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Our team's road trip continues in Barcelona. The Army Men came to Catalonia today by OrenAir flight…
Our team's road trip continues in Barcelona. The Army Men came to Catalonia today by OrenAir flight.
"It will be another difficult road game in our Top 16 group," CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. "Barcelona is a great team with a full roster, they are leading the Spanish league and playing good basketball recently. The game is very important for both teams, though for different reasons. We expect it to be a fight, a really tough game. We should approach the game as we did in all our previous games – with motivation, concentration and dedication to our game plan."
CSKA will miss injured Victor Khryapa and Demetris Nichols. Juniors Mikhail Kulagin and Anton Astapkovich stayed home as well.
Less soldiers
Our team comes back to Saratov after almost 2 years to play the VTB United League game with significantly shortened roster...
First vs second
EuroLeague double-week continues against our team's closest competitor, one of the biggest tournament's favorites, Barcelona...
Now the opponent has a streak
Our team starts the EuroLeague double week with the classical matchup. Zalgiris Kaunas visits Moscow...
Dozen of wins is here. Dozen of players is not
The owners of the longest winning streak in the EuroLeague current format history (12 in a row!) will play shorthanded again. Just another injuries did not allow the coaching staff to collect a dozen of players to go to Vitoria...
New Year starts at Nizhny Novgorod
The series of our team's away games continues on the banks of Volga against on of the hottest teams of the VTB League. Nizhny Novgorod lost just one game this season and they are one position higher than the Army Men right now...
Friends, but just before the game
CSKA and Olimpia are not neighbors but it's difficult to find another pair of opponents that know each other so well. Tomorrow the teams will clash on the floor of the Forum at Milan...

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Truecolor ZDoom with extra features and some unofficial/beta GZDoom features.
No I haven't tried to compile it yet. I am a bit afraid to touch it.
Qandronum? One Doom to bind them all?
Close - I actually named it "qzandronum."
It's the 4.0 branch though.
In other words, it won't see the light of day until 2026.
I actually find it kind of cool how well git does upstream and cross merging like this. I can't begin to imagine the trouble you would have had to go through to do this with Subversion.
Someone else could probably literally take my merge commit to apply the TC renderer and merge it with Zan3.0 in Hg, there will be some issues that have to be resolved, but otherwise I bet you a working TC renderer would be available for Zan3.0 by the next release.
If they want it, I am sure they'll take it. I don't know how you feel about it, but I have no problem with their team taking what little code I've put in.
I'm happy as long as people find my source code useful. To me, half the fun is to see people use it and them having fun with it.
Agreed. I'd be eager to see how their community takes that if they do take it. There's still a lot of them who are stuck with the software renderer because they can't use OpenGL.
Yes, it is always fun if something you did solved some big issue for someone. There are probably are few of those using the sofware renderer that would really rather use GL if they could. Overall, though, my reason to code on the TC renderer is mostly curiousity. It makes me smile to see it reach close to 200 FPS at 1920x1080 in some situations.
Well this certainly won't replace GZDoom for those people, but at least they can enjoy something.
And yes, it is quite nice, I get 350~ FPS in E1M1.
I don't follow Zan's development too closely but has there been any interest on their end to integrate the TC renderer into their development codebase? Seeing Zandronum have a TC renderer sure would be a spectacle to behold!
4+ years ago when they were still running Skulltag there were still a lot of folks who couldn't use GZDoom, but wanted to. I've distanced myself so much from that community though, I have no idea what the numbers of that look like right now.
The development team has not been expressly interested in true-color stuff, themselves, though, as far as I know - in fact, I think other than Torr there isn't even much of a heavy interest in GZDoom.
So this renderer would definitely benefit the community, but it probably won't make it into an official Zandronum build soon enough to make much of a difference for them.
Last I checked, no one even brought it up, despite the new source port being posted on Doomworld even.
Amazingly, the original tree has not been updated since I did the original clone/checkout, and no one has even mentioned its existence (or QZDoom's, for that matter) on the Zandronum forum. I'm guessing there's little to no interest in this, or if there is there isn't anyone who cares enough to see it happen.
I would have been happy to work with Torr Samaho about integrating it into the existing Zandronum tree for the next release, if he were interested. I know that will take some effort, though, since Zandronum's current dev code is 100% pre-revamp.
If the Zandronum community is as conservative as the rest, the LLVM dependency will be a deal breaker for them anyway.
dpJudas wrote: If the Zandronum community is as conservative as the rest, the LLVM dependency will be a deal breaker for them anyway.
Torr's more daring, but he spends a lot more time keeping things stable than the ZDoom devs do. As a result, him pulling code like this is usually only done when there's a heavy demand for it. But you're right - LLVM could put a wrench into that very quickly.


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Donald Glover has tapped Malia Obama to be one of the writers of his new Amazon series tentatively titled "Hive.", NBC News reports.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, the Emmy award-winner said that Obama is "an amazingly talented person," adding, "She's really focused, and she's working really hard."
"I feel like she's just somebody who's gonna have really good things coming soon," Glover said. "Her writing style is great."
Stephen Glover, Donald's brother who will also be working on the Amazon series, praised Obama's talent as a writer.
"Donald always says perspective is important, and people with different perspectives are important for a writers' room," he said. "And for sure, [Malia] definitely has a unique perspective on everything. So we wanted to hear her stories and have her work with us. Listening to her stories and having her involved really gave us a lot of good ideas."
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Identifying Wladimir Klitschko's flaws: six for Anthony Joshua to exploit
Stuart Walker | 20.04.2017
Anthony Joshua is the clear favourite to defeat Wladimir Klitschko when they fight at Wembley on April 29 but why is the former world champion – one of the finest ever heavyweights – considered the underdog? In the graphic below, we've identified six of the flaws the young Briton can exploit.
Punch resistance
The one vulnerability Klitschko will never be able to improve is his chin. Three of his four defeats have come inside the distance and he is rarely willing to go toe-to-toe. Many of his opponents have been both limited and smaller; those unable to get into range to throw and land a threatening punch. Joshua is the same height and has a near-identical reach, so possesses the necessary size to close the distance as well as the belief in his power to land the punches that can hurt him.
Klitschko has long been both ambitious and competitive but doubts have grown about the extent to which that remains the case. Aged 41, with numerous interests outside of boxing and little left to prove, he has the further distraction of a family: his young daughter Kaya and partner Hayden Panettiere.
The lack of so few truly threatening opponents in recent years – David Haye, Tyson Fury and Alexander Povetkin are alone in representing more than a routine test – also means he has rarely had to leave the comfort zone of the centre of the ring from where his jab is so effective, or to pursue the stoppage. The death of his trainer Manny Steward in 2012 may have contributed to this: the great American regularly encouraged greater aggression and he has stopped only three of seven opponents since his death.
If there is not the same urgency under Steward's successor Johnathon Banks, the inexperienced Joshua's stamina may not be sufficiently tested should they reached the fight's final rounds.
Timing and accuracy
A common feature of many of Klitschko's opponents was their willingness to fight in straight lines, effectively becoming an easy target for his preference to throw the jab-right-cross combination.
Those who demonstrated head movement and greater tactical flexibility – not least Fury and even Haye, who perhaps proved Klitschko's most elusive opponent – posed greater problems.
Against Fury, Klitschko struggled to 'pull the trigger' – often the sign of a permanent decline. Against Bryant Jennings before that – a more relevant comparison given unlike Fury the American was a one-dimensional opponent – he had landed only 26 per cent of his punches.
Fighting on the retreat
Owing to the size and reach advantage he so regular enjoys, it has been relatively straightforward for Klitschko to dominate fights by claiming the centre of the ring and being the aggressor. Opponents are consistently forced to offer little resistance by remaining on the outside or to risk being knocked out – and swallowing numerous, concussive jabs – by attempting to close the distance.
Against those willing to attempt fighting in close, Klitschko would commonly look to clinch, not only to tie his opponent up, but to rest his body weight on them to drain their stamina, a tactic which too often has gone unpunished by referees.
Without a significant size disadvantage, Joshua won't be so reliant on getting in close to land, potentially undermining Klitschko's favoured approach.
Upper-body strength
If Joshua does succeed, should he choose, in getting close to Klitschko, not only could he look to land to the body, he likely possesses the strength to push Klitschko and disrupt his balance.
Doing so can create the space required to also land hooks and uppercuts, which is how this fight could potentially be won.
The consistent effectiveness of Klitschko's jab means he has long only fought in one way, something that contributed to his defeat against Fury, who proved capable of forcing him into a different nature of fight. Albeit in a different way to Fury, Joshua's speed similarly means greater variety will prove necessary, something which does not come naturally to a fighter who rarely targets the body, where Joshua's stamina could be tested.
Opponents almost always recognise their greatest chance of success comes in securing the knockout instead of relying on a points victory but does Klitschko have the ability to change to nullify Joshua's impressive threat?
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Washington Back in the Playoffs
The University of Washington Husky football team is back in the CFP playoffs. They were ranked #4 by the committee yesterday. Assuming they win the Pac-12 Championship game on Friday, they should still be ranked at least #4 come "decision day" on Sunday the 2nd.
Michigan, who was #3, played Ohio State who was and still is #2. Michigan lost so they dropped to #5 Clemson moved to #3 and the Huskies moved to #4.
Of the four teams in the playoffs, the Huskies have the hardest challenge going forward. Alabama (#1) plays #15 Florida on Saturday. And Clemson (#3) plays #23 Virginia Tech also on Saturday. And Michigan plays no one, apparently, before the bowl games. Meanwhile, Washington is playing #8 Colorado on Friday night at 6:00 PM PST, on Fox.
If the Huskies are #4 come Sunday, they will play Alabama probably in the "Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl" in Atlanta. If they are #3, they will play #2 probably in the "Playstation Fiesta Bowl" in Glendale, AZ (the same stadium the Arizona Cardinals play in). Both games are on New Years Eve.
The reason it's hard to predict where they will play is the game is held in the stadium closest to the top seeded team. Since Alabama will probably be #1, they will probably play in Atlanta. Where Washington will play depends on if they are #4 or #3 and who is #2.
Other Pac-12 teams in the CFP rankings are: Colorado at #8 (as said above), USC at #11, Stanford at #18, and Utah surprising at #20.
I would prefer that the Huskies be #3 as then they would play #2 in the semifinal game. If they are #4 like they are now, they have to play Alabama who will be a very tough opponent. But the Huskies may surprise everyone. They are playing very well these days.
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When I heard that Hollyweird was remaking Ghostbusters, I thought why would anyone think they could capture lightning in a bottle twice and re-do the most sublime comedy of the 1980s? Then I heard it was going to be female cast and I thought, "You know, that might work." Perhaps having a female cast would separate it enough from the original that it could stand on its own.
(Full Disclosure: The original Ghostbusters is one of my favorite movies ever.)
***Spoilers Ahead***
Then the first trailer came out on YouTube. I watched it. I hated it. I clicked dislike along with over 1 million people as of now.
Why did I hate the trailer? It wasn't funny. It was boring. It was dumb and gross. No, I didn't hate it because the women were women. I hated it because the women weren't funny. And I thought it showed that the Ghostbusters remake was going to be a dud. Probably due to bad writing, I thought, because Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy are usually pretty funny (viz: Paul and Spy).
But I decided to reserve judgment on the entire movie until I saw it. Which I did last Wednesday.
The movie starts out slow with a plodding pace and zero humor (unless you think a hyper-PC tour guide is funny). It got more amusing and I remember my first chuckle was when a character turned on a proton pack and the other two characters backed off (like in the original Ghostbusters in the elevator). My first real laugh came about half-way through the movie when Ozzy Osborn, pretty much playing himself, thought a ghost was a bad trip.
And the scenes that weren't funny in the trailer were more amusing in context. But they still weren't very funny.
By the end of the movie I had a few laughs. It wasn't as bad as it could have been. And it could have been so much better if the writing had been crisper. The actors did their best with the material they were given.
And there were references to the original. Bill Murray played a paranormal skeptic, Dan Aykroyd played a taxi driver who quotes from the first film. Annie Potts is a desk clerk in a hotel. Ernie Hudson is one character's uncle. And Sigourney Weaver is a scientist. And the Stay Puft Marsh Mellow Man even shows up. Oh and Slimer, too. Too bad they could lure Rick Moranis out of retirement.
One thing the movie did was on my TV screen (and probably yours) it was letterboxed (black bars at the top and bottom of the screen to make the aspect ratio different from my TV). But often special effects would go over the black bars. This was amusing the first time but then you started watching for it. If they'd done it once in the climax, it would have been much more effective.
So I'll give Ghostbusters three stars on Netflix. It was amusing and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny. But it took about half the movie to get there.
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End of the Regular College Football Season
Last night was the end of the regular season for college football. Most teams play 12 games over a 13 week schedule, having a bye one week. The last game played was Rice at Stanford (which Stanford won handily).
Now the post season starts first with conference championship games that some (not all) conferences have. The one I'm most interested in is, of course, the Pac-12 Championship game on Friday at 6:00 PM PST. The University of Washington Huskies will play the South Division champions The University of Colorado Buffaloes.
The Pac-12 just started playing a championship game in 2012, when it expanded to 12 teams (before
it was the Pac-10). Then they divided the conference into the North Division and the South Division.
The North Division has been won by only three teams: Oregon, Stanford, and now Washington.
The South Division has been won by five of the six teams in the division. I think only Utah hasn't won. They were in the running this year.
The North Division champion has won the championship game all four times it's been played.
This year, Oregon is in last place in the Pac-12 North after losing to Oregon State in their rivalry game. Because I loath Oregon, this makes me happy.
The worst team in the Pac-12 is Arizona.
But what about the College Football Playoffs? Currently Washington is #5 in those rankings. If they beat Colorado next Friday, they have a chance to move to #4 or perhaps #3. Michigan lost to Ohio State this weekend so it's hard to believe they'll put a 10-2 team above an 11-1 team such as Washington. We'll find out when the new rankings come out Tuesday. And the final rankings come out on "decision day" on Sunday, December 4th.
A clue to the CFP rankings are the AP top 25 poll rankings which come out at 1:00 PM EST (11:00 AM PST). And Washington is #4 in that poll after their Apple Cup victory. That's up 2 places.
Colorado is still at #9, USC at #10. And Stanford is back in the top 25 at #17. Utah and WSU have both dropped out of the top 25.
So we'll have to see what the CFP selection committee does Tuesday.
Huskies Win the Apple Cup and More!
The University of Washington Huskies beat the Washington State University Cougars yesterday in the Apple Cup: the annual cross-state rivalry game.
I was expecting a close, hard fought game like the Arizona or Utah games the Huskies played. The game was being played in Pullman so the Cougars had home-field advantage in front of their rabid fans. Also, the Cougars were, after a slow start to the season, playing very well with a 7-1 in conference record and 8-2 over all. They Huskies had a 7-1 in conference record and 10-1 overall (after their loss to USC). Plus this game was for all the marbles. The winner would be the Pac-12 North Division Champions and go on to play the South Division Champion (that will be determined today) in the Pac-12 Championship game next Friday. So I expected a close game.
Instead, it was a 45-17 blowout of the Cougars.
The Huskies could hardly do anything wrong. They did lose a fumble, but quarterback Jake Browning was playing the best he has so far this season. John Ross (who was the player who coughed up the fumble) was amazing, as was all the Husky running backs and receivers. The Huskies appear to be peaking right at the right time.
As I said, the Pac-12 South Division Champion will be determined today. It will either be Colorado or USC. It all hinges on the Colorado-Utah game. If Colorado wins, Colorado is the Pac-12 South Division Champ. If Utah wins, USC is the champ. I'm not sure who I'd rather play next Friday, Colorado or USC. We haven't played Colorado this year but we have played USC (and lost).
The AP poll rankings will come out tomorrow. It'll be interesting to see where the Huskies land (and how far the Cougars drop). The CFP rankings come out Tuesday. It will be interesting to see what happens there. And CFP "Decision Day" is next Sunday, the 4th. That's when we'll know who is in the college football playoffs. If the Huskies win the Pac-12 championship, they have a good shot at being #4 or #3 in the CFP. And that puts them in the playoffs.
A Speculative Fiction Cantina Replay with Richard Keller and Trey Dunham
Today on the Speculative Fiction Cantina we feature a "best of" episode featuring writers Richard Keller and Trey Dunham.
Richard Keller is an author, speaker, talk show host, and owner of Wooden Pants Publishing. He started his life as an avid science fiction reader to the point he tried to get through Dune in one sitting while still a tween. His first writing experience was for his third grade teacher and his first short story, a terribly bad rip-off of Knight Rider was submitted when he was 12. Richard has written over two thousand pieces in newspapers, magazines, and online over the last several decades. His science fiction series, Saunders' Savages, features an oversexed and wealthy CEO of an intergalactic corporation who moonlights as the leader of a pay-for-hire army.
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Trey Dunham is a writer, speaker and storyteller with a proven ability to attract and motivate audiences.
He is the author of several books including: From a Gun to the Plow (New Hope Publishers, forthcoming, with Steve Finn), Strangers and Aliens: Thoughts on 1 Peter (CreateSpace, 2013), We've Never Seen Anything Like This: A new Look at the Gospel of Mark (CreateSpace, 2014), The Meaning of Technology: A Theology of Technique in Jacques Ellul (CreateSpace, forthcoming), and Loophole: A Novel (CreateSpace, 2015, with Jason Hostetler, movie rights optioned by JC Films). He has been blogging on spiritual, family and personal topics at TreyDunham.com since 2009 His published poetry has won awards from literary groups at Denison University.
Dunham wrote and delivered sermons regularly to as many as 3,000 people, as a teaching pastor at one of West Virginia's largest churches. He quadrupled the size of the church's campus ministry to over 200 students in his eight years there. He opened a popular Fair Trade coffee house as a satellite ministry near the West Virginia University campus. The café became a hub for service projects and social-justice events Dunham organized, drawing hundreds of students into volunteer projects for local charities. In 2010, he led a team to plant CityChurch in Morgantown, WV.
For four years, Dunham told the story of SustainU, a maker and marketer of recycled, natural-fiber clothing manufactured exclusively at U.S. plants. As the startup's marketing director, he helped drive a thirteen-fold sales increase to $2 million. He used Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and press releases to generate positive coverage for SustainU in The New York Times and other metropolitan and local media.
Dunham, who holds a doctoral degree in Technology Education, has taught and spoken before a wide variety of audiences. He has travelled and lived around the world, heading a mission in the jungles of New Guinea and overseeing a hospital-construction crew in the Himalayas of Nepal. He has presented his research at two international conferences of scholars in his field. And he has led hundreds of campus Bible study groups in deeply personal discussions about faith, and finding meaning. Over the years, he has counseled dozens of singles and dating, engaged, and married couples.
Dunham lives in Morgantown, WV.
Trey's Books:
Catch for Us the Foxes
Jesus and the City
The Beams of Our House
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My Favorite Holiday
Back to the 52-week blogging challenge and today's prompt is, fittingly, "My favorite holiday." I say "fittingly" because today is Thanksgiving, which is, I think my favorite holiday.
There's very little pressure on Thanksgiving. It's not like Valentines Day or Christmas where you have to find gifts and oh they have to be just right. No, all you do is show up. With my family, it's usually pretty calm and usually we joke and laugh.
And the food is usually really good. Sometimes there's a little work needed to get the food ready. Last Thanksgiving I went over to my mother's house early to help her get the turkey started.
Then there's the dishes, but my sister's husband (a lawyer) has always jumped in and done most of them. I like that guy.
So I guess today, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. We'll see how today goes.
What's your favorite holiday? Comment below!
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Huskies are Number 5!
I was busy yesterday so I didn't hear about the University of Washington Huskies' ranking in the CFP Rankings until last night.
Things are looking better for the Huskies going to the National Playoffs. They are #5 in the CFP Rankings. That's just one back from #4 which means you go to the playoffs.
Number 2 Ohio State and #3 Michigan play this weekend so one of them have to lose (I don't think there are ties in college football anymore). But, considering they are playing each other, it might now kick either of them out of the two three.
Right now Clemson is #4.
If the Huskies win the Apple Cup then go on to win the Pac-12 Championship game, they might be in the #4 or #3 position. We find out on "Selection Day" which is Sunday, December 4th.
Pac-12 South Title
If the University of Washington Huskies win the Apple Cup agaisnt the Washington State Cougars on Friday, they will be the Pac-12 North Division Champion and go on to play in the Pac-12 Championship game on December 2nd (6:00 PM PST on Fox). If the Cougars win, they will be the Pac-12 North Champions. But we don't want that to happen.
They will play the Pac-12 South Division Champion in that game. But who will that be?
Right now the Colorado Buffaloes are the Pac-12 South leader with a 9-2 overall record and a 7-2 in-conference record. But right behind them is USC (the Trojans) with a 8-2 overall record and a 7-2 in-conference record.
The interesting thing is, USC is stuck at 7-2 in-conference because their last game is against Notre Dame.
Colorado on the other hand plays Utah in the "Rumble in the Rockies." The game is held in Boulder this year. Utah is out of contention for the Pac-12 South title after losing to Oregon last Saturday.
So I've looked at all the possibilities for this weekend. There are four of them:
Colorado beats Utah, USC beats Notre Dame
Colorado beats Utah, USC loses to Notre Dame
Colorado loses to Utah, USC loses to Notre Dame
Colorado loses to Utah, USC beats Notre Dame
In scenarios 1-3, Colorado wins the Pac-12 South title.
In scenario #4, Colorado and USC would be tied at 7-2 in-conference and 8-3 overall. I'm not sure what would happen then. Perhaps points for and points against in the season.
I think the most likely scenario is #1. In any case, odds are that if the Huskies go to the Pac-12 Championship game, they will be playing Colorado.
The USC-Notre Dame game is Saturday at 12:30 PM on ABC
The Colorado-Utah game is Saturday at 4:30 PM on Fox.
The Apple Cup is Friday at 12:30 PM on Fox.
Old Stars on Star Trek
One fun thing about watching Star Trek the original series, is spotting the up and coming actors who often later went on to bigger things. The classic example is Joan Collins in "City on the Edge of Forever." But there were others.
For example, Barbara Bouchet, who went on to play Moneypenny in the 1967 version of Casino Royal (the funny one). And, according to her Internet Movie Database page, she's been busy with work. On Star Trek, she played an evil Andromedian in "By Any Other Name."
And there was Barbara Babcock who was in two episodes: "A Taste of Armageddon" in season one and "Plato's Stepchildren" in season three. She went on to be on Hill Street Blues and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. (Technically she was in more than two episodes, often lending her voice to computers, energy beings, and even cats.)
Vic Tayback was in "A Piece of the Action" episode and went on to star in the sitcom Alice.
"Friday's Child" had Julie Newmar. Not sure how famous she was because I think she was already playing Cat Woman on Batman.
Speaking of Batman, Frank Gorshin was in "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield." Again, I think he was already playing the Joker on Batman.
I thought for years that Peter Graves of Mission Impossible played Akuta in "The Apple." But apparently it was Keith Andes (never heard of him). However, in the episode is a young David Soul, who played Hutch in Starsky and Hutch.
And in the penultimate episode (as aired) "All Our Yesterdays," is Mariette Hartley who went on to tout Polaroid cameras in ads with James Garner. The ads were so popular that Hartley did a guest appearance on The Rockford Files.
I could go on; I can think of at least two more. But I won't.
CORRECTION: Frank Gorshin played the Riddler on Batman.
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Huskies are 10-1 and Might be Back in Playoff Contention
The University of Washington Huskies are now 10-1 after defeating Arizona State decisively last night in Husky Stadium. They are also back on top of the Pac-12 North Division after a week with Washington State on top.
The game started a little rocky for the Huskies. Quarterback Jake Browning looked as if he hadn't forgotten the USC game. He threw two interceptions and wasn't connecting with down-field Huskies.
The defense, however, looked very good and even intercepted a pass in the end zone to stop an Arizona State drive. By the end of the first half, Arizona was scoreless and the Huskies had 24 points as Jake suddenly came back and played like his usual self. The Sun Devils didn't have much of a chance. They did manage to score 18 points in the game but the Huskies out-classed them in every way and beat them with 44 points.
Like a lot of games this season, the Huskies put in second-stringers toward the end. And they still managed to score. This is the 8th game this season the Huskies have scored more than 40 points.
So the Huskies go into the Apple Cup, the annual cross-state rivalry game against the Washington State Cougars, with a 10-1 over all record, 7-1 in conference.
In other good news, the Cougars lost to the Colorado Buffaloes yesterday. That gives them an 8-3 four scenarios I lined out: Cougars lose; Huskies win.
overall record and 7-1 in conference). This was the best possible outcome of the day.
But the Pac-12 North title will still come down to the Apple Cup. If the Huskies win the Apple Cup, which is in Pullman this year, they will finish 8-1 in conference and 11-1 over all and the be the North Division Champs. That means they play the South Division Champs in the Pac-12 Championship Game on December 2nd. That came is held in Santa Clara, California at Levi Stadium (which I think is where the San Francisco 49ers lose a lot of games).
If the Cougars win the Apple Cup, they will be 8-1 in conference and 9-4 over all. Since in-conference record trumps overall record, they will be the North Division Champs.
The loser of the Apple Cup will probably play in the Rose Bowl on New Years Day against a Big 12 Conference Team.
The South Division Champ will be either USC or Colorado. Utah lost to Oregon yesterday and took themselves out of contention. USC plays Notre Dame next week and Colorado hosts Utah.
If the Huskies win the Apple Cup and win the Pac-12 Championship game, they have a chance to be back in the playoffs. Right now the Huskies are at #6 in the CFP rankings. But #5 Louisville lost yesterday. Ohio State and Michigan State are #2 and #3 but they play each other next week so one of them is going to lose.
So there is a chance for the Huskies to slip into the #4 slot again (or maybe #3). But they have to win the Apple Cup and be the Pac-12 Champions. Which means Jake can't play like he did against USC and the first quarter of yesterday's game.
As usual, the CFP Rankings don't come out until Tuesday. The final announcement of who's in the playoffs (and the rest of the CFP Rankings) will be December 4th at 9:00 AM PST. That's a Sunday.
Finally, the AP Top 25 Rankings for this week just came out and they can give a clue to the CFP Rankings. Last week we were #7 in the AP poll (and #6 in the CFP Rankings). Today we're #6.
Other Pac-12 teams ranks are Colorado at #9, USC at #12, Utah at #21, and WSU at #23.
Four Scenarios for Husky Football
Today the University of Washington Huskies play Arizona State at Husky Stadium. The Huskies are 9-1 over all and 6-1 in conference after their loss last week to USC. The Huskies' only hopes to get back into the national playoff picture is to be the Pac-12 Champions. But to do that they have to be the Pac-12 North Division Leader.
Right now the Washington State Cougars are the North Division Leader with a record of 8-2 and 7-0 in conference (your in-conference record trumps your overall record).
The Cougars play Colorado in Colorado today. The Colorado Buffaloes are currently the Pac-12 South Leader with an 8-2 overall and 6-1 in-conference record. USC is right behind them (thanks to their win over the Huskies). I can imagine that's going to be a tough game for the Cougars.
There are four scenarios that could happen today.
Huskies beat Arizona State, Cougars beat Colorado
Huskies beat Arizona State, Cougars lose to Colorado
Huskies lose to Arizona State, Cougars lose to Colorado
Huskies lose to Arizona State, Cougars beat Colorado
I'm obviously hoping for #1 or #2. I've ran the numbers and in three of those scenarios (1, 2, and 3),
the Apple Cup (the annual rivalry game between UW and WSU), which will be played on November 25th at 12:30 PM on Fox, will determine who is the Pac-12 North Leader.
In #4, it doesn't matter, the Cougars will be the Pac-12 North Leader no matter who wins the Apple Cup, and go on to play in the Pac-12 Championship game December 2nd against the South Leader, who could be Colorado, USC, or perhaps even Utah. I don't think Stanford (7-3 overall, 5-3 in conference) has a chance to be the Pac-12 North Leader even in the case of #4.
So there is a 3/4ths chance that the Pac-12 North Leader comes down to the Apple Cup. But I think the Huskies will beat ASU, which means the Apple Cup is for all the marbles.
GoDawgs.
The Huskies' game is at 4:30 PM PST on Fox.
The Cougars' game is at 12:30 PM PST, also on Fox.
Labels: sports
The Speculative Fiction Cantina with Sophia Martin and Holly Gonzalez
Today on the Speculative Fiction Cantina we are pleased to welcome writers Sophia Martin and Holly Gonzalez.
Sophia Martin
I'm half-French and half-American, and lived in France for 6 years when I was a teenager. I now live in Mount Shasta. I work as a social studies teacher and have my MA in American History. I'm married and have three little boys. In addition to writing my novels I also make my own book covers, and occasionally create book covers for others.
Sophia's Books:
The City Darkens
The Gamble and the Grave
Sophia's Links:
Holly Gonzalez
Holly Gonzalez is a speculative fiction writer and visual artist with a love for all things science fiction. She's self-published a novel and various short stories, including several works on Wattpad. Her current projects include Ruby Descent--a retro-futuristic sci-fi novel about a sabotaged space elevator, a decopunk occult drama titled Beauty In The Bones, and a weird western/dark fantasy series set during the California Gold Rush. More information can be found on her website at http://hollygonzalez1.wordpress.com
Holly's Books:
Memoirs of the War
Merely This and Nothing More
Holly's Links:
From Today's Show: Volcanoes Recently Erupted on Venus.
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Places I'd Like to Travel
Back to the 52-week blogging challenge. Today's prompt is "Top Five Places I'd Like to Travel." Only five?
I had to think about this to narrow it down. One is Northern Italy. It looks just beautiful with the lake country and the Dolomites (that's a mountain range, part of the Alps). Also in Northern Italy is the Ferrari factory in Maranello and I'd like to make a pilgrimage there. They also have a cool museum with many classic Ferrari cars. As you know, I like cars.
Plus the wine and the food are supposed to be amazing in Northern Italy.
Second place I'd like to visit is (and I'm cheating here) Asia, specifically Japan, South Korea, and China. I've always enjoyed Asian culture and history. I'd like to see Tokyo, Seoul, and the Great Wall of China.
Third place I'd like to go is Australia. See Sydney. the outback, the Great Barrier Reef. Except the spiders might keep me away.
Fourth place I'd like to visit is DisneyWorld again. I just love that place.
Fifth place I'd like to visit is the UK. Most of my biological heritage comes from the British Isles. Visit Wales and London and Stonehenge and learn about where my ancestors came from.
Where would you like to visit?
Labels: Random Thoughts, travel
UW Huskies Likely out of Playoff Contention
The CFP Rankings came out yesterday. I forgot to check them until this morning. And, after their loss to USC last weekend, the University of Washington Huskies are now #6 in the CFP rankings. You have to be #4 or better to make the playoffs, and they were #4.
Interestingly, Ohio State jumped up to #2 from #5. Clemson and Michigan both lost last weekend, but they didn't drop out of the top four. All those teams are 9-1, just like the Huskies. Alabama (10-0) is still #1.
Other Pac-12 teams in the CFP are Colorado at #10, Utah at #12, USC at #13, WSU at #22, and Stanford at #24.
There is a slight possibility if UW wins their last two games, including the Apple Cup against WSU, then wins the Pac-12 Championship game, they might move back up into the playoffs. But Ohio State, Clemson, or Michigan would probably have to lose another game.
In honor of Star Trek's fiftieth anniversary, I watched all 69 episodes of the original series plus the first pilot, "The Cage." I finished Monday.
I watched them on Netflix and those versions have new special effects that I address here. Now I want to talk about the show.
In the Futurama "Star Trek" episode (which every fan of Star Trek has to see) Fry says "You know, sixty-nine episodes, about thirty good ones." Which is so very true. Especially since the third season was, with new producer Fred Freiberger, full of stinkers. (Freiberger later did the same vandalism to the last season of Space 1999.) There are only two good episodes in the third season: "The Enterprise Incident" and "The Tholian Web." And two of the worst episodes ("Spock's Brain" and "Turnabout Intruder") are in the third season.
Watching the original Star Trek, which was made in the 1960s, I'm surprised at the sexism. For a show that broke racial boundaries, it was still stuck in the 60s as far as sex goes.
But another thing that surprises me is that from this beginning, Star Trek has lasted 50 years and spawned four other series (if I counted right), and thirteen movies (if I counted right). And CBS is starting a new Star Trek series. They will show the first episode on broadcast but to see the rest you have to buy their streaming service. Which sucks. But I'm surprised because Star Trek is not that good. Clunky episodes, uneven writing, awful special effects (cheesy even by the standards of the day). I guess we were all so thirsty for science fiction, any science fiction, that we embraced what was really a pretty mediocre show.
I'm glad I revisited Star Trek. I hadn't watching these episodes since I was a teenager and would watch them when I got home from school on my family's Zenith. But even then I learned to identify third season episodes (blue opening credits) and know this wasn't going to be the best episodes.
I'm glad Star Trek spawned all the entertainment is has (even if I don't care for the J.J. Abrams reboot). I'm just surprised it did.
Labels: movies and television, science fiction
The National Geographic Channel has a new series called Mars. I believe it's a limited run series meaning it will go on for so many episodes then stop. (It looks as if there are going to be six episodes total, looking at the website). I watched the first episode this morning after DVRing it last night (it's on while I'm at my Toastmasters meeting).
It's an impressive series. It combines a science fiction story of the first humans to travel to Mars (in 2033) along with documentary about the efforts being made today to get those humans there. For example, I did not realize Elon Musk formed SpaceX for the goal of getting humans to Mars.
The story/science fiction part is very well done with good special effects (these days, that's a given with CGI) and in the short time they were given (maybe half of the hour-long show) developed the characters fairly well. I assume we'll get to know them better as the show progresses.
And the documentary part is very interesting. I feel bad because I haven't been keeping up on advances in space for the past few years. This has helped me catch up on what's happening, at least in the pursuit of getting to the red planet.
I really have no complaints about the show. It's very good. You should check it out. Apparently if you missed the first episode, you can stream it here. Or maybe here.
Labels: movies and television, science, science fiction
I was right to worry.
Yesterday was a bizarre day in college football.
Number 2 (CFB Rankings) Clemson lost to an unranked team
Number 3 Michigan lost to an unranked team
And #4 Washington lost to USC, who was ranked #20.
Yes, my beloved University of Washington Huskies lost after going 9-0. They are now 9-1 overall and 6-1 in conference.
There are only two unbeaten teams in college football down. That's #1 Alabama and #21 Michigan State.
It's going to be interesting to see how the CFB rankings come out on Tuesday. And how the AP poll rankings come out today (in about 30 minutes from this writing). But I'm afraid Washington's hopes for a playoff berth have been eliminated. Or, maybe not since Michigan and Clemson lost. We'll have to see on Tuesday.
Since the Washington State Cougars beat California yesterday, they are 7-0 in conference (8-2 over all) they now lead the Pac-12 North Division. Washington is in second place. This means the Apple Cup will be huge. If Washington wins (assuming they beat Arizona State next week), they are the Pac-12 North Champion. If WSU wins (assuming they beat Colorado next week), they are the Pac-12 North Champions. But I do think WSU is going to have a challenge with Colorado.
Last night's game against USC, the Huskies were simply out-played. USC has been getting better and better this year and they have a very good quarterback. The Huskies put a strong defense and worked hard on offense, but it wasn't enough. Not at all. They lost 26-13.
I used to say if the Huskies could be at least 8-4 on the regular season, beat Oregon, beat WSU, and win their bowl game, I'd be happy. Well, they've done two of those so far (they are 9-1 and beat Oregon). It's all coming down to the Apple Cup. Should be a good game.
UPDATE: Washington is #7 in the AP Top 25 Poll. WSU is 20. And USC is back in the top 25 at 15.
I'm a Little Worried
I'm a little worried about today's game between the University of Washington Huskies and the USC Trojans.
At first glance, there doesn't seem to be much to worry about. The Trojans are 6-3 overall, 5-2 in conference which, in the wild Pac-12 South Division puts them in second place under Colorado. The Huskies are, of course, 9-0 and 6-0 in conference. Also, the game will be played in Husky Stadium in Seattle, so the Huskies will have home field advantage (which is huge).
But looking deeper into USC's record, there are some troubling bits. One: they have won five games in a row before this game. And two: one of their losses was to Alabama, the number one team in the nation. The other two were to Stanford and Utah. Utah is a tough team. Of course, the Huskies beat them, but it was a hard-fought game.
Finally, the past two games the Huskies have played almost lackadaisically, as if they think "we're too good to get beaten." That's why California was able to score on them early in the game last Saturday. Sure, the Huskies came back to win it big. But if they do that with USC, they could lose. So I'm hoping the Huskies go out there ready to fight for victory.
The game is at 4:30 Pacific Time on Fox. It should be a good game.
The Speculative Fiction Cantina with Alexander Galati and Angela B. Chrysler
Today on the Speculative Fiction Cantina we are pleased to welcome writers Alexander Galati and Angela B. Chrysler.
Alexander Galati
Alexander Galati began writing fiction when he was seven, with his first story about a chicken having its first day at school. But aside from writing, Alexander also embraces his athletic and musical side. He excels in the piano and achieves well in sports, and now he's decided to continue his hidden skill that is writing. At fifteen, Alexander began writing Amadon Outside, his first published work.
The world for Amadons Outside was inspired by a game he and his cousins used to play together when they were young. Within a few weeks, he had created a storyline around this world in his mind, forming characters as he went along.
In the game he played, creatures were their friends. In his story, the creatures are not their friends.
Alexander's Books:
Amadons Outside
Amadons Forest of the Ghosts
Alexander's Links:
Angela B. Chrysler
Angela B. Chrysler is a writer, logician, philosopher, and die-hard nerd who studies theology, historical linguistics, music composition, and medieval European history in New York with a dry sense of humor and an unusual sense of sarcasm. She lives in a garden with her family and cats.
Angela's Books:
Dolor and Shadow (Tales of the Drui Book #1)
Fire and Lies (Tales of the Drui Book #2)
Angela's Links:
YouTube (Hosts live book readings)
From Today's Show: Mysterious Pulses May Be Signs of Alien Life (seriously)
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Back to the 52-week blogging challenge. Today's prompt is "Meet My Family."
I could do this two ways. One is "Meet My Dysfunctional Family" where most of us are on some sort of psychotropic drugs. Or Two is "Meet My Family, ain't they grand?"
My nuclear family consists of my wife whom I've been married to for nearly 35 years. We have three sons, all in their 20s and all at various stages toward being independent. One has a job in Portland, Oregon, one is in college (still), and one lives in our basement and delivers pizza for Dominoes. He likes to play Dungeons and Dragons with friends on his days off.
My mother, who got remarried in September, lives in the same town as I do. As do my older brother and sister. My father also lives here. He lives alone in his own house. Growing up in a small town in Idaho, we used to make fun of families that all lived in the same town they grew up in. Now we all live in the same town. But in our defense, it wasn't the town we grew up in.
Like all families we have issues. But unlike a lot of families, we don't spew them out on Facebook.
Nor in blogs.
What's your family like?
My Election Wrap-Up Post
Damn, I'm glad that's over!
Washington Huskies #4 in CFB Rankings
It's election day in the U.S. and pretty soon I'm going to start watching returns on T.V. But before I subject myself to that torture, some good news.
The CFB Selection Committee has put the University of Washington Huskies at #4, up one from last week's #5.
This is significant because if things don't change, the Huskies will be in the playoffs, probably playing #1 Alabama first. But there are three games to go in the regular season for the Huskies, plus any post-season games such as the Pac-12 Championship Game on December 2nd. So a lot could change. The Apple Cup cross-state rivalry game against the Washington State Cougars could be a key game for the season. The Cougars are second in the Pac-12 North standings (and #23 in the CFB rankings).
On Saturday the Huskies play USC (#20 in the CFB rankings) who are looking better and better. So that, too, could be a tough game.
But at least we're getting the respect we deserve. Finally.
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Huskies are 9-0, Still Not Respected
For a few glorious hours last night after they decimated Arizona, the Washington State Cougars were leading the Pac-12 North Division with a 7-2 over all, 6-0 in conference record. Because the University of Washington Huskies played late (7:30 Pacific Time) and only had an 8-0 overall record with only a 5-0 in conference record, Wazzu fans got to know the thrill of being number one, at least for a short while.
That was until UW beat California by a score of 66-27 to maintain their unbeaten status, go to 9-0 on the season, and go to 6-0 in conference.
Sorry Cougs.
The game started out looking like it might be a challenge for the Huskies. In fact, California scored
first with a field goal coming off a very very bad punt by the Huskies that gave California very good field position to start their series. That the defense held them to a field goal is amazing.
And the offense wasn't doing much better. Except for a couple of long bombs by quarterback Jake Browning to John Ross, which led to touchdowns, the offense was just lack luster all through the first half.
Then the second half came and things changed. The defense stopped Cal on nearly every drive and the offense would march down the field and score on nearly ever possession. Once again, at about nine and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, Washington started putting in second-string players. And they still made a touchdown.
The Huskies have won seven of their nine victories with more than 40 points. This is the first time the Huskies have gone 9-0 since 1991 when they were co-national champions (one poll picked them, one poll picked another team, I think Miami of Florida). This kind of thing is why, eventually, they went to a playoff system (after the horrible experiment with the BCS).
The AP Top 25 Poll today has the Huskies still at #4 (WSU at 23, up two). But really, no one cares anymore since the CFB Selection Committee Rankings, which come out on Tuesday. There is a lot of speculation about what's going to happen.
As you may recall, the Huskies were #5 in that ranking. despite being #4 in the AP poll and the USA Today poll. The top four teams in that ranking go to the playoffs, so being #5 is significant. Last week Texas A&M was #4. But they lost to an unranked team yesterday which means they will likely drop from that spot.
Jake Browning
So does UW move to #4 now? The FBS Selection Committee might move Ohio State to #4, skipping over UW, because of UW's lack of strength of schedule. Ohio State is 8-1 It was those three easy pushover teams we played before conference play. We'll find out Tuesday. And I'll probably blog about it.
If the Huskies can stay unbeaten and win the Pac-12 Championship game on December 2nd, they will probably go to the CFB playoffs. But that means winning the Apple Cup against Washington State. Washington State is looking better and better even though they lost to an FCS team early in the season. It's going to be tough to beat them when they will have home-field advantage. And the Apple Cup could very well be the battle for the Pac-12 North Division championship.
Meanwhile, in the Pac-12 South, after Utah lost to Washington, they are probably out of the running for the South Division title. Right now the Colorado Buffaloes are on top with USC close behind. The Huskies play USC next week at home, so that could help determine who wins the Pac-12 South. UW doesn't play Colorado this year, unless we end up playing them in the Championship game.
The Speculative Fiction Cantina with Robert Goos and A.B. Funkhauser
Today on the Speculative Fiction Cantina we are pleased to welcome Robert Goos and A.B. Funkhauser.
Robert Goos
I am a psychiatrist in private practice in Pueblo, Colorado. Prior to this, I practiced in academic centers, state mental institutions, community mental health centers, prisons, and for the 10 years prior to opening my private practice, at a Veterans Health outpatient center. With this breadth of experience, I believe I have seen every variety of mental illness possible, and treated the most severe cases imaginable. It is in my work with PTSD, however, that I found my most challenging mental condition to evaluate and treat. It is from this work with combat veterans suffering from PTSD that I developed the premise of my book, the moral injuries or damage to the soul that these former soldiers encounter. I would hope that my book would provide some solace for these men and women with PTSD, and perhaps help in developing a new treatment paradigm for this disabling mental disorder.
Robert's Book:
Portal to Erytheum
Robert's Links:
A.B. Funkhauser
Toronto born author A.B. Funkhauser is a funeral director, classic car nut and wildlife enthusiast living in Ontario, Canada. Like most funeral directors, she is governed by a strong sense of altruism fueled by the belief that life chooses us and we not it. Her debut novel Heuer Lost and Found, released in April 2015, examines the day to day workings of a funeral home and the people who staff it. Winner of the Preditors & Editors Reader's Poll for Best Horror 2015, Heuer Lost and Found is the first installment in Funkhauser's "Unapologetic Lives" series. Her sophomore effort, Scooter Nation, released March 11, 2016 through Solstice Publishing. A devotee of the gonzo style pioneered by the late Hunter S. Thompson, Funkhauser attempts to shine a light on difficult subjects by aid of humorous storytelling. "In gonzo, characters operate without filters which means they say and do the kinds of things we cannot in an ordered society. Results are often comic but, hopefully, instructive."
Funkhauser is currently working on Shell Game, a contemporary "whodunit" begun during NaNoWriMo 2015.
A.B.'s Books:
Heuer Lost and Found
Scooter Nation
Shell Game (Coming Spring 2017)
A.B.'s Links:
From Today's Show: May Not Make Alien Contact for 1,500 years.
Back to the 52-week blogging challenge. The next prompt is "My Favorite Things."
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens.
Oh wait, that's something else.
(Interesting note about The Sound of Music: Captain Von Trapp commanded a submarine during World War I for the "other" side, i.e., the Hapsburg Empire which was Germany's ally. He was awarded medals by the Emperor-as mentioned in the movie-for sinking a British troop ship that resulted in a large loss of life. Not so romantic, now, huh?)
My favorite things? Probably cars and movies. I love cars, the faster and more powerful the better. Back when I drove on a racetrack (which I had to give up for financial and health reasons) at speeds up to 155 mph, I called it "the most fun I've had with my clothes on."
Even though I tend to drive close to the speed limit on public roads, I can have fun accelerating to that speed quickly. And if the road has corners, even better. Maneuvering a car through a corner as quickly as you dare is one of the joys in life.
The other thing I like are movies. Well, good movies. Bad movies (and I've watched plenty) kinda suck. But a well-written, well-made movie is almost as good as a well-written book. Sometimes better.
So those are my favorite things: fast cars and good movies.
What are your favorite things?
Labels: cars, movies and television, Random Thoughts
Washington is #5 in FBS Committee Selection Poll
Yesterday the FBS Selection Committee came out with their rankings for college football. This is important because the top four teams get to be in the FBS playoffs for the national championship (why we can't have a regular playoff, I don't know).
The University of Washington Huskies are #5. Texas A&M is #4, even though they are 7-1 and the Huskies are 8-0. The general feeling is the strength of schedule is what hurt UW. Those three easy, at-home games we played at the beginning of the season against Rutgers, Idaho, and Portland State.
However, if the Huskies manage to go 12-0, which they have a good chance of doing now that they beat Utah, the selection committee would be hard pressed not to have them at least #4 and in the playoffs.
Probably the next tough team they are going to play is the Washington State Cougars in the Apple
Cup. The game is in Pullman, which makes it harder to win. The Cougars are in second place in the Pac-12 North (under the Huskies) with a 6-2 record but are 5-0 in conference, just like the Huskies. The Cougars are looking better and better as the season goes on. And it is well known in Washington State that the Apple Cup is always a game unto itself. One year Washington was vying for Conference Champion and the Cougars were the doormat of the conference, and they still beat the Huskies in a very snowy game in Pullman.
So we have to watch the FBS poll from now on.
This Saturday the Huskies take on the California Golden Bears in Berkeley. Then they come home for two games (USC and Arizona State) then the travel to the Palouse to play the Cougs the day after Thanksgiving. Then a week later (December 2nd) is the Pac-12 championship game between the winner of the North Division and the South Division. I'm planning on the Huskies being in that game.
Oh, and the only other Pac-12 teams ranked by the FBS Selection Committee are Colorado (don't play this year), Utah (already beat), and Washington State.
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Left side fiberglass end caps are on and drilled. Still need to counter sink these and dimple the skins. I'm going to use countersunk pull rivets and leave the seams showing. Some builders cover up the seam with fiberglass. Seems unnecessary to me.


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This recipe comes from Traditional Irish Cooking: The Fare of Old Ireland and Its History by Andy Gravette and Debbie Cook.
Scrub the shells clean, removing any barnacles or seaweed. Discard any that are open and do not close when tapped sharply on the counter.
Place the mussels, water, and wine in a saucepan over high heat. Cook until the mussels open, about 5 minutes. Toss any that do not open. Use a slotted spoon to remove the mussels. Strain and reserve the cooking liquid.
Add the butter and onions to a saucepan and cook until the onions soften. Add the shallots and garlic. Then the potatoes, chicory, celery, and carrot. Tie the parsley, bay leaf and thyme together with a string. Add that along with the reserved mussel cooking liquid. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
Add the mussels and heat through, about 2 minutes. Serve!


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Branding & Web Development
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Branding & Web Development Portfolio
For all these projects, I created the Brand Concepts, Brand Names, Taglines, and Logo Concepts & worked with various designers on logo development. I worked on website development with the assistance of humans far more talented than me in web dev for most of these projects, while I led project management.
Site images are clickable if there is an active website for the project.
Balanced Beast Foods, LLC is a the parent company for a food product line for entrepreneurs, athletes, and others who live in beast mode. Fuel to keep the body going without rollercoaster blood sugar and caffeine crashes. No website has yet been developed for this project.
The logo was developed painstakenly with a designer on Fiverr and required two weeks of revisions to get it to this point.
T-Wraps.com was a Paleo Wrap, Salad and Side catering/food delivery business based in Vancouver, WA. Launched in December 2017. I developed this website completely by myself, except for a quick coding error fix that I outsourced to a developer on Fiverr for $10.
The website is currently down for migration.
The logo was designed by a designer on Fiverr under my direction and conveys the playfulness of the brand.
Hempnola is grain-free granola alternative launching in Spring 2018. Site still in development. All site development done by me thus far. Logo was developed by a designer under my direction to reach natural foods consumers.
Website is currently down for migration.
Be Bold. Be a Ninja.
Ninja Artwear is a clothing line featuring edgy fashion for bold fashionistas, extreme sports aficionados, and bold ninjas who want to stand out in any crowd. Developed on Shopify using a customized version of BeStore theme, with the assistance of a developer on UpWork under my direction. I did all of the backend development and some of the front end dev.
I also designed all of the clothing on this site. It has integrations with three different print-on-demand companies and many distribution channel apps. The logo is a variation on the logo for The Noise of We below and was edited by a graphic designer. The logo was chosen to reflect the edginess of the brand.
Badass.Marketing was a full-service marketing agency that isn't currently operational. A team of freelance badasses with strengths in video production, distribution, & advertising, copywriting, website development & security, app development, social network advertising, podcasting, publishing, content repurposing & distribution, and much more!
The logo was co-developed with a BAM graphic designer and is intended to weed out uptight clients and attract clients that would provide an enjoyable working relationship.
UnderDonkey is the BadAss.Marketing brand for smaller companies. And our pivot due to the word Badass triggering spam filters. Not currently promoting this brand.
The logo was co-developed with the same designer for the Badass.Marketing logo, reflecting the powerful, yet playful brand to attract clients that are fun to work with in collaboration.
My Own Hero's Journey is a project that might launch in few years. It is a membership site that empowers members on their own hero's journey. Think Udemy + Facebook for Personal Development and Dream Empowerment. Site still in development. I did most of the development on this project and had some assistance with custom coding to intergrate all the components, including DAP, which isn't currently functional on the site. There are also a few coding errors.
The logo is intended to be inspirational and attract intuitive feelers (MBTI – NFs) who are the target market for this project.
Book It Write Now is a Podcast for Authors that didn't launch. Six podcast episodes were recorded with a co-host and then we both got busy with other projects. No website yet has been developed for this project.
The logo was designed to be recognizable in small form as a podcast icon in iTunes, while conveying the process of book creation and publishing.
Creative Movement Meditation is a practice combining Sufi breathwork with meditative movement. I designed this logo completely and had a designer clean up the edges. This is a super basic one page saleletter site that I designed.
The logo represents the heart expansion and creative movement that is entailed in CMM and is intended to attract intuitive feelers, the target market for this brand.
The Noise of We – Defying Genrelization
The NOW is a music project. Website is a basic placeholder site until more recording is done. I oversaw site development by a Virtual Assistant and have since updated it a bit myself.
I also oversaw logo development working with a designer on 48HourLogos. I chose the kunoichi (female ninja) riding a unicorn to reflect the edginess of the brand.
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Zooma · 1999
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The Thunderthief · 2001
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The Thunderthief
The Smile of Your Shadow
Nosumi Blues
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No Introduction Necessary (feat. Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones & Albert Lee)
Keith David De Groot
About John Paul Jones
One of the founding members of the legendary group Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones started life on January 3, 1946, in London, England. In the turbulent years since then, he has left his mark on rock & roll music history as an innovative musician, arranger, and director.
In 1960, when Jones was only 14 years old, he became a member of his father's dance band. This time under his father's watchful eye gave him a chance to gain experience and confidence. A year later Jones formed his first band, and by the next year he began to travel and perform professionally, at an age when school alone can apply too much pressure on a teen. By the mid-'60s he had served for other groups as director and arranger, as well as bassist and keyboardist. His remarkable credits from that early period include artists like the Rolling Stones, the Outlaws, Jeff Beck, Mickey Most, the Yardbirds, the Mindbenders, the Everly Brothers, and the Supremes.
In 1968 Jones was chosen by Jimmy Page to help put together a new group that would be known as Led Zeppelin. In less than a dozen years, Jones, as a member of Zeppelin, made one movie, recorded nine full-length albums, that gave the world of rock & roll something to think over — and completed close to 30 exhausting tours.
When Led Zeppelin ended in 1980, Jones continued his musical career. He began to produce and arrange albums for other artists; he also wrote songs, and then film scores for movies likes Scream for Help, Risk, and The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb. In 1996 Jones saw the construction of his own studio completed. Two years later he finally recorded a solo debut album, Zooma.
During the 2000s he kept busy in both studio and live settings — producing many artists and appearing on tracks by Foo Fighters, as well as jamming at Bonnaroo with Ben Harper and the Roots' drummer ?uestlove. He also participated in the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion show at O2 Arena, and in 2009 began playing with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) in the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures. The band released its debut album later that year.
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Maria A. remembers the day she discovered that her son Jonathan was mentally ill. It was a Saturday in June two years ago.
Jonathan, then 14, had been in a fight, and Maria told him he was grounded. She figured he was going through a rebellious phase and needed to be reined in. But Jonathan threatened to kill himself.
Later that day, he was admitted to the psychiatric ward of Kings County Hospital Center. He was there for a month, suffering with what psychiatrists call schizo-affective disorder, an illness that can resemble schizophrenia.
The time that Jonathan spent in the hospital was emotionally torturous, Maria said. But there was no great flood of relief when he was discharged: he had to remain under a doctor's care and take expensive medication. And Jonathan was not eligible for Medicaid.
At the time, Maria and her three children were illegal immigrants, living on the fringes of society. Her husband was in Florida, searching for steady work; Maria, now 41, had no job and was barely scraping by.
Worrying about her family when everyone was healthy was one thing; knowing that Jonathan's mental health depended on care and medicine that she could not afford was another.
Then Maria turned to the Jewish Child Care Association, affiliated with the UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven charities supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. The agency provided money for Jonathan's medical expenses and helped with the family's daily needs.
Maria and her husband, Vicente, had left Venezuela and slipped into New York City in 1985 with their two children, Jonathan, then 3, and Johnny, 7. During their first year in New York, Maria gave birth to David.
Vicente worked intermittently as a carpenter, always off the books and usually for less than the minimum wage. The family was having a hard time getting by. In April 1996, Vicente headed south to Florida in search of steady work. That month, Maria hesitantly registered David, who had been born in the United States and was a citizen, for public assistance. She feared that officials would discover that she was in the country illegally. They did not, and while the $350 that David received every month helped, it did not even cover the rent.
The next month, Jonathan's behavior began to change. Since his hospitalization in 1996, Jonathan's illness has stabilized. Medication and treatment by a child psychiatrist ended his manic and suicidal episodes.
And in April 1998, the family's circumstances began to change. Maria and her children became legal residents, her husband returned to stay and she started working in a sweater factory.
But there are still difficulties. Although Maria, Vicente and Johnny, now 20, all work, but for a total of about $800 a month, and none of them have benefits or job security.
The family attributes their survival to the Jewish Child Care Association. ''The family's stabilized for now,'' said Richard Vargas, a caseworker there.


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After we work on our circus skills we will head to a local pub to continue getting to know one another over some drinks/ food.
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text: Wofford and Converse colleges in Spartanburg have received national recognition for being among America's best regional liberal arts institutions for the second year in a row. The U.S. News & World Report recently published its third edition of America's Best Colleges in the Oct. 16 issue. Wofford College ranked third, Converse ranked fourth and Presbyterian College in Clinton ranked fifth among the South's best liberal arts colleges. In addition, the survey showed Wofford and Converse ranked sixth and 10th, respectively, nationally among the 39 best regional liberal arts colleges listed by U.S. News & World Report, which were broken down by region - north, south, midwest and west. Out of a possible score of 100, Wofford rated 98.1 and Converse 94.7. Presbyterian scored 93.2 and ranked 13th out of the 39 schools nationwide. The schools were selected based upon student selectivity, reputation for academic excellence, faculty quality, resources and retention. Wofford College received 98.1 points out of a possible 100 with Converse and Presbyterian receiving 94.7 and 93.2, respectively. U.S. News & World Report also redefined its system for selecting colleges by consulting with college presidents and other academic experts, and the magazine changed the way it evaluated and collected its data. Last year, reputation was a variable only in the national categories, and this year it is a variable in all the categories. "It is always nice to receive this kind of recognition," said Doyle Boggs, director of communications at Wofford College. "Anytime you receive national recognition it reinforces the fact that you have an excellent school." Boggs said college officials are pleased that academic reputation was taken into consideration while evaluating the schools. "We are taking the national recognition in stride, and we are looking for more and better things to come," he added. This is the fifth time that Wofford on North Church Street has received national recognition from U.S. News & World Report for being among the best colleges. Sally Hammond, director of public relations at Converse College, said the recognition speaks well for the liberal arts college for women on East Main Street. She said the honor points to the outstanding faculty and study body of the college. Mrs. Hammond also was pleased the magazine changed its objectives over the past two years. She said the changes have made the survey more accurrate. Schools in this year's survey were grouped into one of 10 categories plus four smaller categories for specialty schools. The groupings were based largely on guidelines established by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. CONVWO.FF


A photography/audio exhibit of women from all over Maine, all walks of life, breaking the silence about the domestic abuse in their lives. Talk and slide show by Patrisha McLean on February 14. The portraits will be on display in the Picker Room for the month of February.


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Raising The Stakes Even Higher Principal Persons & The Civil Penalties Regime
Principal Persons are for the first time now potentially personally liable for the acts of a regulated entity and could find themselves facing a financial penalty imposed by the JFSC.
2019 JFSC Supervisory Reports – Important Themes
In 2018 the JFSC completed the major restructuring of its supervisory operating model during which time supervision visits were suspended. For 2019 the JFSC has announced it is enhancing its risk-based approach and focussing on projects that mitigate the greatest perceived risks. Supervision visits have now restarted and we are advising a number of entities and individuals both before and after such visits.
Directors not to be Judged with the Benefit of Hindsight
The recent Guernsey judgment Carlyle Capital Corp ("CCC") v Conway and Others [2017] Guernsey Royal Court provides very useful guidance to directors as to what is expected of them by the courts.
JFSC Knocking At the Door: The A to D of a Response
It is common for a regulatory investigation to be launched when the JFSC becomes aware of potential serious breaches of the Island's regulatory laws and codes. Your business may already be under the JFSC's magnifying glass, with disclosure having been required and, possibly, directions in place regulating how business is conducted. With an investigation, your business, and all those principal and key persons operating in it, are about to come under the JFSC's microscope.
The JFSC is obliged to give written notice of an investigation. That notice should set out, typically in the accompanying scoping document, the general background and purpose of the investigation and the areas of business of concern on which the investigation report is to make findings. Usually, the JFSC will require the entity to appoint, at its own financial cost, reporting professionals who will act as investigators. As an investigation proceeds, should its necessary focus change, the registered entity will be kept updated. The JFSC may require periodic reporting by the reporting professionals of the work to date and findings. The reporting professionals will collect all relevant documentation and conduct interviews of any officers or employees considered to hold relevant information.
The JFSC Decision-Making Process and Maxwellisation
When considering whether to exercise its statutory powers of sanction against an individual, the JFSC follows its published Decision-Making Process (the "DMP"). This is a detailed, multi-stage process outlined in its issued published guidance note entitled "Decision-Making Process". The DMP has four distinct stages.
Restricted Information: What Is It? What Shall I Do?
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (the "JFSC") has wide statutory powers to compel the disclosure to it of otherwise confidential and private information, by both regulated and unregulated entities and individuals. Overseas regulators may also share such information with the JFSC.
Articles 37 and 38 of the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 set out the "restricted information" regime that protects the confidentiality of an individual's otherwise private information once disclosed to the JFSC. The unlawful disclosure of restricted information, in breach of Article 37, is a criminal offence, carrying up to two years' imprisonment.
Landmark Judgment: Francis v JFSC
The Royal Court Judgment published 25 May, 2018 is a landmark case not only for the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) also but for the finance industry in Jersey.
The Royal Court has upheld the JFSC's findings that Mr David Francis acted with the most serious lack of integrity and competence. The Court concluded that the issue of a public statement by the JFSC setting out his misconduct was a reasonable step to take.
Integrity – a Cornerstone of the Island's Finance Industry
All principals of regulated financial services businesses are required by Jersey's regulatory laws and Codes of Practice to ensure their business is conducted with integrity at all times.
In the recently-released landmark judgment in the appeal of Francis v The JFSC the Royal Court has fully endorsed the JFSC's findings that Mr Francis, the former CEO and principal shareholder of the Horizon Group, had acted with a most serious lack of integrity and incompetence of a very serious kind. The Royal Court also agreed with the JFSC that a ban from working in the Island's finance industry was a reasonable sanction.
Honesty and Integrity: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
In the recently-released landmark judgment in the appeal of Francis v The JFSC, Mr Francis's legal team argued that the JFSC's finding of lack of integrity was tantamount to a finding of dishonesty, albeit that the regulator had not made a separate finding of dishonesty. The Royal Court disagreed. It found the position under English law was that the majority of the authorities support the conclusion that:
"A lack of integrity does not require dishonesty (although a finding of dishonesty necessarily includes a lack of integrity)."
So no, honesty and integrity are not two sides of the same coin.
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Sponsorship of DRUMS on the OHIO not only shows your business' support of the arts locally but is also a great way to get your company in front of our loyal fan base. Your support will provide more opportunities for local students to learn and grow through music education and the performing arts.
Outstanding sponsors and supporters continue to make our efforts possible each year.
We hope you will consider one of the sponsorship levels listed below. We can also create a custom sponsorship for your business. Thank you for your time, consideration, and interest in supporting our event and music education. If you would be interested in being a sponsor of DRUMS on the OHIO, please contact us at sponsor@DRUMSontheOHIO.com.
DRUMS on the OHIO may accept "IN-KIND" donations of time, talents, or other services in place of monetary sponsorship. Please contact us to make arrangements or for more information.
SPONSORSHIP LEVEL CAN BE CUSTOMIZED TO BEST FIT YOUR BUSINESS.
All banners MUST be provided by sponsoring company and approved by DRUMS on the OHIO. Banner can be dropped off at Reitz Bowl the day of event or arrangements can be made with sponsorship committee. If you do not have a banner and need one made, please let us know and we can assist you in having a banner created.


Presenting an extremely fine handmade Royal Bengal Indian Tiger and her cubs art for your wild life miniature painting collection.
Capturing the beauty of the animal kingdom through fine paintings has been a favorite theme of Indian paintings since the times of the Mughals & Persians and continues till today as evidenced by this art. The tiger, of course, was a favorite of the royals and remains so of the people of the world today.
Indian tigers are sometimes called Bengal tigers. They are the most common tiger and number about half of all wild tigers. Over many centuries they have become an important part of Indian tradition and lore. Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength. Despite their fearsome reputation, most tigers avoid humans.
Buy this Bengal Tiger with her cubs painting today for your Indian miniature nature art collection.
NOTE: Some fold marks on bottom left hand corner of artwork.