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Always remember to practice safe sax.
Always remember to practice safe sax.
Obligatory Simpsons reference:
Bleeding Gums Murphy: You know, you play pretty well for someone with no real problems.
Lisa: Yeah, but I don't feel any better.
Bleeding Gums Murphy: The blues isn't about feelin' better. It's about makin' other people feel worse and makin' a few bucks while you're at it.
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I plan on living forever. So far, so good.
treat it gentle
Well, what is your definition of safe?
I've heard of people losing their lives because someone else couldn't pay the $.50 toll fare...
This is a total assumption, and I will take the blunt end of that remark, but I believe that if the passion is strong enough, it will even overcome any physical issues from the "habit".
There are many examples... And worse habits... The heart prevails....
One need empathy and an understanding on the human condition, wallowing in misery is not a necessity...in fact its a hindrance. Music rises above, it doesnt wallow in self pity. If it does its little more than self indulgent rubbish.
Well, seriously, I think there's a very real risk of hearing loss, at least my hearing has gotten worse in past years and I've even developed some tinnitus. Though part of this may be beacuse of also playing keyboards in a very loud heavy metal band (though I use earplugs for that as hearing the tone absolutely correctly is not an issue when playing a synth).
Maybe I should get a pair of custom molded earplugs which are supposed to not affect the perceived tone (like the generic cheap earplugs do, so I don't want to use those with sax), but they are quite expensive.
I've also suffered from a tennis elbow, but that improved after I repositioned the thumb hook on my bari.
As for happy people living longer being nonsense, I believe stress is one of the great killers of our time, especially in a nation like us Finns who already have a high genetical risk of heart diseases. And at least for me, playing relieves the stress greatly, so it must be a good thing.
So much to tinker, so little time.
SAX ENSEMBLES (quartet, trio, sextet, and more): Bandcamp (streaming), or Downloadable (MP3 and PDF).
Pete, those doctor assumptions of lead poisioning or brain back-pressure can be totally neglected or considered them as
a joke.
After 50 years spent performing on various creations of the evil genius Adolphe Sax....I have identified several potential safety hazards. Some admittedly unique to the full time pro player.
Should you find yourself spending great glorious gobs of time operating one of these insidious devices...read on:
1) Tendonitis-been there for sure. Other not-so fun variations: carpal tunnel, trigger finger. Stretch out before practicing everyone. This is completely avoidable.
"Muscle and tendon complaints among musicians include painful muscle syndromes and
inflammatory disorders of tendons and tendon sheaths."....see post number #26/link#2 from poster Milandro (Distinguished SOTW Coffee Guru).
2) Compression of the nerves/disks in the spine from wearing a heavy instrument around your neck. Unless you have a 19" neck and play defensive line in the National Football League...buy a shoulder harness. If you don't like the way it looks onstage at least practice with it.
If that doesn't work for you keep your chiropractor, physical therapist or other practitioner of choice on speed dial.
On the other hand, peripheral nerves may be compressed or entrapped in several areas, especially in the upper-limbs, and leading to painful nervous syndromes and inflammatory processes. Entrapment neuropathies are one of the main subject of study among musicians' ailments....once again see post number #26/link #2 from poster Milandro (Distinguished SOTW Coffee Guru).
3) TMJD-Temporomandibular Joint Disorder-this sucker is a mouthful in more ways than one. When you chew, talk or play a wind instrument the inflamed joint connecting your jaw to your skull goes snap, crackle, pop. Did about 10 hours of playing one day (actually three jobs the same day). Next day i woke up and had lunch (don't do breakfast, I'm a musician ya know?)....every time I chewed or even talked my jaw made weird popping noises...what a mess. Luckily it went away after five days and some immediate professional help. Hysteria is a useful tool for getting past a physician's receptionist on short notice. Remember that and use it !!!!
4) Divorce Court, Alimony, Child Support-A hazard for newbie professionals especially. Guys marry some young cutie and immediately go on the road for seven months. They make a surprise visit home only to find some other guy's clothes hanging in their closet.
5) Bankruptcy Court-haven't been there, but yeah....some of my best friends.
6) Borderline Personality Disorder-90% of the women you meet in a bar or backstage at an arena tour have this. They are inexorably drawn to men who display talent in the public arena...(athletes, musicians)...like moths to a flame. They obsessively go where the action is. And they have a personality for every day of the week, almost all of them TOXIC.
They are not labeled insane in the clinical sense but you would be better off locked in a tiny windowless room with a live hand grenade than one of these crazy (w)itches.
Want to work in clubs? Get married first cause this is what you'll meet on the job. It takes a self-reliant person to hook up long term with a pro-musician. The broken ones go to bars. Be aware. Be very, very aware.
Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody-Eubie Blake
[QUOTE=Pete Thomas;1425406]Probably not... but you know, stress is a major contributor to heart attacks and strokes, and judging by some of the heated debates that rage on S.O.T.W. members are more likely to evoke the effects of stress than say for example, your average Joe....I wonder if any has ever died or got seriously ill from playing a saxophone.
But on a slightly more serious side, Mouthpieces.... the bit that connects the sax with the human body, all sorts of problems could arise here, and to give an example, i recently used an old hard rubber Selmer Soloist that for some reason started to develop a sour taste whenever i put it in my mouth, after a bit of research and some speculation from members it was decided that the "taste" was in fact a chemical secreted by the hard rubber which was beginning to break down, now it was decided that this chemical was "probably" carcinogenic....
I really don't see why a Chinese sax would be more dangerous than say a French sax or an American sax, at the end of the day who puts the sax in their mouth? i doubt it would work without a mouthpiece somehow....
Happy music isn't serious music. It always reminds me of Mister Rogers neighborhood. I liked happy Disney children's music when I was in kindergarten but now that I'm an adult, it makes me want to puke. I get inspiration from punk rock or Mahler. I prefer roots music played by Blind Lemon Jefferson on a cheap guitar over some spoiled white guy playing the Mark VI he just paid $5,000 for is which one of three horns he owns.
My roommate in college said that sax players always die young. I think that is because they did a lot of drinking and drugs though.
To me, good music is music that moves me because of its has emotional content. Happiness is just one of many emotions, why preclude it from the label "serious music"?
Playing the sax is probably one of the more healthier addictions. I woud certainly die without. In fact I feel the sax playing made me healthier. No asthma anymore.
There's an interesting documentary on this phenomenon here:
Martin "Dick Stabile" Tenor: Barone Jazz 7*/GW7
"The spiritual life is built upon a commitment to truth telling and truth living. As master jazz musicians, [John Coltrane and Miles Davis] presented their spirituality within the reality of cool." --Farah Jasmine Griffen and Salim Washington
The cheap ones can have poorly finished metal that can cut the heck out of your hands if you're not careful. After experiencing this myself with a recent Chinese import, I don't even want to try such horns anymore. The cheap ones, that is.


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CAM Bulletin No. 23 July/August 2014
President's Message
By Rooksana Omar
CAM's triennial symposium presented in collaboration with Glasgow Museums was very successful with 65 delegates from 17 countries attending, including participants from Australia, Belize, Cameroon, Canada, Germany, Grenada, India, Ireland, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Seychelles, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. As this was our first symposium organized without the financial support of the Commonwealth Foundation the diversity of countries represented is particularly significant. Participants discussed various ways in which museums engage with different communities in and outside the museum.
Congratulations to Cowrie Circle members Michael Gondwe and Kim Outten Stubbs who were inducted at the Triennial General Assembly in Glasgow.
I would like to welcome new board members for the 2014-2017 term: Lumepa Apelu, Samoa; Richard Benjamin, UK; Treasurer Ericka Chemko and Claude Faubert, Canada; and David Mbuthia, Kenya; as well as continuing board members Vice-President Amareswar Galla, Denmark/ Australia; Kim Outten Stubbs, The Bahamas; Huism Tan, Singapore; Mrinalini Venkateswaran, India and Past-President Martin Segger, Canada. Timothy Mason has agreed to remain on the board until September 2014.. Their biographies will be featured in the next issue of the CAM Bulletin. Thanks to outgoing board members Michael Gondwe, Malawi; Elford Liverpool, Guyana; Sam Sirox Kari, Papua New Guinea; Fredrick Karanja Mirara, Kenya; and Umebe Onyejekwe, Nigeria for their service to CAM over the years.
Cowrie Circle Inductees
Membership in the Cowrie Circle, CAM's highest honour, is given to pay tribute to the growth and development of museums in the Commonwealth. Introduced in 1998, the nine living members of the Cowrie Circle were joined by outgoing CAM VP Michael Gondwe of Malawi and continuing CAM Council member Kim Outten Stubbs of The Bahamas. See their complete citations on the CAM website.
Michael Gondwe
Michael Gondwe taught school before he began working at the Museums of Malawi in 1980. Michael was head of Lake Malawi Museum in Mangochi from 1986-1990 and the Mzuzu Regional Museum from 1991-1999, and was the National Education Coordinator (Curator) for the Museums of Malawi until his retirement. Mike holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Museum and Heritage Studies from the University of Western Cape, South Africa. His program Museum Saves Lives was presented at the Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Summit in Trinidad as a case study for Commonwealth nations demonstrating how culture can achieve Millennium Development Goals. Mike has been very active on the international museum scene and spoke at conferences around the world. He served on CAM's Executive since 2003, as Vice- President from 2011-2014 and as a National Coordinator for the Group for Children in African Museums (GCAM) a branch of CAM.
Kim Outten Stubbs
Chief Curator at the National Museum of The Bahamas, for over 20 years Kim Outten Stubbs has worked towards a national museum system, establishing the Pompey Museum of Slavery and Emancipation, Balcony House Museum, the San Salvador Museum, and the Long Island Museum. Kim organized the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Conference and served on the Steering Committee for the African Diaspora Conference in The Bahamas and as host curator for A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie, Lest We For Get: The Triumph Over Slavery and Amistad. Kim has served on CAM's Executive since 2003 and been instrumental in the organization of three CAM programmes: Disaster Risk Management for Caribbean Museums (2013), Slavery, Abolition and Emancipation: Resources, Research and Education in Caribbean Museums (2007), and a meeting regarding children in Caribbean museums (2005). She has MAs from the State University of New York at Albany in African and African American Studies and from University College, University of London in Museum Studies.
Taking it to the Streets Symposium
Duncan Dornan of Glasgow Museums and Rooksana Omar, CAM President and CEO of Iziko Museums of South Africa welcomed delegates to the symposium. Two days of presentations from international speakers kicked off with keynote speaker Mel Young of the Homeless World Cup. Young described efforts to change the lives of homeless people and alleviate poverty through football since 2003. His work provides a mirror to museums addressing Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Goals. Below is an overview of some of the major themes introduced by speakers.
Formal Museum/Community Collaborations
Piotr Bienkowski, Gerri Moriarty and Sally Medlyn shared the successes and challenges of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation's Our Museum: Communities and Museums as Active Partners programme which is supporting nine museums and galleries across the United Kingdom to embed participation and give communities real agency through a process of organisational change. Loveday Williams, National Museum Wales and community partner Kat York, NewLink Wales illustrated a museum/ community collaboration that features opportunities for volunteers in all aspects of the museum's work based on the needs of the volunteer rather than the museum. Chris Jamieson, Glasgow Museums provided an overview of a number of current museum/community collaborations in the city and delegates had the opportunity to visit their choice of projects and meet with community members. Lon Dubinsky, Concordia University, Montreal, discussed a comparable program operated in Canada 20 years ago, focused on literacy but that also involved a coordinated program led by the Canadian Museums Association linking museums and literacy organizations to imbed collaborative initiatives, some of which survive to this day.
Collaborations Addressing Social Issues
A number of speakers focused on how museums collaborate with their communities to address social issues. Christina Hardy, Nelson Provincial Museum, New Zealand reminiscence and Zoë Brown and Nuala Morse, Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums, England health care. Hilary Jennings, The Happy Museum, explored principles being tested in 22 museums throughout the UK. Braveson Nkhoma, Lake Malawi Museum discussed challenges faced in involving communities in developing exhibitions and outreach programmes related to critical issues of health, poverty, climate change and human trafficking.
Nicole Sabrina Barreau, Seychelles and John Angus Martin, Grenada in discussion
Engaging Communities in Collections Development
Speakers discussed new ways to connect collections and communities. Nicole Sabrina Barreau, Seychelles Natural History Museum outlined how the museum involved the community in the devleopment of the Seychelles Plant Gallery and improved access to the collection through a film, newsletter, photo competition, interactive travelling exhibition and outreach programmes. Similarly, Andrew Ellis, Public Catalogue Foundation, UK, described how the Foundation has opened up public art collections for enjoyment, learning and research through a photographic record of the nation's entire collection of paintings in public ownership built in partnership with the BBC and current efforts to encourage the public to tag the paintings with keywords and subject information using the Your Paintings Tagger tool to address the issue of declining specialist knowledge in UK collections.
Two current international collaborative projects to enhance knowledge of collections were introduced: Jeremy Silvester of the Museums Association of Namibia outlined a project initiated by the International Committee for Museums of Ethnography to 'map' the location of African ethnographic collections held in European museums and trace the origins of European material culture held in African museums which involves museums in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Finland, Germany, Norway, and the UK. Eve Haddow and Jilly Burns, National Museums Scotland, described a project being undertaken by four Scottish museums in partnership to review their Pacific collections, study and document stories that emerge both within and across the collections, identify areas for further research, and facilitate worldwide knowledge sharing about the material.
Co-curation, whether with individuals, communities or other museums, was addressed by several speakers. Rachel Roy, University of British Columbia, Canada reflected on city museums and partnerships with urban communities through recent co-curatorial projects undertaken at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV), a city museum that focuses on ongoing engagements with diverse urban communities. Linda Tzang, Royal Alberta Museum, Canada examined two cooperative and co- curated exhibitions that attempted to present contemporary communities in Canada rather than their links to the 'old country' and tensions that arose as a result of this interpretive direction. Jennifer Siung, Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland looked at some of the challenges in engaging with culturally diverse communities through programming, and explored how museums can seek new audiences and meet members of Ireland's new diverse communities.
Working with Communities on Contested Histories
Speakers addressed the role of museums in working with communities to navigate contested spaces and histories. Helen Perry, Causeway Museum Service, Northern Ireland gave several examples of co-curated peace building projects in post conflict society. John Angus Martin, Grenada National Museum described efforts to mark the 30th anniversary of the executions of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and his supporters and the American invasion of Grenada, events which have polarized the Grenadian population. The museum solicited input from many involved to create a balanced presentation and is using feedback from the temporary exhibit to create a permanent exhibit that echoes the views of Grenadians and provides a place for healing.
Participants on a tour of the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
Museums in Community Development
Csilla E. Ariese-Vandemeulebroucke, Leiden University, the Netherlands discussed community engagement in the Caribbean and stressed the need for multi-vocality to represent the diversity of Caribbean identities, pasts and heritage and challenged the traditional Western museum model. Sherilyne L. Jones, Museum of Belize and Houses of Culture, suggested that the idea of museums is a relatively new concept in Belize and described the House of Culture concept, an open and accessible cultural space in district towns that acts as an intermediary for the Museum of Belize and allows the community to engage and access resources that promote cultural development that may otherwise not be accessible to them. Asma Ibrahim, Museum & Art Gallery Dept., State Bank of Pakistan also addressed means of bridging the gap between museums and communities through community- led exhibitions and outreach programs that empower people to take control of their own course of development. Similarly, Wendy Molnar, Cultural Visions Consulting, Canada explored how heritage centres have evolved in the Canadian North through working within their communities and particularly with Elders to create events and programming that enhances culture and heritage.
Manvi Seth, Department of Museology, National Museum, New Delhi described a series of projects she has been coordinating for the National Museum Institute and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council involving documentation of intangible cultural heritage and capacity building. Mrinalini Venkateswaran, Eka Archiving Services, India/CAM Board Member outlined the process involved in developing the Government of Punjab's Cultural Heritage Policy which defines the state's future approach to the safeguarding of heritage and its relation to socio-economic development.
Re-Engaging with Zimbabwe
CAM Board Member Timothy Mason and Geoffrey Davis, Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (ACLALS) Board Member outlined the efforts of the Commonwealth Committee on Zimbabwe to identify where help is needed to assist Zimbabwe's development programmes as well as its anticipated re- integration into the international community; to investigate gaps in technical and training capacity in Zimbabwe; and to broker effective responses to identified needs in the wider Commonwealth. They outlined the findings in the report Re-engaging with Zimbabwe through Arts and Culture and provided an update on activities since.
Delegates enjoying a break
Museums Initiatives Outside the Museum
A number of papers dealt with exhibitions and programs outside the museum Ð that came about whether by accident, intention or necessity. Kaleemullah Lashari, Management Board for Antiquities & Physical Heritage, Sindh, Pakistan described the neighbourhood of galleries and restaurants that arose in the Cukoo's Den when an exhibition of paintings by Iqbal Hussain of girls from Heera Mandi (Diamond Market), the red light district in Lahore was cancelled by the Alhumra Art Gallery. Martin Segger, Past-President, CAM, Canada outlined different approaches to public art taken in three communities on Vancouver Island. David Mbuthia, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi described efforts to reach communities particularly through a recent outreach programme in Baringo County that made ongoing paleontological research relevant to the local community. Blair Jackson of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, New Zealand described the Outer Spaces programme which, since the gallery's closure to the public after the devastating earthquakes of February 2011 and September 2010, has become the gallery's main vehicle to connect with audiences and to maintain profile with the community, funders and stakeholders.
David Mbuthia, Kenya presenting his paper
Receptions and Museum Visits
Delegates enjoyed the hospitality of the City of Glasgow at a reception at the City Chambers and of the Hunterian Art Gallery at a reception sponsored by the University of Glasgow and Museums Galleries Scotland. David Gaimster gave an introduction to the university's Museums and Gallery Service. He outlined the Museum University Student Educators (MUSEs) programme, which recruits students to deliver public gallery tours, and the Hunterian Associates Programme (HAP), which enables doctoral researchers to apply their personal research knowledge to collections through a public programme of events and interactive activities. Delegates had the choice of visiting the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, or the Riverside Museum of Transport and Technology.
Participants on the way to the Hunterian reception
Participatory Governance in the Museum Context
CAM is one of about 80 recognized Commonwealth Organizations. The Commonwealth Foundation's new strategic plan now focuses on participatory governance. Participatory governance calls for emphasis on encouraging and enabling citizens to engage with the state and the market and dialogue between the citizen and others in the governance system is a cornerstone. Participatory governance can result in policy change, social transformation, and responsive institutions. There is increasing recognition of the need to make space for citizens and many examples of citizens taking advantage of those spaces.
Sorting through concepts of participatory governance
Workshop participants discussed what participatory governance meant to them. Jeremy Silvester of Namibia presented a case study of the importance of the Baobab tree in the Ombalantu community and whether the Baobab Museum would provide a space for debate on the issue of deforestation Ð which could lead to participatory governance in forestry legislation Ð or whether the purpose of the museum is still viewed simply to be a tourist attraction. Participants discussed the role of museums in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: How museums can use their assets, their expertise, collections, exhibitions and programmes to help people engage with contemporary challenges and specifically to impact legislative change. Finally, participants discussed potential participatory governance initiatives that could be undertaken by museums and the role for CAM in organizing regional workshops and/or demonstration projects. CAM has initiated a study of participatory governance in the museum context in collaboration with two Canadian museums: the Galt Museum and Archives in Lethbridge and the Musée Heritage Museum in St. Albert, funded by the Alberta Museums Association.
Participant feedback:
This conference was a first for me in regards to the theme of museums and community engagement... It was good to hear of the work museums are doing to engage communities all over, but more so to narrow that gap between people and museums. It was inspiring to hear of the many ways in which people are working to open up their museums. It definitely started me thinking of what I can do here in Grenada! Though I enjoyed and learned from many of the presentations, I believe it was the side conversations I had with some of the presenters and attendees that were truly valuable. These conversations afford time to elaborate about specific parts of presentations that you were interested in, and you have the time to ask more in-depth questions. I found that people were always willing to discuss their work, which made engaging with them very easy. It truly was a wonderful conference and I am happy I had the opportunity to attend.
Angus Martin - Grenada
The most inspiring experience of the symposium was the visit made to Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC). The complex contains 17 purpose-built 'pods' that are used to store the 98% of the 1,400,000 artifacts from Glasgow's museums and galleries that are not on display. The visit was impressive not only as an introduction to the state-of-the-art storage systems used to safely store and conserve different types of object, but also for the GMRC's role as the hub of a mobile museum system. The mobile museum system consists of a set of purpose-built boxes contained artifacts from GMRC's educational collection and organised according to theme. The system enables the boxes to be loaned to schools, museums, libraries, old age peoples' homes and other interested institutions.
Jeremy Silvester - Namibia
I chose to visit Govan, an area historically associated with ship-building located opposite the new Riverside Transport Museum. Several community partnerships were covered, ranging from working with local self-help groups that used boat-building as a means to provide training as well as sense of community among those on the fringes.... Others re-told local history, and in some cases worked with the museum to re-interpret collections on display. Taken together, part of the point of the project is to use the community's leverage to facilitate better access to the museum. It is ironic that there is no bridge to get from Govan to the museum! It was a valuable reiteration for me that museums do not have to have a big impact, but a meaningful one.
Mrinalini Venkateswaran - India
Site visit to discuss community partnerships in Govan
As I flash back on my experience during CAM's symposium titled "Taking it to the Streets" in Glasgow exactly a month ago, I have a lot of good memories. The presentations were all very insightful. I enjoyed moderating one of the symposium's sessions. The diversity of conversations I had with different participants was not only a clear testimony of their commitment and experience in the field of heritage, but a great inspiration to me as well. Being nominated to the Executive Board of CAM was a humbling experience to me.
David Mbuthia - Kenya
CAM acknowledges the sacrifices participants made to attend and is pleased to report that David Mbuthia's family is well following the bombings in Nairobi and was saddened to hear of the difficulties our colleagues Asma Ibrahim and Kaleemullah Lashari are going through in Karachi since the arrest June 3 of MQM leader Altaf Hussain who has been living in exile in London. These events make our time together all the more precious.
The Program Committee was comprised of Catherine C. Cole, Secretary-General, CAM, Chair; Tim Mason, Arts & Culture Consultant, UK; Carol Meyer, Head Curator, UBC Museum of Anthropology, Canada; Rooksana Omar, CEO, Iziko Museums of South Africa; Huism Tan, Exhibitions, National Library Singapore; Mrinalini Venkateswaran, Projects Manager, Eka Cultural Resources & Research, India; Tarisi Vunidilo, Executive Director, Pacific Islands Museums Association, New Zealand; and Helen Watkins, Research Manager/ History, Glasgow Museums, Scotland.
Thanks to CAM Intern Rachel Erickson who provided the liaison between CAM and Glasgow Museums and coordinated local arrangements and to our hosts and collaborators at Glasgow Museums, in particular Duncan Dornan, Senior Manager (Public Programming and Customer Service), Patricia Allan, Curator of World Cultures, Yla Barrie, Volunteer and Placement Co- ordinator, Chris Jamieson, Open Museum Manager, and Helen Watkins, Research Manager (History), volunteers, and Glaswegians who opened their homes to international delegates. And thanks to the City of Glasgow, the University of Glasgow and Museums Galleries Scotland for hosting receptions and to the Rangoonwala Foundation, the British Council, the Alberta Museums Association and to our own organizations for supporting delegate travel.
Creating places to live in, together: Reflections from the post-symposium tour in Northern Ireland
By Sherry Ann Chapman
participants at Dunluce Castle
"The sea was a connector, then," observed John Hamilton, Community Outreach Coordinator with the Causeway Museum Service, during a community dinner hosted by the Bushmills History and Folklore Group. We had spent part of a blustery afternoon on the north Antrim coast of the old province of Ulster, on the island of Ireland, walking what remains of Dunluce Castle. It was held by the MacDonnell family in the early 1600s as an unofficial part of the plantation of English and Scottish Protestant settlers by the English Crown. In about 2008 a collaboration emerged between the Causeway Museum Service (CMS), the University of Ulster's Centre for Maritime Archaeology and local community members. Together they, with local schools, uncovered and studied layers of Dunluce Castle grounds and learned from material cultural evidence. The area was culturally diverse in an era of extensive maritime travel. Knowing of such past connections can be helpful to meaning making in a place of contested narratives following the Troubles, the conflict in the 20th century.
The insights from this project help to populate the new online, Northern Ireland Community Archive: http://niarchive.org/trails/plantation-rewriting-the-story/ and http://www.niarchive.org/causeway/.
One of the collages created during the place mapping workshop.
Causeway Museum Service has provided leadership amid collective efforts to understand the 17th century, Plantation of Ulster. Since 1999, Helen Perry has facilitated a vision for the service. At the symposium in Glasgow, she described how the region has only 10% of Northern Ireland's population yet it experiences tremendous tourism which can be a pressure for a society living with the effects of violence. Northern Ireland is in the midst of a 'decade of anniversaries' (2012-2023); given the contentious nature of the anniversaries the CMS collaborates with various community groups, academic researchers and other organizations. They create ways for Northern Ireland and visitors to consider a longer spectrum of the past than just the Troubles. By inviting people to explore this landscape, the CMS and partners hope that people will move out of familiar places and ideas. For example, we participated in a walking tour of Coleraine to explore local archaeology and then a workshop in which we co- created composite maps of the town with photos and images (e.g., from maps, brochures). Co-facilitator, Gemma Reid, described that tour/workshops like this one create "a process regarding socio/emotional meaning making," critical for place making.
We ended the tour at Corrymeela, a community for healing and reconciliation, based on the north Antrim coast. From Sean Pettis, we learned about Corrymeela's efforts to support teachers as they, with students, 'face history'. We heard hopes for partnering between Corrymeela and the CMS. Then my mind returned to that blustery afternoon at Dunluce Castle. Describing a 17th century, Scottish merchant's home with pottery from across Europe, Dr. Colin Breen, a lead archaeologist, described the potential for collaborative, community archaeology in that, "You create a space to live in, learn in, work in, to create place in." This and other projects with which CMS is involved demonstrated to us the encouraging potential for community engagement. Imagine that! A community- archaeology project as a process for moving beyond division to re-connection!
CAM Distance Learning Programme
A group of museum workers in South Africa recently completed the Distance Learning Programme. Congratulations to: Vivienne Garside, Nola Cynthia Ladwig, Zanoxolo Mnqobi Mkhize, and Ms. Susan Zama Mbatha of the Eshowe -Vukani Museum and Zululand Historical Museum; Jongukuthula Shabalala and Thobeka Nkosi of Ladysmith; Barbara Gwenyth Bruynse, Mrs. Elizabeth Mackay, and Charles Robert Hicken of Himeville Museum, and Robert Luyt of the Local History Museums, Durban. Congratulations too to Ashley Clarkson of Canada.
L to R: Vivienne Garside (VM), Zanoxolo Mkhize (Zululand Historical Museum), Zama Mbatha (VM) and Nola Ladwig (ZHM and Vukani Zulu Cultural Museum).
CAM Internship Programme
For the first time since the CAM internship programme began in 1997, we were unsuccessful in our funding application to the Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage. In the past up to four positions have been allocated for international internships Ð this year the applications were evaluated against Canadian projects rather than as international opportunities as is expected to be the case in future. We are following up with the Canadian Museums Association which administers the programme on behalf of the federal government to try to ensure support for international internships in future. These opportunities are invaluable for Canadian museologists interested in international work as well as for host museums throughout the Commonwealth.
Strategic Plan and Funding Diversification Strategy
CAM members approved the 2014-2018 Strategic Plan and Funding Diversification Strategy with minor changes. These documents were previously circulated to members; the revised documents are posted on the CAM website.
CAM Bylaw Revisions
Secretary-General Catherine C. Cole provided an update on the new Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act and the steps involved in applying for continuance under the act (required by October 2014), revising the bylaws, and applying for registered charity status. CAM's bylaws will be streamlined in accordance with current practice and changes required by the act will be introduced. The revised bylaws will be circulated to members to review when they are available.
CAM board member Timothy Mason attended the ICOM General Assembly in Paris. CAM had proposed an agenda item to further collaboration between Affiliated Organizations (like CAM) and International Committees (ICs). The following proposals were presented to the Advisory Committee and approved:
"To raise awareness of Affiliated Organizations, the membership application form should also contain the list and the contact information of these organizations. NCs should also promote ICs and Affiliated Organizations in a more effective fashion, be it in their forms or on their websites; and
That interested Affiliated Organizations should be allowed to present themselves and their interests in co-operation with the ICs during the ICs separate annual meetings."
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If you watched The Avengers and have no idea what the image above is, then shame on you (some advice). But for those who have watched this scene, you might get a little kick out of this.
If you've watched a Marvel movie before, you'd know that they are infamous in putting after credit-scenes, hinting on sequels, and sometimes, just for fun. Well, remember toward the end of the film, Tony Stark mentions a "shawarma joint nearby?" Well, one of those post-credit scenes (don't worry, this isn't really much of a spoiler) has the Avengers team munching down on some shawarma. And according to TMZ, it looks like that scene has boosted local shawarma sales.
One manager, from Ro Ro's Chicken, has said that "shawarma sales jumped 80% in the days after the movie opened." TMZ has also contacted other shawarma joints, and they've all said about the same thing.
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The lollipops, gumdrops and other sweets don't contain any actual ganja — nary a drop of the mind-altering herb — but they derive their authentic pot flavor from (legal) hemp oil.
I'd never seen or heard of these candies until now, and I simply can't wrap my brain around the idea of this stuff. What genius came up with it? What's next — coke-flavored nose spray? Meth-tinged breath mints? Why would anyone want to eat pot? It doesn't even smell good (unless you enjoy the aroma of stale incense mixed with burning vegetables).
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Van Pelt also says he's considering legal action challenging the city's newfound law.
I still don't get it... And neither will curious kiddies (or potheads with sweet teeth) in Chicago -- stores selling the candy will face up to $500 fines, plus possible suspension / revocation of their business licenses.
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Insomnia & anxiety
Been treating female patient in mid 20's for insomnia condition, with anxiety, sleep disturbance, whole body sweating for some time now. Sleep condition improved slightly where before treatment sleep would be only 2-3 hrs. After treatment improved to 4-5 hrs on weekdays, weekends 8-9 hrs. Patient however still experiences difficulty in falling asleep for past 8 years. Her diagnosis is HT & KD miscommunication, Lv-Qi Stag, SP-Qi Def.
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combining with electro-acu and herbs.
Are there any other points I should add or is there a different diagnosis?
For Liver Qi stagnation, you
For Liver Qi stagnation, you may add Lv3. Du4 is for increase Kidney fire, but the patient is kidney yin deficiency, you may cancel Du4, add Yin Tang.
Without providing any
Without providing any diagnostic information outside of her symptoms or providing any of the herbs that you are using it would be impossible to comment further on this case. Generally, however, it seems like you are doing well - although even that is difficult to say because you don't mention how long and with what frequency you have been treating her.
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Add Moxa to tonify SP
I'd add just a little bit of moxa on ST36, rice grain, and if it doesn't make her sweats worse, add a little more.
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How St40 can calm shen? can you explain?
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Thanks. For mental problem patient, the phlegm could be heart phlegm, you may add Pc5 to clear the phlegm, use Yin Tang to calm shen will be more better.
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I think it depends on what your primary diagnosis is.
You say the patient presents with HT & KD miscommunication, Lv-Qi Stag, SP-Qi Def.
If you think the patient is primarily deficient and the insomnia is stemming from the Hrt and K, I would use:
Left: Hrt 3, Hrt 7, GB 34, GB 41
Right: SJ 3, SJ, 10, K 3, K10 (+ add Li 4 and Lv 3 to adress the stagnation,
and you might even add SP 6 or 3 as well)
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If the patient is primarily excess and it is stemming from the LV QI stagnation, I would use:
I would use:
Left: P3, P6, GB 34, GB 41
RIght: SJ 3, SJ 10, LV 3, LV 8 (+ add something for the K and Hrt... maybe K3, K7, and Hrt 7


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Where is she now? Nichols has done little high-profile acting outside of Star Trek - the notable exception being a recurring role in Heroes, like her fellow Trek trailblazer George Takei. However, her post-Trek work has had a far more profound effect on many people; she worked with NASA in the 1970s and 1980s to recruit more women and ethnic minority personnel, with great success. Colonel Guion Bluford, the first African-American in space, and Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, were both recruited through Nichols' scheme - as was current NASA director Charlie Bolden. So, she helped people go into space, which is a pretty good legacy by any standards.
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I'm currently flogging some of my old Star Wars merch over on eBay.
The nerds among you will be gutted no doubt to find out a nice chap in Romania just ordered my Millenium Falcon at a bargain basement price.
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LAN Airlines affiliate LAN Peru inaugurated their new Maintenance hangar at Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport today to support the growth of the airlines operations in Peru with an investment of close to $10 million dollars.
The opening ceremony took place in the new hangar and included the participation of various key influencers from the aviation and transport industry as well as key executives from the Company.
The new modern hangar incorporates the latest aircraft maintenance technology and places Peru among the countries that are at the forefront of this field in the region.
The new LAN Peru maintenance hangar spans 145,312 square feet with 32,292 square feet of offices, 96,875 square feet of platforms and 16,146 square feet of workshops, for the maintenance of Airbus A320 family (including the Airbus A319) and Boeing 767 aircraft. LAN Peru trained 300 Peruvian mechanics to service the facility."This project is an example of the commitment and confidence that LAN Peru has in the development and growth of the country," said Jorge Vilches, General Manager, LAN Peru. "The new maintenance hangar joins the $660 million investment announced last year for the purchase of eight new aircraft for the LAN Peru fleet and the $50 million that is to be invested over the next five years in the training of Peruvian pilots, crews and mechanics at our new Technical Instruction Center (CIT) which will open in the second half of this year."
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During Paris Fashion Week we had the chance to team up with the super-talented duo (and masters of knitted dresses as we like to call them) NatarGeorgiou, and do this casual, sort of editorial photo-shoot. The images were taken during real time and what we mean by that is that the poses and grimaces that you see are natural, spontaneous and between great laughs! Thank you guys for letting us run through the streets of Paris in your beautiful masterpieces!
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I'm not a big fan of the whole "liner plus opaque shower curtain" thing. Maybe it's a holdover from seeing Psycho as a kid, maybe it's my sporadic claustrophobia or my feeling that it makes the bathroom look too small or dark -- whatever the reason I like a see-through curtain. I usually just use a liner or a piece of chiffon or netting (though the latter two are not so good at keeping the water in). Then I remembered the shower curtain in the home of a friend.
Unable to find a curtain she liked, she made her own using a vinyl shower curtain and some acrylic paints.
- Gather your materials: A clear shower curtain or shower curtain liner, assorted acrylic paints, newspaper.
- Open up your clear shower curtain or shower curtain liner and spread it out on the floor over newspaper. We suggest one made from PEVA but if the only one you can find is made from PVCs, lay it out or hang it in the sun for a day or two.
- Drip and swirl your paint on your curtain using sweeping arm movements.. Check out Jackson Pollock's drip paintings for inspiration (or see the movie or one of the documentaries to see the artist at work).
- Let it dry.
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My Mom did this to my vinyl roll-up blinds when I was a tween back in the 80's. She did them in pink, aqua & lavender. I was certain that my Mom was the absolute coolest EVER after that!
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After seeing someone mention this in the comments to the queue (I think) last week, I tried this out for my boomkin and disc priest. Like Matticus, both characters were reforged and gemmed in a way not considered optimal by Mr Robot for pre-raiding characters. I redid the reforging and gems (and enchants that didn't require maelstrom crystals...sorry but they are still too expensive for me) and did manage to squeeze out some more dps for the boomkin.
I have experience of using RAWR during Wrath for ICC gearing and what I liked about Mr Robot is its simplicity. Which is fine for my toons at the level they are at now. I'm not a min/maxer (again, like Matticus a lot of that stuff goes over my head) but I do like to be in the ballpark with my characters. I think Mr Robot has a niche with those of us who care enough to want to be better, but don't have the time/inclination/mathiness to really pick apart our characters.


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I'll use my iMac until I can't anymore without upgrading, then sell it and just buy a windows device to keep my freedoms that ios has slowly taken away.
just another step closer to that 3d projection display with a built in laser keyboard that apple has all of the patents for but makes the world wait 30 years
Can't wait to be able to touch my MacBook like my iPad or iPhone maybe they'll through in a retna display too apple is da shizznit.
Converging iOS with Mac OS would not only completely destroy the history behind the name, it'll alienate those who use Macs for purposes other than surfing the web and listening to music. In my opinion the farther Apple keeps these two away the better. In the computer world iOS is communist China and Mac OS is Canada.
I hope Mac OS X doesn't come to be known as "iOS", doesn't sound right at all. Macintosh OS X sounds soooo damn cool.
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I really enjoy the idea of a touch enabled desktop. Can't wait to get all the "it's just a huge itouch" commentors though.


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Movie Trailers This Week: Godzilla, Hunger Games Catching Fire, Cockneys vs. Zombies
Last week, we showed you new trailers for Tom Hanks' turn as Walt Disney, Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange, Old Dogs in Las Vegas. This week, we've got new promos for another Godzilla remake, Hunger Games Catching Fire, Romeo and Juliet and much more. Grab a bucket of popcorn, avoid the nachos, and take in the top new trailers to hit Dailymotion.
Godzilla Leaked at San Diego Comic-Con via Team Lyricis
"A giant radioactive monster called Godzilla awakens from its slumber to wreak destruction on its creators."
It's already better than the Razzie-riddled 1998 release.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire via FanReviews
"Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever."
For some reason, I picture Peeta handing Katniss some hummus and saying, "You want some Peeta with that hummus?" Bow chicka bow wow.
Romeo and Juliet via FanReviews
"When the star-crossed lovers of two enemy families meet, forbidden love ensues."
Darn this story. Darn it right to heck. It's ruined lives and warped the young minds of women everywhere.
Ride Along via MyFilm-GR
"Fast-talking security guard Ben joins his cop brother-in-law James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in order to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela, James' sister."
My cousin did this and STILL enlisted at a police academy or whatever. He's a bad mamma-jamma. Didn't do it for no woman either. WOMEN!
47 Ronin via ClevverMovies
"A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun."
Like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles only with less pizza.
Snowpiercer via FanReviews
"In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine."
Speed meets Unstoppable? I'm getting claustrophobic just thinking about it.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom via The Seven Sees
"A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa."
I'm too ignorant to provide any kind of witty joke here. There, I said it.
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This British movie is about a group of inept criminals who decide to rob a bank so they can save their grandfather's retirement home from being demolished by developers, but then zombies. Zombies zombies zombies. Zombies? Zombies! (Zombies)
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"Five school friends seek adventure on Halloween night in an abandoned, haunted mine, only to find to their horror that the ghostly rumors may be true as they fight for survival."
Everyone dies. Sorry.
The Ultimate Life via MyFilm-GR
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A Homiletical Spiral for Preaching Old Testament Narratives
- Wednesday, July 29, 2009
IV. Returning to the Context
In 1 Kings 12:32-33-1 Kings 13:1, the phrase "in front of the altar" appears four times (three times with the verb, "to ascend") in reference to Jeroboam's proximity to the altar and his intention to offer sacrifices upon it. The narrator is certainly drawing readers' attention to the fact that Jeroboam is about to offer the sacrifices at the shrine at Bethel. "Can you believe what he is about to do?" is the sense with which these verses read. "Can you believe how far he has gone?" Perhaps, the repetitions in 1 Kings 13:32-33 serve to build the suspense. "Will Jeroboam actually get away with what he has set out to do?" At least we can say that the postulation of a contrived emphasis upon the altar is confirmed by the fact that the unnamed prophet — who appears seemingly seconds before Jeroboam is about to sacrifice — speaks out "against the altar" and not against Jeroboam. The same phrase that was used for "in front of the altar" is used again here, except now clearly with the sense of 'against' and not 'in front of.' This seems to suggest that whereby Jeroboam was obviously very much in favor of the reform that he had implemented, YHWH was diametrically 'against' it. For by the word of YHWH the man of God cried, "Altar! O Altar! Thus says YHWH, Look! A son will be born to the house of David, Josiah his name, and he will sacrifice the priests of the high places upon you, the ones who are offering sacrifices upon you" (1 Kings 13:2). Though Jeroboam had now installed a new religio-political system for worship, YHWH would some day raise up a king who would bring it to an end. The system was such an affront to YHWH that he addressed it directly and pronounced its termination. Why was YHWH so appalled at Jeroboam's reform that he would have the priests themselves sacrificed upon the altar? The answer lies in the preceding chapter of Kings and in its usage of the above motifs.
Let us return to consider how Solomon had set Jeroboam as the man who was to be over those who were compelled to labor. The mention compulsory labor can be understood as a parallel to the bondage of Egypt. After Solomon had passed away, Rehoboam had become king, saying, "Now my father set a heavy yoke upon you, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions" (1 Kings 12:14). It is not hard to see that, at least with respect to slavery, the Israelites had symbolically found themselves back in Egypt. The narrator does not stop here, however. He continues to capitalize on the Egypt motif in 1 Kings 12:25-31. Here, Jeroboam considers how he might perpetuate the division that had obtained between Israel and "the house of David". He reasoned that if he could somehow prevent the people from worshiping in Jerusalem (i.e., the district of his rival) then he would fare a better chance of maintaining power. In order to accomplish this, Jeroboam, astoundingly, made two calves of gold and proclaimed, "Look! Your God O Israel who brought you up from the land of Egypt!" It should be noted that 1 Kings 12:28 differs with respect to only one word to that of Exodus 32:4. This is clearly an explicit reference to what took place soon after the Israelites' departure from Egypt. The exclamation was so important in the context of the book of Exodus that YHWH repeats these very words to Moses in Exodus 32:8. In that narrative, the Levites are called upon to slay about three thousand people; moreover, YHWH afflicted the people with a plague. The plague had been sent "because they had made the calf that Aaron had made" (Exodus 32:35). Although the precise meaning of this verse remains uncertain, it is clear that the plague was YHWH's response to the calf. By means of Jeroboam's religio-political reforms, then, the Israelites had in a second sense been brought back to Egypt.
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Salvador Dali and his rhinoceros are just great. The whole scene with the surrealists is plain amazing.
Jun 11 - 07:37 PM
Lee Sutter
An enjoyable movie, altho Owen Wilson just seems like a typical cute Southern California surfer boy, of whom i have known many. My two major complaints were these: In explaining to his fiancee why he showered in the middle of the day, the Wilson character credits the "positive ions." Actually, it is the "negative ions" of running water that is energizing. Second complaint, the Wilson character, allegedly a successful writer, says something along the lines of "between your father and I." Object of the preposition should be "me." Can't believe this would slip by everyone. What's up Woody? Other than these irritations was fun seeing the famous characters, all well cast. And of course the beautiful city of lights. In the rain. Ahhhh. Recently reminded of this movie after watching Allen's To Rome with Love.
Feb 19 - 04:32 PM
Andrew Kafoury
It was a near perfect film.
Feb 18 - 05:36 AM
Moira Valentine
I have several favourite parts - the beginning visual tribute to Paris, the time slip parties, Gertude Stein, DALI!and Gil walking in the rain with Adriana but I HATE Inez. I feel Allen could have developed this part by having the two of them more in tune at the start and then developing a widening rift - especially when the irritating Paul dominates Gil. It's useful having the DVD as I can fast fowrad the Inez and ghastly parnets part. Still love the rest.
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Actually, I didn't like this movie. I didn't even care for Owen Wilson. I thought his acting was not very good at all.
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Lori: Everybody around me tells me that I've become more mature and now I've started thinking about my future. I'm still a teenager, so now I can finish school and go to college and continue living my life.
gURL: How has your love life changed?
Lori: It's harder. When I meet a guy, it's hard to explain that I have a son — it's sometimes awkward. But they usually take it pretty well.
gURL: What do you hope other pregnant teens take away from your episode?
Lori: That adoption is an option. And it's something that you do need to explore if you are in the same situation as I was.
gURL: How did you decide to put your son up for adoption?
Lori: My family and friends just kept pushing it and eventually I realized that I couldn't have raised him on my own. So I decided that adoption was the best thing for him.
gURL: What was the hardest part about putting him up for adoption?
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gURL: How did you react when you found out you were pregnant?
Lori: I was pretty shocked. The fear and everything didn't really set in at first. I just couldn't believe that I had gotten pregnant.
gURL: Were your friends and family supportive?
Lori: My friends were extremely supportive. My parents were pretty upset at first but they were supportive.
gURL: So you wanted to go on the show to change that perspective?
Lori: I wanted to show girls that there are other alternatives and that when you choose adoption, it doesn't mean that you never get to see your baby. I see my son all the time. I have very frequent contact with his parents.
gURL: Did you go on any adoptive mothers' retreats like Catelynn did?
Lori: Actually, once a month I have a birth mothers support group that I go to and it's very helpful.
gURL: Do you have a supportive boyfriend like Catelynn does?
Lori: I do not.
Lori talks with gURL about her hard choice.
gURL: How'd you get involved with the show?
Lori: My mom sent MTV an email about the last episode of season 1 — Catelynn and Tyler. She felt that the adoption that they showed was way too heartbreaking and that if I or any other teenage girl who was pregnant would see it, they wouldn't want an adoption because it seemed way too hard.
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Women's magazines have been trying to convince us forever that our orgasms are simply not up to par. They're not intense enough, they should last longer, oh and, by the way, did we know that there's a different kind of orgasm we should be having? The fabled G-spot orgasm! Or A-spot orgasm! (I swear, Cosmo has probably attempted to invent NEW female anatomy in order to sell us on their climax coverlines!)
Well, now there's a new series of scientific essays that lay out evidence concerning vaginal and clitoral orgasms being "separate phenomena," activating different areas of the brain. Apparently, there's a BIG debate about this. Because, again, that orgasm you're already having? Not good enough!!
Here's the thing ... Vaginal orgasms definitely exist. They're not like the mythical unicorn of orgasms that some people would have you believe. Those same people who roll their eyes and say, "G-spot? What G-spot? I've tried for years to find it, and since I can't, obviously it's a cockamamie lie."
Famous sex researcher Dr. Beverly Whipple says that some in the medical community consistently deny the existence of the G-spot, because "if they can't see it under a microscope, they think it doesn't exist." But she personally believes the women who tell her they've experienced it.
Dr. Lissa Rankin is one of those women. She shares in her book, What's Up Down There? Questions You'd Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Best Friend, that she had that elusive "intercourse orgasm" once -- 11 years ago -- and it's evaded her ever since. But you know what? She's perfectly fine with that. As far as I'm concerned, her admission sums up this whole so-called "debate." Yes, scientists! The vaginal orgasm can happen, and it may feel awesome, but not necessarily any more awesome or less awesome as any other kind of orgasm. It's certainly not the only or the best kind of orgasm you can have. And anyone who perpetuates that myth probably has a questionable motive -- like wanting to convince us all that heterosexual sex is superior (rrrrright).
The truth is -- any kind of sex that works for you (as long as it is consensual, of course) is the right kind of sex. Any kind of orgasm you have is the right kind of orgasm. To worry about it any further than that would be totally neurotic splitting hairs. And that's anything but a turn-on!
Have you ever felt pressured to have the "perfect orgasm"?
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Kevin Scott Karsthuntr DavisApril 11, 2012 at 8:17 PM
My wifa has all three orgasms. She can get a clitoral O with manual or oral stimulation. The vaginal O with intercourse and the so called mythical G spot with manual stimulation only.
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Ronique1989April 11, 2012 at 11:15 PMMy husband gives me clitoral and g-spot orgasms, so ladies who "can't" orgasm, you are not defected....your man is lol
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MrscjonesApril 12, 2012 at 3:16 AMI agree with ronique I had the best never before orgasms with my husband. Its not you ladies its your man not putting in the proper time to get to know his and your body.
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Brenda WolfApril 12, 2012 at 2:09 PMThe Vaginal Orgasm or the Clitoral Orgasm is a hundred year old debate. As far as I am concerned, scientist are looking for the answer in the wrong place. Thank you for this well written article and such a nice message in your conclusion. My partner and I no longer have any mystery about vaginal versus clitoral orgasm since we discovered the Deliberate Orgasm practice from sexuality educators at www.welcomed.com. With it, every woman is orgasmic and can experience orgasm every time. We watched the Welcomed Consensus female orgasm video The Technique of Peaking and Extended Orgasm that shows a woman being brought and maintained in orgasm for over 20 minutes, a life changing experience. Let's put this archaic debate behind us and look ahead for what pleases us.
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chavela_carlitaJuly 25, 2012 at 2:30 PM
I am perfectly content with my man, and the fact that he always makes sure I climax before he does. Sometimes it happens for us both at the same time. I have had it in my experience that guys as a whole do not know how to control themselves, they get off too easily. I didn't know for the longest time that they could actually do something about it. They can. It's called self control and caring to make your woman get her satisfaction too. Unfortunately too many guys will make excuses "you feel so good" or "you're so hot I couldn't help myself." Please. It might take some practice, but no girl wants a one minute man. Or less. And no we don't "take too long" to reach climax.
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You just have to play and explore and have fun and not make it all out to be a big deal! And, yes, having the right partner can make a big difference!!!!
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Michael ShepherdAugust 17, 2012 at 12:30 PMI have been told by many partners that the G spot is a myth and that vaginal orgasms aren't possible - that massaging the clitoris remains the one and only method to achieve orgasm. I think it's true.
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Richard MiksellAugust 20, 2012 at 7:51 PMHaving an orgasm is achieved by communication You have to tell each other what you like. Your excitement makes your partner even more excited. Good lubrication is essential. You have to work up to an organism slowly. [foreplay] A man can delay his orgasm by thinking of other things during the act, Experimentation can be a turnon. My ex liked to be tied up.
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vachick64September 23, 2012 at 2:40 AM
I have many orgasms during one of our "sessions" My bf is very considerate to make sure I do BEFORE he gets off. For me that is really easy That is what passion is all about. For those who do not believe in vaginal orgasms or the g-spot -- buy a dildo or vibrator and a g-sot toy, Use it alone -- see for yourself that you can find pleasure and have mutiple orgasms if you try. If nothing else, this will help you feel more sensual and open your mind to relaxing and having a good time. Don;t rush it unless its an intentional "quickie"! Then give your bf a chance to play with it...it might just showhim how to please youand give you a mind blowing ogasm!!