u/Alpacalypse_Llamarok

I've read a few unconnected comments on YouTube about her strained voice in some songs being caused by some kind of vocal cords nodules.

Then I went back and watched a few live concerts from TBT tour and after she got sick her voice was rarely the same again. From time to time you can hear some struggle in belted notes. Something like a hoarse voice.

Sure Amy has always struggled to keep up with tours and by the end of fallen, TOD and EV3 tours her voice was tired, but never sounded like that... The hoarse situation is not typical.

I hope that this isn't any nodule on her vocal cords, but that reminds me of some vocal coach react videos about EV3 era where they talk about how risky some of Amy techniques were at the time.

FIFA’s VAR is currently garbage. The mistake (or dishonesty) against Brazil was bizarre and highlighted that the current VAR system is flawed and in some cases can be even worse than having nothing at all. This isn't the first time that a team is harmed like this.

Of course overall VAR still gets it right much more than it gets it wrong, but it is far from perfect, and it remains highly susceptible to dishonest or incompetent referees. There's a lot of room for improvement and we should not stop here.

Because of this I think the ideal VAR world would be:

• The referee on the pitch decides nothing regarding VAR.
• VAR reviews would be conducted by 5 (or 7) referees who are isolated and have no knowledge of who the other 4 are.
• The referees must be from random and different countries (not from the teams playing).
• These referees don’t even need to be there in person. They can participate in the match remotely from their own locations assisted by FIFA.
• The list of referees is not published before the match so they do not know who the others will be.
• The referees vote Yes or No for an infraction. The system computes the votes and the majority decision wins.
• The referee on the pitch doesn’t need to waste time running to look at a small screen. The pressure exerted on him by players and fans becomes irrelevant to the decision since those who actually decide don’t even appear (except for names and votes on the TV screen).
• After a decision and while they are idle, the 5 referees are required to provide a written justification for their voting decision on the previous infractions. The justifications must be published at the end of the match. The idea is to make the criteria used by each one very clear, making life harder for dishonest or incompetent referees.
• Referees with a high number of discrepant votes over many matches lose points and drop in the FIFA ranking, losing future opportunities. Consistent referees are rewarded. Simple as that. The chance of error or dishonesty decreases drastically.

O VAR da FIFA atualmente é uma bosta. O erro (ou desonestidade) contra o Brasil foi bizarro e evidenciou que o sistema atual de VAR é falho e em alguns casos pode ser até pior que do que não ter nada.

Claro que no geral o VAR ainda acerta muito mais do que erra, mas está longe de ser perfeito, e continua muito suscetivel a juízes desonestos ou incompetentes.

Por conta disso eu acho que o mundo ideal do VAR seria:

- O juiz em campo não decide nada em relação ao VAR.

- Análises do VAR seriam feitas por 5 juízes que ficam isolados e não tem ciência de quem são os outros 4. Os juízes devem ser de países aleatórios e diferentes (que não sejam as equipes que estão jogando).

- esses juízes nem precisam estar lá presencialmente. Podem participar do jogo remotamente a partir de duas localidades.

- a lista de juízes não é publicada antes do jogo para que eles não saibam quem serão os outros.

- Os juízes votam Sim ou não pra uma infração. O sistema computa os votos e a decisão majoritária ganha.

- o juiz em campo não precisa perder tempo correndo pra ir ver telinha. A pressão exercida sobre ele pelos jogadores e torcidas passa a ser irrelevante na decisão já que quem decide de verdade sequer aparece (exceto os nomes e votos na tela da tv).

- após uma decisão e enquanto estão ociosos, os 5 juízes são obrigados a dar uma justificativa por escrito da decisão de voto deles da(s) infrações anteriores. A ideia é que fique claro o critério utilizado por cada um, e que dificulte a vida de juízes cara de pau.

- juízes com alta quantidade de votos discrepantes ao longo de muitos jogos perdem pontos e descem no ranking da FIFA, perdendo oportunidades no futuro. Juízes consistentes são recompensados.

Simples assim. A chance de erro ou desonestidade diminui drasticamente.

Respect each other. The idea here is to share a thought/opinion about the band that you know most people would disagree.

It can be about anything. A song, album, live show, and so on...

The euphoria from listening to this album doesn't go away. Every time I play it I feel the same joy, emotion and excitement. It doesn't fade.

I remember that when The bitter truth and EV3 these feelings of mine didn't last so many album play loops.

This album is a masterpiece. It makes me want to move and join the energy within it.

I cannot wait to see them live!

I really want Sanctuary to be the first song. That intro is so spooky and frightening! So good

Estou pensando em pegar um carro aqui na Espanha pra ter mais facilidades de visitar áreas remotas e também morar numa área com aluguel mais barato.

Faz uns 3 anos que não dirijo e só dirigi 2 modelos de carros na minha vida. Por isso estou extremamente insegura.

Como é no país onde vivem? Sentiram muita diferença no espaço, sinalizações, novidades, e etc? Que dica podem me dar?