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Autonomous sensory meridian response
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Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is an experience characterized by a static-like or tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. It has been compared with auditory-tactile synesthesia[2][3] and may overlap with frisson.
ASMR signifies the subjective experience of "low-grade euphoria" characterized by "a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin". It is most commonly triggered by specific auditory or visual stimuli, and less commonly by intentional attention control.[1][4]
- 1 Name
- 2 Sensation and triggers
- 3 Background and history
- 4 Categories
- 5 Media
- 6 Academic commentary
- 7 Scientific commentary
- 8 Comparisons and associations with other phenomena
- 9 In pop culture
- 10 Statistics
- 11 See also
- 12 References
Prior to the social consensus that led to what is now the ubiquitous adoption of the term, other names were proposed and discussed at a number of locations including the Steady Health forum, the Society of Sensationalists Yahoo! group and the Unnamed Feeling Blog.[who?][citation needed]
Proposed formal names included "auditory induced head orgasm", "attention induced euphoria" and "attention induced observant euphoria", while colloquial terms in usage included "brain massage", "head tingle", "brain tingle", "spine tingle" and "brain orgasm".[5][6]
While many colloquial and formal terms used and proposed between 2007 and 2010 included reference to orgasm, there was during that time a significant majority objection to its use among those active in on-line discussions, many of whom have continued to persist in differentiating the euphoric and relaxing nature of ASMR from sexual arousal.[citation needed] However, the argument for sexual arousal persists, and some proponents have published videos categorized as ASMRotica (ASMR erotica), which are deliberately designed to be sexually stimulating.[7][8]
Early proponents of ASMR concluded that the phenomenon was generally unrelated to sexual arousal, and Jennifer Allen proposed that the phenomenon be named "autonomous sensory meridian response". Allen chose the words intending or assuming them to have the following specific meanings:
- Autonomous – spontaneous, self-governing, with or without control
- Sensory – pertaining to the senses or sensation
- Meridian – signifying a peak, climax, or point of highest development
- Response – referring to an experience triggered by something external or internal
Allen verified in a 2016 interview that she purposely selected these terms because they were more objective, comfortable, and clinical than alternative terms for the sensation.[9] In that interview, Allen explained she selected the word meridian to replace the word orgasm and said she had found a dictionary that defined meridian as "a point or period of highest development, greatest prosperity, or the like".[9][10]
The term "autonomous sensory meridian response" and its initialism ASMR were adopted by contributors to on-line discussions and those reporting and commentating on the phenomenon.
Sensation and triggers
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The subjective experience, sensation, and perceptual phenomenon now widely identified by the term 'autonomous sensory meridian response' is described by some of those susceptible to it as "akin to a mild electrical current...or the carbonated bubbles in a glass of champagne".[4]
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ASMR is usually precipitated by stimuli referred to as 'triggers'.[4] ASMR triggers, which are most commonly auditory and visual, may be encountered through the interpersonal interactions of daily life. Additionally, ASMR is often triggered by exposure to specific audio and video. Such media may be specially made with the specific purpose of triggering ASMR or originally created for other purposes and later discovered to be effective as a trigger of the experience.[1]
Stimuli that can trigger ASMR, as reported by those who experience it, include the following:
- Listening to a softly spoken or whispering voice
- Listening to quiet, repetitive sounds resulting from someone engaging in a mundane task such as turning the pages of a book
- Watching somebody attentively execute a mundane task such as preparing food
- Loudly chewing, crunching, slurping or biting foods, drinks, or gum
- Receiving personal attention
- Initiating the stimulus through conscious manipulation without the need for external video or audio triggers
- Listening to tapping, typically nails onto surfaces such as plastic, wood, metal, etc.
- Hand movements, especially onto one's face
Whispering triggers
Psychologists Nick Davis and Emma Barratt discovered that whispering was an effective trigger for 75% of the 475 subjects who took part in an experiment to investigate the nature of ASMR,[1] and that statistic is reflected in the popularity of intentional ASMR videos that comprise someone speaking in a whispered voice.[11][12][13]
Auditory triggers
Many of those who experience ASMR report that non-vocal ambient noises performed through human action are also effective triggers of ASMR. Examples of such noises include fingers scratching or tapping a surface, brushing hair, hands rubbing together or manipulating fabric, the crushing of eggshells, the crinkling and crumpling of a flexible material such as paper, or writing. Many YouTube videos that are intended to trigger ASMR responses feature a single person performing these actions and the sounds that result.[14]
Personal attention role play triggers
In addition to the effectiveness of specific auditory stimuli, many subjects report that ASMR is triggered by the receipt of tender personal attention, often comprising combined physical touch and vocal expression, such as when having their hair cut, nails painted, ears cleaned, or back massaged, whilst the service provider speaks quietly to the recipient. Furthermore, many of those who have experienced ASMR during these and other comparable encounters with a service provider report that watching an "ASMRtist" simulate the provision of such personal attention, acting directly to the camera as if the viewer were the recipient of a simulated service, is sufficient to trigger it.[4][15]
Psychologists Nick Davis and Emma Barratt discovered that personal attention was an effective trigger for 69% of the 475 subjects who participated in a study conducted at Swansea University, second in popularity only to whispering.[1]
Some roleplays also incorporate fantasy or science fiction elements in a way that allows "escape" for the viewers. Some also incorporate legitimate stories into the roleplays in a way that could be considered entertainment in its own right, outside of the ASMR phenomenon.
Clinical role play triggers
Among the category of intentional ASMR videos that simulate the provision of personal attention is a subcategory of those specifically depicting the "ASMRtist" providing clinical or medical services, including routine general medical examinations. The creators of these videos make no claims to the reality of what is depicted, and the viewer is intended to be aware that they are watching and listening to a simulation, performed by an actor. Nonetheless, many subjects attribute therapeutic outcomes to these and other categories of intentional ASMR videos, and there are voluminous anecdotal reports of their effectiveness in inducing sleep for those susceptible to insomnia, and assuaging a range of symptoms including those associated with depression, anxiety, and panic attacks.[16][17][11]
In the first peer-reviewed article on ASMR, published in Perspectives in Biology in summer 2013, Nitin Ahuja, who was at the time of publication a medical resident at the University of Virginia, invited conjecture on whether the receipt of simulated medical attention might have some tangible therapeutic value for the recipient, comparing the purported positive outcome of clinical role play ASMR videos with the themes of the novel Love in the Ruins by author and physician Walker Percy, published in 1971.[4]
The story follows Tom More, a psychiatrist living in a dystopian future who develops a device called the Ontological Lapsometer that, when traced across the scalp of a patient, detects the neurochemical correlation to a range of disturbances. In the course of the novel, More admits that the 'mere application of his device' to a patient's body 'results in the partial relief of his symptoms'.[18]
Ahuja alleges that through the character of Tom More, as depicted in Love in the Ruins, Percy 'displays an intuitive understanding of the diagnostic act as a form of therapy unto itself'. Ahuja asks whether similarly, the receipt of simulated personal clinical attention by an actor in an ASMR video might afford the listener and viewer some relief.[4]
Background and history
Contemporary history
The contemporary history of ASMR began on 19 October 2007 on a discussion forum for health-related subjects at a website called Steady Health.[19] A 21-year-old registered user with the handle "okaywhatever" submitted a post describing having experienced a specific sensation since childhood, comparable to that stimulated by tracing fingers along the skin, yet often triggered by seemingly random and unrelated non-haptic events, such as "watching a puppet show" or "being read a story".[20]
Replies to this post indicated that a significant number of other people had experienced the sensation which "okaywhatever" described - also in response to witnessing mundane events. The interchanges precipitated the formation of a number of web-based locations intended to facilitate further discussion and analysis of the phenomenon for which there were plentiful anecdotal accounts,[11][21] yet no consensus-agreed name nor any scientific data or explanation.[16]
Earlier history
Austrian writer Clemens J. Setz suggests that a passage from the novel Mrs Dalloway authored by Virginia Woolf and published in 1925, describes something distinctly comparable.[22][23] In the passage from Mrs Dalloway cited by Setz, a nursemaid speaks to the man who is her patient 'deeply, softly, like a mellow organ, but with a roughness in her voice like a grasshopper's, which rasped his spine deliciously and sent running up into his brain waves of sound'.[24]
According to Setz, this citation generally alludes to the effectiveness of the human voice and soft or whispered vocal sounds specifically as a trigger of ASMR for many of those who experience it, as demonstrated by the responsive comments posted to YouTube videos that depict someone speaking softly or whispering, typically directly to camera.[11][12][13]
Evolutionary history
Nothing can currently be definitively known about any evolutionary origins for ASMR since the perceptual phenomenon itself has yet to be clearly identified as having biological correlations. Even so, a significant majority of descriptions of ASMR by those who experience it compare the sensation to that precipitated by receipt of tender physical touch, providing examples such as having their hair cut or combed. This has led to the conjecture that ASMR might be related to the act of grooming.[25]
For example, David Huron, Professor in the School of Music at Ohio State University, states:
"[The 'ASMR effect' is] clearly strongly related to the perception of non-threat and altruistic attention [and has a] strong similarity to physical grooming in primates [who] derive enormous pleasure (bordering on euphoria) when being groomed by a grooming partner...not to get clean, but rather to bond with each other."[14]
Imaging subjects' brains with fMRI as they reported experiencing ASMR tingles suggests support for this hypothesis, because brain areas such as the medial prefrontal cortex (associated with social behaviors including grooming), and the secondary somatosensory cortex (associated with sensation of touch) were activated more strongly during tingle periods than control periods.[26]
Though little scientific research has been conducted into potential neurobiological correlates to the perceptual phenomenon known as 'autonomous sensory meridian response' (ASMR), with a consequent dearth of data with which to explain its physical nature, there is voluminous anecdotal literature comprising personal commentary and intimate disclosure of subjective experiences distributed across forums, blogs, and YouTube comments by hundreds of thousands of people. Within this literature, in addition to the original consensus that ASMR is euphoric but non-sexual in nature, those who experience ASMR fall into two broad categories of subjects. One category depends upon external triggers to experience the localized sensation and its associated feelings, which typically originates in the head, often reaching down the neck and sometimes the upper back. The other category can intentionally augment the sensation and feelings through attentional control, without dependence upon external stimuli, or 'triggers', in a manner compared by some subjects to their experience of meditation.[citation needed]
The most popular source of stimuli reported by subjects to be effective in triggering ASMR is video. Videos reported being effective in triggering ASMR generally fall into two categories: 'Intentional' and 'Unintentional'. Intentional media is created by those known as 'ASMRtists' with the purpose of triggering ASMR in viewers and listeners. Unintentional media is that made for other reasons, often before attention was drawn to the phenomenon in 2007, but which some subjects discover to be effective in triggering ASMR. One early unintentional example is the Art Bears song 'The Bath of Stars.' Another example of unintentional media several journalists have noted is of famed painter Bob Ross. In episodes of his television series The Joy of Painting both broadcast and on YouTube, his soft, gentle speaking mannerisms and the sound of him painting and his tools trigger the effect in some viewers.[27][28] The work of stop-motion filmmaker PES is also often noted.[29]
Binaural recording
Some ASMR video creators use binaural recording techniques to simulate the acoustics of a three-dimensional environment, reported to elicit in viewers and listeners the experience of being in proximity to actor and vocalist.[30] Binaural recordings are usually made using two microphones, just like stereo recordings. However, in binaural recordings, the two microphones tend to be more specially designed to mimic ears on humans. In many cases, microphones are separated the same distance as ears are on humans, and microphones are surrounded by ear-shaped cups to get similar reverb as human ears.
Viewing and hearing such ASMR videos that comprise ambient sound captured through binaural recording has been compared to the reported effect of listening to binaural beats, which are also alleged to precipitate pleasurable sensations and the subjective experience of calm and equanimity.[31]
Binaural recordings are made specifically to be heard through headphones rather than loudspeakers. When listening to sound through loudspeakers, the left and right ear can both hear the sound coming from both speakers. By distinction, when listening to sound through headphones, the sound from the left earpiece is audible only to the left ear, and the sound from the right ear piece is audible only to the right ear. When producing binaural media, the sound source is recorded by two separate microphones, placed at a distance comparable to that between two ears, and they are not mixed, but remain separate on the final medium, whether video or audio.[32]
Listening to a binaural recording through headphones simulates the binaural hearing by which people listen to live sounds. For the listener, this experience is characterized by two perceptions. Firstly, the listener perceives being in close proximity to the performers and location of the sound source. Secondly, the listener perceives what is often reported as a three-dimensional sound.[30] This means the listener can perceive both the position and distance of the source of sound relative to them.
Academic commentary
Peer-reviewed articles
Several peer-reviewed articles about ASMR have been published. The first, by the physician Nitin Ahuja, is titled "It Feels Good to Be Measured: clinical role-play, Walker Percy, and the tingles". It was published in Perspectives in Biology and Medicine during 2013 and focused on a conjectural cultural and literary analysis.[4]
Another article, published in the journal Television and New Media in November 2014, is by Joceline Andersen, a doctoral student in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University,[33] who suggested that ASMR videos comprising whispering 'create an intimate sonic space shared by the listener and the whisperer'. Andersen's article proposes that the pleasure jointly shared by both an ASMR video creator and its viewers might be perceived as a particular form of 'non-standard intimacy' by which consumers pursue a form of pleasure mediated by video media. Andersen suggests that such pursuit is private yet also public or publicized through the sharing of experiences via online communication with others within the 'whispering community'.[34]
Another article, "Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR): a flow-like mental state", by Nick Davis and Emma Barratt, lecturer and post-graduate researcher respectively in the Department of Psychology at Swansea University, was published in PeerJ. This article aimed to 'describe the sensations associated with ASMR, explore the ways in which it is typically induced in capable individuals ... to provide further thoughts on where this sensation may fit into current knowledge on atypical perceptual experiences ... and to explore the extent to which engagement with ASMR may ease symptoms of depression and chronic pain'[1] The paper was based on a study of 245 men, 222 women, and 8 individuals of non-binary gender, aged from 18 to 54 years, all of whom had experienced ASMR, and regularly consumed ASMR media, from which the authors concluded and suggested that 'given the reported benefits of ASMR in improving mood and pain symptoms...ASMR warrants further investigation as a potential therapeutic measure similar to that of meditation and mindfulness.'
An article titled "An examination of the default mode network in individuals with autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR)"[35] by Stephen D. Smith, Beverley Katherine Fredborg, and Jennifer Kornelsen, looked at the default mode network (DMN) in individuals with ASMR. The study, which used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), concluded that there were significant differences in the DMN of individuals who have ASMR as compared to a control group without ASMR.
The first study to perform actual brain imaging (fMRI) on subjects currently experiencing ASMR tingles (as opposed to individuals who were merely able to experience the phenomenon) was published in BioImpacts in September 2018. Subjects viewed several ASMR videos with a screen and headphones while inside the MRI scanner. The study found a significant difference in brain activation between time periods when the subject reported tingling (communicated by pressing a button), as compared to time periods when they were watching a video but not reporting tingling (communicated by pressing a different button, to control for brain activation effects caused by merely pressing a button). They concluded that "the brain regions found most active during the tingling sensations were the nucleus accumbens, mPFC, insula and secondary somatosensory cortex", and suggested that these were similar to "activation of brain regions previously observed during experiences like social bonding and musical frisson".[26]
Scientific commentary
A number of scientists have published or made public their reaction to and opinions of ASMR.
On 12 March 2012, Steven Novella, Director of General Neurology at the Yale School of Medicine, published a post about ASMR on his blog Neurologica. Regarding the question of whether ASMR is a real phenomenon, Novella said "in this case, I don't think there is a definitive answer, but I am inclined to believe that it is. There are a number of people who seem to have independently experienced and described" it with "fairly specific details. In this way it's similar to migraine headaches – we know they exist as a syndrome primarily because many different people report the same constellation of symptoms and natural history." Novella tentatively posited the possibilities that ASMR might be either a type of pleasurable seizure or another way to activate the "pleasure response". However, Novella drew attention to the lack of scientific investigation into ASMR, suggesting that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and transcranial magnetic stimulation technologies should be used to study the brains of people who experience ASMR in comparison to people who do not, as a way of beginning to seek scientific understanding and explanation of the phenomenon.[36][37]
Four months after Novella's blog post, Tom Stafford, a lecturer in psychology and cognitive sciences at the University of Sheffield, was reported to have said that ASMR "might well be a real thing, but it's inherently difficult to research...something like this that you can't see or feel" and "doesn't happen for everyone". Stafford compared the current status of ASMR with the development of attitudes toward synesthesia, which he said "for years...was a myth, then in the 1990s people came up with a reliable way of measuring it".[38]
Comparisons and associations with other phenomena
Comparison with synesthesia
Integral to the subjective experience of ASMR is a localized tingling sensation that many describe as similar to being gently touched, but which is stimulated by watching and listening to video media in the absence of any physical contact with another person.
These reports have precipitated comparison between ASMR and synesthesia – a condition characterized by the excitation of one sensory modality by stimuli that normally exclusively stimulates another, as when the hearing of a specific sound induces the visualization of a distinct color, a type of synesthesia called chromesthesia. Thereby, people with other types of synesthesia report for example 'seeing sounds' in the case of auditory-visual synesthesia, or 'tasting words' in the case of lexical-gustatory synesthesia.[39][40][41][42][43]
In the case of ASMR, many report the perception of 'being touched' by the sights and sounds presented on a video recording, comparable to visual-tactile and auditory-tactile synesthesia.[43]
Comparison with misophonia
Some people have sought to relate ASMR to misophonia, which literally means the 'hatred of sound', but manifests typically as 'automatic negative emotional reactions to particular sounds – the opposite of what can be observed in reactions to specific audio stimuli in ASMR'.[1]
For example, those who suffer from misophonia often report that specific human sounds, including those made by eating, breathing, whispering, or repetitive tapping noises, can precipitate feelings of anger and disgust, in the absence of any previously learned associations that might otherwise explain those reactions.[44]
There are plentiful anecdotal reports by those who claim to have both misophonia and ASMR at multiple web-based user-interaction and discussion locations. Common to these reports is the experience of ASMR to some sounds, and misophonia in response to others.[45][46]
Comparison with frisson
The tingling sensation that characterizes ASMR has been compared and contrasted to frisson.[47][48][49]
The French word 'frisson' signifies a brief sensation usually reported as pleasurable and often expressed as an overwhelming emotional response to stimuli, such as a piece of music. Frisson often occurs simultaneously with piloerection, colloquially known as 'goosebumps', by which tiny muscles called arrector pili contract, causing body hair, particularly that on the limbs and back of the neck, to erect or 'stand on end'.[50][51][52][53]
Few legitimate studies have been done on ASMR, and even fewer have discussed the link between it and frisson specifically. At this time[when?], much of the data on ASMR comes from primarily anecdotal sources.[citation needed] Although ASMR and frisson are "interrelated in that they appear to arise through similar physiological mechanisms", individuals who have experienced both describe them as qualitatively different, with different kinds of triggers.[54] A 2018 fMRI study showed that the major brain regions already known to be activated in frisson are also activated in ASMR,[26] and suggests that "the similar pattern of activation of both ASMR and frisson could explain their subjective similarities, such as their short duration and tingling sensation".
Association with sexuality
People who experience ASMR report feeling relaxed and sleepy after watching and listening to ASMR content.[55][56] While some journalists and commentators have portrayed ASMR as intimate, they go on to say there is no evidence of any connection between ASMR and sexual arousal.[11][56][57][58][59][60]
In pop culture
Contemporary art
Berlin-based artist Claire Tolan is a contemporary artist working with ASMR, having produced works for the CTM Festival,[61] collaborated with noted composer Holly Herndon, and exhibited widely in North America and Europe. She has been working consistently in this genre since 2013.[62]
British artist Lucy Clout's single channel video 'Shrugging Offing', made for exhibition in March 2013, uses the model of online ASMR broadcasts as the basis for a work exploring the female body.[63][64]
Digital arts
The first digital arts installation specifically inspired by ASMR was by the American artist Julie Weitz and called Touch Museum, which opened at the Young Projects Gallery on 13 February 2015 and comprised video screenings distributed throughout seven rooms.[65][66][67]
The music for Julie Weitz' Touch Museums digital arts installation was composed by Benjamin Wynn under his pseudonym 'Deru' and was the first musical composition specifically created for live ASMR arts event.[65]
Subsequently, artists Sophie Mallett and Marie Toseland created 'a live binaural sound work' composed of ASMR triggers, broadcast by Resonance FM, the listings for which advised the audience to 'listen with headphones for the full sensory effect'.[68][69]
On 18 May 2015, contemporary composer Holly Herndon released an album called Platform which included a collaboration with artist Claire Tolan named "Lonely At The Top", intended to trigger ASMR.[70][71][72][73][74][75][76]
The track "Brush" from Holly Pester's 2016 album and poetry collection Common Rest featured artist Claire Tolan, exploring ASMR and its relation to lullaby.[77]
The hair-cutting scene of the film Battle of the Sexes deliberately included several ASMR triggers. Director Jonathan Dayton stated "People work to make videos that elicit this response [...] and we were wondering, 'Could we get that response in a theater full of people?'" [78]
There have been three successfully crowdfunded projects, each based on proposals to make a film about ASMR: two documentaries and one fictional piece. None of these films are currently completed.[79]
On 31 July 2015, the BBC panel show Would I Lie To You? featured an ASMR content maker as a guest as part of the "This is my" round, which resulted in the reveal of the person connected to comedian Joe Lycett.[80]
In 2018, ASMR, along with a number of its adherents, was featured on Netflix's show Follow This for an episode titled "The Internet Whisperers".[81]
During Super Bowl LIII in 2019, Anheuser-Busch broadcast an ASMR-themed commercial for its Michelob Ultra Pure Gold beer, where Zoë Kravitz uses ASMR techniques including whispering and tapping on a Pure Gold bottle into two microphones. Rolling Stone described the commercial as an example of ASMR "[going] mainstream".[82][83][84]
On 3 May 2019 episode of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, the musician Moby and Maher demonstrated how they use ASMR as a coping mechanism.[85]
On 16 May 2019 episode of the CBS All Access series The Good Fight, titled "The One About the End of the World", a law firm uses ASMR-style presentations to try to get through to a judge when they discover he is an avid follower of the phenomenon.[86]
Fictional and creative literature
In March 2013, the American weekly hour-long radio program This American Life, broadcast the first short story on the subject of ASMR, called A Tribe Called Rest, authored and read by American novelist and screenwriter Andrea Seigel.[87]
There is currently one non-fiction book on ASMR, part of the Idiot's Guide series.[25]
In addition to the information collected from the 475 subjects who participated in the scientific investigation conducted by Nick Davies and Emma Barratt,[1] there have been two attempts to collate statistical data pertaining to the demographics, personal history, clinical conditions, and subjective experience of those who report susceptibility to ASMR.
In December 2012, Craig Richard – a blogger on the subject of ASMR – published the first results of a poll comprising 12 questions that had received 161 respondents, followed by second results in August 2015 by which time there were 477 responses.[88][89]
In August 2014, Craig Richard, Jennifer Allen, and Karissa Burnett published a survey at SurveyMonkey that was reviewed by Shenandoah University Institutional Review Board and the Fuller Theological Seminary School of Psychology Human Studies Review Committee. In September 2015, when the survey had received 13,000 responses, the publishers announced that they were analyzing the data with the intent to publish the results. No such publication or report is yet available.[90][91]
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Why don't we talk about the human Jesus?
Yes, I know that Christianity teaches that Jesus was a God, but it also teaches that Jesus was a man; a man just like any of us — with all the foibles and fears and flunky mistakes we make each day. We have been taught to think of him walking on water, rising from the grave and ascending into heaven, but I like to picture him walking on the dusty roads of Galilee and admiring the feminine charms of the many women who followed him.
I don't know what a God feels like, but I can tell you what a man feels like. Divinity is way beyond my pay scale, but humanity is right here close to home. If Jesus is going to be my hero and my mentor, he's got to be human. I can't imitate somebody who remembers creation and sees the future; I've got to have somebody who swears when he bumps his head and laughs when he hears a funny joke. I don't relate to miracles; I relate to mannerisms. I've got to have a man. Besides, who knows what a God is like? R. Kirby Godsey, in his most recent explosive book, "The God Particle," states: "The traditional way of conceiving God no longer works. Either God does not exist or she is very different from what we thought." (pg.25)
Thomas Jefferson thought about this, too; he paged through all four gospels and separated the manly Jesus from the godly Jesus, and published a book called: "The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth." The book takes us from birth to burial, from problems to parables — but there are no angels, no miracles, no resurrection and ascension. Just the life of a man who did outstanding things for others and left a legacy of powerful sayings.
Some of his sayings reverberate today. He lived in a time when the Roman government was filled with corruption. They lied and cheated; their tax system was rigged to benefit the rich and not the poor; their laws protected the people in power and not the citizens of Galilee. Sound familiar? We don't know the words Jesus used to oppose all this but the chief priests felt justified in saying to Pilate: "We found this man subverting our nation and opposing paying taxes to Caesar" (Luke 23:2). I think that was a lie, but the fact is: Jesus spoke out about inequality.
During those days, there was no economic equality. You were either rich and powerful or poor and helpless. Some of the poor worked and some of the poor begged, but both suffered a political helplessness.
Jesus seemed to feel comfortable in both camps. He would sit down and eat with the prostitutes and tax collectors, and yet, he could mingle with the chief priests and members of the Sanhedrin. Jesus excluded no one and he wanted us to think of each other — regardless of class standing — as brothers. The famous Gospel of Thomas has Jesus saying: "Love your brother like your own soul; guard him like the apple of your eye." (Saying No. 25) (Well … but not that smelly homeless bum who sleeps under the bridge in Macon; let's not get carried away.)
Jesus got carried away. He was reckless and fearless and driven. We don't know if the Pontius Pilate story in Luke's gospel is accurate or invented, but it sounds like something Jesus might have said. Pilate asks him: "Are you the King of the Jews? Instead of answering: "Come on, Pilate, you know the Emperor appoints our King," Jesus smarts off like some hippie from the '60s, and says: "Now you're talking!" (Luke 23:3)
The best-selling author, Father Richard Rohr, in his book: "The Naked Now," says it well, I think:
"Our preoccupation with his divinity did not allow us to hear about his own proudly proclaimed and clearly emphasized humanity." (pg. 68)
And he did proclaim his humanity. He was moved with compassion (Mark 1:42), ate with tax collectors and prostitutes (Mark 2:15) broke the law to eat when he was hungry (Mark 2:23) and when he spoke to the crowds his family said: "he's out of his mind!" (Mark 3:21)
This is a man just like all of us; a man with deep feelings and wild imagination; a man with a mission and not afraid to shout it. A man willing to buck the system and die doing it. This is my kind of man.
Dr. Bill Cummings is the CEO of Cummings Consolidated Corporation and Cummings Management Consultants. His blog is www.progressiveheretic.com.

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* Wheezing (a hoarse whistling sound/raspy sound coming from chest/lung area)
* Fatigue (extreme tiredness to the point of disturbing daily routines)
* Abnormal amount of multiple respiratory infections over a gradual time period (common cold, Influenza, strep throat, sinus infections)
* Dyspnea (shortness of breath with little or no physical activity)
* Chronic cough (a cough that persists)
* Weight loss (unexplained)
Known causes of COPD are: long term smoking, (number one contributor) long term exposure to gases, fumes, environmental toxins, and frequent cooking without proper ventilation. Recognizing the symptoms of COPD is the first step in treating the disease. There is no cure for COPD and there is no medical means of reversing lung damage, however; if the dangerous lung disease is diagnosed soon enough, there is hope of preventing further damage.
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There are steps to take if you think you or those you care for are suffering from a form a COPD. The first step is to make an appointment with your regular physician because he/she knows your medical history. The physician will generally listen to you lungs with a stethoscope to check for shortness of breath or wheezing. However, some with COPD do not have wheezing symptoms. Further testing includes:
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Once again, there is no cure for COPD. However, in order for aggressive treatment to effective, if the patient smokes, smoking must be eliminated immediately. COPD symptoms will NOT improve as long as the patient still smokes. There are medications used to treat COPD symptoms.
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* During extreme flare-ups, antibiotics may be administered if any infection is found to be making the symptoms worse.
Limited exercising has been known to help with symptoms, such as light walking. Walking helps the lungs to strengthen over time. Be sure to ask the physician or therapist what a safe walking distance for you would be. Gradually, over time, increase your walking distance. While walking, it is important to use pursed lip breathing while exhaling in order to completely empty your lungs before taking the next breath.
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When you're happy with your model, ModelDesigner will generate the SQLObject code for the model and optionally generate your database tables.
Note: If you start toolbox from the same directory as last time, your last session is displayed as "Existing Designer Session". It gets saved in that directory as model_designer.tmp. If you want to add it as a sample, save it as YourModel.js in the session directory of the designer.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
This is my first outfit post with my new computer which I posted here. It's so exciting to have such a fabulous new computer.
Now onto some life ramblings so if you are just here for the fashion then feel free to skip what I am about to write. I just need to express my views about certain aspects of life. For most of my childhood and teenage years I felt pressure to change certain aspects of my personality and to be someone that I was not and when I realised that some of these unique character traits were unchangeable I felt deeply unhappy and insecure about myself as a person. I remember when I was growing up, various sources always delivered the cliched message that we should just be ourselves, resist the peer pressure and everything would just fall into place. I never trusted this piece of advice. I believed it was only true in theory and not in reality and that no one truly liked the person that I was. Since the end of last year I have really tried to work on this aspect of my life by attempting to gain a clearer understanding and acceptance of who I am as a person. I always though these concepts were vague and lacked substance but now I don't feel that as much and I am slowly accepting the person that I have become and realising that there are many aspects of that which I actually like. I feel like I am slowly making some progress. However, I have also realised that there will always be people who challenge your views and beliefs, who try and change who you are or who constantly voice their opinion over certain aspects of your life. I have realised that just because high school is over, it doesn't mean the pressure to conform or think and act a certain way is over. It simply exists in a different form. For me, people are often saying, you're too shy, you don't have enough friends, you analysing situations and thoughts too much, you are generally too negative, you are too tame and innocent, you take things too seriously, you feel too much and have too many emotions, you need to relax, you have your priorities wrong, you have an extremely small comfort zone and many more. A range of people seem to want to try and tell me what I desire from life, like just because I am in my early twenties I am supposed to want to travel and I am supposed to want to go out to night clubs on Saturday nights. Everyone is a different person and no one can judge how another person feels or what another person wants from life. I think it is really hard to stand up for the person that you are and truly be yourself and I highly respect anyone that has the courage and confidence to do so.
51 comments:
- Panty Buns said...
It sounds like you are continuing to develop beautifully, in talent, knowledge, emotionally and intellectually. Your designs are pretty and the sewing is very impressive. I like the heart locket and the settings for the photos too.
- May 16, 2011 at 3:04 AM
- Panty Buns said...
P.S.: Thank you so much for your sweet comment on my last post - I appreciate it very much.
- May 16, 2011 at 3:19 AM
- janettaylor said...
Gorgeous skirt!
- May 16, 2011 at 5:01 AM
love the new leopard top on you! :) the bow is so cute!
kimchi girl
- May 16, 2011 at 7:03 AM
- Green Tea and Cupcakes said...
Love the red skirt with the leopard print, hot little number.
- May 16, 2011 at 7:09 AM
- Emily, Resplendent Tranquility said...
Oh how I can relate to this, dear Imogen. I've sent you a little e-mail...
It's always a treat seeing your hand-sewn skirts. This shade of red really showcases the waistband and pleats. Lovely all around. Oh, and by the sound of it, you'd absolutely hate dressing for winters up here! ;)
- May 16, 2011 at 7:16 AM
- Sherin said...
The skirt is amazing. You did such a great job on it. I really need to learn how to sew.
- May 16, 2011 at 7:42 AM
- Jennifer Fabulous said...
That skirt is so beautiful. Red is a wonderful color for you. I love that you paired it with your glamorous leopard top. This is a very classy outfit. :)
I also can relate to your words below. I feel like being in your 20s is the ultimate decade of self-discovery. It's realizing that you do not have to conform to what your parents expect of you or what society expects of you or what your friends expect of you. It is figuring what you want and how you're going to achieve it. I know it doesn't help to have all those outside voices cluttering your perspective though. I am dealing with that on many levels right now. For example, I constantly have my mother nagging at me to get married and buy a house. But I honestly am not ready to get married and not only do I not have any money to buy a house, but I don't want to buy a house until I get married. And that won't be for a long time. She doesn't understand and every day is a constant battle with her. It's like a broken record. She complains and nags and gives examples of my cousins who are my age and married. And I explain I'm not ready. And the whole cycle starts over the next day. :(
- May 16, 2011 at 1:14 PM
- Francesca R said...
Lovely shirt! You lookgreat!
- May 16, 2011 at 8:06 PM
- Rosie said...
The leopard print top really suits you!
And I still don't think I'm ever truly myself,
Rosie x
- May 16, 2011 at 8:31 PM
- xStroutx said...
This is a fab outfit, red and leopard print is such a great combination! You look gorgeous.
I think there are always people who will try to tell you that if you aren't doing things their way, then you're doing them wrong. And its hard to deal with that pressure! But everyone is different (thank God!) and it takes time to truly be comfy with yourself. It sounds like you're figuring out what you want to do/be in your own time and that's great :o) Also, I didn't even want to go to nightclubs when I was a teenager. :oP
- May 16, 2011 at 9:50 PM
- Little Lovables said...
lovely, wonderful job on sewing that skirt!
- May 16, 2011 at 11:16 PM
- sallyannie☆ said...
It's hard to find yourself but the important thing is to try :) I like the red and leopard together!
- May 16, 2011 at 11:35 PM
- Krysten @ After 'I Do' said...
LOVE that skirt!
- May 16, 2011 at 11:42 PM
- Natasha said...
I can relate so much to this post Imogen. I'm not a drinker or a fan of going out to nightclubs so I struggle sometimes when that's all my friends want to do. For example I've got my 21st birthday coming up and everyone's saying I should have a patty and get drunk when all I want to do is maybe have a get-together in my back garden and go to the zoo, and I feel weird because of that, because it's not considered normal for a 20 year old to want those things. So don't feel pressured into doing things you don't want to, because as I've found, trying to force yourself to enjoy something you don't creates more stress. And your skirt is beautiful, but you always look pretty. xxx
- May 16, 2011 at 11:43 PM
- Sher said...
Oh your skirt is so pretty, I adore it!!
And I too can relate to what you're feeling. I think no matter what there will be somebody out there who thinks they have the right to judge whatever you do. It definitely takes courage to ignore what they say and stand tall.
Oh, I can also imagine how impatient you must be for your wedding day! mine is in 3 months but I'm already impatient:)
- May 16, 2011 at 11:48 PM
- fashioneggpplant said...
it took awhile for me to feel comfortable in my own skin too but now that i am, it's the best feeling in the world. best wishes to you! you look great :)
- May 16, 2011 at 11:58 PM
- Rose said...
Loving your red skirt! I would like one just lik that in every colour of the rainbow :)
Thanks for you comment on my engagement post! im super excited!
Its a shame you have so many people telling you who to be. I have had that problem with one family member and it really does make me feel confused at times and like im not good enough. Hope you get things worked out real soon. Sounds like you need to surround yourself with positive people.
- May 17, 2011 at 12:16 AM
- Couture Carrie said...
Lovely look, darling!
That skirt is gorgeous on you!
- May 17, 2011 at 3:26 AM
- Fashion Tales.... said...
What a lovely skirt that you made! The colour is beautiful. I also love the printed top. -xxoo
Madison of FASHION TALES
- May 17, 2011 at 4:29 AM
- fhenny said...
what a lovely outfit combo!
the skirt is so adorablee!!
- May 17, 2011 at 4:56 AM
- Bonnie said...
Red and leopard print always, always, always go together. I firmly think you can never go wrong with that combo.
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- May 17, 2011 at 6:06 AM
- Morgan said...
So super cute girl!!
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- May 17, 2011 at 6:39 AM
- Sophie - Country girl said...
lovely outfit, your home sewn skirt looks pretty. I hate it when people think they have some kind of authority to telll me how I should and should feel. Its rotten.
- May 17, 2011 at 7:08 AM
- Kavery said...
You look very poised in that skirt and leopard print top.
In your 20's there is a lot of pressure from peers and older people to be a certain way. But as long as you have aren't doing anyone any harm and have some goals I don't think you should worry too much. The people who are telling you to change may not be perfect themselves!
- May 17, 2011 at 9:11 AM
- She is Sara said...
Sweetie you look beautiful and you have amazing talent with the skirts!
People will always challenge you, some people will never be happy and you are just going to be stuck with them. All you can do is what you are doing and accept who you are and be happy. :)
- May 17, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Pop Champagne said...
lovely outfit, and yeah people tend to judge others and like to say things like that, but i don't get ones that say you say negative things too much as that alone is a negative comment from them? anyways! as long as you're true to yourself it's all good I think! :)
- May 17, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- Style, She Wrote said...
Very positive message. Love your leopard top/red skirt combo -- a very bold look! xo style, she wrote
- May 17, 2011 at 10:02 AM
- two birds said...
good for you. what a great post! and on a side note, LOVE the skirt.
- May 17, 2011 at 10:16 AM
- Annie Spandex said...
Well done on the skirt! x
- May 17, 2011 at 1:49 PM
- Alina F. said...
Great look, honey!Love the red skirt matched with animal print!xoxo
- May 17, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Krystal said...
i wish i could make a skirt like that, it's so cute :)
- May 17, 2011 at 11:12 PM
- Ashley said...
Those are all such wonderful pics; I really love your red skirt!
- May 17, 2011 at 11:47 PM
- Audrey Allure said...
Love the outfit! I really like the combo of your top and skirt together :)
Thanks for birthday wish! :)
And I'm going to email you more details about my trip to Australia soon.
- May 17, 2011 at 11:48 PM
- HoneyBunny said...
Oh that skirt is amazing! Well done! I also love how it matches the top:)
- May 18, 2011 at 12:57 AM
- Cait said...
The top and skirt are both great and go so well together, you look lovely :)
- May 18, 2011 at 2:26 AM
- SABINNA and DAVID said...
your coat is great!!!
xx, Sabinna and David
- May 18, 2011 at 5:52 AM
- Emily, Ruby Slipper Journeys said...
Your hand-sewn skirt is marvellous, Imogen. I absolutely agree that the shops are ridiculous. I can almost never find skirts that make me want to buy them, and it's annoying having nothing to wear my blouses with!
Yes, people are stupid and will always want to tell you what to do. So long as you genuinely don't want to do it, don't listen to them. If you feel a niggle of wanting to, try it out. That's my (unsolicited) philosophy!
- May 18, 2011 at 8:50 AM
- jess said...
Great job on the skirt. It looks great with leopard.
- May 18, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- Winnie said...
Wow your skirt is fabulous, you're so talented! I have attempted at making skirts a few times but they've always turned out really messy haha!
Also, it's always surprised me that even though you leave high school- the mentality never really goes away. No matter what age, there are people who still act like they are still in high school. Anyway, there is no need to conform to other people's expectations and it's definitely about being comfortable in your own skin. Definitely the most important thing!
- May 18, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Vanessa Valdivia said...
I love this outfit! The red skirt, is amazing and it looks better with that t-shirt.
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- May 19, 2011 at 7:27 AM
- Joelyne said...
WOW! I adore your hair girl! You pull it off so well... it looks so crisp! The red lippie and skirt suit you to a T! Hope you're well! mwa x
- May 19, 2011 at 10:23 AM
- Sick by Trend said...
Fabulous outfit honey!! :D well done!
- May 19, 2011 at 8:55 PM
- Cassidy said...
I understand everything you are saying. I was surprised at how strongly I identified with your words! Even though I experienced my own identity crisis with my eating disorder, for the most part throughout my life, I had no problem with being "myself". But I realize how often people invalidate other people's emotions, dreams, and thoughts. It happens to me everyday. There are those who always criticize me for what I do, my opinions, and what I say. While I would not say I am completely and utterly confident, hurtful words no longer hurt me. I have the ability to shrug of what people say regarding me because I know that my feelings are real and that I cannot alter who I am.
It's good that you're on the road to finding yourself. As cliche as it may be, "being yourself" really makes a difference in your life. I wish you the best of luck! You are such a beautiful and lovely girl! You are worthy of all the benefits that are associated with understanding and embracing yourself. :)
- May 20, 2011 at 8:38 AM
- Kristin said...
Leopard and red...One of my very favorite combos!
- May 20, 2011 at 9:46 AM
- Elaine said...
I didn't think leopard and red could look so good!
- May 20, 2011 at 10:32 AM
- Rose said...
Hey Imogen,
Thanks for your comment about my engagement :) About your question, I think it will be a couple of years until we get married. How long now until your wedding?
- May 20, 2011 at 8:49 PM
- Andreia said...
Lovely skirt!!
- May 20, 2011 at 9:17 PM
- StarletStarlet said...
I lovee your hair like this!
Girl, people will always say a lot of things about other people. It can be true, or not. Some not nice people say it to make themselves feel better (I know, such horrible thing to do, right? but it happens).
Take 'em with a grain of salt. Turn their negativity onto a constructive feedback or simply just move on.
You know yourself better than anyone and of you listen to what your heart tells you to do, the love and passion will show - and you'll be happy. That's what matters most, right?
- May 21, 2011 at 2:26 AM
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Create with Connie and Mary Challenge CCMC213
I wanted to use up some scraps of Twitterpated Designer Series Paper that I had laying around, so here is what I came up with. It came together really quickly. The only bit of "extra" work I had to do was run the Basic Gray piece of cardstock through the Big Shot twice, overlapping it in the folder the second time, because it didn't fit in the folder the way I wanted it to. If only the Big Shot was a little bit wider! I have seen that some people have cut a little bit of their embossing folders off since they are wider now, but I am not that brave!
Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Trust God
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Black StazOn, Island Indigo, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red
Tools: 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Blender Pens
Accessories: Twitterpated DSP, Basic Pearls, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Dimensionals
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The second choice at 67 percent was to commercialize technology advances and manufacture those products locally.
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Supporting the local economy and its relationship to the region's major industries ranked first at 34 percent.
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Climbing fitness and strength are linked, by many, to the ability to send hard routes. There is definitely something to be said when you can hang onto smaller and smaller holds. Climbing, as with most things, usually shows improvement with time. While a climber may not always improve in a linear fashion I think that things usually change for the better. Personally I find that climbing a lot and getting in the right mindset really helps.
In recent times I consider myself a fairly fit climber but I often struggle with the mental game involved in climbing. I have a hard time pushing to my limit and getting past thoughts of failure and falling. Belief in yourself and the ability to keep pushing when you might fail I feel are key to improving.
As we develop as climbers and move up through the grade ranges the routes tend to demand more from the climber. Bigger holds on slabby faces yield to crimps on a vertical wall. Jugs become slopers and foot holds become smears. This transition can be mentally difficult as a climber finds themselves holding on to progressively smaller holds. Cruxes can be harder to decipher and holds can be directional. Footwork and pressure come into play and all the while you have to keep from getting pumped. The difficulty of a route not only demands more physically but mentally as well.
I think that training in some form or another can be important to steady progress. Personally I keep track of all the routes I have climbed and have a fairly accurate picture of the last 4 years of routes I have sent. A more in depth idea is a Training Journal where one keeps a log of all workouts for future comparison. Both of these things help to keep tabs of where you are and how you are doing.
Personal evaluation is essential to taking the next step and breaking through to the next level in your climbing. Weather the goal is to send a give route or onsight a certain level knowing where you are at shows what a climber needs to work on. The types of routes that you do well on can help you figure out what you are strong in. If one wants to be an all around climber one cannot only go to the same crag and do the same routes. To really grow as a climber one must try and climb the things that are the most difficult. I found this quote fitting as many new climbers become strong boulderers yet struggle with routes.
"If you focus entirely on power based bouldering training you are asking your muscles to work 100%. You have 'recruited' all your muscle fibres to work in one explosive effort. The minute you go on a route you are asking your muscles to work at 70% for 10 times as long. No wonder you get pumped!" From Katherine at MoonClimbing.com
Right now I am trying to keep a large variety in the types of routes I climb outside while maintaining fitness while climbing and training inside. The biggest breakthroughs that I expect to be making in the next 6 months will be mental. In addition, I want to gain more endurance as well as learn how to push through when plagued with doubt.
Til next time,
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Horry County Notebook | House pets for the holidays
Workers at the Horry County Animal Care Center are hoping you're wanting to bring home a four-legged friend for Christmas.
Through Dec. 15, all dogs can be adopted for $40. Then, from Dec. 15 through Dec. 21, cats be adopted for $20 and dogs for $40.
The county animal shelter isn't the only one trying to help dogs and cats this holiday season.
The Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach is collecting wish list items for its animals leading up to Christmas.
Some of the items they're asking for is kitten and puppy food, cat and dog toys, litter, litter boxes, bleach, collars, blankets and newspaper.
There are several drop-off locations in the North Myrtle Beach area for residents to take these items. They are: Animal Hospital of North Myrtle Beach; Wags and Whiskers; Hair On Main; Waterway Animal Hospital; Kind Care; Paws Inn; Prestigious Pets; Dog Club and Spa; Myrtle Beach Hyundai; Fat Harold's; and Patio.
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Recent research from the Competition and Market's Authority (CMA) shows that 54% of UK businesses surveyed don't fully understand the rules on unfair terms. This puts them at real risk of falling foul of legislation designed to protect consumers.
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China vows to take Olympic torch to Tibet
Raghavendra in Beijing | April 09, 2008 17:40 IST
China on Wednesday put up a brave front and vowed to carry the Olympic flame through restive Tibet [Images].
Tibetan and human rights activists had disrupted the torch relay in London [Images] and Paris, where the flame was extinguished four times by officials following protests, over the Chinese crackdown to quell the Tibet unrest.
"We will fully prepare for it and the Olympic torch relay in Tibet will be a complete success," the Tibet Autonomous Region Chairman Qiangba Puncog said in Beijing [Images], where the National Olympic Committees from across the world and the International Olympic Committee are currently holding meetings.
Qiangba said, "I have noticed that recently some secessionists made some activities in London and Paris," adding, it could not "affect the situation but only expose their true face to the world".
China plans to take the torch to the Mount Everest [Images] when climatic conditions are suitable next month.
"Holding the Olympic Games is the 100 year expectation of the Chinese nation and the torch relay in Tibet is an honour and responsibility for he Tibetan people. All ethnic groups in the Tibet Autonomous Region will support the torch relay," he said.
The riots in Tibet and other affected areas have left 20 people dead after the monks-led anti-government protests, the strongest in two decades, took a violent turn.
China has blamed the Dalai Lama [Images] living in exile in India for the unrest but the monk had denied the charge.
Qiangba dismissed the Nobel laureate's appeals to stop the violence, claiming they were aimed to trigger more unrest in Tibet.
He said that 953 suspects were detained for the March 14 violence in Lhasa and 403 of them had been formally arrested. He said 362 people had surrendered to law enforcement authorities but 328 of them had been set free as their offences were minor and they agreed to cooperate.
The Tibetan groups claim that the 150 people had been killed since the unrest broke out, but China insists that it exercised maximum restraint in controlling the situation.
China has poured a large number of troops and security personnel into the trouble-hit Tibetan populated areas and come under increasing pressure from Western powers to hold the dialogue with the Dalai Lama.
The Tibet unrest has also triggered calls for boycott of the Olympics [Images] by some political figures in the West, but Beijing has bluntly said it would not yield to pressures or threats on the Tibet issue.


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