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Thanks litlbit. We have been married for 19 years and while it hasn’t always been easy it has been amazing. I love my beautiful dancer so much and I look forward every day to the adventure that comes next.

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It is impossible to tell you what your ceiling can support in this regard. Your best bet would be to have a professional come in to evaluate the load bearing capacity of your ceiling and whether its realistic to install the necessary hardware to hang a lyra.

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I wouldn’t recommend an aftermarket machined part:

1) Differences in metal composition could mean different expansion rates which could mean its either nearly impossible to get apart or doesn’t want to stay together.
2) The original X-Pole is chromed, to get a matching finish along with the machining of the part you would have been far better off purchasing a brand new X-Pole with the extension you needed and then have support far into the future.

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Have you called X-Pole? They have some extensions in stock but I do believe they have discontinued their manufacture.

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Great deal on lessons!!!

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We are having delivery issues to AOL addresses it seems, I’ll check into why these connections might be failing. In the meantime all other providers seem to be working just fine.

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Veena does a periscope cast at least once a week.

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Thought you guys might find this interesting considering the topic.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/10/21/ads_for_thinx_period_underwear_might_be_too_lewd_for_the_subway.html

Evidently the company that manages subway ads for New York won’t allow the tasteful ads for Thinx even though they will allow scantily clad sexualized images.

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I have to say that the term appropriation is a very loaded term and was used by the article’s author purely for its emotional impact. The term is sensational and irresponsible from a journalistic perspective.

If we take that stance that we should never try to emulate or adopt another culture we take the stance that humanity should not seek to understand anyone else and we further the separations between ourselves and others.

Cultural adoption and emulation has gone on throughout the history of mankind. It is one of the primary ways cultures evolve, change improve and find solidarity in one another. We find understanding by emulating others in life and in art.

Much emulation in art or life comes from a perspective of honor and desire to understand. When someone dances to cultural music in their understanding of the cultural dress they have found something beautiful about it and are simply trying understand a culture in the way that they explore the world.

We can then choose to accept that gift in the spirit in which it was intended or we can be offended. If someone chooses to be offended, that is on them and not the person who was trying to understand or honor them.

This argument breaks down in the face of caricature and that is where we need to apply some critical thinking. Is someone making a statement through their caricature? Perhaps they do not understand the implications of their costume choice? Someone who chooses a sexy Native American costume for their halloween party probably doesn’t understand the implications of their choice while someone who chooses an unflattering representation of Obama or Trump most likely full understands what they are doing and is making a statement. I will leave it to you to choose how to deal with intentional and unintentional caricature.

In the end we need to seek to understand each other, not just the cultures we emulate but the ones emulating us. Being offended just gets in the way of open dialog and better relationships between everyone.

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Thank-you all for the birthday wishes. Veena made me feel really special today.

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You can upload as many videos as you would like. Very occasionally a video simply doesn’t want to work. When that happens we generally suggest trying to save it in a different format, this will usually change it enough that it will transcode properly.

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If you have a problem with a user let us know.

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This video is based on the old x pole which was designed to go across the more narrowly spaced joists of the UK. Make sure to follow the current instructions that come with your pole.

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Your X-Pole could not cause these issues as it shouldn’t be exerting any more than a hundred pounds of pressure on the structure of your home. Think of that in comparison the the weight of your house in general. It’s an infinitesimal force when compared to the force the rest of your house is exerting on its frame.

Your house is cracking due to foundational shift, humidity, plaster and other issues that are not uncommon in older homes.

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Just a heads up. Check your rental law in your location. Most locales that I am aware of specifically state that as a renter you can make minor changes to the property as long as they can be reasonably repaired when you vacate. Most Leases will state the opposite, sometimes going so far as to prohibit you from hanging pictures, however a contract cannot remove a right you have that is codified in law.

SO…

If you have a legal right to drill a hole you can drill a hole even if your landlord or your lease says you can’t drill a hole.