Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 21, 1986, Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Winnipeg free december 1986 sunday file a living in the 80s watching paint dry you say your big Date nodded off during that candlelight rendezvous and ended up nos Down in her banana Daiquiri that tables empty in the company cafeteria when you walk up with your tray Stop if youve heard this but you May be among the nations chronically Boring peo but thanks to the Miracle of social theres a dim Glimmer of a research team at Wake Forest University recently turned its formidable analytic Eye on the hoping to discern the Basic behavioural dimensions that others regard As this question had not unduly troubled savants and laymen alike have Felt that they had a pretty firm grasp on the concept Ever since the first aboriginal twit hot enough for you and As the affliction spread Over yawning millennia epidemic scope in regions such As ours science remained obstinately indifferent to the but that was before last months Issue of the journal of personality and social where professor Mark Leary and his three coauthors revealed their findings to a breathless they had begun with a daring hypothesis that boredom is an affective consequence of effortful maintenance of attention to a particular stimulus that the feeling we get when we have to work hard to pay attention to someone or something an English sentence in a Learned Leary it interrogated 50 undergraduates and came up with an item Pool of 43 Boring Behaviours such As talks Little Eye Contact and then 297 other students ranked those Behaviours for bore the data were then Given a state theart mathematical Massage the re searchers to principal Axis Factor tossed onto a scree plot and finally reduced to nine prime they found nine prime factors passivity tediousness vocal distracting mannerisms Low effectivity Boring Ingrati Tion to be funny and Nice in order to impress other serious Ness no negative ego centrism about ones self preoccupation and banality and trite narrow you dont have to be orthogonally rotated to get the picture even if your idea of a Good time is memorizing the table of molecular you can still record shows future forecasts on and off theres a communal Bathtub in ones at least the world future society thinks it believes that 100 years from a single City might have More than 100 million inhabitants and that cars will have a Quarter Century lifespan and that prison ers will be guarded by in the Washington based world future society True to its name is far out in its As the society issued its annual the 10 determined to be the most though provoking submitted by its founder Edward Cornish was asked if any of them had Ever come he said the society Hast been doing them Long enough for a Good Reading on that Only the third year but that futurists in general have been wrong As Well As right in the where wrong in re cent years is in missing some very important said who edits the society Magazine the As far As 1 no Futurist anticipated in common with the rest of society they didst anticipate the development of the Cornish futurists have been on the Mark in other for they have Long sounded the alarm concerning the problems of they accurately predicted landings on the Moon and called attention to limitations of harmful bugs thrive on Long Wear lenses if your Contact lenses spend a lot of time in swimming hot tub or homemade cleaning Solu they might be a Breeding ground for a Bug that can literally infect your eyes with Irurita blurred vision or the organism thrives in sea airborne dust and moist Environ Many of those found Between a extended Wear Contact Lens and an can create a culture Ripe for this sturdy from 1973 to officials Al the centers for disease control in at Lanta recorded 31 cases of the infection Between fall 1985 24 cases were reported in 14 most in people who sport softer extend Edweard Contact chlorine Levels in hot tuba or swimming pools Are not Strong enough to kill the said Alan chief of ophthalmology at Saint Joseph medi Cal Center in it re quires an irritation to the Eye to infect Mandelberg recommended that extended Wear lenses be removed at least twice a week and be disinfected in a com Mercial solution or an enzyme Pelvic Pouch offers Bowel sufferers Hope when she was 15 years Julia Oreilly life looked before her stretched years of excruciating medical problems and the very real Prospect that shed have to Wear an ostomy the attractive 27yearold faces a life of Promise after sur Gery known As the Pelvic Pouch Oreilly was one of up to canadians who suffer from inflammatory Bowel in some says Saint John gastroenterologist David its Only a trivial but like Are racked with pain and face severe Side effects from Oreilly was determined to accept her which has no medical but she was shocked at age 15 to learn shed have to take cortisone for the rest of her that meant her Al ways be thin and her face Blotchy and her Bones it also meant she be Able to have then she Learned her future didst have to be that in a pair of operations done a year ago in doctors gave Oreilly new they removed her diseased Large Bowel and building a new rectum from three loops from her Small intestine and joining it her to give the Pouch and the anus time to they looped the Small Bowel out through an opening in her making a temporary the second operation closed the ileostomy and redirected the digestive flow to the Pouch and the Pelvic Pouch procedure wont help All sufferers of inflammatory Bowel but for life has returned to nor in All in one piece again and in pretty i can eat any thing i in off medications and in playing volleyball again for the first time in 12 children suffer less if couples stay Calm the More rationally a divorcing couple the easier it will be on their says a lecturer in family and the Law at the state University of new York at common sense but few people behave sensibly or think clearly when they split says Bruno a lawyer who devotes More than half of his practice to matrimonial stay is the first advice Colapietro gives to his Cli it int the end of the Colapietro says a badly handled divorce can have the same Long term effects As a chemical Oil spill it May pollute the Waters for generations to divorce is upsetting to children of All Ages and that Hurt can carry Over into custody cases Are never really Over he adding that biological parents must be Able to come together for events concerning their who will need them for milestones such As or having children of their it helps when the parents can get together without glaring at each pet with everything deserves canopy bed stumped trying to find a gift for that dog or cat on your list who already has everything take you can pamper your beloved animal in elegance this Christmas with a canopy it comes Complete with Blue Chintz ruffles and lace on a fancy Wood Frame All for just for theres Matching peo Lepet sweater vests for warmth and style on family the Vest for people is just under for any those Are among the gift selections this year at pet reported among the hottest sell ing items Are the Matching sweat ers and something More practical Flea resistant beanbag Beds filled with foam and Cedar they come in five costing from to some people spend As much As for a pets of said Nancy owner of Nancy dog House in Shes been in the do grooming business for 13 years and said there Are custom ers who dont even look at the they just come in and i want that and that and and dont care what it doctors report psoriasis Advance a drug which helped make human Organ trans plants commonplace by keeping the body from rejecting appears highly effective in treating doctors it was the second apparent med ical Advance recently in the Battle against the itchy skin Condi Tion that afflicts from one to three per cent of the worlds Popula a researcher at Chicago Tufts University said an activated form of Vitamin d appears to be an effective in a paper published in the journal of the american medical doctors at the University of Michigan medical Centre in Ann Arbor said 17 of 21 psoriasis patients showed marked improvement when treated with five of them were completely Clear of the condition after receiving High doses for four the patients in the Michigan study were Given Oral doses of the but the researchers said it appeared that applying the drug directly to the skin May provide excellent therapy for mild Peoria compiled Fanti w ask for assistance from other people before making major gemini As Well As being the most powerful minivan on the Astro is also among Chevy astros sheer Power leaves indelible impression by Al Haas Knight Ridder newspapers the Chevrolet Astro has pumped a lot of it is easily the most muscular the Arnold Schwarzenegger of the High and the there Are other features to discuss when talking about Chevrolet entry in the family oriented minivan like its remarkably quiet ride and its exceptional roominess and but the thing that really leaves the most indelible impression is the utilitarian vehicles sheer in a category where sluggish acceleration and general Wim piness Are the the 145horsepower Astro gets up and this is an unpretentious people an cargo Carrier that will give some sporty cars a lot of exercise at a Snappy performance Chevrolet int trying to drum up Competition for the Corvette by of Fering a v6 As Standard equipment in the passenger versions of the it is trying to give the vehicle Snappy enough performance to satisfy customers accustomed to station wagons and enhance the astros ability to carry and Tow and it has succeeded Admi the new Astro will Tow up to considerably More than its closest the Ford but even if you dont plan to pull a camper or a the astros Power is a it gets you autos into the flow of traffic quickly and and it makes Highway driving a in addition to being the most pow Erful minivan on the the Astro is also among the with its rear rows of seats it boasts a cavernous cubic metres of cargo like most Good things in this the astros Power and pay Load have a its handling characteristics and Road Demeanour Are More truck like than its most popu Lar competitors the Ford Aero Plymouth voyager and Dodge caravan and so is its Gas mile with the v6 and five Speed Man Ual transmission Standard in the passenger Model the commercial cargo version has a four Cyl Inder engine and 4speed manual As Standard the Astro uses litres per 100 Kilometres in City and litres on the High working out to a combined rating of litres per 100 kilo what is particularly appealing about the and the other mini vans for that is its consider Able versatility and a Cross Between a station Wagon and a full sized it combines the Comfort of the former with most of the letters cargo it will seat up to eight people or haul a Load of building and unlike a full size it will fit in a residential the Standard passenger Astro has seating for including two front buckets and a three seat for you can have a second which raises the seating capacity to or you can have two rows of buckets and a third Row a configuration that seats cargo space the test a fancy Astro had two rows of bucket seats and a rear Bench that folded to increase storage or could be easily removed to create even More cargo the second Row buckets were also but didst just snap out like the they had to be in the test vehicle was an exceedingly smooth Riding in to a fairly coils ring front it was also remarkably a Testi Mony to a solid body and a generous serving of sound because of the astros expanses of and the fact that you sit pretty High in driving visibility is out parking visibility int quite As because of the vans relatively High window like so Many the Astro has a reasonably affordable base Price that can quickly go into orbit if you dont rein in your Laden with everything from dual air conditioners to foldout Side and rear the test car succeeded in bloating its trim base Price to Well into the for december 1986 Aries March 21april listening to loved ones needs will trigger a Bright the Best Holiday present May be an not a your love is returned Taurus april 20may set High but attainable being Hon est with yourself and your loved ones will help you move ahead in business and gemini May 21june ask for opinions before making a major get Good feed Back from your loved ones and learn a few cancer june 21july work out a babysitting Exchange with a neighbor if need a few uninterrupted hours to run com plete old projects before beginning new Leo july savor today events rather than thinking too far you need to take a stand on important Complete routine tasks on Virgo Stop judg ing yourself so Reserve some quiet moments for Reading or Media Comfort and love Are primary considerations for a Happy family Horoscope by Jeane Dixon Libra higher ups expect you to be on the Ball in spite of the pending sur prise them by giving that extra of teamwork helps boost give credit where it is Scorpio Trust your intuition when it warns you about someone or a Book is a great Las minute gift for someone who seems to have share confidences with loved Sagittarius you May be thinking about changing Ca try not to run up Large an irritating person will try your be show More affection to mate and Capricorn Many important matters demand your Atten Tion on the Home travel is Best you get the Green Light to move ahead with some Finan Cial Romance is truly inspiring your work aquarius an excellent time to launch a new sales or advertising stress your social a Romance begun now will prove unusually Pisces 19march give Domestic issues your full attention Early in the chores prove less tedious if they Are Small Fry Are Only too anxious to help with the Christmas Welcome their your birthday today when you do As much As you can by Success is assured new career and financial rewards come your enjoy the Christmas you can count on the tide turning in your favor with the Start of a thrilling Romance is just around the older individuals develop closer personal relation ships and enjoy greater peace of return savings continue to children remember you in a special celebrity birthrates ital Ian composer Giacomo Kan Sas City outfielder Lonnie All Star lefty Steve los Angeles dodger Ken Steve Garvey of the san Diego los Angeles times Syndicate Winnipeg film group accepts registrations the Winnipeg film group is accepting registration for a series of workshops on film production to begin topics Light sound sound Prepa script and Contact Grant room 100 Arthur a festival of ukrainian Christmas carols will be held at 28 in Nicholas ukrainian Bannatyne Avenue at Arlington free includes performances by the 0 Koshetz Roosli male Strung ukrainian band Urist Ilarion holy Trinity youth and the John Gunn Junior High school ukrainian Bilin Gual preregistration deadline is 13 and 14 for the Transcona Branch Library Story hour for children aged three to five the preregistration deadline is 15 for the Library Happy Reader pro Gram for children aged six to 12 to be held from 4 to thursdays from 22 to the women Winnipeg billboard announcements Lor this column should to received a week in Advance of the Send them to Winnipeg free fourth 300 Carlton r3c they Are made free of meets at 8 5 in the fort Garry Community of Ken Wald Avenue at woo Grove the fort Garry family life in formation 888 Crane ave operates a support group for persons caring for elderly group meets monday or tuesday evening every three the fort Garry seniors drop in Centre meets activities in clude swim and new Mem Bers for Call the fort Garry family life information 888 Crane lipreading classes will be held from 10 to 11 tuesdays begin Ning 6 in Lions 320 Sherbrook Street and 1 to 2 tuesdays starting 6 in the kiwanis Centre of the 285 Pembina nominal birthdays merry Lee Happy 13th birthday we love and miss you and Dana and Gran Charles Roy Happy 75th birthday from Debbie and the wishes from Charlene and Ryan Thomas Samuel Giles Happy 80th birthday december 1986 Barclay Ana family ;