It’s Friday so let’s do the BOOK DROP:
This book goes along with the remembrances of WWI which have been going on lately–while not factual it is still period appropriate. It is part of the series with Detective Isaac Bell (http://www.clive-cussler-books.com/html/IsaacBell_DetectiveSeries.htm) by Clive Cussler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Cussler#NUMA). It starts with an apparent Suicide of an American battleship-designer, but then there are the accidental deaths and dare I say it murders…in turn of the century NYC the plot thickens and as always with Cussler is a roller coaster from start to end…read it for a great adventure.
A month or so ago I reviewed Alaffia a company that claims that it is helping in Africa. At that time I left the opinion open. The latest ad states that they launched in 2004 Maternal Health Project and have provided full maternal health care for thousands of women.
The first claim (which I have no problem believing) is that approximatey 162,000 women and one million infants die each year in West Africa due to lack of basic maternal care.
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the worst place in the world to be a mother or child, with Scandinavian nations again taking the top spots in the rankings by the Connecticut-based humanitarian group. (http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/parenting/05/08/mothers.index/index.html?eref=yahoo)
Maternal mortality is unacceptably high. About 800 women die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications around the world every day. In 2013, 289 000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths occurred in low-resource settings, and most could have been prevented. (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs348/en/)
OK no debate on the high death rates how about their project: Alaffia is working for change. The company operates maternal health clinics in the Central and Kara regions of Togo. Expectant mothers have their prenatal consultations and delivery paid for by Alaffia. Currently, 1,000 women a year receive maternal care through Alaffia. (http://www.thurstontalk.com/2014/03/21/olympia-based-alaffia-helps-mothers-africa/)
So I guess that if we buy more product (they set aside 10% of profits) they could help more women: learn more at www.alaffia.com
AND DON’T FORGET MY STORE (ABOVE) LOTS VINTAGE JEWELRY, UNUSUAL AND COLLECTIBLES LIKE PRECIOUS MOMENTS, NASCAR, LIGHTERS, BEER MUGS, TAPS, TINS, FRANKLIN PLATES, AND LOTS MORE.
Items to be on the look out for:
AMBERINA PUNCH BOWL: Covered set worth $3,000
Below Amberina Glass Punch Bowl w/Inverted Optic Panel Design listed for $595.
TOYS: This Carved Soldier Whirligig ca 1860’s is valued at $10,000 – $15,000
In China, it’s illegal to be reincarnated without prior permission from the state
“Non nobis solum nati sumus. (Not for ourselves alone are we born.)” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
“The whole point of the week is the weekend.”
― Angela Montenegro (Bones)