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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-1--273897633 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Thanks Pat, Given the serious outcome I was forecasting my hyperbole might be = excused?=20 I wish I had chosen a better closing phrase, but it does catch the = pathos of our situation. =20 Paul. On 2014-09-02, at 11:48 AM, Patrick Kelly wrote: > A great essay. The only thing I would question is that Homo sapiens = will no go extinct. Our modern technological society may very well = disappear, but humans will still be around, the question is what will = the dominant society resemble: Renaissance? Middle Ages? Ancient Rome, = etc. >=20 > Pat >=20 > On Sep 1, 2014, at 5:07 PM, c p Ruggles wrote: >=20 >> John, >> Here it is -=20 >> <ecology essay.rtf> >>=20 >> Paul. >> On 2014-09-01, at 4:32 PM, John and Nhung wrote: >>=20 >>> I am interested. Is there a link? >>> =20 >>> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of c p Ruggles >>> Sent: August-31-14 2:59 PM >>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Take a Moment for Reflection >>> =20 >>> Hi all, >>> Unfortunately, the Passenger Pigeon is only one of thousands of = species that we have driven to extinction. Our problem is our ignorance = of Ecology. I wrote an essay that appeared in The Chronicle Herald about = our disregard for the realities of ecology. I can copy it for anyone = that might be interested. >>> Paul Ruggles. >>> =20 >>> On 2014-08-31, at 12:19 PM, Laurie Murison wrote: >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> =46rom Birds Studies Canada: >>> =20 >>> You may want to pause for a minute of silence at 1 p.m. on Monday, = September 1, the centennial of the moment when =93Martha=94 =96 the last = Passenger Pigeon on the planet =96 quietly kicked the bucket at the = Cincinnati Zoo. Many organizations are acknowledging what is arguably = the world=92s most infamous extinction event, including the Royal = Ontario Museum, the Canadian Museum of Nature, and the Smithsonian = Institution.=20 >>> =20 >>> In case you missed it, please read =93One Hundred Years after = Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon=94 from the Summer issue of Bird = Studies Canada=92s magazineBirdWatch Canada, written by our Director of = National Programs Jon McCracken. >>> =20 >>=20 >=20 >=20 > = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Patrick Kelly > Director of Computer Facilities > = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Faculty of Architecture and Planning > Dalhousie University > = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > MAIL COURIER > PO Box 15000 5410 Spring Garden Road > Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia > Canada Canada > = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 = E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca > = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 --Apple-Mail-1--273897633 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = ">Thanks Pat,<div><br></div><div>Given the serious outcome I was = forecasting my hyperbole might be = excused? </div><div><br></div><div> I wish I had chosen a = better closing phrase, but it does catch the pathos of our = situation.</div><div> </div><div><div>Paul.</div><div><br><div><div>O= n 2014-09-02, at 11:48 AM, Patrick Kelly wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3DWindows-1252"> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> A great essay. The only thing I would question is that Homo sapiens will = no go extinct. Our modern technological society may very well disappear, = but humans will still be around, the question is what will the dominant = society resemble: Renaissance? Middle Ages? Ancient Rome, etc. <div><br> </div> <div>Pat</div> <div><br> <div> <div>On Sep 1, 2014, at 5:07 PM, c p Ruggles wrote:</div> <br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type=3D"cite"><base href=3D"x-msg://2/"> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> John, <div>Here it is - </div> </div> <span><ecology essay.rtf></span><base href=3D"x-msg://2/"> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <div></div> <div><br> </div> <div>Paul.<br> <div> <div>On 2014-09-01, at 4:32 PM, John and Nhung wrote:</div> <br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; "> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman', serif; "> <span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: = rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I am interested. Is there a = link?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; = margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New = Roman', serif; "> <span style=3D"font-si