they say every cloud has a silver lining . sportsmail have teamed up with golfbidder to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a bundle of callaway golf clubs and accessories worth more than # 1,300 . children of the 1970s and 1980s will likely remember the chunky , plastic fisher-price magnets that adorned fridges in family homes . the popular toys were designed to help teach children to read and spell . but for some people , they had another unintended consequence ; the magnets forever changed the colours that people would associate with letters . the child with the hood in this photo was born in 1988 and is an adult synesthete . his colour-letter pairings matched 25 of the 26 letters in the fisher-price magnet set , which is in the foreground . at least that 's the conclusion of a study on synaesthesia - a neurological condition in which two or more senses experienced separately are involuntarily joined together . the exclusive golfbidder.co.uk competition prize bundle includes a callaway xr driver , callaway xr 3 wood , callaway xr hybrid and a set of callaway xr irons . golfbidder . one of the uk 's busiest online golf retailers , has also thrown in a dozen callaway chrome soft golf balls as part of this superb golf package . click here to be in with a chance of winning this special prize . sportsmail have teamed up with golfbidder to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a special golf prize . at least that 's what one sydney woman , caught out in this week 's super storm , is hoping . -lrb- cnn -rrb- gastrointestinal illness has gripped 100 people on the cruise ship celebrity infinity , according to a report from the centers for disease control . of the ship 's 2,117 passengers , 95 have suffered from vomiting , diarrhea and other symptoms , the cdc said . the illness has also affected five members of the 964-person crew . the cdc has yet to determine what 's causing the ailments . two staffers from the agency are scheduled to meet the west coast-based ship in san diego on monday . the infinity left san diego on march 29 . it made its last stop in puerto vallarta , mexico , on april 10 , according to marinetraffic.com . celebrity cruises has been taking action since the outbreak began , including increasing cleaning and disinfection procedures , keeping passengers informed and taking specimens from the afflicted for testing by the cdc , the agency says . with the rain clearing , a woman known only by her email address as missiesmile21 , has taped posters to the city 's light posts to find the ` tall , charming gentleman ' who offered her his umbrella to cross the street . for instance , some synaesthetes experience colour when they hear sounds or read words . others experience tastes , smells or shapes . it is believe that around one in 10,000 of people have synaesthesia , and scientists are still unsure exactly what causes some people to perceive two senses at the same time . a large amount of research , according to discover magazine , has previously suggested the condition can be learned , rather than being the result of genetic factors . according to the maritime executive , this is the third time the celebrity infinity has suffered an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness , with others occurring in 2006 and 2013 . the ship was built in 2001 and refurbished in 2011 . this graphic shows the results for 400 synesthetes with 10 or more letters matching the toy . the rows correspond to participants and columns to letters . the colours along the bottom represent the most frequently chosen colour label for each letter . the latest study adds to that body of work by suggesting the toy caused a generation to foreever link a with red , f with purple and p with green . researchers from the department of psychology at stanford university used data from 6,588 registered users to determine which colours are most commonly associated with which letters . they then compared these colour-letter matches to fridge magnets sold by fisher-price between 1971 and 1990 . scroll down for video . the ` love call ' notes are posted at traffic lights on sydney 's george street near australia square . actively looking : missie smile is hoping the generous stranger will get in contact . the ` love call ' notices , posted on george street at australia square in sydney 's cbd , are appealing to the man with ` the most beautiful smile ' who was in the area about ' 7:10 pm-ish ' on tuesday evening . ' i am actively looking for you , ' the poster reads . ` if you 're single , let 's grab a drink together . ' people struggled against the heavy rain and strong winds in the sydney cbd as the storm lashed nsw on tuesday this week . most people gave up on their umbrellas in winds of more than 100 km / hr . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . the results revealed that at least six per cent -lrb- 400 out of the 6588 participants -rrb- learnt ` many of their matches ' from the fisher-price set . among those born in the decade after the toy began to be manufactured , the proportion of synesthetes with learned letter-colour pairings was closer to 15 per cent . the colours in the toy -lrb- upper row -rrb- , the average colour choice for each letter from the 6188 synesthetes -lrb- middle row -rrb- , and the most commonly assigned colour for each letter for the 400 synesthetes are shown here . fig c shows when the choice does not match the toy -lrb- bottom row -rrb- . red bars show proportion of participants with 10 or more matches to the magnet set . grey bars show participants with seven or more matches . for participants born between 1970 and 1985 , the prevalence of synesthesia apparently learned from the fisher-price set can exceed 15 per cent . synaesthesia is a neurological condition in which two or more senses experienced separately are involuntarily joined together . for instance , some synaesthetes experience colour when they hear sounds or read words . others experience tastes , smells or shapes . some people are born with synaesthesia , while others experience it after a stroke , or while using psychedelic drugs such as lsd . famous synaesthetes include singers pharrell williams and lady gaga . there have also been studies in which researchers claimed to have taught people to be synaesthetic - and as a result it is a widely contested condition . reports claim it can affect as many as one in 23 people and has been linked with high-levels of creativity and intelligence . but among those born five years or more before it was manufactured , none of the colour-letter matches were aligned with the colours used in the set . ` analysis of the letter-colour matching data suggests the only difference between synesthetes with matches to the toy and those without is exposure to the stimulus , ' explained the paper . ` this indicates learning of letter-colour pairings from external -lsb- sources -rsb- can occur in a substantial fraction of synesthetic , and are consistent with the hypothesis that synesthesia is a kind of conditioned mental imagery . ' the authors did point out , however , that there may have been other cues -- such as cultural influences , or other popular toys or magnet sets that played a role . they also said their findings do n't suggest that colourful toys cause synaesthesia . instead the associations of people already predisposed to the condition can be influenced by external factors . the authors did point out that there may have been other cues -- such as cultural influences , or other popular toys or magnet sets that played a role .
a sydney woman has put up posters to find the man who lent his umbrella . missiesmile21 is ` actively looking ' for the man with ` most beautiful smile ' the gentleman helped her cross a road during tuesday nights ' downpour .
prize . at least that 's what one sydney woman , caught out in this week 's super storm , is hoping . -lrb- cnn -rrb- gastrointestinal illness has gripped 100 people on the cruise ship celebrity infinity , according to a report from the centers for disease control . of the ship 's 2,117 passengers , 95 have suffered from vomiting , diarrhea and other symptoms , the cdc said . the illness has also affected five members of the 964-person crew . the cdc has yet to determine what 's causing the ailments . two staffers from the agency are scheduled to meet the west coast-based ship in san diego on monday . the infinity left san diego on march 29 . it made its last stop in puerto vallarta , mexico , on april 10 , according to marinetraffic.com . celebrity cruises has been taking action since the outbreak began , including increasing cleaning and disinfection procedures , keeping passengers informed and taking specimens from the afflicted for testing by the cdc , the agency says . with the rain clearing , a woman known only by her email address as missiesmile21 , has taped posters to the city 's light posts to find the ` tall , charming gentleman ' who offered her his umbrella to cross the street . for instance , some synaesthetes experience colour when they hear sounds or read words . others experience tastes , smells or shapes . it is believe that around one in 10,000 of people have synaesthesia , and scientists are still unsure exactly what causes some people to perceive two senses at the same time . a large amount of research , according to discover magazine , has previously suggested the condition can be learned , rather than being the result of genetic factors . according to the maritime executive , this is the third time the celebrity infinity has suffered an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness , with others occurring in 2006 and 2013 . the ship was built in 2001 and refurbished in 2011 . this graphic shows the results for 400 synesthetes with 10 or more letters matching the toy . the rows correspond to participants and columns to letters . the colours along the bottom represent the most frequently chosen colour label for each letter . the latest study adds to that body of work by suggesting the toy caused a generation to foreever link a with red , f with purple and p with green . researchers from the department of psychology at stanford university used data from 6,588 registered users to determine which colours are most commonly associated with which letters . they then compared these colour-letter matches to fridge magnets sold by fisher-price between 1971 and 1990 . scroll down for video . the ` love call ' notes are posted at traffic lights on sydney 's george street near australia square . actively looking : missie smile is hoping the generous stranger will get in contact . the ` love call ' notices , posted on george street at australia square in sydney 's cbd , are appealing to the man with ` the most beautiful smile ' who was in the area about ' 7:10 pm-ish ' on tuesday evening . ' i am actively looking for you , ' the poster reads . ` if you 're single , let 's grab a drink together . ' people struggled against the heavy rain and strong winds in the sydney cbd as the storm lashed nsw on tuesday this week . most people gave up on their umbrellas in winds of more than 100 km / hr . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . the results revealed that at least six per cent -lrb- 400 out of the 6588 participants -rrb- learnt ` many of their matches ' from the fisher-price set . among those born in the decade after the toy began to be manufactured , the proportion of synesthetes with learned letter-colour pairings was closer to 15 per cent . the colours in the toy -lrb- upper row -rrb- , the average colour choice for each letter from the 6188 synesthetes -lrb- middle row -rrb- , and the most commonly assigned colour for each letter for the 400 synesthetes are shown here . fig c shows when the choice does not match the toy -lrb- bottom row -rrb- . red bars show proportion of participants with 10 or more matches to the magnet set . grey bars show participants with seven or more matches . for participants born between 1970 and 1985 , the prevalence of synesthesia apparently learned from the fisher-price set can exceed 15 per cent . synaesthesia is a neurological condition in which two or more senses experienced separately are involuntarily joined together . for instance , some synaesthetes experience colour when they hear sounds or read words . others experience tastes , smells or shapes . some people are born with synaesthesia , while others experience it after a stroke , or while using psychedelic drugs such as lsd . famous synaesthetes include singers pharrell williams and lady gaga . there have also been studies in which researchers claimed to have taught people to be synaesthetic - and as a result it is a widely contested condition . reports claim it can affect as many as one in 23 people and has been linked with high-levels of creativity and intelligence . but among those born five years or more before it was manufactured , none of the colour-letter matches were aligned with the colours used in the set . ` analysis of the letter-colour matching data suggests the only difference between synesthetes with matches to the toy and those without is exposure to the stimulus , ' explained the paper . ` this indicates learning of letter-colour pairings from external -lsb- sources -rsb- can occur in a substantial fraction of synesthetic , and are consistent with the hypothesis that synesthesia is a kind of conditioned mental imagery . ' the authors did
they say every cloud has a silver lining . sportsmail have teamed up with golfbidder to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a bundle of callaway golf clubs and accessories worth more than # 1,300 . children of the 1970s and 1980s will likely remember the chunky , plastic fisher-price magnets that adorned fridges in family homes . the popular toys were designed to help teach children to read and spell . but for some people , they had another unintended consequence ; the magnets forever changed the colours that people would associate with letters . the child with the hood in this photo was born in 1988 and is an adult synesthete . his colour-letter pairings matched 25 of the 26 letters in the fisher-price prize . at least that 's what one sydney woman , caught out in this week 's super storm , is hoping . -lrb- cnn -rrb- gastrointestinal illness has gripped 100 people on the cruise ship celebrity infinity , according to a report from the centers for disease control . of the ship 's 2,117 passengers , 95 have suffered from vomiting , diarrhea and other symptoms , the cdc said . the illness has also affected five members of the 964-person crew . the cdc has yet to determine what 's causing the ailments . two staffers from the agency are scheduled to meet the west coast-based ship in san diego on monday . the infinity left san diego on march 29 . it made its last stop in puerto vallarta , mexico , on april 10 , according to marinetraffic.com . celebrity cruises has been taking action since the outbreak began , including increasing cleaning and disinfection procedures , keeping passengers informed and taking specimens from the afflicted for testing by the cdc , the agency says . with the rain clearing , a woman known only by her email address as missiesmile21 , has taped posters to the city 's light posts to find the ` tall , charming gentleman ' who offered her his umbrella to cross the street . for instance , some synaesthetes experience colour when they hear sounds or read words . others experience tastes , smells or shapes . it is believe that around one in 10,000 of people have synaesthesia , and scientists are still unsure exactly what causes some people to perceive two senses at the same time . a large amount of research , according to discover magazine , has previously suggested the condition can be learned , rather than being the result of genetic factors . according to the maritime executive , this is the third time the celebrity infinity has suffered an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness , with others occurring in 2006 and 2013 . the ship was built in 2001 and refurbished in 2011 . this graphic shows the results for 400 synesthetes with 10 or more letters matching the toy . the rows correspond to participants and columns to letters . the colours along the bottom represent the most notices , posted on george street at australia square in sydney 's cbd , are appealing to the man with ` the most beautiful smile ' who was in the area about ' 7:10 pm-ish ' on tuesday evening . ' i am actively looking for you , ' the poster reads . ` if you 're single , let 's grab a drink together . ' people struggled against the heavy rain and strong winds in the sydney cbd as the storm lashed nsw on tuesday this week . most people gave up on their umbrellas in winds of more than 100 km / hr . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . the results revealed that at least six per cent -lrb- seven or more matches . for participants born between 1970 and 1985 , the prevalence of synesthesia apparently learned from the fisher-price set can exceed 15 per cent . synaesthesia is a neurological condition in which two or more senses experienced separately are involuntarily joined together . for instance , some synaesthetes experience colour when they hear sounds or read words . others experience tastes , smells or shapes . some people are born with synaesthesia , while others experience it after a stroke , or while using psychedelic drugs such as lsd . famous synaesthetes include singers pharrell williams and lady gaga . there have also been studies in which researchers claimed to have taught people to be synaesthetic - and as a result it is a widely contested condition . reports claim it can affect as many as one in 23 people and has been linked with high-levels of creativity and intelligence . but among those born five years or more before it was manufactured , none of the colour-letter matches were aligned with the colours used in the set . ` analysis of the letter-colour matching data suggests the only difference between synesthetes with matches to the toy and those without is exposure to the stimulus , ' explained the paper . ` this indicates learning of letter-colour pairings from external -lsb- sources -rsb- can occur in a substantial fraction of synesthetic , and are consistent with the hypothesis that synesthesia is a kind of conditioned mental imagery . ' the authors did point out , however , that there may have been other cues -- such as cultural influences , or other popular toys or magnet sets that played a role . they also said their findings do n't suggest that colourful toys cause synaesthesia . instead the associations of people already predisposed to the condition can be influenced by external factors . the authors did point out that there may have been other cues -- such as cultural influences , or other popular toys or magnet sets that played a role .
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prize . at least that 's what one sydney woman , caught out in this week 's super storm , is hoping . -lrb- cnn -rrb- gastrointestinal illness has gripped 100 people on the cruise ship celebrity infinity , according to a report from the centers for disease control . of the ship 's 2,117 passengers , 95 have suffered from vomiting , diarrhea and other symptoms , the cdc said . the illness has also affected five members of the 964-person crew . the cdc has yet to determine what 's causing the ailments . two staffers from the agency are scheduled to meet the west coast-based ship in san diego on monday . the infinity left san diego on march 29 . it made its last stop in puerto vallarta , mexico , on april 10 , according to marinetraffic.com . celebrity cruises has been taking action since the outbreak began , including increasing cleaning and disinfection procedures , keeping passengers informed and taking specimens from the afflicted for testing by the cdc , the agency says . with the rain clearing , a woman known only by her email address as missiesmile21 , has taped posters to the city 's light posts to find the ` tall , charming gentleman ' who offered her his umbrella to cross the street . for instance , some synaesthetes experience colour when they hear sounds or read words . others experience tastes , smells or shapes . it is believe that around one in 10,000 of people have synaesthesia , and scientists are still unsure exactly what causes some people to perceive two senses at the same time . a large amount of research , according to discover magazine , has previously suggested the condition can be learned , rather than being the result of genetic factors . according to the maritime executive , this is the third time the celebrity infinity has suffered an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness , with others occurring in 2006 and 2013 . the ship was built in 2001 and refurbished in 2011 . this graphic shows the results for 400 synesthetes with 10 or more letters matching the toy . the rows correspond to participants and columns to letters . the colours along the bottom represent the most frequently chosen colour label for each letter . the latest study adds to that body of work by suggesting the toy caused a generation to foreever link a with red , f with purple and p with green . researchers from the department of psychology at stanford university used data from 6,588 registered users to determine which colours are most commonly associated with which letters . they then compared these colour-letter matches to fridge magnets sold by fisher-price between 1971 and 1990 . scroll down for video . the ` love call ' notes are posted at traffic lights on sydney 's george street near australia square . actively looking : missie smile is hoping the generous stranger will get in contact . the ` love call ' notices , posted on george street at australia square in sydney 's cbd , are appealing to the man with ` the most beautiful smile ' who was in the area about ' 7:10 pm-ish ' on tuesday evening . ' i am actively looking for you , ' the poster reads . ` if you 're single , let 's grab a drink together . ' people struggled against the heavy rain and strong winds in the sydney cbd as the storm lashed nsw on tuesday this week . most people gave up on their umbrellas in winds of more than 100 km / hr . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article . the results revealed that at least six per cent -lrb- 400 out of the 6588 participants -rrb- learnt ` many of their matches ' from the fisher-price set . among those born in the decade after the toy began to be manufactured , the proportion of synesthetes with learned letter-colour pairings was closer to 15 per cent . the colours in the toy -lrb- upper row -rrb- , the average colour choice for each letter from the 6188 synesthetes -lrb- middle row -rrb- , and the most commonly assigned colour for each letter for the 400 synesthetes are shown here . fig c shows when the choice does not match the toy -lrb- bottom row -rrb- . red bars show proportion of participants with 10 or more matches to the magnet set . grey bars show participants with
 A Sydney woman has been caught out in this week's superstorm, hoping to find the "tall, charming gentleman" who helped her during the storm. She posted flyers around the city with his description and is now waiting to hear from him.