Joan Brown Llewellyn has left doctors and paraplegia specialists in awe of her remarkable progress after defying a prognosis that she would be paralysed from the neck down for the rest of her life….
Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories
THE CABINET is to discuss the issue of Sunday racing within a matter of weeks. “We note that the previous administration had approved Sunday racing.
Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories
There are several reasons why methods of young adult drug rehab have to be targeted specifically to this age group in order to succeed. The targeted population is young men and women between 18 and 25 years of age. Their brains will not fully develop until the age of thirty.
Permanent Damage
Developing an addiction to drugs or alcohol before the brain is fully mature can cause irreversible damage. The extent of the problem in society is massive. At the turn of the new millennium in 2000, more than 110,000 young adults were enrolled in rehabilitation programs. This is sure to be an under estimate as it does not include those who did not have access to programs.
The Three Priorities
Psychologists describe three key tasks that an individual completes during their formative years. These are to find a mate, to become independent from their parents and to identify their life’s work. Being distracted by an addiction or other mental health problem interferes with this natural progression.
12 Steps
Some programs are centered around the 12 Steps, originally proposed to help alcoholics to overcome their addiction. The process starts by admitting they have no control over their compulsions. They are encouraged to recognize that there is a higher power from whom they can draw strength and making amends to those who have been hurt or damaged as a result of their addiction.
Gender
Young women have different rehabilitation needs from men. From a physiological point of view, they are more easily addicted than men. The alcohol or drug use environments can encourage them to form destructive relationships, especially with men. Their treatment needs to be structured with their specific needs in mind.Men, too have special needs and there are programs that are structured specifically to address them. Young men are trying to establish their own identity at the same time they are negotiating the many obstacles encountered as they make the transition from adolescence to becoming an adult. They have a strong need to be understood.
Religious Convictions
Many intensive outpatient programs utilize the Twelve Steps. The Twelve Steps recognize a higher power who figures prominently in this approach to mental therapy. This begs the question of what approaches are available for atheists who require rehabilitation. They do not acknowledge the presence of a higher power and if they did, they would not blame Him for their problems. At this sensitive age, they certainly do not need to be made to feel like failures for not believing. Atheists respond best to approaches that are not based on a deity or a faith but on scientific principles. Motivation Enhancement Therapy, Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy have all been used with good results in this population.
Planning a vacation to some place different from Jamaica? NOt sure where to go or what to do? Why not try some snow ski vacations this year and jump over to places like Switzerland instead? PowderBeds.com offers a great selection of St Moritz hotels and other accommodation such as the famous Saas-Fee accommodation which boasts some of the best vacation locations in the area.
Switzerland is a fabulous place to visit and anyone is sure to enjoy the Klosters hotels and other accommodation that one has available to them using online search engines like Powder Beds. These websites can compile all of the best travel deals in your favorite vacation destinations and do so better than many of these giant travel websites which simply offer the lowest prices and sadly they often offer the lowest services as well and who needs that from a vacation or travel planner?
An international vacation is something much more than your average in country or domestic vacation and when traveling overseas and to foreign countries one must tale additional precautions to be safe and arrive home with no troubles. Many world travelers have been confused about local practices and the conditions related to dealing with people in different cultures and had difficulties as one can imagine. Travel safe and book your vacations in Switzerland with a reputable online company.
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SANDALS Resorts and Beaches Resorts have launched a PADI National Geographic Diver Course which, they say, will give their guests more unique dive experiences.
There are many forms of safety equipment that can be found on construction sites. One of these forms of protection is the hardhat. Today, hard hats are designed to meet safety regulations as well as being comfortable and stylish. If employees have comfortable protection equipment then they are more inclined to wear it. It is important that the hard hat fits correctly as that is the surest way to ensure proper protection. It also creates less fatigue for the worker and leads to more productivity and less accidents.
Varieties
Hard hats feature many different styles and colors. This is because a hard hat can distinguish a workers position on a job site. Engineers and supervisors would wear a different color making it easier to find them on site. There are no standard color assignments for workers, but it tends to be a site to site situation. So in this case the hard hat offers protection for the worker, but also easy detection for others trying to locate their supervisor or the acting engineer.
Classes
As well as different styles and varieties there are also different classes of hard hates. There are A, B, and C classes and something called bump caps as well. Class A hats are protect workers from falling objects and potential small electrical shocks. The Class B hats are similar in protecting against large objects and electrical shocks. Class C hats are only to protect a workers head, but do not offer protection from shocks. The bump caps are just that, they only protect the worker from minor bumps, similar to bumping a head on a low pipe or ceiling and are not the same as hard hates.
Company Logos
Companies often times companies will get hard hats with their company logo printed on it. When a construction site has numerous different contractors working on it the different companies logos help identify the respective companies. In addition to company logos hard hats can also be personalized or visitors or to help boost employee morale. There are other options; workers can buy their own hard hats that may feature their favorite sports teams and colors.
OSHA Compliance
OSHA, which stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is the agency that regulates and enforces the health policies and safety policies within a workplace. OSHA guidelines require that safety gear be worn on construction sites as well as other manufacturing sites. The hard hats prevent injury from falling objects and head bumps, Class A and Class B also prevent against electrical shocks. Those companies that do not comply with the standards defined by OSHA can be subjected to fines and their insurance premiums may rise.
It’s been some time since I last traveled to Jamaica and I am starting to feel the pains of missing my island home. I wish so badly that we were back in Negril right now but sadly it looks like we will be missing out altogether in 2012. Unless something big happens or changes I do not think we will be making it back until possibly the year after.
I’m rather saddened by this revelation and it has taken me more than a few months to get over the fact that I will be here in Florida for at least one more year while we plan and save for the next reach. I know that things have changed and I know that they will be different but I do look forward to being back home among my many friends in Jamaica. I keep in touch with a few using tools like Facebook and email but it certainly is not the same to read some texts or chat online than it is to sit and reason with the rasta bredren and others around the various Parrish in Jamaica.
Anyone planning a vacation in Jamaica any time soon?
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The future of Mike Henry, the controversial chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), was last night hanging in the balance after a meeting with Opposition Leader Andrew Holness early on Thursday. News reached The Gleaner that following continuous days of bickering by constituents…
Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories
Brand ne song from POPCAAN this one is called “STAY FAR” on the “FREN ENEMY RIDDIM” by none other than TJ RECORDS, this track was released JANUARY 2012
Jamaica Dancehall Music
