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Due to hygiene reasons we are unable to accept returns on harmonicas, ear-plugs or in-ear monitors if the packaging is unsealed after delivery, with the exception of the item being defective or under warranty.
If a product is damaged or defective and is subject to the statutory warranty or the Fender Manufacturer's Guarantee you may return the product. Fender will provide a prepaid shipping label to cover send and return freight costs as set out below.
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If you rescind the purchase contract, you will have to bear the direct cost of returning the products to Fender. Upon your request, Fender will issue a Return Authorizing number and a prepaid shipping label to minimize your return costs. In such case, the cost of shipping your returned item back to Fender will be deducted from your overall credit or refund.
If you need to exchange your order for a different model, color or item, we're happy to help. The easiest and fastest way is to return your unwanted items and then place a new order for the desired item.
In order to facilitate the return procedure we recommend you to obtain a valid Return Authorization (RA) number prior to your return. The processing of items returned without a valid RA number may be significantly delayed.
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This sweet pepper soup tastes a bit sweet, but very fresh. It is a great soup to make in the winter.
I first had this in a cafeteria at school. I was a bit skeptical at first, but I gave it a try. See, it pays to try something new once in a while. I liked it so much, I recreated the recipe at home. It did take me a few tries, but i think the recipe I created tastes very similar to what I had and when I do make this sweet pepper soup, it does not last for long. I would bet that even your most picky eater will east this. It is a very satisfying soup.
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Our cold winters here call for soups all winter long. I work long hours so I try to have a soup available for the family to heat up. I don't have to worry so much about if they have something good to eat. This is much better than grabbing chips or something else similar. There are two types of kettles that I normally make my soups in. Links are provided below.
I like the stainless steel pot a bit more because it is lighter than the dutch oven. But the dutch oven goes into the oven, as well as, the stove top if needed.
No matter which kettle you choose to use, If you're like me, you will have a tiny cup of the soup before I serve my family to taste it.
Tastes a bit sweet, but very fresh. It is a great soup to make in the winter. If you're like me, you will have a tiny cup of the soup before I serve my family to taste it.
When the hamburger is about ½ browned, add the celery, onion, sweet peppers, and garlic.
Once the hamburger is browned, the vegetables will be about done too; add the tomato soup, diced tomatoes, chicken stock, sugar, rice, and salt and pepper to taste.
Bring to a boil and turn off heat; keeping pan covered. The rice will complete cooking in the hot soup in about 30 minutes. Enjoy!
Tastes a bit sweet, but very fresh. It is a great soup to make in the winter.


At Wundergarten a holiday is an experience. Here you can celebrate the natural luxury, sitting back, relaxing and taking advantage of our services, taking care of your wellbeing. But we would also like you to dedicate some time to walking, learning about the surrounding nature and land, to experience the freedom of a true traveller. It is up to you to plan your day and choose your ideal routes. But remember, doing nothing is also a luxury!
The fans of mountain biking will appreciate the terrain that surrounds the site of WunderGarten. Submerged in nature, they can go biking on a woodland paths or nature trails but also on the narrow streets of mountain villages. There is the possibility of booking a guide and bike rental from us (LOMBARDO 300).
We will guide you on this exciting and entertaining adventure, on the paths through nature, on board of our Gator 4×4. We will then leave it to enter deeper into the woods and to reach small waterfalls and for a break at the farm, where you can taste freshly made ricotta. Included in price: soft drinks on board, typical regional snack. How to dress: comfortable, casual clothes and walking boots or comfortable covered shoes. Swimming costumes and towels. Duration: 4 hours. Departure from the hotel at 8-8.30 am. Price per person: adults 50 Euro, children 6-12 years of age 30 Euro. Botanical guide: a supplement of 100 Euro, cost to be shared between participants.
"All the forms of Art are inspired by forms of Nature" said German photographer Karl Blossfeld, a personality that has inspired the project of Wundergarten. Here taking a walk means observation of nature and taking inspiration from it, to preserve its beauty and recall it in a daily life. Departing from Gratteri one can appreciate fully the Madonie Natural Park, loved for its biodiversity and considered to be a botanical garden in the centre of the Mediterranean. There is a possibility to book, as a botanical guide, an expert from the Department of Natural Sciences at University of Palermo, that cooperates with us. Please talk to Debora!
Thanks to its privilleged location in the heart of Madonie Natural Park, Wundergatren is an ideal choice for the trekking enthusiasts. Going for a long walk on the various types of paths and tracks is the best way to immerse oneself in nature. Wundergarten offers a perfect holiday made to measure for the trekker, being the perfect starting point for hiking and trekking. Madonie Natural Park is full of paths that allows you to discover diverse aspects of its flora and fauna. If you wish, you could book our expert guide to lead our guests on the most beautiful paths in the park. Anyway, it is always worth talking to Markus!
Feeling good. Wellness means relaxing and pampering oneself with comfort and luxury. All our services of Private Spa can satisfy your need of regeneration. At Forest Lodge, deep into the woods, you could experience sharing a Swedish sauna outside and next having a hot drink around the fire. You can also book a session with our trainer and together choose an ideal location for yoga and meditation. For a total regeneration, book your Detox Package, a tailor-made plan to rebalance your psycho-physical energies and reawaken your senses. Please talk to Debora!


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Brett Young's Bringing the Sunshine in 2021 With a Getaway Festival
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After nearly a year stuck at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many country fans are craving a sunny post-quarantine getaway, and Brett Young's got just the thing. The singer has announced a four-day festival in one of his favorite cities — Palm Springs, Calif. — called Caliville Weekend.
Set to take place in the summer of 2021, the Caliville Weekend will take place just a couple of hours away from Young's own hometown of Anaheim, Calif. The festival also takes its name from his patented "Caliville" musical style, a blend of country music with a breezy, R&B-influenced West Coast sound.
"Bringing us all together for a weekend in one of my favorite places in the world is definitely a dream come true for me," Young explains. "I can't wait for everyone to see what we have planned for them next summer!"
While the singer hasn't unveiled the full schedule yet, the inaugural Caliville Weekend promises a busy four days full of music and fun in the sun. Young has curated a schedule full of wellness activities, pool parties, and special surprises — and of course, there will be live music every day.
Ticket packages for the Caliville Weekend are on sale now, and include room accommodations, a hotel takeover, and entrance to Young's headlining show, among other amenities. Payment plans are available, and tickets are 100% refundable. The event will take place June 18-21, 2021.
But before we get to summer 2021, the holiday season is still in full swing, and Young's getting in on the musical Christmas spirit. While he's not releasing a full holiday album this year — even though he'd like to someday — he did share his own spin on "Silver Bells."
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7009.8 Miles (11281.1 Kilometers / 6087.3 Nautical Miles).
Approximate flight duration time (for a non-stop flight) from Luoyang, China to Brampton, Canada is 14 hrs, 33 mins. This is the In-The-Air flight time. You should add the taxi time before take-off and taxi time after landing for the total flight duration time. You should also consider airport wait times and possible delays due to bad weather, etc.
You can find out what time you arrive at your destination (Brampton) by checking the time difference between Luoyang and Brampton.


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Read stands tall as Boks approach
Johannesburg - He may not be as big a name in World Rugby as his predecessor Richie McCaw but as the All Blacks stomp on towards another Rugby Championship title, it is captain Kieran Read who is front and centre - the epitome of the black jersey's success.
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Read is not just the captain of the All Blacks, he is one of their most inspirational figures as well. A player moulded from the legacy of the black jersey, who has leadership written all over him. Read would walk into most world XVs and would be a pretty easy choice as captain as well.
And that is what makes him so dangerous, so daunting for the Springbok pack this weekend. The man, injuries aside, simply doesn't have too many weaknesses.
His prowess is not the type of David Pocock threat that teams look to. But he is a complete player, and has the ability to strike when teams least expect it. That, together with the subtle touches he brings to his arsenal, have made him an exceptional player and leader of the world's best team.
There are few players that can be described as the complete package in world rugby, but Read fits the bill.
So much so that former Scottish flanker Richie Gray, who worked with the Springboks for three years on their breakdown skills, and now consults to Montpellier in France, believes there are few around like him.
"First and foremost I think you have to imagine what he came into. He came in and took over from possibly one of New Zealand's most iconic players - one of the greatest they have ever had - as a leader and as a player. There is no more difficult way to come into that arena, especially in that country," Gray points out.
"He has done incredibly well, to the point where you hardly ever really hear of Richie McCaw. I've never really seen a piece written where someone out there has said we are really missing McCaw. That is testament to the structure that New Zealand rugby have got in place, where there is just this continual conveyer belt.
"But a conveyer belt of leaders is sometimes more difficult to create than a conveyer belt of talent, you know. So first and foremost to come through as a leader, he has shown that it has just been a seamless transition.
"That is the No 1 thing - I always think as a player, if you are happy in your leadership, and you are happy in the way you are involved, then you will be happy with what you are doing on the field and that will allow him to play. I always find sometimes if players are giving everything they can and then sometimes the captaincy takes away from their playing ability but he has done both seamlessly.
"A lot of credit must go to his franchise - the Crusaders - for that and also the way that New Zealand have developed this senior player group that comes through."
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Gray also sees the work rate up when the going gets tough, and Read is fitter than most players on the park, adding to his aura.
"Secondly from a playing point of view, he is incredibly fit. And if you think he has had a bit of bother with injuries over the last few seasons but when he comes back it just seems as if he was as if he never was away.
"That is the other thing about an outstanding player - it doesn't take him three or four games to get going again. He comes back and he pretty much just takes off from where he was.
"So incredible conditioning first and foremost and secondly he is allowed this role which pretty much frees him up. And how many times have we seen when New Zealand carry ball two or three phases, everybody gets sucked in at the breakdowns and the ball is moved wide. All of a sudden Kieran Read is on the outside channel, giving and taking passes, over the top and outstanding offloads. How many times have you seen it?
"That is where you have to be careful playing against him, and because he is allowed a very free-ranging role, he ends up in those outside channels creating overlaps. But also because of his speed and his skill level - he has an outstanding skill set - so it is very difficult to defend out there because he has New Zealand around him who he uses as support players.
"That for me is one of his key traits. He seems to pop up when least expected. Defensively South Africa are going to have to look out for that."
Read gives the All Blacks an attacking weapon at the lineout, adding an extra option to their already impressive arsenal. And while he isn't playing this weekend, Duane Vermeulen is probably the closest thing the Boks have to the All Blacks skipper.
"On the back of that he is also an excellent lineout forward but he is good at that, and he kinda epitomises the skillset you need for a world class No 8. He can run with ball, excellent defender and is there any weaknesses to him? No, not really, or he hides them very well. On top of that he has the leadership role, so when it comes to the multi-purpose player, he can pretty much do anything.
"I always used to enjoy the Read-Vermeulen battle. Because I actually thought they were quite similar types of player. Duane was also quite comfortable out in the wide channels, good passes and offloads, and have the power to break through the first tackle. Both of them are good on the ground, good contact men, solid defenders and they give you an option in the lineout as well. In some ways they are quite similar. It was always a good battle between those two.
"New Zealand are lucky they have a conveyer belt of talent, especially in the back row area, it has always been a strength. And they have always got the blend of the back row right, so that allows Read to play a certain type of game, knowing his six and seven will be doing the other bits."
As for Read, he wants to showcase more of his skills, not less. And the continuing success of the black jersey makes that easy for him, as he told Rugby World magazine last year.
"I'd love to get my hands on the ball more again and showcase a bit more attacking flair. That's a big part of my game. Last year I was working hard in different areas, like defence and it's about getting opportunities and finding room to get in those positions.
"I've been working quite hard with Ian Foster (All Blacks assistant coach) on that. As a No 8 you always want to be a master of all trades and make sure you have a consistent game," he told Rugby World.
Read doesn't have too many weaknesses but for the Boks' sake this weekend, they will need to find a few. The odds are up against them and Read knows all too well how to make those chances count.
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Thank you for your interest in the Ladies Scramble Division of the Tamarack Golf Tournament.
Qualifying for the Ladies Scramble Division of the Tamarack Golf Tournament is Monday Aug 19th.
Cost includes admission to the ladies Banquet on Monday August 19th, tickets to Entertainment Night and a set of commemorative glasses.


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Campus closes career services program for disabled students
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By Anna Sturla | Staff
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At the end of the day Monday, the campus will close the Disabled Students' Readiness Program, a subsidiary of the larger Disabled Students' Program that helps students succeed in college and gain employment upon graduation.
The program served about 60 of the approximately 1,800 students registered with DSP. In addition to offering employment help, the program helps teach students to manage personal finances, navigate workplace interactions and communicate with professors and campus staff. Two of the program's four staff members will be laid off, while the remaining two will be absorbed into other programs within DSP.
The campus attributed the loss of the program to recent changes in federal regulations affecting how the state Department of Rehabilitation can administer funds for the program, which operates under a statewide program WorkAbility IV, or WAIV.
As part of its contract with the state, the campus was required to match funds, or set aside a certain amount of money for DSRP, in order to receive federal funding for the program. After the new regulations the campus could no longer match funds as they had before — through paying administrators and other indirect costs, or any costs not directly related to DSRP personnel or the services they provided to students.
The state agency alerted DSP to the changes Aug. 8, which would require the campus provide about $200,000 in additional funds by Aug. 31 in order to receive remaining funds from the state.
"We got that information without much lead time," said Vice Chancellor of Equity and Inclusion Na'ilah Nasir. "In this fiscal climate it was just not feasible to continue the program in this current form."
Twelve universities statewide have WAIV programs, but UC Berkeley is the only one dropping the program, according to DSRP Coordinator Kevin Shields, who was laid off as part of the program changes.
The DSRP program was created a year ago from the Disabled Students' Residence Program, after it was closed in 2014. The new DSRP program was an attempt to keep providing additional support to students, adopting the old acronym.
Karen Nielson, director of DSP, and Nasir met with students Sept. 1 to announce the changes.
Bonnie Weinstein Crowe, who has a freshman son with autism, said her family had been looking at colleges for four years, and a major reason they chose UC Berkeley was because of its DSRP program.
"It was never possible to me that my son was going to get into Berkeley and a week and a half (after) him getting there as a freshman, they were going to cancel the program," Crowe said. "It's totally ripping the rug out from under him."
A change.org petition opposing the program's removal created this week has since garnered more than 1,300 signatures.
Nielson said the campus claimed about 20 percent of her time and resulting pay under the program's matching funding because she also supervised the program's staff as the campus WAIV program director.
While meeting match fund requirements through administrative and indirect costs is fairly common practice, according to Sarah Candee, a Department of Rehabilitation cooperative program section analyst, the new rules are simply a clarification of pre-existing federal policy.
Nasir said she understood the anger and worry from students at the closure of these programs, acknowledging that the campus appears to be going in "the opposite direction of our history" with its historic ties to the disability rights movement.
"We are in a rebuilding phase," Nasir said. "We're going to have some plans and provide some services that I think people will be really happy with."
Nielson and Nasir both said they plan to continue communicating with affected students over the next few weeks to discuss students' options.
Anna Sturla is the lead student life reporter. Contact her at [email protected].
Bonnie Weinstein Crowe, Department of Rehabilitation, Disabled Students Program, Disabled Students' Residence Program, Disabled Students' Readiness Program, DSP, DSRP, Karen Nielson, Kevin Shields, Na'ilah Nasir, Sarah Candee, WAIV, Workability IV
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AACSB introduced the concept of "outcomes assessment" in its 1991 standards as a requirement for accredited institutions. At that time, the standards allowed significant flexibility in assessment processes including relying on indirect assessment measures, surveys of alumni, graduating students, employers, and other similar forms of feedback. In 2003, AACSB standards were changed to reflect the maturity of the "outcomes assessment" movement and need for improved accountability measures. The 2003 standards place emphasis on direct assessments of student learning. In mandating direct assessment, AACSB expects accredited institutions to formulate specific learning goals and conduct appropriate direct assessments of learning for purposes of improving curricula when deficiencies or opportunities for improvement are found.
The AOL standards support two principles which are the foundation of AACSB accreditation, accountability and continuous improvement. In terms of accountability, " … Measures of learning can assure external constituents such as potential students, trustees, public officials, supporters, and accreditors, that the organization meets its goals" (AACSB 2007, p.60). In terms of continuous improvement, " … By measuring learning the school can evaluate its students' success at achieving learning goals, can use the measures to plan improvement efforts, and (depending on the type of measures) can provide feedback and guidance for individual students" (AACSB 2007, p.60).
Palomba and Banta (1999) define the outcomes assessment process as: The systematic collection, review, and use of information about educational programs undertaken for the purpose of improving student learning and development (Palomba and Banta, 1999).
1. What will our students learn in our program? What are our expectations?
2. How will they learn it?
3. How will we know they have learned it or not?
4. What will we do if they have not learned it?
The remainder of the paper will review AACSB standards, the fundamentals of an outcomes assessment program, and the appendix addresses a series of "Frequently Asked Questions" related to the AOL standards and outcomes assessment practices.
Standards 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21 deal with the requirements to establish learning goals in terms of required knowledge and skills for programs at different levels.
Curricula content guidelines also are provided in the AOL standards, but are not addressed in this paper.
The school uses a well documented, systematic process to develop, monitor, evaluate and revise the substance and delivery of the curricula of degree programs and to assess the impact of the curricula on learning.
…Adapting expectations to the school's mission and cultural circumstances, the school specifies learning goals and demonstrates achievement of learning goals for key general, management-specific, and/or appropriate discipline-specific knowledge and skills that its students achieve in each undergraduate degree program.
…Adapting expectations to the school's mission and cultural circumstances, the school specifies learning goals and demonstrates master's level achievement of learning goals for key management-specific knowledge and skills in each master's level general management program.
…Adapting expectations to the school's mission and cultural circumstances, the school specifies learning goals and demonstrates achievement of learning goals in each specialized master's degree program.
The spirit and intent of Standards 15, 16, 18 and 19 also apply to doctoral programs which are addressed in Standard 21 which outlines broad learning goals for such programs.
The following section provides responses to frequently asked questions regarding AACSB AOL standards and outcomes assessment processes.
What are AACSB expectations regarding the implementation of an AOL program?
Must all students be assessed?
Assessment data collected from valid statistical samples of student work is acceptable to support conclusions about learning outcomes and identification of areas for improvement. Sample characteristics should be established to provide a high degree of confidence that the data are representative, valid, and reliable.
Can assessment take place outside of the business school?
Yes, but the learning goals that are being assessed should be relevant for business and accounting students and established (agreed upon) by the faculty.
What is the minimum performance standard?
AACSB has no such absolute standard. The goal or benchmark for overall student performance on any given learning goal should be determined by each school consistent with its mission, degree programs, and student profile. This performance level provides a basis to determine if the collective student performance on any given learning goal is acceptable or unacceptable. If performance is unacceptable, curricula change should follow to address the problem.
Must all graduates meet the expected standard on all learning goals?
No, but the learning goals do represent the intentions of the faculty for every student. If students are not achieving the learning goals at acceptable levels, action must be taken to strengthen the curriculum for future students.
Can a faculty member be responsible for the assessment of a learning goal within his/her class?
While in practice many schools choose to incorporate outside assessors in their course-embedded assessments, it is possible to have the class professor perform this function. For this to occur, however, the learning goal, operational objective, and supporting rubrics for evaluating performance must be used consistently and follow the collective decisions of the faculty as a whole regarding what constitutes acceptable student performance.
Must learning goals be measured separately?
Each learning goal should have its own performance standard, but a common method or activity can be used to gather data on more than one learning goal. For example, a case analysis may be useful for assessing analytical thinking as well as writing skills or a presentation may be used for evaluating oral communication skills and business disciplinary competence.
Is benchmarking against other institutions required?
AACSB standards do not require inter-institutional benchmarking for student outcomes. Learning goals are unique to each institution though many institutions may have some common goals (e.g. communication skills).
Should student learning be assessed at multiple points in the curriculum?
The standards do not require multiple assessments at different points in a curriculum. Pre-test and post-test observations may be valuable and can be used, but AACSB standards do not require this.
If specific students do not perform well on assessments, is remediation required?
Outcomes assessment processes are designed to identify areas for program improvement. Remediation is not required for individual students; however, if assessment data indicate a serious deficiency across a large number of students, an intervention may be desirable, but it is not required. These results, however, should be factored into the assessment process, and action is expected for future students.
Can the collective work of student teams be used for assessment?
Collective work from a student team does not provide a basis to assess individual student performance and outcomes except where teamwork is a learning goal. In that case the collective work of the team may provide a basis for assessing performance as a team member.
How many learning goals are needed?
AACSB expects schools to specify 4-10 learning goals for each degree program. There is no limit, but this is the guidance in order to keep the assessment program manageable.
Must all learning goals be assessed each year?
AACSB standards specify "a systematic process" only. Each goal does not have to be assessed every year, but a systematic process is needed to insure all goals are assessed to support meaningful curricula change and development. Normally, each goal should be evaluated at least twice over a five-year AACSB review cycle.
What documentation must be maintained?
Schools should maintain copies of instruments, course-embedded assignments, scoring grids or rubrics, summary of data and analyses, samples of student products used, documentation that the data was used, and documentation of the curricula actions that were taken based on assessment results.
What other factors can affect curricula development/improvements?
The implementation of an AOL process for evaluating student learning is a key component of the curricula development process in any business school or accounting program. At the same time, there are other factors that may also dictate curricula change including external, environmental factors that could affect major curricula change, the development of new programs, etc. Such factors should not be ignored and when curricula change is affected by external factors, such events should be documented.
What are the most popular learning goals adopted by AACSB accredited business schools?
Based on surveys conducted by Dr. Kathryn Martel of Montclair State University, the most popular business-related learning goals are: effective communication skills, ethics, Knowledge of all business disciplines, critical thinking, effective decision making, problem solving ability, ability to integrate across business disciplines, global perspective, team skills, and competency in the major.


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What Happened in China in the Period Between the Han & the Sui Dynasties?
SCOTT THOMPSON
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When the Han dynasty fell in 220, China entered a long period of warfare, invasion and rivalry between small nations. This era, known as the "Period of Disunity," lasted until the rise of the Sui dynasty in 589. Although the Sui were unable to found a lasting empire, they reunified the country and set the stage for the golden age of imperial China under the Tang.
The Three Kingdoms
Han People and Nomads
The Six Dynasties
Rise of the Sui
1 The Three Kingdoms
For 45 years after the fall of the Han, the territory of their former empire was dominated by three warring kingdoms known as Shu Han, Wu and Wei. The rulers and generals of the three kingdoms fought each other for decades to reunify China and found a new dynasty to replace the Han. Their struggles later became the inspiration for the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," one of the most important works of Chinese literature. Although the Wei kingdom succeeded in defeating its rivals and founding a dynasty called the Western Jin, they were driven south in 317 by invading nomads from the steppes north of China.
2 Han People and Nomads
The people that overthrew the Western Jin were known as the Xiongnu, but they were not the only nomadic culture to move into northern China during the Period of Disunity. Peoples such as the Qianbei, Qiang, Di and Jie all took over regions of northern China, mingling with the Han Chinese and producing a mixed culture with both Chinese and steppe culture elements. Many of the steppe peoples had converted to Buddhism, and the Chinese began to adopt the religion under their influence.
3 The Six Dynasties
In southern China, the Jin dynasty continued as the Eastern Jin. The capital of the Eastern Jin was at a city called Jiankang, which is now called Nanjing. The Eastern Jin was only the first of six short-lived dynasties to rule from this southern capital, but despite the relative instability the south was still a much more prosperous and peaceful region in this era than the north. During the Period of Disunity, Jiankang became the center of Chinese literary and artistic life.
4 Rise of the Sui
The mixed culture of northern China produced generals and warlords who were adept at the cavalry skills of the steppe warriors, yet committed to the traditions of the Chinese culture. One such man was Sui Wendi, a general serving one of the mixed Turkic and Chinese kingdoms of the north. Sui Wendi became a warlord, conquered both north and south with his cavalry soldiers, and declared himself the first emperor of the new Sui dynasty in 589. Although his son was defeated and overthrown by the founders of the Tang, China remained unified for the next several centuries.
Scott Thompson has been writing professionally since 1990, beginning with the "Pequawket Valley News." He is the author of nine published books on topics such as history, martial arts, poetry and fantasy fiction. His work has also appeared in "Talebones" magazine and the "Strange Pleasures" anthology.
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London-based quartet Novella have shared details of their second album, the follow-up to their 2015 debut Land.
Change of State – recorded at producer James Hoare's (Ultimate Painting, Veronica Falls) bedroom studio – will be released on 17th February via Sinderlyn Records. The group have signalled their return by unleashing lead single and title track, 'Change Of State'. Equal parts '60s Girl Group, catchy indie-pop and urgent krauty-psych, it opens with a gently wooing '60s jangle, before quickly morphing into a spiralling cyclone of glorious Krautrock indebted psychedelia. Amid the dazzle of shimmering guitars, gentle melodies, energetic bursts and motorik thrust, the hypnotic, alluring vocals soar above- as close to perfection as you can get. 'Change Of State' serves not just as a title but is said to be inspired by the social and political changes occurring before them throughout 2016. We'll find out next year what the full package sounds like, for now we've just got this sublime start to be getting on with.
Change Of State is out February 17th via Sinderlyn Records. Listen to the title track below.