I've seen this book in stores and photos for a year but never had the chance to pick it up. I decided to FINALLY read it this weekend because the sequel is coming out on Tuesday and I wanted to be able to jump from one to the other. And I'm really happy I did because I ended up really liking it!
Wow! I thought this was incredibly well done; the way the author handled this case of drug abuse and abuse of trust that we see in this novel was excellent. We see how Carys has been manipulated to start taking this "medication", only to realize that her own mother has actually been drugging her for years. As in the case of any type of drug, especially prescription drugs, once you start taking them there's no way to easily stop. Seeing Carys going through a withdrawl at the end of this novel was heartbreaking. This is such a relevant theme and topic for today's society, especially as opioid addiction is on the rise, leading to larger addictions and a population of people who are now trapped by this disease. Carys is so strong and I really look forward to seeing how she battles this addiction and figures out her own true strength in the next novel. Of course addiction is not something that's easily moved on from, but I do have hope that because we are in a fantasy setting we get to see Carys beat this addiction.
The majority of the characters we meet are well throughout and I really enjoyed meeting them. I'm a HUGE fan of Carys — she's so strong and smart, I couldn't help but be blown away by her. I hate Andreas, which I think is the point, so kudos to Charbonneau there. I do wish we got to learn a little bit more about some of the secondary characters. I'd love to get more time with Lord Garret and figure out what secrets he knows about the royal family. At this point, I don't have a super strong preference for who Carys ends up with (we're getting teasers of love triangles) but I would like to get more on both Garret and Errik so that we can get a better idea of who these men are. And Larkin is clearly pretty badass herself if she's willing to create ways for Carys to hide weapons in her dresses; she's also proven herself to be loyal to Carys and I can't wait to see what they get up to in the next book.
This is a story of abuse; Carys is abused by her family — physically and emotionally— as she is essentially taught that her brother is more important than her and she needs to do anything she can to save him. This include taking physical beatings and punishments so that he can safely tuck himself away. I don't have an issue with protecting a sibling; I would take a punishment for any my siblings if it meant their safety. But this protection isn't that. The emotional abuse she takes is as bad, if not worse, then the physical abuse she goes through. I actually hated Andreas from the moment we met him; the fact that he was running around trying to sleep with women while his sister is making sure that she's trained enough to protect him blew my mind. I had zero patience or tolerance for him, so I was not surprised when he became the prick that he always seemed like.
I'm so happy I waited to read this book until right before the sequel came out because I don't think that I would have been able to handle the wait between them! I really liked the way this story was told, the themes that are covered, and the characters we meet. There are a few things I hope are further developed in the sequel, but otherwise, I was really happy with this book!
I love your review of this book! I read this book and had to wait the year for the sequel to come out which has been so difficult. You are lucky to not have the wait, it's a huge cliffhanger!
I liked Andreas at the beginning of the book but slowly began disliking him and by the end I was team Carys all the way. I agree that Joelle is an excellent writer and the character development was really good.


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You are now invited to submit an abstract for a presentation or poster at the International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC2020), to be held on June 22-26, 2020 in Sydney Australia. Abstracts are due by December 2, 2019. Bursaries are available to presenters from developing countries.
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We have an exciting and diverse scientific program planned at the interface between statistics and ecology, with plenary talks by Christl Donnelly (Imperial College, London), David Borchers (St Andrews), Di Cook (Monash), Kiona Ogle (Northern Arizona) and Mark Bravington (CSIRO), and invited sessions on reproducible science and methods for high throughput community data.
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According to a recent article in Business Insider, more than 44 million people in the U.S. are currently dealing with student loan debt that collectively totals about $1.5 trillion. How does student loan debt affect a couple's likelihood of divorce, and what happens to student loan debt during property division in a divorce? The Business Insider article actually reports that more millennials are citing student loans as the reason that they filed for or are considering filing for divorce.
It should not be surprising to anyone who has read about reasons for divorce to hear that financial problems are leading more millennials to file for divorce. What may be surprising to learn, however, is that a bulk of those money problems are tied to student loan debt. As the Business Insider article clarifies, disputes over finances have always had a negative imapact on marital relationships, but a new trend has emerged in student loan debt being a major point of stress and contention. A new report from Student Loan Hero suggests that around 13% of new divorcees who have student loan debt cited that debt as the reason for their divorce.
In the past decade, the total number of students who are borrowing to finance their education has increased dramatically. Moreover, the amount of money those students are borrowing has also increased. The Student Loan Hero report cites data from the class of 2017, which graduated with an average student loan debt of almost $40,000.
Why is student loan debt leading to divorce? There is more than one answer to that question, the report intimates. For some, the stress of dealing with student loan debt alone puts a strain on the marriage. This is particularly true when only one partner in the marriage is dealing with student loan debt and cannot contribute equally to the finances in the marriage. In other situations, student loan debt makes it difficult or even impossible for some people to consider buying a home or having a baby. As such, marital problems can arise. Studies have shown that about 46% of student loan borrowers at least delay starting a family due to student loan debt, while about 36% admit that they have lied to their spouse about the amount of money they owe. Around 25% of student loan borrowers lie to their spouses about owing any student loan debt at all.
For most people who get divorced because of student loan debt, there are other underlying problems in the marriage that tend to be exacerbated by the burden of student loans. When a couple does get divorced and one or both of the parties has student loans, who is responsible for the loans? In other words, are student loans part of the marital property that gets divided?
Generally speaking, in a Michigan divorce, any student loans borrowed prior to the marriage typically will be considered separate property and not subject to division. However, if you borrowed student loans after getting married-even if they were only for your education-it is possible that the student loans will be considered marital property and will be subject to division.
If you have questions about student loans and divorce, you should discuss your concerns with a Michigan divorce lawyer as soon as possible. Contact the Law Offices of Michael A. Robbins for more information.


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The Executive Team is responsible for driving forward Gentoo Group's business and leading our brilliant workforce. Each individual Executive Director has a specific functional responsibility. This includes the areas of Operations, Corporate Services, Finance and Property.
Discover more about each of our Executive Directors.
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Nigel is the Chief Executive Officer of Gentoo Group having joined on January 2 2019 from Wythenshawe Community Housing Group in Manchester, where he previously held the role of Chief Executive Officer for six years. Prior to his role at Wythenshawe, Nigel was Chief Executive of Parkway Green Housing Trust.
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She is also the Chair of the Board of Governors at Academy 360 in Sunderland and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
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Peter joined Gentoo in February 2019 and brings decades of experience from the private and housing sectors.
He began his career as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in Newcastle where he worked with large North East companies such as Nissan and in sectors including heavy building materials, shared services and property.
In 2007, Peter began working in the housing sector with a divisional finance director role at Home Group. He then worked with North Star Housing Group where he got involved in all aspects of finance, including business planning and treasury management.
Peter joined Coast & Country Housing as Corporate Services Director in 2015. During his time there, he helped the organisation manage the impact of social housing rent reductions and oversaw the organisation's merger with Yorkshire Coast Homes to become Beyond Housing.
Peter is driven by a strong sense of social purpose and believes housing associations can have a real impact on the lives and communities in which they operate.


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Si è occupato principalmente della progettazione e analisi di algoritmi sopratutto nel campo della compressione dati. Insieme a Paolo Ferragina ha ideato l'FM-index: una struttura dati con numerose applicazioni in bioinformatica.

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Ha conseguito la laurea in matematica presso l'Università di Pisa nel 1988 e contestualmente il diploma della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Successivamente, nel 1995, ha ottenuto il diploma di Perfezionamento (equipollente al Dottorato di Ricerca) in Matematica presso la Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Dal 1995 ha insegnato analisi numerica e informatica presso l'Università di Torino (sede formativa di Alessandria; dal 1988 facente parte dell'Università del Piemonte Orientale). Dal 2006 è professore ordinario d'informatica, prima presso l'Università del Piemonte Orientale e dal 2021 presso l'Università di Pisa.

Ha pubblicato più di cento articoli scientifici su numerose riviste e conferenze internazionali.

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I was just sent this article on a patient I had treated. It's a reminder of the poor quality and bureaucracy of health insurance in the United States.
Physicians are fighting everyday to get health care covered for their patients, whether it is tests, medications, specialist referrals, or surgical procedures. My office and I call insurance providers regularly to try to get patients the care they require. This constant struggle is frustrating for patient and physician, and not what I expected when in medical school.


Pull up a chair, this is Fluxtaposed, episode 241 recorded on December 11th, 2018. On the docket today, Whatchuplayin' featuring Smash Ultimate. Finally, we will close out the show with the community grab bag and that sweet, sweet, awkward finish. Thanks for listening, thanks for watching, and enjoy the show!
Pull up a chair, this is Fluxtaposed, episode 240 recorded on December 4th, 2018. On the docket today - IRL, Netflixation of the Christmas Chronicles, and Whatchuplayin' featuring Octopath Traveler and Buster Scruggs. Finally, we will close out the show with the community grab bag and that sweet, sweet, awkward finish. Thanks for listening, thanks for watching, and enjoy the show!
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There are a number methods used in determining the effective noise exposure level of a person wearing hearing protection, which typically varies by region. For example, a person continuously exposed to 85 dB(A) over an 8-hour work shift will reach 100% of their daily noise dose. Add standard and customized parametric components - like flange beams, lumbers, piping, stairs and more - to your Sketchup model with the Engineering ToolBox - SketchUp Extension - enabled for use with the amazing, fun and free SketchUp Make and SketchUp Pro .Add the Engineering ToolBox extension to your SketchUp from the SketchUp Pro Sketchup Extension Warehouse! The NIOSH Lifting Equation was born in 1981 by NIOSH (The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in the U.S. The dose doubles every time that the noise increases by the 3dB exchange rate. In acoustics, what is noise Dose, how is it calculated and what is it used for? (1) Noise dose is computed using Table G-16a as follows: (i) When the sound level, L, is constant over the entire work shift, the noise dose, D, in percent, is given by: D=100 C/T where C is the total length of the work day, in hours, and T is the reference duration corresponding to the measured sound level, L, as given in Table G-16a or by the formula shown as a footnote to that table. Before starting to use the noise exposure calculator you must select the correct regulations for your region. Exchange Rate: Amount of dBA at which noise dose doubles. The OSHA and NIOSH are concerned with noise exposure over time. These are calculated from a worker's daily exposure to noise - they are not based on simple snap-shots of the noise level. Exposure Duration (T)to get the Noise Dose calculation. Dose is calculated based on the criterion level, threshold level and exchange rate. The daily dose can be converted to an 8-hr Time-Weighted Average -TWA by … Typically, workers may be exposed to different noise levels during the course of an eight-hour shift. Less-than-maximum times at a certain level would correspond to a less-than-maximum To use the Noise Exposure Calculator, make noise measurements at each location and make note of how long the person works there. So far we have used the current noise level, measured with the NIOSH app, in our calculations. This means that when the noise level is increased by 5 dBA, the amount of time a person can be exposed to a certain noise level to receive the same dose is cut in half. SYNAGIS is vial and Dose is a measure of noise exposure and is directly related to Lex, in the UK Dose is also described as the HSE 'Points' system. calculating noise dose as a function of exposure time and level. noise data against both of these standards at the same time. These applications will - due to browser restrictions - send data between your browser and our server. These calculators show results for both the 3dB standard and the 5dB standard. According the National Institute for Occupational Safety - NIOSH - the exposure to noise should be controlled so that the exposure is less than a max combination of exposure level - L - and duration - t. The maximum time of exposure For any regulations not covered you can select Customer and configure your own settings. The second calculator converts the continuous noise level over 85dB to the maximum continuous exposure time for that noise level. First calculate the Noise Dose as: Dose = 100 x (C1/T1 + C2/T2 + C3/T3 … If you're looking for a sound meter which calculates Dose for you, view our full selection here. Noise Dose Calculator (Criteria Level = 85 dB, Exchange Rate = 3 dB, Threshold = none/80 dB) Leq/Lavg (dBA) ExpDuration (hr) NoiseDose (%) TWA(dBA) (Reference: MOM Noise monitoring reports submission) Noise dose (D) is used as an indication of a percentage of the permissible noise exposure limit. For those who need to know, the formulas used for the 3dB standard calculations are: and for the 5dB standard calculations: Further reading. Employee works for 2.5 hours in 90 dBA and 5.5 hours in 85 dBA. The 5-dB exchange rate is still used by OSHA and MSHA, but the 3-dB exchange rate has been increasingly Topics include: Noise, Heat Stress, Ventilation, Exposure Assessment and is complimented with a range of conversions such as volume, distance, pressure, temperature, TLVs, and more. It is best described with the following statement: 100% Dose (or 100 points) = 85dBA for 8 hours. The calculator supports most OSHA and ISO regulations used throughout the world, including USA, Canada, United Kingdom and Europe. above hard ground) 4 = quarter (e.g. This Dose allows the present accumulated dose over the logged time duration to be projected forward to give the predicted 8 hour dose. The daily dose can be converted to an 8-hr Time-Weighted Average -TWA by the formula, TWA = 10 log (D / 100) + 85 (2), TWA = Time Weighted Average noise level (dB). The dataset contains workplace noise measurement results collected during health hazards evaluation surveys from 1996 to 2013 for over 580 area noise level assessments. How to wire Four Speakers to One Amplifier . You can target the Engineering ToolBox by using AdWords Managed Placements. Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) is a unit of measurement used to determine the effectiveness of hearing protection devices to decrease sound exposure within a given working environment. The maximum noise exposure time for 100 dB is 15 minutes and for 94 dB 60 minutes. The exchange rate is used to figure this. NIOSH also specifies a maximum allowable daily noise dose, expressed in percentages. above soft ground) 2 = half (e.g. An eight-hour exposure to 90 dBA is considered a 100% "dose", the maximum allowable. Leq/Lavg measured & 2. Please read Google Privacy & Terms for more information about how you can control adserving and the information collected. If you want to promote your products or services in the Engineering ToolBox - please use Google Adwords. It can also be interesting to switch between regulations to see the different level of protection that are demanded. For any regulations not covered you can select Customerand configure your own settings. Notes. OSHA uses a 5 dB exchange rate where 85 dBA is a dose of 50% and 95 dBA is a dose of 200%. We don't save this data. Criterion level is the sound level which, if continuously applied for 8 hours, would result in a 100% noise dose. Dose measurements usually require the noise exposure to be measured over a full 8 hour working day. 8hr Noise Exposure Calculator Australian Noise Exposure Standard. Noise Dose Calculator (Criteria Level = 85 dB, Exchange Rate = 3 dB, Threshold = none/80 dB) (Reference: MOM (1) Noise dose is computed using Table G-16a as follows: (i) When the sound level, L, is constant over the entire work shift, the noise dose, D, in percent, is given by: D=100 C/T where C is the total length of the work day, in hours, and T is the reference duration corresponding to the measured sound level, L, as given in Table G-16a or by the formula shown as a footnote to that table. This virtual calculator can be used to calculate time weighted exposure to noise. OSHA uses a 5 dBA exchange rate which means that a worker exposed to 95 dBA receives twice the dose of 90 dBA. OSHA uses a 5 dB exchange rate where 85 dBA is a dose of 50% and 95 dBA is a dose of 200%. Hearing Protection Calculator This calculator tool will estimate the sound or noise level at the ear when wearing hearing protection and offers 4 calculation methods. Noise dose is expressed as a percentage of a predetermined maximum, defined by the standard you choose (e.g., OSHA or NIOSH). that should be used in calculating noise exposures. The calculations are for the point source model of sound propagation (6dB per doubling of distance). This issue shows how to make calculations relating to noise level of one or several hydraulic pumps. Noise Exposure Doses. The maximum noise exposure time for 100 dB is 15 minutes and for 94 dB 60 minutes. According the National Institute for Occupational Safety - NIOSH - the daily dose level - D - should not equal or exceed 100%. The calculator supports most OSHA and ISO regulations used throughout the world, including USA, Canada, United Kingdom and Europe. Some of our calculators and applications let you save application data to your local computer. It can also be interesting to switch between regulations to see the different level of protection that are demanded. AIHA recently released the free IH Calculator LITE app, a calculator that aids industrial hygienists in performing OH&S calculations quickly and efficiently on their mobile device. For every 3 dB decrease in noise For example, NIOSH estimates that approximately one in four workers exposed at the 90 dBA OSHA PEL eight hours per day over a 40 year working lifetime will suffer a compensable hearing loss from noise, compared to only (See below) (See below) A sound level meter measures the noise level at a certain point in time and does simple averages over shorter periods of time. Please read AddThis Privacy for more information. It can also be interesting to switch between regulations to see the different level of protection that are demanded. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets the permissible noise exposure level at 90 dBA for an 8-hr time-weighted average (TWA) using a 5-dB exchange rate (the change in average noise level associated with a halving or doubling of allowable exposure duration), with an action level requiring hearing conservation programs at 85 dBA,1National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health … An 85 dBA 8-hour TWA equals 50%. Recommended Changes to OSHA Noise Exposure Dose Calculation Ted K. Madison, M.A., CCC-A Cookies are only used in the browser to improve user experience. A second example would be where measurements are mandated in accordance with OSHA but where measurements are also being made against recommendations such as NIOSH and ACGIH. Noise Dose: Percent of PEL to which worker exposed. Nearly 8% (14) of the exposures exceeded the NIOSH 8-hr 85 dBA. Only emails and answers are saved in our archive. Enter these levels into the calculator. We don't collect information from our users. However, the dosimeter is actually worn by the worker to determine the personal noise dose during the workshift or sampling period (Figure In 2003, we convened a Best Practices workshop on impulsive noise and published the findings from the various working groups in the Noise Noise Dosimeter Like a sound level meter, a noise dosimeter can measure sound levels. The purpose of the 1981 NIOSH Lifting Equation was to identify dangerous lifting jobs that could potentially constitute a risk to the musculoskeletal system and thus if ignored, lead to injuries, impairment and / or low back pain (LBP). maximum duration time at specified noise level, National Institute for Occupational Safety, es: la exposición al ruido periodo dosis nivel. Calculating % Noise Dose C = the actual time exposed at each dB level T = the time allowed to be exposed at each dB level % Dose 100 2 2 1 1 ⎟× ⎠ ⎞ ⎜ ⎝ ⎛ = + +…+ n n T C T C T C 41 % Noise Dose Exercise 1A Given four hours of 90 dBA exposure, two hours of 95 dBA exposure, and two hours of 85 dBA exposure, what is the % dose using the PEL?
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Q: How to overload operator + for const char* and int I know this is silly and ugly, but I'm migrating some code automatically. My source language allows implicit conversion between strings and ints, and for example this is allowed:
var = "hello " + 2
print(var) # prints "hello 2"

How can I in C++ overload the + operator for const char* and int? I'm getting the error:

error: 'std::string operator+(char* const&, int)' must have an
  argument of class or enumerated type

A: What you are asking for is illegal
To legally overload an operator at least one of the operands involved has to be a user-defined type. Since neither char* nor int is user-defined, what you are trying to accomplish isn't possible.
This, what you are trying to do, is intentionally, and explicitly, disallowed in the standard. Don't you think it would be weird if suddenly 1+3 = 42 because someone "clever" have defined an overload for operator+(int, int)?

What does the Standard say? (n3337)

13.3.1.2p1-2 Operators in expressions [over.match.oper]

If no operand of an operator in an expression has a type that is a class or an enumeration, the operator is assumed to be a built-in operator and interpreted according to Clause 5.
If either operand has a type that is a class or an enumeration, a user-defined operator function might be declared that implements this operator or a user-defined conversion can be neccessary to convert the operand to a type that is appropriate for a built-in operator.

( Note: The wording is the same in both C++03, and the next revision of the standard; C++14 )


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A Landmark Caspian Sea Agreement. Tabriz Talks & Obstructing NATO?
Here's one you may have missed. Certainly, I did!
"On August 12, the leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan will meet in the Kazakh port city of Aqtau, reportedly to sign a new convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea.
An 18-page draft of the agreement, posted briefly on Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's website in June and obtained by RFE/RL, lists 24 articles, including territorial waters, maritime borders, rules for navigation, fishing rights, environmental matters, and, importantly, use of the sea's resources.
The Caspian seabed hides some 50 billion barrels of oil and nearly 9 trillion cubic meters of gas in proven or probable reserves. At current market prices, that is several trillion dollars' worth of energy resources; with further exploration, it could turn out to be much more."
"But they were not meeting to publicly agree a united response to the act of "economic warfare", as Russia described the sanctions. The two presidents were in the small Kazakh coastal city of Aktau to sign a legal convention on the Caspian Sea.
After more than 20 years of fraught diplomatic efforts, the five littoral Caspian nations – Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan – agreed upon a legal framework for sharing the world's largest inland body of water, which bridges Asia and Europe and has reserves of oil and gas as well as being a habitat for sturgeon.
Diplomats described the document as a regional constitution.
Putin told a room where presidents and foreign ministers were present: "Our summit is exceptional if not truly epoch making."
I like maps..
Stratfor has more
Tabriz Talks- what's this all about?
Can Tabriz Talks Usher in a Turkey, Russia & Iran Alliance?
"Any resolution in Syria begun as a result of the Tabriz meeting would notably lack another outside player, the United States"
Regarding the upcoming talks Sept. 07/18 which look to be about more then just Syria
"What happens after Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Russia's Vladimir Putin and Iran's Hassan Rohani in Tabriz on September 7?
How will the meeting affect Turkey's relationship with the United States?
Ankara and Washington are increasingly at odds although the United States has long regarded Turkey, NATO's sole Muslim member, as a stalwart regional ally. (LOL)
Could the September 7 meeting be a game changer?
Erdogan, Putin and Rohani will have much to discuss. All three countries are subject to US sanctions, which are inflicting varying degrees of suffering on their economies.
Turkey is the most recent member of the trio to feel Washington's economic wrath. Defence issues are roiling the bilateral relationship; members of Congress and the Trump administration have objected to Turkey's plan to acquire a Russian S-400 antiaircraft system even as Turkey receives Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets. American lawmakers are worried that if Turkey deploys the S-400, it would expose weaknesses in the F-35 stealth aircraft and Turkey would share the vulnerabilities with Russia.
Another element of worsening relations is Turkey's detention of US evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson, indicted on charges of having links with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party and the Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation, which Ankara blames for the failed 2016 coup."
Brunson is all CIA. All the time.
US Sanctions Turkey Over the arrest of CIA Pastor Brunson
"Consequently, on August 1, the US government announced sanctions focusing on Turkish individuals and companies allegedly involved in corruption or human rights abuses. The sanctions specifically affect Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. Their departments are blamed for the incarceration of Brunson, whom US President Donald Trump has labelled a "patriot hostage."
Trump has doubled tariffs on Turkish metal imports and reiterated he would give no concessions for Brunson's release. Deteriorating US-Turkish relations have been a prime factor in the Turkish lira's decline, about 40% this year.
While no agenda for the Tabriz meeting has been published, it is likely that the economic damage inflicted by unilateral US sanctions will be a priority.
If mitigating the consequences of US fiscal punishment is a prime issue for all three countries, another factor is the American military presence in the Middle East. Both Russia and Iran are staunchly opposed to it.
On August 12, Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan signed the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea. Significantly for Washington, the agreement stipulates that no outside countries would be allowed to establish military bases on the Caspian. This would effectively block the United States and NATO from a regional presence.
Both Iran and Russia have an interest in blunting US naval force projection — Iran in the Persian Gulf and Russia in the Black Sea. Turkey is effectively an arbitrator in the latter because the 1936 Montreux Convention recognises Turkish sovereignty over the Bosporus and Dardanelles and stipulates conditions for the Black Sea naval presence of foreign powers. These constrictions have stymied US military ambitions in the past, most notably in the 2008 Georgian and 2014 Ukrainian crises."
I've written repeatedly about the Bosporus and Dardanelles and water way access or denial.
"At the time, the US Navy was unable to "fly the flag" as it wanted.
Turkey's view of current US policy was made very clear by Erdogan in an opinion piece in the New York Times a few weeks ago. He warned Washington to "give up the misguided notion that our relationship can be asymmetrical" and urged it to "come to terms with the fact that Turkey has alternatives." All of this must happen "before it is too late," Erdogan said.
In the military sphere, these "alternatives" could see Turkey downgrade participation in NATO or abandon it altogether. It could turn towards the Russian- and Chinese-dominated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation security alliance.
As for fiscal alternatives, Turkey could abandon efforts to join the European Union and seek affiliation with either the Eurasian Economic Union or BRICS — the grouping of the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Turkey, Iran and Russia have the potential to achieve an accord on the Syrian war. However, any resolution begun at the Tabriz meeting would notably lack another outside player in Syria, the United States.
The stakes for the US regional presence are substantial as Turkey, Iran and Russia confer."
From earlier today!
Mars & Jupiter Fall To Earth- Macron & the Benalla Affair
Posted by Penny at 5:39 PM
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Very good article, Penny!
But I now come to a side aspect. You, Penny, wrote: "I've written repeatedly about the Bosporus and Dardanelles and water way access or denial".
And I just remembered that it was only yesterday that I read - and I am quite sure about it: on RT and Sputniknews - that Iraq blocked a Russian military airplane (a passenger jet transporting Russian military personal to Latakia/Syria) from crossing Iraqi airspace.
That would have caused a lot of problems for Russia, because also Turkey (and Saudi Arabia) wouldn't allow Russian military planes to cross their airspace.
So I looked up the Montreaux treaty of the Dardanelles, that You mentioned. My idea was, that Russia might possibly fly military planes to Syria over(!) the waterway of the Dardanelles. But the Dardanelles are considered Turkish territory and the treaty concerning the Dardanelles only gives foreign SHIPS they right to use the Dardanelles - not international airplanes flying over the waterway. So Russian military airplanes wouldn't be able to reach Syria anymore (also Bulgaria blocks its airspace for Russian military planes).
But this morning everything changed. These articles on RT and Sputniknews from yesterday have been eradicated(!). You can't find them ("search") there anymore. Here are other links were can still find this news of Iraq blocking Russian over flight: https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/iraq-blocks-russian-warplane-from-using-its-airspace/ and https://www.debka.com/mivzak/iraq-bans-russian-military-overflights-to-syria/
this morning only on "Urdupoint" (probably an Indian online newspaper) I found this incident to be mentioned: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/iraq-rebuts-claims-of-barring-russian-militar-422871.html , saying:
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 01st September, 2018) Iraqi Ambassador to Russia Haidar Hadi has refuted reports claiming that Iraq did not let Russian a military aircraft into its airspace on Friday, the Iraqi Embassy in Moscow told Sputnik on Saturday.
Media reported on Friday that the Iraqi authorities allegedly barred a Russian Tu-154M plane heading for the Latakia province in western Syria to enter Iraq's airspace.
"Iraq refutes reports distributed by certain media, regarding the denial of access to Iraqi airspace for a Russian plane.
Iraqi Ambassador to Moscow Haidar Hadi refutes the information," the embassy's press service said.
Hadi told Sputnik that the news had been fabricated in an attempt to impact the relations between the two countries. He also said that Baghdad and Moscow were continuing to cooperate in the Baghdad Information Center, which was established by Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria in 2015 to join their efforts in fighting the Islamic Sate terrorist group (banned in Russia).
The fact that Russia has now so may navy vessels (hopefully also some aircraft carrier) at the coast of Syria may have something to do with the possibility that Iraq, under pressure of the US-Nato, might indeed close its airspace.
Also, according to the Dardanelles-treaty, Russian navy ships war ship have to announce their passing through the strait 8 DAYS before. And 8 days would be a long time when things I Syria suddenly heat up.
Penny September 3, 2018 at 5:10 PM
Hi J!
My husband had told me the claims made by debkafile about Iraq's denial of airspace- but the news didn't gain traction and then disappeared so I was skeptical.
Haidi's statement rings true
"Hadi told Sputnik that the news had been fabricated in an attempt to impact the relations between the two countries. He also said that Baghdad and Moscow were continuing to cooperate in the Baghdad Information Center, which was established by Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria in 2015"
(an aside: I don't trust debkafile- not without some serious substantiation and understand why Haidi would quickly deny the claims)
Was aware that Russia had moved ships into the eastern Mediterranean- they would have had to already have the Turkish ok to pass through from the Black Sea.
I believe Russia has their version of an aircraft carrier in the area- but am not 100 percent sure
If anyone else knows, feel free to leave the necessary info- with my advance thanks.
Plus- Russia doesn't really use or have "aircraft carriers" in the traditional sense..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
"The design of Admiral Kuznetsov-class implies a mission different from that of the United States Navy's carriers. The term used by her builders to describe the Russian ships is tyazholyy avianesushchiy kreyser (TAVKR) – "heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser" – intended to support and defend strategic missile-carrying submarines, surface ships, and naval missile-carrying aircraft of the Russian Navy. "
Was also thinking about those Kalibr missiles Russia had fired from the Caspian previously- through Iranian airspace
I don't think Turkey could ever have Russian flying over their airspace considering they're a fully occupied nation- NATO Supra state..(above, beyond and over the national government)
Same as Canada- sigh..
Howdy, Penny!
"fully occupied nation- NATO Supra state..(above, beyond and over the national government) …Same as Canada- sigh.."
… same as Germany - sigh: http://www.voltairenet.org/article201579.html
...also John Clesse (Monty Python) is fed up with his country.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHVdhIYuKc8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULfqhCNHQPA
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Poll: Who Should perform At the HalfTime Show next year?
I really hoped someone sensational and fun like Psy would get everyone to dance to Gangnam Style. But instead, he did a pistachio commercial, and the NFL decided to get someone who lip-synced the national anthem at the inauguration...to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show (sponsored by Pepsi) in all her splendor. In my opinion, wasn't as bad as *points to picture* performing with ROFL. Or was is OMFG? Or was it OBGYN? I'm sure it'll come back to me someday. But even older than Madonna, we had performances by the ancient stylings of The Who and The Rolling Stones. If the people at the NFL keep up with these half-assed ideas for performers, we may just be stuck with someone like Skrillix or One Direction for next year. Or both. I say NAY! So I'll open up a poll so that you, the readers, can give a fair opinion as to who you want to perform for next year. Enjoy yourselves.


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Those who managed to catch part one of this holiday might remember that by the time we set off from Andorra I was feeling quite ill with a nasty cough. I was still however very determined to do Barcelona justice and overall we had a great time. We saw the sights, ate a lovely tapas meal, found some Geocaches, had a few transport issues – one of which was resolved by the police, and we also managed to get ourselves lost in a huge cemetery… Read on to find out how we, somewhat successfully, managed to battle our way around the beautiful streets of Barcelona.
On the morning of our departure from Andorra we were packed and ready 15 minutes ahead of the scheduled pick-up time so we waited at the front door of the hotel for the coach that had dropped us off earlier in the week to pick us up again. Time drifted away with no signs of the coach, and after 15 minutes over the agreed pick-up time we started to wonder whether it was coming at all.
With so many other people milling around we hadn't realised that a man – that we'd been stood opposite for a good 20 minutes or so, leant up against a people carrier reading a paper, was waiting for us! Doh! The penny finally dropped into that very echoey well after I'd given him our names and asked if he was waiting for us to be met with an abrupt "Sí" and raised eyebrows…ooops…we jumped in and were driven in silence down to Andorra La Vella coach station where we were to change to our coach for the rest of the journey.
After a three and a half hour transfer we arrived back at the airport where we caught our final bus of the day to Barcelona's central square, 'Plaça de Catalunya', and from there it was just a short walk to our hotel 'Hostal Girona'.
Keen to drop our bags off we quickly made our way up the building's grand stairway to the entrance hall of the hotel where we were met by the lovely hotelier who talked us through a few of Barcelona's touristy parts and after handing our passports over he took us down a very nicely decorated hallway to our room for the next few nights. The room was fairly plain, but clean and spacious, and definitely ample for what we needed.
After a quick break we headed off for some nearby Geocaches, our first stop was at EARTHCATEDRAL BARCELONA AGUANAGUANGA 5000 which was a fairly straightforward Earthcache to do with the type of rock that was used to build the cathedral (in this case Montjuïc stone). There was also a nice traditional cache attached to this cathedral called CATEDRAL DE BARCELONA which I added a favourite point to for the location.
Next one on our list was a cache with a lot of favourite points, it was down by the harbour which was a nice walk through some really quirky streets and it was called POSTALES DESDE BARCELONA where we sadly ended up with a DNF (Did not find). The cache was quite obviously missing (and from the cache page had been for quite a while) but people were still logging it as if it was there. In my mind you can't log a find if you didn't sign the log book. Ho hum. I guess things are a little different on the continent?! Anyway, this was such a shame for us as we'd read up about this cache and it had suggested leaving a blank postcard addressed to yourself inside the cache so that the next Geocacher could write on it and post it back to you. We thought this was a neat idea so we'd just gone and bought a postcard with stamps to leave in the cache so it was a real shame when we didn't find it.
After that let down we decided to go and find somewhere to eat but we were side-tracked by an interesting building with security guards outside. Curiosity got the better of us and we headed towards it, not expecting to get in but just to have a peek at what was inside. Surprisingly we were let in, it was called the Mercat del Born and the inside reminded me of Tobacco Dock in London (one of my old work haunts) but with an added twist. The centre of the building was a huge archaeological dig dedicated to the memory of the Catalan city which thrived there before the events of 1714 (the siege of Barcelona). It was a really nice exhibition although I think some of it was closed during the evening and so we missed part of it but what we did see was very interesting and I'd highly recommend popping in if you're in the area. We've still got no idea why there was security outside, probably just to keep the riff raff out I suppose?
Leaving the building we headed up one of the main streets and were greeted by another fantastic building, the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar, which was packed with stunning gothic style candelabras, stained glass windows and a ceiling that stretched to the sky. Really great for the wow factor, and it's free to look around…definitely worthy of a donation into one of the boxes if you're passing through it.
Walking up the street back towards our hotel we found somewhere to eat called Montello. Neither of us wanted anything fancy I had lasagne and MrB went for a pizza. We were there pretty early by Spanish standards and I guess that's one of the reasons it was practically empty when we arrived, that and it was evidently an Italian restaurant and probably not what the average holiday maker is looking for in Spain!! We also stopped at the café next door on the way back for a cuppa and a chat about our game plan for the next day.
We opted to start our day with a walk over to La Sagrada Familia where I quickly realised I'd forgotten to bring my camera. Yes I do have a brain the size of a pea 🙂 We trotted back to the hotel, picked up the camera and changed the plan to 'let's pretend that never happened and go to Park Güell first instead'.
I decided to pop over to the front desk and ask the hotelier the best way to the Park as they usually know the cheapest and quickest routes and I didn't want to waste anymore of our time than I already had that day 😉 He soon pointed us in the direction of the bus service from Plaça de Catalunya, which we knew from our arrival the day before. However, when we got there we couldn't see the bus number we were looking for, for love or money, and I ended up getting the police involved. Much to the embarrassment of MrB, I think it's a man thing not to ask directions but I like talking to the police, they are there to provide a service to the public after all 🙂 They pointed us in the right direction, we found the stop, bought our tickets and were soon on the next bus up to Park Güell. Simples.
The Park is perched on the top of Carmel Hill in Barcelona and is a UNESCO world heritage site listed as one of the works of Antoni Gaudi. His work is stamped all over the park but the most spectacular piece, in my opinion is the colonnaded footpath under the roadway viaduct. It's so clever, and makes you wonder how it all manages to stay up! It's definitely worthy of the entrance fee of around €7 to have a look around.
Next up we wanted to return to the scene of our earlier mishap, La Sagrada Familia. We could've hopped back on the bus but instead we decided to walk to see a bit more of the character of Barcelona that you wouldn't get from the bus route. Thankfully it was all downhill from the park and it was easy to spot what we were heading for as you can't really miss one of the biggest buildings in Barcelona! The queue had also died down a little from the morning so I think our day had actually worked out for the best.
I'm not sure there are quite enough words to describe the awe and majesty of La Sagrada Familia, it's one of those places you have to go in and explore yourself. In fact beyond that you need to read up a little bit about it too, which you can do inside the building. Looking at the architecture is just one side to this buildings' awesomeness. The process that has gone into, and is still going into building it is otherworldly. You can get a little taster of the materials used in the build at the Earthcache Gaudí's Crazy Ideas: Sagrada Familia Columns which was the only cache we found here, although there are a couple more depending on how much you want to spend. We decided to only pay to go inside the building not up the stairs which cost extra but would've meant we could've grabbed an extra cache. We've decided that we're going to go back when the building is supposed to be finished somewhere between 2026 and 2028 so hopefully if that cache is still around we'll get it then haha!
And so on our last day in Barca we took the bus tour around the city and ended up over at the Olympic stadium where MrB became Freddie Mercury and I turned into Montserrat Caballe…it had to be done. We quickly followed this embarrassing rendition with a speedy find at Improvisado #7 Montjuïc – La Proa in fact truth be told this one hadn't even been on our radar but I spotted a cacher's trail and I could just see the corner of what looked to be a Geocache, and thankfully that's what it turned out to be. I signed the log and we moved on towards our real goal for the day Barcelona Death which was one of the most favourited Geocaches in the city so we wanted to see what it was all about. If only we knew what we'd let ourselves in for…!
The cache was a puzzle, not one that you could solve at home so it meant using the old grey matter out in the field. Easier said than done when most of the previous finders are Spanish and so any possibility of gleaning any additional hints is limited.
First, a little about the location. As you may have deduced from the name of the cache the coordinates take you to the centre of a cemetery. This is the largest cemetery in Barcelona, and definitely the biggest one I've been to. There are over 152,000 people buried there and it's actually quite an impressive place to visit, don't get me wrong I wouldn't call it a tourist stop but if you are in the area then oddly enough I would recommend going in. It's set on a hill overlooking the sea and Castell de Montjuïc. The graves are really beautiful, from the archaic designs to the more modern looking tombs there is some really nice architecture to behold here and I think in the two hours that we spent trying to find our way around looking for clues to the cache we must have covered at least a third of it. There's even a bus service that runs through the cemetery because it's that large. You really could get lost in here, in fact, we did, several times. It's quite the labyrinth.
At this second waypoint we were told that we would find some magical papers and the ashes, or earth dust, would reveal the values of the letters 'W', 'A' and 'R'. This bit seemed to take our little noggins a lot longer to work out than it should have. MrB came up with the brainwave though and after *queue spoiler* a little sprinkling with some soil the paper did indeed reveal the clues. Very clever, and very Indiana Jones. A great one for the Geokids!
Next up was another enigma, and my brain must have been engaged from the last one as I soon had that part unravelled and we headed straight off to the next coordinates. A joint solve on the last part of the puzzle meant that we had the final coordinates and from there we just had to get to the cache. Which sounds a lot more simple than it actually was. By this point the labyrinth had us well and truly in its grasp and we had no idea which way was which. The GPS gives you a rough idea of where you are and where the final is but to get there you have to navigate the layers and layers of the cemetery and decide which way round to go. It was a hot day and the stairs got to both of us. I was still full of my nasty head cold which made progress even slower so we were both pretty happy when we found a toilet block halfway round to freshen up a little. But what we really wanted was a drink – and a stiff one at that!
Around two hours had elapsed from the time we started to the time we found and signed the cache. We were so chuffed to add our name to the log sheet but then came the realisation that in order to get back to the Olympic stadium for the bus we would need to go back into the cemetery! Doh!
You would not believe how thankful we were to get back to that bus stop…especially as there was an outdoor cafe serving beers which I definitely think we'd earned!
All in all it was a great adventure, and probably the most memorable part of the trip just because of the sheer insanity of it all. You've gotta love Geocaching for making you do some ridiculous things!
Anyway, until next time, happy caching and safe travels guys!
Glad you enjoyed it, it's good to be back in the writing saddle. I've been slacking a bit lately on the blog. It's high time I got myself back in the game! I hope you're well, I see you've been enjoying the Chiltern Hundred Series! We still need to get round to doing that one properly after our poor attempt on the first go!


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Supergene iron sulpho-selenides from the Zapadno-Ozernoe copper-zinc massive sulphide deposit, South Urals, Russia: a new solid-solution series between pyrite FeS2 and dzharkenite FeSe2
V. A. Yakovleva, E. V. Belogub, K. A. Novoselov
Supergene Fe sulpho-selenides (pyrite, dzharkenite and their intermediate compositions) were discovered in the oxidation zone of the Zapadno-Ozernoe copper-zinc massive sulphide deposit, South Urals, in association with other rare supergene sulphides, such as galena, tetrahedrite, metacinnabarite, tiemannite, Pb sulpharsenides of the jordanite group, undetermined sulphosalts of Hg and Ag, and native elements, such as S, Au and Se. This is the second known occurrence of dzharkenite. The results of the investigation of Fe sulpho-selenides using electron microprobe analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and reflected light microscopy show the existence of a limited solid-solution series between pyrite and dzharkenite, which has not been described before.
Structural states of micas in amphibolites of the KSDB-3 deep bore-hole and their surface equivalents
N. O. Ovchinnikov, L. P. Nikitina, M. S. Babushkina, A. K. Yakovleva, Yu. N. Yakovlev, O. G. Chernova, S. A. T. Redfern
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine / Volume 66 / Issue 4 / August 2002
Trioctahedral ferromagnesium micas from the Archaean amphibolites of the Kola super-deep borehole (KSDB-3) complex have been compared with those from analogous Archaean surface rocks in an integrated study of their chemical compositions and structural states (using wet chemistry, microprobe, X-ray, Mössbauer and infrared methods). Reports on both the experimental procedure and the crystal chemistry of the trioctahedral micas are given. This has enabled the revision of the assignment of individual infrared (IR) absorption bands for the hydroxyl ion (v OH−), and demonstrated the possibility of determining the content of Mg, Fe2+, R 3+; cations and vacancies in the octahedral sheet to within a few hundredths of atomic units on the basis of the infrared and Mössbauer data. Proof was found of the presence of molecular water replacing K+ in the interlayer, which results in anomalous variations in the cell parameters, as the mica structure expands in response to the ingress of H2O. Variations in the degree of non-stoichiometry of the micas is related to the presence of structural H2O and of octahedral M1 vacancies. We found that samples recovered from depth within the borehole display lower degrees of octahedral order than those found in the analogous surface rocks.


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// Licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. See the LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.

namespace MartinCostello.ProjectEuler.Puzzles;

/// <summary>
/// A class containing tests for the <see cref="Puzzle011"/> class. This class cannot be inherited.
/// </summary>
public static class Puzzle011Tests
{
    [Fact]
    public static void Puzzle011_Returns_Correct_Solution()
    {
        // Arrange
        object expected = 70600674;

        // Act and Assert
        Puzzles.AssertSolution<Puzzle011>(expected);
        Puzzles.AssertSolution<Puzzle011>(expected);
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}


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2019 GABC - Decarbonisation Policies in the Buildings and Construction Sector
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a serious challenge to keeping global warming to 1.5°C. The Buildings sector must therefore decarbonize.
To support this goal, this report focuses on policy drivers for decarbonisation, and the costs and benefits associated with their implementation. In this report these policies are referred to as building climate actions, and include policies that tackle reducing (1) direct emissions from building energy use which includes (2) indirect emissions from the power sector, (3) and emissions from energy used in the building materials and construction supply chain (embodied emissions). All three aspects of the carbon footprint of buildings need to be addressed by policy-makers and practitioners in cost effective ways. Although gaps in the evidence base make generalisation unreliable, the body of experience over many years indicates that the social and economic co-benefits of taking these actions outweigh the costs of development and implementation. Inaction also increases the cost of climate adaptation, and exacerbates risks to health, security and property that create an imperative for taking urgent actions to decarbonize the buildings sector.
This report is designed for national, state and local governments and relevant ministries in charge of developing and implementing buildings and construction policies. It provides a review of the evidence on cost-effective public policies for reducing building energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions that also deliver societal benefits and provide insight into best practices. It further shines a first light on multiple impacts and cost implications of the selected policies. It is organised into four sections.
The first section establishes the problem context and policy priorities for decarbonising the buildings sector to support achieving the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. It also introduces the Global ABC Global Roadmap and Regional Roadmaps, which provide a strategic framework for packaging cost-effective building climate actions.
Section 2 focuses on cost-effective building climate policies and on the financial and energy impacts of key policy measures including building codes, renovation targets, building energy performance certificates, rating and disclosure schemes. Section 2 also reviews the costs and benefits of market-based approaches including grants, carbon pricing and emissions trading, and energy efficiency obligations.
Section 3 then looks at the broader monetary and co-benefits of policy packages including stimulating economic development, employment, health & wellbeing, productivity, climate change resilience, integrated planning and nature-based solutions.
Section 4 draws from the preceding sections to provide insights into developing cost-effective and high impact policy packages for designing and implementing sustainable buildings roadmaps. The report concludes with recommendations for policy makers on how to implement policy packages for decarbonising the buildings sector.
2019 Global Alliance for Building and Construction (GABC) - Adopting Decarbonisation Policies in the Buildings and Construction


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Photo Gallery for article, "A Hike to Little Canada on John's Pond Road,"
By Carol W. LaGrasse:
A Hike to Little Canada on John's Pond Road
A town road in Indian Lake, Hamilton County, barricaded by DEC, leads to a touching
little graveyard and the vanished settlement of Little Canada, from which the State of
New York evicted the people to expand the Forest Preserve. At the end of the road
was the main settlement at John's Pond.
"POSTED"
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) "Posted" sign nailed to tree trunk warns that John's Pond Road is patrolled. Motor vehicles are prohibited.
Photo: Susan Allen
A Stretch of Road Hints of a Once-beautiful Route
Where the natural terrain is protective, some of John's Pond Road sustains itself for now. The road was well built and improved. It could be maintained as a modern gravel road by the Town of Indian Lake until DEC barricaded it with huge boulders when the agency put its new "wilderness" plan into effect. In 1982, the Town Historian had pled with the agency, to no avail, to keep the historical road and deserted settlement area accessible to all the people. DEC signs on the trees warn that motorized vehicles are prohibited.
Remains of a Town Road
Road trace where the funeral procession of Little Canada residents followed the coffins of young Eliza King and Peter Savarie in 1897, now deteriorated into a muddy "hiking trail."
Narrow Hikers' Rut
Young balsam fir trees close in on what remains of John's Pond Road. Elsewhere, the narrow ditch worn by hikers has caused a gully to carry water down the center of the road, washing it away. Streams cross the road. In one place, a stream rushes over rocks where there is no bridge crossing. Elsewhere, a modern metal culvert lies meaninglessly, with water coursing around it on both sides, the road washed away.
"To the Twin Graves"
A sign directing visitors to a footpath up a hillside to the graves of two children appears about two miles beyond the beginning of John's Pond Road. The sign reads, "To the twin graves of Peter Savarie and Eliza A. King of Little Canada."
"Death Came in the Black Diphtheria Epidemic"
A sign by the town of Indian Lake mounted on a tree trunk above the gravesite of two children reads, "Death Came in the Black Diphtheria Epidemic of 1897. May Their Souls Rest in Peace."
Crosses and Plaques Mark the Children's Graves
Shaded by a century of forest growth, weathered wooden crosses and shiny metal plaques mark the graves of Peter Savarie (1886 - 1897) and his half sister Eliza A. King (1883 - 1897).
Peter Savarie's Grave
When 14-year old Eliza King died of the "black diphtheria" in the family's small log house in Little Canada, the family hid her death from her half-brother Peter Savarie, who also lay gravely ill with diphtheria in the next room. But shortly after she died, Peter, who was just 11 years old, began to sing hymns. He would pause a moment and say, "Yes, Lizzie, I'm coming," the Indian Lake Historian Ted Aber wrote in 1982. "Within the hour, the young man had also succumbed to the illness," the historian wrote.
Eliza A. King's Grave
Eliza A. King was born April 13, 1886 of Abraham King and Olivia McQuin. Her half-brother Peter Savarie was born May 1, 1886, the son of Gideon Savarie and Olivia McQuin. They both died on the same day in 1897, according to Indian Lake Town Historian Ted Aber. Mr. Aber authored a book, "Adirondack Folks," from which he quoted in a 1982 report on the history of John's Pond Road.
A Hike to Little Canada Cemetery
On a cold day in late April, Susan Allen stands at the wire fencing that now supports the aging snow fence that Henry King placed around the gravesite of Peter Savarie and Eliza King many years after the half brother and sister died of "black diphtheria" on the same day in 1897. The grave of the fourteen-year old girl can be seen near Susan's feet.
Photo: Carol LaGrasse
A Haunting Destination
Carol LaGrasse gazes at the cross and metal plaque marking the grave of Eliza King, who died of diphtheria on the same day in 1897 as her half-brother, buried beside her. After the community kept on in spite of the loss of many settlers, especially children, to diphtheria, the harsh fate of the settlement for another reason seems especially cruel. "Little Canada was extinct around 1915, the State acquiring most of the land," Town Historian Ted Aber wrote in 1982.
Cemetery at Little Canada on John's Pond Road
In the dim light of the deep forest, a tiny cemetery enclosed by rude snow fence held up by thin wire fencing memorializes the short lives of Peter Savarie and Eliza A. King where Little Canada once supported a community of settlers, several miles southeast of the village of Indian Lake, Hamilton County.
Adirondack Lean-to at Little Canada
No historical plaques or markers of any kind mark the location of the main settlement of Little Canada on John's Pond Road, Indian Lake, but DEC has provided an Adirondack lean-to for the comfort of hikers near John's Pond. Note the hazardous location allowed by DEC for the campfire, with highly flammable conifer branches reaching into the small clearing. Why has DEC failed to place a memorial explaining that the settlement was wiped out when the State forced every one of these people off their land, without ever compensating them, in 1914?
John's Pond
Little Canada was once located at this lovely pond at the end of John's Pond Road. An ordinary hiker can find no trace of the settlement, and the rich history of the location is obscured by DEC's failure to mark and memorialize the past habitation.
Boat Rests at Shore of Pond
No other hikers were seen, but a boat rested at the shore of John's Pond
at the end of the road in late April.


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Foundation and development of a fortress
Photo by: Federica Mazzei
On a spring day, the clearness of the horizon could dispel any doubt about the reasons behind why, in May 1947, the City Authorities (on the advice of steadfast Paride Adami) decided to change the town's name from the austere Portolongone to the more delightful Porto Azzurro, a binomial that contains the true essence of the town and its people: the port, a source of life since the very beginning, blends with an undisputable blue that, beyond the Focardo, mixes the immensity of the sky and the magnificence of the sea.
It isn't a coincidence that Spain, with Philip II's Spanish Armada, set its sights on this stretch of land in 1557, a certain target for Turkish-Barbary attacks, sure, but home to one of the most secure seaports on the Peninsula.
It didn't matter what the inhabitants of Elba thought (nor Ferdinand I, Grand Duke of Tuscany); this is emblematic of the fate of the naval base that the Mediterranean islands were subject to in the era when absolutist and hereditary monarchies had the upper hand.
Among the streets in the town center, history continued to march forward: Napoleon Bonaparte, by then in Exile, stayed overnight in one of the seaside residences, enjoying his evening there (a stormy one, according to tradition) before he left the next day, pledging to return in the future. But this is another story…
The Spanish itinerary
Spanish influence can be seen everywhere in this area: in the family names (Rodriguez, Aragona), in the toponymy, in the reverential Don; Catalonia exists in family traditions and in the devotion to the simulacrum of the Madonna Nera di Monserrato – the hermitage built in 1606 by the first governor atop a rocky hill that reminded him of his home.
The Sanctuary overlooks a valley, where Spanish traces mark the landscape with a cottage and its chapel in an Iberian-Baroque citrus grove, at the entrance to which sits two guard lions.
Downstream, where the ships lightly rock in the water and the sailors and fishermen repair the boats singing monotonous and sweet songs (as the historian Gregorovius recalls), the impressive Chiesa del Carmine and the smaller Chapel of the Sacro Cuore di Maria stand out, protective guardians of a past still very much alive.
Two Englishmen in Longone
In 1746, at the end of their Grand Tour, two English painters arrived in Elba: Alexander and John Cozens, fresh from their discovery of Italian art.
In the weeks they spent here, the two men immortalized several of Elba's best features. One of the most depicted areas is Porto Longone, or better, Porto Azzurro. In the collection of watercolours, today held in the British Museum, the small town appears to be nestled at the foot of a Fortress, with two domes towering over the rooftops (only one remains): photographs that immortalized a village that, in just 100 years since its foundation, experienced wars, epidemics and famines, but in front of which, an imposing Sail rocked lightly back and forth over the waves of the sea.
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Court Convicts Unity Bank Plc Vault Room Manager
The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction Adam kaka Adam, a former banker in Unity Bank Plc, who was today sentenced to one-year imprisonment by Justice Ibrahim Jauro of the Yobe State High Court sitting in Damaturu.
The convict was prosecuted on one count of theft to the tune of N11, 657,500.00 (Eleven Million Six Hundred and Fifty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Naira).
Adam, a former service manager in charge of Vault Room and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Unity Bank Plc. Damaturu Branch, Yobe State allegedly diverted the said sum which was meant to be fed to the ATM of the branch.
Adam kaka Adam
The count reads:
"That you, Adam Kaka Adam while being the Branch Service Manager with Unity Bank Plc Damaturu, Yobe State, in charge of Vault Room and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) sometimes in the year 2017 at Damaturu, Yobe State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court and in such capacity dishonestly took the sum of N11,657,500.00 (Eleven Million Six Hundred and Fifty-seven Thousand, Five Hundred Naira) only being the property of Unity Bank Plc without its consent and with intention of permanently depriving it of the said sum and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Sections 286(1) and 287 of the Penal Code Law, Laws of Yobe State of Nigeria respectively."
The Convict pleaded not guilty to the charge. In the course of the trial, the prosecution called seven witnesses and tendered several exhibits to prove the case against the defendant.
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While delivering the Judgment today November 30, Justice Jauro found him guilty of the offence as charged.
The convict, however, pleaded for leniency and urged the court to temper justice with mercy. Counsel to the defendant, Mukhtar Ali Ahmed informed the court that Adam had previously been convicted for criminal misappropriation by Justice Isa Hamman Dashen of the Federal High Court, Damaturu.
Justice Jauro consequently sentenced Adam to one-year imprisonment with an option of N100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) fine.
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