TOLUNA
M A Y - I R E L A N D
M A G A Z I N E
editor's note
Welcome to the May Edition of the I hope that you love this edition!
Toluna Magazine! I really love Make sure to let me know what
May as it feels like the hot you think in the Community!
weather is truly on it's way, it's all
up from here! :) Enjoy!
I have the usual blast from the
past mixed with the Best Songs of Abbie
the Month!
There are also some barbecue and
gardening tips. Don't miss our fun
competition too!
04 What is Toluna?
06 Blast from the Past
08 Best Songs of the Month
12 #CCM
14 #TolunaWins
H E L L O MAY
I S S U E
16 Toluna Millionaire & Interview
18 How to earn points on Toluna?
19 Workers' Week
20 Fire Safety
21 Eurovision
22 Gardening
25 Tutorial Guide
What is
Toluna?
MUSIC
OLD
&
NEW
BLAST FROM
D o y o u k n o w a l l o f t h e s e
METAL GURU - T. REX
(MAY 1972)
T . R e x w e r e a n E n g l i s h r o c k b a n d , f o r m e d
i n 1 9 6 7 b y s i n g e r - s o n g w r i t e r M a r c B o l a n .
T h e y w e r e t o g e t h e r u n t i l 1 9 7 7 w h e n M a r c
B o l a n d i e d a t t h e a g e o f 2 9 d u e t o a f a t a l
c a r a c c i d e n t .
T h i s w a s t h e i r l a s t n u m b e r 1 s i n g l e i n t h e
U K , o n e o f t h e i r f o u r n u m b e r o n e s .
T h i s s o n g i n s p i r e d o t h e r s - T h e S m i t h s
b a s e d t h e i r s o n g ' P a n i c ' o n ' M e t a l G u r u ' .
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT -
JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(17TH MAY 1978)
T h i s s o n g i s t h e f i f t h b e s t s e l l i n g s i n g l e
o f a l l t i m e i n t h e U K , f r o m o n e o f t h e
b i g g e s t m u s i c a l b l o c k b u s t e r s e v e r .
T a k e n f r o m t h e f i l m a d a p t i o n o f t h e
m u s i c a l , ' G r e a s e ' , i t w a s r e l e a s e d b e f o r e
t h e f i l m a n d s t i l l b e c a m e a h i t .
S o m e o t h e r s i n g l e s f r o m t h e G r e a s e
s o u n d t r a c k a r e ' S u m m e r N i g h t s ' a n d
' H o p e l e s s l y D e v o t e d t o Y o u ' .
THE PAST
s o n g s f r o m M a y o v e r t h e y e a r s ?
PAINT IT BLACK - ROLLING STONES
(13TH MAY 1966)
O r i g i n a l l y r e l e a s e d a s ' P a i n t I t , B l a c k '
d u e t o a m i s t a k e w i t h t h e r e c o r d l a b e l ,
t h i s b e c a m e o n e o f t h e R o l l i n g S t o n e s '
m o s t w e l l - k n o w n s o n g s .
T h e R o l l i n g S t o n e s h a v e f o u r o f t h e
h i g h e s t - g r o s s i n g t o u r s o f a l l t i m e . T h e y
w e r e a l s o p a r t o f t h e B r i t i s h I n v a s i o n ,
a l o n g w i t h T h e B e a t l e s , T h e K i n k s a n d
T h e W h o ( a n d m a n y m o r e ! ) .
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN -
SEX PISTOLS
(27TH MAY 1977)
T h i s w a s o n e o f t h e m o s t c o n t r o v e r s i a l
s o n g s o f t h e d e c a d e , d u e t o i t s t i t l e
a n d l y r i c s - s o m u c h s o t h a t t h e B B C
a n d I n d e p e n d e n t B r o a d c a s t i n g
A u t h o r i t y r e f u s e d t o p l a y t h e s o n g .
T h e s o n g r e a c h e d N o . 1 i n t h e N M E
c h a r t s b u t o n l y N u m b e r 2 i n t h e B B C
C h a r t s - t h e r e i s l o t s o f s p e c u l a t i o n
t h a t t h e y w e r e i n f a c t N o . 1 b u t t h e
c h a r t s h a d b e e n f i x e d .
BEST SONGS
H e r e a r e s o m e p o p u l a r s o n g s a t t h e m o m e n t .
OLD TOWN ROAD (FEAT. BILLY RAY
CYRUS) - LIL NAS X
U p o n t h i s s o n g ' s o r i g i n a l r e l e a s e , o n l y
w i t h L i l N a s , i t w a s c l i m b i n g t h e B i l l b o a r d
C o u n t r y c h a r t s . T h i s w a s u n t i l B i l l b o a r d
s a i d t h a t i t w a s n ' t a c t u a l l y a c o u n t r y s o n g
s o i t w a s r e m o v e d f r o m t h e c h a r t s . ' A c h y
B r e a k y H e a r t ' s i n g e r B i l l y R a y C y r u s t h e n
j o i n e d o n a r e m i x o f t h e t r a c k - t h i s i s t h e
v e r s i o n s h o w n i n t h e v i d e o w h i c h h a s
r e a c h e d n u m b e r 1 i n s e v e r a l c o u n t r i e s .
I t ' s a l i t t l e d i f f e r e n t a n d n o t w h a t y o u
w o u l d e x p e c t f r o m a ' c o u n t r y ' t r a c k !
BAD GUY - BILLIE EILISH
A t t h e y o u n g a g e o f 1 7 , B i l l i e
E i l i s h h a s q u i c k l y b e c o m e v e r y
p o p u l a r . H e r r e c e n t a l b u m ,
' W h e n W e A l l F a l l A s l e e p W h e r e
D o W e G o ' h a s r e a c h e d n u m b e r
1 i n s e v e r a l c o u n t r i e s , s p a w n i n g
s e v e r a l h i t s .
T h i s s o n g i s o n e o f t h o s e h i t s ,
a l o n g w i t h ' B u r y a F r i e n d ' a n d
' W i s h Y o u W e r e G a y ' .
OF THE MONTH
L e t m e k n o w w h a t y o u t h i n k o n t h e C o m m u n i t y .
ME! - TAYLOR SWIFT & BRENDON URIE
T a y l o r S w i f t h a d b e e n t e a s i n g h e r f a n s
f o r w e e k s w i t h ' 4 . 2 6 ' . H o w e v e r , w h e n
t h e 2 6 t h o f A p r i l c a m e , n o b o d y
e x p e c t e d T a y l o r t o r e l e a s e a s o n g
f e a t u r i n g B r e n d o n U r i e o f P a n i c ! a t t h e
D i s c o .
T h i s i s a v e r y f u n , c h e e r y s o n g w i t h a
c o l o u r f u l v i d e o t o m a t c h . T h e r e a r e a l s o
a c o u p l e o f a p p e a r a n c e s f r o m T a y l o r ' s
f a m o u s , v e r y c u t e c a t s !
PIECE OF YOUR HEART (FEAT. GOODBOYS) -
MEDUZA
T h i s s o n g i s q u i c k l y c l i m b i n g t h e
c h a r t s a n d i s p r e d i c t e d t o b e o n e
o f t h e b i g g e s t s u m m e r a n t h e m s
o f 2 0 1 9 .
I f y o u d o n ' t l i k e d a n c e m u s i c ,
t h e n t h i s o n e i s n ' t f o r y o u .
H o w e v e r , t h i s s o n g i s o n e y o u
c o u l d b e h e a r i n g i n c l u b s o v e r
t h e s u m m e r i f i t ' s y o u r v i b e !
Y U M . . .
It's time
for a
Barbecue!
It's that time of year where
the days are getting longer
and the weather is improving.
Every weekend, you can
smell freshly cut grass, that
means one thing... It's time
for a barbecue!
So what are you waiting for?
Check out these cool recipes
and tips to have a great
barbecue - whether it's a big
occasion or just a couple of
friends, have a great time!
Make sure to share your best
barbecue recipes and
pictures on the Community!
WHAT'S
HAPPENING ON
THE COMMUNITY?
WHAT IS CCM?
C O N T E N T C R E A T O R O F T H E M O N T H
To be a CCM, you must create quality content consistently. If you
are CCM for 3 months in a row, you will receive 5000 points. If you
are CCM for 5 months in a row, you will receive 10000 points.
For more information, see the
blog post here.
What is
#TolunaWins?
Watch our video here to find out more!
F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N A B O U T
# T O L U N A W I N S , S E E T H E T O P I C H E R E
Your
#TolunaWins
Here are some wonderful examples from our Community
S H A R E Y O U R # T O L U N A W I N S O N F A C E B O O K
O R T H E C O M M U N I T Y
T O L U N A M I L L I O N A I R E
W h a t i s i t ? T a k e s u r v e y s
0 1
Winners must have answered at least 1
This month, we unfortunately didn't have a
survey in the 30 days preceding the
millionaire from Ireland. However, we did have
draw.
a millionaire from the UK - see the interview
on the next page.
B e a c t i v e o n t h e c o m m u n i t y
0 2
Don't forget to keep on participating in the Winners must be active in the community
Toluna Millionaire - Who knows? It could be and have created content in the last 30
you next! days.
I hope to see an Irish Member here next
month!
P u r c h a s e a t i c k e t
0 3
You can purchase sweepstake entries
To see all details, check the blog post HERE.
from our rewards centre. There is no
limit to the number of sweepstake
To check the daily winners, click HERE.
entries you can collect.
Interview with a Toluna
Millionaire
CHOWEN
How does it feel to be a Toluna Millionaire
and what was your initial reaction?
Do you have anything in mind for
It is a surreal feeling! You never really expect it how you will spend your
to happen so never think about it, then it does winnings?
and you suddenly have to work out what to do.
That's what I think was the hardest bit of the
win - what to do with the sudden increase in That was the worst part, what to do with
points. I found out from a lot of messages the points? In the end, I converted them
congratulating me, most did not mention the into PayPal, and once they are in I will buy
points so I wondered what had happened. some items I need for my first aid duties.
When I realised what the congratulations were I will also use some to cover costs of
for I was in shock, I never expected to win that visiting some historic sites in the UK.
many points, being happy with the odd award What do you have to say to other
of bonus points. members to encourage them to
join the Toluna Community?
When did you join Toluna?
While I accept that it will not be for everybody,
I think I have been on Toluna for about I would say give it a go as it is a very friendly
three years, maybe a bit longer - I only place. It can also be educational with the
found the community about 18 months amazing diversity of posts, from the simple
ago. It is a good way to try to get to 'have you ever', to the historical ones that
understand people's views on things. sometimes fill in gaps in knowledge.
HOW TO EARN
POINTS ON
TOLUNA?
DID YOU KNOW...
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO TO FIND OUT HOW!
VISIT THE
SURVEY CENTRE
AND THE
COMMUNITY
TO EARN POINTS
#WEASK WORKERS' WEEK
Workers' Week on Toluna
We discussed lots of different topics during Workers' Week. Check out some of
the questions and responses below.
"Do you think that respecting workers' rights makes companies less or more
profitable?"
"Respecting the workers and their rights will make the company more profitable (if it
is a For Profit company), because a happy, respected and appreciated worker will have
job satisfaction and be a happier, healthier person, and this in turn will be reflected in
his/her work. If the company is a Not For Profit company (such as HSE etc.) workers
who are shown respect and appreciation for the service they give and the work they
do will be happy in their job too. A positive approach which is worker focused will have
a much higher attendance rate at work (less sick leave) as the workers will be in a
much happier and healthier state of mind." - timtats
"In your opinion, do high minimum wages generate more or less
employment? What do you think could be done to reduce unemployment?"
"I think higher minimum wages attract more potential workers. It may encourage and
motivate staff to work better and harder, leading to more productive workers, hence
more profits!" - patriciagriff
"I think if you have a good wage, you have incentive to work for someone, you feel like
you are not being treated as a slave, that your work matters and that does make a
difference. No one wants to work to just make ends meet." - JoanaMoon
"Do you think that some professions don't earn as much money as they should?
And what about vice versa - do you think that some professions are earning more
money than they should?"
"Yes, I would say so. Teachers, Nurses and Gardai do not get paid enough. Yet there are
other people in society like Politicians who get paid so much and a fantastic pension pot
after, and all they do is sit down for a few hours in the Dail, shouting obscenities (with
no result at the end) at each other and sometimes laughing and joking and then going
for a nice meal & drinks and it all paid for by the Tax payer. They do not help the people
(well in a minimal way anyway). Teachers, Nurses and Gardai are people who are
educated and trained to help people in society, whether it is Gardai to combat crime
(risking their lives), Nurses and doctors, nursing the sick and needy in hospitals and
working so many long hours, then there are the Teachers who are building the youth for
the future and educating them to get along in the world. I think that sometimes it is so
unfair that the hardest workers are paid the least " - trisheamon
F I R S T A I D T R A I N I N G A T
T O L U N A
FIRE!
FIRE Below are 5 simple steps you should
WHAT TO DO? take in the event of a fire:
Dear members, PRESS THE FIRE ALARM
We had a first aid training in Toluna IDENTIFY THE FIRE SOURCE
FIND THE FIRE EXIT
recently. We learned about what to do in
STAY LOW TO THE GROUND
the event of a fire. Do you know the
STAY CALM
following steps to take?
E N S U R E T H A T T H E F I R E A L A R M S I N Y O U R H O M E A R E W O R K I N G
WILL YOU BE WATCHING?
Let us know on the Community!
WHERE? Tel Aviv, Israel
Saturday 18th May 2o19 G E T R E A D Y F O R . . .
WHEN? Eurovision
IT'S
TIME
TO DIG
OUT THAT
SHOVEL!
C O M P E T I T I O N T I M E
A R E Y O U A
G A R D E N I N G
P R O ?
If you have something to show for your
gardening skills, whether this is a vegetable
patch, a couple of potted plants or a whole
garden, share it with us!
Upload pictures to the Community with
#GardenComp to enter the Competition.
Remember, this could just be of one plant or a
whole garden - it doesn't have to be a
masterpiece, as long as it's yours!
I will be awarding 500 points to all entries (max
2x500 points per person) and 3000, 2000 and
1000 points to the 3 best pictures.
You have until Sunday 26th May - the winners
will be announced in the June Magazine.
Good luck!
NEED SOME
GARDENING
TIPS?
If you want to enter our competition, check
out this list of some essential gardening
tools, courtesy of cnet.
T R O W E L
A trowel will easily be among the most used and important tools in your
arsenal. It's essentially a handheld shovel that you'll use for moving soil,
digging, removing weeds, mixing fertilizer and much more.
S P A D E
For jobs too big for your trowel, a spade will be your tool of choice. A spade is
usually a short-handled shovel, often made with a rectangular blade and a
perpendicular "D" handle for extra grip when digging. A spade is best suited
for slicing through stubborn roots and moving loose soil.
H O E
A hoe is a classic garden tool. The blade is perpendicular to the handle, making
it very handy for moving and shaping soil, and weeding. Hoes can also be used
for digging narrow and shallow trenches for planting.
P R U N I N G O R G A R D E N S H E A R S
Some plants need to be cut back. For this job, you'll want some pruning shears,
which are basically scissors on steroids. They're used to cut small branches
and twigs. For some lightweight jobs with a lot of cutting, you can also use
garden shears, which are just a step up from pruning shears. It's a two-handed
tool that's often used for trimming hedges.
B O W R A K E
A bow rake can be used to gather or clear loose debris around your garden, and
they're often made of sturdier steel than a leaf rake. This makes them better
for light tilling work, weeding, leveling soil and spreading loose material like
mulch.
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Guide!
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