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[usunezukoinezu]

''…SCAMPER is all about a methodical approach to solving problems and finding solutions.

Pioneered by Bob Eberle to spark creativity during brainstorming sessions, the SCAMPER method stands for seven techniques that help direct thinking toward novel ideas and solutions: (S) substitute, (C) combine, (A) adapt, (M) minimize/magnify, (P) put to another use, (E) eliminate, and (R) reverse. Collectively, these techniques are based on the idea that you can come up with something new by simply modifying the old things already present around you.

Think of this mental model as akin to opening a faucet that introduces water to seven pipes, and each of those pipes channels to a unique pot of earth. Each pot has the potential to bring forth a new growth once the seeds in it are watered. Note that the SCAMPER method doesn’t require that you move in a sequential flow of steps. You can use it in any order or sequence and jump among the different techniques.

Furthermore, it encourages the principle of force-fitting, a candidate for a mental model in itself. This means that in order to come up with fresh solutions, you should be willing to integrate ideas, objects, or elements—no matter how dissimilar, unrelated, or apparently illogical they seem to be. This is a major element of SCAMPER because we are too often held back by our preconceptions and assumptions of what cannot be.''

-Peter Hollins, Mental Models

[marcmarcmomarc]

Kingdom Hearts IV predictions

Radiator Springs/Dinoco Rust-eze Racing Center/Fireball Beach/Thunder Hollow/Thomasville/Florida International Speedway (Cars)

Takes place after Cars 3.

Is visited by Sora.

It isn’t combat based. Missions include keeping up with McQueen’s top speed by racing down Radiator Springs’ main street, learning how to turn right to go left at Willy’s Butte, driving backwards with Mater, keeping up with Cruz’s top speed on Fireball Beach, avoiding pushy competitors with the Thunder Hollow challengers, and practicing with Cruz at Thomasville, culminating in the Piston Cup race at Florida International Speedway, where the objective is to win against Jackson Storm.

Sora enters the world as a custom-made car mixing a few real-life sports car models before visits to Luigi’s Casa Della Tires and Ramone’s House of Body Art end with him modified into a next-gen race car sponsored by Dinoco (with Tex’s blessing) and with Cruz’s number.

It’s set during Cruz’s first Piston Cup racing season, so McQueen still has Doc’s colors and spends the Florida race as Sora’s crew chief. Also, Ramone wears his “Saludos Amigos” body paint from the epilogue of Cars 3.

As Sora finishes his story, Mater is certainly unhappy with Xehanort’s actions forcing Sora’s hand. “That dad-gum Xehanort”, he says angrily. Extra points if Sora doesn’t get to the part where Xehanort is dead, then Sarge gets in his face and demands him to teach Xehanort a lesson when he gets back in a militaristic manner. “Is that understood,” Sarge yells. Then Sora tries to correct him, but gets cut off and asked again, “Is that understood,” and has to respond, “Sir, yes, sir!”

Of course, during the top speed races, Luigi is the one to signal the race to begin.

In the Radiator Springs race, Sora’s top speed is tracked by Sheriff’s speed radar, and on Fireball Beach, it’s via Cruz’s personal assistant, Hamilton.

If you fail the “Turn Right to go Left” mission, Sora goes flying into the bed of cacti, and Mater fishes him out.

“I don’t like to toot my own horn, but…” (HONKS TWICE) “Toot my own horn. That’s funny right there.” - Sir Tow Mater, beginning his backwards driving lesson, 2017

I know I’ll get hate for this, but Cars 2 elements are here. Heck, maybe Mater can’t be present most for the training because he’s busy with Finn and Holley. After all, does he still owe Holley a first date?

I wanted the player character in this world to be Kairi just so Storm can feel the embarrassment of losing to not one, but two “costume girls”.

The Piston Cup race is announced as a 500-lap race, but no game developer is that malicious to force the player to race 500 laps around an oval, so they’d take after the first Cars game and make it twelve laps with the sun slowly lowering throughout the race.

Starring the voices of:

Lori Alan as Millie

Carlos Alazraqui as Ronald

Cristela Alonzo as Cruz Ramirez

Eric Baudour as Noah Gocek

Brendan Blaber as Pileup

Ryan Blaney as Ryan “Inside” Laney

Jen Brown as Jambalaya Chimichanga

Burnie Burns as Herb Curbler

Corey Burton as Doc Hudson

Tiana Camacho as Airborne

Clifford Chapin as Dan Carcia

Tyler Coe as Bill

Will Collyer as Brick Yardley & Roscoe

Chris Cooper as Smokey

Bob Costas as Bob Cutlass

Django Craig as Superfly & Kurt

Andra Day as Sweet Tea

Robbie Daymond as Ernesto

Lea DeLaria as Miss Fritter

Aaron Dismuke as Will Rusch & Sudeep

Paul Dooley as Sarge

Jason Douglas as Junior “Midnight” Moon

Barbara Dunkelman as Cigalert

Kara Eberle as Laura Spinwell

Chase Elliott as Chase Racelott

Adam Ellis as Ed Truncan

Ray Evernham as Ray Reverham

Keith Ferguson as Lightning McQueen

Nathan Fillion as Sterling

Flynt Flossy as Paul Conrev

Gavin Free as Sheldon Shifter

Scott Frerichs as Jonas Carvers

Teresa Gallagher as Mater’s Computer

Grant George as Krzysztof

Blaine Gibson as Steve LaPage

Jessie James Grelle as APB

Christopher Guerrero as Run

Harvey Guillén as Gabriel

Todd Haberkorn as Junyi

A.J. Hamilton as Jackson Storm

Lewis Hamilton as Hamilton

Anna Hullum as Melissa Bernabrake

Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera

Garrett Hunter as Harvey Rodcap

Samantha Ireland as Liability

Jason Isaacs as Siddeley

Martin Jarvis as Finn McMissile

Lindsay Jones as High Impact

Michael Jones as J.D. McPillar

Corey Krueger as Rich Mixon

Nick Landis as Eric Braker

Larry the Cable Guy as Sir Tow Mater

Mick Lauer as Nick Shift

Jenifer Lewis as Flo

Yuri Lowenthal as Flip Dover

Miles Luna as Aaron Clocker

Joe MacDonald as Stephenson

Alex Mai as Todd

Michael Malconian as Jae

Wendie Malick as Louise “Barnstormer” Nash

Cheech Marin as Ramone

Aaron Marquis as Conrad Camber

Dustin Matthews as Fishtail & George New-Win

Jeremy Maxwell as Arvy Motorhome

Madeleine McGraw as Maddy McGear

Michel Michelis as Tomber

Emily Mortimer as Holley Shiftwell

Laraine Newman as Lizzie

Paul Newman as Doc Hudson

Jessica Nigri as Blind Spot

Richard Norman as J.P. Drive

Angel Oquendo as Bobby Swift & Aiden

Neath Oum as Spikey Fillups

Jason Pace as Faregame

Bryce Papenbrook as Shriram

Bob Peterson as Chick Hicks & Dr. Damage

Kyle Petty as Cal Weathers

Richard Petty as Strip “The King” Weathers

Kyle Phillips as Broadside

Connor Pickens as Chris Roamin’

Steve Purcell as Tractors

Guido Quaroni as Guido

Anairis Quiñones as Gale Beaufort

Jerome Ranft as Red

John Ratzenberger as Mack

Vanessa Redgrave as The Queen

Kevin Michael Richardson as River Scott

A.J. Riebli III as McQueen’s Biggest Fan

Zeno Robinson as Cam Spinner

Patrick Rodriguez as Taco

Jason Rose as Pat Traxson

Alejandro Saab as H.J. Hollis

Christopher Sabat as Prince Wheeliam

Anthony Sardinha as Jimbo

Ben Schwartz as Richie Gunzit

Tony Shalhoub as Luigi

Kerry Shawcross as Tim Treadless

Lloyd Sherr as Fillmore

Peter Sohn as Mr. Drippy

Gus Sorola as Hit

Shannon Spake as Shannon Spokes

Andrew Stanton as T-Bone

Daniel Suárez as Danny Swervez

Kaiji Tang as Pushover

Jen Taylor as Tailgate

Kyle Taylor as Barry DePedal

Maggie Tominey as Patty

Bubba Wallace as Bubba Wheelhouse

Michael Wallis as Sheriff

Darrell Waltrip as Darrell Cartrip

Howard Wang as Jim Reverick

Kerry Washington as Natalie Certain

Christopher Wehkamp as Tom W.

Humpy Wheeler as Tex Dinoco

Travis Willingham as Michael Rotor

Todd Womack as M Fast Fong

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Master list to be made, this is so people can send in requests and stuff :) and feel free to send in characters that aren’t on here, if I can’t write them I will definitely let you know! But this makes me very happy because I am starting to take my writing seriously (kinda) for the record tho, it might just be a bunch of jumbled up thoughts on these characters.

MDNI w this blog, this is for adults ^^ just for everyone’s safety lol

What I write - romance, fluff, angst, smut, friends, love tropes, drama, etc.

Who I write it for (or rather, fandoms)

TOP GUN + TGM

Bradley Bradshaw ‘Rooster’

Nick Bradshaw ‘Goose’

Beau Simpson ‘Cyclone’

Natasha Trace ‘Phoenix’

Robert Floyd ‘Bob’

Mickey Garcia ‘Fanboy’

Jake Seresin ‘Hangman’

Ron Kerner ‘Slider’

Tom Kazansky ‘Iceman’

Pete Mitchell ‘Maverick’

THE WALKING DEAD

Rick Grimes

Negan Smith

Abraham Ford

Maggie Greene-Rhee

Glenn Rhee

Rosita Espinosa

Paul Monroe-Rovia ‘Jesus’

Tara Chambler

Aaron

Siddiq

Carl Grimes

Enid

THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Not pictured as real people, just characters and nothing that passes their boundaries that I can help.

Carson Soucy - Seattle Kraken #28

Matty Beniers - Seattle Kraken #10

Jordan Eberle - Seattle Kraken #7

Jamie Oleksiak - Seattle Kraken #24

Yanni Gourde - Seattle Kraken #37

Philipp Grubauer - Seattle Kraken #31

Brandon Tanev - Seattle Kraken #13

John Hayden - Seattle Kraken #15

Jared McCann - Seattle Kraken #19

Oliver Bjorkstrand - Seattle Kraken #22

Mitch Marner - Toronto Maple Leafs #16

Jack Hughes - New Jersey Devis #86

Haydn Fleury - Tampa Bay Lighting #7

MARVEL

Tony Stark ‘Ironman’

Natasha Romanoff ‘Black Widow’

Thor Odinson

Any Peter Parker ‘Spider-Man’

Stephen Strange ‘Doctor Strange’

Clint Barton ‘Hawkeye’

Pietro Maximoff ‘Quicksilver’

T’Challa ‘Black Panther’

Logan Howlett ‘Wolverine’

ER

Doug Ross

Mark Greene

Luka Kovač

John Carter

Carole Hathaway

John Taglieri

VARIOUS

Henry Emily (FNaF)

Robert Phillip (Enchanted)

Prince Edward (Enchanted)

Joel Miller (TLoU)

Tommy Miller (TLoU)

Derek Shepherd (Greys Anatomy)

Mark Sloan (Greys Anatomy)

Arizona Robbins (Greys Anatomy)

Brant ‘Goody’ Goodleaf (Shoresy)

Ted ‘Hitch’ Hitchcock (Shoresy)

[thetowers]

Using an invention he fashioned himself, George Willig heads for the quarter mile-high top of New York’s World Trade Center, May 26, 1977. Thousands of spectators thronged the streets below to watch the 27-year-old amateur mountaineer in the 1,350-foot climb. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

George Willig, left, and Philippe Petit prepare to catch a bite at the base of New York's twin World Trade Center Towers Wednesday, April 12. The two adventurers are more familiar with the skyscrapers from a different perspective; Petit for his tight rope walk between the two buildings, and Willig for his facade-climbing journey up the 110-story building last year. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

This view from the top of the north tower of the World Trade Center Thursday, May 26, 1977, shows climber George Willig, and accompanying police on the window washing apparatus, inching up the south tower, right. This view looks toward the East River with Brooklyn in background. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

Ground views of human fly George Willig climbing the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, May 26, 1977. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

George Willig scales the World Trade Center tower as police follow him on a window washer's platform in New York, May 26, 1977. (AP Photo/Bob Eberle)

George Willig, left, and Philippe Petit trade toasts during, dinner at Windows On The World restaurant on the 107th floor of New York's World Trade Center on Friday, May 27, 1977. Willing scaled the center's south tower the day before an exploit that earned him the nickname of the "human fly" in news accounts. Petit also became a sensation in 1974 when he walked a tightrope stretched between the building's twin towers. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)

George Willig, the human fly who scaled the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan, poses with a model of the Twin Towers with a GI Joe clinging to the side, at the toy factory in Queens where he works, June 1, 1977. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: Lemonade Mouth

Rating: G

Director: Patricia Riggen

Cast: Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott, Blake Michael, Nick Roux, Chris Brochu, Shishir Kurup, Tisha Campbell, Christopher McDonald, Bob Jesser, Aimee Dale, Ariana Smythe, Caitlin Ribbans, Elise Eberle, Riti Sachdeva, Judith Rane

Release year: 2011

Genres: drama, comedy

Blurb: Five disparate high school students - Olivia, Mo, Charlie, Stella, and Wen - meet in detention. They realise they are destined to rock, and ultimately form a band that becomes a champion for students sidelined by the high school elite.

[magodelpc]

Metodo SCAMPER

Metodo SCAMPER: ne hai già sentito parlare? Scopriamo insieme le Strategie di Sviluppo Prodotto con il Metodo SCAMPER. Questo metodo è stato sviluppato da un amministratore educativo e autore di nome Bob Eberle. Un modo che può essere provato è il metodo SCAMPER. Cos’è il metodo SCAMPER? In realtà la parola SCAMPER è l’acronimo di Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Other Use,…

[wutbju]

William Lee Reed went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 13, 2022. He was born May 21, 1938, to Harold and Marjorie (Vanaman) Reed in Salem, New Jersey.

He graduated from Salem High School in 1956 where he played football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. He attended Bob Jones University from 1956-59 and graduated from Glassboro State College in 1963 with a BA in Education. He was a resident of Wenonah from 1959 until relocating to Arizona in 2018. He taught second grade at Sewell Elementary and fifth grade at Billingsport Elementary from 1965-1974 before becoming assistant principal at Paulsboro High School. He received an MA in Education from Glassboro State College in 1973.

In 1988 He became principal of Billingsport Elementary School where he served until 1993. He was a founding member of Kingsway Baptist Church in Swedesboro, New Jersey, and remained active until relocating to Arizona in 2018.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Carrell Reed of Mesa Arizona; his daughter and son-in-law, Donnalee (Reed) Eberle and Matt Eberle of Chandler, Arizona; and his three grandchildren Mark Eberle of Phoenix, Arizona; Andrew Eberle of Chandler, Arizona; and Jonathan Eberle of Washington D.C. his sister and brother-in-law Nancy (Reed) Ahrens, & Fred Ahrens of Denton Texas; his niece Allison (Ahrens) Beaver; and his nephew Marc Ahrens. Donations may be made in his name to: Kingsway Baptist Church, 744 King's Highway, Mickleton, NJ 08056.

[hammondcast]

2020 NAMM Tribute To Those We Have Lost Covered By Jon Hammond

#WATCHMOVIE HERE: 2020 NAMM Tribute To Those We Have Lost Covered By Jon Hammond Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/2020nammtributetothosewehavelostcoveredbyjonhammond Youtube https://youtu.be/Bmfh-b9--6s FB https://www.facebook.com/hammondcast/videos/10156569128347102/

2020 NAMM Tribute To Those We Have Lost Covered By Jon Hammond

by

 Jon Hammond 

NAMM Historian Dan Del Fiorentino & Suzanne Glasnapp

Topics

 NAMM Tribute, Musicians, Instrument makers, Memorial, Deceased Musicians, International Music Community

Language

 English 

2020 NAMM Tribute to those we have lost covered by Jon Hammond FIRST LAST YOB YOD TITLE

Tony Acosta19422019Luthier String Company, FounderTracy Allen19822019Beacock Music, Music TeacherShiro Arai19302019Aria Guitars, FounderGinger Baker19392019Musician, Product EndorserKatreese Barnes 19632019Musical Director, Clinician Dave Bartholomew19182019Songwriter, MusicianRicardo Bauer19722019Bauer Percussion, CEOKevin Becka19542019Blackbird Academy, Co-FounderVinnie Bell19322019Product Engineer, LuthierBob Birmingham19452019Steinway & Sons, Former OwnerHal Blaine19292019Studio Musician, Product EndorserEric Bomba19642019Sam Ash Music, Operations ManagerBill Boyce19402019Piano Distributors, Founder Tim Boyle19482019Recording EngineerHarold Bradley19262019Studio MusicianSusan Brailove19302019Oxford University Press, Former DirectorEd Brier19402019Brier & Hale Music Co., Co-OwnerClora Bryant19272019Musician, Product EndorserJessica Bryner19852019Mackie, Marketing and Communications Fred Buda19352019Musician, Product Endorser, EducatorEllsworth Bush19332019CF Martin & CO., Foreman and SupervisorKay Calato19262019Regal Tip, Co-FounderPaul Capozzoli19292019Method Book AuthorJoe Cardinale19302019Lifelong Independent Rep.Alexis Castañeda19722019A Tempo Percussion, FounderEllen Cavanaugh19452019Super-Sensitive Musical Strings, Vice PresidentEd Cherney19502019Recording EngineerBenny Cintioli19342020Cintioli Music Center, Co-FounderMargott Cintioli19292019Cintioli Music Center, Co-FounderDick Dale19372019King of the Surf GuitarDoug Daniel19442019Harman, JBL, Senior Sales Manager Terry Dean19452019Andy Owings Music Center, Store ManagerGary DeShazo19292019Caldwell Music Company, Former PresidentMorris Diamond19212019Beverly Hills Records, FounderJune Doyle19342019D'addario Canada, Western Sales Representative

Dr. John19412019Musician, Product EndorserWilliam Dunkley19222019Dunkley Music Store, Co-FounderJim Dunlop19362019Dunlop Manufacturing Inc. , FounderJohnny Eberle19392019American Mastering, FounderPreston Epps19302019Musician, Product EndorserCharles Feilding19492019Yamaha Corporation of America, Manager of the Sound Design OfficeSteve Fjestad19502019Blue Book Publications, Co-FounderFred Foster19572019Electronic Theater Controls, Inc., Co-Founder, CEOFred Foster19312019Monument Records, FounderStuart Fraser19612019Musician, Product EndorserDonnie Fritts19422019Songwriter, Studio MusicianMark Fullerton19622019Ted Brown Music, Purchasing, Sales and Marketing ManagerDon Gayle19322019Shure Inc., Technical WriterKurt Glaesel19262019Glaesel String Instrument Service, FounderEric Goldbaach19662019EEGoes Over Productions, FounderMarty Grebb19452020Musician, Product EndorserChristopher Griffin19702019Coachella, RiggerBill Hagner19232019The Gretsch Company, Plant ManagerBob Hale19292019The NAMM Foundation's Museum of Making Music, DocentBonnie Harris19422019Harris Teller Inc., Former Officer and Director Joy Harris19402019Bill Harris Music, Co-FounderEric Haydock19432019Musician, Product EndorserBill Heese19362019Carl Fisher Publishing , Former Vice PresidentBill Heggie19432019Magnum Sound, FounderTurley Higgins19372019Yamaha Corporation of America, Concert & Artists ManagerKarl Hirano19422019Yamaha Corporation of Japan, Electronic Engineer Harry Hirsch19292019MediaSound, Soundmixers, FounderMary Lou Hoogenboom19312019Gibson Guitar Company, Factory WorkerPaul Hostetter19452019LuthierKen Hyams19272019Allied Communications Inc., FounderJoe Incagnoli19592019Fort Apache Recording Studios, Co-FounderJames Ingram19522019Vocalist, Product EndorserRichard Janda19202019Richard's Music, FounderCarl Janelli19272019Method Book Author, MusicianJimmy Johnson19432019Studio Musician, ProducerGary "Frog" Juestensen19492019Oasis Stage Werks, FounderJean Charles Juliat19422019Robert Juliat Lighting, CEOLarry Junstrom19492019Musician, Product Endorser Lewis Kahn19462019Musican, Product EndorserGershon Kingsley19222019Electronic Instrument ComposerGeorge Klein19352019ProducerJan Erik Kongshaug19442019Recording EngineerRoger Lattin19562019Studio Set Lighting Technician Robert Lee19542019St. Louis Music, Senior Vice President of SalesMatt Leff19662019Matt's Music Center, FounderTeresa Leithold19322019Leithold Music, Owner, TeacherRussell Lindquist19322019Holcombe Lindquist Piano and Organ, Co-FounderManny Lopez19272019Musician, SongwriterRoss Lowell19262019Lowel Light, FounderMike Mahoney19562019Mahoney's Pro Music & Drum Shop, ManagerJack Martin19232019Wurlitzer, Piano Sales ManagerDaniel McBrayer19322019McBrayer's Award Piano, Owner EmeritusEmily Meixell19832019C. F. Martin & Company, Custom Shop ArtistTed Middleton19442019Jet Music Pty Ltd, CFOLoretta "June Bug" Miller19562019Peavey Electronics, Cycle Counter - Warehouse Eddie Money19492019Vocalist, Songwriter Ruy Monteiro19472019Studio R Amplifiers, FounderTommy Moore19362019Kasuga International, FounderDon Mozingo19312019Mozingo Music, FounderTerry Nelson19372019Young Chang Piano, Salesman, TrainerGordon O'Hara19572019RETAIL UP!, CEO and Managing Partner Ric Ocasek19492019Musician, Product EndorserAlan R.Pearlman19252019ARP Instruments Inc., FounderMorton Pearson19222019Pearson Piano Company, OwnerAspen Pittman19482019Groove Tubes, FounderJoyce Porras19282019Reynald's Music Store, OwnerBill Powers19532018CBI Cables , Senior Account Executive Mike "Roberts" Rabuazzo19602018Connecticut Music, Co-OwnerLeon Redbone19492019Studio MusicianBill Reglein19482019jj Babbitt Company, Inc., President Emil Richards19322019Musican, Method Book AuthorJohn Robbins19642019Sound EngineerAlan Rogan19512019Touring Guitar TechSteve Rook19602019JW Pepper, Vice President of Advertising ProductionHarry Rosenbloom19292019Medley Music, FounderPeggy Rosenthal19312019Baton Music, Co-OwnerTed Ross19472019Stagecraft, Sales ManagerReggie Rugley19612019Musican, Product EndorserDave Samuels19482019Musician, Method Book AuthorRay Santos19282019Composer, Music EducatorBob Saunders19412020Kaman Music Corporation, Former PresidentJoachim Schneider19392019Joachim Schneider & Sons, FounderBob Shriver19552019Yamaha Corporation of America, District Manager of Electronic KeyboardsJohn Simpson19422019Marshall Music, Woodwind Repair Technician Jim Slutz19372019NAMMYP Founder, Music Business ProfessorBrian Smith19732019Unitas Guitars, Luthier, FounderSteve Lincoln Smith19592019Innovative Music Australis Pty Ltd, FounderGerry Stickells19422019Tour ManagerLarry Taylor19422019Musician, SongwriterRuss Thomas19412019Thomas Music, Inc., FounderPreston Thompson19562019Preston Thompson Guitars, FounderRobin Tolleson19562019Modern Drummer, WriterPeter Tork19422019Musician, SongwriterBernie Tormé19522019Musician, Barnroom Studios, FounderRon Tunks19492019RT Sales, FounderHarvey Vogel19362019Lone Star Percussion, FounderVickie Volesky19582019Yamaha Corporation of America, Former District ManagerCarl Volkwein19382019Volkwein's Music, Former PresidentCharles Walter19272019Charles R. Walter Pianos, FounderKen Warmoth19512019Warmoth Guitars, FounderMarc Weiss19412019Lighting DesignerParham Werlein19212019Werlein's For Music, Former PresidentBonnie Wilcher19492018Owensboro Music Center, PartnerKeith Wilhelm19632019Backbeat Music Company, OwnerAllee Willis19472019Songwriter Ernie Winfrey19422019Recording EngineerMac Wiseman19252019Musician, SongwriterIzzy Young19292019Folklore Center, FounderReggie Young19362019Studio Musician, Product Endorser

#Namm#2020NAMM#Deceased#Memorial#TributeSpcl thanks NAMM Historians Dan Del Fiorentino, MIke Mullens, Ashley Allison 

Publication date

 2020-02-07

Usage

 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

  NAMM Tribute, Musicians, Instrument makers, Memorial, Deceased Musicians, International Music Community

[ljaesch]

English Cast Announced for the Housing Complex C Anime

English Cast Announced for the Housing Complex C Anime

The English cast has been announced for the Housing Complex C anime: Xanthe Huynh Kayli Mills Jake Eberle Sean Chiplock Suzie Yeung Doug Stone Michael Sorich Caitlin Glass Janis Carroll Bob Carter Ryan Colt Levy Housing Complex C is scheduled to premiere on Toonami on October 2, 2022 at 12:00 a.m. EDT. Source: ANN

[cyberlabe]

Innover avec la méthode SCAMPER

La méthode SCAMPER  est un outil de créativité, nommé en Français "technique de concassage" initié par Alex Osborn, inventeur du brainstorming , puis développé par Bob Eberle, dans son ouvrage " Scamper Games for Imagination Development". Il repose sur une check-list visant à examiner chaque produit, service, mais aussi à creuser un concept, une idée, un problème ou encore une situation... sous différents angles codifiés par les verbes de la méthode. Il suffit quelquefois de prendre le problème à l'envers (comme le propose le reverse brainstorming ), ajouter une nouvelle dimension, remplacer un élément par un autre, combiner 2 solutions, etc. pour produire des idées originales.

[wolfliving]

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-actions-disrupt-advanced-persistent-threat-28-botnet-infected

Justice Department Announces Actions to Disrupt Advanced Persistent Threat 28 Botnet of Infected Routers and Network Storage Devices

Additional action necessary worldwide to remediate the botnet.

The Justice Department today announced an effort to disrupt a global botnet of hundreds of thousands of infected home and office (SOHO) routers and other networked devices under the control of a group of actors known as the “Sofacy Group” (also known as “apt28,” “sandworm,” “x-agent,” “pawn storm,” “fancy bear” and “sednit”).  The group, which has been operating since at least in or about 2007, targets government, military, security organizations, and other targets of perceived intelligence value.

Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Assistant Director Scott Smith for the FBI’s Cyber Division, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Johnson of the Pittsburgh Division and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. LeValley of the Atlanta Division made the announcement. “The Department of Justice is committed to disrupting, not just watching, national security cyber threats using every tool at our disposal, and today’s effort is another example of our commitment to do that,” said Assistant Attorney General Demers.  “This operation is the first step in the disruption of a botnet that provides the Sofacy actors with an array of capabilities that could be used for a variety of malicious purposes, including intelligence gathering, theft of valuable information, destructive or disruptive attacks, and the misattribution of such activities.” “The United States Attorney’s Office will continue to aggressively fight against threats to our national security by criminals, no matter who they work for” said U.S. Attorney Brady.  “This court-ordered seizure will assist in the identification of victim devices and disrupts the ability of these hackers to steal personal and other sensitive information and carry out disruptive cyber attacks.  We will be relentless in protecting the people of Western Pennsylvania - from international corporations to local businesses to the elderly - from these threats.” “Today's announcement highlights the FBI's ability to take swift action in the fight against cybercrime and our commitment to protecting the American people and their devices,” said Assistant Director Scott Smith. “By seizing a domain used by malicious cyber actors in their botnet campaign, the FBI has taken a critical step in minimizing the impact of the malware attack. While this is an important first step, the FBI's work is not done. The FBI, along with our domestic and international partners, will continue our efforts to identify and expose those responsible for this wave of malware.” “The FBI will not allow malicious cyber actors, regardless of whether they are state-sponsored, to operate freely,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Bob Johnson. “These hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities and putting every American’s privacy and network security at risk. Although there is still much to be learned about how this particular threat initially compromises infected routers and other devices, we encourage citizens and businesses to keep their network equipment updated and to change default passwords.” “This action by the FBI, DOJ, and our partners should send a clear message to our adversaries that the U.S. Government will take action to mitigate the threats posed by them and to protect our citizens and our allies even when the possibility of arrest and prosecution may not be readily available,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. LeValley. “As our adversaries’ technical capabilities evolve, the FBI and its partners will continue to rise to the challenge, placing themselves between the adversaries and their intended victims.” The botnet, referred to by the FBI and cyber security researchers as “VPNFilter,” targets SOHO routers and network-access storage (NAS) devices, which are hardware devices made up of several hard drives used to store data in a single location that can be accessed by multiple users.  The VPNFilter botnet uses several stages of malware. Although the second stage of malware, which has the malicious capabilities described above, can be cleared from a device by rebooting it, the first stage of malware persists through a reboot, making it difficult to prevent reinfection by the second stage. In order to identify infected devices and facilitate their remediation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania applied for and obtained court orders, authorizing the FBI to seize a domain that is part of the malware’s command-and-control infrastructure.  This will redirect attempts by stage one of the malware to reinfect the device to an FBI-controlled server, which will capture the Internet Protocol (IP) address of infected devices, pursuant to legal process. A non-profit partner organization, The Shadowserver Foundation, will disseminate the IP addresses to those who can assist with remediating the VPNFilter botnet, including foreign CERTs and internet service providers (ISPs).   Owners of SOHO and NAS devices that may be infected should reboot their devices as soon as possible,  temporarily eliminating the second stage malware and causing the first stage malware on their device to call out for instructions.  Although devices will remain vulnerable to reinfection with the second stage malware while connected to the Internet, these efforts maximize opportunities to identify and remediate the infection worldwide in the time available before Sofacy actors learn of the vulnerability in their command-and-control infrastructure. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have also jointly notified trusted ISPs.  The Department and the FBI also encourage users and administrators to review the Cisco blog post on VPNFilter, available HERE(link is external), for recommendations and to ensure that their devices are updated with the latest patches. The efforts to disrupt the VPNFilter botnet were led by the FBI’s Pittsburgh and Atlanta Offices; FBI Cyber Division;  Trial Attorney Matthew Chang of the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section; and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Charles Eberle and Soo C. Song of the Western District Pennsylvania.  Critical assistance was also provided by Richard Green of the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and The Shadowserver Foundation. Note: The documents filed by the Government as well as the court orders entered in this case are available as attachments below.

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SCAMPER

THE WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUE SCAMPER is a checklist of idea-spurring questions. Some of the questions were first suggested by Alex Osborn, a pioneer teacher of creativity. They were later arranged by Bob Eberle into this mnemonic. S = Substitute? C = Combine? A = Adapt? M = Modify? = Magnify? P – Put to other uses? E = Eliminate or minify? R = Reverse? =…

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Seattle Kraken

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version #1 - With source annotations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seattle Kraken The iconic roof that once stood atop the Olympic Mountain is now waiting to be put in jeopardy in the Seattle octopus's underground cave. The Seattle Seahawks have their first roster of 30 players with the expansion draft on the books. The dust has yet to settle, but on Wednesday the Kraken chosen 12 defensemen, 15 forwards, a center and three goalies, with only one player from every other NHL team except the Las Vegas Golden Knights. [Sources: 0, 1] On Wednesday night, General Manager Ron Francis announced their roster during a special broadcast on ESPN, backed by a plethora of major names including Sue Bird, Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton and Marshawn Lynch. Mike Salk and NHL Network Insider Jon Morosi joined Bob Stelton on 710 ESPN Seattle after the expansion draft to share his thoughts on many of the picks. Here's a closer look at the 30 members of the Seattle Octopus, including some thoughts from Morosi and Salk on most of Seattle's selections. [Sources: 1, 5] The Octopuses open their season on October 12 with a visit to the Vegas Golden Knights, the 31st team in the NHLs to play in the 2017-18 season. The NHLs "regular schedule was released Thursday night and the expansion draft, one of the first steps to building their first roster was on Friday and Saturday. Sports News Track picked up on initial rumors that the Kraken would announce players as part of the league's 32nd franchise. [Sources: 2, 5, 9] The Seattle Octopuses will compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference from the 2021-22 season. The team is owned by Seattle Hockey Partners with David Bonderman, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tod Leiweke. In December 2018, the NHL approved a proposal by the team and granted Seattle the right to expand. [Sources: 3] The Seattle Octopuses began playing in the NHL as a brother tandem when Hayden Fleury joined Cale Fleury, a Montreal Canadiens fellow defenseman, as an expansion draft pick by Seattle GM Ron Francis. Haydn Fleury has a history with Francis, who selected him in the 2014 NHL Draft from the Carolina Hurricanes in seventh place. [Sources: 1] He's a sneakily good pick on the weakest unprotected list in the entire league. Fleury has on his resume 14 games of scoreless NHL experience, but he shows signs of value despite his sparse use that should feed Seattle Development Staff. [Sources: 4] Geekie, a familiar face of Kraken GM Ron Francis, was a third-round pick of the Hurricanes when Francis took over in 2017. He played in 36 games last season and could play a big part in the Kraken formation. The Kraken had three goaltenders in Chris Driedger, Vitek Vanecek and Joey Daccord in 84 games. [Sources: 4, 6] The Kraken selected 30 players but did not disclose any side deals or deals with Vegas to take advantage of their inaugural season. The Kraken selected 14 strikers, nine defenders and three goalkeepers. As previously reported, the Kraken selected players from among the 30 teams they were allowed to choose from who would break the league's salary cap, giving them a lot of flexibility when deciding to add veteran talent to their roster. [Sources: 5, 8, 9] The Vegas Golden Knights struck deals in a spectacular 10-team expansion draft and landed several key players including Shea Theodore, Marc-Andre Fleury, Alex Tuch, William Karlsson and others. Vegas also made 10 secondary deals that brought them an extra six players before their expansion draft. The octopuses have done a good job of exploiting the rules and the lack of experience in the environment. [Sources: 8, 9] The Vegas Golden Knights picked Fleury in the 2017 expansion draft after reaching the Stanley Cup finals in their first season. The Seattle Seahawks announced the two fleurys Wednesday night during the expansion draft. [Sources: 6] The two Fleurys are not star goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, but the Seattle Octopuses have put together an interesting team since General Manager Ron Francis has selected 15 strikers, 12 defensemen and three goaltenders. Francis has solid organisational depth on the defensive end and he has picked versatile players who can move in the forward line. [Sources: 6] The 26-year-old scored 17 points in 50 games for the Wild last season. In 22 games with the Laval Rockets, Cale Fleury scored zero goals and finished with six points. Appleton was effective in the bottom six, putting up 25 points in 56 games last season while averaging a smiley over 14 minutes of ice time per game. [Sources: 4] Ryan Carpenter is a potent penalty-killer and a decent centre in the fourth line, but he's 30 years old. Former Panthers goalie Chris Driedger reacts after being selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the NHL Expansion Draft. He is poised to be Seattle's starting goaltender next season and the roster will be highlighted by former Flames captain Mark Giordano, long-time Islanders winger Jordan Eberle and former Penguins forward Brandon Tanev, who will be paired with veteran defensemen Adam Larsson and Jamie Oleksiak, and two-time Stanley Cup champion Yanni Gourde of the Tampa Bay Lightning. [Sources: 8, 9] Anyway, we'll be watching the show from 8pm, and as many people have been reminding you on Twitter in the last few hours, there's no reason to pay attention. Credit must go to the reporters and sources who helped with the hard work that was done on the East Coast before lunch. You have one hour of work for the content and then another 30-30 to start work. [Sources: 7] ##### Sources ##### [0]: https://www.seattlekrakenhockey.com/ [1]: https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1450028/seattle-kraken-breakdown-all-30-picks/ [2]: https://www.diebytheblade.com/2021/7/21/22587531/recapping-the-seattle-kraken-nhl-expansion-draft-nhl-hockey-buffalo-sabres [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Kraken [4]: https://www.si.com/hockey/news/seattle-kraken-expansion-draft-live-pick-tracker [5]: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/seattle-kraken-draft-roster-nhl-expansion-picks/1cmaxh0u08qzu1p95xaugxzuwc [6]: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2021/07/21/seattle-kraken-expansion-draft-winners-and-losers/8050546002/ [7]: https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/seattle-kraken-expansion-draft-live-updates-news-analysis-reaction-for-nhls-32nd-team/3L8hmoL29Byz [8]: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/chicago-hockey/analysis-why-did-the-seattle-kraken-take-john-quenneville-from-the-blackhawks/2561225/ [9]: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31858944/seattle-kraken-skip-superstars-expansion-draft-focus-group-looking-win-together [10]: https://am.ticketmaster.com/nhlseattle/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version #2 - Without source annotations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seattle Kraken The iconic roof that once stood atop the Olympic Mountain is now waiting to be put in jeopardy in the Seattle octopus's underground cave. The Seattle Seahawks have their first roster of 30 players with the expansion draft on the books. The dust has yet to settle, but on Wednesday the Kraken chosen 12 defensemen, 15 forwards, a center and three goalies, with only one player from every other NHL team except the Las Vegas Golden Knights. On Wednesday night, General Manager Ron Francis announced their roster during a special broadcast on ESPN, backed by a plethora of major names including Sue Bird, Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton and Marshawn Lynch. Mike Salk and NHL Network Insider Jon Morosi joined Bob Stelton on 710 ESPN Seattle after the expansion draft to share his thoughts on many of the picks. Here's a closer look at the 30 members of the Seattle Octopus, including some thoughts from Morosi and Salk on most of Seattle's selections. The Octopuses open their season on October 12 with a visit to the Vegas Golden Knights, the 31st team in the NHLs to play in the 2017-18 season. The NHLs "regular schedule was released Thursday night and the expansion draft, one of the first steps to building their first roster was on Friday and Saturday. Sports News Track picked up on initial rumors that the Kraken would announce players as part of the league's 32nd franchise. The Seattle Octopuses will compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference from the 2021-22 season. The team is owned by Seattle Hockey Partners with David Bonderman, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tod Leiweke. In December 2018, the NHL approved a proposal by the team and granted Seattle the right to expand. The Seattle Octopuses began playing in the NHL as a brother tandem when Hayden Fleury joined Cale Fleury, a Montreal Canadiens fellow defenseman, as an expansion draft pick by Seattle GM Ron Francis. Haydn Fleury has a history with Francis, who selected him in the 2014 NHL Draft from the Carolina Hurricanes in seventh place. He's a sneakily good pick on the weakest unprotected list in the entire league. Fleury has on his resume 14 games of scoreless NHL experience, but he shows signs of value despite his sparse use that should feed Seattle Development Staff. Geekie, a familiar face of Kraken GM Ron Francis, was a third-round pick of the Hurricanes when Francis took over in 2017. He played in 36 games last season and could play a big part in the Kraken formation. The Kraken had three goaltenders in Chris Driedger, Vitek Vanecek and Joey Daccord in 84 games. The Kraken selected 30 players but did not disclose any side deals or deals with Vegas to take advantage of their inaugural season. The Kraken selected 14 strikers, nine defenders and three goalkeepers. As previously reported, the Kraken selected players from among the 30 teams they were allowed to choose from who would break the league's salary cap, giving them a lot of flexibility when deciding to add veteran talent to their roster. The Vegas Golden Knights struck deals in a spectacular 10-team expansion draft and landed several key players including Shea Theodore, Marc-Andre Fleury, Alex Tuch, William Karlsson and others. Vegas also made 10 secondary deals that brought them an extra six players before their expansion draft. The octopuses have done a good job of exploiting the rules and the lack of experience in the environment. The Vegas Golden Knights picked Fleury in the 2017 expansion draft after reaching the Stanley Cup finals in their first season. The Seattle Seahawks announced the two fleurys Wednesday night during the expansion draft. The two Fleurys are not star goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, but the Seattle Octopuses have put together an interesting team since General Manager Ron Francis has selected 15 strikers, 12 defensemen and three goaltenders. Francis has solid organisational depth on the defensive end and he has picked versatile players who can move in the forward line. The 26-year-old scored 17 points in 50 games for the Wild last season. In 22 games with the Laval Rockets, Cale Fleury scored zero goals and finished with six points. Appleton was effective in the bottom six, putting up 25 points in 56 games last season while averaging a smiley over 14 minutes of ice time per game. Ryan Carpenter is a potent penalty-killer and a decent centre in the fourth line, but he's 30 years old. Former Panthers goalie Chris Driedger reacts after being selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the NHL Expansion Draft. He is poised to be Seattle's starting goaltender next season and the roster will be highlighted by former Flames captain Mark Giordano, long-time Islanders winger Jordan Eberle and former Penguins forward Brandon Tanev, who will be paired with veteran defensemen Adam Larsson and Jamie Oleksiak, and two-time Stanley Cup champion Yanni Gourde of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Anyway, we'll be watching the show from 8pm, and as many people have been reminding you on Twitter in the last few hours, there's no reason to pay attention. Credit must go to the reporters and sources who helped with the hard work that was done on the East Coast before lunch. You have one hour of work for the content and then another 30-30 to start work.

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OU football non-conference schedule ranks near Big 12 bottom

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OU football non-conference schedule ranks near Big 12 bottom

Big 12 football does not offer much in the way of 2021 non-conference scheduling. 

Few marquee games. Iowa State-Iowa. West Virginia-Virginia Tech. That’s about it. OU-Nebraska comes when the Cornhuskers are more down than usual. Texas-Arkansas comes when the Razorbacks are at the bottom of the Southeastern Conference. 

The usual abundance of games against lower-division opponents – every Big 12 team except Texas has scheduled a Division I-AA opponent. 

Only a good slate of games against mid-majors saves the Big 12. OSU/Boise State. Texas/Louisiana-Lafayette. Texas Tech/Houston. Baylor/Brigham Young. OSU/Tulsa. 

The Monday ScissorTales takes a look at Trae Young, an interesting OSU softball transfer and some infighting over the proposed 12-team College Football Playoff. But we begin by kicking off our annual series analyzing the non-conference schedules of college football’s Power 5 conferences. 

The good news with the Big 12 slate? There shouldn’t be many losses. If there are, the non-conference is a total disaster. 

The bad news? Nothing much here to lift the Big 12’s status, which is in a perpetual state of repair. 

Here is how the Big 12 schedules rank, in terms of toughness and allure. 

1. West Virginia: Virginia Tech, at Maryland, Long Island. As usual, WVU is the only Big 12 team playing two fellow Power 5 opponents in non-conference. And one of them is Virginia Tech, probably the second-best non-conference foe among all Big 12 schedules. 

2. Iowa State: Northern Iowa, Iowa, at Nevada-Las Vegas. A dud-free schedule. Iowa appears to be the best non-conference opponent on a Big 12 schedule, Division I-AA Northern Iowa almost always is a tough out for ISU or Iowa, and UNLV is a road game. 

3. Texas: Louisiana-Lafayette, at Arkansas, Rice. UT’s avoidance of I-AA opponents lifts the Longhorns over most Big 12 schedules, and ULL showed last season that it is not an easy mark. 

4. Oklahoma State: Missouri State, Tulsa, at Boise State. The game at Boise is one of the more intriguing games, and the OSU-Tulsa game last season was an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel. 

5. Kansas: South Dakota, at Coastal Carolina, at Duke. Give the Jayhawks credit. Two road games, one against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent, and the other against a program that would have made the 2020 College Football Playoff had there been a 12-team bracket. Coastal was scheduled to host KU last September, but the dates were swapped because of the Big 12’s Covid policies. 

6. Kansas State: at Stanford, Southern Illinois, Nevada: Not a terrible schedule, but Stanford appears down. And Nevada last season was not on the mid-major level of Louisiana-Lafayette, Tulsa or Coastal. 

7. Baylor: at Texas State, Texas Southern, Brigham Young. Interesting schedule. BYU-Baylor is a cool game, and the Bears make the 131-mile trip down Interstate 35 to San Marcos. 

8. Oklahoma: at Tulane, Western Carolina, Nebraska: The Sooner schedule is about the same as K-State’s and Baylor’s. But Nebraska isn’t only down, the Cornhuskers tried to get out of the game. If they’re not excited, why is anybody? 

9. Texas Christian: Duquesne, California, Southern Methodist: Decent schedule, but no road games and no marquee games. I suppose SMU could make this schedule better. 

10. Texas Tech: at Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Florida International: The game at Houston isn’t bad, but FIU went winless last season, and SFA is Division I-AA. 

Power 5 opponents: 8 of 30 (.267). 

Power 5/quality mid-majors: 14 of 30 (.467).  

Road games: 10 of 30 (.333). 

I-AA opponents: 9 of 30 (.300). 

OSU softball gets intriguing transfer 

Kansas softball star Morgyn Wynne is transferring to OSU, and she’s one of thousands of stories in the transfer portal, across all sports. 

But the Wynne story is more interesting than most, because of what it tells us about the nature of the free-agent frenzy that has reached collegiate athletics. 

Players are transferring for all kinds of reasons. More playing time. More exposure. Bigger stage. Better chance at team success. 

Those final two reasons no doubt motivated Wynne, an excellent player on a struggling team. Not including the shortened Covid season of 2020, KU’s Big 12 records going back to 2017 are 2-16, 3-15, 2-16 and 3-14. 

But Wynne’s biography caught my attention. Wynne is a player who made the most of her campus experience. 

Wynne, from Concord, California, was first-team academic all-Big 12. That’s not all that unique among standout players. But Wynne also was vice president of the KU student-athlete advisory committee and would have been president for the coming year before deciding to transfer. 

Wynne also was KU’s female representative on the Big 12 Black Student-Athlete Council and was part of KU RISE. 

“We all know about her softball prowess, but what she does off the field is where she makes the biggest impact,” OSU coach Kenny Gajewski said. “Morgyn is a generational type of person. I can’t wait for her to step foot on campus and be part of this program.” 

Wynne’s transfer is revealing. Someone clearly that involved on a campus, someone clearly seen as a leader off the softball diamond, still was lured away by the athletic side. 

Rampant transferring is nothing new to softball. Softball long has been a sport that allowed immediate eligibility. The new NCAA rule that allows a one-time transfer without requiring a sit-out season did not apply to most sports. 

Softball movement is nothing new. Gajewski’s Cowgirls have benefited from such transfers as Alysen Febrey from Georgia, Carrie Eberle from Virginia Tech, Hayley Busby from Virginia and Samantha Show from Texas A&M. 

“OSU’s success with transfers was a factor in my decision,” Wynne said. “Seeing other girls come in and be accepted into the team like they had always been there was huge for me to look at, knowing that it could be the same for me. It was like those girls who transferred in never missed a beat and that says a lot about the team.” 

The Cowgirls have qualified for the last two Women’s College World Series. Wynne could help OSU make it three in a row. She plays first base and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. Wynne hit 29 home runs in two seasons at Kansas, ranking sixth on the Jayhawk career list. 

“Oklahoma State is the perfect fit for me,” Wynne said. “I have a lot of room to grow as a softball player and also in my professional career. I really believe in the coaching staff and have always felt like OSU is a good community that I wanted to be part of. The first minute I spoke to Coach G, I felt an instant connection. What I love about OSU is that it’s a place I could come back to even after I’m done playing softball.” 

Wynne seemed to love Kansas, too. Her involvement at least suggested such feelings. But the lure of athletic success is strong. The NCAA transfer portal is not going to lose steam. 

Mid-majors fight back 

The Pac-12 wants an automatic berth in the proposed 12-team College Football Playoff. The mid-majors call bogus on that. 

And welcome to sports’ version of Game of Thrones. Welcome to the Articles of Confederation. Welcome to the always-squishy relationships of the conferences that run college football. 

The subcommittee of Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick and commissioners Bob Bowlsby (Big 12), Craig Thompson (Mountain West) and Greg Sankey (Southeastern Conference) proposed the 12-team playoff format, and it has been widely hailed as solving many of the complaints of the four-team bracket. 

But the proposal calls for no automatic berth for any particular league. The six highest-ranked conference champions among the 10 in NCAA Division I-A, as determined by the selection committee, would get automatic berths. 

Outgoing Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott issued a statement Friday calling for all five Power 5 conferences – Pac-12, Big 12, SEC, Big Ten and Atlantic Coast – to automatically be included. 

But the American and Sun Belt conference commissioners have fired back. 

American commissioner Mike Aresco told ESPN that an automatic berth in the 12-team playoff format would be an “enormous step in the wrong direction.” 

Many administrators over the years have feared anti-trust issues if the power conferences have access to a playoff that is denied to the mid-major conferences. While the Power 5 leagues have dominated the four-team bracket – over seven years, no team outside the Power 5 has been included – there is no written policy that gives the Power 5 special status in the selections. 

Aresco told ESPN that during the commissioners’ meetings last week concerning the proposed playoff, the Pac-12 was the only conference to raise the issue. 

After that meeting Friday in Chicago, Scott released a statement saying the Pac-12 “supports expansion of the CFP and believes that the Autonomy Five champions should annually qualify for the CFP.” 

The current proposal would include at least one mid-major champion each year, since six champions would qualify. 

Using the committee’s rankings over the last seven years, only once would a Power 5 champion have been omitted from the playoff – the Pac-12’s Oregon last season. The Ducks were unranked by the committee; the Pac-12’s highest-ranked team was Southern Cal, at No. 17. Both the American’s Cincinnati (No. 8) and the Sun Belt’s Coastal Carolina (No. 12) would have been included. 

Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill, a former OU associate athletic director, released a statement Friday supporting the 12-team proposal. 

“The Sun Belt Conference supports College Football Playoff expansion, including the working group’s recommendation to have the six highest-ranked conference champions in the field,” Gill said. “Playoff spots should be earned and not given. 

“Under the proposed system, if you are a deserving team, you should have no concerns of being left out of the playoff.” 

Consider that a direct shot at the Pac-12. 

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Aresco told ESPN that he sensed no “other traction” for the Pac-12’s proposal. “That would be an enormous step in the wrong direction from the working group’s proposal as far as I’m concerned. The top six conferences, without favor, is merit-based. It’s fair. It doesn’t reward privilege for privilege’s sake. 

“The most desirable outcome obviously in our view is for this to be a meritocracy, where you have to earn it. That was what was the smartest thing about the top six. I applaud the working group for doing that. To my mind and our conference, it was the most welcome part of it.” 

Can the Pac-12 find some partners in dissent? Can the Pac-12 team with the powerful Rose Bowl to submarine the proposal?  

Stay tuned for the next episode of Game of Thrones. 

Mailbag: Trae Young & Luka Doncic 

Trae Young’s ascension in these NBA playoffs, including leading the Atlanta Hawks to the Eastern Conference Finals, have rewritten the narrative around the Hawks-Mavericks trade of three years ago, which put Luka Doncic in Dallas and Young in Atlanta. 

Tom: “Maybe, just maybe, is it time to consider the possibility that Trey might turn out to be the better pick than Luka? (Don’t laugh at me or call me a Sooner homer!)” 

Tramel: I will not laugh at you, even under threat of bayonet. But I might be tempted to call you an OU homer. 

Doncic and Young always will be linked. When the Hawks traded the third pick in the 2018 draft to the Mavericks for the fifth pick and a future No. 1, that meant Dallas got Doncic and Atlanta got Young. Plus eventually, Cam Reddish, who became that other first-round pick. 

Reddish has proven to be a solid player. Doncic is a superstar, and you’d have to say Young got to that status this postseason. 

Young has been fabulous as a deep-shooting, sweet-floating scorer and high-assist point guard. He’s a defensive liability, but truth is, so is Doncic. 

Doncic’s is the total package offensively, and 29 NBA teams still would take Doncic over Young. Not because of any fallacy in Young’s game, but because Doncic appears to be a transcendent player. A point guard Dirk Nowitzki. 

Young’s rapid development makes this a good question, though, and a good debate. Young is perfect for the contemporary NBA game. Offensive-oriented, limitless range, great in the open court. 

Young struggled at times against the 76ers, the NBA’s best defense, but he also shined at times.  

Maybe Reddish becomes a good enough player to make the trade equitable, and maybe the Hawks have so much success with Young that the argument has no teeth. And just being compared to Doncic is quite the achievement. 

Classic flick pick: “Sergeant York” 

World War II movies are in abundance, many of them all-time greats. 

World War I movies, not so much. But “Sergeant York” was an early contribution to the genre and remains a legendary film. 

Gary Cooper plays Alvin York, the most-decorated American from the Great War. 

The film derived from York’s diary. He refused many times to allow the making of a film but finally relented in order to finance an interdenominational Bible school. 

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York had found religion in the Tennessee hills before the war, and his pacifist views were in conflict with the truths of war he found in Europe.  

The result is an unforgettable film. Cooper won an Oscar for best actor. The great Walter Brennan was nominated for best supporting actor, playing York’s Tennessee pastor. Margaret Wycherly was nominated for best supporting actress, with a fabulous portrayal of York’s stoic mother. 

June Lockhart of “Lost in Space” fame is York’s sister. Ward Bond – of “The Searchers” and “the Maltese Falcon,” “Gone With the Wind” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” — is in it, too. 

The American Film Institute ranked “Sergeant York” No. 57 on its list of 100 most inspirational movies. AFI also ranked York No. 35 on its list of the top 50 heroes in American cinema. 

Few films make you think deeply while also making you stand up and cheer. But “Sergeant York” does both. 

Berry Tramel: Berry can be reached at 405-760-8080 or at btramel@oklahoman.com. He can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including FM-98.1. Support his work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today. 

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SCAMPER it!

The SCAMPER method from Bob Eberle stands for seven techniques that help direct thinking toward innovative ideas and solutions: (S) substitute, (C) combine, (A) adapt, (M) minimize/magnify, (P) put to another use, (E) eliminate, and (R) reverse. Collectively, these techniques are based on the idea that you can come up with something new by simply modifying the old things already present around you.

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The SCAMPER method works by forcing your mind to think in a new, specific flow, making it possible for you to reach novel solutions. Think of it as akin to opening a faucet that introduces water to seven pipes, and each of those pipes channels to a unique pot of earth. Each pot has the potential to bring forth a new growth once the seeds in it are watered. The SCAMPER method works in a similar way to nurture a new idea or solution out of you.

Note that the SCAMPER method doesn’t require that you move in a sequential flow of steps. You may start with any of the thinking techniques it involves and jump among the different methods throughout your brainstorming or problem-solving session. Furthermore, it adapts the principle of force-fitting. This means that in order to come up with fresh solutions, you should be willing to integrate ideas, objects, or elements together—no matter how dissimilar, unrelated, or apparently illogical they seem to be.

Only by freeing your mind enough to connect things you never thought of linking before can you fully harness each of the following thinking techniques of the SCAMPER method. Indeed, this is a major element of SCAMPER because we are too often held back by our preconceptions and assumptions of what cannot be.

Substitute. This technique refers to replacing certain parts in the product, process, or service with another to solve a problem. To carry out this approach, first consider the situation or problem in light of having many elements—multiple materials, several steps in the process, different times or places at which the process can occur, various markets for the product or service, and the like. Then consider that each and every one of these elements may be replaced with an alternative.

Some questions that might help you get into this flow of thinking include the following: “Could a more cost-effective material replace the current one we’re using without sacrificing product quality?” “What part of the process can be switched into a simpler alternative?” “In what other places can we offer our services?”

Let’s say you’re producing craft pieces that use a particular kind of glue as adhesive. However, you find that the glue you use easily dries out and clumps up even when stored properly, leading to wastage and more production costs. To solve this problem, consider brainstorming whether you might use a different adhesive to replace what you’re currently using. Another example might be substituting local materials for imported ones, not only reducing costs on your end but also helping the local community in the process.

Combine. This technique suggests considering whether two products, ideas, or steps of a procedure may be combined to produce a single output or process that’s better in some way. Two existing products could create something new if put together. Two old ideas could merge into a fresh, groundbreaking one if fused in the right way. Two stages of a process may be melded into one to create a more streamlined, efficient procedure.

Questions that can facilitate a line of thinking utilizing the combined technique include the following: “Can we put two or more elements together?” “Can we carry out two processes at the same time?” “Can we join forces with another company to improve our market strength?”

For instance, the combination of the spoon and fork has led to the innovation of the spork, a utensil now often packed within ready-to-eat noodle cups because of its cost-saving and convenient design. It solves the problem of having to manufacture two different utensils and effectively halves the cost of production.

Adapt. This technique intends to adjust something in order to enhance it. It solves problems by improving how things are typically done, with adjustments ranging from something small to something radical. It challenges you to think of ways that you can adjust what’s already existing—be it a product, a process, or a manner of doing things—such that it solves a current problem and is better tailored to your needs.

Noticing that you have less energy than usual, for instance, you may think of solving the problem by making adjustments to your food choices, such as cutting back on empty calories and processed food. In the business world, this technique is also often utilized by brainstorming groups looking to enhance their product, service, or production process.

Some questions considered under this rubric include the following: “How can we regulate the existing process to save us more time?” “How can we tweak the existing product to sell better?” “How can we adjust the existing process to be more cost-effective?”

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So Anime Nebraskon ended yesterday, and it was definitely the most fun I've ever had without being injured. (Looking at you Neverender)

I met the members of Team RWBY and Winter Schnee, who I also found out voiced Urbosa from Breath of the Wild. They signed my sketchbook for me, RWBY signed a poster for my niblings, and Urbosa signed one for my bestie. Also, my bestie got signed by Todd Haberkorn for a friend of ours.

I saw so many incredible cosplays. I think I saw Nora Valkyrie the most. Lots of RWBY in general. But I also found a few Eva cosplays and a couple Yuyu Hakusho cosplays, including Genkai and Kurama.

I supported my local artists by buying more posters than I have wall space for, and a couple chibi Ayanamis.

There was a Nora cosplayer on staff that worked the RWBY panels, and I'm pretty sure she was the actual Nora. She escaped into our world and wreaked havoc on our con, and it was lovely. Also, there was a Blake working a merch table that had Chibis and a can of tuna in her pants, and made certain everyone knew it.

The line at the RWBY Q&A got cut off like ten people before me, but I was in the presence of greatness anyhow.

Arryn Zech took a picture with me and wigged out that I drew her. Lindsay Jones said that I was super polite and that she loved Kuwabara. She also told my bestie thst Rainbow Dash was Best Pony. Kara Eberle lightly complained about having to cut conversations short due to time restraints. Barbara Dunkleman made puns at my bestie. I'm still shook that I met them all. Also I neglected to pay for my pic with Zech, but her money taker person didn't hunt me down and steal my wallet, so that's a plus. Plus I went back to pay for more autographs anyway. I'M SORRY ARRYN! CONVINCE NORA TO COME BREAK MY LEGS!!

I also made some pretty incredible panels otherwise. Voice Acting 101 with Zech and Erica Lindbeck was amazing, and some of the more staff run ones were nice. I showed up late to YOUR SONIC OC AND YOU and didn't get to participate, but it looked really fun. I also ended up taking part in the late night jam with Bard and friends.

The weekend was a monumental success. Now comes the worst part. My bus leaves this afternoon and I have 30 some-odd hours to get sad about it being over, or to get sad about leaving Nebraska. Leaving here is always tough, but I do have stuff to get back to doing. That's why I appreciate these times so much more.

Also Lindsay, Arryn and Elizabeth complimented my Bob's Burgers shirt. Arryn actually took a picture of it, and Elizabeth and I talked about an episode for a moment. I nearly forgot that. In the same strain, I saw a few BB cosplays. All the Belchers but Gene made the party. ^^