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FLK Seeks Messaging Service Business in IndonesiaDec 20, 2012
Wireless internet solution company FEELingK (CEO-Sang Yeol Lee), also known as FLK, recently entered the messaging service business in Indonesia. According to FLK it will enter the Indonesian messaging market with the fourth largest mobile operator PT.AXIS along with a major Indonesian bank, Bank BII. PT.AXIS is the fourth largest local mobile carrier and serves approximately 17 million subscribers. The company was established by a state-owned enterprise and the largest mobile communication operator in Saudi Arabia with Maxis Communication. FLK will provide MMS services to PT.AXIS subscribers and will deliver SMS service for BII bank credit card users relating to their credit card usage. According to the FLK representative, "Providing MMS service to 17 million PT.AXIS subscribers should guarantee significant business opportunities" and "maximize the return by expanding MMS value-added service in the future." Refer here for the Korean announcement.


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All words are lies. At best, they point toward the truth. At worst, they mislead and create confusion. We already know everything there is to know - if we could only quiet our minds. The constant chatter, anxiety, and self-questioning that shadow our daily lives magically lift when we allow ourselves to give up our feelings of separateness. We have all experienced moments of it, whether in deep prayer or meditation, observing or creating an object of beauty, or in giving or receiving an act of kindness.
There is a famous teaching in the Zen tradition, which tells of a student asking about the moon. A stick is used to point to it and the teaching warns us not to mistake the stick for the moon. The problem with all words is that they are sticks - they can never be the moon. At best, they are beautiful sticks that delineate the moon's shape, light, or majesty and allow our eyes to gaze at it directly. At worst, they are multi-pronged branches that splay out into many different directions and only deepen our confusion. I remember being a young child in Nigeria. I was trying to tell my friend Femi, who had never been outside of Lagos and its oppressive year-round heat, about snow. I remember opening the freezer door and pointing to the frost and trying to explain that in a snowstorm this stuff just comes out of the sky and blankets the ground. Even the frost in the freezer was melting as I kept the door open. Close to 50 years later, that experience still resonates with me. Truths have to be experienced in our lives and in our bones in order to belong to us. This book is my humble attempt to offer some clarity and encouragement to all those who know that there is more than meets the physical senses. As we live our lives, pay our bills, seek or nourish relationships, inflict or lick deep wounds, judge and are judged, there is a craving for peace. Whether it is through material acquisition or surrender, psychological integration or drug abuse, the universal truth is that we are all looking for some solace.
My search for truth started as a child and became an inner fire during my teens. My path has included drug abuse, a fascination and flirtation with the thin edge of the abyss, sitting at the feet of many spiritual masters, decades of therapy, a deep martial arts and meditation practice, divorce, and 34 years of work as a therapist and acupuncturist, including learning from and working with patients dying from AIDS. The one thing that I have learned from treating literally thousands of people from all walks of life - from hardened criminals to CEOs of major corporations, prostitutes to priests, solitude seeking monks to famous actors and artists - is that we are all the same. We all have the same hopes and fears wrapped in different disguises. What I share here are observations from my own journey, the teachings of those who have helped me on my path, and the wisdom of the travelers I have had the privilege to serve. It is my intention to remind you of your majesty and to clear any clouds covering that bright light ruling the night sky of your consciousness. This book is just a stick. You are the moon.

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Seems like they're attempting to reconcile the inclusion of the Onward! track of the OOPSLA conference. I approve.
In 2002, Onward! was created as a special track within OOPSLA to be a venue for bigger ideas than normally are accepted by mainstream computer science conferences, but within the scope of OOPSLA's focus. "Bigger ideas" included new approaches to programming, software, and software development; new paradigms; and even new ways to present ideas.
Beginning in 2003, Onward! papers were included in the OOPSLA proceedings, and in 2005, Essays and films were added to Onward!. As the track grew, it became clear that there was a need for Onward! in a larger context than object-oriented programming, and in 2009, Onward! spun off from OOPSLA to become a stand-alone conference focusing more broadly on software and programming in all their manifestations, and including not just the pure technology but also processes, methods, and philosophy.
From 2010, we plan that Onward! will be co-located with SPLASH (the evolution of OOPSLA), but in the future, the sky's the limit.
- Onward! History
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About Video Formats
With technology being readily available for the consumer as well as the professional, there is a drive to constantly push the quality of the image that is captured to a higher standard. The good news is that as demands increase, technology advances, therefore so do the demands for proper education in the use of this technology. In essence, the consumer will be seeing terms used by professionals in the entertainment technical fields as the technology crossover occurs. So, in order to maximize your understanding of the technology, it is best to have a basic understanding of the video formats so that you can become properly educated in your video experience. This article will define the basics of the high-def video format.
The biggest misconception many people have is that 24P is always an HD format, and this is simply not true. The term "high definition" refers to the number of lines of resolution contained in the image you are capturing--which bears no correlation to the frame rate, which is what the "P" in 24P refers to. 24P refers to the signal that is similar to that of film, using twenty-four frames per second. 24P also utilizes the concept of Universal Mastering, the ability to output a variety of video signals that are compatible with all foreign and domestic video standards using the same 24P source.
The Facts
There are many different types of HD resolutions, the most common of which is 1920x1080, which is also referred to as 1080p or 1080i (interlaced). Simply put, interlaced makes the image look more like " standard" video, whereas 24 progressive is the video equivalent of film and gives the image a softer or " film" look. The reason it gives that " film look" look is because it eliminates the artifacting caused by the interlaced frames.
The video world is moving towards HD at a rapid rate which means that how we view programming in the future is rapidly progressing towards this format. Not only is the technology progressing and making easier to use, but the cost is becoming more affordable, so the benefits are that more and more shows will be broadcast at higher quality.
Risk Factors
Unfortunately, the best possible HD quality is not always achieved. The main problem is that many networks do not follow HDTV specifications fully. In addition to using slower bitrates or lower resolution to pack more channels within the limited bandwidth, they may also use a format that is different from the original programming, introducing generation loss artifacts in the process of re-encoding. As high-definition video broadcasts are digital, the disadvantages of digital video broadcasting also apply. For example, digital video responds differently to analogue video when subject to interference. Unlike in analogue television broadcasting, in which interference causes only gradual image and sound degradation, interference in a digital television broadcast will freeze, skip, or display "garbage" information. One other disadvantage of HDTV compared to standard definition television is the consumer confusion stemming from the different standards and resolutions, such as 1080i, 1080p, and 720p, which really pertains more to how the image is captured in the field.
The term high definition was originally used to describe a series of television systems from the 1930s and 1940s, beginning with the British 405-line black-and-white system introduced in 1936. This also include 525-line NTSC system established in The United States, in 1941. Please keep in mind that these systems were only "high definition" when compared to systems of early video Production. From 1936 through to 1986 all of the early high def systems used interlacing and a 4:3 aspect ratio.
As the demands for high definition or hi def broadcasting increase more and more cable, satellite and the broadcasting industry will move completely away from standard definition to HD permanently. The advent of more advanced home products bring with it, greater digital picture clarity, a higher standard of surround sound and wider screens to add a new dimension to the viewing experience. So, it is not a matter of whether or not the general consumer population will embrace this new experience, but rather when it will become available as standard for home viewing.


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Abu Saad is a Karachi based journalist.
My New Domain
Posted in Uncategorized on May 3, 2011
Dear All,
I have shifted to my own domain www.talkhaba.com where I publish news and views regularly. I hope that you will find the new blog more interesting and productive.
Abu Saad Khan (Talkhaba)
Pakistan gives CIA license to kill Pakistani; Raymond of 60s asserts
Posted in Human Rights, Terrorism on March 22, 2011
"The release of Davis in my opinion is just a green light for more killings and assassinations by the US government and the CIA in your country. The pillage and slaughter of Pakistani will increase most likely in the quest of the US for imperial power over your country and region.
The question of justice has been replaced by money. This is the typical way the US works, kill and buy people off.
Pakistan, in my opinion, missed a historic opportunity with Ray Davis to affirm its sovereignty and now has basically returned to its former colonial status, only under the U.S. rather than the British."
Talkhaba: Since you have been undercover CIA official during Vietnam War, you were a witness to the events during an important part of history. How do you relate the history . . . the working of covert agents of your time to present CIA espionage tactics?
Robert: I tried to paint in my article a picture of the scope of how this is done by various agencies of the US government. I was not an official of the CIA but a regular military man put on loan to the CIA for covert work. It is extensive and way beyond my scope to detail. It involves thousands and thousands of people. There is a lot of literature around on this by others too, especially some ex-CIA agents and people like John Perkins.
Talkhaba: You are the Raymond Davis of the past; your period extends over years. What sorts of tactics were adopted during that period? Were these upgraded with time? If yes, then would you share some details with us?
Robert: You could read up on the Phoenix Program and COINTEL programs and get a good idea of what went on in the 60s. Read of the murder of Fred Hampton, for instance. Ward Churchill has some good books on this too as it relates to Native Americans. I would imagine the tactics have changed some but still also rather simple, assassinations where bribery and threats do not work. The torture of Pvt. Bradley Manning by our military is a good example.
Talkhaba: According to your knowledge how many undercover agents were working in Vietnam? How many agents may be working in Pakistan?
Robert: In Laos and other areas, the reports are: a large number. I have no idea as there is a fuzzy line between the official military people and the covert forces. They are all out for the same goal, to destabilize and corrupt and overthrow governments. Sometimes it is done directly with the military sometimes it is done with covert acts. You must know well the coup in Iran in 1953 by the CIA. That is the model that all the rest of this flows from.
No idea of how many of them must be there in Pakistan but I would think the number is quite big given the key position Pakistan occupies in the U.S. plan for the conquest of Eurasia.
Talkhaba: John Perkin has informed his readers of a special tactic. According to him, they had been using women as a blackmailing tool as well as a source of top secret information. Are similar tactics being used by CIA and FBI? How do you see the use of this tactic in Pakistan?
Robert: I have no such information on the ground knowledge of events in Pakistan but it would not surprise me if this tactic was being used there too.
Talkhaba: How do you see American demand for blanket immunity for Raymond Davis, the CIA operative and killer of two Pakistanis?
Robert: Typical. Deny; cry that he is a victim of the folks who don't understand the greatness and goodness of US intentions. Just some people don't get the word they say. It is entirely up to Pakistan to decide what to do.
Talkhaba: Given the capability of Tehreek-e-Taliban, Pakistan, some defense analysts assert that terrorist attacks in Pakistan can't be carried out by Taliban; instead these are planned and perpetrated by CIA? In the light of your experience in Laos, can you endorse and substantiate this assertion?
Robert: It is possible but I don't know any details. This is done a lot; it is called False Flag operations. The CIA has had plans to kill Americans to get its plans going here too.
Talkhaba: John Perkin in his book "The Secret History of the American Empire" has exposed the World Bank and other monitory organizations as tools of American Imperialism. Do you think CIA, FBI and US secret agencies are working for the same cause on other fronts?
Robert: Of course. They all think the US has a manifest destiny to rule the world, or as some say it, to be the world's policeman. But what they are after are the resources of other nations.
Talkhaba: Blackwater/Xe Worldwide has been working as CIA's operative in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Prior to the advent of these mercenaries, CIA had been doing all this work by itself. What made CIA to out source its work to various operatives like Xe? Are these operatives crueler up to the requirements?
Robert: I suppose to try to hide it from the American and other people. But anyone with awareness knows what is going on.
Talkhaba: CIA has its network in nearly all countries. Are they freely working in all countries alike or, unlike Pakistan, it will be difficult for it to work in the countries having severe relationship with US or relationship based on the principle of equality and respect for each other's sovereignty?
Robert: From what I can tell they do this to everyone, friend and foe alike.
Talkhaba: How do you see the America's "War on Terror"? How far is it tarnishing the very image and interest of USA inside and outside?
Robert: It is corrupting our political system from top to bottom.
Talkhaba: Your article published in "Counterpunch" gives the impression that American masses remain ignorant of truth. It's also believed worldwide that Americans top the list of nations blindly following their rulers. Has your educational system any relevance with this phenomenon or some other causes compose this highly "educated" blind nation?
Robert: Patriotism and religious self-righteousness is what blinds many people here. The educational system is not teaching the truth, mostly myths and lies.
Talkhaba: What is your experience says about 9/11 tragedy. Do you believe it was done by some Muslim Groups? What is our assessment of Al-Quaida and Taliban?
Robert: Seems to be. They don't like U.S. intervention in their countries.
Talkhaba: Can you give some advice to Pakistan how to get rid of current terrorism?
Robert: More education of the public and help in understanding that the U.S. can be as terroristic, and a problem, as any other group. Stand up strong and don't let things like Ray Davis go away.
Talkhaba: Is there anything which I haven't asked and you want to share with our readers?
Robert: No, you have done well. Keep working for truth and justice.
The Death of Bacha Khan's Ahimsa
The followers of Bacha Khan have thrown the nonviolent theory of "ahimsa" into bin. Not only have abandoned centuries old Pakhtoon traditions and completely forgotten their party mentor's theory of peaceful coexistence. Karachi gripped with the recent spate of target killings is helpless and its residents are looking at the three key players MQM, ANP and PPP. The bigger the stake the more terror these claimants of Karachi inflict on the urban dwellers. These groups consider it their divine right to avenge the killing of their ranks by inflicting death and misery on the poor Karachiites. Every time a leader or worker of these parties is killed anarchy descends on the city. These burst of violence always claim many a precious lives and loss of property. The shopkeepers have no option than to pull down their shutters. The bigger the personality the more Karachi has to suffer. However, it's not alarming for a city which has become a city of mayhem.
The frightening and recent phenomenon of attacking commoners belonging to opposite ethnic communities has been an "attribute" of Mutahida Qaumi Movement lead by Altaf Hussain. This practice again on display soon after the assassination of Raza Haider, an MPA belonging to MQM. Scores of innocent people of Pakhtoon ethnicity were murdered. These were mostly laborers seeking a daily wage to make their ends meet. Similarly workers of ANP went berserk after the killing of its Sindh Salaar Ubaidullah Yousufzai and started terrorizing the people belonging to Urdu community. Ethnic and political terrorism is a concern, a big one, But not as big as the death of ahimsa – the trademark of Bacha Khan's philosophy.
S. Hameed Sheikh works with a private TV channel in its dramatic productions department. He couldn't attend his office on the following three days of Ubaidullah's murder because he had to pass Banaras's Bacha Khan Chauk to move to his office on I.I. Chundrigar Road. A resident of Ali Gargh adjacent to the Banaras Chauk S. Hameed Sheikh doesn't want to be the target of bullets fired by unknown men. Although he belongs to the Urdu Speaking community he shares one main thing with ANP. Like the workers of Awami National Party his despise for MQM has always been on high degree. The young man with dark skin has always been admirer of Pukhtoon traditions. But Pukhtoons being the protectors of people lives have now become a life threat for the people like S Hameed Sheikh. Not all of them ofcourse but the ones lead astray by the ANP through its politics of hate towards other communities.
As a matter of fact, Pukhtoons are known for never attacking their worst enemies whenever they have trespassed, accidentally or deliberately, through their area. The great nation Pukhtoons have never killed noncombatants but ANP's Sindh chapter largely comprised of Land grabbers have forgotten their history or are more inspired from the indiscriminate killings of vulnerable Pukhtoon in Mujahir dominated areas by MQM.
The supporters of ANP have made it impossible for the Urdu speaking community to pass through Banaras, Kati Pahari, Qasba and other Pukhtoon dominated areas. Just hours after the inhuman murder of ANP leader, News Channels flashed the footage showing loaded worker of ANP firing to scare the people. Who dared to pass through?
Pakistan's Private Airlines map occupied Jammu & Kashmir as part of India
Posted in Current Affairs on July 6, 2010
Pakistan's Private Airlines map occupied Jammu & Kashmir as part of India
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Do we really need to repeal laws?
Posted in Current Affairs, Human Rights on June 7, 2010
By: NAQAD
On May 28th, 2010 Pakistan witnessed a black Friday. More than 80 Pakistani citizens were butchered as they congregated to offer their prayers. The atrocity has every sensible Pakistani shaken or shocked. However, in land of pure, using the opportunity to settle personal prejudice is nothing new and seems to be the order of the day. The incident triggered a chain of continuous and voluminous claims that Ahmadis are state persecuted.
The butchery of Lahore was hijacked for revocation of constitutionalamendment and Ordinance. Putting the blame on the 2nd Amendment and Ordinance XX is a façade. Why? Let us cross examine the said Ordinance with the Articles 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 25 and 28.
Ahmadis are barred from preaching or professing their beliefs, to call themselves or pose as Muslims. For them to Offer their prayers in Non-Ahmadi mosques or public prayer rooms became illegal. They were prohibited from calling their place of worship mosque, performing Azaan, publicly using traditional Islamic symbols, greetings, quoting from the Quran, publishing and disseminating their religious materials. The above forbidden acts can lead to imprisonment of upto 3 years.
Ahmadis themselves were the reason for such strict measure. It was there continuous and never ending preaching that formed the basis for Ordinance XX instigated by religious groups. In the words of experienced columnist Athar Abbas, Express "Preaching is the worst habit of Ahmadis. This is the single reason why they entice violent acts upon themselves." Athar also shared a couple of personal and first hand experiences.
Having similar outlooks, displaying identical rituals and symbols made common Muslims an easy target of Ahmadis. Posing as Muslims they recruited converts thus deviating innocent and unsuspecting Muslims away from Islam. Hence it became imminent, in the greater public interest, to deprive them of their cover. Why are they adamant on preaching their beliefs? The answer was given by Mirza Nasir during parliamentary debate in 1974. "Muslims not conforming to Ahmadiya beliefs are infidels" he stated.
Now let us move to the often mentioned Articles which the infamous Ordinance contradicts.
Article 14. Inviolability of dignity of man, etc.
- The dignity of man and, subject to law, the privacy of home, shall be inviolable.
- No person shall be subjected to torture for the purpose of extracting evidence.
Ahmadis are not under continous surveillance nor are they required to report what they do in their personal lives. Infact, there are countless ahmadis amid us who lead their lives unnoticed. Secondly, Ahmadis are not rounded up, arrested or later tortured for extracting information by the police or other law enforcement agencies. Excesses if any have died with the dictatorship which exhibited unrestrained behavior against political activists and other threats.
Article 16. Freedom of assembly.
Every citizen shall have the right to assemble peacefully and without arms, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest of public order.
The fact that more than 1500 Ahmadis were present in prayer houses refutes the claim pertaining to the violation of article 16.
Article 19. Freedom of speech, etc.
Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, and there shall be freedom of the press, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interest of the glory of Islam or the integrity, security or defense of Pakistan or any part thereof, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court (commission of) or incitement of an offence.
The article is defends the Ordinance XX when it provisions that restrictions can be imposed in the interest of glory of Islam.
Article 20. Freedom to profess religion and to manage religious institutions.
Subject to law, public order and morality:
a) Every citizen shall have the right to profess, practice and propagate his religion; and
b) Every religious denomination and every sect thereof shall have the right to establish, maintain and manage its religious institutions.
Athar Abbas in his column wrote the following incident. A few days earlier if village elders hadn't succeeded in pacifying the threat to public order was very well on the cards at Shakar Garh. It so happened that an Ahmadi student and a zamindar's ward played together. The ahmadi used to propagate Ahmadiya beliefs to his playmate and how by converting the later could enjoy benefits of living in US, Britain and Germany. Annoyed the boy turned to his parents and it enticed hostility amongst Muslim of the area. Fortunately, before any mishaps the area elders intervened and hushed the matter beneath carpet.
Hence the Ordinance does not contradict rather complements the Article 20 of the constitution.
Article 22. Safeguards as to educational institutions in respect of religion, etc.
- No person attending any educational institution shall be required to receive religious instruction, or take part in any religious ceremony, or attend religious worship, if such instruction, ceremony or worship relates to a religion other than his own.
- In respect of any religious institution, there shall be no discrimination against any community in the granting of exemption or concession in relation to taxation.
- Subject to law:
- no religious community or denomination shall be prevented from providing religious instructions for pupils of that community or denomination in any educational institution maintained wholly by that community or denomination; and
- no citizen shall be denied admission to any educational institution receiving aid from public revenues on the ground only of race, religion, caste or place of birth.
Law does not stop Ahmadis from preaching their beliefs to members of their community and only bars public professing. Other than confusing prayer halls with educational institutions I don't see any contradiction in the above Article and Ordinance XX.
Article 25. Equality of citizens.
- All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law.
- There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex alone.
- Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the protection women and children.
The Ordinance does not state that Ahmadis are not liable to government protection or allowed to file petitions with the court of law pertaining to regular social and business matters. It does not state that they are lesser mortals and can be deprived of their valuable or even life when and as Muslims please. Twin attacks in Lahore were a heinous criminal act and perpetrators should be awarded due punishment.
Article 28. Preservation of language, script and culture.
Subject to Article 251 any section of citizens having a distinct language, script or culture shall have the right to preserve and promote the same and subject to law, establish institutions for that purpose.
Ahmadi worship centers are neither attacked nor their scriptures burned by state agencies. The Government prohibited mass scale printing for public distribution and not amongst the Ahmadi community.
The much dreaded Ordinance doesn't violate the constitution of 1973 and hence can not be held responsible for the mayhem of May 28th, 2010.
Subscribers of the Express Tribune Compelled to buy the copy a Jewish Newspaper also;
Posted in Media, Terrorism, Uncategorized on April 26, 2010
While writing down "The Express Tribune; Mouthpiece of International Terrorists in Pakistan Launched" I hadn't seen the print copy of the Express Tribune. Many of us may happen to read the story of a man who was selling camel but with a cat. The buyer was bound to buy a cat of 99 Riyals if he wanted to buy a camel worth Riyal one only.
The Subscription List at http://global.nytimes.com/ ["Global Edition New York Time with International Herald Tribune] clearly states the charges in Pakistan, though low, are both for The International Herald Tribune and Express Tribune. This establishes the fact that the Newspaper with the slogan of "Global Standard but Local Prospective" compels its subscribers to buy a copy of the Newspaper owned by Neo-cons. Please note that the charges for the Express Tribune are PKR-25 while the well established newspapers like Dawn, The nation and The News charge PKR15 from its subscribers. These are the market rates. Mind; this is also contrary to the strategy which the new comers mostly adopt e.g. a paper of high quality at low rates. But the express tribune with The International Herald Tribune is not costly. In fact the buyers have to pay PKR25 for the two independent Newspapers. But you can't buy any of these two separately and that's my point.
The PKR ten or half of the total price is charged for The International Herald Tribune , a newspaper with Global Standard and "International" Prospective. Although the editorial page of the Express Tribune is itself biased towards left liberalism which after divorcing communism has now married to the American imperialism, best known as international terrorism, the International Herald Tribune has two separate pages, editorial plus opinion page with writers prompting the International Prospective-American aggression as great service to humanity and resistance to it a great sin.
Gilani Raises His Stature by Murdering 124 Civilians
Posted in Terrorism, World politics on April 13, 2010
That those 124 killed the other day were not militants was clear from the army's own description of them as "suspected militants".
That a major slaughter was in the offing was clear because Gillani was to meet Obama.
That those killed were indeed civilians was clear from day one as all eyewitness accounts agreed on that.
Tribal elders have told the media that the jets targeted a jirga or tribal council that was discussing ways to evict militants from the area. They insisted that most of the dead were civilians, including women and children.
A media report said one of the homes targeted by the jets belonged to the father of a Pakistani soldier.
That is being confirmed today even by our pathetic pro-war English press leaves no doubt.
And for what? So that Gilani can "stand tall" in front of Obama.


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heXen:Edge of Chaos will be a new and free game, based on the original Hexen game which was developed by id Software and Raven Software. Edge of Chaos is being developed by a team of fans who have always loved the original Hexen since it came out. In fact, most of us spent countless hours with the entire series. When id Software released Doom3, we immediately saw immense potential in the engine itself; the 'Hell' maps gave us the inspiration to make a hack-and-slash game based, primarily, on the original Hexen.
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Hungry Kids and the Summer unfortunately go hand in hand. Not ALL children are looking forward to the school year being finished. Despite not having to cram for tests, do homework and the ability to sleep late in the morning, summertime also opens up a severe problem to hungry children. LACK OF FOOD.
For a complete list of all summer sites click HERE.
The FREE MEALS HERE Food Truck and School Bus Site information can be found HERE.
In New Haven we offer dozens and dozens of open sites, several closed sites and we will also be feeding Hamden children in 6 LOCATIONS.
An open site is a site that any child 18 and under can go to receive a free breakfast or lunch. A closed site is a site where only the children enrolled in a summer program there have access to the meals. For the list of locations in New Haven & Hamden and throughout Connecticut use the CT summer food mapper at www.CTSummerFood.org.
Comidas gratis para niños este verano!
Comidas gratis para todos los niños y jóvenes de 1 a 18 años
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New England fishery managers have defied a congressional mandate to rebuild fish stocks, a federal judge ruled in a decision likely to lead to more severe restrictions on fishermen.
That almost certainly means stricter quotas, trip fishing limits and area closures for fishermen who say the ruling will drive more small boat fishermen out of business, even as groundfish stocks like haddock and flounder rebound.
U.S. District Court judge Gladys Kessler, citing the government's "record of inaction and delay," agreed with conservation groups that charged in their lawsuit that government regulators didn't follow laws to restore depleted groundfish stocks, such as cod and flounder.
Her ruling last Friday in Washington was released Wednesday.
The suit was filed by Oceana, a Washington-based conservation group, on behalf the Conservation Law Foundation and several environmental groups.
Federal managers will meet with the plaintiffs on Jan. 25 to discuss how to rebuild depleted stocks, as required by the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996, which set a deadline of November 1999 to have necessary rules in place.
The act requires fish populations to be rebuilt to levels where a "maximum sustainable yield" _ the most fish that can be caught without hurting the stock _ can be caught on a continuing basis.
"It would appear to me that no action is really not an option," said Teri Frady of the National Marine Fisheries Service, which regulates New England fisheries.
"It's another nail in the coffin," said Gloucester fisherman Russell Sherman. "It makes me sick."
Attorney Eric Bilsky of Oceana said "short term pain" for fisherman may be necessary to correct the devastation of overfishing. Everyone will benefit in the long run, he said.
"We do have to pay for what we've been doing and set things right," he said.
On the Net: Oceana: http://www.oceana.org
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C. Leroy Ellenberger at Fernbank Museum, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2005.
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Charles Leroy Ellenberger (born 1942, known as C. Leroy) is perhaps best known as a one-time advocate,[1] but now a critic of, controversial writer Immanuel Velikovsky and his works on catastrophism. He first read Worlds in Collision in 1969.[2] In 1979, he became a contributing editor (and later Senior Editor & Executive Secretary) to the Velikovsky-inspired Kronos journal,[3] and has contributed material to many other publications.[4] In 1980 he was selected by the editor of Astronomy magazine to debate James Oberg on Velikovsky.[5] His confidence in the validity of Velikovsky's ideas was shaken in January 1982 when Kronos sponsored his attendance at the semi-annual AAAS meeting in Washington, D.C., in order to distribute information on Velikovsky. In a wide-ranging conversation with Jeremy Cherfas, then a writer for the British weekly science magazine New Scientist over how the press misunderstood Velikovsky, Cherfas had counter-arguments to many points that Ellenberger was not able to rebut.[6] According to Professor of Social Theory Alfred de Grazia at New York University, "By 1983 Ellenberger was preparing to abandon much of quantavolution and found now that the story of Velikovsky was not without its shady tones, and more important, that Arctic ice cores and bristlecone pine dating technologies were directly contradicting Holocene quantavolutions . . . ; further, that Gentry's studies of the surprising 'instant' polonium halos of creation . . . were probably invalid."[7] Henry Bauer described Ellenberger's role in the Velikovsky scene as follows: ". . . was a confidant to Velikovsky, a frequent visitor (often with camera) from April 1978 to his death in November 1979, and a Senior Editor of the Velikovskian journal Kronos, until the evidence forced him to conclude that Velikovsky's scientific claims were baseless. Velikovsky inscribed his copy of Ramses II and His Time 'To Leroy who is consumed by the sacred flame of search for truth', 20 May 1978, and gave him permission to sell 'Velikovsky's right!' T-shirts. Alfred de Grazia, impetus for The Velikovsky Affair (1966), appointed him chronicler of the continuing Velikovsky controversy in 1980. Ellenberger's last contact with Velikovsky was a phone call from him two days before he died."[8] Also, he "has tried unceasingly but to little avail to have his former colleagues acknowledge the accumulating evidence, for example, from Greenland ice cores, that Velikovsky's claimed catastrophes did not in fact occur. Ellenberger points out, too, that Velikovsky's writings have become superfluous: astronomically plausible argument and speculation about relatively recent cosmic catastrophism can now be found in the work of Victor Clube and Bill Napier (The Cosmic Serpent, 1982; The Cosmic Winter, 1990), where the testimony of myth and historical records is also taken into account."[9]
Ellenberger has degrees in chemical engineering and finance & operations research (B.S., Washington Univ.; M.B.A., Univ. of Pennsylvania). He is currently a Medical Article Retrieval Specialist in St. Louis, Missouri.[10]
Velikovskian critic[edit]
In 1984, Ellenberger noted:
- " Over the past four years I have come to appreciate that, even if Velikovsky were right, there are good physical reasons why astronomers and other scientists have opposed him so tenaciously. Unfortunately, many of these reasons, often based on information developed since Velikovsky wrote his books, have never been discussed in Velikovskian forums or have never been discussed in a fully informed manner. Examples of the former include the Worzel Ash, ice cores, and plate tectonics. Examples of the latter include tree rings, ice age dynamics, geomagnetism, and cosmic electricity.
- " Most often, spokesmen for mainstream science such as Sagan, Asimov, Gardner, and Oberg have not expressed their criticisms using valid arguments but, rather, tend to substitute polemic, ridicule, and caricature for serious discussion. The resulting performances are riddled with errors and are received by Velikovskian partisans with diminished credibility. Their fixation on Velikovsky's text to the exclusion of later researchers in Pensée and KRONOS has also been a source of frustration. As a result, focus has been shifted away from substantive criticism in depth with more cogent criticisms having gotten side-tracked."[11]
Ellenberger's most widely read criticisms of Velikovsky were two 1985 correspondences to Nature: "Falsifying Velikovsky" vol. 316, p. 386,[12] and "Velikovsky's evidence?" vol. 318, p. 204, and two 1987 letters to the editor in New York Times: May 15, p. 14,[13] and August 29, p. 14.[14] While citing these publications, Richard J. Huggett, Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Manchester, averred that Ellenberger "has, since his conversion to the anti-Velikovsky camp in 1984, relentlessly and mercilessly tried to show why Velikovsky's ideas were downright silly. . . ."[15] The second Times letter was rebutted by Clark Whelton in a letter published September 29.[16] Although the Times did not print Ellenberger's point-by-point surrebuttal to Whelton's letter,[17] it was distributed (a) privately by mail with the September 1, 1987 "Dear Friends" letter[18] and (b) to all attendees at the August 1990 "Reconsidering Velikovsky" Conference in Toronto.
In 1994, Ellenberger's invitation to a conference on Velikovsky was rescinded, due to other participants' stating that they would not attend if he participated.[19][20] This incident came about through the efforts of a group of individuals who in 1992 had deleted the section "Magnetism, Dynamos and Neptune"[21] from Ellenberger's memoir for Aeon[22] that explained the ignorance of Velikovsky and many of his supporters concerning the role of electromagnetism in astronomy and the origin of planetary magnetic fields. Previously, he was an invited speaker at Milton Zysman's August 1990 "Reconsidering Velikovsky" Conference at University of Toronto, identified on the program as "Velikovsky's most unrelenting critic" who was interviewed for The Globe and Mail,[23] and he was the keynote speaker at the August 1992 Canadian Society for Interdisciplinary Studies conference in Haliburton, Ontario. He is also the author of the article "Top Ten Reasons Why Velikovsky Is Wrong About Worlds In Collision" which he says:
- ".. is based on 30 years exposure to Velikovsky's ideas which includes 8 years as an insider at the Velikovsky journal Kronos (1978 - 1986), confidant to Velikovsky (4/78 - 11/79), invited "Devil's Advocate" at Aeon ('88 - '91),[24] and 13 years as a turncoat/critic interacting with Velikovsky's defenders and/or successors at conferences, in private, and in Usenet ('94 -'96) & list-serve forums."[25]
Of these attempts to convince Velikovsky's supporters, Henry Bauer noted Ellenberger "has tried unceasingly but to little avail to have his former colleagues acknowledge the accumulating evidence, for example, from Greenland ice cores, that Velikovsky's claimed catastrophes did not in fact occur."[26] His resignation from Kronos as senior editor in December 1986 was acknowledged by Martin Gardner,[27] who previously noted Ellenberger's "vitriolic" letters defending Velikovsky.[28] Regarding Ellenberger's defection, Skeptic editor Michael Shermer declared: "One major strike against Velikovsky is that Leroy Ellenberger, a one-time Velikovsky supporter, after stepping outside of the paradigm to examine the evidence in a clearer light, now completely rejects all tenets of the theory."[29] Sagan biographer Keay Davidson credits Ellenberger "In my experience" as "the single richest source of information on the Velikovsky controversy."[30] Astronomer Dennis Rawlins hails Ellenberger "the world's top anti-Velikovsky expert".[31] NASA astronomer David Morrison, who has monitored the Velikovsky scene since 1972, has thanked Ellenberger for helping "to look at these issues from the other side and to appreciate how poorly the scientific critics communicated with the public."[32] Ellenberger's role as a Velikovsky turncoat and critic has been recently affirmed by Ronald H. Fritze in Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions.[33] Princeton historian Michael Gordin acknowledged "a special debt of gratitude" to Ellenberger for his contributions to The Pseudoscience Wars.[34]
Clube and Napier's model[edit]
Ellenberger came to accept Victor Clube and Bill Napier's model as a scientifically valid and intellectually satisfying replacement for Velikovsky-inspired models of recent, interplanetary catastrophism. Astronomer David Morrison noted "In fact, the work of Clube and Napier attracts many people who were once impressed by Velikovsky, such as Leroy Ellenberger, at one time a member of the Velikovsky inner circle and now one of the most outspoken critics of his current followers".[35] Since 1990, Ellenberger has actively promoted Clube and Napier's model, now named "coherent catastrophism",[36] in articles for Skeptic,[37] C&C Review,[38] and Catastrophism and Ancient History,[39] letters to editors,[40] and postcard mailing campaigns to Velikovskians.[41]
See also[edit]
- ^ Kronos Vol. X No. 3 (Summer 1985) p.24 "Contributors." Invited defenses of Velikovsky were published in Zetetic Scholar, Biblical Archaeology Review, Astronomy, and Frontiers of Science.
- ^ Ellenberger, C. Leroy (1979). Heretics, Dogmatists and Science's Reception of New Ideas. Kronos Vol. IV No. 4, pp. 60-74.
- ^ Kronos Vol. IV No. 4 (Summer 1979) p. Cover iii "Contributors."
- ^ For example, Ellenberger has had Velikovsky-related material published in Science Digest, New Leader, The Humanist, Industrial Research & Development, Fate, and the SIS Review, (ref: Kronos Vol. IV No. 4 (Summer 1979) p. Cover iii "Contributors"), and articles on other subjects in Analog, New Scientist, Penthouse, Science Digest, Fate and Pursuit (ref: Kronos Vol. X No. 3 (Summer 1985) p.24 "Contributors"). In Physics Today he rebutted Robert V. Gentry on polonium halos (Dec. 1984, pp. 91-2) and on absolute dating (Mar. 1986, pp. 152, 154).
- ^ Ellenberger, C. Leroy (1980). Oberg in Confusion. Astronomy October, pp. 26-28, replying to Oberg's Forum essay "Predictions in Collision" in July issue and Ellenberger, Leroy (1981). Velikovsky Redux. Astronomy February, p. 36, replying to Oberg's letter in December issue.
- ^ Ellenberger, Leroy (1992). Of Lessons, Legacies, and Litmus Tests: A Velikovsky Potpourri (Part One). Aeon III, 1. pp. 86-105.
- ^ Grazia, Alfred de (1984). Cosmic Heretics, Metron Publications, Princeton, New Jersey. ISBN 0940268086. p. 372. Quantavolution.org Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bauer, Henry (1996). Editorial Prologue by Henry Bauer. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 10 (4), 561; UGA.edu
- ^ Bauer, Henry H. (1996). Velikovsky, Immanuel. in Stein, Gordon (editor), The Encyclopedia of the Paranormal. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Press. ISBN 1-57392-021-5. p. 783.
- ^ "C. Leroy Ellenberger - Medical Article Retrieval Specialist." (Web site)
- ^ Kronos Vol. X No. 1 (Fall 1984) "Still Facing Many Problems (Part I)", pp. 87-102: showing that the evidence from the Worzel ash, tree rings, and Greenland ice cores does not support Worlds in Collision.
- ^ Ellenberger, C. Leroy (1985). Falsifying Velikovsky (correspondence). Nature, 316 p. 386: "SIR--In his review of Henry Bauer's Beyond Velikovsky, Owen Gingerich observes: 'Although science cannot prove that a Velikovskian scenario is impossible, it might well prove that it did not happen'[1]. Although Gingerich selects Peter Huber's analysis of the Babylonian Venus tablets for this purpose, they simply are not decisive enough. Indeed, Rose and Vaughan's critique of Huber[2], to which Gingerich alludes, is stronger than he allows. "The best evidence proving Velikovsky's scenario did not happen is provided by Greenland's Dye 3 ice core[3]. This core is continuous and datable by counting annual layers back at least 7,200 years. Velikovsky's catastrophes should have left unequivocal markers in the ice. Not only are the expected heavy dust layers absent, but volcanic acid fallout, identified with ancient eruptions in the Velikovskian time frame, is comparable in amount to that associated with single, recent eruptions[4]. This is not what would be expected if catastrophes of the magnitude described by Velikovsky had actually happened[5]. C. Leroy Ellenberger, 3929A Utah Street, St Louis, Missouri 63116, USA [1] Gingerich, O. Nature 314, 692-693 (1985). [2] Rose, L.E. & Vaughan, R.C. Kronos X:2, 1-12 (1985). [3] Dansgaard, W. et al. Science 218, 1273-1277 (1982). [4] Hammer, C.U. et al. Nature 288, 230-235 (1980). [5] Ellenberger, C.L. Kronos X:1, 97-102 (1984)."
- ^ Immanuel Velikovsky 40 Years Later: Not to Be Taken Seriously, NYtimes.com
- ^ Eruption That Destroyed Thera Left Crete's Civilization Intact; Theory Also Exploded, NYtimes.com
- ^ Huggett, R. J. (2002). Cranks, conventionalists and geomorphology. Area 34(2), 182-189.
- ^ Catastrophism Can Still Explain Earth's Changes, NYtimes.com
- ^ Whelton in Unordnung, UGA.edu
- ^ Information on Velikovsky, posted to talk.origins 22 August 1997, UGA.edu
- ^ Henry H. Bauer, Science Or Pseudoscience: magnetic healing, psychic phenomena, and other heterodoxies (2001) University of Illinois Press, p.154, ISBN 0-252-02601-2 (Bauer's book misreports the conference year as 1992.)
- ^ Ellenberger (1997). Hysterical Velikovskians Flee Own Frankenstein-Mongoose! DIO, 7 (1), 30-33., DIOI.org
- ^ "Magnetism, Dynamos and Neptune" posted to sci.skeptic and talk.origins by James J. Lippard, 25 Apr 1994, as an example of what Aeon considered unacceptable: Skepticfiles.org
- ^ Ellenberger, Leroy (1992). Of Lessons, Legacies & Litmus Tests: A Velikovsky Potpourri, Part 1. Aeon, 3 (1), 86-105.
- ^ Balsara, Nilu (1990). Earth a dangerous planet, writer warns. The Globe and Mail, August 20, 1990.
- ^ Letter, David Talbott to C. Leroy Ellenberger, August 31, 1988
- ^ "Top Ten Reasons Why Velikovsky Is Wrong About Worlds In Collision"
- ^ Bauer, Henry H. (1996). Velikovsky, Immanuel. In Stein, Gordon (editor) (1996). The Encyclopedia of the Paranormal, Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-57392-021-5, pp. 781-788.
- ^ Gardner, Martin (1988). The New Age: Notes of a Fringe-Watcher, Prometheus Press. ISBN 0-87975-432-X. pp. 70-71.
- ^ Gardner, Martin (1981). Science: Good, Bad, and Bogus, Avon Books. ISBN 0-380-61754-4. p. 386.
- ^ Shermer, Michael (1996). Sagan, Gould, and Velikovsky (review). Skeptic, 4 (4), 107.
- ^ Davidson, Keay (1999). Carl Sagan: A Life, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-25286-7. p. 470.
- ^ Rawlins, Dennis (2005). Backward Boobs at the American Astronomical Society. DIOI.org
- ^ Morrison, David (2001). Velikovsky at Fifty: Cultures in Collision on the Fringes of Science. Skeptic, 9 (1), 62-76; reprinted in Shermer, Michael (editor) (2002). The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience, Santa Barbara, California ISBN 1-57607-653-9. 473-488.
- ^ Fritze, Ronald H. (2009). Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions (Reaktion Books, London). ISBN 978-1-86189-430-4. pp. 183-4, 191.
- ^ Gordin, Michael D. (2012). The Pseudoscience Wars: Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of the Modern Fringe, University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-30442-6. pp. x, 199-200.
- ^ Morrison, David (1997). Is the Sky Falling? Skeptical Inquirer, 21 (3), 22-28.
- ^ Asher, D.J., S.V.M. Clube, W.M. Napier and D.I. Steel (1994). "Coherent Catastrophism". Vistas in Astronomy, 38 (1), 1-27; Abstract at Harvard.edu
- ^ Ellenberger, Leroy (1995). An Antidote to Velikovskian Delusions. Skeptic, 3 (4), 49-51. Posted to talk.origins, 2 February 1996: Google Groups
- ^ Ellenberger, C. Leroy (1992). Celestial Hazard vs. Celestial Fantasy. C&C Review, XIV, 41-4.
- ^ Ellenberger, C. Leroy (1990). Tisserand and a Trojan to the Rescue. Catastrophism and Ancient History XII (2), 206-18.
- ^ The Sciences, Jul/Aug 1991, p. 56; Skeptic 1995, 4 (3), 22, Skeptical Inquirer, Sep/Oct 1997, pp. 60-1 UGA.edu and Discovering Archaeology, Sep/Oct 1999, pp. 6-7.
- ^ For example: 75 "To those interested in Velikovsky" dated Oct 24, 1990; 35 "A Guide to Velikovskian Studies", January 1991, Google Groups, 134 "Clube & Napier Update", August 2, 1994; 311 "Dawn Behind the Dawn", Oct 23, 1995; and 150 "The Nexus of History & Religion with Astronomy", Apr 27, 1996.


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TCL application consists of three functional modules: Tool Command Language (Tcl) Client and Script, MAPS™ Tcl Interface, and MAPS™ Server
In CLI, MAPS™ Server constitutes two server modules, namely MAPS™ CLI server and GL WCS server.
TCL client receives report event from the CLI server as shown in the figure below.
TCL client placing the call
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About Baby Caravan
Whether this is your first baby, or fourth, you're single, or in partnership, Baby Caravan is your advocate and ally on this infinitely complex adventure.
JENNIFER MAYER, Founder & CEO
Jennifer Mayer founded Baby Caravan in 2013 to create highly personalized, compassionate, evidence-based doula support for families in New York City. Jennifer has been a certified practicing Birth Doula for over 12 years and is also a Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Holistic Health Coach. She's a sought-after corporate consultant, advising New York-based organizations on family leave best-practices to support and retain valuable millennial talent during childbearing years. Jennifer's contributes to The Huffington Post, Fairygodboss, She Knows, Well Rounded and more. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, son and two cats.
Sasha began her journey into the world of birth nearly a decade ago when she became a Certified Birth Doula with Doulas of North America (DONA). She also became a Registered Nurse (RN) in 2012 and worked as a Labor & Delivery and Postpartum nurse at NYU Langone Medical Center for almost 4 years. She is now the Manager of Baby Caravan and continues to work as a Birth Doula, a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), and is in the Midwifery Masters program at NYU with a projected graduation date of May 2018.


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Children's entertainer Blackburn. Dozy Dave has entertained at 100's of shows within the Blackburn area. We supply an up to date, fast-moving show for children. Our shows include a mixture of Magic Tricks, Action Disco, Games & Balloons as prizes. Our shows will make sure children of all age groups entertained for the length of the show.
(check out our testimonial pages to see what other people think of our shows) Click HERE to see the blue-chip clients who have used Dozy Dave's services. Kid's Entertainer Blackburn
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Dozy Dave is one of the top Kid's entertainers here in Blackburn. His quick-paced show consists of a mix of Magic, Music, Games and balloon sculptures and is the right choice for your child's birthday. Christening or wedding. Pick from the 1hr - 1.5hr or full 2hr package. Every package has plenty of interaction, presents and fun for children of all ages. Dozy Dave has been working since 1996 as a full-time Kid's entertainer and can provide a mixture of distinct packages to meet your requirements seven days a week. Dozy Dave encompasses all areas of Blackburn plus Accrington, Oswaldtwistle and Padiham.
Kids Entertainer Blackburn
Dozy Dave is the No1 Kid's Entertainer Blackburn for birthday parties, fetes, carnivals, christenings, weddings, school functions and Christmas events in all regions of Blackburn. Dozy Dave is an absolute professional Kid's entertainer. He holds an enhanced DBS Certificate, Public Liability insurance. Dozy Dave will guarantee your child the star of the party, (providing they want to be)
Children's Magician Blackburn
Dozy Dave has lots of different party packages to accommodate all budgets and ages of children. Please do not wait to contact Dozy Dave if you are looking for something particular? As Dozy Dave and his colleagues will do their utmost to make sure your next event is the talk of Blackburn.


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PIC is interested in hearing from people who would like to learn more about photography in a part time capacity, in particular we would like to hear what subject areas you would like to investigate and what kind of course load you would feel comfortable taking on, such as weeknights, weekends or part time during a weekday?
Interested in studying photography part time? Contact us.


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|Holy Angels Residence
|Holy Angeles Residence, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
Indeed, I still have many fond memories of being at Holy Angel Residence.
|Holy Angels Residence
|Holy Angeles Residence, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
I have read the blog of Angelina on the time she had spent in Charles Camsell hospital in Edmonton and the years she spent in Holy Angels Residence ( 1874--1974 )in Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta on the shore of lake Athaasca . I lived there for many years and I remember Angelina while she was in the Residence I agree with what she says in her blog . She is courageous in telling her story, because as she says in her blog she has read in other blogs in which other résidents of residential schools had sad stories to tell about their time in their résidence.I like What she says at the end of her blog " I consider myself as a " product " of Residential Schools not " a Survivor " Bravo Angelina for saying it, you are courageous .
True reconciliation can only be achieved if all voices are heard. It does take courage to speak out in a way that does not accord with the prevailing narrative of the times. The residential school as an institution had a purpose that was cruel and inhumane and even, as the TRC said, to advance cultural genocide. To recognize this and to recognize the terrible abuses perpetrated within the walls of some or all of these schools upon many of the individual students does not require anyone to manufacture stories of abuse that did not occur. Angelina encountered a school environment that was supportive and educators who were kind. Clearly she was one of the lucky ones because at the same time other members of her family were encountering abuse that would scar them. I met the priest that Angelina mentions in her post and he was a kind and friendly man. I know that he did not perpetrate any abuse and I certainly hope that there was no abuse going on under his watch that he in any way tolerated. By the late 1960s and early 1970s, at least some of the residential schools were being run by priests and nuns who valued Aboriginal culture and language and at least in some cases children like Angelina were given a safe haven from what might have been a chaotic home life.
The truth is never simple. People cannot be portrayed only in terms of white hats and black hats. We do no service to the cause of reconciliation if the telling of the entire truth is sanitized to serve some idea of political correctness or to reinforce a prevailing narrative that seeks to oversimplify history.
This is an email from a friend who read this blog!
Thanks so much for sharing this, Angelina. I have other friends (all Dene as it turns out) who also had wonderful experiences at residential school and it was a safe island in their lives. Most unfortunately, they are not the common stories but they are also stories that ought to be told.
I love the fact that you're a stand for the truth, whether it's about alcohol, terrible sadness and abuse, or the untold story of some people's experience at residential school.
Very interesting post! I admire your courage to protect the truth.


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We've made it easy to get a great paint job! This kit contains all the essentials you need to make your paint job simple
This durable, high-gloss paint is available in 63 colors and is single stage acrylic urethane enamel. This paint is used in many auto body workshops as it provides excellent automotive and fleet refinishing along with top-quality UV protection. This high-gloss paint maintains rich color and keeps the vehicle looking glossy for a long time.
The 2K Primer Buff or Grey Sealer with activator produces a smooth base and has an exceptional holdout. This top-quality product provides easy and fast sanding. It has a fast dry time, a fast film built and good filling property.
Reducers play an important part in any painting system. One of the most important rules of thumb when selecting a urethane reducer is to choose the appropriate reducer based on temperature. The reducer should be chosen carefully based on the anticipated shop conditions at the time of application. Fast reducers are used with temperatures below 65°F. Medium reducers are used with temperatures between 65° and 85° F. Slow reducers are used when temperatures are above 85°F. Failing to meet this criterion may lead to application defects.
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The audio production and music recording facilities at Video Arts Studios, is at your service for original music and jingle composition and production, as well as post scoring, audio sweetening and musician recording. For both short and long form scripts, clients from across the country utilize Hired Gums, a voice over service with over 30 unique voices.
Video Arts Studios is a tapeless, digital environment designed by world-renowned New York designer, John Storyk. All studios are equipped with digital workstations, and sport a full-compliment of microphones, keyboards and samplers. Regional and national artists as well as corporations have utilized Graffiti Music Studios for recording and original music production.


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KICK start the spring with the new season collection now in store at Burton in Mell Square.
Combining fresh ideas and contemporary design, the popular store has one of the most stylish selections of menswear in Solihull.
This year, the design team at Burton has defined ten essential smart and casual pieces for the British man.
Designed to take the stress out of shopping, each item offers great fit and quality, ideal as a collection or as individuals to update any contemporary wardrobe.
Alternatively, through its core collection, Burton offers a relaxed metropolitan take on formal wear.
Tonal shades of pastel pink, blue and grey give a lighter feel to knitwear and shirts, which look great with Burton's impeccably cut tailoring.
For the urban guy, nylon jackets, bold graphic t-shirts and dark wash denim are all staples of Burton's street inspired look.
Key for the season, a geo printed tee mixed with a nylon hooded jacket or laundered casual shirt teamed with carrot fit denim, creates a trend casual look that will last all summer.
For more information, head to the Burton store located at 1 Mell Square or call 0121 705 7151. Alternatively, contact Mell Square centre management on 0121 704 3941.


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Joint DISCOVERY-HET Seminar
Sheer El-Showk (Saclay, SPhT)
New Skins for an Old Ceremony (The Conformal Bootstrap and the Ising Model)
The existence of a positive linear functional acting on the space of (differences between) conformal blocks has been shown to rule out regions in the parameter space of conformal field theories (CFTs). We argue that at the boundary of the allowed region the extremal functional contains, in principle, enough information to determine the dimensions and OPE coefficients of an infinite number of operators appearing in the correlator under analysis. Based on this idea we develop the Extremal Functional Method (EFM), a numerical procedure for deriving the spectrum and OPE coefficients of CFTs lying on the boundary (of solution space). We test the EFM by using it to rederive the low lying spectrum and OPE coefficients of the 2d Ising model based solely on the dimension of a single scalar quasi-primary %Gâ%@ no Virasoro algebra required. Our work serves as a benchmark for applications to more interesting, less known CFTs (such as the 3d Ising model) in the near future.
Date: Tuesday, 26/2/13
Time: 14:15
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All humans come from the same Source and will return to the same Source at the appointed time. We are made from the same organic materials. We are all brothers and sisters choosing to experience life outside of pure Love.
Many are currently waking up and feeling the urge to do something more. Others who are already awakened are feeling a push to get on with the work they came here to do. Some are feeling cornered and are making their last stand efforts to gain dominance over others. Others are feeling like they must hold on to their loved ones, for they sense a separation coming.
As a result, emotions are charged. People are feeling a need to make changes. Your goal is to work on yourself, learning how to remain balanced and at peace in all situations. Then you will be able to move forward and share what you have learned with others.
There is a need to unite and to understand our oneness with each other. Although outwardly we may look different, inside we are the same. There was a purpose for these different designs. Yet they have become a hindrance as each judges another's differences.
Break down any barriers you have that keep you separate from others. Whenever a great change occurs, it takes teamwork. To have an effective team, there needs to be unity, where all are equal and major changes are made by consensus rather than dictation.
Formulate changes that move you closer to being one with your sisters and brothers. Be brave and empower yourself with love. Be in gratitude for all that others bring to you. Your life on Earth would be impossible if those you take for granted were not in existence. Know you are One with every person and embrace all, including your Self!
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All humans come from the same Source and will return to the same Source at the appointed time. We are made from the same organic materials. We are all brothers and sisters choosing to experience life outside of pure Love.