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|UBCIC Submission to BC Water Act Modernization Initiative
April 30, 2010
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Water Act Modernization Initiative
Submission to:
The Ministry of Environment, Water Stewardship Division
Government of British Columbia
April 30, 2010
Prepared by:
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
Suite 500- 342 Water Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1B6 Ph: (604) 684-0231 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (604) 684-0231 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; Fax: (604) 684-5726
Common to all traditions of Indigenous Peoples is that water is celebrated as Sacred, and that the deep connections between all things living here, and in the spirit world, are reconfirmed. Water is the lifeblood of the land and the Indigenous Peoples whose cultures flow from the land. Indigenous Peoples recognize that to dam the waters is to dam the connection to our future generations. To fail to protect our lands and waters is a contravention of our traditional laws, and our Aboriginal Title and Rights.[1]
As Indigenous Peoples, our cultures are closely linked to water, and negative impacts on water are cycled back to our cultures and societies. Our relationships with our lands, territories and waters are fundamental to the physical, cultural and spiritual survival of our Peoples. We have responsibilities to protect the availability and purity of the waters that our Peoples, and all life, depend upon. We echo the important words of the Simpcw Nation's Water Declaration, "We stand united to follow and implement our knowledge and traditional laws and exercise our right of self-determination to preserve water, and to preserve life."[2]
Indigenous laws about water are thousands of years old. Historically in British Columbia, our relationship with Waters and Lands has either been ignored or readily dismissed. The current Water Act, devoid of any mention of Indigenous Peoples' Rights over water, is evident of this on-going disregard. The current Water Act was developed in 1909, in a context of colonialism, imperialism and exploitation of natural resources for profit, based on the exclusion and oppression of Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous lifeways dependent upon the waters, such as the salmon fisheries, were ignored.
As an incidence of our Aboriginal Title to our territories, Indigenous Peoples have jurisdiction over the waters in our territories. This submission to the Ministry of Environment on the Water Act Modernization (WAM) initiative is written in response to the Water Act Modernization discussion paper ("the Discussion Paper")[3] We begin by explaining the fact that Aboriginal Title includes water and land; provide a critique of the current Water Act in relation to Aboriginal Title, Rights, and Treaty Rights, and directly respond to the Discussion Paper.
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) would like to state that this submission does not constitute consultation; the engagement contemplated in the Discussion Paper has an impossibly short timeframe for meaningful input and submission standards.
Nor could UBCIC engage in consultation on behalf of separate Nations. UBCIC is a political organization and does not hold Title; Title rests with separate Nations. The Government of British Columbia is legally obligated to work with each Indigenous Nation who holds title separately.
Furthermore, UBCIC is deeply concerned that the submission process outlined in the Discussion Paper is highly problematic; it was designed without Indigenous involvement and treats Indigenous people as "stakeholders" in the water policy process. There is no recognition of Indigenous jurisdiction or constitutionally-enshrined and judicially-recognized Aboriginal Title and Rights. By UBCIC Resolution 2010-10, the UBCIC Chiefs Council strongly demands that the prior, superior and unextinguished water rights of Indigenous Nations of British Columbia must be addressed and given priority before the Province proceeds with legislative and policy change such as described in the WAM discussion paper.
The province asserts jurisdiction to permit and regulate all uses of water, but this jurisdiction does not extend to Indian reserve lands, or to areas of the province where Aboriginal Title and Rights have not been addressed. Where Aboriginal Title and Rights have not been addressed, the Government of British Columbia does not have the title or jurisdiction to assert ownership, control or jurisdiction over water.
Thus far, Indigenous Nations' experience with the Government of British Columbia's resource management schemes, shows that once third party interests are granted or expanded, those economic interests tend to be protected at the great expense of the Title and Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the environmental values that many British Columbians share. Aboriginal Title throws provincial claims to ownership over land and water resources into question.[4] Section 109 of the Constitution Act, 1867, grants provinces "proprietary rights" over lands and resources within their boundaries, subject to any other interests (s. 109). Aboriginal Title is another interest, and any interest that the province has in the lands and waters is subject to Aboriginal Title.
Water is sacred; water is life. The rivers and streams are like the arteries and veins of Mother Earth, they provide life for all of the people, plants and animals. For many Indigenous Peoples, water is a sacred gift from the Creator and Indigenous Peoples are entrusted with the responsibility to care for the waters and headwaters, springs and origins of water. Water is not only a human right: all plants and animals, all of nature has the right to water[5].
In 2004 EAGLE (Environmental Guardianship through Law and Education) released an extensive collection of materials on Aboriginal Peoples' Water Rights in British Columbia. In this collection they explain that "From an Aboriginal Perspective, our Aboriginal (Original) Title to the Lands, Water and Resources, together with the jurisdiction to manage and guard the water resource flows from the fact that the Creator placed our Nations upon our traditional territories, along with the traditional laws and responsibilities to care for and protect those lands."[6]
In 2005, the joint executives of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, First Nations Summit, and B.C. Assembly of First Nations (then called "First Nations Leadership Council" or FNLC), signed the historic Leadership Accord to work together. The FNLC entered into a "New Relationship" with the province of B.C. The New Relationship Vision outlined a common vision of systemic changes, and committed to joint implementation of a new policy that would acknowledge Aboriginal Title and Rights:
We are all here to stay. We agree to a new government-to-government relationship based on respect, recognition, and accommodation of Aboriginal title and rights. Our shared vision includes respect for our respective laws and responsibilities. Through this new relationship, we commit to reconciliation of Aboriginal and Crown titles and jurisdictions.
We agree to establish processes and institutions for shared decision-making about the land and resources for revenue and benefit sharing, recognizing, as has been determined in court decisions, that the right to Aboriginal title "in its full form," including the inherent right for the community to make decisions as to the use of the land and therefore the right to have a political structure for making those decisions, is constitutionally guaranteed by Section 35. These inherent rights flow from First Nations' historical and sacred relationship with their territories.
The historical Aboriginal-Crown relationship in British Columbia has given rise to the present socio-economic disparity between First Nations and other British Columbians. We agree to work together in this new relationship to achieve strong governments, social justice and economic self-sufficiency for First Nations which will be of benefit to all British Columbians and will lead to long-term economic viability.[7]
The New Relationship clearly commits the provincial government to acknowledge and respect Aboriginal Title and Rights and jurisdiction, and move forward in the spirit of reconciliation. However, the province has yet to actualize this vision.
The Water Act Modernization process continues British Columbia's history of denying Aboriginal Title and asserting provincial rights to ownership and jurisdiction over water. Implementing the New Relationship Vision in revising the Water Act would necessitate a completely different approach, addressing Indigenous Nations' jurisdiction at every level and including the provincial government working with each First Nation in BC.
The current WAM process pays "lip service" to Aboriginal Title and Rights without actually addressing Indigenous jurisdiction. The WAM Technical Background Report acknowledges that Indigenous Nations across B.C. "have diverse and significant interests in water governance," and as per the New Relationship, the province is committed to "respect, recognition and accommodation of Aboriginal title and rights."[8] However, the Technical Background Report concludes that "there are opportunities to reinforce some of these unique cultural interests and to promote the use of traditional knowledge in water stewardship and decision making" (emphasis added). The province cannot choose which interests are addressed. Additionally, while we agree that traditional knowledge in water stewardship and decision making must be incorporated in water planning, Indigenous governance and management of water resources have to be addressed too. The Technical Background Report goes on state that the current Water Act "establishes that all water resources are owned by the Crown" without any question of this, or mention of Indigenous jurisdiction. Ultimately, through continuing to ignore Aboriginal Title, the WAM process designed by the provincial government completely contradicts the positive New Relationship commitments. We call on the provincial government to revisit the New Relationship and realize the Vision prior to any attempts to update water legislation.
By Resolution no. 2010-03, the UBCIC Chiefs Council re-affirmed that Indigenous People's water rights must be respected by Canada and B.C. to the standards set out by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration states:
Article 25:
Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual relationship with their traditionally owned or otherwise occupied and used lands, territories, waters and coastal seas and other resources and to uphold their responsibilities to future generations in this regard.
Article 32
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for the development or use of their lands or territories and other resources;
2. States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the Indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources;
3. States shall provide effective mechanisms for just and fair redress for any such activities, and appropriate measures shall be taken to mitigate adverse environmental, economic, social, cultural or spiritual impact.
The Declaration is an international legal instrument that protects the fundamental human rights of Indigenous Peoples' way of life: our language, cultural practices, and our sacred relationships to the natural world. We share the view of the Indigenous Environmental Network who states that "the Declaration should by fully recognized in any discussion regarding the governance of water- applying to all levels of jurisdiction including provincial, regional and municipal governments.[9] The WAM process does not currently reflect Indigenous Rights as set out in the Declaration, by neither respecting nor addressing Indigenous Peoples' relationship to water, nor addressing the right of Indigenous Peoples' Self-Determination in developing priorities and strategies for our water. The WAM process has been unilaterally imposed with provincially-determined goals.
The current Water Act disregards Aboriginal Title, Rights, and Treaty Rights, and is not aimed at conservation. The Water Act is an instrument of institutionalized government control over water and has resulted in exploitation of water for the benefit of business and at the expense of Indigenous Peoples' inherent Rights as well as at the expense of water health and purity. There are inherent problems in the fact that the province is regulating an area of Aboriginal Title and Rights concern. The Province does not have the ownership and jurisdiction over water where Aboriginal Title exists, and the proposed Water Act amendments continue with the province's history of denial which is damaging both to Indigenous Peoples and cultures, and also to the waters and all life that depends upon the water.
The existing Water Act represents a "hard path" approach to water management which is premised on limitless economic development in a "limitless" natural environment. However, Canadians and British Columbians are increasingly aware that the resources within our natural environment are not limitless, and that we can no longer prioritize human consumption over the interests and rights of the environment and Mother Earth. The utility of water is not represented by a singular value of exploitation for profit. Indigenous Nations in B.C. have recognized other values attributable to water which go beyond economy. The holistic approach that we take in our Indigenous understanding of water means that cultural, spiritual, and ecological values are expressed through traditional knowledge systems and legal orders.
Key features of the Province's current Water Act include:
The B.C. Ministry of Environment issued the Water Act Modernization Discussion Paper in fall, 2009, and intends to amend the Water Act in 2011. To date, B.C. has scheduled three sessions specifically for Indigenous Peoples, and numerous public sessions throughout the province. However, this is the only attempt that B.C. has made at "consultation," falling far short of legal requirements. In essence, constitutionally protected Title and Rights as described above are falsely addressed (if at all) as though they are "stakeholder interests" equivalent to those of industry, local governments of interest groups. The changes being contemplated will have far reaching implications for Indigenous Peoples.
Despite New Relationship promises of "respect, recognition and accommodation of Aboriginal title and rights," the WAM initiative as set out in the Discussion Paper and presented in "Living Water Smart: British Columbia's Water Plan"[10] fails to recognize Aboriginal Title and instead assumes provincial jurisdiction over all water in B.C. (including over all groundwater).
We strongly urge the provincial government to work in the spirit of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples reflected through the acknowledgement of Aboriginal jurisdiction over water, and a commitment to working toward preserving Indigenous Nations' legal, governance and conservation practices associated with water.
We are disappointed that the proposed principals outlined in the Discussion Paper completely fail to address Aboriginal Title and Rights, and operate under the continued assumption of provincial jurisdiction asserted in the current and outdated Water Act. We do not believe the province of B.C. has the jurisdiction to make unilateral definitions or decisions regarding water usage. For example, the province does not have the power to define sustainable limits for determining water resource usage, or decisions that water resource legislation, policy and decision making processes get integrated across all levels of government. UBCIC strongly disagrees that the province has jurisdiction to limit Indigenous Peoples' access to water for conservation purposes. This problematizes principal 5, which states that "rules and standards for water management are clearly defined, providing a predictable investment climate across the province." We disagree that the province has authority to clearly define such rules and standards.
The proposed principal of "flexibility provided to adapt to extreme conditions or unexpected events on a provincial, regional or issue specific level" might allow large projects with harmful social and environmental consequences to "bend the rules" more easily. So too, the principal that "incentives are created for water conservation that considers the needs of users and investors" could potentially be implemented to the detriment of Aboriginal Title and Rights, as well as the detriment of the health and future of water. Water conservation must also consider the needs of the animals and plants that live on traditional territories.
Although the Discussion Paper suggests that Indigenous Nations' social and cultural practices associated with water must be incorporated into policy, we question who is determining what these practices are, as there are 203 communities in the province of B.C. with diverse social and cultural practices. A blanket policy allowing the provincial government to determine Indigenous Nations' water interests is dangerous to the protection of sovereignty, and may further harm water conservation efforts. Again, the province should work with each one of the 203 First Nations in B.C. in the proper context of addressing Indigenous jurisdiction.
The proposed provincial principals fail to respect the diversity and strength of Indigenous knowledges. For example, Indigenous traditional knowledge must be incorporated into any definition of science that informs changes to the Water Act. The principles would have been stronger had the province involved Indigenous Peoples in preliminary work.
"Polluted water must be reclaimed- this is an act of self-preservation. Our survival and the survival of all species, depends on restoring naturally functioning ecosystems."[11] All Indigenous Nations must be involved in any discussions around increasing protection of stream health and aquatic environments- sovereign Indigenous Nations will decide what level of shared decision making they wish to be involved in, if any. The province must not impose or determine any such role for Indigenous Nations. For example, a provincially imposed blanket role for Indigenous Nations as "shared decision makers" with municipal governments infringes on our Self-Determination. Additionally, any considerations of protection and conservation standards, plans and guidelines must include Indigenous Peoples' traditional knowledge of stream health and aquatic environments.
We do not support any Water Act provisions that would continue commodification of water resources. Natural resources are unique, and cannot be easily replaced. Government direction must not permit the continuation of policies detrimental to our water security, such as the current provincial permission of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' (DFO) "no net loss" policy. Under this policy, the DFO is able to replace "unavoidable habitat losses" with habitat replacement. Clearly this policy enables destruction of Indigenous Nations' waters, and provides the DFO with an inordinate amount of power over our water.[12] In a provincial example, the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act (BCEAA) provides a legislated process for determining the environmental impacts of a project before it begins; however, the decision of permitting a project to proceed is discretionary. Potentially harmful projects may be permitted to proceed even if there are red flags that a project should be assessed under another act as well. This discretionary policy increases commodification of water to the detriment of stream health and aquatic environments. Projects with substantial economic benefits are more likely to be approved than if there were stricter BCEAA guidelines, and such projects infringe on Aboriginal rights as well as water health.[13] No projects have been refused under the BCEAA to date.
The health of our water is clearly at stake right - the WAM process must address our Aboriginal Title and Rights over water and stop making top-down conservation plans.
With overlapping interests and jurisdictions, water governance is complex and must include a clear and meaningful role for Indigenous Nations, based on our Aboriginal Title to water. As recognized by UBCIC Resolution 2001-05, water is critical to survival of Indigenous Peoples and cultures, and our cultures flow from the land. Further, UBCIC Resolution 2009-30 states that "water rights are essential to support hunting, trapping, fishing, the production of food, the economic development of the land, and as part of the spiritual and cultural existence of First Nations peoples."
We disagree with changing water governance structures which could award greater levels of control to local levels of governments through a regional watershed approach- in effect this would mean the province delegating power over water resources that are actually under Aboriginal jurisdiction. Water governance, as outlined in the Discussion Paper could include local governments, and also "First Nations, industry and non-government organizations" in planning and decision making. There is no consideration of the constitutional nature of Aboriginal Title or Rights, and instead Indigenous Peoples' rights are addressed as a "stakeholder" interest. The non-government organizations could be potential investors with no concern for the longevity and health of the water source- this is unacceptable and flies in the face of provincial conservation strategies.
We strongly object to any type of water governance that would further disregard Aboriginal Title and Rights. The "centralized approach" permits the provincial government to continue in its role as the main decision making institution. Historically and currently, legislation allowing the provincial government to play this role does not take into consideration the needs of Indigenous Nations, or of water conservation and integrity. For example, there are problems when water scarcity becomes an issue in periodic drought years, and the province then prioritizes municipal, agricultural, mining, and recreational needs to maintain economic benefits to outsider majority stakeholders that may not be local groups.
The "shared approach" still includes Government continuing to set strategic direction and policy instead of Indigenous Nations. According to the Discussion Paper, the province would delegate to a First Nation or partner institution "depending on their capacity or willingness to undertake responsibilities." Who determines capacity? Aboriginal Peoples must be involved at every level of decision making in any changes to water governance.
Like the earlier two approaches, the "delegated approach" maintains the fundamental flaw of assuming that the province has jurisdiction over water and has the authority to delegate management of the water. Flowing from the earlier discussion on Aboriginal Title and Rights over water, provincial title can only be determined after Aboriginal Title has been determined, and the province does not have the power to be involved in determining Aboriginal Title. Aboriginal Title is between the federal government and respective Nations and must be determined on a government-to-government basis.
We agree that water governance arrangements must be changed; the current Water Act was created to the exclusion of our inherent jurisdiction over water. Because the province cannot determine Aboriginal Title, it would be prudent for the province to re-consider the current approach to changing water governance as outlined in the Discussion Paper. The provincially described approach is based on the false premise of complete provincial jurisdiction and will require revision in the future.
The current water allocation system was designed in a time when Aboriginal Rights were not recognized, and further, were being actively denied and entrenched upon by the provincial and federal governments. Additionally, the system was designed when the provincial population was much smaller, and there was no consideration by governments of finite natural resources. In this regard, the existing water allocation system does not match the current social or political environment; however, any changes to increase flexibility and efficiency that are determined by the province contain the inherent problem of assuming provincial jurisdiction.
The Discussion Paper proposes introducing measures to make water use more "efficient" with potential inclusion of economic instruments, such as water rentals or pricing, for water management, or penalties and bonuses based on use. Indigenous Nations continue to assert and have not ceded their Aboriginal Title to the water in their respective territories, for which the Discussion Paper contemplates that they may be forced to rent or pay for access. The introduction of a commodification process to water management, even if for the stated aim of conservation, will have a serious detrimental impact on Indigenous communities. Conservation measures cannot be made to the exclusion of our Aboriginal Title and Rights; rather, effective conservation opportunities exist through working in the context of Title and Rights.
Provincial proposals to increase conservation measures on existing allocations are problematized by the false assumption of provincial jurisdiction. The Discussion Paper outlines efforts to cancel (for non-use) existing water licenses, or other efforts to encourage conservation. This could include an attempt by the government to regulate water use on reserve lands.[14] The precise nature of changes is not clearly laid out- would the province use conservation arguments in attempt to restrict or deny Indigenous Peoples' access to water?[15]
Groundwater is an invaluable resource in our province, and will increasingly be relied upon as the demands on freshwater grow, for example through climate change and increase of heat. Groundwater is an integral part of our ecosystem, and plays an important role in the hydrologic cycle impacting both surface and ocean waters.[16] Approximately 97% of all freshwater on the earth (not including glaciers and icecaps) is groundwater.[17] As most groundwater eventually flows into surface waters, contamination of groundwater due to lack of regulations is a serious concern and area for policy change that must occur in the context of Aboriginal Title and Rights to water.
UBCIC opposes the provincial assertion in the Discussion Paper that in the new Water Act, the province will be the body to regulate and control access to groundwater, with no mention of Aboriginal Title or Rights. In the past, provincial regulation of access to surface water (falsely premised on assumed provincial jurisdiction) has clearly been problematic for Indigenous communities in exercising their inherent jurisdiction and having water access and health that meets their needs.
Currently, groundwater extraction and use in B.C. is not regulated. B.C. is the only province without licensing or regulations for groundwater use, although the Living Water Smart strategy has made a commitment to regulate groundwater use in priority areas and large groundwater withdrawals by 2012.[18] There is no standard government instrument to address conflicts among water users and deal with reductions in groundwater quality or quality concerns. Crucially, there is no protection of groundwater from pollution, contaminants or depletion. In addition to depletion, contamination of groundwater from resource or land-use activities is a serious concern.[19] The main sources of groundwater contamination include:
· Pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers from agricultural operations;
· Fecal matter from agricultural operations;
· Spills during transportation of fuels, chemicals, etc;
· Leaching from poorly sited septic systems;
· Leachate from garbage dumps and other waste disposal sites;
· Acid mine drainage;
· Spillage from gasoline and fuel tanks; and
· Chemical spills from mills and other industrial operations.[20]
Following from the Discussion Paper, access to groundwater might follow the same "first come first serve" approach that is taken to surface water under the current Water Act. We are extremely concerned that the provincial government may choose to exercise its authority by providing third parties access to our water in this way. UBCIC President Grand Chief Stewart Phillip recently said "As Indigenous Peoples, we are increasingly alarmed when third party interests are granted access to the resources of our territories, especially fresh water; government and the courts protect those corporate interests at the expense of our Aboriginal Title and Rights and of the environmental values that many British Columbians hold dear.[21]
In areas of the United States, and around the world, there has been significant depletion of groundwater supplies, which is sometimes called "water mining." This has led to large areas being without any water and the increased need to import or pipe in water from great distances. In addition to impacting overall Indigenous and British Columbian water security, many Indigenous communities rely on groundwater (through wells, etc.) and efforts to regulate ground water stand to impact Indigenous communities.
We protest the notion that the Water Act could be "modernized" by providing the province with authority over groundwater- provincial title cannot be determined until Aboriginal Title has been settled. Given the immense importance of groundwater to the survival of our planet, conservation and preservation measures are important policy shifts- however; awarding authority to the province does not imply or guarantee conservation or preservation, and continues to ignore Aboriginal Title and Rights.
As Indigenous Peoples, we are intimately connected to water and we must protect this sacred resource for the generations to come. We have exercised our inherent Title and Rights over water since time immemorial and continue to do so. In the province of B.C., there are the Douglas Treaties on Vancouver Island and Treaty 8 in the Peace River region, with the majority of the province still unceded Aboriginal Territory. The courts have recognized Aboriginal Title continues to exist unless a Nation cedes this to the federal government. Our Aboriginal Title, Rights, and Treaty Rights are protected under S. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and landmark cases continue to define how these Rights can be exercised. International instruments, importantly the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, uphold Indigenous Rights over water and recognize the special relationship that we have with water. The New Relationship Vision document sets out commitments from the province to move forward in a spirit of reconciliation that recognizes Aboriginal Rights, and recognizes that these inherent rights flow from Indigenous Nations' historical and sacred relationship with their territories.
The existing Water Act is out of date and does not reflect the current social, political, spiritual, legal and economic context. The Water Act ignores Aboriginal Title, Rights, and Treaty Rights, and falsely assumes provincial jurisdiction over the majority of water in B.C. Although federal and provincial division of powers are not clearly defined in regards to water, under the Water Act, the province asserts the majority of control over water in British Columbia, despite the fact that Indigenous Nations have Aboriginal Title and Rights of the land and waters in their respective territories.
The current WAM process and Discussion Paper contain the colonial assumption of continued provincial jurisdiction over waters in B.C. The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs strongly objects to a top-down, provincially-determined plan for "modernizing" the Water Act, and we urge the Government of British Columbia to take immediate steps to rectify this process by directly contacting each First Nation in B.C. to seek feedback and direction. The province must address Indigenous jurisdiction over water resources in B.C.; the current WAM modernization process cannot continue to ignore Aboriginal Title and Rights and environmental values for greater benefit of third party interests. We encourage the province to address the legal implications of our Aboriginal Title and Rights over water, and the legal implications of continuing to move forward in amending the water legislation without taking recommended steps.
On July 8th, 2001, Indigenous Peoples from around the world gathered on Musqueam Territory and ratified an International Indigenous Declaration on Water which reflects Indigenous Peoples laws and traditions. It begins:
As Indigenous Peoples, we raise our voices in solidarity to speak for the protection of the water. The Creator placed us on this earth, each in our own sacred and traditional lands, to care for all of creation. We have always governed ourselves as Peoples to ensure the protection and purity of water. We stand united to follow ad implement our knowledge, laws and self-determination to preserve water, to preserve life. Our message is clear: Protect Water Now![22]
[1] EAGLE, "Lifeblood of the Land. Aboriginal Peoples' Water Rights in British Columbia" ed. Ardith Walkem et al., June 2004 at p.1-2.
[2] Simpcw Nation, "Simpcw Water Declaration," may be accessed online at: www.ubcic.bc.cahttp://www.ubcic.bc.ca/files/SIMPCW_WaterDeclaration.doc.
[3] British Columbia's Water Act Modernization Discussion Paper may be accessed online at: http://www.livingwatersmart.ca/water-act/discussion-paper.html
[4] Richard H. Bartlett, Aboriginal Water Rights in Canada: A Study of Aboriginal Title to Water and Indian Water Rights, Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law, University of Calgary, 1988.
[5] Indigenous Environmental Network, "Our Sacred Waters: Rights and Responsibilities," Unpublished paper submitted to the Council of Canadians for the Blue Communities Project Manual. Prepared by D. Sanderson, T. Goldtooth, C. Thomas - Mueller, 2010.
[6] EAGLE, "Lifeblood of the Land. Aboriginal Peoples' Water Rights in British Columbia" ed. Ardith Walkem et al., June 2004 at p.6-1.
[7] The New Relationship Vision may be accessed online at: http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/newrelationship/down/new_relationship.pdf
[8] British Columbia's Water Act Modernization Technical Background Report may be accessed online at: http://www.livingwatersmart.ca/water-act/docs/wam_tbr.pdf.
[9] Indigenous Environmental Network, 2010.
[10] Living Water Smart: British Columbia's Water Plan may be accessed online at: http://www.livingwatersmart.ca/book/.
[11] EAGLE, "Lifeblood of the Land. Aboriginal Peoples' Water Rights in British Columbia" ed. Ardith Walkem et al., June 2004 at p.2-15.
[12] For example, the Takla, Tsay Kay Dene and Kwadacha publicly objected to the destruction of Amazay Lake, given the significance of the lake and surrounding lands. Northgate Minerals proposed using Amazay Lake as a tailings dump for their proposed Kemess North project. Through immense public pressure, both the Government of BC and the Government of Canada rejected the proposal due to the irreparable impacts to Indigenous Nations.
[13] For example, Taseko's Prosperity Mine received approval from the BCEA Office, despite the harms it proposes to Indigenous Peoples' territory, and to the environment. Taseko plans to drain Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) and make it a tailings pond for the Mine, although the lake is part of the Tsilhqot'in Government's unceded and sacred territory. Taseko has proposed replacing the Tsilhqot'in fishery in Teztan Biny with another restocked lake, in disregard of Indigenous relationship to natural resources, and in disregard for the health of the environment and people nearby. The Tsilhqot'in Government is currently fighting to protect their territory and the health of their land and water resources. According to their website, Taseko projects that the project has a pre-tax net present value of C$1.6 billion, and is "one of the largest undeveloped gold-copper reserves in Canada"- a prime example of commodification of our water (http://www.tasekomines.com/tko/Prosperity.asp).
[14] In recent years, the province undertook an extensive inventory of water licenses attached to Federal Reserve lands. In a few instances, the Province attempted to cancel water licenses that were not in use (and did so in one instance). However, we believe it is doubtful that such actions would be upheld in court as it has the impact of restricting the use that Indigenous Peoples can make of Federal Reserve lands.
[15] E.g. in the same way that access to certain species for hunting or fishing is restricted for conservation, without regard to the damage that other government legislation and policies cause to these species.
[16] EAGLE, "Lifeblood of the Land. Aboriginal Peoples' Water Rights in British Columbia" ed. Ardith Walkem et al., June 2004 at p.16-1.
[17] Stephen McCaffrey, The Law of International Watercourses: Non-navigational Uses, New York: Oxford University Press, 2001 at 27.
[18] Watershed Watch Salmon Society, et al., "Fish Out of Water: Tools to Protect British Columbia's Groundwater and Wild Salmon", April 2009 may be accessed online at http://watershed-watch.org/publications/files/FishOutofWater-web.pdf.
[19] Christensen, R. "Review of British Columbia's Groundwater Regulatory Regime: Current Practices and Options", 2007 may be accessed online at http://www.watershed-watch.org/publications/files/Groundwater_Regulation_Review_SLDF.pdf.
[20] EAGLE, "Lifeblood of the Land. Aboriginal Peoples' Water Rights in British Columbia" ed. Ardith Walkem et al., June 2004 at p.16-5.
[21] Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, "UBCIC Fully Supports Halalt Protective Blockade," media release, 10 March 2010, available at http://ubcic.bc.ca/News_Releases/UBCICNews03101001.htm.
[22] Endorsed by the international community and Indigenous Peoples assembled at the International Conference on water for People and Nature. Available in EAGLE, "Lifeblood of the Land. Aboriginal Peoples' Water Rights in British Columbia" ed. Ardith Walkem et al., June 2004 at p.1-2 to 1-5.
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Should he be?
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2-3 games IMO .
3 probably.
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Yeah, 3 games sounds fair.
He growls as he storms the country,
A villain big and bold.
And the trees all shake and quiver and quake,
As he robs them of their gold.
My question isn't from the NBA side. My question is what is Wyc, Danny, Doc thinking right now. My guess is Rondo just re- enterd the " Dog House. "
Im sure the Celtic players are not happy with Rondo. Listen, the Celtics are not that good right now. They/ Celtics are getting pushed around. I don't see a change unless a trade is made.
The Nets are a better team right now than Boston, period. Now that can change but Boston has huge questions.
I think Boston is worse right now than I thought they would be, at this point in the season (eyebrow slightly raised).
" The greatest basketball player and mind of all time. "
Although, as Doc pointed out last night, this team is soft and the rest of the league knows it. For the short term(however long Rondo's suspension lasts) this does not bode well for Boston, but maybe Rondo's actions provide a spark that this team needs for the rest of the season?
He growls as he storms the country,
A villain big and bold.
And the trees all shake and quiver and quake,
As he robs them of their gold.
To them, it's another act/ action by Rondo that proves he has maturity issues.
Also, maybe short term in form of " spark. " I just don't know how Celtics can make up for lack of size/ rebounding...
Very good points, I hope something changes.
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Maybe with his streak over, he will turn the ball over less, as he'll stop trying to get that 10th assist in the end of every game, and possibly hurting the team if a better play, pass, or shot is available. He won't be looking for that tough alley oop in traffic.
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6/27/09: We expect [Rondo] to play by the rules and be a leader as a point guard. We need him to be more of a leader, Ainge said. There were just a couple situations where he was late this year, I dont know if he was sitting in his car, but showed up late and the rest of the team was there. We have team rules and you have to be on time. He was fined for being late, he said he was stuck in traffic, and its just unacceptable.
told you all since 2010 he was a toolbag.....
I'd say 3-5
I'm not a Celtics fan but I love Rondo. Ever since his days at Oak Hill and of course UK. I think he is a throw back type of player. I wish more players were like him. He's fiercely competitive, hard-nosed, and not afraid of anyone. He's a student of game, and a coach on the court. It's only fair to say he does deserve a suspension, just 2 games.
I would guess the over under is 2.5....so I will guess 2.
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SMWC Soccer and Cross Country Teams Head to Tournaments
November 3rd, 2010 | SMWC
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College soccer and cross-country teams head to post-season play in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) national tournaments.
Entering the competition as the eighth seed, the soccer team begins the tournament Friday, November 5, 2010 at 11:30 a.m hosted by Vermont Technical College at Essex Junction, Vermont. SMWC will square off against top seeded number one University of Maine.
Led by Head Coach Michael Aycock, the Pomeroys compiled 6 wins, 5 losses, and two draws in the season. The team outscored their opponents 28-24.
Forward Erin Pugh (Terre Haute, Ind.) leads SMWC scorers with 10 goals and 3 assists in 13 matches this year.
In the 2009-10 season, the team received a bid to the tournament and defeated the defending champions, Southern Virginia University, in the first round, won through to the title match, and lost in the final to Marygrove College.
Pugh and Goalkeeper April Baranowski (Arlington Heights, Ill.) were named to last year's All-Tournament Team.
The cross-country team heads to New Hampshire for their race on Friday (Nov.5) as they defend their national championship title. The team runs at New Hampshire Tech Institute in Concord, New Hampshire at 11a.m. Head Coach Danelle Readinger reports that the Pomeroys are currently in the top five competing teams.
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Victoria Beckham has been thinking about the nineties—but not quite the decade as she famously lived it herself as a Spice Girl. "Ah, no," she said backstage, after she wiped away tears, hugged her husband, parents, and two-year-old baby daughter Harper: "I was in . . . costume!" But now, here she is today, distilling, feminizing, and updating the aesthetics of the minimalist-conceptualist-edgy nineties—the aesthetic of white shirts, camisole tops, dresses over pants, and men's tailoring. It must be the last thing her original teen fan base ever dreamed they'd see. But times change, and Beckham has reinvented herself, with credit, as one of Britain's new cohort of 21st–century fashion successes. And there she was proving it: Standing to explain things to her audience in a crisp, white shirt tucked into a pair of black man-tailored shorts. "It's just me," she shrugged. "It's everything I want to wear!"
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Samuel A. McLean, MD, MPH received his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College and his MD degree and MPH in General Epidemiology at the University of Michigan. He then completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Emergency Medicine Residency at Boston Medical Center. Dr McLean is currently Research Vice Chair in the Department of Anesthesiology and an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The overarching goal of Dr. McLean's research is to gain a better understanding the recovery process after trauma exposure, and to use this improved understanding to develop effective secondary preventive interventions to improve post-traumatic outcomes. Information regarding specific studies conducted by Dr. McLean are listed below. Outside of work, Dr. McLean enjoys spending time with his family and cheering on the Detroit Lions.
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Her chicks are hungry. So the European shag seabird takes off, weighing in at two kilograms. She flies 21 minutes, dives into the ocean 43 times, scoops up 117 grams of fish, and flaps her wings at different frequencies during her outbound and inbound trips. How do we know so much about her? Because Dr. Katsufumi Sato's miniaturized data logger was with her every step of the way.
Attached to the nesting shag, Sato's tiny electronic accelerometer and depth gauge gathers data that will help scientists better understand the bird's behavior. Such animal-borne recorders provide information impossible to obtain any other way, and even more crucial, they gather data under natural conditions. "You can't observe an animal's true behavior in captivity," Sato explains.
The instruments record everything from body mass and internal temperature to acceleration, swim speed, and dive depth, as well as ambient conditions such as water temperature and light intensity. In the 1990s electronic animal-borne recorders were introduced, offering far greater memory and information-gathering capacity than ever before. Today, animal-borne cameras also record photos and video, as well as data.
This rapidly changing technology has been tested and improved by Sato over the years. "We always work to perfect the instruments, miniaturize them even more, and find better ways to attach and retrieve them," he says. In his first studies with sea turtles, Sato attached recorders with a harness, producing unwanted drag as the animal swam. Sato developed a new technique, gluing the instrument to the turtle's shell with epoxy for a much lighter load.
The latest instruments give ecologists a bounty of new facts to guide wildlife management and habitat-conservation efforts. Sato points to Japanese fishermen who claim great cormorants raid their catch. No one knows how much commercial fish these water birds eat. By deploying data recorders, he hopes to estimate the amount and type of fish they're actually eating—perhaps proving that the birds, once nearly hunted to extinction, still warrant protection.
Sato's findings may also help the endangered loggerhead sea turtle. Oceans littered with plastic bags are commonly blamed for the loggerhead's dramatically declining numbers. To a turtle, it was supposed, the floating bags look temptingly similar to its favorite jellyfish prey, but if ingested the bags would block the turtle's stomach. But video from an animal-borne camera told a very different story. After approaching a floating bag, the turtle recognized it wasn't food and swam away. "We believe there may be other factors causing the species' decline," Sato infers. "We need to look harder and find the real reason."
Sato's work abounds with such surprises. He tracked seals in Antarctica that normally made very deep dives when hunting, but during breeding season they made only very shallow dives. Sato unraveled the mystery by changing the direction of his data recorders. When moved to face backwards on the seal, the camera revealed a pup following her. "The mother wasn't foraging for food at all," Sato discovered, "She was teaching."
Data loggers recorded other puzzling information during Sato's study of king penguins. Do penguins think and plot their actions? The birds were recorded inhaling more air before deep dives and less before shallow ones—findings that led Sato to conclude the penguins do not randomly dive to different depths, but actually plan each dive before taking the plunge.
Sato currently works to connect the dots across each of these species at the University of Tokyo's Ocean Research Institute. He compares and analyzes information gathered by students in the field. His recent comparison of seabirds, penguins, seals, and sperm whales revealed that animals ranging from just 500 grams to 30 tons all cruise at the same speed. "It seems to show that there is an optimal speed and style of swimming across all aquatic animals," he says. Sato hopes to expand his comparisons to include literally all species, searching for links between land, water, and airborne animals that may even explain aspects of evolution itself.
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my homie sells molly
Molly eh? I seriously doubt all of you are getting pure mdma.. anyways heres some more flicks.. "Juicyfruit"
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yea right i was buying 10 packs for 100 in canada maybe if someone was trying to get rd of some weak presses or a bad batch they would get rid of them that low but like i said buyin 10 at a time they where 10 dollars eachOriginally posted by What Happened to the Letters?@Jul 17 2006, 05:07 PM
haha yeah, damn gesus your very informed on this hsit man, so 20 a roll isnt a bad deal? i thought that was gettign ripped off i heard dudes in canada getign it 2 for 10
Scribble jizzel!!!!Originally posted by E-Terror@Jul 17 2006, 06:59 PM
my homie sells molly
and is AA still doing that shit and still goin to SJ?
also those fuckin LFC mashpattoe bowls are sooooo fuckin good
lmfao i have never paid more than 10$ for a roll, and i've taken hundreds. i dunno what kind of shitty hookup you had, but 900$ for 100 pills? no thanks. i'll hesitate buying pills that are even 7$. unless you're at a rave, the prices your talking are retarded. and yes, i've had everything from pure mdma to pills being cut with almost anything you can think of (meth, dxm, special k, mda, whatever).
and pure mdma (molly) is certainly not derived from a plant.
and if you think half double stacked pills have heroin, you my friend need to get your facts straight. heroin in ecstasy pills is nothing but a rumour. it's happened before, but it's so rare it's retarded. look at ecstasydata.org or pillreports.com. thousands of pills tested, only a small handful have fentanyl, and even less have heroin. don't believe me? http://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.cgi?ID=139 i'm sure you're not gonna say one of the most reliable sites for drugs is lieing, are you?
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i knew there would be one mother fucker that would disagree with me....
ok firstyou cant tell me shit about heroin in pills, i persaonally test all the piss i get and a good deal in south florida have heroin i NEVER said doubble stacks are half heroin.... i said there dopey... an a good deal have heroin in them.... as for edwins maybe you try looking up fentanyl
then maybe you'll find out its about 50 time stronger then heroin
as for this
"We have never heard of cocaine being found in an ecstasy tablet. "
then i guess ive test more pills then erowid... which i probably have... there not right all the time you know
dont forget that is about 6 years old when people actually cared about pressing pills and not fucking over people.....
fuck off if your seriously going to tell ME to get my fact stright you've done hunreds.... lol ive tested hundreds (which u know testing pills is a waste if u ever done it before due to choping it up and then re testing it if your buying mass quanity....
as for those prices... if you never paid more then 19$ a pill, i dont fucking belive yoy MAYBE back in the late 90s and early 200's but now adays BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT
once again why dont u read my state me he asked "is it likely id find 100 pills for 400$" and i said "no your not likely to find them that cheap when first starting to but them maybe after u move a grip and get aqainted"
but ANYONE who knows anything about moving mass quanity isnt going to sell to someone they dont know for dirt cheap...
for for molling being from a plant i said they used moicules found in a flower in the process for making legal "bombers" ...legal ecstasy high
god kids like you piss me off
so yes im saying erowids is wrong in 2000, yes im saying in legal ecstacy and the making of mdma there molicues from a plant, Yes im saying your lieing about never paying over 10$ a pills, Yes im saying fentanyl is about up to 50 time more powerful then herion, Yes im saying i have personally tested a GRIP a of pills that have had both cocaine and heroin in them, and yes im saying any responcible drug deal wont even fuck with a kid for mass quanity LET ALONE break him a deal like 4$ a pill for 100 Pills on the first date....
You get your shit stright kid, only where i can think of ecstacy prices THAT low with out lieing is europ
oh i dont know about that last bit gesus
like i said i can get pills here for 5 maybe 4 dollars depending on the quantity.
It's all about where you live, and as you said it, the quality of the ingredients.
But prices aren't worth arguing, maybe this guy lives next door to a lab.
word he might not even live in the states. ive gotten molly pressies with 20% 2CB fresh off the presses for 4 dollars a piece not even buying quantity but that was outside of the states.. and just happened to meet the right person..
yea but looik where you also where homie no to menchion you got offered a job.....
and kopper he said for each one nothing about quanity, but i guess its possible but he shouldnt act like thats the norm im tryin to tell these kids what up so they can be safe an heathly and do it for the right reason and this kids trytin to call me out and say what im saying is bullshit and not to listen to me cas i need to "get my facts stright" :lol: ive throw up more ecstasy then that kids probably ever seen.,... add a fannypack in there and we probably eat labs batches worth
i eat pills like i eat pussy!!! not that often!!!
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from the older days
muh nicka
wish cops didnt take those pictires from me when the lsd bust went down, those where the last from the crew minus 1 other picture i have of me liana gipsy piper.... come to think of it that was the last time we were all 100% together... gipsys orgnizing a reunion to see how everyone is in half a year to a year... and were fucking going!!!
you have tomaine poison on your tounge
say ahhhhhhh...
you have bees flying around your rectum
you need a bad operation......
please. i am fully aware of what fentanyl is, or else i wouldn't of mentioned it. and no, i have NEVER paid more than 10$ for a pill (and it's only happened once), and that's cause it wasn't through my guy. i would also like you to tell me how you would know pills contained heroin, cause marquis is the only testing kit that'll detect it, and it detects OPIATES. you gonna tell me you're doing masse spectrometry tests on these bitches? ya right. we both know opiate does not mean heroin. even when you fucking drop heroin it's metabolized as morphein in your body.
and btw, after i moved the last 100 pack at 5$, i get 'em at 2.50 individually for personal use. what now?
so again, get your facts straight.
standin' tall stayin' high
ahahahahaha as if you have friends that are candy kids.
standin' tall stayin' high
WOW...i never meant to cause so much damn controversy, and yeah spetzz lives in canada(im pritty sure)so his prices will be different, so hopefully ill just pick up a ten pack for cheapest i can...thanks for the help in between the beef :lol:
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SACRAMENTO, CA -- California lawmakers have introduced a measure that would prohibit offering cash or items exchangeable for cash in amusement games. The bill (AB1103) was sought by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, according to Bob Snyder of Bob Snyder and Associates Inc.
Snyder indicated that a "no cash prize" law would be good for the vast majority of California's operators, except those few who engage in the practice of attaching cash to playfield toys, or flaunting wrapped and weighted currency on pusher games. Both acts have drawn increased attention to merchandisers and, subsequently, increased enforcement on them.
That said, the amended language to California's penal code related to gaming will not impact the legal status of amusement games for prizes. "There is no prize value language within the bill," Snyder explained.
"I believe this is a bill the entire amusement industry should back," Snyder told Vending Times. "It would add credibility to the majority of operators if they did."
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Competed in each of the Lions 4 Fall events and currently holds a 79.62 average through eight rounds which ranks 2nd on the team. Led the Lions in 2 tournaments: The NSU Shark Invitational and the Flagler Fall Slam. Amassed Two Top-15 performances and one Top-20 finish. Fall season best performance came at the Saint Leo Invitational with rounds of 79-76-155 for 13th place. Low round of the fall season came in the final round of the Saint Leo Invitational with a 4-over par 76.
Attended Bethescia Chevy Chase High School…Named Girls All-Montgomery County…Ranked third-best golfer in Maryland…Medalist at Montgomery Country High School Invitational…Tallied a 73 average.
Born November 11 in Washington D.C. …Sport Business major…Hobbies include golf, going to the beach, shopping, and spending time with friends and family…Daughter of Brian and Geraldine Connolly...Has two brothers, Brian and Chris...Has one sister, Maureen...Her brother, Chris, played golf for Rice University until 2001.


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Muse to play concert at 'World War Z' London premiere
Muse are doing their part in the fight against the zombie takeover. "Billboard" says the British rockers are set to put on a full-scale concert at next month's London premiere of the latest film involving the living dead - Brad Pitt's "World War Z."
Filmmakers reportedly used about 14 minutes of Muse's music in the new movie, but Paramount Pictures' President of Motion Picture Music Randy Spendlove says they wanted the relationship between the two parties to be bigger than that.
So Muse will take the stage in front of 15,000 fans at London's St. James's Park following the "World War Z" premiere on June 2nd. Fans can get tickets at WorldWarZ.co.uk/muse starting May 28th.
The new film, meanwhile, is scheduled to hit theaters across the U.S. on June 21st.
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Roses just for you.
We have 46 wonderful people who will post
their unique and gorgeous table top creations
on their own little table top stands and wall hangers for your enjoyment and inspiration.
my Ackfeld wire stand was ordered from
Shell at http://www.theraspberryrabbits.com/
I now want the 6" stand in white for my kitchen windowsill ... that will be fun making 6" blocks.
Thanks Jennifer for posting with the 6" stand and inspiring me.
You are only as small as your imagination... so let it soar.
Today's schedule
Just Carol
Patty D
Elaine M
Judy C - you are here
Please visit all the blogs found at this link
in our yard clothes so you will not get any pictures of us,
but we will wait for you should you tire.
My Hospitality Block
done in Batiks and on a wall rack with a dowel.
|Pineapple and Bridal Veil
|Pink Dogwood in White Dogwood Tree
surely all branches of the service have a block to represent them by now.
|Marty's Navy Star
|Lorna's Vine
with spectacular results and finishes.
May Flowers was a free block and I used just the center of Carol's design,
I have not even ventured into my book of Carol Doak Designs yet.
The little bunny candy dish found while antiquing - Hi Shell!
it is your journey, so enjoy yourself.
Andover Dimples fabric for this one... I think I have all colors.
East coast bird - unknown species - I liked his colors and he needed a loving home.


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CIC61508 Support Page
This page contains the latest information and releases of the TARDISS and PRO-SIL TestBench tools for the CIC61508F and SAKCIC61508.
Please click the links to download the files.
TARDISS v3.0.4 TARDISS is the GUI for PRO-SIL XC2000 and PRO-SIL TriCore users. This release adds a HEX export function for the DFLASH calibration data. The resulting HEX file can be programmed into the CIC61508 DFLASH using the Infineon FLOAD tool. The TARDISS HEXfiles for the various SafeTkits are included in this file so you do not need to download the individual HEXfiles listed below. It will also fix reported problems with comport detection on some PCs. If you already have the TARDISS 2.9 version installed, please de-install it from your PC before installing the v3.0x.
PROSIL_TESTBENCH_v3.0.4 This is the TARDISS tailored to SafeTcore-Tricore users as it omits the task monitor and data compare displays. It is otherwise functionally identical and uses the same HEX driver files.
The password for the ZIP files containing the TARDISS is "hitexhitex".
TARDISS 2.8.3 manual, for XC2365A, TC1767, TC1782 and TC1387 SafeTkits.
TARDISS_TC1767 HEXfile (Program this into the TC1767 via MEMTOOL and the on-board USB)
TARDISS_TC1387 HEXfile (Program this into the TC1387 via MEMTOOL and the on-board USB)
TARDISS_TC1782 HEXfile (Program this into the TC1782 or TC1724 via MEMTOOL and the on-board USB)
TARDISS_TC1798 HEXfile (Program this into the TC1798/1/3via MEMTOOL and the on-board USB)
TARDISS_XC2300 HEXfile (Program this into the XC2365A via MEMTOOL and the on-board USB)
CIC61508 HEX Files
These should be programmed into the CIC61508F on the SafeTkit board using a miniWiggler and FLOAD v5.2. It is important that the following procedure is followed when programming the CIC61508F with new firmware. Failure to observe this sequence of operations will result in improper operation of the TARDISS.
CIC61508_V4.0 - For use with PRO-SIL TriCore
CIC61508_VANIA3.0 HEXfile - For use with PRO-SIL XC2000
CIC61508 Programming Procedure
1. Make sure that the Tricore's USB socket is not connected to the PC.
2. Connect the miniwiggler USB-JTAG interface to the CIC and the PC.
3. Start FLOAD and connect. Enable the verify function
4. ERASE the FLASH
5. Open the CIC61508 HEXfile and download it.
6. Exit FLOAD
7. Remove the miniwiggler from the CIC61508
8. Reset the CIC with the reset button
9. Connect the USB to the Tricore
10. Start the TARDISS
11. Click the "Autodetect" button to find the COM port of the target board.
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By Doodie Machetto Hello, my fellow Boneheads! What a great run, despite the tremendously disappointing finish. Those of you who are regulars and/or have been readers for a long time will know that if I love anything, it's hearing the sound of my own voice (or reading my own words,… Read More →


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The Hawaii Fashion Incubator builds community and provides resources to Hawaii's growing fashion industry. Our membership, partnerships, and initiatives are driven by community needs and participation.
Invention and rise of the aloha shirt
The Hawaiian Garment Manufacturer's Guild forms and later morphs into the Hawaii Fashion Guild
Manufacturers begin adding "Made in Hawaii" to garment labels
Montgomery Cliff, Burt Lancaster, Ernest Borgnine and Frank Sinatra sport Hawaiian shirts in From Here to Eternity
Statehood in 1959 boosts tourism and the fashion industry
The Hawaii Fashion Guild lobbies the State legislature to adopt "Aloha Friday", encouraging aloha attire in the workplace and setting the stage for the concept of casual Friday nationwide
LIFE Magazine features Jams World on its cover and in a two-page spread
The Governor's Fashion Awards debuts as an annual event by the Hawaii Fashion Industry Association
The Hawaii Fashion Industry Association debuts "Made in Hawaii with Aloha" label and campaign
The Hawaii Fashion Industry Association dissolves
SMART Magazine debuts as a local fashion and lifestyle publication
HIFI is conceived in a Palolo living room and develops with the mentorship of The Honolulu Advertiser's fashion journalist Paula Rath
HIFI hosts a public meeting and panel at the Arts at Mark's on the future of Hawaii fashion
The community's expressed needs shape HIFI's focus on events, affordable workspace, and creation of a Honolulu fashion district and fashion week
HIFI teams up with the UH Costume Collection and Dale Hope to curate an exhibit of vintage aloha shirts and swimwear in Chinatown
HIFI launches its website and membership program and incorporates under fiscal sponsor Community Links Hawaii
HIFI members participate in trunk shows and pop-ups at Aloha Tower, Pearl Ultralounge, Bar 35, and other venues
"Green Style on the Garden Isle" links Kauai and Oahu designers for networking, fashion show, and eco-fashion marketplace
HIFI produces the "Threads of Hope" exhibit and gala with the UH Costume Collection at Aloha Tower
Kealopiko designs HIFI's first tee-shirt, featuring an ulu (breadfruit) design
"The COOP" debuts as a roving pop-up featuring HIFI designers and deploys at events throughout Honolulu
"Green Style" moves to the Big Isle with a weekend of events at NELHA Gateway Center
HIFI and Ala Moana Center produce "50 Years of Fashion in Hawaii", an exhibit celebrating statehood and the Center's anniversary
Neiman Marcus taps HIFI for an exhibition of student work during the first ever "Fashion's Night Out"
Senator Will Espero introduces a bill recognizing UH's Costume Collection as "a world class collection of historic and national significance"
HIFI expands its offerings to include classes and workshops for all ages
Hawaii RED and HIFI celebrate Project Runway's Andy South with a live screening of the finale and reception at the Honolulu Design Center
Sierra Dew designs limited edition HIFI shirt featuring the endangered Hawaiian Stilt
Neiman Marcus + HIFI collaborate on a student exhibition of re-worked tee shirts at the Ala Moana Center store.
Arts organization Fractured Atlas comes on board as HIFI's fiscal sponsor
The "Fashion Incubator Pop-Up" at Ala Moana Center tests HIFI's permanent space concept and features 25 workshops, photo shoots, events, and fashion shows over 10 days.
Hawaii RED and HIFI host Project Runway alums Andy South, Mondo Guerra, Christopher Collins, and Michael Drummond
HIFI gets the keys to the COOP at Ward Warehouse, its permanent home base and Hawaii's first fashion incubator
Six local designers are represented by HIFI at Japan's largest fashion trade show with sponsorship from the State Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT)
R\D and HIFI screen "The Tents" documentary and a live Q&A with New York fashion show producer Lynne O'Neill
Regular sewing classes begin at the COOP
Jams World/Surfline Hawaii hosts an in-store pop-up and opening party with twelve HIFI member designers
More than 150 attend Hawaii Fashion Month exploratory meetings hosted by HIFI, DBEDT, and Senator Will Espero
A second crop of designers travel with HIFI and DBEDT to the Japan International Fashion Fair
Goodwill Goes Glam! (GGG) hosts volunteer recruitment at COOP and HIFI emcee's the GGG fashion show
HIFI stylists produce and judge a "Best Dressed Award" at the 2013 Business Achievement Awards gala with Pacific Edge Magazine
Governor Neil Abercrombie declares October 2013 the first ever Hawaii Fashion Month
Enterprise Honolulu comes on board as HIFI's local fiscal sponsor
Hawaii Fashion Month features 40 events and hundreds of fashion professionals from across the state
OUTFIT Hawaii Fashion Market debuts with a design marketplace, runway shows, networking, speakers, entertainment, exhibits, and more
The Governor's Fashion Awards returns as the closing event of Hawaii Fashion Month, honoring thirteen Hawaii fashion professionals across the industry
Hawaii Fashion Exchange (HFX) launches to promote members and increase access to professional opportunities
HFX Mentor program features prominent international fashion professionals through HFX workshops
HONOLULU Magazine announces HONOLULU Fashion Week, a new Signature Event as part of Hawaii Fashion Month
Art+Flea steps up to produce OUTFIT 2014 and other marketplace opportunities for HFX Members
Hawaii Fashion Month returns in November 2014
HIFI's partnerships span the fashion cycle, from ideation to production, sales, and export. HIFI works in the space where member needs and partner goals intersect.
HIFI collaborates with many Private Sector, Government, Media, and Non-profit partners including:
Howard Hughes Corporation
State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism
DBEDT Creative Industries
Enterprise Honolulu
Fractured Atlas
City and County of Honolulu Office of Economic Development
Goodwill Industries
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce
University of Hawaii Fashion Design & Merchandising Program
University of Hawaii Costume Museum
Retail Merchants of Hawaii
Startup Paradise
Jams World
Ala Moana Center
Luxury Row
DFS Galleria
Royal Hawaiian Center
Neiman Marcus
Hawaii RED
HONOLULU Magazine
Element Media
Nella Media Group
Color Cuts
Paul Brown Hawaii
Hilo Hattie
The MODERN Honolulu
Aston Hotels and Resorts
Muse Agenci
I Heart Radio
American Savings Bank
Aloha Tower Marketplace
Kamehameha Schools
Na Mea Hawaii
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LONG BEACH — Dogs will be permitted to sit with their owners at outdoor dining patios in Long Beach, if restaurants allow it.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the new policy, which gives restaurant operators the option of letting patrons bring their dogs on patios where food is served.
Participating restaurant owners will be required to provide a separate outside entrance to their dining patio.
The legislation, sponsored by Councilman Robert Garcia, is modeled on laws adopted by Marin, Santa Barbara, Monterey and Los Angeles counties.
Garcia reiterated that the policy, developed with input from several business and community groups, does not force restaurants to set aside space for canines.
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This is the Dyson stick vacuum with patented technology that provides superior cleaning of carpets, floors, and furniture. The stick vacuum uses patented Root Cyclone technology and a digital motor to generate powerful suction that quickly removes detritus from floors. Stiff nylon brushes spread carpet fibers and remove deeply imbedded dirt while carbon fiber bristles neutralize static electricity on hard surfaces, freeing fine dust particles to be suctioned. The stick vacuum reclines 90� to reach under furniture and its extension removes, converting it into a handheld unit for spot cleaning spills or vacuuming stairs. Its lithium-ion battery powers the stick vacuum for up to 15 straight minutes and recharges in only 3 1/2 hours. Includes a crevice tool. 43" H x 8 1/4" D x 8" W. (4 3/4 lbs.)
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So much easier than a regular vacuum...
By Jane
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Do you dread vacuuming because the vacuum is heavy, awkward, gets caught on furniture and corners? And has a cord that is easy to trip over and has to be moved from outlet to outlet around the house?I'm an almost 60-year-old woman with some arthritis. I can't say enough good things about this vacuum. I use it almost daily for a quick once-over in our much-used areas--by the doors, family room, and kitchen. In less than 15 minutes (its battery time) I can return my whole first floor to a state of--well, you know, that "just vacuumed" look. The suction is amazingly good and rivals my "regular" vacuum which has very good suction indeed. My floors are hardwood or tile, but the Dyson also does a good job on our little area rugs by the doors.When I have really neglected my vacuuming and/or have large areas to cover, I bring out my "regular" vacuum. Every time I have to do that, I am thankful for my lightweight, cordless Dyson "stick." The "regular" corded, heavy vacuum hurts my arthritic hands, is almost too heavy for me, and the whole process of lugging it out, plugging it in, pulling the cord out, etc. is clumsy and takes time. This Dyson vacuum is an excellent adjunct to a "regular" vacuum, and in a small apartment or for an older person who doesn't really create much mess, it would be entirely sufficient.Another advantage is the ability to do stairs--both my basement stairs and those to the upstairs. It was nearly impossible to use my other vacuum to do them...For those who think there should be a way to turn it on without having to continually push the "on" button--consider this: this design really saves the battery. Say I'm moving a chair and this takes a few seconds--it's off, and the battery isn't being used. I find that there are many little intervals like this as I vacuum (bending down to vacuum under the sofa, for example. Which this vacuum does very well).I'm a pretty good housekeeper, but my home is definitely cleaner now that I have this vacuum!
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Easiest of all vacuums to clean floors,
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I'd recommend this vac to anyone especially Seniors, as it is light weight.
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My floors have never been so clean, I use this vacuum daily and it has saved a lot of floor washes! I keep it near my kitty's litter box area...no more gritty bits being tracked throughout the house!
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49ers' Smith Faces Felony Weapons Charges
(Santa Clara, CA) -- Problems continue to stack up for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith. He's already facing DUI charges, and now prosecutors in Santa Clara County have filed three felony charges for possession of assault weapons. The 24-year-old Smith and former 49ers tight end Delanie Walker have been named in the two lawsuits filed by alleged victims of a shooting that happened at the linebacker's house in June of 2012. Smith remains on indefinite leave from the 49ers, more than two weeks after entering in-patient rehab for substance abuse.