text:
Automotive Training Accreditation (ATA)
Cardiff and Vale College's Automotive Academy is an approved centre for ATA (Automotive Technician Accreditation) and has been successfully running ATA assessments since 2007, and to date, has carried out ATA assessments for over 300 Automotive Industry employees across Light Vehicle Mechanical and Vehicle Body/Refinishing, MET & Estimating.
We have in excess of thirty years' experience working with the motor industry, and boast six nationally recognized workshop, including a dedicated ATA workshop.
We offer the following ATA assessments (full or AOM reaccreditation) pre-training courses and relevant automotive short-courses:
- Senior MET Technician
- Senior Panel Technician
- Senior Paint Technician
- Electric Hybrid
- Service Maintenance Technician
- LV Diagnostic Technician
- Vehicle Damage Assessor - VDA Part A
- Refrigerant Handler / Air-con
- BS Welding
- Hybrid QCF
Please see our ATA Assessments Price List or download the Automotive Technician Accreditation brochure for more information on the assessments offered at Cardiff and Vale College.
Contact us for tours, tasters, training, information and more:
Anna Tovey on 02920 250350 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
For more information on how Cardiff and Vale College can help your business, visit the Employer section of our website.


text:
Designing a home office isn't always a simple task. When searching for furniture and accessories to fill our workspaces, we are often distracted by office supplies that not only look sterile but are a daily reminder of the pile of work that is calling our name. A home office does not need to resemble those of a call center but can be an extension of your own taste and décor that is in other areas of your home. We spend a lot of our time working so why can't our office be stylish and inviting? It can!
As a lifestyle blogger for www.blarejune.com and a physician specializing in psychiatry, I spend a lot of my day at my desk. It is important to feel comfortable in my work space in order for me to be productive and efficient all day long. Designing a functional work space that feels comfortable and remains true to your own taste and aesthetic is important when pulling a space together. Below I've gathered some great options that make the thought of to do lists and emails a little less daunting. I am humbled to be a guest contributor this week by sourcing the following items below that together or individually can spruce up your workspace this Fall.
- Passerina Chair: Having a little corner in an office away from your desk, can be the perfect place to read a book or take a work call. A home office should be practical and functional, yet comfy and relaxing.
- An assortment of pillows is the perfect way to incorporate color and design into a room. When buying larger pieces of furniture, those in classic colors (gray, beige, brown) are often better investments. Using less expensive items like pillows, is a cost efficient way to have fun with different patterns, textures and colours.[Visit your local Leon's to see the selection].
- Ariel Ottoman: After a long day in the office, having a place to put up your feet and enjoy a cup of tea is a must. This Ariel Ottoman is the perfect color, size and shape for a small space. This piece can easily be tucked underneath a desk or tucked away in the closest if more floor space is needed.
- Having a plant (faux or real) is the easiest way to add life to a room. Many of us spend a lot of our day in an office space, so having a piece of nature in view reminds us that there is a beautiful outside awaiting us!
- A soft area rug may be an investment piece, but it is worth the splurge. Not only is it cozy to lay your feet on as you work away at your desk, but it is a focal point in any room! [Visit your local Leon's to see the selection].
- Gwendoyln Lamp: Instead of purchasing a standard desk lamp, try looking at the lamps sold in the living room or bedroom section. Staying away from the plastic desk lamps and instead incorporating one with a beautiful lampshade, like the Gwendoyln, can help add warmth to a room.
- Caffeine is vital for many to achieve a productive workday. 😉 Even the smallest details, like a beautiful coffee mug, can tie a room together. Choosing plain glassware that does not distract from your overall aesthetic is key in having a cohesive design.
- Marcel Computer Desk: The desk is arguably the most important piece of furniture in a home office. The Marcel is a great option as it has the perfect amount of storage. You can store paper and pens neatly away but there is not too much storage where the desk becomes bulky and consumes a small space.
- Ivan Accent Table: If a space is small, similar to many home offices, incorporating glass furniture sets up the illusion of more space. This side table is the perfect piece to rest a cup of coffee or a good book on as you take a break from the desk.
- Like people, rooms should have their own unique scents as well. Choosing a calming scent that smells fresh can make any work environment inviting and productive.
- Office supplies do not have to be something that are necessarily hidden in a drawer; they can be used as accessories and accent pieces. This rose colored laptop is a perfect way to tie in a color scheme.
- Sunshine Chair: Computer chairs are not always the most stylish pieces of furniture, but a classic black chair with wheels does not have to be the only option. This beautiful gray hue chair is sold as a dining chair but works perfectly in a home office setting. Bonus tip: I actually found this chair in the dining section! Don't be afraid to look into other sections of the store to find the perfect mix of furniture for your space. Break the rules!
A home office should be comfortable but also functional. We spend a large part of our day at our desks and therefore our office space should feel true to our own unique taste and style. Investing in comfortable furniture in a classic hue (as seen above in gray) is the perfect way to ensure that your pieces will be versatile year after year as you grown within your business and as an individual.
Blare June is a lifestyle blogger from Halifax, Nova Scotia. What makes Blare June's blog unique is that in addition to fashion she writes about mental illness, empowerment, and overall wellness. When Blare June isn't blogging, she is working as a physician specializing in psychiatry in Halifax. You can find Blare June online at www.blarejune.com or on Instagram: @blarejune.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
On 30/09/01, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 06:56:00PM +0200, Christian Kurz wrote: > > > Debian with manual chroot bind == bad. > > > Other distribution with manual chroot bind == okay. > > Idiot. Sorry, but where exactly did I write that? If you are not able to > Just a few messages back, you said: > > for this purpose. So instead of sending in a patch, I would stop > > installing debian on any machine that should be a nameserver and switch > > to an os, where either I get a chrooted bind by default or directly can > > build a chroot manually. > You implied that you couldn't build a manual chroot for bind on Debian. May I ask why you oversee the last part of the sentence you were quoting? There I stated "directly can build a chroot manually.". So there I sayed, that I'm able to manual create a bind chroot if I need that. So the assumption above made by Steve is wrong, because it doesn't take my whole statements into account. Christian -- Debian Developer (http://www.debian.org) 1024/26CC7853 31E6 A8CA 68FC 284F 7D16 63EC A9E6 67FF 26CC 7853
Description: PGP signature


text:
Blog post
Center for Neighborhood Technology Responds to Criticism
Editor's Note: A recent Planetizen blog post by the University of South Florida's Steven Polzin voiced several criticisms about the Housing + Transportation (H+T®) Affordability Index, created by the Chicago-based Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT). We have provided a venue for Scott Bernstein, founder and president of CNT, to respond below.
CNT's H+T Index Fills Gaps in Data that Others Don't Provide
Editor's Note: A recent Planetizen blog post by the University of South Florida's Steven Polzin voiced several criticisms about the Housing + Transportation (H+T®) Affordability Index, created by the Chicago-based Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT). We have provided a venue for Scott Bernstein, founder and president of CNT, to respond below.
CNT's H+T Index Fills Gaps in Data that Others Don't Provide
The purpose of the Center for Neighborhood Technology's Housing + Transportation (H+T®) Affordability Index is to reveal the hidden cost of transportation as a function of the built environment at a meaningful geography (the neighborhood). CNT developed the H+T Index to provide a single source of information on housing and transportation costs at the neighborhood level for metropolitan areas across the United States. The Index provides a more comprehensive way to estimate and display the difference between the cost of housing and true affordability. There are many data sources that provide neighborhood-level housing-cost data. But there is no other national data source for household transportation costs at this scale. The tool, which covers 179,000 Census block groups, is designed to help individuals, planners, and policymakers to more fully grasp and act on the relationship between development patterns, transportation behavior, and household transportation costs. Aggregating data to geographies such as rural, urban, suburban, and regional provides results that are too coarse to inform people and policymakers' important real-world, place-based decisions.
The methods used to create the H+T Index are supportable and independently verified. The method used to create the H+T Index was first vetted and published by the Brookings Institution in 2006 and then in the Transportation Research Record of the Transportation Research Board in 2008. It was thoroughly vetted by a team from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012 for the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, which found that "The strengths of the H+T Index center on the simplicity with which the results can be presented and understood and on their comparability. In addition, the index has benefitted from a rigorous approach to both data assembly and statistical modeling " That same review offered practical suggestions for future improvements, which CNT is initiating.
The transportation costs in the Index are estimates for a hypothetical, typical family in order to isolate the effect that the built environment has on those costs. The H+T Index was constructed to estimate three dependent variables (auto ownership, auto use, and transit use) as functions of 11 independent variables (median income, per capita income, average household size, average commuters per household, residential density, gross density, average block size, intersection density, transit connectivity, transit access shed, and employment access). To get at the built environment's influence on transportation costs, the independent household variables (income, household size, and commuters per household) are set at fixed values to control for any variation they might cause. By establishing and running the model for a "typical household" (one defined as earning the regional area median income, having the regional average household size, and having the regional average number of commuters per household), any variation observed in transportation costs is due to place and location, not household characteristics.
CNT knows that auto costs in the Index aren't perfect. We have revisited the auto-cost measure each time that we have improved the Index. We acknowledge there is a distinction between the long-term costs of new and used vehicles, but that data is not publicly available from either an industry leader or government source. Even if we were able to separate auto costs based on whether households drove a new or used car, we suspect that the increased costs associated with a used vehicle-significantly more repairs and maintenance and likely higher fuel costs due to efficiency decay-will at least partially offset the used-car cost savings described in Polzin's recent post. And in keeping with the idea that the H+T Index is an index, variables such as these should be held constant so as to provide a valid geographic comparison.
CNT created the H+T Index as a public service to fill gaps in data that the federal government does not provide. Policymakers, planners, investors, community leaders, and households all need good information to make good investment and location decisions. The H+T Index provides an important resource-community-scale transportation costs-that standard federal and industry sources don't offer.
We all live in a world where the economy has not yet fully recovered, the population composition is changing, policymakers are seeking strategies to minimize exposure to future shocks, and unproductive public investing is no longer an option. We welcome additional ideas and further research on solutions to these challenges that people and policymakers can make use of in the here and now.


text:
BWF Envirotec - Welcome to South Africa
BWF Envirotec Group welcomes its 9th production plant
Since May 2017, BWF Envirotec Group has also had a majority share on the African continent. BWF Envirotec, South Africa specialises in manufacturing and distributing filter bags and filter cloths as well as in providing services.
The experienced team around Yolandi Serfontein, Chief Executive Officer, takes care of a wide range of industrial sectors. These include, among others, not only mining, and cement and petrochemical industry, but also the power plant, steel, food and pharmaceutical industry. The primary focus is on the South African countries of Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Customised services, ranging from filter bag installation, including supply of support baskets and comprehensive accessory components form the core competences in the service area. These services are provided in conjunction with a network of established specialists.
The plant is situated in Nigel, Gauteng province, in the so-called "East Rand", part of the strong economic area of Johannesburg.
BWF Envirotec has already had a successful presence in South Africa for more than a decade. BWF Envirotec filter bags are therefore in use for instance in the continent's two largest coal-fired power plants. These retain the fly ash generated during the combustion process and ensure efficient dust separation and neutralisation of noxious gases.
"It is a pleasure to be able to welcome our new colleagues in South Africa on board BWF Envirotec Group. Our aim, together with Yolandi Serfontein's team, is to consistently further expand our site and our market share. This applies to the South African market and the potentials in the neighbouring regions", says Dr. Philipp von Waldenfels, Managing Partner BWF Group.
Yolandi Serfontein
Chief Executive Officer
BWF Envirotec, South Africa
BWF Environmental Dynamics SA (Pty) Ltd.
P O Box 164
No 5, 1st Avenue, Vorsterskroon
Nigel, 1490, South Africa
Phone: +27 (0) 11 814-2820
Fax: +27 (0) 11 814 2783
Direct Fax: 086 574 2735
About BWF Envirotec:
BWF Envirotec is the international market leader in the field of filter media for industrial filtration. The product portfolio ranges from needlona® brand filter media, including the PM-Tec® membrane product line to Pyrotex® KE filter elements. BWF Envirotec filter media find applications in the aluminium, cement and steel industry, in power plants and waste incineration plants, among others, or also in the food industry.
BWF Envirotec was the first manufacturer in the world to introduce needle felts as a filter medium in 1968. With its head office in Offingen/Bavaria and production and distribution sites in Germany, China, India, Italy, Austria, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the USA, Australia and Czech Republic in addition to a sales network in more than 50 other countries, BWF Envirotec guarantees economically viable solution concepts and technical services in line with the market.
BWF Envirotec is part of the BWF Group. With more than 1400 employees throughout the world, the company operates in the field of industrial dedusting, production of technical felt materials, wool felts and in plastics technology.


text:
It will soon be time for the new season to start and I have not added any more of the stories I promised you, but I have been very busy in other aspects of life so please accept my apologies.
Fast "n" Luce has been under wraps for the winter but with the sun showing its face in the last few days, it has given me the chance to clean her up and give her a paint.
As the outside has a gel coat, a good wash is all that is needed there except for the fresh coat of anti-fouling on her hull.
The inside is all white and clean and the wooden rails on her cuddy has been varnished.
The deck has still to be painted but I will leave that until all the other jobs are completed, not that there is much to do, just add some rod holders forward on each side and rig up the bilge pump to the electrics.
If I get the time I will write about her last trip when I caught some cod, and all in all had good catches of white fish every time I went out on her, but getting her so late in the season meant that I was only beginning to enjoy the pleasures of the more modern and able boat before it was time to tuck her down for the winter.
As it was late in the season though, I did find out how she faired on rough seas as I had to punch my way home a couple of times when I was fishing off Dunure with Robbie.
The wind and sea whipped up on two occasions just as we were about to call it a day, but it was fun heading home, punching into the waves and getting my face covered in spray again, just like old times when I was commercial fishing.
The new boat passed with flying colours, as did my stomach........... which after all the years that have passed since I did it for a living was quite reassuring.
Here's cheers til the next time.
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Winter hibernation.
Posted by Donald Swarbrick at 00:58
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
This selection is part of NonBinary Review Issue #8: The Art of War. Get NonBinary Review #8 from the Zoetic Press website.
"In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns."
– Sun Tzu, The Art of War
She didn't want any part of him, but she had to have his head. The Staff of Xrenthis commanded it, beseeched to skewer the head of the Elgae. Xie recalled the creature's rancid breath melting her under its talons, its wings masking the sun. She could see herself in the monster's glassy eyes, yellowed and tattered like a sick crumpled book page tossed to the wind. Twice her size and trice her weight, the Elgae could have crushed her as it did many a victim including her son at the ripe age of sixteen. A part of her wanted it to, to spare her suffering beak disembowelment alive and kicking if not to allow her to see her son again. But no, without reason, the creature left her alive that day, a year ago. She didn't want to try her luck, didn't want to test her strengths, but again, she had to.
As advisor to the king, she was charged with listening to the Staff of Xrenthis and following its every wish. Born from the holy oak that stood in the middle of Xrenthis, the Staff was crafted by Xie's own hands. Precious as a child with its smooth finish, head topped with an opal gem, it spoke only to her, whispered intensive measures for the sake of the Xrenthis people and asked that Xie heed them. Some tasks were simple as sowing earth with holy water to bless thriving harvests; others challenged her faith and endurance by requesting she handle foreign affairs with warring nations or warring neighbors, both situations dangerous as the next with the participants' equal lusts for bloodshed. None was as unfeasible as engaging the Elgae and expecting to come out alive.
Weariness work's into the king's eyes when he learns what his advisor must do. "It's as good a command as asking you to sever your own head. Are you sure you heard it right?"
There was no questioning her translation of the Staff of Xrenthis, they were so fused in mind, so intimate a coupling, and Xie said so.
"To lose my advisor with no protégé at the ready is to lose the trust of kingdom. A king is as good as his right-hand woman. Last I heard of a king trying to rule without an advisor, the city sunk to ruin. Like a body bearing no legs, he had nothing to stand on. You understand, don't you?"
Xie understood. She must come back alive with the Elgae's head on the Staff of Xrenthis or doom her whole kingdom. She turned in early for a good night's rest (as good a night as any plagued by images of beaks snapping and talons clapping and eyes glinting, shrieks of sadism and rage) and headed out before the sun has risen from bed. The king and his guards, as well as all patrons of her kingdom, saw Xie off. Children clutching their mothers' worn garments made from the same cloth as their security blankets; men still sweating and bleeding from a hard day's work in the fields, machetes held dismissively at their sides; mules and dogs chewing and panting and looking downright weary for the lackluster event their owners were feeding them. Xie felt like she was the target of their attentions for all the wrong reasons, a corpse at a funeral rather than a wedding bride, pitied not admired, but she carried on without looking back.
Miles on she discovered the cave, home of the Elgae. It was far enough from the kingdom's patrons that no one could wonder on it by mishap and close enough to tempt the reckless to its open door. Xie found it daft but the reckless did come and, like flies, they got caught in a web they didn't see until they were inescapably tangled up in it. Entering the Elgae's cave was suicide, as was entering any animal's territory but more so when the proprietor was a being pledged to darkness, night vision powerful as God's Himself; it saw you, always, but seeing it meant you were good as dead if not stone cold already. For all expect Xie.
Night still poured on Xie, night air mingling with morning dew to chill her. She didn't take her eyes from the cave mouth, but continued to work all but her legs. One hand was working the Staff up and done, gently clanking it on solid ground, wood to stone; her other hand was fisting at her side, curling and uncurling on and off. Sunlight graced her within an hour and all was given life, the grass carpeting the area behind her as well as her stiff, now warming, limbs. Only her vision was trying to sleep, skip away from the cave mouth to a flitting butterfly nearby, close to allow for rest she didn't have last night, but she couldn't manage it, losing to distraction. So she stared on.
Xie thought she heard a crack behind her, either the snap of a stick under foot or bone under beak. Her body itched, stressing her to turn. Her mind told her not to. Mind over matter, matter included her thawing flesh and blood which probably didn't have much judgment anyway. Another crack, closer this time, molested her ears and purpose. Could the Elgae be behind her, stalking her?
Something still told her not to turn, something that almost sounded like her own voice, but not. The Staff of Xrenthis. The Staff was speaking to her without her focus, with only her hand on it and not her eyes or even her mind. That never happened before, and it frightened her. It frightened her and hardened her resolve. She wouldn't turn.
A flicker interrupted the darkness of the Elgae's cave, the shadow of a wing. The creature was awakening. Soon she would be forced to witness its monstrosity again and, again, hope her life wasn't balanced between the breakability of the bird cage shielding her heart and the vigor of a talon's sword edge. Red plumage appeared as, now, Xie was facing the crown of the creature's head. Further and further out, it came. Its wings were outstretched making it look like a haunting villain with his hands above his head, sneaking up on his victim with a wickedly hungry grin. The creature made quite the clamor on land as even rocks worked to tumble out of its way. In air, it was another matter.
It hadn't seen her yet, so keen it was on motion. Stay still, trample the urge to flee, and Xie might have a fighting chance, a chance to fight. She was aware that she didn't have a true weapon, had never had a need for one, something shiny and pointy that she'd have either poked a finger or cut off a hand with. She had her Staff, pulsing with furious power. It would have to be enough. She was ready.
Luckily, as her nerves betrayed her and the fingers of her free hand twitched; unnoticeable to a normal bird of prey, maybe, but to Elgae, she had written, signed, and broadcasted a death wish. Elgae's eyes flashed to her and it wasted not a second taking to air. Stillness was useless now and Xie posed for action, her Staff gripped in both hands, ready to shield or draw blood. The monster circled her overhead, zoning in. She had one moment – one. Elgae dove.
Talons struck wood with such majesty, Xie beheld lightning sparks inches from her hands. She was astonished that the Staff didn't shatter to dust. The opal stone on the Staff's crest was glowing, spangling the world about her with light multihued. Elgae lifted off with a shriek of pain and Xie noticed the weight she'd been bearing hadn't all been the creature's pressure; her Staff was now solid metal. Xie missed when Elgae came back. Angled all wrong she was unable to block a blow to the head from a wing. She flew and landed in a slide. Her right arm felt that it was been massaged with sandpaper but her head was what ailed her most. She patted a hand to her scalp, pulled it away and saw a sheet of red on her palm.
Elgae was coming again. No longer caring for silence, knowing it had essentially made its kill. Her vision going in and out, Xie could hardly make out what was happening about her. Flash: the glint of golden eye made closer by some unknown phenomenon. Flash: beak opened wide swallowing her whole. Flash: talons pinning arms to chest, hers, figured only by the wood-morphed-metal Staff still in hand. She couldn't feel, not the daggers in her skin. Yet, weight pressed on her, suffocating. Her head swam.
A blur feasted her tunneling vision. The suffocating sensation left her and she was submerged in a mess of angry caws and pain-laced screams and red feather confetti. Xie, on her side heaving, noticed the feathers were red from tip to base, naturally colored and unnaturally dotted in blood where pulled forcibly from flesh. She lay on her back to get a look at the devastation in the sky. Elgae was still fighting, just not with her. Another bird-like creature had materialized and was intent on raking and jabbing Xie's nemesis. She watched like this until she was sure her heart had quit beating. She knew, while watching them, that this other bird thing, this almost identical creature, was the one she had sat under a year ago. She smiled in the knowledge that she was never spared, that she hadn't lived while at the creature's feet where so many had perished. Soon Elgae hailed down beside her, plummeted like the cold hard lump it was.
Her Staff, reverted back to wood, was begging her again. She crawled with the last of her strength and looked down at Elgae. She was aware of how drab eyes lose light and color and influence, they might as well be classic pebbles. She wasted no time whapping the creature sharp across the neck, blow hard enough to sever head from body then she jammed her Staff into it. She grew squeamish at the sight of blood pooling at her Staff's base, the sound of soft meat squishing, but Xie doesn't shy from her task. It must be done. The opal gem now hidden in the eagle monster's head gave the Staff a new gruesome figurehead. The opal restored light to the creature's eyes, life unto itself; to Xie, the will to live life and strength to do so.
Sierra July is a graduate of University of Florida, as well as a writer and poet whose fiction has appeared in Robot and Raygun and T. Gene Davis's Speculative Blog, and SpeckLit, among many other places, and is forthcoming in Belladonna Publishing's anthology Strange Little Girls.


text: Hi to everyone. There's a new activit, I hope that most of you will enjoy, it's called Butialo (http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4457) Butialo is a IDE based on PyPy that allows programming the Butiá robot (http://www.fing.edu.uy/inco/proyectos/butia/) with Lua. Lua is a very fast, powerfull and easy to use language. The IDE provides autodetects the configuration of your Butia robot, and provides snippets of code showing how to read sensors and do stuff. Best regards -- /\ndrés


text:
I hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year. Angie and I did get a bit of a break, and we're now ready to take on 2015!
New Year is an opportunity to take stock of where you are and what you want to achieve and many will use the time to make a New Year's resolution.
Whether something small, like giving up chocolate, or a bigger dream, like saving up for a new house or a major trip, New Year can be a great motivator to achieve a new goal.
For me, 2015 promises to be a very busy year. I shall be standing again for the Hemel Hempstead Constituency at the General Election on May 7, which is not much over 100 days away now.
Please don't forget that the system of voter registration has now changed. We've moved to individual voter registration.
This means that where, previously, one person could register all residents at one household to vote, individuals must now register themselves.
Many people will be automatically registered via their Department of Work and Pensions records.
If you are not sure whether you are registered, you can contact the Electoral Services office at Dacorum Borough Council on 01442 228000 or email email@example.com.
You can also register to vote online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
Democracy is a fundamental part of our society. It has been hard won and has cost many lives.
I hope local residents, whatever their political persuasion, will use their right to vote. It is a privilege we must never take for granted.
Aside from the General Election there are some significant events to look forward to in 2015.
We will be commemorating the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta.
Also, God willing, in September Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will have surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as Britain's longest reigning monarch.
This is an incredible milestone of continuous dutiful service to our country.
The tremendous success of her Diamond Jubilee three years ago showed the huge support the Queen has from the British public.
I'm sure local people will also wish the Duchess of Cambridge well as she prepares for the birth of a brother or sister for Prince George in April.
This year represents another chance for the UK to shine on the world's sporting stage.
After the successes of the London 2012 Olympics and last year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, this year we welcome the best rugby players from around the world as we host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The Home Nations all look promising at the moment, so there is no reason why each set of fans can't quietly be hoping their team may become world champion!
Don't forget, if you need help or assistance, please contact me or visit one of my advice surgeries, email me on firstname.lastname@example.com or call my office on 01442 251126 for details.
I wish Gazette readers all the best for 2015.


text:
We feel very proud and honoured to be one of the first in the world to stream the new BANDISH PROJEKT DUBSTEP TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON!
You already know I'm a HUGE fan of the the man behind the Bandish, DJ MAYUR, IMHO, one of the best DJ's/Producers in the world right now.
The Jackson tribute is a a dubstep cover of EARTH SONG and as always, it's totally magnificent in a BANDISH PROJEKT kinda way!
Their debut album drops later this year and man I tell you, it's gonna be BIG!
Sorry the Jackson tribute is not available for download yet but as soon as it is, we'll bring it to you!


text:
29 March 2007 09:15
Video Clip "J'aime" Clara Morganeby Radio-Music & 1 other
Video clip J'aime de clara morgane en duo avec le rappeur Lord Kossity
1 (1 marks)
Founded in late 2003 and heartquartered in France, we are non-profit and independant.
We believe in the open web, think internet services should be sustainable, build for the long term.
While we are re-launching the service, we only accept new members through invitation.
last mark : 29/03/2007 09:25


text:
The 7th Sense: "I see Invisible People!"
The Invisible Man strikes again!
This week Willow gets two workouts. She gets one with me about daylight, and within 30 minutes after we return she is off again with our neighbor's daughter, while the daughter is visiting.
The other morning I passed a mother and son, about 8 years old, waiting on the bus. The boy is red headed. I met the mother at the previous neighborhood New Years Eve party. She was very nice. And a few times, she has waved as she passed us when she was leaving for work.
When I saw her and her red headed son I thought to wave good naturally. We were on waving terms, so I thought.
She looked right through me. But the red headed boy waved.
I thought that maybe she just didn't notice me, I am easily to not to notice. I waved again, again, she just didn't notice me – and this time the red headed boy only raised his hand about half way, I guess, because he mother wasn't waving.
I thought I would look like an idiot if I waved again and again until I forced her to wave. It was time for Willow and I to move on down the street.
The next morning the lady again was standing with her red headed son waiting on the bus. This time she gave me big joyful wave…. Her wave was wide enough to wash a car window… she should take up car window washing down on the side streets in Atlanta.
But, she made sure I saw her wave. I think after we walked on her red headed son told her that man with the dog waved at her and why didn't she wave back. Then she probably saw me and remembered me. Then she felt bad.
So, her wave was something like saying, "See? I am not snubbing you!!!"
Another thing I noticed on my walk before daybreak is one house that has a bug zapper outside in their back yard. I read recently that an electronic bug zapper kills off more good insects that are good for the human race, such as spreading pollen and whatever else they can do good for us… while only about one in a hundred zaps kills a female mosquito – the female likes human blood.. the male mosquito prefers tree sap.
At least the humans feel better about themselves when they hear the popping sound that tells them their machine fried another one of those tiny creatures.
Labels: Invisible Man, Nature, technology


text:
ZooFest 2013 Hard Hat & TailsMay 11th, 2013
Mary Beth Shimmon, show more of Mary Beth Shimmon photos or correct name Holly Farrell show more of Holly Farrell photos or correct name
Perfect for printing with no watermark up to 8x12. If you need something larger, we can usually do a custom print.
Perfect for screen and social, but not great to print. There is a small watermark in the lower right corner (you can crop it out).
For a commercial or editorial license, please email email@example.com.


text:
Status: Closed
Know more about this business than we do? Cool! Please submit any corrections or missing details you may have.Help us make it right
SPEEDY GLASS, auto and window glass service providers, in-shop or mobile. FREE lifetime rock chip repairs on all windshield replacements. Book online or call Speedy Glass for scheduling & quotes. All insurance claims accepted, book your claim today.DOORWAY/ENCLOSURESEXPERTS AT:ONLINE QUOTES ATONSITEQUICK CALL SPEEDY FIRSTQUICK! CALL SPEEDY FIRST
Mobile windshield repair, auto glass replacement, residential windows and glass
For over 60 years, Speedy Glass has been serving you. We can repair or replace glass for your vehicle. We have established ourselves as an industry leader, introducing services like mobile repairs and phone service hubs, and we continue to lead today. By emphasizing safety and proper process, we have become certified by the Auto Glass Safety Council. We are constantly working hard to deliver...
Be the first OregonLive.com user to add photos or videos of Speedy Glass
2009 TOYOTA PRIUS // FRONT WINDSHIELD REPLACED Of the three stores that were said to be open on Saturday, Speedy was the only one that picked up the phone. One had a completely different...
Lived up to their name. Quickly repaired double rock chip. I had called to make appointment and arrived when they were not busy. No wait. Staff was polite and kind. No hassle, unlike the first...
Mobile windshield repair, auto glass replacement, residential windows and glass
Speedy Glass in Tigard. We replace and repair glass in your vehicle and home. Auto glass, commercial glass and residential glass.


text:
I remember when I used to be the nicest girl.
I remember being ordered around.
I remember doing all the things and let others claim credit for it.
I remember how I used to not say bad things about people.
I remember not complaining about life.
I remember when I used to listen to my parents all the time.
I remember being the goody two shoes.
I remember the times when I was so scared to piss people.
the picture taken 4 years ago
All of a sudden, I became total opposite of it.
Contradicting everything I've done since before.
I used to be so weak, I would cry in school whenever someone call me fat or ugly.
I used to be very religious & holy.
So many 'I-used-to-bes' now makes me wonder, if what I've become now is really what I really want, or am.
There's just one moment where life hits you so hard, you don't know who to turn to, don't know what to do at all & it fucking kills you from the inside, slowly, just taking away all the good things that happened, and making you doubt if this world is really full of happy endings or true love.
Have you ever wondered if you were given a chance to choose to do something and not fail at all, what will you choose?
Just anything at all.


text:
'easy and comfortable viewing'
'I really enjoy holding it for long periods of time and have reverted back to reading books on my phone, something I haven't done since using my diddy-screened iPhone 4 two years ago.'
'The new look and feel brings with it a crisper and thinner font, a greater use of colour, and a layering system that gives everything added depth. '
'The iPhone 5S fully supports 2G and 3G (DC-HSPA and HSPA+) bands just as before but this time Apple has added in a host of additional 4G bands. '
Appealing design, Vivid 4.3 in display
Wireless charging capabilities
Free with contract, Pleasing size
Low price, Solid performance
You won't get a top-tier display or camera, but it's a good value
ReviewGist helps you find the best products to buy by making sense of online reviews.
We are currently aggregating 376,500 reviews
covering over 29,477 products.
© 2019 ReviewGist.com. All Rights Reserved.


text:
Leading Industrial Automation, Building Automation, Panel Division solution provider in qatar
A group of highly focused and qualified individuals whose goal to be the best solution provider of Automation industry.
We achieve this goal by specializing exclusively in the Management of our services quality and technology.
We are committed to put our world wide customers needs first. We pride ourselves in customer satisfaction and assistance in every project we have completed and believe that in simple terms our success
The core business of SS International Engineering WLL is Industrial Automation DCS, PLC, HMI, SCADA & Instrumentation. Building Automation & L&T Switchgears and Panel Division for MCC & LV/MV Switchgear.
We offer a scalable range of building management and intelligent building solutions and services from individual subsystems to fully integrated intelligent buildings. SSI successfully integrate, install and maintain building management systems.
Industrial Automation is the use of various control systems for operating equipment such as machinery, processes in factories with minimal or reduced human intervention. Some processes have been completely automated.
A switchgear essentially consists of switching and protecting devices such as switches, fuses, isolators, circuit breakers, relays, control panels, lightning arrestors, current transformers, potential transformers, and various associated equipment's.


text:
Womens Snakeskin(ish) Pattern (Green) Stretch Leggings
Gender: Women
Material:95% Polyester/5% Spandex Stretch Leggings
Pattern Type: Snakeskin
Waist Type: High
Waist:68cm-84cm/ 27"-33" inches
Hips:80cm-100cm / 32"-39"inches
Length:94cm/ 37" inches
Crotch:28cm/ 11" inches
Please allow + / - 0.5 inches difference
Please note this material is shiny due to the special nature of the textile. Excessive stretching, or Hot wash, may cause material to fleck. Warm wash only


text:
I think I have mentioned in the past that I LOVE coconut oil. I started using it about a year or so ago. It's been the past few months that I hardly ever skip a day not taking some, I live for the stuff. I can seriously tell a difference in how I feel when I take it vs. when I don't take it. A big plus? It seriously helps with sugar cravings!!! I just feel so much better when I'm taking it! I also use it for many other things besides ingesting, I have a jar just for external uses. I use it as my moisturizer, makeup remover, and lotion, just to make a few.
So, whats the big deal? I ingest it and use it for other things, but why?
Coconut oil is….
· Anti-inflammatory
· Antimicrobial
· Antifungal
· Antiviral
· Improves nutrient absorption
It's also one of the highest in saturated fats which is good for us!! Did you know the fat around the heart muscle is highly saturated? The heart draws on this reserve of fat in times of stress.* So, consuming coconut oil is very healthy for our heart, and that's just the beginning.
What else can it be good for? I like this article 80 Uses For Coconut Oil. She breaks the 80 uses up into Personal Hygiene/Body, General Health and Wellness, Health Problems (that coconut oil is known for aiding, relieving, or even curing when taken internally), Health Problems (that coconut oil is known for aiding, relieving, or even curing when applied topically), Cooking, and Other Uses.
If you're looking for a good book I recommend this one, Virgin Coconut Oil by Brian & Marianita Jader Shilhavy. They have a lot of good information and testimonies.
Can I use any coconut oil? There are two different types of coconut oil, expeller pressed (refined) or regular unrefined coconut oil. Regular unrefined coconut oil has the coconut smell and taste but has all the saturated fats, etc still in the oil. Expeller pressed (or refined) does not have the coconut taste or smell BUT only has about half the saturated fats, etc in the oil. Both are good for you, just one better than the other. I used the expeller pressed when cooking and don't want the coconut flavor in whatever it is I'm cooking/baking. I will say, in some goodies it is yummy, if you like coconut flavoring. Don't ever purchase Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, there is no such thing, you'll just be paying more for the name.
My personal favorite coconut oil company is Tropical Traditions. They have three different types of coconut oil, Gold Label, Green Label, and Expeller Pressed. The Gold Label is where you are going to get the most benefit from coconut oil, it is made in a more natural way. You get the most benefits from the Gold Label because machines aren't used to make the Gold Label. The Green Label is high quality machine-made coconut oil, still very good for you. You already know about Expeller-Pressed but did you know the modern way of processing coconut oil is by chemical extraction, using solvent extracts, which produces higher yields and is quicker and less expensive? Tropical Traditions Expeller-Pressed Coconut Oil DOES NOT use solvent extracts.
There it is, I love coconut oil. I have actually gotten rid of all oils in the house (besides olive oil) and replaced them with coconut oil. I know my family is healthier because of it.
*Virgin Coconut Oil by Brain & Marianita Jader Shilhavy


text:
Our indigenous trees hold huge ancient and powerful medicinal qualities. It is a life journey to form your own relationship with them.
Medicinally we offer two roses, the apothecary and the Damascus Rose. But we also have a small selection of other roses that we sell due our fondness of them.


text:
A blog is an online journal. Read other member's blogs or start one of your own and share your thoughts.
As well as sharing experiences with our friendly online community, registered members are able to contact our experienced online team. The Centre is staffed during office hours and the online team aim to reply within 24 hours.
Psychologists and experts from other Maggie's Centres and partner organisations also facilitate some group and individual sessions.
Thank you to everyone who has responded to the request below for help developing our our online information.
Large numbers of you have completed the survey to get involved. People for Research who are handling the recruitment for our workshops are working their way through your responses and will be contacting you as soon as they can.
There are a number different workshops across the UK and there will be further opportunities to get involved as our project continues so if you haven't taken part yet you are still welcome to complete the survey.
Thanks again - your help is much appreciated
We are currently redeveloping our website and also the support we offer online.
We are interested in finding out more about what our visitors need from their online experience to shape how the website is delivered and also opportunities to extend or improve on the support we currently offer. We are running a number of workshops at our Centres across the UK.
You can find out more about how you can get involved from our main website.
Best wishes


text:
My computer is down right now. I'm hoping to get it back up in a week
I'll write up a bio for the North. I'll have one up by this weekend most likely.
I may try and write something next few days, but busy, so might not get chance.
I will be trying to post again soon as well.
Also looking forward to the North opening up
formally known as Catacombs
~*Sirena's Slaves,Loves & Pets*~.:Gemz:. - THE FRIEND THAT SPARKLESRyn - MY ORIGINAL ACCOUNT/RP ACCOUNT Kaga Koko - POTATO BUDDYGraceMellody - THE WIFEYStolen by FerefireKaze says I am BatKat ~*Designed GFX For*~* myself* Overlord Kujo (currently using)* .:Gemz:. (currently using)* AMCApril (currently using)* xWickedNekox (not using) * Ivory (not using) IF YOU WISH ME TO MAKE YOU ONE PM MEJOIN US IN THE CAT CLAN
Waiting for the North...
Assassination Classroom in my heart forever.❤
Seems it's time to get the North started.
Name: Sierra
Race: Racoon Girl (Deer People)
Occupation: Slayer
Superior Stealth: The ability to move without being seen or heard.
Expert Tracker: The ability to track, mainly used to track targets.
Fast Climber: Skilled at climbing with various gear.
Gymnastic Ability: She is capable of amazing tumbling and rolling skills.
Acrobatic Ability: She is capable of precision jumping coupled with fast movement and appears light on her feat and she has excellent balance in high places.
Death Strike: The ability to strike an opponent's vitals to either kill them or knock them out cold. A suitable amount of time is needed for observing a target to be able to use this ability.
Dead Shot: Good Range combat, only if steady, not good at mobile range combat.
Dual Short Sword expert: Superb with short sword combat when pressing forward and on the offensive. Defense is fair at best.
Silent strike: This is a combination of stealth and a short a quick short sword strike to a vital, it only works with the target is unaware of the Slayer's presence.
Herbal Poison use: Skilled at making natural poisons and applying them to her weapons without poisoning herself. Her knowledge is of herbal poisons in the North.
Appearance: Petite and Furry, her features besides her furry body, tail, and racoon ears is strikingly human. If she wore a hood and and covered her arms, she'd pass as a human girl.
Bio approved.
I'll try and have the Northern Kingdoms posted soon. Three is enough characters, I'd like three more.
If you want I could RP another character for the northern kindom
You are welcomed to play another character for the North.
We have 3 so far, so it would be better if we had 4.
Hello, I was hoping to join in on the northern RP if possible and have just have a question for the cat people. Would they have their bodies covered with fur in this setting or could they be humanoid with different cat features like a tail and ears? I'm fine with either situation just want to understand what kind of appearance I should have in mind when describing my character.
I'm fine with either. I've seen them described in both ways and others too.
As long as the basic description I gave them is part of it you are free to imagine and describe what your character looks like.
I plan on having the North up this weekend.
Name: Zane
Race: Male Panther Cat-Folk
Occupation: Scout
Bow Mastery: Learning to hunt with his mother during his early years has made him an excellent hunter and a decent archer when it comes to a fight. He carries the same bow his mother once held.
-Aimed shot: When given a chance to take a deep breathe and aim for a few seconds, Zane is capable of making precise shots up to 100 yards. Anything that breaks his concentration before he fires causes him to wildly shoot due to being frighten, possibly even hitting allies.
-Quick Shot: Zane is able to quickly notch an and fire an arrow within 25 yards of his sight. These shots are not as accurate and typically are aimed towards large areas of a person's body.
Basic sword fighting: From his father's side he learned a few tricks in sword fighting to defend himself up close but lacks the experience and training to fight a skilled fighter in hand to hand combat. The short sword he now carries on his waist was his father's.
Survival Skills: Growing up mostly in the wild parts of the Northern Kingdom Zane learned how to fend for himself and others, learning how to make shelters, track different animals, maintaining a good sense of direction, and how to make traps from his mother during his younger years.
Stealth: When Zane finds himself in the wilds of the Northern Kingdoms, his experience has made it easier for him to sneak his way through unnoticed by most. His experience means nothing though when it comes to cities and large towns.
Basic Medicinal Herbs: Zane has learned to make simple remedies for cuts, burns, and minor symptoms from his knowledge of medicinal herbs, but cannot make complicated medicines or treat serious wounds that may arise from battle.
History: Zane was born in a small village far from the main capital of Northern Kingdom. He was the only son of the village chief and was raised in a higher standing compared to many already. Growing up he was taught how to be a hunter and gatherer by his gentle mother and taught swordsmanship from a strict but fair father. As a young child he didn't find much unusual about his village, with many of the villagers treating him and his family with respect. When he was in his early teens his village was destroyed in a raid led by humans, leaving him homeless with only his mother's bow, his father's short sword, and a mysterious gold ring given to him by his mother before she passed on. Since than he has grown a distrust towards most humans and now acts as a guide for many lost travelers and for those from the city who pay for his guidance.
Working on a post, trying to get things moving along so expect the sisters to at least head towards the main gate.
(Chorus from Let You Down by Seether)So say something beautiful/Say what you're keeping inside/This anticipation, I will only let you down/Say something meaningful/Say what you're trying to hide/This anticipation, I will only let you down
A big thanks to @xWickedNekox for this amazing set
Sounds good.
@hokage234 your profile looks good.
Last edited by Tanya; 03-16-2019 at 02:50 PM.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Forum Rules


text:
I was in California recently and smuggled back all sorts of booze. Its very difficult to find things in Philly. The state of Pennsylvania has a monopoly on all liquor sales, so what they don't sell, you can't buy. It wasn't until the past ten years or so that it was even possible to buy liquor on Sundays. Anyways, I am very interested in the growing trend of micro brewers also being micro distillers. So after going to Ballast Point and being happily surprised by the vast list of beers I didn't know they made; I was even more excited to find out that they make booze too. (The most exciting weirdo beer I had from them was a curry stout. I want it constantly but I don't think they bottle it.) They make at least gin, white rum and vodka. The gin seemed most worthwhile because I feel that gins have a wider range of character due to the often addition of herbs. The Ballast Point gin uses Torrey Pine, a Cali native as well as Juniper and a dozen or so secret herbs. It doesn't taste particularly piney but it is delicious and smooth.
Gin & Tonic
2oz Gin
3-4oz Tonic Water
Lime wedge
Borage flower ice cubes
Build in an ice filled highball glass. Squeeze the lime at least a little. Add tonic to taste.
I prefer 3 oz of tonic and I always use Hansens brand because it is made with cane sugar and it comes in small (8oz) cans so I dont need to worry about a bottle going flat. When I only make one, I cover the top of the can with a jigger and put it back in the fridge. This keeps it surprisingly bubbly for a day or two.
Has anyone tried any other premium brands of tonic? I don't want anything with corn syrup. I've seen Fever Tree at a few stores but 6 packs of 6oz bottles sell for about $6. This seems absurdly expensive. Has anyone tried them? If they're great I could certainly buy them once....


text:
Junior Member
Posts: 19
Help a meth addict's mom understand
I'm not sure exactly the best place to post; so my apologies if I'm in the wrong 'space'. I am a mother of a 23year old addict. I originally joined this site about 6 months ago under the Friends and Family for Opiate addicts. Since that time, my daughter is on Subs, so my concern is now her meth usage. While I appreciate the perspective and support from friends and family of an addict, I really want to know where a meth addict's head is so maybe some of what is going on with my daughter will make sense---so that is why I'm posting here. I won't go into a lot of detail in this post, to wait and see if I'm in the right place....
Senior Member
Posts: 210
To California Mom,
Hi and welcome. Yes, you are definitely in the right place...no apologies needed...I'm glad you're here.
I'll cut to the chase...and this isn't meant to be hurtful. It's my experience as a meth addict for 21 years.
Where is a meth addict's head? It's on a mission to score the next bag of dope. It's constantly in search of keeping from "crashing." It's conjuring up excuses and justifications for being absent/unavailable/late/what-have-you. A meth addict's head is anywhere and everywhere that it shouldn't be. It could be busy scamming someone out of money; it could be planning some elaborate scheme to make a bunch of money so it never has to scrounge for the bag again. It could be scrounging and scraping bags to stay "up." It could be climbing out of a Dumpster because there was nowhere else to go. I could go on...
However, a meth addict's head could also be screaming silently "help me!"
I'm sorry if I sound harsh...I don't mean to frighten you...meth will do that all by itself...with help from your daughter. When I was 23, I'd already been addicted for 10 years. Functional, responsible, still beautiful...I had it all. Or so I thought. Meth is the grandest of liars.
Within the next 12 years, I had 3 babies by 3 different men. All my "dope men." Lost jobs, homes, 2 of my kids and contact with my family. My health deteriorated and my saving grace was intensive inpatient rehab at age 35. I managed to keep my youngest, and with 7 years clean, just recently gained custody of my oldest child.
I hope this helps you in some way. I don't know anything about Sub. I know plenty about meth...and today I chose living clean, meth-obsession-free (by the grace of God), as well as sharing experience, strength and hope.
Please post back and share more about your daughter. Also, our Moderator, CarlyO, and Administrator, NancyB are incredibly supportive, knowledgeable and resourceful women who can provide much more than I can. Look for their responses...I'm sure they'll be posting soon.
Best to you...and my prayers for your daughter and family.
Last edited by Dopeless Hope Fiend; 11-07-2009 at 08:44 PM.. Reason: my picky eye found a typo!
Junior Member
Posts: 19
Thank you for your reply. I'd like to tell you a little more of our story and ask a couple of questions from your perspective. Over the past year, I have read a lot, both in published books and on forums like this. I have spoken to a lot of counselors and rehab facilities. We have gone through disbelief and hurt and anger. Most messages say that the addict has to hit bottom and that we should not enable. But then again, I read that we should hate the drug not the addict....so we've been trying to balance. The only 'monetary' support that we've been giving my daughter has been to keep her on Subs paying for the Doctor's appt and the RX. We have provided her with rehab and sober living information and offered to pay for her recovery, not her addiction.
There have been a lot of times where I thought her bottom was coming. She was arrested (felonies), she is on probation pending jail time in December unless she goes to rehab and applies for house arrest or drug court; she has no job; she has no home, we have distanced ourselves from her; her car broke down and she couldn't pay to have it fixed (then about 6 weeks later, 'found' the money); she was admitted to ER (we're assuming OD) and none of her 'friends' were there for her (we had to go pick her up because they were too busy playing video games); she is in serious debt with creditors hounding her and multiple traffic related fines; she has been robbed multiple times losing her cell phone and everything of value that she had; her 'friends' have stolen her identity; she was picked up for shoplifting(no charges filed); her license is suspended; her car insurance ends this month and her car registration will expire in December. I believe she is living with another 'meth' friend who has spent some time in jail. I believe they may be getting their money from 'entertaining' although not sure to what extent, because I believe they are both 'gay' or 'bisexual'. Some of her other 'friends' tell me that they are distancing from her because they feel like they're being used. We keep waiting for the 'bottom', but she seems to be very resourceful.
With all the terrible things I have just written, when we do communicate, she doesn't blame us. She cries. She apologizes. She doesn't ask for money or anything(other than her Subs). She thanks me and says she appreciates anything small I may do for her, like buying dinner or giving her a ride to court. She originally said she wanted 'to do it on her own' to make us proud of her again, but then realized it was too hard and she couldn't do it on her own. She actually went to 1 day rehab and asked for my support because she said she struggled going back--but then she goes 'dark' and I don't hear from her. We're at the point this weekend where I'm holding her Subs as ransom, only giving her enough to get through the weekend, and telling her that they are suppose to be used with counseling and if she goes to counseling on Monday, I'll give her more Subs. (Unfortunately, I'm feeling like the only thing she responds to is a drug dealers mentality so--I guess that is what I'm becoming)
I read in your story that your saving grace was your deteriorating health and intensive inpatient rehab and your children. I thought when my daughter was admitted in excruciating pain that that would be a wake up call. It wasn't. She 'swears' that it had nothing to do with drugs. I'm sad to say, that I'm hoping jail will also be that wake up call.
So I guess my question to you is when you were going through all of this, especially early on---what were the dynamics with your family? I know there is no 'right' or 'wrong' and all families are different but if it's not too painful I would like your perspective on that part of your journey. In looking back, are there things that as an 'addict' you remember that may of had an impact (good or bad) on you?
Senior Member
Posts: 210
To California Mom
You're welcome.
First off, I feel like I should qualify my response to you by pointing out the following:
1. I am no expert. I have zero credentials; I'm simply a recovering addict.
2. If you haven't already, please look into Al-Anon. I've heard they are very supportive, plus they're big...many people's experiences. I can only offer my own experience.
In reading your account of what's going on with your daughter, I could've very well been reading about myself, or one of the many women I went through treatment with.
What appears to be "bottom" for a clean person was all the more reason for me to use even harder.
For example, losing custody of my daughter. I couldn't bear the pain and knew that I wasn't going to feel it if I got myself (and kept myself) loaded. In my perspective, one of the many evils of crystal meth addiction is that it enabled me to "escape" what I otherwise had to face and deal with. Yes, hate the drug, but keep loving your addict. She's sick...she's not bad, she's sick...in my opinion. And sickness can be treated, in my experience.
I had to want it, get it, work it, stick to it...wash, rinse, repeat.
After 21 years of active addiction, I'd had enough. I couldn't do it anymore...no home, no job, and a baby. I was facing having my 3rd child taken away. It wasn't the first "bottom." For me, it was the last of many, many "bottoms."
You say that you've resorted to a drug dealers mentality by holding her Subs...I say good for you! I see it as a mom making good use of what sounds like the only way to get a minute with her daughter.
I'll answer this as best as I can, and no, it's not too painful, actually this is kind of therapeutic for me...but thanks for your concern.
So I guess my question to you is when you were going through all of this, especially early on---what were the dynamics with your family? I know there is no 'right' or 'wrong' and all families are different but if it's not too painful I would like your perspective on that part of your journey. In looking back, are there things that as an 'addict' you remember that may of had an impact (good or bad) on you?
Be forewarned, my good and bad impacts may be confusing...some of the good was bad, too, and vice-versa.
Early on, my family dynamics were pretty "normal." Working dad, stay-at-home mom, brother and sisters...but, I always felt like the "black sheep."
I never felt right in my own skin, was molested by a stranger, had a stalker and several other near-abduction incidents, diagnosed at 12 or 13 with borderline personality disorder, expelled from school for smoking pot that was laced with PCP (had me so messed up the principal called the paramedics), runaway...
Looking back, my childhood was a mess. However, I don't blame my parents or siblings. My parents were excellent providers. We had everything we needed and extras. My siblings and I never fought...really!
I know today it was ME and I think what changed me was the stalker; in fact my treatment facilitator insisted that's where it all began for me. I tend to believe the professionals, for without them I can't say I could've acheived any clean time.
The first abduction attempt I was too scared to tell my mom about...for some reason I thought I'd get in trouble. The next attempt I had to tell her...I was chased home and when she opened the door and I was all out of breath...I had to explain. The police were called...it was awful. Until the day I die, I will always wonder how I got away...but I know in my heart, God had protected me. And right here is where I could go on about how did I get so lucky????...why do other little girls and boys disappear...this is something that I grapple with every time I think about it...
Moving on...
I'm clean, I'm alive; I may not be well, but I'm getting better
Good impacts: Family who, even though got dang close to giving up on me, never did. Kept praying. Kept together...didn't let my sickness become theirs. They never enabled me. It may sound crazy, it hurt like hell at the time, but having a door slammed on me at 5 a.m. by my mom resonates to this day. Another good impact: my God-given ability to survive a lifestyle that should've killed me...I can't take credit for it because it's a miracle...however, and this is a paradox...I had a strong will to live while killing myself with crystal meth. Good impact: somehow winding up at a crisis center...not sure what happened in that 7-11, but when I woke up 3 days later, perhaps a "seed" was planted. Good impact: having my kids taken from me...even though it was by their drug-addicted dads. It gave me something to fight for.
Today, I'm still fighting...but clean, and I've gotten custody of one of my kids back
Another good impact: my closest, dearest friend today is a lady I went through treatment with. We can understand and support each other on a level that none of our other "normal" friends can. Unconditional love and support are the foundation of our friendship.
Now for some bad impacts...
Physical abuse by every single man I loved. Broken bones, being left unconscious in a parking lot...not a single non-violent relationship. Nobody being stronger than my addiction...my abusers were enablers, too.
Having my kids taken away (this is what I mean by some of the good being bad, too) made me hurt so deeply I numbed the pain, rather, escaped it by using more and more crystal meth. Inheriting money...gave me the means to continue to be irresponsible and not clean-up and get a job.
For some reason, it just occurred to me that I'm not sure I'm on the right track with my response. After you read it, please post back to me...if I'm answering your question, then that's good...if not, I'd better do-over.
Junior Member
Posts: 19
Thank you once again. I absolutely understand there are no experts and I have attended NarANon. I'm sorry to hear of everything you have been through but you should be very proud of your successes. I think the one thing in your post that is probably the root of my question is where you say that your family never gave up on you but also never enabled you. This is the struggle I am having. I 'think' we are not enabling. We have shut the door. We have stopped paying for her mistakes. We have stopped doing things that she should be doing. We're trying to make (let) her take responsibility. But the one thing I haven't done is 'disconnect'. Once that door shut--Did your parents still communicate with you? Did they reach out to say hello, ask how your were, send you a smile and tell you they were thinking of you? Or did they wait for you to communicate with them and then responded 'courteously'? Could my 'reaching out' only add to her usage? Like you said, you sometimes turned to drugs to 'escape' so she doesn't have to face what she has done to her family. I do believe, no matter what, that she does love us and knows that this is hurting us. I am willing to disconnect, but when I read stories like yours and others where the family never gave up...I'm worried that it is the wrong thing to do. I've read 'No More Letting Go' and there seems to be some credence for the addict to know that their family still loves them, not the drugs.
Posts: 2,566
HI CaliforniaMOM
Dear CaliforniaMom,
I am sorry to read about all that is currently going on. I have seen several people post who are able to deal with their opiate misuse with suboxone - yet are misusing some form of stimulant. I think , in some cases , they are just not ready yet, it must be that the cravings exist - for something- this makes me so sad, because I believe sub is a great medication and has so many people.
I am surprised her prescribing doctor does not do drug screens- though I would hate for that to happen in a way because most have a zero tolerance policy and would stop her sub tx. On the other hand - if you have been over at the opiate site - they have given you good feedback about hitting rock bottom.
When I was young, I made mistakes, my family chose the tough love approach- long story short. I hit bottom, no options left, which resulted in staying put long enough to really get the help I needed. It was difficult for my Mom to cut ties with me, but she went to Al-Anon and they taught her so much.
I got into a long term residential program and it saved my life.
In time, relationships were restored, I went on to get married and have a child. Life has not been always perfect - I had a rough go for a about year - but I am grateful my Mom got to see me happy, free of substances before she died.
DHF has an awesome story, read all of her posts. Also - I posted some information from Nancy- she may have already given it to you- but it may be worth checking into .
Are you getting support , it is very easy to get burned out by your loved one's disease? Do you attend Al Anon or counseling ? Al Anon is not just for Alcohol issues, most groups do not care what the specific substance of choice is.
Keep venting and posting if it helps- we are here for you.
Take care, Carly
INFO - Links .... FROM NANCY /ADMIN :
If you're interested in trying medication-assisted treatment, there are a bunch of clinical trials going on for different medications. You can check out:
Type in cocaine and the city or state you're living in into the search space at the top right. With clinical trials you'll get the medication and the medical care free. Some may even pay for the time involved. It might be worth looking into.
This is a good piece from the HBO Addiction Series on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for stimulant addiction. Think about taking a peek.
Important disclaimer: Any information in this post is not and does not constitute medical advice under any circumstances. Addiction Survivors, Inc. does not warranty or guarantee the accurateness, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to the Site. Your use of information on the Site or materials linked to the Site is entirely at your own risk. NEVER take any online advice over that of a qualified healthcare provider. Any information contained on AddictionSurvivors.org should only serve to inspire further investigation with credible, verifiable references sources such as your physician or therapist.
Junior Member
Posts: 19
Carly, I agree. When we first started this journey, I was hopeful that the subs would help my daughter and they have in one way, I don't believe she's using Oxy's anymore. But the meth addiction is not so easy. I've researched all sort of options (including some Prometa program in SF) but bottom line is she has to want it...not me. When you say you hit bottom, no options left...what did that mean, what was the 'last straw'? I know it's personal and if you don't want to share I understand. If you read my earlier post, I described what has been happening to our daughter, but it's obviously not her 'bottom' yet. It sounds like your mom did 'disconnect' which answered my questions about ongoing communication (and that she stopped with you). I 'think' I'm doing OK. I have a wonderful husband that is going through this with me. We have a college son who is adding a very 'pragmatic' approach to everything that is going on with his sister. I'm honestly pretty 'strong' although this drug addiction is quite the monster that no family can every plan on or prepare for. The few meetings I've attended didn't really do 'anything' for me, maybe too early, maybe I didn't give them a chance. I know that I keep grasping for straws, or hope, and it's a process I have to go through....but the right time will come and I will do the right thing and if it's not the right thing, I will still be at peace.
Senior Member
Posts: 714
Hi California Mom,
I am a Suboxone patient now, and am a member of the Opiates section here, although I read new posts from all sections of the forum.
Before my addiction to Vicodin, I was addicted to alcohol for over 20 years, and it finally left me without anything. (If you want to read more, there is a thread under Family and Friends titled "First I was mad and now just sad", or something like that. It was started by Vhappy).
Anyway, although I am older than your daughter, and was much older when I stopped drinking, my mother was still important to me.
What she did, after about 2 years of trying to "help" me, with me not really helping myself, is she completely cut me out of her life. I hated her at the time, but, it worked. I got myself together, and we now have the best relationship we ever had. So, IMO, a parent can only help so much. If the person isn't going to want the help, there is nothing more you can do. And, IMO, the whole "tough love" and completely cutting off relationships and letting the person figure things out for themselves does work, and I think it works best. Maybe that will be her bottom, to completely lose her relationship with you. Again, when my Mom cut me out of her life, that's what did it for me.
Just my opinion. I would write more, but I have to go and get ready for work now. I wish you all of the best.
Posts: 2,566
Hi CaliMom,
MicheleJ sums up a lot of what I went through with my family. I was angry but eventually realized they had to "let me go" . They did not talk to me, when I did get into a program, I was told to leave them alone, they needed a break, they called and spoke with my counselors, my Mother sent cards but that was it for almost a year.
I did have a year when I was around 19 where I misused stimulants, partied , but partying to me was pushing every limit there was. I quit them but only moved on to other substances. my drug of choice was opiates, by the end- it was anything. to back up- I was also rxed "medication" for depression, since age 14 so the stage was set for me, doctors did not know a lot back then and rxed willy nilly. but it certainly taught me to reach for a substance - it was not until I went to a tx center that I learned how to live life on life's terms.
I am glad you realize that She is not a bad person, she is sick, it is not a matter of right or wrong. I was raised in good home, but I think I started self medicating pain, depression , early on, which led to the progression of my addiction.
I did well for a while, finished college, worked , but still could not face pain, physical and emotional. Then, my disease progressed and I hit bottom.
To answer your question, yes, the final straw was facing legal issues. No contact with my family, being alone and all of the things that go with that.
In the end... I had one chance to get help, and I took it, I went to a program, my attorney said stay put, so I did, I did everything they said to do.
Then I went to long term residential, and somewhere in that year of hard work, counseling, meetings, etc... I learned how to LIVE ! I was happy for the first in a loooong time.
I am praying with all my heart that she chooses to get into a program instead of jail. I have my own feelings about our country's lack of compassion and access to quality, affordable care, and locking people up for having a disease but I won't go off on my soap box.
You are right she has to WANT IT or at least want it more than going to jail or continuing to live like she is now. I am betting she is not happy.
I worry that she will not get the help she needs if she is incarcerated. That being said, people can get help in jail, many people in recovery take meetings to jail so maybe she could start there.
I wish I had the answer, I wish she believed that we believe she can do this and it she is worth it !
You may have let her go, as hard as that sounds, and it makes me so sad to write that, but if the judge is giving her options and she refuses them, she will have to deal with the consequences. Tell her you love her but she is throwing away an opportunity to change her life. I imagine she has so much self-loathing and pain, I pray she chooses to deal with her addiction.
Please keep us posted, I hope this helps -and glad to know you have support and loved ones around you, this cannot be easy for you.
Take care, Carly
Important disclaimer: Any information in this post is not and does not constitute medical advice under any circumstances. Addiction Survivors, Inc. does not warranty or guarantee the accurateness, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to the Site. Your use of information on the Site or materials linked to the Site is entirely at your own risk. NEVER take any online advice over that of a qualified healthcare provider. Any information contained on AddictionSurvivors.org should only serve to inspire further investigation with credible, verifiable references sources such as your physician or therapist.
Senior Member
Posts: 210
Hi California Mom,
Hope these answers help...
Did my parents still communicate with me? Yes, but I had to initiate contact. For example, show up at church; come to family holiday gatherings...I always knew they'd be there, until my dad died. My mom changed after his death. My dad never got to see me clean. My addiction was functional while he was alive, after that is when the real bad part came.
Everybody was where they were supposed to be; I was the one missing in action. So much so that after weeks of no contact, my mom filed a missing person's report. The police spotted my car parked by the motor home I was staying in. Knock at the door..."did you know your mom reported you missing...?" She really had no other way to find out if I was still alive. My contact with her and my sisters was so sporadic nobody knew where I was.
As far as my family "reaching out" to me...there was none of that; not while I was using. It wasn't until I got clean and proved myself...completing vocational school, keeping a job, taking good care of my son, stable place to live, etc., that's when I began to feel part of the family again.
I didn't find out until recently that my sister researched crystal meth when I was "out there" and shared what she learned with my other sister. I don't think they told my mom how badly I was addicted, as well as how addictive crystal meth is.
I'm glad you haven't "disconnected," however, like it's been suggested before, the "tough love" approach does work. Perhaps in a moment when you feel like being gentle with her (hugs, smiles, "how are you's...?") get tough. I'm not even going to tell you what to say...that's something only you will know how, what and when to say. But here's how it went for me...
My mom was blunt. Many times she told me I looked like hell. My hands were dirty and my fingernails were gray...she'd look at me and tell me exactly what she thought. I used to be pretty but whatever I was doing to myself made me look like hell. Yes, it hurt and no, it didn't stop me in my tracks (pardon the pun; not intended) but over time, seeing my mom look at me with disapproval in her eyes and hearing her be real with me, well, it set in.
You ask, could your "reaching out" only add to your daughter's useage. I can't answer that. The way I see it, reaching out with tough love was effective, in my experience. Hope this helps.
|One User Says Thank You to Dopeless Hope Fiend For This Useful Post:
Thank You (11-17-2009)
Junior Member
Posts: 19
Thank you everyone. I think I just needed the perspective from the 'users' side to do what I knew I needed to do. I've gone through this part of my journey and I think I'm ready for the next step. I don't regret the process I've gone through because I am at peace with knowing that I've 'tried' and given the 'final' choice to my daughter. When I started this thread, as I mentioned, I was holding the 'subs' as ransom to one more time, validate my daughter's priorities. Well it's been 2 days and no word from her; I'm assuming no counseling and even the 'drug dealer' approach was ineffective. I still have the rest of her subs. I'm sad but I'm ready. It's time for me to 'let go'. I'm still struggling with any 'last' communication. I have written a letter (with probably too much drama). I think she may txt me because she'll want the rest of the subs....and at this point I don't know how I'll deal with it. Give her the rest of the subs and say good bye. Ignore her txt. Respond but not give her the rest of the subs. I feel like if she doesn't reach out I won't, but that doesn't feel like 'closure' for her or me. This may seem like a silly question after all that has been said.....but I know she has no $$$ and we have already said we would pay for her recovery....is that still enabling?
Junior Member
Posts: 19
I've always believed there is a reason for everything, even if we don't know what it is. It seems that sometimes we are 'helped' along with our decisions. Or maybe I should say 'be careful what you wish for'. My daughter is now experiencing another 'bottom' today--maybe. She has just been arrested for possession of a controlled substance and a hypodermic needle(which the needle was kind of an eye opener for me) and violation of probation. So, a new chapter for us. The phone has been ringing off the hook with collect calls from jail and now a bailsbondman is trying to 'help' out. I said I was 'strong' but I can honestly say today I'm having to dig just a little deeper. I think my posts will probably end, at least for awhile. I kind of thought that 'jail' would bring some sort of peace so I guess I will find out. I think my posts will probably end, at least for awhile. But thank you again, everybody. Pray for her. I am.
Posts: 2,566
Dear CaliforniaMom,
DHF gave you some excellent feedback. With this new arrest, breaking probation, she is not helping her case. But also, I think this is her disease , spiraling out of control. I worry if she gets out of jail - she will just go back to meth. to the streets . I never did Meth but a substance is a substance, I am sure her body is screaming for the meth and without the substance to numb the emotional pain, she is miserable. I pray this is her rock bottom.
Only you know the answers to this, but you mentioned offering to pay for help, if you know of a good facility where she go and stay and I mean stay long term, if she leaves : she serves her time - would you be willing to propose this to her P.O. or judge?
Or if you are at peace with knowing she is not on the streets, that at least she is safe, then follow your instincts and let the courts decide.
I really hate this disease today, she is so young, she has no idea what kind of life she can have for herself if she chooses to fight it with all of her might.
You mentioned your posts will stop, for a while, please know we are here for you, and yes, sending prayers to you all.
Take care, Carly
Important disclaimer: Any information in this post is not and does not constitute medical advice under any circumstances. Addiction Survivors, Inc. does not warranty or guarantee the accurateness, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to the Site. Your use of information on the Site or materials linked to the Site is entirely at your own risk. NEVER take any online advice over that of a qualified healthcare provider. Any information contained on AddictionSurvivors.org should only serve to inspire further investigation with credible, verifiable references sources such as your physician or therapist.
Senior Member
Posts: 210
Hi California Mom,
I hope you keep reading, even if you won't be posting for a while. We're here for you and your daughter, and I've found that the especially 'dark' times are when I needed this forum the most.
This may sound bizzare, it feels even stranger to think it, however, I'm glad to hear your daughter was arrested. Perhaps this will give her the clean time to start rebuilding. I know that there's anonymous programs in jail, hopefully she'll take the opportunity to listen to the addicts who've been there before her. PI (prisons and institutions) members, in my experience, have carried a very strong message. For a time when I was an inpatient, those were the only meetings I was allowed to go to. And they were mandatory. I got a lot out of them.
Grasp ahold of any comfort you may feel knowing that your daughter is off the streets. I've found that sometimes having a fear materialize empowers me...what I've been dreading has come about...now I must face it...inhale faith, exhale fear. Although I've never been arrested, my first go-round at inpatient treatment was like jail...lock-ups, lock-downs, everything very rigid and scheduled. Despite the fact that I walked away after 3 mos., I did learn the basics of living clean. And there were plenty of meetings.
I'm sorry though, for your pain and your daughter's suffering. I hate this disease. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. In the meantime, stay strong, and if you need to vent...please post. I'll be looking for you.
Also! By all means, please don't confuse paying for your daughter's rehab with enabling her...I've been thinking on that since I read it in your post. At first I didn't understand...now I think I do. Anyway...at SUCH a young age, with her whole life ahead of her, in my opinion, getting her in a good, proven, long-term (none of that 30 day-or-less-kind) inpatient treatment center would be saving her life...and I know we aren't all a success the first time we go (I'm proof!!)...but a seed will be planted...and she could very well blossom into a strong survivor.
Last edited by Dopeless Hope Fiend; 11-12-2009 at 02:25 PM.. Reason: OMG! forgot something VERY IMPORTANT!!!!
Junior Member
Posts: 19
Well I lied. When I last posted I was ignoring her jail house calls and I 'assumed' that she would have to stay in jail. Wrong! Some how she got bail and later last night asked for the rest of her Subs! So, my husband and I met her at a gas station, gave her the subs, gave her a very 'simple' good bye letter basically, saying we love her, we know she has a disease, but she is accountable. She needs to get help and we'll be there for her when she does. She cried and said she needed me! We hugged. I looked her in the eyes and told her that I loved her, she needed help, and when she made that choice we would be there for her. Then her dad and I drove away. It broke my heart! The one fear I have always had about letting her go is that she will think she now has nothing left to live for. I hope (pray) that doesn't happen.
I just reread the last two posts--and yes Carly, with her last arrest because I talked to the lawyer, part of her sentencing was 3 months rehab (would have cleared the felony from her record) Also pushed and got alternative sentencing which I was hoping would mean a sober living house and drug court because we weren't willing to go through the drama that the residence has to do for house arrest. Everything had to happen within 6 months of sentencing which was late Sept...jail scheduled Xmas eve. I had hoped that the 'systems' mandates would force her. I tried so hard to get her in. She went 1 day, but never went back. I'll pay, but she won't go (and won't stay).
And DHF, she's always been strong and I too hope she blossoms into a strong survivor. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Take care everyone and thank you for listening!
Posts: 2,566
Dear CaliforniaMom,
Thank you for posting an update. I wonder how she made bail but then again, if there is a will there is a way. I am still pulling for her as we all are , that one day she puts all that strength and energy into becoming a survivor ! I wish she realized that people want her to make it, maybe one day she will.
I am sure your meeting was heartbreaking, but stay strong. I think, you did what you needed to do for yourselves and ultimately, her. If she refuses to stay in treatment that you have provided/paid for, then there is not much you can do.
Hopefully, the courts will offer an option, long term or jail and she chooses long term and stays put long enough to see that glimmer of hope, feel true joy and happiness , learns to live life on life's terms, everything positive, that comes with recovery.
My heart goes out to all of you. Take care of yourself, I think you know,
you and your husb/family have lives to live, we are here for you.
Sending prayers your way, Carly
Important disclaimer: Any information in this post is not and does not constitute medical advice under any circumstances. Addiction Survivors, Inc. does not warranty or guarantee the accurateness, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to the Site. Your use of information on the Site or materials linked to the Site is entirely at your own risk. NEVER take any online advice over that of a qualified healthcare provider. Any information contained on AddictionSurvivors.org should only serve to inspire further investigation with credible, verifiable references sources such as your physician or therapist.
Posts: 2,566
Hi CaliforniaMom,
Thinking about and sending prayers and thoughts your way. Take care, Carly
Important disclaimer: Any information in this post is not and does not constitute medical advice under any circumstances. Addiction Survivors, Inc. does not warranty or guarantee the accurateness, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to the Site. Your use of information on the Site or materials linked to the Site is entirely at your own risk. NEVER take any online advice over that of a qualified healthcare provider. Any information contained on AddictionSurvivors.org should only serve to inspire further investigation with credible, verifiable references sources such as your physician or therapist.
Junior Member
Posts: 1
Dear california mom im a student seeking for answers about meth addiction . I need this info for my research paper. Can you help?
Signed saynanny
Junior Member
Posts: 19
I wish I could. I don't really understand it myself. And unfortunately, my meth addict can't help me understand, but with that being said, maybe if you had specific questions, I could give you my perspective based upon my experience.
|Thread Tools


text:
Welcome to Connect Total Communications
Everyday we help businesses succeed by connecting people and workspaces. We do this through Total Communications. That is all the vital tools necessary to allow your business to connect with customers anywhere, on any device. We bring together the most innovative Telecoms, IT, and Cloud based software solutions like Microsoft 365, as well as a host of innovative workflow apps, to deliver true unified connectivity to your business.
We partner with the best to bring you the best
We offer extensive multi-network knowledge and are one of only 2 strategic Vodafone partners in the UK. We are the most experienced ONB company in the UK market and are the only Vodafone partner to have Implementation status in the UK. Our accredited and award-winning installations team will personally cater for your bespoke business needs.
We're UK wide, but local and personal
We deliver personalised account management through our 3 regional service centres in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This means you will always speak to someone local on the ground within the customer support team and we guarantee response times so you can get on with business in confidence.
Find Out More
Connect your people
Vodafone One Net
Connect your people
Vodafone One Net
Connect your people
Vodafone One Net
Our Day to day work is benefited because of the flexibility of the One Net System . Our Account manager at Connect was able to talk us through everything from an early stage to ensure the call system was the way we wanted it.Andrew Harvey Director - McDermott Contract Services Customer Testimonials
The Vodafone One Net Business system is arterial, it is integrated into the fabric of what we do.David Burrows CEO - The Benmore Group Customer Testimonials
9 digit number starting with 6Learn More
7 digit number starting with 2Learn More
EE Small


text:
ASKARI ADVENTURES - Africa Hunting Safaris
Plains Game
Trophy Plains Game
Specialty Plains Game
Big Five
Lion Hunting
South Africa - Zimbabwe
Prices & Contact
Big Five Hunts in Zimbabwe & South Africa
Askari Adventures offers three decades of safe and successful hunts for all species of dangerous game.
Big Five hunts are conducted in South Africa for Lion, Leopard and Buff, with additional hunting for elephant, buff, sable, hippo and croc in Zimbabwe. We tailor our safaris to everyone's specific trophy quality requests, physical ability and length of hunt. We conduct Classical, Buffalo & Sable excursions from 7 to 28 days. Whether you're after your first Dagga' Boy or you're looking for a trophy Lion to complete your quest, Askari Adventures can create an itinerary to meet your needs. Big cats are our specialty!
Website Design by Voyager Expeditions
askari adventures, south africa bowhunting, hunting trophy plains game, bowhunting trophy plains game, south africa bowhunting safaris, big five, mozambique buffalo hunts, cape buffalo hunting, dangerous game, leopard hunting


text:
Raising awareness of accident risks among new hires
On worksites, new hires are more frequently at risk with respect to accidents. Consequently, in 2003, Eurovia created a "first day" training program and knowledge evaluation test for young recruits. In 2007, this initiative was extended to the recruitment of temporary personnel and to other Company business lines, including quarries, demolition sites, and laboratories. It has also been deployed in Germany, North America, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom. Since 2009, it has been in application in Construction, civil engineering and at VINCI Concessions. Since its inception, 32,000 tests have been delivered to new hires and 9,500 to temporary personnel.
This initiative garnered a Dissemination Prize in the Vendor Dissemination category of the 2009 VINCI Innovation Awards.


text:
Monthly Archives: March 2007
March 2007: @ compact yet pleasant month
Yes, March 2007 is going to over and let me share a bit. From DPRI annual conference to a very important news yesterday and some events in between colored all important events not only for this month but perhaps also … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Personal Tagged Life 2 Comments
www and @
We live in Information Technology (IT) age. This is the age for computer, internet, software as parts of our daily lives. No doubt that if we list our need, IT has become one of the most important things. I may … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Awaji Trip with Kyoto Univ Lab Team
Please click the pic and you can get slide show of the photos. Enjoy 🙂


text:
W.D. Snodgrass receives doctor of humane letters
The degree, which was given to Snodgrass by P. Coleman Townsend, a member of the Executive Committee of UDs Board of Trustees, is the highest honor the University of Delaware bestows, and is given to individuals whose contributions to the public good warrant exceptional recognition.
It is a distinct pleasure for me to represent the Board of Trustees at this convocation ceremony, where we recognize graduates of the Department of English and where we acknowledge an esteemed colleague and former member of the English faculty, Prof. W.D. Snodgrass, with the honorary degree, Townsend said, after his introduction by Ann Ardis, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Citing Snodgrass many literary achievements, Townsend praised the poet and teacher for his contributions to both literature and the University.
Inspired mentor, you are responsible for the emergence of American confessional poetry, and you have led an entire school of poets to examine their inner as well as outer worlds, Townsend said. Thomas Dillingham [the writer and reviewer] said of your work that it combines private life and personal responses with the precise observation and description that make such poetry emotionally compelling and lasting.
Your former students [at UD] still speak of your dedication, not just to the written word, but to the spoken word. Your deep respect both for the craft of poetry and the less-honored craft of reading won converts to your written artwhen the spoken word is much in need of respect.
Snodgrass, who was hooded by Ardis, took the podium to great applause.
Thank you, he said, addressing his audience of more than 1,000. I am grateful to you all and feel I am uniquely able to receive this degree, because I was turned down for a doctoral degree by another University I used to work for.
I would also especially like to thank my former colleagues, Snodgrass said, addressing members of the English faculty. I am very happy to see many of you here today.
Snodgrass closed his acceptance remarks with two of his poems, The Night Watchmans Song and Acting Out the Lute.
Snodgrass was born in Wilkinsburg, Pa., in 1926, and attended Geneva College until he was drafted into the Navy and sent to the Pacific during World War II.
After returning from duty, Snodgrass enrolled in the Iowa Writers' Workshop, which had been established in 1937 at the University of Iowa.
Snodgrass published his first poems in 1951, and continued to win notoriety for his work throughout the 50s, publishing in such prestigious magazines as the Partisan Review, The New Yorker, The Paris Review and The Hudson Review.
In 1959, with the publication of his anthology, Heart's Needle, Snodgrass had won the The Hudson Review Fellowship in Poetry and an Ingram Merrill Foundation grant. A few months after the release of Heart's Needle, he also received a citation from the Poetry Society of America, a grant from the National Institute of Arts and the 1960 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
In the 45 years since his auspicious debut, Snodgrass has produced an impressively diverse body of work, including After Experience, Remains, A Locked House, W.D.'s Midnight Carnival, The Death of Cock Robin, Each in His Season, The Fuhrer Bunker and several volumes of translations and essays. Through his career, he has received grants from the Ford Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation and the Ingram-Merrill Foundation.
Before his tenure at UD, Snodgrass also taught at Cornell, Rochester, Wayne State, Syracuse and Old Dominion universities.
He now writes full-time and divides his year between homes in New York and Mexico with his wife and fellow writer, Kathleen Snodgrass.
Article by Becca Hutchinson
To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here.