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Cancer Cure – Exorbitant Not Affordable – Because of Monopoly[Patent] in the Market – Delay Due to Dark Days in the past Without Proper Patent Laws in India to Hook – Public Good Wins over the Monopoly
Excerpt from : Novartis AG And Ors. Vs. Union of India And Ors [Dated: April 1, 2013] [Court:Supreme]
A landmark judgement rendered by justice AFTAB ALAM; RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, JJ. Supreme Court of India wherein various aspects of social/legal issues are dealt with, in detail.
Because the judgement is very huge running around 200 paragraphs, Here I would like to share brief excerpts from the judgement on various points very elaborately discussed in the course of arguments for easy reference.
Hope this would benefit public at large and professionals in particular and the Law students alike.
[This brief is dedicated to my daughter who is pursuing Law in Christ University,Bangalore]
What are the rights conferred on the owner of the patent?
Rights Conferred
[ Article 28 of TRIPS Agreement]
1. A patent shall confer on its owner the following exclusive rights:
(a) where the subject matter of a patent is a product, to prevent third parties not having the owner's consent from the acts of: making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing [This right, like all other rights conferred under this Agreement in respect of the use, sale, importation or other distribution of goods, is subject to the provisions of Article 6.] for these purposes that product;
(b) where the subject matter of a patent is a process, to prevent third parties not having the owner's consent from the act of using the process, and from the acts of: using, offering for sale, selling, or importing for these purposes at least the product obtained directly by that process.
Whether the appellant is entitled to get the patent for the beta crystalline form of a chemical compound called Imatinib Mesylate which is a therapeutic drug for chronic myeloid leukemia and certain kinds of tumours and is marketed under the names "Glivec" or "Gleevec".
BRIEF NOTE: 23. As this Court now proceeds to decide the case on merits, it needs to be noted that after notice was issued in the SLPs filed by Novartis AG, all the five parties who had filed pre-grant oppositions before the Controller (hereinafter referred to as the Objectors) filed their respective counter-affidavits. Two of the Objectors, namely NATCO Pharma Ltd. and M/s Cancer Patients Aid Association, additionally filed Special Leave Petition, challenging the findings recorded by the IPAB in favour of Novartis AG. Leave to appeal has also been granted in all those SLPs, and hence, all the issues are open before this Court and this Court is deciding the case unbound by any findings of the authority or the tribunal below.
Why the delay in the proceedings?
That the application was made at the time when there was a different patent regime. After the application was made and before it was taken up for consideration, a number of amendments were introduced in the Indian Patents Act, 1970, which brought about fundamental changes in the patent law of the country.
What is the "mail-box" procedure?
12. In 1997, when the appellant filed its application for patent, the law in India with regard to product patent was in a transitional stage and the appellant's application lay dormant under an arrangement called "the mailbox procedure". Before the application for patent was taken up for consideration, the appellant made an application (Application No.EMR/01/2002) on March 27, 2002, for grant of exclusive marketing rights (EMR) for the subject product under section 24A of the Act, which was at that time on the statute book and which now stands deleted. The Patent Office granted EMR to the appellant by order dated November 10, 2003.
The appellant's application for patent was taken out of the "mailbox" for consideration only after amendments were made in the Patents Act, with effect from January 1, 2005.
What the Appellant Claims?
Para 8.. In the application it claimed that the invented product, the beta crystal form of Imatinib Mesylate, has (i) more beneficial flow properties: (ii) better as it "stores better and is easier to process"; has "better processability of the methanesulfonic acid addition salt of a compound of formula I", and has a "further advantage for processing and storing".
Who are the opposers/objectors?
The patent application had attracted five (5) pre-grant oppositions [The oppositions were made by
M/s. Cancer Patients Aid Association (Respondent No. 4),
NATCO Pharma Ltd. (Respondent No. 5),
CIPLA Ltd. (Respondent No. 6),
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (Respondent No. 7),
Hetro Drugs Ltd. (Respondent No. 8).]
PARA 65. all the counsel representing the Union of India and the different Objectors unanimously took the stand that the TRIPS Agreement has sufficient flexibility (vide Articles 7, 8 and 27), which was further reaffirmed by the Doha Declaration (in paragraphs 4 to 6), to enable the member States to control the patent rights in a manner as to avoid any adverse impact on public-health. It was contended on behalf of the Union of India and the Objectors that the TRIPS Agreement coupled with the Doha Declaration leaves it open to the member States to adjust their respective patent systems by regulating the grant of patents and to set up higher standards for patent protection for pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical products. The Union of India and all the Objectors maintained that the patent law in India, as it stands to-day after major changes were brought about in the Patents Act, 1970 in 2005, is fully TRIPS compliant. But they insisted that the Indian law must be judged and interpreted on its own terms, and not on the basis of standards of patentability prescribed in some countries of the western world.
60. The Agreement (vide. Part V: Article 64) provides for a mechanism for resolution of disputes between the members of the WTO. In case of a dispute, a panel of specially appointed trade experts interprets the provisions of the Agreement and issues a report. The panel's decision may be subjected to appeal before the WTO Appellate Body. If a party to the decision fails to abide by a decision, the other party can impose trade sanctions on the member in breach, upon authorization by the Dispute Settlement Body. The dispute resolution mechanism in the TRIPS is strong and effective as was proved in the case of India herself.
What the The Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs held?
14. The Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs heard all the parties on December 15, 2005, as provided under rule 55 of the Patent Rules, 2003, and rejected the appellant's application for grant of patent to the subject product by 5 (five) separate, though similar, orders passed on January 25, 2006 on the 5 (five) opposition petitions. The Assistant Controller held that the invention claimed by the appellant was anticipated by prior publication, i.e., the Zimmermann patent; that the invention claimed by the appellant was obvious to a person skilled in the art in view of the disclosure provided in the Zimmermann patent specifications; and further that the patentability of the alleged invention was disallowed by section 3(d) of the Act;
Views regarding benevolent free distribution programme discussed
Para 19..We are fully conscious of the Appellant's benevolent GIPAP program for free distribution of GLEEVEC to certain cancer patients. But as per information furnished in its written counter-argument by R 3 that when the Appellant was holding the right as EMR on GLEEVEC it used to charge Rs.1,20,000/- per month for a required dose of the drug from a cancer patient, not disputed by the Appellant, which in our view is too unaffordable to the poor cancer patients in India. Thus, we also observe that a grant of product patent on this application can create a havoc to the lives of poor people and their families affected with the cancer for which this drug is effective. This will have disastrous effect on the society as well. Considering all the circumstances of the appeals before us, we observe that the Appellant's alleged invention won't be worthy of a reward of any product patent on the basis of its impugned application for not only for not satisfying the requirement of section 3(d) of the Act, but also for its possible disastrous consequences on such grant as stated above, which also is being attracted by the provisions of section 3(b) of the Act which prohibits grant of patent on inventions, exploitation of which could create public disorder among other things (Sic .) We, therefore, uphold the decision of R 8 on section 3(d) of the Act to the extent that product patent cannot be made available to the Appellant"
20. Though agreeing with the Assistant Controller that no product patent for the subject patent could be allowed in favour of the appellant, the IPAB held that the appellant could not be denied the process patent for preparation of Imatinib Mesylate in beta crystal form. The IPAB ordered accordingly.
PARA 36. Justice Ayyangar examined the nature of the patent right and considered the arguments advanced as justifications/rationalizations for grant of patents. He described the patent law, in his report, as an instrument for managing the political economy of the country. He observed:
"It would not be an exaggeration to say that the industrial progress of a country is considerably stimulated or retarded by its patent system according as to whether the system is suited to it or not." (p. 9, para 16)
He also quoted from Michel [Michel on Principal National Patent Systems, Vol. I, P.15] with approval as under:
"* * * Patent systems are not created in the interest of the inventor but in the interest of national economy. The rules and regulations of the patent systems are not governed by civil or common law but by political economy."
Para 37..Patent systems are not created in the interest of the inventor but in the interest of national economy. The rules and regulations of the patent systems are not governed by civil or common law but by political economy." "the Indian Patent system has failed in its main purpose, namely, to stimulate invention among Indians and to encourage the development and exploitation of new inventions for industrial purposes in the country so as to secure the benefits thereof to the largest section of the public." (Interim Report, p. 165).
[Patents Enquiry Committee I) report and the Ayyangar Committee's report are important milestones in the development of the patent law in the country].
42. Coming next to the patents for inventions relating to food and medicine, Justice Ayyangar pointed out that barring the US, there was hardly any country that allowed unrestricted grant of patents in respect of articles of food and medicines, or as to the licensing and working of patents in this class. In none of the countries of Europe were patents granted for product claims for articles of food or medicine, and in a few (Denmark for articles of food; and Italy, under the law of 1957, for medicinal products) even claims for processes for producing them were non- patentable. He explained that the reason for this state of law is stated is necessary in order that important articles of daily use such as medicine or food, which are vital to the health of the community, should be made available to everyone at reasonable prices and that no monopoly should be granted in respect of such articles. It is considered that the refusal of product patents would enlarge the area of competition and thus result in the production of these articles in sufficient quantity and at the lowest possible cost to the public.
Para 58.."Because of the rapid growth and structural transformation in the last three decades or so, India now occupies an important position in the international pharmaceutical industry India has received worldwide recognition as a low cost producer of high quality bulk drugs and formulations. India produces about 350 bulk drugs ranging from simple pain killers to sophisticated antibiotics and complex cardiac products. Most of the bulk drugs are produced from basic stages, involving complex multi-stage synthesis, fermentation and extractions. For more than 25 bulk drugs, India accounts for more than 50 per cent of the international trade. India is a major force to reckon with in the western markets for such drugs as ibuprofen, The law relating to patents is contained in the Patents Act, 1970 which came into force on the 20th April, 1972. The Act was last amended in March, 1999 to meet India's obligations under the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) which forms part of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Development of technological capability in India, coupled with the need for integrating the intellectual property system with international practices and intellectual property regimes, requires that the Act be modified into a modern, harmonised and user-friendly legislation to adequately protect national and public interests while simultaneously meeting India's international obligations under the TRIPS Agreement which are to be fulfilled by 31st December, 1999.
WHAT DOES SECTION 3(d) OF THE PATENT ACT WHICH HAS BEARING ON THE DECISION OF THE CASE SAYS?
.. "Since India is having a requirement of higher standard of inventive step by introducing the amended section 3(d) of the Act, what is patentable in other countries will not be patentable in India. As we see, the object of amended section 3(d) of the Act is nothing but a requirement of higher standard of inventive step in the law particularly for the drug/pharmaceutical substances."
18. The IPAB also referred to the judgment of the Madras High Court, dismissing the appellant's writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of section 3(d) where the High Court had observed:
"We have borne in mind the object which the amending Act wanted to achieve namely, to prevent evergreening; to provide easy access to the citizens of the country to life saving drugs and to discharge their constitutional obligation of providing good health care to its citizens."
PARA 95. After the amendment with effect from Jan 1, 2005, section 3(d) stands as under: –
"Section 3. What are not inventions.- The following are not inventions within the meaning of this Act,-
(d) the mere discovery of a new form of a known substance which does not result in the efficacy of that substance or the mere discovery of any new property or new use for a known substance or of the mere use of a known process, machine or apparatus unless such known process results in a new product or employs at least one new reactant.
Explanation.-For the purposes of this clause, salts, esters, ethers, polymorphs, metabolites, pure form, particle size, isomers, mixtures of isomers, complexes, combinations and other derivatives of known substance shall be considered to be the same substance, unless they differ significantly in properties with regard to efficacy."
PARA 103. We are clearly of the view that the importance of the amendment made in section 3(d), that is, the addition of the opening words in the substantive provision and the insertion of explanation to the substantive provision, cannot be under-estimated. It is seen above that, in course of the Parliamentary debates, the amendment in section 3(d) was the only provision cited by the Government to allay the fears of the Opposition members concerning the abuses to which a product patent in medicines may be vulnerable. We have, therefore, no doubt that the amendment/addition made in section 3(d) is meant especially to deal with chemical substances, and more particularly pharmaceutical products. The amended portion of section 3(d) clearly sets up a second tier of qualifying standards for chemical substances/pharmaceutical products in order to leave the door open for true and genuine inventions but, at the same time, to check any attempt at repetitive patenting or extension of the patent term on spurious grounds.
"Evergreening" is a term used to label practices that have developed in certain jurisdictions wherein a trifling change is made to an existing product, and claimed as a new invention. The coverage/protection afforded by the alleged new invention is then used to extend the patentee's exclusive rights over the product, preventing competition.[PARA 100]
108. The subject product admittedly emerges from the Zimmermann patent. Hence, in order to test the correctness of the claim made on behalf of the appellant, that the subject product is brought into being through inventive research, we need to examine in some detail the Zimmermann patent and certain developments that took place on that basis.
157. In light of the discussions made above, we firmly reject the appellant's case that Imatinib Mesylate is a new product and the outcome of an invention beyond the Zimmermann patent. We hold and find that Imatinib Mesylate is a known substance from the Zimmermann patent itself. Not only is Imatinib Mesylate known as a substance in the Zimmermann patent, but its pharmacological properties are also known in the Zimmermann patent and in the article published in the Cancer Research journal referred to above. The consequential finding, therefore, is that Imatinib Mesylate does not qualify the test of "invention" as laid down in section 2(1)(j) and section 2(1)(ja) of the Patents Act, 1970.
The Zimmermann patent
Jürg Zimmermann invented a number of derivatives of N-phenyl-2-……………..[para 5]
The Zimmermann patent is a patent for "Pyrimidine Derivatives and Processes for the Preparation thereof".
124. From the above passage from the judgment, it is evident that, according to the Board of Patent Appeals, the Zimmermann patent teaches any person skilled in the art how to use Imatinib, a compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in a pharmaceutical composition for treating tumours or in a method of treating warm-blooded animals suffering from a tumoral disease. However, the Board of Patent Appeals held that the teaching in the Zimmermann patent did not go beyond Imatinib Mesylate and did not extend to beta crystalline form of Imatinib Mesylate, which represented a manipulative step [Not an "inventive step"! A "manipulative step" may or may not be an "inventive step", which is the requirement under Indian law.] in a method of treating tumor disease in a patient.
131. In the face of the materials referred to above, we are completely unable to see how Imatinib Mesylate can be said to be a new product, having come into being through an "invention" that has a feature that involves technical advance over the existing knowledge and that would make the invention not obvious to a person skilled in the art. Imatinib Mesylate is all there in the Zimmermann patent. It is a known substance from the Zimmermann patent.
WHAT IS EFFICACY? -SECTION3(d)
Para 177. The portion added in section 3(d) by the 2005 amendment reads as under:
The mere discovery of a new form of a known substance which does not result in the enhancement of the known efficacy of that substance [is not inventions within the meaning of the Act].
Para 180. What is "efficacy"?
Efficacy means [The New Oxford Dictionary of English, Edition 1998.] "the ability to produce a desired or intended result". Hence, the test of efficacy in the context of section 3(d) would be different, depending upon the result the product under consideration is desired or intended to produce. In other words, the test of efficacy would depend upon the function, utility or the purpose of the product under consideration. Therefore, in the case of a medicine that claims to cure a disease, the test of efficacy can only be "therapeutic efficacy". The question then arises, what would be the parameter of therapeutic efficacy and what are the advantages and benefits that may be taken into account for determining the enhancement of therapeutic efficacy? With regard to the genesis of section 3(d), and more particularly the circumstances in which section 3(d) was amended to make it even more constrictive than before, we have no doubt that the "therapeutic efficacy" of a medicine must be judged strictly and narrowly. Our inference that the test of enhanced efficacy in case of chemical substances, especially medicine, should receive a narrow and strict interpretation is based not only on external factors but there are sufficient internal evidence that leads to the same view. It may be noted that the text added to section 3(d) by the 2005 amendment lays down the condition of "enhancement of the known efficacy". Further, the explanation requires the derivative to "differ significantly in properties with regard to efficacy". What is evident, therefore, is that not all advantageous or beneficial properties are relevant, but only such properties that directly relate to efficacy, which in case of medicine, as seen above, is its therapeutic efficacy.
Para 193. It is seen above that in the US the drug Gleevec came to the market in 2001. It is beyond doubt that what was marketed then was Imatinib Mesylate and not the subject product, Imatinib Mesylate in beta crystal form. It is also seen above that even while the appellant's application for grant of patent lay in the "mailbox" awaiting amendments in the law of patent in India, the appellant was granted Exclusive Marketing Rights on November 10, 2003, following which Gleevec was marketed in India as well.
On its package [A copy of the package is enclosed at the end of the judgment as appendix III.], the drug was described as "Imatinib Mesylate Tablets 100 mg" and it was further stated that "each film coated tablet contains:
100 mg Imatinib (as Mesylate)". On the package there is no reference at all to Imatinib Mesylate in beta crystalline form. What appears, therefore, is that what was sold as Gleevec was Imatinib Mesylate and not the subject product, the beta crystalline form of Imatinib Mesylate.
194. If that be so, then the case of the appellant appears in rather poor light and the claim for patent for beta crystalline form of Imatinib Mesylate would only appear as an attempt to obtain patent for Imatinib Mesylate, which would otherwise not be permissible in this country.
195. In view of the findings that the patent product, the beta crystalline form of Imatinib Mesylate, fails in both the tests of invention and patentability as provided under clauses (j), (ja) of section 2(1) and section 3(d) respectively, the appeals filed by Novartis AG fail and are dismissed with cost. The other two appeals are allowed.


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Kelly Ripa, from Regis and Kelly, wears a size 30A bra…with padding. I have a toe that would fit in a bra that size, if you took the padding out. I like Regis and Kelly. I would watch it if I didn't work.
Judge Judy doesn't know EVERYthing; but she sure thinks she does.
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Animal Planet is pretty interesting, but I can get pretty bugged out watching shows about spiders. I have an unreasonable fear of most creepy crawling critters with more legs than me. I check my bed every night, and I shake my shoes and clothes out before I put them on. What I'd do if one actually fell out of my shoes or clothes, I do not know, but I'm sure it would involve a fat chick dancing a jig and screaming like a banshee. Heaven help us all if Ole Boy happened to not be home to neutralize it. (yeah, yeah, I know the question some of you would ask..."Why, then, The Brown Recluse?")
Shows I watched as a child were really full of bad acting, bad scripts and corny plots. They are still better than 90% of the trash on TV today.
I have 3.5 more days off from work…I wonder, will I survive another day of mindless TV? It's now after 2 p.m., and I have yet to turn it on…but I think I'm going to fix myself a nice cup of (diet) hot chocolate and watch the tube. I'll keep you apprised of my mental health…


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Sunday, November 26, 2006
My friend Vi died last week after a short but feisty battle with a brain tumour. She published a collection of linked short stories, "Head Cook At Weddings and Funerals and Other Stories of Doukhobor Life" in 1994 (Polestar Press) and was mere words away from completing a novel, known variously as "The Singing Woman", "Ghost Songs at the Brilliant Jam Factory", and "Oksinya's Song".
Her friend, and editor of Head Cook, Rita Moir, and I worked all week on tributes to her that appeared in the Nelson Daily News, the Federation of BC Writers' WordWorks magazine, and the Weekender, and we got up at her funeral and spoke on behalf of the writing community. Here's a picture of Rita and Vi and me on our way to the Nakusp Hot Springs after attending a weekend workshop in Nakusp in 2003.
I first met Vi on October 18, 1991, after a reading at the old Sub Pub on 10th Street in Nelson. I know the date because I'd gone to hear Dennis Denisoff, who had just published a novel, "Dog Years", and he wrote the date in the copy I bought. He'd grown up in the Kootenays and naturally a lot of people had come out to support him. After the reading everyone adjourned to the pub part of the building. I had come to the reading alone, had just started taking a creative writing class. At first, when I came in, I didn't see anyone I knew. Maybe I'd just back out the door the way I came, that way I wouldn't have to sit by myself. Maybe I'd stay, I could just stand over by the bar…and then an attractive blonde woman looked up and said, "Why don't you join us?"
It was Vi, of course. We chatted over beer. She asked me if I was a writer, and after trying and failing to be evasive, I muttered something about writing a poem now and again and how I was taking a creative writing course with Tom Wayman and she said briskly, "So you're a writer." And that might have been one of the first times I believed it.
We ran into each other from time to time, mostly at readings, then at Federation of BC Writers' events, maybe at one of the potlucks, and it was then I got to know her work, got to hear her read and tell stories. She was always a great one for stories.
I was in a writing group with Vi for the last 2 1/2 years. During that time four of us met every three weeks or so to exchange writing, drink tea by the gallon, nibble on whatever wonderful concoction the hostess had produced and have long philosophical conversations about everything from who made the short list for some award to the correct placement of a comma. The last time all of us met was at the beginning of September, at Vi's house, as it happened, and she was complaining of a headache. And now she's gone. Here's Vi and Denise Reed, at one of our get-togethers at my place.
Denise said, upon learning that Vi had died, that from now on she's going to include descriptions of food in everything she writes, in Vi's honour. When it came to describing food, Vi was a master. Everytime she brought an excerpt of her novel to the group, it contained at least one mouth-watering passage describing the jams bubbling away at the infamous factory, or the borsch someone was stirring, or vareshniki or pyrogi, dripping in butter and stuffed with cottage cheese or potato, or cakes so light they had to be nailed to the table so they wouldn't escape.
Phew! Was it good for you?
I knew she was a true kindred spirit when she arrived at one of our mini-conferences completely distraught because her cat had just died. She had a thing for animals. This picture was taken at Rita's place at one of the writing retreats she and Vi and Caroline Woodward used to hold. They'd take a vow of silence that began at breakfast. They'd work their pencil-holding, keyboard-tapping fingers to the bone all day, then at five the self-imposed silence would end, dinner prep would get under way, and wine would begin to flow. Vi loved those times, when writing was of paramount importance and for a little while, at least, other tugs on her time could be put aside.
It was a traditional funeral. Because we were going to be speaking, Rita and I sat near the front. I've heard Doukhobor choirs before, but this was the first time I found myself sitting in the middle of one. It was very moving. Later, when we went to the cemetery for the burial, this four-point buck appeared—materialized, really—about when the family was putting flowers on Vi's casket. It stopped to listen to the singing, then calmly wandered off into the woods from whence it came.
Then it was back to the Cultural Centre for lunch, lovingly prepared and served by the ladies who look after the borsch and other goodies that are staples of all celebratory Doukhobor events.
Here's Vi, reading at last year's Return to the Light fundraiser for Nelson's Kootenay School of Writing (an ad hoc group that's been organizing readings and sorting out Canada Council funding request forms for the last 23 years). The piece she read was about going to a high school reunion and how she was so looking forward to seeing one friend in particular, and how devastated she felt when she discovered that the friend had died.
So that's it. A life is done. She left behind a wonderful collection of short stories and a novel that is close to finished. She leaves her sisters, her aunt Vera, her husband of over four decades, two sons, their wives and their children—her grandchildren, about whom she aways had stories and of whom she was so very proud.
This last picture is another one of Rita's, taken on a snowy winter afternoon not unlike the one we had today. Vi was working on her novel. I'll miss her.
6 comments:
- Annie B. Barnes said...
I always meant to go back to Castlegar and join Vi's writing group and now it's too late. Vi autographed her book with the following message: "to a Doukhobor soulmate writer. This is just the beginning." Such a short time ago at the Whatshan Doukhobor Retreat, drinking wine around the campfire, singing with our arms around one another. I will so miss her and I couldn't even go to her funeral. We shared our Doukhobor roots and our passion for writing. Vi, I will finish my book I started, because of you. Vechnaya Pameet.
Annie B. Barnes
- 04 December, 2006 15:18
- Quit Bloglin' Me said...
Thank you, Annie. If we can take anything from Vi's death, it's that we don't know how long we have to finish things. Good luck with your writing.
- 04 December, 2006 15:41
I am Vi's granddaughter, Alexandra Plotnikoff, her son's Ron daughter. I found this article so moving and absolutely beautiful, and even though you probably won't see this as it has been years since this story was posted, I wanted to say how grateful I am that I have this to remember my Baba. I was only 5 when she passed away, but I still remember her. I remember she used to make me eggnog on Christmas, she always baked beautiful pastries and was always kind, laughing and telling stories. I remember when we used to visit her in hospital, and how I didn't quite understand what was going on and why she looked so pale, but i remember she would still smile and ask my brother and I how we were going in school, and if we were being kind to our parents. I remember how hard I cried when we got the news. My baba was truly an inspiration to me, and it is so heartwarming to see how much she touched a community. May she rest in peace.
- 07 August, 2014 23:15
Oh and by the way, I know it sounds incredibly corny and sappy, but truthfully, when I grow up, I want to be a writer just like her.
- 07 August, 2014 23:21
- Linda Crosfield said...
Oh Alexandra, thank you so much for this. I remember her talking about you, she just adored you. I'm going to send a link to this to Rita Moir and Caroline Woodward, two writer friends who remember her well. See that first comment by Annie B. Barnes? She did finish her book, called Anastasia's Amber, and is working on a sequel. And no, it doesn't sound corny or sappy at all; you're already a writer. Reading your words made me cry. Do you have any idea what happened to her novel in progress? It was so good. Thank you so much for finding this and commenting. You made my day.
And I wrote a poem for/about her. You can read it here: http://purplemountainpoems.blogspot.ca/2013/10/the-search-for-human-rights-begins-at.html
Keep writing. She's still proud of you.
- 08 August, 2014 12:09
So touching, Linda. Thanks so much for passing this on...Judy
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Porter (age 27, 5'11", 194 lbs.) re-joins the Sabres after being assigned to Rochester in October. While playing for the Americans, Porter appeared in 13 games and tallied 10 points (6 goals, 4 assists). In six NHL seasons with Phoenix, Colorado and Buffalo, Porter has played in 203 games, recording 54 points (29/25). He signed a two-year contract with the Sabres in July 2012.
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I'm Feeling a Bit Moldy
24 comments:
- Robin Follette said...
I hadn't heard of ICAD. It looks great and I'm thankful that you've mentioned it. I could use a little more art each day and will be looking into it more. Enjoy your weekend!
- May 20, 2016 at 8:26 AM
- Barb said...
Hi Snap, I love your pond lily and koi. We've had a wet May, too and the forecast is for more. I keep thinking that the wildflowers should be pretty this summer! That pup has a sweet face. I like when you use print in your cards - I always enjoy reading the words behind the pics.
- May 20, 2016 at 9:19 AM
- Christine said...
Sofie will be a great dog, so intelligent looking!
Your shawl is in such pretty colours!
Hope things dry up and you can enjoy your weekend
- May 20, 2016 at 10:59 AM
- Adam said...
We've gotten a good bit of rain the last few days
- May 20, 2016 at 11:35 AM
- Sarah Carletti said...
Love your art! And now I have another book to put on my list. Sounds really good!
- May 20, 2016 at 11:48 AM
- eileeninmd said...
Hello, I believe now it is May shower will be June flowers.
Sofie is a cute dog, I think she will be a great service dog. The shawl is pretty, I like the pretty blue colors. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!
- May 20, 2016 at 12:21 PM
- mamasmercantile said...
Such a gorgeous looking dog. Loved the shawl, such beautiful colours.
- May 20, 2016 at 12:27 PM
- Hula La said...
Nice to see that lovely shawl! And I do hope that the sunny weather continues here for a least one more day...it's not been a very nice Spring so far. Oh, and I love the ICAD. I have followed some of the participants, but have never done it myself. Too much pressure. I do them when I can and abandon them in library books. TGIF! Aloha!
- May 20, 2016 at 2:08 PM
- Tammy@T's Daily Treasures said...
Oh, sweet pooch. Beautiful shawl. Love seeing the ICADs folks create. Sending sunshine wishes your way.
- May 20, 2016 at 2:12 PM
- Debra She Who Seeks said...
I always enjoy seeing your beautiful and inventive index cards for ICAD! Have fun again this year!
- May 20, 2016 at 2:25 PM
- Amy at love made my home said...
Gosh I hope that your fish will be alright and not float away! Let us hope things dry up a bit for you. Your shawl is very pretty isn't it. Enjoy it! Thank you for taking part in Five On Friday, I hope you have a good weekend!
- May 20, 2016 at 2:52 PM
- Angela Moore said...
The creative challenge sounds very interesting and not something I've come across before. Love your shawl.
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- May 20, 2016 at 5:15 PM
- Mac n' Janet said...
She looks like such a sweet doggy, I know you're going to miss her. We had been very dry and then the heavens opened up this week, everything is soggy.
- May 20, 2016 at 5:58 PM
- eclectichomelife said...
oooh I did not know about ICAD either, looks really good fun. Now do I have the time...
- May 20, 2016 at 6:22 PM
- Lorrie said...
ACK! I haven't read that Maisie Dobbs mystery yet - I'll be prepared for the grief!
Hope the rain settles down soon. Your knitting is very pretty.
- May 20, 2016 at 6:40 PM
- Tom said...
Moldy? I'm sick of have eyes full of dust and grit! Send me some rain please and thank you.
- May 20, 2016 at 7:01 PM
- Michelle said...
We are having a very wet May, as well. Felt like taking the canoe to town instead of the car.
- May 20, 2016 at 7:29 PM
- Brandi said...
I've got to keep a look out for the waterlilies at our local arboretum, your shot is so pretty! The ICAD sounds like an awesome project!
- May 21, 2016 at 7:28 AM
Good luck with your pond, hope the fish stay put. Lovely shawl, nice colours.
- May 21, 2016 at 8:02 AM
- Sharon Koole said...
The shawl looks great! Hope the weather clears up a bit. The ICAD sounds like a fun project to be involved in.
- May 21, 2016 at 4:11 PM
- abrianna said...
I think I'd miss Sophie too. Most likely she will not be there next season as she will be in more training or in her new home.
Love the meow card. Index card a day sounds like a fun idea. Happy birthday to you too.
- May 21, 2016 at 4:18 PM
- Denise inVA said...
We have had a lot of rain also, and more to come. Looking forward to some sunny weather this coming week, keeping fingers crossed. Your pond looks so pretty and I can understand why you don't want your koi getting lost over the side. I had read several Maisie Dobb's novels but not this one. Love the time period. Sofie, what a sweetie, bet she is going to be a wonderful service dog. Wish I could knit, your shawl looks lovely. Love your artwork.
- May 21, 2016 at 6:45 PM
- riitta k said...
I love your card - it is so pretty! Your dog friend is cute and water lily looks lovely... Happy Sunday!
- May 22, 2016 at 2:35 AM
- Corrine at corrinegilman.com said...
Wouldn't want to lose those cute fish!!! Nice shawl, I love the multicolors! xox
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May 29, 2010
By Christopher Walsh
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - University of Alabama junior pitcher Kelsi Dunne introduced herself to Hawai'i on Saturday morning, and it's a name the Rainbow Wahine may never forget.
Dunne threw a two-hitter and struck out seven while sophomore Amanda Locke hit two home runs as the Crimson Tide took Game 1 of their NCAA Super Regional at the Alabama Softball Complex, 8-0 in five innings.
The win put Alabama (52-9) just one victory away from the College World Series, with Game 2 scheduled for later Saturday.
Locke's first home run came off an 0-1 pitch that she hit to the opposite field for a 1-0 lead in the second inning. She then highlighted a six-run third when Alabama sent 10 batters to the plate and recorded five hits. This time she drove one over the left-center field wall for her ninth home run of the season to chase starting pitcher Stephanie Ricketts.
SEC Player of the Year Charlotte Morgan had the other big hit of the inning, a two-run single to right with the bases loaded.
Morgan had the bases loaded again with no outs in the fourth. She flied out to center, but center fielder Jennifer Fenton tagged up and scored the key eighth run.
The best chance Hawai'i (47-14) had to score came in the fourth inning when with one out junior Jenna Rodriguez walked, sophomore left fielder Alexandra Aguirre doubled over the left fielder's head and senior right fielder Kanani Pu'u-Warren was hit by a pitch.
But Dunne got out of the jam by striking out senior right fielder Amanda Tauali'i and getting senior catcher Katie Grimes to pop out to third with a full count.
Junior third baseman Melissa Gonzalez had Hawaii's other hit, a first-inning single.
Meanwhile, Alabama freshman second baseman Kayla Braud went 3-for-3 to improve her batting average to .522.
Although Alabama is the top-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament, Hawai'i coach Bob Coolen was quoted earlier this week that he didn't know who the Crimson Tide's starting pitcher was - which raised more than a few eyebrows in Tuscaloosa.
"To be honest with you, no disrespect to their pitcher, but I didn't know her name," he said after arriving here. "I was quoted on that in USA Today, but I really didn't know who she was. I don't really worry that much about the opponent. I worry about the colors that we wear. That is how we approach our game."
Making matters worse for Hawai'i was that after Friday night's game was rained out a number of players got food poisoning eating at a chain establishment on campus. With Saturday's games moved up due to the threat of inclement weather to 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Central Time, it left little recovery time.
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Golden Globe and two-time Grammy nominee, country and folk songstress Gretchen Peters announces this rare Cardiff appearance.
The latest accolade for the Nashville-based singer-songwriter is her induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in October 2014. There she joins names like Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell, Don & Phil Everly, Woody Guthrie, Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton and Hank Williams
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Some say that there's no good music in LA. Whoever these people are apparently weren't able to attend Soulive's performance at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, CA. After flirting with the vocal side of the musical spectrum in 2007 with their Stax release, No Place Like Soul, the group has returned to its trio roots, playing and performing in the style that the Soulive fan base has come to know and love.
The packed venue resonated with nothing but good vibes as the audience responded to Soulive's infectious grooves. Eric Krasno was his usual self, playing clean guitar lines that were never too much or too little, and maintaining a stoic composure no matter how hot or smooth the jams got. Alan Evans seemed to have a little extra pop in his snare this evening; the drum lines were crisp and locked in the pocket, catching all the bass notes that Neal Evans could throw at him.
There's no doubt this was classic Soulive, but with all the added benefits of some new material. An excited patron shouted, "Let's hear some Stevie," and sure enough the trio busted into their rendition of "Jesus Children," a sweet and bluesy take on the Wonder classic. Not long after they kept the crowd going with "Outrage," one of the few instrumental tracks from their latest album. This tune was full on funk with uptempo drum shuffles, streaming keyboard comps, and unrelenting guitar leads.
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The Deloitte Ride Across Britain ended this week after 1000 miles and nine gruelling days on the road for the 600 riders. Conceived and led by Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell, the ride aims to raise more than £1 million for ParalympicsGB by 2013.
Safely home after 1017.5 miles on the road, paralympian Sarah Storey describes a triumphant arrival in Land's End and reflects on the highs and lows of her ride.
Sunday 20 June 2010 will forever be remembered for the day we arrived in Land's End to a huge crowd, clear blue skies and in excess of £315,000 raised for ParalympicsGB. With 1017.5 miles behind us during the 9-day event, the relief of seeing the finish line was almost too much for some riders and there were so many happy yet exhausted faces munching on Cornish pasties and cream teas!
For one gentleman the day will also be remembered as the day he proposed to his wife, riding across the line with "Jo, will you marry me?" scrawled on a white t-shirt.
For the most part the ride had been an exhilarating expedition taking in what felt like every hill in England and Scotland! With best parts being the views from every change of direction we took, it was hard to choose a favourite place on the ride.
Towing a small group of riders to the bottom of Glen Coe and then the awesome views as we ascended during the first day of blue skies was a pretty special moment, but then the views as we entered the Lake District and the wild ponies on the top of the moors really we spectacular. High up on the moors between Bolton and Blackburn also gave a stunning view across to the Pennines, with the city of Manchester and Salford sprawled out in front and then as we rode through the final two days, the views out to sea from the Cornish coast were just amazing. Our final view of St Michael's Mount was a wonderful surprise amongst the cheeky climbs of south Cornwall and it also marked around 15 miles to the finish. With the weather on our side for the final 7 days of the ride, there really was no better place to be cycling.
Of course, with any gruelling event there will be plenty of low points and for me Day 3 and Day 6 were two of the worst. After the exhilarating climb over Glen Coe, the road down the side of Loch Lomond frightened the life out of me and things didn't get much better as I grovelled my way through the lanes off the Erksine bridge. It was here where the road surface was in pieces and doing nothing for saddle sore!
Day 6 started so well and ended so badly and with no warning about the gears needed to climb Long Mynd I was one of many miserable riders trudging uphill and pushing the bike!
Although I keep saying it, there really were no more inspirational people than those we rode past every day when we started out last. No one had ever ridden so many big mile rides back to back and for those taking 12 hours or more to finish as stage there was very little time before they were back out and in the saddle again. Hats off to everyone who took part and a huge thank you to all the fundraisers, the money raised goes beyond everyone's expectations and is a testament to the dedication of the riders and their support crews.
Apart from the riders, there were many other people on the road giving everything to keep the riders safe. Our motorbike marshals had their work cut out with the spread of ability, but they handled the event brilliantly and kept everyone safe. Then there were the chaperones, the guys on push bikes, out everyday to the bitter end keeping the riders moving even when they thought their legs weren't working - these guys were also the unsung heroes.
It didn't matter where we were, there were always family and friends lining the route in support and so many local people waving and cheering from their gardens. From tasty food each night, to the security keeping us safe on camp and the Halfords team keeping the bikes all working, it was a fantastic atmosphere. ParalympicsGB and Deloitte were always there to welcome us and with so many riders to chat to on the way, the atmosphere was fantastic.
I can't thank my own support crew enough either, because without their famous jam butties and the constant supply of Coke and Vimto, bananas and chocolate, the daily massage and all the washing done in the blink of an eye, our journey could never have run so smoothly.
Following for hours in the car, helping out anyone else who needed a gel, some water, a blast of air from the track pump or just a word of encouragement, they were out on the road everyday and keeping us fuelled and safe.
It's great to be home and reflecting on all those miles in my legs and of course there's not long to wait before I test them out this weekend at the Nationals with the rest of my Horizon Fitness team mates!
Sarah x
Read more from Sarah on her blog at www.onthedrops.com
Lifelong lover of most things cycling-related, from Moulton Mini adventures in the 70s to London bike messengering in the 80s, commuting in the 90s, mountain biking in the noughties and road cycling throughout. Editor of Simpson Magazine (www.simpsonmagazine.cc).


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The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals published its opinion in United States v. Tanner on Friday, July 12, 2013.
Robert Clifton Tanner was charged with four counts of mail fraud. He entered into a plea agreement with the United States pursuant to F.R.Crim.P. 11(c)(1)(C) in which he agreed to plead guilty to one count of mail fraud for which he would receive a stipulated sentence of 30 months' imprisonment. The district court accepted Tanner's guilty plea and sentenced him to the agreed 30 months' imprisonment. As part of his plea agreement, Tanner waived his right to appeal unless the punishment imposed was greater than the parties had agreed. Despite this waiver and the imposition of the agreed sentence, Tanner brought this appeal claiming his sentence was illegal.
In considering the totality of the circumstances, either the express language of the plea agreement, if sufficiently clear, detailed, and comprehensive, or the probing inquiry of a proper Rule 11 colloquy could be enough to conclude the waiver was knowing and voluntary. Here, the plea agreement and the abbreviated Rule 11 colloquy, taken together, demonstrated Tanner's waiver to have been knowingly and voluntarily made. The court found this to be so despite the trial court's failure to specifically mention the appellate waiver in its Rule 11 colloquy.
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"Live With Kelly & Michael" has overtaken "Dr. Oz" to claim second place behind "Dr. Phil" as the most-watched syndicated daytime talk show this season.
For the week ending Oct. 7, the most recent syndicated ratings data available, "Live" averaged 3.4 million viewers with co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan.
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There are two contributing factors to "Live's" second-place showing: a rise in viewership from last season and some slipping numbers for "Dr. Oz."
So far this season, "Live" is up 3 percent in total viewers (and 8 percent in households) over the same time last year, when Regis Philbin was winding down his 26-year run on the show.
"Oz," meanwhile, has registered a 21 percent dropoff in eyeballs versus this time last year — falling from 3.9 million viewers to 3.1 million viewers, on average, according to Nielsen.
"Dr. Phil" continues to dominate the syndicated daytime talk landscape, pulling in nearly 4 million viewers for the week of Oct. 7, on par with his season average.
Thus far, "Phil" has not been effected by the two strongest freshman daytime entries, "Katie" and "Steve Harvey."
(All three shows compete against each other here in New York.)
Strahan, 40, replaced Philbin this season on "Live" and continues to be an in-studio analyst for Fox's NFL coverage.
Philbin, 81, left "Live" last November, and now pops up occasionally on "Rachael Ray."


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Today I want to focus on creating an ideal client profile for your business purpose. You have to know your audience before you'll start expanding your business.
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The first thing to do is defying your niche. You need to know what is your niche before you'll start to create an ideal client profile. Focus on your key skills, specify your services or products to reach your target audience.
Ideal client profile
To create ideal client profile you need to focus on demographic and psychographic aspects of your audience.
– What is your audience age
– What is their gender
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- Use social media share widgets so people could share your content on social media.
- Built thank you page so you could thank your clients.
Remember you don't have to do all of the above just by yourself! You can successfully delegate part of those tasks to your virtual assistant and focus on giving more valuable content for your clients.


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The idea for this salad came from Carlos Conrique, who worked at Billy Cross's cooking school in Morelia, a beautiful 16th-century Mexican town. Today, Conrique is a chef at the Blue Door, in Miami's Delano Hotel, where his dishes are still influenced by his childhood in Guadalajara.
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- Makes 8 servings
- Active Time
- 1.25 hrs
- Total Time
- 1.25 hrs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 6 (6-inch) corn tortillas, cut in half, then cut crosswise into 1-inch-wide strips
- 2 ripe passion fruit or 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 large grapefruit (preferably red)
- 2 firm-ripe California avocados
- 1 head red-leaf lettuce, leaves torn (8 to 10 cups)
- 1 head Boston lettuce, leaves torn (4 to 6 cups)
- 16 nasturtiumblossoms (optional)
- Heat vegetable oil in a deep 10-inch heavy skillet until hot but not smoking, then fry tortilla strips, about 8 at a time, turning once, until golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
- Halve passion fruit crosswise and spoon seeds and pulp into a bowl. Whisk in sugar, lime juice, and salt, then add olive oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.
- Cut peel, including all white pith, from grapefruit with a sharp knife and, working over another bowl, cut sections free from membranes. Pour off juices from bowl and whisk 3 tablespoons into dressing.
- Quarter avocados lengthwise, then pit and peel. Cut into bite-size pieces.
- Toss lettuces, grapefruit sections, avocados, and nasturtiums with dressing in a large salad bowl. Add tortilla strips and toss to combine. Serve immediately.
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- Calories536
- Carbohydrates24 g(8%)
- Fat50 g(76%)
- Protein4 g(7%)
- Saturated Fat5 g(24%)
- Sodium167 mg(7%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat7 g
- Fiber6 g(24%)
- Monounsaturated Fat35 g


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Welcome to Art
Welcome to Art & Design
- 81% pass rate for Art
- 95% pass rate for Photography
"A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others"
Salvador Dali
What will you study?
Art and Design & Photography lets you explore your creative side.
Using different starting points and themes you will create work that explores and develops your ideas into finished projects. Our talented and skilled team of teachers are able to guide you through a huge range of techniques, processes and materials.
At Key stage 3, through the elective curriculum slots, you will begin to build up a set of skills covering techniques and media such as drawing, paint, clay, print and collage. Students have the option of choosing art as a GCSE subject for years 9,10 & 11. Year 9 students will complete one more year of skills development, exploring artists and creating projects in preparation for their portfolio.
During the Year 10 & 11 course you will:
- Be introduced to new skills, techniques and materials, create a portfolio of Art work that includes painting, drawing, sculpture, mark-making, photography, ICT and printmaking.
- Learn how develop your ideas through materials testing.
- Learn how to evaluate and review your work, so you can work to your strengths.
- Complete written work and essays to support your artwork.
- Get to explore art history, old and new.
Why study GCSE Art and Design or Photography?
- you want to be creative and imaginative and have a particular love of Art
- you have the drawing skills to engage in art and are being awarded level 5 in your current art class
- you enjoy learning about artists, designers, illustrators and sculptors
- you have an interest in an Art based career
How is it assessed?
GCSE Art & GCSE Photography is split into 2 sections, coursework and an exam, using the AQA Exam board. Coursework is worth 60% and is one large portfolio of work that is built up from your best work created over the two years. The 10 hour exam is worth 40%. The exam is a very similar format to the coursework; you are given starting points to work from and are asked to create a set of preparation that shows the development and exploration of your ideas. The preparation is counted as 75% of the exam grade. Art is split into 4 assessment objectives; each of the objectives is worth equal marks, i.e. 25% of the total.
The assessment objectives are:
AO1 - Developing ideas
This looks at how you develop ideas through investigation and research. Here you are required to look at other cultures, artists and designers.
AO2 - Refining ideas
Looks at how you refine your ideas by experimenting with a wide range of different materials, processes & techniques.
AO3 - Recording ideas
Checks your ability to write & record ideas, you are required to make detailed and relevant observations in written, visual and other forms.
AO4 - Presenting a personal response
Finally this marks how well you put your ideas together to create the finished work, it needs to show how your research and experiments have inspired your work.
AO1-AO3 are recorded using a combination of design sheets and sketchbook work.
What are the requirements to follow these courses?
You must have a love for art. All students who choose this course must be prepared to practice, refine and push themselves to achieve. You are required to attend after school club at least once a week and complete one piece of work at home each week.
What could I do after completing this course?
GCSE Art and Design and GCSE Photography provide many opportunities. You could choose to continue your studies at AS or A2. The GCSE course provides an excellent starting point for many Art industries, through choosing GCSE you will gain valuable skills, techniques, ideas and art history knowledge. The course could lead you towards becoming an Artist, Designer, Illustrator, etc…. the careers are endless. Art helps provide you with a creative perspective which can help in many careers including engineering, architecture, mathematics and science.
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- Year 11 Art & Design complete Unit 2 with 10 hour Exam
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- Year 9 design & make Pop Art Inspired clay tile in the style of Jasper Johns
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The Dutch Bakery & Cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea with a huge variety of pastries, cookies, cakes along with many savoury dutch specialties including our original croquettes.
A had submitted a review a few years ago, this review is an update from a recent visit.
Went for some lunch with my kids (age 8 and 6). I knew that this was a retro place, with the same dishes and decor as when they had for decades. I knew that the food would be classic, not cutting edge or amazing.
I ordered the beef pie with potato salad. Daughter had the waffles with fruit and whipped cream. Son had the burger with hash brown potatos. I had a cup of tea and split a dollar roll between us.
The beef pie was very, very small. It was also devoid of flavour. It had little beef, mostly floury gravy. It was served cold. Bleh! The potato salad was potatos and mayonnaise and some sort of sweet flavour. There was no minced celery, carrot, onion or pickle. It was like the cheapest supermarket no-name brand. The waffle was okay. The whipped cream - meh. The fruit was part fresh and part canned. There were canned pears and pineapple, only the cantaloupe and strawberries tasted fresh. It was poor value for over $7. My son's burger was the worse. Absolutely flavourless! Even the fried onions (which I removed for him as he doesn't like onions) were completely devoid of flavour. Bleh!
The tea was Red Rose. This is the cheapest, shoddiest tea available. Twinning or any other brand is a much better product. There were no 'creamers' only little cups of 2% milk.
The dollar roll was also of poor quality. The marizipan had a sandy texture. The cream wasn't fresh. It was just not a good effort.
The service was polite and very good. The waitress was good with my kids and I noted they were very respectful and helpful to the older patrons (it was mostly older people in the place - probably there out of habit or nostalgia). I was impressed by all the staff.
I gave the ambiance a three star because of the retro feel to it. On the other hand - one would think that they could concentrate on better quality food and baking since they are not spending money on updating the decor.
I wouldn't bother returning.
We had breakfast here last on a week day, you seat yourself so we picked a booth. The place hasn't changed in years but we don't mind as its quite cozy. You see all the old photos taken in the 1960's and the furniture looks the same. The service was ok too. Breakfast was very cheap and we were full. Later I bought some of their famous beef meat pies, flying saucers (giant almond paste cookies), mocha cream shortbread cookies, cake slices.. Everything there is amazingly good and tastes the same as it did 40 years ago.. I always try to return when I visit Victoria.
Call me post-modern, but sometimes when places try to retain their original decor and furnishings from the 1960s or 1970s it doesn't necessarily give the place an old world charm. This place is in need of a major renovation, but given the fact that the average clientele age here was 80, I can see why they keep it like this. I (who am 34) went here for lunch with a colleague and we both had a sandwich and coffee and I believe she had soup. Anyway, the food was good enough and the price was reasonable, but the server was this woman who was probably a former SS camp guard, and I have never felt ageism before but the level of service she gave everyone around us (all of whom, no surprise, were also in their 70s) was saddening to say the least. Smiles all around, but not if you're under 40! I have never ordered anything from their bakery although from what I hear they do a pretty darn good job in that department!
Anyway, on word of mouth alone, I'd likely buy cakes and sweets from them. As for lunch, I'll probably go back for my 70th birthday when service is likely to be friendlier.
My daughter and I went here for breakfast and were very pleased with how yummy it was, and how affordable. Service was fine. Waitresses were good to get us seated quickly with our wheelchair, even when coincidentally there were 2 other groups with wheelchairs there. Tight fit, though. Bakery items delicious, as well. It felt strange to me though that the place is exactly as it was 20 years ago when I was a UVic student and would come in for a treat.
I've been Dutch Bakery's biggest fan since I was a little boy. Maybe that is why the aging decor and elder clientele make me so happy. Here is all you really need to know:
Everything that comes out of Dutch Bakery is good. Cakes are superb, cookies are delicious. The bright and shining star of this establishment is the Dollar Roll.
The Dollar Roll is approximately 4 inches long and the diameter of a Loonie. Start with a 1/4" bead of whipped cream, wrapped in a piece of cake. Roll this into a layer of marzipan and drizzle with chocolate! There has never been such a delight!
Any visitor to Victoria must try a Dollar Roll. They are only available here. Imitations are not worthy to look at.
I have been going here for a very long time, the food has always been really good (for a greasy spoon), the best part is the bakery, this place has the best baked goods and like everything else in the restaurant, nothing has changed since they opened up way back when. This place gets busy and the staff either hate their job and are counting down the days until retirement or they are simply overworked and don't know how to smile.
Three bakeries in two days...Dutch Bakery is fantastic, head and shoulders above its' peers. Even their hamburgers were exceptional...better than the local pubs who claim to specialize in them. For those that trash them in their reviews for ambiance, get over yourselves...it's a 4th generation family bakery, not the Empress. The sweets are sweet indeed, the food very good and the service solid for an extremely busy establishment. We were surprised to see the prices on the desserts to be half of what the pub charged the night before. We plan to have brunch here the remainder of our trip as it is the only place that has not disappointed. Don't miss it!!!
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As the World Turns Spoilers: May 27-30Matt Richenthal at . Comments
Don't look for a new As the World Turns episode on Monday. As for the rest of the week, however...
- Emily encourages Casey to do the right thing.
- Chris (Dylan Bruce, pictured) has a negative reaction to Alison's decision.
- Meg (Marie Wilson) and Paul take a step towards each other.
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Andhra assembly remains paralysed over Telangana issueFebruary 26th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh assembly remained paralysed and no business could be conducted in the house for the second consecutive day Saturday as some ruling party legislators joined the chorus for a separate state.Members of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalled the proceedings, demanding the house to pass a resolution for carving out a separate Telangana state.
Deputy Speaker Nadendla Manohar adjourned the house till Monday, after his repeated appeals to members to allow smooth conduct of the proceedings fell on deaf ears.
Earlier, he adjourned the house twice as TRS and BJP legislators continued to stand near the speaker's podium, raising slogans of "Jai Telangana" and "We want Telangana".
The ruling party had to face embarrassment as 13 of its legislators from Telangana also raised slogans standing at their seats and displayed placards, demanding introduction of a bill in parliament for formation of a separate state. The placards also carried pictures of party president Sonia Gandhi.
The legislators had Friday staged a similar protest in the house, joining the TRS, BJP, the Communist Party of India and Telangana legislators from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). No business could be conducted in the house Friday.
As soon as the house met Saturday, the pro-Telangana members rushed to the podium, demanding a resolution on Telangana.
Minister for Legislative Affairs D. Sridhar Babu and government chief whip Mallu Batti Vikramarka appealed to members to allow the house to take up important public issues.
The deputy speaker first adjourned the house for half an hour. When the house reassembled, there was no let-up in the pandemonium, forcing him to adjourn the house again. For the third time, he adjourned the house till Monday.
The budget session of the assembly began Feb 17 amid unprecedented protests by TRS and TDP members from the Telangana region, who disrupted Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan's address to the joint session of both houses. Five of the legislators were later suspended for a week for their unruly behaviour.
The house had passed motion of thanks on the governor's address without debate Tuesday while Finance Minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy Wednesday presented the budget amid pandemonium.
- Telangana impasse continues in Andhra assembly - Feb 22, 2011
- Telangana trouble continues in Andhra assembly - Feb 25, 2011
- Andhra assembly paralysed over Telangana issue - Mar 03, 2011
- Andhra assembly adjourned for second day without business - Dec 02, 2011
- Andhra assembly remains paralysed over Telangana - Sep 21, 2012
- Telangana Congress legislators boycott Andhra assembly - Feb 28, 2011
- TRS stalls Andhra assembly for second day - Feb 18, 2011
- Five Andhra legislators suspended for ruckus in assembly (Lead) - Feb 18, 2011
- Telangana issue again rocks Andhra assembly - Sep 18, 2012
- Deadlock continues in Andhra assembly (Lead) - Feb 21, 2012
- Telangana issue rocks Andhra assembly again, 12 members suspended (Lead) - Feb 23, 2011
- Andhra assembly session kicks off on stormy note - Dec 01, 2011
- Telangana legislators heckle governor, chaos in Andhra assembly (Lead) - Feb 17, 2011
- Shutdown impact on Andhra assembly - Sep 20, 2012
- 12 Telangana legislators suspended from Andhra assembly - Feb 23, 2011
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