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The economy is only going to get stronger: Mark Zandi
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the economy expanded 3.2% in the fourth-quarter of 2013.
On Wednesday the Federal Reserve decided to further reduce its monthly bond-buying program by $10 billion, a unanimous decision by the Fed's policy-making committee, and an affirmation of an improving economy.
Starting next month, the Fed will purchase $65 billion worth of securities, down from $75 billion. Additional tapering of the Fed's quantitative easing policy will be done in "measured steps at future meetings," officials said.
Janet Yellen, who takes over for outgoing chairman Ben Bernanke this weekend, will share her views on the economy and QE when she testifies before Congress next month.
Related: Ben Bernanke's legacy on Main Street: "Who?!"
"The FOMC stuck to script," says Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. "QE3 is on track to end by this fall."
Related: Fed tapering will lead to LOWER, not higher, rates: Dan Alpert
Zandi says the only wrench in this economic recovery could be a reversal in the mending housing market.
"We need to see more home sales, more housing construction," he explains. "Housing is very interest rate sensitive. If rates rise too far too fast, it short-circuits the housing recovery. Then we won't get the economic growth I am anticipating."
Related: Home sellers should expect modest price gains this year says BNP's Coronado
Zandi has a bullish outlook on the U.S. economy: he's forecasting 3% GDP growth this year and 4% growth in 2015.
"The U.S. economy is set to experience much stronger growth as the middle of the decade approaches," he writes in his latest macro outlook. "Businesses are highly profitable and very competitive, households have reduced debt and are saving more, and the banking system is well-capitalized and liquid."
Not everyone shares Zandi's optimism. New York University economist Nouriel Roubini, who earned the nickname "Dr. Doom" for his housing and market crash predictions, argues that economic growth will "disappoint" this year.
"The question is whether we have gotten to sustainable growth that is not based on bubbles," Roubini said last month at a Time Inc. event. "Not yet."
Zandi says better economic growth will also lead to more jobs. He estimates that 3 million new workers will be hired in 2015, up from 2.25 million in 2013 and 2012. That would mean the economy returns to full employment (a federal jobless rate of 5.5% to 6%) by 2016.
"The job market is headed in right direction," Zandi says. "Broadly speaking the economy is performing steadily better."
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Rock climber, author, and Mad in America Blogger Matt Samet discusses his experience becoming addicted to, and subsequently coming off of, benzodiazepines. Check out Matt's book Death Grip: A Climber's Escape from Benzo Madness.
Open Paradigm Project – Matt Samet
'The Power of Storytelling' by Lisbeth Riis Cooper
Lisbeth Riis Cooper is another person whose blogs on Mad in America I really appreciate and value. Here's one on storytelling.
'Over the years, I have heard many powerful recovery stories. I've also had many opportunities to share our family's struggle with mental health challenges and our recovery journey.
Each time I share my story, it gets a little easier. I feel a little lighter, a little more hopeful. And I realize how far our family has come, how much we have learned and healed.
Stories are powerful. And so is the process of telling them. Here is what I have observed over my last 10 years of storytelling:
'Shh… Just Whisper it, But There Might Just Be a Revolution Underway' by Peter Kinderman
Here is an excellent article by Prof Peter Kinderman from Mad in America. Yes, recovery-based care is needed!
'The idea that our more distressing emotions can best be understood as symptoms of physical illnesses is a pervasive, seductive but harmful myth. It means that our present approach to helping vulnerable people in acute emotional distress is severely hampered by old-fashioned, inhumane and fundamentally unscientific ideas about the nature and origins of mental health problems.
We need wholesale and radical change in how we understand mental health problems and in how we design and commission mental health services.
It's all too easy to assume mental health problems must be mystery biological illnesses, random and essentially unconnected to a person's life. But when we start asking questions about this traditional 'disease-model' way of thinking, those assumptions start to crumble.
While it obviously serves the purposes of pharmaceutical companies, ready with their chemical pseudo-solutions, the evidence doesn't support this view.
'Setting the Intention to Heal: The Starting Point of Mental Health Recovery' by Douglas Bloch
Here is such an important blog about healing and recovery. Thank you, Douglas.
'"The readiness is all." William Shakespeare
In my work facilitating depression support groups, I have discovered three essential factors to healing from depression, which I call "the three pillars of mental health recovery." In my earlier blogs for Mad in America I wrote about two of these pillars – connecting with community and using a holistic approach to treat symptoms. Now I would like to present the first and MOST IMPORTANT pillar – Setting the Intention to Heal.
I define setting the intention to heal as "making the decision that you want to get well, even if you don't know how." Setting the intention to heal does not require that a person know the exact path that will heal him from a major depression or other mental health disorder. It just requires that he or she wants be well.
'Proposal From Italy: An International Collection of Recovery Stories' by Giuseppe Tibaldi
Please check out this important and interesting proposal.
'Here is a new proposal from Italy: We want to start an international initiative to promote the writing of recovery stories in every country, with the ultimate goal of sharing at an international level the most compelling ones from each country.
Our proposal is born from an awareness that recovery stories are necessary today in order to give back to mental sufferance its meaning and transparency, to fight the biographical opacity of biological theories (the broken brain) and to guarantee decisional power to those who are offered (or imposed) mono-dimensional or dehumanizing treatments.
For me, personally, my interest in the writing of such stories came about from my reading just such a story more than a decade. The book, The Day the Voices Stopped. A Memoir of Madness and Hope, was written by Ken Steele.
Stamp Out Stigma: "It Can Get Better" by Kelly
A wonderful film clip from an excellent website, StampOutStigma.
"Whatever happened to the sense of community where you actually cared about your neighbour?"
Being brave enough to seek help led Kelly to recovery.
"I get so much satisfaction because I see that when I share my story with others it empowers them."
'On Waking Up From the "American Dream"' by Laura Delano
Another powerful blog from one of my favourite writers. Please SHARE widely, Laura's words are so important.
"These enviable youngsters appear to be the winners in the race we have made of childhood. But the reality is very different, as I have witnessed in many of my own students and heard from the hundreds of young people whom I have spoken with on campuses or who have written to me over the last few years.
Our system of elite education manufactures young people who are smart and talented and driven, yes, but also anxious, timid, and lost, with little intellectual curiosity and a stunted sense of purpose: trapped in a bubble of privilege, heading meekly in the same direction, great at what they're doing but with no idea why they're doing it." William Deresiewicz, Don't Send Your Kids to the Ivy League, The New Republic, July 21st, 2014
Author's Note: I encourage you to read Mr. Deresiewicz' piece before continuing on with mine below.
Throughout my life, I've had access to privilege, especially in regards to my education, which included a lifetime of private schooling followed by matriculation at Harvard University.
'Reflections on a Pathologized Adolescence and a Vision For The Future' by Laura Delano
I've been working on a larger writing project for a while now, and am currently focusing on my ninth grade year – the year I turned fourteen, the year I began to think about suicide, the year I discovered the temporary satisfaction that comes from escaping oneself, and the year I met my first psychiatrist and said goodbye to myself.
For many years, I carried great shame about all that unfolded during that year – about the things I did, the secrets I kept, the harm I caused, the darkness I was so immersed in.
Today as I write, I am full of love for that lost girl I once was, for I see that I was on a universal, archetypal search – for answers to my profound emptiness, to why I yearned to die, to why I felt so utterly convinced that I didn't fit into the world.
I was searching for self-worth, for peace of mind, for a sense of safety in a world I didn't understand. I was searching for the kinds of things that all young people search for, only I was never presented an opportunity to realize this.
'Is Recovery the Right Word?' by Dolly Sen
Excellent reflections by Dolly Sen from an Archive of Mental Health Recovery Stories.
'The problem with the Recovery Model is that it is a medical term, and is expected to sit safely and warmly in the medical world. The recovery model says you need to look beyond the symptoms and see the person. But the whole relationship between service user and professional is regulated by the symptoms, depending if your symptoms go up or down, decides what treatment you get, if any at all.
It is also assuming that there is an illness to recover from. That the mental and emotional pain is not a very human and very appropriate response to trauma, that it has to be pathological, a sickness.
If that wasn't enough, it then puts you in a system where people blow out your candle and then ask you to get better, or it takes your candle away and then asks 'where is your light?' You won't find a better example of catch 22 than in psychiatry.
CRAZYWISE: Rethinking Madness – A Documentary Film
There's a great film coming to our screens next year. CRAZYWISE, directed by Phil Borges and Kevin Tomlinson, is a feature documentary exploring alternative treatments for mental illness.
You can learn more about the film and support its production – PLEASE do – by going to the film's Kickstarter page. I'm really excited by the film. Here's what is written by Phil and Kevin:
'About the Film:
CRAZYWISE centers around Adam, 29, a former wakeboard champion who struggles with his sanity following a psychotic break. Desperate and feeling shame from being labeled with a potential lifelong disease, Adam embraces meditation.
'Psychiatric Epidemic (Part 2): The Scope of the Epidemic' by Robert Whitaker
Robert Whitaker, author of "Anatomy of an Epidemic" speaks at PsykoVision's conference on the Psychiatric Epidemic in Copenhagen.
In Part 2, Whitaker digs down deep into the research pertaining to psychiatric medication and demonstrates quite clearly that the studies paint a very different picture that the prevalent common wisdom of the day.
What is the reason for this discrepancy? Misinformation? Disinformation?
'Human Rights Are Fundamental to Good Mental Health Services' by Paul Farmer
It's good to see a reminder about Human Rights, in particular in relation to mental health services. This article which appeared in the Huffington Post is from the Chief Executive of the mental health charity Mind.
'Thankfully most people never have to worry about their human rights. For many, they can seem fairly distant: something for lawyers and politicians to worry about, with little impact on our own everyday lives.
When we do hear about human rights in the media it's usually via a story that links them with supposedly 'undeserving' groups or used as a proxy for anti-European views. But this picture hides the uncomfortable truth that people in the UK do still have their rights abused.
People with mental health problems often fall through the human rights safety net. The mental health system has extensive powers to detain people, to deprive them of their liberty, to restrain them and to force people to take life-changing drugs.
Psychiatric Epidemic (Part 1): The Roots – Robert Whitaker
The Psychiatric Epidemic – does long-term use of medication decrease the chance of recovery?
PsykoVision in Denmark has recently translated and published Robert Whitaker's book, "Anatomy of an Epidemic". In honor of this, PsykoVison has invited Whitaker to speak at a small conference in Copenhagen.
This is Part 1: The Roots of the Epidemic, where Robert Whitaker guides us through the history of psychiatric medication and presents the scientific evidence that proves that the common wisdom about theses drugs is mostly based on falsehoods.
Vikram Patel: Mental health for all by involving all
Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriate care, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists are in such short supply.
Vikram Patel outlines a highly promising approach – training members of communities to give mental health interventions, empowering ordinary people to care for others.
'What's Wrong With You? Nothing. What Has Happened to You? Something.' by Dr Michael Cornwall
'Licensed Mental Heath professionals are trained and are required to find out what is wrong with people.
Unfortunately, 90 percent of the people who could benefit from professional mental health services, in my opinion, are suffering from feeling something is wrong with them. They already feel bad about themselves, like they are failing in life. They often feel a lot of guilt, shame and self-loathing. They are often already judging themselves.
They may have been overwhelmed by losses, by life events, or have not had their crucial needs met, or have been unloved, neglected, bullied, abused or mistreated by family and others. Because of what has happened to them, they may struggle to not identify themselves as someone who's lot in life is to be rejected or harmed by others.
Enter the room with them, the totally well-intentioned mental health professional. Too often that encounter adds to the person in need feeling like they are somehow strange, abnormal, defective or damaged goods. Because right away out comes the DSM and the search begins for a valid category of psychopathology symptom cluster. The questions begin – questions aimed at finding abnormal psychology symptoms so a diagnosis can be made and treatment begun as soon as possible.
'PROTEST PSYCHIATRY – My Newest Film, Free!' by Daniel Mackler
'I just made a new film, called PROTEST PSYCHIATRY, on the psychiatric survivor-lead protest of the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting in New York City. And I'm thrilled by how it turned out. For starters, I filmed it on no budget whatsoever, created the entire film in three days, and have uploaded it straight to Youtube, so it's freeeeeee!
This film, for me, was an experiment. I have been feeling lost as a filmmaker for the past year or more. I think the big reason has been the process: it's huge and expensive and time-consuming. Each film has absorbed months, literally months, of my life. Well, all that changed five days ago.
Five days ago (May 2) I was hit with the inspiration bug: to make a film a new way.
'Psychiatry: We Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Mental Health' by Leah Harris
'Speech written for the protest of the American Psychiatric Association – May 4, 2014
My name is Leah Harris and I'm a survivor. I am a survivor of psychiatric abuse and trauma.
My parents died largely as a result of terrible psychiatric practice. Psychiatric practice that took them when they were young adults and struggling with experiences they didn't understand. Experiences that were labeled as schizophrenia. Bipolar disorder.
My parents were turned from people into permanent patients. They suffered the indignities of forced treatment. Seclusion and restraint. Forced electroshock. Involuntary outpatient commitment. And a shocking amount of disabling heavy-duty psychiatric drugs. And they died young, from a combination of the toxic effects of overmedication, and broken spirits.
'When we reject the single story we regain a kind of paradise: Why Jubilant Stories matter!' by Cormac Russell
Here is a really excellent blog from Cormac Russell of Nurture Development.
'This blog reflects on the dangers of becoming trapped in the single story. This is a ubiquitous risk. From getting trapped in our personal history, to the dangers inherent in how media shape messages for our consumption, we all need the inoculation that a multiplicity of diverse and contradictory stories bring.
"Show a people as only one thing, over and over again and they become that one thing."
These are the words of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian novelist who has dedicated herself to writing about the many stories of her life; her country and her continent. Her newest book, The Thing Around Your Neck, is a brilliant collection of stories about Nigerians struggling to cope within a corrupted context in their home country, and about the Nigerian immigrant experience.
Myth of the chemical imbalance
Here is the second 'Unrecognised Fact' from the Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry.
Psychiatric drugs have often been prescribed to patients on the basis that they cure a 'chemical imbalance'. However, no chemical imbalances have been proven to exist in relation to any mental health disorder. There is also no method available to test for the presence or absence of these chemical imbalances.

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P.s. BF = Black Friday, CM = Cyber Monday. Just wanted to be sure ya'll knew lolol.
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text: Crown Place leads south from Lonsdale Street near its intersection with Queen Street. The dead-end laneway was named for the Crown Hotel, which once occupied the corner of Lonsdale and Queen streets. In 1895, the laneway contained the residence of James Thomson, and the Bloomfield Brothers contractors' stores. An apartment building currently occupies Crown Place.


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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez certainly has her detractors, but nobody can dispute her knack for making a splash in social media.
Earlier this week, she gave her first speech from the House floor, and it didn't take long for the video on Twitter of her comments to set a new record for C-SPAN, as this tweet from the outlet's communication director points out:
As of Thursday morning, views had risen to more than 1.3 million, but there's still a long way to go before it catches the Senate viewership record set by Kamala Harris and her grilling of then–Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. And there's really no chance it'll capture C-SPAN's all-time record for Twitter
As for Ocasio-Cortez's speech, she went after President Trump for his border-wall demands and what the shutdown means for democracy.
"It is actually not about a wall, it is not about the border, and it is certainly not about the well-being of everyday Americans," the freshman congresswoman said. "The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms."
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On my First Son by Ben Jonson is a poem about a father who has lost a young son, and he is attempting to distance himself from the tragedy in numerous ways. One way is to treat the scenario as an almost mechanical prospect, devoid of all emotions from which he can shake free. Another is to try and approach the loss with the concept that the child is in a better situation now that he has passed, though this method seems to prove as fruitless as the concept of leaving behind his affection for the child. By the final lines, the reader can see that the narrator has come to accept that he cannot help but care deeply for the child, therefore making his attempts to not grieve uselessly, but he vows that he will attempt to keep his affections in lesser amounts to avoid such grief in the future.
Overall, in this poem, Jonson outlines a father's desperation to free himself of grief that will impact the rest of his life.
We've analysed this poem twiceTwo of our team of poetry experts have analysed this poem, to provide as detailed a critical analysis as possible.
On my First Son Analysis
Lines 1-4
Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy;
My sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy.
Seven years tho' wert lent to me, and I thee pay,
Exacted by thy fate, on the just day.
Through these first lines, the narrator details the basis for this poem, which is that he has lost his son who was only able to see "[s]even years" of life. The child, oddly, is treated as a transaction of sorts in that he is labeled as something that has been "lent" to the narrator, and now must be "pa[id]" back, as if the situation were a business contract. This creates an almost mechanical atmosphere to the poem, like any emotion present in the lines is slipping through the cracks of the narrator's emotional barriers rather than being showcased as a primary concept. Given that the poem is about a child's death, this choice of tone could be seen as hardhearted, though the reader is free to assume the narrator uses the approach as a method of coping with his grief. By thinking about the situation in such an inanimate manner, he has armored himself against the pain as best he can.
Despite trying to embrace that armor though, the father who has lost his son is incapable of leaving all of his emotions out of the equation, and that lack of ability is noted when he addresses his "lov'd boy" as his "joy." This is evidence that the father's love is too great, and he cannot fully pretend otherwise, even with his method of treating the scenario in a distanced way.
Evidence in these lines suggests as well that the narrator has taken this distanced quality a step farther by treating his previous affection for the child as a "sin." Although it has already been noted that the care he feels for the child is too great to fully separate from, the labeling of his "hope" regarding that child as a "sin" is a clear indication that his "hope" is the aspect he blames for his mourning. This concept is understandable since one may not grieve over a person one does not care for, but directing the blame toward "hope" rather than the loss is his attempted method of coping with the child's death.
Lines 5-8
O, could I lose all father now! For why
Will man lament the state he should envy?
To have so soon 'scap'd world's and flesh's rage,
And if no other misery, yet age?
These lines take the poem to an even stranger plateau in that grief is the latest aspect that the narrator wants to relinquish. This is a concept that could feel curious to the reader, despite the narrator's earlier desire for emotional separation. What parent, after all, could try to push aside grief in favor of "envy" of a child who has passed on?
Once more though, what could be taken as hardhearted could also be the narrator's struggles to cope with his loss. Perhaps in his mind, rationalizing that the child is better off by having "'scap'd world's and flesh's rage" is easier than fixating on the days the child will never see. Noting that the child will not "age" could be the narrator's strategy to find peace with the loss, despite his pain. He does not, as it happens, state that he does "envy" the child, but that "he should envy" the child, which can be taken as an indication that while he believes such an approach would be simpler, he has not been able to accomplish it. In fact, the very first word of these lines, "O," gives the impression that he is discouraged and cannot behave in the manner he has deemed acceptable, just as a person might exclaim, "Oh," before proclaiming they cannot accomplish an everyday task.
Also in these lines, the notion of "los[ing] all father now" can be viewed as a proclamation of what has been noted as the very essence of the poem thus far. Despite the stressful "O" preceding it, the narrator is noting his fatherhood could be disposed of in the aftermath of this loss, and this is the culmination of the narrator's mechanical approach and his note that "he should envy" rather than grieve the child's death. By handing over the very basics of the human notions of love and grief, he has essentially handed over his fatherhood, so declaring that he "could…lose" it is putting the idea into words.
Worth noting though is that, once more, his wording shows that what he believes would be a better situation in managing his grief is an ideal rather than something he has managed to do. He "could" do this, but that does not mean he has.
Lines 9-12
Rest in soft peace, and, ask'd, say, "Here doth lie
Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry."
For whose sake henceforth all his vows be such,
As what he loves may never like too much.
In contrast to the previous lines, this quartet is given as if spoken directly to the child. The narrator's message to that child begins with the instruction to "[r]est in soft peace," which is a variation of the standard "rest in peace" since the narrator has injected "soft" into the equation. This once more indicates that while the narrator wishes to distance himself from the situation and the grief, "soft[ness]" cannot help but creep into his emotions and reactions. Literally, the word surfaces in his message, just as it has shown up in his inabilities to maintain the emotional distance he has attempted to put between himself and the tragedy.
Beyond this simple instruction, he tells the child to answer those who "ask" that he is "Ben Jonson['s]…best piece of poetry." By this notion, the reader learns that Jonson himself has been the narrator all along, therefore linking him irreparably to the lost child, and that his feelings toward the child are "poet[ic]." Regardless of his tactics to force his emotions away, the narrator's sentiments remain so strong that his child seems to have been labeled as his most prized possession, something he potentially has more pride in that anything else his life has offered.
Once Jonson essentially declares that his strategies to keep emotional distance have failed, he returns to the notion of keeping that distance with a future promise. What he could not do with his son, he is vowing to do in the future—that "what he loves [he will] never like too much." He cannot help but love the child, but he will learn from the experience to stay apart from what he comes to appreciate to avoid the pain he has experienced through the loss of his son.
Notice though that even for these future instances, he seems to offer evidence that his attempts will fail on some level. He is not saying he will not "love" again, or even "like." Rather, he says he will not "like [things] too much," revealing that he expects appreciation will happen, but indicating he will try to manage its level. Will he achieve this? Only time would tell, but his pain makes him so desperate that he feels the need to try.
About Ben Jonson
Ben Jonson was a 16th century English poet who utilized various approaches in writing, such as poetry itself and essays. His career accomplishments also carried him into other fields, such as his time in the military, his experience at laying bricks, and his endeavors as an actor. Among the most notable poets of memorable history then, he could be seen as one of the primary jacks of all trades. Shockingly, he spent time in prison for murdering Gabriel Spencer, but he experienced writing notoriety through his patronage from King James I, "the Tribe of Ben," and fellow authors like Shakespeare during his lifetime. His was a unique life, no doubt, and his writing has led him to be a relevant name in modern times.
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Picturesque Thornton-le-Dale – known as the gateway to the North York Moors – is famous for its beautiful brooks and stunning thatched cottages but it is also, thanks to the Mathewsons, now a destination for classic car buyers from all over the world.
The Mathewsons are a dynasty of classic car auctioneers from North Yorkshire - as the family hunt for rare vehicles to sell they uncover heart-warming and remarkable stories behind classic car ownership.
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A rare and valuable 80's Sierra Cosworth "whale tail" draws in a crowd of admiring fast Ford fans, but has the owner pitched the reserve too high? Derek reluctantly decides to sell some of his own classic car collection to make space in the showroom before visiting Britain's biggest one day motorcycle event. And a restorer delights buyers with his immaculate 1966 Sunbeam Rapier and Sarah takes a shine to a quirky micro-caravan.
Derek discovers the holy grail of Austin Mini barn finds, a rare and valuable 1965 Cooper "S" 1275cc. The car has been hidden in a garage full of rubbish for 30 years and iappears to be a worthless rusty wreck, but on auction day it generates a flood of interest and a bidding war among classic Mini enthusiasts. Faced with a deadline to get a late entry into the auction catalogue Paul decides he'd like a Bentley Continental for himself and attempts to persuade his wife it would be perfect for the school run.


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Build in Nepal - September 2020
Build homes in Nepal, where ancient history, cultural diversity, and a strong sense of community come together in one place.
Build Dates:
19 - 27 September 2020
19 - 27 September 2020
- 19 Sept. – Arrival in country, meeting the team, and a team welcome dinner
- 20 Sept. – Team orientation and site seeing activities
- 21-24 Sept. – Building on site
- 25 Sept. – Half day build, closing ceremony and farewell dinner
- 26 Sept. – Site seeing and cultural activities
- 27 Sept. – Depart for UK or onward travel
Cost: £2000 (click for breakdown)
Cost: £2000 (click for breakdown)
Cost: £2000
- Registration fee £250
- Minimum fundraising target: £1750
Cost Breakdown
Every trip includes a direct contribution to Habitat for Humanity's work, and the rest covers your volunteer experience.
Registration Fee
The registration fee is payable upon registration. This portion of the costs cannot be fundraised, and is non-refundable.
Minimum Fundraising Target
You may choose to fundraise or pay this amount after the registration fee has been paid.
£500 of your fundraising target is a donation. The donation is split between supporting the team on ground, and supporting programmes in other countries supported by Habitat for Humanity GB.
£1500 covers your trip expenses, such as food, activities, and accommodation.
Fundraising is easy: It's as easy as telling your friends, family and co-workers about why you build with Habitat for Humanity. They may even ask to join the team! We set you up with a great website and coaching for success.
Not Included:
- *Flights not included
- *Vaccinations & visas are also not included in the price
Building in the East
Nepal is a culturally diverse country made up of several ethnic groups and tribes that follow their own unique traditions.
Many people in the eastern region live in poorly built thatched houses. The lack of decent shelter endangers families access to education and their state of health.
Helping families upgrade their current housing situation provides a boost towards making other changes for the better.Read more about Nepal
What will you do?
You will be supporting families to build homes through these activities below and more:
- Mixing mortar and cement
- Carrying and moving bricks
- Cleaning, splitting, measuring, and weaving bamboo
- Applying mud/cement plaster
- Painting and decorating walls
- 19 Sept. – Arrival in country, meeting the team, team welcome dinner
- 20 Sept. – Team orientation and site seeing activities
- 21-24 Sept. – Building on site
- 25 Sept. – Half day build, closing ceremony and farewell dinner
- 26 Sept. – Site seeing and cultural activities
- 27 Sept. – Depart for UK or onward travel
I'm so much happier. It's a huge improvement, I can bathe the children, I can wash up. There's no comparison to how it was before. Sana - Habitat for Humanity beneficiary
Now my granddaughter can study more. She won't have to spend her time walking so far to fetch water for the home. Saline - Homeowner in Kenya
It was an emotional roller coaster - building relationships with all of the families and children was wonderful, as they were all so welcoming and friendly. Chris Endsor, dedicated volunteer
You will stay at a hotel near the construction site (this allows us to boost local jobs too!) Everyone will stay in twin rooms, sharing it with another team member. All the meals are included. Typically breakfast is at the hotel, lunch is on-site or nearby, and dinner is at the hotel or a nearby restaurant.
Flights are not included in the trip cost, you need to organise them yourself. You can arrange to travel with other team members if you wish to - we let everyone organise their flights according to their own preferences. We can meet you at the airport or hotel.
We are not medical professionals, so before you travel please consult your GP or a travel clinic about the risks associated with your destination and what jabs you will need. The Fit for Travel website is a great starting point for identifying common risks such as malaria, zika, and other diseases.
Friends & Family
Yes - you can come with a friend or as a group - the more the merrier! You must be aged 18 to take part in the build on your own. If you are aged 16 or 17 you can sign up but, you must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
All volunteers will be covered for emergency medical care in country through our insurance policy with Chubb. The coverage period is for the build dates only and cannot be extended for personal travel. Please note that this is emergency medical and evacuation insurance only and does not cover personal items or flights, therefore it is worth considering supplemental travel insurance.
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In 2018 in NZ, our staff partnered with Pomaria Primary School and Auckland Girls Grammar to inspire students to realise their full potential.
In 2019 we sent teams into a number of low decile high schools to provide digital literacy and future career pathway training, along with digital upskilling in Metlifecare retirement villages.
We also recently launched the 'One Day More' initiative that provides our staff the opportunity to spend another day in the community supporting a cause they are personally passionate about.


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Brent Barkin has seen the past of retail, and he's preparing for the future.
The President and CEO of Shoe Station, Barkin has been involved in his family business since he was 10 years old, shifting shelves at the family store at Mobile's Bel-Air Mall. And he was there when the company opened its newest store in March across Airport Boulevard at Springdale Mall.
It was needed, Barkin said. "There's been a shift in how customers perceive indoor malls in general."
The new store, occupying a 21,000-square-foot space facing outside, is a "more relaxed, more open" store with room to grow. he said. And it's been part of a resurgence at Springdale Mall, which has occupied a place in Mobile's retail landscape for 60 years.
Shopping malls in Alabama, as in other parts of the nation, are encountering challenges from retail's shifting landscape, and several are struggling, while some no longer exist.
In Huntsville, Madison Square Mall closed in 2017 after 32 years of operation and was demolished to make way for MidCity Huntsville, a mixed-use retail site that is the fourth-largest real estate development in the country. Its first phase opened a year later with Topgolf and the outdoor music, art and food venue The Camp at MidCity, followed by High Point Climbing and Fitness, and Dave and Busters. Other shops and restaurants have been announced.
Tuscaloosa city leaders are mulling over purchasing the 35-acre site of McFarland Mall, the city's first enclosed shopping mall. Last month, the city was set to vote on a deal that packaged it with another property for $28 million, according to The Tuscaloosa News. Various ideas have been floated by city leaders and developers for revamping the property, such as a community center or a hotel and shopping destination. However, the council gave itself another month to consider.
A 2017 report by Credit Suisse estimated that a quarter of the nation's 1,100 malls were at risk of closing within five years. Financial Times reports that vacancies in shopping malls have hit an eight-year high. Just this week, Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy, with plans to close 178 stores.
News sites are populated with haunting photographs of dead and dying shopping centers, once filled with consumers, families and teens seeking out bargains, a bite to eat and a space to meet. The rot was hastened by the Great Recession and the rise of online retail, as well as the failure of long-time mall anchor "big box" chains.
To stay alive, malls, and those businesses that populate them, have had to adopt different strategies. In some cases, local pride and moxie are finding a way to lure shoppers back.
Like a cancer
Quintard Mall in Oxford will be 50 years old next year. It sits about a quarter-mile from Interstate 20 along two major highways. Quintard got an expansion and facelift in 2000, but, as Oxford Mayor Alton Craft said, within the last few years it become obvious the once bustling mall, and businesses around it, was dying.
One reason was the coming of Oxford Exchange, a 334,000-square-foot shopping center one exit down off I-20 with more than 30 retail stores and restaurants on out parcels. Back in its prime, Craft said, Quintard Mall raked in about $90 in million gross sales before the Oxford Exchange opened. Now Oxford Exchange does about $150 million in gross sales, while Quintard is at about $40 million annually.
So Oxford had a choice -- it could embrace the new shopping center completely and let the inevitable happen. But Craft said a dying shopping center can act like a cancer to the surrounding area -- leaving a dead commercial sector at the heart of the city.
"We as a council realized that, if we didn't do something as a city, it was going to continue to die, and once it dies, we may not have the funds to bring her back," he said.
Acting on the advice of a consultant, Oxford bought the vacant Sears portion of the mall for about $1.5 million, then sold it back at a modest profit to the Hull Property Group, which bought the mall. The city did this to keep the property from being flipped. When the mall was in foreclosure, the city also made an unsuccessful bid for the mall, to avoid the same situation.
"Then you'd have had a disaster," he said.
Now Quintard is embarking on an ambitious three-year, $60 million revision of the property, transforming it into a "lifestyle center" -- an outdoor concept, apart from the traditional enclosed retail space, which aims at upscale customers, along with outparcel development. Demolition of the oldest parts of Quintard began this summer.
To help, the city committed $16.5 million over a 25-year period, with payoffs related to performance. Hull gets more money with better tenants and sustained success.
'We didn't want to see that go away'
In nearby Gadsden, entrepreneurs are working with the local mall's management to revitalize the property. Gadsden Mall opened in 1974, with several renovations and expansions over the last 30 years. But J.C. Penney closed its anchor store in 2017, and Sears, one of the mall's original anchor tenants, shuttered earlier this year. That leaves only Belk as an anchor, as well as a 16-screen movie theatre.
Almost immediately though, work began to transform the old Sears portion of the mall into an entertainment and dining center. Spinoso Real Estate Group, which leases and manages the mall, said it is not ready to release its full plan. However, it includes a location for a local Italian restaurant, Tre Ragazzi's, revamped retail space and a new entertainment concept, The Alley.
The Alley is the brainchild of Bethanne Mashburn, the owner of The Factory, an indoor trampoline, party hosting site and recreation center with games, batting cages and attractions. It has locations in Etowah County and Gulf Shores.
Taking about 35,000-square-feet in the middle of the old Sears location, The Alley will have 18 lanes of bowling, an arcade with more than 60 games, dining space, virtual reality party rooms and Fowling -- a game combining football and bowling which allows players to knock down pins with a football pass.
But Mashburn said the plan also calls for transforming the space into something close to "Dave and Busters meets Disney World." Though the attraction will be kid-friendly, it will also seek to draw families, teens and young professionals.
"It's going to be something different," she said. "When you walk in, it will look like a back alley in a big city. There will be a Central Park for the playground, a subway system theme, storefronts. It'll be something Gadsden's never seen before."
Demolition and preliminary site work began earlier this summer, with plans to open next spring.
Mashburn said she considered the Gadsden Mall for the site of her new venture once she heard Sears was closing.
"We didn't want to see that go away," she said. "It was really important. Nothing would make me more sick than to see a whole bunch of empty stores there. We really liked the management company. We just clicked with them immediately, and we saw this as a good opportunity."
'Like night and day'
A photo of a closed storefront at Springdale Mall was used by Time Magazine two years ago to illustrate the state of America's declining shopping malls.
The mall, which was built in 1959 as an open-air venue, was redeveloped in 1974 with an enclosure as an answer to Bel-Air Mall, just across Airport Boulevard. Springdale was initially anchored by W.T. Grant, JC Penney and Delchamps and National supermarkets. Eventually it grew to have its own movie theatre. But by earlier in this decade, parts of the mall were vacant and dead.
Across Airport Boulevard, the City of Mobile in 2016 approved giving New York-based Rouse Properties, the owners of the Shoppes at Bel-Air, up to $500,000 a year in sales tax incentives for 15 years, for a maximum of $7.5 million, to revamp the property. The incentives came only by hitting targeted sales benchmarks. Bel-Air also landed several sought-after restaurants, such as Texas de Brazil, P.F. Chang's and one of Bob Baumhower's restaurants, and underwent a $25 million renovation.
Barkin took Shoe Station out of its original outparcel store at Bel-Air to Springdale, while at the same time, Burlington moved from one site in the mall to a new 40,800-square-foot space.
The shoe retailer's move had been long in consideration, Barkin said.
"There's only so much dressing up you can do," he said. "The original store got us to where we are, but we couldn't raise the low ceilings, we couldn't move the walls out. It felt claustrophobic with the amount of merchandise we had. Some of the fixtures had been there 35 years. We had switched to LED lights, we redid the tile in the front, but no matter what we would do, we were seeing less traffic. At some point, while we were putting in additional investment, we weren't seeing a return."
The Springdale location has 30-foot ceilings with descending lights, and a double-wide center aisle to invite customers in.
"Moving made sense if we picked up between five to 10 percent more business," he said. "We're at 25 to 30 percent."
Barkin, who teaches a course in retail at USA's Mitchell College of Business, said the fragmentation of media has made it harder for businesses to market their products and advertise. At the same time, changes in what shoppers are looking for -- and how they are looking -- mean that retailers have to get more creative.
Enclosed buildings and food courts didn't build America's great retailers, he said; customer service did. The online experience, while convenient, can't replace what made the chains grow rapidly.
"The only way the chains get back to the roots of customer service is to care about the customer," he said. "The customer can't be nameless and faceless. They have to be respected. If you don't do that, you will fail."


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Telangana Municipal Poll Results: TRS LeadingJanuary 25, 2020 11:19
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Telangana Municipal Poll Results: TRS Leading:- The Telangana Municipal Polls took place on Wednesday and the counting for the votes for 120 municipalities and 9 corporations in Telangana started today at 8 AM. Going with the early estimates, TRS is leading across all the municipalities. State Election Commissioner V Nagi Reddy said that the final results will be out by evening. 70.26% voter turnout was seen during the polls. Elections were held for 2971 wards across the state. Over 12,900 candidates tested their luck in the Telangana Municipal Polls. TRS is leading the list while Congress is giving tough competition in some of the wards.
As per the early estimates, Congress won 2 wards in Rangareddy district and TRS won 5 wards. The Election Commission asked the returning officers to declare the results only after the approval by the election observers. Counting of postal ballots is carried out first, followed by counting of ballot papers. For the first time in the country, the Election Commission used a facial recognition app to counter the impersonation of the voters. The pilot project was implemented in ten polling states in Kompally municipality. The State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday had ordered re-polling in three booths in Mahbubnagar, Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts.
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Fort Bend County
District Attorney's Office
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Sees
Strong Prosecution of Abusers
was National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
If you, or somebody you know, are a victim of domestic violence, you are
not alone. The Fort Bend County Women's
Center Crisis Hotline is (281) 342-HELP (4357) and the toll free number to the
National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1 (800) 799-7233. Help is just a phone call away – and it could
save your life.
Alanis killed his wife, Edith, on February 11, 2017 when he shot her to death
in what he claimed was an accident. The
63-year old Sugar Land resident pled guilty to
Murder before 400th District Court Judge Maggie
Perez-Jaramillo in June and was reset so a presentence investigation report
could be prepared for the court. A hotly-contested
sentencing hearing to determine the defendant's punishment
occurred on October 18th where Alanis claimed the shooting was
accidental while he was trying to defend himself. He later claimed mental health issues caused
him to shoot his wife. According to Chief
Domestic Violence prosecutor Chad Bridges, the forensic evidence did not
support the defendant's claim that his firearm accidentally discharged. Judge Jaramillo considered all of the
evidence and then sentenced
Alanis to 30 years in prison.
"The defendant's callous crime and his history of domestic
violence merited a long prison sentence," said Deputy Domestic Violence Chief
Sherry Robinson. "And at his age, he'll spend
the rest of his life in prison."
On the 10th
day of October, 2017, as the rest of Fort Bend County was bathing their
children and nestling into bed, something quite different was occurring at one Missouri
City home. A woman and her 2-year old
daughter were eating pizza and spending time together when Jamond Derrell
Joseph entered their home. The child's
father, Joseph proceeded to a bedroom where he pushed the woman down, slammed
her head into the ground, and punched her in the face. His victim yelled for her safety as the
defendant attacked her. He placed his
hand over her mouth, impeding her breathing, in front of their daughter. Joseph
then ran out of the house and fled the scene.
The woman's 911 call revealed a
voice trembling with fear and hysteria. When
she was treated by EMS that evening, her eye and face was bruised and swollen. This attack was the last in a series of assaults
by Joseph. He had previously kicked her
in the head, and once strangled her in a parking lot until she lost consciousness
– an assault the defendant perpetrated in front of their baby girl. The woman testified that she did not report
either incident because the defendant terrorized her by holding a knife to her
throat on repeated occasions and sending her harassing text messages. On October 22nd, after a guilty
jury verdict in the 268th District Court before Judge O'Neil
Williams, Joseph was sentenced to 5 years' probation. Violating the terms of his probation could
subject Joseph to prison for as long as 5 years.
"It is common
for victims of domestic violence to keep quiet.
Over 35% of women and 28% of men experience intimate partner physical
violence, intimate partner rape and/or intimate partner stalking, according to
a 2014 Center for Disease Control and Prevention study," said lead prosecutor
Rachel Fraser. "It is imperative that
victims understand that they are not alone in this battle. Fort Bend County has resources to support
victims and survivors of domestic violence."
Then, on the 24th
day of November, 2017, Wisam Salahudddin Abdi Hayder arrived to his Sugar Land home
from an out of town trip. Angry that his
wife had hung up on him over the phone, he pulled her away from their three
young children and into their bedroom where he locked the door and began
punching her all over her body. Hayder
then demanded she kiss his boot. When his wife refused, the defendant took off
his belt and struck her with it until she finally gave in. Hayder then began striking her with a whip all
over her body. Their children knocked on the door after hearing their mother's
screams, which caused the defendant to stop the assault to take the children to
their bedrooms. While the defendant was out of the room, the woman retrieved a
secret cellphone she had received from a women's shelter to text her neighbor
to call 911 for help. The Sugar Land
Police Department arrived soon thereafter. After seeing the multiple marks and bruises on
the victim, and investigating the assault that just occurred, the police
arrested Hayder for Assault-Family Violence. The defendant's wife was
eventually sent to the hospital to be evaluated for her injuries and was later
released. This case was called to trial
on October 22, 2019 in County Court at Law #1 before Judge Christopher G. Morales.
Prosecutors presented evidence of prior abuse, the 911 call, and testimony from
the victim herself. They also presented
testimony from the investigating officers, the paramedics who arrived on scene,
the nurse from the hospital, and a domestic violence expert to explain these
types of relationships to the jury. After prosecutors presented all of their
evidence, the defendant took the witness stand where he denied the assault
altogether. After a three-day trial, the jury returned a guilty verdict in just
over an hour. Hayder was sentenced to a
two-year probation to include counseling and 30 days in jail.
"Although this
case had challenges, the jurors stayed focused and assessed the evidence before
them to reach a just result," said Veronica L. Jones, lead prosecutor on the
case. "Help comes when called, so call
before it's too late."


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Braithwaite, John (1696–1740), soldier and diplomatist, was the second of three sons born to John Braithwaite (1666–1739), a member of a prominent Westmorland family, and his wife, Silvestra Cooke (d. 1739). In his preface to his History of the Revolutions in the Empire of Morocco...
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Sire: Toronado
Colour: Bay
Dam: North Going Zax
Sex: Colt
Age: 3
Foaled: Oct 08, 2017
Country: Australia
Owners: J Moore & G M Moore
|Foaled 8th October 2017
TORONADO (IRE) (Bay 2010-Stud GB 2015, Aust. 2015). 6 wins-3 at 2-to 1m, Royal Ascot Queen Anne S., Gr.1, Goodwood Sussex S., Gr.1. Out of a half-sister to SW Casamento. Sire of 105 rnrs, 47 wnrs, inc. SP Almufti, Revelstoke, Watan, Baylagan, El Ingrato, Stone Tornado and of Name the Wind, Alwaab, Come Back, Droit de Parole, etc. His oldest Aust.-bred progeny are 2YOs and inc Heaven's Bonus, Prince of Sussex, Powertrain and of the placegetters Miss How Long, Mrs Whitten, Still a Star, etc.
1st dam
NORTH GOING ZAX, by Exceed and Excel. Unraced. This is her third foal. Her second foal is a 2YO. Dam of one foal to race.
2nd dam
ZOLA, by Volksraad. Third top filly on The 1997-98 Australasion 2YO Classification. 5 wins-4 at 2-from 1000m to 1600m, NZ$152,625, A$79,800, ARC Ellerslie Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, Waikato RC Star Way S., L, WRC NZ Magic Millions 2YO Fillies S., Horse & Hound 2YO S., VATC Marvel Loch H., 2d STC Tea Rose S., Gr.2, Phar Lap S., Gr.2, 3d AJC Light Fingers S., Gr.2, 4th VRC Matron S., L. Three-quarter-sister to
Double Cream. 3 wins from 1400m to 1600m, SAJC Centrebet H., 2d SAJC Patinack Farm H., 3d SAJC Centrebet SA Derby Day H., Pewsey Vale H.
Sefrah. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1400m, 1600m, MRC Olympic Girl H., 2d MRC Valley of Georgia H., 3d MRC Skyy Blue P., Tralee H., Punchestown H. Dam of-
Mutawaary. 3 wins from 1000m to 1800m, R303,225, to 2018-19, 3d Greyville Durban View Restaurant H.
Mutin. 2 wins at 1900m, 2200m to 2018-19, 2d MRC Mypunter.com H., Argyle Maintenance P., Cove Hotel P., 3d MRC Hamilton Reid Accountants P.
Indite. 2 wins at 1600m, 2200m, 3d Oakbank RC Yalumba H.
Gianfranco. 3 wins to 1400m in Aust.
Monte Abbey. 3 wins from 1200m to 1750m in Aust.
3rd dam
SWIFT SWALLOW, by Chem. Unraced. Three-quarter-sister to
ZOLA (Volksraad). 5 wins. See above.
Borrack. 16 wins from 1200m to 4000m, NZ$150,925, A$40,405, Waikato Hurdle, MVRC City Jeep Don't Hold Back Highweight H., 2d CJC Curraghmore Stud H., Manawatu RC Ashhurst Pohangina Cup, WRC Shoe Clinic-New Balance H., Gillespie Young Watson 2YO H., Manawatu RC Courtesy Ford H., Wanganui JC AME Electrical H., 3d MRC Betfair H., 4th Hawke's Bay Guineas, Gr.2.
4th dam
LONG SWALLOW, by Long Row. 2 wins at 1100m, 1250m, 2d VATC Maroona H., 3d VATC Katandra H., Parisienne H. Half-sister to MAGNIFICENT, SOME REASON (dam of SO CASUAL). Dam of 10 foals, 9 to race, 7 winners, inc:-
Raise Your Glass. 5 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1650m, QTC Legal Tender H., BATC Peter Pan H., QTC Winters Dance H., STC Crewman H., 2d ARC Cheer Leaders S., BATC Wedgwood Pies H. Dam of-
Raise Your View. Winner at 2100m in Aust. Dam of-
CLEAR VIEW (Gallo di Ferro). 9 wins to 1450m, A$190,250, SAJC Proud Miss S., L, Legacy CA Haigh & WH Wylie Memorial H., Distinctive Homes H.-twice, Vanellus Trophy H., Lucky Horseshoe H., Normandy H., Hilton Adelaide P. Dam of-
FARSON (Snitzel). 4 wins from 1200m to 1800m, A$219,005, MRC Autumn Classic, Gr.2, Moorookyle Park Thoroughbred Stud H., MVRC Simpson Construction H., 3d MVRC Alister Clark S., Gr.2.
Cool Clear Water. 4 wins-3 at 2-to 1200m, WATC Possum H., War Cry H., Dale Graduation S., 2d WATC Clark H., Artesian Graduation S., L H Darlot Graduation S. Producer.
Stella Stargazer. Placed in NZ. Dam of-
GRACE PARK (Danske). 3 wins at 1200m, 1600m, NZ$75,125, CJC Inglewood S., L, 2d Otago RC New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance S., L, Waterloo Hotel TAB H., 3d WRC Family Raceday H. Dam of-
PRINCE MAMBO (Thewayyouare). Second Top Colt on The 2013-14 NZ 2YO Free H. 5 wins-2 at 2-from 1000m to 1600m, NZ$224,865, Matamata RC Slipper S., L, Waikato RC Baker Racing Stables H., Greene Racing Juvenile H., Hawke's Bay Breeders Association Mile, 2d Manawatu Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, Hawke's Bay Guineas, Gr.2, 3d New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1.
Black Beauty. Placed at 3 in NZ. Dam of-
BEAUTY'S BEAST (Guillotine). 7 wins to 1500m, NZ$43,325, A$219,235, ATC South Pacific Classic, L, Perfection Fresh H., HQ of Insurance H., ARC The Edge H., BOP RC Triton Pacific Owen P., Te Aroha JC Towes Insurance Brokers H., 2d ATC TAB Rewards H.


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Lemon - Lime & Bitters
Tamborine Tea
Green Tea 100 gr
Refreshing green tea with flavours of lemon and lime and bitters.
Antioxidant-rich green carefully flavoured with natural lemon oil and blended with lemon balm and citrus peel.
Green tea with natural lemon flavour, lemon balm and lemon peel. An tantalizing and refreshing blend, served hot or chilled with ice. Use one teaspoon of tea for each cup, brew for 1-3 minutes in hot water. Do not use boiling water on green tea; too hot water will result in a bitter brew.
Packed in air-tight bag.


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Megan Rood
My name is Megan Rood. I am a Freshman at St. Charles East High School. Dance is my passion and I am so excited to be participating in this year's Kick-A-Thon. My community kicker is Laura Bernstein. Laura has been one of my softball coaches for the past 6 years.
She is someone I have always looked up to and happens to also be one of my best friend's mom. I am passionate about this Kick-A-Thon because my Grandma passed away from cancer one year ago. It was so hard to see her go through her treatments and lose her energy.
Even though she had 26 grandchildren she came to every dance recital and many of my softball games as well. She shared her love with everyone and I miss her so much. Please consider donating to our cause which will support many patients and families that are dealing with cancer in our community.
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Thank you to all our donors, we have met our fundraising goal.


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Definitely bought as a set yet signed by two different makers the figural brooch and matching earrings at hand combine silver with copper , overlay and cut-outs, oxidation and wirework ornamentation. Modernist in its rendition of an ancient warrior or priest, the design, if I am not mistaken, can be found with the Los Castillo or Victoria's signature on it as well yet here it is made by listed but "less celebrated" maestros. What I like about this demi is not just its careful crafting and generous weight – this is not a cheaply made copy – but also the wonderful patina the metals have acquired over time…
Size/Weight: brooch is 2 7/8″ tall by 1 3/4″ wide (at its widest); earrings are 1 3/8″ tall by 3/4″ wide; 36.5 grams (for the set)
Hallmarks / Date: brooch is signed with maker's initials "MPO" as well as "TAXCO STERLING 925 MEXICO"; earrings are marked with conjoined initials "TC" as well as "0925" and Eagle 1 assay mark; mid- to later 1940s for the former, post-1948 for the latter
Condition: excellent vintage, very well made, with good weight and careful finishing; no damage nor any repairs noted and having wonderful patina
Offered at $175.00