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For one day, public urged to disconnect
"Are you aware of how the computer makes you feel?"
That's how a presentation, given by Dr. Luis Almeida, associate professor of communications media at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, began on Thursday.
Studies have shown, Almeida said, that after extensive computer usage, whether that be on a laptop, tablet, smartphone or one of the other gadgets possible, people can feel withdrawn and even depressed.
The National Day of Unplugging, which takes place over a 24-hour period beginning this evening, sheds light on the overuse of technology and the importance of taking some time off from it. The event held at IUP on Thursday as a part of its Spring Fever 2014 program was to initiate awareness to the responsible use of computing, and to encourage students to sign the Unplug Pledge.
Almeida stated during his presentation that society has become numb to the effects that technology has on their lives. He's come up with the Almeida Computer Behavior (Human Robot) Hypothesis, which says that "that the more a subject interacts with a computerized device, the more computer-like behaviors a subject acquires and displays over time without realizing it."
He said that subjects suffering from what he called Human Robot Syndrome perceive the interruption of computer use as "annoying" and "insensitive to their machine-like demands."
In essence, humans are trying to overwork themselves, to work just as hard a computer would, when the human brain is not made to withstand so much data.
When you try to talk to someone suffering from Human Robot Syndrome while they're using a computer or device, he said, often the subject gets angry or ignores you completely.
And it's effects like these that lead Almeida to believe that the National Day of Unplugging should be recognized more.
"I don't care if you are a physician, college professor, administrator, construction worker, a cashier or a student," Almeida said. "Humans can't emulate the machine without experiencing significant backlashes from it."
The effects of the heavy technology usage wreak havoc on every aspect of life, including work.
"Employees who are working 60 to 70 hours a week tend to get sick more often … which has an impact on productivity," Almeida said. So he asks, "Are we mentally exhausting ourselves for the sake of technology?
"We're no longer (working) 9 to 5, we're 9 to forever."
The National Day of Unplugging is a 24-hour period — from sundown tonight to sundown on Saturday — that stems from The Sabbath Manifesto, which, in religion, is the carving out of one day per week to unwind, relax, connect with loved ones and do activities that are not technology-based.
It challenges those who recognize that they are constantly "connected" to sign the Unplug Pledge and try something different for a change, like "have an uninterrupted meal or read a book to your child," its website says.
"Why shouldn't we rest, especially when management research has pointed out that overworked employees tend to be sick more often, cost companies more in health care costs and be less productive?" said Almeida.
"(This event) is important because it helps society to think inward about the potential side effects we often disregard about 24/7 technology use. Our students and community must understand the importance of resting.
"The national day of unplugging advances this idea precisely."
Brandon Rosales, a freshman computer science major at the university, said that he "definitely plans on unplugging for the next day," but he'll still have to do his homework.
"Cognitive overload is a real problem," Almeida said. "We need to be careful. If we keep that behavior up for years, sooner or later we're going to have a severe burnout."
Ellen Matis is the digital media coordinator and a staff writer at The Indiana Gazette. She is the person behind the Gazette's social media. A 2012 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Ellen has a degree in journalism and public relations. Follow her on Twitter, @EllenMatis, or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Is your family staying in for New Year's this year? Are you looking for fun ideas to keep the kids occupied?
If so, check out these fun ideas that are sure to keep everyone entertained throughout the night…
1. Have A Pajama Camp Out – Forget bedtime for one night and let your kids feel like they are on an adventure. Encourage everyone in the family to dress in their most comfy pajamas as you all settle on the living room in sleeping bags as you watch your favorite holiday movies while enjoying comforting winter snacks like S'mores and hot chocolate.
2. Bring in the New Year with a Bang – If you can't get out to watch the fireworks, make your own! Visit a local party store to buy party blowers and get bubble wrap from a local shipping store. Then once midnight strikes let your kids let loose as they celebrate the first moments of the New Year.
3. Make Small Bites Together – Spend the afternoon with your kids preparing "small bites" for your evening. Make foods that they can easily make on their own or help with, such as Rice Krispy Treats, Deviled Eggs or even Fondue.
4. Games, Games, Games – Pull out all of those dusty board games from the closet and play all your favorites as you wait for the ball to drop. Mix in some of your favorites (i.e. Life and Monopoly) with something that your kids will like (i.e. Scene It, Candyland, Uno)
5. New Year's Day Brunch – If your kids are too young to make it until midnight, save the celebration for tomorrow by preparing a New Year's brunch. Have the whole family get involved to help you prepare freshly squeezed orange juice, homemade pancakes and more.
We hope this list strikes a few ideas for a fun stay at home New Year's Eve! We wish you and your families a happy and healthy 2009.


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You can try your best to probe all u want for clues of what evidence we have against those crooks. But no use, we are too good at keeping such secrets only for the authorities. In due course you shall see who's got the last laugh. We shall allow your crook friends to gloat abit more of their illusional success that they thought after fixing and framing Dave Tham. But all of u have forgotten that irrespective of wealth and status, once evidence are provided. The state and authorities will kick in and investigate. Keep yourself updated thru those crooks, u will have nothing to gloat about, or shall I say excess fart from your ass sprouting out. Oops u may not even have a chance to chat with them, as they will be in their special GCB at Changi.
Despite so many posts, there is little or no material content. It the same thing over and over again. If in fact they are indeed involving in money laundering, bunker fraud, screwing other people's wives, surely they must be many leagues ahead of someone doing online scam on toys ordered on the internet. These kind of fraud even an uneducated housewife with little between the ears can do.
Do you even know what PMO does?
PMO side is watching closely. Scam or no scam u guys will know whether the subject has been set up by Allan Lai Chong Meng and crooks in due course.
Keep trying to defend your criminal friends. U were the one who pao toh their details. What a forgetful sarong clown.
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Why why why others with lesser speeding offence ended up being jailed ? And this clown Benson Wee who sped at 160km/h at Jurong Islang got away scott-free ? Corruption ??? or bribery involving cops and DPP again ??? It's time for the authorities to dig further.
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Why why why others with lesser speeding offence ended up being jailed ? And this clown Benson Wee who sped at 160km/h at Jurong Islang got away scott-free ? Corruption ??? or bribery involving cops and DPP again ??? It's time for the authorities to dig further.
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Haha don't know who's the one definitely being jailed. Evidence here strongly shows scammer and CBT involving company funds !!!!!!! Ex-cop and scammer Summer Chew can afford luxury Audi A6 SKE 7839 U, and 7 figure watch collection while only employed as a " kopi kia " at Winter International Group Pte Ltd. Keep going for expensive holidays with his donkey face gf. Want me to provide his holiday pics as well ? Everybody in the furniture trade will be rushing to work for this company. But then again, only thru CBT then can amass such wealth like our very own SG version of Lee Rock.
Hypocritical ex-cop and CBT scammer Summer Chew. I wonder whether he'd taken any bribes during his SPF days. I smell a rat of his kind scamming and being corrupted, just like the way he CBT from his employers. Once a crook always a crook. No need to argue further. You have been self-pawned.Summer Chew White Top.jpg
Our most sincere thanks. We couldn't have done it without your intimate knowledge, and sharing the above with us. We needed a 3rd party to clarify, even though we have most info on hand.
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I think the title should be " The Lai Chong Meng Saga "
This Lai Chong Meng nephew Louis Lin um chai si anyhow poked Lynn Poh's hole ! The Indon hubby sibeh tulan when he found out he got cuckolded by this playboy player
Suay suay hubby also good friend of the gov
Already heard from the grapevine there's a bounty for Louis Lin's head over this matter
Siao liao some stupid boy have to go into hiding
Lan jiao summer chew must be the illegitimate brother of Lee Rock
So corrupt and scam others till no tomorrow ! No wonder can afford luxury car, expensive jewellery like watches etc etc....expensive holidays....always flush with cash !!!!! Also known as the man with the most $1000 bills in his possession... Ask any idiot can a furniture boy afford such luxury items and lifestyle ???
Don't say even a real director from Winter International Group Pte Ltd also balked at his extravagance lifestyle ! Best example.. his six figure rose gold watch that he flaunt in public and friends as his daily banger....
Lan jiao corrupt mata kia still dare to tell the world he former ISD ! Mai xia suay SPF asai boh ? Mai pray Jesus Christ lai cho pai kia...
Ma si ai ker chay Changi bungalow eh bodoh...botak jiu si botak...jit kor si boh nao eh toot
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Whether your parents were terrific and just had a minor flaw or two, or outright abusive and neglectful - what mistakes did your parents make with you (and your siblings, if you like)?
Too strict? Too lax? Fed you too much junk food? Made you feel like you couldn't eat anything unless it was completely pure? Shamed you? Overpraised you? Did everything for you? Did nothing for you? Did not protect your safety?
And what was the effect on you, and how have you managed with these effects over the years?
I'd also be curious if you didn't mind adding what generation your parents are and what generation you are (ex: parents are Baby Boomers and you are GenX).
ETA: If you wish to reference anything triggering, please kindly use the spoiler tag or at least give a heads-up.
Homeschooling mama to 6 year old DD.
I think there were a few things that my parents did when I was a child that had pretty negative repercussions for me.
One of the big things is there was no such thing as moderation-- it was either feast or famine in everything-- no sweets or gorging, we're totally broke or I'm handed $100, In retrospect, if made me feel very insecure about asking for things and very bad at postponing gratification. I've been working on that ever since... in my diet, my shopping habits, my work life, etc...
Another major thing is that I was always complimented for being so mature and smart. Made me afraid to mess up in case I let my parents down... so I didn't try or take risks... for a VERY long time.
I think the other big thing is that my mother had no boundaries. She treated me as a friend and told me all sorts of crap that I really shouldn't know. I don't think she parented or guided me very well in my teen years, she was too invested in hanging out and gossiping.
Watch... my kids will be complaining about how reasoned and even keel everything was and how I never complimented them for their innate abilities :)
And, my parents are at the young end of baby boomers-- dad was born in 1950, mom in 1952.
Two things stand out in my memory, one good and one just odd -
Dad - He had no gender bias what so ever and expected me to work along side him at various construction projects and take "boys" jobs during the summer that were well-paying (for a teen) and confidence building. I cant' say I loved the work at the time but I had some great experiences.
Mom - Had no problem letting me date a 21 yo when I was 16 yo but was crazy strict about stuff that was FAR more age-appropriate for me like going to teen dances, post-football game bonfires, going to the next over for ice cream and such. I wasn't allowed to do any of that but was totally fine with me hanging out in bars with my "of-drinking-age" boyfriend and all his friends and cousins. At 16 yo, I was living like someone in their mid-20s, super-serious relationship and and doing adult things with him. It wasn't damaging because he was actaully a really great guy. If he hadn't been, it could have been a really bad experience.
My mom telling me that I couldn't do something like fix my bike because I was a girl. It was very frustrating.
Hiding that our family was having financial problems for years and years and my dad working all the time and using credit cards to keep up the facade that everything was fine. I would say I felt a bit betrayed and hurt that we couldn't face the problems openly as a family and live within our means. I had some trouble as a young adult handling finances. I'm pretty open with dd about our family finances and we do not use credit cards.
Telling me that things didn't matter when I was upset. I feel like I've had to learn as an adult how to handle my anger or sadness in positive ways instead of just repressing my emotions or exploding. It would have been nice to have better tools to deal with and communicate about feelings earlier on in life. I've learned a lot trying to help my own dd.
Using a trip to the doctor as a scary threat to get me to do something or send me to school when I was sick. I am very uncomfortable and anxious about seeing a doctor still and avoid getting medical care when maybe I should.
Buying my brother cigarettes when he was a teenager.
My parents were born in 1934 and 1942. I was born in 1974.
Kim ~mom to one awesome dd (12)
I'm Gen X. My parents were born in the Depression.
My feelings were always subjugated to other people's feelings. What I wanted/felt/needed didn't matter if it conflicted with the wants/feelings/needs of someone else. This was very literal---for example, once I got a puppy. My parents made me give it away. A few weeks later, my older brother came home with a puppy. My parents let him keep it because he "needed it more." (Yes, they actually said that to me.)
My parents never, ever, ever, ever said "I'm sorry" to me, for anything. If I said my feelings were hurt about something, I was told that I was too sensitive, or I misunderstood the situation, or I was making someone else feel bad in the process. I learned to disappear and not need/want/feel anything.
The profound effect this had on my life is that I married someone emotionally similar, even though I initially thought he was completely different. His needs/wants/feelings matter in this marriage, and mine do not. He literally will try to own my feelings. I'll say I need a jacket, and he will tell me I don't need a jacket because it's not cold. (If he's not cold, he doesn't understand me feeling a different way.)
It's like pulling teeth to get him to apologize for anything.
I never remember where all the different generations start and stop, but my parents are slightly pre Baby-Boomer (born in '43 and '44). I think I'm a Gen-Xer (my brother was born in '63, I was born in '68 and my sister in '69)?
Mostly, my parents were really great.
My dad's biggest "mistake" was/is being an alcoholic. He was an amazing dad when I was little. But, he couldn't handle it when my sister and I hit puberty, and his drinking was esclating. By the time I was about 14, he'd pretty much checked out of our family, emotionally. He'd stay at the bar drinking, after work, sometimes until bedtime. When he was home, he wasn't involved with anything - mostly just sat and watched tv and drank beer. He wasn't violent, or abusive. He was just completely checked out. At the time, I didn't even really notice, but looking back - he really wasn't part of my adolescence at all. He rarely even interacted with us (Christmas was always nice, at least - I think that's one of te reasons I love it so much). He was also pretty oblivious to hurt feelings and when he was being annoying or irritating (dad was a "funny" drunk, which was amazingly tedious).
I'm not really sure what effect that all had on me, but I think it probably contributed to me falling head over heels for my ex (met when I was 16, and stayed together until I was 31), because my ex was interested in me, talked to me, etc. When I look back, he and I were kind of over the top, in terms of near constant contact, putting each other ahead of everything else, etc. I also think I'm a little oversensitive to feeling as though I'm being ignored.
Mom made two big mistakes, in my opinion (and hers). The first was not cutting off contact with her incredibly toxic mother. That woman did pretty serious damage to all of her grandchildren (I consider myself a borderline basketcase, and I'm probably one of the two most functional of the six of us). Mom saw it, but not clearly, and really believed that "kids need their grandparents". If she could do it over again, she'd have cut off contact when I was very little. Effects? Too wide ranging to really describe. Grandma had a very negative impact on me on almost all levels. The crap that went on in her house (sexual abuse from my grandfather and a bribe of silence in the form of junk food) triggered disordered eating that I've struggled with most of my life. I don't eat crap to feel good, or to "stuff" - I eat crap as a form of slow suicide, and I know it when I'm doing it...I just don't care. (I'm on an up right now, and sugar isn't an issue, but major stresses in my life end up in a pile of sugar - the end of my first marriage, c-section related trauma, and Aaron's death have all triggered it.)
Mom's second big mistake was staying with my dad. She got really wrapped up in the relationship, and unwilling to end it. She used to go to the bar occasionally to confront him, and spent more hours than I care to think about sitting at home fretting about when he'd come back. She wasn't a neglectful parent, but she was also human, and only had so much time and energy to go around. We all needed more of those than she had to spare. I was a screwed up mess, and my sister went completely off the skids. Mom just wasn't able to deal with it all, and try to force things to work with my dad. (When they finally split up for good, I was in my early 20s, and was just soooo relieved that they'd finally ended it.) I can't really blame her for desperately wanting her marriage to work, especially since it was an unusually good relationship in the early days, but it definitely had a negative impact on her parenting.
Mom also made one more minor, but....fundamental?...mistake. She was too critical. I don't think she ever realized it, and I only realized it myself a few years ago. But, she was very prone to pointing out what we'd done wrong, without enough emphasis on what we'd done right. I find myself doing it sometimes, too. She was (is) kind of prone to making random critical comments about public figures - the way they look, the way they dress, whatever. I think it's kind of obnoxious, and I hope I don't do it, but I probably do, to some degree. :(
I think this one is a generational improvement thing. My mom was nowhere near as bad as her mom, and I'm not as bad as my mom. We'll see what my kids are like. The criticism definitely impacted me. In conjuction with my peer issues (too numerous to mention), inability to fit in anywhere (my social circle with my ex was my haven - the first place in my life where I felt as if I belonged - and it really wasn't a healthy dynamic, but I couldn't resist it), and my grandmother's incessant emphasis on modesty (not in dress, but in the sense of humility - in it was a major sin to be proud of myself for anything), the criticism left me with about the same level of self-confidence as the average peanut.
Mom made one other mistake, but it didn't affect me. She didn't take her children's temperaments into account when she was approaching discipline. It didn't matter to me very much, because her approach was right for me. I think it was really hard on my sister, though, because my sister had different needs than mom or I did. (One of the biggies is that it was really important to my sister to fit in. I don't think mom should have broken the bank or gone to extremes to facilitate that, but she mostly just dismissed it, because it wasn't important to her, so she felt it shouldn't be important to anyone. I think she'd do things differently now.)
And, despite all that - they were great. Dad was an amazingly involved dad, especially for the time, when we were little. And, they were both really great about spending time with us, letting us do things, and just...letting us be who we were, yk? I always knew we were important to both of them (well, to mom, and to dad until my teens). Most of my friends envied me, and our place was the "hang out" place, because our friends all really liked our parents.
Lisa, lucky mama of Kelly (3/93) , Emma (5/03) , Evan (7/05) , & Jenna (6/09)
Loving my amazing dh, James & forever missing Aaron Ambrose (11/07)
I've lost my mind on at least two occasions when my dad has made comments about my daughter's body. We went camping with my parents once and my daughter was wearing a two piece bathing suit. My dad told her she needed to "suck in [her] gut." She was 3 years old and had no "gut" and even if she did, I have no idea why he would think it was okay to say that. I just told him, "Making rude comments about other peoples' bodies isn't okay in this family.". I'm just glad she was too young to understand.
Another thing that has always bothered me, and actually came out in therapy at one point when I was being treated for depression (depression was due to a work situation) was how unfairly my parents treated my sister and I. My parents are musicians so they really, REALLY valued all of the stuff my sister did, since she was just like them. They paid thousands of dollars for her to be in the local youth orchestra, paid for private violin lessons, a violin (obviously), private singing lessons, entrance fees for music festivals/competitions, sent her to the special arts high school, etc. I would be wearing threadbare pants and tell my mom that I needed some new ones and she would say, "Well, I guess you'd better start saving up your allowance!". My sister even realizes now how unfair it was and I think she feels a bit bad about it.
In terms of how it affected me...well, it made me realize that I had to look out for myself. Everything I have is due to my own hard work. I left home after high school and never went back, whereas my siblings had to move back in or get financial help. I don't begrudge them for that, I'm just glad I don't owe my parents anything.
Oh, and my folks are both baby boomers. We get along fine now on the surface, but mostly they drive me nuts. I prefer to limit my time with them because I just end up annoyed if we spend too much time together.
having kids.
My parents were great, overall. There are minor incidences I remember, but I don't think they've really had that long term of an effect on me, other than being on a mental list of things I should try to avoid while raising my own children.
One funny one (that my mom swears she has no memory of) was what happened when she first noticed my breasts were developing. My whole family (mom, dad, 4 of us kids) was gathered for family prayers before bed. I had on my pajamas, which that night only consisted of a rather thin night shirt. I was 9, almost 10, which was a good few years earlier than either my mom or my older sister began developing, so when she noticed, she was naturally pretty surprised. So surprised that I don't think she quite believed what she was seeing, because she just walked over to me and lifted my shirt to see that yes, I was indeed getting boobs. She was the only one directly in front of me, but the whole family was present. I think I gave her a good indignant, "Mom!!!". When my dad asked what was going on she said, "She's poking out!". It was embarrassing, but I don't remember crying over it or feeling totally humiliated. It probably helped that I was quite proud to be getting some curves already. I laugh about it now.
The other character flaw that comes to mind with my mom is that she is overly critical of her body. I think her parents probably gave her some body issues when she was growing up. I don't know that they criticized her, but she was forced to get her hair cut short every summer, which she hated, and her mom picked out her clothes for a little too long, which weren't always very flattering for her coloring/body type. She went through a long awkward teenage phase. Once she figured out how to pick out clothes that looked good on her she was a very attractive adult. But she always complained about her breasts being too small, and since she hit menopause and her body changed from being naturally very thin to hanging onto a few pounds she's complained about being fat. She's nowhere near what any reasonable person would consider fat, she's just a size 10 or so, rather than a 2 or 4. I just hate hearing her talk poorly about herself. She never criticized me or my sisters' appearance, and she gave us a lot more leeway than she ever had on clothing and hairstyle choices. I inherited her natural thinness, and I just hope that when my body changes (as it most likely will) that I can be a little kinder and more accepting to myself about it!
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Sorry, decided to delete my post because I have a lot of guilt talking about. Very interesting thread, though. Interesting to see how our own parenting is sometimes a result of push back against the way that our parents parented us.
my parents were born in 56-60, i was born in 76.
1.my mom was barely 16 when i was born.
2.my dad was an alcholic when i was a baby and again after my mom finally went back to work when i was 17.
3.my parents raised me on James Dobson's Focus On The Family.
4.i was left to scream in my bed at night until i fell asleep. i remember seeing the devil standing in my curtains and i was terrified.
5.i wet the bed and got spanked with the belt(not beaten!! huge difference there, you see!) every morning and called a pisshead and other names.
6.i was not allowed to listen to any music except christian music, or wear any clothes that showed that i had a girly figure.
7.my father let my mother do these things.
8.i watched my brother be raised totally different(my brother and i even discussed it, it was very noticable within the whole family, grandparents included)
drowning in hormones with 4 daughters and an understanding, loving hubby. also some dogs. my life is crazy and we are always learning.
I'm Gen X. My parents were born in the Depression.
My feelings were always subjugated to other people's feelings. What I wanted/felt/needed didn't matter if it conflicted with the wants/feelings/needs of someone else. This was very literal---for example, once I got a puppy. My parents made me give it away. A few weeks later, my older brother came home with a puppy. My parents let him keep it because he "needed it more." (Yes, they actually said that to me.)
My parents never, ever, ever, ever said "I'm sorry" to me, for anything. If I said my feelings were hurt about something, I was told that I was too sensitive, or I misunderstood the situation, or I was making someone else feel bad in the process. I learned to disappear and not need/want/feel anything.
The profound effect this had on my life is that I married someone emotionally similar, even though I initially thought he was completely different. His needs/wants/feelings matter in this marriage, and mine do not. He literally will try to own my feelings. I'll say I need a jacket, and he will tell me I don't need a jacket because it's not cold. (If he's not cold, he doesn't understand me feeling a different way.)
It's like pulling teeth to get him to apologize for anything. If I complain about anything, I'm either too sensitive, or a b-word, or the latest thing he just called me, "malicious." Ok, gotta stop because I'm crying now.
I hope everything is okay. I've been thinking about you a lot this week. Feel free to PM me if you want <3
Me, DS, and DD Grateful to the baby I lost for sticking around long enough to teach me what I needed to know so badly We love our forest valley home, our goats and chickens, and wild harvested food-medicine
In my mind my parents made a few biggie mistakes...
When my brother died of accedental choking at age 3 (I was 5), we never spoke of him for years later and acted like he never existed. His clothes and toys disappeared and all photos were banished. I don't know why, and when he *had* to be spoken of, we never used his name. He was always refered to as "HIM". At that age I was very close to my brother and I can't imagine what thoughts went through my mind at the time.
A couple of years after that, my parents had another baby (a girl), and she and I were sent off to live with my grandmother in the subburbs when my sister was 6 months old, and I was 7. Even though my parents only lived 35 minutes away from us, had no health issues, were middle class and had a car, we only ever saw them on weekends. My mother's excuse was that my dad had to stay at work (he was an apartment manager), and she had to stay with him.
I rarely got any help from them with school, homework or any life problems that popped up. I was told that if I couldn't handle it myself it was only because I was too stupid, and that everyone else could do it. My marks were frequently publically compared to the marks of other kids of their aquaintence within our eyesight and hearing.
On the odd occasion that they had to come visit mid-week because I couldn't finish my homework without help (my grandmother didn't speak English, and was illiterate), only my mother would come, and she would make sure to mention how inconvienient the visit was for her. They were generous with the criticism though when my report card marks were only so so.
Emotional outbursts were frowned upon and feelings were dismissed as well. My sister was the favoured child and could do no wrong, and I was told to be responsible and set an example.
We moved back in with my parents when my sister was 6 and I was 13, and starting high school (no junior high at the time). By then I had learned to be very independant, and pretty much didn't need anyone emotionally any more. At that time they, including my sister, told me that I was "different" from them, and was stuck up.
Its little wonder now why I keep my family at arms length. Yes, I am different. I probably am not as emotionally available as I could be because I just don't know how.
My parents were born in the 40's and I was born in '72.
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Thank you. That's very kind of you! I'm ok. It's actually very healing to make the connections between how I was raised and what my life is now. I learned from my parents' mistakes...........I apologize to my kids when their feelings are hurt, and I let them have feelings.
My parents overall were good parents for the times. Both boomrs born in 46. My brothers each in 66 irish twins, me 71 and sister 78.
My father never was without a job, always worked until the day he retired and was a good planner. My mom stayed home. There were leaner time when we were younng and there was 4 mouths to feed but never did without. Needed a brownie uniform? fine, tuffskin jeans, zips holly hobby under the xmas tree, barbies, coach purse, guess jeans, new shoes etc. Had my education paid for, studied what I wanted, had a new car to drive in college, paid for our wedding. All my sibings had the same. Need to borrow money? Buy diapers? watch the kids? dinner? vacation? spoil grandchildren? Oh yeah do it all. OK, theres the hallmark card version
My parents NEVER hit us, call us names, screamed at us, but could lay on the guilt, put us down, talk down to us, not talk at all to us. Say we have it all so so good so if we acted up, it could be taken away and we owed them for it. Now at 40, my dad still finds it ok to interupt me, tell me to be quiet, say I dont know what the hell I am talking about etc. Tell me Im wrng all the time. I now only can take them in small doses. Funny he did it in my house once at my dinner table. I said- Hey Dad, this is MY HOUSE. You dont like it get the hell out. He stopped what he was doing back peddled and was nice for about 4 - 6 mos after since he knows I feel this way about him. He knws I would think nothing of not callin him, etc so its interesting that way.
Funny, I wrote a long bit and chickened out before posting it. I have a lot of guilt talking about my feelings towards my childhood. I am still very loyal to my family -- even though I know talking about stuff does not mean I am being disloyal (for lack of a better words) it feels like I am betraying someone. Ugh.
Great thread though.
It's interesting how many stories here are related to body image!
My childhood was kind of angsty in the same way that my whole life thus far has been kind of angsty - nothing super awful has happened, I'm incredibly lucky and have tons to be thankful for, but my mental issues create drama where there really shouldn't be any. In general my parents were great, but the little things they did do wrong have affected me quite profoundly, just because of my weird brain.
In terms of body image, my parents never told me I was pretty. Which on the one hand is understandable, because I wasn't - I was a gawky, pale kid with thick, Coke-bottle glasses and a huge triangular fringe. But I noticed. My oldest sister was (and is) gorgeous, with olive skin and lovely dark hair and all, and everyone was always complimenting her; and I remember sitting in the back of the car once hearing Mum say to Dad "Isn't [sister] beautiful?", and feeling very sad because I knew they never said stuff like that about me when I wasn't around.
Once my father, in one of his more questionable parenting moments, asked me which of us I thought was the prettiest (I had five sisters). I thought "Duh, [oldest sister]", but I was too stubborn to say so, so I said my youngest sister, who was a toddler at the time. I still wonder why on earth he'd ask a question like that - I'm sure he wasn't being malicious, just clueless, but come on, Dad!
I can remember, once, Mum saying I "looked nice", after a choir performance. I think she meant that my hair was done nicely and I looked tidy, though; nothing more. And I remember an interview for a homeschooling magazine once in which she described our family - my oldest sister was described as "beautiful inside and out", and I was described - kindly, but reading between the lines - as a difficult, prickly, dogmatic person who had been hard to raise. Again, true. :p But still, the comparison was rather stark to me.
Also, I had very knotty, unruly hair as a child. I liked to wear it long, for vaguely princessy/Laura Ingalls Wilder/Louisa May Alcott reasons. Mum had had very long hair herself in her teens, but hers was well-behaved; so she didn't have any idea how to deal with mine. Instead of teaching me how to braid it at night, use leave-in conditioner or whatever, she insisted on me getting it cut short in a bob. I hated it - I'd scream and cry and have to be literally dragged into the van, and would weep pathetically through the entire haircut, and spend the next few weeks dreading church, school or any other public event at which well-meaning people would say "Oh, you got a haircut!" - which, for some reason, was incredibly humiliating.
So when I was 13 I decided I would never have short hair again, and it's been waist-length or longer ever since. :p
In terms of parenting, I'm very determined not to force DD into a haircut she doesn't want - in fact, we didn't get it cut for over two years, until she was more or less able to consent, even though it was getting kind of ratty (and driving MIL nuts, heh). She currently fluctuates between wanting to grow her hair long like mine (awwww), and enjoying the excitement of going to the hairdresser.
And I make sure to tell both my children that I think they're pretty. It's hard to pinpoint how much Mum and Dad's lack of compliments affected me there, because in my early teens one really cruel comment by some teenage girls broke my self-esteem dramatically; but maybe it set me up for the breakage? I don't know. Now I'm a little older, I realise my mother has some pretty deep hatred of her own body. We had an odd conversation once in which she couldn't believe I wasn't upset about being flat-chested (probably the one aspect of my anatomy which has never caused me grief!).
I still find it very hard to accept compliments about my looks from DH, although I'm mostly over the scowling-and-contradiction stage which must have made our early courtship so charming. :p I love showy, flamboyant clothing styles like steampunk and goth, but tend to wear very plain, boring clothes so I won't feel conspicuous and draw attention to myself. I'm way better than I was - as a teenager, for a few years, I mentally removed myself from the category of "females" because I didn't feel worthy to be included in their pretty, made-up, well-dressed ranks. But I did find pregnancy stretch marks hugely traumatic, and I still freak out if I get a tiny cut that will leave a scar; things like that. It's odd, and I don't know how much of it I can or should blame on my parents; but it would have been nice to be called pretty, once or twice.
They made other mistakes, but not ones I feel like discussing. In general, I'm sure they did a far better job than I will.
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Overall, my parents were great.
The 2 things I wish they did differently:
1. had a better relationship with money. Both my parents allowed finances to define what they would and would not do in a unhealthy way. My mother almost missed her sisters funeral (!!!!) because she did not think she could afford the plane ticket. Turns out the plane ticket was less than she expected. She has, on occasion, been ticked off with where she lives - but never moved "because she could not afford it." (although for years she afforded a pack-a-day habit).
2. My mother borderline hoarded food. She bought food, and it was expected to last a certain amount of time, and she "doled" it out (particularly the good stuff) - well into my teens. Some of it was because she really only could get to a store once every week and she wanted the food to last. I understand her motivations, but it created an environment of deprivation, and all 3 of us kids have struggled with over-eating.
I have on occasion felt a little guilty about my being overweight and mild depression issues - who am I to have issues when my parents were so great? Mostly, though, I am grateful. Sorry some of your parents were so sucky.
edited to add: Father DOB 1936, mother 1941. me: 1972.
My father's wants always came first. We only ate what food he liked, only did what he wanted to do. Certainly not family centered. There was no working around anyone else's schedule but his. He was never very involved with us as children and he actually spends more time with my children then I feel he spent with me as a child. My younger sister was obviously favored. My father and I have never been close, I always knew that he would of preferred boys and with my sister being a tomboy, she was more acceptable then I was.
My mom has a issue with driving, or maybe it is actually leaving the house. To this day I still really have no idea. Growing up we lived 30 miles from town, I would spend 3-4 hours a DAY on the school bus, she could of made it shorter by driving 5 miles down the road to pick us up and decreasing the bus ride by 1.5 hours but she never did for me, she did for my sister later on. Even now she will visit Wal-Mart several times a week but really doesn't leave the house to do anything else. She lives 20 minutes away, does not work, but has almost nothing to do with my children. t was never allowed to hang out after school, do any sports, hobbies, anything that involved her picking me up. That was a common theme during my entire childhood, we had no children near us, I could go to the library once a week but that was it. I feel like even as a adult, I have minimal hobbies or interests because the only thing I did while I lived in their house was go to school and then read books. I would cry that last day of school because I would spend the entire summer living in virtual isolation. As a parent I feel like I let my children do anything under sun to make up for all things that I desperately wanted to do but was never able to.
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My parents are from Europe, born in 1921 (father, died in early 2000's) and 1930, lived through WWII there and came to the States after. I'm an only child, born in 1963. They were extremely rigid, controlling, and intrusive. And afraid, so so afraid and overprotective. They've beaten, slapped, screamed at, ridiculed, bullied, and deprived me, but the aspect of my life I keep coming back to even now when I talk about what hurts is how their fear mattered more than anything else. More than my healthy development, educational opportunities, happiness, safety, comfort, mental health, certainly more than my independence or autonomy. No matter what the circumstances, the fact that they were worried was the most tragic aspect. I have to say that given their background, they came by it honestly; hard to tell someone who was a child or young adult when the Germans invaded that the worst thing doesn't always happen. But I despise having had to pay for that. And it really infuriates me that they behaved as though not being able to control every aspect of my life was a tragedy.
The biggest thing I've done as a result is listen to my kids. I don't mean obey. :-) But I don't define things for them, am careful to make sure there's room for what they think, feel, fear, want, dream. They're 19 and 22 now. They know things about what they love and believe, what matters to them, and how capable they are, things I was never free to find out about myself. They're smart, brave, and kind. <snorts> And they'd probably have a longer post to contribute than I do!
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Funny, I wrote a long bit and chickened out before posting it. I have a lot of guilt talking about my feelings towards my childhood. I am still very loyal to my family -- even though I know talking about stuff does not mean I am being disloyal (for lack of a better words) it feels like I am betraying someone. Ugh.
I identify with this. My father also lived through WWII. I can see how the "fear" shaped and guided his life in destructive ways. He wasn't physically abusive but he definately had control issues. I don't think there was single area of his life that wasn't affected by his war experiences. Food was a huge issue in our house. No food item was ever thrown out. If something was starting to get stale or spoil, that is when the binge eating started. I learned to be very careful about what I put on my plate because that plate would need to be clean, no exceptions. My mom eventually stopped cooking all together and we existed on frozen foods from then on out. Later, it reached a point where they had seperate fridges but I don't know the whole story behind that.
While I agree he came by these fears honestly, it is interesting how people in the same family, who lived through the same experiences turned into adults that handle the "stuff" from their past differently. Most of them are gone now but even when they were alive, no one wanted to talk about it.
I agree that its interesting how different people deal with their childhood later on.
My mom should have never had kids. She obviously didn't want them and I think she only did it because that's what women did in the late 60's when they get married.
She never appreciated the fact that my dad loved being a dad. She viewed me as competition for his attention.
My brother and sister were surprise twins, when I was 3. My mom never came back from the trauma, but LOVED the attention that having twins gave her. I was an afterthought.
She never failed to ridicule anything I did. Chores were never, right, straight A's weren't good enough, I was too skinny, too this, too that. When the drama of tween girl life started she thrived on it, rather than offering advice on how to fix things, she added to the drama. Mocking me for being dumped by friends, making sure I knew that I was the loser and my friends were better, smarter, prettier. She favored my brother in an insane way and ruined any chance we could ever had a relationship.
My dad drank, because my mom was nuts. That had it's own set of issues and even when he was tearing the house up in a drunken rage, I always sided with him. At least I knew he loved me and wanted me and thought I was a great person.
So yea, not doing any of that stuff :)
Also, my mom wanted to get her tubes tied after having four children, but then..........didn't. When I came along as #5, she really had her hands full and I think it affected how she parented me that she didn't really want me in the first place.
As a child, I was absolutely convinced that I belonged to some other (unknown) family. I begged my mom to tell me about "my other family, my real family." As an adult looking back on this, it has obvious implications for how I felt about them and my (lack of) attachment to them.
Those who either didn't post or removed posts, I hear you. I spent most of my life telling myself and everyone around me how terrific my parents were. Then I hit a crisis almost ten years ago, and went through some awful, awful moments. Couldn't mourn my father when he died, couldn't wait for my mother to die. It's taken a lot of painful honesty -- not with my mother, she could never handle even the whisper of acknowledging that what she or my father had done could have been wrong -- but here in my home with DH and DS1 and DS2 -- to even start dealing with it. The hard part for me was living through not being able unsee things and having to relive and re-experience the suffering that I'd numbed myself from before. Took some serious work, a lot of changes on DH's part (we marry our parents, don't we?), a lot of suffering and wisdom on the part of our kids (I am more ashamed of that than of anything else in my life), and finally a decision to find joy. Now I can spend time with my mother and enjoy things about her, tell stories about my father to his grandchildren and know they're getting something genuinely good. I can't change my parents' lives, or mine, but I can show our kids how to read what's come before them so it helps them instead of harming them.
Empty-nesting SAHM to DS1 (1989) and DS2 (1992). Caregiver to my mother (1930). Married to DH since 1986.
So many sad stories, but some good ones too!
Mistakes my parents made? I think they really did a great job since this was something totally new for them. Overall, they did a great job. 6 kids and none of us have serious issues. Some things they could have done differently,
Taught us girls how do do something with our hair and match our clothes. Seriously.
Stayed consistent with my 3 youngest brothers. They laxed and the boys aren't as able to control their selfishness and stubbornness as the first 3.
They yelled too much and let us yell too much.
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Hello again all you 2ders. I am working on my second painting and I am sorta stuck, I cant figure out if I have the neck correct or not. I have no single referance I am just using some books and the internet trying to get the anatomy right. Anyways in this painting the girl is looking to her right along her shoulder and her body is basicly facing forward and I just cant seem to find a decent referance that shows how the muscles might should be. I dont really have any set plans for this painting but I am thinking perhaps she will be an archer and maybe later on it will be a scene.
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As reported on Fox news, a disabled man was ejected from a US Airways flight after he apparently refused to make his service dog, a Golden Retriever, lay on the floorboard. The dog was sitting on the seat, but US Airways found this unacceptable. As seen in the video, the man was quite upset and belligerent, but his position is understandable since the dog would've barely fit between his feet and the seat in front of him as the airline was requesting for him to do on the small CRJ aircraft.
We can only hope that US Airways refunds the man and accommodates him since even if he was being a bit brash, he did have his dog's best interests at heart and was clearly very upset by the whole affair. Below is the accompanying text from the YouTube video which indicates that "children can be held on laps," so it seems that US Airways could have made an exception here, but they were likely not prone to do so since man was yelling loudly and became indignant very quickly.
This Vietnam War Veteran was removed from this U.S. Airways flight on 31 Aug 13. This man was 100% disabled and was accompanied by a Golden Retriever service dog. The reason this man was removed was because the airline wanted the dog to lay on the floorboard by the mans feet for takeoff and landing and the dog was sitting in the seat. The mans protest was understandable because being a small CRJ aircraft and the dog being full size it was hard for the dog to fit on the floor between the seats.The dog was behaving beautifully while seated in the seat and not bothering anyone. After the man was escorted off of the airplane the police officer came on board (not shown in the video) and said to the people on board the aircraft "Folks we are going to see how you feel the situation was handled. Do you think it was right for this man to be escorted off of this aircraft?" The individuals on the airplane replied with a thunderous (shaking me in my seat as I yelled) NO!!! My arguments…. 1) Parents are allowed to hold their children unbuckled in their lap for take off so why shouldn't this man be allowed to hold on to his working dog for take off? (The Government gives veterans with PTSD service dogs that are trained to help calm the veterans in stressful situations). 2) The airlines policies should be written to act as a guide and not a hard and fast rule. I am a pilot myself and to my knowledge the FARs do not prohibit an animal from sitting in a passengers seat.(Ref: FAR 135.85).
As you can see in the video this man stands up and apologizes to the passengers on board while waiting for the police to arrive.
My opinion is that U.S. Airways needs to re-visit their "policies" and reimburse this man his money at the minimum.
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On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 5:06 AM, Themis Matsoukas <tmatsoukas at me.com> wrote:
> I have converged to a set of graphics options with respect to frames, labels, fonts etc, that I use very often. How can I set up Mathematica to load my options at launch time? I know I can use SetOptions but I would have to execute this command each time I launch Mathematica. Is there a way to set these options in the preferences somewhere? I looked under Format/Optio n Inspector but could not identify an appropriate option.
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He walked in holding a retractable hula hoop and immediately moved a chair to fit in around the table. Just barely over five feet tall and all skin and bones he was a munchkin, complete with red and black hair.
"Is this new?" Laura asks, pointing to his septum piercing.
"Oh yeah," he says, practically shouting. "Sorry, I am so high."
Seconds later he is sharing stories, making banana and French bread sandwiches and excusing his tardiness.
"I had play rehearsal earlier and sorry, but I can't stay long" he says. "I'm teaching some people how to hula hoop."
For the first time since he breezed in, there is a second of silence and I steal it.
"Who are you teaching?"
"Just some high schoolers," he says. Quietly adding that he, too, is in high school.
I'm the only one at the table who doesn't know him, so I ask for his name and a hula hoop show.
Slowly, he stands up and asks for music.
"I can't do it without music, that's too awkward."
I introduce myself and he smiles as Reece leaves the room to find his iPod and speakers.
"Oh, I'm dealing now," he says to no one in particular, shouting again. This time he doesn't apologize. "I figured I needed some source of income and I'm tired of being the middle man."
I don't know what to say, so I tell him congratulations, making sure to lift the last consonant and tilt my head in confusion.
Daft Punk's "Technologic" starts from the other room and he shakes out his legs in his skin-tight jeans and begins to sway his hips.
His moves are in sync with the quick techno beat as he rocks the hula hoop. It spins faster and faster, travelling up and down his limbs and as he stretches and contorts his body his oversized sweater rises up, revealing his petite waist.
He catches the hula hoop and stops, ready to move on to the next subject. He tells us that he wants to get certified to teach hula hooping, that it's a new fad and it's going to be big.
Meg, the dance instructor, agrees. Munchkin is the little brother of her ex-boyfriend.
He peppers his speech with old words and new meanings: what was wasted or drunk is swamped, urban is urbz and everybody as "dude" is cool again. I can't take my eyes off him and I want to brush his long hair back and tell him not to hide his face. Suddenly, I want to be old enough to give advice and important opinions.
I want to ask about his play, his hula-hooping, his friends, his family. I want to know everything in-depth.
Instead, I pass him the tray of fruit and a plate of skewers for the chocolate fondue pot.
Excitedly, he picks out the green skewer and piles bread and meat on his plate, despite the absence of the cheese pot.
Nobody stops him and somehow the conversation veers away from the delicate little boy and his teaching aspirations and back to college and work and lives that exist somewhere in between plans and memories.
I leave early and when I get home I forego homework and look up hula hoops on the Internet. I stop and remember sixteen and write him a list of questions that I never end up asking anyone but myself.


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Virginia's father is of Danish descent and her mother is of Irish and Native American descent.
As part of her training, Virginia attended the Ted Liss Acting Studio in Chicago and the Harand Camp Adult Theater Seminar in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Virginia lived in Pacific Palisades with then boyfriend and fellow actor Billy Campbell when she first moved to California.
Virginia's father, Cal, was a firefighter.
Virginia's nickname is Gina.
Virginia is 5' 6½" tall.
Virginia was voted as one of the most beautiful actresses of Hollywood in 1986.
Virginia disappeared from the camera lens for awhile to take time out and raise her son Zack.
Virginia was a student of dancing throughout her childhood.
She became Robert Stack's co-host in 1998 on the CBS television hit Unsolved Mysteries.
Virginia had the recurring role of Annie Charnock, a cousin of Cybill Sheperd's character Maddie on two episodes of Moonlighting.
Virginia's first TV-movie debut was for American Playhouse's 1984 A Matter Of Principle.
Virginia's first lead role came in 1984 in the feature Electric Dreams.
Virginia moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1983 to appear in her first movie, Class.
Virginia attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
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Virginia has hazel eyes but each is a slightly different color from the other.
Virginia has a son, Zack, with actor Anotonio Sabato, Jr.
Madsen was married to Danny Huston, son of legendary film director John Huston, from 1989 to 1992.
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Amazon got a lot of ink for its sci-fi drone delivery idea this week, but a more real and immediate robot effort underway in the Seattle retailer's warehouses could save it as much as $916 million a year, according to one analyst. Amazon's rollout of robots from a company it bought called Kiva Systems — which can shuttle shelves full of merchandise to warehouse workers rather than the other way around — may help pare 20 percent to 40 percent off the typical $3.50 to $3.75 cost of fulfilling a typical order, says Shawn Milne, a Janney Capital Markets analyst in a research note. Read the rest of this post on the original site »
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Imagine a library without a single book on the shelves. The Bexar County Public Library in San Antonio is opening the first paperless public library in the U.S.
The new "BiblioTech" will offer thousands of e-book titles and access to desktop and tablet computers. Patrons will also be able to use their library cards to check out e-readers to take home with them for a few days. Library cardholders who already own e-readers or tablets will be able to download books remotely. The space will feature meetings rooms, study space and an interactive children's area.
County leaders said that literacy is no longer about picking up a physical book and being able to comprehend words. The new library is expected to open this summer.
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Dutch political leader Geert Wilders regards himself as the man whose hand is in the dike preventing Muslims from overflowing into western lands. Geert has a new book: "Marked For Death: Islam's War Against the West and Me." As the title indicates, the entire western world depends upon this Dutch superman for protection against the horde of Muslims clamoring to get into the West and force Sharia law upon them. Of course, Geert insists the book is a solid historical analysis dealing with the dangers of Islam to the world.
We recommend that Geert hook up with New Gingrich since both regard themselves as "scholars" and "historians." Newt the other day insisted the Founding Fathers would support the idea of our president sending federal marshals to lock up judges whose decisions did not accord with those of the president. Anyway, I will sleep peacefully tonight knowing that Geert has his finger in the dike and no bad Muslim will come to my house and kill me.


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Super middleweight Scott "Cujo" Sigmon pounded out a hard fought ten round unanimous decision victory over experienced veteran Carlton "Head Banga" Holland on Saturday in front of a packed house at Jefferson Forest High School in Forest, VA. "He was a wily veteran" said Sigmon. "I was talking to him during the fight and told him that I knew he wanted to quit but he kept coming." Official scores were 99-91, 98-92, 98-92. With the win Sigmon goes to 9-2, with 3 KOs. Holland's record falls to 18-13, with 9 KOs.
Lynchburg-based fighters Maurice "Mo-Badd" Chalmers (jr middleweight), Joshua "Juice" Robertson (super middleweight), and Jennifer "J-Wood" Wood (lightweight) all registered wins in front of the hometown crowd.
Chalmers stopped durable veteran Edward "NUCKIE" Anderson in the second round of their contest. The normally durable Anderson had no answers for the sharp southpaw Chalmers who impressed onlookers with his strong knockout performance.
Robertson made his pro debut a memorable one as he landed a big right hand on Canton, Ohio's John Stallings midway through the first round. Stallings was tough, and even though on shaky legs, fought back bravely. Another booming right hand by Robertson did the trick as referee Fred T. Corritone waived off the bout at about the two minute mark of the first round. Robertson gets the win in his pro debut while Stallings' mark now stands at 1-2, 1KO.
Several ringside fans called it, "The most exciting one minute fight they have ever seen!" as "J-Wood" Jennifer Wood made her pro debut a successful one by stopping Wilson, NC's Shanna Allen at the one minute mark of the first round. When the bell rang, both girls went at it at and hit each other with every punch in the book and perhaps some that haven't even been invented yet. In the midst of the action, Wood snuck in a short right hand that dropped Allen hard for the ten count. Allen was unconscious for about two minutes but thankfully came to her senses in short order. Lynchburg's Jennifer Wood successful in her pro debut goes to 1-0, 1KO while Shanna Allen falls to 0-2.
Roanoke jr welterweight David "D-Hop" Hopkins lost a four round unanimous decision to Myrtle Beach, SC's Jose Ortiz. Scores were 39-35, 38-37, and 39-35. Hopkins out boxed Ortiz in the first. A right hand by Ortiz cut Hopkins in the second which changed the momentum of the fight Ortiz' way. Ortiz dropped Hopkins in the fourth round with another right, but a game and bloody Hopkins rose to beat the count, fight back hard, and finish the fight on his feet. Hopkins loses for the first time in his career is now 4-1. Ortiz, fighting for the first time in eight years, appears to be well rested and energized after his layoff. Much better than his record would indicate, Ortiz is now a very deceptive 2-5-1.
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I would like to use a different std tranny on a 235 6cyl 1960 pick up.it now has a granny 4spd. want to keep it a floor shift. any suggestions,please?
What are you trying to accomplish?
You could look for a 3speed W/OD or a Saginaw 4 speed.(no granny)
Floor shifter required for the 4 speed(in that vehicle) As for the three speed, Hurst has floor shifters for them. Hurst called them mystery shifters. As it was surely a mystery as to weather you'd get the next gear or not. (the nut at the bottom of the shifter would get loose & you'd loose that race)
Indy shifter (made by 'hurst' now B&M) for your 3spd
Change to a different ratio 3spd
Convert to a 5spd T5 trans
Muncie/T10/Saginaw 4spd
I do not like the granny 4sp,and I will not be towing a trailer.looking for good milage at highway speeds,and not have a very low 1st gear like the granny.
Look for a trans with a 1st gear in something like a 2.98, 2.88 or 2.64 and a rear axle of around 3.23:1. This is assuming NO overdrive
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Never resting on our laurels, Grand Prix Audio's latest version of the Monaco Turntable v1.5 has many technical improvements not possible when the original design was released.
Design improvements enable the Monaco v1.5 to achieve speed accuracy in excess of 2 times the speed accuracy of the original ground breaking Monaco Turntable. These improvements have also reduced its already lowest in the industry noise signatures even further to unrecognizable levels. The Monaco Turntable v1.5 is the quietest and also the mostspeed accurate, and thus frequency accurateturntable design at any price. You can certainly spendsignificantlymore on a turntable, butyou will be paying forfar less performance.
The new version Monaco Turntable 1.5 features the following improvements:
DSP Signal Processing / Active Feedback Loop Technology: The speed control features a CPU with Digital Signal Processor (DSP) which creates an active feedback loop to interrogate and maintain the speed of the platter thousands of times per revolution. Enhanced monitoring ensures frequency accuracy and distortion-free playback not possible with conventional systems. Speed error is reduced to an extremely low 0.002%--a remarkable accomplishment in audio engineering! This achievement in speed accuracy equals frequency accuracy for virtually no distortion on playback.
Floating Platter, DC Motor, Phosphor Bronze Bearing and Internal Flywheel: The Magnesium Platter and Phosphor Bronze Flywheel are supported by a fully immersed hydrodynamic bearing system. The combination provides a pressurized film of oil to both suspend and damp in the horizontal plane. Rotation is supplied by a low voltage brushless DC motor custom made to our specifications.
Carbon Fiber Plinth: A high-pressure high-temperature cured composite gives the turntable plinth its dramatic and efficient structure. Use of Carbon Fiber material allows design of hollow and organic shapes, with material thicknesses manipulated to improve rigidity and damping without compromise to elegance of form. Addition of internal polymer damping magnifies the performance of this plinth providing unrivaled rigidity and vibration management.
No mechanical Contact Oil Suspension Bearing and DC Drive System: Our innovative and unique oil-suspended bearing and drive system achieves ultra low noise levels. There is no mechanical contact in the horizontal plane since the bearing is fully immersed in and the platter is fully suspended by a pressurized film of oil. To maintain absence of mechanical contact, power is supplied through the magnetic field produced by the custom brushless DC motor.
Separate Isolated Thrust Bearing: The vertical position of the platter is fixed by a uniquely designed rigid single point contact thrust bearing constructed from a rare and proprietary hybrid alloy which is separate from the platter bearing. This state of the art Ceramic Thrust Bearing is also fully immersed in oil.
Out-of-the-box Performance: The Monaco turntable is painstakingly manufactured and carefully handmade entirely in the USA. It is repeatable to near 100% consistency by each and every owner anywhere. Simple assembly and stable from shifts in settings over time, it has 10 mounting options to accommodate virtually any tone arm. The Monaco Turntable has "set and forget" design and unforgettable performance right out of the box!
The revolutionary Monaco Turntable is the first turntable design taking advantage of 21st Century technology for speed control utilizing a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) controller coupled with an active feedback loop to control the actual motion of the platter itself. It is simple and elegant, the true measure of design and engineering excellence.
"I am thrilled with my new Monaco turntable. Thank you for building a table that brings more out of my records than I could have imagined. Brian Berdan and team set it up late on Thursday night and I was just stunned by the sound coming from my system. The next morning my wife woke up and asked me to show her the new table. I played her a Muse record as we just saw them a few months ago. It sounded clearer, more dynamic and more real than I thought was possible from a stereo. Just as I am being emotionally rocked by the new tables mining for sound, I look over at my wife Mary and see tears in her eyes and she looks at me overcome with emotions that great music brings and says "I get it." I hope you understand why I wanted you to hear this."
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"Your turntable is a revelation to me, it has achieved things that I thought would not be possible with the format and has revived my interest in the older medium. The silence in the background, lack of rumble, incredible speed accuracy and level of detail is astonishing. It is a pleasure to use as once it is setup there is nothing for me to do other than listen to the music! This is a welcome change to every other turntable and I put that down to the high level of engineering and "outside the square" thinking that has gone into the table."
Michael Marchant, Reference Audio Visual Pty. Ltd
"For the past four months I have been rediscovering my "new" forty year old LPs. From the tinkle of the triangle at the end of Ravel's Mother Goose Suite to the pedal notes of Saint-Saens Organ Symphony, from the shimmering violins in Grieg's Lyric Suite to the majestic brass in Bruckner's 8th Symphony, from the Pavarotti's rendition of Christmas Carols to Freni's Madame Butterfly, from Led Zeppelin to Joan Baez, from Hendrix to Fairport Convention they are all new and fresh to me even though I have been listening to them all these years. I hear them in a wider space with consistent placement of instruments and voices in space. I hear nuances and notes I haven't heard before. I hear them against a noiseless background. The Monaco is a tremendous accomplishment. Thanks for the hours of pure pleasure I have already had and for the many more to come."
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"I got everything up and running yesterday evening. At first listen, late at night, it was stupendous. The imaging and timbre were right on. The attacks were crisp and life like. The background was dead quiet. I can't wait to listen to more!"
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Contact your local dealer, distributor, or Grand Prix Audio for pricing.
"But at the end of the day, if push came to shove, if I had to live with only one record player, I'd throw in a few more metaphors to delay the inevitable before plumping for the Monaco 1.5. This turntable has been my desert-island disc spinner for the last decade, and reacquaintance with the current model has only reinforced that view. At $23,800 that's a bitter, not to mention expensive, pill to swallow, but the GPA Monaco 1.5 is worth every penny."
In a world of turntables where bigger is better and biggest is best, the Grand Prix Audio Monaco turntable (or more properly, as you'll come to appreciate, motor unit) doesn't just break the rules, it seems to take each one in turn and wantonly ignore, discard or reverse it. It is shamelessly compact, embarrassingly easy and precise to set up, it will accommodate just about any tonearm you might choose and in high-end terms at least, it is ludicrously under-priced. What sort of prop to an audiophile's ego is this? And I haven't even got to its greatest transgression, for yes, yes indeed, the Grand Prix Audio Monaco has communed with the devil of direct drive and sold its soul for pitch security like you've never heard.
Versatile, practical, stable and supremely easy to use, this diminutive turntable generates a sound of awesome authority, clarity and musical coherence. Its hightech materials and critically damped plinth and platter system deliver an intelligent solution to the mechanical problems of record replay that dovetails perfectly with the supreme accuracy of the direct drive motor. The result is a 'table that sounds unlike any other I've used, virtually devoid of what we've come to recognise as vinyl sound. In the review I questioned whether this might be a harbinger of things to come. In performance terms that's certainly true and now, if rumours circulating are to be believed, it's true in technological terms too. Sometimes, breaking the mold can be a truly liberating experience.
Danny Kaey of Inner Ear does direct head to head comparisons with Finite Elemente, Townsend Seismic Sink, EquaRack, and clearly details the significant superiority of the Monaco Modular Isolation System to each one of these competitors. Danny states "…handily outpaces them by a wide margin" Nothing compares to Grand Prix Audio! Read More Reviews


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Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Contact person:
Marci Rolnik, Legal Director
Contact email:
Organization's mission:
Lawyers for the Creative Arts (LCA) provides free legal service to financially eligible clients in all areas of the arts - the visual, performing, entertainment, literary, arts education and more. LCA helps individuals as well as for-profit and not-for-profit organizations with business issues, contracts, copyrights, trademarks and many other legal areas.
Projects include research and writing, and working on presentations on issues including copyright and licensing.
Project location:
Varies based on project.
Estimated time necessary for completion of project:
Varies based on project.
Number of students needed:
Qualifications needed for this project, if any:
Open to 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls.
Application deadline: