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Premium Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones with Travel Case RP-HC800-K - Black
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- Premium, lightweight headphones offer exceptional noise cancelling performance
- Use as traditional headphones when noise cancelling is switched off
- 40mm neodymium drivers deliver rich bass and natural treble
- Detachable in-line mic and control cord for iPhone/iPod/iPad™
- Fold-flat design, hardside travel case included
HC800 is rated as one of the best noise cancelling headphones by consumer magazine in NZ
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Noise Reduction The enhanced feedback-cancelling technology designed into the RP-HC800 delivers superb noise reduction performance over a wide frequency range. As audio is received, a built-in, high-performance microphone in the housing continually detects environmental noise in the mid- to low-frequency range, which is then countered by a reverse-phase sound wave to significantly diminish the noise. Comfortable, fully sealed ear cups also block environmental noise entry in the mid- to high-frequency range.
Outstanding Comfort and Fit The wide, soft and comfortable headband adjusts easily to any head size. Cushioned ear pads also conform to the head's individual contours, and apply slight pressure to the earlobes for added noise reduction.
Powerful, True-to-Life Sound With individual 40-mm driver units, the RP-HC800 Headphones deliver rich, satisfying sound and bass. You'll also enjoy a full, true-to-life sound field with deep, realistic bass and clear, natural mid-to-high-frequency sounds.
iPod, iPad and iPhone Compatible Enjoy music and audio from iPod5, iPad5 and iPhone5. Includes a switch for call function compatible with iPhone mic for conversations.* * "Made for iPod," "Made for iPhone," and "Made for iPad" mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone, or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod, iPhone, or iPad may affect wireless performance. iPad, iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Immerse yourself in music with noise-cancelling headphones Hear every note, every lyric without external distractions with the noise-cancelling Panasonic RP-HC800 Headphones. Using the newest environmental noise reduction technology, they're ideal for enjoying music, podcasts and other audio at home, while traveling or anywhere.
Up to 40 Hours of Playback The included, long-lasting alkaline battery provides 40 hours of noise-cancelling music play. What's more, you can also enjoy your favorite music whether the noise cancelling switch is on or off. This versatile hybrid sound reproduction system even lets you listen to music even after the battery has run out.
Detachable Audio Cord For maximum portability, the 1.5 m/4.9 ft. cord can be easily detached for optimum convenience and storage.
Swivel, Fold-flat Ease The headphone housings are designed to swivel 90 degrees to be fold flat for compact storage.
Compact Carrying Case The included carrying case protects the headphones from dirt, dust and impact while traveling, and help maintain the shape of the headphones when packed in a bag or luggage.
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- Features
- Active Noise cancelling yes
- Operating time Approx. 40 H (LR03) / Approx. 16 H (R03)
- Microphone for headset yes (in detachable cord)
- Driver Unit (diameter in mm) 40
- Magnet Type (Nd:Neodymium / Fe:Ferrite) Nd
- Impedance (Ohm) / 1 kHz 19 Ohm (NC On), 17 Ohm(NC Off)
- Sensitivity (dB / mW) 94 dB/mW(NC On), 92 dB/mW(NC Off)
- Max. Input (mW) 50 (IEC (*1))
- Frequency Response (Hz - kHz) 10 Hz - 25 kHz
- Cord Length (m / ft.) 1.5 / 4.9 (Detachable cord)
- Weight (g) without cord and battery 247 (8.7oz)
- MiniPlug (3.5mm in diam.) yes
- Air Plug Adaptor yes
- Plug (Ni:Nickel / G:Gold) G
- Supplied Item -Carrying case, / -1.5m/4.9ft cord with / in-line remote and mic controller for iPod/iPhone/iPad / -Air plug adaptor / -AAA Battery
- Color Black
Further Specifications
- Note (*1)IEC:International Electrotechnical Commission
Rated 4.9 out of 5 by 9 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rwiz GREAT PURCHASE These headphones are great quality. They are well made. A little bit expensive but well worth it. June 3, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Max Kodysh Had these headphones for almost a month, and I was impressed at first time i've used them. great quality, strong build, fits great, noise canceling is my favorite feature. Sometimes I just turn on that feature to feel isolated from all noises abound. Great sound wise is most important to me especially while traveling. plus I love the case with unti-slip finish. June 2, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by SS Hands down THE BEST noise cancelation out there I've been hearing wonderful things about these headphones for a while, and finally decided to go with them. First off BEST cancellation of noise you can get!!! The sound is so crisp and clean makes you feel as if you're right there in the studio. As far as comfort goes I would give these a perfect 10. The second night I wore them, I actually fell asleep with them on. They didn't leave that dreaded "indent head" or next day headache. They sit perfectly and hug the ear exactly as they should. Overall, I give a 5 star for the entire performance, package and feel! May 31, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Max Kodysh Amazing product for travelers Had these headphones for almost a month, and I was impressed at first time i've used them. great quality, strong build, fits great, noise canceling is my favorite feature. Sometimes I just turn on that feature to feel isolated from all noises abound. Great sound wise is most important to me especially while traveling. plus I love the case with unti-slip finish. May 29, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by BLSTC4X4 Worth The Purchase I was told multiple times that these headphones were awesome and it took me a year to finally purchase them and they are worth every penny. I regret not purchasing these sooner. I've already recommended these to a few of my friends. 10+ Hour Flight - Noise Canceling Worked Great - Didn't Need To Changed The Battery - Comfortable - Travel Case Came In Handy (Included) - Person Next To Me Couldn't Hear My Music (80's, 90's, Top 100 & Hard Rock) Mowing - Noise Canceling Worked Great (I was able to hear it when I ran over a stick) - Comfortable - Used Iphone Controls To Change Songs (two really quick clicks of center button) Iphone - Music Works Great - Phone Works Well - Easy To Use Iphone Controls For Music/Phone Pro's - Full Range of Sound - Feel The Bass (w/ Noise Canceling On) - Comfortable - Easy To Use Iphone Controls - Detachable Cable - Long Lasting AAA Battery (Included) - Max Volume (protects the ears) Con's - Max Volume (I'd like to have the choice to blow out my ear drums) - Cable Has a 90 Deg End On One Side (doesn't work with my Mophie Battery Case) - Doesn't Cancel Out The Wife(Husband) & Kids (if you're not laughing hopefully this got you to smile!) April 27, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 Guess I was hoping for more... I bought them because I thought it would cancel out the TV while my husband was watching, so I could read my book in the same room. It is definitely a lot quieter, but it doesn't cancel out the sound altogether; which is what I was hoping for. March 29, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by O.D Great product with the price to match The head phones work really great and the price wow I would recommend anyone looking for a great pair of headphone to try these out March 24, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by 500 Miles These are GREAT! First off I am extremely happy with this pair of headphones. I do travel quite a bit and wanted a set to use at home as well as on flights. First off, the sound is very good. I am picky about sound and find many headphones are either too boomy or muddy to hear the clarity of the entire range of sound. The HC800s sound very natural in their presentation of the music. They aren't boomy or muddled in the bass but instead can recreate deep bass notes that surprised me in their depth and clarity. The mid range is very even and is easy to listen to with no real issuess. The high end is slightly laid back but it makes it easy to listen to these headphones for long periods of time without being fatiqued. Overall I would say the sound quality is balanced with the profile not tipping towards or boomy or strident. I listen to an incredibly wide range of music (Rock, pop, bluegrass, jazz, classical, electronic, hip hop, new age, and more) and the headphones work well for everything. They provide a good "jack of all trades" sort of sound. Since I started using these I do find that I am hearing more details in familiar songs that I had not noticed before. As for the noise cancelling effect, it is extremely good. On flights it really lowers the noise level significantly. Because of this I find I am listening to music at a lower volume setting, as opposed to cranking up my old headphones to offset the noise of the plane. This is probably preserving my hearing. After using these on a plane I don't think I could stand to use non-noise cancelling headphones on a flight again. I like the included travel case. It seems a bit large as the headphones don't really fold up, but I use the extra space in the case to store and protect my music player and carry extra batteries for the noise cancelling effect (it uses 1 AA for that). Unlike some noise cancelling headphones the HC800s will play music without the noise cancelling circuit being active. Thus you will never be stuck without operational headphones if the battery goes dead. By the way the battery seems to last forever. I love the fact that the cord is detachable. Thus when the cat chews through this cord (like she did when she ruined my last headphones) I can simply replace the cable and keep listening. Wearing the headphones they fit snug, but not too tight and are comfortable to wear for long periods (for me). April 18, 2014
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THE female and male suspects in two separate robberies that victimized a resident and a tourist in Tumon are now behind bars facing felony charges.
Tomas Toves Quichocho, 32, who was the subject of an investigation after he robbed a female resident at knifepoint outside her home in Tumon Heights, was arrested by investigators, according to Guam Police Department spokesman Officer A.J. Balajadia.
Follow-up work led detectives to 23-year-old Yigo resident Jessilyn Ann Babauta, who was using the phone taken from a Norwegian tourist.
During the course of investigation, it was discovered that Quichocho was Babauta's passenger when they robbed the Norwegian tourist after offering her a ride in Tumon.
The 21-year-old Norwegian woman was visiting her Navy boyfriend and they were at a Tumon club on Friday night when they got into a fight and the woman left, on foot, on her own.
She said that as she was walking up the hill toward Bishop Flores Loop, she was offered a ride by a female Caucasian who was driving a white SUV. Inside the vehicle was a male passenger who was described as having a full beard, dark complexion, and wearing a black and white hooded shirt.
The victim got in the rear seat and was transported around the Tamuning area toward Hagåtña when the male individual brandished a black handgun and demanded money from the victim. She said she did not have cash, only a bank card – prompting the male to instruct the female operator to drive toward the nearby Bank of Guam. Upon reaching the ATM, the male suspect demanded that the victim withdraw money from her account. However, the victim showed him there was no money in the account. The suspect insisted on money and at one point even fired one shot into the air out of the window of the SUV. The victim said it took some time before the suspects realized she could not produce any money and they decided to drop her off at the Hagåtña Pool where she was left by the suspects after they took her cellular phone.
Quichocho and Babauta were booked and confined on two counts of robbery, two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery, two counts of guilt established by complicity, two counts of criminal facilitation, and kidnapping.
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Auburn Tigers fan Katy Reynolds takes a photo of the poisoned oak trees near Auburn University at Toomer's Corner in Auburn, Ala., earlier this week. The landmark trees have yellow and brown leaves and bare spots, but several experts say it is still too early to determine whether they will survive an attack that police allege was carried out by a University of Alabama fan who is currently awaiting trial.
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Judge Jacob Walker on Thursday cited increased media attention stemming from a report this week that the defendant, Harvey Updyke, confessed outside the courtroom.
Defense attorneys have asked the judge to move the trial to a different location, saying that the jury pool has been tainted. Judge Jacob Walker said Thursday that he would schedule a hearing to consider the request.
The 63-year-old has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
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I'm sitting in the front row of our writing class and I spot this chair in the corner of the room. You know the kind of chair you might think of as the 'naughty' chair. But this is a grown up chair in a grown up class, and all I can think about is that damned chair.
Not the chair in the classroom, but the plain wooden chair in the corner of my bedroom. It sits there empty as a reminder…
My Plain Brown Chair: My Exploratory Into Voyeurism
As with all my explorations, it took some convincing to talk my partner into participating.
The concept: voyeurism; the setting: my bedroom; The participants (I use the term loosely): Jonathan (my current partner at the time), Carla (my best friend), and myself.
It was Jonathan that bound me to the chair. For my own sexual enhancement I was completely nude. He took his time with the task, doing a thorough job of it and insuring I couldn't move.
"So you want to watch… But why do you want to be tied up like this?"
"I don't want to interfere in any way. Besides, I want to be completely free to examine my own responses."
He raised his eyebrows, "A threesome?"
"Not this time." He looked at me curiously, grinning and shaking his head.
"You look sexy like that. Man the things I'd like to do to you!"
"Oh yeah?" I teased. "What sort of things?" He looked down at me tenderly. He reached out his hand.
"Don't touch me!" He jerked his hand away. He finished binding me without speaking. He was angry. Didn't he know what I was trying to experience? Why couldn't he understand that if he touched me even once he would ruin the experience in its entirety?
"And this?" His voice flat as he held out the silk scarf I set out.
"So I can't beg. So I can't control."
He looked me straight in the eyes. He tied the gag in place. Then his eyes softened. "Are you sure this is what you want?"
I nodded.
"From this time on, you have no choice." He warned.
I nodded.
He looked at me one last time, nodded once, then walked away turning out the lights as he went.
I had been prepared for a lot of things, but this was not one of them. Already my mind was thinking of future explorations where I had freedom of movement, and where my partner couldn't dismiss me to the darkness of the room chastised and helpless.
The darkness had an eerie effect on me. In turns I felt shock, rejection, dismissal, and arousal, but ultimately I felt very vulnerable. My thoughts were like demons come to torment me until I was very unsure with myself. Then I heard the door open and Carla came in.
I could hear them out there greeting each other, speaking to each other in earnest tones at some length. To some degree I was frustrated with not being privy to their conversation, but since it was their only privacy of the evening I felt ashamed that I wanted to take even that away from them.
They came into the room with the blinding light of the living room before darkness settled once again. Carla was walking backward toward the bed, Jonathan guiding her. There were sounds of kissing that turned into groans and gasps. Soft little sounds of pleasure interrupted by cloth falling on the carpet. The sounds were so erotic. I felt my breaths quicken.
"Can I see her?" Carla asked quietly
"Not yet." I could still hear the bite of anger in his voice.
The creaking of the bed alerted me to their position, but my sight hadn't readjusted to the darkness yet.
There was a sudden cry. A gasp of surprise.
"May I?" He asked in a seductive soft voice.
"Please!" There was wonder and desire in Carla's voice.
I heard soft swishing sounds of fabrics and guessed that he was tying her to the bed. Once she was secured he turned on the soft light by the bed.
She looked so lovely leaning against a backdrop of pillows in just her black lace bra and underwear, her arms stretched out to the bedposts. The vision made me want to touch her. I was surprised at myself because I had never thought of or desired to touch a woman before.
As he stroked her breasts and she came alive under his touch I felt myself straining against my bonds. I was shocked with my desire to touch her. I had to force my body to relax.
Carla was arching her back pressing her breast into his hand. "Please…" she cried out.
"Please what?" He murmured enticingly.
"More…" she panted. "Harder…" she pleaded. "I don't know!"
I wanted to reach out and pinch those lovely nipples behind the lace; to stroke them and twist them and yes, to suckle them. All because I knew that that was what she was begging for, yearning for.
He twirled his finger around her breast lazily circling closer to her nipple.
"Make up your mind," he teased. "I can't help you if you don't know what you want…"
She moaned, her face growing red even in the dim lighting. "Pinch me." She said so soft I could barely hear her.
He reached over and tweaked her nipple. She groaned her dissatisfaction. "Harder" she demanded a little more loudly. She gave a startled gasp of pain her eyes going wide.
"Is that what you wanted?" he asked tenderly.
"Do you want more?" He teased her breast with his fingers.
"Then ask me." He whispered.
"Please what, Carla?" he encouraged.
"Pinch me."
"Again, again." She cried out. "More, no. harder!" She coached tearfully.
He groaned and leaned in to suck her nipples through the fabric of her bra.
"Ohhh" she moaned. "Bite me. Please"
Every time she said the word please, I felt the need to respond. The very vulnerability behind the word; the need to ask for something she was ashamed to ask for…
"Please, again….again….again." She cried. Her whole body was trembling, and he calmly stroked her breasts, pulled down her bra and lavished each with his tongue until she was gasping again with desire. Her whole body began shaking with need, and I saw her dilemma.
She didn't want him to stop, but she didn't want him to abuse her tender breasts any more. She started making pathetic little sounds and still he stroked and licked almost obsessively.
Part of me was angry with him for pushing her to ask for every little thing. I was thankful I had the foresight to have Jonathan bind me, or I would have interfered by now.
"What do you want from me?" he breathed against her skin. "What can I do for you, Carla?" He coaxed.
"Anything!" she wailed.
He moved so suddenly I jerked back in the chair. He lifted her hip to expose her rounded bottom and smacked her soundly three times.
Her eyes rounded in shock.
"Anything?" he asked harshly. "Or you don't know? There is a difference."
"I don't know." She said softly.
"Maybe I can help you make up your mind." He murmured gently.
I thought the spanking was a bit much. Surely he knew the girl just needed to find release… Still, there was something quite stimulating about the little scene. The shocked little gasp that escaped her lips, the startled look in her eyes that made my body respond so… fiercely.
"I could explore…" he stroked his fingers over her whole body, over her abdomen, around her hips down her legs and up again." Open your legs for me." He coaxed. Slowly she lifted her knees and dropped them open.
It was such a tender request, such a lovely act. I bit back the groan I dared not voice.
His fingers slid over the lace of her underwear, his finger slipped just underneath the edge and brushed at hidden promises.
"May I remove them?"
"Yes, please." Her voice sounded constricted.
Very slowly he inched them down, dragging his finger back and forth just under the edge.
Oh God, the anticipation was killing me.
Every time she lifted her hip for him I felt my belly clench.
He very tenderly lifted each leg drawing the lace over her heals and carefully set them aside.
"I could…" his fingers traveled up her leg until he slipped the tip of his finger just in between her soft pink lips. He swirled his finger around teasingly.
"I could stroke you or tickle you or thrust my fingers deeper and deeper inside you until you beg me to stop." His fingers continuing in those slow lazy circles inside those lips. But the heat and desire in his voice made me want those fingers thrusting inside me.
"I could kiss you or lick you or nibble on that tiny little pearl. His finger moved to tease her clit; I watched in breathless anticipation as her hips jerked.
"I could spank you… or caress you… or just hold you if you want. I could thrust myself deep inside you while you are all tied up. I could"… he climbed on top of her still fully clothed. "Bite your tender little breasts until they hurt. So. Much." He emphasized each word by thrusting his hardness between her legs. "And slam my body into yours" he said through gritted teeth. "Thrusting my cock so deep you beg me and beg me to stop."
He pulled her legs over his shoulders and pressed his bulge against her tight back side. "Or I could work myself into that tight little behind as deep as you can take me and maybe just a little bit more. And all you have to do. Is. Ask."
Her whole body was quaking with need, but so was mine. Oh God! I had tears in my eyes. Why did he never speak like this to me?
Then he whispered softly, "So ask."
She was shaking her head with tears in her eyes.
He released her suddenly and stood up. He glanced toward my corner letting me know he hadn't forgotten me. He sat on the bed next to her, touched her cheek wiping away her tears.
"I'm not doing another thing until you ask." He moved as if to leave.
"Please!" She called franticly.
"Please what?" His voice was quiet and tender.
"Don't make me tell you." She whispered.
"I can't help you" he pleaded with her. "If you won't tell me what you want." His voice sounded hoarse. "I just want to please you, please tell me how."
Tears slid down my cheeks. I willed her to find the courage to ask.
"Please," he whispered.
"Please spank me." She said softly. "Spank me until I cry; until I'm sobbing and begging you to stop. Please. Then when I'm broken, will you make tender love to me?"
"Yes." He kissed her tenderly, drinking in her lips. "Yes, yes, yes." He said it passionately. And I cried.
He untied her hands and asked, "Do you want me to use my hand or my belt?" He asked gently, in such contrast with the subject matter.
"Both, I think." He nodded.
"Bend over the bed please." Gently he helped her find the position he wanted. Then he surprised me by lying on the bed next to her. "At this point I have to explain how this is going to work… you have to find the one thing you feel you just can't do. Do you know what that is?"
"Tell me."
"Anal sex." She answered without hesitation.
"You have to yield that to me."
"You mean I have to let you..." She couldn't even finish the sentence.
"In." He finished for her. "You have to let me in. I'm not going to lie to you. Sometimes it's painful at first, but that goes away. Then you will be filled with such need, you will just want me to go deeper and deeper still." He traced her spine with the tips of his fingers. "It is an unbelievable experience. Once you reach that point, you may make the decision if you want me to stop."
"Why. She asked tearfully. "Why do I have to do this?"
"Because" he told her with aching tenderness, "You want to be released emotionally. You want to be broken. The fastest way that I know to do that, is for you to yield to my will, something you are not willing to give."
"Okay." She whispered.
"I won't be able to let you go after this." He looked at her with something close to worship.
I felt like my heart had been torn out of my chest. The pain of loss was shattering. What was happening here? What connection did he make with Carla that he never made with me? Why not me?
"Do you still want to do this? Once I start there is no stopping until it is finished."
"Please." She whispered hoarsely.
He stood up "Stay."
He knew where to find the lubricant, though we had never used it this way. I watched as he removed all his clothing. I was surprised that even through this little talk, he had not softened.
I wondered at the man that I was seeing for the first time. It was like Jonathan was a complete stranger to me. He seemed stronger, more confident, like he knew what he was doing… Did I in some way take that away from him?
He used the lubricant to push his finger slightly inside. "Let me in?"
She shook her head "I can't." He smacked her sharply.
"You're going to let me in." he assured her.
He smacked her several times with his hand. Already her bottom was red. "Is this or is this not mine?" He grabbed her bottom his fingers sinking into the flesh. "Yes" she cried.
He teased her back entrance until she was moaning. "I want you to give me this." He tugged her rear a little higher with his finger.
"I can't." She sobbed. He smacked her several more times. "Give yourself to me. I need to be inside you." He demanded, slipping one finger inside then another. "I need this, I have to have this, let me inside you…"
I marveled at the delicateness of his approach, going out of his way not to embarrass her, and the complete contrast of the force he used to carry out her request.
"I can't!" she wailed.
He snatched up the belt, smacking her soundly again and again until she was sobbing. Then he pressed himself firmly against her bottom sliding up and down her tight crease until she was pressing back against him.
He slipped the head of his cock inside the tightness of her rear drawing moans from both of them. He pushed a little further and further still until she cried out.
"Stop" she sobbed. He reached down and caressed her breast until she was moaning.
"Tell me to come in" he coaxed. "Please take me…"
She was shaking her head crying.
"I can make it quick. Three, four, five thrusts and the pain will be gone."
"I want to…" she sobbed.
"Tell me to come in." He coaxed.
I pushed my bottom down into the chair, wanting her to push against him, wanting her to yield to his tempting voice.
When she remained silent he pushed her from him. He spanked her then with his open hand. About every third time his hand slipped down far enough to slap against her swollen lips.
I knew he was doing it on purpose because I could see he was being gentler when his hand dipped down. The way her body jerked, the way she cried, it was so beautiful to me.
"I want you so bad, I want all of you; I want to stroke you. I want to love you softly. I want you to feel everything I can give you, even the pain. Please let me," his voice was hoarse.
I saw a glimmer of light that may have been tears dripping down on her backside, probably reacting to her pitiful broken sobbing. "Please." He continued relentlessly spanking. "Carla, please."
"Take me." She cried out loudly. "Please! Just take me quickly. Take me, take me." She sobbed uncontrollably.
He did. He buried himself inside her with one deep stroke. Her cries of pain mingled her deep shuddering sobs. He stroked her back and bottom with long tender strokes. His tears dropped down on her back.
I felt a surge of triumph, she had yielded and he was buried inside her to the hilt, but I felt oddly wounded also, her brokenness was humbling.
"Thank you." He pushed into her; A tiny movement only. "Thank you for wanting me." He pulled out a little. "Thank you for trusting me with your needs."
He groaned loudly as he moved inside her. Her body started quaking. "Thank you for letting me deep inside you like this." His movements became more insistent.
The sobbing had ceased though emotions still shook her body with deep shudders. She groaned loudly, but the timbre had changed to pleasure.
"The feel of you wrapped around me so tightly is unbearably pleasant."
She was rocking back against him now. "Thank you for begging me to take you. Thank you for accepting the pain." She was crying again or still I lost track.
"Carla," he said tenderly. "What do you want me to do love? Tell me what I can do for you. Please tell me what you want…"
"Do you want me to-" he moved to pull away from her.
"Stay!" she cried out frantically. "Please, please just stay." Her voice choked with passion. "I need you to stay… as long as you can, as deep as you can, Please!"
"Carla my love, you can have me any way you want me."
I sat tied to my chair unable to leave, unable to speak and watched and listened to the incredibly passionate and unbelievably beautiful soul mating of two people I loved.
I watched all night. I watched and learned so many beautiful things. The most profound revelation was loss. Because I could never look at these two people that I so dearly loved without sharing that night and knowing what I lost.
They released me in the morning. Together. Rubbing life back into my limbs.
Carla looked me in the eyes and we cried; because she knew my sorrow and I knew her joy. Jonathan's voice was tender and he kept wiping away my tears. He carried me to bed and stroked my hair and face until I fell asleep; Carla sitting tearfully at my feet.
When I woke I curled into a tight little ball and cried great sobs that felt like they were being ripped from my soul. I cried until I was spent emotionally. Then when the numbness settled in I started packing.
I packed in a dazed panic. I took the barest of necessities and left everything and everyone precious behind. (Except the chair, I couldn't leave the chair.)
I learned the cost of experience that long night four years ago, and the price is more than I can bear…
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Numerical Simulation of bones and bone-implant-systems
The numerical simulations on human bones and bone-implant-systems currently focus on the human femur.
Simulation of a human proximal femur
The example on the left shows the result of a static Finite Element simulation of a human proximal(1) femur animated in 40 steps.
The geometry as well as the completely inhomogeneuous material distribution of the model were generated by means of a clinical Computer-Tomography data set.
The animation shows the development of the major load paths in a healthy femur through the so called load trajectories whereas compression load paths are shown in blue colours and the tension load paths are shown in red colours.
|In anatomy proximal describes the direction pointing towards the centre of the body. So in case of the femur proximal means its upper part where the hip joint is located.


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Anyway. I've always though you were an arrogant d-bag not worthy of mine, or anyone else time. You remind me of the kind of person I don't want to be. The kind of person I laugh at. The kind of person who will make it nowhere in life....absolutely nowhere.
For example, marijuana is illegal (in most states in the USA) yet people still smoke it. Secondly, studies prove that stricter gun laws do not effect crime rate, just like more police on the streets doesn't lower crime rate. I'm a graduate student for criminal justice so I study these things a lot. So to make a long story short, even if guns were illegal, people could still get their hands on them if they wanted to and stricter gun laws really wouldn't make a difference.
What needs to happen is for the parents to properly educate their children on gun safety. It is the curious, uneducated child who is more likely to take a gun and hurt themselves or another.
But nothing I wrote here would really solve the problem posted in this blog which I am going to assume is true after reading the comments. This is an unfortunate accident, yes, but we cannot let our emotions run a muck so to speak, and make us desire for guns to be illegal for everyone. For example, out of all the cases solved in court over the past 50 or so years, I think around 600 cases have been overturned due to DNA evidence. (These exact numbers of 50 years and 600 cases may be off but it is around there.) Looking at those numbers you would think the USA's justice system is flawed but what I left out was how many cases were settled in court during this time period. I believe the number was 400 million. So just a few hundred out of 400 million? Doesn't seem so flawed now.
My point is that we can't take one factor, one story and use that to form a judgement. We have to sit back and think about the issue for a while before we pass judgement. Far too many people do that these days, just like the couple from this blog post.
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OTTAWA COUNTY, Ohio -- A 21-year-old Massachusetts woman was killed in a bicycle accident Monday evening in Ottawa County.
Emily Gagnon, of Holliston, Massachusetts, was riding her bicycle westbound on S.R. 163 around 7:23 p.m. when a Ford Escape SUV driven by Lynne Smith, 49, of Martin, Ohio, struck her from behind.
Gagnon was thrown from the bike and died from her injuries. She was wearing a helmet.
Investigators say Smith was adjusting her sun visor due to sun glare when she struck Gagnon on her bike.
Gagnon is a recent graduate of Westfield State University. She was riding her bicycle from her Holliston, Massachusetts home to San Francisco in an effort to raise money for multiple sclerosis.
Route 163 was shut duwn for about 4 hours. Speed, drugs and alcohol were not factors in the crash, the highway patrol said.
The incident remains under investigation.


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GTA Online 1.02 Patch Guide: Fixes, Features, and Workarounds
A compiled list of workarounds and fixes to get GTA Online's 1.02 patch to work as intended.
The release of the Grand Theft Auto Online 1.02 patch is well underway and has currently gone live for PlayStation 3 owners of the game. Xbox 360 owners have yet to receive the update, which is expected to be deployed today.
Weighing in at 39MB in size, Rockstar has yet to release any notes for the patch, but promises to address all commonly reported issues in the game. We've given the patch a whirl and have discovered some of the following new features:
- Kicking is now voting based.
- You can no longer quick restart or replay missions once they are finished. As such, players will no longer be able to replay missions like Violent Duct to quickly level up.
In case you get a black screen or PS3 freezes, perform the following actions to get the game running properly:
- Go to PS3 menu
- Go to Game data tools (where the install content is located 8gb)
- Delete the file with version 1.01 or 1.02 (~39mb)
Unfortunately, there are still issues with the patch, four of which have been disclosed by Rockstar. Many users have reported that the character deletion/not synching problem remains and has yet to be resolved.
Further issues are as follows:
- For PlayStation 3 users, a PlayStation Network server issue was detected that was limiting the amount of possible concurrent users. This was preventing most players from accessing GTA Online altogether and as of this morning, that problem was resolved.
- There is an issue that is preventing some players from getting through the first tutorial mission across both platforms. Many players have been able to get through this with repeated retries, and we are working on unblocking this for everyone as soon as possible.
- This morning, we experienced some instability across the GTA Online services which is affecting even people who have progressed beyond the tutorial mission. We are identifying these issues now and are working to restore stability for users as soon as possible.
- For the time being and until we have been able to get everybody access to GTA Online and things are running smoothly, we have disabled the option of purchasable GTA$ cash packs. Players can however keep on earning GTA$ by pulling off Jobs and other profitable gameplay activities rather than purchasing cash packs.
GTA Online's microtransaction features have been temporarily disabled as part of Rockstar's effort to tackle the game's widespread server issues.


text: Brenda Talley, RN, PhD, NEA-BCAssociate Professor Office: NUR 217 email@example.com Education PhD, Nursing Administration, Georgia Health Sciences University MSN, Rural Community Health Clinical Specialist, Georgia Southern University BSN, Magna Cum Laude, Armstrong Atlantic State University ADN, Cum Laude, Armstrong Atlantic State University Professional Certifications Board Certified: Nurse Executive, Advanced Clinical Expertise Nursing Administration Community/public health nursing Health policy and economics Nursing theory Teaching Responsibilities Teach primarily in the RN-BSN program. Service Activities Beta Phi Chapter Sigma Theta Tau International Honor society of Nursing, vice President, 2010-2013 Faculty Senate 2010-2012 Faculty Council Graduate Council RN-BSN Curriculum Subcommittee Special Achievements/Honors/Awards University of Alabama Office of Research, Junior Faculty Distinguished Research Award. 2011-2012: Smokeless tobacco use among rural women. Funded, $9791.00 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Research Interests Health Behaviors Tobacco use Rural Health Completed Research Smokeless tobacco use among rural women (2011-2012) Obtaining a medical history to include smokeless tobacco (2009) Educational needs of Georgia Public Health Nurses Related to Pharmacology. (2007) Teens Who Experience More than One Pregnancy. (2003-2004) Community Needs Assessment. (2004) Publications and Presentations Refereed Journals Talley, B., Gee, R., Allen, D., Marshall, E., Encinas, K., & Lim, S., (2011) Assessment of smokeless tobacco use in the history and physical examination by primary health care providers. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 23(8), 443-447. Smith, T.M., Talley, B., Hubbard, M., & Winn, C. (2008). Evaluation of a Tobacco Prevention Program for Children: ToPIC. Journal of Community Health Nursing (4)25, 218-228. Jakeway, C. C., Cantrell, E. E., Cason, J. B. & Talley, B. S. (2006, Mar-April) Developing Population Health Competencies among Public Health Nurses in Georgia. Public Health Nursing, 23(2), 161-7. Talley, B. (2006) Nurses and nursing education in Ghana: Creating collaborative opportunities. International Nursing Review: Official Journal of the International Council of Nurses 53, 47-51. Talley, B., Rushing, A., & Gee, R.M. (2005). Community assessment using Cowling's Unitary Appreciative Inquiry: A beginning exploration. Visions, Journal of the Society of Rogerian Scholars 13(1). 27-40. Other Journal Publications Invited (Editorial Board Reviewed) Talley, B. (2004) Communication. Visions 12(1): 60-61. Talley, B. (2003). The values of SRS…The Society of Rogerian Scholars. Visions 11(1): 69-71. Talley, B. (March 2002). Womanheart. Rogerian Nursing Science News 1(2): 1p Talley, B. (March 2002). Windvoices. Rogerian Nursing Science News 1(2): 2 p. Contributions to Edited Volumes Billings, D. M., Dickerson, S. S., Greenburg, M. J., Yow-Wu, B. & Talley, B. S. (scheduled for publication in 2013). Quality monitoring and accreditation in nursing distance education programs. In Frith, K. & Clark, D. (Eds.). Distance Education In Nursing (3rd ed.). New York: Springer Publications. Talley B. (2010). Finance and Economics. In Elaine S. Marshall (Ed.). * Transformational Leadership: From Expert Clinician to Influential Leader. NY: Springer Publications. * American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year 2011, Leadership and Management. Jakeway, C. & Talley, B. (2006). The History of the Georgia Practice and Education Workgroup. In Carole Jakeway and Elizabeth Cantrell (Eds.) The Georgia Practice and Education Toolkit. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health Office of Nursing. 3-7. Talley, B., Bush K., & Williams, A. (2006). Best Practices. In Carole Jakeway and Elizabeth Cantrell (Eds.) The Georgia Practice and Education Toolkit. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health Office of Nursing. 25-32. Talley, B. (2004). A traditional United States healing practice example: Traditional Health beliefs and practices of the Georgia low country. In Roxana Huebscher and Pamela A. Shuler (Eds.). Natural, Alternative, and Complementary Health Care Practices. Philadelphia: Mosby/Harcourt. Other Publications The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Georgia Board of Regents, Leadership Certificate Program Online (Competitive Award, selection by state level reviewing board): Talley, B. (2006). Leadership Skill Development for the First-Time Supervisor Talley, B. (2006). Management Ethics & Values-Based Decision-Making Refereed Presentations Refereed paper presentations Talley, B., Gee, R.M., Allen, D., & Marshall, E. (August, 2012) "Smokeless Tobacco Among Rural Women". Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress, Brisbane, Australia. Talley, B. (June 2009). "Internet Education of Health Care Personnel: Promises and Challenges." 8th International Conference on Health Economics, Management, and Policy. Athens Institute for Education and Research, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Talley, B. & Allen, D. (March 2008). "Get Real: Creating presence in the On-line Classroom." Conference of the International Alliance of Teacher Scholars, California State University/Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA. Talley, B. (April 2007). "Searching for Questions." Research Conference Mu Kappa Chapter Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and the Southern Professional Nurses' network of the Georgia Nurses Association. Georgia Southern University. Talley, B. & Jakeway, C. (November, 2004). "Creating and Sustaining Academic-Practice Partnerships for Public Health Nursing: The Georgia Model." Conference of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC. Talley, B. Jones, P., Marks, L. B., Zittrouer, M. L. (June 2004). "Parenthood at a very young age: Exploring the life pattern and finding expression using Cowling's Unitary Appreciative Inquiry." Ninth Conference of the Society of Rogerian Scholars, New York University, New York, New York. Talley, B. (February 2004). "Creating Collaborative Opportunities: Experiencing Public Health Nursing in Ghana." Southern Regional Transcultural Nursing Conference, Savannah, Georgia. Talley, B. & Brown, C. F. (November 2003). "Finding Mantras in our own Traditions". International Conference of the Society of Rogerian Scholars. Savannah, Georgia. Talley, B., Brannen, P., and Hurley, V. (September 2003). "Practice based research: A cooperative effort of practice and education". Georgia Public Health Association's 74th Annual Meeting and Conference, Augusta, Georgia. Talley, B., Brannen, P., Hurley, V. (March 2003). "Collaboration between public health practice and education". Georgia Public Health Leadership Summit, Calloway Gardens, Georgia. Rushing, A., Talley, B., Anumolu, A., Poopola, M. M., & Brown, C. F., (June 2001). "Evolution of Energetic Healing: Contributions of Multiple Traditions". Conference of The American Holistic Nurses Association, Society of Rogerian Scholars, and Space Nurses Society. (A joint celebration of the life and work of Martha E. Rogers). Huntsville, Alabama. Talley, B. (June 2000). "Power, Participation in Decision-making and Organizational Commitment among Rural Nurses". International Conference of the Society of Rogerian Scholars, New York University, New York City, New York. Refereed Poster Presentations Talley, B., Gee, R.M., Allen, D., & Marshall, E. "Smokeless Tobacco Among Rural Women". Mu Kappa chapter Research Day, Sigma Theta Tau, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia. Talley, B., Jakeway, C., McCloud, M. Y. (June 5-7, 2008). "Preparing State Level Public Health Nurse Consultants for their New Role in Population Health." Annual Institute of the Association of Community Health Nurse Educators, Atlanta, Ga. Talley, B., Tabi, M., Rushing, K., Brannen, P. & Hurley, V. (November 2004). "Early motherhood: Having two or more children while still a teen." Conference of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC. Talley, B. (June 2000). "Excellence and Success In Small Rural Hospitals: the Interrelationships of Power, Participation in Decision-making, and Organizational Commitment in Rural Nurses." 2000 Regional Research Conference, Emory University Conference Center, Atlanta, Georgia Sponsored by Emory University, The Medical College of Georgia, Georgia State University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing. Talley, B. (February 2000). "Georgia Learning Alliance for Nursing". Transcultural Nursing Society's Regional Conference, Savannah, Georgia. Co-sponsored by: Georgia Southern University School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University College of Nursing, and University of Tennessee at Knoxville College of Nursing. Invited Presentations Talley, B. (February 2008). "The Care and Feeding of Faculty who Teach On-Line." Invited Speaker at the Conference of the Georgia Association of Nurse Educators, Calloway Gardens, Georgia. Talley, B. (December 2007). "History of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and a look at Vision 20/20". Induction Ceremony, Mu Kappa chapter Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Statesboro, Georgia. Talley, B. (May 2006). "Development of a Model for the Clinical Nurse Consultant." Speaker for Nurse's Week Celebration, Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, Office of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia. Talley, B. (May 2005). "The Role of the Clinical Nurse Consultant." Speaker for Nurses' Week Celebration, Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, Office of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia. Talley B. (February 2002) "Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices of the Georgia Lowcountry", within a collective presentation: Rushing, A. M., Talley, B., Anumolu, A., Poopola, M. M., & Brown, C. F., "Evolution of Energetic Healing: Contributions of Multiple Traditions". Regional Conference of Transcultural Nursing Society, Savannah, Georgia.


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VoIP might be the best option if your company is out growing your old phone systemBusinesses everywhere are transitioning to VoIP phone systems for several reasons. Several companies need to update or replace outdated telephony software and equipment, others need to make their businesses more cost effective and efficient in general. Although factors such as employee training and installation time need to be accounted for, the residual benefits companies are receiving are significant. If your ...
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The government might be charging you to tanAs of July 1, a new tax law becomes effective regarding tanning salons. As a way to help finance the healthcare bill which Congress passed earlier this year, a 10% tax excise is to be placed on indoor tanning services. The idea behind this new law seems to come from the notion that too much artificial tanning is harmful and ...
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Try cutting costs through the mail.Chances are if you work in an office, especially in what is often referred to as a "cubicle farm," then you have probably found yourself on occasion day dreaming about doing your job from home. Realistically speaking there is nothing you may do day to day that couldn't be done from a marginally equipped home office, and it could be ...
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And that has held so true. Once you understand a story, once you know what you're trying to convey, there really is only one place to put the camera. There is only one way to do it. There is no great freedom of interpretation.Still, the digital-video technology must increase your sense of what's possible.
It's just liberating, when we can actually go out and tellour stories. Instead of Bernard and I moping around, blaming the studio, blaming our agents, blaming everybody—blame, blame, blame—not getting anything done because we're so tired, so busy trying to get other things off the ground that we don't experience any other works, we don't adapt anything else, we're just stuck in our hole. It was actually quite startling to hear Lisa [Enos, the producer/co-screenwriter], who's not in the film business, turn around and say, "Guys, instead of moaning, why don't you just—shoot a film?"
"Well," we grumbled, "because we can't."
"Why can't you?"
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"Why not shoot it with a digital camera?"
[Dithering noises] "Nn-nh . . . Digital doesn't look good."
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Then we tried this new system out, and it's beautiful! With Bernard, adapting Tolstoy, I think we decided after we made the picture that it's neo-realism, or some semblance of it. I always felt that LA, in making it, became our Rome, and that Bernard is auteur enough, maestro enough, that we were within reach of the more neo-realist aspects of Fellini's work, with yours truly hoping to fill the shoes of Marcello Mastroianni. It's an environment that we understand, an environment that we know. It just seemed very convenient to set this tale in our back yard.You direct. You write for the screen. Now you act. Are there other art forms you're ambitious of?
I paint. I love having that privacy, that sense of silent moments just to myself. Otherwise I'm just forever doomed to be in the film industry. There are times when I get frustrated and wish I could do something else, even just—cut hair. But I can't. I'm addicted. It's in every pore.
And that's why directing—and trying to get a film going in the conventional way, with a studio—can be so hard. Your entire universe is consumed by one project, and you begin to have a blinkered existence. You kind of forget how to live. It all becomes about film. I remember my father giving a lecture at some film school. One of the students asked him, "Wouldn't it be correct, Mr. Huston, to say that in the first act, you establish your characters; in the second act, you tell your story; and in the third act, you reveal what it is you were trying to say throughout the film?" And my father looked at him, and said, "You know what you should do? Get yourself down to Mexico and fuck some whores." [Laughs] You could've heard a pin drop in the auditorium. But what my father was saying was essentially correct, which is live, for Christ's sake. Then you'll be able to tell a story!
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UC Davis study finds e-medical records have varying effects on productivity
December 16, 2010
The introduction of electronic medical records in hospitals and clinics — dubbed the "silver bullet" of health care reform — appears to have varying effects on different types of primary care physicians, a UC Davis study has found.
"Our research suggests that a 'one-size-fits-all' design does not work — the ideal technology design should vary by physicians' requirements and work-flow demands," said Hemant Bhargava, associate dean and professor of management and computer science at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
Bhargava and his research colleagues recently completed a study of a multimillion-dollar information technology project installed at six primary care offices from 2003 to 2006. The offices were part of a large primary care physician network affiliated with an academic medical center.
The study, one of the first to measure the impact of electronic medical record-keeping on doctors' productivity, was conducted with Abhay Mishra, an assistant professor of health administration at Georgia State University, and research assistant Shuang Liu, a Ph.D. student in applied mathematics at UC Davis.
The system that was studied digitized patient records and allowed for electronic prescriptions and messaging.
The federal government has shown its support for developing electronic health records by setting aside $19.2 billion in stimulus funds to help pay for such conversions across the country.
"Prior to our study," Bhargava said, "there was controversy regarding the benefits of health care IT investments. In fact, there was some anecdotal evidence that these technologies reduced physician productivity."
For the study, researchers analyzed the impact the technology had on physician productivity, collecting data on work hours and output before and after the introduction of EMR technology. The data was collected for about 100 physicians spread across three primary care categories — internal medicine, pediatrics and family practice — and six clinics.
The researchers found that the initial implementation of the EMR system resulted in a 25 percent to 33 percent drop in physician productivity. While significant, the drop was anticipated, Bhargava said.
"Initially, physicians and their staff had to learn the system," he explained. "After a month of utilization, physicians and their staff became more comfortable with the technology and productivity overall increased to just below starting levels, with interesting variations by unit."
Over the next few months, the researchers found that the impact of the new technology on productivity varied by physician group. Internal medicine units adjusted to the new technology and experienced a slight increase in productivity. In contrast, pediatricians and family practice doctors did not return to their original productivity levels and experienced a slightly lower productivity rate.
"These differences by unit suggest that there is a mismatch between technology design and the work-flow requirements and health administration expectations for individual care units," Bhargava said.
The findings, he explained, can be more easily understood by breaking EMR technology use into two categories — information review and information entry.
The use of electronic medical records makes information review — patient history, notes from previous visits, charts of test data and radiological images — more efficient. These features are useful to internal medicine doctors, who tend to see a greater proportion of ill patients.
In contrast, pediatricians' work tends to involve more information entry and documentation for which EMR technology can be more time-consuming.
Bhargava suggests vendors and medical centers consider implementing different versions of electronic record keeping systems, tailoring the user interface, information entry and visualization features for different groups of physicians.
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It will be a sad Christmas for the Davis family of Mt. Juliet. Their daughter Sadie lost her fight for life Friday.
In November, the Davis family's 17-month-old daughter was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. AML is a cancer that starts inside bone marrow, the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells.
Sadie touched the hearts of many with her blond curls and blue eyes. Now her parents, Amber and Tim Davis, will have to learn to cope with grief unimaginable to anyone who has not lost a child.
"It came out of the blue," Tim Davis said from Vanderbilt Children's Hospital earlier in the month. "We went from one Friday thanking God it wasn't leukemia, to the next Friday when she had already completed her first round of chemo."
One of her parents was with her at all times in the hospital, and the entire family came together to help out and to take care of the Davis' 3-year-old son, Eli.
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For the third time in roughly the last four years, City Council will be asked to approve the implementation of traffic cameras to catch speeders and red-light runners.
In 2009, council rejected a similar proposal. In September, on a 7-5 vote, council rejected a plan to implement the cameras.
Councilman Thomas West, D-2, has introduced the latest proposal. He's asking to contract with Redflex Traffic Systems.
A Redflex representative attended Monday night's City Council judiciary committee session. The traffic camera-related legislation was retained in committee Monday.
Council meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Council Chamber at City Hall at 218 Cleveland Ave. SW in downtown Canton.
The city would not have to pay for the equipment or service.
Each violation would cost $120, West said. The city would receive 66 percent of the revenue and Redflex would get the rest.
West said that 80 percent of the camera revenue could be directed to the police department. The remaining 20 percent could fund neighborhood association grants, he said.
If council desires, legislation also could limit traffic camera use to school zones, West said. The three-year agreement could be continued or scrapped when it ends, he said.
The law department is still reviewing the legislation, which will include multiple pieces. An ordinance must establish the traffic violations caught on the cameras as civil offenses, not criminal offenses.
"We want to make (Canton) streets safer," said Bob Riebe, a regional sales director for Redflex. "... We're not out there to trap people — that's not our goal."
Video files and footage can be provided to police, he said.
Violations caught on camera would not result in points on a driver's license or increase auto insurance costs, Riebe said.
Redflex's intent is to make the world safer, he said. The new plan addresses liability and collection concerns expressed by some council members in the past, West said.
Traffic cameras would be posted at 12th Street and Market Avenue N, an intersection with a history of traffic accidents, West noted. Another spot would be Belden Avenue and Tuscarawas Street E, he said.
Automated traffic enforcement presents a way to address both school zone safety and crime concerns, West said. Plans call for posting cameras in the wards of requesting council members.
Some cameras could be rotated to different locations, he said.
Police Chief Bruce Lawver supports use of the cameras, calling the technology a "valuable tool."
West said that police could glean information from the cameras for crime-fighting purposes, chiefly license plates.
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"You're guilty until proven innocent," he said. "You get a still picture and it's on you to prove you weren't speeding."
The camera system technology is tested, audited and accurate, Riebe countered.
The way to avoid the issue "is to be a law-abiding citizen," he said.
Holding motorists accountable can change driving behaviors for the better, Riebe said.
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The contents of the author's gear box.
Rather than trying to make every backcountry sojourn a culinary orgy, create simple and straightforward two-, three-, and five-day menus that are easy to shop for and package. Again, you can adjust as you see fit, but the idea is to reduce the friction of planning and packing to an absolute minimum.
The food box is a second clear plastic container that you store excess backcountry food in. It provides a rolling stock from which to provision your trips. Like the gear box, it has a manila envelope taped inside the lid with copies of shopping lists for your respective menus. When you are getting ready for a trip, you simply grab the most appropriate shopping list and head to the grocery store with the kind of laser-like focus that will have you pointed toward the trailhead pronto.
The contents of the author's food box.
For this system to work well, it is important that when you return from a trip, everything goes back in its place. You clean and restock as necessary. That way, the next time you open up your calendar and see a little daylight, getting ready to hit the trail will be virtually effortless.
In addition to getting your house in order from an organizational standpoint, it also makes sense to reassess just how much time you need to pull off a successful and rewarding backpacking trip. A while back, I was talking with a friend who has a family and a demanding job. After he had described a litany of very cool trips he'd taken during the last year, I asked him how he'd been able to get out so often, given the obvious demands on his time. His response? Overnight trips. So if you have trouble knocking loose for more than a day or two, head out anyway. You might be surprised at how much satisfaction you can pack into what seems like only a handful of hours.
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