So Project Pat season is officially over. The Ravens placed him on injured reserve with a knee injury. And I believe I'm pretty sure he had some knee issues in weeks prior, but he did play last week. And I wonder if he might've been rushed back a bit. I'm not sure, but I wonder if he like re-agitated the same knee that it was and made things a little bit worse, but we'll never know. But Project Pat, shout out to him. Been a good fullback, always showed a lot of heart, a whole lot of heart. Was one of the fan favorites for the Ravens. Always did his thing out there and did his thing to the best of his ability. Whatever he was asked to do, he would go out there and do it, whether it was offense and then in past years, it'd been a while, but it would be defense too. And he was cool. He was cool. But the reason I say all of that stuff like that is because the game against the Packers, that might've been his last game as a Raven. Might've been his last one. Because we know Project Pat, this was the last year of his deal and he is heading into free agency. So anything could happen. Ravens could bring him back, but at the same time Ravens may be like, look, maybe we wanna take our offense in a different direction. We wanna spread it out a bit more and not saying that they will be forgetting about the run game, but they may be like, you know what, it just, maybe not. It just may not be a fit. And with fullbacks, they are a dying breed. Because if you asked me, and you asked me to name a fullback in the league, I could only name you Pat Ricard and Kyle Ustrak. Other than that, I cannot name not one fullback from another team. I'm trying to think, oh, maybe White, not TJ White, and obviously not JJ White. What's the other White brother on the stealers name? I forget his name. Anyway, but I think Derek, I think Derek White, something like that, but that's it. That's all I know. Cause people, they don't rock with fullbacks like that nowadays. They just, it's more of one of those things of the past. But Ravens are a team that have, and it's been like that for a couple of years now, but Ravens are a team that have held strong when it comes to fullbacks. So we'll see what happens when it comes to Pat Ricard. Now, Nick Boyle, Nick Boyle got placed on the COVID list or Pat Ricard is on there too, but he's out for the season. So, but Nick Boyle got placed on the COVID list. So, unlike in the year, I will not even in years past, what am I talking about? Unlike in the season past, they change the rules. The rules are different, but whether vaccinated, unvaccinated, it doesn't matter. He would be out five days if he's asymptomatic, but that puts us past the game. So yeah, so Nick Boyle's season could also be done. It could also be done. But no, if he's vaccinated though, then he would have to take two tests today's Thursday. So he would have to test negative for 48 hours. So that will be Friday and Saturday. So maybe he could maybe make the game. He might be able to make the game. So all hope is not lost for Nick Boyle, but we'll see what goes down with that. Lamar Jackson, I mean, everybody knows what to expect or really what not to expect. He didn't practice yesterday. He didn't practice today. Lamar Jackson, his season has been over for a while. Not officially, but yeah, it's been over for a while. His injury has just been one of those things where again, you thinking it's one thing, it might be something else, but yeah, Ravens, they held out some hope. Like just maybe, hopefully, maybe he can have some crazy, miraculous recovery or something like that. But yeah, Lamar's been done for a while now and we're creeping up closer and closer to the time when it'll be official that his season is over. Hopefully now, hopefully we get another week to where they can play this whole game about, oh yeah, Lamar's questionable going into the game because that would mean that the Ravens made the playoffs. That would mean that the Ravens won against the Steelers and they've been losing a lot of guys to their COVID list, but that would mean the Ravens won against the Steelers. The Jaguars beat the Colts and I know a lot of y'all like, oh no, it ain't happening, but it's very possible. The Patriots would beat the Dolphins and then the Browns game don't matter anymore since they lost already to the Steelers on Monday night, but then that last game of the night on Sunday, the Raiders would have to beat the Chargers. So they're gonna have some extra motivation going into that game. I mean already because it is to get into the playoffs. You don't need no more motivation than that, but that's gonna be a very special game for the Raiders because they got some special things going on pre-game. So that should give them some added like oomph to really get things cracking. So we'll see. Anyway, Nick Boyle, he has one year left on his deal. That's been one person I've been wondering about if the Ravens could possibly, but he's a great block when he's healthy. Nick Boyle this year, he hasn't been healthy this year. He has not been healthy this year. He tore up everything last year, had the surgery and then this off-season training camp and stuff. He had another surgery to clean some stuff up in there and then he was just out. He was just out for the longest and then they were like, oh yeah, Nick Boyle. We finally designated him to return to practice. And I was like, okay, yeah, we get Nick Boyle back. And then he finally came back, put on an active roster, played in the game and then we didn't see him for like two or three games after that. And I was like, oh man. So he, yeah, he must not be all the way right. Then we finally saw him again and he looked kind of himself.  There was one game in particular. I'm not sure if it was the Packers game or the game before the Packers. I mean, excuse me. I'm not sure if it was the Rams game or the game before the Rams game. But there was a game when I was watching him. I saw him and it looked like he was just like limping a little bit. Not like a crazy limp, but just a little bit. And I was like, ooh, that didn't really look so good. So I wonder if he was even ever like fully ready to go this year. I doubt it. But in the injuries this year have just, it's been so sad for the Ravens because it's like they lost enough people. And then it seemed as if for some of the people that they did have that had been injured before, a lot of them may have been rushed back. Like Ronnie Stanley, Derek Wolf, I'm not even sure what happened with that situation. But Nick Boyle seems as if it could have happened in Pat Ricard too. There's another, oh, Tyler Huntley. Tyler Huntley, my guy JT pointed this out to me because I was like, man, I didn't even realize it. I didn't even put two and two together.  And we know with COVID it can have after effects and whatnot. I feel like this is, what are we in 2022 now? Wow, we're gonna be in March. It's gonna be, have been two years come March that this thing has really been in full effect. But so I feel like everybody like is almost like an expert on it now. But anyway, with Tyler Huntley, he had just come off the COVID list last week. And I remember after halftime, so this is like after the Ravens have had that 15 minute break way after that. So they got time to relax. They got time to rest and whatnot, recuperate. But after halftime, the camera was on Tyler Huntley on the sideline sitting down and he had the breathing mask on. He had the breathing mask on. And I'm like, can he be that tired? But I hadn't even, I wasn't even thinking. Like, oh yeah, he just came off the COVID list. So maybe he was having some breathing issues. I had not thought about that. And I was like, well, my God, JT pointed it. I was like, wow. So maybe, I mean, maybe he, not when necessarily it was even rushed back, but maybe he just wasn't all the way ready yet. But he was like, man, I gotta play. I gotta put on for my boys, man. And he did that. Just another reminder though, I'm sure a lot of fans have cooled off with that recently. Cause I had been saying, I know y'all saw a lot of it too. Like, oh yeah, Ravens should roll with Tyler Huntley and get rid of Lamar Jax. Now Tyler Huntley been doing this thing now. Like Tyler Huntley a lot, but now that wouldn't be a very wise move for those Baltimore Ravens. So yeah, man, we tomorrow got a lot of questions from subscribers between tomorrow and Saturday. And then, yeah, Sunday, it could be our last Ravens stream of the season. It could be. That, that would be wild. That's gonna be like a crazy moment if that ends up being the case.  Oh, should the Ravens give a tribute to Ben Rothersberger with this last game? And I was in a Twitter space yesterday. And I shared my thoughts on that and I shared with y'all too. Cause I know a lot of Ravens fans been debating this for this week. But I do, I do think the Ravens should give him a farewell tribute. Right there at MNT Bank Stadium, right on those big screens. And of course, those newer screens that they put over in the corners a couple of years back too, they should definitely give him a tribute. What they should do, they should start it off with a nice song, a nice slow serenading song, a sweet song and show Ben Rothersberger doing his thing, holding his one arm up, throwing some passes and whatever. And then they should change it. They should change it up and show just show a bunch of highlights of every sack that the Ravens have got on Ben Rothersberger over the years. That's what they should do. Show literally every single sack. And this, now this next part, it depends on how the game is going. But if the Ravens are winning, and oh man, it would be even better if the Ravens were winning by a lot too. I don't know if I envisioned that, but if the Ravens are winning, even if it's a close game, I don't even care, man. This season, this could be the last game. Go out with a bang. I don't even care. Ain't nobody gonna be like, oh, we'll remember that next season. I don't care. They of course gonna play the Seven Nation Army and all that. They play that every home game. We know that, we get that. And now a lot of other teams, they've been playing the two for the past couple of years or whatever, but what Ravens should do, they should play Renegade. Ooh, I would love if they did. They should play Renegade. For that, you gotta be winning though. If Steelers are winning and they play, it's gonna be a lot of Steelers fans there because I mean, I know a lot of y'all got the text. I sure got the text. I think I got it yesterday. Let me see from Rave Ticks. Let me see, there it goes. Steelers ticket returns just released for Sunday game. They sent that yesterday at 6.03. Basically saying that a lot of Ravens fans, they don't turn in there, they return their tickets. So a lot of tickets are opened up or some Steelers fans possibly too. They're like, I don't wanna go to that game, but a lot of tickets opened up. A lot of tickets cleared up so you got an opportunity to go to the game. If you want tickets, probably gonna be cheap.  That's a big risk. So they need to just have it on the MP3, had that MP3 ready, had that audiophile ready, just in case, but Ravens, they would have to win and they would have to close it out. So you know what? If they victory formation, that's when they should do it. Or when the game is officially like, all right, we good, we got it. So just my thoughts though. They probably won't roll with it, but you never know. Team Keep It Clean, I love y'all. I appreciate y'all. And just like unfortunately, Pat Ricard is this weekend for the season. And just like with Nick Boyle, like he is for this week, I'm out.


Hi, my name is Anne and I work at the Parkside Library and the book I love is The Fault in Our Stars, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. 17-year-old Hazel has cancer and is in remission. She spends most of her days sleeping a lot, dragging around her oxygen tank, watching reruns of America's Next Top Model and rereading her favorite book, An Imperial Affliction. One day at Cancer Support Group, she meets Augustus Waters also in remission and her life turns upside down. For the first time ever, someone can see her beyond her disease. Together, they journey to uncharted territory, both emotionally and physically, in spite of their cancer. Far from being overly sentimental, this book plums the deep questions in life with humor, honesty and intelligence, such as how to live life in the present, how to seize life's opportunities, and how to risk one's heart to love. With appeal to both teens and adults, this book will break your heart a little bit, but in that beautiful way that all great love stories do.


Happy Monday, everyone. I'm Joe for JaspeysCaseBreaks.com, and we have 2021 Panini Rookies and Stars football coming at you. Serial box break number 27, with 10 of those prism team-all spots that were given away. That's the break. That's this break right here, where you can win Super Bowl Mixer spots, the big game Mixer spot. I don't know, are we allowed to say Super Bowl? So yeah, top 10 for that price point could get a spot for a fracture of the price, which would be nice. So this group, for making it happen. There's all 32 teams right there. So the first dice roll would be for the break itself. Second dice roll would be for the giveaway part. But for the break, two and a three, five times for names and teams. One, two, five, two and a three, five times for the teams. All right, so let's show you what you have here. Here's the first half of the list, and there is the second half of the list right over there. It's alphabetized by a team and let's print this out. Let's rip open that cereal box, see what we've got inside. All right, hot off the presses here on Monday the 6th. Thanks everyone for getting in. What do we got here? All right, nothing too crazy, but we've got a Devonta Smith rookie card. Is he a candidate for a Super Bowl MVP? I don't know, we'll see. This will go to Adam and the Eagles. All right, now this is the big moment here. Who's gonna win those spots? All right, so let's roll it and randomize it two and a five, seven times, top 10 after seven, good luck. Yeah, that's precisely what happened Brandon, but it's already back down to one. So it'll go off probably after this. One, two, three, four, five, six, and good luck seventh and final time. So it's only a top 10. So Matthew from 11 on down, you were very close, but not quite. We do have to do a couple more of these, so if you wanna give it another go, jasperyscasebricks.com. But 11 through 32, thanks everyone for giving this a shot, but only the top 10 after seven can be in. Congrats to Adam with last spot mojo, Joe, Adam again, Matthew, oh you did get it Matthew, there you go, Joe, Josh, Joe, Matthew again, Joe, Jason. So congrats to top 10. We'll see you for that break a little bit later tonight. Oh and this filler, also part of that hip parade promo, we have two promos going on right now, a hip parade promo and a break credit promo. So check that out, jasperyscasebricks.com, bye bye.


Welcome to the University Exploration Academic Success Planning Workshop. The reason you are completing this workshop is because we, the academic advisors in University Exploration, want to make sure that you understand Ohio State's academic policies and procedures. We also want you to be able to recognize what factors interfered with your academic success and find ways to rectify the situation so you can return to good academic standing with the university. There are many resources on campus that are in place to assist you in being a successful student, but at such a large university, it can be difficult to find the most useful ones. We will suggest some resources that may be most relevant to your situation. Finally, we want to emphasize the importance of staying in touch with your academic advisor. We are here to help you find the right resources and set attainable goals. Today we are going to discuss what exactly probation means and what can happen as a result of being on probation. We will identify some common issues that impact college student success and discuss the appropriate steps that you should be taking to remove yourself from probation. We will also provide you with information about the different resources on campus. And finally, you will set some goals for the following semester so that you have a clearly defined course of action. You will hear the words term GPA and cumulative GPA frequently throughout this presentation. It is important that you understand the differences between them. Your term GPA is your grade point average for a specific semester's classes. Your cumulative GPA is your grade point average for all of the classes you have taken at Ohio State. You can look up these GPAs on your advising report. To access your advising report go to buckeyelink.osu.edu and scroll down to the section of the page with the heading Enrollment in Academic History. Immediately under that heading, find and click on the advising report link which will generate a PDF of your advising report. Your university login will be required. Students are put on academic probation when their cumulative GPA falls below a 2.0. Students may also be placed on special action probation which is slightly different than regular academic probation. Students may be placed on special action probation when their College of Enrollment determines that they are not making adequate progress towards a degree. In university exploration if your cumulative GPA is above a 2.0 but your term GPA is below a 2.0 you will be placed on special action probation. Students receive a probation letter via email that outlines their probation status and the conditions they must meet to be removed from probation. If students do not meet these criteria they may be eligible for dismissal from OSU. Therefore it is very important to understand these conditions of probation and develop strategies to improve your academic performance. Once you understand the terms of your probation it's important to figure out how to fix it. We will start by reflecting on what went wrong, some ways to manage time more effectively, what resources OSU offers to help you succeed, and how to set goals. This all will help you to overcome the obstacles you've been facing and raise your cumulative GPA above a 2.0 and get off probation. Now we will explore some potential obstacles that may interfere with academic success and result in being placed on academic probation. Some common factors that prevent student success are difficulty balancing academic and social obligations, not knowing how to study for college, facing transition issues such as homesickness or the adjustment to such a large campus, and personal issues such as anxiety, illness or family concerns. One of the hardest things for college students to do is find balance. There is a lot to keep track of and it is very easy to forget things if you do not write them down in an organized manner and practice good time management skills. One strategy you can use is to print a semester calendar at the beginning of each semester and write down when all of your work is due. This will show you when your busy times are so that you can plan accordingly. You can also use it to set new deadlines for yourself. For example, if your paper for English 1110 is due on Friday, why not set a new deadline of Monday? This will allow you to get the paper done in advance and take it to the Writing Center in Mendenhall. Staff in the Writing Center will help you edit your paper to expand the content, write more fluidly and support your thesis statements. You can then revise your paper before submitting it to your professor on the actual due date. Time management is a very important skill for students to acquire in order to be successful. Some easy ways to help manage your time are to remember to schedule time in your day for both class and studying and plan ahead using a calendar so that you aren't cramming the night before. When you study, be realistic in your goals. Tell yourself that you will study for 30 minutes and then surf the web for 5 minutes and then get back to studying. Give yourself those many rewards. Another reason that time management is so crucial in college is because it will help you avoid cramming and feeling that last-minute crisis. More importantly, planning ahead can help you avoid plagiarism because you'll have time to find and cite sources and use resources on campus. To learn more about plagiarism, feel free to watch this helpful video. There are numerous resources on campus that can help you be successful in college. Here are just a few examples that may be especially helpful to you. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has many resources for tutoring and academic assistance. The Walter E. Dennis Learning Center offers tutoring and learning specialists as well as many online resources. There is even a course you can take called Individual Learning and Motivation, Strategies for Success in College, ESFC 1259, which has been proven to help students raise their GPAs. The University Exploration website not only includes information on majors and study tips, but it has the Exploration Student Guide that contains answers to all of your questions about the policies and procedures at the university. This is an amazing resource for you. Tutoring and Consultation Services is available as a resource to students who suspect that they may be having emotional difficulty or anxiety about college and transition issues. All OSU students receive 10 free sessions with a trained counselor each year. Other good tutoring resources are the Math and Stats Learning Center located in Cockens Hall and the Khan Academy, which is a non-OSU online resource that includes many demonstration videos of basic math concepts. Many students find the website helpful for reviewing difficult concepts from class. Also, if you live on campus, there is free tutoring in math, chemistry and physics located in several of the residence halls. Again, there are many more beneficial resources at OSU that can help you be a successful student. Setting goals is another important component to student success. A 14-week semester goes by very quickly when you are wandering with no direction. Setting goals for each week and each semester can provide you with more clear direction. It is important to have both short-term and long-term goals and then identify strategies for achieving them. For example, you may have a long-term goal to get off probation. To achieve this long-term goal, you may set a short-term goal to earn a B on your biology midterm. To accomplish this short-term goal, you may decide to review your lecture notes for at least an hour after each class so you are more prepared for the exam. You may reward yourself with going on Facebook after studying for a certain amount of time or by treating yourself to a night out with your friends if you are in the B you tried to get. Consider what strategies will help you achieve your goals. What types of rewards will motivate you to keep working towards them? You may be on probation for a reason that can be petitioned. This petition would be to retroactively withdraw from a course or courses which could thus increase your GPA. Examples of extenuating circumstances that you could petition for are serious illness, mental health issues, and family emergencies that affected your whole semester. If you have circumstances that you feel could be petitionable, you need to discuss this with your advisor as soon as possible because waiting for multiple semesters can make petitioning more difficult. Again, if you feel you have a legitimate reason to petition to retroactively withdraw from a class, you should discuss it with your academic advisor immediately. You may also be eligible for grade forgiveness, which could have a significant impact on your GPA and help you get off probation more quickly. You may use forgiveness for up to three classes during your time at OSU. You must meet with an academic advisor prior to the second Friday of the semester to fill out an application to retake a course for forgiveness. When you retake a course for forgiveness, the first grade you earned in the course will be dropped from your cumulative GPA and the new grade will count instead. This change will not occur on your record until after the withdrawal deadline for the semester in which you are retaking the course. Note that the original grade will still remain on your transcript. If you are considering using forgiveness, you should discuss those plans with your academic advisor as soon as possible. Now that you have a better understanding of probation and some strategies to help you meet the conditions of your probation, let's discuss what happens next. At the end of this semester, University Exploration will review your grades and academic record and you'll be notified of one of three possible outcomes. First, if you have met the conditions of probation and your cumulative GPA is above a 2.0, you could be removed from probation and be in good academic standing. Second, if you have met the conditions of probation but your cumulative GPA is still below a 2.0, you could be continued on academic probation. Third, if you have not met the conditions of probation, if you have below a 2.3 semester GPA, if you took more than 15 hours or if you earned any incompletes, you would be eligible for dismissal from the University. If you're at all concerned about meeting the conditions of probation, you need to contact your academic advisor to explain the situation. A large amount of information has been presented to you today. Hopefully you feel more comfortable with the conditions of your probation and confident that you will have the resources to address the obstacles you faced in the past and reach your new goals. Please consider making a follow-up appointment with your academic advisor to discuss what you learned from this workshop and ask any remaining questions you have. To make an appointment, call the University Exploration front desk at<PHONE_NUMBER> or stop by 352 Denny Hall. You should make an appointment about a week in advance of when you want to meet with your advisor. The University Exploration Office meets with many students, so do not expect to be seen the day you make your appointment. Thank you for completing the University Exploration Academic Success Planning Workshop. Your academic advisor will be notified, will check your quiz, and if he or she determines that you have successfully completed the workshop, then your registration hold will be lifted. Again, if you have any questions, call or stop by the office to make an appointment with your academic advisor.


desk on SiliconANGLE TV for Thursday, October 4th, 2012. I'm Kristen Folletti. Twitter made history last night in the presidential debate, posting over 10 million tweets about the event, making it the most tweeted about political event. And MetroPCS becomes a thing of the past with a merger of MetroPCS and T-Mobile. Here with his breaking analysis on today's headlines, we're now joined by Silicon Angle founder John Furrier. Good morning John. So let's start with the debate last night, 10 million tweets. How does this new dimension of participation affect Twitter users and other forms of social media? The debate over Obama, Obama kind of looked like a deer in the headlights. But the commentary, the debate kind of highlighted a couple of differences between the two candidates. One is more economically savvy than the other. Mitt Romney clearly has a more fiscal knowledge of economics over Obama. Obama's just hand waving. Obama does put a lot of research into science and the internet, believe it or not. So that's an interesting debate. But the commentary was interesting because it really sparked the crowd and the crowd can be measured for the first time on Twitter. This is really the second presidential debate with Twitter. The first time was, really wasn't really fully baked out. Twitter was still in the early adopter phase, but this is kind of the first election where you see social media so mainstream and highlights, you know, the big data aspects of what we cover. We commented just yesterday that, you know, Larry Ellison doing a big data demo at Oracle Open World, and we have big data that we use at SiliconANGLE and others. This is an example that there is a whole new way of doing things. And this is absolutely a direct example of what I've been saying for years or why Google is under siege with Google search. People aren't searching anymore for information. I watched my young kids and teenagers use the internet yesterday after the debate and my high school senior went right online, was on Twitter, on Facebook, crowdsourcing through his conversation dialogue, his opinion. So he watched the debate, formed an opinion, had some ideas on what he thought about the two candidates, and then went immediately into his social network or his social graph to look at that. So that's one aspect that there's a new user discovery experience out there that absolutely is completely different than Google search. This is marks the end of a generation of how people find things. Yeah, if you want to hunt and peck on Google and Yahoo search, that's certainly the case, but this is absolutely a striking example of how people are discovering and then navigating to content and opinions online. The second thing is that this means that the outlets and the media themselves are under siege because sites like SiliconANGLE and other sites that are emerging are taking the crowd into effect as participants in the production of the media. So users are going to the crowd for production of content and opinions. It's no longer the TV shows who are telling you who won the debate. It used to be that way. Who won the debate? Fox News and CNN said that so-and-so won, not anymore. Now you have a whole new dimension into the politics. This is exactly what we had predicted. That's exactly what we've been talking about and what I've been talking about for many, many years. It's actually happening. The crowd is a factor in changing public opinion and also providing a new user experience. So can you tell us about what types of online venues were used for the debate and also the engagement through these venues, what it was like for users? Yeah, I think what it used to be like, it used to be a classic word of mouth. You watch it on TV. The old way was you watch it on TV or listen to it on radio and you use those visual cues and then they talk about it. You talk about it with people that you could have access to on a physical presence basis in your physical social network or your proximity. And then when TV came along, the big debate was Nixon versus John F. Kennedy in the 60s. And that was like, wow, TV is a medium. It really affected people because if you were watching the visual debate, you obviously saw differences in how you would listen to it on the radio. That is exactly what's happening now with the social networks. There is a real-time component on Twitter, on Facebook, on blogs, leading up to the event, during the event, and after the event. We call this pre-activation and then the event and then afterglow. All three aspects of that event has a social component. It's multi-dimensional. So it's just mainly primarily Twitter and Facebook and some blogs and news. Those three things are integrated together now as one and are actively part of how people are sourcing information. And it totally is validated by last night's presidential debate. Last night, Microsoft also demonstrated some innovative technology using their Xbox Live service for polling viewers. Do you see that as a new trend in using gaming consoles for participation in events? Yeah, I mean, you asked the venues in the last question. I absolutely would classify Xbox as a vehicle. Anything where the users are connected is now a beacon into a global network of signal. So one of the things we always say is extracting the signal from the noise and the Xbox is another great example.  And then there within that social graph, that venue, he would communicate his opinions and hopefully source some really good information from the blogosphere and the Twitter sphere. And that's only going to get more powerful and especially highlighted with mobile communications. Anything with an internet connection to a device where you have access to people, you will have an opportunity to provide some signal. Now, conversely, there's noise. So, you know, this is where the new Google will come out. I've always said the next Google, the next company is going to come out of the woodwork and they're going to provide an algorithm to make sense of the noise and make a great user experience. And that's not going to be Google's going to be a new company. Yesterday, T-Mobile USA and Metro PCS announced that they will be combining. So why is this good news for T-Mobile and Metro PCS? Well, it's interesting news, right? On one end you have a small number of players, an oligopoly, if you will, or in some of these markets. But it's also, you know, interesting that you can discuss the economics and the political aspects of that. But at the end of the day, this comes down to pure economic competitive advantage. The world wants faster, better, mobile broadband. And our country is ranked very low relative to the rest of the world in some other emerging countries. We need faster broadband. And what you see with the iPhone 5 is it's funny. I watch people go, oh, my God, the LTE is so fast. It's something like setting screenshots all over Facebook. You know, we saw that right when it launched. I was looking at some of the prototypes of the early LTE stuff. It was amazing. And we knew that was coming down the pike. This is absolutely where the market needs to be. You need to be doing 50 megs up and, you know, 70 megs down as mobile. And this is an opportunity to cut the cord. This is going to put the pressure on the cable companies and the telcos. Broadband wireless now can come out to be that kind of speeds. You don't need wires in the home. That creates more competition. That creates more choice for users. And in order to do that, you've got to have some money. So putting those two together takes two weak players or two relatively strong players, puts them into one powerhouse. So in order to compete with Verizon and AT&T, the capital investments for new towers, new radios, new base stations, new backhaul, connectivity, the significant capital expenditures. And that's what this merger is all about. Look for other assets coming from clear wire on the table. The U.S. government is cleaning up their spectrum strategy. This is an absolute most important area of tech that no one really is picking up on the mainstream, that our spectrum policy and our wireless care is really need to build up faster because the demand is just so massive. With the pairing between T-Mobile and Metro PCS, they're still going to take the overhead name of T-Mobile. So what does that mean for the pairing? It's just a name. I think the branding's fine. At the end of the day, I think people will go with the money, isn't it? And you know, you're going to see better plans. You're going to see more competition. You're going to see speeds. And you're going to see people go, whatever brand loyalty gives them the best connectivity. I think that people can have the ability to get out of these two-year lock-up contracts and switch around between carriers. There is absolutely no brand loyalty. And the only brand loyalty people have is to the signal and the ability to be connected, as we were just highlighting in the Twitter outlet conversation around access to the signal and providing input into these elections and commentary on the social network. So I really don't think the brand name's a big deal or the name, I think whatever it means to combine the assets and get more towers and more signal, more coverage, and more speed. At the end of the day, that's going to tip the scales in terms of branding. Whoever does that will win. We've got a small amount of time left, but Mark Zuckerberg was on the Today Show with Matt Lauer and talked about one billion user mark in Facebook and the disappointing stock launch as well as his recent wedding. What are your thoughts? Well, when he had his wedding, I was walking around the block with my wife and we were noticing all these photographers. We knew something was up and I really don't care about his personal life. The guy's kind of a geek, he wants privacy. But at the end of the day, Facebook right now on the milestone is huge and milestone one billion people. Mark Hopkins were a personal editorial on his blog, risen.com about the privacy and Mark was ranting and doing his normal rant with Scoble and the gatekeepers out there watching the watchdogs of Facebook. But really what this means is it's like Facebook is like one big global nightclub. It's a bar, it's a venue. People go there, they know they're in public and I agree with Mark on this one. Your privacy is no longer. You have to opt in. Now you have a choice.  So that's a choice users make. Now my prediction is that Facebook is on the danger of becoming AOL because what people are gonna realize is like they did with AOL and these walls gardens is that's this pros and cons that this trade-offs and they're gonna either stay or go and Facebook is turning into what the worldwide web would have been if it wasn't a free resource by Tim Berners-Lee. Facebook is actually aggregating all the users sort of comment on Twitter. It says six more million people to go and you've got the whole plan at Facebook. And just that's mind boggling how one company, a private company can own those many users. I think what's gonna happen is there's gonna be some sort of backlash where you're seeing LinkedIn quickly rise up and fill that ground. People are gonna get tired of the party and go to a new party. So I think you're gonna see switching between venues if you will between social networks happen and I think it's just the beginning of that trend. Well, thanks for your time today, John and we'll talk to you soon. Okay, thanks. For information on news of the day and the latest breaking analysis, stay tuned to News Desk right here on SiliconANGLE TV.


Welcome to All Hands Update. I'm Petty Officer Andrew Johnson. These are your headlines from around the fleet. An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter crew from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 46 rescued a USS New York sailor at sea September 11th. The New York initiated the search after the sailor failed to report to muster. USS Jason Dunham, USS Vicksburg and Coast Guard cutter Tybee also participated in the search and rescue efforts. The sailor was spotted by helicopter and recovered by a search and rescue swimmer before being taken back to USS New York for medical treatment. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert and Mic Pond Mike Stevens will host a live All Hands call October 7th at 1pm Eastern time. The two Navy leaders want to answer questions from sailors throughout the fleet. If you have questions for C&O and Mic Pond, submit them by email to socialmedia at navy.mil.


And welcome to Think Tech Hawaii and my third episode of Movement Matters. I am Christine Linders and I'm a licensed physical therapist. I've been practicing physical therapy for over 23 years in California, New York, Connecticut and now in Hawaii in a variety of settings, including sports, orthopedics, neuro, and even on-site corporate wellness platforms. I'm a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist. I'm certified in applied functional science and I have my manual therapy certification. This is my show, Movement Matters, designed to bring you the most cutting edge and effective treatment strategies so you can help your body perform better, decrease pain, and get back to doing the things that you love. Today's topic is beach volleyball. Learn the perfect cut shot without hurting your shoulder. I am delighted to have a very special guest today, beach volleyball coach, Danny Alvarez, who just finished coaching at the AVP Hawaii Open this past weekend. In today's episode, Danny and I will be discussing how to elevate your game by learning the perfect cut shot and how to decrease the risk of injury to your shoulder while you learn this tournament-winning shot. We also want to teach you how a proper dynamic warm-up and pre-game exercise plan can improve your performance and prevent injury. Before we meet Danny, we're going to talk with Jessica, who was on four weeks ago learning what to do with her ankle sprain. Jessica? How are you doing? Hi, Chris. Thank you so much for having me back on to talk. I'm so glad to see you. I am doing so much better. I'm actually able to go to work now and not wear my brace. That's fantastic. I know there for a while I was reporting back to you that every day after work I was achy, not really painful, but just achy, and now I can work, you know, full days, day after day and not have that achy feeling. So, oh my gosh, I'm so thankful for that. That is so good. So now I want to know the one thing because I want to get back out there with you.  Oh my gosh, so it's somebody that you asked, so my husband had some family that came in town and they had actually just come back from Peru hiking Machu Picchu, and so they came here and they're like, let's do a hike, and they wanted to hike Diamond Head. So I did hike Diamond Head with them. How'd you feel? I also felt great. I didn't wear my brace. I didn't have any pain. I didn't have any rolling of my ankle with all the unlevel surfaces, so that was great. I felt very much of winded and fatigued because I haven't been doing cardio and I haven't been working out since I sprained my ankle. Yeah, oh my gosh, of course, that's that losing your endurance thing, right? So I totally was losing my endurance in that cardio aspect of my workout. So I actually stepped back in, just started that this week after we chatted about, you know, get back to it, start building that endurance backup. That's great. So I think then what our next step will be that you and I need to meet again and show you another few exercises to help get the endurance in your ankle as well as your body back. And then I think we'll have you back on the show in the next month or so. How's that sound? That sounds awesome. That would be fantastic. And then we'll set up that Diamond Head date, too. Oh, yes. We can do Diamond Head again, and I'll just make sure and we'll see how it compare it. That sounds good. Well, thank you so much for taking time out of your day, Jessica, to come back on. Thank you so much for calling and checking on me. I appreciate it, Chris. Yeah, I'll talk to you soon. Thanks. Okay, bye-bye. Okay, so Jessica's doing great. We'll follow up with her in another month. We'll have her back on and give her the next step for how to do her ankle sprain. And now I'm delighted to meet Danny. So, Danny, welcome to Think Tech Hawaii and Movement Matters. Yeah, thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here. I understand that you have been coaching and playing volleyball for more than half your life. Can you tell me about that? Well, obviously, I started in grade school. Not really just kind of bumping over the net, play pretty competitively in high school, and then went to college. At that point, there wasn't really a liberal. I was a smaller guy. How tall are you? I'm five-nine. Okay. And people think I'm taller. You're taller. Maybe I'm short. I project. And so, from that time, my high school coach was a great beach volleyball player. Yeah. So when I went to UH, instead of playing for UH, I went straight to the beach, and it's kind of offered me a great kind of career coaching beach volleyball to at UH professionals and a lot of youth in Hawaii. Wow. So you've made quite the impact. Yeah, it's been fun.  I like the technical aspect. I'm a very competitive person, so I like the competition aspect. And I really like watching somebody progress from where they are to where they get to. I tell most people I'm not a zero to three person. There's somebody that's really good at teaching somebody how to pass. I'm usually a better getting people from five to eight or from eight to ten, really perfecting something that they've learned. But I think with my high and really being discerning and being able to technically do passing or hitting or setting from one level to the next level. I think that's great because I play beach volleyball and I've had my ups and downs with injuries and things and time away from the sport, not because I wanted to be. And the thing that I noticed when I come back is that the foundation is there, but I've lost all that technical stuff, that thing that when you're training and when you have a coach putting it in your ear about which foot needs to be forward on, which side to pass, what foot you have to have forward for setting, which way you need to aim when you're running to get a ball that's maybe not in the perfect spot. Those are the things that I keep saying now that I'm back are I forgot all those little things, those little things that made the set where I wanted it to be versus just a little bit off from where I wanted where I meant to put it. That's funny. I mean, I've coached, you know, I've coached forever and all kinds of age groups, all kind of skill levels. And I tell everybody, even like, you know, maybe some of the 11 and 12 year olds, we try to make it as fun as possible for the younger kids. But, you know, I tell them when we bring in the UH kids or I'm bringing in the professionals, we work on skills and they want to play and which is a big part of it, you know, you want to play, you want to be able to apply the skill in a competitive environment. But the competitive environment becomes more fun when you've perfected the skill. So when we get the UH girls and when I used to coach at UH is we used to have them for three months. We used to just do skill work. Yeah. And when I used to coach high school, I always use nervous because there was never enough time and you kind of jumped into the season and you're like, ah, we didn't get this now. In college, I never felt like that because we had so much time to kind of get them there. By the time we got to the regular season or to nationals, which was in May, it was eight months later. I always really felt that we have as close to perfected what I wanted to be done on a bump, on blocking, on footwork. And so I felt like, hey, if the other team beat us, they were better. It was not because we hadn't practiced the skill enough or the strategies enough. We had enough time to do it. So I always, always felt better about the college season than some of these other seasons because it's shorter and you kind of skip some steps. But you want to get them playing. So you have to kind of make a compromise there. I see that. I played in college when I didn't blow out an arm here. There wasn't having surgery. And I remember I tell Diane that the only reason why I used to be a good passer, everybody says, you're such a great passer is because we had the skill drill of pass 100. And so we would be getting jump served, float served on the back line. And there was one garbage can sitting up in the middle because at the time, you know, they wanted us to pass the middle set or could set wherever they wanted to set back in the day. It's a change now. But pass 100. I can't tell you how many times two and a half hours later, we'd get to 99 for like the sixth time and someone would get stressed or panicked that it's the 99 thing. But the skill that you're talking about is in a big clutch game when you're at a high level, you can't have that nervousness or that what if end of your mind. You have to do it so many reps till it becomes you could sneeze a still pass of all in that. Is that kind of what the skill drills you're talking about? You perfect the skill. What I tell most of the kids or most of the pros or whatever, we want to get to the point. I want you to think about it while we're practicing it. Think about it. And maybe in the next week, not think about it as much. And then at some point, I don't want you to think about it. I want you to have been drilled so much that it's just natural that your arms come out in the right place, your feet go the right place. You have to be reminded sometimes.   But you want the kids or the pros or anybody to be able to be relaxed and be able to do it. The only way is to wrap it out. And when you wrap it out, you feel comfortable and then you gain that confidence.   They miss a play. It doesn't matter. They just have unbelievable confidence. And the reason is Taylor and Karissa, and they talk about those 10,000 times. 10,000 reps. Whatever. But Taylor was playing on the baby court at Outrigger. Karissa was playing with her dad in San Diego from, you know, the time they were little. And so when they're out there, there's no stress at all. They just are able to do it because they've done it over and over and over. So if you start at 11 or 12, maybe not at three or four like them, you might have to do a few more. You might have to think about it a little bit more. Think about it. Then what you're going to be able to do is in the game time, like you said, when the pressure is on, you want your body to be able to do it without like like, what do I have to do? This is my right half done. My butt have to be here. You just know how to do it. It makes me relax just hearing you talk about that because when I was for four days watching this weekend, I kept saying they're so calm. Taylor and Jake were down 2015 in the second game. They lost the first game. And they were not tense. They were just relaxed. No big deal. And they came back and won that match with Game Point on their head for like half an hour. And then they won the final. I mean unbelievable. And I think. Calm and confident. And Taylor. I mean Taylor is just possibly, and then Jake's 41 or 42 or something. So he has this kind of wealth of experience. And Taylor, I mean he's young like in his mid 20s. But he's been playing from the time he's three or four. I know it was born to Chris. Chris and I are good friends. His dad. And we play a lot of volleyball. Chris is exactly the same way. He has no stress in the world. He believes he should win every game. He should never miss a pass. He'll never miss a good shot or a cut shot like we're going to talk about. He'll hit it. He knows it in. Stay with Carissa. I watched her and we played them on Saturday morning. And she'll hit a cut shot where most people are hoping it goes in. Carissa just hits it and knows. She knows it's going in. She knows it's going in because the body mechanics and the practice and just that kind of confidence of her doing it with her dad and her brother then in college and now professionally. It's just built into her system and that's why we wrap it out. That's why body mechanics are so important. That's why where your feet are to the ball are so important. As I kind of got older, I realized how important my feet were. When I was younger and never because I always got to the ball. I didn't get to the ball. I was a very good setter. Not that I'm not a great setter now, but at 50, I'm not as good as I was or maybe don't have as much confidence. Is that what you are now? I thought maybe I helped you beat. 49. 49. But what I noticed is my setting got worse. I'm like, how is my saving? My hands are still the same. I'm still the same strength. But my feet weren't to the ball because my feet weren't to the ball. I wasn't set up correct. The ball wouldn't have landed on my forehead because it would have been a little over here just because I don't have that kind of dexterity, the ability to move, and my setting got worse. And it was my feet. So a lot of what I talked to the kids about or the pros about is like why is that breaking down?  They have their hands way out here and once in a while you still have to pass with your hands out here but I'd rather you pass here. So how do you do that? You move your feet over there. So I have to remind them of that and then there's more success. And then with that success then they trust you more and then you can teach them more because then they go, oh what coach is telling me works? And that's you know whenever like Gina came this weekend with Emily, I've coached Emily a lot but Gina I've you know haven't coached in the past. So you know if you teach them a few things or you talk to them and it works and they go okay even though Emily trusts you then now I can buy into you and that helps. That's great. I want you to be my coach and we're going to take a brief break right now. I'm Christine Linders. This is Movement Matters. I'm here with Danny Alvarez about beach volleyball and how not to hurt your shoulder while you're learning these cut shots. We'll be right back. Hi I'm Rusty Kamori host of Beyond the Lines. I was the head coach for the Punahou Boys varsity tennis team for 22 years and we're fortunate to win 22 consecutive state championship. This show is based on my book which is also titled Beyond the Lines and it's about leadership creating a superior culture of excellence, achieving and sustaining success and finding greatness. If you're a student, parent, sports or business person and want to improve your life and the lives of people around you tune in and join me on Mondays at 11 a.m. as we go Beyond the Lines on Think Tech Hawaii. Aloha. Aloha y'all. My name is Mitch Ewen. I'm from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute and I'm the host of Hawaii The State of Clean Energy. We're on every Wednesday at four o'clock and we hope that we have interesting guests who talk to us about various energy things that are happening in Hawaii all the way from PV to windmills to hydrogen close to my heart electric buses and electric vehicles. So please dial in every Wednesday at four o'clock on Hawaii The State of Clean Energy. Aloha. Okay, we're back. Think Tech Hawaii. This is Movement Matters and I'm here with special guest Danny Alvarez who's a beach volleyball coach. So Danny, the AVPs in town this past weekend, right? The Hawaii Open. I understand you did some coaching. Yeah. One of my old players, Emily Hartong, who played at the University of Hawaii and also played beach volleyball for me at UH, she texted me. I've trained her over the years and her coach right now with Gina Arango couldn't come and so asked if I could coach them for the week and so there we are we coached. And so that's fantastic and so I think we just saw a picture of you speaking with Emily and Gina in their game against Ross and Kleinman and I remember I took a picture of the score at that time they had lost the first set they were down 15-10 in the second and I wanted to know what do you say to your team in the huddle when you know they're a great team I watch them play those two girls Hartong and Arango are fantastic so it's hard to imagine them almost losing to many teams but what do you say to keep their confidence up or what tips do you give them? It just depends on the situation really depends sometimes it's technical like there's a technical situation sometimes you need motivation sometimes you need confidence so in that case you know I'm really telling you I mean Kleinman and Ross I mean Ross is an Olympian Kleinman is 6-4, 6-5 just you know an unbelievable international player so great player so I'm telling them to be aggressive you know Gina was getting some serves so it was Emily and it's a little bit different hit against a block that big so I'm trying to explain how Emily should be hitting the ball off of the block not trying to angle too far down trying to hit the ball off the hands and start trying to hit the ball into the court and then with Gina trying to have her be more aggressive she was shooting the ball a little bit but it's tough with a really big block and a girl that can run around April can run so you really you have to talk to them about being confident and then I think at the point where you're showing is I think you're always talking to them about the first contact absolutely so we're talking there about getting set up correctly making sure that ball is hitting their arms correctly making sure they're in the right knee flex making sure their angles are correct and so I'm talking a lot but it's usually about 15-20 seconds really simple trying to get them motivated something technical or maybe a strategic thing like hey let's get the ball to that girl and let's get her high line it might be something as small as that but in that case I think we're talking about passing and then being aggressive so is there a secret to hitting the perfect cut shot because if so please tell me well so there's a lot to it so it's not as simple as that so Taylor hit a certain kind of cut shot I have like four or five different cut shots so he hit the wrist away that's on the net which he can hit because he's at a higher peak and he can kind of get the ball away from his body and down so that would be a cut shot once I well let's back up a little bit the first day I get everybody we do a little passing setting and the first thing I teach is cut shot I tell people you can't play beach volleyball with a cut shot you cannot the reason being is when they're set up in base defense that means blocker in front and defender in the angle there's a puka right there in front there's a little hole there and if they're in two back defense there's still a little hole in the cross court for you to be hit the ball with touch in the front side of the court so anyway what I do is most people and again there's a cut shot that's different for both sides too because the right hander on the right side is extremely different from the right hander on the left side so let's go back to because Taylor hit one from the left you should in your chest should be into the cross court you shouldn't be straight on most times that's when you hurt your shoulder yes and you can and the high level guys can do that pretty well is where they can do that most people are not going to be as high as Taylor and are not as coordinated as Taylor and typically the set is not as good as from an AVP player so it's not something that I teach right away the first so what I tell people from the left side is get your elbow your wrist and your hand in one direction because your chest is going to be into that corner your shoulder is going to be into the middle back and all you do is go from six o'clock to twelve o'clock six o'clock to twelve o'clock so this is the basic so there's no way you can hurt your shoulder absolutely look at that alignment this is it now that is very simple and so what we do is we do a lot of that and another piece of that is I tell them it's a touch shot so there's touch on that ball so you don't want to hit it hard where he hits himself on top of the net and Taylor is actually hitting it down he did again he's a different animal he's jumping he's doing that but most people are not there the kids that I'm teaching are not hitting it so they have to hit the ball up and then down and I always tell them to pick kind of one of the symbols on the net for the ball to go over the ball crosses right where we're at Taylor can do it because then he can get it but most of us have to look at an ABP that's about halfway down the net or three quarters down the net for that ball to go over so that's the first way you're going to learn how to hit a cut shot is so it's your elbow wrist hand and just like this 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock we know it because we've seen clocks the little kids you have to tell them they know what 6 to 12 is they're using digital so we'll do that I'll say 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock but anytime you hit the ball with any touch typically it goes up and then down so you're trying to hit somewhere on the bottom of the ball first so that ball goes up with a lot of rotation into the area high line I need to be taking notes right now this is a proprietary stuff so I might have to can we cut this stuff yeah yeah we'll cut all this out after we and then I'll get them I'll get them over to the right side and sometimes I'll have some left handers but most of them are right and we'll get their chest to the net and this foot a little bit back until we wrap and then we hit all the ball and then we end with our thumb up the reason we don't face is because again if you're facing the angle hit the cut it's easier but you're not going to be able to hit line and you want to be able to hit line and cut from the same area you don't want to give it away part of hitting a great shot is being a good hitter and then selling it what I mean by selling is you have to look like you're hitting you have to look like you're hitting so if you're facing that area it's not going to work from the right side from the left side it's going to work because it's more natural for a left side to be coming in at a 45 degree angle so we're always thinking about approach how you hit the ball but so the basic part of it is you're hitting all the ball it's called a cut shot doesn't mean you're cutting the ball in half you're actually getting more of the ball with your hand and then you're getting the ball to the area in front of the right side defender it's a lethal shot I remember back in San Diego over 10 years ago my friend Peter was hitting cut shots at me right from the start we didn't warm up we're going to get to the warm up in a second we didn't warm up and so I tore my hand strength on the cut shot that's why I always call it this tournament winning shot because you got to be ready to pull the trigger and run for the thing if you're on the other side so I think what I want to talk about next too is what's so important it's something that I've done for my I guess since I was around 19 because I started having shoulder surgeries around then was the pre-game warm up and it just so happened that I saw all the AVP players before they went on on Saturday doing a little pre-game warm up so here's one of the exercises I like I usually work on my rotator cuff I just had surgery in November so you're going to be hitting the ball you have to work on the muscles that not only accelerate the ball but decelerate the ball and so this is working on your external rotators now this exercise is a great one if you want to get proprioception or shoulder stability while you're contacting the ball your arms up high and you just oscillate the band little bit, little bit, little bit, little bit because those proprioceptors that support the shoulder joint I don't have a labrum so I need those proprioceptors in my in my tendons and everything to give my brain information that's how I prevent hurting my shoulder while I'm learning to perfect my cut shot but also in the next image your scapula is the area your shoulder blade where your rotator cuff lives I call the scapula the quarterback of the shoulder your rotator cuff lives on your shoulder blade and then reaches out and attaches to the ball of your shoulder bone and so this is a great exercise to make sure that your scapular muscles are working and keeping that shoulder blade coordinated so when you move your arm up or up overhead your shoulder blade is stable on your rib cage so you don't tear your supraspinatus or tear your infraspinatus all these rotator cuff muscles that are stabilizing the ball of your shoulder on the socket and I think the last exercise is something that I like to say undo the sport afterwards so in volleyball you're reaching forward to pass the ball you're reaching forward to set the ball you're reaching forward and you're diving you're pushing it off the sand you're reaching up and forward to hit the ball so guess what you need to do afterwards so that your whole front body doesn't get tight pulling your shoulder forward is undo the sport pull your hands out exercise it 10 afterward I was so busy watching the games I didn't see anybody doing that afterward although I'm sure they did because they're playing at such a high level so is there anything that you do for injury prevention or any tips those are just mine I've been doing them forever but any tips that you have that you can share with me or the audience yeah sure I mean I think those are great at UH we have a trainer so every day they'd be on the bands for 10 minutes before we did anything I love it and just all of them we're just you know working and you know working and then obviously some of the some of the exercise and then you want to warm the arms whether it being throwing in the right motion this is not a natural motion for the body that's why we have so many shoulder injuries that's why you know a softball pitcher can go day after day but I think a baseball pitcher has to wait 5 days before they pitch again because it's overhead so for us that's very important and I would get out there and what I tell most people you know you are stressing out your shoulder but it shouldn't really be your shoulder that's doing a lot of the work it should be timing snap momentum core timing snap momentum core it shouldn't be but we do you don't use your shoulder but if you're able to kind of do it I think you have a lot more chance to kind of save that shoulder that's fantastic so Danny Alvarez thank you so much for that timing rotation reach snap and core this is movement matters thank you so much for tuning in today and remember life is better when you listen to your physical therapist thank you so much thank Taekawae for having us on and thank you so much Danny for coming out that's fun I can't wait to have you on again


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In today's video, we are going to talk about some interesting facts and myths about the Turkish Angora cat. A sweet, quiet cat, the Turkish Angora is loyal and affectionate but can also become upset by sudden changes in her environment.  With their high intelligence and gorgeous white fur, it's easy to see why the Turkish Angora is a national treasure in their home country. It's no secret that cats were highly valued among the great civilizations. Turkey even consolidated a breed we know today as the Turkish Angora cat. Here are some of the interesting facts about the Turkish Angora cat, which will give you some further insight into its characteristics and temperament. 1. Turkish Angora's History The long-haired Angora cat is not the source for Angora sweaters, although his fur is certainly just as soft and beautiful. This natural breed takes its name from the city of Ankara in Turkey, which was formerly known as Angora. For centuries, the cats have been attractive souvenirs for invaders of war visitors to Turkey and may have been the first long-haired cats to arrive in Europe. One theory suggests that Vikings brought them from Turkey more than a thousand years ago. The cats eventually became scarce and were saved only through a breeding program originated by the Ankara Zoo. Angora's were first brought to the United States in 1954. Breeders took an interest in them, but it wasn't until the mid-1960s that recognition for the breed was sought from the Cat Fanciers Association. The CFA began registering the cats in 1968 and granted full recognition to white Turkish Angoras in 1972. Colored Turkish Angoras were accepted in 1978. Today the cats are recognized by most North American cat registries. 2. Turkish Angora's Appearance They are a muscular cat and should not appear thin or emaciated. The Turkish Angora is small to medium size cat, weighing 5 to 9 pounds with a slender, delicate appearance. Angoras who originate from the Angora Zoo in Ankara, Turkey, have a somewhat more substantial build, but all Angoras have a dignified, regal disposition and carry themselves with grace. The Angora coat is long, very soft, and comes in a wide variety of colors and variations. White is traditionally the most popular, and the loam color produced at the Ankara Zoo, but Turkish Angoras can also be found in black, reds, browns and grays, as well as tabby, tortoise shell, and bicolor variations. Their heads are small and round, with wide set ears and large, almond-shaped eyes that come in amber, green blue or in a heterochromatic blue and amber, or blue and green pairing. 3. Turkish Angora's Personality Beautiful and elegant on the surface, the Turkish Angora can surprise an unsuspecting owner with its athleticism and intelligence. No bookcase is too high for him to reach the top, and no closed door is safe from being opened by his questing paws. While he certainly can have lovely manners, Turkish Angora is also an active, boisterous side to his nature, with a cleverness that makes him endlessly entertaining. He likes to play and will do whatever is necessary to get and keep your attention, even if it means getting into a little trouble. The Angora keeps his kitten-like playfulness well into old age. He is friendly toward guests but loves his own people best. This is a sociable breed that is best suited to a home where he will have another cat or a dog to keep him company if people aren't home during the day. When you are home, the Angora may drape himself across your shoulders or settle comfortably into your lap. At night you're likely to find him next to you with his head resting on your pillow. To live happily with a Turkish Angora, you should have a sense of humor that matches his own, as well as a good store of patience.  If you will, it's best to consider another breed. This is an affectionate, gentle cat who is devoted to his family, but his precocious intelligence, resourcefulness, desire for interaction and play, and short attention span may make him a challenge to live with. Hello. This video is sponsored by Beemix Pets. Are you looking for high-quality cat collars at an affordable cost? Check out BeemixPets.com. Use coupon code KittenLife to get 20% off. 4. Turkish Angora's Health. Both pedigreed cats and mixed breed cats have varying incidences of health problems that may be genetic in nature. Turkish Angoras are generally healthy, but solid white cats with one or two blue eyes are prone to deafness in one or both ears. Other problems that have been seen in the breed are Ataxia and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Ataxia is a fatal neuromuscular disorder that affects very young kittens at 2-4 weeks of age. Careful screening has greatly reduced the incidence of the disease. A hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a form of heart disease that causes the heart muscle to enlarge. It is found in pedigreed and non-pedigreed cats. Turkish Angoras are one of the breeds that may be affected by this disease. 5. Taking Care of Your Turkish Angora. The Turkish Angora has a single coat with a silky texture. Because there's no undercoat to cause mats or tangles, it's easy to groom with weakly combing or brushing, and it sheds very little. The coat doesn't achieve its full length until the cat is approximately 2 years old. Brush the teeth to prevent periodontal disease. Daily dental hygiene is best, but weakly brushing is better than nothing. Trim the nails every couple of weeks. Wipe the corners of the eyes with a soft, damp cloth to remove any discharge. Use a separate area of the cloth for each eye so you don't run the risk of spreading any infection. Check the ears weekly. If they look dirty, wipe them out with a cotton ball or soft, damp cloth moistened with a 50-50 mixture of cider vinegar and warm water. Avoid using cotton swabs, which can damage the interior of the ear. Keep the Angoras litter box spotlessly clean. Cats are very particular about bathroom hygiene, and a clean litter box will also help to keep the long coat clean. It's a good idea to keep a Turkish Angora as an indoor-only cat to protect him from diseases spread by other cats, attacks by dogs or coyotes, and the other dangers that face cats who go outdoors, such as being hit by a car. Turkish Angoras who go outdoors also run the risk of being stolen by someone who would like to have such a beautiful cat without paying for it. This cat isn't entirely independent, because it seems to become obsessed with its owner, whom it chases everywhere. In this regard, the Turkish Angora cat is clearly an unusual cat. It loves living with only one or two people, in a quiet and peaceful place. This is also because it loves being the center of attention and doesn't like being held. The Turkish Angora cat loves to climb and contemplate everything from the highest point of the house. This is why it's common to find it on a curtain rod or somewhere like that. This breed is educated, intelligent, affectionate, playful, and fit to live inside a house, if space isn't too small. It's obedient and due to become obsessed with its owner, meaning you can teach it approximately 10 orders. The Angora who has been well-socialized is comfortable with kids, making him a good choice for families who will supervise children to make sure they pet the cat nicely and don't pull his fur or tail. He is happy to live with cat-friendly dogs, as long as they recognize that he's in charge. Introduce pets slowly and in controlled circumstances to ensure that they learn to get along together. 8. Turkish Angora's Living Needs A variety of toys in a high place to sit will be important for your Angora. The breed can get along well with children if socialized to them well enough, though very little ones should be cautioned about pulling their long hair or tugging on tails. They enjoy the companionship of other animals and tolerate dogs well, but tend to do just as well on their own and don't traditionally exhibit a lot of stress behaviors if left alone. The Turkish Angora is a special cat that could be your ideal pet. If you enjoyed this video, kindly press the like button. Also don't forget to subscribe with notifications on, so that you don't miss out on videos like this. Thank you for watching.


Everybody forced here ripping 2022 Star Wars chrome black hobby 12 box case number three random pack or auto style Me just a sec here. Okay. Cool. So how this is gonna work. We'll do a random upfront to see which pack or auto You're gonna get I'll kind of show you here So you'll either be designated in auto with the number or pack with the number So the number is just box the auto or pack is whatever is that essentially so auto one is the auto from box one Auto three is the auto from box three so on and so forth. I'll go open the box the case I'll pull the boxes out just as they're sitting here They'll be face-up stacks the left side stack is gonna be boxes one through six from top down And then the right stack is gonna be seven through twelve from the right down Also in the name part of the random guys, we're gonna give away these two autos right here You got a fifth brother green auto to ninety nine sixty seven ninety nine and then an easy three base auto So we're giving those away So the name portion of this random the top two spots are gonna get these cards the top spot gets the fifth brother The second spot is gonna get the easy three just for being a part of the break All right, let's go ahead and do the random see who's got what and then we'll get we'll get to it. Good luck everybody a Nine Nine times We go and again speak for the names in the break, but top two spots are gonna get an auto right off the bat one two three four five six seven eight and Nine all right Stephen Jay gets the fifth brother auto and Robert s gets the easy three auto congrats to you both and So we have Stephen Jay down to Alexandros s and then we have autos and packs here And good luck everybody One off the button Two three four five six seven eight and nine auto two Down to pack three nine to go nine to go on the next one guys down a single digits Just nine left There you have it Stephen Jay auto to Robert s pack to Alexandros auto three Charlie G auto seven Stephen Jay pack one William n auto four Scott f auto one Alexandros pack nine will h auto six Ryan s pack 12 John m pack six William n auto eight Paul s pack 11 Robert m pack five Jayman L pack eight Scott f auto 11 Kari r auto five Darius with pack four Ryan s pack 10 Jacob n auto 10 Michael t auto nine Justin b auto 12 Michael t pack seven and Alexandros pack three I'm gonna get those results posted. I'll drop you a link chat right now. So you look it over again Probably won't call out every single Name as we go along here Here we go. Thanks for joining everybody another case coming up next Links in chat for you right now. I'm gonna tweet it out really quickly Again, it's at nine to go same style and that is the last group break before we get to all my neck Almost there y'all All right. So again, I'm gonna pull these out leave them kind of as they are face up stacks left stack here Do I have it? Yes Which will be from top down one through six and the right stack is from top down seven through twelve Okay, what's going on Kyle? Yeah, good luck to everybody especially those are the first Star Wars break May the force be with you So this is box one so again auto one and pack one or this Or in box one. All right pack one Ron base Refractor Sabine Ren so two numbered cards in this one 128 of 199 and a blue refractor of Boba Fett 18 of 75 on the Boba nice could start for you pack one and Auto number one Refractor auto of Margrave Juro from visions Andrew Cachino You go auto one 40 degrees in taxes. That sounds amazing It got nice here, but that was because it was cloudy for three straight days. There was a chopper storm That's why I felt nice here pack two. We've got a general grievous Bodhi Rook green refractor a hunter 22 out of 99 on the hunter and Auto number two is a gold Aura sing gold auto. I do not know how to say that name correctly. Michonne Boryog you Boryog 14 out of 50. That's the live-action Aura sing for auto number two The trout rookie Yeah, the bone trout. That's one of the chases. This is pack three Captain Rex Grand Inquisitor a Gold refractor of Finn Nice gold Finn 41 of 50 and auto number three is a green refractor auto of general Merrick 87 of 99 a few more spots just came in guys. I'm gonna check it here Five to go on the next case. That was auto three in the general Merrick five to go Box four so pack four and auto four Then I'll drop the link that I drop the link. Here's the link Yeah, what is that? Is it a lot? Again, this is pack four got Kira Canaan Jarrus and a refractor of Axe woes 125 of 199 auto number four is thromba thromba Annabelle Davis as thromba box five so pack five and auto five Palimoto a refractor of salacious be crumb. All right There he is 186 of 199 Actually, I don't know if it's if it's if it's a Gold echo 19 out of 50 Yeah, that Kira salad great from what I remember and Auto number five to the girl is the Grand Inquisitor John Jason Isaacs is the Grand Inquisitor just two to go now guys on the next Star Wars chrome black and two spots in Almanac to go for the night and that is you'll you'll You'll auto five Grand Inquisitor eight. So we got pack six Lando Calrissian pal a refractor of C3 p. Oh 60 of 199 and an auto auto six is echo. That's D Bradley Baker as echo It's an early animated echo right there. Okay? Number seven we have these for 145 For personal boxes Well, we have a dual case tomorrow random box style, which is basically a personal box for 140 With bonus Yeah, let's give away chance to keep in mind all breaks for Star Wars has bonuses right now. Yeah through the weekend Bo Katan crease a refractor of Beaumont kin and a gold wicket e warwick or wicket w warwick. Sorry. Sorry, Mr. Warwick 30 of 50 Beaumont kin is 129 of 199 And for auto number seven we've got a pelimoto refractor auto. That's Amy Sideris All right number eight pack eight Dooku Django refractor of Palpatine nice 117 of 199 and Auto number eight is refractor auto of our sing the animated are a singed Jamie King nine box nine Zappy is the future Here we go Pack nine K2 so Galen or so green grito Green grito 24 of 99 Reno and Auto number nine is a gold Jarek Jaeger Scott Lawrence as Jarek Jaeger 50 of 50 visions, I think number 10 Darth Vader Okay, I got full by what I want to say super but there's so there's an auto Design that has a like gold stripe almost that's super. That's super. Yep Super Fractor of Gin Urso Ryan s Ryan s with pack number 10 Gin Urso Super Fractor one of one Wow played by Felicity Jones big card there Gin or I said I said we're pulling a super That's sick god these look so good Disgusting Congrats, Ryan. I thought she was great rogue one so cool That's awesome and the auto I see a blue lightsaber who's this the auto for for number 10 here is What a box See this is what I got fooled by I was like, oh, I see this before I got fooled last night. I thought I pulled super last night This one is a not numbered Finn Wow, what a box Congrats at both number 10s Auto 10 Jacob and auto tenant auto tennis Jacob and wow red ink Finn. What the heck? Yeah, so I pulled another I guess this is like a I don't know what GB is but I got fooled last night like super or like Oh, it's not a super. That's gotta be. Yeah, I'm not sure what that's about, but that's sick. There we go John Boyega is Finn Number 11 Got pack 11 here Mon Mothma Max Rebo and a green Bolo 50 of 99 named after a tie And auto 11 is a Sue Christopher Sean is a Sue and 12 here we go. I don't know how much the Finn is it is a part of a group break So it goes to Jacob and I'm sure you find Finn. I was on eBay though Fennec Shan refractor of cut log Wayne 131 99 and oh boy. Oh boy. We got a blue refractor of Jar Jar Binks 15 out of 75 Blue Jar Jar for pack 12 and auto 12 is Frog Lady Andrew Everyone's gonna have zero this is frogly every characters and things like that So there's not necessarily a right or wrong answer with what do you want in this and that'll do it? Thanks again everybody one more case coming up