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Beverage Co-Packing in Glass Vs. Plastic
It shouldn't come as a surprise that most firms that provide beverage co-packing services prefer plastic.
1. It occupies less space than glass, since plastic is moved around as pellet which are blown in bottles.
2. It's lighter to manage that glass, and doesn't run the risk of breaking.
3. It's cheaper than glass, and that means far less working capital tied up in packaging material inventory.
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The contractor building Maryland's Purple Line said it anticipates needing an additional five months and $187.7 million to build a required "crash wall" along the light-rail tracks.
The contractor, a consortium of companies called Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP), said in an April 7 letter to the Maryland Transit Administration that CSX Transportation is requiring that a different kind of crash wall be built along the Purple Line tracks from the one the contract anticipated. The light-rail tracks will run adjacent to CSX tracks between the community of Lyttonsville and the Silver Spring Transit Center.
Crash walls are designed to absorb the forces of a derailed train to protect nearby facilities and structures, such as piers that hold up bridges carrying traffic over the tracks.
PLTP also told the state in a March 11 letter that it might need to file a "force majeure" claim because of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The companies did not provide any details, but such claims typically argue that a contract can't be followed because of an "act of God."
Construction on the 16-mile line has continued amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, this month, some workers were asked to self-quarantine for 14 days after a Washington Gas inspector on the project tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
PLTP spokesman John Undeland said the contractor has been working with CSX for more than a year on the crash wall design. He said CSX had only recently issued crash wall design requirements.
"We've presented a number of workable solutions," Undeland wrote in an email, "but none have been approved by CSX."
MTA spokeswoman Veronica Battisti declined to respond to emailed questions. In a written statement, she said the state "has been actively engaged in discussions" to mitigate impacts on the Purple Line's schedule and cost. She said she could not comment further until the state and contractor had reached a settlement.
It is unclear how delays might affect the Purple Line's opening date, because project officials have been able to accelerate some work in the past. The opening of the rail line between Montgomery and Prince George's counties was initially scheduled for March 2022. The most recent schedule made public has it opening in two phases — in late 2022 between College Park and New Carrollton and by late June 2023 for the rest of the line extending west to Bethesda.
CSX declined to make anyone available for an interview. However, in response to emailed questions, the company's media office said CSX "has been working closely" with the state on the Purple Line since 2003.
"The requirement for crash walls or other barriers have always been part of the project to ensure the safety of both systems," the statement said.
The MTA and the contractor have been in negotiations for several years over what delays are necessary and who is responsible for the related costs, such as for additional labor and longer rentals of large equipment.
The first major delays stemmed from an unsuccessful lawsuit against the project, which stalled the start of construction. The state's trouble in acquiring rights of way also added time and cost, the contractor said. The lawsuit added 266 days and about $200 million, while the right-of-way delays added 79 days and $138.2 million, the contractor has said in financial filings.
The state granted the contractor a 160-day delay for the lawsuit claim but no additional money. It rejected the contractor's entire claim for any delays related to rights of way.
Delays and cost overruns, as well as disputes over who will pay for them, are not unusual in large construction projects. However, the ongoing Purple Line dispute has drawn attention because the project is being financed and built — and ultimately will be operated — as part of a 36-year, $5.6 billion public-private partnership. The arrangement is one of the broadest of its kind among U.S. transit projects.

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Sununu, Ayotte are responsible leaders
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Granite State Taxpayers (GST) is one of the oldest taxpayer organizations in the State, working every day to enlighten and educate the New Hampshire taxpayers as to the effect that low spending, which equates to low taxes, will have on their day-to-day lives.
One of the ways we do this is to rate the various candidates, those with voting records and willingness to increase the tax burden on the already beleaguered taxpayers and those candidates who believe in the approach of low spending and low taxes. You can find the ratings of the candidates for the NH House and State Senate who responded to the GST survey at our website www.grantitestatetaxpayers.org.
The race for U.S. Senate and New Hampshire Governor are so important in this election year that GST has chosen to point out the stark differences between these candidates relative to spending and taxes. Governor Hassan has a long record of spending and increasing taxes for the taxpayers of New Hampshire. As a State Senator, she was instrumental in increasing taxes and fees by a whopping 35% when the Democrats controlled the NH House, State Senate, Governor's Office, and the Executive Council. She also, as Governor, submitted a budget for the present session, adding $100 million in spending. The majority of those increases were eliminated by the House and Senate and were not in the final budget which she subsequently vetoed. However, three months later, with no substantial changes to the vetoed budget, she signed it into law.
Senator Ayotte, on the other hand, has worked every day to address the $19 trillion national debt while not losing sight of the importance of our national security and the need to grow our economy without raising taxes. She has also never lost sight of this Nation's responsibility to help those most in need in our society. She has and continues to work across the aisle to address the critical issues facing our Nation. She and Senator Shaheen have worked tirelessly to improve healthcare for our Veterans. The facts speak for themselves: a free spender with good intentions (Hassan) or Ayotte, who will work hard every day for a balanced budget.
We in New Hampshire have never seen a more day/night difference in the choice for Governor. They are totally opposite from one another. Colin Van Ostern believes in Obamacare and wants to make Medicaid expansion permanent, costing NH taxpayers millions. He wants rail service from Concord to Boston, once again costing the taxpayers millions, and also states he is against any new broad-based tax but has no new revenue source to fund his above-mentioned wish list.
Chris Sununu is against making Medicaid expansion permanent. He believes the people should be able to pick the coverage they want by allowing interstate insurance competition without federal interference. He believes New Hampshire should continue to lower the business tax and reduce the number of burdensome unnecessary regulations businesses must contend with which would bring more and new businesses to NH, therefore not having the need to have so many of our citizens drive or ride south every day. And he realizes, by finding ways to lower energy costs, we can grow the State's economy. He will keep spending under control and will make New Hampshire the business-friendly place it once was.
Once again, the facts speak for themselves: candidates whose intentions are good with no idea how to fund those good intentions (Hassan and Van Ostern) or two proven conservatives, Ayotte and Sununu, with proven track records of low spending which means low taxes. GST recommends Senator Kelly Ayotte and Executive Councilor Chris Sununu who will keep spending in check, never forgetting those most vulnerable in our society while at the same time realizing that Government cannot grow faster than the people's ability to pay for it.
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The King Arthur Baking Company recipe for Cinnamon Star Bread is one I have made several times. It's actually a rather easy recipe to make and tastes great.
So, in honor of St. Patrick's Day tomorrow, and to try something different, I decided to make a savory version of this recipe and try to make shamrocks instead of a star. The changes that I made are not really Irish, but rather Greek in flavor. The color, however, is most definitely an Irish green.
These were very tasty and a very green for St. Patrick's Day. But, I think next time, I'm not sure I like the green colored bread. Next time I make this I will leave the food dye out of the dough.


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I just had to share this with you.
I have spent at least half an hour going ooooohhhhh, ahhhhhh, ooooohhhh and saying to myself "I so want one of those" since stumbling across this blog Liberty Biberty.
Just look at these pics of her adorable cottage. I know I'm too old for dolls houses but I don't care – I want one!
I think these are my favourite – they must have been knit on darning needles !!
Have you come across any lovely blogs lately? I've found so many more so I think I'm going to try and do a weekly (hmm maybe fortnightly) post on sharing blogs I've found. I've noticed a lot of blogs lately have removed their blog lists and not only from their blogs but from their blog profile too. I wonder why? It's such a shame as I love to find a blog I like and then see who they follow, how else are we going to find eachother??
Actually I think I'll start this week. I'm going to call this Friday's Finds … a place for us all to share any new blogs we've found online. Are you going to join me?
If so leave a comment here with a link to your finds. Looking forward to seeing what/who you find :O)


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Leslie West, of 'Mississippi Queen' band Mountain, dead at 75
The Mountain has fallen.
Leslie West, who kicked out towering jams (with a towering hairdo) in foundational classic-rockers Mountain, has died at 75, his publicist confirmed to The Post.
West suffered cardiac arrest at his home near Daytona, Florida on Monday and was hospitalized, never regaining consciousness, reported Rolling Stone.
On Tuesday, his brother, Larry West Weinstein, wrote on Facebook that West's heart stopped and he had been put on a ventilator, according to the LA Times.
He is survived by his wife Jenni Maurer, whom he married onstage at a 2009 concert commemorating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.
West laid down authoritative guitar riffs and chesty yowls in Mountain, a thundering power trio rounded out by Felix Pappalardi on bass and Corky Laing on drums. The band's contribution to the canon was the archetypal "Mississippi Queen," a growling blues-rock number featuring pounding cowbell that went to No. 21 on Billboard's Hot 100.
Burly New York native West cut an imposing figure onstage, with his eccentric outfits and a Gibson that appeared tiny in his hands. While the group shared its name with his first solo album, he joked that the trio was dubbed Mountain "because I was so fat" and later named a solo record "The Great Fatsby."
One critic even called him a "300-pounder dressed in blue velvet, suede and snakeskin" in a concert review, according to Rolling Stone.
The group played a set at the era-defining Woodstock festival, where West "had the most amplifiers of anybody there," he recalled to Rolling Stone in 1989. Mountain disbanded in 1972, but West continued to play with Laing, subbing in Cream bassist Jack Bruce for Pappalardi. He re-formed Mountain in 1974 and continued to play with different variations of the band for the next decade after a stalled solo career (based on the aforementioned "Fatsby").
Like many rockers of his era, West struggled with drugs; his choice was heroin. His weight was an issue, too, and in the 1980s he was diagnosed with diabetes and lost the lower half of his right leg to the disease. Along the way, he added "actor" to his CV, appearing in 1973's "Family Honor" and 1986's "The Money Pit," and also became close friends with Howard Stern, notching repeated appearances on the show.
His music also garnered a surprise second act from the hip-hop community via the tune "Long Red," which was sampled by De La Soul, The Game, ASAP Rocky, Kanye West and Jay-Z (for the fellow New Yorker's most rocking song, "99 Problems").
"There was something about that song that appealed to rappers," West told Blues Blast magazine in 2015. "I've got six different platinum albums on my wall from all these different guys sampling my stuff."
West was revered by his musical descendants. Twisted Sister's Dee Snider tweeted that West was "one of the founding fathers of heavy metal" and Rolling Stone noted that recently-deceased guitar hero Eddie Van Halen hailed West as one of his early influences in 2011, calling the big man's guitar tone "incredible." And no less a rock authority than Dave Grohl recently covered "Mississippi Queen" for his virtual "Hanukkah Sessions" series.
West, who never really stopped his output, releasing albums all through the 2000s, with his most recent in 2015, remained a quick wit who was great with a quote into his later years. He told Page Six in 2007 that his new label was called "Big Rack Records" "because my fiancée has a nice, big rack."
"There's no drugs for me," he added, comparing 2007 to his glory years. "Most of the stuff that happened back then I don't remember."


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What is Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Unemployment Compensation?
Last updated April 2, 2020
The PUA will provide cash assistance to those who have lost their jobs or income due to coronavirus, who are quarantined, who are caring for a child whose school is closed, who had to quit their job as a direct result of the coronavirus, who are caring for someone who is sick, and for other coronavirus-related reasons. See this fact sheet from the National Employment Law Project for a full list of who qualifies. PUA is a federal program which came out of the stimulus bill signed on Friday, March 27. The program will be administered by individual states, usually by the state workforce agency, which in various states may be called the labor, workforce, economic opportunity department. Use this Unemployment Benefits Finder from the U.S. Department of Labor to find the name of the responsible agency in your state.
PUA is intended for people who suffer work loss but are not eligible for regular unemployment compensation, including people who are self-employed (including "gig" workers like Uber/Lyft drivers), those who are seeking only part-time work, and workers who do not have a long enough work history to qualify for regular state unemployment benefits.
The maximum weekly benefit is determined by prior wages/earnings. The minimum benefit is equal to one-half the state's average weekly unemployment benefit (nationally, this averages out to about $190 a week). You can find the average weekly benefit in your state at this page at the U.S. Department of Labor (choose your state, not region, keep the default to the most recent year, click Submit and look at "Average WBA" for the amount, but be prepared, in many states, it's shockingly low). Here is an example for Florida:


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In this issue of JACI, Haczku and Panettieri review the evidence for the involvement of stress in asthma and find that it suggests that psychosocial stressors are important in asthma morbidity.
Chronic psychosocial stress has been correlated with asthma severity and exacerbations, as well as overall immunocompromise that leads to or worsens disease. The authors developed a mouse model of social stress in order to mimic socially disruptive stressors experienced by humans. They showed that mice exposed to allergen and persistent social stress had increased airway reactivity and lowered Th2 cell sensitivity to glucocorticoids. In their mouse model, Haczku and Panettieri noted that the social stress did not result in immunosuppression, but instead, activated innate and Th2 immune responses that resulted in sustained increases in circulating corticosterone. They suggest that this may lead to corticosteroid insensitivity and perpetuate airway inflammation.
Altered function, reduced expression and impaired translocation of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) are among the possible mechanisms for steroid insensitivity proposed by Haczku and Panettieri. They suggest that GR may be down-regulated by agonistic ligands, or NF-κB transrepression of gene transcription. Their own studies reported increased expression of NF-κB concomitant with decreased GR nuclear translocation, DNA binding and GR expression.
Bias toward inflammatory cytokine stimulation by innate immune cells is another mechanism the authors discuss. Mice exposed to stress alone produced macrophage and dendritic cell secretion of IL-13 associated IgG1 and TARC as well as TNF-α and IL-6.
Finally, the authors talk about the role of structural cell responses to glucocorticoids, citing recent findings of reduced surfactant protein D (SP-D) in patients with chronic lung disease. Corticosteroids greatly increase the amounts of SP-D, which is known to have immunosuppressive effects, and they suggest that corticosteroid insensitivity of epithelial cells in chronic lung pathology is responsible for the impairment of this protective mechanism.
Haczku and Panettieri propose new approaches to circumvent corticosteroid non-response. They have shown that corticosteroid insensitive airway smooth muscle and whole lung tissue are still responsive to I κB and MAP kinase inhibitors, reducing cytokine secretion. This may be a possible pathway for therapeutic intervention in asthma patients who are steroid-insensitive.
We asked Dr. Haczku some questions about the implications of this review:
JACI: Since the evidence is pointing to a multiple-scale physiologic response, would this problem lend itself to a systems analysis approach to coordinate effective therapy?
Dr. Haczku: Susceptibility to the detrimental effects of chronic stress exposure on the neuro-endocrine, immune and hematopoietic systems as well as on various target organs maybe genetically regulated, organ- and cell type specific. A systems analysis approach therefore to disease assessment and effective therapy would be very beneficial.
JACI: Do you think kinase inhibitors would be primary or add-on therapy for patients with corticosteroid-resistant lung disease?
Dr. Haczku: Kinase inhibitors once developed would form a useful second line (add-on) therapy for patients with corticosteroid resistant chronic inflammatory diseases.
We want to hear from you. Please feel free to post your own questions or comments. All questions and comments will be forwarded to the authors for a response.


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What is a bowling shirt and what does it look like? You may have seen one without knowing, or perhaps, you already have one sitting in the back of your closet. There have been small glimpses of the bowling shirt's return back into mainstream fashion; starting all the way back from Fall 2016 Men's Fashion Week in New York City. This year, we witnessed even more brands showcasing the beauty and versatility of the bowling shirt. A style, that also goes by the names 'Camp Collar' or 'Cuban Collar' shirt. Once known for its boxy shape and short sleeve design, as well as its standout vibrant color block pattern detail. "The bowling shirt has always been around. It has just not been given the true spotlight it deserves," says Caroline Ellingsen, a Swedish stylist who has worked with brands such as H&M, Afound and Filippa K. "It is such a fun and versatile men's fashion piece that can be style in so many ways".
Marked by its history in pop culture, the bowling shirt first became popular in the bowling alleys, then transported outside to the football games, and at parties across America by the younger generation of the 1950s rockabilly era – a time when everyone drove to their favorite diners for the consumption of root-beer floats and milkshakes, while tuning their radios listening to Little Richard and Chuck Berry's rock and roll music.
As style and music began shifting during the 60s and 70s, so did the appreciation and the popularity of this fashion staple; a new wave of thinking and fashion emerged. However, the bowling shirt still remained relevant in bowling alleys. Fast forward to the late 90s and early 2000s where the bowling shirt witnessed a small resurgence when styled on well-known characters in popular tv sitcoms and movies. Seen on Chandler Bing from Friends, and Charlie Harper from Two and a Half Men, who had an endless amount in his closet. Lastly, with the timeless and elegant styling on the playboy jet-setting character Dickie Greenleaf from one the most notable films of the 90s, The Talented Mr. Ripley.
The bowling shirts of this era are available in an array of colors, shapes and sizes, bold prints, and fabrics. But how should you style it? If unsure, here are a few suggestions from Ellingsen: "You could wear it oversized paired with a slim linen or cotton trouser and sandals, or true to size with a pair of shorts with matching prints for a relax vacation look. As well as tucked into a high waisted tailored trouser paired with oxford shoes or sneakers for the office or a formal event". With a bowling you can be both casual and neat when on vacation, as well as formal and fun when heading to the office. It's clear this trend is sticking around for a while, so if it's yet to be found in your wardrobe, you still have plenty of options to choose from. And remember, you can wear it however you want – just don't forget to challenge your styling.


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Allow me to paraphrase from the Zvezda instructions on this one.
In the summer of 1941, Soviet industry was disrupted by the rapid advance of the German army. This was as much due to moving the various industrial plants out of reach as it was to them being overrun. One of the main shortages caused by this was a lack of stamped steel to use on the then current production of the Ford Model AA truck. This truck, dating from the mid 1920s, had been upgraded by GAZ from the GAZ-AA to the current production GAZ-MM (basically more horsepower).
Anyway, this lack of stamped steel components resulted in many portions of the truck being made of wood, and this included the cab and fenders. It also saw the use of canvas in several applications for the roof and back of the cab. Some trucks were built without doors, something that made operation in winter something to be avoided. Of course, the shortage was soon overcome and the GAZ-MM continued in production until 1950, when it was felt that a 1920s truck might be a tad obsolete.
Zvezda is not a household name to many modelers, and it is really a shame that it is not. This particular kit is really superbly molded. I found no problem with ejector pin marks anywhere on the sprue. This means both sides of 'wood' parts were free from these pests. None located on the leaf springs, either, a place that it is nearly impossible to keep from having them. In fact, of all the pieces I looked over, only on one small piece of the main frame and one other thick construct did I even find a sink mark.
Unlike many truck kits, this one is not a curbside. There is a full flat-head four cylinder engine along with the usual manifolds and exhaust. Thanks to the rather open framework, nothing is truly hidden from sight. Suspension bits are nicely done and easily seen as well. One does have to do a bit of cutting on a few bits, but that is shown in the instructions. The side panels to the engine compartment are separate so one can model the kit without them in place. The only real option is one of having a large canvas top over the bed. This is a large piece of plastic and is molded with the front and rearcovers down. This basically means that if you are lazy, you can glue on the back canvas cover and not even have to paint the bed interior. Vinyl tires are provided to be placed on the two part wheels.
Instructions are quite well done and provide clear drawings for all the various construction steps. Colors are referenced to Model Master paints. Apparently you can do this in any color as long as it is green!. The edges of the fenders are in white and the canvas parts are painted in Field Drap (not a misspelling on my part). The small decal sheet is well printed and should work fairly well if one uses setting solution.
This is really a very nice looking kit. I think you will be doing yourself a favor if you pick one up and give it a go. It certainly looks like it should build well and make into a very nice model.
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Wednesday's successful launch of 60 Starlink satellites checked a few boxes for SpaceX.
For the first time in three tries, the company successfully landed a first stage booster on an autonomous drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flawless flight brings SpaceX one step closer to the much-anticipated launch of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, as early as May 27. And, of course, the company extended its Starlink constellation to about 420 satellites, bringing SpaceX closer to offering broadband Internet service to North America from space.
But SpaceX also made a huge, symbolic leap on Wednesday. With the latest Starlink launch, the Falcon 9 rocket has now launched 84 times. This surpasses the total flights by United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket.
The Atlas V rocket first launched on August 2, 2002—about three months after SpaceX was founded by Elon Musk and two other engineers, Tom Mueller and Chris Thompson. Since then, the Atlas V rocket has flown an average of a little fewer than five missions per year. All were rated as successes.
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Surpassing United Launch Alliance in total launches by a single rocket offers a measure of vindication for SpaceX. The two companies are rivals, competing for NASA and US Department of Defense launch business. And throughout much of SpaceX's history, the company heard criticism from established aerospace companies for being "all talk" but no action. Consider, for example, this advertisement from 2011, created by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a competitor that made rocket engines.
"While the other guys launch powerful press conferences, we power launches of people and critical payloads," the advertisement states. "While the other guys deliver press releases, we deliver astronauts and important communication, science and national defense payloads. So, before you listen to their next promise, scan the tag and watch all 14 zero-fail launches." Ironically, the ad links to a website, FutureSpaceUSA.com, that no longer exists. (Also, SpaceX is presently the only US company ready to deliver astronauts into orbit).
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The Crime Scene Management Team (CSMT)of the Ashanti Regional Police Command yesterday stormed the Bulk Oil and Transportation Storage (BOST) Company Limited depot here in Kumasi over an alleged adulteration of fuel, petrol in particular, by some tanker drivers.
The six-member team acting on tip-off arrived at the depot unexpectedly and arrested one of the tanker drivers with about 15 other drivers taking to their heels on seeing the police.
It was not very clear why the drivers were engaged in adulterating the fuel but it is believed, probably with the intention of gaining undue financial benefits, stimulated by the high fuel price.
The development comes in the wake of a recent missing fuel scandal at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) which has triggered calls for a full-scale inquiry into the scandal"
The call was also after TOR publicized the interdiction of some of its staff pending the conclusion of investigations into the disappearance of fuel, product storage, and transfer losses at the refinery.
When the Ghanaians Times visited the BOST office, the management declined to comment on the issue saying that the head office in Accra should speak on the matter
Similarly, the police decline comments and directed the Ghanaian Times to contact the Public Affairs Unit Head of the Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Godwin Ahianyo who said he was on leave.
Assistant Commissioner of Police(ACP) Felix Kwasi Cosmos, Ashanti Regional Crime Officer, said he was aware of an exercise at the BOST but he was yet to be briefed.
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Burger restaurant and pub Freehouse, located at 2700 Bancroft Way, is closed for the summer and undergoing kitchen renovations.
Freehouse, which first opened its doors in February 2012, officially closed in mid-June, according to restaurant owner Daryl Ross. He said he hopes to reopen the restaurant in August.
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With many local students away, the campus and city also become crowded with international students studying abroad and taking summer classes.
Zaidi notices a crowd of "new faces" every summer as foreign students come into the cafe, usually taking a longer time looking at the menu to decide what to order.
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Madison Beer's music video for 'Boys-it' came out in January 2021.
Madison gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at her latest music video for "Boys-it." On Instagram, she posted a super feminine pic of herself sitting on a pastel pink couch and speaking into a phone. The song talks about a pretty bad relationship with a guy.
Although Madison has yet to release her first studio album, she did release an EP called "As She Pleases" in 2017. Her first album title "Life Support" is scheduled to be released in February 2021, even though she's said COVID has already caused her to push the release date back.
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This month's Pick Hit is awarded to the latest disc, Bad Tattoo, from northern California guitarist Mighty Mike Schermer. As with his previous albums, this one's a whole lot of fun.
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I knew I hadn't been listening to my body, but when I recognized that I mistreat it in a way I'd deplore for anyone else, I felt so sorry for what I'd done. Quite frankly, I'm accustomed to saying, "Hey, friend!" even to the bugs and birds I encounter regularly, but I'd never thought of being so easy and nice with my body. The workshop was like couples therapy — for a marriage I didn't realize I was in!
Kimber suggested we think of our bodies as our best friends, since they have been with us through thick and thin, good and bad, and will continue to do so for the rest of our lives. When I imagine my best friend Jackie, and the way I love and care about her, it really does give me a good model for loving my body. After six hours of workshop, as I walked the half-mile to where I'd parked my car, I felt a curious sense of camaraderie with my body — as if there were two of us walking uphill in the dark, instead of one.
This morning, I woke up in a delicious state of relaxation and comfort. I am really not used to experiencing such feelings, even on vacation! And I'm sure it's because I spent yesterday really communicating with my body, instead of pretending it's unimportant and pushing it to do my bidding. I don't want to return to my usual tenseness and abuse! So I'm continuing to treat my body as a life partner, showing her the same consideration I'd show a dear, loyal, enjoyable friend. I'm sure the bad habits will need lots of time to break, but in the meantime, I can try to stay mindful, and remember to talk to my body just the way I would talk to Jackie.
Already, before lunchtime, I've found many little ways to be sweet toward my body:
- I snuggled in bed with Erik instead of jumping up and starting the day. (It was 7:30. Definitely not "too late" for snuggling.) My body loved this — and so did Erik!
- I said "hello, darling," and smiled, when I saw myself in the mirror.
- I took a shower, put on the new bra that I am in love with, and wore pink and purple (colors!!) instead of drab dark clothes, even though I am not going anywhere today.
- I wore looser jeans. I have jeans that look better on me, but they squeeze my waist like a sausage casing, and I am tired of feeling like a sausage.
- I fed my body with buckwheat pancakes and eggs.
- I drank enough water.
- I raised all the blinds so I could enjoy the sunlight.
- I kept to my work breaks — and when I took things to the basement during one break, remembered that I always freeze down there, and put on a scarf and jacket before I went! When I got down to the chilly basement, I was very grateful!
These aren't huge things, but I've had trouble with them all in the past: I've worn uncomfortable clothes, saved "nice" clothes for going out, gotten lazy about preparing good food, forgotten to hydrate myself, and so forth. But today, thinking of my body as a friend, it was easier to remember her needs and wishes! And my body is responding with gratitude.
If this sounds like something you and your body could use, check out Kimber's blog, Finding Fullness. She has written a book about her own experience learning to love her body (she's looking for a publisher), and is now working on a second book that will be more of a how-to manual for the same. Her Love Your Body posts have lots more great advice and exercises for loving that beautiful, hardworking, delicious body of yours! And in the future, she plans to take her Love Your Body workshop to other cities, so you might just get her in a town near you. 🙂


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Boasting the line's signature black and gold combo, it incorporates a six-pointed chevron arrow as an homage to the number of boroughs in Toronto. Its North stamp is self-explanatory as the Raptors express that it "represents a territory all our own." This isn't the first time we've seen the Raptors sport the combo of black and gold, but it does mark it as the first time under the NBA's deal with Nike. The team has also welcomed merch inspired by nostalgic designs from the '90s in addition to limited "Drake Night" items.
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WORCESTER -- Billy "Inkslinger" Pfaff is covered in tattoos. He lives in one of the highest-crime neighborhoods in Worcester, and it's a rare day if he's not wearing a white tank and a backward cap embroidered with the words "Pay it Forward."
Four years ago, he was homeless and suicidal.
The 46-year-old might not embody the conventional image of a person who has made it his life's work to combat the Massachusetts heroin epidemic. But over the past year, that's what he's done.
Pfaff launched a grassroots volunteer coalition called "Heroin is Killing My Town" in the summer of 2014, shortly after his close friend, Jason, died of a heroin overdose at the age of 41. He found that his blunt video messages to the public -- some riddled with foul language -- attracted a lot of attention on the organization's Facebook page. So he kept creating more pages for towns hardest hit by opioid use: Worcester, Fitchburg, Lowell, Weymouth, Easton and Burlington among them.
"Heroin is killing my town" is now a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit with more than 60,000 followers across its six Facebook pages. Pfaff has met with fire and police departments and town hall officials from 24 Massachusetts communities so far, and doesn't plan to stop until he's hit them all.
Those in the health and social works fields who have worked with Pfaff acknowledge that his approach is radical. He's made enemies, and some find his methodology in poor taste and egotistical.
But Pfaff remains relentless in his mission, however controversial.
"Heroin does not discriminate. It will take you out, your grandmother out. It will take out any age, and any walk of life," Pfaff said in his apartment on Vernon Road Wednesday. "We need to stop the stigma. We need to raise awareness."
Homelessness, a stepping stone
Pfaff spent most of 2010 on the streets.
For years his bread and butter had been construction work. But when the economy tanked, so did his career.
"I couldn't afford to pay my child support," Pfaff, who has two daughters ages 14 and 20, said. "My car broke, my license was revoked."
Pfaff's lowest moment, he said, was when he stuck a loaded gun in his mouth. But as he stared down the barrel, hands trembling, his girls flashed through his mind.
"I stopped," he said. "I begged for my life for my children."
It was during that dark period that Pfaff saw firsthand what heroin use can do to a person, although the Billerica native said he's never been addicted to drugs himself. His grandparents, sister and brother were all alcoholics, and that was enough to keep him clean.
He knows at least 30 people who have died from heroin overdoses, he said, not including those he met on the streets.
His late friend Jason was the one who encouraged him to pursue his dream of becoming a tattoo artist. Pfaff opened Inkslinger's Tattoo Shop in Billerica in 2013, but has since transferred ownership of the business.
His dream has shifted. Work for "Heroin is Killing My Town" dominates his schedule, and he said Inkslinger's may close in the next few months as a result. He wants to work full-time in the recovery field, but is waiting for the right job.
"I only want to work with people who actually give back," he said. "This is a huge topic in the world, and everybody is jumping the bandwagon."
One town at a time
Pfaff's campaign began online, but he spends most of his time on the road. So far he's traveled to two dozen Massachusetts locales to meet with officials, and has held rallies in Lowell and Lynn, among other towns. The nonprofit will hold another on the Boston Common Monday from 1 to 3 p.m.
As far as Western Massachusetts, he's only targeted Ware so far. But he said Springfield will soon be a priority.
His claim is that he's one man saving entire towns from heroin abuse. When asked what he means by that, Pfaff's statements are less grandiose.
"I go into towns and build a team of people who care," he explained. "All in all it's for awareness and education, and to remind them they should be doing something. It's a wake-up call."
Pfaff said he gets calls from addicts around the clock, and that he holds on average five interventions a day. If someone needs clothes or a place to stay, he blasts out a request for help on Facebook.
Pfaff said the Gloucester Police Department should be a model for other forces when it comes to dealing with heroin users. The department received national attention this summer when Gloucester Police Chief Chief Leonard Campanello announced addicts who surrender their illegal drugs and ask for help will be offered treatment options instead of handcuffs.
"If every community followed suit, we'd be all right," Pfaff said. He also believes departments should appoint addiction and recovery officers who effectively serve as compassionate liaisons between users and the criminal justice system.
Pfaff keeps Narcan, a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids, in his car and on his person at all times. He asserts that every police force and fire department -- and all people, period -- should do the same.
He said the biggest hurdle to helping recovering addicts is after-care.
"Insurance doesn't cover living costs, so they're dumped in the streets, re-using and back in the cycle," Pfaff said.
Pfaff is raising money through a Paypal account to create a scholarship program that will pay rent, at least for the first few months, for those recently released from treatment.
Making enemies
Those who have met Pfaff through his work say he makes an impression, and not always a good one.
He most recently butted heads with officials in Ware, where he hopes to hold a heroin-abuse awareness rally. Pfaff contends the town is not doing enough to combat its worsening drug epidemic.
Per capita, Ware has the highest opioid death rate in the state, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The numbers show five heroin or opioid-connected deaths in 2013, and three in 2014 between January and September. That rate is 3.5 times the state average.
Pfaff said he's been stonewalled by Ware officials. Town manager Stuart Beckley said they are "happy to work with him and the organization," but want to do it in such a way that partners with existing efforts to combat heroin abuse, such as those led by Baystate Mary Lane Hospital, The Carson Center at Valley Human Services and the Quaboag Hills Community Coalition.
"If you look at his message, it looks like the region and the town of Ware aren't doing anything," Beckley said. "In fact, the town and all sorts of agencies in the town are doing quit a bit. We would like that message and the resources to be available to be as many people as possible."
Mary Wheeler, program director for Healthy Streets Outreach Program in Lynn, has worked with recovering heroin addicts for 15 years. She met Pfaff at a Narcan training in Lowell that offered HIV and AIDS testing on-site.
When asked how she feels about Pfaff's crusades, she replied, "That's a complicated question."
"I think it's important that he's addressing the heroin problem ... and he comes from a very good place," Wheeler said. "But I think he's made enemies because of his approach. It's alienated a lot of the community that has been doing this work for a very long time."
Wheeler said she's spoken with Pfaff about those negative perceptions.
"When I tell people I work with him, I get really negative responses -- that he's totally egotistical, that he's exploiting drug users by putting them on camera," she went on to say. " My response is, he's new. He's excited, he's emotional. We're all kind of like that in the beginning."
Pfaff said he keeps the criticism in stride.
"When you're reaching a million people a week, you're going to have haters," he said. "And the haters make me stronger. When they tell me no, it gives me more energy."
Matt Ganem, Northeast regional coordinator for Banyan Recovery Institute in Pompano Beach, Florida, is a recovered heroin addict. The 30-year-old Medford resident he began snorting heroin at 16, and was shooting up by 19.
Ganem met Pfaff through an addiction awareness event in Lowell.
"I can tell he does this from the bottom of his heart," Ganem said.
When asked if he believes Pfaff is qualified for this kind of work, Ganem was quick to defend the Worcester man.
"When you look at somebody like Billy who does this in a very radical way, it might be foreign to you," he said. "But in my eyes we need someone who is like that, who is willing to go in a crack house and pull a kid out."