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White, working-class, gay, Jewish, poet, editor, teacher, PhD, living with HIV. Founding publisher of @IndolentBooks and @HIVHereAndNow
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Truly Nolen unveils new website to help promote internal growth
Truly Nolen Pest Control will celebrate its career week February 17-21. The company is set to unveil a new website, where any team member can begin to chart their own course. “As career development goes hand-in-hand with retention, we wanted to create a way for our team members to feel empowered to follow the direction that interests them,” said Jeff Bohne, director of human resources, Truly Nolen.
With a healthy family, business is now the focus
Thirteen years ago, Brian Zahringer’s world was unraveling. The father of two little girls felt helpless as his wife, Amber, began suffering from epileptic-type seizures. The seizures were mild at first but eventually strengthened and became more frequent. A little while after the seizures started, their younger daughter, Mackenzie, started having problems in school. The 6-year-old exhibited anger issues, including throwing chairs.
Run your Business: Buck the status quo to conquer BHAGs
Over the years, I’ve run my share of treadmills into the ground. Usually, it’s very obvious when they break down. They start to make some horrendous screeching and groaning noises that you know can’t be good. My latest treadmill to bite the dust was not so obvious. In fact, for the longest time, I didn’t even realize something was off. The motor began to ever-so-slightly run less efficiently. Looking back, I believe this began at least a year before I finally realized what was happening.
Searching for the cinaedus in ancient Rome
Preview [Authors and titles are listed at the end of the review] This collection of essays grew out of a panel at the 2019 meeting of the Society for Classical Studies in San Diego, California. Overall, this volume presents a valuable collection of research from veteran pioneers in the field of sex and gender in classical antiquity and younger scholars. The Latin word cinaedus and its Greek antecedent kinaidos both refer to a feminine-gendered male who submits sexually to other men.
Linxup, RoadFlex partner to help pest control companies monitor fuel charges
Linxup and RoadFlex, two technology providers of fleet management solutions, have partnered to help pest management companies achieve visibility and control over business fuel charges. The integration enables business owners and managers to monitor fuel card usage, validate fuel expenses and detect and prevent fraudulent activity. “At Linxup, we’ve always been focused on helping our customers get more value out of their vehicles and crews,” said Linxup CEO Drew Reynolds.
Customer and employee retention strategies for PMPs
Customer and employee retention challenges have created countless detours for pest control companies, according to Pest Management Professional’s (PMP’s) 2025 State of the Industry survey. Pest control isn’t the only industry struggling to keep workers and patrons happy. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, service companies have been getting creative to help tackle the issue. In the pest control industry, these efforts appear to be working.
Run Your Business: Set realistic goals
In most conversations I have, the topic inevitably turns to running sooner or later. The conversation generally goes in one of three directions based on the kind of person they are: Active runners: We geek out talking about our new favorite running shoes, our current paces and races we’ve run or are planning on running. Non-runners: These folks are probably the most entertaining.
HIV & Aging | Positively Aware
It’s an opportunity and a celebration, says one long-term survivor ‘There are many added layers and dimensions to consider’ The state of HIV and aging The accomplished actor talks about her new memoir, and how there are gifts in chaos There are a number of ways to look at support “HIV don’t care if you are black or white, or straight or gay.” —Eunice Marshall
The Only Constant is Change - HealthEconomics.com
By: Michael S. Broder, MD, MSHS Fall is a time of change: the leaves and clocks are shifting, students are going back to school, and cooler weather and cozy sweaters are on the horizon (although here in Los Angeles, September and October can be pretty hot!) It’s also a time of change at PHAR. I am excited to share that PHAR is now a part of ADVI Health.
Defining work-life balance: Generational insights and individual anecdotes | Pest Management Professional
Promoting work-life balance to avoid burnout has been a much discussed topic; however, recent surveys show that businesses have made little headway in navigating this growing demand. This concept varies so greatly from generation to generation, and even further from individual to individual. This elusive notion confounds exactly how to construct a concrete business model, yet every study out there concludes the importance of work-life balance for success for both the employer and the employee.
Defining work-life balance: Generational insights and individual anecdotes | Pest Management Professional
Promoting work-life balance to avoid burnout has been a much discussed topic; however, recent surveys show that businesses have made little headway in navigating this growing demand. This concept varies so greatly from generation to generation, and even further from individual to individual. This elusive notion confounds exactly how to construct a concrete business model, yet every study out there concludes the importance of work-life balance for success for both the employer and the employee.
Whether hero or contributor, every role matters | Pest Management Professional
About 15 years ago, I was given a “Hero Award” by the American Red Cross as a result of what the organization termed as “saving a man’s life.” This was from a 23-mile running relay race along a canal path, where I volunteered to manage an exchange point. It was a hot July event that started at 7 a.m. on a Sunday with over 500 runners.
8 technician training tips from experts | Pest Management Professional
We asked Pest Management Professional’s columnists and editorial advisory board members to offer up their favorite tip for technicians taking training. Here are some of the experts’ responses from our July 2024 print edition. Please take a minute to answer our latest one-question poll on this topic: What is your favorite tip for technician training? Greg Baumann: “It starts before training. Recruit inquisitive techs who thrive on learning and sharing.
Run Your Business: How to fix friction | Pest Management Professional
I was a couple of miles into my long run when I started to feel the telltale signs of a blister on my left toes. It ticked me off because this was my second run in a new pair of running shoes. On my first run, I felt a little discomfort, which is totally normal as you start to break them in. But on my second run, I was expecting them to be more comfortable, not worse! This wasn’t my first blister, nor would it be my last. I trudged along through the discomfort.
Computable Phenotypes: A Rose by Any Other Name - HealthEconomics.com
By: Michael S. Broder, MD, MSHS, President – PHAR “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet.” –William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet If you attended the ISPOR International conference in May, you couldn’t have missed that the most common phrase used in a session title was “artificial intelligence.” No surprise there, given how thoroughly AI had dominated the headlines for the last 6 months.
Pi Chi Omega distributes 6 entomology scholarships for 2024
Pi Chi Omega, the international fraternity for pest management professionals, continues its legacy of supporting entomology students with its annual scholarship program. Established in 1976, Pi Chi Omega has awarded 177 scholarships, totaling over $269,000, to students studying entomology or a closely related field.
Run Your Business: Knowledge helps you through the hurdles
In my March 25 column, I talked about finding myself running on a thin sheet of ice on an early morning, winter run. My first thoughts were to keep myself safe — worried that I might slip, and sprain my ankle or pull a muscle. Thankfully, I figured out how to adjust to the slippery conditions and I was able to safely move forward. But there are more dangerous things than running on ice. For example, so many drivers I see while running are not paying attention or are staring at their phones.
Absolving Myself of Happiness
On the evening of Friday, January 26, 2024, I absolved myself of happiness. This may sound like a bad thing; but in fact, it’s a good thing. Absolving myself of happiness does not mean consigning myself to sadness; rather, it means elevating joy. Happiness, I have concluded, is too big of an ask—from God, the universe, or whatever entity we think is doling out the cash and prizes.
Douglas Products hires business development manager
Douglas Products recently hired Cavan Bruederle as business development manager. Bruederle spent over 14 years at Cardinal Professional Products, where he managed several territories along the West Coast. Within these territories, the focus is on the tree nut market, specifically almonds and walnuts. There, he distributed post-harvest fumigants, became the “go-to guy” for ProFume fumigant, completed product stewardship training for all fumigants and gained a rich understanding of pest control.
Run Your Business: Running on ice
I couldn’t do it all the time, but I enjoy running on a winter morning. There is something about the cold, brisk air that fills me with energy. Recently, I went out for a run, excited to try out my new pair of running shoes. While the temperature was in the low teens, the weather was perfect. Clear blue skies and no wind. With my first few steps, I noticed something was off with my new running shoes. They felt like they weren’t gripping the road properly.
Use of IoT products in the pest control industry
We asked Pest Management Professional’s columnists and editorial advisory board members share predictions about Internet of Things (IoT) products in the pest control industry. Here are some of the experts’ responses from our February 2024 print edition. Please take a minute to answer our latest one-question poll on this topic: Reader poll: What are your predictions about the use of Internet of Things (IoT) products in the pest control industry?
Run Your Business: Put the work in
One of the things I love about running is that nothing comes easy. You have to earn everything. You have to earn every step you make. You want to run long distances? You must train and gradually build distance. You want to run faster? It’s the same thing; you have to work really hard to push your body out of its comfort zone. It’s funny. So many non-runners think this is easy. If you can already run a 5K, how hard can it be to run a 10K? They have no idea how hard you must work to reach new plateaus.
Poems Found in Notebooks #6-I Have Walked Along Shores
This series features first drafts of poems found in my notebooks and journals that go back to the 1980s. Each poem will be accompanied by some notes—memoir, context, craft, etc. As you read, bear in mind that the text is a largely unedited draft lifted right out of a notebook—This series is more about process than perfection.
New Poems #6-The poet and his words
New Poems is a series of poems written over the years but never submitted to any journal. It’s unclear where they stand on the continuum from first draft to finished. All I can attest is that they exist as files on a computer.
Pub Crawl #6
Every Pub Crawl post includes a journal publication of mine—in chronological order from earliest to most recent—with notes about context, craft, autobiography, or close reading. This week’s Pub Crawl features “Twilight in the City.” It appeared in TheCapilano Review (Winter 2002), a Canadian literary magazine out of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Run Your Business: Foundations
This semester, my daughter was able to study abroad in Florence, Italy. Not only was this an incredible experience for her, but this made for a great vacation opportunity for for my wife and me to visit her. I love to run when we travel. It’s a special time where I have the streets to myself and can explore everything around me before the streets get filled up with tourists.
Rejected! #5-Verses for Submission
These are poems rejected by journals, in chronological order by response date from earliest to most recent—the diametrical opposite of my series Pub Crawl, which features poems published in journals in the same kind of chronological order.
Poems Found in Notebooks #5
This series features first drafts of poems found in my notebooks and journals that go back to the 1980s. Each poem in this series will be accompanied by some notes—memoir, context, craft, etc. As you read, bear in mind that the text is a largely unedited draft lifted right out of a notebook—This series is more about process than perfection.
New Poems: He asks me to moisturize his back
New Poems is a series of poems written or revised in the past five years. For me, that qualifies as “new.” Poems in this series have not been published in journals or even submitted to journals. It’s unclear where they stand on the continuum from first draft to finished. All I can attest is that they exist as files on a computer.
Pub Crawl #5
Every Pub Crawl post includes a journal publication of mine—in chronological order from earliest to most recent—with notes about context, craft, autobiography, or close reading. This week’s Pub Crawl features “Twilight in the City.” It appeared in Brooklyn Review (2001), the annual journal of the MFA program at Brooklyn College.
Rejected! #4
These are poems rejected by journals, in chronological order by response date from earliest to most recent—the diametrical opposite of my series Pub Crawl, which features poems published in journals in the same kind of chronological order.
Run Your Business: Keep it simple
Is it just me, or do you believe that when we’re faced with a difficult issue, we feel there must be a complicated solution to solve it? But in most situations, that is the furthest from the truth. Sometimes the simplest steps can solve difficult issues. A while back I was training for a race, and I kept getting painful blisters on my heel after every long run. I tried different running shoes, but the blisters kept returning.
Poems Found in Notebooks #4
This series features first drafts of poems found in my notebooks and journals that go back to the 1980s. Each poem in this series will be accompanied by some notes—memoir, context, craft, etc. As you read, bear in mind that the text is a largely unedited draft lifted right out of a notebook—This series is more about process than perfection. Enjoy! Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published Before you say a word, I am yours. Don't ruin it— Take without asking.
New Poems #4
New Poems is a series of poems written or revised in the past five years. For me, that qualifies as “new.” Poems in this series have not been published in journals or even submitted to journals. It’s unclear where they stand on the continuum from first draft to finished. All I can attest is that they exist as files on a computer.
Pub Crawl #4
Every Pub Crawl post includes a journal publication of mine—in chronological order from earliest to most recent—with notes about context, craft, autobiography, or close reading. This week’s Pub Crawl features “Batman in Berlin.” It appeared alongside two other poems of mine in La Petite Zine (winter 2000), an online journal created and edited by Daniel Nester.
Rejected! #3
These are poems rejected by journals, in chronological order by response date from earliest to most recent—the diametrical opposite of my series Pub Crawl, which features poems published in journals in the same kind of chronological order.
Diary of a Doorknob / October 14
New Poems is a series of poems written or revised in the past five years. For me, that qualifies as “new.” Poems in this series have not been published in journals or even submitted to journals. It’s unclear where they stand on the continuum from first draft to finished. All I can attest is that they exist as files on a computer. Diary of a Doorknob / October 14 You feel like you have one foot in the air. Not quite waiting for the other shoe to drop, but close.
Erwachsenen helfen, erwachsen zu werden
Dieses Buch stellt das Stage Climbing vor, ein innovatives siebenstufiges Entwicklungsmodell, das Praktikern hilft, Kognitionen, Einstellungen und Verhaltensweisen zu erkennen, die für verschiedene Lebensphasen und damit Reifestufen typisch sind, um die effektivsten Behandlungsmaßnahmen für erwachsene Klienten auszuwählen.
Poems Found in Notebooks #3
This series features first drafts of poems found in my notebooks and journals that go back to the 1980s. Each poem in this series is accompanied by some notes—memoir, context, craft, etc. As you read, bear in mind that the text is a largely unedited draft lifted right out of a notebook—This series is more about process than perfection. Enjoy! He tried to find the curative powers of the ocean. He lay on the sand and tried to find the curative powers in the ocean.
Pub Crawl #3
Every Pub Crawl post includes a journal publication of mine—in chronological order from earliest to most recent—with notes about context, craft, autobiography, or close reading. This week’s Pub Crawl features “Instead of Names.” It appeared alongside two other poems of mine in La Petite Zine (winter 2000), an online journal created and edited by Daniel Nester. Instead of Names Now I wait in familiar locations— the park, the promenade, any place I think you might find me.
Rejected! #2
Welcome to the second edition of Rejected! These are poems rejected by journals, in chronological order by response date from earliest to most recent—the diametrical opposite of my series Pub Crawl, which features poems published in journals in the same kind of chronological order. As with my other series, there are personal notes and craft notes.Roll your eyes as much as you like—that’s what Rejected! is all about! Like Breathing The fear of death Shitting Sleeping Getting fucked Mother love?
Run Your Business: Passion
If you know me, then you know that I am a runner. I love everything about it, especially the challenge to push myself past my limits. It has become my stress reliever, meditation and weight management tool all in one. But there was a time when I did not feel this way. One day, crossing the street in New York City, I twisted my knee in a pothole. I felt nothing at the time, but on my next run, I felt pain in my knee within minutes.
Rejected! #1
Welcome to the first edition of Rejected! These are poems rejected by journals, in chronological order by response date from earliest to most recent. So, if you are keeping track, this series is the diametrical opposite of my series Pub Crawl, where I am sharing poems published in journals in the same kind of chronological order.
Ongoing Medicare Privatization Will Hurt Pharma As Much As the IRA
The pharmaceutical industry is in a frenzy over the recently released list of the drugs subject to price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2023 (IRA) and the Act’s potential impact on profits. But an even bigger force has been slowly transforming Medicare in a way that will, directly and indirectly, hurt Pharma just as much: privatization of Medicare through the growth of Medicare Advantage (MA).
Poems Found in Notebooks #2
This is the second in a new series of posts, each of which will feature a poem found in one of my notebooks or journals that go back decades. As with the series Pub Crawl, which features my poems published in journals, each poem in this series will be accompanied by a mix of autobiographical context and craft-oriented notes.As you read, bear in mind that the text is a largely unedited draft lifted right out of a notebook—This series is more about process than perfection.
Days of 2020-October 13
Days of 2020 is the working title for a series of poems that were drafted as part of a poem-a-day practice I maintained that year. In addition to being the first year of the pandemic, 2020 was also a decisive point in the dissolution of my marriage. Only a handful of these poems have been revised since they were first drafted. They all live as prose poems for now (ragged right edge grâce à Substack).
Days of 2020-October 10
Days of 2020 is the working title for a series of poems that were drafted as part of a poem-a-day practice I maintained that year. In addition to being the first year of the pandemic, 2020 also marked a kind of climax in the dissolution of my marriage (the divorce itself is still ongoing). Only a handful of these poems have been revised since they were first drafted. They all live as prose poems for now (ragged right edge grâce à Substack).
Pub Crawl #1
It’s exactly four months since I made my last post here on Substack. Attention, focus, and follow through have been challenges for me all my life. My saving grace, I like to think, is that I keep at it, whatever it is, and I usually get there in the end—Like the doctorate in classics I started in 1986 and finally finished in 2010. In the interests of keeping at it, I hereby begin doing what many of my subscribers have asked for—that I post more of my own poems.
Artificial intelligence in the pest control industry
We asked Pest Management Professional’s columnists and editorial advisory board members share about artificial intelligence (AI) in the pest control industry. Here are some of the experts’ responses from our August 2023 print edition. Please take a minute to answer our latest one-question poll on this topic and let us what you’re bring to the new year: Reader poll: How do you think AI will affect — or is already affecting — the pest management industry?
AI Miracles Won’t Transform Healthcare … But Another Miracle Will
Barely a day goes by without a headline touting how some new generative AI system will transform our lives by detecting cancer, expediting diagnosis, or helping doctors provide better care. But I’d bet my house that none of these claims will turn out to be true.
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