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Any guess as to who gets the first 12 of the day?

HUNGARY 11 GREECE 10 NORWAY 9 INDIA 8 TUNISIA 7 IRELAND 6 AUSTRALIA 5 SLOVAKIA 4 PORTUGAL 3 UKRAINE 2 CANADA 1

UNITED STATES Dobro Jutro TISC! It is a great honor to be the first to reveal our votes this year. I think I can speak for both @dezbee2008 and myself when I say that the standard this year is high. The US jury ended up scoring a total of 20 songs, with a further 4 being award reserve places. If that doesn’t tell you how close the competition should be this year, then I don’t know what does. Regardless of who wins today, it’s the fun, spirit, and joy that we all have doing this competition that makes it worth it! Hello fellow Totallympians, the United States are calling! Here are the votes of the American National Jury: GREECE 10 NORWAY 9 INDIA 8 TUNISIA 7 IRELAND 6 AUSTRALIA 5 SLOVAKIA 4 PORTUGAL 3 UKRAINE 2 CANADA 1

Good job young pupil, you’ve earned a gold star for noticing the mistake I most certainly made on purpose

In the US we don’t use webcams for online exams. It’s pretty much just honor code, with some security built in the online platforms (I.e no extra tabs/windows, time limits, etc.)

Looks like they recently added some nice modern youth training hills: Maybe we’ll get a Croatian ski jumper someday (at least at a YOG or something)

Does any actual ski jumping take place there?

Nah, Jesus Christ Superstar. Even the non-religious kids liked that one at my high school.

I study communications and there tends to be a ironic lack of communication quite often

Mine are run through all types of different systems. Some monitor the test taker to make sure they don’t cheat (i.e have other tabs/windows open, don’t take too much/too little time, don’t work with others, etc.), and some don’t (those are the best, and I definitely don’t cheat ).

Little English lesson (since we’re talking about school) Copyright - material protected by the government, belonging to a certain brand. Cheating - getting the answers necessary to complete a exam, or attempting too. Plagiarize - stealing someone else’s work, or failing to properly cite sources for a paper.

Yeah, lots of online exams to close out the semester Semester doesn’t end until May 29, so it’s going to be a long 7 weeks

Is the area around the volcano uninhabited, or are there concerns that some people may have got caught in the eruption?

Well, tried to sleep, but was too excited, so I guess I won’t be doing that today . Pulling an all nighter for TISC, with two exams on Monday. What could go wrong?

I always watch DJesus Unchained, but I know it’s been criticized as highly sac religious. I think that if you can’t find the humor in religion (even if it is your own), then your missing out on the highs of life.

No, Spain 12.

That doesn’t change the fact that many of the winners are English language songs, and most of the top 10 all-time are also in English.

Not to start anything, but there is some point those arguments.

Spain 12

List of helpful organizations: MicroPulse, FISU, and GAISF List of organizations quickly becoming unhelpful enemies of Olympian1010: Swiss Timing (Tissot), CIJM, CISM, and the NOC of Qatar That is all, thanks.

Wait, when did you become a mod @dcro?

Is it on the Olympic Channel, or do I have to go elsewhere to watch it? I’m a bit worried after your review, but as long as there’s stuff look at in the village and whatnot, I’ll be slightly interested. We generally have similar tastes it seems, so I can stomach this hopefully.

I wouldn’t say that...

Somewhat. There are parts of Northern California that look very similar, and maybe some of the Central East mountain parts, but not too much in common with the South outside of the LA Basin. The LA Basin climate is called Mediterranean, but it’s not that similar in my opinion. Croatia actually reminds me more of Coastal California, Oregon, and B.C.; which are all wonderful places which everyone should visit if they get the chance.

Rovinj - there was a Red Bull Air Race here I believe. I recognize the town from something at least. Also, I love to know more about the Ski Jumping hill after the ceremony @dcro. I love cool venues like that. Croatia reminds me a lot of the coastal parts of the Western United States. There’s quite a bit of similar scenery. Croatia has some deeper colors though. I really want to visit now.