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Yup, pickles. Chances are pretty good that you like them, and so do we.
If we met anytime in the past few years, it's likely that the conversation quickly turned to putting things into jars. FOX POINT PICKLING COMPANY dreams of creating quality and flavorful brined vegetables for you and your friends and neighbors using fresh produce and responsibly sourced spices. Dreams are how all great things get started and now, it's finally becoming a reality.
States across New England have their own state pickle producers but none yet call Rhody home. With over 1,200 farms, a top-rated culinary school and an enviable restaurant scene, Rhode Island has been getting plenty of attention as a foodie destination. This awesome state needs a pickle, and one Rhode Islanders can be proud of! But anytime you go to the store with a craving, you have a choice between a jar of soggy, yellow, mass-produced pickle and a better quality product from Boston or New York. There needs to be a local Rhode Island option and that's where FOX POINT PICKLING COMPANY comes in.
Tell me more...
Starting in September 2014, we'll roll out with two flavors of cucumber pickles: Garlic Dills and Spicy Dills. After several years of perfecting the recipes, we've come up with an awesome mix of spices and apple cider vinegar that's sure to please any pickle fan. The Garlic Dill pickles are crisp right out of the jar, a clean and zesty flavor with a bit of a kick at the end. The Spicy Dills bring the heat but still mimic that crisp consistency. The pickles will be sold in 24 oz. jars at local farmers markets, farm stands, gift shops, small grocery stores, online and anywhere else in the Rhode Island area that decides to give a pickle a chance. In the next year we plan to add some new products and flavors, like our Dill Carrots, as well as some very special collaborations and other treats we can't quite share yet.
My recipes are solid and my process has even been approved by the Cornell Department of Food Science. I've obtained a business license and become a certified food safety manager. Even more, I've been accepted to Hope & Main, Rhode Island's first food business incubator, a group that helps local food entrepreneurs by providing low-cost, low-risk access to shared-use commercial kitchens, technical resources, and mentoring. I've been working with a very talented graphic designer to create a logo, label, and other branding. And, with over a decade in the consumer public relations field helping companies to create buzz and build brands, I can't tell you how excited I am to have the opportunity to use my background and know-how to build Rhode Island's FOX POINT PICKLING COMPANY.
So why do you need our help?
I've already gotten so much accomplished, but start-up costs are high. I need to purchase several more licenses and insurance. I'll need a huge amount of jars, top-notch produce, vinegar and spices. Then there are labels that need to be printed along with market and kitchen rental fees. Fox Point Pickles are all handmade and hand-packed. I love the work that goes into making these pickles, I just need some help with the other resources.
We have a bunch of great stuff lined up, including a limited edition t-shirt, tote bags, jar openers, ornaments, and of course, pickles!
Check out this awesome 5" jar opener, made from recycled materials:
This adorable pickle is made of pewter accented with green glitter, and is made right here in the USA:
Show your pickle pride with a limited edition crew neck t-shirt made especially for this Kickstsarter. Available in sizes S - XL, or even in 2XL, 3XL & 4XL for an additional charge.
Let everyone at your local farmer's market know that you're onto them with this stylish natural cotton tote bag (16" W x 12.5" H):
Wow! The response to our little pickle baby has been amazing! We are almost fully funded in less than a week! So that means I am posting our first stretch goal a little sooner than planned, but here it is:
If we reach $16,000, we can bring DILL CARROTS to market!
Winner of the "Best Brine" award at the 2012 Hope Artiste Village Wintertime Farmers Market, our carrots are tangy and a bit sweet and are perfect for a Bloody Mary, a charcuterie plate, or just regular old snacking.
The additional funds will be used for extra equipment, recipe approval, produce and jars, extra kitchen fees, labels and more.
Plus, we can hire someone to create an even more amazing FOX POINT PICKLING COMPANY website and online store (you know, instead of me using Squarespace)!
AND, everyone that has donated $75 or above will have a 16 oz. jar of Dill Carrots added to their rewards package!
Risks and challenges
Every new business has its challenges & risks. The first will be to scale up production in the certified kitchen space at Hope & Main, and I hope the second big challenge is to keep up with the demand. For any challenges that do arise though, I have surrounded myself with a great group of individuals, entrepreneurs and mentors who can share their knowledge and experience to assist me.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Funding period
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I'm a pretty dedicated Google user. I switched to Google as my main search engine not long after they first launched (from Lycos, which I'd used since it launched (and the mascot was a Wolf Spider, family Lycosidae, hence the name of the site!)). Last year I switched to Chrome from Firefox (I'd been a Netscape/Mozilla user from Navigator 0.9 on). I use Picasa for photos, YouTube for videos, and Docs for, well, my documents. My domains are hosted on Google Apps, so I can handle all of my email through Gmail. I use Feedburner and Analytics for this site (and AdSense if I can get the account fixed), and I read my RSS feeds in Google Reader. I use an Android phone, which is loaded with Google apps (Maps is my GPS). Google Talk is my preferred IM. So, yeah, I like what they have to offer.
(I'd be using +1 and Google+ if only they'd get around to giving Google Apps accounts Google Profiles – which are required to use those features. C'mon, Google!)
Of course, I also use Google Voice, and that's the number I give out to everyone these days. I really love it, especially the ability to send & receive SMS messages and manage my voice mail right from my Chrome browser with the Google Voice extension. And, of course, it effectively gives me unlimited SMS on my phone since it uses the data connection, not the SMS plan. It has a nice feature set.
But the reason for the post is a new addition they just made. There is now a Spam Filter in Google Voice! I have mixed feelings on that. On the one hand, I think it is a nifty feature and I enabled it right away. On the other, the very fact that we may need a spam filter for our phones is kind of depressing, isn't it?
If you go into Google Voice and then the Calls tab, down at the bottom you'll see:
Global Spam Filtering Send calls and text messages from numbers identified as spam by Google directly to the Spam folder
As help explains:
These calls, text messages, and voicemails will not be forwarded to your phones, and will automatically be placed in your spam folder.
Basically it works just like you'd expect, just like the spam filters in Gmail do. I thought that was pretty neat, neat enough to share.
It also got me thinking. I wonder if they'll someday offer filtering like they do in Gmail, being able to sort different numbers/contacts into different folders/tags. Sending some numbers right to voicemail. I do some advanced stuff with Gmail filters. (That might be another post at some point.) I know about Groups, but the options are limited. Voice is just another form of data after all. It'll be interesting to see what is yet to come.

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NAPERVILLE CRIME STOPPERS are offering up to a $1,000.00 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for bicycle thefts from Naperville's train stations.
On July 22 and August 21, 2018, two bicycles secured to the bicycle racks with locks at the downtown train station (105 4th Ave.) were taken. The pictured subject was seen on surveillance video at the downtown station during both instances and appeared to be tampering in the area where the bicycles were taken. Similar bicycle thefts also occurred on August 10 and 15 at the Route 59 train station (475 Fairway Dr.).
If you witnessed any of these incidents or have any information about the suspect(s) involved, please contact CRIME STOPPERS AT 630-420-6006 or contact us through our website: www.napervillecrimestoppers.com. Your information is important to Crime Stoppers and all callers may remain anonymous. A reward of up to $1,000.00 is being offered for the information that leads to an arrest in these incidents.
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Ready to have some fun? Here you can find the best cool games to play for free online! If you are into aiming and action, you should try out some of our fun shooting games. If you are more into speed and want to test your reflexes, you should try out some of our running and racing games and outrun your opponents.
We have gathered a broad variety of cool free games that you can play online. You can play Cowboy Shoot Zombies and save the wild west from the dangerous zombie apocalypse. So load your gun, mount your horse, and fight your way through the horrifying enemy zombie armies. Another great cool game is Chase Racing Cars, where your job is to steer your way around opponent racing cars as you overtake them one by one. Collect helpful power-ups to help you race your way to the top.
Beside the already mentioned types of games, we also offer a lot of other cool online games in all sorts of categories. You can enjoy all the cool games when you are at home and play them on your computer or when you are on the go on your mobile. There are cool games for everyone to enjoy for both boys and girls. It's a perfect way to kill some time when you are bored, and we promise it will keep you entertained for hours!


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At least 83 people, including policemen and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, have been injured in the last two days of protests across the Kashmir Valley while life remained paralysed for the second consecutive day on Saturday amid curfew and shutdown.
The shutdown call has been given by various religious and separatist organisations to protest against the killing of unarmed civilians by paramilitary Border Security Forces (BSF) personnel at Gool in Ramban district earlier this week.
The BSF has dismissed the allegation saying a mob had attacked its camp and tried to storm its storehouse of arms and ammunition which prompted the personnel to "fire in self-defence." However, locals have dismissed the BSF explanation as "fabrication" saying that the troopers had opened fire on peaceful protesters.
A police spokesperson said that 59 persons, including 49 police and CRPF men, were injured in stone pelting incidents in various areas of Kashmir on Friday.
General of Police, Kashmir, Abdul Gani Mir said situation in the Valley remained by and large peaceful on Saturday. "Around 24 people, including policemen and CRPF men, have been injured in stone pelting incidents at different places," he said.
Reports said people defied curfew by staging protests at several places in the Valley during the day. Groups of youths tried to take out protest rallies at several places in Srinagar. However, they were stopped.
To thwart any protest demonstration, heavy contingents of police and paramilitary CRPF were deployed in the curfew-bound areas. The forces had laid razor wire and erected barricades to stop movement of people and traffic. Joint parties of police and CRPF personnel were seen patrolling the streets of curfew-bound areas.


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Hey, hey, hey..the first Thursday of August is almost here! Come and see ReGroove as our host with lots of jammers from all over the bay join in thru the night! NO cover!! Bring your axe & dancin' shoes! Photographer (mua) will be on site!
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New Orleans 2175(negotiable title)
Imagine if you will a sprawling city by the ocean, bigger than anything for thousands of miles. This is the Mega City New Orleans. The big easy has certainly grown and is considered one of the biggest party cities in the world now. Mardi gras dominates American television and the dozens of casinos and 'pleasure' hotels in the city build up an economy that inflates the rich of new Orleans to new heights. To understand what a mega city is you have to hear the story first. After hurricane Katrina and the 3 others that followed new Orleans has been rebuilt several times, some of the changes included better protection from nature while others were made to quell riots. None of these changes have worked as planned, Police caches of anti riot weapons are broken into constantly to the point that most of the now huge city is less without protection in case of riots or social violence. The Sea wall made to protect against hurricanes and other such natural disasters while standing are in bad repair due to budget cut backs. In a nutshell the city is a house of cards from a government standpoint. This is exacerbated by the population that is double what the city was built to manage.
Over 2 million currently live in the area known as the new Orleans city. The city was meant to built to handle less than half that and the high population has been caused by new Orleans being the first test city of the mega cities being built around America. In 2110 when the mega city was built up over what is now called old Orleans it attracted people from around the world to move there looking for a better life in the new factories opening, huge banks, and company headquarters that sprung up overnight. 60 years and a massive deficit from mismanaging of the city funds have turned half the city into a slum. The dockside area of new Orleans is considered a gangland war zone in all the areas where private companies don't maintain private police forces. The lower parts of the city where the poorest people are forced to live are overcrowded to a massive degree. The people of the lower city live under the poverty line on menial labor jobs and little chance of advancement or higher education. The higher you go in the city though the better things better. Night clubs, fancy apartments and massive skyscrapers. When the megacities of New york and San Angeles were built New Orleans lost much of its majesty but you wouldn't know it from uptown Orleans.
Notable Groups
The police(aka The Crushers)
Practically a small army the NOPD are understaffed by a huge degree but still number almost 90,000 members. The patrol officers move around the city as best they can but some areas rarely ever see police presence. Riot squads are constantly on alert and equipped with military grade armor and vehicles. Normal officers wear bulletproof vests at all times. Gangs in the lower levels are not afraid of the police in the least and refer to them openly as crushers. It has become a sign of rank in some gangs to collect badges with bullet holes through them. These problems sparked the state congress allowing the legal creation of Corporate police forces as long as they do not go over 500 members.
The Vampires of new Orleans have fallen on hard times, The last prince was killed in a major coup and his fall and the subsequent power vacuum led to the final deaths of 90% of the remaining vampires in the city either through infighting or far too public action attracting vampire hunters and shifters. As of now there is less than 30 vampires in the entire city and most of those barely survive in the lower areas of the city as clanless squatters hunting the homeless and the drecks of mankind. The remaining powerful kindred are trying to piece together the remains of there wells and resources. Its a good thing most of the hunters have moved on with brand new fang necklaces. The only Covenant with holdings in the city if the Lancea Sanctum who control The Diamond Church on the upper reaches of the city which caters to the richest populace of new Orleans. The Ordo Dracul pulled there largest library out of the city leaving several sites sealed up because blast doors made to look like riot stashes or just collapsed the entrances in the hive that is the ruins of old Orleans. The invictus keeps a close eye on the city but none of the larger councils want to risk entering the city yet until the dust settles and order is restored among the kindred. The Carthians are already trying to restore the city as they were the previous rulers of the city, This has been met with resistance from the few remaining kindred who don't want to repeat the debacle of the last regime. The Circle of the Crone which had a very small populace in the city last time aren't in any hurry to run back into the war zone.
Werewolves and other shifters:
Its difficult enough to hide in small towns, and being a shifter is harder now than its ever been before. Werewolf packs try to control small areas of the city cleaning up the messes left by spirits and trying to keep the few healthy areas of the city sane. The breed though have a much harder time, the larger ones cant shift 90% of the time and even when they can most shifters cant maintain much time with a healthy example of nature outside the municipal parks and the ocean. With the parks being patrolled and constantly vandalized they have there work cut out for them maintaining them while the ocean is a polluted mess from the mass transit in the area.
If any supernatural group can say they are honestly better off in an overcrowded city its the lost. They flock to these areas to avoid attention and some of them even thrive. Winter members open charities and attempt to keep the slums from getting worse while trying to guilt the rich into donating, The summers form street gangs holding areas of the city by sway of getting around faster than humans can and using magic and rage to keep the areas 'safe', Autumn and spring members though tend to flourish in the middle and upper reaches of the city, Autumn members run huge scams or even small churches where they create semi stable areas of control with them at the top, springs just keep moving up the ladder of the city though using there natural magics to bring the rich to them and slowly gain there trust before joining a brothel/hotel or opening businesses that are tailor made to draw in rich idiots.
Even in the best of times mages can flourish, This is hardly the best of times but the mages of New Orleans do alright. Spread around the city leaving each other alone for the most part. The concilum isn't well organized in the city and mages tend to clean up messes from the hundreds of minor cults that spring up and using the magic that comes natural to them only to carve a comfortable niche for themselves.
Notable world changes over the last hundred and fifty years
Private police act of 2059
stipulates that businesses that qualify may start and fund private police forces that must be overseen by the municipal police. These are used much like Private military corporations to protect parts of major cities that these companies have major assets in and operate as normal if much better equipped police. This law is protested every year as more and more of these private forces are used to strong arm areas into doing what the corporations want and sometimes they are worse than the mafia.
Megacities founding bill of 2108
A bill that allowed the creation and private funding of huge walled in cities. New Orleans was the first due to the already massive damage done to it by numerous natural disasters. Its success brought for the merger of San Francisco and Los Angeles to form San Angeles and the 3 artificial islands that now form the New York Island Hives. Other countries have followed suit and Tokyo was slowly rebuilt into the Kanto Mega city. These cities are truly massive in scale and none has a population of less than 150million.
The body Modifications act of 2173
Genetic manipulation had gotten to the degree that people could change skin and eye colors with ease to the point that it became a fashion. This has almost removed race issue but sparked national outrage as people saw there racial identity be ruined by doctors around the world. While this has also limited genetic problems such as autism and downs syndrome it brought with it something that people thought would only happen in science fiction, People started splicing animal genes into their bodies. This wasn't a big deal at first people adding striped or cat eyes was seen as a minor issue. But people started adding muscles, scales, and night eyes. This has been seen as a sign of gang affiliations around the world as Low level Yakuza members give themselves 'dragon' scales action taken from sharks or komodo dragon DNA, Mexican mafias give themselves gorilla muscles or bulldog bones making them tougher. This law is up for repeal to make it illegal to genetically modify a living person but the industry makes billions a year and it is unlikely to stop. No rich kid wants to give up those sexy cat eyes.
Technology has obvious progressed by leaps and bounds. The future section of the armory will be able to be used by players and some additions will be put in such as cybernetic implants(robotic arms and such). This will also breed new drugs, methods of crime, communication and even stealth.
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Wendover based company Monsta Pizza have won a landmark legal battle against Monster Energy, in a row over branding rights.
This is despite the brandings having almost no similarity, and a difference in spellings.
Monster Energy Drinks are renowned amongst the legal world for doing this and have made many small businesses go under.
They are currently the 'No.1 Trademark Bully' topping the list on www.trademarkia.com.
The brand are notorious for frivolous legal battles. For example In 2015, it took on Bordeaux-based Dassault Wine Estates, part of the Dassault Group, which includes Château Dassault, Château La Fleur and Château Faurie de Souchard, formerly owned by the late French aviation industrialist Serge Dassault. The company, which later withdrew its complaint, claimed that the name would cause confusion with its Monster Assault drink.
Chris Dominey from Monsta Pizza said: "We are just two dads from a village in Bucks who got frustrated with the lack of quality restaurants available to our children and so we created Monsta Pizza.
"It's a brand based around our monster-shaped oven, a character we designed to appeal to families and to tell our story.
"We exist to inspire children, to educate them about good food and to provide a quality eating experience for families. We are the complete opposite of Monster Energy Drink, which is why we feel this this whole episode has been so ridiculous.
"I'm just so relieved and excited to say, we won!!!!
"On Thursday George Salthouse of the UK Intellectual Property Office ruled that Monster Energy Drinks had failed in their attempt to prevent us using the the name Monsta Pizza.
"Its been a long and frustrating battle, which started in June 2017 when we applied to register our trademark, and finally ended in a tribunal hearing in London a few weeks ago and the decision last week.
"They objected to our use of the word Monsta on all possible grounds.
"We decided to fight it rather than give up and rebrand for two reasons; firstly, we really like our name, it perfectly encompasses what we do and our customers like it too.
"And secondly, we believed their objection was wrong and we weren't prepared to walk away from all our hard work just because a bully didn't like what we were doing. I've done that before and its the only thing I've ever really regretted.
"We're so pleased that common sense prevailed and incredibly grateful for the support and encouragement we received from everybody who heard about it when we finally made public what was going on. Now that this is all over we're roaring to go. Or as the Monsta says,'Pizzaaaaaargh!"
The company are now looking forward to moving on, and doing what they do best.
Chris added: "Now its time to concentrate on feeding the bellies and minds of little monstas and their families up and down the land.
"You can catch us at various markets and events around London and the Home Counties which we advertise on our Instagram and Facebook pages or hire us for your own private or corporate event. If you'd like to have a go at making your own pizza, we're running children's pizza making workshops at Peterley Manor Farm's Feast on the Farm event on the 6th & 7th October in Prestwood."
Monster Energy have been ordered to pay £2,100 towards Monsta's legal costs.
And Dom has a message for small firms who get threatened by big corporate bodies: "If you believe you are right, as a matter of principle you should stand up for yourself, no matter who it is you are up against. You do need a good attorney on your side in these sorts of matters as it's a complicated area. We started off trying to respond by ourselves but quickly realised we were out of our depth! We employed Michael Downing of Downing IP Ltd in Beaconsfield and he was amazing, without him we'd have had no hope."
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A total of 27 seats in the Illinois General Assembly representing northern Illinois will be on the ballot in 2018, but there will be only six contests in the March primary.
Five of them are for Illinois House seats, with the biggest field in the 67th District in Rockford. Six Democrats are seeking the nomination for the seat being vacated by State Rep. Litesa Wallace. No Republican has filed in that race.
Four other House districts will require a primary for one party. In Districts 70 and 76, two Democrats and one Republican have filed. In Districts 49 and 89, two Republicans and one Democrat filed.
For eight other House seats – in Districts 51, 52, 63, 64, 66, 73, 74 and 75 – only one Republican has filed for each seat. Just one of those candidates is not an incumbent.
In another seven House districts, only one candidate from each major party filed, so there will be no contest in the March primary.
There will be only one State Senate primary contest for the seven seats from northern Illinois on the ballot. That will be in the 32nd District in McHenry County, where Craig Wilcox and John Reinert are seeking the Republican nomination to face lone Democrat candidate Mary Mahady next November.


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I was a writer before I became absorbed by physics in college. My first life challenge was building my own indoor farming company- it took 5 years and 3 tries but my driver was food security and the dire market need kept me motivated.
While iterating constantly (aka failing), I was helping other companies do what I did for my own: generate business thru digital marketing.
Now I'm a complex-problem solver that uses stories to help companies find their product market-fit.
My next goals are to help companies of increasing size and complexity navigate the seemingly chaotic noise that is "digital marketing."
To that end, I started spotting patterns while building digital marketing systems for myself and others- every great campaign has 4 aspects.
1) Social Media ads that drive relevant traffic to
2) Helpful Content that includes a
3) Valuable Optin Offer that initiates a
4) Dramatic Sales Email autoresponder that converts.
I liken these steps to the parts of a jet engine, each must be built in response to the need of the "air craft" (aka business) and in proportion to the part before- and after- it.
When this "digital sales engine" is designed properly- companies soar. When designed poorly, the engine doesn't turn over, stalls, or burns fuel (advertising budgets) too fast.
Now I seek to help businesses, marketers, and job-seekers around the world learn how to see digital marketing as a system- not a bunch of chaos.


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I meet a lot of interesting people through my lung cancer support group. Most of them are on some form of chemotherapy. A few have tried immunotherapy. Some targeted drugs have been in the mix, along with surgery and radiation. The one commonality between them is their optimistic perseverance. But it isn't rooted in blind optimism or faith — the whole point of the group is to share perspectives and experiences, gathering useful knowledge in the process. We all come with our own perspectives that inform our decisions and influence how we share, most of us having begun as (more or less surprised) patients that have evolved into advocates. Once in a while, a patient arrives with multiple perspectives built-in, hardwired to see her situation from both sides of the exam table.
And if I'm really lucky, she lets me interview her for my podcast:
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Liberian Me has this week been honored to receive a visit all the way from London, UK by my good friend Saraiya Bah, who in addition to running the popular blog www.sarayiabah.com also working with the UK/Sierra Leone based Organization A-Scholars that Liberian Me will work closely with this year with focus on West Africa .More info about that soon! . We met in London at the beginning of this year and this visit is a follow up to lock some details for the upcoming campaign . I am very happy and proud to have such an intelligent, dedicated and Ambition-driven person in my network and the week has brought many good encounters and experiences. #Motivation
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Treat yourself to nature's beauty
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Organizers Janet Marler, Pam Bowers, Jeanice Thomas, and Margaret Wilson knew there was going to be hundreds of visitors in town for the Cal Ripken baseball tournament.
Why not give visitors and residents something fun and unusual to do while in Marion?
Why not a garden tour?
Residents and visitors should be surprised, amazed, and impressed by the variety of gardens selected for the Marion City Library's garden tour.
The tour, Flowers in the Flint Hills, will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $5 and may be purchased at the library. Proceeds will benefit the library.
Six gardens in and around Marion have been selected for the tour. They offer a variety of foliage and vegetation and feature characteristics of the Flint Hills.
They are the gardens of Erick and Cheryl Brandsted, 130 Eastmoor Dr.; Rocky and Shirley Jo Hett, 208 Hett Hollow; Teresa Huffman, 327 Elm St.; Thad and Janie Meierhoff, 402 S. Cedar St.; Mick and Marge Summervill, 1626 Turkey Creek Rd.; and Jim and Peggy Wilson, 117 Lakeshore Dr.
After the tours, refreshments will be served at the library, 101 Library St., Marion.
Brandsted garden
Visitors will see theme gardens including Japanese and cactus gardens. Vines, ground cover, lilacs, black lace leaf elderberry, black wieglia, and roses are among the unusual foliage. Many of the roses were planted in 1955. The couple moved them when they came to Marion.
Purple martins, hummingbirds, box turtles, and koi bring life to the garden.
The frame for this color is provided by Kansas limestone.
Hett garden
"Natural" is a word to describe this garden. When the Hetts purchased the property in 1990, they removed 80 pickup loads of brush between the house and creek bank and brought in 60 loads of soil. An inch below the soil surface is solid rock challenging the garden.
A stream runs through the area and a low dam has been built. Anyone age 14 and younger may fish in a stocked pond.
Yellow, blue, cream, and purple water iris bloom on both sides of the stream. Sweet Annie, coneflowers, lavender, yarrow, mallow, carpet roses, and tansy add to Mother Nature's canvas.
Numerous trees have been planted in the 3.5-acre plot. Auss, cypress, Osage oranges, pear, apple, cherry, plum, oak, red bud, and lemon are among the varieties.
The garden is home to a variety of wildlife, including Eurasian doves.
Huffman garden
Not visible from the street, this secret garden is located away from house.
Huffman hauled more than 200 feet of stone fences that border the property, many coming from historic sites.
Wildlife is invited to this garden with a deck offering a bird's-eye view. Squirrels, deer, a skunk, and a whistle pig or groundhog are among the regular visitors.
Meierhoff garden
Most of the flowers in this garden have passed from other gardeners, some with bittersweet memories. Among them is a flowering crab that was given to the couple after the death of their infant son. It has been moved twice and continues to thrive.
The Meierhoffs have called one particular plant a clothesline vine because a jar was found after the death of her mother with "clothesline vine seeds" on the label.
Other flowers include iris, hen and chicks, coral-bells, coneflowers, and the clothesline vine.
A vegetable patch includes horseradish, tomatoes, corn, and dill.
A chamber pot, coal bucket, cream separator, light fixture, double boiler, walking plow, bedpan, and calf muzzle are used as planters.
Wrens, orioles, and hummingbirds flock to a chicken watering pan and flowers.
A limestone slab from a pasture serves as a bench. Thad Meierhoff passed this rock in a pasture as he herded the family's dairy cows. A fence was constructed of wood from a family farm shed. A hand pump is at one end of a patio.
Summervill garden
The 1872 farmhouse, home to three generations of Summervills, also is the home of purple martins, hummingbirds, orioles, cardinals, blue jays, mourning doves, and woodpeckers.
Pussy willows, glove willows, bald cypress, catalpa, curly willow, and cottonwood trees spread across a vista of green lawn and white fences.
The property, known as Spring Valley Farm, includes a spring that pumps 240 gallons a minute. The large stream is home to trout and bluegill. Blue herons also visit.
A limestone barn, built in 1909, continues to be used.
A bed of cannas is where the Summervills' daughters were married.
Wilson garden
Although small, the front garden is home to purple martins, orioles, hummingbirds, cardinals, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, and deer.
A rocky terrain makes gardening a challenge, so tons of soil was hauled to the yard.
As visitors tread through flowers and bushes into a miniature world set apart, the triangular-shaped garden has more than 100 species of flowers, mostly perennials.
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By Brian McKay
Marketing has changed massively in recent years, largely due to the rise of new mediums. Where radio, television and newspapers were once the predominant ways of spreading a message, social media and online content are now proving much more effective.
This shake up in the industry has meant that traditional methods, often described as "outbound" marketing, have been replaced by new approaches, sometimes called "inbound" marketing.
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Why outbound doesn't cut it anymore
The main principle behind outbound marketing is that the company sends its message out to its desired audience, with some common examples being TV advertising, cold calling or magazine ads. This main aim of this approach was to reach as wide an audience as possible, even if targeting a specific group, but all of the effort was being made by the brand itself. The problems with this approach include that it can be difficult to track return on investment (ROI) and that marketing materials are easy to ignore.
New inbound methods
The predominant reason why some brands are switching their efforts from outbound to inbound marketing is that the latter involves the customer doing part of the work for you. With inbound marketing, you only focus your efforts on consumers that are already interested in your brand or business. Instead of throwing your marketing out into the big, wide world only to be met with silence, inbound marketing helps your brand to be found by the people that want to find it.
Content creation
One of the major differences between inbound and outbound marketing is that the former may not involve the use of ads, in the traditional sense, at all. Instead, brands focus on creating engaging content in the form of videos or blogs that attract a particular audience. Rather than saying "buy our product," a brand encourages its audience to think about particular challenges or questions and how to solve them.
This content may still have a "call-to-action" persuading the customer in some way, but generally looks to take a more subtle approach when compared to traditional forms of marketing.
Another major branch of inbound marketing is search engine optimization, or SEO. Many customers begin their purchasing journey by using an online search engine and SEO aims to get your brand appearing at the top of the relevant queries.
In the past, businesses used to stuff their webpages with keywords to boost their search ranking, but as search algorithms have increased in complexity, SEO services have adopted increasingly advanced tools and methods.
Social Media
Social media is another modern phenomenon that has quickly become a vital part of every inbound marketing strategy. Social networks provide brands with an effective method of promoting their content. Businesses can pay for this promotion, publicize content through their own channels and, hopefully, build up relationships with other users so that they share the content as well.
Social networks also contain a vast amount of data that you can use to build a picture of a particular audience. Using this, brands can target their content and other marketing materials to the relevant audience. The days when businesses simply put their advert out into the world and hoped for the best are long gone.


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McDonald's Beach Balls
Last week, I watched this commercial on mute. So what? You don't need a critical eye to see that there are two things going on here.
Thing #1: Images
First, there is the image of the beach balls. In a train station somehow occupied only by attractive youths, boredom reigns until someone sips a McDonald's sugar drink, causing beach balls to drop from the ceiling, like confetti over a convention. In describing its drink, McDonald's didn't just settle for an adjective like fun. Instead, it converted that adjective into an image: beach balls. You can use the same technique. If you have an adjective in mind, ask yourself what image from your experience might communicate that adjective.
Thing #2: Comparisons
Second, there is the comparison: drinking a McDonald's sugar drink is as relaxing as playing with beach balls. Once in a while, we do stumble across a great adjective. But let's not stop there. Let's expand that adjective into a comparison. McDonald's sugar drinks are not just refreshing; they are as refreshing as playing with beach balls. "As," "like," and "than" can unlock your comparisons.
Tying it Together
Images = beach balls Comparisons = beach balls Images + comparisons = better writing. Therefore: beach balls = better writing. You know it. Don't forget the beach balls!
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Dear Mosaic Family,
Have you ever noticed that often, when you resolve to live according to God's will, and work to fulfill God's purpose for your life, you almost immediately encounter opposition? Have you ever noticed how hard it often seems to do the right thing, and live according to God's Word? Of course you have. We all have noticed that apart from the Holy Spirit, we cannot live out the life God has called us to live. Jesus warned us, "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few."
As we continue our journey through Nehemiah, we get to Nehemiah 4 tomorrow, one of my favorite chapters in all of Scripture. I love this text so much, because it gives us the perfect illustration of the Christian life. On the one hand, Nehemiah and the people of Israel are working hard to rebuild Jerusalem. On the other hand, they need to be ready to fight the enemy if they were to attack.
The text says: "Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built" (Nehemiah 4:17-18). Each had a sword and a trowel, to battle and build.
The image of the sword and the trowel perfectly captures the balance we must find in the Christian life. Christians are always fighting the good fight of faith, resisting the sinful patterns of this world, the flesh, and the devil, but we are also working hard to make disciples, build each other up in love, and being built up as a spiritual house. Build and battle.
Join us tomorrow as we study Nehemiah 4 and talk about the practical implications of building and battling.
Praying for you,
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
2009 Calender
This is a Delish Chipboard Album that I have turn on it's end so it becomes a desktop Calender.I have done 6 months in the green and Brown and 6 Months in the blue and Brown..When 2009 has ended I am then going to add some photo's and have a desktop photo Album...Thanks for popping in have a fantastic Week.Make sure you check out the shop at Scrapping Outback as Sandra Rachelle and I have been busy uploading more stock in the shop...
Posted by Jules at Sunday, January 11, 2009
3 comments:
- scrapbook CAPITAL said...
its a gorgeous calendar and what a great idea by adding photos and making it in to a desk album. very talented and clever
- January 11, 2009 at 10:37 PM
- Rachelle said...
I have seen this in real life and I must say it is STUNNING!!!
- January 24, 2009 at 7:53 AM
- Sandra said...
Yep it certainly is, it's even better IRL.
- February 26, 2009 at 7:14 AM
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Dr. Leung's first comment relates to our method of calculating the proportions of child attenders in each deprivation category. The numerator we use to calculate each proportion is based on the number of first-time attenders, while the denominator represents the total population in each category. Dr. Leung argues that the proportion of children who were 'at risk' of being first attenders will be lower in the de...
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In his article, Dr Foëx sketched the history of intraosseous drug and fluid administration, citing Tocantins and co-workers as the pioneers of this technique. In all fairness, however, it should be pointed out that this method was indeed described, and used clinically, even earlier than that. In fact, one of the pioneers in this field, Henry Turkel, traces the experimental studies of the bone marrow...
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Further to the case report presented by Carter and Wilby (Emerg Med J 2000 17:387) where a valuable lesson is demonstrated regarding overlooking lisfranc fractures in the presence of polytrauma, we would like to add to this a patient we encountered in order to emphasize the point.
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While it is reasonable to use large doses of Naloxone as described in the BNF (the maximum dose recommended is 10mg), the National poisons information service recommend that dose is titrated to response. Naloxone however, has also been attributed to improving GCS in gamma-hydroxybutyrate and alcohol overdoses.
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Having been a part of countless writing sessions over the span of 20 years, I have found that not all co-writes are created equal. For the most part they are a great experience, spending the day in rooms with people I love (or have just met) going after the best song possible.
But along the way there have been those "what in the world" sessions. The kind that every co-writer dreads.
Looking back, there have been some patterns I have noticed along the way that helped contribute to those type of train wrecks.
Now first, let me say that not only have I seen these 7 things sabotage a session, but I have also taken part in some, learning the hard way and some of them I'm still learning. My goal in this post is to just keep us aware so we can be the best co-writers we can be.
1. Stay On Social Media
It's hard to be creative and productive with someone who is floating in cyberspace. It's hard enough having a conversation with someone in general who is always looking at their phone with every buzz, ding, beep or ring notification.
I'm not expecting a no social policy in the writing room by any means. I realize we are in the room together for awhile and taking breaks is inevitable and healthy, so in those moments get your shot of Instagram dopamine.
But just be aware that the conversation you are having with someone on iMessage or the feed you are constantly checking just distracts from you being fully present and fully creative.
2. Me, Myself and I Syndrome
I was in a session one time with a new up and coming writer who I heard had some awesome things in the works. Well it didn't take long in meeting him that I found out everything… and I mean everything. And throughout the co-write I kept hearing about the amazing singles coming out, the massive producers he was working with and how he was just getting started. All of it was true but that was a hard session to endure.
So let your success speaks for itself. And in a co-write focus on who's in front of you and write the best song for that day.
3. Shoot Down Everyone Else's Idea
If you are a confident writer and have lots of ideas, you may struggle with this. But I've learned that any agenda in a writing session that is based around you and the end result, goes against the beauty of collaborating.
Even if there is a new writer who is still learning the whole process of songwriting and contribution, we never know who the genius is going to flow out of. Actually one of the best part of collaborating is helping draw the genius out of everyone.
4. Always Compare The Song To Another Song
I have this problem. I'll hear a song I love and just constantly compare what I'm working on with that. In some ways that can be good I guess as a bar to reach for, but in a session that is a sure fire way to be annoying.
In a co-write you are writing your song, not that other song. It's ok to mentally know where you want to go with the song, but stop bringing it up! I'm preaching to the choir here.
You are the sum of all your creative influences, SO THAT you can create something new, fresh and uniquely you.
5. Write The Song Yourself
I don't know if you've ever had the feeling you were watching someone else write the song right in front of you, but it can be demoralizing.
Why collaborate if you plan on going in your own world and writing most of the song yourself?
Everybody has that process of working out the idea, finding that right lyric or melody. For me sometimes I just go over to the corner for a second, but then I'm back engaged. But it's pretty annoying to have to say "Hey, so, what are you thinking over there?" all day long. I hate that.
You may be the best songwriter in the world, but it doesn't mean much if you don't include your co-writers in on the process.
6. Be A Jerk
You might think this is a no brainer. But do you know I've written with a few interesting people throughout the years who have just been frankly, a jerk. No manners, no watching the words they say.
It's really back to the basics...how to treat a fellow human being 101, not just to a co-writer. Be kind. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. Don't let your insecurity cause you to cut someone else down.
My motto is serve the writer in front of you. Honor them. Let their creativity shine as much as yours. Encourage them in a way that when they leave the session, they are built up rather than torn down.
7. Bring Your Entourage
In a lot of the songwriting circles I'm in now, this is not even a thing. But trust me, there have been way too many writing sessions where friends, Managers, family members (Momagers included) want to sit in on the writing session.
I've literally had someone bring 4 other people for a co-write with me and a producer friend of mine. He kindly told everyone else but the writer to leave. Not awkward at all!
Do us all a favor and if you have a songwriting session coming up, don't ask your manager to come. There is nothing that kills the creativity in the room more than someone who doesn't understand the creative process… that what we actually start with will most likely morph into a completely different song by the end of the day.


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Media Guide: Sanctions Against Iran/
By Research Fellow Gabriela Billini
Sanctions are a perennial subject in American political discussion about Iran as the US tries to curtail what it views as Iran's destabilizing activities in the region. Over the years, many rounds of sanctions have been imposed on Iran, in varying forms. Some have primarily targeted institutions and individuals related to Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, others have either directly or indirectly affected ordinary Iranian citizens.
This Media Guide will present a brief overview of the history of sanctions on Iran and highlight the effects that American and international sanctions have had upon the broader Iranian economy and average Iranians.
What are sanctions?
Economic sanctions are measures imposed by foreign countries or institutions that have the capacity to restrain a country's business and trade relations with other states. They are typically used as a way to pressure a country to reconsider whatever behavior or acts they are engaging in that is believed to go against international norms or laws.
While the means of imposing sanctions have evolved over the years, sanctions are generally intended to be imposed on select individuals, companies and governments that are seen as directly involved with the issue at hand. They typically involve issues relating to human rights abuses, or, where Iran is concerned, terrorism and ballistic missiles.
Who can impose sanctions?
The primary, most effective source for international sanctions is the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). To impose sanctions, the Security Council must first find that there is a threat to peace and/or security under the UN Charter Article 39 by the hands of the state in question, and make a recommendation as to how the body should proceed. If the state does not comply with the call to refrain from its threatening actions, it will impose sanctions under Article 42 to deter the state from engaging in the matter concerned. Each Security Council Resolution is to be respected by all member states of the United Nations. Article 25 of the UN Charter says that all states "agree to carry out and accept the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter." Once the United Nations Security Council enacts sanctions, all sovereign states must adopt the Security Council Resolution in its own state. The Security Council is capable of imposing many types of sanctions. The most common are economic and trade sanctions, but it can also impose "more targeted measures such as arms embargoes, travel bans, and financial or commodity restrictions."
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Sovereign states also have the right to impose their own sanctions, however they are done unilaterally. In the US, sanctions are imposed by executive order by the president or after a bill has passed through both bodies of Congress. The President of the United States can also issue an Executive Order to impose economic and/or financial sanctions by declaring a national emergency because of the specific circumstances. Both types of sanctions can reduce or entirely cease all economic relations between the US and that country. The same applies to other countries who prefer to take a firmer stance against a state on any given issue. With European states, sanctions are imposed by the courts of the European Union, as opposed to each individual EU state and each state must follow the legislation. The member states must offer unanimous consent to the Council for sanctions to be implemented.
What sanctions have been imposed on Iran?
The first sanctions that were imposed on Iran were after the Islamic Revolution because of the Iranian hostage crisis, by President Jimmy Carter on April 17, 1980. Among other things, the sanctions stopped all trade, travel, exchange of money, and flights between the two countries.
This piece will cover sanctions that have been imposed on Iran since 2006 through the United Nations Security Council. Over time, international sanction through the United Nations were imposed on Iran for a variety of reasons, including its alleged military grade nuclear ambitions, its ballistic missile program, its sponsorship of terrorism, and human rights. Details of these measures are below:
○ 1696 (2006)
The first Resolution that began the UN sanctions regime due to the Iranian nuclear program was Resolution 1696, passed in June 2006. The resolution emphasizes concerns over Iran's nuclear aspirations, highlighting the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General's reports that state Iran's nuclear intentions are unclear.
It "demands" Iran to suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities to its nuclear program. Further, it "calls upon all states" to refrain from transferring any items/materials/goods that can contribute to the enrichment and ballistic missile programs. The Resolution brings attention to the matter and gives Iran an opportunity to come forward and declare the nature of its program and asks that Iran complies with the IAEA.
○ 1737 (2006)
Six months after R1696 was passed, the Security Council reconvened on the matter to draft Resolution 1737 under Chapter VII in December 2006. The Resolution reaffirms R1696 and its commitment to abide by the policies of the IAEA, as well as reiterating its concerns about the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile programs. It also asks Iran to sign the additional protocols of the IAEA Safeguards Agreement. Since it is under Chapter VII, it is the first Resolution to impose pointed economic sanctions on material, equipment, goods and technology related to proliferation and missile technology. The sanctions would be lifted in 60 days if Iran complied with the Security Council's requests and worked with the IAEA. Iran did not comply with the Resolution.
○ 1747 (2007)
Since Iran did not comply with R1737, the Council reconvened in March of 2007 to pass Resolution 1747 which reaffirmed Resolutions 1696 and 1737 and imposed more stringent sanctions by expanding the transfer of technology ban to combat aircrafts, attack helicopters, warships, and other 'tools' of war. It also prohibited Iran from exporting arms. Further, it expressed its conviction that the suspension set out in Resolution 1737, as well as full, verified Iranian compliance with the IAEA Board of Governor's requirements, would contribute to a diplomatically negotiated solution that guaranteed that Iran's nuclear program was for exclusively peaceful purposes. Again, Iran did not comply with the Resolution.
○ 1803 (2008)
To follow up on Iran's third failure to comply, the UNSC reconvened in March 2008 to implement Resolution 1803, which reaffirms the prior Resolutions (1696, 1737, 1747), reiterate that Iran has not suspended enrichment and reprocessing activities, and has not made contact with the IAEA on its nuclear program. The Resolution insists that states must respect the list of sanctioned individuals and entities, shall continue to restrain them if entering their countries, which are individuals listed in the Annex who are connected to Iran's nuclear program. It also prevents all states from supplying, selling or transferring of any good that may benefit Iran in its nuclear ambitions. As with previous resolutions, Iran chose not to comply.
○ 1929 (2010)
The most significant Resolution, and the one that was active the longest against Iran, was Resolution 1929. It imposed a fourth round of sanctions and added an extra step where any cargo that was headed to or coming from Iran was subject to inspection by any state that ships would cross through. Any state concerned about the content in such cargo was required to seize and dispose of any prohibited items found. It also went a bit further regarding sanctioned groups by calling out IRGC and its role in nuclear and ballistic proliferation and asked states to stop any transactions related to IRGC and its agencies. It also froze assets to some IRGC-tied companies.
After four years of sanctions under Resolution 1929, it was announced in February 2014 that Iran would enter into negotiations regarding its nuclear program with the P5+1 - US, France, Russia, China, the United Kingdom and Germany. After several months of negotiations and a few extensions, on July 14, 2015, Iran and the P5+1 announced that they reached an agreement, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
○ 2231 (2015)
In the days following the signing of the landmark Plan, the UN Security Council implemented Resolution 2231. It dictates that Iran has agreed to follow a roadmap set forth by the IAEA in order to ensure that its nuclear technology is for peaceful purposes, is being monitored by the IAEA for compliance, and have agreed to not pursue military-grade nuclear technology for 13 years. In response to the exportation of arms in R1737, Resolution 2231 requires Iran to obtain Security Council approval to export arms for a maximum of five years.
Both the JCPOA and Resolution 2231 stopped the United States and all other sovereign nations from sanctioning Iran, individuals or corporations in Iran relating to Iran's nuclear program. They also required the removal of all nuclear-related sanctions on individuals, companies and entities.
Background on US sanctions against Iran
Relations between the United States and Iran eroded after the Revolution in 1979, and since then the US has implemented a variety of unilateral sanctions. Because of the hostage crisis, the US froze the equivalent of $12 billion of Iranian government assets and later graduated to a full ban on trading between the United States and Iran, lasting until 1981.
In the 1980's and 1990's, the aim of economic sanctions was towards tilting the balance of power in the Iran-Iraq War towards Iraq, and also stopping Iran from supporting terrorist acts. Specifically, in 1987, the US Treasury stated another embargo would be implemented, "as a result of Iran's support for international terrorism and its aggressive actions against non-belligerent shipping in the Persian Gulf." Then with Executive Order 13059, in August 1997 the United States banned all trade and investments between Americans and Iran. President Clinton cited "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States" as the cause for a termination of trade relations between the US and Iran, among other aspects of hindered relations.
Coming on the heels of suspicions that Iran built a nuclear facility near Natanz and Arak in 2002, US sanctions in the 2000s were primarily focused on Iran's nuclear program. More recently, however, since the JCPOA and Resolution 2231 forbade new sanctions from being imposed on any agency, group or individual relating to Iran's nuclear program, US sanctions are now focused on issues like ballistic missile testing and human rights abuses.
There are two distinct forms of sanctions that individual states can impose, which are primary and secondary sanctions. Primary sanctions are those in which the state in question bars any of its own citizens and businesses from having economic relationships with entities on the sanctioned list. As Doreen Edelmen, a contributor at The Hill, says, "[t]his means that U.S. entities cannot export to, import from, provide services to, or support or facilitate any transactions with or in Iran." These can have a significant economic impact on the sanctioned-country when imposed by the United States because the US has such a strong hold on the international economic system.
Secondary or extraterritorial sanctions are when the state imposes a variety of restrictions on entities of a third country who are financially linked to the original blacklisted state. For example, if secondary sanctions are imposed against French businesses that are working with a sanctioned company in Iran, the US Government can select from a range of measures to penalize the French entities with regards to its American business. The United States government has been utilizing secondary sanctions primarily on Iran and North Korea, not without fierce debate because the penalties go beyond American jurisdiction. Some argue that such sanctions are permissible if the claims are exclusively on the territorial grounds in the question of territorial and nationality jurisdiction. Many argue that extraterritorial sanctions are illegal under international law and is a violation of the entities in the third state's sovereignty involved. The United States has imposed secondary sanctions on Iran since about 2012, primarily related to their nuclear proliferation ambitions. With the signing of the JCPOA, all sanctions related to Iran's nuclear program were lifted. US primary sanctions, as well as all secondary sanctions related to Iran's support for terrorism, human rights abuses and its ballistic missile programs still remain.
How have sanctions affected Iran?
● The Government:
The Iranian government has historically and proudly defended the idea that unilateral sanctions had no major effects on Iran because of the 'resistance economy' Iran has carefully developed, allowing it to become self-sufficient. This resistance economy, as the Council of Foreign Relations explains, is "an economy that weans itself off oil exports, seeks to safeguard domestic industries from foreign competition, eschews trade in favor of local markets, and keeps its money out of international banks."
Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif stated that economic sanctions during the Obama years failed because Iran was actually able to increase its number of nuclear centrifuges tenfold. "The reason Obama came to the negotiating table was because sanctions did not work," Zarif told CNN.
● Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps:
The Congressional Research Service has put out a research document discussing the effect of sanctions on Iran. In it, they state that sanctions have not had much of an effect on Iran's involvement in proxy wars or missions abroad. Though economic and diplomatic sanctions since 2006 have been intended to keep Iran from supporting Shiite paramilitaries and committing human rights abuses[1], the evidence reaffirms that they have not been successful. The report also states that Iran's activities in the region appear to have maintained the same level as before sanctions were lifted."[2]
The Congressional Research Service notes that measuring the effects of sanctions on human rights abuses is very difficult. It does state that "reports by the State Department and the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Iran's human rights practices assess that there has not been measurable overall improvement in Iran's practices in recent years, particularly on the issue of allowing freedom of expression."[3]
● The general public:
Sanctions have produced some adverse humanitarian-related effects, "particularly on the population's ability to obtain Western-made medicines, such as expensive chemo-therapy medicines. Some of the scarcity was caused by banks' refusal to finance such sales, even though doing was not subject to any sanctions."[4] The New York Times reported that Iranians have died of treatable diseases because of the sanctions, which prevent crucial Western medicine from entering Iran. Despite the exception of allowing humanitarian goods to be traded with Iran, it still makes access to medicine very difficult. Some of these drugs include ones for chemotherapy and blood clotting agents. It also has prevented sales of machinery that is necessary for domestic production of some pharmaceuticals.
Sanctions have also affected food security for Iranians. In 2012, Iran suffered from a grain shortage, an indirect effect from international sanctions. Farmers faced a feed shortage for livestock due to limitations on banking and financial transactions. These payment blockades resulted in a shortage of grain that eventually created in a bread shortage; this is just one serious example of how everyday Iranians can be affected by sanctions aimed at the government.
Another external effect of sanctions has been a worsening of air quality. Since Iran has been forced to become self-sustaining because of severe sanctions, Iran has been producing its own gasoline. The resulting increase in gasoline production has contributed to concerning levels of air pollution in big cities.[5] Now that Iran produces enough to satisfy domestic consumption, it also produces a surplus, which it exports and provides additional income now that sanctions have been lifted.
● Iranian civil society on the economy
Rouhani's capacity to negotiate the JCPOA gave Iranians confidence that he can continue to develop the benefits of open economic relations with the West, to improve the economic situation in Iran. A key component to Rouhani's reelection was a hope to see the benefits of the JCPOA in a more meaningful way. Rouhani campaigned on a strong economic agenda, insisting that the success of the JCPOA is what will improve the economy, as soon as businesses find the necessary opportunities to invest. Further, Iran's new oil exports helped Rouhani's government reduce inflation, a big concern in Iranian civil society,
In the face of the 25 July sanctions, Iranians were supportive of their government in imposing countermeasures if the US implements the fresh sanctions on it, due to JCPOA agreements. A majority of Iranians even reject the notion that their government should be asked to renegotiate the JCPOA on any grounds.
The Effect of Sanctions on the Iranian Economy:
Given the scale of Iran's economy – the second largest in the Middle East and North Africa after Saudi Arabia, with a GDP of $412 billion in 2016, it's hard to identify the full effect of sanctions on the Iranian economy over the past few decades. The data that exists, however, does indicate that sanctions had an effect. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, for example, told a Washington, DC think tank on April 29, 2015, that Iran's GDP shrank by 9% in the two years ending in March 2014, and was 15%-20% smaller than it would have been had post-2010 sanctions not been imposed. High unemployment and inflation rates are also considered an outgrowth of sanctions. In 2010 , after Resolution 1929, unemployment was at an all-time recorded high since 1991 of 13.5% unemployment. Then 2016 saw 11.27% unemployment.
Iran's inflation rate has seen significant peaks and valleys since the UNSC imposed sanctions on it. In 2007, the inflation rate was about 16% but skyrocketed in 2008 at 26%. The following year, 2009, there was more stability with a rate of 14%, however it continued to increase steadily and in July 2013 the rate was at 44%. After the signing of the JCPOA and approval of Resolution 2231, the inflation rate has seen more stability at 14% in July 2015 and 11% in June 2017.
Perhaps the most apparent economic result of sanctions over the years has been a lack of international investment in the country. Now that international sanctions have been lifted, bids are coming in. In particular, modernization of the oil and gas sectors will be incredibly important for Iran's post-sanction economy. For a detailed analysis of post-JCPOA investment in various Iranian industries, we recommend our Industry Spotlight series (link to this).
Despite the lifting of most multilateral sanctions and increased foreign investment, Iran's economy has not seen the changes and immediate pickup that was expected. There are many reasons for this.
First, there is a lack of foreign capital into Iran because of poor infrastructure and the necessary support for foreign banks to enter the Iranian market. The Iranian market is not very transparent and not as modern or comparable to international norms, providing a deterrent to banks coming from more globalized markets.
Secondly, banks around the world are reluctant to invest given ongoing US sanctions and the possibility of future snap-back. Prior to the JCPOA, there were a few European banks that were heavily fined for conducting business with countries that were sanctioned. Now, they are hesitant to find themselves in a similar situation with Iran. BNP Paribas, a French bank, was fined $8.9 billion and five-years' probation over sanctions violations against Sudan, Cuba and Iran, just as was the case with JP Morgan which paid a fine of $88.3 million.
Further, because the US government continues to sanction other entities under Iran's ballistic missile program, banks must be even more careful that they are not working with corporations and individuals that are sanctioned under the new conditions. Though European banks have gone to Iran with an interest in investing, this added complexity leaves the country with no success. This is even more troubling because of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp's sizeable investment in the economy and their current sanctioned status.
Third, the political uncertainty that President Trump has cast over Iran has continued to challenge investment and integration of Iran into the global market. The travel ban is an example of the challenges that his presidency brings to Iran's political and economic engagements with countries around the world.
On 13 October, President Trump decertified Iran's compliance to the JCPOA. This opens up the possibility of a new wave of sanctions on behalf of the United States regarding Iran's nuclear program. If Congress decides to impose new sanctions on said grounds, this scraps the JCPOA completely, allowing Iran to return to its pre-Resolution 2231 activities. This can include developing a nuclear weapon, which would in turn encourage other states to impose more sanctions, possibly in the UN Security council again.
● Most recent sanctions regime
On June 15 2017, the US Senate approved an unprecedented sanctions bill on Iran, said to be so strong they make former nuclear-related sanction "look like child's play in comparison." This time, the Senate is imposing the sanctions due to Iran's ballistic missile program, its investments in terrorist organizations, and its human rights abuses. The justification to these sanctions used by the United States is the wording in 2231, where the UN "calls upon" Iran to not undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles that are capable of carrying nuclear material. Despite the political commentary that surrounds this wording, there is no legal obligation for Iran to stray from developing and testing its ballistic missile program.
Further, on July 22, the House of Representatives continued the efforts of the Senate and has prepared new sanctions against Iran, as well as Russia and North Korea. Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland that these new sanctions "will hold Russia and Iran accountable for their destabilizing actions around the world."
Despite overwhelming Congressional and European support for certification on the JCPOA, the President's decertification raises many questions on what Congress will do next. Congress has three options: a) re-impose sanctions that were shelved after Resolution 2231, effectively dismantling the deal b) do nothing regarding certification which leaves the JCPOA active c) within the allotted 60 days readjust the Iran Nuclear Regulatory Authority so that certification every 90 days is no longer a legal necessity.
Strategically, economic sanctions can be used by one or multiple countries to strongly convey the norms they stand by. In the case of Iran, sanctions have been imposed on the country for over 36 years on behalf of the US for an array of reasons that have not always had the intended effect of weakening the government or changing its actions. In fact, the sanctions have in some ways strengthened Iran's self-sustaining anti-West model and instead hurt the Iranian citizens. Now that the JCPOA has been signed and implemented, Iran has the legal freedom to welcome foreign capital, but not the political or infrastructural capability yet to jolt the economy out of its shell. The existence of sanctions hurt the Iranian economy and their removal was not quite enough to rehabilitate the ailing country back into the international market. Now with the threats that hang on the JCPOA, the possibility of the US re-imposing of sanctions on nuclear matters is in the thoughts of many.
[1] Abdo, Geneive. The New Sectarianism. Page 26.
[2] Congressional Research Service – Iran Sanctions. Page 53.
[3] Congressional Research Service – Iran Sanctions. Page 54.
[4] Congressional Research Service – Iran Sanctions. Page 67.
[5] Congressional Research Service – Iran Sanctions. Page 67.


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