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NOVICA Handbag Giveaway
There's far too many options and styles to possibly choose one for another person, so this giveaway is for one $75 gift certificate to the shop to be spent at the winner's discretion.
To enter: leave a comment below telling me what country you would most like to visit or which you would purchase a purse from. Open to international readers. The winner will be drawn on 10/15/09.P.S. I truly enjoyed reading all the entries on my last giveaway for the tote bags. The two winners (chosen at random) are: Aimee and Elyse. Congrats to the winners and good luck to everyone entering this giveaway!
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I would love to visit Sweden the most. The culture seems great and the countryside looks awesome. I would love to go mountaineering there some time in the future. I've even gone so far as to try to learn the language. But I would love to buy a purse/bag from Brazil. I like fair trade things and supporting less well-off countries.
- October 6, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- sheepystitious said...
India has always fascinated me - so I would absolutely choose a purse from this country first! The rich silk fabrics and the detailed beadings and paisley designs leave me breathless.
- October 6, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- PimmPomm said...
I would like to visit every country in the world if I could. Obviously I know I can't visit EVERY country. Mostly I've always been fascinated by Istanbul, Turkey ever since I read a book which was set there. The name escapes me, but it's just so rich in culture and history, so detailed and intricate. I would just love to wonder round looking at the architecture. Seems like a place where you can really discover. :)
- October 6, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- KayeStar said...
I would love to visit and purchase items from India. Talk about visual stimulation!! The fabrics and colors are so deep and rich looking.
- October 6, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- gina said...
Italy is the next country on my list. I would love to visit for the history and the culture and the architecture and the land.
- October 6, 2009 at 11:44 AM
- Helen said...
The bags from Andes look amazing! I love that they're really unique :)
- October 6, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Sluff said...
I would love to visit either Morocco or Paris. But i do loooove indian purses & clothes - so pretty!
- October 6, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- Becca Jane said...
I think the places I would most like to visit would be India - the colours and fabrics and beading on traditional indian saris etc are beyond beautiful, and the culture is so interesting to me.
That, or any African country - I've wanted to go to South Africa and Ethiopia for a long time, I hope I will get the chance someday
- October 6, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- jameson ruth said...
best giveaway i've seen in a long time! thanks for sharing this amazing site. i fell i love with Sasithon Saisuk's aesthetic. it says she's from thailand. her coconut shell bag is incredible, and i was searching her jewelry as well. so talented. i love her quote, "it is the melding of art and local beauty expressed in the combination of materials."
- October 6, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- Eyeliah said...
Oh India hands down, great giveaway!
- October 6, 2009 at 12:13 PM
- Chantal Elena Mitchell said...
I've always dreamed of traveling. Any place, any where, so long as it's new, different, and there's a bit of good food for me to indulge in. I'd love to see it all.
There are so many cultures to experience, you have really got to start young, or have big dreams. I was lucky enough to be accepted as an exchange student at the age of 16. I was sent to Japan for a year, which was mind-boggling in itself, without the added bonus of meeting many other exchange students from various other countries. Japan, Sweden, Australia, France, Malaysia, and more.. all places that seemed so far away, so different, and yet all of us, as human beings, were able to see eye-to-eye and get along.
Really, though, all of these hand bags are gorgeous. I'm in a dead heat between West Africa and Thailand. My mother worked in an import store, selling lots of good from Thailand, Nepal, and other surrounding areas. I have a big soft spot for the look of things from that region. Thailand seems to have many beautiful styles, but the West African spirit really seems to shine through in those designs. They really appeal to me somehow. West Africa.. I wonder how a visit to a place like that would be? Wonderfully interesting, I'm sure. What a tough choice!
- October 6, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- adin_22 said...
I've been dreaming of visiting cambodia my whole life.....
- October 6, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- simplysam said...
Personally, I would love to visit Estonia. It isn't a tourist attraction by a long shot, but it is one of Europe's gems. It has a hidden historically rich culture that I find personally fascinating. Much is unknown about Estonia, therefore it is that much more appealing.
- October 6, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Lisa Inglis said...
i think i'd like to visit singapore. i've heard the food is incredible and the scenery is spectacular.
thanks for bringing this site to my attention- wow!
- October 6, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- Anchee said...
Right now the number one on my "wanna travel to" list is morocco. I've been to Tunisia last fall and it was amazing, so different from where I live and so cool (plus, I got to go to Sahara and ride a camel :) ), so I wanted to travel another arab country and I've only heard great things about morocco. I really hope I'll be able to save up enough to go in the spring or next fall :)
- October 6, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- Rhiannon said...
i am currently studying latin american art history for my m.a. unfortunately, i have yet to visit the places im studying. i think i would choose mexico. go see some good murals.
- October 6, 2009 at 12:29 PM
- Joelle said...
I would love to visit Morocco and obviously purchase a bag/purse there as well ;)
- October 6, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- darwin said...
it would be amazing to visit every single country...imagine the things you would see and experience! at the moment my fist choice is chile to visit easter island.... if i were to purchase one of these amazing bags i would pobably go for one from a hot eastern country as im sure the colours and textures would would simply be divine!
- October 6, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- fookaDESIGNS said...
India for sure! To visit and to buy a purse from. :) The beadwork and the fabrics are just amazing!
- October 6, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- Lucy in the Sky said...
I'd love to visit Japan with my cousin to see its urban landscapes and experience the culture over there. My cousin is really into little Japanese toys and games (so am I!) so I think we'd really enjoy walking through Tokyo but I also want to see the Japanese temples that have stood for centuries.
great giveaway!!!
- October 6, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- Anna said...
While I absolutely love the bags from Thailand, I would most like to visit a European country. I am just dying to go to Paris or Amsterdam for a semester.
This is a great giveaway - thanks for hosting it!
- October 6, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- Lauren said...
I want to go to Argentina. The combination of a huge city like Buenos Aires and the mountains is so impressive. The style there is so put together and comfortable.
Love the blog!
- October 6, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Mich said...
I think I would like to go to Peru!! I don't really know very many people who've gone to South America but I think it would be so cool!
- October 6, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- C.A.T.H.Y said...
I want to go to New Zealand and get a purse! It's summer there all year long.
- October 6, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- Mel said...
UK, definitely, especially for Christmas. It's the Christmas I've been longing for; cold winter, Christmas roast, warm mulled wine, cozy knits, Boxing Day shopping, Christmas services at churches filled with old people who have the warmest stories to tell...ah I just love UK
- October 6, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- enna. said...
I really can't decide which country I want to visit first: Britain and France, Greece, Brasil, the Philippines. I'll figure it out.
As for handbags, I'm really in love with the silk ones by Radhika. I need more sparkle in my life!
- October 6, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- Faux Naif said...
ooh, what a difficult question! there is so much of the world i want to see! i've been lucky enough to travel quite a bit already, but ultimately i would like to buy a bag that reminds me of the whole world! ooh i want to go to scandinavia (is there something in the water there? WHY ARE THEY ALL SO GORGEOUS?) and to india and to australia (do they all walk upside-down?) and to russia to see the hermitage and to the baltics (estonia looks so beautiful!) and to argentina (such a fascinating history!)... this is the hardest thing to answer. i think that malta is top of my list though. everyone thinks i'm insane, but i REALLY want to go to malta. they had pygmy elephants there in prehistoric times.
- October 6, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- elyn said...
i've always wanted to visit japan..
- October 6, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- Barbro Andersen said...
I would anywhere, if only someone would take my place in Norway. Just for a flash of someones culture, anywhere - I love traveling! I traveled to Africa in 2006, and it was heaven! I actually haven't been able to write about the journey itself, it was so amazing to me, and I loose every word each time I try.
I would love to go back, but I'm afraid that would ruin the first experience. But now, most of all I would love to go to USA. A life long dream, actually. And some day I will :)
Anyways - I would go for the Leather hobo handbag, 'Caramel Karma, if I could spend some dollars plus the gift certificate. If not; I'd go for the Alpaca wool shoulder bag, 'Scarlet World' and wear it all winter with my new-found love for plaids :) Haha, but after reading your post again, I see that this haven't got anything to do with the contest, and I'm just babbling. Sorry for that :p
- October 6, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- Christina said...
Japan =)
- October 6, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- cat! said...
I would most like to visit Vietnam to learn more about our entwined history and get a new perspective on the United States' relationship with Vietnam. Also, I hear they have killer water adventures and shopping.
- October 6, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- Anna said...
I don't think I could decide what country I'd like to visit most, but Turkey is definitely on the short list for its fascinating history. I even have a friend who used to live there, so I'd be able to get the inside scoop!
- October 6, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- MissMae said...
I would love to visit Brazil and buy a purse from there!!! The bags from that country are great and it would be awesome to support their local economy.
- October 6, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- Stephanie said...
ROME in Italy, and Florence which is my favorite city outside the United States! And India, would love to go to Bangalore someday.
- October 6, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- Lauren said...
I've never been outside of North America, so I would relish any opportunity to visit a country in Europe, Asia, etc.
Most of all, I would love to visit Italy. I think everything from the language to the food is appealing there!
- October 6, 2009 at 1:28 PM
10 years from now, I will be living in Australia. My dream would be to live on the beach and surf all day, but...obviously that's only fun once. I just love their accents and their tan skin. It would be such a change from chilly Canada.
- October 6, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- Lacey Starr said...
I would love to go to Thailand....for the food! I only wish I could buy the sterling silver filigree bag from the site. even on sale it's $450.
- October 6, 2009 at 1:40 PM
- Violet Feist said...
I havent had to change to travel very much, but if I had the chance I would jump on a plane and immediately head to the UK. The British always seem to have such lovely and unique thing. But my second choice would definately Italy.
- October 6, 2009 at 1:44 PM
- Lexie said...
GREECE! i am dying, dying to visit greece. you studying abroad there last year just put me over the edge.
as for the bags, i'd definitely put the $75 towards Rosario Pazel's "chic chocolate" bag. gorgeous shape!
- October 6, 2009 at 1:47 PM
- umama said...
I am dying to go to India. I have so many close Indian friends, and I think when I get married my entire bridal party will be Indian except for my sister!
I am dying to go there just because I feel so immersed in the culture, I want to experience it all first hand... Especially the food, the clothes... all of it! My best friend is from Goa, like the Carribean of India, so this is where I would like to start!
- October 6, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- Aromy said...
If I chose a country in Southeast Asia, it would be too obvious.
In the end, it would be Venice. One of the most romantic cities in the world, and it may soon be lost... lucky for me, it's our vacation spot for my husband and I's 1 year marriage anniversary. =)
- October 6, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- Annie said...
There are so many countries I want to see, but I would love to visit Greece the most. I love how fresh and beautiful it looks, not to mention like the most tranquil place on earth. And I love Greek food!
- October 6, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- CindyinSC said...
I'm a purse FREAK. Can't own too many. But I give most away because I'm sOOO picky/fickle. Right now, I'd buy a purse from Mexico because I'd love a hippie chick hand-tooled leather handbag.
- October 6, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- hello birdy said...
You manage to find such pretty things for your giveaways! Though I assume they approach you. These bags look lovely!
I'm a bit of a travelaholic although I've mostly concentrated on Europe with it being all so close and such a huge variety of countries and cultures. It's always difficult as well chosing between visiting new places or going back to ones you've already been to and loved. But I digress! If I had to chose right now I'd have to say Japan, although Montenegro, Sweden and Russia are also calling to me!
- October 6, 2009 at 2:08 PM
- junebabie said...
I would love to purchase a purse from Malawi, Africa, for two reasons;
first, their fabrics are colourful and unique. I love the earthy look, and how many of the patterns and designs mean something to their culture.
second, I went on a humanitarian aid trip to Malawi last year, and it's a beautiful country full of wonderful, happy people. but it's the third poorest country in the world, so I would love to support artists from there.
but, there aren't any bags from there on the site! so if I had to choose, I would pick Thailand. I've always wanted to go there, and the purses are simple, but so pretty.
- October 6, 2009 at 2:09 PM
- goda said...
I've lived in 6 different countries already but the one I really want to visit is the Czech Republic because it has gorgeous architecture. Though I would love to also visit the South America's because they make excellent leather soled sandals, and leather goods in general.
I know it's so anti PETA but I Love quality leather goods.
- October 6, 2009 at 2:12 PM
- Amanda said...
I would love to visit India. It seems like such an interesting place that is totally different from where I currently live
- October 6, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Amanda said...
i would most love to visit Japan. I have always been intrigued by the culture there,a nd have only had the privelige of seeing bits and peices as my childhood neighbors were a Japanese family.
- October 6, 2009 at 2:25 PM
- Lauren said...
I would love to visit India. It seems to me the most mystical country I can think of, and I don't know why--everything there seems so very foreign to me. In Sense & Sensibility, Alan Rickman says of it, "The air is full of SPICES." I think he was talking about India....haha. Anyway, I can see myself walking away with an amazingly-coloured handbag with sweet fabric.
- October 6, 2009 at 2:27 PM
- hats and teacups said...
I would love to visit India and experience the wonderful culture that has survived there for so many years throughout so much hardship in the world. So, I would love to purchase a handbag from there! The colors and fabrics of India are so interesting and lively, they brighten my day.
- October 6, 2009 at 2:29 PM
- Chopstick said...
Everything is so pretty, I'm totally hooked on Novica now! I want to buy so many things from there, but if I could only choose one, I'd take the "Dawn Mountain" Jute and Leather shoulder bag made by Renzo Dante Costa! It has Machu Picchu on it, the place I want to visit most in the whole world. Peru is definitely THE place I wanna go to because of Machu Picchu and because of the city of Cusco. Cusco is so beautiful, I just want to go there, lie down on the streets and soak everything in! And what better way to do it than with my Machu Picchu bag in hand! ;)
- October 6, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- platformshoesandwintercoat said...
wow, pretty purses. i want to visit everywhere, but if i have to make a choice, i would probably say the place where i spent the first 4 years of my life, vietnam.
- October 6, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- CC said...
love the site
well lets see...im obsessed with fashion, I speak French, and im a baker so, ofcourse Paris is my long-lost hometown (oui oui)
but Austria is a really close second because i adore its culture and all the people that came from there
- October 6, 2009 at 3:10 PM
- Delightfully Tacky said...
I have always wanted to go to egypt and australia. I have been fascinated by ancient egyptian culture since I was a small girl. And australia, I just love the free sprited fun loving beachy culture that seems to exist down there. Plus, they have the best accents.
- October 6, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- megatonk said...
I dream of taking my husband, aka "Special Man Friend" to Kyrgyzstan one Spring to stay in a yurt, eat steamed dumplings, and go horseback riding in the Tian Shan mountains!
- October 6, 2009 at 3:21 PM
- thumbelina said...
I have always wanted to go to Greece! It looks so picturesque and the Greek is such a pretty language. Plus the food would be great!!
- October 6, 2009 at 3:32 PM
- Lilli said...
I would love to visit Chile. I think its an amazing country. It runs down the enitre border of south america so you could go to the beach and then drive down and go to the mountains! I would love to rent a car and spend my vacation driving down the border. Ooh and I just love the "Leather and ate grass shoulder bag, 'Fine and Fancy'. Its super cute!
- October 6, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- Piglet said...
I would love to visit Thailand and hopefully will some time in the next few years. The most beautiful beaches and super cheap markets, what more could you want in a holiday? It looks like they also have a nice selection of lovely bags from there too.
- October 6, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- Kathy said...
wow those bags are amazing. I would love to visit China. The culture is so rich and has a lengthy history. I guess because I'm chinese and I've never left the United States before, I want to see where my ancestors came from. =)
- October 6, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- rosalita fashionista said...
I would love to visit India. I have learned a lot about the many cultures in the different regions from my indian best friend. the colorful ornate clothing, the religious ceremonies, the amazing food, the dance, bollywood! the entire culture is so beautiful and worth celebrating.
- October 6, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- KD said...
I would want a bag from Russia because of the beautiful embellishments and rich fabrics traditionally used in fine Russian crafts.
- October 6, 2009 at 3:43 PM
- HEK said...
I would go anywhere! Haha, I want to travel the world:)
For spring I'm visiting Israel for 3 weeks, and I think that will be really exciting. It's my first travel alone, and also to such an interesting country. This trip will be to heal my health..
The next trip I'll be saving up to after that, I hope wil be India. That would be to heal my soul;)
I think I would go for one of those amazing bags from India.
By the way, they have so much cool jewelry too:)
- October 6, 2009 at 3:46 PM
- jneu said...
Hm well coincidentally, the drawing for the contest is the same day as the application due date for this awesome program I am dyyyyying to do. I am a journalism major, and I have the opportunity to study Media and Education in Southeast Islamic Asia - meaning, I would get to travel to Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia in May! I want to go to all 3 equally, actually haha but Malaysia and Indonesia are supposed to be much more different than Singapore (which is apparently pretty Americanized). I've been lucky enough to go to Italy, France, and England previously, but I've never gone somewhere significantly different from America in terms of culture and such. So this program is an amazing opportunity, and I hope I get into it so I can travel to Southeast Asia!
- October 6, 2009 at 3:48 PM
- Capricioustraveler said...
I always wanted to go to Australia. I think Helsinki would be really amazing, their street fashion i love!
- October 6, 2009 at 4:05 PM
I would love to visit Greece. It's not only amazingly beautiful, I love greek food too.
I like the bags from Thailand. They're pretty cute. :)
- October 6, 2009 at 4:10 PM
- Mimi said...
The country I would most like to visit would be Indonesia. Im dying to see how the combination of so many different cultures creates within itself a new unique culture.
- October 6, 2009 at 4:33 PM
I would love to visit Italy, and for sure buy a bag there!
- October 6, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- natalie said...
I'd love to visit Mexico! So colorful, so rich, so lively!
- October 6, 2009 at 4:41 PM
- Yibbles said...
I would love to visit India or Russia. They're both very intriguing.
- October 6, 2009 at 4:54 PM
- Hunter said...
I believe my favorite, just from skimming the products, would be the purses from Thailand. They just fit my aesthetic, the slight slouchiness, the intricate colors, just feels right, especially the ones by Jiap Rojjana and Jakkarin Yakhet. And I definitely wouldn't mind going to Thailand.
- October 6, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- CMA said...
the sodapop purse in golden power is FLAWLESS
if i could go anywhere, the choices would be unlimited... i honestly wouldn't be able to choose
but i really love the detail behind the intricate embroidery in pieces from india, the earthy feeling behind the types of fabric and the design behind pieces from africa, and lastly, the flowers and stitching in the pieces you might find in a small open market in mexico
hope i win, but if not, good luck to the other entries!!
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- October 6, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- Stephanie said...
I'd love to go everywhere! but if I had to pick one place I'd pick Greece.
- October 6, 2009 at 5:03 PM
- Lady said...
I want to visit everywhere, but as of this moment, I've been lusting towards Peru, even though they eat all kinds of roaming animals, and I'm a vegetarian. It's so beautiful from the photos//documentaries//& stories. There's this really classy train you take up to the mountains, and Machu Picchu is quite lovely, but selfish me would love to spend a whole day there with no other tourists around, and wander and just lay there in the sweet green grass. And that's my story.
- October 6, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- ElasticHeart said...
These are very beautiful!
Check out my blog?
- October 6, 2009 at 5:13 PM
- Alecca Rox said...
I'd love to visit Costa Rica's jungle. A friend has been talking me into it and I must admit it would be quite a...colourful experience! Once out of the junlge, I'm sure I'd run to the first store at sight and get a bag just to get in touch with civilization again:)
*cool giveaway!
- October 6, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- celi.a said...
I want to visit Argentina! I've been to the Andes on the other side (Chile), but I think it's high time I visited the land of tango. Great giveaway! I've bought things through NOVICA before, but didn't realize they had handbags. Please enter me!
- October 6, 2009 at 5:49 PM
- missDTM said...
i have been dyingggggggggggg to visit italy to check out all of the artwork i've been studying since junior year in hs...but my bf is dying to take me to brazil with him...and i'm kinda intrigued...
- October 6, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- Christina said...
I would love to visit Japan. Being Korean, I feel that our nation has some common history with Japan, especially because of Japan's annexation of Korea. Also, I hear it is a beautiful, modern, and thoroughly enjoyable country in general.
Wonderful bags!
- October 6, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- Alysia said...
I would love to visit Australia and in particular, the Great Barrier Reef. For the longest time the reef has fascinated me with it's brilliant colors and vast array of life. I'd love to visit the country/continent sometime. It'd be a great experience.
- October 6, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- moriah said...
I most want to vist Italy. I'm studying art history and I want to study there. Or at least travel all over and see and sketch everything.
- October 6, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- Betzyc said...
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- October 6, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- iris said...
I would love to visit Paris, France.
- October 6, 2009 at 6:08 PM
- Damsels said...
wish mroe than anything that i could visit argentina .. dont ask me why but i've always thought that the love of my life is argentine .
he is there somewhere and i must find him ..
- October 6, 2009 at 6:17 PM
- meowsk said...
I think it would definitely have to be a purse from Japan. I love all the random shit they have over there!
- October 6, 2009 at 6:21 PM
- Annie Spandex said...
Brazil. Definitely Brazil. I love the confetti beaded one you chose. :)
- October 6, 2009 at 6:24 PM
- kayladgreat said...
i would want to buy a purse from really any sort of artic region, it would naturally have hat cozy winter feel
- October 6, 2009 at 6:31 PM
I'm an aspiring traveling photographer and I have a serious passion for international fashion. So finding out about a fantastic giveaway like this honestly made my entire week! I would love to travel all around the world, particularly countries that aren't as well advertised as others and have stuck to the traditions passed down from their ancestors. That is so facsinating!
But looking at the Novica website, I think I would most like a purse from Brazil or Thailand. The Brazilian soda pop-top backpacks and handbags are AMAZING and incredibly unique. And the Thailand shoulderbags infuse the Thai culture into fashion so well. I'm in love with these purses! Thank you so much for having an awesome giveaway like this. Really appreciate it =)
- October 6, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- sweet.hereafter said...
I just visited Vietnam and loved it, so I'd love a handbag from there.
- October 6, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Madeleine said...
I would love to go back to Japan for a while (I was born there but since my parents are US citizens, I do not have dual citizenship) because I really would like to see the city lights, the cherry blossom festival, the fashion, and, yes, of course- eat a TON of mochi! I love the culture! So I would love a bag from Japan.
- October 6, 2009 at 7:19 PM
I have always dreamed of going to Istanbul and seeing Hagia Sophia, after learning about it in my art history class, the beautiful images of it have always been stuck in the back of my mind. Turkey in general would be amazing to visit.
- October 6, 2009 at 7:27 PM
- Heather said...
That bright blue bag is gorgeous!
I think I would love a classic Italian leather bag... maybe a nice big structured one to add a bit of class to my look!
- October 6, 2009 at 7:27 PM
- Crystal Ball said...
Brazil and Africa are probably on the top of my list because I have cultural ties there.
I think this is the best giveaway you've done so far. I love how it's supporting a good cause.
- October 6, 2009 at 7:36 PM
I would love to visit Australia, New Zealand, England, Italy, Spain, Brazil, or Japan someday in my life. Not sure if even any of those will ever happen, but hey, a girl can hope! Thanks for another great giveaway opportunity :)
- October 6, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- Tee said...
I would really like to visit South America- Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina. It's far away for me, so I hope I get to visit there in the future. They have unique cultures and I've seen beautiful pictures of there lanscapes. The artwork there is amazing as well, so getting a handbag from that region would be really awesome!
- October 6, 2009 at 7:46 PM
I would love to go to South America! I am a big fan of native bags. There is something so special about the artistry, tradition and culture that's woven into them.
- October 6, 2009 at 7:53 PM
- Sharon said...
There's something about Mongolia that has attracted me for years. Maybe it's the solitude, or the nomad culture, or perhaps it's the amazing landscapes you can find there, but I've found a hidden drive to get there.
I always felt it was a trip I had to take alone, as no one I knew was crazy enough to consider it an amazing idea, but after a couple of months of being together with my boyfriend I accidentally found out he shared the same strange drive. For him is definitely the absence of humans, the opportunity to hunt and to live simple (to be fair he is also obsessed with Genghis Khan). Since that moment we both knew it was a trip we were going to take together. It felt like destiny, even. One day, when we save enough money, we are going to spend a few months there. We will make it worth our while.
- October 6, 2009 at 7:55 PM
- Lindsey Fast said...
Although I have already been to France twice. I would very much like to go again. Of all of the European countries I have visited, I find France to be the most memorable. I don't think I can find a flaw in each of my experiences there.
Other than France, I would love to travel anywhere and everywhere. I'd much rater live out of a suitcase than stay in one place for too long.
- October 6, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- carly said...
i love the andes bags.
they are so amazing.
beautiful work!
- October 6, 2009 at 8:04 PM
- Lisa said...
Where would I want to go? Almost anywhere to take a vacation! I would love to go to Canada and just take it easy and explore our neighboring country!
- October 6, 2009 at 8:06 PM
- Valencia Lia said...
Wooo,congrats to the winners from the previous giveaway !
The country I would really love love to visit is Ireland. The scenery there those mountains and vast fields and those houses,I can't imagine !
Its so beautiful from tv always,and I really love their accent tooo:)
I really love love the 1st bag in the 2nd row,so gorgeous with all the details and color !
- October 6, 2009 at 8:06 PM
- Hannah said...
it changes every day because i LOVE LOVE LOVE traveling, but if i could go anywhere in the world at this one second it would be... tokyo! I'm 5'11" (and a girl!) so i'd probably feel like a giant, but i'm used to it. I've wanted to go to tokyo ever since i saw lost in translation. recently though i've really been wanting to go to amsterdam. someday i'll totally make it everywhere, and be penniless but VERY happy :-)
- October 6, 2009 at 8:19 PM
- Polina said...
I would love to visit Argentina to get myself a lovely leather shoulder bag! nice giveaway you have going on here x
- October 6, 2009 at 8:21 PM
DEFFINANTLY want to visit Australia sooo bad! The beautiful weather and rich culture has always appealed to me
If I had to choose a place to buy a purse from: Russia. The architecture would hopefully inspire a cool handbag design :)
- October 6, 2009 at 8:28 PM
- Robot_Love said...
Oh this one is SOO easy. I would love Love LOVE to go to Kenya, and I'm positive that I will make it there some day. Ever since I was a kid I've been crazy fascinated by African culture and I've been studying Swahili for a couple years to learn more about the culture.
- October 6, 2009 at 8:33 PM
- Littlekobaby said...
I would like to visit Japan and buy a purse there! The Shinjuku/Harajuku area is so nice and the shops there are amazing. I love the Lolita style and fairy kei styles you find there. They're so unique and cute, I would die for a design like that. A cute little bag in black or pink...
- October 6, 2009 at 8:52 PM
- Jana said...
Gosh, there's so many, I'd have to make a list! From the top of my head: First China so I can gain an enriched experience of my cultural roots and history(sample out some gourmet food and visit some palaces and temples); second would be France or England for their museums, architecture, and clothes shopping, third would be any tropical country with white sand, hot sunny weather, and clear water perfect for snorkeling and swimming. :)
- October 6, 2009 at 8:53 PM
- Melody said...
I'm more drawn to individual cities than countries, so where I want to go...definitely venice, for the unique city on the water and the beauty, and then vienna for the music and elegance, and new york for the whole modern day feeling, paris for the romance, belgium for the chocolate...I can go on forever. I was born in China, so I've certainly been there~ X3
- October 6, 2009 at 9:05 PM
- JBalloon said...
I'd love to go to Brazil!
- October 6, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- DuckyGirl said...
I would most want to go.... anywhere.
I love the world.
Buy me a ticket to someplace new and I'll gladly go. Right now I really want to go to Korea. I would also want a bag from Peru. I love that Machu Pichu-Peruvian blanket-Indian pattern, South American. I'm also really craving some Peruvian crumbly cakes. MMmmmm.
- October 6, 2009 at 9:55 PM
First off, I would like to say thank you for highlighting fair trade in your blog. The fair trade movement is something that practically everyone has heard of, but experience has taught me that not everyone realizes how important it is to buy fair trade when it is within one's means. I didn't know very much about fair trade, and I still don't know all I want to, but watching the heart wrenching and eye-opening documentary Black Gold taught me a lot about fair trade in terms of the coffee trade, and I highly, highly, highly recommend it to anyone interested in becoming more informed. Here is the link: http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/watchonline.php
For those who don't have time to watch it, here's what I took away from it in a couple sentences: we are all connected, but it's easy to overlook the ties that bind us together - it's easy to forget that we constitute the consumer end of countless global commodity chains that depend on us for survival. It's easy to forget that your cup of Starbucks, or the shirt that you're wearing, or the shoes on your feet intimately connect you to someone thousands of miles away. But they do. And I'm not trying to sound preachy or anything, but I think it's important to at least realize those connections, and hopefully, to make conscious decisions in light of that realization.
Sorry, that was really long lol. Now on to the question: I would get a bag from West Africa because I'm a Development Studies major (if anyone's wondering, it's not child development, it's 3rd world development ... kind of ... except not as dominating/imperialist as it sounds) and my intended region of focus is West Africa; I plan on studying abroad there next year ... plus the bags are really pretty!
Christine Fukushima
- October 6, 2009 at 9:58 PM
i would LOVE to visit the czech republic in the near future.
- October 6, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- Collette Ardith said...
I think I would love to have a bag from Africa. I heavily support (RED), and I believe that anything that comes from there is truly a piece of art, because art is an expression of meaning. When they make their items, they make it in hope for a better future. I highly believe in that and I think it'd definitely be for a better cause. That way if someone asks me where I got my purse from, I'd tell them proudly "From Africa!", in hope that they'd begin to support the better of humankind as well.
- October 6, 2009 at 10:28 PM
- desnuda y con sombrilla said...
Though probably I won't get to go there for a long, long time if I had unlimited funds I would hop on a plane to Iceland this minute. The landscape blows my mind, and all the wonderful Icelandic musicians (Sigur Rós, Björk, múm) make me believe there is magic in the air over there.
- October 6, 2009 at 11:05 PM
ooooh these are so pretty!
i always enter all of your giveaways, but somehow i never end up winning because, maybe, the moment isn't right.
i would love bags from India because the collection is insanely beautiful. i live in India, and yet i cannot find such beautiful craft workmanship. and that is why i wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to purchase these bags also because ordinarily, they'll be totally out of my purchase limit!
ps. great work, rebecca, your personal style always keeps evolving and through the very same pieces, we get to see so many different stories! xo.
- October 6, 2009 at 11:06 PM
- Sher said...
I am currently considering both Greece and Switzerland to visit next year and it's driving me mad! I can't seem to choose between the two!
Greece is so impossibly perfect with its ancient history, islands, the Aegean Sean and gorgeous sunsets. Switzerland with its famous alps and chocolates, plus everyone who went to Europe tells me Switzerland is the best place to go! So I'm still torn, really:)
- October 6, 2009 at 11:11 PM
- Amelia said...
I would definitely like to visit India. It just seems so full of color and life. But that's only the tip of the iceberg in terms of places I want to travel...
- October 6, 2009 at 11:19 PM
- Joby said...
Thanks for a chance to be part of your giveaway.
I think if I could choose anywhere it would be to Papua New Guinea as the wildlife there is still undisturbed and the species of mammals so remarkable. They are tame having not been hunted, they have no fear, so I would hope to stoke a Cuscus. Then back to New Zealand to be a tourist.
- October 6, 2009 at 11:21 PM
- violetvirus said...
I wanna go to anywhere and everywhere except for Singapore (where I'm currently residing) and Myanmar/Burma (where I was born and raised)...
And I would totally get the bags from Andes, particularly dis > Leather hobo handbag, 'Crimson Carnation'...
- October 6, 2009 at 11:24 PM
- Santosh said...
This is the link for samsonite on facebook..........samsonite is one of the finest brands around the globe making reliable travell bagages for all kinds of people.
- October 7, 2009 at 12:01 AM
- Electro Geisha said...
i could easily buy something, if only i had the money to buy it with... do they do any charity work? :D kidding... anyways, i loved the post...new findings and inspirations are always more than welcome
- October 7, 2009 at 12:14 AM
- Shilbe said...
Awesome giveaway! I would love to visit Rome. :D
- October 7, 2009 at 12:34 AM
I have been lucky to travel a bit in the past couple of years ... I still haven't ventured to Latin America very much. I'd love to go to Costa Rica next.
- October 7, 2009 at 12:43 AM
- leen said...
my heart goes to New Zealand, i've been dreaming to go there for at least 10 years...
- October 7, 2009 at 1:11 AM
- skinny buddha said...
the country I would love love love to visit is Kenya. and I would especially love to see the Masai tribes. I am totally in love with the way they look and dress. the color red has never looked so good on anyone as it looks on the Masai, both men and women. so I would definitely love to buy a Masai bag
- October 7, 2009 at 1:12 AM
- Stéphanie said...
I would like to visit Russia. I think it's a romantic town, and because I love Russian writers : Tolstoi, Tourgeniev ...
Thank you for this nice competition !
- October 7, 2009 at 1:39 AM
- Manja said...
I just looked at the bags in the store and they are fantastic!
Oh wow....where would I most want to travel? Honestly, there are at least 20 places I'd want to see right now. India is very high on my list....BUT I will choose Russia.
I have always wanted to see Moscow and St. Petersburg and it is one of my dreams to travel across the whole country in the Transsiberian Railway. That must be so fantastic! great, now I'm googling the transsiberian railway....oooh...there is a lonely planet just dedicated to it!
Sorry, I just got myself overly excited, haha
- October 7, 2009 at 2:02 AM
- tiffars said...
There's so many places I want to see, but my top three would have to be London, Italy, and Japan. I think London might be the easiest transition in some ways since I wouldn't have to learn a new language, just new slang.
- October 7, 2009 at 3:04 AM
- Sam said...
India for sure! My father grew up there and I adore the hindu art and the vibrant colours that seem to be part of everyday life there - these bags are so lovely!
- October 7, 2009 at 3:06 AM
- LHuRi Dwianti said...
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- October 7, 2009 at 3:40 AM
- LHuRi Dwianti said...
Thailand! :D
They made lots of gorgeously unique bags there X)
- October 7, 2009 at 3:44 AM
- Erin said...
They're all lovely! I'd love to visit Peru, particularly Macchu Picchu. That something so beautiful and old and amazing still stands completely blows me away. I've always been fascinated by the Incas and I can't wait to visit there one day! :)
- October 7, 2009 at 4:11 AM
- emilyanne said...
It is so difficult to choose just one place but I would really enjoy a trip to Spain. I've heard it's a fun place to go and their olives are amazing!
- October 7, 2009 at 4:11 AM
- rika said...
thats a very lovely tote !
i love it so much
and i really adore the brown one :)
wanna do exhchange link ? :)
- October 7, 2009 at 4:44 AM
- s_mcmillan said...
I'm leaning towards the fabulous bags from Mexico, but for my next trip I want to go to Russia and the Czech Republic...
- October 7, 2009 at 5:14 AM
- Maria said...
I would definitely want a bag japan. I love japanese things and it would go great with my wardrobe :D.
- October 7, 2009 at 5:16 AM
- miss milki said...
What a fabulous idea for a shop! Thats a hard question though, my favourite country that I've been to is Laos, followed closely by Cambodia but I feel like if I was travelling again I would like to see somewhere different. There are so many countries in the world I'd love to see but one place I've always wanted to go is Japan.
- October 7, 2009 at 5:59 AM
- miriam said...
i would love to visit China given my asian roots but still never been. and a purse from china wouldn't be that bad either.
- October 7, 2009 at 6:12 AM
- kelly said...
I'd love to go to India and get 10,000 bags!!
- October 7, 2009 at 6:47 AM
- Mariele said...
egypt for sure. history and desert all around sounds amazing and my parents spent their honeymoon there.
- October 7, 2009 at 6:49 AM
- Wendy said...
I would love to visit India for many reasons, not the least of which is that I'm a vegetarian who adores Indian food. I also love the beaded Indian evening bags on Novica.
- October 7, 2009 at 6:50 AM
- A Thought Is The Blossom said...
Spain, totally. So many colors and so much culture! Of course there are many other places on my list, but Spain is definitely first!
- October 7, 2009 at 7:46 AM
- Corinna said...
i'd love to travel to every continet at least once. my favourite bags are the hemp bags from thailand though
- October 7, 2009 at 7:50 AM
I would like to visit India to see their culture and the traditional Indian dresses and bags of course!
Susana (firstname.lastname@example.com)
- October 7, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Hana Talita said...
I choose Thailand. It's very rich in culture. I bet the bag will have elephants on it!
But I'd love to see an Indonesian-inspired bag *i'm indonesian!*. We have a traditional fabric called 'Batik' and I'd love to see people carrying Batik purses!
- October 7, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Nadine said...
India - always wanted to go there.
- October 7, 2009 at 8:16 AM
- Striving For Excellence said...
I would love to visit the Dominican Republic--it's where my family is from and I want to see the land they called home before moving to America. Also I'd love to go to South Korea to see the land my best friend is from and share that experience with her.
- October 7, 2009 at 8:45 AM
- ashley said...
I would love to visit Iceland in the summertime. Long days, melting glaciers, breathtaking colors, natural beauty permeating every vista. It seems like such a magical place- like some enchanted wonderland from a dream :).
- October 7, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Talk Pretty To Me said...
Great giveaway Rebecca! We have a fair trade store a few towns away that I love to visit! If I could go to any one country it would most likely be Indonesia, the colours they use are so vivid and beautiful and they aren't afraid to embellish things or leave them to their natural beauty. I would probably never want to leave if I visited that country.
- October 7, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- F i K a said...
I like to go to everywhere!! :D..hehe
hmmm..let's me see..I think Paris, Hongkong, and New york can be a great destination :D..hehe
- October 7, 2009 at 9:02 AM
- Flor said...
I would like to visit London and to see the rest of my country (Argentina) i don´t know yet cause it is so big!.
Sorry for my english, i love the blog.
- October 7, 2009 at 9:37 AM
I really want to travel to Peking someday. :)
- October 7, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- Mrs. Harer said...
I would love to visit India. I was a nanny for a family from India for a little less than a year and have been fascinated with the culture ever since.
- October 7, 2009 at 9:45 AM
- dapper kid said...
That one in the bottom left is so beautiful. The country I would most like to visit at the moment is Tajikstan. I saw a documentary on the capital, Dushanbe, and they were looking at its history, it was so amazing. Hope you're having a lovely day :)
- October 7, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- I Like You said...
I'm studying abroad in Chile next semester. Can hardly wait. I would love a purse from there!
- October 7, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- Alline said...
I think Mexico. I love their colourful culture and would love to see that translated into a beautiful handbag!
- October 7, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Clare said...
I desperately want to visit India. Top of the list.
- October 7, 2009 at 10:37 AM
- A little birdie told me. said...
I would want to vist India, and dress like the movie "A Little Princess" which I love, I use to pretend I had a magic wizard redo my room every morning with rich india fabrics!
- October 7, 2009 at 10:42 AM
- miranda.gabriela said...
I want to visit Tuva! Although technically a Federal Republic of Russia, Tuvan culture has more in common with Mongolian culture. I love their cultural singing style - Throat-singing and have always dreamt of exploring the country on horseback! If I could buy a purse from there, I would hope for a leather saddle bag!
What a great giveaway! And -super- cute dress styling!
- October 7, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Shelley said...
I really want to go back to Europe! I think this time I want to go to Italy, and head over to Rome possibly even Greece. I am totally obsessed with Pompeii...
Love those bags!
- October 7, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- rebecca said...
I would, with all my heart, love to go to India. One day I hope to go and do charity work there, in the slums and redlight districts. Hopefully I'll get to go next Christmas. But I also love the culture and all the bright colors.
Actually, there are a couple of super-adorable over-the-shoulder bags from India that I would love to have.
- October 7, 2009 at 11:15 AM
- Leewa said...
I would love to go to India. Ever since I attended my sister's Hindu wedding and after meeting all of her new Indian in-laws, I have become extremely interested in the culture, especially with their textiles and beautiful accessories.
- October 7, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- Amber said...
Where don't I want to go! I'd love to go to Ireland for the landscape the rolling hills, high cliffs, and castles. It's every historical novel I've read, I need to be the girl in the 12th century castle. Lately I've been interested in India, especially the area of Udapuir and Rajasthan. A woman in the dance community in PA does traditional rajasthani gypsy dance and it's just gorgeous. Or New Zealand! Andrea and I have been swapping packages for about a year and the untouched landscape and out of the way placement makes it an ideal getaway destination.
- October 7, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- Dee said...
I'd like to go to morocco in the future. However, I was reading a magazine article about Indian palaces that have been turned into luxury hotels. The pictures looked so beatiful, that I might want to go there first (if I had the money)
- October 7, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- A. Jane said...
I could definitely go for the "fancy chocolate" leather shoulder bag by Nanan of Bali. It's beautiful!
- October 7, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- dearilou said...
I would someday love to visit India. I've always had this beautiful imagery of it from Alfonso Cuaron's A Little Princess, and it was reinforced by Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited. I would love to take a train ride through the country!
- October 7, 2009 at 1:33 PM
- Claire said...
Wow, what a great contest! There are some really pretty purses over at NOVICA. I hope you don't mind if I answer both questions for fun! : )
Well, I have traveled overseas a good amount in my life, and I definitely want to continue to travel as I get older. If I could choose one country to visit tomorrow, it would be Greece. I think it is great that you spent a semester there! And your pictures from your trip looked amazing. I absolutely love travel and know I would enjoy Greece's culture, architecture, food, etc.
I actually just recently bought a beautiful tote bag. It is this pretty golden yellow color - great for autumn. It turns out it is made from old Indian Saris. So I guess if I could buy a purse from another country, I would buy another beautiful purse from India!
- October 7, 2009 at 2:21 PM
- DIZZY said...
I'd have to say Thailand. There's such rich history there... there are beautiful blue beaches, mountains, waterfalls...it looks beautiful! All of the temples and interesting architecture.. definitely Thailand!! That's where I'm going next!
- October 7, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- Jocelyne said...
I have always been drawn to Thailand. I would love to go visit and live with a hill tribe and learn their beautiful craft. They use so many beautiful bright colors that all seem to blend perfectly together via patchwork. Thanks for the giveaway! :)
- October 7, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- Amy said...
Travel is one of my favourite things. A place I've been thinking about visiting as soon as my grad student budget allows is Vietnam. One of the biggest reasons for that is that without the history of Vietnam, I wouldn't exist. My American mother came to Canada with her former partner during that time, met my dad, and the rest is history. It's a country that has been though a lot and it's somewhere I would definitely like to experience.
Bag wise, two of my faves in my own collection are from England and India, and I'd love to return to both of those places to get more!
- October 7, 2009 at 8:27 PM
I have always wanted to go to Scotland-part of my heritage. I love the purses of Thailand-especially the Leather and Cotton Handbag,Hill Tribe ChicNatural.
Elaine R
- October 7, 2009 at 8:30 PM
- erin copeland said...
- October 7, 2009 at 9:30 PM
- Dandelionkisses said...
It's almost impossible for me to choose one! But I suppose if you were going to plop me on a plane tomorrow and I had to choose right this second I think I would have to choose Greece. I just love the culture and the white and blue houses, and the food!
- October 7, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- Lauren said...
I am DYING to go to Peru! My Grandfather is from Lima, and most of his family still lives there. My grandparents always bring me the most beautiful handmade gold jewelry (it's a lot cheaper there!) but I'm really dying for a handwoven shoulder tote. The colors of Peruvian textiles are so amazing, and I would really love to meet my grandfather's family and all of my distant cousins. I'm hoping to spend a few weeks next summer getting to know his great nieces and nephews who are my age - and scouring the markets, of course!
I'm really loving Novica's Urban Safar Purse in Yellow - I decided recently I need a yellow bag, but can't find a really unusual one anywhere! (Maybe Peru!)
- October 7, 2009 at 9:45 PM
- Amy said...
I'd love to visit Morocco. I've never been to an Arabic country and I love the design and architecture of Morocco. A perfect day would include shopping in the souks and drinking mint and honey tea!
- October 8, 2009 at 12:30 AM
- Nadia Kamballa said...
Hmm..this is a tough question as there're too many countries I'd like to visit. Well, I think I'd love to go to India. The country fascinates me in many ways. I enjoy their music and dances and I'm also amazed by their traditional clothes, sari. I heard that it took hours for an Indian woman to wrap that 7m sari to their body. Wow..
Well, not to mention, my bf is Indian.. :p
- October 8, 2009 at 12:41 AM
- Ambroisine said...
I would love to go to Sweden because of the beautiful landscape, I'm very fond of nature. And the girl's are the most stylish ever :p
- October 8, 2009 at 5:50 AM
- Suzette said...
I'd love to visit Russia! Such a beautiful place with an interesting and rich history...
- October 8, 2009 at 6:19 AM
- katthroatworld said...
I'd LOVEEE to visit so many countries, but if I had to choose one, I'd say France because Paris is the fashion capital of the world and it has so much culture and history. I'd love to buy a purse from there, too, since so many amazing handbag designers are French (and sadly out of my price range). COOL CONTEST!
- October 8, 2009 at 6:38 AM
- The Other Ashley said...
I'd love to visit Ireland and/or Australia. I've had friends go to both and they've raved about the scenery. I'd also like to visit Italy or Greece - for the history and the food - and the Amazon.
- October 8, 2009 at 6:56 AM
- val said...
I would totally love to visit South America! I love the colourful urban tribal patterns that remind me of the Incas.
- October 8, 2009 at 7:02 AM
- Jack and Cassie said...
I want to visit Ireland with my family. My dad is nearing 60 and he's wanted to go his whole life to visit the tiny house where his grandmother grew up (with her 11 siblings - yikes!). I really want to take an extended road trip through the country, visiting the places my family comes from.
- October 8, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- Fiesta Saurus Rex said...
I would have to say that I'm most excited to visit Indonesia - especially because I'm planning an epic trans pacific adventure ending there in March.
How can you not want to visit a country with 18000 islands, sea, jungle and more culture then you can shake a stick at.
Not to mention a monster baby recently born to a whooping 19.2 lbs.
- October 8, 2009 at 9:04 AM
- Hi, I'm JoAnn said...
First I would love to visit the islands of the Philippines, so I can learn more about my mother's culture and family history.
But second, I would love to visit India and purchase fabrics and bags from there. The rich, bright colors and jewels are so wonderful in Bollywood movies, that I'd like to see them up close and learn more about the culture. I'd also love to see the stones on the Taj Mahal -- I bet a lot of sartorial inspiration can from such a beautiful monument.
- October 8, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Elizabeth said...
I've wanted to live in Spain for as long as I can remember. I think I was meant to live there all along. However, I would probably end up choosing a bag from India. I've been finding myself drawn and connected to Indian culture in so many ways in the past few years, that it cannot be ignored.
- October 8, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- Elizabeth said...
I want to visit China, before it's too late to see its natural beauty and traditional culture. But I'd have to buy a bag from Mexico because I fell in love with the leather trendsetter shoulder bag on the novica website.
- October 8, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- K. said...
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- October 8, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- Elizabeth said...
I saw this awesome brown leather shoulder bag that I would love when I go to Europe over Christmas. Choose me!!!
- October 8, 2009 at 11:00 AM
I would totally want to go to Korea! Last time I went, I was unable to do much shopping, and many "street" designs in Hong Kong are based on Korean ones. :D
- October 8, 2009 at 11:39 AM
- Jennifer Nicole said...
Among other countries, I'd love to visit Peru. The whole of South America sounds amazing, but climbing Macchu Pichu, dinners in Lima...I can already feel the sun on my face.
Thank you for offering this giveaway!
- October 8, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Roz said...
i'd love to go to paris and get a bag from there.
paris = fashion cityy!
- October 8, 2009 at 1:17 PM
- ebele said...
I would love to visti Russia, and definitely I would love to have a purse from there! The east european culture is very pretty.
I love you blog, it really inspires me :)
- October 8, 2009 at 4:38 PM
- Anna said...
My ancestors are from Switzerland and my cousin recently went there and was able to see all of my roots. I'm dying to do the same!
This is a great company...very inspiring!
- October 8, 2009 at 8:50 PM
- Guitar Strings said...
London is a good country to visit. When Autumn come, it even looks better. Colorful leaves, just amazing.But I rather visit canada,actually I don't really know about canada. I just want to visit it when I heard it's name. Kind of cheesy
- October 8, 2009 at 10:09 PM
- mary van notes said...
Mexico has a tradition in tooled leather, and I'm a sucker for it. I also would love to visit Oaxaca, Mexico. I hear it's beautiful.
- October 8, 2009 at 10:54 PM
- smile a mile :) said...
Coming all the way from hot humid always summery Singapore (a tiny red dot just below Malaysia), I've been down with the travel bug since I could read. Imagine reading books, seeing pictures, about exotic, new, exciting places I couldn't go to then!
I think the place I really want to visit the most would be Turkey. Such a rich culture, traditional yet surprisingly modern, and the fabrics, the hospitality, the vibrant earthy colours, the architecture, pistachios.. So many things to see, hear, touch, taste and feel. Not to mention, gorgeous Turkey guys ;)
Turkish delight, anyone?
- October 9, 2009 at 7:02 AM
i would love to travel my own country, indonesia.cause indonesia have a beautiful places and beautiful pieces of art. example: batik, batik indonesia hae so man patterns and you can imagine how many bags can you made here. and the other reason is, i wanna know my own country very very well :)
- October 9, 2009 at 7:16 AM
- Erica said...
Since this is fantasy, I'll have to say backpacking through Southeasternish Asia - Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, then over to Nepal, Tibet, India. Unfortunately it's been impounded in my brain that I could never do this, even with a seasoned guide/friend/etc because I am a little blonde girl and would be kidnapped and sold into the slave trade, which sadly, is probably not unlikely =[ But yay fantasy wishes and beautiful bags and blogs!
P.S. I loved your short film =]
- October 9, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Greetings from south Texas! I would definitely opt for the Thailand purses, hands down. It would be a dream come true if I were able to travel to Africa, specially if I could volunteer for a non-profit organization. Your blog is always so full of inspiration, take care.
- October 9, 2009 at 6:55 PM
- Renée said...
I currently am in love with the idea of Vienna, Austria; all the cafes sound lovely, the architecture is supposed to be beautiful, and there's a lot of stuff related to Mozart and other classical music there. However, I always turn toward the bright, woven, Mexican bags or the colorful, silk, Indian bags when visiting local fair-trade shops.
- October 9, 2009 at 9:37 PM
- Emma Deer said...
I would love to visit Ireland, going to all the small towns with cobble streets and where it is really green. Also, Kinsale, the buildings in the town are painted in bright colors. I watched and literary travel through Ireland documentary and would love to do that as well.
- October 9, 2009 at 10:15 PM


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State crews will be siren testing Friday on Oahu at the following places between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.:
- Maili Point
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- Waianae High School
- Pier 39/Honolulu Harbor
- Frank Fasi Municipal Building
Residents in these areas may hear the sirens sound for 30-seconds during the identified time period. Technicians will use data gathered from these tests to verify operational status and maintenance actions.
As a reminder, the monthly Emergency Alert System and Siren Warning System test will take place as normally scheduled on the first working day of the month, Monday, December 3, 2012, at 11:45 a.m.
Oahu residents may call State Civil Defense at (808) 733-4300 if they have any questions or concerns regarding this test of the Statewide Outdoor Siren Warning System. Contact the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management at (808) 723-8960 to report routine siren operations issues. Oahu residents may also sign up to adopt a siren at http://sirens.honolulu.gov.
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How do learners engage with the Web? How can educational services and systems attract and sustain a possible new group of lifelong learners? What motivates individuals to use particular technologies or spaces when engaging with the information environment?
These questions drive the Visitors and Residents activity, an OCLC- and JISC-funded collaboration between the University of Oxford (David White, Senior Manager in the Technology-Assisted Lifelong Learning [TALL] program at the Department for Continuing Education) and OCLC Research (Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist), in partnership with the University of North Carolina, Charlotte (Donna Lanclos, Ph.D., Associate Professor for Anthropological Research at the J. Murrey Atkins Library). This longitudinal project identifies the shifting changes in users' engagement with the information environment in order to develop better ways to attract and sustain new groups of lifelong learners, and to position the role of the library within the workflows of students and faculty.
Digital "visitors" take a functional approach to their use of technology. Thinking takes place offline. They prefer to remain anonymous online, have a less visible online presence, tend to be passive consumers of online content and favor face-to-face interactions. They spend less than six hours online per week.
"I always stick with the first thing that comes up on Google because I think that's the most popular site which means that's the most correct. So I tried that and it didn't work."
Female, Age 17
In contrast, digital "residents" demonstrate significant online presence and usage. They actively cultivate a visible online presence by collaborating and contributing online. This group does not hesitate to express opinions online or their identity in social networks. They are highly dependent on mobile devices, and they tend to spend more than 10 hours online per week.
What we are learning
Convenience trumps authority in the search for useful information. Sources such as Google and Wikipedia are common starting points for information seeking of all types.
Learners develop a variety of "digital literacies" in a social trial-and-error process, without the direct support or advice of educational institutions. This produces a "learning black market" where learners use nontraditional sources of information online, which may lack academic credibility. While these practices appear to be widely used and can be effective for their studies, students often are wary of citing such resources, and may even express guilt about using them and perceive that they have different opinions than their teachers about the quality of sources.
"I use [Wikipedia], kind of like, I won't cite it on my papers but I, kind of, use it as a like, as a start off line. I go there and look up the general information, kind of, read through it so I get a general idea what it is. Then I start going through my research."
Female, Age 19
Students frequently have highly developed digital literacy skills, such as Internet searching and using technology (specifically social media) but their information literacy skills (specifically evaluating information for authenticity) lag behind. They often equate the popularity of a source (e.g., being highly ranked by Google) with being correct, and can be nervous about which sources are valid.
ISSUE 20 contents
- Index
- President's Report
- From community to technology ... and back again
- Moving to meta-services
- Gates Foundation, OCLC continue partnership for library staff development
- First Global Council President from Asia Pacific shares his thoughts
- Exploring shifting changes in user engagement
- OCLC maps the future of cataloging, discovery and interlibrary loan
- How Kindred Works ... works
- We live in a networked world
- WorldCat statistics
About the Author
Lynn Connaway
Lynn is Senior Research Scientist and leads the activities of OCLC Research in studying the behavior of library users to determine their perceptions and information usage habits of a variety of reference services.


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My Favorite Web Sites - Winchester Star, 2/27/03
This is one of many columns providing annotated lists of Web sites that may be of interest to the community. Each column lists sites that belong to a particular category: search engines, art, online newspapers and magazines, health and medicine, history, business and economics, etc. or sites relevant to a particular season, for example, skiing or gardening. Most sites are non-commercial. To make it easier to access the sites, each column is posted on the Town of Winchester's Web site so that the sites can be accessed and bookmarked without having enter the URL by hand.


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10 Tips for Dealing with a Child's Demanding Behaviors
Let's face it – kids will test your limits. They will push your buttons. How do we deal with a child's demanding behavior? Following are 10 tips we hope will help you manage this difficult phase.
- Be concrete – Don't confuse your child by saying, "In a little while." Or "In a bit." Instead, be specific. For example, "We'll read the book after you finish brushing your teeth." Or "You can play outside when you put the toys away inside the container."
- Take turns – Practice taking turns with the child. For example, during play time, say, "We are going to take turns choosing what we play. You go first, then I will go next." You can model this in other areas as well: taking turns picking a movie, what to eat Friday nights and what drink mix, etc. This builds cooperation and teamwork.
- Give choices – Try to say "No" less. Instead, give choices. This will allow them to express their voice and gives them a sense of control. To avoid confusion, be careful not to give too many choices. Allowing the child to choose can be used as a distraction. For example, you can say, "You can color or play your DS while you wait for dinner." Or have things set up for the child to avoid frustrations. For example, use coloring mats during meal times. It promotes learning and invites dialogue while you finish up a meal.
- Keep structure – Knowing what's next alleviates anxiety. I know there are times when keeping structure is difficult. One way to help a child know what's next is by using a timer. For example, when watching television, say, "When the bell rings, it's time to turn off the T.V."
- Explain the consequences – Be clear about the consequences before the child has opportunity to "misbehave." For example, before going to the store, say, "We are only buying what's on our list." I find that having the child hold and "help check off" the list helps them focus. When they say, "I want…" I ask, "Is it on our list?" I play it off, then say, "No, it's not" and just keep walking.
- Read a book or watch a movie – Books or movies can provide great examples regarding various topics. After reading a book or watching a movie, talk about it. Ask questions that will open the dialogue. Please don't give examples of what your child is doing wrong. Instead, use the characters and ask the child a question about what happened with the character. To reinforce the concept you are trying to instill, refer back to the character as many times as possible.
- Play games – Games have the potential to teach a demanding child the concept of "taking turns." The child will learn that there are times of rest, passing and other times engaging in "their turn." Children learn to empathy with others as they learn the game of "loosing" or "winning."
- Model delayed gratification – This is important. Show your child that you are able to wait for those things you really want. For example, when shopping don't buy an entire outfit. Instead, discuss the concept of being a "good steward." Even if you can afford it, this will help the child understand that "we can't always buy what we want."
- Teach the difference between needs and wants – When a child's impulsive tendency surfaces, they are not able to recognize it. Parenting requires helping your child identify their impulsive behaviors and help them choose wisely. We don't need a new bicycle. We want it. We need food, but we don't need an ice cream cone. We want it. Check your own vocabulary and try to catch yourself when you misuse the word need.
- Be consistent and stay calm – As the adult, you have to be consistent and stay calm. It won't help for you to show your frustration or anger. In fact, it will only make things worse. So, model staying calm. Remember that eliminating demanding behaviors will take effort and energy. It's all about trial and error but most of all, it takes time to reinforce these concepts.
We Want to Hear from You! – What are some helpful tools you have used to help with demanding behaviors? What were the results?


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Works by Nordic favourites alongside Monet, van Gogh, Rembrandt and Picasso and other famous names. The Göteborg Museum of Art has collections of art dating from the 1300s, right up to present day. Works by Nordic favourites Carl Larsson, Anders Zorn and Ernst Josephsson compete for attention, alongside Monet, van Gogh, Rembrandt and Picasso and many other famous names. The museum covers three floors and takes you through contemporary art, sculpture, Swedish 18th century art, Nordic art of the 1900s, as well as European art from 1500 to 1700. The collection is rounded off with the Göteborg colourists, Nordic art 1900-1950 and the French Collection. The museum offers guided tours, a bookshop and the Museum Café offers refreshments. The permanent exhibition is complemented by visiting exhibitions. Worthy of note is the Hasselblad Museum inside the museum and Göteborgs Konsthall that adjoins the museum.
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She took possession of office at the Chamber two weeks ago, filling the position that has been vacant since 2010 with the departure of Lisa Del Bosque.
Greve already is showing she can handle just about anything that crosses her desk.
And, in a pinch, she even can churn butter.
The 35-year old is from Brundidge, Ala. ("People always say, 'Rachael, say something Southern'"), but she has had business cards with New York, Little Rock and Austin addresses on them.
Don't be intimidated. "I'm from a town of 1,200 people, so I understand small towns," she says.
She brings all her experience to her desk in the rear of the building — experience that includes high school cheerleading, a stint at modeling, singing and acting (her laugh easily reaches the back row; how she snaps her fingers would impress any band), painting murals, drawing, a love of black-and-white photography, directing two separate museums, (Troy, Ala., and Brenham, Texas), who holds an undergraduate degree in social science/anthropology from Troy University and is working on a master's degree in public history, who swoons at the scent of books and who reads encyclopedias and Faulkner for fun.
Greve and her husband, Brian — who is a data analyst at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi — live in a county farmhouse in southern Bee County.
That she has never directed a chamber of commerce before doesn't faze her.
"So many of the activities are similar to that of a museum director — festivals, memberships," she says.
Not to mention, research.
"I'm a secret teacher," she admits. "I'm always digging into something."
A propensity she plans to apply to her Chamber work.
"I want to bring an educational aspect to the Chamber activities.
"I want to sit down with the board of directors to create a business plan, to figure out what we need and how to go about it. My goal is to make Beeville a prosperous community.
The prospects, she predicts, are perky. "We're perfectly positioned for the Eagle Ford Shale project," she notes. "The opportunities are limitless; that's exciting."
She describes her work ethic in one sentence: "I came here with no agenda; I will never criticize anything without offering a solution."
And, in an environment where opportunistic maneuvering is not unknown, she asserts: "I don't play politics."
She says she is astonished at how the community has welcomed her. "Beeville is very Texas and very Southern in its hospitality."
In addition to the predictable visits to the library and the art museum, Greve says she and her husband also are exploring the local eateries.
"We're eating our way across Bee County. If I gain 20 pounds, it isn't my fault!"
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Impacts of BSE on World Trade in Cattle and Beef: Implications for the Canadian Economy (ABSTRACT)
Wigle, R., Weerahewa, J., Bredahl, M., & Samarajeewa, S.
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Wigle, R., Weerahewa, J., Bredahl, M., & Samarajeewa, S. (2007). "Impacts of BSE on World Trade in Cattle and Beef: Implications for the Canadian Economy", Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 55 (4), 535-549.
ABSTRACT: This paper evaluates the impact of BSE-related trade restrictions on Canada using a general equilibrium model. It links selected results of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) approach, a global computable general equilibrium model, with Basic Model of Regional Trade (BMRT), a Canadian regional model. We find first, that while producers were hurt a lot, there are other general equilibrium considerations (gains to processors and/or consumers) and sectoral adjustments that at the regional level tend to partially offset the losses suffered by producers. We also assess the extent to which opening of the U.S. border is important relative to access to the rest of the world. Our results indicate that the losses to the Canadian economy are around $1 billion and they were reduced significantly when Canada resumed beef trade with the United States, as a result of various government allegations.
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2010: Actor and singer Pernell Roberts, the last surviving star of the TV western "Bonanza," dies of pancreatic cancer at the age of 81 in Malibu, California. Besides playing Ben Cartwright's eldest son, Adam Cartwright, on "Bonanza," Roberts also is best known for playing chief surgeon Dr. John McIntyre, the title character on "Trapper John, M.D."
2006: Actor Chris Penn, the brother of fellow actor Sean Penn best known for his roles in movies such as "Reservoir Dogs," "Footloose," "Rush Hour," "True Romance," "All the Right Moves" and "Pale Rider," dies of heart disease at the age of 40 in Santa Monica, California.
2003: The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation on the same day former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge is named secretary of the department.
1999: In Louisville, Kentucky, Matthew Scott, 37, receives the first hand transplant in the United States during a 15-hour surgical procedure. Scott had lost his hand at age 24 in a fireworks accident. The Louisville group, including Drs. Warren C. Breidenbach and Tsu-Min Tsai in cooperation with the Christine M. Kleinert Institute, Jewish Hospital and the University of Louisville, went on to perform the first five hand transplants in the United States. Scott is seen here in 2003 during his four-year checkup.
1995: Van Halen releases the album "Balance," which would prove to be the last album recorded with lead singer Sammy Hagar. During the recording of "Balance" and the band's subsequent Ambulance Tour, Van Halen's second incarnation broke up and Hagar left the band in 1996.
1993: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who became the first black Supreme Court justice in 1967, dies of heart failure at the age of 84 in Bethesda, Maryland. Marshall served on the court for 24 years, compiling a liberal record that included strong support for Constitutional protection of individual rights, especially the rights of criminal suspects against the government.
1989: Serial killer Ted Bundy is executed via electric chair at Raiford Prison in Starke, Florida. He was sentenced to three death sentences in two separate trials for three Florida homicides committed in 1978. After more than a decade of denials, he confessed shortly before his execution to 30 homicides committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. However, the true number of his victims remains unknown and could be even higher.
1986: Voyager 2 passes within 50,600 miles of Uranus. The probe also discovered the moons Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Perdita and Puck; studied the planet's unique atmosphere; and examined the Uranian ring system. It is still the only spacecraft to have visited the two outer gas giant planets Uranus and Neptune and today continues to study interstellar space in an extended mission.
1986: L. Ron Hubbard, a pulp fiction author and the founder of the Church of Scientology, dies at the age of 74 in Creston, California, a week after suffering a stroke.
1986: Actress Mischa Barton, best known for her role as Marissa Cooper on the TV series "The O.C.," is born in London, England.
1984: The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale. It would go on to become the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface, rather than a command-line interface.
1983: Film director George Cukor, who directed such movies as "The Philadelphia Story," "Adam's Rib," "Born Yesterday," "A Star Is Born" and "My Fair Lady," dies of a heart attack at the age of 83 in Los Angeles.
1978: Soviet reconnaissance satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. The incident prompted an extensive cleanup effort, although only 12 larger pieces of the satellite were recovered, amounting to 1 percent of its nuclear fuel.
1975: Actor and comedian Larry Fine, best known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges, dies at the age of 72 in Woodland Hills, California. Fine suffered a debilitating stroke in January 1970 that paralyzed the left side of his body and left him confined to a wheelchair the rest of his life. He also suffered several other strokes leading up to his death. Fine was born Louis Feinberg in 1902.
1974: Actor Ed Helms, best known for his TV work on "The Daily Show" and "The Office," and for starring in "The Hangover" movies, is born in Atlanta, Georgia.
1972: Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. He was among the last three Japanese holdouts to be found after the end of hostilities in 1945. For 28 years, he had hidden in an underground jungle cave, fearing to come out of hiding even after finding leaflets declaring World War II had ended, believing them to be false Allied propaganda. After his discovery, he was discharged and sent home to Japan, where he was hailed as a national hero.
1971: William Griffith "Bill" Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, dies of emphysema complicated by pneumonia at the age of 75 while en route to treatment in Miami, Florida. Wilson, who drank no alcohol for the last 37 years of his life, was commonly known as "Bill W." or "Bill" during his life, following AA's Twelfth Tradition of anonymity.
1970: Actor and filmmaker Matthew Lillard, best known for his roles in movies such as "Scream," "Scooby-Doo" and "She's All That," is born in Lansing, Michigan.
1968: Gymnast Mary Lou Retton, who won a gold medal in the all-around gymnastics competition at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics, becoming the first female gymnast from outside Eastern Europe to do so, is born in Fairmont, West Virginia. She also won four additional medals in Los Angeles: silver in the team competition and the horse vault, and bronze in the floor exercise and uneven bars.
1965: British politician Winston Churchill, known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II, dies at the age of 90 in London, England, nine days after suffering a stroke, his fourth since 1949. Churchill served as British prime minister twice (1940–45 and 1951–55) and was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. He is the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
1962: Jackie Robinson becomes the first black man elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1962: The Beatles sign a five-year contract with Brian Epstein as their manager, giving Epstein 25 percent of their gross income. Epstein would begin to immediately direct their image away from leather jackets, instead encouraging them toward a smarter stage presentation, with matching suits and bows to the audience. Epstein would remain the band's manager through his death at the age of 32 in August 1967.
1955: World War II hero Ira Hayes, a Pima Native American and a U.S. Marine who was one of the six men immortalized in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima during the war, dies of exposure and alcohol poisoning at the age of 32 in Bapchule, Arizona.
1949: Actor John Belushi, best known as one of the original "Saturday Night Live" cast members and for his movie roles in "The Blues Brothers" and "National Lampoon's Animal House," is born in Chicago, Illinois. He died on March 5, 1982, after overdosing on a mixture of cocaine and heroin at age 33.
1948: "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston and Tim Holt, and directed by John Huston, premieres in theaters. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1949, but lost out to Laurence Olivier's film adaptation of "Hamlet." It won the other three Oscars it was nominated for, with John Huston winning Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay and Walter Huston, John Huston's father, winning for Best Supporting Actor, marking the first father-son Oscar win.
1947: Singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, best known for such songs as "Werewolves of London" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money," is born in Chicago, Illinois. He died from cancer at the age of 56 on Sept. 7, 2003. His final album, "The Wind," which was released two weeks before his death, earned him two posthumous Grammys.
1946: The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution, which establishes the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission "to deal with the problems raised by the discovery of atomic energy."
1943: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II.
1943: Actress Sharon Tate is born in Dallas, Texas. Tate, the wife of director Roman Polanski, was an up-and-coming young actress with credits on TV and in films such as "Valley of the Dolls," when she was murdered in her home, along with four others, by followers of Charles Manson on Aug. 9, 1969.
1941: Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, whose eight No. 1 hits are "Cracklin' Rosie," "Song Sung Blue," "Desiree," "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," "Love on the Rocks," "America," "Yesterday's Songs" and "Heartlight," is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1941: Singer Aaron Neville, known for solo hits such as "Tell It Like It Is," "Everybody Plays the Fool" and "Somewhere Somebody," as well as his work with his brothers as The Neville Brothers, is born in New Orleans.
1922: The Eskimo Pie ice cream treat is patented by Christian K. Nelson of Onawa, Iowa. The patent describes the cold treat as "in its simplest form, a block or brick or frozen confection within an edible container or shell. The core or center may be an ice cream, sherbet, sorbet, ice, or other material congealed by refrigeration." The shell was described as "like that used in coating chocolate candies, although preferably modified to harden at a lower temperature," and not too brittle.
1918: Televangelist Oral Roberts, who founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University, is born in Ada, Oklahoma. He died at age 91 on Dec. 15, 2009.
1917: Actor Ernest Borgnine, who won an Oscar in 1955 for "Marty" and is also known for playing Quinton McHale in the 1962–1966 TV series "McHale's Navy," is born in Hamden, Connecticut. Borgnine, who died of renal failure at age 95 on July 8, 2012, was also known for movies such as "From Here to Eternity," "The Dirty Dozen," "The Wild Bunch" and "The Poseidon Adventure," and, in later years, voicing the character of Mermaid Man on the cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants."
1916: In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
1862: Writer Edith Wharton, who would become the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921 for "The Age of Innocence," is born in New York City. Some of Wharton's other best-known novels include "Ethan Frome" and "The House of Mirth."
1848: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento, California, setting off the California Gold Rush, which would bring 300,000 new arrivals to the state and help push California toward statehood.
A.D. 41: Roman Emperor Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, becomes the first Roman emperor to be assassinated when his disgruntled Praetorian Guards kill him. The Guard then proclaimed Caligula's uncle Claudius as emperor.
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