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With all eyes on Russia and Vladimir Putin at the moment, it was with some surprise that people noted last week that Russia expert Karen Dawisha's book on Putin and his St. Petersburg days had been dropped by its publishers, Cambridge University Press.
There's obviously a lot of hunger for information about Putin right now, so why wouldn't a book like this be published? The answer, according to letters published by the Economist last week, is that CUP got cold feet due to fears of a libel accusations in British courts. Whatever is in the book (which I have not read) is apparently so explosive/potentially libelous that CUP argued that it was "not convinced that there is a way to rewrite the book that would give us the necessary comfort."
The news caused quite a stir, with Breitbart News picking up the Economist story under the title "Book alleging 'Putin mob ties' rejected due to fear of British libel laws." It's certainly intriguing, highlighting not just the U.K.'s strict libel laws (often used by oligarchs for "libel tourism"), but also apparently shedding light on a fairly mysterious part of Putin's life: His unexpected, and somewhat unexplained, rise to power in the wild world of 1990s St. Petersburg.
I reached out to Dawisha, currently the Walter E. Havighurst professor of political science in the Department of Political Science at Miami University, to find out a little more. Her answers are below, lightly edited for clarity and some links added for context.
How long had you been working on the book?
Five years.
I've seen the book described as detailing the links between Putin and the "Mob" – Is that a fair portrayal?
No. The book seeks to answer the question: When did the Putin group decide to do what they clearly have done – create a corporatist, kleptocratic and authoritarian regime? I believe core decisions were taken in the 1990s and that the logic of their objectives – to recreate a strong state in which they controlled the commanding heights of the economy both for political power and personal profit – was clear by 2000. My book therefore ends after Putin's first 100 days. Obviously, there are many things that happened subsequently that forced them to respond ad hoc, but the basic outlines of their objectives are apparent.
As to the Russian mafia, I agree with the Spanish prosecutor Jose Grinda Gonzales's assessment as revealed in Wikileaks that those members of Russian organized crime who are willing to work with the Kremlin will not be suppressed. This pattern began I believe in the 1990s.
Putin's rise to power in St. Petersburg during the 1990s has been scrutinized before, for example, in Masha Gessen's "The Man Without a Face." How does your book go further?
I'm a great admirer of her book. Her book is much broader, covering his entire life. Mine focuses on his political rise from Dresden to the Kremlin and the construction of a network of loyalists (the White House now officially calls them cronies) from this early period. It also provides very detailed information, all sourced from public documents and newspapers.
Are you able to describe any of the new evidence you found or how you found it?
I rely on published sources, especially Russian investigative journalists in the period before press freedom was attacked. Many of these documents and reports disappeared from the Russian Internet, but I have been able to get hold of them. Interviews were used for background only, but lots of them in many countries. As to the details, I would rather people read the book since the cases I cover provide quite a clear picture of Putin's role.
Do you feel like Putin's St. Petersburg days are especially relevant now, what with the Crimea conflict and the U.S. sanctions against his associates that time?
Absolutely. Almost all the key players, including (Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry) Kozak, who was just named as Putin's federal representative to Crimea, started together in St. Petersburg. All the people on the sanctions list are key players in my book.
Had you any reason to suspect that Cambridge University Press would get cold feet like this?
No. I thought they would give me guidance about revisions, send it to outside academic reviewers and then proceed after my editing to a decision (one hoped positive) by their governing Syndicate. This would have been my eighth book with Cambridge so I never imagined this process would be preempted by a legal decision not to proceed.
Had you been concerned about libel before they responded?
Yes. Britain's libel laws are notoriously friendly to claimants. But they were recently revised and I hoped this would make it easier.
How do you feel about CUP's decision? Do you sympathize with them at all?
Obviously I do. I feel sure that the editor fought for the book, but to no avail.
What's your plan for getting the book published now?
I will seek a U.S. publisher, although this decision has certainly cost me time. And it is a pity because this is a story that should come out sooner rather than later.
Thanks to Dawisha for her time. Here's hoping this unexpected setback could have a silver lining for what sounds like a very interesting book.

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We started off with hiking along the Peck Lake Trail.
Assortment of vibrant colours (pretty much the theme of today) - green conifer trees, yellow/orange/red deciduous trees, and blue sky/lake.
We didn't see much wildlife today, except for some Green Frogs.
Different colours.
Looking at the two rows of stomata underneath hemlock needles.
Lycopodium with a strobilus on top. In the lycophytes, some leaves (a.k.a. sporophylls) are specialized and produce a sporangium at the top. The sporophylls of most lycophytes are grown in tight clusters and are known as the strobili..
Another lycopodium with strobili.
Back to admiring the colours.
Across Peck Lake.
We ate our lunch at the end of the trail and then headed to the next destination - Lookout Trail. However, once we arrived, we knew it was a popular destination because of the number of Chinese visitors everywhere!
A typical scene in popular tourist destinations in China (and even Taiwan), but now it's happening in Canada too. Having so many people around certainly takes away the pleasure of enjoying Algonquin peacefully without constantly deciding which route has the fewest people.
Looking up and focusing on nature will (temporarily) block out the people and noises.
The fruits of the Indian cucumber-root (Medeola virginiana). So its flower is being pollinated, but the identity of the pollinator is still uncertain. Sorry for the blurry photo, but I had to snap the photo quickly because there were more people coming up the trail behind me.
At the lookout.
People and more people behind the trees.
Such a beautiful day to be in Algonquin (although the bright sunlight made it difficult to get perfect exposure for the entire image).
Love the gradient of colours, almost like a painting.
Larger image here.
On the way back down.
The parking lot was full with cars and large tour buses, so many people had to park their cars along the highway.
We then went to the Visitors' Center for a bathroom break and looked out at the back.
A sign describing the different kinds of trees found during this time of the year.
There are two kind of maples: Red maple (Acer rubrum) and Sugar maple (A. saccharum). Red maples are found in low wet areas or on rocky slopes, while Sugar maples form large, dense stands on well-drained hillsides. Then there is Tamarack (Larix laricina), the only deciduous conifer whose needles turn yellow from mid-October to early November. There are also White birch (Betula papyrifera) and Red oak (Quercus rubra), both of which peak around mid-October. There are two kind of aspens: Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) and Largetooth aspen (Populus grandidentata). The leaves of Trembling aspens turn to dull yellow colours in early to mid October, while Largetooth aspens turn bright yellow with orange tones around the same time.
Since the sun was directly in front of us, it was difficult to pick out the changing colours.
Before we left Algonquin, we drove a short distance along the road to Opeongo Lake where there were less traffic and people, and stopped to take more photos.
Shortly after leaving Whitney, I saw this scenery from the car and asked to stop and take some photos. The colours seemed to be more vibrant here and taking landscape photos across a water body is always ideal.
So glad I got the opportunity to visit Algonquin this week because I think the leaves will be gone by next week.


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Mistress Rosie, hereinafter referred to as "Owner", hereby binds this contract with [his/her] signature and the signature of jerseyboi, hereinafter referred to as "slave" in this Submission Contract. Said Contract refers to total dominance and control of Owner in [his/her] relationship with said slave.
The purpose of the servant contract is very important to instill the security of Ownership and all that such servitude implies. The contract is a measure of control. This contract is written to make clear the expectations of Owner and the consequences for failure to live up to this agreement. The contract is a reminder of the many duties and responsibilities of a live-in slave.
Symbols of Ownership include full ownership upon signing this Contract, and any other future marks or tokens Owner may wish to bestow. Symbols of Ownership are visible reminders of status and should be worn with pride. They signify control and the lifestyle chosen by slave.
Duties of Servitude
Above all, it is the duty of the servant to please.
Personal Duties: Physical/emotional needs of Owner, amusement, sexual toy/plaything, physical comfort, obedience, honesty, loyalty, waiting on Owner as desired and needed.
Household Duties: Cleaning and keeping the home straightened, laundry, shopping, cooking, care for children when requested, run errands as needed. Any task assigned is considered permanent.
Daily Routine
The established daily routine includes:
Arise 7-8am
Morning coffee and breakfast
Serving as Owner needs
Household duties as needed
Dinner duties
Recreation with permission from Owner
Bed-time as set by Owner may deprive slave of sleep or sleep on the floor beneath the owner at all times.
Waking up owner upon req. either by licking their feet/ass/genital area.
If slave wishes to enjoy the use of the computer [he/she] will ask for a specific time [he/she] wishes to do so. Permission will be by grant of Owner and slave will stop using the computer within 10 minutes after that time set by Owner unless an extension is asked for and granted. If Owner is not at home or unavailable, slave may be permitted to engage in this or other recreation activities. Any chores, commands or cleaning that need to be done will take preference over recreation activity except in the case of a need for break.
All requests for major expenditures will be submitted to Owner for approval. Any expenditure over $10.00 will be completely subject to the approval of Owner prior to purchase unless said item may be returned for a full refund.
Allowance will be set by Owner and distributed to slave as [he/she] sees fit.
Slave will be allowed 1 hours per day [or ____ days per week] for time off, if requested in advance and if Owner agrees. If Owner doesnt wish or any free time the slave has no right to ask for it.
Owner will not injure, permanently scar or change either slave or [him/her]self, or anyone, or any part of any body.
Slave hereby acknowledges that Owner's authority supersedes [his/hers] in any decision including but not limited to travel plans, visitations, activities, chores, recreation, monetary expenses or expenditures, obligations, managements, diets, readings, processes, consumptions, priorities, communications or any otherwise alternative decision.
Owner will solely determine the residence, including city, county, state and/or country of residence for said slave.
Attitude: The servant should show an attitude of respect at all times. Disrespect is a serious offense and will be punished severely.
Respect includes: manner of speech, promptness, kneeling to serve, proper answers, obedience, loyalty and honesty.
Respect and obedience are the two most important aspects of attitude the servant shall show at all times. Failure will be punished.
Friends and Relatives
All friends and relatives of Owner will be treated with the utmost respect. No anger, argument, condescension, criticism, insult or lack of courtesy will be tolerated. Owner will voice [his/her] compliment, respect and love for same at all times.
Slave hereby agrees to refrain from any insult or criticism of any of Owner's friends or relatives, their culture, attributes, background, class, heritage, or nationality, or any conceived notion detrimental to their status.
Owner may provide lodging for any friend, relative or partner [he/she] wishes. Permission is required from Owner if slave has the desire to provide lodging for any friend, relative or partner. Any disobedience from this rule will be the cause of serious punishment
Behavior in Private
Slave shall address Owner as Miss Lisa at all times without fail. Slave shall pay full attention to Owner when spoken to.
Owner is more important than any other activity the slave may be engaged in. The slave shall sit, stand, walk, kneel, and lay where, when and how Owner desires.
Slave shall stay in bed at night unless permission is granted to do otherwise. The slave shall not remove any restraint device for any other reason than an emergency.
Behavior in Public
The slave shall address Owner as Miss Lisa at all times when there is not enough privacy to use the afore-mentioned title __________. The slave shall remain within eyesight of Owner unless permission is given to do otherwise. The slave shall be courteous and prompt at all times, showing Owner full respect.
The slave shall dress as Owner desires.
The slave shall not argue or complain when in public with Owner.
Training activities include: daily discipline, offering bed cuffs, proper answers, spending the night in bondage.
Slave will be given a weekly training scheduled for Friday night. Slave shall keep [his/her] Friday evenings free so as to have plenty of time for discipline training.
Discipline includes: bondage and restraint, leash training, implements of discipline, training, body and foot worship.
Punishment will be given for the following offenses:
Going anywhere without permission and/or threatening to do so
Cockiness or rudeness
Drinking without permission
The slave shall perform the confession ritual once a month and be punished accordingly. Failure will be punished.
Explicit Permission: Slave will continually be trained and tested in explicit permission technique.
Special training activities include: Owner's complete control in [his/her] use of humiliation, surprise discipline, cage/bondage time, gags, hoods, etc., cleaning, servant feeding, retraining.
Progress Reports: Owner will prepare progress reports on the training of the slave as [he/she] desires.
Orgasm Control
Slave is to achieve orgasm ONLY by permission of Owner.
Slave's orgasms will be controlled for proper training of slave, teaching slave good habits, providing motivation, physical and sexual energy. Owner will allow slave reward upon permission.
Mild Punishments can include: slapping, ear or nipple pinching, cropping, hair pulling, going to bed early, time-outs
Medium Punishments can include: multiple slapping, genital pinching, intense bondage time, clamps and weights.
Severe Punishments can include: panty or ball gags, leg chains and/or handcuffs, caning.
Social Contact
Slave is allowed to write, visit and talk to any family member as long as it does not interfere with [his/her] servitude.
Slave is allowed to write, visit and talk to friends as long as it does not interfere with [his/her] servitude. All such contact will be monitored by Owner.
These are privileges, not rights, and should be appreciated.
This Contract is valid from this day until 6 months has passed, and then it may be renewed or renegotiated if Owner and/or slave feel it needs to be reviewed and updated. At that time, the servant will receive a new contract.
Accepted, understood and agreed to
this 31st day of October, 2009:
Mistress Rosie, Owner
Jersey Boi, Slave


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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
ODDITIES: Hang Ten, Hercule!
Peter Robinson, a researcher, at the Museum of British Surfing, has discovered photographs and proof that Dame Agatha, along with first husband Archie, hit the waves and attempted stand up surfing in 1922 while on a Hawaiian vacation.
Read the article here.
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Why don't you enter this intriguing bit of news in the Agatha Christie monthly Carnival, John?ReplyDelete
It's hosted by Kerrie Smith at her blog, MYSTERIES IN PARADISE. (I still can't do insert links here.) If you go to my blog and look for the MIP link on the lower right hand side where I list blogs, you'll find the link.
Oh, I see you are already acquainted with Kerrie. Oops. Then you know the routine. :)ReplyDelete
Wouldn't be worth it. Kerrie already has it posted on her Christie page on the right hand column labeled "Christie News." I stumbled across this when reading another Telegraph article by Philip Hensher who calls thriller readers morons among other unkind and juvenile things. It's a snide and patronizing piece guaranteed to curl the toes of people like us.ReplyDelete
Why do you bother reading that sort of elitist crap? Life's too short, John.ReplyDelete
I love the illustration you used, by the way. :)
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2011 at 12:38 PM
That's a very typical activity at that time in Hawaii, and has continued since. No more surprising to me that that they got a lei or attended a luau.ReplyDelete
You're not the slightest bit surprised that Agatha Christie was a surfer? Not one iota? Geez. The article talks about the difference between body boarding and stand up surfing which apparently was just catching on in Britain. I learned something at least. And I thought it was fascinating to learn that Aahta and Archie liked to ride the waves. At least they had some fun beore Archie turned out to be a rotter and adulterer.ReplyDelete


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In a summary process action, a Superior Court judge erred in dismissing the defendant's counterclaim for breach of an oral lease agreement, where the defendant averred that she had conveyed the property in question to her daughter and the daughter's husband in return for a promise that the defendant could live there for the rest of her life; that the plaintiffs (the defendant's grandson and his wife) had taken title to the property with notice of that obligation and not as bona fide purchasers for value; and that the plaintiffs had breached the contract by refusing to allow the defendant to live in the house peaceably. [108-109]
In a summary process action, the defendant's counterclaim for intentional infliction of emotional distress was within the scope of allowable counterclaims under G. L. c. 239, s. 8A, in circumstances which arose form the plaintiffs' attempt to evict the defendant (their seventy-seven year old grandmother), without legal process, from the house the defendant had conveyed to the plaintiffs' parents in exchange for a promise that the defendant could live there for the remainder of her life. [109-110]
SUMMARY PROCESS. Complaint in the Salem Division of the District Court Department dated October 4, 1989.
On transfer to the Superior Court Department the case was heard by John T. Ronan, J.
John J. Ford for the defendant.
Robert A. Munroe for the plaintiffs.
ARMSTRONG, J. Pelletier appeals from a judgment dismiss-
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ing her counterclaims against her grandson, Robert L. Mulvanity, Jr., and his wife. The case began as a summary process action in the Salem District Court, in which the plaintiffs sought to evict Pelletier from their two-family house. In her answer, Pelletier asserted a right to live in the house. for the remainder of her life. This alleged right also forms the basis for her two counterclaims: [Note 2] one for damages for breach of an oral lease (in the event that possession were awarded to the plaintiffs) and one for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The circumstances alleged were these. In 1980 Pelletier and her late husband, then the owners of the property, transferred title to their daughter, Norma, and her husband (the senior Mulvanitys) in return for an oral promise to allow the Pelletiers to live in the house for life. [Note 3] Four years later the senior Mulvanitys transferred the property to their son and daughter-in-law, the plaintiffs, who, according to Pelletier's answer, knew of her claim of tenancy for life and agreed to abide by it. This was denied by the plaintiffs. In any event, the lifetime tenancy was mentioned neither in the Pelletiers, deed to the senior Mulvanitys nor in the senior Mulvanitys, deed to the plaintiffs.For several years after the transfer to the plaintiffs, Pelletier continued to live on the first floor of the two-family house without incident. In the summer of 1989, after what Pelletier alleges were episodes of humiliation and abuse, the plaintiffs served her with a notice to quit and commenced eviction proceedings.
In July, 1991, the plaintiffs' complaint for possession was dismissed for mootness because Pelletier had relinquished her half of the house, allegedly in response to continued pressure to leave. The plaintiffs then moved for dismissal of Pelletier's counterclaims. As to the tort claim for emotional distress, the ground was that G. L. c. 239, s. 8A (1994 ed.), allows, in summary process actions, counterclaims only "for breach of warranty, for a breach of any material provision of the rental
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agreement, or for a violation of any other law", and the claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress did not qualify. As to the counterclaim for damages for breach of the alleged lifetime tenancy contract, the ground alleged for dismissal was that any such contract was that of the senior Mulvanitys, not the plaintiffs, and that Pelletier's cause of action, if enforceable, lay against them. The judge, accepting the grounds asserted by the plaintiffs in motions under Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) and (6), 365 Mass. 755 (1974), ordered dismissal of the counterclaims. [Note 4]
1. Damages for breach of oral lease agreement. Because the counterclaim for contract damages was decided under Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), we take Pelletier's allegations as true for purposes of this appeal. These allegations bring the case within the well defined line of decisions, often arising in the context of a transfer of real property by parents to children in return for oral assurances of lifetime support, that permit recovery based on failure of consideration when the promised support is not furnished. See Robitaille v. Robitaille, 34 Mass. App. Ct. 947 , 948 (1993), and cases cited. Viewed differently, Pelletier, on the basis of the allegation that she performed by conveying the property, was entitled to the lifetime lease because the promise of the senior Mulvanitys, although oral,
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fell within the partial performance exception to the Statute of Frauds. See Orlando v. Ottaviani, 337 Mass. 157 , 161 (1958); Barber v. Fox, 36 Mass. App. Ct. 525 , 530 (1994). Although the plaintiffs were not parties to that agreement, they took title from the senior Mulvanitys with notice (according,.again, to Pelletier's allegations) of the equitable obligation to Pelletier, not as bona fide purchasers for value, and, hence, they took subject to that obligation. Sunter v. Sunter, 190 Mass. 449 , 454 (1906). Ratshesky v. Piscopo, 239 Mass. 180 , 184 (1921). Linse v. O'Meara, 338 Mass. 338 , 344-346 (1959). Young v. Reed, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 18 , 21 (1978). If Pelletier should prove that she did not leave the house voluntarily but, rather, in response to a refusal by the plaintiffs to permit her to live peaceably in the house, the measure of her damages would be the monetary value of her right to live in the house for life. Robitaille v. Robitaille, 34 Mass. App. Ct. at 949. It was error to dismiss the counterclaim for damages for breach of the oral lease.
2. Intentional infliction of emotional distress. There is no merit to the contention that this counterclaim was beyond the jurisdiction of the court. General Laws c. 239, s. 8A, permits a tenant or occupant to raise by defense to a summary process action or by way of counterclaim "any claim against the plaintiff relating to or arising out of such property, rental, tenancy, or occupancy for breach of warranty, for a breach of any material provision of the rental agreement, or for a violation of any other law." In Shea v. Neponset River Marine & Sportfishing, Inc., 14 Mass. App. Ct. 121 , 127 (1982), we traced "the metamorphosis of summary process actions from the original unique proceeding which could allow adjudication of only the right of possession in real property to an almost complete civil proceeding," and we recognized that "defendants may now counterclaim on any matter arising out of the rental of such property. . . ." Id . at 127 n.7. Counterclaims for intentional infliction of emotional distress have, in fact, been considered, without mention of jurisdictional problems, in such cases as Wolfberg v. Hunter, 385 Mass. 390 , 394-396 (1982), Haddad v. Gonzalez, 410 Mass. 855 , 864-872 (1991), Cruz Mgnt. Co. v. Thomas, 417 Mass. 782 , 783 n.2 (1994), and Brown v. LeClair, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 976 , 977 (1985). See also Jones v. Manns, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 485 , 487 (1992).
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Assuming for purposes of decision that, as the plaintiffs argue, not all claims arising out of a rental of real property may be the subject of a counterclaim in a summary process action, but only those "for breach of warranty, for a breach of any material provision of the rental agreement, or for a violation of any other law," and assuming further that the words "any other law" refer to statutory law only, nevertheless we hold that Pelletier's claim falls within the scope of the counterclaims authorized by s. 8A. Pelletier's counterclaim describes the extreme and outrageous conduct complained of as the "plaintiffs' willful and intentional failure to honor the lifetime lease they agreed to when the residence was transferred to them," and continues that the "[p]laintiffs knew or should have known that[,] as a result of their actions, the defendant [i.e., Pelletier], a [seventy-seven] year old woman, would suffer extreme emotional distress affecting her health." Her answers to interrogatories flesh out the series of personal indignities to which she was subjected in the plaintiffs' efforts to force her out. The gist of this counterclaim, in other words, is that the plaintiffs attempted to evict her, without benefit of process, by violating the covenant of quiet enjoyment and subjecting her to escalating degrees of emotional trauma. In this case it is not practicable, nor from the perspective of sound judicial administration is it desirable, to attempt to sever the allegations constituting the breach of warranty of quiet enjoyment from those constituting the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress. It was error to dismiss the emotional distress counterclaim.
So much of the judgment as dismissed Pelletier's counterclaims is reversed. The case is remanded for further proceedings on the counterclaims.
So ordered.
[Note 1] Deborah L. Mulvanity.
[Note 2] Pelletier's responsive pleading on its face asserted three counterclaims, but the second ("estoppel") and the third ("damages for violation of lease") in effect stated a single claim for damages for breach of the oral lease in the event that the plaintiffs were awarded possession.
[Note 3] Pelletier alleged that other oral terms were that the senior Mulvanitys would pay outstanding real estate taxes, that the Pelletiers would pay utility bills, and that the senior Mulvanitys would be responsible for all other costs of maintaining the house.
[Note 4] The dismissal of the counterclaim for intentional infliction of emotional distress was allowed on the basis of s. 8A. The order stated that "it appears that Pelletier was at best a tenant at sufferance if not a guest of her daughter." The clerk entered a judgment for the plaintiffs on the emotional distress counterclaim. Thereafter the two counterclaims (see note 2, supra) based on breach of the oral tenancy were dismissed on a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim for relief, and an order dismissing those counterclaims and requiring Pelletier to pay the plaintiffs' costs, was entered. At this point, all claims having been disposed of, Pelletier appealed.
Several months later, the record not having been assembled, the plaintiffs moved to dismiss Pelletier's appeal. The judge denied that motion and ordered entry of a final judgment disposing of all claims in accordance with the prior proceedings. Although Pelletier did not file a new notice of appeal after entry of the final judgment, we reject the plaintiffs' argument that her earlier filed appeal was nullified by Mass.R.A.P. 4(a), second par., as amended, 393 Mass. 1239 (1985). The motion for entry of final judgment, although it also sought reconsideration of the rulings on which the dispositive orders were based, was not a motion of the types that vitiate (if timely filed) notices of appeal filed prior to disposition. See Selby Assocs. v. Boston Redev. Authy., 27 Mass. App. Ct. 1188 , 1190 (1989); Hodge v. Klug, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 746 , 750 (1992).


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Yeah. I said that. If you're going to be offended by natural lady business, please stop reading now, and visit someone else's blog on here.
Okay? Thanks.
So, my question isn't so much of running while bleeding. I've done that before, and had no problem. I haven't even had any problem with pads chafing me.
It's more along the lines of running while cramping. And tired.
I was wondering why the hell I felt so tired lately, and blamed daylight savings for sudden inability to get dressed. Okay, it's not an inability, but more like it takes me 20 minutes instead of 5 minutes to throw my clothes on. It's been difficult to get my thoughts gathered and headed the same direction, in general.
Aaaaand as you can see, my thoughts keep going off on tangents like a runaway toddler.
It could just be hormones. My hormones are f***ing f**ked up in general. Fortunately, with my Implanon, it's helped most of my issues, but I still get hormonal fluctuations that are as unpredictable as ever.
It's not even noon yet, and I'm ready for a nap, that's how tired I am.
And I'm tired because of cramps. I've had worse cramps, but even this pain wears a person out.
I had to skip running last night because I needed to finish baking homemade cinnamon rolls for my coworkers and supervisees. And then I went straight to bed. Then Joe, my cat, woke me up at 4:30 and kept biting me on my chin and neck progressively harder because he was hungry.
I'm leaning toward having to skip running tonight just to go to bed early tonight, f**k homework. (even though I'm starting to worry about one of my assignments due on Friday night that I haven't had a chance to work on in a while.)
I just want to lay down with a heating pad on my stomach. Exercise wears me out, and if I'm already worn out...how in the world can you work out when you're feeling like this?
Is today over yet?
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If you ask American kids what their favorite subject in school is, their excited reply is often "recess!"
And that isn't a bad thing — physical activity boosts brain function, improving development, academic performance and creativity in the classroom. So why do students in this country get so little playtime?
Debbie Rhea, associate dean of the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, wants recess to be as popular among administrators as students. "Kids are built to move, and the best way to learn is to create an environment where the brain can function at its best," said Rhea.
Rhea worked with the university to create the Liink Project (Let's Inspire Innovation 'N Kids), an innovative school program that is changing conceptions about a traditional classroom's structure and hours in Texas and beyond.
During her 20 years as a physical education teacher and coach in public schools, Rhea watched students become more and more sedentary. "When I started teaching in 1980, physical education was still a daily part of school from kindergarten through high school," said Rhea. In recent years, playtime has fallen, as have academic performance and student health.
The results are troubling. The American Heart Assn. has stated that one in three American children is overweight or obese. And increased testing due to No Child Left Behind standards and other performance benchmarks has increased student stress, decreasing their academic performance, Rhea said.
Looking for examples of how to better marry work and play, Rhea in 2012 traveled to Finland, a country that has developed a unique education model. The country requires 15 minutes of recess for each hour of instruction and has shorter school days. While U.S. K-2 students spend seven hours in school each day, said Rhea, Finnish children are there for less than five.
Despite fewer hours of instruction, Finnish schools rank 6th in global school rankings of 76 countries, while U.S. schools rank 26th, according to a May report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a Paris-based think tank.
"Finland improved test scores by increasing physical activity," Rhea said. "They're able to accomplish more [learning] in less time."
Rhea decided to take the Finnish model to Texas schools by creating The Liink Project, launching the pilot program in 2014 at two Dallas-Fort Worth schools in kindergarten and first-grade classrooms.
The Liink Project builds unstructured play breaks into the students' schedule with two 15-minute recesses in the morning and two more in the afternoon. After a few months of the restructured school day, Rhea said the "results were astounding."
"We also found [students] were more coordinated, more agile and had fewer injuries," said Rhea, adding that, overall, "the kids just seemed much more relaxed and focused."
The Liink Project also fosters better behavior using Positive Action, a nationally recognized character development curriculum, with 15-minute lessons three times a week. Teaching students about empathy and trust has shown to decrease bullying and create cooperation, she added.
Each year, Rhea continues to add more grade levels to participating Liink Project schools and to launch the program in new schools. This year, the Liink Project is in six schools in Texas, and over the next four years Rhea plans to roll out the program to more than 20 schools across the state.
While the kids play, Rhea remains focused on the future. "My long-term goal before I retire is that we will be nationwide," she said.


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The third day of our road trip was basically nothing but road. Even though it was in our original plan we decided to skip San Miguel de Tucumán due to time deficiency. After driving more than 530 kilometers (330 mi) we finally arrived to Salta. So, what to do in Salta?
The whole road trip route can be seen on the map on the right. And the daily schedule for the trip is below:
- San Agustin de Valle Fertil
- San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (with Ischigualasto Provinical Park)
- Salta
- San Salvador de Jujuy
- San Salvador de Jujuy (with Humahuaca and Purmamarca)
- Salta (with Salinas Grandes)
- Belen (with Cafayate)
- Famatina (with Fiambala)
What to do in Salta?
The first thing that comes into the mind when hearing the name Salta is that it has to be something to do with salt. Well, in this case it doesn't. Neither is it connected with the Spanish word that in translation means "jumps". Actually nobody really knows where the city got its name from but one theory is its coming from an Indian tribe called the Saltas. That said, the Argentina's 8th largest city is also located in the southernmost region of the ancient Inca empire.
Coca leaves
We got to Salta in the evening and the plan was to have a dinner and do some sightseeing in the next day. So we grabbed a pizza (Argentina is famous for their style of pizza making) and just enjoyed the busy local life by the main square. Several minutes after sitting down the local "drug" dealer approached. Few minutes bargaining and asking about the leaves' origin we and many other tourists over there got our first green bag. To be honest we were hoping we'd meet a coca leaf dealer in Salta.
We had heard that coca leaves are a good relief when moving to higher altitudes and in Northern Argentina they are somewhat legal. Not 100% sure but after my little Google research I found out it's not allowed to grow coca there but it is okay to possess it. Typically most of the coca leaves are being imported from Bolivia and Peru.
There are many ways to consume coca leaves. You can make tea from them, candy or whatever comes into your mind. The most common way is to "chew" them. I used quotation marks because that's how it is usually referred to. Actually the leaves are being more like sucked or something. You just cut off the stems and put a few leaves into your cheek for some time. This should help you with the altitude sickness.
Money exchange
Like in most Latin American countries the largest religion in Argentina is Christianity. I'm not sure what exactly was going on but the next day we witnessed some really big celebration. There were Jesus figures, angels and lots of different other Christian-themed elements around the city center. It was very easy to lose each other in such a big masses. You'd never see this kind of stuff in Northern Europe.
Despite the big religious party we managed to make our way to the bank to exchange some currency. In many travel blogs and forums there are lots of different opinions about how you should exchange your money. Some say it's better rate on the black market, some say it's not safe and so on. I think it depends on the current time. Near the banks there are usually many people shouting "cambio, cambio" to indicate you can exchange your currency with them. After asking the rate from a few we understood that the difference is minimal. So to avoid the risk of getting false money we chose the bank.
MAAM – Museum of High Altitude Archaeology
If you need to cool down from Salta's hot weather then I recommend you to visit Museum of High Altitude Archaeology (MAAM) just by the main square. Or actually never mind the weather, you should definitely visit it. The museum exhibits very interesting archaeological heritage found in Mount Llullaillaco (yep, try to pronounce it!). The main attractions are the Llullaillaco Children – the mummies of three children of Inca civilization that were found on the site over 6700 m above sea level. It's pretty crazy to think how they just (probably as a sacrifice) sent young children to the mountains to die.
The mummies are considered to be the best preserved Inca mummies of all time. That's why there are also special conservation technique used in the museum. Only one of the children is shown at the time and they are being changed every six months. In my visiting time there was the Lighting Girl. A six-year old girl whose body had been struck by the lighting bolt in some moment in the last centuries. It is a sad story but the exhibits are very impressive nonetheless. You are not allowed to take photos inside the museum but you can see some pictures here.
VISITING INFO: It is located on Mitre street 77 (just next to the main square) and it is open from Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 AM – 19:30 PM. There is also a discount for students (my ISIC card worked just fine).
For us the day continued with a lunch and after that we got back on the road. Salta is way too large city for one day. There are plenty of more what to do in Salta that I couldn't due to the time limit. For example ride a train to the clouds (Tren a las Nubes) or get a view of Salta from the mountain top. This is one of the places I wish I've taken more time for.
Lo de Juana Manuela
Pretty typical tourist spot by the side of the main square. So you'd hear lots of different languages in that place. We grabbed there one large pizza (137 ARS) and a local beer named Salta (1L / 80 ARS). The pizza was made in typical Argentinian style with tons of cheese on top of it. Can't complain about it's taste even though we couldn't finish it because the size of it. Also there is a good chance to replenish your coca supplies…
Hotel Almeria (Restaurant)
This one wasn't very easy to find because it is a hotel's restaurant. Usually restaurants like this are only for the customers. Luckily this one was open for everybody – you just had to know it.
As you step in you can tell it's a hotel's restaurant from its fanciness. We got there just when they opened the kitchen. For the lunch I had their daily menu (Menu Ejectivo) that included a beefsteak with mashed potatoes, and a dessert with a coffee. All that just for 165 ARS which is quite reasonable price for a meal in such place.
La Casita de Salta
We got it via booking.com for a good price. The price is understandable considering the apartment's condition. The place was a little worn out and it hasn't felt any upgrades recently. Also it was strange they put four people sleep in a small room while there was so much space in the apartment. Nevertheless it is an okay place to stay for a few days if you know what to do in Salta and plan to be out most of the time. But if you don't like the sound of an airplane taking off when going to the bathroom then this place is probably not for you:)


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The Village People
And, I am not talking about from the YMCA but from Ligny le Ribault.
I was across the street, in the café, watching the flames eat up my life and spit it out in ashes. I was in my stocking feet. But at least I had time to grab a pair jeans. This was just plain luck. The fact that I was even dressed at all was chance. If it hadn't been so cold….well, just to say I don't own a pair of pjs. But Saturday was cold, cold enough that I kept on my socks when I went to take a nap.
Within an half hour I had a pair of boots and a coat. My new belongings given with such heart from people I don't even know! It was like that all afternoon into the night, food, clothing and so many offers of help. One man from the village, who I didn't know at all even offered his second house for as long I wished! And the number of beds to lay down my head….too many to count. And the best, I now six tubes of toothpaste with brushes to go with, four deodorants, four shampoos and two shower soaps. NOW, who says that the French don't bath!
With the Coin Perdu lost in the fire I thought I would have to cancel the Saint Valentine's dinner that was organised for Saturday Feburary 13, but, no. Jean-Luc and Sylvie have graciously "loaned" me
their restaurant Auberge Sainte Anne and have even offered pro bona their services.
Here are the Christines decorating the Sainte Anne.
The result
The dinner was a success but I have to admit it was hard for me. Not to be in my own kitchen I was looking all over for everything.
Just a few of the Angels and Devils who stopped by.
And, of course, every French village has a few of these....
The Christines with whom I was doing the dinner have also organized a thé dansant (an afternoon tea dance) without my knowledge and the benefits are for me. With all this generosity has come the discovery just how much I have been accepted by this village. In spite of my horrible no-good accent and strange ways they somehow still love me!!
But I can't accept the tea dance money. Yes, my life will never be as it was before; I will never have what I had before. But what I will have will still be so much more than so many others. I will be giving many thanks to those who will be dancing Sunday afternoon and I will giving the money to the woman who helped clean my house something I will no longer need and to a couple that I know are struggling to pay their rent.
But did I have a good time at that Tea Dance!! It was karoke and the music I love. I took great advantage of the fact that absolutely no one was going to tell me to stop singing because of my horrible, terrible, no good voice; they wouldn't have the heart to say that to someone whose house just burned down. SOooooooooooooooooo I sang my heart out much to the chagrin of the listeners.
After the kids left...
At the end there a few of us still hanging on.
Kristi Anderson is the orignal owner of Tea & Tattered Pages and until February 6, 2010 ran a bed and breakfast near Orléans.
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You might have heard of so-called referred sensations in amputees. This refers to the peculiar experience some amuptees have to feel their non-existent limb when certain parts of their bodies are touched. The excellent VS Ramachandran is usually credited with this beautiful observation, which he showed to behave in a strikingly ordered somatotopic fashion (see the now classic review here). It turns out you can literally draw a hand on the ipsilateral cheek an upper limb amputee, delineating as it where the receptive fields that have been rearranged in the somatosensory cortex. Well, that was a brillant rediscovery and extention of an old observation.
I don't know for sure who wrote first about referred sensations in amputees, but the best treatment to have been given to the topic has certainly been published in 1951.
Cronholm B. Phantom limbs in amputees: a study of changes in the integration of centripetal impulses with special reference to referred sensations. Acta Psychiatr Neurol Scand Suppl 1951; 72: 1–310(A review of this remarkable monography can be found here (The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 1953; 35-B (2): 332))
Some information about the author of this work, Börje Cronholm, can be found on the swedish Wikipedia [1]. He was born on 1913 August 28 in Lund and died in Stockholm in 1983, October 11, from a brain tumour. Cronholm spent much of his professional career as a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at the Karolinska Institute. He did his PhD on phantom experiences in amputees, which I guess is the work contained in the superb monograph I'm about to present. Cronholm had 3 children, one of which (Tomas) became also became a professor at Karolinska. One of his grand-daughter is apparently a famous artist in Sweden (Ellén Cronholm). Apart from his work on phantom limbs, Cronholm was very interested in the links between art and medicine. He wrote on the artistic expressions of schizophrenic patients (among them one Ester Hennings, whom he met during a temprary position he held at Beckomberga, the mental Institute in Stockholm. Cronholm contributed to the saving of Henning's works, which are now kept and visible at the National Museum). In his later years, Cronholm focused on "psychological measuring methods", meaning he devised clinical tests for assessing memory disorders, the effects of brain damage and aging, as well as depression (I don't know any of these works). He was of course member of numerous boards and associations (which is something I'm afraid I'll never be able to brag about). Intriguingly, it seems that Cronholm was appointed to hold the speech for the Nobel Prize acceptance of Konrad Lorenz. I might investigate a little bit on this, I don't see the connection between these two guys. Well, that's pretty much it for his biography. Let's look now at what I take to be his magnum opus, of which I proudly own one copy. See the cover below, and I ask you to take a good look at the dedication in the upper right corner (see the magnification right below):
I guess to most people this doesn't mean much, but it turns out that the copy I own belonged to JM Nielsen, a neurologist in Los Angeles that produced quite a few inspiring and important papers on disorders of the body schema, back in the 1930's. For example this one, from 1937 in the obscure Bulletin of the los Angeles Neurological Society (and long before people started using the horrible and misleading word "asomatognosia"):
It seems to me that Nielsen deserves to be rediscovered (see some publications here). He wrote numerous papers on a wide range of subjects, and also the influential textbook: Nielsen, JM, Agnosia, Apraxia, Aphasia. 2nd Ed. New York: Hoeber, 1946; as well as A Textbook of Clinical Neurology. New York: Hoeber, 1941. Here's what Joe Bogen, the famous surgeon of the split-brains, had to say about Nielsen:
I remember one of his brain cuttings relevant to this paper: After someone had read the history, he said, "Let's look at the anterior commissure." He held the brain with one hand and that big knife in the other (as you know, the anterior commissure is shaped like a handlebar mustache) and he made one curving sweep through the brain; then he lifted off the top half, and there was the full extent of the commissure.Not impressed? Bah, you've never been to a brain cutting demonstration. Anyway, enough of memorabilia, and let's examine some of the book's content. First, as the title indicate, the book is really focused on the phenomenon of referred sensations. It is quite extraordinary that Cronholm devoted such a meticulous work to a phenomenon that, when you think about it, does not immediately strike you as even remotely interesting. Amputees must have noticed for centuries that when certain parts of their body are touched, they "feel" another touch in the location of the phantom limb. Ramachandran ended up with the sexy "remapping" explanation, in the light of the mid-eighties mounting evidence for massive cortical plasticity in the monkey's somatosensory cortex (Kaas, Pons, Merzenich [2]), but before that it took Cronholm to investigate systematically, and I mean really systematically, how these sensations work. He painstakingly interviewed 122 amputees and did all sorts of tests, mostly on tactile perception, with them. The monograph is replete with fantastic illustrations and numerous tables. The table of contents itself tells a whole story (chapter 13: Voluntary movements in a Ph[antom]; chap. 28: changes in the length of a Ph[antom] on stimulation of the stump; chap. 34: Referred sensations assigned to a Ph[antom] or the stump percept when the bladder is expanded, on miction or defecation; chap. 39: The experience of leg amputees when walking with a prothese; etc.)
So below is an illustration of referred sensations in one patient, clearly showing that face-to-phantom referrals where abundantly described before Ramachandran. This is patient n°13, a male born1906, amputated from the right upper limb in 1944 and first examined in 1945. I'm telling you, this is a meticulous study. In 1944, n°13 got "his right arm caught in a conveyor belt and torn off just below the shoulder. The nerves were torn off at the plexus". Shit happens. "Ever since amputation the patient had experienced the entire lost limb percept from within, the Ph-hand most clearly, the the Ph-elbow. The Ph-arm was of normal length and volume. it usually hung down his right side with the elbow slightly flexed and the fingers flexed. He demonstrated this posture with his left arm in exactly the same way at examinations in 1945 and 1949." Note how Cronholm is a smart little guy. One of the only ways to test for the "reality" of phantom limbs is indeed to check its consistency across trials. He continues: "The Ph-arm was experienced as "less real" than the left arm percept - "no life in it" - but just as solid. The patient could not make any voluntary movements in the Ph. Attempts to move the Ph-fingers merely led to increased "tingling" and sometimes to a mild feeling of cramp in the Ph-hand. The Ph-arm always felt numb, he had an "icy" feeling in it and a "tingling", "like when one hits one's funny bone, but not so strong". Well, it goes on and on like this. The level of detail is astonishing. (nowadays you can read papers describing fMRI studies of amputees, including having received a human limb graft, with no mention whatsoever of the mere presence or not of a phantom).
Let's look at the figure for patient n°13.
across several fingers. Note also that here Cronholm didn't check for the face, this will come in the next figure. Cronholm had almost all the cards in his hands to make a point about the somatotopy of these referred sensations and how they could relate to the somatosensory homunculus. The only problem, of course, is that Penfield's homunculus wasn't fully described at the time, or at any rate Cronholm didn't have the required mental framework to draw the connection with the information on somatotopy available in his time (Penfield published with Rasmussen The Cerebral Cortex of Man in 1950, while Cronholm was busy pin-pricking his patients during the 1940's). In any case, it boggles the mind to see that it took 40 more years for Ramachandran to come up with the simple and elegant explanation of cortical maps invading the brain areas left deprived by the peripheral amputation. Well, that's a nice story, as always with Ramachandran, but it turns out that reality is often less spectacular than the textbooks. Cronholm followed-up on patient n°13, and here's in (C) what he obtains 3 years later:
Numbers refer to the same loci of stimulation than 3 years earlier, from the previous figure (Cronholm was a well organized man). Referred sensations from the cheek ipsilateral to amputation elicited wide areas of sensations in the forearm and the wrist. This is rather unlike the classic "hand on the face" of Ramachandran. See also that touches on the chest, this time do elicit sensations in the fingers, whereas touches in the stump produce feelings in the forearm! What the hell? This is the exact reverse pattern from 3 years ago! How does one account for that in terms of cortical remapping? You see, phantom limbs are much more complicated and fascinating than many people acknowledge, including people well versed into neurology and bodily consciousness.
And there are even more bizarre things. Look at the following figure, which shows the phantom forearm of patient n°6, amputated at the elbow in the right arm (this male patient was amputated when he was 7 years old and examined at 17). In (A), Cronholm stimulated the ventral side of the stump, in 13 locations drawing a straight line from the inside of the elbow to the apex of the stump. Doing this, the patient indicated on his healthy arm where the feeling was felt in the phantom, and it turns out that the somatotopy is very reliable: all the phantom sensations were isolated tactile sensation drawing a straight line on the ventral side of the phantom forearm. Now, look at (B). Stimulating the dorsal side of the stump elicited feelings in the dorsal side of the phantom. Right away, this seems to indicate that the phantom has some kind of a volume, or spatial existence. But this is not the most interesting with this figure. You have to read the fine print to see what is really intriguing here. Stimulation n°13 in the apex of the stump, in (A), is not represented on the phantom chart. Why? Well, that because, as Cronholm indicates, "when point 13 was stimulated the patient felt a sensation "in space" distal to the Ph-fingertips"). That's right, exosomesthesia! This patient, quite clearly, makes a difference between a phantom limb and empty space. Think about what this means, I just love this observation.
There is much more to say about Cronholm, so stay around for future posts on this classic, but poorly known, research on phantom limbs. What I can say right away, however, is that where Cronholm is excellent in observation, he's rather weak on theory. But reading this painstakingly documented monograph, one gets the impression that he wanted to give the best possible picture, with any single detail that might turn out later to be relevant or not, for others to study.
[1] Thanks to Pär Halje for express translation (with ever so honey-coated voice)
[2] Animal activists out there behold: these guys simply chopped off monkeys fingers and limbs to see what would happen in their brains. Well, they usually made up some story about the animal "losing" "spontaneously" its body parts in some fight, but it's clear that this sort of neuroscience is by now over (or at least I hope so).


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New Star has bought the Exeter Financials Fund and its manager from Exeter Asset Management.
It has paid Exeter to release both the fund and Nick Brind, the funds manager, from his employment contract.
The board of the fund is expected to change the name of the fund, with Brind joining New Star in early April to continue management of the fund. He will work alongside Guy de Blonay and the New Star fixed interest team.


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Sadly, it has started to feel like autumn: temperatures are falling and the weather may change several times per day from full sunshine to heavy rain and everything in between.
However, there is still one bright spot in our garden. Some of the seeds that spilled down from the bird feeder hanging from our old spiral-trunked apple tree during winter have now turned into sunflowers. This 'crop' is the best we have had out of our bird seeds ever as this summer was wet enough for them even without almost any watering.
In March and April, I told about our small-scale 'Ai Weiwei work' feeding birds and squirrels. Now the produce is nourishing me, just as I predicted. No wonder sunflowers with their big radiant faces always turning to the sun belong to the favourites of many. No wonder they have become the favourite flower to grow just for fun here if you – be it a person, town or company – have an extra piece of land or a field you don't need for any particular purpose.


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There are many similarities in small-scale, illegal gold mining in the Philippines and Indonesia, and almost anywhere else. Like the use of mercury to extract the gold, the environmental and health damages, unmitigated mine tailings due to unprofessional practices and secretive work.
See this story from Indonesia Expat.
"Illegal gold mining does not only involve local citizens and businesses. In mid March, two Chinese citizens were deported after local police officers in Solok, West Sumatra, found that the pair, who had overstayed their visa, had been illegally mining gold.
But apart from the plunder, the cost to local habitats has been high. According to Baranews.comseveral illegal gold mines in Maluku have destroyed the environment. Extensive deforestation has left the area prone to landslides. A 300-metre long crack running up a 500-metre hill in the area suggests another serious slip is in the offing.
Still, illegal mining has brought some benefits. Some 2000 braved hazardous work conditions to take up jobs in illegal mines in Gunung Botak, Maluku alone, presumably because they had few alternatives for work. Perhaps because of this as well as payoffs to local officials, government has been slow to shut the mines down."
In another story, from The Star Malaysia.
"The government is facing an uphill struggle to clamp down on the industry however. Since the introduction of the "People's Mining Area" initiative, only one area has successfully applied for a permit.
Authorities have sometimes faced retaliation when they attempt to crack down.
After some people allegedly involved in trading illegally-mined gold were arrested in Jambi last year, the local police station was set on fire in a suspected revenge attack.
Activists believe that going after the miners themselves does not really tackle the root cause of the problem, and authorities need to catch the wealthy financiers.
"It's hard to stop illegal mining here as long as the people who finance it are not known, and have not been caught," said a local environmental activist, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue.
But campaigners say perhaps the biggest challenge is that so many in an area with few employment opportunities have come to rely on illegal gold mining.
"This is all I can do to earn a living," said miner Iwan."
The same lesson almost anywhere — rural poor with very little choices in livelihood are drawn in illegal and risky work of small-scale gold mining + high use of mercury. Many governments' ban-bureaucratize-over regulate-mining policy is actually contributing to this adverse result. Since it is difficult, costly and very bureaucratic to become a big, legal gold mining firm, people resort to small but many, illegal mining operations.


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My husband and I have lived in bucolic (well, it used to be)
Great Falls, Virginia since 1975. We built our house in the woods in
1978 and last year, in a dream come true, we built a studio for me over
our garage.
It is large, light-filled, with plenty of space for my thousands(if not more) of beads and for display of my jewelry. I even have room for classes and a TV/TIVO to watch or listen to junk TV while I spend hours making my pieces.
In previous lives I was a French translator at the American Embassy in Brussels, a writer for the American Medical Association and for ten years, a health care lobbyist. In 1986 I "retired" from these careers and started a new chapter: I opened a designer yarn shop in McLean, Virginia.
As the owner/operator of Wooly Knits for 15 years (with lots of good help and thank you Brigitte for all those great years of service) .
I also organized and conducted more than half a dozen international tours for fiber and craft artists, something I've continued to do with our third workshop/tour to the west coast of Ireland scheduled for this coming October 23-November 3, 2007. The trip is full but we are taking names for a wait list. In 2008 plans are in the works for a knitters' tour to the Isle of Skye and Scotland tentatively set for the end of September. We are also investigating a trip to Florence for the spring or fall of 2008.
In March of 2001 I closed Wooly Knits thinking I had well and truly retired for the last time, planning to knit, knit, knit. But then I discovered beads and jewelry making and added yet another passion to my long list of handwork.
I started by knitting and crocheting with wire and beads and then began taking classes in wire work and advanced bead work in Santa Fe, Tucson, Miami and Pennsylvania. Today I spend much of my time creating artful jewelry, specializing in intricate beading as well as wire working in which I wrap, coil and shape unusual clasps, beads and bangles and combine them with unique beads and semiprecious stones which I am forever buying on my international trips. I have also integrated my love of fibers by making necklaces with unusual yarns and beads, by needle felting merino wool into beads which I then embellish with small seed beads and I have recently started Kumihimo, an intricate form of Japanese braiding with funky yarns to make bead-embellished necklaces.
Of course I still knit in my spare time!
All of my jewelry is one-of-a-kind. If you see something you like the next one I make will be different, even if I use the same technique. So many of my pieces have components which in themselves have their own story: where they were purchased, when, where and who made them, what they're made of. I only buy what I really love, things that are made with passion and creativity by someone who is proud of their one bead as I am of the piece I've made incorporating it. For every bead that I use, there are another 12 that I've tried and rejected. And the bead goes on!


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The fleet management solutions market is expected to witness a CAGR of 12.88% over the forecast period (2018 - 2023). The report includes insights on the solutions offered by major players including providers of hardware, professional services, and integration solutions. The regions included in this study are North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. The study offers insights on various end-user verticals as construction, energy & utilities, government, manufacturing, transportation, etc. It also considers solution-based segmentation, such as driver management, fleet analytics, operation management, speed management, telematics, etc., and deployment-based segmentation, such as cloud, on-premise, and hybrid.
Fleet management solutions (FMS) market integrates hardware, software, network infrastructure, and connectivity solutions to offer effective monitoring as well as reporting systems for fleet operators.
Renewed Emphasis on Streamlining Fleet Operations
Fleet management market has been greatly affected by the rising operational costs rooting from increased demand for utility vehicles, rising expenditure on maintenance, and steady growth in compliance costs. The market has been operating on very meager margins and the need for streamlining operations has been a major driver for growth in the fleet management solutions. A clear operational plan for running fleet services is the need of the hour. Fleet management solutions have been leveraging technology for offering services like operations management, supply chain management, increased reporting & analytics, vehicle & asset management, and much more. Large fleet owners need effective solutions for monitoring their activities in order to save cost and resources. Fleet management solutions greatly reduce the insurance premiums by complying with regulatory standards. They offer supply chain management tools that keep track of inventory and cargo movement on the ground. The new age solutions are also offering remote diagnostics for helping drivers in case of emergency.
Cloud-based Fleet Management Deployment Solution
The cloud-based deployment model enables the collection of large volumes of server-storage resources into an integrated solution while providing backup of the user's database on the different servers to guarantee the reliability of data. In the cloud storage era, users have access to the stored data in the system without any geographical limitations. The users only pay for the resources that are needed while the providers bear the cost of building and maintaining the storage architecture. In the recent years, the low cost and ease of implementation have made cloud deployment a highly desirable delivery model among the enterprises worldwide. Cloud-based software are incorporated in light, medium, and heavy vehicles for obtaining the real-time information. The Asia-Pacific and North American regions are making good use of the cloud-based software to ensure quality tracking. This has boosted various verticals with increased fleet tracking devices and solutions, provided by the vendors in these regions for more effectiveness.
Key Developments in the Market
March 2018 - Verizon Connect combined the three fleet and mobile workforce management software companies, namely Fleetmatics, Networkfleet, and Telogis, to deliver solutions that help drive safety, productivity, and efficiency for customers. The launch of Verizon Connect marked the completed integration of existing connected vehicle division with two recently acquired fleet and mobile workforce management software companies under a single, combined brand.
The major players include - ARVENTO MOBILE SYSTEMS, ASTRATA GROUP, AUTOTRAC, DIGICORE, FLEETMATICS, GEOTAB, ID SYSTEMS, ITURAN, MASTERNAUT, MIX TELEMATIC, NETWORKFLEET, OMNITRACS+XRS, SASCAR, TELETRAC NAVMAN, TELOGIS, TELULAR CORP, TOMTOM, and TRIMBLE, amongst others.
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It's a Wonderful Life – Movie
I recently watched a black and white film from 1946 called It's a Wonderful Life. The story is about a man named George Bailey who becomes overwhelmed with family obligations and a sense of responsibility towards his work and the people in his community of Bedford Falls. Faced with mounting financial challenges George starts to fall into despair. But just when things start to look really grim, an angel appears and tries to help George.?
The angel shows George how dreadful the town would have been if he had never been born. Through a vision we see that those who are close to George are either ruined, or miserable. George learns to appreciate his family and his happiness. He realizes that he has touched many people in a positive way and that he truly has a wonderful life. 🙂
The lesson we can take away from this movie is that wealth isn't only measured by numbers in a bank account. Our character and virtue can mean a lot too. Have a great holiday everyone! 😀


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An indisputable buzz exists around the UC Irvine men's basketball team this season. Coach Russell Turner and his staff, however, would prefer a purr, the product of the kind of contentment that eventually comes from a championship season.
"It can be a special season," said Turner, a former NBA assistant who enters his third season at UCI with the most talent and depth the program has had in more than a decade. "We've got a long way to go, but it can be special if we do what I think we can as a staff and as a team. It's exciting because we have a couple special young guys."
Special may be too mild a word for 7-foot-6 freshman Mamadou Ndiaye, who is arguably the biggest celebrity on campus after averaging 27.1 points, 13.7 rebounds and 4.5 blocks while shooting 77% from the field as a senior at Brethren Christian High in Huntington Beach.


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I found this in another blog, and thought I'd pilfer it and put it in my own. More useless information about me than anyone probably wanted to know! :-) (Can you tell I'm trying really hard not to do any actual work today?!)
First job: First thing I got paid to do - babysitting. First "actual" job - camp counselor.
First screen name: I still use it, so I'm not sharing it.
First self-purchased CD: Sting, "Nothing Like the Sun", and the "Say Anything" soundtrack (bought in 1989, when I moved into my first apartment and bought my first real stereo!)
First piercing/tattoo: Ears at 11 years old
First true love: If by "true" love you mean the one that lasts for always, I'm not sure I've found it yet.
First enemy: I don't really think I have any enemies.
Last big car ride: Labor Day, trip home to Louisiana to see family
Last kiss: My son, at bedtime last night (he was still asleep when I left this morning - gotta love grandparents coming to visit!)
Last library book checked out: A whole boatload, probably about 10 or 12 books - too many to name!
Last movie seen: Duh, what's a movie? Seriously, I can't remember the last movie I saw in the theater. I saw Intermission when it was out - have I seen one since then??? I can't remember crap these days. Last thing I watched on DVD - episodes from the first season of "The Shield"
Last beverage drank: A cappucino (from a mix) on my way to work this morning
Last food consumed: A chocolate chip cookie from Paradise Bakery
Last phone call: My stepmom
Last CD played: Bon Jovi, Bounce
Last annoyance: Getting the car seat out of my car this morning to leave at home for the grandparents.
Last pop drank: Diet Coke, last night
Last ice cream eaten: Chocolate peanut butter, several weeks ago
Last time scolded: Hmm, it's been a while.
Last shirt worn: Black 3/4 sleeve v-neck (that's what I'm wearing at work today)
I am: generally a happy person.
I want: not to have to stress over money so much.
I have: the coolest little boy ever born! :-)
I wish: I wasn't at work right now.
I hate: roaches, June bugs and crickets.
I fear: tornadoes.
I hear: music in my head most all the time - my life has its own soundtrack!
I search: for who I'm meant to be.
I regret: not thinking more carefully about my choices throughout my life - sometimes I think I just kind of blundered through it and took whatever choice seemed easiest at the time.
I love: the feel of clean sheets.
I always: try to do the right thing.
I am not: a shrinking violet.
I dance: whenever I get the chance.
I sing: in the car, until my son asks me to stop.
I cry: not as much as I used to.
YES or NO:
You keep a diary: Yes, online and written
You like to cook: when I've got time - I am a kitchen goddess!
You have a secret you have not shared with anyone: Not shared with *anyone*, I don't think so. I think all of my secrets are known by at least one other person. Not that there are many!
Have a crush: No
Want to get married: Right now I'm contemplating ending a marriage - I don't think I'll be looking to jump back into one anytime soon, barring some really strange twist in my life.
Get motion sickness: No
You're a health freak: Not even
Current hair color: Dark auburn
Eye color: Hazel
Birthplace: Shreveport, LA
Number: 8
Color: For decorating, hunter green, navy and burgundy (although I'm contemplating redoing my bedroom in purple); for wearing, black
Day: Saturday
Month: June
Songs: It changes regularly - currently (don't laugh) Ace of Base, "Waiting for Magic"; most anything by Evanescence; Blondie, "Atomic" (a 12-inch remix); Diana Krall, "Love Me Like A Man"
Season: Summer
Drink: Non-alcoholic, a peppermint mocha from Starbucks; alcoholic, a good frozen margarita
Alcohol: A toss-up between tequila, sugarcane rum and chocolate cream liqueur
Cuddle or make out: Depends on my mood
Chocolate milk or hot chocolate: Hot chocolate
Milk, dark, or white chocolate: Dark - the darker the better!
Vanilla or chocolate: Chocolate - what kind of question is that?!
Cried? Yes
Helped someone? Yes
Bought something? No
Gotten sick? No
Gone to the movies? No
Said 'I love you'?: Yes
Written a real letter: No
Talked to an ex?: Depends on what you consider an ex
Missed an ex?: No
Written in a journal?: Yes
Had a serious talk?: No
Missed someone? Yes
Hugged someone? Yes


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The AUD/NZD has been making fresh record lows since the beginning of the year when it dipped below 1.04. It remains in the mode of digging new lows.
The 4H chart shows that after a bullish correction in the beginning of March, AUD/NZD has returned to the bearish mode. Note price holding under the cluster of 200-, 100-, and 50-period simple moving averages and the fact that the RSI has been tagging below 30 and holding below 60, which reflects maintenance of the bearish momentum.
The latest sign of bearish continuation is the break below last week's flag, or pennant consolidation pattern. This was a strong breakout that brought AUD/NZD into fresh lows once again. As we start the new week, we should expect further decline from a technical perspective. If there is a pullback, expect resistance in the 1.0280-1.03 handle, with downside target at least down to the 1.02 handle if now lower.
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We are 10 weeks out (although if history repeats itself, I'll be able to sneak in an 11th week) let's see if I can complete it before she arrives!
Previously I had picked out the fabric. Period. End of progress.
Today I finally got my butt in gear. I ironed the fabric, decided on the quilt size, cut my necessary strips of fabric, sewed together sections of two strips, and ironed the seams on those sections.
Fabric strips:
I'm using this tutorial for a finished chevron product. She does such a great job walking through each step that there is no reason for me to detail all of that.
I laid out my pattern. The trick: I didn't want 2 chevrons touching, 2 polka dots touching or the two corals together.
According to the tutorial, (http://pinterest.com/pin/153263193544111594/) you then lay out two strips of each fabric. I ended up removing the last few rows (up to the last coral chevron print) because it seemed like the quilt was going to be way too long. We will see how it turns out - I can always add more rows.
You can see that I sewed them together in chunks of 2:
Now I need to cut my squares out and get my chevron brain on. I did a test a few weeks back and matching up the fabric correctly was definitely the most challenging part for me.


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Running romex for wiring is an interesting process. The romex itself is easy to work with - it's sheathed in heavy plastic/rubber, easily cut but strong enough that it can be pulled and tugged through studs and around obstructions. It shouldn't be as hard as it sometimes is.
Yesterday, I was working on rewiring the second floor bathroom of the Delaney House. When the Delaney house was built, some time around 1870, there was no running water in the house, and the house itself was just four rooms. At some point in the next 20 years, a shed addition was added to the back of the house, containing all the water for the house (a kitchen pantry with the sink, and a bathroom).
In the original part of the house, the ceilings are 11 feet high, with an ample attic space above it. But in the shed, the ceilings are just 8 feet high, and the space between the ceiling joists and the underside of the roof is quite small. In order to run the romex, I have had to climb up onto the ceiling joists, then pull myself along on top of the joists. It's not just pulling the romex through - it also involves drilling holes for the romex to pass through, cutting out openings for light fixtures, and dealing with upgrading the space. The shed was probably built in the 1880s or 90s, so, as one can imagine, the space between the roof and the ceiling joists is nothing short of filthy. Ancient cobwebs are coated thickly with dust, and it all sticks to me as I crawl along. Each time I come out, I basically could use a shower and a change of clothes. So going up there, multiple times, leaves me coated with dirt and sweat and grime.
It's lovely. And yet there are moments, even in the roof of the shed addition, when I find pleasure. Crawling over the joists, I came across a full cedar shingle. The shed originally had a shingle roof (now long since gone), and there, lying in the dust on top of the bathroom ceiling, I noticed a square. Picking it up, it turned out to be a shingle from the original roofing job of the house. Obviously, some nineteenth century builder dropped the shingle and ignored it, and it lay there, for the next 130 years. One side was almost black from the dust, but the side that was facing down looks almost new. The grain of the wood is tight, and that shingle probably could be used on a roof and would last for many years.
And in the meantime, the house is progressing. The bathroom will have 3 outlets: two by the sink, and one at the opposite end of the room by the window. There will be lights over the sink, in the middle of the room, and over the sink in the foyer space outside the bathroom.
When we lifted the house, we also raised the shed slightly to level the floor. So the floors are level and the "shed" now feels like a permanent part of the house. The back wall has been rebuilt, the rotted studs removed and replaced, the wall insulated, and a shear wall added to give the house the seismic strength it needs. I'm filthy, but the house is coming along.
Today, I'll spend some more time in the space between the roof and ceiling. I also hope to work on finishing the wiring to the front bedroom and the hallway. I'll go up into the attic to rewire the light over the stairs, which will now operate from a wall switch.
Tom is working on building a fence along the driveway. We're planning a low fence to be neighborly and yet to provide some separation between the houses. After that, we hope to get Dan working on the front of the house, and then get Dale to finish the painting. From the outside, it should appear that the project is done.