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I don't know about you, but Facebook a part of my every day routine. I love that I can sign in and see tidbits from people's lives and connect with those that I don't get to see often enough. I have made some wonderful Facebook friends from the Disney community and follow along on their vacations, getting ideas of things I might like to try the next time I visit. I keep up to date on news and gossip and take each piece of information with a grain of salt until there is 'official' word.
Disney groups on Facebook used to be a real source of entertainment for me. I was always amazed by how perfect strangers can get so angry with each other over silly stuff. I have to admit that I used to read these posts, but I rarely commented. I would get out my popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show until an admin deletes the thread, but I just can't do that anymore.
I used to belong to a lot of Disney 'groups' on Facebook, there are a few that are managed by some real characters (pun intended!) that really bother me. I'm not sure if it's just my love of Disney that finds them offensive or just the manner in which the Admins conduct themselves that disturbs me. I believe that any frequent visitor will have negative reviews or experiences in the parks, it's expected. We won't like everything and should share those opinions in a manner that is useful and beneficial to the community and people who are thinking of visiting.
There are a couple of groups that drove me crazy and I just had to remove myself from them. The first is one that was showcased on a local news station a few years ago because the admin visits the parks so often. I had watched that group grow as they sold T-shirts with copyrighted material and I often wondered why Disney hadn't shut it down. While the admin doesn't work for Disney, he represents the 'ultimate fan' to some people online. He posts about restaurants and some of his tummy issues after eating there (only he isn't so delicate with his words). He's made videos ranting about guests suggesting that the majority of them don't shower and has called them idiots and morons. His representation of what is wrong with the parks is inflammatory and creates hostility in those that follow him. He has many social media posts that are bullying, racist and downright unkind, not the kind of 'Disney fan' you would want to follow.
The second group that makes me cringe is one that is actually sponsored by a BUSINESS that rents out Disney Vacation Club points. I bring up the sponsorship because it's fascinating to me that a business would want to be associated with this group. The admins are mean – and take great pride in BEING mean to others. They have entire threads in the group meant for shaming guests! They encourage pictures of guests doing things that they deem 'not right' in the parks and then they each take turns shaming them. For example – they will post a picture of someone sleeping in a resort lobby and call it 'hobo napping'. What they don't know is if this person is ill, or if they have some kind of disorder, or if they are unbelievably tired because they were up all night with a sick child. They don't know the circumstances, but feel like making fun of them is the right thing to do. I think it's horrible and for that reason, I would NEVER support the business that sponsors them and will go out of my way to make sure others don't either. Can you imagine finding YOUR picture online because someone caught you nodding off at Disney?
There are people who are researching their first trip to Walt Disney World in these Facebook groups. It's so sad because they're reading these rants and reviews, and their expectations are being set by them.
I think it's important for people to have a safe place to ask their questions and share their love of Disney! You can't be in an environment where you may get a public shaming for asking a question. That's the real reason I decided to create a Pixie Dust Fans group on Facebook. It's a place where everyone is nice – and welcoming! We talk about the Disney stuff that makes us happy – after all, isn't that what Disney is all about?? Stop by and see us, you'll be glad you did!
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Last month, in our blog we approached the "What is a Pit Bull?" topic. Today, we are going to dive in to "What is a Bully Breed?" Seriously, these 2 things are enough to drive a seasoned dog person crazy. Truly, since both of these are kind of "catch-all" terms, one can argue that anything a person decides is a Pit Bull qualifies to be a Pit Bull, and anything a person decides is a "Bully Breed" qualifies to be called a Bully Breed, and, well, that doesn't help us narrow down a definition.
For all intents and purposes we are going to stick to a pretty traditional definition of a "bully breed". There is often a misconception that "Bully" refers to attitude or personality when we talk about Bully Breeds, or about discriminated breeds. For example, some breeds that I have heard referred to as bully breeds based on discrimination, pre-conceived ideas about what the breed behaves like, are Huskies, Malamutes, Chows, German Shepherds, Heelers. These guys are being referred to as "bully breeds" because they can sometimes be pushier with other dogs, kind of "bullies" in the sense of their attitudes. But, truly, the term refers to dogs with a shared lineage that includes bulldog somewhere in their breeding lineage. This visual is the most inclusive representation I have seen about "What is a bully breed."
These are representations of purebred dogs, keep in mind that variations of these breeds and mixes of these breeds will still qualify as "Bully Breeds". Bully Breeds can trace a common lineage back through Ancient Greece to a a particular breed of dog called Molosser dogs. (This is a whole 2 hour presentation from this point forward… no, really. Its really interesting information, though. If you're interested, let me know and we can talk about doing a "History of…" blog.)
In this day and age, saying the word "Bulldog" typically conjures up the following images:
But, the truth is, bulldogs don't just look like this. They look like this:
And they look like this:
And they look like this:
And when you start crossing them with certain Terriers you start to get these:
And these:
Annnnnd these:
And all of the other breeds that you see represented in the first visual aid. Truly, a bully breed is any dog, with shared physical characteristics, through breeding lineages that can trace a lineage back to a bulldog. Keeping in mind, that may not look now, like it looked when the breeds were created.
Point being… "Bully Breed" is another term that is pretty open to interpretation. Its pretty fluid and pretty inclusive of so many potential breeds and mixes. If there is any sort of bulldog, any breed derived from any bulldog lineage, any breed mixed with a bulldog or a breed derived from a bulldog, then it qualifies as a "bully breed" type dog. Most share the same characteristics as dogs that are commonly called "Pit Bulls".
So, now that we have made this muddy subject as clear as milk, and clarified well, nothing, really. We hope you at the very least enjoyed this little wander through bully breeds.

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Republican Senator Marco Rubio is emerging as one of the loudest critics of President Donald Trump's policies.
On Friday, despite opposition from lawmakers, Trump announced a deal to save Chinese phone manufacturer ZTE. He said that he will allow the company to "reopen with high-level security guarantees, change of management and board." As per the agreement, the Chinese phone maker will pay a $1.3 billion fine and purchase parts from the U.S.
Senator Rubio, however, says this is a bad idea. In an appearance on CBS's Face the Nation, on Sunday, the Florida senator said that Congress would take steps to prevent ZTE from doing business in the United States.
"There is a growing commitment in Congress to do something about what China is trying to do to the United States and that one of the things that Congress will do is not allow Chinese telecom companies to operate in the United States," he said.
Rubio has been a leader of the congressional charge against President Trump's plans to ease the restrictions on ZTE that were imposed after it broke U.S. sanctions by selling products to Iran and North Korea.
Last week, Rubio took to Twitter to say that China "is winning the negotiations." He used the hashtag "#Losing." He's warned that releasing restrictions on the Chinese company, which is partly owned by the government, could put the American national security and intellectual property at risk.
Rubio pointed out that he is opposing the move because Chinese telephones are used for espionage.
"Whether it's routers or anything else, they embed stuff in there that could be used to spy against us, not just for national security," Rubio explained.
#China wants to become most powerful country in the world & weaken the U.S.. We must come together to address this challenge with a plan to invest & reform education,space,A.I.,5G, Quantum Computing & infrastructure. https://t.co/LMOYhteIfa— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 26, 2018
Senator Rubio did not go into specifics about what kind of measure Congress might pursue to block Trump's policy on ZTE. According to a report by the Washington Times, the annual defense authorization bills being considered in Congress already contain a prohibition on the federal government using Huawei and ZTE products. Rubio has also proposed legislation that would do the same. Congress will look at a sales ban of intellectual property and "national security sensitive technology" to China, he said.
Rubio said that there would be ample support among lawmakers.
"I believe it'll have a supermajority," Rubio said. "I think most members of Congress have come to understand the threat China poses."
Rubio On Kim Jong Un
Rubio also recently commented on the North Korea summit. He implied that the summit is a waste of time because Kim Jong Un will never agree to denuclearization. He said that the North Korean leader is emotionally attached to his nuclear weapons.


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"Achieving simplicity is not that simple when you are dealing with complex modern device design. Rob Tannen mused on lazy shortcuts, artificial constraints and Maeda's crusade on the complex." (Rob Tannen – Boxes and Arrows)
The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines
"Ask anyone which search engine they use to find information on the Internet and they will almost certainly reply: "Google." Look a little further, and market research shows that people actually use four main search engines for 99.99% of their searches: Google, Yahoo!, MSN, and Ask.com (in that order). But in my travels as a Search Engine Optimizer (SEO), I have discovered that in that .01% lies a vast multitude of the most innovative and creative search engines you have never seen. So many, in fact, that I have had to limit my list of the very best ones to a mere 100." (Charles S. Knight – Read/Write Web)
Wishlists, Gift Certificates, and Gift Giving in E-Commerce
"Although gift features leverage the online medium and draw new users to a site, they also introduce many usability pitfalls. Among them are poorly designed email notifications, which many users simply ignore." (Jakob Nielsen – Alertbox)
User Experience Teams & Information Architects
"User Experience is critical for the success of products. Consumers/end users have come to expect an integrated, easy to use experience of web sites and applications. No single individual can perform all tasks necessary for user experience and a team needs to be created that takes corporate politics into consideration and properly balances the goals of the individual team members." (Mike Oren – Shiny Happy People)
What If Our Systems Could Do The Rest?
"What if, in addition to (or perhaps even instead of) managing content types, templates, and taxonomies, our CM systems managed stakeholders, goals, audiences, information, and publications. What if instead of simply automating Web site creation, our systems managed the full domain of issues involved in collecting and distributing information? Systems these days are quite good at making the details of CM easier, but are no help at all with the big picture. In fact, they leave most organizations with the mistaken idea that they have confronted their CM problems simply be installing a CMS. In this talk, I'll lay out the contours of the full CM domain of issues and discuss what you can do to confront them with or without software." (Bob Boiko – Plone Conference 2006)
KeyContent: Unlocking communication
"Our mission is to provide a place where expert content developers, technical communicators, information architects, and web designers can come and express their views about the profession. Whether you are publishing an article or commenting on someone else's, or collaborating with others to write an article, or submitting one you have already written, we have a place and the tools for you. These collaborations and resources are created for and by professionals who want to keep up with the important issues in the transformation of technical communication." (KeyContent.org blog)
Interview with Adam Greenfield
"Language is also a domain of user experience. Shouldn't the words we use to describe a tool be as carefully crafted as the tool itself?" (Régine Debatty – WeMakeMoneyNotArt) – courtesy of markvanderbeeken
Interview with Doug Bowman
"My general interest (and without a doubt, my current position at Google) is pushing me to think about scale more often. Small scales and large scales. One of the components of my talk at Web Directions North will deal with scale of impact. Using our skills and innovation in technology and design to impact the greater good. The web reaches approximately one billion people now, and that number grows every day. Put one page or one application out there for the world to see, and, given the right factors, millions of people could potentially see it, experience it, or be inspired by it within days. How can we use that power for good? Can we harness our collective knowledge and skills to impact and make a difference both locally and in remote parts of the world?" (John Allsopp – Digital Web Magazine)
Developing user-centered tools for strategic business planning
"User experience professionals continue to attempt to move their work and impact 'upstream' — to play an earlier and more strategic role in their workplaces' business. But exactly what does that mean? What is it that user experience practitioners or groups thereof should be doing differently or working towards doing (more)?" (Richard Anderson – riander)
SpiekerBlog 2.0
"All new in 2007, except the old materials in the archives. Those will eventuelly either be refreshed or delted. New stuff will be added whenever called for. The German text will no longer interfere with the process of reading English. It now has its own site." (Erik Spiekermann)
Connecting Cultures, Changing Organizations: The User Experience Practitioner As Change Agent
"Readers of UXmatters probably know that user-centered design (UCD) and usability activities have the most positive impact when they're carried out early in the ideation, design, and development cycle. Probably, many of you have worked in organizations that weren't very experienced in UCD or usability engineering. You may have experienced something like the following the interchange with a development manager (…)" (Paul J. Sherman – UXmatters)
Applying Color Theory to Digital Displays
"This article is Part III of my series 'Color Theory for Digital Displays'. It describes how you can apply color theory to application program user interfaces and Web pages and provides many guidelines for the effective use of color." (Pabini Gabriel-Petit – UXmatters)
Giving You Fitts
"One of the most well-understood and salient principles underlying the ergonomics of graphical user interface design is Fitts' Law. Named for Paul Fitts, a psychologist at Ohio State University, Fitts' Law is a mathematical model of fine motor control which predicts how long it takes to move from one position to another as a function of the distance to and size of the target area. Papers outlining what became known as Fitts' Law were published in 1954 and 1964." (Jensen Harris – An Office User Interface Blog)
So You Think You Want to be a Manager
"Every designer faces a choice at some point in their career — to manage or not to manage. Erin Malone helps you walk through the questions you need to make that choice." (Erin Malone – Boxes and Arrows)
The iPhone User Experience: A First Look
"A collective gasp was heard around the world following the January, 2007, MacWorld Conference, when Steve Jobs pulled the wraps off the long-rumored iPhone. He proclaimed it a revolutionary product with a brand-new 'multi-touch' interface as breakthrough and breathtaking as the mouse interface of the 1960s.
Is iPhone as revolutionary as claimed? Is the multi-touch interface truly breakthrough as claimed? Yes and no. Let's take a look." (Bruce 'Tog' Tognazzini) – courtesy of puttingpeoplefirst
ASIS&T Information Architecture Summit 2007 Conference Progam
"The Information Architecture Summit is a premier gathering place for information architects and for discussion about information architecture. Everyone who touches on IA is welcome to share and learn. Last year's IA Summit attracted over 500 attendees, including beginners, experienced IAs, and people in a range of related fields." (IA Summit 2007)
10 Best Intranets of 2007
"This year's winners emphasized an editorial approach to news on the homepage. They also took a pragmatic approach to many hyped 'Web 2.0' techniques. While page design is getting more standardized, there's no agreement on CMS or technology platforms for good intranet design." (Jakob Nielsen – Alertbox)
Taking personas too far
"(…) although personas are essential design tools, we think some people may be losing sight of the fact that they're just tools, and tools with a specific purpose, at that. Lately, we've been seeing a lot of gold-plated hammers – unnecessarily elaborate communication about personas – and some fundamental misunderstandings about the relationships among research, personas, and scenarios." (Kim Goodwin – Cooper newsletter)
Early and often: How to avoid the design revision death spiral
"One lesson we've learned over the past several years here at Cooper is that on the vast majority of our projects, intimate client collaboration is a critical ingredient for success. This is a lesson that we have sometimes learned the hard way; collaboration can be messy, unpredictable and has often forced us to compromise what we thought was a supremely clear and elegant vision. Despite these growing pains, we have now come to embrace the unpredictability and compromise; through well-managed client collaboration, our designs are stronger and are more likely to serve our clients' needs and satisfy the goals of end users" (David Cronin – uiGarden.net)
Jon Bosak Closing Kenote XML 2006
"It's hard to remember now just how different this community was ten years ago. There were only a few hundred SGML experts in the world, a goodly number of whom came to this conference every year. Very few groups in existence today could boast the level of intelligence, the breadth of interest, and the depth of independence, not to say downright weirdness, evidenced by the SGML community of a decade past." (XML 2006 Proceedings) – courtesy of timoreilly


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The OAKS VoiceThread integration has undergone a change, making it easier to add VoiceThreads (VT) to OAKS and giving instructors a new way to assign VTs.
With the new integration instructors can:
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- Adding VoiceThreads and Creating Assignments in OAKS 10.7 — Learn how to add a VoiceThread to your OAKS course and how to create and view VT assignments
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ITF Backs Nautilus Over Crew Replacement Plans
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has just announced its readiness to stand and support its Dutch affiliate Nautilus NL/FNV Waterbouw as it resists plans by marine services and dredging company Boskalis to ditch and replace 20 crew members on five vessels.
According to ITF, the latest plans would lead to the likely removal of 20 Netherlands nationals and their replacement by agency workers from other countries. It brings back to life plans that were previously successfully resisted by the union, with international support.
Nautilus NL/FNV Waterbouw national secretary Marcel van Dam explained: "Boskalis told us that between now and mid 2019 its Dutch Fairmount crew will be replaced by crew from cheap labour countries, employed by employment agency Anglo Eastern. If Boskalis continues to pursue these plans we will contemplate taking them to court, along with possible industrial action."
ITF inland navigation section chair Nick Bramley added: "We are appalled to see Boskalis turn back the clock and recycle plans that were so effectively challenged last time around. The company's profits – projected to reach EUR 150 million for 2017 – have been built with the help of its many crews around the world, and it is scandalous to see crew members being threatened with job losses in return."
Nick Bramley concluded that it is difficult not to see this as a case of simple social dumping, and the use of potentially lower skilled, cheaper and less protected workers in safety-critical roles. "The ITF is ready to support our colleagues in the Netherlands in resisting this."


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Location: Zambia
Duration: 7 days / 8 nights
Start/End: Victoria Falls / Livingstone
Activities: Nature walks, day game drives, night game drives, canoeing, hot air balloon rides (August through October at additional discounted cost), market and cultural visits, optional Victoria Falls activities such as white water rafting, bungee jumping, gorge swing, micro-lighting (extra cost)
Who is it for?
Wide-eyed travellers willing to risk getting addicted to safaris.
What is it?
This bespoke itinerary focuses on the essence of both Zambia and Zimbabwe – neighbouring countries that boast some of the greatest nature areas in Africa. Mana Pools National Park – a recognized World Heritage Site – protects one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on the continent, while the expansive Busanga plains of Zambia's Kafue National Park retains the charm of Africa undiscovered – a timeless sense of remoteness. The trip's grand finale is the impressive and mesmerizing Victoria Falls.
Activities: Nature walks, day game drives, night game drives, canoeing, hot air balloon rides (August through October at additional discounted cost), market and cultural visits, optional Victoria Falls activities such as white water rafting, bungee jumping, gorge swing, micro-lighting (extra cost)
Highlights: Mana Pools National Park, Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, Victoria Falls
Season: June to November
Included: Meals during trip, accommodation, local guide, all transfers and transport as detailed on itinerary, entry fees
Not Included: Tips, international flights and domestic flights, meals not mentioned in itinerary
Prices: Contact us for pricing
Upon arrival at Victoria Falls airport, connect by private charter onto Ruckomechi camp.
This camp is idyllically located, overlooking the Zambezi River in Mana Pools National Park and the imposing Great African Rift Valley. Comprising 14,600 sq.km (5,600 sq. miles) this park is located in the heart of the Zambezi Valley and is famed for the rich and varied mammal life.
Area and Location: Ruckomechi camp is situated in an exclusive concession of Mana Pools, nestled amongst a large grove of acacia and ebony trees. This wondrous setting in allows for exploration of the National park in total seclusion.
Wildlife: An intoxicating blend of wildlife and bird species abound. The dry season sees large herds of elephant and buffalo together with hippo, waterbuck, kudu, nyala and eland all seeking to slake their thirst along the banks of this mighty river. Predators follow with lions frequenting the floodplains and adjacent woodland, while leopard stalk the thickets and cheetah and endangered wild dog are also often seen. The area is equally famous for its superb birdlife offering over 350 species including collared palm-Thrush, African Skimmer, Racket-tailed Roller, purple-banded Sunbird and Western Banded Snakeeagle.
Activities: early morning walks with an experienced guide, morning and afternoon game drives, night drives, canoeing and catch-and-release fishing.
The Camp: Ruckomechi camp accommodates up to 22 guests in ten spacious en-suite tented units, including a honeymoon suite and family room. All of these units maximize views of the Zambezi River and the escarpment beyond. Each tent has both indoor and outdoor showers, and the camp boasts an outdoor 'bath-with-a-view' in a secluded, scenic spot. A central dining, bar, library and main area completes the camp offerings. There is a separate deck with infinity pool for swimming and sun bathing, and an inviting, cushion-strewn sundowner and star gazing deck (B/L/D on all days)
Area and Location: The amazing landscapes of the Busanga plains comprise a web of estuaries, grassy plains and island thickets. Comprising 750km2 (290 sq. miles) of untouched Africa, our massive private concession is centrally located on the plains – ensuring seclusion and optimal wildlife viewing in a truly remote setting.
Wildlife: owing to the diverse ecology, this area of the Kafue offers fantastic opportunities to see plains game, predators and water-loving animals. This camp is perfectly situated to see large numbers of puku and red lechwe as well as herds of buffalo and wildebeest. The most notable predators in the area are lions, with up to four prides moving around the Busanga area. Their tree-climbing antics are quite unique and allow for amazing photographic opportunities. Cheetah and side-striped jackal also roam the grassy areas, as do the rare roan antelope, which are locally common. For birders, Busanga boasts over 400 species, including over half the world's Wattled crane population. Other notable species are Black-backed Barbet, Rosy-throated Longclaw and Red-throated Twinspot.
Activities: morning and afternoon-into-evening game drives as well as early season (June and July) boat trips. Magnificent hot air balloon rides (August through October at additional discounted cost) provide a very different perspective of the plains. The giant 8-person balloon floats for approximately an hour above this unique landscape with uninterrupted views of the floodplains and its game.
The Camp: Busanga Bush camp lies hidden in an island thicket. This camp accommodates eight guests in four comfortable tents. The main and bar area of the camp is under a large canopy canvas and has a sweeping view out over the plains and the dramatic sunrises. The dining area is further shaded under the leafy branches of a sycamore fig tree from which a unique lantern chandelier hangs, romantically lighting up dinner. An optional upgrade to Kapinga or Shumba is available at an additional cost.
* In the event that Busanga Bush Camp is at full occupancy, guests will be upgraded to Kapinga or Shumba at no extra cost. (B/L/D on all days)
Area and Location: Mosi-oa-Tunya is directly translated as 'the smoke that thunders', the local name for the Victoria Falls which is found 12km (7.5 miles) from camp and forms one of the main activities. This small but very important national park of the same name is 63km2 (24 sq. miles) and is host to a wonderful variety of habitat types from mopane woodland to a rich riverine fringe.
Wildlife: The Mosi-oa-Tunya National park is home to a variety of herbivores such as impala, giraffe, white rhino and buffalo. In the drier season, herds of elephant come down through the camp to drink from the river and even swim across to the other side. The camp dawn chorus includes the comical 'laughter' of hippo which are often seen from the various camp vantages during the day. The bird life along the Zambezi is just wonderful – African Finfoot, half-collared kingfisher and Schalow's Turaco are some special finds.
Activities: Guided tours of Victoria Falls, cultural, museum and market tours, morning or evening game drives in Mosioa-Tunya and morning or evening boat cruises on the Zambezi River. Livingstone is also rated as one of the world's top destinations for adrenaline and river activities. The most popular of these (at additional cost) include seasonal white water rafting, bungee jumping, gorge swing, micro-lighting over the Victoria Falls, brunch and breakfast canoe trips on the Zambezi and falls-edge dining.
The Camp: This contemporary but warm camp consists of 12 climate-controlled units on elevated wooden decks. Each unit has inside and outside showers as well as sweeping views of the Zambezi River from a comfortable balcony. Extending out onto the Zambezi River is the main area with novel pizza oven, bar and infinity pool and spa area. The camp also has a well-stocked curio shop selling arts and crafts made by local villagers.
Please Note: Toka Leya Camp can be substituted with The River Club at no additional cost.
Safari Tip: Due to the range and variety of activities, we recommend additional nights at this camp. (B/L/D on all days)


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What's new in 2016?
Another year, another contest. We've got the usual revolving door of countries participating: Portugal are out because their selection procedure was shambolic, and Romania have been somewhat controversially disqualified because they didn't pay their bill from last year.
On the other hand, big hitters Ukraine are back after missing last year's contest due to the ongoing conflict in the east of the country. They'll be performing a totally non-political number about the Soviet invasion of Crimea in 1944 (sample lyrics: "When strangers are coming / They come to your house / They kill you all and say / We're not guilty, not guilty"). Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Bulgaria also return, although their absences were more financially driven.
After last year's successful pilot program, Australia have been adopted as a permanent participant. There's no automatic qualification this year though—they'll be competing in the second semi-final along with everybody else.
The big change is that the voting system has been changed, in a way which arguably makes it both more transparent and more confusing at the same time. If you really want to know the gory details of the voting system, then pour yourself a stiff drink and read on. If not, please feel free to skip the next section, and join up again when you see the YouTube videos start to appear.
A brief history of Eurovision voting systems
The systems used for Eurovision voting over the years might charitably be described as baroque. For the first contest, in 1956, each country sent two jury members to Lugano, except for Luxembourg, who let the Swiss vote on their behalf. There was a secret ballot, and Switzerland emerged victorious. This voting system was not re-used in subsequent years.
From 1957 to 1966, there was a sequence of slightly different voting systems, most of which relied on a jury ranking their top three, five or ten songs, and awarding points thusly. After that, there were a few years where each jury member (ten per country) could give one point to their favourite song. This led to a four-way tie in 1969, so they went back down to two jury members per country (one young, one old), who could rank songs from one to five. Then for some reason, they went back to the previous system for one year in 1974.
In 1975, something approaching the modern system was introduced. Each jury member ranked their top five (or in later years, ten) songs, and these rankings were added together to produce a top ten from each country, which were awarded points ranging from 1 to 8, then 10 for second and 12 for first.
This system somehow stayed in place unchanged for twenty years. In 1997, five countries trialed a televoting system, and from 1998 onwards most countries used a televote to rank the songs, except in a few cases where technical issues or low vote numbers led to the use of a backup jury.
After the 2007 contest (won by Serbia), there were some complaints from Western European countries that the voting had become "political", and in particular that the countries of the former Yugoslavia and former Soviet Union were passing out points among themselves, rather than voting for said Western European countries. The fact that the Scandinavians had been doing this for decades was conveniently ignored.
As a result, starting in 2009, a hybrid system was used, in which jury votes and televotes were combined to produce a single ranking. The system used for this combination has changed from year to year, but most recently it consisted of each jury member giving a full ranking from e.g. 1 to 25, which were then added together and reranked to give a combined jury rank, which was then added to the televote rank to give a total score, which was then reranked and translated into the scores 1-8, 10, 12.
This year, however, somebody noticed that this system isn't very transparent, so there's a new thing.
How does it work now?
So for this year, there's going to be twice as much voting. Each country will have a jury score on the 1-8, 10, 12 scale, decided in the same way as the combined jury rank above. Each country will also have a televote score on the same scale, decided based on the number of televotes.
In order to save time during the scoring phase, only the twelve points from each country's jury will be announced as we go along, with the other points magically appearing on the scoreboard. Then the total televote scores for countries which placed outside the top ten in the overall televote will be added to the scoreboard without fanfare, and finally the total televote scores from the remaining countries will be announced.
I have multiple higher degrees in mathematics, but if the EBU expect me to follow this, they are drastically underestimating how much I drink during a Eurovision broadcast.
Model changes
Once again I've stripped out last year's changes, because they weren't very effective. We're back at the basic model, with four main terms:
- How much the voting country "likes" the performing country
- How strong a typical song from the performing country is
- How strong an individual song is
- Random noise
To this I've added an extra term, which indicates how "populist" a song is. A song with a positive populism score will do well in the televote, but poorly with juries, and a song with a negative populism score will do the reverse. Thankfully, the EBU have provided full split jury/televote results for the past two years, so we can estimate how strong this effect is.
A strongly populist song (populism 1.3) looks something like this:
Meanwhile a very un-populist song (populism -1.3) looks like this:
In general, populist songs seem to feature groups rather than individuals, high tempos, catchy hooks, sexy butter churning, etc. Un-populist songs tend to be slow, powerful ballads, almost without exception performed by lone women.
The effect of the populism variable on an individual vote is reasonably large. The swing from televote to jury can be up to 2.6 points, the equivalent of the relationship between Latvia and Lithuania, or a little more than the typical difference between entries from San Marino and Russia.
However, this swings both ways, so a song with a high populism score will do well from the televote, and poorly with the juries, and it might just all average out. On the other hand, it's possible that being polarising is a good strategy. If you're unlikely to break the juries' top ten, then it's probably better to chase after televotes. I don't think there's anybody trying this strategy this year, but it will be interesting to watch how things develop if this voting system is kept.
Final predictions
Which is to say, predictions for the final, not predictions which are, themselves, final. There will be more predictions, some of which will also be about the final.
Because of the change in voting systems, I've run all the simulations twice—once with the old system and once with the new. To be honest, the results are almost identical:
Essentially there are two things going on with the new voting system, which tend to cancel each other out. On the one hand, having scores from two different groups tends to introduce more variety, and makes things less certain, increasing the chances of weaker countries, and decreasing the chances of stronger countries. On the other hand, having twice as many votes going on tends to reduce the amount of variation–the benefit of a single twelve in a sea of zeroes is effectively halved.
Anyway, the big story here is obviously Australia. They did pretty well last time on their first outing, coming in a quite respectable fifth. They're obviously good, but we don't yet know quite how good. The model is therefore a little bit uncertain about them, but they do now have probably the best average performance in the contest. It's entirely possible that they're going to be powerhouses, dominating the contest for years to come, but it's also possible that last year was a fluke, and they'll sink into ignominy from here out.
Stepping outside the model for a minute though, I think there are good reasons to be bullish on Australia. They're well-resourced, with a strong domestic music industry which doesn't regard Eurovision as a joke in the way that some countries do (*cough*UK*cough*). Last year they had some trouble getting votes in the former communist bloc, but they more than made up for it with a strong showing from the west. I've put a tenner on at twenty to one odds.
The bookies' favourites are currently Russia, with Ukraine and France in second and third. Russia and Ukraine are definitely strongly ranked by the model, but France…aren't. If you're having trouble reading the tiny bar on the graph above, then I'll let you know that the model has them with a 0.12% chance of winning, or odds of around 800-1. This might seem a bit harsh, but they've only made the top ten once since 2003, and failed to break double figures in points on their last two outings. On the other hand, that was with the "moustache song", so who knows?
Semi-final 1 predictions
The effects of the new voting system are maybe a little bit more obvious in the qualification stages, although they're still small. The new system gives a little boost to the weaker countries, but it's not anything to get excited about.
This is probably the weaker of the two semi-finals on average–Russia are the only serious contender here. The gamblers have it as stronger, but that's largely down to Russia's position as the favourite.
Of the top five countries here, only Armenia has ever failed to qualify for the final, and even then only once, and by one point. I think it's fairly safe to predict that Greece (96%), Russia (92%), Azerbaijan (91%), Armenia (90%) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (89%) will all qualify. There's a bit of a Scandinavian clique in the voting here (Sweden as hosts also vote in this semi-final), so Iceland (65%) and Finland (55%) are also good bets. To fill out the ten, we have Hungary (60%), Croatia (59%) and Moldova (51%). Malta (48%) are unpredictable as always, so they're probably a good wildcard bet if any of the others fail to get in.


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Angel Medina, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Gibraltar, added, "We are pleased to join such a high-quality institution as IBERIABANK. I am extremely proud of the franchise we have built at Gibraltar Private and am delighted to partner with an institution that shares our commitment to excellence in client service, provides an expansive product set, and has the financial strength necessary to execute its strategy."
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DENVER – The Road to Reading initiative, a citywide partnership between the Office of Children's Affairs, Denver Public Schools, Mile High United Way, Children's Museum of Denver, Denver Public Library, and Denver Human Services awarded $5,000 grants to five local organizations to increase access to high-quality, early learning opportunities for children from birth to age three.
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