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I don’t want to bump my own thread but I really need advice on this money issue from any teachers out there.
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That’s a deceptivey simple clause. The part to worry about is the "transferable." that’s a very broad term. If they are trying to grant themselves a transferable right to reproduce, that to me constitutes a kind of ownership.
The other thing I worry about is explained best here: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/facebook-timeline/ Kind of a read but worth it. Long story short, there’s a lot on your profile that you can only prevent being made fully public by witholding it, and that’s what has really changed most about their settings.
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K2weller: you’re supposed to be flipping to the opposite side that your shoulder is on, I think. Maybe that’s why you’re getting friction. Someone correct me if I’m wrong, I still haven’t tried this yet. I just came back and checked on this thread and saw no one had replied to you with a definitive answer.
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Go to your privacy settings and be 100% positive you don’t have "friend of friend" checked for any reason. Moreover you cannot put anything like that as your profile pic because you can’t control who sees that. I don’t disagree with you, I just want to point out that facebook now considers a lot of your info, pics included, to be public information and you can no longer control who sees it. So if some under 18 out there sees it and gets offended, there’s not much you can do. You can’t even post pics of yourself breast feeding your baby on fb. Personally, I deleted my facbook because of how scary their privacy settings are now. They give you the illusion of control, but really you have virtually none. In fact if you log into your facebook account and then go other places on line, facebook records where you go for advertising purposes. As in, let’s say you log your fb and then go listen to something on pandora. Facebook will know what songs you listened to. Or if you went to a news website, they would know what stories you read. And they allow third parties, like advertisers or those hiring job applicants, to search everything on your profile totally unfiltered. So it really does NOT matter what your settings are. Everything you post is ultimately fully public. And PLEASE do not post any professional pole pics to facebook. All pictures you upload become the sole property of facebook. I shoud post some info on facebook since I know a lot of people here use it. They are very deceptive about the service they offer.
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The brand is OP. I’m actually wearing them right now, in a color I think best described as fierce grape. Haha. So comfy and so perfect. And I tried rolling them down today. Holy booty, batman! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_batman.gif so they are definitely versatile.
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Just an update: she’s taking me to a business lunch on Saturday to talk more about ideas for the classes…woohoo!! I’ll let you all know how it goes. If everything works out, I should know a lot more after meeting with her. I’m excited! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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Thank you so much!! She wants it to be an exotic dance course, so I think I want to do fun sessions like basic pole work, sexy walks and turns and a few basic spins and climbs, maybe a ckr/car, just the things I have really mastered myself and can effortlessly use in my dancing, and combine that with a little striptease, lots of floor and chair and lapdance moves! And break up each lesson with a good at least 5 minute warmup and a 5 minute cooldown with another 5-10 minutes of deep stretching at the end. I have "The Genius of Flexibility" so I want to teach a few partnered stretches too…I spent years stretching for the splits the conventional way and now can pretty much drop to a center split thanks to bob LOL. So I am definitely excited for a chance to get paid to be sexy, and not in a way that involves people chucking change at my head hahaha. I just def want to put a good stretching component in there because I know how frustrating it is when what’s holding you back from a move looking really good is just not having the range of motion.
But I def am not going to broadcast myself as an expert, just a normal person who changed their life with exercise and sexiness (and you can, too!) Can’t you just hear the sales pitch? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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Yeah it was definitely one of those "oh my god I can’t shower enough!" feelings. I mean, do I dance sexy? sure all the time. But there’s a reason I’m not working at a strip club, you know? Fortunately the guy isn’t dangerous, I don’t think he’d like, force himself on anyone. He’s just an awkward creepy creeper. What’s worse? He’s got a wife and two little babies https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif
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My landlord is a sick disgusting nasty creeper who makes creepy advances to all his female tenants. He found out about my pole by looking in my windows (!!!!!!!!!!) Needless to say, I am moving soon (also for other reasons but creepy landlord is a BIG reason.)
I advocate not telling the landlord whenever possible after this experience. Remember you have a very limited business relationship with a landlord. You have no way of knowing if he might be a total perv. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif
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Put clear packing tape over the bottoms. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif (works to make them slide on carpet, too)
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Same school. Eat your heart out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE-FTFJoQC0&feature=related
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https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif would be a five hour drive for me. If plans for a jam get finalized, I might be able to swing an overnighter or something if someone would be willing to put me up for the night. My broke recent college grad self definitely could not afford gas and accommodations for 1.
If someone would possibly be willing to give me a place to stay, I’d be happy to bring my pole to contribute to a jam. I wish I had more to offer https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif
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I think I need to stretch out my shoulders a lot before I try it then. My shoulders are so tight, I worry about pulling in the top bracket. But my shoulders are really, really tight. I can overstretch them just working on reverse grabs.
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So how about you drive west a ways to Illinois and I’ll put you up at my house for a few days and give you cookies ciggies and my eternal love in exchange for some lessons?
Oh well, it was worth a shot. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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Question for Veena and Amy in particular…have you ever done it with the double forward cup? I can sm with double forward really easily and I just can’t work out in my head whether your hands would get twisted up doing a flip with it. I think it would work but i’m not sure if you’d lose all stability once you got over.
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I learned that spin as veena teaches it, using the bottom hand turned sideways-ish not with any weight bearing on it, just to keep a healthy distance from the pole since beginners tend to have poor momentum in spins and it will keep you from bashing into the pole as you slow down. I think the actual one-handed chair is definitely not a real beginner spin, but something to build up to. I couldn’t do a chair safely with just half bracket when I first started. That bottom hand helped me feel secure and get the feel for the distance I should be from the pole. It also directs your momentum if you keep the lower hand on the pole, but not bearing weight just guiding, from the walk around through the spin. The first few times I tried it one handed I wound up halfway into a reverse grab because I didn’t have the shoulder strength in the top bracket to keep myself at a right angle to the pole. Observe:
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Also notice she has it listed in intermediate. Def not a first day move. I doubt a real beginner would have the strength needed to have the majority of the weight on just the top bracket. You’ll notice she uses that bottom hand to direct momentum. I think that’s why it’s posted at the beginning of the intermediate lessons. It’s a good spin that gets you used to the kind of momentum sensations that will go into one handed spins like the reverse grab. It’s a good building block when taught the way she teaches it. You’ll notice how she kind of turns her hand towards the end of the spin…that’s how you can tell that hand isn’t bearing weight, shes holding lightly.
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There’s a lot of 70s suggestions up…if you want something truly psychadelic 60s listen to The Mamas and the Papas – Wild Women.
Or California dreaming. Or like….anything by them. Haha
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Happy birthday Trena you wild Irish rose!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif Hope you get into some
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So much love to you David!! I hope your birthday brought closure on the past year and joy for the next!
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What is the name of it???
Here’s me and Bertysbooboo doing it doubles
Here’s me https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
Soooo photobucket says your doubles pictures are against tos. I think we need to go burn photobucket’s house down. Feel the poler wrath….
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Which all that really means at the end of the day is that not all stainless steel is alike, and be wary of anyone who assures you that you’ll be fine just because it’s "100% stainless steel". All stainless is made up of lots of different metals, so it pays to ask what grade of stainless it is.
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Pretty simple guidelines for you because you’re so allergic. The lowest stainlessgrade that has a chance to work with metal allergies is 316L. There are higher grades than that up to those that start 316LVM. That grade means the nickel has to be contained in the inside of the metal in a way that’s inert when inside the body. 316LVM is used in pacemakers and such; it’s surgical implant grade. It or titanium will be generally the only body jewelry an allergic person can wear and not react. It’s also more expensive. So I don’t know that you would even see a stainless pole 316L or higher honestly. All stainless steel has nickel in it; it’s just a matter of what state that nickel is in. And 316L, btw, is the grade of stainless used in mall jewelry that you’ve probably had a reaction to. So if you can’t wear cheap stainless body jewelry without going crusty you definitely need 316LVM If you ask what grade of steel they use and it doesn’t begin with 316L, it’s not rated for use even as jewelry and therefore will have more of those metal compounds like nickel that can trigger a severe reaction for an allergic person. Generally industrial grade steels aren’t designed to be in prolonged contact with skin. Obviously for something like pole that’s only going to be an issue for the very allergic.
That said, tg xpole might work. As for the finish wearing on it….it does, but not necessarily after a year. It doesn’t have that kind of set expiration date. And it tends to wear in spots that get heavy use, like where your top hand always goes.
As far as coating or painting your xpole, I think that would damage the finish and increase the likelihood that the chrome would chip off. If chrome chips or scratches, it can’t be repaired, and can have wicked sharp edges that will destroy your hands. Even if you did paint it, you have to remember that taking apart a multiple piece pole for regular cleaning or moving could cause a reaction from handling the uncoated threads and inner parts. And you couldn’t paint the threads or joints because it would interfere with the stability or make them lock up. Ultimately, a one piece permanent pole could be your best bet down the line. For now, I would email customer service of xpole and platinum stages and see what you hear back about metal grades. If you can get an exterior finish like tg that doesn’t react, I’d go with that. And just use gloves when taking it down to clean or wash with soap and warm water and really scrub down your hands after handling the threads since I’m guessing the interiors of all these poles will be industrial grade steel. A hydrocortisone solution wouldn’t go amiss, either (benadryl ointment).
Sorry all my responses have been so wordy!
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Just a disclaimer because it has to be said and no one has yet.
ABSOLUTELY NO KICKING INTO ANY INVERTED MOVE AT ANY TIME, OR FOR ANY REASON.
If you cannot do it as a slow, controlled lift, you cannot do it safely. Injuries reported on studioveena from kicking into basic inverts/inverted choppers incude:
bruised sides/broken blood vessels
spinal problems
pulled and torn muscles in the back and shoulders
chronic pain when iverting
BROKEN RIBS.Veenas lessons are organized by difficulty and include strength training exercises specifially for safe inverting.
I don’t judge self-taught polers. I just don’t want to see anyone get hurt. Everyone needs to know, no kicking! Ever!
This has been a Public Service Announcement from your friendly local PDR. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cyclops.gif
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Omfg typed a huge reply and it got deleted!!!! Basically,two of the non reactive metals are titanium and stainless steel, but only if those metals are surgical/implant grade. Otherwise they will still contain plenty of nickel, sometimes as much as 5%, which is clearly enough to give you a problem. So your basic options are a tension mounted stainless from platinum stages or tg xpole or powder coat lil mynx. Bertysbooboo has one, I know they work. And the titanium coated xpole could work too. Stay away from lil mynx stainless. It’s way too slick. But the powder coated lil mynx might work; if playground poles (which are also powder coated) don’t make you react, neither will lil mynx most likely. And the one hole it leaves when you take out the "plant hook" is so easily spackle-able the landlord will never ever know. And hey, you’ll have fun at the park testing it out!
It all comes down to this: unless the stainless in question is surgical/implant grade, it will still have a higher nickel content. That’s why crappy stainless belly button rings from the mall are reactive but an implant grade stainless ring from a maker like industrial strength or a titanium ring is not reactive. So at the end of the day, you’re probably going to have to write an email to customer service asking what grade of stainless they use. I’ll post a little guide to nickel content by metal rating if you don’t already know the stainless grade scale. Otherwise you’ll probably have to go with something else.
Good luck!
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in our family, we have a saying: "children don’t come with off switches." That means once you’ve become a part of their lives, you don’t turn them away FOR ANY REASON. they’re both your children. They’re both her grandchildren. each kid should get some one-on-one time with grandma in addition to the time they spend together.
You need to tell grandma, in plain un-emotional language, that the two year old doesn’t understand what she’s doing, and you’re not going to have him crying over every visit to grandma’s. And I would stick to your ground: if she can’t treat your children well and look after them adequately, it might be time to say that if she wants to see her grandkids, she can come to your home and visit them both, but she can’t just take one and pretend the other doesn’t exist. She’s in their lives whether she was ready for grandkids or not. She can’t pick and choose now. And they’re WAY too close in age for her to claim the three year old is somehow easier to care for than the two year old.
