Alcoholism

Six must-see summer exhibitions – reviewed by our experts

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

Looking for something to do this Summer? Our experts have gone to some of the best exhibitions around the UK and given us their take on it. From retrospectives of painter Peter Howson’s work in Edinburgh and filmmaker Brian Desmond Hurst’s work in Belfast to a groundbreaking photography exhibition in London and a huge inflatable sculpture installation in Manchester. 1. When The Apple Ripens: Peter Howson at 65 – Edinburgh City Arts Centre, Edinburgh Peter Howson’s story is about seeking dignity in human suffering and violence, and finding redemption.

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Looking for something to do this Summer? Our experts have gone to some of the best exhibitions around the UK and given us their take on it. From retrospectives of painter Peter Howson’s work in Edinburgh and filmmaker Brian Desmond Hurst’s work in Belfast to a groundbreaking photography exhibition in London and a huge inflatable sculpture installation in Manchester.

1. When The Apple Ripens: Peter Howson at 65 – Edinburgh City Arts Centre, Edinburgh

    • Peter Howson’s story is about seeking dignity in human suffering and violence, and finding redemption.
    • It is also uniquely Scottish.
    • An unmistakably Scottish feature of Howson’s work is the undertone of Calvinism with its god-fearing, joyless culture of toil and penitence.

2. Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris – Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

    • She didn’t create loud, macho work, nor sexy, objectified nudes, nor abstract forms, like many male modernists.
    • She was fiercely herself, making small, intimate, idiosyncratic paintings that share a definite style and palette over the course of her career.
    • It valiantly takes on the task of proclaiming her importance in the history of modern art.

3. A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography – Tate Modern, London

    • Simultaneously, it stands as a long-awaited affirmation of African photographers, validating their unique use of the medium.
    • The 36 featured photographers tell stories of an Africa that celebrates its spirituality and is untangling itself from its colonial past.
    • By working with masks, mirrors, self-portraiture or consenting sitters, the featured artists all circumnavigate the historic and often still-present exploitative relationship between the camera and the African continent.

4. Film as Art: Brian Desmond Hurst, Film Director – Ulster Museum, Belfast

    • This exhibition at the Ulster Museum presents the story of film director Brian Desmond Hurst’s eventful life and times through archive film posters, production stills, photographs, letters and a video compilation of clips from some of his work.
    • Born in the heart of working-class East Belfast in 1895, Hurst’s long life – like his film œuvre – was a bundle of surprises and contradictions.

5. Dippy in Coventry: The Nation’s Favourite Dinosaur – Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry

    • Billed as the “dinosaur in residence”, Dippy the famous sauropod from the Natural History Museum is on long loan to the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry.
    • This is the 26-metre skeleton of one of the longest dinosaurs ever – the marvel of the Jurassic.
    • What you see is a perfect, life-sized plaster cast of the original skeleton, which is in the Pittsburgh Natural History Museum.

6. Yayoi Kusama: You, me and the Balloons – The Warehouse at Aviva Studios, Manchester

    • The installations provide various levels of engagement, from playful interactions to deeper contemplation of meaning.
    • Kusama’s universe is magic to observe, in the first room visitors are confronted by inflatable tentacles that fill the room with their impressive size.
    • The large mirrored wall also creates distorted reflections, blurring the lines between reality and Kusama’s dream world.

EverBlume launches a digital community and resource for the sober-curious

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, mental health platform EverBlume launches as a sobriety resource to those struggling with alcohol. In 2020, approximately 40 million people 12 and older needed treatment for a substance abuse disorder. Today resources are harder and harder to come by EverBlume is addressing the accessibility problem. [Demo available here].

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  • PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, mental health platform EverBlume launches as a sobriety resource to those struggling with alcohol.
  • EverBlume provides curated resources, matched by personality and individual needs, to help those struggling with alcohol.
  • Sobriety looks different for everyone, EverBlume helps members define their road to success for those re-evaluating their relationship with alcohol.
  • With EverBlume she hopes to accomplish her biggest impact yet by leveraging the community for those on their sober curious journey.

Ghana Beverages Industry Report 2023 Featuring Notable Players - Coca-Cola, Accra Breweries, Guinness, Kasapreko, Twellium, GIHOC Distilleries and Voltic - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

The "The Beverages Industry in Ghana 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "The Beverages Industry in Ghana 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This report focuses on Ghana's beverage industry, which includes the manufacture of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, and the wholesale and retail beverages market.
  • It includes information on the state of the sector, traditional and branded beverages, trends, trade, economic and other influences, developments, and notable players.
  • There are profiles of 21 companies, including Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana, Accra Breweries, Guinness Ghana Breweries, Kasapreko, Twellium, GIHOC Distilleries and Voltic.

DISQO CX INSIGHTS: CONSUMER CHOICES DRIVING ALCOHOL MARKET

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Customer experience (CX) platform DISQO released new insights about alcohol and non-alcohol consumption behaviors and sentiment in its new report, "Alcohol & Non-Alcohol Advertising." DISQO outlines attitudes impacting the market and growth opportunities for brands looking to diversify from traditional alcohol beverages with non-alcoholic (NA) alternatives.

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  • DISQO outlines attitudes impacting the market and growth opportunities for brands looking to diversify from traditional alcohol beverages with non-alcoholic (NA) alternatives.
  • DISQO's new data explores attitudes impacting the alcohol market and non-alcoholic growth opportunities.
  • "Alcohol marketing is evolving rapidly," said Patrick Egan, Director of Research & Insights, DISQO.
  • "With budget-constrained consumers who are increasingly focused on health, our insights suggest that marketers should be intentional in their messaging.

Global Biotin Supplement Market Opportunity Analysis and Forecasts 2021-2022 & 2023-2031: $1.4 Bn Market Set to Soar with Increasing Focus on Hair, Skin, and Nail Care - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, July 21, 2023

The "Biotin Supplement Market by Product Form, Distributional Channel, Application: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2031" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Biotin Supplement Market by Product Form, Distributional Channel, Application: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2031" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • It helps in curing biotin deficiency along with the care of hair, skin, and nail.
  • Such huge expenditure on dietary supplements is expected to propel the growth of the biotin supplements market in North America.
  • Hair care biotin supplements are the most popular by price point, and premium biotin supplements are expected to grow the most during the forecast period.

How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians – they now need to learn how to plan for safety and legally protect themselves

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

They are experts in classification, pedagogy, data science, social media, disinformation, health sciences, music, art, media literacy and, yes, storytelling.

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  • They are experts in classification, pedagogy, data science, social media, disinformation, health sciences, music, art, media literacy and, yes, storytelling.
  • They are defending the rights of readers and writers in the battles raging across the U.S. over censorship, book challenges and book bans.
  • Book challenges are an attempt to remove a title from circulation, and bans mean the actual removal of a book from library shelves.
  • The drive to challenge, ban or censor books has not only changed the lives of librarians across the nation.

More than shelving books

    • I have personally gone through such a program and now teach in one.
    • Reasons for challenges can be personally subjective, and claims that books present divisive topics that should be excluded from collections are increasing.
    • George Johnson, author of the frequently banned book “All Boys aren’t Blue,” has said that he believes books are challenged to eliminate narratives that elucidate the truths of marginalized groups and depict the everyday diversity of their lives.

The new librarians’ education

    • But with the current controversies about racially diverse and LGBTQIA+ books, policies are no longer enough to demonstrate the integrity of professionally curated library collections.
    • Neither policies nor book reviews nor professional expertise are keeping library workers from being called pedophiles, groomers, indoctrinators and pornographers.
    • Libraries have been sued and library workers are so threatened and harassed that they are getting sick and leaving their careers.
    • The current threats to librarians and the books they circulate are necessitating a shift in the content of graduate library education.

How chefs became rock stars

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Audiences eagerly tune in weekly to watch famous chefs in impeccable attire offer their advice or criticism of a variety of dishes.

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  • Audiences eagerly tune in weekly to watch famous chefs in impeccable attire offer their advice or criticism of a variety of dishes.
  • It features virtuoso chefs from around the world who would appear to have no end of stories and elaborate recipes.

Dirt, heat, charcoal and alcoholism

    • Indeed, kitchens were often located in basements, and the steam that filled them seemed to come from the mouths of hell.
    • These places had virtually no ventilation, no light and were always overheated.
    • Poultry feathers littered the filthy floor, which was also dripping with animal blood and dirty dishwater.
    • As the famous chef Antonin Carême (1783-1833), who died quite young, said: “It’s the charcoal that kills us but what does it matter?” The public opinion of chefs was also very negative.

The 20th century, the century of recognition

    • Despite this, the first half of the 20th century marked the beginning of gastronomic tourism.
    • The Michelin Guide and its star system appeared, first in France, and then in other European countries.
    • Later, in the 1950s, television brought them to the attention of an even wider audience, thanks to culinary programmes.

Gastronomy 2.0: chefs take on social networking

    • The transition to the 21st century and the advent of social networking have changed the way chefs gain notoriety.
    • Being excellent in the kitchen is no longer enough – they also need to know how to manage their image.
    • Social networks allow them to spread their story, shape their image and have influence.
    • In many cases, chefs are also assisted by press agencies to develop their marketing strategy and get the best possible media coverage.

Inside the grogue wars of Cabo Verde

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Friday, June 30, 2023

At what point does a craft spirit no longer qualify as craft?

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  • At what point does a craft spirit no longer qualify as craft?
  • However, some small-scale producers are being forced to close shop, unable to meet new regulatory demands.

A brief history of grogue

    • The history of grogue reflects the story of the islands themselves.
    • Grogue, which uses sugar cane as its base, doesn’t rot and can be kept for years, which makes it an attractive export.
    • The glut of industrial sugar impaired the quality and value of grogue and became known colloquially as “merdon” or the “grogue of democracy.” In 2008, the Confrérie du Grogue de Santo Antão, a guild of grogue producers, claimed grogue was being threatened by quality control issues and subsidized imported sugar.

Regulating grogue

    • The law strictly defined grogue as a sugar cane spirit produced in Cabo Verde, specifically from the distillation of naturally fermented syrup that was directly pressed from Cabo Verdean sugar cane.
    • Most of the larger producers are in Santo Antão, where 80% of the country’s grogue is made.

Be careful what you wish for

    • Cabo Verdean grogue can possess both elements, leading to highly charged debates over its value.
    • Or will it create insurmountable barriers for small-scale producers, closing one more path out of poverty?
    • However, our analysis shows that the shift toward industrialization has deep implications for food security and public health.
    • Farmers producing grogue can use money they earn from grogue to pay school fees and achieve some financial stability.
    • Yet regulatory efforts to improve quality and consistency of grogue may have inadvertently and negatively affected small producers.

MediciNova Announces Presentation of Results from the Phase 2b Trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) in Alcohol Use Disorder at the 46th Annual Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) Scientific Meeting

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

This study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2b clinical trial in treatment-seeking men and women with moderate or severe AUD.

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  • This study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2b clinical trial in treatment-seeking men and women with moderate or severe AUD.
  • Participants took MN-166 (ibudilast) 50 mg or placebo twice a day for 12 weeks.
  • We observed a so-called placebo effect – both placebo and MN-166 treatments decreased heavy drinking by equal magnitudes.
  • We look forward to future discussions with Dr. Ray on further analyses, including subgroup analyses, and the future direction of MN-166 and AUD.”

Goodwill Industries International Names the 2023 Graduate and Achiever Award Recipients

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodwill Industries International recently announced Katie Reigelsperger as its 2023 Graduate of the Year and Taylor Devenport as the 2023 Achiever of the Year.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodwill Industries International recently announced Katie Reigelsperger as its 2023 Graduate of the Year and Taylor Devenport as the 2023 Achiever of the Year.
  • Through grit and determination and taking full advantage of Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana's professional development opportunities, Reigelsperger was able to overcome tremendous obstacles in her path.
  • While taking special education classes, she was referred by her School-to-Work coordinator to Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin's (NCW) School-to-Work program.
  • Their ability to break through barriers and commit to realizing opportunities for themselves and their families is truly inspiring," said Steven C. Preston, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International.