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If you've spent hours researching and reading up on the perfect sex toy, don't fall at the final hurdle by compromising its power with shoddy batteries. This pack of 2 Duracell LR1 N batteries offer long-lasting power that doesn't fade over time.
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Reviewed: 30 November 2018 by Chloe21💖, a Straight Going Steady Female
I bought these to fit the lipstick vibrator and OMG I'm one happy customer!
These batteries fit the vibrator perfect and I would recommend buying them with what you purchase as they are so much stronger than the ones provided by Lovehoney and they seem to last well which is what I need haha. I also have never seen any batteries this size in local shops.
- Pros
- The power and the battery life span.
- Cons
- Is a little pricey but suppose you're paying for quality.
- Bottom line
- Great!
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Buzzing Batteries
Reviewed: 19 June 2018 by SMall9X, a Straight Going Steady Male
These are the best batteries my partner and I have used for powering our smaller sex toys e.g. vibrators.
They are longer lasting than other cheaper branded batteries and are reasonably priced because of this.
We will order another set once we are through with these. No problems so far!
- Pros
- Quality.
- Cons
- Value.
- Bottom line
- Good fuel for toys.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes
Small but Mighty
Reviewed: 27 January 2018 by M.Jakub.S, a Straight Going Steady Male
Usually, N associates itself as an adjective or scalar for small things. The only thing, however, that is small is the size (and the price!).
I purchased this product to fit into my 'Rock Your Rainbow' mini Vibrator. Considering that the battery has been used often for a very long time now - without having to change them - you can rest assured that if you need N scale batteries, then look no forward.
- Pros
- Battery packs a punch and lasts!
- Cons
- Couldn't buy more.
- Bottom line
- Great product for anyone who needs N scale batteries.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes
Reviewed: 09 October 2017 by Flvll, a Straight Single Female
Let's face it, batteries are a must for wireless toys! And there's nothing worse than getting all worked up and then realising your favourite toy needs new batteries!
I always order a few packs when purchasing anything else just in case. I just wish you could buy them as rechargeables so I could never run out!
- Pros
- Easy and fuss free.
- Cons
- Always struggle to open battery packets!
- Bottom line
- Worth it! Batteries are always a must.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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Reviewed: 20 August 2017 by CheekyAngel, a Bisexual Going Steady Female
This item is so handy to have stocked in your toy drawer.
Most bullets on the market (in my case the RO 80mm) require this battery size, but it is incredibly difficult to purchase from supermarkets.
Now I know what you're thinking. At the end of the day a battery is a battery, but the price and convenience of ordering them from Lovehoney when making a purchase is ideal.
These batteries will be there in the times where the vibration stops and you scramble to start it again.
These batteries are long lasting and fit the products that require them perfectly. Packaging is easy to open in those moment when you're in a rush too. ;)
- Pros
- Functions perfectly.
- Cons
- Cannot fault the product.
- Bottom line
- Essential.
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Pacific Comics only published one issue of Skateman but it still remains one of the most ill-conceived comic book heroes of all time. Skateman's real name is Billy Moon and he is a former Vietnam vet who decides to fight crime in an effort to seek justice for his friend who was killed by bikers. I know there was a time when roller skates were cool but I was never privvy to the time when they were associated with super heroes. I guess we can thank Pacific for not releasing a second issue.
Squirrel Girl
I cannot imagine that the writers at Marvel approached the creation of this character with any bit of seriousness. Writers had some fun with the character, whose ability to control squirrels led to the defeat of many powerful villains. Doreen Green (Squirrel Girl) is currently the nanny for another (more legitimate) comic book character.
In addition to having the super power of creating sparks/fireworks from her hands, Jubilee apparently also had the amazing ability of needing to get rescued all the time. She has actually been involved in quite a bit of action thanks in large part to being favored by Wolverine while a member of the X-Men. Regardless of the battles she has taken part in, I still find 'fireworks' to be a pretty lame super power.
Red Bee
Rick Raleigh did not possess the characteristics of a bee (which wouldn't be that great either) but he was able to control bees to fight crime. He also used a 'stinger gun' and had a very special bee named Michael which he kept in his belt buckle. Not surprisingly, Red Bee didn't stick around for long but has been mentioned (mostly for comic relief) in some more recent comics.
Rex Tyler was a scientist and invented a pill (Miraclo) that gave the user heightened abilities for one hour. Miraclo had a variety of different effects on the user: super strength, super toughness, super speed. Apparently Tyler lived in an area where you couldn't just go look for crime like everyone else, he had to post an ad in the paper to get the ball rolling. One notable accomplishment: Hourman was an initial member of the Justice Society of America before moving on to a couple other, less notable, super hero groups.
Wild Dog
Wild Dog is Jack Wheeler, a guy who went through some hard times and finally met a nice girl. She was killed by criminals and so Wheeler simply uses guns to shoot other criminals. He wears a hockey mask, protective armor and electrified gloves. He has appeared in some more current titles (he was created in the late 80s) but only as a nostalgic throw back.

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Dermalogica has been around a long time but what makes them great in my opinion is that you can visit one of their salons, get a super-customized treatment just for your type and get products that are keyed in just for your skin type. You go back and the store's wonderful staff checks to see how your skin is doing with the recommended products and then does a little tweaking depending on the season or if you need just a little more in terms of drying, aging or even acne. There is no skin that they do not work wonders for.
Products that I everyday and have for five years now are Essential Cleansing Solution, Skin Smoothing Cream, Active Moist and Overnight Clearing Gel. Together, these four products cover deep cleansing, moisturization, sun protection, anti-aging and frying out acne. I recently added in the Daily Superfoliant which came out a few months ago because I love the way the superfine microfoliation powder turns foamy when adding just a tiny bit of water and those fine grains of powder really feel like they are going deep and sweeping out your blackheads! I guarantee that the grains are finer than any other scrub or cleansing grain product you have tried before and the fineness is the key to getting into every pore on your face, and deeply!
Just released on March 16th, 2017, was Stress Positive Eye Lift, which features truly new and revolutionary ingredients for lifting and firming! Wild Indigo Seed brightens the dark skin you often see when you have tired eyes, Sea Water Extract and Arctic Algae combat puffiness, fermented yeast and a unique Hyaluronic Acid blend firm skin to the point where the whole eye area looks lifted, and Bioactive Diglucosyl Gallic Acid works with your skin's own biome to brighten and energize skin around the eye area. Preliminary tests have shown that Stress Positive Eye Lift works pretty darn fast, too! It is $65 wherever Dermalogica products are sold.
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While I have your attention, let me bring up the fact that once you visit a Dermalogica location and type all your information into one of their computers, it will generate invitations to customers-only events in their stores which often include free mini-treatments and deluxe size product samples to take home. Dermalogica likes to think of itself as a skincare community rather than as a skincare company. There is a lot of online and in person interaction between customers and company people. You can always ask questions about products to www.dermalogica.com experts and they will rapidly get back to you with honest answers! BTW, there are great new Dermalogica innovative products coming out in April that I will be back right here to talk about!


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5 February 2020
6.5 million working poor: Fight to end low pay
There are now 6.5 million workers in the UK who are part of the "working poor."
There are now more people who are both working and in poverty than people who are officially unemployed.
15 January 2020
Low Pay, Long Hours. Bosses rip us off. Organise the fightback now!
Boris Johnson has announced the minimum wage is going up. It's not by nearly enough. And at the same time, the Tories let bosses get away with paying hundreds of thousands of workers below the legal minimum!
20 November 2019
Cleaners strike over low pay at Haringey secondary school
Outsourced cleaners struck at Highgate Wood School in north London to demand an end to appalling working conditions
30 October 2019
London - 'autumn of discontent'
Independent union United Voices of the World (UVW) has launched an 'autumn of discontent' with strikes by outsourced, low-paid, mainly migrant workers.
30 October 2019
McDonald's - Striking to end low pay
Workers at six McDonald's stores in south London will go on strike on 12 November
30 October 2019
Reading the articles about low pay, I am glad we've raised our figure around the minimum wage. We certainly don't want to be gazumped by the Tories, although they have no intention of implementing an increase.
16 October 2019
Minimum wage debate: how can we end the scandal of low pay?
The minimum wage hasn't ended low pay. In-work poverty has increased.
9 October 2019
Socialism: The alternative to capitalist austerity, low pay and crisis
Capitalism means chaos for the majority of us, while the bosses get rich off the work we do.
2 October 2019
End low pay - support Salford Royal security workers' action
Outsourced security staff in Salford Royal - an outstanding NHS hospital - have voted for strike action with a 100% turnout and 100% yes vote in a ballot!
11 September 2019
Students and workers unite against fees, low pay climate change
Boris Johnson and his Tory government are teetering on the edge of a precipice. Students and young workers have been hit hard by cuts and want to see the back of this pro-austerity government.
14 August 2019
Summer of airline industry strikes against low pay and worsening conditions
August has seen a number of strikes threatened in the airline industry, in particular at Heathrow Airport but also at Gatwick Airport and potential industrial action by British Airways and Ryanair pilots. Strikes at Gatwick and Heathrow have been suspended because of improved offers.
31 July 2019
Huge workload, low pay and unpaid hours - a day in the life of a teaching assistant
The role has changed unrecognisably in the last few years, but the wages do not reflect the level of commitment and professionalism the position now demands or the extra pressures it brings
19 June 2019
Trade union action can end low pay
Five million workers in Britain (over one in six) are stuck in low-paid and insecure work, writes Ruth Byrne, catering worker.
10 April 2019
Low pay, long hours, isolation - a taxi driver speaks out
"An Uber driver has to work 35 hours a week just to break even... Then to make any money you just keep racking up the hours"
13 March 2019
Tories out. Scrap Universal Credit. Fight for living wages and welfare!
Universal Credit is hardly out of the news. The suffering and anxiety it has caused is immeasurable - so much so that even some Tory MPs have been forced to highlight problems with its implementation.
6 March 2019
Trade union action to end low pay now!
Poverty pay for 1.2 million public sector workers. 2.7% pay rise for MPs: More than one million public sector workers are paid less than the minimum amount needed to make ends meet, as set by the Living Wage Foundation. They calculate this as £9 an hour, or £10.55 in London.
28 November 2018
College lecturers in Wales strike against low pay and workload
Lecturers across Wales will be taking strike action over pay and workload on 4 and 13-14 December. This follows the fantastic ballot result of University and College Union (UCU) members who voted overwhelmingly to strike.
16 November 2018
Leicester college staff strike against low pay, University and College Union, Abbey Park campus, 31st January 2019, photo Steve Score
31 October 2018
Homelessness, Universal Credit misery, high rents, cramped flats, isolated estates...end the housing crisis!
Housing in Britain is in crisis. Bailiffs were called to a house in Hove on 26 October after the tenant - struggling to get by on Universal Credit - fell into rent arrears.
17 October 2018
Universal credit = universal misery
Theresa May said 'the end of austerity is in sight'
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Innovative YSA Makino wedding gowns celebrate femininity and feature stunning detail, from texture and embroidery to lace and beadwork.
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Jose called me from work just to make sure I was ok with leaving for the weekend, I said I was ok and that I would miss him anyhow. We talked for like an hour while he was on his break! I was so happy to see how much he cares. He did'nt HAVE to call me, but he did. Even though I know I am happy without a significant other, it makes my life happier still, when I know I have someone with whom I am greatly compatable with. It's that much of an enhancement, not a neccessity. I am glad that he feels the same way. He also feels the same way about marriage as I do. He used to not ever want to get married - EVER. Now, he does not think like that at all, he wants to get married eventually. As do I, and so far only one person I have been with did not want to ever get married. But that is something I have always wanted to do, and if I was with someone who did not, I really would not be the right person for them.
Kids is another factor, I want them in my future, but I do not know when and my mind always changes about that, sometimes, I don't want any because of the way I want to live my life, I want to be a painter and travel and do shows in different cities and such. You just can't do all that when you have three little kids hanging all over you. I also am exrtemely social and into night life, which diminishes when you have a child - if not completely disintegrates. If I am loaded by the time I am 26, then I will be fine with having kids because I could afford the babysitters and daycare and all that. But otherwise, I always have mixed feelings about it.
I guess I just have to make sure I have the right person. And time will tell.
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Metro-North Railroad Hosts 4th Annual Community Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Registry
As a gift of gratitude, the first 250 presenting donors will receive a pair of tickets to New York vs Toronto baseball game Thursday, May 26th at Yankee stadium (New York Yankee tickets terms and conditions apply).
MTA Metro-North Railroad and New York Blood Center (NYBC) invite the public to give the gift of life on their daily commute on Monday, May 9th, by setting aside less than an hour to visit the public donation station in Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall. The blood drive and bone marrow registry will take place between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. with Metro-North Executive Vice President Catherine Rinaldi in attendance cutting the ceremonial ribbon at 9 a.m.
For the first time in the history of this event, blood donors and/or participants will have the opportunity to be added to the bone marrow registry. A cheek swab is all that is needed to register to possibly help save lives through bone marrow donation.
The entire blood donation process takes under an hour, and a single donation can be used to save multiple lives. Donors with O-negative blood type, or "universal donors," are especially encouraged to attend, as this unique blood type can be used under emergency circumstances.
Please call NYBC to schedule an appointment to donate at (800) 933-2566 or visit www.nybc.org. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are welcomed.
Nearly 2,000 donations are needed each day in New York and New Jersey alone. About one in seven hospital admissions requires a blood transfusion, and with a limited shelf life, supplies must be continually replenished.
Donors are required to bring identification to the event with a photo or signature and eat well and drink fluids before a donation. Juice and cookies will be provided. With NYBC's frequent donor incentive program, each time you donate blood, you will receive Donor Advantage points redeemable for a wide variety of gifts or gift cards. Points may also be donated to selected charitable organizations.
Potential donors will receive a brief medical exam on site at no cost to evaluate temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure and hemoglobin levels. Eligible donors include those who are at least 16 years of age (parental consent required for 16-year-olds), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and are in good health, meeting all Food & Drug Administration and NY or NJ State Department of Health donor criteria. People 76 or older may donate if they have a doctor's note claiming eligibility on file with New York Blood Center or if they bring one on the day of the blood drive.
Note: The media are welcome to cover the drive and should get permission from donors before taking photographs.
About New York Blood Center
Now more than 50 years old, New York Blood Center (NYBC) is a nonprofit organization that is one of the largest independent, community-based blood centers in the country. NYBC's mission is to serve the 20 million people in the New York metropolitan area — and more broadly, our nation and our world — by alleviating human suffering and preserving human life using our medical expertise.
Each year, NYBC provides approximately one million blood products to nearly 200 hospitals in the Northeast. NYBC also provides a wide array of transfusion-related medical services. NYBC is also home to the world's largest public cord blood bank, which provides stem cells for transplant in many countries, and a renowned research institute, which — among other milestones — developed the hepatitis B vaccine and innovative blood purification technology. Website: nybc.org
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There's nothing like the feeling of a fresh blowout. When you leave your salon, your hair is sleek, bouncy, and styled to perfection. Now wouldn't it be great if your hair could look like that all the time?
We pooled our stylists' hair care knowledge and came out with 4 easy tips to help you extend the life of your blowout, so your hair can look salon-worthy all week long.
Beauty Sleep
It's pretty hard to get your beauty sleep in when you're worried about ruining your beloved blowout. One tip to help prevent fizz is switching your cotton pillowcase to a satin one. This will help prevent tangles and matted hair.
Now for styling your hair before bed: while you might be tempted to toss your hair into a messy bun and call it a night, twist your hair into two loose buns on top of your head and secure with a fabric scrunchie (an elastic scrunchie will only create marks in your hair).
The first day after your blowout, spray Living Proof's Hold Flexible Hairspray on a paddle brush and flip your hair upside down, lightly brushing the roots.
The next few days, opt for Living Proof's Dry Shampoo on your roots to alleviate excess oil and give you extra volume. When using, apply the Dry Shampoo to the crown of your head and lightly tousle with your fingers.
When showering, use a thick shower cap with an elastic bottom (even better if it's lined in terry cloth) to protect your hair against the water.
On day 4 and on, running a flatiron through your hair for a few seconds will help you to smooth out flyaways and the crimps in your hair. Continue using Dry Shampoo to get rid of oil, and if you're looking for a little volume, spritz your hair with Living Proof's Instant Texture Mist and tousle to perfection.


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Nothing makes a more wild and majestic statement than a Horse styled Birdfeeder. Offering easy access to a variety of species, birds simply grip the mesh wire and pull seeds and nuts through the screen. This durable, all-metal feeder is completely weatherproof and will provide years of faithful service.
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Lets face it, information on No Limit Holdem Poker strategy is easily accessible (online or in specialized and well known poker best sellers). The poker theory is vast and you will have easy acces to thousands of lines of litterature, opening hands theory depending on the position and size of stacks or odds calculations detailing in a very specific context what would have been your EV+ decision.
Although you will find it interesting you will often end up lost because you will have little clue on how to apply all this mass of poker intelligence in a live situation. Because when you sit a table (especially online and on Turbo ring games) you are not in the capacity to apply this theory as it is described in those books because you just do not have time to do so (unless you have Phil Ivey CPU). Once you sit-out you can take time to analyse your hands (and you should!) re-run all calculations to understand which were the non optimal decisions you made and learn how not to repeat them but when you are playing, at the heart of the action, what you need are operational and straightforward decision making principles. Believe me this information is not that easy to find and when it exists it is not synthesized in a fashion that allows you to map it easily to the game you are playing.
This is the purpose of my blog where I captured all poker tips and advices that seemed relevant to me to become a ROI positive player. Because i love poker, I want to be able to keep playing without risking getting broke. I am part today of the 15% poker players who have a positive balance in the long run while the remaining 85% are certainly having fun but also losing money. I became a positive poker player by applying the principles described hereafter and i wanted to share them with you. I will focus on small and middle stakes games as i am absolutely not legitimate to expand on high stakes poker. I will also focus on tips that are specific to the gameplay of each game type (No Limit cash game – NLH, Sit&Gos – S&Gs and Muti tables tournaments – MTTs) and will leave aside poker basics or generic advices that apply for all (eg : players profiling, probabilty to improve your starting hand on the flop…).
To simplify the decision process i believe you need to stand to a set of rules / game automatism. This is what i tried to put together in this blog. But remember that these action plans will only become profitable if you succeed also to move away from them, from time to time, when the situation requests it.
I am sure you will find this useful. Please feedback and exchange. I will be glad to share experiences. I will update this blog regularly to amend sometimes some action plans and add all relevant practical advices that you will share with me or that i will find usefull and that will fall in my way. Please remember when reading that i merely encapsulated in this blog in a synthetic fashion all advices that i would have liked to read at my beginnings and which would have saved me time and a lot of errors.
This blog targets essentially experienced players (although beginners will also discover here a full suite of concepts that will arise their curiosity and willingness to improve their game). You will not find here the rules of the game, nor the hierarchy of hands. Basic notions such as the position, outs and odds are not detailed here (but referred to when needed).
Keep it mind that an advice, an example or a demonstration have a relative value. You will find some efficient action plans and sometimes probably totally disagree also with what you read. But remember that if there was an easy and simple way to win in NL Holdem, this secret would be known by now.
Enjoy and play sharp at poker tables!
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Financial markets round-up
Wednesday December 12, 2007
The announcement by major global central banks, including the US Federal Reserve, the UK's Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Swiss National Bank and the Bank of Canada, of a plan to mitigate the impact of the ongoing credit crisis by injecting $100 billion into the global financial system helped provide some support to equity markets.
However, despite the initial bout of optimism, Wall Street posted only a minor recovery given the sharp pullback seen on Tuesday. By the closing bell, the leading equity market indices had given up most of the strong gains seen earlier in the trading session.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 41.13 points to close at 13473.9, having traded as high as 13704.52 in the morning session. The Nasdaq Composite was the biggest major gainer, up 0.71%, adding 18.79 points to end at 2671.14. The S&P 500 index was up 8.94 points to finish at 1486.59 for the day.
Equities on the London Stock Exchange were generally mixed, although the strong open on Wall Street inspired a strong move off the intraday lows. The FTSE 100 index was up by 22.9 points, to close at 6559.8
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Kindergarten is winding down with only 3 weeks left. To preserve these very special memories, I am dedicating this mini series of Kindergarten Vignettes to my son. Parent reading on Fridays has been a staple throughout the year, a perfect topic for today's vignette…
At the beginning of the school year, I was intrigued to receive a notice (one of many!) inviting Kindergarten parents to participate in regular parent reading sessions on Friday mornings after drop off.
Instead of peering through the doorway at the beginning of the day after drop off, parent reading has given me the gift of sharing the kindergarten experience with my son every week.
As I take my seat – in a pint sized chair, at a pint sized table – the children start their day with a clapping exercise where each of the kindies is greeted by name by all their friends and the teacher. Then the teacher's "special helper" gazes slowly around (and around) the circle, before choosing a friend who is sitting quietly (no hands up!) to go down to the office and hand in the attendance sheet.
The teacher asks the children to find a buddy or parent to read with for 15 minutes. If their own parent isn't there, they join in for a reading session with the teacher, another parent, or with each other.
I loved learning that the kindies made and coloured their own books throughout the year.
On most of our reading days, my son sought out his basket of hand made books for us to browse through and read. We covered a lot of ground through the year, learning about holidays, gardening, flying, numbers and counting, and seasons. I especially enjoyed his "Book about Me" where the teacher helped my son fill in the blanks including his favourite place (home), favourite food (pizza), experiences (visiting the farm) and what he wants to learn how to do (write down words!).
Sometimes, we read a book from the classroom library. We went through a major Star Wars phase. I am telling you, the Star Wars books are on the violent side – there are assassins, weapons and battles. Gah! I preferred the Dora or Lego books although some of the Lego books were questionable too and the kids never knew how many words I left out as I read the stories to them!
Before we know it, the teacher rings her tiny hand held bell signalling the end of parent reading. The children scatter to put books away and reform their learning circle. My son comes running for a quick kiss goodbye.
The teacher draws the class back in with a fun song or activity. Just like that, the parents are out the door exchanging bemused glances or setting up play dates and talking about the day.
The weekly parenting reading ritual is done. We will miss it; yesterday's session was the final one for the year.


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Many employees just get lost in the crowd of the workplace. They do their jobs well, they are very nice people, but they just don't stand out. The importance of being proactive in the workplace cannot be overstated. If you want to stand out at work, you need to have ideas and present them in a compelling way. It could be an idea as grand as how the company can increase revenue. Or it could be an idea as small as a new way to organize employee birthday parties. As long as it's a solid suggestion that could improve the way things are done, it will get attention.
How should you go about presenting your idea to the boss? Here are a few things to think about after that light bulb goes off over your head:
Do your due diligence
Imagine sitting at your desk when you're suddenly struck with inspiration! You have a fantastic idea that could revolutionize something in the company. You jump up, turn to your boss' office… But hold on a moment. Right after you tell them your idea, the next thing they will say is "Ok, so what's next?" Will you have an answer?
Before you jump into the deep end, you have to make sure you've thought everything through. Know all of the pros and cons of your idea. What are the benefits, the costs, and risks? Try to work through every question that your boss might ask you. You may not have all of the answers, but you will get a better response if you're prepared for at least some of the questions. Look at every side of your idea, try to figure out if it could be beneficial in more than one way. Especially if your idea involves incurring costs or company resources.
Get buy-in from other employees
You've fleshed out your idea in your head and you think that you have all the angles covered. Before approaching your boss, it might be a good idea to solicit opinions from relevant people and stakeholders. What do they think of your idea and would they be supportive of it? After presenting the idea to your boss, present this employee support as evidence of your due diligence. If you're concerned that the boss might feel blindsided or pressured into liking or approving your idea because of "popular support", make it clear that you only shared the idea with others to get some feedback. Make sure that your boss knows that you respect their opinion and authority, and that they have the final say.
Be Open Minded
So you've pitched your idea to the boss: You have planned it out and you've gotten other people to support it. Then your boss says "I have a better idea." Don't panic. Just as you want your boss to keep an open mind about your idea, recognize that your boss might have their own ideas about what could or could not work. If your idea isn't immediately accepted, don't be discouraged. First, ask your boss about their idea. Become involved in it, be a sounding board. This will show that you are flexible, a great member of the team, and also that you can be trusted with more responsibility than you currently have.
After your meeting, ask your boss if there's anything that they could advise before you prepare your next pitch. Remember that, just because your idea got rejected doesn't mean it wasn't a good one. Sometimes there are realities that you don't know about. Maybe the company is already in the business of restructuring. Or maybe there just aren't the resources to move ahead with your idea at this time. Learn from this experience so you're better prepared for the next.
Standing out at work can be difficult. Remember that, even if your idea doesn't get accept, you'll have taken a proactive step in your career. You stood up and expressed your opinion and ideas. That kind of initiative stands out and will be remembered. Be brave!


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Picture Proof- Arsenal First January Signing Arrives London Ahead Of Big Move
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Arsenal will hold talks with Steven N'Zonzi after the Sevilla midfielder flew into London on Tuesday evening.
The former Stoke star was pictured walking through Gatwick Airport wearing a backpack, while a man pulled a large suitcase alongside him.
It is believed N'Zonzi is in the capital to visit his son, although the Premier League duo will take the opportunity to discuss a move with the out-of-favour Frenchman.
N'Zonzi is free to leave Sevilla after falling out with boss Eduardo Berizzo following his substitution during the 3-3 Champions League draw with Liverpool in November.
He has not played for the club since and earlier this month said: 'My future is clearly elsewhere than in Seville. The only thing that disappoints me is the manner in which this is ending.'
The France international has a buyout clause of £32.5million, although it is unlikely interested clubs would pay the full amount to sign him in January.
After a short clip of N'Zonzi strolling through Gatwick emerged on Twitter, an image purporting to be a chauffeur holding a card with the midfielder's name on also came to light on the social media website.
Speaking about N'Zonzi and the star's first visit to London earlier this month, Sevilla chairman Jose Castro said: 'His situation is due to a technical issue with the coaches and as with all the technical issues, he can change it. He travelled to London to visit his son with our permission.
'There aren't any offers to sign N'Zonzi. I can't talk about clauses or prices if we don't have an offer.
'We respect the decision of our coaches, he is training with team-mates but currently he isn't playing.'


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Pavan Technology Week is in progress at Miami
Food Tech Master
Pavan is giving this week three seminars at Miami convention center, involving 70 participants coming from the American food industry.
Lectures from Pavan R&D and technical dept, together with Dr. Popper (head of r&d at Muehlenchemie) are deepening both theoretical and practical issues related to the industrial processing of snacks, breakfast cereals, dry and fresh pasta.
Pavan Technology Week is a project developed by Food Tech Master, the Pavan school of food technology.


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Press Release
From: NASA Office of Inspector General
Posted: Monday, September 12, 2011
NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin today released a report that examined how well the Agency manages the $3 billion in grants its has awarded over the past 5 years to fund scientific research, scholarships, fellowships, and educational activities. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) review found that NASA does not have an adequate system of controls in place to ensure proper administration and management of its grant program.
The OIG reviewed grant awards worth $17.3 million and found that NASA has not established adequate policy or internal controls to effectively administer and manage the grant award process, review grant expenditures, or assess grantee performance. As a result, some grant funds are not being used for their intended purposes.
Specifically, we found that NASA:
- Awarded grants in lieu of contracts, contrary to Federal and NASA regulations and requirements;
- Awarded grants and grant supplements contrary to NASA requirements governing unsolicited proposals.
- Did not provide adequate oversight of the grantee's performance and expenditures; and
- Awarded unauthorized and unallowable grant supplements contrary to Federal and NASA regulations.
The nature of the weaknesses we identified leads us to believe our findings reflect systemic deficiencies in the administration and management of NASA's grant program.
The OIG identified three grant supplements totaling $410,191 for which a contract was the more appropriate procurement instrument because the grantee performed personal services that otherwise would have been performed by NASA employees or contractors for the direct benefit of NASA. Because procurement contracts are subject to statutory and regulatory requirements that generally do not apply to grants, use of an incorrect procurement instrument could intentionally or inadvertently bypass competition and other legal requirements.
We also found that NASA grant officers awarded $7 million in grants and grant supplements (43 percent of our sample) contrary to NASA requirements regarding unsolicited proposals. In particular, Goddard Space Flight Center improperly awarded 12 grant supplements totaling $1.3 million to the same grantee when it should have solicited proposals from the public. Additionally, Glenn Research Center improperly awarded $5.7 million for two education grants and 19 supplements to the same grantee when it should have solicited proposals from the public.
Finally, we identified $299,599 in unauthorized and unallowable expenditures in the grants we reviewed.
The OIG made nine recommendations to address the issues identified and to reclaim related questioned costs. Specifically, NASA needs to strengthen its policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure that proper award instruments are used consistently; grants are solicited and awarded in an open and transparent fashion; supplements are not used when new grants should be awarded; and grantees do not incur unauthorized and unallowable costs. NASA did not provide a formal response to the OIG's report prior to issuance.
The report can be found on the OIG's website at http://oig.nasa.gov/ under "Reading Room" or at the following link: http://oig.nasa.gov/audits/reports/FY11/IG-11-026.pdf
Please contact Renee Juhans at (202) 358-1220 if you have questions.
Renee N. Juhans
Executive Officer
NASA Office of Inspector General
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One of our primary objectives of corporate social responsibility is the environment. Businesses, both large and small, have a large carbon footprint. Any steps we can take to reduce these footprints are considered both good for the company and society as a whole. At Globe we ensure that we practice the 3 R's, reduce, reuse and recycle and take this very seriously. We also use filtered drinking water for all our employees and avoid the use of plastic bottles and cups. We use LED lighting in all our offices, stores and warehousing. We minimise the use of plastic and paper for our packing amongst other eco practices .
We also practice social responsibility by donating to local and international charity organisations. Whether it involves giving money or time, we believe strongly in giving back to the society.
By treating our employees fairly and ethically, we like to further demonstrate our corporate social responsibility. This is especially true since we operate in international locations with different labour laws than those in the United Arab Emirates. We also do our best to source our fabrics and materials from fair trade companies.
From the year 2020, we have introduced sustainable packaging and sustainable fabric for all our products. We Strive to deliver the best grade products and carefully source our packaging materials from companies that produce biodegradable and environment friendly alternatives.


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The Vampire Diaries Recap of "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
The Good, Bad, and Bloody Moments of The Vampire Diaries
In this week's episode of The Vampire Diaries, we say goodbye to two people: Bonnie and old Stefan. The group finally learns that Bonnie is dead, while Stefan is alive and well (as alive as a vampire can be anyway), and though he doesn't have any of his old memories, he does have a new attitude. There's a little bit of a spark between Stefan and Elena (it fits right in with what Qetsiyah told us last week about them being into to each other for all time), but so far, Damon and Elena are still going strong. Matt, on the other hand, finds out he's not crazy, there's just an Eastern European man living inside of him.
Ready to get to the good, the bad, and the bloody of this week's episode? Good, because we have to talk about New Stefan, the return of a long-lost character, and what that creepy college professor is doing to Caroline's new love interest. Let's discuss after the jump.
The Good
- Stefan has amnesia from Qetsaiyah's little brain-frying spell, but I don't hate that Original Recipe Stefan is gone; I like that memory-free Stefan is questioning everything. His reactions are spot-on; have you ever tried explaining The Vampire Diaries to someone who doesn't watch it? So confusing. Anyway, he doesn't forget that he's attracted to Elena (and easily deduces they were once together), and when they almost kiss, she has to admit that she's with Damon.
- Even though Stefan is upset with Damon and Elena, this could mean good things for Stefan and Caroline. She's the only one he trusts now, and they have some good shared moments — he even calls her hot! And she's going to help him not be the Ripper again. I'm telling you, this beautiful friendship has all the ingredients to be more.
- Poor body-snatched Matt tries to figure out his blackouts, so he sets up a camera, and it's so much worse than when you find out you ate all night because you were on Ambien. Gregor and his bad accent speak into the camera to tell Matt that he is Matt's passenger (shades of Dexter!) and that he'd better keep his knife safe. Alrighty then.
- With people really starting to wonder where Bonnie is, Jeremy has to admit that she's dead. Damon hugging Jeremy is good (I guess?), but I'm just glad it's out in the open. Now we can all move on. Her funeral — with Jeremy telling talking to Bonnie's friends for her — is pretty touching, though. And it brings back . . .
- Tyler! Tyler's back! Actually, I don't know how I feel about it. I didn't really miss him, but Caroline did, and I like her. Where has he been? What has he been doing? I need answers before I decide I'm glad he's back.
- Ooh, a little mystery to latch on to! After Stefan attacks Caroline's cute study date, Jesse, and then Caroline heals him, we see him with that weird professor, who discovers he has vampire blood in his system. And then he kills Jesse. What's Professor McWeirdo going to do with a new vampire?
The Bad
- It's hard to feel that bad about the Bonnie death news because we've known for so long. You're sad now, Elena, but we moved on and so can you.
- It feels wrong to talk so much about Stefan being the Ripper without Klaus being there to say it like, "RIPPAH." I miss you, Klaus!
The Bloody
- Points to Stefan for remembering how to attack a neck, but it's relatively tame. Come on, RIPPAH!
What did you think of this week's episode?


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The chart below will likely come as a surprise to most. It shows total nominal US defense spending, more importantly it shows that such spending has been rapidly declining since 2010. And while on the surface it is great news the US is becoming more "pacifist" (apparently mass killings using drones are relatively cost-effective) and the result for the US is even better as it means lower deficits, there is one person who is very unhappy with this outcome - Ben Bernanke.
Why is Ben unhappy? Simple - as a reminder, the only reason Ben is even contemplating tapering has nothing to do with the economy. After all the Fed chairman (and/or his successor) is willing to send the stock market into stratospheric overdrive and would be very happy to add not subtract from the monthly QE $85 billion notional since it means more "wealth effect" and thus brings the US closer to the "Keynesian successful endgame" (that the logic here is completely inverted is well known to all but the most die-hard Keynesian fanboys and is not in the scope of this article).
However, the fact that the gross US debt issuance is declining (if only until the demographic and healthcare crunch hits in 2015 and deficits explode once more) means Bernanke has less primary issuance to monetize. Were Bernanke to maintain his monetization run rate into a lower deficit regime, the Chairman would destabilize the liquidity in the already increasingly illiquid Treasury market in which the Fed now holds over 30% of all 10 Year equivalents and its holdings increase by 0.3% every week. This illiquidity is manifesting itself most directly in the "special" repo rates that have become a norm in the past few months especially in the 10 Year, and which indicate an ongoing shortage of TSY collateral.
Of course, there is a very simple and elegant solution to declining defense spending, one which has been used time and again in US history when the US government needed to provide the Fed with more securities (i.e. deficit) to monetize: war.
According to RT that, or rather its more politically correct equivalent "kinetic strikes", is what may be just over the horizon. RT reports that President Barack Obama is considering using military force in Syria, and the Pentagon has prepared various scenarios for possible United States intervention. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Obama administration is deliberating whether or not it should use the brute of the US military in Syria during a Thursday morning Senate hearing. Gen. Dempsey said the administration was considering using "kinetic strikes" in Syria and said "issue is under deliberation inside of our agencies of government," the Associated Press reported from Washington.
Dempsey, 61, is the highest ranking officer in the US military and has been nominated by Pres. Obama to serve a second term in that role. The Senate Armed Services Committee questioned him Thursday morning as part of the nominating process when Dempsey briefly discussed the situation in Syria.
The pre-story here is well-known to most: in a repeat fabulation of the Iraq "WMD" lie, the US and the entire developed world "found" Syria to have crossed a red-line when it used chemical weapons, despite subsequent reports that it was the Syrian rebels, aka Qatari mercenaries, who were the party responsible for chemical weapon use. No matter though: the public media campaign was hatched, and merely waited for the catalyst.
That catalyst may be imminent, although there is a substantial dose of skepticism this time around:
Pres. Obama said previously that the use of chemical weapons would cross a "red line" and likely trigger American intervention. When the White House concluded Assad had relied on chemical warfare, Rhodes said, "both the political and the military opposition . . . is and will be receiving US assistance."
That claim was met with skepticism, though. The Syrian Foreign Ministry called Obama's claims a "caravan of lies." Vitaly Churkin, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, later presented to the UN evidence supplied to his government that suggested the Syrian opposition fighters used chemical weapons.
With regards to foreign intervention, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said, "Providing arms to either side would not address this current situation." Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) and his father, former congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) have also cautioned the White House against aiding Syrian rebels.
"You will be funding today the allies of al Qaeda" by aiding Syrian rebels, Sen. Paul said in May.
On his part, the retired lawmaker from Texas insisted that the administration's lead up to possible intervention is "identical to the massive deception campaign that led us into the Iraq War."
That isn't to say the GOP is entirely opposed to taking any action. Although directly using the American military — either through boots-on-the-ground or unmanned aircraft — has been rarely discussed in public, Sens. John McCain (R-Arizona) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), two long-time leaders within the Republican party, have been relentless with efforts to equip opposition fighters.
"I don't care what it takes," Graham told Foreign Policy's The Cable earlier this year. "If the choice is to send in troops to secure the weapons sites versus allowing chemical weapons to get in the hands of some of the most violent people in the world, I vote to cut this off before it becomes a problem."
Other US officials have previously said Washington is considering implementing a no-fly zone above Syria, and last month the Pentagon left a fleet of F-16 fighter planes and its Patriot anti-missile system on the border of neighboring Jordan following a routine military drill.
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Amid an increasing clamor among President Bashir Assad's opposition for active U.S. involvement, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said during congressional testimony that he has provided President Barack Obama with options for the use of force. But he declined to detail those choices, saying "it would be inappropriate for me to try to influence the decision with me rendering an opinion in public about what kind of force we should use."
The remarks by the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman came after Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., asked him which approach in Syria would carry a greater risk: continued limited action on the part of Washington or more significant actions such as the establishment of a no-fly zone and arming the rebel forces with the weapons they need to stem the advance Assad's forces.
"Senator, I am in favor of building a moderate opposition and supporting it," Dempsey said. "The question whether to support it with direct kinetic strikes ... is a decision for our elected officials, not for the senior military leader of the nation."
The use of kinetic strikes, a military term that typically refers to missiles and bombs, "is under deliberation inside of our agencies of government," Dempsey said.
"There are a whole range of options that are out there," Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, said of the planning for military action in Syria. "We are ready to act if we're called on to act."
All of the above, of course, is smoke and mirrors. The ultimate decision will come not from Congress but from the Fed.
So what may have spooked Bernanke and the sudden reappearance of the Syrian war as a real and credible possibility?
Why, the economy of course. Only not its "improvement" but its recent (and ongoing) deterioration.
And since the taper is largely priced in, Bernanke is already contemplating how to reengage in the subsequent untapering should all hell break loose following a September tapering announcement prompting the Fed to reengage once more. However, for that to happen, US deficits would need to flow once more, as only then will there be the much needed copious primary issuance of debt that the Fed will need in order to resume monetizing at a fervent pace without impairing the liquidity characteristics of the bond market.
As for the downside? What are some irrelevant Syrian lives in the grand scheme of things, when the status quo's wealth must be preserved at all costs. Costs including the death of thousands of innocent civilian Syrians and/or other nationalities should the conflict just happen to spill outside the Syrian borders.


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The most natural way to practice Yoga
Anukalana means "Integration" and is an approach to the practice of Yoga and Meditation that relies on the ancient tradition of Tantra integrating elements of disciplines that share its aims and principles.
The Integral and integrated Yoga of Anukalana makes it possible to adapt this discipline to your constitution and personality resulting in a faster way to experience the benefits and the the transformations that these practices can lead when addressed naturally.
Anukalana Yoga is primarily the result of a long work of integration which allowed to regain an extremely fluid practice. The human body is made up of 75/80% of fluid matter and to move it respecting this nature makes it possible to multiply the benefits of asana practice in a fast way.
Anukalana is helping many people like you who seek a genuine and realistic way to practice Yoga, to break through the rigid and confusing schemes of the modern and overcome ancient dogmas, regaining contact with the true origin of the practices thanks to a natural approach.
Investigating the oldest disciplines we discovered that the fluid movement has always been at the base of Indian traditional practices such as Dance (natana), Yoga (asanas and vinyasa), martial arts (yaudha). Using the most recent discoveries in anatomy (studies on the fascia and biomechanics), we developed a practice that respects the body in all its systems and parts and opens the mind naturally thus preparing to meditation.
"Imagine feeling a single pleasant widespread feeling throughout the body at the end of the practice ..."
Practicing pratiyahara (withdrawal) at this point becomes easy and natural and transcending the body is easy allowing you to get into the deeper levels of the mind and meditate for long time with ease.


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Falling on Def Ears: Marketers Slow to Embrace HD Ads
Luddites could miss out on as much as $8.2 billion per year
If you own a television and take an interest in big-time sports, chances are you're intimately familiar with the Geico brand. From October 2010 to September 2011, the insurance provider invested $158.1 million advertising in televised sports, making it the sixth biggest spender in the space. And yet despite the magnitude of Geico's TV budget, none of its spots was produced in high-def.
Even a casual viewer will recognize that something's just a bit off with Geico's parade of Cockney geckos, aggrieved troglodytes and squealing pigs. For one thing, when the ads run in native HD programming, they're letterboxed, bracketed by a pair of vertical bars. For another, the picture quality isn't as sharp as the surrounding HD content.
Now, by no means is Geico alone in its adherence to the lesser standard-definition format. Marketers of all stripes continue to balk at producing high-def spots; so much so that the digital media-services company DG estimates that only 16 percent of all TV advertising is aired in HD.
Unfortunately, the HD blind spot could be costing advertisers a fortune in squandered impressions—as much as $8.2 billion per year, according to a new study from DG and the research firm Kantar Media.
After studying return path data culled from some 100,000 DirecTV households, DG and Kantar discovered that viewers are much more likely to stick with an HD spot than an ad shot in vanilla SD. All told, retention for HD spots was 18 percent higher than for standard-def spots, and that lift jumped as high as 28 percent when the ad in question was slotted in the "A" position of the commercial pod.
In the critical prime-time daypart, HD ads delivered a 12 percent lift over their SD counterparts.
The format issue appears to be especially relevant in the beverage and QSR categories, as HD spots for both delivered a 33 percent lift. And there's a correlation between stickiness and impact; per DG and Kantar's reckoning, QSR brands that produce their ads in SD risk leaving $895 million in impressions on the table.
"It comes down to wasted value," said Mike Caprio, svp, DG. "You're spending millions of dollars on media, millions on creative, hundreds of thousands on production, and then at the point where the customer will see all that work and all that investment … you're essentially turning them away."
It's not as if viewers aren't aware of the discrepancy. Nearly 50 percent of people surveyed said they could easily discern the difference between HD and standard content.
At present, nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of U.S. TV households have at least one HDTV set—up from just 28 percent in 2008. Approximately 82 percent of the programming on broadcast TV is offered in high-def, while 70 percent of national cable offerings are available in the format.
"The advertising business hasn't been as progressive as it should be in addressing the issue," Caprio said. "There has to be a cultural shift, and this [study] is a major step. For the first time we have a quantitative analysis of the true value of what is gained and lost."
Even so, it may take some time to get the most stubborn hardliners onboard with HD. "One major movie studio absolutely refuses to acknowledge that HD sells more tickets at the box office," Caprio said. "It's almost shocking to hear that from someone in that industry."


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How to Train Grape Vines on Ropes
The grapevines clamber over the trellis and fence, reaching ever upward for another support structure. Grapes (Vitis spp.) are rampantly growing vines that rapidly cover trellises, trees and houses. Hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 9, there is a variety suited for nearly every climate in the United States. To keep a grapevine under control, a sturdy trellis, wire or rope system and regular pruning are necessary, otherwise it may take over the garden.
Install a trellis system using wires or ropes. A sturdy old clothesline, with the classic T-shape posts and several parallel ropes extending from post to post, is ideal for grapevines.
Plant the grapevine next to the post. Dig the hole twice as wide and to the same depth as the rootball. Fill the hole with water and allow it to seep into the soil, then place the grapevine in the hole and backfill with soil. Tamp the soil gently and water the grapevine thoroughly.
Prune the grapevine back to two buds at the top of the stem. A vine will grow from each bud. Remove any vines growing below the graft or rising from the roots; these vines are from the rootstock and won't produce the same type of grapes as the grafted vine.
Tie the new vines to the post with soft plant ties. Grapevines climb with tendrils, you only have to guide it up the post to the ropes. Once the grapevine's tendrils have gripped the post and ropes, remove the plant ties.
Guide the two vines over the two outside ropes. Trim the vines as needed to keep them from growing into a tangled mass of vines.
Prune when the grapevine is dormant, in late winter or early spring. Remove the weakest vine entirely, cutting it at the vine's stem. Prune the stronger vine near the top of the post, leaving only two to four buds. When the buds sprout, train a vine along each rope, trimming as necessary through the spring and summer to keep the grapevine to a manageable size.
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- Keep all pruning tools, ropes and plant ties out of reach of children and pets.
- Cover an arbor or pergola with grapevines by training the vines up a post and over the top.
- Suspend ropes or wires over a patio, along a fence line or in front of an unsightly out-building for grapevines.
- If the ropes begin sagging due to the weight of the vines, a board with a V-shape cut in the top and wedged under the rope will keep the grapevine off the ground.
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'Design Innovations' is a series of articles looking at new and innovative developments in trumpet design as well as gadgets and tools that are designed to make our practice and performance easier. Next up in this series is Jaeger Brass…
I met Ivan Hunter of Jaeger Brass earlier this year at the ITG Conference in San Antonio, and was blown away by the extraordinary range of innovative and problem-solving trumpets that he can offer. Ivan has kindly shared his thoughts below, on a number of these designs, as well as the challenges that he has faced in designing and building these instruments:
" Jaeger Brass is my trumpet think tank. Here I perform everything from minor repairs to Johnny's school horn to complete design and building of professional level trumpets.
During the years of my career as a professional player I had always been frustrated by the deficiencies in the available instruments, and since moving to the US I had a chance to do something about it.
My background includes growing up in a do-it-yourself environment in New Zealand, including training in machining, and experience managing a manufacturing company in Australia. When I moved to the US I took a position as a brass repair technician, before becoming manager of the music store which catered mainly to schools.
During this time I created the Jaeger-Diamond trumpet and had these manufactured in Europe. We sold over 100 of these below cost to get them into the rental fleet – the toughest test! The quitting rate that year declined markedly – which we attribute to the ease of playability of these instruments.
Developments since those early Jaeger-Diamond days include the decoupling of the brace from the mouthpiece receiver to the bell, and the shortening of the foot of that brace to not overlap the insertion of the mouthpiece. Also we have developed a C trumpet which plays in tune (!) and are customizing some of our models to include genuine Bach bells when the player wants the playfulness of the Jaeger but must have the sound of the Bach.
When I needed a D trumpet at short notice (one Sunday morning) I built one from some Jaeger components and realized that the long unsupported bell needed some help. So I attached a small square of brass on the bell around about where one would expect to find a brace. I have showed this fix to other manufacturers and some have adopted it.
Quarter Tone Trumpets
I was sitting quietly in front of the fire one evening in November (we had a very long and cold winter that year!) when the phone rang. "Hey Ivan, my friend is visiting from the UK and he wants a quarter tone C trumpet. Can you make one for him?"
Well, what other answer is there but yes? Fools rush in and all that! I could not resist that challenge – especially as I can remember being enthralled by Don Ellis' recordings with Electric Bath in the 70s.
The idea was rolling around in my brain for a few days, I took out the calculator and started to figure out dimensions (more accurately I allowed Google to calculate 24th root of 2!). A quarter tone valve crook on a regular Bb trumpet is a similar length to a half tone crook on a piccolo trumpet. So I would not necessarily be re-inventing the wheel to get a slide crook. I was getting a few ideas, so that by the time the official enquiry arrived, I was off to a flying start.
To make a trumpet that is capable of playing quarter tones we need to add a valve. Previous versions of quarter tone trumpets that I have seen used 4 piston valves, somewhat like a 4 valve piccolo. I have two reservations about this configuration. One is that I do not have easy access to a 4 valve cluster in an appropriate bore size. The other issue is one I have in general with all 4 valve clusters: they are just too uncomfortable to hold. Yes you can hold them but the hand stretch is just too big.
So, if not piston, then rotor. A rotor would be much easier to install as these will mount in-line, and would be an after market modification able to be fitted to any regular trumpet. Pistons normally have inlet and outlet tubes offset from each other, so to retrofit a piston valve, either the tuning slide spacing would need to be altered or an S bend introduced into the tube leading to the added valve.
I sent specifications and requested quotations for such a rotor which would be compatible with our piston trumpet bore sizes to friends in Germany. Based on their replies I quoted my customer and promised to have the instrument ready to ship by mid summer.
There are three main options to the placement of this extra valve.
One option is in the bell tail, just after the first valve, actuated by the left thumb. My design of C trumpet has this tubing too short to be able to install a rotor.
Another option is to install it in the main tuning slide. This has the advantage of being removable but it adds too much extra weight to the slide, requiring some sort of locking system to stop the slide moving when the valve is operated. Typical locking devices (often a ligature clamp around the outer tubing) are normally detrimental to the response of the instrument.
The third option is to install the valve in the tubing between the main slide and the third valve. I was pleased that my customer wanted a fixed valve so we proceeded with this third option.
Probably the most difficult part of the exercise was the actuating lever. After many hours of deliberation and experimentation I arrived at a solution which received the ergonomic seal of approval, so I built this first Quarter Tone C trumpet and displayed it at the ITG conference prior to delivering it to my customer.
I was very proud to have completed this project within budget and on time, and am happy to offer Quarter tone Bb and C trumpets to our product line (special order) as well as offering Quarter tone retro-fits to any standard Bb piston trumpet.
Initial reaction from my customer:
The horn is going very well. I played it at my first gig on Friday and I am playing it again today – it works very well as an ordinary horn. I am practicing it through Caruso. 6 notes has become 12 notes! Its bxxxxy exhausting.
Ascending Valve Trumpets
I have since designed and built other 4 valve trumpets using this Hybrid system of 3 piston and one rotor. The first of these was our version of a concept which harks back to the early twentieth century from Merri Franquin. It is an ascending valve C trumpet – a C trumpet with a valve which raises the pitch to D. It is not a D trumpet (although it works very well at this!), but a C trumpet with a multitude of alternate fingerings allowing greater dexterity and pitch security.
There have been several other versions of ascending valve trumpets but they have always been very clumsy to operate. Our trumpet has the actuating lever exactly where the player's left index finger rests, making it very user friendly.
Once the ascending valve C/D was working well, I put my mind to an ascending valve Bb/C. This not only removes a couple of sharps and gives a plethora of alternate fingerings, but has a side benefit for the recreational player – they can play it as a Bb in concert band during the week, then go to church and play it in C reading directly from the Hymnal.
Extended Range Trumpets
I was asked to build an extension to allow a C trumpet to play the low F# of the Bb trumpet in pieces like the Shostakovich Piano Concerto. This I achieved by making an extended third slide with a rotor on the slide to add the extension. When I used this system in Shostakovich 5 it worked perfectly descending down all the way to low F#. But then I got brain fade and couldn't work out which finger to lift up to get the next note!
Resonance Enhancers for Trumpet
This latest product is one that I am extremely excited by: Resonance Enhancers for Trumpet. These fit most makes of trumpet, and, in the words of one of our beta testers:
For what you might spend on a beer and a burger, you get a permanent upgrade to your performance!
I started working on these early 2017 and finalized the production version in June 2018.
No, it is not snake oil! We are not really sure (although we have our suspicions) how and why they work, but would remind you that 'Absence of Proof' is not 'Proof of Absence'!
More to Come
Watch this space for more developments along the same lines as the Resonance Enhancers. I have started playing around with prototype designs – a new take on an existing idea. "
For further information please visit the Jaeger Brass website