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138. Six Figures in One Day Without a Sales Page with Toni Bache
11 Jan 2022 | By Salome Schillack
Ever realized it's easy to become hyper-focused on having the perfect sales page, the perfect launch plan, and the perfect content to smash sales out of the ballpark?
It can sometimes feel like if one thing is out of place, it's game over!
Today's guest on The Shine Show will make you rethink *everything* when it comes to launching & sales.
Toni Bache is what I like to call a unicorn online course creator. After breaking tremendous ground in the corporate world, and always having a few side hustles happening in the background, she took the leap and decided to find a way to share her knowledge in a more scalable format.
With zero followers on social media, an email list of 400, no content, no sales page, and no funnel, Toni decided she would launch a membership and build it on the way down. She sent out a non-fancy google doc with her idea to everyone on her list and invited them to sign up.
A recipe for disaster, right?
Cue the 300 sign-ups later and a 6-figure day. Yep, you read that correctly!
If you're anything like me, you probably have a million questions. Was it black magic? Did she have some wild manifestation technique? Perhaps she sells a Pina Colada making course?
So how did this happen?
Toni simply understood one thing - people buy from people. Marketing can sometimes feel excessively complicated! But when we step back and zoom out, it's all about connecting with people on a deeper level and solving a real problem they face every day.
This is one story you will not want to miss! Get ready to have your socks inspired off by Toni's unbelievable, unconventional launch. You're going to love her!
P.S I would LOVE to hear if Toni's story encouraged you to make any changes to your launch model? How will you turn up for the people you are passionate about serving? In what ways can you develop meaningful, authentic connections with them? DM me on Instagram; I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Follow Toni on Instagram: @toni.bache
Salome Schillack:
Hello, and welcome to episode number 138 of The Shine Show. Today's episode I'm going to share with you my friend Toni Bache, who recently ran a launch that was very unconventional. Toni made six figures in her launch without a sales page and without any content being inside her membership. So if you're wondering who's this girl, Toni Bache is a membership growth strategist who helps busy women build and scale their memberships without sacrifice so they can have freedom, flexibility, and fulfillment that first attracted them to starting their own business in the first place. Let's listen to my interview with Toni.
Giving up your time and freedom to make money is so 2009. Hi, I'm your host Salome Schillack and I help online course creators launch, grow, and scale their business with Facebook and Instagram ads, so that they can make more money and have an even bigger impact in the world. If you are ready to be inspired, to dream bigger, launch sooner, and grow your online business faster, then tune because you are ready to shine and this is The Shine Show.
Toni thank you so much for joining me on The Shine Show.
Toni Bache:
Thank you so much for having me Salome.
I'm so happy to have you here. I am excited to share the unicorn that is Toni Bache with my audience, because you truly are a unicorn. You're so smart and you are tucked away in a secret little corner in the Gold Coast and I feel like the whole world should know about Toni Bache and should know about all the amazing work that you do. So before we dive in, just tell us a little bit about your journey with online marketing.
Yeah. It's been a wild ride, let's just say that. My background is corporate. I grew up in corporate. I worked there for many, many years at a super senior level, was at a VP level, youngest VP ever in the company, working in business strategy in HR. I was business coaching all day effectively and helping people manage people all day effectively, but I always had these little side hustles. I was always doing something, there was just always that entrepreneurial spirit that I had and where I really got into the whole online marketing world and online coaching world was I... Its funny story, actually. I was really exhausted and I was sick and I kept going to the doctors and they were like, "Oh, we don't know what's wrong with you." And I tried all of these treatments and it wasn't working.
And I went, "I'm going to take care of this myself. I'm sick of not getting answers." And so I thought, "What can I do to take control of my own health and wellbeing?" And I was working a lot, I was working ridiculous hours and traveling all of the time and I thought, "I just need to exercise consistently." So I decided to exercise for every day for 30 days and not like the massive exercising crazy thing, but just five minutes a day, 10 minutes a day to build the habit and build the momentum. And that 30 days became 60, 90, and then it became 365 days. And I got to the 365 days and I said to my husband, "What do I do? I achieved this crazy goal." And he was like, "Oh, you should write a blog about it."
And I was like, "I've never written a blog in my life." And he had this blog that was a running blog, but only our friends and family read it. It wasn't a very popular running blog. So I just bashed it out there one morning. And it went off into the universe and somehow it got picked up by Arianna Huffington's publication Thrive. And so then all of these people started reaching out to me and saying, "Hey, I want to do the same thing. Can you help me?" And the little entrepreneur in me went, "Yes, I can. Yes I can." And so that's when my first online course was born and I basically in two weeks created a business, created a website, created a course, marketed my course. And I spent $50 on my domain and hosting and I got 300 people in my course.
It was just over 300. And I didn't know that that was special, I thought that was normal because I hadn't done in my mind a whole lot to promote it. And that went very successfully. And then after a while I was like, "Well, I just taught them one little thing. There's so much more to teach them." There's more I need to show them, there's more I need to help them with. So I said to them, "I've got this idea. What do you think about if, instead of just having this course, if you pay a monthly fee and each month I'll teach you something new and I'll help you implement something new." And they were like, "Great idea." I literally thought I created memberships. I thought that I was the person that had that idea, but then it became this very successful membership.
And all the while I was still in my corporate job. So I had to make it work in just a couple of hours a week. I had to really make it work in a way that I could run this without taking much time away from myself and help all of these wonderful women. And from there a whole bunch of people kept saying, "This is really successful. How did you do it?" I took all of my coaching experience and qualifications and wrapped that up into, well, this is how I do it and this is how I build successful memberships. And that's how I became a membership coach. That's a short way of telling a long story, but I hope that gives you the background you're looking for.
That is so cool. That's accidental success. Then also, I want to say nothing about it is accidental because I know how much you invest in your own learning. I know how committed you are to supporting your students and not just your students because you and I met in Stu's community, and I see you just every day in there supporting his students as well. So I want to talk about your recent launch of your higher level membership. I saw you develop this. I saw you brainstorm this. I saw you in every stage of, am I doing this or am I doing that or am I going to do this? And then it's like magic, you just pulled it together. And what felt to me overnight, you went from, I'm not really sure what I'm going to do to I'm launching my membership and it is blasting off into the universe and it was incredible watching you. So I want you to tell us the story of how you launched this new membership. Let's start with, where did the desire come from for this new membership?
Yeah, it's really interesting. So I had a low ticket business coaching membership and then I had a whole bunch of one-on-one clients. The one-on-one clients, I loved working with them, but here I am telling people, "You need to scale your business without sacrifice, you need to leverage your time or you need to do all of these things." And it felt really incongruent that I was still doing one on one coaching, but I also still had this belief that I didn't want to be another cookie cutter coach. I didn't want to be another person that's like, "Sign up to my coaching program and follow this exact blueprint to get to this exact same outcome that a whole bunch of other people are following." I wanted to make sure that it was a very individual experience, an experience where people could get more out of working together as a group than what they could get working one on one.
So it took me a long time to wrap my head around that and I think blast past some limiting beliefs that I couldn't create that curated custom experience for each individual person in a group. But also I think it just took a little bit of strategizing and figuring out like, how can I do that? Because I see my one on one clients saying, "I feel so alone. I have these struggles. I'm the only one." I'm like, "You're not the only one. I just spoke to three other people today having the same problem." And time and time again, they're like, "Can you help me with this?" And I would spend time helping them and then I would get off the call and jump on the next call and somebody would want help with almost the exact same thing.
And I'm like, well, they're paying me really, really, really good money for me to repeat myself. What if I could do it in a way that I could create a cache of these things that I'm repeating myself over and over again. And give them those as baseline things to scale their business, like a pick and mix, but then get the coaching from me in a group environment because the sum of all of us together is greater than just one [crosstalk]. So that's really where I was born, too much demand for one on one coaching, me wanting to leverage my time and me realizing that there's actually a better way to do it and get a better than one on one experience within [crosstalk].
Oh, that's amazing. And at the point, how many followers did you have on social media?
Business wise?
Yeah. Zero.
Yep. Zero. Actually, in fairness, I probably had a couple on a Facebook page that was dead that I wasn't using, but I wasn't even active on Instagram. I wasn't active on Facebook from a business perspective at all.
Yeah. What about your email list? You would have a fairly healthy email list, but for this offer, did you have people on your email list that were right for this?
Not really. For people that I knew could be right for this, I had an email list of about 400, but I knew a lot of them wouldn't be right because all of them were in the right niche. They all had memberships, which was the people I was serving, but not many of them were at that six figure and above group of people that I was targeting and I didn't have them pre segmented. So it was a very small number of people on my email list that would've been the right fit.
That's fantastic. Now let's talk about your not sales page. So we know you didn't have a social media following. We know you didn't have a lot of people on your email list. You also had a not sales page.
Which is ironic because I actually love sales pages and I'm really great at making sales pages, but I was just like, "It doesn't feel right." This launch, I wanted it to be intimate. I wanted it to be different. So what I launched with was a PDF and it was not even a pretty PDF, you know how you can make PDFs pretty and put colors and stuff. It was black and white.
It was a Google Doc.
Yeah, it was a Google Doc that I PDFed.
It was literally nothing fancy at all. And I didn't even follow... If I was to tell somebody how to write a sales page, I didn't even follow that structure. I literally just wrote from my heart what I was creating and why I was creating it and what they would get if they wanted to be part of it.
And I do want to say, because I read your non-sales page and the beauty, beauty, the absolute, incredible beauty about your non-sales page was not that it didn't look fancier, that it was just a PDF. You really nailed the pain points of your ideal customer. You really nailed the desires of your ideal customer and you really, really nailed the offer. Nailed it. And that's the only things that matter. It doesn't have to look good. It doesn't have to be pretty. Doesn't have to be fancy, it's just does. So copywriting wise, you did all the copywriting yourself?
I did. I didn't outsource any of it, because I didn't know how it was going to go. Right. You hope for the best, but plan for the worst. And it probably took me maybe two or three hours, because I just sat down and bashed it out and then went back and went back, actually makes no sense at all. Two weeks things, but it probably took me two or three hours in total to write it.
That's amazing. And I want to say the reason why you could write it in two or three hours, which is actually short, I would say that's short. It would take me three days to write the same page you did, is because you understand your ideal customer so well. So if you had no social media following and very little email list, tell us about how you got to understand who your ideal customer is so well and how to make this incredible offer to her.
Yeah, for sure. And I'll say just before I jump into that Salome, as well, is you said that I nailed the pain points and the desire and the offer. It was so easy because they'd all told me exactly what they wanted. So I literally just used their words. And so the people who are trying so hard to come up with the right words, please just listen to your people. All of the answers are there in your people. So how are I guess, launched this and it wasn't really a strategy. It sounds terrible because I am a strategist, but I tend to think much more about other people's businesses and what strategy they should be using than my own. And so a lot of things, when you connect the dots, looking backwards, you can go, "Oh, that was a really good strategy."
But at the time it's me just being me. And I think one of the things that my values are really around contribution and connection. And so that's really what I've always done. I have certain expertise around certain things around online business, online marketing, and specifically around memberships. I have a lot of expertise. So if I'm, and you and I have had this conversation a lot, if I am scrolling through a group that I'm a part of, and it doesn't matter what group it is, whose group it is, but if I'm scrolling through a group and I can see somebody who I can help, they've got a quick question. I answer that question. And I answer that question with no intention of ever trying to convince them to become a client of mine. Which might sound really strange because I'm sure that most of the gurus should tell you and like, "Always get your sales pitch in and follow up with a DM and do this and do that."
But I never, I just give generously, I contribute where I can and I genuinely love connecting with people. And what tends to happen is I give, I give, I give, and then people start to come to me for advice and say, "Hey, you've helped me so much with this. Can you help me with this as well? And how can I work with you?" And that tends to happen. My entire business has really been born through personal connections I've made and referrals and recommendations from other people. I've never really hustled hard with the marketing, I have in previous businesses, but in this business, I've never had to do that because people are just magnetized towards me. And not because I'm anyone special, but just because I take the time out to help them when so many other people just wouldn't give them the time of day.
Well, that is very special. That is very special. And I can like testify to that. I see you constantly consistently just adding value. So it is no surprise to me that so many people just flock to you and have private messages with you and are attracted to you, because I think the gurus who do say, Yeah. How people show up in the groups and all those things. Sure. But if it's a hustle it's not sustainable.
It's not sustainable. And if it's inauthentic, you can see straight through it.
Yeah, absolutely. And you are incredibly consistent with doing that and nobody would be consistent who's doing it as a hustle. If you're doing it as a hustle, you'll burn out. If it is who you are, like who you are, then you do it consistently. And I've even seen you do it at 3:00 AM in the morning. At 3:00 AM in our mastermind, my brain is completely fried at 3:00 AM, but you were there answering everybody's question and in our mastermind with Stu and just being present to every single person. So do not sell yourself short, that is your superpower.
So you literally, once you decided you're going to launch this, you had a lot of people already reaching out to you wanting to work more. How did you funnel all those one on one conversations or all of those people that were reaching out to you? How did you funnel them into your membership in a launch way? Because there would still be a period of, okay, here's my thing. And the court is going to close now for my thing. There's still this kind of that element of launch where you have an event, but how did you bring all these people together with conversations to your non-sales page?
Honestly, because it was never a strategy, right? I hadn't ever kept a list of any of the people. It wasn't like I was, "Oh, here's the 500 people I'll reach out to or anything like that. I literally didn't have a list at all. So I made a post on my personal social media, not on any of my business pages or anything like that. And I wrote what I would call a love letter to my people. And I really said to them like, over the past few years, because this was a few years in the making. Salome said, "You went from, I'm not sure if I'm going to do it to I'm doing it." And it did happen quickly that phase, but there'd been two years prior to that of people asking me to do it and me thinking, "How can I make this work? How can I make this work over and over again?"
But during that period, and I just said in this love letter, so many people have asked me for this and there's a real gap in the market, because if you're a really amazing one on one coach, you keep putting your prices up and you keep realizing, I've got to leverage my time and you go to group. But not many of them do group well, not many of them do group where you feel seen and you feel heard and you actually get the support you need when you need it. There's a lot of people out there that are really just going, "Oh, here's my mastermind." Or here's this or here's that but you really don't get that genuine support where somebody understands your business and is there to help you when you need it.
And so I just wrote a love letter and said, "I figured this out. I finally figured this out. I think I'm going to do it. Let me know if you're interested." And from that, quite a few people actually wrote and said, "I'm interested. I'm interested." A lot of people DMed me. And from there I was like, "Oh crap, I better actually do something [inaudible]." When I actually went back and wrote my non-sales page and started to just have conversations with them. But I actually, when I say have conversations with them, I only jumped on the phone with one person.
And the reason I jumped on the phone with them was because I didn't know them from a bar of soap and they'd been referred to me and I wanted to really curate a whole bunch of very high quality women in this group. And so I wanted to make sure that everybody was a 100% the right fit for it. And there was an application and you got a good sense from that, but there was... And I said no to a lot of people, but there was one person who I was like, "I think it's a yes, but I'm not sure." And so I got on the phone with her, but everyone else I just chatted to through DMs and I would leave them little voice recording, Salome knows I do that all the time. I would leave them little voice recordings and we'd go back and forward on that.
And other than that, I did one more post on my socials, like the week before it closed to just say, "Hey, if you missed it, I've launched this thing. If you want more information, let me know." And that was literally it, it was like one of those tiny little posts that you put the colored background on, that was it. And I sent one email to my list and just said, "Hey, I've launched the thing. It's not for everyone. Here's super high level what it is. It was a very short email. Hit reply and let me know if you're interested."
Yeah. That was it. That was my entire launch.
And do you want to share any numbers of students or revenue? Anything you don't have to share anything but any numbers you're happy to share?
Yeah. Well, I can share that we did our first a $100,000 month that month. So it went okay. We did well.
That's fantastic.
Yeah. So we did our first six figure month, which was great. And we've been trending that direction, but to actually crack that six figure month was amazing and really... And I think, you can talk about the financial success and I'm really grateful for the financial success that we've had in our business. And I love the possibilities that that creates for us, but I think what lights me up so much is I literally get goosebumps still when I think about, this is my business. The women I get to work with on a daily basis are incredible, they are just incredible and what they're achieving is out of this world.
I just pinch myself going, "Is this real?" For real, I just get to talk to people who I really love talking to all day about how they can grow their businesses and have more time with their families. Is that what I get to do all day? It seems surreal after so many years in corporate where you like your job, but you have to do things that you don't always like to do. And now I literally get to do what I love doing every day and I have an amazing lifestyle to go with it.
Oh, that is just incredible. For me, when I have those moments where I feel exactly the same way as you do. And I go just, "This was the dream. And here is the dream." When I think back on that, I want to hug Salome from six years ago. I just want to hold her and hug her and tell her, "It's all going to be okay. It's all going to be okay. And you're going to get to work with these incredible people." And one of the things that I love most about what you said, the group is bigger than the sum of its parts.
Is when these women create these businesses. And sometimes they would give me credit for some something they achieved and I go, "No, it's all you. It's all you." But the fact that you facilitated an environment where she can have the skills or believe in the fact that you already had the skills, which I think is in a lot of cases, true. They already have the skills, they just haven't seen the evidence of it. Then to see it come together and to see the success that they create is really is a privilege, isn't it?
It's amazing. There's one person in particular I can think of and she constantly credits me with so much in her business. And I'm so grateful for the credit she gives me, but I'm like, "Don't discredit yourself. You've done so much work." She literally, not even 18 months ago, she was only doing $2,000 a month in her membership. Fast forward to today, she's doing 32,000 a month in her business. And honestly is on the trajectory. Mark my words this time, she'll kill me for saying this, but this time, next year she'll be doing six figure months. So I have no doubt in my mind that she will. But in that time, she's also gone from working 40 hours a week down to four hours a week. And now she creates work for herself because she's like, "Surely I should be doing something in my business, but we've just got it automated so much."
There was things that I helped her with in terms of strategy and structure. And there was all those little things that happened, number one thing that changed for her was belief. I believed in her that she could do it. I believed, I remember when I said [inaudible]. She said to me, "Do you really think it's possible that I can do 10K months?" I'm like, "Absolutely." Do you really think it's possible I can work just five hours a week? I'm like, "Absolutely." And that belief is what fueled her and having somebody to believe in her. And so I think if you're listening and there's somebody that is a business besty with you, the biggest gift you can give them is believing in them because sometimes they need somebody else to see what's possible and to encourage them that it is really possible for them.
Absolutely. I love that so much. It makes me think of the saying the rising tide lifts all the boats. Because we need to see evidence sometimes in order to believe it. And if somebody else can create that, if we can see somebody else creating that, then we know that it can be done and then we can do it. And even if that person is a competitor or almost, especially when that person is a competitor, then you go, "Well, if my competition can do this, then I can do it too." And then it can have such an incredible impact in your own life.
Exactly. And there's enough room for all of us to succeed. So you can totally just embrace collaboration and not competition. And don't be afraid of your competitors, literally use them as inspiration and then inspire them yourselves, because you've got a lot to learn from one another and there's enough room for everybody to win. You don't have to fight it out tooth and nail, it doesn't [inaudible].
Yeah. I think our little brains can't wrap our heads around how big the internet is sometimes. We still think, "Oh no, there's an end to my ideal customer." But there is no end to your ideal customer, if you're using the internet. There is no end. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, that's great. You've launched this now a couple of times, is it evergreen? Is it open all the time or are you doing more launches?
Yeah, so basically what I have done, I closed the doors for a little while, well, because that's another cool thing to share is I built nothing. Literally there was nothing, there was a concept. And so once I got these members and I was very transparent about that, [crosstalk] it was all perfect behind the scenes. I was very transparent about the fact that this was new, we would be co-creating it together. And we have done that. So I initially shut the doors and didn't let anyone in, because I wanted to sort out that backend a little bit before I was like, "Bring more people in." And so now I've gone to an evergreen model, but because it is invitation and application only. I'm really just having one date a month so I can onboard people together.
My intention is never to make it huge. I don't want it to be a huge membership. It's high ticket, but it's because it's high touch. And in order to continue to give that individualized service, I want to make sure that we've got a tight number of people in there. So I'm never going to be onboarding a ton of people at once, but just for efficiency reasons, I'll just bring people in once a month, then go from there. And if there's nobody in that month, great. If there's a lot of people in that month, great. I'm not really assigning much meaning to it because I'm very selective about [crosstalk] to go into the membership. And for me, that integrity around keeping the caliber of the women at the right level is huge because I don't know about you Salome, but I've been a part of plenty of masterminds and group coaching experiences in the past where they're pitched at a certain level. And then when you join it, you're like, "Ah, cool."
I remember I joined one and I did quit, because they promised me, I was like, "I want to be really sure. This is high ticket. This is blah, blah, blah." Yes, we promise. We promise. We promise. And then I join. And then I go into the group and the first ask question I see is what's a pixel?
Oh, damn.
That's more important to me, the integrity and the caliber of the people is way more important to me than hurrying up and getting a number of people in there. We've got other arms of our business we can grow quickly. If we wanted to grow this quickly, we could. But we're really happy to just continue to use that. I guess, magnetic marketing strategy and people can come, people [crosstalk]. I've already got a bunch of people I've spoken to that are like, "I want to join in the new year." And there's also no scarcity. I'm not like, "No, you have to join now." I'm like, "No worries. It's going to be open. Come back in January, come back in February, come back when you're ready." There may be points where the price goes up and I'll be honest about that, but I'm not going to be like scarcity scary tactic, because these women are smarter than that. They don't need to and I do change those strategies. I'm not anti them, but I don't need to do that on women at this level. They don't need that. That's not what they're looking for.
What I love about that so much is... And you and I spoke to our friend Maria, she's doing a similar thing and she's going to be on the podcast next week, by the way.
It's amazing.
Yeah. So it's this shift back to a gentler, more feminine, more easy. I don't know. As women, we have monthly cycles, right? Whereas men are more like short, aggressive bursts. Apparently somebody told me a man goes through his entire cycle, every 24 hours. It's like, I don't know if that's scientifically proven, but if somebody can prove that, but we are more slow pulses. Right. And they're more short, sharp bursts. So I do you feel like the live launch model with all of its high energy and really a lot of just energy that goes into a short period is a more masculine way of launching.
And this is more feminine and we're going that way with the launch next year as well, where it's just this sort of open card once a month. And when you are ready, you come and join us. And if you're not, that's okay, you don't need it this month because it will unfold perfectly. And I just love that. I don't know if it's one of those things where my eyes have just opened up to see other people doing more of this, but they've been doing it all along. Or if more people are actually doing it this way, but I'm just loving it.
I think more people are doing it this way. There's nothing wrong with the traditional live launch method. I still teach that to a lot of the people I work with, it still works in a lot of situations, but depending on your niche, depending on what type of thing you're offering, it doesn't always fit. And it also, the most important thing with launches is it has to fit with you. And it has to be really aligned with you. And I think that it has increased because I think during COVID what people craved more than anything was connection. And so when people see another sales page chucked up in another webinar and another this, this and that, and there's nothing. I don't want anyone to think I'm poopooing webinars or sales pages. I love them both. I do. But I think that just people are a little tired of that and they want to be seen, they want to be heard.
And that individual personal connection is so meaningful to them right now. And obviously if your strategy is to have a low ticket course or membership where you're going for volume, you can't have that personal connection easily. There's some little strategies you can use, but it's a little bit more challenging. But if you're going for a higher ticket, more higher touch approach, then it's really easy and it's actually less work. All of the hours I saved on not doing a perfectly formatted WordPress sales page and all of this stuff I could put that time and energy into just chatting with people in DMs. And that's what people really want is to know that it's for them and it's going to work for them.
I love it. I can't wait to watch how your membership grows and to see how you grow in it and to see how the way that you launch it grows. It's very exciting. And I feel so lucky to have a front row seat to what you are creating. If people want to learn more about you, where can they go?
Yeah. I'm actually finally on Instagram now. So you can come and find me on Instagram, it's just Toni.bache at Instagram and same on Facebook. So you can hit me up in either of those locations. I still don't have a webpage. That's coming soon. That's coming [crosstalk].
No, no, I think you should just not have a web page ever.
I know. I'm in that phase now where I'm like, I've not had one so long. I feel like I just want to keep resisting it, but I'll probably do it eventually, honestly, and feel free. The help via DMs stands and I'm not going to try and sales pitch you into anything. If you need anything, feel free to reach out.
That's fantastic. We'll link to Toni's Instagram and her Facebook in the show notes. Toni, thank you so much for joining me.
Thank you for having me. I'm so grateful.
You're very welcome. Well, I really hope that that interview with Toni inspired you and showed you that there are so many possible ways that you can launch your membership, that you can get started and that you can get successful. You don't need ads, you don't need a big audience. You just need a very good offer and you need to know that there are people who are willing to pay for your offer. I hope you enjoy that. Let me, you know what your biggest takeaway is and come and say hi on Instagram and tell us what you learned.
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An anthology of short stories ranging in length from a few pages to novelette, What Happened to Jory and Other Dark Departures by Gary R. Henry is a fun and well-written read.
The titular story is jam-packed with backwoods creepiness and more than delivers on author Henry's promise of "dark departures." Roth's Machine is a dread-infused work of sci-fi that chronicles a rogue scientist's journey to "the other side" and is a true nail-biter.
All of the shorts are enjoyable but I have to say my favorite is A Barbarian in Rome, the novelette-length work of historical fiction at the end of the collection. Here, the author takes us back to Imperial Rome where Cugirtha, a captured barbarian warrior turned slave/gladiator, must use his wits and unmatched combat skills to survive in the brutal world of ancient Rome. The author promises Cugirtha's adventures will continue in a full-length novel and I'm going to hold him to that as the writing is superb.
My only complaint about the collection is the drab and uninteresting cover. I think a re-do is called for in this instance as the cover does not reflect the high quality of the stories contained within. Don't let this deter you from giving it a read, though, as What Happened to Jory and Other Dark Departures is highly recommended.
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You can find out more about Gary by visiting his Back of the Pack blog.


We take two classic Italian dishes and streamline them for the home cook. Our Italian Braised Chicken is easy to prepare but special enough to serve company, and our recipe for Creamy Polenta keeps the creaminess but shortens the cooking time.
For the ultimate creamy texture and deep corn flavor, traditional polenta requires lengthy cooking and lots of stirring. Could we keep the creaminess but shortcut the process?
Before we could perfect the regional Italian classic known as chicken canzanese, we needed to modify braising for lean and tender modern birds.
When you perform hundreds of tests every year, you're bound to find some handy gadgets that actually work. Here are some our favorites.


The Japanese designer's historic collection is part of the Arts & Foods exhibit at La Triennale.
Inside the Arts & Foods exhibit curated by Germano Celant there are two new collections: "Sushi", which includes six practical and fun items (a mini pouch, a little bag with drawstrings or a pleated ribbon) that look like a delicious Japanese meal, and "Bakery", which consists of three layers, the first is arm-warmers, then a vest and finally a stole, but which look respectively like two donuts, a cake and a croissant.
The exhibit will also include visuals linked to the theme of food by the graphic designer Taku Satoh.


Yangon city is still very undeveloped despite it is the Myanmar's largest city. In the heart of Yangon downtown, you see buildings rot and crumble in front of your own eyes. Many won't believe that Yangon use to be the richest country in South East Asia once a upon a time.
After travelling on the circular train in Yangon, we get off in the Central Station and walk to the downtown of Yangon – The Chinatown Market.
Found a Japanese Language School on the way to the Chinatown Market.
Small eating stall can be seen along the street outside the shops. I did not try any street food as I have weak stomach.
The one thing you notice while you are in Myanmar is the green leave that can be seen almost everywhere. It is called Betel Leaf. Just like chewing gum, many Burmese chew the betel leaf as a mouth freshener and keep them awake. The price is so much affordable as compared to tabacco but it is as deadly. You also see streets pavement in Yangon full of red stains. And most Burmese men smile with red lips and red teeth.
19th Street is the place for grilled BBQ and beer. Pick your choice of BBQ (pork, chicken, seafood and more) and they will grill them at the spot for you. Order the local beer to go along with this BBQ would be awesome combination.
The Chinatown is very near Sule Pagoda and Maha Bandula Park in the downtown of Yangon. There are plenty of roadside stalls serving local snacks and street food when you approach Chinatown 19th Street. And the local wet market is located at the 17th Street. When I was here it was evening so the crowd is very little as compared to the morning. This is the fresh market and if you wanted to see how local live their life here, this is the place to come. Fresh chicken, fish, seafood and vegetable lay on the floor for local customer to pick them home to cook.
An old building under restoration in Chinatown.
Most women's faces are painted with Thanaka Powder, the yellow powder on their cheeks. This is one of the traditional make up in Myanmar and they believe it bring down heat and smoothen the skin. Usually wear by Burmese women and young children. Some men too apply Thanaka powder on their face too.
Interesting to learn that men are behind the sewing machine at the tailor shop.
Our lunch took place in a restaurant mainly for tourists as I only see tourists and expats, such as Japanese, Korean and westerners in this restaurant.
Padonmar restaurant is located in a local Burmese home. Upon entering the restaurant, you see the wall of fame. One of the proudest picture they have there is with Aung San Suu Kyi.
If you happen to stroll around in heart of Yangon, the wet market & 19th Street BBQ Heaven are a must to check them out. It is filthy, smoky and uncomfortable but that is part of the travel experience while in Yangon City. Yangon has always been a mix of British, Burmese, Chinese, and Indian influences. You get to see it all here. The rundown alley, the yellow thanaka painted faces, men in longyi/sarong and chewing betel leaves making this place very exotic to visit.
I have never been in this place it sounds like a perfect destination for the whole family.
To explore children to see how other live their life would strongly benefit them and let them see things from others' perspective.
I have never been to this place and I still want to visit this place despite of want you experience as you've said smokey place and feeling uncomfortable is a part of every travel. Myanmar is a nice place and I would love to go there!
It dirty and smoky but still I need to see it myself, that is the real life of how people live here.
This would be my type of place to visit. I love to go where the locals do and the 19th street sounds like such a place. Not sure that I would eat anything there, if you say it's so filthy, but I would definitely like to visit.
Yes, you are right. I was not brave enough to try any food there as it look very filthy and I don't want to get food poisoning since I have a very weak stomach. Just looking is good enough for me.
Looks like a great place to viist – love all the markets and the tasty looking food!
The wet market here in Chinatown Yangon are for local to get their fresh meat and vegetables. It get super crowded early in the morning but lesser people in the evening. In the morning, it is so crowded that you can barely walk through and many sellers even put their stuff in the middle of the road.
Looks like such a unique place to visit with lots of character! The food looks delicious.
There is another alley called 19th Street in Yangon which is famous for all the grilled BBQ.
I've never visited a city like Yangon before. I had Chinese friends and they were awesome! But they went back to China.
This place seems to be very interesting. I would love to add it to my traveling bucket list. I find the betel leaves interesting. I feel like I may have heard of them before.
Chewing betel leaf is so popular in Myanmar and people smile with red gum and red teeth. You also notice many red spots on the roadside and that are the spitting from the betel leaf.
I love markets like this! I would so love to spend the day wandering around and seeing all of the wonderful things being offered for sale!
The wet market here offer things for the local to buy home to cook. You get an insight of what local eat.
Thank you for sharing your pictures and experiences about a part of the world I don't have much knowledge of. The food looks absolutely delicious!
As Myanmar has just open it door to foreigner less than 10 years ago, this country still has many untold stories and I felt like going back to the past, 60s or 70s. Very interesting as you don't get to see such scene anymore these day.
Myanmar is still very backward as compared to the rest of South East Asian country, the infrastructure and tourism is still far behind Thailand and Vietnam. Give them few years.
The food looks so tempting I immediately start to feel starving! So nice and so delicious!
The fresh food from the wet market are for local people to buy home to cook and the BBQ at the 19th Streets are a good place to hang out with locals.
I had a friend who lived in chinatown and she was always bringing me things. She passed away and I really miss her so I should visit myself. I'd love to try Betel Leaf, it sounds interesting.
What a great cultural experience and those pad Thai noodles look so delicious!
I love Pad Thai noodles a lot and glad can be found in the restaurant in Myanmar too. Pad Thai is Thai cuisine though.
I would love to visit Myanmar, the culture looks so interesting and I'd love to learn more.
The culture here in Myanmar is heavily influenced by Buddhism and the Mon People (Thai). Pretty similar to the neighboring countries such as Thailand but I felt there are additional Indian elements in it as it also shares it border with India and Bangladesh.
It seems very interesting place to visit. Myanmar has a great culture, I still love to know more about their history.
Myanmar is a huge country and also the biggest country in Southeast Asia. It has strong influence from the British as it was colonised by the British in the mid 19th century; it also occupied by Japanese during the Second World War. So you see a blend of culture here.
Yes, this is an exotic place to observe how the local Burmese live their life. Pretty interesting to have a little stroll.
You had me at BBQ. Love seeing locals, how they live and where they eat. Great post!
I was quite tempted to try out their BBQ on the street too but due to weak stomach I didn't.


Electrical transport in mixed ion-polaron glasses has been investigated in four series of glasses containing transition metal oxides (TMO) namely WO3/MoO3, and Na+/Ag+ ions with the composition xWO3- (30-0.5x)Na2O-(30-0.5x)ZnO-40P2O5, xWO3-(30- 0.5x)Ag2O-(30-0.5x)ZnO-40P2O5, xMoO3-(30-0.5x)Na2O- (30-0.5x)ZnO-40P2O5, and xMoO3-(30-0.5x)Ag2O-(30- 0.5x)ZnO-40P2O5, 0 ≤ x ≤ 60 (mol%). The DC conductivity of Na-glasses up to 30 mol% of WO3 and MoO3 is almost identical due to the dominance of ionic conductivity. In this compositional region, the introduction of tungstate and molybdate units increases the mobility of sodium ions and compensates the decrease in sodium number density. On the other hand, with increasing WO3 and MoO3 content and decreasing Ag+ ion concentration in Ag-glasses the DC conductivity decreases for few orders of magnitude. A significant difference in conductivity is observed for glasses with higher WO3 and MoO3 content. While for glasses containing WO3 the conductivity rapidly increases due to a huge polaronic contribution indicating a turnover from predominantly ionic to polaronic transport, the conductivity for MoO3- glasses decreases in the entire mixed compositional range suggesting dominant ionic transport. The changes in the conduction mechanism with the systematic alternation of the glass composition have been analyzed in correlation with the structural modifications and variations of molybdenum and tungsten in different oxidation states.


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Randall K. Cooper High School (also known as Cooper High School) is a public high school located in Union, Kentucky, in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. It is the fourth high school in the Boone County School system. The school was named in honor of the late founding principal of Ryle High School, Randy Cooper.

Some middle schools that feed into this school are Ockerman Middle School, Camp Ernst Middle School, and Ballyshannon Middle School.

This school was expanded before the 2014–2015 school year to accommodate growth that is occurring in surrounding neighborhoods that feed into the school.

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The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a church in Edith Weston, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building.

History
The church was built in c1170 but the tower was built two centuries later. The northern aisle in the chancel is used as a vestry and organ chamber.

The church was re-seated and repaired in 1848. In 1865, the chancel and the southern chapel were built in the 14th-century French style, by Slater & Carpenter. The reredos by George Frampton is a memorial to the Reverend Charles Halford Lucas who was responsible for the Victorian restoration. The church's northern wall and the nave's northern aisle were also rebuilt. In the vestry there are two preserved corbels dating from the 13th century and two piscina bowls.

It includes stained glass by Paul Woodroffe and Hugh Arnold. The organ is by Samuel Green of London and dated 1787.

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Search launched for missing cruise ship passenger near Seattle
Cape Flattery in Washington state (Credit: Google)
UPDATE: A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew found the man in water near the Strait of Juan de Fuca, after which he was airlifted to local EMS personnel on shore and then taken to Olympic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search near Seattle for an elderly man who was seen jumping from a balcony on the cruise ship Seven Seas Mariner, officials say. Only few details were immediately available.
The incident happened at 4:15 a.m. PT on Tuesday when a surveillance camera showed a passenger jumping from an 8th deck balcony. The passenger, a 73-year-old man, was last seen by his wife about 15 minutes prior.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the wife was woken up around 4:30 a.m. by a breeze coming from the balcony door, which was cracked open. The ship was off Cape Flattery at the time of the incident.
A search and rescue operation was launched on Tuesday morning. It involves the crew of the Cutter Wahoo, a boat crew from Station Neah Bay and an aircrew from Air Station Port Angeles.
The Seven Seas Mariner, in service since 2001, is operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
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My friends and I went to Sulbing for bingsu the other day and got a strawberry tiramisu bingsu!
December in Korea is the beginning of strawberry season!
It's the best time to buy desserts and strawberries as a strawberry lover!
There are 3 or 4 strawberry bingsu options. The just strawberry bingsu has pat (sweetened red beans) in the middle of the mountain of ice. Luckily the cashier told us that after we ordered, just because she was worried we might not like it. I, personally, do not have strong opinions about pat, but one of my companions definitely did.
So, we had to choose between the deluxe strawberry bingsu and the strawberry tiramisu.
We decided to get the strawberry tiramisu one, obviously. It was 12,900 KRW.
Instead of pouring condensed milk, as you do with the normal bingsus, you get a container of strawberry syrup to add to your bingsu.
This was actually a really rich bingsu. The strawberries are all fresh strawberries, not froxen. The tiramisu, is not a true tiramisu and it's not a cheesecake, but that's okay. If it were, it probably would overwhelm the dessert. It's kind of strange, I don't know if I would get the tiramisu variety again...it's kind of like a cream gelatin (?) on top of a crumbly crust.
Under the tiramisu square is a healthy portion of whipped cream.
Let me know if you try it or its strawberry brethren!


The First Annual Raintree Village Benefit Auction was held on Saturday, October 8th at the Rainwater Conference Center in Valdosta. More than 200 area residents and community leaders joined to help celebrate 50 years of service to the children of South Georgia. The Benefit Auction featured almost 100 live auction and silent auction items (including two classic cars) and helped raise more than 34,000 dollars. Raintree Village Executive Director Kenny Holton thanked the 26 table sponsors and seven corporate sponsors and all those in attendance for their support which will help Raintree Village modernize some of its facilities.
The evening's program also included video testimonials from Raintree Village alumni about their personal stories and from Lowndes County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bill Slaughter and Lowndes County Sheriff Chris Prine.
In Georgia alone, 30 children enter foster care every day; that's over 10,000 children each year. When foster families aren't an option, it's up to organizations like Raintree Village to care for them.
Without homes such as Raintree Village, children at need in Lowndes County and South Georgia would have to be relocated to homes farther away from their families, which would make family visitations more challenging.


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Do the suggestions in this article, by Nwazor, in the Huffington Post, apply to the marketing of soft products like, personalities, ideas and causes? Yes. If you wish to garner those likes like, in an honest way – not by purchasing them, you need to give your customers/fans/followers etc. a reason to hit that Like button and then come back time and time again to feast on your offerings. Wow them so that they'll also spread the good word to the as yet unconvinced or undecided prospects.
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Television shows in 1947
Picture Page (UK) October 8, 1936 1939
Starlight (UK) November 3, 1936 1939
For The Children (UK) April 24, 1937 1939
The Voice of Firestone Televues 1943 1947
The World in Your Home 1944 1948
Boxing From St. Nicholas Arena 1946 1948
You Be the Judge 1946 194?
See What You Know January 1946 1949
Hour Glass May 9, 1946 March 1947
Face to Face June 9, 1946 January 26, 1947
Geographically Speaking June 9, 1946 October 1947
Cash and Carry June 20, 1946 July 1, 1947
Serving Through Science August 15, 1946 1947
I Love to Eat 1946 1947
You Are an Artist 1946 1950
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports November 8, 1946 June 24, 1960
Let's Rhumba 1946 1947
Television Screen Magazine 1946 1949
Campus Hoopla 1946 1947
Swing Into Sports 1947 1949
Chicagoland Mystery Players 1947 July 23, 1950
The Jack Eigen Show 1947 1951
Small Fry Club 1947 1951
Juvenile Jury 1947 1954
The Swift Home Service Club May 1947 ?
Doorway to Fame May 2, 1947 July 4, 1949
Kraft Television Theater May 7, 1947 1958
King Cole's Birthday Party May 15, 1947 June 23, 1949
In the Kelvinator Kitchen 1947 1948
The Walter Compton News June 16, 1947 January 1948
Major League Baseball on NBC July 8, 1947 October 17, 2000
Musical Merry-Go-Round 1947 1949
Kukla, Fran and Ollie October 13, 1947 1957
Meet the Press (longest running program with more than 4000 episodes) 1947 Still in broadcast
Pantomime Quiz November 13, 1947 October 9, 1959
Mary Kay and Johnny November 18, 1947 March 11, 1950
Charade Quiz 1947 1949
Television Playhouse December 4, 1947 April 11, 1948
Americana 1947 1949
Howdy Doody December 27, 1947 September 24, 1960
Kaleidoscope (UK) November 2, 1946 1953
Pinwright's Progress (UK) November 29, 1946 May 16, 1947
Muffin the Mule (UK) 1946 1955
Paging You (UK) 1946 1948
Café Continental (UK) 1947 1953
Eye Witness 1947 1948
Doug Fenton on June 11, 2018 at 11:22 am
Hal James bought the 1st TV in our neighborhood in 1951. It was a huge wooden box 3-4 feet wide with a 12″ screen. He plugged it in, shifted the antenna and on came the station call letters and that annoying hum. Mike and I sat there for hours waiting for the evening shows to begin. It was magic.
Mark Smith on June 11, 2018 at 11:33 am
In 1949, we got our first TV in Kansas City – one station WDAF – I mostly remember the test pattern (on most of the time) with an Indian chief in full headdress atop symmetrical geometric designs
Doug Fenton on June 11, 2018 at 1:20 pm
I remember hating Howdy Doody but loving Smilin'Ed's Gang on Saturdays.
Midnight the cat thought everything Ed said was "Nice", and while Squeeky the mouse hadn't mastered any English words, he approved of Ed's comments with his Eeky-Squeeky replies.
The only prime time show from '51 that I can recall is "I Remember Mama".
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The FNB Madibaz rugby team are gearing up for what will be their toughest fixture to date when they tackle University of KwaZulu-Natal in the FNB Varsity Shield in Maritzburg on Monday (6.30pm).
The sides are the only unbeaten teams in the competition. The Nelson Mandela University outfit top the log with 15 points from three games.
UKZN also have maximum points (10), but have played only two matches and have been impressive in putting 50 points past both Rhodes and Tshwane University of Technology.
Interestingly, Madibaz also scored more than 50 points against Rhodes (53-8) and coach Jarryd Buys says they face a big challenge in Maritzburg.
"Unlike some of the other teams we have played I believe UKZN will be a lot more structured in their approach," he said.
"It's probably fairly similar to the way we play, so we will have to be on the mark in all facets of the game.
The Madibaz mentor added that he was pleased with their maximum haul of points, but said they were fully aware they still had much to do.
"Nobody in this team is under any illusions about what lies ahead. We have been relegated from the Varsity Cup so we haven't accomplished anything yet.
Nonetheless, Buys was satisfied that the hard labour they had put in during the pre-season training was starting to bear fruit.
"We have spent a lot of time on certain aspects and the guys are starting to get their communication right," he said.
"This came through in the game against Rhodes where we used a lot of younger players. Admittedly there were mistakes but you can expect that from people making their debuts.
Madibaz Rugby manager Theresa le Roux said the spirit in the team had been a significant factor in their success.
"This has been outstanding because they also do things off the field to build on the team spirit," she said. "They are starting to gel as a team.
She also had praise for the coaching team of Buys, Trichardt van Tonder and Zuko Ndlela.


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What's New in MS Research: September 2019
Latest News, What's New in MS Research September 25, 2019
Can raising "good" cholesterol reduce fatigue in MS?
Does the course of MS differ based on familial involvement?
Employment and MS risk: The impact of long-term night-shift assignments
MS and unemployment risk: The impact of higher levels of disability, lower levels of education
Updated vaccine recommendations for people with MS
MS does not increase overall risk of cancer, Finnish study finds
The doctor will see you now – on screen
Can a can opener open up a new approach to MS risk reduction? Fishing for answers
What the octopus may be able to teach us about MS: Investigator goes out on a limb (or eight)
If you have any doubts about the breadth and depth of ongoing research into the causes, nature, and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), the 12 items that follow should entirely allay those concerns. This latest edition of "What's New in MS Research" reports on findings from the depths of the seas to the aisles of your local supermarket, and then to laboratories, hospitals, and MS clinics.
From insights into families with MS, employment and MS, and the latest recommendations on vaccinations, to virtual house calls and unexpected avenues of research, the synopses below outline a number of informative study results of interest to the MS community. That evidence-based empowerment is central to the mission of the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA). Beyond whatever nuggets you may glean from reviewing the several updates that follow, please remember that MSAA is here for you and committed to helping meet your MS-related information and support needs. If you have a question, concern, or idea, please do not hesitate to contact us at (800) 532-7667 or email us at MSquestions@mymsaa.org.
A small pilot study found that increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) – the so-called "good cholesterol" – was associated with a significant reduction in fatigue.1
The research involved 18 people with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). They followed a diet that featured high intake of fruits and vegetables, as well as animal-based and plant-based protein; dairy, eggs, and grains that contain gluten were excluded. In addition, they participated in a program of exercise, neuromuscular stimulation, and stress reduction.
After 12 months, study participants had an average increase of 6.0 mg/dL in their good cholesterol and saw their Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) scores decline from an average of 5.51 at baseline to 3.03. They also saw improvements in their total cholesterol (TC) level (mean decline of 29.2 mg/dL), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) or "bad cholesterol" (mean decline of 10.4 mg/dL), and body mass index (BMI) (mean decline of 2.6 kg.m2). The association between reduced fatigue and increased HDL-C was statistically significant, as was the association between the lower fatigue score and lower TC.
While stressing the need to replicate their findings on a larger scale, the investigators noted that the prevalence and impact of fatigue in MS, as well as the limited effectiveness of current treatment options for fatigue, underscore the importance of identifying dietary and other interventions that may help address the challenges that reduced energy levels pose for so many people with MS.
People with MS who have a first-degree relative also diagnosed with MS tend to have a slower onset of disease, but experience more exacerbations and disability than MS patients who do not have close relatives also affected by the condition. That's the main finding of a Lithuanian study that examined disease course in 38 patients who had a parent, sibling, or child also diagnosed with MS (familial group) and 66 patients with no such family ties (control group).2
While people in the control group (with no family ties) were more likely to report an acute onset of MS, their subsequent course tended to be smoother than that of the familial group. People in the familial group had a higher number of average annual exacerbations (1.4 vs. 0.8) and a greater degree of disability, as measured on the Expanded Disability Status Scale and Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score instrument, than the controls.
In keeping with those clinical findings, patients with a family history had a higher incidence of MRI changes in the brainstem (74% vs. 30%) and cerebellum (58% vs. 30%) compared to controls. All of the clinical and MRI findings cited were statistically significant, as were findings that a higher proportion of people with MS experienced headache (37% vs. 9%) and backache (32% vs. 9%) than controls.
Although this study was relatively small, it provides further evidence of the impact that heredity has on MS, and provides investigators with additional insights as they work to identify factors that may enable them to better predict the course of a person's MS and individualize care accordingly.
Working the night shift for 20 years or longer more than doubles the risk for developing MS, according to an analysis of almost 200,000 women participating in the Nurses Health Study (NHS) and Nurses Health Study II (NHSII).3
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and Harvard Medical School undertook the analysis to examine persistent concerns that night-shift work might predispose people to MS. They examined data for 83,992 women participating in the NHS study and 114,427 women in the NHSII study. They categorized those subjects by the number of years they had engaged in night-shift work, which they defined as working three or more nights per month. There were 407 definite cases of new-onset MS during the study period.
The investigators found no association between one-to-nine years or 10-19 years of night-shift work and an increased risk of MS. However, in examining data for the NHSII study, they found that women who worked overnight for 20 or more years were 2.62-times more likely than their peers to develop MS.
While the authors did not identify a specific cause for the increased risk, they speculated that disruption of circadian rhythms, or sleep/wake cycles, that play a key role in physiological processes including rest and immune function might be involved.
Editor's note: In addition to the circadian rhythms that the authors mention, other factors may also be involved with working night shifts and an increased risk of MS. These might include an overall lower amount of sleep per day, lack of exercise, and reduced exposure to sunlight and Vitamin D, among other possibilities not yet investigated. Future studies may be able to explain why the risk is increased with this type of work.
While aspects of a person's employment may increase the risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), as Austrian (and Bostonian) researchers showed in the just-referenced study, aspects of MS may increase a person's risk for unemployment, as well. This was shown by Australian researchers in a recently released study.4
The investigators surveyed people with MS in 2012, and then followed up with them in 2015. More than 1,200 people completed both surveys.
In the 2.5 years between the first and second surveys, the proportion of study participants who were employed full-time or part-time fell from 61.4% to 57.1%. A higher level of disability at baseline and a lower level of education predicted loss of employment at follow-up. Overall, 25.5% of people experienced some change in employment status during the period between completing the first and second survey, with changes including involuntary loss of employment, retirement, and a shift from full-time work to part-time employment or vice-versa. At the time of the follow-up survey, almost 36% of participants were working full-time, about 25% had part-time employment, 3% were unemployed and seeking work, 16% were not in the labor force, and 20% had retired due to disability. The researchers found that having to retire because of disability was predictive of a lower mental health-related score on measures of quality of life. Almost two-thirds of respondents – 62% – said that MS had impacted their employment over their lifetime.
In analyzing their findings, the study's authors concluded: "Employment status was negatively impacted by MS for most participants. We showed for the first time that employment loss was prospectively associated with poorer mental health related quality of life. Employment support including vocational services, reasonable flexibility in the workplace, and legal protection against discrimination should be widely available to assist people with MS, especially for those with progressive onset MS, [as well as those with] higher disability and lower levels of education, who are at higher risk of employment loss."
Think of how far we've come in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) since the mid-1990s. Scientists have a much deeper understanding of the disease process, imaging, and other assessments, which have improved tremendously, while the number of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) available has grown from zero to 17.5
Given how much has occurred in the interim, the American Academy of Neurology recently updated its practice guidelines on vaccine-preventable infections and immunization in MS. An international panel analyzed the relevant evidence and issued several recommendations, advising clinicians to do the following:
Recommend annual influenza vaccination to people with MS, unless a patient had a previous severe reaction or other specific reason not to receive the vaccine
Weigh the local (that is, specific to the area in which the patient lives) risks of a vaccine-preventable illness in counseling people with MS about getting a vaccine to prevent that illness
Recommend that people with MS follow the local vaccine guidelines that apply to them, again taking into consideration any specific reason that a patient should not get a particular vaccine
Counsel people with MS about infection risks associated with specific immunosuppressive or immunomodulating (ISIM) medications, and about the treatment-specific vaccination guidance contained in the prescribing instructions for those agents
If indicated based on local vaccine guidelines, vaccinate patients with MS at least four-to-six weeks before initiating ISIM therapy
Screen for specific infections (e.g., hepatitis, tuberculosis, and varicella zoster virus [VZV]) based on prescribing information before initiating an ISIM medication, and treat patients testing positive for latent infections (e.g., hepatitis and tuberculosis) before MS treatment, again in keeping with the guidance in the MS medication's prescribing information
Recommend against using live-attenuated vaccines in people with MS who currently receive ISIM therapies or have recently discontinued these therapies, except in situations where the risk of infection is high and other vaccines are unavailable
Delay vaccinating people with MS who are experiencing a relapse until clinical resolution or until the relapse is no longer active, which often may be many weeks after relapse onset
The guidelines also stressed the importance of sharing the latest evidence on vaccines, MS, and MS medications with patients, along with exploring patients' views, preferences, and questions regarding immunization. Please note that the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) and the Consortium of MS Centers (CMSC) officially endorsed these recommendations.
Having multiple sclerosis (MS) does not increase a person's risk of developing cancer, according to a Finnish study that tracked more than 1,000 people with MS and more than 10,000 of their peers without MS.6
The study followed 1,074 people in southwest Finland who were treated for MS from 2004 through 2012. Researchers compared the incidence of cancer among those people with that of randomly selected people who were matched to the MS patients by birth year and gender. During the study period, 5.7% of the MS group (61 people) and 7.0% of the control group (757 people) were diagnosed with cancer. That difference in cancer incidence was not statistically significant, the investigators noted.
Interestingly, while breast cancer occurred at roughly the same rate between the women with MS and women in the control group, the average age at which women with MS were diagnosed with breast cancer was higher – 61.7 years vs. 55.7 years – and that difference was statistically significant, researchers said. The analysis found that risk for other types of cancers varied somewhat between MS patients and their peers, being higher for people with MS for oral cavity cancer and colon cancer, and lower among MS patients for prostate cancer, but the researchers cautioned that the numbers of people affected by each of these cancers were too small to allow for reliable conclusions.
The investigators noted that larger studies conducted over longer periods of time and with longer exposure to various MS therapies are needed to further evaluate the issues they examined, particularly in terms of breast cancer risk. Meanwhile, people with MS can draw reassurance from the study's main finding of no overall increased risk of cancer associated with MS.
Access to a neurologist remains a challenge for many people with multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly those who live in rural areas or who cannot drive. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester suggests that the connectivity of this digital age may hold the key to overcoming those obstacles.7
The study involved 36 people with MS. One-half of the group saw a clinician in-person at the university's MS clinic during the first part of the study, and then switched to "virtual house calls" (VHCs), in which they communicated with the clinician from their homes via an audio-visual connection, for the remainder of the study. The other half of the patients reversed that pattern – having virtual visits initially followed by in-person sessions.
At the conclusion of the study, 97.1% of participants reported that they would recommend telemedicine visits to others, and 94.3% said that it was easy for them to connect with a clinician via telemedicine. One reason for the high degree of patient satisfaction, researchers noted, was the time and cost savings provided by virtual visits.The investigators concluded "VHCs were found to be feasible, cost-effective, and appealing to persons with MS and physicians, supporting their utility as a care delivery method for MS."
When people consider the health benefits attributed to fish, they tend to think of a lean filet grilled to perfection, or perhaps a capsule of fish oil. But recent research suggests that the lowly can of tuna long consigned to lesser prominence in supermarket aisles, may actually be key to reducing the risk of a first demyelinating event.8
In this 2019 study, Australian researchers drew on data from the 2003-2006 Ausimmune Study, a case-control investigation of risk factors for a first clinical diagnosis of central nervous system demyelination (FCD) to look for possible associations between fish consumption and an FCD, which is a common precursor to multiple sclerosis (MS).
They found that higher total fish consumption, defined as 30 grams per day, or roughly two servings per week, was associated with an 18% reduction in the risk for FCD. Further analysis found no significant association between eating grilled or fried fish and reduced risk of a first demyelinating event. However, higher consumption of "tinned fish" (Aussie for fish that comes in a can) was associated with a 41% reduction in the risk of an FCD.
The researchers noted that, "Tinned fish is predominantly oily, whereas grilled and fried fish are likely to be a combination of oily and white types. Oily fish is high in Vitamin D and very long chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, both of which may be beneficial in relation to MS."
Speaking of sea creatures and multiple sclerosis (MS), an Iranian neuroscientist has made a case for including the octopus among the animals that researchers study in seeking insights into the nature and treatment of MS.9
Writing in the October 2019 issue of the journal Medical Hypotheses, Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi, MD, notes that while scientists often study mice and other small animals to explore the pathophysiology of MS and potential therapies, octopuses have distinct features that can open up new avenues of inquiry.
In particular, he points to the fact that octopuses can regenerate defective tissue in both their central and peripheral nervous system. That capability, along with the ability to monitor the connection between specific activities and neurons in the brain of an octopus, "raise the question of what features can an octopus show when it is used as an organism to create experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) [the laboratory-induced correlate to MS in humans]."
Whether or not researchers will employ the octopus as a possible animal model for MS has not yet been determined, but the publication of this concept illustrates how scientists are looking beyond conventional practices to learn more about the pathophysiology of MS. Ideally, such studies will assist with the development of potential new treatments that will not only stop the disease, but also repair damaged nerves and return lost function.
Dr. Moghadasi, who is on staff at the Research Center of the Neuroscience Institute at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, maintains that studying the octopus may prove particularly useful in seeking to prevent the degenerative processes that are hallmarks of MS.
For general information or to speak with a trained Client Services Specialist, please call MSAA's Helpline at (800) 532-7667, extension 154. Questions to MSAA's Client Services department may also be emailed to MSquestions@mymsaa.org.
Written by Tom Garry, Medical Writer
Reviewed by Dr. Barry Hendin, MSAA Chief Medical Officer
Edited by Susan Wells Courtney, MSAA Senior Writer
1 Maxwell KF, Wahls T, Browne RW, et al. Lipid profile is associated with decreased fatigue in individuals with progressive multiple sclerosis following a diet-based intervention: results from a pilot study. PLoS One. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218075.
2Andrijauskis D, Balnyte R, Keturkaite I, Vaitkus A. Clinical and diagnostic features of patients with familial multiple sclerosis. Med Hypotheses. 2019. Oct;131:109310. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109310. Epub 2019 Jul 13.
3 Papantoniou K, Massa J Devore E, et al. Rotating night sift work and risk of multiple sclerosis in the Nurses' Health Studies. Occup Environ Med. 2019. Aug 12. pii: oemed-2019-106016. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2019-106016. [Epub ahead of print].
4 Marck CH, Aitken Z, Simpson S Jr., et al. Predictors of change in employment status and associations with quality of life: a prospective international study of people with multiple sclerosis. J Occup Rehabil. 2019 Aug 7. doi: 10.1007/s10926-019-09850-5. [Epub ahead of print]
5 Farez MF, Correale J, Armstrong MJ, et al. Practice guideline update summary: Vaccine-preventable infections and immunization in multiple sclerosis Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2019;93:1-11. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000008157
6 Hongell K, Kurki S, Sumelahti ML, Soilu-Hanninen M. Risk of cancer among Finnish multiple sclerosis patients. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2019;5(35):221-227.
7 Robb JF, Hyland MH, Goodman AD. Comparison of telemedicine versus in-person visits for persons with multiple sclerosis: a randomized crossover study of feasibility, cost, and satisfaction. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2019 May 6;36:101258. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2019.05.001. [Epub ahead of print]
8 Black LJ, Zhao Y, Peng YC, et al. Higher fish consumption and lower risk of central nervous system demyelination. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2019 Aug 8. doi: 10.1038/s41430-019-0476-z. [Epub ahead of print]
9 Moghadasi AN. When an octopus has MS: Application of neurophysiology and immunology of octopuses for multiple sclerosis. Med Hypotheses. 2019 Oct;131:109297. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109297. Epub 2019 Jul 1.
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April 26, 2018 NBA
Minnesota Timberwolves season review
Posted by Phil Ford
The Minnesota Timberwolves were finally bounced from the playoffs on Wednesday by the Rockets in Game 5 of the first round series 122-104. It was the first playoff appearance for the franchise since 2004. This season definitely had its ups and downs, but the season as a whole should be seen as a success.
Minnesota won 47 games this season, 16 more than the previous year. A lot f that can be contributed to the new additions of Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson, Jeff Teague and Jamal Crawford. Butler was the key piece as he led the team in scoring and was top-10 MVP candidate until his knee injury in February. Karl-Anthony Towns notched his first all-star selection and is still coming into his own as a 22-year-old budding superstar. Role players like Tyus Jones and Nemanja Bjelica showed improvement in their third years with the team. There is plenty to like about the Timberwolves going forward but that doesn't mean there weren't bad signs this year.
The team struggled without Jimmy Butler in the lineup. Butler missed 23 games this year, in which Minnesota went 10-13. That could be chalked up to tough competition in those games, but it shows the Wolves relied too heavily on Butler this season. The young duo of Towns and Wiggins couldn't step up to lead the team without Butler, and that resulted in sliding to the 8th seed and barely making the playoffs.
Speaking of Wiggins, he regressed majorly from the 2016-17 season to have his worst season as a pro. His shooting was down across the board, especially looking at his unexplainable 12% drop in free throw percentage. He seemed especially disengaged this year, and disappeared for quarters and halves at a time this season. While he may have made marginal improvements on defense, his overall game took a huge dive.
Overall though I think the season was a success, and showed why the Butler trade was necessary. I'll grade it out as a B since the trajectory the Wolves were on before the Butler injury was the three or the four seed. If they grabbed a higher seed, maybe they would still be playing.
Looking ahead to next year it will be really interesting to see who they can add through free agency and the draft. Limited cap space may make adding a significant piece difficult. Hopefully they can add a three and D player or two to improve the bench and take the team to the next level next season.
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Rosemary Squire OBE named Entrepreneur of the Year 2014
Approved by ATG's PR & Communications Officer, David Bradbury
Rosemary Squire OBE, co-Founder and Joint CEO of Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) - the world's number one live-theatre company - has been named the UK Overall Winner at the UK Finals of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014, and is the first woman to ever win the top UK award.
Earlier in the evening, Squire also won the Entrepreneur award in the Private Equity-Backed category.
Squire collected both prizes at the UK Finals Awards Dinner held at The Brewery in London last night (6 October).
'For our company and my contribution to be recognised by the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is an enormous honour. For mine and Howard's hard work turning the Ambassador Theatre Group into a world leader in our sector to be acknowledged is enormously pleasing,' says Squire.
'I have the support of a fantastic team at ATG who share our vision and desire to make our company the best, across not just the UK, but the rest of the world too. The arts – and particularly theatre – are too often overlooked as not making a significant contribution to the wider economy. These awards, and ATG's fantastic British success story, prove this is not the case. Personally I would like to thank EY for this recognition, my husband and business partner, Howard, for being on this incredible journey with me, Exponent and Providence Equity Partners and everyone at ATG for their unprecedented commitment.'
Squire will now go on to represent the UK at the World Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Monte Carlo in June 2015.
The award wins come just four months after Rosemary was named the only Master Entrepreneur for the London & South Region at EY's Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 regional finals.
The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world's most prestigious business award and seeks to discover exceptional companies and leaders that display the confidence, quality and aspiration to grow and prosper.
The 2014 programme contains a vibrant group of 109 companies led by like-minded, entrepreneurial business leaders. Together they employ a total of 43,800 people and achieve a combined revenue of £9.4bn all headquartered across the UK. The Entrepreneur Of The Year programme spans 145 cities in 60 countries across the globe.
Squire is a National Member of the Arts Council England Board, a Trustee of The Hall for Cornwall and was chair of Great Ormond Street's Theatres for Theatres Appeal raising over £5m. When elected President of Society of London Theatre, she became the 2nd only female President in the organisation's history.
She previously won the prestigious CBI Real Business First Women Award for Tourism & Leisure and was awarded an OBE for Services to Theatre. Widely recognised in the industry, she has topped The Stage 100 for 5 consecutive years alongside her husband/business partner, Sir Howard Panter, firmly establishing her as the most prominent woman in British theatre of the modern era. The pair were also placed first in the Evening Standard 'Power 1000' Theatre section and Squire was chosen as one of the 100 women on the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Power List in 2013, appearing at number 16 on the list.
The past 18 months have been one of the most pivotal and ground-breaking periods in ATG's 22-year history as the company's plans for international expansion start to become realised.
Through a US based subsidiary, ATG acquired The Lyric Theatre (formerly Foxwoods), the largest theatre on Broadway, from Live Nation Entertainment and in doing so, became the first British owners of a theatre on Broadway. During this time, global private equity firm Providence Equity Partners became majority owners and ATG completed the purchase of theatre ticketing agency, The Ticket Machine Group Ltd (TMG).
Trevor Nunn's critically acclaimed production of Fiddler on the Roof transfers to the West End
John Barrowman Announces UK Summer Tour - Opening At London's Savoy Theatre
Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox join Tom Hiddleston in Jamie Lloyd's production of Betrayal by Harold Pinter
Disney's The Lion King announces a second UK and Ireland tour
Bonnie Langford joins Louise Redknapp, Amber Davies, Natalie McQueen and Brian Conley in Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 the Musical
Public booking opens for The Jamie Lloyd Company production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal starring Tom Hiddleston
Michael Ball announces 2019 UK Tour and brand new album 'Coming Home to You'
Full Casting for UK Tour of Glengarry Glen Ross Announced
Rosemary Squire OBE named Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 - ATG News


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The meaning of life also liked business and sales, so everyone thought about what business and sales words might appeal to the meaning of life. There was a patio deck beside and beneath the meaning of life in the pool photo. It consisted of pinkish pea-graveled cement. Perhaps, something about patio sales was in order.
Everyone should have ignored the thumping. Everyone was writing a blog entry.
The vacuum cleaner was behind everyone.
The vacuum cleaner should have been in the laundry room, not in the dining room where everyone's desk was. Then everyone remembered: everyone had left the vacuum in the hall, where everyone had had to vacuum up dog puke. The dog had not gone to bark outside. It had puked and gone to everyone's room to pretend death.
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"You know how many weeks I've been in here?" the vacuum asked.
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Harvey pushed the bag up with his hands, unveiling himself. Harvey was everyone's boss at the janitorial job everyone had had cleaning random office buildings.
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Harvey sucked in the warm air of the room.
"How'd you get in there?" everyone asked.
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