Since the old school sound of death metal passed away, only a few old bands didn't stop playing in that style. The rare newbies started so rough as possible. To impress their decimated audience, they didn't slip lower than brutal death . Fleshgrind was a perfect example of the further development of death metal after the mid '90s.
It's only one thing that the modern sound of death had to be brutal. It's also sympathized with technical ambitions and -like in the case of Fleshgrind - with grindcore. Both of these influences were involved to increase the intensity, cause it seemed like even brutal death cannot be enough brutal. Even there was no such competition than before, there was a pressure on the genre that was forced to take a back seat, to show up with something extraordinary. Fleshgrind sometimes used the assistance of sudden theme changes, but they didn't go too far with them. They preferred to experiment with the most exaggerated features and merged from the toolbar of goregrind for occasional speed ups and inhuman vocal style. On the side of the gory and sadistic lyrical topics, the influence influence of Cannibal Corpse is quite evident. This raw and heavy style was exaggerated all-round and enough to impress the fans of musical extremtites. "The Seeds of Abysmal Torment" was probably the most enjoyable album of the band.
Immortal Fate had interesting musical progress during their short active period. They started with a Bay Area thrash influenced demo in 1990, but soon they turned into death metal.
After the "Faceless Burual" EP that was an excellent example of putrid sound, they arrived to the top of their musical progression by the demo "Beautiful", that was lately released in 2000. The band wasn't joking with experimenting, they reached the most exaggerated points, the contrast of grindcore and death/doom. These ambitions appeared on the EP too by some Autopsy influences, but on "Beautiful" they mastered this style like nobody else did before. In ordinary grindcore simple, melodic, punk influenced themes are responsible for the contrast, but in this case a demoralizing, noisy atmosphere. By that the main view takes a way darker and unfriendlier tone. These ominous, heavy themes guiding the listener into the most putrid hellpit, where only insane grinding awaits. Deep, whispering growling assisting to the main view. Some parts are so brutal on this short record, that they could impress even the well death/grind trained audience. The sound is primitive and noisy, fits perfectly to this style. "Beautiful" is definitely a masterpiece (unfortunately an very underrated and barely known one), musickness on it's defining level.
Inspired by the earliest stoner bands, Goatsnake formed in the mid '90s. They had an intense but less unified full-lenght debut that sounded like the synopsis of their musical influences.
"Flower of Disease", their second album was like the next step, to find their own style and to forge these various influences into a whole. Previously it seemed like they are more into some groovy, '70s influenced stoner rock, but on the second album they returned like doubtlessly being into stoner/doom. The change wasn't so big, the same influences could be sensed, '70s hard rock and Black Sabbath by the themes and at the quite enjoyable mouthorgan parts, Acid King by the slow speed and atmosphere; but this time the doom features gained wider role. It's like if it was a different, more chilling and balanced band with unified and more mature sound. The main feeling is catchy and heavy the same time, and even though it's stoner/doom, it lacks any kind of too dark or demoralizing impression. At least nothing darker than what was usual in the '70s. Both their message and performance are bright and chilling (stoned), and creating some sort of balance with the old school heavy themes."Flower of Disease" is an excellent nostalgia album and background music for laid back entertainment.
"Holy Wood" was probably the heaviest, most and most successful Marilyn Manson album, that finally gave the missing strong character to the main concept of the band.
Many things happenend since "The Portrait of an American Family". They tried a way similar to Nine Inch Nails, to change their style on each album; their name became more and more notorious mostly because of their heavy social criticism, that wasn't welcome by those who they referred to; and Mr. Manson personally was blamed by the social media as a scapegoat for murders committed by teens, that is unfortunately counts as everyday crimes in America. Even though the album officially counts as the first part of an album triology, counted from backwards to make things even more complicated, there isn't much sense in the whole thing, except if most songs of "Mechanical Animals" and "Holy Wood" were written the same time when they made "Antichrist Superstar". The musical and songwriting progression develops with time and there are plenty of influences that are having effect on the musicians with time. The album itself had a quite complex concept in general, that draws a parallel between the American gun culture, the harmful influences of social media, religious obsession, martyrdom, and the birth of Adam Kadmon. And of course the indispensable compromise-less social criticism. The main consequences are the same way tragic as heavy. By "Holy Wood" the band reached the top of their limits too, as musically it was their most mature album, and had a strong influence on the main metal scene too.
After Contagion disbanded, they returned as Funereal with some line-up change, and a full-lenght album, that introduced a far more progressed band than what was familiar for the underground audience under the name of Contagion.
Instead of the simple, raw old school themes a high quality production could be heard on "The Misery Season". It's definitely the work of well experienced musicians. The album starts quite intense and includes strong death/doom influences too at the end. Their music became diversive compared to the old times, and both because of the excellent, well composed themes and the wider perspective. The intense, old school death metal features staying dominant, so "The Misery Season" still has the feeling of the early '90s, but leads further already the same time. It's somewhere between the modern and old school sound of death metal. Their style reminds more to those Northern bands who started with death metal in the early '90s, played already a bit more complex music than most bands that time, and soon changed their style (like old Tiamat or Sentenced for instance). "The Misery Season" also proved that high quality didn't disappear completely from this genre.
The Ravenous was a side project of Killjoy (Necrophagia) and Chris Reifert (Autopsy). This teamup seemed like was form to reach the deepest depths of sickness and insanty the members could reach.
It might not sound like a big competition, since both Necrophagia and Autopsy were famous about their exaggerated level of sickness, but it's always good trying to stretch the borders. Since Autopsy was inactive that time and the members were playing punk influenced death metal in Abscess, some sort of missing feeling for the characteristic Autopsy sound started to develop in the fans of underground. Fortunately The Ravenous included plenty of features like that. Slow, heavy themes, sick melodies in contrast with occasional intense speed, and of course the most revolting imaginations to wish good appetite for the listener. The assistance of Killjoy increased the level of insanity, that is always a nice combination with the sickness that ex-Autopsy members could produce. They also experimented with some noise-based atmosphere that may sound surprising, but fits well to their style. "Assembled by Blasphemy" could be enjoyable for the seekers of Autopsy nostalgia and the lovers of extreme musickness.
As one of the very first death metal bands from the late '80s, Nunslaughter counts as a very underrated band. They had to wait a lot for their full-lenght debut and for the wider attention.
By "Hell's Unholy Fire" a very nostalgic music material showed up that leads back to the birth of death metal. Raw and simple thrash influenced themes, short song lenghts, and common grinding parts are the main features of the album. The main concept is primitive but effective, the lyrics might sound immature and based on blasphemies and satanism. But this is just how old school bands were in the '80s. The unrepeateble feeling of those times have returned by first hand, when extreme genres didn't develop yet and included a bit of everything related. So it's like turning back time both in feeling and style by a very authentic band. Probably it wasn't a big problem to put the songs together, cause most already existed since a decade long, but only on demo tapes or split albums, so in the very depths of underground. Many things happenned in the scene meanwhile, and to hear a band with such ancient references is quite extraordinary. Even though the influence of Nunslaughter wasn't mentionable in the development of the gerne, their work counts as an important music document.


After about 30 seconds debate it was clear that running my rear wheel with the Aerojacket disc cover on it (see Gear Review here) wasn't going to be a sensible option, which left me with no other choice but to run my 38mm clincher 'training' rear wheel. At times like this, I wish I had a ready stock of wheels for all occasions – a set of 50mm carbons would have done just nicely!
Anyway, enough moaning. The one thing you can say about weather conditions is that at least they're the same for everybody (at least, everybody on the course at the same time as you!).
Registration was swift and painless (thanks to the Human Race Events organisers) and I was pleased to find that the Beijing qualifier waves had all been allocated slots on the first row of racking, making finding your way through transition that bit easier. Less good was how tight the rack space was – which was made worse by the battering winds slewing racked bikes all over the place!
I made the decision (being a short-arse, my front wheel often hangs mid-air when the bike is racked by its saddle) to 'reverse-rack' my bike by its brake leavers, thus making it a bit more stable.
I had a good chat with a few of the chaps racking around me, and was a little surprised to find that I wasn't the only one with the Beijing qualifier as my first triathlon of the season (done plenty of duathlons, but no competitive swimming in 2011).
As you'll know if you're a twitter friend (@m_j_fisher if you're not!), I spent the week before the race on a family holiday in Portugal, with a much-reduced training schedule. I also took the opportunity to have a much-overdue massage mid-week – but in hindsight this may have caused more problems than it solved, as my legs were sore for the rest of the week (actually got shin splints on my Thursday run – haven't had those for years!).
So, for fear of cramping and in the hope of easing wetsuit removal (my first race in the Xterra Vector Pro X3 wetsuit), I chose to wear the Compressport calf guards recently loaned to me by coach, Mark Shepherd.
So wetsuit on and into the water for the combined 30-34 and 35-39 Beijing Qualifier wave. Unlike 'open' tris where competitors seem to self-select their starting position, there was a real jostle for the front, which led to a packed and somewhat frantic start to the 750m swim. As my first competitive swim of the year, pacing was a concern but I just had to go with what 'felt' right. The one thing I remember was that I hardly ever saw a pair of feet to draft off! In fact, on the last straight back into T1 I could see I seemed to be leading the second wave of swimmers, with plenty of arms and hats around me but none close in front.
Results show I exited the swim with a time of 12:22, 20th out of 39 in my wave and a bit disappointing to be honest. Next guy in front was 11:55 and next three behind all within 10 seconds, so lends weight to theory that I was leading the second 'pack' of swimmers. I know I can swim faster, so must do better next time to get into the lead pack and enjoy benefits of drafting.
Into T1 and I struggled to find the cord to unzip my wetsuit – thankfully the run to my rack space was probably 150m or so, so I had time to fumble and still get top half off before I found my spot. Fears about the wetsuit legs being tricky were thankfully unfounded and the suit came off easily. Helmet on, grab bike and run for the mount point… (according to timing mats, I had 7th fastest T1, so not all bad!).
Semi-flying mount onto the bike and feet slipped straight into shoes and I made up a place within 50 metres of leaving T1, result! Then I turned the corner onto the main 'out' straight of the bike and… f*ck this for a game of soldiers!
I'd forgotten just how fierce the wind was. Halfway down the cassette on the back, down in the tuck (struggling to control the bike against the side wind at times) and with a cadence in the high 90s and doing… about 27km/h! This was going to be a tough (albeit short!) cycle leg.
Thankfully there was some relief on the 'in' straight, as I managed several times to top 50km/h, even without the aid of an aero rear wheel (I did opt to keep my 82mm front, which did make the bike look a little absurd). The four laps of the bike simply became a task of head down and grind/spin against the wind for 50% of the lap and then recover while mashing it (if that's possible!?) for the other 50%. My 20km bike time came in at 33:49, comfortably my slowest 20km for some time, but good enough for 4th in Age Group and 12th in the wave.
It seems I always complain about drafting on the bike, and I did see a few cases, BUT to be fair the wind and the narrow nature of the Dorney bike course kind of made drafting inevitable, so this time nothing much to get on my high horse about.
Into T2 and (like Limerick) I aborted plans to take my feet out of my shoes on the bike and instead just unclipped. I decided a gust of wind while mid-extraction and that could be race over, so better to lose a second or two in T2. On reflection, most of those around me made the change easy enough, so I probably could have done it – but that's a mid-race decision and not worth mulling over too long.
T2 times did indeed suffer and I only recorded 22nd out of 39, so practice on the dismount is definitely in order (I haven't learned the flying dismount yet, so have to pretty much stop dead).
Out onto the run and it was clear my legs didn't want to play ball. Whether due to the massage earlier in the week, or maybe I went too hard on the bike, I just struggled to get comfortable and get myself in the 'hurt locker' (I think this is a psychological issue as much as anything else). It didn't help that somehow my Garmin had switched off mid-race, so I restarted it on the run leg so I could at least get a sense of pace. I was thus suitably disappointed to see I was doing 4:30/km pace and felt like I didn't have much more to give. With just under a kilometre to go I was passed by a 30-34 age grouper and resolved to stay on his heels no matter what. Funnily enough, I could find a 4:00/km pace at that point (lending weight to my psychological theory) and I crossed the line in 1:09:58. Relieved to have stayed within my target time of 1:10:00 (just!) but disappointed and confused by my poor run (yet again – various theories around this, including wind and possibly even over-distance run leg).
The provisional results published later in the day showed me as 6th in Age Group (out of 15 Beijing candidates) and 23rd in Wave. I'm disappointed not to have taken one of the top four qualifications slots, but I also think the overall result is a reasonably fair reflection of where I'm at right now.
1. Push harder on swim, 750m isn't that far!
Hopefully a solid preparation week, a bit of mental focus and a little good luck will see me perform just a little better at Speedy and possibly make one of those top four slots mine!


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Fox News host Dan Bongino suspended on YouTube over COVID-19 misinformation
Fox News host and right-wing commentator Dan Bongino won't be able to upload anything to his YouTube channel for a week, according to Forbes and The Hill. The website has temporarily suspended his account over COVID-19 misinformation, specifically for saying masks are useless in preventing the coronavirus' spread. YouTube updated its rules in 2020 to prohibit "content about COVID-19 that poses a serious risk of egregious harm." It doesn't permit videos with medical misinformation that contradicts local health authorities, such as the World Health Organization.
The organization considers wearing masks "a key measure to reduce transmission and save lives." That's why YouTube explicitly states that videos containing claims that wearing masks have negative side effects and that they don't play a role in preventing the contraction or transmission of COVID-19 go against its policy. The website has suspended several creators for COVID-19 disinformation in the past, including Sky News Australia, One American News Network and Senator Rand Paul.
Bongino is only getting a week-long suspension, because it's his first strike under the policy. If he gets another strike within 90 days, he'll get another two-week suspension. His channel will only be removed if he gets a third strike within three months. In addition to suspending his uploads, YouTube has also demonetized his channel for "repeatedly violating [its] Advertiser-Friendly Guidelines on harmful and dangerous acts." He will, however, be able to re-apply for the Partner Program after 30 days.
That said, it looks like Bongino has plans to keep on breaking YouTube's COVID-19 rules. The Bongino Report website's Twitter account posted a copy of his email to YouTube, which tells the customer service rep that he will "immediately post content on why masks have been totally ineffective in stopping this pandemic" after his suspension is over. He dared YouTube to do something about it. Bongino also called the website (and, by extension, Google) a "tyrannical, free speech-hating, bullshit, big tech shithole."
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Q: java- Why am I getting "class is not abstract and does not override abstract method" when creating my ATM with gui? Making an ATM with options to withdraw and deposit. I'm including the shortened version of the code, I do have buttons for the other ATM features but omitted it to post. I also omitted the parts with my dimensions/formatting.
public class ATM extends JPanel implements ActionListener {
   private JButton withdraw1, withdraw2, deposit;
   private JLabel displayInput, instructions;
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public  ATM() {
   withdraw1 = new JButton("Withdraw $20");
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   withdraw2 = new JButton("Withdraw $40");
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   deposit = new JButton("Deposit");
   deposit.addActionListener(this);

}
    private class ButtonListener implements ActionListener {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent buttonClicked) {

I then have all my code for what to do when each button is clicked. Here is the error I am getting:
ATM.java:6: error: ATM is not abstract and does not override abstract method actionPerformed(ActionEvent) in ActionListener
public class ATM extends JPanel implements ActionListener {
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How can I fix this error?

A: You should implement the abstract method: actionPerformed(ActionEvent)
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Another option would be to remove the "implements ActionListener" from your ATM class.

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A YouGov poll of 1,699 adults found that 47% of women and 40% men said trust in the police had decreased since the detail of Wayne Couzens' crimes were made public in court.
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Nearly half of women have lost trust in the police since an off-duty police officer murdered Sarah Everard, a survey has suggested.
And just one in three women (29%) said they continue to trust the police despite the Sarah Everard case.
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Couzens was handed a life sentence for the abduction, rape and murder of 33-year-old Ms Everard near Clapham Common in south London in March while serving as a Metropolitan Police firearms officer.
The atrocity sparked a public outcry across the nation, as well as a government crackdown on sexual harassment as part of its strategy to tackle violence against women and girls.
Home Secretary Priti Patel also promised a "thorough review" of police vetting.
The poll, which was issued on behalf of the End Violence Against Women (EVAW) coalition, also indicated that three quarters of women (76%) felt the culture of policing has to change in order to respond more efficiently to violence against women and girls.
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Andrea Simon, EVAW director, said: "The police and government response to legitimate public outpourings of anger and distress about police failings have fundamentally missed the mark.
"We are yet to see any commitment and accountability for the meaningful internal work needed to shift the institutional cultures and practices that excuse and enable this harmful behaviour - instead we have seen superficial and unevidenced measures announced that feel like a PR exercise."
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Couzens used his warrant card and handcuffs to kidnap Ms Everard as she walked home, using COVID-19 lockdown rules as the premise for a false arrest.
The 48-year-old had been planning the crime for at least a month.
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A Court of Appeal official said last month: "An application (for permission to mount an appeal against sentence) has been lodged."
When sentencing Couzens, Lord Justice Fulford said the abuse of his "unique position" as a policeman was a "vital factor" in his decision to give him a whole life tariff.
Boris Johnson told the Commons Liaison Committee on Wednesday that he wanted to see more done to tackle violence against women in the wake of Ms Everard's murder.
'Priority' to make women feel safer - PM
"I am not going to pretend that this is making the progress that I would like. It is not going as fast as I would want. But is an absolute priority for the government," the prime minister said.
"We will not rest until women have confidence in the system, confidence in the streets and confidence that they will get justice when they are attacked."


Our mission is to support and nurture the arts among the youth of the Saranac Lake Central School District. Our purpose is to support performance and creative arts through program support as well as with scholarships for workshops, summer camps and college study in the arts.
SLYAA began with a group of determined community volunteers who worked to bring an orchestra to accompany the Saranac Lake High School music department's major work in 1994.
With the success of that project Saranac Lake Young Arts Organization was founded in 1995, and incorporated in 1997. In 1998 SLYAA became a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit group. In 2002 the first website presence was launched.
2015 marked the 20th anniversary of SLYAA. Over the two decades forty five Trustees have worked for the youth of our community through service on the Board.
The generosity of the people in the Saranac Lake Central School district has been unwavering and makes possible all that SLYAA does. Donations are gratefully accepted and may be made with no restriction or be directed towards a specific art or program. All gifts are tax-deductible.
SLYAA supports all children, kindergarten through college age, who reside in the Saranac Lake Central School District including those who attend public, private, parochial and home schools.
Timothy Begor graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1994 and died of cancer in 1996. A scholarship in his memory is awarded annually to a student pursuing full time college study in creative or performance art.
Named for Annie E. Reding, in whose honor support is provided to enhance and encourage children in seventh grade or younger to explore the beauty and art of literature and writing.
SLYAA provides assistance for programs and events offering the students of the Saranac Lake Central School district enriching experiences in the arts.


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Q: Redirect "http://old.net/category/postname" to "https://new.com/postname"? Apologies, for the very long title.
I'd really appreciate any help that anyone can offer with a situation I have currently before I go for the plugin option.
About a month ago I moved my site from:
http to https
I did the move myself and all went well.
Last night I decided to update the Permalink Structure from:

/category/postname/

to

/postname/

This switch went well and the site is running perfectly.
Now what I need to address is all the old URLs indexed in Google.
I have this .htaccess file on the .com version of my site:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L]

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

And I'm wondering if there is a modification that could be made to the above to permanently redirect the indexed URLs to there corresponding post on the new blog.
Indexed URLs such as:

www.oldsite.net/category/postname

are returning a 404.
Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks.

A: Since your new URLs do not have any category/ in them, you can redirect every URL that contains this and follows a pattern to your new permalink structure.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^category/(.+)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

Change example.com to your new website's domain. You can also tweak with the 301 status if you wish.
Now, this

www.oldsite.net/category/postname

will be redirected to

www.newsite.com/postname

You can also add the entire URL to the rewrite rule, but since your new domain does not have /category/, It might be safe to redirect every link, unless you decide to create a post that its slug is category!

A: I think you need this htaccess rule to redirect any http to https :
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Changing the example.com to your domain, of course.


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Camden Postacute Care, Inc is a medium-sized nursing home facility in Campbell, California (Santa Clara county). The Nursing Home Site profile for Camden Postacute Care, Inc includes: Resident Health and Wellness, Ratings, Activities, Comparisons, Directions, Surveys, and CMS Reviews.
They have 60 beds and 60 residents. Camden Postacute Care, Inc participates in Medicare and Medicaid and are classified as a For profit - Corporation ownership. They offer both family and residential councils. They are not located inside a hospital. They do not belong to a continuing care community.
Camden Postacute Care, Inc received an overall rating from CMS of 1 stars compared to the CA average of 3.6 and a National average of 3.31. Ratings from residents, family members, and visitors to our site are available below. We encourage you to leave one of your own if you are familiar with their services. We also recommend giving them a call to address any additional senior and nursing care questions you may have after reviewing their Nursing Home Site profile.
They are located at the following address: 1331 Camden Avenue in Campbell California 95008.
They can be reached by phone at (408) 377-4030.
The average length of stay at Camden Postacute Care, Inc is approximately 36.0 days. (this may include both short and long-term care (LTC) visits).
The average age at Camden Postacute Care, Inc is approximately 71 years old.
The last time this data was collected they cared for at least 37 men and 21 women in a one year period that received Medicare benefits. This number fluctuates with each new resident.
Medicare and Medicaid participation for Camden Postacute Care, Inc began on Nov 17, 2006.
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Camden Postacute Care, Inc in CAMPBELL, California has 60 beds compared to the California average of 98.61 and a National average of 106.16.
As of the last update they had 60 residents compared to the CA average of 79.91 and a National average of 86.4.
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 the former world number one needs to do Nike Air Max Thea White Glitter is avoid his curse to take another step towards a second European Tour title in four events and give himself a boost ahead of next week Open Championship. Sweden Kristoffer Broberg had established a new record of 65 at a windswept Royal Aberdeen after going out in the first group at 6:30am, but that lasted two hours as McIlroy carded eight birdies including six in seven holes around the turn and just one bogey. The 25 year old used the 20mph winds to his advantage in amazing fashion on the 13th, driving the green on the downhill 436 yard par four. But he was equally adept at controlled iron shots after his practice for links golf paid off. The scoring overall was excellent in the conditions, with McIlroy leading by one from Broberg and Argentina Ricardo Gonzalez, with fellow Northern Irishman Michael Hoey another shot back on five under after covering the back nine in 29 with four birdies and an eagle.
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Does North Korea Still Pose a Nuclear Threat?
Trump's strategy with North Korea may be paying off in subtle ways.
By: Onar Åm March 14, 2019 Articles, Economic Affairs, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues, Taxes1
by Onar Åm
After President Donald Trump returned from the meeting in Vietnam with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un without a deal, confusion has reigned about what this means for the security of the United States, and whether denuclearization is possible.
Recent satellite images show that work on a rocket launch site in North Korea has continued unabated throughout the entire period of diplomacy between Trump and Kim, and this has cast doubt on the process.
A survey conducted by Pew Research Center in August 2018 showed that more than half the population across 26 countries were worried about a North Korean nuclear threat and that on average it had risen since 2013, the time of the previous survey.
However, three of the countries that experienced the sharpest drop in fear were North Korea's neighbors: South Korea (-15%), Russia (-9%), and Japan (-4%). Given that North Korea has escalated its nuclear testing since 2013, the fall in worries in the people most likely to be affected by a nuclear strike can reasonably be attributed to Trump's diplomacy efforts.
Whatever the president is doing creates some confidence in the people of Northeast Asia that the nuclear threat is reduced. One caveat is that the survey was conducted before the second summit and therefore does not contain the most recent attitudes.
In traditional foreign policy logic, the odds of achieving success have been diminished greatly by Kim's apparent duplicity. But Trump follows a different logic. He is more akin to a street fighter who expects his adversaries to play rough and dirty, which they often do.
In harsh street language, North Korea's actions are nothing but saber-rattling to get a better deal. Kim must appear strong before his home audience. He must be seen to score a victory in order to maintain power over the military and the support of his people. Therefore, he cannot simply sign a treaty and give the country's official enemies what they want.
Trump seems to understand this and therefore continues what is an effective strategy: communicate in calm, public diplomatic language that can be sold to North Koreans as respectful, tough negotiations, while at the same time behind the scenes hit the regime hard with sanctions. A senior administration official told reporters that the United States remains open to continuing discussions with North Korea, but the sanctions will not be lifted until all threats are removed.
So how do we know that this is just rough and tumble play and not duplicity on Kim's part? Far more important than what Kim says to the world is what message the official propaganda machinery tells his people through radio and TV broadcasts.
These internal North Korean outlets have altered the message from one of war to one of peace. Insults and derogatory language toward South Korea and the United States have ceased. That indicates Kim regards the peace process as real and the way forward.
There probably will be more setbacks on the way, as any tough negotiation process entails, but we should expect the talks to resume and a deal eventually to be reached.
Tags: denuclearizationDonald TrumpKim Jong UnVietnam
A very good analogy by Onar on the North Korean situation and spot on.
Onar Åm
International Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Onar is a Norwegian author who has written extensively on politics, technology, and science. He has a mathematics and physics background and has been a technological entrepreneur for twenty years, working in areas ranging from biomass gasification and AI to 3D cameras and 3D TV. He is currently also the Editor of the alternative news site Ekte Nyheter (Authentic News) in Norway. Onar is the author of The Climate Bubble (2007) and The Art of War (2008).
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Who will be there when everything falls apart?
An intimate and unrefined work about loneliness and sense of belonging. It is a warm summer night, and a group of boys drink beer and go for a swim. Two people come walking by. Everything goes wrong. Everybody involved needs someone with whom to share the incident. Someone to blame. They search for security, while life is destroyed. Who have you been, and who will you be when everything is turned upside down?
In the performance La deg være (Let you be) this and other stories are told through the characters Person, Friend, Acquaintance, Stranger and Enemy. Every story and every encounter is connected, and the result is a tale about loneliness, severance, a sense of belonging and who we are to each other. But this is also a story about hope, mercy and love – and about who is by our side when the Earth shatters.
La deg være (Let you be) is norwegian Arne Lygres latest play. Let you be consists of a flow of multiple stories, the human condition on its must vulnerable is in focus. With strong existential drive Lygre's universe shows life's many dualities. The balance and interaction is always between good intentions and fatal outcome. Let you be is a thouching and brutal look into life as it occurs both as fiction and in real.
Jon Tombre was educated in Paris and Oslo with more than 60 performing arts productions. His main focus is contemporary theatre, he has staged a wide range of international and Norwegian contemporary writers as Jon Foss, Sam Sheppard, David Harrower, the Presnyakov brothers and Günter Grass . His performances are dedicated to experimentation and exploration of the fine boarders between theater, dance, visual arts and music. Jon Tombre has carved a niche for himself in the world of explorative theatre. He has several times been nominated to the Norwegian Hedda Prize and in 2014 and 2016 he was acclaimed with the Critics prize of Norway.
Playwright and novelist Arne Lygre, born in Bergen in 1968, began to write drama at the age of 25. Af of now, he has written 8 stage scripts, 2 novels, and has become one of the most renown and performed Norwegian authors internationally. His work was staged in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Estonia, Portugal, France, Italy, United Kingdrom and translated in many other languages. In 2013, he won the prestigious Ibsen Prize for his play "I Disappear". From 2014 to 2016, he was in-house playwright at Oslo's National Theatre.


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Andongoncho "Matthew" Mbuta (nacido el 21 de diciembre de 1985 en Yaundé, Camerún) es un futbolista de Red Bull New York.

Fútbol profesional
Debutó en el fútbol profesional con el PWD de Bamenda, un equipo de la Primera División de Camerún. En su primera temporada con el club, Mbuta anotó doce goles en veinte partidos y fue elegido tercer mejor jugador del campeonato. En cuatro partidos de la Copa CAF del 2005 Mbuta anotó otros cinco goles. Tras su paso exitoso por el PWD de Bamenda, Mbuta fichó con el DPMM FC de Malasia en 2006. Con el DPMM FC jugó de media punta o segundo delantero, anotando tres goles en ocho partidos.
Tras sus actuaciones en Malasia varios clubes ingleses se fijaron en Mbuta. Tuvo pruebas con West Ham United y Arsenal FC antes de fichar por Crystal Palace Baltimore de la USL Second Division en Estados Unidos. Tras dos exitosas temporadas con Crystal Palace, varios clubes de la Major League Soccer se fijaron en Matthew. Al fin de la temporada 2008, el Red Bull New York compró los derechos sobre Mbuta. Mbuta debutó con el club el 15 de septiembre de 2008, anotando un gol en su primer partido.

Internacional

Mbuta ha representado a Camerún al nivel juvenil y al nivel sub-23. Debutó con la selección mayor de su país el 9 de febrero de 2011 en la victoria sobre su par de Macedonia en Skopje, siendo Mbuta el autor del gol del triunfo camerunés.

Estadísticas

Referencias
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Futbolistas de los New York Red Bulls
Futbolistas del Brunei DPMM FC

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Navigate to the custom XML file you want to add and then click Open. The new XML file is added to the list. Repeat this step for each new custom XML file you want to add to the list.
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Don't Take the Bait | HBCU Advocate + Allies Guide to Dealing with Haters
by Sydney Freeman Jr., Ph.D. and Crystal A. deGregory, Ph.D.
Negative commentary about the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is commonplace. As advocates and allies, we have suffered under the crushing weight of questions born of racial inequality and steeped in ignorance of the important historical mission and contemporary vision of HBCUs.
Despite being among America's greatest treasures, HBCUs, institutions that have served and continue to serve as mechanisms to create social mobility for people of color, are regularly and repeated assailed. Who among us hasn't heard these harsh words, argued against them, and in some instances uttered them ourselves?
As a critically important sector within American higher learning, HBCUs would benefit from the ability of its advocates and allies to better articulate the role of HBCUs in our modern society and context. As advocates and allies, we need to demonstrate the strong value proposition of HBCUs to external constituencies—including lawmakers, grant making agencies and philanthropists. We also need to bolster our core constituencies— such as our alumni as well as current and potential students. They too are asking and being asked questions of "relevance." Chief among them is the ever-asked question: "Are HBCUs still relevant?"
However, many, if not all attempts to answer this question have failed to change the opinions of HBCU detractors. Sometimes our attempts even fall short of empowering HBCU advocates, allies, and potential constituents. At the very least, we should and can set the record straight, using facts to craft our position and to support our responses.
Inspired by Aida Manduley, who created and hosted a masterpost on her website to help those who needed assistance in combating the negative press being propagated by the media during the height of debate over the #BlackLivesMatter movement, we offer this HBCU facts guide. As a resource, it is a starting place that offers strategies for HBCU advocates and allies who are on the front lines of combating negative stereotypes and arming them with facts that will help them cogently, effectively, and eloquently defend our institutions.
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Question 1- Are HBCUs relevant?
Answer: Don't take the bait! Never respond to the question of HBCU relevance with a mere yes. HBCUs are not merely relevant. When someone asks you if they are, you should tell them all the reasons why the question is steeped in a racist paradigm that presupposes that there is no room for educational institutions to reflect the diverse cultural values of the nation. Tell them there are religious colleges; but no one asks are they relevant. There are women's colleges and online colleges as well as traditionally white schools with large Asian and Asian-American populations and there are predominately white schools that boast large African-American student populations, but no one asks are they relevant. You tell them that, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, HBCUs had an economic impact of $10.2 billion in 2001 alone. You tell them that more than 50% of the nation's black public schools teachers and 70% of the nation's black dentists earned degrees are HBCUs. You tell them that in 2014, the Florida A&M University College of Law boasts a 72% passing rate for its first time examinees. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) stand alone—amid incessant attacks to their relevance. Say to them, HBCUs are not merely relevant; HBCUs are exceptional, pioneering, innovative, supportive, and caring. HBCUs have been making a way out of no way since their foundings; and HBCUs, whether their detractors like it or not, are here to stay.
Question 2-Why are HBCUs academic offerings not competitive with PWIs?
Answer: Despite being historically underfunded, particularly by state legislatures, HBCUs are competitive with Predominantly White Institutions (PWI). We must consider that comparisons and contrast emerge as a result of historical realities. Comparing even the oldest HBCU to the oldest PWI without context ignores the important reality that William and Mary, the nation's oldest PWI was founded more than two centuries before Cheyney University of Pennsylvania–that's a more than 200-year head start which is reinforced with the stark differences of lives of slavery versus freedom.
Question 3- Are HBCU dorms terrible?
Answer: Nothing is true everywhere. Some HBCUs have great, new dorm facilities just as some PWIs have old, lagging ones. That's of little comfort to a college student who encounters such challenges. But much has been and can be done. Many of HBCUs are beginning to develop stronger deferred maintenance funds to ensure that their institutions capital improvements are continual and on-going.
Question 4- Why do I keep hearing about the poor leadership at HBCUs?
Answer: This contextual and nuanced. In the past, the media has not generally been fair to HBCUs. Many presidents have not effectively engaged in the public media sphere, while unconscious bias and racism have led to a disproportionate number of negative stories about HBCU leadership. Like anywhere else in American higher education, there are some bad apples, but they do not represent the entire bunch.
Question 5- Will I be prepared for the real world if I go to an HBCU?
Answer: The majority of African American graduate and professional school students have completed their undergraduate education at HBCUs. The president of Microsoft John W. Thompson is a FAMU graduate. Rosalind Brewer is president and CEO of Sam's Club is a Spelman College graduate. It doesn't get more real than that.
Question 6-Why are HBCU endowments so small?
Answer: Endowments grow because of a mixture of factors such as alumni giving, philanthropy of friends of an institution, and targeted grants. Particularly, HBCU alumni are over-whelmingly first- and second-generation college graduates. They have not had the opportunity to accumulate the large sums of generational wealth, which enrich the bank books of many PWI's. Donations to American colleges in 2014, for example, were up at most categories of institutions because a huge chunk of the total was brought in by a small group of elite and predominantly white American institutions. While there is always room for improvement and the HBCU community generally gives in proportion to what we have, some HBCUs like Claflin University, which boasts a 52.2 percent giving rate and The University of the Virgin Islands reported that 52.49 percent of alumni donated to the university in 2014, are exceeding the national average by leaps and bounds.
Question 7-Don't just black people go to HBCUs?
Answer: Or nah! HBCUs have been and continue to be some of the most interracial spaces in America. In fact, Bluefield State University and West Virginia State University, which are both HBCUs, are actually overwhelmingly majority white.
Question 8-Don't HBCUs have poor retention rates?
Answer: HBCUs have historically been institutions that educated both academically prepared and underprepared students, many which are first-generation college attending. Many HBCUs have and continue to be less selective in their enrollment process. These institutions focus on helping students that arrive to campus with less preparation and financial resources. When servicing such a clientele, some students take longer because they need additional time to develop academically. Others may stop school and return at a later time because of other family or personal commitments. Despite these challenges, HBCUs still prepare the majority of students who go on to attend graduate and professional schools.
Question 9-Why won't HBCUs just merge?
Answer: Bethune-Cookman University, LeMonye-Owen College and Clark Atlanta University are examples of HBCUs that have, in fact, merged. While it worked for them, all HBCUs are not the same. Each HBCU has a proud and unique history, tradition, and culture.
Question 10- Aren't most students at HBCUs those who couldn't get in anywhere else?
Answer: Say what? That is not the case. There are many National Merit Scholars, Rhodes Scholars, and other highly prepared and competent individuals that chose to study at HBCUs. Many black students feel that these institutions fit their needs better because their brilliance will not be constantly questioned or diminished in these settings. A two-time HBCU graduate, astrophysicist Jedidah Isler (Norfolk State University; Fisk University) became the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Yale in 2014, completing an award-winning study that examines the physics of particle jets emanating from supermassive black holes at the centers of distant galaxies. Since we don't know what that even means, we're certain she's pretty smart and could most assuredly gotten in somewhere else.
Question 11-Aren't all HBCUs the same?
Answer: No! There are urban HBCUs like Morgan State and rural HBCUs like Tuskegee. There are community colleges like Gadsden State, liberal arts institutions like Claflin, and doctoral research universities like Howard. There are medical schools like Meharry, religious institutions like Oakwood, male-only institutions like Morehouse and female-only institutions like Spelman and Bennett. So there are a diversity of schools one can chose from that fits their needs.
Question 12-There are only five good HBCUs anyway, right?
Answer: False! Each institution has its signature programs and strengths. A person must find a school that fits their particular needs and strengths.
Question 13-Are HBCU campuses safe?
Answer: Yes! However, like all campuses, HBCUs have to confront issues, related to alcohol and drug use, rape, etc. Many campuses including private HBCUs have begun to convert their campus safety departments into police departments on campus.
Question 14-I hear that registration lines at HBCUs are long. Is this true?
Answer: It is true that many HBCUs have had troubles with integrating technology to enhance the registration and enrollment process. However, that is quickly changing and many institutions have implemented One-Stop processes where the departments related to registration have been centralized. And most issues related to registration can be addressed online or via phone. Worst case scenario, you'll learn some useful coping tools, like utilizing your networks, befriending helpful staff, and those all-important life skills, persistence and patience.
Question 15-Sure successful Black people came from HBCUs back in the day. But what about now?
Answer: Some of the recent HBCU graduates that are making a difference include: gospel artist Mandisa (Fisk University), actress Keisha Pullman Knight (Spelman College), senior editor of Eboni.com Jamilah Lameiux (Howard University), NBA broadcast analyst Stephanie Ready (Coppin State University), Olympic gold medalists Francena McCorory (Hampton) and Chris Brown (Norfolk State University), television personality Terrence J (North Carolina A & T State University), justice writer at Daily Kos Shaun King (Morehouse College), general assignment reporter for KMOV-TV the CBS affiliated station in St. Louis, Missouri Brittany Noble-Jones (Alcorn State University), Howard Law School student Madison Gibbs is 2015 Miss Black USA (North Carolina A & T State University), Kierno Mayo (Hampton), artist and cultural architect of Because of Them We Can Eunique Jones Gibson (Bowie State University) and Dream Defenders executive editor Philip Agnew (Florida A & M University).
Question 16-Aren't HBCUs racist?
Answer: No! HBCUs have never held discriminatory policies which excluded faculty, staff, or students of another race to attend their schools. In fact, many private HBCUs were founded in co-operation with whites and more than a few of them–including Fisk, Howard, Spelman and Morehouse–are named after their white benefactors too!
Question 17- Will most HBCUs be here 20 years from now?
Answer: We sure hope so. The unique repository of black culture that they serve as, cannot be replaced. No other institutional type has an expressed mission to serve black college students. And as someone has said, "If HBCUs were not here we would have to create them."
Question 18- Aren't HBCUs just good for marching bands?
Answer: Although marching bands are great advertisements and provide great public relations exposure for our HBCUs it is not their most significant contribution. HBCUs are a strong set of academic institutions that provide high quality education to their students.
Question 19-Are all HBCUs like Hillman on a different world?
Answer: Yes and no! Yes, because of the fact that although Hillman was a fictional school it represented the general social culture that can be found at HBCUs. No, because there are various types of HBCUs that have different and diverse academic, athletic, religious, and secular campus cultures.
Question 20-Are black Greek-lettered fraternity and sororities better at HBCUs than at PWIs?
Answer: No, however six of the nine national pan-hellenic councils were founded at HBCUs. Because the aforementioned response is the politically correct answer, we think it important to note that campus culture shapes the black Greek experience and HBCU campuses are extraordinarily special places.
Question 21-I got my black experience at home, so why do I need to go to an HBCU?
Answer: No one is suggesting that all high school graduates must go to an HBCU. However, HBCUs provide supportive academic and living environments where students can grow and exceed in various aspects of their lives in an environments that affirms blackness and offers plenty of examples of black achievement. We think that the ability of HBCUs to do so, is something special and it may be right for you.
Question 22- Why should I go to an HBCU if they have such poor retention and graduation rates?
Answer: Although some schools have less than stellar retention and graduation rates. Institutions such as Wilberforce, Tougaloo, Elizabeth City State, and Winston Salem State have strong retention rates. If a person stays focused and diligent they can perform well at any of these institutions. Poor retention rates at HBCUs most often reflect that they traditionally serve first-generation, minority students who face socio-economic challenges that students at many other types of institutions of higher education do not typically face in such large numbers.
What questions are you asked that you need help answering? Ask us in the comments section.
Oakwood University alumnus Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr. is the managing editor of The Journal of HBCU Research + Culture (HBCUR+C). Dr. Freeman is associate professor of higher education at the University of Idaho. He is a former National Holmes Scholar, a certified faculty developer through the Learning Resources Network, and an affiliate of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Minority Serving Institutions. His research investigates the challenges facing higher education administration programs, specifically, higher education as a field of study and the university presidency. Dr. Freeman has published numerous journal articles and is the lead editor of Advancing Higher Education as a Field of Study: In Quest of Doctoral Degree Guidelines which received the 2015 Auburn University Graduate School "Book of the Year" Award. He also was recently named to the Board of Directors of the American Association of University Administrators and was honored with the "2015 Emergent Leader of the Year" award by the same professional society. He serves on multiple academic journal editorial and review boards, including serving as the founder and editor-in-chief of The Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education.
A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Crystal A. deGregory, Ph.D. is a graduate of the historic Fisk University '03. She received her master's and doctoral degrees in history from Vanderbilt University. She also holds a master of education degree in curriculum and instruction from Tennessee State University, '14, where she formerly taught in the department of history, geography and political science. A professional historian and passionate HBCU advocate, she is editor-in-chief of the forthcoming The Journal of HBCU Research + Culture. She is also a regular contributor to HBCU Digest, is a co-host of Black Docs radio show, and offers a wide-range of expertise on multiple topics including history, culture, education, black fraternity and sorority life and of course HBCUs. Follow her on twitter at @HBCUstorian, visit her website at http://www.CrystaldeGregory.com, or contact her via email at cadegregory@HBCUstory.com.
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Ruby L Haggerty September 1, 2015 at 9:20 am
Very informational. May God in Jesus Christ Name continues to abundantly bless,favors,gives supernatural miracles to all the institutions at hand Amen
Catherine Lugg September 1, 2015 at 10:32 am
Well done, particularly your first response that reframes the question.
One historical tid-bit. HBCUs have been more diverse when it comes to religion. In the past, many PWI's banned Jews from becoming professors. HBCUs welcomed them into the faculty.
Well done, well done, well done!!!!
DigMe September 2, 2015 at 8:04 am
Love this article!


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"why don't you do a Masters?"
fully expecting to be fielded by an administrator.
"why don't you pop in now, seeing you're just around the corner"
and where do i turn to source the materials for this work?
and where did i first meet Marion [the Supreme Bird who manages that magical resource]?
my students will know i have a passion for it...but how to fit the thick stuff through a machine? easy. i talk to my friend Marion and make bleating noises about "wouldn't it be lovely if my favourite thread were available thinner"
most things seem to happen for a reason huh? and when your universe is on collision course with all the other good universes out there, magic and beauty happen... and where in heavens name, would a whole damn lot of us be if YOUR universe hadnt collided with the others and then ours???
well, it all seems that when you are striving and learning and moving forward with sound and good work and principles, and a dollop of love in there (because who knows how the love works in it all?) it sometimes seems to come together, as it has been doing (YOU know) for me too this last little while. in a non-corporate thinking world, goodness can move forward. and goodness abounds in those lovely amazing garments. i imagine dancing in them myself!
Thank you for sharing this. The dresses are gorgeous and its thrilling to learn how it came together. What a wonderful collaboration you have established with Mr. Warren. Sometimes it just takes that one gutsy move and everything falls into place. If it is meant to. Wish I could see the production.
I know this is off topic but i am trying to dye a linen/cotton shirt for my friends husband and was wondering if you have any tricks for pre-mordanting this mix?
Ha yes i know you've said it before... Just was wondering if it changed anything with the mix of the two fibres.
I will get to cleaning out the fireplace now, a good excuse to do something i've been putting off..
Those dresses are beautiful! You may like to know that 'your' poem is going to be in my first collection coming out in the autumn. I've read it at a festival and people loved it, so maybe they will follow up and find out more about your work.
oh there it is ! . . in white. . . this looks absolutely stunning do you have pictures from the performance ?


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Ducatul de Saxa-Altenburg () a fost unul dintre ducatele saxone deținute de către ramura Ernestină a Casei de Wettin; în prezent face parte din Thuringia. A fost unul dintre cele mai mici state germane cu o suprafață de 1323 Km2 și o populație de 207.000 (1905) din care aproximativ o cincime locuia în capitala Altenburg. Teritoriul ducatului a constat din două teritorii non-contigue separate prin terenuri aparținând Principatului Reuss. Economia sa a fost bazată pe agricultură, silvicultură și mica industrie. Statul a avut o formă monarhică constituțional de guvernare, cu un parlament compus din treizeci de membri aleși de către contribuabili masculini cu vârsta peste 25 de ani.

Duci de Saxa-Altenburg

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Johann Philipp, Duce de Saxa-Altenburg (1603–1639)
Friedrich Wilhelm al II-lea, Duce de Saxa-Altenburg (1639–1669)
Friedrich Wilhelm al III-lea, Duce de Saxa-Altenburg (1669–1672)
Linia s-a stins, teritoriul a fost moștenit de Saxa-Gotha, care a devenit Saxa-Gotha-Altenburg

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Frederic, Duce de Saxa-Altenburg (1826–1834) (anterior Duce de Saxa-Hildburghausen)
Joseph, Duce de Saxa-Altenburg (1834–1848)
Georg, Duce de Saxa-Altenburg (1848–1853)
Ernst I, Duce de Saxa-Altenburg (1853–1908)
Ernst al II-lea, Duce de Saxa-Altenburg (1908–1918)

Șefi ai casei ducale de Saxa-Altenburg, post monarhie
Ernst al II-lea, Duce de Saxa-Altenburg (1918–1955)
Georg Moritz, Prinț Ereditar de Saxa-Altenburg (1955–1991)

În 1991 linia Saxa-Altenburg s-a stins. Reprezentarea ei a fuzionat cu cea de Saxa-Weimar-Eisenach.

Două ramuri descendente din Ernest cel Pios, tatăl ramurilor Saxa-Altenburg: Saxa-Meiningen și Saxa-Coburg și Gotha; în conformitate cu legislația vechii familii de Wettin, ei ar fi împărțit teritoriile actuale între ele (așa cum s-a întâmplat cu Gotha și Altenburg în 1826).

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State ale Confederației Germane
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A man has been charged after a police investigation into an online video of a cardboard model of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire.
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He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 30 April.
Five other men who were arrested in November remain under investigation.
The other men held included two aged 49, two aged 19 and a 55-year-old.
A total of 72 people died as a result of the fire at the 24-storey block in west London in June 2017.


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Cambodia. A coach with locals and three tourists on board is parked on a car ferry. A little boy walks around the old vehicle. He shouts something I cannot understand and tries to get the attention of those inside. In his outstretched right hand is a hanger with a couple of eggs separately packed in plastic bags.
It is afternoon, the best time for a little snack. We haven't had a food break for hours. Some of my fellow travelers jump from their seats and hurry to the front door where the boy appears a moment later to buy some of his eggs. I wouldn't mind a snack myself. But I fear that what the boy sells doesn't comply with my idea of delicate.
I will be proven right. A woman throws light on everything when she explains to me that what the boy sells is balut. When she sees my reaction, she laughs out loud.
Which is because: I have heard about balut. It's a Cambodian and Chinese specialty. A half bred chicken embryo putrefied in its own shell. An old man assures me that the consumption of these eggs does raise virility. Gosh, eww!
I like to try foreign foods. I love exotic dishes. I have tried kangaroo, hot rice grits, a collection of roots and durian fruit and that one time I was in Iceland I even had a plate of minke whale carpaccio. Minke whale counts as a delicacy in Iceland but whaling is a sensitive issue and the consumption of whale meat by locals is decreasing. My conscience was sharing that meal with me. I couldn't finish the plate. Although it didn't taste bad, I couldn't swallow that whale. Just as I couldn't swallow Hákarl – festered shark meat.
I have a colleague who travels about as much as I do. When on the road he tries literally every snack he can get his hands on. When he is back at work he loves to talk about his culinary adventures – including dishes of maggots, locusts or roasted scorpions – and he preferably does so during lunchtime. No wonder he frequently earns disgusted glances of his audience.
But my colleague is right: When it comes to foreign food we should be ready to leave our culinary comfort zone much more often. Experimenting with strange tastes is awesome – even though insects might not be everyone's cup of tea.
If as travelers and foreigners we stick to the dishes we know this has an effect on the local cuisine as well. Even today, a lot of exotic restaurants catering to tourists have a whole range of americanized dishes on their menu. How sad would it be if, one day, fries and pizza replace all local dishes?
If you truly want to get to know a region you shouldn't miss out on trying traditional foods and getting to know the culinary diversity of a place anyway. Take that: Exotic food never tastes the same in Africa or Asia as in your favorite African or Asian restaurant back at home. Real spicy Thai Currys, traditionally prepared meat, hot pots or soups with green bananas and strange spices or sticky rice sticks for breakfast – I don't know what your reaction is to reading the names of these dishes but my mouth waters.
If you like to experiment, you'll definitely come across stuff you won't like, but that's totally worth it. For my part, I had to acknowledge that duck cartilage isn't exactly my cup of tea, just as everything that comes with more than a bit of coriander. And, to be honest, balut probably raises virility – but then again, I don't have to try everything.


Being an entrepreneur is exciting. When an idea is planted in your mind it can take hold and grow to the point where there is no room left for any other thoughts. At that point, many people just leap into starting a new business without necessarily putting all the foundational pieces into place. Sometimes this means you don't launch a proper website until your second year of operation (like us!), and other times it means you have your logo quickly done by your best friend's cousin who did a graphic design course at uni and was cheap as chips to hire. Whatever form it takes, I can guarantee that almost every entrepreneur cut corners at the beginning just to be able to get her dream off the ground.
One of the main victims of this corner cutting is the brand's strategy. While everyone is usually excited about developing a logo for their brand, very few people take the time or are even aware that they need to set out to create a solid brand strategy that will serve as the backbone for the business. The logo is merely supposed to be a visual representation of everything this brand stands for.
I often meet business owners who have been flying by the seat of their pants for 3 – 5 years. Invariably, a question I hear from them is: "is it too late for me to set a strategy for my brand? I've already been in business for years." While it may seem like a step backward, the answer is no, it's never too late.
We recently worked with a company that had been operational for over TWENTY years and had never done any formal brand or marketing work. The need arose because this business had slipped from being a top of mind provider in its industry to one that is not well known due to a lack of brand awareness with newcomers to the UAE. Without any effort put into developing a clear idea of what a brand stood for, there was no way to resonate with people who were newly interacting with your business and had plenty of competitors to choose from. The team will be applying their new brand strategy in a business pitch next week, and we can't wait to see what it yields for them!
If a 20+ year old business can decide that it's time to finally formalize its brand strategy, what's stopping you?


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The Grand Réserve Brut has perfect balance - the hallmark of Champagne Duménil since 1874.
Winemaker Notes A classic example of the art of blending: perfectly balanced, wonderfully round and full of fruitiness. This subtle marriage of grape varietals from different villages and different years has epitomised the Duménil house style since 1874. Each grape varietal reveals its own individual character born in the chalk and sub-soil deep in the Montagne de Reims. Perfectly balanced thanks to the equal proportions of the three traditional Champagne grapes; Pinot Meunier brings fruitiness, Pinot Noir lends body to the blend and Chardonnay adds finesse. Reserve wines from 20 different harvests are blended to give the maturity that makes Brut Grande Réserve the ideal partner for any happy social occasion.
Pairing Suggestions The delicate bouquet makes Grande Réserve ideal to serve to your guests as an aperitif, particularly with pastry canapés. It's also a wonderful match with poultry cooked in sauce, or with fruit tart served as dessert. Serve at family celebrations, business lunches and cocktail parties.
Tasting Notes A never-ending stream of fine bubbles rising to a persistent ring of mousse. Delicate aromas of white flowers vie with notes of white fruit (apple and pear) and lead on to elegant hints of yellow fruit (peach and apricot). Seductively round on the palate with a beautifully long finish culminating on a mouth-watering touch of brioche. A perfectly balanced champagne!
A never-ending stream of fine bubbles rising to a persistent ring of mousse. Delicate aromas of white flowers vie with notes of white fruit (apple and pear) and lead on to elegant hints of yellow fruit (peach and apricot). Seductively round on the palate with a beautifully long finish culminating on a mouth-watering touch of brioche. A perfectly balanced champagne!
Disgorging: To impart the luscious roundness on the finish each bottle is disgorged 4 months before dispatch and given a dosage made of aged wine and cane sugar.


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The everyday experts in the ThriftyFun community share their favorite cookie recipes. Recipes include: cookie bars, brownies, Christmas cookies, sugar cookies and more.
Choco Peanut-Butter BarsI don't know what this recipe is actually called, but I think this would be perfect for you to share the sweetness of your love this Valentine's Day.
Mango Lime BarsIt's mango season! I keep bumping into mango sales so I thought it's time to come up with something new. These Mango Lime Bars are a lot like Lemon Bars, but less gooey, more pillowy, and of course, more mango-y! The base is a butter shortbread that will melt in your mouth, but still hold up the custardy topping. You will love these. If you prefer super tart, go with two limes instead of one; the consistency will still hold up.
Two Ingredient Coconut Banana CookiesI love these little cookies! They only have two ingredients, shredded coconut and banana. They turn out like a cross between banana bread and coconut macaroons. You can use a super ripe banana and unsweetened coconut or a plain banana and sweetened coconut, however you decided to go by how sweet you like them. These are a great option for those who are vegan or gluten-free.
Easy Gluten Free Gingerbread (Vegan)I was just playing around with ingredients for an upcoming holiday party I'm having. Half of the guests are vegan and a few are gluten free. I am pretty sure this recipe qualifies. The strange thing is, this tastes super buttery and naughty! My husband and I ate this entire batch in one night. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
Rice Krispies Treat RecipesRice Krispie treats are easy and delicious. They are also a great treat to make with kids. This page contains Rice Krispie treat recipes.
Cream Cheese Thumbprint CookiesThese classic jam thumbprint cookies are even more delicious with the addition of cream cheese. Learn how to make them in this short video.
Fruit and Nut Oatmeal CookiesI wanted to make some oatmeal cookies similar to the DH's favorite cereal, Post's Great Grains with Raisins, Dates and Pecans.
M&M CookiesOur daughter took these to school as a birthday treat.
Candy Cane Chocolate Chip CookiesThese Christmas cookies are delicious and a great way to use up candy canes.
Apple Pie CookiesThese cute little cookies taste just like a tiny apple pie. Learn how to make them in this short video.
Choco/Mint CookiesThese choco/mint cookies are a favorite with family and co/workers, and will keep you asking for more! With this dual flavored cookie. It is perfect for everyday and special enough for parties. Here is how!
Coconut MacaroonsThis is one famous dessert in the Philippines. We sometimes call this coconut muffin or cupcake. A very simple recipe even your kids can do and I'm thinking of including this in my Valentine day menu.
Angel Snowflake Sugar CookiesThis is a recipe that I got from my mother over 40 years ago. She called them drop sugar cookies, so I renamed them this year. These are crispy cookies that melt in your mouth. Almost every time I take them to a potluck party, I am asked for the recipe.
Using Dry Oatmeal Mixes in BakingThere are so many small dry oatmeal mixes, like those with dates and nuts, that I would love to use for baking bread or cookies. Does anyone have such a recipe or experience in using such breakfast food, other than as a cereal?
Making Soft CookiesHow does one keep cookies from getting hard? You know, how do you make them soft from the start.
Recipe for Butterscotch No-bake Oatmeal CookiesThey were made for us at our high school in the late 70s. I have not been able to match them. I would love to have the recipe. Thank you in advance! I live in Arizona, but I went to in school Pennsylvania.
Recipe for Low Calorie Mandel BreadI am looking for a recipe for mandel bread with little added sugar.


On Monday 20th April, Millwall FC will host an educational event with SRtRC. Organised in conjuction with Millwall For All, young people from local schools will take part in anti-racism workshops and have the opportunity to out their questions to a panel including Millwall and Millwall Lionesses players.
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