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United Nations Committee Against Torture - Concluding Observations
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
19 January 2009
Original: FRENCH
Forty-first session
Geneva, 3-21 November 2008
1. The Committee considered the second periodic report of Belgium (CAT/C/BEL/2) at its 850th and 853rd meetings, held on 12 and 13 November 2008 (CAT/C/SR.850 and 853), and adopted, at its 860th meeting (CAT/C/SR.860), held on 19 November 2008, the following concluding observations.
2. The Committee welcomes the second periodic report of Belgium but regrets that the report was submitted four years late. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the extensive written replies to its list of issues (CAT/C/BEL/Q/2 and Add.1) as well as the very detailed additional information provided orally during the consideration of the report. Lastly, the Committee welcomes the constructive dialogue it enjoyed with the high-level delegation sent by the State party and thanks it for its frank and precise responses to the questions asked.
3. The Committee welcomes the progress made by the State party in the protection and promotion of human rights since its consideration of the State party's initial report in 2003 (CAT/C/52/Add.2). The Committee notes with satisfaction that, since its consideration of the initial report, the State party has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on 17 June 2004 and signed the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance on 13 December 2006 and 20 December 2006 respectively. The Committee encourages the State party to accede fully to those instruments.
4. The Committee takes note with satisfaction of the adoption or entry into force of the following laws:
(a) Act of 12 January 2005 on principles governing the administration of prison establishments and the legal status of detainees;
(b) Act of 18 May 2006 prohibiting invocation of (a state of) necessity to justify torture;
(c) Act of 15 September 2006 amending the Act of 15 December 1980 on the entry, temporary and permanent residence and removal of aliens, which incorporates the subsidiary protection mechanism covering certain asylum-seekers who do not meet the criteria for the granting of refugee status but in respect of whom there are substantial grounds for believing that they would be in real danger of being subjected to "serious violations", such as the death penalty, execution, torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, if returned to their country of origin;
(d) Act of 15 May 2007 amending the Act of 1 October 1833 and the Act of 15 March 1874 concerning extradition, which enhances the protection of fundamental human rights during extradition procedures and expressly provides that extradition shall be denied when there are substantial grounds for believing that a flagrant miscarriage of justice may occur or has occurred or that the individual in question may be in danger of being subjected to torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment.
5. The Committee likewise welcomes with satisfaction the following measures:
(a) The adoption of minimum standards for places of detention available to the police as well as the requirement that chronological deprivation of liberty registers be kept;
(b) The measures adopted following the tragic death of Semira Adamu, in particular the establishment of a commission to review the instructions relating to expulsion and the specific training provided to police officers responsible for carrying out deportations;
(c) The reform of the Council of State and the creation of the Aliens Litigation Council pursuant to the Act of 15 September 2006;
(d) The reopening of any criminal proceedings resulting in a conviction if the European Court of Human Rights subsequently rules that the convicted individual's basic rights were violated during the proceedings;
(e) The imposition of specific restrictions on the expulsion of aliens, in particular those contained in a ministerial directive of 7 July 2005 concerning situations in which aliens are not to be deported from Belgium if they can demonstrate lasting ties to the country;
(f) The Federal Action Plan 2004-2007 to combat domestic violence.
6. The Committee notes with concern the inadequate external monitoring of deportations in the State party by the Standing Committee on the Supervision of the Police Services (Committee P) and the General Inspectorate of the Federal and Local Police and the lack of monitoring of deportations of aliens by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which do not have access to cells or the deportation zone (arts. 3 and 11).
The State party should ensure frequent, independent and effective monitoring, which would benefit all parties by helping to combat impunity. The Committee recommends in particular that the Belgian authorities adopt alternative measures aimed at enhancing monitoring, such as the use of videotaping and monitoring by civil society, especially NGOs.
7. The Committee notes with satisfaction the creation within the Aliens Office of a special unit for unaccompanied minors with responsibility for processing their applications for residency. It also takes note of certain other activities, including the creation of specialized centres to deal with unaccompanied minors and the planned establishment of the Guardianship Service for Unaccompanied Minors (art. 11).
The Committee recommends that the State party accelerate its efforts to provide unaccompanied minors with assistance, accommodation and follow-up.
8. The Committee is concerned at the inadequate application of appeal procedures in the closed centres, although it notes that procedures for lodging complaints exist in theory. The Committee is likewise concerned by:
(a) The fact that it is virtually impossible for persons who have been deported to lodge a complaint;
(b) The difficulty of proving allegations because the circumstances of a deportation often mean that no third party - and thus no independent witness - present, as well as the difficulty of establishing the facts because the reports made by the deporting officers frequently refer to "resistance" on the part of the deportee, allegations that are difficult to corroborate, since the alien complainant, having been deported, is not present during the investigation;
(c) The fact that the criteria for admissibility currently in force, in particular the limit of five days beginning from the moment the alleged rights violation occurred for the filing of a written complaint are too restrictive and do not provide for suspension of the deportation or expulsion (art. 13).
The State party should establish an effective and transparent system for implementing the Convention at the domestic level and provide guarantees of independence and impartiality so that victims can exercise their right to lodge a complaint. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Ensure that the persons concerned are provided with ample information and consider ways of allowing complainants to appeal from their country of origin;
(b) Review the criteria for admissibility, in particular with regard to the current five-day time limit;
(c) Ensure that reliable medical certificates are regularly prepared before and after deportation.
9. While it notes that the decision of the Constitutional Court partially abrogates article 39/82 of the Act of 15 December 1980 on emergency remedies and the possibility of forced removal in the absence of any decision by the Aliens Litigation Council, the Committee remains concerned by the fact that the provisions of article 39/82 relating to the 24-hour time limit for the lodging of an emergency appeal are to remain in force until 30 June 2009 (art. 13).
The Committee recommends that the State party promptly adopt measures aimed at giving suspensive effect not only to emergency remedies but also to appeals filed by any alien against whom an expulsion order has been issued and who claims that he or she faces the risk of being subjected to torture in the country of return. The Committee, recalling the observation made in the decision of the Constitutional Court that time limits must be reasonable, also recommends that the 24-hour time limit for the registering of an emergency appeal, which is not reasonable, be extended.
10. The Committee is concerned at information received from non-governmental sources with regard to the situation of certain deported individuals following their return to their country of origin. It notes with concern that the information provided by the State party regarding the monitoring and follow-up of those individuals and on guarantees of due process is insufficient, and that its compatibility with article 3 of the Convention cannot therefore be assessed. The Committee does, however, acknowledge that the State party did follow up certain cases through the intermediary of its diplomatic representatives abroad (art. 3).
The Committee recommends that the State party improve the monitoring of deported persons with a view to ensuring that no one may be removed, deported or extradited to a State where there is a serious risk that he or she might be subject to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
11. While it takes note of the explanations provided by the delegation of Belgium with regard to the independence of Committee P and welcomes the extensive investigations undertaken, the
Committee regrets that many of the members of Committee P are police officers and individuals seconded from police services, which raises concerns as to the guarantees of independence to be expected from such an external oversight body, in particular with regard to the handling of complaints concerning police conduct and any disciplinary action taken against police officers. This problem has grown to the point that Committee P itself, in its annual report for 2006, stated that "police officers seem to receive extremely favourable treatment from the criminal justice system". The Committee is likewise concerned at the persistent inconsistencies between complainants' and police versions of the facts, and in particular that the laying of charges against complainants by the police may in fact be an attempt to cover up unacceptable police conduct (art. 13).
The State party should take adequate measures to guarantee the independence of Committee P by changing its membership. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that whenever persons who have lodged complaints against the security forces are then charged with resisting the police or with similar offences, the cases should be systematically linked.
12. The Committee regrets that, despite the recommendation made by a number of treaty bodies in their concluding observations, the State party has not yet established an independent national institution with a broad mandate for the promotion and protection of human rights, in accordance with the Principles relating to the status of national institutions (see General Assembly resolution 48/134) (art. 2).
The Committee recommends that the State party promptly decide on a timetable for the establishment of an independent national institution for the protection of fundamental rights in accordance with the Principles relating to the status of national institutions (see General Assembly resolution 48/134), also known as the Paris Principles.
13. The Committee notes with concern that NGOs continue to submit reports alleging illtreatment at the hands of the police, including arbitrary arrest, racist insults, refusal to follow up complaints, physical abuse and other inhuman or degrading treatment, in particular in the Bruxelles/Ixelles (5339) and Bruxelles Midi (5341) police districts. The Committee is also concerned at the increase in the number of complaints of discrimination brought against the law enforcement authorities (art. 16).
The State party should take all necessary measures to combat effectively ill-treatment at the hands of the police, including treatment based on discrimination of any kind, and take appropriate steps to punish those responsible. The State party should also strengthen efforts to eliminate ill-treatment in the Bruxelles/Ixelles (5339) and Bruxelles Midi (5341) police districts and provide the Committee with detailed information on this matter in its next periodic report in 2012.
14. While taking note of the explanation given by the State party's delegation that the definition of torture contained in article 417 bis of the Criminal Code is broader than that contained in the Convention, the Committee is still concerned that the definition contained in the Belgian Criminal Code does not explicitly include actions "by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity", as defined in article 1 of the Convention (art. 1).
The State party should consider taking the necessary legislative steps to amend article 417 bis of the Criminal Code with a view to ensuring that all elements of the definition contained in article 1 of the Convention are included in the general definition set out in article 417 bis of the Belgian Criminal Code, as recommended by the Committee in paragraph 6 of its previous concluding observations (CAT/C/CR/30/6).
15. The Committee welcomes the entry into force on 30 May 2006 of the Police Service Code of Ethics, a central tenet of which is the obligation of the police services to respect and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms and which establishes strict conditions for the use of coercive measures and of force. The Committee nevertheless regrets that the Code does not explicitly prohibit torture. It notes that the Code contains several articles relating to the way in which the police must behave when dealing with individuals deprived of their liberty but remains concerned that it makes no mention of any sanctions to which police officials may be liable if they fail to meet their obligations (art. 11).
The State party should take appropriate steps to explicitly include the prohibition of torture in the Police Service Code of Ethics and ensure that police officers perform their duties with the full knowledge that torture is prohibited in any territory under the State party's jurisdiction. The Committee likewise recommends that the Code specify the sanctions to which police officers are liable if they fail to fulfil their obligations.
16. While taking note of the amendment introduced by article 15 of the Act of 13 June 2006 which gives minors the right to legal counsel when being questioned by an investigating judge, the Committee is deeply concerned that the requirement that legal counsel or a trusted adult be present during questioning of minors is rarely respected (art. 11).
The Committee recommends that the State party implement the pilot project for the audio- and videotaping of the questioning of minors, but stresses that this initiative cannot replace the presence of a third party during hearings of minors, including minors who have witnessed or been the victims of certain offences. The State party should continue its efforts to ensure that minors have a lawyer and a trusted adult present at every phase of a proceeding, including during questioning by a police officer, whether or not the minor has been deprived of liberty.
17. The Committee remains concerned that pursuant to article 38 of the Youth Protection Act of 8 April 1965, persons under the age of 18 can be tried as adults. Recalling the concluding observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2002 (CRC/C/15/Add.178), the Committee is concerned that a holistic approach to the problem of juvenile crime, including with respect to prevention procedures and sanctions, has not been sufficiently taken into consideration by the State party (art. 11).
The Committee recommends that the State party establish a system of juvenile justice that fully integrates into its legislation and practice the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and that it ensure that persons under the age of 18 are not tried as adults.
18. The Committee acknowledges the measures taken by the State party to address the problem of overcrowding in prisons, such as the building of new prisons and the use of alternatives to detention, but remains concerned by the poor conditions of detention in penal establishments. The Committee is particularly concerned at the inadequacy of internal inspections, the unsuitable and dilapidated buildings and the poor sanitary conditions. It is also concerned at the increase in the incidence of violence between inmates (arts. 11 and 16).
The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary steps to ensure the earliest possible ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention and establish a national body responsible for conducting regular visits to places of detention with a view to preventing torture or any other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. It likewise recommends that the State party consider instituting alternative measures to detention rather than increasing prison capacity.
19. The Committee notes with satisfaction that pursuant to the Act on principles governing the administration of prison establishments and the legal status of detainees, adopted on 12 January 2005, only those detainees who pose a permanent security risk may, under certain legally prescribed conditions, be placed under an exceptional regime and welcomes the establishment of a legal framework for this regime that includes cumulative criteria for its application, a set procedure and a time limit. The Committee is concerned, however, that the right of detainees to appeal has not yet been established. The Committee is also concerned at allegations that the mandated procedure is not followed, that detainees are not able to challenge the appropriateness of such measures and that hearings are conducted without an interpreter or lawyer present (arts. 11 and 13).
The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that article 118, paragraph 10, of the Act of 12 January 2008 enters into force immediately, since abuses can occur if detainees subjected to this type of measure have no right of
appeal. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State party allow independent and impartial monitoring of such measures, for example through an oversight mechanism established outside the prison and through monitoring by civil society.
20. The Committee notes with satisfaction that, pursuant to the Act of 25 April 2007, "any deprivation of liberty shall be entered in a register of detainees" but wonders whether this procedure is being implemented in practice. The Committee is likewise concerned that there is no provision for noting an arrested individual's physical condition, in particular any signs of injury, in the register (art. 11).
The State party should take appropriate measures to ensure the effective implementation of the Act of 25 April 2007, systematically endeavour, through investigation, monitoring and inspections, to verify compliance with the obligation to keep a register of detainees and report on the results of these measures in its next periodic report. The Committee also recommends that the State party require that any signs of injury be recorded in the register immediately upon the detainee's arrival at the police station.
21. While it welcomes the fact that the Act of 25 April 2007 marks a step forward in the area of administrative detention, the Committee nevertheless regrets that the Act does not recognize the right of detainees to legal assistance and that, with regard to judicial detention, the draft Code of Criminal Procedure mandates access to legal assistance only eight hours after detention, even though it is during the period immediately following detention that there is the greatest risk of intimidation and ill-treatment (arts. 2 and 11).
The State party should ensure that access to a lawyer immediately following administrative or judicial detention is guaranteed, as the Committee has stated in its previous recommendations (CAT/C/CR/30/6).
22. The Committee is concerned at the significant decrease in the granting of conditional release. Furthermore, prison day-release permits or prison leave, which are prerequisites for conditional release, also seem more difficult to obtain than in the past (art. 11).
The State party should take effective measures to facilitate the granting of conditional release.
23. The Committee is concerned at the conditions of detention of psychiatric detainees in the Belgian prison system, which it has already criticized in its previous recommendations (CAT/C/CR/30/6, para. 7), in particular the lack of qualified staff, the dilapidated facilities,
inadequate care, the absence of ongoing treatment and medical examinations, and the marked deterioration of conditions during strikes by prison personnel. The Committee is also concerned at the long waiting period for the transfer of detainees from psychiatric wings to social protection institutions, which, owing to overcrowding in such institutions, can last from 8 to 15 months (arts. 11 and 16).
The Committee recommends that the State party take specific measures to remedy the problems caused by: the poor health care provided to detainees; the overcrowding of psychiatric wings; the housing of some detainees among the general prison population owing to a lack of space in the psychiatric wings; the dilapidated facilities; and the lack of activities and specialized care for detainees in the psychiatric wings. The Committee also recommends that the State party ensure that adequate specialized treatment be provided.
24. While it welcomes measures adopted by the State party to combat and eliminate violence against women, such as the adoption of the Federal Action Plan 2004-2007 to combat domestic violence, the Committee notes with concern the lack of any coordinated national strategy or programme to combat all forms of violence against women and girls. The Committee is likewise concerned at the persistence of corporal punishment of children within the family and the fact that this practice is not prohibited by law (arts. 2 and 16).
The Committee recommends that the State party adopt and implement a coherent and comprehensive national strategy for the elimination of violence against women and girls that includes legal, educational, financial and social components. It also requests the State party to strengthen its cooperation with NGOs working in the area of violence against women. The State party should take the necessary steps to include provisions banning corporal punishment of children within the family in its legislation. The State party should guarantee women and child victims of violence access to complaint mechanisms, punish the perpetrators of such acts in an appropriate manner and facilitate victims' physical and psychological rehabilitation.
25. While it welcomes the State party's ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Committee is concerned that:
(a) The State party is not doing enough to address the root causes of trafficking in women;
(b) The resources allocated to that problem are still inadequate and that there is no coordinated comprehensive plan at the national level;
(c) There are gaps in international cooperation aimed at bringing those responsible for trafficking to justice;
(d) The fact that Belgium grants specific residence permits only to those victims of human trafficking who cooperate with the judicial authorities (arts. 2 and 16).
The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, adopted in 2005, and continue to take all appropriate measures to combat all forms of trafficking in women and children. In this connection, the Committee encourages the State party to:
(a) Focus not only on criminal justice measures and the prosecution of traffickers but also on the protection and rehabilitation of victims;
(b) Increase its efforts to address the root causes of trafficking in persons;
(c) Strengthen international cooperation, in particular with countries of origin, trafficking and transit, in order to ensure successful prosecutions;
(d) Assist victims through counselling and reintegration measures;
(e) Ensure that adequate human and financial resources are allocated to policies and programmes in this area;
(f) Ensure that adequate support services are provided to victims, including those who do not cooperate with the authorities;
(g) Consider granting victims of human trafficking temporary residence permits.
26. The Committee notes that although the State party has increased the duration of the training provided to prison staff and police and to the officials responsible for deportations, it is still too brief to ensure that they receive adequate multidisciplinary training in the field of human rights. It also regrets that little information has been provided on follow-up and evaluation of this training and that no information has been provided on the results of the training provided to the officials concerned on the effectiveness of such training in reducing the number of cases of torture and ill-treatment (art. 10). The Committee is likewise concerned that the training offered on the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment is inadequate, as the Committee noted in its previous concluding observations (art. 10).
The State party should take the following measures:
(a) Strengthen efforts to provide multidisciplinary training to qualify personnel in the field of human rights by including in particular thorough information on the prohibition against torture in vocational training programmes intended for prison and police personnel, as recommended in paragraph 7 of the Committee's previous concluding observations (CAT/C/CR/30/6);
(b) Provide all personnel with appropriate specialized training in the identification of signs of torture and ill-treatment. The Committee recommends that the Istanbul Protocol (Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment) form an integral part of training for physicians;
(c) Develop and implement a mechanism for evaluating the effectiveness of training and teaching programmes as well as their effectiveness in reducing the number of cases of torture, violence and ill-treatment.
27. The State party is encouraged to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention.
28. The Committee invites the State party to ratify the principal United Nations human rights instruments to which it is not yet a party, in particular the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The Committee likewise invites the State party to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
29. The State party is encouraged to widely disseminate its reports to the Committee as well as the Committee's concluding observations, in the national languages, by means of official websites, the media and NGOS. The State party is also encouraged to distribute its reports to national human rights NGOs before submitting them to the Committee.
30. The Committee invites the State party to submit its core document in accordance with the requirements in the harmonized guidelines on reporting to international human rights treaty bodies (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5).
31. The Committee requests that the State party provide, within one year, information on its response to the Committee's recommendations contained in paragraphs 6, 7, 11, 16, 20 and 27 above.
32. The Committee has decided to request the State party to submit its third periodic report no later than 21 November 2012.
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By W. Lacey Amy
From The Canadian Magazine, July 1916. Digitized by Doug Frizzle, Dec. 2015
IT was not the most favourable conditions under which to make the acquaintance of any town—a tumbling boat of ninety small tons beneath me, seemingly ill-fitted to cope with the swell and roar of the stormy waters of the straits; a drizzling mist that developed into a heavy rain and blotted out everything but the crude, blank, staring things of nature; the waning light of a day that had started before 4 a.m., and had, in the fourteen hours afterwards, included a forty-two-mile coach drive, a two hours' wait at an uninteresting station, and five hours of train and boat.
might languish under such a burden. Certainly Canso did.
A low gray loom through the misty rain, and then a bare gray tumble of rocky coast, surf-lined, and nothing more at first. A tall white steeple, bayoneting the sky, crept round a point, high-placed on a bare hill-top. Lower down a lighthouse came dully over the rocks and pushed its feeble gleam into the drab fog. Farther westward a lonely mast shot up above an island, tilted a little, telling the victory of wind and wave that had driven it upon the shore. Through a narrow passage between the sullen out-lying islands we slowly drifted, and within the harbour made two right-angle turns before reaching the wharf. Canso was in no hurry to disembark us.
From the water it was a very long town, and very narrow, as if each house begrudged another a place beside the water that gave them their living. In architecture they did not struggle with one another—drab, plain and unpretentious, content that they were part of Canso, the cod-fishing centre of "the Eastern". Only here and there a larger structure told of public affairs independent of Canso and its cod—a school, a church or two, the post-office. And down beside the water the one big industry of the town, placing Canso outside the list of mere fishing villages, the warehouses of a government-fed institution. with a cold-storage plant, which carries "fresh" fish across the continent. The rest was but a mass of drab, with indefinite lines of windows and flat roofs, through the fog. But there was no drabness down the "tiddle." the narrow harbour wherein lie the life and commerce of Canso. There row after row of fishing-boats tied up to the wharves faded into the distance as an indistinct blur of upright points.
But fog and rain did not dull Canso's nightly entertainment. The wharf was crowded. The R. G. Cann was Canso's little touch of outside world, its daily dissipation, its purveyor of mails and visitors and floating bits of gossip denied the mails. Every morning, in the early light, the boat draws out for Mulgrave, thirty-five miles away to the north, to pick up connection with the outside. Fishermen lounged about the wharf in yellow slickers fresh from the sea, and the townspeople wore waterproofs—or stood calmly in the rain. Umbrellas are for places where water does not enter so seriously into the life of the citizens. To a gentle, white-bearded man I delivered my baggage and wandered up the pavementless streets to the hotel.
At the best of times Canso is not pretty. The builders of it cared for nothing but the fish; their descendants are worthy of followers of the same idea. To make Canso beautiful would be to translate it to another region, and to deprive it thereby of the things that count for much more than beauty. Rock is everywhere, cropping out through the thin soil in all sorts of inconvenient places. Streets stumble and clatter over rock that will never wear out—that will never permit waterworks or sewers. A telegraph company was inaugurating its service by incessant blasting of rock to give foothold to the poles. It is a town without water or light or sewerage—lights were about to be installed—and yet a town of a couple of thousand people, whose forefathers had lived on these rocks a half century before an invisible line was cut through North America. Old rusted lampposts still stand awry about the corners, the remains of a lighting system this generation does not know. Streets wander without regard, but to the path of least resistance. Shops are splattered in disconnected locations without favouritism to any street. There is no business centre, no residential suburb, no slum. It is all Canso, a unit that looks anxiously out to sea to catch the first glimpse of the returning fishing-boats.
But whatever its location may deprive it of is made up for by its honourable, steadfast history. For almost two centuries there has been a Canso—away back in 1720 they locate its natal day—and it has been a life of struggle and danger and sorrow. The French kicked it about persistently within the first century of its career, and during the war of 1812-1814 the
States found it an easy mark on which to
vent their spleen. It never seemed worth protecting, and the British left it to
filibustering foreigners.
It is different now.
Canada's first move in
recognition of possible war was to despatch a detachment of regulars from Halifax to those rocky
shores. And within three days of the declaration of war a large boatload of
militia and guns drew warily into the tortuous channel and unloaded its
bristling freight to back up the regulars already there. For Canso stands high
with the authorities to-day.
Through its two cable stations
touches hands with Europe. Through Canso runs
the thrill of big transactions, of world-stirring news. Canso has entered the
council of nations. Two miles westward a model town tells of conditions
manufactured to overcome local inconveniences. Hazel Hill, with its eighty
telegraphers and their families and the other requirements of what is said to
be the largest receiving cable station in the world, is definitely placed to be
the antithesis of Canso—uniform architecture of some ambition, scenic
surroundings suitable to residence, green grass and trees, entertainment, and
everything to make the life of the operators pleasant. Hazel Hill is Canso
modernized—without the qualifications that brought Canso into being long before
cables were even dreams.
Its age brings to Canso more than memories. Even to-day it is content. Hundreds of its people have never been outside its limits—old men and women whose ancestors ran to cover many a time at sight of a French frigate or an American privateer. Hazel Hill is foreign travel to some of them. They are content to die without hearing the rumble of a train. Into the career of a woman of sixty has come one big event—a visit to a neighbouring fishing village, five miles along the coast, in honour of the opening of a new church; and she talks about it yet. One of the top-notch families first sailed into Canso harbour a little more than a hundred years ago, while on the way to
Labrador. It
stopped there. To-day a descendant is the local squire and landed proprietor,
owner of the largest wharf and largest store, a man who condescends to receive
the visitor who is sufficiently recommended.
Communication with the outside world is uncertain, with the unreliability of water connection. At times the straits are full of ice, or a southeaster rages up the
Atlantic. Then the only way out is by a long,
dreary route up the shores of , a terrible trail in
winter, where strong men numb in the heavy gales and ruthless, unimpeded snow. Chedabucto
There is a reckless tang in the life of the cod-fisherman that makes Canso the centre of stories of daring evasion of the law. Nowhere east of
is there license to sell liquor—but the French island
of Miquelon is only a few days away on
the coast of Newfoundland.
It is not too far for the venturesome fisherman, and the excitement of
liquor-running repays the risk. They tell of the skipper who long made profit
of his daring runs across the south coast of .
But the authorities interfered. They awaited his return one day, and laid
heavy, gleeful hands on him as he entered the harbour—only to find an empty
hold. They were still cursing as his brother sailed in a couple of hours later
with deep-sunk hull—filled with the load transferred ten miles out at sea. And
many times thereafter it was transferred before official wits got working. Cape Breton
They narrate with many a laugh the adventures of an illicit, distiller whose plant on a neighbouring island was surrounded one night by revenue officers. The moonshiner managed to escape by a flying leap through the window. The officers, sure of their quarry, took their time loading the outfit into the man's own boat, and then set out to beat the island. But their prey escaped through their lines to the laden boat and calmly pulled away with both boats, leaving them marooned and helpless, watching him from the shore.
It is along the wharves you hear these stories. For there you find the life of Canso. The village itself is but a sleeping-place for this living that throbs along the water's edge. There they work and play and live their social life. I passed among them for days, with the freedom a stranger nowhere else feels. They are eager to talk, to answer questions, to offer trips to the fishing-grounds. They also wanted to be photographed. One easy group of three, lounging on the deck of an isolated boat, sprang below at the first sight of the camera, to return in a minute with—hats, one a very pale pearl, and another a stiff black. And yet, uninteresting as they now were, they had to be taken. A fisherman sculled me across the tiddle that I might take his boat, the largest in the harbour, in full swordfishing attire, one member of the crew in the cross-trees, one in the "chair," another with the float ready to cast. Still another skipper begged me to wait until be had daubed a few bare places with fresh paint. On that Saturday afternoon they were industriously shining up, for their affection for their boats is undying.
Up against the Corporation wharf lay an ugly gray steamer, an English trawler, its 134,000 pounds of haddock running over in heaps on the deck, a dirty, slimy mass hauled up perhaps a week before from the ocean bed by huge nets and rushed at the limit of time to the cold-storage plant to be turned into the market as fresh fish. The fishermen eyed it askance, the stale fish an eyesore in their sight. And they told me angrily how that load of three thousand dollars, caught any time within the week, brought the catchers a higher rate than did their daily-trawled fish, given straight from the sea into the hands of the merchants. The clumsy English trawler-men, working to the point of exhaustion under the goal of a percentage and swift-moving machinery, sent basket after basket ashore all day long, and left at the end for another sweeping of the depths away up through the straits in the
Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Now and then a schooner or a "vessel" drifted into harbour, and along the wharves the fishermen stopped work to guess the business and name of the newcomer. One was an American swordfishing boat, and a deputation left immediately to learn the luck, and the whereabouts of the swordfish. But most of the lazy boats that blundered in, and wheeled about anchor in mid-harbour to the flapping of sails and the creaking of anchor chains, were Lunenberg fishermen, doomed by shortage of bait to await a new supply. Some of them lay there a week, a dead loss to the owners, and still no herring to sell them.
Out on the tiddle in boats, and along the wharves, boys frolicked and fought and raced. Three little fellows, scarce able to toddle, launched a big dory undisturbed, to give chase to a toy sailboat carried into the tiddle by the wind. From a snubbing-post a current of naked youngsters plunged into the dirty water, some stopping before each dive to cross their foreheads with hurried hand. A tottering old fellow tried to explain to me the characteristics of a "pinkie" that lay near, an old boat that had just been brought from "the Western" and a younger fisherman dared to maintain that it was a shallop. I left them arguing the relative merits of the sharp stern and the blunt, each adhering stubbornly to the things of his age. And all about was the overpowering odour of fish.
It was the life of Canso down there, Canso concentrated, packed into the narrow border of a narrow harbour.
At night it rained: rainy nights are not unusual in Canso. The rain falls with a persistence that defies defiance from the inexperienced. Through the open windows of my room I could hear but the murmur of a few muffled voices from the street. From somewhere downstairs a metallic piano—the first I had heard for weeks—drummed out the good old tunes that have stirred the throng for many a year. The window-blind flapped drearily in the wind, and a boat whistled suddenly from the harbour and pulled to rest beside some dark, deserted wharf. And after the piano became silent and the voices had long since ceased, I sat by the window and listened to Canso's own heartbeat—a foghorn from a distant lighthouse, thickened by the blank gray fog, and dreary bell-buoy that gloomily wafted its warning on the varying wind, always low, always menacing; and over it all that dull boom of dashing surf on the islands outside. Canso was asleep at last to its own lullaby.

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China Education Alliance, Inc. (OTC BB: CEUA), an educational service company offering high-quality online education materials and on-site training and tutoring to families, education officials, schools and teachers in China, disseminates online test preparation materials, researchers' materials, study guides, audio recordings, and provides vocational skills and certification training. The company's training programs include: the "Famed Instructors Test Paper Store," which is marketed to its database of more than 300,000 exams and test papers and courseware. For further information, visit the Company's web site at www.chinaeducationalliance.com.
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China Education Alliance Inc.'s (CEUA.OB) Wholly-owned Subsidiary Invests in New Media Joint Venture to Broaden Distribution ChannelsJuly 11, 2008
China Education Alliance, Inc. (OTCBB: CEUA), a leading distributor of educational resources offering high-quality programs and training both through online networks and an on-site training center in China, recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Harbin Zhong He Li Da Education Technology, Inc. (Harbin ZHLD), has entered into a new media joint venture to broaden the company's distribution channels into mainstream newspaper media.
Harbin ZHLD has invested in a joint venture company, Harbin New Discovery Media Co., Ltd. (Harbin Media), with Harbin Daily Newspaper Group (Harbin Daily), and contributed approximately $430,000 in cash for a 49.02 percent equity interest in Harbin Media. Harbin ZHLD will cooperate with Harbin Daily to run the newspaper, "Scientific Discovery," under the new joint venture.
Scientific Discovery is expected to promote the China Education Alliance brand while minimizing advertising expenses to facilitate the company's nationwide expansion, win the long-term loyalty of readers and generate significant revenue. China Education Alliance's Harbin ZHLD subsidiary plans to publish this newspaper twice a week, and expand distribution of the publication on a national basis. By the end of 2009, China Education Alliance expects weekly newspaper sales to reach up to 150,000 sets, and to generate approximately $3.6 million in total revenues.
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Small Cap Voice Featured Client: China Education Alliance, Inc. (CEUA.OB)June 24, 2008
China Education Alliance, Inc. (CEUA.OB) is an educational service company focused on making available high-quality online education materials, on-site training, and tutoring. The company also distributes online test preparation materials, researchers' materials, study guides, and vocational skills and training packets for certain certifications. All of China Education's services and products are available to families, provincial education officials, administrators, schools and teachers throughout China.
China Education Alliance's database exceeds 300,000 exams, courseware and test papers. The database also includes materials relevant from elementary school through college and is called "Famed Instructors Test Paper Store." The company's private, on-site, exam-oriented after-school training and tutoring services are called "The Big Classroom of the Famous Instructors."
China Education Alliance reported revenues in the first quarter of 2008 increased 31.9% since the first quarter in 2007 to $4.1 million. The company says the increase was due to both their on-site training centers and their online education services. The online education contributed $3.1 million in the first quarter and the training center contributed $983,632.
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China Education Alliance Inc. (CEUA.OB) Has Durable a Business Fit with a National PriorityFebruary 14, 2008
Education is a vast and growing field for every country, but it has special connotation for the enormous population of China. The country cannot meet its economic and development aims unless both children and adults have access to world-class competence development facilities. The central business of this company is therefore closely aligned with a key national objective for Beijing.
The stock derives value through management's ability to participate simultaneously in the most important and emerging segments of the Chinese education market. The company has its own training center, products to help children do well in tests, online products, and an array of content. There is something for people of all ages who would like to acquire qualifications and new skills.
Net income is likely to register a sharp increase during 2008 as the company spread its wings to new provinces in China. Earnings could also be favorably impacted by further inorganic growth moves. The company has received official recognition by being asked to operate an examination center for vocational training, which will add considerably to its brand image amongst potential new customers.
China has over 35 million students in need of vocational training. The education market is estimated to be worth $4 billion already, and is likely to grow rapidly with active government encouragement. The company has planned to open 30 new training centers to cater to the expected demand for its services. The stock closed the trading day on February 13 2008 at $3.61, after opening at $3.35. The 52-week high is $6.40.
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'Game of Thrones' Heavily Pirated After Season Premiere
Despite a free preview for HBO this past weekend, more than a million people are downloading.
Reputed to be the most pirated television show ever, HBO's Game of Thrones is continuing to be a hotly traded item on torrent networks at the start of its sixth season.
On the morning after its season premiere, more than a million people have already downloaded the episode, reports TorrentFreak. Other news outlets report that the show leaked online shortly before its debut on Sunday night.
In past years, HBO has launched services for mobile viewing and for cord-cutters, and arranged to have Game of Thrones premiered simultaneously throughout the world. Nevertheless, the show continues to get pirated at a brisk pace. This year, HBO hoped to avoid spoilers by holding back press review copies. Additionally, this past weekend saw a free HBO preview weekend for cable subscribers.
Ratings for the premiere of Game of Thrones haven't been registered yet, but according to TorrentFreak, the amount of piracy is currently heavy but behind last year's pace.
In 2015, it was estimated that 8 million people watched the season five premiere live while 13 million people downloaded the episode.
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Nate Berkus & Jeremiah Brent's NYC Penthouse Listed for $10.5 Million
In October's Architectural Digest, we were introduced to the gorgeousness that is the home of Nate Berkus, Jeremiah Brent, and their daughter, Poppy, and now the couple has listed the New York City penthouse for $10.5 million.
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Stonehaven Mens Bowling Club have been fortunate in attracting Hunting Energy Services as a sponsor for their annual 2x2 competition.
President Dave Mundie said that given the present climate within the Oil Industry it is fantastic that Hunting Energy Services are able to support the club and allow them to continue to offer members the opportunity to continue to play in this long established competition.
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A concert, a bike race and three dead bodies—it's all business as usual for Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman of Posadas County, NM.
Small, out of the way, rural, but about as bucolic as Baghdad: that's Posadas County. And fans know full well it's no place for law enforcement officers who can't work sleep-deprived. Beautiful, bright, resourceful Undersheriff Guzman is on edge about both the likelihood of bruised and battered bodies littering the untamed back country as the result of a much publicized 100-mile bicycle race, and her 7-year-old prodigy Francisco, scheduled to make his debut as a concert pianist later that evening. Now, upping the ante, comes a call from Bobby Torrez, her boss. "A triple," he says cryptically. Two males and a female, apparently members of the same family, have been shot to death. The victims seem to be illegals, but they're dressed too well to be day laborers, reasons Estelle. Moreover, the manner in which they arrived at their final destination—an airplane piloted away by their executioner—suggests that up until the moment they were killed, they had options unavailable to most migrant workers. Who were these strangers? What was their lethal link to Posasdas County? The answers are complicated and hard to get, and Estelle will almost die trying.
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Introduction Ketosis is a metabolic state in which you are using fat as your main source of energy instead of glycogen(carbs). This is accomplished by reducing your carbohydrate intake so low that your body is forced to use an alternate fuel source, in this case it is fat. Ketosis is a high fat, moderate protein, extremely low carbohydrate diet. In this article, we will discuss the benefits if any of a high-fat ketogenic diet. Discussion A typical ketogenic diet is around 70-80% of


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The following morning as per their routine Rei waited for Patrick in front of the boys' suite. She wore a simple white collared shirt and a light blue skirt that went just above her knees, along with her wool socks and slip-on shoes. Patrick came out dressed in jeans and a t-shirt and as he did every morning embraced her tightly upon seeing her.
He led her to the elevators and they made their way to the top of the GeoFront. Once reaching the outer doors an armored HMMWV with NERV security was waiting for both of them. Patrick helped Rei step inside and then they both settled in for the one-hour drive.
Along the way Patrick asked if Rei wouldn't mind wearing a blindfold, as he wanted to keep their destination secret until they arrived. She nodded in agreement and then he gently tied a red bandanna across her eyes.
Holding Patrick's hand for the rest of the hour-long ride, Rei could tell from the direction they were taking that it was not the road to Hakone, but somewhere else in the hills to the east of Tokyo-3. For about half of the ride the road narrowed and became more bumpy and for the last five minutes there was no road at all.
Patrick got out of the HMMWV first and then carefully helped Rei down from the rear passenger compartment. When she reached the ground Rei felt the earth was soft and uneven. She sniffed the air and registered in her mind a large amount of unusual smells. Noises of both people and animals were heard all around.
"Almost there," Patrick said to her as he led her by the hand a short distance. They walked over more rough ground, Rei sniffing at the air again as they got closer. "Is this a zoo?" she asked him.
"Better," Patrick told her. He stopped, took both of Rei's hands, and gently lowered them. What she felt next seemed to her like some sort of clothing, similar to one of her sweaters but coarser. The source of the fabric then let the secret out by bleating a loud "BAAAAA!"
Patrick quickly ran behind Rei and undid the blindfold. The red bandana was lifted from her eyes and Rei saw that she was touching the grey wool of a sheep, one that was looking at her with great curiosity. She drew a deep breath in excitement.
"Is she real?" Rei asked Patrick.
"If you mean that she's not cloned or anything, I think so," Patrick said. "Look around you!"
Rei scanned all around her and saw where she was. They were both standing inside of a pen made of wooden stakes tied together, and next to it was a large red barn. Inside of the pen were a variety of farm animals, including large pigs, goats, cows, and a brown and white dog that was darting between them. Beyond the barn they could see a pasture with more cows and cattle and other animals. A few people wearing denim overalls were working in places as black-suited security personnel also fanned out, keeping a careful eye on everything. The sounds and smells of the farm were everywhere around them.
She looked up at Patrick who was beaming as she caressed the wool of the sheep. "This place," he motioned around them, "is all yours for the next two hours. Go anywhere you like."
Rei didn't say anything, but the expression on her face showed her feelings as she gave a big smile and with her eyes wide immediately went exploring the farm.
For the next hour Rei went from place to place, observing and touching the animals where she saw them. Patrick followed her as she did so but even he couldn't keep up as Rei would bound from place to place, looking and feeling and listening to each creature large and small. Trying to soak in as much of the experience that she could, Rei jogged everywhere from horse stalls to chicken coops to watching the cows being milked. Patrick would join her at times, and then watch her leave to go and explore something new. For the time that she was at the little farm Rei was transformed from the stoic Evangelion pilot to just a little girl with a fascination for nature. Like earlier when they both explored the tide pools at the beach it was at these moments that Rei seemed the happiest, and Patrick thought it was worth any amount of effort to see her be this way.
Rei bounded into the barn again and didn't come out for several minutes. Figuring to just leave her alone for a bit, Patrick waited outside as the dog came towards him. Taking a moment to sniff the unfamiliar figure the dog then decided that Patrick was friendly and rolled over, allowing the boy to vigorously scratch his belly. As he sat there and pet the dog Rei came back from the barn, carefully holding something in both of her hands.
Patrick looked down at what Rei was holding and saw a tiny, fluffy white bunny perhaps little more than two weeks old. The little bunny looked like it was sleeping peacefully as Rei gently stroked it with her fingers down it's back. She sat down next to Patrick, who was careful to not allow the dog too close to the baby rabbit as Rei continued to pet it.
"I see you found a new friend."
"Yes," she said, with her attention on the baby bunny. "It seems we are both quite attached to each other."
She continued to gently stroke the bunny for a few moments as Patrick watched. "I don't suppose they would let me keep him, would they?" Rei asked Patrick.
"Not if it's that small," he answered.
"It's just as well," Rei said. "Children shouldn't be separated from their parents too early."
Patrick made a wince. "Don't I know it."
They both sat there for several minute enjoying the clear, sunny weather as Rei continued doting on the bunny while Patrick would throw sticks and let the dog play fetch with them. After a little while the dog trotted off, looking for something that smelled interesting.
"Do you like this place?" Patrick asked Rei.
"Yes, very much so," she said to him. "I like natural things. Not like NERV." She looked around the little farm again. "What would it be like to live here?"
"It's a lot of work," Patrick said. "When I was younger there was a couple who ran a farm two miles down from the cabin that was like this. They got up at sunrise and worked all day at it, taking care of animals and such. The work looked hard but they seemed happy with it."
"I guess we couldn't do this," she said with some sadness in her voice. "Technology is still needed for us to survive."
"But it's still nice to visit," Patrick encouraged. The two of them sat for a long while enjoying the sunlight and the breeze and all of the sounds of the place they were in together. Being there with her on such a good, shining day reminded Patrick of why he loved the girl next to him. Still even at this moment, something again tugged at his heart and he figured now was as good a time as any to bring it out. "Rei?"
"Why did you agree to go out with me?"
"I wanted to," she told him matter-of-factually as she looked up at him.
"A month ago you told me to stop trying. Then all of a sudden you say 'yes', and here we are." Rei said nothing in response but continued meeting his glance. She cocked her head a little as she listened to him.
"Anyway," he continued, "it's not that I mind. I mean, the last few weeks have been really great. But, I guess…I just want to know why."
She was silent for a while as Patrick patiently let her think on the response while she gently petted the baby rabbit in her hands. After a very long moment she started to answer.
"After the missile attack, when they brought you to the hospital," she finally told him, "I saw your face before you were treated. It had been severely damaged. I thought to myself 'I would miss seeing your face again.' Once I realized that then I began to think of all of the other things I would miss about you if I could not see you again. It was then that I understood that I actually thought of you quite often."
Patrick looked at her warmly as she continued. "When you had recovered, and when you had told me that you didn't mind having the LCL stabilizer, I was quite surprised. I do not like having the stabilizer," she said as she looked at him with a slight touch of sadness in her soft voice. "It is a reminder of the parts of me that I do not like. But that you took it without regret made me understand that you really did want to make a connection with me. I was afraid of that before."
"That's why you said what you did in the scanner room," Patrick asked.
"Partly," she told him. "I did not think that I would be compatible with anyone in this way and it would be illogical and futile to try to be. But," Rei said, her eyes widening a little more, "it was not what my heart wanted."
"What does your heart want?"
She sighed a little, letting herself relax a little bit more. "I still am not sure of it, but I know that at least the way things are now I want to see what else there is in the world. And," she told Patrick as she looked at him, "it might be better not to do that alone."
"So you ran away at first," Patrick realized.
"I'm always running away," she told him.
"Then I'm really glad I caught you," he told her, leaning closer to her. "I actually had given up for a moment."
Rei was genuinely surprised by his answer. "Was that why you did what you did in the EVA?" she asked him, referring to his own self sacrifice in the defense of Tokyo-3 from the month before.
"I don't really know," Patrick told her. "Clearly I wasn't thinking at all when I did that." She nodded in response. "You told me something after they brought you in to the hospital."
"Really?" Patrick asked. "I don't remember anything at all about that."
"You asked me why I hated you."
Patrick was shocked. "Hated?! Did I say that?"
"What did you say to me?"
"I said that I did not."
"I'm really sorry," Patrick said as he rubbed his head in embarrassment, "I probably was really incoherent there."
"I never hated you," Rei continued. "Did you think that I did?"
"I guess, being as you sort of pushed away the night before, maybe it got to me."
They both sat there at the farm in what had become an awkward moment between them. Rei looked away from him, staring at nothing in particular. "I never wanted to do harm to you," she said finally, "but sometimes I don't know what to say in certain situations."
Patrick smiled at her. "You really only learn by doing," he said to Rei, "and right now you're doing great."
"I am not really doing anything," she told him.
"If you open up to me like you're doing now," he replied, scooting closer to her now, "then that's all that's required."
"Um, Rei?" Patrick interrupted. "You know," he laughed a little, "you can just call me Patrick now. It's okay, don't you think?" Rei was about to reply but thought about it for a moment. "It doesn't seem suitable, somehow."
"Do you feel we're not there yet?" he asked her, wondering if her use of his last name was really a way to keep some distance between her and him.
"It is not that," she told him, "but the sound doesn't seem adequate." She mouthed out the name Patrick in Japanese syllables. "PA-TO-RI-KU, PA-TO-RI-KU. It seems like a lot to say."
"So is Forrestal, though."
"FO-RE-SU-TA-RU, FO-RE-SU-TA-RU," Rei again mouthed out. "This is true. Illustrious-chan calls you Pats. How is that?"
"I know she says that to be cute," Patrick replied, "but honestly I don't like being called Pat. Pat always seems like a girl's name."
"Rei is also used as a boy's name," she observed.
"But it's simple," said Patrick. "I kind of like that."
Simplicity is an objective. Rei concentrated on his name a bit more. "PA-TO-RI-KU-FO-RE-SU-TA-RU," she repeated, then changed the sound slightly. "FO-RI-SU-TA-RU. FO-RI-SU….FO-RI…FO-R-RI…" Having an idea, she looked up at Patrick with a confident look on her face.
"What is it?"
"Forri," she said. "You are Forri-kun."
Patrick thought about it for a moment, rolling the sound inside of his mind. "Forri-kun, huh?" He looked at her expectant face, and slowly smiled. "Alright," he agreed, "It's Forri-kun, then."
After returning to the GeoFront the couple parted to their separate ways, the newly christened "Forri-kun" going for more tactical training while Rei took the long elevator ride down to Terminal Dogma.
She slid her ID card and quietly entered the scanner laboratory, now the home of Dr. Foch. Foch was bent over a desk working on an analysis when Rei walked into the room and silently waited until Foch noticed her, which took a couple of minutes.
"Ah!" he said, turning around once he realized Rei was standing behind him. "Madamoiselle Ayanami, what brings you down here?"
"You said that if I wished I may continue being the subject of your examination."
Foch raised his eyebrows, as he had not actually expected her to return. "I see. Yes, I would welcome your participation. If you don't mind me asking, what is it that you are hoping to learn from this?"
Rei was stoic. "I wish to know more about the functions of my body."
The scientist adjusted his glasses. "For curiosity's sake?"
"No. I want to know if it's possible that I could be modified."
Now there's an interesting request. "Your physiology is a precarious balance, my dear. In between our visits I've extensively read up on your medical history. From a biological standpoint you shouldn't even be standing in front of me breathing like you are now, such is the contradictory nature of your existence. But you now want to alter this? Correct?" Rei nodded in response.
Foch held his chin in deep thought as he turned away for a moment, carefully considering how to bring together both his own objectives and Rei's as he had some idea what the girl might be after. "It's an understandable request. Let's please first discuss this and then we can go from there. Are you available for the scanner?"
"Colonel Katsuragi allows me to be at your disposal for the remainder of today," she said. "As late as necessary."
"Then let's not waste time," Foch replied, walking over to the scanner controls. "Please disrobe and I'll prepare the unit. We can talk further while you're inside." Rei immediately started to remove her clothes as the lights inside the plexiglass tube were turned on.
The scan process that Foch conducted took several hours, during some of which the two of them discussed Rei's new motivation for volunteering for Foch's research. It took until later that night to complete the examination and finally after eleven o'clock Rei drifted down to the tube's opening and let her self out of the small entrance after the LCL was drained out. Foch moved from the scanner operations console to another workstation that was connected with a large LCD screen that was touch-operated. As Rei walked up to the screen still naked and wet Foch brought up an image of Rei's body on the screen.
Rei looked carefully at the three-dimensional image on the screen as Foch adjusted the program. The image of her body was digitally broken up into several views, each focusing on a particular biological system. Rei chose one by gently touching the sub-menu with her small fingers and it expanded. Examining the image carefully Rei used her fingers to manipulate the display view, quickly bringing one particular area of her body into closer focus.
Foch joined her next to the display, a bathrobe in her hands. "Do you see it?" he asked Rei.
"Yes," she replied. "There's a uterus but no eggs."
"Correct," Foch said. "In normal human development Oocites are typically developed in gestation, and then held in storage even before birth. Once the body reaches sexual maturity then the cycle of ovulation and menstruation begins."
The scientist pointed at the screen as he explained further. "In your case, there was no construction of oocites, the cells that become eggs, in the first place. They weren't removed, but instead as your body's construction was done from manipulated DNA that function was edited out during the compilation stage. There's nothing in your DNA stream that could be a pathway for stem cells to transform into oocites. Therein lies the difficulty."
"Could regular human eggs or organs be transplanted?" Rei asked.
"Probably not. The incompatibility with your LCL-based blood would prevent metabolization. Your organs can be interfaced with regular human bodies but not the other way around." Foch looked at Rei as he offered her the bathrobe. "Did you know of your infertility?"
"I was never told directly," she said as she took the bathrobe and started putting it on. "I learned of it from discussions that the commander had with Agaki-sensei while I was here."
"How did you feel about that?"
Rei looked at the scientist unemotionally. "Nothing at first, My function was only as an EVA pilot, reproduction was never a consideration."
Foch straightened his glasses again. "But now it is?"
The girl was straightforward with him. "I do not want to be a 'lab rat' forever, Dr. Foch," he said. "I would like a future for myself beyond EVA. "
"And having the ability to do this would be part of it?"
Rei nodded. "It goes beyond being able to conceive and bear children, but yes."
The scientist narrowed his glance at her as he folded his arms. "What is a simple task for nearly everyone else will be a near-impossible quest for you, my dear" he told her. "This goes beyond the constructions of your cells but also affects your hormonal levels, your brain activity, the ability to have a proper sexual response cycle, which is questionable in your case, and many other factors. Add that your biological state is already precarious and making any changes to this need to be very, very carefully planned out. Then there's one other factor."
"What is that?"
"As a derivative of the Evangelion there is also the question of how your rather unique metaphysical nature, your implanted soul, will work with any of this. What happens when an Angel made from the stuff of Heaven gives birth here on Earth? What will become of any offspring, if that's even possible in the first place? While I don't want to dissuade you all the same you need to carefully consider the enormity of the task you place upon yourself. "
Rei tied on the bathrobe and softened her expression. "I know it will be difficult," she told Foch, "but I still want to try."
"Very well," he said in resignation. "The time commitment from you will be considerable, and this is not without risk to yourself. If you can dedicate yourself to the purpose of the work, however, I will help you find your way as best I can." Rei again nodded, her face expressionless.
"Being as we're going to spend a lot of time together," Foch said as he turned from the monitor and towards a nearby cabinet. "We're likely to get to know each other very well. Tell me, my dear, I know you like tea. Do you have a preference for one in particular?"
"Instant Green Tea," she said softly. Foch couldn't help but chuckle at her answer. "Well, your tastes are certainly simple. Which is a good thing." He looked inside the cabinet. "I'll see to it that I'm properly stocked," he told her. "The journey will begin tomorrow."
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