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"Some things I've seen here I [wouldn't] believe if I hadn't seem them." So declared an awestruck soldier on finding himself in Louisville, Kentucky, for military training at Camp Zachary Taylor.
After the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, Camp Taylor (named for the U.S. president and former Louisville resident) materialized in a mere 90 days. The largest of 16 such camps across the country, it grew to the size of a small city, with more than 2,000 buildings and a population of as many as 47,000 troops. As they passed through the camp, soldiers wrote to family and friends with their impressions, and the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives of WKU's Department of Library Special Collections holds many such letters.
Some noted the rigors of their training. "We hiked about three miles with all of our equipment," wrote "Mack" Muncy, "and I have been tired ever since." Arthur Miller, an enlistee from Connecticut, complained of "the nervous tension" resulting from a three-month crash course in artillery. But other aspects of military life drew more frequent comment as young men were ushered into a new world of routine and regimentation. Part of their "processing" ordeal was receiving vaccinations, which left many of them light-headed, sore-armed and sick. Of his two shots, Wilson Sprowl wrote "that first Doce [dose] made some [of] the Boys sick and some fa[i]nted." Several of his mates, confirmed Grant Sorgen, "laid down from the vaccination, but I got thru O.K." Contagious illness, nevertheless, plagued this large group of assembled humanity from all parts of the country. Fay Alexander found himself part of a quarantine "because one of the fellows got awake with the measels." Jim Grinstead had already had measles, but was worried that if too many of his fellow soldiers fell ill, "they will keep all of us in and that will give me hell" for "I have a date with my girl."
Other aspects of camp life were more satisfying. From most accounts, the food was tasty and plentiful. "This morning we had coffee, biscuits, fried potatoes, cream of wheat and bacon," wrote Fay Alexander. "They sure do eat up the grub." Grant Sorgen was happy with "a fine shower bath to-day and three good meals. So far, 'This is the life,'" he declared, "but may not last long." Just as memorable was the hospitality of the local citizenry. Arthur Miller enjoyed regular Saturday entertainment at the "Hawaiian Gardens" dance hall, courtesy of "numerous, sweet and innocent southern maidens." Mack Muncy concurred: "Yes the girls are pretty free with us boys it is no trouble to get acquainted down here; if a fellow hasn't got a girl it is his fault I am shure."
On September 9, 1918, Private Ivan Wilson arrived at Camp Taylor. Wilson, who would go on to a long teaching career in WKU's art department, was a diminutive 5 feet 4-1/2 inches and just over 100 pounds. Nevertheless, the gentle Calloway County native resolved to meet the challenge. Though consigned to clerical duties, he found the Army "thrilling": "When I really did get my uniform on," he wrote in his diary, "I knew that Germany would soon surrender." And Germany did. On February 24, 1919, Wilson was discharged from Camp Taylor a "150% better man than when I came. I am going back into civilian life much better prepared to face the issues of life: to pass things which formerly have depressed me and has caused me to pine my life away in vain."
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This is FRESH AIR. In 1955, 65 million viewers watched a live telecast of "Peter Pan," a recreation of the hit Broadway musical starring Mary Martin and directed by Jerome Robbins. It was so popular it was repeated, also live, the following year. The 1956 version has now been released on DVD, and both versions have been released on Blu-ray. Our classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz has watched both telecasts and has this review.
MARY MARTIN: (As Peter Pan, singing) I've gotta crow. I'm just the cleverest fellow 'twas ever my fortune to know. I taught a trick to my shadow to stick to the tip of my toe. I've gotta crow.
LLOYD SCHWARTZ, BYLINE: I urge anyone who sat through even part of the deadly "Peter Pan Live!" on NBC television last year to see the original telecast of that musical that VAI has just issued on Blu-ray. What a difference to watch brilliant actors who actually seem to love what they're doing under the direction of someone who knows how to make a show come to life. Mary Martin was one of the great Broadway stars. She made her Broadway debut singing Cole Porter's naughty "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" back 1938 and created another sensation as the Army nurse Nellie Forbush in Rodgers and Hammerstein's megahit "South Pacific," singing "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" while taking a shower on stage. Later, the role of Maria von Trapp in "The Sound Of Music" was written for her. She was a kind of sexy tomboy, slight of build with a piquant voice that carried to the back of the balcony. She was adorable and so sincere. How could you not believe every syllable?
MARTIN: (As Peter Pan, singing) I have a place where dreams are born and time is never planned. It's not on any chart. You must find it with your heart, Never Never Land. It might be miles beyond the moon or right there where you stand. Just keep an open mind, and then suddenly you'll find Never Never Land.
SCHWARTZ: Martin said that her favorite role was Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up. Audiences in the theater loved to see her flying across the stage on nearly invisible wires. But she seemed lighter than air, even when she was on the ground. And this was perfectly captured on TV.
MARTIN: (As Peter Pan, singing) I'm flying.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: (As characters) Flying, flying, flying.
MARTIN: (As Peter Pan, singing) Look at me way up high. Suddenly here am I. I'm flying. I'm flying.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: (As characters) Flying, flying, flying.
MARTIN: (As Peter Pan, singing) I can soar. I can weave. And what's more, I'm not even trying. High up and as light as I can be. I must be a sight lovely to see. I'm flying...
SCHWARTZ: Her partner in "Peter Pan," as both the stiffly respectable Mr. Darling and the villainous Captain Hook, was Cyril Ritchard, whose star turn arrived in the third act, as he celebrated his evil deeds with a hilarious waltz. Like "Never Never Land," this was one of the numbers added to the original score during its tryout period, with new music by Julie Styne and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
CYRIL RITCHARD: (As Captain Hook, singing) Who's the swiniest swine in the world?
UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: (As characters, singing) Captain Hook, Captain Hook.
RITCHARD: (As Captain Hook, singing) Who's the dirtiest dog in this wonderful world?
UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: (As characters, singing) Captain Hook, Captain Hook.
RITCHARD: (As Captain Hook, singing) Captain of villainy, murder and loot, eager to kill any who says that his hook isn't cute.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) It's cute.
RITCHARD: (As Captain Hook, singing) Who's the slimiest rat in...
SCHWARTZ: This new Blu-ray disc includes both the original black-and-white kinescopes for the live 1955 and 1956 telecasts. The 1955 version, produced immediately after the Broadway run, is a hair more spontaneous, despite a few technical glitches. In 1960, "Peter Pan" was telecast again with the same stars but with some cast changes - the original Darling children were by then too old for their parts - and a different director. But a new technology called videotape had been introduced. And this later "Peter Pan" could be repeated annually and in full color. The astounding success of "Peter Pan" was certainly the inspiration for the live Broadway musicals NBC has produced over the past couple of years, "The Sound Of Music," "Peter Pan," and this year's better-received "The Wiz." Last year's "Peter Pan" had one significant musical change. In the original Broadway show, Peter's allies against Captain Hook's pirates were an Indian tribe led by the princess, Tiger Lily, played by the diminutive Sondra Lee. But the Indian stereotyping in one song is now too painful to perform. Last year, NBC substituted a more updated number, but it was awful. Watching these 1950s TV versions could be a good way for kids to confront racial insensitivities that have not entirely disappeared, even though the Indians here are good guys and are performed with zestful innocence and charm. I loved "Peter Pan" when I was growing up. My parents took me to see it on Broadway. And I even got Mary Martin's autograph. It's a joy to be able to see a great star at the height of her powers in this exuberant and touching tribute to freedom and youth.
GROSS: Lloyd Schwartz reviewed the Blu-ray disc of the original 1955 and '56 telecasts of Mary Martin in "Peter Pan" on the VAI label, which also released a DVD of the 1956 telecast. Tomorrow on FRESH AIR.
RYAN GOSLING: (As Jared Vennett) Nobody's buying CD or mortgage bonds anymore, and everybody wants swaps. Swaps are now the most popular product on the street.
STEVE CARELL: (As Mark Baum) That's good for us.
GROSS: That's Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling in the new film, "The Big Short," about how Wall Street bankers and traders caused the economic collapse of 2008. Tomorrow, I'll talk with the director, Adam McKay, about making this complicated story entertaining and comprehensible. He also directed "Anchorman." I hope you'll join us. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Justice For Breeze
Team Cerberus, Book 5
by Melissa Kay Clarke
Genre: Romantic Suspense
From the moment Asher "Finch" Finchly laid eyes on a Navy Officer when he was a child, his only thought was to become a SEAL. Every action he took was with the single-minded goal of becoming an elite special forces member. He vowed to let nothing get in his way.
Then one night of revelry changed everything.
Two years into realizing his dream, Finch suddenly found himself as a father. Now, there was someone more important than his dreams or duty. Love for his daughter taught him there was something more to life. He would kill for one of Lolly's beautiful smiles - and then the unthinkable happens--she and her mother disappear without a trace.
Raised in an isolated cult, Breeze knows only her simple life - farming, taking care of children, and paying homage to The Mother Gaia. When one of the members escapes with her daughter, Breeze agrees to go along and help, so she leaves her world behind to face the uncertainty of the Outside. Everything is strange in this unknown world, but nothing is more unusual than the feelings she has for the father of the little girl. He stirs feelings in her she's never known and makes her question everything she stood for. Could her entire life be one big lie?
Finch is happy to have his daughter home, but something is not right. Someone is watching her - waiting for him to let down his guard, determined to take away everything he holds dear. He's in for the fight of his life to get back his daughter and the woman who has stolen his heart. Lolly and Breeze are all that matters. No matter what, he will keep them safe or die trying.
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George Lindsey
George Lindsey Veteran character actor and north Alabama native George Lindsey (1928-2012) achieved his most lasting fame playing the character of Goober Pyle on television's The Andy Griffith Show. In addition to that role, Lindsey performed on the stage and screen and lent his distinctive voice to numerous cartoon and animated film characters. Although he left Alabama after college, Lindsey remained active in charitable and cultural events in the state throughout his life, including establishing the George Lindsey Academic Scholarships at his alma mater, the University of North Alabama. In appreciation of his life and work, the university hosts the annual George Lindsey UNA Film Festival each spring.
Lindsey was born in the midst of the Great Depression on December 17, 1928, in Fairfield, Jefferson County, to George Ross and Alice Smith Lindsey. His father had difficulty in keeping a job, and his mother suffered from the bone disease osteomyelitis. When George, an only child, was an infant, the family moved to Jasper, Walker County, where he was raised largely by his grandparents. As a boy, Lindsey displayed a keen sense of humor and comedic timing, and he spent many afternoons watching films in his local theater. He first became interested in acting after seeing the musical Oklahoma! in Birmingham at age 14. Lindsey also excelled at football during high school. Upon graduating, he entered Walker Junior College in Jasper, transferred to Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, and finally transferred to Florence State Teachers College (now the University of North Alabama) after winning a football scholarship to play quarterback for the school's Lions. Lindsey also began participating in the school's theater productions, deepening his interest in acting.
George Lindsey Film Festival Poster After graduating in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education and physical education, Lindsey enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in Orlando, Florida, as a recreation director at Pinecastle Air Force Base. While there, Lindsey produced variety shows, performed stand-up comedy, and acted in local theater. He also met his future wife, Joyanne Herbert, in Orlando; they would have two children. Lindsey was discharged in 1956, and the couple returned to Alabama, where Lindsey took a position as a teacher and basketball coach at Hazel Green High School outside Huntsville. In the late 1950s, Lindsey and his wife moved to New York City. There, Lindsey enrolled in acting classes at the American Theater Wing and studied under legendary actress and teacher Helen Hayes.
In addition to acting, Lindsey pursued training in voice and speech, ballet, and other activities relating to the dramatic arts. He was so successful in his studies and classwork that he earned the lead role in the culminating play of the program. After graduation, Lindsey landed small parts in local theaters and performed in comedy clubs and dinner theaters. His career began to take off when he won major roles in the off-Broadway musicals All-American and Wonderful Town. Lindsey stayed on with the touring company of the latter production, and when it closed in San Francisco in 1962, he decided to go to Los Angeles to pursue roles in television.
After signing with the powerful William Morris Agency, Lindsey appeared in small parts on several television shows, including The Rifleman and the Twilight Zone, and he appeared in the film Ensign Pulver in 1964. That same year, he won the role of Goober Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show. Despite his previous efforts to improve his voice and lose his southern accent, Lindsey ironically took on the persona of an uneducated "yokel," a role that would define much of his film and television work for the remainder of his professional career. Lindsey had originally tried out for the part of Gomer Pyle, which went to fellow Alabamian Jim Nabors, and Lindsey's character was written in three years after the show premiered as Gomer's cousin. Goober became a popular character on the show, and Lindsey attracted attention and appreciation from fans back in Alabama by mentioning people and places from his home state on the show.
After a successful eight-year run, The Andy Griffith Show was cancelled in 1968. Many of the actors associated with the show, including Lindsey, simply moved their characters to a new series, Mayberry R.F.D., which starred Ken Berry in the lead role. The series ran for three years, and Goober Pyle remained a central figure in Mayberry's civic and social life. His popularity helped Lindsey continue his career after the series was cancelled in 1971. That same year, he recorded a comedy album entitled Goober Sings! The recording brought him to the attention of the producers of the hit country-themed variety show Hee Haw, where Lindsey would spend the next 20 years as a cast member.
George Lindsey, 1973 In addition to his television work, Lindsey lent his voice to a number of animated Disney characters, most notably in The Aristocats (1970), Robin Hood (1973), and The Rescuers (1977), which also featured characters voiced by fellow Alabamian Pat Buttram. He also played guest roles on such series as M*A*S*H and Banacek and appeared in the films Take This Job and Shove It (1981) and The Cannonball Run II (1984), among others.
Although Lindsey lived in the Nashville area for most of his life, he maintained close ties to his north Alabama home. A strong supporter of the Special Olympics, Lindsey helped raise more than $1 million for the program in Alabama through the George Lindsey Celebrity Weekend and Golf Tournament, established in 1971. The event was held annually for 17 years in Montgomery and raised $50,000 for the Alabama Association of Retarded Citizens (now the Arc of Alabama). Always interested in supporting the arts, Lindsey helped to establish what was initially known as the George Lindsey/University of North Alabama Television and Film Festival in 1998. Events during the weeklong festival include screenings, panel sessions with industry professionals, and competitions for such categories as professional feature documentaries, feature screenplay, and young filmmaker.
Lindsey earned a number of awards for his achievements and philanthropy over the years. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and in 1995 received the Governor's Achievement Award from the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. The state of Alabama named a section of Birmingham's Highway 78 as the "George Lindsey Highway." He was the 2007 recipient of the first ICON Award presented by the Nashville Associations of Talent Directors. Lindsey died on May 6, 2012, in Nashville.


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5 Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
Most people who have ever been employed by someone else have entertained thoughts of starting and owning their own business. They may see successful entrepreneurs and business owners living the 'good life' and wonder, "Why can't that be me?" The potential rewards of business ownership are many, but so are the challenges. Entrepreneurship is not for everyone, and is definitely not for the faint of heart.
An intense desire to succeed is not enough to ensure success, and there is no such thing as a fail-safe business concept. Even so, aspiring entrepreneurs who possess these five characteristics increase their chances of achieving long-term success.
Starting a new business requires a time commitment beyond the comprehension of those who have never tried to launch one. A new business owner must be "all in," and willing to devote more than the typical 40 hours per week if they hope to succeed. Those unprepared or unwilling to commit the time needed are usually better off holding onto a 9-to-5 job.
Stress Management
Stress and uncertainty are constant companions of a new business owner. People needing the stability and comfort of a guaranteed weekly income need not apply to become entrepreneurs.
New business owners commonly endure months of sporadic income. The potential for failure creates tremendous psychological pressure. Stress associated with financial uncertainty can be extreme, and can affect relationships with family and friends.
Choosing to be an entrepreneur is choosing to be immersed in uncertainty. You will not have defined hours or income, and your responsibilities will include anything and everything that needs to get done.
Sales, Marketing and Networking Abilities
Building a better mousetrap is no longer enough to make the world beat a path to your door. Regardless of the business you choose to operate, you will still be in the business of sales. Whether you're a computer technician, freelance writer, carpenter, or meatball-sandwich maker, you cannot simply hang out your shingle and wait for customers to show up. New business owners lacking the ability to effectively get their message out to potential customers are doomed to failure.
Successful entrepreneurs are experts at communicating who they are, what they do, and how their product or service will make potential customers' lives better. If sales and marketing are not your strong suit, hire someone to do it for you.
Money Smarts
A mistake that often proves fatal to business startups is the lack of sufficient operating capital. Many new entrepreneurs underestimate how much money they will need to run their business. They often underestimate costs and overestimate early sales, leaving a lack of adequate funding to force them out of business before they even have time to succeed.
It is critical to accurately determine the amount of money your new business will require over an extended period of time. This includes both the costs of starting and the costs of staying in business. Many startup businesses take a year or two before becoming profitable. An entrepreneur needs sufficient operating capital to cover all personal expenses and business costs until revenues can catch up.
Faith in Your Eventual Success
Starting a new business is a daunting proposition under the best of circumstances. There are roadblocks and obstacles at every turn, and there will be days or weeks when you will wonder what you got yourself into. There is only one thing that will keep you going during the difficult times: Absolute faith and belief that you will make it. Sometimes this belief will seem irrational in the face of a mountain of problems. But the entrepreneur who lacks confidence in his success will be looking for the exit door long before success comes knocking.
Robert Sofia is a best-selling author, award winning public speaker, and financial industry thought leader. He is the cofounder and C.O.O of Platinum Advisor Strategies - ranked #362 on the INC 5,000 list of America's fastest growing privately owned companies, and #10 on the Agency 100 list of the nation's fastest growing agencies.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
The M.S. Conspiracy
A HoseMaster of Wine Pulp Fiction Classic
Chapter 12 With a Madman Behind Me
I woke up thinking that the sound of the gun firing had reminded me of the sound made by a 1975 Salon Champagne opened by an incompetent M.S., its precious contents spewing into the white napkin he had wrapped around the bottle like a llama horking at an innocent bystander at the zoo, at the first anniversary dinner my first wife and I shared at a snooty restaurant in Los Angeles, if that isn't redundant. But then I remembered that Salon didn't produce a Champagne in 1975, and that I didn't make it to a first anniversary with my first wife. In that vintage, Salon didn't need a cage, and neither did I. I'd been spewing into white napkins ever since.
I checked myself for gunshot wounds. Luckily, I hadn't been shot since I was a sommelier and refused to put Rancho Zabaco on my wine list. But that had been worth it. This was a stupid case that had somehow turned violent and deadly. Once again I wondered why I'd ever become a private dick. I'd had everything when I was a sommelier. A ten-year-old car, a drinking problem, a liver the size of a Wurlitzer organ, bad breath, a luxurious apartment above a crack dealer and prestige. What sort of a fool gives that up to be a private dick? No wonder everyone wanted to earn an M.S. There's real glamour in it, the glamour of imaginary accomplishment, the glamour of knowing the bottom of a spitbucket better than your partner's face, the glamour of free trips to romantic far-off lands with other drunks and losers, the glamour of knowing about obscure varieties of grapes and boring the crap out of everyone extolling their virtues, the glamour of wearing a brightly polished tastevin around your neck like you're Sammy Davis, Jr in whiteface. I'd given that prestigious life up for the life of a dick. Why? I guess because people like dicks. Women, especially, like dicks. Where would the world be without dicks? It's a dick world. I like saying dick.
I had a lump on the back of my head the size of Lance Armstrong's remaining testicle. Great. Someone had whacked me on the back of the head again. Only this time the gun had gone off. The jerk hadn't had the safety on, apparently, and the gun's impact with my beleaguered head had caused it to inadvertently discharge like a guy with P.E. at a Women in Wine conference. I was getting tired of this. I'd had my head banged around recently like I was an NFL lineman, and I wasn't excited about the idea of spending my last days drooling like a Saint Bernard and calling everybody Deacon. This case was getting to me.
I was alone in my office. I must have been out for a while. Damn. I'd missed the midget running. I could have used the laugh. And Tiny was gone too, though the floor was still warm where he'd been posing as Fugly's divan, warm enough to have made a fine Madeira, though if I wanted oxidized wines I could shop at Trader Joe's. Larry Anosmia, M.S. was gone too, but there was blood where he'd been standing. Seems the bullet had grazed him, maybe even caught him. I thought about calling Chief of Police Jokes, but I had a feeling I shouldn't. She was probably still comforting Veronica.
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"Scared the Temecula out of me" almost made me Lodi myself!
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It's a good thing the lady in gear was shown at the end or I would never have made it that far. In fact, can someone tell me what the last three paragraphs say. I can't move on.
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I am beginning to worry about the Chief.
And yesterday I learned a new word--anosmic, and now Larry, the MS, Anosmia becomes a lot funnier to me.
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* This would be Yaacov Einstein who owns a couple of fish & chip shops in Healdsboig: One is called The Codfather, while the other is "A. Salt & Battered." - February 13, 2010 at 3:13 PM
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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That said, I'm still a bit disappointed that OSRIC isn't a fully open game like Swords & Wizardry and Labryinth Lord. Had it been released in such a fashion, I suspect that OSRIC might be getting wider use by publishers than it seems to be. I admit I may simply not have noticed evidence to the contrary, but, from where I'm sitting, it seems as if S&W and LL are garnering more attention and support, both by gamers and third party publishers. That the 1e conversions of Goodman's Dungeon Crawl Classics aren't using OSRIC disappoints me. Heck, even Expeditious Retreat Press's Malevolent and Benign, which is explicitly sold as "a first edition bestiary," isn't an OSRIC product, which strikes me as very odd.
I'm sure there are reasons why OSRIC, the original retro-clone, now seems (to me anyway) to have been overshadowed by its younger siblings, but it's sad nonetheless. I was, for most of my gaming existence, a staunch 1e aficionado and I still retain much love for AD&D, even if my own tastes have moved closer to OD&D in recent years. Consequently, I want to see OSRIC prosper. Even if it's not likely to be my go-to game for old school fun these days, I think it's important that the standard bearer for the Gygaxian patrimony of the hobby be successful and widely used by gamers and publishers alike, which is why I hope my perceptions are mistaken.
Regardless, the print version of the game is simply awesome. Many hearty congratulations to everyone involved in its release and much thanks from me for making the kind of contribution to the old school renaissance I can only dream of doing.
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I envy you. I would love to get the hardcover, but getting it from Lulu over here in Japan would involve ridiculous shipping costs. Of the three retro-clones you mentioned, only Labyrinth Lord was reasonable to obtain (I just ordered it from Amazon Japan and that was that).
Which brings me to your question. I can see why LL is now getting more support (it's the easiest to get your mitts on). But that isn't the case with S&W (another game I'd love to physically own), so I think you are probably on to something with your assessment.That the 1e conversions of Goodman's Dungeon Crawl Classics aren't using OSRIC disappoints me. Heck, even Expeditious Retreat Press's Malevolent and Benign, which is explicitly sold as "a first edition bestiary," isn't an OSRIC product, which strikes me as very odd.
I'm beginning to wonder if there was anything needed to produce 1e material. With Goodman, XRP and now Black Blade all making 1e material without it signs seem to point to no. If this is true then OSRIC's legacy may be getting games like S&W and LL started.
Clearly something is at work here that we do not understand. I would like to know if the community missed something that we should have seen.I'm not sure what James means about it not being open, though. What's the problem with it being the way it is?
The entirety of OSRIC is not OGC under the OGL. Three large chapters are designed as Product Identity. While that's still fairly generous by many measures, it's a fair bit less than either S&W or LL have done.@James, is the interior artwork better than the cover?
My sensibilities reflect that of Eli Elder's statement as regards the lack of support.
If Dragonsfoot is any indication, most original 1e players either never stopped playing 1e, or retained/secured copies of the rules and simply use them 'instead.'I'll admit I'm not all that fond of the cover, but the interior art is very nice -- in some cases quite extraordinary.
I agree, as I think many of the people behind OSRIC would, that most AD&Ders are quite content simply to use their old books. OSRIC isn't really for them so much as for publishers looking to support 1e legally, thus making my own interests in a more broadly open game less of a concern. That's a fair point, but, one day, those AD&D books will be less readily available and it's when that happens that something like OSRIC needs to move beyond being a "publisher's resource" to being a game in its own right.I've got to say, as someone who owns all of the retro-clones (I think!) in hard-copy, the reason I don't actually use any of them is because I still have my original 1E books.
I simply don't *need* the clones, since I have the original. And I must say my local FLGS has a stack of them for very reasonable prices, and they regularly show up at the local used book store as well.
So why do I buy the clones? Partly, as a show of support for the OSR. The folks behind them have put in a lot of work, and I do feel a certain level of "helping out the family". I'm something of a collector when it comes to such things, and I likes my collections complete. Too, each of them has their own unique take on the elder games, and it's interesting to see how that is expressed in the rules, even if I don't end up using them in my own game.
As far as why the companies haven't gotten on the OSRIC bandwagon when it comes to releasing 1E-related material, it might be as simple as "we don't need to". A simple statement of compatibility isn't a violation of trademark or copyright, and if they're vague (and clever) enough in regards to mechanics, they probably don't need to avail themselves of the license. I hadn't picked up on the fact that the whole book isn't OGC. Maybe that has something to do with it, too.- AnonymousJune 30, 2009 at 9:23 PM
I'm curious, what's in the non-OGL chapters? Is it material that's critical to the game?
ReplyDelete All the magic items and monsters, among other things, but those two areas especially should IMHO be OGC. Incidentally I wrote all the potions, scrolls, rods, staves, and wands (and a few monsters), so if anyone wants/needs to use those I'm planning to put them out as OGC independently. Just drop me a line.
ReplyDeleteThree quick questions/comments.
1. Is there anything preventing a publisher from using OSRIC and explicitly indicating compatibility with 1e AD&D?
2. Even if one owns the original AD&D books, some of the rules are more clearly explained in OSRIC (viz. initiative).
3. It's a pity that the Pete Mullen picture (on page xiv) wasn't used for the cover!I would have thought the book would be on the 'want' list of most 1e players/gms because as well as combining the PHB, DMG and MM into one handy volume, the book is so much better organised and easier to reference with a comprehensive index, table of contents and lists of monsters, treasure and spells. For the exact same reasons I would also think this is the book DMs should give new players of AD&D.
As for the cover art...it's not my favourite piece. But there is a lot of great art inside...including some by the awesome Peter Mullen. In fact, they should have put the Mullen back cover art on the front because it is one of the most evocative pictures of dungeon exploration I've seen!The entirety of OSRIC is not OGC under the OGL. Three large chapters are designed as Product Identity. While that's still fairly generous by many measures, it's a fair bit less than either S&W or LL have done.
Right, I see. As it stands, it is legally harder to claim to be OSRIC compatible than AD&D compatible. Identifying a product as "OSRIC compatible" supposedly binds the publisher to complying with the WotC OGL which includes the dreaded section 7 of that license which, IMO, is a legal minefield. It also restricts what 1e monsters one can use, of course.
If you want to do 1e material, it seems to me that you'd be better off not mentioning OSRIC or the OGL anywhere.James, you may recall I fought this OGC battle a year ago, which is the only reason some of OSRIC is currently OGC. It got a little messy. I'm grateful that some of it is OGC, but IMHO the rest should be if for no other reason than ethics.
As you know, I fully agree with you on this score.The OSRIC™ Open License is a major deterrent to using OSRIC in serious publishing. Section 5 in particular is a mess.
When you compare it to the S&W Compatibility License, for example, it's definitely not a positive thing. And I think that's a terrible shame, because there really does need to be an AD&D clone out there and OSRIC is simply glorious. I can only assume that the state of the OSRIC OGC and Open License have something to do with the vague rumors I'd heard of WotC's legal department sniffing around the project, but that's just a gut feeling based on nothing substantial, so I may be completely off base here.Heck, even Expeditious Retreat Press's Malevolent and Benign, which is explicitly sold as "a first edition bestiary," isn't an OSRIC product, which strikes me as very odd.
I'll explain then. :)
Malevolent and Benign isn't listed as an OSRIC product because we're testing to see if a lack of OSRIC branding for a 1e product affects sales.
So, it's nothing more than a market information gathering choice and isn't representative of any type of switch of support of OSRIC. Our Advanced Adventures line will continue to be OSRIC-branded. In fact, we've got 3 more in the pipeline right now.I think there's been a lot more support and product for OSRIC than many may be aware of. To date, no less than 7 distinct publishers have produced a total of 27 adventure modules explicitly branded OSRIC. This includes the ten XRP modules actually available at many FLGS. For a complete OSRIC adventure catalog see here:
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It's very vogue, I think, to talk about OD&D on the blogs and forums right now and that's fine. But, AD&D is the game many of us PLAY. I think OSRIC is playing an important role in preserving AD&D.Just to say I've had a great time playing OSRIC in a couple of online games. It has lovely clear presentation and a great interpretation of the AD&D rules. I prefer to run Labyrinth Lord (starting at 3rd level & max hp) but OSRIC's more powerful PCs make it more suitable for starting a game at 1st level - eg in an OSRIC/1e game with PCs starting at max hp, my 1st level Ranger has 18 hp; STR 18/5X and x2 weapon specialised with twin hand axes he's git something like THAC0 15 and 2.5 attacks per round for 1d6+6 damage each. A 1st level STR 18 LL Fighter would have THAC0 16 and 1 attack for 1d8+3 with a sword. Plus STR 18 is unlikely in LL.


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Virat Kohli is the world's best batsman.
The Indian master has leapfrogged the likes of Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Steve Smith, who have some catching up to do.
No other conclusion is possible based on Kohli's recent form.
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Since the start of last year, he has made 861 one-day international runs at an average of 95.66, with four hundreds and four fifties in 11 innings.
Also since the start of last year, he has amassed 641 T20 international runs at an average of 106.83, with seven half-centuries in 13 innings.
As former England captain Michael Vaughan tweeted: "Best Test player … KOHLI. Best ODI player … KOHLI. Best T20 player … KOHLI"
Enough said.
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The ICC rank Kohli as the No.1 T20 batsman, and no other player is as prominent as him across the three formats, but the rankings are a gimmick and a general guide only as opposed to a definitive barometer of quality.
As Vaughan also tweeted after Kohli's match-winning hundred in the first one-day international against England in Pune: "VIRAT KOHLI IS FROM ANOTHER PLANET."
It is possible that the former Yorkshire batsman had inadvertently flicked on his "Caps Lock".
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Among the many adulatory comments on social media, one fan wondered: "Why don't you just admit you are an alien, Kohli? Why don't you? Why?"
Under the circumstances, it was not an unreasonable enquiry.
For it was a performance that was positively alien-esque as Kohli extended his remarkable record in one-day run-chases, helping India hunt down 351 from the straits of 63-4.
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He is the most complete batsman in the modern era.
Like Tendulkar, perhaps Kohli's greatest strength lies in his ability to perform amid the weight of expectation from the Indian public.
It seems to bring out the best in him and inspire him to greater heights.
What we are currently seeing from Kohli is up there with anything that Tendulkar produced and up there with anything we have seen in the modern generation.
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Going into today's second one-day international in Cuttack, the question for England was simply this: how do you stop Kohli?
According to Vaughan's former England team-mate Mark Butcher, you do not.
"I'm not entirely sure that there's a weakness there, particularly on pitches at home," said Butcher.
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No one is infallible, and it is just possible that Kohli will not make a hundred against England today.
But we have now reached the point where failures by the 28-year-old are headline news, just as they were whenever Don Bradman erred.
The record books show that Bradman was practically twice as good as any batsman who has ever lived; his Test average of 99.94 still has the air of a misprint.
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I've given myself the task of writing code that determines the strength of a password, and really want to break out of a lot of already established ways we do that, as they're often lacking, not designed the right way, or quickly become irrelevant.
Generally, we'll see patterns where you enter a password, and a boolean "you need 7 chars with letters and numbers" is presented. Later, we had a reasonless graphic that shows a "strong to weak" scale ranking (and variations where this is a percentage). We've been getting better at this pattern, a lot better actually, where we think about showing user time to brute-force, explicitly showing reasons for why that score was assigned,
Now, I really like the presentation of these last two ideas, but that's not my primary concern here, and my question has nothing to do with presentation of this tool.
My question is what should a program that generates an estimated range of password security take into consideration?
After looking through the source of howsecureismypassword.net, we see it does a few neat things, like keep a list of top 500 common passwords, groups passwords by character classes that are involved, and relates a meta-score to an estimated time to crack a bunch of hash values in that range. There's some problems with this, such as the top 500 passwords don't reflected present "top 500," but rather the ones at time of writing the code, same goes for password cracking speeds, and attacks that may not end up using brute-force.
I see similar issues with passwordmeter.com, but more in the sense that it runs best-case rather than worst-case scenarios.
So my question is
What do I need to think about to measure a password's security score at time "now"?


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Pure wool fair isle jumper in red and beige
Regular price 2.046,00 kr
The shape and patterns of a traditional Scottish Fair Isle sweater are instantly recognisable and always fashionable. Our classic Fair Isle women's sweater in red is made from pure super soft merino wool and features classic patterning around the neck and shoulders. Made in Peterhead for Highland Store by Harley of Scotland. This versatile women's jumper makes an essential and timeless addition to your cold weather wardrobe.
- 100% pure merino wool
- Five sizes
- Made in Scotland
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Washington, DC - The Librarian of Congress today continued
to disregard consumers' rights and denied exemptions to
copyright law related to consumers' use of CDs and DVDs that
they legally purchase.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) had urged the
Register of Copyrights and the Librarian of Congress to
grant exemptions to the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA) ban on circumventing technological locks that
prevent consumers from fully enjoying the digital media that
they own. These digital locks, technically known as "digital
rights management" systems, limit how consumers can play and
view their CDs and DVDs.
Specifically, EFF had asked the Copyright Office to allow
consumers to:
- Play copy-protected audio CDs that malfunction to prevent
playback - View foreign region-coded DVD movies on U.S. players
- Fast-forward through unskippable commercials prior to
movies on DVDs - Play and make full use of public domain movies on DVDs
"Consumers are the real losers in today's ruling, because
the Librarian of Congress is ignoring the rights of nearly
everyone who has purchased CDs and DVDs," said EFF Staff
Attorney Gwen Hinze. "We're disappointed that the Copyright
Office and the Librarian of Congress did not recognize the
significant impact that the DMCA is having on millions of
consumers' ability to make reasonable uses of digital
media they've purchased."
"Although the exemptions granted by the Librarian of
Congress are important, today's ruling just underscores
the need for legislative reform of the DMCA to restore
the balance in U.S. Copyright law," commented EFF Senior
Intellectual Property Attorney Fred von Lohmann.
The Copyright Office did grant exemptions for the following
- Decoding lists of Web pages or directories blocked by
Internet filtering software, also known as censorware. EFF
Pioneer Award recipient Seth Finkelstein was instrumental in
lobbying for censorware exemptions to the DMCA for each U.S.
Copyright Office rulemaking period. - Circumventing obsolete digital rights management devices
called dongles that prevent access due to malfunction or
damage. The Internet Archive requested this exemption. - Accessing computer programs and video games distributed
in obsolete formats. The Internet Archive requested this
exemption. - Accessing ebooks for which the publisher has disabled the
read-aloud function or the ability to use screen readers to
render the text into a specialized format, such as Braille
for access by the blind. The American Foundation for the
Blind and five major library associations requested this
- Ruling of the Copyright Office
- Comments and testimony to the Copyright Office
- Unintended Consequences: Five Years under the DMCA
Fred von Lohmann
Senior Intellectual Property Attorney
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Gwen Hinze
Staff Attorney
Electronic Frontier Foundation


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Copyright ©1999, 2000, 2001 W3C® (MIT, INRIA, Keio), All Rights Reserved. W3C liability, trademark, document use and software licensing rules apply.
This specification provides a set of definitions for use in other specifications that need to refer to the information in an XML document.
This specification of the XML Information Set is a Candidate Recommendation of the World Wide Web Consortium.
One of the main purposes of the CR period is to gain feedback based on implementation experience. Because its purpose is to provide definitions for use in other specifications, implementation of this specification consists primarily of its use in those specifications.
The XML Core Working Group invites comments on the specification thru 15 Jun 2001, at which point we expect to have sufficient evidence of implementation to advance to Proposed Recommendation. Comments should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com; An archive is available to the public at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-xml-infoset-comments/.
For background on this work, please see the XML Activity Statement. This specification is a product of the XML Core Working Group.
See the XML Information Set Requirements for the specific requirements that informed development of this specification.
It is inappropriate to use W3C Working Drafts as reference material or to cite them as other than "work in progress". A list of current W3C Recommendations and other technical documents can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR/.
1. Introduction
2. Information Items
2.1 The Document Information Item
2.2 Element Information Items
2.3 Attribute Information Items
2.4 Processing Instruction Information Items
2.5 Unexpanded Entity Reference Information Items
2.6 Character Information Items
2.7 Comment Information Items
2.8 The Document Type Declaration Information Item
2.9 Unparsed Entity Information Items
2.10 Notation Information Items
2.11 Namespace Information Items
3. Conformance
Appendix A: References
Appendix B: XML 1.0 Reporting Requirements (informative)
Appendix C: Example
Appendix D: What is not in the Information Set
Appendix E: RDF Schema (informative)
This specification defines an abstract data set called the XML Information Set (Infoset). Its purpose is to provide a consistent set of definitions for use in other specifications that need to refer to the information in a well-formed XML document [XML].
It does not attempt to be exhaustive; the primary criterion for inclusion of an information item or property has been that of expected usefulness in future specifications. Nor does it constitute a minimum set of information that must be returned by an XML processor.
An XML document has an information set if it is well-formed and satisfies the namespace constraints described below. There is no requirement for an XML document to be valid in order to have an information set.
An XML document's information set consists of a number of information items (the information set for any well-formed XML document will contain at least a document information item and several others). An information item is an abstract representation of some part of an XML document: each information item has a set of associated named properties. In this specification, the property names are shown in square brackets, [thus]. The types of information item are listed in section 2.
The XML Information Set does not require or favor a specific interface or class of interfaces. This specification presents the information set as a modified tree for the sake of clarity and simplicity, but there is no requirement that the XML Information Set be made available through a tree structure; other types of interfaces, including (but not limited to) event-based and query-based interfaces are also capable of providing information conforming to the XML Information Set.
The terms "information set" and "information item" are similar in meaning to the generic terms "tree" and "node", as they are used in computing. However, the latter terms were avoided in this specification to reduce possible confusion with other specific data models. Information items do not map one-to-one with the nodes of the DOM or the "tree" and "nodes" of the XPath data model.
In this specification, the words "must", "should", and "may" assume the meanings specified in [RFC2119], except that the words do not appear in upper case.
XML 1.0 documents that do not conform to [Namespaces], though technically well-formed, are not considered to have meaningful information sets. That is, this specification does not define an information set for documents that have element or attribute names containing colons that are used in other ways than as prescribed by [Namespaces].
Furthermore, this specification does not define an information set for documents which use relative URI references in namespace declarations. This is in accordance with the decision of the W3C XML Plenary Interest Group described in [Relative Namespace URI References]. Thus the value of a [namespace name] property is always an absolute URI with an optional fragment identifier.
An information set describes its XML document with entity references already expanded, that is, represented by the information items corresponding to their replacement text. However, there are various circumstances in which a processor may not perform this expansion. An entity may not be declared, or may not be retrievable. A non-validating processor may choose not to read all declarations, and even if it does may not expand all external entities. In these cases an unexpanded entity reference information item is used to represent the entity reference.
The values of all properties in the Infoset take account of the end-of-line normalization described in [XML], 2.11 "End-of-Line Handling".
Several information items have a [base URI] or [declaration base URI] property. This is computed according to [XML Base]. Note that retrieval of a resource may involve redirection at the parser level (for example, in an entity resolver) or below; in this case the base URI is the final URI used to retrieve the resource after all redirection.
In some cases (such as a document read from a string or a pipe) the rules in [XML Base] may result in a base URI being application dependent. In these cases this specification does not define the value of the [base URI] or [declaration base URI] property.
Some properties may sometimes have the value unknown or no value, and it is said that a property value is unknown or that a property has no value respectively. These values are distinct from each other and from all other values. In particular they are distinct from the empty string, the empty set, and the empty list, each of which simply has no members. This specification does not use the term null since in some communities it has particular connotations which may not match those intended here.
This specification describes the information set resulting from parsing an XML document. Information sets may be constructed by other means, for example by use of an API such as the DOM or by transforming an existing information set.
An information set corresponding to a real document will necessarily be consistent in various ways; for example the [in-scope namespaces] property of an element will be consistent with the [namespace attributes] properties of the element and its ancestors. This may not be true of an information set constructed by other means; in such a case there will be no XML document corresponding to the information set, and to serialize it will require resolution of the inconsistencies (for example, by outputting namespace declarations that correspond to the namespaces in scope).
An information set can contain up to eleven different types of information item, as explained in the following sections. Every information item has properties. For ease of reference, each property is given a name, indicated [thus] .
XML Definition: document (Section 2, Documents)
XML Syntax: [1] Document (Section 2.1, Well-Formed XML Documents)
There is exactly one document information item in the information set, and all other information items are accessible from the properties of the document information item, either directly or indirectly through the properties of other information items.
The document information item has the following properties:
XML Definition: element (Section 3, Logical Structures)
XML Syntax: [39] Element (Section 3, Logical Structures)
There is an element information item for each element appearing in the XML document. One of the element information items is the value of the [document element] property of the document information item, corresponding to the root of the element tree, and all other element information items are accessible by recursively following its [children] property.
An element information item has the following properties:
, which undeclares the
default namespace, counts as a namespace declaration.
By definition, all namespace attributes (including
those named xmlns
, whose [prefix] property
has no value) have a namespace
URI of http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/
If the element has no namespace declarations, this set
has no members.
which is implicitly bound to the
namespace name http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace
It does not contain an item with the prefix xmlns
for declaring namespaces), since
an application can never encounter an element or attribute with that
The set will include namespace items corresponding to all of the
members of [namespace attributes], except for any representing
a declaration of the form xmlns=""
, which does not declare a
namespace but rather undeclares the default namespace.XML Definition: attribute (Section 3.1, Start-Tags, End-Tags, and Empty-Element Tags)
XML Syntax: [41] Attribute (Section 3.1, Start-Tags, End-Tags, and Empty-Element Tags)
There is an attribute information item for each attribute (specified or defaulted) of each element in the document, including those which are namespace declarations. The latter however appear as members of an element's [namespace attributes] property rather than its [attributes] property.
Attributes declared in the DTD with no default value and not specified in the element's start tag are not represented by attribute information items.
An attribute information item has the following properties:
XML Definition: processing instruction (Section 2.6, Processing Instructions)
XML Syntax: [16] PI (Section 2.6, Processing Instructions)
There is a processing instruction information item for each processing instruction in the document. The XML declaration and text declarations for external parsed entities are not considered processing instructions.
A processing instruction information item has the following properties:
attribute on elements.
XML Definition: Section 4.4.3, Included If Validating
A unexpanded entity reference information item serves as a place-holder by which an XML processor can indicate that it has not expanded an external parsed entity. There is such an information item for each unexpanded reference to an external general entity within the content of an element. A validating XML processor, or a non-validating processor that reads all external general entities, will never generate unexpanded entity reference information items for a valid document.
An unexpanded entity reference information item has the following properties:
XML Syntax: [2] Char (Section 2.2, Characters)
There is a character information item for each data character that appears in the document, whether literally, as a character reference, or within a CDATA section.
Each character is a logically separate information item, but XML applications are free to chunk characters into larger groups as necessary or desirable.
A character information item has the following properties:
XML Definition: comment (Section 2.5, Comments)
XML Syntax: [15] Comment (Section 2.5, Comments)
There is a comment information item for each XML comment in the original document, except for those appearing in the DTD (which are not represented).
A comment information item has the following properties:
XML Definition: document type declaration (section 2.8, Prolog and Document Type Declaration)
XML Syntax: [28] doctypedecl (section 2.8, Prolog and Document Type Declaration)
If the XML document has a document type declaration, then the information set contains a single document type declaration information item. Note that entities and notations are provided as properties of the document information item, not the document type declaration information item.
A document type declaration information item has the following properties:
XML Definition: entity (section 4, Physical Structures)
XML Syntax: [71] GEDecl (section 4.2, Entities)
There is an unparsed entity information item for each unparsed general entity declared in the DTD.
An unparsed entity information item has the following properties:
XML Definition: notation (section 4.7, Notations)
XML Syntax: [82] NotationDecl (section 4.7, Notations)
There is a notation information item for each notation declared in the DTD.
A notation information item has the following properties:
Each element in the document has a namespace information item for each namespace that is in scope for that element.
A namespace information item has the following properties:
If the attribute name is simply xmlns
, so that the
declaration is of the default namespace, this property
has no value.
Since the purpose of the Information Set is to provide a set of definitions, conformance is a property of specifications that use those definitions, rather than of implementations.
Specifications referring to the Infoset must:
If a specification allows the construction of an infoset that has inconsistencies as described above under Synthetic Infosets it may describe how those inconsistencies are to be resolved, and should do so if it provides for serialization of the infoset.
Although the XML 1.0 Recommendation [XML] is primarily concerned with XML syntax, it also includes some specific reporting requirements for XML processors.
The reporting requirements include errors, which are outside the scope of this specification, and document information. All of the XML 1.0 requirements for document information reporting have been integrated into the XML Information Set (numbers in parentheses refer to sections of the XML Recommendation):
Consider the following example XML document:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <msg:message doc:date="19990421" xmlns:doc="http://doc.example.org/namespaces/doc" xmlns:msg="http://message.example.org/" >Phone home!</msg:message>
The information set for this XML document contains the following information items:
local part "message
and prefix "msg
local part "date
prefix "doc
and normalized value "19990421
, and
The following information is not represented in the current version of the XML Information Set (this list is not intended to be exhaustive):
and <foo></foo>
.See RDF Schema for the XML Information Set for a formal characterization of the Infoset.


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Albuquerque, NM – The first-ever meeting between the South Dakota State Jackrabbits and the undefeated and 16th-ranked New Mexico Lobos is set to take place in The Pit on Saturday.
One of only eight undefeated teams remaining in Division I, the Lobos are one of two teams in such a position in their own Mountain West Conference, the other being Wyoming which is also 12-0 entering the weekend. New Mexico has had a couple of close calls thus far, such as the overtime win against Indiana State on the road earlier this month, but still the perfect record remains intact.
Three nights ago UNM completed a home-and-home series with in-state rival New Mexico State, picking up a 68-63 win in Las Cruces after claiming a more comfortable 73-58 triumph at home in Albuquerque last weekend.
As for the Jackrabbits, their schedule in the early going has had some less recognizable opponents, such as Southwest Minnesota and District of Columbia, but still the team is one win away from 10 on the season. The team could have notched that victory on Wednesday in a meeting with Belmont, but it was crushed on the road in a 76-49 final. The setback snapped a three-game win streak for an SDSU program that is just 1-4 in true road dates here in 2012-13.
The 'Jacks went from shooting just 2-of-9 behind the 3-point line in the first half against Belmont earlier this week, to converting a mere 1-of-12 on the perimeter after the break, preventing them from making a serious push towards ant sort of comeback bid. Nate Wolters scored a team-best 13 points, adding eight rebounds, while Brayden Carlson accounted for 12 points, but between the two they made just 2-of-10 out on the perimeter and 8-of-26 shots from the floor as the team finished at a dismal 27.0 percent from the field through 40 minutes. Playing more than 37 minutes per contest, Wolters is the sort of player who can and will do anything in order to help his team win, from his 19.3 ppg, to 6.5 rpg and team highs with 63 assists and 19 steals over his 11 appearances. Jordan Dykstra accounts for another 13.2 ppg and is first on the glass with 6.7 rpg, yet he is also an impressive 24-of-47 (.511) beyond the arc at the moment as well.
The margin of victory wasn't quite as comfortable for the Lobos on the road as it was at home against New Mexico State earlier this week, but a win is a win no matter how many points a team scores. Kendall Williams led all scorers with 24 points, connecting on all eight of his free-throw attempts, followed by Tony Snell and Hugh Greenwood with 11 and 10 points, respectively, which means the backcourt again ruled the floor for the Lobos. Williams has taken full advantage of his 77 trips to the free-throw line this season, hitting on 65 (.844) of those chances in order to settle in as the top scorer on the team with 14.3 ppg. But more than just putting the ball in the basket himself, Williams is also the one responsible for getting his teammates involved, to the tune of 61 assists in 12 games. Snell (11.5 ppg) is similar to Williams in that he has handed out 41 assists and is shooting 87.2 percent at the charity stripe where the team has outscored the competition by a massive 258-130 margin.