Michael Preston

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Twitter-er & Occasional Writer for @CougCenter. Washington by birth, State by the grace of God. My employer agrees with the good opinions.

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Articles

IFAF and NFL Coaching the Coaches in Ghana

1 week ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

IFAF and the NFL undertook a joint initiative to develop flag football coaches and officials on the African continent when Ghana hosted a clinic to teach the fundamentals of the sport from April 11-13. First as part of the NFL Flag program in Africa, a teacher training day introduced educators to flag football.
The Easter sweet surprise

1 week ago | hellocare.com.au | Michael Preston |Alex Jacobs

Sophie, my neighbour in her early seventies, is a widow with no immediate family. I regularly check in on her, offering assistance with errands due to her mobility issues. While community services provide practical support, they often fall short of addressing her emotional and well-being needs. Born the sole child of Wilem and Helga on the shores of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, she had twelve aunts and uncles, her parents’ siblings.
Host Honduras tops Central America Championships standings

2 weeks ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

Honduras remains on top of the IFAF Central America Championships after the first four games of the tournament’s group stages, boasting the only unbeaten record among the four nations. The hosts of the first phase of games followed up a 14-8 win over Nicaragua by narrowly beating Guatemala 8-6 at the Estadio Olímpico José Simón Azcona in Tegucigalpa.
IFAF: Honduras and Guatemala open Central Americas Championships with wins

2 weeks ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

Host nation Honduras opened the 2025 IFAF Central America Championships with a 14-8 win over Nicaragua at the Estadio Olímpico José Simón Azcona in Tegucigalpa. As the group stages got underway, Guatemala shut out El Salvador 14-0 earlier on Thursday. The two unbeaten teams meet this Sunday, April 6, at the same venue in the nation’s capital at 5pm looking to top the table heading into the concluding group games, which will be played in El Salvador in July.
Nanna's 6 granddaughters: The guardian angels of her golden years

3 weeks ago | hellocare.com.au | Michael Preston |Jakob Neeland

At eighty-one, Jessie has spent the last three years in residential care following the loss of her beloved husband and a series of dangerous falls. Jessie defied her parent’s wishes when she married her high school sweetheart, Alex, at seventeen. They believed the couple were too young and the marriage would not last. Sixty-three years later, Jessie proved them spectacularly wrong. Jessie and Alex had three sons, born a year apart, who grew up to be strong, successful men with impressive careers.
Wide receiver hoping for Moore from USA tryouts

4 weeks ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

Naturally there will disappointment when a group of 60 athletes are trying out for only 18 places in a world championship caliber squad. And then frustration for a handful more when that group is reduced to 12 elite flag football players. Sean Moore knows first-hand the elation of making the provisional 18-player roster of the United States men’s national team, and in equal measure the gut-wrenching feeling of not being included in that magical dozen.
Driving back in time: Classic car memories from aged care residents

1 month ago | hellocare.com.au | Michael Preston |Jakob Neeland

Driving into the car park of the aged care facility where I work, I noticed a group of men looking through the window, pointing and smiling at my car as I pulled intothe drive. I was curious about what was amusing them, so we all sat down with a cup of tea, only to discover they were admiring my X-type jaguar. Dan told me there is only one distinctive colour for a Jaguar, British Racing Green, which happened to be the colour of my car. I asked around who could remember the first car they owned.
Giant of Africa continues to grow

1 month ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

American football continues to gain ground in Nigeria and carrying the torch for tackle and flag football in the nation known as the Giant of Africa ultimately rests with the Nigerian American Football Association (NAFA), led by its president Babajide ‘Baba’ Akaredolu. Many NFL players of Nigerian descent have created interest in the sport their home country, among them Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Nelson Agholor, who was born in Lagos.
Waking up family memories: How stories keep loved ones close

1 month ago | hellocare.com.au | Michael Preston |Jakob Neeland

On a recent visit to the UK to see family and friends, I noticed that meeting up and recalling past shared experiences awakened cherished memories and thoughts that had been dormant sometimes for many years. When I visited my aunt in her late eighties, I enjoyed the opportunity to reminisce and smile about stories and events she had not thought about for a long time. She sat back in her chair with her eyes closed and a gentle grin on her face when recalling emotions that awakened her soul.
Time-resolved aperiodic and oscillatory dynamics during human visual memory encoding

1 month ago | jneurosci.org | Michael Preston |Natalie Schaworonkow |Bradley Voytek

AbstractBiological neural networks translate sensory information into neural code that is held in memory over long timescales. Theories for how this occurs often posit a functional role of neural oscillations. However, recent advances show that neural oscillations are often confounded with non-oscillatory, aperiodic neural activity.