Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 15, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Features Winnipeg free press saturday november 15, 1975 helps combat the crises new Leisure the following article was taken from the Maga inc modern maturity we All have ways of coping with the crises of life. If you Are a person who can handle sudden changes bad news or Emer gency situations with calmness and effective action you Are one of he fortunate few who have a High coping quotient. On the other hand if you have the kind of nature that makes you want to hide in closets at the questions answers my turntable has a Strobe engraved on the Platter. This Strobe is supposed to help set the Speed of the turntable however i cannot seem to get it to do anything. What am i doing wrong Tito you Donri i1 up of a numb i of lines equally san curl Ai Ouiva n a Rolf. Thy Strobe is Troio to allow you o so Hie la Slabic to flu exact Speed. Any mutable Thiol Skib a Strobe usually ims in Fine tipped co Liol. The principal of operation o thy Stobo is i when the Luis Uible is on Speed. Air liner on the Slimbo slopped when viewed a proper Light. Trio Light is important Hie ii Gnu must Pio Virjo a series of hashes livery Lime the Light Irish is. Fir Linnsen hip Luni talmud Slob have moved exactly Ono space thus to Noi appear to move. The Power to provide these flashes is in i. Normal a outlet in your Homo. The a Power a Iho outfit produce 120 flashes per second. However inc Light you use must be Ablo to produce High number o Lla Jos. The Light actually goes on Ami Oil 120 times per second but our eyes cannot perceive this rapid change. A Normal Light bulb uses a wire filimeno which heats up and Light. However it cannot lash a it takes time to Light and no dim. I you Are using your Strobe with this Type of Light you cannot make Iho Strobo markings appear the Typo of Light that can Flash pop ugly is any Gas Hollud Lype. This includes fluorescent lamps Neon lamps Etc. The Gas flashes whenever hero is a voltage present and remains dark when there is no voltage. These types of lamps actually produce 120 hashes per second. This also is the reason Hal lighting can cause a Eye in Laguc and in some new office buildings the lighting is being converted to Hie incandescent Type As used in most Homos. If you can get -3 fluorescent desk lamp you will see your Liobe work Croper by. Many built in lamp so that Iho Speed can but easily adjust of. It in possible Hial your lamp May by burned of. Check Voith your dealer As to Vic Thor or no your Model of turntable does a tired . O u Buill in Strob Light. A b have some very old speakers that have four wires coming from their Hook up terminals. Can these be used with present Day stereo systems these old speakers Are very out dated. They Eue called elec Rodyn Amic speak cars Ami wore used before permanent magnets with Strong magnetic Fields were developed. Every speaker manufactured produces sound on the principle of two magnetic 01 electrostatic Fields. One held is kept constant while the other Field is controlled by the music. Thus Hie Musk causes changes in the attraction and repulsion forces Between the Fields which in turn causes the speaker Cone or Dio Plua m to move in modern Day Spca Kois the constant Field is normally produced by a Inge permanent Alnico or Ceramic Magnet to the electromagnetic speaker Tho Field was produced by a Large Coil driven by a do voltage source. 1 he Coil was usually part of inc Power Supply of the associated amplifier and was used to filter the of voltage used by the amplifier. I you wanted to use those speak cars you have to produce a scarce of High do potential. The effects would not produce very Good results As Modem Day technology can produce speakers at Low Cost. Hint when adjusting the in Cyril Levels of your tape always select Jho loudest Nass Aije of Imi Siu on the album and set the Levels using this of you have 3 question and would like in answer write in today members so Trey of audio Consue fonts technical services 1300 Portage ave. Pm. 786-6541 first sign of trouble you can measure your coping quotient As poor and unworkable. Although most of us fluctuate in the medium Range depending on the situation let s examine the psychological tools that we Call on when a crisis occurs. Ideally we would like to have a Clear head in order to think through our options when we arc faced with a crisis whether it be the news of illness death of a family Maniber of a close Friend loss of income or an occident. If he had had the emotional resources and strength to face reality and Hope honestly with such As the imagined illnesses his feelings her death would t or the fear of dying experienced have devastated him so Corn by this is called a reality crisis stress situation. It differs from psychologically induced stress by a Kuyk Rosinbaum a healthy person. Helen s impending death was very real and she coped with it in a highly successful manner. Waller however refused to Cope with the crisis of his impending widowhood. He denied the that Helen would soon die Atid would t talk about it with her or anyone. Even though Helen was bedridden and obviously weak Walter would put on a blustery show and try to convince his wife that she would soon be up and rain to go. Compared to Helen s mature handling of lie obvious his cop ing methods were inferior. He cheated himself and his wife oui of the Chance to mourn their Mutual loss reminisce about their Long and eventful marriage and bid each other the last goodnight. Petely. He made no practical preparations for life alone and reacted to her actual death As if it were a Complete Surprise. The funeral arrangements had to be handled by his sons As he was in a state of emotional Shock. This in t an exaggerated Case of unworkable coping techniques. When dealing with frightening or unpleasant reality situations we All use some denial. Think Back to your own or others reactions when receiving bad news in particular the information that a loved Friend or relative has died. Most of us feel a sudden body Shock then blurt out of As if by saying no we can reverse the bad news. Our intellect usually takes Over then and we accept the news and find emotional release in crying. This Page of new Leisure Magazine is devoted to the interests and problems of the senior citizen. It welcomes inquiries news and notices of senior group activities. Mail should he addressed to the Leisure Magazine committee age and Opportunity Centre room 1102 211 Portage Avenue Winnipeg Man. R3b 2a2. Lint we react first to All events with our emotions. These reactions Are Learned in childhood when we develop ways and moans of coping with our environment. As we become mature adults we should move Forward in our development. We should learn to us better and More effective tools in handling the Challenge of the daily ups and Downs. We should be Able to solve problems and also adequately handle the occasional heavy stress of unforeseen calamities. Here is How one couple dealt with Hie unavoidable crisis of death. When Walter s wife died after -12 years of marriage he was unable to handle the stress caused by his loss. He should have been prepared for her death As she had been ill for several years with a severe the age and Opportunity Centre has information for elderly heart condition. The doctors had people on educational and recreational programs and resources advised him to make arrange counselling and Legal services meeting places and social services ments for life without her. Please Call he office Tor further information. Friends relatives even Helen herself talked openly about her Rock of Ages a lapidary club organized by retired Rock hounds approaching death. Operates from the second floor peek building 3d Princess Street. At i she was Able to psycho the workshop is open five Days u week and an open be logically work through the feel held wednesday 2 . To 8 . There will be a Sale of jewelry Ings of helplessness anger and made by the members acceptance connected with death. Her doctor was con there Are Only six openings available on the age and Opp Orlu Vinced thai patients should have nity Centre s in Naii trip for the elderly leaving Jan. 4 the Jan. 3 the Opportunity to experience departure is fully booked. For further information please Call the the real facts of dying instead of Manitoba motor league being shielded from the truth. Helen said it was like re Civ the age and Opportunity Centre urgently requires a Volun ing a Send Chance in life. She Leer Legal Secretary to work with the lawyer providing free Legal had the Opportunity to make services to Iho elderly at the office. 211 Portage Avenue room amends for past mistakes talk 1102. Hours Are . To . Thursdays. Please Call Hie Over life experiences with those age and Opportunity Centre if you can help she loved and enjoy the pre pious time that was left. She the senior citizens housing information Booklet produced by said when you know for sure the age and Opportunity Centre is brought up to Date each your life will be Over soon you july. Senior Eil Zens Are Welcome to pick up the current listing at tend to give up Petty worry the office. A reminder thai there will be a Brief presented to Winnipeg City Council at ., wednesday concerning pensioners1 property taxes. This Brief Lias been prepared by the income committee of the senior citizens coordinating Council who i Geall concerned people to attend Ilic meeting. She fell that she would enter a different plane of existence after death. By being allowed to Settle accounts in this life she could enter that spiritual world with a clean slate. Her religious beliefs the reality approach of her physician and the emotional support of family and friends helped Helen Cope Uilah the very private process of her death. A project now is operating in Winnipeg North and Winnipeg North Centre to assist inc elderly in the following grocery shopping trans Jonalinn to and from medical appointments Yard work housework Home visits to she ins and referral information. Please Call Between 8 . And 5 . For further information ;