#41 vs 49 continues

[freyadragonlord]

"Why would another version of myself attack me" Oh idk Dokja.

The child in the subway station you tried to stab probably asked himself the same question.

[himeryu]

— Love Rivalry (kaveh x reader)

PAIRING kaveh x gn!reader (ft. alhaitham)

GENRE social media au, college au

SYNOPSIS You’ve been rejected by your academic rival, alhaitham, without even confessing or having feelings for him. You decided to go to a party to fix your damaged ego, so why are you suddenly making out with his roommate?

TAGS attempt in comedy, fluff, angst, drama, jealousy, misunderstandings, fast burn ish, implied sexual content (no smut)

WARNINGS might be ooc, written before kaveh’s official release, unrealistic depiction of college, cw images of cats, alcohol, kys/kms jokes

STATUS ongoing! (11/16/22)

main m.list

profiles: (reader’s) peak mental illness | (kaveh’s) most wanted

00. prologue (🌻)

ACT I — delusional

01. confession

02. brutal

03: rumors

04. beer

05. rejection

06. one word

07. stream

08. cheating lover

09. real talk

10. plan

ACT II — scandal

11. lost (🌻)

12. scandal (🌻)

13. operation kidnap and runaway

14. stage 1 (🌻)

15. uh oh

16. gamble (🌻)

17. you won

18. balcony (🌻)

19. number

20. RIB

— bonus. redacted

ACT III — presentation

21. D-day

22. malewife

23. nike

24. run away with me? (🌻)

25. kdrama

26. speed run

27. stood me up (🌻)

28. mistake (🌻)

29. "damsel in distress"

30. thank you

— bonus. roommate (🌻)

ACT IV — disaster

31. he's back

32. new member

33.  bromance (lets make out platonically)

34. make it up to him

35. snitch ass childe

36. i gotchu

37. green looks better on you (🌻)

38. is it alright if i continue this?

39. scara vs ayato

40. yellow suits you (🌻)

— bonus. my own way

ACT V — can i call you mine?

41. menaces

42. question (🌻) — 2 years ago

43. haunted (🌻) — 2 years ago

44. this is me trying (🌻) — 2 years ago

45. you're losing me (🌻) — 2 years ago

45-2. illicit affairs (🌻) — 2 years ago

46. stay gold (🌻)

47. your eyes tell

48. what are we?

49. favor

50. closure

51. can i call you mine? (🌻)

— bonus. right where you left me

end of story

note: im back with smau cause writing sucks

taglist closed!

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[spikes-got-anger-issues]

I recently listened to The Sit and Chat (Jake and Bradley's podcast) episode that had Kelli on it and decided to create timestamps where they talked about anything relating to MM, LR, or LR:EF

But seriously go watch it for yourself, it was neat listening to Kelli talk about her life, insightful in general, and very funny!

11:46 - 12:31 - They talk about first working with each other on LR:EF and the Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med episode

20:40 - 21:08 - Billy is briefly mentioned due to Jake mixing up where Kelli is from with where Billy is from

25:00- 26:22 - Bradley and Kelli talk about how thankful they were to be on Disney as kids and their experiences

27:16 - 28:17 - Kelli talks about starting LR and how she grew up with Bree/as Bree and was happy with her character arc and where Bree ended up

28:17 - 29:22 - Bradley points out how Kaz, Oliver, Skylar, Bree, and Chase were essentially all different characters in LR:EF compared to who they were in their original respective shows

29:22 - 30:20 - They talk about how all five of them in LR:EF were ready as lead actors but were confined down to the writing of the show and how difficult that became as the characters switched leading parts in different episodes. Bradley says that they weren't angry at each other because of this, but Jake and Kelli say that something deeper than that was going on. Jake expresses that he wished he could have done more on LR:EF

30:20 - 31:09 - (continuation of conversation above) Jake talks about how he was interested with where Oliver's character arc would go in LR:EF and didn't know what to expect going from MM to LR:EF. He said he trusted the creators of LR who went on to create LR:EF and their writing for Oliver, but quickly realized in LR:EF that it wasn't what he was expecting for Oliver (I feel so bad for Jake). He still appreciates his time on the show and being on Disney, but views that time as a transition into more serious acting

31:49 - 35:33 - Bradley talks about how funny it was that Kelli always had a difficult time hitting her mark, especially when he was directing an episode ("Sheep-Shifting")

41:09 - 42:13 - They briefly talk about how they weren't allowed to do other projects without approval after LR:EF ended while they waited to find out if the show would get a season 2 and how the holdout on that was for one year after season 1 came out. Bradley says that they weren't even told what was going to happen to LR:EF and how it just dissipated out

[namor-shuri]

Marvel Studios Assembled & Wakanda Forever Podcast: Namor/Shuri + Tenoch/Letitia Moments

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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Wakanda Forever [available on Disney +] [w/ time stamps to follow along]

▻ The whole cast comforted and gave Letitia a group hug at San Diego Comic Con as she broke down [Tenoch kissed her shoulder] [0:27]

▻ “We know what Black Panther is but what makes it a Black Panther movie? If we were to do another one….how would audiences recognize it?” - Ryan Coogler [Director] [5:44]

▻ We learn that Namor’s character was discussed to be in Black Panther 2 while the first movie was being written. “In the comics, the two worlds have a great rivalry” - Joe Robert Cole [Screenwriter] [13:25]

▻ Ryan was interested in Meso-American culture for the Talokanil and “…upon research it became more clear that the people of the Yucatán made a ton of sense.” - Ryan Coogler [Director] [14:40] They wanted to give Namor a culture/background different from the comic book version [a white man]. “Their [Mayan] artwork and their advanced agriculture…all of these things that they accomplished, it was a perfect palette for us to delve into.” - Joe Robert Cole [Screenwriter] [16:40]

▻ Namor’s costumes and headpieces are curated from post Yucatec Mayan culture roots. “We used a lot of kelp and things to make the headdress and hand wove his cape, but we kept it pure to what he looked like in the comics.” - Ruth Carter [Costume Designer] [17:50]

▻ Ryan and Hannah Beachler [Production Designer] show us the set of Namor’s cave and explain the time/labor that went into creating this elaborate set. Ryan points to the mural painting of Namor and the Black Panthers fight. “This one’s my favorite one” - Ryan Coogler [Director] [22:25] We learn that the style of art is “Bonampak”

▻ Letitia had to learn how to swim for her role, along with the majority of the cast. “I struggled with it. Ryan called me and he was like ‘Tish, can you swim?’ I was like ‘Sir, sir, I’m in the lab. What more do you need from me coming out of that lab?” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [26:06]

▻ All of the water scenes were half filmed under water, called “wet for wet”, and filmed outside of the water, called “dry for wet” scenes. The exosuits [Shuri is shown wearing one when exploring Talokan] were real suits that were also filmed underwater and were about a million and a half dollars each [explained by Chris Denison, Stunt Coordinator] [29:40]

▻ A clip of Letitia Wright’s “Screen Test (2016)” from the first Black Panther is shown [41:54] and we learn that Dominique Thorne [Riri Williams] also auditioned for Shuri’s role a while back

▻ The cast had differing emotions/opinions than Ryan about the decision to kill Queen Ramonda [played by Angela Basset]. “When I read that Ramonda was going to die by the hands of Namor, I was very upset. I think I almost cried on the phone to Ryan.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [43:43] Ryan and the writers felt her death would be a big “motivator”/ transformative moment in Shuri’s development and the eventual break down of her character to become the Black Panther [her arc]

▻ Ryan supported and pushed Letitia during the whole process of becoming the Black Panther to do her best work and continuously reminded her of who she was and what she was capable of when stepping into the role. Letitia wished Chad could have passed the torch to her himself to do it [46:02] + [55:03]

▻ [Referring to the making of Shuri’s Black Panther suit] “We were working with the design language of silver being representative of T’Challa, gold being representative of T’Chaka, and the little bit of where Killmonger’s coming from…We’re essentially taking those two elements and combining them.” - Ryan Meinerding [Head of visual development] [46:58]

▻ “Shuri vs Namor. We put alot into that fight.” - Aaron Toney [Fight Coordinator] [49:59] We see that a lot of the BTS of their big fight on the desert were shot with different individual sets with Tenoch, Letitia and stunt actors, separately and together. “I’m so proud of it. Shuri’s looking amazing, Namor’s looking amazing.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [50:27] Their fighting styles are explained to be very different, where Shuri is more calculated and Namor is more in his body. “With Namor, when it came to fighting styles, I pulled from….cultural aspects like Lucha Libre…asian cultures…I pulled from a style called Baji.” - Aaron Toney [Fight Coordinator] [50:49]

▻ “Processing in a way of expressing her pain and fury towards Namor, she thinks that’s going to be satisfying to her soul and it’s not….I think that’s a beautiful way to complete that arc, to realize that my brother wouldn’t do this, my mother wouldn’t want this for me….We see Shuri become a woman in her own right.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [53:00]

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Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast [Hosted by Ta-Nehisi Coates]: Chapter 5 w/ Letitia Wright, Tenoch Huerta, Dr. Gerardo Aldana [available on Spotify]

▻ “What does it mean when Wakanda and Talokan give us a beauty created not to justify enslavement but to celebrate freedom?” - Ta-Nehisi Coates [Host]

▻ Tenoch continues to put the spotlight back on indigenous communities/culture and does not claim to be apart of their experiences. “I don’t practice the culture so it is impossible to name myself indigenous….I’m not pretending to be something that I’m not…I’m just trying to honor my ancestors.” - Tenoch Huerta [Namor]

▻ A fan went to the movies with his Mayan grandma and she began to translate scenes herself while watching the film with him. “The Mayan group in LA said it [the character’s Mayan in the movie] sounds beautiful. You have an accent, it sounds good! They were happy with it.” - Tenoch Huerta [Namor]

▻ “Why are these two groups [Wakandans and the Talokanil] fighting each other? Why can’t they get together and go beat the colonizer?…I am a huge Black Panther fan but I was sitting there and found myself rooting for the Talokanil!” - Ta-Nehisi Coates [Host]

▻ Letitia was bullied in school for her appearance when she was growing up (ex. her size, being African, etc) “I kind of let that go…I talked myself out of the idea that I should be like anyone else.” She found comfort/ amusement in going viral on TikTok. “It’s definitely flattering but I’m really shocked…I’ve never been crushed on before in school…As a black woman, I’m moving into a space where I’m finally being called beautiful but I didn’t wait for them [the media/world] to tell me that at first. I told it to myself.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri]

▻ “This is the highest grossing movie with the lead character as a black woman and it’s you [Letitia]. How does that feel?” - Ta-Nehisi Coates [Host]

▻ “The love that Shuri has for T’challa is the love that Letitia has for Chadwick and that’s intertwined.” Letitia shares her initial hesitancy about doing the film without Chadwick after his passing and taking on the mantle as Black Panther. “I see it as I’m a vessel. I’m a trusted vessel that’s here to honor my brother.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri]

▻ Letitia laughs about fun moments they had on the set of Wakanda Forever. “He [Ryan Coogler] would say Namor and the Black Panther are having a conversation. It’s a big movie. Turn your phones off!” - Letitia Wright [Shuri]

[mostbelovednjpwtournament]

Most Beloved WWE Wrestler Tournament: Round 1 Statistics Dump

Followers: 230

Total Votes: 22087

Times my modem crashed so I was without wifi for two weeks and had to go to my neighbors' house so I could ensure the tournament could continue undisturbed: 1 (thankfully)

Beloved By Gender

Starting out, we had a tournament of 209 women against 931 men, with percentages shown below.

After voting, the pie chart looks like this:

Which means on average, tumblr loves female wrestlers more

Voting Trends

During the first round of voting, we had a low of 309 votes per day up to 593, with our highest voting day being the day of the Great Naomi VS Scott Steiner debate

The 100%ers

In the first round, a good number of wrestlers did not get a single vote against them

Tony Atlas (26)

Cedric Alexander (33)

Rick Rude (35)

No Way Jose (36)

Dusty Rhodes (46)

Kofi Kingston (53)

Eddie Guerrero (53)

Owen Hart (56)

Damian Priest (69)

Public Opinion

Tumblr has long been known for going against the grain of "wrestling professionals" opinions, so I collected a few opinions of the highly regarded to compare ours to (I left out the names of the wrestlers who were not included in this tournament)

Sports Illustrated's 101 Best Wrestlers Of All Time (2016)

Ric Flair (18, lose)

Shawn Michaels (53, win)

Steve Austin (29, win)

The Rock (23, lose)

The Undertaker (53, win)

Dusty Rhodes (46, win)

John Cena (47, win)

Hulk Hogan (10, lose)

Sting (51, win)

Andre The Giant (56, win)

Randy Savage (37, win)

Roddy Piper (54, win)

Chris Jericho (27, win)

Harley Race (17, win)

Mick Foley (58, win)

Bret Hart (52, win)

Randy Orton (58, win)

Kurt Angle (45, win)

Antonio Inoki (28, win)

Ricky Steamboat (28, win)

Daniel Bryan (61, win)

Triple H (31, win)

Buddy Rogers (21, win)

Edge (41, win)

Bob Backlund (26, win)

Brock Lesnar (23, lose)

Stan Hansen (22, lose)

Bruno Sammartino (30, win)

CM Punk (57, win)

Ted DiBiase (27, win)

Bruiser Brody (33, win)

Hideo Itami (34, win)

Rey Mysterio (48, win)

Vader (32, win)

Dory Funk Jr (17, win)

Mr Perfect (37, win)

Eddie Guerrero (53, win)

Jake ROberts (32, win)

Arn Anderson (25, win)

The Sheik (31, win)

AJ Styles (40, win)

Goldust (70, win)

Samoa Joe (61, win)

Terry Funk (27, win)

Verne Gagne (14, lose)

Mil Mascaras (10, lose)

Rob Van Dam (43, win)

Tatsumi Fujinami (25, lose)

Rick Rude (35, win)

Owen Hart (56, win)

Jeff Hardy (52, win)

Goldberg (23, win)

Ivan Koloff (15, lose)

Chris Benoit (17, lose)

Larry Zbyszko (4, lose)

Ultimo Dragon (9, lose)

Scott Hall (44, win)

Trish Stratus (38, win)

Dean Malenko (37, win)

Ultimate Warrior (28, win)

Fabulous Moolah (18, lose)

William Regal (62, win)

Gene Kiniski (14, lose)

Scott Steiner (44, lose)

Rick Steiner (26, win)

Chyna (68, win)

Seth Rollins (55, win)

Kane (40, win)

Jimmy Snuka (9, lose)

Davey Boy Smith (22, win)

The Iron Sheik (49, win)

Pedro Morales (20, win)

Michael Hayes (10, lose)

Johnny Valentine (14, win)

Shinsuke Nakamura (58, win)

Diesel (39, win)

Batista (53, win)

Lita (46, win)

Christian (56, win)

Ron Simmons (25, win)

Big Show (41, win)

JBL (10, lose)

Christopher Daniels (26, win)

The Miz (34, win)

PWI Wrestler Of The Year

Pedro Morales (20, win)

Jack Brisco (17, win)

Bruno Sammartino (30, win)

Terry Funk (27, win)

Dusty Rhodes (46, win)

Harley Race (17, win)

Bob Backlund (26, win)

Ric Flair (18, lose)

Hulk Hogan (10, lose)

Randy Savage (27, win)

Sting (51, win)

Vader (32, win)

Diesel (39, win)

Big Show (41, win)

Lex Luger (25, win)

Steve Austin (29, win)

The Rock (23, lose)

Brock Lesnar (23, lose)

Kurt Angle (45, win)

Chris Benoit (17, lose)

Batista (52, win)

John Cena (47, win)

Triple H (31, win)

Randy Orton (58, win)

CM Punk (57, win)

Daniel Bryan (61, win)

Seth Rollins (55, win)

AJ Styles (40, win)

Adam Cole (47, win)

Dean Ambrose (58, win)

Roman Reigns (51, win)

PWI Woman Of The Year

Joyce Grable (30, win)

Susan Green (21, win)

Stephanie McMahon (26, win)

Lita (46, win)

Trish Stratus (38, win)

Victoria (27, win)

Candice Michelle (24, win)

Mickie James (47, win)

Michelle McCool (29, win)

AJ Lee (48, win)

Sasha Banks (44, win)

Charlotte Flair (45, win)

Asuka (58, win)

Becky Lynch (58, win)

Bianca Belair (34, win)

TOP 10 MOST VOTED THUS FAR

Naomi, 173

Billy Gunn, 138

Goldust, 70

Damian Priest, 69

Chyna, 68

Shotzi Blackheart, 65

Finn Balor, 65

William Regal, 62

Samoa Joe/Daniel Bryan, 61

Toni Storm, 60

A big thank you to everyone who voted and I hope next round brings even more vicious infighting to shatter the dreams of old men who have had their egos boosted way too high over the last 40 years (yes, I'm directly roasting Ric Flair)

[duhragonball]

Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episode 50

The finale of the Supreme Kai of Time arc finally came out a few weeks ago, so let's wrap up my liveblog of it.

Just so we're all up to speed, I covered Episodes 41 through 49 here , here, and here. But if you're not in the mood to read that: this arc introduces Aeos, the previous Supreme Kai of Time, who has now returned to take back the position from Chronoa. Aeos believes that there are too many alternate timelines now, and Chronoa's refusal to deal with them has only made things worse, so Aeos and her four attendants take over the Time Nest to resolve the problem instead. Aeos's solution is to hold a big tournament with warriors from different timelines, and the losing teams get their timeline erased.

This all gets thrown into chaos when Demigra shows up, having recently gained a power boost from the Dark King energy once held by Fu. I'm not sure if this was just a coincidence, or if Demigra somehow manipulated the Aeos/Chronoa dispute to his advantage. Anyway, he tries to seize control of the Time Nest and destroy all the fighters who oppose him, which culminates in this climactic beam struggle against Goku, Bardock, and Future Gohan.

Just so we're clear, the Bardock and Future Gohan we see here are variants from other timelines, recruited by Aeos to serve as her attendants. Bardock was the "Hooded Saiyan" who occasionally helped Goku during the previous arc. Gohan hails from a world where Trunks died fighting 17 and 18, while he survived.

Anyway, the Father-Son-Grandson Kamehameha ends with Bardock daring the boys to push even harder, which leads to Bardock turning SSJ4, Goku going Ultra Instinct (again), and Gohan turning SSJ2. This overwhelms Demigra and he dies.

However, before Demigra is beaten, Aeos and Chronoa have this nice little reconciliation where Aeos points out that Demigra only got this far because of the multitude of alternate timelines. Even if he's defeated, some other menace will just rise up to replace him. She asks Chronoa how she can continue to support sparing the timelines if this is true, and Chronoa replies that a lot of good has come from the alternate timelines as well, and she's willing to trust the heroes to rise to the occasion. Then they hold hands and do some sort of time stuff, which might have helped tip the scales against Demigra, but I don't know. When it's all over, they use the Scroll of Eternity to restore everything to the way it was before Demigra attacked.

Goku is satisfied with this outcome, but he has one last bit of business to discuss with Aeos: Goku wants the Super Space-Time Tournament to be restarted, since he never got to finish his match with Xeno Goku earlier in the arc. Aeos agrees, and this time it's just an exhibition, with the fighters who still want to fight having 1v1 matches with no brackets.

We get some brief glimpses of the other matches, like Piccolo vs. Pikkon, Master Roshi vs. Grandpa Gohan, and so on, but none of these amount to anything. This episode spent a decent two minutes re-telling the beam struggle from Episode 49, which could have been used to show a little more of the cool fights they teased instead.

Credit where it's due, Goku vs. Xeno Goku actually gets some time, and there's some cool spots, like SSJ4 Goku trying to use a Warp Kamehameha on UI Goku, only for UI to try to float over to avoid it. Then 4ku snares him with his tail, but UI-ku is still too nimble to be trapped for long.

As everyone watches, Aoes reflects on how Goku impressed her, and I think the implication is that Goku's the one who convinced her not to erase the other timelines, at least for the time being. Then there's a credits sequence, like this is a big finale, but it's not.

They do the finish of the Goku/Vegeta fight from DBS: Super Hero, and it's UI Goku who wins. Sound booking, but I wish they could have come up with a different way to end it. I mean, Aeos's tournament was already a rip-off of the Tournament of Power, and Demigra's invasion was just a retread of his invasion in Xenoverse 1, and now this. It's tough to find anything really fresh in this story.

With the match settled, Aeos announces that she'll be leaving again to survey the alternate timelines for herself. She says she wants to re-check everything to re-evaluate her decision, and warns Chronoa that if she finds she had it right the first time, she'll be back to erase everything like she intended. Chronoa seems to accept this. Maybe she's confident that Aeos will see things her way, or maybe it's just that Chronoa has no choice. This arc suggests that Chronoa cannot, or will not, challenge Aeos' authority. I guess with Aeos leaving, Chronoa is reinstated as Supreme Kai of Time, but they never explained why Aeos left the job in the first place, or what claim she had to take it back. There's a lot of unanswered questions in all of this.

Aeos's four attendants will be joining her on her new mission, including Vidros, who proposed to Yamcha during the tournament. So what about that? Well, it turns out Vidros can't marry Yamcha right away. Her people have a tradition that says she can't marry until she reaches a certain age, which is still a dozen centuries away. So she intends to go with Aeos and return for Yamcha 1200 years from now. D'oh!

This did not go over well with the fandom, who were pretty hyped for the idea of Yamcha getting the girl. I think we all knew that there'd be some kind of catch. They weren't going to marry off an established character in a web series for crying out loud. I choose to look at this in a positive light. Yamcha's still got a fiance. And just because she has to wait 1200 years doesn't mean that he has to wait the same amount of time. Aeos might do her a solid and bring her back to the present day so she can still marry Yamcha during his natural lifespan.

At least Vidros had some sort of character arc in this story. I have no idea what this alternate version of Piccolo was supposed to be about. He just shares some meaningful looks with Gohan and that's it. Future Gohan says goodbye to Xeno Trunks, Bardock takes a last look at his son, and they all head out.

I seriously wondered if Episode 50 was going to be the finale for the entire web-series, since this arc seemed to wrap up the last plot threads of the whole show. Most of SDBH was about Fu's rise to prominence, and then he got defeated with the help of Demigra and Aeos's team, who settled all of their business in this arc. So this seemed like a pretty good stopping point, but no. There's an Episode 51, which promises a whole new arc that will probably take another two years to finish. I guess Super Dragon Ball Heroes will be around for a while longer.

And I'll probably cover those future story arcs one of these days, but this seems like a good place to stop for now. It's a lot more satisfying to watch this show several episodes at a time, and it'll be at least a year before we're far enough along to make this worth my time. But we'll see how it goes.

[kylereadscomics]

Wildstorm Comics Reading Order

So at various times over the last year I’ve been binge-reading Wildstorm comics (Jim Lee’s imprint at Image Comics, originally named Homage, and later sold to and continued at DC Comics). While I’ve been reading, I’ve been organizing them into a good, clear reading order that keeps series and stories together in chunks, but also tries to avoid spoiling anything.

This is where I’m at so far, which goes from the beginnings of the universe in 1992 to about when it was sold to (and began publishing as an imprint of) DC Comics in 1999.

1.       Team One – Team One WildCats #1-2, Team One Stormwatch #1-2

2.       WildCats – WildCats v1 #0-4, WildCats Special #1, WildCats Trilogy #1-3, WildCats v1 #5-6, Cyberforce v1 #2, WildCats v1 #7, Cyberforce v1 #3, WildCats v1 #8-9

3.       Deathblow – Dark Angel Saga – Deathblow v1 #0, Darker Image #1 (Deathblow story), Deathblow v1 #1-12

4.       Stormwatch – Stormwatch v1 #1-3, 0, 4-5, Stormwatch Special #1, Wildstorm Rarities #1 (Stormwatch story), Stormwatch v1 #6-8

5.       Union – Union v1 #1-4, 0

6.       The Kindred – Wildstorm Rarities #1 (Kindred story), The Kindred v1 #1-4

7.       Gen13 – Gen13 v1 #1-5, Gen13 #1/2 (AKA Wildstorm Rarities #1 (Gen13 story)), Gen13 v2 #0-1

8.       Deathblow v1 #13-15

9.       WildCats solos – Warblade: Endangered Species #1-4, Wildstorm Rarities #1 (Maul story), Spartan: Warrior Spirit #1-4, Zealot #1-3

10.   WildCats – Gateway – WildCats v1 #10-13, Wildstorm Chamber of Horrors, WildCats v1 #14, WildCats v1 Annual #1, Voodoo/Zealot: Skin Trade, Grifter One Shot

11.   Wetworks v1 #1-7

12.   Team Seven – Team Seven v1 #1-4, Team Seven v2 #1-3, Team Seven v3 #1-4

13.   Spawn & WildCats #1-4

14.   Stormwatch – Images of Tomorrow – Stormwatch v1 #9, 25 (yes read 25 after 9), 10-17

15.   Wildstorm! #1-3

16.   Deathblow & Wolverine #1-2

17.   Backlash #1-7

18.   Union v2 – Wildstorm Rarities #1 (Crusade story), Union v2 #1-3

19.   Wildstorm Rising Prelude – WildCats v1 #15-16, Stormwatch v1 #18-20, Stormwatch Special #2, Stormwatch v1 #21, WildCats v1 #17-19

20.   Wildstorm Rising – Wildstorm Rising #1, WildCats v1 #20, Union v2 #4, Gen13 v2 #2, Grifter v1 #1, Deathblow v1 #16, Wetworks v1 #8, Backlash v1 #8, Stormwatch v1 #22, Wildstorm Rising #2

21.   Grifter v1 #2-10

22.   Grifter & Badrock #1-2 (no conclusion)

23.   Stormwatch v1 #23-27 (yes, read 25 again here)

24.   Union v2 #5-9, Union: Final Vengeance one-shot

25.   Deathblow #17-19

26.   Cybernary – Deathblow v1 #1-4 (Cybernary backups), Cybernary v1 #1-5

27.   Brass v1 #1-3

28.   Gen13 – Lynch #1, Gen13 v2 #3-7, Gen13/The Maxx, Gen13: The Unreal World, Spider-Man/Gen13, Gen13: Ordinary Heroes #1-2, Gen13: Rave, Gen13 Zine

29.   Wetworks v1 #9-15

30.   Stormwatch v1 #28-34

31.   WildCats v1 #21-28

32.   Grifter v2 #1-7

33.   Backlash v1 #9-14

34.   Brothers-in-Arms – Deathblow v1 #20-21, Gen13 v1 #8-9, Deathblow v1 #22-23, Backlash v1 #15-18, Deathblow v1 #24-25

35.   Fire From Heaven – Fire From Heaven #1/2, Sword of Damocles #1, Sigma #1, Deathblow v1 #26, Fire From Heaven #1, Backlash v1 #19, Gen13 v2 #10, Wetworks v1 #16, Stormwatch v1 #35, Sigma #2, WildCats v1 #29, Deathblow v1 #27, Gen13 v2 #11, Backlash v1 #20, Wetworks v1 #17, Stormwatch v1 #36, WildCats v1 #30, Sigma #3, Sword of Damocles #2, Fire From Heaven #2, Deathblow #28-29

36.   WildCats v1 #31-36

37.   Grifter v2 #8-14

38.   WildCats v1 #37-50

39.   Voodoo – Dancing in the Dark #1-4

40.   Savant Garde #1-7, WildCats: Savant Garde Fan Edition #1-3

41.   Gen12 #1-5

42.   Allegra #1-4

43.   Hazard #1-7

44.   Black Ops #1-5

45.   Grifter/Shi #1-2

46.   Grifter and the Mask #1-2

47.   Shattered Image #1-4

48.   WildCats/X-Men: The Golden Age, WildCats/X-Men: The Silver Age, WildCats/X-Men: The Modern Age, WildCats/X-Men: The Dark Age, JLA/WildCats

49.   Wildstorm Spotlight #1-3

50.   Stormwatch – Change or Die – Wildstorm! #4, Stormwatch v1 #37-47, Wildstorm Spotlight #4, Stormwatch v1 #48-50

51.   Gen13 v2 #12, 13A-13C, 14-15, Wildstorm Halloween: Trilogy of Terror #1

52.   Wetworks v1 #18-35

53.   DV8 v1 #1-4, ½, 5-8, DV8: Rave

54.   DV8 vs. Black Ops #1-3

55.   DV8 v1 #9-13

56.   Gen13 Interactive #1-3

57.   Gen13 Bootleg – Gen13/Generation X, Gen13 Bootleg #1-18, Generation X/Gen13, Gen13 Yearbook 1997

58.   Gen13 v2 #16-17, Gen13 3D Special #1, Gen13 v2 #18-25, Gen13 Bootleg Annual #1, Gen13 Bootleg #20

59.   Gen13/Monkeyman & O’Brien #1-2

60.   Backlash v1 #21-24, Backlash & Spider-Man #1-2, Backlash v1 #25-32

61.   Wildcore – Wildcore Preview, Wildcore v1 #1-10

62.   Phantom Guard #0-6

63.   Wetworks v1 #36-43

64.   DV8 – DV8 Annual 1998, DV8 Preview, DV8 v1 #14-23

65.   Gen13 v2 #26-29, Gen13 Bootleg #19, Gen13 v2 #30-35

66.   Slipstream – DV8 v1 #24-25, Gen13 Annual #2, DV8 Annual 1999

67.   Gen13 v2 #36-41

68.   DV8 v1 #0, 26-32

69.   Stormwatch v2 #1-10, WildCats/Aliens #1, Stormwatch v2 #11

[threebooksoneplot]

Episode 15: "Happy New Tear" (Show Notes)

listen along here

Yes, G was sick when we recorded this episode. And what about it

[00:04:25] An example of the type of Rhink youtube compilation Appa is talking about

[00:04:49] A definition of "ficlet," for anyone unfamiliar

[00:06:15] Appa writing 500k words of Rhink fic

[00:09:13] The Twilight book covers in Finnish: Temptation, New Moon, Doubt, Breaking Dawn, Midnight Sun, and Life and Death

[00:10:53] The Good Mythical Morning episode about the "Finland doesn't exist" conspiracy

[00:14:02] “Speaking of chapters” has to be the world’s worst transition from summary to summary I'm moving to Antarctica goodbye

[00:14:30] Shannon’s summary:

TGITC everybody! Thank God for the Cullens, they are truly the stars of this chapter in so many incredible ways. Alice gets to meet her best friend even though she has never once actually had a conversation with said best friend. Rosalie promises to try not to tell Bella she’s a dumb shitbitch for both finding Edward attractive and willingly being around vampires. Emmett is off doing damage control because Edward has upset Rosalie again, and Jasper is keeping his distance but somehow still having a great goddamn time fucking around with everyone’s emotions and laughing at Edward. Carlisle and Esme are just relieved that Bella isn’t scared shitless, and Bella is thirsting for some more of that sweet vampire info, baby. And Edward’s there too I guess.

[00:26:06] An example of an attempt to imagine the khaki skirt as tolerable

[00:32:17] Edward be like

[00:40:49] Turns out there actually were witch trials in Finland, notable because most of the accused were men. Also note that in this case the witches were strangled before they were burned 😬

[00:41:16] A few historical witch hunt misconceptions, including hanging vs burning

[00:43:18] Tumblr user @panlight's debunking of the "sewers in 1660s London," complete with a few sources and a better potential explanation

[00:42:57] Hear/read more about the origins of vampires in folklore in Episode 7 and its Show Notes

[01:24:31] “Doing like a Benjamin Button thing”

[01:47:35] Follow Appa on tumblr here and check out Rowan Menerva's children's books here!

Thanks for continuing to tune in to our wacky little podcast in 2023, y'all!

[thee-horny-thicky]

Jujutsu Kaisen:

FES Ask #1

Would Geto Cheat? (FES Ask #2)

Birth Control (FES Ask #3)

FES Ask #4

Geto and Period Sex (FES Ask #5)

Sex Initiation (FES Ask #6)

Non-Sorcerer Child (FES Ask #7)

Post-Partum Body (FES Ask #8)

Pregnancy Punishment (FES Ask #9)

Normal Conversations (FES Ask #10)

FES Ask #11

Pre-Crazy Geto (FES Ask #12)

FES Ask #13

FES Ask #14

Geto's PEEPEE (FES Ask #15)

FES Ask #16

Yua Dying (FES Ask #17)

Surprise! Squeal (Surprise! Ask #1)

FES Ask #18

FES Ask #19

Guilty Geto/Favorite Position (FES Ask #20)

Would Geto Ever Wear A Condom? (FES Ask #21)

FES Ask #22

Geto and body hair (FES Ask #23)

Surprise! Ask #2

FES Ask #23

FES P2 (Ask #24)

Surprise! Ask #3

Surprise Ask #4

FES Squeal Plot (FES Ask #25)

Yua abortion or birth control (FES Ask #26)

FES Ask #27

Geto's hair (FES Ask #28)

Who would Geto choose? (Surprise Ask #5)

Cutting Geto's hair (FES Ask #29)

FES Ask #30

Geto's favorite child (FES Ask #31)

Online shopping (FES Ask #32)

The Twins vs. Jona (FES Ask #33)

Confessional Continuation

Suguru's Favorite Names (FES Ask #34)

If Yua Cheated (FES Ask #35)

Yua vs. The Twins (FES Ask #36)

How do the kids look? (FES Ask #37)

Marriage and Babies (Surprise Ask #6)

Wife or kids (Surprise Ask #7)

FES Ask #38

FES Ask #39

FES Ask #40

How many kids? (Confessional Ask #2)

FES Ask #41

FES Ask #42

If Yua Escaped (FES Ask #43)

If Yua died (FES Ask #44)

BF Surprise!Gojo (Surprise Ask #8)

FES Ask #45

Consensual Geto (FES Ask #46)

FES Ask #47

FES Ask #48

FES Ask #49

My Hero Academia:

Favorite Ships

BKDK Thoughts

House of the Dragon

HotD thoughts

Aemond/Cole/Reader

[mysterycharacterbracket]

ACTUAL Actual Format

Now, I said I had the format down before. But once again, I did my math wrong. But this time I just put the bracket together, so I know I have it.

These 12 characters won their polls with 16 or more votes, and will start in the winners bracket second round: 7, 12, 15, 19, 24, 32, 42, 58, 72, 74, 96, and 102.

These 23 characters won their polls with 16 or fewer votes, and will start in the winners bracket first round: 1, 5, 17, 27, 29, 35, 37, 43, 47, 49, 51, 54, 56, 61, 64, 69, 78, 81, 82, 87, 90, 92, and 99.

These 17 characters lost their polls with 8 or more votes, and will also start in the winners bracket first round: 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 23, 28, 30, 31, 45, 63, 65, 68, 79, and 93.

These 13 characters lost their polls with 7 or 8 votes, and will start in the losers bracket third round: 16, 33, 34, 39, 41, 46, 50, 71, 73, 86, 88, 91, and 101.

And these 36 characters lost their polls with 7 votes or fewer, and will start in the losers bracket first round: 4, 11, 14, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 36, 38, 40, 44, 48, 52, 53, 55, 57, 59, 60, 62, 66, 67, 75, 76, 77, 80, 83, 84, 85, 89, 94, 95, 97, 98, and 100.

The characters were seeded randomly within each tier above.

A round by round explanation is under the cut. If you don't wish to read it, just know that it will make more sense when the brackets come out tomorrow.

Round L1: 18 matchups, 36 characters

Round W1: 20 matchups, 40 characters - 17 winners vs 17 wild cards and 6 winners vs each other

Round L2: 19 matchups, 38 characters - 18 L1 winners vs 18 W1 losers and 2 W1 losers vs each other

Round L3: 16 matchups, 32 characters - 13 new entrants vs 13 L2 winners and 6 L2 winners vs each other

Round W2: 16 matchups, 32 characters - 12 new entrants vs 12 W1 winners and 8 W1 winners vs each other

From there, we will continue in very much the same pattern as last time:

We will have a loser round featuring the winners of the previous loser round.

Then a winner round featuring the winners of the previous winner round.

And finally a loser round pitting the winners of the previous loser round against the losers of the previous winner round.

Then we will cut the number of characters in half and repeat steps 1-3.

[starfriday]

Ministry of Power

REC Limited declares financial results, records highest ever annual net profit

Posted On: 30 APR 2024 2:56PM by PIB Delhi

The Board of Directors of REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise and leading NBFC under the Ministry of Power, today approved the audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and year ended 31st March, 2024.

Operational and Financial Highlights: Q4 FY24 vs Q4 FY23 (Standalone)

Revenue from operations: ₹ 12,613 crores vs. ₹ 10,113 crores, up 25%

Total income: ₹ 12,643 crores vs. ₹ 10,124 crores, up 25%

Net interest income: ₹ 4,407 crores vs. ₹ 3,409 crore, up 29%

Net Profit: ₹ 4,016 crores vs. ₹ 3,001 crore, up 34%

Total Comprehensive Income: ₹ 5,183 crores vs. ₹ 3,645 crores, up 42%

Yield: 10.03% vs. 9.65%, up 38 basis points

Average cost of funds: 7.14% vs. 7.17%, reduction by 3 basis points

Spread: 2.89% vs. 2.48%, up 41 basis points

Net interest margin: 3.60% vs. 3.29%, up 31 basis points

Return on net worth: 24.06% vs. 21.34%, up 13%

Operational and Financial Highlights: 12M FY24 vs 12M FY23 (Standalone)

Total sanctions: ₹ 3,58,816 crores vs. ₹ 2,68,461 crores, up 34%, of which sanctions to renewable sector: ₹ 1,36,516 crores vs. ₹ 21,554 crores, up 533%

Renewable sanctions comprise:

Solar: ₹ 20,956 crores vs. ₹ 9,301 crores

Module manufacturing: ₹ 21,565 crores vs. ₹ Nil crores

Large Hydro: ₹ 32,450 crores vs. ₹ 682 crores

Pumped Storage: ₹ 28,304 crores vs. ₹ 6,075 crores

Green Hydrogen: ₹ 7,997 crores vs. Nil

E-Mobility: ₹ 7,214 crores vs. ₹ 2,429 crores

Wind turbine manufacturing: ₹ 3,195 crores vs. Nil

Wind: ₹ 3,453 crores vs. ₹ 2,436 crores

Hybrid: ₹ 10,098 crores vs. ₹ 220 crores

Others: ₹ 1,284 crores vs. ₹ 411 crores

Disbursements: ₹ 1,61,462 crores vs. ₹ 96,846 crores, up 67%

Revenue from operations: ₹ 47,146 crores vs. ₹ 39,208 crores, up 20%

Total income: ₹ 47,214 crores vs. ₹ 39,253 crores, up 20%

Net interest income: ₹ 16,167 crores vs. ₹ 13,714 crores, up 18%

Net Profit: ₹ 14,019 crores vs. ₹ 11,055 crores, up 27%

Total Comprehensive Income: ₹ 15,063 crores vs. ₹ 10,084 crores, up 49%

Yield: 9.99% vs. 9.73%, up 26 basis points

Average cost of funds: 7.13% vs. 7.28%, reduction by 15 basis points

Spread: 2.86% vs. 2.45%, up 41 basis points

Net interest margin: 3.57% vs. 3.38%, up 19 basis points

Return on net worth: 22.17% vs. 20.35%, up 9%

Market capitalization: ₹ 1,18,757 crore vs. ₹ 30,400, up 290%

Owing to the improving asset quality and effective resolution of stressed assets, and resetting of the lending rates and effective management of finance cost, REC has been able to record its highest ever annual profit after tax of ₹ 14,019 crores. As a result, the Earnings Per Share (EPS) for the year ended 31st March 2024 accelerated by 27% to ₹ 53.11 per share as against ₹ 41.85 per share as at 31st March 2023.

Aided by growth in profits, the Net Worth has grown to ₹ 68,783 crores as on 31st March 2024, registering an increase of 19% YoY.

The loan book has maintained its growth trajectory and has increased by 17% to ₹ 5.09 lakh crores as against ₹ 4.35 lakh crores as at 31st March, 2023. Signifying improving asset quality, the net credit-impaired assets as at 31st March, 2024 have reduced to 0.86% from 1.01% as at 31st March 2023 with Provision Coverage Ratio of 68.45% on NPA assets, as at 31st March, 2024.

Indicating the ample opportunity to support the future growth, Capital Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) of the company stands at a comfortable 25.82% as at 31st March, 2024.

Continuing with the tradition to reward its shareholders, the Board of Directors of the Company has declared the final dividend of ₹ 5 per equity share (on face value of ₹ 10/- each) and the total dividend for FY 2023-24 is ₹ 16 per equity share.

[patrickwooky]

Maya Expressions10 - Combining Waves from Patrick Woo on Vimeo.

In the 10th video of Maya Expressions we finally graduate into working with more than one waveform at a time. In this video I explore the various things we can do with multiple waves so they look more organic and less mechanical, regular and repetitive. I also show how we can visualise the results of our expressions in the viewport beside relying only on the graph editor. With multiple sine/cosine waves in expressions we open up a truly wide range of possibilities in what we can do.

I have set up a Patreon page so those of you who truly appreciate and support my work. (Send me dollar every month!).

My videos in this series will remain free to all, so thank you for all your continued support and viewership!

Here is my Patreon link: patreon.com/patrickwoo

0:00 - 0:46 - Introduction and greetings 0:47 - 3:39 - Setting up 2 cubes that have exactly the same expressions 3:39 - 4:26 - Using a single expression to drive multiple attributes vs multiple expressions to drive multiple attributes 4:27 - 7:36 - Setting up a third cube and assigning the sum of the first 2 cubes to the translate Y, then observing the result. 7:37 - 10:42 - Creating custom attributes and linking them up in the expressions 10:43 - 11:52 - How to format an expression so it can be easily "repurposed" and pasted into another object's expression. 11:53 - 12:44 - setting up custom attribute values so cube 3 reinforces and doubles when adding cube 1 and 2. 12:45 - 15:18 - making perfectly out-of-phase waves that cancel each other out 15:19 - 16:33 - observing curves with different frequencies, one of the keys to breaking the sine/cosine wave pattern. 16:34 - 17:19 - visualing the path of travel with a motion trail 17:20 - 19:43 - using various values for frequency and seeing the path update interactively 19:44 - 22:23 - trying out even more similar frequencies to further break up recognisable patterns repeating. 22:24 - 23:31 - how to detect repetitions in composite/compound curves (curves that are made up of multiple smaller curves), looking for the zero-crossings. 23:32 - 26:11 - how curves are affected if frequencies are multiples of each other. 26:12 - 27:41 - using offset to break up repetitions and reduce the number of both curves crossing at the same point 27:42 - 29:44 - show how curves can slide and swim across each other to achieve vastly different looks. 29:45 - 32:25 - animation control: setting keyframes on cube2 frequency 32:26 - 33:20 - updating motion trail after changes in keyframes 33:21 - 34:19 - completing the keyframe animation on top of the 2 combined sine curves 34:20 - 35:02 - adding an additional noise curve to the entire waveform 35:03 - 36:11 - breaking up a single line of expression into multiple lines so we can comment them out for controlled testing, easier troubleshooting and visualisation. 36:12 - 37:29 - create another custom attribute for the additional noise amount and connect it to the noise expression. 37:30 - 38:48 - keyframe the new additional noise attribute to alter the later part of the animation curve 35:49 - 41:53 - something that remains a mystery for now on the initial pCube2's reducing of frequency 41:54 - 42:30 - notifying of my Patreon account. If my videos have added value to your work, learning and understanding, please support! 42:31 - 43:29 - end

[writingcombatfan]

UFC - Fight Night, Dariush vs Tsarukyan

December 2nd's edition of UFC Fight Night took place in the Moody Center at Austin, Texas and proved to me that if you miss the prelims, you may end up missing out on some good moments. In this post, I will be reviewing the main card, but I will gloss over some of the prelim fights.

Prelims

Veronica Hardy def. Jamey-Lyn Horth

The card was kicked off by a Women's 125 matchup that resulted in a split decision victory for Veronica Hardy. I missed this fight.

Jared Gooden def. Wellington Turman

Jared Gooden ended up scoring a 2nd round submission. Amazing comeback. I missed this fight as well.

Rodolfo Bellato def. Ihor Potieria

Ihor Potieria was dangerously close to finishing before he gassed out and was finished by Rodolfo Bellato in the 2nd round. I once again missed this fight.

Drakkar Klose def. Joe Solecki

This is when I began to regret tuning out, because this ended in a slam knockout by Drakkar Klose. Fight ended 1 minute and 41 seconds in to the first round.

Cody Brundage def. Zachary Reese

I tuned in when this fight began, and I was a little disappointed I didn't get to see the slam knockout in the last fight, but I was quickly elated when this became the first UFC event to have two slam knockouts. Cody Brundage won the fight by slamming Zachary Reese on the side of his head as he held on to an arm-bar.

Nobody learned from Rose Namajunas that there is risk in holding on to an arm bar while your opponent is standing. It's also odd how both slam knockouts were within 8 seconds of each other, because this fight ended 1 minute and 49 seconds in to the first round.

Miesha Tate def. Julia Avila

Miesha Tate proved once again that she is still a good fight for anyone in the Women's Bantamweight division by achieving a submission victory in the third round.

Main Card

Dustin Stoltzfus def. Punahele Soriano

Dustin Stoltzfus is the weirdest fighter in my eyes, because I was almost certain that he retired after getting knocked out by Abus Magomedov, but he came from out of nowhere and submitted his opponent in the 2nd round.

I'm hoping for a good career resurgence from Stoltzfus, but I am not 100% certain he'll make it far in Middleweight.

Joaquim Silva def. Clay Guida

This was a back and forth fight, with Joaquim Silva edging out a unanimous decision in an action packed 3 round affair.

Clay Guida has cemented his legacy in my eyes, and while he can still keep fighting I think retirement will be weighing in on him soon enough.

Sean Brady def. Kelvin Gasteleum

Honestly, I think 170 is good for Kelvin Gasteleum. Sean Brady beat him by submission in the 3rd round, but I still think that Kelvin can have much better success at 170 than 185.

Deiveson Figureido def. Rob Font

This fight showcased Deiveson's amazing power and how he has only strengthened after he moved up in weight from 125.

Deiveson will soon be entering the Bantamweight rankings, as Rob Font was ranked #8.

Jalin Turner def. Bobby Green

This fight proved that even though I feel like the UFC has the best referees, there is still a lot of work to be done to make the sport safer. Jalin Turner knocked out Bobby Green 2 minutes and 37 seconds in to the first round, but the referee forced Jalin Turner to continue to ground and pound Bobby Green, and had finally stopped the fight at 2 minutes and 49 seconds.

Kerry Hatley should not be allowed to referee any more fights. This is extremely dangerous officiating that should be dealt with accordingly.

Arman Tsarukyan def. Beneil Dariush

I had high hopes from Beneil going in to this fight, and pre-fight shenanigans made me despise Arman on a massive level. The hotel altercation with Bobby Green was extremely disappointing to me when I looked at what Arman was doing during fight week.

Unfortunately for me, Arman ended up knocking out Beneil in the 1st round with a knee and punches. The fight just barely surpassed 1 minute.

Overall, the main event did not disappoint and Arman has proved that he should be one of the next people in line to fight Islam Makhachev for the Lightweight championship.

Overall Rating

8.5/10

I really enjoyed this week's UFC event. Some serious stakes in the main event for a potential title opportunity, the two men in the co-main are always down to fight. The undercard was super entertaining.

UFC fans always eat good.

[thereasonsimbroke]

Netflix's One Piece Shatters Records

In Ep. 582, Millennial Mike and I discuss Netflix’s One-Piece success, Playstation Plus subscribers canceling after price hike, the Godzilla Minus One trailer, and more! Chapters 0:00:14 Welcome to The Reasons I'm Broke podcast! 0:04:17 Xbox Game Pass vs. PlayStation Plus: A Comparison 0:06:02 Xbox Game Pass: Better Online Gaming Experience 0:13:15 Netflix's One Piece Breaks Records Worldwide 0:22:03 Blessings and Marketing Strategies 0:26:01 Excitement for Season 2 of Arcane 0:29:15 Taylor Swift Concert Film Breaks Records 0:33:15 James Gunn's Controversial Comments and Reputation 0:38:49 The Success of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer 0:42:14 The Impact of Branding in the Joker Movie 0:48:00 Discussing Godzilla's Appearance and Timeline 0:52:03 Release Date and Excitement for the Upcoming Godzilla Movie 0:55:02 Introducing the Brokette Block segment 1:03:41 Diving into Russian literature: The Brothers Karamazov 1:05:53 Road trip to Georgia: The Long Drive Begins 1:09:11 Georgia's Appeal: A Change of Pace 1:13:30 Challenges with Recording and Storage 1:19:32 Lion's Gate Working on Natural Adaptation Movie 1:21:02 Doubtful agreement on writer's perspective

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[f1]

Why Hamilton couldnt turn pole into victory bid | The Race F1 Podcast

Despite a surprise polesitter, as Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton bested championship leader Max Verstappen by just 0.003s, it was business as usual on Sunday. Edd Straw, Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Josh Suttill analyse the stories up and down the order in The Race F1 Podcast. From McLaren’s continued jump in form to Daniel Ricciardo's return to racing with AlphaTauri, plus what the Aussie's return means for Sergio Perez, what happened down at Turn 1 and our thoughts on the changing of the tyre rules in qualifying, our panel discuss a lot in this episode. Red Bull's record breaking consecutive race wins tally highlights just how impressive the team has performed this season - putting Red Bull and Verstappen amongst the all-time great F1 partnerships. 0:00 - Intro 3:36 – Verstappen’s Saturday vs Sunday pace 12:25 – McLaren’s revival continues 17:37 - Perez’s rollercoaster weekend 23:19 - Ricciardo’s quietly impressive return 28:54 - Ferrari and Aston’s underwhelming pace 34:00 – Zhou destroys Alpine’s hopes at Turn 1 39:57 - Why didn’t Ferrari swap their drivers? 41:21 – Is Magnussen under pressure? 44:11 – Tsunoda vs Ricciardo 47:55 - Why were the qualifying gaps so small? 48:24 – Did the qualifying format trial work? 50:23 – Does Hamilton do better when he has a shot at pole? 51:43 - Has the tyre change shaken up the field? 53:17 – How does this Red Bull dominance compare to others? 55:49 - Should pit lane speeding penalties be harsher? 56:26 - Could McLaren beat Ferrari in the standings? 58:32 – Should Verstappen take time off after winning the title? Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: @wearetherace Instagram: @wearetherace Facebook: http://facebook.com/wearetherace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we'll keep doing what we're doing. https://www.the-race.com http://www.twitter.com/wearetherace via THE RACE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTxfj0BzL-MaCy-YUqPRoQ

[duhragonball]

Super Dragon Ball Heroes 41-43

Ma’am, you must be new.  That’s all they ever do around here.

We’ve finally reached the home stretch, which is the Supreme Kai of Time arc that begins in Episode 41.  As far as I can tell, the arc continues through Episode 49, and still isn’t finished.  I think episode 50 will go live in a few months, but it still hasn’t been scheduled, so my plan is to just cover up to 49 and maybe write an update later in the year.

Also, since I’ve only got one arc left, I’m going to treat myself and do this three episodes at a time, so we can go over this at a more leisurely pace. 

We open with Chronoa, the Supreme Kai of Time, meeting with her predecessor, Aeos.  I’m confused about how this works, since you would think Aeos would have died before Chronoa was appointed to take her place, but I guess we’ll learn more about this as we go. Anyway, Aeos disapproves of the way Chronoa has allowed so many alternate timelines to propogate, so she’s come out of retirement to confiscate the Scroll of Eternity. Chronoa vows to resist this, but Aeos has backup in the form of those guys in hooded uniforms, like Brown Goku from the last arc.

Soon after this, Goku is invited to a special competition called the Super Space-Time Tournament.  Goku’s in like Flynn.

Goku arrives to find the usual suspects: Jiren, Hit, Piccolo, Gohan, Vegeta, and... Yamcha?  He says the tournament promoter knows what’s up, and I agree.  Good luck, Yamcha.

I had heard SDBH was doing a tournament, but didn’t understand how they could hope to do a tournament arc justice in this kind of format. Well, this one’s pretty quick.  It’s 12 teams of 7, so that’s 84 fighters competing all at once, similar to the Tournament of Power, but the time limit for the first round is only 24 minutes.  To advance, your team can either defeat every other team on the board, or you can capture one of three fairies that are fluttering around the battlefield.

So only three teams can advance, and the other 63 fighters will be eliminated, so I don’t want to spend a lot of time talking about those guys.  Suffice to say, there’s a Ginyu Force team, an all-Androids team, and so on. 

There’s some decent matchups here, like Broly vs. Jiren, Goku vs. Xeno Goku, Trunks vs. Tapion, and Janemba vs. Kid Buu, but none of these get much time to shine, so it sort of doesn’t matter.

Oh, right, Hit vs. Hirudegarn.  That’s pretty cool.

Also, Turles vs. Super Saiyan 3 Raditz?  Neat.

It all looks really cool, except it gets cut short when Yamcha captures a fairy by luck, and his entire team gets teleported back to where they started from. 

There’s a Time Patroller team, and they also caught a fairy, so that’s two teams who advance.  The third is a team with Hearts, Cumber, Cooler, and Frieza, among others. 

What about the others?  Well their timelines were erased once they washed out of the tournament.  One of Aeos’ guys explains that rule, and Trunks angrily attacks, demanding to retrieve the Scroll of Eternity for Chronoa.  They fight for a while, until...

Aeos steps in and freezes time to halt their brawl.  They were in the middle of shooting energy balls at each other, so she opens up portals to make them disappear.  Aeos explains her position on how there’s too many timelines, and she intends to use the tournament to solve that problem.

So on to the second round.  The surviving 21 fighters are divvied up and sent to four different battlegrounds.  There, they must attempt to capture a fairy from one of Aeos’ hechmen, and deliver it to her in the center of the four areas.  I think that’s the idea, anyway.  Since there’s three teams and four fairies, I guess that means one team must score at least two fairies, which would make them the winner. 

At the Namekian battleground, Aeos’ man disrobes to reveal he’s another Piccolo.  Gohan and our Piccolo are the representatives for “our” team.

Curiously, three of their teammates are on this other battleground: Yamcha, Vegeta, and Hit.   Their opponent is Vidro, who seems to be of the same species as Lagss from Hearts’ gang about 25 episodes back.

On the third battleground, Trunks continues his fight with the guy from before, and it soon becomes clear that he’s...

Future Gohan, from a timeline where he survived the Androids, but Trunks and Bulma did not.  Somehow, Aeos recruited him and empowered him with the Dark Dragon Balls, and he’s resolved to never be weak or defeated again. 

They do battle, and Trunks is dismayed to find that Gohan is very different from the man who taught him all those years ago. 

So that leaves Goku and Jiren in the fourth battleground to face...

Well, whoever this guy is.  You figure it out.  I can’t be bothered.