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Normally, we have our ad revenues to help cover costs, but our strongest advertiser's ownership changed hands and we are seeing a huge drop from past months, putting us in a real squeeze.

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Updated August 31, 2011

This is urgent. We're ~~sixty percent of the way through~~ at the end of the month and just $1000 from coming up with our minimum budget.

Normally, we have our ad revenues to help cover costs, but our strongest advertiser's ownership changed hands and we are seeing a huge drop from past months, putting us in a real squeeze. We're ~~either~~ going to ~~re-negotiate with them or~~ replace them, but for now, they're underpaying and haven't paid in months.

That leaves us in a very tight position this month. Please do anything you can to help.

update: We're still short $1000 with Just today to go.

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This is an urgent need.

Please help.

thank you,

rob kall