Hello! I added a couple of things this week because I got around to clearing out some more of my stash. I’m open to offers and very open to swaps, especially if you’ve got any arcana! Or if you’ve got any vanilla too(arcana’s vanilla usually goes rancid on me which is very sad)…. Anyways shipping is $5, please ask if you have any questions!
alkemia 2020 experiment 21 $10 (Tol) black cherry, sangria, Japanese incense, almond wood, musk
Arcana
Skookum $24 (tol) fir needle oil, juniper, hemlock, rain, tiny wildflowers, strawberries, and a pinch of cool earth(reformulated version sold in relics)
Snow witch Agaricum $22 (used twice): A woody, atmospheric blend of gnarled branches, dry incense, wild harvested fir tips, jasmine grandiflorum, sheer amber, a small stream, bright tree resins, and loamy black soil.
Witches befriend unicorns $24 (used once):
Warm, freshly baked pumpkin cookies, ripe white peaches, iridescent vanilla, sweet red pomegranate, apricot nectar, brewed apple cider, gossamer unicorn musk, and sparkling champagne.
A Terrible Enchantment- Notes: The scent of a powerful curse created in the dark forest, with oudh, opium smoke, fir, pine, cypress and juniper.
Haint (tol) $22: White musk, vanilla musk, Madagascar vanilla, sugarcane, and a faint trail of white pepper.
arcana decants (1ml tested once unless specified otherwise, $4 each)
Spark (this one’s the actual arcana sample)
Creamsicle ln
Strawbrrries crave baby goats
Candycane ln
Vanilla craves crescent moons
Creamsicle ln (.5 ml $2)
deconstructing eden Pumpkins revenge 15 ml (75% full) $15: Sweet and buttery pumpkin flesh corrupted with black patchouli, sticky myrrh and smoky oud, all spiked with dark spice on a bed of graveyard dirt.
Black no 1 2.5 ml sample $2.50:
Milk white skin, a haze of clove cigarette smoke, burning leaves and the blackest patchouli in my collection.
death and floral Sweet tea in the summer (tol. I assume this is 5ml? It’s their June 2022 scent of the month) Honey and sugar swirling in iced tea, white florals, ginger, coconut cream, Egyptian musk
Nava Neon bat (tol) $20:
Pistachio and Vanilla Custard, Almond accord, Heliotrope, Honey candy accord, Black Patchouli, Bastet’s whipped Ice Cream accord, Crystalline Vanilla Absolute.
Nui Cobalt
Cloak of evergreens (tol) $15: Snow-covered spruce, iced cedar tips, golden pine sap, icicle musk, and the fading memory of tea by the fireside.
House of exploration sample $2: Top notes of juniper berry and fir, a heart of toasted pecan, English oakwood, and cedar with a base of green amber, Copaiba balsam, and Omani frankincense.
osmofolia Raccoon with sticky fingers (tol) $15: Jittery espresso, black walnuts, toasted marshmallows, scraggly fur musk, restless hands, greedy mechinations and a shimmering ring of gold and amber.
Little & Grim Velvet cloak (tol) $5: Cedarwood, clove, myrrh, vetiver, cashmere, black sandalwood, pine, dry amber, cardamom, aged patchouli, bergamot, cinnamon, musky vanilla, star jasmine, and tonka.
sucrabellie Cream tea 10 ml rollerball perfume oil (used twice) $20: A warm mug of creamy, frothy, caffeine-injected tea. A blend of chai tea, burnt sugar, white musk, warm milk, and hot scones slathered with raspberry jam and honey.
** I have literally no idea where this came from** Sunset in the lost aisle $5: struggling to find a notes list for this let alone even the website where it came from. I got this in a swap and it smells tropical summery? I notice some citrus, mango and coconut in here along with something green and floral. It’s primarily fruity though and not bad but I’m marking it $5 due to the lack of notes list or anything. Even the bottle‘s label just has the scent name and a picture of a sunset
the label says damon kitty but I cannot find any evidence of this shop ever existing Cake and cassia $5: think this is 5 ml and I can’t find a notes list because I can’t find the store but this smells like cinnamon spiced cake. The notes do seem pretty straight forward based on the name though which is useful when I can’t find an actual scent description

Video: http://csg001-harm01.canadacentral.cloudapp.azure.com/00298/Harmony/en/PowerBrowsePowerBrowserV2/20230313/-1/15103?viewmode=3
Debates (Contains verbatim): https://docs.legassembly.sk.ca/legdocs/Legislative%20Assembly/Hansard/29L3S/20230313Debates.pdf
Orders of the day: https://docs.legassembly.sk.ca/legdocs/Legislative%20Assembly/Orders/29L3S/230313Orders.pdf
Minutes: https://docs.legassembly.sk.ca/legdocs/Legislative%20Assembly/Minutes/29L3S/230313Minutes.pdf
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INTRODUCING GUESTS
Ag Safety Week recognized, and Saskatchewan Headquartered Oil Producers, or as they’re known as SHOP in attendance. Nothing really noteworthy.
PRESENTING PETITIONS (Starts 1:45:00)
Betty Nippi-Albright (NDP)
The first petition is about the proposed peat moss mine near La Ronge by Quebec-based Lambert Peat Moss. Her constituents are concerned about damage to habitat, including woodland caribou, traplines and drinking water sources. The petitioners request that the government protects the boreal forest and rejects the development.
Fred Bradshaw (SaskParty)
accuses the Liberal-NDP federal government of infringing on the province's constitutional rights and impeding its potential to provide resources to the world market. The signatories request that the Legislative Assembly calls upon the Government of Saskatchewan to implement Saskatchewan-first policies and legislation.
\NOTE: The federal NDP and Liberals have a confidence and supply agreement. All are elected officials that are representing their bases, and working together. To my knowledge, all court cases against the federal government regarding the constitution have failed. This appears to be repeated daily without merit.*
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/confidence-and-supply
Vickie Mowat (NDP)
Calls for the development of a suicide prevention strategy, suicide rates remain high, particularly among Indigenous people and in the north. The petitioners ask that the government works with community organizations and leaders in the North to develop Saskatchewan's suicide prevention strategy. Suicide is second leading cause of death for youth aged 15-34. 1913 suicides in SK over 10, indigineous rates are 4x higher. Immediate call for the province to work with leaders in the north to create a strategy.
Nathanial Tweed (NDP)
Petition calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to introduce legislation to prohibit conversion therapy. The undersigned residents would like to bring to our attention that conversion therapy is a discredited and abusive practice which attempts to actively change the sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression of an individual; the practice of conversion therapy or reparative therapy is seriously harmful to individuals and is opposed by the psychological and psychiatric associations across North America and the world.
Jennifer Bowes (NDP)
Saskatchewan has some of the highest 12-20 year old pregnancy rates, and she calls for universal access to birth control. Cites this saves money on reproductive health care.
STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
Erike Ritchie (NDP)
Acknowledges a constituent for winning a medal for activism in suicide prevention. Notes that he tried to meet with the premier after the suicide prevention bill by the SaskParty government, but eventually passed in 2021.
Daryl Harrison (SaskParty)
Talks about Ag Week and brings up mental health and Sask Farm Stress Line.
Nicole Sarauer (NDP)
Praises Quan Ngon Vietnamese Restaurant as local entrepreneur.
David Buckingham (SaskParty)
Raising awareness for incurable myeloma patients in Sask, we get 80 a year, and welcomes a constituent that received treatment and therapies.
Delbert Kirsch (SaskParty)
Speaks about Commonwealth Day and the importance of the shared values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law that keep the Commonwealth nations united. Talks about democracy and human rights.
Fred Bradshaw (SaskParty)
New television production called Guardians of the North, which showcases the stories of Saskatchewan’s wildfire and emergency responders. He emphasizes the collaborative work between emergency service providers and encourages viewers to tune in to learn more about these brave men and women.
Colleen Young (SaskParty)
Reports on the employment numbers in Saskatchewan, with 2,600 more jobs added since last month and 9,400 more since February 2022. She notes that this is the 23rd straight month of year-over-year growth and highlights the increase in employment in various sectors, including professional, scientific, and technical services, health care and social assistance, and accommodation, food, and educational services. She expresses confidence that the government will meet its goal of creating 100,000 new jobs by the end of the decade.
\NOTE: The unemployment in February was 4.3, and rolled over to 5 for March. There was a reduction in full time employment. She is also citing year over year, and there were pandemic restrictions affecting business this time last year. I know around 500 were SLGA workers no longer employed.*
Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410028703&pickMembers%5B0%5D=3.1&pickMembers%5B1%5D=4.1&cubeTimeFrame.startMonth=03&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=2023&referencePeriods=20230301%2C20230301
QUESTION PERIOD
LEADERS DEBATE: Carla Beck vs Scott Moe (2:02:28)
Beck, criticises the Premier for his government's failure to create jobs and notes that Saskatchewan has the worst job creation record in the country since the Premier came to office in 2018. She asks when the Premier will take responsibility for this record of failure. Moe, responds by pointing out that various forecasts predict nation-leading growth, including job creation, GDP, and exports. He emphasises that his government is focused on growth that works for everyone and provides opportunities for Saskatchewan people, but doesn’t disagree with his last place economic record. Beck argues that the Premier's focus on the future ignores his past record, which she claims is dead last in the country on the economy and job creation. She questions whether Saskatchewan people deserve better than a Premier who talks a good game but fails to deliver good-paying jobs. The Premier counters that population and job growth have improved over the last decade, with 1.21 million people in the province and 2,600 jobs added in February alone, citing the pre-1991 NDP record, and offering future solutions, not results. He highlights the low unemployment rate, which is the second lowest among all provinces in Canada.
\NOTE: She’s right, he does have the worst numbers in the country over the past five years. References to statcan.*
\While our unemployment rates are low, we have the second lowest interprovincial migration, which is decreasing annually. Population growth is being driven by international migration, and we have the lowest retention rate in the country.* https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710002201
FUNDING FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (2:06:14)
Carla Beck vs Gordon Wyant
Beck accuses the government of underfunding public schools and post-secondary institutions, leading to a shortage of skilled workers in the province. She asks the Premier if he realises that his actions have contributed to the problem. Wyant denies that there have been any cuts to the University of Regina and states that there is a historic four-year funding agreement with institutions. He expresses confidence in the university's president and executive team to work through their budget challenges without cutting programs or classes.
\NOTE: The President of the University Faculty Assoc attended the Leg March 9th to discuss the cuts and ask for a meeting with Wyant to prevent the cutting, we don’t know if that happened or had meaningful outcome. They can deny cuts, but if they didn’t cut, why is the UofR cutting? If anyone wants to find the budget line items, I’ll link them.*
PRIVATE HEALTHCARE
Carla Beck and Vickie Mowat vs Payl Merriman (2:07:51)
Centered on the province's private-pay health care scheme. The government has passed a bill allowing residents to pay out of pocket for MRI and CT scans. However, Health Canada announced that it would withhold funding for Saskatchewan's health care system because the province had violated the Canada Health Act by introducing the private-pay system. Beck, asked the Premier to abandon the scheme, citing a 63% increase in average wait times for MRIs since its introduction. Merriman defended the policy, stating that it had provided 15,000 scans paid for by Saskatchewan people, which had reduced wait times for surgeries. He argued that the federal government was taking away tools for the province to address health care pressures. Mowat alleging that the government was breaking the law, while Merriman accused the NDP of being stuck in outdated ideology, insisted that the policy had received overwhelming support from Saskatchewan voters, while the NDP argued that the government's policy had drawn resources away from the public system, leading to longer wait times for all. Merriman insists that the people of Saskatchewan want private for pay healthcare, and accuses NDP of protecting public care as an ideology, and states “ We take our direction from the people of Saskatchewan who had the privilege of putting us in here, Mr. Speaker, certainly not from Justin Trudeau.”, and he says that a few times. Mowat insists that funding the public system is an option, but the government is refusing. Merrimen says it’s ok for them to do this because other provinces are also doing the same thing, and claims that the NDP started private care. Conway asks: Who benefits from this privatisation, he didn’t answer the question, she goes on the claim the took $26,000 from private MRI companies. She also asks him to take big corporation money out of politics. He deflects and doesn’t answer these questions, uses strawman arguments, again cites the federal government. This is worth watching.
\*NOTES: Patients in SK waiting longer than 12 months has increased 106% since 2010. All metrics show that this system has failed worse year after year.*
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/health/accessing-health-care-services/surgery/surgical-performance-and-wait-times
Evidence that the $742k in clawbacks were due to Health Canada Act infringements.
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-system/canada-health-care-system-medicare/canada-health-act/new-initiatives.html
Donation claims are verifiable, I didn’t add them up: https://www.elections.sk.ca/reports-data/candidate-political-party-finances/fiscal-period-returns/2021-returns/saskparty/
Additionally, they didn’t run on a campaign of replacing public health care with for profit private, so they don’t have a mandate to do so. Merriman claims that they do have that mandate, but I can’t find any election information where they proposed this. I couldn’t find data showing the NDP had private care, but I’ll link it if anyone has a source.
FOOD PRICING
Trent Wortherspoon vs David Marit 2:22:00
Wotherspoon expressed concern that the prices of meat were rising, but producers weren't seeing those dollars, as they were being taken by big out-of-province anticompetitive meat packers and supply chains. He called on the government to investigate food and meat pricing to deliver fairness for producers and consumers, citing drought and no more money going to producers.
The Minister of Agriculture, Marit, attributed the rise in food prices to the carbon tax, which he claimed was a tax on every portion of food grown in the province, says this is due to Trudeau.
Wotherspoon, criticised the minister for being weak for the producers and consumers of the province on this file and standing up for the out-of-province, anticompetitive meat packers instead of the producers in the province. He referenced former Premier Brad Wall's statement that hearings would never hurt, and the provincial governments, especially in the West, would line up in favour of having a look at this. He urged the government to act for producers and consumers and investigate what is going on with meat prices.
OVERDOSE NUMBERS - MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS
Vicki Mowat vs Everette Hindley 2:25:06
In this conversation, Ms. Mowat, a member of the legislative assembly, expresses concern over the increasing number of overdose deaths in the province, with 103 suspected overdose deaths in just Jan and Feb this year, compared to 2016 were there were 109 for the entire year. She criticises the government for not having a plan to address the issue and asks when they will deliver a mental health and addictions strategy that works for everyone.
Hindley (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions), acknowledges the severity of the situation and states that the government is making record investments in this area. He mentions that they are close to announcing the first phase of additional treatment-space capacity to provide more access to long-term rehabilitation and recovery options across the province. He also mentions that they are investing in overdose outreach teams and expanding access to naloxone across the province. He says they are making future plans to address these problems, such as operational overdose outreach teams, drug-checking devices, and expanding access to naloxone. He also mentions that additional investments will be made in next week's budget.
\NOTES: Budget 2023: Mental Health and Addictions will receive a significant increase of $9.5 million in 2022-23, including $8 million for targeted initiatives to improve services and supports. Included in this funding will be the first of the 150 new addiction treatment spaces committed to in the 2021 Speech from the Throne. A $1.5 million increase will annualize initiatives first introduced in the 2021-22 Budget.*
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2022/march/23/budget-2022-23-delivers-record-investments-in-saskatchewans-health-care-system
Budget 2020-2021 was $458M.
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2021/april/06/budget-2021-22-continues-to-build-upon-record-investments-in-saskatchewan-health-care
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
Government Action on Immigration
Jeremy Harrison (SaskParty) and Trent Wotherspoon (NDP) 2:28:01
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has agreed to amend federal regulations and the Canada-Saskatchewan Immigration Agreement to give Saskatchewan the sole authority over assessing a candidate's ability to economically establish and their intent to reside. He expects 18,000 newcomers annually.
Wotherspoon praises the government for this negotiation with the federal government. He presses them to improve retention of migrants, 40% leave within 5 years. Previously we had a 78-80% retention rate. Ontario is over 90%. Also cites class sizes, the need for English as a second language. Otherwise he is in full support.
\NOTE: We have an affordable housing crisis. They haven’t addressed the current situation, and are pushing harder against it. If anyone has seen a plan, i’ll link it.*
MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III 2:35:36
Randy Weekes (Speaker of the House)
I don’t care about this at all; the verbatim is in the debates link at the top, or you can watch it.
ORDERS OF THE DAY (2:39:09)
Bill No. 103 — The Accessible Saskatchewan Act 2:40:35
Meara Conway (NDP)
Second reading. Ms. Conway, the designated critic for disability issues on the opposition side, spoke in favour of the bill but identified several concerns raised by the disability and disability support communities, including the lack of prioritisation of the lived experience of people living with disability in the advisory board, the lack of detailed plan for rolling the standards out, the lack of teeth or mechanisms to ensure compliance, the lack of sufficient scope of the bill, and the absence of detailed plans on how service and procurement standards will apply to distinct areas such as healthcare, education, and housing. Conway also discussed other jurisdictions that have done a good job of ensuring that the burden of making the private sector more accessible does not fall solely on small businesses, and how this could improve the outcomes of the private sector, especially with a greater clientele and a better reputation within the community. She did give credit to the SaskParty government, but wants them to improve what’s lacking, including the impact of the loss of the STC.
Bill No. 106 — The Police Amendment Act, 2022 2:40:00
Nicole Sarauer (NDP)
Sarauer, raises concerns about the lack of consultation with leaders in policing in Saskatchewan and the government's desire to expand the definition of what a type of member would be, create an alternate governing structure beyond traditional police boards, and give themselves more flexibility to intervene in circumstances where they're not happy with how municipal police services are operating. She also criticises the government for disrespecting the work and independence of police forces in Saskatchewan, and for announcing the creation of the marshals service, a new policing body from scratch, rather than properly and adequately funding the RCMP, as they have requested many times. She also cites the take over of Leg security, and how other places do the same, but they aren’t democracies. Relates the term “Marshalls” (referring to new police services) as American terms, which is an interesting notice.
Unanimously YEA by SaskParty and Wilson (independant), NDP unanimous No against. Passed.
*NOTE: Background of partisan security at leg. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-legislative-security-1.6448723
Also note that this was never campaigned on, there is no mandate for this action.
Bill No. 107 — The Provincial Protective Services Act 3:00:35
Nicole Sarauser (NDP)
Proposes to centralise different policing bodies under one umbrella. Sarauer raised concerns about the legislation's operation, specifically who will be covered and who will not be covered.
Bill No. 108 — The Pension Benefits Amendment Act, 2022 3:02:02
Doyle Vermette (NDP)
Vermette notes that many people in the province have a pension benefit, whether they work for the government, different agencies, or the private sector. The aim of the pension benefit is to ensure that individuals have a secure and comfortable retirement. The government has introduced 31 new fees and taxes on seniors who are pensioners, which could impact their ability to make ends meet. He believes that it is important to ensure that pensions are taken care of and looked after so that people can afford to live and pay their bills.
He acknowledges that there may be changes in times, both federally and provincially, which might require amendments to pension benefits, and wants to ensure that officials and the minister explain the reasons behind the proposed changes and the powers that are being given to certain individuals. He notes that the opposition and the critic will be asking questions about the changes to ensure that pensions are protected, and seniors are looked after.
He notes that many Saskatchewan residents do not have a defined pension and are struggling to make ends meet. He believes that it is important to have a fair wage to be able to provide for one's family. He notes that many people are working two or more jobs just to pay their bills, and the government is raising power rates and fees, making it even more difficult for citizens who are struggling to pay rent to cover their monthly bills.
Bill No. 109 — The Trespass to Property Amendment Act, 2022 3:07:14
Vickie Mowatt (NDP)
Mowat expressed her disappointment with the proposed changes in the legislation, which prohibits the federal government from trespassing on private land. She argued that the government is using this incident for political purposes and treating its own citizens irresponsibly just to score political points. She also expressed her concern over the violent and hateful comments made on social media hosted by the government. She noted she believes in rights and dignity of landowners and wants to work with stakeholders and protect all parties.
Bill No. 116 — The Plant Health Act 3:10:18
Betty Nippii-Albright (NDP)
She highlights that the minister can declare any animal, insect, or disease that is dangerous to plants or crops as a pest and appoint pest control officers to take care of it, order the destruction of at-risk plants, and declare a state of emergency. She also notes that the ministry must pay for the destroyed crops. Municipalities can appoint pest control officers and order compliance, but the ministry's regulations supersede the municipal bylaws.
Ms. Nippi-Albright expresses her concern about pests causing food scarcity and price increase, emphasising the importance of preventing and containing any pests that threaten farmers' crops. She raises questions about the lack of collaboration between the government or the ministry and municipalities in making changes to legislation that could potentially impact them. She is interested in knowing how municipalities, First Nations, and Métis communities are being engaged in this process, especially since there are many Indigenous farmers in the community.
The Saskatchewan Firearms Act 3:13:31
Trent Wotherspoon (NDP)
Wotherspoon from Regina Rosemont expressed his concerns with the overreach of the federal government on firearms bans and actions, and accuses them of having a poor understanding of this front in our province. He emphasised the practical relationship that Saskatchewan people have with firearms, including the importance of long guns to heritage activities like hunting and trapping, the significance of firearms to First Nations and Indigenous peoples who exercise their treaty rights, and the practical tool that firearms provide on a farm. Mentioned that Premier Romanow's government never supported the gun registry and stood up for firearm owners in Saskatchewan. He urged that First Nations and Métis people should be consulted on this legislation because they have a practical relationship with long guns in the province. He is personally a hunter and a member of the Sask Wildlife Federation.
The Warrant Compliance Act 3:17:46
Nathanial Tweed (NDP)
Legislation aimed at providing more resources and authority for warrant enforcement in Saskatchewan, particularly for violent offenders. Seeks to establish an investigation unit within the ministry that would investigate and issue orders to social-spending ministries to cut benefits for violent offenders with outstanding warrants. These benefits can be suspended or reduced by the benefits administrator, but they may exercise judgement if cutting benefits would cause significant hardship. The bill also allows the investigation unit to demand location information of violent offenders from any government institution.
While the bill is supported as an additional tool to apprehend violent offenders, concerns were raised regarding the lack of definitions for key terms such as "prolific violent offenders" and "significant hardship." There were also concerns about the impact of the ministry's orders on families and children caught in the criminal justice system, as well as the powers of the ministry to share information and demand location information. The member also expressed concerns about tough-on-crime legislation intersecting with social programs and the need to address the root causes of crime, such as poverty, homelessness, and mental health.
Bill No. 122 — The Saskatchewan Revenue Agency Act 3:21:40
Jennifer Bowes (NDP)
Creates a new Crown corporation. Expressed concern about the vagueness of the bill and the lack of clear indication as to why the government is creating its own revenue agency, which appears to be redundant and wasteful. The member criticised the government for spending more and more of Saskatchewan people's hard-earned dollars on petty legislation that does not have meaningful value to the majority of the people in the province. She wants to know why they are creating this bill, they don’t have a mandate for it, and they have no meaningful value. The opposition did not support the bill. Fringe and out of touch.
Bill No. 124 — The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amendment Act 3:24:30
Betty Nippi-Albright (NDP)
Proposes to give municipalities and regional parks the authority to designate outdoor public spaces as drinking areas and also allowing special occasion liquor licences to serve homemade beer and wine. The re-corking laws are also being modernised. The Member from Saskatoon Centre, Ms. Nippi-Albright, expresses her views on the Bill. She points out that there have been mixed reviews and responses from stakeholders regarding the Bill's impact on municipalities. Municipalities have raised concerns about the added responsibilities this Bill would bring. She also raises concerns about the potential for increased risks associated with alcohol consumption, such as drunk driving and sexual assault, particularly in Indigenous communities where alcohol has caused havoc. She notes the significance of consulting with those who will be impacted by the legislation.
Bill No. 125 — The Cannabis Control Amendment Act, 2022 3:29:14
Jennifer Bowes (NDP)
Proposes the creation of First Nations cannabis authorities to regulate on-reserve cannabis retail and distribution. The authorities will have the same regulatory powers as off-reserve, including setting prices, hiring minors, issuing permits, and imposing fines. The difference is that these First Nations authorities will not have to apply for permits from the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority. She spoke Saskatoon University spoke in favor of the bill, stating that it makes sense to turn over jurisdiction to First Nations. She also expressed hope for more relinquishing of settler jurisdiction over First Nations in the province, specifically in child welfare. The Assembly agreed to adjourn debate on the bill. Calls for more consultation.
Bill No. 126 — The Summary Offences Procedure Amendment Act 3:31:55
Matt Love (NDP)
Changes included in the amendments will benefit First Nations communities by allowing them to enforce their own laws and bylaws on reserve and move away from required court appearances for certain small convictions. He expresses hope that this will be a positive step towards self-government and self-autonomy for Indigenous nations in Saskatchewan.
This will be archived on SaskPoli\**. I am open to linking missed or relevant factual information provided, as well as correcting inaccuracies.**\**

Video: http://csg001-harm01.canadacentral.cloudapp.azure.com/00298/Harmony/en/PowerBrowsePowerBrowserV2/20230313/-1/15103?viewmode=3
Debates (Contains verbatim): https://docs.legassembly.sk.ca/legdocs/Legislative%20Assembly/Hansard/29L3S/20230313Debates.pdf
Orders of the day: https://docs.legassembly.sk.ca/legdocs/Legislative%20Assembly/Orders/29L3S/230313Orders.pdf
Minutes: https://docs.legassembly.sk.ca/legdocs/Legislative%20Assembly/Minutes/29L3S/230313Minutes.pdf
INTRODUCING GUESTS
Ag Safety Week recognized, and Saskatchewan Headquartered Oil Producers, or as they’re known as SHOP in attendance. Nothing really noteworthy.
PRESENTING PETITIONS (Starts 1:45:00)
Betty Nippi-Albright (NDP)
The first petition is about the proposed peat moss mine near La Ronge by Quebec-based Lambert Peat Moss. Her constituents are concerned about damage to habitat, including woodland caribou, traplines and drinking water sources. The petitioners request that the government protects the boreal forest and rejects the development.
Fred Bradshaw (SaskParty)
accuses the Liberal-NDP federal government of infringing on the province's constitutional rights and impeding its potential to provide resources to the world market. The signatories request that the Legislative Assembly calls upon the Government of Saskatchewan to implement Saskatchewan-first policies and legislation.
\NOTE: The federal NDP and Liberals have a confidence and supply agreement. All are elected officials that are representing their bases, and working together. To my knowledge, all court cases against the federal government regarding the constitution have failed. This appears to be repeated daily without merit.*
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/confidence-and-supply
Vickie Mowat (NDP)
Calls for the development of a suicide prevention strategy, suicide rates remain high, particularly among Indigenous people and in the north. The petitioners ask that the government works with community organizations and leaders in the North to develop Saskatchewan's suicide prevention strategy. Suicide is second leading cause of death for youth aged 15-34. 1913 suicides in SK over 10, indigineous rates are 4x higher. Immediate call for the province to work with leaders in the north to create a strategy.
Nathanial Tweed (NDP)
Petition calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to introduce legislation to prohibit conversion therapy. The undersigned residents would like to bring to our attention that conversion therapy is a discredited and abusive practice which attempts to actively change the sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression of an individual; the practice of conversion therapy or reparative therapy is seriously harmful to individuals and is opposed by the psychological and psychiatric associations across North America and the world.
Jennifer Bowes (NDP)
Saskatchewan has some of the highest 12-20 year old pregnancy rates, and she calls for universal access to birth control. Cites this saves money on reproductive health care.
STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
Erike Ritchie (NDP)
Acknowledges a constituent for winning a medal for activism in suicide prevention. Notes that he tried to meet with the premier after the suicide prevention bill by the SaskParty government, but eventually passed in 2021.
Daryl Harrison (SaskParty)
Talks about Ag Week and brings up mental health and Sask Farm Stress Line.
Nicole Sarauer (NDP)
Praises Quan Ngon Vietnamese Restaurant as local entrepreneur.
David Buckingham (SaskParty)
Raising awareness for incurable myeloma patients in Sask, we get 80 a year, and welcomes a constituent that received treatment and therapies.
Delbert Kirsch (SaskParty)
Speaks about Commonwealth Day and the importance of the shared values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law that keep the Commonwealth nations united. Talks about democracy and human rights.
Fred Bradshaw (SaskParty)
New television production called Guardians of the North, which showcases the stories of Saskatchewan’s wildfire and emergency responders. He emphasizes the collaborative work between emergency service providers and encourages viewers to tune in to learn more about these brave men and women.
Colleen Young (SaskParty)
Reports on the employment numbers in Saskatchewan, with 2,600 more jobs added since last month and 9,400 more since February 2022. She notes that this is the 23rd straight month of year-over-year growth and highlights the increase in employment in various sectors, including professional, scientific, and technical services, health care and social assistance, and accommodation, food, and educational services. She expresses confidence that the government will meet its goal of creating 100,000 new jobs by the end of the decade.
\NOTE: The unemployment in February was 4.3, and rolled over to 5 for March. There was a reduction in full time employment. She is also citing year over year, and there were pandemic restrictions affecting business this time last year. I know around 500 were SLGA workers no longer employed.*
Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410028703&pickMembers%5B0%5D=3.1&pickMembers%5B1%5D=4.1&cubeTimeFrame.startMonth=03&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=2023&referencePeriods=20230301%2C20230301
QUESTION PERIOD
LEADERS DEBATE: Carla Beck vs Scott Moe (2:02:28)
Beck, criticises the Premier for his government's failure to create jobs and notes that Saskatchewan has the worst job creation record in the country since the Premier came to office in 2018. She asks when the Premier will take responsibility for this record of failure. Moe, responds by pointing out that various forecasts predict nation-leading growth, including job creation, GDP, and exports. He emphasises that his government is focused on growth that works for everyone and provides opportunities for Saskatchewan people, but doesn’t disagree with his last place economic record. Beck argues that the Premier's focus on the future ignores his past record, which she claims is dead last in the country on the economy and job creation. She questions whether Saskatchewan people deserve better than a Premier who talks a good game but fails to deliver good-paying jobs. The Premier counters that population and job growth have improved over the last decade, with 1.21 million people in the province and 2,600 jobs added in February alone, citing the pre-1991 NDP record, and offering future solutions, not results. He highlights the low unemployment rate, which is the second lowest among all provinces in Canada.
\NOTE: She’s right, he does have the worst numbers in the country over the past five years. References to statcan.*
\While our unemployment rates are low, we have the second lowest interprovincial migration, which is decreasing annually. Population growth is being driven by international migration, and we have the lowest retention rate in the country.* https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710002201
FUNDING FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (2:06:14)
Carla Beck vs Gordon Wyant
Beck accuses the government of underfunding public schools and post-secondary institutions, leading to a shortage of skilled workers in the province. She asks the Premier if he realises that his actions have contributed to the problem. Wyant denies that there have been any cuts to the University of Regina and states that there is a historic four-year funding agreement with institutions. He expresses confidence in the university's president and executive team to work through their budget challenges without cutting programs or classes.
\NOTE: The President of the University Faculty Assoc attended the Leg March 9th to discuss the cuts and ask for a meeting with Wyant to prevent the cutting, we don’t know if that happened or had meaningful outcome. They can deny cuts, but if they didn’t cut, why is the UofR cutting? If anyone wants to find the budget line items, I’ll link them.*
PRIVATE HEALTHCARE
Carla Beck and Vickie Mowat vs Payl Merriman (2:07:51)
Centered on the province's private-pay health care scheme. The government has passed a bill allowing residents to pay out of pocket for MRI and CT scans. However, Health Canada announced that it would withhold funding for Saskatchewan's health care system because the province had violated the Canada Health Act by introducing the private-pay system. Beck, asked the Premier to abandon the scheme, citing a 63% increase in average wait times for MRIs since its introduction. Merriman defended the policy, stating that it had provided 15,000 scans paid for by Saskatchewan people, which had reduced wait times for surgeries. He argued that the federal government was taking away tools for the province to address health care pressures. Mowat alleging that the government was breaking the law, while Merriman accused the NDP of being stuck in outdated ideology, insisted that the policy had received overwhelming support from Saskatchewan voters, while the NDP argued that the government's policy had drawn resources away from the public system, leading to longer wait times for all. Merriman insists that the people of Saskatchewan want private for pay healthcare, and accuses NDP of protecting public care as an ideology, and states “ We take our direction from the people of Saskatchewan who had the privilege of putting us in here, Mr. Speaker, certainly not from Justin Trudeau.”, and he says that a few times. Mowat insists that funding the public system is an option, but the government is refusing. Merrimen says it’s ok for them to do this because other provinces are also doing the same thing, and claims that the NDP started private care. Conway asks: Who benefits from this privatisation, he didn’t answer the question, she goes on the claim the took $26,000 from private MRI companies. She also asks him to take big corporation money out of politics. He deflects and doesn’t answer these questions, uses strawman arguments, again cites the federal government. This is worth watching.
\*NOTES: Patients in SK waiting longer than 12 months has increased 106% since 2010. All metrics show that this system has failed worse year after year.*
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/health/accessing-health-care-services/surgery/surgical-performance-and-wait-times
Evidence that the $742k in clawbacks were due to Health Canada Act infringements.
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-system/canada-health-care-system-medicare/canada-health-act/new-initiatives.html
Donation claims are verifiable, I didn’t add them up: https://www.elections.sk.ca/reports-data/candidate-political-party-finances/fiscal-period-returns/2021-returns/saskparty/
Additionally, they didn’t run on a campaign of replacing public health care with for profit private, so they don’t have a mandate to do so. Merriman claims that they do have that mandate, but I can’t find any election information where they proposed this. I couldn’t find data showing the NDP had private care, but I’ll link it if anyone has a source.
FOOD PRICING
Trent Wortherspoon vs David Marit 2:22:00
Wotherspoon expressed concern that the prices of meat were rising, but producers weren't seeing those dollars, as they were being taken by big out-of-province anticompetitive meat packers and supply chains. He called on the government to investigate food and meat pricing to deliver fairness for producers and consumers, citing drought and no more money going to producers.
The Minister of Agriculture, Marit, attributed the rise in food prices to the carbon tax, which he claimed was a tax on every portion of food grown in the province, says this is due to Trudeau.
Wotherspoon, criticised the minister for being weak for the producers and consumers of the province on this file and standing up for the out-of-province, anticompetitive meat packers instead of the producers in the province. He referenced former Premier Brad Wall's statement that hearings would never hurt, and the provincial governments, especially in the West, would line up in favour of having a look at this. He urged the government to act for producers and consumers and investigate what is going on with meat prices.
OVERDOSE NUMBERS - MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS
Vicki Mowat vs Everette Hindley 2:25:06
In this conversation, Ms. Mowat, a member of the legislative assembly, expresses concern over the increasing number of overdose deaths in the province, with 103 suspected overdose deaths in just Jan and Feb this year, compared to 2016 were there were 109 for the entire year. She criticises the government for not having a plan to address the issue and asks when they will deliver a mental health and addictions strategy that works for everyone.
Hindley (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions), acknowledges the severity of the situation and states that the government is making record investments in this area. He mentions that they are close to announcing the first phase of additional treatment-space capacity to provide more access to long-term rehabilitation and recovery options across the province. He also mentions that they are investing in overdose outreach teams and expanding access to naloxone across the province. He says they are making future plans to address these problems, such as operational overdose outreach teams, drug-checking devices, and expanding access to naloxone. He also mentions that additional investments will be made in next week's budget.
\NOTES: Budget 2023: Mental Health and Addictions will receive a significant increase of $9.5 million in 2022-23, including $8 million for targeted initiatives to improve services and supports. Included in this funding will be the first of the 150 new addiction treatment spaces committed to in the 2021 Speech from the Throne. A $1.5 million increase will annualize initiatives first introduced in the 2021-22 Budget.*
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2022/march/23/budget-2022-23-delivers-record-investments-in-saskatchewans-health-care-system
Budget 2020-2021 was $458M.
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2021/april/06/budget-2021-22-continues-to-build-upon-record-investments-in-saskatchewan-health-care
MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
Government Action on Immigration
Jeremy Harrison (SaskParty) and Trent Wotherspoon (NDP) 2:28:01
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has agreed to amend federal regulations and the Canada-Saskatchewan Immigration Agreement to give Saskatchewan the sole authority over assessing a candidate's ability to economically establish and their intent to reside. He expects 18,000 newcomers annually.
Wotherspoon praises the government for this negotiation with the federal government. He presses them to improve retention of migrants, 40% leave within 5 years. Previously we had a 78-80% retention rate. Ontario is over 90%. Also cites class sizes, the need for English as a second language. Otherwise he is in full support.
\NOTE: We have an affordable housing crisis. They haven’t addressed the current situation, and are pushing harder against it. If anyone has seen a plan, i’ll link it.*
MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III 2:35:36
Randy Weekes (Speaker of the House)
I don’t care about this at all; the verbatim is in the debates link at the top, or you can watch it.
ORDERS OF THE DAY (2:39:09)
Bill No. 103 — The Accessible Saskatchewan Act 2:40:35
Meara Conway (NDP)
Second reading. Ms. Conway, the designated critic for disability issues on the opposition side, spoke in favour of the bill but identified several concerns raised by the disability and disability support communities, including the lack of prioritisation of the lived experience of people living with disability in the advisory board, the lack of detailed plan for rolling the standards out, the lack of teeth or mechanisms to ensure compliance, the lack of sufficient scope of the bill, and the absence of detailed plans on how service and procurement standards will apply to distinct areas such as healthcare, education, and housing. Conway also discussed other jurisdictions that have done a good job of ensuring that the burden of making the private sector more accessible does not fall solely on small businesses, and how this could improve the outcomes of the private sector, especially with a greater clientele and a better reputation within the community. She did give credit to the SaskParty government, but wants them to improve what’s lacking, including the impact of the loss of the STC.
Bill No. 106 — The Police Amendment Act, 2022 2:40:00
Nicole Sarauer (NDP)
Sarauer, raises concerns about the lack of consultation with leaders in policing in Saskatchewan and the government's desire to expand the definition of what a type of member would be, create an alternate governing structure beyond traditional police boards, and give themselves more flexibility to intervene in circumstances where they're not happy with how municipal police services are operating. She also criticises the government for disrespecting the work and independence of police forces in Saskatchewan, and for announcing the creation of the marshals service, a new policing body from scratch, rather than properly and adequately funding the RCMP, as they have requested many times. She also cites the take over of Leg security, and how other places do the same, but they aren’t democracies. Relates the term “Marshalls” (referring to new police services) as American terms, which is an interesting notice.
Unanimously YEA by SaskParty and Wilson (independant), NDP unanimous No against. Passed.
*NOTE: Background of partisan security at leg. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-legislative-security-1.6448723
Also note that this was never campaigned on, there is no mandate for this action.
Bill No. 107 — The Provincial Protective Services Act 3:00:35
Nicole Sarauser (NDP)
Proposes to centralise different policing bodies under one umbrella. Sarauer raised concerns about the legislation's operation, specifically who will be covered and who will not be covered.
Bill No. 108 — The Pension Benefits Amendment Act, 2022 3:02:02
Doyle Vermette (NDP)
Vermette notes that many people in the province have a pension benefit, whether they work for the government, different agencies, or the private sector. The aim of the pension benefit is to ensure that individuals have a secure and comfortable retirement. The government has introduced 31 new fees and taxes on seniors who are pensioners, which could impact their ability to make ends meet. He believes that it is important to ensure that pensions are taken care of and looked after so that people can afford to live and pay their bills.
He acknowledges that there may be changes in times, both federally and provincially, which might require amendments to pension benefits, and wants to ensure that officials and the minister explain the reasons behind the proposed changes and the powers that are being given to certain individuals. He notes that the opposition and the critic will be asking questions about the changes to ensure that pensions are protected, and seniors are looked after.
He notes that many Saskatchewan residents do not have a defined pension and are struggling to make ends meet. He believes that it is important to have a fair wage to be able to provide for one's family. He notes that many people are working two or more jobs just to pay their bills, and the government is raising power rates and fees, making it even more difficult for citizens who are struggling to pay rent to cover their monthly bills.
Bill No. 109 — The Trespass to Property Amendment Act, 2022 3:07:14
Vickie Mowatt (NDP)
Mowat expressed her disappointment with the proposed changes in the legislation, which prohibits the federal government from trespassing on private land. She argued that the government is using this incident for political purposes and treating its own citizens irresponsibly just to score political points. She also expressed her concern over the violent and hateful comments made on social media hosted by the government. She noted she believes in rights and dignity of landowners and wants to work with stakeholders and protect all parties.
Bill No. 116 — The Plant Health Act 3:10:18
Betty Nippii-Albright (NDP)
She highlights that the minister can declare any animal, insect, or disease that is dangerous to plants or crops as a pest and appoint pest control officers to take care of it, order the destruction of at-risk plants, and declare a state of emergency. She also notes that the ministry must pay for the destroyed crops. Municipalities can appoint pest control officers and order compliance, but the ministry's regulations supersede the municipal bylaws.
Ms. Nippi-Albright expresses her concern about pests causing food scarcity and price increase, emphasising the importance of preventing and containing any pests that threaten farmers' crops. She raises questions about the lack of collaboration between the government or the ministry and municipalities in making changes to legislation that could potentially impact them. She is interested in knowing how municipalities, First Nations, and Métis communities are being engaged in this process, especially since there are many Indigenous farmers in the community.
The Saskatchewan Firearms Act 3:13:31
Trent Wotherspoon (NDP)
Wotherspoon from Regina Rosemont expressed his concerns with the overreach of the federal government on firearms bans and actions, and accuses them of having a poor understanding of this front in our province. He emphasised the practical relationship that Saskatchewan people have with firearms, including the importance of long guns to heritage activities like hunting and trapping, the significance of firearms to First Nations and Indigenous peoples who exercise their treaty rights, and the practical tool that firearms provide on a farm. Mentioned that Premier Romanow's government never supported the gun registry and stood up for firearm owners in Saskatchewan. He urged that First Nations and Métis people should be consulted on this legislation because they have a practical relationship with long guns in the province. He is personally a hunter and a member of the Sask Wildlife Federation.
The Warrant Compliance Act 3:17:46
Nathanial Tweed (NDP)
Legislation aimed at providing more resources and authority for warrant enforcement in Saskatchewan, particularly for violent offenders. Seeks to establish an investigation unit within the ministry that would investigate and issue orders to social-spending ministries to cut benefits for violent offenders with outstanding warrants. These benefits can be suspended or reduced by the benefits administrator, but they may exercise judgement if cutting benefits would cause significant hardship. The bill also allows the investigation unit to demand location information of violent offenders from any government institution.
While the bill is supported as an additional tool to apprehend violent offenders, concerns were raised regarding the lack of definitions for key terms such as "prolific violent offenders" and "significant hardship." There were also concerns about the impact of the ministry's orders on families and children caught in the criminal justice system, as well as the powers of the ministry to share information and demand location information. The member also expressed concerns about tough-on-crime legislation intersecting with social programs and the need to address the root causes of crime, such as poverty, homelessness, and mental health.
Bill No. 122 — The Saskatchewan Revenue Agency Act 3:21:40
Jennifer Bowes (NDP)
Creates a new Crown corporation. Expressed concern about the vagueness of the bill and the lack of clear indication as to why the government is creating its own revenue agency, which appears to be redundant and wasteful. The member criticised the government for spending more and more of Saskatchewan people's hard-earned dollars on petty legislation that does not have meaningful value to the majority of the people in the province. She wants to know why they are creating this bill, they don’t have a mandate for it, and they have no meaningful value. The opposition did not support the bill. Fringe and out of touch.
Bill No. 124 — The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amendment Act 3:24:30
Betty Nippi-Albright (NDP)
Proposes to give municipalities and regional parks the authority to designate outdoor public spaces as drinking areas and also allowing special occasion liquor licences to serve homemade beer and wine. The re-corking laws are also being modernised. The Member from Saskatoon Centre, Ms. Nippi-Albright, expresses her views on the Bill. She points out that there have been mixed reviews and responses from stakeholders regarding the Bill's impact on municipalities. Municipalities have raised concerns about the added responsibilities this Bill would bring. She also raises concerns about the potential for increased risks associated with alcohol consumption, such as drunk driving and sexual assault, particularly in Indigenous communities where alcohol has caused havoc. She notes the significance of consulting with those who will be impacted by the legislation.
Bill No. 125 — The Cannabis Control Amendment Act, 2022 3:29:14
Jennifer Bowes (NDP)
Proposes the creation of First Nations cannabis authorities to regulate on-reserve cannabis retail and distribution. The authorities will have the same regulatory powers as off-reserve, including setting prices, hiring minors, issuing permits, and imposing fines. The difference is that these First Nations authorities will not have to apply for permits from the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority. She spoke Saskatoon University spoke in favor of the bill, stating that it makes sense to turn over jurisdiction to First Nations. She also expressed hope for more relinquishing of settler jurisdiction over First Nations in the province, specifically in child welfare. The Assembly agreed to adjourn debate on the bill. Calls for more consultation.
Bill No. 126 — The Summary Offences Procedure Amendment Act 3:31:55
Matt Love (NDP)
Changes included in the amendments will benefit First Nations communities by allowing them to enforce their own laws and bylaws on reserve and move away from required court appearances for certain small convictions. He expresses hope that this will be a positive step towards self-government and self-autonomy for Indigenous nations in Saskatchewan.
This will be archived on SaskPoli\**. I am open to linking missed or relevant factual information provided, as well as correcting inaccuracies.**\**

Race Report
Race Information

• Name: LA Marathon
• Date: March 19, 2023
• Distance: 26.2 miles
• Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Website: https://www.lamarathon.com/pages/la-marathon
• Time: 3:39:42 (8:23 pace) - 29/829 in division (25-29F) - (25F, 107lbs, 5'1)

Official Splits
5k 25:43 8:16/mi
10k 51:18 8:15/mi
15k 1:16:58 8:15/mi
20k 1:42:22 8:14/mi
25k: 2:07:57 8:14/mi
30k 2:34:25 8:17/mi
35k 3:00:55 8:19/mi
40k 3:27:20 8:20/mi
FINISH 3:39:42 8:23/mi
Unofficial Garmin Watch splits:
8:08, 8:20, 8:06, 7:53, 8:29, 8:33, 7:52, 8:20, 8:28, 8:05, 8:06, 8:06, 8:24, 8:18, 7:52, 8:08, 9:17 (stopped at a porto-potty), 7:48, 8:18, 8:17, 8:41, 8:29, 8:34, 8:29, 8:05, 8:21, 8:18
Goals
A Goal: Sub 3:40 - Achieved? Yes
B Goal: Sub 4:00 - Achieved? Yes
C Goal: Finish w/out injury - Achieved? Yes
----
Wowza!
Where to start. Feeling VERY sore today with a few less toenails but hey, we did it. :)
This was my first marathon ever! I fell back in love with running last June (several years ago was on the cross country team in highschool but finally revisited it) and loved the feeling of reaching new goals each week. I built my running base from June 2022-December 2022 and trained from January-March. I had been crying tears of excitement on and off up until race day. I originally signed up and was training for the OC Marathon which is in May, and truly felt that it was too far away and I wanted to run something sooner because I felt ready and eager, so I signed up for the LA marathon too!
Race day couldn't come soon enough, I slept very well leading up to the race (except for the night before the race, didn't sleep one bit) and carb loaded with featherstone nutrition's guide.
I started getting ready around 2am and shuttled over to Dodger Stadium at 4:30am. I fundraised for the marathon so I received special perks like starting in any corral I wanted and I was able to warm up in a cozy tent loaded with snacks etc with the the elite runners.
Found the 3:40 pace group in corral B at 6:30am. Based on my training, I was pretty confident I could run comfortably with this group for the entirety of the marathon. Miles 1-20 flew by!!! I actually could not believe it. Running with a supportive group among 22,000 other runners was such a beautiful experience. I had to stop at a port-potty once around mile 17 and was so thankful I did (pro-tip, carry 2 babywipes with you. this will make your poop-stop efficient as hell.) I was able to catch back up with my pace group after my porto-potty stop which was fantastic. I did not want to lose them. Mile 20-26 were very difficult, however, I never hit a wall. My pace stayed relatively consistent and I felt mentally and physically well the entire time. Despite my tired legs at mile 20, I felt great. I stayed hydrated and fueled with electrolytes the entire time and this was HUGE for me.
The actual course wasn't as hard as I anticipated. I enjoyed the slight downhills and flats, and the hills weren't bad at all. I had heard people say it very hilly but I can really only think of two hills that we encountered, and they went by quickly. It was a beautiful day for a marathon, mid 50's F, overcast, and some minor wind. The hardest part was the out and back from mile 19-26. Ending your marathon on an out and back is ROUGH. I felt like the "out" was never ending! and the "back" was just agony!
Overall I finished with a smile on my face and my hands in the air. My 3:40 pacer was amazing and I certainly could not have gotten a sub 3:40 time without him. He was incredible and encouraging and was constantly looking out for us and cheering us on. Shoutout to Mark!
After finishing I didn't feel as physically horrible as I expected to and genuinely had an incredible time. I showered at my hotel, went to whole foods with my boyfriend (who so lovingly supports me!) and got a kombucha, mac n cheese, and a sandwich. We drove home to San Diego and had ramen for dinner. :)
Today I am hurting and my body is sore in places I didn't even know existed. However, I am so grateful for the experience and am so looking forward to my marathon in May! Running has changed my life in so many beautiful ways and I can't wait to continue reaching new goals! <3

Race Report
Race Information

• Name: LA Marathon
• Date: March 19, 2023
• Distance: 26.2 miles
• Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Website: https://www.lamarathon.com/pages/la-marathon
• Time: 3:39:42 (8:23 pace). 29/829 in division (25-29F) (25F, 107lbs, 5'1)

Official Splits
5k 25:43 8:16/mi
10k 51:18 8:15/mi
15k 1:16:58 8:15/mi
20k 1:42:22 8:14/mi
25k: 2:07:57 8:14/mi
30k 2:34:25 8:17/mi
35k 3:00:55 8:19/mi
40k 3:27:20 8:20/mi
FINISH 3:39:42 8:23.mi
Unofficial Garmin Watch splits:
8:08, 8:20, 8:06, 7:53, 8:29, 8:33, 7:52, 8:20, 8:28, 8:05, 8:06, 8:06, 8:24, 8:18, 7:52, 8:08, 9:17 (stopped at a porto-potty), 7:48, 8:18, 8:17, 8:41, 8:29, 8:34, 8:29, 8:05, 8:21, 8:18
Goals
A Goal: Sub 3:40 - Achieved? Yes
B Goal: Sub 4:00 - Achieved? Yes
C Goal: Finish w/out injury - Achieved? Yes
----
Wowza!
Where to start. Feeling VERY sore today with a few less toenails but hey, we did it. :)
This was my first marathon ever! I fell back in love with running last June (several years ago was on the cross country team in highschool but finally revisited it) and loved the feeling of reaching new goals each week. I built my running base from June 2022-December 2022 and trained from January-March. I had been crying tears of excitement on and off up until race day. I originally signed up and was training for the OC Marathon which is in May, and truly felt that it was too far away and I wanted to run something sooner because I felt ready and eager, so I signed up for the LA marathon too!
Race day couldn't come soon enough, I slept very well leading up to the race (except for the night before the race, didn't sleep one bit) and carb loaded with featherstone nutrition's guide.
I started getting ready around 2am and shuttled over to Dodger Stadium at 4:30am. I fundraised for the marathon so I received special perks like starting in any corral I wanted and I was able to warm up in a cozy tent loaded with snacks etc with the the elite runners.
Found the 3:40 pace group in corral B at 6:30am. Based on my training, I was pretty confident I could run comfortably with this group for the entirety of the marathon. Miles 1-20 flew by!!! I actually could not believe it. Running with a supportive group among 22,000 other runners was such a beautiful experience. I had to stop at a port-potty once around mile 17 and was so thankful I did (pro-tip, carry 2 babywipes with you. this will make your poop-stop efficient as hell.) I was able to catch back up with my pace group after my porto-potty stop which was fantastic. I did not want to lose them. Mile 20-26 were very difficult, however, I never hit a wall. My pace stayed relatively consistent and I felt mentally and physically well the entire time. Despite my tired legs at mile 20, I felt great. I stayed hydrated and fueled with electrolytes the entire time and this was HUGE for me.
The actual course wasn't as hard as I anticipated. I enjoyed the slight downhills and flats, and the hills weren't bad at all. I had heard people say it very hilly but I can really only think of two hills that we encountered, and they went by quickly. It was a beautiful day for a marathon, mid 50's F, overcast, and some minor wind. The hardest part was the out and back from mile 19-26. Ending your marathon on an out and back is ROUGH. I felt like the "out" was never ending! and the "back" was just agony!
Overall I finished with a smile on my face and my hands in the air. My 3:40 pacer was amazing and I certainly could not have gotten a sub 3:40 time without him. He was incredible and encouraging and was constantly looking out for us and cheering us on. Shoutout to Mark!
After finishing I didn't feel as physically horrible as I expected to and genuinely had an incredible time. I showered at my hotel, went to whole foods with my boyfriend (who so lovingly supports me!) and got a kombucha, mac n cheese, and a sandwich. We drove home to San Diego and had ramen for dinner. :)
Today I am hurting and my body is sore in places I didn't even know existed. However, I am so grateful for the experience and am so looking forward to my marathon in May! Running has changed my life in so many beautiful ways and I can't wait to continue reaching new goals! <3

Happy Tuesday, Barkada --

The PSE lost 19 points to 6451 ▼0.3%

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• Max's Group FY22 net income up 38%
• Moody's thinks PH inflation "uncomfortably strong"
• Upson added 1k shares to IPO to meet float minimum
• EastWest FY22 net income up 42% (excluding one-offs)

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• [FY22] Max’s Group FY22 “organic net income” up 38%... Max’s Group [MAXS 4.90 ▲1.2%] [link] teased that its FY22 “organic net income” of ₱622 million, up 38% from its “statutory” net income of ₱451 million in FY21. MAXS said that this level of profitability is higher than its pre-pandemic heights, and out performs its pre-pandemic levels by 63%. System-wide sales were up 41% to ₱17.6 billion, while “local” same store sales grew 43% and “global” same store sales grew 36%. MAXS reported a stable profit margin, despite “market volatility and rising commodity prices” thanks to counter-measures like a strengthened internal supply chain and its new “consolidated” commissary.
  
  • MB: The press release comes off a little thesaurus-y, but that’s probably just the pride in the results seeping through. “Organic” net income is net income from the company’s existing business (excluding businesses that were acquired during the period), almost like a “same store sales” but for overall net income across all income streams. “Statutory” net income is just (as far as I know) a weird way of distinguishing MAXS’s subset of organic net income from its regular (statutory) net income. It’s interesting to see that MAXS exhibited the same disproportionate growth as Jollibee [JFC 222.00 ▼0.5%] did coming from the Philippine region as compared to the rest of its global operations. I am curious to see how MAXS’s recovery as a “casual restaurant” might differ from JFC’s as a “quick service restaurant”. I’m definitely interested to get a closer look at the full financials when they're released.
• [UPDATE] Moody's thinks PH inflation is “uncomfortably strong”... Moody’s Analytics (MA) [link] said that Philippine inflation is “uncomfortably strong and has likely not peaked”, despite noting that inflation “eased” to 8.6% in February. MA said that it seems likely that the BSP would raise rates by 25 basis points on Thursday. Romeo Bernardo, an economist with US-based analytics company, GlobalSource Partners, said that he sees overall 2023 inflation reaching 6.5% (as compared to 5.8% in 2022), driven by the “political dimensions” of the food shortages that have caused prices for basic necessities to rise, and that the projected electricity shortages would likely push power rates up through the hottest months of the year. Mr. Bernardo also projected that the BSP would raise rates by 25 basis points, but “but cannot rule out another 50bp hike.”
  
  • MB: The BSP’s take is that inflation has already peaked, and that it will either raise by 25bp or pause rate hikes at the meeting this Thursday, while the US-based analysts think that inflation has yet to peak, and that the BSP is likely to announce a 25bp hike with an outside chance at a 50bp hike. About the only thing that both the BSP and these analysts agree on is that a 25bp hike is the most likely thing. That said, their disagreements are not all that material. Both the BSP and analysts put the onus on the government to demonstrate the wisdom needed to realize that a large portion of the problem is actually within its scope of control, and to generate the courage to execute on making improvements on the food shortages that have plagued the markets for months.
• [CORRECTIONS] That's my bad...
  
  • (1) Yesterday I incorrectly said that the PDIC provides $500k/bank of coverage to Americans. The real amount is $250k. This means that FDIC covers approximately 50% of the average non-rural home price, and that it would take two accounts to fully protect that amount.
  • (2) Yesterday I incorrectly referred to FDIC when I meant to say PDIC, with reference to what the PDIC offers to Filipinos.
  • (3) The MB Market Calendar incorrectly said that the US Federal Reserve decision would be known on March 21, when it actually will come down in the early morning of March 23. As the only writeeditor of MB, I appreciate it when readers spot these errors to allow me to correct them!
• [NOTES] Quick takes from around the market...
  
  • **Upson [UPSON 2.40 pre-IPO] had to add 1,000 shares to its IPO to reach the PSE’s minimum public float requirement of 20%. The amended deal size of 625 million shares represented just 19.99% of the company, post-IPO. The extra thousand pushed it up into compliance.
    • MB Quick Take: Many thanks to the UPSON IR team for that quick response. I knew there had to be some good reason for adding just ₱2,400 worth of stock to a ₱1.65 billion deal. Mystery solved!
  • **EastWest [EW 7.20 ▲2.0%] [link] teased FY22 net income growth of 42% to ₱4.6 billion (excluding one-off items in FY21). EW said that revenues were up 12% due to its “improved earning capacity” thanks to its 20% growth in its loans book. EW said that its earnings were helped by “higher yielding consumer lending”, like credit cards, business loans, and salary loans.
    • MB Quick Take: *The growth in consuming lending was part of my “middle class explosion” thesis in the pre-pandemic times, and while it’s been somewhat miraculous to see this growth trend continuing despite the punch in the face everyone took with the disastrous COVID lockdowns, the growing concern for the amount of consumer debt being put toward just “making ends meet” in a high-inflation environment makes me nervous. I feel like I’ve been waiting for the one-two punch of COVID and high-interest rates to show up in negative consumer lending metrics, but those two factors have just done to banks (and smaller banks like EW) what I thought they would. *

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Fiancé and I are currently constructing our guest list, and I’m on the fence about inviting a certain guest, let me know your thoughts!
So I have this friend, let’s call her Stacey. Stacey and I were very close friends in high school. We remained friends throughout college and continued to see each other once a month or so. However, over time, I realized that we only really talk or see each other after I’ve initiated it.
This is how our interactions have gone over the past year or so, let me know what you would do if you were in my situation:
Christmas 2021 - We went to a coffee shop together and exchanged Christmas gifts, which has been a yearly tradition for us since high school. However, when I opened the gift, it was the same gift set that I had just gifted to her for her birthday a few months prior and a planner from 2019…
January 2022 - My birthday came and went, never got a ‘happy birthday’ text like I usually did in the past.
February 2022 - I text her to ask how she’s doing and if she wants to hang out soon. She replies 1 week later and we make plans. She ends up cancelling the day before, she says she will let me know when she’s free next. Then I never hear from her.
March 2022 - Stacey and I would have a spa day once a year. Since my sister started her new job at a spa, I ask Stacey if she wants to have a spa day at my sister’s new job to support her. My treat too, she wouldn’t have to pay for anything. She said her “skin is too sensitive” to go to the spa, sure okay.
April 2022 - Stacey texts me and says she misses me. I tell her I miss her too and I haven’t heard from her in a while. She suggests that we hang out soon, I ask her when she’s free, she says she will let me know. I never hear from her again.
At this point, I just want her to initiate, just this once. I want her to send me the text asking me how I’m doing, starting a conversation of some kind, asking me to hang out, something anything. I’m tired of always being the one to initiate.
May 2022 - I posted about my graduation, she texts me to congratulate me. I thank her, and that’s it. She didn’t try to continue the conversation.
October 2022 - I post about my engagement, she texts me to congratulate me. I thank her and once again, that’s it, she doesn’t try to initiate anything else.
What would you do in my situation? Do I invite her or should I just let the friendship fizzle out? It sucks because she was a close friend for so many years and it wasn’t always so low effort. Is the ball technically in my court to reach out to her since she congratulated me on my life events? I just don’t know what to think. I guess I just can’t tell if technically I should be the one to reach out now that she’s messaged me first the last few times.

Hey y'all, this is fganniversaries again. Like last week, I will be recapping anniversaries relating to fighting game announcements/releases this week. Like always, if I missed one, do please let me know in the comments. Here would be the following anniversaries:
March 20

• 2022: DNF Duel Box Art Reveal
• 2022: Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Tekken Series Costume Collaboration Announcement Trailer
• 2021: Father of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi Round 1: Ep. 2 Harada's Bar
• 2021: Punch Planet - Gat Reveal
• 2020: Chaos Code -New Sign of Catastrophe- releasing on Nintendo Switch WW.
• 2019: Mortal Kombat 11 Kotal Kahn Reveal Trailer
• 2018: DBFZ Bardock Full Trailer
• 2018: Tekken 7 Noctis DLC Release
• 2018: SFV CPT 2018 DLC Announcement
• 2018: Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Release Date Announcement + Ultra SFIV Pre-Order Trailer & NS Exclusive Tournament Battles
• 2018: The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match releasing on PS4 WW
• 2017: Injustice 2 - Introducing Cheetah!
• 2015: MKX Tremor, Tanya, Predator Reveal
• 2015: UNIB 03-20-2015 Licht Kreis Information Division Corner
• 2014: A First Look at Decapre!
• 2014: SSB4 3/20/14 Director’s Room Post - Diddy Kong’s Peanut Popgun Overcharging Reveal
• 2013: Dead or Alive 5 Plus releasing on PS Vita at JP.
• 2013: Injustice: Gods Among Us - Interview With Senior Producer Adam Urbano
• 2013: Skullgirls Indiegogo Campaign - Roxie Mysterious Character Reveal
• 2009: Castlevania Judgment releasing as a Nintendo Wii exclusive at EU.
• 2008: Smash Bros. Dojo Page on Smash Taunt
• 2007: Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road initially releasing on PSP at NA.
• 2007: Melty Blood Act Cadenza ver.B originally releasing at arcades at JP.
• 2007: Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive) releasing on the Wii Virtual Console at JP.
• 1998: Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers originally releasing at arcades WW.
• 1997: Samurai Shodown 3 rereleasing on PS1 under PlayStation the Best series at JP
• 1997: Tekken 3 releasing at arcades worldwide following initial limited JP release.
• 1994: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer releasing at JP.

March 21

• 2022: KOFXV Omega Rugal Reveal Trailer + Screenshots/Boss Challenge Mode Reveal
• 2021: Tekken 7 - Lidia Sobieska Character Reveal Trailer
• 2020: GGST Millia & Zato-1 Reveal
• 2019: SCVI Amy Sorel Release Date Reveal
• 2018: KOFXIV Najd DLC Gameplay Trailer
• 2017: Shin Hisako releasing as a DLC playable character for Killer Instinct (2013)
• 2017: The King of Fighters Destiny Announcement
• 2014: SSB4 3/21/14 Director’s Room Post - Phosphora Trophy Reveal
• 2013: Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior releasing on Wii Virtual Console at NA.
• 2013: Darkstakers Resurrection Arcade Cabinet DLC
• 2013: Injustice: Gods Among Us - Harley Quinn Character Trailer
• 2013: Skullgirls Indiegogo Campaign - Juju Mysterious Character Reveal
• 2008: Arcana Heart 2 originally releasing at arcades at JP.
• 2008: Smash Bros. Dojo Page on The Subspace Emissary: The Great Maze (Secret Elements #20) & Peach: Special Moves
• 1997: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge OVA Vol 1 originally releasing.

March 22

• 2022: KOFAS x Street Fighter Ryu Official Introduction Trailer
• 2021: KOFXV Team Fatal Fury BGM Reveal
• 2021: Rivals of Aether Direct 3 Announcement
• 2021: Tekken 7 Patch Notes 4.10
• 2021: Them's Fightin' Herds - Shanty Trailer
• 2020: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Debut Trailer & Development Report Vol. 1
• 2019: MK11 Noob Sailot Reveal + Shang Tsung DLC Reveal
• 2018: KOFXIV Najd Press Release
• 2017: KOFXIV Vanessa DLC Reveal Trailer/Gameplay Video Whip vs Ralf
• 2017: Rivals of Aether - Making the Jump from Early Access to Full Launch
• 2016: UNIB Continuous Technique Posting Corner 8th Winners
• 2014: Killer Instinct (2013) Classic Spinal Costume Footage
• 2013: Adam and Panzerfaust being revealed for the Skullgirls fundraiser.
• 2013: Darkstalkers: Resurrection Arcade Cabinet DLC
• 2013: Dead or Alive 5 Plus releasing on the PS Vita at EU.
• 2013: Injustice: Gods Among Us Japanese Dub Trailer
• 2013: Skullgirls Indiegogo Campaign - Adam, Panzerfaust
• 2013: Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Ver. 2012 Character Balance Feedback - Week One
• 2012: The King of Fighters Android originally releasing worldwide.
• 2011: Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy releasing on PSP at NA.
• 1996: Battle Arena Toshinden releasing on the GameBoy at JP.
• 1996: Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors releasing on PS1 at JP.

March 23

• 2022: KOFAS x Street Fighter Full Collaboration Trailer + M. Bison & Akuma Introduction Trailers
• 2021: KOFXV Yashiro Silhouette/Behind The Scenes Music Team Fatal Fury BGM
• 2021: Lidia releasing for Tekken 7 as a DLC playable character + Island Paradise Stage Releasing.
• 2021: Tough Love Arena 0.43.4 - 0.43.5 Change Log
• 2020: Samurai Shodown (2019) EGS Port Announcement
• 2020: Tekken 7 DLC 14/15 and Patch V3.30 Notes
• 2019: FEXL Ver1.2.0 PV + Sharon & Terry Reveal/Arcade Gameplay Footage #1, #2, #3, #4/Steam Gameplay Footage #1, #2, #3, #4
• 2018: Tekken 7 Who is Noctis Part 1
• 2017: A New CFN Is Coming Your Way!
• 2017: Injustice 2: Shattered Alliances Part 3 Trailer
• 2017: Rivals of Aether Custom Controllers Now Available from Controller Chaos
• 2017: ACA Neo Geo AOF & FF releasing on Xbox One
• 2016: Killer Instinct (2013) Season 3 Pricing Details
• 2016: TTT2 Xbox One Backward Compatibility Added
• 2015: ATP Live Episode 85 ft @Harada_TEKKEN, @mykeryu, @reepal, and @MarkMan23
• 2015: Dead or Alive 5: Last Round - ‘Senran Kagura’ Costumes Trailer
• 2013: "The Glass Canopy" stage being announced for Skullgirls.
• 2012: UNIB Seth Wallpaper
• 2011: Dissidia Duodecim Prologus Final Fantasy releasing on PSP at EU
• 2007: KOF: Maximum Impact 2 releasing on PS2 at EU.
• 2007: Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection releasing on PS3 via PSN at EU & AU.
• 2007: Virtua Fighter 5 releasing on PS3 at EU.
• 2006: KoF Maximum Impact Maniax releasing on the PS2 at JP.
• 2000: KOF99 releasing on the PS1 at JP
• 1996: Night Warriors: Darkstalker's Revenge releasing on Sega Saturn at US
• 1994: Super Street Fighter II Turbo releasing at arcades at NA.

March 24

• 2022: Street Fighter V: Champion Edition - Capcom Pro Tour 2022 DLC Trailer
• 2021: Skullgirls 2nd Encore 2021-03-24 Beta Mode Update
• 2021: The King of Fighters XV - Character Trailer #11 - Yashiro Nanakase + Screenshots
• 2021: Tough Love Arena 0.43.6 - 0.44.0 Change Log
• 2020: GBVS PV#16 - Soriz Gameplay Trailer
• 2020: Fahkumram releasing as a DLC playable character for Tekken 7. + Cave of Enlightenment Stage Releasing
• 2017: KOF XIV Gameplay Video - Ryuji vs Joe/Vanessa Combo Footage
• 2017: Tekken 7 TVCM and Character Episode #1
• 2017: Rivals of Aether Early Access Color Set Reveal
• 2016: KOFXIV 9th Teaser Trailer
• 2016: Tusk Trailer w/ Mira Teaser - Killer Instinct Season 3
• 2016: SFV March Update Overview – Release Date and New Details
• 2014: BBCP PSN NA Release Date Announcement
• 2014: SSB4 3/24/14 Director’s Room Post - Cuoco Appearance Reveal
• 2013: Molly being announced as the 28th choice for the Skullgirls fundraiser.
• 2009: Samurai Shodown Anthology originally releasing on the PS2, and PSP at NA.
• 2008: Smash Bros. Dojo Page on Stadium: Boss Battles (Secret Elements #21)
• 2005: KOF2002 releasing on Xbox at JP
• 2005: Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower releasing on PSP at NA as a regional system launch title.
• 2005: PlayStation Portable releasing at NA, BR & INA.
• 2004: Onimusha Blade Warriors releasing on PS2 at NA.
• 2000: Street Fighter Alpha releasing on the GBC at NA.

March 25

• 2021: KOF2002UM Brazilian Portuguese Language Support Announcement
• 2021: KOFXV Yashiro Sketch by Tomohiro Nakata
• 2021: Melty Blood: Type Lumina Announcement & Port Reveals/Rollback Confirmation & Sion Deconfirmation
• 2021: Phantom Breaker: Omnia Full Match - Fin vs Ren
• 2021: TFH Ver2.0 Releasing + Patch Notes
• 2021: Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown releasing on Xbox One and PC via Windows via Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.
• 2020: Fighting Game Glossary by Evantables
• 2020: Samurai Shodown (2019) Sogetsu Gameplay Trailer
• 2019: Mortal Kombat 11 – Old Skool Vs. New Skool Trailer
• 2019: Samurai Shodown (2019) PAX East 2019 Trailer + Gameplay Footage, Release Date & Gematsu Interview
• 2019: SCVI Ver1.30 Releasing + Patch Notes
• 2016: Killer Instinct (2013) Final Season 3 Rebalance Patch Notes
• 2016: UNIB Seiichi Yoshihara Illustration
• 2015: Tekken 7 Famitsu Netcode Interview
• 2014: BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma releasing on PS3 at NA + PS Blog & Launch Trailer
• 2014: Marie Rose releasing as a DLC playable character for DOA5U + Ver 1.05 Changelog
• 2014: SSB4 3/25/14 Director’s Room Post - 3DS Outline Comparison
• 2013: Injustice: Gods Among Us - Black Adam Gameplay & S.T.A.R. Labs Mission Mode Footage from PAX East 2013
• 2013: Skullgirls Fundraiser reaching $600K, Isacc being announced as the 29th choice for Skullgirls's fundraiser as well as Venus, Aeon and Samson.
• 2011: Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy releasing on PSP at AU/EU.
• 2011: Nintendo 3DS releasing at EU.
• 2011: Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition releasing on Nintendo 3DS at EU.
• 2010: KOFXIII Official Preview + Screenshots & System Mechanics Reveal
• 2008: Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 releasing on PS2 at NA.
• 2008: Smash Bros. Dojo Page on Jigglypuff (Secret Elements #22)
• 2005: Melty Blood Act Cadenza originally releasing at arcades at JP.
• 2004: KOF2002 releasing on PS2 at JP
• 1999: KOF98 releasing on the PlayStation at JP.
• 1999: Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes releasing on the Dreamcast at JP.

March 26

• 2021: Skullgirls 2nd Encore 2021-03-26 Beta Mode Update
• 2021: Tough Love Arena 0.44.1 Change Log
• 2020: SCVI Haohmaru Trailer
• 2020: UNICLR releasing on PC via Steam WW
• 2019: Amy Sorel releasing as a DLC playable character for SCVI
• 2019: Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid originally releasing on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch worldwide.
• 2019: SFV Field of Fate Stage Releasing.
• 2019: Terry & Sharon releasing for FEXL
• 2017: Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Arcade Opening Movie
• 2015: Killer Instinct (2013) - Hisako Trailer
• 2015: Tekken 7 Jin Hidden Sub-Boss Discovery
• 2015: Mortal Kombat X Official Shaolin Trailer
• 2014: Guilty Gear Xrd Sign x Lord of Vermilion III Collaboration
• 2014: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle Exquisite Edition Reveal + Screenshots
• 2014: SSB4 3/26/14 Director’s Room Post - Ore Club Item Reveal
• 2013: Darkstalkers Resurrection Arcade Cabinet DLC Releasing
• 2013: Skullgirls fundraiser reaching $625K.
• 2008: Smash Bros. Dojo Page on Hanenbow (Secret Elements #23)
• 2003: Guilty Gear X2 #Reload originally releasing at arcades at JP
• 2001: Street Fighter Alpha releasing on the Game
• 1998: Samurai Shodown II releasing on the PS1 at JP.
• 1998: Tekken 3 releasing on the PS1 at JP.
• 1998: The King of Fighters '97 releasing on the Sega Saturn at JP.
• 1998: The Last Blade releasing on the Neo Geo CD at JP.
• 1994: Art of Fighting releasing on the PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM² at JP.

Hey y'all, this is fganniversaries again. Like last week, I will be recapping anniversaries relating to fighting game announcements/releases this week. Like always, if I missed one, do please let me know in the comments. Here would be the following anniversaries:
March 20

• 2022: DNF Duel Box Art Reveal
• 2022: Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Tekken Series Costume Collaboration Announcement Trailer
• 2021: Father of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi Round 1: Ep. 2 Harada's Bar
• 2021: Punch Planet - Gat Reveal
• 2020: Chaos Code -New Sign of Catastrophe- releasing on Nintendo Switch WW.
• 2019: Mortal Kombat 11 Kotal Kahn Reveal Trailer
• 2018: DBFZ Bardock Full Trailer
• 2018: Tekken 7 Noctis DLC Release
• 2018: SFV CPT 2018 DLC Announcement
• 2018: Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Release Date Announcement + Ultra SFIV Pre-Order Trailer & NS Exclusive Tournament Battles
• 2018: The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match releasing on PS4 WW
• 2017: Injustice 2 - Introducing Cheetah!
• 2015: MKX Tremor, Tanya, Predator Reveal
• 2015: UNIB 03-20-2015 Licht Kreis Information Division Corner
• 2014: A First Look at Decapre!
• 2014: SSB4 3/20/14 Director’s Room Post - Diddy Kong’s Peanut Popgun Overcharging Reveal
• 2013: Dead or Alive 5 Plus releasing on PS Vita at JP.
• 2013: Injustice: Gods Among Us - Interview With Senior Producer Adam Urbano
• 2013: Skullgirls Indiegogo Campaign - Roxie Mysterious Character Reveal
• 2009: Castlevania Judgment releasing as a Nintendo Wii exclusive at EU.
• 2008: Smash Bros. Dojo Page on Smash Taunt
• 2007: Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road initially releasing on PSP at NA.
• 2007: Melty Blood Act Cadenza ver.B originally releasing at arcades at JP.
• 2007: Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive) releasing on the Wii Virtual Console at JP.
• 1998: Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers originally releasing at arcades WW.
• 1997: Samurai Shodown 3 rereleasing on PS1 under PlayStation the Best series at JP
• 1997: Tekken 3 releasing at arcades worldwide following initial limited JP release.
• 1994: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer releasing at JP.

March 21

• 2022: KOFXV Omega Rugal Reveal Trailer + Screenshots/Boss Challenge Mode Reveal
• 2021: Tekken 7 - Lidia Sobieska Character Reveal Trailer
• 2020: GGST Millia & Zato-1 Reveal
• 2019: SCVI Amy Sorel Release Date Reveal
• 2018: KOFXIV Najd DLC Gameplay Trailer
• 2017: Shin Hisako releasing as a DLC playable character for Killer Instinct (2013)
• 2017: The King of Fighters Destiny Announcement
• 2014: SSB4 3/21/14 Director’s Room Post - Phosphora Trophy Reveal
• 2013: Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior releasing on Wii Virtual Console at NA.
• 2013: Darkstakers Resurrection Arcade Cabinet DLC
• 2013: Injustice: Gods Among Us - Harley Quinn Character Trailer
• 2013: Skullgirls Indiegogo Campaign - Juju Mysterious Character Reveal
• 2008: Arcana Heart 2 originally releasing at arcades at JP.
• 2008: Smash Bros. Dojo Page on The Subspace Emissary: The Great Maze (Secret Elements #20) & Peach: Special Moves
• 1997: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge OVA Vol 1 originally releasing.

March 22

• 2022: KOFAS x Street Fighter Ryu Official Introduction Trailer
• 2021: KOFXV Team Fatal Fury BGM Reveal
• 2021: Rivals of Aether Direct 3 Announcement
• 2021: Tekken 7 Patch Notes 4.10
• 2021: Them's Fightin' Herds - Shanty Trailer
• 2020: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Debut Trailer & Development Report Vol. 1
• 2019: MK11 Noob Sailot Reveal + Shang Tsung DLC Reveal
• 2018: KOFXIV Najd Press Release
• 2017: KOFXIV Vanessa DLC Reveal Trailer/Gameplay Video Whip vs Ralf
• 2017: Rivals of Aether - Making the Jump from Early Access to Full Launch
• 2016: UNIB Continuous Technique Posting Corner 8th Winners
• 2014: Killer Instinct (2013) Classic Spinal Costume Footage
• 2013: Adam and Panzerfaust being revealed for the Skullgirls fundraiser.
• 2013: Darkstalkers: Resurrection Arcade Cabinet DLC
• 2013: Dead or Alive 5 Plus releasing on the PS Vita at EU.
• 2013: Injustice: Gods Among Us Japanese Dub Trailer
• 2013: Skullgirls Indiegogo Campaign - Adam, Panzerfaust
• 2013: Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Ver. 2012 Character Balance Feedback - Week One
• 2012: The King of Fighters Android originally releasing worldwide.
• 2011: Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy releasing on PSP at NA.
• 1996: Battle Arena Toshinden releasing on the GameBoy at JP.
• 1996: Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors releasing on PS1 at JP.

March 23

• 2022: KOFAS x Street Fighter Full Collaboration Trailer + M. Bison & Akuma Introduction Trailers
• 2021: KOFXV Yashiro Silhouette/Behind The Scenes Music Team Fatal Fury BGM
• 2021: Lidia releasing for Tekken 7 as a DLC playable character + Island Paradise Stage Releasing.
• 2021: Tough Love Arena 0.43.4 - 0.43.5 Change Log
• 2020: Samurai Shodown (2019) EGS Port Announcement
• 2020: Tekken 7 DLC 14/15 and Patch V3.30 Notes
• 2019: FEXL Ver1.2.0 PV + Sharon & Terry Reveal/Arcade Gameplay Footage #1, #2, #3, #4/Steam Gameplay Footage #1, #2, #3, #4
• 2018: Tekken 7 Who is Noctis Part 1
• 2017: A New CFN Is Coming Your Way!
• 2017: Injustice 2: Shattered Alliances Part 3 Trailer
• 2017: Rivals of Aether Custom Controllers Now Available from Controller Chaos
• 2017: ACA Neo Geo AOF & FF releasing on Xbox One
• 2016: Killer Instinct (2013) Season 3 Pricing Details
• 2016: TTT2 Xbox One Backward Compatibility Added
• 2015: ATP Live Episode 85 ft @Harada_TEKKEN, @mykeryu, @reepal, and @MarkMan23
• 2015: Dead or Alive 5: Last Round - ‘Senran Kagura’ Costumes Trailer
• 2013: "The Glass Canopy" stage being announced for Skullgirls.
• 2012: UNIB Seth Wallpaper
• 2011: Dissidia Duodecim Prologus Final Fantasy releasing on PSP at EU
• 2007: KOF: Maximum Impact 2 releasing on PS2 at EU.
• 2007: Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection releasing on PS3 via PSN at EU & AU.
• 2007: Virtua Fighter 5 releasing on PS3 at EU.
• 2006: KoF Maximum Impact Maniax releasing on the PS2 at JP.
• 2000: KOF99 releasing on the PS1 at JP
• 1996: Night Warriors: Darkstalker's Revenge releasing on Sega Saturn at US
• 1994: Super Street Fighter II Turbo releasing at arcades at NA.

March 24

• 2022: Street Fighter V: Champion Edition - Capcom Pro Tour 2022 DLC Trailer
• 2021: Skullgirls 2nd Encore 2021-03-24 Beta Mode Update
• 2021: The King of Fighters XV - Character Trailer #11 - Yashiro Nanakase + Screenshots
• 2021: Tough Love Arena 0.43.6 - 0.44.0 Change Log
• 2020: GBVS PV#16 - Soriz Gameplay Trailer
• 2020: Fahkumram releasing as a DLC playable character for Tekken 7. + Cave of Enlightenment Stage Releasing
• 2017: KOF XIV Gameplay Video - Ryuji vs Joe/Vanessa Combo Footage
• 2017: Tekken 7 TVCM and Character Episode #1
• 2017: Rivals of Aether Early Access Color Set Reveal
• 2016: KOFXIV 9th Teaser Trailer
• 2016: Tusk Trailer w/ Mira Teaser - Killer Instinct Season 3
• 2016: SFV March Update Overview – Release Date and New Details
• 2014: BBCP PSN NA Release Date Announcement
• 2014: SSB4 3/24/14 Director’s Room Post - Cuoco Appearance Reveal
• 2013: Molly being announced as the 28th choice for the Skullgirls fundraiser.
• 2009: Samurai Shodown Anthology originally releasing on the PS2, and PSP at NA.
• 2008: Smash Bros. Dojo Page on Stadium: Boss Battles (Secret Elements #21)
• 2005: KOF2002 releasing on Xbox at JP
• 2005: Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower releasing on PSP at NA as a regional system launch title.
• 2005: PlayStation Portable releasing at NA, BR & INA.
• 2004: Onimusha Blade Warriors releasing on PS2 at NA.
• 2000: Street Fighter Alpha releasing on the GBC at NA.

March 25

• 2021: KOF2002UM Brazilian Portuguese Language Support Announcement
• 2021: KOFXV Yashiro Sketch by Tomohiro Nakata
• 2021: Melty Blood: Type Lumina Announcement & Port Reveals/Rollback Confirmation & Sion Deconfirmation
• 2021: Phantom Breaker: Omnia Full Match - Fin vs Ren
• 2021: TFH Ver2.0 Releasing + Patch Notes
• 2021: Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown releasing on Xbox One and PC via Windows via Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.
• 2020: Fighting Game Glossary by Evantables
• 2020: Samurai Shodown (2019) Sogetsu Gameplay Trailer
• 2019: Mortal Kombat 11 – Old Skool Vs. New Skool Trailer
• 2019: Samurai Shodown (2019) PAX East 2019 Trailer + Gameplay Footage, Release Date & Gematsu Interview
• 2019: SCVI Ver1.30 Releasing + Patch Notes
• 2016: Killer Instinct (2013) Final Season 3 Rebalance Patch Notes
• 2016: UNIB Seiichi Yoshihara Illustration
• 2015: Tekken 7 Famitsu Netcode Interview
• 2014: BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma releasing on PS3 at NA + PS Blog & Launch Trailer
• 2014: Marie Rose releasing as a DLC playable character for DOA5U + Ver 1.05 Changelog
• 2014: SSB4 3/25/14 Director’s Room Post - 3DS Outline Comparison
• 2013: Injustice: Gods Among Us - Black Adam Gameplay & S.T.A.R. Labs Mission Mode Footage from PAX East 2013
• 2013: Skullgirls Fundraiser reaching $600K, Isacc being announced as the 29th choice for Skullgirls's fundraiser as well as Venus, Aeon and Samson.
• 2011: Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy releasing on PSP at AU/EU.
• 2011: Nintendo 3DS releasing at EU.
• 2011: Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition releasing on Nintendo 3DS at EU.
• 2010: KOFXIII Official Preview + Screenshots & System Mechanics Reveal
• 2008: Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 releasing on PS2 at NA.
• 2008: Smash Bros. Dojo Page on Jigglypuff (Secret Elements #22)
• 2005: Melty Blood Act Cadenza originally releasing at arcades at JP.
• 2004: KOF2002 releasing on PS2 at JP
• 1999: KOF98 releasing on the PlayStation at JP.
• 1999: Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes releasing on the Dreamcast at JP.

March 26

• 2021: Skullgirls 2nd Encore 2021-03-26 Beta Mode Update
• 2021: Tough Love Arena 0.44.1 Change Log
• 2020: SCVI Haohmaru Trailer
• 2020: UNICLR releasing on PC via Steam WW
• 2019: Amy Sorel releasing as a DLC playable character for SCVI
• 2019: Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid originally releasing on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch worldwide.
• 2019: SFV Field of Fate Stage Releasing.
• 2019: Terry & Sharon releasing for FEXL
• 2017: Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Arcade Opening Movie
• 2015: Killer Instinct (2013) - Hisako Trailer
• 2015: Tekken 7 Jin Hidden Sub-Boss Discovery
• 2015: Mortal Kombat X Official Shaolin Trailer
• 2014: Guilty Gear Xrd Sign x Lord of Vermilion III Collaboration
• 2014: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle Exquisite Edition Reveal + Screenshots
• 2014: SSB4 3/26/14 Director’s Room Post - Ore Club Item Reveal
• 2013: Darkstalkers Resurrection Arcade Cabinet DLC Releasing
• 2013: Skullgirls fundraiser reaching $625K.
• 2008: Smash Bros. Dojo Page on Hanenbow (Secret Elements #23)
• 2003: Guilty Gear X2 #Reload originally releasing at arcades at JP
• 2001: Street Fighter Alpha releasing on the Game
• 1998: Samurai Shodown II releasing on the PS1 at JP.
• 1998: Tekken 3 releasing on the PS1 at JP.
• 1998: The King of Fighters '97 releasing on the Sega Saturn at JP.
• 1998: The Last Blade releasing on the Neo Geo CD at JP.
• 1994: Art of Fighting releasing on the PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM² at JP.

Voting Results - Week 133: Week 133: Tying the Knot - Build a Wedding Venue

🥇First Place: u/dwdw_w - Wisteria Wedding Venue - 54.2%
🥈Second Place: u/Kendai36 - Chapel of St. Cordelia - 45.8%
🥉Third Place: u/Gracyn13 - Church Wedding - 29.2%

Vote for Week 134: Moroccan Architecture - Build a Riad HERE

The Bi-Weekly Build Challenge is led by community moderator u/macmoosie and community volunteer u/NoButterOnMyBread. Please direct any build challenge questions to either of us.
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Introduction for Newcomers

Every two weeks, the challenge will change. We’ll design a different house, community venue, or room interior, based on the provided theme, rules, and restrictions. Some challenges will have a monetary limit, such as under $20k, while others may have no limit and you can spend as many Simoleons as you’d like.
The challenge is not exclusive to The Sims 4; you may submit an entry using any Sims game, but we recommend The Sims 2 onward for the more in-depth building features. However, you may still submit entries for builds created in the original The Sims game.
If you would like to check out our past challenges, you can see a comprehensive list by searching TheSims under the Build Challenge flair.

Bi-Weekly Build Challenge Week 135: Museums of Contemporary Art

An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection. It might be in public or private ownership and may be accessible to all or have restrictions in place. Although primarily concerned with visual art, art museums are often used as a venue for other cultural exchanges and artistic activities, such as lectures, performance arts, music concerts, or poetry readings. Art museums also frequently host themed temporary exhibitions, which often include items on loan from other collections.
Strictly speaking, the term "contemporary art" refers to art made and produced by artists living today. Through their work, many contemporary artists explore personal or cultural identity, offer critiques of social and institutional structures, or even attempt to redefine art itself. Working in a wide range of mediums, Contemporary artists may question traditional ideas of how art is defined, what constitutes art, and how art is made.
Since the early 20th century, some artists have turned away from realistic representation and the depiction of the human figure, and have moved increasingly towards abstraction. Contemporary artists working within the postmodern movement reject the concept of mainstream art and embrace the notion of "artistic pluralism," the acceptance of a variety of artistic intentions and styles. Whether influenced by or grounded in performance art, pop art, Minimalism, conceptual art, or video, contemporary artists pull from an infinite variety of materials, sources, and styles to create art.

Reference Links:

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago [USA]
Museu de Arte de São Paulo [Brazil]
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Urban Nation: Museum for Urban Contemporary Art [Berlin, Germany]
The National Museum of Modern Art [Tokyo, Japan]

Build Guidelines

Requirements:

• One entry per person.
• Lot type: Museum.
• Minimum lot size 30x20.
• No digital altering of photos (i.e., PhotoShop).
• CC is allowed.

To submit a valid entry, you must comment on this post and format your comment as such:
Your Reddit Username - Title of Submission - Sims Game (i.e., The Sims 4) - Link to photo
You may also include your Gallery ID or a direct Gallery link if you’d like, but this is not required. Please note that entries submitted that do not follow this format will be disqualified and must be re-submitted.

Important Dates

Deadline: April 4, 2023
The challenge closes at 10pm EST. This deadline is the cut-off for new submissions; this deadline is not an expectation of a new challenge. Winners will be announced when the next challenge goes live (within one week of the deadline.)

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Loved almost all aspects of the game but…
There needs to be a super hard/survival mode or at least tailored difficulty for combat. I feel like the last part of the game was way too easy. I started stripping back some of the higher damage attacks in favor of crappier ones just to experience a challenge. Even the final boss fight seemed super anticlimactic. Does anyone else feel the same?
Photo mode would be a great addition; this game is gorgeous. It deserves photo mode.
Sit/lie down functionality - can we please be allowed to sit on a chair or bench? Or lie down? We create all these seats in RoR but we can’t use a single one. Kinda silly.
Vivarium cottages - can we get extended functionality to furnish and use our tiny vacation homes?
Selling items - why can’t we sell herbs and supplies? It’s almost compulsive for gamers to loot everything in sight. It seems weird we’re just hoarding crap in this game we don’t always get around to using.
We should be allowed some melee combat as well, considering trolls, inferior and goblins rely heavily on melee. It would be fun (while spells are recharging) to actually have to use some sort of melee defense/attack with say, a sword of gryffindor…
Outfits - love, love, love the ability to apply a style overlay to everything. But can we get a way to customize color for each outfit (like we can do for furniture in RoR)? Some of the styles are amazing but the colors are pretty terrible. It’s like shopping at Forever 21 - awesome cut but what is up with that lime green???

Hi! I bought two pieces from a shop for 700$ + shipping. This was internationally in January, immediately the seller messaged me to let me know she was not going to get to shipping it until February 14th, I was fine with this the estimated delivery time at that point was under 2 weeks - before the 14th so I thought it be a quick turnaround . February 14th comes items are shipped.
Today the items are still ”pretransit” per Etsy and the mail service tracking. This is not her fault! No movement on the packages for 3 weeks. I’m wondering if I can do anything? I reached out a few days ago to ask if she could ask (the post office said it was better for the sender to do this) it’s DHL, I can’t speak German to do it either.
She hasn’t responded, I’m okay with this, is there anything I can do?