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Aboriginals at greater risk of heart attacks
Larry Amos counts his blessings he was in Winnipeg a decade ago when he suffered a heart attack at the age of 53.
Amos, a self-employed business consultant to First Nations across Manitoba, started to feel ill as he drove his son to school one November morning.
He managed to make it home, where a person who had come in to do child care took one look at him and called 911. Within two hours, he was in surgery.
"I'll tell you, if I was anywhere else but Winnipeg, I would have been a goner," said Amos, who was raised in Fisher River and is a member of Peguis First Nation.
A national study released Thursday says First Nations people are more likely to suffer a heart attack than non-aboriginals and they're more likely to fall victim to one at a younger age.
The report, from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), found the heart attack rate in communities with high First Nations populations was 76 per cent higher than in communities with low-aboriginal populations.
The median age in which a patient suffered a first heart attack was 64 in high-First Nations areas and 71 in communities with a low aboriginal population, according to the study, which gleaned information from health records between 2004 and 2011.
It also found people living in communities with a high-aboriginal population -- those with more than one-third of the population identifying as First Nations in the 2006 census -- received certain cardiac procedures less frequently than those in communities with low-aboriginal populations.
For instance, they were less likely to receive coronary angiography, a diagnostic procedure that gives a picture of the heart's arteries to determine the extent of coronary disease, or PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention), a non-surgical procedure that involves inserting and inflating a balloon to open a blocked artery.
Dr. Mike Moffatt, executive director of research and applied learning with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, said unfortunately, there are "not too many real surprises" in the report.
The frequency of heart attacks in First Nations communities is linked with high blood pressure, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle and the presence of other health complications, such as diabetes.
Better health screening, a greater emphasis on prevention programs and a reduction in poverty would lessen the likelihood of heart attacks in these communities, he said.
Moffatt, a pediatrician who regularly travels to Norway House in northern Manitoba and to Nunavut, said such communities need better and more integrated primary health care.
"I'm a pediatrician, so my patients aren't having heart attacks today, but I can see lots of them that are going to have heart attacks 20 to 40 years from now," he said.
A big challenge in obtaining information about heart attack rates for aboriginal people is that patients' ethnicity is not consistently recorded by hospitals across the country, so the institute did a statistical analysis comparing areas with high-aboriginal and low-aboriginal populations, using 2006 census data as a reference point.
In Manitoba, communities with a high-First Nations population included Norway House, Kelsey (northeast of Thompson) and Churchill. Also included were specific areas within Winnipeg, which researchers didn't identify. Communities with low-aboriginal populations, used for comparison purposes, included towns like Hanover, Winkler and Piney.
Provincial breakdowns were not released because the numbers were not sufficiently high to be statistically significant on their own, said Sushma Mathur, manager of the Canadian Population Health Initiative at CIHI.
Health officials said Thursday First Nations people in remote locations may not receive certain cardiac procedures as frequently as they must be performed within a few hours of a heart attack.
Statistical data from new report
The heart attack rate is 76 per cent higher for residents in communities with a high-First Nations population in Canada than for residents of low-aboriginal population areas (277 vs. 157 per 100,000 people).
Heart attack patients tend to be younger in high-First Nations areas (median age of 64 vs. 71 in low-aboriginal population areas).
Heart attack patients are more likely to suffer from one other health condition in high-First Nations population communities.
Residents of high-First Nations population areas are more likely to travel long distances for cardiac care. Thirty-eight per cent travelled more than 250 kilometres between 2004 and 2011, compared with eight per cent from low-aboriginal areas.
Heart attack patients from high-First Nations population areas were less likely to receive certain cardiac procedures.
-- source: Hospital Care for Heart Attacks Among First Nations, Inuit and Métis, a report of the Canadian Institute for Health Information
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Saleh aide says political rivals have agreed to sign GCC-brokered plan, but opposition skeptical about deal.
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An aide to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh said Yemen's political rivals have agreed to sign on Wednesday a Gulf-brokered plan to end bloody unrest, but the opposition expressed doubts about the deal.
Asked on Al-Arabiya television news network whether the agreement would be signed on Wednesday, Ahmed al-Sufi said: "Yes, it will be today" following "positive" and "important progress."
But parliamentary opposition spokesman Mohammed Qahtan said Saleh had backed out of signing the accord after a break in the impasse between the two sides had been reached on Tuesday night.
"If the initiative was unchanged" from its initial version, "we will sign," Qahtan said.
"We came to an agreement late Tuesday but this morning they changed their minds," Qahtan said, adding Saleh and his partisans "refuse" to sign it this way.
"The disagreement is on who will sign from the opposition," said Qahtan. However, "there's an agreement on the timeframe."
On the ground, most of Yemen's cities observed a complete strike on Wednesday morning as police fired shots into the the air in the town of Huta, in southern Lahij province, and in the Red Sea city of Al-Hudaydah, witnesses said.
Massive protests took place in Taez and Ibb, south of Sanaa, and Al-Hudaydah, witnesses said.
In Huta, where protesters blocked roads, residents said police fired into the air.
Yemen's southern cities of Aden, Lahij and Shabwa also went on strike Wednesday, according to residents there.
The impoverished but strategic Arabian Peninsula country has been gripped by protests since late January calling for the ouster of Saleh, who has been in power since 1978.
Security forces launched a deadly crackdown the protests, leaving at least 180 people dead, according to a toll compiled from reports by activists and medics.
Besides an Al-Qaeda resurgence, Yemen is battling a secessionist movement in the south and a Shiite rebellion in the north.
Saleh insists that, under the constitution, he should serve out his current term of office, which expires in 2013. Last Thursday, however, Washington called on him to sign the deal "now."
For weeks, the agreement has been held up by Saleh refusing to sign in his capacity as president. He has insisted on endorsing the deal only as leader of the ruling General People's Congress, contrary to the opposition's demands.
Talks are ongoing, said Qahtan, adding the opposition would meet Abdullatif al-Zayani, the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, later on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the spokesman for Saleh's party, Tareq al-Shami, had said: "We have discussed with.... Zayani the mechanism to implement a plan to end the crisis."
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Satchel said the city has not finalized the plan for the $125 monthly stipend, but Orr could make a decision as soon as this week.
Detroit officials could not be reached immediately for comment. The city's offices were closed on Thursday after a widespread power outage knocked out electricity throughout downtown Detroit.
Orr's spokesman, Bill Nowling, declined to comment, saying nothing has changed since June, when Orr told the city's unions and pension boards that the city was looking to reduce $5.7 billion in liabilities for healthcare and other retiree benefits.
Detroit has more than $18 billion in debt, and in July became the largest city in U.S. history to file for municipal bankruptcy protection.
There are about 23,500 retired city workers, more than double Detroit's current city payroll. Orr has said he wants to move some retirees onto insurance exchanges set up under federal healthcare reform, but he hasn't released details.
Michigan's insurance exchange, which will be run by the federal government because the state Legislature didn't approve a state-run exchange, is scheduled to launch on Oct. 1, with coverage to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014.
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Last month, Orr proposed changes to health benefits for current city workers that are projected to save the city $12 million annually by reducing the number of plans available and by raising deductibles.
The annual deductible for a single city worker would nearly quadruple to $750 from $200 under the new proposal.
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"To ensure that Web site operators and other interactive computer services would not be crippled by lawsuits arising out of third party communications, the Act provides interactive computer services with immunity", Sparks' ruling said.
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Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the virus HSV (Herpes simplex virus). This virus affects the genital parts, skin and even other parts of the body. Few research have suggested that lysine may be an effective treatment for herpes infection. Lysine is an amino acid, which are building blocks of protein. Lysine turned up being an overnight sensation even though it's not proven with its results yet. There are advantages from lysine for the herpes patients using it. But in a contradiction there are few side effects also. Here are the information for you to understand about herpes and lysine.
Causes and symptoms of genital herpes
· Genital herpes is an STD
· It will transmitted through direct contact from an infected person
· Having oral sex with person who has cold sores
· Having unprotected sex
· Even genital contact with infected persons will cause genital herpes
· Ulcers and blisters on the cervix
· Painful urination
· Cold sores around the mouth
· Also reflects on the private parts
Effect of lysine on herpes
More than 50% of people in U.S. are affected by herpes and most of them will not be aware of it. It will be rude to say but herpes do not have any treatment till Date. Although to postpone the symptoms or to reduce your pains you can use the lysine cream for genital herpes. It reduces the recurrence of the HSV virus in your body. The research have confirmed that lysine may not cure the HSV virus but gives an effective treatment for sure. But bad news as always that any treatment on herpes will have a side effect.
Safe use of lysine
· A daily dosage of 6g will not create any harm in healthy adults.
· Lysine is not a replacement for conventional herpes treatment.
· Patients suffering from heart, kidney, gall-bladder, liver problems, etc. along with herpes should consult a physician before using lysine.
· Women patients who are also a pregnant should take the course with the assistance of a doctor.
· Sensitive activities like breastfeeding must be carefully done afterthedoctor's consultation.
Side effects
· In our very crucial life, lysine has a critical role.
· Excess dosage of lysine will result in gallstones.
· People who are dependent on lysine will be heightened with cholesterol.
· Lysine also effects on the people with cardiovascular problems.
· Cases have been reported with cramps, nausea, diarrhea, stomachache, etc. with the high dosage of 40g and above.
· The results have been not proved yet but the side effects are seen with many.
Prevention is better than cure. Use the provided precautions to save yourself from genital herpes. No one have showed much efforts in creating the vaccines for genital herpes. Herpes is a kind of disease which arrives once and returns never. Lysine can be used just as a treatment for the herpes. Even though it has benefits there are side effects as a mirror. Any treatment used on the herpes will always have a side effect. Prevent yourself by having safe sex. Unprotected sex will not only infects you but also continues as a chain. Stay protected to lead a joyful life.


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Seesmic Look to take Twitter mainstream with corporate backed PC client
Seesmic, makers of the popular Seesmic web, desktop, and various mobile Twitter applications, has announced new software designed to make Twitter more accessible to a "mainstream audience".
Called Seesmic Look, the new software was developed in partnership with Microsoft and is optimized for use on Windows 7. However it's also compatible with both Vista and XP.
Taking advantage of Windows 7 touch interaction functionality, Seemic founder Loic Le Meur was quick to point out that Seesmic Look was created to work well with "upcoming new devices" and demonstrated using the service through touch and via remote control.
Visually the tool is attractive and allows users to intuitively dig through tweets without having to log in or personally sign up for the service.
For instance as part of the launch, Seesmic gives users the option of sorting through tweets by category channels ranging across a wide swath of topics such as celebrities, technology, or charities. The stream of users grouped in these channels is curated by Seesmic, and in essence serves as a Seesmic selected set of Twitter lists.
In an effort to make tweets easier to read, a so called "Playback Mode" can be toggled to have tweets float on the screen as they come, similar to a screen saver. This playback mode can also work using search terms or hashtags, so users can easily see and understand what's being said about a particular topic.
Other visual changes worth noting include the automatic display of tweet inserted pictures from services like Yfrog and Twitpic along side the tweet text.
Whether the advances in this service will indeed inspire more users to flock to and appreciate Twitter of course remains to be seen. However Seesmic Look is an interesting example of how the service is evolving from a design perspective, and does provide far more robust functionality to non Twitter subscribers than was previously available.
The fact that it's also officially endorsed by Twitter hints that the creators of the popular social network see value in Seesmic Look's vision as well.
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The SMPTE is calling for paper submissions for the SMPTE Technical Conference and Exhibition 2007, Oct. 24-27, in Brooklyn, NY, and for the 2007 Student Paper Award. Applications for the 2007 Lou Wolf Memorial Scholarship Award are also being accepted.
The SMPTE is seeking proposals for papers to be delivered during technical sessions and tutorials on topics that include:
Technical paper proposals must be submitted to the SMPTE by June 18, 2007.
The purpose of the 2007 Student Paper Award is to recognize an outstanding paper prepared and submitted by a student member. The paper receiving the Student Paper Award will be published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal. The winner will also receive a full conference registration to the 2007 SMPTE Technical Conference and Exhibition where he or she will be recognized at the awards ceremony.
Applicants must be current SMPTE student members. The paper must deal with some technical aspect of motion pictures, television, photographic instrumentation or their closely allied arts and sciences. The style and format should be similar to that for papers published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal. Applications must be postmarked by July 1, 2007.
The Lou Wolf Memorial Scholarship is intended to help students further their undergraduate or graduate studies in motion pictures and television, with an emphasis on technology. Applicants must be full-time students enrolled at an accredited high school, two- or four-year college or university and a current member of SMPTE.
The amount of the scholarship will be up to $2000. In addition, the award includes full conference registration to the 2007 SMPTE Technical Conference and Exhibition in Brooklyn, New York. Scholarship winners will be recognized at the conference.
Applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2007.
For more information, visit www.smpte.org.
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Create a Killer Social Media Marketing Campaign with Hootsuite!
With so many social media outlets available to businesses, it can be a full time job staying as active as you need to be. With peak user hours for Facebook, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn and other platforms scattered throughout the day and week, sometimes it's necessary to plan ahead.
That's where Hootsuite comes in.
Hootsuite is the ideal website for managing a multitude of different social media platforms in one place. With the ability to manage multiple companies or clients within a single user account, you can schedule posts hours, weeks or months in advance. This easy to use program can help you post to the appropriate networks at peak hours without having to log in during all hours of the day and night. This also allows you to plan and schedule a killer marketing plan for the current month and beyond in a single afternoon. Better yet, if your marketing plan changes or if you release a new product or want to advertise a big sale, you can change your posting schedule quickly and easily.
Whether you're interested in using Hootsuite as a way of organizing your social medial marketing plan, posting outside of your normal 9-5 workday or planning ahead for pending vacations or business conferences, you can find solace in the easy-to-use qualities that this website has to offer. Need assistance with Hootsuite? We're here to help! We use Hootsuite to post to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ and can train you to use it quickly and easily. Contact us today with any questions, comments!
Promote Your Business – Custom Banners and More!
Advertising is crucial when trying to promote or expand your business. In order to bring in new customers, you need to insure that you are making your brand visible using different forms of media. With the world becoming more technologically driven every day, big and small companies alike are turning to social media as a way of advertising. However, in doing so, they are neglecting classic print advertising.
Banners are among the forgotten. This traditional form of advertising is still around for a reason; it works! Whether you are sponsoring a school sports team, promoting a fundraiser, setting up a booth at a farmer's market or local fair, this is an inexpensive option for any business or organization. In addition to banners, you also have the option to make your ads mobile by printing custom vehicle magnets and window decals. Interested in indoor options? Anti-slip floor graphics might just be what your looking for.
Are your interested in creating an advertising campaign using banners, window decals, floor graphics, or vehicle magnets? Contact us today to get a quote and see how we can help. If you're interested in promotional items to go along with your new signage, click here to see all that we have to offer!
Client Focus: Hill Family Estate
Hill Family Estate is a local, family run winery out of Yountville, California. For seven years and counting, we have had the opportunity to create some stunning products for this local, Northern California business. Check out some of the items we've printed for Hill Family Estate and learn a little more about this Napa Valley gem.
The Hill family chose to go all out when printing this beauty for their wine club. This 2-ply, letterpress and gold foil printed information card was paired with a gold foil stamped, black metallic envelope.
Hill Family Estate was started by Doug Hill, a long-time grower for some of Napa's finest wine producers. He was inspired to open a winery of his own as a way of giving his family the opportunity to work together–and they do.
I love this picture of the family that they chose to include in their brochure. You can pick one of these up on your next visit to their Washington Street tasting room.
Doug has continued to work in the vineyards, cultivating the flavorful grapes they now use in their own wines. Darci, Doug's wife, is often found at the family's store-front tasting room on Washington Street with their dog Jack. Ryan, their son, runs the sales division, helping to distribute Hill Family wines to select retailers, while Carly is helping to expand their brand in Southern California, where she lives and works.
This is one of the newest items, hot off the press. This is one of many rack cards created for Tomatoville 2015 and many other Hill Family Estate events.
We look forward to many more years of working with the Hill family and helping to make Doug's vision a reality – "a way to share his love of the valley, of farming and of wine with his children and wine lovers everywhere."
These offset-printed wine club forms were created for the Hill Family Estate tasting room.
Tasting room is open daily from 10am to 6pm (except on major holidays). Tastings are available with no appointment at the bar for $20.00/guest.
To schedule a table tasting, please call 707-944-9580.
Hill Family Estate
6512 Washington Street
Yountville, CA 94599
From offset printed brochures to foil stamped envelopes, we can print it all.
Interested in having us print for you or your company? Contact us today for a quote!
3 Tools to Keep You Motivated as a Business Owner
Owning and running your own business can be exhausting and sometimes it's easy to get uninspired by the work you do. I recently read a blog by Nadine Nicholson where she discusses three tools to keep you motivated in your business and her ideas really resonated with me. So much so that I thought I would share her advice in hopes that it would do the same for you.
1. Write Three Morning Pages
According to Julia Cameron, Morning Pages are "three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, done first thing in the morning." This is a great tool that you can use to help clear your mind for the day to come.
2. Walking Meetings
A walking meeting is a mid-day walk with yourself. The idea might seem silly, but walking not only gets your blood flowing and wakes you up, but it also helps allow your mind to process. The combination of fresh air and movement assists in putting things into perspective. This is especially helpful when you've hit a road block in your business or are having a hard time coming up with a solution to a problem.
3. Positive Focus
This is an exercises that you do at the end of your workday. It's easy to dwell on all the things you didn't get done, because as a business owner, your job is never done. However, it's very important to remind yourself of all that you accomplished, no matter how small. That's what this exercise is about. When your day is over, write down your achievements for the day and why each of them is important. Lastly, write down the next step for each item. This is a great way to create an action plan for the next day and to keep you on track.
Give these three tools a try and see if they make a difference in keeping you focused and motivated in your business. As an owner, it's important to remember that you are the driving force behind you company and your confidence in your business is crucial in keeping your employees on track and working hard.
Best New Social Media Sites for Businesses in 2015
With the success of social media sites like Facebook worth a whooping $200 billion, everyone and their grandmother is trying to create the new "it" platform. Every day new apps are released but few are successful enough to gain mainstream attention.
According to Forbes, there are 15 social media sites to look out for in 2015. These site rage in target demographic and only a few may end up living up to their hype, but here are two platforms that I think will play a biggest role in relation to business marketing.
Unmetric – This platform is definitely a good one to look out for and use if you are focused on analytic's. Unmetric allows you to analyze your marketing efforts by seeing which of your campaigns resonates with consumers and how they compare to those of your competitors.
Kenshoo Social – This platform was created with marketing in mind. Kenshoo Social allows its users to create targeted social media campaigns and manage them in one place. This platform analyzes data, metrics and algorithms to measure performance, find your target audience, and budget you social media marketing dollars.
Take a look at what these sites have to offer and let us know if you think they will benefit your company. Already using one or both of these site? Share your experience in the comment section below.
Interested in expanding your social media reach? Contact us today to see how we can help!
To Blog, or Not to Blog? That is the Question!
Blogging Can Drive Traffic to Your Website!
Writing a blog is not just a great way to advertise specials, answer common questions, share your expertise and detail the services you provide. It's also a great way to keep your website in Googles good graces. If you're looking to make your way to the top of the search results, one way to get there is by constantly adding new content to your site. An easy and effective way to do that is to blog.
What is a blog?
A blog is an area on your website where you can publish content related to the products you sell or the industry you're in. If you're a real estate agent, you could use your blog to display homes you have on the market, discuses the housing crisis or advise people on how to increase the value of their home prior to placing it on the market.
A quick overview:
It is best if you pick a specific topic for each post and keep it around 500 words. By keeping the text somewhat brief, you're more likely to keep the readers interest and less likely to overwhelm them or have them click off your site. It's also a great idea to incorporate images into your blog. Not only do photographs and infographic catch peoples eye, they can also be a great way of bringing people to your site in the first place. By naming and tagging your images correctly, you can increase traffic though sources like Google Image Search or Pinterest.
If you have any questions about writing a business blog, please do not hesitate to ask us.
Invitations for Business Events
In business, first impressions are everything. So it's important to choose the proper invitation, as it can set the tone for your entire event. Whether your company is hosting a golf tournament, business gala, awards dinner, retirement party, or the corporate retreat, the invitation is your guest's first glimpse of the festivities that await them. The goal at Invitations by Ajalon, our invitation printing division, is to insure that your event stationery is customized to fit the theme and feel of your celebration.
Looking for something formal and sophisticated? What about modern or themed? All of our high quality, 100% customizable, eco-friendly motifs can be altered to suit your needs. If you're in the market for a one-of-a-kind design, our graphic designers are on hand to create an exclusive look just for you! Invitations can be printed using digital, letterpress or foil and with over 150 paper options and a multitude of inks to choose from, it's easy to create a unique and memorable card.
To view more examples of Invitations by Ajalons work, visit the Business Events page of the Invitations by Ajalon website. Interested in placing an order for your upcoming wine club event, corporate retreat or party? Contact us today for a quote and to get started.
Client Focus: Big Eleven Vineyard
One last hurrah for Big Eleven!
For nearly a decade we have been lucky enough to work with the always clever and funny folks over at Big Eleven Vineyard. The husband and wife duo of Jim and Dotty Walters have been cranking out small-case Zinfandel and Zin blends for 30 years. After all this time, this jovial pair is putting away the wine press and picking up the corkscrew. We wish this lovely couple a wonderful retirement. It's been a pleasure working with you for all these years.
Time for a walk down memory lane..
For a snapshot of our long printing partnership, here are a few of our favorite labels:
All of us here at Ajalon wish Dotty and Jim a happy retirement. Here's hoping your creative labeling has inspired a few more comedic winemakers out there. Our printers are ready and waiting.
The Importance of Proofing Before Printing
The importance of Proofing!
Proofing is often the most overlooked or taken for granted step in the printing process. This is unfortunate since it is, without doubt, the most important step of printing. It is estimated that over 90% of all reprints are caused by inadequate proofing. Any time an electronic file is opened, there is a chance of errors occurring and it is critical that every round of proofs is treated with the same care and respect as the first.
At Ajalon Print, Web & Social Media we offer two levels of proofing to help assure that no errors make it to press – the soft and hard proof.
The soft proof is made up of a low resolution PDF file. It's critical to carefully PRINT, READ and CHECK GRAPHICS on your entire document, because at this point you can make edits and changes to your project with little or no cost to you.
The hard proof is typically made up of two proofs: One is a low resolution digitally printed mockup or "dummy" of your project that is trimmed to size and folded or bound to reflect the physical dimensions and placement of your final product. The other is a high resolution digitally-printed color match print that is rough trimmed to show bleeds, margins and is a very good representation of the color that you can expect off the press.
Every job that Ajalon Printing produces is accompanied by a soft proof. After any revisions or corrections, a new soft proof is provided and we require approval prior to printing to ensure that all corrections were made and that no additional errors are present.
Hard proofs are encouraged, but not required. We offer hard proofs with every job at a reasonable cost. After the hard proofs, changes can still be done with very little cost if the changes can be approved with soft proofs.
Some questions to ask yourself about your proofs are:
- Are all the fonts rendered properly?
- Is the color correct? (color match print only)
- Is the text readable?
- Do the pages or folds line up the way I want them?
- Is everything as expected?
Remember, printers provide proofs for several reasons, but one of the most important of these is to ensure that nothing has gone wrong during the processing of your electronic files. It is critical that you review these proofs and confirm that all is as expected so that together, we can produce high quality, error free printing at an affordable price with no surprises. Or more importantly, no surprises in the delivered product!
Are you ready to get the process started? Send us your print ready file or contact us today with any questions or for a free quote.
Are Your Documents Print-Ready?
File Submission Guidelines
Are you looking to have a design or image printed for personal or professional use? Here at Ajalon, we are happy to print our clients one-of-a-kind artwork. However, when submitting your own designs for printing, there are a few guidelines that need to be followed in order to insure that it's print-ready.
By checking your work with the guidelines below, prior to submission, you can insure a smoother printing process and a quicker turn around time. If you are unsure of how to go about making your documents or images ready for print, we have graphic designers on staff that can make the required alterations to your files. Our graphic design work is billed hourly.
Acceptable Document Formats
PDF (saved in Press Quality export format)
Illustrator (all fonts must be outlined and graphics embedded)
InDesign (all fonts must be converted to outlines and linked files included)
While we can work with web image formats such as .jpg, we cannot guarantee quality image results due to low resolution and file compression.
If you send us a file from Microsoft Word or similar personal-use program that does not create print-ready files, we may have to modify the file to meet print specifications. File edits and modifications are billed at our current hourly graphic design rate.
Monograms, Graphics and Images We prefer vector art files saved in either .pdf, .eps or .ai formats, and raster image files saved in .tif format at 300 dpi or greater. While we can work with web image formats such as .jpg, we cannot guarantee quality image results due to low resolution and file compression.
Letterpress Ink Colors All elements printing in spot colors must be defined as the exact Pantone solid uncoated color numbers at 100% value (no tints or transparency). Elements printing in black must be defined as 100% black (no tints or transparency).
Bleeds Define bleeds at 1/8″ (.125″) bleed on all sides and output with crop marks.
Line Widths For letterpress art, line widths must be at least .25 point.
Additional Notes Please contact us if you have questions about acceptable file formats and specifications.


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