#programming contest

[hart-on-my-sleeve]

Action Ringside Memphis Championship Wrestling Program - July 1981

What a FUN program!!! However my POOR BABY GETTING BEATEN UP WTF!!!! but also omg his article.... He is the most dramatic motherfucker.

"They... Are so scared of me that they'd have let him [Lawler] pull out a gun and blow my brains to the roof of the coliseum. They were all scared of me because of the power I held, because I was a shining star, a comet blazing across the sky with a fiery brilliance."

"I'm simply a broken man, in bone and in spirit. A man tends to become philosophical when faced with the loss of his career and life's work."

"I will live to see you rot and burn in hell!"

Also the last page makes me laugh as Farris and Sullivan don't stick around that long... Lol

[brifdi-daily]

Day 24: Teardrop !

Source: Battle for Dream Island [jacknjellify]

mischievous little critter.....

[al-mayriti]

this week, in the spanish singing program operación triunfo, they sung escriurem, a song by catalan singer miki núñez - more specifically, they sung the version of the song he did with basque singer izaro, in catalan and euskera.

in operación triunfo it was sung by chiara, who is from menorca and thus speaks the menorquín dialect, very different from miki's barcelonese one (i don't speak catalan and still noticed the changes from the original to chiara's one); and martin, from the metropolitan area of bilbo (specifically getxo). for what i've seen people comment, his town doesn't really have many basque speakers, and his dialect is the one they learn at school, the most neutral one. izaro is from gipuzkoa (more specifically from mallabia) so i imagine they have different dialects as well, i haven't listened enough to the bilingual version to really get the differences but i'm sure a more trained ear will be able to do so!

anyways, here's them performing the song at the academy, unfortunately the gala performances are only uploaded to prime video:

[fridayiminlovemp3]

i’m so addicted to entering contests it’s like gambling for broke people i love it so much

[cacowhistle]

thinkin abt going back to my roots (writing pokemon oc fanfiction) except this time instead of fantasy adventures like when i was 12 it's the joys of the mundane and also way too much thought about worldbuilding

[griddlebait]

when did you start writing?

2nd grade! my teacher invited me to join the after school creative writing class she held for the 5th graders. that’s when i fell in love with writing and i continued to attend after school classes or participated in whichever writing program UIL provided for my grade up until my parents decided to homeschool me in early middle school.

[girlmetalsonic]

my boy silver he pick up the can sometimes

[mummer]

submitted to a playwriting competition and a workshop program w/ a stipend please pay me money for my stupid bullshit i just wanna write dude.

[redrosecut]

It's honestly no surprise Germany sucks so much at Eurovision when you know how the broadcaster treats the show. E.g. both semi-finales are not aired on ARD (first channel of the public broadcaster) or NDR (local public broadcaster which is responsible for the show on the German side) but on ONE, their digital only side channel that usually airs reruns of older TV shows and Doctor Who.

[viktuurionice]

I've been spending so much time in clip studio paint lately that I can see the interface when I close my eyes.

I've never been more frustrated with a program for existing.

It's working fine! (Crashes much less than photoshop and has some great features) but I'm getting to the point where looking at it is making me nauseous.

[al-mayriti]

who hates operación triunfo more edgelords who thing they're above a silly music contest or fans of operación triunfo

[engin-program]

We invite you to participate in our first-ever photo contest, open to all ENGin students!

We’re looking for original photos related to your ENGin journey. Whether it’s a selfie with your buddy, a screenshot from your last Zoom session, or a moment from your life that shows how ENGin has impacted you — we want to see the world through your lens.

You do not have to be a professional photographer to enter! Screenshots and phone pictures are welcome. We care about sincerity and creativity, not pixels.

Theme? ENGin through your eyes.

One photo, a whole series — totally up to you. We’re looking for creativity, authenticity, and ENGin spirit. Just make sure it’s your original work and doesn’t involve any AI-generated unicorns or stock photo models.

Submissions open: June 5 – July 5

How to enter:

Upload your masterpiece(s) to Google Drive

Make sure we have access

Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/9dJMwVfRMzgFnAq58

Prizes:

1st place – 4000 UAH

2nd place – 2000 UAH

3rd place – 1000 UAH

Audience Choice – 1000 UAH (*you will help pick the Audience Choice winner from our top 10 finalists on our social media and in the newsletter.)

By entering the contest, you:

Grant ENGin permission to use your photo(s) in promotional materials, social media, and future campaigns.

Confirm that the photo(s) are your own work and don’t violate anyone else’s copyright or privacy.

We’ll feature the winners on our social media, in our newsletter, and personally email every participant because you're all amazing and deserve a thank-you note.

So go on — capture the ENGin spirit. The stage is yours.

[tvmblrsillyman]

picmix should allow contest creators to remove picmix entries

[blumoonfiction-blog]

National Writing Project (NWP): Empowering Young Writers Through Camps and Workshops

National Writing Project (NWP): Empowering Young Writers Through Camps and Workshops The National Writing Project (NWP) offers young writers opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their skills through writing camps, virtual workshops, and contests. With a focus on various genres, NWP supports young authors in finding their voice and honing their craft. Recommended Reading and…

[jcmarchi]

2024 Math Prize for Girls at MIT sees six-way tie

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2024 Math Prize for Girls at MIT sees six-way tie

After 274 young women spent two-and-a-half hours working through 20 advanced math problems for the 16th annual Advantage Testing Foundation/Jane Street Math Prize for Girls (MP4G) contest held Oct. 4-6 at MIT, a six-way tie was announced. 

Hosted by the MIT Department of Mathematics and sponsored by the Advantage Testing Foundation and global trading firm Jane Street, MP4G is the largest math prize for girls in the world. The competitors, who came from across the United States and Canada, had scored high enough on the American Mathematics Competition exam to apply for and be accepted by MP4G. This year, MP4G received 891 applications to solve multistage problems in geometry, algebra, and trigonometry. This year’s problems are listed on the MP4G website.

Because of the six-way tie, the $50,000 first-place prize and subsequent awards ($20,000 for second, $10,000 for third, $4,000 apiece for fourth and fifth and $2,000 for sixth place) was instead evenly divided, with each winner receiving $15,000. While each scored 15 out of 20, the winners were actually placed in order of how they answered the most difficult problems. 

In first place was Shruti Arun, 11th grade, Cherry Creek High School, Colorado, who last year placed fourth; followed by Angela Liu, 12th grade, home-schooled, California; Sophia Hou, 11th grade, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Virginia; Susie Lu, 11th grade, Stanford Online High School, Washington, who last year placed 19th; Katie He, 12th grade, the Frazer School, Florida; and Katherine Liu, 12th grade, Clements High School, Texas — with the latter two having tied for seventh place last year.

The next round of winners, all with a score of 14, took home $1,000 each: Angela Ho, 11th grade, Stevenson High School, Illinois; Hannah Fox, 12th grade, Proof School, California; Selena Ge, 9th grade, Lexington High School, Massachusetts; Alansha Jiang, 12th grade, Newport High School, Washington; Laura Wang, 9th grade, Lakeside School, Washington; Alyssa Chu, 12th grade, Rye Country Day School, New York; Emily Yu, 12th grade, Mendon High School, New York; and Ivy Guo, 12th grade, Blair High School, Maryland.

The $2,000 Youth Prize to the highest-scoring contestant in 9th grade or below was shared evenly by Selena Ge and Laura Wang. In total, the event awards $100,000 in monetary prize to the top 14 contestants (including tie scores). Honorable mention trophies were awarded to the next 25 winners.

“I knew there were a lot of really smart people there, so the chances of me getting first wasn’t particularly high,” Katie He told a Florida newspaper. “When I heard six ways, I was so excited though,” He says, “because that’s just really cool that we all get to be happy about our performances and celebrate together and share the same joy.”

The event featured a keynote lecture by Harvard University professor of mathematics Lauren Williams on the “Combinatorics of Hopping Particles;” talks by Po-Shen Loh, professor of math at Carnegie Mellon University, and Maria Klawe, president of Math for America; and a musical performance by the MIT Logarhythms. Last year’s winner, Jessica Wan, volunteered as a proctor. Now a first-year at MIT, Wan won MP4G in 2022 and 2019. Alumna and doctoral candidate Nitya Mani was on hand to note, during her speech at the awards ceremony, how much bigger the event has grown over the years.

The day before the competition, attendees gathered to attend campus tours, icebreaker events, and networking sessions around MIT, at the Boston Marriott Cambridge, and at Kresge Auditorium, where the awards ceremony took place. Contestants also met MP4G alumnae at the Women in STEM Ask Me Anything event.

Math Community and Outreach Officer Michael King described the event as a “virtuous circle” where alumni return to encourage participants and help to keep the event running. “It’s good for MIT, because it attracts top female students from around the country. The atmosphere, with hundreds of girls excited about math and supported by their families, was wonderful. I thought to myself, ‘This is possible, to have rooms of math people that aren’t 80 percent men.’ The more women in math, the more role models. This is what inspires people to enter a discipline. MP4G creates a community of role models.”

Chris Peterson SM ’13, director of communications and special projects at MIT Admissions and Student Financial Services, agrees. “Everyone sees and appreciates the competitive function that Math Prize performs to identify and celebrate these highly talented young mathematicians. What’s less visible, but equally or even more important, is the crucial community role it plays as an affinity community to build  relationships and a sense of belonging among these young women that will follow and empower them through the rest of their education and careers.”

Petersen also discussed life at MIT and the admissions process at the Art of Problem Solving’s recent free MIT Math Jam, as he has annually for the past decade. He was joined by MIT Math doctoral candidate Evan Chen ’18, a former deputy leader of the USA International Math Olympiad team.

Many alumnae returned to MIT to participate in a panel for attendees and their parents. For one panelist, MP4G is a family affair. Sheela Devadas, MP4G ’10 and ’11, is the sister of electrical engineering and computer science doctoral candidate and fellow MP4G alum Lalita; their mother, Sulochana, is MP4G’s program administrator. 

“One of the goals of MP4G is to inspire young mathematicians,” says Devadas. “Although it is a competition, there is a lot of camaraderie between the contestants as well, and opportunities to meet both current undergraduate STEM majors and older role models who have pursued math-based careers. This aligned with my experience at MIT as a math major, where the atmosphere felt both competitive and collaborative in a way that inspired us.”

“There are many structural barriers and interpersonal issues facing women in STEM-oriented careers,” she adds. “One issue that is sometimes overlooked, which I have sometimes run into, is that both in school and in the workplace, it can be challenging to get your peers to respect your mathematical skill rather than pressuring you to take on tasks like note-taking or scheduling that are seen as more ‘female’ (though those tasks are also valuable and necessary).” 

Another panelist, Jennifer Xiong ’23, talked about her time at MP4G, MIT, and her current role as a pharmaceutical researcher at Moderna.  

“MP4G is what made me want to attend MIT, where I met my first MIT friend,” she says. Later, as an MIT student, she volunteered with MP4G to help her stay connected with the program. “MP4G is exciting because it brings together young girls who are interested in solving hard problems, to MIT campus, where they can build community and foster their interests in math.”

Volunteer Ranu Boppana ’87, the wife of MP4G founding director and MIT Math Research Affiliate Ravi Boppana PhD ’86, appreciates watching how this program has helped inspire women to pursue STEM education. “I’m most struck by the fact that MIT is now gender-balanced for undergraduates, but also impressed with what a more diverse place it is in every way.”

The Boppanas were inspired to found MP4G because their daughter was a mathlete in middle school and high school, and often the only girl in many regional competitions. “Ravi realized that the girls needed a community of their own, and role models to help them visualize seeing themselves in STEM.”

“Each year, the best part of MP4G is seeing the girls create wonderful networks for themselves, as some are often the only girls they know interested in math at home. This event is also such a fabulous introduction to MIT for them. I think this event helps MIT recruit the most mathematically talented girls in the country.”

Ravi also recently created the YouTube channel Boppana Math, geared toward high school students. “My goal is to create videos that are accessible to bright high school students, such as the participants in the Math Prize for Girls,” says Ravi. “My most recent video, ‘Hypergraphs and Acute Triangles,’ won an Honorable Mention at this year’s Summer of Math Exposition.”

The full list of winners is posted on the Art of Problem Solving website. The top 45 students are invited to take the 2024 Math Prize for Girls Olympiad at their schools. Canada/USA Mathcamp also provides $500 merit scholarships to the top 35 MP4G students who enroll in its summer program. This reflects a $250 increase to the scholarships. Applications to compete in next year’s MP4G will open in March 2025. 

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