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But surely, these creatures are all but tales, having never existed in the first place. Stories to pass the time, to entertain. Stories told to frighten children, or to inspire and motivate them. Or perhaps, maybe the stories are told to hide what is real, beneath a Veil of fiction?
Chapter 1: If Looks Could Kill
In a dank little apartment in Seattle, there slept, as you might expect, a man. He continued to sleep, as he had for the previous three whole days, the entirety of which he spent completely immobile. Not a twitch, nor even stirring for an instant. It was an uncomfortable sleep, and though his body rested, his mind existed elsewhere, very much alert and active.
He was an average looking man, of the appearance most wouldn't notice in a crowd. He was of an average height, an average weight and an average build. His black hair was scraggly, falling just below his jaw, and sticking out in all directions from years of poor management. Days of sleep had prevented him from shaving, and a thick stubble had taken up residence upon his face, though such an appearance was hardly uncommon for him.
Curiously, though he owned a bed within that very room, this man chose not to sleep on it. Instead, he slept upon the cold, wooden floor, with no blanket nor pillow. He wore minimal clothing as he slept, only a plain, black pair of boxers with no shirt. A white circle of chalk surrounded him as he slept, with strange sigils at five points along the outline. The circle, he knew, kept his body safe and his mind free. If ever you were to meet this man and ask his name, he would tell you as such:
"You may call me Seth Rivers, professional wizard."
As peculiar a reply as it would be, it may be of note that half of that statement would be a lie; but perhaps, not the half you would expect.
For the first time in three days, a noise could be heard within this little room, as the wizard awoke with a start, his left foot breaking through the chalk circle as he sat bolt upright, a heavy sweat newly formed upon his brow. His head throbbed, as the sudden return to his body had been unpleasant. He took several deep breaths to calm his rapid heartbeat as he sat upon that cold, wooden floor, before finally coming to his feet, though it took him two or three attempts.
He gazed about his little room in the dark, and found it to be a disorganized mess. Half-finished books piled high in the corner, some magical, but mostly mundane. Three of his dresser drawers were half opened, with clothes falling halfway out of each. His floor was populated by dirty clothes all around, so that he could jump from pile to pile to avoid freezing his feet at night. The singular organized portion of his room hung from the door itself; three mounted hooks held, from left to right, a robe, a tunic and an old, worn brown jacket. All in all, the room was exactly as he'd left it.
He groaned, feeling much too old for his age. Twisting and stretching, he felt every joint and every bone pop from their inactivity. Satisfied with his body's ability to move at last, he swiped a pair of denim jeans and a black t-shirt from his bed, quickly changed and finally left his room behind.
Oh, he thought to himself as he closed the door behind him. It's going to be one of those mornings.
Pain filled his eyes as he stepped from the doorway, dropping Seth to one knee as he hissed and clutched at his eyes, demanding they behave.
"What the Hell's going on!?" he shouted in agony, pouring will into his left arm and stretching it in front of him. "Are we under attack!?"
A sigh came from around the corner. "Yes, yes, nice to have you back, boss," came the familiar, female voice. "You're under attack by what we of the living generally refer to as 'light.'"
Seth grunted in reply, abandoning the readied energy and rubbing his eyes. "Christ, really? Were they always this bright?"
"Amazing what three days of darkness will do to your eyes."
He grumbled something unintelligible to even himself and stumbled his way into the kitchen, where the rejuvenating scent of fresh coffee greeted him. It was a small room, much like the rest of his home, barely having enough space for the essentials. A counter covered in assorted mail, an unused toaster and a coffee pot sat directly in between the stove and refrigerator. A sink piled high with dishes on the other side of the stove, and Seth found himself making a mental note to get them cleaned later, an empty promise he made himself every morning.
He clasped his hands together and bowed his head, uttering a short prayer unto his deity, Lord Folgers, before pouring himself a mug. The toaster clicked at him as he took a sip, and he glared at it in turn, not in the mood for its protest.
A slender, straight-haired black cat jumped onto the counter as he took another drag. He scratched her behind the ears as she did.
"And good morning to you too, Fluffy."
"Call me that again and I'll snap your neck," the cat seethed. "You're lucky enough I let you call me 'Anne.'" She paused a moment, and began to purr. "A little lower, by the way."
He complied. Aanerud the Shape-shifter, or "Annie," as he preferred to call her, was not to be denied. She was nearly as old as time itself, with power to match. For whatever reason, perhaps on whimsy, when the two had met two years prior, she'd decided to stick by his side. He momentarily reflected on his luck as he took another sip of his coffee.
But, Seth found himself musing, if you're going to choose to be a cat in my presence, you're going to get cat names.
"Whatever you say, Mittens," he chuckled to himself, ignoring her hiss/purr combination. He patted her head thrice, and left the kitchen, slapping his answering machine on the way.
"You have no messages," he spoke alongside the machine with a sigh; it had been some time since his last client.
A cool autumn breeze and typical Seattle rain greeted Seth as he wrenched the door open. He allowed it to mostly close behind him before stopping it with his foot, while retrieving his mail from the box affixed to the door. He absently flipped through the various envelopes in his hands as he pondered the sign on his door, which read:
Maybe I'd get hired more often if mortals thought that sounded less crazy, he considered with a sigh. This is a lost time. He shrugged the thoughts away as he re-entered his home, closing the door behind him.
"Anything interesting?" Aanerud called from down the hall.
Looking up from the mail in his hands, Seth found Aanerud, in her human form, leaning against the edge of his desk, looking every bit as seductive as a shape shifter would make themselves; curves in all the right places, with skin a light shade of bronze, while her hair glistened a nearly pure shade of black. Her eyes, for their part, shone a deep shade of red, their color the only constant amongst any of her forms. Whether or not she even could change their color, he realized, he wasn't certain. Like many creatures from beyond the Veil, Aanerud cared little for clothing, and it showed.
His eyes drifted across her for maybe a half second longer than he'd intended, drawing a bemused smirk from Aanerud as she sipped away at his coffee.
"Annie," Seth sighed, pinching the spot between his eyes. "Clothes, please."
"You mortals are all such prudes," Aanerud huffed as she hopped from the desk to pilfer some clothing from Seth's room.
"Let's see," Seth began, turning his attention back to the mail and ignoring her comment. "Junk, junk, bill, bill, aaaand our electricity's getting shut off soon."
"Oh, that's always fun," she quipped. "We're going to have to start thinking of things to sell if you don't get any clients soon."
Seth slumped into his chair, tossing the mail onto his already cluttered desk. He pondered over his belongings for a moment, trying to find anything to part with. There was no spare furniture to sell, and he certainly couldn't sell any tools of his trade. He glanced about the tiny apartment for ideas, his eyes finally settling on the kitchen.
"Aha!" he jumped, snapping his fingers. "The toaster! We could sell the toaster," he exclaimed. The toaster rapidly clicked in nervous response from the kitchen, but its protest only made Seth even more cheerful.
"No," Anne replied, returning from the bedroom wearing a large, blue t-shirt, which hung low enough on her to double as a skirt. "We're not selling Bob."
The toaster clicked once in merriment as Seth, his cheer destroyed, pointed back toward his bedroom and snapped "pants." Aanerud threw her hands up in defeat, trudging back to the room as he continued. "But, fine. What do you suggest we do, then?"
"Search me," she called back. "Treasure hunt?" She returned from the bedroom, now wearing a pair of gym shorts under the shirt, and sat opposite Seth at the desk as they each remained silent, hoping the silence would grant them an answer.
"You know," Seth began, finishing a drag of his coffee, "it could be a long shot, but I heard mention of one of those would-be-psychics opening up across town. Could be something to this one?"
"Ugh," Anne spat. "Sure, just like the last four. What'd they call themselves?" She waved her hands through the air mockingly. "Amethyst the Beholder, Celesto the All-Knowing, Circe Hufflepuff. Or my personal favorite: Zatanna Batman. Yeah, some real winners, there."
"At least Celesto had some talent," Seth protested. "Though, maybe a pyromancer should avoid divination…"
"Right," Anne chucked. "So, who's this one?"
Seth turned his head away from her and muttered the name under his breath.
"Ooooh?" she chided, always game for a laugh. "What was that? I couldn't quite catch it."
"Madame Raven…"
She snapped her fingers and hopped about victoriously. "And we have a winner! Right up there with Mrs. Batman."
"Alright, alright, it just a thought," Seth grumbled, slumping back in his chair. "But it's not like opportunity's just knocking at our door, here."
If it ever seems to you that the Powers that Be and Fate Itself often align their goals for the simple intention of proving you wrong or screwing your life over, it's not necessarily because you're paranoid (though you may still be). With that in mind, no sooner had Seth finished his sentence, did three sharp knocks came from the front door.
Seth and Aanerud exchanged a look with each other, then faced the door.
"Bullshit," Seth declared, as Aanerud nodded in acknowledgement. They waited in silence for a moment before three knocks sounded again, and both sprung into action, heading in opposite directions. Aanerud quickly darted back into Seth's room, returning a moment later to throw him a coat, and then hiding in the room once more.
Seth, meanwhile, started for the door, catching the coat as he went, slipping into it to appear as though he were less of a slob who slept in until two in the afternoon. He cleared his throat as he went, preparing to sell himself as best he could.
Seth Rivers, he thought, Professional Wizardry services available at professionally reasonable rates. Satisfied with the tagline, he put on his best marketing smile, gathered up his confidence and opened the door.
He promptly lost his confidence.
Standing in front of him, upon his own doorstep were three men he'd never seen before, each well-groomed and dressed in black suits. The two standing behind their leader wore sunglasses, despite the lack of sunlight, and Seth spotted a wire in each of their right ears. They were tall, pale and gaunt, both dark-haired with military cuts. Bodyguards, Seth reasoned, making a note that each likely carried a sidearm.
But neither of them concerned him. Their leader stood in front and between the two, dressed much the same as his guards and with an earpiece, although no sun glasses. His oily-looking blonde hair was entirely slicked back. Oddly enough, this man did not carry a sidearm, but rather, a curved sword hung at his hip, its ornate handle curving opposite the blade, and ordained in emeralds and a silver cross guard.
Seth had never met this man in his life. Never heard of him, never seen him. He did know him by reputation nor face, and yet there he stood, immobilized in fear by some mortal gangster who stood upon his doorstep. He knew the man, but he knew not how. All that he knew for certain was one thing:
Hector Slick had visited his home.
The man carried a presence more terrifying than anything Seth had known since Merlin, and he found himself doubting that anything could terrify him more than just seeing this man on his doorstep. And then, Hector spoke.
"Mr. Rivers, I presume. I'm in need of your services," he began, his words carrying the sort of tone developed only through power.
Seth's limbs acted without consulting his brain.
As quickly as he could, Seth dove for the small umbrella stand next to his door, wrenching free a double-barrel shotgun. He moved with a swiftness he'd never known, but Slick's guards were faster, as one drew his sidearm with superhuman speed. A shot rang out, and Seth's right shoulder exploded in pain, as he lost his grip on the weapon, staggering back.
Stupid limbs, he thought with a snarl, planting his right foot behind him. Pouring his will into his left fist, he raised an invisible shield between the men on his doorstep and his own position, though without a focus he feared it wouldn't hold for long. The bodyguard, for his part, kept his weapon trained on Seth, but did not move or fire further.
"All right, all right, that'll be enough of that," Hector spoke, raising his hand to his guard. "There's no need for violence, here." The guard glanced between Hector and Seth, grunted, and holstered his weapon.
Seth, however, kept his shield readied, glaring at the trio on his doorstep. He briefly pondered his options, and found few available, as his right arm hung, limp and useless, at his side, and deprived him of retaliation.
"Seth!" Aanerud exclaimed, running around the corner into the short hallway. Her expression flicked to horror as she regarded Seth's arm, and fury as she regarded Slick and his men. Her red eyes blazed in rage as she slowly stepped past Seth, the entirety of her form shifting into something dark and monstrous. The bodyguards, who hadn't hesitated against Seth, each took a step back and found themselves reaching for their firearms.
Hector, however, never gave an inch, but simply rested his hand on the hilt of his blade. It was a simple act, a short one, and moreover, it was a message that Seth recognized: it was a warning.
"Annie," Seth spoke softly, trying his best to defuse the situation. "It's alright, there's no need to cause a scene."
The darkness that Aanerud had become pulsed in anger, emitting a vicious hiss directed at the men on her doorstep. She glanced toward Seth for confirmation, who mouthed the words stand down. Her eyes narrowed briefly in irritation, glancing between Seth and Hector.
"I could use some bandages though, if you would," Seth continued, smiling weakly as he clutched his right shoulder with his left hand, his barrier finally dismissed.
Aanerud's form pulsed once more, and quickly shifted back into that of a human, though she still wore her rage openly. She glanced between Seth's shoulder and Hector's men one last time, growling. She placed her index and middle fingers under her eyes, and turned them back to the guards, who jumped a bit at the gesture.
"I'll be right back," she hissed, turning her back on the door and heading toward the bathroom. Somehow, Seth felt, she never lost sight of him. He breathed a sigh of relief, wincing as his shoulder throbbed.
"It'll be alright," Hector assured him. "It should be a simple flesh wound, designed to immobilize, but not cripple."
"Oh, really?" Seth spat. "Maybe you should try one next time. What do you want, Hector Slick?"
Hector raised an eyebrow at that. "Ah, you know who I am, Seth Rivers?" he mused, putting emphasis into the name, as though knowing it gave him power.
"Yeah, still working that bit out myself," Seth replied, his thoughts racing for an answer. His shoulder throbbed, cutting off his train of thought. Right, he realized. Self-interrogation later. Mob boss now.
"Fair enough," Hector continued with a smile. "I have a business proposal for you, Mr. Rivers. Can we come inside to discuss?"
Seth stepped to the side of his doorway, clearing a path, squinting his eyes at the trio. "I don't know," he began. "Can you?"
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The Engineering, Surveying and Permit Services Department (ESPS) was established as a component department of the Development Serivces Agency during the 1991-92 fiscal year by action of the Board of Supervisors. On September 5, 1992, the Building Inspection function was also transferred to the department from the Planning Department. On July 1, 1994, the County Service Area function was transferred from the Waste Management Department.
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Slycan wrote:Hey amethyst will you be making new icons for your new update, I like this mod alot cept the icons in the menu are a bit pixel-lee and they are all the same. Maybe icons that show the body parts so it blends in with spore and other mods better?
rob55rod wrote:If you're using the UI-!Layouts component, install the UI-Darkspore component alongside it.
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NEWPORT BEACH — Rows of third-grade students dressed in costumes stood statue-like, holding out their clenched right fists.
As parents walked up and down the rows and pressed a red "button" on the students' fists, 8-year-old versions of Leonardo da Vinci, Queen Elizabeth I, Colin Powell, Pocahontas, Ben Franklin, J.K. Rowling and Kobe Bryant came to life.
"This is an impressionist picture I painted," said student Kristin Bennington, who stayed in character as artist Mary Cassatt when asked about a portrait she held.
Harbor View Elementary School's three third-grade classes participated Thursday in its annual Wax Museum event. The gathering culminated in the students' biography project, in which they dressed up as a famous man or woman they'd been reading about and gave a short speech about that person's life.
The event represented Harbor View's innovative integration of language arts skills and history, said Principal Charlene Metoyer.
The third grade has long done the biography project, but another teacher introduced the Wax Museum event three years ago, said teacher Patti Clark.
The students started their biography projects about a month ago. They picked a book to read and wrote a research paper about their famous subjects. Next week, the students will give three-minute to five-minute oral presentations.
The Wax Museum is designed to help prepare the students for their presentations, Clark said.
Kristin, dressed in a white dress with black polka dots and a large white hat with a feather, said she felt more prepared after having to recite information about Cassatt.
Kristin asked her mom who she should be for the project, and they came up with Cassatt.
"I chose Mary because I want to be an artist when I grow up and her paintings are really beautiful," she said.
The event has been fun, especially seeing all her classmates dressed up, she said.
The project has also inspired Kristin to learn to paint like Cassatt.
"I want to paint the same way she does," she said. "I like the colors."


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Chrysler was founded by Walter Chrysler, a machinist and railroad mechanic who went on to become a successful automotive executive. He found his initial success in the automotive industry as the head of production for Buick. He would eventually go on to head the entire company for a number of years before departing to reverse the fortunes of the struggling Willy-Overland Motor Company. Soon after, Chrysler took over another struggling car company, the Maxwell Motor Company, which he rechristened as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.
Chrysler was one of the first automakers to diversify its brands. Almost immediately the company added the Plymouth and DeSoto brands to its roster. It also acquired Dodge in 1928. During this same period, Chrysler also financed the construction of New York City's famous Chrysler Building. As an automobile company, it quickly built a reputation for producing quality vehicles that utilized advanced engineering.
Chrysler Before World War II
One of the company's early successes was the original six-cylinder Chrysler, which was initially introduced as the Maxwell Chrysler in 1924. It was affordably priced, well-engineered, and was a big seller, particularly with entry-level drivers. The name Maxwell was dropped altogether in 1925. Over the next few years, Chrysler continued to build on its success by making affordable four- and six-cylinder vehicles, some of which were released as Plymouth and DeSoto vehicles.
One early innovative vehicle introduced by the company was the Airflow, which was released in the mid-1930s. The Airflow was an aerodynamic vehicle powered by an inline-8 and mounted in front. It featured stylish design innovations like swooping lines and a prominent grille. It wasn't a success with the public, but it came to typify aerodynamic designs that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s.
Chrysler responded to the Great Depression by building more affordable vehicles under the Dodge and Plymouth banners. However, it was during the postwar era that Chrysler really came into its own, eventually emerging as one of the Big Three automakers in the U.S.
Chrysler After World War II
In 1951, Chrysler introduced its iconic "Hemi" V-8 engine. With 180 horsepower, the Hemi was a big step up from previous 135 hp V-8s the company had produced. It ignited a competition among automakers to build cars with more horsepower. This Hemi was also instrumental in helping to launch the production of American-made muscle cars during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s.
Chrysler preserved its brand reputation on the U.S. market by farming out the cheaper cars to Plymouth, Dodge, and DeSoto. However, marquee models like the Town & Country and the 300C were released under the Chrysler name and sold well with the public, despite having higher price tags.
During the early 1960s, Chrysler dropped the DeSoto brand. In the 1970s, like all American automakers, Chrysler was forced to shuffle the deck during the Middle East oil embargo. However, Chrysler failed to adapt quickly enough to changing conditions in the auto industry at the time. By decade's end, the company was in serious trouble, eventually seeking a government bailout to avoid veering into bankruptcy.
In the early 1980s, Chrysler successfully reinvented itself through the production of the popular K-car. It also launched the first modern minivan to be sold in the U.S, defining a new segment that ostensibly replaced the station wagon as the family hauler of choice. By the end of the 1980s, Chrysler had repaid its debt to the government and succeeded in acquiring American Motors Corporation, which was the parent company of Jeep. Chrysler also entered into a partnership with Mitsubishi around this time.
In 1998, Chrysler merged with German automaker Daimler-Benz to form DaimlerChrysler. That merger produced the popular 300 full-size sedan. However, the merger only lasted until 2007 when Daimler sold the Chrysler Corporation to private equity firm Cerberus.
Repeating history, Chrysler was again forced to seek a government bailout following the financial collapse of 2008. Recently, the company was acquired by Fiat. Currently, Chrysler is busy reinventing itself yet again.
Chrysler Models
Current models of Chrysler include midsize sedans like the Chrysler 200 and the bigger, more luxurious Chrysler 300. The Chrysler Town & Country was originally released in 1941 before being discontinued in 1988. However, it was re-released as a minivan in 1990 and has remained in continuous production ever since. The company only recently ceased production of its innovative retro-looking PT Cruiser and the sporty Crossfire convertible and coupe, which shared its underpinnings with the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class sports car.
Chrysler Products and Technologies
The Chrysler brand was always associated with quality, innovative design, and advanced engineering. Although Chrysler has had to adapt to a competitive, changing marketplace, it's begun creating products consumers crave again following its Fiat-led resurgence. The Town & Country remains a very popular minivan and the Chrysler 300 is one of the most well-regarded American full-size luxury sedans. Currently, auto industry watchers are awaiting the first new vehicles to emerge from Chrysler's partnership with Fiat, which should soon include smaller, more efficient cars and a next-generation Chrysler 200 sedan based on Italian architecture.
Chrysler 200
2017-2011 | Convertible, Midsize, Sedan, Sports
The Chrysler 200 may look like a brand new vehicle introduced for the 2011 model year, but is actually a new nameplate for the Chrysler Sebring midsize that was sold between 1995 and 2010.
Chrysler 300
2019-2005 | Midsize, Sedan
The Chrysler company has used the Chrysler 300 nameplate extensively.
Chrysler 300M
2004-1999 | Luxury, Sedan
Chrysler vehicles can certainly polarize the public and the 300M is certainly part of that tradition.
Chrysler Aspen
2009-2007 | Hybrid, SUV, Utility/Offroad
The Chrysler Aspen is the company's answer to the luxury sport utility vehicle craze.
Chrysler Cirrus
2000-1995 | Midsize, Sedan
Like many of the vehicles produced by Chrysler, the Chrysler Cirrus gained popularity for its well-constructed frame and engineering under the hood.
Chrysler Concorde
2004-1995 | Luxury, Midsize, Sedan
Like many of the cars in the Chrysler family, the Chrysler Concorde has a history of appealing to the sedan set.
Chrysler Crossfire
2008-2004 | Convertible, Coupe, Sports
The Chrysler Crossfire is known for its unique body design and sporting appearance.
Chrysler Grand Voyager
2000 | Minivan/Van
The Grand Voyager is one in a long line of models created by the Chrysler Corporation, found in 1925 by Walter P.
Chrysler Lebaron
1995 | Convertible, Midsize
In Chrysler history, the Lebaron became one of the longest-running nameplates for the manufacturer.
Chrysler LHS
2001-1999, 1997-1995 | Luxury, Sedan
Born in 1925, Chrysler Corporation was built by Walter P.
Chrysler New Yorker
1996-1995 | Luxury, Sedan
The Chrysler New Yorker has a rich history with many hidden treasures.
Chrysler Pacifica
2019-2017, 2008-2004 | Minivan/Van, Wagon
The Chrysler Pacifica is one of the first midsize crossover wagons to hit the market.
Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in
2019-2017 | Hybrid, Minivan/Van
Chrysler Prowler
2002-2001 | Convertible, Sports
The Chrysler Prowler is a 1930s hot rod reincarnated.
Chrysler PT Cruiser
2010-2001 | Convertible, Midsize, Sports, Wagon
The Chrysler PT Cruiser, a compact four-door hatchback wagon with a design that is reminiscent of panel trucks of the past, was produced for model years 2001 to 2010.
Chrysler Sebring
2010-1995 | Convertible, Coupe, Midsize, Sedan, Sports
Chrysler introduced the Sebring in 1995 as a luxury vehicle in its line of cars.
Chrysler Town & Country
2016-1995 | Minivan/Van
The Chrysler Town & Country, Chrysler's luxury minivan, was introduced in 1990.
Chrysler Voyager
2003-2000 | Minivan/Van
The Chrysler Voyager minivan began as a Plymouth in the model year 1984.


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How to root LG optimus 2X P990 step by step
How to root LG optimus 2X P990
we are going to provide instructions with pictures to root LG optimus 2X P990 and we discuss errors of rooting and solutions and we provide root files for your phone . in this post, we included all possible methods to root your phone..
What can i do after rooting
After Rooting, you can Unlock Hidden Features and Install "Incompatible Apps" and Automate Everything in your phone,Boost Battery Life and Your phone's Speed. as wel as you can Remove Preinstalled apps. Flash custom Rom/Recovery.
♥ Note- What is the Stock & Custom Rom? Firmware? Bootloader?
Why I want to root LG optimus 2X P990
After rooting, phone processes runs its ultimate speed.. and RAM runs ultimate speed too.. That means, no more getting stuck, freezing, no more force stop messages Note– If you want these performance, then you need to install some root apps
What is the meaning of Root
♥ Actually a rooted phone is, you can do anything to phone. Just like phone which you made yourself. Normally before rooting, you can perform limited tasks but after rooting it change.
♥ As a admin user in your computer you can do anything. but If you are a guest user then you can do limited things. after rooted, your are the admin/ high privilege user
Before performs the root for LG optimus 2X P990 , you should know these things
♥ You can do this if you have unlocked LG optimus 2X P990 .
♥ When you rooted LG optimus 2X P990 phone, it cause to cancel phone's warranty. But you can unroot anytime.
♥ phone's pc software does not want to install but phone driver must works on your PC without error.
Root my LG optimus 2X P990
What can I do with a rooted phone | List of Things
Requirement for rooting LG optimus 2X P990
♦ Your phone should have 50% + battery.
♦ kingo android root application
♦ USB drivers.
Top 10 Root apps for android phones
Step 1,
Download kingo android root for LG optimus 2X P990
Download kingo android root Software and install it to your computer or your laptop.
Step 2,
after install, launch kingo android root. and connect your phone to your computer.
Step 3,
make sure to enable USB debugging mood and developer mood. and you must check "always allow from this computer"
Step 4,
Click the "ROOT" it will start rooting NOW 🙂
Step 5,
Please wait. kingo android root is performing root on your phone. Don't remove your phone from your computer or your laptop
If you see below window on kingo,
then your LG optimus 2X P990 is rooted.To check whether rooted or not, install this root checker app. and after rooted, you will be able to see SuperUser app on your menu too.
IF you want to Unroot, Click this
I can not root my LG optimus 2X P990
Use different root app Like kingo android root, King-root, Root Gineus , Framaroot
speed up and increase battery life on rooted LG phone
Fix "Unfortunately, Superuser has Stopped" Error in LG optimus 2X P990
1. Reboot your device. Not works? then go to 2
2. Delete cache and data in Superuser
[ERROR] Root Failed! ConnectionUnsphoneitil
I can't find Auto cf root file for LG optimus 2X P990
there is not auto cf root file for this device so follow this guide.
su binary needs to be updated/superuser binary (su) must be updated
first unroot. and remove roots apps and restart the phone. follow this guide line step by step with new files.
Root fail in kingo
cannot install because of some "demon".
Try different root apps. kingo android root, King-root, Root Gineus, Framaroot
Root without computer or laptop
This is the way, you should follow.
{"need root" Error }
If you have any question or any doubt regarding this tutorial please ask as a comment. then we can help you. as wel as be sure to share this to Facebook and twitter and bookmark us on your web browser.


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I cannot rate the purchase fully as I did not see the flowers , though the recipient said that they were still in good shape even though they lay at her back gate for 5 days! The delivery date was 2nd July and I did not know that she was out of town and they lay there until the 6th July when she returned.
I guess it must be 'kudos' to you Serenata for choosing to use such fresh flowers and thank you from me.


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She has made them beds.
Beds of hay sporadically placed
in the ragged green pasture.
Pallets, really. Some say
she once lived north of here
had a high falutin', high payin' job.
Now she wears yellow rubber gloves,
like the ones I wear to clean the bathroom,
and there's a turban of sorts on her head.
They say she's the richest lady in the county.
Sometimes on a soft summer's night
I see her truck on the property line
and in the air I can feel her presence
as she soothes those she loves so much.
She has spoken to me once: One cow
is worth ten good neighbors.
Ms. Callie is like a perfumed sparrow,
tiny and fragile in dress slacks,
the seam straight and pressed,
her sweater a matching shade of green.
When I hug her hello I'm afraid she will topple
under the weight of my slender arms.
At 80 her hair is coiffed and teased
and she's just short of five feet,
only a head taller than my son, Luke.
We are visiting Angie, her daughter, (my friend)
and after talking and laughing over Oolong tea
we realize that my 7-year old has vanished—
he's not in the guest room with the TV,
nor is he chasing the many cats around the house.
His drawing pad lies abandoned on the floor.
In the distance we hear a soft song of sorts
and are drawn to it, only to find him
on Ms. Callie's bed, stretched out,
his head propped against the footboard,
conversing with her on the possibility of snow.
Ants raid the bath, wasps claim the washroom,
even as the cool of winter looms.
The forsythia sings against a chorus
of green, yet the hue of winter looms.
The bunting's a blur of vibrant blue,
off-setting winter's gray loom.
Calves nurse in the open field, chilled
as the nip of winter looms.
Blood buds of azaleas burst forth
even though winter looms.
The creek hums a rain-filled song,
oblivious to the winter that looms.
Rosemary, thyme, and sage grow
in the sunroom, even as winter looms.


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Commentary by Mohamed Hammoud in London, ON
"All Jews must die."
This was the shout of a lone gunman as he opened fire on a congregation of Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life Or L'Simcha synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Saturday morning. 11 people were killed, six injured, including four police officers. The incident has brought together the Jewish and Muslim communities through a reverberating message of responding to hate with love.
Some might wonder how two communities normally seen at odds over political differences can unite, but since the attacks, Muslims in both Canada and the United States have taken to various social media platforms to express their solidarity with their Jewish brethren and are speaking out against hate crimes and all related forms of vitriolic rhetoric. At least two organizations have undertaken crowdfunding activities to raise money for the families of the victims, already exceeding targets with over $110,000 in just two days. Other Muslim organizations have been active in helping the families with grocery shopping and organizing vigils.
Many have been quick to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump for his response; although he denounced the hate incident, when asked about gun control, he responded that the shooting has "little to do with it." Again, not unlike his response to the Florida shooting earlier this year, Trump recommended using guns to solve the problem and use armed guards to protect churches and synagogues. He eschewed the real issues of curbing gun violence or striving to heal a country rent asunder by his vitriolic rhetoric. And with his unwavering support of neo-Nazis and the Ultra-right, his unapologetic "America First" rhetoric and xenophobic policies, few have any confidence in his ability to curb an alarming increase in antisemitic hate crimes.
In Canada, the wash over effect is a 60 per cent spike in online hate. According to the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and StatsCan, data shows that the Jewish community continues to be the most common target of hate crimes, closely followed by attacks on Muslims. Understandably, members of the two Abrahamic faiths recognize the importance of finding common ground. The notion of turning faith sanctuaries into heavily-guarded fortresses is very disturbing. Places of worship represent safe havens where we can nurture a sense of belonging and community-building and members can draw on shared experiences to foster opportunities to build relationships with their neighbors through interfaith dialogue. Divine fortune - one of the most famous jackpot slots. You can find it in any Online Casino. This slot free spins will help you to win a lot and withdraw a lot of casino money. Some fear that turning churches and synagogues into guarded fortresses might have the adverse effect of bolstering more horrific attacks.
When asked about the recent incident in Pittsburgh, Rabbi Debra Stahlberg Dressler of Temple Israel in London, Ontario, explained that "it's time to acknowledge that rhetoric can and does kill. Maybe not in the moment, but when hatred and falsehoods are the currency of public discussion, violence seems to become inevitable." Speaking at the Interfaith Tree Planting held by Reforest London on Sunday, October 28, 2018, Rabbi Dressler expressed her gratitude for the show of support and solidarity from Muslims and Christians.
What we need most now is not more guns, we don't need more fear of the other. We need to foster climates of acceptance and open our doors and build bridges and adopt a "zero tolerance" policy against any expressions of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism, and any other sort of bigotry, as well as attitudes and ideologies that can breed acts of hate and rob us of our religious freedom, pluralism and liberties. As Rabbi Dressler reminds us, there is hope, after all, it is "relationships are what ultimately will keep us safe."
Mohamed Hammoud has been involved in various public speaking engagements focusing on interfaith as well as training on leadership, diversity and inclusion. He is also an active contributor to New Canadian Media and a member of the NCM Collective.
Ciommmentary by Norma Baumel Joseph
"Immigrants get the job done!" These were the strong words of Lin Manuel-Miranda at the recent University of Pennsylvania commencement ceremony. (I was there to proudly watch my son receive his doctorate!)
What message was Lin sending to the thousands in the stadium? How was this idea being received by the many watching the live stream of the address? After all, this incredible man who just received an honorary doctorate, and whose Broadway play, Hamilton, was nominated for more Tony awards (16) than any other play in history, was telling the world something important, and his words carry weight. In fact, he told us that he chose Alexander Hamilton as his topic because this man was the only immigrant amongst the founding fathers. So in the context of an American election year that's so full of anti-foreigner sentiments colliding with a global refugee crisis, how shall we approach this topic of immigration?
Canadian Jewish News
by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga
Canadian authors of faith-based fiction say seeking answers in religion to the injustices of their pasts enhances their creativity and inspires their literary work.
A group of authors explained how their spiritual backgrounds influence the creation and shape of their stories during a discussion titled "Faith and Fiction" at the recent Festival of Literary Diversity held in Brampton, Ont.
Confronting injustice
Growing up, panellist Zarqa Nawaz says she questioned the divider that separates women from men at the mosque.
"It seemed to me, as a child, very fundamentally unfair," says Nawaz, creator of the CBC series Little Mosque on the Prairie.
She says that while faith is an important part of her life, gender inequality caused a disruption for her until she created the documentary Me in the Mosque.
During her research, she discovered that in Islamic history, there was a section of the mosque for men, a section for women, and a third section for people that define as a third sex.
"We had such progressive views centuries ago when it came to not just women, but the third sex," she says.
Nawaz grew up reading memoirs and watching documentaries on feminist struggles of different faiths and cultures. She says her understanding of prejudice against women is not limited to any faith, but is in fact a "universal theme."
"Getting away from faith doesn't mean that you get away from prejudice," she says.
She describes an incident in which a Hijab-wearing Muslim girl was barred from going to school in France, where prominent religious symbols are banned in grade schools.
"How is it different from the Taliban?" Nawaz asks.
She says such injustices provoke her to fight back by raising awareness through her work.
For Ayelet Tsabari, fiction is a place to question the existence of God.
Tsabari grew up in Israel and says believing in God in the Jewish religion was something that she never questioned until her father, who she describes as a pious man, passed away when she was nine years old.
She developed a belief that when a person dies, so does God and that is why he was not there to save her father.
"That was something that sort of made sense to me as a child," says Tsabari.
She describes this loss as a crisis of faith, which has inspired her writing. Tsabari's book The Best Place on Earth, won the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
"My characters are facing either crises of faith or there is a clash within family over the issues of faith," she says about the book.
Finding role models
Vivek Shraya says while she does not follow Hinduism anymore, Hindu mythology from a feminist lens has inspired her work. She returned to Hinduism in search of role models for her writing, which she lacked in her own life as a child.
As a queer artist and writer, she says she aims to counter genderphobia, or fear of gender-nonconforming individuals, in her work. She puts particular emphasis on the God Krishna and says she believes that she has an intimate connection with this role model.
Shraya adds that male Gods who have long hair, wear jewellery, and are friends with girls help her relate to the genderphobia she experienced in school.
"It seems to be a common theme throughout my work, because its one of the first places where I felt that I [could] see myself," explains Shraya.
Shraya's debut novel, She of the Mountains, has two narratives – one is a contemporary bi-sexual love story, and the other is about re-imagining Hindu mythology and its illustrations.
Reclaiming history
Panellist Cherie Dimaline is a member of the Georgian Bay Métis community in Ontario. Her books Red Rooms, The Girl Who Grew A Galaxy and A Gentle Habit reflect on indigenous people's connections with the land.
"That's what we base our understanding of spirituality on," she says.
Dimaline says she learned to practise a version of the Roman Catholic faith infused with First Nations beliefs – what she describes as a "mixing and melting of understandings."
"It was a very mixed, but also very structured upbringing," she says.
Along with the influence of the church, Dimaline says she was also privileged to grow up with her grandmother who was the story keeper of the community.
When young Dimaline was selected to follow in her grandmother's footsteps, the responsibility of preserving her community's memories – seven generations back and seven generations to the future – fell on her shoulders.
"The story keepers reach back and reach forward and weave together those words that provided a blanket for our community of safety and understanding of our spirituality," she explains. "The base of the understandings and world views that we have come from that faith."
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by Eddie Ameh in Ottawa
Elly Bollegraaf, 76, moved to Canada in 1951 with her family after most of her relatives were wiped out in one of the world's worst genocides. Her father died in the notorious Sobibor concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
Now, just 70 years after the end of the Second World War, new efforts are being made to preserve the stories of Bollegraaf and her fellow Holocaust survivors.
Carleton University's Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies, in partnership with the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES), have set up the Ottawa Holocaust Survivors project to preserve the stories and the testimonies of those who lived through the Holocaust.
"Its extremely important to document what we already have not documented for historical reasons," Bollegraaf says.
"We want people to learn from their past mistakes and if we don't document these things, people will soon forget that they ever happened," she adds.
Purpose of the project
The Ottawa Holocaust Survivors Testimony project seeks to ensure that Holocaust survivors in Ottawa have their accounts before, during and after the Holocaust documented in short videos and audios as well as written records.
Mina Cohn, director of the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship, says this project is very important not only for its historical significance, but for educational purposes.
"We decided to do this now because our survivors are aging, and because there are no replacements for their roles and positions, we decided to record them create short videos for presentations and research purposes," Cohn says.
Most Holocaust survivors in Ottawa have been giving talks in schools and other places around the city since the '90s. Cohn says by sharing their experiences in schools, the stories of the survivors have become "an integrated part of history."
These videos will therefore attempt to give personal testimonies of survivors during the Holocaust when the survivors are no longer able to go to the schools to share their experiences.
"The future generation will hear from the survivors themselves rather than somebody else," Cohn says.
The project will film up to ten Holocaust survivors based in Ottawa who will tell their unique stories. Carleton University, through its crowdfunding platform Future Funder, intended to raise $7,500 for the project. They have raised over nine thousand dollars for the project within two weeks.
Cohn says, "The extra money will help us create more educational materials for teachers, and we're very pleased."
Memories of the war
Bollegraff was sent into hiding by her mother at a very young age when Jews were being attacked in the Netherlands in a small town of Mechelen. She recalls how she was made a part of a family that took her in. All the children in the family were older than her and the youngest was nine years her senior.
"I hung around mainly with the mother of the family that hid me. I was mainly with her all the time," she says.
Bollegraaf's mother, Rhodea Shandler ,who died at the age of 88, wrote a book in 2007 chronicling her experiences of surviving the Holocaust and relocating to Canada.
Shandler's parents were killed at the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland during the Holocaust.
She and her new husband moved to Canada when Bollegraaf was only nine years.
Bollegraaf says documenting testimonies is one of the surest ways of making people know how serious the Holocaust was. She says she and the other survivors are "living history objects as survivors of the war."
Lessons from the past inform our present
Cohn says one lesson everybody must take from this project is the need to get involved. She says going forward, the youth especially has the arduous task of taking up challenges and roles of responsibility in order to affect decisions that are taken by people in authority.
"The younger generation is responsible for political elections, when something bad is happening they should be reacting," she says.
"They should be involved in a way not to let things like the Holocaust happen again and not to be bystanders but active opposers to bad events," Cohn adds.
Bollegraaf, a scientific evaluator of medical devices, says the system of admitting refugees from war torn countries has changed. She commends Canadian authorities for their efforts in admitting refugees.
In her mind, the world is more proactive today compared to the past when they watched people from other countries being persecuted. She says the developed world has learned a lot from mistakes of the past.
"When the Vietnamese boat people came in the '70s, 4,000 came to Ottawa alone," Bollegraaf says.
She continues, "Why? Because, when Jews were not allowed anywhere in the world when the war was raging, they were all murdered."
She says a lot more needs to be done and that economically developed countries need to take more responsibility when dealing with refugee crises in order to avoid the mistakes of the Holocaust.
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by Elvira Truglia in Montreal
On one of the final stops during its two-year, cross-country "Our Canada" workshop series, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) held an open conversation about faith and social inclusion in Montreal last month.
According to Thomas Gallezot, francophone communities and outreach project officer for the organization, the CRRF aims to promote diversity and social inclusion through community dialogue. The objective of the workshop is to improve the ability of participants to manage workplace and community situations arising "out of conflicting religious practices and cultural values."
While still predominantly Christian (65.8 per cent), more Montrealers now affiliate with religions other than Christianity (Islam: 9.6 per cent, Judaism: 2.4 per cent, Hinduism: 1.4 per cent, Buddhism: 2 per cent) according to the 2011 Census.
As non-Christian religions have become more visible, debates about culture, faith and values have heated up in Quebec's public sphere. The proposed 2013 Quebec Charter of Values was an attempt to draw lines in the sand about secularism.
Most recently, a Quebec Human Rights Commission survey on diversity showed that 45 per cent of respondents had a negative view of religion. Forty-three per cent said people should be suspicious of anyone who expresses their religion openly, and 48.9 per cent said they were bothered by women wearing a veil.
Obstacles to social inclusion
A multi-faith panel, including Imam Shaykh Omar Koné, Rabbi Reuben Joshua Poupko, Father Engelbert Fotsing, Reverend Wilner Cayo, and David-Roger Gagnon, former spiritual and community animator at the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) discussed whether faith is an obstacle to social inclusion during the workshop.
In the Muslim community, Koné said negotiating how to co-exist in a Judeo-Christian world is not always easy when your way of living is different than the majority. Networking at an after-work "5-à-7" (Happy Hour) is a common practice in Montreal, but "to go with work colleagues is problematic when you are practising Muslim who doesn't drink," he explained.
Optics is another challenge. "Employment, which is the first factor in integration, is problematic when we have a name that sounds Arab-Muslim," Koné added.
Recent statistics back this up. Visible minorities make up 31 per cent of Montreal's population, but they represent only 11 per cent of the City of Montreal's workforce. The unemployment rate of North African immigrant women in Montreal is five times greater than women who are not visible minorities.
Poupko said recognizing different beliefs and believers is "vital to communal harmony."
"Last year a young woman came to see me, a medical resident at the Royal Victoria Hospital. She's Jewish, but she doesn't look Jewish," he shared.
The student told her supervisor that she was going to Jewish General Hospital on her medical rounds. Poupko said the supervisor responded, "I can't stand those people, they are so aggressive."
The next day, the student arrived at work wearing a large Star of David. The employer was left speechless.
"Anytime this [kind of thing] happens we're still shocked by it," said Poupko. "We all know this woman is going to be fine, she's going to be a doctor … she's going to have a prosperous, secure life … no police is going to pull her over … because she looks suspicious."
He said the doctor's comments don't compare to the discrimination and violence other minorities face in Quebec and across Canada.
Gagnon wants people to understand, "that it's not necessarily their religion or their culture that people sometimes react to, but is the fact that they are spiritual or religious at all."
He says this has to do with Quebec's particular history and break with the Catholic Church after the Quiet Revolution. That "left deep scars," said Gagnon. Acknowledging this history "will help the dialogue," he added.
Best practices
There was consensus among the panelists that schools are the best place to be pro-active.
Gagnon gave credit to Quebec's Spiritual and Community Animation program in elementary and secondary schools. As a former spiritual and community animator at the EMSB, he said focusing on spirituality rather than religion provides "a window to talk about what we have in common."
The program was introduced after Bill 118 (2000) deconfessionalized public school boards and introduced a mandate to promote diversity and pluralism.
"There's always this push and pull," said Poupko. "I think it has do with asking what's reasonable and expecting a common sense response."
That's the approach Cristina Bajenaru takes as Project Coordinator at the Centre d'Encadrement pour Jeunes Femmes Immigrantes, a community organization that helps young immigrant women integrate.
Bajenaru said her clientele comes from 60 countries so she has to take a common sense approach to accommodation. If her training workshops coincide with Muslim holidays, she explained, "I can't tell them to come, but I can't tell them not to come either." She said she lets them decide, and roughly half the class ends up staying home.
Through community consultations, the CRRF compiled dozens of other real scenarios that have come up in workplaces across the country. These are included in the Faith and Belonging Toolkit, a resource for workshop participants to encourage discussion and develop appropriate responses to accommodation.
Using the resource, Gagnon said he was impressed at the ability of the group to come up with solutions to complex scenarios.
"Spirituality in the public sphere, in [the] workplace, in society, when we talk about it reasonably and calmly, we find solutions," he said.
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by Tazeen Inam in Toronto
Religion plays a major role in the lives of many refugees, making it an important consideration for religious-based aid groups sponsoring those of other faiths.
Paul Bramadat from the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria, made this point while leading the forum on "Refugees and Religion: Push, Pull and the Politics of Crisis" at the 18th National Metropolis Conference in Toronto earlier this month.
"We know that Anglican United Church [of Canada] and Catholic church groups are heavily responsible for lots of immigrant and refugee settlement activities in the last many decades," Bramadat said.
Suzanne Rumsey of the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund, representing the Anglican Church of Canada, said, "In our ways of working, we are an Anglican way of sponsoring the needs of the world, not the needs of Anglicans of the world."
"Our mandate is to respond to refugees based on need, not on faith or religion," she added.
An integral part of faith groups
One of the founding members of Lifeline Syria, Naomi Alboim, a professor at Queen's University, applauded the private sponsorship approach by various faith communities.
"The Syrian refugee movement has really revitalized the whole sponsorship movement, I hope forever," she said.
Alboim found refuge in Canada with her parents - her mother a Jewish survivor of the Second World War.
Thinking back to 1979 when private sponsorship kicked off in Canada, Alboim said that a number of ethno-specific and religious-specific groups were set up particularly to sponsor refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Many Jewish groups came forward to sponsor refugees from Indochina.
Sharing her experience of approaching Jewish faith groups to sponsor Syrians, Alboim said that it was a "brave" thing to do as there had been discussions in the Jewish community about whether it would be appropriate to sponsor Muslims or not.
She applauds the immediate cooperation from the Jewish community, and also her particular synagogue, and said that they are sponsoring refugees not as human beings only, but also as Jewish people.
"It's really an opportunity for us as a community to put our values into practice, which is repairing the world as an integral part of our faith."
There are 35 groups among Canada's Jewish community working together to sponsor Syrian refugees.
Before approaching the Toronto Board of Rabbis, Alboim said she wanted to tackle concerns about Muslim refugees being sponsored by Jewish groups.
"I [didn't] want to reach out to my community and get rebuffed," she said. "Now a family of five has arrived and another is under process."
Over-simplifying identities of refugees
Meanwhile, some secular groups have also joined sponsorship efforts, including the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria.
The group found that some are not comfortable sponsoring refugees through faith-based organizations.
"We felt that there was some space for people who wanted to go through a different route," said Sabine Lehr, representing the group at the forum.
Lehr spoke about the challenge of over-simplifying the identity of incoming refugees as Muslims.
"There is this assumption that they are all the same, but they all have tribal affiliation. They have potentially different political perspectives, particularly complex, given the nature of conflicts they are facing."
While talking about a large mosque in Victoria, she said that it's an assumption that all refugees coming in as Muslims will attend the mosque, whether or not they come from a different faction.
Lehr expresses her concern that this dimension is often brushed aside.
"We'll see where this all leads in the coming months," she added.
Religion need not be a private matter
There are other challenges related to religious issues that merit consideration, added Lehr.
In her experience, some people were concerned about certain expressions of culture or religion – in particular the wearing of niqab.
"I did get a question in one of my conversations with a potential sponsor," she recalled. "It was couched in terms of, 'You know I really have a problem with the niqab because we have a problem if we can't see somebody's face.' It wasn't really couched in religious terms; it was couched in the terms that I have a problem in interacting with a person face-to-face."
Bramadat said despite these issues, religion is not a barrier to sponsoring refugees in Canada, the way it is in Europe.
However, the challenge he sees is if a refugee of Muslim faith gets involved in crime, Canadians will immediately grow frightened, as a result of Islamophobia.
"My fear is that as soon as somebody does some bad things, what people see is a Muslim rather than see it's a guy who made a wrong choice and who is in crisis."
Bramadat suggested that the solution is to discuss religion openly.
"I think we have to develop the capacity and bravery to have difficult conversations and should not treat religion as a private matter."
Editor's Note: This report has been updated from a previous version. Alboim was not a survivor of the Second World War, her mother was; as well in 1979, not 1978, when private sponsorship kicked off the focus was on groups from Indochina, not of Jewish faith.
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by Leah Bjornson in Vancouver
In this week's round-up of what's been making headlines in Canada's ethnic media: faith-based organizations are at the forefront of Syrian refugee resettlement efforts; Taiwan's elections are lauded as a step towards democracy in China and members of Vancouver's Sikh community are helping to spread the love this Valentine's Day.
Refugee crisis brings back painful memories for Jewish community
Faith-based organizations in Canada play a pivotal role in resettling refugees during crises, one not often undertaken in other countries, according to a panel hosted by the Intercultural Dialogue Institute of the Greater Toronto Area earlier this month.
Globe and Mail columnist Doug Saunders explained to an audience on Feb. 5 that unlike in other countries, where the government has greater control over resettlement processes, in Canada, many faith communities make efforts to privately sponsor families and assist them in their transition period.
As reported in The Canadian Jewish News (CJN), the Jewish community has stepped up significantly to assist in the ongoing crisis. In total, 35 groups working with Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (JIAS) have formed sponsorship initiatives. Even more have formed independent sponsorship groups looking to bring Syrian families to Canada.
The Canadian Jewish community has a long history of supporting incoming refugees. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the community actively sponsored many Vietnamese families escaping the aftermath of the Vietnam war.
Naomi Alboim, professor and chair of the policy forum at the school of policy studies at Queen's University and one of the panellists at the event, explained to the CJN that the current anti-refugee movement sweeping Europe "brings back painful memories" for the Jewish community.
"We're responding to this crisis as Jews, because it's the right, humanitarian thing to do," she said. "We're paying it forward."
This faith community is not alone in its endeavours. Toronto's Muslim and Catholic communities have also stepped forward to contribute in some way. Some synagogues have even joined mosques or churches to submit joint applications to sponsor Syrian families.
The article makes note of an event in December, during which Jewish communities in Vancouver fundraised to bring two Kurdish families to Canada.
Taiwan election heralded as beginning of democracy in China
Panellists lauded Taiwan's recent election of its first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, as a sign that "democracy is compatible with Chinese culture" at a recent event hosted by the Canada-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group.
The forum, held on Jan. 28, discussed the election that saw the former opposition party, the Democratic Progressive Party, beat the Kuomintang with 56 per cent of the popular vote. Known for being pro-China, the Kuomintang has ruled Taiwan for the past eight years.
This is also the first time that the Kuomintang has lost control of the legislature.
Panellist Andre Laliberte, a professor at the University of Ottawa, told Epoch Times after the event, "It is proof that people who have Chinese culture can have democracy, and democracy is compatible with Chinese culture."
Laliberte was joined on the panel by Wu Rong-chuan, the newly arrived representative for the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, or the Taiwanese embassy in Canada. Wu told the Times that he felt voters had acted more rationally during this election than in years past and that policies were well discussed.
"There was little sensational language during the election," he said.
Canadian Senator Michael MacDonald expressed his hopes that this victory would mark the beginning of significant change in what is "going to be the big, emerging real quest in mainland China for democracy."
"If you want to see what China could do with democracy — go to Taiwan," he said.
Sikh volunteers spread the love this Valentine's Day
Sikh organizations in Vancouver are scrambling this weekend as they finish collecting 900 roses, chocolates and greeting cards to distribute to shelters across the Lower Mainland for Valentine's Day.
Hosted by Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen and Global Girl Power in partnership with Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar, this annual event sees donors and volunteers working for several weeks to raise money and organize the logistics for the big day.
"Sikhs believe in Guru Nanak's philosophy to love all and feed all," Roveen Kandola tells The Indo-Canadian Voice.
Kandola, who works with Guru Nanak's Free Kitchen, adds, "It's important that during these times, we think of those less fortunate and make their day much brighter."
Over the past three years, this initiative has reached over 100 shelters in Vancouver's Lower Mainland including Burnaby Safe House, Elizabeth Gurney House and Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter.
The intent of the event is to give women and children at these locations "the opportunity to experience a more enjoyable Valentine's Day," the Voice reports.
Irene de Ocampo at Elizabeth Gurney House says she is very thankful for the work of these volunteers and donors. "Our residents (moms and kids) truly appreciate your generosity."
All packages will be distributed to shelters this weekend.
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by Susan Korah in Ottawa
To some people, Canada seems like the land of American civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr.'s dreams. But a group of race relations activists in Ottawa contend that this belies the truth, and that Canadians need to work harder to make King's vision a reality in this country.
Both views were shared at an Ottawa celebration and awards ceremony that a group named DreamKEEPERS organized to mark the 30th anniversary of Martin Luther King Day.
Originally declared a public holiday in the U.S. in 1986, the same date was chosen by the Canadian organization to honour King's memory and raise awareness of his message, which was most eloquently articulated in his speech entitled, "I Have a Dream."
Recognizing King's values and principles
Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, wife of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, presented a lifetime achievement award to the Rt. Hon. Joe Clark, the 16th Prime Minister of Canada (1979-80), described as a leader in fighting apartheid in South Africa and promoting human rights in Canada and the world.
Most recently Clark served as an honorary witness to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada that reported on residential schools.
Daniel Stringer, a former Canadian diplomat and a founding member of DreamKEEPERS, explained that the tabletop award sandblasted with a glass gold leaf is given annually to an individual who has become a role model in Canada and beyond for embodying King's values and principles.
These include the promotion of social justice, human rights, racial harmony, spiritual values and the advancement of his dream of the "beloved community."
The "beloved community," an idea that King popularized, was his vision of a society based on justice, equal opportunity and love of one's fellow human beings, said Stringer.
Community leadership awards were also presented to Larry Hill, former Deputy Police Chief of Ottawa and Désiré Kilolwa. Originally from Congo, Kilolwa works with women and children who are victims of his native country's brutal civil war.
"[Canada is a] unique country," Clark said in his acceptance speech. "The tradition of generosity is deep within us."
Clark explained that Canada's very survival depended on all people pulling together.
"Many of us – Black [people], [Jewish people], Vietnamese, Africans – came here as refugees and we are prepared to extend a welcoming hand to others."
He reminisced about working with past recipients of the same award, including Jean Augustine (first African Canadian woman to be elected to Canada's House of Commons and the first to serve in the federal cabinet) and Lincoln Alexander (first Black member of the House of Commons and later, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario).
"In the 1970s, visible minorities were few and far between in Canada, but now they are becoming the majority," Clark observed.
Stepping up to fight injustice
Clark acknowledged that further work needs to be done in promoting equality for all of Canada's diverse peoples. He cited the example of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, founded in response to the Holocaust, which promoted reconciliation and understanding between the two faith communities.
"Perhaps we need a Council of Christians, Jews and Muslims at this time," he concluded, making reference to the increase in Canada's Muslim population with the arrival of Syrian refugees.
In her keynote speech, Grégoire-Trudeau painted a similar picture of Canada, as a nation that has come a long way in terms of respecting the human rights of its diverse population.
"The good news is that people in Canada, and indeed the world, are stepping up to fight racial and gender injustice," she said.
She pointed to a new generation of young leaders in Canada and the world, who are far more sensitive to past injustices and are prepared to address them.
"Martin Luther King was an amazing speaker and champion for justice. When he made his "I Have a Dream" speech, the whole world took notice," she said.
"If Dr. King were here today, he would be proud of Canada because we haven't refused entry to refugees whose expression of faith is different from ours," she observed.
Canada in 'denial' about racism
As a counterpoint to this image though, Stringer said that Canadian society is often in denial about the racism that occurs here.
He referred to the recent firebombing of a mosque in Peterborough, Ontario, in the aftermath of the shootings in Paris.
He said that unlike the U.S., which is more open about its problem with racism, Canada is in denial.
Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey of Ottawa's Parkdale Baptist Church, who hosted the ceremony, also referred to racist graffiti scribbled on his church and racist threats he had received.
"It's important to celebrate what we have achieved, but also important to keep the momentum going and further the work that still needs to be done," Bailey said.
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Commentary by Anita Bromberg in Toronto
Sixty-seven years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 50 years after the adoption of the two Covenants, which along with the Declaration became known as the International Bill of Human Rights, the struggle for human rights at home and abroad continues.
It is a struggle that Canadians have been at the forefront of since World War II. Canadian John Peters Humphrey, first Director of the United Nations Division of Human Rights, was central to the drafting of the Declaration.
The underlying principle of the Declaration – that human beings are all born free and equal in dignity and rights – is reflected in section 15(1) of our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees the right to equal protection and benefit of the law.
International Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, will kick off an international yearlong campaign spearheaded by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office: Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always.
The campaign will focus on the four freedoms at the core of the Declaration – freedom from fear, freedom of speech, freedom of worship and freedom from want. We do not have to dig deep into media reports to see that even in Canada we continue to struggle with realizing the full promises of these fundamental freedoms.
Impacts of fear
When then American President Roosevelt gave his Four Freedoms speech after experiencing two world wars, the arms race was the focus of his remarks regarding freedom from fear. Today, freedom from fear means much more and the challenges are even greater.
Fear has dominated our mindset these days. Violence and terrorism is now an ongoing reality that directly impacts Canadians. How can we not be concerned for, even feel fear for, our safety, with attacks such as the Californian and French events fresh on our minds?
But this fear impacts in two ways. The obvious is that we each have the right to go about our daily business without fearing a terrorist attack harming our loved ones. But, in addition, no individual going about his or her daily life should fear being targeted by such fear.
The sign on the lawn that tells Canadian Muslims or Jews to go home, the hijab-wearing woman buying groceries who is accused of being a terrorist, the hateful graffiti on Hindu places of worship, the racism directed at Aboriginal peoples – these are all examples of breaches of every person's right to be free from fear.
Fear used to marshal hatred
As we mark this milestone date, the Secretary General of the United Nations reminds us, "Millions of refugees and internally displaced persons are a tragic product of the failure to fulfil this freedom [from fear]. Not since the Second World War have so many people been forced to flee their home."
Our response as Canadians must be to open our doors without discrimination, while exercising all due diligence, as we commit ourselves to continue to build a society based on inclusion and founded on the principles of human dignity and mutual respect.
Hatemongers know that the best way to marshal hatred is to channel it through fear, to manipulate fear to racist ends – often justified through an appeal to narrowly defined identities and collective fears of being overwhelmed.
We are all deeply troubled by the threats to our security and by the impact the violence we are witnessing is having. We should be looking to protect our society and way of life based on our common humanity.
However, that will come with guaranteeing the rights and freedoms of all, when we respect the balance these rights and freedoms demand from each of us. Fear and hatred of the 'other' as justification for racism must be countered.
These are the lessons embedded in this year's International Human Rights Day.
Canada and its residents must be ready for the challenges ahead. Respecting our rights and freedoms can and must be one of the key principles that guide us all as the year ahead unfolds.
Anita Bromberg has been the Executive Director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation since June 2014.
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by Daniel Leon Rodriguez in Calgary
Religion can be a key element in the rehabilitation of inmates. However, for minorities, changes to prison chaplaincy services during the Conservative government made following their faith at federal prisons a challenge.
For this reason minority community leaders are calling on the new government to engage in the issue. Currently, human right tribunals are listening to three religious discrimination complaints from Muslim inmates.
For Amira Elghawaby, Communications Director for the National Council of Canadian Muslims, these complaints confirm the concern of minority communities regarding chaplaincy services.
"The service is spotty at best, discriminatory at worst," she says.
"The government is aware of the concerns surrounding this important issue in federal corrections," states Josée Sirois, a spokesperson for the Liberals' new minister of public safety, Ralph Goodale, in an e-mail. Sirois added that the minister would prefer to be fully informed before commenting any further "given the complexity of the issue."
'No sign of systemic discrimination'
In 2012, the Liberals' then party justice critic, Irwin Cotler, denounced cuts to non-Christian prison chaplaincy services as "clearly discriminatory," but it is difficult to measure the real extent of the issues.
Offenders have multiple avenues to report abuses – through the internal grieving system, private council, the Office of the Correctional Investigator or the Canadian Human Rights Commission – and all these mechanisms try to first solve complaints internally, keeping information private.
In rare occasions, complaints scale up to the Human Rights Tribunal and are made public.
According to the federal correctional investigator, Howard Sapers, whose office monitors the situation of religious minorities, the problem has improved since 2012. However, Sapers says, "The situation is still far from perfect."
Sapers explains there is no sign of "directed and systematic discrimination" against religious minorities. Complaints he occasionally receives are the fault of one key decision maker "who isn't exercising their administrative discretion appropriately." He adds that most of the complaints he receives are about religious diet and recognition of special religious holidays.
"It is not at the top of our [priority] list right now, because frankly the inmate population is not coming in large numbers to bring this concern forward," he states.
Sapers says his priority is giving accessibility to inmates to submit complaints. His staff members visit prisons across the country to monitor them, and he received over 20,000 complaints from inmates last year by phone.
"I would be misleading you if I told you we are getting every single complaint, and that every inmate feels they have access to legal recourses. That is not true," says Sapers.
Minority groups falling through the cracks
Karen Slaughter, a staff lawyer with West Coast Prison Justice Society, shares Sapers' concerns.
"There is a possibility for religious minority groups to fall into the cracks," explains Slaughter.
She adds that ethnic community groups are receiving more and more complaints from inmates about religious discrimination and this is concerning because these groups don't have the funding or the resources to prepare litigations on behalf of individuals.
Slaughter says her organization has heard all kinds of religious complaints from Muslim, Jewish and Sikh inmates, however, never from Christians.
"Religious minorities feel like second class citizens inside the prison system," she says, pointing to a lack of education and resources as the main problem.
Slaughter says correctional services are a giant bureaucratic machine and change can only come from the top. She hopes the new government will implement some of that change.
For Sapers, the new government could improve a few things with the correctional service system. One of his concerns is that some religious groups provide support, counselling, guidance and reintegration services on a voluntary basis.
"It is not entirely fair that some groups are paid for their services and others are [not]," says Sapers.
He also called on the government to do an external review to ensure that the terms of the contract with private company, Kairos Pneuma Chaplaincy Inc., which provides the services is inclusive enough, so no one feels excluded. In April 2016, this contract will be taken over by Bridges of Canada Chaplaincy.
Religion's role in rehabilitation
Mubin Shaikh, an expert on radicalization and extremism, urges the government to improve the situation because without proper religious direction individuals could be more prone to radicalization, as seen in Europe. A religious practitioner without proper guidance "is like driving a car without brakes," he says.
Yasin Dwyer, a former federal correctional imam, says that the situation in the prisons is "delicate." He worked for over 12 years in the federal prison system until last year he renounced in protest to the Conservative government's decision to privatize the chaplaincy services at all prisons.
According to Dwyer, chaplaincy services are important because they provide a positive environment for prisoners to express themselves and can help prisoners in rehabilitation.
The imam explains that one of the most important aspects of religion is that it allows inmates to connect with the community through volunteers.
"The prison has walls, but [these] walls are [imaginary] because these prisoners are part of our community," says Dwyer.
This is important as 90 per cent of prisoners in the system will eventually return to society, Dwyer says. It is also why he stresses the need for the new government to take the role of minority religious communities in the prison system seriously.
As Dwyer notes, "Prisoners need a community to come back [to]."
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