Unstrshpelkh
12-21-2000, 11:23 AM
Dear friends!
I have never participated in any kind of forwarding letters, but this one could be of interest. I have not witnessed these things myself, but this comes to me from a person I know.
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Please do not ignore this email. This is something that we as women and
essentially as human beings need to support - it is hard to say if this is truly going to help but it won't hurt to take 3 minutes out of your life in the event that it will.
Madhu, the government of Afghanistan, is waging a war upon women. Since the Taliban took power in 1996, women have had to wear burqua and have been beaten and stoned in public for not having the proper attire, even if this means simply not having the mesh covering in front of their eyes.
One woman was beaten to death by an angry mob of fundamentalists for
accidentally exposing her arm while she was driving. Another was stoned to death for trying to leave the country with a man that was not a relative.
Women are not allowed to work or even go out in public without a male
relative; professional women such as professors, translators, doctors,
lawyers, artists and writers have been forced from their jobs and stuffed into their homes. Homes where a woman is present must have their windows painted so that she can never be seen by outsiders. They must wear silent shoes so that they are never heard. Women live in fear of their lives for the slightest misbehavior.
Because they cannot work, those without male relatives or husbands are
either starving to death or begging on the street, even if they hold Ph.D.s. Depression is becoming so widespread that it has reached emergency levels. There is no way in such an extreme Islamic society to know the suicide rate with certainty, but relief workers are estimating that the suicide rate among women, who cannot find proper medication and treatment for severe depression and would rather take their lives than live in such conditions, has increased significantly.
There are almost no medical facilities available for women. At one of The rare hospitals for women, a reporter found still, nearly lifeless bodies lying motionless on top of beds, wrapped in their burqua, unwilling to speak, eat, or do anything, but slowly wasting away. Others have gone mad and were seen crouched in corners, perpetually rocking or crying, most of them in fear. One doctor is considering, when what little medication that is left finally runs out, leaving these women in front of the president's residence as a form of protest.
It is at the point where the term "human rights violations" has become An understatement. Husbands have the power of life and death over their women relatives, especially their wives, but an angry mob has just as much right to stone or beat a woman, often to death, for exposing an inch of flesh or offending them in the slightest way. Women enjoyed relative freedom, to work, dress generally as they wanted, and drive and appear in public alone until only 1996. The rapidity of this transition is the main reason for the depression and suicide; women who were once educators or doctors or simply used to basic human freedoms are now severely restricted and treated as subhuman in the name of right-wing fundamentalist Islam.
It is not their tradition or 'culture,' but it is alien to them, and it is extreme even for those cultures where fundamentalism is the rule.
Everyone has a right to a tolerable human existence, even if they are women in a Muslim country. If we can threaten military force in Kosovo in the name of human rights for the sake of ethnic Albanians, citizens of the world can certainly express peaceful outrage at the oppression, and injustice committed against women by the Taliban.
STATEMENT: In signing this, we agree that the current treatment of women in Afghanistan is completely UNACCEPTABLE and deserves action by the United Nations and that the current situation overseas will not be tolerated. Women's Rights is not a small issue anywhere, and it is UNACCEPTABLE for women in 2000 to be treated as subhuman and so much as property. Equality and human decency is a RIGHT not a freedom, whether one lives in Afghanistan or elsewhere.
1) Suzanne Dathe, Grenoble, France
2) Laurence COMPARAT, Grenoble,France
3) Philippe MOTTE, Grenoble, France
4) Jok FERRAND, Mont St Martin, France
5) Emmanuelle PIGNOL, St Martin d'Heres, FRANCE
6) Marie GAUTHIER, Grenoble, FRANCE
7) Laurent VESCALO, Grenoble,FRANCE
8) Mathieu MOY, St Egreve, FRANCE
9) Bernard BLANCHET, Mont St Martin, FRANCE
10) Tassadite FAVRIE, Grenoble, FRANCE
11) Loic GODARD, St Ismier, FRANCE
12) Benedicte PASCAL, Grenoble, FRANCE
13) Kedaidja BENATIA, Grenoble, FRANCE
14) Marie-Therese LLORET, Grenoble, FRANCE
15) Benoit THEAU, Poitiers, FRANCE
16) Bruno CONSTANTIN, Poitiers, FRANCE
17) Christian COGNARD, Poitiers, FRANCE
18) Robert GARDETTE, Paris, FRANCE
19) Claude CHEVILLARD, Montpellier, FRANCE
20) gilles FREISS, Montpellier, FRANCE
21) Patrick AUGEREAU, Montpellier, FRANCE.
22) Jean IMBERT, Marseille, FRANCE
23) Jean-Claude MURAT, Toulouse, France
24) Anna BASSOLS, Barcelona, Spain
25) Mireia DUNACH, Barcelona, Spain
26) Michel VILLAZ, Grenoble, France
27) Pages Frederique, Dijon, France
28) Rodolphe FISCHMEISTER, Chatenay-Malabry, France
29) Francois BOUTEAU, Paris, France
30) Patrick PETER, Paris, France
31) Lorenza RADICI, Paris, France
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420) Svetlana Kulikova, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
421) Janna Rysakova, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
422) Bobur Trudiev. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
423) Renata Jdanova, Ferghana, Uzbekistan
424) Carol Allison Smith, Mississippi,U.S.A.
425) Aaron Fontes, Ozark, Alabama, USA
426) Mikahail Kolesnik and Euguene Stephanenko. Krasnodar, Russia
427) Zhanna Zhuravleva, Kirov, Russia
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430) Artem Yermilov, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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I have never participated in any kind of forwarding letters, but this one could be of interest. I have not witnessed these things myself, but this comes to me from a person I know.
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Please do not ignore this email. This is something that we as women and
essentially as human beings need to support - it is hard to say if this is truly going to help but it won't hurt to take 3 minutes out of your life in the event that it will.
Madhu, the government of Afghanistan, is waging a war upon women. Since the Taliban took power in 1996, women have had to wear burqua and have been beaten and stoned in public for not having the proper attire, even if this means simply not having the mesh covering in front of their eyes.
One woman was beaten to death by an angry mob of fundamentalists for
accidentally exposing her arm while she was driving. Another was stoned to death for trying to leave the country with a man that was not a relative.
Women are not allowed to work or even go out in public without a male
relative; professional women such as professors, translators, doctors,
lawyers, artists and writers have been forced from their jobs and stuffed into their homes. Homes where a woman is present must have their windows painted so that she can never be seen by outsiders. They must wear silent shoes so that they are never heard. Women live in fear of their lives for the slightest misbehavior.
Because they cannot work, those without male relatives or husbands are
either starving to death or begging on the street, even if they hold Ph.D.s. Depression is becoming so widespread that it has reached emergency levels. There is no way in such an extreme Islamic society to know the suicide rate with certainty, but relief workers are estimating that the suicide rate among women, who cannot find proper medication and treatment for severe depression and would rather take their lives than live in such conditions, has increased significantly.
There are almost no medical facilities available for women. At one of The rare hospitals for women, a reporter found still, nearly lifeless bodies lying motionless on top of beds, wrapped in their burqua, unwilling to speak, eat, or do anything, but slowly wasting away. Others have gone mad and were seen crouched in corners, perpetually rocking or crying, most of them in fear. One doctor is considering, when what little medication that is left finally runs out, leaving these women in front of the president's residence as a form of protest.
It is at the point where the term "human rights violations" has become An understatement. Husbands have the power of life and death over their women relatives, especially their wives, but an angry mob has just as much right to stone or beat a woman, often to death, for exposing an inch of flesh or offending them in the slightest way. Women enjoyed relative freedom, to work, dress generally as they wanted, and drive and appear in public alone until only 1996. The rapidity of this transition is the main reason for the depression and suicide; women who were once educators or doctors or simply used to basic human freedoms are now severely restricted and treated as subhuman in the name of right-wing fundamentalist Islam.
It is not their tradition or 'culture,' but it is alien to them, and it is extreme even for those cultures where fundamentalism is the rule.
Everyone has a right to a tolerable human existence, even if they are women in a Muslim country. If we can threaten military force in Kosovo in the name of human rights for the sake of ethnic Albanians, citizens of the world can certainly express peaceful outrage at the oppression, and injustice committed against women by the Taliban.
STATEMENT: In signing this, we agree that the current treatment of women in Afghanistan is completely UNACCEPTABLE and deserves action by the United Nations and that the current situation overseas will not be tolerated. Women's Rights is not a small issue anywhere, and it is UNACCEPTABLE for women in 2000 to be treated as subhuman and so much as property. Equality and human decency is a RIGHT not a freedom, whether one lives in Afghanistan or elsewhere.
1) Suzanne Dathe, Grenoble, France
2) Laurence COMPARAT, Grenoble,France
3) Philippe MOTTE, Grenoble, France
4) Jok FERRAND, Mont St Martin, France
5) Emmanuelle PIGNOL, St Martin d'Heres, FRANCE
6) Marie GAUTHIER, Grenoble, FRANCE
7) Laurent VESCALO, Grenoble,FRANCE
8) Mathieu MOY, St Egreve, FRANCE
9) Bernard BLANCHET, Mont St Martin, FRANCE
10) Tassadite FAVRIE, Grenoble, FRANCE
11) Loic GODARD, St Ismier, FRANCE
12) Benedicte PASCAL, Grenoble, FRANCE
13) Kedaidja BENATIA, Grenoble, FRANCE
14) Marie-Therese LLORET, Grenoble, FRANCE
15) Benoit THEAU, Poitiers, FRANCE
16) Bruno CONSTANTIN, Poitiers, FRANCE
17) Christian COGNARD, Poitiers, FRANCE
18) Robert GARDETTE, Paris, FRANCE
19) Claude CHEVILLARD, Montpellier, FRANCE
20) gilles FREISS, Montpellier, FRANCE
21) Patrick AUGEREAU, Montpellier, FRANCE.
22) Jean IMBERT, Marseille, FRANCE
23) Jean-Claude MURAT, Toulouse, France
24) Anna BASSOLS, Barcelona, Spain
25) Mireia DUNACH, Barcelona, Spain
26) Michel VILLAZ, Grenoble, France
27) Pages Frederique, Dijon, France
28) Rodolphe FISCHMEISTER, Chatenay-Malabry, France
29) Francois BOUTEAU, Paris, France
30) Patrick PETER, Paris, France
31) Lorenza RADICI, Paris, France
32) Monika Siegenthaler, Bern, Switzerland
33) Mark Philp, Glasgow, Scotland
34) Tomas Andersson, Stockholm, Sweden
35) Jonas Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden
36) Karin Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden
37) Ake Ljung, Stockholm, Sweden
38) Carina Sedlmayer, Stockholm, Sweden
39) Rebecca Uddman, Stockholm, Sweden
40) Lena Skog, Stockholm, Sweden
41) Micael Folke, Stockholm, Sweden
42) Britt-Marie Folke, Stockholm, Sweden
43) Birgitta Schuberth, Stockholm, Sweden
44) Lena Dahl, Stockholm, Sweden
45) Ebba Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
46) Jessica Carlsson, Vaxjo, Sweden
47) Sara Blomquist, Vaxjo, Sweden
48) Magdalena Fosseus, Vaxjo, Sweden
49) Charlotta Langner, Goteborg, Sweden
50) Andrea Egedal, Goteborg, Sweden
51) Lena Persson, Stockholm, Sweden
52) Magnus Linder, Umea ,Sweden
53) Petra Olofsson, Umea, Sweden
54) 54) Caroline Evenbom, Vaxjo, Sweden
55) Asa Pettersson, Grimsas, Sweden
56) Jessica Bjork, Grimsas, Sweden
57) Linda Albom Goteborg, Sweden
58) Jenny Forsman, Boras, Sweden
59) Nina Gunnarson, Kinna, Sweden
60) Andrew Harrison, New Zealand
61) Bryre Murphy, New Zealand
62) Claire Lugton, New Zealand
63) Sarah Thornton, New Zealand
64) Rachel Eade, New Zealand
65) Magnus Hjert, London, UK
66) Madeleine Stamvik, Hurley, UK
67) Susanne Nowlan, Vermont, USA
68) Lotta Svenby, Malmoe, Sweden
69) Adina Giselsson, Malmoe, Sweden
70) Anders Kullman, Stockholm, Sweden
71) Rebecka Swane, Stockholm,Sweden
72) Jens Venge, Stockholm, Sweden
73) Catharina Ekdahl, Stockholm, Sweden
74) Nina Fylkegard, Stockholm, Sweden
75) Therese Stedman, Malmoe, Sweden
76) Jannica Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
77) Douglas Bratt
78) Mats Lofstrom, Stockholm, Sweden
79) Li Lindstrom, Sweden
80) Ursula Mueller, Sweden
81) Marianne Komstadius, Stockholm, Sweden
82) Peter Thyselius, Stockholm, Sweden
83) Gonzalo Oviedo, Quito, Ecuador
84) Amalia Romeo, Gland, Switzerland
85) Restrepo, Gland, Switzerland
86) Eliane Ruster, Crans p.C., Switzerland
87) Jennifer Bischoff-Elder, Hong Kong
88) Azita Lashgari, Beirut, Lebanon
89) Khashayar Ostovany, New York, USA
90) Lisa L Miller, Reno NV
91) Danielle Avazian, Los Angeles, CA
92) Sara Risher, Los Angeles, Ca.
93) Melanie London, New York, NY
94) Susan Brownstein , Los Angeles, CA
95) Steven Raspa, San Francisco, CA
96) Margot Duane, Ross, CA
97) Natasha Darnall, Los Angeles, CA
98) Candace Brower, Evanston, IL
99) James Kjelland, Evanston, IL
100) Michael Jampole, Beach Park, IL, USA
101) Diane Willis, Wilmette, IL, USA
102) Sharri Russell, Roanoke, VA, USA
103) Faye Cooley, Roanoke, VA, USA
104) Celeste Thompson, Round Rock, TX, USA
105) Sherry Stang, Pflugerville, TX, USA
106) Amy J. Singer, Pflugerville, TX USA
107) Milissa Bowen, Austin, TX USA
108) Michelle Jozwiak, Brenham, TX USA
109) Mary Orsted, College Station, TX USA
110) Janet Gardner, Dallas, TX USA
111) Marilyn Hollingsworth, Dallas, TX USA
112) Nancy Shamblin, Garland. TX USA
113) K. M. Mullen, Houston, TX - USA
114) Noreen Tolman, Houston, Texas - USA
115) Judy Bechtel, Merced, CA - USA
116) Delores Iliff, FL, USA
117) Nicole Propper, FL, USA
118) Bonnie LaChance, FL, USA
119) JoAnn Blades, FL, USA
120) Pam Blades, FL, USA
121) Louise Campbell, FL, USA
122) Marcy DeSanto, FL, USA
123) Donald Blades, FL,USA
124) Tom LaChance, FL, USA
125) Craig Huff, GA, USA
126) Karen Huff, FL, USA
127) Heather Huff, GA, USA
128) Franki Silcox GA, USA
129) Karin Horn, TX, USA
130) Lara Nelson, OH, USA
131) Beth Pilous, OH, USA
132) Sarah Clare, OH, USA
133) Carla Roth, OH, USA
134) Jenny Zukowski, MI, USA
135) Amanda Silic, MI, USA
136) Heather Gilroy, MD, USA
137) Kat Carrion, MD USA
138) Michelle Stryjewski, MD USA
139) Elizabeth H Stevens, OR, USA
140) Alice Stevens, OR, USA
141) TylerR. Monzie/ OR/ USA
142) Allea Martin, OR, USA
143) Jose Tancuan, Or, USA
144) Akia Woods, OR USA
145) Bernie Gardent, OR, USA
146) Leslie Hall, OR, USA
147) Susan J. Woods, OR, USA
148) Cegelnik, Dixie, OR, USA
149) Susan Amburgey, OR, USA
150) Cindy Harboldt, OR, USA
151) Richard Rehm, CA, USA
152) Lyn Lindsay, CA, USA
153) Alma Gilligan, CA, USA
154) Maureen Lechwar, CA, USA
155) Leslie Morales, CA, USA
156) Marci Marcantonio, CA, USA
157) Jill Haskins, CA, USA
158) Jacqueline Gouly, CA, USA
159) Janet Talbott, CA, USA
160) Manjula Subbiah, CA, USA
161) Susan Duncan, CA, USA
162) Blanca E. Reynoso, CA, USA
163) Ruth C. Reynoso, Ca, USA
164) Phyllis H. Rawlins, Anaheim, CA, USA
165) Lori Rice, Naples, Italy
166) Mina Giovannitti, Las Vegas, USA (Turkey)
167) Fred Giovannitti, Las Vegas, USA
168) Noelle Brunelle, NV, USA
169) Kimberly A. Karl, NV, USA
170) Alana Segall, NV, USA
171) Mark Leonard, NV, USA
172) Nancy Leonard, NV, USA
173) Troy Leonard, NV, USA
174) Robert Mock AZ. USA
175) Patty Flanigan AZ, USA
176) William A Towne III, AZ, USA
177) Ellen J. Matheson, Los Angeles, CA, USA
178) Theresa Leets, Los Angeles, CA, USA
179) G. Ahou Soomekh, Los Angeles, CA, USA
180) Ronith Herman, El Paso, TX
181) Lauren R. Stein, PA, USA
182) Michelle F. King, PA, USA
183) Jere' Webb, CA, USA
184) Kim Anderson, CA USA
185) Kirsten Hinsdale,VA, USA
186) Ronald David, Wash, DC
187) Cheryl Barnes, Buffalo, NY
188) Dawne David, Wash DC, USA
189) Madhu Dutta New Delhi, India
190) Madhu Sen New Delhi, India
191) Alokparna, VA USA
192) Anjali Dasgupta, MS USA
193) Tilottama Brahmachari, NJ, USA
194) Chandrima Datta Ray, MS, USA
195) Jaydip Datta Ray, MS, USA
196) Marca Florencia Vidano, MA, USA
197) Matteo Dufour,Genova, Italia
198) Francois Dufour, Lugano, Switzerland
199) Francesco Ricasoli, Firenze, Italia
200) Lena Larsson, Stockholm, Sweden
201) Katarina Wigle, Stockholm, Sweden
202) Petter ?berg, Stockholm, Sweden
203) Pernders.Stensson,Uppsala, Sweden
204) Malin M2rtensson, Uppsala, Sweden
205) Maria Carlstedt
206) Eli Cathrine Wilhelmsen, Uppsala, Sweden
207) AnnaMaria Billing, Uppsala, Sweden
208) Christina Molnar, Uppsala, Sweden
209) Christina Bergmark, Stockholm, Sweden
210) Katarina Mimmi Sp2ng, Stockholm, Sweden
211) M"rta Terese M-rnvik, Stockholm, Sweden
212) Sofi H2kansson, Malm-, Sweden
213) ?sa Grogarn Sol, G-teborg, Sweden
214) Anders Jonsson, G-teborg, Sweden
215) ?sa Ericsson, G-teborg, Sweden
216) Elna F leide Selle, Bergen, Norway
217) Brynjar Stautland, B mlo, Norway
218) Berte Figenschou Amundsen, Trondheim, Norway
219) Marte M rkved-Romstad, Oslo, Norway
220) Kjersti Forbregd, Trondheim, Norway
221) Inger Margrethe Torgersen, Oslo, Norway
222) Lisbeth Skogstrand, Oslo, Norway
223) Ragnhild Skogstrand, Stokmarknes, Norway
224) Hanne Husaas, Lier, Norway
225) Helena Wikstr-m, Lund, Sweden
226) Kimberly Rapport, Ca, USA
227) Kristie Bennett, San Jose, CA, USA
228) Debi Di Bias, Santa Monica, CA, USA
229) Whitney Allen, San Francisco, CA USA
230) Kaaren Shalom, Los Angeles, CA USA
231) Gretchen German, Los Angeles, CA USA
232) Susan Peretz, Los Angeles, CA USA
233) Caryn West, Los Angeles, CA. USA
234) Heather Juergensen, Los Angeles, CA USA
235) Camryn Manheim. Los Angeles, CA USA
236) Julianne Williams, Los Angeles, CA USA
237) Jenna Elfman, Los Angeles, CA USA
238) Rachel Smith, Los Angeles, CA USA
239) Matthew Ian Glass, Los Angeles, CA USA
240) Bret R. Howey, Los Angeles, CA USA
241) Tammy Terrenzi, Los Angeles, CA USA
242) Jones Watkins. Santa Monica, Calif, USA
243) Irene Dirmann, Clearwater Florida USA
244) Robin Karfo, Santa Monica, CA, USA
245) Monica Larissa Hershaft, Los Angeles, CA USA
246) Adrian Ursu. Los Angeles, CA USA
247) Tim Capaldi, Detroit, MI USA
248) Marisa Ozburn, Chicago, IL
249) Kristina Boos, Detroit, MI USA
250) Anne Monday, Detroit, MI USA
251) Tiffany Reese, Detroit, MI USA
252) Kim Huston, Detroit, MI USA
253) Denise LaPlante, Detroit, MI USA
254) Piper Paton Smith, Roseville, MI USA
255) Yvette Beebe, Northville, MI USA
256) Jody Harris, Redford, MI USA
257) Pat Kovach, Brighton, MI USA
258) Karyn Anderson, Singapore
259) Steve Schafer, MI USA
260) Sue Schafer, MI USA
261) Elizabeth T. LaBelle MI USA
262) Robert A. LaBelle MI USA
263) Faye M. Woodley, CO USA
264) Dan Woodley CO, USA
265) Dani Watkins CO, USA
266) Donna Royster CO, USA
267) Chuck Pitte CO, USA
268) Twila Eberly CO, USA
269) Sandy Reavey CO, USA
270) Carolee Laughton, CO, USA
271) Jeffrey Adams, CO, USA
272) Susan Conder, CO, USA
273) Kathryn Haley, CO, USA
274) Gloria Haley, CO, USA
275) Samatra Doyle, CO, USA
276) Janet Neary, CA, USA
277) Kelly Metzler, CA, USA
278) Elizabeth Anderson, MN, USA
279) Rinda West, IL, USA
280) Richard Kroth, IL, USA
281) Heather Driscoll, Chicago, IL, USA
282) Mariluz Adler, Venice,CA,USA
283) Marisol Adler, Venice,CA, USA
284) Petra Matouschek, Pasadena, CA, USA
285) Alina Wolff, Vienna, AUSTRIA
286) Angelika Brudniak, Vienna, AUSTRIA
287) Marie-Theres Holler, Vienna, AUSTRIA
288) Barbara Peretti,Salzburg, AUSTRIA
289) Susanne Gordon-Oberhofer, Salzburg, Austria
290) Karin Pernegger, Nantes, France
291) David Michael Clarke, Nantes, France
292) Heidi Nikolaisen, Bergen, Norway
293) Lise Johansen, Troms8, Norway
294) Jeff Rechenbach, Cleveland, Ohio USA
295) Susan C. Pisha, Portland, OR USA
296) Ms. Charlie M. 7lint, Portland, OR USA
297) Beverly Wilson Thornburg, Denver, CO USA
298) Sue Lowe, Austin, TX USA
299) Cheyenne Weaver, Austin, TX USA
300) Christine Walsh, Seattle, WA USA
301) Olivia Vlcek, Seattle, WA USA
302) Jenny Sayward, Seattle, WA USA
303) Diane Ste. Marie,WA USA
304) Jane Langenes, Seattle, WA USA
305) Sharon Chambers, Seattle, WA USA
306) Margie Carter, Seattle, WA USA
307) Mary Lee Nelson, Seattle, WA USA
308) Vicki Skeels, Sacramento, CA, USA
309) Michael Prentiss, Sacramento, CA USA
310) Pearl Skeels, Sacramento, CA USA
311) William Skeels, Sacramento, CA USA
312) Rosie Yacoub, Sacramento, CA USA
313) Kathy Bradshaw, Sacramento, CA USA
314) Nancy Myers, Sacramento Ca USA
315) Marjorie Witt, Lafayette, CA USA
316) Marilyn Bull, Oakland, CA USA
317) Darlene Weide, SF, CA USA
318) Laura WEide, SF, CA USA
319) Kathy Gazin, Los Angeles, CA, USA
320) Gina Nelson, Seattle, WA, USA
321) Kimberly Smith, Seattle, WA, USA
322) Chad Smith, Seattle, WA, USA
323) Katie Weinmann, Seattle, WA USA
324) Deborah Morrison-Fajardo, Cozumel, Mexico
325) Ginny Goss, Victoria, Australia
326) Michael Heywood, Victoria, Australia
327) Michelle Gange, Victoria, Australia
328) Tony Hale, Victoria, Australia
329) Jamie Kennedy, Victoria, Australia
330) Janene Babauskis (Smith), Victoria, Australia
331) Peter Robertson, Victoria, Australia
332) Sue Nicolaou, Vicotria, Australia
333) Di Coffey, Victoria, Australia
334) Janice McCluskey, Singapore
335) Doone Ilan Toledo, Brisbane, Australia
336) Leigh Douglas, Auckland, New Zealand
337) Lisa Douglas, Toronto, Canada
338) Robyn Douglas, Calgary, Canada
339) Torsten Geldsetzer, Calgary, Canada
340) Kasey Brewer, Regina, Canada
341) L. Lee-Ann Irvine, Regina, Canada
342) Penny Pedersen, Milestone, Canada
343) Kathleen Gallant, Regina, Canada
344) Mason Hastie, Calgary, AB, Canada
345) Ryan Read, Regina, SK, Canada
346) Raeleen Fehr-Rose, Regina, SK, Canada
347) Dave Fehr-Rose, Regina, SK, Canada
348) Don Fehr, Montreal, Qc, Canada
349) Ron Benveniste, Montreal, Qc, Canada
350) Deirdre Potash, Montreal, Que. Canada
351) Tyrone Benskin, Que. Canada
352) Tanya anthony, Montreal, Qc, Canada
353) Chris MacLaurin, Toronto, ON, Canada
354) Thom Ryder, Toronto, On, Canada
355) Monica Remba, Toronto, ON, Canada
356) Durga Remba, Toronto, ON, Canada
357) Dan Douglas, Toronto, ON Canada
358) Ian Hercules, Toronto, ON Canada
359) Jamie-Lynn Jastrow,Mississauga, On.Canada
360) Deena-J Caputo, Ajax, On Canada
361) Brian P. Jastrow, Mississauga,ON Canada
362) Jenelle M Caputo, Mississauga,ON Canada
363) Francoise Bellon, Montreal, QC. Canada
364) Ghada Boutanios, Montreal, Qc. Canada
365) Marie Boutanios, Montreal, Qc. Canada
366) Laure Aretis, Montreal, Qc. Canada
367) Margo Tabet, Antelias, Liban
368) Yvette Harb, Liban
369) Odile Chamoun, Liban
370) Pascale Khoury, Liban
371) Aline Noujeim, Liban
372) Samia Khoury, Liban
373) Mimi Khoury, Liban
374) Rita et Charbel khalil, liban
375) Samer Ayoub, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
376) Miguel De Sousa, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
377) Nathalie Kazzi, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
378) Rita Nehme, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
379) Isabella Nehme, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
380) Joe Nehme, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
381) Helle Silpala, Beirut, LEBANON
382) Yvonne Siblini, Beirut, LEBANON
383) Donna L. Boehm, New York, USA
384) Lynn Shotwell, Washington DC, USA
385) Ali Cleveland, Washington, DC, USA
386) Jamie M. Zahlaway, Washington, DC, USA
387) Sarah A. Hickks, Boston, MA
388) Karen Ulrich, Boston, MA
389) Carine Murphy, Boston, MA USA
390) Delphine Oddon, York, UK
391) Frans Maathuis, York, UK
392) Mark Tester, Cambridge, UK
393) Alan Findlay, Cambridge, UK
394) Rebecca Stratford, Cambridge, UK
395) Anne Osbourn, Norwich, UK
396) Jeanmarie Verchot, Stillwater, OK
397) Carol Bender, Stillwater, OK, USA
398) Linda Walling, Claremont, CA, USA
399) Peggy G. Lemaux, Berkeley, CA USA
400) Petra Frey, Berkeley, CA USA
401) Nania G. Schaerer, Witterswil, Switzerland
402) Petra Gimbel, Zurich, Switzerland
403) Lilo Meier, Zьrich, Switzerland
404) Susanne Balmer, Bern, Switzerland
405) Daniel Gerber, Bern, Switzerland
406) Franchina Purtschert, Berne, Switzerland
407) Tina Purtschert, Berne, Switzerland
408) Petra Joerg Perrin, Berne, Switzerland
409) Bettina Janus, Langen, Germany
410) Emma Warrillow, Toronto, Canada
411) Jennifer Warrillow, Toronto, Canada
412) Kristina Riis, Toronto, Canada
413) Jennifer Arnold, Toronto, Canada
414) Colin Stein, Vancouver, Canada
415) Lara Koretsky, Toronto, Canada
416) Allen Koretsky. Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
417) Florence Rosberg. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
418) Gordon Warme. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
419) Anne Wigglesworth, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
420) Svetlana Kulikova, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
421) Janna Rysakova, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
422) Bobur Trudiev. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
423) Renata Jdanova, Ferghana, Uzbekistan
424) Carol Allison Smith, Mississippi,U.S.A.
425) Aaron Fontes, Ozark, Alabama, USA
426) Mikahail Kolesnik and Euguene Stephanenko. Krasnodar, Russia
427) Zhanna Zhuravleva, Kirov, Russia
428) Ekaterina Abaldoueva, Pyatigorsk, Russia.
429) Joel Stegall, Wincheter, VA, USA
430) Artem Yermilov, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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