#Candace Competition Round 2

[ferbracket]

Candace Competition

Stormtrooper. ''Ever since I was young, You know, I hated dissention. Among my peer group, It caused a whole lot of tension.''

Ship Captain. ''I've got a date with destiny, and it ain't gonna end with a kiss!''

#pnf #phineas and ferb #candace #candace flynn #polls #polls on tumblr #tournament polls #Candaec Competition #Candace Competition Round 2 #Phineas and Ferb Star Wars #The Belly of the Beast #Stormtrooper #Ship Captain #0xcv0xd

[fictional-musician-competition]

ROUND 2 POLL G

#candace flynn #phineas and ferb #lisa simpson #the simpsons #ficmuse round 2 #fictional musician competition #polls #tournament poll

[techgirltourney]

Welcome to the Tech Girl Tourney!

With a whopping 64 gals who are cyborgs, robots, programs, and more this is shaping up to be a fierce and fun competition!

Here are some rules and such before I give you a written list of contenders and their schedules.

RULES.

Play nice with each other. No harassment or bullying of any kind will be tolerated. It’s a silly little competition! Stay silly! Stay kind!

Think to yourself: "is what I'm about to type about my opponent something I'd like to hear about my favorite blorbo or fandom?" If the answer is "no" don't type it. Hype up your blorbo rather than trash-talk the other gal.

Propaganda is welcome and encouraged (so long as you're following rules 1 & 2). If I miss your propaganda don't hesitate to hop in my inbox and point it out to me. I don't always get notifications on this tumblr account for some reason.

HERE BE SPOILERS (potentially). I don't know every fandom in this tournament but given the nature of these sort of characters, spoilers are highly likely for character reveals! By continuing to follow this blog and participate in this tournament you're consenting to seeing spoilers. I would tag them but I genuinely don't know which characters are spoilers and which aren't.

Play nice with me, your friendly neighborhood tournament runner. I am not a professional tournament runner. I am just another person on the internet with feelings. Don't come flying into my inbox to yell at me about things like seeding, or that your specific blorbo didn't get in, or that you think a certain character doesn't count. I will just delete and block messages that I feel are too hostile toward me. I've seen the kinda stuff other poll runners have had to put up with and I don't want to deal with it here. I just want to have fun!

All polls will go up at 12 pm EST and be up for 1 day each except the final poll which will be up for a week.

With that out of the way! Onto the contenders and schedule!

Side A - Group 1 - Round 1 [May 25th]

Motherboard (Cyberchase) vs Synergy (Jem and the Holograms)

Robot Candace (Phineas and Ferb) vs Tima (Metropolis)

Uran (Astro Boy) vs Ohno (Mighty Orbots)

Roll (MegaMan) vs Penny Polendina (RWBY)

Viv Vision (Marvel) vs Jenny Wakeman (MLAATR)

Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid) vs Orianna (League of Legends)

Teto Kasane (SynthV) vs Arcee (Transformers)

Robot Girl (Robot Boy) vs Bee (Bee and Puppycat)

Side A - Group 2 - Round 1 [May 27th]

Small Foot (Challenge of the GoBots) vs R. Dorothy Waynewright (The Big O)

Miri (Jetter Mars) vs Accord (Drakengard 3)

Ruru Amour (Hugtto Precure) vs Aigis (Persona 3)

Pixal (Ninjago) vs Ritsu (Assassination Classroom)

Lain Iwakura (Serial Experiments Lain) vs Sage (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell) vs Falulu (Pripara)

Cutie Honey (Cutie Honey) vs Renais Shishioh (The King of Braves GaoGaiGar)

Jinmay (SRMTHFG) vs Mimi (Super Paper Mario)

Side B - Group 1 - Round 1 [May 29th]

SHODAN (System Shock) vs Drossel von Flugel (Fireball)

GLaDOS (Portal) vs Aradiabot (Homestuck)

Karen Plankton (Spongebob Squarepants) vs Tex (RvB)

Striker (Suisei no Gargantia) vs Miss Monochrome (Miss Monochrome the Animation)

Naomi Armitage (Arimitage the Third) vs Chiaki Nanami (Danganronpa)

Toa Nokama (Bionicle) vs Poppy Pipopapo (Kamen Rider Ex Aid)

Raptor 283 (Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger) vs Cindi Mayweather (Janelle Monae's Metropolis)

Alpha Hatsuseno (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou) vs Magine (Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger)

Side B - Group 2 - Round 1 [May 31st]

Lal (Star Trek TNG) vs .GIFfany (Gravity Falls)

Megagirl (Starship) vs Hera (Wolf 359)

Monika (DDLC) vs Aelita (Code Lyoko)

Arale Norimaki (Dr. Slump) vs Piper (Robots)

Robecca Steam (Monster High) vs Sari Sumdac (Transformers Animated)

Aya (GLTAS) vs Fey (Welcome to Night Vale)

Orisa (Overwatch) vs Rebecca (Cyberpunk Edgerunners)

Chii (Chobits) vs KOS-MOS (Xenosaga)

Side A - Group 1 - Round 2 [June 2nd]

Motherboard (Cyberchase) vs Robot Candace (Phineas and Ferb)

Uran (Astro Boy) vs Roll (MegaMan)

Jenny Wakeman (MLAATR) vs Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid)

Arcee (Transformers) vs Bee (Bee and Puppycat)

Side A - Group 2 - Round 2 [June 4th]

R. Dorothy Waynewright (The Big O) vs Accord (Drakengard 3)

Aigis (Persona 3) vs Ritsu (Assassination Classroom)

Lain Iwakura (Serial Experiments Lain) vs Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)

Cutie Honey (Cutie Honey) vs Jinmay (SRMTHFG)

Side B - Group 1 - Round 2 [June 6th]

SHODAN (System Shock) vs GLaDOS (Portal)

Tex (RvB) vs Striker (Suisei no Gargantia)

Chiaki Nanami (Danganronpa) vs Toa Nokama (Bionicle)

Raptor 283 (Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger) vs Magine (Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger)

Side B - Group 2 - Round 2 [June 8th]

.GIFfany (Gravity Falls) vs Hera (Wolf 359)

Aelita (Code Lyoko) vs Piper (Robots)

Robecca Steam (Monster High) vs Fey (Welcome to Night Vale)

Orisa (Overwatch) vs Chii (Chobits)

Side A - Group 1 - Round 3 [June 10th]

Motherboard (Cyberchase) vs Uran (Astro Boy)

Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid) vs Bee (Bee and Puppycat)

Side A - Group 2 - Round 3 [June 12th]

R. Dorothy Waynewright (The Big O) vs Aigis (Persona 3)

Lain Iwakura (Serial Experiments Lain) vs Cutie Honey (Cutie Honey) Side B - Group 1 - Round 3 [June 14th]

GLaDOS (Portal) vs Tex (RvB)

Toa Nokama (Bionicle) vs Magine (Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger)

Side B - Group 2 - Round 3 [June 16th]

.GIFfany (Gravity Falls) vs Aelita (Code Lyoko)

Robecca Steam (Monster High) vs Orisa (Overwatch)

Side A - Group 1 - Quarterfinals [June 18th]

Motherboard (Cyberchase) vs Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid)

Side A - Group 2 - Quarterfinals [June 20th]

Aigis (Persona 3) vs Lain Iwakura (Serial Experiments Lain)

Side B - Group 1 - Quarterfinals [June 22nd]

GLaDOS (Portal) vs Toa Nokama (Bionicle)

Side B - Group 2 - Quarterfinals [June 24th]

.GIFfany (Gravity Falls) vs Robecca Steam (Monster High)

Side A - Semifinals [June 26th]

Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid) vs Lain Iwakura (Serial Experiments Lain)

Side B - Semifinals [June 28th]

GLaDOS (Portal) vs .GIFfany (Gravity Falls) Finals [June 30th]

Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid) vs GLaDOS (Portal)

WINNER

GLaDOS (Portal)

#mod post #tournament poll #tournament bracket #tournament blog #character tournament #character bracket #tech girl tourney

[kaeyachi]

I just finished the interdarshan competition event!

SPOILERS BELOW!

you have been warned :)

additional warning:

tw: suicide mention- Please note that it was directly stated by a character during the event

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I'm so happy my babygirl Architect Kaveh won!! GOOD FOR HIM!!!!!!! LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO

I can understand why he would rather donate said money though. I was worried the diadem could corrupt people and we'd have to attack him for a moment there...

I'm not sure about other cultures outside of asia, but where I'm from, money gathered from negative sources ( in this case, said studies caused the researcher pain and suffering which at the end caused the researcher to...well... unalive himself) would only make you miserable should you take it for yourself, and the best course of action is always to donate it or spread that wealth around to counteract that negative energy. Niceties and strong belief in justice aside, everyone who knows him could not see Kaveh ever agreeing to using said money.

Bless Cyno for insisting on paying Kaveh for the limited edition card. He managed to convince Kaveh to take it! GET THAT MONEY SIR.

Perfect representation of how hobbyists are a bit hard to understand from other people's perspectives. We see Cyno explaining that he works hard and earns up that money and that he really wants it and would willingly pay a large sum for it. He knows Kaveh doesn't understand that card's worth, and thus, he insisted on paying, despite Kaveh not seeing the worth of said item. I'm imagining the total estimate of Cyno's entire card collection at the moment... if one (1) limited edition card is worth 1 million mora......and he has a ton of it according to Kaveh...... s i r!

Ah, well, it makes him happy, and he seems to have more than enough funds!

Is it a translation issue or does Kaveh have large bills to pay? Kaveh said that the 1 million mora is enough for him to pay his bills for that month and treat Cyno, Tighnari, and Collei to 1 dinner... he also mentions that he already has it budgeted... 1 million mora is a lot so I'm hoping the rest actually goes to his savings or at the very least a portion of his debt.

Quick rundown for the rest of the dialogue post competition!

Dehya and Candace not wanting to do what Faruzan thinks is fashion. Nilou is nice to help balance the 2 different generations out (thanks Nilou). Also, Faruzan also got herself a student! Good for her!

Layla getting hyped up by her fellow darshans in rtawahist was so nice. She's getting treated to a meal! They did not let her bring herself down, we gotta stan them for doing that.

Dinner with Cyno, Tighnari, Collei, and Kaveh definitely gave us nice information. Tighnari cares a lot for Kaveh ( we could tell from voicelines before, but its really nice to see). In fact, having Tighnari be the first to raise concerns for Kaveh during the final round was so nice, and we also find out that Cyno and Tighnari frequently treat Kaveh as well. We also find out that Kaveh can't stop talking about Alhaitham in those said frequent dinners lmao. Alhaitham truly does live rent-free in Kaveh's mind (in our hearts according to Cyno, but Alhaitham isn't dead yet Cyno omg stop talking about others like they're dead)

Cute information about home life for Kaveh and Alhaitham shows how they care for the other. Alhaitham knowing Kaveh would bring him the leftovers and Alhaitham figuring out that Kaveh's father and Sachin met long ago and informing Kaveh about it was very nice to see. They seem to have a thing where they dole out backhanded compliments to the other. I can see why everyone would find this amusing.

Speaking of Sachin having met Kaveh's dad... the butterfly effect of that happening which led to Kaveh's father's death, to Kaveh's misfortunes in life, to the diadem ending up with Kaveh at the end, making him win this year's interdarshan championship was *chefs kiss*. It's like a story has come full circle. You could make a movie out of this plot.

Auntie Nahida signing up nephew hat guy to literally everything just to get him to interact with others is hilarious. We now have Wanderer as a college student. Wonderful (he's having fun hehe).

All in all, I enjoyed this event! I feel like the actual finals felt a bit rushed to compensate for the dialogue post championship though. I think I want to see more of them competing.

I found it a bit weird as to how out of all the contestants, only Tighnari was left to ask about Kaveh's well-being at the end. Where were the others? And at the awards ceremony, only Cyno was there...

Other than that, the 3 days of this event has been incredibly fun and I've learned so much about our Sumeru characters. Sumeru is so wonderful, I'm gonna miss it when we leave for Fontaine *sobs*

#tw: suicide mention #tw: suicide #I need to put this warning because it is involved to the events and i do mention it here #sumeru #sumeru characters #interdarshan competition #genshin impact #genshin spoilers

[televinita]

Goodreads Choice Awards but the nominees are just the books I've personally shelved

I have a lot of thoughts about the options as they exist (mostly not that bad, except when it comes to the total elimination of children's literature, about which I am furious), but per usual I can't really articulate them in a coherent way SO I sorted my shelves by publication date, ignored the GCA requirement of a minimum 3.5 average rating, and am doing this instead.

[update: oops this did not turn out coherent either. but it got typed!]

Important Reminder: These are not all books I consider equal contenders for "best." I simply wanted to highlight every possible option I actually knew about and have read or am interested in reading.

YA

After the Sirens - Sharon Farrell

Begin Again - Emma Lord (forgot to add this one before)

The Brothers Hawthorne - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (actual nominee and I'm gonna vote for it even though it seems like it may be more of a filler book. The Davenports is the only other official nom to intrigue me, and its lower average rating + hideous cartoon cover isn't enough to flip me unread so sorry, we're going Basic Popularity Contest Pick)

Cleaning Up - Leanne Lieberman

Five Survive - Holly Jackson (definitely not a winner)

Gather - Kenneth M. Cadow (edit: National Book Award finalist?? like with the adult fiction??)

Good as Gold -- Candace Buford (definite contender for fave so far)

Holly Horror - Michelle Jabès Corpora

The Island - Natasha Preston (lol. lmao even. but ridiculous fun)

The Lake House - Sarah Beth Durst

A Long Stretch of Bad Days - Mindy McGinnis

The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway - Ashley Schumacher (here on author loyalty only)

Three Rivers - Sarah Stusek (THAT'S RIGHT. HER.)

Summer Rental - Rektok Ross (why am I this aware of brand-new ya horror??) (because I love horror and it's usually better paced and spookier and less shock-gory than the adult brand? fair)

YA FANTASY / SCI FI

Dream to Me - Megan Paasch (I think it would go here, anyway. but maybe it's just regular YA)

The Eternal Ones - Namina Forna (I gotta remember this series exists)

FANTASY

Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries -- winner winner pick!! (no like officially)

Starling House - Alix E. Harrow (though this is a close second, and honestly, if they weren't both actual nominees I'd think The Unmaking of June Farrow has some potential intrigue)

ROMANCE

Hazel Fine Sings Along - Katie Wicks (no comment on its Wattpad origin. I didn't notice until just now. have not read it.)

Famous For A Living - Melissa Ferguson (popular enough for Once Upon a Book Club! but not for for an official nom, despite my hopes, in this fiercely competitive category. boooo)

Out On a Limb - Hannah Bonam-Young (damn I actually saw this one making rounds on BookTube, thought it might be here)

Something Wild & Wonderful - Anita Kelly (can't believe there's actually a queer romance I want to see show up and it doesn't)

(Bonus: legit nominees I am considering for validity include Happy Place; Yours Truly - I really need to figure out if Emily Henry and Abby Jimenez are in my wheelhouse or not - and Hello Stranger, though as much as I like Katherine Center this one does not call to me)

FICTION

This Bird Has Flown - Susanna Hoffs (might also have been under romance if picked for the actual GCA? feels more mainstream than that but idk. anyway HATERS 2 THE LEFT.)

^ also my pick for debut

The Lost Manuscript - Mollie Rushmeyer (dunno which category this would officially go in either. probably romance? maybe mystery? but it's got a lot more plot than the average romance)

HISTORICAL FICTION

The Echo of Old Books - Barbara Davis (holy crap this one's actually in the nominations?! Instant vote. Almost disappointing because there are some other candidates I would have felt fine voting for to block the worse ones, but this is the only one on my acute TBR. If I don't give at least 4 stars I will be shocked)

MYSTERY/THRILLER

Forgotten Trail - Claire Kells

The Hike - Lucy Clarke

The Only One Left - Riley Sager

Homecoming - Kate Morton (crisis alert! the latter two are both official nominees and I am equally interested in both/both have equally good track records with me) (probs. gonna vote Kate on the principle of female solidarity. even though this is really stretching the definition of "mystery")

HORROR

A Haunting on the Hill - Elizabeth Hand

(How To Sell a Haunted House is a hard maybe but also the only one I think I'd even consider trying from the official noms)

MEMOIR

Paris: The Memoir - Paris Hilton

The Woman in Me - Britney Spears

Grimoire Girl - Hilarie Burton Morgan

Tell Me Everything - Minka Kelly

If You Would Have Told Me - John Stamos

Goodbye to Clocks Ticking - Joseph Monninger (forgot I just stumbled upon this one recently! it's on my library list but not my GR account)

and one more except GCA put it in a different category hang on

Three of these - not Burton's, alas - are actually nominees. Britney is gonna win but not without a fight from me. Do I go with Paris, whose memoir impressed me even though I still don't care much for her as a person, or Minka, whose memoir I haven't read but whose reviews sound excellent and whom I like more?

HUMOR

Being Henry - Henry Winkler (there is absolutely no reason for this not to be nominated in memoir btw. I hope it wins Humor because nothing else appeals in that category and I have multiple vendettas (SAMANTHA IRBY), but it would be as misplaced a win as the Office Ladies book was last year. fully deserving of an award! actually the best of the given nominees! but also like an adult beating a bunch of children in a footrace.)

MIDDLE GRADE

(no longer a GCA category but it fudgin' should be)

Just Gus - McCall Hoyle

Falling Out of Time - Margaret Peterson Haddix (actually glad I don't have to choose between these two because like. dogs - but also boy MC - or author loyalty ft. sequel to my childhood fave??)

Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen - Geri Halliwell The Spice Girl (no. 😔) (and yet it is still on my shelf)

I have no strong opinions for any categories I skipped.

#I am actually very familiar with a lot of options this year thanks to my new BookTube obsession but still haven't read that many #(and probably won't) #so instead I present to you: books I have actually read or at least am excited to read someday #also excited to come back in the future and see how many better options from 2023 I have since found and read #...ooh maybe that should be my next post: actual picks or top 5 contenders from 5 to 10 years ago? #also: rats. i should have done cover image collages to break up the text walls...oh well #GCA related

[gacmediadaily]

The most wonderful time of the year — holiday movie season, of course — is almost here, and it's looking to be just as jam-packed as ever.

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that Great American Family will be releasing 20 new original Christmas movies in the 2023 season, up two from last year. And they'll filled with all the merriment, twinkle lights, and stars fans have come to enjoy.

Danica McKellar, Chad Michael Murray, Candace Cameron Bure, Trevor Donovan, and Jen Lilley are among the favorites returning for the festivities, which includes round-the-clock holiday-themed entertainment and will kick off on the network on Oct. 20, The first new movie debuting on Oct. 21.

See the full lineup — along with the network's descriptions — below.

12 Games of Christmas, starring Johnny Ramey and Felisha Cooper: A group of old friends and neighbors are transported into a Christmas-themed board game during a Christmas party.

A Christmas Blessing, starring Lori Loughlin, James Tupper, and Jesse Hutch: A TV chef (Loughlin) is divinely inspired to take over her late aunt’s charity with help from a new friend (Hutch) and handsome business associate next door (Tupper).

A Christmas Commission, starring Sarah Fisher and Simon Arblaster: Two rival realtors (Fisher and Arblaster) are forced to work together to sell one special house before Christmas.

A Christmas for the Ages, starring Natasha Bure and Cheryl Ladd: Prompted by their youngest granddaughter (Bure), four generations celebrate family and what Christmas was like in the '40s, '60s, '90s, and present day.

A Dash of Christmas, starring Broadway’s Laura Osnes and Christopher Russell: A marketing exec (Osnes) must learn a recipe to get her dream job and ends up entering a holiday bakeoff with a dream baker (Russell).

A Model Christmas (working title), starring Ash Tsai and Joey Heyworth: While on a charity press tour, a model (Tsai) ends up stranded by the weather at the family home of the driver (Heyworth) she hired to assist her for the week.

A Paris Christmas Waltz, starring Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison: A novice dancer (Lilley) pairs with a professional (Morrison) to enter a renowned dance competition…in Paris! The next story in The Christmas Waltz universe, the highest-rated Christmas rom-com of 2020 (which starred Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp).

A Royal Christmas Holiday, starring Brittany Underwood and Jonathan Stoddard: In search of her big break, a reporter (Underwood) arranges a Christmas interview with a European Prince (Stoddard) visiting the States. Will the reporter’s big story become her love story?

A Royal Christmas Romance (working title), starring Danica McKellar and Damon Runyan: When a European Duke (Runyon) arrives in the U.S., he realizes that his bags have been lost in transit. He has no choice but to be styled, and ultimately inspired, by Bella (McKellar), the owner of a local boutique.

A Time Capsule Christmas (working title), starring Jillian Murray and Daniel Lissing: A father (Lissing) bonds with his daughter and stumbles upon an unexpected romance (Murray) while tracking down the original owner of a Christmas time capsule.

Bringing Christmas Home (working title), starring Jill Wagner and Paul Greene: A professor of military history (Wagner) teams with an antique store owner (Greene) to track down the original owner of a historic WWII uniform and the love letters left in its pockets.

Christmas on Windmill Way, starring Christa Taylor Brown and Chad Michael Murray: To save her family's legacy windmill, a woman (Taylor Brown) must remind her ex-boyfriend (Michael Murray) of the best of their hometown.

Destined 2: Christmas Once More, starring Shae Robbins and Casey Elliott: In this sequel, Theo (Elliott) continues to miss connecting with his girlfriend, Kim (Robbins) as he attempts to propose at Christmas.

Mistletoe Moments, starring Susie Abromeit and Liam McIntyre: With her career on the line, a decorator (Abromeit) must work with an unexpected partner (McIntyre) to showcase a house for an upcoming Christmas gala.

My Christmas Hero, starring Candace Cameron Bure and Gabriel Hogan: An army reserve doctor (Bure) tracks down her family's military history with the help of a new romance (Hogan).

Our Christmas Wedding, starring Holly Deveaux and Drew Seeley: In the sequel, roles reverse as Nicole’s boss plans newly engaged Nicole (Deveaux) and Michael’s (Seeley) wedding in two weeks at Christmas.

Peppermint & Postcards, starring Ella Cannon and Christopher Russell: When a Christmas letter concerning her love life goes viral, one mom discovers that romance might be right at her door.

Santa, Maybe (working title), starring Aubrey Reynolds: Can theater director Lila (Reynolds) rise to the challenge of putting on the perfect Christmas ballet, while also discovering her office Secret Santa in the process?

The Christmas Regift (working title), starring Erin Agostino and Marshall Williams: A city manager (Williams) recruits the help of a childhood friend (Agostino) in setting right his town's Christmas Charity event, while she sets to work setting him up with her close friend.

‘Twas the Text Before Christmas, starring Merritt Patterson and Trevor Donovan: An unexpected text message sent to the wrong number (Patterson) sets into motion a Christmas tradition with a new family (Donovan) over three separate years.

Great American Christmas begins Oct. 20 on Great American Family. Fans can track the movies they want to see using the Christmas Movie Checklist App

#great american family #great american christmas #candace cameron bure #danica mckellar #trevor donovan #jill wagner #jen lilley #lori loughlin #susie abromeit

[laresearchette]

Thursday, March 16, 2023 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: ZATIMA (BET +) BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU (A&E Canada) 9:00pm/10:00pm GOOD TROUBLE (ABC Spark) 10:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT SPRING BREAK NIGHTMARE (Premiering on March 19 on Super Channel Fuse at 9:00pm)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA ANGEL FLIGHT CLASS OF ’07

NETFLIX CANADA THE GLORY INTERSTELLAR SHADOW AND BONE (Season 2) STILL TIME

WBC BASEBALL (SN) 6:00am: Quarter-Final #2

NCAA BASKETBALL (TSN/TSN4/TSN5) 12:00pm: March Madness: First Round (TSN/TSN4)  6:00pm: March Madness: First Round (TSN5) 10:00pm: March Madness: First Round

TENNIS (TSN2) 2:00pm: WTA 1000 Tennis: Indian Wells - Quarterfinals (TSN2) 7:00pm: WTA 1000 Tennis: Indian Wells - Quarterfinals

NHL HOCKEY (SN/SN360) 7:00pm: Penguins vs. Rangers (TSN2) 7:00pm: Habs vs. Panthers (TSN5) 7:00pm: Avalanche vs. Sens (TSN3) 8:00pm: Bruins vs. Jets (SNWest) 9:00pm: Stars vs. Oilers (SNPacific) 10:00pm: Canucks vs. Coyotes (SN1/SNEast/SNOntario) 10:00pm: Flames vs. Knights

BIG BROTHER CANADA (Global) 7:00pm

NBA BASKETBALL  (SN1) 7:30pm: Thunder vs. Raptors

CANADA'S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE (CBC) 8:00pm:  Before the competition gets underway in the Thousand Islands ON, teams react to surprising coaching changes; players compete in three challenges in, on, and over the water, and a second team goes home.

TRIGGER POINT (CBC) 9:00pm: Lana battles her inner demons as she blames herself for the devastating loss; when the counterterrorism team identifies the bomber, Lana is determined to track him down.

THE GREAT POTTERY THROW DOWN (Makeful) 9:00pm: It's back to the Swinging Sixties, as the potters create a psychedelic pair of highly decorative glazed vessels, before guest judge Orla Kiely tests their repeating-pattern skills

THE BEST MAN: THE FINAL CHAPTERS (W Network) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE):  Harper is a best man yet again when his friends reunite in paradise for Quentin's impending nuptials; Jordan, Lance, Murch, Robyn, Candace and Shelby each react differently to Harper's chance to turn "Unfinished Business" into a movie.

CANADIAN REFLECTIONS (CBC) 11:30pm: Millie Did It/ Try to Fly

#cdntv #cancon #canadian tv #canadian tv listings #big brother canada #canada's ultimate challenge #trigger point #the great pottery throw down #canadian reflections #wbc baseball #ncaa basketball #tennis #nhl hockey #nba basketball

[mysteriesofmilo]

Favorite Songs Tournament, Season 3 Sweet 16!!!!

Happy belated Heinzoween everyone!

I apologize for the hiatus. I got sick and almost forgot this tournament existed. But enough about that; it's finally time to return to our regularly scheduled favorite songs tournament for Phineas and Ferb season 3! Here are the results of the Round of 32:

In a matchup of songs about characters with a special relationship with Buford, Hole in My Heart beat Runnin' From Love (In a Bear Suit) 11-7 (61.1%)

In a previously tied matchup of songs with titles ending in the word Thing(s), Takin' Care of Things beat What Is This Thing? 10-7 (58.8%)

In a matchup of characters who only appear in one episode whose names start with P, The Ballads of Paul beat Perry-Tronic 11-8 (57.9%)

In a near shutout, Everything's Better With Perry beat Ferb 17-1 (94.4%)

In a matchup with low gravity, Lunar Taste Sensation beat Football X-7 12-7 (63.2%)

In a matchup within my top 20 from this season, Aerial Area Rug beat Ferb Latin 12-7 (63.2%)

In a matchup of songs with disturbing premises, Weaponry beat Goin' Deep Into Your Mind 13-6 (68.4%)

In another previously tied matchup of songs about Candace doing something other than busting, Give Up beat Just the Two of Us 10-8 (55.6%)

In a matchup of requested songs, Robot Riot beat Set the Record Straight 16-3 (84.2%)

In a matchup of people working together who have also betrayed each other, Frenemies beat Don't Look Down 17-2 (89.5%)

In a third previously tied matchup of our normal protagonists not being themselves, Platypus Fight beat Blueprints 10-7 (58.8%)

In a matchup of montages and preparing for the future, The Way of the Platypus beat A Real Boy 13-6 (68.4%)

In a matchup of Doof getting along with someone else, Brand New Best Friend beat Dance Baby 11-7 (61.1%)

In a matchup of modes of transportation, Drusselstein Driving Test Waltz beat Tour de Ferb 13-6 (68.4%)

In a competition for attention, Evil Tonight beat Run Candace Run 12-6 (66.7%)

And in a fun final matchup for this round, Summer (Where Do We Begin?) beat Jetpack Volleyball 16-3 (84.2%)

Now on to the Sweet 16!

Hole in My Heart vs Takin' Care of Things

The Ballads of Paul vs Everything's Better With Perry

Lunar Taste Sensation vs Aerial Area Rug

Weaponry vs Give Up

Robot Riot vs Frenemies

Platypus Fight vs The Way of the Platypus

Brand New Best Friend vs Drusselstein Driving Test Waltz

Evil Tonight vs Summer (Where Do We Begin?)

Vote here: https://forms.gle/A4iRsMw5qaEmKxAG6

View the updated bracket here: https://challonge.com/5gy6f1tg

And view the wiki here: https://phineasandferb.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Season_3_songs

EDIT: Sorry, again, I forgot to set an end date! I'm giving you until tomorrow, Thursday the 4th, to cast your vote. Unless of course we end in a tie. In that case it will likely be the 5th.

#phineas and ferb #pnf #pnf songs tournament #pnf season 3 #favorite songs tournament

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Candace Competition

Standing in a wheat field

Hair Dyed back to Orange

#pnf #phineas and ferb #candace #candace flynn #polls #polls on tumblr #tournament polls #Candaec Competition #Candace Competition Round 2 #Great Balls Of Water #Standing in a wheat field #Hair Dyed back to Orange #0x36v0x37

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TV Binge: Sugar Rush:Extra Sweet (Season 3, 2020) & Sugar High (2020)

TV Binge: Sugar Rush:Extra Sweet (Season 3, 2020) #SugarRushExtraSweet & Sugar High (2020) #SugarHigh #Netflix #TV #Reality #Baking #Competition #SugarWork

Sugar Rush: Extra Sweet (Season 3, 2020)

Host: Hunter March Judges: Candace Nelson & Adriano Zumbo Guest Judges: Fortune Feimster, Naya Rivera, Justin Willman, Tyler Posey, Garcelle Beauvais, Ron Ben-Israel

A baking competition with 4 teams, 3 rounds, 2 cakes and 1 winner of $10,000. – IMDB

Season 3 of Sugar Rush is pretty much the same as the previous seasons. They run in the general same…

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#baking #Competition #Netflix #Netflix Originals #postaday #Reality #Review #Sugar High #Sugar Rush #TV

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Ranking every dunk in the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest

Photo by Ivan Shum - Clicks Images/Getty Images

This was the greatest top-to-bottom display of dunking in the history of the competition.

The 2020 NBA Slam Dunk Contest may sadly become known for the absolute travesty that was the judging. Derrick Jones Jr. technically won the event, even though Aaron Gordon produced five straight perfect scores and then somehow got a 47 despite dunking over a 7’5 guy on the first try. Gordon should have two titles by now. Instead, he was beat unfairly by Zach LaVine in 2016 and defeated even more unfairly by Jones this time.

Here’s hoping that it will instead be known as the greatest top-to-bottom display of dunking in the history of the competition. The Michael Jordan-Dominique Wilkins duels may be the most iconic. Vince Carter may have shined brightest. The Gordon-LaVine dunk-off may have produced the best ending. But all four guys in the 2020 edition brought it, giving us a 16-dunk spectacle with no flops or disappointments. Many of the long-forgotten slams from the first round would top the best dunk in this competition’s leanest years.

If there’s one thing I hope the public takes away from the 2020 event, it’s that the 50-point maximum is woefully insufficient to cover the wondrous athleticism of today’s players. Any rating that considers Pat Connaughton nipping the backboard on the same level as the stuff Gordon and Jones produced in that final round needs to be recalibrated. That’s no disrespect to Connaughton’s dunk, which was nice. But there’s nice, and then there’s the stuff Gordon in particular did during this event.

Let’s pretend there’s no limit to the score a dunk can achieve. Here’s how I’d score and rank the 16 dunks in the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest.

1. Aaron Gordon makes Tacko Fall

I’m speechless. Absolutely speechless.

Let’s freeze this one for just a second. Reminder: Tacko Fall is 7’5. Gordon didn’t need to use his arm to propel himself off Fall’s shoulders at all to clear him. He legitimately jumped over a 7’5 dude.

Look at that last shot. His hands are on the side of the ball, meaning he didn’t need to use them to lift himself up to actually reach the rim.

Did I mention this was on the first try? And it was unplanned?

Tacko Fall says that Aaron Gordon dunk was not planned. “I was scared for my life”

— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) February 16, 2020

It’s now part of legend that the 1988 dunk contest was, ahem, questionably judged to rob Dominique Wilkins. That one was at least somewhat debatable. There is no debate this time: Aaron Gordon was robbed.

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: Infinity is a number, right?

2. Aaron Gordon’s 360 rock-the-cradle

I’ll always prefer a 360 to a between-the-legs dunk. There’s something about watching a dude spinning in mid-air while still moving forward that gets me. And the fact that Gordon cradled the ball with one hand while doing it added a nice extra element that put this finish over the top.

I assume Markelle Fultz meant to pass the ball off the side of the side of the backboard? It worked out pretty well for Gordon that he did, and he did miss the first pass because he tossed it too far into the court. But if Gordon did that dunk despite Fultz flubbing the pass? Maaaan.

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: A million? Let’s go with a million.

3. Derrick Jones Jr’s off the backboard, between the legs, scissor kick, jumping over a dude and slamming with authority I’m exhausted just describing all the elements of this dunk

If you had to name some of the dunk contest’s most commonly used tropes, they’d include:

Jumping over a guy in a prop

Going between the legs

Throwing the ball off the backboard

Tomahawking it back before dunking with authority

Combining all of them into one dunk that looks fluid and nailed on the first try? Amazing that this was the third-best dunk of the night.

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 999,995.

4. Derrick Jones Jr’s reverse tornado

This dunk is basically Vince Carter’s iconic reverse 360 that essentially ended the 2000 Dunk Contest before it even started, except with a between-the-legs element added to it. And not just any between-the-legs element. No, this was a between-the-legs element the opposite way while going against his body.

If I showed you this screenshot and you didn’t know how the play ended, you’d probably assume he tried jumping straight on and just missed right. Would you guess he was actually going to his left?

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 500,000 or so. Who’s counting?

5. Aaron Gordon calls him Chance the Reverse Dunker

It’s easy to forget that the dunk contest is ultimately a beauty pageant in basketball form. The most technically brilliant dunk is no match for a clean, first-time finish where it looks like the dunker is actually flying.

Gordon looked like he was flying on this dunk, even if the actual slam didn’t have that many different elements. Jumping over Chance the Rapper is whatever. The cock back, OK, I’ve seen that before. The reverse spin to slam while moving away from the hoop — we just saw Derrick Jones Jr. do that a dunk earlier.

But the combination of all of those elements looked so clean, so it gets the edge over...

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 1,000.

6. Aaron Gordon’s reverse reverse between the legs

Originality is the name of the game, and this Aaron Gordon dunk was original. Imagine telling someone 15 years ago that someone would pull off a reverse between the legs move in mid-air and that was merely the prelude to the dunk itself. As the great Kenny Smith famously said once twice 17,000 times, “I’VE SEEN SOMETHING I’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.”

This is one of those dunks that makes me wonder why people are down on the dunk contest. How can anyone watch that ridiculous athleticism and not be awed?

By the way, this was the sixth-best dunk of the night.

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 999.

7. Aaron Gordon’s other dunk over Chance the Rapper

This was so close to an elbow dunk. So, so close. Just a couple inches more and he could stick the whole arm in the rim.

And it was Gordon’s fifth-best dunk of the night. And he didn’t win. I’ll never get over this.

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 500.

8. Derrick Jones Jr. goes between the legs over two people

I was initially nonplussed by this dunk. Then, I watched it again, realized that Jones did a between-the-legs dunk with authority on the first try while flying over two people and jumping from here ...

... and I realized this dunk contest spoiled me.

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 100.

9. Derrick Jones Jr’s sideways between the legs in the dunk-off

A very, very, very, very cool dunk that I have already seen before in previous dunk contests.

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 75.

10. Pat Connaughton kisses the backboard

Oh yeah, there were two other people in this event. And one was quite good himself and was close to advancing over the winner.

I was worried for this Connaughton finish because relying on a replay to show the key element of your dunk is fraught with peril. What if none of the judges notice in time? What if they fail to appreciate it because they didn’t see it initially? Luckily, Candace Parker noticed what was up immediately, and Giannis Antetokounmpo sold it beautifully.

Deduct a couple points for this being the third try.

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 50 seems appropriate.

11. Derrick Jones Jr’s windmill from one-step inside the free-throw line

Spare me the sad comparisons to Dominique Wilkins’ unfathomable 48 in his final dunk in the 1988 contest in Chicago that handed the title to Michael Jordan. This Derrick Jones Jr. dunk was great for a mere mortal, but it was also a worse version of the exact same dunk Zach LaVine did at the end of the 2016 event. There’s a reason DJJ was bummed after he pulled it off. He could’ve done the same thing from a step further back, but didn’t execute.

Wait, Aaron Gordon jumping over Tacko Fall got a worse score than this??

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 48 was appropriate.

12. Dwight Howard’s memetastic statue of liberty

Dwight’s first dunk #ATTSlamDunk pic.twitter.com/uvtchSAmpN

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 16, 2020

Shockingly, Dwight’s lack of charisma ruined what was actually a really difficult dunk. He spun the wrong way, held his pose in mid-air for a split second, and then spun the other way to throw it down. This reminded me of the sticker dunk he did in 2007, another very cool dunk that he completely ruined with a confusing presentation.

At least we get this meme forever.

"live, laugh, love" pic.twitter.com/9obLur4Ep5

— Dan Favale (@danfavale) February 16, 2020

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 47.

13. Aaron Gordon pulls off a nice reverse dunk, featuring a bunch of Tik Tok Stars in the background for some reason

The dunk itself would’ve brought the house down in almost any other dunk contest. In this one, it served as the undercard for a big Tik Tok Stars presentation that had no immediate payoff. I thought they’d record some sort of skit that ended with Gordon slamming it down, like a live recording of an actual Tik Tok video. That’s what they’re called, right?

(Can you tell that I’m old).

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 45.

14. Derrick Jones Jr’s original Airplane Mode

One of those dunks that must have looked cooler in person than it did on TV. To me, the layperson watching on my couch, it was simply a version of a dunk we’ve seen a thousand times before, with an elaborate presentation we’ve also seen a thousand times before.

Forty-six was a generous score for this. If it was scored correctly, Jones doesn’t even make the final and none of the judging shenanigans happen. What a Sliding Doors moment.

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 43.

15. Pat Connaughton stars in White Man Can Jump

The setup was cool. The actual dunk was fine. Gordon did it better in 2016.

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: 39.

160,000. The superman dunk

A C+ version of the original, more than a decade later. There’s a reason the dunk wheel of the mid-2000s was a bad idea: nobody wants to see inferior versions of originals.

Scoring this a 49 was an abomination. I’ll pretend that Dwight’s first dunk actually got the 49 and this one got the 41.

(This is probably too mean considering Dwight paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant with this dunk. Oh well).

MY SCORE IF THERE WAS NO MAXIMUM: Negative 250. If I wanted nostalgia, I’d watch the original Superman dunk on YouTube.

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DWTS S24 Week 10 FINALS Recap / Review

Recaps [HERE]

I think we’ve said everything we could about these 3, we know everything we need to know, we’re rooting for who we’re rooting for. I don’t really think this week’s dances will change what I think will be the outcome to much, unless someone someone literally falls on their face or sets the place on fire. It’s really just a countdown to the results. I think Dave is pretty much a lock for 3rd. As much as I think Normani has the edge, Rashad is immeasurably close competition. Neither outcome would surprise me. But Normani has been so fire from Week 1 without few down weeks if any. I hope it's not a Katherine Jenkins / Zendaya situation.. idkkk

1. David Ross & Linday Arnold 

Redemption Dance: Vienesse Waltz (8+8+8=33) David is absolutely the most improved celeb this season. Compared to Week, he has a lot more control over his movements, the transitions & Lindsay. It was a sweet earnest dance, he is still heavy footed but who cares at this point.. lolol

Freestyle: (10+10+10+10=40) David & Lindsay's freestyle is just a big Cubs version of their fun high energy hip hop influenced dances. ..Again won't change a damn thing but on brand, which is pure joy & fun.

SN: It’s nice when likable people like David make it a lot further than anyone ever expected over “sure things” like Simone Biles or maybe even Candace Cameron Bure over Amy Purdy, because they are what the show was initially supposed to be about. BUT the show is truthfully never about that once the finale hits, because it’s really about top dog eats top top dog. In this case Normani vs. Rashad. What I’m taking forever to say is, while it seems like it’s noble that weaker dancers advance this far, it’s really stripped away when they’re standing next to such obvious forces like Rashad & Normani, & they are destined for 3rd place. As Len basically said to Bonner, don’t overstay your welcome. The longer Bonner went on the worse he looked. As much as I like David, it would’ve been nice to see a final 3 that is competition from top to bottom (S23 is actually a rare example) because that’s really what it boils down to anyway. 3rd place just becomes a throw away situation.

This is just a side thought, not a criticism of David & Lindsay

2. Normani Kordei & Val Chmerkovskiy

Redemption - Quickstep (10+9+10+10=39) I don’t even remember Normani & Val’s first quickstep that could be commentary on the dance itself or my own memory. Heck I barely remember Erika Jayne competing this season. This was a FAST quickstep. Truthfully, as much as I loved this dance, I think it was too fast. The minute I saw the lack of body contact & (kinda messy) swinging kick turns, I knew Len would call it out for being hectic. I would watch it again tho, which in-itself is an improvement over the first one.

Freestyle (10+10+10+10=40) Yessss, this dance is so beautiful in the purest & most earnest way. The kids were a nice touch without feeling like a gimmick. Normani & Val's freestyle is such welcome change from the "emotional" contemporary freestyle that all start too look alike. It's hard too make "emotional" freestyles stand out & not seem cheesy, boring or repetitive without going too big & over the top to be noticed but they did it. They really could have a went a variety of ways for this dance, 

I wonder after seeing Rashad & Emma’s freestyle if the tone will hurt or help. They’re both perfect in completely different ways.

3. Rashad Jennings & Emma Slater 

Redemption - Viennese Waltz (10+10+10+10=40) Rashad easily had the most improved dance this round. His footing & partnering was stronger & more grounded. 

Freestyle (10+10+10+10=40) Something told me Rashad might “Donald Driver”, Normani & Val. Meaning produce a spectacle freestyle while the others focused more on dancing. Donald & Peta won S14 over Katherine Jenkins & Mark Ballas after a cowboy freestyle, & it shifted the outcome possibly. Katherine & Mark bested the competition the entire season, 10′s on 9′s on 10′s but their freestyle was perfect but maybe predictable & he won. I wonder if Rashad might have done same thing. The difference thought is Rashad is a better dancer & his freestyle had a lot more dancing in than Donald’s. His freestyle was truly that, fun, big, loud, he was front & center hitting every move with flair.  If Normani does have the edge, his freestyle is the only thing that could shift gears. 

Recaps [Here]

What did you think of the freestyles? How do you think the final 3 will place after seeing the freestyles?

#recaps #dwts #dwts 24 #DWTS Recap #dancing with the stars #Normani Kordei #val chmerkovskiy #rashad jennings #emma slater #david ross #lindsay arnold #Dwts Finale

[laresearchette]

Saturday, March 13, 2021 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: NICKELODEON'S KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS 2021 (YTV) 7:30pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET (Premiering on March 18 on Nat Geo Canada at 8:00pm) A HOUSE ON FIRE (TBD - Lifetime Canada)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME/CRAVE/NETFLIX CANADA/CBC GEM:

AMAZON PRIME KANNADDI

CRAVE TV OTTOLENGHI & THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES

NETFLIX CANADA A CALL TO SPY BAKUGAN: ARMORED ALLIANCE THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER (2020) THE LOST PIRATE KINGDOM SHITHOUSE ZERO CHILL

2021 TIM HORTONS BRIER (TSN/TSN5) 2:30pm: Championship Round (TSN) 8:30pm: Championship Round

NHL HOCKEY (SN) 1:00pm: Rangers vs. Bruins     (SNOntario/CBC/SN360) 7:00pm: Jets vs. Leafs (City/SN) 7:00pm: Habs vs. Flames (SN/CBC) 10:00pm: Oilers vs. Canucks

NBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 7:00pm: Raptors vs. Hornets (SNNOW +) 7:00pm: Pistons vs. Nets (SN1) 10:00pm: Mavericks vs. Nuggets

W5 (CTV) 7:00pm: Stacked Odds; Carney's Crusade:  Examining the legal hurdles that patients face when they suffer from medical errors; Canadian economist Mark Carney.

GESPE'GEWA'GI: THE LAST LAND (APTN) 7:00pm: Blayze decides to spice up the crab season with a fun competition for his crew; Walter spends his time dealing with mechanical troubles.

THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE WILD WEST (APTN) 7:30pm: A Cree leader's power, gifted to him by a grizzly spirit, enables him to predict destructive future events; in an attempt to compromise with the government, Big Bear ventures to form a united front amongst the surrounding tribes.

CRIME BEAT (Global) 8:00pm: Tori Stafford: Never Forget, Part 1

THREE BEDROOMS, ONE CORPSE: AN AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY (CTV) 8:00pm: Master sleuth Aurora Teagarden (Candace Cameron Bure) investigates the deaths of two people found inside houses that are being sold.

BIG FOOD BUCKET LIST (Food Network Canada) 8:00pm (SEASON FINALE):  John gets a first-hand lesson in charcoal grilling and checks ultra-juicy, braised lamb barbacoa tacos off his bucket list; John gets a lesson in fresh noodle making and a taste of the best pork wontons; a mile-high, double-thick pork chop.

THE KILLER BESIDE ME (DTour) 8:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): A retail store employee's crush on manager Antoinette Venditti Bruce escalates into an obsession after he's fired for inappropriate behavior; she is transferred out of state for work and the stalker tracks her down to carry out his twisted plans.

THE WEDDING MARCH (Super Channel Heart & Home) 8:00pm:  A singer realizes he has been booked to perform at his college sweetheart's wedding.

MY FLOATING HOME (Cottage Life) 9:00pm: Floating Piano Boat:  Families build homes that float on bodies of water.

THE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY (Crave) 9:00pm: Dumped by her boyfriend, a New York art gallery assistant creates an exhibit for souvenirs from past relationships.

CRYPTO (Super Channel Fuse) 9:00pm:  A Wall Street banker connects a small-town art gallery to a global conspiracy, putting his own family in grave danger.

THIS IS POP (CTV) 10:00pm: Hail Britpop!: Pop hits out of the U.K.

AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: GIRLS' RULES (Crave) 10:50pm:  Now that it's their senior year, Annie, Kayla, Michelle and Stephanie band together to harness their girl power to get what they want.

HOT ONES (Global) 1:00am: Paris Hilton

#cdntv #cancon #canadian tv #canadian tv listings #W5 #gespeg'gewa'gi the last land #the secret history of the wild west #crime beat #big food bucket list #this is pop #curling #nhl hockey #nba basketball

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The St. Tammany Battle of the Books program is an annual inter-library book trivia competition between teams of 5th-8th graders focused on knowledge of 5 pre-selected novels. Students entering 5th-8th grades in the 2017-2018 school year are eligible to join a team. Teams compete in multiple rounds in a Quiz Bowl-style competition. The Battle is followed by an Award Party. Members of the winning team receive individual trophies and are awarded the official Battle of the Books Championship Trophy for display at the winning Branch Library. Non-scoring awards include Best Sportsmanship, Best Costume, and Best Team Name. The next St. Tammany Battle of the Books will be held on July 15, 2017. Teams are forming now. Contact the coach at your local branch library. 

Initial Meeting is for Participant and Parent/Guardian

Causeway Branch Library (Coach Mrs. Gigi Mathé, 985-626-9779) Meets Thu., May 25, 4:00 P.M.  Covington Branch Library (Coach Ms. LaQuana Burks, 985-893-6280) Meets Thu., May 25, 3:30 P.M. Madisonville Branch Library (Coach Mrs. Lillie Butler, 985-845-4819) Meets Wed., May 24, 2:00 P.M. Mandeville Branch Library (Coach Mrs. Candace Perilloux, 985-626-4293) Meets Tue., May 23, 5:30 P.M. Slidell Branch Library (Coach Mrs. Jen Martin, 985-646-6470) Meets Thu., May 25, 5:30 P.M. South Slidell Branch Library (Coach Mrs. Alexis Davis , 985-781-0099) Meets Tues., May 23, 5:00 P.M.

Start reading!

The City of Ember: The Graphic Novel  by Jeanne DuPrau (J GN DuPr) In the year 241, 12-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions. 

 The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (J Selz) -When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

My Librarian is a Camel: How Books are Brought to Children Around the World by Margriet Ruurs (J 027.4 Ruu) - Unusual mobile libraries found around the world.

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (J Brow) - Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants. 

The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett ( Ball) In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, a team of sixth-graders lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished.

#battle of the books #st tammany parish library #summer reading challenge #summer reading program #build a better world

[conniejoworld]

ELECTIONS ’20 | U.S. SENATE Hegar beats West, will face Cornyn

‘Pack it up, buttercup,’ she tells GOP incumbent By ROBERT T. GARRETT and GROMER JEFFERS JR. Staff Writers MJ Hegar defeated Royce West late Tuesday in the runoff for the Democratic nomination for a Texas seat in the U.S. Senate. A little after 11:20 p.m., Hegar declared victory, and a few minutes after that, The Associated Press declared her the Democratic primary winner. “I am humbled by the support we have received from all across the state, and am confident we have a decisive victory,” Hegar said in an email. West gave her a scare, though. The veteran state senator ran strongly in his home base of Dallas County and did well enough in Harris County to offset some of Hegar’s strength in South and Central Texas, as well as many rural counties. With 79% of polling locations reporting, Hegar maintained a nearly 40,000-vote lead out of more than 930,000 cast. “While we may be celebrating tonight, we have to get right back down to work tomorrow,” she said shortly after 10 p.m. “That’s when the real work is going to start. We’re going to kick this career politician to the curb.” Hegar stopped short of declaring victory — but said the Democratic turnout was so large it was “going to cause John Cornyn to have a hard time sleeping tonight.” She then issued a message to Cornyn: “Pack it up, buttercup, because your time has ended and we’re coming back to take our seat back for Texas.” In only her second run for public office, Hegar hopes now to rally base Democrats and disaffected Republicans to an upset victory over three-term GOP Sen. John Cornyn in the fall. For West, it was a race of frustration. “Every time I turned on television, I saw MJ Hegar,” West said earlier, while refusing to concede the race because of unreported precincts in Dallas and Harris counties. “A lot of people in the [Rio Grande] Valley didn’t know who Royce West is.” West, first elected to the state Senate in 1993, struggled to raise money. His duties as a legislator after the coronavirus outbreak were another hurdle, he said. He cast himself as a battle-scarred warrior for women’s rights, gun control, public schools and foster children who could ride the nation’s new urgency about racial inequality and policing to defeat Cornyn. Hegar, a Purple Heart recipient, turns to the Nov. 3 matchup with Cornyn after selling herself as a political disrupter eager to stand apart from political parties and fight for working families — and capable of cutting into Texas Republicans’ margins in both rural areas and the suburbs. Cornyn, 68, is a team player and the former No. 2 official in the Senate Republican leadership. Democrats say he and others in the GOP’s Senate majority are chief enablers of President Donald Trump’s unconventional and divisive leadership. Cornyn has said he’ll stand against “socialism” and has successfully advanced the state’s interests, such as securing federal aid after Hurricane Harvey. While the state’s three decades of red leanings provide some comfort, Cornyn has been unable to break through 40% support in public polls. His fate may be tied to Trump’s. The GOP president’s popularity in Texas, which never reached levels Republicans have grown accustomed to, has sagged amid pushback over his handling of COVID-19 and protests. A Dallas Morning News /University of Texas at Tyler poll conducted June 29 through July 7 showed Cornyn with an 11-point lead over Hegar, 37% to 26%; and ahead of West by just a tad more, 37% to 25%. In both matchups, nearly one-third of registered voters were undecided — and an additional 6% named someone else. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.24 percentage points. While West, 67, a Black lawyer from southern Dallas, has greater backing among African Americans than Hegar, she was able in the poll’s hypothetical matchup with Cornyn to fight him essentially to a draw among independents. She had 24% to Cornyn’s 25%. In the West-Cornyn pairing, Cornyn took independents, 28% to 20%. Since leaving the Air Force, Hegar, 44, has worked as a manager for Seton Healthcare and Dell computers. She lives in Round Rock, where she made her first stab at elective office in 2018. She challenged GOP U.S. Rep. John Carter of Georgetown, losing by only 3 points. Hegar caught the eye of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and other Democratic strategists with a viral ad. It recounted how even though she survived a 2009 firefight with Taliban forces who shot down her medevac helicopter in Afghanistan, a few years later, after leaving the military, she couldn’t get into the offices of members of Congress to press the case for lifting a ban on women in ground combat. She wasn’t a campaign contributor, she explained. But as lead plaintiff in an American Civil Liberties Union suit against the Defense Department, Hegar ultimately succeeded in backing down the Pentagon. That feisty, won’t-take-no-for-an-answer mien is as central to Hegar’s persona as the cherry blossom tattoo on her shrapnel-pocked right arm and shoulder, or her love of Harley-Davidsons. “John Cornyn, I know that you’re watching,” Hegar said in a debate last month. “I’ve got bad news for you: This relationship is not working out, honey. Let me tell you, we’re just not that into you.” West, though, has dismissed Hegar’s schtick as one part real, three parts bravado. “I like MJ as a person; she’s a good person,” West told the Austin American-Statesman earlier this month. “And I applaud her service, I really do. But you know the reality comes down to, who is best qualified to lead?” West described himself as the experienced legislator, ready to shape consensus, pass bills and end Washington gridlock as soon as he lands on the Senate floor. As their runoff contest, constrained by coronavirus to virtual appearances, drew to a close, West hammered the contrast home. He called himself the “true Democrat” in the race and criticized Hegar for once giving a campaign donation to Cornyn and for voting in the 2016 GOP presidential primary. Hegar said she gave money to Cornyn because he only paid attention to donors. She described her vote in the 2016 GOP primary as an effort to stop Trump from getting his party’s presidential nomination. Then Hegar blasted West for being a “career politician” and for becoming rich while in public office. West countered that there’s nothing wrong with an experienced Black lawyer making money, suggesting that Hegar was being racially insensitive. On issues, neither Democrat actually veered as far to the left as Cornyn hoped back in February, when it looked as if the party’s presidential nominee could be Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Though Cornyn may gloss over the nuances, Hegar and West both stopped shy of endorsing Medicare for All or the Green New Deal. Like their party’s putative nominee for president, Joe Biden, they’re both for a “public option” to be added to a strengthened version of Obamacare, to serve as a check on private insurers. Hegar especially was leery of consumer price hikes that could be triggered by the Green New Deal, a progressive plan to end use of fossil fuels and ameliorate income inequality. Both Democrats endorsed legalization of marijuana and at least would consider removing funds from police departments if civil rights were violated. In the runoff, Hegar enjoyed a sizable spending advantage over West. It was augmented by last-minute TV ads on her behalf paid for by Schumer’s Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Washington and the national feminist group EMILY’s List. As the race turns to November, Cornyn has an overwhelming fundraising advantage. He has $14.5 million in his campaign fund. Days before the runoff, Hegar had $1.6 million in the bank, while West trailed badly with about $160,000. [email protected], [email protected] Twitter: @RobertTGarrett, @gromerjeffers

24TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Valenzuela chosen to face Van Duyne

Fall race likely to be explosive as Dems try to flip Marchant seat By NIC GARCIA Staff Writer [email protected] Democrats in Dallas’ suburbs selected Candace Valenzuela to be their nominee in one of the most hotly contested national races this year — putting her on a trajectory to be Congress’ first Afro-Latina member if she wins in the fall. Valenzuela beat retired Air Force Col. Kim Olson on Tuesday in the Democratic runoff in Texas’ 24th Congressional District, which spans Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. As of 10 p.m., Valenzuela led in each county, a devastating blow for Olson, who invested heavily in Tarrant County and promised to deliver a slate of Democratic victories in the statehouse. Olson had not conceded the race late Tuesday. “I’m proud to announce tonight our grassroots coalition has won,” Valenzuela told supporters via Zoom before acknowledging her family. “We’ve made a commitment as this family to fight for this district, to fight for this state, to fight for this country.” Valenzuela, a former Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board member, will now face former Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne, a Republican. The fall matchup is sure to be explosive with the issues of identity and progressive policies at the center of it. Van Duyne wasted no time going on the attack. “Candace has actively sought and received support from many extremist elected officials and organizations who believe in dismantling American security, fundamental rights, and crushing North Texans under socialized medicine and higher taxes on middle-class families,” she said in a statement. National Democrats have singled out the suburban seat as key to their strategy of keeping the U.S. House of Representatives. As demographics in the district have shifted, the seat has become more competitive. Republican Rep. Kenny Marchant easily won his seat nearly two decades ago. However, he narrowly held on in 2018, beating his Democratic opponent by just three points. Marchant, a Coppell resident, is one of six Republicans retiring from Congress at the end of the year. Valenzuela was already the favorite of progressive Democrats in Washington, garnering endorsements from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Georgia Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon. National support for Valenzuela is likely to intensify given the renewed attention on race issues. Valenzuela, 36, made her identity as an Afro-Latina central to her candidacy: She looks more like the constituents of the district, which is now majority non-white. She also argued that she was better suited to craft economic and social justice policies based on her experience growing up poor and homeless. Olson and Valenzuela were the top two vote-getters in a crowded Democratic March primary. A runoff was triggered because neither woman earned more than 50% of the vote. Days after the primary, the coronavirus pandemic led to stay-at-home orders that limited campaigning and ultimately delayed the runoff, which was originally scheduled for May. Both campaigns were forced to take their message online. Each hosted rounds of town halls on Zoom and Facebook. Olson invested heavily in early voting applications while Valenzuela went big on digital messaging such as text messages. The race between Olson and Valenzuela largely focused on Olson’s resume and Valenzuela’s biography. Olson was one of the nation’s first female military pilots. Following her time in the Air Force, which included a tour in Iraq, she worked in both the public and nonprofit sectors. She raised her profile substantially in 2018 when she ran to be the state’s agriculture commissioner. The race, which intensified in recent weeks, was punctuated by hundreds of thousands of dollars in outside spending. Groups supporting both women filled the airwaves, mailboxes and social media to promote each candidate. Valenzuela’s supporters went negative, attacking Olson’s record as the former human resources director at the Dallas Independent School District

Hate Van Duyne- was our mayor for a while, then Donny-boy hired her away for what-ever- coldest bitch you will ever meet

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AIED2019: How the World's Top AI Experts Apply AI to Education

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CHICAGO, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AI has become the core driving force of the new round of industrial transformation and ushered in a new period of industrial explosion. How to break through the barriers between technology and industry has become a heated issue. AI in education has become a favorite target for capital investment. Information-based education, quality education, language training and K12 primary and secondary school extracurricular tutoring are witnessing iterative research results in "AI+Education". What are the latest AI technologies in education? What is the current condition for their application? What's the future for "AI+Education"?

On June 26-29, the 20th AIED (AI in Education) successfully ended in Chicago. Hundreds of top researchers and experts in AI+ education, computer science, psychology and other fields from all over the world gathered together at the conference to share and discuss the latest research results in AI, as well as the experience and challenges of AI application and AI products. First Insight, as an exclusively invited media in China, reported the whole process of AIED.

Organized by the 25-year-old International Association for AI Education (IAIED), AIED has over 1,000 members from more than 40 countries. They are experts and scholars in the fields of computer science, education and psychology. At the conference, Dr. Luis Von Ahn, founder of Duolingo, a famous language learning software; Candace Thille, professor of Stanford University and director of Amazon Learning Science Center; Nancy Law, professor of Hong Kong University; Jutta Treviranus, professor of OCAD University in Canada; and Richard Tong, chief architect of Squirrel AI Learning among others delivered keynote speeches and participated in round-table discussions. The co-chairs of the conference were Bruce McLauren, professor of Carnegie Mellon University in the US, and Rose Luckin, professor of education at University College London in UK.

AI is not a new thing in education. Although "AI+ Education" is a favorite target for capital investment, there are still doubts about its authenticity. Robby Robson, CEO of Eduworks and member of IEEE Standards Committee, pointed out that AI technology has been developing all the time and that all advanced machine behaviors are inseparable from AI, but there are five problems as follows:

1. Producers do not participate in research

2. Researchers are not engaged in production

3. Consumers do not know what to believe

4. Buyers do not know what to buy

5. Favorable technologies have not been applied to production.

In short, it is the separation between technology and industry that prevents AI from being applied. Parents of children in K12 primary and secondary schools are the true consumers of AI-related products, so it is especially crucial for them to understand and accept the important role of technology. Robby Robson also pointed out that the core of the application of AI technology is simple, that is, classification and decision. Only by understanding these two things can we find a way to connect machine learning with teaching.

At present, AI+Education mainly has two modes, namely the alternative and simplified traditional educational resources, and the personalized education. Alternative education emphasizes the application of technology to replace teachers in performing some tasks or strengthen teachers' roles. Such products have developed rapidly, but their functions are relatively single. Personalized education using AI aims to complete the closed loop of "teaching, practicing and evaluating" and create customized learning method for each student, so that they will know which parts should be given up and which parts they should learn.

Intelligent adaptive system is a teaching method that uses algorithms to detect students' learning paths and provide personalized and customized learning contents for students. Richard Tong, Chief architect of Squirrel AI Learning by Yixue Group said at the conference that, "Traditional school is like a bus which provides services in a simple and convenient manner, but it fails to take each student to the exact location they want to go to. Intelligent adaptive system is like a taxi that serves each student exclusively to meet their needs."

Richard Tong, chief architect of Squirrel AI Learning, talked about the connection between human learning and machine learning as well as the way to completely change education and learning through AI. First, he talked about the reasons for applying AI in education and the significance of AI technology in replacing, enhancing, improving and redefining education. He then emphasized the continuous one-to-one individualized education for students and the change of the role of real teachers from instructors to psychological tutors for students, both of which are required by education revolution. He then introduced the reasons for the rapid development of Squirrel AI Learning from its business model, the experience of the application of AI, massive data in learning scenarios and strong computing power.

Squirrel AI Learning has created an adaptive learning engine driven by AI which integrates Mentality, Capability and Methodology (MCM), Probabilistic Knowledge State (PKS) model , Multimodal Integrated Behavioral Analysis (MIBA) using deep learning technology, Nano-Scale Knowledge Component (NKC) as well as other AI technologies like reinforced learning. This engine can promote the integration of AI and adaptive education and affect future education.

Richard Tong, chief architect of Squirrel AI Learning; Professor Rose Luckin, President of the Conference; and Ken Koedinger, Professor of Carnegie Mellon University and Chief Learning Scientist of Squirrel AI Learning, had a fireside dialogue. Richard Tong shared the success experience of Squirrel AI Learning in applying the above excellent researches into practice. The new model of "AI intelligent adaptive system + human teachers" makes for the maximum teaching effect and personalized learning experience for students. Professor Ken Koedinger of Carnegie Mellon University, a pioneer in cognitive science, shared his years' experience of applying his research achievement in cognitive science and brain science to intelligent adaptive education products. Professor Ken Koedinger, chief learning officer of Squirrel AI Learning, discussed with Professor Rose Luckin about the technologies and values of Squirrel AI Learning's intelligent adaptive teaching system and Professor Rose Luckin fully expressed his recognition. Richard Tong also held an industry forum discussion with Amy Baylor, program director of the National Nature Foundation of the United States, Brent Benson, online enterprise architect of Harvard Business School, and Kumar Garg, senior director of -Schmidt Futures, a public welfare organization set up by Eric Schmidt, co-founder of Google, to share the opportunities and challenges of their respective organizations in education science and technology. Richard talked about the importance of the cooperation between industry and academia. At present, there are four types of research fields and projects in education: learner model (to improve diagnosis and understanding of learning problems), domain model (to strengthen ontology and content), educational model (to enhance recommendation and channel optimization), and interactive model (to enhance interaction, feedback and communication). He also said that industry and academia can cooperate through various academic conferences and workshops, such as education-science and technology conferences, AI-machine learning conferences, industry conferences, workshops, tutorial samples, research papers and competitions.

On June 29, Squirrel AI Learning gathered IEEE AIS experts and professional audience of AIED to hold a workshop at DePaul University in the US to have a discuss on standardization of "AI+ Education". Richard Tong, chief architect of Squirrel AI Learning; Robert Sottilare, senior director of Soar Technology; Robby Robson, member of IEEE Standards Committee and CEO of Eduworks; Xiangen Hu, professor of the University of Memphis; Avron Barr, Chairman of IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee, together with experts, researchers and practitioners in AI education from Carnegie Mellon University, DePaul University as well as from Brazil, Cyprus and other countries, put forward their own opinions and had heated discussions about the standardization development of AI+ Education, AI's integration with industry products, the application of intelligent adaptive education system, relevant algorithms and frameworks, etc.

For example, Robert Sottilare, senior director of Soar Technology, talked about the "Cases Study of Standards and Suggested Measures in Monitoring Tasks of Adaptive Teaching System". AIS teaching areas include: cognition, problem solving and decision-making tasks, thinking; emotion, problem solving and decision-making, feeling; mental exercise, physical task; group, tasks involving two or more people, cooperated discussion. He finally asked a question to other scholars in the workshop: "The commonness in the instruction field can fulfill the following standards, namely the data exchanged in various AIS processes and the structural model in the domain. But what should the industry do to enable the AIS market to flourish? This is the next question to think about."

As a leading enterprise in "AI+ Education", Squirrel AI Learning is China's first AI company to apply AI adaptive learning technology to primary and secondary education. It has successfully developed China's first AI adaptive learning engine with complete independent intellectual property rights and advanced algorithms as the core. It uses more than ten algorithms and deep learning technologies and has developed many AI application technologies such as MCM capability value training, root cause reconstruction of knowledge map, nano-scale knowledge point splitting at the most basic level, relevance probability of non-relevance knowledge points, MIBA Multimodal Integrated Behavioral Analysis AI system, etc., the first of their kinds in the world.

As a Unicorn in China's "AI+ Education" industry, Squirrel AI Learning has accumulated nearly 2 million student data in the past four years and has set up nearly 2,000 learning centers over 400 cities nationwide. Based on its deep understanding of education and continuous investment in technology, Squirrel AI Learning, a company with more learning data than others, will take personalized learning and improving learning efficiency as the direction of its future product development.

China's AI technology is not inferior to that in foreign countries, but the development of AI+ Education lags far behind Europe and the United States since there are more than 50 AI education companies in Europe and the United States and 23 million users in the United States are using AI education products with an annual growth rate of between 30% and 40%. Given the rapid development of AI+education overseas and the huge development potential in China, Squirrel AI Learning, a leading enterprise in China, is actively tapping overseas resources and introducing and cooperating with global talents to develop the most advanced AI technology so as to make excellent intelligent adaptive learning products in line with the national conditions for Chinese students.

Squirrel AI Learning also plans to expand overseas to promote China's advanced education platforms abroad, make products based on its existing educational knowledge maps, cooperate with overseas projects and build a curriculum system of mathematics that can be used worldwide.

At the conference, Professor Xiangen Hu of the University of Memphis shared his different views on the application of AI technology in education. He said: "AI technology should not be limited to the existing intelligent tutoring system - an easy-to-understand teaching system." He proposed SIAIS (Self-Improvable Adaptive Instructional Systems) which consists of four parts. The key for this system is that learners and learning resources should match each other and they should make common progress. The core of "Self-Improvable Learning Resources" is educational games, functional teaching assistant systems and other dynamic contents. Therefore, it is necessary to define the variable but controllable modular components in the dynamic contents, combine them with big data and improve tutoring strategies through the interaction between learners and the dynamic resources.

As Nancy Law, a professor of the University of Hong Kong, said at the conference, "We should learn how to make full use of science and technology instead of being manipulated by it". We should not turn technology into a gimmick, thus exacerbating arbitrary charge in the industry. Instead, we should use technology to provide better and fairer educational resources. Dr. Luis Von Ahn, founder of Duolingo and father of identifying code, said that although Duolingo is a technological product, his company always believes that education is the fairest way to change one's fate, so they provide free services to customers and enhance learning entertainment with technology based on their understanding of learners' changing learning psychology to help students become more motivated and improve users' loyalty. Not just helping students solve learning problems and get high scores in exams, Squirrel AI Learning's intelligence adaptive system aims to enable them to acquire good learning methods, get to know their advantages and disadvantages in thinking and personality. In this way, Squirrel AI Learning hopes to provide quality education for students.

Bruce McLauren, professor of Carnegie Mellon University, said in an interview that the new generation of users grow up together with technology. Students born in the era of Internet are eager for new technologies, new tools and new learning methods, which is both a challenge and an opportunity for enterprises. Only enterprises that provide quality education will be the winners.

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