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A remastered version of George's stunning 1996 MTV Unplugged performance is available as an album for the very first time as part of the Deluxe box set, 2CD and digital editions.
The concert took place at the Three Mills Island Studios in East London on Friday 11 October, 1996 and featured George playing ten of his finest songs from the Wham!, Faith, Listen Without Prejudice Vol.1 (Freedom '90) and Older eras in an intimate setting. Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 will also be reissued on vinyl.
Fantasy a reworked single by George Michael featuring Nile Rodgers is currently available to stream and is on A-list rotation on BBC Radio 2.
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 was George's second solo album. Arranged, produced and almost completely written by George himself, it eloquently confirmed him as a pioneering, agenda-setting artist.
The staggering success of George's first solo album Faith resulted in him becoming one of the few artists who could shift millions of albums worldwide. This, of course, was a dream scenario for the label but George had different plans. Unable and unwilling to be a 24-hour pop star, constantly in the media spotlight, George felt he needed to follow his artistic instincts regarding how his work should be presented. He decided he would not appear on Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1's album cover or be available to physically promote the album beyond select interviews, but instead gave the label the David Fincher-directed Freedom! '90, which featured five of the most recognizable beauties on the planet, lip-syncing in place of George. This resulted in a difference in opinion between George and the label over how the album was promoted.
A multi-platinum-selling worldwide chart-topper which reached Number 1 in the UK (where it outsold Faith and went 4X platinum), Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 was the sound of a precedent-setting, boundary-pushing global superstar going his own way.
Shortly after the album's release, George met his great love Anselmo Feleppa. His anger at Anselmo's tragic early death, together with his frustration over how the US label had marketed his album contributed to his decision to embark on the traumatic court case with Sony. This left him blocked creatively for almost two years, during which time he made a conscious decision to channel all his energy into challenging the standard recording contract and fighting a corner for all artists. George lost the case but gained the personal and artistic freedom he craved.
Nearly twenty-seven years on, George and Sony have long reconciled. Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 remains a remarkable, timeless work, from the beautifully judged protest songs Praying For Time and Mother's Pride, to the intimate Cowboys & Angels, via the autobiographical Freedom! '90. This was music George Michael felt truly committed to.
'George Michael: Freedom' tells the gripping, dramatic story of the making of Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1, the court case which followed and George's personal struggle and pain as he loses Anselmo. Many have tried and failed, but George succeeded in reuniting the Freedom! '90 video's five supermodels. Other contributors include world famous artists such as Stevie Wonder whose They Won't Go When I Go was Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1's only cover; Elton John who describes the album as George's "masterpiece"; Liam Gallagher who says George has "Lennon in him"; Mary J Blige who reminds us that George "broke all the rules for everybody"; Tony Bennett, Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson, Kate Moss, Tracey Emin, Ricky Gervais, French Vogue editor Emmanuelle Alt, Jean-Paul Gaultier and James Corden. There are contributions from some of the record company executives who were so uncomfortable facing one of their major artists in court and from the case lawyers.
George Michael was working on George Michael: Freedom up right until Christmas 2016 and it is his final work.
'George Michael: Freedom' is a stunning new film, narrated by George. Directed by George Michael and David Austin, Executive Produced by David Austin and Produced by Lisa Johnson, it co-stars Stevie Wonder, Nile Rodgers, Elton John, Mark Ronson, Mary J Blige, Tony Bennett, Liam Gallagher, James Corden, Ricky Gervais, Kate Moss, the Freedom! '90 video supermodels (Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz and Linda Evangelista) and more. 'George Michael: Freedom' will air this Saturday/October 21st at 9pm ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Preview the teaser here


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In the sixth of a nine-part series, I preview the Dodgers' middle infield for the 2011 season.
Second Base
Juan Uribe
- If you've read this blog at all, you know my thoughts on the Uribe signing (it was horrible!). I could have stomached a 1- or 2-year deal at maybe $5 million per season, but GM Ned Colletti was really careless with this contract. Anyway... Uribe had two big postseason hits which helped him to land this deal and will be the Dodgers' every day second baseman. He brings pop and solid defense, but not much else. One of his best seasons (2008) came as a part-time player. There's a reason for that: he's just a part-time player. Unfortunately, we'll have to see this guy at second base for the next nearly 500 games (sounds scary, no?).
Backups: Jamey Carroll, Ivan DeJesus, Aaron Miles
Rafael Furcal
- This is the wild card. As goes Furcal, so goes the Dodgers. It's been that way since he was signed in 2006. If he's healthy, he will perform. If he isn't, he won't and he'll be no better than a replacement player. He had a 4.1 WAR last season in 97 games. If Furcal had kept up that pace, he would have been a 6.5+ WAR player -- putting him in such company with Evan Longoria, Matt Holliday and Carl Crawford. Furcal did steal his most bases in a season (22) since 2007 (25), so that is reason to be optimistic. If he's healthy, he will be the key to the Dodgers' attack.
Backups: Carroll, Juan Castro, Miles, Justin Sellers, Uribe
The backups have been profiled in my preview of the Dodgers' bench.
Furcal's health is of the utmost importance. He and Uribe should make for a nice double play combination. I'm not expecting much from Uribe -- and my hatred of all things Giants plays into that. It doesn't change the fact that he's a career .300 OBP player and had no business getting the type of contract he did. But the Dodgers are stuck with him for the next three seasons, so there isn't much sense in belaboring the point any further. The duo should provide the Dodgers with at least league-average offense, as well as above-average defense. If Furcal plays 130 games and Uribe doesn't perform under his career averages, the offense from the middle infield would be acceptable.
Next up: Left Field

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A great South Los Angeles group CSU (Community Services Unlimited) is having two really cool earth friendly events in November. One's a gourmet food party featuring Caribbean Cuisine and the other is the start of their monthly gardening workshop.
P.S. If you're looking for locally grown organic produce you can sign up with CSU and for an incredibly reasonable fee, pick up a bag weekly. It's the best. Read more about it at : csuinc.org And now the events!
Friday, November 12th : 6pm to 8pm.
Caribbean Cuisine Food Party!
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Hosted by Shema Muhuga, a friend of CSU at his Playa Del Rey residence, this food party will feature the mouthwatering flavors of the Caribbean. Soca and Calypso will be the music playing for the evening along with video footage from the October 2010 Los Angeles Carnival and the February 2010 Trinidad and Tobago carnival. As always local seasonal produce will be highlighted, but a special item for this evening will be a treat for sea food lovers. Kamilche Sea Farms has been farming mussels in the Puget Sound since 1981 and since 1986 has specialized in the culture of the premium Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). These mussels, common to Spain, are believed to have been brought over to the Pacific centuries ago on the bottoms of Spanish Galleons. Today Kamilche Sea Farms grows these mussels starting with premium hatchery seed. Suspended from long lines in the rich deep waters of the Puget Sound, a premium mussel is ready for harvest in less than a year. Kamilche Sea Farms' growing waters, in Totten Inlet, have been state certified since 1926. This bay is designated by the Washington Department of Ecology as a "Unique Growing Area" due to its pristine waters and high shellfish productivity. Strict watershed protection measures ensure that it will remain pure for generations to come. A huge thank you to Kamilche Sea Farms for the donation of the mussels for this Food Party, we encourage you to check out http://www.kamilcheseafarms.com and support those businesses that support sustainable communities. A detailed menu and address for the event will be sent to those that RSVP, but you can be sure to get home cooked gourmet food, featuring locally grown and beyond organic produce, at an incredible price of $20.00, along with great company and the knowledge that your dollars are supporting a great cause.
Spaces are limited, so RSVP soon to email@example.com or call 323 299 7075.
Saturday, November 13th : 9am to 1pm.
Garden Gateway Workshop Series
Planting to Amend Soil + Healthy Greens
EXPO Center/CSU Urban Farm, corner of King and Bill Robertson Lane (formerly Menlo Ave), 3980 S. Bill Robertson Lane., LA, CA 90037, next door to the senior center, enter from Bill Robertson Lane. Garden Gateway Project Workshop Series takes place on the 2nd Saturday of every month. The Community Gateway to Building Food Self-Reliance – Free Gardening, Nutrition and Cooking Workshop! In partnership with: The EXPO Center, UNO and USC Keck School of Medicine Childhood Obesity Research Center.
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Culture Company 2013, the body tasked with delivering Derry's City of Culture year, has made two appointments to its management team.
Martin Melarkey, the Director of the Nerve Centre, has been appointed Senior Cultural Programmer for Communities and Education and writer and broadcaster, Garbhan Downey, has been appointed as the new Director of Communications and Marketing.
Both men are natives of the city and will take up their new posts in the coming weeks.
They join new Chief Executive Shona McCarthy, the former Director of the British Council in Northern Ireland, who took up office recently.
Former Journal reporter Garbhan Downey is a seasoned commentator on the arts.
A former BBC news producer and editor of the Derry News, he also edited Verbal and the Northern Ireland Literary Review.
He has also published six novels and is co-author of two anthologies: City of Music –Derry's Music Heritage; and Creggan–More than a History.
Mr Downey said he was very much looking forward to the challenge of his new role: "2013 gives us a unique opportunity to showcase the huge cultural wealth of our city on a national and international stage. I am delighted to be playing my part in it."
Martin Melarkey is the Director of the award-winning Nerve Centre and under his new position will have special responsibility for delivering educational and community-based programmes, including the Unlocking Creativity programme, the Creative Classroom and the City as a Creative Campus.
A founder member of the North West Musicians' Collective in 1988 which evolved into the Nerve Centre, Mr Melarkey is also a successful film and multimedia producer.
His projects include the King's Wake, which won Best Animated Film at the Celtic Film Festival in 2001, and the Virtual Museum of Colm Cille.
Since 2003, he has served as CCEA's Chief Examiner of Moving Image Arts GCE, which is currently being taught in over 80 schools in Northern Ireland and England.
Mr Melarkey said: "This city is already playing a leading role in pioneering new creative approaches to education that put culture and artistic practice into the driving seat of learning. 2013 presents us with the opportunity to do this on an international stage.
Culture Company chief executive Shona McCarthy welcomed both men to the management team: "We have a real chance to establish this city – which is already world-renowned as a city of saints, scholars and peace-makers – as an international centre of artistic excellence. And it is a legacy we hope will endure for generations to come."


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oh man, high mischief can be had here. You might be having a webcam conversation & think you're falling in love then you find out it wasn't a real person.
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Yeah, it would've been perfect if the animation wasn't so linear and the the facial animation was more dynamic and more expressive, but hey, that stuff was top notch back then. It's still highend today even I think.
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I really cannot wait for video games to be this real. But, will advocate groups complain when you are cutting the limbs off a digitally rendered character that looks exactly like the real thing? Simulated rape in a video game I could see getting a few people up in arms about this. Think of grand theft auto or battlefield 2, just with the reality of this video... man that would be awesome.
Although, how long until people abuse this type of technology to simulate child pornography? Yes, it is digitally created.. but if you cannot even tell the difference between CGI and reality, this could be a very scary situation.
I do think this is a god send for pornography companies though. They no longer have to use real womeen, do not have to degrade them and so on - although I am sure many women will still want to do pornography for the easy money. But, why hire a real person when you can create the exact type of body, facial structure, and even genitalia that you are looking for?


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Some of the benefits included in insurance plans from Delta Dental are pre-negotiated pricing on exams and patient protection services, notes the company's website. However, Delta Dental features several different plans for dental and vision insurance that have different benefits.
Delta Dental offers insurance plans for employers, individuals and families. The Delta Dental Premier network for employers ensures that dentists do not bill patients a larger amount than the pre-negotiated fees. In this plan, patients must choose from dentists within the network, explains DeltaDental.com. The Delta Dental PPO plan offers the same guarantee, but patients can visit dentists outside the network. However, additional savings are available for visits to dentists within the network. The Delta Care USA product plan restricts enrolled patients to choosing from a panel of primary care dentists, but these patients pay minimal fees or nothing in co-payments for preventive care services.
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JHS 100 years: The retiring Navy
In her 1944 book "This was my Newport," Maud Howe Elliot wrote, "It is said that if, on Conanicut Island, you closed your eyes and threw a stone, you would probably hit a retired rear admiral." There is lots of evidence to support her statement.
Among the earliest flag officers to retire here was Adm. David Dixon Porter (1813-1891), who rose to fame in the Civil War. With his fleet of mortar vessels – schooners armed with 13-inch mortars that could throw a ball weighing 241 pounds more than 2 miles – he supported his foster brother Adm. David G. Farragut when he captured New Orleans in the spring of 1862. He then proceeded up the Mississippi River to use his mortar fleet at Vicksburg. After the war, he was superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1865 to 1969, and in 1970 became only the second person to have the rank of admiral of the Navy.
Like later retiring naval offi- cers, Porter was drawn to Jamestown for its peacefulness. He once grandly told a Town Council that although he had been in all parts of the world, Jamestown was the "the healthiest and pleasantest place he had found in all his travels." He built a house at High Street and Walcott Avenue in 1889, but died only two years later.
About the same time, Rear Adm. Charles Henry Davis II (1845-1921) built a house – since demolished – on Highland Drive. Davis had attended the U.S. Naval Academy while it was in Newport during the Civil War and graduated just in time to see service in the war. He spent most of his career collecting and analyzing astronomical data for the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. When he retired in 1907, he moved to Jamestown full time and began painting. Although best known for his paintings of ships, he painted several oils of Jamestown scenes, two of which are in the JHS collection.
By 1924, enough admirals lived in Jamestown for the first Admirals' Tea. That August, 14 retired United States Navy and United States Marine Corps flag officers gathered at the home of Rear Adm. Colby M. Chester (1844-1932), the only naval officer who actively served in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War I. This first tea was to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, an action that Colby had participated shortly after his graduation from the Naval Academy.
The oldest admiral at the party was George C. Remey (1841- 1928). Remey had led an attempt to regain Fort Sumter in early September 1863. He was captured and spent 13 months in a Confederate prison before being exchanged. He served as commander in chief of the United States naval forces in Asiatic waters during the Boxer uprising in China in 1900. For many years around the turn of the century, the Remey family summered at the Gardner House and later at the Bay View Hotel. In 1926, his daughter Mary Remey Wadleigh built a house on Conanicus Avenue. The house was later moved to Bay View Drive.
The youngest admiral at the 1924 gathering was Spencer S. Wood (1861-1940), who had retired only three years earlier. He had commanded the battleship USS Oklahoma in World War I and was later in charge of the First Naval District, which included Rhode Island. Wood may be the only admiral with a song written in his honor: in 1918, Chief Yeoman Daisy May Pratt Erd published the song "Rear Admiral Wood One- Step."
Admiral Wood, who built a house at West Ferry where a grandson still lives, kept the tradition of the Admirals' Tea alive until his death. A guest at his last party on Aug. 7, 1939, counted 32 admirals and other Navy officers.
While Wood entertained the old guard, a new generation of naval officers was learning about Jamestown as they trained in Newport and sailed with the Atlantic fleet based in Narragansett Bay. For them, the transition to peaceful life in Jamestown had to wait until after World War II.
Although most of these later retirees were drawn here by their Rhode Island experience, some already had roots on the island.
Adm. Alexander S. Wotherspoon (1892-1976) was the son of Maj. Gen. William W. Wotherspoon, the Army chief of staff in 1914, who had built a house on East Shore Road in 1897. Wotherspoon's specialty was ordnance, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Gun Factory." He retired to Jamestown in 1949.
Adm. Edward D. Taussig (1847- 1921) – of the older generation – and his son Adm. Joseph K. Taussig (1877-1947) traced their roots to the same small part of Europe as James Taussig, who developed Shoreby Hill. Both families had settled in St. Louis, and the St. Louis connection may have attracted the naval Taussigs to Jamestown.
The elder Taussig served in the Pacific during the Spanish-American War, before retiring to Jamestown in 1908. Perhaps drawing on his father's Far East experience, the younger Taussig was an outspoken critic of the country's lack of preparation for war with Japan. He was reprimanded for testifying to Congress in April 1940 about the inevitability of war in the Pacifi c. The reprimand was rescinded on Dec. 8, 1941, after Taussig's son was badly wounded in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Joseph Taussig enjoyed Jamestown for only two years after the war, but his widow continued to summer on Shoreby Hill until her death in 1989.
The increasingly suburban character of the town after the opening of the Newport Bridge in 1969 and the relocation of Newport-based ships to southern ports in 1973 reduced the number of Navy offi cers settling in Jamestown. But many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the earlier generations of retirees still live or summer here.
This is the 19th in a series of articles chronicling the history of Jamestown in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Jamestown Historical Society.


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Burton says the investigation is a joint operation between the IRS and the FBI. He says the agents arrived in the morning at Mellow's Scranton-area home and office, but Burton wouldn't say what they were seeking or discuss the allegations.
Messages left for Mellow and his staff were not immediately returned.
Mellow is the state Senate's longest-serving member and is retiring at the end of this year.


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Do your kids love sensory play activities as much as mine? Sensory play is a great way to keep children amused, and it also plays an important role in their development.
We've done so many fun sensory play activities! We've had fun making rainbow slime and blowing bubbles in slime. And speaking of bubbles, that brings me to today's fun project!
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Hello Betty,
My name is Kim Ramsey. I was diagnosed with Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder in June 2012. I wrote an article for a news agency that then sold that story on to a UK Tabloid called the Sun who published a very sensational report of my medical condition. To add insult to injury they attached my profession, home address to my medical condition. My article went viral and then with the help of the social media the issue went global. Obviously it was not the raising awareness that I had hoped to gain.
I became notorious as the Registered Nurse with "100 orgasms a day". Ha, Bloody Ha. Not. Everybody and anybody had a good laugh on my expense, from lay person to celebrity to blogger had something to comment on regarding this. I was offered a few television interviews to talk about my condition. But none so far have been reasonable or appropriate with their agenda. So therefore I have not been on TV to educate the masses and as you know there are a lot of people who don't have a clue about how their body functions.
PGAD is a subset of the broader diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain. CPP affects 30 million women in America and 10-15 per cent of women globally.
PGAD has gained notoriety as the media focuses on the sexual aspect of this multi spectrum disorder, such as the fictional character in Gray's anatomy was depicted had orgasmic seizures. Women such as me often get ridiculed as the media prefers to sensationalize the more salacious aspects of the disorder instead of documenting the more accurate sanitized medical version of events. What's even more difficult in the bias that many women receive when they approach their healthcare provider.
Sexual function is a basic human right and when a woman attempts to report her concerns she is often dismissed or told to forget about it. This is usually devastating for anyone and the more you ask, the less they know. Most women end up seeing at least five doctors before they find someone willing to listen discerningly to their symptoms; has experience of this condition and is willing to diagnose. This is usually because of the doctor's / nurse practitioner or physician's assistant own embarrassment or lack of knowledge.
Usually the treatment modality is medicine that treats the accompanying depression and the pain. Yes, women who have uncontrollable unwanted sexual arousal have high level of distraction, constant pain to their genitalia and get profoundly depressed; some to the point of suicidal ideation. Other women are restrained by dynamics such as culture, religion, social standing, emotional and psychological issues. The most pervading and destructive factor of all of this is the lack of information. The lack of information is underpinned by the lack of research and the medical profession's unwillingness to accept that women do need assistance with their sexual function.
This has been the biggest gender bias in the health care industry. I mean let's face it, if I walked into a doctor's office as a man and complained that "I couldn't satisfy my wife or partner", there would be much more sympathy, treatment and medications for my plight.
I hope that eventually we can get all healthcare providers to the educational perspective that sex is just as important to woman as it is to a man and that women do have issues that can be addressed.
PGAD does have some very clear orgasmic symptoms in that are very different for each woman. It is to be a prolonged phase in the plateau phase of the orgasm. Some women get infuriating arousal that cannot be satiated with self-stimulation. Some women do not get the orgasms but get the arousal. Some women get the arousal can orgasm but the orgasm has no quality and there is limited or no refractory phase in the orgasm so there is an immediate return to arousal. This can often cause the women to become engaged in a futile masturbatory cycle with self-stimulation for hours without relief.
The neurological component is integral in this disorder as the nerves that supply the clitoris, vagina, bladder are hypersensitive and cause the woman or man to experience arousal symptoms which are not relieved by masturbation or sexual intercourse. Also the pelvic floor muscles are tighter than usual and the Psoas muscles holding the spine and pelvis together is tight. Different doctors have a variety of regimes ranging from: Botox injections to the clitoris, to Pudendal nerve blocks, treatment with anti-depressants, visceral manipulation, Physiotherapy, sclerotization of the dorsal clitoral veins Mindful meditation and talk therapy, electroconvulsive therapy. It should be noted that it is not known what the long term effect of numbing agents are into the genitalia nerve.
Also an avoidance of a variety of triggers ranging from: no unnecessary vibrations, via music, machinery equipment e.g. electronic toothbrush, cellphone, pH level of bladder needs to be maintained so that irritation of area does not inflame the pudendal nerve endings and the condition. Life has areas of censor-ship so that anything that is aggravating such as use of tampons, G-strings, high heel shoes that off-balance the equilibrium of the pelvis has to be limited or eliminated from one's lifestyle. (I have to admit that I love shoes so my sexual medicine specialist does know that I wear heels for short periods of time so that I don't feel deprived by my condition.)
Unfortunately some medications can trigger even more intense arousal in the patient. So avoidance of medications with sexual side effects is integral. Also discussion with a prescribing physician is fundamental when negotiating medications for another condition. Living with PGAD is a balancing act where the woman is ultra-careful as to what she does, how she lives and mindful of any potential triggers.
Discussion with a potential partner is a whole other issue that deserves another essay. Wow, I hear you say, a woman who is multi-orgasmic!! But it's not as great as most people think. It is a very personal, tiresome and distressing disorder, Some men leave as their ego cannot take the constant demands for sex. It gets tiresome. The interpersonal dynamic and the pressure placed on any intimate relationship are diabolical.
This of course has ramifications for the well-being and functioning of the patient. Not every clinician establishes with the patient how they actually orgasm. It has been suggested that 95 percent of women experience clitoral orgasms, 65 percent of women have vaginal orgasms and 35 per cent of women have orgasms via the cervix. I have all three. The one hundred orgasms a day which I described in my article initially may start off pleasurable but then end up being painful as the nerve endings continue to fire sporadically.
I also have the rest of the physiological responses that come with orgasmic activity such as increased heart rate and blood pressure, vaginal swelling and pain, breasts engorgement (this can last for two weeks sometime after the orgasmic activity has ceased) Some doctors classify this as a "flare-up." I absolutely hate flare ups as they are disruptive to my daily activities of living and my professional life. My search for a solution will be more fulfilling once I can get the AMA, the nursing board of education to understand that human sexuality needs to be on their curriculums. So that more women who have my condition and those who are an-orgasmic can stop have their human rights being violated.
I am not sure if I have answered some of your questions. But let me know if you need more details. The topic is wide and varied with limited treatment modalities and the more we have a dialogue, the better chances we have of understanding this disorder.
Kim S Ramsey
My understanding is that the medications generally prescribed lower the arousal so that the orgasm is even harder to complete and further, destroys partner sex.
The folks at Society for Sex Therapy and Research have been interested in this for some time. The diagnosis was changed from Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome PSAS) to Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) to make it clear that this has nothing to do with sex.
Men would have something called Priapism, an erection that doesn't subside, as a similar kind of problem. However, they can receive an ejection that eliminiates the problem.
Be brave. This is very hard. Dr. Andrew Goldstein In NY and DC is having some success with pelvic floor pain blockers. We used to think this had some psychological background or obsessive compulsive qualities but now believe it is more physical.
This article is a revelation to me. I am 20 yearso old I have alway thaught that I was some kind of sex addict, so I have never brought this up before. But latley I have had so many issues with pain, depression, relationship issues and hormonal fluctuations that I've finally decided to ask my gynacologist about PGAD. It doesn't help that I grew up in a very conservative family. I don't think I get to 100 orgasms a day because my standards for orgasms durring sex have gone completly haywire. I have actually had a boyfriend that tried to get me comitted to a mental facility for sexual addiction. I cannot wear tight jeans or thongs, and I have issues using tampons because I am overly aroused the whole time that they are inserted. This is also an issue because my periods are abnormally heavy and last from 2-3 weeks. I get swelling in my eureathra from to much circulation in my genial reagion, so I constantly feel like I have to pee when I actually can't and because of this I get UTI's that never go away. I have sleepless nights because I am aroused and I get no releif of sexual tension. I have actually spent up to 3 hours masturbating because I am driven so crazy from not having that releif. I am so happy I found this article. I don't know how to bring this up with my gynacoligist, but she's a great doctor. I just hope I don't sound like I only think I have this because I read about it in an article. More info on this dissorder would be much apreciated. Thank you!
This is an extremely difficult disorder to live with; sufferers are often embarassed due to its uncommoness and they tend to suffer in silence. Hopefully, all who have experienced similar symtoms will get help and reach out to others.
I am 63 and my wonderful girl is 50.
She is UTTERLY literal, which I confess is somewhat of a mixed blessing!
There is zero misunderstanding about what she is feeling or not, no misunderstanding as to whether she wants sex or not.
As a guy, that's kinda good!
But for this unfortunate lady, I pray she finds someone like me. Because having been with someone like I have, I would say "that's fine" and would attach zero judgement to her insatiable needs.
I'm not even sure if this makes sense! All I think I'm saying is that she needs someone close who just accepts her for the way she is, without any judgement.
Someone to hold her, love her the way she is and just be there...


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Antiques Show and Sale to benefit Pilot Club of Jacksonville Charities, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, The Jacksonville Expo Center at the Fairgrounds. Includes a silent auction. $10, children younger than 12 get in free. (904) 262-1868 or pilotclubjax.com.
Jacksonville Boat Show, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 W. Water St. $8, children 12 and younger get in free. boatjax.com.
Women's Wholistic Healing Conference, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Island Tropics, 2527 N. Main St. Features Fahmeeda Veal, a graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and Edwards Waters College, with a workshop on the importance of nutrition and its effects on the mind, body and spirit. Includes a Spirit of Life dance, a drum session and a full lunch. $25 in advance, $35 at the door. (904) 619-3237 or wholisticallyhealthy.org.
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Cosmic Concerts, Laser Holiday, noon and 5 p.m. Saturdays, Museum of Science and History, 1025 Museum Circle. $5 a person, laser glasses $1. (904) 396-6674.
"Mary Poppins," as part of the Artist Series, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 303 W. Water St. Tickets begin at $37. (904) 442-2929 or artistseriesjax.org.
"Fight for the Veterans" to benefit Veterans Farm, 6:30 p.m., University of North Florida's arena, 567 St. Johns Bluff Road S. Features bouts of amateur MMA, Muay Thai and kickboxing fights with participants from all over the southeast with winner to be First Coast Champion. Tickets start at $20. fightforveterans.eventbrite.com.
China National Symphony Orchestra, as part of the EMMA Concert Association, 8 p.m., Flagler College's Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada St., St. Augustine. $35 adults, $5 students with I.D. (904) 797-2800 or emmaconcerts.com.
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra with "Shostakovich Triumphant," 8 p.m., Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St. Features pianist Conrad Tao. $25-$70. (904) 354-5547 or jaxsymphony.org.
"Almost, Maine," 8 p.m., Orange Park Community Theatre, 2900 Moody Ave. $15. (904) 276-2599 or opct.org.
"Clarinda, the Musical," 8 p.m. Saturday and Friday, Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre performing at the Adele Grage Cultural Center, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. Show continues 8 p.m. Feb. 2, 2 p.m. Feb. 3, 8 p.m. Feb. 8-9, 2 p.m. Feb. 10. (904) 249-7177 or www.abettheatre.com.
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Royal Family Transfer of Office, 2 p.m., Isabella Gardens, Hypolita and St. George streets, St. Augustine. Program features the transfer of royal duties from the 2012 Royal Family to the 2013 Royal Family, composed of heritage residents representing Queen Marianna, King Juan Carlos and Princess Marguarita Maria, the Spanish Royal Family of 1672. (904) 829-2333.
Concert in the Round Series, 3 p.m., Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd. Features clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester, violinist Bella Hristova and pianist Ran Dank. Free. (904) 730-2100, ext. 221.
Community Chorus of Palm Coast Winter Concert, 4 p.m., Trinity Presbyterian church, 156 N. Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast. Free. (386) 569-8657.
Dining for the Whales, a vegan dinner to benefit the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, 6-9 p.m., The Present Moment Cafe, 224 W. King St., St. Augustine. Includes a silent auction and meet volunteers. $45. seashepherd.org
An Evening of Piano Music, presented by the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts pianist students, 7:30 p.m., Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St. Free. (904) 355-7584 or fridaymusicale.com.
Open House Workshop, 4:30-7 p.m., Yulee Elementary School, 86063 Felmor Road. Program is a Florida A1A/200 Corridor Study. (904) 739-2338.
Young Artists Concerto Competition Finals, as part of the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra Series, 6 p.m., Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St. The top level Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra musicians play a final recital round for the chance to solo with the Jacksonville Symphony at the Major/Minor Concert. Free. (904) 354-5547 or jaxsymphony.org.
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"Ideas and Images Series: Visiting Scholars and Artists Program," 7 p.m., Flagler College's Flagler Room, 74 King St., St. Augustine. Speaker is J. Michael Miller, founder and director of The Actors Center in New York City, on the actor as artist as opposed to entertainer. Free. (904) 819-6282 or flagler.edu/our-community.
Global Open House for Jacksonville Harmony Chorus, in conjunction with Sweet Adelines International, 7 p.m., Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church's Fellowship Hall, 4001 Hendricks Ave. All female singers welcome. (904) 350-1609 or jaxharmony.com.
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Library Celebration, 3-5 p.m., Regency Square branch library, 9900 Regency Square Blvd. Event in celebration of the library's 40th anniversary. Includes crafts, guests and a video presentation. (904) 726-5142.
Science Festival Information Session, Part 4, 6 p.m., The Foundation Academy, 3675 San Pablo Road S. Includes discussion, planning, conversation and food. (904) 493-7300.
Women's Health Series, 6 p.m., Jewish Community Alliance, 8505 San Jose Blvd. Speakers are Andrew Kaunitz, gynecologist, certified menopause practitioner and director of the menopause and Gynecologic Ultrasound Services at the University of Florida Southside Women's Health; and Cynthia Williams, advanced registered nurse practitioner; with "Menopause - Understanding Our Changing Bodies." $5, members get in free. Registration (904) 730-2100, ext. 239.
Pals N Paws Agility Trials, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Feb. 3, Equestrian Center of Jacksonville, 13611C Normandy Blvd. Free admission and parking for spectators. (904) 573-3163, palsandpawsagility.com or jaxevents.com.
Winter Clearance Book Sale, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 2, Orange Park Library, 2054 Plainfield Ave., conference room A. (904) 278-4750 or ccpl.lib.fl.us.
Veterans Career Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 W. Water St. Admission and parking free. employmentseeker.net.
Open House, 5-7 p.m., The Foundation Academy, 3675 San Pablo Road S. Includes information on scholarships offered in the state of Florida.(904) 493-7300 or foundationacademy.com.
District Office Opening Party, reception, 6-8 p.m., Sen. Rob Bradley, District 7 office, 2233 Park Ave., Suite 303, Orange Park. Includes refreshments. Reservations, email email@example.com.
"Murder at The Juice Joint" Mystery Dinner Theatre, 5:30 p.m., Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Ave. Includes hors d'oeuvres and cocktails followed by the buffet dinner and show at 6:30 p.m. $40 a person. (904) 355-4224.
"Video Games Live," as part of The Artist Series, 7:30 p.m., Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St. Features music from the most popular video games of all time. Tickets begin at $36. (904) 632-3373 or artistseriesjax.org.
Percussion Ensemble Chamber Concert, 7:30 p.m., University of North Florida's Recital Hall. Free. Donations welcome for "Percussion Rocks" Scholarship Fund. (904) 620-2961.
UniverSoul Circus "U & Us Tour," 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday; noon and 4 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2; 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Feb. 3; Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 W. Forsyth St. $16-$30, children younger than one get in free. (800) 745-3000 or universoulcircus.com.
Clara's at the Cathedral Lunch to benefit the Clara White Mission, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, 256 E. Church St. Includes live music. Buffet $10. (904) 354-4162.
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra with A Benny Goodman Tribute, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Feb. 2, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St. Features clarinetist Dave Bennett. morning show, $16-$26; evening shows, $25-$70. (904) 354-5547 or jaxsymphony.org.
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That is a great buck ... typical/non-typical ... short or long.
Wow what an amazing pair of bucks congratulations to you all most excellent work!
Don't you ever wonder why
In spite of all that's wrong here
There's still so much that goes so right
And beauty abounds?
The thunder rolls and the baby sighs
And the rain comes down
Don't you wanta thank someone for this?
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Can't imagine why you would pass....
Congrats Dogg.
Wow! Great bucks - congrats. I really like the nontypical.
Easily a shooter! Nice buck
Great bucks, sounds like a good hunt. Congrats to all.
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Such a cool buck, I love the character. Congrats!
Great bucks. I always enjoy you Alberta and sask guys chiming in and showing your awesome bucks.
There is only one member on this forum that I think might have passed on your buck. Congrats on a toad!
Life is good!
Nice buck, congrats !
You should have waited for a more mature buck.
Bomber muley. Nicely done!
JWP58get over it commies..
That is a stud all day, 365 days a year in my book. Congrats!
That is a stud all day, 365 days a year in my book. Congrats!
ya you guys did pretty good, ha ha, awesome bucks, way to go
Someone passed on that! I'd still be shaking, what's a stud. Congrats
one more pic
here is the redneck pic we took for laughs, all 6 bucks from our hunt. It took 6 yrs to get drawn for this unit and we can't wait to do it again in 6-8 yrs.
Wow what a groop of bucks! I still can't believe anyone would pass that buck you shot, what a stud!
WOW! Aside from that top left one with the short tines , that is one truckload of great bucks.


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Tata Tiago prices hiked up-to Rs. 8,000
According to recent industry reports domestic car maker Tata Motors has hiked the price of Tiago hatchback between Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 8,000 with immediate effect. The report also speculates that company might again hike prices of Tiago sometimes during the festive season. As reported earlier Tiago has succeeded in receiving an over whelming response from Indian car enthusiasts and has recorded the bookings above 40,000 since its launch with waiting period extending above three months.
From the statistics revealed by car maker there is huge demand of petrol variant by the customers of Tata Tiago. The petrol variant is empowered with 1.2 litre three cylinder Revotron engine that churns the power of 85PS and torque of 114Nm. There is however diesel variant of Tiago also offered in market which adorns 1.05 three cylinder Revotorq engine boosting the power of 70PS and torque of 140Nm. Both the engines are mated with five speed manual gearbox.
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Hello, and Asalamu Alaykum. I've been a Muslim for 16 years but in the past few years, I've been bothered my some serious reoccurring issues that have repeatedly forced me to question my Islamic faith, and recently I have decided to finally leave Islam. In this video I will explain one reason why I left Islam, but there are many more reasons and I will need to make more videos to explain them all. This video talks about sexual immorality.
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Furthermore, I would like to ask ALL of our readers to pay very close attention to the "WHY" Brother Ismaa'eel left Islam. Yes, to the specific example he has given, but this is but 'one example' of the greater category to which he is speaking. Is he not pointing out the "flaws and inconsistencies" within his own teachings?
There are closely regarded "techniques" for bringing the Muslim out of Islam and into the truth. Brother Ismaa'eel is outlining 'one' of these techniques in this video and "we" have been employing "more than one" of these techniques here at sharia unveiled for almost 5 years. But, enough about that ..in this public forum.
Just let me say.. please study al-Qur'an and Sunnah al-Hadith. "YOUR" knowledge on "their" scriptures is one of the vital keys to unlocking their hearts, minds and souls..
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|April 7, 2013, 10:49 AM
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No pics, but it was an H&R single-shot 20 ga. I dove hunted with it. The lesson that I learned from it: That first shot really has to count.
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|April 7, 2013, 10:56 AM
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Pawn shop Glenfield 25, .22lr. Long gone, bought a duplicate years later and discovered it wasn't the gun I remembered.
|April 7, 2013, 11:19 AM
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First gun I shot, and on which I learned, was my grandfather's Winchester Model 1903 .22 carbine. (No, I didn't forget "LR" -- the 1903 was not .22LR.) My own first firearm was a long-gone $25, German-made .22 six shooter that was (IIRC) the same size as the Ruger Single Six.
|April 7, 2013, 01:56 PM
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My First Gun ...
Daisy bb gun ...
Cross 22 cal pellet rifle - great thing growing up
20 gauge Mossberg shotgun (was allowed to use)
First real one -still have
Remington 22 caliber rifle bolt action. This has been one heck go a good gun and lots of fun.
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|April 7, 2013, 01:57 PM
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Some very nice posts here!!
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|April 7, 2013, 02:06 PM
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I was about 15-16 when I got my first firearm - the newly introduced Ruger 10/22. I had shot my dad's old Police Positive at the local range for a couple years before that and had shot Remington bolt .22's at boy scout camp but that Ruger was my own. It was around 1965-6 in California and there was no issue with a kid having a gun in those days. Shot it at the range and up in Ojai on a ranch that belonged to friends of my folks.
Sadly, sold to a fellow deputy sheriff around 1974 when I was hurting for a few extra dollars.
Next purchase in 1967 was a WWII British SMLE. Also gone but I still have a Jungle Carbine.
|April 7, 2013, 02:21 PM
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Walther PP, in original hoster with the German owner's name penciled inside the flap. Given to me by a family friend who served in WWII and said he took it from a German officer who "no longer needed it." I've since learned that some Wehrmacht officers preferred the PP and carried it when they could.
I was about ten when it was given to me--first gun I actually owned, but I never got to shoot it. An attempt was made to steal it and my mother insisted on selling it (to a pawn shop for fifteen freakin' dollars), so I can't post pictures. I had a hell of a time forgiving her for that.
Wish I had it today. It was well made, though the bluing wasn't top quality, and had checkered wooden grips.
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|April 7, 2013, 03:58 PM
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Oh, drat! kc_hhsl's post reminded me that I had a Daisy BB gun before the 20 ga. I didn't even think about BB/air guns.
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|April 8, 2013, 04:30 PM
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First gun ever was a knock-off of a S&W Chief's Special .38 special revolver. I think it was made by INA - it had a puma on it.
|April 8, 2013, 06:22 PM
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My first gun was a Ruger Single Six with the .22 Mag spare cylinder.
I couldn't hit a thing with it and eventually it got sold, don't ask , but eventually a S&W 686 was given to me as a replacement.
That was a more than fair trade off, but I still miss my first real gun.
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|April 8, 2013, 07:01 PM
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First gun I ever owned was a BB gun pistol shaped like a Maiser c96 and colored a hideous orange. I also had a BB lever action rifle, not a daisy, but a knockoff. i remember i used to sit on my parents shed and shoot birds in the neighbors yard with it.
First "real" gun I fired was a 20GA Stevens that belonged to my grandpa and now belongs to my dad. First real gun I ever owned was a Mosin-Nagant M44 I purchased when I was 19; I actually didn't care for the gun at all and like a month after I purchased it I received a decrepit Mauser rifle that my grandpa sporterized for me. It's got a 2lb trigger that breaks like glass and it works like the day it was made... In 1913. It actually started life as a Gewehr 98.
I hardly ever shot the Mosin, maybe 200 rounds total and I was terrible with it, the sights were actually bent on it so you had to aim about an inch to the right of where you wanted to hit at 50 yards. Unlike other mosins I've seen, it can't hit the broad side of a barn at 100 yards. I sold it for 180% of what I paid for it and baught a shotgun.
So in a way, to me, the Mauser is my first real gun. But the Mosin wins on a technicality...
I would love to have a decent lever gun though, that BB gun was just too much fun and it'de be cool to have the real thing.
Course a real C96 would be nice too...
|April 8, 2013, 07:04 PM
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|April 8, 2013, 07:25 PM
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my first rifle was a Chipmunk .22LR verry similar to the Crickett .22LR rifles you see today. the next rifle was a Ruger 77/22. the first rifle i bought myself was a Winchester 70 in 300wsm when i was 15....yeah a little overkill for a 15 year old kid but i still have the rifle and shoot it quite proficiently.
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|April 8, 2013, 07:48 PM
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Daisy pump BB rifle at age 7
Stevens Crack-shot .22 rifle at age 8
Ithaca model 66 lever action 20 ga shotgun at age 11
Model 44 Mosin Nagant 7.62x54R (Polish made) same year at age 11
after that about 600+/- rifles, shotguns, and handguns have found a home (sometimes a very short stay) in my gun cabinet.
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|April 8, 2013, 08:03 PM
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Sears and Roebuck Model 41 .22 rifle for Christmas, 10 years old. Still have it, good little pest getter.
|April 9, 2013, 05:05 PM
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9th birthday a Daisy lever action bb gun. You could actually see the bb in flight.
11th birthday Crosman 760 pump gun.
13th birthday Dads Remington 550-1 .22 semi-auto. Still in my safe.
Many more since then....
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|April 10, 2013, 09:15 AM
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first rifle a ruger 10/22, first pistol, on my 21st birthday, sig P226
|April 10, 2013, 09:20 AM
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My first "fire"arm was a Ruger 10/22 that I still have. My first "gun" was a Crossman BB gun, similar to their current 2100 model. No gun will ever match the number of pigeons, starlings and sparrows I killed with that thing.
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|April 10, 2013, 09:32 AM
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Like others, my first guns were BB and pellet rifles from Daisy and Crossman.
My first real firearm was a Marlin Model 70, magazine fed .22LR carbine. I think dad paid the local Coast-Coast store around $50 for it when I passed my hunter's safety class, around age 10 I think.
I still have the old gun in my safe and shoot it once in awhile. I don't think the thing is worth more than the $50 Dad paid for it back in 1980!
It looks pretty beat up, but still shoots fairly well.
This brings back memories of summer weekends spent crawling the hills and valleys with some buddies, shooting bricks of .22 LR. Remember shooting 1000 rounds, then riding my bike to the store for more! Never had to worry if there were any .22LR on the shelf, just had to worry if I had saved enough allowance money to buy some!
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|April 10, 2013, 11:39 AM
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|April 10, 2013, 11:55 AM
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First firearm: Revelation 22lr (sold by Western Auto). I think the model was 110 or something close to it. It was a tube fed bolt action in a wood stock. I could shoot ink bottles out of the air with it when I was a teenager. Would love to find another like it or maybe a Remington in the same platform. Back in those days I could make a box of 50 shells last a cople of weeks when hunting rabbits daily. That was before I discovered the semiauto 22.
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|April 10, 2013, 01:42 PM
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Iver Johnson .410 single bbl my Dad had when he was young Still have it. Might be over 100 years old now.
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- Address: Hemo Road, Rotorua, Rotorua, New Zealand
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Maori Arts and Crafts Institute (Te Puia) Tours
Te Puia, the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute was established by the New Zealand Parliament to guard and preserve Maori culture, housing the national schools of carving and weaving. Visitors interact with master craftsmen as they turn native hardwood and plant fibers into beautiful pieces of traditional art, spinning stories as they work.
Touring the facilities is interesting, informative and not to be missed, but the highlight is Te Po, Te Puia's authentic evening experience. As evening falls, you'll assemble in a carved meeting space and go on to participate in Maori rituals of friendship and greetting. As the night progresses, you'll feast on traditional cuisine as your guides will share Maori heritage, song and weaponry.
Te Puia is also the staging area for tours of the Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley, where there are numerous geysers and 3 regularly erupt - Kereru, Tohu and the world famous Pohutu geyser, which erupts around 20 times a day reaching heights of up to 30m (100ft).
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On Tuesday I met up with one of my closest friends, Charli! I haven't seen her since October and because she's going to Japan soon for a couple of weeks I wanted to see her before she went~ I really miss seeing her, and we've both agreed to meet up more often now that I've settled in a sort of timetable thanks to my new job :D
Her friend then came along to join us and I went to get my first ever bubble tea! They had opened a new place called Cuppa Cha right across from the purikura, and I had Jasmine Milk tea. It was so delicious!
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The world is a busy place, and sometimes you just don't have time to say three or four words in a row to describe the idea you would like to convey. Luckily that's where the acronym comes into play: a string of letters, each one representing its own word, which can usually be articulated using less hot air than the original idea it represents.
Of course every field has its own acronyms – academics certainly not excluded – and things can quickly get confusing to an outsider, especially when people start tossing them around in conjunction with one another. We've compiled a few education related acronyms that we feel are important to help you follow along at the next PTA meeting.
1. STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting)
If you have children who are in school, you are probably familiar with STAR testing. The program was the center of California's Public Schools Accountability Act in 1999, the purpose of which is to help California schools improve students' academic achievement. Students between grades 2 and 11 are tested on a wide range of subjects, with results driving the allocation of millions of dollars in state award programs.
2. APR (Accountability Progress Reporting)
The APR system is a publicly accessible compilation of reports prepared by the CDE (California Department of Education) to measure the academic success of each school, school district and LEA (local education agency). The report is primarily comprised of three major components: the API report, AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) report and PI (Program Improvement) report. So many acronyms!
3. API (Academic Performance Index)
Wondering how a school fares academically? Every spring California schools are given an API number between 200 and 1000. The score is based on test results across the four core subject matter areas of math, science, English/language arts and history/social studies and are used to compare a school's performance to other schools with similar demographics and teaching credentials. These numbers are meant to steer focus towards accountability and allow schools to set attainable growth targets.
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The CAHSEE was created in 1999 by the CDE to improve academic performance of high school graduates. Public school students must pass the exam before they can receive their diploma. Students first take the exam – which tests skills in reading, writing and math – in their sophomore year, and have eight subsequent chances to pass before the end of their senior year.
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When the Tony Award nominations are announced May 3, Connecticut will rejoice.
So many Broadway shows this season had world premieres, readings or workshops in the state that some warm reflective glow from Tony recognition is inevitable.
The musical "Anastasia," which had its world premiere at Hartford Stage a year ago, finally opens at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway April 24, just in time for Tony consideration. The show is directed by Hartford Stage's artistic director Darko Tresnjak, who won a Tony in 2014 for directing "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" — another show that world-premiered at Hartford Stage before Broadway.
"Anastasia" has a script by Terrence McNally ("Love! Valour! Compassion!," "Catch Me If You Can") and musical numbers by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, who've greatly added to the stack of songs they wrote for the 1997 animated film on which this "Anastasia" is partly based.
Paula Vogel's historical drama "Indecent" opened April 18 at New York's Cort Theatre. This is the playwright's Broadway debut, following decades of distinguished work off-Broadway and at regional theaters. Not only did "Indecent" have its world premiere at New Haven's Yale Repertory Theatre in 2015, it had its roots in a show its director Rebecca Taichman created for her Yale School of Drama thesis project 16 years ago.
"The People vs. The God of Vengeance" explored a censorship trial involving a Yiddish theater troupe in early 20th-century New York. Taichman shared her research with Paula Vogel, who expanded the scope of the story and made it more about the theater than the courtroom. Between its Yale Rep world premiere and its Broadway berth, "Indecent" had an off-Broadway run last year.
"Come From Away," the community-building story of a small Canadian town that welcomed passengers on flights hastily rerouted from New York City on 9/11, was given a significant early reading at Goodspeed Musicals' 2013 Festival of New Artists. The show opened on Broadway in March. In a talk at the Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals in January, "Come From Away" producer Michael Rubinoff recalled how the show interrupted its development process in Canada in order to seize the opportunity of a Goodspeed reading. "The Goodspeed festival got the longest version of the show at the time," Rubinoff recalled, saying the experience raised the work's visibility, and viability, to new levels.
The a cappella musical "In Transit," which ended its Broadway run earlier this month, was workshopped at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in 2008.
"Falsettos," which had a short run earlier this year and is a potential nominee for Best Revival of a Musical, combines two short musicals by William Finn, "March of the Falsettos" and "Falsettoland." It was Hartford Stage that first joined the two shows as one full-length evening, in 1991.
August Wilson's "Jitney," a likely nominee for Best Revival of a Play, was originally written in 1979, years before the playwright began his storied relationship with the O'Neill Center and Yale Rep. But Connecticut considers Wilson kin and will be rooting strongly for a "Jitney" Tony.
Director Bart Sher, who was associate artistic director of Hartford Stage in the 1990s before moving onto a series of Broadway successes, is expected to be nominated for helming the drama "Oslo."
Like Taichman, many other directors of Broadway shows this season are graduates of the Yale School of Drama, including Christopher Ashley ("Come From Away") and Trip Cullman ("Significant Other"). James Lapine, the director of "Falsettos," once taught design classes at the YSD. Mark Brokaw ("Heisenberg") runs the Yale Institute for Music Theatre.
Many current Broadway directors, designers and performers have worked in Connecticut at some point in their careers. It's an extremely long list, which would include everyone from Laura Linney ("Landscape of the Body" at Yale Rep in 1996) of "The Little Foxes" to Warren Carlyle ("The Baker's Wife" and "Pirates of Penzance," among others, for Goodspeed Musicals) of "Hello Dolly" to choreographer Peggy Hickey — who, besides "Anastasia," worked with Tresnjak on the Hartford Stage productions of "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Gentleman's Guide."
Some Broadway names are connected to Connecticut through their work. Others grew up here, or live here year-round. Justin Paul, co-creator of "Dear Evan Hansen" — the musical drama that is expected to do well at the Tonys — grew up in Westport and worked with Music Theatre of Connecticut in Fairfield County. (Paul's father is the pastor of Spiritual Life Fellowship in Bloomfield). Connecticut resident Patti Lupone stars in the cosmetics-themed musical "War Paint."
Changes For 'Anastasia'
"Anastasia" is shifting from Hartford Stage to Broadway with only one cast change among its leading performers. In an interview back in February, Tresnjak, when he was readying his Hartford Stage production of "The Comedy of Errors," said that he had insisted on such continuity.
Yet there have been other changes. "There are some new numbers. Some logistical choices had to be made. We analyzed every single aspect of it. We had about the same amount of work to do as with 'Gentleman's Guide' — in that show, one of the murders had to be completely reconceived."
Tresnjak confesses that, to him, Broadway isn't the be-all and end-all. "I really love my life in the regional theater." He says it was "exciting and surprising" when "Gentleman's Guide" experienced such great New York success. (The show's national tour played The Bushnell in October, and will return to Connecticut this October, at the Waterbury Palace.)
"I've mostly worked on classics, I guess, but it's wonderful to do new work," Tresnjak says. "Watching Lynn and Stephen craft a song because I said there was a need for something to be expressed … that's one moment where I felt like a muse."
Tony For Regional Theater
Besides honoring work on Broadway, a Tony Award is given annually for best regional theatre. Five Connecticut theaters have won that award: Long Wharf Theatre, Hartford Stage, Yale Repertory Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. That's more than any other state except Illinois (which also has five) and California (seven). In addition, special Tony Awards have been given to the O'Neill, the Goodspeed and the National Theatre of the Deaf.
There's a difference between doing exceptional work in your own community and operating as a conduit for commercial productions on Broadway. Connecticut theaters are important in both those worlds. While cultivating its own tastes and talent, the state is now routinely used as a try-out spot for new plays and musicals that already have New York in their sights, but the journey is seldom as direct as it was for "Anastasia."
"My Paris," a new musical about the painter Toulouse-Lautrec, had productions at Goodspeed Musicals' Norma Terris Theatre and the Long Wharf Theatre, featuring New York talent. The Long Wharf is about to open "The Most Beautiful Room in New York," a musical set in a Union Square restaurant, with a script by Adam Gopnik and music by David Shire ("Baby," "Big"). While "Most Beautiful Room" does not have a commercial producer attached at this point in its development, its Big Apple breeding and themes should entice New Yorkers to New Haven.
After all, Connecticut is already packin' 'em in on Broadway.