#scb year 1

[melsie-sims]

After a very long time and a lot of consideration, I’ve decided to officially retire my previous BACC.

As most of you know by now, I’ve recently decided to go cc-lite and have deleted over 50gb of clothes, hairs and build & buy items. That means if I wanted to play Plumbob Falls again I’d have to make over every single sim and redo the majority of their houses. 

I’m going to miss Plumbob Falls and all of my sims terribly, but I figured it was time for a fresh start. I will still be following PurzelSims’ ruleset with some of my own tweaks sprinkled in to better fit my play style. You can follow the tag #second chance bacc to stay up to date on the challenge.

So without further ado... 

Welcome to Second Chance Bay, Pop. 6

[hollowed-theory-hall]

Have you ever seen the SuperCarlinBrothers series on what if Harry had been in Slytherin?

Got any thoughts on if differing house would have changed anything in an interesting way?

I did listen to it a while ago (I put their videos as podcasts sometimes while I'm drawing or doing something else), and I agree with some of them and disagree with other parts.

The first year is probably the one I agree with them most on and the further in the story we go the more our visions diverge. Obviously, this is a what-if scenario and therefore almost entirely made up of speculation and headcanon, and even in my own mind I don't have a single true version of how it'll go since there are tons of potential variations and many fics about this.

If there's interest I could write, like, an outline of what if Harry got sorted into Slytherin fic I'd probably never write, but there are a lot of variations in this what-if and it's going to need to be split into multiple posts that detail what I think is likely, what could happen and what I'd like to happen if Harry was sorted into Slytherin.

Because, like, there are so many ways this could go and still be possible. Like, this what-if is essentially 30,000 different what-ifs in a trench coat. Because like, how would Snape react? It's possible he'd be nicer to a Slytherin Harry, and then that changes book 1 quite drastically. But it's equally possible the similarity to James Potter would override that. Both are equally plausible for this what-if. And what would Dumbledore do? Would he do something at all or more likely, just watch with growing concern and hope this isn't another Tom Riddle but keep the test of book 1 going, to see what kind of person Harry is (I think the second is more likely because Dumbledore tends to hope, so he'll hope Harry is a Gryffindor deep down and Harry telling him he sees his parents in the mirror of Erised would confirm it to Dumbledore). And I wonder how kind Hagrid would be to this sorting, I mean, the fandom doesn't talk about it much, but Hagrid definitely has a favorite house considering he's the one who told Harry: "There was not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin", so, I don't think Hagrid would be as friendly to Harry if Harry was in Slytherin, which means no Hagrid spilling info about Fluffy and the trials in book 1 (Harry would still learn all that information, but it'd be from a different source). But it's possible Hagrid would look past it since Harry is the son of James and Lily and he can't be bad.

And I think Harry will make friends within Slytherin, like, I disagree with SCB about that, I don't think all of them would be assholes. I also think Harry is more of a social chameleon than SCB gave him credit for. He acts the way we see him act because he mirrors Ron's behavior a lot of the time (especially in first year), in Slytherin, he'd try to mimic the Slytherin's behavior, so he wouldn't necessarily be that much of an outsider (he'd still have his sass, Harry should have his sass in every AU). I don't see him ever becoming a blood purist, but I can see a Slytherin Harry being a bit more aloof and carrying himself a little differently. I mentioned here, here, and here, how Harry can be colder and ruthless when push comes to shove, there's a reason the hat offered Slytherin. I do agree with SCB, that it's likely Harry would still be friends with Ron and possibly also Hermione, but even here there are different possibilities depending on what we change so Harry would get sorted into Slytherin in the first place. The story of the books could change a lot, but also barely change at all, depending on how you choose to interrupt certain characters and decisions.

The point is, there are a ton of moving parts and I don't really have a singular answer to how I think the books would go if Harry was in a different house. I have, like, this tree of possibilities.

[lonestarbattleship]

The incomplete HAWAII (CB-3) being moved to a berth, likely on her way to the scrapyard. Photographed on either May 20 or June 20, 1959. Likely the latter since the Navy Heritage and History Center has a better track record with dates.

Note: her 12 inch/50 caliber Mark 8 gun turrets have already been removed. They were removed in preparation for Hawaii would have become an Aircraft Carrier Task Force Command Ship, under SCB-83 and her hull designation changed to (CBC-1). Unlike the proposed ballistic and guided missile conversions, this conversion was budgeted in 1952.

Painting by Wayne Scarpaci

"This was as parallel to this program was a project to convert the unfinished Oregon City class heavy cruiser NORTHAMPTON (CLC-1) (later CC-1, ex-CA-125) to a National Emergency Command Post Afloat (NECPA). The NECPA program command ship (NORTHAMPTON) was where the US President and his Staff would direct US Military Forces during a nuclear conflict."

"Command and control of USN carrier forces during WWII was generally conducted from a standard vessel of the Task Force, with either a battleship or a carrier usually designated as flagship. But the presence of the force commander and his staff aboard was disruptive and resulted in overcrowded conditions, which impacted the combat effectiveness of the assigned ship. But with the superiority of the dedicated Amphibious Command Ship (AGC) concept for command and control of assault forces repeatedly demonstrated during WWII. Serious postwar consideration was given to the concept of a similar dedicated type of ship for Command and Control of Carrier Task Forces. In keeping with this concept in 1952 the USN developed the SCB-83 project to convert the HAWAII into a dedicated Carrier Task Force Command Cruiser (CBC-1). This design was strictly intended as a single mission ship featuring extensive flag facilities for command and control of carrier task forces, but no accommodations for amphibious or other types of operations.

The ship would have been armed with six 5 inch/54 caliber guns in single mounts, shipped three forward and three aft, with eight 3 inch/70 caliber guns in four enclosed twin mounts amidships. It would have fitted an AN/SPS2 radar atop a forward tower and an AN/SPS8A height finder on the aft superstructure. There was to be an SK-2 parabolic dish for tropospherical backscatter communications mounted atop short tower aft of the stack, forward of the AN/SPS8A. Two Mk37/directors with Mk25 fire control radars were provided on the superstructure fore and aft. The superstructure was built up amidships to accommodate the flag staff facilities and the single stack of the original CB design retained."

Work was halted after the turrets were removed and would continue after experience was gained from the conversion of NORTHAMPTON. However, it was discovered that it was easier and cheaper to convert USS WRIGHT (CVL-49) into the second Command ship without the loss of capability and HAWAII was sent back to the reserve fleet in Philadelphia Navy Yard.

The hull remained in the reserve fleet for 12 years before it was finally scrapped along with the incomplete hulls of KENTUCKY (BB-66) and ILLINOIS (BB-65).

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 89293

Mariner's Museum and Park: P0001.014/01-#PN4850, P0001.014/01-#PN4858, P0001.014/01-#PN4853, P0001.014/01-#PN4847, P0001.014/01-#PN4848, P0001.014/01-#PN4849

Information, diagram and painting from "USN BATTESHIP CONVERSIONS PROJECTS" by Wayne Scarpaci: link

source

[news365timesindia]

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that the asset quality of banks has improved significantly, with the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio declining to a 12-year low of 2.6% in September 2024. This is a result of falling slippages and steady credit demand.The RBI's December 2024 issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR) reveals that the net NPA ratio is at around 0.6%. However, the RBI has expressed concern over a sharp rise in write-offs, particularly among private sector banks, which could be masking worsening asset quality in unsecured lending segments.The improvement in asset quality is a positive sign for the economy, indicating that banks are becoming more prudent in their lending practices. However, the rise in write-offs is a concern, as it could be masking underlying issues in the banking sector."Within the large borrowers’ cohort, the share of top 100 borrowers has decreased to 34.6 per cent in September 2024, reflecting a growing credit appetite among medium-sized borrowers," the report said.Notably, none of the top 100 borrowers are classified as NPAs in September 2024.In terms of value, investment grade advances (rated BBB and above) constituted 91.5 per cent of the funded advances to large borrowers with long-term external ratings, the report said.It further said profitability of SCBs improved during H1:2024-25, with profit after tax (PAT) surging by 22.2 per cent (y-o-y).Public sector banks (PSBs) and PVBs recorded PAT growth of 30.2 per cent and 20.2 per cent, respectively, while foreign banks (FBs) experienced single-digit growth (8.9 per cent).RBI said the banking stability indicator (BSI), which provides an assessment of the resilience of the domestic banking system, showed further improvement during H1:2024-25.The resilience of the domestic banking system has been bolstered by robust capital buffers, strong earnings and sustained improvement in asset quality, it added.The RBI also said the aggregate GNPA ratio of the 46 banks may rise from 2.6 per cent in September 2024 to 3.0 per cent in March 2026 under the baseline scenario and further to 5.0 per cent and 5.3 per cent, respectively, under adverse scenario 1 and adverse scenario 2.Key Highlights of the Report- Improved Asset Quality: The GNPA ratio of 37 scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) fell to a multi-year low of 2.6%. - Decline in Bad Loans: The share of large borrowers in the GNPA of SCBs has steadily declined over the past two years. - Rise in Write-Offs: Private sector banks have seen a sharp increase in write-offs, which could be masking worsening asset quality. - Liquidity Coverage Ratio: The banking system liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) declined from 135.7% in September 2023 to 128.5% in September 2024.  [ad_2] Source link

[news365times]

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that the asset quality of banks has improved significantly, with the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio declining to a 12-year low of 2.6% in September 2024. This is a result of falling slippages and steady credit demand.The RBI's December 2024 issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR) reveals that the net NPA ratio is at around 0.6%. However, the RBI has expressed concern over a sharp rise in write-offs, particularly among private sector banks, which could be masking worsening asset quality in unsecured lending segments.The improvement in asset quality is a positive sign for the economy, indicating that banks are becoming more prudent in their lending practices. However, the rise in write-offs is a concern, as it could be masking underlying issues in the banking sector."Within the large borrowers’ cohort, the share of top 100 borrowers has decreased to 34.6 per cent in September 2024, reflecting a growing credit appetite among medium-sized borrowers," the report said.Notably, none of the top 100 borrowers are classified as NPAs in September 2024.In terms of value, investment grade advances (rated BBB and above) constituted 91.5 per cent of the funded advances to large borrowers with long-term external ratings, the report said.It further said profitability of SCBs improved during H1:2024-25, with profit after tax (PAT) surging by 22.2 per cent (y-o-y).Public sector banks (PSBs) and PVBs recorded PAT growth of 30.2 per cent and 20.2 per cent, respectively, while foreign banks (FBs) experienced single-digit growth (8.9 per cent).RBI said the banking stability indicator (BSI), which provides an assessment of the resilience of the domestic banking system, showed further improvement during H1:2024-25.The resilience of the domestic banking system has been bolstered by robust capital buffers, strong earnings and sustained improvement in asset quality, it added.The RBI also said the aggregate GNPA ratio of the 46 banks may rise from 2.6 per cent in September 2024 to 3.0 per cent in March 2026 under the baseline scenario and further to 5.0 per cent and 5.3 per cent, respectively, under adverse scenario 1 and adverse scenario 2.Key Highlights of the Report- Improved Asset Quality: The GNPA ratio of 37 scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) fell to a multi-year low of 2.6%. - Decline in Bad Loans: The share of large borrowers in the GNPA of SCBs has steadily declined over the past two years. - Rise in Write-Offs: Private sector banks have seen a sharp increase in write-offs, which could be masking worsening asset quality. - Liquidity Coverage Ratio: The banking system liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) declined from 135.7% in September 2023 to 128.5% in September 2024.  [ad_2] Source link

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[smallcollegebasketball]

2024 SCB Hall of Fame Classic

2024 SCB Hall of Fame Classic Teams and Matchups Announced

Kansas City, MO – Small College Basketball is excited to announce the team and matchups for the 2024 Hall of Fame Classic. After a fantastic 2023 Hall of Fame Classic, the 2024 event returns to Lakeland, FL and the Jenkins Fieldhouse on the campus of Florida Southern College. This year’s event will take place on Saturday November 2nd and Sunday November 3rd . Small College Basketball will continue their partnerships with Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing and Visit Central Florida. John McCarthy had this to say about the 2024 Hall of Fame Classic:

"I am just thrilled with the field of teams that will be participating in the 2024 Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic.  Six of these teams played in the NCAA Division II Regional Championship game this past season, while four of them reached the Elite Eight,  Both teams that played in the National Championship game this past season (Minnesota State and Nova Southeastern) will open up the 2024-25 season in the Hall of Fame Classic.  We are so grateful to the D2 CCA for the exemption that they provide for the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic, and we continue to be thrilled with the support from Florida Southern College, Polk County Tourism and Sports Marketing and Visit Central Florida. Collectively, I'm confident that this is the finest overall in-season event within NCAA Division II basketball."

For the third straight year the event will include 10 teams. That Hall of Fame Classic started in 2016 in Evansville, IN. After a stop in St. Joseph, MO, the Hall of Fame Classic moved to Lakeland, FL in 2022. The event did not take place during the 2020 season.

The prominent event includes five games on Saturday and five games on Sunday. Below are the teams and matchups for this year’s event. For more information on the Hall of Fame Classic and Small College Basketball please head to smallcollegebasketball.com

Saturday, November 2, 2024

11:00      Carson-Newman vs. Lake Superior State 1:15       Fort Lewis vs. Point Loma Nazarene 3:30       Nova Southeastern vs. Gannon 5:45       Florida Southern vs. Minnesota State 8:00      North Georgia vs. STAC   Sunday, November 3, 2024

11:00     Fort Lewis vs. Carson-Newman 1:15       Lake Superior State vs. Gannon 3:30      Nova Southeastern vs. STAC 5:45      Florida Southern vs. Point Loma Nazarene 8:00     Minnesota State vs. North Georgia

[meghalayacareer]

National Housing Bank Recruitment 2023: Finance Officer Jobs (40 Posts)

National Housing Bank Recruitment 2023: The National Housing Bank has released an employment notification for the recruitment of the  Senior Project Finance Officer and Project Finance Officer. The last date for submission of the application is 13.05.2023 1. Post Name:- Senior Project Finance Officer - No of posts:- 20 - Age limit:- 40 to 59 years as of 01.04.2023. - Salary:- Fixed compensation of Rs 3.5 lacs per month. - Essential Qualification:- Graduate in any discipline. CA/ICWA/MBA (Finance) or equivalent will be preferred. - Minimum Post-qualification Experience as of 01.04.2023:- Officers with a minimum working experience of 15 years in SCBs/Financial Institutions of which a minimum of 10 years of experience in handling Credit/ Project Finance. The last post held by the candidate should be at SMG Scale V or above in PSBs/ Grade D or above in Financial Institutions with the last drawn gross salary equivalent to SMG Scale- V of IBA scale. 2. Post Name:- Project Finance Officer - No of posts:- 20 - Age limit:- 35 to 59 years as of 01.04.2023. - Salary:- Fixed compensation of Rs 2.5 lacs per month. - Essential Qualification:- Graduate in any discipline. CA/ICWA/MBA (Finance) or equivalent will be preferred. - Minimum Post-qualification Experience as of 01.04.2023:- Officers with a minimum working experience of 10 years in SCBs/Financial Institutions of which a minimum of 5 years of experience in handling Credit/ Project Finance. The last post held by the candidate should be at MMG Scale III or above in PSBs/ Grade B or above in Financial Institutions with the last drawn gross salary equivalent to MMG Scale- III of the IBA scale How to apply for National Housing Bank Recruitment 2023: Finance Officer Jobs? Candidates to go to the National Housing Bank website www.nhb.org.in click on the section“Opportunities@NHB” à ��CURRENT VACANCIES” à “Recruitment of Officers on Contract – 2023” à “Click here to Apply Online (Link will be activated shortly)” which will open a new screen. Candidates can apply ONLY through online mode from 14.04.2023 to 13.05.2023 and no other mode of application will be accepted Application Fee - SC/ST/PwBD: Rs. 175/- (Intimation Charges only) - Other than SC/ST/PwBD: Rs. 850/- (Application Fee including Intimation Charges) Advertisement No:- NHB/HR & Admin./Recruitment/2022-23/2 Candidates may follow the below-mentioned steps to apply online. - Scroll down, and go to below Online Application Link. - Click on "Apply Online" and complete the registration process by clicking "New Registration". - In the next stage, click on the "Online Application" Link and log in. - Fill out your all personal and educational details and upload the necessary documents. - In the end, submit the form. - Don't forget to take a print of a copy of the submitted application form. Those who wish to apply are advised to go through the below official notification in detail before submitting applications. Online Application Link Click Here Download Official Notification Click Here Job Updates on Telegram Click Here Read the full article

[stoltindia]

📣 Attention everyone!

Get ready for the BLITZ Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament! This year, it's bigger and better than ever before, and we're thrilled to announce that STOLT India is a proud sponsor of this exciting event!

🏏 Day 1 of the tournament was filled with sensational match highlights, and we're incredibly proud to support these talented athletes from various #techcompanies as they showcase their skills on the field.

👥 Here are the teams that will be participating in the tournament:

- Scorpion - Volvo - Versatile - Veers Pall - Bengaluru Challengers - SCC - SCB - RK Cricketers - JP WARRIORS - Lightning Stallions - FALCONS - Events Junction - ETAG - Ninjas

💪 At STOLT, we strongly believe in supporting people and investing in their passions, whether it's through sports or any other activity that brings glory to our nation. Our brand is committed to being reliable, trustworthy, and keeping our promises by supporting the things that matter most.

�� Let's give a round of applause to these outstanding cricketers and their hard work that has made this tournament a success! We can't wait to witness more of their amazing performances, and we're honored to be part of this incredible journey.

Join us in appreciating these talented players at JP Nagar, VET Ground on 15th and 16th April.

See you there!

#wayofstolt#paav

💙🙌 

[projectforawesome]

Project for Awesome 2022 Perk Fulfillment

8Welcome to the 2022 Perk Fulfillment post. 

This post will continuously be updated as perks are fulfilled, so you can keep track of whether or not you should have received yours. You can bookmark this page and refer back to it to check on the status of your perks.

Digital perks will be emailed as they come in throughout the year, so please make sure info@projectforawesome.com is marked as a safe sender on your email.

Even if you bought a digital download bundle perk individually (i.e. you didn’t buy the whole bundle) you should still receive it at the date listed. If it’s not listed, it hasn’t been sent out yet! 

Please keep in mind that due to COVID shipping moves slower than it did in the past.  Note that you will receive an email from DFTBA when your perk ships.

If you have any questions you can email us at info@projectforawesome.com

Digital Download Bundle Perks

- John & Sarah’s Like Letters (3/2/22)

- Journey to the Microcosmos Soundtrack Vol 1 and 2 (3/2/22)

- Nerdfighter Coloring Pages (3/3/22)

- A digital hand-drawn affirmation from Hannah Hart (3/3/22)

- “I wanna be a crab” song (3/4/22) 

- Bonus Digital Download Bundle perks (3/4/22)

- Hogwarts as a Museum / Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast (3/8/22)

- Digital Nerdfighter Art Bundle (3/11/22) 

- P4A Knitting Pattern (3/22/22)

- Craig and Joe Movie Commentary (3/25/22) 

- Digital wallpapers (4/14/22)

- Super Carlin Brothers podcast (4/19/22) 

- Cocktails & Crostini livestream with Sarah and John (5/8/2022)

- Nerdfighter Cross Stitch Pattern (5/11/22)

- Pizza John x Anthropocene Reviewed Zine (5/16/22) 

- Dadcast (6/13/22) 

- Dear Katherine & Sarah (6/27/22) 

- John’s Tiktok drafts/ John’s deleted Tiktoks (7/6/22) 

- Exclusive DH&J episode (7/12/22) 

- Hank’s Tiktok drafts (7/12/22) 

- A Knight’s tale commentary (7/20/22) 

- AART Manuscript (7/20/22)

- Hank TikTok Dances (8/22/22)

- Baby-Sitter’s Club Podcast with John & Rosianna (8/26/22)

- Hank Thanks You on TikTok (9/12/22)

- Rosianna’s Winnie the Pooh story - 10/25/23

Physical + Exclusive Digital Perks

- Hank performs your tweet form (3/09/22) 

- Animated into Crash Course Form (3/23/22) 

- DH&J Personal message form (3/23/22)

- Nerdfigther Art (3/24/22)

- Signed Storm Trooper Helmet (SCB prop!) (3/29/22)

- Super Carlin Bros signed posters (3/29/22)

- Signed Mjölnir, Thor’s Hammer (SCB prop!) (3/29/22)

- Signed Iron Man Helmet (SCB prop!) (3/29/22)

- Signed Monster Book of Monsters (SCB prop!) (3/29/22)

- Signed Tesseract (SCB prop!) (3/29/22)

- Signed Thanos Rainbow/Infinity Stone Bobblehead Funkos (3/29/22)

- Hedwig Large Funko Pop (3/29/22)

- Tak Board Game Bundle (regular edition) (4/1/22)

- A Meteorite from Phil Plait (4/1/22)

- Crash Course Signed Script (4/4/22)

- Kurzgesagt 2022 Calendar (4/4/22)

- P4A Quilt (4/4/22)

- Signed and Personalized Copies of Josh Sundquist’s Book (4/4/22)

- Life’s Library Bundle (4/4/22)

- Crash Course Signed Script (4/6/22)

- Foam Hanklerfish Coin (4/8/22)

- Rainbow Hat Ornament (4/13/22)

- Pick a Pride Hat (4/13/22)

- Pride Hat Ornament Set (4/15/22)

- P4A 2022 Sticker (4/15/22)

- Signed Copy of the Bad Food Bible (4/15/22)

- P4A Quilt 2 (4/15/22)

-TAK Board Game Posh Bundle (4/15/22)

- Zoom Call with Dr. Aaron Carroll (4/14/22)

- Cosmic Bean / Pizza Mystery print (4/19/22)

- Trivia Night with Hank on April 20th (4/20/22) 

- Personal Thank-You video by Brennan Mulligan (4/21/22) 

- P4A T-shirt (4/28/22)

-Woodblock Nerdfighteria Print (B&W) (4/28/22)

- Sabrina draws you a frog friend (4/29/22) 

- Grace & Mamrie personalized video (5/3/22)

- Personalized podcast by Andrew & Rob (5/5/22)

- P4A Hoodie (5/9/22) 

- Woodblock Nerdfighteria Print (color) (5/11/22) 

- SciShow Finds Mystery Fossil (5/11/22) 

- P4A Enamel Pin (5/17/22) 

- P4A Mystery perk (5/17/22) 

- Physics Girl plushie (5/17/22) 

- Hand drawn affirmations from Hannah Hart (5/17/22) 

- Taylor Behnke Bat Art (5/17/22) 

- Physics girl postcard (5/17/22) 

- P4A Poster (5/18/22) 

- Signed Hank Green Book (5/24/22) 

- Dinosaur Bundle Amigurumi crocket kits (5/24/22) 

- Dimension 20 Death’s Avenged Mug (5/24/22) 

- Boggy Blush from Dimension 20 (5/24/22) 

- Bad Kids Enamel Pins from Dimension 20 (5/24/22) 

- Dimension 20 Wyrmwood Dice vault (5/24/22) 

- Dimension 20 Wyrmwood Dice tray (5/24/22) 

- Wrap Gift dice set from Escape from the Bloodkeep (5/24/22) 

- Under the Desk News Merch Pack (5/24/22) 

- Hank’s confetti (5/24/22) 

- Animal Painting (5/25/22) 

- Painted dinosaur (6/8/22) 

- Sharpie from John’s collection (6/8/22) 

- Book from John’s library (6/8/22) 

- Painted 3D Stegosaurus (6/8/22) 

- Signed John Green foreign editions (6/8/22) 

- P4A 2022 Socks (6/9/22) 

- John’s Zoom book recommendations 

- Rosianna’s tarot readings (11/29/22)

-John’s Cookbook pt. 2 (1/9/23)

Please note: If a perk is not on this list, it has not been sent out yet. Thank you!

[melsie-sims]

Everyone returned to camp around dinnertime with over 700 simoleons’ worth of goodies to sell.

“Niya got lucky. They had all of the bites,” Paxton told the group.

“Oh, don’t worry,” Niya teased playfully. “I’m sure the fish had nothing against you personally. And you did get some catnip stuck on your line. I’m sure that’s useful for... something.”

Everyone laughed.

Paxton looked annoyed. 

“I got fossils, a treasure map and upgrade parts,” Shane said importantly, feeling as if he was being left out of the banter and small talk. “Pretty sure that fossil over there is worth over 70 simoleons all on its own.” 

“That’s great! Everyone is doing so well!” Betty replied cheerfully, clapping her hands together. “We can accomplish so much when we all band together.”

[tomswifty-fr]

It's that time of year again! Aka my BIRTHDAY is tomorrow so I'm doing another giveaway!

This year I'm giving away a bunch of UMAs (mine and others'). I'll list them and post previews under the cut.

TO ENTER:

1. Reblog or reply to this post with your FR username & number and your favorite piece of trivia.

2. Also list your top five or more UMAs (from the list under the cut of this post) in the order you'd like to receive them.

Sometime on July 2nd I'll pull names using a random number generator and send whichever skin is closest to the top of the your list. If every skin you've listed has been taken, I'll pick a random one. I'll continue to do this until every skin has been claimed.

Everyone who enters will get something; if/when I run out of skins I'll start sending other stuff.

Please enter before rollover at the end of day July 1st to be counted! No need to be following me or anything, this is open to everybody :D

Skins/accents for giveaway:

Electrician by Autopilot (One copy)

SCB - Elizabeth by SCB (One copy)

Eyewing Falcon by Yftm (One copy)

Crocus Crocus by me (Two copies)

Sassafras Tea by me (Three copies)

Bubblegum by me (Two copies)

Rain on the Roof by me (Two copies)

Circus Mask by me (Three copies)

Winterbells by me (Three copies)

Rimebone Researcher by me (Two copies)

Miranda’s Ghost by me (Two copies)

Rose Reveal by me (Three copies)

My Best Friend by me (One copy) (Designed for Fangs tert)

Vibrant Camouflage by me (One copy)

[mcbastardsmausoleum]

@cultepics and #MVDEntertainmentGroup are pleased to announce a new distribution deal for their catalog and future releases, effective June 1, 2022.

Cult Epics has an exciting new release schedule with several music-related films, slated for the summer is Naked Over the Fence (1973) featuring Sylvia Kristel on Blu-ray August 23, which will include a bonus CD of the soundtrack by cult composer Ruud Bos with Sylvia Kristel on vocals on the track “Hey, A Letter Came Today,” bundled with the first 1000 Blu-ray copies (courtesy of Universal Music). 

The schedule continues with Just Jaeckin’s The Last Romantic Lover (1978) on October 25, who discovered Sylvia Kristel for the role of Emmanuelle after Naked Over the Fence. The Last Romantic Lover is his personal favorite of the films he directed, and stars Dayle Haddon (Madame Claude) and has a music score by Pierre Bachelet (Emmanuelle). Following that on November 22, with rights courtesy of the Estate of Gainsbourg, Cult Epics will release the soundtrack of Madame Claude by Serge Gainsbourg featuring Jane Birkin on vocals later this year and reissue the Blu-ray in an edition of 1000 copies with a bonus CD of the long-out-of-print score.

All titles will be available on Blu-ray and DVD. All new releases have been scanned in 4K and have additional bonus features.

@cultepics also released on June 8, 2022 the companion book to the Sylvia Kristel 1970s Collection Blu-ray and DVD collection (which is nearly sold out - last copies available thru MVD), Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol by Jeremy Richey, Hardcover book available thru SCB Distributors and in book stores.

[decembermoonskz]

— 🌙💜🦉 content creator - 2020 review  

i was tagged my so many lovelies !! thank you @sleepylixie​ @n8dlesoupguk​ @delicatewerewolfsoul​ @meiiyue​ @chogiwow​ for tagging me! 

here we go!! :D

1. First creation of 2020 and most recent creation of 2020:

most recent: Right now it’d be the bday timestamp I made for lily and Snowfall, my jack frost!jeongin fic (but i’m working on broken compass aka mad king!chan atm) first: It’s actually an unposted chan fic pfff I made it in january of 2020, but at the time I wasn’t even on tumblr (it was a demon!chan fic)

2. One of your favorite creations from 2020:

I think I have more than one favorite but I’d say Lie To Me my witch!chan fic I made is one of my favorites I’ve made so far, and Broken Compass although it isn’t released yet (psst go check out the masterlist and snippets now to get ready for it!)

3. A creation you’re really proud of:

Daffodil, without a doubt. On top of it being one of my longest fics I’ve ever written, the process that went into making it and the fact that it’s what helped me start posting makes it something I’m really proud of. 

4. A creation that took you forever:

Uuuuh still Daffodil LOL xD It’s such a long fic and I spent a good amount of time redrafting and proofreading, (it’s also almost 30k words sooooooo-) but yeah it’s such a long fic that it’s length alone is probs the one that took forever. Broken Compass is also taking a while but it’s also a multi-part series. >v>a (although my 100 followers drabbles took me a minute too but not quite as long)

5. A creation from 2020 that received the most notes:

Daffodil again, it’s almost at 400 notes which I think is crazy and I’m super thankful for that honestly, it means the world that people really enjoyed, osme even said it was their favorite or favorirte chan fic they’ve read and that just really touched my heart. TTwTT

6. A creation you think deserved more notes:

Hmmm I’m not really caught up on the amount of notes my works get if I’m being honest. Of course I’d like for ppl to enjoy what I put out, but this blog is more so for me to practice sharing my work so whatever amount of notes I get is fine. If I had to pick one that I hope gets more recognition someday then..... I’ll just go with Lie To Me and probably Remedy, two fics from my series The Lost Luna (really just all of TLL I hope more people can enjoy it ^v^)

7. A new fandom you joined and a creation you made for it:

Uuuuh I only write for skz and that’s not really a new fandom since I’ve been stanning them since about May of 2018 so yeah. xD

8. A creation you made that breaks your heart:

Probably Crow’s Blood, Minho’s part of TLL. It’s one of the more angsty fics I’ve written, but also Close Call one of my Jisung drabbles made me kinda emo too. My heart goes out to him in that one hehe

9. A ‘simple’ creation you really love:

Oh oh! One of my timestamps! [3:01pm] it has Chan as a thief and the mc is a princess. It’s so simple and cute and a lot of people actually really enjoyed it much to my pleasant surprise! ^^ Some even asked for a part 2 so I’ve been playing around with the idea. It was an idea that hit me and I wrote it on the spot and posted it soon after. (I also think my mailbox asks are cute which is basically small bite-sized skz soft hours asks)

10. A creation that was inspired by another one:

Hmmm.... I suppose I was inspired to make The Lost Luna after seeing some witch!svt fics by @puppetwritings​ if that counts? Like seeing them write for seventeen and make them witches inspired me and made me think that stray kids as witches would be cool! plus I didn’t feel like witch!skz was something you saw very often so I went for it.

11. A favorite creation made by someone else:

Oh boy I don’t have just one so here’s a list of my recs FICS IN BOLD  ARE NSFW/18+ SO MINORS DO NOT ENGAGE AND PLEASE RESPECT AUTHOR’S GUIDELINES ABOUT NOT HAVING MINORS ON THEIR BLOGS

(these are mainly bang chan fics... forgive me my bias is showing so heavily here >/////<)

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ That Mixtape Love, In Umbra and Only Fools Rush In by @sleepylixie ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Prowl, Standby by @skzctnightnight ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Midnight Snack by @rebecca-noona  ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Bittersweet and Things You Said At 1am by @n8dlesoupguk ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Storm Wanderer by @aliceu​ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Seesaw 2020 ver. by @dreaminghaos​ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Lucky and You Love Me by @dreamescapeswriting​ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 11:11 by @lettersfromaphrodite​​ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ A to Z Boyfriend Bang Chan by @rosieecheeks​​ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Crimson by @mikoto-ica-fics​ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Phobia by @hanflix​  ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Date A Boy Who Makes You Mixtapes and A Dress Made of Starlight by @moonlit-han​ ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ Love You Unconditionally and Pporappippam by @chaninfused​   ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ [2:38pm] by @staylibrary​​ 

these all are so good and I’m probably forgetting some more honeslty (y’all are so talented oof-)

12. Some of your favorite content creators from this year:

@sleepylixie​ @skzctnightnight​ @rebecca-noona​ @n8dlesoupguk​ @aliceu​ @dreamescapeswriting​ @mikoto-ica-fics​ @hanflix​ @moonlit-han​ @lettersfromaphrodite​ @chaninfused​ @delicatewerewolfsoul​ @rosieecheeks​​ @meiiyue​ @binniesthighs​ 

13. And for good measure, another couple of creations of yours you love:

oh um hmmm I linked a bunch of my stuff already but I’ll go ahead and link some more that I haven’t already LOL I enjoyed writing: 

fraglie - bc tempting - lmh  [6:03pm] - lmh in your dreams - hhj stand by me - scb rise again - hjs catch that royal - lf brown sugar - yji 

[straykidsftw]

Our Haein | SCB

genre: slight angst, fluff

summary: in which your husband develops couvade syndrome (sympathetic pregnancy) during your first pregnancy

age: Haein = fetus / Leo & Dan = 6 months / Minseo = 1

warnings: pregnant!reader, vomit, lots of mentions of weight

___________

December 25th, 2021

“Just hurry up!” you exclaimed, Changbin laughing as he unwrapped the box.

“What is it?” Jisung asked, peering over his friend’s shoulder, Jisung sat on the sofa above Changbin, your fiancé sat on the floor in front of you.

“Wh-What?” Changbin breathed, flicking through the photos, plastic sticks and doctor letters before finding a tiny baby grow, “are you serious?”

You nodded, a smile growing on your face as Changbin leapt forward, pulling you into his arms, “oh my god!”

“What was it?” Chan asked, pulling Daniel onto his lap, his wife fussing over Leo.

“She’s pregnant!” Changbin laughed, not letting go of you, only gripping on tighter.

“Really?!” Felix exclaimed.

“Congratulations!” Chan laughed.

Minho rolled his eyes, watching as Minseo tore up some wrapping paper, “join the club.”

January 1st, 2021

“Happy new year!” Changbin cheered, pulling you into his embrace, pressing a kiss to your lips.

You laughed, returning to kiss before pulling away, feeling the usual nausea kick in, rolling your eyes.

“You alright?” your fiancé asked, lowering his head so he could look you directly in the eye.

You nodded, hugging him again, “happy new year, love.”

“Shall we go home?” he hummed, rubbing your back soothingly.

You laughed, nodding, “yes please.”

January 20th, 2022

“Y/N?”

“Bat—“

You couldn’t finish your word, throwing up the contents of your stomach. First, your baby practically begged you to eat your body weight in cheesy nachos, and then makes sure you throw it all up again, all night.

Changbin sighed, walking to the bathroom as he held your hair back, “nachos?”

“No, your child,” you retorted, giving him a glance as a fresh wave of vomit came up.

Changbin chuckled, rubbing your back, “well, this year should be interesting.”

February 1st, 2022

“Changbin?” you called suspiciously, sitting up after feeling the bed empty.

“Just—,” Changbin spoke, before retching sounds echoed through the bedroom.

You grimaced, walking to the bathroom, “you alright?”

Changbin continued to throw up as you sighed, rubbing his back, “what’s this, huh?”

Changbin stopped, laying his head on the bowl, “I’ve been feeling nauseous for a while, it’s just finally coming up now.”

You chuckled, “well, that makes two of us. Come on, brush your teeth.”

March 18th, 2022

“Binnie,” you called, your fiancé humming in response, “I bought pasta!”

“Oh my god, I could literally eat my entire weight in pasta right now,” Changbin groaned.

You laughed, “you seem hungrier than your pregnant girlfriend.”

“You say that like you’re not starving,” he said, opening the box and digging in.

You laughing, nodding as you did the same.

“Don’t you think it’s strange, though?” you said, eating your mouthful, “you’ve been acting exactly the same as me.”

“Just cause I love you,” Changbin sang.

You rolled your eyes, “fuck off.”

April 19th, 2022

“Ah, welcome back,” Chan greeted.

Changbin laughed, “hmm. Have any children while I was gone?”

Jisung laughed while Chan shoved him.

“Dude,” Chan said, grabbing Changbin’s arm, feeling up and down.

“What?” Changbin laughed.

“I think you need to get back in the gym,” Chan said, “I mean, if that’s not your thing anymore then fine but our dance teacher is not gonna be happy.”

Jisung chuckled, patting Changbin’s baby tummy, “eat lots of food on your honeymoon?”

“My wife’s pregnant, what do you expect?” Changbin laughed, “but it is weird though. Chan, did you get the same side effects as your wife when she was pregnant?”

“Side effects?” Chan asked, “like...”

Changbin sighed, “like morning sickness, cravings, weight gain... you know. Pregnancy things.”

Chan furrowed his eyebrows, “no? That– That doesn’t sound normal.”

“Oh.”

May 10th, 2022

“So, although it is not a diagnosable disease, I would point the two of you in the direction of couvade syndrome, or sympathetic pregnancy,” the doctor nodded, “this means that you will get all the same hormonal and bodily changes that your wife goes through. Luckily, once her pregnancy ends these symptoms should go away.”

“So it’s like my body is mimicking hers?” Changbin asked.

The doctor nodded, “essentially, yes. This could’ve been triggered by feelings of guilt, jealousy or especially strong feelings of love and connection to your wife and unborn child. Or, by the extreme hormone changes your wife is experiencing.”

Changbin nodded, “I see.”

“As your wife enters the third trimester, you might find an increase in these symptoms,” the doctor explained, “and in some cases, you can even experience labour pains, but that’s never a guarantee.”

“Ah.”

You laughed, nudging your husband, “this shall be fun.”

August 3rd, 2022

“Changbin!”

“Yeah?!”

“How’re you doing?!” you exclaimed.

“I’m alright,” Changbin laughed, “how’re you?”

“In a bit of pain.”

“You are?!” Changbin exclaimed, “I’m coming!”

You chuckled, “I’m alright! They just feel a bit like cramps.”

“Oh god,” Changbin sighed, arriving by your side, putting a hand on you nine-month-pregnant stomach, “do you think this is it?”

You sighed, nodding, “I feel it might be. But, not yet!”

Changbin chuckled, “we’re just... on standby.”

You nodded, “yep.”

“I’m gonna tell the boys I won’t be in.”

“That’s not—”

“Trust me, it’s necessary,” Changbin said, “and my mum’s on standby in case this affects me too.”

You laughed, “I never thought this would be a concern.”

Changbin rolled his eyes, “you didn’t?”

August 4th, 2022

“Ooh.”

You leaned forward so your back was no longer resting against Changbin’s chest. His hands removed themselves from around your waist, also sitting up slightly to kiss your cheek.

“You okay?” he asked, placing a hand on your back.

“This um– I think this is it,” you breathed, placing a hand on your bump as the pain shot through your abdomen.

“Oh,” Changbin said, breaking out into a small laugh at the thought of holding his baby within the next few hours, “do we– do I—”

“Oh, God!” you screamed, grabbing your husband’s hand and squeezing as you tried to get through your contraction, “we should time.”

“Right, right,” Changbin nodded, swearing internally as he felt pains in his abdomen, “what should it be?”

“Five minutes apart, one minute long,” you mumbled, taking in a deep breath as the sensation passed.

“I’ll time,” Changbin nodded, “just try and relax, okay? This is gonna feel long, but you’re gonna do so amazingly.”

You leaned back, turning your head so you could kiss your husband, “thank you for being the best.”

Changbin laughed, “just part of who I am.”

You rolled your eyes as he laughed.

“I’m serious, Bin,” you sighed, “there are so many men who wouldn’t be able to do what you’ve been through in the past few months.”

“And yet most women in the world do it,” Changbin said, “with 10 times the weight gain.”

You chuckled, rubbing your baby bump.

“In a way I’m glad it happened,” Changbin shrugged, “it made me realise how shit pregnancy really is. And this isn’t even as bad as you have it.”

You smiled, “I love you so— fucking hell.”

“It’s back?”

“What do you think?!” you panted, gripping his hand again.

“Oh shit yeah, it is,” Changbin gasped, grabbing his own stomach.

“No way,” you sighed, “you’re not– shit! There’s no way.”

“Yeah, I fucking feel it, Y/N,” Changbin sighed, “I’ll call my mum.”

August 5th, 2022

You giggled, laying a hand on Changbin’s face, “so how was that?”

“I definitely did not feel as much pain as you,” Changbin said, shaking his head, “god you’re so strong.”

You smiled, tears in your eyes as you looked back down at the baby wrapped in blankets in your arms. His eyes were shut tight, his chubby face scrunched tightly in a ball.

“And you’re a little monster,” Changbin said in a sweet voice, leaning down to kiss his son’s forehead, “I have so much weight to lose.”

You hummed, leaning up and kissing your husband, “just turn it to muscle. You know I like that.”

“Seo Y/N, after that, we are never having another baby, okay?”

You laughed, snuggling your son close to your chest, “we don’t need another. Look our precious our sunshine is.”

“Sunshine,” Changbin breathed, “our Haein.”

[smallcollegebasketball]

Herb Magee Named at the 2023 SCB Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

      Herb Magee Named 2023 SCB Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Kansas City, MO – Small College Basketball is extremely excited to announce Herb Magee as the recipient of the 2023 SCB Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the fifth year that the Small College Basketball has awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Jim Poteet, the Chair of the SCB Alumni Association had this to say about this year’s award recipient:

“Herb Magee is a small college basketball icon both as a player and a coach,” mentioned Poteet. “His impact on one college (through several name changes) may never be repeated. It is with great joy the Alumni Association of Small College Basketball presents the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award to Herb Magee.”

After 54 seasons as the men’s basketball coach at Thomas Jefferson University, Coach Magee retired following the 2021-22 season. Coach Magee guided the Rams through several institution name changes, from Philadelphia College of Textiles & Sciences (1961-99) to Philadelphia University (1999- 2017) to Thomas Jefferson University (2017-22). Coach Magee was a standout player for then Philadelphia Textile. From 1959-1963, Magee scored 2,235 points and averaged a school record 29.1 points per game during the 1961-62 season. He was named All-American in 1962 and 1963 and led the Rams to a 75-17 record. In 1963 Magee led the Rams to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.

In 1963, after graduating from Philadelphia College of Textiles & Sciences, Coach Magee was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 62 nd pick. Coach Magee decided not to join the Celtics and went back to serve as an assistant coach at his alma mater. Coach Herb Magee had this to say about being named the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award winner:

“I am very honored to accept this award,” stated Magee. “I want to accept the award on behalf of all my assistant coaches and players that I had the privilege to work with in my 55 year coaching career.”

Coach Magee started his career as an assistant coach under Walter “Bucky” Harris, before taking over the program in 1967. On his way to a Hall of Fame career, Coach Magee compiled 1,144 victories. At the end of his career he was the winningest NCAA Division II men’s basketball coach of all time. Coach Magee led his teams to 31 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national championship in 1970. During the 1970 season, the Rams overcame a 1-2 start to run off 28 consecutive victories on their way to the championship. In the their final 26 victories, the Rams wonby a double-figure margin. The Rams defeated Tennessee State 76-65 in the national championship.

Under Coach Magee’s leadership, the Rams finished with 38 seasons with at least 20 wins and 13 with at least 25 wins. Coach Magee led the Rams to a school record 30 wins during the 1992-93 season. Magee’s teams finished with a winning record for an astonishing 25 consecutive seasons during from 1977-2022. Coach Magee finished with a career record of 1,144-450. Current Thomas Jefferson University men’s basketball coach Jimmy Reilly had this to say about Coach Magee:

“What Coach Magee accomplished will never be duplicated,” stated Reilly. “If you think about what he did at one school, it’s truly amazing. He belongs on the Mount Rushmore of college basketball coaches. I am so lucky to have had a front row seat to see him in action for 15 years.”

Coach Magee has produced 13 All – Americans, 49 1,000 point scorers and three 2,000 point scorers. In 2007, Christian Burns was selected as the Daktronics NCAA Division II Player of the Year. After joining the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, Magee led 15 different players to be named to the CACC All – Academic team. In Magee’s final season at the helm, the Rams finished with a 21-6 mark and a CACC South Division title and a semifinal appearance in the CACC Tournament.

Coach Magee was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. He is a member of a number of Hall of Fame’s including the West Catholic High School of Fame, Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1979, the Philadelphia University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984, the Philadelphia Area Small College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002, Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2008, and the Middle Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame in 2022. He was named regional Coach of the Year four times, national Coach of the Year twice, and Co-Coach of the Year in the Mideast Collegiate Conference twice.

In 2005, Coach Magee was selected as a Guardian of the Game by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) under its education core value and was honored at the NCAA Division I Final Four. Coach Magee was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Sports Congress. In 2012, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association chose Coach Magee as its “Living Legend.” The NABC honored Coach Magee in 2020 as the Hillyard Golden Anniversary Award.

In 2022, Coach Magee was the recipient of the NCAA President’s Pat Summitt Award. Coach Magee was given the nickname “The Shot Doctor” after working with numerous NBA players on the art of the jump shot. He worked with Charles Barkley, Jameer Nelson and Evan Turner. Coach Magee also produced a pair of instruction DVDs: “Nothing but Net” and “Nothing But Drills.”

“I feel so fortunate to have had a career that allowed me to coach and work with so many amazing young men including many NBA players,” stated Magee.

Coach Magee will be awarded the SCB Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Awards Show on Saturday April 22nd.

For more information on the SCB Lifetime Achievement Award and Small College Basketball head to smallcollegebasketball.com.