Joined: Feb 24, 2010 Posts: 7699 Location: Great Britain
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:19 pm?? ?Post subject: Disgusted with the internet
I know I use the internet and can't live without it any more, I am still disgusted with the way the internet has basically took over everything and is making companies lose out on business and hundreds of jobs are being lost. It is happening as we speak, and it is very worrying.
I have now heard that HMV (UK record shop) is going under because of so many people shopping online for DVDs and CDs. That is my favourite shop, it is the only place I can go when I need to go to a shopping centre (to get some shoes that need trying on or something) and after I get what I wanted I usually go into HMV and have a look, to kill time before the next bus, because I can't hang around in clothes shops for too long, and that's all there is. Now HMV is gone I will have nowhere exciting to look. It's really not fair. So many stupid idiotic people are buying things online, but there are still millions of people that like to actively browse around the shops too, for something to do.
I am also worrying that all this internet shopping will soon destroy every retail business and there will be no shops left standing any more, instead everywhere will just get derelict. People don't realise that the internet is destroying everything. It is worrying me.
Not only that, the internet isn't that reliable. Computers cost to update, you have to be careful of viruses, you have to be careful of what you're buying, you have to be careful of what you're downloading, and it is easy for people (older people that aren't used to computers, or people who are stupider than average, like me,) to end up getting their bank accounts hacked into. I tried downloading Adblocker the other day from Google, and I suddenly ended up with SweetIM as my browser, and I couldn't get rid of it, and it slowed down all my internet and everything. Now after fiddling around I have finally removed it, but my internet is still having a few problems with speed ever since. Also the connection from the router randomly cuts out and disrupts everything. This can be more frustrating than going out shopping among crowds of people sometimes... _________________ Gender: Female
From: East UK
Age: 22
Pet peeve: People criticising me
out of town malls are what screwed up UK high streets.
the web is most useful to me, good for finding tip top things that I need at the right price, books that are not mainstream to feed my brain and it has rejuvinated my own particular niche manufacturing business, ahhhhhh ... the joy of not having to go to a town and deal with surly uncommunicative ass-hole sales ppl .....
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:29 pm?? ?Post subject:
I often wish I could order my weekly supply of groceries online instead of going to the store because I HATE the crowds, and the line-ups, especially around holidays and when people get their monthly checks. I didn't always hate grocery shopping but the store I go to recently got expanded and now it there seem to be more people than ever there and there aren't many other stores that have a decent stock of groceries nearby. When I'm shopping there it seems all I say is excuse me excuse me sorry, sorry for being in your way, SORRY FOR EXISTING!!! And I normally take my time while everyone else rushes around in complete madness. It's like I can't even take a minute to decide what to choose from all the products, prices, and quality and then I turn around and see I'm blocking someone who wants to get past. Are the aisles getting more narrow, or am I getting more wide? I also seem to have a weird curse there when I'm next in line the cashier suddenly seems to forget how to use the cash register or someone calls her and she puts ME on hold, or the person in front of me is an 80-year old and forgets how to use a credit card or cash a check. There are screaming kids and teens yapping away on phones and since I don't have a car or drive I have to call my mother on the phone to drive me back to my apartment. But the store people don't like people having their cars right in front of the doors so I have to lug my shopping cart down to this empty corner on the sidewalk while I wait and it could be freezing or frying but there's not place to go inside. And one time some guy came up to me asking for a smoke. Not a teen but a grown man! I don't smoke and wasn't smoking, so why would he assume I had cigarettes on me, that is so stupid and annoying! Also I have to try to be home before the kids in the high school across the street are let out for the day or there will be cars and buses everywhere and sometimes my mom can't even drive up to the steps to my apartment. So I have to lug my bags of groceries such as big bags of kitty litter even further and then up two sets of stairs. UGH!!! Of course I don't want all stores to close down because where I live there's not much else to do or to go to. There's not a lot outside my home I feel like doing, anyway. But most of the other stores in the "city" I live in are terrible. I'm lucky if they have something that I really want and end up searching all over for it and they don't have it if I ask if they will get it soon the answer is nearly always I don't know. When I was a kid going to town or the mall was like going to Disneyland, but back then the stores were a lot better and everything was more fun as a kid but not any more. and I can't order stuff online even when I want to because I have no credit cards I can't afford them and I don't get this Pay Pal thing or whatever it's called. I know this was a very long rant, but I just had to get it out even though I just let my Mr. Noodles boil into a pot of disgusting sludge on the stove. Good thing I didn't set the place on fire.
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:08 pm?? ?Post subject: Re: Disgusted with the internet
Joe90 wrote:
I know I use the internet and can't live without it any more, I am still disgusted with the way the internet has basically took over everything and is making companies lose out on business and hundreds of jobs are being lost.
Well, it's happening because it's far more convenient to use the Internet and it's often much cheaper.
Would I rather get a DVD online for ?8-?9 and get it delivered right to my door, or would I rather go to Preston and spend ?15-?20 from a brick and mortar store? No contest, really.
Joe90 wrote:
It is happening as we speak, and it is very worrying.
No, it's not. I think it's a good thing if new, successful companies take their place (I can't see this happening at this moment in time). I haven't actually bought anything in HMV for many, many years now - probably nearly ten years. It's easier, cheaper and less hassle just to buy things online, as I said earlier.
Joe90 wrote:
I have now heard that HMV (UK record shop) is going under because of so many people shopping online for DVDs and CDs.
It's also the last major offline music/DVD chain. To be honest with you, I'm amazed it's been allowed to be kept going for as long as it has. I would have expected it to have gone under by around 2008 or 2009.
Joe90 wrote:
That is my favourite shop, it is the only place I can go when I need to go to a shopping centre (to get some shoes that need trying on or something) and after I get what I wanted I usually go into HMV and have a look, to kill time before the next bus, because I can't hang around in clothes shops for too long, and that's all there is.
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
With the greatest respect, HMV was/is there to sell things - it's not there for you to use it for your own entertainment!
Just out of interest, when did you last buy something from HMV?
Joe90 wrote:
Now HMV is gone I will have nowhere exciting to look.
Erm... it's a business, not a venue solely for the entertainment of Joe90.
Joe90 wrote:
It's really not fair.
Boo hoo hoo. My heart is bleeding for you.
Joe90 wrote:
So many stupid idiotic people are buying things online
Thanks for calling me and people like me 'stupid' and 'idiotic'. I can put these descriptors over in that pile of other things that people have called me on here.
Joe90 wrote:
but there are still millions of people that like to actively browse around the shops too, for something to do.
Yeah, but they're not bloody well buying anything. If all the people in Tariq's Newsagents simply went in there to read the newspapers and didn't actually end up buying anything, what would happen to Tariq's Newsagents? Think about it.
Joe90 wrote:
I am also worrying that all this internet shopping will soon destroy every retail business
Can that spawn of Satan himself, PC World, be next? Please please please...
Joe90 wrote:
and there will be no shops left standing any more
Yeah, I can see Tesco, ASDA, Morrisons and M&S going down the tubes as we speak.
Joe90 wrote:
instead everywhere will just get derelict.
Times move on. Any business that cannot move with the times will suffer. Basic market forces, love.
Joe90 wrote:
People don't realise that the internet is destroying everything.
I blame the Bilderbergers. Who's with me?
Joe90 wrote:
Not only that, the internet isn't that reliable.
Look, if the Internet goes down, and we're all doomed (or something, I haven't got the memo on how it will actually happen), what do you think will happen to all the supermarket shops?
Also: don't you have a library where you live? They tend to have free Internet access. In some libraries, you can even get a cup of tea whilst you browse.
Joe90 wrote:
Computers cost to update
So do TVs, fridges, and most electrical appliances. Pick a good computer with a decent spec and keep it clean of crap.
Joe90 wrote:
you have to be careful of viruses
Don't buy a Windows PC then. (Yes, I know that Macs get virii, but still.)
Joe90 wrote:
you have to be careful of what you're buying
And you don't in a high-street shop?
Joe90 wrote:
you have to be careful of what you're downloading
Not difficult. Just download crap off dodgy sites without checking its provenance first.
Joe90 wrote:
and it is easy for people (older people that aren't used to computers, or people who are stupider than average, like me,)
a) They offer free computing lessons at the local library for older people.
b) Stop doing that. Stop calling yourself "stupider than average". You're not, and it doesn't suit you to keep thinking like that or calling yourself that.
Joe90 wrote:
to end up getting their bank accounts hacked into. I tried downloading Adblocker the other day from Google, and I suddenly ended up with SweetIM as my browser, and I couldn't get rid of it, and it slowed down all my internet and everything. Now after fiddling around I have finally removed it, but my internet is still having a few problems with speed ever since. Also the connection from the router randomly cuts out and disrupts everything. This can be more frustrating than going out shopping among crowds of people sometimes...
Have you downloaded something like CCleaner or HijackThis to get rid of all the remaining crap?
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:22 am?? ?Post subject:
a, Most people that I know are upset that HMV is going
b, Shops aren't just for walking in and buying something and walking out again, lots and lots of people like to browse, and because I love films, I usually end up buying loads of DVDs in HMV just because of browsing
c, I have everything on my computer (ccleaner, anti-virus software installed and updated, and other stuff like that), but my internet is still slow because when I type something on the internet there is a lag so some letters don't get typed which is annoying (so I've got to type every post on a word document then copy and paste it), and I didn't used to have to do that before I accidentally installed that shitty SweetIM crap. I don't even know where this SweetIM came from, it said ''install Adblocker now'' on the button that I pressed
d, As if everyone who doesn't use a computer has got time for computer lessons
e, you DO have to be careful with what you buy online, because hackers can get in so easily, and there are a lot of scams, etc
f, There is a lot of sarcasm in this thread, Mods, please get rid of the thread now, I made a huge mistake and didn't know WP users would be so against it _________________ Gender: Female
From: East UK
Age: 22
Pet peeve: People criticising me
Lexus took the wrapping off its all-new IS midsize sports sedan in Detroit, and if one thing's for sure, it's that the company is rebelling against the charges that it's boring. The IS styling is curvaceous and exciting, with Lexus' hourglass grille accentuated by dramatic headlights. A swooping cutline at the rear also makes for a car that'll stand out on the street. The line comes in a few flavors at the moment: IS300h, the hybridized, civil version for lands outside of the US; IS250, the entry model; and the IS350, which is much more sporting. Both U.S.-market cars will come in rear- or all-wheel-drive and be available in F Sport trim, which includes aggressive styling and a special calibration for the suspension, steering, and drivetrain. Inside is a handsome leather-wrapped cockpit with the latest evolution of the brand's mouse-like control system and high-mounted screen. We fully expect to see a new IS F take on the pending BMW M4 in due time.
The ACLU and New York Times had sought access to government documents explaining the legal justification for a US drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen and suspected Al Qaeda operative in Yemen.
By Warren Richey,?Staff writer / January 2, 2013
Anwar al-Awlaki speaks in a video message posted on radical websites in this Nov. 8, 2010, image. He was killed in a US drone strike in Yemen.
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A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed most of two lawsuits seeking disclosure of US government documents related to the Obama administration?s claim of legal authority to order the killing of American citizens overseas.
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US District Judge Colleen McMahon expressed frustration with the state of the law, complaining in a 75-page opinion that she faced a ?veritable Catch-22? in deciding whether the government could block public disclosure of legal memos justifying the president?s overseas kill operations.
?I can find no way around the thicket of laws and precedents that effectively allow the Executive Branch of our Government to proclaim as perfectly lawful certain actions that seem on their face incompatible with our Constitution and laws, while keeping the reasons for their conclusions secret,? Judge McMahon wrote.
At issue was whether the administration would be ordered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to disclose to the public legal memos written by government lawyers defending the targeted killing of US citizens overseas who were suspected of involvement in terror operations.
?This Court is constrained by law, and under the law, I can only conclude that the Government has not violated FOIA by refusing to turn over the documents sought in the FOIA requests,? McMahon said.
She added that the government thus could not be ?compelled by this court of law to explain in detail the reasons why its actions do not violate the Constitution and laws of the United States.?
The judge continued: ?The Alice-in-Wonderland nature of this pronouncement is not lost on me; but after careful and extensive consideration, I find myself stuck in a paradoxical situation in which I cannot solve a problem because of contradictory constraints and rules.?
The FOIA lawsuits were filed in federal court in New York City on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union and two reporters with The New York Times. Among other documents, they requested a copy of a memorandum prepared by the Justice Department?s Office of Legal Counsel.
That?s the same office during the Bush administration that prepared a series of memos that offered legal justifications for harsh interrogation tactics. Critics denounced the documents as the torture memos.
President Obama announced at the beginning of his first term that his administration would no longer engage in controversial interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding. But the administration has significantly expanded the use of unmanned drone aircraft to carry out lethal attacks ? including beyond the active war zone in Afghanistan.
Following a three-year study using more than 2,800 mice, a University of Missouri researcher was not able to replicate a series of previous studies by another research group investigating the controversial chemical BPA. The MU study is not claiming that BPA is safe, but that the previous series of studies are not reproducible. The MU study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, also investigated an estrogenic compound found in plants, genistein, in the same three-year study.
"Our findings don't say anything about the positive or negative effects of BPA or genistein," said Cheryl Rosenfeld, associate professor of biomedical sciences in MU's Bond Life Science Center. "Rather, our series of experiments did not detect the same findings as reported by another group on the potential developmental effects of BPA and genistein when exposure of young occurs in the womb."
Creating reliable data on the effects of the chemicals on mice is important to human health since people are frequently exposed to BPA and genistein and humans share similar biological functions with mice. BPA is a chemical used in certain plastic bottles and may be found in the lining of some canned goods and receipt paper. Genistein occurs naturally in soy beans and is sold as a dietary supplement. Research by Fredrick VomSaal, professor of biological science at MU, and others suggests the chemicals may have other adverse effects on many animals, including humans.
Researcher who conducted the original series of experiments claimed that exposure to BPA and genestein resulted in yellow coat color, or agouti, offspring that were more susceptible to obesity and type 2 diabetes compared to their brown coat color, healthy siblings. However, Rosenfeld and her team did not obtain the same results when repeating the study over a three-year period.
After failing to repeat the original experiments findings with similar numbers of animals, Rosenfeld's group extended the studies to include animal numbers that surpassed the prior studies to verify that their findings were not a fluke and to provide sufficient number of animals to ensure that significant differences would be detected if they existed. However, even these additional numbers of animals and extended experiments failed to reproduce the earlier findings. However, the current studies demonstrate that a maternal diet enriched in estrogenic compounds leads to a greater number of offspring that express an agouti gene compared to those that do not, even though equal ratios should have been born.
"This finding suggests that certain uterine environments may favor animals with a 'thrifty genotype' meaning that the agouti gene of mice may help them survive in unfavorable uterine environments over those mice devoid of this gene, Yet, the downside of this expression of the agouti during early development is that the animals may be at risk for later metabolic disorders, such as obesity and diabetes" Rosenfeld said. "In this aspect, humans also have an agouti gene that encodes for the agouti signaling protein (ASIP) that is expressed in fat tissue and pancreas, and there is some correlation that obese individuals exhibit greater expression of this gene compared to leaner individuals. Therefore, the agouti gene may have evolved to permit humans the ability to survive famine, but its enhanced expression may also potentiate metabolic diseases under bountiful food conditions."
While the research casts doubt on the previous study, Rosenfeld said that by understanding the genetic profile of the mice in the first series of studies, scientists could learn more about the correlation between certain genes and obesity. This could eventually influence prevention and treatment programs for patients with diabetes and other obesity-related diseases in humans.
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Posted on: 4:27 pm, January 1, 2013, by Thomas Hendrick, updated on: 04:42pm, January 1, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. ? A 17-year-old high school student was suspended from her San Francisco high school after writing a poem about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
According to KGO-TV, the senior wrote a line saying ?I understand the killings in Connecticut. I know why he pulled the trigger.?
The student told the station that ?The meaning of the poem is just talking about society and how I understand why things like that incident happened. So it?s not like I?m agreeing with it.?
The student said the poem wasn?t turned in as an assignment but was discovered by a teacher who took it to the principal.
The principal made the decision to suspend the student until further notice.
The student said she has often written dark poems on subjects like suicide and sadness and turned them in with no problems. She said she enjoys the subject.
?For example, the only person I can think of would be Stephen King. He writes weird stuff all the time. That doesn?t mean he?s going to do it or act it out,? the student said.
It?s now up to the San Francisco school district to determine if the poem is a from or art or a genuine threat to the safety of the school.
Tea is the most popular drink in the world and provide several health benefits.? The benefits of tea vary based on the amount of polyphenols it contains. During the process of decaffeinating the tea, most of the polyphenols remain intact, giving decaffeinated tea most of the benefits that caffeinated tea has.
Green and black teas contain the most benefits and 2 to 3 cups of tea are recommended per day for adults. Drinking decaffeinated tea is a smart choice for those who need to avoid or limit caffeine.
Polyphenols Polyphenols are plant compounds with antioxidant properties thought to be more effective than vitamin C. The polyphenols in tea are known as catechins. There are two processes used to decaffeinate tea. One that uses ethyl acetate only retains 30 percent of the polyphenols. The other, more natural way uses only water and carbon dioxide and retains 95 perfect of the polyphenols. Decaf tea is a smart alternative to caffeinated tea.
Antioxidants Antioxidants fight free radicals that can change cells, damage DNA and cause cell death. Free radicals can lead to cancer and heart disease and speed the aging process. Antioxidants in decaffeinated tea, especially green tea, can help neutralize free radicals and may reduce or prevent the damage they cause. Green and black teas provide the most antioxidants.
Reduced Cancer Risk Clinical studies have shown that both black and green tea protect against cancer, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Polyphenols in tea may kill cancerous cells and prevent them from growing. Tea helps to prevent against certain cancers such as bladder, gastric, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, according to the Mayo Clinic.? Researchers found that women under the age of 50 who drank 3 or more cups of tea per day were 37 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who did not consume tea.
Lowers Cholesterol Tea can lower total cholesterol and raise HDL, the good cholesterol. Polyphenols may block cholesterol from being absorbed in the intestine and help rid the body of it. In a study of male smokers, drinking green tea reduced blood levels of the harmful kind of cholesterol, LDL. Drinking tea can also assist in preventing atherosclerosis, a condition in which the artery walls thicken due to accumulation of fatty materials, through reduction of cholesterol and triglyceride levels. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, the rate of heart attack decreases 11 percent by drinking 3 cups of tea per day. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not allow tea makers to claim that tea reduces these risks.
Resources University of Maryland Medical Center: Green Tea Mayo Clinic: Tea: Enjoy a Cup for Health and Pleasure Dr. Weil: Is Decaf Tea Less Protective?
What is your favorite kind of tea?
My favorites are Yogi green tea kombucha, any jasmine tea, Bigelow eggnogg'n, Tazo Refresh?and many more.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over sanctions imposed against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
The Republican governor scheduled a news conference for Wednesday on Penn State's campus in State College to announce the filing in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg.
The sanctions, agreed to by the university in July, included a $60 million fine that would be used nationally to finance child abuse prevention grants. State and federal lawmakers have raised objections to the money being spent outside Pennsylvania.
A message seeking comment on the expected lawsuit was left with the NCAA on Tuesday.
Last month, a Pennsylvania congressman said he was unhappy with how the NCAA responded to a request from the state's U.S. House delegation that the whole $60 million in Penn State fines be distributed to causes within the state.
NCAA president Mark Emmert had said in a Dec. 12 letter that a task force had been charged with allocating at least 25 percent of the fine money to programs in Pennsylvania.
Republican Rep. Charlie Dent said days later in a statement that Emmert's response was "unacceptable and unsatisfactory."
The NCAA said then that it stood by what Emmert said.
The fine was just part of college sports' governing body's sanctions on Penn State for its handling of the abuse scandal involving Sandusky, a former assistant under head football coach Joe Paterno. The landmark sanctions also included a four-year ban from postseason play and significant scholarship cuts for the marquee football program, which avoided being suspended, the so-called death penalty.
Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator, was convicted in June on charges he sexually abused 10 boys, some on campus. The 68-year-old was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison.
Eight young men testified against him, describing a range of abuse they said went from grooming and manipulation to fondling, oral sex and anal rape when they were boys.
Sandusky didn't testify at his trial but has maintained his innocence, acknowledging he showered with boys but insisting he never molested them.
Economic environment during infancy linked with substance use, delinquent behavior in adolescencePublic release date: 31-Dec-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Susan Cole colesu@upstate.edu 315-464-6547 JAMA and Archives Journals
CHICAGO The larger economic environment during infancy may be associated with subsequent substance use and delinquent behavior during adolescence, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication.
The current economic crisis has received much attention from policy makers, although the focus has been on short-term effects, while the long-term influences of such financial crises, especially on young children, have generally not been examined, according to the study background.
Seethalakshmi Ramanathan, M.B.B.S., D.P.M., of the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, and colleagues examined the relationship between the high unemployment rates during and after the 1980 and 1981-1982 recession, and rates of subsequent adolescent substance use and delinquent behaviors. Researchers used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, which included a group of 8,984 adolescents born from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1984.
"The results demonstrate a strong correlation between the unemployment rate during infancy and subsequent behavioral problems. This finding suggests that unfavorable economic conditions during infancy may create circumstances that can affect the psychological development of the infant and lead to the development of behavioral problems in adolescence," the authors note.
According to the study results, exposure to a 1 percent deviation from mean regional unemployment rates at the age of 1 year was associated with an increase in the odds ratios of engaging in marijuana use (1.09), smoking (1.07), alcohol use (1.06), arrest (1.17), gang affiliation (1.09), and petty (1.06) and major theft (1.11). No significant associations were noted with the use of hard drugs and assaultive behavior, the results indicate.
"Although the past does not necessarily predict the future, it provides important lessons. Our findings suggest an important static risk factor that mental health professionals may want to take into account when dealing with children exposed to the current economic crisis," the authors conclude. "We hope that the study inspires mental health professionals to look for potential causes and explore interventions that can mitigate some of these long-term consequences."
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(Arch Gen Psychiatry. Published online December 31, 2012. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.280. Available pre-embargo to the media at http://media.jamanetwork.com.)
Editor's Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.
To contact Seethalakshmi Ramanathan call or email Susan Cole.
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Economic environment during infancy linked with substance use, delinquent behavior in adolescencePublic release date: 31-Dec-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Susan Cole colesu@upstate.edu 315-464-6547 JAMA and Archives Journals
CHICAGO The larger economic environment during infancy may be associated with subsequent substance use and delinquent behavior during adolescence, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication.
The current economic crisis has received much attention from policy makers, although the focus has been on short-term effects, while the long-term influences of such financial crises, especially on young children, have generally not been examined, according to the study background.
Seethalakshmi Ramanathan, M.B.B.S., D.P.M., of the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, and colleagues examined the relationship between the high unemployment rates during and after the 1980 and 1981-1982 recession, and rates of subsequent adolescent substance use and delinquent behaviors. Researchers used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, which included a group of 8,984 adolescents born from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1984.
"The results demonstrate a strong correlation between the unemployment rate during infancy and subsequent behavioral problems. This finding suggests that unfavorable economic conditions during infancy may create circumstances that can affect the psychological development of the infant and lead to the development of behavioral problems in adolescence," the authors note.
According to the study results, exposure to a 1 percent deviation from mean regional unemployment rates at the age of 1 year was associated with an increase in the odds ratios of engaging in marijuana use (1.09), smoking (1.07), alcohol use (1.06), arrest (1.17), gang affiliation (1.09), and petty (1.06) and major theft (1.11). No significant associations were noted with the use of hard drugs and assaultive behavior, the results indicate.
"Although the past does not necessarily predict the future, it provides important lessons. Our findings suggest an important static risk factor that mental health professionals may want to take into account when dealing with children exposed to the current economic crisis," the authors conclude. "We hope that the study inspires mental health professionals to look for potential causes and explore interventions that can mitigate some of these long-term consequences."
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(Arch Gen Psychiatry. Published online December 31, 2012. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.280. Available pre-embargo to the media at http://media.jamanetwork.com.)
Editor's Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.
To contact Seethalakshmi Ramanathan call or email Susan Cole.
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I also seem to have a weird curse there when I'm next in line the cashier suddenly seems to forget how to use the cash register or someone calls her and she puts ME on hold, or the person in front of me is an 80-year old and forgets how to use a credit card or cash a check. There are screaming kids and teens yapping away on phones and since I don't have a car or drive I have to call my mother on the phone to drive me back to my apartment. But the store people don't like people having their cars right in front of the doors so I have to lug my shopping cart down to this empty corner on the sidewalk while I wait and it could be freezing or frying but there's not place to go inside. And one time some guy came up to me asking for a smoke. Not a teen but a grown man! I don't smoke and wasn't smoking, so why would he assume I had cigarettes on me, that is so stupid and annoying! Also I have to try to be home before the kids in the high school across the street are let out for the day or there will be cars and buses everywhere and sometimes my mom can't even drive up to the steps to my apartment. So I have to lug my bags of groceries such as big bags of kitty litter even further and then up two sets of stairs. UGH!!! 
Of course I don't want all stores to close down because where I live there's not much else to do or to go to. There's not a lot outside my home I feel like doing, anyway. But most of the other stores in the "city" I live in are terrible. I'm lucky if they have something that I really want and end up searching all over for it and they don't have it if I ask if they will get it soon the answer is nearly always I don't know. When I was a kid going to town or the mall was like going to Disneyland, but back then the stores were a lot better and everything was more fun as a kid but not any more. 
and I can't order stuff online even when I want to because I have no credit cards I can't afford them and I don't get this Pay Pal thing or whatever it's called. 
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Public release date: 31-Dec-2012
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