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Physiology

Conor McGregor Completely Changed His Physiology for Fight With Mayweather – BJPenn.com (press release) (blog)

Do you remember Rocky IV? It had some legendary training sequences. Sylvester Stallone grew a beard and he depicted Rocky going back to savage basics. He ran through snow, pushed plows, jerked on ropes, he had to get primal to fight his opponent. All this was set up to juxtapose Ivan Drago in a state-of-the-art facility, with cords hooked up to him while he was attached to lifting machines. Doctors were even there recording every result and change in his body. Thats kind of what Conor McGregor was doing down at the UFC Performance Institute to push himself to the next level in preparation for Floyd Mayweather.

Its kind of common knowledge through social media and things like that, Conor has used our altitude chamber extensively. Ultimately what hes trying to do is change his physiology somewhat. If you look at the work-rest ratio of boxing, its about 3-to-1. If you look at the work-rest ratio of a UFC fight, its about 1-to-4. It completely flips the physiology on its head, right? Which means Conor has kind of adapted his physiology to 12, three-minute rounds rather than five, five-minute rounds. UFC Performance Institute vice president of performance Duncan French speaking to MMA Fighting.

Things like just doing the interval work that hes been doing in the hypoxic [altitude] chamber is going to try and help his physiology to support that. Hes used the altitude chamber extensively. A lot of his workouts are based on heart-rate assessment and looking at high-level threshold training.

Running underwater, training in hypoxic chambers, bigger, stronger, faster. This is what Conor McGregor was aiming for. He combined this new training with the F.A.S.T. (Fighter Anaerobic/Aerobic System of Training) program his team developed with an Irish cyclist and a physiologist to get ready for Nate Diaz. His last fight with Diaz proved way different than the first, McGregor attributed that to his new program. Duncan French, the VP of UFCs Performance Institute, believes his time there will also result in visible pay-offs in the fight with Mayweather. Well find out if it did in just a few, short hours.

We hope it does and we surely believe it will, and I think that comes back to capabilities. The UFC Performance Institute offers Conor capabilities that he wouldnt have otherwise have in his regular training facility. Hes embraced those. Hes an athlete thats very in tune with his body. Hes in great shape, hes ready for the fight of his life. And hes prepared effectively and used every piece of our capability that he wanted to to help him in this process.

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Biochemistry

Scientists urged to boycott Israel biochemistry conference – The Electronic Intifada (blog)

Palestinian cancer patients in Gaza City protest Israels restrictions on travel for treatment, December 2016. Such restrictions are partly why academics are calling on colleagues to boycott Septembers Federation of European Biochemical Societies conference in Jerusalem.

Palestinian, Israeli and international academics are urging colleagues to boycott the 2017 congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies in Jerusalem next month.

Some attendees will be unaware of Israels direct attacks on Palestinians right to education, including the bombing of schools and universities, and the obstruction of access to educational sites, the scientists and academics write in a letter that has been sent to all conference speakers.

The restrictions Israel places on the teaching and research of our Palestinian colleagues have severe consequences not only on research and educational opportunities, but also on Palestinians health.

The 89 scholars calling for the boycott include researchers from leading institutions across Europe and North America.

Even though no country recognizes Israels claim to sovereignty over Jerusalem, the Federation of European Biochemical Societies conference website prominently advertises its location as Jerusalem, Israel.

It also locates the occupied Golan Heights Syrian territory as part of Israel.

Whether intentional or not, this makes the academic body a direct participant in Israels efforts to legitimize its violent occupation, annexation and colonization of these territories in violation of international law.

The conference is sponsored by several Israeli universities that are directly complicit in Israeli violations of Palestinian rights, including weapons development, support for Israels attacks on Gaza and helping recruitment for Israels secret police.

Israeli universities are also directly involved in efforts to undermine international solidarity for Palestinian rights.

The Association of University Heads of Israel, for instance, is known to help the Israeli governments efforts to censor teaching about Palestine in universities in other countries and to try to thwart the global Palestinian rights movement.

One of the themes of the conference is the biochemistry of cancer. Rates of cancer are rising, particularly for Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip.

But as the scholars point out, Israel actively obstructs life-saving treatment: The five-year survival rate for breast cancer is as low as 30 percent in Gaza, which Israel has besieged for the past 10 years, as compared to 86 percent in Israel. In 2016, only 44 percent of Gaza patients who requested access to Israeli hospitals were admitted; more than half of those refused entry were cancer patients.

Meanwhile, the health system in Gaza is at the brink of collapse due to Israels severe reductions in the energy supply to the territory.

Anticipating typical arguments against the boycott, the scholars state: To be clear, the academic boycott of Israel that Palestinians have called for respects the universal principle of academic freedom as it is only directed at Israeli institutions, not individual academics. Despite the differences, it is inspired by the academic boycott of South Africa, which was called for in 1965 by 496 academics from 34 universities in the United Kingdom.

Last year, after a similar appeal, several scholars pulled out of a conference on genocide hosted by Hebrew University.

Israeli university leaders have said that they are being hit hard by a silent boycott, where many academics stay away from Israeli institutions but do not make any public statement.

Leading Israel lobby groups have also acknowledged the growing impact of the so-called silent boycott.

The scholars note that the Federation of European Biochemical Societies has itself been sensitive to political concerns regarding the location of its conferences. In 2016, the body expressed solidarity with the Turkish scientific community facing curtailment of academic freedoms in Turkey, and subsequently canceled its conference scheduled to take place there.

By organizing its congress in Jerusalem, the FEBS participates consciously or unconsciously in whitewashing Israels violent repression of Palestinian human rights, said Ahmed Abbes, research director at Frances CNRS scientific institute, and secretary of AURDIP, an academic group that supports Palestinians rights.

We hope that our colleagues will take the opportunity of consulting their consciences, listen to the voice of Palestinian civil society, and decline to cross this picket line.

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Genetics

In Brief This Week: Qiagen, Clinical Genomics, Streck, Oxford Genetics, Isohelix – GenomeWeb

Qiagen and Clinical Genomics announced a partnership to use the PAXGene Blood ccfDNA Tube for collection and handling of blood samples in Clinical Genomics' Colvera colorectal cancer recurrence assay workflow. The PAXGene Blood ccfDNA system was developed by PreAnalytix, a Qiagen/Becton Dickinson joint venture. Colvera is a PCR-based assay that detects hypermethylated BCAT1 and IKZF1 DNA in the blood of patients.

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Human Behavior

Rev. Samuel W. Hale: Coming to your moral moment – The State Journal-Register

It was a moral motive that led me, and tens of thousands of other persons, to embark upon Selma, Alabama to protest in person against the professed, expressed, and actualized concept of racism. That motive was heightened by the memories of those who have been victims of racism, since its embarkation on the shores of America. Those memories included the Irish emigrants, fleeing racial oppression from persons of like skin color under British rule. They included the unfair racial treatment of the Native Americans by various immigrants from European nations seeking better opportunities for themselves and their families. It especially, and specifically, included the African slaves who, against their will, were imported to this country for the economic benefit of many of those same immigrant groups of different ethnicities. Racism is the belief that one's race determines one's value and role in life. Racism transcends slavery, yet it is engrained in the very core of this nations conception, birth, and development.

The historical memories of the Trail of Tears for the Cherokee families and tribes stretching from the eastern shores of the Carolinas to the plains of Oklahoma and other neighboring areas. The hushed stories of the varied treatment of the biracial children of slave owners some sold to slave owners in other areas; some raised to render services of "higher" levels of servitude; still others blatantly ignored as part of the genetic bloodline. Other hushed stories of those "impudent" slaves whose bodies were hung from tree limbs, or those who became the main course for the bottom feeders in the rivers and streams like the Tallahatchie.

I had already experienced various forms of racism in the public schools of my Midwestern hometown. I had already participated in peaceful civil rights demonstrations. I had already been arrested in sit-ins. I had already chanced my head and throat in a white barber shop near the campus of the University of Illinois. I had already been the recipient of having my behind literally kicked black and blue. Racism was repugnant to me. It was a personal experience. Something else still needed to be done. Deep down in my heart and spirit I knew that racism was wrong. It could not be swept under the rugs of academic, economic, political, nor social achievement.

Racism is one of the greatest examples of immoral human behavior! Racism is not only a spiritual offense against mankind, it is also an abomination against God! Racism defies and rejects the Divine intent and plan for man to manifest that "image" of Godliness an image which is to be realized within oneself and displayed to his fellow man.

It must be realized that racism is actually a self-centered and self-focused behavior pattern based on fear! Fear that someone else might achieve some sort of benefits, opportunities and/or status that I dont want that person to have. Racism is a rejection of the Divine equality of mankind. It is a false perception of a "divine right"!

Racism is an effort to perceive and project oneself as being better than another, even being closer to God than another. Racism is the epitome of self-deception!

Racism prevents even the racist from experiencing and maintaining a right relationship with God. Racism hinders and prevents a man from being and becoming what God intended for him, in time and in eternity. Racism is not morally right! Racism is a sin!

Something has to change! Racism must not prevail! What will it take? Fortunately, God included in His plan for mankind a solution, even a corrective process for racism. A two-fold process. The first component of that process is called repentance. Thats right! Repentance! Unless and until a person recognizes and admits his/her inner belief, even conviction, that he/she is better than, more important than any other person especially someone of another ethnicity he will continue being a racist! When he/she realizes and accepts the fact that such feelings and behavior is against God and decides to change, to discontinue such behavior, and starts treating all persons as one in whom the Spirit of God dwells, then the spirit of racism, that sense of superiority over another human being will cease.

Now the second component of that corrective process for racism is called reconciliation! That means to do all that you can to help restore victims and perpetrators of racism to the right perceptions and forms of relationships that engender and promote equal, fair, and godly interactions, privileges, and opportunities for all human beings.

This corrective process of racism requires one having a moral moment! An encounter with God that moves one beyond oneself to a point of determination that Gods Will for self and for all mankind must become the prevailing process for all human interaction! It must become a moment of self-determination to help implement and promote such actions of repentance and reconciliation.

Racism is not of God! And just as Jesus died to save us from all of our sins including racism we too, who believe in and follow Jesus as the Savior, must also be willing to die that all sinners, even racists, might be forgiven and reconciled to God and man.

Selma became that moral moment for me! Selma became that moment when I faced my Gethsemane! Selma became that moment when I became willing to even face death for my moral convictions!

Have you had your moral moment?

Rev. Samuel Hale is the pastor of Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield.

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Neuroscience

Mayweather will beat McGregor, neuroscience predicts – PBS NewsHour

Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) of the U.S. and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor of Ireland face off during their official weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 25, 2017. Photo by Steve Marcus/Reuters

In Las Vegas, on August 26, the unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr and the immensely popular Irishman Conor McGregor will face off in a boxing ring, where only striking with hands while standing is allowed. It would be just another boxing match, albeit a huge one, except that McGregor is not even a boxer. Instead, he holds the lightweight and welterweight titles in mixed martial arts (MMA), an emerging combat sport where striking and grappling with both hands and legs is allowed, both while standing and on the ground.

It is an unprecedented match-up and some people believe that McGregor, with his speed, athleticism and youth (he is 11 years younger than Mayweather) has a shot at doing something that 49 professional boxers before him have not been able to accomplish. But scientific evidence from the neuroscience of expertise, an emerging field investigating the brain functioning of experts, warns against betting on an MMA fighter even one as skilled as McGregor upsetting a boxer in a boxing match.

The neuroscience of expertise

The performances of experts often leave us speechless, wondering how it is humanly possible to pull off such feats. This is particularly the case in sports. Consider the serve in tennis. Once the ball is in the air, the brain needs time to process the balls trajectory and prepare an appropriate course of action, but by the time the body actually executes the required movements in response to these mental processes, the racket will do no more than slice the air, as the ball will have already passed by.

This is the paradox of fast reaction sports such as tennis or boxing: it is only when the ball or the punch is in the air that we can tell with certainty what is going to happen, but by then it is far too late to react in time, even for the quickest humans. The expert brain adapts to this problem by reading the intention of the opponent. The positioning and movements of feet, knees, shoulders and the serving hand in tennis give away clues about the direction and power of a tennis serve.

Similarly, the positioning of feet, hips and shoulders provide enough information for the boxing brain to anticipate a punch well in advance. This anticipation power of experts is the reason why the very best practitioners can look like characters from The Matrix, giving the impression of having all the time in the world in an environment where split-second responses decide who wins and who loses.

Being fast and having good reflexes in general is certainly helpful in rapidly changing environments like sports. But no speed in this world will be enough if the brain hasnt experienced and stored tens of thousands of movement patterns, which can then be reactivated and used for reading the situation at hand.

Muhammad Ali vs Jim Brown

This is illustrated by another unofficial cross-discipline event that occurred 50 years ago between the legendary Muhammad Ali and Jim Brown, National Football League (NFL) legend. Jim Brown was a force of nature. He was incredibly quick, immensely powerful, and his extraordinary coordination and reflexes made him one of the greatest NFL players. In the mid 1960s, aged 30, Jim Brown was bored with the NFL and was pondering other ways of making a living. One of them was boxing, a sport where his immense quickness and sheer power would seem to be especially useful.

He persuaded his manager to organise a meeting with Muhammad Ali, at that time at the peak of his powers, who happened to be in London, where Jim Brown was shooting a film at that time. They met in Hyde Park, where Ali used to work out while preparing for the next bout. Ali tried to persuade Brown to give up on his dream of being a boxer. Brown maintained that he was as quick and as powerful as Ali, if not more so, and if boxing suited Ali, it should suit him too.

A sparring session ensued, where Ali asked Brown to hit him as hard as possible. The problem was that Ali was never to be found at the spot where he had been standing a moment earlier. According to the legendary promoter Bob Arum, after about 30 seconds of swinging and missing by Brown, Ali pulled off one of his lightning quick one-two combinations and stopped Brown momentarily in his tracks. At that moment, Brown, visibly winded, clocked the situation and simply said: OK, I get the point.

Dont expect McGregor to be so totally embarrassed, as Brown was. After all, MMA includes aspects of boxing and McGregor has had experience with the sport, unlike Brown. Still, that experience is limited because boxing is just a part of the MMA skill set (not to mention embedded in a context where one needs to employ leg strikes and takedowns). One can be certain that McGregors brain has stored vastly fewer kinematic boxing patterns than the brain of a person who has boxed all their life, such as Mayweather Jr.

Mayweather Jr may be 40, he may have ring rust after being absent from the ring for almost two years, and McGregor is not only 11 years his junior but also possibly faster and stronger; but everything we know about the way experts brains work tells us that the smart money is on Mayweather Jr recording a convincing win.

Merim Bilalic is a Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.

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Anatomy

Anatomy of an NFL Protest: How and Why the Browns Got the Country Talking – Bleacher Report

Late last week, Cleveland Browns defensive back Jason McCourty walked into the locker room, when he saw about a half-dozen of his teammates talking.

"What's going on here?" McCourty thought.

It was the start of what would become the NFL's largest national anthem protest to date.

This is the anatomy of how it happened.

It started simply enough. McCourty's teammates told him they wanted to figure out a way to join the national anthem protests that started with Colin Kaepernick last season and have continued into this preseason. McCourty was all-in. The group talked, and over the span of several days, they decided what they wanted to do.

The group next went to head coach Hue Jackson to tell him of their intentions. On Monday, the day of the Browns' preseason contest against the Giants, Jackson approved.

"Do what you think is right," he told them.

The group came to a decision hours before the game.

"We decided to take a knee and say a prayer for peace between all Americans," McCourty said.

That part of the protest, which stands as the largest so far among NFL players, often has been lost among media and fans alikethat the main goal of the group was to pray for peace.

"We believe that through our actions, we can bring change," McCourty said in an interview with B/R.

"Americans come from all types of different backgrounds," he continued. "Black or white, rich or poor, immigrant or not, from wherever you come from or live, we want the same thing. We are all Americans, and we wanted to make sure people understood what Colin's original message was all about.

"A lot of us, and a lot of people in football, were furious about what happened in Charlottesville. As NFL players, we have the power to remind everyone that we are all Americans. We shouldn't be pitted against one another."

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Linebackers Jamie Collins and Christian Kirksey, running backs Isaiah Crowell, Duke Johnson, Terrence Magee and Brandon Wilds, safety Jabrill Peppers, tight end Seth DeValve, wide receivers Kenny Britt and Ricardo Louis and defensive backs Calvin Pryor and Jamar Taylor dropped to a single knee in a huddle near the Browns' bench.

McCourty, quarterback DeShone Kizer, offensive tackle Shon Coleman, punter Britton Colquitt and offensive lineman Marcus Martin were all around them, putting a hand on their shoulders. Kirksey led the entire group in prayer.

NFL players are just like the rest of us. They watch and care about events happening in the country outside of their work. Before their protest, Browns players had talked extensively about some of the things happening in the United States recently, including the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a woman was killed when a car drove into a crowd of counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally.

The Browns' decision to take a knee was a brave act. But that is only part of the story. The other partabout what will happen in the futureis equally important to know.

NFL protests are growing, and they have the potential to do so exponentially. That is the next, new front in the Kaepernick saga, who for so long was so alone. Fans, coaches, front office executives, owners and the commissioner will have to grapple with that.

The attempt to squash Kaepernick backfired, McCourty said. A movement, partly based on Kaepernick and partly as a means of protest against President Donald Trump's vitriolic rhetoric, is exploding across NFL locker rooms.

Several players from both conferences told me they expect anywhere from 15 to 25 of the league's teams to have some type of demonstration on opening weekend.

"We can bring change and raise awareness," McCourty said. "A lot of players have been wanting to do something but just didn't know how to handle things.

"Then a lot of us saw what happened with players protesting in Philadelphia. When Malcolm [Jenkins] protested and Chris [Long] protested, and we saw what Michael Bennett did [in Seattle], a lot of us thought, 'It's time to do something. We just can't sit still and watch this without doing something. We need to act.'"

He added: "You're going to see more players do this. It continues to grow around the league."

The story remains big on the field and off. The wife of Matthew Stafford, Kelly, became the first wife of a player to opine extensively on anthem protests. A rally to support Kaepernick on Wednesday outside of the NFL's Park Avenue headquarters in New York City reportedly drew 1,200 people, according to Jason Reid of ESPN.com. Kid Rock, during a live concert at the Iowa State Fair, said, "F--k Colin Kaepernick." Hank Aaron said NFL owners are gutless. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said something similar.

Then, perhaps in one of the most powerful moments of the Kaepernick story, the wife of Browns player Seth DeValve wrote a moving story for theroot.com (via USA Today's For the Win) about putting her husband's decision in the proper context. Erica Harris is black and DeValve is white.

McCourty made it clear that what the Browns were doingand may continue to dowas not about disrespecting the flag, police or military. It wasn't even necessarily about politics. It was about using the high profile of players and the sport to draw attention to various social issues.

One day after the Browns kneeled, the Buccaneers had a team meeting with head coach Dirk Koetter to discuss their own demonstration plans.

"Coach opened it up about the national anthem and guys protesting and sitting down, letting us know that we can do what we want," cornerback Vernon Hargreaves said, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. "He let us know how he felt, and then he opened up the whole team room to anyone who had anything to say: Stand up and preach your opinion."

Football and social justice will be intertwined for the near future. Whether you agree with the players or not, protest is now a fact of NFL life.

In many ways, it was symbolically appropriate for the Browns to have helped spark a new wave of demonstrations. Four players broke the NFL's color barrier in the 1940s, and two of themMarion Motley and Bill Williswent to the Browns. Legendary coach Paul Brown brought them there.

Now comes McCourty and these Browns.

It's possible the Browns sent this story in a new direction because of a few more brave NFL players.

So, what happens next?

"We're still figuring it out," McCourty said. "But I think everyone agrees the protests are something that in the NFL won't be going away any time soon."

Mike Freeman covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter:@mikefreemanNFL.

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Anatomy

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 14 Premiere Ends With ‘Shocking News … – Moviefone

Prepare to question everything after the "Grey's Anatomy" Season 14 premiere.

That's the scoop from Entertainment Weekly, following the recent (more welcome) news that the 2017-2018 season will be funnier and sexier than recent years.

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What do you have on Grey's Anatomy? BriannaYou may have heard that Grey's Anatomy is heading into a lighter season, but trust me when I tell you that there will be some shocking news by the end of the two-hour premiere that will really make you question, well, everything.

Very intriguing.

Everything else we've heard about Season 14 -- including the premiere, titled "Break Down the House" -- has been fresh and light.

Kevin McKidd (Dr. Owen Hunt) said the premiere is "fantastic, funny and feels like vintage" "Grey's Anatomy."

We know Teddy Altman is returning, there's a new baby Harriet on set, DeLuca's sister is showing up, Matthew Morrison's bad hubby is returning, Megan Hunt has been recast, there will be love triangles galore, and now some kind of premiere night shocker.

We're ready to scrub in! The two-hour premiere arrives Thursday, Sept. 28 on ABC.

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Anatomy

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 14: Sorry, Jolex, DeLuca & Jo May Still Happen – Moviefone

DeLuca got Friendzoned in "Grey's Anatomy" Season 13, but Season 14 is a whole other ballgame, and it sounds like he might not sit on the bench.

Giacomo Gianniotti recently told TVLine that "Grey's" Season 14 is going to be funnier, sexier, and more fun than recent seasons. That bar is low, but there are so many love triangles, squares, etc. happening right now that it's good to hear the show plans to go in a lighter direction with them instead of getting too dark.

We had pretty much counted out Dr. Andrew DeLuca getting with his crush Dr. Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington), since she blew him off last season and still seems focused on her love, Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers). However, the Alex/Jo story has potential to blow up -- considering Alex tracked down her abusive husband, did nothing about it, and didn't tell her -- and no one ever promised that Jolex would be End Game.

Here's more from TVLine:

Question: Any scoop on Grey's Anatomy's Jo and Alex? BrockAusiello: Don't count out interloper Andrew just yet. Even though Jo seemed meh about his infatuation with her, Giacomo Gianniotti hints that his portrayer may make another go at it. "I think he just jumped the gun a bit," the actor shares. "Jo just went through this crazy traumatic experience [with Alex]. It was so fresh. I think he should've waited a little bit. And if he does wait a little bit [before approaching her again] she might have more of an open mind."

Interesting. Last November, during Season 13, Luddington talked to EW about DeLuca and Jo, and shut the idea down:

Does Jo not realize that Andrew has feelings for her on Grey's Anatomy? I kind of 'ship it, to be honest. Helene"I really don't think she does!" Camilla Luddington says. "I think she feels in the midst of a tornado, there is so much spinning around her head that she's not picking up on any feelings. I think she's just happy to have a friend. Even if she had a question about it, I think she'd set it aside. That would complicate things and right now she's craving simplicity."

That was then, though, and a lot has happened in the meantime.

More recently, both Luddington and Gianniotti talked to TV Guide about the many love triangles ahead. Although Matthew Morrison said he was returning this season, at the time, Luddington said she hadn't read a script with her husband back in it. "It's definitely a storyline that I hope we explore, because it's so important. But right now, it's [DeLuca] and Alex." She also added that it will be interesting to see how Jo reacts when she finds out Alex tracked down her husband. "Do I think that it could push them even further away from each other? It's definitely possible."

"Grey's Anatomy" Season 14 premieres with "Break Down the House," which will reportedly have a "vintage Grey's" vibe about it, airing Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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Anatomy

Anatomy of a Goal: The Pedro (to Ola) Connection – Massive Report

Welcome to Anatomy of a Goal, where each week we dissect one goal (or near goal) from the previous weeks Columbus Crew SC match.

For match 27 on the 2017 MLS Season, we take a look at Ola Kamaras 45th minute game opening goal, assisted by new Designated Player Pedro Santos, that put Crew SC up 1-0 as part of the 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Saturday.

Heres a look at the finish from the Columbus forward.

Columbus dominated the early goings of this match, with new DP Santos drawing a red card on LA left back Ashley Cole. After a missed penalty kick by Federico Higuain, it looked like the Black & Gold might be in for a match of missed opportunities, but nonetheless the team continued to possess the ball and push for a goal.

Crew SCs opening goal begins with an errant pass from LAs Gyasi Zardes to Bradford Jamieson IV. Columbus captain, Wil Trapp easily steps in front of the headed ball, denying the Galaxys attempt to move forward.

Trapp heads a ball to the Black & Golds attacking fulcrum, Higuain.

Higuain takes a few deft touches to bring the ball down, and then knocks a pass into the path of Mohammed Abu, who makes a clever run around Joao Pedro and Jonathan dos Santos.

With the ball at his feet and dos Santos shifting over to provide defensive cover, Abu can attempt a difficult through pass, or ball over the top, to Kamara, try to beat dos Santos off the dribble or slide the ball over to Santos.

Abu pushes the ball out to Santos, who has yards of space between him and the Galaxy defensive midfielder Rafael Garcia.

Santos continues forward, and has can either continue his dribble or try to slot in an early through pass to Kamara.

With Garcia backpedaling, Santos decides to continue carrying the ball up the field. Finally met with defensive resistance in the form of dos Santos, Pedro now has three options: continue his dribble and try to beat dos Santos and Garcia, chip a ball over the top to Kamara or slide the ball over to Hector Jimenez running unmarked on the right flank.

Santos plays in Jimenez, but his pass is a bit too heavily and toward the end line, leaving Jimenez and Garcia are in a footrace to the ball before it goes out of bounds.

Jimenez beats Garcia but doesnt have any room for a cross. Instead, Jimenez cycles back out toward the sideline, finding Pedro near the touch line.

With the ball, and the beginnings of a passing triangle forming, Santos can play a square pass to an open Trapp, dribble into the space vacated by Jimenez or just hold onto the ball as the play develops or knock a touch pass right back to Jimenez.

Santos holds onto the ball as Jimenez drops in behind him. As weve see many times when the Berhalter system has been executed successfully, Crew SC have a passing triangle/rondo on the sideline with Santos, Trapp and Jimenez. Dos Santos has the unenviable position of being the lone defender in the middle of the triangle.

If executed correctly, this triangle should allow Columbus three attackers to pass the ball around the defender until one of the three is able to make a move into a more valuable attacking space.

Santos begins the passing triangle with a quick touch to Trapp who continues the triangle by finding Jimenez.

Neither Garcia nor fellow LA defender Dave Romney want any part of this passing triangle, leaving dos Santos to defend by himself.

As dos Santos shifts his defensive efforts, Jimenez slides the ball back over to Santos, likely frustrating the Galaxy defender. Romney and Garcia are still content to let dos Santos defend by himself.

Trapp then cuts out of the passing triangle, attempting to take either Romney or Garcia with him, or to be left unmarked for a chipped pass. As Trapp leaves the triangle, Higuain heads over to fill in Trapps spot, forming a new triangle as Santos holds onto the ball.

Trapp takes Romney with him out of the circle as Santos slides a pass over to Higuain. As Romney leaves, Pedro replaces him as an extra defender.

When Higuain sees Santos pass, he turns up field to form a new triangle with Justin Meram and Trapp, both of whom are immediate passing options. The Black & Golds No. 10 still has Santos as a safety valve on the touch line.

Higuain sends the ball back to Santos, who is now closed down by both Garcia and Pedro.

Sensing that both LA defenders are paying attention to Santos, Higuain makes a run much like Trapps previous run, but right between Pedro and Garcia. Once again, this run should either take one of the defenders out of the play or should leave Higuain open for a chipped pass. By running between the two defenders, Higuain may be able to cause confusion as to which defender should be following him.

Higuains run does exactly that with Garcia and Pedro both attempting to defend him. Now Santos is unmarked and has multiple options: a chipped pass to Higuain, a quick pass to Trapp, he can dribble toward the center of the field or a drop ball to Abu.

With multiple yards of space created by Higuains excellent run, Santos decides to carry the ball into the middle of the field as the play develops.

As Santos carries forward, he is met with a plethora of options: a drop ball to Abu, continue his dribble into the path of Zardes, a difficult pass to Kamara (who is just to the left of the image), a through ball to Meram or a lofted ball to Higuain, who is definitely offside.

Santos decides to thread the needle with a no-look-pass that goes between Meram and Higuain and right into the path of Kamara.

Now, the question is whether Kamara was offside when the pass was played. Above is a still frame from just before the pass is played. In this frame, Higuain is definitely offside while Kamara (whose yellow shoe you can just see) appears to be even with the final defenders, Pele van Anholt, elbow.

Above is a still frame from right when the pass is played. Higuain is clearly offside. The zoomed in section shows Kamara and van Anholt at the moment the pass was played. Its very difficult to tell whether Kamara is on or offside, but he looks to be almost exactly level.

It should be noted that every goal is reviewed by the VAR and therefore it was determined that Kamara was onside and no review was needed.

Back to the goal, as the ball heads toward Kamara, he is lining up to fire a one-touch-shot on goal.

Kamara is able to turn on Santos perfectly weighted pass . . .

. . . and easily scores the game-opening goal.

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Use neuroscience to convince your boss to let you nap at work – Mashable

A nap can be a beautiful thing when we feel our brain slowly grinding to a halt. Whether its a siesta to shake off a food coma, a daytime doze on a lazy Sunday, or an all-out nap orgy with friends or loved ones, we arise feeling replenished, recharged, and ready to take action. Unfortunately, not very many bossessee any correlation between snoring and success. Onlya handful of organizationBen & Jerrys, Nike, Zappos, Google, and The Huffington Post, to name a fewcurrently see naps assmart business. Theyve invested innap pods and massage chairsbecause they know that, when it comes to boosting productivity and creativity in the workplace, naps can bejust what the doctor ordered.

If you arent among the lucky few who work for nap-friendly bosses, youve come to the right place for advice. Ima Harvard Medical School neuroscientistwho firmly believes in thepower of the unfocused mind, and my goal is to have every business on Earth including your employer embrace naps as a vital part of the workday.

First, allow me to clarify a few things and offer a bit of a disclaimer.

Not all naps are equal, and not all brains are equal. Everyone will respond differently to napping, as some brains are more energy-efficient than others. For instance, a 15-minute catnap might give Sally the salesperson three extra hours of battery life, but it will only provide Mary the marketer with one extra hour of productivity. Science also offers us some words of caution. Unhealthy napping habits may increase the risk ofdiabetes,muscle aches, andheart disease. People who uselong, frequent napsas a substitute for sleep, for example, seem to get ill more often.

On the other hand, strategic napping is scientifically proven to provide countless benefits. To get your boss on board, approach him or her with these three compelling science-backed arguments:

Employee disengagement has officially become an epidemic in America, withGallups 2017 State of the American Workplace Reportrevealing that 51 percent of todays workforce members are disengaged from their jobs. Chances are good that your employers no exception to this trend.

Your boss is probably trying to re-engage the team by preaching (and rewarding) immense focus and tireless, around-the-clock hard work. However, you need to explain to him or her that the human brainoperates at its bestwhen its encouraged to oscillate between focus and unfocus.

Though naps may not seem very engaging,brain sciencetells us a vastly different story. While youre asleep, your brainsfocus circuitsget some much-needed rest, but believe it or not, other parts of your brain kick into overdrive. In fact, the brainconsumesmoreenergyduring a nap than it does while youre awake and the bulk of this energy is devoted toward regions that promoteself-awareness and emotional control. Therefore, naps dont just help us think better; they help usfeelbetter (especiallymorning naps).

A well-rested focus circuit, paired with a greater sense of self, is a recipe for engagement in the workplace. All it takes isfive to 15 minutes per day.

In todays ever-changing business world, innovation is what keeps companies afloat. Creative energy must flow through every department, and its up to your boss to foster an atmosphere that encourages this.

Perhaps he or she bought beanbag chairs, ping-pong tables, and colorful artwork in an attempt to stimulate creative thought, but few things come close to sparking creativity like a nap does. Explain to your boss that naps will help your teamnavigate complex tasks,sharpen its thinking,andkeep a keen eye on its competition. Naps drop drawbridges between seemingly disconnected thoughts and allow for new insights to emerge.

Keep in mind, however, that in order to reap the full creative benefits of napping, its best todevote 90 minutes to each snooze. This may require a rejiggering of the workday; perhaps your company could lengthen its lunch break to promote midday napping, and then extend its office hours a bit to make up for it.

Napping helps people freshen up their ideas and gain sudden, unexpected insights. On a companywide basis, they can give a business just the creative edge it needs to thrive.

Its no coincidence that some of the worlds most endearing and innovative companies were among the first to embrace napping as a viable business strategy. This is the wave of the future, and your boss will be in great company if he or she hops aboard today. Current and prospective employees will be thrilled by the idea of working in a progressive environment that mirrors the likes of Google.

But it also goes beyond business. Some of the worlds most inspiring mindswere also known nappers. Salvador Dal, Ludwig van Beethoven, Aristotle, Albert Einstein, and Thomas Edison power-napped their way to universal reverence, and even presidentsKennedy, Reagan, and Clintonwere fans of the practice.

If your boss still doesnt see napping as legit, sign and circulate thisnap petitionamongst your co-workers. It will give your group even more cred, and your boss may be more open to listening.

Strategic napping is productivity in disguise and its time for your boss to recognize this fact. Thanks to science, we can now unmask the hidden benefits of naps and bring a whole new meaning tosleeping on the job.

Srini Pillay, M.D., is the CEO of NeuroBusiness Group and the award-winning author of numerous books, including Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind, Life Unlocked: 7 Revolutionary Lessons to Overcome Fear, and Your Brain and Business: The Neuroscience of Great Leaders. He also serves as an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and teaches in the Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School.

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