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Hiring a marketing agency can seem like a dooming task that involves a lot of red tape and scary contracts. In reality, it's just meeting with a few cool people (our judgement may be biased) over a cup of coffee and talking about your business' successes and challenges.
Every business wants to be the best they can, but sometimes there's just one piece missing. Over our cup of joe, we'll discuss how every business needs a marketing agency to get back to doing what they do best.
Before we talk about how you can benefit from an agency, let's discuss what an agency does.
Marketing goes beyond making a pretty website or cool brochures. We believe that marketing should be engrained in the framework of your business plan and strategically cohesive with your sales plan.
Today a marketing plan usually consists of email marketing campaigns, SEO checklists, graphic designs, Google Analytics, content creation for social and blogs, marketing research, website design, and many more aspects. That's a lot.
But this is exactly what marketing agencies do.
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Logistically, a marketing agency will be able to do the things you just don't have time to do.
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Dun, dun, dun. The biggest question and obstacle most business owners face, is whether or not they can afford hiring a marketing agency.
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You could hire an employee for roughly a $60k/year salary, - and again, that's for a single employee. If you invested that $60k in a marketing agency for an entire year, you'd have at least three times the return because you'd have an entire team at your disposal versus a single employee. You likely get access to tools and resources that the agency uses as well. Plus you're not paying for employee benefits!
One more note here -- we see a lot of business owners priding themselves in updating their own website, creating their content, etc. If that's your cup of tea, go for it. We know many business owners who had a start in marketing before they launched their business, so they are good at that!
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We recently talked to a business owner who had spent an entire evening trying to figure out how to update their blog. That's 5 hours they could have spent making money or focusing on a more lucrative part of their business. They could have hired an agency to manage content for them on a monthly basis and it's predictable, fast, and frees up your time to focus on where you can truly grow.
Knowing when to hire a marketing agency is half the battle of actually hiring one. If you've asked yourself any of the above questions, it's time to reach out and start looking for agencies.
You can trust a marketing agency to get you back to doing what you do best, while they focus on all your marketing needs. By investing in a marketing agency can help you improve your efficiency, enable your sales team to succeed and turn challenges into opportunities.
So let's go grab that cup of coffee and talk about your business! After all, there's plenty of coffee shops right by our office. We'll see ya there.

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02 Mar Full program available for the 1st PhytoSUDOE stakeholders´ workshop (Bordeaux, 27th April 2017).
Updated program (25th April 2017)
1st PhytoSUDOE Stakeholders´ Workshop
Thursday 27th April 2017
Amphitheatre 2, building A of the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique (ENSCBP), Bordeaux INP, 16 Avenue Pey Berland, 33607 Pessac
Local Organizing Committee: Dr Michel Mench (INRA), Pr Olivier Atteia (ENSEGID), Dr Florian Delerue (ENSEGID), Dr Grégory Cohen (ENSEGID), Dr Lilian Marchand (Biogeco), Dr Nadege Oustrière (Biogeco) and Mrs Sylvia Branchu (Biogeco)
9:00 – 9:10
Welcome and introduction by conveners
The PhytoSUDOE project: concepts of phytomanagement and objectives / relationships with stakeholders
Petra Kidd (Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiológicas de Galicia, Spain; PhytoSUDOE project coordinator)
The INTENSE project: objectives and outcomes (Aims, Working Packages, first results, relationships with stakeholders)
Arne Saebo (Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway; INTENSE project coordinator) and Peter Schröder (Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Germany; INTENSE project co-coordinator)
Coffee (with posters from related projects)
Long-term phytomanaged field sites, results and success stories: an overview of PhytoSUDOE and INTENSE field networks
Michel Mench (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique INRA, Bordeaux, France; PhytoSUDOE project)
Phytostabilization of a mining soil by a legume pioneer plant and associated grasses: 10 years of field experiment
Marie-Pierre Isaure (University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour, France)
Plant-microorganism symbiosis: biological levers for the phytostabilisation of mine tailings
Souhir Soussou (Fertil'Innov Environnement and Lab. Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, Montpellier, France)
Stakeholders presentations – first part
Rehabilitation of a (techno)soil contaminated by trace elements and PAH in a Phytomanagement perspective: The outlet of the Chaban-Delmas bridge, Bordeaux, France
Lilian Marchand and Damien Butin (INRA and Bordeaux metropole, France)
From ADEME's perspectives: overview of actions promoting phytomanagement of contaminated sites (research programmes, implementations and perspectives)
Patrick Jacquemin and Frédérique Cadière (French Environment and Energy Management Agency; ADEME)
12:15 to 13:15
Stakeholders presentations – second part
Environmental policy on degraded/contaminated soils in the Basque Country
Ana Alzola (Basque Country Environment Agency; IHOBE)
Phytomanagement experiences of Basoinsa
Iñaki García (BASOINSA Environmental engineering and consultancy, Spain)
Sustainable mining of strategic minerals: the Penouta project
Veronica Mateos Aquilino (Strategic Minerals, Spain)
Florentaise: biochars for plants growth
Claire Grosbellet (Florentaise, France)
City park and urban backfill : a potential environmental management with phytoremediation?
R. Chapuis (Téréo, France)
Phytomanagement of polluted soils and sites: a viewpoint from a consultant in Engineering and Environmental Consulting
Dr Frédéric Bary (ARCADIS France, France)
Plant production for restoration projects
Aritz Orruño (VIVEROS ESKALMENDI, Spain)
Round Table (Lessons learnt, perspectives, future collaboration/interactions possibilities)
Moderators: Michel Mench, Peter Schröder and Frédérique Cadière
Agenda (PDF) can be downloaded here: 1st PhytoSUDOE Stakeholders workshop
More information about other events organized by PhytoSUDOE can be found at the events section.


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One of nature's superfoods, quinoa is a complete protein (perfect for vegetarians and vegans) and is gluten-free. It's also more versatile than you might think!
Rinse 1 cup quinoa. Combine with 2 cups water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 15–20 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Rest for a few minutes, then fluff with a fork.
Combine 3 diced tomatoes, 1 diced cucumber, 3 chopped green onions, 2 grated carrots, 1/4 cup each olive oil and lemon juice and 1 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley. Combine tomato mixture with cooled quinoa.
Swap the rice for the same amount of cooked, cooled quinoa when making fried rice.
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Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine 2 cups plain flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 cup sultanas. Stir through 2 cups cooked quinoa. In a small bowl, whisk 3/4 cup skim milk, an egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add to quinoa mixture and stir until just combined. Pour into a lightly oiled 12-hole muffin tin and bake for 25–30 minutes.
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Sauté 1/2 diced red onion with 1 chopped garlic clove, a little grated ginger, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves and 1 teaspoon each ground cumin, ground coriander, chilli powder and turmeric. Cook until fragrant. Add 1 cup red lentils, 2 cups reduced-salt stock and 1 cup water. Bring to the boil, lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Blend with a stick blender. Stir through 1 can rinsed chickpeas and 1 cup cooked quinoa. Garnish with a dollop of low-fat Greek yoghurt and chopped coriander.
In a large bowl, combine 2 cups cooked quinoa, 1/2 cup dried cranberries, a handful of finely chopped mint leaves, 500g blanched, chopped green beans, 1/4 cup crushed nuts (walnuts, pecans or almonds) and a pinch of chilli flakes. Add a splash of lemon juice and balsamic vinegar before serving.


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Shane's Rib Shack
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Includes 68 locations in the following areas:
- United States: AL, AZ, FL, GA, LA, MD, NC, NY, SC, TN, VA
- some may be in: IN, KY (near a border)
Coming from humble beginnings in rural McDonough, GA, Shane's Rib Shack is rapidly becomming one of the more popular BBQ restaurant franchises.
Their tagline says it all - "it's gonna get messy."
Visit the Shane's Rib Shack website.
The locations in this POI file were obtained from the Shane's Rib Shack website and geocoded with GPSVisualizer. Please report any errors or new restaurant locations.
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Finally, there's a cure for that annoying person who is constantly on the happy end of the stick. Watch!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
A Cure for Incessant Happiness
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All I can say to this is "Dorothy, you're one sick puppy sometimes!" LOLReplyDelete
LOL, you got that right.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, February 19, 2009
I loved that video. Thanks for the laughs. I think I have incessant happiness.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, February 19, 2009
Hokay. That was hysterical and not unlike another Onion News Network video a friend of mine posted about a new product that does absolutely nothing and drives you nuts in the process. Hmm. Methinks there's a blog post in that.ReplyDelete
Anne B.
That was a hoot. Yes, people who are too perky do grate on the nerves.ReplyDelete
Morgan Mandel
That was just TOO funny! I'm glad I don't have that problem.ReplyDelete
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Veg Cookbooks We Love
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National Conference on Tuesday urged the government to release all political leaders being detained in Jammu and Kashmir, allow political activities in order to normalise the situation.
"Today marks three months since the Centre abrogated the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and its bifurcation into two Union Territories as also the unprecedented lockdown on communication and civil liberties,"National Conference spokesperson said in a statement and added that more than 90 days later, things that people in the rest of the country take for granted like Internet access, and unhindered access to communication, are being denied to Kashmiri people.
He said that hundreds, if not thousands of people have still been detained, including many in jails outside J&K, putting many families through enormous hardship, adding that even basic SMS facilities are not being allowed.
"We urge the government to take urgent steps to normalise the situation and allow democratic activity to take place with the release of all mainstream political leaders detained since August 5 including three former chief ministers," he said.
The spokesperson said while the government has talked about restoring the paralysed education system, schools have hardly functioned, colleges even less so and Kashmir University has not even opened after summer holidays.
He said commerce in the Valley has been reduced to business conducted on handcarts.
"Absence of the Internet has hurt people who need proper healthcare, has hurt students and the business community," he said.


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Hi there, try a free pc app called FORscan and see if it read the battery charge. I am quite sure it should workCan someone confirm that the battery charge pid works on a 2015 focus? Seems not to work on my car. (Battery Charge "BATT%" "224028""A""%""726" as in the first post in this tread)
It only show about 30 to 34 % charge. Will not go any higher even after a full charge with a charger. (Using the Torque app)
Excellent idea!... I created a calculated PID with an equation based on gear in use to determine which clutch to show amount of slip when it's engaged or being engaged. ...
Basically, whenever the clutch in use is engaged it should show 0 slipping so you should see non-zero number from this equation only when it's shifting or when the car is too slow to keep the clutch engaged in 1st gear. ...
For my 2015 focus I use the formula: (A/256*100)/0,34For the battery percentage PID using equation "A" my car shows about 60% battery. Does that sound normal for a battery in use since 2011?
The CSV in this thread has a different equation and shows battery percentage at about half that.
Which one is right?
For battery age my battery has nearly approached the MAX value specified in the PID setting...
I gave up using the % charge equation. Using the battery current equation you can see how much the alternator is charging the battery. When the battery is nearly full (probably above 80%) it appears to charge around 1-2 Amps (Trickle charge?). Just after starting it will charge the battery 10-20 A depending on how well the battery was charged beforehand. Anything around the 1-2 A when turning off the car is good in my opinion.Hi there, try a free pc app called FORscan and see if it read the battery charge. I am quite sure it should work
Garland- Have you confirmed the TPMS PIDs and equation? Do you know if these only work in Torque? I have the OBDLink app and the MX adapter and I can't get any of these PIDs added as working user defined PIDs?this shows tire pressure on each tire if you rotated tires you might have to relearn which is which ,my generic china elm wouldnt read it had to get the mx for21 bucks its called bafx pro.com
LF TIRE PRES ,222813, ((A*256)+B)/3+22/3 ,0,100,KPA ,726, x1
TPMS Passenger Front Pressure,TPMS Passenger Front Pressure ,RF TIRE PRES ,222814, ((A*256)+B)/3+22/3 ,0,100,KPA ,726,x1
TPMS Passenger Rear Pressure,TPMS Passenger Rear Pressure ,RR TIRE PRES ,222815, ((A*256)+B)/3+22/3 ,0,100, KPA ,726, x1
TPMS Drivers Rear Pressure,TPMS Drivers Rear Pressure ,LR TIRE PRES ,222816, ((A*256)+B)/3+22/3 ,0,100, KPA ,726,x1


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After seeing a slew of new Audi models being tested including the Audi A5 Sportback, the new refreshed Audi A5 Cabriolet doesn't come as a surprise. Unlike some of the previously spotted models which were completely camouflaged, the Audi A5 Cabriolet is wearing minimal covers (even lesser than the Audi A5 Sportback) which hints that changes in its design will be very limited compared to other models and majority of them will be in its rear while the front will be updated partially.
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The face of the 2020 A5 Cabriolet looks almost similar to the 2020 Audi A5 which in turn looks familiar to the Audi A4 for most of its part. Up front, it gets the identical grille and quite a similar bumper profile. The design of the headlamp is familiar, however, the hood retains the same character lines with no changes at all. Coming to the side, the fenders and rear haunches are partially under the wraps and we expect small changes in their design which are likely to be done just to go with the new bumpers. The rear of the A5 Cabriolet is predominantly undercover like the 2020 A5 Sportback. Even here the design looks slightly related to the latest Audi models, especially of the sleek LED tail lamps and the rectangular exhaust pipes.
The Audi A5 Cabriolet was one of the Bratpack models which were launched in India in 2017 along with the A5 Sportback and S5. The Audi A5 Sportback has already been spotted testing and the S5 is also expected to get similar design updates. Considering, the lifecycle of a model, 2020 is when they should be getting a facelift which is also relevant for the Indian market.
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As I was enjoying my walk, on one of those beautiful days when the sun shines and everything around is so still, my attention was drawn to the reflection of the trees in the water. The absence of any wind, and the stillness of the day, made it possible for me to see the exact shape of the trees, perfectly reflected, in the water. As I looked at this, I thought about how it would have been difficult to see the exact reflection if the water hadn't been still.
As I continued with my walk, I was challenged by the fact that we're to have the reflection of Jesus in our lives. Do we reflect Jesus as well as that still water reflected the trees? When people look at us, do they see Jesus? Do they see His love in our eyes? Do they feel His care in what we say, or His kindness in what we do? As the wind disturbs the water and stops it reflecting the trees in a perfect way, so our lives can be full of storms, emotions and struggles, so that we fail to reflect our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Bible says, that we're to be the imitators of God. To imitate means to follow as a model, or to copy. Whatever the Lord does, we're to imitate. We're to copy who He is, and become like Him. We're not meant to just be better versions of ourselves, a little bit kinder or nicer. Our goal is to reflect Jesus, in our character, actions and words. As still water reflects trees, let's allow the Lord to fill us with His peace and love, so we can reflect Him to this dark world. Let's ask Him to help us to become the imitators of Jesus, touching the hurting and needy people around us, and bringing hope wherever we go.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, I pray You'd help me to be more like You. Change me, so I can reflect You fully. Amen.
"Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma."
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Did anyone ask for Ben Skeen's advice on whether they should cancel Rugby World Cup games this weekend because of the approaching typhoon?
What he'd propose would be as unpredictable as his TMO work at the tournament so far, but one thing is certain – he wouldn't mind getting involved.
Skeen would make Mother Nature accountable. Don't think that she can go throwing her weight around in the form of Typhoon Hagibis.
A Category 5 typhoon expected to deliver heavy rain and brutal winds of up to 270km/h and hitting Japan's southern island of Honshu over the weekend?
He wouldn't stand for that. Never mind that it's what's been happening for hundreds of years.
Leave it to Ben. He'll fix it. Like Samu Kerevi had to pay the price for having the audacity to bump Rhys Patchell out of the way at Tokyo Stadium, Typhoon Hagibis needs to know it can't be getting so aggressive.
Even though it is typhoon season in Japan, World Rugby's announcement that two of Saturday's Rugby World Cup games – England against France in Yokohama and New Zealand's clash with Italy in Toyota City – had been cancelled because of the approaching typhoon was still stunning.
World Rugby called it "regrettable", which was mild compared to the general feeling among fans exasperated that there's no compromise from cancellation.
What about games shifted to the indoor stadiums? To prefectures that weren't going to be badly affected by the typhoon? Hong Kong? World Rugby gambled that the six-week tournament wouldn't be weather-hit, but they've lost.
It is the first time in World Cup history that a match has been cancelled.
Japan might qualify for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for the first time if their final pool match against Scotland in Yokohama on Sunday is scrapped. It feels like Typhoon Hagibis might have timed its run nicely to look after the host nation.
A pool-deciding abandonment would also feel like Karate Kid II, when the Okinawa storm stops the village-deciding showdown between Miyagi and Sato.
However, that did heap the pressure on Daniel-San, who had to duel with Sato's fearsome nephew – a bit like what would happen if Japan lined up against the All Blacks in the quarters.
The typhoon, called "violent" by the Japan Meteorological Agency, will have a significant impact on the World Cup's quarter-final permutations, with the cancelled games to be registered as scoreless draws.
England will progress as Pool C winners and they will almost certainly face Australia, whose match tonight against Georgia in Shizuoka – 200km southwest of Tokyo – will go ahead as scheduled.
A Wallabies win will ensure they finish runner-up in Pool D, as long as Wales knock over Uruguay. Even a cancellation there would result in the Welsh topping the pool.
Then we'd have the Wallabies to face England and France to tackle Wales.
So how has the typhoon affected the Wallabies?
It was very likely that Australia, following their loss to Wales, would take on England anyway as Eddie Jones's team would've probably been too strong for Les Bleus.
Are England underdone, or is fresher better compared to the Wallabies?
In the pool of death that was meant to push them hard – drain them – they've only really been tested by a 14-man Argentina. Tonga and the United States weren't too arduous.
So the way it's panned out, and through no fault of their own, England have gone from facing one of the tougher draws to sitting pretty with one of the easiest.
England are leaving Tokyo for Miyazaki on the southern island of Kyushu to avoid Typhoon Hagibis.
Miyazaki hosted England's pre-tournament training camp. It's also not far from Oita, where their quarter-final is scheduled to be played next week.
"We'll have a short camp in Miyazaki and then we're off to Oita," Jones said yesterday.
"We have an exceptional record in two-week preparations."
Selection-wise, England seem pretty well settled so they probably didn't need another game to make those calls.
They seem set on starting George Ford at flyhalf, moving Owen Farrell to No.12. Their back-row of Sam Underhill, Billy Vunipola and Tom Curry looks set. Jamie George looks to have beaten Luke Cowan-Dickie as hooker. If anything they would've liked to get more minutes into Mako Vunipola and Jack Nowell, who have only recently returned from injuries.
Meanwhile, the Wallabies will get to play all four pool games as they continue to search for the right combinations and discover the rhythm missing in their attack so far.
One thing they will want to improve against Georgia is their starts, which have been especially sluggish against Fiji and Wales. Their ball control was poor early and their defence clumsy.
Matt Toomua gets an opportunity to seal the No.10 jersey for the quarter-finals. It's deflating that it's taken this long to settle on the key playmaking spot, while Nic White gets the nod at scrumhalf.
Of significant interest will be the balance of the back-row with Michael Hooper being rested – or whatever "general soreness" means – and David Pocock starting at openside flanker in a back-row alongside Jack Dempsey and Isi Naisarani.
There's the chance that the sight of Pocock back in the No.7 jersey for the first time in a long time might stir thoughts that the relatively lightweight Hooper isn't the right fit to face England.
Rory Arnold has been below his best so far – a far cry from his Bledisloe form. He could do with some more carries and more pace around the field.
In fact, the burly Georgian forwards will provide a decent hit-out for the Wallabies as their biggest frailty against England will be facing their powerful pack.
The Wallabies need the workout and need the opportunity to build more cohesion and urgency. The worry is that given the microscope by match officials on collisions so far at this World Cup and the inconsistencies and delays that make viewing often infuriating, one more game means a chance to get red carded or cited with the knockout stages about to start.
Tolu Latu, Kerevi, Dempsey and Arnold are the ones that might need to temper their aggression against Georgia to ensure they are available next week. At least Ben Skeen isn't the TMO.


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"I just want to thank you for creating this blog. It has helped me validate and understand a lot of issues I have dealt with in regard to BPD and inspired me to finally seek treatment. Again, I cannot thank you enough. I wish you the best."
::smiles:: Thank you for such lovely thoughts. I am grateful to know that I have been able to reach out to you. You have my warmest wishes and support for all that lies ahead of you. Good luck. .
::smiles:: Thank you for such lovely thoughts. I am grateful to know that I have been able to reach out to you. You have my warmest wishes and support for all that lies ahead of you. Good luck. .
Where are all the men?: Controversy in BPD – Part 6
Discrepancy in Gender Diagnosis
Why does it seem that men have such a low frequency of Borderline Personality Disorder? There seems to be two main reasons.
1.) Men are diagnosed with something else.
2.) Men are more likely to be treated only for their major presenting symptoms.
Some studies have reported that men are more likely to be diagnosed as paranoid, passive-aggressive, narcissistic, sadistic, or with anti-social personality disorder. I've done a lot of research into BPD (clearly) and I've often come across articles that focus on BPD with ASPD. Primarily the subject study group for BPD is women, and the study group for ASPD is men. This is not necessarily an accurate distinction though.
Men and women do often present with different symptoms when you break it down to Axis I and Axis II comorbid criteria. However these symptoms are still all encompassed in the range of BPD diagnostic criteria.
Axis I co-morbid disorders:
Men with BPD tend to have higher rates of substance use disorders, while women have higher rates of PTSD and eating disorders.
There isn't a significant difference in frequency though. These things are pretty much expected with you take into account general psychopathology/temperamental differences in gender. In things like major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, or mood disorders there was not found to be any significant difference in BPD diagnosed gender representation.
Axis II co-morbid disorders:
There is significant difference in how men and women present in Axis II disorders which are the presentation of other personality disorder traits. Men are found to have higher rates of antisocial, narcissistic, and schizotypal personality disorders.
When you take a look at the diagnostic criteria for BPD the only real significant difference is women tend to have greater frequency of identity disturbance. Men do present slightly higher in Intense Anger and Impulsivity criteria while women tended to be a little higher in Affective instability and Avoiding abandonment.
When it comes to diagnosis between genders in BPD it was found that the function of impulsivity, how men and women tend to differ in the specific type of impulsive behavior displayed, were often different, even though the frequency was negligible. That is, Acting In or Acting Out. While women might tend towards food (internalizing behavior) men might turn towards drugs or alcohol (externalizing behavior) for self-destructive behavior. But because men tend towards externalizing it is easier to overlook the other more passive/internalized symptoms.
More aggressive acting out is likely to overshadow other symptoms that are also present. So men will be referred to anger management or therapy will focus on that particular displaying symptom, what brings it out, how to react appropriately. Or try to. I don't know how well this works if you're only treating one symptom and not the entire problem. Or take something like alcohol/substance abuse for example. If a woman walks into therapy and says she has a drinking problem the therapist is likely to delve into the more emotional reasons for drinking. Social stigmas for men tend to focus on the physical problem, focus on rehab and detox. They might ask what events make them want to drink and suggest how to cope with these, but not as likely to look into why they are more prone to having these reactions that cause them to imbibe in the first place.
Additionally, finding men to have higher co-occurrences of Personality Disorders is consistent with basic differences in how men and women relate to others socially. Women are socialized to be more interpersonally connected then men. A higher percentage of men with BPD also having antisocial, narcissistic, and schizotypal PDs shows increased difficulty in relatedness to others, a typical gender difference in the more pathological forms of these PDs. For example, in a sample comprised of inpatients and outpatients, men scored significantly higher on mistrust, manipulativeness, aggression, entitlement, detachment, and disinhibition, while women scored significantly higher on negative temperament, dependency, and propriety. Because the presentation of these symptoms is different, and there is a stigma towards the more passive symptom presentations, it is easier to overlook BPD as a diagnosis in favor of a more aggressive diagnosis, like ASPD for men.
All of this muddies the ability to make distinct diagnosis in men, because there may not be a distinct diagnosis for some men or they're not being treated for their whole problem.
Maybe men should just seek psychiatric treatment more often so clinicians can get a better idea of how their PDed brains work and take some of the stigma off of us. Come on guys, help us out here. Just kidding. Sort of. ::smiles::
Female Problems: Controversy in BPD – Part 5
Myth: Only women have BPD, it's female disorder.
That's not to say that BPD isn't diagnosed more often in women. It certainly is with a 3:1 ration or approximately 75% of people diagnosed with BPD are women. But men have it too. There are a lot of theories about why women are diagnosed with BPD more often:
– Sexual abuse, which is common in histories of BPD patients happens more often to women than men.
This in itself is debatable. Women tend to report these things more often, but does that mean men don't have a similar frequency?
– Women experience more inconsistent and invalidating messages in this society.
Fortunately I think this is beginning to change, but there's still a ways to go. And it doesn't make up for the fact that women have been treated differently than men for most of documentable history. Especially in recent decades of greater communication women have had strong messages of how we're supposed to act, behave, look, dress, take care of others, etc. imposed upon us… and any deviation from these cultural norms has not been met with open acceptance. We're often told it is acceptable to be one way, but when we are it is met with negativity and sentiments of being difficult and different.
– Women are more vulnerable to BPD because they are socialized to be more dependent on others and more sensitive to rejection.
This goes along with the cultural norms imposed upon women. Personally I was taught independence to a fault, and railed against the conflicting messages of the control my parents tried to assert. I hate the idea of being dependent on anyone. Functionally, in terms of my job, my finances, the day to day aspects of my life this holds true and anyone that questions my ability to do these things is met with a rather volatile response. I hate the idea of emotionally dependent as well. I hate it. I hate it more that this is something that I can't control when it comes to the people I get close to and involved with. The magnitude of emotional attachment that comes with BPD is part of what makes it a disorder in the first place. Becoming dependent on someone for emotional validation does make the idea of rejection so scary. Especially when there is a tendency for black and white thinking, splitting. If you do one thing wrong, you'll lose the love and caring of that person. If they reject one thing, they'll reject all things, and all that will be left is loneliness and abandonment. It's not rational, but what about this disorder really is? It's what it feels like that makes it so devastating.
– Clinicians are biased. There have been studies that show professionals tend to diagnose BPD more often in women than men, even when patient profiles are the same.
It's not that men aren't diagnosed with anything, their diagnosis is just different. Men tend to display symptoms differently and meet some criteria for paranoid, passive-aggressive, narcissistic, sadistic,
and antisocial personality disorders, which leads to a diagnosis of these even when BPD is a more accurate diagnosis. Since BPD has a feminine association, it's ruled out for men almost automatically.
– Men seek psychiatric help less often.
It's hard to diagnose someone with something when they don't seek help for a problem. I can't tell you how many guys I know that refuse to even go to the regular doctor when they're ill, let alone seek therapy. I think it has to do with a culturally cultivated concept of the male ego and how men are supposed to behave. But I could be wrong.
– Men are more likely to be treated only for their major physical presenting symptoms, not necessarily the emotional associations that correspond to them. Their BPD symptoms go unnoticed because it's assumed to be a woman's disorder.
– Female borderlines are in the mental health system; male borderlines are in jail.
While Acting In and Acting Out are major issues for anyone with BPD, women acting out still tends to be directed towards themselves or of a magnitude that is not so outwardly destructive. Men tend towards aggression and act out towards other people leading to different consequences.
* I was incredibly destructive and explosive. I absolutely took out my problems on myself. However I constantly picked fights with my family, explosive screaming arguments, I broke down doors, put my fist through windows and walls…though these things weren't the kind of thing that could get me thrown in jail. However, the vandalizing, drinking, shop lifting all could have.
– There has simply been very little research specifically investigating the occurrence of BPD in men.
This couples with men seeking psychiatric help less often. It's very difficult to form a study when you don't have a target group to focus on. It also couples with the fact that men are diagnosed and treated with potential inaccuracy so those men where BPD does present are overlooked.
So, it's not that Borderline Personality Disorder is only a women's disorder it's, again, given a biased perspective. It make me sad really, that there are so many misconceptions and biases in the mental health field. It's getting better. In the past it was taboo, not something to ever be talked about or admitted. Today it's pretty common to seek therapy, for men and women. There's still a ways to go though. Part of my goals for doing this blog are to increase awareness and education for Borderline Personality Disorder. I'm in no way a clinician, but I know how I'm affected, how some people in my life are affected, and I am happy to do A LOT of research to futher my own process of change. Knowing what I'm/we're up against, options, information, treatments… simply that we're not alone in this struggle, is encouraging. Hopefully, and it seems to be so, others find this useful as well.
Tomorrow I'll talk more about the difference in presentation of BPD symptoms in men vs. women.
Axis I vs. Axis II: Controversy in BPD- Part 4
Where does Borderline Personality Disorder belong?
I'm referring to the DSM criteria for Axis I and Axis II designation. Let's start off with, what's the difference between Axis I and Axis II.
* Axis I: major mental disorders, developmental disorders and learning disabilities. Axis I disorders are predominantly mood disorders.
* Axis II: underlying pervasive or personality conditions, as well as mental retardation. Axis II disorders are personality disorders.
* Axis II: underlying pervasive or personality conditions, as well as mental retardation. Axis II disorders are personality disorders.
For or Against?
[For Axis 2] Personality disorders are classified as Axis II disorders.
Personality disorders in general have their own list of general criteria that must be satisfied. They're a class of personality types and behaviors that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) defines as "an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the culture of the individual who exhibits it".
"These behavioral patterns in personality disorders are typically associated with severe disturbances in the behavioral tendencies of an individual, usually involving several areas of the personality, and are nearly always associated with considerable personal and social disruption. Additionally, personality disorders are inflexible and pervasive across many situations, due in large part to the fact that such behavior is ego-syntonic (i.e. the patterns are consistent with the ego integrity of the individual) and are, therefore, perceived to be appropriate by that individual. This behavior can result in the client adopting maladaptive coping skills, which may lead to personal problems that induce extreme anxiety, distress and depression in clients."
The behaviors cause serious interpersonal and social difficulties as well as general functional impairment. I don't think anyone can argue that BPD fits this criteria, which is a large part of why it is considered Axis II. It also has a sub-designation as Axis II, Cluster B which is characterized by dramatic, emotional or erratic behavior. No argument there either.
[For Axis 1] Both Axis I and Axis II are psychiatric disorders. Only personality disorders and mental retardation are segregated onto Axis II. All other psychiatric disorders are Axis I. Does it really make sense to segregate these if they are essentially the same type of thing?
[For Axis 2] However Axis I disorders are generally treatable with medication. While some presenting symptoms of Axis II disorders may be treatable with medication, it's not shown that medication can 'cure' a personality disorder and correct all presenting symptoms.
[For Axis 1] Moving BPD to Axis I would have economic benefits. Many insurance companies don't recognize BPD as a treatable condition and use it as an excuse to withhold payments. I know for a fact that my therapist classifies me as Major Depressive when billing my insurance company. I am pretty certain my psychiatrist does as well. This is certainly true, but not completely accurate. I'm not going to complain though.
I think the major debate lies here:
[For Axis 2] Axis II BPD is pervasive to a person identity, characterlogical in nature.
[For Axis 1]: But…There's some debate about whether BPD should be considered a 'personality disorder' at all because it has such a high rate of co-morbid symptoms that fall into the Axis I designation.
Axis I disorders are primarily for mood disorders that are reactions to atypical situations which are not part of a person's character. "Mood disorder is the term designating a group of diagnoses in the DSM IV TR classification system where a disturbance in the person's mood {not their character} is hypothesized to be the main underlying feature. The classification is known as mood (affective) disorders in ICD 10."
[For Axis 1] There are many disorders that are just as pervasive as BPD such as bipolar, anxiety, and depression that are not caused by atypical situations, and are classified as Axis I disorders.
"Two groups of mood disorders are broadly recognized (though not limited to these two); the division is based on whether the person has ever had a manic or hypomanic episode. Thus, there are depressive disorders, of which the best known and most researched is major depressive disorder (MDD) commonly called clinical depression or major depression, and bipolar disorder (BD), formerly known as manic depression and characterized by intermittent episodes of mania or hypomania, usually interlaced with depressive episodes."
People with Borderline Personality Disorder almost always have a history of long term, pervasive depression. I've never heard of anyone that didn't, but I'm not a clinician. Hypomania is not always present. If you have manic phases though, that is the definition of Bipolar and while you can have bipolar disorder and BPD, I think you would then have both Axis I and Axis II designations, not just one or the other. From here it could be argued that the mood regulation disorders are the underlying cause for all the other disorder manifestations.
[For Axis 1] There's also the stigma that a personality disorder just means that a person has a flawed personality that can't be changed. Except there has been plenty of research to support the idea that this is an emotional regulation disorder. Which means it would technically be a mood disorder and qualify it for Axis I.
I can see how the mood disorder aspects can affect a lot of the behaviors and symptoms of BPD. I'm not sure it can explain all of them though. Things like a tendency towards impulsive behavior, identity disturbance, fear of abandonment, etc… these are not necessarily dependent on mood alone.
I certainly don't believe that a personality disorder just means you have a flawed personality. Calling it a flaw implies that it's a minor issue, easily corrected. BPD is not minor, nor is it easily treatable. You might not be able to change everything about who you are (or want to), but if there is an aspect of your life that you do not value; if you are willing to put in the effort; if you have hope of living a better life or just a life different from what you currently experience– it is absolutely possible to make changes in yourself. Without hope for change there can only be resignation to the inevitable. But people do have control over their lives, what choices they make, how they want to live. It may not be easy, maybe everything can't be 'fixed', but it is possible to heal from those things that we are willing to work to change.
The best thing about having an unstable identity is the ability to reinvent yourself however you want.
…and it confuses the shit out of everyone.
I have a request…
Dear Brain,
Please let me sleep.
Seriously. Went to sleep late. Woke up at 2am. Woke up at 3am. In a cold sweat. After mildly disturbing dreams. Didn't fall back to sleep. Got out of bed at 6.30am. What the fuck? I was a good girl. I took my Trazadone. I don't use stimulants in general (read: no caffeine). Why does this nocturnal phenomena elude me? Some highlights from my dream included:
Saw everyone hurrying towards the exit. Apparently the building was on fire. I didn't understand/know what was going on at first because I couldn't hear any alarm. I strained to listen but I didn't hear anything. I thought maybe there was a signal I hadn't been told about. A blonde woman, maybe mid-40s looked over at me in a panic as she rushed by. I decided to go back to my desk and grab my stuff first, even though everyone else was panicked enough to leave theirs where it was. I had too much stuff and was having a lot of trouble picking it up and carrying it all. Things kept slipping. As I finally made my way out I began to see the smoke.
At some point I was picking at the palm of my hand. There were little bits of skin that I wanted to get rid of. I ended up pulling almost all the skin off of the palm of my hand until it was completely red and raw and there was a puddle of blood in my palm. I went over to the first aid kit on the far wall and got a large bandage. I knew this was something I shouldn't let anyone see. It took me a minute to position it because I had to cut the one side to wrap it through my fingers, but it wouldn't stay on. The EHS lady aw that I was bleeding and tried to get me to show her so she could report the injury but I refused.
I miss my apocalypse dreams. They're way more fun.
On a lighter note. My mood has been stable since Monday. This may or may not be a good thing as I dissociated from my emotions last week and other than some self-destructive impulsive problems Thurs/Sat/Sun, they haven't returned. I've been calm and ok though. I actually cannot remember any period of time in years that I've had more than a couple days of relatively stable moods. I'm not necessarily in a good mood, but I'm not depressed either. Calm. It's weird. It shouldn't be weird for steady emotions to feel odd, but it does. I don't recognize this as a part of my existence.
1.) The meds I'm on are kicking in. I do feel less depressed and less anxious. Almost not at all. However I was on these last week when I was flipping out and over the weekend when I was entertaining some destructive impulses and they hadn't helped then. By the way, my pdoc increased my dose to 200mg/day the last time I went in to see him.
2.) I'm still dissociating from my emotions. This makes doing my therapy homework pretty difficult. I'm supposed to be writing about my emotions to cognitively recognize them as I'm experiencing them in order to form a functional connection. It's hard to do when I'm not really feeling anything. I'm calm. It's calming. I feel ok. I don't know how to internalize this.
3.) I'm not in a relationship and am therefore not completely emotionally dysfunctional. Having purged or been purged from all of the dramatic factions of my friendships and relationships, with the exception of Friend – whom I no longer feel anything for, I have no drama filled emotionally turbulent external influences. Granted I also haven't been completely alone all week so I don't have much to compare my experimental phase to, but hey, gimme a break.
If I had to hazard a guess I'd say it was a combination of 2 and 3. My dreams seem to be a better indicator of what's going on with me than what's actually going on with me. Regardless, 4-5 days is good for me! Yay me. This weekend should be interesting so we'll see how that goes.
As for tonight: Sucker Punch, bitches!
Trash talk – Controversy in BPD
Myth: BPD is a "wastebasket definition." Clinicians give patients this diagnosis when they can't figure out what's wrong with them.
Janice Cauwels (1992) wrote: BPD is still a wastebasket diagnosis, a label slapped on patients by therapists trying to pretend that their illness is understood. It is also used to rationalize treatment mistakes or failures, to avoid prescribing drugs or other medical treatments, to defend against sexual issues that may have arisen in therapy, to express hatred of patients, and to justify behavior resulting from such emotional reactions.
In other words, some clinicians use the word "borderline" like some schoolyard bullies use the word "cooties." But the fact that BPD is used as a wastebasket definition doesn't make it a wastebasket definition, any more than calling grapefruit a fat burner makes it a fat burner. A patient should be diagnosed as borderline only if they meet the clinical criteria and only after a clinician has worked with the patient over time to verify that the BPD symptoms are persistent, extreme, and long standing".
Basically this is more the fault of therapists. It comes about when a patient's problems are not so clean cut and identifiable. A patient may have one or two or many problems but instead of taking the time to understand if these are separate issues the patients are thrown under the heading of BPD because it's a disorder that encompasses such a wide range of symptoms. Actually getting to know the patient would require more effort on the therapist's part. It's easier to lump them under a more general category. Regardless of whether these people meet the designated criteria. Because as we know, any patient that is emotionally problematic must have a personality disorder. Dumping them under the Borderline Personality Disorder label allows them to utilize the stigma associated with BPD and dismiss them as untreatable or as a disorder that they are not equipped to deal with {read: biased against}. In short, it's easier for the therapist to not deal with a challenging patient.
Like many clinicians, my roommate who has her M.S. in clinical psychology, describes it differently. They do not believe that BPD is an actual mental disorder. It's not like Bipolar or Depression that is a chemical imbalance and can be quantified. She does see it as a wastebasket definition. This stems from the fact that the Borderline Personality Disorder does encompass such a wide range of problems, it's as if any problem that cannot be explained by another disorder/diagnosis is swept together into a catch all category and filed under BPD. There is no reason that the co-morbid symptoms that comprise BPD can't simply be separate co-morbid symptoms. For example, she's not convinced that all of my issues don't stem from Depression and a General Anxiety Disorder (which was the diagnosis I received from my first therapist). Except my depression and anxiety are alleviating and I still have a mess of issues.
I can understand this perspective even if I don't agree with it. Even if it were a catchall for all these extraneous symptoms it doesn't make it an invalid designation. Again, it provides a label that helps identify the wider range of problems that comprise the patients' symptoms and allows for a means of recovery. Recognizing BPD as its own disorder also recognizes that these symptoms contribute to one another, compound, and are not necessarily separate entities. That there are co-morbid symptoms does not mean that these symptoms don't stem from a common origin.
Personality disorders are tricky little bastards. You can't quantify a personality. You can't quantify emotional experience or relationships. All we have are our reactions and responses to the world around us. Personality is the lens through which we perceive that world. It permeates our entire being providing the means to interpret what we see and feel. Recognizing how we relate to the world around us is what allows us to function in it. For someone with a Borderline Personality Disorder, that range is expansive, so yes, it does encompass a lot, maybe too much, but then again, most days we feel too much.
A Matter of Severity: Controversy in BPD – Part 2
I thought to add this to the previous post, but I'm adding things as I find them so …. Another controversy revolves around the question:
Is it possible to distinguish between a normal personality and a personality disorder, how do you do it, and where do you draw the line?
Without a clinical measurement of severity in personality discrepency it's difficult to recognize where you draw the line between a healthy, relatively normal personality and something severe enough to be considered a disorder. Not only that, but who's to say what is normal for one person is not normal for another? Unfortunately {in terms of diagnosis} people are all different so it's nearly impossible to devise a steady measurment from patient to patient. So how do you decide on a distinguishing factor…
"It has become increasingly clear that some form of severity assessment is necessary to decide on the priorities to use for the management of personality disorder. The notion of severe personality disorder is central to much of the work in the area of forensic psychiatry. What is clear from empirical research studies is that those with more severe personality disorder do not have stronger manifestations of one single disorder as often postulated, but instead their personality disturbance extends across all domains of personality. Although severity is not normally taken into account when classifying mental illness, it is important in personality disorders, as normal personality and personality disorder are both on the same continuum. Unfortunately, there is no measure of severity for personality disorder in the DSM or ICD classification, and the absence of these measures is of significant concern. Indeed, treatment is justified when it is likely to ameliorate distressing or disabling syndromes, even when the patients fail to meet the full diagnostic criteria of psychiatric disorders and, consequently, the measure of severity is highly relevant to the planning and provision of treatment. A reliable way of assessing personality disorder is to use 3 levels of severity (SeeTable Below). By using this measure of severity, it is possible to use the cluster system to get a measure of severity and this measure is also relevant in assessing those with the most severe personality disorders in forensic psychiatry."
I think this ties into the idea that recognition and diagnosis of BPD is not stable. With so many different aspects and potential combinations of symptoms it's difficult to pin point what are the distinguishing characteristics for BPD if some symptoms present, but only to a mild degree, wheras others present with much greater prominence. If something is less inhibiting should it be consider part of the dysfunction? Should only the most severe problems be included in diagnosis? Or should all manifestations be addressed and lumped together? I personally thing the 3rd is the best idea. However noting which problems are the most harmful to a persons functionality can provide a guideline for psych/therapists to map out a course of treatment addressing the most prominent features sooner.


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Variety's fifth annual A Night in the Writers' Room welcomed Kerry Ehrin, Courtney Kemp Agboh, Andrew Kreisberg, Gideon Raff and Matthew Weiner to the drama panel Tuesday evening.
The showrunners, in conversation with Variety moderator Debra Birnbaum at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills Calif., chatted candidly about the impact of Twitter on television today.
"The 'Power' parties have been a big thing," Agboh said, referring to fans of her Starz series joining together to live-tweet episodes. "That was huge for us because it means the era of appointment television isn't over."
Weiner, who is not on Twitter, agreed that social media has helped the buzz surrounding television shows, and can relate to the passion behind live-tweeting. "I remember having a 'Melrose Place' viewing party," he fessed up. "I understand the engagement."
"We owe a lot to Twitter at 'Mad Men,'" Weiner continued, referring to popular fan-made accounts such as "80's Don Draper," of which he's admittedly a fan. "What was confusing for us at first is there were all these people taking on the characters and AMC was like, 'We own these characters,'" he joked about the discussion of potential lawsuits, before he and the network realized, "this is a boatload of free publicity."
'Mad Men' premiered before Twitter was hugely popular, and though he appreciates the conversation it created for his show, the creator never hopped onto the social media train. "I do not tweet. I would need two accounts — one for tweeting and one for apologizing for tweeting. I didn't have a smartphone for a while because I have such a terrible temper."
Ehrin of A&E's "Bates Motel" shared a similar sentiment to Weiner, as she was a late social media adopter. "I resisted Twitter for a long time, and I started using it last year and it's remarkably fun," she said. "It's like hanging out with kids in the neighborhood….it's a great way to actually talk to people who love the show, as much as you do."
On the other hand, Kreisberg — who's at the helm of CW fan-favorites "The Flash," "Arrow," the upcoming spinoff "Legends of Tomorrow" and CBS' fall series "Supergirl" — didn't have an option.
"The year we did 'Arrow,' they made us all join," he said of the CW having their creative teams and talent become active on social media so that they could interact with their younger-skewing, Twitter-using audience. One of the funniest pieces of the Twitter puzzle to Kreisberg is the uber-passionate fans who truly believe their opinionated tweets are actively changing what goes on in the writers' room week-to-week. "The weirdest thing is the people who think that they're influencing the show."
Raff said his "Dig" cast was very active on Twitter, but he is not. "The actors do it all the time — they 'Twit,'" he said, incorrectly pronouncing the word. With a laugh, he added, "I don't even know how to say the word."


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My music education growing up was nearly non-existent. A little Willie, a little Waylon, and a whole lot of western soundtracks broke the silence of long car rides across Texas. Somewhere in the mix, Neil Young must have made a special appearance, because once I was older and, ironically, gained access to unlimited music on the internet without having to shell out $20 for a CD…he was one of the first names I typed in. I can remember the moment all of that happened; when suddenly, the mysteries of all of the records in the stores that I couldn't afford to take home and absorb were suddenly at my fingertips. I no longer had to wait for the radio or a friend's car or a movie to play it; I could seek out the sounds I wanted on a whim.
Sure, it sounded like shit; but a good song prevails. Did I care if Neil Young's nasally voice singing "Heart of Gold" was of perfect fidelity? No, I just wanted to hear the words, the melody, the guitar…
Fast forward over a decade, and my thoughts on this have been vastly altered. I've grown up, own a record player, and listen to Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere with utmost frequency. I wallow in the warmth of the sound, the occasional hum or pop that comes with age, like my favorite worn-in pair of jeans.
After watching producers and engineers walk the red carpet and somewhat awkwardly accept their moment in the spotlight, we gathered in the upstairs of the famous Village Studios. After a brief collection of speeches by folks from the studio, the P&E organization, and the Recording Academy, we watched a short biographical video on Young before he came out to accept his award. Through multiple Bridge School Benefits and his MusiCares Person of the Year concert in 2010, I had never heard him speak this much, and it came as a surprise that he was really quite funny! After cracking jokes about his preference in mic to speak in on the stage, the fact that he knows he can't sing, and how he may have pretended to know some people who came up to him earlier in the event, he embarked on a from-the-heart speech about his approach to recording that brought him to this very stage.
He compared his recording style to Cinema Verite, discussing how he like to capture the first time he plays a song, the first time the band plays a song. He compared a lot of today's digital recording to that of making a movie- the multiple layers to it- but claimed that he can't "feel" this type of music as much. He talked about how depressing it is to hear his work in a format where it has lost elements he worked hard to get, like the echo of the room. "We cherish those fucking goosebumps", he said. And then he mentioned the launch of his new company, Pono Music, at this upcoming SXSW. In it's well-written description, Pono aims to bring back the richness of sound through lossless audio technology. In reading this, I had an epiphany regarding my preference for live music, and the specialness of the sound over the low-fi formats I consume today. You can read the whole speech here.
After his speech, Dave Matthews came out and did a 3 song acoustic set: "Rye Whisky", "My My, Hey Hey", and "Needle and the Damage Done", which was preceded by a comment about his loss of a friend and the meaning of this song to him.
I wandered the studios after the presentation, eating cookies and drinking milk in a room with the console that potentially recorded the likes of NIN, Heart, Tom Petty, and many other artists who enter the windows of my soul: my ears.


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Valley Sports Report
OWEGO — Pool C at the Owego Little League 10U Tournament is shaping up to be a three-way battle following an 18-5 win by Nichols-Tioga (Sindoni) over M-E (Sonner) here Wednesday.
N-T, Candor (Rose) and Chenango Forks (Curtis) are all 2-0 heading into the Independence Day break.
Nichols-Tioga received solid pitching from Josh Rought, who threw the first three innings, and Jacob Guiles, who closed out the four-inning triumph.
Comingthrough big at the plate were Rough, Talon Relyea and Christian Crawn, each going 2-for-3 on the day. Kaiden Sindoni was 1-for-3 with a double and Brayden Lounsbury went 1-for-3.
Nichols-Tioga takes on Johnson City Friday at 7:30 p.m.
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