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Let me first explain that my TV is from cerca 1988 (we're talking dials, faux wood paneling, etc) and is hooked up to my cable and DVD/VCR combo via an external device-thing (I know, not really technical. It's a box with 4 different ports to hook up the red/yellow/white cables. Thus, I can hook up to 4 devices to my old TV).

Everything worked great until I recently hooked up my region-free DVD player to the TV as well. Now, when using the cable or combo player, the color is too bright. Whites and pastels are so bright that it's hard to differentiate between white and yellow or pink. However, when using the region-free DVD player, the color is perfect; there's nothing wrong.

Were there problems with all 3 devices, I'd obviously assume there was something wrong with my old TV. But since the problem lies with 2 of the 3 devices, I'm stumped. Adjusting the TV's colors and brightness doesn't fix the problem. Like I said, everything was perfectly fine until I hooked up the new DVD player.

I've tried switching around where the devices are plugged in to see if there was a problem with the hook-ups or wires, but the same problem persists. I've tried unplugging the new region-free player (as hooking that up seems to have triggered the problem) but even after doing that, the too-bright color stays.

So, to sum it all up, the color on my region free DVD player is perfect while the color on my DVD/VCR combo and cable is too bright and washed out. Adjusting the TV's color, contrast, and brightness fixes nothing. What the hell is going on?

I know this isn't the best place to ask, but I'm curious to know if this was "normal."

I was talking with friends and my arms suddenly felt very, very heavy and my neck started to hurt. I didn't think much of it. Then, it felt as though something was squeezing the back of my head and I started to feel nauseous and contemplated excusing myself to go to the bathroom so I could throw up. I was looking at one of my friends, trying (unsuccessfully) to listen to whatever story she was telling, and my focus started going in and out. My vision got a little fuzzy, then it was blurry, then too blurry to make out my friend, and before I knew it, I had fallen over and was sitting on the floor, against the wall. My friends gave me water and I felt a little better (the nausea went away, I guess).

I know that I fainted, but the squeezing feeling in my head persisted and I've had this headache that comes for a few minutes and then disappears for awhile ever since I fainted (I'm not usually one to get headaches).

I don't know why I fainted though. It was a little warm but not oppressively hot or humid (it's was a rather warm day for where I live, but it was no warmer at my friend's than at my house) so it couldn't have been the heat. I wasn't hungry, having had a big lunch today and I'm not under any stress or feeling anxious. All I can think of was that it started with my arms feeling heavy and my neck and shoulders aching.

I've never fainted before and am rather spooked as there seems to be no reason to have fainted; I wasn't overheated, too hungry, I have no medical conditions, and I'm not on medication.

What is a safe metal to use on a swimsuit as an accent? If there isn't one, is it safe to use a plastic accent painted to look like metal?

I'm currently making a swimsuit and do not want to worry about discoloration or any other negative effects pool chemicals could have on the metal decorations.

Now, the man was a talented child, don't get me wrong. However, as an adult, there was nothing special about him, save a few flashy dance moves, catchy songs, and...interesting...wardrobe choices.

It seems that recently, a lot of fans have come out of the woodwork and tried to shove it down the throats of the rest of us that the man was some sort of unparalleled god. He was not. He was a pop star who enjoyed a nice chunk of his life in the spotlight.

I get it; the man died. However, death does not a saint make.

Now don't you go throwing that "Prince of Pop" title at me. Elizabeth Taylor (a woman known for her sound mind and good judgment) bestowed that title upon him and he started parading it around as though it meant something.