hi Mastodon!, this is a call for #translation#assistance or #trade. we are putting together a little advertising mailer to try and find new customers in #Ottawa, #english/#french billingual this time, see the picture. i write French poorly and don't trust my translation abilities for this. If there is an option to use any Ottawa valley colloquial terms or vocab that is preferred. I'm looking for good translations for the phrases:
Thrift Clothing
"Buy the pound" (pun intended, but not sure if it can translate)
10% off with this card
bonus phrases are the name Lainey's Luck and "Thrift by the pound' assuming the double entendre is impractical, just the used clothes meaning of the word thrift. bonus because we don't think it is possible to make a good translation without losing our brand identity, but I am willing to try.
happy to trade for a discount or free pounds of clothes from the store if you are in Ottawa or nearby.
edited to try to add alt-text x2 (boo moshidon android)
#Israel’s military announced that the country’s border is under control after hours of fighting & airstrikes Tues. BrigGen Dan Goldfuss of the 98th Div said the military is now “moving into the offensive … to change the reality within #Gaza to prevent such a thing from happening again.” Israel has called up tens of thousands of #reservists to fight since the unprecedented cross-border assault by #Hamas militants over the wknd.
#Biden’s statement gives the govt of #Israel room to respond w/strong force, but urged them to minimize #civilian casualties by arguing an American response to a #terror attack would be swift & decisive, but would adhere to the #LawsOfWar.
#Republicans averted the self-inflicted wound of a #GovernmentShutdown this weekend. The main casualty of the process was #aid for #Ukraine, but foreign aid was always a fig leaf—for both #GOP#dysfunction & the determination of a small group of Republicans to help #Russia.
“I would have preferred that a bill that had some #assistance for #Ukraine & a #border proposal which we’ve been working very hard on,” Sen Susan Collins (R) said after the House passed its bill. “But the most important goal is to prevent a #GovernmentShutdown. If we can do that today, I will feel we will have accomplished more than the American people anticipated.”
(That’s a pretty low bar, Collins, & it’s only that low because of #RepublicanDysfunction)
been hesitant to do this, but i am struggling to cover things and i don't have much but the essentials left to cut.
i am hoping to cover my next two months phone bill, as well as my upcoming therapy sessions. i paid off the outstanding balance there, but can't afford to keep either going forward.
Without the phone it is harder if not impossible for me to pick up my dog walking/dog sitting and landscaping gigs (which are gonna become more scarce as the weather turns so i am really trying to not miss opportunities right now.)
$250 is the goal but literally anything would help
I learned something this morning: the hidden disability sunflower design is worn by people publicly to indicate they need extra consideration like a seat on public transport. #assistance#HiddenDisability
Japanese Prime Minister announces US$7 billion worth of assistance to Ukraine (www.pravda.com.ua)
Japan will provide Ukraine with assistance worth up to US$7 billion.
EU Disbursed Another 1.5 Billion Euro of Macrofinancial Assistance to Ukraine (www.eurointegration.com.ua)
Ukraine has received another tranche of macrofinancial assistance from the European Union amounting to €1.5 billion.
Utah Homelessness Council approves $3M for a new emergency shelter for families (www.ksl.com)
The Utah Homelessness Council on Friday approved $3 million for a new emergency shelter for families.