Release Some Tension is the third studio album by American R&B vocal group SWV. It was released by RCA Records on July 29, 1997. The album guest appearances by E-40, Puff Daddy, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Foxy Brown, Lil' Cease, Lil' Kim, Snoop Dogg and Redman. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States.[4]
The album features hits like "Rain", "Someone", and "Can We". Another single "Lose My Cool" was slated to be released as the album's third single but due to limited radio airplay it was shelved in favor of "Rain" which became one of their most notable hits. The second single "Someone" reached number 19 on the Billboard charts and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies.[5][6] The girls and others claimed that this album was rushed and recording began while they were still promoting their second album New Beginning (1996).
Watch a favorite clip of a stand-up show or search for a funny video on YouTube, then share with a friend! A genuine, deep belly laugh can rid the body tension and pent up energy while releasing feel-good hormones to your brain.
Maybe the easiest and most effective strategy of all, take some deep belly breaths. No matter where you are, deep breathing can release tension in your muscles and help your parasympathetic nervous system calm you down.
7. Stretch
Standing up for a quick stretch can relieve muscle tension and help you relax during a stressful workday. Try a shoulder roll-out or a chest-opening stretch right from the desk chair.
11. Try Progressive Relaxation
Anxious? Just squeeze, release, and repeat. Progressive relaxation involves tensing the muscles in one body part at a time to achieve a state of calm. The method (also used by actors) is a great way to help fall asleep.
21. Drip Cold Water On Your Wrists
When stress hits, head for the bathroom and drop some cold water on your wrists and behind your earlobes. There are major arteries right underneath the skin, so cooling these areas can help calm the whole body.
"Release Some Tension" by SWV (Ft. Foxy Brown) is a song about sexual tension and release. The lyrics speak about a man who has caught the attention of both Foxy Brown and Coko, who are both interested in pursuing a sexual relationship with him. They encourage him to let go of any tension and release himself by giving in to his desires and engaging in physical intimacy with them.
The chorus urges the man to let go of his tension and take a break to kiss and be intimate with them. They suggest that by giving in to their advances, he will realize what he has been missing. In Foxy Brown's verse, she also mentions the use of alcohol and drugs to set the mood for intimacy.
Definitely not your ordinary punch bag, the JW Anderson Punch Bag is not here for you to let off some steam or work out your anger, but more to punch some fashionable sense to your whole look. The Punch bag was first introduced on the Fall 2020 runway and this novelty silhouette is specifically designed to resemble a leather boxing bag, complete with white stitching and threaded leather seams.
I have a Harrisville 36" 8-shaft loom. I am weaving with 484 ends of 30/2 bleached linen on four shafts. I warp from front to back. My husband helped wind the linen onto the back beam and I thought I applied enough pressure to wind with an even tension onto the beam (he turned the beam while I held the warp). Heavy Kraft paper was wound between the layers of linen on the beam.
#1. The edges of the warp are looser on the left side of the loom, so I need to place a small ruler under them on the beam to tighten the warp threads there. Did I not hold tension evenly on the left edge when we were beaming the warp?
#2. When I finish weaving for the day, I tap the brake lever to loosen the tension so the linen is not tensioned all night. When I do this, the warp behind the shafts severely droops, looking like a hammock. I am sure this also changes the tension that was achieved when winding onto the back beam. I have checked the brake assembly and it seems to be correct. Short of holding onto the back beam before I tap the brake pedal, what can I do to not have the back beam release too far?
There are numerous studies cataloging the temporal profiles of the various growth factors during the morphogenesis of cranial sutures. There are also many clearly documented mutations of the receptors of some of these growth factors such as fibroblast growth factor (FGF)R-2 and FGFR-3 in clinical craniosynostosis. It is obvious, and often concluded, that growth factors play a role or are involved in craniofacial development. However, precisely what that role is, what causes the changes in the growth factor levels, and why these changes occur in the particular temporal and spatial patterns observed remains elusive. Using simple physics, we applied a plasma membrane disruption model and the principles of complex adaptive systems to arrive at a conjecture of calvarial morphogenesis. The purpose of this article is to introduce the concept of complex adaptive systems, to propose our conjecture, and to provide experimental proof of some key steps in this conjecture: tension induces rapid and demonstrable physiological responses in some cells within the immature cranial sutures. These responses include increases of intracellular Ca++, plasma membrane permeability, and the release of growth factors, e.g., FGF-2. Paired coronal sutures from 1-week-old Sprague-Dawley rat pups were subjected to either 0.59 N of tensile force or no force for 5 minutes in a protein-free medium. FGF-2 levels in the media were measured by slot blot analysis. Western blot analysis was used to determine FGF-2 levels in the sutures. To determine cell membrane permeability changes, fluorescein-conjugated dextran, with a molecular weight of 10 kd, was added to the media during the 5 minutes with or without tensile force. Laser confocal microscopy was used to compare the amount of entry of this impermeant tracer and the pattern of permeability change at the tissue level. To determine the intracellular pCa++, the sutures were first loaded with a calcium indictor, FURA-2 AM, and then subjected isotonically to 0.059 N of tension. The intracellular pCa++ was expressed as ratio of Ca++-bound FURA-2 to Ca++-free FURA-2. The experimental findings were as follows: 1) Sutures, in response to tension, release FGF-2. 2) Sutures contain higher levels of FGF-2 when strained. 3) There is an increase in the sutural cell membrane permeability as a result of tensile strain. 4) The cells along the leading edges of the ossification fronts (at the insertion sites of Sharpey's fibers) demonstrated the maximum permeability increase. 5) There was an immediate (within seconds) increase in intracellular Ca++. and 6) This increase in intracellular Ca++ caused by tension was reversible and independent of the extracellular Ca++ ion availability. In summary, these data support, in part, the conjecture that growth of the brain places strain on the cells within the immature sutures, which causes the iteration of a set of cellular subroutines. These subroutines integrate to generate the emergent property of directed cranial expansion with dissipation of the initiating strains.
In a relationship, sexual tension can be a common issue and can lead to frustration and strain. By releasing that tension and giving into their desires, the singers suggest that a couple can strengthen their connection and deepen their relationship.
An improvisational idea can be based on the use of tension notes and their resolution to the underlying harmony. Using tensions as a basis to initiate lines is an important technique with inherent flux and potential to create harmonically rich melodies. With this tension and resolution concept, the focus is on the emphasis of a conventional or an unconventional tension note, its placement in the measure, the specific beat on which it occurs, and how long it is sustained.
The improviser should be aware of the resolution tendencies of some particular tensions. Most tensions can resolve up or down to the neighboring chord tone. Some tensions, however, have a specific resolution tendency. Below is a list of those specific tension resolution tendencies.
Example 1 shows tension resolution in a II-7, V7 chord progression. Tension 11 (G) on the D-7 resolves down to the third (F), and tension 13 (E) on the G7 resolves down to the fifth (D). (See example 1, bars 1-3). A tension need not be resolved immediately. It can be resolved at any point during the measure or even in the next measure on the following chord (example 1, bars 4 to 6)
You can create interesting lines by emphasizing the tension notes on the chord changes. Beginning the measure with a tension places the focus on the color of the chord and sets the line in forward motion. Example 2 shows this approach applied to a standard chord progression. The scalar lines begin by sounding an available tension in most of the measures.
Tension in fiction keeps us reading because we crave resolution. Too much, too soon, and readers may not bother to finish. Too little, too late, and readers may get annoyed. The art of storytelling is all about building tension while allowing just the right amount of release, until a climax in which the most significant tensions reach their zenith and then get resolved.
Moments of happiness or humor can work to release some tension, as well as to augment it. A happy scene that comes out of an important relationship can act to increase the stakes. A funny situation that gives us a much-needed break can end up making things worse. (See Have Your Cake and Tension Too.) To place these moments, you should go with your gut. If you need a breather, then chances are that your readers do too.
Readers also like to see the main character make progress. Chapter endings can be an important place to signal this, at the same time as carrying forward enough tension on new or unresolved issues to keep building the overall tension. You always want to carry some tension into the next scene. If you ever have problems with a new chapter or scene feeling flat, a good trick is to go back and build up the tension in the previous one.
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