Plugger
The Pro Plugger expands on the success of the original plugger - known for its double-wrapped plugs to seal real-world marring - and adds CNC alloy construction, an even more compact and convenient design, and still packs 5 refills into its pared-down and minimalist physique. Elegant? Of course. Smart? Indeed. Quickly accessible? Why yes - faster than bear spray.
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Pluggers is a comic panel created by Jeff MacNelly (creator of Shoe) in 1993 that relies on reader submissions (referred to as "Pluggerisms") for the premise of each day's panel. In the context of this strip, "pluggers" are defined as rural, blue-collar workers who live a typical working-class American lifestyle, accompanied by a mentality characteristic of the G.I. and Baby Boomer generations. In the comic, pluggers are portrayed in the form of anthropomorphic animals, most often a plump bear, dog, chicken, or rhinoceros, sometimes a kangaroo or a cat.
Most episodes of the comic focus on illustrating personality traits and aspects of the lifestyles of people who are identified as pluggers, and there are no continuing storylines. Consequently, the names and occupations of the anthropomorphic animal characters are rarely mentioned.
A song plugger or song demonstrator was a vocalist or piano player employed in the early 20th century by department stores, music stores and song publishers to promote and help sell new sheet music, which was how hits were advertised before good-quality recordings were widely available. Music publisher Frank Harding has been credited with innovating the sales method.[1] Typically, the pianist sat on the mezzanine level of a store and played whatever music was sent up to him by the clerk of the store selling the sheet music. Patrons could select any title, have it delivered to the song plugger, and get a preview of the tune before buying it.
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, those who worked in department and music stores were most often known as "song demonstrators", while those who worked directly for music publishers were called "song pluggers."
Musicians and composers who had worked as song pluggers included George Gershwin,[2] Ron Roker, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin and Lil Hardin Armstrong. Movie executive Harry Cohn had been a song plugger.[3]
There are about 600 song-pluggers in the U.S.; they have their own union; they are powerful enough to bar all outsiders; and they command fees up to $35,000 a year [worth $357,149 today] plus unlimited expense accounts. Their job is to persuade the record companies to use songs, put out by their publishing houses, and the radio station disk jockeys to play the records."[5]
Available individually or in a pre-packaged kit of five, The Buchanan System B Pluggers have revolutionized warm gutta percha techniques. These high-quality pluggers have a shape that closely matches the final root canal preparation. This maximizes condensation forces on the softened gutta percha without placing undue stress on the root canal system. Because the System B Heat Source provides an exact temperature throughout the procedure, the Buchanan Pluggers do not over-soften the gutta percha and the warm mass fills lateral canals as easy as it seals apically. When you disengage the heat, the pluggers cool almost instantly and separate easily from the condensed gutta percha.
When YouTube exploded on the scene, it became much easier to market your songs. With Spotify, SoundCloud, Vimeo, and even a personal website, sharing music with anyone who wants to hear it is a snap. You may even be able to make a buck or two. Still, pluggers streamline the process and play an important part in the music business today.
There are a few different types of pluggers, working independently, with music publishing houses, or even record labels. Pluggers play matchmaker between sellers (the artist or songwriter) and buyers (publishers, record labels, and even other artists). It involves a lot of legwork, a lot of meetings, and a lot of relationship building.
Radio pluggers do this through constant development of their contact list and staying in touch with those that are responsible for playing music. Getting their music played on the radio, securing artists for festivals, or even alerting those in the media that can preview up and coming artists or announce new music.
Around the middle of the 20th century, radio play and records became more readily available. Song pluggers began to work directly with record companies, music publishing companies, and radio stations to buy or use the records put out by their publishing houses. Being a song plugger in this respect became quite a lucrative career.
Designed for use with the Obtura MaxPack, these pluggers deliver consistent heat to soften gutta percha within root canals. Available in ISO sizes 35, 40, 45, 55, 60 and ISO tapers .04 (Xtra-Fine), .06 (Fine), .08 (Fine-Med), .10 (Med), .12 (Med-Lrg). 041b061a72