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"Your understanding of the LGBT community is probably not the same as the person sitting next to you," said Anthony Martinez, executive director of The Civil Rights Agenda, at the beginning of a presentation for over 115 of the Chicago Transit Authority's manager-level staff at its downtown headquarters last month.
The room, full of managers from various divisions of the CTA, including human relations, engineering and garage staff, demonstrated Martinez's assumption throughout the presentation, "Serving and Supporting the GLBT Community," by asking and answering questions about sexual orientation and gender identity with their peers.
"It's very important to go in and explain the legal aspects of serving the LGBT community," Martinez said, shortly after administering the training session — one of six conducted by TCRA, the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance and Affinity Community Services with the University of Illinois at Chicago Gender and Sexuality Center.
"It is also very important to go in and explain what is LGBT," he said, noting that while the group was "moderately interactive," the best part of the training sessions is seeing someone who is resistant to the information settling in and becoming receptive.
The CTA, which serves over 1.6 million commuters every day, is rolling out training to all of its nearly 10,000 employees to be more sensitive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer customers and employees for the first time as part of overdue compliance with a settlement the agency reached with the Chicago Commission on Human Relations after it lost a lawsuit alleging discrimination based on sexual orientation.
In 2005, a CTA employee with the pseudonym Richard Roe, sued the agency for allegedly failing to intervene after supervisors and other employees harassed him for being gay. As part of a 2010 ruling in favor of Roe, the CCHR ordered the CTA to train all of its employees within one year, and all of its managers within six months.
But last March, the CCHR fined the CTA for failing to adequately implement the training among management within the mandated timeframe, when Roe's attorney Jacob Meister checked on the transit authority's progress.
Specifically, the CCHR found that a sexual harassment training program created by the CTA's law department was not sufficient, and that the CTA seemingly confused sexual harassment with sexual orientation discrimination.
"They wanted to take shortcuts by trying to wrap sexual orientation training into sexual harassment training — two very different things," Martinez said. "Sexual harassment training is not what the CCHR mandated."
The CCHR recommended that Meister, an LGBT attorney and founding member of The Civil Rights Agenda, help the CTA get the training done properly and in a timely fashion. Meister then went to Martinez at TCRA, who worked with the CTA's law department to determine how to structure and implement the sessions and other forms of education on LGBT issues. Martinez brought in ISSA, Affinity and UIC's Gender and Sexuality Center to help him develop and administer the training pro-bono.
The CCHR subsequently granted the CTA a series of extensions, and training sessions began Dec. 5, according to Shannon Sullivan, executive director at Illinois Safe Schools Alliance, who trained the first two groups of managers.
The CTA is seeking another extension from CCHR through the end of 2014, Martinez said.
About half of the CTA's management employees have been trained, said CTA Director of Communications and Media Relations Tammy Chase.
"This is the first time we have offered sexual orientation harassment training," Chase said. "Eventually all of our employees will receive training."
More managers will be trained early this year, and the rest of the CTA's workforce will be required to watch a DVD provided by TCRA in conjunction with UIC's Gender and Sexuality Center because conducting seminars with thousands of employees and 24/7 operations would take years, Martinez said. He anticipates the educational video will begin to make its way through the CTA workforce by April or May.
Despite the delays, Martinez and Sullivan consider the training a success so far.
"The two [sessions] that I did were tremendously positive," Sullivan said, and added that the educational development taking place at the CTA is very similar to development ISSA has done with school districts throughout the state on LGBT issues.
"This is something the CTA has left very … unaddressed," she said. "Of course they have LGBT people working there and of course they need the skills to address LGBT issues and make a safe work environment for everyone."
The presentation consists of 10 sections, and offers the employees detailed explanations of terminology, harassment and discrimination, and ends with a section for questions and answers.
The groups define harassment as actions that "create an unpleasant or hostile situation especially by uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical conduct" and discrimination as "treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit."
Much of the focus is on scenarios of minor harassment based on sexual orientation or gender identity that often happen on an extended and consistent basis at work.
"Just like in schools we worked with — everything from small town schools to larger school districts — it's that low level language that really starts to wear on people on a day to day basis," Sullivan said. "Especially when people work in teams as mechanics — and they really have situations where people really don't feel like a team member and it really makes it hard for people to go to work. It's appalling."
Several questions for Martinez came during the terminology section, when he described the differences between sexual orientation and the expression of gender identity as well as on the topic of privilege; particularly, how LGBT people are potentially less privileged than those who do not identify as LGBT. For example, gays and lesbians are less privileged than heterosexuals because they do not have the right to get married, Martinez explained.
In addition, Martinez explained that a person who is transgender is not necessarily gay, bisexual or lesbian. And someone who identifies as queer is not necessarily any of those things, he said.
Another part includes statistics on violence and discrimination against LGBT people. For example, about 74 percent of LGBT adults have experienced prejudice and discrimination, and 32 percent of them have been the target of physical violence, among other statistics discussed.
In light of the lawsuit that prompted the mandatory training, Martinez said the managers are more likely to be receptive to the information when they understand that they be held personally liable in allegations of prejudice and discrimination at work.
"People come in with their own values and project that on the subject matter. They see it as something they were forced into, not as a class," Martinez said. "Whether they are for or against LGBTs, as soon as you tell them they are personally responsible, these morals and perceptions they had, go away."
Sullivan agrees that being held responsible as a manager "really makes them think about their values and obligations," she said. "Your job is to serve the City of Chicago and beyond and as managers, you need to communicate to your employees your obligation to serve every customer."
Martinez said he in encouraged by the progress and positive outcomes that have resulted from the training, and that the message they take away, amid all of the statistics and terms and discussions, is basic:
"The most important thing they can understand is that we work and live in a very diverse society and here in Illinois, you have to accept that diverse society and accept people who they are and how they come to work and judge them solely on their performance."


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2014 Ram 1500 Diesel Tow Ratings Finalized
When equipped with the standard 3.6-liter V-6 engine, the 2014 Ram 1500 can muscle up to 7,450 pounds, according to its maker. Unloaded, this truck returns 25 mpg on the highway, according to the EPA.
For 2014, the Ram 1500 is available with a new 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 engine, an option priced at $2,850. When properly configured, it provides a maximum tow rating of 9,200 pounds. According to Ram, the EcoDiesel engine will also deliver better fuel economy than the Ram's base V-6 engine.
Compare these figures with the Ford F-150 with the 3.7-liter V-6 at 6,700 pounds and 23 mpg on the highway, and the Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra with the 4.3-liter V-6 at 7,200 pounds and 24 mpg on the highway. Final towing and fuel-economy ratings are unavailable for the updated 2014 Toyota Tundra as this article is written.
It is important for truck buyers to note that Ram's claim of "best-in-class" is based on a comparison of "base V-6 engines." Ford's optional, twin-turbocharged, 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 is still the champ in this regard, able to tow up to 11,300 pounds, while returning 22 mpg on the highway. That's nearly as much as the optional 5.3-liter V-8 installed in competing trucks from General Motors, which tug up to 11,500 pounds and get 23 mpg on the highway.
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A new restaurant serving up contemporary Italian food has opened in Paris. The restaurant is called Penati al Baretto, and its eponymous chef Alberico Penati is bringing his masterful Italian touch to a variety of exciting dishes. Penati al Baretto caters to the chic set of Paris, but visitors from all walks of life will also feel comfortable thanks to the inviting decor and welcoming staff.
Patrons can begin with a drink at the trendy bar. Their orders will be taken by a bartender looking dapper in a black vest. The drink menu includes the restaurant's house cocktail, which is made with Martini Bianco and amaretto. As patrons sip on their drinks, they can enjoy the restaurant's decor, which includes walls dotted with photographs of Italian stars, white tablecloths set against caramel-colored wood paneling and Bordeaux red chairs.
On the menu, things get even more impressive. One of Penati al Baretto's signature dishes is the cappon magro, a rich seafood salad traditionally served in a pyramid shape. This Genoese specialty offers fish, shellfish, crunchy in-season vegetables and fresh herbs. In fact, dining at Penati al Baretto is a bit like taking a culinary tour around Italy.
Representing Piedmont is a scottona steak served with artichoke and mushrooms. As for Venice, diners can try a warm salad of potatoes and dried cod with olives and capers. Sicily makes an appearance with spaghetti di Verrigni — not to mention other offerings from the regions of Turin and Abruzzo.
As a result, guests staying at the Hôtel de la Tour Maubourg can feel like they have gone on an Italian excursion during their trip to Paris by visiting the restaurant Penati al Baretto.


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An inflammatory disorder of the blood vessels in the head that can produce a persisting headache and flu-like symptoms. Because it mainly affects the arteries in the temple, it is sometimes referred to as temporal arteritis. It predominantly affects older adults, usually those over 60, and is more common in women.
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is often associated with a rheumatic disorder called polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). PMR causes pain and stiffness in the muscles of the neck, shoulders, and hip area. About 5% to 15% of people with PMR will be diagnosed with GCA at some point in their lives, and about 50% of people with GCA also have PMR.
The most common symptom of GCA is a new headache, typically in the area over the temples. The pain may also occur in the top, front, or back of the head, and the tongue or jaw may be affected as well. The headache may also be accompanied by flu-like symptoms, fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, or fever. If GCA affects the blood supply to the eye, it can produce temporary blurring of vision, double vision, or permanent vision loss. (However, if GCA is treated before there is vision loss, the risk of permanent vision loss is very low.)
In diagnosing GCA, doctors use a blood test called the erythrocyte sedimentation rate ("sed rate") test, which measures inflammation in the body. The sed rate is elevated in most people with GCA, though as other conditions can cause an elevated sed rate, this alone is not sufficient to make the diagnosis. To solidify the diagnosis, doctors generally recommend a biopsy of a small piece of the temporal artery. This procedure is performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia and leaves only a small, barely discernible scar at the hairline in front of the ear. The biopsied tissue is then examined under a microscope for signs of inflammation and abnormal cells in the artery wall.
Because of concerns about permanent vision loss, treatment of GCA usually starts early, often before the diagnosis has been confirmed by biopsy. GCA is generally treated with high doses of an oral corticosteroid such as prednisone, and the symptoms usually subside quickly after treatment begins. After one month of high-dose corticosteroids, the dose can usually be reduced gradually over the course of several months, and the drug is typically discontinued completely after 1–2 years. Fortunately, once GCA goes away, it rarely comes back.
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Robert S. Dinsmoor is a medical writer and editor based in Massachusetts.
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Every Monday during the season, Daniel Martin of CSNBaltimore.com and Greg Crawford of CSNNW.com will come together to give you the NCAA Hoops East/West Power Rankings, a ranked list of the nine best teams from the West and the nine best teams from the East and Midwest in college basketball. Below is this week's edition.
9. Louisville - There's a certain sort of reluctance to putting the Cardinals here. Why? Yes, their four losses have all come to good teams. The other side of that, though, is that their best win of the season is against Southern Methodist.
8. Iowa - A lot of close losses to a lot of good teams--Villanova, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Michigan State--means the Hawkeyes deserve to be in the Top 9. But those close losses need to turn into wins down the stretch in the Big Ten.
7. Cincinnati - Mick Cronin continues to do a superb job with the Bearcats, who are continuing to look like the class of the AAC. Feb. 6 matchup against Connecticut is important.
6. Villanova - After a hiccup against Creighton, Villanova is back on track. A rematch with Creighton looms on Feb. 16, but they can't overlook Xavier coming up next.
5. Michigan State - Injuries are what hurts the most for Michigan State. If this team could avoid that bug, they remain a serious Final 4 contender.
4. Kansas - Coming together at the right time is the key. Despite a loss on the road to a tough Texas team and Andrew Wiggins' struggles in that game, the Jayhawks are indeed coming together. The fact that Oklahoma State is running into troubles of its own only helps their cause.
3. Florida - As if the Gators needed anymore wind in their sails, freshman Chris Walker has been cleared to play by the NCAA. Another boost for a team that is on a roll.
2. Wichita State - It has been said, but it's worth repeating. This team is really built to make a run in the tournament. They did it last year and now everyone is a year older, with only a few personnel losses on the roster. Watch out.
1. Syracuse - The Orange survived a heck of a fight from Duke, so they deserve to remain at the top this week. They take over the AP's No. 1 spot, too, after Arizona's loss.
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9. UNLV - This is the one team in the Mt. West that could beat New Mexico or San Diego State on any given night. Tremendous road team and playing well right now.
8. BYU - BYU still gets to play Gonzaga at home, but the chance to catch them will be tough in the WCC regular season. No one at present in any league could stop BYU star Tyler Haws from scoring big numbers.
7. New Mexico State - It will be surprising if the Aggies do not get the AQ from the WAC Conference. Always well coached and really tough to beat on home floor.
6. UCLA - Despite losing to Oregon State in Corvallis this past weekend and barely squeaking by Oregon, the Bruins are still powerful and one of the best teams out west. Kyle Anderson will have a long career in the NBA.
5. New Mexico - Five wins in a row in the powerful Mt. West, including a road sweep at Colorado State and Utah State, always tough places to play. Will do damage in the NCAA tournament as well, with their well balanced team.
4. California - If you are having a good year and then you beat the number one team in the country, who was undefeated you better be high in the East West Power Rankings.
3. Gonzaga - Have to admit, the Zags are playing better than I thought they would this year, with only three losses and one league loss. Passed a big test by defeating San Francisco on the Dons' home floor this past Saturday.
2. Arizona - Would have stayed at number one in the East West Power Rankings, but the loss of Brandon Ashley, possibly for the season with a foot injury will really hurt the Wildcats.
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After vegan chef Lindsay S. Nixon wrapped up her popular cookbook The Happy Herbivore Cookbook last year, she went back to her kitchen in her new home of St. Maarten. Island living encouraged her to come up with simpler recipes, which led her to create a follow-up cookbook with a focus on recipes that bring tasty back to quick-and-easy. Now, in Nixon's much-anticipated follow-up cookbook, Everyday Happy Herbivore, readers will see, once again, that just because plant-based eating is optimal for health, that doesn't mean it has to be expensive or time-consuming. Everyday Happy Herbivore will include more than 175 doable recipes-recipes that are so quick and easy, you could cook three healthy meals from scratch every day. Each of Nixon's recipes are made with wholesome, easy-to-find, fresh ingredients and include no added fats. With additional notes indicating recipes that are ideal for preparing ahead of time and those you can whip up with just a few dollars, Everyday Happy Herbivore will be the must-have cookbook for anyone desiring a healthier, happier menu!
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Lindsay S. Nixon is the bestselling author of the Happy Herbivore cookbook series: The Happy Herbivore Cookbook, Everyday Happy Herbivore and Happy Herbivore Abroad. As of September 2012, Nixon has sold more than 100,000 cookbooks. Nixon has been featured on The Food Network and Dr. Oz, and she has spoken at Google. Her recipes have also been featured in The New York Times, Vegetarian Times magazine, Shape Magazine, Bust, Women's Health, WebMD, and countless other online publications. A rising star in the culinary world, Nixon is praised for her ability to use everyday ingredients to create healthy, low-fat recipes that taste just as delicious as they are nutritious. Learn more about Nixon and try some of her recipes on her award-winning blog happyherbivore.com.
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By Terri 17 Jan 2014
I've used this cookbook so much the pages are falling out. The recipes are healthy, quick and easy and unlike many American cookbooks, the ingredients are very easy to find in the UK if you have a good supermarket and health food store nearby. Some of our favourites are the Quick Burgers, Moroccan Lentil Soup, Rustic Chili, Thai Lettuce Wraps, Chana Saag, Arroz Amarillo and Veggie Lo Mein (so much better than Chinese takeaway!). The Chili-Sweet Mango Noodles are so delicious and the Butter Bean Cookies are amazing. And the Chocolate Mug Cake is perfect if you need a quick choccy fix. It makes a single serving and cooks in the microwave!
And not only are the recipes delicious, but I have lost a stone and a half (and kept it off) over the past two years while eating a low-fat, whole foods vegan diet �???????????????????�??????????????????�?????????????????�????????????????�???????????????�??????????????�?????????????�????????????�???????????�??????????�?????????�????????�???????�??????�?????�????�???�??�?�¢?? 90% of it Happy Herbivore recipes.
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I received this book today and i'm so disappointed.
Most of the photos are out of focus, I get the whole partly focused images but these weren't not that, they were poor quality and pretty bland looking. It didn't make me excited about becoming a vegan at all, which was the reason for buying the book!
By Kelly Richards 03 Feb 2012
I'm vegetarian rather than vegan, but ordered this book as I'm a big fan of the website and always found something inspiring or new flavour combinations that I never would have thought of on my own.
This book is gorgeous, lots of wonderful recipes and pictures and everything is so quick and easy. There are only a few specialist ingredients you need to find, such as nutritional yeast and agave nectar, but I managed to find both of those at my health food store. There are other ingredients which are strictly American, but I plan on just finding alternatives to the things I can't find easily and in the true nature of Happy Herbivore, experimenting until I find a substitute.
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Lifespan Psychology: Learning Measures for Chapters 12 – 19)
Chapter 12 is a crossword puzzle
Physical and Cognitive Development
in Early Adulthood
1) The adult years are difficult to divide into discrete periods because
A) biological aging does not begin until middle adulthood.
B) the timing of important milestones varies greatly among individuals.
C) the physical changes of the adult years are one-dimensional.
D) the physical changes of the adult years are unidirectional.
2) Which of the following is true about the "wear-and-tear" theory of aging?
A) Evidence suggests a moderate relationship between physical activity and early death.
B) Cross-cultural research supports the idea that the body eventually wears out from use.
C) Despite its benefits, vigorous exercise in adulthood is linked to frequent injuries, such as bone breaks and muscle tears.
D) Regular, moderate-to-vigorous exercise predicts a longer life, which is contrary to the theory.
3) Dr. Rodin is conducting a study on environmental factors that contribute to telomere length. Dr. Rodin can
expect to find that telomere shortening
A) predicts longevity.
B) is related to slowed disease progression.
C) predicts earlier death.
D) occurs earlier in women than men.
4) When adults make positive lifestyle changes, telomeres
A) decrease in number.
B) respond by shortening.
C) multiply in number.
D) respond by lengthening.
5) Jay wants to protect the health of his endocrine system. The safest approach for Jay is
A) a healthy diet and physical activity.
B) hormone therapy.
C) genetic reconstruction.
D) cellular therapy.
6) Darlene has heavy
deposits of plaque containing cholesterol and fats collected on the walls of
her main arteries.
Darlene has
A) hypertension.
B) osteoporosis.
C) arrhythmia.
D) atherosclerosis.
7) The immune response is the combined work of specialized cells that neutralize or destroy _________ in the body.
A) T cells
B) B cells
C) telomeres
D) antigens
8) _____________ originate in the bone marrow, mature in the thymus, and attack foreign substances directly.
A) T cells
B) B cells
C) Telomeres
D) Antigens
9) __________ show(s) strong and continuous relationships with almost every disease and health indicator.
A) Gender, temperament, and personality
B) Income, education, and occupational status
C) Quality of family and peer relationships
D) Size of family and number of marriages
10) When overweight and obesity rates are combined, ____ percent of Americans are considered to be at an unhealthy weight.
11) Between the 1970s and 1990s, the rise in daily caloric intake
A) increased by almost 100 calories.
B) increased by over 500 calories.
C) was enough to add an extra pound every 20 days.
D) was enough to add 5 extra pounds every month.
12) About 40 percent of Americans engage in
A) moderate leisure-time physical activity five times a week.
B) light exercise daily, with occasional moderate-to-heavy exercise.
C) no regular brief sessions of even light activity.
D) high-intensity exercise at least three times per week.
13) Regular physical activity is linked to
A) repetitive injuries, particularly in the joints.
B) slight declines T-cell production.
C) reduced incidence of cancer.
D) reduced energy, but improving mood.
14) Which of the following is true about exercise?
A) It strengthens the heart muscle and increases blood pressure.
B) It produces high-density lipoproteins that help remove LDLs.
C) It produces a form of "good cholesterol" known as LDLs.
D) It decreases neural activity in the cerebral cortex.
15) The most commonly abused substances in the United States are
A) cigarettes and alcohol.
B) alcohol and marijuana.
C) cigarettes and over-the-counter medications.
D) alcohol and prescription medications.
16) Charles drinks alcohol often and is unable to limit his alcohol use. Which of the following is probably also true about Charles?
A) His alcoholism probably started in his twenties or thirties.
B) He probably lives in a culture where alcohol is a traditional part of ceremonial activities.
C) He is also a heavy cigarette smoker.
D) He is probably a social drinker who uses alcohol as a leisure activity.
17) Alcoholism is a more common problem in cultures where alcohol is
A) regularly served to and around minors.
B) a traditional part of ceremonial activities.
C) a common part of religious activities.
D) a carefully controlled sign of adulthood.
18) Which of the following statements about alcohol use in adulthood is true?
A) Alcohol induces anxiety at first but relieves stress over time.
B) About half of police activities in large cities involve alcohol-related offenses.
C) Almost 25 percent of fatal car crashes in the U.S. involve alcohol.
D) The most effective prevention strategy for reducing alcohol abuse is to raise the minimum drinking age to 25.
19) The most successful treatment for alcoholism
A) is medication that makes the individual sick if he or she consumes alcohol.
B) combines antidepressants with individual therapy.
C) combines counseling, group support, and aversion therapy.
D) is short-term incarceration or hospitalization.
20) Ann Marie has begun visiting matchmaking websites. She should know that
A) the success rates for Internet dating services are higher than with conventional strategies.
B) online dating leads to lasting offline relationships about 30 percent of the time.
C) less than 10 percent of online relationships last for more than six months.
D) 18 percent of online ties that evolve into offline relationships last for more than a year.
21) Contemporary men and women
A) have fewer sexual partners over their lifetimes than a generation ago.
B) differ little in average number of lifetime sexual partners.
C) differ significantly in average number of lifetime sexual partners.
D) have sex less often than those of a generation ago.
22) When adults of any age are asked how many sexual partners they have had in the past year, the usual reply is
A) one. B) two.
C) three. D) none.
23) Which statement most accurately reflects the sentiments of most Americans toward gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals?
A) Most Americans are opposed to homosexuality and do not support civil liberties or same-sex marriage.
B) Most Americans support civil liberties and equal employment opportunities for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals.
C) Most Americans approve of same-sex marriage and would advocate on behalf of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals if asked.
D) Most Americans believe that it is okay for two adults of the same sex to have sexual relations as long as they do not talk about it.
24) The overall rate of STDs is higher among women than men because
A) while men have more sexual partners than women, women are less likely to use adequate protection.
B) it is at least twice as easy for a man to infect a woman with any STD as it is for a woman to infect a man.
C) women tend to receive less information about safe sexual practices.
D) rates of promiscuity in the last decade have risen sharply in U.S. women.
25) Currently, AIDS is spreading most rapidly in the United States through
A) homosexual contact among gay men.
B) heterosexual contact among young adults in high-SES areas.
C) heterosexual contact among men who have many sexual partners.
D) heterosexual contact in poverty-stricken minority groups.
Emotional and Social Development
in early adulthood
26) Which of the following is an accurate statement about risk and resilience in emerging adulthood?
A) Emerging adults are susceptible to many risks due to their poor decision making and uncertainty about the future.
B) Feelings of loneliness are higher during the emerging adulthood years than at any other time in life.
C) College students who feel securely attached to their parents tend to have difficulty adjusting to living on campus.
D) Emerging adults with information-gathering cognitive styles tend to be the least resilient.
27) According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of early adulthood is
A) initiative versus guilt.
B) industry versus inferiority.
C) identity versus role confusion.
D) intimacy versus isolation.
28) Some aspects of ____________, such as childbearing and child rearing, are under way in early adulthood.
A) generativity
B) ego integrity
C) initiative
D) identity diffusion
29) Which of the following individuals is the most likely to experience a psychological crisis during the age-30 transition?
A) Miles, who has no romantic relationships and a dissatisfying job
B) Roberta, a successful office manager with a good marriage
C) Carlos, a divorced man who runs an expanding chain of stores
D) Grace, a happily married stay-at-home mom with three children
30) According to Vaillant, men become "keepers of meaning," or guardians of their culture, in their
A) twenties.
B) thirties and forties.
C) fifties and sixties.
D) seventies.
31) Which of the following is true about mate selection?
A) Romantic love is rarely an important factor in mate selection.
B) Little support exists for the idea that opposites attract.
C) People rarely select partners that resemble themselves.
D) U.S. women are increasingly selecting mates who are younger than them.
32) According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love,
A) in most cultures, "opposites attract."
B) intimacy, passion, and commitment shift in emphasis as romantic relationships develop.
C) initial passion turns into intimacy, which then leads to commitment.
D) passion develops after commitment is established.
33) An important feature of good communication in a romantic relationship is
A) passionate love.
B) constructive criticism.
C) constructive conflict resolution.
D) quiet reflection.
34) Which of the following is true about perceptions of intimate relationships in Eastern cultures?
A) Trying to satisfy dependency needs through an intimate bond is regarded as immature.
B) Mature intimate relationships are based on autonomy and intense emotion.
C) Young people today do not consider love to be a prerequisite for marriage.
D) In choosing a mate, young people are expected to consider obligations to others.
35) Friendship continuity is greater for _______, in part because they _______.
A) women; see one another more often
B) women; have friendlier dispositions
C) men; see one another more often
D) men; have a greater competitive nature
36) Which of the following is true about gender differences in adult friendships?
A) Men have more intimate same-sex friendships than women.
B) Female friends often say they prefer to "just talk" when they get together.
C) Women prefer to "do something" when they get together with same-sex friends.
D) Women are more reluctant than men to divulge information about themselves.
37) __________ is the defining characteristic of family ties.
A) Commitment
B) Intimacy
C) Proximity
D) Self-disclosure
38) Which of the following is true about loneliness?
A) Loneliness peaks during middle adulthood, then declines into the early part of late adulthood.
B) Women not involved in a romantic relationship feel lonelier than men because they have fewer alternatives.
C) Single, married, or cohabiting adults are lonelier than their separated, widowed, or divorced counterparts.
D) Loneliness rises during early adulthood because young adults expect more from their intimate ties.
39) Immigrants from collectivist cultures report
A) higher levels of loneliness than people born in the United States and Canada.
B) similar levels of loneliness to native-born Westerners.
C) lower levels of loneliness than native-born Americans.
D) low levels of intimacy in most romantic relationships.
40) Leaving home very early is associated with a(n)
A) high level of education.
B) successful married life.
C) high level of social support.
D) unsuccessful work life.
41) What percent of Americans marry at least once?
42) The average age of first marriage in the United States has
A) increased for both men and women over the last half century.
B) decreased for both men and women over the last two decades.
C) remained constant for men but increased for women over the last decade.
D) increased for women, but decreased for men.
43) ________ is the most consistent predictor of marital stability.
A) Religious similarity
B) Age of marriage
C) Acceptance of in-laws
D) Educational level
44) Which of the following statements about marriage is a myth?
A) Most couples spend little time before the wedding day reflecting on the decision to marry.
B) The single best predictor of marital satisfaction is the quality of a couple's sex life.
C) Marital happiness is grounded in mutual respect, joint problem solving, and companionship.
D) Marriage often involves the need to reshape the relationship in response to new circumstances.
45) Which of the following statements is true about violence in families?
A) Most perpetrators eventually take responsible for their actions.
B) When researchers ask American couples about fights that led to acts of hostility, men and women report similar rates of assault.
C) Partner abuse occurs far less often in homosexual relationships than in heterosexual relationships.
D) American men are twice as likely as American women to "strike first" in a fight, while women are more likely to resort to assault in self-defense.
46) Which of these factors is most likely to lead to partner abuse?
A) The victim is jealous, dependent, and possessive.
B) The victim is possessive, anxious, and independent.
C) The abuser is indifferent and distant toward the spouse.
D) The abuser is dependent, jealous, and possessive.
47) Postponing childbearing until the late twenties or thirties
A) causes greater marital strain.
B) eases the transition to parenthood.
C) causes gender roles to become more androgynous.
D) decreases the likelihood of the father's involvement in child care.
48) Which of the following is true about parenting young children?
A) Most parents advocate strict discipline for misbehavior.
B) Rearing young children is a powerful source of adult development.
C) Parents often disagree about appropriate discipline for preschool-age children.
D) Mothers use more consistent discipline with preschoolers than fathers.
49) Parents of __________ often report a dip in marital and life satisfaction.
A) infants
B) preschoolers
C) school-age children
D) adolescents
50) In view of recent trends, it is likely that most Americans will spend a substantial part of their adult lives
A) childless.
B) single.
C) in a second marriage.
D) as a stepparent.
Chapter 15 is a crossword puzzle
Chapter 16 is a crossword puzzle
Physical and Cognitive Development
in Late Adulthood
51) Improved nutrition, medical treatment, and sanitation all help account for the dramatic increase in _________ in the twentieth century.
A) active living age
B) the life expectancy crossover
C) functional age
D) average life expectancy
52) The _________ is believed to be responsible for the female advantage in average life expectancy.
A) gender difference in alcohol consumption
B) protective value of the extra X chromosome
C) risk factor of the extra Y chromosome
D) gender difference in preventative health care
53) Currently, an elder in _________ can expect to live the longest in full health, without disease or injury.
A) Japan
B) Sweden
C) the United States
D) China
54) In developing nations with widespread poverty, average healthy life expectancy is reduced by ___________ years, compared with the industrialized world.
A) 5 to 7
B) 10 to 12
C) 15 to 20
D) 30 to 40
55) Around age 85, a life expectancy crossover occurs in that
A) surviving members of low-SES ethnic minority groups live longer than members of the white majority.
B) surviving members of the white majority live longer than members of low-SES ethnic minority groups.
C) men outnumber women by a ratio of about 3 to 1.
D) differences in rates of chronic illness between high-SES and low-SES groups increase with age.
56) Naomi, age 75, needs help bathing, dressing, and getting into bed. She has difficulty performing
A) secondary responsibilities of active functioning.
B) primary activities of active functioning.
C) instrumental activities of daily living.
D) activities of daily living.
57) The _______ lobes of the brain show greater shrinkage during aging.
A) frontal
B) occipital
C) temporal
D) parietal
58) One way older adults compensate for neuron loss is
A) with an increase in glial cells, which myelinate neural fibers.
B) to call on additional brain regions to support cognitive processing.
C) with increased efficiency of the central nervous system.
D) with increased efficiency of the autonomic nervous system.
59) In late life, more women than men report being ________ impaired, and more men than women ________ impaired.
A) visually; hearing
B) hearing; visually
C) sensory; physically
D) physically; sensory
60) Yuki's reduced sensitivity to sweet, salty, sour, and bitter flavors was evident by age 60, but __________ can help make her food more attractive.
A) socializing at mealtimes
B) artistic arrangements
C) trying new recipes
D) flavor additives
61) A reduction in the sense of touch primarily affects the
A) face.
B) torso.
C) fingertips.
D) feet.
62) The primary effect of the normal age-related changes in the functioning of the heart is
A) increased blood flow throughout the circulatory system.
B) softer, thinner artery walls.
C) higher heart rates during exercise.
D) slower blood flow throughout the circulatory system.
63) ___________ affect(s) nearly half of older adults at least a few nights per month.
A) Sleep apnea
B) Restless legs
C) Insomnia
D) Frequent nighttime urination
64) Which of the following is true about sleep apnea?
A) It affects more women than men.
B) Those who are underweight are especially prone to it.
C) It affects more men than women.
D) It is common among the elderly is rarely dangerous.
65) Elders who ________________ adapt more favorably and feel better about it.
A) see aging as inevitable and uncontrollable
B) generate new, problem-centered coping strategies for aging
C) use cosmetics and surgery to combat aging
D) ruminate about the effects of aging
66) Because he has mobility problems, Mr. Dow has a phone that can be dialed and answered by voice commands. This is an example of
A) a smart-device.
B) selective optimization with compensation.
C) assistive technology.
D) assisted living.
67) In China and Japan,
A) anti-aging products are commonly used.
B) younger adults are more likely to view physical aging with pessimism.
C) an aging appearance can be a source of pride.
D) seniors are portrayed as frail and dependent.
68) Karl, age 78, takes a daily vitamin-mineral supplement. This could result in
A) an enhanced immune response.
B) a reduction in the incidence of cancer.
C) a reduction in the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
D) improvements in cognitive functioning and memory.
69) Which of the following is true about exercise for elders?
A) "Taking it easy" is the best treatment for many chronic diseases.
B) About 70 percent of U.S. elders participate in regular exercise.
C) As many as 75 percent of elderly men and 80 percent of elderly women are not active enough.
D) Physically active seniors are at high risk for injury.
70) Which of the following is true about sexuality in late adulthood?
A) A majority of elders attribute little to no importance to sex.
B) Most healthy elder couples report continued, regular sexual enjoyment.
C) Men are more likely than women to lose interest in sex.
D) Health problems prevent sexual activity in nearly 80 percent of adults over age 65.
71) The only leading cause of death that is more prevalent among women is
A) cancer.
B) cardiovascular disease.
C) stroke.
D) emphysema.
72) Which of the following is true about osteoarthritis?
A) Almost all older adults show some sign of the condition on X-rays.
B) It involves inflammation of connective tissue in the entire body.
C) Worldwide, about 2 percent of older adults have the condition.
D) It often results in a serious loss of mobility and can affect the heart and lungs.
73) ____________ is associated with more rapid cognitive declines in the elderly and an elevated risk of Alzheimer's disease.
A) Osteoarthritis
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Diabetes
D) Unintentional injury
74) Which statement about elderly drivers and motor vehicle accidents is true?
A) Because of anxiety over declining vision, elders tend to drive less and, consequently, are at low risk for traffic accidents and fatalities.
B) They have higher rates of traffic violations, accidents, and fatalities per mile driven than any other age group.
C) Compared with young drivers, the elderly are less likely to drive quickly and recklessly but more likely to fail to heed signs, yield the right of way, and turn appropriately.
D) They are at low risk for collisions at intersections because they tend to compensate for slower reflexes by being extra cautious.
75) ____________ memory shows the smallest decline as people age.
A) Implicit
B) Recall
C) Associative
D) Temporal
Emotional and Social Development
in Late Adulthood
76) The final psychological conflict of Erikson's theory, _______ versus _________, involves coming to terms with one's life.
A) intimacy; guilt
B) initiative; isolation
C) ego integrity; despair
D) industry; intimacy
77) Which of the following is associated with ego integrity?
A) higher SES
B) increased isolation
C) greater self-acceptance
D) increased gender contentment
78) According to Erikson, despair occurs
A) when elders feel they have made many wrong decisions, yet time is too short to find an alternate route to integrity.
B) with the realization that the integrity of one's own life is part of an extended chain of human existence.
C) when elders have the capacity to view their own lives in the larger context of all humanity.
D) when elders attempt to adapt to the mix of triumphs and disappointments that are an inevitable part of life.
79) According to Robert Peck, for those who invested heavily in their careers, ____________ involves finding other ways to affirm self-worth through family, friendship, and community life.
A) body transcendence
B) ego transcendence
C) vocational differentiation
D) ego differentiation
80) While 80-year-old Naomi's contemporaries have died, she faces the reality of death constructively through efforts to make life more secure, meaningful, and gratifying for younger generations. According to Peck, Naomi has attained
A) body transcendence.
B) ego transcendence.
C) ego differentiation.
D) future differentiation.
81) In Peck's theory, ____________ requires older adults to move beyond their life's work, their bodies, and their separate identities by investing in a future that extends beyond their own lifespan.
A) ego differentiation
B) body transcendence
C) ego integrity
D) ego transcendence
82) Erikson's widow, Joan Erikson, suggested an additional stage of psychosocial development called
A) gerotranscendence.
B) disengagement.
C) continuity.
D) reminiscence.
83) Joan Erikson speculated that success in attaining gerotranscendence is apparent in
A) higher marital satisfaction.
B) greater community involvement.
C) displaying socioemotional selectivity.
D) heightened inner calm.
84) Mr. Sarandon recalls past experiences with the goal of achieving a greater self-understanding. Mr. Sarandon is engaged in
A) life review.
B) retrospection.
C) recall.
D) recognition.
85) Today's elders in industrialized nations are largely
A) focused on the past.
B) present- and future-oriented.
C) depressed.
D) focused on the inevitability of death.
86) Elders have accumulated a lifetime of self-knowledge, leading to ______________________ conceptions of themselves than at earlier ages.
A) more idealistic and focused
B) less secure and simplistic
C) more secure and complex
D) less idealistic and simplistic
87) Which of the following statements is true about resilience in old age?
A) Old age is a time in which the personality inevitably becomes rigid and morale declines.
B) Most seniors show a modest age-related dip in acceptance of change.
C) A flexible, optimistic approach to life is common in old age.
D) Elders tend to score higher in extraversion than middle-aged adults.
88) Which of the following is true about religious beliefs and behaviors in old age?
A) Less than one-fourth of U.S. elders attend religious services weekly.
B) British elders generally become more religious or spiritual as they age.
C) U.S. elders generally become more religious or spiritual as they age.
D) Japanese elders generally become less religious or spiritual as they age.
89) Which of the following is true about sex differences in religious involvement and spirituality in late adulthood?
A) Women and men are equally likely to report that religion is very important to them.
B) Women are more likely than men to engage in religious activities.
C) Men are more likely than women to engage in a personal quest for connectedness with a higher power.
D) Men are more likely than women to report that religion is very important to them.
90) Religious involvement is associated with
A) higher SES.
B) less reminiscence.
C) greater death anxiety.
D) better physical health.
91) Which of the following is true about psychological well-being in late adulthood?
A) The physical impairment–depression relationship is weaker among higher-SES elders.
B) More than actual physical limitations, perceived negative physical health predicts depressive symptoms.
C) The majority of adults over age 75 suffer from chronic depression.
D) Late-life depression tends to be less severe and of shorter duration than depression earlier in life.
92) One of the strongest risk factors for late-life depression is
A) distance from family.
B) poor sleep patterns.
C) financial problems.
D) disability.
93) The suicide rate is highest among
A) teens.
B) young adults.
C) middle-aged males.
D) people age 75 and older.
94) Which of the following is true about elder suicide?
A) More elderly women than men take their own lives.
B) Ethnic minority elders have higher suicide rates than the white majority.
C) Failed suicides are much rarer in old age than in adolescence.
D) Medical examiners are more likely to pursue suicide as a cause of death when a person is old.
95) Poverty among lone elderly women is deeper in the United States than in other Western nations because
A) U.S. women live longer than women in other Western nations.
B) women in other Western nations start out wealthier.
C) widowed women in the United States are more likely to live in federally subsidized residential units.
D) of less generous government-sponsored income and health benefits.
96) Which of the following is true about late-life marriages?
A) With an increase in health and longevity, divorce and remarriage are now common in U.S. elders.
B) Perceptions of fairness in the relationship increase as men participate more in household tasks.
C) Compared to younger couples, there is less emphasis on regulating emotion.
D) Compared to younger couples, elderly couples disagree more often.
97) Which statement about late-life marital discord is correct?
A) Having close, high-quality friendships profoundly reduces the negative impact of marital discord on adjustment.
B) Men tend to expend more energy trying to work on a troubled relationship.
C) Women often protect themselves from the energy drain of a troubling relationship by avoiding discussion.
D) When marital dissatisfaction exists, it often takes a greater toll on women than on men.
98) Compared with younger adults, elders who divorce
A) find it easier to separate their identity from that of their former spouse.
B) suffer less from a sense of personal failure.
C) and remarry enter more stable relationships.
D) are less likely to spend their remaining years living alone.
99) Figures underestimate the actual incidence of elder abuse because
A) most acts take place in public settings like nursing homes, so they are not reported.
B) many social workers do not believe elders' claims of abuse or neglect.
C) normal accidents and injuries that result from physical aging are mistaken for signs of abuse.
D) most abusive acts take place in private and victims are often unable or unwilling to complain.
100) ______________ elders are more vulnerable to maltreatment.
A) Independent B) Divorced
C) Mentally or physically impaired D) Widowed
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Mics or triggers?!?!?!
Re: Mics or triggers?!?!?!
my personal, kinda experienced outlook
triggers sound fake
mics are difficult to place and sometimes get in the way
pdp cx series
Re: Mics or triggers?!?!?!
Triggers don't have to sound fake, it depends what sample set you're loading.
What kind of music are you playing? What is the function of the trigger? In all honesty, I can't advise you unless you give us a few more clues.
Re: Mics or triggers?!?!?!
I'll be playing metal and some jazz stuff mixed.
Re: Mics or triggers?!?!?!
Ok. So what do you want the triggers to do? Do you want them to replace the sound of, say, your bass drum?
Re: Mics or triggers?!?!?!
yes that is exactly the drum I want them to replace. The problem is though I hear a lot of things about triggers sounding fake, will that cause some problems when playing live?
Re: Mics or triggers?!?!?!
The problem with triggers is the setup and sensitivity. And the cost. For a decent set and sound, you're talking a couple of hundred dollars at least (remember to look second hand) - and that is at the very least. Cross-talk (i.e. false triggering) can also be a problem and that means that your triggers will need to be set up properly - this can sometimes mean actually having to muffle your bass drum to the point where it no longer sounds good acoustically.
A lot of drummers use a combination of microphones and triggers and then combine the two together. This is even more hassle and only really *worth it* if you're working on larger scale gigs that might call for a specific sound.
Microphones are the more common solution. They will pick up exactly what you play - so there's no way of ensuring that all your bass drum hits are even unless they truly are even (unless you whack them through heavy compression - but not every sound man has a nice compressor on his rack, at least not locally). I'm guessing, seeing as you're playing metal, that the problem is the volume of your bass drum hits at high speed being low. The traditional solution for this is, indeed, triggers. There are few drummers in that field now, working live, that don't use them to some extent, particularly in the more 'extreme' metal field. Dave Lombardo is an example of a drummer who doesn't use them - but he also has legs like a bison.
In terms of ease of use and likelihood of setup and practicality, microphones are easier. For what you want, triggers might be the better solution - but bear in mind the cost is potentially higher and they require fiddle time.
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Hmm so can I use a computer as a module? Are triggers only worth using on low end kits? Last question is it worth it to just use a single bass drum if I am just using triggers? Currently I have 2 bass drums.
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Yes you can use a computer. it better be a damn good one that will never crash on you during a live performance. $$$$$$.
No, they are used on high end kits mostly during live performances, sometimes to trigger a particular snare sound.
It doesn't matter if you use 1 or 2 bass drums.
Triggers will take you down an expensive and long road . Not to mention there is a huge learning curve with this type of gear set up. Lots of troubleshooting and time wasted.
What is the problem?
Is it the sound of your drums you don't like? If that's the case you are better off buying a pro drumkit and micing it rather than using triggers.
What type of music do you play? Maybe that will help to give you better advice.
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Triggers don't have to be expensive either. They can be simply built for about $5... What you need is somekind of MIDI I/O device. Those can be as expensive as a decent kick mic, plus you need to get the correct software DAW to play it through. It can be simplified though, its not that hard and you can figure it out in a week if you really want to.
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I prefer mics over triggers any day, simply based on the simplicity of mics. Place them where they sound the way you like, mix them and you're done. No need to worry about, sensitivity, crosstalk, etc. Triggered sounds can be altered to taste, so I wouldn't consider them to be inferior based on sound alone.
However, recently I have been experimenting with my drums mic placement for recording. I don't have a great kick drum mic, nor do I have extra cash available to buy a nice one (I recently bought all new cymbals). As a result, I wasn't getting a great kick drum sound that satisfied me. I almost got a better kick from just the overheads alone than from the kick mic itself. But I do have a full set of acoustic triggers and an electronic drum set with a module already on hand. So last night, I placed a trigger on my kick, through the module, and into the board. I dialed in the sound that I wanted, adjusted the pitch to match, and let 'er rip. This was a great solution for me considering that all I really needed was the fullness and beefiness that a good kick mic would have provided. I mixed in the triggered kick just enough to provide the fullness, along with the nice tone that I got from my kick through the overheads, and the result was very satisfying.
So to answer your question, yesterday I would have answered mics only. Today I have to answer that a mix of both mics and triggers opens up many possibilities.
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Well I don't like the sound of my bass drums, they are poplar wood (exports) and they sound like card board when I run them through these mics I have, they aren't quality mics though, so I think I will just invest in some good mics, and if that doesn't fix it I'll just grab an Alesis module and some Ddrum trigger pads, thanks for the responses.
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Pearl export is a decent drum kit imo. You should be able to get a good bass drum sound.
what heads are you using, and how do you have them tuned?
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I didn't say they were bad at all, they just sound like cardboard. I have powersonics on the batter and PS3s as reso and they are wide open no muffling. I get a great sound out of them for a low end kit, probably the best I have ever heard out of low end, but I just can never seem to get my bass drums right, they are tuned just past wrinkle on reso and just a little tighter on batter. I also took the ESDS system off and it made it a tiny bit better. I am also using a flat felt beater, from the eliminator 4 side beater selection.
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I just made the jump to triggers because I am trying to learn traditional blasts and I can't hear my kick drums through the snare and hi hat. I picked up ddrum pro bass drum triggers and an Alesis D4 unit. I got it set up and running pretty good within 2 hours. I have used them with my band and realized that I need to tweak the gain and other settings a bit to dial them into my playing style. I have the velocity set to 7 and everything else set to 50 and it works ok but sometimes it wasn't triggering every stroke...
I haven't been able to jam on them much yet because I tore apart my basement jam space to build a room within a room semi soundproof space because the wife is getting pissed off now that we have a bassist, she can't hear the TV anymore
Anyway, I didn't find them that hard to get set up initially, it's going to take a bit of tweaking but I'm not fazed. The band loves them, when I play fast they can hear my kick attacks and we play tighter because of it. I paid a total of about 375 cdn for the triggers, D4 and cables.
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i see alesis d4's and dm5's go on ebay for 100-200 USD. A good bass drum trigger will be 20-50. The learning curve for those is challenging, but if you know what you're doing, you can achieve awesome results. The samples off the D4 don't all sound fake either, some sound downright badass.
Here's one of my old bands from "back in the day" circa '94. All songs recorded from an alesis D4. Tell me if you think the kick sounds fake:
Stabmasterson, try setting your v-curve to 4. If you're only using a bass drum trigger, set your xtalk to zero. Adjust your gain so that it clips only when you hit it with the heaviest stroke (you'll see a little dot, like a period, pop up after the LED indicator spikes up). With the lightest stroke, the D4 should register the hit so start with a noise level of 100 and keep backing down until the light stroke gets picked up.
To mic the drum properly to run through your PA, you need a decent large diaphragm cardioid mic like an akg d112, audix d6, sennheiser 421, etc and you also need outboard compression, like a dbx 266 so the micing proposition isn't necessarily always cheaper.
I don't want to work, I just want to bang on the drums all day!
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What if you use mics and triggers? Someone brought this idea to my attention, what would the benefits be?
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I am currently in a Rock/hip hop cover band. Playing everything from Rage against the Machine to Bon Jovi to 50 Cent and Kanye West. Needless to say, I try and mimic sounds as much as possible.
At the moment, I basically have my main snare which i use for most applications and a side snare cranked up real tight and slightly muffled for that hip hop crack.
I play samples for songs through a Roland SPD-S sampler. I started to load some of the actual hip hop snare sounds into the sampler and the sounds are great. However, i would love to ditch the side snare and slap a trigger on the main snare for samples. I would also throw one on the kick to possibly sample some hip hop kick drums(not as important)
My question is, Has anyone plugged acoustic triggers into the SPD-S? I know the snare trigger has dual trigger capability allowing for a sample to assign to the rim and the head. Can the SPD-S handle that function?
I just want to make sure that in a live situation that i can just push a button and WHAM my main snare now sounds like a Pro Tools created hip hop snare with some hand claps assigned to the rim for rim shots and such.
I hope this all makes sense. Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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The film continues from Vivus onto the more general question of whether there is a solid scientific foundation to medical industry claims about what constitutes 'healthy' female sexuality and whether drugs and surgery are a suitable first-line approach to obtaining it. The film documents an emerging medical industry intent on convincing women that they have medical problems, and that those problems are best solved by expensive and dangerous medical treatments.
Orgasm (from Greek: 'to swell') is the sudden discharge of accumulated sexual tension during the sexual response cycle, resulting in rhythmic muscular contractions in the pelvic region characterized by an intense sensation of pleasure. Experienced by males and females, orgasms are controlled by the involuntary, or autonomic, limbic system.
They are often associated with other involuntary actions, including muscular spasms in multiple areas of the body, a general euphoric sensation, and, frequently, body movements and vocalizations are expressed. The period after orgasm (known as a refractory period) is often a relaxing experience, attributed to the release of the neurohormones oxytocin and prolactin.read more »
Expanded Orgasm
Expanded orgasm is any sexual experience more intense and extensive than what can be described as, or included in the definition of, an ordinary orgasm. It includes a range of sensations that include orgasms that are full-bodied, and orgasms that last from a few minutes to many hours. The term was coined in 1995 by Dr. Patricia Taylor. It was used in her Ph.D. research of intense sensual experiences of 44 couples from various backgrounds and referenced in a video she produced in 1998. Distinguishing features of expanded orgasm are energetic sensations and contractions all over the body, especially in the abdomen, inner thighs, hands, feet, and genitals. Dr. Taylor describes reports of practitioners going into various altered states of consciousness, bringing about deep emotional release and rejuvenation, profound spiritual experiences, having awarenesses not normally perceived in regular orgasm, and perceiving energy expanding beyond the limits of their bodies. Similar experiences were reported in studies by Dr. Jenny Wade, and by David Deida.
Theories for the biological processes required for achieving these states include the progressive and balanced stimulation and elevation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system; this is evidenced by the tantric practice of using breathing techniques to engage the parasympathetic nervous system during sexual activities.
Global Orgasm
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In 2009 Ani Sinclair took over the cause (and website) of Global Orgasm. She encourages everyone to practice conscious dedication of orgasmic energy to world peace. The Solstice on December 21st is the day to culminate the practice for the year and then to begin again, practicing for the next year. She would like to help change the perception about sexuality from 'original sin' to 'original blessing,' honoring and empowering women.Studies have found increases in the hormone oxytocin at orgasm in both men and women. Oxytocin's role in increasing trust, pair bonding and reducing anxiety has meant it is sometimes referred to as the 'love and trust' hormone.
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If the partner whose orgasm is being controlled, sometimes referred to as the submissive partner, is put into physical restraints, the better to control the orgasm, the activity is sometimes called 'tie and tease,' and if orgasm is denied it is 'tease and denial.' Additional possibilities include the dominant partner subjecting the submissive partner to a forced orgasm(s). Orgasm control can involve either one sex partner being in control of the other partner's orgasm, or a person delaying their own orgasm during sexual intercourse or masturbation.read more »
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Softcore pornography that does not contain ejaculation sequences is produced both to respond to a demand by some consumers for less-explicit pornographic material, and to comply with government regulations or cable company rules that may disallow depictions of ejaculation. Cum shots typically do not appear in 'girl-girl' scenes (female ejaculation scenes exist, but are relatively rare) and orgasm is normally implied by utterances, cinematic conventions, or body movement.
A facial is a term for the sexual activity in which a man ejaculates semen onto the face of one or more sexual partners. A facial is a form of non-penetrative sex, though it is generally performed after some other means of sexual stimulation. Facial cum shots are currently regularly portrayed in pornographic films and videos, often as a way to close a scene.
Many sex experts consider the act demeaning and do not promote it. In response to an inquiry from a reader, sex columnist Dan Savage wrote: 'Facials are degrading—and that's why they're so hot.'
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The essay is clearly influenced by Heidegger though Sartre was profoundly skeptical of any measure by which humanity could achieve a kind of personal state of fulfillment comparable to the hypothetical Heideggerian re-encounter with Being. In his much gloomier account, man is a creature haunted by a vision of 'completion,' what Sartre calls the 'ens causa sui,' which religions identify as God. Born into the material reality of one's body, in a material universe, one finds oneself inserted into being. Consciousness has the ability to conceptualize possibilities, and to make them appear, or to annihilate them.
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex was written by Mary Roach in 2008. The book follows the winding history of science and its exploration of human sexuality, going back as far as Aristotle and finally ending with recent discoveries about the origination and anatomy of the female orgasm. Throughout, Mary Roach provides a humorous and often very personal view—both as a participant and observer—of humans, scientists, animals, and sex machines.
Of the book's numerous accounts, Roach discusses artificial insemination of sows in Denmark, the notorious history of sex machines, as well as much discussion and commentary on Kinsey's notorious attic sex experiments. Her footnotes provide additional humor; as in a sentence which includes several DSM diagnoses listed as acronyms she adds 'And from HAFD (hyperactive acronym formation disorder).' In the book, Mary Roach describes a session in which she and her husband Ed volunteer to have sex in a 20-inch-diameter (510 mm) MRI tube in the interests of science. During the experiment, a doctor looks on, making suggestions, and finally telling Ed that he 'may ejaculate now.'
White Tantrism
White Tantrism [tan-triz-uhm] is a form of sexual alchemy which involves a man and a woman making sexual contact then transmuting their sexual energies whilst remaining still throughout the act and withdrawing without orgasm. It is regarded by its practitioners as an essential spiritual exercise for awakening consciousness rather than purely an act of pleasure. It is currently taught by schools of modern Gnosticism. The modern day Gnostic teacher Samael Aun Weor wrote extensively on the topic including his books 'The Perfect Matrimony,' 'The Mystery of the Golden Blossom,' and 'The Three Mountains.' He claims it to be a very ancient practice, taught in different ways by many schools throughout the ages. During the practice of sexual alchemy, the Kundalini (Chackric energy) is said to awaken which is claimed to be a conscious spiritual force which is often represented by a serpent coiled at the base of the spinal column. According to the Gnostic teachings, while performing the practice daily in an intensive and specific manner, the Kundalini eventually rises up the spinal column, vertebra by vertebra, awakening the chakras and psychic faculties as it rises and giving birth to spiritual bodies in higher dimensions. Samael Aun Weor claims this is what was meant by Jesus when he spoke of the need to be born-again, born of the spirit.
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
The term 'autonomous sensory meridian response' (ASMR) is a neologism for a claimed biological phenomenon, characterized as a distinct, pleasurable tingling sensation often felt in the head, scalp or peripheral regions of the body in response to various visual and auditory stimuli.
The phenomenon was first noted through internet culture such as blogs and online videos. Tom Stafford, a professor at the University of Sheffield, says 'It might well be a real thing, but it's inherently difficult to research.'
Sex-positive Feminism
Sex-positive feminism is a movement that began in the early 1980s to promote sexual freedom as an essential component of women's freedom. Some became involved in the sex-positive feminist movement in response to efforts by anti-pornography feminists, such as Catharine MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin, to put pornography at the center of a feminist explanation of women's oppression. This period of intense debate and acrimony between sex-positive and anti-pornography feminists during the early 1980s is often referred to as the 'Feminist Sex Wars.' Other less academic sex-positive feminists became involved not in opposition to other feminists but in direct response to what they saw as patriarchal control of sexuality.
Sex-positive feminists oppose legal or social efforts to control sexual activities between consenting adults, whether these efforts are initiated by the government, other feminists, opponents of feminism, or any other institution. They embrace sexual minority groups, endorsing the value of coalition-building with members of groups targeted by sex-negativity. Sex-positive feminism is connected with the sex-positive movement.
Orgone [awr-gohn] energy was a hypothetical universal life force originally proposed in the 1930s by Austrian psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich. In its final conception, developed by Reich's student Charles Kelly after Reich's death, Orgone was conceived as the anti-entropic principle of the universe, a creative substratum in all of nature comparable to Mesmer's animal magnetism, the Odic force of Carl Reichenbach and Henri Bergson's élan vital.
Orgone was seen as a massless, omnipresent substance, similar to luminiferous aether, but more closely associated with living energy than inert matter. It could coalesce to create organization on all scales, from the smallest microscopic units—called bions in orgone theory—to macroscopic structures like organisms, clouds, or even galaxies. Reich's theories held that deficits or constrictions in bodily orgone were at the root of many diseases—including cancer—much as deficits or constrictions in the libido could produce neuroses in Freudian theory.read more »
Orgastic Potency
Within the work of the Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich (1897–1957), the term orgastic potency referred to the ability to experience an orgasm with specific psychosomatic characteristics. Reich described it as 'the real emotional experience of the loss of your ego, of your whole spiritual self,' and believed it was essential for the capacity to love. For Reich, 'orgastic impotence,' or failure to attain orgastic potency (not to be confused with anorgasmia, the inability to reach orgasm), meant that the undischarged libido, which he saw as a physical energy, might cause illness. This he defined as neurosis, arguing that 'not a single neurotic individual possesses orgastic potency.' According to one of his followers, Elsworth Baker, someone who can attain orgastic potency 'cannot maintain a neurosis.'
Reich coined the term in 1924 and described the concept in his 1927 book 'Die Funktion des Orgasmus,' the manuscript of which he presented to Sigmund Freud on the latter's 70th birthday. Though Reich regarded his work as complementing Freud's original theory of anxiety neurosis, Freud was ambivalent in his reception. Freud's view was that there was no single cause of neurosis. Reich continued to use the concept as an indicator of a person's health in his later therapeutic methods, such as vegetotherapy (physical manifestations of emotions). During the period 1933-1937 he attempted to ground his orgasm theory in physiology, both theoretically and experimentally.


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By robbiefreeling | REVERSEBLOG: the reverse shot blog October 7, 2005 at 4:10AM
Just when you thought it was safe to....I don't know....live or something, here comes that irascible babbling scamp with less tact than Dubya at a rose garden press conference; and he's back to show us what's what about humor, war, love, and bodies being torn to shreds by explosives. Yuk yuk yuk.
Albert Brooks may be "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World," (or at this moment "Looking for Distribution in the English-Speaking World, Fruitlessly"), but Benigni seems to have already found it. Undoubtedly it will involve his barely speaking wife looking on at her husband with beaming pride as he saves the world with his "comedy." (Just to recap, folks, in that LOLocaust flick he did some years back, the kid OPTS to stay in the concentration camp to win that tank....discuss, and if you liked it at the time and you weren't five years old, you should go fucking shoot yourself now.) I especially can't wait for this one's climactic scene, which "is a gag on the theme of suicide bombing." So, first Hany Abu-Assad makes suicide bombing sexy...now Benigni makes it adorable. Not since the Nazis took back Christmas in Polar Express have I been this excited about film's leveling possibilities.


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