Mar 28 2021

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2021: Sweet 16 – Day Two

The Men’s team underdogs keep winning: #12 seeded Oregon State won over #8 Loyola Chicago. The only game that was worth watching was the #15 Oral Roberts – #3 Arkansas match which was tied in the last seconds. At times this game looked more like a football match with pile ons for possession of the ball. Disappointingly, ek hornbeck’s #11 Syracuse lost last night. I’ll be cheering for #1 Gonzaga!!!!.

Here are yesterday’s winners and the scores.

 

Seed School Record Score Seed School Record Score Region
12 Oregon St.* 17 – 2 65 8 Loyola Chi. 24 – 4 58 Midwest
5 Villanova 16 – 6 51 1 Baylor* 22 – 2 62 South
15 Oral Roberts 16 – 10 70 3 Arkansas* 22 – 6 72 South
11 Syracuse 16 – 9 46 2 Houston* 24 – 3 62 Midwest

 

Here is the schedule and match ups for the eight teams from the East and West. I’ll post the scores as the games conclude.

 

Time Network Seed School Record Score Seed School Record Score Region
2:10 CBS 5 Creighton 20 – 8 65 1 Gonzaga* 26 – 0 83 West
5:00 CBS 4 Florida St. 16 – 6 58 1 Michigan* 20 – 4 76 East
7:15 TBS 11 UCLA* 17 – 9 88 OT 2 Alabama 24 – 6 78 OT East
9:45 TBS 7 Oregon 20 – 6 68 6 USC* 22 – 7 82 West

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Mar 28 2021

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament 2021: Sweet 16 – Day Two

The first #1 Women’s team fell yesterday, North Carolina State fell the #4 Indiana in nail biting last seconds finish. In a lesser upset, #2 Texas A&M lost to #3 Arizona in a less than exciting game. In a close game that went to Overtime, #6 Michigan came close to ousting #2 Baylor. Never leading regulation, Michigan pushed Baylor in a tie. In overtime, the teams traded baskets to tie or change leads six times in the extra period. Baylor finally took the last lead winning 78 – 75.

Here are yesterday’s scores and today’s schedule.

 

Seed School Record Score Seed School Record Score Region
5 Iowa 18 – 8 72 1 UConn* 24 – 1 92 River Walk
6 Michigan 14 – 5 75 OT 2 Baylor* 25 – 2 78 OT River Walk
4 Indiana* 16 – 10 73 1 N. Carolina St. 23 – 2 70 Mercado
3 Arizona* 16 – 5 74 2 Texas A&M 23 – 2 59 Mercado

 

These are the eight teams playing in the Sweet Sixteen today. I’ll post the scores as the games conclude.

 

Time Network Seed School Record Score Seed School Record Score Region
1:00 ABC 5 Georgia Tech 15 – 8 65 1 S. Carolina*  22 – 4 76 Hemisfair
3:00 ABC 5 Missouri St 21 – 2 62 1 Stanford* 25 – 2 89 Alamo
7:00 ESPN 6 Oregon 13 – 8 42 2 Louisville* 23 – 3 60 Alamo
9:00 ESPN 6 Texas* 18 – 9 64 2 Maryland 24 – 2 61 Hemisfair

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Mar 28 2021

Cartnoon

Catching Up On The Garbage We Missed During The Pandemic – SOME MORE NEWS

Hi. Here is all the other terrible news you missed in 2020 while surviving a pandemic.

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Mar 28 2021

The Breakfast Club (crumb cake)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club!

AP’s Today in History for March 28th

An accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant; Former President Dwight Eisenhower dies; The Spanish Civil War ends; Maria von Trapp of ‘Sound of Music’ fame dies; Singer Reba McEntire born.

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Mar 28 2021

Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition

Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

On Sunday mornings we present a preview of the guests on the morning talk shows so you can choose which ones to watch or some do something more worth your time on a Sunday morning.

Follow us on Twitter @StarsHollowGzt

The Sunday Talking Heads:

This Week with George Stephanopolis: The guests on Sunday’s “This Week” are: Kate Bedingfield, White House Communications Director; Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK); and Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health.

The roundtable guests are: Margaret Hoover, conservative political commentator; Ramesh Ponnuru, conservative political pundit; Leah Wright Rigueur, assistant professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School; and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (??).

Face the Nation: Host Margaret Brennan’s guests are: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Rep.-Elect Julia Letlow (R-LA); Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX); Anthony Capuona, CEO of Marriot International; and former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb.

Meet the Press with Chuck Todd: The guests on this week’s “MTP” are: Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA); Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA).

The panel guests are: Peter Baker, New York Times journalist; Al Cardenas, conservative activist; Heather McGhee, former president and currently a distinguished senior fellow of Demos; Vicky Nguyen, NBC News investigative journalist.

State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Mr. Tapper’s guests are: Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA); Secretary of State Anthony Blinken; Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA); and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent for CNN.

Mar 27 2021

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2021: Sweet 16 – Day One

At this point “March Madnes” fits this year’s tournament perfectly.

Your bracket is shot. We know it. Ours is, too.

A year after the NCAA Tournament was canceled, the madness returned with an opening weekend full of upsets.

No. 1 seed Illinois, gone. So is Ohio State. High seeds Texas and Virginia also are out, replaced by upstarts and mid-major noisemakers.

And we have Sister Jean, the 101-year-old nun who serves as team chaplain for Chicago Loyola. So good to have her back.

It was a wild opening ride to be sure and the tournament is all but guaranteed to have a few more unexpected twists and turns.

Here’s what to look for:

THE REGULARS

Gonzaga — The Zags are the only team to reach the Sweet 16 in six consecutive seasons. They’re also four wins from completing perfection, trying to become the first undefeated champion since Indiana 45 years ago.

Baylor — The big, bad ball-hawking Bears appear to have found the form they had before a second COVID-19 pause, so watch out.

Michigan — The Wolverines have looked like a No. 1 seed, even without Isaiah Livers.

Alabama — The Tide’s mauling of Maryland in the second round shows just how potent this team can be.

Houston — The Cougars sport some of that same swagger as the Phi Slama Jama teams back in the ’80s.

THE UPSTARTS

Chicago Loyola — Sister Jean and the lovable Ramblers are back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since that 2018 Final Four run. Seeing her on the sideline warms the heart. The Ramblers have some heart of their own.

Oral Roberts — The Golden Eagles aren’t Dunk City, but they are the first No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16 since Florida Gulf Coast became the first eight years ago.

Oregon State — The Beavers were picked to finish 12th in a conference with 12 teams. After two wins as a No. 12 seed, you’d be wise not to pick against these underdogs.

UCLA — Hard to call the all-time leader in national championships an upstart, but the Bruins barely got into the bracket. With three wins and a trip to the Sweet 16, they quickly proved they belong.

Arkansas — The Muss Bus has the Razorbacks chugging into their first Sweet 16 appearance since 1996. Quite a job by coach Eric Musselman in two short years.

After a number of upsets in the the first round and regional Quarter Finals, here we are the Men’s Sweet 16. These are the teams and final scores from the Regional Quarter Finals

 

Seed School Record Score Seed School Record Score Region
8 Loyola Chi* 24 – 4 71 1 Illinois 23 – 6 58 Midwest
4 Wisconsin 17 – 12 63 1 Baylor* 22 – 2 76 South
11 Syracuse* 17 – 9 75 3 W. Virginia 18 – 9 72 Midwest
6 Texas Tech 17 – 10 66 3 Arkansas* 22 – 6 68 South
10 Rutgers 15 – 11 60 2 Houston* 19 – 7 63 Midwest
15 Oral Roberts* 16 – 10 81 7 Florida 14 – 9 78 South
13 N. Texas 17 – 9 61 5 Villanova* 16 – 6 84 South
12 Oregon St.* 17 – 12 80 4 Oklahoma St. 20 – 8 70 Midwest
7 Oregon* 20 – 6 95 2 Iowa 22 – 8 80 East
8 Oklahoma 15 – 10 71 1 Gonzaga* 26 – 0 87 West
14 Abilene Christian 23 – 4 47 11 UCLA* 17 – 9 67 East
13 Ohio 13 – 7 58 5 Creighton* 20 – 8 72 West
8 LSU 16 – 9 78 1 Michigan* 20 – 4 86 East
5 Colorado 22 – 8 53 4 Florida St.* 16 – 6 71 East
10 Maryland 16 – 13 77 2 Alabama* 12 – 5 96 East
6 USC* 22 – 7 85 3 Kansas 16 – 7 51 West

Here is the schedule and match ups for the eight teams from the South and Midwest. I’ll post the scores as the games conclude.

Time Network Seed School Record Score Seed School Record Score Region
2:40 CBS 12 Oregon St.* 17 – 2 65 8 Loyola Chi. 24 – 4 58 Midwest
5:15 CBS 5 Villanova 16 – 6 51 1 Baylor* 22 – 2 62 South
7:25 TBS 15 Oral Roberts 16 – 10 70 3 Arkansas* 22 – 6 72 South
9:55 TBS 11 Syracuse 16 – 9 46 2 Houston* 24 – 3 62 Midwest

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Mar 27 2021

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament 2021: Sweet 16 – Day One

There were only three upsets in the First Round and four in the Second Round and  all four first place teams advanced to the Sweet 16. The seeding of the women’s teams is far more consistent with their playing skills. Here are al the winners and scores from the Second Round

 

Seed School Record Score Seed School Record Score Region
8 S. Florida 18 – 3 42 1 S. Carolina* 2 – 2 59 Mercado
5 Iowa* 18 – 9 86 4 Kentucky 17 – 8 72 River Walk
6 Michigan* 14 – 5 70 3 Tennessee 19 – 7 55 River Walk
5 Georgia Tech* 15 – 8 73 4 W. Virginia 21 – 6 56 Hemisfair
8 Oregon St. 11 – 7 42 1 N. Carolina* 22 – 4 59 Hemisfair
7 Virginia Tech 14 – 9 48 2 Baylor* 25 – 2 90 River Walk
8 Oklahoma St. 18 – 8 62 1 Stanford* 25 – 2 73 Alamo
8 Syracuse 14 – 8 47 1 UConn* 24 – 1 83 River Walk
7 Alabama 16 – 9 64 2 Maryland* 24 – 2 100 Hemisfair
6 Oregon* 13 – 8 57 3 Georgia 20 – 6 50 Alamo
13 Wright St 19 – 7 39 5 Missouri St.* 21 – 2 64 Alamo
12 Belmont 20 – 5 48 4 Indiana* 16 – 10 70 Mercado
7 Northwestern 15 – 8 53 2 Louisville* 23 – 3 62 Alamo
11 BYU 14 – 4 46 3 Arizona* 16 – 5 52 Mercado
7 Iowa St. 16 – 10 82 OT 2 Texas A&M* 23 – 2 84 OT Mercado
6 Texas* 16 – 5 71 3 UCLA 18 – 9 62 Hemisfair

 

These are the eight teams playing in the Sweet Sixteen today. I’ll post the scores as the games conclude.

 

Time Network Seed School Record Score Seed School Record Score Region
1:00 ABC 5 Iowa 18 – 9 72 1 UConn* 24 – 1 92 River Walk
3:00 ABC 6 Michigan 14 – 5 75 OT 2 Baylor* 25 – 2 78 OT River Walk
6:00 ESPN2 4 Indiana* 16 – 10 73 1 N. Carolina St. 22 – 4 70 Mercado
8:00 ESPN2 3 Arizona* 16 – 5 74 2 Texas A&M 23 – 2 59 Mercado

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Mar 27 2021

Cartnoon

Condor

Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.

They are:

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), which inhabits the Andean mountains.

The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), currently restricted to the western coastal mountains of the United States and Mexico and the northern desert mountains of Arizona in the United States.

El cóndor pasa (zarzuela)

El cóndor pasa is a Peruvian zarzuela (musical play) whose music was composed by Peruvian songwriter Daniel Alomía Robles in 1913 with a script written by Julio de La Paz (pseudonym of the Limenian dramatist Julio Baudouin). The piano arrangement of this play’s most famous melody, El cóndor pasa, was legally registered on May 3, 1933, by The Edward B. Marks Music Corporation with the United States’ Library of Congress under the number 9643. This zarzuela is written in prose and consists of one musical play and two acts. The eponymous piece, performed during the zarzuela’s parade scene, has no lyrics. In July 2013, the Colectivo Cultural Centenario El Cóndor Pasa (cultural association) re-edited the original script, which had been lost for some time, as a CD containing the dialogues and seven musical pieces. The music from the original score was reconstructed by musicologist Luis Salazar Mejía, with the collaboration of musicians Daniel Dorival and Claude Ferrier, and it was performed on November 14, 15 and 16, 2013, at the Teatro UNI in Lima to commemorate the masterpiece’s first centenary. All of the work done to recover and re-release the zarzuela (including the CD) was possible thanks to the efforts of musicologist Luis Salazar Mejía and cultural promoter Mario Cerrón Fetta (members of the above-mentioned cultural association), and was carried out without any public financial support.

The zarzuela’s famous eponymous melody is considered the second national anthem of Peru. It is based on the traditional Andean music of Peru, which was declared an element of National Cultural Heritage in 2004. There are probably more than 400 versions of the piece by artists from around the world, at least 300 of which have lyrics.

 

El cóndor pasa – the condor happens
 

EL CONDOR PASA – ORIGINAL PERU LIVE
 

 

Leo Rojas – El Condor Pasa – Matsur
 

 

El Condor Pasa – Paul Simon & Garfunkel
 

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Mar 27 2021

The Breakfast Club (Middle Age)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or whenever we get around to it) to talk about current news and our boring lives and to make fun of LaEscapee! If we are ever running late, it’s PhilJD’s fault.

This Day in History

Martin Luther King Jr.’s son meets James Earl Ray in prison for assassinating his father; Comedian Milton Berle dies; the FDA approves Viagra; Quentin Tarantino is born.

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Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

Middle age is when a guy keeps turning off lights for economical rather than romantic reasons.

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Mar 26 2021

Cartnoon

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a 2,430-metre (7,970 ft) mountain ridge. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco. The Urubamba River flows past it, cutting through the Cordillera and creating a canyon with a tropical mountain climate.

For most speakers of English or Spanish, the first ‘c’ in Picchu is silent. In English, the name is pronounced /ˌmɑːtʃuː piːtʃuː/ or /ˌmɑːtʃuː piːktʃuː/, in Spanish as [ˈmatʃu ˈpitʃu] or [ˈmatʃu ˈpiktʃu], and in Quechua (Machu Pikchu) as [ˈmatʃʊ ˈpɪktʃʊ].

Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was constructed as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often mistakenly referred to as the “Lost City of the Incas”, it is the most familiar icon of Inca civilization. The Incas built the estate around 1450 but abandoned it a century later at the time of the Spanish conquest. Although known locally, it was not known to the Spanish during the colonial period and remained unknown to the outside world until American historian Hiram Bingham brought it to international attention in 1911.

Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its three primary structures are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. Most of the outlying buildings have been reconstructed in order to give tourists a better idea of how they originally appeared. By 1976, 30% of Machu Picchu had been restored[11] and restoration continues.

Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historic Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. In 2007, Machu Picchu was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet poll.

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