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Should I Be Worried About Substance Use If My Child Has an "Addictive Personality"?
There isn't a medical diagnosis of an "addictive personality," but there are substance use risk factors that you can look for in your child.
Your kids are going to ask you tough questions about drugs and alcohol (see below for examples). Not to worry — we're here to help you answer them.
But before talking with your teen, keep the following strategies in mind to help you have a positive and productive conversation — no matter what question is thrown at you.
1. Remain calm. Take a deep breath before responding.
2. Keep an open mind. If your child feels judged, he or she is less likely to be receptive to what you have to say.
3. Avoid lecturing. Instead, try to come from a place of positivity and curiosity which will help lead to a more open dialogue. Example: Let's explore your question in more detail, because it's a good one.
4. Thank your child for coming to you with questions. This will reassure him that you're a safe place to get answers. At the end of your conversation, thank him again for talking with you.
5. Remind your teen that you care deeply about his health and well-being. Example: "I want us to be able to discuss these topics because I love you and I want to help during these years when you're faced with a lot of difficult choices."
Get more tips on how to talk with your child about drugs (video) >
Be sure your child understands that simply because prescription drugs are legal, it does not mean they are always safe — and that prescription drugs are only legal for the person for whom they're prescribed.
Misuse of prescription medicines can be just as addictive and dangerous (even fatal) as the misuse of illegal street drugs. In fact, some of those "hardcore," illegal street drugs are made of the same stuff as prescription pain relievers.
For instance, heroin and oxycodone are both opioids derived from a common root: poppy. While kids might think that taking a prescription painkiller (like OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin) gives the full-on euphoria of heroin without the risks, the truth is, if misused, prescription painkillers are very dangerous. Also, if you take someone else's prescription, you may not know what the pill or strength of it really is. A large, single dose of oxycodone can result in potentially fatal respiratory depression.
It's also important to point out that combining prescription drugs with other substances — particularly alcohol — can result in life-threatening respiratory distress and death.
Learn how to safeguard and dispose of unused or expired medicine >
Learn about our action campaign, The Medicine Abuse Project >
Watch our new film exploring teen stress and pressure and the unhealthy ways many cope, including abusing Rx stimulants, BREAKING POINTS >
Marijuana remains illegal under federal law, but marijuana for medical purpose is now legal in 25 states, of which four (plus Washington, DC) have legalized it for recreational purposes.
In those four states (Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, plus DC), you must be 21 years old to purchase, possess or use retail marijuana or marijuana products. And it is illegal to give or sell retail marijuana to minors.
The people in these states hope that by 21, they've given young adults enough time to make their own decision around it.
But why would states make something legal that could be harmful?
Let's look at alcohol. It's legal, but causes damage, including DUIs, car accidents and other behavior that leads to jail time. Alcohol can also cause major health problems, including liver problems. Cigarettes are also legal, even though they are highly addictive and proven to cause birth defects and cancer. Just because something is legal and regulated, doesn't make it safe or mean it isn't harmful.
Mind-altering substances — including marijuana — are harmful for the still-developing teen brain. During the adolescent years, your teen is especially susceptible to the negative effects of any and all drug use, including marijuana.
Scientific evidence shows that marijuana use during the teen years could potentially lower a person's IQ and interferes with other aspects of functioning and well-being. Even occasional use of pot can cause teens to engage in risky behavior, be taken advantage of, find themselves in vulnerable situations, and make bad choices while under the influence — like combining weed and alcohol, driving while high, or engaging in unsafe sex.
Note: it's important that your child inherently understands that you don't approve of his use of marijuana, in the same way that you don't want him to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, or use other drugs. Teenagers say that parents are the most important influence when it comes to drugs and alcohol. (They are listening to you, even though they may not show it.) That's why it's important to be clear about your expectations.
Learn how to talk to your kids about marijuana with our free Marijuana Talk Kit >
While some teens may argue that weed is safer than alcohol, research shows that teens don't typically use alcohol OR weed; they use both, often at the same time — a dangerous combination. The biggest impact of mixing marijuana and alcohol is the significant increase in impairment in judgment. The level of intoxication and secondary effects experienced can be unpredictable. Some people may be more prone to episodes of lightheadedness and fatigue.
Also, because marijuana is an anti-emetic (used to treat nausea and vomiting in medical situations), it may be easier to drink alcohol until dangerously high blood alcohol levels are reached, as the normal body defense of vomiting when drunk may be muted by the marijuana.
Tell your teen that you don't want him/her to be doing anything that can be harmful — whether that's smoking pot, cigarettes, drinking or other reckless behavior.
Remain curious and ask your teen why she thinks weed is safer than alcohol.
Learn how to talk to your kids about marijuana with our free Marijuana Talk Kit >
Watch this video: Marijuana vs. Alcohol: What to Say to Your Teen >
Learn more about Underage Drinking >
Heroin is a highly-addictive drug derived from morphine, which is obtained from opium poppy plants.
Heroin use impacts the brain more severely than other substances and can create brain changes that lead to addiction.
After an injection of heroin, the user reports feeling a surge of euphoria or "rush." With regular heroin use, tolerance develops. This means the person must use more heroin to achieve the same intensity or effect.
At higher doses used over time, addiction develops and the person has an overpowering physical urge for the drug. This is called craving. The person also experiences a loss of control, making it more difficult to refuse the drug, even when use becomes harmful. Most people who are addicted to opioids cannot taper off (use less of the drug over time) without help.
With physical dependence, the body has adapted to the presence of the drug and withdrawal symptoms may occur if use is reduced or stopped. Withdrawal, which in regular users may occur as early as a few hours after the last administration, produces drug craving, restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea and vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps ("cold turkey"), kicking movements and other symptoms.
Heroin use is associated with a number of serious health conditions, including fatal overdose, infectious diseases like hepatitis and HIV (because these diseases are transmitted through contact with blood or other bodily fluids, which can occur when sharing needles or other injection drug use equipment.)
Some teenagers and young adults are at greater risk of becoming addicted because of their temperament or personal situation, such as having a mental health disorder or experiencing trauma in childhood.
In addition, if there is a history of addiction – cocaine, alcohol, nicotine, etc. – in your family, then your child has a much greater risk of developing a drug or alcohol problem. Explain to your teen that while he may be tempted to try drugs, the odds are really against him. His genes make him more vulnerable and he could easily develop a dependence or addiction. Use this family history as a way to talk with your child and regularly remind him of this elevated risk, as you would with any disease.
Learn what you can do about the heroin epidemic >
If your child is addicted to heroin or prescription pain medicine, medication-assisted treatment may help >
"Molly," is the powder or crystal form of MDMA, which is the chemical used in Ecstasy. Some claim that Molly is less dangerous than other illegal drugs because it's not physically addictive, more pure than other forms of ecstasy and will not cause cognitive impairment as it doesn't kill brain cells. The reality, however, is that the use of Molly — a stimulant drug — comes with serious health risks. The DEA notes that it can cause confusion, anxiety, depression, paranoia, sleep problems and drug craving.
Health risks can include anything from involuntary teeth clenching, a loss of inhibitions, transfixion on sights and sounds, nausea, blurred vision and chills and/or sweating. More serious risks can even include increased heart rate and blood pressure and seizures.
The news media reported several stories about Molly's popularity at music festivals. This is perhaps the most hazardous of settings, because when combined with the hot crowded conditions, intake of MDMA can lead to severe dehydration and dramatic increases in body temperature. This, in turn, can lead to muscle breakdown and kidney, liver, and cardiovascular failure.
An additional risk of taking Molly is the potential of it being "cut" or mixed with other harmful substances by someone else, despite claims of it being pure.
Learn more about Molly >
Learn more about Ecstasy >
Here's what you can say if you did smoke weed when you were younger:
"I'm not going to pretend like I didn't, and that's why I'm talking to you about this. I will tell you that when I did smoke, my judgment was compromised and the only thing that prevented me from getting into some horrible circumstances was luck."
You may want to point out some of the negative things that happened to you (or your friends) that you wish didn't.
"And you may be thinking: Well, you did it, and nothing horrendous happened to you. I just want you to understand that these are chances you may take, and they are just that, chances. A lot of harmful things don't happen to you because of your ability to make clear decisions. When you are stoned that ability is very much compromised."
Here, you're not only being informative but reminding him/her that marijuana can impact her judgment.
Here's what you can say if you didn't smoke weed when you were younger:
"You may or may not believe this, but I never smoked weed when I was a kid. It didn't have a place in my life, and would have interfered with the activities I enjoyed."
Here, you're explaining why marijuana didn't interest you. Your reasoning may have been that you didn't want it to interfere with the activities you enjoyed; that you didn't feel you needed to use weed to fit in; that you were turned off by the smell; or any other honest reason that kept you from trying marijuana yourself.
Learn more: How to Talk to Your Kids About Drugs If You Did Drugs (pdf) >
Watch this video: "But YOU smoked when you were younger" >
If you are worried about your teen's drinking or drug use, please call our Parent Toll-Free Helpline at 1-855-DRUGFREE (1-855-378-4373) to speak with a trained and caring specialist. Or visit Get Help to learn more.
What questions are your kids asking you? Share with us in the comment section below and we'll help you answer them.
The fact that you have tried drugs may be an advantage. Don't just talk, listen.
With marijiuana being legal for recreational consumption in 8 states plus D.C., and medical now available in 28 states (over half the country) I think these little "tips" for discussing pot with your kids aren't really helpful. Best advice I ever got as a parent was "yes, pot makes you feel good. And when you are an adult feel free to tell me what you think." Same thing I would say about alcohol.
There is a reason he is attempting to "blank things out" resolve the problem or have him to if he can.
As a conscious adult, it's inherently hard to believe anything that comes from government sponsored science studies when it comes to marijuana considering the blatant lies and slander put forth by them previously.
Mentioning it's medical benefits is a huge step forward though.
Also, there's plenty of teenagers I knew growing up who would choose to strictly either drink or smoke.
I realize it's best to refrain from recreational drug use until your body fully develops, i'm only mentioning these things because scare tactics without real facts turn everyone off(Like mentioning marijuana is the only drug on this list that will not kill you).
I have the same problem. I have a 22 year old son who has just confessed tonight of being addicted to alcolhol.and possible pills. I"m not sure if he is addicted to the pills as he doesn't take them everyday, but he has named Extasy, loracet, and Zanax. He doesn't take the the pills every day. He holds down a full time job and works everyday. He doesn't want to go into in house rehab. My daughter, his girlfriend and him are the only ones who know. He is afraid of losing his job. What can I do to help him at home? I am not a drug counselor but I am a certified science teacher. At this point I have told him that he is subject to random drug tests and he is to be with one of us if he leaves the house. I have explained to him it's not punishment it is just the only way I know how to help him until he is past this. I don't know if I'm even going in the right direction, but all his friends drink like fish and do no telling what else.
i feel very confused on how to deal with an addicted son.
I feel a lot of pain for all the harm he is causing himself. He does not realize he is causing so much harm to his body ; from drinking pepsi all day , to selling his plasma for $25, to putting all kinds of drugs in him . I am his mom, I have closely witnessed his deterioration with the years…… and my biggest frustration is : "I have not been able to do ANYTHING to stop him"….. therefore I feel powerless over anything he is doing. I have had to learn to control myself instead, but there are days that I loose that control and I feel anxious, worried and I just want to grab him and drag him into a rehab center. He is 18 and I was told by my husband : " WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING"….. is this true??? please help me
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We usually use these two terms to indicate the difference between a self-build exhibition stand and one which is fully built by your stand builder
DIY = Do-It-Yourself stand, or a "self-build stand". You buy and build these exhibition stands yourself.
FSC = Full Service Concept stand. Your stand builder arranges the entire concept for you: project management, installation, dismantling and storage.
When do you choose a self-build exhibition stand, when a Full Service Concept stand?
In general, it is pretty easy to build smaller stands (max. 24m2) yourself. That is, if these stands have been designed based on a lightweight modular stand system (Creeya, Expo Prestige, Expo Truss, Highline).
These stands consist of modules which allow easy transport and construction. Dependent on the size of the stand, they easily fits in a delivery van (type Volkswagen Caddy, Peugeot Partner etc.) or a bus (type Volkswagen Transporter).
The advantages of a modular DIY stand are:
- You know exactly what you have
- You don't depend on third parties
- You are flexible, as you can easily adapt a modular stand to different spaces
- You can build the stand in advance (for example at work) and test it
- You can easily adjust the communication of your stand by using other printed panels and graphics
- You save a lot of money. After all, a stand builder charges most of the money for "man-hours".
The disadvantages of a modular DIY stand are:
- You only recover the costs if you use the stand several times. If you plan a once-only exhibition participation, you'd better rent an exhibition stand.
- Larger stands (24-100 m2) are difficult to build yourself, to be stored to transport. Besides, regulations for larger stands are more complex as these large stand are usually (much) higher than the standard height.
- You must arrange everything yourself (furniture, floor covering, audio-visual-electricity-rigging etc.)
Advantages of our FSC stands and stand building
You don't have to arrange anything yourself. The entire stand inclusive of furniture, carpet, hanging banners, audio-visual etc. is arranged for you. You simply walk in and the exhibition can start
Anything is possible, even large, special and complex exhibition stands
If you wish to rent a stand (as you don't know yet or/when you will participate in a next exhibition) we recommend a FSC-stand. In that case you don't have to invest in an own stand.
Disadvantages of FSC
You pay for the stand builders who build up your stand. In case of larger stands, the costs might be a couple of thousands of Euro. In case of a foreign exhibition, you will face high travelling- and accommodation expenses. In case of a DIY-stand, these costs are not applicable.
It is important and necessary to make clear agreements with your stand builder, so you will both know exactly what to expect from each other. It's the only way to get what you want.
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For the fifth consecutive year Daisy Tech will participate in the GITEX Technology week. The exhibition will take place between 14 – 18 October 2018 in Dubai, UAE. We are pleased to invite you to visit us at our stand 408, Hall 4.
The Dubai World Trade Center welcomes the 38th GITEX Technology week and its visitors – more than 150 000 professionals in the field of information and communications technology. Exhibitors from 97 countries will try to inspire and impress the guests of the world's fastest growing technology hub.
Daisy Tech will be part of this international event, showing its new models of electronic cash registers, mobile printers and software developments. Can't wait to see you in Dubai!!!


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By Brian Trunzo
There is no denying that nostalgia has never been more popular in fashion- the most recent and hottest commercial collections have essentially been an ode to the 90s and a celebration of minimalism, logo fever and classic Nike Jordan's. The influence is not limited to womenswear collections, and so ahead of NYFW: Mens, our NY Senior menswear editor Brian Trunzo caught up with stylist David Casavant, a famed figure in the vintage/archival fashion game to take about fashion's past, present and future.
When did you first start collecting vintage fashion – was this something that you were into as a kid?
I started when I was 14, because I was bored and thought, I just liked Raf Simons at the time. He was the first designer I really liked. Then I got interested in Helmut Lang. It was really cheap to just buy secondhand on eBay at the time. It wasn't that expensive. In fact, I would never buy it new because it was so much cheaper to buy it resold at the time. I also would just go to local thrift and vintage stores and just buy cheap stuff from there just to play with. I just like the clothes, holding them and feeling the fabric, making stuff out of them and wearing them sometimes too. (Laughter)
Looking at the exclusivity of some of the pieces that you have, you have to have at least one crazy story about the length at which you went to acquire a piece. Does one come to mind about how far you've gone to get that grail piece that you've been looking for?
I murdered someone…! (Laughter) Not really, if anything it's really just paying a lot of money to get something you want. I would never try to cheat someone out of something or steal something. I wouldn't say I've even flown anywhere to get something necessarily — I've flown to places and then have found things, of course. I think the greatest length I've gone is just paying a lot of money.
What are your personal top three denim pieces in the archive?
One Rihanna still has! Which are these Helmut jeans with safety pins that are all ripped. They're just perfect. And then…where are those paint splattered ones? No, those are a size 30…
What's it like, where someone comes in, falls in love with a particular piece but it's the wrong size? How does that resolve itself?
If they're too big you can just clip it, but if it's too small then lose weight or something? I don't know! There's plenty of other stuff! The Helmut classic painter jeans are interesting, because the whole concept of his painter jeans just came from him building his store in SoHo and this construction worker is painting and gets paint on his jeans, so he's just like "well, let's make them!" And these were made with melted rubber so that the paint doesn't wash off.
Are there any notable styles right now or select pieces from a specific collection that are notably missing that you are on the hunt for?
It kills me to say it, but I always wanted this Helmut bubble wrap jacket which I heard some museum acquired recently which I don't know if it's true or not, but whatever…
Have you worked with museums in the past?
No, I don't really have the same way of doing this as museums do or the same mindset about it. Museums are about preserving history and curating a certain way and that's not really what I do. I don't care if the clothes get worn. My whole thing is: they should be out being used! "Let's make new meanings out of these clothes and put them on new people and in new contexts." While museums are like "we acquired this piece and it's behind glass and in a cooled environment to preserve it!"
Museums do go to great lengths to preserve things and show them in a different way, yes. But would you say that you share with them an admiration for these garments?
That's not necessarily the case. For me, this is a personal viewpoint, it's not me saying "oh, this is historically important" or anything like that. It's just my personal taste and personal viewpoint. It's not me saying one thing is the best in the world or something like that it just comes from my personal view. Whereas if you are at a museum you look at it in a broader sense where you learn that this person was a great designer and that's why the museum is buying it. Whereas my [collection] just comes from my own instincts and feelings.
We are reaching this point in the culture where even "normal" consumers know about Raf and Helmut. Do you feel like we are at peak awareness in the mainstream?
No, not at all.
So where do we go from here in terms of recognising them for as talented as they are and their influence on "the culture"?
It's already happened, but it's more the idea — it's more maybe "how power is going back to the consumer". That's what it's about. The consumer being underestimated in that way, or has been before, because…just a few years ago, I did an interview with a sort of mainstream men's publication, and they were not sure about it because they were like "well, we don't know if our readers would 'get' Raf or even know who he is." So they wrote it really dumbed down like "RAF! He is a cool guy from Antwerp!" (Laughter) You know, that kind of language. And now it's just — pretty much all teenage boys would say their favourite designer is Raf. I always saw that coming and knew that would be the case.
"But because people don't take the time to listen to young people and give them credit or realise that they have the Internet so they can learn all this on their own anyways and do not need you to talk down to them and explain who Raf is like they are idiots. I think that's what has caught everyone by surprise, and that's how I got into this." There was no mainstream articles telling me as a teenage boy that I should like Raf and Helmut. I just naturally went to them because they were doing cool things in menswear. If someone is doing cool things in menswear that's going to naturally draw that attention.
Lately, we've seen so much nostalgia for the 1990s. Where do you see that going, this trend of the youth today being into 1990s style?
I think that's also a misinterpretation of people who aren't young — I don't know how to say that. Old? (Laughter) That whole, "oh, 90s nostalgia" or "this is coming back" or "that is coming back" — no, it's that there is the Internet, so you're able to buy stuff from someone across the country as well as you are able to find an item from a show that you can easily see on Vogue Runway from 10 years ago and buy it now. Whereas before it wasn't that easy to buy things from the past or to learn about things from the past. But that doesn't mean that people don't want the present or the future either. "It just means that young consumers are more educated, smart and creative, so they want to make their own look and show their own point of view, and they do that by saying "hey, I love this look from the 90s, I also love what this new designer did, I also love these shoes I've worn for ages that just I wear" and they are able to create their own look and own identity rather than just before where you were marketed by some brand and you ended up wearing that brand head to toe as it was back in the day". So I wouldn't call it a "revival" I'd just say that the Internet has opened more doors for people to have more. Also, people are so over this idea that fashion is disposable because they appreciate it more. So if you appreciate it more, you're going to keep an item from the past, wear it longer, treasure it and not just get rid of it. That was formerly known as "vintage" but that's going to become normal now to keep clothes for that long rather than this disposable idea. People now get it wrong in the way that they will be like "oh, 90s nostalgia, let's just design our current collection to look like 90s nostalgia!" And it's like, no that's also not what it's about because the idea is to get the actual thing that's from the 90s and make me something new to wear with it!
How do you feel about the word "streetwear"?
I would say not wearing something to dictate trying to gain social class. This sort of idea that all fashion derives from couture — you know the couture days where it was like "here's what you wear to your coming out party!" or like very formal, and that's also why people roll their eyes at fashion or think that it's vapid because it's used to just make yourself look wealthy or gain class or whatever — "and the idea of street style is to just wear what's comfortable, what reflects you, what reflects your real passions — what is really you and feels like a second skin to you so that you feel comfortable walking down the street" doing all the things you have to do like…skateboarding! That's very stereotypically street style. Or if you are going to a concert, you want to wear something comfortable to have fun at the concert. I think it's the breaking down of restrictive clothes so that you can have more freedom to do what you want to do.
So it's more a state of mind or projection of oneself rather than a falling in line or being categorised?
Yes, even though that's what street style being commercialised now is about.
With the commercialisation of street style, do you feel vindicated in what you've been doing over the years — where people look to Raf or Helmut for inspiration and then come up with something that's more commercial — or violated?
It's good for business, if we are talking in those kinds of terms. If you're going to commercialise it, then you're going to make some cheesy brand that's based off these ideas then you are going to get customers who buy into those cheesy brands and say "well I wonder where these came from" and if you search far enough you are going to find where they are from which takes you here to Raf and Helmut. But then you might say "where did this come from, this Raf and Helmut?" And maybe you'll search further and find maybe that some of it comes from old military uniforms or band t-shirts. Even this, you could say that some of it is very commercialised versions of past things. Why I really got into Raf and even Helmut is because he was one of the first designers — and it would take a menswear designer in order to do this — to put the idea of street style in a high fashion context. So they were the first to do that, and they could sort of get away with more of it being menswear, but now even womenswear can be streetstyle-high-fashion but that had to happen with menswear first I guess.
Let's talk about fashion's future.
I think tech fabrics and athletic wear is what the future of fashion is. People haven't experimented enough with these tech fabrics. The reason Nike works so well is the way they make the clothes is to move really well with your body and make it so you can do lots of stuff and I think that's what's coming next. I feel like everyone is so stagnant about that, and I don't know whether it's because it's so expensive to innovate with that stuff or what it is. It's sort of me wearing my track pants and saying "this is where we are with fashion — we got this far, so I'm just going to wear this every day until you make something to move this forward." Technical fabrics that just move with your life, look cool and are sleek and stuff like that — I think the stopping point has been just Nike. They've innovated so much in the way that we wear clothes and that's where we are right now. Waiting to go forward from that.
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- Long raglan sleeve
- Straight stockinette stitch knit
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Made in: Italy
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- Hand wash only. Maximum temperature: 40°
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- Do not tumble dry
- Flat dry in shade
- Delicate iron at maximum temperature of 110°C. without steam, which could damage the garment
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Avoca Collegiate
Box 190
13 School Road
Badger, NL
Tel: (709) 539-2466
Fax: (709) 539-2497
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English School District
central Regional Office
203 Elizabeth Drive
Gander, NL A1V 1H6
Tel: (709) 256-2547
Fax: (709) 651-3044
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Avoca Collegiate is a Kindergarten to Grade 9 School located in the Town of Badger which is situated at the meeting point of the Exploits River, Red Indian River and Badger Brook on the Trans-Canada Highway in Central Newfoundland. The name Avoca is an Irish term meaning "where the waters meet". Founded in the 1890's, Badger is rich in forest resources and has a long history of involvement in the forest industry in the form of sawmilling and supplying pulp wood to the nearby paper mill in Grand Falls-Windsor. Today with the reduction of jobs in the forest industry many people in Badger commute to a wide variety of jobs in the central Newfoundland area and indeed to the rest of Canada and the world. The town has a population of about 900 people with approximately 340 families. The community has been and continues to be extremely supportive of the school.
Dismissal Time: 3:00
Accessible School: NO
French Immersion: NO Grade Level: Kindergarten - Grade 9
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Trustee: Thomas Kendell
Secretary(s): Paula Bridger
Guidance: Dianne Hickey
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Student Support: William Whalen
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Headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia, Accelerated Fire and Security is a leading provider of alarm system security and fire alarm services to North Central regions of West Virginia and the entire tri-state area. We proudly service customers in the Mountain State including in the communities of Bridgeport and Clarksburg. In addition, and as a testament to our record of exemplary service and dependability, we've answered the demand for our services and branched out even further to serve numerous clients in the Pittsburgh market.
Accelerated Fire and Security offers reliable, customer-oriented security systems, fire alarms, access control, monitoring devices, smoke detectors and camera systems to commercial facilities throughout West Virginia, Pennsylvania and beyond. We pride ourselves on our responsiveness and dedication to the companies we serve.
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Southern Camp is situated in the south of the big 5 game reserve. The lodge offers luxury game lodge accommodation, warm hospitality and friendly service in a tranquil setting that will be savoured by even the most discerning nature lover.
All 15 suites at Southern Camp have full en-suite bathrooms with picture windows to enjoy the surrounding scenery and birdlife. Air conditioning, minibars and tea and coffee stations are standard in all suites of this five-star safari accommodation. Private patios offer the opportunity to enjoy relaxing sundowners, while game watching at the same time. The ten 85 m2 Villas have their own private lap pool, inside and outside showers, large minibar, espresso machines and a romantic fireplace open to the bath and bedroom. 3 of the Villas have been designed with families in mind with a second connecting bedroom for the children with its own bath, shower, double vanity and outside patio.
Enjoy the splendid vistas over the natural waterhole frequented by animals throughout the day, as you sip your favourite cocktail from the wooden deck around the welcoming rim-flow swimming pool or in the elegantly decorated lounge. Breakfast and lunch are served in the elegant, open-sided dining room, which offers an enchanting dining experience. Superb gourmet meals are served in the main dining room or in the outside boma under a star-studded sky.
Décor is contemporary, understated and inspired by surrounding nature. The wine cellar is a focal point in the room, with the fine South Africa estate collection showcased behind frameless glass. The traditional outdoor boma is the favoured setting for dinner, weather permitting. Illuminated by firelight and starry skies, diners will enjoy diverse and tasteful cuisine conjured by chefs right before them. Open fires are often used for cooking too, in true African style.
Guests enjoy two game drives daily with experienced and qualified ranger and tracker teams. The game drives are conducted within the Big 5 Kapama Private Game Reserve ensuring guests have a superb safari experience
Valid from 20-12-2018 to 19-12-2019
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20th December 2018 – 4th January 2019
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5th January 2019 – 19th December 2019
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|3 Family Villas (2 adults &
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*All rates are per person per night sharing, except the Family Luxury Suites which are charged per suite per night.
Rooms – 15 Suites, 7 Villas and 3 Family Villas
Child Policy – All ages accepted
Spa – Not on site, located at Kapama Karula
Malaria Area – Low Risk
Conference – Not on site, located at Kapama River Lodge
Big 5 Area – Yes
Location – Kapama Private Game Reserve – Hoedspruit – Limpopo
Drive Time – 5.5 hour drive from Johannesburg, alternately daily flights from Cape Town International Airport and OR Tambo International Airport directly to Eastgate (HDS) Airport


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Copycat firms
According to a report in the Irish Independent this week, more than 100 'dodgy' firms have made attempts to part Irish consumers with their money over the past five years, using the names and addresses of legitimate companies. Charlie Weston notes than notices concerning 128 companies/individuals have been issued by regulators working for the Central Bank, as revealed by Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe in the Dáil.
One recent notice drew attention to a firm referred to as Active Funds ICAV, operating as an investment firm in Ireland without proper authorisation. "This unauthorised firm has cloned the details (name and address) of a Central Bank authorised and regulated firm of the same name. It should be noted that there is no connection whatsoever between the Central Bank authorised firm Active Funds ICAV and the unauthorised entity that has cloned its details," the Central Bank said.
Passport facts
This week The Irish Times tackles the interesting topic of Irish passports. For example, did you know that Ireland is ranked fifth on the Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index, which ranks countries according to the travel freedoms they can enjoy? Irish passport holders can visit 172 countries around the world without a visa, just four less than Germany at the top of the list, on 176.
Want to know more about how you can easily renew your passport, security features on each and every one produced, photo requirements or emergency renewals? Read on.
Extra childcare spaces
Finally, Minister for Children Katherine Zappone and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have announced Government funding of €4 million that will provide over 5,000 extra childcare spaces for school age children. Two out of three strands of funding were announced on Tuesday, with a third due in the coming weeks, making spaces available in 225 childcare services.
The announcement is part of broader efforts that will provide greater childcare supports and subsidies, aimed at benefiting up to 70,000 children from this September.
"In a Republic of Opportunity everyone should have the chance to access employment and education. Childcare can often be a barrier to this, whereas it should be a bridge to opportunity for parents, their children and our economy. These new subsidies will create greater parental choice and financial support for families so they can achieve their full potential," the Taoiseach said. "I'm delighted that investment made this year will help families begin to feel a difference in their pockets from September. I urge everyone with children in childcare to visit affordablechildcare.ie to see the supports available to their family."


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Heidi Klum's Halloween costume countdown
Supermodel Heidi Klum sure sinks her teeth into Halloween. Not only is her annual spooky soiree a hot ticket, but her costumes — which she starts working on months in advance — are always must-sees. However, some are better than others, so we decided to rank them — from fun and festive to over-the-top awesome.
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Transition to No-Till is inevitable. Summary of NTLab-2019
Welcome to our No-till field conference
Entering Moldova market
No-Till Lab was successful
A new meeting place of notillers
Cooperation with CFT Group goes on
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
No-Till Seminar at Agro-Soyuz: Small Steps on a Long Way
Soyuz-SpecTechnics will manufacture metal structures for enterprises in Germany
Agro-Soyuz displayed its machinery at one of the largest farm shows
Invitation to AGROEXPO-2018 farm show!
The first No-till bus tour took place in Ukraine
A unique event – No-till bus tour – took place in Nikolayev region on June 16.
Agro-Soyuz at AGRO-2018: Innovations are above all
Agro-Soyuz's machinery was highly appreciated at AGRO-2018 farm show.
Invitation to International farm show "Agro-2018"
Dear partners! Welcome to Agro-Soyuz's booth at Agro-2018 farm show, which will take place in Kiev from June 6 through June 9. You will have an opportunity to obtain full information about our products, services and new developments.
Poland: perspectives of cooperation
Representatives of Soyuz-SpecTechnics visited one of the largest exhibitions in Europe, i.e. The 24th International Agricultural Exhibition Agrotech-2018, which was held in Poland on March 16-18.
Ukrainian Turbosem drill was introduced to Bulgarian farmers
Agrimat BG – a partner of Soyuz-SpecTechnics LLC in Bulgaria – took part in "Agra-2018" farm show, which was held on February 21-25 in Plovdiv.
Agritechnica-2017: Let's summarize it
The largest agricultural fair Agritechnica-2017 took place in Hannover, Germany on November 12 through November 18. Soyuz-SpecTechnics LLC being one of the top manufacturers of agricultural machinery in Ukraine could not stay away from this event.
Agro-Soyuz introduced new products to Kazakh farmers
Agro-Soyuz Holding has a long history of cooperation with Kazakh farmers. There are a lot of Agro-Soyuz's machines working in Kazakhstan; several projects on agribusiness improvement have been adopted in the country; Kazakhstan hosted International conferences on sustainable farming...Agro-Soyuz demonstrated its new product at one of the largest Farm Shows of Kazakhstan – KazAgro.
Turbosem drill mesmerized Bulgarian farmers
No-Till in Bulgaria is still poorly explored. Four years ago Agrimat BG (headed by Alexander Kitev) was one of the first companies that converted to sustainable farming. These days other Bulgarian farmers join them.
New PonTerra drill is successful in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is getting prepared for harvest. The crop was drilled by a new machine manufactured by Agro-Soyuz – an all-purpose PonTerra drill. The machine is good, the yield is expected to be good.
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Rome, and Italy in general, are (also) famous for food. When you visit a City for the first time, or even when it's your second or third time in a place, unfortunately you can encounter a tourist trap. An unpleasant experience, which can turn into a waste of money and even expectations. You have to be careful if you want to eat well.
How can you recognize a tourist trap, in order to avoid it? First of all, they are often located close to the most famous monuments. These are 5 signs more you should consider.
Go off the beaten path
When you enter a restaurant and you find all the plates and ingredients translated in 5 or 6 languages, maybe you've just picked up the wrong one. Probably it's also close to the busiest area of the city. Try to run away as soon as possible, because you'll probably eat something you won't like. Lose yourself in the Eternal City, walk around in the side roads, away from the obvious places, and you'll discover better restaurants.
You find too many asterisks in the menu
In Italy all the ingredients in the menu that are frozen and not fresh must be indicated with an asterisk. If there are a bit too many asterisks – usually used for vegetables, fish or fried food – and even the pasta or pizza are frozen, you'd better escape.
Regional dishes in the wrong place
If you go to a restaurant in Rome and you find some regional dishes from another areas of Italy- like 'trofie al pesto', pasta with basil pesto, which is from Liguria, or 'pasta alla norma', pasta with ricotta, tomato, aubergine and basil which is from Sicily- there is a problem. When in Rome, try traditional Roman dishes, like cacio e pepe, amatriciana, coda alla vaccinara…
You don't see locals
You don't see locals around. On the contrary, the restaurant is full of tourists like you. If a restaurant or a pizzeria offers you a "tourist menu", there are many chances you're going to eat in a tourist trap. A good restaurant doesn't usually have a menù like this. Maybe has some "dish of the day", which is a different thing. And Romans go there to have lunch or dinner.
You don't find that restaurant in a guide
Carry out research in advance. Check the local guides, read newspapers, have a look on websites. Don't decide at the very last moment, otherwise you'll probably too hungry to make the correct choice. If you can, plan your holidays but also your meals.
Rome is full of good places to eat, don't miss them! Check our blog for tips and book your holiday apartment with us: you won't regret it!


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Inspiration -Asos
Thank you all so so so much for all the well wishes on the pregnancy! I really appreciate all the sweet, kind and supportive words. You all sure know how to make a girl feel special! Thank you. 🙂
This week I flew to Memphis to visit my best friend. We spent the weekend touring the zoo & botanical gardens with her two adorable girls. The little one is four and would come up to me – eye to eye with my belly – give my stomach a kiss and say, "I love your baby already!" It was pretty much the most adorable thing ever.
Week 17:
I don't have as many changes this week as I have over the past few months. I'm feeling relatively normal and pretty much back to my old self. Yippee.
This shirt is still a little tent-y for how far along I am in my pregnancy but I bought it because I really like the graphic pattern amid the solid shirts/tanks I've been wearing. (It's going to be a key piece in the One Suitcase – Maternity Work post I'm putting together to post in a few weeks.) I've been wearing it a lot with different colored cardigans to change it up. It definitely seems like it has enough room to grow with me to the end of my nine months.


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I'm one of those people who totally and completely immerse themselves in what they are passionate about. When I'm committed to something I give it my all, and then some more.
About five years ago, I took an 'online challenge' called "describe ME in one word...just one single word." You send that message to your peers and wait for a response. The 'one word' descriptions I received were: caring, seeker, enthusiastic, precise, firecracker, vivacious, breathless, tenacious.
Today I call myself a tenacious freelance historian and writer.
How I came to this chapter in my life has been a journey--a journey that has brought me in contact with many wonderful individuals I have come to know as guides, tutors, educators, and mentors. Some I have developed a personal friendship with, and others I admire and respect but only know on a professional basis.
When I reflect on my development as a historian and writer, several of them top my list of heroes. They have helped to develop my passion, my ethics, and my view of life as a human being. I choose this venue as a means to thank them for 'being who they are to me, and to so many others.' Below is a very brief summary for each one, with live links to websites and articles that tell more about their involvement in 21st century Seattle.
MY TOP TEN 'in alphabetical order'
Education Specialist for the National Archives, Seattle
Carol is the educator at the National Archives at Seattle. She develops online and in-person programs in archival research for teachers, college students, family historians and the general public. She holds a master's degree in American Indian studies from UCLA and a B.A. in elementary education from Western State College of Colorado. [Carol also made my wedding dress.]
Seattle Public Library's genealogy librarian (retired)
Darlene has been the 'go to' person for genealogy at the Seattle Public Library since 1971, and retired in June 2011 after 40 years of amazing and dedicated service. Darlene has assisted over 250,000 people during her tenure, and did so with kindness, congeniality, patience and efficiency.
Pastor, teacher, and historianWartburg Theological Seminary in 1987 and has served as an ELCA pastor ever since. He co-authored with Jeffrey Ochsner Distant Corner: Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H.H. Richardson (University of Washington Press, 2004). A frequent writer and lecturer on regional architectural and photographic history, he serves on the Board of Governors of the Book Club of Washington, is an adjunct faculty member of the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Partners for Sacred Places, a Philadelphia-based organization dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of historic religious structures and their ministries.
Dennis is Pastor at St. James Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon. [Prior to this Dennis was Pastor of
Dennis is Pastor at St. James Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon. [Prior to this Dennis was Pastor of
Seattle Public Library's genealogy librarian (current)
John has been on the staff at the Seattle Public Library since 2004, working side-by-side with Darlene Hamilton. He moved to Seattle in 1993 (just one year after I did) and 'discovered the large genealogy collection at SPL and microfilm available at the National Archives.' John has a B.S. in Computer Science and a master's degree in Library and Information Science. He's 1/2 Norwegian on his mother's side, with immigrant ancestors from Vestre Toten, Sondreland & Snertingdal (Gjovik), Oppland Fylke; Hol, Buskerud Fylie; and Sogndal, Son of Fjordane Fylke. He was a guest lecturer at my 2009 Norwegian Genealogy Workshop, and serves with me as an Advisory Board member of the University of Washington Genealogy & Family History Certificate Program.
Journalist, writer and columnist for Crosscut.com
Knute is a Seattle native who writes the monthly Grey Matters column for Seattle magazine, and is the author of Pugetopolis: A Mossback Takes On Growth Addicts, Weather Wimps, and the Myth of Seattle Nice, published by Sasquatch Books. In 2011, he was named Writer-in-Residence at the Space Needle, and he is author of Space Needle, The Spirit of Seattle (2012), the Needle's official 50th anniversary history. Knute's paternal grandfather and namesake, Knute, emigrated from Norway in the early 20th century. I gravitate to anything written by Knute, who is, in my opinion, an expert in Seattle social history.
Program Director, Historic Seattle and so much more
One of my all-time-favorite people is my boss - Larry Kreisman. I consider him to be 'the best boss in all the world,' a friend, a mentor, and a role model. To know him is to love him. He has been the Program Director for Historic Seattle since 1997, and has authored over 10 books. Since 1988, he has written regularly on home design for Pacific Northwest, the magazine of the Seattle Times. Larry also served as architectural historian on the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board from 1995 through 2003. In 1997, he was honored with the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer's Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in Historic Preservation. In my book, there is no better authority on the built community in the Pacific Northwest.
Public Historian, MoHAI and author of many books
Lorriane is an amazing public historian who has devoted her professional life to researching and teaching Pacific Northwest history. I've had the privilege to study under Lorraine's tutelage at the University of Washington's Genealogy & Family History Certificate program (2000) and participate twice in her MoHAI Nearby History Seminar for Writers & Researchers (2006 and 2007). In 2011 she published a wonderful book New Land, North of the Columbia. I think Knute Berger said it best in a December 21, 2011 Crosscut.com article Washington history: Boring no more: "She digs, she thinks, she studies, she writes, she publishes. She also speaks." He then went on to say, "McConaghy shares her love of research with the book's deceptively simple formula: find important documents in the state's history, reproduce them, and then explain what they mean, and why they are important." And, "If McConaghy's book is a reminder of the gold that's in those hills of documents stored in basements and back rooms, it's also a reminder that digging it out serves both the purpose of enlivening history and enlivening an interest in history."
Margaret Anderson
Librarian, Leif Erikson Sons of Norway Lodge
Margaret was born in 1919 in Ballard, the first child of John and Karen Høines. Her father, Johan Edvart Høines, was a 1904 immigrant fisherman from Skudeneshaven on the south end of Karmøy Island in Rogaland, Norway, north of Bergen. Margaret's mother, Karen Nilsen, was raised on the Skeisvold farm at the north end of the same island, and immigrated in 1905. Margaret graduated from Ballard High School and attended Wilson Business College in downtown Seattle. While working at the Ballard branch of Seattle First National Bank in 1941, she met Carl Anderson, a machinist and commercial fisherman. It was then that she joined the Leif Erikson Sons of Norway Lodge, and in 1987 she became the lodge librarian. She has expanded the library to well over 3,000 books and 60 videotapes. In January 2005, I published an article titled Margaret's Library in the Western Viking newspaper.--> -->
Photographer, author, and reporter of 'all things Seattle'
Paul has made it his business to share Seattle's history by telling its stories, using photographs as entry points. Paul may have a point of view, but is most interested in observing and reporting the phenomenon. In 2012 Paul received the Historic Seattle's Award: "Living Landmark". "Paul has published thirteen books, produced films and video, curated exhibits and lectured widely on the subject of regional history. His work with historic photographs began in 1981 with the publication of 294 Glimpses of Historic Seattle. Since 1982 his "Seattle Now and Then" columns, juxtaposing and interpreting historic and contemporary photographs of Seattle, have appeared weekly in Pacific Northwest, the magazine of the Seattle Times." Paul's website (www.pauldorpat.com) includes about 100 of his "Seattle Now and Then" columns, plus a digitized version of the 1912 Baist Real Estate Atlas.
Teacher and author; retired Lead Pastor at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church
I first met Paul in 1996 and have grown to love, respect and admire him. For the past seventeen years he has been the lead pastor at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church on Greenwood Avenue. In 2012 he published a book titled Faith Forming Faith. He genuinely cares about the spiritual education of the members of his congregation, about the people in our community, and about the Christian community worldwide. Phinney Ridge Lutheran has been described as "a model of Christian charity," using Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop's phrase. A congregation member once stated, "This is the reason I go to this church. I'm a questioner. And Pastor Paul asks great questions. He doesn't always answer them. That's encouraged: asking questions in faith." I am also a questioner, and I find comfort in knowing that my pastor is a tenacious charismatic teacher. Paul retired this May (2013), and is now pursuing opportunities to deliver the message of Faith and Font: Following the Way of Christ - Training for Parish Teams, Leaders and Students.


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Welcome to TAM Asset Management - a London-based asset management company
We are an award-winning discretionary asset management company offering a wide variety of innovative and forward thinking asset management services to individual clients and institutions via financial advisers and intermediaries. From our head office in London and international office in Mauritius, TAM offer the flexibility of both onshore and offshore investment management for UK and global clients.
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Expressions Holidays offers tailor-made rail holidays to Spain, enabling visitors to witness the changing scenery and to use time efficiently. Train travel to Spain on high speed services allows you to cover long distances in short times, sometimes quicker than flying when taking check-in times into account. Cross the English Channel by Eurostar then travel southwards through France into Spain, stopping off along your route as required. We have put together some suggested rail holidays to Spain which include train travel all the way from the UK, but for those who prefer to fly to Spain we have also developed a selection of touring itineraries that include flights as well as rail travel within Spain. These include a multi-centre holiday in Madrid and Andalucia's main cities and a tour based around Spanish art and architecture. A luxurious alternative is a rail holiday on board Al Andalus, a unique hotel on wheels which offers routes throughout Spain and includes all meals and excursions.Expressions Holidays can tailor-make your rail holiday to Spain, selecting the most convenient and comfortable options for your rail holiday. We offer a range of hotels such as luxury five star and both modern and traditional boutique hotels throughout mainland Spain, the vast majority of which can be reached by train. Use our suggested itineraries as a starting point then modify them according to your requirements.
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An Expressions rail holiday is tailor-made according to your requirements and can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. From a single-centre stay in a destination that is reached by train to a touring holiday that visits multiple locations, we cater for your wishes.Train travel to SpainA rail holiday to Spain starts on the Eurostar from London St. Pancras, Ebbsfleet or Ashford stations in the UK to either Paris Gare du Nord. Eurostar offers almost hourly departures every day, allowing you to travel from the centre of London to the centre of Paris on the same train in three hours. Not all trains stop at the Ebbsfleet and Ashford stations in Kent, but parking is plentiful at both stations and it allows you to avoid London. Check-in is 30 minutes prior to departure, customs formalities are completed before boarding and there is no limit to the amount of baggage that can be taken on board. The Eurostar trains themselves have 8 coaches which are split into Standard Class, Standard Premier and Business Premier as well as 2 cafeterias. Standard Premier customers are served a light cold meal and enjoy a more spacious environment than Standard Class, while Business Premier customers receive a hot meal and unlimited beverages as well as lounge access.You may wish to stay for a night or two in Paris in one of our centrally located charming hotels, or you may prefer to continue onwards to Spain straight away. TGV trains travel directly to Barcelona, the most convenient way of travelling to central and southern Spain, or to the French-Spanish border in the north where you can then change onto a local Spanish train. TGV trains are high-speed trains that serve most of France and cross into neighbouring countries, covering large distances in a short space of time. There is a choice between Standard Class and First Class, the latter offering a more spacious seating environment but no meals included.Train travel within SpainAVE trains run between major Spanish cities and are widely considered to be amongst the very best in the world. High-speed lines enable these trains to cover vast distances in staggeringly quick times, while reliability is excellent. There are three classes on board, with meals provided in First and Super First class. Passengers must pass through a basis security check before boarding. Our hotelsEach of the hotels that are featured by Spanish Expressions has been personally selected to offer exceptionally high standards of comfort, service and cuisine. Most of the hotels we feature are four or five star, although we have also chosen some small, charming hotels that haven't been officially categorised. In this programme you will find our hand-picked selection of characterful boutique gems, exclusive seaside resorts, modern hotels and rustic properties in a rural setting, some located on large countryside estates. We also feature a number of the renowned Parador hotels, a collection of state-run properties which occupy historic buildings such as former monasteries, mediaeval fortresses and hilltop castles.Holidays with a hire-carWe can include a hire-car as this offers a very cost-effective and convenient means of exploring the area in which you are staying. We work with Avis as they offer a variety of cars at a good range of offices throughout Spain, and have negotiated a number of benefits for you such as theft protection being included and no one-way drop off charge for most car types. It is possible to upgrade your hire-car if required – we include a basic hire-car which is adequate for just two people, a short break or if you don't intend to do much driving, but you might want to up-grade to something larger and more powerful.
Expressions Holidays is an independent specialist tour operator which was established in 1989 and offers tailor-made rail holidays within Europe and further afield, providing personal service with a professional approach. We pride ourselves on interpreting your demands and requirements to provide you with the holiday that you want, ensuring a successful match between client and holiday.. Not only are your holidays tailor-made to your individual requirements, but you also have the chance to deal with one person from beginning to end, offering you confidence and security and the best possible prices.Personal and professional serviceWe personally know the majority of the hotels that we feature, and we put together our holidays with our clients in mind. Contact with Expressions Holidays means contact with the people who know the holidays, who will share their knowledge and experience with you – our team of travel consultants know the country and culture very well, and operate a concierge service that helps you to explore every aspect of special interest or activity that fits with your holiday. All aspects of your holiday are personalised, from the itinerary to your holiday confirmation and documentation which provides you with information that is relevant to you. From the point of initial contact with us, you will deal with the same sales consultant, who will handle all aspects of your booking and ticketing. We approach your holiday in a way that offers you the arrangements you want, not to slot you in to pre-existing arrangements. This might mean juggling dates, securing the last available room at a hotel or tailoring a complex itinerary involving numerous components. Your holiday is as individually fashioned and tailor-made as you want it to be.How we price your holidayAll prices mentioned on our website and in our brochure are simply guides, as there are many variations that might affect the price including exchange rates, flight costs and special offers. To find out exact prices for the holiday that you are interested in, contact us for a tailor-made quotation.All our holiday arrangements have been designed to afford you maximum flexibility and freedom of choice. We include travel arrangements, whether it be flight, ferry or tunnel crossing or rail travel as well as many nights' hotel accommodation as you want, in as many different places.Our Price GuaranteeWe guarantee that once you have made a firm booking with a deposit payment, there will be no increases in the price of your holiday due to currency movements. If, for any reason, there have been changes in the price of the holiday you want, you will be advised at the time of booking.Full Financial ProtectionFull financial protection is offered when you book a holiday with us. Our air holidays are ATOL protected, and we are a member of the Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust Limited to protect non-flight packages. We are also members of ABTA and AITO (the Association of Independent Tour Operators), an organisation of some of Britain's best specialist tour operators.
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So there was a lot of noise around the return of the Cardiff marathon next spring with an announcement by Run 4 Wales on the day of the recent Cardiff Half marathon. Over the days after there was a call for a register of interested runner which I duly signed up to, and anticipation built. Groups of runners were getting their teeth into the idea, parkrunners feverishly chatting about the route on facebook, and charity runners getting excited about a marathon on their doorstep after London marathon rejection letters began hitting postboxes.
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I ripped up my rapidly forming plans, and I am now looking for that spring 2017 target. Beyond 13.1 miles would be great, but at the moment it is looking like more of the 'short' stuff going into 2017.
2016 despite its rollercoaster of fitness and emotional lows has been the year when I managed to complete the most half marathons in a calendar year, so perhaps I shall just stick with those and build another year around them adding in some other events. Thus, my 2017 plan is still incubating and when it is hatched I shall share it.


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Here at Medicine Bow Lodge, we have plenty of places to to hang your hats. We have been blessed with the gifts that have been given to us after the 2009 fire, such as this antelope hat rack. You would have thought that we had let an intruder in the lodge by Roper's response. He went in to protective mode not knowing what to do with these hollow skeleton heads that you would find in the open fields. Roper was unsure of these new creatures. He kept looking to Tim, as to say, " Okay I'm here ready to protect you from these foreign objects." This rustic decor now hangs in the entry way of the lodge ready for your hats. And, more than likely you will be greeted by Roper who continues to stand watch, waiting for these intruders to make a move, but will happily welcome you!
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In what may be one of the most under-reported stories in recent memory, a change to federal law has made it illegal to unlock a mobile phone from the constraints of the carrier through which the device was sold. Sounds complicated? In the simplest terms, even though you buy a phone and theoretically "own" it, you are no longer free to unlock it so that it may be used on the wireless carrier of your choice. The news is a significant positive for carriers like Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) , which will gain greater control over client retention, but as far as I am concerned, it is a violation of some of the very principles that once made America great. In an era when innovation is the last frontier of U.S. dominance, this is a step in the wrong direction.
The new law
Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, it is illegal to "circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access" to protected or copyrighted material. In the case of phone unlocking, this refers to the software embedded in each device that grants specific access to a carrier. Where the Copyright Office once granted an exception to this law for unlocked phones, as of last weekend, the exemption has been rescinded. This means that individuals who unlock their phones are now breaking the law and are subject to civil suit by the carrier from which they bought the phone.
The DMCA is not without merit, as it is widely credited with creating the environment that allowed social media websites, video sharing, and even the DVD to flourish. A provision of the law provides a level of immunity to intermediaries — if copyrighted material is improperly displayed, the copyright holder can issue a "takedown" order and have the content removed. Under this circumstance, no liability is created for the intermediary. Without such a law, it is hard to imagine how many sites could function.
In the context of phone unlocking, individuals have not been the general focus of civil litigation; those who unlocked large numbers of devices for commercial purposes were the target of most lawsuits. Furthermore, the law only applies to phones that are unlocked against the will of the carrier. In last October's ruling, the Copyright Office said: "While it is true that not every wireless device is available unlocked, and wireless carriers' unlocking policies are not free from all restrictions, the record clearly demonstrates that there is a wide range of alternatives from which consumers may choose in order to obtain an unlocked wireless phone."
A ridiculous standard
The logic behind the new law seems to be that since you can find some unlocked phones, there is no need to guarantee your right to unlock the one that you actually want and have paid for. The argument made by the carriers is that since Verizon, AT&T, and others pay large subsidies to the manufacturer in order to offer the devices at reduced prices, they are entitled to a voice. This money is gradually recouped over the course of the contract term, but unlocking the phone has the potential to undermine the process, or so say the carriers.
This seems to completely ignore the reality that there are significant early termination fees charged by these companies, all but ensuring that the carrier will recoup its lost subsidy; what is lost is the profits that would have been earned if the customer stayed under contract. Furthermore, there is no exemption to the exemption that says that the carrier is obligated to unlock the phone after you have satisfied the contract term. Essentially, you have paid for the phone over the course of your contract, but you are still not allowed to use the device as you deem best. But this is the land of the free.
The investment implications
In anticipation of the law taking effect, both Verizon and AT&T rose sharply during last Friday's session. The new provision will make it easier for carriers to retain clients in two primary ways. First, because the top carriers tend to get exclusive access to some of the most coveted phones on the market, sales of these devices through the carriers will remain strong. Given that illegally unlocked phones are, well, illegal, people will be less anxious to buy them.
The second way in which both Verizon and AT&T will benefit is that clients will be less likely to switch carriers at the end of their respective contract terms. If you can no longer legally switch carriers without buying a new phone, you will be arguably less likely to switch. While the number of individuals to whom this applies may be limited, the numbers must be significant enough that the market took notice and moved the stocks. I am not certain that the news is sufficient to qualify as a positive catalyst on its own, but the other circumstances surrounding both of these companies warrant a closer look.
I realize that a comparison between entertainment content and software code is both one I made and not a particularly fair one, yet the two are tied together. I strongly believe that ownership should be unencumbered by the need to stick with the carrier that sold the device. This is a bad law and one that should be shouted down.
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Health care Magnetic Wrist Pain Relief Brace provides magnetic therapy and eases fatigue, 4 pcs of 2,500GS magnets provide magnetic therapy & eases pain, tourmaline fiber emits anion with multiple functions, open-style design ensures easy wearing.
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