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ssreeder · 4 months

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Chapters: 15/? Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Sokka/Zuko (Avatar), Aang/Katara (Avatar), others to be tagged later - Relationship Characters: Sokka (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Aang (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Jet (Avatar), Suki (Avatar), Kyoshi Warriors (Avatar), Iroh (Avatar), Jee (Avatar), Hakoda (Avatar), Bato (Avatar), A bunch of OCs, Long Feng, Joo Dee (Avatar), Azula (Avatar), Mai (Avatar), Ty Lee (Avatar), Ozai (Avatar), General Fong (Avatar) Additional Tags: Violence, Blood and Injury, War, Minor Character Death, Rape/Non-con Elements, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Attempted Sexual Assault, Major Character Injury, Amputation, Implied/Referenced Suicide, possible major character death, themes similar to the first two books, Sexism, Racism (like has already been written in first two books), dark themes, Human Trafficking, Slavery, Just a lot of dark war-like themes, there will be a battle, Torture, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Injury Recovery, Healing, Underage Sex, Underage Drinking, Animal Death, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Warnings each chapter, Hopefully some healing for Zuko finally, no promises, but that’s the goal, Reunions, hopefully a happy ending, Sokka gets some healing too, Non-Consensual Drug Use Series: Part 3 of Leaving It All Behind Summary:

-This is the last book of the series LIAB, please go read the other two books before this, or you will be very confused-

Zuko has been taken by the Earth Kingdom army to who-knows-where, and Sokka is determined to get him back.

But he can’t do it alone.

With Suki and the Kyoshi Warriors by his side, Sokka is headed to Ba Sing Se to find Katara and Aang so they can go rescue his fire bender.

Things aren’t as easy as he had hoped. Corruption, lies, and unknown horrors await them inside the city’s walls. None of this is helping Sokka’s mental well-being.

Hakoda and his men face a problem of their own as Azula approaches with the intentions of making it rain fire.

Sokka and Zuko will both find themselves having to reintegrate back into a life they thought they left behind, with people they hardly remember. It isn’t easy for anyone, especially when they don’t recognize the person standing in front of them.

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missteana-blog · 6 years

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Never Fall Down: March 25, 2018.

Summary:

After living in the camps for 2 and a half years, Arn has been forced to complete horrible tasks such as pee on those who the Khmer Rouge choose to kill. However, he also gains a little power and the leader had even asked Arn to come play the khim at his house and allowed Arn to ride a horse, which makes Arn cry tears of laughter for the first time in many years. Also, Arn became closer to Sombo and he’s like a brother to Arn who protects him. The people are informed that the Vietnamese are coming, therefore, the boys are transported, being assigned to a “Little Fish” group, meant to act as bait for the Vietnamese. Along the way, Arn is handed a gun and witnesses many deaths, even his own 10-year-old sister, Sophea’s, death. When Sombo leaves to Thailand to bring a sick boy to the hospital, Arn is left in charge but he leaves as well, heading for Thailand.

Reflection:

This week’s reading was very melancholic, full of even worse details than last time’s. While Arn was living at the leader’s house, he saw many girls there and I’m sure we can infer that the girls were used as… entertainment/pleasure for the leader. When Arn was on the road traveling to new locations to scout for the Vietnamese, he and the other boys were given guns and there were little boys that didn’t know how to use it and ended up shooting themselves. However, there were also boys who knew how to use it and committed suicide. Then, when the Vietnamese were firing, some boys ran towards them wanting to die. That made me feel very sorrowful for these boys, who would choose death over living at such a young age. This week’s reading also surprised me because the Vietnamese were described as devil soldiers who were cannibals during this time period. That made me feel a little ashamed that people of my birth country were so vicious and brutal, making others talk about them with disgust and fear rather than awe or respect.

Literary Devices:

“Skin like paper.” (Page 98)

This quote is an example of a simile, comparing the skin of the girls at the camp to the texture of the paper. This helps me better understand that the girls were not eating enough which is why their skin was as thin as paper as well as dry from not receiving proper treatment or care.

“Our leg like wood, our mouth like dust.” (Page 118)

This quote is also an example of a simile and it helps me better understand that the boys have walked so much that their legs are stiff and they are also so parched that their mouths are as dry as dust.

Vocabulary:

Word: plod (Page 108)

Dictionary Definition: walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps

My Words: to trudge or have a snail-like, heavy walk

Sentence: It was an early Monday morning and many students would plod down the hallway in school.

Quotes:

“He know only one thing: how to get back to the camp. Me, I guess I’m like this horse after all.” Page 108

This quote stood out to me because it makes the tone of Arn sound very hopeless. At first, Arn was thinking of escaping since he had the horse which gave him the chance to go very far from the camp. However, after some serious thinking, he began to weigh out the consequences of doing so. He wouldn’t have any place to stay, he wouldn’t have food to eat, and he would have no one with him, only the company of the horse if it lives long enough. In the end, he decided against his initial thought because he wasn’t thinking during the thrill of the moment. It sounded like Arn really didn’t want to go back to the camp when he compared himself to the horse saying that the only thing it knew how to do is go back to camp. Camp seems to be the only choice left, like a dead end with nowhere else for either of them to go to.

“I touch the trigger and pray to our ancestor for help, to forgive me for killing this little girl, this only person left for me in the whole world.

But I don’t do it. I just walk away.” Page 138

This quote stood out to me because it made me angry at Arn for not “giving mercy” to his sister. I’m aware that it must be very hard to shoot your own sibling but when they’re suffering like that, you need to let them go. This reminds me of the quote, “If you love someone, let them go”. In this case, if he loves Sophea, he would have put her down so that he didn’t have to suffer anymore. This also reminds me of the show “Z-Nation” on Netflix. When someone is bitten by a Z, aka a zombie, one of the characters would say their name and then “I give you mercy”, That is the characters’ way of sparing someone from the pain of becoming a zombie and having to eat and kill other people. When you’re alive, you’d most likely rather kill yourself than become a heartless, flesh-eating zombie. Therefore, when you’re dying, you would want someone to end it quickly. Same with any illnesses, if you’re suffering on the hospital bed, although you want to be with your family, the pain might be too much. I think Sophea would have wanted it to end quickly but Arn couldn’t go through with it. He didn’t have enough courage to.

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amplia-mente · 4 years

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Volvemos con un nuevo artículo de repaso en este verano tan atípico. Aunque en un principio parecía que la pandemia estaba controlada, sin embargo como estamos viendo, siguen surgiendo focos de contagio que nos hacen volver a tener niveles de contagio de cuando estábamos confinados (en la actualidad en España estamos teniendo unos 800-1000 c0ntagios diarios). No sabemos si estas cifras tan elevadas serán porque ahora se están haciendo más test que en el pasado. En el artículo que repasamos hoy hacíamos un repaso a las principales armas terapéuticas contra el virus en aquel momento, en la actualidad poco ha cambiado. Estaremos pendiente a ver que ocurre, pero me temo que esto no va a parar.

We’re back with a new review article on this unusual summer. Although at first it seemed that the pandemic was under control, as we are seeing, there are still outbreaks of infection that make us return to levels of infection from when we were confined (currently in Spain we are having about 800-1000 c0ntagios daily). We do not know if these high figures are because more tests are being done now than in the past. In the article we are reviewing today, we reviewed the main therapeutic weapons against the virus at that time. We will be watching to see what happens, but I am afraid this is not going to stop.

Actualización del tratamiento en las infecciones por COVID-19

El caos se ha apoderado de nuestras vidas en los últimos tiempos. La expansión de la infección por el Coronavirus, surgido en China a finales del año 2019, parece imparable y nos tiene a todos confinados en nuestras casas. Las relaciones sociales directas han quedado abolidas y no sabemos cuándo las recuperaremos y si al recuperarlas serán igual que eran antes de esta situación. Nuestro primer artículo relacionado con esta pandemia fue el 22 de Enero de este año y ya nos preguntábamos si estaríamos preparados en España para afrontar esta crisis, ahora está claro que no lo estábamos. Hoy dependemos de nuestros sanitarios, ellos lo están dando todo por nosotros, pero, ¿tienen armas suficientes para luchar contra esta pandemia?

Treatment update on COVID-19 infections

Chaos has taken over our lives in recent times. The spread of infection by the Coronavirus, which appeared in China at the end of 2019, seems unstoppable and has us all confined to our homes. Direct social relations have been abolished and we do not know when we will recover them and if they will be the same as they were before this situation. Our first article related to this pandemic was on January 22nd of this year and we already wondered if we would be prepared in Spain to face this crisis, now it is clear that we were not. Today we depend of our health workers, they are giving their all for us, but do they have enough weapons to fight this pandemic?

No, no nos estamos refiriendo ahora a los equipos de protección individual, que ese tema es de suficiente gravedad y nos enerva demasiado para tocarlo aquí. Nos estamos refiriendo a los tratamientos farmacológicos con los que luchar frente a la infección por este coronavirus. Mucho se ha escrito y se ha oído en las redes sociales acerca de que la cloroquina o la hidroxiclorquina se han demostrado útiles frente al Covid-19 o incluso su combinación con la azitromicina. Ambas sustancias, de fácil adquisición en las farmacias hasta hace unos días, pero que con motivo de la extensión de los rumores de su utilidad, los ciudadanos han hecho acopio de estas sustancias, por lo que el Ministerio de Sanidad ha tenido que tomar parte para adecuar la dispensación de estos productos en las Farmacias. Pero como en todo proceso de desabastecimiento de algún producto, el mercado negro hace de las suyas, y en este caso, con nuestro confinamiento, no podría venir de otro lado que de la venta on line, donde hemos visto como se venden cajas de cloroquina (30 comprimidos de 200 mg a 42 dólares cuando en España el precio en Farmacias de 30 comprimidos de 200 mg es de 12 euros).

No, we are not talking now about personal protective equipment, which is a serious enough subject and makes us too enervated to touch it here. We are referring to the drug treatments with which to combat infection by this coronavirus. Much has been written and heard on the social networks about chloroquine or hydroxychlorquine having been shown to be useful against Covid-19 or even its combination with azithromycin. Both substances were easily available in pharmacies until a few days ago, but now, due to the spread of rumours about their usefulness, the public has collected these substances, so the Ministry of Health has had to take part in adapting the dispensing of these products in pharmacies. But as in any process of shortage of some product, the black market does its own thing, and in this case, with our confinement, it could not come from another side that of the sale on line, where we have seen like boxes of chloroquine are sold (30 tablets of 200 mg to 42 dollars when in Spain the price in Pharmacies of 30 tablets of 200 mg is of 12 euros).

Hasta ahora, estos tratamientos no están confirmados ni avalados por ensayos clínicos, sin embargo son múltiples las publicaciones científicas en las que se relatan resultados de su utilización, como por ejemplo la publicada bajo el título «Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial«, en el que investigadores franceses han tratado pacientes positivos al coronavirus un grupo con hidroxicloroquina y otro grupo con la combinación de hidroxicloroquina y azitromicina, y han observado como la carga viral de los tratados con la combinación de ambos fármacos descendía de forma importante a partir del 5º día de tratamiento. El único inconveniente del estudio en cuestión era el escaso número de individuos estudiados y por tanto se debería ampliar a una mayor población para confirmar estos resultados. El gran problema de estos fármacos es que pueden producir un aumento del espacio QRS o del espacio QT y por tanto desencadenar arritmias que en muchas ocasiones no son dosis dependientes y que pueden aparecer incluso en el primer tratamiento.

So far, these treatments are not confirmed or endorsed by clinical trials, however there are multiple scientific publications that report results of their use, such as the one published under the title «Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial«, in which French researchers have treated coronavirus positive patients in a group with hydroxychloroquine and another group with the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, and have observed how the viral load of those treated with the combination of both drugs dropped significantly after the 5th day of treatment. The only drawback of the study in question was the small number of individuals studied and therefore it should be extended to a larger population to confirm these results. The big problem with these drugs is that they can produce an increase in the QRS space or the QT space and therefore trigger arrhythmias which on many occasions are not dose-dependent and can even appear on the first treatment.

De igual manera se están realizando múltiples y muy variados estudios clínicos con fármacos antirretrovirales (utilizados en otras patologías víricas recientes) como la combinación de Lopinavir y Ritonavir («A Trial of Lopinavir–Ritonavir in Adults Hospitalized with Severe Covid-19«) llevada a cabo en hospitales chinos, en este estudio no solo se demuestra que la carga de ARN viral en el individuo infectado baja drásticamente sino que se acorta el tiempo de recuperación respecto a otros pacientes no tratados con estos fármacos o en los que se han utilizado otras combinaciones. Esta combinación ya fue utilizada con éxito en la anterior epidemia de coronavirus MERS y en la epidemia por SARS.

Similarly, multiple and very varied clinical studies are being carried out with antiretroviral drugs (used in other recent viral pathologies) such as the combination of Lopinavir and Ritonavir («A Trial of Lopinavir-Ritonavir in Adults Hospitalized with Severe Covid-19«) carried out in Chinese hospitals, This study not only shows that the viral RNA load in the infected individual drops dramatically, but also that the recovery time is shorter than in other patients not treated with these drugs or in whom other combinations have been used. This combination was already used successfully in the previous MERS coronavirus epidemic and in SARS epidemia.

Por otro lado se han llevado a cabo estudios experimentales en el tratamiento de cloroquina combinada con antirretrovirales, como es el caso del estudio «Remdesivir and chloroquine effectively inhibit the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in vitro«, aunque como vemos se trata de un ensayo in vitro y que deberá de extrapolarse al sujeto vivo. En los ensayos llevados a cabo se ha comprobado la gran eficacia en parar la reproducción del virus.

On the other hand, experimental studies have been carried out on the treatment of chloroquine combined with antiretrovirals, as is the case with the study «Remdesivir and chloroquine effectively inhibit the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in vitro«, although as we can see it is an in vitro test and it must be extrapolated to the live subject. The tests carried out have proven to be highly effective in stopping the virus from reproducing.

Otras de las sustancias utilizadas son el Tocilizumad y el Sarilumab, estas sustancias son inhibidores de la interleucina 6 (IL-6) y que se ha demostrado que sería útil para disminuir la liberación masiva que se produce de citoquinas como consecuencia de la infección por el COVID-19. Esto se ha recogido en algunos estudios llevados a cabo en China y en Italia, («Effective Treatment of Severe COVID-19 Patients with Tocilizumab» y «COVID-19, cytokines and immunosuppression: what can we learn from severe acute respiratory syndrome?«). En ambos artículos se destaca que en pocos días, la fiebre desapareció y todos los demás síntomas mejoraron notablemente, no siendo necesario el aporte de oxígeno o pudiéndoselas bajar este. En las exploraciones mediante TAC se vió que la condensación pulmonar habría disminuido por último la PCR disminuiría considerablemente.

Other substances used are Tocilizumad and Sarilumab, which are inhibitors of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and have been shown to be useful in reducing the mass release of cytokines resulting from COVID-19 infection. This has been reported in studies in China and Italy («Effective Treatment of Severe COVID-19 Patients with Tocilizumab» and «COVID-19, cytokines and immunosuppression: what can we learn from severe acute respiratory syndrome?») In both articles it is highlighted that in a few days, the fever disappeared and all the other symptoms improved significantly, not being necessary the contribution of oxygen or being able to lower it. In the CT scans it was seen that the pulmonary condensation would have finally decreased the CRP would decrease considerably.

As stated on the website of the Spanish Ministry of Health, «to date, there are only partial, preliminary data, sometimes only in vitro or even contradictory, on the effectiveness of one or another product so, as far as possible, priority should be given to the possibility of conducting clinical studies that, while offering a plausible treatment alternative, generate useful knowledge». However, from our point of view, when there is no time and the emergency is vital and global, we must take risks and copy what has been useful to other researchers, while there is nothing else. We will remain confined and alert to the evolution of the pandemic.

Tal y como consta en la página web del Ministerio de Sanidad de España, «hasta la fecha, solo hay datos parciales, preliminares, a veces únicamente in vitro o incluso contradictorios, sobre la eficacia de uno u otro producto por lo que, en la medida de lo posible, debe priorizarse la posibilidad de realizar estudios clínicos que, al tiempo que ofrecen una alternativa de tratamiento plausible, generen conocimiento útil». Sin embargo desde nuestro punto de vista, cuando no hay tiempo y la emergencia es vital y de nivel global, hay que arriesgar y copiar lo que a otros investigadores les ha sido útil, mientras que no haya otra cosa. Seguiremos confinados y atentos a la evolución de la pandemia.

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madstars-festival · 4 years

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MERLEE JAYME: WHY BRANDS CANNOT BE QUIET WHEN THE WORLD IS SUFFERING

“The rest of 2020 isn’t going to be pretty,” writes Merlee Jayme for Inquirer.net: “Stop being in denial. We have to brace ourselves for the worst. Then start preparing our actions to overcome these challenging times.”

Merlee Cruz-Jayme joined AD STARS 2015 as one of our Executive Judges, so we were curious to read her recent opinion piece, published by Inquirer.net, about how brands should respond to the current turmoil we’re facing. Jayme recently stepped into a new role as Global Co-President of newly-launched agency, dentsumcgarrybowen.

She believes the worst thing for brands to do is to “pull back, be quiet and invisible. In a world where empathy rules, be human and real. Be hopeful.”

Here is an excerpt…

“Most marketers and agencies in the world are secretly “hoping” that the second quarter is going to be the toughest and darkest part of this year. Then, our hopeful selves wish to see the world normalizing a bit—to let in some light by the third quarter.

The truth is, COVID-19 has triggered massive pay cuts, layoffs and furloughs in major companies and small businesses. Downsizing workforces or even closing shops are being announced almost every week.

The advertising and digital industry underwent the same, preparing for the worst. Definitely, with revenues dropping and profit being affected, company budget allocations and spending priorities are drastically changing.

So, what should companies do?

Amid these challenges and redirections, the sentiments of marketers are still very optimistic. Our Dentsu network asked several business leads through a survey just this month, what their fearless forecasts were. We were surprised at their positivity and gave us hopeful forecasts for their brands and businesses.

They talked about bouncing back with no excuses. They believed in winning the market as soon as the product supply stabilizes. They planned to seize all opportunities to regain market share and further strengthen their brand’s relevance.

During the recession back in 2008, brands that made their presence felt recovered faster versus those who didn’t. Procter & Gamble was one of them. P&G’s chair and CEO during that time, A.G. Lafley, simply saw opportunity at the height of the crisis. He believed that while everything should undergo renegotiations, he would get ahead of the curve when commodity and energy costs came down.

Kantar even reported that when companies stop advertising, they put their brand health in danger. A good combination of relevant messaging, a strong and efficient media and digital plan with key brand metrics helped a lot of brands survive and recover.

Strong brands should always have a point of view.

They should share how their companies are helping. They should show different ways how their brands are reaching out. They can even join consumers in what their beliefs are or be present in the activities where their markets are. The worst thing to do is pull back, be quiet and invisible. In a world where empathy rules, be human and real. Be hopeful.

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson did not sugarcoat the serious news about COVID-19, but he still offered hope in his interview. In an emotional video address, the CEO of the world’s largest hotel company announced that thousands of employees would be furloughed and that he would not take a salary for the rest of the year. “The impact to people’s lives will be profound,” Sorenson said. “We’ve got to find a way to get through this together. We will, ultimately.”

Be creative and innovative … This pandemic has already led to countless brand innovations. From Dyson designing a new ventilator in amazing speed to Alibaba and retailer Zhongbai building an unmanned store for essentials and disinfectant supplies. LVMH has transformed their perfumes to sanitizers, Tanduay and San Miguel’s alcoholic drinks to rubbing alcohol.

Think of your brand’s strength. Create or even partner with another company to innovate—for a purpose.

Be present with empathy.

We are now months into lockdown, and consumers need to feel your brands’ presence more than ever. They have a critical role in helping consumers stay informed, engaged and feeling positive about going “back to normal” in life.

Entering our quarantine lives, we experienced a progression of feelings and responses. First, we felt the fear of not completely understanding the situation. How dangerous is this virus? What do we do if we get the symptoms and there are no tests?

This was when brands helped inform. Brands held our hands and shed light to what is the truth and what is fake online. Brands gave us reassurance that truly, “we’re all in this together.”

A few weeks into quarantine, we were feeling alone, useless and isolated. This was when brands started reaching out. To promote normalcy, yoga, painting, and cooking online classes were offered, with options of doing these with a group of people. More options for pickup and delivery were provided. Shopping for essentials became a part-time habit. Definitely, brands with great e-commerce platforms became big winners.

After a few more weeks, we all became restless. Brands at this point, continuously inspired, entertained and promoted positivity. The best brands stayed relevant by creating activations, promotions and amazing initiatives while building on their equities.

Times like these require your presence and your voice. What is your brand’s equity? Build this up by staying relevant today. Move forward. People want to move on, even if COVID-19 is here to stay—at least for a few more months.

First, we will have to read and understand this totally new market … As we approach the second half of the year, let’s combine positivity and action to fight our way to a very happy Christmas.”

• Merlee Jayme is global Co-President of DentsuMcGarryBowen, and she joined AD STARS 2015 as an Executive Judge. Read her opinion piece in full via Inquirer.net.

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truesportsfan · 4 years

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Jon Moxley is AEW’s new face as Revolution misses being great

Jon Moxley took the next step in his rise to the top of the wrestling world.

The former WWE star, who left the company last April, pinned Chris Jericho to become the All Elite Wrestling world champion at the Revolution pay-per-view in Chicago on Saturday night. It ended a show that was less about amazing wrestling and more about AEW proving no bit of storytelling is too small not to include and continuing to build its younger stars. An excess of outside the ring shenanigans kept this from being an even better show. Here are five takeaways:

The Eyes Have It

Moxley was playing Jericho all along, pretending to be blind late in the main event only to reveal the eye “Le Champion” had injured was fully healed. Jericho, who had a choir sing his entrance, didn’t sell the surprise enough before being hit with a Paradigm Shift to end it. Moxley, who considered himself misused in WWE as Dean Ambrose, is now the champion of the opposing company as well as the U.S. champion in New Japan Pro Wrestling. What a year it has been.

Jericho’s title matches continue to be filled with everything, but wrestling. Early on, he continually tried to get Moxley counted out or considered knocked out — busting him open by dropping him on a ring-bell-carrying table in a brawling affair.

Moxley was continually fending off Inner Circle attacks before the majority of the group was thrown out after a right hand from Jake Hager to Moxley. It gave Sammy Guevara time to hit Moxley with the championship belt, but he predictably kicked out of Jericho’s pin attempt. Jericho gauged Moxley’s eye, leaving him more visually impaired — or so it seemed. Moxley ducked the Judas Effect before revealing the health of his eye with a smirk before the finish.

Don’t be surprised if there is a rematch with a stipulation, but it was time for AEW to give a babyface a run at the top and change the feel of its main events.

Ring his bell

Cody Rhodes didn’t get his happy ending again, and it was the right call as he lost to Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) — leaving the crowd stunned. MJF used his Dynamite Diamond ring to level Rhodes and get the win. The blow came after Rhodes, who debuted a huge neck tattoo, tried for a third straight Cross Rhodes attempt. The victory continues to build the heat around a young star in MJF and added more sympathy to Rhodes because he was screwed. This was a huge night for one of AEW’s top heel.

Rhodes, after such a long and emotional build, did get some retribution. It was him this time using his weight belt to whip MJF. Afterward he started to yell, “You were by friend dammit!” to MJF, who went crawling and crying at Rhodes’ exposed foot — even giving him a hug before spitting in his face. MJF, who was bloodied earlier in the match, had taken off Rhodes’ right boot to expose the broken toe that was hurt on the moonsault Cody hit off the steel cage two weeks ago.

Brandi Rhodes at one point tried a splash from the apron onto Wardlow, but was caught. Rhodes talked Wardlow out of hurting her, but his kick connected on coach Arn Anderson instead of the big fella.

They were part of a large Nightmare Family contingent during Rhodes’ entrance that included a so-so live performance of his theme “Kingdom” by Downstait and the entire Nightmare group, including “Arrow” star Stephen Amell. While Rhodes got the big entrance it was MJF then left even better than he came in.

Family still feuding

Kenny Omega and “Hangman” Adam Page versus The Young Bucks for the AEW tag team championships didn’t have the combustible moment we thought we might get. After retaining their titles, a Page attack on Omega was teased and the Cowboy refused to mend fences with Matt and Nick Jackson. So the tension continues.

What the match did supply was masterclass in storytelling for both the casual and hardcore fans.

The Young Bucks wrestled as heels and had the crowd turned on them after hitting Page with a Meltzer Driver on the ramp and followed that with Super Kicks and two Golden Triggers (his New Japan move with friend Kota Ibushi) to Omega. They attacked the shoulder injury Omega suffered during his ironman match with PAC on “Dynamite,” bringing all the elements together Page even hit former Elite member and Ring of Honor star “The Villain” Marty Scurll’s Chicken Wing submission..

Page, who easily could have been seen as the heel in this Elite family feud, garnered the majority of the cheers. The crowd’s investment in him has come a long way since his championship match against Jericho at All Out. AEW can’t go wrong with whatever direction they choose for Page.

Main squeeze

Orange Cassidy made his singles debut in AEW against PAC. Cassidy “tried” and it was fantastic fun. PAC sold and went along with all of Cassidy’s slow and hand-in-pockets attacks early and even had a good laugh when Cassidy twice rolled out of the ring to thwart his top-rope attack attempts.

It eventually got serious and Cassidy began moving at the speed as a normal human, acquitted himself well with a variety of powerful DDTs. AEW even protected him a bit when a run in by the Lucha Brothers distracted Cassidy and led to PAC putting on the Brutalizer for the tap-out win.

All in on Allin

Much of this match occurred before the bell rang as Darby Allin dove past the ring post into Guevara on the outside. Allin fell short on a suicide dive — which appeared by design — to open the door for Guevara to hit a wild 630 senton from the top rope through a table. Then the bell rang and Allin crawled into the ring with the crowd fully behind him.

They traded athletic offense before Allin was able to land a Coffin Drop in the middle of the ring for the win. Allin, whose momentum keeps growing, was unable to use the storyline-centerpiece skateboard on Guevara, who was pulled out of the ring by Hager.

Other matches

Jake Hager over Dustin Rhodes

The match introduced Hagers’ wife, Catalina. He kissed her aggressively prior to his AEW in-ring debut and she was later kissed by Rhodes after slapping him. The babyface kissing the heel’s wife added more confusion than anything to the match. Rhodes was able to draw emotion out of the crowd when he put Hager in a cross-arm breaker. The MMA fighter, used his signature knee to the groin to turn the tide and ultimately ended the solid heavyweight fight by putting Rhodes to sleep like he predicted. Not sure this match raised Hager’s stock.

Nyla Rose over Kris Statlander to retain the AEW women’s championship

They did the most they could with a match that had little build and story behind. Statlander was positioned well enough, even kicking out of Rose’s finisher, the Beast Bomb. Rose finally won when she capitalized on a mistake and turned it into an avalanche Beast Bomb. This felt like a “Dynamite” match, but didn’t waste Statlander a viable challenger.

Dark Order over SCU

Good lead into the show from the Buy In. Evil Uno broke a Scorpio Sky pin and Stu Grayson was able to score the fall. The tease of the long-awaited Exalted One began with Colt Cabana coming out. Christopher Daniels, was not at ringside appeared in a Higher Power-like cloak (which he nearly was in WWE) before revealing himself and attacking the Dark Order. But there was sign of Matt Hardy, who was scheduled to be a free agent on March 1.

AEW announced its tri-state area debut at Prudential Center on March 25 will be a “Blood and Guts” themed episode of “Dynamite featuring the company’s first wargames-style match.

Biggest winner: Jon Moxley Biggest loser: Jake Hager Match of the night: Hangman-Omega vs. The Young Bucks Grade: B+

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Why you can’t get a song out of your head and what to do about it

“Earworms” are unwanted catchy tunes that repeat in your head. These relentless tunes play in a loop in up to 98% of people in the western world. For two-thirds of people they are neutral to positive, but the remaining third find it disturbing or annoying when these songs wriggle their way into the brain’s memory centers and set up home, threatening to disrupt their inner peace.

Which songs become earworms?

Certain songs are catchier than others, and so more likely to “auto repeat” in your head. When music psychologist Kelly Jakubowski and her colleagues studied why, they found these songs were faster and simpler in melodic contour (the pitch rose and fell in ways that made them easier to sing). And the music also had some unique intervals between notes that made the song stand out. The catchiest tunes on the UK charts between 2010 and 2013 were “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga, “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” (somewhat ironically) by Kylie Minogue, and “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey.

What predisposes to earworms?

In order to get stuck in your head, earworms rely on brain networks that are involved in perception, emotion, memory, and spontaneous thought. They are typically triggered by actually hearing a song, though they may also creep up on you when you are feeling good, or when you are in a dreamy (inattentive) or nostalgic state. And they may also show up when you are stressed about having too much to think about. It’s as if your stressed-out brain latches onto a repetitive idea and sticks with it. Also, if you have a musical background, you may be more susceptible to earworms too.

Certain personality features also may predispose you to being haunted by a catchy tune. If you are obsessive-compulsive, neurotic (anxious, self-conscious, and vulnerable), or if you are someone who is typically open to new experiences, you may be more likely to fall prey to an earworm.

Why might earworms be good for you?

There is a particular characteristic of music that lends itself to becoming an earworm. In contrast to our daily speech, music typically has repetition built into it. Can you imagine how absurd it would be if people repeated themselves in chorus? Yet, though repetition of speech is associated with childishness, regression, and even insanity, in the case of music it may signify a process that becomes pleasurable when it is understood through repetition. Also, each time music repeats, you hear something subtly different. This learning may constitute one of the positive aspects of earworms. Also, earworms are a form of spontaneous mental activity, and mind-wandering states confer various advantages to the brain, contributing to clear thinking and creativity.

Are earworms ever worrisome?

Not all “stuck songs” are benign. Sometimes they occur with obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychotic syndromes, migraine headaches, unusual forms of epilepsy, or a condition known as palinacousis — when you continue to hear a sound long after it has disappeared. Persistent earworms (lasting more than 24 hours) may be caused by many different illnesses, such as stroke or cancer metastasizing to the brain. A physician can help you determine if your earworm is serious or not.

How do you get rid of earworms?

If you’ve had enough of your earworm and need to stop it in its tracks, you would be well warned not to try to block the song out, but rather to passively accept it. A determined effort to block the song out may result in the very opposite of what you want. Called “ironic process” and studied extensively by psychologist Daniel Wegner, resisting the song may make your brain keep playing it over and over again.

Some people try to distract themselves from the song, and it works. In one study, the most helpful “cure” tunes were “God Save The Queen” by Thomas Arne and “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club. Others seek out the tune in question, because it is commonly believed that earworms occur when you remember only part of a song; hearing the entire song may extinguish it.

Other techniques found to be helpful include those from cognitive behavioral therapy, such as replacing dysfunctional thoughts like “These earworms indicate I am crazy” with “It is normal to have earworms.” A less intuitive cure for earworms is chewing gum. It interferes with hearing the song in your head.

In the most severe cases where the earworms are overwhelming, a physician may prescribe antidepressants (which also help obsessive-compulsive disorders).

Conclusion

In most cases, earworms are neutral to pleasant, not serious, and may even be part of your brain’s creative process. In a few cases, especially when they continue for more than 24 hours, earworms may indicate something more serious. In those cases, seeing your primary care physician may help you metaphorically take the needle off the stuck record so that you can regain your peace of mind.

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josephwebb335 · 7 years

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Why you can’t get a song out of your head and what to do about it

Which songs become earworms?

What predisposes to earworms?

Why might earworms be good for you?

Are earworms ever worrisome?

How do you get rid of earworms?

In the most severe cases where the earworms are overwhelming, a physician may prescribe antidepressants (which also help obsessive-compulsive disorders).

Conclusion

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sofiawright4411 · 7 years

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Why you can’t get a song out of your head and what to do about it

Which songs become earworms?

What predisposes to earworms?

Why might earworms be good for you?

Are earworms ever worrisome?

How do you get rid of earworms?

In the most severe cases where the earworms are overwhelming, a physician may prescribe antidepressants (which also help obsessive-compulsive disorders).

Conclusion

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robertharris6685 · 7 years

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Why you can’t get a song out of your head and what to do about it

Which songs become earworms?

What predisposes to earworms?

Why might earworms be good for you?

Are earworms ever worrisome?

How do you get rid of earworms?

In the most severe cases where the earworms are overwhelming, a physician may prescribe antidepressants (which also help obsessive-compulsive disorders).

Conclusion

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laurenbaker553 · 7 years

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Why you can’t get a song out of your head and what to do about it

Which songs become earworms?

What predisposes to earworms?

Why might earworms be good for you?

Are earworms ever worrisome?

How do you get rid of earworms?

In the most severe cases where the earworms are overwhelming, a physician may prescribe antidepressants (which also help obsessive-compulsive disorders).

Conclusion

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laurenjohnson437 · 7 years

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Why you can’t get a song out of your head and what to do about it

Which songs become earworms?

What predisposes to earworms?

Why might earworms be good for you?

Are earworms ever worrisome?

How do you get rid of earworms?

In the most severe cases where the earworms are overwhelming, a physician may prescribe antidepressants (which also help obsessive-compulsive disorders).

Conclusion

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richardgarciase23 · 7 years

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Why you can’t get a song out of your head and what to do about it

Which songs become earworms?

What predisposes to earworms?

Why might earworms be good for you?

Are earworms ever worrisome?

How do you get rid of earworms?

In the most severe cases where the earworms are overwhelming, a physician may prescribe antidepressants (which also help obsessive-compulsive disorders).

Conclusion

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El caos se ha apoderado de nuestras vidas en los últimos tiempos. La expansión de la infección por el Coronavirus, surgido en China a finales del año 2019, parece imparable y nos tiene a todos confinados en nuestras casas. Las relaciones sociales directas han quedado abolidas y no sabemos cuándo las recuperaremos y si al recuperarlas serán igual que eran antes de esta situación. Nuestro primer artículo relacionado con esta pandemia fue el 22 de Enero de este año y ya nos preguntábamos si estaríamos preparados en España para afrontar esta crisis, ahora está claro que no lo estábamos. Hoy estamos en manos de nuestros sanitarios, ellos lo están dando todo por nosotros, pero, ¿tienen armas suficientes para luchar contra esta pandemia?

Treatment update on COVID-19 infections

Chaos has taken over our lives in recent times. The spread of infection by the Coronavirus, which appeared in China at the end of 2019, seems unstoppable and has us all confined to our homes. Direct social relations have been abolished and we do not know when we will recover them and if they will be the same as they were before this situation. Our first article related to this pandemic was on January 22nd of this year and we already wondered if we would be prepared in Spain to face this crisis, now it is clear that we were not. Today we are in the hands of our health workers, they are giving their all for us, but do they have enough weapons to fight this pandemic?

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