Author Archive: Eric San Juan
Eric San Juan
June 12, 2018
Contributed Post Some celebrities prefer to live below their means, taking the tube when in London and living in homes much smaller than they can afford. This is very honourable and eco friendly of them. Other celebrities like to buy a minimum of 5 flashy cars, and travel around in private jets, just because they can. Which celebrities are in the latter category – and if we’re being nosy; how much do those jets cost? Would using a service like Jettly be an even better option to use for air travel? Read on to find out… picture Talk Show Host Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey worked her way up to the top all by herself. She started out in small radio shows before eventually being able…
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Eric San Juan
June 10, 2018
Contributed by Ryan Harrell I remember the first time I heard Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon. I couldn’t have been older than 9 (way too early for Floyd) but the strangeness of the soundscapes stayed with me. That you could use the crinkle of a cash machine as a percussion tool – as in “Money” – was a revelation, and it shaped much of my future music tastes. When I stared making music, I sought out new sounds and rhythms. For a while, I was obsessed with Indian classical music and its (to Western ears) strange rhythms. This was followed by a foray into South African music (mostly after a revisit to Paul Simon’s Graceland). During this journey into uncharted musical terrain, I’ve…
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Eric San Juan
June 8, 2018
https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/03/03/13/57/key-2114047_960_720.jpg The human brain has adapted pretty well to ignore even the most alluring advertisements. The sheer number of banners, billboards, and targeted online ads have trained people to overlook in-your-face adverts. It has almost become a muscle memory. We almost automatically hit the ‘X’ button whenever we are greeted by pop-ads on the internet. It’s so common that they actually have a name for it. It’s called banner blindness. These are trying times for marketing experts as they are struggling to get their audiences to pay attention. As it turns out, few of the more old-school ways of promoting businesses still pack a hefty punch. One of them is plastic key tags. In this post, we explore few of the reasons why we believe…
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Eric San Juan
June 7, 2018
Image source Bob Marley once said that one of the good things about music was that when it hit you, you feel no pain and he was right. He might not have known it to be true in the scientific sense, but he felt that music had the power to heal, and you know what? It can do much more than simply soothe your pain! If you love music, you’ll be happy to know that scientists have found numerous health benefits associated with both listening to and playing it… Music is a Form of Pain Relief As Bob Marley realized, music can relieve pain, and not just in the emotional sense. Studies have shown that playing music that you enjoy for at least 10-minutes can…
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Eric San Juan
June 7, 2018
Contributed Post Many of the world’s leading car manufacturers are very open about their aims to eliminate deaths on the road in the near future. You have to appreciate the ambition of those statements, but what’s actually happening to suggest this is at all possible? It seems like a lot to aim for, but there are some particular things that suggest modern cars are on the right path to eliminating deaths on the road. Read on to learn about them. Drivers Can Now Use Drowsiness Alerts Being alerted when you’re getting drowsy is definitely a good way to make the roads safer. Even falling asleep at the wheel for a fraction of a second can lead to complete disaster and deaths on the road. So…
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