The juxtaposition of old and new worlds, of past and present, prompts James to write his memoir. He wants to understand the present and future by understanding the past. Both Ruth and James struggle to strike a compromise between past and present. Both want to hold on to certain parts of their young lives, and both wish to forget others. Ruth must reconcile her immigrant cultural heritage and religious background with her association with black people and with her Christian faith. Both James and Ruth wish to pay their respects to their pasts, and perhaps learn from them, but ultimately want to move on and find their own, new way of living that is not restricted by the legacies of early family life.
Both James and Ruth are subject to varying degrees of prejudice in their lives. Ruth endured exclusion and ridicule as a Jew living in the South, and later as a white woman living in black neighborhoods during the black power movement. Growing up, James witnessed the unjust stereotyping and harsh treatment of black people in his family and his neighborhood. Both Ruth and James hold prejudices of their own—James's inherited from the political rhetoric of his adolescence and by his siblings' example—but both learn, as they mature, to avoid excluding others simply because of race or religion.
Ruth's work ethic served her well when she seeks jobs upon arriving in New York City. She instills this emphasis on work and education in her children, each of whom completes his or her bachelors degree and progresses toward some sort of professional career. Ruth conveys to her children the importance of self- sufficiency. After being suffocated by the strict rules of family and religion as a girl, Ruth naturally cherishes the freedom that education and independence provide.
Secrets and mysteries appear again and again in this memoir. For much of James's childhood, he knew little to nothing of his mother's background. Ruth simply discouraged him from his intense curiosity. When Ruth became pregnant in Suffolk by her boyfriend Peter, she told only Peter, keeping her pregnancy a secret from her family. Ruth has no idea why two of her mother's sisters have not spoken for decades; their syndrome is kept secret. Ruth also kept the secret of Tateh's sexual abuse of her. These secrets from the past live in the present, haunting Ruth and complicating her relationship with her family.


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Hungama ArtistAloud launches "You're not worth a sorry" by renowned artist DJ Paroma
MUMBAI: Hungama Artist Aloud, a platform by Hungama that supports and promotes independent content, launched DJ Paroma's latest single, 'You're not worth a sorry'. Peppy and upbeat, the song addresses emotions of pain and betrayal with an aim to motivate and help everyone to get through difficult times. The music video, featuring DJ Paroma encourages people to appreciate themselves. Released by Hungama Artist Aloud, the song is available to stream on Hungama Artist Aloud, Hungama Music and all major music streaming platforms.
Known for her spinning skills on the console, Paroma has successfully established herself as one of the rare DJs, who has not just produced the video, but is also featuring in it and has sung the song. She has received several awards, including the 'Best DJ for corporate and lifestyle events' at the WoW Awards Asia. Hailed as one of the top-10 female DJs in India, she has created official remixes for leading music labels and has been the official studio DJ for IPL Extraaa Innings season 7 in the year 2014. In 2016 and 2017, the singer-cum-DJ was invited to be a jury member for popular music shows like Zee's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in 2016 and Lil Champs in 2017. As the Indian brand ambassador for V-Moda and UDG Gear, she has gained international recognition for her upbeat tracks.
Speaking about her new song, DJ Paroma said, "I am thrilled to launch 'You're not worth a sorry' in association with Hungama ArtistAloud. The track's appeal lies in its catchy beats and the message it tries to deliver. Neeraj Sridhar and Kohinoor Mukherjee's contribution further adds to the freshness of the track. The lyrics are relatable to every person who has experienced emotional turmoil or obstacles. It is engaging and makes one recognize their true potential and motivates them to push harder to turn their dreams into reality."
Talking about the song, Soumini Sridhara Paul, Vice-President, Artist Aloud, Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. said, "Artist Aloud has endeavored to provide independent artists a platform where they can channel their creativity and establish themselves in the music sphere. DJ Paroma's music is not only soulful, but also gives a sense of belonging. As one of the most renowned names in the circuit, we look forward to associating with her in the future as well."
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A radio that is hooked up in a patch by one operator can still be used by all operators. But it can not be hooked up in a new patch while still in the patch.
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Patching also works between radio and other types of devices, such as phones, PA´s and intercoms.
The radios in the patch can be a mix of local and remote radios. There are no limits. You can patch two radios that are at the same radio site on your roof top, just as well as a radio in Tokyo with a radio in Berlin while your operator PC is in New York.
From SoftRadio V4 and onwards there is a possibility to set a time limit to the CrossPatch. In this way an operator will not forget to disconnect the patch after it has been used.
Please note that patches including a phone are always disconnected directly when the the phone call is ended.
If you don´t need the ability to turn the patch on/off or to operate the fixed radios in any way from an operator PC, then you should look at our other solution Mimer SoftLine.
Mimer SoftLine will connect two radios together in a permanent patch. The radios can still be installed next to each other or anywhere using the Internet between them.
We have made a video showing cross patching of a Kenwood digital radio to an Icom Airband radio.
See and listen to the video here.
Click the four examples below to learn more about the ways to build a cross patch.
Two patches in SoftRadio XL. Instead of the patch lines, the patches are marked with X1, X2 etc.
Coverage expansion, connect a base station in one area to a base station in another area, or connect many areas together.
Cross band, connect a radio in VHF to a radio in UHF.
Cross System, connect an analogue channel to a digital talk group. Or connect a radio to a phone.
Tunnels, connect a long row of base stations together as one.
Storm Plans, set up new working groups mixing system types for emergency operations. Connect the fire officer with his Tetra radio to the Power Plants man in charge, holding an analogue radio and the SOS operator over the phone, all in one conference.
Migration, when half your staff have old radios and half are using the new system.
Phone patch, when a call comes in to the dispatcher that needs to be connected to someone in the field, that doesn't have a phone or the mobile phone systems just don't work due to overload.
PA-System, connect a radio channel to a PA-system so that a message on the radio also is transmitted on the PA.
Analog radios at Site A can be cross patched to Tetra radios at Site B.
The patch is manually set up and disconnected by the operator.
An ATEX Tetra portabel radio in the local radio system can be patched to an Airband radio so that onboard personel in Ex-areas can talk directly to an aproaching helicopter.
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A suburban St. Louis man who is charged with evidence tampering in the disappearance of his wife was spotted on video purchasing cleaning products and bleach-soaked bloody carpeting was found in the couple's home, police said.
Beau Rothwell, 28, is jailed on $100,000 bond on the felony after being charged Thursday. St. Louis County police are investigating the disappearance of his wife, Jennifer Rothwell, who is a chemical engineer, as a homicide, although her body hasn't been found. No attorney is listed for him in online court records.
Beau Rothwell was spotted Monday on video buying cleaning products, including bleach, carpet cleaner, and gloves, according to the probable cause statement, which police cited in a news release. She was reported missing Tuesday, and her car was found abandoned less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) away later that day. Detectives then searched the couple's home Wednesday and found a wet carpet soaked with bleach and large areas of blood, some of which had soaked into the underlying carpet pad. The probable cause statement described the blood as evidence of murder, although Beau Rothwell hasn't been charged with that crime.
Jennifer Rothwell and her husband earned degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2013. They married in 2015 in St. Louis County.
Before Beau Rothwell's arrest, he posted on Facebook, asking for help in the search for his missing wife. "Some of you may have heard already, but last night my wife Jennifer went missing," the post said. "I've filed a police report and the search is ongoing. Please, if you hear of anything or have any information it would be greatly appreciated."
As the search continued for Jennifer Rothwell, officers were scouring a wooded area Thursday in between where her car was found and where she lives. Rothwell's family is offering a $25,000 reward for any information that leads to her whereabouts.
KMOV reports that the missing woman's mother, Robin von Hausen, said her daughter had just moved to western St. Louis County with her husband and worked at DuPont. Von Hausen said it was one of her DuPont co-workers who tipped them off that something might have happened.
"A coworker texted and said, 'Hey, how is Jennifer?' They assumed she just hadn't come into work because of the weather or whatnot," von Hausen said.
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While synthesizers in the music world are incredibly common, they're not all keyboard-based instruments as you might be imagining. Especially if you're trying to get a specific feel or sound from a synthesizer in order to mimic a real instrument, there might be a better style synth that you can use. One of these types is the breath controller, a synthesizer specifically built to mimic the sound of wind instruments using the actual breath from a physical person. Available breath controllers can be pricey, though, so [Andrey] built his own.
To build the synthesizer, [Andrey] used a melodica hose and mouthpiece connected to a pressure sensor. He then built a condenser circuit on a custom Arduino shield and plugged it all into an Arduino Mega (although he notes that this is a bit of overkill). From there, the Arduino needed to be programmed to act as a MIDI device and to interact with the pressure sensor, and he was well on his way to a wind instrument synthesizer.
The beauty of synthesizers is not just in their ability to match the look and sound of existing instruments but to do things beyond the realm of traditional instruments as well, sometimes for a greatly reduced price point.
I immediately felt uncomfortable when I realized this thing is called the "Breo iPalm520 Acupressure Hand Massager". You're supposed to stick your hand into it, and through unknown machinations it performs some kind of pressure massage complete with heating action. It's like one of those pain boxes from Dune. It's all the more disturbing when you realize the red button on the thing is an emergency release. That's right, once your hand is in this contraption you can't take it out until the thing has had its way with you or you tap out.
At least once a week I try to get to the local thrift store to look for interesting things. I'd like to be more specific than "interesting things", but truth be told, I never really know what I'm looking for until I see it. Sure there's the normal consumer electronics kind of stuff, but I've also found some very nice laboratory equipment, computer parts, software, technical books, etc. You just have to go regularly and keep an eye out for the occasional needle amongst the hay.
I want you to know, Dear Readers, that I did briefly summon the courage to put my hand into this thing and turn it on. Now I am not what one might call an overly brave man, and perhaps that might explain my personal experience. But when it started to hum and heat up, constricting around my hand to the point I couldn't move my fingers, I screamed like a child and mashed the emergency button as if I was a pilot trying to eject from a mortally wounded aircraft. As far as Frank Herbert is concerned, I'm no human at all.
In an effort to better understand this torture device, lets open it up and see what lurks beneath that futuristic exterior.
DIY Barometer: It's For Your Health!
[Taciuc Marius] and his colleague noticed that days with low atmospheric pressure plus caffeine in their system meant a spike in blood pressure. Considering how this might impact his cardiovascular health, he decided to make a relative pressure barometer out of a jar to help him decide whether he should really have another cup of coffee.
Aside from a 3D printer, you'll need to assemble a small jar with a lid, some screws, lock washers, nuts, and a flexible membrane — a piece of a rubber glove or balloon will do nicely. [Marius] details the build process on his project page, advising others to print the parts at 0.2 resolution — potentially even upping the extrusion multiplier to 1.1 — to prevent gaps in the print that would compromise the airtight seal needed for the barometer to work properly.
Additionally, thick glue or epoxy is recommended for the rest of the assembly process — it doesn't have to be pretty, but it does need to be sealed! The final product can be easily tested by simply holding the jar.
While this barometer helps one make healthy choices, not all are created equal. This one tells you flat out how you should consider getting to work, while others have been tricked into behaving like touch sensors.
Deep-sea exploration is considered as a relatively new area of research and the electronics involved has to be special in order to survive some of the deepest parts of the ocean. Pressure Tolerant Electronics is a new subject and has its own challenges as explained by [Nic Bingham] of the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
[Nic Bingham] was one of the speakers at the Supplyframe office for 'The Hardware Developers Didactic Galactic' held April 20th 2017. His talks was based on his experience with ambient-pressure electronics and autonomous solar-diesel power plants at the Antarctic plateau. Due to high pressures at large depths, the selection of components becomes critical. Low density components such as electrolytic capacitors have either air or fluids which are susceptible to compression under water and prone to damage. Since pressure tolerance is not part of most datasheet figures, component selection becomes difficult and subject to prior testing.
There are other challenges as well as [Nic Bingham] explains that revolve around the procurement of special parts as well as spare for older components. In his whitepaper, [Nic Bingham] chalks out everything from the development process to different testing methodologies and even component selection for such applications.
Whether it's wheels, tracks, feet, or even a roly-poly body like BB-8, most robots have to deal with an essential problem: dirt and grit can get into the moving bits and cause problems. Some researchers from UCSD have come up with a clever way around this: pneumatically actuated soft-legged robots that adapt to rough terrain.
At a top speed of 20 mm per second, [Michael Tolley]'s squishy little robot won't set any land speed records. But for applications like search and rescue or placing sensors in inhospitable or inaccessible locations, slow and steady might just win the race. The quadrupedal robot's running gear can be completely 3D-printed on any commercial printer capable of using a soft filament. The legs each contain three parallel air chambers within a bellowed outer skin; alternating how the chambers are inflated controls how they move. The soft legs adapt to unstructured terrain and are completely sealed, eliminating intrusion problems. The video below shows how the bot gets around just fine over rocks and sand.
The legs remind us a little of our [Joshua Vazquez]'s tentacle mechanism, but with fewer parts. Right now, the soft robot is tethered to its air supply, but the team is working on a miniaturized pump to make the whole thing mobile. At which point we bet it'll even be able to swim.
It's been said that necessity is the mother of all invention. This was probably the fundamental principle behind the show "Inspector Gadget", a story about a police agent who has literally any technology at his grasp whenever he needs it. Although the Inspector's gadgets get him into trouble more often than not (his niece Penny usually solves the actual crimes), the Inspector-inspired shoes that [Make it Extreme] built are a little bit more useful than whatever the Inspector happens to have up his sleeve (or pant leg, as the case may be).
If a fabrication tour de force, [Make it Extreme] built their own "Go Go Gadget Legs", a set of pneumatically controlled stilts that allow the wearer to increase their height significantly at the push of a button. We often see drywall contractors wearing stilts of a similar height, but haven't seen any that are able to raise and lower the wearer at will. The team built the legs from scratch, machining almost every component (including the air pistons) from stock metal. After some controls were added and some testing was done, the team found that raising one foot at a time was the safer route, although both can be raised for a more impressive-looking demonstration that is likely to throw the wearer off balance.
The quality of this build and the polish of the final product are incredibly high. If you have your own machine shop at home this sort of project might be within your reach (pun intended). If all you have on hand is a welder, though, you might be able to put together one of [Make it Extreme]'s other famous builds: a beer gun.
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Department of Animation, Jain (Deemed-to-be University) organized 'Frames - 2017' on 6 September 2017. The objective of the event was to showcase the short films directed by the final year B.Sc. animation students as a part of their curriculum. The Guest of Honor of the day was Mr. Adarsh Easwarappa, who is a renowned writer, producer, and director.
Mr. Dinesh Damodaran, Head of the Animation Department along with Prof. Achutha, Head of the Department, Computer Science and IT graced the occasion. During the event, the following short films were screened:
Men will be men
Written and Directed by Chandan
Language: Kannada
Written & Directed by Dhanush
Written & Directed by Kishan
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Silent Movie with Music BG
Written & Directed by Yash
Genre: Sci-fi thriller
Written & Directed by Ashith
Language: Tamil and Kannada
Written & Directed by Jesvin, Nidhish
Mr. Adarsh appreciated the efforts put in by the students and encouraged them to make more experimental movies. He also emphasized on 'effective storytelling' which is the most important aspect of any film.
At the end of the event, Prof. Achutha delivered the closing speech and stated that films were entertaining and wished good luck to all students in their future endeavors.


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Mexico in Brief: Tijuana police nab pickpockets, scammers near border crossing
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Posted: Feb 10, 2020 / 04:02 PM EST / Updated: Feb 10, 2020 / 06:41 PM EST
Tijuana, Mexico police question a group of young men on a sidewalk near the San Ysidro port of entry. (photo courtesy Zeta Tijuana)
TIJUANA, Mexico (Border Report) — Authorities in Tijuana arrested 80 people on Sunday on charges of theft and extortion allegedly perpetrated against pedestrians near the San Ysidro international border crossing, Zeta Tijuana reported.
The arrests came during a sweep conducted by the Tijuana municipal police in response to complaints by victims and by local chambers of commerce. "These are people who are not from here, who come to our city to extort Americans who come to enjoy our city and our state," a police official told Zeta.
Two of the detainees also face drug possession charges; further police sweeps of the area near the San Ysidro port of entry into the United States can be expected, as Tijuana officials want to improve the safety and image of the area, authorities told Zeta.
Multiple killing at drug house caps bloody weekend in Juarez
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) — Eighteen people lost their lives violently in Juarez this weekend, including two women who were shot to death and a 1-year-old baby who died from a beating, Diario de Juarez reported.
Four of the murders occurred inside a house in the Campestre Virrreyes neighborhood, where police said they found drug residue.
The weekend's tally brings to 40 the number of people murdered here in the month of February, Diario reported.
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TIJUANA (Border Report) -- Friday morning, a black duffle bag was discovered on the streets of Tijuana filled with body remains including two legs, and not too far away, a black plastic bag was located containing a decapitated human torso.
This type of discovery has become common place as the level of violence and the number of murders in this city remains high.
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El PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican authorities say they've arrested a high-ranking member of a Sinaloa cartel proxy in Chihuahua and are now looking for his boss, a drug-trafficker nicknamed "Bin Laden."
Hector Manuel M. M., also knownn as "El Chapo MM" or "302" was arrested Wednesday in the city of Parral, said Chihuahua Attorney General Cesar Augusto Peniche.
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ALAMO, Texas (Border Report) -- Leaning on a gray marble bench beneath a majestic shade tree that her sister planted, Sofia Bravo stares at the graves of her mother and father at her family's cemetery in a quiet and remote field surrounded by cabbage, onion and sugar cane fields in deep South Texas.
Next to Evangelina and Erminio -- Sofia's parents -- are the graves of three uncles and her grandparents. Plastic marigold flowers and other mementos decorate the graves where American flags swing in the Gulf breeze. A porta-potty is even located in the corner so family members can take their time visiting.


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Ryan Reynolds Hilariously Disrupts the X-MEN Zoom Reunion
Jun 30 2020 • 11:59 AM
Due to everyone sheltering in place these past several months, we've had some unprecedented cast reunions via Zoom, ranging from Hannibal to The Lord of the Rings. And another one just got scratched off of our reunion wish list, as much of the original X-Men cast reunited for a good cause.
And then…a certain "Merc With The Mouth" actor crashed the party. And things got really good.
Sir Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Halle Berry (Storm), and Famke Janssen (Jean Grey) all got together virtually as part of the Global Goal fundraising effort. Sadly, fellow OG mutants Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, and Anna Paquin could not attend. But in their place, this brief reunion yielded a few big surprises, including Ryan Reynolds. Yes, Deadpool was the "surprise" guest at this get-together. And his presence yielded predictably hilarious results.
He wasn't the only surprise guest, either. The "junior" versions of Charles Xavier and Jean Grey, James McAvoy and Sophie Turner, dropped in to chat. Yes, the whole thing was totally staged for a good laugh, but that didn't make it any less awesome to watch.
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The whole reunion wound up being pretty short and sweet, and had all the actors gently poking fun at the X-Men films' convoluted timelines. Not only that, but everyone got to pick on the runt of the X-Men franchise litter, better known as X-Men Origins: Wolverine. (Although is it even the black sheep of the family anymore? A few other X-films can sure give it a run for its money).
The X-Men cast members also got to crack wise about all the other big franchise reunions going on right now. Patrick Stewart joked about needing to run off to go to a Star Trek: The Next Generation reunion, and we honestly hope that goes from joke to reality soon. They did one for Marina Sirtis' birthday…can the fans get one now too?? Asking for a friend.
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Committees vs. Curators: The Use of Power and Knowledge in the Alderney Museum of the Channel Islands
Aubree Banton, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Alderney Society Council, ASC, museum, management, knowledge, experience, Foucault
The Alderney Museum is owned by the States of Alderney, but a group of elected volunteers known as the Alderney Society Council (ASC) controls the various aspects of the day-to-day running of the Museum. The Council employed a series of graduate student curators from 2006-2013 to perform tasks, such as accessioning and auditing. Unfortunately the ASC, which is composed of laymen, and the curator, who is a trained professional, frequently have conflicting ideas about how to run the Museum. This often leads to contention between those involved and creates a constant competition for control. In this paper I will present and analyze the evidence for the perceived struggle for power and how it is affected by knowledge and experience. I particularly look at Foucault's theories of the relationship between knowledge and power and their application in this instance.
The Library Student Research Grant program encourages outstanding student achievement in research, fosters information literacy, and stimulates original scholarship.
Banton, Aubree, "Committees vs. Curators: The Use of Power and Knowledge in the Alderney Museum of the Channel Islands" (2013). Library Research Grants. 3.
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BEAST MODE SOCCER SMALL GROUP SESSION
This is a small group session conducted by Beast Mode Soccer director David Copeland-Smith at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Players involved were: Nikki Washington, Kelley O'Hara, Bianca D'Agostino, Alex Morgan, Tobin Heath, Sarah Huffman, Rachel Buehler, Bev Goebel, Leslie Osbourne, Shannon Boxx, McCall Zerboni and other professional women soccer players.
All of the sessions that Beast Mode Soccer does with these players are technique based, with an emphasis on deliberate touches with new 'moves' to use in game situations. This session also had the theme of 'OSP', Optimum Shooting Position on the final touch of moves. This is the touch that sets players up for a shot on goal. All drills are done at high intensity, but at a learning pace. Start slow with new moves and progressively build speed up until it's at game speed!
Enjoy the session, if you have any questions leave them in the comments section!
Beast Mode Soccer teams up with Copa90
David Copeland Smith from Beast Mode Soccer stars in Episode 1 of Copa90, a soccer channel supported by Google, YouTube and Gillette, check it out!
New Beast Mode Soccer logo unveiled
We are pleased to unveil our new logo:
The logo incorporates the Triquetra, which in this case is symbolizing the body, mind and spirit, because we live and breathe soccer! You may also have noticed that the BMS also ties in with Beast Mode Soccer!
Look for merchandise with the logo on soon!
USWNT vs Canada: Alex Morgan strikes the knock out blow!
WOW! What an amazing game of soccer we witnessed yesterday between the United States Women's National Team and Canada! This game had everything you want, goals, controversy, drama, great technique and did I mention SEVEN goals?
There were so many good goals in the game, I could have picked any of Christine Sinclair's THREE (yes, a hat trick against Hope Solo) in particular her third, a perfect header curling into the far post over the defender and away from Hope, or how about Megan Rapinoe's first which went in directly from the corner, or her second, which was an absolute rocket! However, after a discussion we have decided to break down the goal that broke Canadian hearts, Alex Morgan's header in the 123rd minute. Here we go.....
It's the last minute of extra time, with penalties looming. USWNT legend Abby Wambach has the ball, looks up and sprays it into space over to Heather O'Reilly. Wambach knows where the US strengths are, and this is obviously their last chance in extra time. Rather than playing O'Reilly's feet at the edge of the box, Abby forces her into the space to cross the ball.
As soon as she plays the ball over to Heather O'Reilly Abby makes the run into the box. Everybody knows that Abby is the most aerially dominant player in the women's game, so the Canadian players know what is coming. Alex Morgan (circled in yellow), has her eye line permanently fixed to the ball and has been since Abby made the initial pass. Watch the video as Alex saunters into the box with an absolute coolness about her.
Heather O'Reilly adjusted her run in order to be able to play the ball first time in, and serves up a fantastic cross, just inside what I call 'no man's land' (between the 6 and the penalty spot, goalkeepers do not like that zone, it's too far to come out to clear it).
As the ball is clipped in, the Canadian players are anticipating the ball going to Abby, and have three players around her (see above). Alex reads the ball perfectly and rises about half a foot above the Canadian defender. What Alex does with the header is absolutely crucial at this point....
Instead of attacking the ball, she merely redirects the speed that the ball already has on it from O'Reilly's cross. If she attacks this ball, at this angle, the ball goes over because she is not able to get over it to head it down. So instead she rises over the Canadian defender, tenses her neck muscles and allows the ball to strike her forehead and redirect towards the goal, over the Canadian goalkeepers head.
Doing this, Alex has managed to keep the ball from going over. As she heads it, the Canadian goalkeeper, Erin McLeod is about two yards off the line, looking for where the ball is going. Does she go for it? Does she stay?
The keeper stays where she is, and Alex loops the ball over her. Again, great anticipation from her, and it shows how far her game has come since the World Cup, Alex Morgan is fast becoming a great player!
This game had absolutely everything, and was honestly one of the most exciting I have witnessed in a long time. Controversial referee calls, ball's hitting the bar, a slug-fest to make it 3-3 and then the goal in the last seconds of the game. You have to feel for Canada, who were great on the day and would have probably beaten any other team in the world playing like they did. Christine Sinclair cemented herself as one of the greatest women players with an absolutely phenomenal hat-trick. What I personally loved about this game was the message that it sends to young players, and that message is NEVER EVER GIVE UP!
You can watch the goal here:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/soccer/highlights-alex-morgans-spectacular-extra-time-goal-vs-canada.html?cid=rss&PAR=YTgdgthighlights&ENS=YTgdgthighlights
Lauren Cheney to Alex Morgan to Abby Wambach USWNT goal against Korea
Let's take a look at the goal scored by the USWNT against Korea in the Olympics group stage. Apologies for the quality of video, but NBC are not making highlights available to embed into sites, so this is the best we could find:
Lauren Cheney receives the ball, immediately looks up and see's Alex Morgan making the run. Cheney has great vision of the field, and floats a 20-25 yard ball through to Morgan. It looks like Cheney slightly knuckles the ball to enable a tiny curve allowing the ball to arch into Alex Morgan's path.
Alex Morgan's initial touch takes her away from goal, but she immediately turns to shield and assess her options. This is where I feel Alex has developed her game so much in the past 18 months. Before she would have taken that touch and shot, now she is more aware of what runs her teammates will make, when to turn, when to shield etc. Top players never stop learning and Alex Morgan is tantamount to this.
As she turns here, she see's Abby Wambach making the run, instead of playing the ball early to Abby, she sucks in the defenders two defenders closest to the ball, leaving Abby open to make that darting run through.
This frame perfectly show what Alex Morgan has done by sucking both defenders in to her. Abby is freely making the run behind her defender with the third defender too far away to make up the ground. Now take a look at Alex's body shape... look's like she's shooting doesn't it? A little fake shot (so simple yet effective) and she slots the ball through to Abby Wambach.
Abby Wambach again shows why she has scored 141 goals for the USWNT with a nice cool and composed finish in front of goal. This is another player who has evolved a lot, always known for scoring goals with her head, she has been class in this Olympics, showing great touches, change of pace, skill and even a cheeky bicycle kick (see first picture, unfortunately she was offside). She is definitely not a one dimensional player.
So a great goal from the USWNT. A pin point pass from Lauren Cheney, great touch and awareness from Alex Morgan and a cool finish form Abby Wambach... deserves the title of #ultimatetekkers
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's goal against DC United- Ultimate Tekkers!
Part three in our #ultimatetekkers series is another Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal!
This time it is for his current club, Paris Saint-Germain... TWO minutes into his debut in a friendly game against the MLS team, DC United.
Take a look at the video below:
A lot different from the last goal we did an #ultimatetekkers breakdown for. This is your typical Zlatan finish, cool with the ball at his feet, great use of the body to manipulate the defender. Let's break the goal down!
Ibrahimovic receives the ball is in his own half. Immediately plays it back to his midfielder (playing the way he was facing) and spins off his defender, and turns into the space. Note that the defender is still with him at this point.
Before the player on the right has even touched the ball, Ibrahimovic has seen the massive gap and has already called for the ball. Note that he holds the defender off when starting his explosive sprint, and actually pushed off him to gain an extra yard. This is where his experience comes in!
The ball played to Zlatan was impeccable, rolling in line with the run he had made. Zlatan has beaten his defender in the foot race, glanced up to where the keeper is and looks like he is about to chip the ball. Look at how his body shapes like he is about to strike the ball. At Beast Mode Soccer training sessions we have our players over emphasize these types of fakes, so that when they are done in games they look realistic. When I first saw this goal, I thought Zlatan was going to dink it over the keeper at this point... but no!
As the defender comes to shoulder level with Ibrahimovic whips a Cruyff turn. This wrong foots the defender, who to be fair recovers well. Look how controlled Ibrahimovic looks, he knows that the ball will do exactly what he wants!
The defender did really well at this stage. He recovered from the Fake shot cruyff and now look how close he is to the ball. Ibra keeps the ball moving though and puts a quick left foot lunge step, then quickly plays the ball across his body with his right foot, immediately shaping up for his left footed shot.
He allows the ball to roll just enough across his body, then gears up to strike. Again, the defender doesn't actually do that poorly, he hasn't gone to ground, but it is probably in the back of his head that inside the box, Ibra is the master of the fake shot. As Ibra shoots, he tries to block the shot but it's too late, the ball is in the back of the net.
Great footwork from Ibrahimovic- A fake shot into a Cruyff into a left footed lunge into a right foot tap into a left footed shot.
Ibrahimovic #ultimatetekkers
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Goal Vs France #ultimatetekkers
Part 2 of our #ultimatetekkers goal breakdown is Zlatan Ibrahimovic's fine effort against France at Euro 2012. Love him or loathe him there is no arguing that Zlatan is one of the most potent forwards in the world game who has performed at every club he has played for.
First, watch the video above, then we will break down Zlatan's phenomenal technique
THE BUILD UP
Seb Larsson has made a great run on the right, before he has received the ball he glances up to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Note Zlatans eye pattern in the top picture, he is looking straight at the ball in anticipation. As the ball leaves Larsson's foot, Zlatan has already started to adjust his body. In the second picture you can see how close the ball gets before he takes flight, his knees are bent and he is about to start his explosion. In the third picture, you can see he has brought his right leg back.
Check out his eye pattern again. He knows where the goal is, so he is solely focused on the ball.
Just before he makes contact with the ball, look at his body position. Arms out for balance, left leg is bent ready to push off, right leg is back ready to flow through the ball.
THE STRIKE
This is where Zlatan's #ultimatetekkers comes in. He keeps his striking foots laces facing the corner of the goal as he hits through the middle of the ball
At this stage, Zlatan has left the ground is using the physics of his bodies momentum to give the ball more power. Look at his right leg follow through after contact has been made.
Zlatan's eyes have not deviated from the ball until after contact. As he strikes the ball his head is aiming down, his laces are aiming toward the corner of the goal, and his entire body ends up facing the goal after the strike.
As you can see in the picture below, the ball goes in the direction that Zlatan's body is facing.
Zlatan looks to the right, see's Seb Larsson about to cross the ball
His eye's do not leave the balls path
He decides how he will hit the ball and adjusts his body accordingly
His eyes firmly fixed on the ball, he explodes into the air
Striking through the center of the ball with his right foot, he follow's through accordingly (toward the corner of the goal)
As he strikes the ball he is in mid air, using the physics of weight distribution to have a further impact on the ball
He makes sure his entire body is facing the corner of the goal
All in all, probably the goal of the tournament and shows why Zlatan Ibrahimovic has #ultimatetekkers!
Abby Wambach goal vs Sweden: Ultimate Tekkers
Welcome to a new segment here on #UltimateTekkers- The Beast Mode Soccer blog.
A couple of times a week we will break the technique down of a great goal scored by a great player. First up is Abby Wambach's goal against Sweden last month.
What I like about this goal is that Abby is known for heading the ball, not cracking a goal in from 20 yards out- it shows that she works on every part of her game, and is far from one dimensional. Watch the video above first.
Before the ball was played through, you can see Abby check over her shoulder to see where the space is that she can exploit. The ball comes over her right shoulder, instead of attempting to control it, she knows where her space is so she turns and lets the ball go into the space. Using her peripheral vision she glances, see's the keeper off her line, and without breaking stride she strokes through the ball.
The ball is bouncing up as she strikes it on the half volley. Her planted foot is about nine inches from the ball., head down, knee over the ball. As she strikes through the ball, her body doesn't stop moving, her momentum takes her whole weight through the ball. This is integral in keeping the ball down- if she stops now, and just lets her foot fly through the ball, the physics of the movement make the ball fly over.
Abby uses the outside of her left foot, getting just enough curl it away from the keeper, and with enough pace to put it in the top corner of the goal. If you watch the video you can also see that she kept her run going after the shot- also very important in keeping the ball down.
All in all a great goal from a great player. Abby Wambach #ultimatetekkers!
Romario: Technically Sublime
Before Messi, before Ronaldo (both of them) there was Brazilian legend Romario.
I first started watching Romario when he was at PSV and was instantly mesmerized by his seemingly flawless technique. Johan Cruyff recently said that Romario was the best player he had ever coached, saying 'His technique was extraordinary'. Well you know how much we love good technique at Beast Mode Soccer, so I went ahead and found this good YouTube video with some great Romario footage. Enjoy it, he was the first player who I had printed on the back of my replica jersey's!
So here's a salute to Romario de Souza Faria and his #ultimatetekkers


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This Halloween Party Food is sure to be a hit! Get ready to throw the best party ever with these Halloween Appetizers, Recipes, Snacks, Treats, Cupcakes and more!
Let your imagination run wild with these Halloween Crafts! The kids can help decorate the Monster Treat Cans for school, to give as gifts or just for fun!


After her father died, Helen was left without any family. She started work as a live-in nanny, but her employers treated her more like a serf. When Helen visits the Caribbean with her employers, she runs into some trouble at the airport but is saved by a stranger. She begins to thank him but freezes when she hears his name. It can't be! He's the man Helen's mother ran away with? This young, handsome man is her mother's lover! In disgust, she tries to escape, but he won't let Helen get away that easily.
It was quite surprising with fate's hand in the heroine and hero's life. The heroine becomes an upper(snobby) classman's nanny after her father's death, which opened up the truth of her mother abandoning them for a young polo player as well as family debts that have left her completely broke. She runs into the hero who saves one of her charges. He does scold her but also speaks in her defense against her boss. The hero is a famous writer who's trying to escape from his older brother's widowed wife she crawled into his bed drunk on the night of his brother's funeral. After his run in with the heroine, he can't stop thinking about her and it's the same with the heroine about him. The two run into each other again and learn they are neighbors. The hero decides to do the surprising thing(in his secretary's mind) and accept her employer's invitation. There begins a misunderstanding between the hero and heroine. The heroine recognizes the sister-in-law as the mother who abandoned her and thinks that with the hero and the woman being Mr. and Mrs. concludes the the hero is the polo player. So, she goes great lengths to avoid him but his pursuit of having everyone treated equally (much lady boss's chagrin) has her seated at the same table. He tries to pursue the heroine but she rejects him in fear of falling for the man who her mother abandoned her for. He pursues her the next day into lunch where she learns it was his brother who was the polo player. He also expresses his disdain towards the woman. Now, the heroine is happy that the hero isn't with her but she's afraid what he would do if he found out she was the woman's daughter. She can't resist his invitation to talk more. Later on, she has a confrontation with her mother who states she knew who the heroine was from the moment she met her and how the mother won't meddle in the heroine's affairs. They have no idea the the hero's secretary had eavesdropped on their conversation and plans to use that juicy tidbit to get the heroine submit to him. He corners the heroine a couple of days later and forces himself on her. Luckily, the hero is there to save the heroine but in jealousy, the secretary reveals the heroine's connection to the sister-in-law. When the heroine sees the hero's eyes filled with hate, she runs off and disappears. The heroine quits her job and uses the money to put herself through school back in England. Two weeks pass and the hero finds the heroine. He apologizes and tells her that he got rid of the secretary by pushing him onto the widowed wife who sunk her claws in him deep when she learned of the man's wealthy background. He confesses his love to the heroine and asks her to marry him. This is what earned an additional star for me: the heroine wants to wait because she wants to finish school and the hero is cool as a cucumber with that. He says he'll wait, brings up with them living together and it ends on a happy note.
No ups and downs such as cataracts, but moist and clean. The mother of the heroine, is rather like.
Beautiful picture of the hero lock down grow into beautiful, plucky heroine, Takai teacher. Unmanageable scale evaluation is, well it is. The ugly parts of Luke was become heroes with Andrew softly threatening with a smile, watching for people because I felt I recoiled from "this heroine" opponent's malignant looks fuller missing the moral will, is no demerit points, but finish well the nature of bad stalker, ordinary people seem to look good was a little scared. No, but is it just a good teacher Takai's depiction of characters. He made me laugh and meds to clean up the Luke Takai seems to be wonderful. I am sorry.


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Vol. 11, Issue 147 - Saturday, May 27, 2006
Obituaries | Vital Stats | Weather | Surf
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» Police, Fire, Courts
Motorcycle police officer injured on H-1
A motorcycle police officer was injured yesterday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident on the H-1 freeway near the Middle Street-Dillingham Boulevard offramp.
The solo bike officer was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in serious but stable condition, and his condition improved last night, police said.
Witnesses said the officer was heading east on H-1 just past the Middle Street offramp with his flashing blue lights on, according to police. A white truck apparently cut in front of the officer and caused him to veer onto the right shoulder. He collided with some barriers to avoid the truck, police said.
The officer, who has five years of experience, is assigned to the Traffic Division at the main police station.
The accident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the freeway near the offramp, the spokeswoman said. The offramp was closed for more than two hours while police investigated.
State tax refund status available online
Hawaii taxpayers can check the status of their refunds online at www.hawaii.gov/tax by filling in their Social Security number and exact amount of refund requested. The State Department of Taxation also offers an automated telephone system to check refund status, at 587-4242, 800-222-3229 from the neighbor islands.
Shadows disappear today at Lahaina noon
Don't worry if your shadow disappears at 12:27 p.m. today in Honolulu. It's Lahaina noon, one of the two times a year when the sun passes directly overhead, says Carolyn Kaichi, Bishop Planetarium manager. A "shadowless" effect occurs during the phenomenon, which happens only in the tropics -- the middle band of Earth including and between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer.
It is only in this region that the sun "goes through the zenith, or the very top of the sky," and vertical objects will not cast a shadow, she said.
Lahaina, meaning "cruel sun" in Hawaiian, "seems appropriate for that few moments when no shade can be found as relief from the noonday sun," Kaichi said.
Check www.bishopmuseum. org/planetarium for local times for Lahaina noon, which vary from island to island.
TAKING NOTICE
Grants encourage use of education Web site
The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation is providing $100,000 in grants for schools and nonprofit organizations that want to use the recently launched Just for the Kids Web site to improve academic achievements. Grant requirements and application forms are available at www.castlefoundation.org.
» Make-A-Wish Hawaii received $30,000 from Castle Resorts & Hotels and the Boys Bunch. The two groups raised funds via the 20th Annual April Foolish Party. Make-A-Wish grants special wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.
» Kawaiaha'o Church was awarded $150,000 over three years from the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation to build a multipurpose center for the business office, social hall and classrooms.
The church also received $1 million from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to be paid over three years for the construction of the center.
» PBS Hawaii received a $35,000 grant from the McInerny Foundation that will enable the public TV station to continue bringing "Nova's" science programming to public high school classrooms statewide.
» The American Cancer Society was given $8,000 by the Adrienne Wong Toyozaki Fund and $2,000 by the James & Winifred D. Robertson Fund to support quality-of-life programs for women with cancer on the Big Island. The James Haruji and Fumiko Tamura Foundation has donated $5,400 to the society's childhood cancer programs.
» The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Hawaii Division, received a $1,500 grant from the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation to fund peer support programs in the state.
» Aloha Street quarterly magazine donated $5,000 to the Outdoor Circle through its sales of "The Heart of Hawaii" calendar, produced by the Aloha Street Nature Project, a new-charity conservation program.
» The Office of Hawaiian Affairs provided $50,000 to the Oceanic Institute, a Hawaii Pacific University affiliate, to help revitalize the Heeia Fishpond at Kaneohe Bay. The institute is providing technical career training in modern aquaculture techniques to the community group Paepae O He'eia, and providing moi fingerlings in quarterly batches for the fishpond.
The National Marine Fisheries Service has provided a one-year, $130,000 grant to support the project.
» Nanakuli Elementary School has received a $10,000 grant from the National Education Association to replenish and restock its shelves. The school was one of 20 winners of the D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Bookshelf Awards.
» Maui Youth and Family Services received $5,000 from First Hawaiian Bank Foundation to assist in developing a comprehensive technology plan. Such a plan will enable the family agency to better deliver its services and develop its programs.
» The Honolulu Symphony, managed by the Honolulu Symphony Foundation, has been awarded a $4 million appropriation from the state Legislature to obtain matching funds that would expand the endowment to $14 million. Also, an annual grant-in-aid of $150,000 will support nearly 200 youth music education programs during the 2006-2007 season.
Police, Fire, Courts
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Big Isle woman seriously hurt after being hit by car
HILO » A 39-year-old Big Island woman is in serious but stable condition at the Queen's Medical Center, recovering from injuries received Thursday night when a 45-year-old man rammed her car with his car in South Hilo, Big Island police said.
Witnesses said the main fatally shot himself in the head after hitting the woman's car, police said.
The case is classified as attempted murder and suicide, they said. Police did not release the names of the man and woman.
Police said the incident was an apparent domestic dispute, but gave no further detail about the relationship of the two.
Both drivers were stopped on the shoulder of Volcano Highway at 6:11 p.m. near Glenwood when the incident happened, witnesses told police. The woman attempted to leave in the Hilo direction when the man rammed her car, they said. The man then got out of his car and shot himself, they said.
Anyone with further information is asked to call police at 961-2377 or 935-3311.
LEEWARD OAHU
2 brothers accused of fondling girl, 12
Two Maili brothers allegedly fondled a 12-year-old girl who lives in the same household as the men.
The girl reported she awoke at about 1 a.m. yesterday and found the men, ages 37 and 51, touching her inappropriately, police said.
The 37-year-old man is the boyfriend of the girl's mother, police said.
The girl was taken into protective custody and released to Child Welfare Services. The men face possible charges of three counts of third-degree sexual assault.
Arson in Waianae does $20,000 damage
Police are investigating a deliberately set fire at a Waianae house under construction that occurred at 4:16 a.m. yesterday.
Police said the vacant two-story house was near completion when the fire began. The fire investigator found an ignitable liquid was used to start the fire, police said.
Damage was estimated at more than $20,000.
Police opened a first-degree criminal property damage case and are investigating the motive for the blaze.
No one was injured in the fire, which was extinguished by 4:25 a.m.
Seat belt violator charged for car theft
A 36-year-old man was charged yesterday for auto theft in Maili after police stopped him for not wearing his seat belt.
An officer patrolling Maili Beach noticed Alden Almeida not wearing a seat belt and stopped him at 3:25 a.m. Friday. The officer checked and found the car was stolen, according to police.
Almeida was being held in lieu of $20,000 bail.
WEST OAHU
Kalihi man arrested in girl's sex assault
Police arrested a 31-year-old Kalihi man for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl with whom he was acquainted, police said.
Police said the girl, now 14, was allegedly assaulted in Ewa Beach from September to November 2004 from age 12 to 13.
The man was arrested Thursday for investigation of three counts of first-degree sexual assault and three counts of third-degree sexual assault.
Woman is charged in assault on senior
Authorities charged a 42-year-old Makakilo woman yesterday for allegedly attacking her son's 77-year-old grandmother.
Brandy Von Hamm was charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree assault and first-degree terroristic threatening.
Police said Von Hamm entered the Ewa home of the 77-year-old woman at 11 a.m. on May 12. Von Hamm allegedly went into the bedroom of the woman, who was sleeping, threatened to kill her and struck her several times on her face and body, police said. The 77-year-old suffered a cut to her left eye and was bruised and in pain.
Police arrested Von Hamm on Thursday. Her bail was set at $20,000.
Inside | May 27
» Law stiffens speeding penalties
» Isle visitor arrivals rise 10% in April
» Alumni group gives back
» Big Island, Maui fans get replay of 'Idol'
» Guilty plea in artifact theft
» Marriage fraud suspect is accused in child porn
» Whatever Happened
» Services mark Christian church's birth
» Barometer of Cool
» The Hit List
» Religion Briefs
» View from the Pew
» Wood Craft
» On Faith
» Pack pushes 'Bows to the edge
» Ilaoa joins Peters for another year at UH
» Canoe clubs coping with sewage aftermath
» Mayhem triumphant in return
» Strombach gets 2 hits in finale
» Sidelines
» ResortQuest will take over Kauai resort's management
» Unemployment
» Hawaii Stock Index
» Hope for endangered birds takes flight
» Lawmakers wimp out on energy initiatives
Columns | May 27
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Mary Adamski
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October 19, 2018 / 7:24 AM / 9 months ago
SAIC VW starts work on $2.5 bln China plant in Audi pivot
Yilei Sun, Adam Jourdan
BEIJING, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's China venture with SAIC Motor Corp Ltd has started building a $2.5 billion new energy vehicle (NEV) plant in Shanghai, which will make VW's luxury Audi AG brand cars, a possible first for the venture.
The new plant is a key step for Audi to diversify production of its cars in the world's largest car market from its long-standing local partner, China FAW Group Corp Ltd . This shift has been delayed amid resistance from local dealers.
SAIC Volkswagen said the new plant would have an annual capacity to make 300,000 cars and begin production from 2020. Audi sold 481,387 vehicles in China from January to September this year.
Audi unveiled the plan to bolster ties with SAIC in late 2016. Earlier this year the Germany luxury carmaker bought a 1 percent stake in the SAIC Volkswagen venture, paving the way for the joint venture to produce and sell Audi cars.
Volkswagen currently gets a larger proportion of the proceeds from the 50-50 tie-up with SAIC than from its 40 percent stake in the venture with FAW.
SAIC Volkswagen said in a statement on Friday the plant would cost 17 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) and would make VW and Skoda models as well as Audi cars. It will help VW tap China's fast-growing market for NEVs, a category comprising electric battery cars and plug-in electric hybrid vehicles.
$1 = 6.9314 Chinese yuan renminbi Reporting by Yilei Sun and Adam Jourdan; Editing by Stephen Coates


Pets are wonderful, they bring untold joy to your life. Once you have had one pet, the chances are you will want more. If you already have a cat and want to introduce a dog to your home this article is for you.
The first thing to realise is that most cats actually like dogs. They enjoy having company while you are out. Over time, most cats become very attached to their doggy friend.
However, some cats are genuinely scared of dogs. Often, this is simply because they were not exposed to dogs as a kitten. Fortunately, you can usually teach your cat not to be afraid of dogs. This article explains how to go about doing this.
Regardless of how confident your cat is around dogs, you need to introduce them to each other in a controlled fashion. If you are getting a puppy, ask the breeder if you can take home something with the dog scent on it. Cats have sensitive noses, so will pick up the scent and grow used to it before you bring the dog home. He or she will soon realise that the owner of the scent does not represent a threat to them.
When you bring the dog home, give it time to calm down before introducing it to the cat. The calmer the dog is the better that first interaction will go.
Try to engineer the situation so that your cat is not on the floor when the dog enters the room. But, do not stress your cat by trying to make it go somewhere it does not want to go. Rather wait until the cat has settled on the sofa, but is not asleep, then bring the dog into the room on a short leash.
Let the cat react to the dog. If he or she runs off or reacts badly, just leave it for a few hours, and try again.
At first, you need to be with the dog and cat while they get used to each other. You should only leave them alone together in the same room when you are 100% sure that they are comfortable with each other. This can take a few weeks, so be prepared for that.
It is important for your cat to have access to places where he or she can rest without the dog touching them. This will help them to feel secure, and help them to accept the new member of the family.
If you are looking for puppies for sale Lancashire is a good place to start. There are plenty of good breeding kennels located in that part of the UK, so it is easy to find the breed of dog you really want. Usually, if you tell them that you already own a cat, or other pets, they will offer you more in-depth advice than I have been able to share with you here.
These are great tips. I had to introduce our puppy to our older dog the same way!
We had trouble introducing the cat to the dog, but they're like best friends now haha.


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The powerful Alexander Nest was founded during this period, originally a nest of the fowling trade, it rose quickly under the management of Aurelia Alexander and the Seven Alexander Compatriots, who established an industry of reality differential production. Their economic power resulted in their control of the Party of the Republic.
Additional nests created additional corporate entities, notably Crippendraught Manufacture and shipping firms. These nests, although individually smaller than Alexander Nest, eventually created a challenge to their authority on New Warrick through alliance and the formation of the Star Comet Party. These new nests were located in Highland Park. Only the Salo Nest remained in steady alliance with the Alexanders, although some of smaller nests of Old Town could be courted by either Troughton or Highland Park.
Burroughs of New Warrick
Highland Park was the Echeloni District of New Warrick, Masters of Industry and Their Politics. Two generations before Aurelia Alexander, the Alexander's Nest began constructing certainty differentials and by the next generation, it was one of the most powerful businesses in New Warrick. Four of the sons married into the Salo Nest, an old money Nest that originally made their fortunes in lumber. The two Nests eventually controlled much of the tech, lumber, and shipbuilding in Gaohund lands. The city Echeloni are divided according to the two political parties. Two allied Nests supported the Foundational party, and a host of smaller Nests supported the Star-Comet party. The Star-Comet Party was beginning to recall images from pagan ways to support them. The Star-Comet itself was once considered a god, so now these phrases are applied to the party: giver of light in darkest times; the one that moves when all else was still; the independent, the unrestrained. Many of the Star-Comet supporters are also engaged with the Norrell Corporation or the Crippen-Draunt Industries.
Old Town was originally a place that Primevals were moved to, to keep them away from the Shipping District. It eventually became the seat of power. The Hall of Five Hundred Statues was there.


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When I was growing up the only pumpkin we ate was the Ironbark, which required the strength of an iron woman (or man) and a sharp axe to cut it up. Usually it was baked with meat and potatoes, until tender and delicious but sometimes it was boiled then mashed with butter and a dash of nutmeg. The shape and toughness of the Ironbark made it difficult and time consuming to peel so it was often baked with the skin on. The cooked flesh could then be scraped away from the skin but to be honest I liked the nutty taste of the skin and happily devoured it all.
I now use pumpkin in soups, curries and salads but one recipe I like to cook when the weather is cooling down is Cazuela de Ave, a Chilean chicken stew that combines chicken with the native American vegetables of sweet corn, capsicum, potatoes and pumpkin which go together so well.
In shape, the Ironbark resembled a giant slightly flattened, ribbed apple with a creamy blue grey skin. The firm flesh was bright golden orange. Gradually a few other varieties became available on the supermarket shelves – the Butternut, the Japanese (Jap or Kent) and the Jarrahdale, a selection of Queensland Blue which, according to horticultural company Yates, is another name for the Ironbark.
This handful of varieties is but a fraction of the total number that is grown around the world and nothing brought this home more to me than seeing the hundreds of varieties on display at the Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival. Touring around Germany with my husband in autumn we literally stumbled upon the Festival. We were searching for somewhere to have lunch between Neckarsulm and Stuttgart and came across the Blooming Baroque gardens of Ludwigsburg Castle (Blühendes Barock Ludwigsburg) which promised a café in a rose garden – what could be better. The gardens were beautiful and lunch was delicious but the pumpkin festival was unique and spectacular and from our point of view totally unexpected and therefore a real bonus.
The Festival has been held annually for the last 15 years and each year the displays are based on a particular theme.
a little colony of pumpkin men apparently flying high on alcohol and a spaceship that had nosedived into the turf throwing the hapless pumpkin crew onto the ground.
The most unlikely subject was a grand piano and I'm still puzzling over its connection to flight.
Pumpkin plane says 'flight', but a grand piano?
and shelves of pumpkin varieties, each labelled with their name and country of origin.
Although pumpkins originated in the Americas they are now bred and grown in nearly every continent. I even spotted two varieties from Australia – the Jarrahdale and the Jarrahdale Large.
There was also a shop selling every sort of merchandise related to pumpkins.
It was here that I got carried away and bought 10€ worth of pumpkin seeds. I was fairly confident that they would be on the Australian Department of Agriculture permitted list of seed imports so I figured it would be fun to buy the seeds as souvenirs and then use the pumpkins to create my own harvest display. Back at the hotel I eventually found the Biosecurity list of permitted seeds on line and confirmed that Pumpkin seeds could be brought into Australia. Great! Imagine my surprise when on arrival back in Australia my seeds were confiscated because only the genus (Cucurbita) and variety names were printed on the seed packets. Without the species name being printed on the packet the officers couldn't confirm identity so….. into the bin. Oh well… lesson learned.
I know that I could buy a variety of pumpkin seeds in Australia or possibly via the internet but the moment has passed. Sadly I won't be creating my own harvest display on the front porch, as many Europeans and North Americans do, but at least I have seen what must be one of the best pumpkin festivals in the world.
Linda is a landscape designer and horticulturist living in Fremantle, Western Australia. In 1988 she established Hidcote Landscapes and she still finds starting a new garden design a thrilling prospect. She loves visiting inspiring gardens overseas and exploring the bush closer to home.


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The Mount Wilson-Santiago Peak measurements (1928)
It is not well known that Santiago Peak in the Santa Ana Mountains was used as part of Michelson's measuring efforts. I certainly had never heard of it. I first came across it in a brief two paragraph reference on page 319 in the book, "The Master of Light", a biography by Dorothy Michelson Livingston, Michelson's daughter. She writes:
"…Michelson now turned his attention to measuring the velocity of light over a far greater distance than had ever been used before. With the aid of his friends at the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the distance between stations on Mount Wilson and Mount San Jacinto, 82 miles away, was painstakingly measured, as was also the distance between Mount Wilson and Santiago Peak 50 miles away.
Neither of these tests gave much promise of success because of the hazy atmosphere and the smoke from constant forest fires…"
Later, going through the Pease and Adams papers at the Huntington Library, I was able to fill in a few, but not all of the details.
Driven by his dissatisfaction with the visibility along the Mount Wilson-San Jacinto line, in March of 1928 Michelson wrote to Adams asking if he had any preference between a station at "Mount Frazier" and "Mount Santiago" (Mount Frazier is today known as Frazier Mountain, elevation just over 8,000′, located in the Los Padres National Forest 60 miles northwest of Mount Wilson and about 7 miles westerly of Gorman. Mount Santiago is today known as Santiago Peak, elevation just over 5,600′, located 46 miles southeast of Mount Wilson). Adams quickly responded that he thought the seeing was good at both, but that Santiago might be better due to the intervening valley floors being lower. He said Frazier is accessible by road and Santiago was nothing but trail for the final miles to the summit. But Adams said he preferred Santiago if there was any chance of getting equipment to the top. Adams told Michelson he would be sending Jones to Santiago by the end of March to check out the location.
In June of 1928, the mirrors and other equipment originally used for the San Jacinto attempt were taken to the Santiago site and installed for testing by Michelson over the Summer. As usual, the press followed Michelson's activities and reported them (articles below). Unfortunately, as with the San Jacinto installation, despite the larger 40″ mirrors seeing was too poor to perform reliable measurements. Shortly thereafter the equipment was removed from the peak. Today the 40″ mirrors, used for both the San Jacinto and Santiago Peak attempts, are on display in the small museum located in the base of the 100″ telescope dome on Mount Wilson.
Los Angeles Times of Aug 1, 1928 announcing Michelson's arrival in Pasadena to begin tests of a beam path between Mt. Wilson and Santiago Peak in Orange County.
Los Angeles Times of Sept 20, 1928 announcing Michelson's failure to establish a satisfactory beam path between Mt. Wilson and Santiago Peak.
Huh? Santiago Peak? As I said, that was news to me. I had been on Santiago Peak many times but never noticed anything Michelson-like. I knew it was a veritable antenna farm, providing communications for much of Orange County and the Inland Empire. It was time for a road trip…Actually, several, it turned out, over a period of years.
Getting to the top of Santiago Peak in a vehicle is always an iffy proposition what with fire or storm damage closures. Finding an open route is sort of like winning the lottery. Finally, on a nice early December day in 2008, there was an open route and I headed off to the peak for a first look around.
Since I had never seen anything like what I had come to expect from Michelson's equipment mounts on earlier trips to Santiago Peak, I stopped first at Modjeska Peak. It's adjacent to Santiago Peak, almost as high, and with it forms the "saddle" by which Santiago Peak is also known: Old Saddleback." My thought was that if Lookout Mountain came to be incorrectly called "Mount San Antonio" in most documentation of Michelson's efforts, then perhaps a Santiago Peak installation could actually be on Modjeska Peak.
In the case of Modjeska Peak, there's no current road all the way to the top, so a short hike was involved. There was an antenna or two on a lower flank, but nothing obvious at the top. So it was on to Santiago Peak.
If anything, there was even more massive antennas and foundations than I had seen before. I found it unlikely any evidence of Michelson's installation might remain. Then off in the bushes in a northeasterly portion of the peak's summit, I saw an old slab of concrete lying on its side.
Possible Michelson fixed mirror support pier, Santiago Peak (T. Mahood)
Closeup of pier showing three attach points for something. (T. Mahood)
The age of the concrete appeared quite old, in line with what would have been used in the 1930s. There were also three holes in the top of the pier that looked like they could have been attach points for something, possibly a mirror mount? The pier looked as if it had just been bulldozed out of the way a number of years ago to make way for new construction. Given the remoteness of the site, it made sense that it would just be abandoned in place and no effort made to haul this "debris" down the mountain. So my impression, as of 2008, was that this was the remains of Michelson's installation.
Possible fixed mirror pier location, in context (T. Mahood)
Looking toward Mount Wilson from possible fixed mirror pier on Santiago Peak (T. Mahood)
A zoomed view of the Mount Wilson domes from Santiago Peak. (T. Mahood)
Oblique aerial view of Santiago Peak site showing possible pier location (Bing Maps)
In late 2017 I made another visit to Santiago Peak to take measurements of the pier and further investigate its potential as a Michelson relic. I also wanted to spend some time looking around for a second pier (which I failed to find any trace of). Below is a drawing I did showing the pier's dimensions and the bolt pattern.
It didn't take long for my ideas to get dashed. Only a month later I was allowed access to the Mount Wilson files and was able to view Michelson's construction plans for the Pine Cove installation, and it turned out the pier I had found on Santiago Peak looked like nothing in Michelson's plans.
Michelson's installation at Pine Cove used two piers, a front and a rear pier. The rear pier was 4 feet square and relatively squat. The front pier measured 1 foot by 2 feet at its top and had battered (sloping) side faces. Neither design matched what I had found on Santiago Peak. Since Michelson would have simply relocated the mirrors from the Pine Cove location, he would have used the same pier design.
Most importantly, the top surfaces of both Michelson's designs had smooth finished concrete surfaces. There were no bolts or attach points. The mirror stands were designed to rest on a smooth mortar surface and had their own adjusters built in. So, clearly, the old pier I had found on Santiago Peak wasn't from Michelson's project there. But if that wasn't it, where on Santiago Peak had it been?
In an attempt to answer that question I was able to acquire some old aerial photographs of Santiago Peak. The oldest I could find, from 1936, lacked the resolution to see anything as small as the concrete piers, and it's likely that the huts would have been reused for other things in the intervening 8 years. But it was possible to see the fire lookout tower that was in place at the time, the lookout staffer's residence and the general current "developed" area of Santiago Peak.
Below is a sequence of dated aerials showing Santiago Peak over time. Michelson would have likely placed his huts for easy access, which meant they had to be near the fire lookout. The area in which I had found the old pier showed no disturbance at all in 1936. To help in interpreting the images, I've highlighted a reference structure which is visible in all images, although it only exists as a foundation today.
Santiago Peak in 1936, eight years after Michelson's tests. Note lack of disturbance where old pier was found in 2008.
Santiago Peak in 1952.
Santiago Peak in 2015. Area in yellow is Michelson's likely pier location, which has been disturbed greatly by communications tower construction.
Zoom of communications tower area. Fill slopes to the south and east have not been search for remnants of Michelson's piers.
I know from personal visits to Santiago Peak in my wayward youth that the fire lookout tower was removed sometime in the 1970s and replaced with a massive communications relay tower atop a concrete building. I suspect Michelson's piers were used as part of the fill material for this structure. There may be traces of the piers visible in the exposed fill slopes but I didn't think to search that area since there wasn't a line of sight to Mount Wilson on that side of the mountain. It's likely the pier I found was associated with whatever facilities were visible in the 1952 image, possibly the base of an antenna mast or a guy wire foundation.
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