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Opiate Detox
Opiate Withdrawal Syndrome
Additional Benefits
Medication Management
Rapid Detoxification
The Next Step
In the book Heroin Diaries: A Year in The Life of a Shattered Rock Star, Nikki Sixx provides this handy definition of addiction: "When you can give up something at any time, as long as it's next Tuesday." For people who are addicted to opiates such as heroin, morphine or methadone, it seems that next Tuesday will never truly arrive. Each time they try to stop abusing their drug of choice, the addiction strengthens its grasp and they find it even harder to stop. It can seem as though the addiction is simply unbeatable. Thankfully, this is not the case. People with opiate addictions can heal, but they may need to accept outside help and enroll in a structured program.
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Opiate Withdrawal Syndrome
Each time a person uses an opiate, the drug moves into the bloodstream and attaches to specific receptors. The body treats the opiate as a natural, normal chemical and when it's attached to receptors, the body begins to undergo a series of chemical reactions in response. This may all sound benign enough, but over time, the changes become more significant. The body stops producing certain chemicals altogether, since the user is supplying substitute chemicals through the drug use. If the addict stops using drugs, the body has no access to these needed chemicals, and it begins to set off a series of alarm bells to warn the brain and nervous system that something has gone horribly wrong. As a result, the addict may feel a variety of symptoms, including:
- Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
- Insomnia
- Sweating
- Muscle aches
- Anxiety and agitation
These symptoms may not be life-threatening, but the symptoms can be severe and they can last for up to a week. It can be hard to tolerate these symptoms when the addict knows that he or she can simply shut them off by taking drugs once more. Therefore, the goal of a detoxification program is to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of opiate withdrawal.
If the addict isn't uncomfortable, he or she is more likely to complete the detoxification process and move forward with additional addiction therapies.
Additional Benefits
An addict that enters an inpatient detoxification program is forced to step away from his or her life for a period of time and really focus on the addiction. The authors state that this can "…interrupt a cycle of drug use, even in the absence of medically dangerous withdrawal symptoms. For some, the safety of an inpatient environment and a period of time of respite can help in their attempts to make important life decisions." In other words, checking into a program, and truly focusing on the addiction and the changes that need to take place, can be one of the most helpful parts of a structured inpatient detoxification program. It's hard to obtain this sort of meditation time during a standard day spent at home. During an inpatient detoxification program, however, that time is made available.
In addition, during the detoxification process, the staff works hard to stress the importance of completing a drug rehabilitation program. They may ask the addict to attend meetings with other people in recovery, or the addict may meet an addiction counselor and begin participating in one-on-one sessions. Overlapping detoxification programs and rehabilitation programs in this way allows the addict to stay motivated and keep the momentum moving forward.
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In order to keep the patient comfortable and relaxed during detoxification, consulting medical staff may prescribe a wide variety of medications. Buprenorphine is one of the most common medications prescribed in opiate detoxification, but use of medications is not universal among treatment centers. Your doctor will have to determine what is right for you. Buprenorphine is a medication that functions in much the same way as an opiate. It attaches to the same receptors and sets off the same sorts of chemical reactions. It does not cause euphoria, however, and it is not considered addictive. Depending on the patient's condition, consulting physicians may prescribe high doses of buprenorphine at the beginning of the detoxification process and then give smaller and smaller doses as the program progresses.
According to the National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment, the drug isn't always adequate to control symptoms in all addicts. For example, some people who take extremely high doses of the drug methadone may need to taper their methadone dose down for several days before they begin taking buprenorphine. The drug just isn't strong enough to provide enough relief to people who have a high tolerance for strong drugs like methadone.
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- Measure the addict's heart rate
- Look for sweating or excessive tear production
- Ask the addict to describe his or her mental state
- Measure how much the addict is eating and drinking
If the addict begins to experience symptoms, the consulting physicians may increase the dose of buprenorphine, or they may introduce a separate medication to ease specific symptoms. The consulting professionals may provide a sleeping medication or an anti-nausea medication can help smooth out symptoms the addict might be experiencing. The goal is to keep the patient comfortable and relaxed while the body adjusts to the lack of opiates in the bloodstream.
Rapid Detoxification
Michael's House ascribes to the social model form of detox in collaboration with consulting physicians, but other programs have different styles of detox. In order to reduce all symptoms of opiate withdrawal, some providers introduced a new detoxification method known as rapid detox. In this process, the addict is placed under sedation and given the medication naltrexone. This medication renders all opiates in the addict's system inactive, forcing the person into immediate withdrawal. Since the person is sedated, he or she feels no symptoms. Often, manufacturers claim that people can be "cured" via this method in as little as a weekend.
While this might sound like a real breakthrough in the world of addiction medicine, experts have been less enthusiastic about the method. For example, the National Institute on Drug Abuse states that the method is no more effective in helping people kick drug habits than standard detoxification programs. Also, the risk of death exists in a rapid detoxification program. People who are undergoing opiate withdrawal tend to vomit, and people who vomit while under anesthesia can breathe that fluid into their lungs and die. This is not a risk in standard detoxification programs, and if the long-term addiction cessation results are no better, the risk doesn't seem like one worth taking.
In addition, a rapid detoxification program doesn't provide the addict with the opportunity for quiet reflection. Some people need time and space to adjust to the idea of a drug-free lifestyle, and a rapid detox program doesn't support this sort of activity.
The Next Step
The publication Cochrane Summaries attempted to compare success rates between two different types of detoxification programs. As a side note, the authors discovered that all of the people who completed the programs relapsed into opiate use once more. It's clear that this is a difficult addiction to truly conquer and the average addict is going to need a significant amount of help in order to be successful. Drug rehabilitation programs can provide that help, and once the addict has completed the detoxification process, he or she is ready to begin work on those important therapies.
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"We've got a long way to go, but we can be one of the elite teams in the East," Jefferson said.
When Jefferson signed a three-year, $40.5 million free agent contract last July he insisted he wasn't coming to Charlotte just to collect a paycheck. He wanted to help change what'd become a losing culture.
So far, so good.
The Bobcats (36-38) have the seventh-best record in the Eastern Conference. They're 4½ games ahead of the ninth-place New York Knicks and can wrap up their first playoff berth since 2010 by winning four of their final eight games.
Jefferson has been an integral part of the turnaround, averaging 21.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game this season.
Charlotte also has benefited from the maturation of third-year point guard Kemba Walker and some unexpected contributions from unheralded role players Chris Douglas-Roberts and Anthony Tolliver.
The Bobcats are hardly a dominating force, but first-year coach Steve Clifford seems to have his team headed in the right direction.
"I thought this could happen for us if we worked for it," Jefferson said. "I couldn't tell you when I signed that we were going to be here in a playoff run, but I knew that if we locked into what coach wanted us to do and committed and dedicated ourselves to this team, that we were going to have a chance."
Clifford has preached defense — and his players have listened.
Charlotte is allowing 97.5 points per game, the sixth-fewest in the NBA. That's a dramatic improvement from the previous year, when the Bobcats allowed the second-most points in the league.
Clifford said the key now is for players to avoid complacency.
Clifford suggested before Monday night's win over Washington that his players were too busy focusing on what they've already done rather than what's ahead.
"I feel a sense of achievement within our team that shouldn't be there," Clifford said Monday night. "I wouldn't say there is complacency, but we have played with good effort all year and I think right now everyone is telling them what a good job they have done and their minds weren't in the right place."
He said that might have contributed to a loss to Orlando last week.
After Clifford's talk with players the Bobcats responded with a 100-94 win over Washington, pulling within two games of John Wall and the Wizards for the sixth seed in the East.
As much improvement as the Bobcats have shown under Clifford, Jefferson said they could have been well above .500 this season had they remained focused at all times.
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I love living in Cedar Cove, but things haven't been the same since a man died in our B and B. Turns out his name was Max Russell, and Bob had known him briefly in Vietnam. We still don't have any idea why he came here and - most important of all - who killed him. Because it now appears that he was poisoned. I sure hope somebody figures it out soon!
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Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions signed a pair of new players in safety Glover Quin and defensive tackle Jason Jones on Wednesday, while also retaining cornerback Chris Houston with a multi-year contract.
According to the Lions' official site, Quin and Houston's deals are for five years, while Jones' pact is for three years.
Quin has spent all four years of his career with the Houston Texans and has started 16 games in each of the past three seasons.
In 2012, he recorded 84 tackles to go with 14 passes defensed and two interceptions. In 2010, Quin posted career-highs with 85 tackles and three interceptions while also registering 14 passes defensed.
Houston started all 14 games in which he played last season, his third with the Lions, and finished with 56 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.
Acquired in a trade with Atlanta in March of 2010, the Arkansas product has registered 332 tackles and 11 interceptions in 87 career games.
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I made this blanket to go in a LSU-themed baby shower gift basket I did for two of my friends for their little girls. You can visit that post to see everything I put inside the basket!
To make the wild and crazy baby blanket, I started with 1 yard each of 2 different cotton fabrics that I bought from Hobby Lobby. One was purple leopard print and the other was orange tiger print. You will end up making TWO baby blankets with this method.
First, lay the fabrics out horizontally on top of each other, with the right sides both facing up. Trim your fabric to 30″ x 40″. This will give you a generous sized baby blanket that can be used through the toddler years.
NOTE – if you would like to make matching Reversible Car Seat Strap Covers, you will need 7″ from the yard of fabric, so trim the fabric to 29″ instead of 30″. That extra inch won't matter, I promise!
Now, making sure the upper and lower pieces of fabric are even and stay together, cut 4 random diagonals from the top to the bottom. This will give you 5 uneven strips. Try to keep at least 3-4″ at the most narrow side. You can cut more or less than 4 diagonals, but I really liked the way the 5 strips came out. The pieces weren't too small or too big. If you need a little help figuring out where to cut, you can use tape.
Once the strips are cut you will swap every other strip between the upper and lower fabrics. You should have 2 identically opposite sets of pieces. They should look like this:
Being careful not to mix up the pieces, sew the diagonal strips together for each blanket top. I use a 1/4″ seam for this. If you don't have a 1/4″ quilting foot, get one…it will so make life easier when you are piecing things! You will end up with 2 blanket tops that look opposite.
Next, layer your blanket tops together again, with one under the other, but both with right sides up (IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEY BOTH FACE UP!). Match up the seams the best you can. This will take you a few minutes…be patient. The better you did your 1/4″ seams, you did the better they will match up! Notice how the orange and purple sections are opposite?
I ironed mine out a little. But be careful with the iron on the green self-healing mats, they warp if you keep it in one spot too long. I pinned the blanket tops together once I had them all even and matched up.
Now trip the edges and take as little off as possible to make them exactly even. FYI – my purple fabric stretched way more than my orange fabric.
Once the blanket tops are all trimmed, measure the narrow side and divide by 3 to make 3 strip sections. If your measurements don't divide evenly, just make the section in the middle a little larger. My fabric was about 29.5″ so I decided to make sections of 9.5 on the outside and 10″ in the middle. Get them as close as you can but don't freak out over it because you will never notice at the end if there is a 1/2″ difference.
Cut 3 strips across from the left to the right side (as shown below).
Once you cut your strips, unpin the blanket tops and swap the middle strips between the upper and lower blanket tops. See the pattern now? Both blanket tops will be oppositely identical!
Sew the 3 pieces for each blanket top together with a 1/4″ seam allowance. When finished, trim the edges, add some 1/2″ inch ric-rac and you are done the tops! This is what it should look like:
After that, I backed it with a piece of black minky with dots (I love this fabric…it's soooo soft!). It came out so cute! Sorry, but I don't have a final picture of it all sewn together and stretched out by itself!
NOTE – I used to sew absolutely everything with a 1/4″ seam allowance, but I found that a 1/2″ seam allowance works much better on the outsides when you are making things like blankets where have to turn them in. When you go to do the 1/4″ top stitching you will catch the edge below and I just think it holds and looks better. I much prefer sewing them together rather than binding them with bias binding.
One extremely helpful tool you probably saw that I used here is a 48″ aluminum ruler. I have a plain old yard stick but I find that I am always hacking into the wood with my rotary cutter. So, I bought the aluminum ruler online for under $20 when I ordered my giant 4′ x 8′ cutting mat for my sewing room. I love it and use it all the time.
Until later, happy sewing!
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Recently we were up in NYC shooting a job and found a great place to stay on Air BnB in Hells Kitchen. It was 67 stories up and right off the West Side Highway around 42nd street in a brand new building. This meant we had an unobstructed view from our balcony of midtown right across from Times Square. Zach and I set up the Hasselblad with 35 mm lens on a tripod and waited for the last few minutes of available magic hour and right when the lights in the buildings start to come on. Each exposure (about 7 total) was around 4 min 30 sec. The full resolution from the P45+ 40 mp digital back allows you to literally see people in the windows of the buildings. It was fun to do and a unique view of the city that never sleeps.
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MLS All Star and Sporting KC Forward Kei Kammara for ESPN the Mag
"Technique" at LiveStrong Stadium in Kansas City. Here is the final magazine version, our version we turned in after working through several rounds with ESPN photo editor Nick Galac and several other mock-ups that were made. Thanks as always to my retoucher and digital tech Zachary Scheffer (digitalagenda.net).
MLS Sporting KC Forward Kei Kammara for ESPN the Mag
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MLB Baltimore Orioles Baseball Catcher Matt Wieters for ESPN
Short "Technique" spot I shot for ESPN with RED EPIC using various frame rates up to 300 fps.
MLB Baltimore Orioles Catcher Matt Wieters for ESPN the Mag
It's not very often you see a 6'5" MLB catcher. Catchers are not traditionally really tall. They also don't usually catch for 7 or 8 innings and then close the 9th as a pitcher, which he did all through college at Georgia Tech, and for Stratford High School outside my home town of Charleston, SC. He also knocks the cover off the ball and bats 3rd in the line-up, and on defense he throws more guys out at 2nd from home than anyone else in the league. He takes it very seriously.
We shot Wieters during Spring Training outside of Sarasota, FL for both the magazine and ESPN's website. We used this job as an experiment with RED EPIC camera to see what kind of still file was really possible with a RED camera and also shoot a piece for the website. We shot at 5k res @ 96 frames a sec. using Zeiss Super Speed cinema lenses and pulled the stills through RED's software. Seeing a still for 96 frames in a sequence is pretty crazy, but we felt the images were slightly soft and could not be pushed any larger 9" x 13" @ 300dpi. Up close stills were much more impressive off the Red, but a 6' 5" baseball player was pushing it without turning the camera on it's side. We made some nice files from the camera but they required extensive work and don't enlarge very well. We also experienced overheating from the EPIC while in the midst of our interview, effectively stopping the shoot and refusing to work after several reboots. Matt was cool and we continued shooting on the DSLR video rigs we have with 5D's and 7D's.
We also shot it on our trusty Canon Mark III camera at a turtle like (compared to the RED) 10 fps. We lit with HMI's once again avoiding the headache of strobes, which we did use for portraits.
I really enjoyed talking with Matt, we come from the same area and had a lot of things to go on about. The guys from the team said they had never seen Matt talk that much. They had a great season and he was a big part of it making it into the playoffs against the Yankees and taking the series all the way to Game 5.
Thanks to the Baltimore Orioles staff, and the photo dept. at ESPN.
NFL Quarterback Cam Newton in the Gatorade Athlete Testing Laboratory for ESPN the Magazine
Cam Newton is a large dude and was not particularly thrilled when I met him. I can't blame him it was early and a team of scientists were about to stick him with needles, then strap him into various pieces of equipment where he would either have to be very still or exert as much energy as possible in a barrage of stress tests. This said seeing a world class athlete in his prime pushing himself to his physical edge in the name of science is a pretty impressive thing to behold, so I forgive him for not being Mr. Personality, and all told I would have been way grumpier than he was.
This was not my typical assignment as we were not allowed to disturb the scientists, coach the talent, or light anything. Not even on board flash (which I never use anyway, because it looks like on board flash). Pure reportage photo journalism in a bleak, windowless, badly fluorescent lit room, which usually lends itself more favorably to black and whites in my opinion. Just back to basics and use a fast lens.
I shot most of this assignment on the Canon 1Ds Mark III with the Canon 50mm 1.0, 35mm 1.4, and the 24mm 1.4 allowing me to shoot in low light and crush the depth of field. It was tight and not the most ideal shooting condition, but I am spoiled and used to setting things up my way, so it was also a welcome return to reportage.
They spent about 3 hours torturing the Panther QB in various ways, starting with blood work and body scans, moving to reaction testing (which he enjoyed the most), then 30 minutes of the fastest running on a treadmill I have ever seen with a full on snorkel in his mouth, then strength testing, and the grand finale speed bursts on the bike that I could barely turn the wheels on. Fun!
Gatorade brings in all of it's top athletes and runs these tests on them and uses the data to plan on overthrowing the world by cloning them. No I kid. I have no idea what they do with the data exactly, but it's cool to see that they have created a place to record this information on all of these top tier athletes and hopefully they cure cancer with the info or maybe figure out how long it takes athletes to recover from injuries, etc…..
Cool assignment and thanks to Nick Galac and the photo department at ESPN for sending me on this mission. Thanks to the good folks at Gatorade as well.
WNBA All Star and US Olympic Gold Medalist Simeone Augustus for ESPN the Magazine
This year we have been shooting the Technique section for ESPN the Mag all over the country with athletes from many different sports. Each one presents a different challenge figuring out the best way to show each athletes particular technique we are featuring. I won't lie and say it has not been a great deal of fun working with these athletes and putting them through their paces.
Simeone Augustus plays for the US National Women's Basketball Team, and the current WNBA Champions the Minnesota Lynx, as well as playing for a professional team in Russia when her US season ends. We were tasked with the job of showing her crossover technique and were given the Lynx and the Timberwolves practice facility in Minneapolis to shoot the job.
This job like most of our technique shoots was lit using continous HMI lighting, this way we can shoot at 14 fps with the new Canon 1DX and not worry about our strobes needing to recycle. It is a much more expensive and slower way to work as the lights are large and bulky and require a ridiculous amount of power to operate compared with a standard strobe kit.
The practice facility was inside the Target Center in Minneapolis which is the home to both the Lynx and Twolves and is an amazing complex. Everyone we worked with there from our gaffer and grip, our local photo assistant, the Lynx organizers, and generally everyone we met in Minneapolis were very cool and the city itself was alot of fun as well.
Simeone was an ace to work with and took direction very well. She made it easy for us with the action and nailed it right away. After shooting action on the court we shot several portrait set-ups and followed her to the locker room and shot a few more in there. Simeone had a great sense of humor and we hit it off immediately as I am a closet LSU fan due to my parents both going to college there and she is a Baton Rouge native. Easy going in life and intense on the court, we wish her the best luck for the future.
Simeone is currently playing in the WNBA Finals and scored 27 points in tonights game, the finals are on ESPN this week, keep your eye out for her.
Here is a video I directed for the Wall Street Journal on the legendary Skate Park and Ramp builder Tim Payne. I also shot the Creating section for the Weekend Edition of the Wall Street Journal paper with Tim. He was cool as a polar bears toenails and we had a lot of fun with working with him at his newest skatepark in Apollo Beach FL. Some of his comments and responses about how skateboarding and parks have become a part of our culture and changed our city planning forever are really cool. I built my first jump ramp as a kid based off his plans in the back of Thrasher mag. Tim is a legend and it was honor to work with him also thanks to the Wall Street Journal's photo editor Rebecca Horne and video editor Beckey Bright.
Dwight Howard - NBA All Star Center
We have worked with Dwight so many times I have lost track and it never gets old, definitely one of the most fun athletes out there to work with.
Imagine being 25 worth millions 7' tall and loved by virtually everyone around the world and that is the essence of Dwight Howard, what's not to love. Well we all know this year has been a bit off, but really in the end he stayed in Orlando and did not make the Lebron move. It may all be different in the end with him we'll have to wait and see how it plays out, but either way we wish you the best big guy your a total ham and funny as hell to work with.
This video was done a year ago for a sport bracelet Dwight endorses, down at www.orangestudio4rent.com
Gemma Spofforth - World Record Holder in the 100 meter Backstroke and 2- Time Olympian for Great Britain.
We originally shot Gemma a few months back for a British lifestyle Magazine called Zest. Right about this time we were working on a project with my agent Luke Lalor in Berlin at Periscope Creative and Dan Jones the in-house producer there shooting a series of Olympic swimmers from different countries. They had produced a successful series with famous soccer players from different countries with the colors/Flags of their home country painted onto them in various ways. Not so much an exact replica of the flag but more an artistic interpretation. Still trying to be faithful enough that the viewer understood and it would be patriotic not offensive.
We began pitching the idea to different Olympians and their agents to see if they were interested and we got a great response back but we found out we should have begun the process (especially for editorial with little to no budget) a year earlier, these athletes were now in the 6 month workout lead up to team trials and the Olympics and did not want to risk any media distractions. Some agreed others did not, however it has led to a worldwide process involving all Olympians and multiple photographers in multiple countries shooting athletes around the world. If you know a past, present, or future Olympian that might be interested in taking place in this series have them get in touch with us we may be interested.
Back to my original story. We did the shoot for Zest with Gemma and then pitched her on the idea for this Olympic shoot as well. Our luck is that she came over from England for college a few years ago in good old Gainesville, FL right up the road from us where she swam as a UF Gator and does her Olympic training there full time. This meant we would not have to travel across the Atlantic and it was very easy to get her to our studio as she came to town for various reasons quite often.
Gemma took about 2 months since we shot her to train undisturbed and get through team trials for London this summer, which she did clenching her spot on the England team for her second Olympics. Gemma is a pretty inspirational character and has had to come back from the loss of her mother and a pretty nasty accident on a bike and still win a spot on the team. Her world record still stands and she is looking very fit for the games this summer. She was a great sport letting us paint her up, dress her up, and even throw water on her. We love working with her and wish her the best in the pool.
Thanks to Kristen Nugent @knmakeupdesigns for her flag painting and great job on the H&M, also to Tammara Kohler @fusedfashion always great. These girls make me look like I know what I am doing dressing women, thank god I know I just need to have them. Once again, Zach and Flipper did a great job throwing the water as well as tolerating a shoot that definitely went longer than planned……
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I've just returned from a trip to climb the Old Man of Stoer. Climbed on Monday in brief showers.
We climbed it in 4 pitches as per the SMC Scottish Rock Climbs guide book avoiding the traverse as we were there at low tide and walked round the back.
So I'm interested in hearing from folk who, like me, lead at VS (HVS occasionally). The guy I went there with climbs about the same grade.
I found the technical grades from the guide book a bit odd. Pitch 1 I'll ignore as I didn't do it all, pitch 2 I found hard about 5a (hardest move), pitch 3 intimidating but not too technical 4b maybe and pitch 4 maybe 4b again, but not a walkover.
The guide book has them as 1-5a, 2-4b, 3-4b & 4-no tech grade.
I'm just trying to trigger some discussion, don't climb hard and found it very exciting. It was pretty greasy after rain for pitch 2 and we almost bailed from the cave as I felt pitch 3 at 4c would be too hard for me in the conditions. I did lead it and found it much easier than pitch 2.
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Officers began moving into the encampment at about 5 a.m. to "ensure compliance with the trespassing law," police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said.
The city had set a deadline for midnight Thursday for the protesters to abandon the site but police took no action until early Saturday, making Boston the latest city where officials moved to oust protesters demonstrating against what they call corporate greed and economic injustice.
As police moved in, about two dozen demonstrators linked arms and sat down in nonviolent protest and officers soon began arresting them. The protesters were "very accommodating" to the officers, Driscoll said. Forty-six people were arrested on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct, police said. No injuries were reported. The entire operation lasted less than an hour.
"In the interest of public safety, we had to act," Mayor Thomas Menino said. "Our response was about respect for people. We have to remember people must be our focus in government."
Occupy Boston said though its space was gone, the movement would continue. The group planned a meeting for Saturday evening in Boston Common.
"We might have been evicted, but we shall not be moved," the group said on its website Saturday. "We remain invested in the future of our movement. We will continue to challenge Wall Street's occupation of our government."
On Saturday afternoon, Dewey Square was blocked off by metal barricades, and about 15 police officers were stationed at points around the small park as workers aerated the compacted soil, spread new soil and prepared to lay turfgrass, probably by early next week.
Graffiti and signs that marked a bordering building had been washed off, and workers cleared out shrubs and flower beds.
Steve Anderson, director of park operations at the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, which Dewey Square is part of, said he conceded to protesters early on that the lawn would be ruined, but they cooperated with his requests to spare shrubs and trees and not camp on certain areas.
"In general, they were very respectful. There was a couple of wise guys, but in general," Anderson said. "This is really just bringing the lawn back and getting it to the place where the public can enjoy it again."
A couple people who'd been part of Occupy Boston lingered around the outskirts of the former tent city as workers removed all traces of it.
A 25-year-old Boston artist, who would only give her first name, Katherine, because she did not want to seem to be speaking for the group, watched the work across the street from her bicycle.
"I feel like, 'Oh no, you guys don't get it. You're gardening?'" she said. "If they think they can like, you know, plant grass and the movement's going to go away, it kind of makes me laugh."
Protesters first erected the encampment on Sept. 30. Many pulled up stakes and left the encampment Thursday after learning of the midnight deadline Menino had set for them to leave the square, but others stayed, and some said they were prepared to be arrested.
While Menino previously had said the city had no plans to forcibly remove the encampment, he appeared to become increasingly impatient with the protesters in recent days, saying the occupation had become a public health and safety hazard. He issued his ultimatum after a judge ruled on Wednesday that the protesters had no right to stay in Dewey Square.
Protesters estimate that 100 to 150 activists lived in the Boston encampment. Demonstrators were forcibly removed from similar encampments in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
Menino said overtime costs for police patrolling Dewey Square were nearing $1 million, out this year's $30 million police overtime budget.
As an officer stood near the empty plaza, a stray sign blew over the bricks before sliding to a stop next to him. It read: "Thanks everyone for your love ... Chapter Two starts now!"


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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Florida man who was convicted of hitting and killing his friend pickup truck in northeastern Montana has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The Attorney General's office says District Judge David Cybulski sentenced 48-year-old Charles Bowen of Jensen Beach, Fla., on Wednesday for negligent homicide in the death of 48-year-old Brian Doyle.
Doyle's body was found on Jan. 20, 2012, in a ditch along U.S. Highway 2 just west of Bainville. His death certificate said he died nine days earlier from exposure and crushing injuries from being run over by a motor vehicle.
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Let's say your 4-year-old daughter's grandma built her an adorable pink and purple playhouse, which, of course, became her favorite place to play in the whole wide world. The perfect spot for tea parties and make-believe -- one of those things every little girl dreams about. She loves that playhouse more than anything.
Let's say Grandma's Home Owner's Association does NOT love that playhouse more than anything. On the contrary, they really are not very fond of the playhouse at all, because they have a rule about "sheds" and/or "garages" being painted the same color as an owner's actual home, and Grandma's actual home is brown, not pink and/or purple. So the HOA sues Grandma and threatens to have the playhouse torn down.
How, exactly, would you explain this situation to your heartbroken daughter?
Because according to Becky Rogers-Peck of Georgia (builder of the condemned playhouse), her granddaughter Aubree "knows exactly what's going on, and she is very upset about it. She is scared they might make us tear it down.''
Aww, poor kid! So here we have a very sticky parenting situation. Some big meanies think Grandma broke their rule. But Grandma legit didn't think she WAS breaking the matching paint-job restriction: "I totally agree with the rules if it's a shed or a garage, but I consider this play equipment like a trampoline or a swingset. Originally, I was just going to buy a Little Tikes Playhouse, and what would have been the difference?" Indeed.
Now, the question is, do we explain to our child that, Oh well, rules are rules and it's not Grandma's fault but if they tear down the playhouse there's nothing we can do? Or do we explain to our child that, Some rules are meant to be broken and sometimes you have to stand up to authority and you gotta fight for your right to party in a pink playhouse?
In my opinion, the latter. Which is exactly what Aubree's family is trying to do, which is a problem because lawyers are expensive, but they're still not backing down, and I really hope they figure out a way to win this one!!
What would you tell your child in this situation?
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I'd just paint my house pink and tell the HOA to suck it.
Thats why I refuse to live in any community like that. I don't really like being told what I can and can't do in my own house or yard. I much prefer country living.
HOA's in general are so flippin' stupid for the most part. They usually cause more frustration and hassle than any good they might do.
Our HOA is actually pretty chill though and our fee each month includes our water bill plus the street lights, upkeep of the parks and trails, etc. The only annoying rule they have is no clotheslines but even that can be bypassed in our state due to green laws. Before we made an offer on our home I read through allllllll of their HOA rules to make sure I could live with them. That's something you should really do when buying a home. The HOA for the neighborhood behind ours doesn't allow swingsets or play/tree houses and it touts itself as being a big family oriented neighborhood. WTF?
Jeez, I never even considered living in a neighborhood with a HOA. I don't want my freedom curtailed regarding what I can do to my own home. And that's such a little, tiny playhouse and really unobtrusive. I'm in a more rural area and my kid's playhouse has a 14 foot roof line. That's the kind of fun and freedom I want to have in my yard.
HOA are stupid!!! why should anyone tell you what color to paint your house or your kids playhouse?? what about those plastic playhouses? do they have to find them in the same color as the house? Bet they are all earth tones.... Rules are meant to be broken and that little girs should be allowed to have her pink and purple playhouse.
its obviously a kids play house, i wonder what kind of asshole you have to be to knowingly do that to a little girl. its not an eye sore, its not hurting anything, so why would you pick this fight? BECAUSE YOU ARE A DUCHE BAG, THATS WHY!!!
Why would you buy a house with a HOA anyway? I don't know what the Grandma should do but this why I would never live with a HOA.
I create a special savings account
I put a little away at a time
I cut corners until I can afford it
Save? Who has money to save?
I plan to put it on my credit card and love the benefits of the reward program