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Boston's journeyman gathers knowledge, experience
Jonny Gomes, who began the Boston Red Sox team trend of growing a beard one year ago, this time arrived to Fort Myers clean shaven.
The outfielder will appear that way at 1:05 p.m. Thursday at JetBlue Park, where the Red Sox open their exhibition season with a doubleheader against Northeastern University and Boston College.
"He looks five or six years younger," manager John Farrell said not long after Gomes first arrived to the Fenway South complex.
But Gomes, 33, provides another veteran presence in the lineup, a player capable of starting in left or right field when needed. He's also capable of leading off, not because he has blazing speed — he stole just one base last season — but because he had a .344 on-base percentage in 2013 and .377 in 2012.
"When you've got a guy who has been with a number of different teams who has had to battle for his career and believes strongly in himself, that's something the other guys feed off of," Farrell said.
"There was an edge that we had when he was in the lineup. Jonny brought an intangible that, like I said, others feed off of."
Gomes, Tampa Bay's 18th round draft pick in 2001 out of Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College, played his first big-league game as a Devil Ray in 2003 and has stuck in the major leagues for good since 2005.
Since then, Gomes has become somewhat of a journeyman, moving from the Rays to the Reds in 2009-11, the Nationals in 2011, the Oakland A's in 2012 and then a two-year, $10 million contract with the Red Sox that expires at the end of this season.
Gomes has played more than 120 games just once in his big-league career, logging 148 games for the Reds in 2010. He played in 116 games last season for the Red Sox, hitting .247 with 13 home runs and 52 RBI.
"It's tough," Gomes said of all the moving and coming off the bench.
Gomes said he has tried to take the best of what he has learned from each team and apply it to the next one.
"I've been fortunate and unfortunate to bounce around," Gomes said. "In bouncing around, I've always been extremely focused on the day at hand, the pitch at hand, the game at hand."
Gomes then named the managers for whom he has played.
"Playing under Lou Pinella, Joe Maddon, Dusty Baker, Davey Johnson, Bob Melvin and now John Farrell, I've always learned how that organization works, what that organization's philosophies are. I have five different ones under my belt.
"You see what works and what doesn't work. There's hundreds of ways to lose a ballgame. There's hundreds of ways to lose a clubhouse and lose momentum. But there aren't that many things you have to do to win. There's not many things you have to do to keep a tight clubhouse."
Gomes said growing the beard at the start of last season wasn't any kind of a publicity stunt. He did it, he said, to help give the clubhouse unity and an identity.
"None of that was fake," Gomes said. "None of that was to get Sox Nation on my side and Sox Nation to love me.
"That's the type of guy I am. I've always rallied around my teammates like family and rallied around my community as if it were my hometown."
Gomes is the type of player championship teams need, Farrell said, for a variety of reasons.
"It's not just what he does between the lines," Farrell said. "When you live with it for seven months, he makes people better, through conversations about the game. He's a strong believer in himself. He imparts that upon others."
Gomes, also known for having a variety of tattoos, said he hoped to help the Red Sox win another World Series.
"I can't come up with one single adjective to describe last year," Gomes said. "From worst to first to a ring. The beards, and all of that. It probably would make a heckuva T-shirt or bumper sticker, but I'm a guy who gets the tattoo."
Connect with this reporter: David Dorsey (Facebook), @DavidADorsey (Twitter).
• Boston Red Sox:Will work out from about 9 a.m. to noon at the Fenway South complex. Admission to the complex is free. Fans must pay $6 for a tour of the JetBlue Park stadium. Tour tickets are available at the stadium box office.
• Minnesota Twins:Will work out from about 9 a.m. to noon at the Lee County Sports Complex. Admission is free.
Gomes at a glance
• Who: Boston Red Sox outfielder
• Drafted: 18th round, 2001, by Tampa Bay out of Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College
• Last season: Hit .247 with 13 home runs and 52 RBI.
• World Series moment: In Game 4, with the score tied 1-1 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with two outs and two baserunners, Gomes slugged a three-run homer, breaking open the game in the sixth inning.


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Sweet Bye and Bye, a forgotten 1946 musical by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash, will get a world-premiere studio recording starring Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie, reports Playbill.
PS Classics, which has released new recordings of the vintage shows Tonight at 8:40, Kitty's Kisses and Fine and Dandy, is behind the disc.
The musical opened and closed in 1946 on its way to Broadway. The script is a futuristic farce sending up big business, telecommunications, space travel, self-help groups and the traditions of courtship and matrimony, but recording producer and PS Classics co-founder Tommy Krasker told Playbill.com, "At heart Sweet Bye and Bye is a simple love story with some of the most beautiful ballads I've ever heard."
The studio cast includes Danny Burstein, Philip Chaffin, Sara Jean Ford, Telly Leung, Michele Ragusa, Graham Rowat, Jim Stanek and Mazzie (Ragtime, Passion and Kiss Me, Kate) in the leading role originated by Dolores Gray.


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Immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis - Twitter summary from #ACAAI16 meeting
Classic lecture by Dr. Nelson on 100 years on immunotherapy #ACAAI16 https://t.co/zQDQWZZGdE
@docalergias: Allergy immunotherapy for AR effectively prevents asthma: https://t.co/yTFQql5VCp
@choirdoc: Wouldn't we be celebrating discovery of a treatment to reduce risk of developing asthma by 40%? Hmm - there is one: immunotherapy. Treating parents with immunotherapy reduces risk of atopy in their future children (dose dependent, too)!
Probiotics might be able to enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy. Dr. Nelson warns that confirmation is needed. SCIT in combination with probiotics induces regulatory B cells and 30% improvement on symptoms compared to SCIT without probiotics https://t.co/ePShC4Vzq5
@drsilge: Subcutaneous immunotherapy plus probiotics dramatically affected nasal symptoms after 6 months. Fascinating https://t.co/h7ghCsDALB
We can safely administer grass and ragweed sublingual tabs together. Approximately $600/mo wholesale? Cetirizine and fluticasone nasal spray $6.25/mo. Value? @paallergy: That would be $7,200 per year. SCIT is much much cheaper.
Dr Durham: To check for INS spray non-compliance, ask - how many spray bottles did you use during last pollen season? The answers should be 3-4.
There is a need for more research on subtropical and tropical dust mite allergen IT.
Dr Durham explained data from several studies showing efficacy of dust mite SLIT for allergic asthma.
Effectiveness of dust mite SLIT on polisensitized asthmatics: 34% risk reduction in exacerbations - JAMA https://t.co/18h4uoqRRA https://t.co/V0tcGFtr0m
Optimal preseason treatment for SLIT is 4 months.
Key points of SLIT vs. SCIT in this slide: https://t.co/Y9zSCQ1hft
Potential mechanisms of adjuvants for allergen IT in this slide: https://t.co/FmuE0KfSAF
Possible anti-cytokines targets as adjuvants for SCIT in this slide: https://t.co/86o1BpCCO2
Mycobacterial antigen as potential new adjuvants for SCIT: https://t.co/lXKrhRUKEE
Dr Durham reviewed his well known study of Grass SCIT showing persistent benefit 3 years after discontinuation following 3 yr course.
Grass SLIT-T was also shown to have persistent benefit for 2 years following discontinuation after a 3-year treatment period (given daily year round).
Dr Durham conducted a head to head comparison of Grass SCIT to Grass SLIT-T given over 2 years - funded by Immune Tolerance Network. Durham's SCIT vs SLIT study was placebo controlled - double blind double dummy (i.e. SLIT patients received placebo injections as well). Primary endpoint of the SLIT vs SCIT study was response to nasal allergen challenge at 3 years (2 years treatment, 1 year off treatment). 106 participants randomized - 34 SLIT-T, 36 placebo, 36 SCIT, mean skin test diameter to grass was 8 to 10 mm.
After 2 years of treatment, both SCIT and SLIT showed a significant reduction in response to nasal allergen challenge compared to placebo. After only 1 year of treatment, only SCIT was better than placebo, and in fact, was better than SLIT-T. After 2 years of treatment and 1 year of follow up - neither SCIT nor SLIT were better than placebo. Thus 2 yrs IT was not enough.
There were significant improvement in rhinitis specific QOL during grass in both SCIT and SLIT treated patients even after 1 yr treatment.
@mrathkopf: Durham, GRASS trial - 2 years of treatment is insufficient for long term tolerance for both SCIT and SLIT.
Side effect profile was different - 47% rate of mild systemic reactions in SCIT compared to 2.8% in SLIT. 2 Cases of Grade 3 SR in SCIT.
Dyspepsia occurred in 22% of SLIT treated patients - mild to moderate, no one discontinued secondary to this.
Both SLIT and SCIT reduced nasal IL-4 and IL-13 following nasal allergen challenge after 2 years of treatment. Substantial reduction in grass-specific Th2 cells shown in the SCIT-treated patients c/w placebo. SLIT reduced them as well but less so. Both SCIT and SLIT reduced late phase skin response to intradermal grass test. Grass specific IgG4 increased with both SCIT and SLIT. Both effects were more pronounced with SCIT.
Dr Durham - SCIT and SLIT are in equipoise Both are effective, SLIT is safer - ask the patient which they would prefer. Dr Durham suggests getting patient input for choice of SLIT or SCIT.
SCIT and SLIT are equally effective for seasonal outcomes but we need to treat for 3 years.
@drsilge: 2 years of SCIT OR SLIT are insufficient for lasting benefit. Dr Durham is really the only source for good data on duration.
@dranneellis: The best part of #ACAAI16 so far-spending time with immunotherapy & nasal allergen challenge guru Dr Stephen Durham! https://t.co/xBpzqHeCUH
This is a Twitter summary from #ACAAI16 meeting. The post is a part of series. See the rest here: http://allergynotes.blogspot.com/search/label/#ACAAI16
Several allergists did a great job posting updates on Twitter from the 2016 meeting of ACAAI, the hashtag was #ACAAI16. I used the website Symplur to review the tweets:
@docalergias @drstanfineman @dranneellis
Presentation handouts are available from the ACAAI website: http://annualmeeting.acaai.org/session_presentations.cfm
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ESPN is laying off nearly 400 employees as it seeks to improve profitability, the company confirmed.
In a statement, ESPN said, "We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs. While difficult, we are confident that it will make us more competitive, innovative and productive." A rep declined to comment further.
SEE ALSO: ESPN to Feature Clips on Twitter
News of the layoffs was reported Tuesday by sports blog Deadspin. The cuts are the network's first sizable staff reductions since 2009, when ESPN laid off about 100.
In the U.S., ESPN has about 4,000 employees, with another 3,000 overseas. The company's ESPN Plaza headquarters in Bristol, Conn., includes nearly 1 million square feet of office and studio space in 16 buildings on 123 acres, plus an additional 400,000 square feet rented nearby.
Walt Disney Co.'s ABC owns an 80% stake in ESPN, with Hearst holding the remaining 20% interest. The company does not disclose financials but its annual revenue is estimated to exceed $8 billion.
Disney has mandated layoffs in other parts of its empire, even as it has delivered strong financial results. Last month, Mouse House cut 300 jobs at LucasArts, Lucasfilm and across Walt Disney Studios, which came after Disney's interactive group laid off more than 100 staffers last fall.


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2020 and Eye Bleach
Does the decade start in 2020 or 2021? What's the origin of needing eye bleach?
Andrew and Geoff weigh in on the debate about when the decade starts, and chat about Bird Box, Blue Waffle, and Goatse. Don't search the internet for those last two things.


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In today's NHL rumor rundown, most of the NHL rumor talk surrounds Mitch Marner and what the Toronto Maple Leafs plan to do while trying to negotiate a new deal with their prized RFA. There are more updates on Jacob Trouba and the Winnipeg Jets and what kind of money are the Golden Knights looking at having to spend on William Karlsson? He wants a long-term deal.
Marner Negotiations Needs to Move Quickly
Toronto won't do with Marner what they did with William Nylander. Based upon comments made by GM Kyle Dubas, he has no desire to sit back and let the player and his agent dictate the speed of a new deal.
Kristen Shilton of TSN said Dubas admitted that he may not have managed William Nylander's contract situation ideally and other media insiders are suggesting the Maple Leafs cannot afford to let this negotiation drag on.
TSN's Darren Dreger suggested it was best the Maple Leafs offer be north of $10 million and perhaps, north of $11 million per year to encourage Marner to ignore the outside interest beyond July 1.Pierre LeBrun added, "Cannot allow Marner to be in an offer sheet situation. Make your very best offer to Marner by draft weekend."
Dubas called getting Marner's deal done priority #1 and everyone else has to wait, including a player like Jake Gardiner.
Related: NHL Rumors: Subban, Karlsson, Maple Leafs, More
More Talk on Jacob Trouba
Jared Clinton of The Hockey News offered up some projections on the salary cap and how it affects the Winnipeg Jets. He wrote that if the cap reaches the expected levels, the Jets will have $26 million to spend with Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor taking up about $14 million of that. That leaves about $12 million on the rest and not enough room to sign everyone.
Many are suggesting this is another sign that Jacob Trouba gets traded. He signed a one-year arbitration deal for $5.5 million last season and could do so again but at some point, there is a belief one of the two sides, if not both, needs to make a commitment. Trouba wants to be an unrestricted free agent in 2020 so getting him to do long-term deal might be difficult unless the big money is offered now.
Related: NHL Rumors: Babcock, McCrimmon, Sabres, More
William Karlsson Wants Long-Term Deal From Vegas
Golden Knights forward William Karlsson told David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he had some preliminary talks with the team before the playoffs and that now that the season is complete, he hopes to sign a long-term deal.
That means he wants to avoid arbitration because an arbitrator can only offer up to a one-year contract. Vegas would probably like to avoid that as well because he would then become an unrestricted free agent for 2020.
Karlsson had a down year but also a good year. He could reproduce the 43-goal season he had in 2017-18, instead, winding up with 24 goals and 56 points in 2018-19. This will help the Golden Knights heading into negotiations.
Considering how aggressive the Golden Knights have been in acquiring players like Paul Statsny, Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone, they are quickly running out of money to throw around and they'll need a fair contract for Karlsson based on the average of his two seasons.
Related: NHL Rumors: Mikheyev, Zuccarello, Jets, More
Jordan Weal Wants to Stay Put
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports that there have been preliminary discussions between the Montreal Canadiens and Jordan Weal's reps. LeBrun adds that Weal has interest in staying with the Canadiens and speculation is the Canadiens would like to keep him too.
Jim Parsons is a senior THW freelance writer, part-time journalist and audio/video host who lives, eats, sleeps and breathes NHL news and rumors, while also writing features on the Edmonton Oilers. He's been a trusted source for five-plus years at The Hockey Writers, but more than that, he's on a mission to keep readers up to date with the latest NHL rumors and trade talk. Jim is a daily must for readers who want to be "in the know."
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For interview requests or to provide content info, follow Jim on Twitter or his social media accounts. They appear under his photo on articles like this one.


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South African farm workers' strikes inspired by events at Marikana
By Joshua Lumet and Iqra Qalam
16 November 2012
Militant struggles among South Africa's impoverished workers have spread to the Western Cape province's farms, following on months of upheavals in the mining industry. The farm workers' strikes started two weeks ago in the picturesque Boland town of De Doorns, some 90 miles outside of Cape Town, prompted by a dispute on the Keurboschkloof farm. Subsequently, the militant struggles have spread like wildfire throughout the province.
Wednesday, November 14, saw the strikes spread to the towns of Porterville, Saron and Wolseley. Michael Daniels, a 27-year-old worker, was shot dead, allegedly in a confrontation with the South African Police Services (SAPS).
Farm workers, most of whom have lived all of their lives in the area and toil for long hours for a wage of only R70 ($7.85) per day, say they were inspired by recent events in the mining industry. They are demanding a wage of R150 ($16.90) per day.
On 16 August, police shot and killed 34 workers at the Marikana mine outside Johannesburg, belonging to the British-based platinum mining company Lonmin. The massacre, which also saw countless rock drillers injured and hundreds arrested, led to Lonmin agreeing to pay workers significant salary increases, but still short of the R12,500 they asked for. The increases did, however, lead to workers in the Boland farming region deciding to down tools in the fight for a living wage.
Muriel Sitholo, a 44-year-old mother of four who has lived and worked all her life on the Bella Vista farm belonging to S. L. Jordaan said, "I was born in this area and it is one of the most fertile lands you can find anywhere; the farmers are very wealthy. There is no way they cannot afford to pay us more than the R70 we currently earn. We just cannot survive and that is why we are brave in doing what we are doing, even though it is dangerous. Workers in South Africa don't earn enough for what we do, and that goes all the way back to the days of Apartheid."
She agreed that events at Marikana galvanized workers to start the strikes in the Boland. The strikes have spread to other areas in the Western Cape province and authorities have called on workers to end the strike as negotiations between the African National Congress (ANC) government and representatives of the workers, some of whom are affiliated to the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), continue.
Justin Pieterse, the son of Nosey Pieterse, the executive president of the Black Association for the Agricultural Sector (Bawsi), agrees that as was the case at Marikana and other mines, workers have started to form their own representative groups and have started to steer away from the control of the existing unions like COSATU. Added Ashlin Thomas, "The unions can say what they want, but here we are all equal and every person wants the same thing, so each worker is a leader in his own right."
In the mining sector, thousands of workers brought mines to a standstill when they decided that the unions were in cahoots with the ANC government and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in protecting the interests of the mining companies.
Justin Pieterse continued, "So far the farmers have offered us R80 per day, which is a slap in the face. We will continue to strike until our demand for R150 per day is met. It doesn't really matter what the authorities say because some workers are not going according to the unions and, in a way, each worker wants to fight for a better life."
The Western Cape is ruled by the right-wing opposition party, the Democratic Alliance. Workers in the City of Cape Town, disillusioned with the ANC, voted the DA into power in 2006, expecting a dramatic improvement in their quality of life. This never transpired; instead deepening unemployment, the rising cost of living and real wage decreases have exacerbated poverty even further. Despite their parliamentary antics, the ANC and the DA have two things in common—their commitment to big business and brazen hostility towards the working class.
The DA's Western Cape Premier Helen Zille yesterday called on President Jacob Zuma to deploy the army to the towns that had been affected by the strikes.
The ANC and COSATU have viewed the unrest as an opportunity to dislodge the DA from the Western Cape. Fear that the militant struggles can spread to the urban centers of the Western Cape have prompted Zille to call on ANC provincial leader Marius Fransman to remove politics from the labour dispute, urging him to repudiate some of the "incitement" COSATU had spread by earlier describing the protests as "Marikana comes to the farms."
In an attempt to defuse the situation, Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant, who is currently overseas, will publish a notice in the Government Gazette next week canceling the existing sectorial determination that sets the minimum wage for farm workers at R70 a day. Announcing the deal, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, flanked by acting Labour Minister Angie Motshekga and her trade and industry counterpart Minister Rob Davies, said the Employment Conditions Commission would meet next week to decide on the basic level of pay for Western Cape farm workers.
Minister Joemat-Pettersson has at the same time called for an end to the strike in the De Doorns area. "The farm workers' unions said they were willing to abandon the strikes for two weeks until a solution to the wage issue was found," Minister Joemat-Pettersson said in a statement on Tuesday night. Joemat-Pettersson also called on the labour department to intervene in the strike.
She said she had helped "restore relationships" between striking farm workers and farmers. "I think we've [the department] acted as a facilitator to allow that these negotiations and talks to stay on track. ... We cannot afford this sector to lose jobs ... that is why we decided to participate in normalising the situation."
Although she said that farm workers' unions had agreed to suspend the strike, most workers at De Doorns and other areas rubbished her claim. Said Justin Pieterse: "We will really only stop this action once they (the authorities and the farmers) have agreed to pay us the R150 per day we are asking for."
Farm workers are being threatened with the prospect of job losses as a result of their militant struggle. They are being warned that their pay demand will adversely affect the "international competitiveness" of the farming industry. However, the majority of farm workers maintained that, like their counterparts in the mining industry, only a successful pay increase would stop the strikes.
Said Bernard Msongo, a 22-year-old immigrant worker from Zimbabwe, "Of course this issue is in the end really just about the fact that workers do not earn enough to make a good living. It is about the poor workers versus the rich farmers and the workers are far more than the farmers; we are different classes of people and it shows if you look how wealthy those farmers are in this area."
The militant struggle in the Boland is the struggle of the poor masses in South Africa, the most unequal country in the world, fighting for a better life. In the Western Cape, the unemployment rate is now 29.3 percent, the cost of living is soaring and wages are decreasing. Displaying their disillusionment with the bourgeois politicians of the DA and ANC, and their lackeys in COSATU, farm workers, like their mine worker counterparts, are coming into direct conflict with state security forces.
Said Edward Gege, a worker who was born in the area and has worked the farms for the last 30 years: "There are a lot of issues at stake here. Some people like the politicians want to make it all about them and the unions, but it is actually just about the workers who are being exploited.
"And if the farmers and government cannot come back to us and say we will pay you more money, the strikes will continue, whether COSATU is helping us or not, or whether government said they have deals on the table or not, it does not matter. What matters is that we have the money in our pockets and everyone knows that."
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Readers who have not yet secured any of the high-priced tickets for the current run of MAMMA MIA in the enormous Sarofim Hall theater of Houston's Hobby Center had
better move fast or risk disappointment. The show is selling out for all
performances now through next Sunday's close. As for the lucky ticket holders
in the audience of which I was part, elation was the order of the evening as
joyful patrons left the theater with wide smiles at the end of the performance.
Who could blame them?
Written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, the plot is cleverly constructed around the popular songs of ABBA that were previously composed by former members of that band, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. (Stig Anderson
collaborated in composing some of the show's songs, and Catherine Johnson wrote
the book). The original London production opened in April of 1999 and continues
to wow audiences there. Likewise, the Broadway production (which opened just
weeks after the terror of 9/11 in 2001) is approaching celebration of 10 years
at New York's Winter Garden Theatre this fall. (It is such a perennial that it
even found its way into the Broadway masthead photo atop this critic's website
at ThePeoplesCritic.com).
Phyllida Lloyd brightly directs this current and very successful national tour of a show
familiar to many from the popular screen version starring Meryl Streep and
Pierce Brosnon. But the high-energy excitement Mamma Mia brings to the
live stage could never be fully captured on film. The forgivably far-fetched
plot surrounds a single mother named Donna (Kaye Tuckerman), and her daughter,
Sophie (Chloe Tucker), who live on the lovely Greek Island of Calicos where
Donna operates a taverna guest house. Twenty year-old Sophie is about to
be married to her beloved Sky (Happy Mahaney) and longs to know which of the
three men her mother had flings with years before could be her real father. In
hopes of solving that mystery she has secretly invited the three to her
forthcoming wedding. When the gents arrive (Paul Deboy as Harry, John-Michael
Zuerlein as Bill, and John Bisom as Sam) the real fun gets underway. Adding to
the fun is the arrival of Donna's feisty old girlfriends, Tanya (Alison Ewing),
and Rosie (Mary Callanan). Years before the three gals had their own singing
group known as, "Donna & the Dynamos." Before show's end they unite for
some spectacular numbers.
The action plays out on what I found to be a simple, yet very appealing set, depicting the tavern's Mediterranean-style stucco buildings, capped by the lacy
silhouette of a tree and an occasional rising moon. The secret of this
successful simplicity rests with the ever-changing and brilliant pastel
lighting designs of Howard Harrison, which give an airy and romantic look to
many scenes, and electrifying excitement to others like the explosive, "Money,
Money, Money." With such popular hits as, "Dancing Queen",
"Chiquitita, " "Super Trouper," "Take A Chance On
Me," "Voulez-Vous," "SOS," "Thank You for the
Music," "The Winner Takes It All", and the tender, "Knowing
Me, Knowing You," the fun-filled and lovely tunes overshadow the twists
and turns of the convoluted plot. But as wedding day approaches, there are
enough mysteries and surprises to keep it all interesting, while the dynamic
voices in the cast add to the magic. Kaye Tuckerman brings fierce vocal power
to her numbers and Chloe Tucker's voice is pure perfection. With sweet vocal
harmonies, the Ensemble cast support is strong throughout. One regret for this
critic was the apparent insistence of production sound engineers to
over-amplify many musical numbers to distortion levels. That, in my opinion, is
a disservice to both composers and vocalists, whose ability to make beautiful
music does not in any way require such annoying levels of volume.
The flashy choreography of Anthony Van Laast is ever-present as a highlight of the
production, and don't miss the hilarious flipper-footed dance of the scuba
divers. And speaking of "don't miss," there were two kinds of sweet justice
meted out at the end of the show. First, as the hardworking performers began to
take their bows, there were the usual rude theatergoers who hopped out of their
seats and headed for the exits in their efforts to be first out of the parking
lot. Little did they know that a highlight of the show was about to take place:
Following the curtain calls, with our leads now suddenly dressed in the glitz
of ABBA-style costumes, the cast again exploded on stage for perhaps another
twenty minutes of joyful encores including "Dancing Queen," and, of course,
"Mamma Mia." And finally, more importantly, cast member Mahaney stepped forward
to address the audience on behalf of the worldwide Broadway Cares /
Equity Fights AIDS campaign. Cast members were then at the exits to greet
the many happy audience members who cheerfully contributed to that worthy
MAMMA MIA continues at the Hobby Center with performances tonight at 7:30, Friday & Saturday nights at 8pm, matinees both Saturday & Sunday at 2pm, and a final performance at 7:30 this coming Sunday night, May 15th. To capture any of the few remaining tickets call 713-315-2525 or visit the website at http://www.thehobbycenter.org/ .
Those who miss out may want to have a peek at the tour video available at: http://www.mammamianorthamerica.com/land/tour/?gclid=CO62uufX4qgCFUHr7QodtjZGCw


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Followups: From 22-May-2016
Façade Exhibition – see post 22-May-2016.
Lecture: Mark Ledbury, The Wallace Collection (part of the AGNSW Collectors & Collections series).
I have clear if disjointed memories of visiting the Wallace Collection a number of times in the early 1980s – 25 January 1983 was one visit, evidenced by a note in the catalogue of ceramics still on my bookshelves. Then it was a jewel hidden behind the bustle and lights of Oxford Street, slightly dusty, in memory full of delights but empty of people, my own little secret, a mix of elaborate decorative arts, corridors of armour, and amazing paintings, some straying into chocolate box territory.
Apparently now it is beautifully refurbished, entirely polished, a darling venue of fashionistas, still full of amazing works, still a jewel but altogether Discovered. So memory and time betray us.
In compensation, Mark Ledbury is an entertaining speaker and it was fascinating to learn about the complex non-dynasty and the accidents of fortune which led to this collection – works which shall always be together, unmixed with other works of art.
Markus Brüderlin (2013) "Introduction to the Exhibition: The birth of abstraction from the spirit of the textile and the conquest of the fabric space" In Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg Art & Textiles: Fabric as material and concept in modern art from Klimt to the present Art & Textiles Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag.
This book was published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name 2013-2014. I'd love to have seen the exhibition. The book is challenging reading so far, reinforcing some concepts for me, introducing a lot more new. My thinking is all fragments.
One thing that struck me – a topological view of weaving. The impact on space of folding fabric was illustrated with Matisse, Liseuse au gueridon. Folding. Inside and outside. Form following material. What could be done with that idea?
I pulled out some 190 gsm kraft paper and some decorated paper. Quick weaving, but still followed "rules" – plain weave, the same side of the paper showing.
22/5 Flat, then an initial attempt at dimension.
23/5 Wove through plastic horsehair, then accentuated the folding.
Then later there was mention of the orthogonal structure of fabric, and a link to work by Agnes Martin amongst others. This seems at odds to the folding point, the rigidity of right angles. Rosalind Krauss and her paper on the grid was mentioned – I tracked it down (link) but need to do more than a skim read. She claims the grid "incapable of development", but even if it were true that seems to me limited to a grid fixed – stretched on a frame or otherwise. Plain weave, the complete grid, is the strongest and least flexible of weave structures, all else being equal, but it can still drape, the orthogonal structure moving in three dimensions.
"Contact relics" is a term I hadn't used before. In the book an example was the veil of Veronica. This made me think of the power of old clothes – smell, shape, memory trigger – the advantage of the almost automatic human connection/dimension of textile.
1&20 project
Claire's post is here.
This week she brought in a small, beautifully observed and shaded pencil sketch of a pearl ring. I brought in an A4 felt-tip pen oddity based on a potato masher.
Late on Sunday: Another exhibition and lecture today – more on that next post.


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This article is part of a series on how to write a great business plan.
Numbers tell the story. Bottom line results indicate the success or failure of any business.
Financial projections and estimates help entrepreneurs, lenders, and investors or lenders objectively evaluate a company's potential for success. If a business seeks outside funding, providing comprehensive financial reports and analysis is critical.
But most importantly, financial projections tell you whether your business has a chance of being viable--and if not let you know you have more work to do.
Most business plans include at least five basic reports or projections:
- Balance Sheet: Describes the company cash position including assets, liabilities, shareholders, and earnings retained to fund future operations or to serve as funding for expansion and growth. It indicates the financial health of a business.
- Income Statement: Also called a Profit and Loss statement, this report lists projected revenue and expenses. It shows whether a company will be profitable during a given time period.
- Cash Flow Statement: A projection of cash receipts and expense payments. It shows how and when cash will flow through the business; without cash, payments (including salaries) cannot be made.
- Operating Budget: A detailed breakdown of income and expenses; provides a guide for how the company will operate from a "dollars" point of view.
- Break-Even Analysis: A projection of the revenue required to cover all fixed and variable expenses. Shows when, under specific conditions, a business can expect to become profitable.
It's easy to find examples of all of the above. Even the most basic accounting software packages include templates and samples. You can also find templates in Excel and Google Docs. (A quick search like "google docs profit and loss statement" yields plenty of examples.)
Or you can work with an accountant to create the necessary financial projections and documents. Certainly feel free to do so... but I'd first recommend playing around with the reports yourself. While you don't need to be an accountant to run a business, you do need to understand your numbers... and the best way to understand your numbers is usually to actually work with your numbers.
But ultimately the tools you use to develop your numbers are not as important as whether those numbers are as accurate as possible--and whether those numbers help you decide whether to take the next step and put your business plan into action.
Then Financial Analysis can help you answer the most important business question: "Can we make a profit?"
Some business plans include less essential but potentially important information in an Appendix section. You may decide to include, as backup or additional information:
- Resumes of key leaders
- Additional descriptions of products and services
- Legal agreements
- Organizational charts
- Examples of marketing and advertising collateral
- Photographs of potential facilities, products, etc
- Backup for market research or competitive analysis
- Additional financial documents or projections
Keep in mind creating an Appendix is usually only necessary if you're seeking financing or hoping to bring in partners or investors. Initially the people reading your business plan don't wish to plow through reams and reams of charts, numbers, and backup information. If one does want to dig deeper, fine--he or she can check out the documents in the Appendix.
That way your business plan can share your story clearly and concisely.
Otherwise, since you created your business plan... you should already have the backup.
And one last thing: always remember the goal of your business plan is to convince you that your idea makes sense--because it's your time, your money, and your effort on the line.
More in this series:
- How to Write a Great Business Plan: Key Concepts
- How to Write a Great Business Plan: the Executive Summary
- How to Write a Great Business Plan: Overview and Objectives
- How to Write a Great Business Plan: Products and Services
- How to Write a Great Business Plan: Market Opportunities
- How to Write a Great Business Plan: Sales and Marketing
- How to Write a Great Business Plan: Competitive Analysis
- How to Write a Great Business Plan: Operations
- How to Write a Great Business Plan: Management Team
- How to Write a Great Business Plan: Financial Analysis


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The first lady of the United States is on a whirlwind publicity tour for her hefty new food and gardening book ($30), which the White House hopes will bolster Team Obama's favorability ratings. I'd say it's a classic recipe for rank campaign hypocrisy and media double standards.
While journalists savor chummy chitchats with Mrs. Obama about beets and Beyonce, FLOTUS is once again escaping hard questions about her cronyism, junk science and generous junkets at taxpayer expense.
Mrs. Obama's 2012 campaign media blitz has already brought her to daytime airwaves ("The Ellen DeGeneres Show"), prime-time reality TV ("The Biggest Loser") and children's programming ("iCarly"). This week, she's hitting up "Good Morning America," "The View," Rachael Ray's cooking show, "LIVE! with Kelly (Ripa)" and Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." Out: Let's Move! In: Let's Move … in front of the TV cameras!
My prediction? As soon as the fawning media frenzy dies down and Mrs. Obama's book rises to the top of The New York Times best-seller list, POTUS will go back to claiming that FLOTUS is a "private citizen" who should be left alone. The Obamas' Chicago strategists have long enjoyed invoking selective immunity for the first lady without challenge. Lapdog reporters have assisted in creating an impenetrable bubble of political protection around the profligate, policy-meddling first lady.
We've seen it before.
When conservatives challenged Mrs. O's caustic 2008 campaign trail statements disparaging America and fear-mongering for votes, her hubby invoked the "civilian" shield. He threatened Republicans to "lay off his wife," arguing that political spouses should not be subject to public scrutiny because they didn't choose public life.
When Mrs. O's lavish vacation in Spain — accompanied by an entourage of 70 Secret Service agents and 250 Spanish law enforcement officers — provoked a massive public backlash in 2010, then-White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs argued that the first lady was a "private citizen" who should be off-limits to tough questions about her behavior.
Obama's outspoken bitter half conscientiously and deliberately inserted herself into the public square long before the family moved to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — whether it was organizing a Woods Fund panel with her husband and Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers, taking a publicly subsidized government job with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, or parlaying her relationship with political mentor Valerie Jarrett into a cushy public job at the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she oversaw a patient-dumping scheme that benefited her political cronies.


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Turtle Nesting Season in the Florida Keys
Through the summer months, Florida Keys' beaches are filled with sunbathers and families enjoying the pristine waters and white sand beaches. But come dusk, up to 200 wild sea turtles crawl onto the sands to lay their eggs, ready to welcome new life into the Keys.
After a two-month incubation period, the baby turtles will emerge to make the long journey back to the sea – an incredible, memorable sight that can draw huge crowds.
Here, we've rounded up everything you need to know about sea turtle nesting season in the Florida Keys.
When is Nesting Season?
Sea turtles nest on our long sandy beaches from May through October, although it's not unusual for leatherbacks to begin nesting a little earlier.
Nesting Spots in the Florida Keys
Sea turtles have many regular nesting spots throughout the Keys, including Smathers Beach in Key West and Bahia State Park. Here in the Middle Keys, nests are found at Coco Plum and Sombrero beaches, Sunset Park in Key Colony Beach, and at Long Key State Park.
Follow Expert Advice
If you are lucky enough to spot a nesting sea turtle, remember to allow her plenty of space and avoid using flash photography or shining bright lights (i.e. flash lights). To help ensure the turtles' safety and comfort, follow the advice of an expert, such as our friends at the Turtle Hospital here in Marathon.
Go Behind the Scenes
Get an up-close look at the threatened and endangered species of Florida sea turtles any day of the year at the Turtle Hospital, located right next door to Tranquility Bay. The rehabilitation center helps sick and injured turtles and provides guided, educational tours. You may even get the chance to feed some of the permanent residents!
In the Wild
As you dive into Marathon life—literally—you are sure to spot sea turtles swimming gracefully through the crystal-clear waters beside you. We offer a great range of water sports from Tranquility Bay, in partnership with Turtle Island Adventures, including diving and snorkeling nearby.
Whether or not you are lucky enough to spot a nesting sea turtle, a stay in our Marathon resort is always memorable. Book a family vacation today – check out our special offers or call our reservations team at (877) 209-5774.


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This article from New Statesman talks about the attendance expectations for Pope Benedict XVI when he visits Scotland. The main issue has become that people do not want to/have the money to pay to see a Mass with the Pope. People are not supposed to be paying for these tickets that parishes have been allotted, but each parish is supposed to make a small donation for every parishioner that plans to attend. The parishes have passed this fee along to the parishioners in many cases, so it is indeed like they are paying to attend the service. Hopefully this all gets settled out and they get a nice attendance come September when this Mass is set to occur.
"Controversy has emerged over the Pope's planned open-air mass at Bellahouston Park near Glasgow, with many parishes returning more than half of their allocated tickets for the event.
The organisers now reportedly fear that attendance will fall short of the 100,000 they expected to come to the mass, which will cost £1.5m to stage. Each of Scotland's 450 Catholic parishes received a pro-rata ticket allocation based on the size of their regular congregation, but the Herald reports that in some cases, only one-sixth of parishioners are planning to take up their places at the event.
In 1982, Pope John Paul II celebrated mass at the same site on a sunny afternoon, with 300,000 people in attendance. The choice of this site has been interpreted as an attempt to recreate the success and popularity of that service for a pope that has been under siege in recent months.
The open-air mass requires attendees to be in their places hours before the two-hour service is due to begin, and it is thought that fears about the weather and long travel times are putting people off. Distant parishes are also planning to watch the service via video link, rather than travel to the other side of the country to attend in person.
The service, which will take place on 19 September as part of the Pope's forthcoming visit to Britain, has also re-opened the debate over the cost of the Pope's trip to Britain. While insisting that pilgrims will not have to pay to attend the Bellahouston mass, the Catholic church has asked each parish to make a donation of £20 per attendee — an obligation which many parishes have passed on to their parishioners." – "Pope Snubbed by Scottish Catholics", New Statesman


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I made my house its own Instagram account! You know, like what people do for their pets or babies… Except I'm a little more obsessed with the HOME and GARDEN lifestyle. Alas, @BohoHouse_ATX was born!
Welcome, come on in!
My house has a pink door. I'm hoping to make #pinkdoorclub a thing…
The BohoHouse Backstory
I ALWAYS had this long-standing dream of having my own beautiful home. Now that I do my dream has evolved into wanting to inspire others and share tips on how to decorate and keep their homes too! My goal today is to build BohoHouse up as a brand and maybe even a destination!
So I'm taking baby steps forward… This is the first of many blogs about my house.
I really hope you like what you see, and if you do PLEASE follow me on Instagram @BohoHouse_ATX, and SHARE and PIN all the photos you love! Every tiny step will help us grow! 🙂
About BohoHouse_ATX
So my first BohoHouse is a 1977 two story home nestled in South Austin, Texas. It has vaulted ceilings and TONS of natural light from all angles (these two features were a MUST on my list). There's a master bedroom upstairs with a jack-and-jill bathroom that leads to my cozy office. And the downstairs hosts two more bedrooms, the guest bath, and an updated kitchen adjacent to a connected dining and living room. The home is complete with an attic, a 2 car garage, and a cupboard under the stairs (just like Harry Potter's, but mine has a full-size door) perfect for shoes.
The walls were beige when I moved in and I painted them white almost immediately. The roof was gray and sad so the kindest of friends helped me update it in red! The floors are etched concrete so they look like massive tiles in a modern diagonal lay. And the yard is H U G E. I sit on .46 acres of land. I've added a hammock and a firepit circle, but there's just so much more I'd like to do.
You see, back in the day when I lived in a tiny living room at the bottom of a courtyard in DTLA, I spent a year or two as the Editor of two websites: DIYProjects.com (skills I already knew) and Homesteading.com (skills I fell in love with and wanted to learn)! Being editor and pretending to make all these badass things gave me this crazy idea that I could actually become a real homesteader… and I actually believed it until I realized it involves hours if not YEARS of time that I just don't feel like investing. 🙂 So no chickens, no goats, (for now) but maybe a nice vegetable garden one day!
I'd rather focus my time and energy on you.
So now I'm here in Austin with a house and a yard that I have PLENTY of room to grow into, and I want to share that journey with y'aaaaallllllll.
So now you know a little background and you've got some deets, let's jump into the good stuff:
BohoHouse Pictures!!!
One of my favorite memories in this house to date is binge-watching Stranger Things on Season 2 Opening Day with my man.
In case you haven't noticed, I'm kind of obsessed with disco balls and the way they cast light during the day.
Love this look? Share your version on Instagram with #discoballsyall! (Let's make this hashtag a thing!)
My bedroom keeps changing… The giant king bed and canopy are a must, the rest is still a work in progress.
These mid-century modern cabinets are from my Grandparent's home back in the REAL mid-century. (I wonder what they called them then, just modern??) I've loved them from the beginning of time and always will.
My fiddle leaf fig loves the disco lights too. ❤
And that's just a preview of everything!
I have so much more I want to share, so I'm just planting this blog here because I promised myself I'd PRODUCE PRODUCE PRODUCE!!!!
Please follow along on my BohoHouse Instagram for more pix and deets! I'm so excited to share more of my world with you!
I'd love to get more feedback from you! What do you want to know about my house? About me? What do you want to see more of? Ask me ANYTHING! Let's build this brand together.
Connect with me on Twitter / Instagram / Pinterest / BohoHouseATX
Like what you see? Book it for a photo shoot or event!
UPDATE – JULY 2019: I've made quite a few changes over the past year, and now I've got a site to show it all off! If you're interested you can follow me over on BohoHouseATX.com now. Cheers!


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Best Blockchain Certification Courses Online 2022
Although Blockchain technology is well over a decade old, it earned its popularity over the last few years. Initially designed to keep financial records for Bitcoin and other digital currency, this technology provides a decentralized system for an array of business deals. Today's Blockchain technology creates a digital world that reaches far beyond just the finance and insurance industries. In fact, numerous business and governmental sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, utility and advertising all use Blockchain applications to process different transactions. It can be used in the tracking of everything from shipping orders to recording health insurance claims. Some of the apps are suitable for public use, while others are only accessible to a corporation and its partners. Why is this technology preferred? Blockchain technology alleviates the need for a middle man. Instead, it makes it easy to establish and grow digital relationships worldwide. Also fast and highly efficient, it provides companies with a cost savings. Finally, because this technology is difficult to hack, it is recognizably one of the most secure, efficient and low cost ways to keep track of business activities. So why should you take a Blockchain Training Course? As reliability upon and acceptance of cryptocurrency grows, so does the need for people who have skills to both develop and advance Blockchain programs. Today's training courses will be useful to future Blockchain developers, Smart Contract Developers and Senior Front-End Engineers. Employers that might employ techies with this type of training includes Amazon, IBM, Google, Apple and JP Morgan Chase just to name a few. Entrepreneurs might also benefit from and gain a better understanding of cryptocurrency and digital transactions by taking one of these quality courses. At the end of the class, you will be able to determine whether this type of technology will benefit your business. Some blockchain training courses may go deep into the topic of cryptocurrency while others may not. The entire course may last from just a day or two to a couple of months.
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Drug Addiction Treatment in Norton
Norton drug rehab for in-patient and out-patient drug detox and alcohol treatment. Addiction and chemical dependency recovery program near Norton MA. Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation techniques used in our Bristol rehab and detox centers near Norton. Programs for drug and alcohol abuse that include inpatient and outpatient recovery for addiction are explained as well as the benefits and drawbacks of both. Many health insurance providers will pay for alcohol and drug rehab. Call us to find out what options are available for you.
Mental Dependency – What Is Psychological Dependence?
The term psychology is generally suggested to describe behavioral procedures that connect to the emotions or the mind. The term mental reliance is generally meant to explain the psychological as well as mental processes that are connected with the growth of, and recuperation from, a compound use disorder or chemical addiction. However, there can be no complete splitting up of feeling and also cognition from physiology. To indicate that "psychological dependence" is not as serious as "physical reliance" represents a misconception; actually, these 2 classifications do not exist as equally unique categories as well as consequently can not be contrasted as if they exist separately from one another.
The general monitoring right here is that compounds of abuse are associated with both mental as well as physical aspects of dependence; nonetheless, several resources divide the elements of the development of a compound usage disorder and also the withdrawal procedure into substances that are connected with withdrawal signs and symptoms that are largely emotional in nature. Generally, these compounds include:
Most uppers, including cocaine as well as Ritalin
A lot of hallucinogenic medicines, such as LSD
Marijuana items (although there is installing proof that there could be a substantial physical process of withdrawal that happens in persistent customers of cannabis items).
Several inhalant items.
Numerous psychotropic medications, such as antidepressant drugs.
Reward of psychological dependency
One very important difference that could be made pertaining to the distinction between medicines that are thought about to cause physical versus mental dependency is that the withdrawal procedure from a few of the medicines that are considered to be solid candidates for physical dependency, such as alcohol, benzodiazepines, and barbiturates, can lead to the advancement of possibly fatal seizures. This condition does not generally occur with withdrawal from opiate medications, which are likewise thought about to be incredibly physically addictive. The recuperation process for people who have developed compound use conditions to these materials must be strictly kept an eye on by a physician or psychoanalyst that concentrates on addiction medicine to recognize any type of possible seizure task as well as right away resolve it.
Options for Treatment in Norton
Numerous medicines have actually been discovered to be efficient in treating addiction to opioids, alcohol, or nicotine in adults, although none of these medicines have actually been accepted by the FDA to deal with adolescents. In most cases, just preliminary proof exists for the efficiency as well as security of these medicines in individuals under 18, and there is no proof on the neurobiological effect of these medicines on the creating brain. In spite of the loved one absence of proof, some health treatment providers do utilize medications "off-label" when dealing with teens (specifically older teenagers) that are addicted to opioids, pure nicotine, or (less generally) alcohol. Newer compounds continuously be researched for possibly treating compound use problems in adults as well as teenagers, however none apart from those listed below have actually shown conclusive results.
Keep in mind that there are currently no FDA-approved medicines to deal with dependency to cannabis, drug, or methamphetamine in any kind of age.
Buprenorphine decreases or eliminates opioid withdrawal signs, consisting of medication yearnings, without producing the "high" or harmful adverse effects of heroin and also other opioids. It does this by both triggering and also obstructing opioid receptors in the brain (i.e., it is exactly what is known as a partial opioid agonist).
Methadone likewise protects against withdrawal signs and symptoms and reduces food craving in opioid-addicted individuals by turning on opioid receptors in the brain (i.e., a full opioid agonist). It has a lengthy background of usage in treatment of opioid dependency in adults and also is available in particularly certified methadone therapy programs. In choose cases and in some States, opioid-dependent teens in between the ages of 16 as well as 18 might be eligible for methadone therapy.
Residential Drug Rehabilitation in Norton
A research in the journal Dependency shows that people who obtain assist with recovery from dependency are more probable to stay in healing for longer periods compared to those who do not obtain treatment. Sixty-two percent of those that had specialist help in treating their addiction continued to be in recovery for 3 years after therapy, compared with just 43 percent of those that really did not get treatment. Additionally, 57 percent of those that made it 3 years were still without the substance after a total of 16 years. This shows that obtaining professional treatment is crucial to reaching the very best end result.
Residential Norton drug rehab particularly is typically more handy since it needs that the person remain in treatment for the amount of time necessary to affect modification.
In the NIDA short article it is mentioned that a vital aspect of medication addiction treatment is staying in therapy long enough to complete the various elements of the program, since this makes it possible for individuals to arise with the highest degree of self-confidence in their freshly discovered abilities and also tools for staying in recovery. Because of this, each of the parts of a high-quality treatment program works best when it is designed to help individuals get through the entire therapy procedure.
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Residential rehabilitation provides 24-hour treatment in a setup where the emphasis is assisting individuals accomplish and also preserve recovery from drug addiction. As a result of this, these programs have the ability to supply a breadth of services that are more probable in order to help customers develop capabilities as well as tools to stay in recuperation well after leaving the program. These consist of:
Medically sustained detoxification and also withdrawal, if needed.
Clinically sustained upkeep care, if needed.
Private treatments, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Family or couples therapy.
Structure skills and tools that are essential for life message treatment.
Follow-up treatment after the formalized program ends.
Outpatient Treatment
Outpatient rehabilitation enables clients to live in the house and participate in treatment at an outpatient center throughout the daytime. This sort of program manages individuals a lot more flexibility in therapy, providing customers the capability to preserve a work and stay on top of daily obligations in the house. Those just starting outpatient care may require day-to-day sessions with a therapist or professional personnel, while those additional along in healing (or with less severe addictions) might be successful with part-time sessions once or twice each week.
Outpatient programs typically last anywhere from one to 3 months, as this is the window of time where those in recovery are most at risk to regression. The size of time a client invests in outpatient treatment depends on their development in recuperation, which thinks about their mental security and physical health and wellness.
An outpatient drug rehab program offers drug and alcohol therapy sessions that could be set up during numerous times throughout the week. This timetable allows clients to continue with their normal obligations as well as continue living in the house, yet they are called for to check out therapy at their assigned times for therapy and medication.
Recuperation is a goal of alcohol therapy, and recovery-oriented systems of care are being developed to sustain that objective. People that are "in healing" understand what it indicates to them and just how crucial it is in their lives. They require no formal meaning, however, for the general public and those who research, evaluate, and establish plans about dependency, healing is a principle that can occasionally seem uncertain.
Essentially, recovery is a facility and vibrant process incorporating all the positive benefits to physical, mental and also social health that can take place when people with an addiction to alcohol or medications, or their member of the family, get the aid they need.
Counseling is an essential part of substance abuse therapy for lots of people. Cognitive behavior modification, family members therapy, and various other therapy approaches can help individuals recuperating from opioid dependency stay tidy.
12 Step Programs
The 12-Step ideology originated by Alcoholics Anonymous is made use of by regarding 74 percent of therapy. Many dependency therapy programs offer options to 12-Step technique for those who choose an even more secular structure for treatment.
SMART Healing
SMART Recovery is an abstinence-based, not-for-profit organization with a reasonable self-help program for individuals having troubles with alcohol consumption and making use of. It consists of numerous ideas as well as methods to help you transform your life from one that is self-destructive and miserable to one that is positive and gratifying. SMART Healing is not a spin-off of Alcoholics Anonymous. Nobody will certainly label you an "alcoholic", an "addict" or "unhealthy" nor "vulnerable", and also if you do not count on a religious beliefs or spirituality, that's great, as well. We teach common sense self-help procedures created to empower you to stay away as well as to create a more positive way of living. When you prosper at following our approach, you might finish from the program, or you might stay around to assist others.
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Client-centered approaches
In client-centered drug abuse therapy, you can aid decided aspects of your medication dependency treatment plan including:
- The speed at which you progress.
- The size of your keep.
- The objectives of your program.
Along with professional personnel the addict identifies precisely just what they intend to get out of their remain. Each week, you and your personal specialist will certainly assess your drug addiction therapy and also decide whether you are reaching your objectives, falling short or exceeding them and readjust your treatment strategy accordingly. The partnering is really essential right here- your goals are your roadmap through therapy.
The psychoanalysis sight suggests addiction is basically a disorder of self-regulation. Addiction is described as a protective technique to stay clear of sensation of helplessness or powerlessness. The dependency issue prevents the customer from understanding concerning her distress, as well as the development of psychological ability to self-soothe.
Regression prevention
An influential cognitive-behavioral technique to addiction healing as well as therapy has been Alan Marlatt's (1985) Regression Prevention technique. Marlatt describes 4 psycho-social processes relevant to the dependency and relapse processes: self-efficacy, end result expectations, attributions of causality, and decision-making procedures. Self-efficacy describes one's capability to deal properly as well as efficiently with risky, relapse-provoking scenarios. End result expectancy describe a person's expectations regarding the psychoactive results of an addictive compound. Attributions of origin refer to an individual's pattern of beliefs that relapse to drug use is a result of inner, or instead exterior, transient reasons (e.g., permitting oneself to make exceptions when faced with exactly what are evaluated to be uncommon circumstances). Finally, decision-making processes are linked in the relapse process also. Material use is the result of multiple decisions whose cumulative effects lead to intake of the intoxicant. In addition, Marlatt stresses some decisions- referred to as obviously unimportant choices- may appear irrelevant to regression however might in fact have downstream implications that put the individual in a risky circumstance.
For example: As a result of heavy traffic, a recouping alcoholic may determine one afternoon to leave the freeway and also travel on service road. This will certainly cause the production of a risky circumstance when he recognizes he is accidentally driving by his old favored bar. If this individual has the ability to employ successful coping strategies, such as sidetracking himself from his cravings by turning on his favored songs, then he will prevent the relapse threat (COURSE 1) and increase his efficiency for future abstinence. If, however, he lacks coping devices- as an example, he might start pondering on his yearnings (PATH 2)- after that his efficacy for abstaining will decrease, his assumptions of favorable end results will increase, and also he may experience a lapse- an isolated go back to material intoxication. Doing outcomes in exactly what Marlatt refers to as the Abstaining Infraction Effect, identified by shame for having obtained drunk and low effectiveness for future abstaining in similar alluring circumstances. This is a dangerous pathway, Marlatt proposes, to full-blown relapse.
Dual Diagnosis – Addiction and Mental Health
When a client is detected with both a chemical abuse condition as well as a mental health problem, after that it is labelled a Twin Diagnosis. Typical mental wellness problems that have the tendency to take place alongside addiction include:
- Stress and anxiety disorders.
- Modest to severe anxiety.
- Personality problems.
- State of mind problems.
- Schizophrenia.
In a lot of cases, signs and symptoms of the psychological wellness disorder show up first. As they end up being an increasing number of overwhelming, the patient could attempt to "treat" those signs by using various drugs. For example, a patient that battles with anxiety may attempt to improve their mood by taking heroin or prescription medicines. People who are coping with stress and anxiety could try to soothe themselves by smoking cannabis. Alternatively, a person managing an eating problem might try to enhance their fat burning attempts by abusing stimulant drugs like cocaine or crystal meth.
In various other situations, the medicine dependency comes first as well as because of chronic substance abuse, psychological health concerns could develop later on due to that drug use modifies brain feature gradually.
Sober Living House
Sober living homes are team houses for those recuperating from a dependency. The majority of these residences are independently owned, although some team houses are possessed by services as well as might also be owned by charity organizations. Houses are typically located in peaceful locations to assist guarantee a tranquil atmosphere for people in very early healing.
These types of houses are various from rehabilitation facilities; rehabilitation facilities typically supply an even more extensive recuperation experience as well as provide homeowners much less liberty. Locals might additionally be subject to routine drug testing to demonstrate continuous soberness.
Norton, Massachusetts
Norton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and contains the village of Norton Center. The population was 19,031 at the 2010 census.[1] Home of Wheaton College, Norton hosts the Dell Technologies Championship, a tournament of the PGA Tour held annually on the Labor Day holiday weekend at the TPC Boston golf club.


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The Psychology Behind Good Product Marketing
If you are interested in the psychology behind good product marketing, consider this episode a must hear! Today's guest is Phill Agnew, the director of product marketing at Brandwatch, the world's leading social intelligence company. In this episode, Phill shares the importance of behavioral psychology, how brands can avoid the herd mentality, and his thoughts on the use of the scarcity method/principle in marketing.
Show Notes
[02:15] What a lot of studies on consumer psychology suggest
[02:57] What Brandwatch is and what he does as director of product marketing
[03:50] How he fell into the role
[04:50] Why most product marketers don't understand the customers very well
[06:39] The importance of behavioral psychology
[08:47] What he meant by distinctiveness
[12:30] How brands can avoid the herd mentality
[16:15] What being distinct really is all about
[18:35] What anchoring is and a few examples of anchoring
[23:36] How anchoring can be applied to online businesses
[31:00] His thoughts on the use of the scarcity method in marketing
[33:40] His one (or two) piece of advice for marketers
[36:27] Where people can find him
About Phill Agnew
Phill Agnew is the director of product marketing at Brandwatch. Phill's experience is in product marketing and he specializes in consumer behavior. Phill is also the host of Nudge Podcast, the only podcast dedicated to consumer psychology. Phill is also a keen writer and an avid public speaker with interests in brand development, product marketing, and entrepreneurialism.
- Nike
- Unilever
- Johnson & Johnson
- Ford
- Crystler
- Land Rover
- Burger King
- Four Seasons Hotel
- Hilton Hotels and Resorts
- Snickers
- Supreme
- Drift
- Nudge Podcast
- Product Marketing Summit
- The Ikea Effect
- FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
- The Herd Mentality
- Scarcity Marketing
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Bob McCown's Blog: NHL should suspend Ovie's suspension
The NHL's decision to suspend Alex Ovechkin for two games as a result of his knee-to-knee hit on Tim Gleason raises a few questions. Understand that I don't object to the suspension itself or even the length of the punishment. It is what it is.
But the rarity here is that it was offender who wound up injured. At the time of this writing, it is unclear whether Ovechkin will miss any time as a result of his injury. Apparently, he skated for about five minutes before practice Tuesday and while he complained of stiffness, doctors haven't uncovered any tangible damage and the player is listed as day-to-day.
But it is possible, perhaps probable, that Ovechkin will serve his two-game suspension for games he wouldn't have been able to play under any circumstance. Like so much of the disciplinary policy of the NHL, this hardly seems just.
I liken it to the situation in baseball when a starting pitcher gets into a brawl with a hitter and each wind up with, say, a three-game suspension. The everyday player pays the price, because he misses games. The starting pitcher, meanwhile, is suspended for days when he wouldn't have played under any circumstance. While blatantly unfair, baseball hasn't come up with a solution.
While I have long subscribed to the theory the NHL's disciplinary policy is laughable, even I admit this one is so unusual and so rare, no one could have anticipated it.
An obvious suggestion would be to "suspend the suspension" until Ovechkin is able to play. That could be easily determined by allowing him to play one game once he is healthy and then have his punishment kick in from the next game. Of course, that would be logical and this is a league that too often ignores logic in favor of precedent.
Now, if Gleason was going to be out for a prolonged period, we'd be into the debate over whether Ovechkin should be forced to sit out at least as long as the Hurricanes player.
But we've been down that road too many times already.
Bob McCown, author of the book McCown's Law: The 100 Greatest Hockey Arguments, hosts PrimeTime Sports, the most listened to sports talk radio show in Canada. Reaching more than a million listeners each week McCown is known for his argumentative nature and acerbic demeanor. You can read more of McCown's work at fadoo.ca.


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Technology in Action Conference: Looking forward to 2014
This is the sixth and final in a series of posts on key presentations from Emerson's 2013 Technology in Action Conference.
Our annual Technology in Action Conference (TAC) is a customer event for retailers to learn from industry leaders and Emerson experts on best practices to measure, manage, optimize and sustain operational improvements.
At this year's conference, we introduced a more interactive format. The use of panel discussions encouraged more engagement with attendees in the sessions. Mark Dunson, president of Retail Solutions, moderated the first of our three panel discussions, focusing on Big Data in Operations, which added value not only to this particular discussion, but also to conversations around the "big data" theme throughout the conference.
"This year's conference not only focused on new technologies to directly address the issues our customers are facing, but it also highlighted how to leverage the significant amount of operational data available to drive insights to action," Mark said.
Emerson customer, Eric Johnson, director of construction for Brookshire Brothers, has attended TAC for the past five years. Eric values the knowledge he has gained throughout the years from the TAC sessions, as well as the network of connections he has gained from being a part of this event.
See Eric and Mark's reactions to the conference in this video.
We were pleased with the feedback received from TAC attendees about this year's conference, and we will continue to explore ways to improve the content for our customers. We are already looking forward to the 2014 Technology in Action Conference. For more information on TAC, visit www.emersontac.org.
What topics would you like to see at the 2014 Technology in Action Conference?
Reggie O'Donoghue
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The Dundalk Democrat, as part of Iconic Media, has signed an agreement with Google as part of a new initiative to support Irish media.
Google will license high-quality news content from the Dundalk Democrat for News Showcase, Google's new product experience and licensing programme for news.
The Dundalk Democrat is part of the Iconic Media Group, which has 22 regional newspaper titles throughout the country. Google News Showcase supports news publishers by giving them a new way to curate their high-quality content on Google's News and Discover platforms, connecting their readers with the news that matters to them and a deeper storytelling experience.
Editorial Operations Director with Iconic Media Group, Brian Keyes said that the agreement with Google is an endorsement of outstanding local journalism and the ever-increasing need of local readers to access quality, local content which is important to them.
"It ensures that our readers continue to have access through our many websites across the country to quality content, and our readers will benefit considerably from the Google News experience. It is really exciting to be part of this project and a boost for all our talented journalists," he added.
Nearly 1,000 news publications globally have signed deals for News Showcase since last year, in countries including India, Germany, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Australia, Czechia, Japan, Colombia, the U.K, Austria and Argentina, with discussions underway in a number of other countries.
Google is one of the world's biggest financial supporters of news and Google News Showcase is the latest investment in its ongoing commitment to support journalism around the globe. Google has already supported Iconic Media journalists in a number of ways, including training, as well as products like Google News and Search which send valuable traffic to news sites.
The full list of publications and websites from the Iconic Media group currently participating in Google News Showcase includes The Limerick Leader, Kildare Now, Derry Now, Offaly Express, Donegal Live, Dundalk Democrat, Longford Leader, Tipperary Live, Leinster Express, Carlow Live, Kilkenny People, Leinster Leader, Leitrim Observer, Waterford Live.
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You can now view Insta360 One X and Insta360 EVO photos and videos wirelessly on Oculus Go or Samsung Gear VR with the Insta360 VR app, which will be available on or around March 26. Here is how to use it.
Insta360VR is a new app for Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go that enables you to view your One X or EV photos wirelessly on Oculus Go or Gear VR without having to stitch the files or copy them. Insta360 VR can also view photos and videos from other cameras so long as they are in equirectangular format. You can download Insta360 VR for free from the Oculus store (search "Insta360").
1. Turn on your Insta360 One X or Insta360 EVO, and your Oculus Go. Connect your Oculus Go or phone wirelessly to the One X or EVO Wi-Fi signal.
– For Samsung Gear VR: connect your phone Wi-Fi to the One X or EVO Wi-Fi signal; or
– From the Oculus Go smartphone app, go to Settings and tap on your headset. You'll then have the option to change the Wi-Fi connection. Select the One X or EVO's Wi-Fi; or
– From within the Oculus Go: go to Settings, choose Wi-Fi and select the One X or EVO's Wi-Fi.
2. Launch Insta360 VR.
3. On the left side of the Insta360 VR screen, you'll see two options:
Watch Local Files: enables you to view photos and videos in your phone. To use this, copy the photos and videos into the Insta360VR folder
Watch Camera Files: watch photos and videos directly from One X or EVO. Use this option to view the photos and videos wirelessly.


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Here Be Dragons by Stella Gibbons
Here Be Dragons is a more serious story from Stella Gibbons, author of the delightful Cold Comfort Farm. Here Be Dragons is set in the 1950s. The main character is Nell Sely, who has recently moved to London with her parents after her father, a country vicar, lost his faith.
Luckily, Nell's Aunt Peggy is a rich television star who houses the Sely's in an apartment she owns and finds Nell a job as a typist. Nell meets her cousin John, Aunt Peggy's pride and joy, and finds him to be a dirty, artistic Bohemian, who along with his artist friends, sponges off everyone he knows, parties hard and lives in squats, take lovers and looks down on people who abide by the rules of society.
Nell becomes infatuated with John but sees his grungy friends more clearly for what they are as she accompanies him around a succession of coffee shops, squats and dives, always looking for someone who will give him an opening into the art world.
Nell quits her boring job to become a waitress in a tea shop. She is aware that she will be looked down on for waitressing but her family need the money. After waitressing for a short while, Nell decides to save for her own tea shop. In her Aunt Peggy's eyes, this ambition makes Nell into a cliché, but Nell knows her own mind.
Nell is a terrific heroine who is likeable, full of common sense and compassion, but I struggled to believe in her infatuation with her younger, grubby, selfish and manipulative cousin John. The plot had a few intrigues and there was a moral in there somewhere, but the story and characters just didn't take my heart the way Cold Comfort Farm did.
A passage where the owner of the tea shop asks Nell to smell the cream to confirm it was good to serve for another day made me laugh and shudder all at once, and was typical of the humour throughout the book. The bohemian set were subtly exposed as selfish, pretentious twats, and certain other characters were delightful – here I'm thinking of Nell's 'managing' friend Elizabeth, who is very like the wonderful Flora from Cold Comfort Farm. There were also horrid characters, including American Gardis, who is even more selfish and manipulative than John. Not surprisingly, John and Gardis hate each other.
I'll continue to look out for more stories by Stella Gibbons, but will lower my expectations in future. There can only be one Cold Comfort Farm.


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