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'I dreamt of becoming a mother. Now I feel like a murderer'
British mom tells of her anguish over intentionally aborting her disabled baby at an advanced stage of pregnancy
British mother Hilary Freeman was set to welcome her daughter Elodie into the world - until she learned her child would be disabled and might only live briefly if born. She made the decision to abort her child - and has found no solace ever since.
After the horrid experience and the tragedy of taking the life of her disabled child through a procured abortion, Hilary Freeman vows to have more children.
"She said she was sorry, but the full amniocentesis results showed that Elodie had a chromosome condition called Trisomy 2 Mosaicism (an extra copy of chromosome two), which is so rare that . there are only five children known to be living with it in the world, and only seven live births recorded in medical literature."
"Each of the surviving children has severe, but different, disabilities: brain damage, feeding problems, heart and kidney problems, and physical deformities. Chromosome two is so fundamental to human life that, usually, a problem with it causes spontaneous early miscarriage," Freeman says.
"The doctors all made it clear they thought a termination (a euphemism for an intentionally procured abortion) was for the best. (My partner) Mickael said he'd be supportive of whatever decision I made, but he was also clear that it wouldn't be fair to let our baby suffer."
Freeman decided to "terminate her pregnancy". In other words, she decided to intentionally have her disabled child killed through a procured abortion rather than give birth to her. She now says it was a horrid experience in many ways.
"Added to this, I was told what a late NHS termination involves. It is not a painless or quick surgical procedure, performed under anesthetic. The process takes four days."
"First, potassium chloride - the chemical used in U.S. executions - would be injected through my abdomen into Elodie's heart . Two days later, I would come back to the hospital to be induced. I would then have to go through labor and give birth to my dead baby. Afterwards, I'd be given tablets to dry up my milk."
Freeman says she was determined to give her unborn child what she thought would be the maximum amount of dignity in the chemical abortion procedure. "There can be few things in life more painful than choosing your baby's funeral music and readings while she is still kicking inside you . I also had to choose the outfit she would wear in her coffin."
Doctors inserted the chemical to kill her unborn baby. "I closed my eyes, clutched Mickael's hand and cried until it was done. Elodie was kicking me right until the end. When she stopped, I realized I'd never feel her move again".
"For the next two days I walked around zombie-like, carrying my dead baby inside me."
Freeman then gave birth to her dead child in the manner she would have if her child had lived. "In a way, I felt I deserved the pain of each contraction as retribution for taking my baby's life - a reaction I'm told is not unusual among women in my situation."
Both Freeman and her partner were allowed to see their child lying in state. "At just over a pound, she was far bigger than I'd been led to expect, and she was perfect, absolutely beautiful, with her father's mouth and my hands."
"We talked to her and held her and admired her tiny fingers and fingernails, just as you would any newborn baby.
"For a while I felt euphoric - another of nature's cruel hormonal tricks - until I realized that she was growing cold and it hit me that she would never get warm again."
Freeman says she will scatter the ashes of Elodie along the coast of Nice, France, where she was conceived. After the tragedy - and the trauma and travail caused by intentionally killing her disabled child through a procured abortion - she vows to have more children.
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1 month ago
Yes Doctors most CERTAINLY DO SUGGEST (and will even make you feel forced into!!)LATE TERM ABORTIONS!! TO THE GUY BACK THERE THAT SAID THEY DONT, and until "You personally have walked that way, shut up the talk"!! cuz you dont have a clue in H E L L what going through such a thing does to the mother!! YOU CANT BEGIN TO COMPREHEND THE GRIEF & PAIN THAT YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU WERE SO IN LOVE WITH YOUR BABY YOU HAD TO GIVE HIM BACK TO GOD!!! So unless youve been there yourself you dont know what the hell your ignorant minds would REALLY DO in such a horrific situation!!! Shame on all of you!!!
6 months ago
This is one of the saddest things I've ever read.
6 months ago
we do not have the right to judge someone eleses life desisons! she made the choice that she thought was right, her baby was to be born severly damaged and her childs suffering could of been much longer. I don't think anyone can comment on her repenting for her sins as there called untill you are made to make that kind of dicision yourself!! and i do believe we should pray for this mother to have peace and joy and forgiveness for herself she had to make a very difficult discision, and grief of a child never ends.....
6 months ago
I have kept my counsel despite the many hurtful, nasty, judgemental and patronising comments on here. Believe me, I have had to bite my tongue and have deleted many responses I began to write because I didn't want to get personal and stoop to the level of some of the people who have said horrible things for no reason other than to have their say.
Let's get something straight: I didn't post my article on this website - it was for a british newspaper, which is not an organ for the Catholic church - and I didn't ask for your opinions, but I appreciate that since my article is in the public domain, it will attract comments from people who don't agree with my choices.
However, I would appreciate it if, before you comment, you read my whole article - not just the selected quotes that have been printed here to illustrate a particular point of view - which is not one I share.
Here it is: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2222656/I-dreamt-mother-Now-I-feel-like-murderer-Hilary-23-weeks-pregnant-doctors-gave-shattering-news-Her-account-followed-leave-emotions-shreds.html
You are all entitled to your values and beliefs, whether or not I share them. However, what I don't accept is those of you who are trying to tell me black is white. How dare you argue with what the doctors told me? Were you there? Do you have a doctorate in genetics or fetal medicine. Have you studied Trisomy 2 Mosaicism? You might not like the decision I made, or agree with it, but have the decency not to tell me that what I'm saying is not true when you don't know what you're talking about.
And for the record, once again, I am not repentent. I feel and will always feel sad about what happened but I KNOW it was the right thing to do and yes, I would do it again if I were in the same position. I saved my daughter from pain and suffering. That was the only reason I did it.
As for my marital status, that has nothing to do with anything. -
6 months ago
Alas. No doctor would recommend an abortion for this purpose. Please stop suggesting they would. Hilary is clearly repentant, and needs our prayers and support.
6 months ago
we r in a sinful world. we all need repentance & obey God's Law/ We need a spiritual revival, marriage is sacred & sex is for a married couple of a man & a woman. Living a godly life could resolve social problems, abortion is to kill in God,s eyes. I pray that she and her partner repent, be forgiven and get married with a blessing from God first before sex. Amen
6 months ago
Hilary Freeman was set to welcome her daughter Elodie into the world - until she learned her child would be disabled and might only live briefly if born. Is this an excuse? Are you the only one in the world who has/ or would have birthed a disabled child? I am not judging Hillary. This would not have been a choice for me.
I hope that Hillary finds peace and forgiveness.
I can't imagine this at all. 18 more weeks she could have enjoyed her baby Elodie, even if for a short time.
6 months ago
I am amazed and saddened by many of the posted comments. I am 100% pro life but many of the comments were truly mean. Hillary's point that many women have felt the same way but are too afraid to speak about it (for fear of a reaction such as she received) was a good one. We must have compassion for the women who've made these choices and pray for their healing. Sharing her experience will hopefully help a woman who is in a similar position and might just have helped someone make a choice for life. Hillary, I hope that you come back to this forum - thank you for sharing.
6 months ago
i FEEL SO BAD...i am sick...THIS STORY IS WORST EVER!! kill own child??? I cannt imagine that feeling... I feel very very sad...Dear child may Angels be with you...
6 months ago
My heart is pounding
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Each of the nations that consistently outrank the United States on the PISA exam provides their students with a comprehensive, content-rich education in the liberal arts and sciences. These nations differ greatly with regard to how they accomplish this goal. Some have a national curriculum and standards but no tests, others have both, and some leave everything up to the states. Interestingly, no state-based nation in our sample currently has a national curriculum or standards, though one is attempting to develop some.
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Senator Joseph McCarthy investigated people who protested the war in Vietnam, better known as the Second World War. Fortunately, that war was over before Christopher Columbus sailed to America; otherwise, we might have never experienced the Renaissance.
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Unfortunately, too many young Americans do not possess the kind of basic knowledge they need. When asked fundamental questions about U.S. history and culture, they score a D and exhibit stunning knowledge gaps:
There are parents all over America for whom this is no surprise. They know that the focus of their child's school day is increasingly on preparing for basic skills tests, not on learning history or geography, reading literature, or participating in the arts. And their child's teacher often shares in their frustration.
Another concern the survey identifies is a consistent gap—the size of a letter-grade—between respondents who have at least one college-educated parent and those who do not. This is devastating for students who come from homes where the discussion of literature and history is rare because if the school doesn't impart this knowledge, these students are not likely ever to learn it. The burden on schools serving less-privileged students is great because they must somehow teach more just to get their students to the starting line. This survey shows that that challenge is not being adequately met.
When students graduate without knowing what Brown v. Board of Education decided or who told them to "ask not what your country can do for you," they are being left behind in the worst way. Everyone's children deserve to receive a comprehensive, content-rich education in the liberal arts and sciences. Of course they must be able to read and compute. But they must also possess real knowledge about important things, knowledge of civics, biology, geography, art history, languages—the full range of subjects that comprise a complete education. Any reform idea that diminishes the ability of schools and teachers to provide students with such an education is narrowing children's futures, not expanding them.
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February 20 • In this Education Week webinar Lynne Munson talks about how the arts can play a powerful role in CCSS implementation. To register for the archived webinar, sign in here. Or view Lynne's PowerPoint where she unveils high school-level TDQs comparing two works of art.
February 11 • This morning on Rick Hess's Straight Up blog is a "thoughtful conversation" he had with Student Achievement Partners Founding Member Jason Zimba on CCSS, math in particular. Lynne Munson commented on the interview, and her views also can be read in today's Common Core blog
December 17 • Check out Education Week's article "Arts Education Seen as Common-Core Partner." Education Week
July 18 • Common Core has announced that the New York State Department of Education has awarded the organization a third contract to develop 6th-12th grade mathematics curriculum and corresponding professional development aligned to New York State's Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS). News release.
May 7 • Common Core receives glowing reviews for professional development offered in Beaufort County, NC. Read the full story in the Washington Daily News.
April 25 • Common Core's Lynne Munson comments on the pressures of high stakes testing and the effect it can have on student learning in Roberta Munoz's article "Make it of Break it: High Stakes Testing Pros and Cons" on Education.com
April 4 • Common Core has announced that the New York State Department of Education has awarded it two contracts to develop
Pre-Kindergarten-5th grade mathematics curriculum aligned to NY State's Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS). News release.
April 3 • Common Core Creating Math Maps for New York State. News release.
March 27 • Common Core has announced that it is developing a series of CCSS-aligned K-8 curriculum maps in history and geography. News release.
March 21 • Check out Education Week's coverage of Common Core's "Truant From Schools: History, Science, and Art" event!
March 15 • Common Core releases data showing curriculum narrowing affecting all students.
March 9 • Common Core celebrates Virginia's decision to abandon SB185, a bill that would have eliminated state mandated science and social studies testing for third graders. You can read more about this issue, and Common Core's advocacy work, in this recent blog entry.
December 8 • Check out Education Week's coverage of Common Core's recent national survey of school teachers.
November 14 • Read Lynne Munson's response to the latest NAEP results. Joanne Jacobs's "Linking and Thinking on Education" and the Core Knowledge blog also highlighted her piece.


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LI Students Only Allowed To Bring Clear Plastic Bags Into School Following Threat
Police said the message was written in black magic marker on the cafeteria window at Baldwin Senior High School on Ethel T. Kloberg Drive between 10:30 p.m. Friday and 8:07 a.m. Saturday.
Nassau PD: Hicksville Man Arrested For Three Bank Robberies
Even Kerpen of Hicksville faces first and third degree robbery charges.
Police Release Sketch Of Suspect Who Posed As UPS Worker In Elmont Burglary
The suspect was holding a box and wearing a brown UPS jacket, jeans and a brown skull cap when he rang the doorbell of a home on Barbara Street shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
Police: UPS Impersonator Bound Women, Burglarized L.I. Home
The suspect was holding a box and wearing a brown UPS jacket, jeans and a brown skull cap when he rang the doorbell of a home on Barbara Street shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
Cops: Suspect Beat L.I. Man With Wooden Table Leg
Nassau County police said Albert Garfield was charged with assault, grand larceny, criminal possession of a weapon and driving while ability impaired by drugs.
Police: Husband And Wife Sold Heroin From Elmont Home
Thomas McKinley, 53, and his wife Lorraine Bianchini, 61, were arrested Monday around 12:30 p.m. during an undercover operation, police said.
Police: Nassau Man Arrested For Courthouse Bomb Threats
Police say 25-year-old Melbis Hernandez, of Hempstead, was arrested after an investigation found that one of the telephone calls came from a nearby public phone booth.
L.I. Man Gets 10 Years In Southern State Parkway Police Chase, Crash
Louie Blanton, 24, of Amityville, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault upon a police officer, unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, and criminal possession of a weapon in January.
Nassau Cops: Elmont Teen Impersonated An Officer, Charged With Menacing
Andrew Schreier was behind the wheel when he pulled alongside another car, pulled out a gold badge, and said "I'm a cop, and I'll give you tickets," according to Nassau County police.
Police: L.I. Man Stole From 85-Year-Old Mother To Get Drugs
Paul Hannwacker, 46, was arrested early Sunday after he was found in an intoxicated state in his car that was stopped at a 45-degree angle in the middle of the road in Westbury, police said.
Nassau County Holds One Of The Largest Gun Buybacks In Its History
One of the largest gun buybacks in Nassau County history was held Saturday morning, and police believe the large turnout had to do with the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn.
After Wage Freeze Tossed, Nassau Cops Look For County To Pay Up
On Thursday, a judge threw out a wage freeze imposed on Nassau County police by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority.
Police: Long Island Father Arrested For DWI After Daughter Calls 911
The Long Island father, Ja Mail Lewis of Freeport, police claim, admitted he'd been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana laced with PCP.
Long Island Man Charged With DWI, Possession of Stun Gun
Hugh Murray, 26, was arrested after he was spotted weaving in and out of traffic in his BMW on Hempstead Turnpike near Merrick Avenue in East Meadow around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
Nassau County Police Looking For Victims Of Telephone Kidnapping Scam
Since Nov. 1, someone has been calling people, telling them a family member has been kidnapped, held hostage or involved in an auto accident, police said. The male caller then demands a payment, usually through Western Union, to save or help the family member.


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Best AEC use of Twitter will go to a person or organisations making really effective use of Twitter in their work in the architecture, engineering, construction, property, facilities management or infrastructure sectors. We are looking for individuals or organisations who you think demonstrate good practice in use of Twitter, perhaps people who are helpful or great sources of information, or who are great at engaging with other people online. Remember: size isn't everything. The award shouldn't be judged on the numbers of Tweets or followers someone has; the quality of interaction is what matters.
The shortlisted-candidates in this category:
- Andy Marshall: @Fotofacade - "enlightens his followers with a fine blend of information/comment and is the master of 'telling a story'.... offers insights into his life and work (architectural photography) without ever 'selling'."
- Paul Wilkinson: @EEPaul - uses Twitter to share links about his work and interests in AEC IT and in social media, plus occasional beefs about transport, cycling and football
- Alice Kershaw: @alicekershaw - "highlights the importance of heritage to the built environment in Peterborough, showcasing projects, highlighting interesting buildings and facts to create a sense of place online."
- Mark Stephens: @architectmark - "he tweets about his work, and provides advice to people thinking about a building project but who perhaps don't know where to start. Or who have perhaps started a project and need some help moving forward."
- Lorna Parsons: @LornaParsons / @MADEplaces - for her tireless use of twitter, and during the CABE/MADE summer school "for ensuring that the tutors', speakers' and students' voices and progress was heard across the city and beyond"
- James Mott: @ProjectBook - "totally unselfish with his time to support new users into the Twitter community."
- Matthew Franklin: @Shropsarchitect - "has used Twitter to carve out a niche for his freelance architectural services, and to promote and operate the Ask the Architect.... He epitomises what AEC-focussed Twitter engagement should be about: focussed, informative and helpful"
- @urbanverse and @jenjarratt for #futrchat twitter chat: - "A group of futurists, largely from the APF (Assoc of Prof Futurists) from across the globe who meet for an hour or so every month to exchange ideas, comment and drop leading edge, left-field concepts into the discussion. Not sure who started #futrchat but @urbanverse and @jenjarratt are drivers and facilitators"
- Alison Watson: @ClassOfYourOwn - "Alison is very active in posting useful and thought provoking tweets; she also retweets well and goes out of her way to help and connect new twitter friends."
- BDonline: @BDonline - "Unlike some other titles we try to only post tweets on stories that twitterers can actually access and we also talk to our followers. We've invested quite a lot of time in creating twitter lists that we hope are a useful resource for built environment tweeters and we run regular competitions for our followers."


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Butternut Squash and Mushroom Lasagna
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 1/2 cups chopped onions
- 1/2 pound crimini (baby bella) mushrooms, sliced (about 3 cups)
- 2 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 5 1/2 cups)
- 1 14-ounce can vegetable broth
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme, divided
- 4 tablespoons sliced fresh sage, divided
- 3 15-ounce containers whole-milk ricotta cheese
- 4 cups grated mozzarella cheese, divided
- 2 cups grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 4 large eggs
- Olive oil
- 1 9-ounce package no-boil lasagna noodles
Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; sauté until soft, about 8 minutes. Increase heat to high; add mushrooms and cook until tender, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer mushroom mixture to bowl; set aside.
Add squash, broth, 3 tablespoons thyme, and 3 tablespoons sage to same skillet. Cover and simmer over medium heat until squash is just tender, about 6 minutes. Uncover and cook until squash is very soft but still retains shape, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix ricotta, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, and remaining 1 tablespoon thyme and 1 tablespoon sage in large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper; mix in eggs.
Brush 13x9x2-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with oil. Spread 1 cup ricotta mixture over bottom. Arrange 3 noodles on top. Spread 1 3/4 cups ricotta mixture over noodles. Arrange 1 1/3 cups squash mixture over. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup mushrooms and 1 cup mozzarella. Top with 3 noodles, then 1 3/4 cups ricotta mixture, half of remaining squash, 1/2 cup mushrooms, and remaining 1 cup mozzarella. Repeat with noodles, 1 3/4 cups ricotta mixture, remaining squash, and remaining mushrooms. Top with 3 noodles. Spread remaining ricotta mixture over; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Cover with oiled foil.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake lasagna, covered, 35 minutes. Uncover; bake until heated through, about 25 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. DO AHEAD:The lasagna can be assembled one day ahead and refrigerated.
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GALASSO: Little ways to make a big impact in someone's life
Think of a person who changed your life. What did he or she do to make such an impact?
For of all the beautiful things in the world, there is nothing greater than a selfless, kind action, an encouraging word, or good deed that is done in love for another.
I like the memorable story I heard long ago about a woman who adored flowers. Year after year, meticulously, she planted thousands of exquisite blooms on the property of her country home and welcomed guests to see her gardens, sharing her vision of beauty with others.
A television reporter was told about the vast floral display. So, he phoned the woman to ask if he could visit her garden and conduct an interview. The woman agreed. They set up a meeting time, and she gave him directions.
Several days later, the reporter drove to the woman's home. He followed the route and turned onto a small dirt road. In the bright morning sunlight, he saw a hand-lettered sign with an arrow that read, "God's Garden."
The reporter parked his car, stepped out and casually walked up a long, winding pathway. As he turned a corner, he nonchalantly gazed upward and gasped.
Multitudes upon multitudes of gorgeous flowers were assembled in patterns. Each different colored blossom was planted in large groups. Exquisite shades of baby pink, magenta, delicate lavender, yellow and vivid orange were planted all over the property.
Remarkably, there were more than 50,000 flowers spread over five acres.
At that moment, the woman emerged from her house. She stood there, smiling, and then extended her hand. "Welcome. It's a pleasure to meet you," she said. Wide-eyed, the reporter replied, with his hand shaking hers, "The pleasure is all mine."
Then, amazed, he asked, "How on earth did you do this?" Continued...
Softly, the woman answered, "One bulb at a time."
God's love is seen in your benevolent actions. Imagine what you can accomplish and achieve for the benefit of others; one day, one step, one dream, one deed, and one idea at a time.
God has given you special gifts and strengths. He has called you and chosen you. Thus, don't let anything keep you from being a great influence. Listen to the voice in your heart. Follow your passions forward. And find someone to be good to every single day.
There are so many little ways to make a big impact in someone's life. By doing good for another person, you follow in the footsteps of God, whose powerful spirit is alive within you today. "The kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:21).
Put a happy expression on your face. You have a lovely smile, and it's a tool that can lift the weight of the world off of someone shoulders and in the process, cheer you up, too. A long-distance friend once told me that when she was in elementary school, her mother wrote in her autograph book a verse she would always recall. It read, "The world is like a mirror, reflecting what you do, and if you face it smiling, it smiles right back at you."
Encourage laughter from people, for there is a direct correlation between humor and good health. Invite humor into conversations by asking others, "What funny thing happened to you today?" Every night at dinner, after we say grace, my family and I go around the table and we each share something good that transpired during the course of our day. That discussion brings a positive atmosphere into our home. For if we live, think, and act positively, we will attract positive results.
There is only one of you, and you're needed. Hence, build someone else up by giving them sincere compliments. Offer words of gratitude and applaud another's good efforts. Tell your spouse often that you appreciate him or her. Be generous with your affection and praise.
Convey loving messages to children. Give extra hugs and say, "God loves you," "You were born to make a difference," and "I believe in you."
Uphold another in prayer. Do kind deeds in secret. And compose 'thank you notes' to people who may need encouragement or have had a profound impact on your life.
Lend a listening ear. Often, a person who is sad or frustrated just needs someone who will listen. Mentor a child. Coach a sports team. Adopt a pet. Volunteer at shelters, soup kitchens or hospitals. Take someone who doesn't drive to run errands. Offer to grocery shop for a shut in. Or, create care packages to send overseas for our brave servicemen and women as a 'thank you' for the selfless work that they do. Continued...
If you can, open up a window of opportunity for another. Give someone a chance. I remember when I made an appointment to meet with the publisher of the New Haven Register to present my column idea. Afterward, he said, "We will try your column for 13 weeks and let the readers decide." That was 18 years ago. Since that time, I have received hundreds of thousands of extraordinary letters from grateful readers.
What are you doing with your exceptional talents? The world needs your light to shine brightly to make it a better place. You can make a profound difference. So, don't give up on your creative ideas that can help another. Humbly ask God to provide you with a way for His light to shine through you. And, one step at a time, as you bless others, get ready, for God will do something incredible for you.
God bless you… as you give!
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QUOTE (joele @ Nov 29 2003, 03:17 AM) |
Very nice much better than the included skins! |
QUOTE (joele @ Nov 29 2003, 03:39 AM) |
LOL unleashx No offence meant, the dashboard itself is brilliant, and I did see that comment in the docs... |
QUOTE (SNICK! @ Nov 29 2003, 07:53 PM) |
hi unleash x would i be able to have the default skin? as i just want to change the orb from the green one to a big blue one. please email it to email@example.com cheerz |
QUOTE (nagmine @ Nov 29 2003, 08:39 PM) |
I was trying to make some skins last night. But only one thing how do u get rid of the blur in the middle. I kinda find it annoying. |
QUOTE (PuddWakkr @ Nov 30 2003, 12:19 PM) |
Quick question for hydraulix and KF. Does the order in which things are placed in the skin.xml make a difference? Like in MXM can I create overlays by placing an object later in the xml? Working on a skin for this dash just to see how it works and my router is having issues so I can't test right now. |
QUOTE (PuddWakkr @ Nov 30 2003, 11:24 PM) |
Thanks for the reply's. Guess I can scrap my WIP |
QUOTE (C-5 @ Dec 1 2003, 09:52 PM) |
I made some changes to the default green skin. If you guys want it I can upload it to AXS. |
QUOTE (MikeHolliday @ Dec 2 2003, 02:36 PM) |
Would it be possible to make a skin that shows the spine of the dvd cases of games rather than the text name? |
QUOTE (rob1309 @ Dec 2 2003, 10:00 PM) | ||
that'd take a diff pic for every single game... kickass idea though actually that'd be very kickass i wouldn't wanna take pics of all the cases though and size em maybe someone else could do it hehe |
QUOTE (tenka @ Dec 2 2003, 05:55 PM) |
;//// what yall think? |
QUOTE (49er @ Dec 2 2003, 07:57 PM) |
Okay, so this is a WIP (so some things not quite in the right place) basic background - very simple, nothing too flashy because the main attraction is below... GameIcons are semi-transparent custom images - in this case, a PGR2 screenshot - stretched over the entire screen. Very cool (IMO) and they load very quickly too. |


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"Harpie" (ハーピィ Hāpyi) is an archetype composed of female Winged Beast-Type monsters and their Dragon pets.
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Maximum of 3 RuleEdit
Harpie Ladies usually have the phrase This card's name is treated as "Harpie Lady" in their effect text. Their name is also treated as "Harpie Lady" while in the player's Deck; a player can only have a combination of 3 cards whose name is treated as "Harpie Lady" in their Deck. "Harpie Queen", "Harpie Channeler" and "Harpie Dancer" are the exception to this rule, since their effects only has their names treated as "Harpie Lady" while they're on the field and in the Graveyard. However this also mean that they are the only "Harpie Lady" that can't be searched by "Birdface" or "Elegant Egotist", although they still can be searched by "Harpie Channeler".
"Harpie Ladies" "1", "2", and "3", in addition to "Cyber Harpie Lady", are treated as if their name is "Harpie Lady" at all times for all rules of the game, including in the Deck, hand and Side Deck.
Media appearancesEdit
In the anime, the "Harpies" are the signature cards of Mai Valentine. She often begins with one "Harpie" card and uses support cards to accessorize and multiply it. Joey Wheeler also used some "Harpie" cards as a reminder of his promise to save Mai from her Penalty Game.
A "Harpie Lady" also appears as a Duel Monster Spirit in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. She battles Jesse Anderson and his "Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus". That same "Harpie Lady" later uses the effect of "Elegant Egotist" to multiply into 3, but they were defeated by "Sapphire Pegasus" and "Topaz Tiger".
In Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time, at the site of Maximillion Pegasus's tournament, one of the spectators cosplays as a "Harpie Lady".
In the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force series, Jasmine plays a "Harpie" Deck.
When "Harpies" were released, they were an archetype without a lot of support (however, they were also the first fleshed-out archetype). However, with the release of Rise of Destiny, "Harpies" became a more balanced and powerful archetype. Since then, Structure Deck 8: Lord of the Storm has aided the "Harpie" archetype with cards such as "Hysteric Party". Furthermore, "Harpie Queen" was released in Force of the Breaker, and "Cyber Shield" was reintroduced as a common card in Storm of Ragnarok.
In Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy, "Harpies" gain new members and support, including the release of the first Harpie Xyz Monster, "Harpie's Pet Phantasmal Dragon", which is capable of attacking directly as well as protecting your "Harpie" monsters from attacks and targeting effects, as long as it has Xyz Material. Also introduced is "Harpie Channeler", which can Special Summon "Harpie" monsters straight from your Deck by discarding 1 "Harpie" card from your hand, as well as open up Rank 7 plays through it's level-changing effect. Additionally, a new Spell Card is introduced called "Hysteric Sign", which can search for "Elegant Egotist" and, upon destruction, add 3 "Harpie" monsters with different names from your Deck straight to your hand. Also "Harpie Dancer", A new Harpie monster in the OCG, can give wind monsters extra normal summon capabilities.
Most "Harpies" in the international release of the game, including all language prints except Japanese, and in the anime have been edited to appear to wear bodysuits while in the Japanese versions they wear much more revealing clothing. "Cyber Harpie Lady" and "Harpie Lady Sisters" have had the spikes extruding from their armor removed due to the suggestiveness. However, some earlier printings of a few of the "Harpie" cards outside of Japan (specifically the original "Harpie Lady" and "Harpie Girl") were printed without being censored.
Play styleEdit
"Harpies" combine the ability to be rapidly summoned, to destroy the opponent's Spell and Trap Cards, to increase each others attack points and abilities, and to work together to protect each other. They do not have the ability to destroy Spell and Trap cards innately, but the Field Spell Card "Harpies' Hunting Ground" allows the controller of the summoned Harpie or harpies to destroy one Spell or Trap Card when a "Harpie Lady" card is Summoned in any way. They are one of the very few cards that can be Summoned en masse' from the Graveyard through the effect of "Hysteric Party". Their support cards, "Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon" and "Harpie's Pet Dragon", rapidly gain in power and usefulness through effects including protecting other "Harpie" cards and card destruction as the "Harpies" swarm the field. Properly played, "Harpies" can overwhelm the opponent in moments with high attack power and powerful effects, but they are individually not too strong, so they are vulnerable to opponents who Summon strong single Monsters early to whittle down the number of "Harpies" on the field.
WIND Monsters have good capacity to Special Summon, and as such the Deck can be fast. Although some of the Monsters are weak, cards such as "Harpie Lady 1", "Bladefly", "Hunter Owl" and "Rising Air Current" can leave you with a field full of enormous Monsters. The tendency of WIND Monsters to destroy Spell and Trap cards ("Raiza the Storm Monarch" & "Harpies' Hunting Ground", even "Icarus Attack") leaves you able to attack in relative safety. Many cards from various packs can be quite useful if made an addition to a "Harpie Lady" deck. Many WIND Monsters, such as "Hunter Owl", "Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry" and "Twin-Headed Behemoth", have useful effects that can help out in tough situations. In particular, "Stardust Dragon" fits perfectly into this type of deck: it is a high level WIND Monster, and its effect allows you to negate a destructive effect, such as that of "Dark Hole" each turn as long as you can keep reviving "Stardust Dragon" with its own effect, making it a great boost to the Deck's theme of destroying and negating your opponent's Spell and Trap cards. Also, it can be used as a instant Beatstick with "Starlight Road".
If a player is going to use Synchro Monsters, then they must use proper tuners. "Vortex the Whirlwind" is a level 5 Synchro Monster with a swarming effect. "Glow-Up Bulb" (Traditional Format) is easily on of the best tuners to use as you can use it twice, or use "Foolish Burial" to send it to your Graveyard. "Mist Valley Soldier" can be used with a "Harpy" to make "Stardust Dragon", and, in an emergency, can be used with "Icarus Attack". "Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind" can be used with "Icarus Attack" and can cut in half an opponent's monster such as "Caius the Shadow Monarch", "Stardust Dragon", and even "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon". More importantly, you can splash "Blackwing Armor Master", who is immune to crippling cards such as "Shrink" and "Honest", and "Black Rose Dragon", who can clear the field. "Dragunity Darkspear" can be used as either a substitute of "Monster Reborn" or used to summon the incredibly powerful "Dragunity Knight - Trident", who can eliminate the most popular archtypes in the game, such as "Gladiator Beast" and "Blackwings".
A possible card to use in this deck is "Inferno Reckless Summon". You can first use "Elegant Egotist", "Swallow's Nest" or "Hysteric Party" to Special Summon any "Harpie Lady" whose attack is 1500 or less after applying continuous effects. Then use the effect of "Inferno Reckless Summon" to summon more "Harpies". (You cannot use "Inferno Reckless Summon" with "Harpie Lady #1" because it will gain the extra 300 ATK instantly after being summoned to the field, but, should you Special Summon a different "Harpie Lady" such as "Harpie Lady 2" you would be able to use it as the target monster for "Inferno Reckless Summon's" effect, and then Special Summon one or more "Harpie Lady 1".) You can use "Harpie Channeler" however to activate "Inferno Reckless Summon" since she has only 1400 Atk and is treated as "Harpie Lady" while on the field. Since many "Harpie" monsters are treated as "Harpie Lady," you can also use "Three of a Kind" to significantly clear the Field.
With Xyz monsters out and the release of new Harpie support cards in Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy, This archetype can have the ability to Xyz summon rank 4 monsters quick with "Harpie Channeler", "Elegant Egotist", and "Hysteric Party". Harpie Channeler can act like a "Summoner Monk" for Harpies with the cost of 1 Harpie card in your hand, setting up the graveyard for "Hysteric Party". You can also Summon Harpie Channeler through Summoner Monk. Harpie Channeler can also summon out "Harpie's Pet Dragon" straight from your deck making it more easier to summon instead of tributing 2 monsters to summon it, also you can use "Harpie Channeler" and "Harpie's Pet Dragon" for an Xyz summon of a rank 7 monster like "Number 11: Big Eye" and also "Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack" (OCG), you can even Xyz summon "Number 7: Lucky Straight", a very difficult monster to summon due to requiring 3 level 7 monsters, which in a Harpie deck you just need 2 Harpie Channelers and 1 "Harpie's Pet Dragon" (which can be summoned through Harpie Channeler) and deal a powerful impact to your opponent with its effect. "Hysteric Sign" can help gain hand advantage by getting an "Elegant Egotist" from your hand or graveyard also can give you any 3 Harpie cards with a different name from your deck upon being sent from your hand or side of the field to the Graveyard during the End Phase giving a +3 (You can only use 1 Hysteric Sign effect per turn so if you choose one, you cannot use the other effect til the next turn).
You can use Harpies' Hunting Ground to destroy your "Hysteric Sign", or discard it to use Summoner Monk's Effect to help get your combos out faster. "Harpie's Pet Phantasmal Dragon" is a new powerful Xyz monster for Winds that can be easily summoned with "Harpie Channeler", "Elegant Egotist", "Hysteric Party", and even "Rescue Rabbit" if you are using "Harpie Lady". "Harpie's Pet Phantasmal Dragon" while it has Xyz materials can attack directly also can protect your Harpie monsters from being targeted for attacks and by card effects, but you lose an Xyz material from this card during the end phase. Another powerful Xyz monster that can be easily summoned in a Harpie deck is "Lightning Chidori". Although not strong in ATK, "Lightning Chidori" Has a powerful effect of putting cards they control to their decks ruining their strategies and taking out their strongest monsters, also can give then a dead draw, also you can Xyz summon "Diamond Dire Wolf" which can destroy any card on the field with a cost of one of your Harpie monsters which can easily be re-summoned with "Hysteric Party". Harpie monsters can have a capability of summoning rank 4 monsters that require 3 level 4 monsters with ease like "Number 16: Shock Master", "Number 32: Shark Drake", and even "Evilswarm Ouroboros", and also can summon popular rank 4 monsters like "Number 39: Utopia", "Gagaga Cowboy", "Maestroke the Symphony Djinn" and Number 50: Blackship of Corn.
"Harpies' Hunting Ground" can be a powerful card by destroying Spell/Trap cards on the field that can hinder you from executing your combos, also can force your opponent to activate their set trap cards like "Bottomless Trap Hole", "Torrential Tribute", "Solemn Warning", etc before they be destroyed by "Harpies' Hunting Ground" although it puts the risk of our own Spell/Trap cards. "Harpies' Hunting Ground" can also be searched by "Terraforming", "Hysteric Sign" and "Harpie Queen" (Sending "Harpie Queen" to the graveyard sets up the graveyard for "Hysteric Party"). With "Harpie Channeler" being released in the OCG, you can try to use "Birdface" in your Harpie deck, although people use Flying Kamakiri 1 over this card, you can use this card to set up your hand with a Harpie monster for "Harpie Channeler" or you can have a "Harpie Lady" or a card that is treated as Harpie Lady (Harpie Lady 1 or Cyber Harpie Lady) in your hand for your next turn. Another new Harpie card in the OCG is "Harpie Dancer".
Although she does not have the ability to swarm the field like "Harpie Channeler", She can return wind monsters you control to the hand to normal summon an extra wind monster. You can use "Harpie Dancer" to return Harpie monster you control that is bound by cards like "Call of the Haunted", "Fiendish Chain", or "Hysteric Party" and normal summon another wind monster or even the Harpie monster itself. You can combo this effect with "Altitude Knight", normal summoning an extra wind monster while sending a harpie monster from your deck to the graveyard while "Altitude Knight" is face-up, helping setting up the graveyard for "Hysteric Party". Despite the fact that "Harpie Dancer" is a Harpie card, this card's effect would work better with the Mist Valley archetype.
Other good cards you can add to a Harpie Deck is "Effect Veiler", "Fiendish Chain", and "Breakthrough Skill". These effect negation cards can help patch up weaknesses to Harpies while Harpie Decks have the advantage with spell/trap removal. "Breakthrough Skill" have a very high potential to use than "Effect Veiler" and "Fiendish Chain" due to it's second effect letting you negate a monster's effect by banishing this card from your graveyard (cannot be used on the same turn that this is sent to the graveyard), also this card can be useful against effect monsters powerful effects such as "Rescue Rabbit", "Tour Guide from the Underworld", "Neo-Spacian Grand Mole", "Wind-Up Zenmaines", "Leviair the Sea Dragon", "Number 39: Utopia", "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En", etc.
"Breakthrough Skill" can also help against anti-special summoning monsters like "Archlord Kristya" to give you a chance to special summon monsters the turn you used it. "Divine Wrath" can also be a usable card, although you must discard 1 card in your hand, this card can stop monster effects that "Breakthrough Skill", "Effect Veiler" and "Fiendish Chain" cannot stop, such as "Effect Veiler", "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness", "Sangan" (Traditional Format), etc. "Ice Beast Zerofyne" in Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy is a powerful Xyz monster that requires 2 level 4 Winged Beast monsters, also has the ability to negate all face-up cards your opponent controls and gain 300 ATK for each other face-up card on the field until your next Standby Phase by detaching 1 Xyz Material From this card, giving more monster negation power to Harpies while destroying spell/trap cards. "Effect Veiler" is also a level 1 tuner monster, giving a chance to summon Synchro monsters like "Vortex the Whirlwind", "Ally of Justice Catastor", and even "Mist Wurm".
Another card that will work well with Harpies is "Windrose the Elemental Lord", which is being released to the OCG in Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy. Although Harpies have enough methods to destroy Spell/Trap cards, This new monster can add a new method to Spell/Trap destruction to this Archetype, except this card can replace the long forbidden "Harpie's Feather Duster". Also this monster boast in high ATK, helping Harpies against monsters with high ATK, and because this card is a Winged Beast, this card can get the power up of "Harpies' Hunting Ground" making this monster's ATK 3000, also this card can be used with "Icarus Attack" for emergencies. Since this card Destroys all Spell and Trap cards your opponent controls, this card can help clean up Spell/Trap cards that can hinder your strategies, help your opponent with their strategies and/or destroys their back row to keep your monsters from being harmed from the Battle Phase.
Despite the motliness in tactics that "Harpie"s are capable of, there are still Achilles heels within this archetype that can be capitalized on. For instance, all "Harpie" monsters, except "Cyber Harpie Lady", "Harpie Queen", "Harpie's Pet Dragon" and "Harpie's Pet Phantasmal Dragon" are generally low in original ATK and without an ATK boost, can easily get run over by powerful monsters and are also vunerable to cards such as "King Tiger Wanghu" and "Deck Devastation Virus". You can add "Harpie Lady 1", "Bladefly", and/or "Rising Air Current" to avoid these problems, although those cards can also benefit your opponent's WIND monsters too. Harpie monsters can also have problems with big monsters such as "Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon", Blue-Eyes White Dragon, "Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En", "Mermail Abyssmegalo", "Judgment Dragon", "Evolzar Laggia", "Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction", and others. This problem can be solved by Xyz Summoning "Number 11: Big Eye" through "Harpie Channeler" and use it's effect to permanently take control of your opponent's strongest monster and use it against them.
"Harpie"s are capable of swarming the field making mass destruction cards like "Dark Hole", "Torrential Tribute", "Black Rose Dragon" and "Mirror Force" very deadly against this archetype. Cards like "Bottomless Trap Hole", "Giant Trap Hole", "Dark Trap Hole" and "Special Hurricane" are also dangerous cards that can be used on your "Harpies" Special Summoned by "Hysteric Party". "Harpies' Hunting Ground" can solve most of these problems--also Counter Trap Cards like "Dark Bribe", "Solemn Judgment", and "Seven Tools of the Bandit" can help with these dilemmas too.
Anti-Special summon cards like "Archlord Kristya" , "Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo", "Jowgen the Spiritualist" and the "Vanity" cards can also cause problems to this Archetype cutting off their special summoning capabilities. You can use monster removal cards like "Icarus Attack" and "Spiritual Wind Art - Miyabi" to help with those problems. Also you can use "Breakthrough Skill" and "Fiendish Chain" to negate their effect so you can Special Summon.
"Poisonous Winds" and "Milus Radiant" are deadly weaknesses to all WIND Decks. Additionally, "Dimensional Fissure" And "Macro Cosmos" can prevent Harpies from hitting the Graveyard, Preventing the use of "Hysteric Party" and "Harpie Queen"'s effect. "Harpies' Hunting Ground", "Mystical Space Typhoon", "Heavy Storm", and "Dust Tornado" can solve these problems. "Prohibition" and "Psi-Blocker" can shut down Harpie Ladies and most of their support cards, but it does not prevent "Harpie Queen", "Harpie Channeler", and "Harpie Dancer" from being summoned of having their effects become unusable and it can be destoyed by "Mystical Space Typhoon", "Dust Tornado", and "Heavy Storm" (Prohibition), (Psi-Blocker) can easily be destroyed by battle due to its low attack. "Windrose the Elemental Lord" in Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy, can basically deal with both these cards by Destroying "Prohibition" with it's effect (along with other Spell/Traps your opponent controls) and destroying "Psi-Blocker" by battle.
"Silver Sentinel" can cause problems due to it being set on your opponent's Spell/Trap zone. Harpies have the ability to destroy Spell/Traps via "Harpies' Hunting Ground" and if you destroy "Silver Sentinel" on your opponent's Spell/Trap Zone, it can cause you problems with doing big plays for the rest of the turn. "Silver Sentinel" can also Special Summon itself by its effect, giving your opponent a monster to use for their next turn.
Finally, the fact that only 3 "Harpie Lady" cards can be in your Deck can be a weakness in itself because it forces you to decide which of the "Harpie" cards that are always treated as "Harpie Lady" will be best for you. In other words, no matter how you decide, you will not be able to have them all in your Deck and thus, you cannnot maximize the use of all of them because you'll have to for instance, either balance their number of copies in your Deck if you want to exploit all of their abilities or focus mostly on one of them at the trade-off of leaving the rest of the "Ladies" out of the loop.
Recommended cardsEdit
There are many Winged-Beast support cards, and can be used easily in combination to overwhelm the opponent.
- Harpie Dancer (OCG)
- Harpie Lady (If using Rescue Rabbit)
- Sky Scout (If using Rescue Rabbit)
- Battlestorm
- Blackwing - Zephyros the Elite
- Cyber Harpie Lady
- Harpie Girl
- Flying Kamakiri 1
- Rescue Rabbit (If using Harpie Lady and/or Sky Scout)
- Harpie Channeler
- Harpie Lady 1
- Harpie Lady Sisters
- Harpie Queen
- Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon
- Harpie's Pet Dragon
- Mist Valley Soldier
- Summoner Monk
- Swift Birdman Joe
- Genex Ally Birdman
- Dragunity Darkspear
- Silpheed
- Garuda the Wind Spirit
- Hunter Owl
- Birdface
- Alector, Sovereign of Birds
- Windrose the Elemental Lord
- Elegant Egotist
- Harpies' Hunting Ground
- Hysteric Sign
- Symbol of Heritage
- Cyber Shield
- Mountain
- Swallow's Nest
- Triangle Ecstasy Spark
- Quill Pen of Gulldos
- Chthonian Alliance
- Magical Mallet (If using Harpie Lady Sisters)
- Infected Mail
- Hysteric Party
- Icarus Attack
- Phoenix Wing Wind Blast
- Starlight Road
- Three of a Kind
- Trap Stun
- Treaty on Uniform Nomenclature
- Aqua Chorus
Extra DeckEdit
- Daigusto Phoenix
- Dragunity Knight - Trident
- Harpie's Pet Phantasmal Dragon
- Lightning Chidori
- Diamond Dire Wolf
- Queen Dragun Djinn
- Scrap Dragon
- Stardust Dragon
- Vortex the Whirlwind
- Number 7: Lucky Straight
- Number 11: Big Eye
- Number 32: Shark Drake
- Number 16: Shock Master
- Number 39: Utopia
- Daigusto Emeral
- Gem-Knight Pearl
- Ice Beast Zerofyne
- Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack
- Evilswarm Ouroboros
Black HarpiesEdit
Recommended cardsEdit
- Battlestorm
- Blackwing - Blizzard the Far North
- Blackwing - Bora the Spear
- Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind
- Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn
- Harpie Lady Sisters
- Cyber Harpie Lady
- Dark Simorgh
- Harpie Queen
- Allure of Darkness
- Black Whirlwind
- Cards for Black Feathers
- Elegant Egotist
- Harpies' Hunting Ground
- Swallow's Nest
- Magic Planter
Extra DeckEdit
- Blackwing Armed Wing
- Blackwing Armor Master
- Daigusto Phoenix
- Black-Winged Dragon
- Stardust Dragon
- Ice Beast Zerofyne
- Lightning Chidori
Valley of HarpiesEdit
Recommended cardsEdit
- Cyber Harpie Lady
- Dragunity Darkspear
- Genex Ally Birdman
- Harpie Lady 1
- Harpie Queen
- Mist Valley Falcon
- Mist Valley Shaman
- Mist Valley Soldier
- Reborn Tengu
Extra DeckEdit
Harpie Lady BeatdownEdit
Recommended cardsEdit
- Alector, Sovereign of Birds
- Battlestorm
- Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind
- Cyber Harpie Lady
- Dragunity Darkspear
- Harpie Lady 1
- Harpie Queen
- Hunter Owl
- Mist Valley Falcon
- Mist Valley Soldier
- Raiza the Storm Monarch
Non-canon appearancesEdit
In Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom, the Harpie Ladies are given names, each based on those of three Harpy sisters from Greek mythology.
Harpie Lady 1 - Airo (from Aello, "storm swift")
Harpie Lady 2 - Ocupete (from Ocypete, "the swift wing")
Harpie Lady 3 - Keraino (from Celaeno, "the dark")
Trivia/Notes Edit
Alexis Rhodes, Jasmine and Mindy dress up as the Harpie Lady Sisters in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.


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By Luc Loranhe (2006)
In accordance with the standard anthropological theory, homo sapiens became the dominating animal species on earth because we were the only primates who adopted a permanent upright posture, leaving our hands free to use for other purposes, rather than to stand on them, or use them for walking or hanging on tree branches.
The earliest hominids who walked upright populated some areas in East Africa some four million years ago.
Allegedly, a pattern developed that gave humans a clear procreative edge over other primates (including today's gorilla;s, the females of which bear a single child on average only every five years). The human edge consisted of freeing mothers of young children from the task of gathering or hunting food as this allegedly was handled by males (and possibly a small number of females who had no young children to take care of). This sharing of responsibilities allowed the females of the species to become pregnant every year, and at the same time to take care of a considerable number of offspring.
For caring husbands and fathers, it was essential that an upright posture had been adopted. The members of a four-legged but handless species could not efficiently manage the transportation of the food supply for their wives and children, left behind at a safe location.
Still in accordance with the standard anthropological theory, the primary incentive for males to become food suppliers was the availability of females for sex year round, and not just during fertile periods every few years. (You bring me food, I let you enjoy sexual satisfaction whenever you like.)
Evolution and natural selection favored, for the species homo sapiens, rather hypersexual males (in comparison to other primates who mate only when females are fertile), and females that could raise in a parallel fashion several subsequent birth-years of offspring (which is unusual for mammals; the standard pattern is that a next set of offspring is born when a previous one has been weaned).
Humans are no record-breaking offspring producers when compared with rats but are doing fine when the competition is with other primates. And the procreational rate definitely is an important factor in the evolution of animals. Rats are, apart from humans, good proof for this axiom.
But humans have lately made great progress. The emphasis is on "lately". The first human cities were built less than 10,000 years ago. And the pattern of human kingdoms and states changed little for the first few thousand years. The modern world started only some 200 to 300 years ago, with the concepts of industrialization and science.
However, what separates us from the stone-age tribes of 30,000 years ago, or even up to 100,000 years ago, is largely cultural, not biological. We are changing our environment at great speed, and our knowledge is exploding, but all of this is outside our biology. Our biology does not change that fast.
If, hypothetically, a healthy newborn of the year 2002 were, through means of time travel, implanted into a stone-age tribe of 30,000 years ago, the child would probably develop into a perfect stone-age person. And if a child born 30,000 years ago to stone-age parents were adopted into a modern family of the year 2002, it would likely develop into a perfect modern person.
I assume we could interbreed with our ancestors of 30,000 years ago without problem, and it might even work over a span of 100,000 years. In all likelihood, our genetic make-up hasn't changed noticeably over 30,000 years. 30,000 years really is a short time in terms of evolution.
I consider these contemplations relevant because they tell us something about the biological foundation on which each of us exists.
Our cultural achievements are great indeed: our inventions, the collective knowledge we have accumulated, human rights, and the principles of a capitalist economy.
However, none of these achievements are biologically inherent, as would be a dog's awareness of how to kill a snake. Biologically, we are rather stupid. And driven by instinct, the main one being our urge to seek sexual copulation and to procreate. We do not have an inherent, instinctual urge to work in a factory from 8 to 5.
There are specific biological pattern of human behavior that can be studied in primitive societies, on which the modern world has not yet had an impact (if they still exist). We can also derive indications on what is biological behavior (as opposed to cultural behavior) if we take a look at historical societies.
Men throughout history have, with very few exceptions, been the rulers of societies, intimidating females and weaker males into submission. Again with just a few exceptions, males have always been the ones procuring females.
The biological pattern of behavior is that females, not males bear the burden of raising children, and males have, throughout history (with few exceptions) engaged in breadwinning activities for the whole family.
Other biological patterns of behavior can be arrived at by assessing what the most promising procreative strategies were or might be for males and females.
For two million years, the most successful procreative strategy for females has been to closely bind one or more males to her, who would provide food and protection for her and her offspring. Primarily HER and HER offspring; not the offspring of other females. Thus, it has always been in the procreative interest of hominid and human females to restrict a male's access to other females, as this would have meant less attention for her and her own offspring.
I therefore assume a natural impetus at work in females that propagates monogamy on the part of males. Female jealousy is a biological force.
The above female procreative strategy may, in modern society, no longer be as compelling as it was during cave-dwelling times; but 20 years of women's lib, or 50 to 100 years of the democratic emancipation of women are not enough to supersede a biological character that has formed over two million years.
The same is true for males. The most successful procreative strategy for a male would be to spread his genes over as many women as possible, provided it happens in a framework in which most of his descendents will survive. But this will not be possible for everybody. For ordinary males, the most promising strategy could be to build a largely monogamous family, and to have social rules that hinder other males from interfering with his procreative rights over one woman.
But powerful males have always exhibited a strong tendency to build harems, formal or not. To build a harem basically means: to have sexual acess to, and to impregnate, as many women as possible, and to take some care so that the resulting offspring will grow to be adults and have offspring themselves. Harem building does not necessarily mean that a considerable number of wives be housed at a specific location. Modern-day harem building in Western Europe or North America just expresses itself in multiple parallel sexual relationships, and in providing only as much support as one can afford or is enforced by law, as anyway, the mother and the state will share into the responsibility.
In Third World countries, men will usually subscribe to different harem building strategies. Here, the ideal of a man maintaining several women is still alive. This ideal is closer to the historical harem-building tendency of successful males, a tendency that has existed throughout history in practically all societies on earth.
Everywhere, powerful, successful, or rich men have asserted their right over many more females than would be their statistically fair allocation. Chinese and Turkish emperors had harems of thousands of women, and up to today, men who achieve professional success have a greater tendency to possess more women than just their wives than do unsuccessful, average men. It's a biological trait of human males, nothing less.
There are other patterns that I believe are biologically encoded. For example, that the equation "sex for food" is inherently understood, even though it has long been stigmatized by moralists. Prostitution has been branded the world's oldest profession, and it is but a modification of the sex-for-food equation.
While in present-day Europe and Northern America, there is little situational pressure on young women to chose their sexual partners with a clear eye on a man's stature as a provider, such concerns are still primary most everywhere in the world. Women in practically all Third World societies evaluate potential husbands first of all by the man's breadwinner potential.
Typically, women among themselves discuss such matters very realistically. Towards men, the subject is often obscured by talk about love and other esoteric components of a relationship. Men everywhere in the world don't want to be married for their money. Which is why women confess that the faces of aging, and potentially richer, men show character rather than well, age.
Men typically have priorities other than wealth. They value beauty, which stimulates them to be sexually active, and youth, because younger women not only are more attractive but also more likely to remain healthy for childbirth, more than once.
While these two aspects (women choosing wealth, men choosing youth and beauty) can easily be matched in a harmonious manner, two other aspects often can't: women attempting to monopolize men, and men attempting to colonize more than one woman.
I have often wondered whether a society could be built that were more in harmony with our biological patterns of behavior, but I am pessimistic in this respect. All-out harmony would make us lazy, and that would be the path to extinction. Well, not quite with civilized humans. But our psyches are designed in accordance to a biological mechanism, named natural selection, that has tuned us in a way as if laziness would indeed be the path to extinction. Some conflicts are just programmed by nature, and, in my opinion, the monopolize-colonize one is among them.
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Women: During The Act What do you think about? Conventional thought is that women go into a silent litany about their appearance, a slide into self-consciousness, embarrassed that their partner may be critically of how she looks, makes love, sounds she makes, or doesn't make. While this may be true to some extent, I can't buy that that's all that's going on in her head. So tell us, what are you ladies thinking about when the clothes come off, and love making heats up the sheets? From Ischade The only problem is some fantasies get used a little too much and then they don't work any more. (And then I throw them into a book and let other people use them.) And sometimes they start getting a little too detailed and I start thinking which only ruins things. Do I worry about the cat, the dog, and the kids? Yeah, but at some point this is my home, dammit, and if I can't have an orgasm here where can I? From Sarah And I do have to say that I had a boyfriend previously who I always ignored while we had sex... I'm pretty sure he was picturing playboy models while we did it, and I always fantasized about his friends or other guys I knew cause we weren't that into each other. But he had a big cock so it worked for me for awhile! From Anonymous From Gaby From HornyWoman
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