Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. Forging is often classified according to the temperature at which it is performed: "cold", "warm", or "hot" forging. Forged parts can range in weight from less than a kilogram to 580 metric tons. Forged parts usually require further processing to achieve a finished part. There are many kinds of forging processes; all that can be grouped into three main … [Read more...]
Celebrate Being Alive – WOMEN in RECOVERY
Give It a Try Oh yeah, science has defined and described life — no disputing that. It’s that time that occurs between birth and death that we fill up with breathing, eating, sometimes sleeping, preserving the species, and whatever thoughtful and mindless else we might devise. To get beyond the state of being to having meaning is an art and a craft. The trick is finding the space between the literal and the figurative. If you want to give it a try . . . How to Be Alive In some … [Read more...]
Love and Sex Addicts – Addictive relationships
Love and Sex Addicts - Addictive relationships Addictive relationships are characterized over time by unhealthy dependency, guilt and abuse. Convinced of their lack of worth and not feeling truly lovable, Love and Sex Addicts will use seduction, control, guilt and manipulation to attract and hold onto romantic partners. At times, despairing of this cycle of unhappy affairs, broken relationships and sexual liaisons, some Love or Sex Addicts may have "swearing off" periods (like the … [Read more...]