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Truth and Reconciliation for Canada
In Canada, there is a long, sad history of abuse towards native people. Robin Basselin and Ryan Geertsma look at this terrible history, and a new attempt to bring healing.
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Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Robin Basselin.
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I'm Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
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Colonialism. For thousands of years, powerful kingdoms and nations have extended their control over groups of people and territories. The indigenous or aboriginal people in many countries share a common story. Their people lived in the country - sometimes for thousands of years. They had their own culture and ways of life. Then another group of people came into their land. They took control of the land and its resources. This new group brought different ways of living. And often, the colonizing countries used force or unjust acts to extend their power over the indigenous or aboriginal people.
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Around the world, colonialism has caused much damage and mistrust between colonizing and aboriginal people. Even generations later, the wounds are still deep. But is it possible to heal these wounds? Does the damage have to continue? Today's Spotlight is on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. This organization is helping Canadians work towards a better future - even after the many hurts of colonialism.
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Today, Canada is a diverse country, with people from many different ethnic origins. However, the majority of the population has European ethnic origins. This was not always the case. Before the 1600's, aboriginal tribes lived in Canada. These tribal people are now sometimes called Indians, or first nations. But during the 17th and 18th centuries, European powers colonized Canada. Many European immigrants moved to Canada. They quickly became the majority population. Eventually they formed a new nation called Canada. But this nation did not fully include aboriginal tribes.
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The Canadian government did not like the differences between the majority and aboriginal cultures. They called it the "Indian problem." So, in 1857, the government of Canada made a law called the Gradual Civilization Act. This law expressed a new policy. The government wanted to force aboriginal people to become part of the majority culture. Dr. Duncan Campbell Scott was the head of Canada's Indian Affairs program from 1913 to 1932. He said,
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"I want to get rid of the Indian problem. Our goal is to continue until there is not a single Indian in Canada that has not become part of the larger culture."
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A major way that the government tried to do this was through the residential school system. The government created this system of schools for aboriginal children. Over a period of 100 years, one 150,000 students attended the schools. The residential school system separated aboriginal children from their communities. Many of the children lived at the schools for months at a time. The schools taught children that aboriginal culture was evil. They could not speak their native languages. And they used only English names.
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The conditions at many of the schools were horrible. The schools were often too full and dirty. The schools did not have enough heating. And the students lacked medical care. Thousands of the children became sick and died. One government doctor reported that in some schools 25-70% of children died. Some of these children were buried at the schools. No one told their parents.
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Different Christian churches managed most of the residential schools. And at many of these schools religious leaders hurt the children. Leaders hit children and used extreme methods of punishment. Some priests sexually abused the children. They forced the children to perform sexual acts. Many, many children were emotionally and physically damaged in this way.
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The history of the residential school system became a story of shame for Canada. For many years, aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians wanted the government to admit it had been wrong. In 2006, the government of Canada made a legal agreement with aboriginal tribes. The government agreed to give almost $2 billion to individual people who survived the residential schools.
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But money alone could not solve the hurt of Canada's negative policies. There were too many victims and too much damage. So, the lawsuit also included a decision to create a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, or a TRC. A TRC is a kind of public court. The public can hear about crimes, address the harm, and look to the future. The Canadian TRC was established in 2008.
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The TRC holds events in major cities all across Canada. At every event, the TRC educates people about what happened. People can walk through educational displays. These displays show historical objects from the residential schools and aboriginal culture. People can also attend classes on the history of the residential schools.
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One of the main parts of the TRC happens when people gather together into listening circles. Non-aboriginal and aboriginal Canadians listen to the stories of people who experienced the residential school system. There are opportunities to ask and answer questions. These listening circles help aboriginal and non-aboriginal people understand each other better.
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The TRC also provides places to discuss difficult questions. Questions like 'What kind of attitudes or thinking caused the residential school systems?' 'Do people still think this way today?' 'Do current laws support such attitudes?' These discussions can help aboriginals and non-aboriginals work together to change Canada's current culture and laws.
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The TRC also creates the chance for forgiveness and new beginnings. When the TRC was established, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an official apology to Canada's aboriginal tribes. For the first time, the head of Canada accepted blame and expressed regret for what happened. During TRC events, government and community leaders also offer apologies and ask the aboriginal communities for forgiveness. They also declare official promises to the tribes for the future.
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Don Klaassen is a Canadian who works for reconciliation between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people. His ancestors colonized farm land in British Columbia, Canada. In many ways, his life was built on government acts that were not fair to aboriginal people.
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Klaassen began his reconciliation work by building a relationship with an aboriginal man. This man was named Isadore Charters. Charters is a survivor of the residential schools. The two men became good friends. They worked together to create an educational class for the TRC. They also made a film about Charters' story. Klassen and Charters believe that the TRC provides a base for building new relationships. In their film, Charters says,
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"We have got to work together. Now that you know the story, you can help by passing the story on, by walking with us."
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The next Spotlight program will be on the story of Isadore Charters. Listen and learn about how he found healing from his residential school experience.
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The writer of this program was Jennifer Hawkins. The producer was Michio Ozaki. The voices you heard were from the United States. All quotes were adapted and voiced by Spotlight. You can listen to this program again, and read it, on the internet at www.radioenglish.net. This program is called, "Truth and Reconciliation for Canada."
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We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program. Goodbye!
Question:How has your country found peace after bad times in its past?
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I like learning the details from the history of different countries. The past history of Canada really was sad, moving, complicated very much. The aborigines had suffered, they had lost the rights to their own culture and the native language too. The creation of the connection between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people certainly could not be easy, it had been lasting for a long time. However, this situation is changed now, Canada has become a diverse country with many various ethnic groups.
Thanks Spotlight for excellent topic!
I've never heard about colonial history between aboriginals and non-aboriginals of Canada.
and what residential schools did to aboriginal people was so evil.
Couldn't have they just found the way which both aboriginals and non-aboriginals can be satisfied? was it really difficult?
My country (Russia) has never found the calm. In the future, this is also unlikely to happen.
The sequence of some difficult times is replaced by others.
And everyone is already used to this.
History helps us know truth. We develop beautiful good things and we keep away from not-good things. Not-good things leave us pains. Everyone's pain is our pain. We love beautiful good things. We push away not-good things. We live our lives for beautiful good things. We die for beautiful good things. History helps us know truth. We develop beautiful good things and we keep away from not-good things. We wish beautiful good things. History helps us push away not-good things.
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This weekend, I played a show at The Row and it was one of my best shows there yet! The audience was so fun and everybody was singing along. THEN to top it off, I went to see Black Panther which was AH-MAZING! I'm a huge fan of Marvel and this is definitely my favorite so far.
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Our cider-making starts with our trees, some of which are well over a half-century old. We tend them with the minimum of intervention possible, combining organic and eco-certified methods when necessary to keep them healthy and productive. We grow over 80 varieties —some modern, some heirloom, and some European bittersweet.
We pick the apples as late as possible to allow more flavor to develop, then press them in small batches using a traditional rack and cloth press. With limited space on the farm, we currently take the juice offsite to ferment and age at a neighboring cidery (though we're planning to build a new cidery on the farm to solve that problem!). The fermentation progresses slowly through the winter at cool temperatures until the spring, when after some aging, the single batches come together to form our blends.
No two seasons are alike, and our 2016 vintage, soon to be bottled, is quite different from the 2015 vintage release. Orchard cider is expressive of the land and the trees from which it came.
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Fishkill Farms is a third-generation, 270-acre orchard and vegetable farm owned and operated by the Morgenthau family. The farm is located in the town of East Fishkill in New York's Hudson Valley, an area celebrated for its high-quality soils and natural beauty. Our family is committed to preserving the land and keeping it in agricultural production. We grow a wide range of fruits and vegetables, but have stayed true to our roots as an apple orchard, growing over 50 acres of apples and more than 80 distinct varieties. These include modern dessert fruit as well as heirloom and bittersweet types grown exclusively for fermented cider.
All our apples are cultivated using environmentally-conscious methods, and the minimum of intervention. Since 2009, the farm has gone entirely without the use of synthetic fertilizers or herbicides typical in commercial fruit production. These methods and the unique qualities of our site (from soil to climate), contribute to the fruit in ways that are tangible and intangible.
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In September 2011, she created the NOMADNESS Travel Tribe, an online social community primarily for travelers of color. NOMADNESS was the first of its kind targeting diverse millennials, in the newly coined 'black travel movement'. The group currently surpasses 16,000 international members, with over 100,000 passport stamps, and nearly 100 meet ups a year, all across the globe.
From the success of the online group, Evita has garnered partnerships with Airbnb, Etihad Airlines, GoPro, Facebook Stories, Hyatt, Skift.com, Cantu, and Issa Rae, who she Co- Executive Produces The NOMADNESS Project web series with on YouTube.
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Luke Bryan Talks About Being Goosed at the CMT Awards
Luke Bryan got a little brave during the CMT Awards Wednesday night (June 4) when he performed 'Play It Again.' The handsome singer took a walk through the packed crowd during the song -- and one of his female fans got a big grab.
When Bryan started walking through the crowd, the fan got a little too close and goosed him. This isn't the first time Bryan's been violated by a fan, but he didn't put too much thought into the incident. He let everyone know his thoughts during a press conference on Thursday (June 5).
"We had these lines drawn to where we thought the fans would be," he says. "At that point, I'm just having fun. In the moment of the show, I remember hands coming in from everywhere. I haven't gone back and seen the performance."
Despite having done run throughs and assuming they knew where fans would be, he got a little surprise when they were much closer than expected. Being the experienced performer he is, he didn't let it bother him. Instead, he focused on having fun.
"In the moment, I'm focused on singing great, having fun and hitting my marks. I knew I wanted to start in the crowd, do the chorus down in the crowd and, by the second verse, be on the stage."
He must be used to this by now, since it's definitely not the first time it's happened. During one of Bryan's (many) stage falls at a show, he also had a fan grab him and during a performance on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show,' an older woman grabbed his butt.


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Old Car Shopper is dedicated to being the best old car marketplace in the world. How are we going to do this?
The way we look for and buy cars has changed radically in the last decade. Online "for sale" websites such as eBay.com and craigslist.org and even youtube.com have made it possible to purchase a collector car thousands of miles from your home with almost as much buying confidence as purchasing an old car down the street.
Looking at images and videos in real-time are almost as good as physically walking around that old classic. In fact, you can consider literally thousands of cars in just one evening – from the comfort of your home, the virtual experience is that good.
I love to look at old cars for sale. That's why I created oldcarsshopper.com. All cars you'll find here are curated to a very exact standard – all great, some classics, some hot rods and some are drivers. But all are great old cars that anybody would be proud to have in their garage.


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This memorial website was created to remember our dearest Emile de Miranda who was born in South Africa Johannesburg on March 27, 1985 and decided to leave this world and used a weeping willow tree as his launching pad to heaven on February 5, 2006 at the age of almost 21. You will live forever in our memories and hearts. You were the bravest young soul who walked this earth and I will love and miss you forever my beautiful son.
A message for everyone who lost a child.
I receive so many emails and posts here of parents who want to know if they are going to survive the death of their precious children. Right at this moment you feel as if the unbearable and excruciating pain is never going away. You are deeply convinced that you are going to die of a broken heart. One thing that nobody knows is that the pain is not only a mental one but physical agony. At this moment you feel that the pain is going to drive you insane. Many parents, as I did, get anxiety attacks because the whole situation is just too much to comprehend. You just can't wrap your head around the awful truth that you are never going to see you child again. Our children should one day bury us, not the other way around. It is not the natural order of things. I was on a suicide mission after my son Emile died by suicide. I could not accept the hateful fact that he was gone. There was no way I could go on without him. I wanted so desperately to join him.
Today I am going to tell you that you are going to survive. You are facing a hard and difficult path of mourning that at times will knock you off your feet. There will be days that you feel you are making progress and then Bam it will hit you all over again. These days will hit you so hard that you will literally feel weak. Nothing in your life will make any sense and not even the fact that you have other children and people who love you will mean anything to you. Your mind just cannot reach further than the hell you are in.
The only way to get through this to a place where you can live again is to talk to someone about the turmoil and utter hell you experience. Take one day at a time, and sometimes just one moment at a time. Hold on tight because I promise you it will pass. With time the dreadful times will become fewer and further between. I know you don't believe me and you think I am telling an untruth. But I promise you it will happen. You are not going to go to sleep with the thought of your child every night and wake up with that thought forever. One day you will go through one whole day without thinking about him or her. And that day will be such a shock to you. You will feel guilty that you had no thought about your child. That is only natural. Everything about grief is normal. You are finding yourself in an abnormal situation. Nothing about it can be compared to anything else you have ever experienced. There is no point of reference for this tragedy.
The first few years is going to be the worst you can imagine. I am not going to lie to you and say it will be over soon. However, eventually it will get to a point that you can live with it and accept the fact. Your precious child is always with you and I don't care what anyone says, that is something I know deep in my heart. And don't let anyone tell you that you have to feel better or they can't come to rest. That is utter nonsense. They are in the spiritual realm now and their destiny will not be influenced by your grief. Grief has no timeline and you take all the time in the world to heal.
We can't do this on our own. For a time I was under the impression that I could get through this without any outside help. But one day I realized if I wasn't going to get professional help I would go completely crazy. The pain was like a cancer eating away at me from the inside. I started seeing a psychologist who used cognitive behavioural therapy to treat his patients. That saved my life, along with regular meditation. The unbearable pain of losing a child doesn't just go away, you have to work at it and feel the need to heal. I know that at this moment you don't want to heal, the thought of that is akin to being a traitor to his or her memory.
How could you want to live a normal happy life while your child is in the ground or a box of ashes? Well I am telling you that day will come. One day you will be happy again. You will never forget or stop loving you precious child, but you will be able to look back at this aguish and be surprised at how far you have come. That is a promise my dear friend in grief. Your heart will heal and one thing that helped me to this point is that I know, one day when my time is done here, Emile will be at the gates to welcome me home. But for the time I am here I will make him proud of me.
Please know that I am here if you need someone to talk to, and I am not just saying it because I know exactly what you are going through at this time. You are not alone on this journey of grief, I am walking every step of the way with you.
Blessed Be
Rea mom of Emile
27 March 2012
5 February 2011 -Five years ago sometime tonight or in the early hours of the morning I lost Emile to suicide. But I am not going to think about that tonight. The great life he lived should be celebrated. I can still see the blonde haired blue eyed little boy running to me with a huge old smile on his face and his arms wide open. Grabbing me and hugging me with so much love and adoration. That little boy I will never forget.
I will love you for all eternity my beautiful brave son.
Everything happens for a reason,
Even if we can't see it now...
Treasure every moment you have in this life, anything can happen tomorrow, nothing is for certain. Blessed Be and Namaste!!
Four years since I saw your beautiful face Emile. I can't believe I have survived this long without you. I still miss and love you so very much my beautiful son. I can't wait for the day I will see you again. Love you with all my heart for ever and always.
A wonderful beautiful angel was sent by God from heaven to grace my life for almost 21 years.
He suffered on earth to teach me unconditional love, unbearable pain, compassion and being humble before the Almighty Power of God.
He came to teach me that each and every person on earth has a place in the puzzle of life. That nothing happens without God's hand in it.
He taught me patience and empathy and sympathy for the plight of others.
He showed me that I was stronger than I ever could imagine. That God truly won't give us a cross we can't carry to the end.
That special angel was my son Emile, who left me by taking his own life, to force me to go in the deepest darkest places of myself and find the reason for my life here on earth.
He sparkled like a diamond in my life and was allowed by God to return to Heaven to fulfil my life's destiny.
This is a testament to the joy and love Emile gave me, the smiles and laughter he brought into my life.
The beautiful unconditional love he always showed me, the steadfast way he lived his life, with resolve to make it a great life.
Through pain and suffering he lived to enrich my life.
And the tragic way he left to make me realise my own worth to God. To force me to open my eyes to the way I am suppose to live.
To see the beauty of life and the joy it can bring me by giving of myself and open my heart to the voice of God.
I salute you, Emile, you are my inspiration to be everything I can be and I will do it in your honor.
May my beautiful angel always watch over me, and be there for me when it is my time to go to the other side, to receive me with his arms wide open and be proud for the things I have done.
I thank God my Father for sending that special angel of his and let him be in my life for the time he had here to teach me all.
I love you my beautiful son!!!You are in my heart forever
I know you are always with me, you did not die, you just went on over to the Other Side.
You are now in the loving Hands of God
Where you will be always safe and loved!
I sent my love to you on the wings of this snow white dove, I know you have peace now.
Emile, I miss you so very much, you will always be the most special person in my life, forever!! I love you so much it hurts. Lovies my son and friend
My beautiful angel, I miss you so very much!!
You are always in my heart and my thoughts.


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The blooms may be held upright or dangle like bells along the stem depending on the species. Flowers have a wonderful fragrance and are often followed by the development of interesting seed pods with a textured or spiny surface. The foliage and flowers are beautiful but can be dangerous if consumed by humans. Take care to locate the plant away from children and pets.
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PH controversial drug problem tackled in this week's MMK
At a time when the country's own president trivializes a complex issue in our society and relegates affected lives to worthless zombies that can be killed by anyone at will, ABS-CBN's weekend drama, Maalaala Mo Kaya gives us fresh eyes into the struggles of a drug addict and his family.
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TAIPEI (MarketWatch) — Most of Asia's large stock markets declined Tuesday as concerns over unresolved U.S. and European debt problems weighed on financials and other companies with global exposure.
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average (NIK) was among the day's biggest losers, dropping 0.9% to 9,889.72, as traders returned after a three-day, holiday-extended weekend.
China's Shanghai Composite (000001) dropped 0.7% to 2,796.98, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) slipped 0.1% to 4,468.1, Taiwan's Taiex gave up 0.2% to 8,524.57and South Korea's Kospi (0100) ended little changed at 2,130.21.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) bounced off early declines to finish the day 0.5% higher at 21,902.40.
Japanese exporters suffered further from a strong local currency as the dollar USDJPY, -0.05% hovered around the relatively weak 79-yen level.
Sony Corp. (6758) SNE, +0.34% gave up 2.5% and Nintendo Co. (7974) NTDOF, -1.10% fell 3.7%, while among auto makers, Honda Motor Co. (7267) HMC, +0.55% fell 2%.
First Shanghai Securities chief strategist Linus Yip said the losses suffered by exporters could be linked to concerns over the European debt crisis, with the April-June quarter earnings season now set to kick off.
"It's not just something happening today, but an extension of the [recent] down leg" for exporters, said Yip.
Stocks in Hong Kong rebounded in the afternoon as banks led the charge higher in early European trading, attempting to recover some of the sharp losses they suffered in the previous session.
Shares of Esprit Holdings Ltd. (330) ESHDF, +0.00% rebounded to finish 0.7% higher. Shares of heavyweight China Mobile Ltd. CHL, +0.59% (941) climbed 1.3% on reports that Apple Inc. AAPL, +1.19% is getting closer to offering its iPhone in China via the company. Rival China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. CHU, -0.44% (762), which already offers the iPhone on the mainland, fell 0.9%.
Several financial stocks fell in the region in reaction to the continuing political dithering over the U.S. debt limit and the absence of a resolution on shoring up euro-zone government finances.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., (8306) MTU, +0.00% fell 2.5%, while Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604) NRSCF, +14.76% gave up 2.6% in Japan. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) CBAUF, +1.04% dropped 0.7% and Macquarie Group Ltd. (MQG) MCQEF, +3.73% declined 1.9% in Sydney.
"Markets face some key event risks over the remainder of this week, yet investors do not seem to be in 'emergency' setting," analysts at Barclays Capital Research wrote in a report.
The U.S. government is approaching an Aug. 2 deadline, after which the Treasury Dept. says it will be unable to meet all obligations, though a deal to raise the legally mandated borrowing limit remained elusive Monday. Read latest developments on U.S. debt-ceiling debate.
Tensions also prevailed in Europe ahead of a meeting Thursday, when euro-zone leaders are due to finalize a bailout package for Greece in an effort to contain the region's ongoing debt crisis. See report on upcoming euro-zone Greek bailout summit.
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The region's gold miners sparkled after the metal's prices scaled over the $1,600-a-troy ounce milestone Monday.
Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM) NCMGY, +0.05% added 0.8% in Sydney, while Zijin Mining Group Co. (2899) (601899) ZIJMF, +0.00% rose 2.3% in Hong Kong and 1% in Shanghai.
Among other movers in the region, News Corp. (NWS) NWS, +0.91% shares rebounded 2.4% after a series of losses in recent sessions on a widening scandal over alleged mobile-phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid. Bloomberg News reported Tuesday that the company may name Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey as chief executive officer, replacing Rupert Murdoch, who would stay on as chairman. See report on possible News Corp. management changes. News Corp. owns MarketWatch, the publisher of this report.
China Merchants Bank Co. (3968) CIHHF, +1.17% dropped 1.4% in Shanghai after announcing late Monday a $5.4 billion rights issue to shore up its capital. The lender's Hong Kong shares ended unchanged. See report on China Merchants Bank capital raising.
Shares of Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. TACBY, +4.50% (TAH) jumped 5.2% in Sydney after the Australian gaming company was awarded a 12-year betting license in Victoria state.
Shares of Wynn Macau Ltd. (1128) WYNMY, +0.17% shed 1.1% in Hong Kong after the company said that its second-quarter net profit fell 9.2% from the year-ago period due to a charge on a charitable contribution.


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Granite and gabbro are igneous rocks formed through the cooling and crystallization of magma in the Earth's crust. They are identified by their specific mineral content and composition.
Granite is typically lightly-colored and has a high quartz and feldspar content, as well as smaller amounts of mica and other trace minerals. It has a coarse grain with highly visible minerals and is commonly found in the continental crust. Gabbro is a dark-colored rock formed from basaltic lava in the oceanic crust. It is composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar and may contain minerals, such as amphibole or pyroxene. The minerals found in gabbro typically form large grains during the cooling process.


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Matt and I have been unofficially engaged to one another ever since we got serious about each other nearly 5 years ago now. With the understanding that we'd get married as soon as possible. But we were blocked by my previous marriage, which for one annoying reason or another, I was unable to obtain a divorce for. When we found out we were pregnant, Matt's mom offered to pay for my divorce (lack of money being the deterring factor at the time), but I found out then that Missouri state law doesn't allow pregnant women to file for divorce. I was bummed and pissed about that, and about how state law also requires that a woman's legal husband be put on the birth certificate as the father, even if he's not. Did not want that to happen!
But the Universe smiled upon me, and my ex, who now lives in Montana, was able to obtain a divorce that just went through on the 20th. So we side-stepped the stupid Missouri laws and the mess of cleaning up the baby's birth certificate and what not AND I didn't have to deal with any legal stuff except for signing a paper. WIN!


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Are Courteney Cox and her co-stars in Cougar Town losing their appeal to TV viewers? That's the question being posed by fans of the show after ABC ordered a reduced number of episodes for the third season of the sitcom.
Whereas the first season of Cougar Town saw 24 episodes aired, the second season spawned only 22. Now, for the third season, only 15 episodes have been ordered, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The network's midseason schedule was released Friday, and Cougar Town was conspicuously absent. Panicky fans immediately began to speculate the comedy had been axed, but ABC soothed their concerns, tweeting:
"Don't worry #CougarTown fans, the show is coming back next year…we just don't have the date yet!"
So why the brutal slashing of so many episodes? Industry experts speaking to Entertainment Weekly have suggested the smaller order is more a reflection of ABC juggling their content, rather than a statement about the quality of the show or viewing figures.
Indeed, the viewing figures have held up very well for the Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel-created sitcom – the first two seasons both averaged 7.34 million views per episode. And of course, it's very plausible ABC is simply making more room for new shows – Shonda Rhimes' Scandal and Krysten Ritter's Don't Trust the B– in Apartment 23 both appear for the first time in its new midseason schedule.
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I have already plead my addiction to sour beers, and have continued down the rabbit hole. I have 3 in bottles at this time, my first attempt at a lambic, a sour based off Bam Bier with Jolly Pumpkin dregs as the yeast/culture, and my first attempt at a Flemish red. I decided next up was going to be an Oud Bruin. Oud Bruins are like flemish reds, but they tend to be a bit bigger, and usually have less or no oak. They are aged with similar cultures as a Flemish red, but without as much barrel or forde aging, you don't tend to get that balsamic vinegar acetic taste like you do in many Flemish reds. The very first pure sour beer I ever had, since I don't count the fruity Lindeman's, was an Oud Bruin, . Yeah, that was kinda like hitting a home run during your first at bat. So, I decided to try to replicate the style.
As for the recipe, I think I formulated the base of the recipe from Jamil's show, but it has been a while, so honestly, I don't remember. Anyway, the recipe is as follows:
3.00 lb Pilsner Malt Extract (2.5 SRM) Dry Extract 21.34 %
4.00 lb Munich Malt, Dark –15.5L (15.5 SRM) Grain 28.45 %
4.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 28.45 %
1.00 lb Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 7.11 %
1.00 lb Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 7.11 %
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 3.56 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 3.56 %
0.06 lb Carafa I (337.0 SRM) Grain 0.43 %
1.00 oz Bramling Cross [6.00 %] (60 min) Hops 16.5 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 6.9 IBU
4.00 oz Malto-Dextrine (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Roeselare Belgian Blend (Wyeast Labs #3763)Yeast-Ale
1 Pkgs Safale (Fermentis #05) Yeast-Ale
The whole thing was infusion mashed at 158 for 45 minutes to try to get a very dextrinous beer, and then the extract and malto-dextrine were added in the boil. The OG was 1.076, the FG was 1.014, and the ABV is 8.1% . A few notes on this. Oud Bruins and Flemish reds both undergo primary fermentation, then are racked over. Oud Bruins are usually not put in barrels, instead being held in steel tanks. This tends to keep down the acetic nature of the beer compared to Flemish Reds, and obviously no oak. Also, I did want stronger malty notes on this, and have the Roeselare be more of a compliment then driving force. However, I was not happy with the Flemish Red I made with the Roselare in secondary. So I split my beer, and I fermented 3.5 gallons with half the Safale and all the Roeselare in the carboy this was going to age in, and then I fermented 2.5 gallons clean with the Safale, and racked that into the "bugged" carboy after it fermented with the clean yeast for 11 days. This then sat, and sat, and sat for over 1 year. I was going to bottle this at the 1 year mark, but it did not have the aroma or smell I wanted. I was actually harvesting some slurry from a Flemish I had started with, so I tossed some of that in, and let it sit another 4 months. That really made a difference, the nose just blossomed. I also was worried about bottling a sour above 1.010, but the SG had not changed in 6 months, so I figured it was time to let it go.
Tasting : The appearance is a clear, reddish brown. There is light carbonation, and the head quickly falls. The nose at first has the bright sour cherry nose, followed by that classic "baryard." There is some caramel and raisin as well. I don't get any acetic notes. Very aromatic. The first thing you taste is a bright burst of dark fruit, mostly cherry again, followed by some sweet malt, and then a lemony sour bite at the end. There is very little bitterness preceived. It coats the tongue nicely, has a slickness to it, and finishes with a sweet/tart tang.
Critique: I hope I can reproduce this. Hands down, my best sour to date. Very complex, tons going on in the nose as well as on the palate. I really enjoy the malt profile. The sour is there, but not overpowering at all. For a malty beer, it goes down very easily, not thick or heavy, and leaves a nice aftertaste on the tongue that plays off the slight pucker of the lactic acid. I think we need to try this recipe again.
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DICE Executive Producer Patrick Bach has confirmed that Gryos in DualShock 4 will be utilize in Battlefield 4 to lean.
Cool, leaning is something that is missing from too many games. I wonder what they will use for PC leaning. Q and E?
Waiting for the pc fanboys to come in here and tell us that the PC does leaning better than any console ever could
This is nothing new as the PS3 had this feature with the sixaxis. 99% of people I'm sure though just strafe out rather than peek.


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CBFEWS is an integrated system of tools and plans to detect and respond to flood emergencies that are prepared and managed by the communities themselves. However, at the beginning, it is essential to sensitize concerned people about such tools and plans. As a flood detecting device, ICIMOD designed an instrument that detects rising water levels automatically and transmits flood signals to the receiving units placed at the caretaker's house through wireless and telemetry based technology. This was initiated during the flash flood project in 2008 and the technology is enhanced to the present stage by conducting research and development with Sustainable Eco Engineering (SEE) at ICIMOD's Godavari Knowledge Park. Once the flood warning is received by the care taker, it is then disseminated via telephone or mobile phone to concerned agencies and vulnerable communities downstream. In order to install the equipment and conduct repair and maintenance at the local level, this 4-day regional hands-on training is being conducted to support in installing and handling the device. Besides, it is also important to develop reliable and efficient communication networks between caretakers and concerned agencies and communities to disseminate flood warnings.
CBFEWS is implemented in Assam, India, with support from the governments of Norway and Sweden; in the Indus Basin, Pakistan, and the Koshi Basin, Nepal, with the support from the Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio supported by the Australian Aid programme; and in Baghlan, Afghanistan, with the support from ICIMOD core donors. ICIMOD gratefully acknowledges the support of its core donors: the Governments of Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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Clyde is one of those guys you can talk to for hours and hours without getting bored. It comes as no surprise, of course, given his broad interests that range from horror movies to comic books, from mythology to gourmet cooking; and with an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of all things conspiracy and paranormal, he's sure to always keep you on your toes.
Luckily for us, Clyde was able to take some time out to join us on our show, for which we were very grateful. For those of you that don't know, Clyde is the host of Ground Zero, a parapolitical/paranormal/conspiracy talk show that's been going strong for about 20 years now. (If you missed our appearance on Ground Zero, check out our post right here.) It goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway: our show with Clyde was nothing short of fascinating.
We managed to talk all manner of things, covering aspects of the D. B. Cooper case, exploring theories of a shadow government, and of course not forgetting some good ol' UFO sightings. Other topics we spoke about were 9/11, CERN, Pink Floyd, the Heaven's Gate cult, and even a real-life meeting with the legendary Steven Hawking! Throw in some anecdotes of paranormal experiences, encounters with men-in-black, and a very real personal death-threat, and you've got yourself a mind-blowing show right there.
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Start To End is an ambitious attempt to recreate cult classic records for a live crowd by a group of talented young Scottish musicians.
At Glasgow's The Hug and Pint on Tuesday, the American Clay trio of Martin Johnstone, Ross Stewart and Chris McKeown were joined on stage by Pronto Mama's Craig McMahon, Admiral Fallow's Joe Rattray and ST.MARTiiNS vocalist Katie Lynch, as they ran through the latest instalment in the monthly series – My Bloody Valentine's shoegaze masterpiece, Loveless.
Packed into the West End establishment's small basement venue, that album's wall of noise, the creation of which Kevin Shields infamously fussed over, was faithfully replicated from behind a screen of trippy visuals and rapturously received by the crowd. Despite having much to live up to, they did it justice.
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It may be news to some that I am about to move to Canada to answer a call to ministry. I will be "Lead and Teaching Pastor" at Grassroots Church, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. God appears to be calling me–after having earning a PhD in New Testament from an Ancient Scottish University–into the local church.
Unfortunately, in the world that we live in, this is not the most intuitive of steps forward. But I believe that it is the right one for my family. As far as I can tell, this was not a step made out of desperation. I am confident that after some steadfastness, I could have eventually landed a teaching post. This is also not me forsaking of a privilege, I do not think. While my new station will likely complicate my future research and writing ambitions, I plan to continue engaging in the scholarly discussion of the New Testament, from my pastoral context.
There are many aspects of life made uncertain by this path. And there is risk involved with that. But I believe that the future of a robust Christian faith in the West will depend on pastors who have undergone intensive (decades-long) training, having learned to read the scriptures faithfully and touch workaday hearts (in local congregations) with the story of God. This may be exactly the type of thing that God has in mind for me.
This is not to say that pastors, who have not been trained for ten years, have no role in the future of Christianity. And this is not to say that trained Christian men and women, who are working in academic institutions, have no role either. Each has their important place in the economy of God's kingdom. But it seems to me that, in the situation in which we find ourselves in the West, we will need men and women who can both chart the way forward for Christianity, through the many secular worldviews vying powerfully for Christian devotion as well as minister to the hearts of the best and brightest Christian scholars of our day. Workaday Christians are exposed to powerful alternative worldviews in our day. And Christians in the academy are exposed to powerful demands (on their souls) to produce and specialize. Each needs care and shepherding, which (incidentally) one particular station of ministry can offer: the pastor theologian.
Most of what I read about pastor theologians have to do with these ministers having a world-wide task of safeguarding doctrine. This is probably my own ignorant half-reading of the conversation. But if so, I hope that there is a more expansive vision for the pastor theologian. From my vantage point, the pastor New Testament Scholar has six important tasks:
- Learn biblical languages, content, and history to the best of one's ability,
- Become as much of an expert on the human condition as possible,
- Learn to be a good spiritual director and community developer,
- Become as effective of a communicator and write as much as possible,
- Develop a deeply human biblical theology of formation, and finally
- Surround oneself with the best executive pastors and competent ministry directors as possible.
Friends. Other pastor theologians? What am I missing? What do you see as the need and task of pastor-Biblical scholars?
Check out some of these other online articles about the role and the task of a pastor theologian:
- http://www.sbts.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2010/09/the-pastor-as-theologian.pdf
- http://www.pastortheologians.com/
- http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2011/01/the-pastor-as-wider-theologian-or-whats-wrong-with-theology-today
- http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/july-august/augustines-for-21st-century-pastor-theologian.html


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When you perform a search in Windows 7 or Vista, files that were deleted earlier may show up in Search results because the Indexing Service needs to update its records. The time frame may vary from one system to the other. In case search still continues to show deleted files, or if it does not show files that exist in the system, the indexing service may be out of date. It maintains an index of your computer's files in order to make searches faster. If you do a search for a specific file and it doesn't show up, your index may need to be rebuilt.
Go to Start > Control Panel.
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The rebuild process may take several hours to complete on some computers so please be patient!


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Sometimes the biggest community impacts come from the smallest projects. That's why the Bush Foundation has partnered with the Headwaters Foundation for Social Justice to provide a new type of Community Innovation grant.
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Gene Clark was player-hated by his fellow bandmembers in The Byrds. According to legend, the jealousy came about because he was richer, better-looking, more prolific and more talented than the rest of the boys in the band, at least in their early days. He wrote most of their original songs and B-sides, and when you have a hit single with Bob Dylan's song on the A-side, it means the songwriting royalties go to Bob and Gene. Hence Gene drove Porshes around LA while David Crosby and Roger McGuinn did not. Some say Gene had a better voice than Roger, yet Roger took a lot of lead vocals anyway. McGuinn exploited Gene's fear of flying in a Lear Jet, asking the pilot to do tricks during the flight, thereby terrorizing Gene. Crosby wouldn't even let him play guitar on stage, just tambourine. But Gene pushed on, writing great songs one after the other. His best songs came after breakups with girlfriends, songs like Feel A Whole Lot Better. He also was primarily responsible for my favorite rock and roll song of all time, 8 Miles High, most of which he wrote after hanging out with Brian Jones one night. Just look for any Byrds CD reissues with bonus tracks. Check who wrote the song and if it's a Gene Clark composition then it's a winner.
Understandably, Gene quit The Byrds and moved on to do his first solo album. It's a great record. Check out the psychedelic lyrics while you listen to So You Say You Lost Your Baby:
Throw your troubles to the moon trollsGene Clark, if you'll forgive the John Madden phrasing here, was the Real Deal. I know a lot of cult figures may not live up to the hipster hype, but I'm here to tell you Gene Clark was for real. He was simply a great singer and songwriter, and there are loads of songs to prove it. Check out the American Dreamer compilation from Australia for a good summary. Or if you're willing to stay with Gene's problematic 70's masterpiece (which was literally trashed by David Geffen at Asylum upon completion) you will realize why the record is called No Other.
To swallow up like stormy dreams.


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Multiple wounds mark bodies of Iraqis killed in disputed U.S. raid
This story was originally transmitted on March 21, 2006.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi police investigating the deaths of 11 people in the town of Ishaqi after a U.S. military raid last week reported that each of the bodies bore multiple wounds, according to a preliminary report reviewed by Knight Ridder Newspapers.
The report contradicted an Iraqi police commander's claim on Sunday that each of the dead had been shot once in the head.
But it wasn't possible to say from the portion of the report Knight Ridder was allowed to see whether other pages backed Iraqi police's suspicions that U.S. troops executed the 11 or bolstered the U.S. position that they died during a firefight as the Americans attempted to capture an al-Qaida operative.
U.S. officials said Tuesday that they would investigate the deaths. Military spokesman Maj. Tim Keefe said that while the idea of U.S. troops turning into executioners is "highly unlikely," the military is taking the accusations "very seriously."
"The Multi-National Forces in Iraq have launched an investigation into the matter," he said, using the formal name for U.S. and allied troops here. "We are looking into what happened."
Keefe again declined to identify the unit involved in the raid. U.S. forces sometimes use covert units to pursue important al-Qaida targets.
Questions about the incident focus on diverging U.S. military and Iraqi police accounts of the raid, which happened around 2:30 a.m. on March 15 on a house about 60 miles north of Baghdad. Both sides and neighbors agree that U.S. troops were involved in a firefight with a suspected member of al-Qaida in Iraq.
But the U.S. account gave the death toll as four and said the house collapsed from the heavy fire it took during the fighting. The al-Qaida suspect was found alive in the rubble and arrested, the U.S report on the incident said.
Iraqi police, however, contend that U.S. troops gathered 11 people in the house into a single room and executed them, before destroying the house as they left the area.
The Iraqi police identified the dead as ranging in age from 6 months to 75. Iraqi police said that the five children, four women and two men were found together in the wreckage of the house.
Iraqi police compiled the preliminary report based on their observations at the scene. More detailed reports from doctors who performed autopsies on the bodies weren't available Tuesday.
A Knight Ridder special correspondent was allowed to review only the portion of the preliminary report that dealt with the suspected causes of death. The correspondent wasn't allowed to make copies of the report, but portions were read to another member of Knight Ridder's staff in Baghdad.
According to the preliminary report, none of the bodies bore only a single gunshot wound, contradicting one Iraqi police officer's account that each of the dead had been shot once in the head.
One body had two gunshot wounds to the head. Five others showed signs of entrance and exit wounds to the head caused by "flying projectiles," which the report noted could be "consistent with either bullets or shrapnel." Four others showed signs of entrance and exit wounds to the chest or abdomen, also attributed to flying projectiles.
The 11th person had "crushing of the head and neck," the cause of which was undetermined.
The portion of the report that Knight Ridder reviewed made no mention of whether the bodies had been handcuffed, as an Iraqi police officer had claimed.


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REACH Family Self-Sufficiency
The REACH Family Self-Sufficiency Program is funded primarily through Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) funds. Local Funding is also provided through the Indian River Comunity Foundation. REACH is an employment training program which provides individual/family case management, money management, education, and short-term vocational training. Clients living at or near the poverty level learn to recognize their barriers to self-sufficiency and how to overcome them. The REACH Program helps determined, hard-working people, achieve their educational and vocational goals, earn a living wage, and move away from poverty and public assistance to financial self-sufficiency. REACH helps put an end to generational poverty one family at a time.
REACH is a multi-step program. One step is attending the 2-day workshop, "Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin-by World". The workshop is based on the works of Ruby Payne, Ph.D. It covers understanding poverty, self-assessment, hidden rules of economic class, the importance of language, potential resources, budgeting, money management, and developing a personal plan for building resources.
The final step is working with the Program Case Manager to develop and execute a self-sufficiency plan. A typical plan includes educational, professional, financial, and personal/ family goals. Financial assistance is provided for tuition and other costs related to short-term vocational training and college education. Based on needs identified in the self-sufficiency plan, assistance may also be provided for childcare, housing, utility bills, and food. Due to limited resources, participation in this final step is offered only to workshop participants who desire to continue their education and demonstrate the highest ability to have a successful outcome. Participants work closely with the Case Manager to stay on track and meet their goals.
Funding over and above CSBG funds is needed to help make the participants' goals a reality. CSBG Funds can only be used for clients earning up to 125% of the poverty level. Once a client has a job and earns in excess of 125% of the poverty level, EOC must have another source of funds to continue to assist the client in achieving a living wage and self-sufficiency. EOC raises private funding for this purpose, like that provided by the Indian River Community Foundation.
For example, a REACH client receives training and becomes employed as a CNA (average hourly wage of $10.55). Earning $10.55 an hour, the client no longer meets CSBG eligibility requirements but is not yet able to be financially self-sufficient. The client's career goal is to become an RN (average hourly wage of $30.83). EOC raises and uses local funding to assist the client continue his/her education, reach their full potential, earn a living wage, and become a self-sufficient valuable stakeholder within the community.
The Reach Program is offered in Indian River County Only.
Nicole Sayles and her husband have two children, a six-year-old daughter and an eight-year-old son, who has extreme Autism. Before coming to EOC, Nicole worked part-time, just 4 hours a day cleaning at a drug rehabilitation center. Her husband also worked part-time. The family struggled to pay their bills. Most of their income was spent on care and services for their son with Autism.
Nicole came to EOC for emergency financial assistance. While in the office, she was introduced to Wendy Grow, our REACH Program Case Manager. Wendy encouraged Nicole to participate in the REACH Program.
"I talked about the program with my husband. We talked about how we might re-organize our life. It's scary to turn your world upside down, but it was an amazing decision for our family. REACH gives you the opportunity to push yourself, to discover the best possible version of yourself, and to pave new roads for the future. I had forgotten what a gift education is. Education is a gift that should never be taken for granted. The team at ECO is an amazing group of people who put their entire heart and soul into helping others. They wanted more for me and my family and encouraged me to want more for myself."
With Community Service Block Grant funds, EOC paid for Nicole to take the Medical Assistant Certificate Course (a 6 month program) at the Technical Center for Career and Adult Education. Nicole successfully completed the program. She is now a certified Medical Assistant. She found full-time job with benefits at Indian River Medical Center in the Cardiology Department.


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PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles into Pakistan's Kurram region on Monday, killing at least 11 militants, nine of them from a major Afghan militant group fighting Western forces in Afghanistan, local officials said.
U.S. forces have intensified missile strikes by remotely-controlled drones in Pakistan's border regions since the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. SEALs in the country last month.
Seventy-seven militants have been killed in missile strikes by U.S. drones this month, according to a Reuters tally based on statements from intelligence officials.
Most of these strikes focused on Waziristan — a major al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary — but Monday's attack targeted militants in Kurram, another tribal region north of Waziristan.
An intelligence official in Kurram said the four missiles fired by drones targeted two militant compounds and a vehicle in the Khardand area, a stronghold of Fazal Saeed, a local militant commander.
Saeed is closely linked to the Haqqani network — one of the most feared Afghan militant groups fighting U.S. forces across the border in Afghanistan, officials say.
"Eleven militants were killed. Nine of them were Afghans and believed to be linked to the Haqqani group," a second intelligence official said. The remaining militants were said to be Pakistanis.
Kurram is an unusual target and could mark a further expansion of the U.S. campaign against militants holed up in North and South Waziristan.
North Waziristan is the major base for the Haqqani network and security officials say many of its fighters and their local allies are believed to have fled to Kurram. The militants cut a deal with Shi'ite Muslim tribesmen last year in Kurram and neighboring tribal regions amid speculation that Pakistan's army might launch an offensive in North Waziristan.
Pakistan has long publicly opposed U.S. drone strikes, saying they complicate Islamabad's efforts to win over the people and isolate the militants in border regions.
But Washington sees them as an effective tool to stem cross-border attacks by militants on foreign forces in Afghanistan.
In Miranshah in North Waziristan, about 1,500 tribesmen staged a general strike to protest against the drone attacks. They threatened to take up arms against the Pakistani army if they continued.
"We know this is happening under a secret deal with Pakistan. The soldiers based in Miranshah and elsewhere in North Waziristan are American agents," a cleric, Mohammad Alam, told a rally in Miranshah.
"If these drones strikes continue, we want to send a message from this stage that nobody will hesitate to fight these soldiers."
Militants in North Waziristan have agreed not to attack security forces there in return for the freedom to operate inside Afghanistan from their bases.
If they scrap the deal, it could further destabilize Pakistan, already under pressure from the United States and its allies to pursue militants after the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Pakistani officials say, however, that the military is already overstretched. It also wants a commitment from the United States that its troops will secure its side of the border. Otherwise, it says, its own troops and people become vulnerable to attack by militants based on the Afghan side.
Writing by Zeeshan Haider; Additional reporting by Kamran Haider and Haji Mujtaba; Editing by Chris Allbritton and Ron Popeski


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WWDC 2013: June 10-14
Apple has announced that its Worldwide Developers Conference will take place Monday, June 10 through Friday, June 14 this year.
I will — once again — be in attendance, although I will not be purchasing a ticket for the conference itself. If you plan to be there, feel free to reach out and we can setup a meeting.


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so here's a typical Sunday for us, morning and evening. (Pool time between the two!)
Sunday in my (vacation) city...
so here's a typical Sunday for us, morning and evening. (Pool time between the two!)
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- Unknown Mami said...
I wish you would have taken me on the trip.
You might want to grab the new SIMC button code, the old one doesn't work anymore. I'm sorry.
- June 27, 2010 at 12:29 AM
- Mrs4444 said...
Fun stuff!!! Such bright, happy colors, too. I'll bet you hate to leave.
- June 27, 2010 at 1:08 AM
- blueviolet said...
Oh, I wanna go too! You make it look like more fun than ever!
- June 27, 2010 at 4:51 AM
- Tara R. said...
Looks like your boys were having a great time. Love the first shot of the balloon.
- June 27, 2010 at 8:40 AM
Beautiful colour in all these pictures! Disney World is BIG trip for us, living way above the equator. I look forward to making another plan to go sometime. Looks like you enjoy as much as you can!
- June 27, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- alicia said...
Love the pics. My kids have yet to go. Sad, I know.
- June 27, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- Joanna Jenkins said...
THey don't call it the happiest place on earth for nothing! Your kids look thrilled.
Happy SIMC,
- June 27, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- ☼¨`*•.♥Rocío♥.•*¨`☼ said...
Wow love it!!!
I can't wait to go there!!
- June 27, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- May said...
Every little kid's dreamland!! We hope to make it to Disneyland Paris, the coming year.
- June 27, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- Buckeroomama said...
Wonderful pics! I especially love the 2nd one... but oh, all are so great! Looks like you guys had a blast. :)
- June 27, 2010 at 7:45 PM
- Life with Kaishon said...
I love these pictures so much. You have the most wonderful family! They are filled with happiness : )
- June 27, 2010 at 8:38 PM
- Amy said...
How fun!
Love Disney World!
- June 28, 2010 at 4:11 AM
- Sonya said...
I just love that big ole frog!! I've never been to Disny World but loved Disney Land the one time I was able to go!
- June 28, 2010 at 8:04 AM
- ♥Georgie♥ said...
your photos are incredible Dina!
- June 28, 2010 at 1:33 PM
- Nicolle said...
Fun pictures! Love them.
Boyd rode his first real carousel at the zoo yesterday and LOVED it!
- June 28, 2010 at 1:50 PM


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Getting the most out of every service call is more important today than ever. This post from a year ago is worth a repeat.
A couple of months ago, I needed a new water heater. I totally fit the scenario of the procrastinating homeowner who had delayed the inevitable replacement for too long. So, there we were, my plumbing contractor and me, looking at a basement still damp from when my water heater let go and all my hot water had literally gone down the drain.
I'd heard about those tankless hot water heaters. You know, those that provide a never-ending supply of hot water without storage. That sounded intriguing. It was, of course, something I had planned to research on the internet, just like I was going to replace the water heater before it failed on its own.
So, I turned to my plumbing professional: "What did he think of them? Was it a good option for my home? How much more would it cost?" Actually, I already knew it was going to cost more. I also knew that he was probably going to make more money, and he wouldn't have to lug a conventional heater to my basement. Seemed like a nice win-win. But, I wanted to discuss and hear his professional opinion and ask questions.
Do you know what his response was? He said, "Yeah, a lot of people like those and we carry them, but I don't have one on the truck."
End of conversation and end of story. I was on the fence about it anyway, I wasn't really sure about the product's benefits, I was pressed for time, and I needed hot water. The conventional system would give me that.
How many times in our industry does this very scenario play out? Why is it that so few water systems contractors offer their customers options, and just think in terms of "getting someone back in water"? People, and especially homeowners, want options and to be part of the decision process. Water treatment, constant pressure, and battery back-up protection all come to mind. When we don't offer the homeowner that opportunity, we leave money on the table.
Back to my water heater… you know the really sad part? The water heater that got replaced was 17 years old. Maybe we can revisit the topic again in the year 2029.


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Salazar tours Everglades, champions federal funding
Top White House aides acknowledged Thursday that the federal government had "not done its job" in supporting Everglades restoration over the last decade and pledged to make the effort a priority.
Calling his first glimpse of the Glades ''awesome,'' U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar touted the $279 million-plus in funding for restoration projects this year a sign that the Obama administration was committed to making up a $1 billion-plus spending shortfall.
"I think our best days are just ahead of us," said Salazar, who toured the marshes of western Broward County aboard an airboat flanked by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and piloted by Ron Bergeron, a prominent developer and state wildlife commissioner.
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Meeting Customer Expectations Vital to Business Success, HP Study Shows
A recent Hewlett-Packard Co. sponsored study of 560 senior business and technology executives at medium-sized and large companies worldwide, conducted by U.K.-based researcher Coleman Parkes Research Ltd., revealed that 86 percent of respondents believe that rapidly adapting the enterprise to meet changes in customer expectations is a key determining factor in a company's success.
How does an enterprise go about instantly meeting customer expectations? In a word, embed technology into every corner, nook, cranny and crevice possible, figuratively speaking, of course.
The vendor commissioned Coleman Parkes' work as part of its new Instant-On vision of the enterprise, in which organization, including businesses and government agencies, embed technology into every process and activity to better, and more rapidly, meet customers' needs.
Mobile and cloud computing have prompted customers to "expect responses in seconds and instants instead of weeks and days," HP said. The vendor offered that its research reveals IT's shifting role within organizations to "one and the same" with the enterprise.
Accordingly, Coleman Parkes' data showed that 78 percent of the study's participants believe that technology is central to business and government innovation, and 85 percent said that to be successful, companies must embed technology in the business or government service.
The main obstacle? Old applications are getting older, making modernization the enterprise's top priority for 2011, followed by infrastructure transformation, information optimization, security and cloud computing.
Thomas Hogan, HP executive vice president, Enterprise Sales, Marketing and Strategy, said that organizations must fundamentally alter how they operate to respond to the new enterprise drivers and motivators.
"Working with clients, we can embed technology to deliver innovation at every point in the enterprise that matters, from mobile devices to global data centers," Hogan said.
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Happy Earth day from APS"s newest team member!
It"s Earth Day at APS, and we thought it would be a good day to introduce our newest team member, Bryn, to you by having her do a little write up about her first days here and what she"s learning. What follows is her first blog post. As the newest member of the marketing department look for more of posts to be coming from her soon. Welcome aboard Bryn! (Rob)
Ahoy, ahoy…Today is Earth Day and my 4th day at APS. In addition to learning the ropes, literally, I have enjoyed learning about the company culture…like how Green APS is! For instance, one of the first things I noticed was that some, ok a lot, of the APS staff ride their bikes to and from work to do our part in helping out with the environment. As you can see from this picture we took this morning it can be a bit of a race to get to the best spot on the bike rack!
Also, did you know that the APS building was the first building in Eastport to collect 1000f its own storm water by containing the water using downspouts and rainwater drains? The water is collected then filtered naturally under the building in a large containment hold before it feeds into the Bay, which happens to be one block away. Aside from being avid recyclers (lots of blue cans around this place) this is just another way that APS is helping to improve the environment but it doesn"t stop there. APS also attempts to carry as many environmentally friendly sailing products we can, too!
The New Men's Ballistic Eco Shorts by Harken, made from renewable and sustainable fabrics, are eco-friendly and extremely comfortable. The padded hiking shorts feature naturally anti-microbial bamboo, ballistic nylon and 4-way stretch spandex-which allows them to be super stretchy and quick drying. The other cool thing about the shorts, besides the fact that they are eco-friendly, is that they are the only padded shorts with 2 back pockets behind the removable hiking pads.
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Saturday, January 22, 2005
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We had Ben's 9 month wellness check-up yesterday morning. We had a regular morning and I put him in the car to go to the pediatrician's office. As I pulled into the parking lot, he vomited all over the car seat and the car and himself. I wiped him down as best I could and we went in. The doctor couldn't see anything wrong with him, but he's probably got a tummy bug since he threw up again while we were there and several more times yesterday. Thank heavens for a steam cleaner for the car and the carpets at home. Needless to say, we'll miss playgroup again today. Other than being sick, he only gained 5 ounces in the last 3 months and he dropped to the 3rd percentile. We had to go to get a ton of lab work done to see why he isn't growing. I think he eats plenty and the doctor agreed. Now we're anxious to see what the lab work says. They took 6 or 7 huge vials of blood and it took 3 of us to hold him down to do it. Poor kid.
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