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Pond Inlet is a Low Bandwi… Uqalimakkanirit
uploaded by: Carol Kunnuk
channel: Igloolik | ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ
In 2009, Rachel Uyarasuk, elder of the Inuit community of Igloolik (Nunavut), evokes the ancestors whose name she received at birth. She explains how this transmission ensured their return among the world of the living.
A film by Christin Merlhiot
France, 2014, 11 minutes, animation
Inuktitut with English & French subtitles
channel: Igloolik Television
channel: Time Machine
channel: ATTAGUTALUK OF IGLOOLIK
ATTAGUTALUK was well known to be the queen of Igloolik who had remarried after surviving threw her starvation in baffin Island ,Ittusarjuat who was the king leader of Amittuqmiut proposed to have her as a wife and from on they have many antcestors today in an around Nunavut .
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Collecting, Connecting and Creating Women's Voices in Nunavut
September 13-17, 2010 Iqaluit, Nunavut
Welcome to the blog we created during the Symposium! We want to keep you updated on what happened in Iqaluit during this exciting meeting. You will find here photos, videos and texts, in Inuktitut and English from the Symposium participants.
a short documtory of Attagutaluk who is well known in Igloolik History of who she and well known by the Elders of Nunavut
Qikiqtani Voices is a project to help facilitate ongoing dialogue and consultation about Mary River through new media; expanding the infrastructure and building local capacity to engage in on-going consultation and monitoring activities related to the Mary River Project. This objective follows-up the key message of IsumaTV's formal Intervention to the NIRB that informing and consulting Inuit in oral language Inuktitut on an on-going basis, is the key to respecting Inuit human rights while meeting standards of inform, consult, monitor and mitigate required by NIRB's Terms and Conditions.
There are a lot of music artists in Igloolik Nunavut , the Inuit language is still much alive through music.
Keep an eye on the new music videos from Igloolik Isuma.
All this music was made and organized from bands and Isuma filmmakers.
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because we love music.
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Three elders from Igloolik are making inuujait ( inuit traditional dolls ) so that this skill is not forgotten. They also demonstrate the cultural changes that recent generations of Inuit went through in the last 100 years by creating three families of inuujait : an old time family living in a qarmaq, a family of the 50's and a contemporary family.
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Get a behind the scene look at Kingulliit's current projects, watch clips and get the latest news on our next films.… Uqalimakkanirit
Kingulliit: The Next Generation is a 3-part documentary in Inuktitut.
Mixing never‐before seen historical footage with interviews of Inuit of all ages today, three episodes of Kingulliit, The Next Generation span the past, present and future of Inuit culture.
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A series of tests of our live broascasting features.
directed by Zacharias Kunukfor
Isuma Productions IncKunuk
Cohn Productions Inc
with the financial participation ofGovernment
of Nunavutand
from the Floe Edge:
an Inuit Point of View is
the world's first Inuit film produced expressly for distribution
through the internet.
by Igloolik Isuma Productions founder, Zacharias Kunuk, Canada's
foremost northern filmmaker, Live
from the Floe Edge
uses Isuma's new video website www.isuma.tv
as a global media platform for Inuit to speak through the internet to
the future as they see it.
from the Floe Edge
is the first film, the first chapter of a production series
to be distributed on IsumaTV throughout 2008-2010, presenting the
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of environmental issues, climate change and social, cultural and
human rights challenges facing the arctic homeland in the 21st
presents this unique, innovative and extraordinary filmmaking process
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kunuk - Stephane Rituit
Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk
Paul Irngaut, Qajaaq
Ellsworth, 40 Below Film Services
Idlout, Qajaaq Ellsworth, Stephanie Silliker
Paul Quassa
Oana Spinu, Michelline Ammaq, Eric Nutarariaq, Brian Nutarariaq
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Joshua Kunuk, Paul
Uttak, Jayson Kunuk, Clara Koonoo, Lizzie Makkik
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Qamaniq, David Irngaut, Peter Awa, Richard Ammaroitok, Hyppolite
Immaroitok, Paul Quassa, Joshua Anguratsiaq, Dennis Apak, Laben
Kunuk, Phoebe Kunuk, John Arnastiaq, Artcirq's collective
Kunuk, Joshua Kunuk, Benjamin Kunuk, Artcirq's Collective
Loiselle CA
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and English.
This site is part of an ongoing effort to create links between Inuit media artists in Nunavut and indigenous media groups in Mexico. It is also a reflection about cultural connections more generally. In what ways do cultural exchanges bring about new and innovative creative conversations? What do people learn from them?
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NPC's traditional Inuit knowledge workshops.
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The NIRB appreciates the efforts by all parties to date in preparation for the upcoming Public Hearing and looks forward to continuing constructive discussions in Pond Inlet in the week of jan 27 to 31
A portrait of Denis Malliki, a young women who has been in the Nunavut Quest race for a numbers of years now. She keeps her culture alive with the support from her dad and family.
I hope this can go threw really hoping the system is good on the labary isumatv
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A documentary of a young woman who has been in the Nunavut Quest for a number of years. She has been a great role model to a lot of Inuit people. This documentary was made in 2010 and directed by Carol Kunnuk
channel: DID facilitates ongoing dialog through Qikiqtani Voices project
Zacharias Kunuk introduces the project Qikiqtani Voices: building community capacity and infrastructure for ongoing dialogue and consultation about Mary River, in Inuktitut.
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ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Louie Uttak NIRB Community Roundtable, July 23, 2012, Igloolik, 5:58 Inuktitut, Igloolik Elder expresses his concerns for protection of marine mammals and wildlife and Inuit way of life, 'Don't hide anything from me.'
channel: Testimony I Residential Schools
Click on 'Read More' for English Translation of Lazarie Otak Testimony by Peter Irniq, February 2009
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Click on 'Read More' for English Translation of Testimony by Peter Irniq, May 2008
Peter Irniq: We had a terrible Hudson's Bay Trader back in 1956, like many of these people, were terrible. That summer in 1956, the Dew Line ships came and when left later on, they left a whole lot of material. Some things like pellets beach along the shore line, so one day, my father and Celestino and his father, walked over to where these pellets were beached, with the idea of taking them back to our tent. When we got there, the two adults, Celestino's father and my father tie up the pellets with a seal skin rope, and Celestino's father, started to pull the pellets back to his tent. Right at this point, this Bay Manager came along with his Jeep. With his was his girlfriend, even though, he was married. Well, me I took a beached light bulb, that was no longer going to be used, as I wanted it as my toy. Just when the Bay Manager was coming up, my father said to Amarualik, who was pulling the pellets, back to his tent. "He's coming to get you!" meaning, the Bay Manager. He dropped his load and ran like heck to his tent, running away from the Bay Manager. My father waited for the Bay Manager to stop. When he stopped, he ordered my father not to touch the pellets. "Don't touch those pellets, they will be used again." My father responded in Inuktitut that translated into something like this: "You are a big lyer!" Then, he pointed to the woman inside the jeep and said to the Bay Manager, "she will be used again, stop being with her!" That night Amarualik came over to visit and while drinking tea, they had a great big laugh about what happened that day. All they wanted to do was to use the pellets for qamutiik(sleigh) cross bars. The thing was, nothing was going to happen to the two men or the two of us boys. They were also not going to re-use the burned out light bulbs. Zach Kunuk: Perhaps, you could tell a story about where you were born. Peter Irniq: Yes, I was born in Naujaarjuat(A place of plentiful seagulls fledgelings) Lyon Inlet. My parents are known around here in the Amittuq, particularly by Elders. My father's name was Angutitaq and my mother's name was Katak. My sister's name was Iguttaq. My older brother's name was Ipuittuq Ivaluqut. Prior to my birth, they used to live around here. They lived here, perhaps from around 1940 to about 1946. At that particular period of time, they traveled by dog team from Gjoa Haven's Utkuhiksalik(Back River) to Naujaat's Ukkusiksalik(Repulse Bay's Wager Bay). They lived there for a time, then they traveled this way through Naujaat-Repulse Bay, Sanirajak(Hall Beach) and then to Iglulik. They traveled all the way here, by dog team only. They used to talk a lot about people from this Region. When I became an adult, I got to meet the people they met and I used to say to myself, "oh those are the people, that my parents used to talk about". Over there, we never lived really in the community of Naujaat – the Settlement, as we were true Inuit, living off the land traditionally. We were true Inuit, with truly living the Inuit traditional ways. For example, for those watching us, we lived much like the ones that Isuma Produced sometime ago, Nunavut Series. The ones you guys made. At these scenes in the spring time, that is exactly how we used to live. We used to look for eggs, when there were eggs. And also, we hunt young mature seals, called Nattiat in the spring time as well. We went fishing, when it was time to fish. My father fished with kakivaak(fish leisters), that is how, he used to catch fish. He used to do this on the rivers and on the lake ice. He used iqaluujaq(fish inviter without a hook). As you pull the iqaluujaq up and down, just like jigging for fish, the fish would come, and my father would spear the fish down below, with his kakivaak. He used to catch a lot of fish, along with my brother-in-law at that time. I grew up in a place called Nattiligaarjuk(a lake that has seals) Committee Bay. We used to fish there and we also used to fish at saputit(fish dam) built across the rivers to trap the fish, from going up stream. We fished just like in the films that you made. I used to participate in fishing, when I was just a little boy. When I started to learn how to fish at saputit, it was always hard to get some kakivaak material, such as muskox horns. That is what the kakivaak were made of. So, instead of using the precious kakivaak that the adults were using, my father used to make me kakivaak out of old fox traps. He fashioned them just like the real thing. We had no muskox around Naujaat either, so it was hard to get the real stuff to make the kakivaak. There is still not much muskox, perhaps you see one in the long run. Up there, when we would fish at saputit in the mornings and in the evenings, there would be lots and lots of fish(Arctic Char). We would be spearing all the fish. I was a young boy at that time around 1952 or 53. When I was fishing inside the saputit, the water used to go up to my chest, so I was pretty small, fishing with my father and my brother in law. When my father and my brother-in-law were wading in the saputit, the water was just up to their knees. I guess, I was pretty small then. When I would spear a fish, I would pull the wooden handle of the leisters, towards my mother, who was on the dry land, then she would pull the fish on to the dry land. That was how I used to catch fish. I remember when we were fishing one evening. It was so much fun and it was so wonderful! I remember being hit by a big fish, right behind my knee or at the back of my knee. That hurt really, really bad. When the fishing was finished that evening, my mother and I decided to look at my leg, I had a really big bruse(sp). Ouch!! It was painful! The reason for this was that the fish were swimming very fast all over, inside the saputit. I also remember another story. It was a beautiful day and when we looked at the saputit from our tent, the fish were almost jumping up above the water. There were so much fish! I remember it was a beautiful day, sunny and hot. As a rule, my mother woke me up very early, so that we could all go fishing. When everyone else had left to the saputit to fish, I stayed behind. I was thinking that I didn't wanted to leave the nice warm bed inside the tent, after all, I was a young child. I was going to go along with everyone but I decided not to go, as I really wanted to stay in bed. The bed was too cozy to leave! After the fishing was done, everyone had came back to the tent. My mother was extremely angry with me. She was trying to teach me how to fish at saputit, and teach me how to fish. She then, spanked me quite a few times on my bum. That hurt very much. Every since then, I learned my lesson and tried to be obedient as I did not wanted to be spanked again. We Inuit, when we were spanked once, we would learn a great deal of lesson. Spanking was one of the ways of disciplining someone, it allowed us Inuit to be listenful, that was how it used to be. The other thing was when the days would now begin to get dark in the evenings, and you could see the stars in the darken sky, and it was now obvious that the fish had stopped swimming upsteam. Now then, the little ducklings were swimming, with their mothers the sea water. My father would have an age-old knowledge, that they are now swimming in the sea, it was time to move inland to search for caribou. At this point, the caribou fur or hair was just right for making clothes, and there is now lots of tunnuq(fat) on the caribou. We would then practice our traditional methods of hunting caribou through "tagjarniq", "nunarpangniq" in your Amitturmiut dialect, "moving inland". We would do this on foot and walked many miles in search of caribou for survival of our family, dogs and for our clothing and winter supply of food. As a child, this walking on the land was very boring. Adults would be carrying heavy loads on their backs of our belongingss, such as tents, beddings, etc. The husky dogs on the other hand, would be carrying our other supplies as well on their backs, such as tents, kettles, food we had to survive on. When I would get tired, "kaka" me, by putting me on his back, and carry me, along with all the load that he was carrying on his back. When I was no longer tired, I would again start running back and forth, in front of family. Up where we used to live in Nattiligaarjuk(Committee Bay), we lived all of the seasons. At one point, when we were inland, walking on this big sandy area, that extended many miles. Well, as I was walking and running ahead of the others, I noticed a little black spot ahead of me on this sandy surface. I ran towards it and when I got to it, it was one side of muskox horn. It was so old that it had lichen on it. It means, it was there for quite a while. I grabbed it and then here I ran back as fast as I could towards my father, mothers and other members of my family, to show off my find. I gave it to my father. My father was ever so thankful for me, for finding such a treasure, now, he could make a kakivak out of it. At his spare time, when the days were not good for hunting, he would patiently make a kakivak(fish liester) out of it. During this particular period, which was in the fall time, my mother would sew all our caribou clothing, preparing them for winter use. On the other hand, men did cache the meat and fat for the winter supply. I truly love to eat the tunnuq(fat) and marrow. It's amazing, how much I love to eat the caribou fat and marrow. I used to truly enjoy eating the patiq(the marrow). One time, my mother made me eat lots of patiq. I ate so much of it that, I got sick and had enough of it. Again, she was teaching me a lesson, not to eat too much of it. Since that experience, I don't like to eat as much patiq as I used to, but still I like them, including the tunnuq. I also enjoy eating "kiksautit" and "iluit", the caribou guts. These are the most delicious parts of the caribou. I also used to enjoy eating the eyes and ears of the caribou. These were the kinds of things I used to crave for, when I was a little boy. These were the delicacies for the little boys, like myself, when I was a little boy. To this day, whenever I go out caribou hunting on the land, I still eat the ears and eyes of the caribou. To me, that taste of a good delicacy is still there. My thought sometimes instantly returns to Inuit culture and traditions. This is how, I grew up in and around Naujaat. In the winter time, I remember my father and others used to hunt seals very traditionally through the "agluit" "seal breathing holes". They used very traditional hunting methods in those days, using only a downed hair of a bird, as an indicator when the seal would be coming to breathe through it's seal hole. They also used a small thin piece of metal, which was lowered to the seal hole, to know when the seal would be breathing and then, it was time to harpoon it. They could not see the seal breathing, as all the seal holes were covered with snow during this period of time, which was normally in the month of March, when the days were getting longer. As a young man, I learned the techniques and I hunted using these thousands of year old methods. That was part of my life. In 1961, when my father decided against me going back to a residential school in Chesterfield Inlet, this period of my time was a really awesome period for learning about my own culture. Hunting with "qiviutaq"s birds downs and savgutaujaqs(thin metal) indicator of when the seal was coming up to breathe, these are one of the many things, I learned from my father about my culture. I learned a great deal from my parents, sometimes learning about Inuit myths and legends, listening to them telling stories about these was one of the most pleasant past times. I used to ask my father to tell Inuit legends. Sometimes, he would tell a story about Kiviu, Inuit legend, who journeyed through many places. He would tell a story about Sakaliktuarjuk, a poor hunter who fooled every one in the village, that he was actually a good hunter. He would tell a story about Akturraarnaat, an evil mother, whose son was blind. My mother would tell a story about a sister and brother, who became thunder and lightening. These are the things I grew up with, as a young child. I learned about traditional pisiit(songs). My mother, father, my sister and my brother-in-law were very good sings, so I used to listen to them singing, traditional songs. I grew up to become an adult, knowing some knowledge about traditional songs of the Inuit and know how to sing some songs, to this day. I also have some knowledge about shamans. I used to watch my brother-in-law, practicing his healing of the sick. He was a shaman. My brother-in-law used his powers to heal the sick, using his angakkuuni(being shaman) techniques. My father, on the other hand, used to say, that he was not a shaman. Later on, I learned, people used to talk about him, that he was also an angakkuq. He was an extremely good hunter. He used to say, "out there" there must be something that we could see in terms of animals such as caribou. He would repeat this often, to the point where, it was repeated too often. He then, used to tell a story about spirits of angakkuit(shamans). He used to tell stories about some Inuit who had birds for spirits. Some other people had other spirits, such as wolves, and Nanurluk(a polar bear spirit). Others used to have human beings as spirits. Sometimes, they used their parents, normally deceased as their spirits, such as mothers or fathers or other relatives. My father used to tell us a story about having a ptarmigan for spirit, and how unpleasant this was, when flying. He said, this is because, they not only fly very fast but flew all over the place. It seemed like, you can hit a hill or something. He said, he used to hear this from other people. He said, other hand, having an ukpigjuaq(an owl) for a spirit, they are very easy to fly with. He said, they would fly high up in the sky and can look both ways. And they could see everything and anything down on the ground. I used to think later on that maybe he was talking about himself. Maybe, he used to fly, but we just didn't see him fly. This was probably how, he used to know where these animals are, that are "out there". When he finally goes over to the land, that he was talking about repeated, sure enough, there was caribou. He was like that. I grew up learning by observing all the things about Inuit cultre. In the summer time, as children, we used to go down to the beach when the tide was low, looking for Kanajuit(sea scorpions or scanvenger fish with large mouth). Sometimes, we used the go down, when pieces of broken ice were on the beach. We could start to hear the "qallupilluit", they would be knocking again the ice or the ground. Qallupilluit are spirits, and cannot really be seen by any human being, unless you have extra ordinary powers, such as shaman. My father said, they had feathers like ducks. When we were children, like my friend, the late Simon Aglak, we used to like to go down and look for kanajuit. We used to live on the east side of Naujaat, at Kuugaarjuk, quite a bit of distance from Naujaat. When the tide was low, Simon and I used to look for kanajuit. We used Inuit Traditional Knowledge, looking for these kanajuit. Sometimes, when we would be walking close to the ice, qallupilluq(single) would begin pounding against the ice. When that happens, my mother would yell and say, "you might be gotten by a qallupilluq, come up to the land here". When you were going to sleep at nights, as long as there was ice around, you could hear the qallupilluit pounding against the ice. When we were looking for kanajuit, my mother also used to say, when you are out there, and if you see a "nipisa"(a round-shaped black fish with sticky pad protruding from throat with which it clings on to things, or sticks to your hand, like a scotch tape). My mother would say, the only way to take it off is with an ulu(a half-moon) woman's knife. One time, when Simon Aglak and I were looking for kanajuit, I lifted the rock to see if there were Kanajuit, and all of a sudden, I saw this fish, I grabbed a hold of it, and it got stuck on the palm of my hand. My mother carefully, took it off with her ulu. That was how, I grew up as a child, with my parents in Naujaat. Ever since I can remember, I used to hear about other Inuit from Uqsuqtuuq(Gjoa Haven) Region, Qairnirmiut(the people of Baker Lake area), Talurruaq, my father used to live within those regions. I used to hear about our fellow-Inuit in those areas. I grew up as a true Inuk, living in an iglu in the winter time. While living in an iglu, it can be old at times, especially when there was no oil on the qulliq(Inuit oil lamp). When you live on the sea coast, you used seal fat to light your qulliq. But when you are on the land, or inland, you would have a small oil lamp, that you carried with you. Since there was no seals on the land, my mother would use tunnuq(caribou fat) to light the small qulliq. She used to light the qulliq when she was going to sew our clothes in the evenings. We also used to chew the caribou fat to make candles. We used them for lights in the evenings. This is how I grew up in the Aivilik Region of Nunavut. When I was growing up, I grew up with much happiness and with wonderful things happenings. That was my cycle of life. Zack Kunuk: What is it your Inuktitut name? Peter Irniq: Taqtu Irniq, those are my Inuktitut names. My mother used to tell a story of her dream, when they lived in Maluk&ittat/Naujaarjuat or Lyon Inlet. She said, she dream't about this Irniq. That Irniq had relatives in Naujaat as well here in Amittuq. He lived in that area around 1940 or 47. In her dream, my mother said, this Irniq wanted to be named in me. She said, her dream was almost life-like or as though she was awake. We were not related at all. This is why, I was named after that Irniq. Taqtu on the other hand, belonged to a lady relative of ours in Naujaat. When I was born, she named me after that special lady named Taqtu. When I was born and getting older, I remember calling her, "Taqtuuqatiga" "my fellow Taqtu". This was part of Inuit culture that we practiced. To this day, whenever I talk about her, I refer to her as "Taqtuuqatiga". This is very important aspect of Inuit culture. I only have two Inuit names. On the other hand, when I was born in 1947 and baptized by a Roman Catholic priest, I was named Pierre. Inuit called the priest Kajualuk(because his big beared was brown) so Inuit called him Kajualuk, translated to "Big Brown". When I was going to a residential school, I became to be called as Peter, by the Qablunaat(White people). Zack Kunuk: When you still a true Inummarik, I guess, you would never pronounce the names of the older people? You would have calling titles for them, "tur&urautiit?" Peter Irniq: Yes, particularly, the old, old people, people who were much older than us. They were the fellow-Elders of my parents, my father. We were taught from never to call them by name. Even, if we did not have calling titles for them, we were told not to call them by their names. We respected their Elderships and their ages. It was like honoring them. As children, we were told not to call the older people, those who were older than us, by names. Some we had calling titles for them, and even when they were not related to us for example, we would call them, "my avvakuluk" "my dear little same name". "My uncle over there". We had different calling titles for them. "My same-age or equal-age person". When people were named after certain individuals, we naturally had calling for each other. We were taught to respect and honor. When an Elder came into our tent, and I was sitting down, I was to stand up immediately and allow the Elder to sit down. I was told, do this, without being told. Zack Kunuk: When was it that you were sent off to school? Peter Irniq: Some Naujaarmiut(people from Naujaat) were sent off to school around 1953, 54 and 55. In those days, they were being sent to school in Igluligaarjuk(Chesterfield Inlet). As for me, I knew I was never going to school. I knew this because, I grew up as a true Inummarik, and knew that I would live an adult life as a true Inuk, a hunter, fisher, and trapper. Ones that are older than I am, they started going to school around 1954-55-57 to Chesterfield Inlet. It was around that time. For me, going to school was something that I was not prepared for as we never lived in a community with other people. My father used to say that living in a community, all you get is welfare from the Qablunaat. He didn't want to be like that. He always wanted to be close to animals for food and clothing. We lived in Naujaat, I think, only two times, once in 1956 and another time in 1957. At that time, my fellow-youth, were being sent off to a residential school. As for me personally, we living in Tinujjivik(a favorite fishing spot of the Inuit in the spring time, when the fish were swimming down stream). We living there in the summer time and it was in the month of August. It was a time of year when the days were really beautiful, sunny and hot. Tinujjivik is not visible from Naujaat, but if you live in Naujaat, you could see in the distance, the outpost of Tinujjivik. It is around 13 miles west of Naujaat. Tinujjivik is a place for fishing. In the spring time, people would build saputit and when the tide is low, the Arctic Char would be trapped inside the saputit, and that was how we used to fish at Tinujjivik. We would move there in the spring time and moved a short distance to the east, where there are more seals in the area. Well, that summer of 1958, we could see a boat coming, with an engine. We could see it very clearly, as it was a very beautiful day. As our custom goes, my mother started to make tea by burning heathers, as this was a summer time. We only used heather and other moss to boil tea in those days. It was such a wonderful feeling that we are having some visitors, so she decided to make tea to welcome the visitors. Then they beached the boat. As they beached, we walked down to the beach to greet the visitors, and all of us, walked down behind my father. But that father, a priest, the late Father Dedier, came off the boat, first. He came off the boat, and said to my father, "Peter Irniq is going to school in Igluligaarjuk so we came to pick him up". He didn't even greet my father by shaking hands! I have never seen my father panicked but at that point, he was panicky. So he ordered me by saying, "they came to get you, go put on some nicer clothes". My mother and I quickly went back to our tent and she made me put on niururiak, a seal skin boots, with the fur outside. I got all dressed up in my best, and off we went to Naujaat. The visitors didn't have tea. As Inuit, they would have stopped to have tea, if they were regular visitors, then leave after they had tea. I don't have any idea why this happened the way it did. I wondered, if the priest had told them earlier that, before anything happens, we should leave immediately. I don't know. When we were traveling towards Naujaat, my goodness, it was lonely. It was the loneliest time of my life! It was too awesome! Zack Kunuk: You then, left your parents? Peter Irniq: "Yes!" It comes back instantly! My parents, my sister and brother-in-law, and my little brother, who died in later years, my niece, I watched them, as we are traveling farther and farther away from them. They were all standing by the shore, seeing me off, until I was no longer visible by eye. Wow! Perhaps, it's that particular incident, when I was suddenly taken away, it's been long time ago, since 1958, to me, it comes back quite suddenly, to the time I was a child. That very part, it is very difficult to become adult with. You stayed a child forever! Even though, I am a old person now, but sometimes, you have to returned to it, or re-visit it, instantly. And so, we were on our way to Naujaat. Zack Kunuk: How old were you at that time? Peter Irniq: Eleven. Yes, I was 11 years old, when I was taken away. So, we were traveling towards Naujaat. I watched my parents, as they were no longer visible by eye sight. They were still standing on the beach. They were also watching until we were no longer visible in the horizon. When we finally got to Naujaat, I was made to go to Angutinguaq family. My father and Angutinguaq were cousins. So I was to stay with this family, according to the wishes of the Roman Catholic Church. They were the adoptive parents of Jack Anawak. We had been here for some days, I guess my parents would watch from where they were, to see if the plane had come and coming to land in the water in Naujaat. Even though, Naujaat was some distance away, they could see airplanes from where they were. Since, they did not see any planes landing in Naujaat, a few days later, my father and my brother-in-law, came over by canoe with an outboard motor. When they arrived, it was so wonderful! Since they arrived, I became relaxed, knowing that I now have a foundation here in Naujaat. At that point, Angutinguaq, who I called Haluuruluk. Since they were in the south in 1925, spokes some English, I was to call him, my Haluuruluk(my darn Hello). Now that my father and my brother-in-law here, I had a foundation and practically no more worries and stress. At that point, Father Dedier had said, the plane would be here to pick us up, after three or four days, to bring us to Igluligaarjuk. He said, we were free to do whatever we wanted to do. Now that we are free to do whatever we wanted to do, and there was lots of broken ice in Naujaat at this point. My Haluuruluk had a boat called Uvajuk, it was very tippy so it was called that name. Using Uvajuk, we would go down to the sea, in between the ice, to see if there might have been bearded seals or walruses. We were doing this, while we were waiting for a plane. Once we were out there, they got me to steer the boat, while my father, Haluuruluk and my brother-in-law were on the look out for the animals, maybe polar bears. We waited may be about four days, a single engine plane came to pick us up. And so, we board the plane, and we were now on our way to Igluligaarjuk. It was my first time in an airplane. I remember my father having a discussion with another Inuksuk, when I was much younger child. This man was on an airplane previously. My father had asked him, when the plane was taking off, do you watch the ground? We used to get very few planes in Naujaat in those days. So, this man was telling about an airplane ride he had. He said, when they were taking off, and he was looking down on the ground, he could see that as they were going so fast, he could see stripes of blue, green or red or yellow. Remembering that story, I was looking down on the water as we were taking off. As you know it was my first time on an airplane. I kept on a lookout for green, red or yellow stripes. There was nothing. It was actually a slow airplane. Perhaps, he was exaduating(sp), to make the story more interesting. And when we were going back home, we were taking off from the snow, it certainly was not like that, there were no beautiful stripes. There were about 10 or 12 of us, who were brought from Naujaat to Igluligaarjuk. We traveled to Chesterfield Inlet for about two-and-a-half hours. Zach: With a single engine airplane? Peter Irniq: Yes, with a single engine airplane. This airplane belonged to the RCMP, the one they used to bring us over. On the side of the airplane was a yellow stripe, with a dark blue paint. The tail of the plane had a yellow paint as well. Zach Kunuk: When you are getting close to Igluligaarjuk and the time you were landing to Chesterfield Inlet, can you tell us about that? Peter Irniq: I remember this very well! I don't forget things at all, so I remember it very well. I am an Inuk. I grew up as a real Inuk, at that time. My mother and father, always used to tell me to be looking or observing…always. If you see something, then you will be able to tell me. Look for animals. I used to look around for anything, at that time. When we left Naujaat, it was a beautiful day. We arrived to Igluligaarjuk, it was even more beautiful. Hot! There were some clouds. There were beautiful clouds, with the sun shining. When we got closer, the sea water didn't seem to be as beautiful. But the land, was beautiful, much like Naujaat environment. The stone formations were beautifully bright! I could see all those each time I look down below me, from an airplane. They very much resembled, Naujaat rock formations. Naujaat has those. When we were getting closer to landing, the land and sea were both beautifully pleasant. That time, we landed at Tasiraaluk(a small big pond). Tasiraaluk belonged to Iguligaarjuk, it was situation just around the houses. We landed there at Tasiraaluk, a fairly big pond. The airplanes landed so it was quite a large pond. The Roman Catholic Church used it for water supply. We beached on a beautiful rocky beach with the plane. When we beached, we all got off. I saw some Inuit there but then, I saw the Sisters, the Grey Nuns, for the first time in my life. They wore long dresses, and their hoods had little "furs", but with lots of little holes, just like window screens. Some of the nuns were extremely beautiful! When I first started seeing Qablunaat, they were always beautiful. To see the Grey Nuns, they were even more beautiful than the Qablunaat, that I had seen previously, which weren't many. I started to see the Qablunaat there, some belonged to the Department of Transport and others were priests. I used to think, I wonder if White People had ugly people. They all seemed to beautiful and handsome. The Grey Nuns that I noticed so much being different than most people, were to be our care takers, supervisors. They came to meet us. So, I was standing there, as I didn't know where to go, nor have any place to go. My fellow Naujaarmiut were there, Paul Maniittuq, John Ninngak Mike Kusugaq, and Katherine and the late Francios Nanuraq. There was also Nick Amautinnuaq and Jose Kusugaq, who we knew only as Amaujaq in Naujaat. When our names were changed by the Government of the Northwest Territories, he became Jose Kusugaq. He was along with us. There was also Agatha from Naujaat. There were others, Maria, Theresie, now Theresie Tungilik. She has his father's name today. Those are the ones who came here to Igluligaarjuk. There was this little Qablunaaq, he was slightly bigger than I am. As I was 11 years old, I was not that tall. I maybe, was about this height. As he was standing next to me, and kept looking at me and then asked me: "What is your name?" with a French accent. I understood what he said, as the year before in 1957, we were taught some English by the Roman Catholic priest, perhaps for a week or so. We were taught in English about things that were inside the Roman Catholic Mission in Naujaat. "Box" "Seal" "House" so we learned a little bit in English, then. "Fish" I used to tell my father about what we had learned. He used to recognize the words that I told him about. The four of them, including my Haluuruluk Angutinguaq, Tapatai and Savikataaq were in the land of the Qablunaat in 1925. They were in Newfoundland, Halifax and in Montreal. When they returned, they learned some English and were able to speak some English. So what I was learning, he would recognize them once I tell him about them. We were taught by Iksirajuakuluulaurtuq(Formerly Father Franzen), and Father Dedier. So, when he asked, "what is your name", I understood him. As I answered him, I was extremely timid and said, Peter. Also, I was feeling very strange to see the Inuit of Igluligaarjuk. Everything was too awesome for me! From there, we were led by a Sister to the hostel. I walked along with my good friend Paul Maniittuq. Both of us walked in behind a Sister, as we were told to follow her. We were apparently going to the big house, the Turquetil Hall. It was a huge building, green in color. I turned to one side and noticed another big building. These buildings looked really big. I also noticed the Church Rectory, it was beautifully built. When I looked to the west, there was a Statue of Virgin Mary, surround by rocks, it was beautiful. From there, we saw another large building, two-storey, this was a hospital as well as being a home for the Nuns. This one was not to be our home, at that point. The one, we were going to was a two-storey hostel, it was to be our home for entire winter or during all the time, that we were going to be in Igluligaarjuk. We called it Iglurjuaraaluk – a real big hosue. When we got there, we were told to take our clothes off. We were to have a bath. We were deliced. We got our haircuts. We got our haircuts with those old fashioned manual hair cutters. I had a very short hair. In fact, all of us young boys had very short hair at that point. I also noticed that day that the young girls also got a hair cut, by cutting their hair, right across their forehead. They looked so different. It was the firs time I ever saw a bath tub, as we didn't have bath tubs in Naujaat. It was the first time I ever saw and worn shoes. I put a short sleeve shirt for the first time. That was the first time, I ever put on a foreign clothing like that. Wow, it was so awesome! There were lots of boys and girls, Iglulingmiut, Qamanittuarmiut(Baker Lake) kids, Arviarmiut(Arviat kids), there were many of them. That day was something to remember, that very day in Igluligaarjuk. Then when the night time came, we were told to go into our large, huge bedroom. There were many beds. I was given my bed, complete with sleepers or pjamas. I didn't know a darn thing about these items, as we did not use them in Naujaat. As an Inuk, I slept completely naked, at home. Just before, we went to bed, we were told "to kneel down" and pray. I guess, this was the beginning of praying. We prayed a lot. That evening was just the beginning of our praying. When we woke up the next morning, we prayed firs thing, then just before our breakfast, when we got to the school, we prayed first thing, we used to go to school at 9 in the morning. Right after we said the Lord's Prayer, "our father who art in heaven…" then we sang, what is apparently a "Oh Canada" song, Canadian National Athem. I didn't know what I was singing about but just trying to follow along and copied everybody. I was completely unaware of what these songs mean't. We had our teacher, who was a Grey Nun. After that first morning of schooling, we had to pray again, just before we left for lunch. When we got into the dining room of our hostel, we prayed. Just before we left for school, we prayed again. When we got to the afternoon school, we prayed again and then sang, God Save the Queen. We stayed in school during the afternoon for about two-and-a-half hours. Then when the English classes were finished, a Roman Catholic priest came over to teach us catechasm. This activity was also very noticeable to myself, especially, during the early stages of staying there. I was happy with this exercise, as we were able to speak our own Inuktitut language. Whereas at the school, we were told to speak only English. We were completely forbidden to speak our own Inuktitut language. At that time, Father Farard used to teach us catechasm. I had some idea about the Bible and the prayer, mostly I've learned this from my mother. This was prior to going to Igluligaarjuk. Prayer books were used quite a lot in those days, I even have one at home, one of the first prayer books of the Church. The top page has a drawing of a church, couple of iglus and Inuit. I have the old prayer book. When that priest was teaching us about the bible, I was the most knowledgeable one about it. I knew so much that I won a prize from Father Fafard. This was shortly after, we've been there for a short time. For my Prayer Book knowledge, he gave me a green apple for a prize. I didn't know it was an apple. When you go outside, you can eat it, he said. So, when we got outside, I decided to take a bite out of this apple: Oh, what a horrible taste!! I found the apple so horrible tasting, so I gave it to Marius Qajuuttaq, who was walking with me up to the Turquetil Hall. I told him, I just hated the taste of it so I said, you can have it. A year ago, he has already been to that school, so he like it and found it very delicious! As for me, I ate a lot of Inuit food, such as dried meat, so I totally found dried fish very delicious. So, I gave that apple to Marius. I wonder, if he sometimes thinks about it today. Zack: Would you like some break? Peter Irniq: Yes, let's
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Obituary of my grandfather. I don't like this obit because there is no mention of his first wife, Sarah TenEyck, mother to his three children. He and 2nd wife had no children. In addition, no mention of who his parents were. What I do like is the fact he and I were born in the same hospital.
"From the New Britain Herald, August 24, 1981
Prominent architect, dies
Earle Kilborn Bishop, 89, of 975 Corbin Ave., New Britain, formerly of 62 Chatham Rd., Kensington, died Sunday at Plainville Convalescent Home.
Born in New Britain, he lived in New Haven until 1922. He then returned to New Britain, where he remained until 1949. He moved to Kensington that year, remaining there until three months ago.
Born in 1891, Mr. Bishop was the son of the late Everett R. Bishop, New Britain's second city clerk.
He attended Yale Art School, majoring in architecture, then graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture in 1915.
Soon after graduation, Mr. Bishop became a member of the New Haven Grays. He served with the Second Connecticut U.S. Infantry on the Mexican Border in 1916.
He was also interested in music, serving as organist for the Sunday evening services at Yale University. He also became the organist at Pilgrim Church, New Haven, and was organist and choir director at South Congregational Church, New Britain.
He became a partner in the architectural firm of Perry and Bishop in New Britain in 1927. Mr. Bishop wrote New Britain's building code, which was adopted by the Common Council and published in 1926. He also served on the original zoning commission.
The firm of Perry and Bishop worked on several prominent homes and commercial buildings in New Britain, along with the University of Connecticut administration building, dining hall, dormitories, staff apartment building, and Storrs Congregational Church.
The firm's New Britain accomplishments include the Spanish War Memorial.
Mr. Bishop left Perry and Bishop in 1942. He joined Electric Bond and Share Co., New York City, where he remained until 1957, when he retired.
He was a member of several area civic groups.
Survivors include his wife, Edna (Smart) Bishop of New Britain; two daughters, Mrs. Jane Poole of Acton, Mass., and Mrs. Barbara Boley of Ely, Vt., a son, Dr. Robert Bishop of Dallas, Tex.; a step-son, George J. Simmone of New Britain; 15 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Private funeral services will be held Wednesday at the Carlson Funeral Home, 45 Franklin Square, New Britain, at the family's convenience. Burial will be in West Cemetery, Plainville. There are no calling hours."
My blog has been changed to make it more appealing for those who have New England ancestors and want to see the area through photos. Things I'll include are typical white New England churches, libraries showing their genealogical collection, historical societies, cemeteries, war memorials, in general, anything to do with history.
For four years I've blogged mostly about my personal genealogy in New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire), New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. I still will, can't forget my own roots.
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NEW PALTZ — As per coach Doug Janeczko's orders, John S. Burke Catholic players aren't allowed to write anything on the popular social media website Twitter.
NEW PALTZ — As per coach Doug Janeczko's orders, John S. Burke Catholic players aren't allowed to write anything on the popular social media website Twitter.
Still, they are permitted to have accounts, reading what their peers write and post. After Burke Catholic narrowly escaped an upset bid by Saugerties in the Section 9 Class A semifinals Thursday, guard Patrick Joyner noticed some Tweeters were pondering online if the Eagles were beatable.
"After we saw that, we wanted to send a message as a team," Joyner said.
How's this for a statement game: Top-seeded Burke Catholic overwhelmed New Paltz 63-34 in the A championship game on Saturday at SUNY New Paltz. The Eagles have now won five Section 9 titles in a row, winning the last four B championships. Burke Catholic was moved up to Class A this year.
"On Twitter, people were saying New Paltz was going to give us a game," Joyner said. "We wanted to let people know New Paltz wasn't going to give us a game. We just wanted to show everyone how we can really play."
Burke Catholic moves on to play Byram Hills or Poughkeepsie in the opening round of the Class A state tournament at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh. Poughkeepsie and Byram Hills meet for the Section 1 championship at 7 p.m. Monday at the Westchester County Center in White Plains.
Burke Catholic has made runs deep into the state playoffs in Class B the last three seasons. The Eagles were state runner-ups in 2010, won the state title in '11 and lost in the semifinals to Watervliet last March. March Madness, Burke Catholic-style, was almost derailed against Saugerties on Thursday. On their home floor, the Eagles escaped with a 68-67 win.
It was never close against New Paltz (14-3).
Burke Catholic opened the game with a 17-0 run, overwhelming New Paltz with its high-energy press. The Eagles forced 10 turnovers during that four-minute span. Joyner had seven points during the run and finished with 12 for the game.
Stan Buczek had 11 points for Burke Catholic, which led 39-12 at halftime, and Michael Kelly and Mike Coffey added nine apiece. Romikeo Duzant's 11 points led New Paltz.
"We wanted every team in the section, every team in the state to know that we are a force to be reckoned with," said Burke Catholic guard Jesse Longmire, who had eight points. "Our goal was to put them away early and put our foot on the gas. We didn't want them to get any confidence. When we were up early, it was like there was blood in the water, and we were sharks."


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A promising 'cure' for leukemia to be tested at Children's
A cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system and that some doctors believe just might cure a form of childhood leukemia will get underway at Seattle Children's Hospital Thursday. The first step will be enrolling qualified patients.
And though the clinical trial at Children's has been years in the making, results from the same treatment in Philadelphia were presented over the weekend and were hailed as a "major breakthrough" that may revolutionize the treatment of leukemia and related blood cancers.
Children's will be the only hospital west of the Rocky Mountains and one of five in the nation to try the treatment, said Dr. Rebecca Gardner, the trial's principal investigator.
Gardner said she's looking forward to starting the trial with "pure enthusiasm" because this treatment holds the promise to be a "cure" for a form of acute lymphocytic leukemia, the most common form of cancer in children.
"Personally, I do feel that this is a very promising therapy," Gardner said. "But we have to have a little bit of restraint because the results out there are very preliminary... but there is a lot of excitement in the field."
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One aspect of the trial that's catching attention is the use of a disabled form of the human immunodeficiency virus (or HIV) to deliver the gene to T-cells, key cells in the body's immune system that will then hunt down and kill the cancer cells.
The researchers at Children's and other hospitals use this virus, Gardner explained, because it is good at getting into cells and inserting the new gene.
The treatment is called cellular immunotherapy and involves drawing blood from the patient, reprogramming their infection-fighting T-cells to find and destroy cancer cells, and infusing the blood back into the patient's body. Once the T-cells learn to attack the cancer, they will continue to do so, much the same way the immune system continues to beat back other viruses once exposed to them.
It is a "boutique" treatment that, so far, has to be done where the patient is and that's why Children's is one of the few hospitals able to conduct the trial.
"Children's is the only pediatric center west of the Rocky Mountains to have this capability, and we are unique compared with trial centers across the country because we have our own manufacturing facility on site that will prepare the immunotherapy treatment," the hospital explained in a press release.
Tough on the patient
According to a story in The New York Times about the treatment and results of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's trial, the treatment can be hard on patients.
"A sign that the treatment is working is that the patient becomes terribly ill, with raging fevers and chills — a reaction that oncologists call 'shake and bake' ... Its medical name is cytokine-release syndrome, or cytokine storm, referring to the natural chemicals that pour out of cells in the immune system as they are being activated, causing fevers and other symptoms. The storm can also flood the lungs and cause perilous drops in blood pressure."
Nevertheless, bone marrow transplants, the last hope when other treatments fail, is "an even more arduous, risky and expensive procedure," the Times reported.
Children's will officially announce the study at a Thursday morning press conference, which will include an interview with a founder of the Ben Towne Foundation. That organization has provided major support for the trial.


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When I was small, I had a trusty Halloween 'costume' that I repeated year after year: a long velvet dress from mum's hippy days, and - actually, that was it. Then I told people I was a witch and stuck out my little hand for sweeties.
My lack of effort then was an accurate forecast of my costume apathy now. When it comes to theme parties, I can't muster even a tenth of the excitement that seems to consume everybody else. At the end of a working week I struggle with the concept of leaving the house, let alone springing into action to get dressed in Something Beginning With X, or: Someone From An Obscure Film The Hosts Are Really Digging Right Now. Or: Pimps and Hoes. Or: One of Your Friends (actually, that one could be funny. Why don't more people do that one?)
Much to my ongoing dismay, the dress-up options are endless.
BUT: are they really? Not so much for women, the internet has discovered. As the blog F**k no sexist Halloween costumes points out, followed by a raft of commentary, options for ladies are actually pretty limited. And by 'limited', I mean nearly naked - or nothing. Because while men's costumes are designed for a night of fun and humour, their female counterparts are made to showcase T&A.
In other words, the default role of ladies - as sexual objects first and foremost - can be found even here, in an industry touting comedy and fun. But that's the thing with defaults; they're so ingrained, it's not until you really, really look at the difference between a male banana costume and a female banana costume that things become clear. Things like PEEL THE ZIP TO REVEAL THE BOOBS!
It's not just adult costumes, either. Little girls get to swap fun for body-consciousness too. At US retailer Halloween City, boys' "Career Costumes" include action-based options like Medical Doctor and Blast Off Astronaut, whereas girls' "Career Costumes" consist of fluff like Igloo Cutie, Cutie Cupcake and Celebrity Starlet. For budding prostitute facilitators, Costume Craze offers a boys' Mac Daddy Pimp Costume: "Pimp cane, play money and dollar sign necklace sold separately. Great fun with this costume!" Over at Target's website, there's an "occupation" costume category under the boys' section, but not the girls'.
Costumes have always been fertile ground for reinforcing stereotypes. (Sexy Native American, anyone? How about some Chinese eyes?) Dressing up is funny, and therefore what you mimic becomes both the 'joke' - and the standard view, potentially. As pointed out in this great STARS ad campaign on cultural costumes.
Of course, nothing's stopping women from buying men's costumes, or parents from buying boys' costumes for their daughters. (Or girls' costumes for their sons, for that matter.) But why should they have to? Why should 50 per cent of the population need to go the extra mile to have fun - and forget about their physique - for one measly night of the year?
And it's not that women shouldn't dress sexy because oh my god what if people start thinking women are sexy. Or that women aren't sexy. Or that there's anything wrong with women dressing sexy. No woman should ever be shamed for that, ever. Just, it's worth noting sexualisation comes in many costumes, including costumes. And wherever there's little-to-zero alternative to a narrow worldview, something's wrong.
P.s. I lied; there are some really hot men's Halloween costumes out there. Here.
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Criminal Investigation Student Receives SUNY Canton's Top Academic HonorTuesday, May 10th, 2011
A criminal investigation student has been honored by SUNY Canton for her outstanding academic achievements and leadership capabilities.
Katelyn D. Anthony of Spencerport is the College's 2011 recipient of the annual Outstanding Baccalaureate Graduate Award at the Bachelor's level. She was presented with the award at SUNY Canton's Arthur G. Hurlbut Honors Convocation held on May 4 and will be among other honorees and award recipients recognized during the College's Commencement at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 21. The indoor ceremony will be held in SUNY Canton's new Convocation, Athletic, and Recreation Center.
The award recognizes students enrolled in two-year degree programs who have excelled in their academics and other areas of campus life. Each semester, Anthony has been named to the President's List, the College's highest level of achievement for one semester that honors full-time students who earn a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. She was also the recipient of the Canino Prize of Academic Excellence and the Public Safety Scholarship. She is a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma (APS) Criminal Justice National Honor Society and the Golden Key International Honor Society.
Anthony has been a member of SUNY Canton's women's cross country team and was voted Outstanding Scholar Athlete for the Sunrise Conference and also received the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete Award.
"Katelyn's athletic commitments, coupled with everything else she does on campus, have never impeded her ability to maintain the highest quality of work in her studies," said Elizabeth A. Erickson, assistant professor of criminal investigation. "Her ability to keep other students organized and get them excited to stay involved with projects and other tasks demonstrates a strong leader who will succeed in any career she chooses to pursue."
Anthony has stepped into several leadership roles both in and out of the classroom. She was voted team leader in many of her major's core classes and was named captain of the cross country team. This spring, Anthony was elected as vice president of APS. In addition to juggling both academic and athletic commitments, she played an integral role in setting up and running the College's annual Nicole Fleury run each of the last two years.
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A 15-year-old star pitcher with the ability to use only one of his arms got some big-league advice on Thursday from a man who has been down a similar path.
High school pitcher Aaron Brugler and former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Abbott have traded stories for years. The two finally met Thursday night at Turpin High School.
For Brugler, baseball has always been more than a game. It has motivated him to be the best he can be and overcome a few strikes life threw at him.
"It just shows anyone can pitch and do whatever they want to do in life," he said. "If they want to play baseball, they can play baseball or any other sport. You just have to work at it."
Prior to birth, Brugler suffered a stroke, which resulted in him having cerebral palsy. He has no use of his right arm, and he also has epilepsy. But none of that has stopped him from dreaming big dreams, like being a professional baseball player one day.
"I believe, so hopefully (I'll play) for the Reds or the Red Sox, my two favorite teams," he said.
"I don't recall ever a day of him looking at me saying, 'Why did this happen to me?'" said Brugler's mother, Kimberly Heileman. "I don't think he's said that to me in his whole life. That's who he is. That's how God made him."
Thursday night, Brugler and his family were the guests at the Green Diamond Gallery in Montgomery, a place where baseball comes alive through an amazing collection of memorabilia.
Brugler met Abbott, one of his heroes, who played in the majors despite being born without a right hand. He even pitched a no-hitter.
"When he got my letter and he gave me a letter, every time before a game, I would look at that letter. It gives me more confidence," Brugler said.
"I remember being in Aaron's shoes and looking up to big league players," Abbott said. "It does give you encouragement and the belief in the power of baseball, too."
Heileman said her son has become an inspiration to others to keep the faith.
"He is an inspiration to so many people," she said. "His baseball team looks up at him, not down, because he works so hard at it. I could not be more proud of the young man he has become."


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Well, it's Tuesday, so it must be Top 10 day for our pals over at Scene-Stealers. In an attempt to cleanse our collective palette after Eric decided to Human Centipede the concept of a buddy film, I decided to throw down on those critically acclaimed actors who for some gawdawful reason start taking any paying gig that comes their way.
Yup, it's the Top 10 Kings of the Paycheck from yours truly.
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Summer in the city is upon us, making me covet days at the beach like it's my job to do so. I love creating little escapes in my urban apartment and my bathroom is where I pretend I am sitting on a beach, grabbing a respite from the city heat. In today's video, I take an old lamp and give it a nautical revamp! Check out the complete photo tutorial (and PDF) at Make: Projects.
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Those labeled as "traditional" broadcast outlets and print publications have consistently offered the public a laundry list of bombs, bodies and devastation, but have seldom reported little more than the numbers. It is rare indeed when a person or group are examined as living, breathing participants in what is perhaps the most horrifying and uncivilized of endeavors.... war.
To bring the reality of the conflict in Iraq into focus, one must turn to what is rapidly being referred to as "the new media". In more precise language it is the combined efforts of talk radio and the electronic publications of the Internet that reach the heart and the hurt of what is happening to the men and women of our armed forces.
A prime example of this would be when reporting about those who have been wounded in action. Traditional publications seldom report on wounded Americans. If they do, the items are short and usually limited to numbers or totals. Those wishing to learn more must search out websites on the Internet or tune in the commentators of talk radio. A Google or Yahoo search will give you more than 1,400,000 hits on information about Americans wounded in Iraq.
The topic can best be examined using the heart- wrenching story of Marine Sergeant Eddie Ryan. On April 13, 2005 this young Marine was manning a rooftop position along with other members of his sniper platoon. Not much was happening until that first shot and a bullet pierced his brain. It was quickly followed by a second shot that smashed into his jaw. The enemy had not even pulled the trigger that day. Ryan had been the mistaken target of friendly fire. But, this is not really a story of a devastating wound, but instead it is one of faith and prayer.
Eddie Ryan died that day. There was not a breath of life in him when teammate Sergeant Karl Schaeffer started CPR. He continued forcing air into Ryan and applying the life saving technique until the young Marine was again breathing on his own.
When Eddie was in condition to be moved, he was flown to Germany. He was sustained by a variety of life support systems and given little chance of survival. His parents were flown in to be by his side. Doctors told them that even if he did remain alive there was no way he would ever remember his family or anything about himself. All his father, Chris could do was remain by his side for hours on end and pray to God for his life.
Eddie never left them. When he was stable enough, he was air evacuated to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. At the time doctors said it was so he could be close to family and friends at the end. Everyone's prayers continued. WABC's Mark Levin who asked all his listeners to pray for Eddie heard the family had asked for a network of prayer and informed his audience. Sean Hannity reported the story on his radio program. The hometown community and the church offered prayers. They were all answered far beyond anyone's expectations.
Ryan's friend and team leader is "CJ" Quinlan was still in Iraq, but asked his wife to keep checking on the wounded Marine and report back. It was a difficult for Lisa to walk into that hospital room and see a close family friend lying in such a state, but she continued coming and reporting on those visits to those still fighting the war.
One day another Marine returned from Iraq and Lisa Quinlan took him to see Eddie. "I brought Sergeant Taylor White to the room that day and when Eddie saw him he smiled." He recognized Taylor White... his first reaction to seeing a friend.
Progress continued and six weeks after being shot Eddie started to move his head. Next he was transferred from Bethesda to a military rehabilitation hospital in Richmond, Virginia. Shortly after arriving he looked at his mother and uttered his first word..."Mom". The very next day His father Chris was bending down and saying, "I love you", when the Marine responded, "I love you too, Dad." At that moment they knew he was aware of his family.
The Marine's recall was proven again when CJ Quinlan returned from Iraq and walked into the room. Eddie looked at him and said "Papa Bear" which was CJ's nickname.
Today, Eddie Ryan has gained weight, can talk haltingly, and has full use of his left arm and limited use of the right arm. He can sit up in his wheelchair and has managed to stand with assistance, but is still unable to walk. Eddie has full memory and recalls the events of his childhood and later years. He has a sense of humor and his sister makes him laugh frequently. He is starting to speak in complete sentences.
Eddie's father took months off from work to be by his side. Angie, his mother, quit her job to remain near the wounded Marine and his sister, Felicia, took time off from college to be with her brother.
This is a story that has been told and retold by website, e-zines and email. Few mentions of Sergeant Eddie Ryan appear in the mainstream media.
One such mention, however, must be credited to a caring publication. On January 23, 2006 there was a story in The Times Herald-Record, which serves New York's Hudson Valley and the Catskills. It tells of Eddie Ryan's battle to recover from his wounds. It reports on how the family's main concern is that Eddie's release from the hospital is only weeks away and he will be unable to function in their small home.
According to the Times Herald-Record, "...the hallway to Eddie's bedroom is too narrow for him and the wheelchair. The main bathroom in his family's 1,300 square foot ranch-style home can't accommodate him, either. The living room can't hold Eddie, his mother Angela, his dad and sister Felicia at the same time, Chris Ryan says."
Handicapped assessable renovations, including an addition to the home will carry a price tag of almost $100,000. It is a cost far beyond the family's reach. Eddie is only eligible for $10,000 in government assistance. But, the faith of the entire family remains strong. Their prayers for help are being answered too. People are coming to the aid of Eddie and his family in a variety of ways.
Americans are reaching out. Barry Fixler, a jewelry storeowner and former Marine is running a special event through Valentine's Day. All proceeds from his jewelry sales will be donated to the wounded serviceman's rehabilitation. Fixler learned about Eddie's condition from his wife, Linda, who is one of the Marine's nurses.
Eddie Ryan's story is being carried on a website donated by A&E Advertising and Web Design. The company has also made arrangements for people to donate to Eddie Ryan's rehabilitation at www.helpeddieryan.com.
Marine sniper buddies have joined together and are offering a special rifle in a fund raising drawing that is dedicated to Eddie. Those wishing to purchase a ticket can write to Sniper's Hide at email@example.com.
Chris Ryan is looking into every possible option to assist his son. He is comforted by the public response the family has already received. But, he also noted there are almost 10,000 wounded service personnel who can never return to active duty. "Things have got to change", he says, "not just for Eddie, but also for all these kids giving their lives and their blood for their country. They are not getting taken care of."


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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9)-- In this week's Food Alert, a fine dining restaurant operating with an expired business license, another without a health permit, and then there are the mold and rodent issues.
Health inspectors shut down Taipei 101 Tokyo Cafe on Bethesda Avenue in Bethesda, MD; Mauricio's on Bladensburg Road in Brentwood, MD; Cups and Mugs located in the Reston Hospital Center in Fairfax, VA; ZMart on South Capitol Street in Southwest, DC; and, Rajaji Curry House in Northwest, DC.
At Bethesda's Taipei 101 Tokyo Cafe inspectors observed, "Rodent droppings throughout the facility and on food contact surfaces."
At Cups and Mugs in Fairfax, county health inspectors closed the coffee shop citing "critical health code violations." Inspectors wrote-up the shop for not staffing anyone certified in food safety, not tracking workers' disease status, and not having required soap and paper towels.
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In Washington's Woodley Park community, inspectors closed the white table clothed restaurant Rajaji located on Connecticut Avenue. They were cited for 12 health code violations. Included on the list: mold on the ice machine, no thermometer in the walk-in refrigerator, employees making ready to eat food with bare hands and a problem with rats.
When WUSA9 investigative reporter, Russ Ptacek, was invited into the kitchen at Rajaji's, he found evidence of rodent droppings. Management cleaned up the mess and said it's launching an intensive extermination attack on the rats. Rajaji management said it's doing everything it can to meet health code requirements and invited us to come back, unannounced, anytime. They promised us a better, cleaner kitchen.
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On South Capitol Street in Southwest DC, at ZMart, inspectors closed the market for rat droppings and for not having anyone on staff certified in food safety.When WUSA9 looked around, we also found rodent droppings and the certified food manager was not on site.
And in Prince George's County, health inspectors closed Mauricio's on Bladensburg Road for operating without a food service permit.
Since WUSA9 visited these establishments, most of them passed re-inspection and are back in business. However when WUSA9 called Mauricio's and Taipei 101 Tokyo Cafe--there was no answer. Phones at both restaurants were out of service.


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Ray Kurzweil has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 Economist Innovation Award in the category of Computing and Telecommunication for his optical character recognition and speech recognition technology. The awards, described as the "Oscars of Innovation," celebrate individual innovators whose work has had the greatest impact on business and/or society.
Kurzweil is a pioneer in the research and commercialization of optical character recognition (OCR), which is the mechanical or electronic translation of images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-editable text; and speech recognition technology (also known as automatic speech recognition or computer speech recognition), which converts spoken words into machine-readable input.
According to Andrew Odlyzko, a professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota and one of this year's judges, "Ray Kurzweil has used the advances in basic electronic technologies to pioneer a range of innovative products in optical character recognition, speech recognition, music, text to speech synthesis, and medicine. His vision and sense for how fast technology was progressing led to products that were usually not only first to market, but were commercially successful, and have assisted the handicapped, advanced the arts, and stimulated the imagination of countless other technologists and entrepreneurs. His work is a stellar example of the achievements that The Economist's Innovation Awards are intended to recognise and encourage."
In 1974, Kurzweil launched Kurzweil Computer Products and led development of the first omni-font OCR system, a computer program capable of recognizing text written in any normal font. Prior to this work, scanners only had been able to read text written in a few fonts. In 1978, Kurzweil Computer Products began selling a commercial version of the OCR computer program. Two years later, Kurzweil sold the company to Xerox. The OCR software market has since grown to include several dozen vendors, including Microsoft.
In the 1980s, Kurzweil created Kurzweil Applied Intelligence to develop computer speech recognition systems for commercial use. The first product, launched in 1987, was the world's first large-vocabulary speech recognition program. It allowed users to dictate to their computers via microphone and then have the device transcribe their speech into written text. The company later combined speech recognition technology with medical expert systems to create the Kurzweil VoiceMed (now called Clinical Reporter) product line, which allows doctors to write medical reports by speaking instead of writing. The global market for advanced speech recognition in mobile handsets will increase from US$32.7 million in 2009 to US$99.6 million in 2014 according to a 2009 report by independent market analyst firm Datamonitor.
Kurzweil was inducted in 2002 into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, established by the U.S. Patent Office. He received the US$500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, the nation's largest award in invention and innovation. He also received the 1999 National Medal of Technology, the nation's highest honor in technology. He continues to work on research in various areas of artificial intelligence.


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When the Center for Disease Control issues a warning about a large outbreak of Tuberculosis(TB), a rational person would prepare to address the issue; perhaps notify the local hospitals or shelters. If the area had a top-notch treatment center, I suspect notifying them would likely be at the top of one's to-do list as governor.
Instead, Governor Rick Scott of Florida ordered the shutdown of the state's only TB treatment facility, the A G Holley State Hospital in Lantana, Florida – part of a larger Department of Health budget cut signed just nine days before the state was notified. The shutdown was accelerated after the notice was given, and the facility shut down 6 months ahead of schedule back in June. The reason given; austerity, in order to fund the tax cuts for the rich.
Of course, the cost to treat a TB patient early is typically $500, however if prolonged, drug resistant TB strains which do develop can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. And once those appear, the diseases contagious nature make it sure to spread rapidly, especially in areas effected by the layoffs for water treatment plants. So much for austerity.
As the Palm Beach Post reported, it appeared that the governor had been actively hiding the CDC report from lawmakers just before they ordered the closing of the state's sole TB treatment center. Despite the confirmed deaths by TB and the thousands exposed to the disease, the governor felt that saving a few hundred dollars per patient was worth the looming crisis in the state. Now it appears that containment of the disease is no longer an option, and with TB being incredibly contagious, called "Consumption" for those who recall the works of Charles Dickens, the danger to the state looms large.
The truly despicable piece of this story, however, is that the information was actively hid by the governors office. Under Florida's Sunshine Laws, reports such as the CDC warning are to be kept in the public domain for ease of access. Instead, it took months for the Palm Beach Post to break the story, and by then the damage had been done, the treatment facility closed, and thousands of Florida citizens have been exposed to the deadly disease. Governor Scott's objectivist driven ideology has landed his state in a severe crisis, one in which his corporate masters can never hope to address.
But hey, he's working hard to make sure that 92-year-old WWII veterans can't vote, it must have slipped his mind.
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The United States government has adopted a take-no-prisoners attitude in its prosecution of Megaupload, seeming to raise every conceivable objection to Megaupload's efforts to defend itself. We've already covered the government's attempts to block Megaupload from spending money to preserve servers that the company says contains data needed for its defense.
Now, the government has adopted a new tactic: making it as difficult as possible for Megaupload to obtain legal counsel. The prominent law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan has sought permission to represent Megaupload in the case. But in a legal document filed on Wednesday, the government raised several objections to freeing up money to allow the law firm to represent Megaupload in court.
As Quinn Emanuel noted in a Thursday response, the government's objections are so broad that they would effectively prevent Megaupload from hiring any lawyer with experience litigating major copyright cases. Indeed, they could make it impossible to hire any lawyer at all. It's hard to see how Megaupload could get a fair trial if the government's objections are sustained by the court.
Lawyers cost money
When the government shut down Megaupload's servers and arrested its top officials, it also froze the assets of Megaupload and its founder, Kim Dotcom. Lawyers generally don't work for free, so Megaupload needs some of its assets unfrozen to cover its legal costs.
But the government not only objects to releasing funds for Megaupload's defense, it argues it's such a clear case that Quinn Emanuel lawyers shouldn't even get the opportunity to make their argument to the judge.
The New Zealand courts have authorized Kim Dotcom to withdraw tens of thousands of dollars to cover his living expenses while they decide on his extradition case. The US government argues that these funds give Kim Dotcom and Megaupload plenty of money to pay for legal representation.
"It will be a high hurdle to prove that an individual with a monthly income of $48,000 USD for at least the next seven and a half months, and a monthly income of at least $16,000 USD thereafter, is prevented from retaining competent defense counsel—even if such funds prove insufficient to pay Quinn Emanuel's billing rates," the government argues in its brief.
But as Quinn Emanuel points out in its reply, the New Zealand court specifically earmarked the money for living expenses, not legal fees. More importantly, Megaupload is a legally distinct entity from Dotcom, and it has no funds with which to pay its legal bills. Also, while $16,000 per month might be plenty of money for a typical criminal trial, this is not a typical case. Megaupload's defense is likely to require computer forensics, expert witnesses, and attorneys with in-depth copyright expertise. Those don't come cheap.
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The government also objects to the selection of Quinn Emanuel due to conflict-of-interest problems. The firm has extensive experience handling copyright cases, and its past clients include Disney, Paramount, Time Warner, Fox, and Intuit. All of these firms have allegedly had their products illegally distributed on Megaupload. Quinn Emanuel has also counted YouTube as a client, and Megaupload is alleged to have illegally scraped YouTube movies for posting on Megaupload. The government said it planned to call Google—another Quinn Emanuel client—as a witness because Google once cut Megaupload off from using its AdSense advertising network due to copyright concerns.
The government describes all of these companies as victims of Megaupload, and suggests that Quinn Emanuel can't fairly represent Megaupload given its ties to them. "It would be inappropriate to permit Defense Counsel to enter even a limited appearance without first fully investigating and resolving these potential conflicts," the government argues.
In its reply, Quinn Emanuel points out this broad interpretation of conflict-of-interest rules would prevent Megaupload from retaining almost any law firm with experience in copyright matters. After all, firms that specialize in copyright law regularly accept major content companies as clients, and Megaupload's servers likely contain content from the majority of those firms. So the government's broad interpretation of the conflict of interest rules would effectively mean that Megaupload can't have a lawyer with experience litigating copyright cases.
In any event, conflict-of-interest rules are supposed to protect Megaupload. Quinn Emanuel says Dotcom and Megaupload are willing to have Quinn Emanuel represent them despite these supposed conflicts.
"Empty promises"
The government raises several other objections. It argues that because Dotcom is fighting extradition, he is a "fugitive from justice" and not entitled to be represented in US courts until the extradition fight is over. And the government complains that it would be too confusing to have to deal simultaneously with two different Dotcom legal teams—one in the United States and the other in New Zealand.
Quinn Emanuel sums up Megaupload's plight in its brief:
[Megaupload] has constitutional rights to due process and to the advice of counsel. Yet, if the Government is to have its way in this case, the only lawyers before the Court will be those representing the Government. If the Government is to have its way, the only evidence available to the Court would be that cherry-picked by the Government, for the Government, from the universe of relevant servers slated to be wiped. If the Government is to have its way, in sum, Megaupload will never get its day in Court and the case will effectively be over before it has even begun. Megaupload's fate will have been sealed by virtue of an indictment and corresponding asset freeze executed without the benefit of any adversarial proceeding or opportunity to be heard. Megaupload's constitutional rights to contest the charges against it in a fair proceeding would be rendered worse than nugatory; they would be transformed into empty promises.
And that would be a serious problem. Megaupload may ultimately be found guilty of the charges against it. But until a jury rules on the case, the courts need to presume Megaupload is innocent and give the company a fair opportunity to defend itself.


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Gold River man arrested after raid uncovers guns
Police find child pornography, methamphetamines
A Sacramento-area man is facing charges after members of a sheriff's task force, along with state and federal agents, raided his Sacramento-area home and found a collection of illegal guns, authorities said.
Jack Holsey, 47, was arrested when law enforcement officials served a warrant at his Gold River home late Friday and found 12 weapons, described by Sacramento County sheriff's Sgt. Jason Ramos as machine guns.
During the search, officials also found child pornography and methamphetamine, Ramos said.
Investigators have not determined what Holsey had planned to do with the guns, Ramos said.
"We don't know for sure if he was just a gun nut and liked to collect these, or if he intended to sell them, that's still unclear to us," Ramos told The Associated Press.
"When you factor in the meth use who knows what kind of frame of mind this guy had," Ramos said.
Holsey was booked on unlawful possession of an assault weapon, possession of a controlled substance while possessing a loaded firearm and possessing child pornography.
Officials have not released details of the make and the caliber of the guns found, and Ramos could not say if all of the guns were operational. Weapons experts were going to examine the guns more closely Monday.
Ramos would not say what led authorities to the home, except to say investigators had "developed information" that Holsey had numerous illegal weapons in the home.
The methamphetamine allegedly found in the home was described by Ramos as a "nominal amount." The meth and the child pornography allegedly uncovered in the home were found during the search for the weapons, Ramos said.
Holsey was being held on $75,000 bail. He was due in court on Tuesday. It was not known if he had retained an attorney.
The Sacramento Bee reports that Holsey has had previous brushes with the law, including an arrest last October for allegedly making criminal threats. He was due to enter a plea on March 6.
Criminal records also show that Holsey had pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge involving a 2004 case alleging that he had received stolen property, The Bee said.
In 2003, he was arrested on suspicion of illegally possessing a silencer. In that case the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor, and Holsey was sentenced to 90-days and three years of probation.


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Clearly, all that glitters is gold! To add a little sparkle to their bump styles, Jennifer Nettles (Nov. 3), Beyonc (September 2011) and Samaire Armstrong (Oct. 13) opted for honey-hued sequin dresses while hitting the stage, Fashion Week and the red carpet.
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Whether you're attending a holiday party or just want to shine during your pregnancy, embellished metallic frocks are a great choice. Ready to shop? We've rounded up our top picks — for every budget — below.
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Go for the gold in Isabella Oliver's Limited Edition Sequin Dress ($369). Not only will you dazzle your friends and family, but you can also show off your best feature — your gorgeous gams!
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No, it's not maternity, but DKNY's Sequined Georgette Dress ($172.50) has a stretchy fit that can easily accommodate a beginner baby belly.
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Want just a touch of sparkle? ASOS Maternity's Skater Dress ($70) features a pretty sequined top with a flowing cream chiffon skirt. Just add flesh-tone or gold heels and you're ready to go.
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