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Plans for new downtown sex-positive shop receives thumbs up from industry veteran
By Angela Hart, Oakland Local/shades Magazine
Nenna Joiner was born and raised underneath the bright lights of Las Vegas, Nevada.
She refers to the famous strip as "downtown" naturally. Growing up under the luminous, sultry marquee that Vegas forms over the desert left a mark on the 35-year-old Oakland resident.
"Vegas is sex," she said. "But I didn't see anyone that looks like me growing up."
Today, Joiner is working with the city of Oakland, California, to open up a sex parlor just south of the old Fox Theater on Telegraph Avenue downtown — a move that supporters say will dramatically shift the East Bay's adult entertainment industry and attract business to the growing number of vacant storefronts downtown.
Joiner's shop, dubbed Feelmore, aims to bring greater visibility and sexual empowerment to all people of color — both women and men — who she says have been largely ignored by the market.
"Traditionally, adult entertainment has been dominated by white males," Joiner said. "You walk into a sex shop and you can look at the packaging and see who controls the market, white men."
Taking a note from sexual freedom trailblazer Joani Blank, who opened up the first Good Vibrations store in San Francisco in 1977, Joiner said Feelmore would not only offer sex toys and videos, but magazines, books and classes on safe sex and sexually transmitted diseases.
"I called up one place in Swan's Market because I saw there was a lot of vacancies, and the person on the other end of the phone was Joani Blank," Joiner said. "'Do you know who I am,' she said to me on the phone. 'I started Good Vibrations.'"
Since that phone call, Blank has been a mentor for Joiner, offering up advice and support on her business strategy and garnering public support for sex shops – a business that both acknowledge has strong opposition.
"I'm excited that Nenna's pursuing a store that caters to people of color," Blank said. "This is something I haven't seen before and I'm eager to see it. There's no doubt that some of the things that she's coming up against are some of the same things I encountered in my beginning."
Though Joiner has no doubt taken cues from Blank's Good Vibrations in the way of female empowerment and sexual expression, she differs in that she departs from solely the feminist movement.
"I want men to feel empowered to come in and shop for their wives or come in and shop for themselves and carry out the bag with some kind of pride, just like women do," Joiner said. "I believe Feelmore is going to be one of those stores that helps change that mold for both men and women."
On a recent day, Joiner sat atop a stool outside her future shop on the corner of 17th Street and Telegraph Avenue and petitioned passers-by for their opinion of a sex store in the neighborhood. Inside, old mannequin heads left from the wig store that was once there – Wigs by Tiffany – littered the floor. Paint peeled from the walls; cardboard boxes were strewn about.
Oakland resident Keba Konte, 44, passed by the store outside.
"What's this all about," he said.
Joiner explained her vision.
"I've been walking these streets and just talking to people and checking out the neighborhood. This would be a good store down here," she said.
"I'd support it," Konte said. "It's not seedy and it's not like it's some peep show."
Situated only a few blocks from Oaksterdam University – the country's first cannabis college – business leaders say Feelmore has the potential to bring more traffic to the Central Business District and perhaps draw more business to the vacant storefronts that are prevalent in the area.
"There's nothing downtown Oakland right now," said Fred Brown, who owns Rocsil's Shoe Company at 1701 Telegraph, right next door to Feelmore. "Business downtown has been slowly deteriorating over the past 20 years."
Brown also is Joiner's landlord.
"I think Feelmore will thrive, it seems like a viable operation," Brown said. "Oaksterdam is down here, but other than that, there's nothing."
Joiner has worked downtown Oakland for the past 11 years, first at Clorox Bleach, then at Chevron Federal Credit Union.
"I've seen an obvious gap in the market," she said.
When asked, Joe Haraburda, president and CEO of the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, would only comment on the general need for more business.
"All up and down California's coast, from Mendocino to Monterrey, business is suffering," he said. "It's simply a matter of people are not spending as much.
"It's essential that we work together, the chamber and the city, to create an environment that's friendly to new business," Haraburda added. "We need business; we need the jobs and we need the tax revenue."
Also following in the footsteps of Blank, Joiner is a trained sex therapist. She trained at San Francisco Sex Information — an organization that trains people to become sex educators and operates a free information and referral switchboard.
Joiner also has volunteered at the Citadel, a sex club in San Francisco. She has produced her own films and shot erotic photography of persons of color.
"I have a lot of people down here that are rooting for me because they know me," Joiner said. "People understand that we need to be training our eyes and making sure we have images out there that support people of color."
Currently, Joiner is in the process of securing her permits with the city's planning department. The area is zoned as a business and pedestrian zone, according to Joann Pavlinec, a planner with the city of Oakland.
With a change in ownership being granted by the city, Feelmore is expected to open this December.
"Sex should be out in the open," Joiner said. "And once it's out in the open, I think the barriers can actually drop and there can be a safe and positive dialogue.
"We don't have to move to an alley; we can move out of this hidden space where sex shops are seen as seedy."
Despite her success with Good Vibrations, Blank has one piece of advice for Joiner: "Don't quit your day job, this is a risky business."
"I think Feelmore can change the idea of sexual repression in the same way that Good Vibrations did," Blank said. "Positive sex has been really contagious over the last 40 years."
Originally published at oaklandlocal.com.


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St. Joseph woman, 66, dies in wrong-way crash on I-29 involving tractor trailer
One person is dead after a crash involving a tractor-trailer heading the wrong way along I-29 north of Platte City Wednesday night. It happened at approximately 9:09 p.m., in the northbound lanes of I-29 near the 24 mile marker. The Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report says the tractor-trailer driver was traveling south when he crossed the median and ended up in the northbound lanes. The report says as the tractor-trailer driver tried to turn around, a 2004 Cadillac hit the back of it. Cynthia Humphrey, 66, died from her injuries at the hospital. She was wearing a seat belt. The driver of the Cadillac was also taken to a St. Joseph hospital where he is being treated for serious injuries. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured. It is unclear why he crossed the median to begin with.


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Are you looking for a new church in the Dallas area? Emanuel Lutheran would love to have you join our family! We are a welcoming congregation! Everyone is invited to worship and Holy Communion each Sunday (10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.).
We open our arms and hearts to everyone and strive to help our visitors and new members feel at home in our congregation and community. As Emanuel's Pastor, I want to get to know you. And so do the caring and loving people of Emanuel.
Our congregation reaches out to the community in many ways – through our Food Pantry, Community Garden and through the use of our facilities. We are here to share the love of God and to help people grow deeper in faith through reading the Scriptures, participating in worship, practicing prayer, and sharing God's love.
Emanuel Lutheran has been in the heart of Dallas for more than 111 years. We've been through many changes because we live in a changing neighborhood. We are a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Northern Louisiana-Northern Texas (NT-NL) Mission Area.


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BSHS 422 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Relevant Film or Book Report
Select one of the following books or videos, or another appropriate one of your choosing, to use in preparing and presenting a written report on the delivery of behavioral health services to a culturally diverse population:
1. Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (book or film)
2. "Mi Familia/My Family" (film)
3. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (book or film)
4. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (book or film)
5. A Time to Kill ( film)
6. Crash (film)
7. "American Me" (film)
8. Save the Last Dance
9. 'O' (film)
10. Lean on Me (film)
View or read the book or film, keeping an eye on the cultural issues or problems portrayed in the work.
Write a minimum 5-page paper that proposes a plan for delivering culturally competent services to one of the characters (who is a member of a minority group studied in this course) appearing in the book or film that the team selects.
Develop specific culturally competent strategies to address those issues for the identified character. As this character's assigned human service worker, what plan would you develop for them if, for example, they suffer from acculturation issues and face alienation from his or her family or if they are depressed, anxious, have substance abuse issues, anger management issues or have other mental health or social problems? Consider all of the issues present that this character is faced with and create a comprehensive culturally sensitive treatment plan. Include detail of how the services you are recommending are culturally competent.
Explore the richness of cultural diversity in the setting of the film or book, as well as, the benefits...


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Cozy, Detective, or Amateur Sleuth – contemporary or fantasy – these six short stories will keep you guessing right up to their quick end.
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– A ghost who has to arrange her own scene-reenactment just to find out how she died.
– How a writer helps a woman find out why she is so sad all the time – from a diner bar stool.
– A private investigator assigned to find out the secret of nurses who can cure the incurable – but then becomes a patient when he breaks quarantine to save another's life.
– A detective who is ordered not to solve a perfect death.
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– The Case of the Walkaway Blues by J. R. Kruze & S. H. Marpel
– The Spirit Mountain Mystery by S. H. Marpel & C. C. Brower
– The Tunnel People by R. L. Saunders
– Death by Advertising by J. R. Kruze
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IT'S HARD DETECTIVE work when you could only interview through thick glass while wearing a hazmat suit.
It's worse when you're trying to find out why someone is healing the terminally ill and being very successful at it.
Because since this one nurse took over, people had quit dying.
But the hospital wouldn't let them out of quarantine. Until my investigation was complete.
No pressure.
The problem was how I was getting paid. All in cash, Random serial numbers, unmarked and used bills. Occasionally someone included a note, printed out by a laser printer on common paper stock. No fingerprints on anything. Completely anonymous.
And all I wanted was they stay off my back if they wanted to keep it that way.
Because this coin had two faces. Let me do my job finding what you asked me to, or I'd find out the flip side as well.
That was the message I sent the last time I got a note from them with advice on it. And no more notes since.
I told them three weeks. Period. I'd solve it or give them their money back. Minus expenses.
No notes since. And I had under a week left, with no leads. Yes, I was getting a bit nervous.
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"Like father, like son," goes the saying. In healthy father-son relationships, it's usually pretty much true-- from Cal Ripken ...
"Like father, like son," goes the saying. In healthy father-son relationships, it's usually pretty much true-- from Cal Ripken Jr. following his father onto the Orioles, to my dad and I having similar senses of humor. And so it is with Moreno and Caetano Veloso. Caetano, the elder, is a veritable legend in Brazil, one of the most important musical forces in his country for the last 35 years, and a master of his art. And now, up steps his son Moreno to the plate, looking ready to take on his father's mantle after only a single album.
It's fitting that the opener of Moreno's debut album should be a song co-written with his father. "Sertao (Outback)" is a flawlessly beautiful song about the peacefulness that music can induce (the lyrics are printed in both Portuguese and English, translated by Arto Lindsay), and Moreno handles acoustic guitar and cello with equal facility. What's even more impressive than his playing, though, is his voice, which hovers over the entire album like some sort of weightless object. Not only has he inherited his father's gift for effortless melody, but his tenor is also imbued with Caetano's sturdy character. That said, though, Moreno doesn't sound exactly like his father and seems to have worked rather diligently to develop a style that's uniquely his own.
At the other end of the album, "Sertao" is complemented by what is possibly the prettiest thing I've heard all year: a simple, straight-forward cover of the Morey/Churchill song, "I'm Wishing," originally featured in Disney's 1937 release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The arrangement is extremely simple-- only Moreno's voice, backed the sparse piano playing of another son of a Brazilian legend, Daniel Jobim. The lyrics alternate between the original English and Portuguese translations, and the music is played out of time, drawing out some phrases and shortening others for maximum impact. Stripped of its original maudlin arrangement and pretense, it's an incredibly moving song, closing the album on an unself-consciously pretty note.
Between those two songs, Moreno and his collaborators (the +2 after his name are two extremely talented guys listed only as Domenico and Kassin) pull out basically every stop, combining traditional Brazilian sounds with everything from buzzing synth bass to theremins swarming around the edges of "Das Partes (of Parts)." If the bookends of Music Typewriter are designed to move your heart, then much of what lies in between is meant to move the rest of you.
For proof, look no further than "Arrivederci," with its buoyant rhythms, scratchy guitar and ridiculously funky bass parts. If your head isn't bobbing by the time you hit the first shout chorus, you must be dead. It's also one of a few songs where Moreno pulls out his trumpet, yet another instrument he seems born to play. "Enquanto Isso (Meanwhile)" busts out another funky groove, combining programmed drums with Domenico's able kit playing, and layering tumbling Portuguese guitars on top. Kassin's bass duels with the synth while Moreno's vocals soar several thousand feet above.
One of the less noticeable differences between Moreno and his father (to English speakers, anyway) is that Moreno's lyrics rarely enter political territory the way Caetano's so often do. Whereas Caetano's latest album, Noites do Norte, focuses fully half of its songs on Brazil's legacy of slavery, Music Typewriter's lyrics remain fully content to dwell on more personal issues. Moreno's particularly adept at filling his songs with intense visual imagery and thoughtful discourse on the tried-and-true subject of love.
At 28 years of age, and with only one album under his belt, it's hard to say whether or not Moreno Veloso's career will ever reach the breadth or importance of his father's, but it seems unfair to judge him on that now. Instead, I'm willing to take Music Typewriter for what it is: an excellent and very promising debut from a young artist who seems destined for great things.


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Adam Peaty added more lustre to his reputation as perhaps the world's most dominant swimmer when he smashed his own 100 metres breaststroke world record in 57.00 seconds while winning the European Championships gold medal.
The 23-year-old Englishman on Sunday knocked 0.13 seconds off his own record set at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 -- the fourth time he has set a new mark in the discipline in which he has been unbeaten for four years.
"It's incredible. I wasn't targeting the record at all," said Olympic champion Peaty after winning his ninth European long course title.
"When I entered the pool, I felt the passion and the flow. When I touched the wall, I didn't see the time properly and needed some moments to realise but once I got it, it was an amazing feeling."
Peaty had threatened to come close to his mark, though, after two brilliant swims in the heats and semi-final on Friday and though he touched at halfway in the final in a swift 26.65 seconds, it still looked as if the record might be just out of reach.
Even after touching the wall, he could hardly believe what he had achieved, shouting "no way!" The victory was so dominant that the silver medallist, Peaty's British team mate James Wilby, was 1.54 seconds adrift.
It felt particularly sweet for Peaty as the championships venue, the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, was where his remarkable career took off when he won Commonwealth Games gold in 2014.
"It started in this pool. Oh my God, I cannot believe that," he said, having bounced back from his first setback for four years when he lost the 50 metres breaststroke final at this year's Commonwealth Games in Australia.
"Sometimes, you've got to have a bad race to realise how much you love the sport. I was just too tense, I just wasn't me (at the Commonwealths)."
In all, this was Peaty's 17th major championship title and he has the chance to add three more at these Championships.


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Veteran Bulldogs back-rower Frank Pritchard would've hated to see the club's large of crop of young talent depart Belmore, thus why he made the decision to head overseas with a year left on his contract to link up with Hull FC.
A selfless decision, Pritchard said signing a two-year deal to see out his career in the English Super League was for the betterment of the Bulldogs and his much-adored teammates.
"I've been speaking to the club throughout the year and the two parties came to an agreement in what we thought was best for both of us. It will allow them to free up the cap and look after the younger boys in the team as well so it's good," Pritchard said.
"I wouldn't like to see Moses Mbye play at another club. Same goes Josh Jackson and Dave Klemmer. They have a good bunch of young boys coming through here but it's unfortunate there's not enough money in the salary cap to keep them so if [me leaving] meant freeing up the cap to keep those guys then so be it."
"I've taken Moses under my wing a little bit, and he's starting to come out of his shell so much now, but he's a good young kid. He's been awesome for the club and they need to do everything they can to keep him."
At the very most, Pritchard has nine games left with the Bulldogs – that is of course if the Dogs can force their way into the grand final – and the Campbelltown City junior was hopeful of having one last big run in the NRL, mainly because England was the only option for the 31-year-old.
"I couldn't run amok against the Bulldogs, brother," Pritchard laughed. "I've grown to love it here. The fans and the club welcomed me with open arms and it's been awesome.
"England was the best option for me to go over there to play and travel but I still have a couple more games so I'm just going to go hard.
"We have a tough one this week so it's just one step at a time but yeah, unfortunately it's coming to an end but every good run does. It'll mean the world [to have one last big run]. Everyone wants to win a premiership so I'll try everything I can to get there."
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Sony has announced a new smartphone in its Xperia line-up. Dubbed the Xperia ZR, it is set to be a waterproof handset and is equipped with a powerful camera, which seems to make the phone useful to those who might want to capture underwater video.
Visually, the Xperia ZR has quite a bit in common with the current Xperia Z and ZL, with the circular lock button on the middle of the side of the device, the volume rocker below that and a dedicated camera button near the bottom.
It sports a 4.6-inch HD reality display and is powered by Sony's own Mobile Bravia engine 2, which the company claims uses the same contrast enhancement technology that is present in Sony's range of Bravia TVs. The display panel is an OptiContrast panel, which is said to reduce reflections.
The Xperia ZR is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor by Qualcomm. It also has 4G LTE capabilities. The performance on the handset should be good thanks to the the powerful processor along with 2GB of RAM.
Other than being another typical high-end smartphone, the main selling point of the Xperia ZR is the IP55 and IP58 certification. This means that the handset is waterproof and dustproof; it can be kept submerged in up to 1.5 metres in fresh water for up to 30 minutes.
On the camera front, it is equipped with a 13 megapixel camera with Sony's Exmos RS for mobile sensor. This allows the phone to capture both videos and photos using high dynamic range (HDR). The burst mode on the camera can capture an unlimited number of images at 15 frames per second.
On the software side of things, one can expect the same things that is found in Sony's other high-end offerings, such as the Xperia Z and the ZL. It has Sony's own Walkman music player that gives access to all your downloaded music. There is also the Music Unlimited app, which gives access to a library of around 20 million songs. Similarly, the Videos Unlimited app gives access to a library of more than 150,000 movies and TV shows.
The Xperia ZR is expected to hit store shelves in Q2 of 2013 and will be available in black, white, pink and mint colour options.


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Why are Python strings immutable?
There are several advantages.
One is performance: knowing that a string is immutable makes it easy to lay it out at construction time — fixed and unchanging storage requirements. This is also one of the reasons for the distinction between tuples and lists. This also allows the implementation to safely reuse string objects. For example, the CPython implemenation uses pre-allocated objects for single-character strings, and usually returns the original string for string operations that doesn't change the content.
The other is that strings in Python are considered as
elemental as numbers. No amount of activity will change the value 8 to anything else, and in Python, no amount of activity will change the string "eight" to anything else.
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Hi! I'm glad you like the game, thanks a lot for sharing your video :) I'm always interested in watching people play a Road to Awe. Don't hesitate if you have suggestions for improvements.
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Your welcome! It is a really relaxing game but maybe need a little bit improvement on the control, I hope the best for your games :D
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Hi! The controls have been updated, as described in this post: https://lectronice.itch.io/a-road-to-awe/devlog/3173/updated-controls
You can now hold the left and right mouse buttons to move in the direction you're looking at. I hope you'll like it :)


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If you have been seeing a change in Gmail open rates recently, it's not your imagination. Google has been hard at work behind the scenes and as a result, it is more important than ever to pay attention to email marketing best practices.
Best Practices or Bust
In March, Gmail made some changes to their spam algorithm. No one can pinpoint exactly what was changed or improved, but many email marketers are subsequently feeling the pinch. Once I found out about these changes, I immediately started to look at some email sends on the iContact platform. I soon saw a pretty clear indication of the impact of these algorithm changes.
Clients that have been following email marketing best practices and better yet, have been working closely with their iContact Strategic Advisor to optimize their email campaigns, have not seen any negative impact to their email marketing. On the other hand, clients who have not heeded the message of maintaining good list hygiene practices or are not targeting subscribers with personalized and relevant messaging, are now seeing less positive results with their campaigns.
In short: Gmail is now doubling down on engagement and that is very much affecting the inbox. For a long time, we have known that if someone frequently engages with your emails, there is a much better chance that subsequent emails will continue to go to the inbox for that particular subscriber. With these recent changes, we are now noticing that a sender's overall engagement rate with Gmail can affect inbox placement as a whole.
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This Return Path blog article acknowledges the changes:
In practice, deliverability problems are frequently based on many reputation factors (including engagement), and many of these factors are applied to all mail coming from a sender. Starting in March 2016, many marketers started to see dramatic drops in inbox placement at Gmail based on what are believed to be changes to Gmail's filtering algorithms. A review of millions of Gmail mailboxes indicated that among those mailboxes that had "new" delivery issues were many mailbox that had significant activity with the sender.
The article goes on to debunk the myth that the ESP is solely responsible for email inbox deliverability:
Email service providers (ESPs) can provide guidance on how to address (and, better, avoid) delivery problems. However, most of the decisions and actions that drive delivery problems are made by the email marketer (or other people in the marketer's organization). The ESP is typically not in charge of list acquisition practices, design of the "customer journey," decisions on list hygiene, and many other factors that determine inbox placement.
Looking at data from tens of thousands of senders that send via top ESPs shows some marketers with good deliverability and others with poor deliverability across each ESP. It's not the ESP, it's the marketer that determines inbox placement.
Now What?
Armed with this information, what is a marketer to do? First, you need to make sure that you are maintaining good list hygiene practices to rest, re-engage, or remove non-engaged subscribers. Keeping your list healthy and responsive is an important way to improve your inbox placement. Next, and just as important, you need to make your emails more attractive and engaging.
Just Ask
One way to maintain engagement with your subscribers is to simply ask! Use the email preheader to grab their attention and then ask subscribers to add you to their address book or mark the message as priority. Here's one example:
Give Them a Reason to Open
Consider using incentives to encourage subscribers to open or click. Contests, coupons, or even quizzes can provide that little "extra" motivation to click on your email. Here are a couple of examples:
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Lastly, the ultimate form of engagement is to get a subscriber to reply to your email. Here is a quick mock-up I created as an example:
By getting someone to reply, you are showing Gmail that your recipients are very much engaged. You can create a "From" email address to collect the replies and then automatically engage with your responders with a follow-up email. Your call to action can simply be a reply with some short thank you text and a link to your website, a special offer, or even a coupon code to thank them for staying with you. Remember, engagement works both ways.
Remain Alert and Keep Your Campaigns on Track
Gmail's algorithms will continue to pose challenges for all email marketers. Google is not going to go out of its way to offer up hints on how to navigate their processes and it is up to every email sender to follow best practices to keep email campaigns performing at the highest possible level. You can read more about other factors that affect the Gmail Inbox in this blog post.
I hope this article will encourage you to engage in a more effective way with your Gmail subscribers. Put your own flavor on your campaigns and have a little fun with your email marketing. Remember, great emails, get great inbox placement.


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What To Expect After a Root Canal
Root canal treatment is generally a very successful treatment. Over 90% of the time a tooth treated with a root canal will heal up and be just fine. However there are post op issues that need to be addressed.
Some things you may experience after your root canal is complete:
Discomfort: some discomfort is to be expected. Root canal therapy is a form of surgery, and surgery is usually followed by some soreness. Most of the time this discomfort will be moderate to minimal, but about 10% of root canals will be sore exquisitely tender for a 1-3 days. If your tooth was abscessed prior to treatment, it will probably take longer to become comfortable. Most of the time the post-operative pain from a root canal can be managed with over the counter medication. Studies show that taking 400mg ibuprofen and 500mg Tylenol every 4-6 hours is the most effective pain control regimen.
Tenderness to Biting Pressure: This is one of the most common post-operative consequences of a root canal. Not everyone experiences it, but if you do, it may last up to 3 or 4 weeks. Be patient and it almost always goes away. However, in the future, you may still feel sensations in a tooth that has had a root canal. This is not uncommon. While there is no longer a nerve inside your tooth, the ligament that anchors your tooth root to the jawbone is still in place and has feeling. Some people may always have a slight amount of tenderness when they bite down very hard. This seems to be especially true if the tooth was cracked prior to treatment.
Restoration of the tooth: most teeth that need root canals will need a crown or some sort of bonded restoration to give the tooth it's strength back. Teeth treated with root canals can be especially brittle and prone to fracture; this means restoring your tooth is especially important. You may leave with a temporary restoration after your root canal, but these are only designed to last a few weeks, and it is vital that you return for a definitive restoration soon to protect the tooth and your investment. Also, just because your tooth has had a root canal, it doesn't mean it can't decay any more, so it is important to continue your regular cleanings and dental care.
We hope this gives you a good idea of what to expect following a root canal, and we thank you for trusting us for your dental care.
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Jen Atkin's celebrity hair resume is wild. Her clients include women like Kendall Jenner, Chrissy Teigen, Kim Kardashian, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid… This list goes on for as long as you're willing to scroll. In addition to her day job (or night job, depending on what time the red carpet call time is set; and speaking of red carpet, she sewed a veil to client Bella Hadid's "head" for The 2018 Met Gala), she's the creative director of Mane Addicts and has her own product line, Ouai. This is all well and good and amazing, but what about her hair? Below, she answers that very question.
How did you get into hair styling? And how did that transition into working with a celebrity clientele?
I've always loved doing hair. I was obsessed with Natalie Imbruglia's short haircut in her "Torn" music video when I was a teenager in Utah, but no one could give me the cut I wanted. So I went to the store, bought a pack of shaving razors, and starting cutting my own hair. Soon I was cutting all my friends' hair in my parent's garage. After high school, I drove to California with only $300 and my Honda Civic hatchback. I called all the salons in Allure's beauty directory until finally someone returned my call and I started working as a receptionist at Estilo Salon in Beverly Hills. I remember running out to feed meters for Bette Midler and I was so excited. After a while, I met Andy Lecompte and started assisting him right before he went on tour with Madonna, so I ended up styling all the dancer's hair and traveled the world!
What about your profession do you think people might find surprising?
How much prep time is required for certain looks and how, as a result, we have to be quick on our feet. Lots of times we are rushed.
If you weren't a hair stylist, you would be…
A deejay! Or a lounge singer.
What is it about doing hair/having your hair done that builds such a bond and allows for so much trust?
Being a hairstylist is like being a therapist. We're in people's homes, in their faces, starting the day off with them. We're in such an intimate position. We know everyone's secrets. If I were in their shoes, I'd want somebody who was trustworthy and somebody who had my back.
Who did your current hairstyle?
I went to Anh Co Tran at RamirezTran Salon. I'm usually the one pressuring my clients to make the change so it was refreshing to be put in the hot seat.
What's your daily hair routine and how long does it take? Do you do something different for special occasions?
The key to low-maintenance styling starts with your tools. I hate the misconception that beautiful hair takes all day to achieve. It's not true! You don't need a glam squad to look your best. I tell all my clients and followers that the Dyson Supersonic is key for quick-styling because it's so smart. [Ed note: Jen Atkin is US Ambassador for the Dyson brand.] The focused airflow cuts down on styling time, the nozzles are easy to change and it's temperature self-monitors so that it never causes heat damage.
In the same way, every single OUAI product is created specifically for the "girl-on-the-go." I usually spray OUAI Leave In before I blow dry. If my hair is oily I use OUAI Dry Shampoo Foam and if I need texture I add OUAI Dry Texture Foam to my ends and work my way up. I swear you'll have the best hair of your life, smell amazing and be out in five minutes or less.
If you had to select ONE item from your line — your desert island product — what would it be?
My one desert island hair product is probably the OUAI Wave Spray. Sea salt can dry out your strands, but OUAI Wave Spray actually uses rice protein to create texture in the hair instead of salt. Your strands will love it.
Before you started OUAI what was your go-to hair product?
I'm still a pro hairstylist and use everything! I currently love and use Christophe Robin Prickly Pear Balm, Balmain Session Strong Hairspray, BLEACH hard AF Hairspray and Rita Hazan's Root Concealer.
Favorite drugstore hair product?
A toothbrush! I use one to tame fly-aways. All you need to do is spray a little hairspray on the toothbrush and brush down any stray hairs along the part and hairline.
I also like DIY masks to hydrate hair. My favorite natural/household items for DIY masks: egg yolk, avocado, olive oil, coconut oil, beer — all to be used individually, not mixed.
Have you gone through a bunch of hair phases or had the same hair your whole life?
I have always loved changing my hair, but I went through a long hair phase for quite some time. It's so fun to play with different short styles on myself now — when I have time to fit in a haircut.
When do you hate your hair?
When I haven't washed it in days.
When do you love it?
On the second day.
Who has your favorite hair in the world and what's your personal dream hair?
Sade. My dream hair would be healthy and effortless.
When people come to you to get their hair done, how do you prefer they show up to the chair?
With their hair styled as they normally wear it is best; that way they're able to have a better consultation and customize the cut according to how they wear it every day.
What type of hairstyle is most frequently requested?
Textured lobs, and I've been seeing a lot of girls request bobs, too!
What's your stance on bangs?
I'm currently loving bangs with a shaggy cut. Bangs are so versatile and frame the face so well!
Tell me about a standout hair-related memory (weirdest, funniest, most memorable)…
Bella [Hadid] walking down the Spanish Steps at the Bulgari Goldea Roman Night launch was one of my favorite moments. I also loved Kendall [Jenner] last year at the Cannes Film Festival and Chrissy [Teigen] from the Met Ball a few years ago… Kim [Kardashian] in Cannes a couple of years ago. So many memorable moments, I can't choose just one!
If you've caught the hair bug, not to be confused with a hairball, you can read about Tiffany's hair, Solange's hair, Sarah's hair, Amelia's hair, Erica's hair, Nell's hair, Shiona's hair, Simone's hair, Arabelle's hair and Megan's hair after that.
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Liverpool are in the hunt for Spanish Under-21 international striker Rodrigo Moreno.
The Reds are clearly anticipating being in the Champions League next season and are beginning to plan accordingly by plotting top-class purchases in their summer recruitment drive.
Brendan Rodgers has already admitted that he is planning for a season taking on Europe's elite, admitting "it attracts a different type of player... I think [qualification] is very important and hopefully it will be this year."
But what do we know about Benfica forward Rodrigo?
We got Ed Malyon to take a look at the Brazilian-born star :
1. Rodrigo has already been bought once this season. The forward was purchased for from Benfica in a £25million third-party deal on deadline day in January and is now owned by Meriton Capital Limited. This company is linked with Singaporean businessman Peter Lim, new owner of Spanish club Valencia.
2. Despite sounding complicated, this is fairly common practise in Portugal and Latin America but it means that Rodrigo is VERY likely to move this summer as it's unlikely that his value will further appreciate playing in the Liga ZON Sagres.
3. Manchester City and Manchester United have both watched Benfica in recent weeks , but similarly Italian giants Milan and billionaires Monaco are standing by.
4. The 23-year-old is capable of playing anywhere across the front three, but is most comfortable coming inside from the left or playing as the central forward.
5. (In)famously Rodrigo spent a not particularly fruitful period on loan at Bolton Wanderers as a youngster, but since joining Benfica he boasts 24 goals in 40 league starts.
6. His international record is outstanding! Despite never making the full Spain squad (hard to blame him with the current competition) he has netted 15 times in 16 under-21 games, playing in the final as the Spanish won the European u-21 championships in 2013.
7. He is very left-footed. Rodrigo could do with some work on his weaker side, it let him down once against Spurs in the Europa League, and was very obvious in his goal when he opened up his body to curl it in with his stronger foot (that said, it was still a nice strike).
8. Liverpool would most likely use him out wide. While Brendan Rodgers has successfully experimented with a 4-4-2 diamond, Rodrigo's most comfortable fit alongside Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez would probably see the Uruguayan shifted out to the left. He'd also provide vital but top-quality cover when one of the SAS needed resting.
9. Benfica's style means he'd probably fit in quite well. The Eagles ' fluid attacking style ravaged Tottenham's defence on Thursday night, and his versatility means that like many of the Reds' current attackers, he will be able to play in a variety of positions.


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Townsfolk observed the three minutes' silence at 11am as part of a day of mourning to remember the thousands who died at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the passengers on the jet which crashed near Pittsburgh.
The normally busy town centre streets were empty of cars, while pedestrians bowed their heads, alone in their private thoughts.
The Union flags at Shute End and the Town Hall flew at half-mast, as did Wokingham Town Council's yellow House Flag.
Wokingham's firefighters paused to remember those who died, including their US colleagues who were trapped in the World Trade Center when it collapsed.
A book of condolence was opened in the civic offices at Shute End, to give residents the opportunity to express their sympathy to the American people. One of the messages ended with 'God Bless America', while others expressed grief and shock at the destruction and the heavy loss of life in the American cities.
Wokingham MP John Redwood extended his sympathies to all touched by the attack and pledged his support to people in the constituency who may have lost loved ones or friends.
Cllr David Swindells, chairman of the district council, said: "The deeply upsetting events in America have horrified our nation and my condolences go to everyone who has been affected, particularly families, friends, colleagues and the emergency services."


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I included these on this week's Monday Maize Likey List and yesterday I was able to make a few.
My version is different as I ditched the spoons.
I didn't see the need to take that extra step since the flower petals naturally curl around the tea light on their own.
I used $Tree tea lights (3 in a package) and flowers.
Dismantle the flower and cut them up so you just have petals.
Glue the inside petal portion of the flower first because they're smaller.
Just keep gluing them around alternating the center of each petal.
Then glue on the larger petals.
These are great decorations and would be beautiful at a wedding reception.
Just so ya know, each tealight has approximately 60 hours of battery life.
I love mine and will certainly make more!


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sweetmusic_27 asked about: 1. Filk 2. Waltzing 3. Garth Nix 4. Scotch 5. Gadgetry
Filk: I first encountered filk when I first encountered fandom -- at a NYC Ferry meeting in '91. (Thanks, Sam!). It was easily -- beyond the prospect of like minds -- the strongest attractor to fandom, and I started attending evening filks as soon as I started attending cons. Some years later (98? 2000? something like that), I finally started writing filks of my own.
Waltzing: I made a lot of attempts at learning waltzing growing up -- but I don't think I -really- learned to waltz until Susan de Guardiola started teaching it in NYC at Elegant Arts, breaking down the footwork down to individual steps. At this point, I'm very comfortable in two distinct waltzes (circular waltz and victorian "New waltz"), a bunch of variations to those, and can waltz with nearly everyone. Waltz variations are a lot of fun -- but really, it's all about the spinning. And the embracing, of course.
Garth Nix: I first encountered Nix's work when the Sabrael trilogy was nominated for the Mythopoeic award. And it was wonderful; dark, lyric fantasy with the mix of the urgent and the divine that marks literary descent from Tolkien, contained within a profoundly original world. Naturally, I sought out his other works as soon as I had some free reading time. Some left me cold, while others (like the Keys to the Kingdom books) are wonderful enough that I'm just waiting until they're complete. The world needs more Nix filk!
Scotch: I'm not quite sure when I decided I liked scotch. That said, fandom is an ideal place for experimentation, so certainly by '95, I was a confirmed scotch drinker when I was drinking recreationaly (is there any other kind of drinker?). I like the warmth it brings, moving around my mouth, the smoothness as the various flavors merge, and the variety between different varieties of scotch. While I've occasionally tasted some of the -really- good stuff, I tend in my own purchases to favor stuff costing less than $70 a bottle, and while I'll happily drink something a bit harsh like a young Macallan or peaty like Laphraig, what I'll usually order in company outings or in "I want a bottle so I can bring flasks of this to cons" are good highland scotches.
Gadgetry: I didn't grow up as a deprived child -- but I did grow up with parents who weren't hugely into presents, going to school on the upper east side (where most of the parents were substantially more affluent than mine). This meant I -did- grow up wanting toys; little handheld games, computers, all those stuff that was easily available in the early 80s, but not so much if one was economizing. This meant that when my own means got to the point where it was worthwhile, I slowly (because a personal habit of economy does take a lot of time and effort to break) started buying gadgets that appealed to me. At home, I've got a PS3 (and a surrounding AV system with surround system and an LCD screen), a couple of shuttle desktops (one of them I've even finally gotten working and have ubuntu on), and misc useful or useless gadgetry. On my person, I keep a G1 phone (latest in a long line of both handheld computers and electronic phones; this one is both), a leatherman (actually, this comes down to my father, who typically carried a swiss army knife), a digital camera, a snap-on keychain (this is because I'm a flake who'd lose my keys if they weren't tied on), and when I own one, an MP3 player (Phone sorta serves that purpose, except that its miniscule battery life makes it hard to rely on).
So, you know the drill. Ask me more stuff if you like and I'll see if I can answer it -- or ask for words and I'll see what I can do!


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Pot, Inc.: Inside Medical Marijuana, America's Most Outlaw Industry (Hardcover)
Greg Campbell, coauthor of the bestselling Flawless and Blood Diamonds, presents a compelling, close-up investigation of a hot-button topic: America's schizophrenic attitude to the legalization of pot. Campbell, a suburban father whose biggest vice is a cold beer, seems like the last person who would grow weed in his basement. But his attitude changed in 2009, when his home state of Colorado led the nation in mainstreaming medical marijuana. Watching with fascination as above-board and financially thriving dispensaries popped up everywhere, Campbell wondered, "Why not me?" Pot, Inc. chronicles Greg's journey into DIY ganjapreneurialism, as he learns how to cultivate marijuana, examines America's often unduly harsh laws, and unearths ignorance about pot's centuries-old therapeutic value--ignorance the government is desperate to maintain. Along the way, he also gains a very personal insight into the drug's medicinal value that shapes his opinion about legalization.
About the Author
GREG CAMPBELL is the author of "Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History" (a "Denver Post," "Globe & Mail," and "Library Journal" bestseller), "Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones" (the source material for the Leonardo DiCaprio movie of the same name), and "The Road to Kosovo: A Balkan Diary." Campbell is also an award-winning journalist whose his writing has appeared in "The Wall Street Journal Magazine," "The Economist," "The""San Francisco Times," "Paris Match," and "The Christian Science Monitor," among others. He lives in Fort Collins, CO.
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Praise for FLAWLESS:
"Like a diamond, this true-life caper is clear, colorful, and brilliant." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Fans of caper books and movies will be in seventh heaven here. ...A must-read for true-crime fans." --Booklist (starred review)


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Phthalates are basically esters of phthalic acid and they are chiefly employed as plasticizers that ultimately make the plastics more flexible, transparent, and long lasting. They are employed in the production of various common products, and are finally released into the surrounding. The most extensive employment of phthalates is as plasticizers in PVC. Other than that, phthalates also play a major part in the production of other products like paints and glues.
There are numerous varieties of phthalates among which Diallyl phthalate is one. Diallyl phthalate is a transparent liquid, less sticky in nature and either they don't possess any color or they appear in light yellow. C14H14O4 is believed to be the molecular formula of Diallyl phthalate.
Diallyl phthalate normally belong to the big family unit of the phthalic acid esters. It is incorporated at 2-6% in polymerizations entailing an acrylic ester, styrene and acrylic acid. It is known that each molecular consists of two allyloxy groups, that are deemed as quite balanced at room temperature, however, they possess significantly high reaction activity when catalysts are added or when they are exposed to heating condition.
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Further, they polymerize and cross-link as there is a double bond present in them. They possess good mechanical, chemical, thermal, and electrical properties. Plus they provide long shelf life and easy handling. It is said that due to their radiation and ablation resistance characteristic, these materials have been proven as quite functional in space surroundings. It has been found in some studies that several phthalates can have detrimental effects on the environment as well as to the human health.
If these materials are added to chosen fabrics, it may result in the enhancement of crease, water and fade resistance. They are utilized as a laminating and coating material but its significant use lies as a molding compound. They are also extensively utilized as a binder in glass fiber materials for manufacturing profiled articles via pultrusion. It has been estimated that the scope of this particular material will soon be widened and the market growth will witness a robust pace in the near future. Market size on the basis of applications spans Crosslinking agent, Plasticizers, and Others. Among all, the segment of plasticizers occupies the largest share in the market. Market size on the basis of geographical region spans North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and India.
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John Barnes is backing Liverpool to end Manchester United's unbeaten Premier League run at Anfield on Saturday.
The Merseysiders have endured a difficult start to the season and are currently sitting seven points behind Jose Mourinho's men, who have been hugely impressive in their opening seven matches.
But Liverpool have an impressive record against fellow top six sides under Jurgen Klopp – aside from a heavy defeat to Manchester City earlier this season – and Barnes believes their high-energy, attacking style of play is suited to the big games.
Speaking on the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast, the Reds legend explained: "Why I think Liverpool will win this is because of what Liverpool have demonstrated against all of the top five teams, apart from Manchester City when they went down to ten men and lost 5-0.
"They have had the upper hand against all of the top five teams because of the nature of the way those games are played. They are very open, they are very attack-minded – whereby one team attacks and leaves the defence to defend for themselves.
"If you go head-to-head with Liverpool rather than sitting in deep and defending in numbers to stop Mane, Salah, Firmino, you come a cropper and that is what has happened to Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester United.
"If they go all-out attack against Liverpool, which they are under pressure do because they are Man United and they are top of the league, then I think Liverpool will win."


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Review of the National Partnerships on Skills Reform
The Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform was undertaken in late 2015, in accordance with section 54 of the national partnership. The review assessed progress of the VET structural reforms and training outcomes agreed to under the national partnership and makes recommendations that could inform future Commonwealth–State agreements.
Review of the National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform report
The following online resources provide additional, relevant information on the National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform.
VET Student Loans – a student loan scheme for VET students, you can access information for students and information for VET providers
My Skills website, which provides information on training providers, courses, campuses facilities and services.
The Unique Student Identifier scheme will provide accurate, accessible student records in one place.
Standing Council on Federal Financial Relations which oversees the overarching framework for Commonwealth-state financial relations, including all national partnerships. The National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform is available on the Department website. You can also access the National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform and the state Implementation Plans for it on the council's website.
State and territory government training departments' websites also provide information on VET courses, providers and financial support.
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About the Regional History Centre
The Regional History Centre (RHC) was established in 1997 to promote research into the history of Britain's South Western counties, and to further an understanding of regionalism as a dynamic force in the shaping of domestic and international histories.
Taking the ancient city and county of Bristol as its hub, the Centre's area of expertise includes Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon and Dorset in England, as well as those parts of South Wales with which Bristol and Gloucester have enjoyed historic social and economic links. In recent years, the Centre has looked to broaden its horizons still further by making links with regions further afield in Britain and in Europe.
We are fully committed to public engagement and knowledge exchange and has developed strong links with a number of regional partners and institutions in the local history and heritage field.
The Centre is based on UWE Bristol's Frenchay Campus within the Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education. The core team consists of academic staff, postgraduate students and Visiting Research Fellows.


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J & B Fence is a full-service company offering a wide array of service to meet your every fencing need, and more.
• Chain Link Fence
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• Corrals & Livestock Handling
• Gates
• Gate Operaters
• Dirt Work (arenas, round pens)
• Solar pumps
• Bobcat work
• Brushing
• Cement work
• Masonry
Our vision is to be "the solution to all your fencing needs" by providing benchmark agricultural, commercial and residential fencing necessities from design to installation in California, Nevada, and Oregon.
Each employee on the J&B Fence team is dedicated to the company vision by sharing a common purpose and feels responsible for achieving personal and company goals.


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O'Neill's Gift Card
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You'll always find a warm welcome at your local O'Neill's. It's a place where you can enjoy the craic whether you fancy a few rounds with friends, a spot of lunch with colleagues or a cosy meal for two. Where live music and sport lift your spirits. And where the banter flows as freely as the Guinness.
This gift card will earn you GO Points!
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Visit the Mitchells & Butlers website and use their postcode search tool to check the locations at which your gift card can be used here.
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A Letter to Generation X Gen X, you're my generation, and the generation of most of my closest work colleagues and friends. We don't talk a lot about our generation, do we? When was the last time you heard someone proudly proclaim that they're a "Gen X-er"? It's almost as if we're a little […]Read More
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The school year started out rough… and I have to admit I was not ready. I had gotten complacent, and maybe even started to take for granted, that our son's health rarely veered off course. If he did get sick, he seemed to be able to fight it off quickly. His overall healthy diet, paired with […]Read More
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At the edge of our Colorado town, where the plains stretch for miles to the east, and the views to the west showcase the stunning Rocky Mountains, sits a tree. Not just any tree. A majestic towering cottonwood with limbs that reach to the sky, and roots that dig deep into the center of the […]Read More


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Which Maritime Courses Are Actually Essential?
What courses are really necessary in order to conduct the maritime security role? Which have you trained in that have been no, or of limited, use?
What courses are really necessary in order to conduct the maritime security role? Which have you trained in that have been no, or of limited, use?
The only ones I would consider essential are the STCW safety and security courses. The others have spawned off the back of the industry and most obvious are the ones which have plundered Lads Elcas. These lads are now unable to access valued training and languishing in an industry paying less than domestic cleaners.
STCW + SSO+ MSO + Firearms Competency Course
due to the decline in wages in this sector and reduced amount of work - almost not worth it.
Firearms? I still have reservations on this. Unless the delegate has limited firearms experience (an ex-Doorman for example), in which case I'd say these 1 week courses are nowhere near enough.
There is no industry standard to work from and content varies dramatically. How many courses actually offer firing from an elevated, moving, vibrating platform at a moving target??
I agree with you Ron, and in honesty id say firearms is essential for Ln's as you may have come across a few who's weapon handling is shocking too say the least. as for ex military may be no need, i have done some range packages where i have sucked eggs and a huge ammount, and then turned rounds into brass for no reason what so ever, i do beleive in skill fade, bu that does not happen in 12 months especially when you have hands on the weapon systems daily.
You are right Gary, Skill fade does, and will happen. but for the vast majority of these 'Maritime' Firearms course the relevance is minimal. If they are simply giving out a certificate to say 'you are safe and competent to use a firearm' then you would have to question why we bother to conduct weapon handling tests and test fire on every ship. I would argue this is more current than your annual/bi-annual jolly in France that you have to pay for.
Are most of the weapons not different to the standard Army issue ones so should you not get some experience with a wider variety of weapons before you have to use them?
Each Company will have its own weapon systems, a lot use the old SLR, but most companies that run weapon courses will usually cover the most used out on the waters,
Hi Tom,
yes there are a variety of weapon systems out there which (mostly) vary from the issued type that many in the industry are used to. But, the firearms courses on offer will not guarantee that they cover all of these either. You can go to France, have a few days getting familiar with a particular weapons characteristics and configuration, but will you ever see this weapon system again, and has the training been delivered to the required standards?
I would argue that it can not be if there are no industry standards in force.
For me the correct procedure is to complete an induction with the employing company, on their weapon systems, and that WHTs and test fires are conducted on each voyage. I simply do not see the benefit of these courses in the given context.
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Music sales dropped 14% according to a recent Nielsen Report. This drop includes both physical and digital sales of songs and albums. Even iTunes dropped by more than 10% according to the report. The big hit was CD sales dropping by nearly 20%. Who then survived? Streaming and the LP came out on top. In the first six months, streaming was up a clear 50% followed by LP sales up 40%.
So what's the plan to keep the music biz healthy financially? Is there even a plan? If so, I haven't heard of it. Steaming services are replacing radio and purchased media. Disposable and portable are in. The desire to have and to hold the music seems to be a dying trend. The listening fans just stream it when they want to hear it. There is no reason to purchase the music itself.
The problem is that the purchases kept not only the artists but the labels and songwriters fed. Streaming royalty rates are no where near what physical media sales return. Audio is an integral part of the daily lives of most Americans. According to Nielsen's Audio Today report, more than 244 million of us (aged 12+) listen to radio each week; that's nearly 92 percent of the U.S. population. Listeners enjoy music from various streaming formats on their digital devices too. There are lots of portable choices today where the listener doesn't have to buy the music and frequently, doesn't even need to subscribe to a pay service either.
The new listener isn't buying. That is a significant problem for the industry. Free is king but, free doesn't pay the creators of the music. Sales pay the creators. An entire generation grew up with the "music is free" model and changing that attitude probably isn't a realistic option. Even the RIAA failed with suing their customers to get them to pay game.
It is easy to monitor the impact of dropping CD sales. Watch the CD Player market. Thrift store shelves are packed with CD players as they were years ago with Cassette and VHS tape players. Retail stores have them at cheap prices and a small selection at that. The players are rapidly becoming obsolete. If they are obsolete, then the media format they use is also becoming obsolete. CDs are fading from the music scene.
What is surprising is that the LP is making a comeback. This format basically died a rapid death with the advent of the CD. The LP was large however, it contained large artwork, bigger liner notes and frequently additional materials that the small CD format could not easily adapt to. A few of us retained our large vinyl collections because the music was never released in alternate digital formats. If we wanted to continue to listen to the music, we had to play our records. Discounting the "Vinyl is Better Than CD" argument, we are seeing LP sales increase. Sure, those sales remain almost insignificant but the large rise in the past six months has been a trend we've monitored for more than a couple of years. There is a growing population of LP enthusiasts out there. The new Heavy Vinyl made from 180 grams or more of virgin vinyl do sound excellent but it may be a combination of new recording technology and the fact the vinyl is virgin vinyl - not recycled.
The news and blogosphere has been filled recently about the small royalty payments the streaming services are providing. Songwriters get just pennies for thousands of plays. Unless streaming can up the royalty payments to physical media levels, artists, songwriters and producers are going to suffer. There is a lot of listener pressure to keep the rates low and an equal amount of pressure from the artists and songwriters to get them up where they should be. This a battle I foresee will last a while.
While it is true that top artists can make a fortune on the annual tour circuit playing for large audiences at concerts and festivals, this certainly represents a small percentage of the artists out there today. May have day jobs just to make ends meet.
So, what's the plan to insure financial stability in the music creation business? What is being done to offset the large drop in sales and to benefit in the up swing of streaming and other portable methods? I haven't heard a peep out of anybody on this. These Nielsen Reports should be a wake up call.
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Photo Friday – Heat
Taken in the desert outside of Las Vegas. Hot it is.
Weather Report – Yesterday ended very clear and seasonably warm(?). The temperature ended up around 76 by the time I got home from work. Even as the sun set, water still stands from all the rain we had in the past 4 days. Last night when I went out to pickup the youngest from work it was threatening fog, which has been in the forecast for both yesterday and today. Looking out our kitchen window, I would say the fog was just a threat here anyway.
Checking the morning email forecast I see the rains we had for the first part of the week have made it to the Blue Ridge. And the storm Kate at Cider Press Hill has been talking about, well they are forecasting snow this morning on Long Island.
Old Houses – This old house we call home amazes me on occasion. It is probably the most solid house I have ever been in. All of the walls, the ceilings and the floors are constructed with real 2×4's and sheathed in 1″ solid lumber before being clad in paneling on the interior and siding on the exterior. The only house I have ever seen that had more lumber in the walls is the Fulton Mansion we visited last fall. There they nails 2×6's horizontally on top of each other while offsetting each layer by 1 inch or so. This was then plastered over.
This old house didn't start out with electricity. Up in the attic you can still see some of the original electrical wires, uninsulated and wrapped around insulators just like the telephone poles running down the road. Amazing. The electrical system in this house has been added to many times over the years. There are three circuit boxes out at the service entrance, one of which feed the original breaker box here in the house. Just two circuits, and they still run most of the electronics we use on a daily basis. The original owners would be amazed at some of the electrical items we are running here. My youngest son just set up one of those electronic drum kits in his room. Every room except the master bedroom has a TV with a DVD player at least. Computers, we have three desktops and a laptop running these days.
You really have to wonder about the conveniences of modern life.
Morning Email Muses –
The Ladybug letter #312 arrived this morning. If you have a few minutes wander over and read the beginning of Andy's bio – "Kisses From A Rodeo Queen". If the opening paragraph doesn't grab your interest pass on by…
I was born at the tail end of the fifties, and if it's true that we are what we eat, I didn't stay pure for long. My parents were students, and we lived in an unremarkable apartment building in Berkeley. One night a neighbor hosted a cocktail party. The next morning my mother helped her friend clean up while I crawled around on the floor. When mom caught up with me I was eating cigarette butts and washing them back with the dregs of yesterday's martinis. Quite by coincidence, we were visited that afternoon by a couple of dry old ladies from the Women's Christian Temperance Union. They asked my mother to pledge that she would never her precious baby's lips touch demon alcohol. Too late.
I stumbled onto Andy and Julia when I read one of Andy's essays after the Spinach ecoli misadventure and liked the way he writes. I also like the attitude he and Julia bring to their vegetable raising enterprise.
Source: Kisses From A Rodeo Queen—A Short Biography at The Ladybug Letter
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What advice do you have for a newly engaged couple?
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What is your favorite thing about weddings?
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Members and Friends of the KCRA
You are invited to our annual Holiday Party
Sunday, December 16th at 11:30 AM
Buffet Brunch
Fort Hamilton
101st Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway
$25 per person, cash only, exact change please!
Please RSVP using our Event Registration System.
You may pre-pay at the next meeting or at the door.
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Elections are over, and the KCRA board of directors for 2012 are:
|President: Vincent Mattera, KB2PSI
Vice-President: Mike Patino, N2BMU
|Recording Secretary: Joseph Nieves, N2TEE
Treasurer: Felicia Mattera, KB2NYF
|Membership Chairperson: Don LaSalla, W2DON
Technical Chairperson: Gary Lindtner, KB2BSL
|Educational Chairperson: John Murphy, KB2RIF
Newsletter Chairperson: Jim Kettyle, KC2LEB
These volunteer officers are committed to helping the KCRA succeed, if you should have any club related questions, suggestions, or concerns; Please feel free to contact any board member directly or use the "Contact Us" form on the Website.
Ham Radio University will be held on Sunday January 8th 2012, doors open at 7:30 AM. This year there are 25 forums, some of the new ones include Advanced D-Star, IRLP, and LOTW. Several forums are being led by your fellow KCRA members, come to HRU and show your support for them!
A new major prize drawing will be held at 12:30 PM after the Keynote address. The admission donation is only $3!
Major Prizes include:
A 2m/70cm dual band HT, a GRE scanner, and the very new ID-31 Icom D-Star radio!
Many other door prizes will also be given away! Be one of the first 250 people to deposit your raffle ticket and you will receive a reusable gift bag stuffed with useful items compliments of the KCRA!
Click "Read More" for map, directions and carpool information.
It's time to renew! The KCRA is pleased to announce it's again able to provide gifts for the 2012 membership year.
Renew your membership and receive a 2012 weekly planner and a KCRA clock and penholder. New members will also be provided with a club messenger bag and other items.
You must pick up your gift at a club event or meeting, while supplies last (Quantities are limited), first come, first served. Gifts may be picked up starting with the holiday party.
2012 General Meeting Agenda
Formation of the clubs new VE team is now complete. The team will start giving FREE exams every other month starting April 3rd, 2012. If you or someone you know would like to take an exam, please register using our online registration system. You must pre-register using our online system, in person at a club meeting, or during the Monday Night club net or we will not have paperwork available for you to take the exam. No walk ins are accepted!
Many have asked why we have changed from the ARRL VEC to the LARC VEC. It's quite simple really, while the ARRL has a fine VEC, they prohibit us from performing free examinations, this requires that a test fee of $15.00 be collected from each person taking an exam. The LARC VEC requires that all tests be performed free of any charge. This choice reflects the boards belief that amateur radio training and testing be provided on a completely voluntary and fee free basis. This does not change, and has no impact, on our club being an official ARRL affiliated club.
I would like to personally thank each and every one of our VE's for volunteering their time and effort to provide these free examinations. As a reminder, Extra class (E) VE's may give any examination while General class (G) may only give Technician level exams.
The KCRA's VE team consists of the following club members:
During the weekend of February 4th and 5th the clubs newly formed educational team completed free training and testing for soldiers of the New York Guard. The Technician class utilizing materials written by Gordon West began online with several weeks of assignments and concluded with 19 hours of classroom training at the historic armory on Lexington Avenue.
Not only did the students have much to learn, the instructors never taught a ham class before! It was our pleasure to teach these volunteer soldiers whom help protect New York state and our country, nine soldiers successfully passed the exam, we salute them all!
The instructor team (Left to Right)
Vinny, KB2PSI
Charlie, WA2GUG
Major Thomas, KC2YRE (from NY Guard)
Jim, KC2LEB
Joe, N2TEE
Gary, KB2BSL
John, KB2RIF (Not Shown)
The March 20th 2012 meeting of the Kings County Repeater Association starts at 7:00 PM (Coffee and cake social @ 6:30) at The Guild For Exceptional Children 260 68th Street in Brooklyn. Limited off street parking is available.
This meetings topic is ARRL night!
Join us for presentations by your ARRL Hudson Division Director Joyce Birmingham, KA2ANF and ARRL Hudson Division Vice-Director William Hudzik, W2UDT. Both are up for re-election this year in the ARRL's first ever electronic balloting initiative approved by the League's board of directors in January. You may have seen one or both of them during one of the many area hamfests, or maybe you are familiar with the Hudson Beacon.
Also joining us is your ARRL NLI Section Manager Mike Lisenco, N2YBB. Most of you know Mike from his previous visits, his past assistance with our VE sessions, from one of the many section events, or from one of his acting roles.
With three guest speakers that are your voice to the ARRL, this is a not to be missed meeting! Bring your questions.
A special incentive will be available for those who choose to join or renew their ARRL membership during the meeting.
The next meeting of the Kings County Repeater Association will be held on Tuesday April 17th at The Guild For Exceptional Children 260 68th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220. The meeting starts at 7:00 with coffee social time beginning at 6:30. Limited off street parking is available.
This months topic is a "Hands on Lab" were members can learn about and build a 1:1 ferrite current balun for .25 cable (RG-58, LMR-240, RG-8X, etc.). As a benefit of membership, a limited number of these professional kits will be available free of charge to members! So bring your cable (sans connector) and go home with a Palomar Engineers balun good from 3.5-1000 MHz attached, perfect for Field Day!
We have been officially notified of the passing of Nat Barr, KB2KLH by his daughter Suzanne. Nat passed away on April 9th, 2012; A few days short of his 90th birthday. Nat was well known for (among other things) his love of the National Traffic System (NTS), his commitment to running the Big Apple Traffic Net seven days a week, and his popular slogan "When The Phones Are Down, The Hams Are Up!".
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 29th 3PM at the Vanellas Funeral Home, 2860 Long Beach Road, Oceanside, NY 11572. A gathering of friends and family will commence following the memorial service at 830 Shore Road, Long Beach, NY 11561.
The next meeting of the Kings County Repeater Association will be held on Tuesday May 15th at The Guild For Exceptional Children 260 68th Street Brooklyn, NY 11220. The meeting starts at 7:00 with coffee social time beginning at 6:30. Limited off street parking is available.
This months topic is a (Re)Introduction to Packet Radio presentation by your local experts Charlie, WA2GUG and Russ, KC2LSB.
Mike, N2BMU and Gary, KB2BSL will once again be tweeting (#KC2RA #Hamvention) and posting live during the 2012 Dayton Hamvention.
The 2012 page is now live. Visit to track and send messages via APRS, read about and see pictures of the latest equipment. Did the flea market fill with sewage again? Are the big four still in denial over Chinese ham radio gear? Or visit just find out what they had for lunch.
Several new products that will be introduced this year are already posted!