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Connecticut Laws | Title 35 Trade Regulations, Trademarks And Collective And Certification Marks
Sec. 35-18h. Illegal use of mark. Remedies. (120)(Text)
(a) Subject to the provisions of section 35-18j, any person who (1) uses in Connecticut, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this chapter in connection with the sale, offering for sale, distribution or advertising of any goods or services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion or to cause mistake or to deceive as to the source or origin of such goods or services; or (2) reproduces, counterfeits, copies or colorably imitates any such mark and applies such reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles or advertisements intended to be used in commerce upon or in connection with the sale, offering for sale, distribution or advertising of goods or services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion or to cause mistake or to deceive the public, shall be liable in a civil action by the registrant for any or all the remedies provided in subsection (b) of this section, except that under subdivision (2) of this subsection the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with intent to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive. (121)
(b) Any registrant of a mark registered under this chapter may proceed by suit to enjoin the wrongful manufacture, use, display or sale of any reproduction, counterfeit or imitation thereof, and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, use, display or sale as may be deemed just and reasonable, and may require the defendants to pay to such registrant all profits derived from, or all damages suffered by reason of, such wrongful manufacture, use, display or sale, or both such profits and damages; and such court may also order that any such reproduction, counterfeit or imitation in the possession or under the control of any defendant be delivered to an officer of the court to be destroyed, or to the complainant. The court, in its discretion, may enter judgment for an amount not to exceed three times such profits and damages and a reasonable attorney's fee of the prevailing party in such cases where the court finds the other party committed such wrongful acts with knowledge or in bad faith or otherwise as according to the circumstances of the case. The enumeration of any right or remedy herein shall not affect a registrant's right to prosecute under any penal law of this state. (122)
(c) In all cases where the registrant is an association, union or other organization which is not incorporated, an action under this section may be commenced and prosecuted by any officer or member of such association, union or other organization, on behalf of such association, union or other organization. (123)
Sec. 35-18i. Fraudulent registration. (124)(Text)
Any person who, for himself or on behalf of any other person, procures the filing or registration of any mark in the office of the Secretary of the State under the provisions hereof, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, verbally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of such filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction. (125)
Sec. 35-18j. Common law rights not affected. (126)(Text)
Nothing herein shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in marks or trade names acquired in good faith at any time at common law. (127)
CHAPTER 623 DEVICES ON RECEPTACLES (128)(Text)
Sec. 35-19. Description may be registered. (129)(Text)
Any person or corporation engaged in manufacturing, bottling or selling soda waters, mineral waters or aerated waters, near beer, cider, ginger ale, milk, cream or other beverages or medicines, medicinal preparations, perfumery, oils, compounds or mixtures in bottles, cans, jars or siphons, with his or its name or other marks or devices branded, stamped, engraved, etched, blown, impressed or otherwise produced upon such bottles, cans, jars or siphons or the boxes or cases used by him or it, or any person or corporation engaged in the business of supplying towels, coats, aprons or toilet cabinets to others, for hire or compensation, with his or its name or other marks or devices branded, stamped, marked, sewed or otherwise impressed thereon, may register and renew in the office of the Secretary of the State, a description, and reproduction or facsimile, of the name or names or marks or devices so used by him or it in the same form and manner as is provided for the registration of trademarks under chapter 621a. (130)
Sec. 35-20. Unlawful use of devices; penalty. (131)(Text)
No person, other than the owner of such name, mark or device, shall fill with soda water, mineral water or aerated water, near beer, cider, ginger ale, milk, cream or other beverage, or with any medicine, medicinal preparation, perfumery, oil, compound or mixture, any bottle, can, jar, box or siphon, or shall use any towel, coat, apron or toilet cabinet, which is so marked or distinguished with or by any name, mark or device, a description of which has been filed as provided in section 35-19, by supplying, furnishing or renting the same to others for hire or compensation, or shall deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or conceal any such name, mark or device thereon, or shall sell, buy, give, take or otherwise dispose of or traffic in the same, without the written consent of the person whose mark or device shall be or has been in or upon the bottle, can, jar, box or siphon so filled, trafficked in, used or handled, or whose name, mark or device shall be or shall have been upon the towel, coat, apron or toilet cabinet so unlawfully used. Any person, acting for himself or as the agent of any person, firm or corporation, who violates any provision of this section shall, for the first offense, be fined not more than five dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both, for each such bottle, jar, siphon or towel, and not more than ten dollars for each such can, box, coat, apron or toilet cabinet so filled, sold, used, supplied, disposed of, brought or trafficked in and, for each subsequent offense, shall be fined not more than ten dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both, for each such bottle, can, jar, box, siphon, towel, coat, apron or toilet cabinet so filled, sold, used, supplied, disposed of, bought or trafficked in. (132)


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Hey Everyone.. I know..! I am back with another card today..! Yeah me :) I have been stalking the set Regarding Dahlias since the set came out in the new catty, and I finally broke down and got it my last order..I have spied SO many Uber gorgeous creations with this set, I hope I can do it justice. Here is my go at it -
I kept it real simple considering this gorgeous bloom needs no help at all. I layered the two Elegant eggplant blooms once, and the Primrose Petals one three times to help it stand out a little more. Hello Dahlia.,. I think this is going to a beautiful friendship. :) Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!
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AFTER spending 32 years on the roof of Avery Fisher Hall in what was supposed to be, but never became, a roof garden, Antonin Dvorak is coming home to his old Stuyvesant Square neighborhood, or at least a statue of him is returning.
The Czech-born composer (1841-1904) lived in an apartment at 327 East 17th Street, opposite the square, from 1892 to 1895 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America. While he lived there, Dvorak wrote two of his most beloved works, the Cello Concerto and Symphony No. 9, the ''New World'' Symphony. The apartment building was razed in 1991, its landmark status revoked by the City Council.
But to preserve his memory in another way, a four-foot statue of Dvorak, by the Yugoslav-American sculptor Ivan Mestrovic, will be placed at the northeast corner of the square where the composer often took daily strolls. The statue was presented to the New York Philharmonic in 1963 by the Czechoslovak National Council of America.
After the dedication ceremony on Saturday afternoon, a concert of
Dvorak's music, including the ''New World'' Symphony, will be performed, at 5 P.M., in St. George's Church, on the east side of the park. Steven Richman will conduct the Harmonie Ensemble/New York, and Dvorak's great-grandson, Josef Suk, a violinist, will be a guest artist.
Dvorak Monument Dedication, Saturday, 3 P.M., Stuyvesant Square Park, Second Avenue between 15th and 17th Streets, followed by concert at 5 P.M., St. George's Church, 16th Street and Rutherford Place; free; (212) 206-1450.Continue reading the main story


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VERY GOOD 2015 music CD with 11 cuts by popular Beninese lady singer. She sings (and speaks) several languages and is considered one of Africa's premier divas. The material covers a variety of contemporary international and African music styles. The orchestral accompaniment and arrangements are also quite good.
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Well, I'm pleased to report that the fundraiser went well last Saturday. 32 full guests and 400 quid raised!
I also learnt the following:
· Veggie cassoulet doesn't stay in a neat cylinder when heated, unlike its meaty counterpart
· Frying 31 pieces of seabass so the skin side is crispy wasn't as tricky as expected
· Heating your plates in the warmer to the temperature of an apple pie filling (as purchased from a well-known fast food chain) will lead to very sore palms and fingers the next day
· RK Harris in Headingley stock some of the tastiest pears I've ever eaten
· We all need more crème fraiche in our lives
It was also a great buzz to be working a pass again, although I didn't get to shout 'SERVICE!' Though if I had of done no doubt my mum (one of our marvellous waiting staff for the evening) would have clipped me round the ear for being bossy!


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HDB Resale Price Index DOUBLED from 2007 to 2013, dropped slightly to 2015 then stabilized. However, due to high supply of flats completed in 2014 that enter on resale market in 2019, prices are likely to drop more in the coming years.
Actually prices are rising in some towns while dropping in other towns. I sourced data from HDB Resale Statistics and compiled an Excel file showing HDB price trends since 2007, and based on it I created the below charts.
The gaps in lines in Excel chart are because HDB do not provide median price if less than 20 flats were transacted per quarter. Especially in case of Executive flats, it do not display prices on Bishan and Queenstown (towns famous for $1 million HDB flats) because they do not have at least 20 transacted flats except in Q2-Q3 2008.
As you can see in the chart, Singapore HDB flat prices DOUBLED in 2008-2013 due to insufficient supply of new flats.
Would you like prices dropping next 5 years to the early 2000s value? Think about owners who worked hard to pay current flats which will lose half of value! Would you like prices growing so you and everyone else can make profit selling? Think about your kids, how hard they will need to work to buy their first home!
During 1990s, the location was not so important. Bishan and Bukit Timah had most expensive resale flats, but a thing less known by the young generation, is that Choa Chu Kang and Pasir Ris were among the most expensive estates. Mature towns like Queenstown, Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio were cheaper.
Larger flats types had higher price per square meter or feet than small flats, in 1990-1992 average resale price of Executive flats being double than average resale price of 4-room flats, at an area 40% larger.
HDB stopped deciding the prices of new apartments based on construction costs, instead they decided based on market prices. Prices of resale flats and new flats entered in a vicious circle, rising 50% in just 6 months of 1993 and tripled to 1996. The price gap between small and large flat types has decreased.
The 1997 Asian Crisis came when 80.000 flats were under construction, demand for new flats felt sharply. leaving HDB with about 40,000 unsold completed flats in the year 2000, mostly large flat types. 2003 SARS outbreak affected economy too, so 5 years were necessary to clear the stock of unsold flats. Queue selling system (Registration for Flat) was suspended in 2002, Build-To-Order was introduced to prevent oversupply, and Walk-In-Selection was used temporarily to clear the stock of unsold flats.
Old (mature) estates were not attractive, so HDB launched various upgrading programmes and Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme to make them attractive again. Resale flat prices in old estates (where most 3-room are located) started rising in 2002, while in the new estates they continued to fall until 2006, Executive flats having biggest fall. Price per square foot between small and large flat types equalized in 2005.
As the stock of unsold flats vanished, Walk-In Selection ended in 2007 and was replaced by Sale of Balance Flats that is only twice per year thus the battle is 6 people per each flat. BTO became main mode of flat supply. People who cannot wait 3-4 years construction time for BTO and fail at SBF, need to go in resale market. Resale prices started rising.
Prices grew faster in pre-1980 estates due to upgrading programmes fever of SERS, bringing Marine Parade, Queenstown, and Toa Payoh in line with Bishan and Bukit Timah. Pasir Ris had lowest price growth.
Singapore economy recovered in late 2000s but HDB failed to anticipate, it ramped up the BTO supply too late and too slow, they offered 5500 BTO flats in 2007, 7800 in 2008, 9000 in 2009 (global recession),
12000? 16000 in 2010, 22000 25000 in 2011, 25000 27000 in 2012, plus DBSS flats and Executive Condos. ( strikethrough numbers are initial numbers announced at beginning of year).
Rising supply of BTO became visible in 2012, a small reduction in resale prices growing rate.
HDB lowered minimum application rate for BTO to be built from 70% to 50% in 2011, but since mid-2000s to 2013 no BTO had application rate under 100% (except elderly Studio BTO flats).
Analysts predicted that the prices in Singapore will start dropping in 2012 (example), as they predicted in 2011, 2010 too. In my forecast, resale flat prices will NOT fall even in 2012, but will continue to grow for as many years as HDB refuse to build ahead of demand, forcing us to wait 4 years via BTO!
The cooling measures introduced since 2011 such as Minimum Occupation Period lengthen to 5 years for resale flats (does anyone know when 5-year MOP was introduced for new flats?) just made people angry. Stupid MOP cause less flats to enter resale market in the coming years, and the number of people not eligible for buying directly from HDB (for example PR and singles) is growing.
Most of BTOs launched in the 3 years 2009, 2010, 2011 been completed in only 2 years 2013-2014… 25000 flats completed in 2014 alone + 5 years MOP = possible market crash in 2019. I am not saying that prices will not start to fall earlier, but 2019 may have the biggest price fall (if other variables would not exist).
Note: The above text was written by my personal research at end of 2011. Later I found a similar research on h88.com.sg: Colin Tan: HDB resale flat prices will stay up, dating from Feb 2012, that confirm my hypothesis They say that prices will drop no sooner than 2017! Oh dear…
Prices dropping since 2013
One of the cooling measures, 3 year waiting period for permanent residents to buy resale flats, introduced in August 2013, created fear that the housing market may crash. Resale flat prices dropped in 3rd quarter 2013, for the first time in 5 years. Such minor drop in prices may cause panic, many owners rush to sell their flats before prices fall more, leading to a chain reaction in price drop, OR if the panic may be just temporarily and prices will rise back next year. However, there are no signs to recover. Every quarter of 2014 added 1-2% drop in prices. No significant drop but still enough to make analysts ANGRY that HDB cooling measures were too powerful and requested to be lifted.
Note that HDB can also invent anti-cooling measures in case prices drop with more than 10% in one year, and these anti-cooling measures can fail like how most of the cooling measures failed. HDB wants to stabilize prices, a too sudden drop can be disastrous for entire Singapore economy.
Stupidity: instead of providing an adequate supply of flats, they kept supply low during 2000s despite of population increase, low number of flats entered in resale market while the demand was rising, then during 2010s HDB artificially slowed down demand for resale flats with cooling measures, and when prices started to drop, instead of keeping supply high and lift the cooling measures, they announced to decrease supply of new BTO flats 24300 units in 2014 to 16900 units in 2015. Idiot decision! BTO launches do not affect resale prices directly so we expect to see prices dropping and further decrease of BTO supply in 2016, thus the 2008-2013 price bubble risk to happen again during 2020s!
Personalty I hope that HDB will let the price index to drop slowly to 150 (2009 level), THEN lift the cooling measures, but keep the supply of at least 25000 BTO flats per year.
New BTO flat prices won't fall according resale price index, they were traditionally priced 20% cheaper than nearby resale flat prices, but since 2011 they were "de-linked" and became 30-40% cheaper (even if we exclude grants for first timers) as the HDB anticipated market fall. Even if the prices fall 10% for 3 consecutive years, BTO flat owners will still have profit from selling their flats. This does not apply for DBSS flats which were overpriced at their launch in 2011-2012. Raised income ceiling from $10k to $12k in 2015 may allow HDB to push up BTO prices.
See also:
HDB new flat prices database (1984-2018)
BTO prices database (2001-2018)
Resale flat prices database (1990-2018)
https://kendata12345.wordpress.com/category/4-hdb-bto-flats-price-and-cost-analysis/ – Another website did a detailed analysis of cost of building a BTO flat compared with selling price. He copied my Excel file of BTO prices without my approval.
Poll started February 2016. See also results of previous poll (379 votes between April 2014 and February 2015).
What you should know
– Upgrading programmes and upcoming MRT lines also drive up the nationwide resale price index.
– The small size of today flats may encourage people to go in resale market for flats built before 1998 (NOT SURE if this push up the resale prices, record of psf is now hold by resale flats built in 2000s).
– Prices fall faster in young towns than mature towns, Punggol suffered biggest price fall in late 2013, as results of over-speculation during last years, this after it was the cheapest town in mid-2000s.
– In mature towns prices fall faster in the old 10-storey blocks of Queenstown and Toa Payoh that are getting shadowed by the new 40-storey blocks.
Affordability of HDB flats
Yes they are still affordable!
Proof: every launch, the higher priced BTOs (better locations) gets most applicants.
HDB Website shows application rate. See how 3-room remained unsold and how big is the battle for 5-room despite of higher prices. See the TRUTH about shrinking HDB flat sizes!


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Yet apparently that's big news? Hmmmm... I suppose it could be if we were in some major drought. But this is Seattle. It's been nice instead. So what are people whining about? The fact that if they don't water their lawn it's going to be yellow already? (Mine's close.... hahaha) I know the allergy sufferers hate it and I have my days. But medication does wonders. I say keep the sun! If you don't like it, move to Miami (where out of the 29 days it hasn't rained here in Seattle, it's rained 25 days down there).
Oooooh how I haven't blogged in a while. I don't know why. I've got so many side projects, events, and life to live, it's hard to sit down and just type for a little while. I suppose I should work on that. I have been debating about a photo blog? I have started to figure out more about the nice SLR that I have and thus, have taken some interesting pictures. Just this morning I took a picture of a yellow bird in the yard, then on the way into the house decided on an "artsy" photo of a soccerball sitting there. Maybe that's what I'll do. Recruit PB and myself to take fun photos of random things and people. Post it on the internet, see what happens, how it goes, etc.
The only drawback to that? All those copiers out here in the interwebs. I'll have to watermark images and crap. Blah. Or well, I suppose I could just let it go and then sue whenever I see my photos in books or somewhere like that should any be good enough...... ha.
Recent events.........
PB moved in. Master's degree - Housewarming Party. Vegas in July. Parental visits. House reorganization. Ticket while camping. Fishing.
Much living going on in the year of 30. While I may not be a YES man, I am willing to do plenty of new, fun and exciting things.


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Anglican Identity
In many ways, being Anglican is about connection. We follow a written liturgy (consisting of various prayers, elements of worship, and an ancient creed) so that we are connected not only to the rich, vibrant history of the Church's worship and devotional life, but also to thousands of churches and millions of Christians around the world, who also follow, with a few differences, such a liturgy. And we are further connected to many of these churches through the common leadership and shared beliefs of the worldwide Anglican Communion, by way of the Anglican Church in North America. Of course, ultimately, being Anglican is about being connected to God—to know Jesus and to make him known throughout the world—and we do this while honoring our connections to our past and following God into the future.
We Believe that God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to defeat sin and death on our behalf. In Christ's cross, sin is atoned for. In Christ's resurrection, death is overcome. Through him, God poured His own spirit upon those who would receive Him, to unite them to Jesus. Therefore, our identity is in Christ. In Him, we are loved, forgiven, reconciled, and made alive. In Him we are changed, challenged, given new meaning and forged into an eternal community of believers.
The beliefs we hold are founded on the Scriptures, formalized in three ancient Creeds, and established upon in the Book of Common Prayer.
St Barnabas Church's mission is Christ's Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20).
18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
We exist to:
- Dwell in the presence of God
- Grow in the image and likeness of his son, Christ
- Invite the world into that presence of Love through hospitality
Our 4 core values
In Christ, God became human to make it simple for humans to grasp. By his Spirit, Christ dwells among his people, and at Saint Barnabas, we are committed to seeking Christ in each other through four core values and one universal practice.
Worship: We gather to sing praises, read Scripture, pray and eat at Christ's table of grace.
Children: We focus on welcoming children into our gatherings because Jesus said that when we receive children, we receive Him.
Prayer: As we gather to pray for one another and the world, we partake in Christ's work of prayer at God's throne.
Outreach: We believe Christ shines through the love of his people, so we intentionally invite people into our home and take His love to the world through ministries in our city. There are no agendas, just love.
1 Universal Practice
Christ is the living hospitality of God, and through him, He welcomes us all. We seek to live out God's hospitality to his people and to the world in everything we do.
We would love to talk to you more about our Mission and Values. If you have questions, we'd love to work through them with you. Please check out our Contact page or visit us during one of our Services!
What does it mean that you are Anglican?
"Anglican" mean English. The Anglican Church is a world-wide body of churches (the world's 3rd largest) that is in communion with the Church of England, which was first founded in the 300s A.D.
Anglican churches tend to be marked by the belief in the reliability of scripture, the embrace of the ancient Christian Tradition, and the practice of worship through Sacraments. When making sense of the faith, we rely on Scripture, Tradition and Reason. Thus, we look to the Bible, check our reading of it against the wisdom of the ages and apply it thoughtfully to our own culture.
Why do you use a liturgy and where did it come from?
You are part of the ACNA. Who are they?
You are part of the ACNA. Who are they?
The Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) began in 2009 as a new Anglican Province (national church) for Canada and the USA. It includes churches from four former Episcopal dioceses (Pittsburgh, Quincy IL, Fort Worth, San Joaquin CA), churches started as missionary efforts by Anglican churches overseas and churches who left the Episcopal church in the distant past and are now being reconciled.
Why do you use a liturgy and where did it come from?
We use a liturgy because it roots us in the ancient patterns of worship of the Jewish Temple and of the early church. Much of our current Anglican liturgy was compiled and written by Thomas Cranmer, an English Reformer of the 16th Century, who relied upon ancient liturgies of the early church.
Why do you take communion every week?
We believe that as we partake of communion in faith we are built up and strengthened in our walk with God (just as we are through the study of the Bible, the singing of praises and the experience of Christian community). Celebrating communion every week centers us in the objective truth of Christ's death and resurrection.
Why do you baptize babies and give children communion?
It is our belief that children should be welcomed into the community of faith as Jesus taught when he said, "Let the little children come to me." To learn more about our view of baptism please read our baptism statement.
Who sponsored Saint Barnabas?
Who sponsored Saint Barnabas?
Saint Barnabas began as a church plant sponsored by two congregations, Saint Patrick's Anglican of Lexington, KY and Church of the Cross Anglican of Hopkins, MN as well as a host of faithful, praying Christian people who love God's kingdom.
Why Covington?
We believe that Covington is an ideal place for a new church for several reasons. First, it is an urban setting, and we believe that to reach the world, one must reach the city. Second, it is also perfectly located to reach the greater region of Northern Kentucky as well as the city of Cincinnati. We dream of future churches throughout the area: urban, suburban and rural. Finally, it is close to several large universities making it the perfect place to reach a rising generation.
Are you going to ask me for money?
That depends. If you are visiting Saint Barnabas and still deciding whether you want to get involved, please feel no obligation to give. However if you see Saint Barnabas as your home church, we encourage you to consider giving to the ministry of the church. We say this not only because we need the giving in order to sustain our ministries, but because giving is a essential component of growing in Christ.
Have more questions? We'd love to work through them with you.
Please check out our Contact page or visit us during one of our Services!
Our History
In December of 2008, Fr. Chris and his family moved from Minnesota to Northern Kentucky to establish a new congregation here. They knew that if a church was to be born, God would have to be the one to make it happen! They felt like they were living the story of the Israelites coming out of Egypt. If God would part the Red Sea – they would cross. If God would provide the manna – they would walk through the desert. If He would lead them into the Promised Land (yes, right here in Covington, KY!), they would possess it. Ultimately, though, God would have to do the hard work of planting this church.
By May, 2009, four people had joined. By August, there were about a dozen. Through the years that followed, God sent new people from surprising places, and St B's has continued to grow. He is the reason our young church exists.


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Annmarie and Magdalena
by Marianne Spitzer
"Annamarie and Magdalena" is a supernatural thriller that begins where "Gypsy Spirits" ended. Annamarie walks home from the ordeal in the pines. Certain no one will ever know of her involvement, she tries to settle into the home she inherited from Daniel's grandfather just two weeks earlier.
Daniel, refusing to accept his own death, has other ideas, and he joins his spirit with the spirit of his best friend, Garret, and an evil man Daniel had planned on killing. What Daniel doesn't count on is that Annamarie is protected by her great-grandmother Magdalena's spirit, and her Gypsy spirit family. Annamarie's unexpected pregnancy drive Daniel to plot to steal his child while Magdalena does all she can to protect mother and child.
Daniel's evil follows and torments Annamarie in every aspect of her life. Magdalena with the aid of Josef, Annamarie's great-grandfather, begins a vicious battle of the spirits. Will good win over evil? Will Daniel's evil be contained? Who will survive? Will Annamarie's baby be safe or a victim of her father's evil plan?
About the Author:
I was born in Milwaukee, and lived there until I was eighteen. Then I spent eightyears in Washington state and California before returning to Wisconsin. I love eerie places and books. I began with a love of Nancy Drew books and as I grew I found H.P Lovecraft, Agatha Christie, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle among others. When I am not writing, I am reading or watching sunsets. I have been writing short stories since I was in grade school. Most were in the form of essays relating real life events. Many were purely imaginary trips to magical places and times. I enjoy making up stories about people I meet or see on the street. I can see a story in a picture, especially if the picture is eerie. My imagination runs wild and free. I have self-published a book of essays and a book of children's stories for my granddaughter, Brittney. Gypsy Spirits is my debut novel and the first in the series of three "spirit" books. I have self-published the second "spirit" book, Annamarie and Magdalena. I also self-published a supernatural mystery, THE LETTER. I plan to have the sequel to THE LETTER out this year and the third "spirit" book available winter 2013/14. From there I am sure my muse will guide me into another story plot.
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If I could be a supernatural creature, what would I be?
By Marianne Spitzer
Choosing what supernatural creature I would be is a difficult decision. I love to write about mystery and horror, but I would never be an evil creature. I would scare myself each time I looked into a mirror.
Vampires wouldn't work for me. I am not that fond of blood, and they turn into bats. I'm afraid of heights. The same holds true with any creature that flies. I couldn't rip any human or other creature to pieces so that rules out mean creatures with claws and long teeth. I think I need to think smaller.
Any type of insects would also terrify me so I have to scratch them off the list. I think I would have to be a gentle, kind creature. Are angels creatures? I'm not sure, but I would be an angel with a crooked halo. That wouldn't work.
Hmm, this is a bit of a dilemma. Oh, I have it. I'd love to be a muse. As a muse I could go anywhere and fly close to the ground, if I wish. I could hang around with the best authors providing their muses don't mind. Fluttering around whispering ideas into the ears of aspiring authors would be great fun.
I could go anywhere in the world and travel whenever I wanted. If I get tired of flying I can whisper into my author's ear that we need to explore a haunted house and off we would go on a grand adventure. I'd be hanging onto to his/her ear or curled up in their hair napping.
I could have a lot of fun whispering things into every ear I pass. I wonder how many people would listen. I could be very mischievous, not cruel, and just full of fun. Clothes might be a bit of a problem since I would have wings, but fairies have wings. I would have to shop in a fairy store. Fairies have the cutest clothes. I would be a very nicely dressed muse.
Personally, I have two muses. One named Angel, always dresses in white and pretty dresses. She helps me write the sweet loving parts of my stories. When I need to delve into the evil and horror I add to my stories, Blooderfly shows up. She usually wears bright red. Occasionally she likes to wear black, but red brings out her eyes. That's the kind of supernatural creature I would love to be. A muse. I can't imagine any other that would be more fun.
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Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Prepare to fail or fail to prepare
ok, I failed but I didn't deserve this...
Sat came and went, no ride
Sunday came and boy did we ride, me, Jack, Tim, Nick, Rob and Jeff
Teggs Nose, peaks epic light, all the best bits of the foothills of the peaks, gettng lost, finding new trails, lots and lots of climbing and descending, all good
but then a comedy fall for me, it went like this...
last climb of the day, back up the cobbled footpath to Teggs Nose car park, always was a challenge even 20 yeras ago when I was fit, getting to the gate 4/5s of the way up was a challenge, going beyond the gate to the rocky steppy section was an achievement to boast about
today I got within sight of the gate, pleased with my self that I had done it, pleased that I was about to stop and use the opening of the gate to get my breath back and tuck my lungs back into my chest, remove my heart from somewhere near my ears and get my breath back before the others arrived
but, I didn't factor in the couple of walkers, he saw me struggling and ran to the gate to open it for me, I smiled weakly and mentally braced myself for the challenge ahead, just needed to lift the front wheel over this small step to get through the gate
chain snapped
I looked up to see the chap shocked at the noise and my immediate reversal back down the hill (bearing in mind its about one in four at this point) accelerating backwards I was most pleased to have the presence of mind to not apply the back brake, that would have been disastrous
Applying the front brake didn't slow me down at all, so I bailed to my right and took the inevitable crash on the chin, or in fact in this case in the ribs, the bars swung round and caught my right hand side, I knew immediately that this was gonna hurt but was laughing so much at the absurdity, meanwhile the chap had run after me, he was also laughing and helped me up, he was also apologising as he realised that this was totally his fault, and we both laughed and went on our respective ways.
In the car I knew, it didn't hurt that much but past experience told me that 2 days later I would be in agony, and so I was, luckily on this occasion I managed to involuntarily push something "back in" whilst tossing and turning in bed and so it isn't now as bad as it could have been, still sore and ten days later I've still not ridden but will do tomorrow.
so where was the failure ?, well this same chain had snapped 2 weeks ago, I fixed it out on the trail and promptly forgot about it, a failure to prepare :-0
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I was blessed with an incredible opportunity this past summer where I got to spend six weeks in France and study both the language and culture.
The program started off in Paris where we spent one week site seeing and taking in all that the city had to offer including incredible views, gracious people and, of course, typical french food.
The next five weeks I spent in Lyon, France where I stayed with a host family. Lyon was the first capital of France before it became Paris. There I got to try lots of different foods including snail, frog legs, lamb, rabbit and cow intestines just to name a few.
I also got to travel and see a lot of France thanks to my host family.
There is no way I could put into words what an incredible experience it was and everything I got to see and do while abroad. All I can say is that I learned a lot in a short amount of time and I am so very thankful for such an amazing opportunity.
I encourage others to take a step out of their comfort zone because it's those experiences that open up your mind to so many things you may never have imagined.
If you would like to see or read more about my summer journey check out my blog.
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University Band
The University Band, or U-Band, is open to any UCA student who plays a wind or percussion instrument. This ensemble affords our students the opportunity for fulfilling musical experiences that fits within the constraints of another academic discipline. The group is very relaxed and focuses on having fun and making music. A perfect choice for students who want to continue with music as a part of their lives without making a living in music.


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Painting Class Project Update
After the mid-term critique, we've had another assignment added and I need to re-assess what's going on in that class and what's needed. Sometimes with art, lost in translation is the most common phrase used. Not understanding why comments were made, or grades were given out are making me confused.
I also have a hitch with my latest piece that I've been working on. Nothing too major, as of now… I am going to start planning out the paintings that I can get done. I have tons on my plate. Hopefully I'll get a lot done on this spring break.
One of the pictures I am using for my portrait painting.
Song: Rosetta – Temet Nosce. Amazing song off Rosetta's Wake/Lift album. I picked it up for $2.99. Score!
My website (not another link to my blog)


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The Jingle Bell Run Walk for Arthritis
November 29th, 2012 by Megahn Daily
The Jingle Bell Run Walk for Arthritis is Saturday, December 1st!
You may still register the day of for $25 per person
Come to the Kress Events Center for registration at 8:00 am
Run/Walk starts at 9:00 am.
This is a great event for an important cause, and the it will be filled with lots of fun!
Any questions? Contact the Office of Student Life at 465-2720.


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Hello Pilots,
Today we have a small patch bringing in changes for racer thruster effects.
The visual enhancement is visible right off the bat. Each manufacturer has a different colour effect when boosting.
Please let us know what you think about the new thrusters! Is the visual effect to weak or to dominant? Is there anything that could be further improved in them?
We look forward to your feedback in the "suggestion area" at the Quantum Rush forum.
Additionally we have been making preparation for release on the steam platform, more details will come soon.
Of course you can also get in touch with us via mail, Facebook, Twitter and our other social media outposts.
Have a blast on the racetracks!
Your Quantum Rush Team


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FotoWeekDC@ Touchstone
Opening Reception: Friday, November 6, 2015, 6-8:30 pm
A mix of unframed and framed photography by Touchstone Gallery photographers as part of FotoWeekDC November 7 - 15, 2015.
Photographers: Elaine Florimonte, Carolyn Johnson, Harvey Kupferberg, Michael Lang, Rosemary Luckett, Pete McCutchen, Newton More, Mary D. Ott, BD Richardson.
Touchstone Gallery enthusiastically participates in FotoWeekDC by featuring our own fine photographers whose work will be displayed in special bins throughout the gallery and on the walls as part of our monthly member group exhibition.
Please stop by to see our selection that widely varies from black and white to color, from landscapes to abstract and from digital to pinhole.


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Mrs. Barnett's 3rd Grade Math Page
Mrs. Barnett has lived in Pickens County most of her life and attended school at Jasper Elementary and Pickens County High School. After graduating in 1983, she attended Reinhardt College and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education at North Georgia College in 1986. In 2012, Mrs. Barnett earned a Master's Degree from Piedmont College. Mrs. Barnett began her career at Canton and Holly Springs Elementary Schools teaching Chapter I Math for grades 1-6. In 1989, she started teaching at Tate Elementary in 1st grade across the hall from her mom, Martha Allen. This is Mrs. Barnett's 29th year at Tate and her 32rd year of teaching. Mrs. Barnett has been walking the halls of Tate Elementary for over 40 years and has loved every minute of it! Mrs. Barnett and her husband Dwight, have two sons, Tanis is attending his 2nd year of college and Presley will be a freshman at PHS. She also has two dogs- Rocky and Copper. Mrs. Barnett loves listening to music, going on rides in the mountains, and swimming for fun! Mrs. Barnett is looking forward to teaching math this year and getting to know you and your family. It is going to be a great year!


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Hello guys here i have presented one of the way, to send email message from web application.
As, email notification has become essential functionality now a days in most of dynamic websites.
Below code i have represent in VB.Net language.
Hope it might be usefull
Dim Email As New System.Net.Mail.MailMessage("email@example.com", "email@example.com")
Email.Subject = "Test mail subject goes here."
Email.Body = "You can place desired content here."
Dim mailClient As New System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient()
'This object stores the authentication values
Dim basicAuthenticationInfo As New System.Net.NetworkCredential("firstname.lastname@example.com", "validpassword")
'Put your own, or your ISPs, mail server name on this next line
mailClient.Host = "smtp.gmail.com"
mailClient.Port = 587
mailClient.EnableSsl = True
mailClient.UseDefaultCredentials = False
mailClient.Credentials = basicAuthenticationInfo


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The Accounting and Finance Division has fostered a vibrant teaching and leading edge research culture. Our research is broadly based, encompassing four main themes, with a focus on applied and empirical studies supported by three specialist centres.
Accounting and Finance Division staff regularly publish research in world leading and internationally excellent academic journals. Current projects feature in our research working paper series. We combine academic rigour with practitioner and policy relevance that reflects our strong relationships with the finance, credit and accounting professions, as well as the international academic community, all of which is supported by a major investment in key databases and a regular research seminar series.
These interfaces are a critical factor in our commitment to dynamic and relevant research, research led innovative teaching, exceptional postgraduate courses, and impact through knowledge transfer activity.


text: Dracontiasis (Guinea worm) or dracunculiasis is a topical disease caused by guinea-worm; acquired by drinking contaminated water. Since 1986, the global prevalence of dracontiasis has been reducing by 97% and it is expected that the disease will be eradicated in the near future. Dracunculiasis is an infection of the subcutaneous and deeper tissue with a large nematode. A blister appears, usually on a lower extremity especially the foot.


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Susan's vision is to promote the health of her patients through a natural and comprehensive approach that recognizes each person as an individual. She specializes in and offers guidance on many forms of treatment including: IntraVenous nutrient therapy, bioidentical hormone prescribing, cleansing/detoxing, weight loss,cardiovascular disease, digestive health conditions, autoimmune disease, women's health issues (PMS, Perimenopause, menopause), herbal medicine, acupuncture, clinical nutrition, lifestyle counceling and stress management. To learn more about Dr. Slipacoff's treatment approach to these conditions, click on each respective link above.
Dr. Slipacoff has a special interest in and has attended many conferences on family medicine, women's health, and pain management. To advance her ability to treat various women's health conditions, she has gained prescribing certification through the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Ontario which allows her to safely and effectively prescribe bioidentical and thyroid hormones.
Prior to graduating from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) in 2005, Susan's undergraduate studies were in kinesiology at the University of Western Ontario. Currently, Dr. Slipacoff is licensed through the College of Naturopaths of Ontario and a professional member of the Canadian and Ontario Associations of Naturopathic Doctors.
Click here to learn more about Dr. Susan Slipacoff, ND
Dr. Daniella Perri is a licensed naturopathic doctor with the College of Naturopaths of Ontario (T-CONO). Prior to her four years at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Daniella obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Disease and a Master of Science degree in Immunohematology, both at the University of Toronto. At KIH, Dr. Perri runs the pediatric health and wellness programs, which include Ear Bugs Be Gone, An ASD Care Program, Stigma Free ADHD Care Program, and the Pediatric Immune Wellness Program. As a naturopathic doctor, Daniella has a passion for teaching her patients how to heal themselves.
Dr. Perri is also a Naturopathic Doula. Her role is to provide mental, emotional and physical support during your labour and delivery. As a naturopathic doula, Dr. Perri can employ a variety of naturopathic therapies to aid in pain management and relaxation. She not only supports the laboring mom, but her partner as well. Dr. Perri has a passion for pediatric health prenatal care, and family medicine. She is an active member of the Pediatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians (PedANP) and the Association of Perinatal Naturopathic Doctors (APND).
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Dr. Cardona is passionate about health and strives to educate and empower her patients to transcend a quality of life through healthy lifestyle changes. With a treatment grounded in Naturopathic philosophy and evidence-based research, she uses a wide array of modalities to treat the root cause of her patients health concerns. She believes that health is of utmost importance, and is honored to play a role in her patients' healing journey.
While she has developed an eclectic practice, she has cultivated particular expertise in women's health, treating a wide array of hormonal imbalances including menstrual irregularities, PCOS, fibroids, infertility and menopause. She also has a special interest in digestive health (IBS, Celiac disease, IBD), stress management, mood support (anxiety, depression) as well weight loss and overall preventative health care.
Dr. Jessica Cardona completed a four-year Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine program at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) in Toronto. Prior to this, she attained her Honors Degree in Biomedical Biology from Laurentian University.
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Dr. Polina Mak, ND is passionate about helping her clients reach physical and emotional wellbeing! She is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor in good standing with the College of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO). She completed an Honours Bachelor Degree in Environmental Studies at the University of Toronto. Dr. Polina ND has received additional training in functional medicine from the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM), an internationally recognized organization that focuses on personalized medicine and chronic disease. She continues to pursue continuing education in the areas of genomics, chronic illness and orthomolecular medicine.
Dr. Polina, ND is certified in IV Nutrient Therapy, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), and desiccated thyroid treatment. These therapies are effective for chronic fatigue, anxiety and stress, hypothyroidism, immune function, and gut inflammation especially in cases of Celiac and IBS.
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Renting is not fun!
Umm, I mean renting a house isn't fun. Renting an exhibit is an entirely different situation and can really be the way to go these days…
But you must wonder, what put me on this tangent?
Just reflecting on when our refrigerator died last fall and our landlord Steve did not fix the problem immediately.
My boyfriend Neil and I have been excellent tenants who've taken great care of the property and paid rent on time every month for 4 years, yet Steve said it would take a whole week to get the new fridge in – WHAT?!?!?!
My Ultimate Las Vegas Experience
Last month I visited a client who is involved with a lot of custom projects for museums, visitor centers and corporate environments. He said that he is always trying to create an exciting experience for visitors to those environments.
That brought back memories of an Exhibitor Show experience a few years back when I attended a couple classes conducted by Jim Gilmore, who co-wrote "The Experience Economy" with Joe Pine in 1999. Read more…
We've Embraced The Chaos For You
Embrace the chaos
We've all heard this phrase before and if you're in the trade show and event industry, you know you have to remain calm, even when you've silently "worked in profanity the way others work in oils or clay" – (thank you Ralphie from 'A Christmas Story').
You could also lose your mind, become a complete a-hole, or simply keel over from stress – none of which are appealing to most. There are so many moving parts and pieces that need to come together to make it work that there's no doubt why there's a need for the well-known Plan B for every show (and keeping your cool is essential.) There's always a solution.
Optima Won't Sell To You – Not Now, Not Ever
The words in the title were uttered by a participant in a vendor conference that I recently had the honor of presenting to. Right before my presentation began an individual stood up and addressed the crowd by saying "I am sorry but I have to tell you that Optima won't ever sell to you". As I scraped my jaw off the floor and wondered exactly how I was going to get out of the room, let alone respond, the individual went on to say: "Optima won't sell to you but they will sell with you". Read more…
Optima and SEG, What's NEXT!?
I am about to have an anniversary. On January 2, I will be starting my 10th year with Optima. What a wonderful and fulfilling journey it has been. I have had the opportunity to travel the country and meet thousands of people in the trade show and event industry…many I consider close friends. But most of all, I have had the opportunity to tell the Optima story where quality and service is front and center and top of mind with everyone in the company.
Introductions & Confessions
I've got a confession. It's time to clear the slate and move on. Tell me if you've done this same thing. Oh, before I begin, is there anyone out there who doesn't like to read? Are you a kindle, iPad or some other electronic device kind of person? Or do you prefer a good printed book? I, personally, find it convenient to read from my iPad. It's easy to buy books or check them out from the library online. But there are times when good old fashion paper with the written word suffices just fine or quite frankly, is the only thing available. Read more…


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Hope your weekend has been awesome! Here is seems to have passed much too quickly as always!
I just wanted to share some digital pictures I made. There is a 5th Year Birthday celebration going on at Mischief Circus with lots of fun challenges to play along with.
Make your "Selfie Challenge". I used the free 2CHMD Selfie kit and some elements by Marta van Eck, Midnight Reverie kit.
I am determined.
"Green Thumb Challenge" I used the Green Thumb by Tumble Fish Studio and elements by Xquizart in the "Blooming" kit.
No need to water if everything is black and dead...
"Use the Quote" Challenge. I used the quote art by Marta van Eck and elements from the "Blooming" kit.
Love and Light. Necessary.


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Decolonize the Mind & Heart- Eagle Rabbit Purepecha (Corn Ceremony)
Imagine All The People...
Transform Columbus Day....
Points of Unity for a Peaceful World! 1. Condemning all forms of Imperialistic War which profits the ruling class.
2. Condemning all forms of Terrorism, including State-Sponsered Terroeism. 3. Against predomintly drafting
poor people and minorities for the military. 4. Pecognizing True Constitutional Democracy. 5. Against the
creation of a Police State and its attack on Civil Liberties. 6. Against the U.S. industrial military complex and
economic policies. 7. Advocating for International Human Rights. 8. Demanding fair and responsible journalism.
9. Developing a progressive consciousness in the educaional system. 10. Demanding responsible use of our tax
Current Research on the U.S. War on Iraq by author,
Iraq: "The Longstanding U.S. War Against the People of Iraq."
The CIAs covert war would involve arming and training Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq and Shiite forces in Kuwait. [1]
(Operations) in the next few months, based at the Turkish air force base at Konya. Once upgraded, Konya could be used
alongside Incirlik as a base for air strikes on northern Iraq. [2]
The significant risk that Saddam - aware that unlike during the Gulf war his own life is at stake this time - would use
chemical and biological weapons against US troop concentrations and Israel. [3]
The generals remain deeply uneasy about the Iraqi chemical and biological retaliation against US troop concentrations
or against Israel in the event of a conflict. [4]
US allies in the Middle East have been informed that a decision to attack Iraq has already been taken, and diplomats from
the region said yesterday they were resigned to the inevitability of a war that may threaten the stability of a string of
Arab regimes. [5]
France, Germany and others in the European Union have been queuing up to make clear to Mr Bush that they will not support
him in military action against Iraq. The German foreign minister, Joschka Fischer, this week joined the French foreign minister,
Hubert Védrine, in expressing publicly his concern about US policy towards Iraq. [6]
The outset that the campaign would have two phases: the first focusing on Afghanistan and the second looking at different
aspects of international terrorism. [7]
Internationally, Saddam invaded Iran (with Western support), and when that war was going badly turned to chemical weapons
(also with Western support). He invaded Kuwait and was quickly driven out. [8]
Bush authorized loan guarantees and sale of advanced technology with clear applications for weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) right up to the day of the Kuwait invasion, sometimes overriding congressional efforts to prevent what he was doing.
Britain was still authorizing export of military equipment and radioactive materials a few days after the invasion. [9]
The US and Britain were supporting him, even providing him with dual-use technology that he could use for nuclear and
chemical weapons development, as he presumably did. [10]
The Bush administration was granting licenses for dual use technology and "materials which were later utilized by
the Iraq regime for nuclear missile and chemical purposes." [11]
Furthermore, since 1991 his regime has been constrained by "no fly zones," regular overflights and bombing,
and very tight surveillance.
Saddam and bin Laden were bitter enemies, and there's no particular reason to suppose that there have been any changes
in that regard. [12]
Saddam is probably less of a danger now than before 9-11, and far less of a threat than when he was enjoying substantial
support from the US-UK (and many others). That raises a few questions. If Saddam is such a threat to the survival of civilization
today that the global enforcer has to resort to war, why wasn't that true a year ago? And much more dramatically, in early
1990? [13]
One nation has armed itself, ostensibly, with stockpiles of nuclear weapons, perhaps numbering in the hundreds, and that
inspires other nations to do so." [14]
Israel is virtually an offshore US military base. [15]
On self-designated "world policemen," we have plenty of historical evidence, and I don't think there can be
much doubt what it reveals. Every murderous and violent action that I can call up in memory has been justified by the highest
moral principles, from Yahweh's genocidal commands, to preserving civilization from the Jewish-Bolshevik threat,. [16]
An example, The official "world policeman" bitterly condemned Vietnam's criminal overthrow of Pol Pot and exploited
it as an opportunity to intensify the punishment of Vietnamese (and to support Pol Pot). [17]
In the 1980s, when the "world policeman" eagerly supported him during his most horrendous crimes. [18]
It would have been better to leave Saddam alone by withdrawing US support for his crimesby far the worst he has so far
committed. [19]
If "the Iraqi government's ability to create mayhem" is what "is behind much of the existing popular support
for the US/UK military actions," then couldn't critics of US policy gain a wider audience "by addressing this concern
directly"? [20]
If we want to understand what is happening, we cannot follow the consistent (and understandable) practice of the media
and commentators and suppress the not-irrelevant fact that the US supported Saddam through his worst crimes, which were pre-August
1990, and returned to support for their old friend as he undertook another campaign of vast slaughter in March 1991 to suppress
a popular rebellion to which the US was opposed. Nor can we overlook the fact that the media and intellectual opinion generally
cooperated all the way. [21]
Impeding him would have been quite simple: stop supporting him and make public the facts. [22]
If "the Iraqi government's ability to create mayhem" is what "is behind much of the existing popular support
for the US/UK military actions," then couldn't critics of US policy gain a wider audience "by addressing this concern
directly"? [23]
If inspectors and bombers could eliminate every last pistol and bullet in Iraq, it would have essentially no effect on
development of weapons of mass destruction, unless the country is near-totally destroyed. The US has to the capacity to do
that, but won't use it, for one reason because it hopes to gain control of Iraq's extraordinary oil wealth when supplies begin
to decline and prices begin to rise. [24]
August 1990 to January 1991, when the US was desperately seeking to avoid the "nightmare scenario" it envisaged,
that Saddam would withdraw from Kuwait leaving a puppet regime in place, in essence duplicating what the US had just done
in Panama. The press cooperated by suppressing the negotiations options, and they have now virtually been written out of history.
But that was a specific situation, during that period. Since January 1991, the issues are different: not withdrawal from Kuwait,
but termination of weapons programs. [25]
"A good place to start for addressing the current situation is with the UN and the UN Charter," and you add,
again correctly, that "the latter can't be the only solution, because as I understand it, the murderous sanctions being
imposed on the Iraqi people are warranted by the UN". [26]
How we contain Washington. Let me stress the obvious once again: unless we are willing to undertake that task, the rest
of the talk is just diversion and deception, of ourselves and others. [27]
Unless we are willing to confront US policy, then we might as well admit that we are not willing to go beyond empty talk.
The US and its increasingly pathetic British lieutenant want the world to understand -- and in particular want the people
of the Middle East region to understand -- that "What We Say Goes," as Bush defined his New World Order while the
missiles were raining on Baghdad in February 1991. [29]
Rather, the US and its client simply informed the world that they are criminal states, and that the structure of binding
international law and conventions that has been laboriously constructed over many years is now terminated. [30]
Though the fact is carefully suppressed, we would do well to bear in mind that the US/UK were highly protective of their
admired friend and trading partner Saddam Hussein right through the period of his worst crimes (gassing of Kurds, etc.), and
returned to support for him right after the Gulf War, in March 1991, as he turned to crushing a Shi'ite rebellion in the South
that might have overthrown his regime. [31]
At the end of 1998, the United States once again rained bombs on the people of Iraq. But even when the bombs stop falling,
the U.S. war against the people of Iraq continues through the harsh economic sanctions. This is a call to action to end all
the war. [32]
This month U.S. policy will kill 4,500 children under the age of 5 in Iraq, according to UN studies, just as it did last
month and the month before that, all the way back to 1991. Since the end of the Gulf War, at least hundreds of thousands --
maybe more than 1 million -- Iraqis have died as a direct result of the UN sanctions on Iraq, which are a direct result of
U.S. policy. [33]
This is not foreign policy -- it is sanctioned mass-murder that is nearing holocaust proportions. If we remain silent,
we are condoning a genocide that is being perpetrated in the name of peace in the Middle East, a mass slaughter that is being
perpetrated in our name. [34]
Just as Americans organized to stop the war in Vietnam, and to protest U.S. policies in Central America and South Africa.
We need a national campaign to lift the sanctions.[35]
Individuals and groups have been delivering medicine and other supplies to Iraq in defiance of the U.S. blockade. Now,
members of one of those groups, Voices in the Wilderness in Chicago, have been threatened with massive fines by the federal
government for "exportation of donated goods, including medical supplies and toys, to Iraq absent specific prior authorization."
Our government is harassing a peace group that takes medicine and toys to dying children; we owe these courageous activists
our support. [36]
To oppose the sanctions is to support the Iraqi people. The people are suffering because of the actions of both the Iraqi
and U.S. governments, but our moral responsibility lies here in the United States, to counter the hypocrisy and inhumanity
of our leaders. [37]
The American people do not know what evil is being carried out in our name. We must continue to apply pressure on journalists
at all levels -- from our local papers to the network news -- to cover this tragedy. We should overwhelm the major press with
letters to the editor and put pressure on journalists to cover the story. [38]
Without action by us, the horrors will go on, the children will continue to die. We must appeal to the natural sympathies
of the American people, who will respond if they know what is happening. We must therefore bring this issue, in every way
we can, to national attention. The only way to avoid complicity in this crime is to do everything we can, and much more than
we have been doing, to end the sanctions on Iraq. This issue must be discussed in every household and every public forum across
the country. [39]
295 inspection operations out of a total of 300 were satisfactory. That's 98 per cent cooperation on Iraq's part! For
that Iraq was barraged with hundreds of cruise missiles and hundreds of bombs. Over 400 cruise missiles were fired on Iraq
from US ships in the Gulf and from B-52 bombers, in what was the biggest bombardment ever of cruise missiles. [40]
Iraq, today, is a country ruined by war and economic sanctions. Today, the inhabitants of that great nation, home to the
world's second-largest oil reserves, are living on government handouts. As one parent of a sick child put it, "We are
rich, we are sitting on a pool of oil, but our children are starving and people are dying". [41]
Economic sanctions were imposed on Iraq in August 1990, within hours of its invasion of Kuwait. Their effects have been
devastating. According to the UN's own agencies (UNICEF, WHO, FAO, WFP) over 600,000 children under the age of five have died
since sanctions were imposed. UNICEF reports that 6,000-7,000 children are dying each month, in Iraq, because of malnutrition
(virtually unheard of before the sanctions) and curable diseases for which they have no treatment. The death rate for Iraqi
children age five and under has almost tripled since sanctions were imposed in 1990, mainly due to diarrhea, pneumonia and
malnutrition. Pre-sanctions, child mortality in Iraq was on a par with much of the Western world. [42]
Less than a decade ago Iraq had a health care system comparable to the West, the most advanced and efficient in the region.
Today that health care system is near total collapse. Before the trade embargo, the Iraqi Ministry of Health spent more than
500 million dollars on drugs and medical supplies; that budget has now been reduced by 90-95 per cent. [43]
Eight years of economic warfare have caused the deaths of 1.5 million Iraqi civilians. This is a crime against humanity.
This is genocide. "Our quarrel is not with the Iraqi people", say those responsible, but it is the Iraqi people
who are suffering.[44]
This is Iraq today. This is the 'real' Iraq - the Iraq our governments do not want us to know about, the hidden, unreported
suffering - the 'silent war' of the Iraqi people. This picture of Iraq is carefully hidden from the public eye. [45]
Our leaders would have us believe that Iraq is a dangerous and powerful military threat, needing to be permanently 'kept
in check' by means of crippling sanctions and regular bombardment. The reality is a devastated country with a shattered infrastructure,
a health system near collapse and a destroyed economy.[46]
If, as he is so fond of reminding us, "our quarrel is not with the Iraqi people", then why should he expect
the British public to be anti-Iraq? If, as he says, our "quarrel" is with the Iraqi leader - and him alone - then
how does that justify being against the entire nation, the whole population? After all, Iraq is a country of 22 million people,
not just one![47]
Why was he so opposed to the British people seeing for themselves the suffering of the Iraqi people? Why did he not want
us to see what our country was doing to the lives of ordinary Iraqi civilians? Why did he not want us to see the wounded,
the suffering, death and human misery, to learn the shameful truth of what was being done to this small third world country
in our name?[48]
As the bombardment continued, the British Defence Secretary George Robertson appeared ever-more frequently on news bulletins,
reminding us of the "bravery" of our armed forces and how proud we should feel as these "courageous" men
and women carried out their dangerous "mission", thousands of miles from home. [49]
But what courage does it take to barrage a small, defenceless third world country with hundreds of cruise missiles, fired
from warships stationed miles away from their targets in the Persian Gulf, or to rain down 2,000 pound 'smart' bombs from
warplanes at 40,000 feet in the darkness of night? What risk was there to these pilots? Virtually none. The 'risk' to the
Iraqi people, those on the receiving end of the assault, on the other hand, was significant.[50]
Our politicians are fond of accusing the Iraqi leader of lacking respect for human life, when, clearly, our so-called
'civilised' leaders here in the US and Britain have demonstrated that they themselves have no respect for the lives of Iraqis.
They are hypocrites.[51]
This was not an act of bravery, carried out by courageous men and women, in the name of "world peace" and "international
security". Rather, this was an illegal, unprovoked, unjustified and one-sided assault carried out by government-hired
professional killers who will never be held to justice for their crimes, against a country unable to defend itself. It was
an act of state-sponsored terrorism, unbefitting to two great nations that pride themselves as being 'civilised'. It is the
Iraqi people who are brave. And it is to them, the victims of this atrocity - this crime against humanity - that our respect
should rightfully go.[52]
Just as it did eight years ago during the Gulf War, the government has used and manipulated the media to serve their purposes.
As the Iraqis tended their wounded and mourned their dead from the bombardment of the previous night, our politicians were
out in force, spreading their propaganda and false information to the British public.[53]
How can a small country which has been battered and pounded so heavily as Iraq, which, at the height of its military might,
and over a period of eight long years, was unable to defeat its neighbour, Iran, ...a country which, today, is unable to defend
itself and which is now, itself, vulnerable to invasion - how can such a country seriously and realistically be considered
a "threat" to its neighbours, much less the entire world? [54]
In addition to helping shore up public opinion, such tactics help overshadow any news of the sanctions, and serve as a
useful distraction from the suffering of the Iraqi people. They are tools used by the government and its media allies to distract
us from, and keep from the spotlight, the real issues at the heart of this continuing crisis.
But what kind of 'diplomacy' is this, where agreement can only be achieved while one party has the threat of "military
action" hanging over them? That is akin to holding a gun to someone's head as a means of 'persuading' them to sign a
document they would otherwise refuse to sign, and afterwards claiming 'diplomacy' had won the day.
This is not diplomacy. True diplomacy means discussion and freedom to negotiate, ending in an agreement which is acceptable
to both parties. It is not one side being backed into a corner, "Agree to this....or else we will bomb you". [55]
So-called "containment" plan amounts to maintaining indefinitely their huge military presence in the Persian
Gulf, continuing the oil embargo, a never-ending weapons inspection process, maintaining never-ending "no-fly zones"
over the north and south of the country, interspersed with periodic bombings.[56]
Iraq has paid a heavy price for its invasion of Kuwait. It has lost a great deal, including part of its own soil. At the
end of the Gulf War, the UN decided to redraw Iraq's border with Kuwait, giving Kuwait 400 sq miles of Iraqi territory, including
Iraqi oil fields (from which it now reportedly extracts some 14,000 barrels of oil a day).[57]
As Iraq starves, many of its Arab neighbours continue to get richer; Iraq's loss is their gain. Saudi Arabia, in particular,
has benefitted greatly from the huge reduction in the flow of Iraqi oil. Pre-Gulf War, the Saudis exported less than 5 million
barrels of oil a day. Today, as a result of the sanctions against Iraq, they export more than 9 million barrels a day. Since
the imposition of sanctions against Iraq in 1990, Saudi Arabia has made more than 200 billion dollars - most of which is spent
in the US, buying billions of dollars of military hardware. [58]
Under Security Council Resolution 986 - the 'oil-for-food' deal - the UN allows Iraq to sell 5.26 billion dollars worth
of oil every six months to purchase food and medicines. However, Iraq is unable to pump more than 3 billion dollars worth
of oil due to the deterioration of oil field equipment under sanctions.[59]
In order to maintain the sanctions on Iraq, the US and Britain persist in demanding that the inspections prove a negative,
which is impossible. [60]
Quite logically, Iraq has concluded that the US has no intention of lifting the sanctions - no matter what they do. Whether
Iraq cooperates 100 per cent, or not at all, the outcome will be the same and sanctions will remain. With no hope, no end
in sight, there is no incentive for Iraq to cooperate further. [61]
While the mighty US goes about "protecting its interests" in the Persian Gulf, the suffering masses in this
besieged land are losing hope. [62]
Some 200,000 Iraqis lost their lives in the 1991 Gulf War. Families were devastated. Children lost their fathers, mothers
lost their sons, and multitudes of young Iraqi women were made widows as their husbands were slaughtered by the thousand in
the massacre. 90,000 tonnes of bombs - the equivalent of seven and a half Hiroshima bombs - were dropped on the people of
Iraq in the 43 days of the Gulf War, the biggest bombardment since the Second World War. [63]
Eight years on and the people of Iraq are still burying their dead, [64]
[1] www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,649917,00.html
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Ibid.
[7] Ibid.
[8] www.zmag.org/sustainers/content/2002-09/05chomsky.cfm
[9] Ibid.
[10] Ibid.
[11] Ibid.
[12] Ibid.
[13] Ibid.
[14] Ibid.
[15] Ibid.
[16] www.zmag.org/forums/chomiraqfor.htm
[17] Ibid.
[18] Ibid.
[19] Ibid.
[20] Ibid.
[21] Ibid.
[22] Ibid.
[23] Ibid.
[24] Ibid.
[25] Ibid.
[26] Ibid.
[27] Ibid.
[28] Ibid.
[29] www.zmag.org/forums/chomiraqb.htm
[30] Ibid.
[31] www.zmag.org/CrisesCurEvts/Iraq/callaction.htm
[32] Ibid.
[33] Ibid.
[34] Ibid.
[35] Ibid.
[36] Ibid.
[37] Ibid.
[38] Ibid.
[39] Ibid.
[40] www.nonviolence.org/commentary/messages/6051.htm
[41] Ibid.
[42] Ibid.
[43] Ibid.
[44] Ibid.
[45] Ibid.
[46] Ibid.
[47] Ibid.
[48] Ibid.
[49] Ibid.
[50] Ibid.
[51] Ibid.
[52] Ibid.
[53] Ibid.
[54] Ibid.
[55] Ibid.
[56] Ibid.
[57] Ibid.
[58] Ibid.
[59] Ibid.
[60] Ibid.
[61] Ibid.
[62] Ibid.
[63] Ibid.
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2. Chomsky, Noam. Albert from Z-Mag. Interviews Chomsky on Iraq. 9/5/02.
3. Chomsky, Noam. Three ZNet Forum Messages form Noam Chomsky Regarding the Iraq Bombings and Subsequent Issues.
4. Chomsky, Noam. Chomsky Comment on Iraq Bombing.
5. Chomsky, Noam. Herman, Edward. Said, Edward. Zinn, Howard. A Call to Action on Sanctions and the U.S. War against the
People of Iraq.
6. McDonald, Janice. Iraq: The War That Never Ended.
7. McReynolds, David. Iraqi Analysis.
8. Non-Violence. Org. Overview of Iraq Crisis. February 2002.
9. Kelley, Martin. American Spies and Blood for Oil.
10. Kelley, Martin. Why a Military.
11. Kelley, Martin. Why We Mourn and Protest.


text: Studying abroad? Plan ahead.December 9, 2013|Written By Shawn Lestage I graduated in July with an LLB from the University of Sussex in Brighton, England. Many of my classmates were also Canadian and have since embarked on impressive paths ranging from the International Criminal Court in Holland to LLM studies at the University of Toronto.In our final year, Sonny Grewal and I co-founded Future Project, which has since become an official representative in Canada for several law schools in the United Kingdom. Future Project provides a comprehensive service to students that includes administering applications, entrance scholarships, achievement awards, academic resources, summer legal placement, and cultural transition support as well as the assurance that comes from our first-hand experience.As an authorized representative, we are compensated by our university partners, which enables us to offer our services at no cost to students. Ultimately our goal is to ensure Canadian law students in the U.K. have an enjoyable and successful experience. Living and studying in the U.K. was certainly exciting. In addition to receiving a great education, I was able to travel extensively throughout Europe. That international exposure has informed and shaped my world view and is something I wouldn't trade. Canadians who pursue a legal education in the U.K. return home not only well-educated but also well-travelled.I can endorse a law degree in the U.K. on the merit of the education alone but it would be wrong, in my view, to discount the life-changing opportunity to live in the U.K. and travel throughout Europe. This is a significant benefit to each student as well as the Canadian legal industry as a whole.I am almost entirely positive on my experience, however, it would be misleading not to discuss some of the real and perceived challenges associated with studying law overseas.Firstly, many U.K. law graduates are asked to explain why they chose to study overseas. Due to limited seats and a rigorous admissions landscape, thousands of capable students are not admitted to study law in Canada. Quite honestly, this is most often why Canadians pursue a foreign legal education.In some circles, this has given rise to the precarious notion Canadian law schools and their students are superior to those in other jurisdictions. The fact is students in Canadian law schools are the ones who planned ahead and outperformed their peers at that stage. Thankfully, for those who weren't so proactive, myself included, the U.K. has some of the world's best law schools.Secondly, the National Committee on Accreditation's assessment process is a real obstacle foreign students must face. This process, designed to determine if a student has a sufficient understanding and knowledge of Canadian law, involves an individual assessment of each applicant to determine which and how many exams are required to qualify to take the bar in Canada.As most NCA students will attest, the process is not perfect. However, for recent U.K. graduates, it may be warranted to withhold judgment for a few years. Pursuing a career in law is certainly not a sprint to the finish line. In my opinion, any student who has graduated from a U.K. law school is more than capable of obtaining the Certificate of Qualification necessary to begin articling.Thirdly, securing employment is more challenging for foreign-educated students. Although the path is plainly easier for domestic students, much of the challenge stems from a narrow view of the employment landscape.As noted by Sanjeev Anand, dean at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law, there is a vast shortage of lawyers under the age of 50 in rural communities throughout Saskatchewan. Having personally worked in a law firm in northern British Columbia, I've seen this demographic shortfall is not exclusive to Saskatchewan.Students who are willing to pursue articling in rural communities are much more likely to find employment and a welcoming environment to learn in. For those who are set on staying in an urban centre, Ryerson University and the Law Society of Upper Canada have recently launched the Law Practice Program in order to remove barriers to licensing; a development that should enable career progression for domestic and foreign law graduates alike.The quality of the education I received in the U.K. was world class and I'm excited about the career options it has afforded me. Nonetheless, I would advise prospective students to identify their goals at the outset and work diligently to achieve them. From my experience, the benefits of studying law in the U.K. have far outweighed both the real and perceived challenges.Shawn Lestage is the director for Western Canada of the Future Project. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism
Saturday, Dec 22, 201810 AM — Sunday, Apr 28, 20196 PMPDT
| SFMOMA / 151 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94103San Francisco, CA, US
SFMOMA presents The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism, an exhibition running from December 2018 through April 2019. Distinctive architecture, uninhibited ocean views, bold supergraphics, shared open space, and meditative tranquility—these were the beginnings of the Sea Ranch, a beacon of Modernism on the Northern California coast. Designed by a small group of Bay Area architects and designers in the early 1960s, the development was envisioned as a progressive, inclusive community, guided by the idealistic principles of good design, economy of space, and harmony with the natural environment.
This exhibition brings together original sketches and drawings from the project's designers, along with archival images, photographs of the Sea Ranch today, and a full-scale architectural replica. The environmentally attentive design philosophies explored at the Sea Ranch, along with the now-iconic graphics, resonated globally and continue to influence architecture and design today.
Adult general admission to SFMOMA is $25; admission for seniors 65 years and older is $22; and admission for visitors ages 19 through 24 is $19. General admission and special exhibitions for all visitors aged 18 and younger are free.
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Creative Visualization for Writers:
Interactive Guide for Bringing Your Book Ideas and Your Writing Career to Life
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Nina shows writers how to evaluate their beliefs and shed self-defeating behaviors; determine their destination by visualizing their ideas and goals; develop an Author Attitude to help them write, achieve, earn, and produce more; discover new ways to foster their creativity and productivity; and affirm that they have what it takes to succeed.
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Oh my gosh, have I have a major senior moment!! As I was writing about all the activities that the Silly Hats and Caps have been up to, I realized that I had totally forgotten to tell about our very first event!
Silly Hats & Caps was created around April of last year. We had started meeting every Tuesday morning for breakfast and we had been talking about what we might be able to do to help spread awareness of Diabetes, the need for a cure and how we could bring more people with diabetes together (as you know, there is strength in numbers!).
One morning I got a phone call from my girlfriend and she asked me if I had seen the latest GROUPON offer! I hadn't, but I went to my computer and opened it while I was on the phone with her and there it was! A great opportunity for a low cost get together, a 2 for 1 bowling package and a really great deal. So each of us 3 original Silly Hat & Caps couples, bought 2 groupons and we were on off and running!
From the very beginning of our family's "D Journey" the name of our family walk team has been "Strike Out Diabetes". Strike out as in baseball, but hey…it works for bowling too!
Our local chapter shared the details of our event in their newsletter and posted it on facebook and we, of course, shared the date with our friends and family.
The day finally came…we took our groupons, our helium balloons, some JDRF literature and off to the bowling alley we went!
I'm sorry to say we didn't have one person other than our 3 families show up for the event…but boy did we have fun!
All three of us Silly Hats & Caps couples had 3 generations represented!! How very cool is that!! Us grandparents, our children and our grandchildren had a blast!
And in addition to that, what made it all worthwhile???? We'd been bowling about 20 minutes and a man had seen our JDRF balloons and came over to ask about our group. He approached my daughter in law and said "I saw the balloons..you're with JDRF? We're having my son's birthday party here…my son has Type 1 ." That was her opening for further dialogue!! She introduced herself to him and his wife, met the birthday boy and shared with them, her story of living with a child with Type 1 Diabetes. Robby met them as well, and told the family how diabetes has not held him back from doing anything he wants, including playing college baseball at a division 1 school! He and his mom also told them what an important role JDRF has played in our lives since his "D"iagnosis!
Our first official event and we were able to achieve our goal…Have fun while laughing, chatting and helping spread awareness of Diabetes and the need for a cure! And in addition, we were able to introduce another family to JDRF!!


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Cabbage Casserole Jan Peterson
1 lb. hamburger 1 onion
Brown, season to taste
1 small head cabbage (sliced thinly)
4 ‑ 6 slices American cheese 1 can tomato soup (undiluted)
Brown meat and onion, Place a layer of cabbage (quite thick) in a 1 1/2 or 2 qt. casserole. Add all the meat. Finish off with rest of cabbage. Pour soup on top. Cover with the cheese. Cover and bake at 350 for one hour. Do not peak.


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