...Nike+ FuelBand The Nike + is a band worn on the wrist that tracks activity and movement.The band can be used in connection with iPhones, iPads and Android devices.The FuelBand tracks movement and physical activity. Specifically, steps taken daily, amount of energy burned and calories burned.All information taken from the FuelBand can be retrieved on the Nike+ Fuel Application as well as the Nike Running Application.These applications allow you to track your progress, set goals for yourself and compete against you’re friends and other people with FuelBands in the Nike Community.The Nike Community is the large group of people all over the country who have Nike+ FuelBands and track their progress through Nike Apps or the Facebook . The Nike Community main goal is for people with FuelBands or any other Nike products to challenge each other and provide a fun healthy exercising environment.Lastly and most importantly of course they would like to promote the FuelBand and all other Nike Products in the in the process. The Nike+ FuelBand is innovative because there are plenty of bands on the market that track your movements and steps but the FuelBand enables you to sync it with a mobile application for your iPhone or Android device and you can see your results in a visual manner.Not only does the band track your movements it also tracks the time spent doing an activity and it doesn't limit the potential of your movements.Meaning you don't have to just be working out or running to...
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...Krysta Desper Mr. Connors U.S. History I CPS 10 C 17 January 2013 Band of Brothers In the summer of 1942, young men in Army training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, are given an opportunity to be part of a unique unit of paratroopers. This unit offers $50 dollars a month extra for hazardous duty pay, which draws a lot of the volunteers. These men begin a very rigorous training regimen under Captain Sobel, whom most of the men come to hate. Their training includes basic infantry skills - use and maintenance of various weapons, map reading, and communications. They also practice jumping with parachutes, beginning with towers of varying heights, then to the actual jump from an airplane. The hardest part of their training is a run they must make, up to the top of Mount Currahee, which is an Indian name that means We Stand Alone Together. After several long months of this training, the men of Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, are shipped to Uppottery, England, where they continue their training. They are being prepared for the greatest military maneuver ever undertaken; the D-Day invasion of Normandy. The 506 is to parachute behind the German lines and work their way back towards the beach, to meet the Allies there, and hopefully cut off German supply lines to the front in the process. On June 6, 1944, the invasion comes, after having been postponed for bad weather. The drops do not go well, due to anti-aircraft fire and low visibility, but as the men hit the ground, they...
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...month, we'll demonstrate how the three concepts just mentioned help resolve that contradi ctory state of affairs. But first, I've got to define some terms: What do we mean by stable? And why is mesh unstable? Let's take the last first. Mesh is unstable for two reasons. For one thing, it's elastic. We can illustrate this using something that arrives at your door everyday with your newspaper: a rubber band. If I stretch my rubber band out and let it go, it appears to snap back to its original shape. Mesh behaves in similar, but less exaggerat ed fashion. If stretched on a retensionable frame or stretching machine, it lengthens, but when pressure is released it appears to shrink back to original size. We call such dimensional recovery memory , because each object appears to remember it's original shape. Traditional thinking about mesh has assumed that mesh instability is due to its elastic properties alone. If we stretch our rubber band just enough to keep it from sagging, it is, of course, easily bent out of line or deflected. If we pull the band taut, you know what happens. It offers resistance to our downward pressure. This is the classic argument for high - tension screens: those more tightly strung exhibit less screen deflection when the squeegee displaces the mesh. As a result, there is far les s image distortion. While there is nothing wrong with that argument (I intend to expand on it in a later installment), it's not the whole story behind...
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...loved music and he loved his guitar. I can remember him playing it late at night after he put my little brother to bed and sang old Vietnamese songs at my bedside until I fell asleep. We weren’t rich at the time and we lived in a poor neighborhood, but needless to say the house was rich with music all the time. I would wake up in the morning, take a shower, and get ready for the day and prepare for what could be a short hour drive to possibly a 22-hour drive to the next destination. Every day had the same routine, but the best part about this routine was telling the crowd my story. I remember my first tour, which was down the Midwest, hitting states from Wisconsin down to Texas while I was only 14 or 15 at the time. I was playing in a band with all older people, and with this came some perks and some downfalls. Why my parents would let me go out of state for a week to three weeks at a time is unknown. All I know is, it was an experience of a lifetime. Driving down the interstate while looking at directions that you printed off the night before from Google Maps and not knowing where anything was can be quite the challenge, but singing along to a playlist on the iPod with friends you call brothers made everything that much better. I can recall getting lost multiple times, trying to scrounge up change...
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...“The Untold Story Of The Smith Street Band: Wil Wagner’s Journey Through Depression To Triumph” is a 2017 article published in Sydney based independent magazine ‘The Brag” written by music journalist David James Young. The article is the latest of three public interviews between Young and Wagner. The earliest of these is the fourth episode of Young’s podcast ‘All My Friends Are In Bar Bands’ in 2015 which explored the band’s development, rising popularity and recording of their first three records. The second interview, 2016’s “The Smith Street Band’s Wil Wagner: Just don’t treat people like shit” for FasterLouder magazine which explored Wagner’s opinions of social media as well as his political activism (after the release of the single released...
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...to see a parade. As a marching band high-stepped along the rail from where I was standing, I was in absolute awe. The brightly colored uniforms and boldness of the sound shocked the audience with enthusiasm. From that moment on, I decided that no matter what, I would be part of a marching band. As I went onto High school, band has helped me develop musical skills and the building blocks for the future such as commitment, self-discipline, and leadership. As time passed, I learned how to make positive choices, as well as responsibility. This lead me to stay on task and focus on what is necessary to achieve my goals. I have made many sacrifices along the way, such as re-evaluating friendships and passing up excellent job opportunities in order to continue my passion for marching band. The role of Drum Major flared in front of my eyes. I decided to take advantage of such opportunity. After gaining such honor, I began to set high standards for myself and became an example for others. Throughout the years, I learned the meaning of hard work and the satisfaction that comes from it. Although I am not pursuing a career in music, I would still like to minor in it. Since there is no specific major for Pre-Dentistry school, I need to figure out a major that will prepare me for the Dentistry world. Marching band has given me the opportunity to develop a solid foundation and the hopes to soon become part of Illinois and the Marching Illini; the best band in the...
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...Before I earned the drum major position, I had fallen in love with my marching band. The big hits that made the crowd roar, the lush, tender moments, and everything in-between made my experience transcendental. In addition, I practiced, sweated, and improved alongside friends that have become my family. I auditioned for the drum major position this year to put myself in the position to set that passion to work for the band’s improvement. However, as the competition season drew closer, I could see that the band was not where it needed to be. My initial solution was to identify and solve individual issues. I watched for sloppy marching and made sure we drilled that technique more. Mistakes in music were corrected by leading sectionals. I decided to count aloud when marching to solidify the count structure. Week after...
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...Have you ever gotten a new shirt and wanted to show your friends at school? Well, Ben from Hamilton Middle School wore a rock band t-shirt, and the next day he was called down to the principal's office, and he suspended Ben for a week. Ever since this incident happened, there is a new rule that you can not wear a rock band t-shirt on school property, since they think that the shirt is a problem. Ben’s band t-shirt did not disrupt the class, even though the kids could’ve talked after class, they stopped talking when the teacher asked. Ben did get teased, but even if he would not of worn the shirt, he still would have gotten made fun of. Band t-shirts have not caused any trouble between classes. Every fight happened last year, not this year....
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...BAND THEORY OF SOLIDS According to quantum free electron theory of metals, a electron in a metal experiences constant(or zero) potential and free to move inside the crystal but will not come out of the metal because an infinite potential exists at the surface. Bloch Theorem: According to this theorem, the periodic potentials due to the positive ions in metal have been considered. (i.e. the electrons moves in a periodic potential provided by lattice). If the electron moves through these ions, it experiences varying potentials. The potential of an electron at the positive ion site zero and is maximum in between two ions. i.e. the potential experienced by an electron varies periodically with the same period as the lattice. The potential is negative because of attractive force between electrons and positive ions. Along X- direction in the crystal, the potential function V(x) has the periodicity of lattice given by V(x) = V(x + a ) where, ‘x’ is distance of the electron from the core and ‘ a’ is the periodicity of the lattice. The energies of electron can be known by solving Schreodinger’s time independent wave equation for motion of an electron along x-direction is given by Bloch showed a type of solution for the above equation, given by ψ(x) = uk (x) eikx where uk(x) represents periodic function given by uk (x) = uk(x+a) Here, K = 2π/λ = propagation vector and λ = wavelength of debroglie’s wave associated with the moving...
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...DR GRIMSBEY ROYLOTT / SHERLOCK HOMLES/ THE SPEACKLED BAND “The speckled band” is the title of this story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is about Sherlock Holmes trying to solve a locked room mystery in Dr Grimesby Roylott’s house which is called Stoke Moran. Dr Grimsby is a money hungry freak who has no friends. Dr Grimesby Roylott has a fascinating past and we can deduce much from this. For example; “he spent time in India and that is where he met Helen’s and Julia’s mother and developed an interest in Indian animals.” Overall Dr Roylott has an obsession with Indian animals. Another point we can make about Dr Grimesby Roylott is that he is really muscular and creepy. This is proven by the following evidence; “seized the poker and bent it into a curve.” This quotation shows that he is an incredibly strong and scary man. Overall we could say that you would not like to mess with him. DR Grimesby Roylott is actually a very clever man. This is proven by the following evidence; “Dr Roylott planned out the room where Julia Stoner died, so a snake could go throw a ventilator, down a bell pull and into her bed so it could bite her. This quotation shows that he is smart by planning a head. Overall he is smart most of the time but a bit stupid at other times. There were a few red herrings in this story. One of them was the gipsies; “It must have been those wreched gipsies.” The other red herring was the Indian animals (the cheater and the baboon); “I...
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...Band in most schools, is made up of students stereotyped as “band geeks/nerds”. When in reality, band is composed of students who have a love and expressive passion for music. Marching band on the other hand, is a part of band, usually found in high school, that incorporates music and visuals into one extremely vigorous sport. It is a genuinely important part of high school, because not only can give you great looking calf muscles and exercise, but it can also help you multitask and build leadership skills. Although it may require great deal of hard work and practice, the fun that comes with marching band makes all that work worth it. For example, during marching season the whole band develops into one enormous family, and in this family, we go on trips together, we go to games together, and we enjoy every bit of it....
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...Promotion: Band-Aid clearly understood kids were the major customers of the bandage market. Unfortunately, not kids but adults are the direct buyer of the bandage. To complete the sales process, Band-Aid came up with some solutions, which could create emotional bond between parents and kids. * Developed the Band-Aid Magic Vision app. * Advertised cartoon characters on Band-Aid box. * Put parents and kids in the same scene in the advertisements. A good marketer often attempts to have an emotional connection with customers, and Band-Aid was trying to do so with mothers who might be delight if something could distract kids from the hurt. As a result, JWT New York helped Band-Aid create this Magic Vision app (Exhibit 1). When a parent applies a Band-Aid and scans it with this app, a cartoon character will appear to emerge from the bandage. When the character appears, he will sit on a swing and say:“Feeling hurt? Forget about that, because we are gonna have a concert!”What’s more, kids could tap the screen to take picture and shake the iPhone or iPad to make fun of the characters or something else. Users gave high appraisal to this app with 4.5/5 stars on the iTunes Store and obtain a 12.5% app “like rate” which surpassed the industry average level – 10%(Data from 2012, https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/campaigns/band-aid-brand-adhesive-bandages-johnson-johnson-band-aid-magic-vision.html). This Magic Vision app also won the sliver award of creative technology in 2012(Exhibit...
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...Big Band Context * Originated in the US, associated with the Jazz and Swing Era. * In the mid 1920s, big band was the main popular music. Features * The bands did little improvisation. However by the end of the 1920s, big bands added more improvised soloing. * However, more emphasis on written arrangements. Showmanship, e.g. band uniforms, theme songs, logos on stands, choreography, singers. * Typically consisting approximately 12 to 25 musicians. * Usually saxophones, trumpets, trombones with a rhythm section composed of drums, acoustic bass or electric piano, piano and guitar. * Smoother swing feels with a steady 4/4 time with emphasis on 2 & 4. * Rhythm also reinforced with walking bass and ride cymbal. * Common feature was tutti which meant all horns playing a melodic line in harmony. * Soli that meant one section playing a melodic line in harmony. * Shout Chorus, a climatic tutti section at the end of the arrangement. * Cross-section voicing, which is a harmonized melodic line, voiced using instruments from different sections within the band. * Additionally, Riffs, repeated short melodic and/or rhythmic pattern. Key Musicians * Duke Ellington (piano/composer) * Count Basie (piano/bandleader) * Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax) * Lester Young (tenor sax) * Roy Eldridge (trumpet) Why did the era end? * The “recording ban” of 1942-1944, which kept big bands from recording. ...
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...gotten on my nicely pressed marching band uniform. The whole band was getting ready for the second performance of the year. I slowly zipped up my jacket to ensure it didn't get stuck and then went to get my gloves and hat. Up to this day I had liked marching band. I liked the whole idea about how you had to look a certain way, act a certain way and play a certain way. That was all about to change though. As the band walked over to our warm up area everyone was talking. Not about drama in school but the show and how not to mess it up. We got to the warm up area. All of the staff was there. The band warmed up like always and got yelled at like always by Mr. Skeffington. The...
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...All of us a part of folk groups throughout even though we may not realize it at first. A folk group is a type of group, which shares a least one common element or folklore between them. For this assignment, I will be discussing about the folklore of two folk groups that were a part of my life, my high school marching band and drumline. I believe that marching bands as well as drumlines are folk groups because they share informal knowledge, customs, gestures, and traditions passed down by the band members only and not by the band instructors. For example, one of the informal traditions my high school marching band does is when we put pieces of grass from the school’s stadium inside our left shoe right before the tournament begins. The reason...
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