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Another exciting day today!
I was able to get a lot of work done on the equipment names, primary attributes, modifier calculations, and derived attributes.
I stayed up far too late last night tinkering with a side project, which, I'm happy to say, is working! It's a little PHP app that simply takes incoming POST data from a GitLab webhook triggered when you
git push, parses the commit messages, and executes YouTrack commands via their API. Today I spent a little time bug-fixing and a lot of time working on mockups for the GUI in Pencil.
Today, I decided to write the log entry an hour early so I don't burn out and leave you wanting. If you're reading this, then you deserve better.
After thinking a little bit about the equipment assignment solution that I came up with yesterday, I noticed a glaring flaw. I forgot to include non-player entities in the problem domain. The system that governs the players' inventory manages the `InventoryItemID`, which is basically just a long assigned to an item entity upon addition to the inventory. The item ID is then used as a reference by the system that governs units equipment slots. This works awesome! For players.
I haven't updated in a while because I haven't written any code or produced any flashy images.
Instead, I decided that it was high time I sat down and wrote a document outlining the inner workings of absolutely every mechanic and all the math required to support those mechanics.
We now have a 63 page game mechanics document! Over sixty pages of rules, tables, lists and math!
I have no doubt that everything will need to be tweaked, massaged, and finessed before an accurate final version can be announced, but having this document will dramatically decrease development time. I found that without a clear definition of mechanics, I was spending too much time redesigning and refactoring; one step forward, slip and fall on face.
If you hit the ground running and have no clear destination, you're likely to run in the wrong direction. Knowing roughly where you're going is more important than knowing how you're going to get there.
The other night, over dinner, Susie and I hand a nice, long, productive discussion about currency in the Lodestar universe; mostly its purpose as a game component and how it integrates into the setting.
In the Beginning
After many generations of space travel, the Sisyphus landed on the surface of Protos and buried itself deep below the surface of the planet. It currently rests near the core, far enough below the surface where the stellar ejecta from the system's rare ternary stars cannot reach it. This rare system and its radiation is the reason the ship was drawn to this planet in the first place.
Using the warmth from its proximity to the planet's core, the ship's governing system was able to shut down most of the energy flow used to keep the symbiant species, humans, alive. The energy used to warm the habitat and fly the ship was redirected to the surface to power the alien sub-quantum nanotech and build an initial paraterraforming dome. The structure not only acts as a terraforming dome and radiation shield, it also collects the radiation and other stellar particles from the frequent novae bursts that Protos must endure. This collected energy is then processed and refined into a form that can power the terraforming technology inside the dome.
Once the terraforming of the first collector dome was complete, people were sent to the surface to establish an outpost. The established outpost used the energy collected to power its various bits of technology like the Sub-quantum Location Interchange Protocol (SLIP) transport and the Matter Replication and Assembly Tools (M-RATs).
When the game begins, the player is sent to the surface with a small team of people to discover why communication with the outpost has been lost. Energy flow appears as a percentage of the capacity of the system. In the beginning the energy flow is minimal as energy is flowing from only one collector. As the player explores sectors, they will find other collectors that have finished terraforming and they can divert the energy flow from the terraforming process to their outpost. Energy collectors appear on the surface of Protos and only one can be found per sector. Diverting energy flow from collectors will increase the energy flow at the player's outpost and allow them to create more items, create better items, and transport farther away. Players will be able to transport from the outpost to any of the diverted collectors.
Energy does not go away when it's used, it's merely an indication of the available power level. It can be stored in energy tanks that are refilled at the outpost. The larger energy tanks take a higher energy flow to fill, but last longer in the field. Energy tanks are used to power vehicles which, in turn, allow the player to move over terrain at an increased speed. Energy may also be used to power other things.
Periodically energy collectors that have been previously diverted may come under attack or fall into disrepair. When this happens, an event will trigger and the player will be notified. If the player chooses, they can participate in the event and defend or repair the collector in question. If a collector is lost, its contribution to the outpost's energy flow is also lost. The player would then have to travel back to the collector and repair it to regain the energy flow.
Once enough energy collectors have been diverted and the outpost's energy flow is at maximum, the collector's defense and repair systems come online and it is no longer necessary to protect or repair them. By this time, the player should be close to leaving the first planet, Protos, to explore the other celestial bodies in the system.
Matter is Lodestar's currency. Instead of buying items with it, however, the player consumes it when replicating items from blueprints. The player must have the required blueprint, matter and energy level to replicate an item.
While the energy collectors are found above ground, as a direct result of the terraforming domes, matter is found underground in caves and tunnels and comes in varying degrees of quality. Low quality matter is contaminated with non-usable material, but can be refined into a higher quality of matter. Players can also trade matter and items with each other and matter can sometimes be found at the end of encounters.
In the beginning of the game, the player has access to all of the blueprints in the Sisyphus' database. After the player leaves the first planet, they will have the opportunity to discover new items and scan them into the ship's database. In addition, the planets that become available as the game progresses offer higher quality matter. When an item is scanned, the item is consumed and a new blueprint is created. The blueprint can then be used by any player in the game and it never goes away.
Awesome! Thanks for your support! Yeah, I haven't updated in about four months… so much has changed and I'm working on getting it stable to distribute again; real close. In the version you have, there's really not much to do, just walk around and find dungeon entrances (large purplish cubes). I'm still working on getting all the systems in place.
I'm interested in playing Deko Dungeons, when will it be available?
When I first started writing Lodestar, I had no idea what I was doing. I read everything related to first-time game creation that I could get my hands on. One of the recurring themes that was thrown at me was: if you want to make a game, don't write a game engine.
When I read, "Don't make a game engine!", regardless of the reasons provided, all I heard was, "You can't do it!" I felt outraged, like I had to prove that I could do it, that I was smart enough or talented enough, and it was at that point that I decided that I would write my own engine for Lodestar. I told myself, and anyone who asked, that I was doing it because I wanted to learn as much as I could about game engine practices and technology. In retrospect, it would be more truthful to say that I felt like I was the exception to the rule, like I was better or smarter or faster than everyone else who had come before, and, because of that, I could pretentiously disregard the wisdom of my predecessors.
In life, it's important to challenge yourself and prove to yourself that you are capable, but it's more important to take what you've learned from those personal challenges and use that to your advantage in the future. I'm not just talking about technical skills either. I'm talking about the things you learn about yourself.
Developing an engine has taught me many things, not just about game engines, or the technology involved, but also about myself and my limitations. The most important thing that I learned from my time spent creating an engine is that no matter how smart or fast or talented that I think I am, I am still only one person; the time I have here is finite.
The people that state you should not make a game engine if you want to make games, they aren't saying that you're not capable. They are saying don't waste your time reinventing the wheel. Any wheel you create is not likely to be better than a wheel created and refined by many people who are dedicated to making better wheels.
I made an engine, and I'm happy with it and proud of it. I definitely don't regret the experience, but what happens when it stops working on X system? I can't just wait for the next update, "'cause those people are on it." I have to stop whatever I'm doing and do more engine coding. Sure, I can do it, but the real question is: do I want to spend the time to keep doing it?
Just because you can, or need to prove that you can, doesn't mean that you should; it doesn't mean that would be the best way to apply your time. So, before you dive in and go creating the next CryENGINE to power that game, question your motives and be honest with yourself; now is the only time you'll ever get. Do you want to spend your precious hours making a game or making a game engine? – make your time count.
The size of our team has recently grown and team and data management got pretty wild. Since we're just about finished with engine development and ready to move into the alpha phase of the game, I figured this would be a good time to set up a server to centralize our resources and services and automatically perform local and offsite backups.
The organization of work items is crucial to maintaining a forward momentum in any project. Being a big fan of YouTrack's in-browser, keyboard oriented interface, my top choice was a no-brainer. YouTrack provides a free, 10-user agile issue tracking server that can be hosted publicly in the cloud, or downloaded and hosted privately on your own server. We opted to use the downloadable, stand-alone pack and host it on our new server. It was a breeze to set up and will make a powerful addition to our in-house services.
Development Wiki
We find it essential to maintain easily accessible and easily editable, in-house documentation. I've used MediaWiki in the past and have had a reasonably positive experience with it, but we felt like it was not only overkill, but also not very portable. In my search for a portable, lightweight solution, I ran across DokuWiki. DokuWiki is very portable and, at first, we were able to set it up on a flash drive and just pass it around. With the arrival of a centralized server, we were easily able to move the wiki to the new box, make a couple of modifications, and start using it.
A couple of years ago I wrote a web app with almost the same functionality as the old delicio.us bookmarking and bookmark sharing service. Some of the features of the app include saving urls, tagging urls, sharing urls, networking with other users, and searching urls via tags. It's very powerful and I thought it would make a good addition to any small team or company that does any kind of research on the web. Users can save their bookmarks, easily locate collections based on subject tags, and network with others with similar interests or who are researching similar topics. After removing several dependencies on an asynchronous job processor from Thistle's codebase, it was a breeze to integrate into our new server.
Test Forums
To match the new website design we have in the works, we wanted to create a new, unique theme for our forum software, but didn't want to hassle with developing on the live site. Having a local server with a database and web services made it easy to quickly copy and install a development version of any of our live web software.
A lot of developers prefer to use a familiar visual interface when using MySQL and we're no different. Since we don't have a dedicated database tech on hand, we use phpMyAdmin to cut down the time we have to spend looking up query syntax. The visual interface makes MySQL management a breeze.
This category simply allows us to view various logs of interest.
If you're working with a lot of code, you need version control. Period. We've had experience using SVN, Git, and Mercurial, but wanted something different for a long term, scalable solution that is easy to use for everyone, not just programmers. We also needed a solution that would provide access control via a file checkout mechanism. Perforce meets all our needs and provides an excellent visual interface and advanced version management of different file types. We've since been able to put all of our code and assets under Perforce version control.
We use Samba to provide a simple group of network accessible folders on the server that we can back up with everything else.
Backups are absolutely necessary. Our system is set up to backup all of our important data locally to a secondary hard disk. From there, the data is duplicated on to a removable USB drive. This is just in case there is an emergency that threatens the server (ie. fire) and someone is on-site who can quickly grab the portable drive. Additionally we encrypt all of our backups and send them to Amazon's S3.
With the addition of these centralized resources, we will improve our workflow and communication, reduce overhead time, and get down to what we enjoy doing: making games!
When I first started writing the engine for the game, I looked at several different distribution options. Among the top candidates were Desura, BMTMicro, and a DIY approach like Minecraft uses. Ultimately, and quite possibly naively, we chose an in-house DIY approach, not just because it sounded like fun to build, but also because it felt like it would offer us the most flexibility and control.
We picked PayPal because many people seem to trust the service, feel confident using it to make purchases, and we wanted no part in storing sensitive financial data on our servers. After reading horror stories about PayPal and indie game developers, we decided that it would be best if we offered immediate download of the game in it's current state. That way, PayPal wasn't likely to freeze our account for review due to pre-orders.
Our system requires the player to create an account, verify by email, purchase Lodestar through PayPal and download the pre-launcher. Next, the player needs to run the pre-launcher. The pre-launcher checks locally and with the server to ensure the player had the latest launcher. The updated launcher then fires up and the player is required to login with their account to download or update the game files. Finally, the updated game launches.
This is currently working great, but I have recently begun to question several aspects of this approach, namely the maintainability, long-term sustainability of the system, and the end user experience.
Every time I receive an error notification from the system, my blood boils and my hair falls out. I get so stressed with the immediacy of the situation that I can barely breathe. Sleep is lost and meals are skipped. People are paying for this and if it's having a problem, it must be rectified yesterday!
Let's say enough people purchase the game to keep the servers running for a year, and nobody ever buys the game again. If those people continue to play the game, logging in and updating, long after that year is up, where does the money come from to sustain the server? Additionally, where does the time and money for system maintenance come from? More than likely it comes from the developers pockets, our pockets.
Next up for scrutiny is DRM and the end user experience. As a developer I have mixed feelings about DRM and piracy. I'm not going to digress into debating piracy as this is more about the end user experience. The current distribution and update system was designed with goal of being as seamless as possible. Meaning, the user would download one file, place it anywhere, and go. After the initial download the user would almost never have to worry about manually updating the game. Obviously we wanted to restrict access to the updates to only those who had paid for the game, and that's where the account system came into play. For some, however, this is a hassle. Surely I would not want to have an account for every game that I play.
The last thing we questioned heavily: does the system restrict opportunity? Yes. Using this system, it would be difficult to participate in the Humble Bundle or IndieGameStand and it would probably be impossible to get on Steam or sell through Desura or any number of other indie game distribution portals. This severely limits our reach right out of the gate.
These thoughts and discussions have led us to the conclusion that we need to disconnect Lodestar from the system, make it stand alone. We have already spent two years developing the engine for the game, and now, we want to develop the game. We want to minimize the time spent on web code, distribution systems, point of sale systems, account systems, system maintenance, etc.
We have already started altering code to this end. Surprisingly we've had to alter a significant amount of code where the storage of player data is concerned. We are also working on some other exciting things! We'll post about those soon.
Several new engine features were added in this version. You'll notice that there is some placeholder audio to demonstrate the new audio support and, when you transport to a planet surface, there is a high amount of fog/dust and the controllable unit is on fire.
Lodestar Engine:
+ Support for transparent objects
+ Support for fog
+ Integrated particle engine
+ Soft particles
+ 3D positional audio
* Fixed point light clipping as camera transitions into it
tl:dr I rewrote Google's Gson JSON library for use with TML. If you use Java and want clean, human-readable/editable data, use it.
Initially I decided to expose game data via scripts, or rather through a Java api. The scripts were just java classes that got loaded dynamically at run-time. Now keep in mind I'm just talking about data, not logic. This seemed like an awesome idea at first. Then I started using it.
It quickly became apparent that there was too much overhead, boiler-plate, cruft-shifting type coding going on. If I wanted to add a property to something, first I had to define it in the API, then go write the code to handle populating the value in-game, and finally, go modify the script. On top of that, there was the Java-doc for the API that would have to be kept up to date, not only for the data mapping methods, but also for the logic.
If I have a game entity that has four values, I don't want to have to define a package, define imports, think of a clever class name (or concoct a new naming convention), write an interface in the API, write the class loading code, write the definition handling code, update the java-doc… ugh. Monolithic Sisyphus syndrome.
After a little thought, I decided to split the data definition from the scripting altogether. Scripts will now simply exist for logic and data will be defined without logic. Not to say that data will be generated illogically. A sniper? Let's give her a hand-to-hand combat bonus. What? I didn't see an 'if-then'! No no… I digress.
The first tech that came to mind was XML. I played about with XML for a bit and then moved on to JSON. XML felt too cumbersome for what I imagined and JSON was a move in the right direction. Google has a pretty robust, open-source Java JSON lib called Gson, and I really liked how easy it was to use and extend. Then I ran across TML…
TML, or Tuple Markup Language, is a minimalist, all-purpose markup language created by John Judnich. I thought to myself, "That's it! That's what I'm going to use!" I delved into the GitHub repo.. ok C, C++, Javascript, Python: no lib for Java. So sad. Back to JSON I went, sighing all the way.
I was writing stuff like this:
"first name": "John",
"last name": "Smith",
"age": 25,
"address": {
"street address": "21 2nd Street",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"postalCode": 10021
…while dreaming about stuff like this:
[first name | John]
[last name | Smith]
[age | 25]
[address |
[street address | 21 2nd Street]
[city | New York]
[state | NY]
[postalCode | 10021]
I felt like I was painting with rocks. I just had to have the power and flexibility of the Gson lib, but for TML.
That's why I rewrote Gson for TML… FTW.
It's free, open-source, and has some decent docs, check it out.


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Japan readies bill for sovereign cover of Iran oil imports
Japan is preparing to submit a bill to parliament as early as this week to enable its government to provide cover for tankers bringing in Iranian crude once a European Union ban on insurance takes effect on July 1, Japanese officials said on Tuesday.
June 5, 2012 5:24 by Reuters
Japan is preparing to submit a bill to parliament as early as this week to enable its government to provide cover for tankers bringing in Iranian crude once a European Union ban on insurance takes effect on July 1, Japanese officials said on Tuesday.
Like South Korea, Japan has been lobbying the EU to continue to be exempted from the ban on insurance and reinsurance of Iran's oil exports, which is part of a raft of Western sanctions aimed at shrinking Tehran's oil revenues to force it halt its controversial nuclear programme.
But Japan's transport ministry is now preparing a bill covering a sovereign insurance scheme to get round the European Union sanctions, and which cabinet ministers are expected to approve as early as this week, the officials said.
The scheme would enable the Japanese government to directly make the insurance payments necessary in case of a critical incident, said one official, who declined to be identified as he is not authorised to talk to the media.
Japan wants to maintain crude imports from Iran in line with demands from the country's buyers of Iranian crude. A cabinet reshuffle this week in favour of the major opposition parties has increased chances of early approval of any bill in a divided parliament.
"Despite preparing the bill, we are continuing to lobby the European Union," said another government official.
"Even if the European Union permits the exemption for Japan, and the preparation proves fruitless, we wouldn't mind, since it is the only measure we can take at home to go round the sanctions." (Reporting by Risa Maeda; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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The Washington Times reports that Redskins rookie RB Alfred Morris could take some snaps with the first-offense on Saturday against the Chicago Bears. Running backs Roy Helu (left Achilles) and Tim Hightower (knee) have already been ruled out of the game. Evan Royster is healthy but Morris is expected to get considerable playing time against the Bears.
Analysis: This is a good chance for Morris, a sixth-round draft pick, to make a good impression. From a fantasy standpoint, Helu and Royster figure to be the running backs most likely to contribute this season for the Redskins. Morris, however, could play his way into some carries as none of the backs in front of him are superstars. Watch to see how this situation plays out, and one of these players might be worth taking in the later rounds on draft day.
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The ever-adorable Mr. Momo, my neighbor's cat giving me the 'Ugh, will you puhlees stop shoving that camera in my face?' look as I snap a few pics of him through the picture window of his home ;-) His blue eyes are just amazing. Minimal Photoshopping on this, just some levels adjustments and cropping really. I added a dry brush filter to get rid of the glare from the window glass. ;-)
Such a gorgeous image, Ann
Thanks Ann, he's one gorgeous and spoiled rotten kitty ;-)
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Oh,how cute Kitty and so pretty blue color eyes!! Please give a kiss from me to Kitty!!:))
Thanks Paul, will do ;-)
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very lovely
Thanks Bobby ;-)
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What a beautiful face!!!
Thanks Ale, he is so cute, I just love this cat!
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Nice work Zoe!
Thanks a lot Phil ;-)
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Beautiful image
Thanks a lot Barry ;-)
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Nice Midge!!!
Thanks a lot Leon ;-)
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What a face!!!! Love the color of those eyes. More than blue or gray .. something inbetween perhaps.
Lovely capture, Zoe. I swear you and animals … they sure do like to pose for you!!! :)
Hehe, this one is probably sick to death of me, I'm always seemingly in his face with my camera!! Thanks Judi ;-)
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Happy International Women's Day to you!God bless you.
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|Anthony Davis: A Valley Legend Keeps On Moving
|Written by Mike Terry
|Thursday, 13 March 2014 02:20
At the height of his fame, it's doubtful any other San Fernando Valley athlete enjoyed a higher profile or had more name recognition than Anthony Davis.
In the 1970s, Davis was a standout high school baseball and football player at San Fernando High, who went on to have a spectacular college career at USC. He played on five national championship teams — two in football, three in baseball — and was an All-American in both sports.
His pro sports career didn't equal his college exploits, for various reasons. And since his playing days ended Davis has been involved in everything from real estate to acting to sports radio talk broadcasting, with uneven results. But, at age 61, he's still upright and working at finding and enjoying the best things in life that he can.
"I'm doing all right, I'm okay," Davis said, in a phone interview with the San Fernando Valley Sun/El Sol. And even with his notoriety, Davis still remains closely connected with Pacoima, where he grew up. His mother is there, and he has lived with her from time to time. People in the community still want to shake his hand and ask for autographs whenever they see him. But one does not play football for any length of time and not have the sport take a physical toll. Like many others, Davis began having some issues with memory and other functioning brain skills after his playing days.
The National Football League has been under fire from former players and others for not doing enough to protect players from concussions and other head injuries that could lead to lifelong problems like dementia or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or doing enough for them medically once their careers end. The book "League Of Denial" released last year, and also inspiring a "Frontline" PBS documentary, contends the NFL for years denied and/or covered up knowledge of a connection between football and brain damage.
Deceased players Junior Seau, Mike Webster, John Mackey and Dave Duerson and former quarterback Jim Mc- Mahon, are some of the wellknown NFL "names" who have been or still are being tremendously affected by traumatic brain injury.
The league thought it had resolved its legal issues in January with a $765 million settlement to end a class-action suit representing 4,500 former players to fund medical treatment and injury compensation for the players and their families. But U.S. District Court Judge Anita Brody, who is presiding, withheld approval of the settlement because she was not certain the amount covered all the players potentially affected.
In 2007, Davis was examined bwy Dr. Daniel Amen, a boardcertified psychiatrist who's been assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, and who has also authored books, hosted television shows and is CEO of several clinics (including Costa Mesa in Orange County) bearing his name. Amen likes to examine patients through single photon emission computed tomography, known as SPECT, to help diagnose and manage cases of brain trauma. The Amen Clinics have charged $3,250 for a "comprehensive evaluation," which included the patient's history, two SPECT scans (concentration scan and baseline scan), a physician consultation, and a 30-minute treatment follow-up appointment. Follow-up scans after treatment were $795 each. After an examination, Amen told Davis, who was 54 at the time, that he had the functioning brain of an 84-year-old man.
For the past seven years Davis has been a part of a program designed by Amen, who is now the CEO of several clinics. The program is designed to fight and reverse the long-term brain damage from numerous concussions, along with fighting other ailments like depression and anxiety, with a regimen involving a healthy diet, regular exercise, weight control, and daily consumption of brain-directed dietary supplements that can include high quality fish oil, a comprehensive multiple vitamin and mineral supplement that, according to Amen's website, are "targeted to support blood flow and neurotransmitter levels in the brain."
When he re-scanned Davis in 2008, there was reportedly significant improvement in blood flow and activity. "Within several months AD told me that he felt better, more focused, and he had better energy and a better memory," Amen said on the web site. Amen's methods and clinics are not without their skeptics. In 2007, the American Psychiatric Association issued two separate reports on children and adults, arguing that much of the success claims were supported "only by anecdotal evidence and testimonials." But Davis said he is satisfied with his results.
"When it comes to concussions, I don't care what anyone says," Davis said. "You can put a tank around your head. But when your brain rattles, you are done. When your brain is coming out, it's done.
"I've learned a lot about brain trauma. I've seen brain scans of pro boxers, scans of a 'marijuana brain,' a 'methamphetamine brain.' I know what can happen. I am very lucky. I had a couple concussions diagnosed and I got out it time. Now I can't see how anybody can play 15-20 years of pro football. I was beat up, but I consider myself sharp." He declines to further discuss his battles with concussions, other than to say he is working on a book. "I've said things to (the media) in the past that have come out wrong and twisted," Davis said. "Nothing against you, but I'm gonna tell it my way."
Born in Huntsville, Texas, Davis came to California at age two with his family in 1954, first to Watts in South Central Los Angeles, and then Pacoima three years later. Even as a youth Davis showed a high level of athletic talent, particularly in baseball. By the time he got to San Fernando High, however, Davis was also playing football. Although he stood just 5-9, he had a rare combination of speed and strength that made him a devastating running back. He helped San Fernando reach the L.A. City 4A championship game (which the Tigers lost to Granada Hills). And he was named the City player of the year in football and baseball.
But it was at USC that Davis rose to national prominence. He would set 24 school, Pac-8 Conference and NCAA records in three seasons, 1972-74. He rushed for more than 5,400 allpurpose yards and 52 touchdowns. Eleven of them came in three games against Notre Dame; a school record six in the 43-25 victory in 1972 (including two kickoff returns); one in 1973; and four in the 55-17 win in 1974. In that game, Notre Dame went out to a 17-0 lead only to have USC score 55 unanswered points. He still ranks third on USC's all-time career rushing chart (3,724 yards and 44 touchdowns, according totalfootballstats. com).
Davis played on five national championship teams at USC, two in football and three in baseball, and is the only NCAA player to be an All-American in both sports the same year. Many still believed, especially Davis, that he should have been given the 1974 Heisman Trophy instead of Ohio State's Archie Griffin (who won it again in 1975, making Griffin the only player to win consecutive Heisman awards). He was selected to the college football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Pro sports success was harder to come by. Davis was selected in the second round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the New York Jets (37th overall), and the Minnesota Twins chose him in the fourth round (83rd) in the 1975 Major League Baseball amateur draft. But Davis opted to play football for the fledgling World Football League, signing with the Southern California Sun. The league survived its first year in 1974, but ceased operations 13 weeks into its 1975 season.
"I was biggest name in college football at the time and not a number one [NFL] draft pick," Davis said. "So I went to World Football League, where they gave me top five money" — a five year, $1.7 million contract. The abrupt end of the WFL sent Davis on a vagabond odyssey through pro football. Over the next few years he saw time in the NFL, Canadian Football League and United States Football League. But injuries shortcircuited his on-field brilliance; by 1983, he was done.
His biggest mistake, Davis said, was choosing the wrong sport. "I realize I should have played baseball," he said. "I almost left USC in my sophomore year to play baseball (when then drafted by the Baltimore Orioles). And when I played in senior pro leagues in 1990s, I really realized I had made a mistake. I was playing with people like Jim Rice and Vida Blue, and they were telling me I should have played.
"It's a big regret. I only played five years in pro football and I was hurt half the time in that. But everything is timing. I didn't have all pierces around me. But the fact I had the experience, I am grateful."
And Davis continues on. He knows, as far as pro sports goes, he was ahead of his time; that if he came out of college today with the same kinds of skills, he could have made much more money. But that isn't how life works. There have been other published articles suggesting Davis had been buried in debt. But he strongly denies it.
"Remember, in the 1970s I was biggest name in college football; the money today, no telling what I could have made," he said.
"I'm okay. Do I want more? Yes. But I'm fine. The recession affected everyone, but I'm not broke."


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According to social scientists (slight pause for laughter) investigating "Integrative Complexity," lack of Integrative Complexity can cause violent conflict. I have a few questions:

Has this been checked by people who were not already fans of Integrative Complexity?

Has anybody predicted a future conflict by this technique? Or has it only been used to "predict" the past?

Is my earlier post on Integrative Complexity correct?

Does the Moral Foundations theory mean conservatives have more Integrative Complexity than liberals? Or do liberals hold a copyright on Integrative Complexity?

Do the supposed contradictions of the Bible (e.g, between Proverbs 26:4 and 26:5) actually mean it is Integratively Complex?

Josephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-48249916141405731212014-08-29T19:02:00.001-04:002014-08-29T19:02:40.832-04:00Are Immigrants Government Agents?
I recently realized that conservatives seem to be more accepting of a relaxed policy on immigration when there's a Republican President. In my humble opinion, this makes absolutely no sense. Wouldn't it make more sense to support government activity when one of yours in charge of the government? The only way this even comes close to making sense is if you either assume that immigrants are government agents or if you assume that immigration is a matter of people being forced into the US at gunpoint. (The latter was public policy prior to 1808, so it's only 99% absurd instead of 100% absurd.) Can anybody else explain this?
Josephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-79205609067825769612014-08-28T23:14:00.000-04:002014-08-28T23:14:06.562-04:00An Odd Thought about ISIS and Hamas
They don't have a well-known charismatic leader on top. I suppose the deaths of Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, and Muammar Gaddafi had an effect. The people in charge are keeping a low profile.
Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-47078433124209625162014-08-27T23:56:00.001-04:002014-08-28T22:46:17.633-04:00Does Kennewick Man Disrupt the "Narrative"?
Contrary to many of Instapundit's commenters, I doubt if Kennewick Man will disrupt the "Narrative." Even if the ancestors of Native Americans pushed Kennewick Man's relatives "into the sea," the Enlightened Ones will still think the Native Americans are the proper owners of America. If you get to a place by land, you are thought to have a right to stay there and possibly even take it over. If you get to a place by water, you don't. (I've mentioned this before.)

For example, Mexicans get to the United States by land so they must be defended; Cuban refugees get to the United States by water so they must get sent back. Israelis of European descent, Protestant Ulstermen, or white Rhodesians got to Israel, Ulster, or Rhodesia by water so they're regarded as illegitimate. Arabs invaded Palestine/Israel by land so that it is regarded as legitimate. Most Europeans colonial empires were established by naval conquest and are regarded as illegitimate but Russia's colonial empire in Siberia was established by land is thus legitimate. (Trying to identify who came up with this distinction will be left as an exercise for the reader.)

In the present controversy, the ancestors of Native Americans arrived by walking across Beringia, which means they have a right to be here whether or not they were first. Kennewick Man's relatives arrived by water so they don't. It's as simple as that.

Addendum: Atlantean/Hyperborean?
Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-2192251625097296562014-08-25T00:05:00.001-04:002014-08-25T00:05:52.898-04:00I Told You So
A few years ago, I said:

If a powerful nation gets a reputation of supporting any dictator who might be likely to be overthrown by a totalitarian movement (for the purposes of this discussion it doesn't matter if said movement is communist, religious, or racist), then dictators have an incentive to prop up such movements.

This weekend we see:

Earlier in the three-year-old Syrian uprising, Mr. Assad decided to mostly avoid fighting the Islamic State to enable it to cannibalize the more secular rebel group supported by the West, the Free Syrian Army, said Izzat Shahbandar, an Assad ally and former Iraqi lawmaker who was Baghdad's liaison to Damascus. The goal, he said, was to force the world to choose between the regime and extremists.

Josephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-2887396430608248232014-08-24T23:27:00.001-04:002014-08-24T23:27:27.865-04:00The Killing Machine and the News
In the last few days, there have been two news items that reminded me of The Killing Machine by Jack Vance.

First, there was the Foley kidnapping and attempted ransom extortion. If Jack Vance were writing that story, the ransom would have been paid in counterfeit money printed in disappearing ink.

Second, the news that Alzheimer's patients can be treated by transfusions of young blood. If Jack Vance were writing that story, the only person to know about the treatment would be one of the five Demon Princes and his henchmen …
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Is it my imagination or is there a correlation between anti-Zionism and opposition to GMOs? I tried checking this using the GSS (the relevant variables are EATGMO and ISRAEL) but they didn't have enough data.
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I just realized that a transhumanist Malthusian (discussed here) is an example of someone with an ideology that disagrees with conservatism trying to infiltrate another ideology that disagrees with conservatism even despite the fact that the first ideology (Malthusianism) is even further from the second ideology (transhumanism) than conservatism is.

In other words, it's a repeat of liberal (in the classical sense) socialism.
Josephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-30782609985932620292014-08-19T23:39:00.001-04:002014-08-19T23:45:11.021-04:00Three Years Ago …
… we were debating the propriety of police wielding pepper spray.

I think I prefer that to tanks and machine guns.
Josephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-54482403780801940762014-08-18T23:58:00.000-04:002014-08-18T23:58:05.757-04:00Possible Reactions to a Transhumanist Malthusian
Possible reactions to a transhumanist Malthusian:

Incredulous stare.

You cannot use the Ring!

Wouldn't potential transhumans be able to solve a trivial little problem like providing enough food?

Transhumanist Malthusian? Is that anything like a square circle?

This is the sort of thing that gives transhumanists a bad name.

I have suggested that transhumanists and bioconservatives bury the hatchet … in their common enemy, the Malthusians. Transhumanist Malthusians might interfere with that.

A transhumanist Malthusian is a technical optimist until he/she/whatever realizes that means agreeing with some conservatives.

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The person responsible for "I♥NY" has designed a logo for global warming. I already thought the "I♥NY" symbol was inane. This one's worse.

Apparently, he trusts mainstream science when it comes to whether there has been global warming but not when mainstream science says the damage (if any) is probably minor. It's another case of "All hail the experts! … as long as they agree with us."
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The plans that the Democratic base had a few years ago are finally being put into practice. It took longer than expected.
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According to The Wall Street Journal:

UP AND OVER: People gather in a park in Madrid as a perigee moon, or supermoon, rises Sunday. The phenomenon occurs when the moon is near the horizon, making it appear larger and brighter than usual.

Sigh. No.
Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-8258658145968763022014-08-14T23:57:00.000-04:002014-08-14T23:57:29.779-04:00More Random Thoughts on SWAT Teams and Camouflage Uniforms
Unlike many of my fellow wingnuts, I think there just might be a place for heavy weaponry in riot control. Unlike the statists, I also think that heavy weaponry should be available for private citizens. A pistol might be useful in dealing with a an individual criminal but if you're suspected of being a mad scientist and the villagers are storming your castle, you might want a few cannon. Cannon are likely to be far more useful in repelling a riot than in starting a riot.

In other news for libertarians, a Congressbeing has introduced a law to ban body armor. As I've mentioned before, a common statist response to "Your government program is interfering with X" is to try to create a government program to do X. This proposed bill is the statist response to "gun control keeps criminals from being shot." If criminals being shot is so good, they reason, we must pass a law to ensure they can be shot. Maybe the SWAT teams are simply the results of the statist interpretation of "more guns, less crime."

I'm also starting to have second thoughts on the advisability of camouflage uniforms even for soldiers. Civilian clothing is forbidden to soldiers in combat in order to keep civilians from being targets. The custom of wearing camouflage uniforms ensures that trees become targets.
Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-49956470751838809322014-08-13T23:52:00.003-04:002014-08-13T23:52:56.600-04:00A Question about SWAT Teams
Why do they wear camouflage uniforms?

Are they trying to fit in in with the inner-city? Maybe we should tell them that "It's a jungle out there" is a metaphor. A real camouflage uniform for the inner city would look like graffiti, peeling paint, and reinforced concrete leaking rust.
Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-87896168621585806382014-08-12T23:36:00.001-04:002014-08-12T23:36:13.506-04:00A Quote from The Yeoman of the Guard
The recent news about Robin Williams reminded me of the following quote from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera The Yeoman of the Guard:

Cause? Have we not all cause? Is not the world a big butt of humour, into which all who will may drive a gimlet? See, I am a salaried wit; and is there aught in nature more ridiculous? A poor, dull, heart-broken man, who must needs be merry, or he will be whipped; who must rejoice, lest he starve; who must jest you, jibe you, quip you, crank you, wrack you, riddle you, from hour to hour, from day to day, from year to year, lest he dwindle, perish, starve, pine, and die! Why, when there's naught else to laugh at, I laugh at myself till I ache for it!

Josephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-9500361574559469542014-08-09T23:54:00.002-04:002014-08-09T23:54:40.068-04:00A Suggestion for Nativists
If the EPA can devise a figure for the social cost of carbon (with my comments here, there, and yonder), then I'm sure nativists can devise a figure for the social cost of immigration. It might be as underwhelming as the social cost of carbon.

The closest approximations I've seen appear to be similar to "cap and trade" instead of calculating a dollar amount of damage.
Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-37655734215560474172014-08-08T19:20:00.000-04:002014-08-08T19:20:19.163-04:00They're Ba-ack!
The squeegee men are back! There is an obvious solution: Make it legal to run them over. Another possible solution: razor-sharp windshield wipers.

I suspect they were inspired by the government.
Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-91221448014865361132014-08-07T23:51:00.000-04:002014-08-07T23:51:11.113-04:00Question about "Inconstant Moon" by Larry Niven
The characters realized there had been a massive solar flare when the moon became spectacularly brighter. If the sun became hotter in "Inconstant Moon," its light (and thus moonlight) would be bluer.

Why didn't anyone in the story recall the phrase "once in a blue moon"? They might have realized this had happened before.

On the other hand, there are other reasons for a blue moon.
Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-5144665170275866022014-08-06T01:26:00.001-04:002014-08-06T01:26:39.578-04:00Avoiding Embarrassment, Part II
As I've said before, many leftists are embarrassed by living in a nation where schools have to be partly funded by bake sales. They found a solution: They're banning bake sales, this time at a federal level.

By the way, how is this supposed to be enforced? If this law is enforced by withholding subsidies, the Enlightened Ones (at least while reacting to the Halbig decision) are now on record as saying they can't do that.

I tried reading the regulations in question and I can't figure out how it was supposed to be enforced against a state government unwilling to go along. As far as I can tell, it's a matter of "If a State government does not fulfill our requirements, we will require them again." There's a strong possibility the people in the current administration simply don't know how to deal with people who disagree with them.

This may be connected with the leftist refusal to admit that government is a matter of force. In LeftWorld, governments issue commands and everybody obeys. (This also explains the current foreign policy or lack thereof.)
Josephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-44145834153011216142014-08-02T21:50:00.001-04:002014-08-02T21:50:43.447-04:00A Suggestion for Israel
According to solar-energy enthusiasts, we can power the world by paving a small amount of desert. We can start by paving the area within a few miles of the Gaza Strip. The border of the Gaza Strip is 30 miles long, so the area within six miles would be 180 square miles of solar panels.

I think that would be enough to power Iran.
Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-61350631165486790372014-08-01T02:33:00.001-04:002014-08-01T02:33:19.532-04:00Why the Decline?
Differences between male and female preferences might explain a low percentage of female computer-science majors. It does not explain a decline. The current percentage of female computer-science majors is about half the percentage it was back when Reagan was president.

My theory, for whatever it's worth, is that women who are able to think logically are avoiding college so they don't have to associate with feminists.
Josephhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-55807066948712404272014-07-31T02:15:00.002-04:002014-07-31T02:15:23.612-04:00More Stuff Political Activists Say
Anybody who disagrees with us but can cite an actual fact is smart but unwise (seen here and there).
Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-67530950105952649922014-07-29T23:45:00.001-04:002014-07-29T23:45:44.448-04:00An Important Quote for My Fellow Weirdos
The following applies to libertarians, socialists, monarchists, etc.:

"Meanwhile, as a delightful by-product, the few (fewer every day) who will not be made Normal or Regular and Like Folks and Integrated increasingly become in reality the prigs and cranks which the rabble would in any case have believed them to be."—C. S. Lewis in Screwtape Proposes a Toast

Josephhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155268.post-69017273313538886942014-07-27T23:34:00.001-04:002014-07-28T00:48:03.189-04:00A Note on the Cloward–Piven Strategy
Maybe the activists on the Other Side act like they don't know what capitalism is because they aren't aiming at capitalism.

The "Cloward–Piven" strategy was not aimed at infidel libertarians or conservatives. It was aimed at moderate liberal heretics. It was devised in the aftermath of the 1964 election by people who thought the right had been permanently discredited and could be ignored. For example, in the same era we see a liberal looking at radicals and a radical looking at liberals.

In addition to the failed attempts at crashing capitalism I mentioned earlier, there was also the attempt to crash "red" state governments by only providing subsidies to state governments willing to set up state exchanges. This backfired so badly that the mendacitors are now insisting they didn't mean it. It discredited liberals but not libertarians. We also see the alleged border crisis, which might crash the alliance between state governments and unions that holds "blue" states hostage. Again, it looks like it will discredit liberals but not libertarians.
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Friday, 22 August 2014
Apricot and almond custard tart
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Barbecued harissa chicken with griddled peach bulgur wheat & cucumber yoghurt
One of my favourite things to eat this summer is a combination of spicy, grilled meat of some description, coupled with a hearty, bolstering salad of grains or pulses enriched and brightened with the best of the summer's fruits, plus a dollop of cooling cucumber yoghurt alongside – I love the contrast in both texture and temperature between hot, sizzling meat, warm pulses and thick, cold yoghurt made extra refreshing with grated cucumber and fresh mint. Peaches are a particular favourite for salads, partly because they are so sweet and delicious alongside savoury ingredients, and partly because you can griddle them to produce gorgeous chargrilled red-orange segments that will brighten up whatever you want to throw them in.
Sunday, 3 August 2014
Peach, blackcurrant and rosemary breakfast crumble
I've eaten more peaches this summer than probably the last five or six summers combined. I usually give up on peaches in England, because they're imported rock hard and never ripen properly, tasting sad and woolly and a tragic shadow of what you know they could be. But they're so cheap and abundant right now that I can't resist buying a punnet or two in the supermarket, safe in the knowledge that, if all else fails, I can at least rescue them with the application of some sugar and searing oven heat.
Saturday, 26 July 2014
"Delicious duck curry" (red Thai curry with slow-cooked duck legs)
A couple of months ago, my boyfriend and I visited Oxford. It's only the second time I've been back since finishing my Masters in 2011. The entire weekend was a glorious succession of sunshine, revisiting old haunts, catching up with friends, aching nostalgia, beautiful scenery and incredible food. While I diligently tried to return to as many of my favourite restaurants as possible, I also decided to try somewhere new. I'd read rave reviews on the internet of a place simply termed 'Oli's Thai', and so we found ourselves tucked into this tiny restaurant on a sunny Saturday afternoon experiencing some of the best south east Asian food I've ever eaten…including that in south east Asia itself.
Monday, 14 July 2014
Five things I love this week #10
1. Hutong, the Shard. I won a meal at Hutong after taking part in the Cote de Rhone Chinese takeaway blogger challenge a few months ago. Last weekend, we made the (for me, stricken by vertigo, terrifying) journey high up the Shard to indulge in a leisurely four-hour, multi-course lunch in the gorgeous surroundings of Hutong. Resplendent with red lanterns, carved wood and ornate ironwork, you feel like you're eating lunch in old Shanghai or Hong Kong. We started with a pot of jasmine tea and some beautiful, delicate dim sum (crab; lobster; vegetable and bamboo; wagyu beef puffs; scallop and pumpkin; and some unusual dumpling parcels filled with a savoury, delicious meat broth that were unlike anything I've ever tasted before). Next came crispy duck, carved ceremoniously at the table, its lacquered skin sliced through like butter and placed in neat, glistening rows on a plate for us to enjoy with pancakes and hoi sin. The cocktails were incredible, presented like little glass-held meals in themselves, decorated lavishly with fresh herbs and fruit and bursting with unusual aromatic Eastern flavours.
Monday, 7 July 2014
Turmeric & lime roasted chicken with Vietnamese-style crunchy mango salad
We all, I think, have times where we wish our mouths had an 'undo' button. Where we would happily go back in time and refrain from eating that last piece of bread, slice of cake, cutlet of meat, forkful of noodles, entire two courses…times where we're so disgracefully full that we empathise with force-fed foie gras geese as we waddle, moaning plaintively, home to fester fatly in bed until the following morning when we declare we are never eating that much again. A bit like a food hangover, really.
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Risotto with blue cheese, pine nuts and caramelised balsamic pears
You can keep your chutney. Cheese, for me, is best enjoyed paired with a lusciously ripe piece of sweet fruit to complement its mouth-coating richness and dense, fudgy texture. The exact fruit will depend on the cheese: toffee-scented dates, for example, are best paired with a fairly fresh, tangy cheese like goat's or feta; stronger, sharper, crumblier cheddars go better with crisp apples or grapes. Having said this, an excellent all-round fruit for pairing with cheese is the pear. Crisp and glassy or soft and yielding in texture, tangy and grassy or delectably syrupy depending on ripeness and variety, there's a pear to partner almost any cheese you can think of.
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Amok trey (Cambodian fish curry steamed in banana leaves)
Before I even go into the wild and wonderful merits of this beautiful dish, let's just revel for a second in the fact that it's called 'amok'. Apparently this is simply a Cambodian term for cooking a curry in banana leaves, but I don't think we use the word 'amok' enough in English and so let's take a moment and think about how we can incorporate it more into our lives.
Good. Now you've done that, let me tell you about the beautiful amok.
Good. Now you've done that, let me tell you about the beautiful amok.
Friday, 20 June 2014
An evening with California Almonds
One of my life's great woes is that I am constantly hungry. You could see this as a blessing; my food writing career requires that I be always ready to sample whatever tasty treat should come my way. However, more often than not it's something of a curse, given the fact that I am completely unable to function when hungry. I genuinely cannot comprehend those people – you know the type; you may even be one of them – who can breeze empty-stomached through a whole day and then remark, astonished, by evening that they haven't eaten anything all day and gosh, how silly, they probably should have something then really shouldn't they, but they're just not that hungry!!!!
Sorry, but I hate these people.
Monday, 16 June 2014
A Spanish-style tapas feast involving very little effort
This is one of those times where you throw a few things in the oven, do a very small amount of chopping and arranging, put a pan on briefly and produce a miraculous array of delights that make you wonder why you ever bother slaving away over a hob for hours when you could do this in approximately thirty minutes. I had a few things in the fridge to use up, and I've had a few excellent meals over the last couple of weeks that provided me with a bit of inspiration. I didn't quite envisage the luxuriant feast it would turn into, though. Sat outside on a sunny summer evening with a glass of wine, I can think of few things better.
Friday, 30 May 2014
Deconstructing the British summer: Chablis Blogger Challenge, 2014
When I was a child, I used to collect the Michelin 'I-spy' books. These were little pocket guides to various aspects of the natural world – birds, flowers, rock formations – that gave detailed and illustrated overviews of the various things you might encounter within these genres, and a handy checklist for you to tick off whenever you'd seen one. While the guide to exotic frogs remained largely unticked during family holidays to rainy National Trust properties throughout the UK, I had largely more success ticking off fossils, plant and bird life, getting incredibly excited when I encountered a new bird species or tree that I could proudly tick off as 'done'. It's a habit I've retained in adulthood with countries of the world, although unfortunately this is a far more expensive hobby than ticking off different types of fern.
Saturday, 17 May 2014
Sambocade (medieval elderflower cheesecake)
The other night, some of my fellow PhD students and I got together for a 'Dinnertation' party (I sadly cannot take credit for the coining of this excellent term). This involved cooking and bringing a dish related – on however tenuous a level – to your thesis, either in terms of period or theme. So for anyone out there thinking I'm not quite sure how to have fun, I hope you now stand corrected. As you'd expect from anything that involves bringing together a bunch of overachieving, highly neurotic, borderline nocturnal individuals whose everyday conversations are peppered with words like 'ontological' and 'epistemology' and who refer to their desks as 'nests', it was a total riot.
Sunday, 11 May 2014
The best crab spaghetti
Sunday, 4 May 2014
Mango, coconut and toasted seed granola
Mango and coconut is such an evocative combination. For me personally, it conjures up two delicious holiday memories. The first: setting foot outside a hotel in Saigon for my very first experience of Vietnam, walking fifty yards down a street pervaded by the kind of chaos you only get in south east Asian capitals to find a little stall down a side alley serving up the most magnificent smoothies. Forget smoothie, actually – this was a meal in a cup: ambrosial marigold mango pureed with glorious ice, thick coconut cream and scattered with the glistening pulp of a passion fruit. With my hair and clothes already sticking to my damp, humid skin, this was like nectar.
Monday, 28 April 2014
Five things I love this week #9
1. Central American food. I spent a couple of weeks in Costa Rica and Nicaragua this April, and although the prospect of rice and beans for every meal did start to get a little tedious (never before have I found myself going out for a pizza while abroad somewhere that isn't Italy...oh the shame), I am a fan of this simple yet hearty, wholesome, bolstering combination of ingredients. Rice and beans (all the better if fried with a little spice), fried plantain (sweeter and more caramelised in Costa Rica, like bananas, while crispier and more starchy in Nicaragua, like potato cakes), tortillas (soft and nutty, unlike the pallid flavourless things we buy in packets over here), and some form of protein: eggs for breakfast; fish, steak or chicken for lunch. You might also get some fresh cheese and/or avocado if you're lucky, and pico de gallo: a tangy relish of ripe tomatoes, onions and coriander. Perfect for breakfast and lunch, though I did crave a bit more variety for dinner. Luckily, there was ceviche to satisfy that requirement.
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In what has been a quiet training camp and exhibition season so far, the Panthers have now suffered their first major loss.
Jonathan Stewart can be a beast when he's healthy – remember that 206-yard game he had against the Giants in 2009? But he hasn't been healthy for a while now. Stewart was placed on the physically unable to perform list Tuesday, meaning he must miss Thursday's exhibition against Pittsburgh and at least the first five games of the season.
His absence certainly isn't unexpected, but it is the most dangerous thing that has happened to the Panthers in the past couple of months. It's more significant than firing Geoff Hangartner or figuring out that neither Joe Adams nor Edmund Kugbila will play for Carolina in 2013.
Stewart may not play the whole year, either – there's no certainty that five games (and one bye) worth of missed time will get him healed. If he doesn't play at all this year – and he won't be eligible until the Oct. 20 game against St. Louis – then DeAngelo Williams sure better not get hurt.
I'm fine with Mike Tolbert as a change-of-pace back but not the primary one, and right now he's hurt too with a hamstring problem (although he may be ready by the Seattle game Sept. 8). And Kenjon Barner, Armond Smith or Tauren Poole? I don't think any of them are ready to play a really significant role, so that would be scary.
So would Cam Newton leading this team in rushing again, like he did last year, because that opens the quarterback up to too many hits.
The bottom line is that Tolbert needs to channel his inner Stewart, which is possible – he also catches the ball and runs well between the tackles.
Those who watch Panthers practice regularly have seen Stewart, the Panthers' second all-time leading rusher behind Williams in both yards and rush touchdowns, grimacing in pain even after slight exertion. So obviously he's not right. He had surgery on both ankles in the offseason. He also missed the final seven games of last year with injuries. Like Jon Beason, he signed a huge contract extension not that long ago and has mostly been hurt since.
Running backs, of course, do not last forever. As DeShaun Foster once said when asked why he seemed to be hurt so often during his Panthers career: "I do have 11 people chasing me. They're all bigger than me."
Stewart, who is 5-foot-10 and 235 pounds, is bigger than some pursuers, but the point remains that backs take an incredible pounding.
Stewart can play the piano beautifully by ear, but it's hard to find a melody in what's happening to him right now. Double Trouble is in some trouble. It's now down to Single Trouble – and a lot of hoping.
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