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Sunday, September 30, 2018
Big thrillers in Sabadell in Qualification Round 2
The qualifications for the main round of the 2018/19 Champions League were continued this weekend with the matches of the Round 2. Sixteen teams were split into four groups. The top two ranked teams from each group advanced to the Round 3.
The biggest favorites qualified for the next stage of the competition, but there were a few surprises and a lot of tensions this weekend. The clubs which advanced to the Round 3 are: Jadran Herceg Novi (Montenegro), Vouliagmeni (Greece), Brescia (Italy), Strasbourg (France), Sport Management (Italy), Terrassa (Spain), Ferencvaros (Hungary) and Jadran Split (Croatia).
GROUP C (HERCEG NOVI)
Jadran Herceg Novi (Montenegro) was the only of the four hosts of the tournaments in Round 2 which managed to reach the Round 3. The Montenegrins didn’t have easy tasks, because they hosted two second-best teams from Greece (Vouliagmeni) and Russia (Sintez Kazan). But they didn’t disappoint their supporters.
Jadran collected all 9 points. After beating Corona from Brasov (Romania) 15:5 on Day 1, they took a big step toward the 3rd round by defeating Vouliagmeni on Day 2, in a very balanced match (8:7). Jadran cemented the first place in the third round, as they convincingly defeated Sintez (16:8). The match saw a lot of exclusions and four red cards, all four in the second half. Three Sintez’s players were sent off because of brutality.
Vouliagmeni took the second place thanks to a 10:8 win in an encounter with Sintez in the first round.
GROUP D (SABADELL)
Two draws highlighted the competition in the group in Sabadell (Spain). Sport Management (Italy) won the 1st place, while the all-Spanish battle was crucial in the run for the second place. Terrassa advanced to the Round 3 as the second-ranked. Host Sabadell ended the competition on the European stage, as well as Potsdam (Germany).
The first thriller in Sabadell was produced on Day 2, in the clash between Terrassa and Sport Management. The Spaniards shocked Sport Management in the beginning of the game. The Italians found themselves 2:6 down in the 11th minute. They started climbing back, but they weren’t able to level the score.
The highlight of the drama came in the last three seconds. Terrassa had a one-goal lead (12:11) iat that moment. A big conflict between Salvador (Terrassa) and Bruni (Sport Management) ended with a double 4-minutes exclusion and penalties for both sides. Both penalties were netted, but it wasn’t the end of the big thriller. Stefano Luongo, a captain of the national team of Italy, scored an equalizer (13:13) from an extra in the last second to secure his team a worthy point.
Before today’s last round, the ranking was: Terrassa 4, Sport Management 4, Sabadell 3, Potsdam 0.
Today, Sport Management easily beat Potsdam (17:11) for the 1st place, while Terrassa kept the 2nd place by sharing the points with Sabadell in the all-Spanish battle. The match was very similar to the game Terrassa – Sport Managament. Terrassa led 6:3 early in the third period. Sabadell produced a 4:0 rush to go 7:6 up two minutes from the end. Terrassa responded immediately for 7:7. In the remaining time, there was a lot of fire, but there were no goals, the match ended in a draw. Terrassa clinched the 2nd place.
GROUP E (ORADEA)
Brescia, a regular main round Champions League participant, had no problems in Group in Oradea (Romania). The Italians achieved three big wins over Strasbourg (France) 16:5, Enka (Turkey) 12:3 and host Oradea 18:5
Strasbourg, the French champion, clinched the second qualifying spot as it beat Oradea (9:6) and Enka (10:4). Oradea and Enka shared the points (7:7).
Strasbourg, the French champion, clinched the second qualifying spot as it beat Oradea (9:6) and Enka (10:4). Oradea and Enka shared the points (7:7).
GROUP F (AIX EN PROVENCE)
Hungarian champion Ferencvaros dominated Group F in Aix en Provence (France). The 2017 and 2018 LEN Euro Cup winner posted three convincing wins. It beat Jadran Split (Croatia) 17:7; AZC Alphen (The Netherlands) 14:7 and home team Pays d‘Aix 10:4.
The crucial match for the 2nd place was an encounter between Jadran Split and Pays d’Aix, played on Day 2. Jadran led for most of the time but Pays d’Aix had a nice 11:9 lead in the middle of the fourth period. The Croats stunned the hosts with three unanswered goals in the last 3:22 minutes for a 12:11 win. Jadran earned three golden points and took the second ticket for the Round 3.
AZC Alphen, which had a wild-card in the 2017/18 Champions League, was too weak for all rivals.
2018/19 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUALIFICATION ROUND 2
Group C (Herceg Novi)
Day 1
Sintez Kazan – Voliagmeni 8:10 (1:2, 3:3, 1:2, 3:3)
Jadran Carine Herceg Novi – Coruna Sportul Studentesc 15:5 (5:1, 4:0, 1:1, 5:3)
Jadran Carine Herceg Novi – Coruna Sportul Studentesc 15:5 (5:1, 4:0, 1:1, 5:3)
Day 2
Corona – Sintez Kazan 8:13 (1:4, 3:3, 2:4, 2:2)
Jadran HN – Vouliagmeni 8:7 (2:2, 0:1, 5:2, 1:2)
Jadran HN – Vouliagmeni 8:7 (2:2, 0:1, 5:2, 1:2)
Day 3
Vouliagmeni – Corona 9:3 (1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 3:0)
Jadran HN – Sintez 18:6 (4:3, 1:0, 8:2, 5:1)
Jadran HN – Sintez 18:6 (4:3, 1:0, 8:2, 5:1)
1. Jadran Carine Herceg Novi (Montenegro) 3 – 9
2. NC Vouliagmeni (Greece) 3 – 6
3. Sintez Kazan (Russia) 3 – 3
4. Corona Sportul Studentesc (Romania) 3 – 0
2. NC Vouliagmeni (Greece) 3 – 6
3. Sintez Kazan (Russia) 3 – 3
4. Corona Sportul Studentesc (Romania) 3 – 0
Group D (Sabadell)
Day 1
Sabadell – Sport Management 4:12 (1:2, 1:5, 2:2, 0:3)
Potsdam – Terassa 6:16 (0:5, 2:4, 1:3, 3:4)
Potsdam – Terassa 6:16 (0:5, 2:4, 1:3, 3:4)
Day 2
Sport Management – Terrassa 13:13 (1:4, 4:2, 4:3, 4:4)
Sabadell – Potsdam 18:8 (6:4, 3:3, 5:0, 4:1)
Sabadell – Potsdam 18:8 (6:4, 3:3, 5:0, 4:1)
Day 3
Sabadell – Terrassa 7:7 (2:3, 1:2, 2:1, 2:1)
Sport Management – Potsdam 17:11 (6:4, 6:2, 2:3, 6:2)
Sabadell – Terrassa 7:7 (2:3, 1:2, 2:1, 2:1)
Sport Management – Potsdam 17:11 (6:4, 6:2, 2:3, 6:2)
1. BPM Sport Management (Italy) 3 – 7
2. CN Terrassa (Spain) 3 – 5
3. Astralpool Sabadell (Spain) 3 – 4
4. OSC Potsdam (Germany) 3 – 0
2. CN Terrassa (Spain) 3 – 5
3. Astralpool Sabadell (Spain) 3 – 4
4. OSC Potsdam (Germany) 3 – 0
Group E (Oradea)
Day 1
Strasbourg – Brescia 5:16 (1:4, 2:2, 1:3, 1:7)
Oradea – Enka 7:7 (3:2, 2:2, 2:3, 0:0)
Oradea – Enka 7:7 (3:2, 2:2, 2:3, 0:0)
Day 2
Brescia -Enka 12:3 (3:1, 3:1, 3:1, 3:0)
Oradea – Strasbourg 6:9 (2:1, 3:3, 0:2, 1:3)
Oradea – Strasbourg 6:9 (2:1, 3:3, 0:2, 1:3)
Day 3
Enka – Strasbourg 4:10 (0:4, 0:1, 3:2, 1:3)
Oradea – Brescia 8:15 (1:4, 3:5, 3:4, 1:2)
Oradea – Brescia 8:15 (1:4, 3:5, 3:4, 1:2)
1. AN Brescia (Italy) 3 – 9
2. Team Strasbourg (France) 3 – 6
3. CSM Digi Oradea (Romania) 3 – 1
4. Enka Sport Istanbul (Turkey) 3 – 1
2. Team Strasbourg (France) 3 – 6
3. CSM Digi Oradea (Romania) 3 – 1
4. Enka Sport Istanbul (Turkey) 3 – 1
Group F (Aix en Provence)
Day 1
Ferencvaros – Jadran Split 17:7 (2:2, 7:1, 5:2, 3:2)
Pays d’Aix -AZC Alphen 17:7 (6:0, 4:2, 4:2, 3:3)
Pays d’Aix -AZC Alphen 17:7 (6:0, 4:2, 4:2, 3:3)
Day 2
Ferencvaros – AZC Alphen 14:7 (3:0, 4:2, 5:2, 2:3)
Pays d’Aix – Jadran Split 11:12 (2:3, 6:4, 2:1, 1:4)
Pays d’Aix – Jadran Split 11:12 (2:3, 6:4, 2:1, 1:4)
Day 3
AZC Alphen – Jadran Split 7:18 (2:3, 1:4, 2:5, 2:6)
Pays d’Aix – Ferencvaros 4:10 (1:4, 0:2, 0:2, 3:2)
Pays d’Aix – Ferencvaros 4:10 (1:4, 0:2, 0:2, 3:2)
1. Ferencvaros Telecom Budapest (Hungary) 3 – 9
2. Jadran Split (Croatia) 3 – 6
3. Pays d’Aix (France) 3 – 3
4. AZC Alphen (Netherlands) 3 – 0
2. Jadran Split (Croatia) 3 – 6
3. Pays d’Aix (France) 3 – 3
4. AZC Alphen (Netherlands) 3 – 0
The drawing for the Round 3 will be held on Monday. The four winners of home-away clashes will qualify for the main phase of the Champions League. The losers of the 3rd round will play in the LEN Euro Cup.
New Wheels For Sophie
Triathlete & Scots water polo baller Sophie Allen works out by curling her new carbon fiber Jamis.
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Studies Show What Happens To The Human Body When We Walk Barefoot On Earth
The picture below represents Improved facial circulation (right image) after 20 minutes of grounding, as documented by a Speckle Contrast Laser Imager (dark blue=lowest circulation; dark red=highest circulation). Image Source: Scientific Research Publishing
Grounding, or ‘earthing,’ as some people call it, involves placing your feet directly on the ground without shoes or socks as a barrier. The logic behind this practice relates to the intense negative charge carried by the Earth. This charge is electron-rich, theoretically serving as a good supply of antioxidants and free radical destroying electrons.
According to Dr. James Oschman, a PhD in biology from the University of Pittsburgh and an expert in the field of energy medicine, “Subjective reports that walking barefoot on the Earth enhances health and provides feelings of well-being can be found in the literature and practices of diverse cultures from around the world. For a variety of reasons, many individuals are reluctant to walk outside barefoot, unless they are on holiday at the beach.”
It makes sense if you think about it; in our most natural state, we wouldn’t have anything covering our feet. Putting your feet on the ground enables you to absorb negative electrons through the soles of your feet, and this can help to align your body to the same negatively charged electrical potential as the Earth.
The Science
A study published in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health titled “Earthing: Health Implications of Reconnecting the Human Body to the Earth’s Surface Electrons” postulates that earthing could represent a potential treatment for a variety of chronic degenerative diseases.
It concluded that simple contact with the earth, through being either outside barefoot or indoors connected to grounded conductive systems, could serve as a natural and “profoundly effective environmental strategy” against chronic stress, ANS dysfunction, inflammation, pain, poor sleep, disturbed HRV, hyper-coagulable blood, and many common health disorders, including cardiovascular disease: “The research done to date supports the concept that grounding or earthing the human body may be an essential element in the health equation along with sunshine, clean air and water, nutritious food, and physical activity.”
Another study, conducted by the Department of Neurosurgery from the Military Clinical Hospital in Powstancow, Warszawy, along with other affiliates like the Poland Medical University, found that blood urea concentrations are lower in subjects who are earthed (connected to the earth potential with the use of copper wire) during physical exercise and that earthing during exercise resulted in improved exercise recovery.
These results suggest that earthing during exercise inhibits hepatic protein catabolism or increases renal urea excretion. Earthing during exercise affects protein metabolism, resulting in a positive nitrogen balance. This phenomenon has fundamental importance in understanding human metabolic processes and may have implications in training programs for athletes.
A study published last year from the Developmental and Cell Biology Department at the University of California at Irvine found that grounding the human body improves facial blood flow regulation.
As mentioned earlier, studies have also found grounding to reduce blood viscosity, a major factor in cardiovascular disease.
One study, published in the Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine,even concluded that earthing may be “the primary factor regulating the endocrine and nervous system.”
According to a review published in the Journal of Inflammation Research:
Grounding reduces or even prevents the cardinal signs of inflammation following injury: redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function (Figures 1 and 2). Rapid resolution of painful chronic inflammation was confirmed in 20 case studies using medical infrared imaging (Figure 3). . . . Our main hypothesis is that connecting the body to the Earth enables free electrons from the Earth’s surface to spread over and into the body, where they can have antioxidant effects. Specifically, we suggest that mobile electrons create an antioxidant microenvironment around the injury repair field, slowing or preventing reactive oxygen species (ROS) delivered by the oxidative burst from causing “collateral damage” to healthy tissue, and preventing or reducing the formation of the so-called “inflammatory barricade”. We also hypothesize that electrons from the Earth can prevent or resolve so-called “silent” or “smoldering” inflammation.
Dozens of studies confirm the physiological effects of grounding, which include anything from anti-aging and heart health benefits to improved sleep and much, much more.
“This simple process of grounding is one of the most potent antioxidants we know of. Grounding has been shown to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, improve sleep, enhance well being, and much, much more. Unfortunately, many living in developed countries are rarely grounded anymore.”
– Dr Jospeh Mercola (source)
When grounded, the diurnal rhythm of the stress hormone cortisol begins to normalize. Cortisol is connected to your body’s stress response and helps control blood sugar levels, regulate metabolism, and reduce inflammation. The figure below shows the results of a study that examined the effects of being grounded while sleeping over the course of eight weeks.
How You Can Get Grounded
We all spend most of our time walking on the earth wearing shoes with rubber or plastic soles. These materials are insulators, and accordingly we use them to insulate electrical wires. They also disconnect you from the Earth’s electron flow, which we are supposed to be connected to. However, if you wear leather soled shoes (or vegan leather!) or walk barefoot on sand, grass, soil, concrete, or ceramic tile, you will be grounded. If you walk on asphalt, wood, rubber, plastic, vinyl, tar, or tarmac, you will not be grounded.
So the next time you are outside, take off your shoes! You can also use conductive systems while sleeping, working, or spending time indoors for a more convenient and lifestyle-friendly approach.
Schuman Resonance
In 1952, German physicist Professor W.O. Schumann of the Technical University of Munich began attempting to answer whether the Earth itself has a frequency — a pulse. His assumption about the existence of this frequency came from his understanding that when a sphere exists inside of another sphere, an electrical tension is created. Since the negatively charged earth exists inside the positively charged ionosphere, there must be tension between the two, giving the Earth a specific frequency. Following his assumptions, through a series of calculations he was able to land upon a frequency he believed was the pulse of the Earth. This frequency was 10hz.
It wasn’t until 1954 that Schumann teamed up with another scientist, Herbert König, and confirmed that the resonance of the Earth maintained a frequency of 7.83 Hz. This discovery was later tested and verified by other scientists. Since then, the Schumann Resonance has been the accepted term used scientifically to describe or measure the pulse of the Earth.
Even though the existence of the Schumann Resonance is an established scientific fact, there are few scientists who fully understand the important relationship between this frequency and life on the planet.
To learn more about the Schumann Resonance, click here.
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Friday, September 28, 2018
Southwest Florida Water Polo Spotlight MJ Bailey
Local Athlete Spotlight
**MJ Bailey**
A sophomore at Pine View School for the Gifted served as goalie for the Riptides Water Polo Club at the USA Water Polo 2018 Junior Olympics. Way to go for it playing up at 16u as a 14u player!
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