#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.

[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

[covid-safer-hotties]

Also preserved in our archive

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD

A recent study published in The Lancet provides a global overview of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination programs among the elderly.

Achieving COVID-19 vaccine equity Despite the emergence of novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially withdrew the status of ‘public health emergency’ from COVID-19 in May 2023.

Vaccination has been instrumental in reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and preventing severe disease in infected individuals. Updated booster vaccine doses have been developed to ensure continued protection against novel viral variants, particularly in high-risk patient populations.

Vaccine equity aims to distribute the most effective and variant-specific vaccines to eligible recipients rather than providing any available vaccine, as many COVID-19 vaccines are now ineffective against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and subvariants. Achieving vaccine equity requires continuous monitoring to update strategies that will expand access and uptake.

About the study Data for the study were obtained from public databases that provided information on the different types of vaccines used, vaccine regimens, eligible age groups, and vaccine coverage stratified by each country and age group. The last available information was dated July 10, 2024.

Sources included government and health department websites, official reports, institutional and organizational data, and cross-checked media reports based on official sources. The aim of the current study was to assess the degree of success in achieving complete primary series immunization of older adults and providing an additional booster dose to 80% of them.

Official data was the only source in 45 countries, whereas media and combined sources provided data for 77 and 70 countries, respectively. Most countries provided medium-quality data, with over half of the metrics reported.

Types of vaccines in use Using data from 192 countries, 71 vaccines, 49 of which were monovalent, were administered to older people. Seventy-nine countries used one or more of the 22 vaccines developed to protect against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), including eight monovalent and four bivalent vaccines that targeted the original and Omicron strains, respectively.

Monovalent SARS-CoV-2 Beta vaccines and one Gamma vaccine were used in 12 countries and one country, respectively. Monovalent vaccines against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 have mostly been stopped or discontinued, although some are used as boosters in 41 countries.

Multivalent vaccines were approved in China. These include bivalent vaccines against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain followed by a series culminating in quadrivalent vaccines targeting Beta and various Omicron subvariants.

In 122 countries, older people were offered an additional booster dose, whereas the remaining countries offered a primary series or a single booster dose. Seasonal booster doses for the elderly were offered in 33 countries during fall or winter months, some of which also provided spring booster doses. Older people were among the high-priority groups in 96 countries.

Primary vs second/later booster coverage among older people Although 81% of people completed the primary series, this varied from 91% in the Western Pacific region to 47% in African regions.

A median of 53% of individuals received their first vaccine dose, with 74% and 5.5% of individuals in the European and African regions having the highest and lowest coverage, respectively. A total of 40 countries provided the second booster dose at a median coverage of 44.3%, which ranged from 0.4% in Romania to 87% in Denmark. About 23.6% of nations offered a newer COVID-19 vaccine.

Overall, elderly people were significantly less likely to receive either a second booster or a newer vaccine. Across countries, the COVID-19 vaccination program shows unequal progress, with vaccine inequity largely affecting the elderly.

It is essential to establish robust and timely vaccination surveillance systems, especially to facilitate data-driven policies that promote COVID-19 vaccination campaigns worldwide.”

The WHO goal would be met with a target of 1.01 doses for each person among the older population, compared to 1.43 doses for each person for the second goal. This varies by region, with 1.92 and 2.72 doses for each person required for a second booster or newer vaccine, respectively, in the African region compared to 0.70 and 0.71, respectively, in the Americas.

Conclusion COVID-19 vaccination coverage has progressed unevenly throughout the world. Moreover, 1.01 and 1.43 doses for each person are needed to achieve complete primary series and booster coverage or 80%second/newer booster coverage, respectively, among the elderly.

A collaborative surveillance system similar to that for influenza… would enable real-time monitoring and adjustment of vaccine compositions.”

High vaccine coverage demands significant resource allocation to healthcare systems due to the high costs of vaccinating the population, even when vaccines are donated. Thus, these federal budgets should be prioritized to achieve complete vaccine coverage.

The relevance of COVID-19 vaccination has declined due to high levels of population immunity. Thus, these programs must be periodically assessed to determine their cost-effectiveness.

Journal reference: Zheng, W., Dong, J., Chen, Z., et al. (2024). Global landscape of COVID-19 vaccination programmes for older adults: a descriptive study. The Lancet. doi:10.1016/j.lanhl.2024.100646. www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00172-7/fulltext

[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.

[im-out-of-it]

part three of season 1, episode 13 continued

41. well, at least Lydia remembered hodge was the one who whacked her

42. “No way. we’ve known him our entire lives.”- well Izzy, never say never

43. well what would you know Izzy 😭

44. it’s one thing for hodge to be a traitor but for Maryse and Robert to be traitors is a stretch jace. I don’t agree with everything they do but they’re always focused on doing what the clave needs. if they’re doing anything enough, it’s having the clave’s best interests

45. my double standard I see often is the stuff Alec says or does vs jace. Alec outed his parents of being members of the circle and jace and Izzy thought that was crazy. Alec was messed up after and apparently was the bad person after his choices with meliorn. (not defending his actions) but when jace says “that’s what you said about hodge” about being traitors, no one bats an eye or defends them

46. look, I’m not Maryse’s or Roberts biggest fan but it’s a huge stretch to make. I get that jace is upset he let Valentine go and that hodge turned out to be playing them but why doesn’t anyone say anything vs when Alec did, suddenly he’s gone mad????? Alec had every right to be mad that he didn’t know about his family’s history and jace can be mad about Valentine but it’s the double standard for me

47. just because hodge ends up being a traitor, it does not mean that everyone they know is. literally jace was so hard on Alec this whole season and then when jace does similar shit, it’s okay????? because he’s been through a lot????? it irritates me that no one ever smacks the shit out of jace. Alec has had nothing but issues all season

a. he’s had to sort through feelings or feelings of friendship for jace

b. found out his parents were in the circle and never told him

c. had an arranged marriage

d. wasn’t sure if he should come out or not

e. taking the blame for every decision jace and clary made

f. all the shit he dealt with Jace and clary- watching jace fall in love with her while babysitting her and taking the blame and all the hurtful words Maryse and jace threw at him

g. Maryse practically disowning Alec for doing something for himself

48. like I could literally go on. Alec has had nothing but snide remarks and bullshit all season and this has only been a few days. it’s the fact that almost no one says anything to jace when he throws tantrums and all the fucked shit he does. and Alec does get better treatment later on. but I can’t stand the way Alec gets treated vs jace. he practically gets away with any type of behavior

49. side note- show jace is at least better than book jace. but he almost pays zero consequences for any decisions he makes and it’s like everyone is expected to drop everything to save him. literally goes off to join Valentine, a decision he made and almost everyone is like omg let’s save him!

50. honestly it’s easy to see why hodge does what he does. I love my lightwoods but he was basically banned to spend all his life in the institute while the lightwoods got off for probably doing worse 😬 it’s not very often I call out my fav family but I try to look at things from all pov possible. (punishment for Maryse and Robert tends to be incomplete though at this stage) but it’s understandable why hodge does what he does. Alec and Izzy thought they treated hodge like family but that’s not the way hodge felt about it

51. just because you think you treat someone well, it doesn’t mean it’s how they feel. look at alec and jace. alec does about everything for jace no questions asked cause wE’rE pArAbAtAi (ban this word please) and jace treats him like utter shit- and Jace doesn’t see anything wrong with his behavior. I mean, he’s toxic on a whole but he thinks he treats alec fine if I would guess. just like clary and Simon, as well as clary and Izzy. she does hurtful things to both but in her mind, she treats them well. these comparisons obviously aren’t all equal to each other- but point being, you never know what someone is going through and how their actions affect you. either because that person is a dick, shit at communicating, not paying attention, or some other reason. sorry for my rant!!!!!! (am I though?)

52. point being, so many treated Alec shitty in season one and I didn’t see much apologies or changed behavior towards Alec. MY BOY DID NOT DESERVE THAT

53. I haven’t noticed this in forever but apparently they have a Russian flag just hanging at the place Valentine is in???? На хую видеть 💀

54. Valentines actions will never make sense to me

55. “I hate downworlders but I’m going to inject my children with demon and angel blood so they can be the ultimate warriors” so you want them to be downworlders then? IM SORRY HIS ACTIONS DO NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME

56. “when I was trying to find my mom, I didn’t care about anything else”- clary. are we missing some development on clary because I don’t see it. like did she just magically change or something????? because she still seems pretty selfish to me. was she not the one two days ago that was trying to rummage around ragnors stuff when he had just died???? or having Simon have to go to Camille for the book of the white? like am I missing something lmao

57. Jace is like I already have this evil inside of me (we already knew you’re a dick, this isn’t news to us) and clary has to remind jace they’re related lmao

58. nothing like a good reminder that the girl you “love” is really your sister 💀 that’s some good old fashioned karma

59. why does jace have to be like stop thinking with your stele to Alec? so sue a man if he wants to see his boyfriend

60. how nice of Luke to use his wolves for his own agenda. not saying he can’t use them but he’s always telling them to do what HE WANTS but when it comes to keeping them safe, he’s like y’all are on your own bye

61. “the shadowhunters have no business interfering in the night children’s affairs”- tell clary off Raphael 🔥 I mean, they really don’t

62. Hodge: I was a prisoner. not agreeing with his choices but I understand in a way. I don’t agree with what he’s doing because putting the cup in valentines hands is asking for a war but I understand why he did it

63. BEAT HIS ASS HODGE! BEAT HIS ASS HODGE! BEAT HIS ASS HODGE! now y’all got me rooting for hodge lmao

64. why is jace’s facial expressions so weird?

65. it’s so extra lmao I don’t know if it’s because I can’t stand the character but it’s so cringe to me

66. “he’s a traitor, he deserves to pay.”- jace. at least when Alec was following claves orders, he wasn’t actively cutting off meliorns hand. (AGAIN NOT DEFENDING) and jace went out on his own

67. went from “Robert and Maryse raised me to my mother is Maryse to Robert and Maryse aren’t my parents” in short of 10 episodes. well, make up your mind jace. I get he’s going through a crisis or whatever but I can’t sympathize

68. I’m tired of seeing the “I’m going through something” trope so I can do or say whatever. like if you want to be a villain? wonderful! I could probably sympathize but when you go through that villain stage and you don’t adapt, grow, and use excuses. I’m not sorry but get out of here. and that’s all jace does. everyone is constantly fighting for him and saving his life and he’s like ahhhhhh I’m about to go do more reckless shit because I can

69. he’s just as bad as clary doing whatever he feels like while everyone else pays the consequences (mainly Alec)

70. RAPHAEL 🥰 (couldn’t find the gif but I love Raphael’s iconic lines)

71. Raphael and Camille are some of the characters I felt were also underutilized. I understand why they decided not to keep Camille around and Raphael at least gets his storylines but I wished to see more. I think the show could have turned things around and done more for the downworlders or featured them more. yes it’s called shadowhunters but show some growth for fucks sake

and Camille is super iconic and was in like four episodes

72. “Valentine really messed with his head. He went through a lot recently.”-alec. I guess he gets a pass?????

73. CAMILLE IS BACK

74. Simon: I beg your fucking pardon?

75. Camille: you’re such a predictable lot

76!!!!!!!!!! I’m going to forget that but part 4 coming soon!

I’m sorry this one was so long. Jace breathes and irritates me so I rant

[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

FES Ask #50!

Anal (FES Ask #51)

Sexual Bribery (FES Ask #52)

Yua without Geto (FES Ask #53)

FES Ask #54

FES Ask #55

Geto's Gift (FES Ask #56)

Getting a pet (FES Ask #57)

Yua's age (FES Ask #58)

FES Ask #59

Gojo's Reaction (FES Ask #60)

Who's the abuser? Find out now!

Yua's body (FES Ask #61)

My Hero Academia:

Favorite Ships

BKDK Thoughts

House of the Dragon

HotD thoughts

Aemond/Cole/Reader

[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!

[fyimprovement]

Finding Self-Love in a Judgmental World

In this episode, we delve into the complexities of self-awareness, self-love, and emotional maturity. The discussion explores how overgeneralizations like 'okay, boomer' fit into broader prejudicial-isms and the necessity of individual self-reflection. We debate the importance of loving oneself fully, the obstacles to forgiveness, and the impact of childhood wounds on adult life. We also touch on the role of social media in eroding personal growth and the journey towards authenticity and acceptance.

  00:00 Understanding Overgeneralization

01:36 The Role of Self-Love in Overcoming Judgments

02:55 Teaching Self-Awareness and Self-Love

04:34 The Importance of Forgiveness

07:19 Navigating Relationship Betrayals

11:41 Resilience and Self-Trust

14:56 Self-Love vs. Narcissism

15:45 Continuous Self-Improvement

17:28 Maintaining Your Body and Health

18:49 The Importance of Self-Awareness

19:51 Self-Love and Emotional Maturity

20:53 The Path to Self-Improvement

23:09 Childhood Development and Self-Awareness

26:01 Emotional Scars and Adulthood

28:42 Navigating Social Media and Authenticity

31:49 Embracing and Cultivating Your Flaws

34:42 Conclusion and Podcast Outro

Check out this episode!

[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!).

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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

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Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting: Concepts and Practices, 9th Edition Michael H. Granof Test Bank

Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting: Concepts and Practices, 9th Edition Michael H. Granof  Test Bank   TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface vii 1 The Government and Not- for- Profit Environment 1 How Do Governments and Not- For- Profits Compare With Businesses? 2 In Practice: Why Is State And Local Government Accounting Important? 6 What Other Characteristics of Governments and Not- For- Profits Have Accounting Implications? 9 How Do Governments Compare With Not-For- Profits? 12 What Are The Overall Purposes of Financial Reporting? 14 Who are The Users, and What are The Uses of Financial Reports? 14 What are The Specific Objectives of Financial Reporting As Set Forth By The GASB and The FASB? 17 Example: Clash Among Reporting Objectives 19 Do Differences In Accounting Principles Really Matter? 22 In Practice: Will Accounting Changes Make A Difference? 24 Who Establishes Generally Accepted Accounting Principles? 24 In Practice: Assessing the Profitability of An Athletic Program 25 In Practice: Governments and Not- For- Profits May Also Be Aggressive In Their Accounting 26 Summary 29 Key Terms In This Chapter 30 Questions For Review and Discussion 30 Exercises 31 Continuing Problem 33 Problems 33 Questions For Research, Analysis, And Discussion 37 2 Fund Accounting 38 What is a Fund? 39 What are the Key Elements of Government Financial Statements? 39 What Characterizes Funds? 41 Use of Multiple Funds to Account for An Entity 44 Basis of Accounting and Measurement Focus 45 Example: Fund Accounting in a School District 46 Major VS. Nonmajor Funds 49 How Can Funds be Combined and Consolidated? 49 What are the Main Types of a Government’s Funds? 59 What’s Notable About Each Type of Governmental Fund? 61 What’s Notable About Each Type of Proprietary Fund? 64 What’s Notable About Each Type of Fiduciary Fund? 70 What is Included in a Government’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)? 71 Example: Government-Wide Statement of Activities 74 How Do the Funds and Annual Reports of Not-For-Profits Differ From Those of Governments? 75 Summary 78 Key Terms In This Chapter 80 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 80 Questions for Review and Discussion 81 Exercises 82 Continuing Problem 85 Problems 86 Questions for Research, Analysis, and Discussion 91 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 92 3 Issues of Budgeting and Control 95 What are the Key Purposes of Budgets? 96 Why is More Than One Type of Budget Necessary? 96 How are Expenditures and Revenues Classified? 98 Why are Performance Budgets Necessary? 99 What are the Key Phases of the Budget Cycle? 101 In Practice: Budgeting In The Midst of a Pandemic 103 On What Basis of Accounting are Budgets Prepared? 105 In Practice: States Balance Their Budgets the Painless Way 106 In Practice: The Cost of GAAP 107 In Practice: Balancing the Budget by Selling Assets to Yourself 108 What Cautions Must be Taken in Budget-to-Actual Comparisons? 108 How Does Budgeting in Not-For-Profit Organizations Compare with that in Governments? 111 How Do Budgets Enhance Control? 112 What are the Distinctive Ways Governments Record Their Budgets? 114 Example: Budgetary Entries 115 An Alternative Method: Crediting or Debiting the Difference Between Revenues and Expenditures to “Budgetary Control” 117 How Does Encumbrance Accounting Prevent Overspending? 117 Example: The Encumbrance Cycle—Year 1 118 Example: The Encumbrance Cycle—Year 2 120 Example: Impact of Encumbrances on Fund Balance 121 Are Budgetary and Encumbrance Entries Really Needed? 124 Summary 125 Key Terms in this Chapter 125 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 126 Questions for Review and Discussion 126 Exercises 127 Continuing Problem 131 Problems 131 Questions for Research, Analysis, and Discussion 139 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 139 4 Recognizing Revenues in Governmental Funds 141 Why and How Do Governments Use the Modified Accrual Basis? 141 What are the Main Types of Nonexchange Revenues and the Limitations on How and When They Can be Used? 145 How Should Property Taxes and Other Imposed Nonexchange Revenues be Accounted for? 146 I n Practice: In Practice: Just as it did with individuals, corona viruses make some governments far more sick than others 146 Example: Property Taxes 148 Example: Fines 153 How Should Sales Taxes and Other Derived Tax Revenues be Accounted for? 154 Example: Sales Taxes 154 Example: Sales Taxes Collected by State 156 Example: Income Taxes 157 What are Tax Abatements and Why and How Must They be Disclosed? 159 How Should Grants and Similar Government-Mandated and Voluntary Nonexchange Revenues be Accounted For? 160 Example: Unrestricted Grant with Time Requirement 161 Example: Grant with Purpose Restriction 162 Example: Reimbursement (Eligibility Requirement) Grant 162 Example: Unrestricted Grant with Contingency Eligibility Requirement 163 Example: Endowment Gift 163 Example: Pledges 163 Example: Donations of Land for Differing Purposes 164 Example: On-Behalf Payments 167 How Should Sales of Capital Assets be Accounted For? 167 Example: Sales of Capital Assets 168 How Should Licenses, Permits, and Other Exchange Transactions be Accounted for? 169 Example: License Fees 169 How Should Governments Report Revenues in their Government-Wide Statements? 170 Summary 171 Key Terms In This Chapter 173 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 173 Questions for Review and Discussion 174 Exercises 174 Continuing Problem 178 Problems 178 Questions for Research, Analysis, and Discussion 184 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 185 5 Recognizing Expenditures in Governmental Funds 187 Hierarchical Approach to Transaction Analysis 187 How is the Accrual Concept Modified for Expenditures? 189 How Should Wages and Salaries be Accounted for? 190 Example: Wages and Salaries 190 How Should Compensated Absences Be Accounted For? 191 In Practice: Changing the Pay Date by One Day 191 Example: Vacation Leave 192 Example: Sick Leave 193 Example: Sabbatical Leave 196 How Should Pensions and Other Postemployment Benefits Be Accounted For? 197 Example: Pension Expenditure 197 How Should Claims and Judgments Be Accounted For? 198 Example: Claims and Judgments 198 How Should the Acquisition and Use of Materials and Supplies Be Accounted For? 200 Example: Supplies 200 How Should Prepayments Be Accounted For? 203 Example: Prepayments 203 How Should Capital Assets Be Accounted For? 205 Example: Capital Assets 205 Example: Installment Notes 206 Example: Capital Leases 207 How Should Interest and Principal on Long-Term Debt Be Accounted For? 208 Example: Long-term Debt 209 In Practice: California School Children May Pay for Their Own Education 210 How Should Nonexchange Expenditures be Accounted for? 212 Example: Unrestricted Grant with Time Requirement 212 Example: Grant with Purpose Restriction 213 Example: Reimbursement (Eligibility Requirement) Grant 213 How Should Interfund Transactions Be Accounted For? 214 Example: Interfund Transfer 215 Example: Interfund Purchase/Sale 215 How Should Revenues, Expenditures, and Other Financing Sources and Uses Be Reported? 218 In Practice: Is the Coronavirus Pandemic an Extraordinary or Special Event? 218 What is the Significance of the Current Financial Governmental Fund Statements? An Overview 219 Summary 220 Key Terms In This Chapter 221 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 221 Questions for Review and Discussion 222 Exercises 223 Continuing Problem 227 Problems 227 Questions for Research, Analysis, and Discussion 233 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 233 6 Accounting for Capital Projects and Debt Service 236 How do Governments Account for Capital Projects Funds? 237 Example: Bond Issue Costs 239 Example: Bond Premiums and Discounts 239 Comprehensive Example: Main Types of Transactions Accounted for in Capital Projects Funds 241 How do Governments Account for Resources Dedicated to Debt Service? 245 Comprehensive Example: Main Types of Transactions Accounted for in Debt Service Funds 246 How do Governments Handle Special Assessments? 250 In Practice: Use and Abuse of Special Assessments 252 In Practice: What We Might Learn from “Net Investment in Capital Assets” 256 Why is Arbitrage a Concern of Governments? 256 How can Governments Benefit from Debt Refundings? 258 Example: Debt Refundings 258 Example: In-Substance Defeasance 260 In Practice: Current and Advance Refundings 261 Summary 263 Key Terms in This Chapter 264 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 264 Questions for Review and Discussion 265 Exercises 265 Continuing Problem 270 Problems 270 Questions for Research, Analysis, and Discussion 277 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 278 7 Capital Assets and Investments in Marketable Securities 281 What Accounting Practices Do Governments Follow for General Capital Assets? 282 Acquiring and Placing Value on Capital Assets 285 Example: Trade-Ins 285 Why and How Should Governments Report Infrastructure? 287 In Practice: Nation’s Infrastructure Earns a Cumulative Grade of C-287 In Practice: Fair Values May (Or May not) Facilitate Sales Decisions 292 How Should Governments Account for Assets that Are Impaired? 294 Example: Restoration Approach 294 Example: Service Units Approach 295 Example: Deflated Depreciated Replacement Cost Approach 296 What Are the Critical Issues with Respect To Marketable Securities And Other Investments? 297 Investments Should Be Reported at Fair Values 297 Example: Investment Income 300 I n Practice: Some Governments May Make Suboptimal Investment Decisions in Order to Avoid Financial Statement Volatility 301 Example: Interest Income 303 In Practice: One Common-Type Derivative 305 In Practice: Investment Debacles 305 In Practice: Common Sense Investment Practices 307 Summary 307 Key Terms In This Chapter 308 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 308 Questions for Review and Discussion 309 Exercises 309 Continuing Problem 312 Problems 313 Questions for Research, Analysis, and Discussion 320 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 320 8 Long-Term Obligations 321 Why is Information on Long-Term Debt Important to Statement Users? 322 Can Governments and Not-For-Profits Go Bankrupt? 322 In Practice: It is not So Easy to Declare Municipal Bankruptcy 323 How Do Governments Account for Long-Term Obligations? 325 Example: Accounting for Bonds in Government-Wide Statements 327 In Practice: Valuing a Lottery Prize 328 What Constitutes a Government’s Long-Term Debt? 329 Example: Demand Bonds 331 Example: Bond Anticipation Notes 332 Example: Tax Anticipation Notes 333 Example: Lessee Accounting 335 Example: Lessor Accounting 336 Example: Overlapping Debt 343 In Practice: 49Ers Score Big in the Financial Arena 346 I n Practice: Tobacco Bonds Are Both Risky and Inconsistent with Government Policies 347 What Other Information Do Users Want to Know About Outstanding Debt? 347 Example: Debt Margin 349 What are Bond Ratings, and Why are They Important? 351 In Practice: Bond Ratings 352 Summary 352 Key Terms in This Chapter 354 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 354 Questions for Review and Discussion 354 Exercises 355 Continuing Problem 359 Problems 359 Questions for Research, Analysis, and Discussion 365 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 366 9 Business-Type Activities 367 What Types of Funds Involve Business-Type Activities? 368 Why Do Governments and Not-For-Profits Engage in Business-Type Activities? 368 Should Business-Type Activities be Accounted for Differently than Governmental Activities? 369 What are the Three Basic Statements of Proprietary Fund Accounting? 371 What Accounting Issues are Unique to Enterprise Funds of Governments? 377 Example: Revenue Bond Proceeds as Restricted Assets 380 Example: Landfill Costs in an Enterprise Fund 382 Example: Pollution Remediation Costs in an Enterprise Fund 385 What are Internal Service Funds, and How are they Accounted For? 386 Example: Internal Service Fund Accounting 390 In Practice: Full-Cost Pricing May Encourage Dysfunctional Decisions 392 Accounting for Insurance Premiums 394 Example: Insurance Premiums 395 Example: Self-Insurance in a General Fund 396 How are Proprietary Funds Reported? 397 Example: Eliminating Interfund Balances and Transactions 399 PPPs and APAs 403 Example: Public-Private Partnership (PPP) 404 Example: PPP But Not a SCA 406 In Practice: Want to Own a Bridge? 409 What Do Users Want to Know About Revenue Debt? 409 Summary 411 Key Terms in This Chapter 412 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 413 Questions for Review and Discussion 413 Exercises 414 Continuing Problem 418 Problems 418 Questions for Research, Analysis, and Discussion 424 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 425 10 Pensions and Other Fiduciary Activities 426 Why is Pension Accounting so Important? 426 In Practice 428 How Do Defined Contribution Plans Differ from Defined Benefit Plans? 429 In Practice: Defined Benefit Plans Are More Efficient Than Defined Contribution Plans 430 In Practice: Can Defined Benefit Plans Be Saved? 431 What is the Relationship Between An Employer and its Pension Plan? 432 How Should the Pension Expense in Full Accrual Statements be Determined? 435 Example: The Pension Expense 437 How Should the Pension Expenditure In Governmental Funds be Determined? 441 What Special Problems Do Multiple-Employer Cost-Sharing Plans Pose? 441 How Should The Pension Plan be Accounted for? 442 What Types of Disclosures are Required? 444 How Should Post-Employment Benefits Other Than Pensions (OPEB) be Accounted for? 445 What Are Fiduciary Funds? 446 I n Practice: Difficulty of Determining Whether an Activity is Fiduciary or Governmental 451 Should Investment Income of A Permanent Fund be Reported in the Permanent Fund Itself or The Beneficiary Fund? 454 Example: Expendable Investment Income 455 Summary 455 Key Terms in This Chapter 457 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 457 Questions for Review and Discussion 458 Exercises 458 Continuing Problem 461 Problems 461 Questions for Research, Analysis, and Discussion 466 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 467 11 Issues of Reporting, Disclosure, and Financial Analysis 469 How Can a Government Prepare Government-Wide Statements from Fund Statements? 469 Why is the Reporting Entity an Issue for Governments and Not-For-Profits? 471 Example: The Reporting Entity 472 What Criteria Have Been Established for Government Reporting Entities? 473 Example: Financially Accountable Component Units 474 Example: Fiscal Dependency 475 Example: Blended Component Units 476 Example: A Closely Affiliated Organization 479 Example: Application of Current Standards 480 What Other Elements Make Up the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report? 482 What are the Reporting Requirements for Special-Purpose Governments? 487 How Can A Government’s Fiscal Condition be Assessed? 488 I n Practice: Balanced Budget Requirements Don’t Always Result in Balanced Budgets 497 Drawing Conclusions 504 Summary 509 Key Terms in This Chapter 511 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 511 Questions for Review and Discussion 512 Exercises 512 Continuing Problem 516 Problems 516 Questions for Research, Analysis, and Discussion 520 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 521 12 Not-for-Profit Organizations 523 Who’s in Charge? 523 What Should be The Form And Content of Financial Statements? 524 In Practice 526 What Is An Endowment? 527 Reporting Revenues and Expenses 529 Example: Reporting Revenues and Expenses 530 Reporting Cash Flows 535 What are The Main Types of Contributions, and How Should Pledges Be Accounted For? 538 In Practice: Even the Very Wealthy Sometimes Renege on Their Contributions 539 Example: Pledges 540 When Should Use-Restricted (Purpose-Restricted) Contributions Be Recognized? 542 Example: Use-Restricted Contributions 542 In Practice: A Gift with Strings Attached 543 Should Noncash Contributions be Recognized? 544 Example: Noncash Contributions 545 Example 545 Example: Examples of Contributed Services 546 In Practice 546 Should Receipts of Collection Items be Recognized As Revenues? 547 When Should Conditional Promises be Recognized? 547 Example: Conditional Promises 548 How Should “Pass-Through” Contributions Be Accounted For? 548 Example: A Federated Fund-Raising Organization 549 Example: A Foundation That Transfers Assets to a Specified Organization 549 Example: A Foundation That Supports a Related Organization 549 When Should Gains and Losses On Investments be Recognized? 551 Example: Investment Gains 551 Should Endowment Gains Be Considered Net Additions To Principal Or Expendable Income? 552 Example: Investment Gains 553 What Are Split Interest Agreements, and How Should They be Accounted For? 554 How Should Depreciation Be Reported? 555 Example: Depreciation 555 What Issues Does A Not-For-Profit Face In Establishing Its Reporting Entity? 556 Comprehensive Example: Museum of American Culture 558 How Should The Costs of Fund-Raising Activities Be Determined? 566 Criteria for Allocating A Portion of Costs To Program or Management Functions 566 Example: Allocating Charitable Costs 568 How Can A Not-For-Profit’s Fiscal Condition Be Assessed? 569 In Practice: Not-For-Profits, Like Corporations, Tainted by Scandals 571 Summary 573 Key Terms In This Chapter 574 Exercise for Review and Self-Study 574 Questions for Review and Discussion 577 Exercises 578 Problems 582 Solution to Exercise for Review and Self-Study 586 13 Colleges and Universities 587 What Unique Issues do Colleges and Universities Face? 587 Standards for Public Colleges and Universities 589 Standards for Private Not-For-Profit Colleges and Universities 590 Accounting for Revenues and Expenses 597 In Practice: Which Set of Standards Do We Follow? 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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.