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I have a 12 yr old dd. I have posted on here before about her, she has been getting increasingly unhappy at school. We have got her on the waiting list for several schools as we feel a move might have been the answer. (there have been friendship issues including a nasty incident where she was assaulted by a peer)
However, I think I have got to the bottom of the biggest problem. Dd has always been sporty, a really good student, full of fun, enjoys seeing friends etc. she has become progressively more negative since Jan this year, spends loads of timeon her room, doesn't message her friends anymore/ meet up.
She had however started going out every Saturday daytime with a small mixed group who seemed lovely. All skate and so we were happy that she was out and active, she seemed really happy every time she came home. It turns out she has a boyfriend in this group, up until now I haven't thought it's an issue, they are both 12 and hugging is the extent of any close contact.
I was emptying dd's bin yesterday while she was outand found some bits from a disposable razor, it set of alarm bells, kept searching and found the blades in a box on her window sill,one had blood on it.
I called her and asked if she had been cutting herself, she admitted it and I asked her to come home so we could talk. She came home with no fuss although she was apprehensive that she might be in trouble.
She seemed more embarrassed that I had found her out, she has lots of scratches on her arm but no deep cuts and it looks like it is just once that this has happened. She has confirmed this and from her reaction whilst talking I don't think she got any release from it or could even understand why others might do it if you see what I mean.
I went through her Facebook messages and they were really frightening. The boyfriend sounds really depressed,he talks about harming himself and how good it feels, he is selling it to her. The messages are very much "you and I against the world" it's all no one else understands us. I can see dd getting pulled in and consequently pulled down as the messages go on.
I messaged the boys dad through facebook yesterday afternoon and asked him to call me as I was worried about his son. (dd only has the lads mobile and I don't want to all him to get put through to his dad as I think that might trigger him?)
So yesterday we had a huge chat and dd is adamant she won't do it again. She was incredibly upset when she realised the consequences, ie she has pe on Monday and won't be able to hide her arm. I know I will have to speak to the school and they will need to put their safeguarding procedures in place.
I took away dd's phone last night and iPad so that she couldn't message with this lad, I explained that I think he needs adult support and it's not fair of her or him to try to deal with his feelings on their own.
I forgot she had an old iPod in her drawer though, she charged it after she went to bed and they were face booking each other. His messages were horrific. She sends a general hi how are you, I'm ok and mum isn't cross type message.
His messages go straight into passive aggressive type stuff, ie oh well that's just great then, glad some one is ok etc etc. dd's messages get all apologetic and then he goes into a description of his idea of heaven, talks about how it will only be as he says if she is there and then he describes how he is going to kill himself.
It's really graphic, he talks about slitting his veins, inhaling deodorant and taking pills.
Dd gets progressively more upset and begs him not to do it.
He stops replying.
At this point dd came in to me and was in a huge state, sick, shaky etc. I went through his Facebook profile to try to find a way of contacting a family member for him to get some immediate help but while I was on there he was merrily "liking" skating videos, happy house music etc. making comments on friends walls, his comments were all really happy and absolutely nothing like the facebook messages he had been sending to dd only a few minutes earlier.
I asked dd if he did this often and she said yes, she showed me previous messages where he threatens to really hurt himself and then disappears for a few hours.
I managed to get her off to sleep in the end but she is still really upset today,not eating and feels sick.
The lads dad called this morning and he is fine, it turns out their whole group has been experimenting with cutting themselves, it's like an "in thing" that they are doing.
He is going to get his son some help but feels that he is doing it for the attention, last night when he was messaging dd he was sitting with his mum and dad laughing at the tv and eating dinner.
I know this is an epic post but if you got this far and can offer any advice at all please do. Idid look at the Sirius project site but it was offering a little too much advice on safe self harming formy liking.
What a horrible situation :-( Hopefully her eyes have been opened re this boy, and she can disentangle herself from him. I wouldn't worry too much about the cutting unless it continues, tbh, it sounds like something she got talked into trying. It's good that she's being so open with you now. Hope things improve x
Good grief! He sounds a manipulative sod if he is sitting at home laughing and watching tv whilst sending messages like that. How do you get rid of him out of your daughter's life without making him seem more attractive to her. Keep chatting to your 'little girl' she needs help with this. No practical advice I'm afraid except try and get her away from him. Good luck.
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I'm going through a similar thing with my DD age 14. I think you have done great so far; not ignored it, been supportive etc. It's really difficult to know what to do when others are involved because often other parents don't see it from our point of view.
What is Sirius? I've done a search and just get things on stars and Harry Potter!
My dd has become invovled with a group of "emo's" who I initially thought were just happy kids that dressed a bit edgey! Unfortunately, the group that she has become invovled with are every stereotype of an "emo" you could imagine. (Self harm, smoke weed, all depressed, "the world is against me") She has gone from a chatty, mature, happy and colourful girl to a depressed, sullen, unmotivated girl who has admittedly started drinking, not for a laugh, but to forget how she feels.
I discovered the drinking 2 weeks ago and when confronted told me that she felt she was depressed. Following that, I checked her face book to find info on drinking more frequently than she disclosed and more alarmingly messages from boys, (aged 16) that were very sexual.
After confronting her about this we talked about how she had changed and how her behaviour was making things worse. (This talking has not really stopped but doesn't seem to be doing a lot of good) The other night, I walked into her room to find her cutting her arm with the blade she had detached from a pencil sharpener.
When asked what she thinks triggered her depression or mood change she doesn't know. SHe has had a happy life, no family break ups, no trauma's, bullting etc and pinpoints her mood change from starting to hang around with these peopl ebut does not know how to turn around her thinking now.
Brideandgloom, I'm not trying to "steal your thunder" by talking about me me me, but wanted to emphasise that you seem to have started off well, just keep at it before her thinking styles change from positive and healthy to focussing upon the negative.
Good luck, it's an awful time, finger crossed it will get better. x
I'm reading this in terror as I've just put my 11 yr old dd to bed and she still seems so young. I can't believe a year later this could be happening.
You sound as if you have a lovely relationship with her and that she can speak to you without fear.
I'd suggest you keep communication open and frank.
with regards to the boy,speak to her about where she goes from here so that between you both you can agree how she handles it so that she fors not feel dictated to.
Sirius Project website
DD is 13, and found this really useful when she found out a friend was self harming. (Sorry,OP, I know you know about it, I was linking for splodge70.)
It is good that the school will know as she will get access to a counsellor, and other mental health care professionals, if appropriate.
Splodge, there are suggestions on the website for alternatives to cutting - flicking with a rubber band for example. It may be useful.
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Hi all,
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, it's so kind of you all.
Dd and I have talked a lot today, she has started most of the conversations which I think is a good thing. She genuinely feels pretty embarrassed about cutting herself now. I think she has concluded for herself that she has tried it because others are doing it and not because she has any genuine distress.
We went for a run this evening, I'm trying to get her to run regularly with me because it really helps her with her general mood and it makes her feel good about herself when she has achieved a slightly faster time or managed a longer distance.
She started talking about the boyfriend and how it makes her feel panicked when he says he is going to or has been hurting himself. We spoke about what she can do when he says these things and she has agreed that she will show me any messages straight away or call me if she is not with me. I explained about why it's really important for an adul to know if he is saying these things and I couched it in the context of it being a caring act to let an adult know if he needs help which she seemed to really get.
She was still feeling sick and upset before we went for our run but I do think it is because she is so worried about this lad.
I think my strategy is going to be to not ban contact with him but to subtly find ways to reduce it and hopefully this will peter out in time.
I don't think this lad is intentionally doing anything to upset dd but I do think he is very poorly and that if I don't step in dd will end up in a co-dependant situation with him.
I really take on board your point mindfulmum about not assuming she is ok, I am still going to ask the school for some support and I will be keeping a very close eye on things.
At the moment I'm as confident as I can be that she doesn't intend to do this again but I'm also mindful that the situation could change and I want to make sure she trusts me enough to come to me if she ever has a crisis.
Splodge I'm so sorry you are having troubles with this too. It's such a shock I think to see them hurting themselves, it's bad enough when they are hurt by accident let alone intentionally. I really hope things improve for you and your dd, it's so tough when their peers are influencing them.
I am absolutely shattered after v little sleep last night so am off to bed now but I will keep checking in and let you all know how we get on.
Thank you all for posting once again.
Your DD needs to keep away from this boy, and you may need to enforce that. She is too young to get tangled up with a boyfriend with these kind of issues and who is actually being emotionally abusive towards her.
He needs help, but that is the responsibility of his family, not your daughters.
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Hi all,
<weak smile>........
Really bad day today. Dd had a few messages yesterday from the boyfriend saying he had been to the doctor and has tablets to take and has to see a counsellor. He is very angry about it.
I had set out some boundaries around her phone and social network to try and reduce the time she spends talking to him and get her engaged in other activities to gradually draw her away.
The biggest rule was that she must promise to show me their messages and if he talks of harming himself she has to say straight away.
I was putting her stuff away and looked at her phone, (we have always had open access to her phone, she knows it's a condition of having it) there are loads of messages from yesterday and today saying he has hidden blades and saying he is going to cut his throat, his wrists and is going to pretend he is ok to the counsellor.
I am so upset and worried, she hasn't kept her promise and the messages are not something most adults can cope with let alone a child.
I have decided that she can't keep talking to him at the moment, he is too poorly for her to be able to cope with his moods and he is incredibly manipulative in the way he talks to her.
She is hugely upset, I kept reiterating I am not punishing her and it won't be forever, just until he is less poorly but of course she can't see that.
I feel like a shitty mum, I don't know what to do here and I am terrified I am going to make her poorly too.
You have SO done the right thing. You would feel much shittier if you hadn't acted on the new information.
I can empathise with you, thinking that they are being open and honest and then finding out further information. It suddenly takes away any sense of trust and relief.
She will understand at some point, but waiting for that to happen is so painful. My DD said to me the other day, that if I hadn't have reacted by grounding her and taking away her computer( her original punishment for lying and inapropriate stuff, that occurred alongside the open talks etc) she would have believed that I wasn't bothered enough about her or that I didn't love her enough.
I sometimes think that a punishment or consequence in this kind of situation takes the pressure off them (ie. it's out of her control so she can blame you, therefore it's not her fault) plus it gives them something to concentrate on (her fight with you) whilst the reality of what you are saying and protecting her from, begins to sink in.
She sounds like a very caring and kind girl who has been taken advantage of by someone who is emotionally, very unwell.
With a caring Mum like you, she will find the right track.
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I'm sorry I don't have anything practical to add. Just sending some support your way and hope you manage to distance her from this boy. He sounds awful. I really hope things get sorted. I used to self harm as a teenager and for me it only occurred to me when a friend suggested trying. It followed on that I found it a useful way to release anger (towards my parents) that I couldn't express in any other way and I only outgrew cutting when I moved away from home and learnt other ways to cope with life. As for the relationship with the boy- my sis was once in a similar situation. He was a very consuming sort and wanted to speak to her 10x/ day and if he couldn't get her on the phone would threaten to kill himself etc. my parents tried intervening and telling him to keep his distance, and telling her to do the same, but they found ways to keep in touch. Ultimately it needs to come from her if you want her to see less of him. I suggest getting her to do other things that are fun and making her see for herself that life with him isn't fun may be a better approach than telling her to cut contact. Just make her busy! Drag her to family do's / the cinema / dance class / whatever she enjoys and keep her busy with other stuff. (Just a suggestion as I don't have personal experience of teenage dc, so just ignore if its a rubbish suggestion!). I really hope this gets sorted. [hugs]
Brideandgloom, i actually wept reading this- it broke my heart.
You are incredible, and despite your daughter not keeping her promise I really do think you have an amazing relationship with your daughter for her to be open and honest, showing you the messages. you are certainly not a shitty mum.
This boy, sounds very unwell and is not a healthy influence on your daughter right now, he needs medical help and attention from experience adults, not your dd! so keeping them apart is definitely the right thing. Maybe try and talk to the dad again? show him the messages?
Good job on taking her running with you, it's important to find an output which she can use to cope instead of harming.
i've recommended this site a couple of times, for those dealing with self harm/depression issues: self harm UK
all the best!
Hi all,
I just wanted to give you all an update on my dd as you were all so incredibly kind as this situation came to light.
I spoke to dd's school after the last round of messages and explained that the young lad was still threatening to seriously harm himself etc. I asked them to step in and deal with this as I was completely out of my depth, I don't think I have enough knowledge of young peoples mental health to know if just telling his parents is the right thing. One of my main concerns was that his dad had promised that he would be vetting all messages and would be reducing contact for a while but this didn't seem to happen.
dd's school were really concerned that he was continuing to send such graphic and manipulative messages to dd so they agreed to step in and they put their safeguarding policies into action so that his school were spoken to straight away and from there they could decide if the family needed additional support.
I don't know what the outcome of that was as obviously the school can't update me but the messages stopped the same day the school agreed to step in.
DD is so much better. She did talk a lot about feeling relieved that it wasn't her responsibility to stop him hurting himself anymore, I found that an incredibly sad statement as it showed just how deeply entangled she has been but I am so pleased that she feels mentally far happier.
I have been taking her to an atheletics club which she absolutely loves and we are continuing our runs as well as they're a great time to chat. I find that she really opens up when we're running. I'm hoping she will make some good friends at the club. I've also been keeping her busy at weekends so that she doesn't get time to sit and feel upset about this boy.
She has had a really hard time with this as the lad is a strong part of her social circle, if she meets up with her friends at the weekend he is there and she doesn't want to see him so she is finding that she has lost that part of her social life. He has also found a new girlfriend within the group who I don't think knows about what has been going on so dd has had some stick from a few of them about why she doesn't speak to him now.
I have let the school know he has a new girlfriend and I will leave it in their hands if they want to let her parents know.
And finally, we heard from a school that she is on the waiting list for and they have offered her a place. She starts a week Monday. I am so incredibly happy about this. DD is very excited as they have a lot more sports opportunities for her and she can do the GCSE options she really wants. At her current school she wouldn't have been able to do this. The new school is a lot bigger than her current tiny rural school so although I know that she will still have good and bad days I am confident that with the possible friendship pool being so much wider she will be in a really good position to find a group that she will fit in with and enjoy a healthy social circle again.
So, thank you again everyone, you have all really shown what is best about Mumsnet. You have no idea how much your support has helped.
I'll update you all again in a few weeks about how dd has settled.
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When you subscribe, you will also have the option to join our sister site Foundations Revealed, which covers all aspects of corset making in the same way, plus bra making and vintage lingerie, enabling you to create the ideal foundations for your fabulous clothes.
College courses cost hundreds or thousands of dollars and only cover the basics of the craft. Classes and conventions complement your learning now and then, but are expensive to attend and last only a day or two.
Your Wardrobe Unlock'd Membership offers
When you subscribe, you will also have the option to join our sister site Foundations Revealed, which covers all aspects of specialist corset making and bra making in a depth we don't have room for on this site, enabling you to hone your skills and make fabulous, professional level underpinnings to accompany your costumes.
....and that involves raising $5000 each, plus the cost of travelling from England to Haiti - $14,000 (£9000) in total - and being two of the first forty people to reach our goal. The race has already started, people, so there isn't a moment to lose! Right now, we've raised that first $10,000, so we're on the plane, but now we need to get off the ground!
Why we're asking for travel expenses, plus the breakdown of where the money goes
I'm Cathy - I founded and still run Your Wardrobe Unlock'd. This business takes up a lot of my time now, and it's unlikely I could ever make another Oak Leaf Dress, realistically. But if there was a change-the-world incentive, I'd make time to recreate the most insane, the most daunting dress I've ever seen.... the Peacock Dress (right), complete with its acres and acres of beading, beetle wings, cloth of gold, the lot... and blog the entire story for my donors to read.
|Total raised
$ 8,000
$ 4,000
$ 3,500
$ 3,000
$ 2,500
$ 2,000
$ 1,000
$ 500
|Garments made
White roses at the hem
Matching beaded shoes
Peacock Dress skirt
Peacock Dress bodice
"Bust improver"
Camisole (corset cover)
Corset embroidery
Straight front corset
The level of project insanity depends on the total amount raised. We've already raised enough to make all the myriad layers of frilly Edwardian underwear and the two parts of the dress, and now we're putting the finishing touches on it.
You can help us finish the gown, one white silk rose at a time, all the way up to $14,000, for the entire, insane, glittering outfit. See? The total gradually builds the ensemble.
Here's how many roses we have left to sponsor (covered in red)...
What's in it for you
Give US$20 (UK£13)
...and there will be a rose in your name; your name will be documented with the dress as a donor.
Give $100 (£62)
...and I'll add your name to a twill tape to be sewn along the inside of the gown as a record of those who helped make it a reality.
Give $500 (£310)
...and I'll send you a small version of the beaded peacock feathers I'm doing on the gown as well as write your name on the twill tape.
Give $1000 (£620)
...and I'll send you a full-sized beaded feather, put your name on the twill tape, and a signed photo of me, in the outfit you helped create through your generosity.
...we also have a Guilt-Free Donate-A-Dollar rule. Not everyone can afford to give a large amount, and every single dollar will count. Your name will still be included on the list of donors under "Contributions also gratefully received from...."
Why we're asking for travel expenses, plus the breakdown of where the money goes
Original dress at Kedleston
The deadline
The fundraising deadline is AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - we're in a race against time here to be among those first forty lucky volunteers. As for the sewing, whatever we are sponsored to make, and no more, will be complete by Costume College 2012, and I will wear it all at the Gala Ball in Los Angeles.
The players
Cathy Hay, professional costumiere and nutcase extraordinaire.
Demi Harman, my fiancée and faithful costume-making protégé, who recently completed her first handsewn shirt. A fool's mission? Perhaps. But you'll have fun watching us attempt it.
In short:
Why we're asking for travel expenses, plus the breakdown of where the money goes
If you don't pay up, we won't make a thing, which means that there'll be no blog, no dress and Cinderella will be going to the ball naked. You have been warned.
Pledge money now - and don't forget to boost the signal all over Facebook, Twitter and the rest of the Web.
Thank you.
Thank you for all your hard work making these two fabulous sites! It is easy to overlook just how much work is done by bloggers, forum admins, etc. Every time I visit your sites, I'm just amazed by what a fabulous resource you provide.
Miranda, UK
I just finished reading your article on binding corsetry and I cannot tell you how impressed I am with the instructions. I have been making costumes (the 18th century at the Costume Design Center for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) for 36 years, widening that field of study to the 17th and 19th centuries after retirement 7 years ago, and these are the most clear and concise instructions I have seen. Congratulations to your teacher.
Nancy L. Glass, Virginia, USA
What YWU is doing is extraordinary, and *the* answer to those of us who can only move ahead with the resources you provide because for whatever reason, local courses/information are just not available to us.
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Thank you so very much for responding to my note so quickly. I just joined and am thrilled! ... Your site is simply a dream!!! I am so grateful and excited to be part of it! My sewing machine will be smoking! A million thanks for taking your amazing skills and offering them to others!
Mary, USA
I just signed up for YWU and can't believe I waited so long. It's brilliant!
Richard, USA
Cathy, had the email and that's excellent service, thank you. The site is bloody amazing and has so many bits of information, I love it, it's awesome. The stuff I have found on there is what I have been looking for for the last year or so, about drafting patterns etc. Also some fabulous tips on costume making which are invaluable. I have to thank you for such a brilliant resource at such a brilliant price.
It's like adding all the people who write costume books and make costumes professionally to your friends list.
Hi Cathy, Another great reason to subscribe - you are real people and respond to problems... and it's obvious you work all sorts of over and above hours as well - I am impressed!
Oh, my goodness, only my first few weeks as a subscriber and I am wowed by the wealth of detailed content. The single pattern series is superb, for example. I look forward to my stolen moments away from work and children to devour articles.
I've been sewing (mainly in isolation) for over fifteen years, a few of your masterclasses later and my eyes are open to where I have been going wrong and letting myself down. [You] made me truly believe for the first time that I was not scratching around in the dark, and that I could do it.
Laura, UK
This! Worth every penny! :D I loved the binding tutorial, and the body block tutorial I've used more than once with success. The corset tutorial was a beautiful walk through and easy to follow. The fabric sources are invaluable and I'm looking forward to using some of Lynn McMasters' millinery feathers. And that's just the stuff I may get to this year. LOL
Eggie, USA
The [Victorian corset] drafting was probably one of the easiest pattern making experiences I've had. Your instructions are wonderful. Now it's up to my sewing abilities! *Eep*
Anie, USA
I just want to let you know I used the pattern drafting instructions and the corset fits like a glove, better than any pattern!
Amelia, USA
This has been my most favorite read, each month gets better, I absolutely adore your magazine!!
Josie, USA/Germany
I used the tip [in the Ask the Experts feature] on basting velvet with ladder stitch last night and it worked a treat. It adds a little extra stability when it goes under the machine. Thank you!
Debbie, UK
I'm so excited! I was browsing for some advice on pattern drafting or alterations the other day, and found [a] wonderful online magazine for costume and corset making! I've just started my subscription today, and I'm so happy with all the wonderful info on the site!
It's only been up and running a few months but there are 2 fantastic tutorials on the basics of drafting a pattern and how to use this to make a 19th century corset from your own measurements! I have searched long and hard for something to enable me to make the things I dream about...and now I can!!
membership is just over £7 GBP a month which I think is an absolute bargain when you think about the cost of a pattern that wouldnt fit you half as well! theres lots of advice on there from people I've heard of, all of it sound and valuable... what a little gem!
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I also wanted to say thank you for doing such a great job with Your Wardrobe Unlock'd and Foundations Revealed. The content isn't always what I'm looking for, but the quality is always impeccable! I've come to understand how much work goes into planning and maintaining a website like this, keeping it updated and fresh, and making sure we get new articles on a regular basis. It's a hard job, and I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate that you and Marion are willing to put so much effort into it. As a dressmaker, my skills have grown and improved specifically because of what I've learned here. A lot of it is information you can't find elsewhere.
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Thank you so much for such a wonderful site! This is just what I needed. I love making costumes, and wearing them too... thank you for so many wonderful ideas, I am going to schedule some times just to read all the wonderful things.
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I am a happy subscriber to YWU and have been for the last three issues. This is a completely unsolicited testimonial, but this is a great online magazine, chock full of really useful and helpful information, with much more to come, from what I understand.
Personally, I think it's worth every penny of the subscription price! Definitely take advantage of this opportunity to check it out... if you are into costuming at all, you will be floored by the awesome information in this online magazine!
Joan, California, USA (overheard on Livejournal.com)
The 'Unlock Your Dream Wardrobe' Masterclass is so inspirational; I've hung a bunch of the quotes around my sewing space already. Thanks for the wonderful resource!
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I think it's been worth every cent of my ten bucks so far. I've already found two new resources and a couple new techniques which will actually help me save time.
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I love this new issue - the interlining advice and link is great! There is always something that makes it worth it!
It's like having a magazine just on historical costuming at my disposal.
Steph, USA
I found [a] link to Your Wardrobe Unlock'd about a week or so ago, and I've been very pleased with it so far. It may be new, but it'd definitely heading in the right direction. I've already used the corset drafting instructions to much success!
I have much enjoyed the wardrobe unlock'd site ... Pointed a person or two to it after I subscribed, because it is made of awesome and needs to be shared and supported.
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If you sew, you need to know
Your wardrobe unlock'd is an online magazine run by professional costumers and seamstresses, and a few armatures [sic] who are very avid about sewing. The Website is a treasure trove of sewing tips, including several master classes, which offer tips on just about every aspect of sewing possible. In my opinion, the most helpful feature of their site is the articles on drafting. They literally walk you through step by step, teaching a person how to draft a corset. The ladies who put this site together give web references to where you can find the best costuming gear, and what supplies you need to do everything yourself. The entire point of this website, as stated many times, is to help learning costumers and seamstresses take their work from looking home made to looking professional. The information on this site is extraordinary.
The site has only been running [since December 2007], yet it already has a wealth of knowledge that it would have taken me years, if not my entire lifetime to learn on my own. The downside is that there happens to be a subscription charge. The good thing is it's only $11.97 monthly, and you can cancel at any time.
I give this website a A+ for doing such an amazing job. I really hope that they keep up the great work. In a way they are bringing back the idea of apprenticeship-- an accomplished seamstress passing down her information to a novice.
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You are one of the examples I use when I seek excellence in my own work. I am simply thrilled that you are willing to make a place for people to want to learn and achieve.
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This is the first corset I've drafted from scratch. That's right ladies and gents, I didn't use a pattern at all - I used the corset drafting class from Your Wardrobe Unlock'd, and drafted it all according to my own measurements. So it should fit like a glove, right? I just had a feeling that it was going to go fubar and have a gazillion re-do dummies. But, omg, it fit like a glove!
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First off , thank you. I will get this taken care of today... I appreciate everything you all have done, so if ever asked, your customer service rocks! Have a great day!
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A clear majority of Americans said the country's fiery political discourse had nothing to do with the shooting rampage in Arizona that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six other people , according to a CBS poll released yesterday.
Nearly six in 10 Americans — 57 percent — said they didn't think crazed gunman Jared Lee Loughner was motivated by heated rhetoric when he opened fire in a Tucson supermarket Jan. 8.
Among Republicans, 69 percent said rhetoric had nothing to do with Loughner's act, while 19 percent said it played a part. Among Democrats, 49 percent did not link the shooting to political rhetoric; 42 percent did.
Bill Clinton, who was president during the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people, yesterday weighed in on the Arizona shooting. While he avoided laying blame on the body politic, he said it's time to tone down the debate.
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This week's guest is Blake, a college senior at Indiana University. Blake has a been football player since his youth, and as a big guy, always a fairly dominant one. But as a college football player, going from the proverbial big fish in the small pond to the opposite proved to be an incredibly challenging transition in many areas. The rigorous time and energy requirements of the game was beginning to interfere with his ability to have a complete college experience, and a sense of loneliness was becoming prevalent. As the title suggests, Blake made one of the most difficult decisions he's ever made in deciding to leave football behind, and was ultimately able to improve his grades and social life immensely, as well as discover a passion for broadcasting. Blake shows us how to create a rich, authentic life experience by staying involved, staying positive, and staying connected."
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Exiles of the Somme
Story of Exiles of Somme
Letter from Theophilus Grey-Marsden to his daughter Hester on the 9th year of Exile.
And where are we to begin, my brave little girl? Well, it is best to start at the beginning. No, not 6,000 years ago, when our Lord first breathed life into dust and made a man. I will begin when the world began for those of us Aethernauts whose hearts will always be in the sky.
It began in 1887 with two scientists, Professors Michelson and Morley, working at Case Western University in the middle of the American continent. Who knew how powerful the almost imperceptible flashes of light of their interferometer would be? With these measurements, they proved the existence of the Aether, a vast fluid space outside the atmosphere of earth.
The scientific reasoning was the Aether would be colorless, but the first Aethernauts to reach it in their balloons discovered a world almost indescribable in beauty. Billowing cloud banks with opalescent colors lazily drifted among the asteroids. Exotic creatures, unheard of on Earth, sailed the sky. It is from them the first Aethernauts learned the principles of capturing the light in sails to transverse the heavens. The period in the 1890's was one of great hope as thousands took to the sky to open a new world.
And they came back insane.
It took a few decades to discover the reason why these pioneers came back as gibbering madmen. It turns out it was the Aether itself causing this affliction. Normal lab equipment could not discover the substance eventually distilled, a substance that has been named "Quince" short for Quintessence. It takes only a few drops to induce euphoria, and I am sad to say there is a culture of quince-eaters who ingest the drug regularly. Luckily the brilliant god of science has blessed up with the secret of filtering out the maddening chemical we can breathe aboard these ships and not risk succumbing to what ruined the lives of those who sacrificed their minds in the name of exploration. But remember that these ships are old, rusty and full of leaks, so when you wander the halls, always have a breathing mask at hand; if you ever sense the telltale smell of burnt roses, put it on immediately.
With love on every breath, your father,
Letter from Theophilus Grey-Marsden to his daughter Hester on the 15th year of Exile.
I did not believe I would ever be able to talk about the war, but I will honor my promise to you to relate the events now that you are older. As with many terrible incidents, it is easy to pinpoint when it started, but impossible to give the reasons why. I'm sure you know the story of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife buy the villainous Gavrilo Princip. Europe had created a web of alliances so complex, that this single thug on the thread was all it took to become irrevocably tangled.
Europe fell first to this bloodlust. And, with the world's foundation rotted away, the building could do nothing but collapse. Mexico attacked the United States, seeking to reclaim California which they believed to be rightfully theirs. Argentina absorbed Chile and Uruguay and turned their sights of Brazil. By 1918, the entire face of the earth was scarred with trenches as each country fought their neighbor. Countries changed sides, Countries split apart. The border maps had to be re-drawn before the cartographer's pen even left the page. Apocalyptic cults declared this the end of mankind, but most ignored them as men has lost their belief in God. It was a self-defense mechanism, if you had to know. Either you believed that there was no god, or there was one and this madness was his plan all along.
Too many memories of the past and those friends I have lost, have made this letter difficult to write. Yet, I know there is a greater tragedy I must write you about. I do not have enough will to write about it at this time.
With a shaking hand but an unshakeable heart,
Letter from Theophilus Grey-Marsden to his daughter Hester on the 18th year of Exile.
The most difficult time for a father, most likely, is when he realizes that his daughter is no longer a girl but a grown woman. Has it been eighteen years already? True, it is not as easy to tell time here in the Somme with its dual suns, however, the Wanderer, the planet whose orbit we have chosen to track the march of the years, says that eighteen years have elapsed since the Storm brought us here.
You are the child of the Storm. Your mother went into labor just before it struck. You have seen aetherstorms, no doubt and know of their violence, but you have experienced that fury of the storm that struck during the Battle of LaGrange. That's right, you were there, although you were just born, and thankfully have no knowledge of the event.
The Battle of LaGrange was so named because of its location at one of the several lagrangian points around the earth. At these points, the gravitational pull of the Earth, Sun and Moon balanced enough so orbits are at their most stable. Of course, in their diseased minds, the military powers decided that this would be the site of the "Ultimate Battle", the battle in space to end the war. At that time Earth was near inhospitable, and so it was felt that the war had to be won immediately if the human race had any hope of survival. So over three hundred ships sailed to the battlefield. Aboard were over 50,000 men and women of all nations and creeds. This was to be a glorious battle to make even the legendary battle of Troy seem like minor spats of toddlers.
But the Aether had other plans.
It was because of the metal. The collection of all the metal in the ship's hulls triggered a massive Aetherstorm which ripped apart the fleet. The Aetherstorm last for over two weeks. Metal twisted. Ships tore about like they were mauled by a lion
And it was then that our Lord decided that what it needed most was you. You were born in the cargo hold of the science vessel, the Antoine Lavoisier. Unable to get you to the infirmary due the storm, your mother birthed you on a bed of canvas sack.
You were just an hour old when the keel our vessel buckled. I had not been by your side having left to search for clean water. The Antoine Lavoisier was torn in two, and you were torn from me as well.
The survivors of the Aetherstorm found themselves staring into dual suns. This was not the solar system that we knew. All the star charts were useless as their point of reference had changed. An armistice was quickly negotiated on the same day as they search for survivors commenced.
It was a week after the storm that you were found. So beautiful and full of life, completely oblivious to the terror that coincided with your birth. The midwife who assisted in your birth tucked you away in a cargo container which was sealed off from the Aether and its maddening effects.
As to what happened to your mother…
I wrote the previous fragment days ago. I promised that I would one day tell you of your mother, but every time I try to sit down to write the story, my hand shakes, my body trembles, my eyes fill with tears. I'm sorry but there are some things I will never have the ability to tell.
Your father and your friend,
Letter from Theophilus Grey-Marsden to his daughter Hester on the 29th year of Exile.
My most sincere congratulations on your first command. Although the FS Cricket is a small courier ship, it has probably the most important job of all: connecting the exiles. Without that connection, the tenuous society that we have built would evaporate. The pioneers settle the asteroid fields to grow what food they can. The great hunting ships take down the enormous beasts that call this region their home, but it is the courier ship and the messages they bring that hold us together.
I am still surprised the Armistice has held this long. The dreadnoughts of the Allied and Central powers each stay in their own regions of space. And there is the third region, the area surrounding the former hospital vessel, the Mercy Ark, the home port of the your new ship. The racial divide has relaxed somewhat, as well. It is not uncommon for a German to serve aboard a British vessel, or an Greek aboard a Turk. Still, we must be wary of human foibles. Our memories are very short but our grudges are very long. I fear the day when that so very thin sheet of paper can no longer stop the juggernauts of war.
I cannot express how sorry I am for not being there for your graduation from flight training. I am sorry for being absent for most of your childhood. Forgive this now old man his sentimentality who often finds himself staring at old photographs wishing all those years had not be lost. I have spent so much time exploring, negotiating, dreaming that I forgot about the one thing that gave my life meaning. I promise that my next voyage will be my last. I think I will retire. Maybe I'll visit the Mercy Ark so I can be closer to you. It is time for old dogs such as me to rest.
With the pride and love that can only be known by a father,
Telegram from Sir Darren Keating , chief acquisitions officer of the White Star Conglomerate to Hester Grey-Marsden, Captain of the Free Ship (FS) Cricket.
Seven months elapsed since last contact from White Star Ship Palinurus STOP In last message Captain Theophilus Grey-Marsden reported severe food shortage aboard ship and harassment from raiders STOP We dispatched ships to last known location and will continue monitoring radio channels but we have no choice but declare mission lost and crew deceased STOP We are sorry for your loss


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A new study finds elevated rates of suicides and overdose deaths in the month after people have been released from the hospital for substance abuse treatment. Researchers found death rates were substantially higher for those who had been out of the hospital for less than one month, compared with those who had been out for at least one year.
The study of almost 70,000 people who had been treated for some type of substance abuse found overdose deaths and suicides were most common during hospitalization, Reuters reports. Even after discharge, the death rates remained high, the article notes. In the first month, there were 21 drug-related deaths per 1,000 people each year, compared with 4.2 per 1,000 people a year or more later.
"Like prison-release, hospital discharge marks the start of a well-defined period of heightened vulnerability for drug-treatment clients," Elizabeth Merrall of the MRC Biostatistics Unit in Cambridge wrote in the journal Addiction.
According to Dr. Patrick G. O'Connor of the Yale School of Medicine, who was not involved in the study, some drug users may start binging once they are released from the hospital, or may lose some of their drug tolerance in the hospital, which makes it easier to overdose.
Hospitalization may not be enough for some people struggling with substance abuse, he noted. They also may need jobs, housing and psychiatric care. "For drug users who leave the hospital, we need to be able to provide instantaneous and tight linkages for these patients to at least three services: primary care services, social services and drug treatment services," he noted.
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The role of the cumulus oophorus complex during spermatozoa capacitational events
Thesis (MScMedSc (Obstetrics and Gynaecology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.
Chapter 1 contains a review dealing with nuclear and morphological changes during spermatogenesis and spermatozoa transport with emphasis on the maturation of spermatozoa, capacitation, acrosome reaction and the interaction with the cumulus oophorus complex (COC). The oocyte and cumulus oophorus complex is also discussed particularly on the topic of maturity (oocyte and cumulus maturity). Also presented is a review of the fluorescent binding agents, namely Fluorescein Isothiocyanate labeled with Pisum sativum (FITC-PSA), Chlorotetracycline test (CTC) and Chromomycin A3 (CMA3). Chapter II describes all the materials and methods used during this study. Routine semen analysis is described with emphasis on normal spermatozoon morphology according to strict criteria. The evaluation of capacitation and acrosome reaction (AR) using the CTC and PSA-FITC staining methods as well as the evaluation of spermatozoon nuclear chromatin packaging using the CMA3 staining method is described. Chapter III represents the results recorded in this study. Compared with those spermatozoa cultured in medium alone, spermatozoa exposed to the cumulus mass were more likely to be capacitated and acrosome reacted, with a distinct increase in chromatin packaging quality. A general discussion of the results and future applications are discussed in Chapter IV. In short An in vitro model for spermatozoa penetration through the cumulus oophorus was established. The model can be applied to investigate the effect of the cumulus oophorus on sperm functions and to assist in the selection of functional sperm for intracytoplasmic sperm injection therapy. All relevant references are presented in Chapter V .


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Jason Bateman & Michael Cera: 'Arrested Development' Season 4 Premiere!
Jason Bateman and wife Amanda Anka are all smiles while attending the premiere of Netflix's Arrested Development Season 4 held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday (April 29) in Hollywood.
The 44-year-old actor was joined at the event by his co-stars Michael Cera, Will Arnett, Alia Shawkat, David Cross with wife Amber Tamblyn, Jessica Walter, Tony Hale, and former guest stars Judy Greer, Mae Whitman, and Andy Richter.
Arrested Development's fourth season will begin airing Sunday, May 26!
Also pictured: Amanda Peet and Natasha Lyonne, who came out to show their support.
FYI: Jason is wearing a Ermenegildo Zegna suit. Amber is wearing a Costa Blanca blouse, ShoeMint shoes, and carrying the Inge Christopher Corsica Minaudiere clutch.
20+ pictures inside of Jason Bateman and others attending the premiere of the fourth season of Arrested Development…


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How to box a cat:
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I'm a dog person, but this is a cat thread so...
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Yet he didn't catch one.
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Should have held this one for TBT but...
We saw this picture during a diversity/harassment training meeting. Apparently a CEO posted it on his door with tear off tabs on the bottom. It was supposed to be an example of what might be illegal or just not a good idea. Nearly everyone got a chuckle.
For TT's son - the new graduate!
this link goes to a live webcam of a mom (rescue) cat and her kittens. SO CUTE!!
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ok im f-ing confused are you trying to change the icons on your dock or your taskbar?
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I'm trying to do exactly what you wanted to do with your original post
It just isn't working
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what has nothing to do with a dock that is why im wondering what your talking about with rocket dock. explain what exactly you are doing step by step
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Lol spoon. I got what you meant.
Lonazoa btw, there is no difference from desktop and docks. His problem was he could change the icon on the dock/desktop, but when he opens the program, it looks like the old icon on the taskbar.
So. How do I do this the same? Lonazoa what program did you use to change the icon within the programs you wanted?
Or spoon? I've got the icons I want saved as icons. Which program works best in windows 7 and with minimal resources. I dont need anything extravagent. Just this.
Without pinning it to the taskbar, how could I change the programs icons? I can do it with rocketdock or on my desktop, but when I open the program, on my taskbar it is the old icon. How can I change that one?
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Basically since that last post was long. Im looking for the most lightweight program to change icons I already have and put them into the programs I want. So they are my custom icons on the taskbar and desktop etc. Not just desktop
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Use irfanview to change them into .ico files and the open the program. right click on it on the taskbar and click properties change the icon to what ever you want. exit it and re open it it should be changed.
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Saw and ad on Craigslist in the for sale by owner listings called the guy up ("Joe") and asked if he still had it. He said he did and so I asked if there was any problems with the car.
He said none at all clean car he just needed to get rid of it. The next day I drove over with a friend of mine to take a look at it. When we get to the address listed it is a car dealership. Figure I will still take a look at this car I did drive to get to it after all.
So all of a sudden I'm no longer dealing with "Joe" but a dealer at the dealership who is his "buddy" and later would become a "partner". First thing I do is look in the car to find the hood latch and could tell right away that this car isn't quite the one listed in the ad or had accrued more damage since the ad was posted. The instrument panel was water/humidity/oxidized damage that wasn't listed or pictured in the ad. The guy said it had never been in an accident and that was a bunch of bull as this isn't the trunk lid that came with the car and under the hood had been pressure washed so who know what else is wrong with this car.
When I decided to walk "Joe" and the other dealer (can't remember the slime balls name) were rude and unprofessional. By the way acting as a private seller and being a dealer is quite illegal and is called Curb stoning
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Preferred solution: A fine and possibly jail time for illegal activity.
I didn't like: Curbstoning lying flase ads.
This is a very common problem with Craigslist and other online listings, just as it used to be a common problem when people advertised cars for sale in the local newspaper.
By the way, ANYBODY who buys ANYTHING off of Craigslist should follow the advice that Craigslist gives to buyers at:
By the way, don't bother complaining about online scams here.
This complaint belongs on Craigslist (or on whatever website someone finds a car listed at where the seller is a liar). Just pull up the listing (or pull up any other listing with that same phone number or that address) and click on "prohibited" (if using the regular website) or on the "flag" symbol if using the mobile site. Most of these sites are set up so that users (there are a lot more of us 'good guys' than there are of them 'bad guys') can make it hard, or even impossible, for such liars and theives to do business on the site.
These kind of crooks are lazy, so if you just make it more work for them to do the wrong thing, they will find some easier way to steal from people, until they eventually do something really obvious and *** to do, like rob a bank, and then they will get put in prison for a while.
Other used car buying advice... Don't take any cash, checks, or credit cards the first time you go to look at a car. They can't steal what you don't have with you, and they will let you leave if they think you are going to bring back some form of money that they can steal, later. If you are a woman, don't EVER go alone to look at a car, because anyone could kidnap, rape, or kill someone who is smaller or weaker than themselves.
Man or woman, don't get out of your car at someone's house to do a deal, and don't unlock your car door or roll down your window, because there might be several people there to outnumber you in a fight, or they might have a gun. And of course, don't ever send anyone your money in advance to buy a car that you haven't seen (and haven't looked over carefully) with your own eyes. And if you want a used car that is safe to drive, make sure you drive it (in a populated aread but not on busy roads) before you buy it.
DON'T SEND MONEY, don't give them any of your account numbers (not even a credit card number) and don't give them any personal information about yourself that might be used to hurt you in the future (SSN, street address, your listed land line phone which would also give them your street address, your middle name, or anything that they really have no right to know about you).
Good advice, which is mostly common sense put into words. Thanks for taking the time.


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Microsoft Office 365 has some exciting updates scheduled for the month ahead, focusing on enhancing the product overall, as well as creating an even better user experience.
In December 2017 Whiteboard Preview was released, and January 2018 will see the app become available through the Office Store.
Created to help businesses improve collaboration, Whiteboard is a freeform digital canvas designed to enable teams to work together more creatively, from within the one location, as well as engaging remotely.
Offering a limitless surface, with Whiteboard you can be as creative as you wish, with tables, diagrams, flowcharts, etc. – and all automatically saved for future use.
This month, Microsoft reports on some significant changes to PowerPoint.
It's been possible to export presentations to HD videos for a while, but Microsoft has now added the ability to produce a 4K ultra high definition version. As a result, your presentations will continue to look impressive and showcase your ideas as envisaged, regardless of the monitor.
Sway is Microsoft's digital storytelling app, giving businesses the ability to create professional quality presentations, and updated for January 2018 to deliver a new user interface, so that content creation and preview is much simpler. Two new tabs have been introduced – 'storyline' and 'design', to enhance even further the potential productivity of the app.
From January 2018, Microsoft's professional social media platform will have additional reporting features, making group activity analysis simpler, and it easier to assess engagement and optimise campaigns and initiatives, for example. Anyone within the network can access usage metrics (previously found in the admin centre) to see how many members and non-members are active, the number posting, reading, and liking messages, as well as to monitor trends in activity.
Following the recent introduction of a secure external file sharing experience, Microsoft has now launched time-limited, single-use verification codes to accompany email messages for external recipients, enhancing protection for files and folders sent.
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X-Men: Apocalypse's plot synopsis: "Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction."
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I believe the list of Russian officials should be published in the U.S. Though there may be no great effect in the U.S. That comes from its publication, the people of the world have a right to know the names of elected officials, both in their home country and abroad, who have broken laws.
Publication of the list may help Russia to acknowledge that there are some bad apples within the government, and that they should be punished accordingly.
I believe that the United States should publish the list of Russian officials who are being sanctioned due to human rights violations. Nobody deserves to be abused either physically, socially, and sexually. Everyone should be treated as humans instead of slaves. If the United States published the list, then maybe Russia and other countries would not be violating basic human rights!
The US and Russia have had a tumultuous and tense past, however it is a moral obligation to highlight human rights violations in an attempt to exert pressure and instill change. If the US has such a list, we need to publish it so that the international community is made aware of such violations. Publicity and attention, especially in today's socially connected world, will force Russia to acknowledge these embarrassing human rights violations with the goal of publicly shaming them to change their behavior. The only downside I foresee is that publishing such a list could damage US-Russia relations, but not in such a dramatic way as to instigate any international crisis.
Not only the U.S., but all countries should publish a list of not only Russian officials, but other countries' officials who face sanctions for alleged human rights abuses. Perhaps this is one way of helping to promote much needed change without going to war. One could argue that it's none of the world's business, except that the treatment of humans is the business of everyone on the planet.


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Cirebon – In the midst of the market dominance of branded cigarettes cigarette factory large, apparently non home-based products can still survive. Just look at the cigarette brand Sami Jaya and Panamas, the original production of cigarettes Cirebon is not losing fans who make the factory continues mengebul.
Cigarette Factory (PR) Fertile, is one of the many manufacturers of cigarette manufacturers households in Cirebon, West Java.
In the event the review is held with the Ministry of Finance, detikFinance got a chance peek direct production activities Cirebon original clove cigarettes.
"I started this business since 1971," said the owner of PR Fertile, Hussen Nawi at its plant in Cirebon, West Java, Saturday (12/07/2008).
Manufacturing site is located in the village of Astanalanggar, District Losari, Cirebon, West Java. At first glance, the location of the factory is not like a cigarette factories that use advanced technology machines.
Machine owned simply because these types of production Fertile PR categorized Clove Cigarettes Hand (SKT). So entirely produced by hand, starting from pelintingan up packing.
Wide each plant was no more than 60 square meters. PR Lush has two production rooms, one for producing brand Sami Jaya, another for the brand Panamas.
"Our cigarette brands there are two, and Panamas Sami Jaya," said Hussen.
Hussen said the two brands produced by 75 bales per month. Approximately one bale contains 200 packs of cigarettes. So the total production of about 15 thousand PR Fertile packs per month.
"The number of factory employees there are 100 people. They work alternately," said Hussen.
Pelintingan production schedule up packing only performed for 10 days in 1 month. The rest is for pre-production and distribution process.
"Every 10 packs we can Rp 500. On average, one day we can Rp 10 thousand," said one factory worker.
The two brands selling price of Rp 1,750 per pack, inclusive of excise. According to Hussein, the selling price at the distributor level in the market or about $ 2 thousand per pack. So a month turnover of approximately USD 26.25 million.
"Gain (profit) is not so big yes. Approximately Rp 100 thousand per day. Least sufficient to meet daily needs," said Hussen.
Although profit is not much, apparently the domestic industry can still survive amid the current economic conditions.
"Thank God, so far we are still able to production," said Hussen.
With a production volume that is not so great, but the two brands Hussen Nawi's style can be exported to other cities.
"The distribution of our brands, especially in Cirebon and Tegal," said Hussen.
On the other hand, the presence of PR Subur also provide economic empowerment to the surrounding community. Because in addition to having the factory, Hussen also has its own tobacco plantations.
"Total tobacco plantation area for our production of about 30 acres. Of these, only 3 acres of my own, the rest is leased," said Hussen.
Surrounding communities also assess the presence of PR is a form of mutualism Fertile economy, especially in providing alternative livelihoods.
Livelihoods of the majority of the population around the plant is in agriculture and plantations. Well, almost all the workers in the factory packing pelintingan to pack Nawi is the mother-housewife.
"With this plant, our free time could be used to gain additional revenue," said one factory worker.
Personally, Hussen is an exemplary employer. He had not been tempted to use fake excise stamps.
"Oh, not at all kepikiran. Wong fortunately not much, if discovered might corrupt all of our efforts so far," said Hussen.


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Vermin traps and peanut butter also work miracles - well, at least in my case.
"Chris, are you sure that you still want this couch," my eldest sister queried hesitantly. "It has been sitting in our damp garage for over a year. It probably smells. The front panel has been chewed by Kyra (her dog). Why don't we just let the garbage man pick it up?"
Being young, determined and of course poor, I was appalled by the inquiry.
Who cares that it has been sitting in her damp garage for the past year? And who cares that it has been wrapped in plastic in her damp garage for the past year? And who cares that it may smell like a mix between dirty socks and old cheese from sitting in her damp garage wrapped in plastic for the past year?


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text: Hey there Mac-ers Need your advice. I'm a newbie Mac user. Actually have yet to receive my first Mac, a Pb 15". I'm at a crossroads, and I'm a bit miffed. I decided to make use of the promotional Powerbook/IPOD tandem purchase in September and order/purchased an IPOD and Pb15" from an educational re-seller. I paid in full. I received my IPOD but have been waiting more than 4weeks for delivery of the Pb 15". Each time I'm lead to believe it'll be the following week. Today was I was suppose to receive delivery and AGAIN it has not arrived??(Apparently Pb 15" combo drives arrived and I orderd Superdrive). I reached a point where I want to cancel my order. I NEED the laptop for work. Plus I will be travelling in the next few days, hence the reason why I decided to buy a laptop in the first place. I'm really very disappointed at the lack of service. What do you do now? I purchased from the re-seller because I got a better deal , plus there was the mail in rebate(which can be still used I was assured by the re-seller because I purchased/paid before the end date). But do I cancel my order from the educational re-seller and rather buy a Pb 15" from an Apple store and take delivery right away? The fact I will be away/travelling for 4 weeks as from Friday sans(w/o) Pb 15" or any other Laptop has but severe pressure on me!!! I' so F**king mad!! (Rant mode off) Signed Disillusioned