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Oral sex is an extraordinary subject. It was taboo to talk about up until the 1970's when many books on sex came out. Those books would not have come out if it was not for all the "free love" of the sixties and the "experimental" sex of the seventies.
Many Women are unable to climax without relying on extra stimulous such as oral sex. Women can be somewhat satisfied having sex without "coming" (cumming) but if this happens on a regular basis she would eventually lose all interest in sex.
Alot of men have a hard time wanting to perform oral on a Woman. Here are some of the reasons why:
-When he does it he feels as though he is submitting to Her and he does not like that feeling.
-he does not like to do it so will only do it if She will reciprocate by doing oral on him right after he is done doing it for Her.
-he feels uncomfortable doing it because he feels he does not know what he is doing and does not like looking inexperienced.
-he resents having to do it everytime they have sex since She cannot come another way.
-he wants to prove he is capable of making Her climax with his penis, otherwise he feels inadequate.
-Or the more common reason is: he worries if She takes too long to come his tongue will fall off or his jaw will lock.
It is very important for Women to educate men on what makes Her feel good by being more vocal during sex and to let him know that the way he did it last time was great but that it does not necessarily mean that today She wants it the same way again. men have a hard time with that. they prefer knowing that they finally understand Woman and know how to please them sexually as well as in other things. they get confused when they find that a Woman's wants, needs, and desires change from day to day, or with some Women, from one minute to the next.
While performing oral on a Woman, men should be willing to be more observant to what She is saying and to how She is reacting. he should be able to tell the difference between if She is getting bored, too sensitive in a certain area, uncomfortable, not relaxed enough, distracted by things around Her, or is about to come.
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How To Perform Oral Sex On A Woman
1. Get Her in the right mood. Seduce Her, caress Her lovingly, touch Her gently, etc. Foreplay of gentle kisses and touching will help relax Her and get all of her nerves tingling inside.
2. Make certain She is in a comfortable position. you should be comfortable as well. (Or UNcomfortable if that is what you prefer).
3. Do NOT start with your fingers or a sextoy unless She tells you to. Orgasm is like a boiling pot. Start off at a low temperature, work up to a bubble, then let it come to a boil. Putting a lid on it helps to bring it to a boil. (Never ever use saliva on your finger as a lubricant. Not only is that a turn off to Her when you apply that gob of spit to Her vagina but it is degrading to "spit" on a Woman, even if it is in the name of sex.
4. As you lick the area, listen for Her reaction if you are unable to see Her expressions. If She is trying to move away from your tongue or is scrunching up Her eyebrows then you might want to move your tongue differently or to a different area. It is not an exact science because each Woman is different and what she liked last time may differ from this time.The key things to remember are:
-Try a variety of tongue movements.
-Try licking in a different area if there is not much of a reaction from Her.
-Stick to the same movement or area if She seems to be enjoying it.
5. When She seems to be coming do NOT change whatever it is that you are doing because it is that which is making Her come. you may want to go one pace faster though to increase the height of Her "fireworks". If you do change whatever it is you are doing She may lose the orgasm. If it is lost early enough it can be regained but if She was already in the middle of coming and you stopped or changed then the fireworks will have been "put out" and cannot resurface at all. She will have come but without much feeling or enjoyment for Her.
6. Do NOT assume when She is finished coming. She may be having a long orgasm and the longer the better. It may even lead to multi-orgasms! Women come differently than men. men only feel it within their sex organ where as Women feel it throughout their whole body. It feels like lightning or electric shocks (only less painful). It will release any stress She feels and that is why they say that when a Woman is acting "bitchy" that She has not had sex in awhile.
7. At the end of Her orgasm She will shutter, quake, or twitch. It is at this time that She may ask you to stop or She may just tap you on the head to indicate to you that She is finished. This is the best time for Her to have intercourse (IF She wants to) because Her body will be alive with feeling inside and so She will feel more. This is why some Women like to stop you before you make Her come so that She can finish coming with intercourse instead.
8. Round Two:
Her clitoris will be very sensitive after She comes so you will notice that if you continue to lick there Her body will twitch and She may even push you away from it. If you want Her to come a second time you will have to wait until the sensitivity subsides. Keep in mind the "second coming" always takes longer to happen and may not have as big of fireworks as the first.
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Oral Hygiene
Your mouth should not have any cuts or sores in it or around it. An open cut/sore can transmit Aids (HIV) and an open cold sore can create herpes. Herpes could then become a reoccurring problem for Her.
She should not have any sores, rashes, or unusual foul smelling odours from the area. If you see something to be concerned about ask Her gently without breaking the mood. You do not want to risk ruining a beautiful moment over what could very well be nothing. She may smell strong if She has a STD but also if She has a yeast infection or if She just ate something different for lunch. you might try suggesting to shower or bathe Her but it you are concerned that it might be something more serious than cleanliness then another option is to use one of the following:
-Use a large square of plastic wrap over Her vagina (although She might find the crinkling sound distracting).
-Use a plastic shield that is made for this purpose. You should be able to find it in most pharmacies or a sex shop.
-Use a condom on your finger instead of using your tongue.
-Use a sextoy instead of your tongue.
If you are still too concerned to do any of the above options then suggest to Her that you both get a physical or check up done. Make it fun by going in together to get the both of you checked at the same time and try to get both of your results back at the same time. If both of you turn out to be clean then celebrate with a night of wild sex!
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can someone please suggest a good delt workout,
anything would help,,
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can someone please suggest a good delt workout,
anything would help,,
some sort of pressing movement.
rear lateral raises
and maybe a side rise or front raise.
Depends on when you train them. What does your split look like?
any overhead pressing movements, lateral rises, upright rows. Don't waste time with front rises; it is a waste of time.
If you take sets to failure, this is all you should need:
Front press 3 sets
Side laterals 3 sets
I always suggest leaving rear delt training for back day because you hit them pretty hard with rows.
I go with pretty much what Gino suggested. I usually keep it simple: 5 sets of seated military 's, 5 sets of lateral raises & against what all the other muscleheads do-I finish with 4-5 sets of shrugs. Only because my traps usually get such a good pump I want to hit 'em while their warm.


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This is my veiltail, Engineer (Engie for short). He was gifted to me by my old roommate and she guesses he's about a year old.
He has had issues with tailbiting, although when I acquired him and moved him to my desk he was growing it back out. I visited my family for a week (the roommate was taking care of him) and the morning I came back he apparently flared and split his tail (after he had been checked on the same morning). So I'm hoping with this Jungle Start Right conditioner and twice-a-week water changes, it'll grow back.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- President Obama and his team are trying to rally support for a military strike on Syria.
While many Americans seem skeptical, leaders on Capitol Hill appear to be too.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry knows the cost of war and Tuesday he presented his case to senators, urging them to vote 'yes' on limited military action in Syria.
"Are you going to be comfortable if Assad, as a result of the United States not doing anything, then gasses his people yet again and they and the world says, 'Why didn't the United States act,'" Sen. Kerry said.
The Administration stated their case to the house Wednesday and Congressman John Yarmuth said despite Assad's deplorable acts, he's not convinced that Syria is a direct threat to the United States' national security.
"I have not made a decision, but at this juncture, I'm not prepared to the resolution for the use of force," Yarmuth said.
He believes the vote wouldn't pass at this point. But he, along with other members of Congress are concerned whether or not Obama abide by the congressional vote if it doesn't pass?
"If we do not say that the Constitution applies, if we do not say explicitly that we will abide by this vote, you're making a joke of us. You're making us into theater," Senator Rand Paul said.
"Senator, I assure you there's nothing meaningless, and there is everything real about what is happening here," Kerry said.
It doesn't happen often but Yarmuth agrees with Paul--he says if Obama takes action in Syria without Congress's vote it calls into question why the President ever asked Congress to weigh in in the first place.
"I think that's the point Senator Paul made yesterday in the committee and I think it's a very valid point," Yarmuth said.
When asked about Senator Mitch McConnell's silence on the issue thus far, Yarmuth said he didn't think Pelosi, Boehner, Reid, or McConnell had a specific leadership role in this debate.
"I'm not critical of Senator McConnell or anyone else. This isn't a political issue for most people," Yarmuth said.
He said his vote is a vote of conscience and pre-existing knowledge of other wars. He says this isn't about the President's reputation either; it's about the outcome.
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PARRY SOUND-MUSKOKA — It's official. Dr. Wendy Wilson of Parry Sound is the new federal NDP candidate for the Parry Sound-Muskoka riding. A vote was held at the party's nomination meeting in Gravenhurst on Sunday and with no other candidates coming forward, the result was unanimous.
"I'm very excited, not just to be your NDP candidate, but I want to be your next member of Parliament and I think that we can do this. I really do," Wilson confidently told her supporters on Sunday. "The NDP under Jack Layton has been sweeping across northern Ontario.… Everybody's tired of Stephen Harper's Ottawa. No one has any faith in Michael Ignatieff, and now's our time."
A single mother with a nine-year-old daughter, Wilson is a family physician and is also known for her work with patients with addictions. She is an assistant professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and has lived in Parry Sound for 15 years.
Now that she has the candidacy, Wilson said her main priority is to meet the people in her riding, especially outside of Parry Sound and Huntsville, where she's more known.
"This is a massive riding," said Wilson. "I really need to make some contacts in Bracebridge and Gravenhurst, in Burk's Falls, all the way up to the French. So that's what I want to do: get out there so people get to meet me and hear what they have to say."
Current Parry Sound-Muskoka MP Tony Clement has been in office for just over four years and is minister of Industry and minister responsible for FedNor. Over the last two years, he has announced millions in G8 infrastructure funding for the Parry Sound-Muskoka area; however, should an election be called this year, Wilson believes she can triumph.
"He does not have a lot of support within the riding. He has a lot of money from Ottawa," said Wilson. "I have a lot of grassroots support. My ideas are sound.… If anything, the money spent on the G8 will detract from his image because it's money that could have been used for other things."
If a spring election is called, Wilson said she will be ready.
"It's going to be tough," she admitted. "I've got a lot of work ahead of me. I've got a lot of energy and I'm used to working long hours, so more time would be great, but if that's when the election is, that's when the election is."
Dianna Allen, president of the local NDP riding association, said members are glad to have Wilson in place to lead the party in the Parry Sound-Muskoka riding for the next federal election, whenever it is called.
"She is already well known, of course, on the Parry Sound side, and it won't be long before the rest of the riding hears about her, too," said Allen. "We are going to be planning various events where she'll have an opportunity to meet with our membership and also talk to the public at large."
Next up for the NDP riding association is to nominate a candidate for the provincial election scheduled for this fall. Allen said they have a couple of people considering the role and a couple others they would like to approach. The goal is to have someone in place by early summer.
"We don't have a search campaign started yet for the provincial candidate. That's going to be the next challenge for us," said Allen. "We wanted to make sure that we had Wendy installed and that we get moving on the federal side because that's obviously imminent; whereas, at least we know a date for the provincial election. There won't be any surprises there."
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As a freshman, Amber Dwyer made the Lake Station varsity tennis team and played No. 3 singles. It was her first time playing on a court.
The Eagles' program has steadily improved over the course of the last three years, and Dwyer has been a prime example of that advancement.
"Coach (Kristy) Hite recruited several of us basketball players to come out for tennis as part of our offseason conditioning," Dwyer said. "I tried it and found I really liked tennis."
Hite has been working members of her basketball squad onto the tennis courts for three years, and the Eagles have seen their team record improve each season. The coach credits girls like Dwyer for making the difference.
"Amber is a good athlete and a hard worker, plus she is very coachable," Hite said. "She likes to learn and challenge herself to do better. The other girls see that and pick up on the effort.
"We've been growing in terms of quality on the court."
After posting an 8-5 record last year at No. 2 singles, Dwyer has now moved into the No. 1 slot to lead the Eagles. So far in 2011, she is 2-2 overall, 2-1 in Greater South Shore Conference matches.
"Amber has had to make a significant adjustment this year at No. 1 singles," Hite said. "She is playing against a much tougher level of competition than she did last year at No. 2. So far she has played really well, and her mental aspect has been outstanding."
Hite is especially impressed with Dwyer's progress in that latter area.
"Amber has become a very smart player out on the court," Hite said. "She doesn't just try to muscle her way through a match. She looks for an opponent's weakness and works on exploiting it."
Dwyer is a three-sport athlete who has also lettered in basketball and volleyball.
"The difference with tennis is that when I am on the court, it is all on my shoulders," Dwyer said. "It's not like basketball, where a teammate can pick you up if you have an off-game. It's on you, and I like that challenge."
The Eagles do not have a team captain, but Dwyer shows leadership on and off the court.
"I try to talk to my teammates if I think it will help them or the team," Dwyer said. "We have a lot of fun working together as a team. I like that we all get along well."
The Eagles are hoping to break through the postseason barrier and win a sectional title this year.
"That would be awesome," Dwyer said. "We've gotten better every year, so maybe this will be the one."


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Sometimes I get the feeling I'm not as "into" EMS as are others. At least,
not the stuff.
To illustrate: When one encounters a group of fire guys talking about their work,
one will hear something like this:
FF1: "Did you hear Station 99 got a Fireblaster 3000?"
FF2: "I hear that has a OptiFoam Regurgitator - that must be sweet!"
FF1: "Yeah - at 66 million RPF it beats hell of the Piddlemeister!"
FF2: "Say DTs, what do you think of the Deluge Deluxe?"
DTs: "Um, it's yellow?"
After a minute of silence, DTs realizes his coffee has cooled .5 degrees and must
be recharged. He wanders off, to the great relief of all.
But I think I've figured it out. Fire is a young man's game, that was my first clue.
This is their baseball cards.
In my not-misspent youth one had to maintain a familiarization with cars in order
to join a conversation. Horsepower, colors, how many wheels, that sort of thing,
whether Ford is better than Chevy or is in fact Found On Road Dead. If they are
fast. Other minutia, I am sure.
Guessing that DTs often realized his Coke had warmed .5 degrees and needed more
ice means you're a good guesser, that's all.
Or, okay, football teams - the names of the players, heated speculation as to whether
they would, in fact, throw the ball at some point in the game, and what that might
mean to the Scheme of Things.
Guy1: "Do you think the Wombats have a chance this year?"
Guy2: "Yes, if they score many points. If others score more, then, no."
DTs: "Succinctly done - every game commentary ever, distilled into Essence."
DTs is adept at reading The Look which means, "You're ruining it. Go away.
Perhaps your tea is cold."
But all this is all right - whatever entertains, says I.
In the meantime, I am simply delighted that I can wander into my station and they'll
hand me the keys to my Monster Medic, a half a million dollars worth of stuff, and
say, "Do as thou wilt." - knowing, of course, that I "wilt"
eagerly anticipate the tones and do the EMS thing.
Of course, I hear good things about the Lifepack 20...
I have learned, in my short time in EMS, to listen to the patient - but never, ever
to blindly believe them.
Because sometimes they can't tell the truth...
As I was driving southwards one evening a pickup truck ran through an intersection
in front of me, attempted to turn northbound, at speed, and instead rolled over
a half dozen times. I called 911 and pulled off the road, then went over to the
wreck. Still a civilian, this was many years ago.
The woman and her husband were both ejected. Husband was tossed farther, the woman
had landed in brambles at the base of a railway embankment. Both conscious.
As I approached the woman her husband half-stumbled, half-crawled over to her. The
most I could do at the time was cover the woman with my coat and try to keep the
distraught man from moving her while we waited for EMS.
I asked them, "Was there anyone else in the car?" Both said, "No."
But it turns out they were going into shock and not thinking clearly - their 12-year
old son was still in the car. As far as I know, they all made it, but still - I
didn't check the car because "there was nobody inside."
Because sometimes they won't tell the truth...
On the scene we can ask, "Do you have any medical history?". "No."
As we load the patient, we ask, "Ever been hospitalized for anything?"
En route we inquire, "Have you ever seen a doctor for anything serious?"
Arrived in the ER, we turn the patient over to the nurse and give our report.
The nurse will turn to the patient and say, "So, Mr. X, any medical history?"
"Why yes. I had a heart bypass operation last year - this was after a dual
lung transplant - but before my hip replacement..."
The nurse will look at us as if to ask, "Why didn't you mention this?"
We stare wide-eyed at the patient, pointing ineffectually and whispering "He
never said that. We asked but he never, he didn't..."
Briefly, the patient's eyes flare red as he smiles, but the nurse doesn't catch
that either.
One of my instructors called it addonis tidbitis, defined as "The relevant
information that the patient suddenly remembers only once he or she is discussing
it with the ED physician, making you look like an ass"
And finally because sometimes they do tell the truth...
My patient was having a tough time. Every time his eyes uncrossed and focused on
me, his head would drift forwards or back and I'd be out of focus again.
"Quantas cervezas?" I asked again. "How many beers?"
"My friend, you have had more than four beers."
"No, no, cuatro cervezas!"
"I'm not the police - I'm trying to help you. Any drugs, drogas?"
"No drogas", he giggled.
"Cuatro cervezas, eh? Cuan grande, how big?"
His smile slowly grew wider, and wider. Held his hands waaay apart. "Cuarenta!"
he shouted, and laughed as he fell back onto the bench seat. Four forty-ounce beers.
Okay, that I believe.
In order to take the tests in EMS "they" require one to ride along with
people already doing the job. To test for EMT-B one must first ride with Basics;
to test for Intermediate or Paramedic level one must ride with medics, and so on.
Not only that - after a bit of ride along, when the working crew gets to know you,
they are expected to let you "lead" the team - pretend you are at their
level - to see how you do. They are there, naturally, to catch and correct any mistakes
you might make in patient care, but for the most part step back and see what you've
got. As a matter of fact, they all put on their poker faces and do what they're
told - no clues at all to help you out, no raised eyebrows, no "Really? You
really want to do that?".
But sometimes, just sometimes, they need to step in.
My Best Stoopid Story begins with the career medics being toned out for a
"difficulty breathing" call. I'd been riding with these particular medics
for several days a week, the past four or five weeks. They decided to "give
me" the call and let me act as lead. Oh boy!
We get to the residence - permanent trailer-type home with a zigzag wooden ramp
leading to the front door.
Difficulty breathing, let's see, what do we need? I ask that someone bring an aid
bag (for the stethoscope, pulse oximeter, glucometer, bp cuff), O2 bag (for the
oxygen, masks, cannulas) and Lifepak (cardiac monitoring, backup pulse ox, backup
automated bp cuff).
"Okay", says the medic.
The fire crew has arrived - they generally show up for these things. They immediately
ask the medic what he wants them to do. The medic points to DTs.
"Ask him. He's in charge."
We enter to find an elderly female patient sitting in a laz-e-boy type chair, complaining
of a tightness in her chest. She's alert and oriented times 3, speaking in full
sentences, non-cyanotic, good impression. Her SaO2 is 93%. Nervously, DTs asks one
of the medics to put her on O2 at 4lpm nc.
Diffidently, DTs asks the other medic to apply a four-lead EKG and run me a strip,
to see if she's having any cardiac problems.
"My compliments to the fire officer, and can he please get me some vital signs?"
- at least, it felt like that coming out. Big confidence.
"Okay", says the officer.
I begin questioning the patient. When did this begin? Sudden or gradual onset? What
makes it better, or worse? Ever happen before? Medical history?
In the meantime, DTs with supreme confidence asks the remaining fire guys to bring
the cot to the front door.
"Okay", say the fire guys.
I'm convinced we do not need to whisk her away but can proceed leisurely to the
hospital for a checkup. Her cardiac function looks perfect - sinus rhythm, no PVCs,
no tachy- or bradycardia, good P waves followed by good QRS, no T waves. Her SaO2
is up to 100%, her tightness is diminished or gone.
Damn, DTs is getting cocky.
I fish around for a line I've heard these medics use before, when all is seemingly
well with the patient: "Ma'am, if we assist you, do you think you could take
five steps to our cot over there?"
Dead silence from the medics. Dead silence from the fire guys. Oh shit, thinks
DTs. I've done something wrong, but what...
"No," says the patient.
"Why not?" asks DTs, confused. Muffled grunt from the fire guys, who flee
the room en masse. DTs notices eyes widening on his medics.
"Because I only got one leg," says the patient, pointing.
Well, fuck me, thinks DTs. Sure enough, she's missing one leg from the knee
down. I noticed her knee when first we arrived, but thought she was sitting with
her foot tucked under her - I used to have a similar recliner and found that position
comfortable myself. No, no, she only had one full leg. In a flash DTs recalled the
ramp leading up to the house.
Gosh, it sure is getting hot in here all of a sudden, thinks Our Hero.
"Um, well, um. Uh, in that case..." DTs' brain went to his Happy Place,
where Care Bears played pattycake with unicorns. The medics, sensing Mental Breakdown,
assisted the patient to the unit and smoothly allowed DTs to slide into a "third"
role without so much as a word between them, God bless 'em.
What I really liked about this crew was their sense of humor. We returned to the
station after transferring patient care to the ER. As we backed the unit into the
station, there lined up were all the fire guys in a row - each standing on one leg,
holding their left leg up behind them with their left hands and saluting DTs with
their right.
Try to guess the biggest fear of Bambulance Folk.
Is it a fear of getting shot during a domestic? It is not, try again.
Aha! Is it contracting a Deathly Disease from the verminous patients we sometimes
run? Hardly.
Is it the Fear of Killing Someone? We'd have to try, literally try, very hard, to
do that. Mostly. But no, that is not generally a fear bambulancers harbor.
The biggest fear is the Fear of Looking Stoopid.
Stoopid is different from Stupid. Stupid happens, and is immortalized in a phrase
one hears quite often at the firehouse - "Huh. Look what I just did. It must
be Stupid O'clock." A nap makes Stupid O'clock go away, and the world is good
and right-side-up again.
Stoopid is something entirely different. Collaring a patient with the collar on
upside-down. Wrapping the BP cuff backwards so it unravels from the patient's arm
each time it inflates. Unloading a patient at the hospital only to find, as the
cot gets almost to the end of the rig, that they're still hooked up by their nose
to the onboard O2. Sproing! Eager thirds cutting the clothes off a medical patient.
Stoopid has endless permutations.
So, here is DTs' second-best personal Stoopid story - so little has there been otherwise
to write of.
Envision January 2003. The City of Woodbridge, VA is gripped in the clutches of
six whole inches of snow. It is one of DTs' first ride-alongs - somewhere in the
first five, anyway. Supply your own adjectives to describe his value.
The call comes in - injury from an assault, PD are on the way. The scene is a small
apartment, where an extended family consisting of about twelve people is snowbound.
Tempers flared, and one gentleman is punched in the nose. PD is on scene when we
are, and the one Spanish-speaking officer attempts to restore calm.
The patient does not want to go to the hospital, but our Lead EMT tells DTs, the
third, to "get the guy a cold pack". Cold packs are chemical ice packs
- chemicals in a vinyl bag, water in an inner pouch. To use, break the inner pouch,
the water mixes with the chemical, voila - it gets cold.
DTs gingerly squeezes the bag, then hands it to the Lead EMT. She is not pleased
and tosses it back, "You have to squeeze it harder to break the inner pouch".
DTs squeezes harder, still nothing.
"Hit it", she says.
Hit it. Right. DTs holds the bag in his right palm and karate chops the sum'bitch
with his left hand. The inner pouch breaks. The outer pouch explodes. By curious
coincidence it is a shape charge, aimed precisely at the backs of the two police
officers between DTs and the family. At 6 foot 4, DTs is slightly taller than the
PD. Ballistics assure that the mixed, cold chemical goes straight onto their necks.
I do not know how Law Enforcement is trained, but the training is damned good. I'd
have shot my Stoopid Third Ass if I had had a gun. They of course did not. Hell,
they didn't even use bad language.
The Bambulance Driver disappears behind a closet door - so PD cannot see him laughing.
The Lead EMT exclaims "Shit!" or some such, then begins fishing gauze
and padding from the aid bag, handing same to the PD for their cleaning needs.
DTs is paralyzed - except his mouth. "OhshitohdearohfuckohImsosorryjeezusshitohgod"
By some curious coincidence, this slapstick display seems to be just what the family
needed. I'm sure the family tells the tale to this day. Hope so. Anyway, we all
traipse out in short order. PD assures me there are No Hard Feelings - after asking
the Lead EMT how long I've been around.
Because to be that Stoopid I had to be very, very new.
In the last post I may have given the impression that, once on site, EMS providers
zoom in, lock on, and descend onto "target" patients ala Ahnold-as-Terminator.
"Owah mission is to protect John Cahtah - Theah he is." (This, if one
is charitable; persons unkind will liken us to George Romero's zombies as we stagger,
arms outstretched, towards the patient, the while groaning, "Spliiiinnt!")
If this was the impression, forgive me. My fault entirely.
As every Good EMT knows, Scene Size Up is one of the first orders of business we
take care of on-scene. The fire guys have RedHats, and we have Thirds - "Third
person on the bambulance." Also known as Canaries, from the old West Virginia
coal mining days.
"Say, DTs, there's our patient pinned beneath that chemical truck!"
"I see him. It looks danger... ah, serious. Quickly then, Bandage Boy, wade
through the liquid spilling from within to his rescue! I will watch from afar to,
uh, direct your progress."
This would be a Bad Thing. DTs would get into so much trouble. I mention
this (redhat/third) = canary myth, which some may have heard, to dispel it as the
scandalous slander it is. What we do instead, at a spill, is stop at a safe distance
(rule of thumb - cover the spill with your outstretched thumb - if you can't, you're
too close) and figure it out through binoculars while Hazmat guys suit up.
Scene size-up should occur in every situation, and not just MVAs.
Called out to an "injury from an assault"? Is the assaulter still around,
perhaps taking exception to your plugging up the nice bullet holes he made?
Gladys Kravitz delivers a pie and sees, through the window, Samantha and Darrin
sprawled on the carpet. Rush in, O EMT, 'cuz a bad guy bopped them on the head,
or suspect a gas leak?
Size up the scene, man.
Personal safety is not the only reason. It helps the docs plan their treatment when
they know what went on Out There. Did the airbag deploy? Was the car T-boned, and
if so, was the door dented in? By how many inches? Was the patient driver's side,
passenger side, front or rear seat? Seat belt? Steering column deformed?
We once ran a bicyclist who was standing with his bike, about 50 feet from the roadside.
Asked what happened, he replied, "Well, I was following a car, and they stopped,
and I didn't and hit them." We walked with him back to the road and took him
to the hospital for a look-see.
No biggy, yes? Indeed not! Bad DTs, bad! No cookie!
It would have been a Good Thing To Know that yes, he hit the car - doing 40 or 50mph
- and his bike stopped but he continued on like a rocket sled over the trunk, turning
the back window of the car into musical dust and stopping with his torso between
two back-seat passengers. All he needed were sparklers in each hand to produce that
genuine Vegas effect.
Being 50 feet from the roadside, though, did DTs go and check the car? He did not,
because in EMT class we learn Scene Size Up... then some stuff... then do Patient
Stuff. DTs was already doing Patient Stuff, so that other junk was skipped over
and dispensed with.
Live and learn. Size up that scene, baby.
I think most people who are not associated with emergency medicine get the impression
that it's Exciting. A good many of the folk working EMS do so for an adrenaline
rush, I'm told. Alas, for DTs, this is not the case. Are we sure? Let's look:
Here is DTs, riding in his first bambulance ride-along. Note the periodic muscular
twitches! Observe the dilated pupils! Marvel at the slow, stuttering speech! Yes
folks, this is a trained professional in the making!
But it ain't excitement, per se. It's more Fear of F*ing Up. Which he does, by the
way - someday he may tell the tale.
Next slide, please.
Here is DTs, driving the bambulance after EVOC [emergency vehicle operators course].
Behold his teenager-like driving skills as he wrestles with driving and all
the extra buttons and switches!
And here, running his first call... and here, running his first code... and here:
Is this his first dead person? How tentative he is to presume death! And here...
but need we see the rest? We do not. Suffice it to say that, every time it looked
like Excitement was rearing its head, it was instead Excitement's uninspired cousin,
Nervousness. And Nervousness went that-a-way, slowly sanded off by repetition and
One of the aspects of Excitement which laymen suspect exists in EMS comes, I'm convinced,
from TV shows which give the viewer The Big Picture. We don't get that on the bambulance.
At least not while it's happening, anyway.
In TV-Land, the happy amigos are driving down the highway, fooling perhaps with
the radio, when sudden catastrophe! The car swerves, the highway divider beckons,
a montage of shots - mostly with the passengers crossing their arms over their faces
as they scream in wide-eyed fear. Crash! Flip! Smoke and smouldering ruin! A Saintly
Driverby peels the cell phone from his yap - "Call you back" - and dials
Long-shot of the wreckage, and cresting the hill are Our Heroes, lights flashing.
Reaction shots as their steely gaze encompasses the hideous carnage. Medium shot
as they approach the thing; close-up over the shoulder of the muscular, mustachioed
patient as he focuses on his rescuers' approach. Zoom on the trapped leg with a
"My leg! My Leg! And I am (gasp) a ballerina!"
Blah blah blah.
In Reality-Land, we come on the accident. It's a mess. We pull over and are mostly
concerned with not getting hit ourselves as we exit the ambulance. Motorists who
slow to see what happened to them there in the wreck have seen enough. Satisfied,
they whizz past us.
Careful going down the bank - the grass is slippery, you don't want to slide into
a sepuku situation on the protruding steel. Pay attention to your footing.
Five seconds per patient to decide who's worse off - we see here Bad, Worse, and
Dead. Being BLS, DTs and crew can give no drugs, fluids... we'll take Bad, who was
ejected. Here's the medic to take Worse, and besides, Worse needs to be cut out
of the car.
Put Bad on a backboard, collar and cot. Your entire crew is doing this and you trust
each to do their role as you concentrate on your part. Look up, everyone's done
at the same time. Let's go.
Roll him to the ambulance and load. It's too cold to stay out, we can always unload.
Quick check - severe trauma will not go to the closest hospital but instead need
to fly to the trauma center. This guy's injured, yeah - after all, there was enough
force to make one occupant Dead - but Airway is good, breathing on his own, no real
bleeding and no major bone breaks. We can take him, so Go!
We do not see the extrication of Worse, or all the other stuff you see on TV. The
Overall. The Wow. That which makes it all so exciting.
That's your typical load-and-go situation; you gotta talk to the fire guys when
you get back from the hospital to even find out what kind of car it was.
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I have two kids in the Harvey Middle School. We brought them to Harvey because our kids were getting lost in the public system. They were too smart to get extra help from the public schools but needed more educational support to reach the excellence status. Harvey has delivered excellence in this regard - both are enjoying school again, are making honor roll and are regaining their confidence to succeed at a high level. The teachers take the time, are skilled in educating and communicate constantly with the parents by phone and email. My kids actually prepared and followed a study schedule for the week before exams! This was not happening before we sent them to Harvey. Additionally, both kids are individuals in their own way - they didn't fit the traditional "popular" mode and public school was making them fee insecure about this - at Harvey, differences are truly embraced and valued with both kids coming through adolescence with their self-esteem intact. The culture and support at Harvey is exceptional - our kids are happy, kind, well-adjusted and well educated - exactly what we were looking for their middle school experience to be.
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Do you want your kid to be inspired? Do you want your kid to love to learn? Do you want your kid to have teachers who know him/her? Do you want your kid to like things you never thought he/she would like opera, Latin and poetry? Do you want a kid who loves to go to school everyday? Do you want a school that challenges your kid and provides a logical, well-rounded and well-executed curriculum? Do you want to be a person and not a number? Then, look no further than Harvey. From a parent who put their 2nd child in Harvey after a disappointmenting experience with a bright John Jay student (ie: 30 kids in a class, eating lunch on the floor, having no practice because there were no fields, teachers that don't know students' names, teachers that can't teach - just to name a few items...)
Funny thing about reading these negative reviews - we could not find anyone with actual experience with the school say anything but good things about it - including Administrators at other schools who have their kids here. We have been exceptionally pleased with our experience with the school. The teachers and administrators not only 'talked the talk', but 'walked the walk' as well.
This was a solid school years ago. Unfortunately, it has lost its way. The lack of clarity of mission has led to a lack of support for teachers, and ultimately a bad experience for students. Can your child get the necessary grades required to get into the college you desire for them? Yes, just demand it, if that is all you seek. Will your child get the type of education required to thrive in that college once admitted? This is a big 'maybe', and depends upon whether your child is lucky enough to interact with the small number of great teachers who will succeed in any environment, even one that is as fractured as this one. But hurry, because the great ones are unlikely to stay here long. If they are forced to stay for economic reasons, the greatness will be beaten out of them, if not they will leave soon.
I don't understand the bad reviews for this school. My son attended a couple other private schools with little success. We found Harvey and he thrived. He is now attending Columbia University, which would not have been possible without The Harvey School.
The Harvey School is a wonderful, small and caring school that offers students the opportunities to utilize their strengths and reach their potential in a warm, supported environment.
I go here and I don't know why there are so many bad reviews. Public school was a horrible experience for me and I don't know how I would have ever gotten into college if it weren't for Harvey. Lighten up, this school helped me reach my potential and they really understood me. It's also fun.
I don't know how the other reviewers managed to get such a negative impression of Harvey - I went to school here and I loved it! The teachers at Harvey clearly care about their students, and it reflects in how they teach. Most of the classes are only eight students, and the small size allows students to seriously immerse themselves in the subject. It also allows the teachers more one-on-one time with their students, to assess their learning styles and make sure they reach their potential. The Harvey School college advisors want to make sure that their students are going to a college they will like and be able to flourish at, rather than going to an Ivy League school just because it's 'better.' Students from The Harvey School are currently attending Cornell U, Boston U, Oberlin, Columbia, Barnard, Bennington, Elon U, Villa Nova, and UNC at Chapel Hill, among others.
This is a high school of missed opportunity and a huge disappointment! It has a beautiful campus, small class size, and offers sports and arts but is unable to achieve what they claim in educational and philosophic goals. They accept many children with learning differences but are unable to cope with the educational and emotional needs of this population. The administration lacks a fundamental will to provide consistent structure and discipline. The result is a general lack of respect of the teachers for students and students for teachers. Teachers are not properly trained and often not mature. The administration does not respond to parental concerns so that families are forced to withdraw their children.
The teachers here have only bachelor's degrees from mediocre colleges. The headmaster has been there for 25 years, has no children and has never continued his education past a BA. You would think he would want to pursue a masters or doctorate in education. The board is a good old boys network, appointed not voted on by the parent community. They have gone through 3 student deans in as many years, with the last one being a parent with no experience or qualifications. Teachers do not respect each other, students do not respect teachers and the administration turns its head to count all the tuition money.
Small class size in a nurturing environment is what sets Harvey apart. Teachers work hard at having students achieve their maximum potential. Teachers and Administration listen to the concerns of students and parents. It is a fabulous school and our children love it!
Harvey is, at best, medicore. The Upper school is a mish mash of experienced but mostly inexperienced teachers. I would not recommend this school - you are not getting what you pay for - students do not have a great college track record - you are better off elsewhere. Public School is superior if you're looking for trained teachers and administrators.
The Harvey School has not been able to define itself. Is it an academically challenging prep school or a special needs feeder school? Is it a performing arts school or an outstanding athletic school? It is mediocre at everything. If your child requires special help, it is at an additional cost and at $30,000/year what do you really get?
The academic programs are organized in such a way as to include the 'student of varying ability' as well as the college prep student. This is due to the teachers' unbelieveable attention to each student. With a small student/teacher ratio, each student can be nurtured. The arts at the school are especially good.
Teachers are not trained to handle children of varying ability at this school. This school tries to be everything to everyone and has not been able to define themselves. The new Art Center is too big and too costly with not enough students to fill it so they try to attract artsy students and by doing so, the sports program fails miserably. Parent involvement is welcomed, but only for writing checks,not for opinions or suggestions.
The Harvey School was a good choice for our son. The teachers really get to know each student. Their program is flexible enough to accomodate the needs of students of varying abilities; which was wonderful. The low student:teacher ratio meant that no student got lost in the crowd.
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I was unable to put more than one photo on the page because of my ipad mini....so here is photo Nbr 2. and 3. the cup shows the overall texture of most of the kiln load.which by the way, are different glazes. The third photo is a close up of the top of the cassarole dish.May I ask, with epson salt, do I dissolve it in water before I add it to the recipe? Why is it important to smooth over bubbles made when dipping pots?
Now that I have read your suggestions, I will agree that some of my glazes r a bit thicker than cream.maybe this is the reason for the bubbles?
I had a pot blow in my last kiln load and I didn't completely clean out the shards so maybe they are affecting the glazes?
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When I put this on my husband stopped and said "Wow, you smell delicious!" SOLD!!! LOL It is funny that this is usually not in the range of something I would wear, considering how fruity it smells... but I really like the combination of fruit smell and it dries down very nice. I don't seem to have any problems with the lasting power, albeit the extreme fruity top note doesn't last, but the bottom note, to me is lingering and sexy. If it stayed that strong all day, it probably would not suit me.
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Smells like a tropical smoothie on my skin! Mango is the most dominant note I smell mixed with some sort of citrus/peachy scent. Like the previous reviewer mentioned, this is meant to contain coconut, however, it's not so dominant. I can only detect it in the dry-down and it's very subtle so it's not cloying on my skin. Overall, a nice girly Summer scent but has no lasting power at all.
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mangos and pineapples. I simply love them, and in fragrances,too. So, the top notes tickle some pleasure receptor in my brain. For the first 10 minutes, I am in an olfactory heaven. Unfortunately, Taj Sunset has zero lasting power on me the coconut -not a favourite note of mine- appears quite strongly on my skin. As a fragrance, it wouldn't meet my needs, I'm wondering if this could be used as aromatherapy. The lack of lasting power kills the deal for me.3.5
I honestly dont see how this got such high reviews. I do LOVE the scent along with all other Escada perfumes but the scent literally wont even last from the time I put it on to the time I get to work! I wish I could say I love it because it does smell amazing but unfortunately I cant say I love it because of the bad lasting power. Im glad I only bought the mini spray as opposed to a 1.7 or 3 oz bottle
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Oh man. IMO, this is the best Escada summer version ever. It smells so good... Fragrance versions of mango vary- sometimes it can smell like cat pee. This doesn't; it smells GORGEOUS, like a fruity drink. It smells like Escada signature fruity scent, but this time, the blend is perfect. Escada did this one right!!!!
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I LOVE this fragrace SOOO much!! I had received a bunch of Chanel fragrance samples along with this one and had just thrown them in a cabinet. Well, when I got around to cleaning said cabinet, I actually opened the Taj vial and fell in love!! If I could drink this, I would! It's fruity and creamy at the same time. I'm a two fragrance person: winter(Bulgari BLV II) and summer(formerly D&G Light Blue, NOW Taj Sunset). I do find that I have to reapply around lunchtime but I don't mind because it makes me SO happy to smell it fresh out of the bottle again!! P.S. I didn't like ANY of the Chanel samples!
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This is a must-have summer scent! Although it is fruity, it's not overpowering or annoyingly sweet like cheap DS fragrances. It's very elegant and smells just as great once it dries. I bought a tiny sample bottle of this, but I'm going to go back for the full size soon.
I got a sample of this and I used it up so fast! It's a decently affordable perfume so I should be picking it up soon. This smells amazing! Think summery, fruity, and tropical. This is the scent I think of when I think of summer because it's just so fruity and fresh. To me, Escada perfumes smell very similar to each other (each year they release a scent) but this one just has a bit of a zing to it which I really enjoy. My only regret with this perfume is that it doesn't last very long on my skin. After a couple of hours, it cannot be detected by myself nor the people around me, so I bumped off a lippie for that. (but it does last long on my friend so I'm thinking it differs by person)
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AbstractThis paper analyses the historical performance of the South African manufacturing sector in an international perspective. After a brief overview of the industrialisation process of South Africa during the 20th century, a binary comparison of manufacturing output and productivity between South Africa and the US is presented. The industry-of-origin approach is used to construct unit value ratios (UVRs), as an alternative to the exchange range for converting US and South African output data into the same currency. Subsequently, the UVRs are used to estimate labour and total factor productivity levels for total manufacturing and 13 manufacturing branches for the period 1970-1999 in comparison to the USA. Next, these results are used to compute relative unit labour costs, which shed light on the international competitiveness of the South African manufacturing sector at a detailed level. The study is part of the International Comparisons of output and Productivity (ICOP) project carried out at the universities of Groningen and Eindhoven. We find that there exists a considerable labour and total productivity gap between the US and South Africa, which is continuously widening over time. In 1970, labour productivity stood at 32 percent of US level, while it was only 20 percent in 1999. With respect to relative unit labour costs, the results show that on average, South Africa is competitive with the USA, albeit there are some industries which show consistent relative unit labour costs above US level.
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Genre: Historical Romance, America
When the town's madam and her girls hire lawyer Claire Butler to defend Johnny Christmas against false accusations, they open a very unlikely Pandora's Box. Though Claire desperately needs to win her first case, she's unsure of taking on the defense of a rapist, especially the one known as Kid Christmas.
Johnny just doesn't seem the type of man who'd commit rape; handsome, sensual, funny, a man who loves to fight fires and rescue stray cats. Which is why Claire decides to become his lawyer.
When it looks as if he'll be the lynch mob's victim, Claire proposes Johnny kidnap her and they flee Brodie until it's safe for them to return. Their wild ride over the next few days turns into a journey of discovery for them both.
Claire has carried the burden of her father's tragic death at the hands of an unknown gunman for years. Johnny has his secrets, too. Thrust into a dangerous situation and on the run from a posse determined to hang him, Johnny is forced to reevaluate his life, and Claire forced to follow her heart.
Kathleen Sage blends the gritty atmosphere of a wild and wooly mining camp with the sweetness and humor of the finest Americana romances to bring readers a delightful character-study western. SENSUAL (June, 400 pp., $5.99)
Reviewed By: Kathe Robin
Publisher: Jove
Published: June, 1996