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		<title>Substance Abuse Recovery &#8211; Triumph Over A Dependency</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drug treatment facilities help with drug addiction recovery. In these facilities, addicts can get counseling and other forms of treatment. These facilities can help individuals overcome their drug dependency and move on the path to physical and emotional recovery. Services Treatment facilities provide a wide range of services for clients. Most importantly, they support individuals [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Drug treatment facilities help with <a href="https://www.thewatershed.com/Resources/6_drug_alcohol_addiction/drug_and-alcohol-recovery.php">drug addiction recovery</a>. In these facilities, addicts can get counseling and other forms of treatment. These facilities can help individuals overcome their drug dependency and move on the path to physical and emotional recovery.</p>
<p>Services</p>
<p>Treatment facilities provide a wide range of services for clients. Most importantly, they support individuals coping with substance abuse problems. This support is manifested in a variety of ways. Some patients are able to seek treatment through outpatient programs, while others may require in-patient care at a residential facility. Residential homes often give the addict a chance to detoxify and rebuild his or her life in a structured and supportive environment.</p>
<p>Strategies</p>
<p>These facilities use many different methods and techniques to help patients work through their issues and achieve progress in their lives. Counseling sessions enable clients to undergo one on one therapy for emotional issues surrounding their substance abuse problems. Cognitive Behavior Therapy can help individuals address their automatic thoughts that contribute to substance abuse. Many treatment facilities incorporate the well-known twelve-steps program made famous by Alcoholic Anonymous, in their treatment regimens.</p>
<p>Reasons For Treatment</p>
<p>Some patients may be required to seek treatment by court order while others arrive voluntarily. In either case, it is important to get a handle on the drug dependency and to implement a workable treatment program. Many patients benefit from group therapy sessions where they can share their experiences with others and gain mutual support. This support can help them grow and keep them focused on recovery.</p>
<p>Specific Groups</p>
<p>Many centers specialize on specific segments of the population. Some are designed to treat patients with a particular type of dependency, while others may focus on a specific demographic group such as women or young adults. The centers can be publicly or privately funded. Some are faith-based facilities.</p>
<p>A New Life</p>
<p>These clinics can boast of many success stories. Several patients have gone on to beat their dependency and become successful at work and in their relationships with others. Treatment programs have made remarkable transformations in their lives and enabled people to recover from very difficult challenges. Some substance abuse survivors have used these programs to rehabilitate themselves and then help rehabilitate others.</p>
<p>Many Helped</p>
<p>The <a href=" https://www.thewatershed.com/Resources/1_addiction_treatment/addiction_treatment-main.php">drug addiction clinic</a> are increasingly used to help drug addicts begin the process of recovery. Results are not uniform but many lives have been altered favorably by drug treatment programs designed to treat addiction. Some people who go through the programs go on to assist others in overcoming the same struggles they themselves faced.</p>
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		<title>PAUL LAWRIE MEETS JUSTIN ROSE IN WGC MATCH-PLAY ROUND 1</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FROM THE BBC SPORTS.COM WEBSITEWorld&#160;No 1&#160;Luke Donald has been drawn to meet three-time major winner Ernie Els in the WGC Match Play Championship this week in Arizona. Paul Lawrie will meet US-based Englishman Justin Rose. Lawrie and Martin Laird, the only two Scots in the field, are in the same quarter of the draw.Donald, the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>FROM THE BBC SPORTS.COM WEBSITE</strong></span><br />World&nbsp;No 1&nbsp;Luke Donald has been drawn to meet three-time major winner Ernie Els in the WGC Match Play Championship this week in Arizona. <br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Paul Lawrie will meet US-based Englishman Justin Rose. Lawrie and Martin Laird, the only two Scots in the field, are in the same quarter of the draw.</span></strong><br />Donald, the defending champion, will be hoping to reproduce his incredible 2011 form when he won all six of his matches before the 18th hole. <br />Tiger Woods will play Spain&#8217;s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano in Wednesday&#8217;s opening round at Dove Mountain. <br />Rory McIlroy begins his campaign against South African George Coetzee. <br />Lee Westwood faces Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts at the Arizona course, while Sergio Garcia takes on fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez. <br />======================<br /><strong>Last five Match Play winners</strong><br /><strong>2011 &#8211; Luke Donald </strong><br /><strong>2010 &#8211; Ian Poulter </strong><br /><strong>2009 &#8211; Geoff Ogilvy </strong><br /><strong>2008 &#8211; Tiger Woods </strong><br /><strong>2007 &#8211; Henrik Stenson </strong><br />=====================<br />Bill Haas, winner of Sunday&#8217;s Northern Trust Open, tees off against Japan&#8217;s Ryo Ishikawa while Dustin Johnson meets his US Ryder Cup team-mate Jim Furyk. <br />Donald, whose success came a year after his fellow Briton Ian Poulter won the tournament, needs to forget his disappointing showing in the Northern Trust Open last week. <br />The Buckinghamshire-based golfer slumped to a 56th place finish, carding 78 in his final round. <br />&#8220;I certainly have good feelings going back to Dove Mountain,&#8221; he said. <br />&#8220;I have a pretty good matchplay record but you just never know with that format. <br />&#8220;I just try to be pretty good at not giving too many shots away, too many holes away, keeping the pressure on my opponents and taking it one match at a time. <br />&#8220;I have always had that inner belief that I could certainly play as well as I did last year and it&#8217;s nice to see the hard work paying off but I feel like there is a lot more for me to achieve. <br />&#8220;There is a slight added burden of expectation but I feel I&#8217;ve dealt with that pretty well so far.&#8221; <br />The first-round matches will be played from 22-23 February. </p>
<p><strong><span style="color: purple;">FULL FIRST ROUND DRAW</span></strong> <br />Luke Donald (Eng) v Ernie Els (SA) <br />Jason Dufner (US) v Peter Hanson (Swe) <br />KJ Choi (Kor) v Kyle Stanley (US) <br />Brandt Snedeker (US) v Retief Goosen (SA) <br />Adam Scott (Aus) v Robert Rock (Eng) <br />Bo Van Pelt (US) v Mark Wilson (US) <br />Dustin Johnson (US) v Jim Furyk (US) <br />Thomas Bjorn (Den) v Francesco Molinari (Ita) </p>
<p>Rory McIlroy (NI) v George Coetzee (SA) <br />Kim Kyung-tae (Kor) v Anders Hansen (Den) <br />Sergio Garcia (Spa) v Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) <br />Keegan Bradley (US) v Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) <br />Jason Day (Aus) v Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spa) <br />Simon Dyson (Eng) v John Senden (Aus) <br />Charl Schwartzel (SA) v Gary Woodland (US) <br />Ian Poulter (Eng) v Bae Sang-moon (Kor) </p>
<p>Martin Kaymer (Ger) v Greg Chalmers (Aus) <br />David Toms (US) v Rickie Fowler (US) <br />Matt Kuchar (US) v Jonathan Byrd (US) <br />Bubba Watson (US) v Ben Crane (US) <br />Steve Stricker (US) v Kevin Na (US) <br />Louis Oosthuizen (SA) v Aaron Baddeley (Aus) <br />Graeme McDowell (NI) v Yang Yong-eun (Kor) <br />Hunter Mahan (US) v Zach Johnson (US) </p>
<p>Lee Westwood (Eng) v Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) <br />Robert Karlsson (Swe) v Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) <br />Nick Watney (US) v Darren Clarke (NI) <br />Tiger Woods (US) v Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) <br />Webb Simpson (US) v Matteo Manassero (Ita) <br />Alvaro Quiros (Spa) v <strong><span style="color: blue;">Martin Laird</span></strong> (Sco) <br />Bill Haas (US) v Ryo Ishikawa (Jap) <br />Justin Rose (Eng) v <strong><span style="color: blue;">Paul La</span></strong>wrie (Sco)
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		<title>Processing A Fast U.S. Pasport Application</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fast U.S. passport application processing may be required for last-minute discount vacations, family emergencies or essential business trips. On average, the US Department of State takes six weeks to process applications and send out passports. If urgent travel plans mean you can&#8217;t wait that long to get your passport, you have three options. Expedited [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A <a href="http://www.uspassportnow.com/">fast U.S. passport application</a> processing may be required for last-minute discount vacations, family emergencies or essential business trips. On average, the US Department of State takes six weeks to process applications and send out passports. If urgent travel plans mean you can&#8217;t wait that long to get your passport, you have three options.</p>
<p>Expedited Service</p>
<p>If you intend to set off on your journey in three to four weeks, you can use the department&#8217;s expedited postal service. Expedited applications for passports can usually be processed in around ten days, although various factors can cause delays. An extra fee is charged for the service and applications should be sent using two-way overnight delivery.</p>
<p>Passport Agencies</p>
<p>If you plan to travel within two weeks, you can make an appointment to apply in person at one of the thirteen regional passport agencies spread throughout the country. In addition to the usual material required for applications, you must have official documents showing that your departure date is in less than fourteen days. The standard expedited service fee applies.</p>
<p>Private Companies</p>
<p>If you are only given a few days notice before you need to leave the US, a private expediting service can help. These companies have connections with government offices that allow them to deliver passports to their clients in as little as two working days. They charge substantial service and shipping fees on top of the payment for expedited Department of State processing.</p>
<p>Required Documents</p>
<p>No matter which method of fast passport application processing you use, you will need to have the required documents. This includes two official passport photos, a US birth certificate and a driver&#8217;s license or other acceptable proof of identity. Failure to produce the correct, valid documents will almost certainly result in delays.</p>
<p>Preparation</p>
<p>Extra preparation is necessary if your case is being handled by a private expediting business. You will need to sign a letter of authorization, giving the company permission to act on your behalf. You will also have to bring your application and all required documents to a designated processing center. A State Department Acceptance Agent will ensure that everything is in order before it is sent on the expediter.</p>
<p>Website</p>
<p>The government’s travel website is a useful resource for government information on applying for passports. It details the documents that will be accepted in support of applications. Professional expediting businesses guide their customers through the steps necessary to obtain passports. They provide complete instructions for completing applications and assistance is available over the phone.</p>
<p>Tracking</p>
<p>The government has an online facility for tracking the progress of <a href="http://www.uspassportnow.com/services/ChildPassport">child U.S. pass port</a>. However, it can take several days for information on the status of applications to be displayed. Professional expediters provide their customers with frequent updates by phone or email. Their representatives are always available to respond to customer queries.</p>
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		<title>SPL Today: Hibs host Celtic&#8217;s party</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hibs, not so much always the bridesmaids as always the sailor-suit clad page boys of Scottish football, have some experience of hosting parties for visitors.</p>
<p>Rangers and Aberdeen have won league titles under the noses of a bemused and bewildered Easter Road support. It feels a bit like spending the night standing next to the fridge, alone and uncomfortable, at your own house warming party.</p>
<p>Today is not &#8211; officially at least, in reality this is a race that&#8217;s been run &#8211; Celtic&#8217;s title clinching game.</p>
<p>For Celtic fans though, forever enthusiastic at Easter Road anyway, today offers a reason to party like never before.</p>
<p>A 14 point lead in the league is one thing. Rangers losing at home to Kilmarnock yesterday is one thing.</p>
<p>Rangers in administration, apparently adrift on a sea of financial turbulence, a club battered by the ownership of successive rogues, that&#8217;s another thing entirely.</p>
<p>Rejoice. And the Celtic fans surely will today.</p>
<p>For every 37p in the pound Rangers offer their creditors, Celtic fans will spend £10 on bunting, booze and Iceland vol-au-vents.</p>
<p>Will Hibs be joining them? Some might. Some won&#8217;t. The Hibs fans I&#8217;ve spent time with this week are bemused by the scale of Rangers&#8217; woes, unsure what the future holds for Scottish football and quickly re-appraising their views on the stewardship of Rod Petrie. Never has the presence of that well groomed moustache seemed so reassuring.</p>
<p>Mixed emotions. And a huge sense of foreboding.</p>
<p>Celtic are on a 12 game winning streak in the SPL, they seem determined to win the league at the earliest possible opportunity.</p>
<p>Hibs are joint bottom of the league and struggle to win at home.</p>
<p>If there&#8217;s something worse than facing Celtic at this stage of Hibs season it&#8217;s probably facing Celtic when they&#8217;ve spent a week drawing strength from the weakening of the auld enemy.</p>
<p>Is there any hope?</p>
<p>Glimmers: Hibs are improving, Pat Fenlon&#8217;s new signings have formed the core of a new team, a better team if not a finished team.</p>
<p>Hibs were the last Scottish team to stop Celtic winning. A 0-0 at Celtic Park in October. One of those &#8220;how the hell did he do that?&#8221; results that sporadically punctuated Colin Calderwood&#8217;s &#8220;I&#8217;m not waving, I&#8217;m drowning&#8221; management.</p>
<p>Celtic win, win and win again. But they don&#8217;t always look irresistible.</p>
<p>And the most alluring scripts often deliver a twist. Yesterday the stage was set at Ibrox for Rangers to draw strength from the stands. They failed, the show of defiance tapered away in a meek surrender to Kilmarnock and, reportedly, a support blowing their chance, seeking solace in their Cromwellian songbook.</p>
<p>Kilmarnock were the party poopers at a wake. Is that easier or harder than the task Hibs face today?</p>
<p>Easier, I suspect, because this Celtic team is very different animal to the current, inferior incarnation of Rangers.</p>
<p>I am by nature a pessimist. I don&#8217;t see a half glass full, I see a glass that&#8217;s probably still got a lipstick stain on it.</p>
<p>Hibs have a hell of a task today. For this observer at least, it would be nice, just this once, if they could find it in themselves to rain on someone else&#8217;s parade.</p>
<p>> Before festivities get going in Leith Aberdeen host St Johnstone.</p>
<p>St Johnstone were befuddled as Dundee United blew them away last weekend and bemused after Hearts knocked them out of the Scottish Cup on Tuesday.</p>
<p>They remain fifth but Aberdeen are chasing them. Eighth, but on something of a roll, they could go sixth today and have both St Johnstone and Hearts in their sights.</p>
<p>I saw the new, improved Aberdeen draw 0-0 with the new, improved Hibs last week. It was a much better game compared to the clash the two had at Easter Road in September.</p>
<p>Same result though. 0-0. Which may show the ephemeral nature of &#8220;making an improvement&#8221; in this dysfunctional league of ours.</p>
<p>A draw today. A draw that won&#8217;t delight anyone but won&#8217;t really depress anyone either. </p>
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		<title>Free Your Mind And Body From Addiction With Cocaine Medical Detox</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The effects of cocaine addiction can be devastating on a person physically, mentally, and emotionally. If not addressed this serious problem can lead to losses of many kinds, including health, finances, personal relationships and ultimately the loss of life may be the end result. In order to break the cycle of destruction, the substance must be eliminated from the addicted person&#8217;s system by means of <a href="https://www.thewatershed.com/Treatment_Programs/medical_detoxification.php">cocaine medical detox</a>. Subsequent therapy normally follows this in most rehabilitation programs. </p>
<p>Cocaine</p>
<p>Beginning a rehab program is crucial to breaking free from a drug habit. Treatment starts when the patient is separated from any form of the drug, and all harmful residual substances that may remain the system are flushed out in the process referred to as detoxification. It is not a comfortable experience going through this stage of treatment, as most patients will suffer from the unpleasant withdrawal symptoms that result. </p>
<p>Withdrawal</p>
<p>Any kind of drug withdrawal is very difficult to go through, but since cocaine is such a powerful and potentially lethal substance, the effects are that much more pronounced. Cessation of the use of this drug is known as a &#8220;crash&#8221;. In many patients this &#8220;crash&#8221; will affect both the body and the mind by producing the following symptoms; an intense craving for the drug, nausea and vomiting, body pains, fever, itching or the feeling that bugs are crawling all over the skin, tremors, exhaustion, irritability, mood swings, paranoia and similar behavior as that demonstrated with schizophrenia. </p>
<p>Symptoms</p>
<p>These unpleasant symptoms will usually develop during the first few days of not taking the drug. They can continue for weeks, often becoming more intense and new symptoms may develop as well during this time. Sometimes these feelings will continue for several months. The longer a person has been addicted to the substance, the more severe and longer the detoxification experience will be. The urge to return to using the substance is often still felt after the symptoms have abated, and may last for years in some cases. </p>
<p>Detox</p>
<p>There is some relief available for the discomfort of the withdrawal effects experienced during detox, however. Various pharmaceuticals can be prescribed to help patients with the alleviation of the negative psychological symptoms that are often produced. The medications given most are; antidepressants, benzodiazepines, tranquilizers, and beta-blockers. </p>
<p>Holistic</p>
<p>For patients who would rather take a more natural approach, a holistic wellness plan can be developed by an alternative medicine practitioner. Generally treatment involves nutritional planning, vitamins, physical exercise, and saunas. This method can also be effective as a means of detox, but like any approach should be followed up with proper therapy to treat the psychological aspect of the substance abuse. </p>
<p>Therapy</p>
<p>Although the body is free from feeling the need to abuse drugs, the mind may still be bound in this way. Therapy is needed to alleviate this problem. Normally, once the patient&#8217;s condition is stabilized and the symptoms of withdrawal have dissipated, <a href="https://www.thewatershed.com/Resources/11_rehab_center/cocaine_rehab.php">cocaine addiction rehabilitation</a> therapy is begun. This may be done individually or as a group. Most programs involve a combination of motivational therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. </p>
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		<title>CKD Galbraith set closing date for sale of Oswald Hall</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oswald Hall in Ayrshire, an outstanding classical mansion with superb Robert Adam interiors, is on the market for offers over £1 million.  Because of the interest which has been shown, a closing date for offers has now been set for Tuesday 6th March 2012. </p>
<p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FOW6maxr-0Q/Tz6lmGnJ0lI/AAAAAAAAHrE/UCaHs5pUS88/s1600/6277605365_9b4baeaaa0_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FOW6maxr-0Q/Tz6lmGnJ0lI/AAAAAAAAHrE/UCaHs5pUS88/s400/6277605365_9b4baeaaa0_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710183451580813906" /></a><br />The mansion is the main house of the Auchincruive Estate which is situated in wooded countryside on the River Ayr, on the outskirts of the county town of Ayr. It has been owned by the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) since 1927.  SAC have relocated elements of its teaching to the new Riverside Campus in Ayr, and are in the process of consolidating other activities at the Auchincruive Estate over the next few years and Oswald Hall is surplus to their requirements. </p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OhzwqzTTzF8/Tz6l7Np6qTI/AAAAAAAAHrQ/ayF6SnBn9cs/s1600/6277599277_1d8eb1198f_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OhzwqzTTzF8/Tz6l7Np6qTI/AAAAAAAAHrQ/ayF6SnBn9cs/s400/6277599277_1d8eb1198f_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710183814248704306" /></a><br />An important Grade A listed building which has been well maintained by SAC, it has been used in recent years as a conference centre and wedding venue. It has some spectacular principal rooms designed by Robert Adam and a floor area of about 36,000 square feet. The largest room can easily accommodate 90 delegates.  </p>
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g75Pd8kSoA0/Tz6mPWu2IKI/AAAAAAAAHrc/-5USq91WoHI/s1600/6278118074_f94f07e7ac_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g75Pd8kSoA0/Tz6mPWu2IKI/AAAAAAAAHrc/-5USq91WoHI/s400/6278118074_f94f07e7ac_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710184160282681506" /></a><br />Being highly accessible from the M77 and A77, Glasgow and Prestwick Airports, it has huge potential for a wide variety of uses – as a private residence with offices, a hotel, headquarters building, research or conversion to residential apartments. </p>
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FHFze4zdTSI/Tz6mhJ0vGeI/AAAAAAAAHro/dfiOACYuouo/s1600/6278115394_0a6fccb147_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FHFze4zdTSI/Tz6mhJ0vGeI/AAAAAAAAHro/dfiOACYuouo/s400/6278115394_0a6fccb147_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710184466055371234" /></a><br />Oswald Hall was built in 1767 by Richard Oswald. Wings were added and other additions made in the 19th century. An impressive and important building, it has superb plasterwork in the main rooms and there are dramatic hanging gardens on the slopes between the mansion and the River Ayr. </p>
<p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0CqVvUth24/Tz6m5ClIWfI/AAAAAAAAHr0/8vvE-imkdB8/s1600/6277593293_81cff73954_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0CqVvUth24/Tz6m5ClIWfI/AAAAAAAAHr0/8vvE-imkdB8/s400/6277593293_81cff73954_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710184876427729394" /></a><br />Standing in its own grounds of about 38 acres, there is also the prospect of acquiring further land and property within the Auchincruive Estate. SAC and AWG Property Limited have conceived a Masterplan for the future development of the surplus elements of the Estate with a new village of up to 495 homes, 60,000 square feet of business and research floor space, a golf course and equestrian centre. </p>
<p>Oswald Hall is a wonderful opportunity; an historic house in a wonderful position which over time will become the centrepiece of a new village in an accessible situation on the Ayrshire Coast. </p>
<p>The property is being marketed by CKD Galbraith and Knight Frank. </p>
<p>Offers over £1,000,000 are being sought for Oswald Hall. </p>
<p>PDF available on <a href="http://www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk">www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk</a> </p>
<p><strong>About CKD Galbraith </strong></p>
<p>CKD Galbraith is the leading independent property consultancy, with 12 offices throughout Scotland. The Firm provides a full range of property consulting services across the commercial, residential, rural and energy sectors. Drawing on a century of experience in land and property management, CKD Galbraith is progressive and dynamic, investing in its 200 people and technology. The Firm provides a personal service, listening to clients and delivering advice to suit their particular opportunities and circumstances. Its associate, CKD Kennedy Macpherson, is based in London. </p>
<p>Enquiries:</p>
<p>CKD Galbraith <br />7 Killoch Place <br />Ayr KA7 2EA <br />Ayrshire, Scotland </p>
<p>Contact: R A Cherry BSc MRICS <br />Tel: 01292 268181 <br />Fax: 01292 292300 <br />E-mail: <a href="mailto:bob.cherry@ckdgalbraith.co.uk">bob.cherry@ckdgalbraith.co.uk</a> <br />Web: <a href="http://www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk">www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk</a></p>
<p>CKD Galbraith’s Ayr Office is a Founder Member of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle.</p>
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		<title>Get Him Back Forever Review And Tactics</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Breaking up with your husband or partner is never an easy thing. It can be hard on your emotional well being and it can also have an impact on how you carry on your day to day activities. It is possible to reconcile and iron out the issues that caused the break up if the situation is approached correctly. Find out how you can go about it using this guide on how to <a href="http://www.bestreviewsite.org/get-him-back-forever-review/">Get Him Back Forever review</a>.</p>
<p>Although it is hard to accept that what used to be a loving and kind relationship is gone, it is important to come to terms with it. This can help a person account for their mistakes and what went wrong in the relationship. An individual should take this time to evaluate and understand what led them to the place they are. This can be of help as a person moves towards correcting problems in the relationship and also reaching out to their loved one. This and more information can be found using the review site.</p>
<p>The wronged person and the person who caused the breakup can initialize reconciliation. The best thing is for an individual to contact the other party through a text message or an email. This is an indirect way of establishing contact and it allows the other party to think about their response without feeling pressured.</p>
<p>Find out how best you can talk to them because it allows you to explain the reasons behind your actions which caused the breakup. There are many ways you can initiate contact with an estranged partner. Consider writing them an email or text message. Remember that this communication is to help you set up a meeting where you can talk things out.</p>
<p>Be sure to give them time to respond to your communication. Do not also flood them with emails, phone calls or text messages because this makes you look desperate and insecure.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Scottish football die if Rangers are wiped from our footballing landscape? No. It would be greatly changed. But it would adjust and it would survive. But it&#8217;s disingenuous to deride those who claim that the end of Rangers equals the death of the game as weak willed apologists for a failed institution. The question [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will Scottish football die if Rangers are wiped from our footballing landscape?</p>
<p>No. It would be greatly changed. But it would adjust and it would survive.</p>
<p>But it&#8217;s disingenuous to deride those who claim that the end of Rangers equals the death of the game as weak willed apologists for a failed institution.</p>
<p>The question is framed incorrectly. </p>
<p>Would Scottish football be willing to let Rangers die? To me that&#8217;s the more instructive query.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s imagine that this current period of administration fails. The big tax case is lost. Rangers go into liquidation.</p>
<p>Craig Whyte &#8211; if he&#8217;s still around, doing little to dissuade people of the opinion that this has always been the end game of his dreams &#8211; knocks at the SPL door.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve founded a newco, Rangers 2012, and I want to play in the SPL again.&#8221;</p>
<p>There would be but one moral answer to the chinless &#8211; but remarkably brass-necked &#8211; charlatan. It&#8217;s short, satisfying and blunt.</p>
<p>What Rangers have been doing with HMRC&#8217;s money this season is despicable. The outcome of the tax case could condemn their recent history to being recorded as a stretched out theft against the authorities. At the very least they have lived above their means to artificially enhance their chances on the pitch.</p>
<p>Cheating, financial doping. An assault on the integrity of the sport.</p>
<p>The six man SPL board would have no option but to refuse Rangers&#8217; newco entry to the league. It would be immoral to decide anything else.</p>
<p>But will they be able to isolate themselves from all other considerations and make a purely moral choice?</p>
<p>Take a look at the TV deal. We know that the new deal signed with Sky and ESPN last November is worth £16 million a season to the SPL.</p>
<p>We also know that deal will be ripped up if there is any shift from the current arrangement where the league split guarantees four Old Firm games a season.</p>
<p>Sky, the senior partner in the deal, show all four of those games.  The final Old Firm game of last season was the first Scottish game to reach one million Sky viewers.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll suggest the other three games were watched by an average of 700,000 viewers. That&#8217;s 3.1 million viewers for four games.</p>
<p>Take those four games out of the season&#8217;s nine million total audience. That&#8217;s an average of around 105,000 viewers for each game featuring just one of the Old Firm or two non-Old Firm teams.</p>
<p>Would Sky be tempted to pay good money to cram those games into their crowded schedule? I don&#8217;t think so. That would leave ESPN as the sole bidder for the rights and the SPL hoping they&#8217;d want to double the number of Scottish games they show.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s a bargaining position for the league that would leave the TV deal not just reduced but decimated.</p>
<p>The counter-argument is that the current distribution of TV money is so inequitable that the SPL&#8217;s &#8220;other ten&#8221; teams would be able to cope with the financial hit.</p>
<p>Perhaps some, maybe most, would. But the existing deal provides guaranteed income. We know that many of our clubs live a hand-to-mouth existence, with levels of debt and ratios of wages to turnover that are all but unsustainable.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not outlandish to assume that the existing TV deal provides the leverage they need to keep trading at a just about manageable level.</p>
<p>It might be relatively low sums involved but this is a league where £35,000 represents a big January signing, where a club will shut a stand for the season to try and save £20,000. The loss of small sums could be fatal.</p>
<p>Neil Doncaster, the SPL&#8217;s chief executive, has also previously suggested that every single sponsorship deal the league has is dependent on the Old Firm continuing. </p>
<p>So the remaining teams would likely have to accept reduced sponsorship money with renegotiations made harder by the uncertainty over a new TV deal.</p>
<p>That would mean an overhaul of the league&#8217;s distribution of prize money and parachute payments. Another revenue stream would be considerably damaged.</p>
<p>The counter-argument to this is what I might call the Utopian scenario.</p>
<p>Here we see a newly competitive league attracting more supporters, and offering clubs easier access to European competition.</p>
<p>Would the league be more competitive? The question should be &#8220;is playing for second more attractive than playing for third?&#8221;</p>
<p>As their chief executive, Peter Lawwell, said this week Celtic&#8217;s business model is perfectly sustainable without Rangers.</p>
<p>They also have access to match day revenues and a cash spending fan base that dwarfs every other club.</p>
<p>In the immediate shock of adjustment to a Rangers free Scotland, Celtic would be uniquely placed to weather the storm.</p>
<p>That would suggest they&#8217;d move further away from the chasing pack, with every other club &#8211; already operating cost cutting schemes &#8211; further reducing their playing budgets.</p>
<p>That in turn would diminish the quality on show. It would remain to be seen if the lure of watching average teams play it out for second place would be enough to bring supporters back.</p>
<p>Would they come back anyway? There are no guarantees. Most of our clubs have shown how easy it is to lose fans and how hard it is to get them back.</p>
<p>Given the reductions likely in other incomes there would also seem to be little chance of ticket prices falling. </p>
<p>Is it the lack of competition, the price or the product that keeps fans away? Or is it a combination of all three &#8211; a combination likely to remain with or without Rangers.</p>
<p>Good luck going to the bank and asking for them to sign off a business plan that has &#8220;the fans will probably come back we think. Maybe.&#8221; as the main revenue stream.</p>
<p>Europe? It&#8217;s quite a leap to think that our clubs are going to massively improve in, say, the first three seasons without Rangers. The current trend of continental woe would continue, hurting the co-efficient and so making it harder for them to get real financial benefit from European participation. Qualification might be something of a Pyrrhic victory for many.</p>
<p>Scottish football wouldn&#8217;t die without Rangers, no. But delivering us from the evil of Rangers might not deliver us to the promised land.</p>
<p>That will leave the people running our clubs anxious.</p>
<p>How, for example, do Dunfermline feel?</p>
<p>It might be argued that the way Rangers played fast and loose with the actuality of their wealth has cost Dunfermline league positions &#8211; along with increased prize money &#8211; and perhaps contributed to their relegation from the SPL.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re denied the gift of time travel so we can know none of those things for certain. But it&#8217;s reasonable to assume that the way Rangers imposed unfair practices on an already uneven playing field has hurt every club in some way. That might well have cost Dunfermline dear and contributed to their precarious financial position.</p>
<p>So Dunfermline have basically been punished for Rangers&#8217; mismanagement.</p>
<p>They would want to see Rangers pay for that. But what if punishing Rangers means saying no to the Rangers newco and that is a course of action that would condemn Dunfermline &#8211; this is hypothetical &#8211; to administration because of the impact it would have on prize money or parachute payments?</p>
<p>In that scenario Dunfermline are being punished twice for someone else&#8217;s crimes.</p>
<p>Or imagine you are a club director. A goal from a Rangers player that they&#8217;d signed on big money thanks to their artificial financial construct cost your club a place in a Scottish Cup final.</p>
<p>Denied the money from reaching the final &#8211; maybe even winning the trophy &#8211; your club struggled at the end of that season. You reached in to your own pocket and paid part of the wage bill and gave a soft loan to cover a tax payment.</p>
<p>You&#8217;d feel physically sick at Craig Whyte&#8217;s non-payment of £9 million in taxes. </p>
<p>But you&#8217;d also see that your club has moved on and developed a sustainable model based on remaining in the SPL and enjoying your small slice of TV money.</p>
<p>Now here are Rangers, a club dealing with finances that your club wouldn&#8217;t match in a decade, asking for forgiveness. </p>
<p>You&#8217;d think &#8220;hell mend them.&#8221; Until you thought about that TV deal and realised that without it your club would return to financial disarray.</p>
<p>There is no moral reasoning I can imagine that would persuade me that &#8220;new Rangers&#8221; are in any way deserving of a place in the SPL.</p>
<p>It would be the final gargantuan cheat in a litany of wrongdoing that should shame every director, accountant and discredited owner of that club.</p>
<p>But how moral can you afford to be if saying no to &#8220;new Rangers&#8221; would mean the end of your club?</p>
<p>I suppose there is an argument that this could be the seismic event we need to put the strugglers and stragglers of the Scottish game out of business.</p>
<p>Yet it&#8217;s hard to see how financial chicanery at Ibrox should threaten the existence of other clubs. That&#8217;s not survival of the fittest, that&#8217;s murder at the hands of the most corrupt.</p>
<p>For the integrity of the league, saying &#8220;no&#8221; is a decision that would seem to be a moral absolute.</p>
<p>But if that&#8217;s weighed against having to tell your own fans that what little money there is has gone, telling your own employees that they are out of job, then it becomes a little less clear, a little less certain.</p>
<p>I hope that the SPL are doing everything in their power to insulate other clubs from the immediate impact of Rangers&#8217; administration and that the business implications of life without Rangers are being thoroughly explored.</p>
<p>But I fear Rangers cheating has left our clubs with a huge, difficult, complex decision to make. The right decision could be the wrong decision for other clubs. The wrong decision, even if it saves their own club, will outrage supporters across the country.</p>
<p>Right, wrong, moral, immoral. I don&#8217;t envy them their choice.</p>
<p><b>Update:</b> After a chat on Twitter I think I should probably add that this exploration of the newco option depends on &#8220;new Rangers&#8221; being legally validated. Phoenixism, the term apparently used in such situations, is not illegal and not all newcos are &#8220;rogue companies&#8221; but it might not entirely free Rangers from the attentions of the taxman.</p>
<p>If there is dubiety about the legality of the new company the decision would surely be taken out of the SPL&#8217;s hands.</p>
<p>Would there be an option for the SPL to set out strict conditions for re-entry? Conditions that might include no current board members or any members of the old board being involved in the &#8220;newco?&#8221;</p>
<p><b>Update two:</b> Couple of related articles in today&#8217;s Herald which I think confirm some of the concerns I&#8217;ve taken a look at. Former St Johnstone chairman <a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/more-clubs-at-serious-risk-if-ibrox-side-fail.16770704">Geoff Brown has his say</a> and <a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/a-world-without-rangers.16770877">Richard Wilson speaks to Stephen Morrow</a>, the head of Sports Studies at Stirling University.</p>
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<p><a href="http://footballsfootball.com/WeknowSFA/scottish-football-rangers/">We Know SFA</a></p>
<p><a href="http://wingsland.podgamer.com/why-scotland-doesnt-need-rangers/">Wings over Scotland</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An <a href="https://www.thewatershed.com/">alcohol addiction rehab</a> is something that people tend to confuse with other programs available these days. As a result, some people are put off by the idea of getting help when they may need it. Even so, many individuals find that they can benefit from this method, especially when compared to other methods offered through other programs.</p>
<p>12-Step Program</p>
<p>When people think about this particular type of treatment, they sometimes automatically think about a 12-step program. Even though these programs can be effective for some individuals, it&#8217;s not always something what will work or appeal to others. Many of these programs also tend to focus on a higher power or religious aspects, which is also something that may not appeal to everyone.</p>
<p>Some Resistance</p>
<p>Since some people may have other religious beliefs or are agnostic by nature, 12-step programs will often put them off. Since people often perceive treatment centers as being similar, many also tend to avoid these as well. As a result, many tend to go without getting help, whiles others may try to handle things on their own, often with very little success as a result.</p>
<p>Psychological Methods</p>
<p>What many find appealing about going to a center versus other approaches is the fact that most focus on psychological practices rather than religion or a higher power. In fact, many professionals working within the field hold a strong belief that addiction in general is based off cognitive behaviors. In order to work with this, most tend to focus on cognitive behavioral therapy or something that might be similar in nature.</p>
<p>Cognitive Therapy</p>
<p>Cognitive practices focus specifically on the individual. Therapists generally assess a person and their philosophies on life in order to help them get to the root of their addiction. Many people tend to find that being able to open up on a psychological level can often help discover the reasons for their alcohol abuse.</p>
<p>Support And Independence</p>
<p>At times, 12-step programs use mentors to help others get on their feet. While having a support system can help, people often tend to grow too dependent on others, rather than being able to cope on their own when it comes to their dependency for alcohol. Since, in the real world, it&#8217;s unrealistic to expect someone to be there to help every time it&#8217;s needed, it may not always be the most beneficial approach. However, many centers offer help to patients while giving them the chance to help themselves, too.</p>
<p>Self Examination</p>
<p>What many people like about these <a href="https://www.thewatershed.com/Treatment_Programs/residential_rehabilitation.php">residential treatment program</a> is the way they allow people to think for themselves. This is more so the case when it comes to their own behavior along with being able to assess their problem and the situations around them. As a result, many find that they&#8217;re able to be self-reliant and able to gain better results. This is in comparison to 12-step programs, which provides encouragement to rely on a higher power for strength and guidance.</p>
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		<title>GREGORY NAMED AS COACH TO THE US PALMER CUP TEAM</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITESouthern Methodist University (SMU) coach Josh Gregory, who led Augusta State to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2010-11, has been named the U.S. coach for the 2012 Palmer Cup match.The annual Ryder Cup-style competition, featuring student&#160;golfers from both sides of the Atlantic,&#160;will be held June 28-30 at Royal County Down in Newcastle, Northern [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITE</strong></span><br />Southern Methodist University (SMU) coach Josh Gregory, who led Augusta State to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2010-11, has been named the U.S. coach for the 2012 Palmer Cup match.<br />The annual Ryder Cup-style competition, featuring student&nbsp;golfers from both sides of the Atlantic,&nbsp;will be held June 28-30 at Royal County Down in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. <br />Gregory is in his first season at SMU after leading Augusta State to 18 tournament titles during his tenure. The Jaguars’ back-to-back NCAA titles were the first for a school since Houston in 1984-85.<br />Georgia Tech assistant Christian Newton, recipient of the 2011 Jan Strickland Award as the national assistant coach of the year, will serve as Gregory’s assistant on the Palmer Cup team. <br />The U.S. leads the Palmer Cup series 8-6-1 and has won two straight. The team will be finalised later this spring. <br /><strong>+For the rest of the US college golf news, switch over to our sister website, </strong><a href="http://www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk/"><strong>www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk</strong></a>
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