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24 Apr Ear-catching ads: Why songs, fizzy soda and nails on a chalkboard speak to us
How the right sounds can break through the noise
I'm walking through the living room on a mission to somewhere but pause in my tracks. Hey, I like this song. Who's playing it? Oh, it's a TV commercial for Walmart. Welcome to my house, Baby take control now, hm hm something some-thing…
Or, I'm sitting on the couch staring at my pocket computer, and I'm interrupted from my Instagram-scrolling haze by an intriguing tune. I look up to see the latest Microsoft, Samsung or even L.L. Bean commercial. No words, just an obscure song that will likely, by virtue of association and repetition, hit the top 40 in the next few weeks.
Or, during the Super Bowl I dash from the kitchen to catch the commercials (Because the game? Not so exciting.), and watch Zoe Kravitz sit in the middle of a jungle oasis and click her nails against a glass bottle of Michelob Ultra. Uh, what?
In a modern world of noise and chaos, brands have latched onto the idea that the bait for our attention is not less noise, but the right noise. Cars honk, devices beep (and buzz), commercials talk, but an ear-catching song still has the ability to reach into my brain and capture my interest not just once, but every time I hear the song (ever again). And with enough repetition, I now associate Flo-Rida with Walmart.
Advertisers started using jingles on the radio in the 1920s. The story goes that General Mills launched a jingle for Wheaties, even though they were on the verge of discontinuing the product. When they saw a spike in sales in areas where the jingle aired, they decided to keep the product and launched the jingle nationally, and the rest is history (just like the box of cereal in your pantry).
But this begs the question: why does it work? Why am I still singing Welcome to my house, Play that music too loud… ?
Here's a quick human anatomy lesson (the CliffsNotes version). Our ears are connected to the auditory cortex located in the temporal lobe. This part of the brain is responsible for sensory processing including language comprehension, emotional association and (ah hah!) short-term memory.
While I'm sure the associations and neural pathways are both much more complex and mysterious, this is how we end up with the commonly-known 'earworm' (or Involuntary Musical Imagery (INMI)). We hear a song, attach some emotions to it and drop it in the short-term memory bank. If we're lucky (unlucky?), after hearing the song enough times, it transfers, at least in part, to long-term memory to return unannounced and unbidden at future and often random moments.
I know, you're still asking: but why music? Why can I remember the lyrics to Spice Girls Wannabe, but not why I walked into the room?! Because: repetition, connections, and patterns.
First, repetition. If you hear a song just once, it's unlikely to stick with you. Thanks to radio, TV, Spotify, YouTube and iTunes (or compact discs, if you're lucky enough to still have a car with a CD player in it), we are served songs over and over again, and can choose to play them on repeat for ourselves. This is called memorization.
So why do I want to listen to some songs repeatedly until I've memorized them? Patterns.
Music we like sounds good to our ears because it forms patterns. The words rhyme, there's a natural cadence and flow, and the music itself causes our foot to tap or our hips to sway.
Back to the brain again: in the caveman and cavewoman days, our brains developed the natural ability to look for patterns as a way to process the world and make sense out of chaos. Noting the pattern of how a saber-toothed tiger stalks its prey is a good way to avoid being eaten by one. In a more modern sense, patterns help us read other people's emotions, avoid car crashes, and build routines that get us through our days more efficiently. Our brains are wired to like patterns, hence why we love music.
So why do the patterns/music stick? Because of connections.
Going back to the temporal lobe and sensory processing, with music your brain is processing language, sound, and emotion all together in one, four-minute package. The words are tied to a rhythm and notes and a beat, all of which often make us feel things. Because the connections, or neural pathways, basically come built in, a song is bundled and ready for our brains to absorb into long-term memory.
Because our brains like music and advertisers want us to remember their commercials, the association is natural: tie a song to a brand or product and every time that song is played, I will take a neural trip to that brand.
As a brand I'm sure you're saying, "All right, I'm in." If only it was that simple. Using a song on the scale of "Come Along" in Apple's Color Flood commercial is expensive. As in, hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars expensive. There are many factors, though, that play into the cost, and choosing wisely can help you stay in budget.
The most expensive option is to use a popular song by a well-known artist with an unrestricted license (TV, radio, online, etc.) across a large geographic area for a long period of time (e.g., a year). Start taking that down a notch:
- Find an unknown song from an unknown band, or even cheaper, purchase royalty-free stock music
- Use a cover version of a popular song
- Select a more restricted license to only use the song in a set medium
- Limit your geographic area
Most of this article has focused on music, but auditory attraction is not limited to just songs. The unusual Michelob Ultra commercial was based on ASMR, or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. This refers to the sensations you may feel when you hear certain sounds. One example is 'nails on a chalkboard.' (Some of you got chills just reading that.) On the more positive side is the gentle 'whoosh' of waves lapping against the shore, soda fizzing in a glass, or, yes, even the sound of someone brushing their hair.
All over YouTube you can find videos of people making these soothing sounds that create a positive physical response of peace and relaxation. It's the same idea on which your night-time sound machine is based but expanded to all sorts of ordinary noises. Sounds, even seemingly innocuous ones, have the power to cause a physical response and engender positive feelings, which is just one more way brands can catch our attention.
As always in advertising, the name of the game is standing out from the crowd and getting people to remember you. With banner ads and videos and talking heads vying for our attention, the less-is-more approach of a well-chosen song (or sound) may be the way to break through the clutter and forge the positive, long-term associations marketers dream of.
Whether it's the right words, the right visuals, or the right music, we are experienced at understanding both your brand and your audience and putting together the right mix to reach your goals. Interested in learning more? Give us a shout! (Or maybe a gentle whisper instead…)
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CHICAGO – A man who admitted to beating and robbing a WWII veteran in her Southwest Side home in December was sentenced to 20 years in jail Wednesday, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.
Olajuwon Claiborne, of Chicago, confessed to police that he followed then 94-year-old Josephine Regnier into her home and punched her before taking off with her purse.
Regnier suffered broken ribs, a black eye and a head injury. Police said there was $50 inside her purse.
Claiborne was arrested after surveillance video showed him crashing a stolen SUV and running down an alley carrying Regnier's purse.
Claiborne was initially charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of robbery, but received the 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to Home Invasion. He also pled guilty two robbery charges not connected to the December incident, and was sentenced to seven years to be served concurrently.

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Facebook to Co-sponsor War on Terror
Popular Networking Site Takes Aim at Jihad
By Andy Borowitz
After successfully sponsoring several of the presidential debates, Facebook is spreading its wings once more, announcing today that it would become the official co-sponsor of the U.S.'s war on terror.
In snagging the coveted antiterrorism sponsorship, the popular networking site beat out two of its rivals, MySpace and YouTube, who had also vied to co-sponsor the global struggle against Islamic extremism.
While the announcement of the collaboration between the Defense Department and Facebook took many in diplomatic circles by surprise, some intelligence experts characterized the move as a win-win for both partners.
"For Facebook, being named co-sponsor of the war on terror adds to the prestige and luster of their brand," said Tracy Klujian, editor-at-large for Antiterrorism Monthly. "For the Defense Department, teaming up with Facebook makes the war on terror seem hip and fun."
At a press conference at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Robert Gates explained how the U.S. intended to use Facebook to fight terror: "Right now, we have thousands of bad guys out there who are addicted to jihad. We want to get them addicted to Facebook instead."
Starting this week, Gates said, Facebook will roll out two new quizzes which it hopes will be popular among potential terrorists: "Are You A Jihadist?" and "What Supervillain Are You?"
Mr. Gates said that by signing up thousands of jihadists to the social networking site, Facebook is hoping to net the biggest fish of all: Osama bin Laden.
"If bin Laden starts wasting as much time on Facebook as most Americans do, al Qaeda is finished," he said.
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Many men become frustrated when they got older and find that their sexual performance isn't what it used to be. It can be a huge barrier between a man and his partner, especially when neither party is satisfied because a man isn't able to climax. However, advancements in modern medicine have made sure to find an easy solution to this problem for men, namely ED pills. Erectile dysfunction is the condition that makes it difficult for men to maintain an erection, and pills to treat this, such as Viagra, have been blowing up since the beginning of the century. One notable pill is called Fildena.
The Look of one of the Newest ED Pills In Town
Fildena, like Viagra, is another brand of dependable ED pills that can help a man get harder and last longer in bed without going limp. In fact, many men around the world are ordering Fildena regularly in order to achieve satisfaction in the bedroom. The drug itself is made mainly with the ingredient called Sildenafil. This medication is the generic version of Viagra, which means that the drug can essentially do what the leading brand does. Sildenafil is able to relax the blood vessels throughout your body and thus improve the circulation traveling to distant areas, such as the groin. More blood means better and stiffer erections.
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Like all medications, Fildena can come with its set of side effects, especially if you are taking too much of the drug at once. This can include experiencing nausea, stomach upset, headaches, excessive sneezing, nasal congestion, back pain, and reddening of the upper parts of the body. More severe side effects can also include visual disturbances, diarrhea or constipation, dizziness, chest pain, and trouble breathing. You should consult your doctor if you experience these, in which case he would lower your dosage. Thankfully, most of the side effects experienced are quite mild so as long as you take your recommended dose, you should be good to go.
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The Worst Clothing Mistakes American Tourists Make
Committing these fashion faux pas could put you at risk when you travel abroad
If you're traveling abroad, blending in with the locals has safety advantages — if you don't look like a tourist, you may not be a target for pickpockets. Dressing like locals also means you're respecting their culture. The more you respect local traditions and standards of dress, the more likely it is you'll be treated with respect in return.
Mistake #1: Baring too much skin
Shorts and tank tops may be appropriate vacation clothing at home, but they're frowned upon in many countries. Throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, it's disrespectful not to cover your knees and shoulders, and you're likely to be denied admission to sites such as temples and mosques if you don't comply. Even in Mexico and other Latin American countries, as well as in parts of Europe, shorts are generally not worn beyond the beach. In most of Southeast Asia, shorts and tanks are generally fine, but don't make them too skimpy.
Throughout the world, rural areas tend to be more conservative than urban ones. Don't assume that what is acceptable in major cities will also be acceptable in villages. If you're unsure what to expect, ask locals for advice.
Related: Hotel Safety: What You Don't Know…
Wearing loose, lightweight, long-sleeved clothing in natural fibers will actually keep you more comfortable in hot weather by protecting you from sunburn and allowing air to circulate. Light colors reflect the sun and will keep you cooler than dark colors, which absorb heat.
Long skirts are appropriate for women even in the most conservative cultures, but can be stylish no matter where you're traveling. They're also practical for trips into remote areas, where toilet breaks may involve squatting and the extra coverage is appreciated.
Dressing appropriately often requires striking a fine balance. If you're out in nature, hiking clothes and boots are both practical and suitable, but in cities or social settings, they can appear out of place. Likewise, save athletic clothing for actual workouts or lounging in your hotel room.
Mistake #2: Wearing the wrong footwear
Comfortable yet nice-looking walking shoes are your best bet when traveling. Avoid shoes with high heels since it's easy to twist an ankle when walking on uneven surfaces like cobblestones. Nothing screams tourist like running shoes, especially when worn with white socks, though casual sneakers like Converse are popular with locals in many European countries.
It's a good idea to wear shoes that are easy to slip on and off if you'll be entering temples or mosques. Taking off shoes is also the norm in homes in many countries, including Japan, Sweden and the Czech Republic. Make sure you're not wearing socks with holes.
Avoid open-toed shoes in places where they might leave you vulnerable to cuts, scrapes, and infections. Some activities, such as brewery tours, do not allow open-toed shoes for health and safety reasons.
Mistake #3: For women, not packing a scarf
A long scarf or light-weight shawl is essential in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia if you'll be visiting any religious sites where you may need to cover your head, shoulders or arms. Even in Europe, some Catholic and Orthodox churches request that women cover their heads.
A scarf can also be useful as a beach cover-up, for additional warmth in chilly locations and windy conditions or to protect your lungs from dust on unpaved roads.
Related: Travel Abroad Checklist: 8 Documents You Need
Mistake #4: Sporting flags or foreign words
There's no surer way to be an ugly foreigner than by wearing clothing emblazoned with flags or other patriotic elements. Also, don't wear clothing with words in a language you can't translate, lest you inadvertently cause offense.
Mistake #5: Bringing your ripped jeans
Ripped jeans may be in style back home (or is that trend finally ending?), but it can be seen as disrespectful in places where people make an effort to dress in neat clothes, and the only people with holes in their clothes are those who can't afford new ones.
Mistake #6: Flashing your bling — and not wearing a wedding ring
Nothing attracts pickpockets like overt displays of wealth, so leave eye-catching jewelry and watches at home or in the hotel safe, especially in poorer countries, unless you're attending an event where dressing up is expected.
On the flip side, single women may want to wear a fake wedding ring to deter unwanted amorous approaches.
Related: Safety Tips for Women Traveling Alone
Mistake #7: Flaunting your tattoos
If you have tattoos, it's a good idea to cover them when visiting Japan, as these are a mark of yakuza (gangs). While you're unlikely to be mistaken for a gang member, you may have some problems getting admitted to shrines, temples and public baths. Some older Japanese are still wary around anyone with tattoos. In other countries where tattoos are uncommon or carry cultural associations, you may find yours attracting attention, though whether this stems from disapproval or mere curiosity will vary.
To dress like a local, shop like a local
In some countries, an inexpensive way to dress appropriately is to buy fabric and have it made into clothing by a local tailor. It's also fun to buy and wear ready-made local clothing, but keep in mind that different styles, colors and patterns may have cultural associations. In Latin American indigenous cultures, for example, a particular weave and color of a shawl may indicate a woman's marital status. And that embroidered African tunic may look like a great women's garment to you, but to locals, it may be something only men would wear.
Related: 5 Ways to Safeguard Your Luggage
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ICC Champions Trophy Tickets and Hospitality
The Kia Oval | Edgbaston | Cardiff Stadium 2017
Cricket fans throughout the UK are delighted to welcome the ICC Champions Trophy to our shores for what is set to be a mouthwatering schedule of international cricket during the summer of 2017. England will have to beat the likes of Australia, India, Pakistan and the West Indies to claim victory in this hugely entertaining tournament which is certain to be one of the sporting highlights of the summer.
The schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy will see fixtures played at the Kia Oval, in London, the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff and at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
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I have experienced darkness
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But I was spared.
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Friends were lost along the way
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In finding myself
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As the single point of contact to project stakeholders, the project manager is responsible for the creation and tracking of detailed project plans and promotes active communication and participation across all stakeholder groups. The project manager should be an adaptable team player who helps remove obstacles preventing project completion.
- Lead software development projects utilizing both innovative and disciplined approaches
- Build comprehensive project plans across multiple disciplines and manage project execution to the plan
- Manage multiple and simultaneous projects with varying scope, sometimes with short lead times
- Proactively manage issues and risks, providing mitigation, short and long term solutions
- Collect and measure effectiveness of impact assessments by team, by phase
- Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering Team Leads and Technical Operations to deliver projects on time and on budget
- Provide transparency of project progress to milestones, issues and risks using both verbal and written communication
- Ensures scope is finalized and signed off. Manages all changes through formal change control process.
- Shepherd projects through the standard SDLC, providing coaching and guidance to the engineering teams on the process as needed
. Requisitos:
- 5+ years of project management experience with background in executing software and architectural engineering projects required. Must have formal project management skills: scope management, schedule development, budgeting, team and task management, process management, risk and issue management, quality assurance.
- Proficiency in industry standard Project/Portfolio Management tools required
- Familiar with software development lifecycle methodologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication, professional writing, and presentation skills required (in English and Spanish)
- Must have ability to work in a fluid, fast-paced environment and remain appropriately detail-oriented
- Project Management Certification (PMP or equivalent) preferred, but not required.
- Experience in Data and Analytics preferred
- Skilled with Situational Leadership
- Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills
- Strong organization, planning & resource management skills
- Goal setting and results oriented
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong critical thinking, decision making and problem solving skills
. Beneficios:
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Boyle chef tutors on hospitality course
David Mitchell who is the head chef at Whistlers Bar & Grill in Boyle is the tutor on a hospitality course that will commence in the Food Hub, Drumshanbo in July.
The full time 42 week Hospitality Operations Course is a QQ1 level 5 recognised course.
Subjects covered include:
* Food Preparation
* Accommodation Techniques
* Restaurant Skills
* Safety & Health at Work
* Communications
* Work Experience
If you are interested in this course, please call 071 964 1770 or 086 384 6254.


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There's no limit on colors, shapes, or patterns when installing tile. From glass mosaics to wood look porcelain there is virtually no end to the floor and wall tile design possibilities. Add a classic look with hexagon floor tiles or create a luxury foyer with natural tumbled travertine. We are here to create and guide you with tiles that fit your budget and lifestyle.
We offer Hardwood floors in solid or engineered options with varies colors and styles. Traditional oak to exotic birch they're numerous of textures and finishes to select from. Warm up your living room with a mixed width hand-scraped oak or add a luxuries sleek look with wide plank birch.
Knowing your lifestyle is the priority when deciding on the type of carpet that is perfect for your home. Carpet has the broadest options with color and style combinations and is usually the most budget friendly. Low pile loops with a pattern make a perfect accent statement on your stairs or home office. And a long frieze will add warmth and elegance to your master bedroom.


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Tutor profile: Melissa K.
Subject: Geometry
What type of triangle do you have if one angle measures 40 degrees and another angle measures 45 degrees?
The first thing we need to remember is that a triangle has 3 angles, which is why it's called a TRIangle. If we know two of the angles, we need to figure out the third angle in order to determine what ind of triangle we have. The sum of all three angles in a triangle should equal 180 degrees. The sum of the two known angles is 85 degrees (40 + 45). When we subtract 85 from 180, we can determine that the third angle is 95 degrees. So now we have a triangle with angles that measure 40, 45, and 95 degrees. We don't have an equilateral triangle because all three angles would be the same. We don't have an isosceles triangle because two angles would be the same. We don't have a right triangle because one of the angles would be 90 degrees. We don't have an acute triangle because one of the angles is greater than 90 degrees. But since one of the angles IS greater than 90 degrees, that means we have an obtuse triangle! An obtuse triangle has one obtuse angle greater than 90 degrees (95 degrees) and two acute angles less than 90 degrees (40 and 45 degrees). Additionally, because we have three different angles, we also have a scalene triangle. So the correct name for this type of triangle is an obtuse scalene triangle.
Subject: Chemistry
How can you tell the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?
Physical and chemical changes can be confusing but looking at the end product of the change will help you figure out what kind of change took place. Ask yourself: did the substance change? Did I end up with a new substance? If you have a new substance, that is a chemical change. If you have the same substance, that is a physical change. When water is frozen into ice, is that a physical or chemical change? While it seems we have a new substance, when we think about it a bit deeper, we are still dealing with water in both instances. One is liquid water and one is solid water, so because we have the same substance, this would be a physical change. If you let the ice melt, you would have water again. When you change from one state (solid, liquid, gas) to another, you will always have a physical change. What about when a piece of paper is burned and you're left with ashes? This would be a chemical change because you have a completely new substance.
Subject: Algebra
How do you solve for "x" in an equation like: 3x + 12 = 24 ?
When you need to solve for a variable like "x" in an equation, just remember the goal is to get x by itself on one side of the equation and everything else on the other side. In order to do this, you will have to do the opposite of the math operation shown. In 3x + 12 = 24, we will first want to move the 12 to the other side to get closer to our goal of having x by itself. Since we are adding 12 on the left, we will need to subtract 12 (the opposite of addition) from both sides (whatever you do to one side, you also have to do to the other!). 3x + 12 = 24 - 12 -12 3x = 12 On the left, 12-12=0 and on the right, 24-12 = 12, so we end up with 3x = 12. To get x by itself here, we need to get rid of the 3. X is being multiplied by 3 on the right so we need to divide (the opposite of multiplying) both sides by 3. 3x = 12 3x/3 = x and 12/3 = 4, which leaves us with x = 4. If we want to make sure we did the problem correctly, we just need to substitute 4 in for x in the original equation. 3x + 12 = 24 3(4) + 12 = 24 12 + 12 = 24 24 = 24 It works!
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The Hollywood Reporter
Yep, you read that correctly: The next Friday the 13th film will be in 3D. Before you begin ranting, though, remember this… it worked back in 1982, right? The announcement came during Paramount's presentation at CineEurope.
Director David Bruckner (The Signal, V/H/S) is in talks to helm the new film, but nothing has been confirmed as of press time. Friday the 13th 3D, as it is being called for now, will be leaping off of screens and into your lap on November 13, 2015.
Hopefully they'll bring Derek Mears (the only good part about that lackluster Platinum Dunes reboot) back behind the mask.
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Saint Laurent Store AsiaPac Roll-Out
Saint Laurent Store AsiaPac Roll-Out
WT Partnership was engaged in 2013 to undertake cost management and quantity surveying services for a significant number of stores within the Asia Pacific as part of Saint Laurent's AsiaPac expansion.
Tiffany Store AsiaPac Roll-Out
Tiffany Store AsiaPac Roll-Out
WT Partnership has been engaging in the Tiffany's Asia Pacific Expansion programme since 2010 and provided cost management and quantity surveying services to over 40 separate stores across the region.
Wynn Resorts Original, Macau
The Wynn Macau Resort Original & Expansion Tower project comprises a low rise casino podium and a hotel tower.
Wynn Resorts Encore, Macau
Wynn Encore Luxury integrated entertainment resort included both gaming, retail, entertainment and hotel facilities with a total GFA approx 107,000 m².
Wynn Palace, Cotai, Macau
The Wynn Palace project covers a construction floor area in excess of 600,000m².
The House of Dancing Water, Macau
The House of Dancing Water is a state-of-art theater with a 270-degree theater-in-the-round for a capacity of 2,000 seats.
Studio City Hotel, Macau
WTP were the quantity surveyors for this entire landmark project.
Sands Cotai Central, Cotai
The Sands Cotai Central is an integrated resort providing over 6,000 brand hotel rooms, 1.2 million ft² of retail space and 300,000 ft² of gaming space.
(Morpheus) Fifth hotel tower at City of Dreams, Cotai, Macau
The new hotel tower is designed as an exoskeleton with a total construction floor area of 150,000m².
City of Dreams, Macau
The City of Dreams project includes a mega-casino, over 200 shopping facilities and four hotel towers.


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How SRE Creates a Blameless Culture
People in tech love to praise failure as essential to innovation. But at far too many organizations, when failure happens, it is punished. When an IT system goes down, an individual or a team is immediately ID'd, blamed and shamed. This is counterproductive. Blame damages companies by creating a play-it-safe atmosphere and stifling innovation; even worse, when mistakes are made, they are often hidden.
Fortunately, more and more organizations are recognizing the damage that blame can do and embracing a blameless culture. This is a big shift, yes, but companies can make the move to blameless—and make it stick—if they bring site reliability engineering (SRE) best practices to their technology teams.
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Apricot Rhubarb Conserve
"I originally made this conserve to use on breads and muffins, but I've also found it makes an excellent sweetener for my tea," relates Laurae Fortner-Welch of Big Lake, Alaska.
Total TimePrep: 30 min. Process: 10 min.
Makes7 half-pints
- 8 ounces dried apricots, finely chopped
- 6 cups sugar
- 4 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb, thawed and undrained
- 1/2 cup chopped orange pulp and peel
- 1/2 cup chopped lemon pulp and peel
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- Place apricots in a bowl and cover with water; soak overnight. Drain and place in a Dutch oven. Add sugar, rhubarb, orange and lemon. Cook over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 220°, stirring frequently. Stir in walnuts.
- Carefully ladle hot mixture into seven hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. . Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight.
- Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.
Editor's NoteThe processing time listed is for altitudes of 1,000 feet or less. Add 1 minute to the processing time for each 1,000 feet of additional altitude.
Nutrition Facts2 tablespoons: 103 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein.
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the flavour was really good, but too sweet, I did cut the sugar by 1/2 cup. Will def do this again.


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Real Leadership within the twenty first Century is the theme of the 2016 KeyBank Global Leaders Forum, presented by The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation (COBI), which might be held on Thursday, March 17, at Savage Arena on the main campus of The University of Toledo. The business school additionally provides scholarships and internship alternatives for those eager to apply. The 'continuously updated information story' can change many instances in the course of the day and challenges the concept of news because the completed product of journalistic work. The choice could also be restricted, and shops typically have a no returns policy at going out of business gross sales.
I arrange small enterprise card show boards and help folks promote their enterprise cards and collecting a monthly price for it. A good small enterprise that earns a few thousand dollars a month. Participatory journalism: The act of a citizen, or group of citizens, enjoying an active role in the technique of amassing, reporting, analyzing and disseminating information and information. They examined Harvard Business School case research and located that the pro-firm media bias is greater in the course of the increase interval of the increase-and-bust cycle.
The company started operations in September, 2010 and we have been cash move positive by January and the enterprise is already self-sustaining. Media restrictions led websites of The New York Times, the Guardian and others to publish a mixture of unverified accounts from social media as newbie movies and eyewitness accounts turned the de facto source for data" (Stelter, 2009). Earlier this yr, Bloomberg Radio partnered with CBS RADIO to ship business experiences which air on stations in 12 key markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco, among others. Within the Electronic age, constant contact with the world turns into a every day actuality.
A garden care enterprise might be performed on the weekend or it can be performed as an everyday means of earnings. Yelp and other assessment web sites have designed filters to remove critiques they imagine are faux. In-Degree (followers) measures a users' popularity as a news supply and Out-Degree (following) measures openness and newsgathering by customers and provides insights into the construction of this underlying network. The sale doesn't embrace the three Corbis Entertainment businesses – the Branded Entertainment Network, Splash and Greenlight, its rights clearance and illustration business.
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General Terms and Conditions
General terms and conditions for booking and cancellation of events. Booking of events at the Viking Ship Museum can be done by contacting the museum's booking department either by phone +45 46300253 or by e-mail to booking(at)vikingeskibsmuseet.dk.
In general
- Agreements are considered binding when the museum has issued an order confirmation.
- Cancellation/reductions must be notified in writing to booking(at)vikingeskibsmuseet.dk
- Cancellation/reduction of an event can be done free of charge up until four weeks before the event.
- Cancellation of events later than four weeks and up until two weeks before the event will be charged 50% of the arrangement's total price.
- Cancellation later than two weeks before the event will be charged full price.
- Reduction of number of participants corresponding to less than 10% is accepted free of charge up until the event begins.
- Reduction equivalent to more than 10% follows terms for cancellation.
- Cancellation due to extraordinary extreme circumstances beyond the control of both parties (force majeure) can be done free of charge.
Entrance fee
- Entrance is always adjusted according to the actual number of participants on the day.
- Especially applicable to sailing trips
- For bookings including a sailing trip, the museum reserves the right to cancel for safety reasons, such as strong winds. In such cases, no payment will be charged for the sailing trip and prepaid sailing trips will be refunded.
- For bookings including a sailing trip we emphasize that sailing trips are carried through in both rainy and windy weather as long as safety precautions allow. No refunds are given if the guest chooses not to participate. It is also the responsibility of the guest to be dressed properly according to weather conditions and no refunds are given due to unease caused by wrong/bad/insufficient clothing.
- For bookings that include sailing, the museum reserves the right to cancel if guests do not comply with the safety requirements on board. In such cases, payment will be charged for the sailing and prepaid sailing trips will not be refunded.
- Safety requirements include the guest's ability to speak english and/or danish and at any time to follow the instructions of the captain.
- For bookings that include a privately chartered boat, a starting price equal to a minimum of 8 adults will be paid, regardless of the group may include fewer people.
Especially applicable for the Café
- Cancellations of deliveries ordered for more than 12 people can be done free of charge up to four weeks before the event. Then the general terms of the museum apply.
- Cancellation of deliveries ordered for less than 12 people can be done free of charge up to one week before the event. Then full price will be charged.
- Reduction in number of participants follows the museum's general terms.
The Viking Ship Museum is a member of the Horesta branch organization and follows the organization's rules for reservation and cancellation if no other separate agreement has been agreed upon. Read more about the Horesta organization, the branch office and the appeals board on Horesta's website www.Horesta.dk.


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My first Pull Request that was ever merged was a set of translations for one of Francisco Franco's Android apps from English to Spanish, because that's my native language.
Although it wasn't a complicated task on it's own, I had no idea how Pull Requests, forks, and branches really worked back then and right after I got the email notification that it got merged I decided to learn Git more in depth by taking Udacity's Git related courses.
Needless to say, that was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
My first contribution was a micro-optimisation to the Linux kernel, I was fairly new to git and was a beginner in kernel development. Unfortunately it caused a bit of fuss, it was one of the most talked about threads that month, but not because it was ground breaking. In the end Linus Torvalds responded and got it merged. Learnt a lot in the process:
The first time I contributed to open source was during one of GitHub's Hacktoberfests. I've always wanted to contribute to open source, but was way too afraid. Though, I did wanna have that Hacktoberfest T-Shirt so, so badly. 😅
I was deep-diving into GitHub Repos looking for non-coding issues (as I was still too afraid to do coding contributions that time) like ... ehm yeah, crazy. 😅 In the end, I spend to whole days doing the german translation for Cboard (a web application for children and adults with speech and language impairment, aiding communication with pictures and text-to-speech).
And yep, I eventually got that shirt - which I'm still very proud of, and which will always be reminiscent of my first contribution ever. 😅 🧡
My first contribution to open source was literally a 1 character typo fix in the documentation for the SilverStripe framework/cms.
Updated a conference page on the React website, which was part of the main repo at the time.
My first OSS PR was 2015 and I've only made a couple of tiny contributions since then. I've "contributed" in other ways but still haven't made open source code contributions a big part of my life.
I submitted a patch to sqlany-django, the Django database backend (aka driver) for Sybase SQLAnywhere. The database backend hadn't updated for the latest version of Django (1.4 at the time, I think), so that's what it was for. I think it was accepted as is, along with one for 1.3 that somebody had already submitted.
It was hosted on Google Code at the time.
I honestly can't remember, but it was quite a bit before Git or GitHub came around. I started using Linux in the late 90s, so I assume it was probably something in GNOME or some command line tool. Back then it was pretty common to just attach some diff to an email and have it committed by someone else, so even repo histories aren't always that helpful ¯\(ツ)/¯
I also remember a contribution or two to the Syllable operating system, but I can't find any reference to that on the mailing list archives anymore. In 2004 I joined the Gentoo Linux team as an "official" developer, but I started contributing in 2003.
I do know my most used FOSS contributions though:
- 2 bug fixes to JRuby
- The http-generator NSE script for nmap which is included in the default set and therefore runs every time
nmapis started with the
- Some minor contributions to the Rust compiler and documentation.
I think I submitted a test case to Django at a hack day a few years ago. Part of the process that day was to demonstrate how easy it is to just jump in and get involved by picking up some of the low-hanging-fruit tickets.
Early in my programming education, I was learning Java and looking for a good project to work on to improve my knowledge so I decided to create a basic text editor and used RSyntaxTextArea to provide syntax-highlighting. Though as a Sublime Text user, I was disappointed to find that there wasn't a Monokai theme.
I then noticed that there was an issue on the project repo that had similarly requested that a Monokai theme be added, so I decided to make my own and submitted a pull request.
My first PR ws to a project that was using a framework that I was trying to learn, Meteor. It was a fun project called Push Pickup. The premise was to organize pick up games of basketball and some other sports. You can see my horrible first PR here.
Want to see what your first PR was? Check out firstpr.me.
Found some bugs, and added a 404 page to React Cosmos. It's great feeling to get any amount of code into an OSS project!
Fixed a bug in DataNucleus (an ORM) where the method for converting a type to one the database can use didn't actually do said converting.
I add a listener to the Escape key to close options panel on PiskelApp. It was my first of a few contributions to this awesome project.
Updated Pandas function to correct the default value of one of the parameters. Was a fairly big deal for me :).
My first pull request was to a project which generates code snippets for popular code editors. I have added a keyboard shortcut to insert placeholders.
I've taken a look and the earliest contribution I could find: (OMG ...astonished myself):
Sun Jun 15 14:37:58 1997 Karl Berry <email@example.com>
* doc/texinfo.texi (Command List): Various commands missing or
From: email@example.com.
* makeinfo/makeinfo.c: Oops, failed to break out of loop.
* util/texindex.c: Use <getopt.h> not "getopt.h".
* All source files: Merge gettext changes from Karl E.;
his ChangeLog entries below.
This means this contribution is more than 20 years old...with a strange email address: email@example.com.
At this time CVS (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_V...) was used. At that time pull request didn't even exist ;-)
Updated docs for
My first contribution in code was fixing a bug in AntennaPod, but my first contribution in generell was writing documentation for Miranda IM Plugins.
I haven't done it yet... although i am still looking for opportunity to contribute to opensource


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The annual curtain raiser to the start of yet another English top flight campaign sees the FA Cup holders Chelsea go head to head with Manchester City, the reigning Premier League champions.
The two heavyweights are heading into the campaign full of renewed hope, with the Blues under new management and the Citizens coming off the back of a record breaking 100-point season.
A plethora of players are yet to return or be cleared for action following their World Cup involvement for both sides, so here is a combined XI for those set to be involved at Wembley on Sunday afternoon…
1. GK – Ederson
Manchester City's number one was a prominent force for Pep Guardiola last season after keeping 16 clean sheets and impressing with his distribution.
With Thibaut Courtois yet to return, and also subject to links with Real Madrid, the Brazilian is a straightforward choice ahead of Willy Caballero.
2. RB – César Azpilicueta
One of Chelsea's most consistent performers in Azpilicueta could not be overlooked, so he takes up the position at left-back despite largely featuring on the right side of defence – but he's that good he can cover almost all positions across the back line.
The 28-year-old is as experienced as they come and in a moment of need you can always rely on him to get you out of danger.
3. LB – Marcos Alonso
With regular City full backs Kyle Walker and Benjamin Mendy likely out of contention due to prolonged World Cup campaigns, both Chelsea players are shoo-ins for the wide defensive posts.
Alonso was one of Chelsea's standout performers in a disappointing season, scoring seven times as he was named in the PFA Team of the Year.
4. CB – Antonio Rudiger
Antonio Rudiger grew into his role at Stamford Bridge last season following his move from Roma, where he quickly made Chelsea a tougher proposition in the defensive third.
The 25-year-old narrowly edges out Nicolás Otamendi in the role simply for his athleticism and defensive awareness, which make him more of a complete defender.
5. CB – Aymeric Laporte
Another player unaffected by this summer's World Cup, Laporte will hope to use the Community Shield to prove he deserves to be a starter for Man City in 2018/19.
The French centre back played just 13 times in the latter half of last season following his £57m move from Athletic Bilbao.
6. CDM – Jorginho
Jorginho is as exciting as they come, and while many (including Guardiola) expected him to be featuring for City in this clash it is Chelsea who came up trumps.
The former Napoli man is key to Maurizio Sarri's style of play and triggers action in the final third with his impeccable passing accuracy – making him the perfect link man from defence to attack.
7. CM – Cesc Fabregas
Cesc Fabregas's ability to control the tempo of the game and take responsibility in the middle of the field sees him edge out his younger rivals.
The 31-year-old still has the ability to be a difference maker, and will add further experience alongside both Jorginho and David Silva in the centre of the park.
8. CM – David Silva
How could Silva not make a combined XI?
With each passing year throughout his eight-year spell with City the Spaniard has grown into a more complete player.
Silva appears to have every attribute required to be considered within the top echelon of players, and if you are in any doubt his place in Guardiola's side led to a run of 25 games unbeaten last term – the longest steak of any player in England's top flight since 1888.
9. RW – Riyad Mahrez
With Raheem Sterling yet to return from World Cup duties Riyad Mahrez has the opportunity to stake an early claim for a position in the final third ahead of the season proper – despite having picked up an ankle injury last week.
The 27-year-old's addition to the City squad adds further depth to an already star studded attacking contingent.
Although if Eden Hazard were around this position could have found itself under different ownership…
10. LW – Leroy Sane
Fresh from an entire summer off – we won't go into the why again – Leroy Sane is poised to build on the campaign which saw him lauded as the Young Player of the Year following a predominant role in City's title winning season which yielded ten goals and 15 assists.
With the Blues yet to see their full compliment of players return, the 22-year-old safely qualifies as a member of the combined XI.
11. ST – Sergio Aguero
Sergio Aguero slots into the striking position with little threat after yet another stunning season last term which returned 30 goals across all competitions, where he will no doubt pick up from where he left off as the 2018/19 campaign kicks-off.
With Alvaro Morata having struggled to show even a slice of the cool finishing often on display by the Argentinian in his debut season in England, it's was a no brainer as to who got the nod.


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In his latest film, Asako I & II, Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi confronts us with a startling warning: change, or risk losing yourself in the world. The film follows the eponymous Asako (Erika Karata), a young, quiet woman, who immediately falls in love with Baku (Masahiro Higashide) upon leaving a photography exhibit in Osaka.
Within the first 10 minutes of the movie, Asako exits the exhibit, locks eyes with the mop-headed Baku, and kisses him amidst the loud pop of firecrackers set off by young kids. It's a scene straight out of a romance movie. But Hamaguchi's film is anything but — Asako I & II is a movie that is first and foremost concerned with demonstrating how chaotic personal stasis can be.
The clash between Asako's previous and current lives is violent, though no punches are thrown and no blood is spilled. The violence comes in the form of decisions: where will Asako ground herself in order to choose her path?
Asako behaves like a whirlwind: indecisive, nervous, compulsive. It is evident that she is disturbed by the task of making choices and participating in the progression of her own life, as opposed to being on the receiving end of the actions or decisions of others. Instead of going with the flow, she must now create it.
Asako is suspended in time. The only indications that suggest the passage of time are her changing friends and the convenient title cards noting how many years have passed. Her best friends get married, become pregnant, move to Singapore, and return. Overall, they lead lives that show personal growth and progress.
Apart from moving in with another character, Ryohei, Asako remains the same. It is unclear whether she works or whether she has any plans for the future. She is a difficult character to care about, let alone root for.
Asako I & II is subtle in its messaging: instead of blatantly feeding the audience his warning — disguised in obnoxious allegories or through characters alive solely for the purpose of pedalling a motif — Hamaguchi offers us a slice of life. This simplistic approach is effective, though not without its downsides.
The film willingly sacrifices a more dramatic, impactful story in lieu of portraying a very specific and relatively uneventful phase of a life. The viewer is offered no deep monologues or tearful soliloquies — rather, the film is concerned with painting a portrait of Asako, revealing all of her flaws and shortcomings in the subtle details. We are tasked with the responsibility of deriving drama from mundane domesticity: going out to dinner with friends, washing up, volunteering at a fish market.
Instead of a forceful confrontation, the movie is a subdued shrug. It's a matter-of-fact whisper that, perhaps, dwelling on the past isn't conducive to a meaningful life. There's no gut-wrenching pangs nor call for tears at any point in the movie.
In a personal introduction prior to the screening, Hamaguchi, through a translator, implored the audience to stay until the very end so as to listen to the song that plays during the credits. The song, produced by Japanese musician tofubeats, is a wonderful musical highlight in a movie that lacked a score for the majority of its runtime.
Immediately before lively electronic beats accompany the movie's fade out, Hamaguchi leaves his protagonist with an ambiguous ending. The audience is left with a movie that is poignant and careful in its characterizations and warnings. Ultimately though, it is too subdued and inconclusive to leave a profound and lasting impact.


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The child must have a social security number by the age of two.
You can't help but believe this, and it gives you a sense of social security!
There was also a draft, social security and drivers license card.
You could take those who have social security cards and references.
Social security, as some of us had warned for so long, faced disaster.
And we should eliminate the limits on what seniors on Social Security can earn.
But while we were building our smug little house of Social Security, the whole world was crashing around us.
There must be social security, or the industry and competence would not be put to so hazardous a use.
This cultural challenge turned many Hispanos back in upon themselves for physical and social security and for spiritual comfort.
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YouthFit is a program customized to ages 7 – 13 with the #1 goal to make fitness fun while preparing the youth athletes for sports and life through broad and general fitness training, developing power, speed, agility, etc.
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- When one of our youth athletes started, he was not able to do a single proper push-up. You should have seen his face when finished a workout with 45 push-ups in it! Not only did he improve in his push-ups, but YouthFit helped in his confidence in life by losing fat, gaining muscle and improving in sports.
- Another youth athlete came in being able to a few pull-ups in a PE test at school and wanted to improve his strength and ability to do more. In a recent YouthFit class, he completed
22unbroken pull-ups (Update: In his re-test a few months later, he completed 31 unbroken pull-ups). That's improvement, but the best part was that he was encouraging all the other youth athletes who were looking to improve. We start with all kinds of scaling for pull-ups (jumping, banded, etc.) and other movements, so everyone can perform the movements as we build strength.
- In our last YouthFit session, the youth athletes completed a baseline test at their first and last session that included a series of fundamental movements, mixed with running, for time. 100% improved. For our returning athletes, for some sample times, the times went from 4:38 to 4:24, 4:53 to 4:41 and 5:24 to 5:12, leading to an average of 12 seconds faster, or 4.5% improvement. For our new athletes, for sample times, the times went from 5:10 to 4:44, 5:26 to 4:58, 6:28 to 5:45, 6:29 to 5:52, 6:49 to 6:23 and 6:51 to 6:23, leading to an average of 31 seconds faster, or an 8.5% improvement.
- Looking for team results? The Norcross 12U travel baseball team came into PPG for Winter training. We always see results in our classes, but the results for this team were truly amazing! A 5-10% increase for new athletes after 8 weeks is typically considered great, but this team showed an average of a 43% improvement in the fitness test. See the detail in the image below.
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In some cases, our youth athletes will choose to compete in regional competitions where they can prove their fitness and have a great time doing it.
At the competitions, we've loved hearing all the positive comments about how great the form is for our athletes, and the results have been pretty impressive as well:
- One of our 10-year-old athletes has competed in multiple competitions across the region. Not only has he won every competition, he's won every event at every competition.
- In our most recent events, YouthFit at CrossFit PPG represented well, being "on the podium" in every division (5-7, 8-10 and 11-13).
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DetailsSmall scale projects are a great way to use those offcuts you simply cant bear to throw away. Not only do small projects use less lumber, they make great gifts. This book offers a wide variety of woodworking gems on a smaller scale. Theres something here to inspire any woodworker, with projects ranging in complexity from simple, but elegant boxes to a carved and upholstered Chippendale stool.
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THE NEW BEST OF FINE WOODWORKING series collects the best articles from recent issues of Fine Woodworking magazine. Organized by topic and fully indexed, these books make it easy to access the best woodworking ideas and information straight from the experts.
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1. Boxes
A Small Elegant Box
Making Mitered Boxes
An Elegant Jewelry Box
Shaker Oval Boxes
Building a Humidor
Thomas Jeffersons Writing Desk
2. Picture Frames and Mirrors
Splined Miters Join Mirror Frame
Picture-Framing Techniques
A Basic Mirror Frame Detailed to Your Liking
3. Clocks
Pear Mantel Clock
Building a Shaker Wall Clock
4. Shelves and Cabinets
Build a Wall Shelf
Colonial Cupboard
Craftsman Wall Cabinet
Magazine Cabinet
Wineglass Cabinet
5. Tables
Build a Shaker Round Stand
Making an End Table
6. Stools
A Sturdy Footstool
Oval Chippendale Stool
Intro The first useful object I ever built out of wood was a lidded box. It was not a piece to admire for its beauty -- but I was thrilled that all the parts simply fit together. I was only 12, and I built the box without supervision and completed it with all 10 digits intact, something that no doubt thrilled my parents. The box was made of materials I had picked up at a home construction site -- plywood and wood screws. As far as I knew at the time, I invented the joinery: butt joints reinforced with glue and screws.
I slathered several coats of paint over the piece and added a hasp and lock to guard my not-so-rare coin collection and a few risqu post cards of Atlantic City bathing beauties. The box survives to this day, intact, the treasures of the time long since swapped for a place to store a few seldom-used tools.
I cant say that my plywood box project was the experience that inspired me to eventually pick up woodworking in my adult years, but the process of building it brought a sense of satisfaction no different from what I feel today upon completing a piece.
By calling these projects small, we dont mean to imply simple or uninspired. The projects we have chosen -- boxes, cabinets, tables, stools -- run the gamut from simple to elaborate. Some may be completed in a weekend; others may take months. They are taken from the pages of Fine Woodworking magazine and come with detailed instructions to walk you through the process, step by step.
Depending on your skill level, you may want to dive right in and tackle the classic Thomas Jeffersons Writing Desk, a challenging yet rewarding project. Or maybe you want something to do in an afternoon -- check out the plans for Shaker Oval Boxes. No matter what you make, remember to have fun. Its not just about the object; let the process itself be an adventure.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 28, 2017) – "If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best" is one of the most timeworn phrases in sports.
It's also what the ETSU women's soccer team has a chance to do against Furman in Sunday's quarterfinal round of the Southern Conference Tournament. Kickoff is set for 2:00 pm at Stone Field at Snyder Soccer Stadium in Greenville, S.C.
By the seedings, the Paladins are considered to be the best team in the tournament field. Furman received the top seed in a tiebreaker with defending champion Samford after each team went 8-0-1 in conference play.
ETSU, seeded 8th, eliminated #9 Wofford, 5-0, in a first round match Wednesday night at Summers-Taylor Stadium in what was arguably the Bucs' most complete outing of 2017. On offense, the five goals each came from a different player and were the second-most in a match this season. On defense, ETSU limited Wofford to just two shots on goals and held Hayley Younginer – the nation's leading scorer – to only two shots, neither on goal.
"It was really important that we put a complete performance in and start the conference tournament on the right foot," Bucs head coach Adam Sayers said after the win over the Terriers, "and we did that from start to finish. It all came together tonight."
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HISTORY: BUCS vs PALADINS
Much like Wednesday, when ETSU and Wofford played for the second time in 12 days, Sunday's match is another quick turnaround. The two sides last met only on October 15, when Furman took a 5-0 result in Greenville.
Furman has won 12 of the 13 all-time matches with ETSU. The Bucs' lone win came on October 23 of last year, by a 2-0 score in Johnson City. The Bucs are 0-7 and have been outscored 31-2 all-time against Furman in Greenville.
Sunday will be the second SoCon Tournament meeting between the two sides and the first in nearly 15 years – Furman took a 3-0 win in a quarterfinal match in Greensboro, N.C. on November 7, 2002.
Furman features one of the nation's most prolific offenses. The Paladins lead the SoCon – and are in the top ten in the country – in goals (43), assists (46), shots per game (19.50), goals per game (2.69), shots on goal per game (10.38), and points per game (8.25).
On defense, Furman has 11 shutouts this season and has conceded only one goal in the last 11 matches.
The Bucs, whose attack has been hampered by injuries much of the season, feature Eleonora Goldoni (Ferrara, Italy), who's 2nd in the SoCon and among the nation's leaders in goals (10) and shots per game (3.88).
An encouraging sign from Wednesday's win over Wofford was the diversity of ETSU's offense. Three players scored their first goals of the season -- Fiona Dodge (Pontypool, Wales), Elena Pisani (Milano, Italy) and Emily McKerlie (Dumfries, Scotland), and the goal from Isabel Hodgson (Adelaide, Australia) was just her second of the year. Meanwhile, Pauline Vienne (Lausanne, Switzerland) tallied her 5th of the year, but it her first since August 27. Vienne has missed seven of the Bucs' 18 matches this season due to injury and a stint with the Swiss national team.
Goldoni and goalkeeper Lea Ann Cutshall (Johnson City, Tenn.), both juniors, keep moving up in ETSU's record books.
Goldoni has attempted 66 shots in 2017, tying her own total from last year for 3rd-most in a single season. She's 21 behind Hannah Short for 2nd.
Goldoni's ten goals this year are 8th-most in a season, and her 23 points leave her four behind of Erin Ashton, Genna Petersen and Sarah Zadrazil for 7th-most.
In career records, Goldoni's 27 goals tie her with Jordan Monty and Zadrazil for 4th and three behind Ramey Kerns for 3rd. Goldoni's 60 points are eight back of Kerns for 4th, and her 85 shots on goal are 18 behind Monty in 2nd. Goldoni has taken 145 shots, only two shy of Molly Collinson for 4th all-time.
Cutshall has 109 saves in her career, 3rd-most all-time and 31 behind Megan Masch in 2nd.
Cutshall's victory Wednesday was the 12th of her career, tying her with Caitlin Gaughan for 3rd all-time and three behind Megan Masch for 2nd.
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Why Stretch When We Can Reach?
This intensive form of Hatha yoga has the continuing movement as its most distinctive character. Exercises (asanas) are fluently inter-connected like choreography. An intensive exercise practise is created which does both, building up muscles and endurance as well as supporting balance and flexibility. As such, after the class, one feels relaxed and energised at the same time.
To balance the spirit, to get into an intensive connection with oneself as well as with others, to see conflicts and solve them, to find inner happiness, are the deeper, actual goals of yoga practise.
Along with this, meditation is a valuable gift, to free the mind from many worries. Meditation can take place during the movement as well as in calmness. The exercised movement sequences force us to reach the here and now and to focus our spirit on the actual movement. We let unnecessary thoughts and worries to pause and go over to the asana practise.
Sun Salutation – Surya Namaskar
The word Surya means sun and the word Namaskar means greeting or worshiping.
The sun salutation consists of a wonderful set of asanas, which massages, detoxicates and stimulates every organ of the human body. Moreover, it brings limberness to the spine. The sun salutation is well practicable as warming-up or stretching at the beginning of a yoga class or as an activating exercise in the morning (facing the rising sun).
Attitude of Gratitude
More than this, Surya Namaskar can have a far different effect on you as well – possibly a more important one than all the benefits for your body. If you breathe and move consciously, the sun salutation will relax you and will give you a very special inner calmness.
To practise the sun salutation is like meditating: It helps you to free yourself from emotional tensions and to deal with stress, depression, anger and rancour. As such, it helps you to face each challenge with body and mental strength and with trust.
It is great to start the day with Surya Namaskar!
A lot of different asanas exist (more than 200), each with a particular, own form, which again is determined by distension, contra distension and resistance.
The asanas mainly aim to harmonise the structures of muscles and bones. Together with a conscious breathing they support the energy and blood cycle and balance the nervous system, which again controls almost all other systems in the body.
In other words, asanas are the key to the body and the body is the key to the spirit. And the spirit is the key to the soul.
The main goal of Hatha-yoga is to reach a balanced flow of energy through the energy centres of the body, which are called chakras.
Apart from the energy, which is already flowing in our bodies, there is another large reservoir of unused energy, which (according to the yoga tradition) is stored underneath the fourth vertebra. This latent existing energy is activated through special postures and breath exercises.
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So inspired by Andres comment here's two fairly recent WW1 movies dealing with subjects from history - Flyboys - which deals with the Lafayette squadron of American volunteers fighting for France and the Red Baron - a German film based on the life of Richthofen. Both are good and worth watching.
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Background and Purpose: Cognitive function is impaired in elderly subjects. We did dental and medical examination in 85-years-old subjects in Fukuoka, Japan and studied the relationship between chewing ability and cognitive function. The role of arterial stiffness on cognitive function was also determined.Methods and Results: This study was designed to explore the relationship between the systemic and dental health conditions of very elderly subjects. Chewing ability was expressed as a number of the selected foods which a subject could chew. Cognitive function and arterial stiffness were assessed by the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and measurement of the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (PWV), respectively. Two-hundred and seven 85 years-old residents participated the survey and 205 (88 men and 117 women) completed the dental and physical examination, and MMSE. MMSE score was 23.8 ±0.3 (mean ± SE, full score 30) and the number of foods chewed was 10.7 ± 0.3 (full score 15). T
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here was a tendency towards positive correlation between the MMSE score and the number of foods chewed (coefficient of correlation 0.12, p=0.08). When we divided the subjects into 4 groups according to the chewing ability (the number of foods chewed 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15), the MMSE score of each group was 22.7 ± 1.3, 23.6 ± 0.7, 23.9 ± 0.5, 24.4 ± 0.5. We also studied the cross-sectional association of the MMSE score and PWV in 203 subjects (87 men and 116 women). Sex distribution, systolic and diastolic blood pressures did not differ between the normal (MMSE score 【greater than or equal】24, n=128) and impaired MMSE groups (MMSE score <24, n=75). In contrast, the PWV was significantly increased in the impaired MMSE group compared to the normal MMSE group (25.0 ± 0.8 vs. 22.9 ± 0.5 m/sec, p<0.05). In multiple regression analysis, the PWV was also independently and significantly associated with the MMSE score.Conclusions: Oral care to keep chewing ability might prevent cognitive impairment. Cognitive function could be predicted by arterial stiffness as assessed by the PWV in very old subjects. Preventing atherosclerosis may play an important role in preserving normal cognitive function until very old age. Less
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Internal Medicine 46
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Gerontology 53 (1)
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Gerontology 53
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Circulation J 70
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Gerodontology 23
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J Oral Rehab 33
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Circulation J 71(6)
Gerodontology 23(2)
J Oral Rehab 33(5)
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Regul Pept 125
Pages: 55-59
Gerodontology 22
Pages: 91-97
Brain Research 1058
Pages: 161-166
J Kyushu Dent Soc 59
Pages: 153-160
Gerodontology 22(1)
Journal of Kyushu Dental Society 59(4)
Regulatory Peptide. 125
Oral Dis 10
Pages: 44-49
Hypertension 43
Pages: 977-982
J Hypertens 22
Pages: 983-988
Oral Diseases 10
Journal of Hypertension 22
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Animals are more intelligent than we think. Even though they can't speak, they frequently find other ways of communicating with us — even asking us for help.
One man experienced this exact thing when he was passing by some railroad tracks and noticed a squirrel on them.
On closer inspection, the little animal wasn't just passing the time. It was actually stuck. And then, it did something unbelievable: it actually reached out and begged him to help free it.
Nick Allen was just planning on going for a stroll.
Instead, he ended up getting to witness a moment with a wild animal that touched him emotionally.
The little squirrel was frantically trying to climb over the tracks but simply couldn't gather the strength to clamber up.
Allen was worried that if he reached out to pick the squirrel up, it would panic.
"I absolutely wanted to help the little guy over the rail," he said. "I was a bit cautious, as I wasn't sure how safe it was trying to touch the little guy when trying to help him."
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Allen couldn't believe his eyes.
He had never expected a wild animal would reach out to him in trust and ask for help.
"When he climbed on my leg, I absolutely thought, 'This cannot be real at all,'" he said. "This wild little critter just crawled onto me. I have to be dreaming or something."
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It was trust and a will to live that conquered the little squirrel's natural instinct to stay away from humans. The animal remained clinging to his leg as Allen moved away from the train tracks, then hopped off and scampered up a tree.
It may have been the squirrel's lucky day, but it was Allen who came away from the experience feeling grateful. He said he was oddly humbled by the squirrel's trust in him, and happy that he was there in its moment of need.
"It made me feel so pure and loved that this little guy needed some help and just hopped right onto this random human," he said. "I felt trusted. It was just so pure. I know I've been in spots where I couldn't get out without a little help, and all I needed was a little helping hand. Or in this case, a helping leg."
Thankfully, Allen stopped by while the tracks were still quiet and was able to help the squirrel get to safety.
He never expected a quiet stroll to turn into an experience he'd never forget. As for the squirrel, it's safely back in the trees, having learned a lesson about train tracks — but also, possibly, about human beings.
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