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Full time in the Madrid derby. Real Madrid triumph again against there city rivals Atletico in a 4-1 win. The visitors took the lead in the match but the sending off of Courtois damaged their chances. Jose Mourinho's men took advantage and were deserving winners in the end.
87'Real Madrid just keeping the ball now as the match is winding down. The two red cards have definitely had an affect on the outcome of this match as Atletico were excellent in the first 20 minutes of the game.
84'Terrible tackle again from Dominguez! He came through the back of Sami Khedira with no chance of winning the ball. How he has not received a booking in this match only the referee knows.
83'SubstitutionToto Salvio Miranda
82'Assist Gonzalo Higuaín
82'Penalty Goal C. Ronaldo
GOOOOOOOOOAL FOR REAL MADRID! Same spot for Ronaldo as the Portuguese drives the ball into the bottom left corner from the penalty.
81'Red Card Diego Godín
81'Penalty to Real Madrid and Diego Godin is sent off! Straight red for the Atletico defender as he brings down Higuain as the Argentine had a goalscoring opportunity!
79'Lassana Diarra drives down the right and clips a cross in that is cleared out to Xabi Alonso, who clips a ball to the back post for Marcelo and the Brazilian goes for the wonder goal by volleying first time but the strike goes nearer the corner flag than the Atletico goal.
78'SubstitutionMesut Özil Fabio Coentrao
77'SubstitutionArda Turan Reyes
77'Both sides make a change as Jose Antonio Reyes replaces Arda Turan and Fabio Coentrao replaces Mesut Ozil.
75'All Real Madrid at the moment. Most of the play is going down the right flank through Lassana Diarra and Mesut Ozil, who is drifting out to the right from the centre.
74'SubstitutionKarim Benzema José Callejón
73'Another Real Madrid substitution as Jose Callejon replaces Benzema. Another excellent performance from the Frenchman.
71'Another Real Madrid free kick, this time from the right wing. Alvaro Dominguez goes in very late on Mesut Ozil and is lucky not to pick up a booking. Alonso clips a cross in but Atletico clear the ball to the half way line.
69'It is all very cramped just outside the Atletico penalty area at the moment. With Higuain and Ronaldo coming inside for Real Madrid, and Atletico defending deep, there is not a lot of room to maneuver.
67'Yellow Card Filipe Luis
67'Yellow card for Filipe after the full back went in very late on Lassana Diarra. That was a very poor tackle!
65'Goal Gonzalo Higuaín
GOOOOOOOOOOOAL FOR REAL MADRID!! Instant impact from Gonzalo Higuain! The Argentine closes down and forces a mistake out of Godin before snatching the ball and taking it round Asenjo and then easily slotting home!
63'Jose Mourinho looks to be experimenting with his team selection. Perhaps trying to figure out a perfect formation to face Barcelona in the El Clasico in just a couple of weeks.
61'SubstitutionÁngel Di María Gonzalo Higuaín
61'First Real Madrid substitution of the match as Angel Di Maria comes off to be replaced by Gonzalo Higuain. Front three of Higuain, Ronaldo, Benzema now.
59'The second half is being played at a higher intensity that the first period. Atletico are working very hard to try and win possession but Real Madrid are zipping the ball around excellently.
56'Another free kick for Real Madrid, this time from a central area. Alonso clips the ball into the area but Diego Godin leaps high to clear the ball. The hosts retain possession and continue their passing game.
54'Atletico cannot get a touch at the moment. Xabi Alonso is masterfully dictating the match with a range of fantastic passes.
52'Di Maria wins a free kick down the left wing. Xabi Alonso dips a cross to the back post but again Atletico manage to clear. They have defended well from set-pieces so far.
50'Real Madrid have started the second half with gusto. Their passing is much sharper and they look very dangerous at the moment.
49'Goal Ángel Di María
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL FOR REAL MADRID!!! Ronaldo bursts down the left wing and and hits a ball across the box to the back post for Di Maria who passes the ball into the roof of the net!
46'Real Madrid kick off the second half. It is an intriguing derby match at the moment. Hopefully we will see some more drama in the second period.
Half time in Madrid. A goal a piece in the derby as Courtois sent off for Atletico. The visitors are making it hard for Jose Mourinho's men and there are definite signs of frustration by both teams on the pitch. Very entertaining match! Join us in fifteen minutes for the second 45!
45' + 2'Fantastic block from Dominguez! Brave defending from the Atletico centre back as he closed down a powerful shot from Benzema!
45'Marcelo gets to the byline and lashes a cross along the six yard box but Benzema was just out-muscled as he attemped to get on the end of it. Salvio eventually scrambles the ball clear.
43'Xabi Alonso's booking means that he will be suspended for the next La Liga match. However, it means he will be available for the El Clasico match against Barcelona in a couple of weeks.
41'Atletico slightly desperate in their defending at the moment. They are camped in their own half and are blasting the ball up the park. They only have a few minutes to hold on until half time.
40'Yellow Card Xabi Alonso
38'The game is very cagey at the moment. The referee has brandished a few bookings in the last few minutes to Xabi Alonso, Luis Perea, and Gabi and it is disrupting the flow of the match.
36'Yellow Card Gabi
36'The game is a battle at the moment and the tackles are flying in. Gabi and Felipe have gave away fouls for pretty poor challenges in the last few minutes. Perhaps a sign of the tactics of Atletico.
34'Ronaldo with a speculative shot at the edge of the box. The Portuguese was under pressure and attempted a left-footed snap shot at goal but it just went by the right-hand post.
33'Yellow Card L. Perea
33'Short delay on the set-piece as there is some pushing in the box. Xabi Alonso then whips the ball to the back post but it is well cleared by Atletico.
31'Free kick to Madrid down the left-hand side as Ronaldo is brought down. Excellent position for Xabi Alonso to whip in a cross.
29'To be fair to Atletico Madrid, they have regrouped fairly well and look to be still fairly well organised, but the creative spark in the team has gone after Diego's substitution.
27'Yellow Card Arda Turan
26'The dynamic of this match has totally shifted now. Atletico were playing very well but with the dismissal of Courtois and the subsequent substitution of Diego. Real Madrid are certainly on the ascendancy.
24'Assist Karim Benzema
24'Penalty Goal C. Ronaldo
GOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLL FOR REAL MADRID!! Cristiano Ronaldo steps up and coolly slots the penalty in the bottom left corner! Game on!
23'SubstitutionDiego Ribas Sergio Asenjo
22'A bit of a delay now as Sergio Asenjo gets ready and it is Diego who is coming off for the goalkeeper.
21'Red Card Thibaut Courtois
21'Penalty to Real Madrid and Courtois is sent off! Di Maria puts Benzema through on goal and The Atletico goalkeeper comes out and clips the legs of the Frenchman! It did look a spot-kick!
19'Atletico are playing with a lot of confidence at the moment. They are passing the ball around the pitch well and Diego is at the heart of their impressive possession.
18'Yellow Card Diego Ribas
17'A mini-brawl going on at the moment with Angel Di Maria at the heart. The Argentine went down far too easily and a lot of pushing ensued and some hands were raised. The referee does well to defuse the situation but Diego receives a booking.
15'Assist Toto Salvio
15'Goal Adrián
GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAL FOR ATLETICO MADRID!!! Fantastic goal from Adrian! The Spanish Under-21 international broke inside from the right and exchanged a lovely one-two with Diego inside the box before slotting into the bottom left corner!!
13'Pacey counter attack from Atletico. Salvio breaks forward and has the opportunity to send Gabi through on goal but the pass was short and allowed Real Madrid to intercept! That was a chance there!
11'The home side just imposing themselves on Atletico now. Xabi Alonso and Sami Khedira are bossing the midfield at the moment and the visitors are retreating deeper into their own half.
9'Real Madrid with a couple of set-piece opportunities in the last few minutes. Mesut Ozil whipped in a free-kick and a corner from the right-hand side but both were well defended by Atletico.
7'Very open start to the match. Real Madrid have had the majority of possession but Atletico are counter attacking at tremendous pace and are showing no shyness when committing men forward.
5'First shot of the match from Karim Benzema. Ozil gave the Frenchman the ball just on the right-hand side and he lashed a shot just over the crossbar. Unlucky but it was never bothering Courtois in the Atletico goal.
3'Excellent defending from Lassana Diarra. The Frenchman showed terrific strength to see off the tackle of Arda Turan. High tempo start to the match!
1'The match has kicked off in Madrid. As mentioned earlier, Atletico have not defeated their arch rivals since 1999 so Real Madrid are hot favourites for this encounter.
Both teams have took to the pitch now and we are moments from kick-off. Should be a very entertaining match!
This is how Real Madrid will be lining up tonight: (4-2-3-1): Casillas; Diarra, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Xabi Alonso, Khedira; Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo; Benzema.
I'm Martin Macdonald, and I will be reporting on the derby this evening. You can follow me on Twitter at @MartinMac1 so don't forget to post your thoughts, feelings, and predictions on the match!
The Madrid derby is one of the most fiercely contested matches in the La Liga season, so hopefully we will see some fireworks tonight. Atletico have not defeated Real Madrid since 1999 so there is pride as well as points to fight for this evening!
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That's very thoughtful!
Thoughtful thread and damn useful!! Thanks a mil'
Thanks, Skimonkey.
That video is gold, lucky kids to have such thoughtful parents!
Special thanks to Jakers2424 and Gxies - both are so thoughtful and generous!! :)
Thanks to everyone for your thoughtful responses. I really appreciate it.
@twerppoet: Thanks for responding with some thoughtful comments, which I have copied into my "iPad tips" folder.
What a beautiful gift. That's so thoughtful of your school children.
Sent from my iPad using iPF
Skiing in The Lebanese Mountains for Valentines. I do love my very thoughtful wife. (Kid free trip too).
OP asked a question, received some thoughtful answers and made a decision. Moving on.
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Glad you joined us!
You have a very perceptive and thoughtful ady there, good for you!
Jump right in here and let your voice be heard....
Hi Roy, I enjoy your thoughtful and interesting posts including your PMs to me and would be very happy if you would add me as a forum friend.
And I just had my birthday a week ago! Belated but thoughtful anyway.
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I'm sure the inspiration came from my colleagues. :-)
...assistance offered to try to correct Mr848's problem. Nice to know that there are such thoughtful members on this forum...just in case I need...
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
― Margaret Mead
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, great movie, UK so clever and thoughtful with great actors,more Americas should watch good movies, Inception!...
Enjoy. Cool. It sounds great.
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...to iOS 5. No need to pay for Notifications, Intelliscreen, etc. But then I wouldn't have MyWi and My3G. Hmm, decisions, decisions... :thoughtful:
What a great gift from a thoughtful son Johanna. :)
Sent from my iPad using iPF
...I want to read a rant about how other people are intelligent, thoughtful, and well informed, but still wrong because of fact, fact fact,...
Thank you. It's good to have such thoughtful friends. :D
Like your hairdo Blondie! :) But where's the bling??
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You know, that is very thoughtful. I have a sister who is severely disabled with cerebral palsy. I am looking for apps for her. She can't read and...
She had time and thought of it. She was off today. I'm always a little off, whereas she is always fantastic.
...into the mind of a visionary. Love his question handling style, thoughtful and calculated yet still informative answers also.
Sent from my...
Wish I could be that fore-thoughtful... I just end up buying anything that looks like it fits my needs of the moment (games included).
So thoughtful of them to closed my problem so I don't get pesky notices! Actually I think they are just trying to closed problems so they keep the...
Did anyone get the birthday offer? It's in the blog but not in the game. city name: normal town. name: nickeli
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...issue for your efforts but please consider being respectful of other viewpoints perhaps in the form of acknowledgement or even thoughtful debate.
It's gorgeous,
And so is yours, very thoughtful.
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I am impressed with the immediate and thoughtful response to this issue. After checking my General-accessibility-zoom, sure enough, it was on....
Twerppoet,thanks for helpful and thoughtful tips.
I checked the notes app and it shows accounts on the top left corner, there are three accounts:...
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Yay!!! You took my advice I see!! ;)
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Hi, Andrzej (KAZM) here.
During testing Yammer with DSync I have found a security issue letting anyone to change anyone's other Yammer Account Details in an unauthorized way, knowing only user's e-mail. In few words: you could change anyone's details of Yammer account, including Name and GivenName, in an unauthorized way.
NOTE: Issue has already been fixed/patched and below I am demonstrating Proof of Concept of the way someone could exploit this security gap.
Products that were affected: Yammer Enterprise DSync.
Problem description
The scenario begins when I create a user in Active Directory with Name=New_Name, GivenName=New_GN and Description=My_new_description, Work phone=123456 and (IMPORTANT) with E-mail attribute of an email of the real user (that already has and uses a Yammer account). This email can be in any domain (eg. @predica.pl, @microsoft.com). Let's say I use my Predica's email: akazmierczak [at] predica.pl.
During Dsync synchronization, details such as Name, GivenName, Description, Work number for that real user (my account) are OVERWRITTEN in Yammer to reflect details provided in account create in Active Directory. Must mention here that I AM NOT an administrator of predica.pl Yammer Network and I do not need to know user's password.
After synchronization is complete, user akazmierczak [at] predica.pl receives welcome email with message to join adatum.com.pl Yammer Network, but his Yammer account details are already changed to match Active Directory users details. So instead of "Andrzej Kaźmierczak" account one can see "New_Name New_GN" on all my Yammer networks! Moreover, details of my account will include things configured in Active Directory (My_new_description and with Work Phone as "123456").
It also means that users account and all his history of posts, comments, likes, etc. will suddenly be seen on all users' Yammer networks as "New_Name New_GN".
Environment details
- Yammer Enterprise is enabled in Office365 tenant
- Domains
- yammerlab.onmicrosoft.com
- Adatum.com.pl (domain added and verified)
- Accounts
- email@example.com is a global admin in O365 and also a Verified admin in Yammer. This account is also used by DSync
Domain Controller VM
- OS: Windows Server 2012 R2
- FFL, DDL: Windows 2008 R2
YammerSync VM
- OS: Windows Server 2008 R2
- Dsync Configuration
- version: Yammer.DirSync_v3-0-8
- Yammer Settings
- Logged in as firstname.lastname@example.com account in adatum.com.pl domain
- Directory Settings
- Only 1 Directory Connection to DC
- Using dedicated yammerservice service account created in Active Directory
- globalsettings.config.json File Settings
- Queries Section left unchanged with attribute ("Filter": "mail=*", )
- DirectoryAttributeMap Section left unchanged with default mapping settings
- SyncSettings Section left unchanged with attributes (EnableAdds, EnableUpdates, EnableSuspends) set to "true"
- AttributePreferences Section changed, so that all attributes (Prefer*) are set to "true"
- Other settings left default/unchanged
All servers are patched up until 01.03.2014
Video with PoC
The issue has been reported to Microsoft:
- 02.03.2014 Ticket #114030211227295 (Microsoft USA support)
- 02.03.2014 Microsoft performed a call with me with long discussion explaining the problem and steps to reproduce. Advised to send some screenshots, video or links, so Microsoft can further investigation on the issue
- 03.03.2014 The same video as above was uploaded to Microsoft DTM and informed Microsoft Support
- 23.04.2014 Microsoft informed me that issue was fixed
- 24.04.2014 Tried to reproduce bug but it is fixed now:


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hi guys i am workin on a 63 impala ss with my dad it has a aftermarked 350 with the original powerglide tranny. it was realy worn out so he got it rebuild and the guy screwed him over and f***ed it all up and what ever. but when he bought the car he got an extra powerglide with it but it is a later style non duel pump and has a longer tail peace with a diffrent spline. so now to the question lol i was thinking that we could just pop off the tails on them and the shaft and switch them is that possible and yes we know a th350 or an overdrive is better but this is what we have so thanks
Yes, you can swap to the shorter planetary setup, and extension housing. But, why not rebuild it yourself, they are very easy to do; the hardest thing is getting the steel speedometer gear off the tailshaft. You do know that you will have to swap out essentially the entire rotating parts assemblies? And, be careful not to mix and match 1.82 and 1.76 first gear ratio parts. Just happen to have a 25" Glide that came from a 63" 409 car; so I've hung onto it for many years waiting for just the right buyer to come along; someone looking for the numbers correct setup.
Back in the day, people use to laugh at the powerglide. Now they are very popular on the race track. 2 speeds is all you need to get to the end of the track. I'd keep the powerglide.
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A survey reveals today the Conservatives are the worst party for making friends on the internet.
The survey, albeit from a Liberal Democrat MP, reveals 40 per cent of his party's MPs have joined social networking website Facebook, compared with just 13 per cent of Labour and 12 per cent of Tories.
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Among those being 'poked' in cyberspace is Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell, who has more than 2,000 online 'friends' linked to his profile.
The study, by the Liberal Democrat MP Steve Webb, also showed his party's voters are most likely to be using the popular site.
Around one in 67 Lib Dem party members is signed up, compared with one in 105 Tory members and one in 130 Labour party members.
Mr Webb said: "Young people are far less likely to vote than their parents and grandparents, yet many of them have strong views on local and national issues and want their voice to be heard.
"Social networking sites such as Facebook provide an ideal way for this conversation to take place.
"The Liberal Democrats believe that elected representatives should be easy to reach, which is why a far higher proportion of Lib Dems are available through sites such as Facebook than their Labour or Tory counterparts.
"David Cameron makes a lot of fuss about his use of the internet, but it's clear that behind the facade the rest of his party is lagging a long way behind."
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As per a latest survey conducted by India Today Group-Hansa, approximately half of the residents in Delhi want fresh polls to be held in the national capital and 50 per cent of the respondents say they would vote for a BJP government. The voters are of the view that they will vote for the party which is in power at the Centre.
However, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which formed a 49-day government in the state, has secured 41 per cent of votes for the same and thus became Delhi's second choice.
But the Congress still remains a distant third. The party which ruled the capital state for 15 long years received a dismal 4 per cent of the votes in the survey.
Good signs for BJP
The survey shows that people of Delhi still have their faith in the BJP and the party must not be afraid of contesting re-polls in the state. Since, the BJP is still Delhi's first choice the party must overcome the re-poll phobia and confidently go for polls.
However, 42 per cent of respondents don't want fresh polls and said Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung should call the BJP to form government in Delhi. While an overwhelming 56 per cent of respondents do not want the AAP to form government.
BJP should not be afraid of AAP's sting
If the BJP is getting skeptical about the recent sting released by the Aam Aadmi Party which allegedly shows a senior Delhi BJP leader of bribing an AAP MLA to jump ship and join the BJP, so that the party forms a government is the state, then the party need not be worried over the same as the majority is not buying it seriously.
BJP must stop fearing fresh polls in Delhi, its still Capital's first choice
38 per cent of the respondents have also rejected AAP's sting and consider it a farce to malign the BJP. While only 30 per cent of the respondents believe the sting was true. Hence, the sting controversy not affect the BJP's fortune greatly.
A whopping 67% of the respondents suggested that the BJP should not indulge into horse trading to get AAP and Congress MLAs to jump ship.
It is high time the BJP takes a lesson from the same and drops the idea of government formation as it doesn't has the required numbers.
Survey gives a thumbs down to AAP-Congress alliance
71 per cent of the respondents feel AAP and Congress should not come together to form government in Delhi. Hence, the BJP should not be fear an AAP-Congress alliance as it will only benefit the saffron party.
Respondents have not still not forgotten Kejriwal for his decision to quit the government. Approximately, 74 per cent of the voters said the decision was not right on the AAP government's part.
Only positive for the AAP
The only positive in the survey for Arvind Kejriwal is that he still is the top choice for Delhi CM's post as whopping 39% of the respondents voted for him. It is also because there is no candidate of his stature in his opposition. Neither the BJP nor the Congress have a popular face like Kejriwal.
Hence, there are two major hurdles for the BJP i.e. the lack of a popular face to be projected as a CM candidate and the party must not become complacent with the survey. All, it needs is fearlessly pitch for a fresh round of polls to receive a stable mandate in its favour.
Tough times for Congress
There are no good days for the Congress which despite coming on Delhi roads is facing credibility crisis amongst Delhiites. The party has not yet gained its lost ground in the state which was once considered its bastion.
Hence, going for fresh polls will be a win-win situation for the BJP. If the party gets a clear majority in re-poll, it will form a stable government in the state and if the mandate is a fractured one, then the party would still emerge as the top player, given the support party is enjoying. This will force Congress and AAP to join hands and this will again prove beneficial for the party.


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Altar Things
It's a great practice to connect to your spiritual self daily, even if it's just for a few minutes, and a good way to do it is by having a sacred space no matter how grand or small, size isn't everything!
If you're setting up an altar take the time to think about where it's facing, what you're attracting and by setting an intention first the rest will follow. For all things Air build your altar in the East, for all things Fire it's South, Water is West and North is Earth. Of course if you only have space for one altar you can either choose the element you need more of or you can divide your altar into four areas balancing your Earth, Air, Fire and Water.
Air is for communication, use yellow, feathers and an athame perhaps? Things that encourage you to speak up, to clear stale conversations and to stimulate fresh ideas when you feel stilted
Water is for emotion, use the colour blue, pictures of the ocean, water in a bowl but do hold your hand over the water and say a prayer, ask for it to clear emotional blocks and let things flow again, if you have some from a sacred side that's great but it's not necessary. A cup or goblet represents water too.
Fire is for energy, spiritual energy, creativity and drive, add red as well as fire in the form of incense and of course you will have candles on your altar too. Concentrate on this quarter if you feel you need more energy, motivation or to unblock your creativity.
Earth is for all things earthly, money, good health, security; use the colours of earth like olive, russet and browns and put some salt or maybe a small flower in this quarter. A disc of wood or a small stone works magically too.
If you're using one altar add to the quarter you feel you need more of and as you sit in meditation or perhaps as you see your altar on a daily basis remind yourself of the practical actions to can take to help move the energy along. An altar won't alter things all on it's own.
A central icon, statue or object that helps you feel connected to your spiritual self is a welcome thing but do change your altar as and when you feel it needs it, this encourages the energy flow helps make it your own, that's important. Very.
They aren't all about asking for stuff, it's fine if you want to of course but gratitude for what you already have is probably a better start! Just saying.
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On June 27, 2015, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a referendum on whether Greece should accept additional austerity in the form of tax increases and pension cuts as demanded by the state's creditors. Putting the ultimatum from lenders to a popular vote translates into political theory as governmental sovereignty—the portion retained by the E.U. state—voluntarily submitting to the popular sovereign, which is the more fundamental sovereignty in any democracy. "Our responsibility is for the future of our country. This responsibility obliges us to respond to the ultimatum through the sovereign will of the Greek people," Tsipras said in a televised address.[1] More abstractly, deferring to the people on a major policy question is the responsibility, or duty, of any democratically-elected government. Sadly, few heads of government and legislatures even acknowledge this duty, let alone act on it. In this essay, I address the Greek case as a way of illustrating a few of the drawbacks of appealing to popular sovereignty through a referendum, while still holding that the duty itself is valid. I contend in particular that Tsipras's Greek opponents, E.U. officials, and the state's lenders (through government officials in other E.U. states) intentionally sought quite disrespectfully to manipulate Greece's popular sovereign by distorting the question on the referendum to get a "yes," or "oxi" result. That is, federal and state officials in the E.U. sought to scare and confuse the popular sovereign of one state—bullying, in effect, the basis of democracy itself for power and money.
Greece's PM Tsipras looking rather fatigued after meetings on the bailout. (John Thys AFP/Getty)
Prime Minister George Papandreou had been quickly ousted in 2011 because he had announced a referendum on budget cuts that lenders were demanding. Essentially, the sovereign will of the people was eclipsed by an incoming government by technocrats. E.U. officials and the heads of lender-states such as Germany hypocritically spoke out against the referendum, and doubtless played a role in the fall of Papandreou's government through meddling in Greek politics. Four years later, E.U. officials and those of lender-states were using the referendum as a way to replace a Greek prime minister who would not play along—who had the gall to put popular sovereignty above that of governments, even his own (even if doing so was good politics for the prime minister).
To be sure, exceptions could be found. Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front party in France—Greece's second-largest creditor-state--hailed the Greek government's decision to go to the people as a reminder to "the European elite that in democracy, there are people, and they are the only sovereigns."[2] That Le Pen and her party favored the creditor demands lends a lot of credibility to her public statement. It is not asking too much, therefore, to expect the same from state officials in Germany or federal officials, such as the president of the European Commission and that of the European Parliament.
At the time, The New York Times claimed, "(W)hat is playing out now is a largely unacknowledged campaign to oust him, led as much by his critics among other European leaders and top officials as it is by his rivals in Greece. . . . (U)nder cover of a referendum in which the rest of Europe has a clear stake, European leaders who have found Mr. Tsipras difficult to deal with have been clear about the outcome they prefer. Many are openly opposing him on the referendum, which could very possibly make way for a new government and a new approach to finding a compromise."[3] That is, part of the strategy was to turn the referendum into a de facto vote on Tsipras himself—thus intentionally distorting the question to serve creditor-ends at the expense of popular sovereignty in one state. "This has been a silent coup d'état," said Stelios Kouloglou, a European Parliament member with Syriza. "The idea from the very beginning was to overthrow Tsipras and get someone in there who would do what they were told."[4] Complaining about European interference in the vote, Tsipras said that in the event of a yes vote, he would remain in his "institutional role" and see that the procedures provided for by the Constitution were followed.[5] Indeed, proffering a question to the people does not imply that the government official or even the government itself should fall if the vote goes one way or the other, unless the referendum's question is explicitly and precisely that.
Nevertheless, some important E.U. officials blatantly sided with the lender-states in calling in effect for Tsipras' ouster—even using the prospect of default as leverage to threaten the Greeks into voting yes. "Martin Schulz, a German who is president of the European Parliament, made clear that he had little regard for Mr. Tsipras and his government. 'We will help the Greek people but most certainly not the government,' he said."[6] In attempting to link the continuance of the government in power to the referendum, Schulz was making it more unlikely that governments would willingly defer to popular sovereignty outside of elections in the future.
Additionally, since Germany was Greece's largest creditor-state, Schultz was in effect using the federal legislature to do his state's bidding. In other words, the federal official was acting de facto as a state official. "There has been a troubling lack of impartiality by European Union officials," said Simon Tilford, the deputy director of the Center for European Reform, in London. "We have seen a steady stream of very inappropriate remarks."[7]
Nearly the entire top European leadership in Brussels was backing a yes vote.[8] Remarks that reflect this bias undermine the E.U. itself, for the legitimacy of a federal system depends on the federal level not being used as a weapon by the strongest state. In the U.S., New Jersey and other small states had insisted on a legislative chamber at the federal level that would represent the states with equal votes to each one—whether New York or Delaware—so the big states could not use the additional powers being given to the federal level to dominate the small states with additional leverage. It would seem that qualified-majority voting is not sufficient protection to the small states in the E.U., though the problem could also be excessive state identification, or nationalism, generally in the E.U. and more particularly of some federal officials.
We should not conclude, however, that every German was marching to the same drummer; after all, Greece had written off German debt after World War II and some Germans doubtlessly felt the pressing instinct of fairness and even gratitude. Sigmar Gabriel, Vice Chancellor of Germany, for example, said of the Greek referendum, "We'd be well advised not to dismiss this suggestion from Herr Tsipras out of hand and say 'that's just a trick'. But rather if the questions are clearly framed . . . then that could make sense."[9] By "clearly framed," we can infer understandable by the voters, on the specific question on the ballot, and neutrally put. Otherwise, the popular sovereign would essentially be disenfranchised.
In 2012, Florida had attached a series of constitutional questions on its ballot; the technocratic and legalistic language effectively disenfranchised the average voter, for understanding a question is a prerequisite to being able to answer it. Not only did the wording effectively obviate the will of the people; the device may have even been passive aggressive in nature, as if to dismissively say, too bad if you are too stupid to read this. At the very least, the assumption that the electorate should understand legislative language is faulty. Because popular sovereign is superior to governmental sovereignty in a democracy, the language of the people is superior politically and governmentally to that which legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government use in the trenches.
In 2015, Tsipras was well advised, therefore, to translate the bailout proposal into terms that a layperson could readily understand. To replace the legal and technocratic diction of the proposal with more basic words would match the policy-judgment-level that is appropriate for the popular sovereign. This does not mean, however, that the question is more general—drawing in exogenous questions even those that are related to the question on the table.
For example, the question clearly framed would not be so general that it could be assumed to be a referendum on whether Greece should drop the euro or even secede from the Union. To fuse all of these questions would mean that the result of referendum could not be taken as an answer on whether the Greek government should accept the creditors' terms. Days before the vote, Tsipras said publically that the referendum would be only on whether to agree to the deal being proposed by Greece's creditors; nevertheless, "many of his opponents" were saying "it is actually about whether Greece wants to stay with the euro."[10] Antonis Samaras, the former conservative Prime Minister of Greece and thus one of Tsipras's political opponents, presented a false, misleading dichotomy in claiming, "Tsipras brought the country to a total deadlock. Between an unacceptable agreement and a euro exit."[11]
In fact, Samaras went on to say that the referendum question was effectively a "yes" or "no" to Europe. The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said at a news conference that "responsible, honorable Greek citizens . . . must say yes to Europe."[12] Maybe the federal president of the executive branch was assuming that austerity is synonymous with Europe, or perhaps he was implying that all of Europe was against Greece, such that the Greeks would be voting for or against the rest of Europe. In any case, the rhetoric clearly surpassed the question on the referendum itself. Nevertheless, sensationalistic media-outlets did not take long to join that bandwagon. The Huffington Post, for example, was running headlines suggesting that the "European experiment" hung in the balance. The implication is that the euro currency would collapse.
The question that the Greek legislature decided to put before the Greek voters left "open the question as to whether the [State] had other options besides leaving the euro."[13] According to Reuters, even a default "would not necessarily lead" to Athens dropping the euro currency.[14] "(T)he very threat of a 'Grexit,' or Greek exit from the euro, only exists because the creditors want it to. There is nothing in eurozone rules that says a country that defaults on its debts is no longer entitled to use the euro currency."[15] Nevertheless, Mark Weisbrot, an economist and a co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, "said the Europeans were having a powerful impact on the [referendum] by saying over and over that the vote was a decision about staying in the eurozone."[16] Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the "eurogroup" chair, and Juncker both insisted a "no" vote would endanger Greece's continued use of the euro. Since the states that use the euro can use the ECB to force the state of Greece to rely on its own currency, "this amounts to a thinly veiled threat."[17]
Karl Whelan and other economists, including former IMF senior manager Peter Doyle and Mark Weisbrot "describe a vicious cycle in which the ECB, by constantly warning of a Greek default and Grexit, makes it a self-fulfilling prophecy in order to turn up the pressure on the Greek government. The ECB's warnings of a Grexit prompt panic and bank withdrawals, forcing Greek banks to rely on the [Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) program] for liquidity. Then the ECB makes clear its willingness to cut off liquidity at a key moment, which shows its willingness to allow Greece to run out of money, worsening depositors' jitters and deepening the country's dependence on ELA loans. . . . By making the threat of a Grexit credible in this way, the ECB can choose to follow through with it, or can use it as a cudgel to force new concessions on Greece," presumably under tacit orders from the creditor states that use the euro."[18] In short, the creditor-states could use the central bank to force a state out of the "eurozone."
The experts said that the timing of the capping of emergency funding to Greek banks appeared to be part of a campaign to influence voters. "I don't see how anybody can believe that the timing of this was coincidence," said Mark Weisbrot. "When you restrict the flow of cash enough to close the banks during the week of a referendum, this is a very deliberate move to scare people."[19] Tsipras made it clear that he thought the European Central Bank's action was meant to influence the referendum. "This was a vengeful tactic," he said. "The Eurogroup finance ministers didn't want to allow the Greek government, the Greek democracy and the Greek people to exercise their right to democratic procedures without interventions. What we're seeing happening since Saturday," he said, "is an orgy of interventions and scaremongering of the Greek people so that the lenders' preferable outcome materializes."[20] In other words, government officials, whether federal or of other states, were using popular sovereignty—the basis of their own authority—like a dirty rug in getting what they or their paymasters wanted.
For the threat to work, the Greeks would have to feel an impending, or urgent sense of likely doom. The scenario can be real or contrived, just as long as it is believed. The previous January, the Greeks had elected an anti-austerity government, and yet federal officials as well as those of the creditor-states painted a doomsday scenario were the Greek government to miss the €1.5 billion I.M.F. payment due at the end of June. Yet on July 1st, The New York Times reported that Greece was "not technically in default because credit-rating agencies did not consider the I.M.F. to be a commercial lender.[21] Even the I.M.F. refused to declare Greece in default. Would Greece similarly not be in default were it to miss a payment to another E.U. state government, since a government is not a commercial lender? When the Apocalypse did not materialize in line with the baleful predictions doubtlessly orchestrated to pressure Tsipras into caving in at the last minute to the creditor demands, the creditors and their political allies set about scaring the Greek people by obfuscating the referendum as being on the euro or even Europe itself rather than further austerity.
That politics can involve the art of manipulation is hardly a surprise; that so many people believe the various ruses is more remarkable. When a ruse is found to suddenly evaporate rather than pulverize when it finally comes to pass and yet the manufacturers still have credibility as they endeavor on their next doomsday scenario, the beguiled audience itself is culpable, even though access to the media provides the manipulators with cover and thus sustains their credibility. Few in an electorate can break this tight egg-shell and smell the putrid yoke inside.
The upshot is that government officials in creditor-states, Tsipras's political rivals in Greece, and the head of E.U. governmental institutions were distorting and obfuscating the question being put to the Greeks by their state government. Whether the demands of the creditors are in themselves good or bad, the strategy of messing with popular sovereignty is problematic from a democratic standpoint. In other words, this analysis should not be read as a pro-no piece.
In fact, that Tsipras was not without bias is also problematic. The writing of the question itself, for example, should be free of his pro-no bias. That is to say, nothing short of a neutrally-written question would be consistent with deferring to the will of the people. According to Reuters, the E.U. "offered to release billions in frozen aid if Greece accepted and implemented pension and tax reforms that [were] anathema to its leftist government, elected [the previous] January on a promise to end austerity."[22] Referring to the reforms as arduous or exploitive, for example, would detract from the referendum as a means of gauging the will of the sovereign. Hence, that "(g)overnment ministers emerging from the cabinet meeting in Athens [before the prime minister announced the referendum] said they were confident Greeks would vote no and reject the bailout demands"[23] should not mean that those officials were planning to word the question to get the result they wanted.
Ideally, a referendum question should be approved by an entity besides the partisan government in power. As discussed above, even in terms of "translating" technocratic and legal language into everyday words, government workers may be biased—saying, in effect, that the people should understand the language of bankers and governments (which is not a valid claim). A slippery slope extends to viewing the content of the question to be written in terms of should.
According to two commentators days before the Greek referendum on whether to accept the creditors' terms for further austerity, the more fundamental question was whether "there is room in Europe for democracy."[24] Can creatures of governmental sovereignty get out of the way in deference to the popular sovereign? The referendum a devise may itself be faulty, given how easily federal and state officials in the E.U. were able to distort and confuse the question. Is it even possible for a people to focus on a specific policy such that a government can have confidence that the popular sovereign answered the question put before them? In short, popular sovereignty itself may have a vulnerable point—that of reaching the people and the people in turn focusing on one specific question without assuming that the question is an occasion to make a statement about something else or is actually another, broader question.
1. Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou, "Greece's PM Tsipras Calls Referendum on Bailout Deal," The Huffington Post, June 26, 2015.
2. Daniel Marans, "Europe's Populists Rally to Greece's Side," The Huffington Post, June 29, 2105.
3. Suzanne Daley, "Alexis Tsipras's Enemies in Europe See Their Chance in Vote on Greece's Bailout Terms," The New York Times, July 2, 2015.
4. Daley, "Alexis Tsipras's Enemies."
5. Daley, "Alexis Tsipras's Enemies."
6. Suzanne Daley, "Alexis Tsipras's Enemies in Europe See Their Chance in Vote on Greece's Bailout Terms," The New York Times, July 2, 2015.
7. Daley, "Alexis Tsipras's Enemies."
8. Daley, "Alexis Tsipras's Enemies."
9. Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou, "Greece's PM Tsipras Calls Referendum on Bailout Deal," The Huffington Post, June 26, 2015.
10. Daley, "Alexis Tsipras's Enemies."
11. Papadimas and Maltezou, "Greece's PM."
12. Daley, "Alexis Tsipras's Enemies."
13. Papadimas and Maltezou, "Greece's PM."
14. Papadimas and Maltezou, "Greece's PM."
15. Daniel Marans and Ryan Grim, "This Is What the End of European Democracy Looks Like," The World Report, July 2, 2015.
16. Daley, "Alexis Tsipras's Enemies."
17. Daniel Marans and Ryan Grim, "This Is What the End of European Democracy Looks Like," The World Report, July 2, 2015.
18. Marans and Grim, "End of European Democracy."
19. Marans and Grim, "End of European Democracy."
20. Marans and Grim, "End of European Democracy."
21. Jim Yardley, James Kanter, and Jack Ewing, "Greece Misses Payment as European Creditors Fail to Extend Bailout," The New York Times, July 1, 2015.
22. Papadimas and Maltezou, "Greece's PM."
23. Papadimas and Maltezou, "Greece's PM."
24. Marans and Grim, "End of European Democracy."


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NEW YORK- A police bomb squad, responding Friday to a call of a suspicious device inside a parked minivan in front of the Japanese ambassador's home, blew out the vehicle's windows - only to find out the item inside was simply stereo equipment, police said.
"It looked suspicious," Laffin said. "I think anyone would have thought something was strange."
The police bomb squad responded after the 8:22 a.m. (1222 GMT) call, blowing out three side windows and the back window with a water propelled charge, Laffin said at the scene. A police robot was sent inside the van to take pictures of the device; the photos led police to determine the package was nothing more than stereo equipment.
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Will Ferrell's new film Get Hard is underpinned by homophobia that takes comedy back to a pre-bromance era
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Tom Shone: As Soderbergh's Liberace biopic hits our screens, why is it that homosexual love stories now work so much better than hetero?
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The euro rises on the dollar's behalf
The common currency witnessed another incline against its major currencies the dollar and the yen, which trades at the highest level in a month versus the greenback, before a report that will show German consumer price rose at the fastest pace in two years, boosting the recovery in the Europe's largest economy to rebound, pushing investors to buy high-yielding assets such as the euro.
On the other hand, the dollar has declined during the trading session, as the Feds is continuing to support economic growth along with the U.S. housing market that declined less than analysts' forecasts, pushed the dollar to slump.
The euro rose against the dollar during today's Asian session, where the pair now trades around the 1.3703 level, after recording a high of 1.3713 and a low of 1.3690, while the pair faces a resistance at 1.3720. The daily and four hours momentum indicators show the pair in an overbought area, which limits the chances of an incline.
The pound dropped against the dollar during today's Asian session, where the pair now trades around the 1.5905 level, after recording the highest at 1.5932 and the lowest at 1.5894. The pair faces a support at 1.5800. The daily momentum indicators show the pair in an overbought area, while the four hours indicators give selling signs.
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The point guard position is fairly strong in the 2004 class, with several high major prospects at the top of the rankings. Thomas gets a slight edge for the top spot due to his upside. He has a rare combination of tools, with great quickness, length and skills. With coaching, and a couple years of development, we believe Thomas will be among the elite players in college basketball. The fact that he's getting recruited by North Carolina and Kansas, among others, pretty much supports our argument. Farmar has a very complete game at a young age. He can score in a variety of ways, but he's also a great distributor and floor general. He put on a show this summer and demonstrated that he's among the elite point guards in the country. Like Thomas, Pruitt is another player who oozes upside. Pruitt has seen his athleticism improve dramatically in the last year and he could still be maturing physically. While he has the ability to score from anywhere on the floor, Pruitt also shows great instincts and finds teammates consistently for open looks. Because of his size and scoring ability, Pruitt may also spend some time at shooting guard in college. Kellogg is another player who might play either guard spot. In terms of pure talent and athleticism, he's right there with any guard in the west. He'll need to refine his game to play the point, but he has tremendous potential. Littlejohn is also still learning to play the one, but his quickness and scoring ability make him a very intriguing prospect.**Click on any of the links to see the prospect's player profile, full story archive and favorite colleges.
1) Quentin Thomas, 6-2, Oakland (Calif.) Oakland Tech
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4) Antonio Kellogg, 6-1, Oakland (Calif.) McClymonds
5) Cornell Littlejohn, 6-0, Fairfield (Calif.) Vanden
6) Derrick Low, 6-0, Honolulu (Hawaii) Iolani
7) Ceylon Taylor, 6-1, San Jose (Calif.) Pioneer
8) Marcus Everett, 6-1, West Hills (Calif.) Chaminade
9) Lyndale Burleson, 6-2, Seattle (Wash.) Franklin
10) Ramone Wellington, 6-2, Vallejo (Calif.) Bethel
11) Rico Tucker, 5-11, San Diego (Calif.) University
12) Garrett McKinstry, 6-1 Kingston (Wash.) North Kitsap
13) Brody Angley, 5-11, Redding (Calif.) Enterprise
14) James Loe, 5-9, Hillsboro (Ore.) High
15) Patrick Mitchell, 6-0, El Cerrito (Calif.) High
Other Point Guards Of Note:
Darren Morrison, 6-0, Los Angeles (Calif.) Price
Vincent Oliver, 6-2, Los Angeles (Calif.) Loyola
Nick Livi, 5-11, Sammamish (Wash.) Eastlake
Taylor Christensen, 5-11 Bountiful (Utah) High
Jason Murdock, 5-11, Compton (Calif.) Dominguez
Derek Lee, 5-11 Bakersfield (Calif.) High
Tyler Smith, 6-1 Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Santa Margarita
Darius Joseph, 6-2, Tacoma (Wash.) Wilson
Mike Pagan, 5-9, Los Angeles (Calif.) Verbum Dei
Lamar Hunt, 6-0, San Jose (Calif.) Valley Christian
Stanley Copeland, 5-10, Las Vegas (Nev.) High
Taylor Rochestie, 6-0, Santa Barbara (Calif.) High
Nik Raivio, 6-0, Vancouver (Wash.) Mountain View
Marques Washington, 5-9, Carson (Calif.) High
Jason Daley, 5-10, Palos Verdes (Calif.) Rolling Hills Prep
Ryan Holmes, 6-0, Phoenix (Ariz.) Millenium
Anthony Palmer, 5-9, San Diego (Calif.) High
Josh Cottle, 6-0, Heber City (Utah) Wasatch
Chad Troyer, 6-1 Seattle (Wash.) Seattle Prep
Eric Bell, 6-2, Selah (Wash.) High
Jon Ricks, 5-10 Lakewood (Calif.) Artesia
Christopher Stanko, 5-10, Reno (Nev.) High
Arthur Drumwright, 6-0, Etiwanda (Calif.) High
Justin Argenal, 6-0, Concord (Calif.) De La Salle
Darren Stafford, 5-11, Phoenix (Ariz.) North
Amos Carter, 5-11, Vallejo (Calif.) High
Stas Chomokas, 5-10, Gilbert (Ariz.) High
Weleh Dennis, 5-10, Carmichael (Calif.) Jesuit
Brandt Bangs, 5-10, Santa Ana (Calif.) Foothill
Timmy Crowell, 6-1, Albuquerque (New Mexico) Sandia
Donnie Harrison, 6-0, Portland (Ore.) Grant
Bowie Jeffs, 6-0, Castle Dale (Utah) Emery
Josh Jenkins, 5-11, Albuquerque (New Mexico) Valley
Marques Benjamin, 5-10, San Jose (Calif.) Lincoln
Kyle Johnson, 5-11, Carmichael (Calif.) Jesuit
Jeff Wayman, 6-2, Hoquiam (Wash.) High
Maurice Johnson, 6-0, Fullerton (Calif.) Troy
Jermaine Calvin, 5-9, Tempe (Ariz.) McClintock
Kyle Lewis, 5-8, Victorville (Calif.) Silverado
Joey Pariseau, 6-0, Spokane (Wash.) Shadle Park
Kenneth Maye, 5-10, San Diego (Calif.) Hoover
Matt Pinegar, 6-0, Provo (Utah) Timpview
Tim Denson, 6-0, Corona (Calif.) Santiago
Frank Frasier, 5-11, Chino Hills (Calif.) Ayala
Jude Roybal, 5-11, Albuquerque (New Mexico) Cibola
Baree Ward, 5-10, Tacoma (Wash.) Mt. Tahoma
Josh Lostlen, 5-11, Bellevue (Wash.) Newport
Keon Taylor, 5-10, San Pedro (Calif.) High
Giovanni Woods, 6-2, Lacey (Wash.) River Ridge
Jamal Bell, 6-0, Los Angeles (Calif.) Dorsey
Delvaughn Livingston-Tinned, 6-0, Mukilteo (Wash.) Mariner
Ryan Howard, 5-8, Torrance (Calif.) Bishop Montgomery
Marvin Mills, 6-0, Los Angeles (Calif.) King Drew
Tywain McTyer, 5-11, Las Vegas (Nev.) Durango
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Working On The Backstory Of FROST RHEALM
In The Middle Of The Night, I Could Not Sleep… And So I Began To Flesh Out The Backstory Of FROST RHEALM, My Homebrew Creation, Which I'm Considering Publishing As Dungeons & Dragons, And/Or Game Content.
Prince Tarov wasn't always evil…
In fact he was a loving son to his father, King Tarov…
And a beloved brother to his sister, Lysata.
That was until that terrible day many years ago…
Treacherous day.
The Frost Giants had invaded their Kingdom…
Killing and/or harming the many villagers living inside its' walls.
King Tarov's Royal Guard did all they could to defend them, but there were simply too many, and they were so strong.
The Princess Lysata simply stood gazing out her tall, open window as her families kingdom crumbled away before her eyes.
Tears running down her face…
"How Could The Giants Have Gotten In…" she thought.
"Could someone have done this on purpose?"
And the moment this thought came to her, a single name went through her mind.
"No… It Couldn't Be."
Meanwhile her father and brother bravely battled the many Frost Giants along side their men.
And just as all seemed lost, the sky went green and blue, as an unnatural storm came forth.
It was the King's Wizard, Norastat.
"Awaken thunder, awaken lightning… Escort these foul creatures out of our realm!" spoke the Wizard.
No sooner than when his words were spoken, there was a clap of thunder and several large green lightning bolts struck two of the Frost Giants…
…almost killing them instantly.
Meanwhile the King sat on the ground below the castle holding his injured son in his arms…
Prince Tarov's left leg gashed and bleeding profusely.
Seeing the Giants struck by the lightning, the King looked to the castle to see Norastat atop the highest tower calling the wrath of the sky down upon their enemy!
"Norastat…" the King spoke.
Soon the Giants would flee, but that was not the end of the Tarov's tragedy…
Suddenly horns blew, and a single Royal Guard appeared before King Tarov.
"What is it!" the King lashed out, "Can't you see I hold my wounded son in my arms."
The Guard gazed back at the King with a blank, dead stare, causing a cold shiver to go down his neck and spine.
"What has happened?" he spoke gravely.
Minutes later the King stood below Princess Lasata's window…
On the ground before him lay his daughter…
The Journal Of Thorin Ryo – Gnome Tossing
by Doragon Kishu
Chap I – Paladin
Chap II – 200 Years Of Peace
Chapter III – Nekana Agnimitra
Chapter IV – The Spider
Chapter V – Thugs (Part 1)
Chapter IX – The Magic Grows
Chapter X – Challenging Times
Chapter XI – The Blightlands
CHAPTER XII – Gnome Tossing
Nekana and Laenor almost went to blows, Nekana even pushed him a bit, but it was Iven that ended it by saying that perhaps Nekana was the true owner of the Amulet.
Nekana didn't want to talk about it anymore, seeming befuddled by the Thief's statement, but more than that he may actually be related to her.
After all settled down, I (Thorin) stood guard, until I heard parts of the ceiling of the cave falling, and suddenly a rock hit my shoulder…
The tunnels weren't all that safe anymore, construction wise, but the alternative would have been possibly losing their minds trying to get through the magic barrier that surrounded the Blightlands.
I healed myself, then went to sleep…
Ashkan held the final guard, and during it, heard what sounded like a large four legged creature coming from behind them…
…I Cast 'Bless' on Laenor, Nekana and myself, and prepared for melee combat.
Ashkan offered to throw up a magical fog to try and let the creature pass by instead of battling it, and after I listened more carefully, and determined just how huge this creature sounded, I agreed…
The Party than got back against one of the cave walls, as the large creature passed by them all, shaking and trembling the place.
After it passed, there was a slime trail that it left…
…Laenor, irrational as usual, put his finger in the slime to discern if it was worth trying to salvage as some sort of poison for his blade.
Instead, it burned off part of his finger, leaving all of us in shock, save him, who didn't seem all that phased by it.
We moved on.
I decided that it wasn't the best time to share with the group my encounter with the Deity Theramus in my sleep, and decided I'd tell them when we were in better surroundings.
Further ahead we came upon 7 possible paths, and decided to try one of the three that headed up, in hopes that we'd find an exit from these wretched caves.
Sadly, we heard only a massive amount of some sort of insects buzzing, and so turned back, and headed into one of the passages that headed down.
When we continued into it, we came across a room with a Chest in the middle of it…
…it had to be a trap.
I suggested that either our Rogue, or Thief check the room for traps, but of course, Laenor went ahead and checked himself.
I'm reaching a point where I may need to pull him aside, and tell him that his rash ways were likely not only to get him killed, but possibly us as well.
But that would have to wait.
We determined after Laenor stepped towards the chest that the ground was some sort of black sand which caused a kind of necrotic damage.
Before we could make a plan as a group, Laenor cut a deal with our Rouge that if she'd let him carry her across to the chest over an area that seemed to be a bridge (still covered in the sand), they could split the treasure.
This was of course not ok, we'd all split the treasure, our talk nears…
In the end, Laenor fell while carrying our Gnome Rogue, and tossed her towards the chest, hurting her a bit, but she was ok.
Laenor on the other hand was stuck in the black sand.
I tossed a bag and an end of my rope to Walker, our Rogue, and she filled it with some gold, silver, copper and some gems.
I then pulled the sack across the sand, while some of the others helped Laenor out of the sand…
…I did not help him… Though I am a Paladin, his rashness has reached a point I will not allow…
The Journal Of Thorin Ryo – The Blightlands
by Doragon Kishu
Chap I – Paladin
Chap II – 200 Years Of Peace
Chapter III – Nekana Agnimitra
Chapter IV – The Spider
Chapter V – Thugs (Part 1)
Chapter IX – The Magic Grows
Chapter X – Challenging Times
CHAPTER XI – The Blightlands
The Spider upon us, Arinar struck it with his thorned whip, and Laenor, having been struck by the Spider and it's poison, came into a sort of Second Wind, which seemed to take him out of harms way for the moment.
Just as I was about to attack, the Spider suddenly 'phased' out, and reappeared behind the Party, where Ashkan and Feldaerae were.
The Spider then struck at our Ganesman Ranger, Ashkan, knocking him unconscious as it's poison ran through his veins.
I then charged it yelling the words which would summon 'THUNDEROUS SPITE' upon my blade, and thus lighting appeared around it, and I struck the great Spider!
BOOM! came a thunderous bang as I struck it, tearing a hole right through it, and causing it to fall sideways, trying to regain some kind of composure as it lay there dying.
Then the Elven Fighter Feldaerae cracked her whip, and snapped the remains of the spider in half.
It was dead.
As our other Elven Fighter Laenor tried to gather reusable poison from it, I knelt down by it's dead body.
"A Phase Spider," I spoke as I cleaned my blade.
Two of our Party members injured, we decided that we should take a long rest.
First on guard was Laenor, accompanying him was our Thief Iven.
Laenor was giving him some late night sword training, so that the inexperienced Iven might be able to at least hold his own should the need require.
I went to sleep, but it would not be an ordinary slumber.
In my dream I appeared upon a white sanded beach…
…the ocean water was a light blue green, it was like nowhere I had ever seen before.
Standing, painting in the distance was a strong looking man with black shoulder length hair, in a blue shirt, and black pants, with ornate silver armour on the ground near him.
"I have been waiting for you Thorin," he spoke without looking away from his painting.
I felt inclined to approach, so I did.
"Is this a dream?" I questioned.
"Yes," he spoke, then faced me, "And no."
His words bewildered me, "What is it you want of me?" I questioned.
At this point he wiped his hands of paint with a nearby rag, then turned towards me.
"My name is THERAMUS, and I want you to serve me," he spoke.
Theramus… I had heard of him… A Deity of Truth and Compassion.
"Why me?" I replied.
"Because you are noble and kind… And most of all… Honest," he spoke.
And that's when I suddenly was awoken by Laenor!
"Thorin, there's a strange noise coming from further down the corridor," he spoke.
"I HAD A VISION!" I spoke loudly as I sat straight up from my sleep.
Laenor looked at me curiously, but before I would speak of my dream, I instead grabbed my shield and blade, and the two of us went down the corridor.
It was dark, so I kept one hand upon Laenor's shoulder, his Elven kind could see in the dark.
There was suddenly a foul stench, and Laenor grabbed his eyes which had begun to water profusely, "Ah, I can not see Thorin," he spoke.
We suddenly heard a horrible sound, and out of a side crevice appeared a Ghast!
A foul, undead creature, tall, and horrible.
With this I grabbed the holy symbol around my neck, held it up towards it, and spoke words which caused the symbol to glow, "Back foul creature," I spoke.
With this it started to back, back into the crevice, but Laenor would have none of it, suddenly his hand glowed purple and his rapier appeared in it.
He attacked successfully.
Suddenly Feldaerae was behind us and slashed the creature with her whip.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to us, Nekina, the Barbarian, approached Iven the Thief as he stood watching the fight up ahead.
"The amulet, give it to me," she spoke with intimidation in her tone.
Iven stepped backwards, "It's mine… It's all that I have of my Father," then tripped on a rock and fell backwards landing on Walker, our Rogue, who had managed to stay asleep during all of the commotions.
OOFF! Walker gasped.
When we had killed the Ghast, Arinar, our Elven Druid, found some silver, finely made, magical crossbow bolts from near where the creature had come from.
But as Arinar offered them to me, I ran back to the camp.
Laenor, angry at Nekana, tossed some sort of lightning from his hands, just missing her.
"An Eldritch Knight" I thought to myself.
DORAGONS DOMAIN (Episode 16) SHADOWS
Shadows – The Thieves Guild Of Aberlo
The Thieves Guild Of Aberlo
by Doragon Kishu
The old man was dying…
Sir Baron Kelderecth the Third.
Master of Thieves…
All that he had built around him…
1,200 Thieves belonged to his Thieve's Guild, 'SHADOWS'.
From the darkest, seediest parts of the City Aberlo…
… to the districts of the Nobles.
Not a pocket was safe.
But in the end, it was his son Eldess Kelderecth, the Prince of Rohdan's Personal Advisor, who the Thief Master longed to see, as he entered the final days of his life.
Eldess had been told at the age of five that his Father had died in the War of Otran, a hero, battling the onslaught of Orc's and Giants from the North…
He'd been told a lie.
But this lie drove him to achieve greatness…
…and greatness he has achieved.
But he's about to find out news that will change his life forever…
Returning to his luxurious chambers in the Prince's Castle after a long day at his Hignesses side, two dark figures are awaiting him…
They throw a sack over his head, and tie his hands behind his back, gagging him so that he can't make a sound.
Defiant, they end up having to knock him unconscious with a club.
His Father would not be pleased, but the Shadows was not a union of delicate ambassadors of the Thievery Ways…
No… They were cutthroats… Dangerous in all ways.
When Eldess woke, he was tied to a chair facing a great majestic bed…
…in it was Sir Baron Kelderecht, Master Thief of the Shadows.
"What… What am I doing here?" spoke Eldess, the back of his head throbbing from the earlier blow.
"Eldess my boy… I can't believe it's you," replied the Baron.
"Do I know you?" Eldess asked.
"No… And sadly, you never well," spoke the Baron as he coughed and held a soft white silk rag over his mouth.
Specks of blood could be seen on it.
"Are you alright?" asked Eldess.
"Oh yes… Quite," replied the Master Thief with a slight smile.
It was then that Eldess looked over his shoulder where two darkly clad, hooded figures guarded the door to the chambers.
"I really don't know what you want… Is it money?" Eldess asked.
"No… Money I have… It's you I want… To rule the 'Shadows…".
Eldess stared in disbelief.
"The Shadows? As in, the Thieves Guild of Aberlo?" Eldess questioned in disbelief.
"Yes my boy…" replied the Baron, appearing to be becoming more and more tired.
"But I am no Thief?" Eldess questioned…
"No you are not… But you are my Son," the Master Thief responded.
PICTURE CREDIT – Roberto Gatto
The Journal Of Thorin Ryo – Challenging Times
by Doragon Kishu
Chap I – Paladin
Chap II – 200 Years Of Peace
Chapter III – Nekana Agnimitra
Chapter IV – The Spider
Chapter V – Thugs (Part 1)
Chapter IX – The Magic Grows
CHAPTER X – Challenging Times
Once we gathered supplies, and rested, we finally set off for the Blightlands.
Along our way we ran into an odd traveler, who insisted on traveling with us, and against my wishes, did.
But we positioned him ahead of us, so that we could watch him.
Our Elven Fighter Laenor, however, was intrigued by him, and so walked ahead with him.
After many hours of traveling the desert of Ganesboro, we came upon a village that appeared to be on fire.
At long last, the whole purpose of our Party coming together in Pinnacle had come to fruition…
To defend the Allied lands of Ganesboro from the onslaught of Gnoll attacks.
In order to protect the Magic Users (Mainly myself and our Druid Arinar), we took ranged positions.
Ashkan our Ganesmen Ranger also stayed back with us.
Sadly, only recently receiving more abilities from my God Theramus, I didn't think to Cast Bless upon the Melee, which I later regretted, though we were successful none the less.
After slaying some 5 to 7 Gnolls, our Party began putting out the fires that stretched all across the village.
I heard someone calling out in the burning Tavern, and ran in to see if I could be of aid.
The voice seemed to be coming from the second floor, and though I suspected that it wasn't a good idea to traverse the damaged stairs, my Paladin sensibilities took over, and I attempted to head up.
As I suspected, they gave, and I fell through them, landing in the fire itself, somewhere in the basement of the facility.
I Cast Lay On Hands on myself, thus removing the burns from my body.
I then made my way through the dark underbelly of the Tavern, and found myself in the storage room, which was filled with food, drink etc.
There was no door in, which meant there must be some sort of secret/hidden door, but I was unable to find it.
This is another moment that I later, once again, regretted, as I believe I could have Cast Thunderous Smite, and blasted my way right through one of the blank walls.
But these newly acquired gifts from my God, had yet to become instinct, and so instead I sat and made sandwiches for the Party as they tried to help the people upstairs, as well as trying to find a way to get me out.
Our other Elven Fighter Fildaerae was finally able to figure a way upstairs, but by the time she got there, one of the people in troubled had died.
She did, however, bring the remaining injured down into the street.
Meanwhile outside, Ashkan tried to save a little injured girl from one of the buildings, but could do no better than to bring her into the street.
Our Druid Arinar, however, was able to convince the little girl to drink a healing potion, and thus she survived.
We came to find out that she was mute, and her mother was one of the people Fildaerae saved.
As it turned out, the little girl was blessed with 'magic', and the mother wanted to send her south, further away from the Cursed Gnolls (If the gnolls claw or bite a magic wielder, they become cursed, and shortly die).
Though I was inclined to take her with us, having a soft spot for Magic Users because of my Mother (She was banished from his homeland because she had magical gifts which is frowned upon in the land), Ashkan convinced me that the way we were travelling would only have more Gnolls, and so one of our Party Members, Ulfin, the Dwarven Barbarian, said he'd take her south, then return to our Party.
We then left for a large City 5 hours North, and once we negotiated with the Captain of the Guard, we were allowed entrance where we would hit the local Tavern, then get a long nights rest at the Inn.
Prior to sleeping I spoke to the Captain of the Guard, and found out that there was a 'magic enchantment' surrounding the Blightlands, which cause one to go mad, and suggested that we take the tunnels underneath the border instead.
However, these tunnels were in rough structural shape, as well as being infested with Gnolls.
The Captain also sent one of his guards to show us to an entrance into the tunnels.
We entered the large tunnel and traveled through it for a bit, until we hit a fork and had to choose either right or left.
I detected that there were no traps, and so we flipped a coin, and went right.
Just as we entered the right tunnel, Arinar detected magic coming from ahead, but by then it was too late.
The sand opened up, and a huge spider came out and attacked Laenor who was in front.
He was struck, and injected with poison, I must get to him!
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G'day all, So today I heard a brilliant story from one of our great customer's Simon from Sandman Electrical in Melbourne Australia, he is very much focused on process improvement an working on his business rather than in his business, but much easier said than done. So today he told me about a brilliant solution to a problem he had. On a job he would have too many chef's and not enough cooks. All great staff, but they all wanted to take control and solve the problem for the customer by implementing the solution for the custom they thought best, and this created a massive amount of friction on the jobs. So Simon being a bright Sparky added a new custom field in scheduleflow called Site Leader, with a list of his tech's, and then when he or the Scheduler schedules a job, they nominate the key person responsible for this job. All of sudden jobs started running much smoother, people new who to get to make a call on a job, or who would sort it out with Simon to keep the show running smoothly.


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The ViennaRNA Package consists of a C code library and several stand-alone programs for the prediction and comparison of RNA secondary structures. RNA secondary structure prediction through energy minimization is the most used function in the package. We provide three kinds of dynamic programming algorithms for structure prediction: the minimum free energy algorithm of (Zuker & Stiegler 1981) which yields a single optimal structure, the partition function algorithm of (McCaskill 1990) which calculates base pair probabilities in the thermodynamic ensemble, and the suboptimal folding algorithm of (Wuchty et.al 1999) which generates all suboptimal structures within a given energy range of the optimal energy. For secondary structure comparison, the package contains several measures of distance (dissimilarities) using either string alignment or tree-editing (Shapiro & Zhang 1990). Finally, we provide an algorithm to design sequences with a predefined structure (inverse folding).
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References in zbMATH (referenced in 6 articles , 1 standard article )
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- Clote, Peter; Ponty, Yann; Steyaert, Jean-Marc: Expected distance between terminal nucleotides of RNA secondary structures (2012)
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- Ruben, Adam J.; Freeland, Stephen J.; Landweber, Laura F.: PUNCH: An evolutionary algorithm for optimizing bit set selection (2002)