Do you have ideas about things Talossa should be doing? Maybe some things you want to see introduced or improved? Do you want to get involved with the group that believes in moving Talossa forward? If so, you're in luck -- all you need to do is join the URL!

The Union of Free Reformists -- l'Uniun dels Reformistaes Livereschti in the national language, or if that's a bit of a mouthful, the URL or simply the Union -- is Talossa's party of progress, democracy, and liberty. If you believe that things could always be better; if you believe that honesty, transparency, respect, and accountability are important; if you have good ideas and want people to actually hear you out; if you want a party that knows you're more than just your vote: the Union is the party for you!

How to get involved? It's pretty easy, really -- all you need to do is message either the party's President (that's me) or the Secretary (that would be @Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC ) and let us know you'd like to join.

As this Cosă term winds down, we'll be going over the state of Talossa's affairs and where we believe the country ought to go next. If you want to help us breathe a little bit of life back into the country, we'd be glad to have you on board.

Bjork - All Is Full Of Love

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Energy Flow

Cissy Houston - The Lord Is My Shepherd

Keith Urban - Blue Ain't Your Color

Incubus - Aqueous Transmission

The Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow

Okay, I will admit that my chances are no longer looking very good.

We're still waiting for penalties between Colombia and Switzerland, but that won't actually affect the score for this round, which is as follows:

Points scored in Round of 32
Lüc 18
Glüc 12
Braneu 12
AD 6
þerxh 12
Danihel 15
Breneir 15

Overall score so far:
Lüc 79
Glüc 73
Braneu 71
AD 58
þerxh 73
Danihel 76
Breneir 74

This round turned out to be pretty decisive. At least for AD, who has no predicted semifinalists left, so 58 will actually be his final score. Because of the way the teams interact however it is also no longer possible for myself, Braneu or þerxh to win. It really comes down now to whether Spain makes it to the final, in which case Danihels Opta-based prediction wins. In almost every other case Lüc wins, except there is one particular scenario where the winner is a tie.'

Outlook (all rounds):
min-max
Lüc 79-128
Glüc 73-109
Braneu 71-94
AD 58
þerxh 73-104
Danihel 76-125
Breneir 74-97

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on Yesterday at 01:51:53 AMMGMT - The Youth

More are to follow

MGMT - Love Always Remains

MGMT - Boogie Down

1. Iron Maiden - Children of the Damned
Iron Maiden really know how to write an outro.

2. Cocteau Twins - Fifty-fifty Clown
Cocteau Twins are my new favourite thing to listen to this year. Mesmerizing.

3. Talk Talk - Such a Shame
Kinda wanted to nominate Time It's Time because that one really moves me, but I've tried nominating Talk Talk before, unsuccesfully,  and I'm not sure y'all are ready for 8 (somewhat repetitive) minutes of Talk Talk. Instead I went with a song that might have broader appeal (because it's so energetic and catchy).