy for farmers is simply to switch from using beekeepers to the use of native bees, such as bumble bees and mason bees. Native bees can be helped to establish themselves by providing suitable nesting locations and some additional crops the bees could feed from (e.g., when the pollination season of the commercial crops on the farm has ended).
A British beekeeper successfully developed a strain of bees that are resistant to varroa mites. Russian honey bees also resist infestations of varroa mites but are still susceptible to other factors associated with CCD, and they have detrimental traits limiting their use in commercial apiculture.
From the March 5-11, 2014 print edition