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Defamation case dismissed by Court of Appeal due to delay

By Darryl Broderick
 6 February, 2017

A defamation case brought by communications consultant, Monica Leech, has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal on grounds of delay in prosecuting the case. The proceedings related to an article in the Sunday Independent newspaper in January 2005. Ms Leech issued proceedings in April 2005 and after Notices were filed by Ms Leech in 2006 and 2008 indicating her intention to proceed with the case, the proceedings became largely dormant until 2014 when Independent Newspapers issued a Motion seeking to strike out the proceedings on grounds of delay.

The test which the Irish Courts apply in such cases is to decide if the delay is inordinate and inexcusable and if those parts of the test are satisfied the Court must determine if the “balance of justice” requires the proceedings to be struck out.

In the High Court the Judge held that the delay was inordinate and inexcusable but nevertheless that Ms Leech should be allowed to continue with her proceedings as the “balance of justice” favoured permitting her to continue with her claim. Independent Newspapers appealed the High Court decision to the Court of Appeal, which delivered its decision on 27 January 2017.

In the Court of Appeal, Ms Leech did not dispute that the delay was inordinate and inexcusable but argued that Independent Newspapers had acquiesced in the delay and also that it was not prejudiced by the delay. The Court found that Ms Leech had deliberately “parked” the case while she pursued two other defamation cases against Independent Newspapers. The Court held that Ms Leech had not communicated her decision to park the case to Independent Newspapers and anyone acting in a similar manner bore the risk of being penalised. Further there was no positive acquiescence on the part of Independent Newspapers in the delay. In addition, the Court held that Independent Newspapers was prejudiced as the editor of the newspaper at the time of the article had since died and could not give evidence at any trial. Further, the memories of journalists who authored the article in question had faded over time, which hindered their ability to give evidence on behalf of the newspaper.

Lastly, the Court held that the jury would find it difficult to fairly assess the “public interest” defence relied on by the newspaper given that ten years had passed since publication of the article and the attendant difficulty of establishing what was of public importance at the time of the article. The time lag could, in this regard, lead to a “precarious result” in the litigation. Therefore, the Court found that there were grounds to dismiss Ms Leech’s defamation proceedings.

It is reasonable to expect that claimants who allege that they have been defamed would act with reasonable haste to attempt to restore their reputations. There is an expectation on the part of the Irish Courts that if a claimant is to be allowed to avail of Court procedures and claim for damages, then once they commence proceedings they should not be dilatory in seeing those proceedings to a conclusion. A claimant who delays in prosecuting their proceedings to a swift conclusion bears the risk of not being allowed to pursue their claim through the Courts. Further the decision clarifies that a defendant who simply does nothing in the hope a claim will die away, cannot be deemed to have acquiesced in any delay by the claimant.

While the decision is welcome to the media and other defendants in defamation cases, generally the ability of a defendant to successfully strike out proceedings on grounds of delay will depend on the defences on which the defendant seeks to rely and the events in the intervening period since proceedings issued e.g. the availability of witnesses to give evidence at trial. While there is a general reluctance on the part of the Irish Courts to strike out proceedings, and thus to deprive a Claimant of access to justice via a court hearing, in light of this decision it may be possible for defendants in defamation cases to have proceedings struck out even where the delay is less than that in the Leech case provided the particular circumstances support such an application.

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The Press Democrat on hope for progress on carbon impact remaining with states:

While the Trump administration seems determined to keep the nation tied at the hip to Big Oil, hope for progress in reducing America’s dependence on fossil fuels is being kept alive — at the state level.

One of the most hopeful signs occurred in Washington recently where the state Legislature came within a handful of votes of passing the nation’s first tax on carbon pollution, a proposal that had the full support of the state’s governor.

The idea is simple. Fossil fuel companies would be required to pay a fee on the carbon content of the fuels they extract. The bill in Washington called for a tax of $12 per metric ton of carbon emissions on the sale or use of gasoline and natural gas. The tax would have increased each year until capping out at $30 a ton. Half of the roughly $1 billion raised each year would have gone toward energy projects in the state that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Thirty percent would have provided assistance for low-income families and workers in the fossil fuel industry. The rest would have gone toward programs for preventing wildfires and protecting forest health and natural resources.

Some supporters of a carbon fee and dividend system contend that the only way to attract bipartisan support is if all revenues are returned directly to taxpayers through monthly dividend checks. It’s because of systems like that that conservatives such as former Secretary of State George Shultz and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have endorsed the idea of a carbon tax.

“The public really is understanding the critical nature of this existential threat,” Gov. Jay Inslee, who has vowed to continue to push the idea, said in an interview earlier this year. “What used to be a graph on a chart is now our forests burning down and hurricanes and massive precipitation events, so this is something people are now experiencing in their own lives and with their own retinas, and they understand we have to act.”

Fortunately, Washington is not the only state looking at the plan. Both Rhode Island and Massachusetts have been debating adoption of a carbon tax proposal and may press ahead with legislation this year. Other states including Hawaii, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Vermont are looking at similar measures.

For the past six years, California has put a price on carbon through its cap-and-trade program. But such a program is less effective because it allows a set number of emissions “allowances” each year whereas a carbon tax attaches a direct price on greenhouse gas releases.

Another proposal that deserves serious consideration is a bill that would ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles in California by 2040, if not sooner. The legislation, authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, has received the strong endorsement of the Santa Rosa-based Center for Climate Protection. “We believe it is a game-changer,” said Ann Hancock, executive director of the center.

On the contrary, we believe these proposals show the states are not interested in playing games anymore. If carbon reduction is going to happen, states are going to have to lead the way.

March 27

The San Diego Union-Tribune on the Stephon Clark shooting having lessons for all police agencies, not just police in Sacramento:

Amid a wave of angry protests, law enforcement officials and community leaders in Sacramento pleaded for time and patience Tuesday as multiple investigations are being launched into last week’s fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in the backyard of his grandparents’ house, where he lived.

Time? Stephon Clark, only 22, had mere seconds to live when two police officers responding to a report of someone smashing car windows found him in his backyard and fired 20 shots at him. “Gun!” one officer yelled. “Show me your hands! Gun, gun, gun!” One officer had already drawn his gun as they followed Clark into his yard. Clark had a cellphone.

In 2016 in Baton Rouge, African-American Alton Sterling had just 90 seconds to live when two officers saw him outside a convenience store while responding to a call about a man who had threatened someone with a gun. Before fatally shooting the 37-year-old amid a struggle, one officer reportedly put his gun to Sterling’s head and said, “I’ll kill you, b—-.”

Anecdotes about black men being killed by police could take up this entire editorial. A database compiled by the Washington Post shows fatal shootings by police have continued at about the same pace in recent years, but as the Post reported Tuesday, they “have drawn less national attention recently and largely faded from the national political debate.”

The nation’s eyes are now on Sacramento, where a call for calm is a reasonable request, especially now that state Attorney General Xavier Becerra has agreed to conduct an independent investigation into the Sacramento Police Department shooting of a black man holding a cellphone — and a related state probe into the department’s training policies.

But that announcement came within hours of one from Louisiana’s attorney general that the Baton Rouge police officers who had shot and killed Sterling two years ago won’t be charged with any crimes. There is speculation those officers may lose their jobs, and the attorney for one officer is already planning to appeal his firing. Sterling did have a loaded .38-caliber handgun in his right front pocket.

These are tense situations for officers entrusted with a difficult job, balancing public safety with an expectation of the safest outcomes. But it’s time for all police departments to do more to combat growing distrust. New San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit said before his City Council confirmation that having a diverse police force and building trust in communities of color are top priorities in a city where a research study found African-Americans and Latinos are more likely to be searched and questioned following traffic stops. Nisleit can certainly be proactive in San Diego.

He should start by re-evaluating policies on everything from use of force and conflict de-escalation to the release of officer-involved shooting videos. When law enforcement officials from across San Diego County released a new joint policy in 2016, Nisleit’s predecessor, Shelley Zimmerman, emphasized that video “by itself may not provide the conclusive information that we are all looking for.”

Of course. Yet in Sacramento, body-worn camera and helicopter footage of Clark’s shooting was released three days after the shooting. Transparency and trust are interchangeable. A commitment to release videos in a timely fashion if such a tragedy occurred here would go a long way to building trust.

March 27

The Sacramento Bee on Trump’s Census ploy being his latest attack on immigrants, costing all California residents dearly:

The outrage from California’s political leadership was intense and immediate Tuesday to the Trump administration’s last-minute addition of a question on citizenship to the 2020 Census.

And for very good reason — this latest assault on immigrants would almost certainly lead to an undercount of California’s population. That would cost billions of dollars in federal funding and could cost the state a seat in the U.S. House for a decade.

Even Californians who aren’t sympathetic to undocumented immigrants should care about a fair share of federal money and fair representation. The once-a-decade census is used to determine how many seats each state gets in the U.S. House, and thus the number of votes in the Electoral College that determines the president. The count is also used to distribute billions in federal money to communities.

Everyone — Republicans as well as Democrats — should want a fair and accurate count. Instead, having census-takers ask about citizenship status will discourage participation by citizens and non-citizens alike in immigrant communities where fear is already rampant due to federal raids and the lawsuit against California’s sanctuary laws.

In California, many families are a mix of undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens and legal residents. An estimated 4.7 million people — 12 percent of the total population — live with an unauthorized family member, according to a study last year.

Advocacy groups are justified in their suspicions of this move given President Trump’s war on immigrants. This seems a thinly-veiled attempt to depress the voting power of Latinos, Asian Americans and other fast-growing ethnic groups. It is breathtakingly cynical for Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross — who announced late Monday he granted the request from the Justice Department for the question — to use the pretense of the Voting Rights Act since that law was passed in 1965 to protect minority voters.

Democrats in Congress, who fear this is another tool for Trump to take power and resources away from blue states, have already introduced bills to block the Census Bureau from asking the citizenship question. But without enough Republican support, those measures will go nowhere. So as with so many other issues in this presidency, it will likely be decided in court.

Attorney General Xavier Becerra said he will sue the Trump administration. He should take the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if need be. There is too much at stake for California not to do everything possible.

March 26

The Modesto Bee on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducting gun-violence research:

When those lawmakers held captive by the National Rifle Association offer their “thoughts and prayers” following tragic shootings in schools, churches and movie theaters, they don’t really mean it. We’re not questioning their devotion to the Almighty. It’s the “thoughts” part of their statements we doubt.

Thoughts require information — facts, data, numbers. To get all that requires performing studies forged through scientific rigor.

Gun-rights advocates and legislators would rather we remain ignorant. In 1996, they passed the Dickey Amendment, barring the world’s most powerful public health research organization — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — from studying gun violence. Without the federal government’s resources, research on gun violence has withered.

In the ensuing 22 years, there have been some 600,000 shooting victims in America. Only so much can be learned from individual cases, but taken together we could learn a lot. We could learn about the role domestic violence plays in shootings, or how access to guns affect suicides or ways to reduce accidental shootings. Do societal factors drive shooting numbers up or down (it’s down over the past decade).

In the words of House Speaker Paul Ryan, we need “more facts and data.”

Unfortunately, Ryan is part of the reason we don’t have facts and data. As a recipient of nearly $50,000 in direct NRA contributions, he has never scheduled a hearing or vote to reconsider the Dickey Amendment.

Seven legislators have written to Ryan asking him to do just that. U.S. Rep David Price, D-N.C., is vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and a leading advocate for funding federal research into gun violence. After the Parkland shootings, he and six others wrote to Ryan asking that a vote to repeal the Dickey Amendment be considered.

“Gun-related deaths now nearly equal deaths from traffic accidents,” Price wrote. He wants data to help lawmakers “craft an effective response” to what he calls a “public health crisis.” Such research, wrote Price, “could save lives.”

Maybe Ryan and the rest can take courage from the thousands of students who marched in Modesto, San Francisco, Miami, Washington D.C. and across America on Saturday. Or perhaps seeing hundreds of thousands of teens and their parents on the move made them fearful — for their jobs. Those thousands of kids will be voters someday, and soon.

In California, we’re not waiting. Dr. Garen Wintemute, who teaches emergency medicine at UC Davis, got state funding to open the Firearm Violence Research Center. As he told the New York Times, “How many thousands of people are dead today who might have been alive if that research effort had been put in place and we had answered critical questions and set prevention measures in motion?”

Our question: Why are there only seven names on the Price letter? Why isn’t the name of every California representative — including Jeff Denham, Jerry McNerney and Jim Costa — on that letter? Why hasn’t every representative who has ever offered a prayer for an end to violence, for the succor of the victims, signed on?

Is it because the NRA is paying them not to think too deeply about gun violence? Not to ask questions or get answers? If the nation could learn more about gun violence, we might have less of it.

In the meantime, we urge our representatives to continue praying for the victims — past and future — of gun violence. But don’t bother offering up your thoughts; without facts and data, they’re meaningless.

March 24

The Mercury News on Proposition 70 being a colossal waste of state voters’ time:

Backers of Proposition 70 on the June 5 statewide ballot claim it would protect taxpayers and ensure money to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is spent wisely.

Opponents say the measure would enable industries to derail California’s progress on pollution reduction and fighting climate change. And some reports have suggested that Prop. 70’s provisions could be used to block funding for high-speed rail.

All of them are wrong. Prop. 70 is a political fig leaf and a colossal waste of time. Voters should reject it.

If the measure could really stop the bullet train in its tracks, we’d be more inclined to support it. If it could force better spending of money from the state’s cap-and-trade pollution reduction program, we’d issue a full-throated recommendation.

But there’s no reason to back this silly measure that Gov. Jerry Brown agreed last summer to placing on the ballot. At the time, Brown needed legislators’ votes to extend the cap-and-trade program to 2030 to help meet the state’s greenhouse gas reduction targets.

Brown embraces cap-and-trade because the program helps reduce pollution and generates state income, estimated at about $3 billion this fiscal year. Twenty-five percent of that is currently earmarked for one of his pet projects, the bullet train.

To protect cap-and-trade from legal challenges, Brown needed approval of two-thirds of the Legislature. To win over reluctant lawmakers, including some Republicans, the governor made concessions.

He agreed to expand and extend a sales tax exemption for some business purchases. And he supported placing Prop. 70 on the ballot. True to his political word, Brown has even signed the ballot arguments for it. Heck, why not? It really doesn’t do much.

Currently, a simple majority of the Legislature determines how cap-and-trade revenues are spent. Prop. 70 would increase that threshold to two-thirds — but just once sometime after Jan. 1, 2024. After that, the threshold would immediately return to a simple majority.

There would be nothing to stop Democrats from making one-time concessions to win the two-thirds approval in 2024 and then later, with a majority vote, rebalancing in the next round of funding.

Some have suggested the uncertainty of a two-thirds vote six years from now would prevent the state High-Speed Rail Authority from issuing bonds using future cap-and-trade revenues as security. Actually, the current uncertainty that bullet-train funding could be changed with a majority vote is already enough to stop that.

It’s past time for another public vote on high-speed rail, but that should be a stand-alone measure. Prop. 70 is no substitute for that.

It’s also unfortunate that cap-and-trade revenues are not first given back to the poor, who are disproportionately affected by the higher energy costs the program creates. But Prop. 70’s two-thirds approval requirement would, if anything, give more power and money to special interests seeking their pieces of the revenue pie.

In sum, there’s nothing to be gained from Prop. 70. It’s bad public policy and a waste of voters’ time. Vote no.


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I’m Samantha Zighelboim, author of The Fat Sonnets, and I’m here to answer all your questions! AMA

Hi everyone! I’m a poet, translator, educator, feminist and foodie. I also have an eating disorder and have struggled with being deeply entrenched in diet culture since I came kicking out of the womb. I support and champion the body positivity movement, though have often found myself alienated from a lot of it. You can read more about that here in this essay I wrote.

My book is a an exploration of these different parts of my relationship to food, fatness and body positivity, and what it’s like to inhabit a body that is continually erased from society. It is also an investigation of form—both literary (the sonnet) and physically (the body).

You can check out more of my work and my bio on my website! Looking forward to chatting with all of you.

EDIT: Alright y'all, it has been a pleasure hanging out and answering your wonderful, thoughtful questions this afternoon! You can find my book on Amazon & Small Press Distribution if you're interested (which I hope you are, of course!). Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday. 😊

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How did you come up with the name of your book? In being body positive who are some of your inspirations, what things do you do to stay positive and what advice would you give someone who’s starting a journey of being positive not just with the body but also with mind??

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster3 points · 4 months ago · edited 4 months ago

This is such a good question. First let me say that I am nowhere near "there" on my own journey with body positivity. It is a process, a long one, and I can really only hope to continue slowly (ugh, too slowly sometimes) evolving into it until acceptance of who I am outweighs the conditioning I've had about how society views my body. That's a tall order when you have the "eating disorder voice" in your head trying to perpetually convince you otherwise. That being said: Accepting that the journey itself is arduous, and flawed, and imperfect, has been part of my acceptance. I'm doing the best I possibly can with what I've got, even if that's not perfect. I look to fat activists like Tess Holiday and Virgie Tovar, as well as authors who address these issues, like Roxane Gay and Lindy West. Follow them, Read them, learn from them, ask them questions. Body positivity looks different for everybody--including people who are still somewhere along the path to self-love. Be gentle with yourself and definitely accept that it may not go perfectly, and it may be slower than you'd like. But it will happen. I wrote about these conflicting feelings in this essay you can check out!

For a while my book had a terrible, very abstract title, but when I'd affectionately refer to the poems in casual conversation, I'd call them "the fat sonnets." Because the book is so much about being as honest as possible about my experience and not sugar-coating anything, I decided to do away with the pretentious, prettier title and use one that had that forever-controversial word, "fat," in it.

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Not really a question but I just want you to know I cried a little reading this book. Not because I’m soft but because your sonnets help me understand things I could never before. Thank you

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster6 points · 4 months ago

Thank you so much! That means the world to me. Also, there's nothing wrong with being soft. :)

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What were some of your favorite things to read as a kid?

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I was always an avid reader as a child. I definitely gravitated toward fantasy books, especially ones that had animals and/or food and/or magic in them. The first two books I remember loving were The Story of Ferdinand ( the recently made film adaptation of which I cried through on a plane last month) and Streganona, pasta queen of my heart, whose pot of spaghetti overflows and covers the entire town in noodles (wouldn't this make such a great movie too?). The Babar books were favorites too. Later Roald Dahl became a staple--Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach. Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. It's been weird and wonderful seeing most of these be made into films recently, and interesting to notice patterns. I was definitely attracted to books that took me out of my own changing body and into magical worlds where animals talked and food was a mystical source of joy and wonder--instead of what it was in reality, even at that age: an ever-growing source of tension and confusion and pain.

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How did you first become interested in poetry?

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In the 6th grade, our teacher Mrs. Sweet (you can't make these things up), introduced us to the work of Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes and I was immediately enraptured in the recordings she played for us of these authors reading their poems, and how wonderful they sounded out loud and on the page, how brave and bold they were. In 7th grade, I was done in by the introduction of Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton and Allen Ginsberg. I was baffled and fascinated and exhilarated and sort of terrified that language could make a reader feel so many things, conjure up so many images, and even talk about really difficult circumstances with grace and style. Metaphor became a real liberation for me from the actuality of my life.

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How do you feel the role of body positivity is being tackled in other mediums, such as film and television?

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster2 points · 4 months ago · edited 4 months ago

I recently started watching Dietland, which is definitely doing some excellent work to this end--though I do find elements of it to be problematic. I love that the main character resorts to body positivity as a radical act of defiance against a fatphobic and patriarchal society, BUT I do think the show also paints feminism in a violent, angry, dogmatic way that isn't accurate for the majority of us. I think it was smart of them to expose the harm of bariatric surgery, and also explain that for many people who feel exasperated with trying to lose weight, it seems like it could be the last resort to "curing" their fatness. People will relate to that, maybe be swayed by Plum's change of heart. Looking forward to the rest of the season!

I really enjoyed Amy Schumer in I Feel Pretty too.

Unfortunately the examples of actual body positivity and fat-acceptance in film and television are largely outweighed by works that champion weight loss as the victory and fat as the enemy. Where fat is undesireable and stick-skinny is the pre-requisite for characters to experience joy. This narrative is one we are bombarded with perpetually and relentlessly already. The film Shallow Hal, for example, which is definitely reaching for some meaningful moral-to-the-story, traumatized me for years. Shows like My 600-lb Life feel terribly exploitative of the people in it, and I think are partially trying to terrify the populace into becoming "too fat" (see also Roxane Gay's essay about The Biggest Loser). TLC has several other really awful shows in the same vein.

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Last question.... What/who have been your biggest challenges with body positivity?

Does it ever come to a point where body positivity (being happy with self) conflicts change?

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster3 points · 4 months ago · edited 4 months ago

My biggest challenge to practicing body positivity and self-acceptance has been my eating disorder. I am programmed by it to hate myself and see my body as the cause of that hate. It is a relentless thing that I am constantly pushing back against. Some days I win, some days I lose. I can’t envision a moment (right now, at least) where I look in the mirror and love my body at WHATEVER weight it is, most especially if it’s not fitting into normative body ideals for women. Some days I see glimmers of hope—maybe when an outfit, even though it’s plus size, is fierce as hell, or when my hair and makeup are on point, or when I see my fat acceptance heroes doing some brave awesome things in the ugly world. Those days are beautiful, and rare. Those are the days I really think, what if I’m just fat and I love myself that way, and other people might too? And (most) others I’m like, nobody, especially not me, is ever going to love me because I’m fat. It’s a constant flailing between those two things.

Your second question is more difficult to answer because it scares me that one thing could sort of cancel out the other. It also depends on what you mean by “change.” If you mean change the way my body looks, i.e., become thinner, then yes, absolutely—acceptance and self-love for my fat body seems totally in contra to trying to reduce that same body. If you mean change in my psychological landscape, it definitely creates conflict there too. The idea of body acceptance at any weight shape or size is hopeful to me, and feels like something that could be very healing for me (indeed sometimes it feels like the only real way to heal is to accept that this is who I am, no matter how I slice it, and be happy in that)—but that is in direct opposition to what is deeply programmed in me by trauma and disorder: that I am worthless and valueless at any weight outside of whatever skinny ideal I have in my mind (hello, Eating Disorder Voice! Affectionately known as “ED”). So yes I am in constant conflict with this. I always have been. It’s exhausting. I hope there is such a thing as balance, or at least clarity, sometime in my life.

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Can you share a little about your path to getting a book deal/published?

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster6 points · 4 months ago · edited 4 months ago

Once I had a working manuscript (which was in itself a long and convoluted journey), I did a lot of reading and re-reading of books that are close to my heart to figure out which presses felt like good homes for the work I was making . I wanted to find a home somewhere that exalted and celebrated women/female-identifying authors of all walks, somewhere left-leaning and feminist and fierce and risk-taking. That to me did not necessarily mean a big house, in fact quite the opposite--I was fine and quite delighted to have a small press publisher who could really make the process a labor of love. Argos Books was always a dream home for me, not just because they make gorgeous books and publish so many wonderful people, but because it was co-founded by three brilliant women who I went to graduate school at Columbia with. I respect and admire them as artists and thinkers, as well as editors and bookmakers. I feel like I got really lucky!

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You translate poetry, right? What kind of challenges does that entail that prose translations maybe wouldn't encounter and how do you get past them? As a translator yourself, what kind of thing do you look for in a translation?

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster4 points · 4 months ago · edited 4 months ago

Great question! I have been co-translating the work of Luis Chaves with the writer Julia Guez (you can read a little about our process & see some of the poems here). I haven't translated narrative prose, though I have translated prose poems so I can speak to that from that angle. Lineated poems, especially ones originally written in romantic languages, have a very specific rhythmic and musical quality, not just because the languages themselves are harmonic and gorgeous, but because, well--they are poems. Poems have structure and line work and intentional breaks and pauses. The greatest challenge for me in that is preserving not only the music of the poem but the music of the language it's written in; translating not just the content but the movements of the poem. With translating prose poems, there is less pressure on trying to render line breaks with certain sounding/feeling words. I imagine translating memoir or narrative fiction might place more immediate importance on rendering plot, story, character accurately (the language too, of course, but perhaps not as the primary drive).

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Does your use of the sonnet form, a very rule-based form, have any links to your participation in diet culture? Does the book deconstruct the sonnet, and the notions of female beauty tied to the sonnet, formally in any way?

Did you find any difficulties using this very traditional and musical form to address contemporary concerns? (Assuming you use the traditional form at all.) Did you worry about sounding archaic? How did you address these worries?

After writing an entire book, presumably, in the form, how do you feel about it? Are you done with it, or do you see it as your primary mode of expression?

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I'm glad you brought all this up!

I absolutely align the sonnet form with the pressure of normative body ideals and the rules of diet culture. As one reviewer very aptly observed, "Like the sonnet, with its abundance of rules, the fat body is a body made by dieting’s rules. [Zighelboim's] poems spill beyond fourteen lines like flesh spilling from Spanx or they whittle themselves down to only a few lines like the fat body temporarily starved to thinness." (read more of that review here!) There actually are no formally "correct" sonnets in the book, in terms of prosody. At their best they are American sonnets (14 lines lacking the more metered and rhyming requisites of English and Italian sonnets)--every poem somehow entertains the number 14: some are 14 stanzas, others 14 words. I have studied and loved sonnets my whole life, but wanted to expand and explode them, too. I felt bound to the number 14 as I am so often bound to a number on the scale. I couldn't let it go. With the majority of the other prerequisites of the form, though, I let myself play.

There are other elements of the traditional sonnet still in the poems-: the volta, certainly; the idea of posing a problem initially and then coming to some sort of resolution/enlightenment at the very end of the poem (or the tension of not finding a resolution even though the poem is meant to). A lot of the poems in the book are doing this work, or alluding to having done it and failed (these latter ones are the more interesting poems to me). The sonnet is also traditionally a love poem, and this book definitely has that quality to it, for me personally. A love poem to myself in the body that I have been unable to love.

I still adore the sonnet after writing a whole book of them. As my teacher Lucie Brock-Broido put it, "the sonnet is the most neurotic of forms." I absolutely agree and celebrate that neurosis; cherish it. There is something wonderfully maddening about writing them that I'll bring with me to any other poems I write (be they sonnets or not).

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Petrarchan or Shakespearean?

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster2 points · 4 months ago

The poems in the book are mostly American sonnets, and some very loosely so. I was interested in squeezing into and out of form/tradition. As a personal existential question though: Shakespearean all the way.

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Ok totally sidebar. Love your ring btw. But nobody takes a pic this perfect on the 1st time.. right? It takes me 37 pictures before I like one. How many did/does it take to get a picture you like?

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster2 points · 4 months ago

Haha, guilty as charged. There were definitely a handful of outtakes.

To be honest though, taking photos of myself has always been...complicated. There is always a major discrepancy between the way I feel when the photo is being taken (usually happy and somewhat attractive) and the way I perceive myself in the actual photo through the lense of self-loathing and body dysmorphia. It has taken me a long time to not have really negative emotional responses to seeing myself in photos. This has been a large part of my journey toward self-acceptance. I had to train myself to focus exclusively on the occasion of the photo rather than my immediate response to the way my body appears in it. Thanks for bringing it up, sidebar or not!

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This is actually what I meant. Selfies(I don’t take) or pictures can ruin my day. You feel great only to look at the picture and start dissecting yourself. Thanks for responding to me. I’m kinda new to reddit. Can’t wait to read the new book. Keep up the great work.

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Hi Samantha! Thanks for doing this AMA!

  1. Do you have any reading or writing related guilty pleasures? Or just any in general?

  2. Do you have a favorite and least favorite word? If so, what are they?

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster2 points · 4 months ago · edited 4 months ago

There are several poems in the book that are about the guilty pleasure of actually allowing myself to enjoy food, often in large quantities--"Late Night Binge Fantasy Deliver Orders" is one that comes to mind.

My favorite word is "infinitesimal," and has been since I read this poem by Sylvia Plath in 7th grade. Least favorite is harder somehow! The only one I can think of off the top of my head is "ointment."

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What is the very best dessert?

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster2 points · 4 months ago · edited 4 months ago

This is very difficult question whose answer probably changes regularly. I have a penchant for simple, well-made brownie nut sundaes. My mom is also obsessed with making dessert, and is very gifted in that pursuit, and her Floating Island is an unforgettable taste--she crisps caramel on the merengue, and her cream sauce is actual magic. It's also just so beautiful to look at.

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When are the next books going to be published? This one was amazing!

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AMA AuthorOriginal Poster2 points · 4 months ago

Thank you so much! I'm working on it. :)

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nice!!!! I will wait excited

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  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream (optional)

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
  2. Place chicken breasts in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle taco seasoning on both sides of chicken breasts, and pour salsa over all.
  3. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is tender and juicy and its juices run clear.
  4. Sprinkle chicken evenly with cheese, and continue baking for an additional 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Top with sour cream if desired, and serve.

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German coalition talks drag on, president warns Europe at stake

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party grouping and Social Democrats (SPD) toiled deep into the night on Thursday to overcome differences on tax cuts and other issues that threatened to block a new “grand coalition” government.

Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government at the SPD headquarters in Berlin, Germany, January 11, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Negotiators, who have vowed to reach a decision by Friday on whether to launch formal coalition talks, predicted many more hours of hard negotiations.

Several negotiators left the talks at SPD headquarters around midnight, saying they would return later. Others played cards to pass the time. One participant told the German newspaper Bild: “The negotiations are completely stuck.”

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, keen to end months of uncertainty and avoid new elections, urged the would-be coalition partners to rise above politics and keep in mind the impact of the coalition talks for Europe as a whole.

Merkel had warned earlier it would be “a tough day”, but said she recognized that Germans expected results. The German leader is counting on the left-leaning SPD to renew the coalition that ruled for two of her three previous terms after failing to hammer out a deal with two smaller parties.

Steinmeier, who is pressing both sides to reach a deal, told foreign diplomats in Berlin the delay in forming a government was unprecedented, but the German constitution provided clear rules for the situation, and everyone was taking it seriously.

“Those who bear responsibility in the institutions and parties ... know that they have this responsibility not only toward the members of their own party and their own political future. Rather, it is always also a responsibility for Europe, and for reliability, partnership and engagement in international politics,” he said.

Merkel, still widely respected abroad after more than 12 years in power, is scrambling to prevent a further erosion of her personal authority at home and end months of uncertainty that have started to weaken Germany’s international influence.

Reiner Haseloff, premier of the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, told reporters late on Thursday that he remained optimistic and he did not expect the talks to fail.

But another participant in the talks said the two blocs were still struggling to find common ground on the most divisive issues - taxes, pensions, migration and healthcare.

One SPD negotiator told the Bild newspaper that Bavaria’s CSU, sister party to Merkel’s Christian Democrats, was blocking an agreement on raising tax rates for the wealthiest. A conservative negotiator told Bild, “Everything is on the table.”

Germany’s flourishing economy, whose growth hit a six-year high in 2017, and the resulting record 38.4-billion-euro ($46.2 billion) public sector surplus, offer negotiators a windfall that could fund new programs.

“What is your plan for Germany?” Bild asked Merkel on Thursday. “Fact is: the money is there for it,” it added, suggesting she restructure healthcare, promote public order or outline new targets for tackling climate change.

The DIHK Chambers of Industry and Commerce suggested she use the fiscal windfall to simplify bureaucracy, while others pushed for tax cuts.

But SPD leader Martin Schulz, a former president of the European Parliament, is calling for more spending to create a United States of Europe by 2025, seen as an expensive distraction by many conservatives.

“On the last day of exploratory talks we will make clear that above all this must be a new start for the European Union,” he told reporters. “If we join a government it will be on the condition that it makes Europe strong.”

Should the parties miss their self-imposed deadline, they could still extend the talks, but negotiators said that was unlikely. Merkel could also try to form a minority government, although she has said she favors new elections.

Some progress has been made, including draft plans in which negotiators agreed to reduce the use of the weed killer glyphosate, and to drop a target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels.

Merkel ruled with the SPD in two of her three terms in office, including in the last parliament from 2013-2017.

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He told broadcaster ARD late on Thursday he had folders of messages of support from SPD members who wanted the SPD go back to its roots and focus more on helping the weakest in society.

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Yemeni officials say some 40 suspected Al-Qaeda militants have been killed in government air strikes in the country's south.

Military officials say government forces on April 3 took control over the mountainous area of Al-Rahha, in the southern province of Lahj, after bombarding the area for three days.

The offensive reportedly followed a surprise attack by militants on an army base in the area over the weekend.

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BANGKOK, March 16 (Reuters) - PTT Pcl, Thailand's largest oil and gas company, said it had chosen Chansin Treenuchgron as next chief executive in place of Tevin Vongvanich, who will retire later this year.

Chansin, 57, will take up the company's helm on Aug. 31 after Tevin reaches the compulsory retirement age of 60. Chansin will have a term of 20 months, PTT said in a statement.

Thai state-owned enterprise law requires employees retire at the age of 60.

Chansin, who joined PTT in 1982, is currently its Chief Technology and Engineering Officer. He also served as senior executive vice president for company's petrochemicals and refining business unit.

PTT Chairman Piyasvasti Amranand said the board unanimously voted for Chansin's appointment.

Chansin's expertise in technology is in line with the company's plan of using disruptive technologies to seek new businesses, Piyasvasti said in a statement.

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Activity holidays are on the rise, says new study

• Millions of young Brits would rather watch Love Island than go there, new figures show.
• They are bored with 'fly and flop' holidays where they sit round a pool or a beach for a week because it is not interesting enough for their social media updates.
• And while they enjoy what goes on in the reality TV hit, in real life they are worried that a beach-based break will not give them enough variety to post pictures on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.
• Instead they would rather book themselves a boot camp, trekking or water sports holiday next time they go away, said the study by Ripe.

More than four in ten (43%) of 18-24 year olds have taken a hobby or activity based holiday in the past two years as well as 39 per cent of those aged 25-34, according to a survey of 2,000 adults. And if given a choice between a ‘fly and flop’ or activity holiday this summer, 40% of 18-24 year olds said they’d opt for the activity one.

This ranges from walking, cycling and golf holidays which are particularly popular with older adults to boot camps, water sports and yoga retreats which attract youngsters.

Half of 18-24 year olds told Ripe Insurance they were bored with beach holidays with 66% of them saying they’d rather come back from holiday with an experience rather than a tan to show-off – that’s more than those over 55 where a quarter of them thought a tan and an experience were equally important.

One in four aged 18-34 (25%) said being able to share their holiday experience on social media influenced the type of vacation they booked, compared to just nine per cent of those aged 45-54.

And activity holidays are less likely to be with a partner with one in four 18-24 year olds preferring to go on an active holiday on their own or with a friend that on a romantic getaway with their other half.

The most popular summer activity holidays for 18-24 year olds in order are:

1. Spa
2. Walking
3. Yoga
4. Water sports

Ripe has noticed the number of insurance policies covering activities abroad has risen steadily over the past five years. The number of cyclists insuring themselves to ride abroad has doubled in that time and a third of golfers now insure their equipment to go overseas, up 17% in the past five years.

Ripe Insurance MD, John Woosey, said: "There’s an element of creating Instagram moments, bragging on social media about how our holidays are different from the run of the mill sun, sea and sand ones. We may not like to admit it but showing off about something unique we’ve done on our holiday sure beats another sunset picture."

He added: "As certain pastimes gain in popularity, people are wanting to take their passions to the next level by experiencing them in different locations and environments. You might be great at cycling in the wind and rain on your commute but cycling in the heat of a summer’s day in The Alps is a very different affair. And it’s these fresh challenges that those who follow a hobby want to now experience on their holidays."

Many may have insurance policies for the UK that are not valid for their equipment or activity in other countries so may need to take out special policies, he said.


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“The Butler”

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Spoiler warning! This is a very short little story in which a British butler and a French chef outwit an obnoxious nouveau riche millionaire (probably meant to be American, judging by his name and accent). This millionaire, Mr. Cleaver, wants desperately to become the toast of society. He throws dinner many dinner parties, but none of them ever really seems to “come off.” The butler, Tibbs, explains that this is because the host serves the guests a “cheap and very odious Spanish red [wine].” At his employer’s request, then, Tibbs begins stocking the wine cellar with some of the most rare and exquisite and expensive wines in the world. Mr. Cleaver even studies to become a wine connoiseur. The parties, however, do not improve. Tibbs then explains that this is because Mr. Cleaver has instructed the chef to prepare the salad dressing with vinegar. Vinegar, he explains, is the enemy of wine and leaves you unable to taste it. “Hogwash,” says his employer. That very same night Mr. Cleaver begins to expound upon the virtues of the French wine he believes he is drinking… until Tibbs points out that it is the same cheap and odious Spanish red that he has always served. He claims that great wines should be revered and that he and Monsieur Estragon, the chef, have finished all of the bottles themselves. Then he walks out the door to the waiting car Monsieur Estragon has already packed with their belongings.

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Roanoke Arts and Culture News

Posted on: May 1, 2018

People’s Choice Recipients Announced for Inlet Art Project

Roanoke, VA – Almost 3,500 citizens voted on Facebook and in person at the Grandin Road Earth Day Celebration to select the Inlet Art Project artists and their work to receive the People's Choice Awards:

  • First Place and $200 goes to Ned Savage for Downstream Dependents
  • Second Place and $100 goes to Tyla Maiden for Only Rain Down the Drain

The City of Roanoke's Stormwater Utility and the Roanoke Arts Commission collaborated on the project seeks to transform six storm drains around the city into works of art while also sending the message that whatever goes into the storm drains ends up directly in our creeks, streams, and the Roanoke River.

To further celebrate the new Inlet Artwork, the city is partnering with Ride Solutions to host a "Drains to Streams" social bike ride series where participants will be biking to five of the storm drain locations. The public is invited to join in. The event is scheduled for May 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. More information is found at

For more information contact Susan Jennings, Arts and Culture Coordinator, at 540-853-5652 or  or Dwayne D’Ardenne, Stormwater Manager, at dwayne.d’  or 540-853-5900.


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Message, Passion & Purpose. How Do I Find Mine?

You know you are here to do something big. To be a change maker. But right now you don't know what it is you are meant to be saying and to who.

But you have that drive in you. That fire in your belly niggling at you not allowing you to forget that you indeed have a purpose.

Your life your experiences your lessons. Have been for a higher purpose.

You are right. We all have a purpose. We all have a story to tell. We all have the ability to change someone's life.

 I want you to live a fire fuelled life. I want you to feel more connected to what you do. I want you to fulfil your passions. I want you to be abundant from doing something that you love.

So how is it that you find what your passions are? What is your purpose?

People have been asking these questions from the beginning of time and will continue to do so for 100's of years yet. So you are probably wondering how is it so easy for some people to just tap into what they want to do, live out their passion doing something they love and get paid for it!

Well, they are no different and I am one of those people. I will let you in on the little secret of "them" people.

The ones who seem so connected to purpose and have such a strong message.

They are not scared to try something new. They are the ones that find something amazing and want to tell everyone about it.

They have gotten their hands dirty and weren't afraid to try and fail. They are seekers of information. To better themselves. To try a new modality. To want to heal from their shit. To emerge themselves in new things.

Pretty much we are like little earth sponges. We want to learn all of the things. We are seekers of knowledge.

As women when we have experienced something great it is our nature to share. To talk about it. We do this without even realising sometimes. So this goes hand in hand with having a passion, a message and a purpose.

I am not going to be able to hand you a magic pill today and say here. Off you go here if your souls calling.

But what I can inspire you to do is to emerge yourself in everything that takes your interest start talking about it. Open your voice.

Want to learn more about spirituality. Do it.

Want to learn more about crystals and essential oils. Do it.

Passion comes from something we are personally obsessed with right?

Once you let yourself explore without any expectations. Then the magic happens.

You realise that you yourself have a story. That you also have lessons that other people need to learn from. Once you emerge yourself in information you will see HOW you want to help people.

So my advice for you today is to own it. Own your own worth. Own your stories. Own the good stuff and the not so good stuff that you have experienced. Know that people want to hear from you. You are doing them a disservice by not shining in your own light.

Open yourself up to just being raw and real with the world.

Go and explore the things that light you up.

Don't be afraid to fail. You got this baby. Go light the world on fire.

Manifesting. You gotta be clear girl!

Let’s talk about manifesting - This photo was taken last year in Byron Bay at The crystal castle Byron Bay.

It was a dream to visit this place for about 7 years! I made the decision earlier in the year that I was going then randomly we ended up booking the holiday on a whim getting flights cheap from Melbourne! BOOM!

As it is the time of the year to start mapping out what you want to manifest I thought I would share some of my top tips for you!

👉🏻 TOP tips for manifesting like a spiritual PRO!👇🏻
Number 1 – BE CLEAR – When manifesting something physical be specific, what does it look like? Why do you need it? What purpose will it have in your life?
Number 2 – PEOPLE, RELATIONSHIPS – Wanting to manifest the perfect friend or partner? Again be crystal clear especially with this one!
Write a list of all the qualities you would like the person to have. Now again crystal clear. When you write you want your future partner to be single when you meet you also want them to be emotionally available right? And it is not only about them how do they make YOU feel?
Number 3 – MONEY wanting to bring more money into your life this year and abundance? Set the intention of where the money is going. Give it purpose. Be clear WHY you need the money and it will come. Set a goal for how much money you would like to manifest each week, each month, each year. This may not come to you in the dollar terms but also be mindful you may get a credit on a bill or a gift card given to you etc. These are all MONEY back in your pocket. Another little handy trick for manifesting money is to TRACK your current finances. Honour the money you have and treat it well to make the way for more money to come in. If you have the mindset that you are no good with money and spend it as it comes in OR you don’t know where all your money is going you are creating the mindset of having money blocks.
It is stopping the flow of money coming to you as you won’t know what to do with it right? Honour the money. And don’t ever feel guilty asking for money. You can change the world and bless more people if you are abundant.


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Hygienist Steph takes on another painful challenge!

Stephanie CarterAs many people who know me are aware I am always looking for a new challenge; so far, I have completed the Clarendon Walk, Jurassic Coast challenge, the Great South Run to name a few. I have now decided that I needed a bigger challenge so have signed up to the ‘London 2 Bright Ultra-Challenge’ ……the aim being to walk 100 km (approx. 63 miles) in 24 hours. Luckily for me my Jurassic Coast Challenge (hence the team name ‘Dinosaur Duo’) walking friend Polly was persuaded to join me on this exciting possibly slightly crazy adventure.london 2 brighton challenge

The walk is taking place 25th/26th May 2019… plenty of training time?!

Having decided on the adventure the next step was to select a charity to support and walk for…not only to raise money for the charity but to provide us with some well-needed motivation!!

Working in the dental sector for me the choice was easy:

dent aid logo

This is not only a fantastic charity providing dental care and education in both the UK and abroad but it is a local charity with its headquarters just down the road in Landford; it is also a charity that Romsey Dental Care supports by donating dental equipment. For further information on Dentaid please visit their website at:

Over the next few months I thought it might be interesting (at least for me and Polly!) to write a short ‘blog’ updating people on the training progress and providing information and updates on the work that DentAid does. So be prepared for bad pictures / stories of blisters / feeling sorry for ourselves and hopefully by the time we complete (we know we will!!) this challenge you will feel as involved in it as we do!

Look out for the monthly updates on the Romsey Dental Care website ‘News’ page.

If you would feel you would like to support Steph and Polly on their walk we have set up a donation page which can be found at:

Alternatively there is a collection box in reception at Romsey Dental Care.


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National Smile Month Quiz

Stephanie Carter our dental therapist organised a quiz for National Smile Month for adults and children, congratulations to the winners!

Some of the questions proved to be quite challenging, so here are the answers with some clarification…!

Gum disease has been linked to the following conditions…
a. Pre-term, low birth weight babies
b. Cardiovascular disease
c. Diabetes
The knowledge that gum disease can be linked to medical conditions like heart disease and diabetes has been understood for a while – men over the age of 55 with gum disease are several times more likely to have a heart attack! More recently gum disease has been linked to pre-term, low birth weight babies and within the last 6 months several studies have been published that show a possible link with Alzheimers and Dementia. 5500 people followed over an 18 year period, those who brushed their teeth less than once a day were 65% more likely to develop dementia than those who brushed 2-3 times a day!!!
So brushing your teeth properly and seeing the hygienist regularly achieves a lot more than just fresh breath!

Smoking increases your risk of gum disease / tooth loss and oral cancer?
a. True
Someone who smokes is at higher risk not just for gum disease but the more aggressive forms leading to tooth loss.   A 2011 study concluded that around 70% of oral and pharyngeal cancers in men and around 55% in women in the UK in 2010 were caused by smoking tobacco.
We can help you with smoking cessation advice, or do ask your GP!

Tooth-brushing alone is enough to prevent gum disease
b. False
Even with the most sophisticated electric toothbrush you won’t be able to remove all the plaque between the teeth and under the gum line adequately.  It is the bacteria in the plaque which cause tooth decay and gum disease, and the only way to remove all of this is to use other oral hygiene aids like interdental brushes and/or floss. Stephanie will show you how to achieve maximum plaque removal – this is the most important way to treat gum disease and maintain oral health.
A tip – do your ‘extra’ dental cleaning at a time of day that isn’t too rushed for you, it really will pay off – for life!

The benefits of regular dental hygiene appointments are….
a. Tailored advice on maintaining your oral health
b. Improvement in overall health and positive impact on related general diseases.
c. Support in life style changes such as quitting smoking / dietary advice
d. Removal of tartar and stains to improve the health of your gums, appearance of your teeth and help maintain fresh breath.
Our dental therapist Stephanie is trained to provide individual support and advice in areas such as diet / oral hygiene regimes as well as providing support and information for those keen to quit smoking.  As a profession we are learning more and more about the holistic benefits of regular hygiene appointments – dental hygiene is about much more than a simple scale and polish, it really does have a positive impact on your overall health!
Think twice before postponing that regular hygiene appointment, it IS good for you!

In the children’s quiz a few were flummoxed by the question about brushing before breakfast – it IS better to brush before a meal to remove the plaque before the sugar hits!  Also, it’s better  for your teeth to eat sweets in one go rather than spread them out, this is because the sugar creates an acidic environment in which the bugs start to rot your teeth!


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