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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">From: R.

F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>

Subject: Holidays<br>

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Dear Lowlanders,<br>

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Hogmanay, Silvester, Oldjahrsavend, Oljoar, Oudejaarsavond … whatever you may call

it and whatever way you may celebrate it, may you all “slide”* pleasantly and

safely into 2013. And happy birthday to our longtime members Sandy Fleming and

Roger Thijs!<br>

</font></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"></span></p><blockquote style="margin-right:0px" dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">*[based on German <i>Einen guten <u>Rutsch</u></i> <i>ins neue

Jahr! (“(May you have) a good slide/sliding into the new Year!”),

from Rotwelsch Jargon <i>Rutsch</i>, derived from Yiddish <i>rosh</i> </span><span class="hps"><span lang="AR-SA" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt" dir="RTL">ראש</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><

Hebrew ro’š <span class="hps"><span lang="AR-SA" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt" dir="RTL">ראש<span dir="LTR"><span dir="LTR"><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span dir="LTR"><span dir="LTR"> <span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">‘head’, ‘beginning’,

as in <i>Rosh Hashanah</i> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt" dir="RTL">ראש השנה</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">‘Jewish

New Year’.]</span></font></p></blockquote><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">

<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font> </p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Gesælig Niw Gear!     A Guid

Hogmanay!     Hepi Nu Yia!     Gelukkige

nuwejaar!     </span><span lang="DE" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Gelukkig nieuwjaar!     Lokkich

neijier!     Proost Nejahr!     Frohes

neues Jahr!     En guete Rutsch is neue Johr!     E

güets nëies johr!     E glécklecht neit Joer!     A

guad’s nei’s Joah!     En hallich Nei Yaahr!     Godt

nytår!     Godt nyttår!     Gott

nytt år!     Gott nýggjár!     Gleðilegt

nýtt ár!     Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!     Štastný

nový rok!     Šťastný nový rok!     </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">З</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">новым</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">годам</span><span lang="DE" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">!     </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Поздравляю</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">с</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Новым</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Годом</span><span lang="DE" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">!     Sretna nova

godina!     </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Щастлива</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Нова</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Година</span><span lang="DE" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">!     </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Срећна</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Нова</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Година</span><span lang="DE" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">!     </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Щасливого</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">нового</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">року</span><span lang="DE" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">!     Bloavez mad!     Bledhen

nowedh da!     Blein Vie Noa!     Blwyddyn

newydd dda!     Bliain úr faoi shéan is faoi mhaise

daoibh!     Bliadhna mhath ùr!     </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Честита</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">нова</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">година</span><span lang="DE" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">!     </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Среќна</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Нова</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">година</span><span lang="DE" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">!     Ti

mulţă-anji Anlu Nàù!     Felice anno nuovo!     Felis

anyo muevo!     Próspero aninovo!     In

bien niev onn!     Próspero ano novo!     ¡Feliz

Año Nuevo!     </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Un An Nou Fericit!     Filici

annu novu!     Bouonne année!     Bona

annada!     Bon annu!     Felis

Anja Nobo!     Ti mulţă-anji Anlu Nàù!     Magof

na Åñu Nuebu!     Bonne année!     Biel

An Gnûv!     Laimīgu Jauno gadu!     Laimingų

Naujųjų Metų!     Καλή χρονιά!     </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Sylfaen","serif";font-size:10pt">Սուրբ</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Sylfaen","serif";font-size:10pt">Ծնունդ</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">:     ! <span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">سال نو مبارک</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>     ! <span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">نايا سال مبارک هو</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>     Gead uut

aastat!     Hüvvä vahtsõt aastakka!     Onnellista

uutta vuotta!     Boldog új évet!     Yeni

yılınız kutlu olsun!     Yeni Iliniz Mübarək!     Yaña

yıl belän!     Yangi yilingiz bilan!     Жаңа

жыл құтты болсын!     Жаны Жынылыздар менен!     !<span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">روجىستىۋا بايرىمىڭىزغا مۇبارەك بولسۇن</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>     Asgwas

amegas!     ! <span lang="HE" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt" dir="RTL">שנה טובה<span dir="LTR"><span dir="LTR"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span dir="LTR"><span dir="LTR">     !

<span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">حلول السنة الجديدة</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>     መልካም

አዲስ አመት     Heri ya mwaka mpya!     </span><span lang="ML" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">നവവല്സര ആശംസകല്</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">     Chúc Năm Mới Tốt Lành!      </span><span lang="BO" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">༄༅།།ལོ་གསར་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ།!</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">     </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">新年快了</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">!     </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">明けましておめでとうございます</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">!     </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">새해</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">복</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">많이</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">받으세요</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">!     Selamat tahun baru!     Hau’oli

Makahiki Hou!     Urte berri on!</span></font></p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">

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Regards and best wishes,<br>

Reinhard/Ron<br>

Seattle, USA</font></font></span></p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">

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