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lacommunarde · 2 years

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Most democracies are expanding abortion access. The U.S. is retracting it -

Fifty years ago, the United States was a global leader in recognizing women’s reproductive rights. Today, however, much of the rest of the world has caught up or surpassed the U.S. in extending abortion access.

The United States’ closest legal peers — Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia — have laws that are either in line with or more generous than those here. Like the U.S., other liberal democracies including the Netherlands and Iceland, also protect the right to abortion until or near the point of viability. This is what makes the Supreme Court’s threatened reversal of Roe v. Wade not only dangerous and life-threatening, but legally indefensible.

The Texas law banning abortions at six weeks, before many women even know that they are pregnant, may be a sign of things to come. So far, the courts have allowed the law to go into effect even though it marks a dramatic regression in reproductive rights that both violates Roe and is far outside of international norms. The case is now before the Supreme Court once again, giving the court a second opportunity to uphold its own precedents and suspend these state-level restrictions.

A superficial review of abortion laws only ever tells part of the story of its actual availability. In many countries where the law on paper appears more restrictive than Roe, abortion is freely available in practice. In these countries, healthcare professionals apply the law in a way that respects the pregnant person’s view on how pregnancy would impact her health, life and existing family. This means that even where a national law lays down “grounds” for accessing abortion (like “risk to health” or “situation of distress”), women can almost always obtain the abortion care they need and want.

The anti-choice advocates also refuse to acknowledge the very clear, sustained and long-standing trend towards liberalization of abortion laws worldwide. In just the last five years in Europe, for example, enormous popular majorities chose to liberalize hyper-restrictive laws in Ireland, Gibraltar and San Marino. The laws in Northern Ireland (where abortion was completely decriminalized), Iceland, the Isle of Man and elsewhere were reformed to expand access.

A similar pattern emerges in the Americas where, apart from the United States, the clear and unequivocal trend is towards making abortion legal, accessible and safe. Mexico is only the most recent nation to liberalize its laws — following the same path as Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia and Chile. The U.S. is the outlier.

International human rights institutions, including United Nations bodies, have held that access to abortion is integral to the rights to life, health, privacy and non-discrimination. An amicus brief submitted by the UN mandate holders in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, makes very clear that undoing Roe would be incompatible with established international legal standards.

There is no mystery to the worldwide trend toward liberalization. Abortion is part of healthcare, and women have abortions whether they are legal or not. When abortions are not legal, they are more likely to be unsafe — especially if people do not have the resources or information to access care from safe and reputable sources. (Not surprisingly, public health experts have found that maternal mortality drops in locations where women can safely access an abortion.)

con’t - https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2021/10/21/supreme-court-abortion-dobbs-texas-martha-f-davis-fiona-de-londras

#once again #fuck scotus

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motorized-clown-show · 3 years

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So, Italy won the 2021 contest by a 25 points margin. Congratulations to them! Below the cut you will find some statistics regarding the televote.

Now, they received 318 points from the televote and it got me wondering.

Did any country (expect Italy of course) blank them in the televote?

So I went ahead and checked it here (in case the link doesn't work: https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/grand-final/results/italy). And after counting the amount of countries for each amount of points, I now have the answer.

They were not blanked by any other country!

The lowest score they got was 2 points, from The Netherlands.

They received 5x 12 points: The televoters from Ukraine, Malta, Serbia, San Marino and Bulgaria all awarded them the top score.

However, the score they received the most often was 10 points, which they got from 13 countries, including France, Switzerland, Russia and Poland. They most often lost the top televote score to Ukraine and Serbia (each 3 times) and Cyprus (2 times).

The average amount of points they got from each country is 8.368 points, meaning statistically, they were placed in each country's audience top 3 songs.

Photo taken from the Official Eurovision Website

#esc 2021 #eurovision song contest #eurovision #italy #maneskin #måneskin #statistics

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anotherescsite · 3 years

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The Eurovision Song Contest we had to have

The journey from Tel Aviv to Rotterdam was an unexpectedly long one. Who knew that when Duncan Lawrence raised the trophy in May 2019 that another Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final would not take place for another 736 days? Having to wait such a long time between two Eurovision (excluding 2 x Junior contests) was excruciating, soul destroying and plainly depressing. And just like that, Eurovision 2021 has come and has now gone.

As the title says, it is The Eurovision Song Contest we had to have. It is a bold statement and I considered it for a day before putting it there. In reflection the song contest in Rotterdam was a wonderful event for many reasons which I’d like to discuss a bit. So this may take a while, but bear with me and hopefully, I’ll make it worth your while.

THE HOSTS

Four hosts was two too many, but let’s talk about them. Chantal is beautiful and the most professional of the foursome. Jan was the token male and while his performance was contained to a very small potion, it was nevertheless, fine. Edsilia was much more chilled than I expected and provided a warm presence amongst these people. Nikkie was probably the most down to earth of them all, possibly the most personable, but also somehow cold.

In actually effect, while there were four of them, they worked. No one took a lite load but they each had an equal presence in the show. As many other people have mentioned, everyone would have preferred more Edsilia and Nikkie to Jan and Chantal, but I’m not terribly fussed. They were all well practiced and very on point for the event and as a viewer I was pleased by this.

THE STAGE

Like most Eurovision stages, they do not look like anything unless you turn on the lights. That was definitely the case for this one. The lights were on, the stage sparkled, and the stage was alive in every way that it was asked. The screens provided everything that were needed for each of the songs and other performances. The transparent screen in the middle of the venue added so much to some of the performances and was the masterstroke that made some of them visually exciting.

There was one thing about the stage that felt like they were reminiscing stages of the Dutch past. I felt a hint of the Amsterdam 1970 stage on the sides. I don’t think it was a co-incidence, but I liked the fact that the paid homage like that. Everything else was state of the art.

POSTCARDS

The postcard films were well put together to present a place in the Netherlands, a tiny house structure with items that belong or relate to the act coming up and then a green screen appearance of the act in the tiny house.

While the postcard as a whole were well put together and cleverly created, I felt I missed out on seeing more of the Netherlands because they were focused more on what was coming and less with the airport, the canal, the lighthouse, the field, the tulips and whatever else was presented. So it’s only a small thing in a small film, but I wanted more of a Netherlands tourism experience in the films.

THE INTERVAL ACTS

It’s a funny thing about this year’s interval acts, and to be completely honest, I happy about it. If you asked a fan about Eurovision 2014, people will say that they remember ‘Love love peace peace’ and Justin Timberlake. In 1994, people remember ‘Riverdance’. In Tel Aviv, there was Madonna. I like that the intervals this year did not overshadow the entrants to the song contest. They were a time filler, a light refreshment and then it was over. For the most part well performed, entertaining and gone before you know it

I recall there was something about water in the first semi final, there was a dancer and a bike in the second, the former winners sang on Rotterdam buildings and some unifying song and dance. Nikkie did some little films about losing, and behaviour in the green room during voting. All were quality performances that were well constructed, organised and presented. They held the viewers attention while we waited for the votes to commence/announcement of the qualifiers and because they were each engaging, they seemed to go quickly.

THE OUTCOME

In most cases, things went as expected in the semi finals. Fans were disappointed with Croatia not qualifying, but I don’t think the betting had them qualifying. Romania was expected to qualify, but Roxen could not sing the song and move at the same time. Ireland suffered the same fate with an impressive staging. Semi final 2 went as expected as well; maybe Austria was expected to get through in place of Albania; i disagree.

The results/placings in the final were a bit of a surprise to me, but there was one certainty for me and that was that Italy deserved their win. There is a very simple reason for it’s success too. It’s not that it was a loud song or that the song was outlandish, or the way they were dressed. The reason that Italy won was that the performance of the song was a natural performance. I’m sure there was choreography of movement, but they were not outside of what they usually do. There was no gimmick, no dance routine, no green screen to worry about, no spinning diamond or large gimmick hanging from the roof of the stadium. It is also why the French entry was such a success and for a lesser part Iceland and Ukraine. Finland and Portugal also presented an entry that was in essence what was expected for that type of song.

Switzerland was a vast success in my eyes. They rolled the dice and they came up on top with the juries. Switzerland have rolled out a prop in the past to highlight a song, but this year they added lighting and camera work to add to the tension of the entry and it worked. Gjon looked a bit clumsy at times, but it was excellent captivating three minutes.

There were some countries that were dependent on a large prop. Some were there to attract votes as they went with the song while others to distract from it. Russia and Cyprus had several well placed props that worked well and were relevant to the song. Greece had a large invisible prop that made what was a good song appear like a joke entry. Malta had a prop that didn’t make sense to the entry being performed. Bulgaria’s rock was both inspirational and strange to me. Moldova’s revolving diamond worked for her also, but it was just a surface to perform choreography on.

I want to spend a moment of praise on Serbia and Belgium that had very different performances, but appropriately performed. Serbia took their sexy manic, hair choreographed selves all over the stage gyrating and moving like they had drunk 15 cups of coffee. Belgium, on the other hand, was very intense and sedate in their presentation mainly because most of them were playing instruments that were unmovable.

Of the countries that retained their choreography from a national final, other than Iceland, was Lithuania. They had varied it only very little from the national final and in their case, the performance was crazy perfection to match the theme of the song. I was disappointed with Norway, Azerbaijan and Sweden for retaining almost identical choreography to their songs from the film clip/national final, but I wasn’t a big fan of either song in the final. They seemed tired in appearance and in formatting. Azerbaijan needs a further slap for submitting their 2020 song with a new name.

I feel some disappointment for a few of the entrants. I’m going to start with the United Kingdom. Poor James Newman. He had a thumping good song that fans liked. There was enthusiasm from the fans that the UK would do better this year and they did worse. What I find astounding is he does not appear to be a shy person, yet he allowed someone in the United Kingdom delegation to produce that choreography, that outfit and those props for that song. To my ear, James sounded sad and dejected in the final and I was unbelievably disappointed that they didn’t score something from somewhere.

I’m disappointed for San Marino too. Senhit has showed she is a class act and has spent the last year enthusiastically covering Eurovision songs. But at the song contest, she appeared to be a forgotten entrant. Even with the addition of Flo Rida did not give the song some cred. I have a recurring image of Senhit’s shoulders slump and physically shrink on hearing that her efforts accounted for 50 points.

I’m also disappointed for the Netherlands. They most likely did not want to host again and it is a sad curse that countries that host usually end near the bottom of the scoreboard (excluding Super Sweden). But to score so terribly for what was a gloriously performed entry was unconscionable. I praise the Netherlands for choosing such a wonderful cultural performance for the stage.

At the bottom end, Spain and Germany had very different entries, performed with contrasting enthusiasm and it got them both a very low level of support. Spain had the most tired song that was boring as all hell and the presentation of the entry gave the audience nothing in return but a large grey beach ball in the sky. Back to the drawing board? Germany was destined to fail in March. The charisma and fun of their film was completely missing from the staging and it was never going to go well.

Albania had the misfortune of being ignored, given a terribly bad draw for the second year straight and not given anywhere near the appropriate amount of votes required. Anxhela gave a good stylish and appropriate performance. She was on-point vocally and in her performance on stage.

Israel, on the other hand, was a spectacle. The song was kind of meh, performed with a lot of choreography to distract from it. She did a whistle note; so? I’m sure she had to get noticed somehow with her t-shirt dress, her nude illusion reveal and the headdress she stole from reigning RuPaul Drag race winner, Symone. (Did she not no know where she was coming and who would be watching? Picked that up immediately)

IN CONCLUSION

There is one other things that I have not mentioned so far and it only occurred to me after re-reading some of the above comments. The Dutch were very time conscious. They said they were keeping the final under four hours and they pulled it in and got it done. In my opinion, it was a Eurovision that was very breezy, and very light experience because while the experience of Eurovision was 8 hours of your week watching the shows, this year did not seem like an ordeal. I felt that the shows progressed quickly without fuss or propaganda. As a package it came together well across the board.

It was a good Eurovision year and had something to cater for the taste of everyone. Some songs were not suited to everyone, but that happens. Below is how I saw this years song’s after the three shows and believe me I have changed it a few times before settling on this list. Looking at it, I want to move them around again.

So that’s it. Next year it will be somewhere in Italy; maybe Turin, maybe Rome, Milan or Bologna. It won’t matter. Feel free to comment, complain, debate. I’m happy to back myself and for you to convince me otherwise. I haven’t got anything else to do. : )

#esc #eurovision #2021 #Rotterdam #The Netherlands #The Eurovision Song Contest we had to have

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eurovision-del · 3 years

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I’m feeling a lot happier with tonight’s results than I did on Tuesday. Admittedly I only got 6 of my top 10 based entirely on songs, but based on performances this seems like a fair set of qualifiers!

Qualifiers:

Albania: Albania might be sending the same song over and over but it’s a decent song, and Anxhela gave one of, if not the strongest vocal performance tonight. I was very happy to see her qualify!

Serbia: Not entirely my thing, but Hurricane did exactly what the song needed, so I’m happy to see them qualify. Though I will say it did feel at points like the Sanja show rather than them always being a cohesive group.

Bulgaria: The staging was admittedly very good but it did nothing to change my feelings about the song, I just found the whole thing tedious. It’s still absolutely a deserved qualifier though!

Moldova: Of the ten qualifiers this is the one I’m least happy with despite the song landing in my top ten of the semi. I found the staging a little dull, and even if she managed to hold that final note, I was not convinced by Natalia’s vocal performance for most of the song. If I could, I would swap this one out for Denmark.

Portugal: Portugal so often get underrated at this contest (I don’t think I’ll ever be over 2019) but I’m so glad to see them qualify! I like the song itself but that performance took it to a whole other level, everything about the staging was perfect, and the vocals were on point.

Iceland: Even if they can’t perform it live, Iceland have one of the best overall packages in this contest, and I’m so glad they were able to use their rehearsal performance, it was brilliant! I’m so pleased to see them reach the final, where they’ll hopefully get a great result!

San Marino: I’ve said from the start that even if the song isn’t 100% my thing it fully deserves to qualify, and I adored the performance tonight, it was trashy in all the right ways. I’m very glad that Flo Rida did actually make it, not that this wouldn’t have qualified without him, but because after all the hype it would have been awful if he didn’t.

Switzerland: I was one of the people who was skeptical about this performance based on the second rehearsal snippet, and I was so glad to be proven wrong, I fell in love with this song all over again! I’m really lucky this year that I like just about all the songs that have a shot at winning!

Greece: I wasn’t impressed with the greenscreen effect, it was very shabby with shadows showing through, and I’m still not keen on the song, I just can’t get into it for some reason. I can understand why people like this, and I was expecting it to qualify based on general fandom opinion going in, but it’s still not for me.

Finland: So glad to see them through, unlike in semi 1 where I relaxed before the final qualifier was announced, I got very stressed that Blind Channel might just miss out! AWS only qualified in 10th place back in 2018 (though they’re very different songs, anything under the broad rock umbrella gets lumped together at Eurovision). I shouldn’t have worried, they were brilliant tonight, and even if I won’t be voting for them on Saturday (probably) I’m excited to see them again!

Non-Qualifiers:

Austria: Vincent gave a performance he can be proud of, but I never understood why the bookies had this qualifying, there were stronger ballads in this semi.

Czech Republic: I love the song, but I didn’t enjoy Benny’s performance, he just seemed off. Apparently he’s been like that throughout rehearsals, so this doesn’t come as a surprise, and I think it’s right that this didn’t qualify.

Denmark: My biggest grower of 2021, and currently my biggest heartbreak. Honestly if you’d told me back when the dmgp songs were released I would vote for Denmark in the semi final I would have laughed! But their performance was so genuine and full of joy, I’m really going to miss this one. Maybe it was just too dated for Europe.

Estonia: Another song I really like. I thought Uku gave a decent performance, but I appreciate I’m pretty unique in liking it as much as I do, and it got lost performing so early on. I fully understand this not making it.

Georgia: This song ranks just inside my top 10 of the semi, but I don’t quite consider it a personal qualifier because I always wanted San Marino to make it, even if I’m slightly less keen on the song. I enjoyed the deep atmosphere of the performance, and I’m sure I’ll come back to it in the future, but non-qualification was fully expected for this one.

Latvia: It’s nice to finally see Samanta Tina on the Eurovision stage after all these years. Her song was always borderline, and I don’t mind it missing out. Her performance was solid but not enough to blow everyone away the way it needed to if it were to have any chance of qualifying.

Poland: I described this as an enjoyable trainwreck when liveblogging. Every other song in this semi I could make a case for a shock qualification, but not this one. I enjoyed watching the show, but this non-qualification was deserved.

Quality-wise, this semi was a bit rougher than semi 1, but I enjoyed it. When you consider that I was fully expecting Bulgaria and Greece to qualify, there was only one result I wasn’t too happy about - a big improvement from the three to four of semi 1! The final is shaping up to be really exciting, there’s so many good songs! I have absolutely no idea who will win, based on the performances we’ve seen I think victory for any of Italy, France, Malta, or Switzerland would be deserved, and while I’m really hoping for Italy, I’ll be happy enough with any of the other three.

#eurovision #esc2021 #I'll also be super happy if any of Ukraine Iceland or Lithuania somehow grab a shock victory #Bulgaria is the one song I also think has an outside chance that I wouldn't be happy if won #the three results I was unhappy about in semi 1 are Norway Azerbaijan and Israel #the fourth is Sweden which I didn't want to fully count as I was expecting them to qualify #but I still wasn't too happy with it especially when I lost so many songs I liked in that semi

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borisbubbles · 4 years

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18. GREECE

Stefania - “SUPERG!RL”

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The choice I’m being faced with is: Do something productive with my life, or finish a ranking of an imaginary contest I started months prior. It is with a certain reluctance I once again take up my ranking pen. 🙄

ENTRY ANALYSIS

And as I do, I am instantly reminded why this particular song stumped my ranking more than anything else. Enjoyment isn’t the issue at hand here. “Supergirl” (I am *not* doing the !-for-I bullshit, I’m not a ten year old) is fun and trash. I’M YO SUPERGIRL NANANA IN THIS CRAZY WORLD NANANA. It doesn’t light my world on fire, but sure it’s pleasant enough. Naturally, my positive feelings may also stem from this bopperino:

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~jeweethetnietnietprecieswatjedoenmoet~ ~jeweethetnietnietpreciesmaar’tvoeltgoed~ BOOM BOOM BANGERANG, BITCHES (SHOULD HAVE WON!!! wtf!!! don’t kids like fun anymore???)

So, why am I not feeling inspired by this particular entry? Well, two things.

Firstly, "Supergirl” isn’t that good when you start comparing it to everyone else in the contest. It compares very favourably to the other Greek entries of recent memory (it’s literally their best entry since... Koza Mostra?) but then again *everything* looks good when compared the Greek entries of recent memory. Lithuania is a better country in the past five years than Greece. Serhat scored better than any Greek entry in the past five years. yadda yadda. It gets worse when you compare it to the other 2020 songs who, let’s face it, outbop it - “Still breathing” does “obnoxious flute-through-a-bullhorn” riff better. “Cleoatra” does “ridiculous nonsensical pop culture rape” better. Hell, even Senhit, whom I remind you I already ranked arguably delivered more on the trashfront.

Secondly, um Greece sucks at ESC??? the ERT selection procedure is so formulaic you can recite it step by step without batting a lash.

First, ERT will glom onto a reasonably talented artist who on paper should to stand out just based on who they are but in reality is sort of a desperate nobody. (in this case a Greek-DUTCH Jesc alum because the contest were to take place in Rotterdam - I hope nobody reading this post is anywhere near ‘surprised’ upon learning that ERT are total scrubs) Second, they’d sicc a silly uptempo trashbop onto her she is bound to dislike instantaneously, (lo and behold, persistent rumours that Stefania LOATHED “Supergirl” and felt superembarrassed by it <3 out of the mouth of babes). Naturally, the song will have been composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos, the dodie to Kirkorov’s ginger. I rag on Philipp Kirkorov a lot, given that the man has the looks and casual panache of a vaudeville villain, so allow me to praise him for the sake of underlining why he > Kontopoulos every fucking day. Not only is Kirkorov a RAAAGING regency homosexual in the best possible way (look at the coterie of artists he’s written for and convince me this *isn’t* a group of people your average basic ass gay wouldn’t build sacrificial pyramids for, you can’t) he also underscores his GoodGayness by writing BANGERS. The man understands Eurovision and he works hard make it better every year.

Meanwhile, Kontopoulos’s most successful esc song without Kirkorov’s guiding hand is “This is Our Night”, which is the antimatter equivalent of a banger. Then after the selection process, Greece would create a lot of fake hype, enough to convince a few impressionable influencers that the entry isn’t a complete crock of shit prior to rehearsals, bloating betting odds. Only to hit said rehearsals and have everything fall apart, like a deep sea fish brought to the surface, because SURPRISE the act and song and premise turned out bad and irredeemable and stupid respectively, who knew!

Now, I am aware this sounds immensely cynical and mean, especially when projected onto a never-was ESC entry. However, this is the state of Greece we live in and that state is a Sophoclean fucking tragedy. If life gives Greece lemons, I’ll gladly down the avgolemono. All that’s left is the perverse bemusement of their inevitable self-inflicted downfall because the alternative is teeth-gnawing frustration.

Again, reminder that I ENJOY the obnoxious, thundering goat horns that make up 106% of Supergirl’s ‘musical’ appeal and the CHEESIER-than-GOUDA vidclip and especially i LooOOoOOOve the backstory of them having to ADD IN THE EXCLAMATION POINT IN THE TITLE DUE TO A WONDER WOMAN COPYRIGHT CLAIM (<33333333333), but since each of these are done better *by other entries* in the same fucking year, the song takes a MASSIVE backseat to the inevitable spaking it would have deservingly received in Rotterdam. On the scale between genuine like and ironic like, "Supergirl” lands *entirely* on the latter for me.

Eurovision 2020 vs Eurovision 2021

ERT already confirmed Stefania for 2021, officially because it was only fair, but probably in large because it’s cheaper to stick with her (after all, Stefania doesn’t even have to fly over to Rotterdam or check into a local hotel since she already lives in the fucking Netherlands, less than an hour’s drive away from Rotterdam).

Whatever, I support it regardless. For all the shittalking I’ve done, I genuinely like Stefania (identifying her song as rubbish shows good instincts, if nothing else) and I absolutely hope she can deliver something genuinely good next year.

Something tells me we’ll see the *exact* same journey “Supergirl” would have had though: A safe qualifier preshow that would have *barely* Demy’d through, to the ire of many. Then, to the shock of Greece and nobody else, it would’ve finished in 21st place with 24 points from Cyprus, 16-20 points from San Marino and about 4-5 from everyone else - so yeah, exactly the same trajectory we’ve seen in the past few contests. Oh well. Show must go on.

FREAKY! FRIDAY! FACTOR!!

I’m of two minds here, because on one hand, “Supergirl” absolutely DOES NOT break the mold for Greece in the slightest.

Then again, every year it’s the same doom count until Greece inevitably combust into failure and by god, when Greece melt down they fucking MELT DOWN. Every time something (anything) (everything) doesn’t go according to plan, it’s always accompanied with a spitfire of personal attacks lobbed at anyone who dares prove Greece’s sucktitude (rival entrants, the press, people with functional hearing) and a full batallion of newscasters imprinting disappointment onto the retinae of the Greek public because the singer of choice ~had let the entire nation down~ for like... missing two notes due to a persistent cold. It’s always a wild and wildly entertaining ride... as long as one sticks to observing from the sidelines.

Score: 3 Senhits out of 5.

#Eurovision #Eurovision 2020 #Eurovision Song Contest #Greece #Stefania #Supergirl #Superg!rl

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fortune-maiden · 3 years

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Eurovision 2021 Final Impressions:

Cyprus: Opening up on a sparkly note! Song kinda grows on you but feels a bit familiar. My computer really hates the pyrotechnics x_x

Albania: ALBANIAN!! Also more sparkly!! I like it!

Israel: The singer is so cute!! I love her voice and her outfit! And her high notes!

Belgium: song is okay. The face in the bg creeps me out though

Russia: RUSSIA!!! :D Love it!!!!

Malta: I’m getting major Toy vibes from this one. But I like it A LOT more. Love the staging!

Portugal: *yawn*

Serbia: SERBIAN!!! Also :))))))

ESC 2021 has some very nice girl power vibes. I approve.

UK: I like it. I know no one in Europe will agree but tough noodles.

Greece: Let’s Dance! :D More sparkly!!! I love her staging!!!

Switzerland: not really my kind of song but kudos for not-English!

Iceland: a pity they can’t perform live :( The positive reception they’re getting is reminding me of a certain Eurovision movie subplot. I wonder why

Spain: I switched to the Icelandic stream... their commentator is kind of snarky. Also I love this!!!

Moldova: WAIT EPIC SAX GUY IS RETURNING LATER??? That news kinda overshadows the song lol It’s alright but Moldova’s done better

Germany: Let’s do away with prejudice - wait wrong song! It’s so cute XD Germany understood the assignment!

Finland: ROCK SONG!!!! They are so good!!!

Bulgaria: meh... I’m scared to say anything else in case it pulls another netherlands

Lithuania: It has Eurovision spirit at least? .....why is this in the final? WHY IS IT ENORMOUSLY POPULAR?

Ukraine: UKRAINE!!!! MY FAVE!!! BEST SONG OF THE EVENING

France: How does her top stay on? Points for not English. This is apparently a favorite (with the Jury I’m guessing)... France winning would be interesting though.

Azerbaijan: Meh.

.....I kinda miss Turkey now. They had great entries.

Norway: This song kinda grows on you

Netherlands: *raises eyebrow*

Italy: I have heard things about this one :D ITALIAN ROCK!!! :D (sorry Finland, I think I have a new fave - they get bonus points for Italian)

Sweden: I’m questioning the commentator’s “one of sweden’s best entries” comment. Sweden has STRONG past entries. ....this isn’t one of them for me, but it does grow on you.

San Marino: I’m still confused about the random Flo Rida XD But I like the song!! A very sparkly finish! :D

#Eurovision #Eurovision 2021

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arienhost · 2 years

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The US is getting serious Omicron is presently the prevailing variation in the US, and a ton of the country's enormous traveler urban areas, including Washington and Philadelphia, are presenting indoor immunization or testing orders. This is what you really want to know.

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lawrencedienerthings · 3 years

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MotoGP: Jorge Martin excluded from the Emilia Romagna GP after the second positive Covid-19 test

Jorge Martin has tested positive for Covid-19 again

Jorge Martin was banned from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Misano after his last Covid-19 test was positive.

Martin missed the San Marino GP last weekend on the same track after testing positive for the condition. It was a heavy blow for Martin, who was just eight points behind championship leader Luca Marini before the race weekend.

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It’s a real blow for Martin, who is in the middle of the fight for the title with Luca Marini and Enea Bastianini. Eight points cover the top three of the standings, but Martin, who won the Austrian GP, is likely to lose ground this weekend.

“Jorge Martin was unable to travel to San Marino due to a positive test for COVID-19,” confirmed a team statement. “The Spaniard is comfortable and will be quarantined at home, observing the safety protocols of the health authorities. The Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 team is hoping to get back to the paddock quickly to continue the great work of the final laps.” “

Martin becomes the first GP rider to test positive for coronavirus after Dorna put in place strict and thorough safety measures to prevent the disease from spreading. Access was restricted throughout the season, with regular testing and social bubbles. Everyone in the paddock must also wear a protective mask.

There was only one positive COVID-19 test before this race meeting, with a TV employee testing positive in Brno. The affected person and those who had close contact were placed in self-isolation.

MotoGP has carried out more than 14,000 tests for Covid-19 since before the Spanish Grand Prix and safely identified and isolated every positively diagnosed case.

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junker-town · 3 years

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How soon can we expect the NFL rookie QBs to start?

Photo by Logan Bowles/NFL via Getty Images

We know Trevor Lawrence will get the nod early, but what about the rest of the class?

With the 2021 NFL schedule now released and our games we’re looking forward to highlighted, we can now turn our attention to what might happen this season. There’s plenty of prognostication to be done on whether teams will be good or bad, and who might be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in February, but for some of the worst NFL teams from a year ago fans are now anxiously awaiting seeing their new QBs debut.

Five quarterbacks were taken in the first 15 picks of the 2021, second only to 1983 when six passers were taken in the first round. That ‘83 draft gave us legends like John Elways, Dan Marino, and Jim Kelly — but also Todd Blackledge, Tony Eason, and Ken O’Brien, massive disappointments when compared to the trio of Hall of Famers. Time will tell where the class of 2021 fits in NFL history, but we can shed some pretty reasonablt guesses on when these rookies will suit up and start.

Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars

This one is a very easy lock. Unless something dramatic happens in training camp, we’ll be seeing Lawrence from Week 1. It might be a little early to jettison Gardner Minshew this quickly, but ever since Jacksonville secured the No. 1 overall pick they’ve been looking to a future with Lawrence under center.

Prospects from this class largely fell into two camps: The NFL ready, and the risky upside projects. Lawrence split the middle perfectly, offering the capability of starting from day one, and plenty of room to grow in the league and become even better than he is now.

Projected start: Week 1

Zach Wilson, New York Jets

I’ll be the first to say I’m not the biggest Wilson fan as a prospect. In scouting him prior to the draft I saw the flashes of ability people are believing in, but also some worrying habits that need to be coached out. He loves to throw up 50/50 passes and put faith in his receivers, which is awesome if you’re playing for BYU against terrible opponents and know your receivers have the athletic edge, but it’s going to be almost impossible to do that reliabily in the NFL. Also I notice a tendency to take off and invent his own play a little too often, rather than go through his full progression.

That said, the Jets have faith in Wilson — and literally have no other quarterback on the roster. This will change before the start of the season, but unless Wilson severely struggles in training camp the team seem comfortable throwing him out there and seeing if he can sink or swim

Projected start: Week 1

Trey Lance, San Francisco 49ers

After months of rumors about which way the 49ers would go in the draft, they ended up going with the upside potential of Trey Lance over the NFL-ready, low ceiling Mac Jones.

There’s a lot to link about Lance’s potential in the NFL, but he’s not quite ready to put a team on his shoulders yet. With the Niners having Jimmy Garopollo under contract there’s freedom to sit Lance for a year and let him learn the system, but something tells me they’ll grow impatient.

I don’t believe San Francisco has enough tools to win consistently with Jimmy G under center, and they don’t either — otherwise they wouldn’t have traded up for Lance. I think he rides the bench for a few weeks, then gets the nod.

Projected start: Week 7

I see a perfect place here to make the transition. The 49ers will be coming off a bye week, then have a long week of practice before facing the Colts on Sunday Night Football. The Colts are good, no doubt, but this is the kind of perfect mid-tier game to put a quarterback in. This gives Lance a couple of months to show what he can do, then be ready for 2022.

I asked Kyle Posey at Niners Nation for his thoughts on when Trey Lance will start.

“The big question among 49ers fans is when will Trey Lance take over for Jimmy Garoppolo? Everyone has Week 8 circled on the schedule, and for a good reason. On Halloween, there’s a potential matchup between the Chicago Bears first-round pick, Justin Fields and Lance.

It would be a surprise if Lance were to start Week 1. While he was the No. 3 overall selection and San Francisco traded multiple first-rounders for the former North Dakota State product, making the jump from the FCS to the NFL without having played a full season the year prior is a difficult adjustment for anybody.The 49ers’ bye week is during Week 6. That’s a natural landing spot for when most teams make the transition to a rookie signal-caller. There are several variables at play here, though. Many expect Lance to have a “package” where he plays anywhere between five and 15 plays a game. The more successful Lance is during his early playing time, the sooner we could see the future of the 49ers under center.

We’d be remiss if we didn’t factor in Jimmy Garoppolo’s injury history. If we do that, it’s unfair to ignore the scenario where Jimmy G plays well enough to where the Niners don’t consider messing up the chemistry they have on offense.When do we see Lance as the full-time starter? The best-case scenario would be around the bye week so that he’s able to get some playing time under his belt. While the Lions and Eagles aren’t scaring anybody, there will always be a concern when you start a rookie Week 1. Lance would have to be really, really good to unseat Jimmy G to start the season.”

Justin Fields, Chicago Bears

One of the best picks of the 2021 draft, the Bears made the bold decision to move up and find their quarterback of the future. A lot of people feel Fields needs to sit for a long time to adjust to the NFL after coming from a pass-happy Ohio State offense that made life easy for quarterbacks, but I think these hesitations are a little overblown.

While I do agree sitting Fields is the best move to start, I think the team, and fans will demand getting to see their hot new rookie — especially after enduring week after week of boring Andy Dalton football. The only potential stumbling block is if Chicago regains their 2020 form and looks like a playoff team during the first half of the season. I could see the potential there for the team to want to keep the status quo, rather than make a switch.

For now I’m going to operate under the assumption that Dalton, like he’s been his whole career, isn’t good enough to get the job done.

Projected start: Week 12

I am too in love with this scenario. Can you imagine Justin Fields getting his first start against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day? The Bears front office might be afraid of throwing him into a national game with everyone watching, but if he’s been impressing in practice this could be the perfect time to cement his legacy. The Lions are also a soft spot in the back-end of Chicago’s schedule, so this makes a lot of sense.

I asked Lester Wiltfong of Windy City Gridiron to tell me when he thinks we’ll see Justin Fields.

“With an actual offseason of camps and preseason happening this year, we all should get a good glimpse of Justin Fields’ talent, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see him win the QB1 job from Andy Dalton. That isn’t the Bears’ plan right now, but plans have a way of changing once the players get on the field. Head coach Matt Nagy says they’ll be smart with his development, that they’ll bring him along at a good pace for him and the team, but that the player that gives the Bears the best chance to win will be the starting quarterback. Fans are somewhat split on the sit or start debate right now, but in my opinion there is only one correct answer. Justin Fields should play when he shows he’s ready to play. Whether that’s week 1 or week 18, once he’s ready, he’s the man.”

Mac Jones, New England Patriots

Like peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti and meatballs, and the entire cast of The Golden Girls, the most pro-ready quarterback in the draft heading to a team that will know how to use him just fits together perfectly.

That said, I don’t think Bill Belichick will feel the pressure of committing to Jones as a starter from the jump. Yes, this is a different situation to 2001 when Tom Brady took over for Drew Bledsoe due to injury, because Jones was taken with a 1st round pick, I still think with Cam Newton on the roster they’ll have time to let Jones sit and learn. Heck, maybe even build up his frame a little.

Honestly, I think Newton might struggle again in 2021. He just doesn’t look like the same player he was in Carolina prior to injury. It’s crushing, but it is what it is.

Projected start: Week 15

It’s a long wait until the Patriots bye week, but it makes the most sense here. There’s no need to rush the process, especially if New England is out of the playoff picture, so give Jones a month to get used to the league.

Here’s what Bernd Buchmasser of Pats Pulpit said about Jones starting.

“You don’t draft a player 15th overall to have him sit on the bench — especially if that player is a quarterback. The expectation is that he will become the face of your franchise at one point. Mac Jones is obviously no exception, but while he will be the guy one day there is no guarantee he’ll take over as the Patriots’ QB1 as early as 2021. With Cam Newton returning to play in an offense with a significantly improved supporting cast (at least on paper), the team can afford to be patient with the less experienced Jones. Sure, he will get his chances to prove himself throughout the season, but as long as Bill Belichick thinks Newton gives his team the best chance to win he will be the starter.”

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vietnam-visa-online-blog · 5 years

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This must be good news to travelers who enter Vietnam by crossing landing border or sea-port since 3/2019. Let’s check new updates in Vietnam e-visa now.

There are some new updates in Vietnam e-visa

Vietnam Government had approved to issue e-visa for more 35 countries from 2/2019

Since 2/2019 Vietnam Government had agreed for citizens from 35 countries to be eligible to apply e-visa. Meanwhile, there were only 46 countries are available to apply e-visa before 2/2019. This brings to the result, there are 81 countriesnow are able to enter Vietnam via landing, sea and air ports by obtaining Viet e-visa.

In further, these 35 countries includes: Estonia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Belgium, San Marino, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta, Portugal, Mexico, Croatia, Montenegro, Western Samoa, Brazil, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, Moldova, Serbia, Georgia, China, Hong Kong, Qatar, Cyprus, Macedonia, Palau, Micronesia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Nauru and Vanuatu.

However, citizens from China with e-passports are unable to apply e-visa. In this case, they are able to enter Vietnam by air and choose visa on arrival.

Three more landing borders are added into the eligible ports on immigration

In addition, the Government also opens 3 more Immigration counters at 3 landing borders. By this, travelers currently are able to enter Vietnam legally by e-visa at Tay Trang (Dien Bien), Na Meo (Thanh Hoa) and La Lay (Quang Tri) landing points.

Time frame

Vietnam also announced to run this policy from 1/2/2019 to 1/2/2021. As good news to travelers who come from these 81 countries, they do not have to go to Embassy to get Visa anymore. In particular, even they want to enter Vietnam by bus, by vessel they just need to apply online from anywhere even when they are not in their home countries.

Can e-visa be extended normally like visa on arrival?

Travelers who come with e-visa have rights to extend their visa legally. Also, the extension fee is relative cheap compared to who come with visa on arrival.

How to apply? | Notices that you need to pay attention

How to apply

First, finish the application form online. Second, settle payment online Next, we will email you to ask for sending a bio-date passport page (the page includes name, date of birth, passport number, etc…). This is requirement from the Immigration to send so as to process e-visa for you while you do not have to send any documents if you go with “visa on arrival” procedure. Final, we will send to you the visa code via email. Then, you print it out to collect visa stamp on arrival and you do not have to pay stamping fee upon arrival.

Notices that you need to pay attention to

The e-visa is valid for single entry only (business and tourist types). A copy of e-visa is compulsory to carry during their stay. Same as visa on arrival procedure, applicants must have at least 2 blank passport pages. There is one limitation of e-visa in comparison with visa on arrival, applicants have to exit out via the correct port that they have chosen when they apply visa. The normal procedure of e-visa takes 2 working days and the urgent service takes 1 working day while 30 minutes-procedure is impossible.

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