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Magazine Issue April 2011 FDQ
Braslo
Big Beef
Braslo Produtos de Carnes Ltda has been the exclusive supplier of Mcdonald's hamburgers and other meat products in Brazil since 1982 and following its recent acquisition by the Marfrig Group is now a part of one of the country's largest…
Nor-Cal Beverage
Co-Pack Competence
Nor-Cal Beverage Co., Inc. was a large regional bottler of soft drinks for 70 years until the company ditched its whole business plan to become a contract packer (co-packer) of enhanced beverages. Barbara Kram reports on California's family-owned beverage leader.
Golden County Foods
Prize Potatoes
Golden County Foods placed itself on the map by enhancing the flavor profile of the lackluster potato. But as the Plover, Wis.-based company developed, it diversified into other directions. In the process it attracted the interest of an investor group…
Maximus Coffee Group
World-Class Coffee
Maximus Coffee Group, a third generation family-owned coffee brewer and powdered drinks producer based in Houston, Texas, provides the most fully-integrated suite of coffee production and packaging services available for private labeling. David Soyka reports on a tradition of roasting…
Mid South Baking Company
Bread Winners
Bucking conventional business wisdom, Mid South Bakery focuses all of its activities on a single client. In any other situation, that makes for risky business. But the Texas-based bun provider works with Mcdonald's. Dan Harvey describes the mutually beneficial arrangement.
Carroll County Foods
Food service distributor Carroll County Foods, part of the Performance Food Group, helps its customers' restaurants and organizations adapt to a challenging economy through access to thousands of product options that preserve quality and value. Barbara Kram reports on the…
A Foam Revolution
Think that by choosing paper cups over polystyrene foam cups you're saving the environment? Well, you're not. And Dart Container Corporation has the environmental facts to prove it as the company continues to advance a greener way of doing business,…
Mafco Worldwide Corporation
Sweet Taste of Success
More than a century ago, Mafco worldwide corporation was established as the leading manufacturer and supplier of quality licorice extract products, principally to the USA tobacco industry. Since then, the Camden, N.J.-headquartered business has extended this leading position in quality…
Viewing the state of the airline industry, it's amazing that a company that specializes in supplying in-flight meals can survive, let alone thrive. However, as Michael Sommers discovers, thrive is something that LSG Sky Chefs has been doing especially well…
SEMITOOL, Inc.
Advancing Technology
At Semitool, manufacturers of wet chemical processing equipment for semiconductors, the idea is not to think outside the box, but into the next box to reach the outer limits of innovative technology, as Lorie Greenspan discovers.
Nuttall Gear
The Total Drive Source
Nuttall Gear is the only gear company that specializes in providing complete packaged assemblies of both mechanical and electrical drive components. Nuttall understands that it takes more than just good gears to make a good company, which is why the…
Moore Tool
Geometry of Precision
Moore Tool built its reputation on delivering high-precision, high-accuracy machines to worldwide metalworking and optical industries. April Terreri has the story.
Parker Hanniifin Corp.
Pressure Player
Mark Devaney reports on Parker Hannifin Instrumentation Connectors Division, the leading manufacturer of the highest-quality instrumentation tube fittings to service multiple industries around the world.
Ipsen International
Heat Blast
The largest producer of heat-treating systems in the world, Ipsen International draws upon its company's extensive technological expertise to continually advance the industry and offer manufacturers myriad solutions. Lorie Greenspan reports.
Baltimore Aircoil Company
Hot Company, Cool Products
The upcoming launch of a new, award-winning cooling tower is the latest example of Baltimore Aircoil Company's pinnacle position in the evaporative cooling industry. Innovation and quality have made this company the industry leader for 65 years.
Hi-Rise Recycling Companies, Inc.
Need to dust off a failing company and make it sparkle again? Call in Dennis Donahue. Known for his ability to turn companies around, Donahue is now in the refuse business for the long haul. Pat Whiteman relays the story.
If the Tennessee River is the lifeblood, the Tennessee Valley Authority is the heart, pumping a continuous stream of resources, funding, economic benefits and power generation into an area once ravaged by poverty and now a magnet for a diverse…
Neff-Perkins
A Molding of Ideas
From compression to state-of-the-art molding capabilities, Neff-Perkins Company is consistently making tried-and-true designs work in new ways - always pushing the technology envelope to reinvent old designs for newer, more sophisticated systems. The company has established itself as a leader…
Jet Edge, Inc.
Jetting Away From the Competition
Over the last two decades, waterjet technology has gained acceptance throughout industry due in no small part to the work of Jet Edge®, an early proponent of the technology. Join Edward N. Chaves as he traces the development of Jet…
National-Standard
High Wired
If you're closing in on the century mark, you deserve respect. National–Standard, a company that leads the market in the production of wire products, has well earned its reputation.
Weathering Heights
Oklahoma is the home of M-D Building Products, a company initially formed to keep out dust that has grown to become a national home products producer. Lorie Greenspan has the story.
Harsco Track Technologies
Revolutionary Forces
A company with roots extending to the Revolutionary War, Harsco Corporation has become a global player in providing a range of industrial services and products, from mill services to gas and fluid control technology. Join Lorie Greenspan as she traces…
Crane Carrier
Booming Business
A leading manufacturer of custom-built, heavy-duty specialty chassis, Crane Carrier Company contributes to an operator's bottom line with durable mobile equipment for refuse collection, freight and container handling and other applications. As Barbara Kram reports, their equipment is the solution…
Aerothrust Corporation
Power to Spare
AeroThrust Corporation is a jet engine overhaul facility specializing in the repair, overhaul and lease of Pratt & Whitney engines for customers around the world. Barbara Kram tells why this company is as dynamic and high powered as the machines…
Aeronca, Inc.
A Quiet Revolution
Aeronca, Inc., a Magellan Aerospace Company, specializes in engineering and manufacturing exhaust systems and other engine/nacelle components for commercial airliners. Barbara Kram tells why their brazing and other capabilities are so important to aircraft makers and airlines alike.
Bosch Home Appliances
Poised to Clean the Market
Combining German vanguard engineering and good, old-fashioned American manufacturing ingenuity, Bosch is well positioned to increase dramatically its dishwasher market segment. Review April Terreri's full-text readout.
Esselete Corporation
Organizing at the Speed of Business
As the world's largest manufacturer of office products, Esselte produces thousands of top-quality filing systems and organizers that enhance the productivity of millions of people in 120 countries. Gloria P. Cahill checks the dossier of Esselte Corporation, the global company's…
Handgard Inc.
White Glove Treatment
Handgards® innovative food handling products aremanufactured to the highest quality standards to ensure food safety in schools, hospitals, restaurants, catering kitchens and other settings. Barbara Kram reports on the ingredients of their success.
Native Textiles
Long Lasting Fabric
Mark Devaney reports on Native Textiles, a company that has survived and is starting to thrive despite multiple ownership changes and foreign competition.
Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru is the first and only auto maker to sell 100 percent all wheel drive in the U.S. Barbara Kram explains how their core technologies add value, performance, handling and safety across all models.
Green Tokai Co., Ltd.
Patents on Success
Homegrown technology from Green Tokai Co., Ltd. is taking the automotive industry by storm. Edward N. Chaves checks out the Ohio-based company.
Fujitsu Ten Corp. of America
Onshore Onslaught
Fighting the current flight of automotive manufacturers to greener pastures overseas, companies such as Fujitsu Ten Corp. of America have had to adapt and transition in order to keep their businesses thriving. Lorie Greenspan reports on the successful changeover.
Milwaukee-based Enerpac, with roots in the early auto industry, continues to define itself as a world leader in the manufacture of hydraulic systems, as Lorie Greenspan discovers.
ArvinMeritor Inc.
The Drive toward Perfection
ArvinMeritor has set its sights on becoming the number one automotive supplier; its Specialty Products Group is coming close to filling those shoes by valuing its customer relationships and continuing to supply world-class technology and service. Lorie Greenspan finds out…
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I went to a Harris Teeter grocery this morning and stopped at the Starbucks Coffee shop.
They are recycling the coffee grounds by placing them in the bags the coffee came in and offering them to customers.
All I did was take a minute to ask. This shows that people are concerned and want action.
Starbucks has a corporate vision for recycling and has taken some concrete steps, but many decisions are made at the local level for various reasons.
Remember, most paper cups, including Starbucks are not being recycled due to the plastic liners and lack of municipal processing.
When you place a paper cup in most recycling bins you are making things worse.
Most plastic lids are recyclable.
Managing the environmental impacts of our business requires collaboration, innovation, and ongoing improvements. We have made substantial progress to reduce the impact of wastes generated in our stores through improved packaging design guidelines, offering reusable cups, advocating for local recycling infrastructure and expanding our customer-facing and behind-the-counter recycling practices.
Recycling seems like a simple, straightforward initiative but it's actually quite challenging. Our customers' ability to recycle our cups, whether at home, at work, in public spaces or in our stores, is dependent upon multiple factors, including local government policies and access to recycling markets such as paper mills and plastic processors.
Some communities readily recycle our paper and plastic cups, but with operations in 70 countries, Starbucks faces a patchwork of recycling infrastructure and market conditions. Additionally, in many of our stores landlords control the waste collection and decide whether or not they want to provide recycling. These challenges require recycling programs be customized to each store and market and may limit our ability to offer recycling in some stores.
Not only are there municipal barriers to successful recycling in many cities, but it takes significant changes in behavior to get it right. A few non-recyclable items in a recycle bin can render the entire bag unrecyclable to the hauler. For recycling to be successful, local municipalities, landlords, customers, baristas, and even adjacent businesses all have to work together to keep recyclable materials out of the landfill and non-recyclable materials out of recycling bins.


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SXSW Film: 'Some Days Are Better Than Others'
BlogFilm by Molly TempletonPosted on 03/20/2010
Matt McCormick's first feature-length film is a pensive character piece with a perfectly Portland heart — something that's easy to say and harder to explain. Some Days Are Better Than Others is a three-pronged, subtle narrative about disconnection, loneliness and slow, quiet change; the SXSW film booklet says it "asks why the good times slip by so fast while the hard times always seem so sticky."
In unremarkable corners of Portland, three characters drift: a soft-hearted animal-shelter employee (Carrie Brownstein) spends more time making Real World audition tapes than she does talking to people; a woman (Renee Roman Nose) sorts donations at a thrift store, where ordinary and unusual cast-offs from strangers' lives pass through her hands; a scruffy slacker (The Shins' James Mercer) makes a living working odd and short-lived temp jobs, breaking up his days with visits to his step-grandfather (David Wodehouse), who makes art films consisting entirely of close-ups of soap bubbles.
These lives overlap, but in a compact, small-world way. McCormick's eye for the small things that change a day, or a life, is sharp and compassionate; he finds the moments that initially seem unremarkable and follows them until they gradually transform into something greater. Amid the narrative strands of his melancholy film are transitional shots that are sometimes very familiar — abandoned buildings, soaring birds, the damp grays of the Oregon coast — but here they're appropriate and effective (and beautifully photographed). The best of these, a lovely shot of the Fremont Bridge, distills the film's ideas about disconnection into one affecting image: it's just a piece of the bridge, neither end visible. Caught in the frame, the bridge and the cars and people on it are cut off from the whole, from the very purpose of the bridge — but only for the time being.
Some Days had its world premiere at South by Southwest. No further screening dates are available yet.
Protesters Crash Trump Rally — Again
Rally at Ferry Street Bridge attracts Trump supporters from Portland and summons a large protester presence
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Our Children's Trust Climate Lawsuit Dismissed
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to throw out the case
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Five years into the case, a divided panel from 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the climate lawsuit from Our Children's Trust, the Oregon-based … Continue reading →
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Feelin' Renewed
Two clean energy ballot initiatives move on after judge rules against secretary of state's rejection
A Marion County judge ruled today that the Oregon secretary of state must allow two clean energy initiative petitions to proceed through the ballot measure … Continue reading →
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SHI Cryogenics Group Releases Highest Capacity 77K Cryocooler to Date
New CH-160D2 Cryocooler Increases Cooling Performance by 300% Compared to Existing Models
By: SHI Cryogenics Group
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Nov. 7, 2022 - PRLog -- The SHI Cryogenics Group has added a new model to its line of Gifford-McMahon (GM) Cryocoolers with the introduction of the CH-160D2 77K Cryocooler. The CH-160D2 is SHI's highest-capacity 77K Cryocooler to date, with a first-stage capacity of 525/630 W at 77 K (50/60 Hz).
The CH-160D2 introduces a unique design that combines the best features of SHI's CH and RDK Cryocooler series. It utilizes Whisper® technology for quieter operation, as well as Displex® pneumatic drive technology, limiting the number of wear parts in the refrigerator. Its new gas-balanced valve design decreases torque and, along with its patent-pending gas-energized seal, reduces overall wear and tear. Additionally, the CH-160D2 showcases both a new stem drive and a novel heat exchanger designed to increase efficiency.
The CH-160D2 is ideal for several applications, including liquid nitrogen generation and liquefaction; clean energy technologies; and high temperature superconducting applications such as cables, fault current limiters, wind turbines, ship motors, and accelerator magnets.
The CH-160D2 is RoHS and CE compliant, and operates with two (2) F-70 compressors, or one (1) F-100 compressor at a slightly reduced capacity. Both compressors are three-phase, indoor, water-cooled units available in both high and low voltage models. All Freedom® series compressors utilize highly reliable scroll compressor capsules, have an industry-leading 30,000-hour maintenance interval, and are designed exclusively to deliver high pressure, oil-free helium to cryogenic refrigerators.
Like all SHI cryocoolers, the CH-160D2 is competitively priced and offers users high quality and proven reliability. The SHI Cryogenics Group has the most extensive installed base of cryocoolers worldwide and supports its customers with a global service and support network of twelve offices and numerous representatives.
About the SHI Cryogenics Group
SHI Cryogenics Group, an integral part of the Precision Equipment Division of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., is a leading worldwide provider of innovative cryogenic solutions to the medical, semiconductor, flat panel, general coating and research industries. With offices in Asia, Europe and the United States, it has been producing quality cryogenic and vacuum equipment for over 60 years. SHI's renowned engineering departments focus on the latest cryogenic technologies, including innovative cryocooler and cryopump designs. For additional information, visit www.shicryogenics.com.
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How My Inner "No" Brought About New Beginnings | Transform, Inc.
As 2018 ended, I reflected on my year and summed up my year as a "temper tantrum." You see, as a self-professed Enneagram Nine, my modus operandi for too many years has been to "go along to get along," a description so rightly stated by Dr. David Daniels. But 2018 brought about an inner rebellion, the likes of which I had never encountered!
I started 2018 with a minor surgery and a shoulder/arm injury that threw my eating and exercise habits out the door. Then, for the first time in my life, I woke up one day and wondered, "Am I depressed?" Alarmed, I sought the support of a therapist/spiritual director. I was relieved by her assessment that I was not depressed, but, as we talked, she noted that not far on the horizon, in July, was a very significant birthday for me and wondered how this might be impacting me. At first, I said "not much," but, as we worked together, some unfamiliar symptoms began to say differently.
I noticed that many things that had been routine for many years, and what I had thought to be personal choices, were called into question. I couldn't, for the life of me, return to my exercise routine, healthy diet, meditation, biking—you name it, everything in me fought to return to what I thought were the things that made me feel "normal." Put another way, I had a battle going in inside of me—the one part of me was chastising me because I wasn't doing all the things that I knew, intellectually, I should be doing, and the other part of me was saying, "I am not doing that stuff anymore!" Something was shifting in me, and the ground underneath me was shaky. I decided to go with the temper tantrum and just give in … let it all go and see what would emerge. This was not without dis-ease! My ego was corrective, punitive and fearful in its assessment of my state. It criticized me, made me feel guilty, and reminded me that I knew better. Despite the mental and emotional triggers, I worked to stay steady with letting go, relaxing those thoughts when they arose, and watching what happened when I didn't give in to them.
Here's what happened—those "old, familiar thoughts and feelings," when not engaged, gave rise to inner compassion and a truce between the warring forces within me as the year ended. The greatest lesson for me through this journey so far has been how to listen and pay attention to those parts of myself that want to be heard and how to integrate the childhood strategy of "going along to get along" with the newly emerging desire to be present fully to all of me!
In December, I stumbled upon the book, Transitions, by William Bridges, that put into context what had been going on for me throughout the year. In the book, Bridges describes three phases to a transition: Ending, Neutral Zone, and New Beginnings. He says that before any new beginning can emerge, we must go through a letting-go process of all that will no longer support our new beginning. He warns that if we don't do this letting go, we can never fully embrace the new beginning. The Neutral Zone is that time when nothing seems to work as it used to and the letting go doesn't immediately lead you to what is beginning. This time has been called many things—Dark Night of the Soul, the Messy Middle, or I am calling it my temper tantrum! What I learned is if you can stay steady and listen during these uncomfortable, unpredictable inner times, gradually, and sometimes, very gradually, little signs of what is to come—the new beginning—start to emerge.
The new beginning being revealed to me is a healthier, more loving relationship to myself. I took time in 2018 to really get to know myself, and that has proven to be fruitful as I enter 2019. I woke up New Year's Day with a knowing that the temper tantrum part of me is now ready to grow up and join in the journey to come. How awesome is that!
Our lives are always changing, but there are sometimes when a significant transition is brewing, and we may not notice it until it catches us by surprise. Being able to name it for what it is and recognize the signs, sooner rather than later, makes the journey a little easier. So, I ask you, "As you enter into 2019, are there any places in your life where you might be in transition?" If so, I'm happy to walk this journey with you. Just give me a call!


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using System.IO;

namespace BitDiffer.Tests
{
	internal static class Subjects
	{
	    private static readonly string BasePath;

	    static Subjects()
	    {
	        var directory = new DirectoryInfo(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory);
	        BasePath = Path.GetFullPath(directory.Name == "Release" || directory.Name == "Debug"
                ? "..\\..\\.."
                : "..\\..\\..\\..");
	    }

	    internal static string DirEmpty => Path.Combine(BasePath, "BitDiffer.Tests.bin");
	    internal static string DirOne => Path.Combine(DirEmpty, "1");
        internal static string DirTwo => Path.Combine(DirEmpty, "2");

        internal static string NamespaceOne => "BitDiffer.Tests.Subject";

        internal static string One => Path.Combine(DirOne, "BitDiffer.Tests.Subject.dll");
	    internal static string Two => Path.Combine(DirTwo, "BitDiffer.Tests.Subject.dll");
	}
}

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We operate in some of the world's fastest-moving and highest growth rate markets, where financial agility and out-of-the-box thinking are crucial in order to stay ahead of the competition.
As a finance professional at Philips you'll form part of a team continuously looking for improvements in how we do business. That means driving lasting change throughout the organization; transforming the way we do things through better, smarter and sharper finance functions. In a worldwide organization with direct operations in 60 different countries, this offers real challenges in terms of setting objectives and change management.
Come and exercise your innovative financial thinking and entrepreneurial skills in a way that helps drive our ongoing innovation efforts. And, in doing so, be at the forefront of your profession through our ongoing career development programs, challenging projects and by using the latest in financial development tools. A career in finance at Philips allows you to develop your potential to the full.
Help ensure that our businesses react appropriately to changes in the corporate environment, monitor our market position and competitiveness and set appropriate targets.
Ensure adherence to - and act as the point of contact for - local tax authorities, financial institutions and related organizations. This often involves compiling management, accounting and reporting information.
Adopt financial control of functional areas that are critical to the success of a specific business, act as a linking-pin for functional activities between projects and businesses, and maintain close contact with relevant corporate staff.
Take responsibility for specific accounting operations.
Provide specialist services, typically in corporate environments such as corporate control, audit, treasury, fiscal or mergers & acquisitions (M&A).
Here is a list of the most frequently asked questions about careers at Philips, so you may find the answer you are looking for.


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If you swoon for light-filled captures, careful attention to detail, and playful pops of color – then hang on to your hats because today's styled soiree has all of that and more!
From event designer, Lindsey Brunk and event planner Color Pop Events, "From our very first design meeting, we knew we wanted this bridal shower shoot to be crisp and clean – a refreshing taste of spring after what seemed like an endless winter – and the red, blush, and mint color palette was the ideal way to achieve that."
"That vision led us to modern, preppy design elements and a citrusy and fruity selection of food and drinks for this bubbly bridal shower that was captured perfectly by Brklyn View Photography."
...and a selection of red and white anemones, red tulips, blush and white ranunculus, and playful greenery.
They really make for a gorgeous contrast to the subtly striped mint green runner!
And who isn't loving the playful polka dotted kate spade dinner plates?
The entire design was tied together so nicely by the invitations, favor tags, and food and drink tent cards created by Fourteen Forty.
And how lovely do these grapefruit mojitos look?
Plus, I don't know about you, but this spotted and striped combo has me like, "YES!"
The design studio also contributed another favorite element: the custom "cheers to an effervescent love" print for the cocktail table.
Totally obsessed with how the culinary team incorporated color through food and drink..
Want to know what I adore most about this design?
The Upper Crust also concocted the signature cocktail for the brunch, a grapefruit mimosa with champagne.
So totally pin-worthy, if you ask me!
And what about these gorgeous ghost chairs? love, love, love!
Playful, punchy, and all kinds of pretty, this event design is the kind that really makes a memorable impression. And, I for one? I'm totally in love!
Huge hugs all around to the talented group of wedding pros who got together to give this inspiration life. This swoon-fest has completely inspired me to no end and I just adore every little detail. Off to pin the pretty! Care to join me?
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Delphine Cascarino: Which FAWSL club is best for her according to the numbers?
#24 June 4th 2020 Abdullah Abdullah
The top-level of women's football has a number of talented young players that can be better matched with clubs that fit their philosophy and playing style. Delphine Cascarino is one such player at Olympique Lyonnais Féminin who could benefit a number of clubs around Europe and the US. The aim of this dossier is to compile a report on Cascarino and use the data to understand which club matches and is in need of a player of her style. For this scout report, we will only look at the FAWSL in our research and identify the clubs that could match Cascarino's philosophy. This report will include a general overview of Cascarino followed up by detailing her style of play. Following this, I will conduct a data analysis on Europe's best wingers and identify Cascarino's standing against them. Does she stack up against the best in the world? The next step would be to understand and detail the type of clubs that fit Cascarino's profile and whether she fits in their tactics and then choose the best option.
Delphine Cascarino is a 24-year-old right winger playing for Olympique Lyonnais in France's Division 1 Féminine. At first glance, Cascarino role resembles that of a traditional winger that uses the touchline and sends in crosses for the strikers in the box. However, there is a modern element to her play style as she doesn't solely rely on overlapping movements, rather Cascarino is also able to make underlapping moves both on and off the ball to create space and provide a different crossing angle or shot on goal. The heat map is an indicator of where she often positions on the field, we can see there is heavy activity in the wide right area, mirroring her role as a wide winger. In 999 minutes this season, Cascarino has contributed three goals and five assists for Lyon. That ties her in 4th place alongside Khadija Shaw and Sandie Toletti, and is only surpassed by teammates Amel Majri and Dzenifer Marozsán. Nadia Nadim and Lena Petermann are also included.
Delphine Cascarino's play style
To better place Cascarino's strengths we must first understand the system she is played under at Lyon. Lyon have been pretty faithful to their 4-2-3-1 formation and they've used this system for 77% of the season, rarely opting for another formation. They rely on their superiority in possession to ensure they keep the opposition as far away from their goal as possible. Cascarino plays on the right side of the three attackers that play behind Ada Hegerberg. Lyon have a mobile attacking lineup with Cascarino, Marozsán, and Eugenie Le Sommer – three players who interact intelligently with Hegerberg. Hegerberg is mobile and intelligent in her movement and is able to get on the end of both aerial and low whipped crosses making use of Lyon's different profile of wingers. Because of Lyon's aggressive and possession-hungry style, the full-backs are usually pushed up high and play close to their wingers. Both wide pairings will interchange positions between wide and narrow positions seamlessly with similar output as both are equally proficient at crossing and ball progression.
Taking a look at her statistics, we can see that Cascarino has all the attributes of a winger with her high frequency and volume of crosses and dribbles per 90. Her expected assists (xA) is quite good and her offensive duel figures indicate a player that is constantly on the ball and is reluctant to surrender possession easily. These statistics go a long way in helping us understand her traits and ability as a player.
Cascarino is an aggressive, hard-working winger with excellent crossing and dribbling ability. Her high number of offensive duels is an indicator of her determination to protect and get past players whilst in possession. Combined with her pace, this could also indicate her ability in offensive 1 v 1 situations, where she is able to get the better of her marker and put herself in a better position to cross. What this also could indicate is her ability to create space in transition where she becomes the focus of defenders while she's on the ball. Her pace and dribbling down the line will force full-backs to focus on her movement, possibly leaving gaps between the centre-back and full-back for another player to exploit or drag the central defender out of position for the centre-forward.
Cascarino combines her pace, intelligent positioning, and movement off the ball in another effort to create space and allow her right-back, Lucy Bronze, to make overlapping runs and present herself as another passing option.
This pass map is a perfect illustration of Lyon's attacking structure against Stade de Reims, where we can see Selma Bacha (#4) and Bronze (#2) (she is located under the #23) are both positioned near the halfway line with Cascarino (#20) ahead of Bronze. There were 17 passes between Bronze and Cascarino showing their connection and Cascarino's ability to develop a partnership with her full-back. This method of ball progression has made Olympique Lyon a massive threat and is why they've scored 67 goals this season.
The winger's main attributes include her understanding of space through her movement, positioning both on and off the ball, ability to drive past players using her pace and dribbling, and output with her crossing. Starting with her in-possession traits, we know that this is one of her strongest assets from just looking at her dribbling statistics. Cascarino averages 10.72 dribbles per 90 with a 61% success rate this season. That alone illustrates her ability to progress play with high frequency and in 1 v 1 situations through her success rate.
The image above sees Cascarino start off slightly further back and make her way to her current position. We can see that she's able to take on multiple players in close quarter situations and still possess the ball control to cross it into a dangerous area. This example illustrates her crossing intelligence and dribbling ability. What makes the cross even more intelligent is her cross being aimed for the vacant space behind Valerie Gauvin. In this case, Majri makes a smart sudden move towards the space that ends up resulting in a goal. Cascarino could very easily have played her cross in front of the defenders for a potential tap in, but intelligently pulls it back instead.
Similarly, looking at her off-the-ball movement, Cascarino's ability to understand space and use it effectively is a key trait when playing as a winger. Often wingers are reliant on their on-the-ball abilities to create play, but Cascarino is able to create space by identifying spaces to run into and forcing the opposition to react by having a marker follow her. As the example above shows, Cascarino is situated in a narrower position with her teammate on the ball on the touchline. Cascarino identifies the space in behind the full-back and aims to capitalise on the movement made by Gauvin to drag the centre-back away, widening the gap even more. A darting run into the vacant space sees Cascarino latch onto the pass with her pace allowing her to get away from the Brazilian marker closest to her.
Cascarino possesses intelligence and speed that would be a real asset to any team and after reviewing her capabilities on the field, it is clear to see what kind of team she can thrive in. We will now deep dive into the data and see how she fares against Europe's best wingers followed by the teams that Cascarino's skillset would suit in the WSL.
Data Analysis – Europe's wingers
We want to compare and see how good Cascarino is against Europe's best wingers. For this data analysis, I have chosen wingers from the top two teams in France, Germany, England, and Spain. For England, I have picked Chelsea, Manchester City, and Arsenal because all three teams are considered strong in their domestic league and are the focus of our analysis. There are three metrics being used to show us ball progression, output, and delivery to identify the most influential wingers in European women's football. Only players with 500 or more minutes this season have been considered using data from Wyscout.
Firstly, we are going to analyse the wingers' contribution against their expected contribution. We arrived at this metric by simply combining the goals and assists to get the goal contribution and their expected goals (xG) and expected assists (xA) to get the expected goal contribution. Immediately, we can see most players are situated on the left side of the graph. Most players have a below-average contribution in both their actual and expected contribution numbers. Cascarino ranks high in terms of her overall contribution (8) this season but is averaging lower than the sample size in terms of expected contribution (0.56). Caroline Graham Hansen and Kadidiatou Diani both outperform the other wingers in this regard.
Next, we will be examining crosses per 90 minutes and their success rate combined with their dribbles per 90. The darker circles represent a higher number of dribbles. This will give us an indication of how often they dribble and successfully deliver a cross along with its frequency. Immediately, we can see a widespread set of players across the graph. The players in the top right quadrant are the best performers, in this case, Cascarino finds herself there with 10.72 dribbles per 90 along with 6.4 crosses per 90 with a 33% success rate. The average crossing accuracy rate here is 30%, making her accuracy higher than her European counterparts. There seems to be a correlation when crossing frequencies and success rates are high, as the dribbling statistics seem to be high as well, which could mean they play in teams that afford them space and time to transition.
Lastly, we will be analysing ball progression. Using progressive runs is an indicator of how often a player can carry possession drawing the team closer to the opposition's goal, along with the number of dribbles per 90, we can understand how effective Cascarino is in this metric. The darker circles represent a higher number of dribbles success rate. We notice that Cascarino is ranked amongst the highest performers with 2.8 progressive runs and 10.72 dribbles per 90, with a success rate of 61%. What this illustrates is that Cascarino is one of the best ball progressors in Europe which is a vital asset for a winger, especially when coming up against teams that are likely to sit deep and soak up pressure.
Which WSL club is the best fit for Cascarino?
Through Total Football Analysis' data team, we were able to use a team profiling method to determine which clubs in the WSL ranked in relation to Olympique Lyon's metrics in Division 1 Feminine. The data was used to compare and see how well each WSL club fared against Lyon under certain metrics including PPDA, passes, crosses, dribbles, shots, duel intensity, and possession. This would give us an indication of the team that is closest to Olympique Lyon in terms of the aforementioned metrics. Each WSL team was ranked against Lyon's score of 12. The below graphic illustrates Lyon's style of play based on the metrics, and we can see that they are a possession-based team who use the wide areas as their primary method of attacks.
The top five teams are Chelsea (5), Everton (4), West Ham (4), Manchester City (3), and Arsenal (3). What this means is Chelsea are the closest team to Lyon and would be best placed to replicate their domination. However, it's clear to see how dominant Lyon are with their score of 12 and also indicates the competitiveness brewing in the WSL. Now we need to determine which teams would be best suited for Cascarino.
These networks show us the results for both Arsenal and Chelsea. Notice how both teams dominate possession and look to build up rather than counter-attack. The main difference lies in their preference of going wide or central, with Chelsea preferring to utilise their wingers whilst Arsenal capitalise on their strengths in the central areas. From this, we know how both teams like to play in relation to Lyon and will help us determine Cascarino's best fit.
We will only consider Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester City because they are likely destinations for Cascarino if she were to move. Chelsea currently possesses Guro Reiten, Ramona Bachmann, and Erin Cuthbert as their three wide players, while Arsenal have Beth Mead, Lisa Evans, and Daniëlle van de Donk. Manchester City will not be considered due to their system of playing with their right full-back as their source of width, with the right-midfielder tucking inside. We will consider one of Arsenal or Chelsea because their systems are predicated on playing with wide players.
So, which team is better suited to Cascarino? From the results, a move to Chelsea would be in line with the way both player and club like to play. Cascarino is a player designed to use her speed and crossing ability to attack and with centre-forwards such as Sam Kerr and Bethany England, Cascarino would have two potent goalscorers to aim for – similar to what she has at Lyon in Hegerberg. However, Cascarino's skill set would bring a style change to Arsenal and arguably present a much more interesting option.
How Cascarino fits in at Arsenal?
We will now analyse how Cascarino fits into Arsenal's system, and how her playing style would benefit the side. First, we need to understand the players involved in her position currently at Arsenal. Evans and Van de Donk are the ones who occupy the right-wing position playing in a version of the 4-2-3-1 system. Arsenal's play is usually fluid and involves short passing exchanges between midfield and attack. The average position pass map below gives us an idea of Arsenal's attacking style.
While Mead provides width on the left side of Arsenal's attack, the right side is usually much narrower with Van de Donk often drifting into the central areas (as can be seen in the above map (#7)) allowing Leonie Maier or Evans to overlap and create width. If Arsenal are looking for a more conservative option they opt for Viktoria Schnaderbeck. They often look to get their playmakers on the ball in the middle areas with build-up coming through Lia Walti as the deepest-lying midfielder. Kim Little and Jill Roord take up more advanced positions and control possession to feed the front four. Van de Donk, Mead, and Jordan Nobbs supply Miedema up front mainly through the centre, but there are times when the full-backs will overlap and provide a crossing option. Their preferred option is through the middle, and Van de Donk – the right-winger – will play in a much more central position playing next to Nobbs because of her preference to drift inside.
Cascarino can bring a different dimension to Arsenal with her skillset able to change the way Arsenal play and give them a second point of attack. The French winger's directness, movement, and crossing ability can allow Arsenal to take advantage of Miedema's all-round play style and make Evans a much more potent attacking threat from right-back on the overlap. Cascarino's ability to pull defenders towards her will give Mead space on the opposite side to attack the left and allow for switches of play.
To further emphasise Arsenal's case for a new winger, they are ranked third in total crosses and crosses per 90 (16.76) in the WSL behind Chelsea and Manchester City. However, they rank 8th in terms of accuracy with only 26.6%. Manchester City rank first with 41.1% for comparison. They also rank 4th in 1 v 1 dribbling per 90 minutes with a 53.3% success rate.
The pass network above illustrates Cascarino's (#20) position against Montpellier in a league match. The darker areas indicate where she was most active and the two players she had the most connection with. Lucy Bronze (#2) and Amandine Henry (#6) had the most number of passes with Casacrino giving her service to provide to Hegerberg. Bronze is playing much higher, as is customary for a Lyon full-back against a team that sits deep. This is a similar sight for Arsenal when they come against most teams who surrender possession. Cascarino would be able to fit in and provide numerous crosses to a similar clinical striker in Miedema.
These radars compare Cascarino with Evans and Van de Donk at close quarters. What instantly jumps out is Cascarino's crossing and dribbling per 90. Cascarino eclipses the other two players by a large margin in this regard making her much more effective. Van de Donk does have more goals, but Cascarino's main role is to provide service for the forward players rather than to score. Lyon have forward players who take the goalscoring burden so the winger doesn't need to score a plethora of goals. We need to take into account the profiling scores from the earlier section and Arsenal ranked lower which means Lyon's playstyle is different to Arsenal's. However, I believe Cascarino can bring both a new attacking dimension and an added goal-scoring ability to ease the burden off Miedema. The values have been taken from the same data set we used for the earlier data analysis and the players with the highest and lowest number in each category were used as the minimum and maximum.
Cascarino is a dynamic right-winger that could improve any side in the world. Through our tactical analysis, we can see that Cascarino ranks amongst the best wingers in the world. Cascarino's play style is one that can not only flourish at Arsenal but also give the team a different point of attack. Cascarino's presence would give the Gunners a new tactical identity in attack by allowing different players to be moved around into positions of strength whilst strengthening in other areas. For Cascarino, this move would represent somewhat of a bold move for the French winger but would also give her an opportunity to get more game time from the start and a chance at claiming the WSL title.
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Un corpus lingüístic és un conjunt, normalment molt ampli, d'exemples reals d'ús d'una llengua. Aquests exemples que conté un corpus sovint són textos, però poden ser també mostres orals (normalment transcrites) o fins i tot signades. En funció del format d'aquest conjunt d'exemples, existeixen corpus escrits, orals i de llengües de signes. Segons el Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana un corpus lingüístic és el «conjunt o recull d'enunciats o de texts a partir del qual el lingüista estableix l'anàlisi i la descripció d'una llengua».

Els corpus textuals són un dels principals recursos per a l'obtenció de dades empíriques útils per a l'estudi d'una llengua. Val a dir que, paral·lelament al desenvolupament de les tecnologies de la informació, els corpus electrònics han esdevingut una eina fonamental per a l'obtenció d'aquestes dades, atesa la quantitat d'informació que es pot processar amb un programari adequat. Alguns corpus, com ara el Bank of English, contenen fins a 300 milions d'ocurrències de mots. Els corpus de referència contenen un gran volum de dades lingüístiques que permeten obtenir dades representatives per analitzar qualsevol aspecte d'una llengua.

En català, destaca el Corpus Textual Informatitzat de la Llengua Catalana (CTILC) desenvolupat per l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans, amb més de 52 milions de mots i consultable en línia des del 2005. Es tracta d'un corpus diacrònic (les mostres són textos escrits entre 1833 i 1988) a partir del qual s'està desenvolupant el Diccionari Descriptiu de la Llengua Catalana. Per a l'anglès Cobuild n'és un altre exemple.

La subdisciplina de la lingüística que estudia la llengua a través d'aquestes mostres es diu «lingüística de corpus». Aquest tipus d'aproximació xoca amb l'enfocament generativista chomskià que tendeix a estudiar la llengua en partir de la premissa que els humans tenen un coneixement innat de la llengua, la gramàtica universal, i que el repertori d'aquests coneixements és infinit. Chomsky proposa prendre com a mostra un parlant ideal amb competència lingüística en la llengua objecte d'estudi.

Aquesta subdisciplina, donat el volum de dades que utilitza, normalment s'associa amb la lingüística computacional, segons aquesta última s'apropa a les aplicacions de Processament de llenguatge natural.

Aquesta disciplina es va iniciar el 1967 quan Henry Kucera i Nelson Francis van publicar el clàssic Computational Analysis of Present-Day American English, basant-se en el corpus Brown, una compilació d'anglès nord-americà d'aproximadament un milió d'ocurrències de paraules, seleccionades d'una àmplia varietat de fonts.

 Aplicacions del corpus lingüístic
La utilització del corpus lingüístic des d'un punt de vista de processament informàtic, permet crear diferents productes lingüístics, com ara l'elaboració de gramàtiques o de diccionaris de tots tipus: explicatius, etimològics o històrics.

Però no sols serveix per a l'elaboració de diccionaris o gramàtiques, sinó que també té gran utilitat a l'hora de fer estudis dialectològics. Altres usos de corpus lingüístic es relacionen amb les anàlisis de textos o d'estils, elaboració d'edicions crítiques o datació de la freqüència d'aparició de certs mots dins d'un corpus concret.

 Referències

 Vegeu també
 Enginyeria lingüística
 Memòria de traducció

 Enllaços externs
 Corpus Textual Informatitzat de la Llengua Catalana'' de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans, consultable en línia: ctilc.iec.cat
 Cobuild, corpus anglès

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opportunist love
opportunist
noun One who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
noun [capitalized] In French politics, a member of that section of the Republican party which believes in regulating political action in accordance with circumstances, and not by dogmatic principles.
noun In general, one who takes advantage of opportunities as they occur; one who waits for an opportune time before attempting to bring into practice or to urge upon others the principles or beliefs which he holds; one who makes the best of circumstances as they arise; hence, one who is without settled principles or consistent policy: opposed to extremist.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the political party known as the Opportunists; hence [lowercase], of or pertaining to opportunism, or the observance of a waiting policy; making the best of circumstances while waiting for a suitable time for the proper carrying out of one's views.
noun Recent One who advocates or practices opportunism.
noun Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance his own situation, placing expediency above principle.
adjective taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
noun a person who places expediency above principle
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Q: Adjusting video src to URL parameter I'd like to set the src to my video according to the URL parameter (after the ?)
Here's what I've got so far:
<video></video>
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document.getElementsByTagName("video").src="###";

I need help with setting the ### src value to the correct value like so:
realistic example

https://website.com/player?@#$%
src="https://areallylongaddress.com/videosourcefolder/@#$%";

simpler example

https://website.com/player?intro_video
src="https://areallylongaddress.com/videosourcefolder/intro_video";

essentially, a strip of code that sets the video src to a fixed string value (areallylongaddress.com), then adds the url parameter to the end

A: If i understand you correctly u want to set the src of the video to the url parameter(query string).
Usually query strings are link this - "https://website.com/player?srcName=intro_video" So all u need to do is

const queryString = window.location.search;
// querySting = ?srcName=intro_video
const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString);

const src_name = urlParams.get('src_name');
console.log(src_name);
//prints "intro_video"
document.getElementsByTagName("video").src=src_name;

Edit -

      //main Html form where u go to https://website.com/player?folders/vkxq2f.mp4 page
    let vid_URL = "https://files.catbox.moe/vkxq2f.mp4";
    let vid_name = vid_URL.split('/').at(-1);
    console.log(vid_name);
    //here you do something like onclick(window.href=`https://website.com/player?video=${vid_name}`)

    //Then in player.html
    document.getElementsByTagName("video").src = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('video');

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But veterinarian finds no broken bones.
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After a certain age, hair begins to thin and break. Hair fall occurs frequently—you may notice it more and more on your brush or in the drain of the tub. Even running your hands through your hair could result in a handful of those locks you've spent so long caring for. Hair fall is normal, but it can result in thin hair, unhealthy split ends, and balding.
Terrifying, right? Not so much. There are many things you can do to keep your hair healthy and prevent hair fall. Check out these top five hacks that will keep your hair on your head instead of in the trash.
The way you dry your hair can dramatically affect hair fall. This is because hair is at its most delicate when it is wet. So, if you want to protect it, start by examining your drying practices and adjusting them if needed. First, be gentle when towel drying your hair. Softly pat the hair with a towel instead of being rough. Then, let your hair air dry as much as you can. Heating the hair thins the strands which can lead to hair that easily breaks.
Brushing can be super destructive to hair, but so can avoiding the brush altogether. Since hair is delicate when wet, it is best not to brush it when wet. When you do need to comb through it, go slow and use a brush that will be gentle on your hair. A wide or soft bristle brush is best to tame your mane while maintaining its condition.
Your hair deserves the star treatment. It is part of your beauty, just like healthy skin and nails, so when it comes to keeping it strong, you should give it some special attention. Massaging your scalp at least once weekly will stimulate circulation in your scalp which can promote growth. Give it the steam treatment by dipping a towel into hot water and wrapping your hair in it. This cleans hair pores so that growth is not hindered. Finally, give it the aloe vera treatment by rubbing the gel into your roots to nourish them.
There are many great remedies out there that claim to boost hair health and prevent hair fall. Neem (Indian Lilac) has recently become popular as a paste that can be used in the shower to wash your hair. It helps with scalp infections too. Or, if neem makes you nervous, grab cinnamon, honey, and olive oil from your pantry and mix them together. They relax your scalp and encourage growth when applied as a hair mask.
You probably expected this one! Your hair health is intrinsically tied to the health of your body because it is part of your body! So, if you're doing things that aren't beneficial, it is likely to affect your hair too. If you want to start incrementally, reduce your caffeine intake. Caffeine reduces iron, and lowered iron is a primary component in hair loss. If you don't have a high caffeine intake, you're likely okay, but try to keep it to one cup a day. You should also look at reducing or eliminating junk food and eating foods packed with vitamins and nutrients. Even a slow progression in swapping out food can help your hair because it will get the nourishment it needs.
Finally, exercise. Exercising helps reduce stress which is another primary component of hair loss. Healthy body – healthy hair. But if you have long hair, steer clear of wearing ponytail holders that are super tight for a long time. Take a shower after you exercise, massage your scalp, and you'll soon notice that your hair is much healthier.
Hair fall doesn't have to negatively affect your life. In fact, there are times when hair fall cannot be prevented. Hormonal shifts, medication, and other situations that are out of your control will not be affected by the remedies above. If you are experiencing hair fall and don't see improvement with some of the modifications above, consult your doctor. Healthy hair is part of a healthy lifestyle, so if listen to your gut if you're concerned.


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John Magoffin says he was fired for bringing up tough questions about race in his class.
Harrisonville teacher sues district over firing a year ago
A former Harrisonville science teacher is suing the school district, alleging it violated his civil rights when it fired him last summer.
John Magoffin's suit centers around the Harrisonville school board's decision to fire him for allegedly using a racial slur in a biology class, making remarks about the Black Lives Matter movement, and allegedly saying that some people believed Martin Luther King Day was "Black Privilege Day." His firing came after the district held a public hearing that lasted nearly 12 hours in June 2021.
Some of the racial allegations against Magoffin were found to be baseless, such as one student alleging she was not allowed to remove her mask (the district required masks in the classroom) because she was black. Other allegations made against him were also refuted by other students in his class.
"The board concluded that Mr. Magoffin's use of inappropriate language violated the rules and regulations of the district and was unacceptable conduct for a tenured teacher in the district," the school district said when it announced its decision.
In his lawsuit, Magoffin contends he was singled out for "state-sanctioned single-viewpoint discrimination" for trying to teach students higher-level of thinking and analytical skills that challenged their viewpoints. He said he was trying to prepare them for real-world situations.
He pointed out that as part of the district's freshman and sophomore level courses, students are required to read "To Kill a Mockingbird," which uses the n-word in its entirety. He contends he was condemning the use of the word when his discussion about race and language identification with a student was overheard by others.
"This benign discussion turned into a federal case because the district was bent on reverse discrimination, retaliating, and canceling a white, male, Christian teacher, who some might label as conservative, from the education culture of Harrisonville for fear of backlash," the suit said.
He said the district discriminated against him based on his race, color, sex and religion and retaliated against him when he complained that administrators suspended him in April 2021. Magoffin contends his rights were violated under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Missouri Human Rights Act. He seeks in excess of $75,000 in damages.
–Alan Goforth | Metro Voice
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This post contains lots of comedy writing tips and advice to help you pen a successful funny short story.
I've used some real-life humour writing examples, taking extracts from my own published stories to clearly illustrate how the tips were used in practice to achieve success.
I've also highlighted some common mistakes made by authors trying to write humorous tales so you can avoid them.
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Writing comedy isn't easy. Many authors struggle to place humour so it sits naturally and unobtrusively within a story.
I run and judge To Hull & Back, a humorous short story competition offering a £1,000 top prize. Because of this, I'm fortunate to read all sorts of different styles of comedic stories from writers residing all over the world. The best funny short stories I read all have the following in common:
The writer uses humour to support a great story.
They do not try to be funny for the sake of being funny.
Think of a story like a roast dinner. The main focus is the meat – beef, lamb, pork, chicken or whatever. Gravy is used to compliment the meal. In this analogy, the story is the meat and the humour is the gravy.
If the beef is chewy, or the chicken dry, an awesome gravy is not going to make the meal enjoyable, even if it's cooked by Nigella Lawson.
A story is the same. The characters need to be excellent, the plot gripping, the idea original and engaging, the presentation professional. The humour should simply complement the story, giving it style and making it more enjoyable to read.
The same principle can be applied to any style or genre of writing. For example…
Just because you have a vampire, a derelict castle, some screaming virgins and copious amounts of gore, does not mean you have created a horror story filled with suspense and intrigue.
Just because you have a handsome hero who can drive really fast without crashing, stand in the middle of gunfight without getting shot and blow shit up without hurting any innocent bystanders, does not mean you have an entertaining action thriller.
Etc. etc.
The story itself – its subject matter, its moral, its meaning – is the most important aspect of any successful tale.
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I find the best way is through:
Let's look at these individually. I'll use some real-life examples in this section.
If you give your characters a sense of humour – particularly the central character whose viewpoint you are likely to be writing from – their voice can add a comedic tone to the story in a natural way. For example, they might make funny observations about events, the situation or other characters and use amusing synonyms.
In my story 'Devil's Crush', the main character, Joshua, has a strong sense of humour – it's all that's allowed him to keep his mind after losing his legs at war in Afghanistan. This allowed me to add a tinge of dark humour to the story, despite its serious subject matter.
In the story, Joshua encounters a demon. This is his description of the demon when it first appears:
I know the demon is a he because he's naked. He's a he with the right to be proud of just how much of a 'he' he is. His skin is the colour of burnt rust, his body slender yet muscular and he wears a goatee on his chin more like the animal it is named after than a man. His two horns are long and curved like warped blades of molten rock, his hairline a mass of flickering flames and in his eye sockets are two glowing coals which ping and hiss like the embers of a dying fire in the breeze. He is the source of the acrid stench which fills the room.
The second sentence in this paragraph delivers an element of humour without detracting from the description. This comes from Joshua's voice – the way he sees and describes things. As the story is told in the first person, I used this tone throughout. It's not laugh out loud hilarious; it simply adds an amusing undertone that helps engage the reader. Joshua's sense of humour also helps develop his character, adding depth and believability to a fantasy story in a subtle manner.
The situations characters find themselves in can be amusing. This is often used very successfully in sitcoms.
The danger here is making the situation slapstick in an unbelievable way, with characters acting out of character or a plot being manipulated to generate a laugh. This can feel unnatural and disengage a reader. While common in sketch shows, this is not appropriate for a short story. Readers expect more depth.
When writing, I find it's the way the characters react to the situation that makes it funny, not the situation itself.
An example can be seen in the video below. This is a very famous scene from the UK sitcom Only Fools & Horses.
Del falls through the bar - famous Only Fools & Horses clip
It's the way Trigger (played by Roger Lloyd-Pack) reacts to the situation after Del (played by David Jason) has fallen over that makes this so funny.
Here's an example from one of my stories. In 'Shot in the Head and Left For Dead' the main character, Dave, is in a band. He's playing at Wembley Stadium in London and half the crowd have turned into zombies. It's the way Dave observes, describes and reacts to what he's seeing that makes the situation amusing.
There's a gore-fest of pandemonium going on in the audience that would make Quentin Tarantino proud. Half of the crowd are trying to eat the other half's brains. The ones who are reluctant to have their heads ripped open are trying to run away and, or, kill their attackers with anything they can use as a weapon, including bits of other people. Things couldn't be redder – it's like a tomato puree production factory.
Before I can fully digest the scene, a mass of smoking devilry dives out of the sky and starts munching zombies like a ravenous bulldozer. It's about the size of a three-bed semi. Its teeth are as big as buses and it stinks like sulphur.
I look at the rest of the band. None of them seem to be zombies, although it's always hard to tell with the rhythm section. At the side of the stage I notice two of the roadies eating one of the sound guys, while my guitar tech is using a spare Les Paul to try and behead what used to be our A&R man. Everything is turning to shit faster than swill through a pig.
I grab Maiden's arm. "Fuck the fuck," he says. "What the bastard?" Eloquently put. Kind of sums up what I was thinking.
"Noise," I scream. "We need to make lots of it."
He looks at me like I'm mental. To be fair, he might be right. Bollocks to it. This zombie-monster-fest is coming to an end. Now.
The events that are occurring are fantastical. Dave's voice brings humour into the situation. The characters are confused, not acting quickly, which seemed believable to me. While the situation might be so ludicrous it's amusing, the characters remain in character – they don't act how I want them to act; they act how they should, given what's happening around them.
I often write without excessive plotting as I find this allows me to develop characters naturally in this manner. I always write with an end in mind (it helps steer a plot in the right direction) but don't plan the detail. It works for me. Why not try it yourself?
What characters say and how they react to what is said can be very funny. Dialogue is the method I use most frequently to add humour into a story.
'Death of a Superhero' is a story that contains a lot of amusing dialogue (it isn't available to read online, but is in the 1st To Hull & Back short story anthology or you can hear it on YouTube). While what is said is amusing, the main purpose of the speech is to reveal the story and develop characters.
In this story the main character is Death. He is faced by a recently deceased woman who is pretending to be Batman.
"You're listed here as Doris Claymore," he said.
"Never heard of her," said Batman.
Death reached out and stroked the decaying blade of the scythe that rested against his desk. "This is quite simple, Doris. To progress peacefully into the afterlife, you need to confirm your name. It means I can be certain of who you are, what you've achieved in life and, therefore, where you should spend eternity." Death dished out his best glare. As glares go, it was pretty impressive. In the past, it'd made stars think twice about shooting. "Can you tell me your real name please?"
"Already told you. I'm Batman."
"How can I put this politely?"
"No need to be polite," said Bat-Doris. "Got skin as thick as armadillos, us crime fighters."
Given the invite, Death decided to be blunt. "Not only is Batman fictional, he…" Death left a pause which he hoped would scream with meaning, "…is a man."
"You have breasts."
"They're pecs."
"No, they're breasts," said Death, "and Lycra does little to mask their magnitude. I feel I should add that Batman was always depicted as an athletic individual, at the peak of physical fitness. Clearly, you're not."
A tear trickled from beneath Doris's mask, suggesting her skin might not be as thick as she'd led Death to believe. "OK," she whispered, "point taken."
Despite the scythe, the rotting cloak and the distinct lack of flesh coating his crumbling bones, Death was a sensitive individual. He disliked causing upset. Most people found the experience of dying traumatic enough, without him being disagreeable.
In a more gentle tone, he said, "Good. What's your real name?"
"Bruce Wayne."
As you can see, the dialogue in this extract helps to develop character and reveal the plot, making the reader want to find out what happens next. Death and Doris have clear voices – Death has an underlying sense of humour, while the humour is Doris's words come from her defiance to admit the truth. The question is, why is she behaving like this? Well, if you read (or listen to) the whole story you'll find out.
'Death of a Superhero', a funny short story performed by Christopher Fielden
Being Funny for the Sake of Being Funny
Don't try and be funny for the sake of it. Humour needs to evolve and present itself naturally. If you chuck in a slapstick moment when your story doesn't need it, it can disengage the reader.
Arthur is the central character in a story. He's having to come to terms with how he's slowly losing his wife to Alzheimer's. The story is written in a humorous style – Arthur is an amusing character and his sense of humour allows him to find ways of dealing with the pain his wife's situation is causing him.
If, during the story, Arthur is at B&Q and needs to urinate but is so desperate that he decides to use a display toilet and gets caught by a member of staff, is that funny? Does it fit?
Well, it depends how it's handled.
If the situation is placed in the story to generate a laugh via bared willies in a busy shop and inappropriate torrents of urine, then no. The reader will not be able to suspend their disbelief. They will disengage from the story and ask questions like:
Why didn't Arthur just go to the toilet provided for customers?
If he was that out of control of his body, wouldn't he just wet himself?
Why am I reading this story? I think I'll stop…
The act Arthur is performing wouldn't seem realistic or believable. Yes, I've seen very similar situations presented in stories submitted to the short story competition I run many times.
However, if Arthur acted like this on purpose, to gain attention or help, and the B&Q staff member was a kind young man named Jim who wanted to help Arthur, then the situation and their conversation could be presented in an amusing manner. It would have a point and add to the story, revealing character development and plot. In this situation, it's not the bared willies and public urinating that's funny, it's the resulting conversation and reason behind the situation occurring in the first place.
Bodily Functions
In everyday life, farting, poo, wee and snot will always be funny. However, in writing, these subjects have been covered comprehensively for decades by extremely talented writers and actors. It's very hard to come up with an original way of inserting amusing bodily functions into a story.
I'm not saying don't do it, I'm simply saying be very careful if you do – make sure your story requires Grandma to fart, for example, rather than just putting it in there for the sake of it.
Because Pauly (a good friend of mine) is a teacher, I've been lucky enough to judge a children's humorous writing competition for his school. 95% of the stories kids aged 7-9 write involve farting, poo, wee, vomit and/or snot. That's what children find funny.
Bear that in mind when writing for adults. While some of us still smirk when we drop a violently aromatic guff in a confined space shared with a loved one, it doesn't always translate into a gripping focus for a story's plot.
When I judged the competition for the school, I did this short video for Pauly to show the kids. I thought I'd include it here as it's about humorous writing.
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Avoid clichés. When you read a lot of short stories, like a magazine editor or a competition judge might, you encounter a lot of clichés – the same hackneyed phrases, used time and again (see what I did there? I've highlighted it in blue in case you missed it…).
Clichés become clichés because they are commonly used. This means they are not original. They do not help a writer create a unique voice. They do not engage a reader. They are unlikely to help you become a published author. More often than not (I did it again, did you notice?) they will lead to stories being rejected.
Cliché doesn't just refer to common phraseology. It also refers to overused themes and subject matters. For example, I find a lot of older writers tend to write about people struggling to come to terms with retirement:
Wives that find their husband's constant presence annoying
Husbands who decide to take up DIY to fill their time and make hilarious (often not…) mistakes
Couples realising they have grown apart now their children have left home and try to do something about it
I see these types of stories a lot in the competition I run. If you're going to tackle a subject matter like this, you must come up with an original angle.
Below is a video by InkTears CEO Anthony Howcroft. It's entitled 'How to Win a Short Story Competition'. It's worth watching the whole thing, but pay special attention to tip number 1.
Exclamation marks do not make your writing funnier. If you use more than 1 at a time, they do not exponentially add hilarity to the previous sentence. In fact, they can have the opposite effect.
In my experience, many writers overuse exclamation marks, especially when trying to write comedy. There is plenty of advice on this elsewhere and opinions do differ. Still, the best comments I've seen are by Terry Pratchett and Elmore Leonard which were shared by the Guardian on Twitter.
The humour in a story should be natural and obvious. Exclamation marks should not be necessary for a reader to understand the joke. I don't use exclamation points at all in my own short stories. When I edit the To Hull & Back humorous short story anthology every year, I remove them all. Am I right to do so? Feel free to discuss in the comments below.
Canadian author, Olivier Breuluex, recently took me up on the offer at the end of the previous paragraph. Our discussion was interesting, so I created a blog post from it. You can read it here.
Learn From Funny Films & Humorous Books
You can learn a lot from others. When you read a funny book, or watch a comedy film or TV programme, enjoy it, but ask questions:
What makes you laugh?
Is it the situation?
Is it something someone has said?
Is it how people interact?
Is it the strength of character?
Is it gags and jokes?
I find watching funny scenes a second time allows me to appreciate the techniques used to make someone laugh. First time through, it makes you chuckle. Second time through, ask yourself why you found it funny. You can then apply the same techniques to your own writing.
The authors I'd suggest reading are Terry Pratchett, Tom Holt and Douglas Adams. Yes, I like funny fantasy stories, and these gentlemen are the best in the field. Whether you like their style or not, you can learn from reading their work.
Here are a list of the funniest books I've read:
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Paint Your Dragon by Tom Holt
Puckoon by Spike Milligan
The Discworld Novels by Terry Pratchett (I think there are 44 novels in total – see reference here)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (and all the sequels) by Douglas Adams
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ by Sue Townsend
I think Only Fools and Horses is a great TV series to study. The stories are good, the characters incredibly strong. It's usually the way they interact and talk to each other that makes the situation funny. John Sullivan had a talented way of switching from quite an emotional scene to something funny in a natural way. You can learn a lot building character from watching that programme – Del Boy and Rodney are incredibly strong and identifiable.
Others that have wide appeal and have been very successful:
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
I'm Alan Partridge
Only Fools & Horses
Well, there are many. The ones that make me laugh the most are:
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Monty Python's Life of Brian
The Man with 2 Brains
The Naked Gun
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
It's worth mentioning that humour is subjective. What one person finds hilarious might irritate another. You can never hope to please everyone when writing a funny story, so don't try to. Select an audience and try and appeal to them.
For example, I tend to write fantasy stories, and add the humour via the methods described in this post. It's not 'laugh out loud' hilarious humour, it's more subtle and underlying, often giving the stories a dark undertone. This doesn't appeal to everyone, but I have been successful with the style and had a lot of stories published.
So don't give up if one person doesn't like your work. Listen to a wide range of opinions before deciding whether your use of comedy works or not.
There are a lot of comedy short stories available to read for free in the short stories section of the site. Many are written by me, but there are some by other authors. I am now publishing work from other writers. Please visit my submissions guideline page to learn more.
As a measure of quality control, every story featured on my website has been previously published, either through short story competitions, magazines or writing journals. So each story has been successful and deemed as being publishable by professional editors and competition judges.
Accompanying each story you will find information about how and why it was successful. This is to help other writers learn and apply tips and advice that are proven to work to their own writing.
You can also read lots of humorous short stories in the To Hull & Back anthologies. So far I've released two. At the time of writing I'm currently in the third year of running the competition.
You can learn more about the anthologies via the links below:
To Hull & Back short story anthology 2016 contains 29 humorous short stories
Below are some useful links to other posts about writing humour.
How Do You Write Good Comedy? by the Independent – features tips from comedy writers like Andy Hamilton, Graham Linehan, Holly Walsh and Ross Noble
Comedy Writing Tips by the Guardian – concentrates on comedy script writing
Comedy Writing Advice & Insight by the British Comedy Guide – this contains loads of useful links to resources about funny writing
Tips on Writing Humorous Stories by me, written for the MASH stories website
How To Write a Short Story, Get Published & Make Money
If you found the information in this post useful, you might like my book 'How to Write a Short Story, Get Published & Make Money'.
It contains lots of very detailed information about my experiences of writing funny short stories and getting them published. I use a lot of real-life case studies in the book, showing the reader whole stories rather than extracts, so they can fully understand how I used the different tips and advice to achieve success. I also share details of how much money I've made through writing, giving readers a clear idea of how much work is involved and what they can expect to earn from their own writing.
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Shirley M
I spent yesterday learning how to write horror stories so here is another option, many thanks.
Chris Fielden
Thanks, Shirley. Good luck with your horror writing :-)
Steph M
Useful, thanks Chris. I'm up to over 33,000 words now on my book Top Hat Man. Phew.
That's excellent news about the book – quite an achievement. Congratulations :-)
Hey Chris, I have actually been thinking about the issue of comedy in the modern age a lot... there is an awful lot of political correctness out there and it is interesting to me to see that things that people of our age find (found?) funny severely disturb younger people. I have a number of different projects in various states of disarray no doubt some of which could get me tarred and feathered in certain quarters.
Thanks Chris, I'm going to start working on a humourous piece this week so thanks.
Chris - I know what you mean. I tend to ignore being PC – I think it can go too far sometimes. As long as you laugh with others and not at them I think you can poke fun at most things without causing offence. That's what I like to believe, anyway!
Paul - excellent, good luck with it :-)
Mark F
Jan D
Hello Chris. Humour, as you so rightly say, is subjective. Fantasy and Science Fiction attempts at humour leave me cold. As does resorting to foul language. Wee and poo jokes are hilarious to children and old boys.
I think humour should be used to break down political, cultural and religious barriers. Let's all laugh at ourselves and others. Beneath every successfully funny joke lurks something sad or serious. My interest (I'm 65 soon) is in comedy script writing.
Wishing you continuing success with your short stories.
Hi Jan, thanks for commenting. I agree - using humour to break down barriers is a good idea.
I wish you the best of luck with your script writing endeavours.
I was working all weekend on a long story (10,000 words!) which I have been attempting since 2013 and will eventually finish. In your experience, is there any kind of market for stories of such a length? It has the same kind of realism as your story about the war vet - it's just much, much longer. I know it is sort of a grey area between the short story and novellette/novella family, so I don't want to waste my time sending out to magazines that don't consider that length of story. Any advice most appreciated!
Hi Chris. The market for stories around the 10K length is a bit limited – most competitions and magazines ask for anywhere up to 8,000 words. But there are magazines out there (and a handful of competitions) that accept stories of that length. You'll just have to do a bit of research I'm afraid.
Luckily there are some good lists on my site which can help you get started :-)
Margaret M
Dear Chris, thank you for your writing advice. Do you like David Sedaris? I met him in Bournemouth and he was so... nice. I am a sad elderly (66) woman, with almost constant hip pain and MS. Husband has ME, so you can imagine the fun we have some days. I write most days and will enter your To Hull and Back Competition. At present have RSI, but what's life without whimsy? LOL
Hi Maggie, sorry to hear about the MS and ME. I'll look forward to reading your entry :-)
Aimee J
Hey Chris. Sorry for being a bit of a bother, but does sarcasm generally work well in regards to making a situation humorous?
Hi Aimee. It can do - it depends on the situation, characters and plot. Just ask yourself whether sarcasm fits and adds to the story.
I think it's subjective really, so there isn't a yes or no answer to that question I'm afraid.
Billy C
No problem, Billy :-)
Jeanne J
Hey Chris, do you know you're 'shot in the head...' link goes to a pink shopping site? Anyhoo, hope to send you something funnier that.
Hey Jeanne. Hmm... nice shopping site. Looks like the old site the story used to be on has been hacked so I've removed the link.
Thanks for letting me know - muchos appreciated.
Cheri J
Very helpful, thank you!
No problem, thanks Cheri :-)
Hi Chris. Brilliant article. I'll be coming back to refer a number of times. As it happens, 2 of my favourite authors are Douglas and Terry. I love the Discworld series - especially those involving the Night Watch characters. I've just started writing again after a 10 yr break. I'm doing fantasy and attempting comedy with it. Two firsts for me. Thank you. Hope I can produce something you would be proud of.
Thanks very much, Nick. It sounds like we have similar tastes when it comes to reading.
I like the Night Watch stories too. I saw a stage production in London and Paul Darrow (of Blake's 7 fame) played Sam Vimes. It was great.
Anyway. Good luck with your writing. I hope the 10 year break gave you lots of time to come up with some good story ideas :-)
Wesley W
It seems I've been making people laugh anyway. I'm wondering, I've got a pile of flash fiction that might raise a laugh, and am thinking I might try one of them.
Always nice to hear from a fellow humourist, Wesley.
Good idea re flash fiction. There are an ever growing number of opportunities for very short stories. I list many opportunities for flash here.
I hope that's helpful - good luck with your stories and submissions.
Linh N
Do you know any comedy podcasts?
Hi Linh. There are hundreds of them...
I'd recommend just doing a Google search so you can find some that appeal to you.
The BBC is quite a good place to start.
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