BoBA ISML 2019 Predictions: Eliminations Match Day 4

ISML 2019 Female Division Semifinals
ARENA 1 Tōsaka Rin [[Shiina Mashiro]]
by <=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 2 [[Violet Evergarden]] Sakurajima Mai
by <=200
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ISML 2019 Male Division Finals
ARENA 3 Archer [[Azusagawa Sakuta]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 4 Okazaki Tomoya [[Rimuru Tempest]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ISML 2019 Fall Seasonal Final
ARENA 5 [[Ishtar]] Enterprise
by >=500
Over/Under: 21000
Over

ARENA 6 [[Amano Hina]] Ristarte
by >=600
Over/Under: 21000
Over

ISML Divine Circlet 2019
ARENA 7 [[Ōmae Kumiko]] Aoyama Nanami
by >=300
Over/Under: 22000
Over

ARENA 8 Matō Sakura [[Kōsaka Reina]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 22000
Over

ISML Divine Crown 2019
ARENA 9 Bell Cranel [[Hyakuya Mikaela]]
by <=700
Over/Under: 26000
Under

ARENA 10 [[Sakamaki Izayoi]] Akasaka Ryūnosuke
by <=700
Over/Under: 26000
Under

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ARENA 11 Tokisaki Kurumi [[Emilia]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 12 [[Izumi Sagiri]] Takanashi Rikka
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 13 [[Yūki Asuna]] Chtholly Nota Seniorious
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 14 Yukinoshita Yukino [[Makise Kurisu]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 15 [[Schwi Dola]] Isshiki Iroha
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 16 Kafū Chino [[Kanna Kamui]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 17 Shiro [[Akiyama Mio]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 18 [[Nishimiya Shōko]] Takagi
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 19 [[Nakano Azusa]] [[Yuigahama Yui]] [[Aisaka Taiga]] [[Illyasviel von Einzbern]]
Over/Under: 200000
Over

ARENA 20 Levi [[Kamijō Tōma]]
by >=100
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 21 Riku Dola [[Togashi Yūta]]
by >=100
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 22 Tachibana Taki [[Willem Kmetsch]]
by >=100
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 23 [[Okabe Rintarō]] Emiya Shirō
by >=100
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 24 Satō Kazuma [[Natsuki Subaru]]
by >=100
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 25 Kyon [[Ayanokōji Kiyotaka]]
by >=100
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 26 [[Saitama]] Shiota Nagisa
by >=100
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 27 [[Emiya Kiritsugu]] Lancer
by >=100
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 28 [[Otonashi Yuzuru]] [[Araragi Koyomi]] [[Natsume Takashi]] [[Edward Elric]]
Over/Under: 200000
Over


Voter Id: 18def530-f2c2-5775-8d4f-45e5ad7d750c

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2019 College Football Bowl Wallpapers

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Here are the wallpapers for the 2019 college football bowl season. All wallpapers are in 1920 x 1080 or higher for HD desktops. The National Championship matchup wall will be posted on this blog at a later date.

College Football Award Winners 2019



Heisman Trophy (outstanding player of the year): Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
Maxwell Award (player of the year): Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
Davey O'Brien Award (best QB): Joe Burrow, LSU
Doak Walker Award (best RB): Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
Fred Biletnikoff Award (best WR): Ja'Marr Chase, LSU
John Mackey Award (best TE): Harrison Bryant, FAU
Chuck Bednarik Award (best defensive player): Chase Young, Ohio State
Butkus Award (best linebacker): Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back): Grant Delpit, LSU
Rimington Trophy (best center): Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin
Outland Trophy (best interior offensive lineman): Penei Sewell, Oregon
Lou Groza Award (best kicker): Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia
Ray Guy Award (best punter): Max Duffy, Kentucky

Joe Burrow: 2019 Heisman Trophy Winner

Joe Burrow of Louisiana State University was selected on Saturday (Dec. 14) as the 85th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy, an award presented annually by the Heisman Trophy Trust to the most outstanding player in college football.

The senior quarterback was announced as the 2019 winner of the prestigious honor at the end of ESPN’s live broadcast of the Heisman ceremony from Manhattan’s PlayStation Theater.

Burrow shattered Heisman voting records, notching the highest percentage of first place votes, the highest percentage of possible points and appearing on the most ballots. His margin of victory (1,846 points) bettered the long-standing record set by O.J. Simpson in 1968.

“It’s an honor to stand on the same stage as all of these guys,” said an emotional Burrow after hearing his name called. “I’m so thankful to have played for two of the best programs in the country. I wouldn’t have traded my journey for anything.”

Burrow is the second LSU player to win the trophy and first since the late Billy Cannon did so in 1959. His Heisman triumph makes him the third-consecutive transfer player to win the award (and seventh overall), though he is the first to do so under the NCAA’s graduate transfer rule.

The 6-4, 216-pounder from Athens, Ohio, had an extraordinary season, passing for 4,715 yards and 48 touchdowns (tying a Heisman record), while adding another 289 yard and three scores on the ground. He had a remarkable completion percentage of 77.9 percent, the best in Heisman history. As the field general for the nation’s top offense, he led No. 1 LSU to a 13-0 record, the SEC title (its first since 2011), and its first berth in the College Football Playoff.

Ballots were emailed to 870 media personnel across the nation plus 56 Heisman winners and one fan ballot, for a total of 927 electors. The ballots were received and tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Burrow polled 2,608 points to capture the award over Jalen Hurts of Oklahoma (762 points), Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields (747 points) and Ohio State defensive end Chase Young (643 points). The point total is reached by a system of three points for a first place vote, two for a second and one for a third.

Burrow will be officially inducted into the Heisman family at the 85th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Dinner Gala on Sunday evening, December 15, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis in New York.

Final 2019 Heisman results

Number of electors: 927 – Announced: December 14, 2019.

Player Class Position School 1st 2nd 3rd Total Points
1 Joe Burrow SR QB LSU 841 41 3 2,608
2 Jalen Hurts SR QB Oklahoma 12 231 264 762
3 Justin Fields SO QB Ohio State 6 271 187 747
4 Chase Young JR DE Ohio State 20 205 173 643
5 Jonathan Taylor JR RB Wisconsin 6 44 83 189
6 JK Dobbins JR RB Ohio State 2 36 36 114
7 Trevor Lawrence SO QB Clemson 3 25 29 88
8 Chuba Hubbard SO RB Oklahoma State 0 11 46 68
9 Travis Etienne JR RB Clemson 0 7 11 25
10 Tua Tagovailoa JR QB Alabama 1 4 13 24
Three points are awarded for first place on a ballot, with two points for second place and one point for third place. Finalists in bold.

Hawaii: The Bane of Army West Point in 2019.



HONOLULU (AP) — The State of Hawaii has virtually claimed responsibility for being rendered the bane of the now-disgraced United States Military Academy football team of West Point, N.Y.

Hawaii—established as the 50th state in the union, an influential province in the Pacific Rim, known for being the formative home of many successful American football players—through the Governor's Office, claimed responsibility for putting the "Black Knights" in "a hole they could never get out of," per a spokesman at an impromptu press conference outside Iolani Palace.

The University of Hawaii Rainbow Warrior football team of Mano'a initiated the two-step operation of drawing the highest of enmity from the Long Grey Line in a complete offensive showcase at the Aloha Stadium proving grounds on 30 November 2019. The Warriors routed Army to a man 52-31, effectively ending Army's fleeting attempt in vain to qualify for a Football Bowl Alliance-sanctioned college bowl game at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of collegiate American football in the country.

Intelligence agents were notified via morbidly obese armchair warrior spies attached via eyesight to bleeding-edge devices called high definition (HD) televisions that the United States Naval Academy football team of Annapolis, Md. had completed the second and final step of the two-week cross-country operation at approximately 1315 HST at the Lincoln Financial Field battleground located in Philadelphia, Pa. The battleground is the designated home of the Philadelphia Eagles Football Club of the National Football League (NFL), the USA's professional American football competition. The full time score read: Navy 31, Army 7. Where the Black Knights were felled by the Warriors' aerial attack and the Fortuitous Farmer, Cole McDonald two weeks prior, a superior option attacked employed by the Naval Academy and Commodore Malcolm Perry ensured Army ended their ill-fated campaign on a two-match losing streak.

The Midshipmen, as they are referred to as, are managed by Kenneth Va'a Niumatalolo, a graduate of the University of Hawai'i in 1989. Niumatalolo is also a longstanding member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or the LDS (Mormon) Church. The Church's designated university, the Brigham Young University of Provo, Utah, is Hawaii's designated opponent in the 2019 Social Finance, Inc. (SoFi) Hawai'i Bowl.

As for the Midshipmen, their final opponent to close out their productive 2019 campaign are the Wildcat football team of Kansas State University of Manhattan, Kan., in the 2019 AutoZone Liberty Bowl at the game's namesake stadium in Memphis, Tenn. The Wildcats team manager, Christopher Paul Klieman, was formerly the manager of the Bison football team of North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D., an established multiple champion at the second-tier NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

A full report on the endlessly expansive amounts of a so-called odorless, tasteless, mindlessly senseless gas called "shade" inflicted on the regressing legacy of Army West Point Football against the State of Hawaii will be disclosed at an unspecified date. Preliminary reports have indicated that the date is listed as...never.

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J.R. Salazar is a former association football writer and current photographer, blogger and Final Fantasy XIV gamer. Visit him on Instagram at @joryansalazar and on Tumblr at @bongaboi.

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ISML 2019: Ishtar With A Massive Upset Of The Round



ISML 2019: Ishtar With A Massive Upset Of The Round

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue
December 14, 2019

Ishtar delivered one of the biggest upsets as called by the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue on match day 3 of the 2019 International Saimoe League Eliminations Period and the 2019 ISML Fall Seasonal Semifinals. Ishtar defeated Hina Amano 10646-10100 to now become an odds-on favorite to win the diadem. She is prediection to win by at least 500 votes over Enterprise, who eased past Ristarte 10666-9264. Amano is forecasted to place third by at least 600 over Ristarte, and both matched are tipped to go over 21000 votes cast.

But Ishtar's equivalent in the Fate series is Rin Tosaka, and she delivered a similar scalp in routing Emilia 14855-9247. She will be a longshot against Mashiro Shiina, a 11488-11339 winner over Rikka Takanashi, but it is completely possible that a new Saimoe Diet led by Rin and Archer, who defeated Yuuta Togashi 10731-10157, is inaugurated by 2020.

The problem in Archer's case is that his next opponent is Sakuta Azusagawa, who defeated Riku Dola 10688-10213. Azusagawa is hoping to form a government with wife Mai Sakurajima, who defeated Sagiri Izumi 11771-11528. Sakurajima has a chance to avenge her setback to Saimoe Prime Minister favorite Violet Evergarden, who defeated Kurumi Tokisaki 11946-11520. Evergarden is using the platform of writing the story of the world in 2020 as a key reason to be elected as Rem Natsuki's successor.



On the flip side, the Bedlam is tipping Rimuru Tempest to win the election as Deputy Saimoe Prime Minister, after leveling Levi Ackerman 10731-10018. He will have a fair challenge in the semifinals, as Tomoya Okazaki, a longtime respected face in Saimoe circles and a candidate whose mandate will include putting family and community solidarity first, broke Touma Kamijou 11022-9592 in a rout.

A number of placement races in the Female and Male Division took place. Asuna Yuuki thumped Chino Kafuu 12817-9806, Yukino Yukinoshita rolled past Iroha Isshiki 11717-9696, Chtholly Nota Seniorious prevailed over Mio Akiyama 10960-10666, Kurisu Makise won the closest race of the round, a 10745-10717 thriller over Shouko Nishimiya, Schwi Dola won a 10669-10629 barnburner over Illyasviel von Einzbern, Shiro outlasted Taiga Aisaka 11251-10199, Kamui Kanna roared past Yui Yuigahama 11028-10335 and Takagi romped past Azusa Nakano 11658-10383. A six-way race took place, and Index L. Prohibitorum (76891), Megumin (71443) and Mitsuha Miyamizu (72012) advanced.

Over in the Male Division, Taki Tachibana defeated Kyon 10471-9170, Rintarou Okabe bulldozed Kazuma Satou 9911-9351, Willem Kmetsch punched Saitama 9671-9428, Shirou Emiya eased past Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 10120-9965, Kiritsugu Emiya whipped past Edward Elric 10253-9199, Lancer impaled Koyomi Araragi 10109-9227, Subaru Natsuki rolled past Takashi Natsume 9801-9286 and Nagisa Shiota shot past Yuzuru Otonashi 9608-9510. In the six-way race, Katsuki Bakugou (60345), Ryuuji Takasu (59590) and Eugeo (59408) advanced.

Match Day 4 of the 2019 International Saimoe League Eliminations Period will be around the corner. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA ISML 2019 Predictions: Eliminations Match Day 3

2019 ISML Female Division Semifinals

ARENA 1 [[Shiina Mashiro]] Takanashi Rikka
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Over

ARENA 2 Tōsaka Rin [[Emilia]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Over

ARENA 3 Tokisaki Kurumi [[Violet Evergarden]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Over

ARENA 4 [[Sakurajima Mai]] Izumi Sagiri
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Over

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2019 ISML Male Division Quarterfinals

ARENA 5 Riku Dola [[Azusagawa Sakuta]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 38000
Under

ARENA 6 Togashi Yūta [[Archer]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 38000
Under

ARENA 7 Kamijō Tōma [[Okazaki Tomoya]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 38000
Under

ARENA 8 [[Rimuru Tempest]] Levi
by <=500
Over/Under: 38000
Under

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2019 ISML Fall Seasonal Semifinals

ARENA 9 [[Amano Hina]] Ishtar
by >=500
Over/Under: 37000
Under

ARENA 10 Ristarte [[Enterprise]]
by >=500
Over/Under: 37000
Under

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ARENA 11 Kafū Chino [[Yūki Asuna]]
by >=600
Over/Under: 32000
Over

ARENA 12 Isshiki Iroha [[Yukinoshita Yukino]]
by >=600
Over/Under: 32000
Over

ARENA 13 [[Chtholly Nota Seniorious]] Akiyama Mio
by >=600
Over/Under: 32000
Over

ARENA 14 [[Makise Kurisu]] Nishimiya Shōko
by >=600
Over/Under: 32000
Over

ARENA 15 Schwi Dola [[Illyasviel von Einzbern]]
by >=600
Over/Under: 32000
Over

ARENA 16 Aisaka Taiga [[Shiro]]
by >=600
Over/Under: 32000
Over

ARENA 17 Yuigahama Yui [[Kanna Kamui]]
by >=600
Over/Under: 32000
Over

ARENA 18 Takagi [[Nakano Azusa]]
by >=600
Over/Under: 32000
Over

ARENA 19 [[Index L. Prohibitorum]] [[Yoshino]] [[Megumin]] [[Kitashirakawa Tamako]] [[Miyamizu Mitsuha]] [[Sawamura Spencer Eriri]]
Over/Under: 32000
Over

ARENA 20 Kyon [[Tachibana Taki]]
by <=900
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 21 [[Okabe Rintarō]] Satō Kazuma
by <=900
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 22 [[Willem Kmetsch]] Saitama
by <=900
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 23 [[Ayanokōji Kiyotaka]] Emiya Shirō
by <=900
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 24 Edward Elric [[Emiya Kiritsugu]]
by <=900
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 25 [[Lancer]] Araragi Koyomi
by <=900
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 26 [[Natsume Takashi]] Natsuki Subaru
by <=900
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 27 [[Shiota Nagisa]] Otonashi Yuzuru
by <=900
Over/Under: 35000
Under

ARENA 28 [[Bakugō Katsuki]] [[Takasu Ryūji]] [[Eugeo]] [[Kanda Sorata]] [[Yato]] [[Edogawa Conan]]
Over/Under: 35000
Under

Voter Id: 90030257-f8de-5191-b0a5-5c66dfb65a1c

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ISML 2019: Only The Strong Survive



ISML 2019: Only The Strong Survive

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue
10 December 2019

Match Day 2 of the 2019 International Saimoe League Eliminations Period took place. In the Female Division, Rin Tosaka thumped Chino Kafuu 13960-7127, Emilia rolled past Mio Akiyama 10608-9774, Sagiri Izumi prevailed over Kurisu Makise 10619-10005 and Mai Sakurajima eased past Asuna Yuuki 10807-9576. In the Male Division, Yuuta Togashi defeated Kyon 9821-8353, Archer dominated Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 9936-9821, Rimuru Tempest cruised past Rintarou Okabe 10093-8680 and Levi leveled Shirou Emiya 9730-9105.



In Fall Seasonal Quarterfinal action, Hina Amano routed Sumireko Sanshokuin 10107-7967, Ishtar dominated Megumi Tadokoro 9989-8380, Ristarte prevailed over Adele von Ascham 8972-8592 and Enterprise sank Laffey 9253-8157.



In Tiara consolation action, Schwi Dola torched Takagi 10261-9160, Shiro defeated Kamui Kanna 10005-9435, Illyasviel von Einzbern dismantled Index Prohibitorum 10319-8928, Taiga Aisaka roared past Yoshino 9964-8961, Azusa Nakano romped past Mitsuha Miyamizu in the closest race of the round, a 9749-9672 thriller, Yui Yuigahama exploded past Megumin 10300-8562, Tamako Kitashirakawa rocked Yui Hirasawa 10113-8810 and Eriri Spencer Sawamura defeated Tooru 9774-9421.



In Scepter consolation action, Lancer impaled Subaru Natsuki 9110-8540, Kiritsugu Emiya shot down Yuzuru Otonashi 9083-8501, Edward Elric defeated Katsuki Bakugou 8741-8317, Nagisa Shiota defeated Sorata Kanda 8837-8592, Takashi Natsume roared past Ryuuji Takasu 9204-7929, Koyomi Araragi prevailed over Eugeo in a 8642-8540 Upset of the Round, Conan Edogawa whipped past Kusuo Saiki 8810-8667 and Yato flew past Gilgamesh 8948-8672.

Match Day 3 of the 2019 International Saimoe League Eliminations Period is scheduled for December 12, 2019. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA ISML 2019 Predictions: Eliminations Match Day 2

ARENA 1 [[Tōsaka Rin]] Kafū Chino
by <=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 2 [[Emilia]] Akiyama Mio
by <=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 3 [[Izumi Sagiri]] Makise Kurisu
by <=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 4 Yūki Asuna [[Sakurajima Mai]]
by <=400
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 5 Kyon [[Togashi Yūta]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 6 [[Ayanokōji Kiyotaka]] Archer
by >=300
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 7 Okabe Rintarō [[Rimuru Tempest]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 8 Emiya Shirō [[Levi]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 29000
Under

ARENA 9 [[Amano Hina]] Sanshokuin Sumireko
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 10 Tadokoro Megumi [[Ishtar]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 11 Ristarte [[Adele von Ascham (Mile)]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 12 [[Enterprise]] Laffey
by <=500
Over/Under: 24000
Over

ARENA 13 [[Schwi Dola]] Takagi
by <=400
Over/Under: 26000
Over

ARENA 14 Shiro [[Kanna Kamui]]
by <=400
Over/Under: 26000
Over

ARENA 15 Index L. Prohibitorum [[Illyasviel von Einzbern]]
by <=400
Over/Under: 26000
Over

ARENA 16 Yoshino [[Aisaka Taiga]]
by <=400
Over/Under: 26000
Over

ARENA 17 Nakano Azusa [[Miyamizu Mitsuha]]
by <=400
Over/Under: 26000
Over

ARENA 18 Megumin [[Yuigahama Yui]]
by <=400
Over/Under: 26000
Over

ARENA 19 Kitashirakawa Tamako [[Hirasawa Yui]]
by <=400
Over/Under: 26000
Over

ARENA 20 [[Tōru]] Sawamura Spencer Eriri
by <=400
Over/Under: 26000
Over

ARENA 21 [[Lancer]] Natsuki Subaru
by >=200
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 22 Otonashi Yuzuru [[Emiya Kiritsugu]]
by >=200
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 23 Edward Elric [[Bakugō Katsuki]]
by >=200
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 24 Shiota Nagisa [[Kanda Sorata]]
by >=200
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 25 [[Natsume Takashi]] Takasu Ryūji
by >=200
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 26 Araragi Koyomi [[Eugeo]]
by >=200
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 27 [[Saiki Kusuo]] Edogawa Conan
by >=200
Over/Under: 27000
Under

ARENA 28 Yato [[Gilgamesh]]
by >=200
Over/Under: 27000
Under

Voter Id: 357d0537-3cc7-597a-bf79-e3179a16f116

ISML 2019: The Final Race To Lead The Finest People Begins!



ISML 2019: The Final Race To Lead The Finest People Begins!

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
December 8, 2019

Match Day 1 2019 of the 2019 International Saimoe League Eliminations Phase is history. In the Female Division, Rikka Takanashi rolled past Yukino Yukinoshita 11565-9485, Mashiro Shiina prevaiuled over Chtholly Nota Seniorious 11091-10991, Violet Evergarden slammed Shouko Nishimiya 11748-10052 and Kurumi Tokisaki shot down Iroha Isshiki 11388-10540. In the Male Division, Sakuta Azusagawa defeated Willem Kmetsch 10876-8775, Riku Dola rocked Taki Tachibana 10439-8963, Touma Kamujou broke Saitama 10203-9574 and Tomoya Okazaki defeated Kazuma Satou 10590-9072.



Qualifying for the Fall Seasonal Tournament are Ishtar (8125), Adele von Ascham (7830), Megumi Tadokoro (7990), Hina Amano (9021), Ristarte (8500), Sumireko Sanshokuin (7519), Enterprise (8144) and Laffey (7972). The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue tips Amano to take the Fall Diadem but be eliminated for the Speaker of the Saimoe Diet seat by Kaguya Shinomiya.



In Tiara Consolation action, Schwi Dola thumped Yoshino 11268-9587, Takagi prevailed over Megumin 10675-10277, Kamui Kanna won a 10459-10309 barnburner over Azusa Nakano, Shiro rolled past Index L. Prohibitorum 11261-9687, Yui Yuigahama defeated Yui Hirasawa 11197-9484, Illyaasviel von Einzbern won a 10332-10240 nailbiter over Tooru, Taiga Aisaka roared past Eriri Spencer Sawamura 10376-10304  and Mitsuha Miyamizu defeated Tamako Kitashirakawa 10433-10044.

In a special four-way race, Nao Tomori defeated Alice Zuberg 9554-9278, Sakura Kinomoto was third with 6947 votes and Isla had 5533 votes to finish last.



In Scepter consolation action, Subaru Natsuki defeated Koyomi Araragi 9380-8634, Lancer impaled Katsuki Bakugou 9727-8578, Yuzuru Otonashi rolled past Ryuuji Takasu 9361-9120, Kiritsugu Emiya took down Nagisa Shiota 9502-9127, Sorata Kanda rumbled past Conan Edogawa 9326-8853, Eugeo defeated Gilgamesh 927-9102, Edward Elric won a 9068-9026 snoozer over Kusuo Saiki and Takashi Natsume flew past Yato 9115-8629.



The Male Division also had a special four-way race, which Masamune Izumi won 8051-7986 over Kousei Arima. Osamu Dazai was thir with 6211 votes and Karma Akabane had 5064 votes to finish last. Finally, in a special match, Emilia won the closest race of the round, a 10487-10448 classic over Asuna Yuuki.



Match Day 2 of the 2019 International Saimoe League Eliminations Period is scheduled for December 8, 2019. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA ISML 2019 Predictions: Eliminations Match Day 1

ARENA 1 [[Yukinoshita Yukino]] Takanashi Rikka
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Over

ARENA 2 Chtholly Nota Seniorious [[Shiina Mashiro]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Over

ARENA 3 [[Violet Evergarden]] Nishimiya Shōko
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Over

ARENA 4 Isshiki Iroha [[Tokisaki Kurumi]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 35000
Over

ARENA 5 [[Azusagawa Sakuta]] Willem Kmetsch
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Under

ARENA 6 Tachibana Taki [[Riku Dola]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Under

ARENA 7 Saitama [[Kamijō Tōma]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Under

ARENA 8 Satō Kazuma [[Okazaki Tomoya]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Under

ARENA 9 Yabuuchi Madoka [[Melida Angel]] [[Enterprise]] Laffey Haru Asui Tsuyu [[Ayase Chihaya]] Ōhoshi Ringo [[Ishtar]] Ana [[Shigure]] Ōno Akira Takekasa Miki Myne Mitsue Kanako [[Sanshokuin Sumireko]] [[Akino Sakura]] Tsunemori Akane Ristarte Tadokoro Megumi Amano Hina [[Saotome Natsuki]] Adele von Ascham (Mile) Reina
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 10 Schwi Dola [[Yoshino]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 50000
Under

ARENA 11 [[Megumin]] Takagi
by <=500
Over/Under: 50000
Under

ARENA 12 Nakano Azusa [[Kanna Kamui]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 50000
Under

ARENA 13 [[Shiro]] Index L. Prohibitorum
by <=500
Over/Under: 50000
Under

ARENA 14 Hirasawa Yui [[Yuigahama Yui]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 50000
Under

ARENA 15 Tōru [[Illyasviel von Einzbern]]
by <=500
Over/Under: 50000
Under

ARENA 16 [[Sawamura Spencer Eriri]] Aisaka Taiga
by <=500
Over/Under: 50000
Under

ARENA 17 [[Miyamizu Mitsuha]] Kitashirakawa Tamako
by <=500
Over/Under: 50000
Under

ARENA 18 [[Tomori Nao - 1]] [[Alice Zuberg - 2]] [[Isla - 4]] [[Kinomoto Sakura - 3]]
Over/Under: 50000
Under

ARENA 19 [[Natsuki Subaru]] Araragi Koyomi
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 20 [[Bakugō Katsuki]] Lancer
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 21 Takasu Ryūji [[Otonashi Yuzuru]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 22 Emiya Kiritsugu [[Shiota Nagisa]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 23 [[Kanda Sorata]] Edogawa Conan
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 24 Gilgamesh [[Eugeo]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 25 [[Saiki Kusuo]] Edward Elric
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 26 Yato [[Natsume Takashi]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 27 [[Izumi Masamune - 2]] [[Dazai Osamu - 4]] [[Akabane Karma - 1]] [[Arima Kōsei - 3]]
by >=400
Over/Under: 40000
Over

ARENA 28 Yūki Asuna [[Emilia]]
by >=300
Over/Under: 38000
Over

Voter Id: 1a23d859-fac9-5a23-be5d-36caeda71664

ISML 2019: Fall Seasonals - The List.

Melida Angel
Enterprise
Chihaya Ayase
Ishtar
Shigure
Sumereko Sanshokuin
Sakura Akino
Natsuki Saotome

The Duterte Difference



What this Government under DU30 is DOING???

1. PH external debt sheds $5.2B as of June 2017.
2. Highest PSEi closed at all-time high 8.4
3. Crime rate in Manila drops by 38% for the past 12 months.
4. Duterte's Political Will costs: 6 Billion from Lucio Tan, 1.7 Billion w/o Tax from Mile Long Property and 40 Billion from Mighty Cigarettes
5. Free tuition in SUCs
6. Free internet in public places
7. Passport validity extension to ten years
8. Driver's license validity extension to five years
9. Stiffer penalties for hospitals refusing to treat patients
10. The indefinite ceasefire between the MNLF, MILF, CPP NDF and the government (held in Norway)
11. The centralised complaint and action hotlines - 911 and 8888
12. The one stop shop for OFW in POEA which is way better than before
13. The removal of processing fee on travel tax exemption
14. The 2,000 pesos SSS pension raise
15. The much empowered servicemen who are now willing to serve the country with pride and higher self esteem
16. The servicemen's one in a million dinner at Malacanang opportunity
17. The rounds in all of the defense camps to see what each station needs so that they can give better service to the country
18. The shutdown/closure of some mining companies that destroy the country's natural resources
19. The removal of the fishing fences in Manila Bay to give other small fishermen a fair chance to use it for their livelihood
20. The new buses from the airport to many major hubs in nearby cities
21. The one sack rice added to 4Ps cash assistance to our less fortunate fellowmen
22. The salary increase of the servicemen which is bound to happen any moment soon - and the soon to be state of the art equipped hospital for them.
23. The hastened benefits claiming of the family of our fallen men
24. The increased allowance of our olympics delegates
25. The immediate signing of Freedom of Information
26. The exposés against local executives, police generals, judges and other top officials in government
27.The now better looking cleaner Baclaran, Divisoria and other public places
28. The employment increase and unemployment decrease
29. The exposés against olligarchs who have been evading to pay taxes
30. The lower street crimes because most of the nutters who are more likely to commit the crimes have already surrendered and therefore identified
31. The Mindanao peace process that has resumed again in Malaysia
32. The bilateral talks with China over the WPS dispute
33. The launch of Oplan Tokhang which has more positive results - including the not so good ones
34. The cooperation and openness of fenced elite subdivisions for Oplan Tokhang as they show support to the war on drugs campaign
35. The billions worth of drugs seized in the operation
36. The closure of so many drug labs all over the country
37. The more regulated and SAF manned BUCOR
38. The no VIP treatment for government officials in airports
39. The ongoing improvements of MRT/LRT service and other major thoroughfares
40. The customs installation of CCTVs all over the place to promote transparency
41. The crackdown of Bilibid Drug Trade and the expose' of Lielie de Lima
42. DFA is now faster in processing passports.
43. Fixers are now out of sight
44. End of Contractualization
45. No more age limit requirements to all job seekers.
46. The closure of online gambling. From 4 thousand outlets during the arroyo admin, to 8 thousand outlets during Aquino admin
47. OEC exemption for OFWs returning to same employer! Finally no need to pay and go through the troublesome process of acquiring OEC.
48. The extension of passport validity to 10 years
49. The curfew hours for minors.
50. free tuition in state universities and colleges for Filipino undergraduate students starting Academic Year 2017-2018;
51. free irrigation;
52. free medical assistance in six hospitals that offer the Libreng Gamot Para sa Masa (Lingap) program which benefited some 9,429 indigents (from March to June 9);
53. microfinancing assistance that gives Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) program for the underprivileged Filipino entrepreneurs, with Mindoro, Leyte, and Sarangani as pilot provinces;
54. additional P600 rice subsidy to each Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) household beneficiary;
55. strict enforcement of labor laws particularly on security of tenure, which saw the regularization of 45,605 workers (from July 2016 to March 2017);
56. across-the-board increase in the monthly pension of more than two-million Social Security System (SSS) retirees;
57. awarding of Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) to Hacienda Luisita farmers starting with 111 beneficiaries, as of February 2017; and
58. fast-tracking the rehabilitation of Yolanda-affected areas with the construction of 50,791 housing units and 1,790 new classrooms and the repair of 701 state colleges and universities, 38 airport facilities, and 27 seaport facilities, as of the first quarter of 2017.
59 implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) in the Executive Branch;
60. Creation of 8888 Citizen's Complaint Hotline for erring government officials;
61. online streaming of closed-circuit television (CCTV) inside the offices at the Bure59au of Customs (BOC);
62. social media livestreams of the President’s activities and Palace briefings;
63. the creation of a presidential task force on media security;
64. reduction of processing days of business permits and licenses (down to 2 days for new business registration and 1 day for renewals), Tax Clearance Certificates (TCC) (down to 2 working days from submission of complete documents), and certificates authorizing registration (down to 5 days from the previous 10 days);
65. extension of the validity of driver’s licenses from 3 years to 5 years;
66. implementation of a 3-day maximum time for Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) applications; and
67. establishment of a one-stop service center for OFWs.
68. The distribution of the agricultural equipment that were purchased by the previous government but weren't distributed for some political reasons
69. The immediate repatriation of stranded OFWs in Saudi Arabia (which if I remember it right, one Kuya was crying when he finally touched base simply because he could now be reunited with his loved ones because those who were sent by the previous government only visited them to have some selfies with them.)
70. The laglag bala at the airport has finally stopped right after PRRD took office. I personally experienced that worry free moment and noticed that no more luggages with plastic wraps.
71. The services in the government agencies are much faster and employees have started to treat the people with some respect and even with a smile. The transactions are much better these days.
72. The legit balikbayan boxes are no longer mishandled.
73. Memorandum Circular 25 directing the display of visual representations of Philippine Heroes in lieu of elected or appointed government officials.
74. Removal of giving scheduled passport renewal slots fo travel agencies.
75. The opening of the DAR gates which where were closed for 18 years
76. The distribution of the long overdue Hacienda Luisita to the farmers
77. The irrigation projects for the farmers have already started and nationwide - not to mention the distribution of many boats for our fishermen too.
78. The almost 700,000 surrenderees who have realized that drugs won't give them the future they're hoping for
79. to all doomwhongers, we are the 10th highest fast growing economy with GDP of 6.7

#NaDuterteAko

ISML 2019: Kurisu Makise Wins Diamond Necklace

ISML 2019: Kurisu Makise Wins Diamond Necklace
Yuuta Togashi wins Diamond Pendant

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
November 27, 2019

Match Day 4 of the 2019 International Saimoe League Diamond Period is over. Kurisu Makise was listed as a 30-1 dark horse but has won the 2019 ISML Diamond Necklace, defeating 40-1 longshot Chtholly Nota Seniorious 9483-9464. Mio Akiyama was third with 7034 votes, Chino Kafuu has 5188 votes to finish fourth, Iroha Isshiki was fifth with 4368 votes, Shouko Nishimiya was sixth with 3654 votes, Mashiro Shiina had 3071 votes to finish seventh and Emilia had a disappointing round, finishing last with 2306 votes.

The Diamond Pendant match was a classic battle between the favored archer and second choice Yuuta Togashi, but it was Togashi that got the better of Archer, winning 9203-8900. Levi was third with 6764 votes, Taki Tachibana was fourth with 5389 votes, Rintarou Okabe was fifth with 4489 votes, Kazuma Satou was sixth with 3763 votes, Saitama was seventh with 3228 votes and Kyon was last with 2707 votes.

Advancing to the elimination rounds on the Female Division side with Rikka Takanashi (6916) and Asuna Yuuki (7183). On the Male Division side, Shirou Emiya (6667) and Willem Kmetsch (6548) survived the cut.

The Upset of the Round took place in the Couple Tournament Final, where Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya broke the spread and defeated Houtarou Oreki and Eru Chitanda 9818-7781 to be listed as the Couple of Record. Shirogane and Shinomiya are both expected to perform well at next year's International Saimoe League  indivudually, though Shirogane will need to pass the nominations phase.

In other action, Illyasviel von Einzbern defeated Alice Zuberg 9304-9069, Gilgamesh routed Osamu Dazai 13389-6103 and Kanade Tachibana won the closest race of the round, a 9448-9399 thriller over Mikoto Misaka. In Tiara Consolation action, Yui Yuigahama (75253), Tooru (60660.8), Zero Two (67701.5) and Meiko Honma (64334.4) made the cut. In Scepter Consolation action, Eureo (49860), Sorata Kanda (55947.1), Izuku Midoriya (45886.4) and Shidou Itsuka (54197.8) made the cut.

November 30, 2019 is Match Day 1 of the 2019 International Saimoe League Eliminations Period, as the race for the next Saimoe and Deputy Saimoe Prime Minister takes place. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate. And keep it right here on the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue for continuing coverage of the 2019 International Saimoe League, the world's premier anime character competition.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 2019 Grey Cup Champions



CALGARY — The CFL’s longest championship drought is over, as Winnipeg native Andrew Harris scored twice and Justin Medlock kicked six field goals to lead the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 33-12 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 107th Grey Cup presented by Shaw.

Four-time Grammy Award winner Keith Urban rocked a McMahon Stadium gathering of 35,439 at halftime on Sunday night, while Harris set a Bombers Grey Cup record with 134 rushing yards to lead Winnipeg to its first Grey Cup since 1990. Harris became the first Blue Bomber to rush for more than 100 yards in a Grey Cup in 61 years, and only the second in franchise history.

Defensive end Willie Jefferson had three of the Bombers’ six sacks on Ticats quarterback Dane Evans, forcing two fumbles as part of a seven turnover night for the Winnipeg defence. Hamilton, meanwhile, lost Most Outstanding Player Brandon Banks to an apparent leg injury in the third quarter.

Harris opened the scoring with a 15-yard touchdown run off an Adam Bighill fumble recovery, and later hauled in an 18-yard pass from Chris Streveler to give Winnipeg a 17-6 lead in the second quarter that would not be relinquished. The Bombers’ running back was named Grey Cup Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Canadian, becoming the first in CFL history to win both honours.

Bombers starting quarterback Zach Collaros had a clean game, finishing 17-of-23 for 170 yards, while Streveler completed all three of his passing attempts for 39 yards and a touchdown. Kenny Lawler led the Bombers with 52 yards on three catches.

Tyrell Sutton rushed for 86 yards on 11 carries for the Ticats, who also had a strong effort from Jaelon Acklin with his game-high 88 yards on five catches. In the first Grey Cup start of his career, Evans threw for 203 yards on 16-of-27 passing for the Ticats with one touchdown and two interceptions. Bralon Addison scored the Ticats’ lone touchdown.

BoBA ISML 2019 Predictions: Diamond Match Day 4

ARENA 1 [[Emilia - 1]] [[Shiina Mashiro - 3]] [[Chtholly Nota Seniorious - 5]] [[Isshiki Iroha - 2]] [[Makise Kurisu - 4]] [[Kafū Chino - 8]] [[Akiyama Mio - 6]] [[Nishimiya Shōko - 7]]
Over/Under: 50000
Over

ARENA 2 [[Togashi Yūta - 2]] [[Levi - 3]] [[Archer - 1]] [[Tachibana Taki - 5]] [[Okabe Rintarō - 8]] [[Satō Kazuma - 7]] [[Kyon - 4]] [[Saitama - 6]]
ARENA 3 [[Shiro - 3]] [[Takanashi Rikka - 6]] [[Takagi - 9]] [[Yūki Asuna - 1]] [[Nakano Over/Under: 65000
Under

ARENA 2 [[Togashi Yūta - 2]] [[Levi - 3]] [[Archer - 1]] [[Tachibana Taki - 5]]Azusa - 7]] [[Schwi Dola - 2]] [[Kanna Kamui - 4]] [[Megumin - 5]] [[Index L. Prohibitorum - 10]] [[Yoshino - 8]]
Over/Under: 55000
Under

ARENA 4 [[Emiya Shirō - 3]] [[Emiya Kiritsugu - 4]] [[Lancer - 5]] [[Shiota Nagisa - 1]] [[Willem Kmetsch - 2]] [[Otonashi Yuzuru - 7]] [[Araragi Koyomi - 6]] [[Natsuki Subaru - 9]] [[Takasu Ryūji - 10]] [[Bakugō Katsuki - 8]]
Over/Under: 63000
Under

2019 ISML Couples Tournament Final
ARENA 5 [[Oreki Hōtarō]] Shirogane Miyuki [[Chitanda Eru]] Shinomiya Kaguya
by <500
Over/Under: 25000
Over

ARENA 6 Alice Zuberg [[Illyasviel von Einzbern]]
by >=200
Over/Under: 50000
Over

ARENA 7 [[Yuigahama Yui]] [[Tōru]] [[Miyamizu Mitsuha]] [[Aisaka Taiga]]
Over/Under: 200000
Over

ARENA 8 [[Zero Two]] [[Honma Meiko]] [[Platelet]] [[Nephren Ruq Insania]]
Over/Under: 200000
Over

ARENA 9 Dazai Osamu [[Gilgamesh]]
by >=300
Over/.Under: 60000
Under

ARENA 10 [[Kanda Sorata]] [[Eugeo]] [[Yato]] [[Edward Elric]]
Over/Under: 200000
Over

ARENA 11 [[Todoroki Shōto]] [[Itsuka Shidō]] [[Midoriya Izuku]] [[Eren Yeager]]
Over/Under: 200000
Over

ARENA 12 Tachibana Kanade [[Misaka Mikoto]]
by <=1200
Over/Under: 60000
Over

Voter Id: 7ea35213-04bf-5ac3-a529-a828bd8bc4ea