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This Time, I'll Marry You - Chapter 3- The Empire's Heir
This Time, I'll Marry You
Chapter 3- The Empire's Heir
"Shall I set up a date for the meeting?"
Maxillium's eyes focused on the world map at the front, while his hands focused on the paper and scribbled something as he directed his question to Augustus.
His left hand tugging the turtle neck, one could easily see that he was getting uncomfortable with this specific winter wear of his. The emperor shifted his sharp gaze towards Augustus, making him the focus out of everyone in the room.
Augustus's eyes moved from the Emperor's seat to the window on the other side of the desk. The scenery outside calmed his inner turmoil.
Outside, the leaves had long been dyed a fiery orange and were starting to shed away from its branches as the autumn was ending. The cold was getting closer and the winter was nearing and its wind would bring in a new direction to the Empire. The changing season was foreshadowing the end of the cooperation with the Kingdom of Carna.
The busy military council was summoned and as they were discussing the agreement between the two countries, the abrupt question from the emperor startled them.
As the question was heard, the room fell into complete silence. It's been a week or so that the Emperor has declared that Augustus is his soon to be brother-in-law. And it's been more than a month, since the day he has accepted the proposal. But there was no new news floating around it.
Since then everything had been uneventful. Augustus didn't contact Eugene Giles Alsisar, the name of his fiance he found the next day of this surprising proposal. Neither did the other party try to contact him.
Time flew and he continued to live, work and eat as usual. Busy with work, his personal life was the last problem he was worried about, or so he thought.
'Does he realise where he is?'
Augustus was furious but his face failed to show such a reaction. His eyes and face always carried a bored expression, confusing people what exactly he was thinking about.
But this man right here, the Emperor knew where to pull the trigger to irritate him, but Augustus couldn't guess why. Unconsciously he tapped his fingers to the hard wooden surface of his desk, an act he had no control over.
Even if his eyes were fixated on the paper, Augustus knew every pair of eyes were now hawking him for an answer. Excited and eager, now they shamelessly started to look at him. Though some, couldn't care less about what's going on. And very few were as annoyed as Augustus.
Most of his colleagues were teasing him.
Also, he didn't know that he was affiliated to so many people. But after this marriage decree, the congratulation gifts flooded the dark storage room in their mansion.
Augustus clicked his tongue in their attempt to make him shy. So finally, he said, "I don't think it's appropriate to talk about my personal life here, Your Majesty. And from these reports I have received from my end, the situation is no longer safe. We need our army to retreat as soon as possible. Our spy has already…"
"I don't think you heard what I said?" Cutting him off, Maxilluim said. He knew the Emperor wanted him to take the initiative and get close to his cousin.
As if wanting him to be flustered and embarrassed, the young Emperor asked again. "Do I need to arrange your meeting?"
Augustus was silent for more than half a second. If he didn't know Maxillium well, he would have almost teared up in frustration. But he gathered himself up, and said, "Yes you can, You Majesty. Now shall we continue?"
And soon the meeting came to an end, making the council members disperse, one back to their station. Like that, Augustus too was about to vanish from Maxillium's sight for the rest of the day. Just then, "Mr Addington, since the meeting is finished. Should we continue from where we left off?"
Maxillium was determined, not letting Augustus off the hook so easily. He knew this genius strategist of his would try to run away and not discuss this matter so easily.
Looking at Augustus, he could see that Augustus was exhausted, his unkempt hair, unruly clothes, and his finally revealed an annoyed face. But Maxillium dismissed those signs and continued to press the matter forward.
He was confident in having the upper hand in this matter. And he wouldn't stop until he had fully taken the advantage of it.
Therefore, Maxillium said, "Let's go to my study."
Irritated and in anger, Augustus almost went feral. He wanted to bite this man's head off, all in slow motion. He could imagine how much satisfaction he would get while doing so. But he restrained, and as fake as his voice could get, he cheerfully said, "Yes, let's go."
Well, he would also like to give this Emperor a piece of his mind.
Walking past the garden, both Augustus and Maxillium were stopped by a peaceful yet authoritative figure. The Empress, she was the one who stopped them on their track and the only individual in the palace who had the right to do so.
It was not only rude but almost criminally offensive to even think of her name, but much greater punishments are implemented if her looks are ever described in public. So not many knew what she looked like.
Yet, the fortunate ones if not blind, they can see, beautiful as she always had been, now she stood proud with an untouchable air around her.
Walking towards them, she asked her husband if he could lend her a few of his minutes. In approval, he escorted her into a quiet space that belonged to the centre of the garden.
As the royal couple were discussing their private matter, leaving Augustus neither dismissed nor ordered to wait in the office. He started to walk far away from them.
However, no matter how far he went, he could see her eyes followed him like a hawk. Calculating his every move. He then found a perfect spot and waited. Only then did she remove her eyes from him.
That only lifted off a whole lot of pressure from him. He already knew she didn't like him. But she didn't have to make it obvious and torture him every moment she gets.
Well, why wouldn't she? He was the cousin of the woman who was sharing her husband!
Agitated, his cat eyes wandered around deliberately and desperately looking at things other than the blessed royal couple. But then unable to control them any longer, suddenly his gaze accidentally fell on her, the Empress. And what he saw was slowly creating a lump on his throat.
His now powerless eyes, almost widened as Augustus saw a small bump on her stomach. Though masterfully hidden, it didn't escape his keen eyes. And suddenly his train of thoughts started with that little fuel.
Is she pregnant? Or is she fat in that specific area? If the bump is showing, does that mean she is running her fourth month? But there was no royal declaration about it. Is there something going on here, that he didn't know of?
Augustus couldn't help but find this whole situation unusual. If they now have an heir, why call back Eugene? They should know his presence alone can threaten the Emperor's whole reign. Eugene, the one who was supposed to sit on the throne and the Emperor's unborn child.
Why the need to hide the possible next heir to the throne? Right now, an heir's existence is no less than a blessing. But hiding such a miracle could only mean two things: either this still not yet born child would create havoc in the royal court or his existence is in danger.
Right now, this Empire can't afford an internal disturbance as much greater forces could be attacking them from the outside. There is already too much ongoing military stress.
The more he looked, the more nervous he got. Every passing moment was dreadful for him. His mind was travelling at the speed of light.
He couldn't help but on guard, perhaps it was for the better that the child has not been announced yet. But there was one question in the back of his head, causing hopelessness to swim through his mind. All he could hope that his horrible and dark thoughts were wrong.
However, this subject was not that easy. Suddenly like a forceful tide, he could feel an oncoming headache coming, all in while threatened by this child's existence. Augustus was surely getting nauseous.
But he had no time for that. No time to be sick and lie on the bed. Augustus, even if he was not part of the royal court, knew it was better not opening his mouth before the Emperor himself discloses the matter. He wouldn't ask a question nor would he seek for an answer. Actually, he didn't see anything today.
He very well knew that a cat who can't restrain himself from being curious can get itself killed.
"Ah, your royal cousin is asking for an audience."
"Perfect!" Maxillium exclaimed. He was already thinking about Augustus and Eugene's meeting, and now it seems the heavens have finally decided to help him. Maxillium already knew, if this mattered, Augustus would burst and almost say no to his request.
"Thank you for informing me, My Empress." Maxillium gave out a smile.
She glanced to Maxillium's side where Augustus was and then back to him, saying "Now the mouse can't run away can he?" Then bowing she walked back to where she came from.
This piece of information made Maxillium's smile wider and wider. Then he and Augustus proceeded their unfinished journey towards his study chamber.
Maxillium's both eyes fixed on the golden handle carved as a dragon with gems and stones. He could feel Augustus was getting more and more impatient. He almost let out a smirk.
Taking a deep breath, Maxillium signalled the doorman.
As soon as the door was about to be opened, loud and hurried footsteps could be heard. Startled, all turned their head towards the incoming sound. And saw a few higher ranked military captains, looking like a herd of elephants rushing towards them. Only to be stopped as they reached near them
With alertness, the braver one mustered up his courage and said, "Your Majesty, we are sorry to disturb you. But for the further discussion about the future with Carna, Lord Addington's presence has been immediately requested."
Tsk!
At first, he thought it must have been a prank, how could every single time he tried to fix a meetup, one or the other was always busy. But looking at their face, Maxillium had no choice but to comply.
He turned his back, looked at Augustus and said, "You are to report to me as soon as you finish your work."
Augustus showed no emotion as always and left nodding in affirmation. His straight back marching off was the last thing Maxillium saw before entering his office.
But unknown to him, curious Augustus peeped through and saw a man's back. He didn't know why but he knew it was Eugene's, even if they have never met. And as soon as Augustus saw him, nostalgia hit him with full force, eyes threatening to tear up.
Why? That word was the only thing moving around his head. His head was getting heavier and heavier. He was tripping over his own foot. His eyes moist and blurred he could not see anything in front. As if a trigger was pulled, his vision got dark and every bit of his muscle got numb.
And like a lifeless doll, he stumbled over a flight of stairs.


 Trolls on Twitter are Running!
Trolls on Twitter are Running!
Twitter was a place where we shared the level of our first time, where we learned something new every day. The situation we have in the present has become quite different. Today Open Dressed Recm TT is on Twitter right now. I salute Troll's friends who have done this TT.
Tweets all belong to fake profiler. He was thrown over a thousand tweets on Twitter about the subject and career following in the 7th rank in Twitter Turkey TTR ranking. Apparently on Twitter, the Trolls are well fed from this business, so we start to see a similar TT every day. It is not difficult to understand who feeds. You only need to look at the RT accounts that are related to the topic.


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Q: Spark "distribute by" explodes size of original data I'm trying to figure out why my 15 GB table balloons to 182 GB when I run a simple query on it.
First I read the table into Spark from Redshift. When I tell Spark to do a simple count on the table, it works fine. However, when I try to create a table I get all kinds of YARN failures and ultimately some of my tasks have shuffle spill memory of 182 GB.
Here is the problematic query (I've changed some of the names):
CREATE TABLE output
  SELECT
    *
  FROM inputs
  DISTRIBUTE BY id
  SORT BY snapshot_date

What is going on? How could the shuffle spill exceed the total size of the input? I'm not doing a cartesian join, or anything like that. This is a super simple query.
I'm aware that Red Hat Linux (I use EMR on AWS) has virtual memory issues, since I came across that topic here, but I've added the recommended config classification=yarn-site,properties=[yarn.nodemanager.vmem-check-enabled=false]
 to my EMR properties and the issue persists.
Here is a screenshot from the Spark UI, if it helps:

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Please donate to support the st john ambulance for their service in the christchurch mosque shootings.
It is truly heart warming to see that 8 million dollars has been raised in 4 days for the victims and families of the horrific christchurch mosque shooting which killed 50 people and injured 50 but please also consider donating to our st john ambulance staff for their service, absolute bravery and the lives they saved during this devastating time what they had to witness was the most horrific they've ever seen. They are hero's.
All funds raised will be going to st john ambulance.
Thank you to our ambulance staff, nurses, doctors, police and everyone involved.
The st john ambulance are already under funded and I feel that they also deserve to be apart of these donations during the christchurch mosque shooting for their service, bravery, commitment and the lives they saved.
Closed This fundraiser page was created on 19 Mar 2019 and closed at 11:53 NZST (UTC +12:00) on 20 Mar 2019.


Since Bush stole the election through party shenanigans and a stacked Supreme Court in 2000, I have awaited this election, prophesied its coming, and feel vindicated because this is the one where it could be that the centripetal forces that have been putting strain on the GOP will finally tear it apart. Earlier in the year, as the reality of Trump became more and more actualized, I was gleefully thinking that my political Christmas present was coming and I was so looking forward to this convention.
That was then, this is now. Seeing this freakshow has long since stopped being entertaining even in the "see, you lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas" sense, because the GOP did this to itself. Now, it's just uncomfortable, like watching someone who really thinks they can sing butcher the National Anthem and they have only gotten as far as 'By the dawn's early light…' and you know there's more to come because they can't stop and everyone in the audience is antsy. It feels like that kind of awkward now.
Beyond the plagiarism, and the repeatedly debunked lies about the current administration and Clinton, and the absence of a lot of the Republican elected rank-and-file, there's a greater issue. This GOP convention is just… plain… BAD. Remove all partisan elements, replace the personalities with neutral entities, take away everything that could bias one for or against the people putting this thing on, and you would still have a trainwreck. A candidate who isn't even present to accept the nomination, a continuing stream of people whom no one knows on the stage when normally it would be occupied by the important people of the party such as senators and former presidents, flubs like a Nazi salute from a media speaker and momentum-killing meandering speeches by the candidate's cronies, and a complete absence of anything even approaching a policy position or an initiative of government to get people motivated and excited. Recall, if you will, the Obama campaign: a model of efficiency, focus, and detail. This is a carney act in comparison.
If this was all, it would be bad enough. But on top of this cow pie of a convention structure is layered the effluvia of rabble-rousing and fear-mongering. Reality has been taken out back and double-tapped in the head, because this is prime time for lies. The economy isn't growing? Lie. Obama "gave Iran the nuclear bomb"? Lie. Obama failed to live up to his promise of immigration reform? Lie. And the lies aren't even just about the GOP's opponents; Trump is the most ethical businessman imaginable whose word is his bond, and "he always pays his bills promptly"? Massive lie.
It seems like we're officially desperately searching for something positive to say to seem fair when we can look at the speeches and "be impressed". What I find shocking is the complete chutzpah and lack of logic. Even before we got into the plagiarized parts of Melania's speech, I was pretty struck that they picked his THIRD wife to espouse that one of Trump's greatest attributes is that "he never quits" and "once he starts something, he always finishes it". Except, you know, marriages and payment contracts and anything that might endanger his own money (other people's money can get flushed for all he cares).
And then Tuesday, we had Donald Jr. talking about how Trump doesn't need to listen to "Wharton MBAs," even though Trump himself has a Wharton MBA. And then the whopper of all whoppers – that "my dad promotes on skill, not based on cronies." This coming from his SON who is the EVP of Trump Companies?! Yes, I'm sure he was only promoted based on his skill and great hair!
I get that this is basically just GOP political theater, but to extend the metaphor, this wouldn't even be Broadway, or off-Broadway. This would be more like a community theater's amateur reproduction of Cats… or a marionette show where the performer is high and drunk – and the theater is on fire. There's shooting one self in the foot, and then there's shoving the whole leg down a cannon barrel and letting rip. And we're only three days into it.
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The Turnhouse
Before Security, Edinburgh Airport
0 miles The Sir Walter Scott,&nbspEdinburgh >
This landside pub was renamed The Turnhouse, recalling that Edinburgh Airport began life as Turnhouse Aerodrome, established for the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 and soon renamed RAF Turnhouse. In 1971, British Airports Authority (BAA) took over. A new main runway and terminal building were added in 1977, adjacent to the old facilities, and officially opened as 'Edinburgh Airport'. RAF Turnhouse closed in 1996 and its site developed as the 'cargo village', on the east side of the modern airport. The BAA terminal building was extensively developed in the late 1990s.
Airport Pub Land Side

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Notice the language here. Galleries like to discover artists. They want to find you, instead of being bombarded by your emails. Even galleries reviewing portfolio submissions tend to respond to artists whose work they have already seen or heard about. Your job is to be visible, to get on the radar of galleries that interest you.
First, do your research, both online and on foot. Identify a short list of galleries that could be right for you. Start local! Pay attention to galleries in your own city or region. This will make your process logistically easier, and you will build your confidence and skills as you go.
As you review galleries, notice that most of them have a focus. They may show only abstract art, or documentary photography, or works on paper, or minimalist work. This is called their "program" or "aesthetic." By looking quickly at each artist represented, you'll see what they have in common. Would your own work fit into the overall look and feel of the gallery?
Pay attention to how each gallery talks about their artists. They may say they represent "emerging artists" or "mid-career artists," but you need to know what that means. Review each artist and check to see where they are in their careers. Sometimes a gallery's "emerging" artists have long and impressive resumes.
When you have identified 6-8 galleries that interest you, let everyone in your network know who is on your short list and why. Ask them for other suggestions. Ask them for introductions. Be open to new ideas. If well-known galleries are outside your reach right now, consider new galleries or artist-run spaces.
Then begin the process of becoming visible to the galleries on your list.
Get on their mailing list.
Attend a number of events at the gallery, so that your face becomes familiar.
Also visit the gallery at a quiet time. Ask questions about the artists they show. Don't try to promote yourself, just get to know the gallery's interests.
If you are active on social media, follow your chosen galleries and "like" what they do.
During your visits to a gallery, always be prepared for the unexpected. Although you're not there to promote yourself, sometimes you strike up a conversation with gallery staff. Make a connection if you can. If they seem receptive, ask about how they find new artists.
After you have done your research, and visited your top galleries, see if you can find someone in your network who is willing to introduce you. The best person is an artist friend who is already showing there. Choose someone who is at a point in their career when they are willing to be generous to other artists.
Finding a gallery is a slow, incremental process. It requires you to operate in two opposite ways simultaneously. You are planful and systematic, doing careful research, while also staying open to the random nature of the art universe. You reach out to others, asking for advice, referrals, introductions.
Most important, make yourself visible. Put your name, and your face, and your art out there in the world.
I am a Career & Life Coach for Artists. Visit www.coachingforartists.com to find out more or email me directly at coaching@coachingforartists.com to send a comment or ask a question.
*Please note: I recently published a longer version of this article in the March Newsletter for www.callforentries.com. This is a well-curated site which lists open calls for artists and photographers. Take a look, you can join for free!


The draft of the Hawke's Bay Navigation Safety Bylaw 2017 has been approved by Council and Maritime NZ for final consultation.
This is the final opportunity to make submissions.
The use of lifejackets, identification of vessels, navigation signals, safety around wharves and ramps and introduces the registration of jetskis.
Submissions can be made until Tuesday 31 October 2017 online here, or post to Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Private Bag 6006, Napier 4142, Attn: Harbourmaster.
As notified in advertisements in Hawke's Bay Today, Wairoa Star, CHB Mail from 30 September, 2017.


I've thought of creating something truly useful for our dear students on the blog today. I know how busy you are with all the school work so I have here some pages that can actually help you get organized once and for all. (Well actually, even when you're not a student, there are some pages here that you can use for your every day planning!) So what do I have for you? Today on the blog, I am inviting you to browse through and snag a copy of this practical, pretty and functional student binder that you can print for free!
This binder allows you to plan your days in a snap. Having tons of homework? You can map them out in the Homework Planner page. Overwhelmed by a project? Plan it out using the Project Planner! Having a busy week? Use the Weekly Planner! We also have a bonus page to log your reading!
Okay, I think you'd be interested to take a quick student binder tour. All set? Let's go!
Who here likes a pretty binder cover, raise your hand! Hahaha! The cover of your nifty binder is truly something to love. Check it out!
This page is a must-have for every student. Since it's inevitable to be assigned with more than one project to do in a semester, I know you'll be needing a page like this to help you organize your thoughts. How to do the project? Write the instructions right there in the box on top. What are the things that need to be done in order to accomplish it? Sketch them or write your plans in the TO-Do box. You also have a space for the materials needed and some important reminders to note!
This is my favorite page in this student binder (and could be your favorite, too!) Write your assignments here and you'll not forget any again! It has truly needed spots where you can write the due date and again, homework notes for your personal reminders!
Created with a student in mind, you'll get this page that comes in plain boxes so you can use it in any way you like! Should you like to doodle or write your plans for the day, it's up to you! There's also a spot for your major to-do's and of course, things that are noteworthy to inspire or remind you!
So there, your truly pretty and functional free printable student binder. Do you want to have it? I have created a PDF copy of the full binder that you can download in one shot just right here. Do GET your copy now!
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Student profile - Sophie Turner
A change of heart led Sophie to happiness and success
I started university as a chemistry student but soon realised that I preferred computer science to chemistry, and I was allowed to switch to the BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Foundation Year.
The foundation year was ideal for me because I had an academic background in science but had never studied computer science or IT before at all, not even at GCSE level. I found the year challenging and busy, and I needed to work hard to keep up, but the lecturers were encouraging and were willing to devote time to students who needed help.
In our software modules, we learned to use several languages, including JavaScript, C# and R.
"My favourite module was robotics because it involved a lot of practical experience building circuits in the laboratory."
I've made some good friends and have started playing sports at the University. The students on the foundation year all got along really well with each other and I often helped my friends with maths, while they helped me with programming. A lot of the students were quite shy to start with and developed more confidence over the year. We're all excited to start next year. Next year I aim to continue achieving high marks.
The first year at Plymouth counts for 10 per cent of our degree, which I like because it encourages us to work harder in our first year and not fall behind in subsequent years. I also hope to get fitter next year and learn to play squash. Most of my course mates want to be programmers after university, but I would like to work in higher or further education.
I would definitely recommend the BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Foundation Year at Plymouth to anyone who wants to build a career in IT and is prepared to work hard towards great achievements both academically and socially.
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The Tasgall Group » 2010 is off to a bang!
2010 is off to a bang!
In case anyone isn't aware of the percentages, the last two days wiped out (and then some) all the gains so far in 2010.
While the S&P has only dropped 5%, it has happened in only 3 days.
I'm positioned for a bounce Monday morning, the three day drop is "too far too fast". But I don't expect a bounce to last.
And I consider this the warning shot that good times are over. If there is a bounce, it will likely be short lived. Then we can expect to see lower highs and lower lows… basically a return to a bear market.
When I make observations like this, I like to identify what would indicate that my analysis was incorrect. In this case, if the S&P is able to crawl back above 1150… especially if it is able to do so on higher volume.
Side Note: It's worth commenting that 1150 was just a hair over a 50% retracement from 1576 all the way down to 666 (the 50% level was actually 1121).


Provide a warm welcome and a consistent level of service to your museum's visitors, and take action to improve the quality of operations wherever possible.
This guide, from National Services Te Paerangi, illustrates how to improve visitors' experiences and measure customer satisfaction.
Find out more about visitor surveys and market research on our Marketing, visitor research and evaluation page.


The Accell brand is built on a customer-centric and technologically advanced foundation with a focus on quality and value.
Accell leverages its advanced design and manufacturing abilities to bring exciting connectivity products to the retail channel. With a large group of dedicated scientists, design engineers and veteran sales and marketing professionals, Accell is quickly becoming a world leader in delivering high-quality and affordable connectivity products.


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Real estate agents. Help your vendors.
Building. Find land with good orientation.
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Just curious? Find your eco weak points.
The Eco Easy Home app uses a scoring system to rate your home in terms of its ecological, thermal and sustainable design. The rating tool is divided into 3 major parts with a total score out of 200. A home with a score of 120 is doing pretty well.
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Champions Returning to River Oaks
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Greg Victor Leave a comment
American Teenagers Also Added to Field for April Tournament
Two former champions and a pair of American teenagers have committed to play the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship at River Oaks Country Club in April.
Two-time winner and defending champion Juan Monaco and 2014 victor Fernando Verdasco have committed to play this April. The tournament has also added American up-and-comers Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe to the field.
These three players join the previously announced commitments of 2013 champion John Isner, as well as Felicano Lopez, Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey. In addition, six-time doubles champions Bob and Mike Bryan will play the April 10-16 tournament.
"Juan and Fernando quickly became fan favorites during their title runs, and help further strengthen our player field," said Tournament Director Bronwyn Greer. "We also look forward to welcoming Taylor and Frances. We are eager to see firsthand these members of the ATP's 'Next Gen' for a chance to peer into the future."
Monaco has won the US Clay Court title in 2016 and 2012 after reaching the River Oaks International final in 2006. He owns nine career titles, and in 2016, he played in the quarterfinal tie during Argentina's run to the Davis Cup title. Monaco is in the top five among active players for career clay court wins with a 236-140 record on the surface. It will be his seventh US Clay appearance.
Verdasco has won seven career ATP titles, including his 2014 triumph at River Oaks. Fourteen of the 21 finals he's played in his career have come at clay court tournaments. He opened his 2017 season reaching the semifinals in Doha, where he lost in three sets to eventual champion Novak Djokovic. They are slated for a rematch in the first round of the Australian Open. Verdasco will be making his fifth appearance at River Oaks.
Fritz is a 19-year-old Californian. In 2016, he was the youngest player to finish in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. Last February, he reached the final at the Memphis Open, his third ATP event. He was the youngest American to reach an ATP final since Michael Chang reached the Wembley final in 1989. He was the 2015 ITF Junior World Champion after holding the No. 1 junior ranking for the second half of that season, which included a US Open junior title.
Tiafoe turns 19-years-old later this month. He was born in Maryland and began playing at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park where his father was head of maintenance. He broke into the Top 100 in October after winning his second Challenger title of the season. In 2015, he was the USTA Boys' 18s National Champion.
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If you're working in a DevOps shop, focus on business metrics is key. However, you want to derive those metrics and the data to support meeting those key performance indicators coming from tools that support effective collaboration with a minimum of misery.

Enter the Elasticsearch ELK stack:
* Elasticsearch for deep search and data analytics
* Logstash for centralized logging, log enrichment and parsing
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By their powers combined, these three open source tools pair to provide you with all the tools you need to understand exactly what is happening in your business, from your systems generated data to each and every click from your users.

In this workshop, you will learn:
* The ELK Stack: overview, set-up and deployment
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* How using the ELK stack provides the perfect tool set for collaboration across teams, not just Dev and Ops, but all of your colleagues

We'll step through each of these points through analyzing publicly accessible data sets. We'll go step by step - ingest data into Logstash, run analytics queries across it using Elasticsearch and then visualizing it all in Kibana's simple and beautiful dashboards. You'll leave know how to put together yet another cool demo for everyone to play with.

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Q: Android NullPointer Exception AsyncTask i want to send messages with attached files using asyncTask,
my php code is ok .. becausewhen uploading small size files everyting will be ok and when i send messages wihtout attachement everything will be as i want .. but when uploading file with big size (like apk files that are > 6 Mb) i got null pointer exception in this line : (look in onPostExecute)
                success2 = json2.getInt("success");

here is the asyncTasck
  public class PostDataAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<String, String, String> {

    protected void onPreExecute() {
        super.onPreExecute();
    }

    @Override
    protected String doInBackground(String... strings) {
                try {
       uploadFile(fichier);
        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        return null;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPostExecute(String lenghtOfFile) {
        int  success2= 0;
        try {
            success2 = json2.getInt("success");
        } catch (JSONException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        if(success2==1) {
            ((EditText) findViewById(R.id.etMsg)).setText("");
            if (attach) {
                changerAttach();
                }     }
     } }

and here is the upload functopn:
  private void uploadFile(String filePath) {
    try {
        try {

            HttpPost httpost = new HttpPost(url_upload);
            MultipartEntity entity = new MultipartEntity();
            entity.addPart("Mdp", new StringBody(mdp));
            entity.addPart("Msg", new StringBody(URLEncoder.encode(msg)));
            entity.addPart("type", new StringBody(type));
            if(type.equals("1")) {
                entity.addPart("Emailm", new StringBody(email));
                entity.addPart("Emailp", new StringBody(emaildest));
            }else {
                entity.addPart("Emailp", new StringBody(email));
                entity.addPart("Emailm", new StringBody(emaildest));
            }
            if (attach){
                entity.addPart("attachement", new FileBody(new File(filePath)));
                entity.addPart("attacher", new StringBody("oui"));
            }else{
                entity.addPart("attacher", new StringBody("non"));
            }

            httpost.setEntity(entity);
            HttpResponse response;
            HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
            response = httpclient.execute(httpost);

            if (response != null) {
                HttpEntity entity2 = response.getEntity();
                String responseString = EntityUtils.toString(entity2, "UTF-8");
                System.out.println(responseString);
                json2=new JSONObject(responseString);

            } else { //erreur
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }catch (Exception e){

    }
}

Note the String "fichier" the path of the file that i want to apload.
attach is boolean variable that means that i have choosen file to upload or not.
json2 is a global variable (JSONObject) that will be initialed in the upload function
i think this is what you need (the php code is ok)
Note: i think that the concurence is what cause my problem so is this true ?
thanks a lot
EDIT
the upload.php
    <?php
date_default_timezone_set ("Africa/Algiers");
include('connect.php');
$response = array();

if (isset($_REQUEST['Emailm'])&& isset($_REQUEST['Mdp'])&&isset($_REQUEST['type']) && isset($_REQUEST['Emailp'])&&isset($_REQUEST['Msg'])  ) {

    $Emailm = $db->real_escape_string($_REQUEST['Emailm']);
    $Emailp = $db->real_escape_string($_REQUEST['Emailp']);
    $Mdp = $db->real_escape_string($_REQUEST['Mdp']);
    $Msg = $_REQUEST['Msg'];
    $Mdp = $_REQUEST['Mdp'];
    $Msg= $db->real_escape_string(htmlentities(urldecode($Msg)));
    $type= $_REQUEST['type'];
    $target_path1 = "attachement/";
    if($type=="0"){  //compte patient
    if ($result = $db->query("SELECT * FROM `patient` WHERE `Email_p`='$Emailp' AND `Mdp`='$Mdp'")) {
    $row_cnt = $result->num_rows; }
     }else {  //compte médecin
    if ($result = $db->query("SELECT * FROM `med` WHERE `Email`='$Emailm' AND `Mdp`='$Mdp'")) {
    $row_cnt = $result->num_rows; }
    }

    $b=false;
    $a=false;

    if ($row_cnt>0) {
                if($_REQUEST['attacher']=="oui"){
                $filecount = 0;
                $files = glob($target_path1 . "*");
                if ($files){
                $filecount = count($files);
                }
                $nomFichier=$filecount.basename( $_FILES['attachement']['name'])  ;
                $target_path1 = $target_path1 . $nomFichier;
                $nomFichierOrigin=basename( $_FILES['attachement']['name']);
                if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['attachement']['tmp_name'], $target_path1)) {
                $b=true;}
                }
                else{
                $nomFichier="";
                $nomFichierOrigin="";
                };

                       $h=new DateTime("now") ;
                       $s=$h->format('G:i:s');
                       $s2=$h->format('Y-m-d');
                    if($result = mysqli_query($db,"INSERT INTO `msg`(`cle`, `email_m`, `email_p`, `message`, `attachement`, `type`, `attachementNomOrigin`, `heure`, `date`,`vu`)
                    VALUES ('','$Emailm','$Emailp','$Msg','$nomFichier','$type','$nomFichierOrigin','$s','$s2','non')"))
                    {$a=true;}

                    if($a==true && $b==true && $_REQUEST['attacher']=="oui"){
                     $dernierId = $db->insert_id;
                     if ($result = $db->query("SELECT * FROM `med` WHERE `Email`='$Emailm' AND `Mdp`='$Mdp'")) {
                     if (mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {
                      $response["Msg"] = array();
                     while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result)) {
                    $Msg = array();
                    $Msg["cle"] = intval($row["cle"]);
                    $Msg["heure"] = $row["heure"];
                    $Msg["date"] = $row["date"];
                    $Msg["email_m"] = $row["email_m"];
                    $Msg["email_p"] = $row["email_p"];
                    $Msg["message"] = $row["message"];
                    $Msg["type"] = $row["type"];
                    $Msg["attachement"] = $row["attachement"];
                    $Msg["attachementNomOrigin"] = $row["attachementNomOrigin"];
                    array_push($response["Msg"], $Msg);
                     }

                    $response["success"] = 1;
                    $response["message"] = "Succès";
                    }}} else

                    if($a==true && $_REQUEST['attacher']=="non"){
                    $response["success"] = 1;
                    $response["message"] = "Succès";
                    }else{

                    $response["success"] = 0;
                    $response["message"] = "Erreur lors de l'envoi";
                    }

                    echo json_encode($response);
    } else {
        $response["success"] = 0;
        $response["message"] = "Email ou Mot de passe incorrect";

        echo json_encode($response);
    }
}else {
    $response["success"] = 0;
    $response["message"] = "Champs manqués";

    echo json_encode($response);
}
?>

the logCat :
04-20 18:05:00.149    4509-4509/eddine.charef.mechalikh.swipedemo E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    java.lang.NullPointerException
            at eddine.charef.mechalikh.swipedemo.message$PostDataAsyncTask.onPostExecute(message.java:231)
            at eddine.charef.mechalikh.swipedemo.message$PostDataAsyncTask.onPostExecute(message.java:207)
            at android.os.AsyncTask.finish(AsyncTask.java:631)
            at android.os.AsyncTask.access$600(AsyncTask.java:177)
            at android.os.AsyncTask$InternalHandler.handleMessage(AsyncTask.java:644)
            at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
            at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
            at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4813)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:792)
            at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:559)
            at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
04-20 18:05:00.219    4509-6923/eddine.charef.mechalikh.swipedemo I/System.out﹕ {"Msg":[{"cle":271,"heure":"18:01:18","date":"2015-04-20","email_m":"mecha","email_p":"a","message":"hhhh","type":"0","attachement":"12Maps.apk","attachementNomOrigin":"Maps.apk"}],"success":1,"message":"Msg telecharg\u00e9s"}

In the jsonParser i've odd this
System.out.println(String.valueOf(json);

and you can see the json object in the logcat even when exception rised ...so it is a timing problem .. what do you think ?
Edit2
the JsonParser.java
public class JSONParser {

static InputStream is = null;
static JSONObject jObj = null;
static String json = "";

// constructor
public JSONParser() {

}

// function get json from url
// by making HTTP POST or GET mehtod
public JSONObject makeHttpRequest(String url, String method,
        List<NameValuePair> params) {

    // Making HTTP request
    try {

        // check for request method
        if(method == "POST"){
            // request method is POST
            // defaultHttpClient
            DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
            HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(url);
            httpPost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(params));

            HttpResponse httpResponse = httpClient.execute(httpPost);
            HttpEntity httpEntity = httpResponse.getEntity();
            is = httpEntity.getContent();

        }else if(method == "GET"){
            // request method is GET
            DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
            String paramString = URLEncodedUtils.format(params, "utf-8");
            url += "?" + paramString;
            HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet(url);

            HttpResponse httpResponse = httpClient.execute(httpGet);
            HttpEntity httpEntity = httpResponse.getEntity();
            is = httpEntity.getContent();
        }

    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }catch (Exception e){};

    try {
        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
                is, "UTF-8"), 8);
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        String line = null;
        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
            sb.append(line + "\n");
        }
        is.close();
        json = sb.toString();
        System.out.println(json);
        //HERE IS THE SYSTEM.OUT.PRINT THAT I TALK ABOUT
        //YOU CAN SEE THE RESULT IN THE LOGCAT
    } catch (Exception e) {
        Log.e("Buffer Error", "Error converting result " + e.toString());
    }

    // try parse the string to a JSON object
    try {
        jObj = new JSONObject(json);
    } catch (JSONException e) {
        Log.e("JSON Parser", "Error parsing data " + e.toString());
    }

    // return JSON String
    return jObj;

}

}
to give you an idea about what am facing :
i want to clear tha EdittextHere :
after sending the message that's why i check the success tag in the postExecute ..if you have other ways i will apreciate that .. note that this is my first app, so i didn't know other ways to do this

A: the problem was in the php code .. here is the correct one
    <?php
date_default_timezone_set ("Africa/Algiers");
include('connect.php');
$response = array();

if (isset($_REQUEST['Emailm'])&& isset($_REQUEST['Mdp'])&&isset($_REQUEST['type']) && isset($_REQUEST['Emailp'])&&isset($_REQUEST['Msg'])  ) {

    $Emailm = $db->real_escape_string($_REQUEST['Emailm']);
    $Emailp = $db->real_escape_string($_REQUEST['Emailp']);
    $Mdp = $db->real_escape_string($_REQUEST['Mdp']);
    $Msg = $_REQUEST['Msg'];
    $Mdp = $_REQUEST['Mdp'];
    $Msg= $db->real_escape_string(htmlentities(urldecode($Msg)));
    $type= $_REQUEST['type'];
    $target_path1 = "attachement/";
    if($type=="0"){  //compte patient
    if ($result = $db->query("SELECT * FROM `patient` WHERE `Email_p`='$Emailp' AND `Mdp`='$Mdp'")) {
    $row_cnt = $result->num_rows;
 }
     }else {  //compte médecin
    if ($result = $db->query("SELECT * FROM `med` WHERE `Email`='$Emailm' AND `Mdp`='$Mdp'")) {
    $row_cnt = $result->num_rows;
 }
    }

    $b=false;
    $a=false;

    if ($row_cnt>0) {
                if($_REQUEST['attacher']=="oui"){
                $filecount = 0;
                $files = glob($target_path1 . "*");
                if ($files){
                $filecount = count($files);
                }
                $nomFichier=$filecount.basename( $_FILES['attachement']['name']) . ".a";
                $target_path1 = $target_path1 . $nomFichier;
                $nomFichierOrigin=basename( $_FILES['attachement']['name']);
                if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['attachement']['tmp_name'], $target_path1)) {
                $b=true; }
                }
                else{
                $nomFichier="";
                $nomFichierOrigin="";
                };

                       $h=new DateTime("now") ;
                       $s=$h->format('G:i:s');
                       $s2=$h->format('Y-m-d');
                    if($result = mysqli_query($db,"INSERT INTO `msg`(`cle`, `email_m`, `email_p`, `message`, `attachement`, `type`, `attachementNomOrigin`, `heure`, `date`,`vu`)
                    VALUES ('','$Emailm','$Emailp','$Msg','$nomFichier','$type','$nomFichierOrigin','$s','$s2','non')"))
                    {$a=true;$dernierId = $db->insert_id;
                     }

                    if($a==true && $b==true && $_REQUEST['attacher']=="oui"){

                     if ($result = $db->query("SELECT * FROM msg WHERE cle='$dernierId'")) {
                     if (mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {
                      $response["Msg"] = array();
                     while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result)) {
                    $Msg = array();
                    $Msg["cle"] = intval($row["cle"]);
                    $Msg["heure"] = $row["heure"];
                    $Msg["date"] = $row["date"];
                    $Msg["email_m"] = $row["email_m"];
                    $Msg["email_p"] = $row["email_p"];
                    $Msg["message"] = $row["message"];
                    $Msg["type"] = $row["type"];
                    $Msg["attachement"] = $row["attachement"];
                    $Msg["attachementNomOrigin"] = $row["attachementNomOrigin"];
                    array_push($response["Msg"], $Msg);
                     }

                    $response["success"] = 1;
                    $response["message"] = "Succès";
                    }}} else

                    if($a==true && $_REQUEST['attacher']=="non"){
                    $response["success"] = 1;
                    $response["message"] = "Succès";
                    }else{
                    $response["success"] = 0;
                    $response["message"] = "Erreur lors de l'envoi";
                    }

    } else {
        $response["success"] = 0;
        $response["message"] = "Email ou Mot de passe incorrect";

    }
}else {

    $response["success"] = 0;
    $response["message"] = "Champs manqués";

} echo json_encode($response);
?>


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From 'America's mayor' to Trump's pit bull: Rudy Giuliani emerges as central figure in Ukraine firestorm
WASHINGTON – For months, Rudolph Giuliani has acted as Donald Trump's personal pit bull, lashing out at detractors who attacked the president over his politics and his policies.
But the attack dog is now under attack.
Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor who serves as Trump's personal attorney, is at the center of a firestorm over whether Trump improperly pushed Ukraine to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, to bolster his own re-election bid next year.
A whistleblower's complaint, made public Thursday, named Giuliani as a central figure in the scandal that has led to an impeachment inquiry against Trump. Giuliani has previously acknowledged that he urged Ukraine to investigate Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, but insists that he approached Kiev at the State Department's request.
Trump's and Giuliani's contacts with Ukraine have enraged House Democrats and raised questions about whether the president's personal attorney should be meddling in foreign relations.
"It's extremely unusual, and it's disruptive to normal diplomacy," said Steven Pifer, who served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine under President Bill Clinton.
The complaint:Read the full declassified text of the Trump whistleblower complaint
The phone call:'I would like you to do us a favor.' What Trump and Zelensky said in their July 25 phone call
Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia under President Barack Obama, called it "outrageously inappropriate" for Trump's personal lawyer to be engaging with foreign officials on what amounted to a campaign issue and for the State Department to be facilitating such interactions.
"He has no jurisdiction, no authority, no mandate to be involved in matters that have to do with diplomacy, national security or interference in our elections," said McFaul, now a professor at Stanford University.
Michael Green, who served on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush, said the president's personal attorney has no role in diplomacy. Any contact he had with the president's personal lawyer required special permission from the National Security Council's legal adviser and the White House legal office, he said.
Jeffrey Harris, who served as Giuliani's top deputy when Giuliani was an associate attorney general during the Ronald Reagan administration, bluntly slammed his former boss' conduct.
"He knows better," said Harris, a former assistant U.S. attorney in New York. "I have absolutely no sympathy for him for this. He knows better, unless he's suffering under some condition that I'm not aware of. Rudy is a very smart guy. He always exercised good judgment. He's very experienced in criminal law."
"The Rudy Giuliani that I knew would prosecute the Rudy Giuliani of today," Harris said.
'Play ball'
The whistleblower's complaint details numerous efforts by Giuliani to encourage Ukraine to investigate the Biden family over Hunter Biden's ties to an energy company on which he served on the board of directors.
According to the complaint, Giuliani traveled to Madrid, Spain, on July 26 to meet with an adviser of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. The trip came just one day after a phone call in which Trump had urged Zelensky to investigate the Bidens. The purpose of Giuliani's trip, according to the complaint, was to follow up on Trump's call with Zelensky about "cases" they had discussed.
Giuliani::'When this is over, I will be the hero'
Giuliani also met on at least two other occasions – in New York in late January and Warsaw, Poland, in mid-February – with Ukraine's prosecutor general, Yuriy Lutsenko, the complaint says.
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U.S. officials were so deeply concerned by what they viewed as Giuliani's circumvention of national security decision-making processes that State Department officials spoke with him to "contain the damage," the complaint says.
Around the same time, the complaint says, Ukraine's leadership was led to believe that a meeting or phone call between Trump and Zelensky would depend on Zelensky's willingness to "play ball" on the issues that Giuliani had raised.
'Shut up, moron'
True to form, Giuliani has defended himself – and Trump – by slamming critics and what he has called the "dishonest" news media.
"Shut up, moron," he snapped at liberal radio host Christopher Hahn during an appearance on Fox News.
In a Twitter rant on Thursday, he fired at Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat who chairs the House Intelligence Committee.
"The Dem phony attack on my conduct as a lawyer, is intended to intimidate me in defending an innocent client," Giuliani wrote. "Schiff has been attempting to frame @realDonaldTrump for almost three years. He should be investigated for lying, enabling perjury, and trampling on constitutional rights."
Trump has steadfastly defended his most public defender, telling reporters on Wednesday that Giuliani has done an "incredible" job and was right to engage with Ukraine.
"Rudy Giuliani is a great lawyer," Trump said at a news conference with Zelensky at the United Nations in New York Wednesday. "I've watched the passion that he has had on television over the last few days. He knows exactly what he's doing."
Defender-in-chief
Giuliani joined Trump's legal team last year as the president's personal attorney amid special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The former New York City mayor had earned the affection of Americans for the way he deftly guided the city through the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. He was heralded as "America's mayor," named Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2001 and was even considered for the job of Trump's secretary of State.
Eventually, he jumped into his role as Trump's defender-in-chief. He was a fixture on the cable-news circuit, vigorously denying any ties between the Russians and Trump's re-election campaign and barking at anyone who suggested otherwise. After Mueller's report, released in March, found no evidence of cooperation between Trump's campaign and the Russians, Giuliani turned his attention to Ukraine and the Bidens.
According to a report in The Washington Post, Giuliani's contacts with Ukraine rankled other diplomats, who questioned his motives and were kept so in the dark about his activities that they often learned about them like other Americans: By watching Giuliani's frequent television appearances.
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In an interview on CNN last week, Giuliani admitted, after denying it just seconds earlier, that he had asked Ukraine to investigate Biden's role in the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor. Giuliani and Trump contend, without evidence, that Biden pressured Ukraine to fire prosecutor general Viktor Shokin because Shokin was looking into an energy company where Hunter Biden served on the board of directors.
Trump himself brought up the investigation in the phone call with Zelensky on July 25. A summary of the call released Wednesday shows that Trump repeatedly asked Zelensky to reopen the investigation into the energy company and said he was directing Giuliani and Attorney General William Barr to assist in the inquiry.
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Trump denies that he was trying to dig up dirt on Biden. But outraged Democrats said that Trump asking a foreign government to investigate a political rival is an egregious abuse of power and that Giuliani's role contacts with Ukraine was improper.
"What role does Rudolph Giuliani play in the federal government?" asked New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic Caucus Chairman.
Giuliani "is clearly interjecting his own partisan political goals into what should be just a bilateral conversation," said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
A 'dangerous' message
The State Department did not respond to questions from USA TODAY on Wednesday seeking comment on Giuliani's role in Ukraine. Kurt Volker, the State Department's special representative for Ukraine, also did not respond to any email asking if he helped connect Giuliani with Ukrainian officials.
At a press conference in New York on Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo side-stepped a question about whether the State Department directed Giuliani to contact Ukrainian officials, as Giuliani has asserted. Pompeo said State Department officials have been focused on improving U.S.-Ukraine relations and helping the new government root out corruption.
Pifer, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and now a fellow at Stanford University, said Giuliani's contacts sent a confusing and dangerous message to Ukraine.
"You have the embassy there trying to advance American interests, and Mr. Giuliani comes in with a very different agenda," he said. "His agenda is to get the president elected next year. Those are very different things."
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Giuliani's efforts also damaged the U.S.'s longstanding push to get Ukraine to clean up corruption in that country, Pifer said.
"To have Rudy Giuliani coming in and saying we want you to give us political dirt on the president's rival undercuts that message," he said.
Leon Panetta, who served as CIA director under Obama, said Giuliani "was operating as an agent of the president" without a portfolio.
"The implication is that there was a conspiracy here by the president and his personal lawyer to basically get this president (of Ukraine) to conduct the investigation," Panetta said. "Giuliani is going to have to obviously defend himself in this process."
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The King is (nearly) dead: long live the King? Exploring what the royal succession will mean for Thai elite politics
On 9 June 2017, Thailand celebrated the 70th anniversary of the accession to the throne by Bhumipol Adulyadej. It was a celebration by both the ultra-monarchists and those who had to go through the motions. Conveniently scrubbed from royal history and public discourse (especially with the abuse of lèse majesté laws) is how he ascended the throne, almost certainly having accidentally killed his brother Ananda in 1946.
Almost all Thais have lived under Bhumipol's reign, and benefitted from the transformation of the country from a poor developing agrarian society with 67 percent poverty in 1986 to a $390 billion economy with a poverty rate of only 11 percent in 2014, though one that is clearly underperforming since the 2014 coup d'etat. Criticism of the monarch has grown, but during his reign, Thailand was transformed from a subsistence agrarian economy to a middle income. Peasants have become the aspirational middle class, setting the stage for the country's ongoing political conflict.
Missing from the paeans was Bhumipol, who was too ill to make a public appearance. The media often speaks of the societal unease regarding his imminent passing. But this is overstated. The King has spent the last year living in Siriraj Hospital, and just underwent angioplasty surgery. While not a serious procedure anymore, it is on an 88-year-old man who has spent almost all of the past five years confined to a hospital and has recently been treated for water on the brain and lung infections.
While the yellow shirted ultra-royalists prostrated themselves, most Thais went on with their lives with only cursory notice of the anniversary. The reality is the monarchy means less to average Thais than it did in the past for three key reasons:
First, the King has largely been out of their lives for the past five years, if not more.
Second, while journalists often phrase it as the Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn "not enjoying the same levels of support for his father," the reality is he commands almost no respect from society. The moral authority and legitimacy of the monarchy will plummet, and as such, so will its importance in the lives of ordinary Thais.
Third, there is growing fatigue of the political upheavals done in his name, including coups in 2006 and 2014, and the rampant abuse of the lèse majesté law and Computer Crimes Act. In the two years following the coup, 68 people have been charged with lèse majesté (Art. 112 of the Criminal Code). If the monarchy is as revered as Thai ultra-royalists and the military say it is, then why must it be so vigorously defended by draconian laws? A robust monarchy could handle criticism, whether in principle or satire.
So why is the King's passing so important? I outlined why here, and a year later the points largely stand. There are, however, a few aspects that take into account events of the past year.
First and foremost, the succession is about Thai elite politics. The May 2014 coup was thrown, in large part, in order to control the succession. Neither the military nor the ultra-monarchists could fathom the Pheu Thai under direct, or even indirect, control of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to be in power during the transition. The political instability was simply their justification to seize power, which they show no sign of relinquishing, now in the third year of military rule.
We know there were rifts between the junta, led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, and the ultra-monarchists, led by Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda. Under the 1924 Palace Law, which predates the establishment of the constitutional monarchy in 1932, the 63-year-old Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn should ascend the throne as the male heir. The ultra-monarchists cannot countenance the Crown Prince be-spoiling the institution of the monarchy. Despite desperate attempts to clean up his image and make him appear more kingly, his reputation will be a hard one to whitewash.
Despite early and regular signals by Prem and the Privy Council that the Crown Prince is unfit to rule and a peril to the institution of the monarchy, Prem seems to have acquiesced to the reality that he will become the King and has made tepid endorsements. Very tepid in fact, such as showing up for the start of the 16 August 2015 Bike for Mom event led by the spandex-clad Crown Prince, and organized by the Royal Thai Army (RTA). And the Crown Prince, for his part, has made efforts to patch up the relationship with Prem and the ultras to ensure his succession. In December 2014, he divorced his wife Princess Srirasmi – whom royalist elites called a "bar girl" – and cut their son out of the line of succession. At the same time allowed her parents, three brothers, and members of her extended family to be convicted of lese majeste and sentenced to three to five year prison terms.
Prem probably still views the Crown Prince as an existential threat to the wealth, power and privilege of the ultra-monarchists, but their ability to orchestrate Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's ascension to the throne is limited. Although the Privy Council does have constitutional prerogative to influence the succession, the only part of the 2007 constitution that is currently still in force, following the 22 May 2014 coup, is Chapter II, the section on the monarchy that was incorporated into Chapter I of the draft constitution released in April 2015 in toto. Chapter I, Section 22 states clearly: "succession to the Throne shall be in accordance with the Palace Law on Succession, B.E. 2467." In Section 23, if the King has appointed his successor, the Council of Ministers submits the name to the National Assembly for endorsement. The appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) is dominated by military, serving and retired officers. It's just hard to see them voting against Prayut and the junta on this issue.
It is still likely that Prem and the Privy Council will try to use their influence to at least delay the forwarding of the name to the NLA by calling for an "extended period of mourning" upon the Kings passing; that in itself would weaken Vajiralongkorn's legitimacy. But getting the NLA to support Sirindhorn's ascension or at the least her regency over the Crown Prince's infant son, born to his fourth wife, is looking increasingly unlikely. Prem himself is less visible, which is no surprise at age 95.
The single most important reason that Prayut and the RTA are lining up behind the Crown Prince, is not the Constitution (for which they have proven to have no regard for), or their love of the King, in whose name they shamelessly cling to power. It is about the protection of the military's and ultra-monarchists' long-term power, wealth and privilege. Prayut and the RTA respect the Crown Princess and probably agree that she would serve their interests well. The RTA made a huge show and diverted resources from their royal adoration budget, which increased by 20% following the coup to US$536 million in 2015, to celebrate her 6th Cycle.
Ultimately for the junta, it is ultimately about stability and political order.
Despite the draft constitution that has done everything it can to strip power away from political parties and elected politicians while empowering the military and non-elected elites including provisions for a non-elected prime minister and military oversight for the following five years, there is strong evidence that the Pheu Thai party will continue to be the predominant political party. No credible and independent analysis of the draft constitution believes it to be workable charter that will lead to the return of civilian politics, free of military interference. Indeed, most analysis believes that the charter will lead to years and years of prolonged political strife and deep and societal cleavages. That the military will not even allow a public debate over the draft charter ahead of the planned 7 August referendum, is telling.
The junta's claims that it has brought reconciliation or political stability is ludicrous. Things are calm on the surface because of restrictions on the media and civil society. According to ILaw, in the two years following the May 2014 coup d'état, 926 were summoned – errr "invited" – to report to the military for "discussions," 527 have been arrested, 47 have been charged under the Sedition Law, and 167 civilians have been tried in military courts with no right of appeal. The tempo of political persecutions has been increasing. In April 2016 alone, four people were summonsed to meet with the RTA, 10 were arrested for peaceful demonstrations, three people were arrested for lese majeste, and nine people were tried in military courts. The military regime is brittle.
The junta believes that the Crown Prince can be managed. Or to look at it another way, they truly fear what the Crown Prince is capable of should he be passed over; and here we do not need to revisit the long history of business interests and other ties between Thaksin and the Crown Prince. There is evidence that the Crown Prince was pressured to break those ties, but if the Crown Prince is passed over, he would have significant grievances with the ultra-monarchist elites. More importantly, he would have a potential ally in Thaksin Shinawatra. Though less public since Thaksin's ouster, the two have met on at least one occasion, and both have a well-founded dislike of the ultra-monarchist elites and military.
There is only one way back for Thaksin, both physically, but also politically and financially: a royal pardon. He needs the Crown Prince on the throne. As King he could pardon Thaksin and there is absolutely nothing that the military and the ultra-royalist elites could do to prevent this.
Why would he do this? Simple, the crown prince enjoys little popular support and Thaksin's endorsement would do much to bolster his legitimacy. As much as Thaksin needs him, he needs Thaksin. Moreover, as the RTA has proven disingenuous with their attempts at national reconciliation, the new King could possibly force just that in attempt to quickly broaden his legitimacy, and demonstrate his independence from his military handlers.
This is what causes the greatest fear in Prem and the ultras, and the military is obviously trying to prevent this alliance from happening. That is why Prayut is working so hard to slavishly court the Crown Prince, ride behind him on his bicycle rides, and try to cut off any questions about the Crown Prince ascending the throne. The RTA believes that the Crown Prince can be managed, and that they can convince him that pardoning Thaksin would usher in a new wave of political instability.
And if the Crown Prince, i.e. Thaksin's get out of jail card is passed over, then the fugitive prime minister has no reason to hold back his Red Shirt supporters. Since the 2014 coup, Thaksin has maintained a low profile and called on his supporters to work with the junta. This is the real reason that there was less violence following the coup than predicted. Yes, the military has cracked down and systematically upended all human rights protections, but Thaksin also ordered the Red Shirts to stand down as he tried to negotiate a grand bargain for himself and his sister, Yingluck. While we cannot fall into the military's trap of thinking that Thaksin and the Red Shirts are one in the same, as they have different agendas and interests, he has clearly held them back in the past two years, trying to give the junta enough rope to hang themselves.
Finally, the military needs to win over the Crown Prince for the very fact that they are clearly planning to stage continued interventions in civilian politics. They are trying to do this "legally." The draft charter, for example, gives the military several avenues to control democratic politics. It will be able to appoint the members of the 250 man senate, with six ex officio positions for the military chiefs, who in turn can appoint the prime minister. The appointed upper house will have additional appointment and vetting powers, and will be able to check the independent law-making responsibilities of the elected lower house, including constitutional amendments. The military will lead another unelected body, the National Reform Steering Assembly, responsible for the defining and vetting public policies, including the junta's "roadmap" to democracy as well as a 20-year national development plan. The draft charter gives the military sweeping powers in pursuit of law and order, without any accountability, undermining the rule of law. As one thoughtful analysis recently put it:
The draft Thai charter adds far-reaching discretionary limitations on rights and liberties that fall outside the strict letter of the constitution, as long as any restrictive measures imposed accord with the rule of law. While a limitation of this kind would be exceptional in any context, it is doubly striking and problematic in Thailand, where the concept of the rule of law is imprecisely defined, subject to broad interpretation, and historically vulnerable to manipulation and abuse.
As if all of these powers are not enough, the military is prepared to launch another coup d'etat. This is what makes the monarchy so indispensable to the military: an extra legal seizure of power becomes legal with the King's endorsement, just as Bhumipol did in 2014. Without that endorsement, it's treason. What if the new King doesn't sign off on extra-legal actions or fails to endorse a constitution that all objective commentators view as destabilizing?
But it is also about the military's own purview. The new King will almost definitely appoint a new 18 person Privy Council, people loyal to him. He will keep few if any of the current members (and many would refuse to serve under him). The Privy Council sits atop what Duncan McCargo refers to as the "network monarchy" and has vast power, whether through patronage ties through the judiciary, over the Crown Property Bureau that oversees $30-40 billion in assets, but also the military.
The Privy Council formally forwards the names of all flag officers to the King for endorsement. While the military has tried to put itself beyond accountability to civilian politicians under the new charter (budgets and promotions), it still has to account to the monarchy, via the Privy Council, and that is important for Thailand's nearly 1,100 flag officers. The Crown Prince, who holds the rank of Air Chief Marshall, will promote a cadre of generals loyal to himself. Here the new King, should he chose, could thwart the power and the influence of the Eastern Tigers, who have dominated the Thai military politics and staged the 2006 and 2014 coups. The new King could completely alter the seeding of protégés that Prayut has overseen to maintain his influence.
The generals have painted themselves into a corner and their legitimacy is quickly ebbing. The economy continues at an anemic pace with both declining foreign direct investment and exports. In 2015, foreign direct investment plummeted 78% due to the junta's continued mismanagement and political risk. Exports in April 2016 fell 8% from the previous year. At the same time, income inequality is soaring, with the top 0.1% controlling 46.5% of total assets, making Thailand the sixth most unequal country in the world. All of this has accelerated under the royalist-elite backed junta. As Kevin Hewison so rightly pointed out, Thailand is beset by the "prodigious and pernicious influence of a social, political and economic system that is structured to maintain inequality." That will continue to fuel support for the Red Shirts and any politician that begins to address the grievances of rural Thais. But even in the cities, it is increasingly hard to see sustained middle class support for Prayut, as their economic condition becomes even more precarious, and Thailand continues to lose out to regional competitors, such as Vietnam.
The military has backed its longterm fortunes to an unpopular Crown Prince. Yet the military has legitimized its rule and power as the ultimate defender of the Monarchy. Soon it will be defending something that few will care to defend.
This has forced the Thai military to increase its assault on democracy, human rights, accountability and oversight, and the rule of law. New laws are being forwarded to control the internet and social media, while existing laws are being manipulated and abused. That is not a sign of strength, but a sign of weakness. This edifice is sure to crack even more, built on the crumbling foundation of the monarchy under Rama X.
Llewellyn McCann is a pseudonym. The author is a long-time watcher of Southeast Asian politics.
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