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Daybreak's Sleepout raises $60,000 for Macon's homeless
A group huddled around the fire as Rabbi Aaron Rubinstein played accordion.
Mercer law school professor Sarah Gerwig-Moore sang, and the chorus of Gillian Welch's "Look at Miss Ohio" carried in the wind like embers.
They were among participants in the Daybreak Center's third annual Greater Macon Sleepout in Central City Park, which ended early Friday morning.
But Middle Georgia State University professor Liz Riley sat away from the larger crowd.
The event -- aimed at raising money for and awareness of the plight of the homeless -- had a personal element for Riley. Her older brother, Bill, died homeless six years ago.
Riley said her brother lived in Pensacola, Florida, and worked for a landscaping company. But addiction forced the West Georgia University graduate to live in a tent by a river in that Florida Panhandle town.
He died not long after that. He lived on the streets for maybe two months, Riley said. The person who ran the homeless shelter in Pensacola called their mother the day after his death to deliver the news.
When event organizer and neighbor Jeff Battcher began promoting the event on Facebook, Riley committed.
"(Bill) was a strong reason. He put a name and a face to it," Riley said of homelessness. "But I've always felt helping the homeless was important."
The event was meaningful to 59 other attendees as well: a count that was nearly double last year's turnout, said Gaye Martel, Daybreak's volunteer coordinator.
The event raised about $60,000, Battcher said.
The money came from sponsors and the sleepers' own pockets. Battcher said more money is still coming in from big donors. He estimates the final tally will be close to $65,000.
"I had a friend tell me 'Hey, I'm not on Facebook. Can I mail you a check?'" he said.
The funds raised will go directly to Daybreak, which provides the homeless with a safe place to rest as well as coffee, laundry services, education and health treatment, among other services.
The benefit of that money isn't lost on those who come to Daybreak for help.
Before going to the park, Graham Knight spoke to the participants at dinner.
Knight, who moved to Georgia to be closer to his wife's family in Covington, was in and out of the hospital. He eventually found himself out of heart medication that he needs -- and homeless.
The nurses in Daybreak's clinic began to work with Knight to find solutions. Knight got his medication for little to no cost and found three doctors -- one general practitioner and two heart specialists -- who see him despite the fact that Knight has no insurance.
"Without Daybreak, ... I may not well be around at this moment," Knight said. "With help, we can make this a temporary position and (help others) move upwards."
The event's benefit also isn't lost on those who work at the center.
Sister Judy Flowers, a recent transplant to the city and a volunteer nurse in Daybreak's clinic, said she understands how support from the residents of Macon drives Daybreak.
The center doesn't get government support, Flowers said. It must rely on the "good people of Macon."
The participants receive a benefit as well.
Interacting with some of the homeless, hearing some of them share their stories and sleeping out in solidarity makes people more empathetic, Flowers said.
"It changes people," she said. "It touches you in places you wouldn't be touched if they didn't have those interactions."
Riley woke up the morning after sleeping in the park and came into the Daybreak Center for breakfast a little later than most of the other participants. She said she had slept just three hours because of noise near the park, especially the trains that run nearby.
But she, like the other sleepers, had a breakfast that included cheese grits with the homeless who come to Daybreak each day. They sat around the tables chatting, laughing and trying to warm up.
"Everyone is one bad decision away from being homeless," Riley said.


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Another wonderful garment! You look lovely!ReplyDelete
Love that pattern. Thank you for the suggestion to sew the placket as the buttons on mine open up once in a while.ReplyDelete
Love this top! It is suppose to finally warm up and stop raining here this week!! Lots of sewing planned for Memorial Day weekend!ReplyDelete
I want to know how you do this: the pattern is from France. That means if I order it with a credit card, the card will be put on hold (frozen) as this is an international charge -- so I'd have to approve the sale before I order it? How do you make that transaction?ReplyDelete
Love the top! Did you see view B without the collar? What did you do for the facing?ReplyDelete
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Reading my bio, you will see that I'm Techshake's Swedish car guy. I'm a habitual Saab owner, having had at least one Saab in the fleet since 1996, and for several of those years there were two of them.
If you have read my "Saab Awakening" article, you'll know that one of the first cars I ever lusted after was a Saab convertible, back in the late 1980s; I've had a special place in my heart for Saab convertibles ever since. I was able to review a 2008 Saab 9-3 Aero cabrio for Techshake, and after seeing the 2012 Independence Edition 9-3 Cabrio at the Geneva Auto Show in 2011, I ordered one for myself. While I eventually got my deposit back from the dealer after Saab halted production, I didn't get my convertible, but I have kept my eyes open for the right one ever since.
For me, the "right" 9-3 has a manual transmission and a stand-out color (so not black, silver, white, or tan – Chili Red or Lime Green Metallic would be perfect); it is also a range-topping Aero trim so that it has the higher output motor, sport suspension and seats, and a manual transmission. It turns out there are very few manual-transmission 9-3 Aero convertibles coming for sale, and even fewer that look to be in good condition from the online ads.
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I got in touch with the seller, who had a difficult time believing that I was really calling all the way from Seattle about buying their car. They had owned it for about two years as a third car, and just didn't drive it very often because of Santa Fe's climate and the fact they did not enjoy having a standard transmission as much anymore.
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Militants agree to truce with Pakistan, unite against NATO
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani Islamist militants on Sunday pledged to cease their four-year insurgency against Pakistani security forces, and join the Taliban's war against NATO troops in Afghanistan.
The agreement reunited four major Pakistan-based militant factions under the flag of Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Taliban chief, an announcement by the militants said.
Security experts in Islamabad said the agreement to end the insurgency with Pakistan was a dual-purpose tactical move by the Taliban.
It has lost hundreds of fighters during a two-year surge of U.S. forces in its southern Afghanistan strongholds.
The Pakistani militants, too, have been pummelled by security forces since 2009, and by late 2011 had splintered into dozens of factions without a unified command. The agreement coincided with discrete negotiations between the Pakistani militants and the government in Islamabad, held since October.
The pact would enable Mullah Omar to reinforce the Taliban ranks, while the pledged cessation of attacks against the Pakistani security forces would allow the militants greater freedom to launch cross-border attacks into Afghanistan.
"It will take a lot of pressure off the militants, and deepen the tensions between the U.S. and Pakistan," said Mansur Mahsud, director of research at the Fata Research Center, an independent think tank. "There will be angry complaints by the Americans, and counter-accusations by Pakistan that NATO isn't stopping raids by Pakistani insurgents from Afghan territory."
Taliban sources said three heavyweight militants mediated the intra-militant pact, reached after a month-and-a-half of reportedly tense negotiations: Abu Yahya al Libbi of al Qaida, and Maulana Mansoor and Siraj-ud-Din Haqqani of the Taliban.
The agreement bound together the factions, which previously had occasionally fought each other over territory, into a consultative council based in the twin Pakistani tribal regions of North and South Waziristan.
The regions, notorious as Taliban safe havens, are under constant surveillance by U.S. intelligence and, since 2004, have been the focal point of CIA drone-launched attacks.
The drone warfare has increased tensions, largely over contentions that innocent civilians have died on those attacks.
Meanwhile, relations between Pakistan and the U.S. hit rock bottom following the killings of 25 Pakistani troops by American forces in November in a friendly fire incident on the border with Afghanistan.
Pakistan was infuriated further when a Pentagon investigation, which it had declined to join, found that Pakistani troops had fired first in the incident, which was blamed on poor coordination.
For some time now, Pakistan has resisted American pressure to launch military operations against Afghan militants and their allies in North Waziristan, saying the 147,000 troops it has deployed to the tribal areas are overstretched.
However, U.S. officials have repeatedly asserted the reluctance reflects a covert alliance between Pakistan's security forces and the Taliban — in particular, the Haqqani Network, which draws fighters from the Waziristans.
The network brokered a peace agreement between its allies and the Pakistani security forces in 2006, ending two years of fighting.
The Waziristan council's first order of business was to reassert the Taliban's writ over Pakistani splinter groups, according to a pamphlet distributed in North Waziristan over the weekend.
Militants were warned to stop kidnapping Pakistanis for ransom, and to cease summary executions of tribesmen suspected of collaborating with the security forces.
"If any holy warrior is found involved in an unjustified murder or crime, he will be answerable to the council and could face Islamic punishment," the pamphlet declared.
This comes amid deliberations between American and Pakistani officials on the proposed opening of a Taliban office in Qatar, to facilitate peace talks.
Ahmed Pasha, chief of the Pakistani military's premier spy agency, the Inter Services Intelligence directorate, visited Doha last week for talks about the provision of an "address" to the Taliban.
Yousaf Gilani, the Pakistani prime minister, is to follow him on Wednesday.
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I Love Her, but She May Be Too Expensive
ISAAC: Our column this week touches on an issue that's even more personal than usual: when to let go, even though love still burns brightly.
It's a difficult decision to make. My love has let me down at times, but we've had many great memories together. I've invested so much time, money and effort into the relationship that it would be a painful loss to break it off now.
I'm talking, of course, about my car.
A year and a half ago, a family friend sold me, for a dollar, something I didn't need, but couldn't refuse: a shiny black 1991 Saab 900 Turbo convertible that he no longer had use for.
More than 13,000 miles and 21 states later -- and after weeks of living out of it, an infestation of Africanized (killer) bees, bizarre engine noises on remote roads, dozens of long drives through the night and one blown tire -- we've had enough adventures together that I feel like we're more than just old friends.
But I know that at some point you have to let go.
So is it time to recover some of the money I dumped into it and move on with my life?
While in many ways the car has been an unnecessary luxury, it also has opened up more opportunities for me than just the added mobility and the ability to travel the country on a whim.
I've learned the responsibilities that come along with being responsible for a piece of machinery. There are some lessons that you can know, but can only really learn by experience. I knew when I signed the registration papers that I was getting myself into a serious financial commitment. But it took a year of insurance payments, gas bills and visits to the mechanic to hammer home what I already knew -- cars are financial black holes.
And all the money I spend on it is money that can't go toward necessary expenses. According to my college agreement with my parents, I pay the equivalent of a federal Stafford loan each year, and they will cover the rest. This year that amounts to $6,500 -- a number that will likely increase in the coming years.
After I bought the car, over a year ago, a Saab-enthusiast reader wrote in to help me justify the purchase: "Enjoy it, my friend," he wrote. "If it costs you a little, try not to get too caught up in looking at those costs as money lost. Think of it as an investment in your future memories."
The Saab has paid me back already in priceless memories. But it's starting to look like I'll be having memories of scrambling to pay off college debt for years if I keep funding the car.
While I'm not ready to write a Craigslist ad quite yet, I have the feeling that day isn't too far off.
STEVE: I could have warned Isaac that his Saab would bring heartache.
Wait: I did warn him.
"It's probably not a good idea to buy a car your freshman year," I told him in the late spring of his last high-school year. "A car will become a money pit, and you'll have to sell it." Dozens of readers, too, wrote in to warn Isaac that cars and college often don't mix. "Buy a bicycle," wrote one.
But I'm afraid my warning was half-hearted. Part of me wanted him to buy that Saab ragtop, and not just because it was a classy set of wheels: I saw it as a magic carpet.
One thing I wish for my sons in their youth -- along with health, happiness and a generous spirit toward others -- is that they find adventures even better than the ones I stumbled upon at their ages. And money, spent wisely, can be a tool to help find adventures.
It's clear his Saab has been a well-bought tool for adventure. I felt that way when he told tales last summer of driving with the top down through Zion Canyon, of sharing a campground with Swiss travelers, of driving up a long dirt road to visit a Mormon family living in Utah cave homes and of the fellowship of locals.
And in July, when I visited Isaac in Portland and he drove me around with the top down on a gloriously sunny Oregon afternoon, it was clear to me that fate had ordained Isaac to own this car.
But I also know that sinking feeling that a vehicular relationship has run its course.
I've been there. I had to break up, after hanging on too long, with my gold '72 Honda CB750 in my junior college year. My adventures on it were mostly in the Midwest, but they included a long first date with my future wife one autumn afternoon. I saw that I couldn't keep the bike and still pay tuition, but I put off the inevitable. Then, after the Indiana leaves had fallen and my account balance had dropped to near zero, I sold it to a friend a state away and never saw it again.
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I fancy myself as not much of a materialist, so it's embarrassing to admit that I still think about that bike, can still hear its throaty rumble, still wonder where it is now. I can hear my old '65 BSA, too, and my '71 BMW boxer twin, which took me west to the Rockies and east to the Atlantic and south to Florida with Karen riding pillion.
None of my motorcycles made any more practical sense than Isaac's Saab. They absorbed precious dollars and were useless in winter. But I felt pain when the relationships clearly had to end.
Parting with stuff of sentimental value can be wrenching. It's harder still to part with a magic carpet that has brought independence and adventure and wind blowing through your hair (and, let's admit it, a few envious stares). Even when it's sucking your wallet dry. But you have to move on.
—Steve Yoder is chief of The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau. His son Isaac is 19 years old and a college sophomore. His son Levi is 15 years old and a high-school sophomore.
—Read more about college–choosing the right one, getting in and making the most of the experience once you're there–at wsj.unigo.com. Write Steve Yoder and his son Isaac at: email@example.com
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To ski or snowboard the best Intermediate ski resorts in north america, choose from our list of North America's top Intermediate ski resorts.
All of these intermediate ski and snowboard mountains have at some stage held titles like "best North American Intermediate ski resort" or "best Intermediate ski resort North America"... they are the top ten Intermediate ski resorts in North America.
Encompassing an old cowboy town, mountain resort, 2,500 acres of inbound terrain and almost limitless backcountry, Jackson Hole should definitely be high up the bucket list for any passionate skier. It was voted "Best Overall Resort in North America" by SKI Magazine - if that's not enough of a reason to visit, we don't know what is.
The clouds that descend on Park City after crossing the neighbouring desert drop some of the best snow on earth onto the varied 3,300 acres of terrain. Group this with a vibrant and exciting town and you have the makings of an outstanding ski holiday for every type of snow lover.
With its own mountain range and signature champagne powder, Steamboat resort is seriously world class (a record number of Olympians call it home). Ski Town USA - the legendary Cowboy town of Steamboat Springs - is a few miles down the mountain and we love its friendly locals, proper pubs and unpretentious vibe.
You'll be hard pushed to find someone who hasn't heard of Vail. Rivalling Aspen as the resort of choice for the uber rich and super famous, it's the 2nd largest ski area in the USA, has a vibrant cosmopolitan town and offers an outstanding visitor experience - one of the best in the world.
Despite world class terrain, a reputation as a fantastic family destination, being super close to Denver and having the best 10 year snowfall in Colorado, Winter Park has managed to remain down to earth. Fending off the glitzy, commercial nature associated with other resorts in the area, it lets the quality of skiing and terrain do the talking.
With a slightly different ski holiday on the cards, spend your days out and about exploring the sights and ski areas of the magnificent national park (featuring some of the best scenery and slopes on the planet) – before heading downtown for hearty Canadian grub, friendly nightlife and world-renowned accommodation in one of North America's legendary mountain towns.
Whether it's down to a local legend, the Griz, or just good old Mother Nature, an annual snow depth of more than two double-decker buses is the making of an awesome week on the Rockies. And with those glorious groomers and deep powder bowls up in resort, plus some cool Canadian vibes downtown, what's not to love about Fernie?
"Prestige" is probably the word that best describes Aspen Snowmass. This is one of the most renowned resorts worldwide, with 4 ski areas, exclusive dining and après, high end shopping and the chance to rub shoulders with the A Listers. If you can afford Aspen Snowmass, there are few places to rival this exquisite destination.
We love Breck - an outstanding, all-round resort with a friendly atmosphere, heaps to do and an infectiously bubbly après scene. It's the birthplace of competitive freestyle, has some of the highest quality skiing and snowboarding in the States and is repeatedly rated as one of the best ski resorts in the world.
Consistently voted near, if not at the top of almost every skier's dream destination as well as most official rankings, Whistler has planted its roots very deeply and is there to stay. This monolithic resort has hosted events like the 2010 Olympics and continues to draw in athletes, holiday makers and anyone else who visits with an intense, immeasurable and undiminishing pull.
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Located along the magical promenade of the Viaduc des Arts, l'Atelier is an exhibition and sales venue dedicated to demonstrations and the sharing of skills between craftsworkers and those who pay them a visit.
During each themed exhibition, you will have the privilege of meeting craftworkers, such as ceramists, glass artists, wood turners, sculptors, milliners, lacquer artists, etc. An opportunity for you to see creativity in action.
Discover l'Atelier in a warm environment of stones and vaults, where you will be literally transported into the heart of the craft profession!


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Published: February 20, 2012
Format: eBook
Genre: Fiction, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
Series: Angel Creek
My rating: 5/5 stars
A simple mission turned deadly.
Nineteen-year-old vampire Dawn has led a sheltered life within the confines of her father's presidential headquarters. Upon being sent on a mission to revamp four goofy misfits into guardians of a peaceful little town of Angel Creek, Dawn believes that all her dreams have finally come true. What starts off as a simple task, turns into something unexpected, changing Dawn's life forever and leading the action-loving, thrill-seeking vampire teen on a path of mystery, danger and intrigue.
When a human girl is kidnapped by a group of rogue vamps, Dawn discovers that there is more going on in Angel Creek than meets the eye. And it all connects to Ethan, the cute newcomer who seems too perfect to be true, Sebastian, the mysterious vampire with a turbulent past, and even Dawn herself. Dawn must not only succeed in revamping the troubled recruits, but must also prevent the vampire race from being overtaken by a malevolent villain who has a strange and obsessive fascination with her. As threat escalates, romance blooms, and ghosts from her past begin to surface, Dawn is sure of only one thing: her life will never be the same.
*Special thanks to Ada Adams for providing me with a copy of ReVamped in exchange for an honest review.*
When I first read the description for ReVamped I was instantly intrigued and had a feeling that I would enjoy this book--I couldn't have been more right! ReVamped proved to be way more than your typical vampire story; with a fast-paced plot and an incredibly inventive story line with a lot of depth. It is definitely safe to say that Ada Adams has been permanently added to my list of favorite authors, and I really want to give her an enthusiastic high five for writing this delightful book!
This book surrounds Dawn, who is the female protagonist and an all around fierce chick. Dawn is ecstatic when her father sends her on her first official mission to a quiet little town called Angel Creek, where she is charged with the task of whipping four misfit vampires into Guardians of the town. But after she gets there she quickly becomes sucked into something bigger than she imagined, and she soon starts to uncover clues that will lead her to a revelation that turns her world upside down. I like Dawn completely; she's funny, smart, badass, and she can single-handedly kick some serious butt. I felt for her at times, because she had to endure some traumatic things in this book, but she's strong and I admire her for that. She starts out as a strong young woman, but grows into something even more fierce.
I had a lot of laughs and "oh my!" moments while reading this book. Dawn's training sessions with the eclectic group of guardians--whose names are Brooke, Sophie, Seth and Hunter--were comical at times, since they really were quite the motley crew. But somewhere along the way they all became friends and like family to one another, and I loved that! Do you want to know what else I loved? SEBASTIAN. On my goodness, I can't get enough of Sebastian! He started off being a bit of a tool to Dawn but after we get an explanation for this, it makes sense. The progression of their relationship was entertaining and very mysterious at times, and they have some undeniable chemistry for sure. I know that I'm certainly swooning over this guy! Ethan, Dawn's other admirer, is pretty swoony as well, and he certainly made a great addition to Dawn's team when some intense scenarios started to play out.
This was definitely a hard book to put down, especially when secrets from Dawn's past started to surface--secrets that Dawn was sheltered from and unaware of until now. I'm not going to give anything away, but I will say that all of the mysteries in this story that unfold are shocking and amazing! Some of the character's connections are those that I never saw coming, and I had several jaw-dropping experiences while reading this book.
So basically, I think everyone needs to read this book! Especially if you are into the paranormal genre and are looking for something completely unique and fantastic to dive into. This book rocked my socks, and I can't even express how excited I'll be when I am able to get my hands on ReAwakened, which is the next book in this series!


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Iced vanilla biscuits are one of my favourite things to bake, the whole process is fun for me, from making the dough to decorating them. They are the perfect thing to snack on especially at this time of the year when you're craving a sweet treat. I have a Christmas folder on Pinterest and it is mainly filled with Christmas biscuit photos, so I tried to make as many different biscuit designs as possible when making these. Keep reading to find out how to make these super easy festive biscuits.
Ingredients for biscuits
100g dairy free butter
100g caster sugar
275g plain flour
1tbsp vegetable oil
1tsp vanilla extract
Ingredients for decoration
Icing sugar
Food colouring
Christmas shaped cookie cutters
Edible glitter
Pre heat your oven to 180°C and line a large baking tray with baking parchment. Mix together room temperature butter and caster sugar together in a large bowl until they are well combined. Add the oil, and vanilla extract to this mixture and mix again. Gradually add the flour until the mixture comes together in a dough like consistency. On a clean work surface sprinkle flour to ensure the dough does not stick to the bench. Roll out the dough so it is approximately 1cm in thickness. Take a variety of cookie cutters and cut out shapes in the dough and place them on the prepared baking tray. Once you've cut out some shapes you can gather the dough back together and re-roll it to cut out more shapes, you can repeat this until all of the dough is used up. Bake the biscuits in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes until they are just beginning to brown. Once they're cooked transfer them onto a cooling rack so that they don't stick to the parchment paper when cooling.
Method for decorations
Once the biscuits are completely cooled you can begin to decorate them. To make the royal icing start of with some sieved icing sugar in a bowl and slowly add water to the sugar to create a paste, add food colouring at this point too. Depending on what you're decorating you will need to alter the 'runnyness' of the icing. If you're 'flooding' the biscuit, as in filling the whole biscuit with one colour it should be quite runny. If you're piping designs it should be thicker so that it stays put and doesn't bleed into other colours. Make sure the icing has had chance to set as well before changing colours as they could bleed into each other. I designed some of the biscuits as I went a long and also got a lot of inspiration from photos on Pinterest.


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Remedies for Prenatal Anemia and Postpartum Hemorrhage Recovery
Poor preconception health and poor prenatal nutrition can contribute to prenatal anemia. It is essential to remedy anemia before labor, as prenatal anemia is a leading cause of hemorrhage during and after birth. Even if you do not have symptoms of anemia (which begin with fatigue) or diagnostic confirmation (low hematocrit and hemoglobin readings in proportion to increased blood volume), it is never a bad idea to feed your pregnant body the nutrients necessary to avoid anemia.
Herbal Anemia Prevention Tea
(from Susun Weed's Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year; you can order dried herbs from Mountain Rose Herbs online)
½ oz nettle leaves
½ oz parsley leaves
½ oz comfrey leaves
½ oz yellow dock root
¼ oz peppermint leaves
Place herb mixture in half gallon jar, fill jar with boiling water, cap tightly and allow to brew for 8 hours minimum. Drink up to four cups daily for one week a month.
Yellow dock is a rich source of easily digestible iron, and aids in liver detoxification. The nettle and parsley are also excellent iron sources. Parsley provides folic acid and comfrey provides vitamin B12. All the herbs contain vitamin C, aiding with iron absorption. The mint is a digestive and analgesic, and it just tastes great.
Postpartum Hemorrhage recovery
Hemorrhage prevention is a cornerstone of the midwifery model. Regular consumption of pregnancy tea tones the uterus and helps build mama and baby's body; if the tea contains nettle and alfalfa, it can be an essential tool for hemorrhage avoidance, as the vitamin K contained in those plants builds the blood supply by increasing hemoglobin content. (Spoonfuls of fresh nettle juice have been used by herbalist midwives to slow profuse bleeding.)
If you lose more than a "normal" amount of blood during the birth process or afterward, you need to help your body recover. A general rule of thumb to consider is that it takes the body one month to replenish one pint of blood (between four and six weeks to renew red blood cells). Depending upon the severity of your hemorrhage, you may not be back to "normal" for many months. Conventional approaches usually include iron supplementation, but that can be problematic.
Many iron supplements (inorganic iron sources) can be hard on your system, causing constipation and nausea, and be poorly absorbed. It is far better to receive nutritional iron from food sources, such as dark green leafy veggies (like kale), dark red veggies (like beets), sea veggies (like kelp), molasses, and dried fruit (particularly figs). And remember that a lack of certain dietary nutrients, such as calcium and protein, will reduce your body's ability to absorb and use iron. (A good liver tonic can contribute to proper assimilation of iron and other nutrients.)
An herbal iron tonic is crucial for rebuilding your blood supply and supplying your body with the fuel and energy it needs to fully recover from the trauma of the blood loss.
Yellow dock syrup is one of the best and easiest ways to aid postpartum hemorrhage recovery. Yellow dock root is high in bioavailable iron. Herbalist/midwife Susun Weed shares that women who use yellow dock after hemorrhage can see an increase in hematocrit up to a point a day. Additionally, yellow dock can help the body eliminate toxins by stimulating bowel elimination and bile flow in the liver (due to yellow dock's anthraquinone glycosides). The systemic waste removal properties of yellow dock makes the herb an efficient blood purifier (and an outstanding remedy for jaundice, liver disease and bilious maladies).
Yellow dock syrup
2 oz. yellow dock root
4 Tb honey
Boil and pour a quart of water into a jar containing the yellow dock root. Steep for 8 hours. Then strain and heat (just under a simmer) on stove to reduce liquid to one cup. Add honey, stir to dissolve. Store in refrigerator and take 2 Tb. daily.
Another excellent hemorrhage recovery treatment is chlorophyll, which aids in the production of hemoglobin, and contains basic nutrients that speeds cellular production. Chlorophyll is useful for red blood cell restoration (considered a blood builder). You can purchase liquid chlorophyll and take up to 3 tsp. daily. Floradix is an iron-rich German herbal tonic that can also be helpful in replenishing the body after hemorrhage.
Anemia/hemorrhage recovery is accelerated by the continued consumption of pregnancy tea for six months postpartum, at least one cup daily. Make sure the tea contains nettle leaf and alfalfa, which are highly nutritious and help to build blood stores. The pregnancy tea helps the uterus to heal completely and more quickly than it will on its own.


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If you're a high school student with dreams of attending an Ivy League university or its equivalent in the United States, the news of recent admission rates can be nerve-wracking. Over the last several years, these institutions' acceptance numbers have dropped faster than Donald Trump's approval rating. Stanford University has the distinction of being the most miserly among the high-status colleges, accepting a
The numbers from so-called "second-tier" universities such as Johns Hopkins (11.4 percent), Georgetown (16.4 percent), USC (16.5 percent), UC Berkeley (17.5 percent), and UCLA (18 percent) aren't very encouraging either. Students wring their hands in despair and parents do (and spend!) whatever they must to get their children a coveted spot—SAT/ACT tutors, summer enrichment programs around the world, enrollment at expensive international schools—but in the end, numbers show that while one or two students will score an acceptance, most applicants wind up with letters that begin with "We regret to inform you…"
When I show these numbers to potential Ivy-chasing clients, their faces fall. What should we do? What can we do? Here is what I tell them: Forget it. Forget Harvard, and forget Stanford, Yale, and Princeton too. There are many, many colleges out there that will give you a comparable—and in many cases, better—education than the overly competitive aforementioned colleges.
There are about 4,000 institutions in America that grant bachelor's degrees. That's a lot of choices, and even if you look at just the top 10 percent of colleges, you're still looking at 400 schools. Given that, consider this approach: Look for a college that fits you and has everything you want in a college education instead of twisting yourself to make yourself more attractive to institutions that will likely turn you down anyway. Don't be a pleading supplicant in the college search—be the discriminating buyer, the one in control. When you consider a school, ask yourself, "What can this college do for me?" instead of "What can I do to make this college accept me?" It seems silly to think that there is something Harvard or Yale can't do for a student, but whether it is the right place for you for the next four years is another question entirely.
So now what? To find the right place, you need to examine what you are looking for in a college education. Ask yourself: What do I want to study? What kind of student am I? How do I like to learn? What will I learn, and how will I learn it? Do I do well in a freer academic environment or a more structured one? Do I want the intimacy of a small
These are tough questions to answer, and many students come away saying, "I don't know what I want, I just know I want to go to a good school." But that's not good enough. Talk to a professional college
REED COLLEGE (Portland, Oregon)
What you need to know: For those who live the life of the mind, Reed is the perfect place. One of the most intensely intellectual colleges in the U.S., Reed is also the home of the only student-run nuclear reactor in the country. Most of its classes are conducted in seminars or discussion groups of about 15 to 20 students each, so there is no hiding behind laptops. Grades are also largely de-emphasized at Reed, and it is not unusual for papers to be returned to a student without a letter grade but heavily commented on by the instructor. If you are grade-conscious, Reed will not be the place for you. But if you are intellectually curious and want to be around people who are the same way, then Reed will suit you.
Notable alums: Steve Jobs, founder of Apple; Peter Norton, founder of PC company Norton Utilities; Richard Danzig, Secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton, and adviser to President Barack Obama's presidential campaign
HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE (Claremont, California)
What you need to know: If you are a talented STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) student and are looking at places like MIT or Caltech, Harvey Mudd should be on your list as well. It has an enrollment of only 700 students, but it shares its campus with four other institutions in the Claremont Consortium. This arrangement allows Mudd students to enjoy the intimacy of a small college while taking advantage of the larger Consortium community. Harvey Mudd students also enjoy such privileges as 24-hour access to all buildings on campus and unsupervised take-home exams. Its graduates also earn the highest starting salaries in the U.S. Mudd students are scrupulously honest—their dorm rooms are typically left unlocked and laptops can be left unattended with no fear of theft among students.
Notable alums: Stan Love, astronaut; Eric B. Kim, chief marketing officer for Intel
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (Amherst, Massachusetts)
What you need to know: Hampshire describes itself as an "experimenting" rather than an experimental college. The curriculum is heavy on projects rather than being course-oriented. There are no given grades and all assessments are done with narrative evaluations. The student, with faculty guidance, fashions his or her own program based on his or her personal interests. Hampshire is a good fit for someone who might have many diverse interests or finds a traditional college curriculum stifling. Don't come here if you expect to be told what to do. Because students drive their own education, they are some of the most engaged college students in the U.S.
Notable alums: Ken Burns, documentary
COLORADO COLLEGE (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
What you need to know: Colorado College follows a unique "block plan" where students study one subject for a three and a half-week period—in other words, an entire semester's worth of material for one class is done in three and a half weeks. After the first block, students take a quick break before launching into the next subject. At the end of a regular 14-week semester, they will have taken about three or four classes, which is what a student at a more typical college takes. Students then have the advantage of hanging around after class to ask questions and engaging in deeper discussion with classmates and professors because they don't have to be anywhere else. Field trips and lab work are also more easily scheduled. Because blocks are so short, the need to keep up keeps students on their toes. Classes are capped at 25 students to allow a more
Notable alums: James Heckman, awardee of 2000 Nobel Prize for economics; Peggy Fleming, Olympic figure skating champion
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
What you need to know: Waterloo is the premier institution in Canada for science, engineering, and mathematics. Its computer science program is world famous. Unlike most of the colleges profiled here, Waterloo is a major research university enrolling about 27,000 students. Waterloo is also known for its co-op education—students can
Notable alums: Mike Lazarides, founder of Research in Motion, maker of Blackberry phones; Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of the PHP computer scripting language used heavily in web development
SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE (Bronxville, NY)
What you need to know: Despite its name, Sarah Lawrence has been fully coeducational since 1968. Sarah Lawrence does not offer traditional majors; rather, students take classes in four broad curricular areas: creative arts, history and social science, the humanities, and math and science. Each student works with an individual faculty member to design his or her course of study. Sarah Lawrence has no set curricular requirements, and term papers have largely replaced traditional exams. If you enjoy writing, Sarah Lawrence is the school for you because you'll be doing a lot of it here. Grades are given for transcript purposes only; narrative evaluations are the norm. Ninety percent of classes here are small, seminar-type discussion classes.
Notable alums: Vera Wang, fashion designer; J.J. Abrams, Hollywood director; Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago; Carrie Fisher, actress
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (Annapolis, Maryland and Santa Fe, New Mexico)
What you need to know: If you love to read and think, take a look at St. John's. Unique among the colleges on this list, St. John's offers what is called a Great Books program. There are no majors, no professors, no departments, no electives, no exams, and no grades here—just the program. For four years, students and faculty (the instructors are called tutors) debate the classic works of literature, politics, science, and religion, starting from Homer and Aristotle all the way to Freud and Einstein. At the end of four years, students receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts. You might ask what careers this program prepares students for, and the answer is nothing… and everything. St. John's produces the clearest thinkers, the most effective writers, and the most passionate speakers and debaters in the country, all lasting skills highly sought by employers. Its alumni are doctors, lawyers, and business executives. Surprisingly, it also produces a number of math PhD students, though they don't teach formal math courses here.
Notable alums: Francis Scott Key, lyricist of the American national anthem; Ahmet
About the author: John Sy is a Manila-based professional U.S. college admission


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January 11, 2015 | Patricia
Photographing Stainless Steel is really difficult at the best of times…when you have to photograph Kitchens consisting with lots of Kitchens with lots of cabinets,surfaces,equipment made with Stainless Steel…horific. Why?…because you cannot put any direct light onto this surface…. so you have to use lots of lights all reflected off white refector boards!…quite a challenge as we were photographing quite a few for Cavendish Equipment…www.cavendishequipment.co,uk….but they do look good!
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our Story
We started making salsa over 15 years ago out of the sheer love of salsa. Since then we have been improving and refining our recipes. Having lived in Arizona and California, our inspiration is to make authentic, flavorful and unforgettable salsa. We produce small batch salsa that is smoky, sweet, savory and so sensational that customers have described it as drinkable.
At the Bountiful's Farmer's Market last summer and the Salt Lake Winter Market we were reminded of both the humanity and the artistry making authentic food from local farmers. As a result we began partnering with the other vendors and local farmers to produce our salsa. These partnerships have reinforced the importance of community and doing things local. It has been like unplugging, taking a step back in time to "the good old days," and truly understanding what community means.
As we have entered the retail side via the farmer's market we have met countless other people who share the same passion for food. This shared passion has reminded us that what we are doing is not only right but also important. Mass produce chemically laden food not only takes the artistry out of the food making process but also removes the humanity from it.
In addition to loving salsa, we are dedicated to our community and bringing our unique products to the people who live here. We moved to Salt Lake City in 2003 and immediately fell in love with everything Salt Lake had to offer. In addition to loving Salt Lake City we also enjoy outdoors almost as much making salsa. That being said, we have made the commitment to donate 1% of our profits to adaptive sports in Utah.
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Porto Alegre – Brazil
The City of Porto Alegre is the capital of Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. The Porto Alegre Municipality is the tenth most populous in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants. The city is situated on the eastern bank of the Rio Guaiba (GuaibaLake), which is located at a junction of five rivers.
Porto Alegre is a political, economic and cultural centres of Brazil. It is one of Latin America's most diverse cities, with immigrants from all over the world, especially Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland and Portugal, calling Porto Alegre home. Known as the 'book capital' of Brazil, Porto Alegre has the highest literacy rate in Brazil (97 percent).
The Municipality of Porto Alegre has been working to incorporate sustainable measures throughout the city, including a transport system that is designed to reduce congestion and pollution. Porto Alegre is also well-known for its high level of citizen participation, as evidenced by the city's pioneering participatory budgeting model and status as the site of World Social Forum in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005.


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Welcome to God's Own Country
Kerala is an Indian state, has an area of 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi) situated on the Malabar Coast of south-west India and the kerala state was established on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganization Act, and it joints various Malayalam speaking regions. Malayalam is the main language used in kerala states. The Kerala state was created by the combination of three regions the kingdom of Thiruvithamcoore (Travancore), the Kingdom of Kochi (Cochin), and the Province of Malabar. Kerala state is a popular tourist place for its backwaters, yoga, Ayurvedic treatments. The survey of Transparency International on 2005 says that Kerala as the least corrupt state in the country. We have a lot of traditional and cultural arts, such as Koodiyattam, Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Thullal, Kalaripayattu etc. Hence, kerala information provides you the complete essence of traditional and cultural aspects of kerala and also it includes some other informations that related to kerala arts, kerala culture, kerala tourist place, tours and travels,major tourist places in kerala,best tourist places in kerala, top 10 tourist places kerala, Kerala Tourist Attractions and complete information about the kerala.
Kerala Art and Culture
Kerala information about Art and Culture
Kerala state is the best combination of some traditional and cultural programs. The tradition of some beautiful classical arts are as follows-
a. Koodiyattam
Koodiyattam is the type of enacting classical Sanskrit dramas, is closely joint to Kerala's Hindu temples and also it has been recognized by UNESCO as a Human Heritage Art. koodiyattam is the oldest presented classical theater form in the whole world, it was commenced before the kathakali and most other theatrical forms. It is an offering to divinity. Mythological themes are played. Kootiyattam accurately means "acting together". Koodiyattam performed in the Sanskrit language in Hindu temples.
b. Kathakali
Kathakali is one of the best form of classical dance-drama of Kerala,Kathakali has a long tradition. The word Kathakali accurately means "Story-Play". It dates back to the 17th century. kerala information, Kathakali constitutes three fine arts, abhinayam or acting, nrityam or dancing, and geetham or singand. Kathakali has a sole amalgamation of text
, music, painting, acting and dance. It was given its present form by Mahakavi Vallathol Narayan Menon, who was the founder of the Kerala Kala Mandalam. it is the best combination of dance, music, poetry, and histrionics. Kathakali dance considered as the 'first theatre of imagination' in the world. It includes the better combination of two main factors that is lasya (gentle, graceful dance) and Thandava (Powerfull, energetic dance).The elaborate costumes of Kathakali have become the most familiar sign for Kerala.
C. Mohiniyattam
Mohiniyattam is a traditional South Indian dance from of Kerala,is closely related to the Bharathanatyam of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms. Lasya is the main factor of mohiniyattam. The term Mohiniyattam comes from the words
"Mohini" meaning a woman who enchants onlookers and "aattam" meaning graceful and sensuous body movements. Mohiniattam is performed only by women and is known for its elegant actions and easy but stylish costume.
d. Thullal
Thullal is the popularized in their simplicity of presentation, with including of great social satire humor. kerala information This great art was established during the 18th century by legendary Malayalam poet Kalakkaththu Kunchan Nambiar.
Some Folk Arts
kerala information Theyyam, thira, Mudiyettu, kaduvakali, Velakali, kakkarissnatakam, Chavittunatakam, Maragamkali, kolakali, Parichamuttukali, Bhadrakalipattu, pulluvanpattu and Thiruvathirakali are some of Kerala's folk art forms.
Marital Arts
Kalaripayattu is one of the traditional and Dravidian martial art from of the Kerala. kerala information This art was created by the ancient Gurus completely on the basis of the human anatomy and The Nature.
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The National RV Dealers Association (RVDA) requested several changes to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Dealer Floorplan (DFP) loan program designed to get SBA inventory financing loans to eligible dealers.
In comments filed with the agency today (Aug. 5), RVDA said that while the association "appreciates SBA's recognition that RV dealers are struggling with wholesale dealer floor plan credit . . . RVDA requests that SBA consider revising its DFP rules and regulations to encourage more lenders to enter dealer floor plan financing."
RVDA revealed its request in a new release issued this morning.
The DFP is a pilot program that began July 1 and is scheduled to expire in September 2010. DFP loans are available for a minimum of $500,000 up to $2 million and used to finance the purchase of floorstock for auto, RV and boat dealers.
"Despite the best intent of the SBA, RVDA and its dealers are finding that the details in the proposed regulations of the program are failing to encourage new lenders to enter into dealer inventory lending," RVDA told the SBA.
Based on comments from dealers and RV finance professionals, in the press release RVDA made several recommendations it said are designed to make the program effective, including:
- SBA Must Loosen Restrictions on Eligible Lenders. SBA's DFP initiative unreasonably limits potential lenders under its "eligible lender" criteria, which require many potential new floor plan lenders to have an established business relationship with the dealer. "The agency needs to begin by redefining eligible lenders to allow a significantly greater percent of the banks to participate. If the SBA can remove/diminish this hurdle, then the dealers and the industry can move forward with increased efforts to sell the benefits of dealer financing to the lending community," RVDAtold the SBA.
- Maximum Advance for RV Inventory Loans Should be Modified. The SBA set up a two-tier system for advance rates and guarantees by the agency. New automobiles gain the benefit of 90% advance rates with a 75% SBA Guarantee. However, the SBA classifies RVs along with used cars, and allows only an 80% advance with the 75% SBA guarantee. "RVDA does not find the SBA's difference in advance rates justified. Lenders have always structured floorplan loans on motor vehicle inventory with the knowledge that it is a depreciating asset. Unlike the housing industry, the motor vehicle industry has always used common sense in its loans to protect against downside losses. We do not see a greater risk in RV inventory losses than there is with automobile inventory," RVDA said.
- SBA Should Identify and Publish Participating Lenders. SBA could assist dealers and the RV industry by identifying lenders that are interested in making DFP loans. "A list of SBA lenders participating in the DFP program is vital to the credibility of the program and SBA," RVDA said.
In the comments, RVDA also offered its assistance to SBA and the lending community to help make the DFP program a success.
"RVDA is extremely supportive of the SBA DFP program and recognizes its potential, to help our small business members. However, some structural barriers are apparent and need revision in order to stimulate lending activity. RVDA stands ready to help educate financial institutions on the benefits of lending to the RV industry," RVDA told the agency.
At the upcoming RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, SBA representative Ed Brown and RV finance consultant Bill Thompson of Cardinal Points Network LLC, will conduct a workshop on SBA Dealer Flooplan Financing on Oct. 7. RVDA also has complete information on the SBA DFP program, including links to SBA regional offices, in the RV Lender's Tool Box at www.rvda.org.


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Check out the complete set of designs on our website.
Update 1: A 6th t-shirt and custom Litographs for independent authors
Update 3: New t-shirt mockups, and introducing Mother Tongue Books
Dear Kickstarter,
I started working on Litographs one year ago, with the goal of taking the explosion of digitized text and bringing it back into the physical world. E-books are great for spreading knowledge, but there's something special about having that tangible connection with a book.
I love knowing that people all over the world have a Litograph poster displayed in their home. To me, each poster I design, print, roll, and ship signals that love for literature is stronger than ever. And I'm proud to have worked with the International Book Bank to send thousands of books to communities in need overseas.
It's been an amazing experience getting to meet so many fellow book lovers, and to hear about the conversations these posters have sparked. Now I'm asking for your help in getting our next product off the ground.
With Litographs t-shirts, we're creating a way to literally wear your favorite book on your sleeve. We've worked with an incredible screen printing shop (they do the majority of Threadless' tees) to bring you a truly unique t-shirt, using designs and processes I was told time and time again couldn't work.
Well - we've pulled it off, and I need your help to fund the first production run. It will take $15,000, but I know we can make it happen. In return, I'm offering some awesome rewards, and just in time for the holiday season.
Check out the details below, and keep reading!
- Danny
Here's how it works:
1. Become a backer, and choose which reward you'd like.
2. When the Kickstarter ends, I'll mail you a handmade, letterpress gift certificate with a code that you can redeem on Litographs.com. The gift certificate is guaranteed to arrive by 12/24.
3. You or whoever is receiving the gift can go to our website, enter the code, choose any design from the given reward tier, and receive the reward in January.
Like our posters, each of our t-shirt designs is created entirely from the text of a classic book.
Litographs come in both unisex crew t-shirts (100% cotton), and women's deep v-necks (60% cotton / 40% polyester).
We're starting with the following 5 books:
We've worked with Sharprint to push the limits of screen printed t-shirts. These are printed "all-over," which means that the design -- the text from each book -- covers every inch. The text is completely legible.
The Alice in Wonderland t-shirt includes most or all of the book, depending on the shirt size. Since the screens themselves are larger than the t-shirts, there will always be some portions of the book that don't make it onto the shirts.
In addition to t-shirts, we're also Kickstarting a new line of screen printed posters. We worked with Steve Walters at Screwball Press to get these just right.
Compared to our flatbed prints, these screen prints look and feel more hand-crafted. They are distinct in several ways:
+ With screen prints, the ink sits on top of the paper, so if you move your hand across the print you can actually feel the text. With flatbed prints, the ink tends to be more absorbed by the paper. With both, the ink is UV-resistant so will not fade.
+ Our screen prints are printed on cardstock from the French Paper Company. Our flatbed prints use vinyl-infused, tear-and-moisture-resistant paper. Both are extremely sharp and durable.
+ We offer a reward for custom-framed screen prints. This means the prints are matted, and that the frames are built custom for these particular prints. Flatbed prints are not available framed, but are offered in standard frame sizes (these frames look really nice with Litographs).
We've designed over 50 Litographs for flatbed prints (you can view the full collection on our website), each of which is available in two sizes (18x24 or 24x36 inches) and in color or black and white. The following 5 books are available screen printed, in color only, and at 18x24 inches:
Most Litographs fit the book's entire text on a 24x36 inch poster. But some massive titles - like Moby Dick or On the Origin of Species - are just too huge to fit at a reasonable font size.
For these titles, I'm excited to announce a Kickstarter exclusive: XL Litographs.
XL Litographs are offered in 3 sizes: 30x45 inches, 32 x 48 inches, and 36x54 inches.
The complete list of XL titles includes:
On the Origin of Species, Emma, Leaves of Grass, Moby Dick, The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, This Side of Paradise, Les Miserables, Pride and Prejudice, The Aeneid, The Odyssey, The Iliad, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Three Musketeers, The Mysterious Island, The Kama Sutra, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Don Quixote, The Republic, Newton's Opticks, A Tale of Two Cities, and Walden.
If you're thinking of selecting one of these titles, have a lot of wall space, and would like to have a poster with the complete text of the book, this is the reward tier for you.
Litographs make great presents, and with the holidays approaching I hope you might consider gifting your reward to friends or family.
The rewards themselves will ship in January, but in the meantime we're offering Gift Certificates -- exclusively on Kickstarter. For each reward level, we'll include a corresponding Gift Certificate that will allow the recipient to choose whichever design he or she would like.
The Gift Certificates were letterpressed at Repeat Press in Somerville, MA, and turned out awesome. They're substantial - almost 6x9 inches - printed on heavy card-stock, and embossed.
If you're planning on giving your reward as a holiday gift, I'll ship you a corresponding Gift Certificate, guaranteed to be delivered by 12/24. The recipient can enter their code on our website and select their pre-paid product in any design they choose. We're happy to either ship the Gift Certificates to you or directly to your friend or family. We'll start shipping the products themselves in January.
A special thanks to:
Benjy Brooke - Motion graphics and video editing
Soren Nielsen - Videography
Ramsay de Give - Photography
Alex Howell, Greer Howell, and Liz Conner - Models
Music by Delicate Steve. The track "Positive Force" is off the Luaka Bop album of the same name.
Steve Walters at Screwball Press
Everyone at Sharprint
Mike Dacey at Repeat Press
Kris and Greg at Cambridge Offset Printing
Risks and challenges
I made a conscious decision to only launch this Kickstarter campaign after the hardest work had been completed. I've created the designs, flown to Chicago to watch the first prototypes be printed, and am thrilled with the results. Our printers are on standby, waiting for me to give them the green light. If there are any risks that come with completing this project, they fall into the "when" rather than "if" category. That is, I am 100% confident that if this project is funded, we will deliver these t-shirts and posters.
That said, screen printing is a challenging, manual process, and there is always a risk that something can go wrong on any given run. This means that it's possible that it might take longer than we expect to get these printed. However, all of our printers are confident that they will be able to deliver these rewards before the end of January.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Funding period
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