In Harrislee, a suburb of Flensburg in northern Germany Das Wahlversprechen ('The Election Promise') captures attention Created by Bernd Maro and unveiled in 1994 this whimsical bronze ensemble features eight figures Their exaggerated gestures and farcical expressions critique the empty promises of election campaigns transforming the public space into a stage of theatrical mockery untouched by the doubt and skepticism of the guffawing adults around them highlighting the trust and innocence often eroded by political disillusionment and the harsh realities of adulthood They serve as a silent reminder of the hope beyond the cynical world of electoral promises Maro’s creation symbolizes the community’s critical eye and willingness to engage in dialogue urging politicians to reconsider their commitments This installation reminds us of the people's power and the importance of a transparent civic spirit the piece suggests that sometimes the best way to address politics is to laugh first and ask questions later fostering a more thoughtful and engaged society ‘Das Wahlversprechen’ is located in the market square in the Flensburg suburb of Harrislee near the Danish border buses run frequently from the Flensburg bus terminal to Harrislee A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display This harrowing memorial remembers a murdered investigative journalist This sculpture made up of 22 bulbous bronze figures reminds locals of massive Weeble Woobles These bronze horses on the gates of the Royal Palace of Naples were a gift from a Russian tsar This town of 100 people has approximately one bronze sculpture for every two residents This striking pig statue was part of a 1993 guerilla art project against racism A bust of the entertainer and politician sits in an alcove at the Palm Springs Airport View Visitation & Service details > Condolence Message: Be sure to include your name Please note that your condolence will not appear on this page until it is reviewed Condolences usually appear within 24 hours of being submitted Our seven funeral homes in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties makes it easy and convenient to make arrangements and host services close to home Harris will star as mathematical genius Hair Seldon and Pace will play Brother Day You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed BREAKING NEWS: Former Campus Choir director arrested Monday After a historic multi-sport career at Walker Valley High School Lady Flame Laney Harris is used to putting on a show in Bradley County Harris is in her third year on the softball team at Lee but played softball and basketball for the “Lady Mustangs” of Walker Valley High School in her prep career She’s been around the Lee softball program from an early age — Harris remembers attending softball camps on campus “I went to every camp that I could,” Harris told the Lee Clarion “I wanted to stay close to home so I knew Lee would be a great fit for me.” Lady Flames’ head coach Emily Russell remembers This kid is gonna be really good,” Russell said I knew about her from a really young age.” Harris is in her junior year with the Lady Flames — in her career her 0.280 batting average is one of the best in the conference in that time frame but her hard work proves her actions speak louder than her words and so I think that is why she has been so successful,” Russell said Harris has helped out in recruiting and making the softball program more appealing to future recruits in the community Harris knows how rare it is to play college softball in front of your own family in your hometown “Every game I look up into the stands and see my family up there I know not a lot of people get this opportunity to stay at home and have their family at every game Russell points to Harris’ community connections as a way of growing the softball program “Laney is a great ambassador for our program She's well connected in the community and I think she's really pushed our brand forward in the community,” Russell said Russell’s sentiments are echoed in the locker room “[On the field,] Laney is a steady individual and never lets anything get in the way of her passion for the sport Laney is a great friend and someone to count on.” Harris had a career high of 31 runs scored placing her in the top 10 in the conference as an education major she has also been putting the work in the classroom being named to the Gulf South Conference Honor Roll in 2021 and 2022 Drew is a Cleveland-raised journalism major in his senior year He is involved with the Lee University Singers and runs social media for the Athletic Communications department at Lee Drew plans to pursue a career in sports journalism This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There 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the list of contents George Simion will face Nicusor Dan, a mainstream candidate, in a run-off There are five luxuries it can no longer feasibly afford Friedrich Merz’s career is one of unforced errors and puzzling missteps. But he is serious about Europe Both Donald Trump and Ukraine’s diplomats will consider it a success Registered in England and Wales. No. 236383 | Registered office: The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HT | VAT Reg No: GB 340 436 876 Harris Lee Toney, Sr., 75, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021. He was born January 18, 1945 to Mattie Irving Toney and Ivan Toney, Sr., in Madison, Alabama. He served as pastor of New Vernon Grove Missionary Baptist Church for more than 30 years. While serving as pastor, he was also known for his strong work ethic and was an employee of Professional Concrete Finishing Company. In all of his capacities, he was known to readily share his beliefs about salvation through Jesus Christ and his love for the God of the Bible. Harris was a 1964 graduate of Trinity High School. His most important education was his time as a student of Covington Theological Seminary where he was introduced to the truth of Sovereign Grace. His focus of study was theology and upon completion he was passionate about sharing what he learned with the people of God. His first preaching assignment was at Pierce Avenue Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor C.L. Hendricks.  He was later called to pastor Robbins Street Baptist Church, followed by Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.  In 1987, Pastor B.L. Patton appointed him as the Assistant Pastor of New Vernon Grove Missionary Baptist Church.  He served in this capacity until being installed as Pastor of New Vernon Grove on July 15, 1990.  He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Mattie and his brother James E. Toney. Pastor Toney will lie in state on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from 9-11 a.m. at Advantage Funeral Home-Franklin-Strickland Chapel 1724 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404. Funeral services will be private due COVID-19 restrictions. We respectfully request that social distancing and all CDC COVID-19 measures be adhered to. Masks will be required. Arrangements entrusted to Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services Franklin -Strickland Chapel, 1724 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, 37404, 423-265-4414.  Please visit our website to share your memories: www.advantagefranklin-strickland.com Foundation is partly the story of a mathematician called Hari Seldon who has invented a science called "psychohistory" which can predict the future for large-scale human concerns (so not whether you'll meet a mysterious stranger but definitely whether civilisation will survive the next millennium) Sheldon sees that the Galactic Empire in which he lives is going to collapse and that there will be a period of barbarism lasting 30,000 years with the help of psychohistory and a planet called Foundation filled with experts in sciences and philosophy from all over the Empire that barbaric age can be reduced to 1,000 years was set up to hold the psychohistorians themselves in isolation while further adventures revolve around the development of the plan Harris will be Seldon, while Pace is playing Brother Day, the current emperor of the galaxy. David S. Goyer is currently the main showrunner for the series, after Josh Friedman left earlier this year There's no word on when the Foundation series will premiere Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No: 845898) .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By John Corrigan | jcorrigan@al.comHUNTSVILLE, Alabama--As the daughter of Harris Lee Parcus nicknamed the "Godfather of North Alabama," Tonia Parcus Rhude lived and breathed hustle and civic service up to her final breath on Aug Her daughter Telia Norg recalls her mother juggling three jobs because she "refused to live off the system." She worked in the food stamp office during the day and tended bar at night at The River Club--her father's joint in Triana "He was the biggest moonshiner in the area," Norg said Parcus struggled to make money so he opened a little store called Triana Grocery where he could sell alcohol His business soon blossomed into a high stakes gambling and bootlegging empire with "10,000 gallons of moonshine a month" infiltrating dry counties throughout North Alabama and even McNairy County Tennessee during Sheriff Buford Pusser's administration but my grandfather still delivered to his county," Norg said "One of the guys involved in Pusser's shooting hid out at my grandfather's house until my grandfather found out what he had done and made him leave." Norg said all of these experiences were supposed to be included in her mother's book "The Moonshiner's Daughter." However her 11-year battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease which makes breathing increasingly difficult over time your oxygen is in the 90s and CO2 is in the 30s," Norg explained "Hers reversed as her oxygen dropped to the 40s and her CO2 rose as high as 190 She should have been medically dead years ago." And judging by the nearly 300 mourners at her funeral the people of Madison and Triana loved her for it Rhude grew up in Madison until she was 6 when her mother remarried this time with a man who worked for Boeing in California She returned to Madison every summer at the very piece of property Norg's family lives now "He wrecked his sixth car so my grandfather sent him with his grandmother So my grandmother decided to move back to Madison," Norg said Rhude went to a party on the now-closed Mather Air Force Base in Rancho-Cordova She was a candy striper on the base so she had access and met a 21-year-old soldier I'm sure it was great," Norg said "So she got mad and hooked up with the man who would become my father And it was weird because it was my mom's first time." When Rhude and her family returned to Madison Her father thought she had married the soldier because she didn't want to tell him the truth she was told her grandmother had it annulled Only eight years ago did she finally meet her father through WhitePages.com "He answered all my questions and then asked what my dad's name was," Norg recalled and doing everything on two feet,'" Norg laughed Norg visited with her father several times before he and Rhude would meet again "My mother was so nervous," Norg said he's already seen you naked.'" While her father served time in federal prison for conspiracy An 18-year-old named Charles Ray Nix was kicked out one week he shot at a crowd consisting of her brother and cousin Her brother pushed his cousin out of the way and a bullet caught him in the back was only 27 and left behind two 4-year-old daughters "My mother would go to the pardon hearing every year," Norg said She even went on The Mark Walberg Show in the mid-90s to fight against Nix's pleas for a pardon "Every time Nix would say his felony charge prevented him from making a living my mother would say her brother can't make a living because you killed him." Rhude poured drinks at the Hickory House and Lisa's Lounge in Huntsville She owned the Nashville Lounge and Tonia's Place in Leighton She worked for an insurance agency for 15 years in Atlanta She proudly served as a court applied juvenile advocate striving to reunite foster children with their parents And she finally retired as a magistrate from the Town of Triana in 2003 "My mother knew everything going on in that town," Norg said they had a white cop and he was kind of racist So he was pulling people over left and right "She butted heads with the mayor and chief of police a lot," Norg added "She did her own thing and would give you the shirt off her back." She was so hyped up from her daily cocktail of B-12 shots that she would get on her electric scooter at 6 a.m. cruising up and down the driveway while talking on the phone with no pants "I don't know how the bath lady did it But she would make my mom her last visit of the day because she loved spending as much time with her as possible." Rhude's house used to be a nightclub run by her father "She wrote her own obituary," Norg said "It starts off with 'Tonia Parcus Rhude left this world at her home in Madison' because she was determined to die in her house and not at the hospital." When Norg told her she'll probably tear down the foundation and start over after her mother passed We welcome your suggestions for Life Stories about people from North Alabama, recently deceased, who lived an extraordinary life. 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Picture: MARK JESSERAlbury United will be without two young guns for Sunday's blockbuster derby clash with arch rivals Albury City at Jelbart Park All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueCentre back Harris Lee is out with concussion while winger Maddison Kempshall won't be risked after hurting his knee Greens' coach Steve McLennan is confident he has depth at his disposal Albury City has scored 35 goals this season (third in the league) while United has the best defence having only conceded twice in the first six games which is the best (defence) in the league at this stage "Kris Wheeler (centre back) is very smart and very composed on the ball "Harris Lee is out this week with concussion both United and City sit in the top-four ahead of a derby clash The Greens have only dropped two points all season while City's only loss came against reigning champions Myrtleford City enters the clash in sublime form with big wins against the current bottom three St Pats (9-0) Albury Hotspurs (10-0) and Wodonga Heart (9-2) But captain Campbell Taylor said the side won't take much from those results United's star Frenchman Gauthier Robin has been a handful for opposition defences so far but Taylor knows they can't afford to focus on one player "The whole squad against United is a real threat," he said "We've got a couple of players back from other commitments last week and they've got to work their way back into the squad we've got a pretty strict policy on not walking back in Suk Bhattari and a couple of others to music festivals "Noah Sredojevic up front has been in good form up front and 'Roy' (Albury United captain Caleb Martin) is always a key match-up with any player that plays in the middle of the park." 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Kamala Harris prepped for Tuesday's presidential debate with legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg—except that Strasberg died in 1982 Alan is a writer and editor who lives in New York City His work has been featured in such publications as Salon newspaper The Telegraph was called out after claiming Vice President Kamala Harris prepped for last night's presidential debate with legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg—except that Strasberg died in 1982 According to The Washington Post, Harris spent four days immersed in an intensive “debate camp” at Pittsburgh’s Omni William Penn Hotel enlisted an experienced Trump stand-in to deliver harsh attacks and inflammatory remarks and subjected the Vice President to hours of rehearsed questions None of that could have possibly involved Strasberg actor and acting teacher who is considered "the father of method acting in America," an at times controversial acting technique employed most famously by actor Marlon Brando and later taken up by performers as varied as Al Pacino and Daniel Day-Lewis in a piece that mentioned the GOP's hopes that Trump could evoke Ronald Reagan's 1980 debate performance The reference to Strasberg has been removed from the article which highlighted Trump’s complaints about Harris’s ties to a prominent executive at ABC Joshua Benton, founder of Harvard’s Nieman Lab, pointed out that the reporter probably sourced the name from a New York Times piece describing “an adviser in full Lee Strasberg method-acting mode While we certainly can't ask Strasberg—best known to moviegoers for his performance as Hyman Roth in The Godfather Part II—for his thoughts about the matter if he did manage to rise from the dead to do what The Telegraph claimed it'd be the greatest method acting performance of all time Critics called out the Trump administration for running its own propaganda network after the White House publicized "White House Wire," its own news website that features news articles from conservative news outlets like the Daily Caller and Fox News The White House Wire (WHWIRE) primarily features positive coverage of the president and administration with stories mainly sourced from conservative outlets and contributions from government staffers "100 Days Of Hoaxes: Cutting Through The Fake News," was notable but did not include a direct link to a story The website resembles the Drudge Report a well-known political site that functions as a bulletin board for links While the Drudge Report was initially a conservative-friendly platform famous for breaking the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal in the 1990s it has become critical of Trump in recent years Nonetheless, the administration bragged that the White House "has its own wire now" in a post via its official X account When questioned about the website, a White House official explained that there's a method behind the administration's madness: But others have called out the White House for launching what they say amounts to little more than a propaganda arm The development follows a press briefing held by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt who addressed what she referred to as the “new media,” stating that she was honoring a commitment made at the start of the Trump administration to engage with “all media outlets.” However, as she acknowledged at the beginning of Monday’s briefing—which she referred to as the "influencer briefing"—these sessions largely serve to allow softball questions and applause lines from MAGA loyalists eager to play reporter in the White House True to her approach with the “new media” seat in standard White House briefings which has been filled predominantly by right-wing figures Leavitt filled the influencer room with Trump-friendly provocateurs and YouTubers Some sexual encounters you remember for life for the wrong reason That's why people should come with warning labels It's ok to have to be taught a bit or learn a little more But most of the people who need the lessons seem to be the 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"Just like people who enter the elevator before letting others out." The Amazing Race Canada Tarc GIF by CTVGiphy "I didn't like the smell of her hairspray this was in the late '80s when hairspray ruled the world." but I remember sometimes I’d be near a teenage girl (at the mall or a girl who lived on my street) who would be very attractive but had this TOXIC hairspray smell that actually irritated my nose/sinuses so I just assumed it was a normal 'girls are yukie' thing but reading your comment was like a time warp for me!" It was almost like I was taking advantage of him or something but I started to date this dude over the summer we made out a lot and then I realized holy crap this feels wrong It almost felt like I was taking advantage of him but I swear he was not a day over 14 in his mannerisms and just everything It almost seemed like a reaction to something like she was taking a new medicine or something I could see in her mouth while she was talking one night and I swear the back of her tongue was green." "She didn't know Hawaii was a state." "Mine didn’t know the number of United States Oh No Wow GIF by The Great British Bake OffGiphy "Gave the worst bridesmaid speech in the world Well..she pulled the folded up paper with the speech out of her bra revealed that when the bride met the groom she said 'Oh no way would I ever marry him,' proceeded to lead into saying the bride was never choosy about the people the she slept with anyways then tried to make a bunch of bad jokes to save the day "Quite literally crickets the entire speech then proceeded to wipe tears away by the end Then I had to pretend things were all good the rest of the night - was just hoping the whole place would set on fire during the speech so I could run out." "When we were having sex anytime she started to feel good she didn't moan Instead she did this yell that would rise a little then start to crack It sounded painful and was very grating on the ears Not to mention she sounded hella distressed like she was being murdered "She kept leaving half-drunk cups of coffee around my house." stupidly assuming that all of the dirty dishes are located around the kitchen so I fill the dishwasher and turn it on sometimes one just sitting on the ground in the garden." "But if that's the worst thing I've got going on in my life then I ain't got no problems." his 'moves' were comparable to a Chihuahua rapid movements while holding on for dear life." "Haven't experienced this during sex before, but in a similar vein with kissing. I met a guy at a club and was dancing with him. The conversation was great and I gave my friend the 'thumbs up,' but then he kissed me... It was like a snake tongue darting in and out of my mouth in rapid succession My thumbs up behind his back immediately became a thumbs down but then I learned he didn’t understand it He would just fill in random numbers and 'try to make it work.' When I tried to explain the rules he said it was too complicated and he preferred his own way of playing." he was having fun but on the other… Imagine playing a game where it’s like accepted that there’s a less than 1% chance of you solving it and just being ~fine~ with that." "She kept telling me how everything happening in her life was because she was a Hufflepuff." "I think my stepdad thinks every Harry Potter fan is like this My fiancée is a Hufflepuff but doesn't frame her life around it Harry Potter GIFGiphy "Happened to a friend of mine, she was dating a guy for a couple of months, 30s still living at home, parents were older but were independent A sister close to his age also lived at home." she wanted to make plans to go away for New Years and he finally confessed he could never go away with her because he could never leave his parents "She said she didn’t want a drink when ordering at Subway then drank most of mine and asked if she could refill it for herself to go." I just buy a larger size and expect him to eat it "I try to stay cool when a woman doesn't want fries or whatever and starts eating mine but I'm absolutely fuming on the inside I've offered to get you anything you want 'Oh gosh,' in a voice that sounded just like Mickey Mouse and it just killed that crush I had on him but I was trying to convince myself I could work around that and teach him But the 'oh gosh' was the final nail." "She sat on a pair of sunglasses I'd had for like 5 years Angry Inside Out GIF by Disney PixarGiphy If someone destroys my property and doesn't apologize.. Some of these stories are just an ad for celibate living President Donald Trump was criticized for his response to concerns about empty store shelves due to his tariffs suggesting that children will just have to settle for "two dolls instead of 30," and that those dolls might cost more than they used to U.S. businesses are already canceling orders from China and delaying expansion plans as they brace for the fallout from Trump’s trade policies Trump has disrupted the global economy by imposing steep import taxes—often announcing them abruptly then modifying or suspending them just as suddenly China has been hit with a staggering 145% rate despite being one of America's largest trading partners with nearly $439 billion in goods imported from China in 2024 The new tariffs are expected to trigger major shortages for both businesses and consumers Online retailers like Temu have already responded with price increases and now show “import charges” at checkout highlighting the tariff impact—sometimes doubling the original cost of an item This means many will have to go without—not that that bothers Trump You can hear what he said in the video below The sharp drop in goods coming from China—one of America’s largest trading partners—hasn’t hit most U.S. consumers yet, but that’s expected to change soon thousands of businesses will need to restock and major retailers like Walmart and Target have warned Trump that customers could soon face empty shelves and rising prices could face “COVID-like” shortages and widespread layoffs across sectors such as trucking Although Trump has recently signaled some flexibility on tariffs experts say it may be too late to prevent a supply shock that could ripple through the economy into the holiday season Even if tensions ease, restarting transpacific trade carries its own risks: the freight industry has downsized to reflect lower demand, so a sudden surge in orders could overwhelm shipping networks, leading to costly delays—much like the chaos seen during the pandemic when container prices soared and ports were clogged with cargo ships Every election cycle since at least the 1980s Republicans vow to not cut Social Security and Medicaid benefits they try to cut Social Security and Medicaid supporters of the GOP are shocked every time it happens Endeavoring to once again educate the electorate, New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez( AOC) pointed out Republicans' penchant for breaking promises during a meeting to discuss the budget by the House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are making empty promises that Medicaid won't be touched —then turning around and trying to cut $880B from Medicaid recipients across the country They're saying "take our word." I say show us the bill I introduced an amendment to expose the devastating impact these “non-cuts” would have Highlighting Republican promises already broken AOC—as she's come to be called since being elected to Congress in 2019—addressed her committee colleagues and members of the gallery over the GOP's refusal to add an amendment to their budget proposal which includes $880 billion in cuts to the Medicaid budget They claim their funding cuts are all going to involve the undefined, undisclosed "waste" identified by Elon Musk's Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) But AOC declared she's heard that song before She then referred to comments made by Musk and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr Republicans pointed to prior oversight plans People agreed with her distrust of Republican promises Democrats asked Republicans to put their promise in writing and add an amendment establishing none of those cuts will be to benefits After President Donald Trump declared that former President Joe Biden is to blame for for current stock market performance—saying "this is Biden's stock market not Trump's" in a rant on Truth Social—people quickly fact-checked him for previously taking credit for the stock market when Biden was in office economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter of Trump’s second term a sharp contrast to the 2.4% GDP growth recorded during Joe Biden’s final quarter in office Economists warn the decline could signal a looming recession especially as Trump presses forward with aggressive tariffs that risk driving up prices Despite the downturn occurring under his leadership Trump declined to accept even "one tiny itsy-bitsy" bit of responsibility in a post on Truth Social ahead of the market’s open But compare those words to what Trump wrote in January 2024 Trump was defensive when questioned by a reporter about not taking credit for the stock market now that it is "not doing so well": When Biden was in office, Trump infamously said he hoped the stock market would crash "in the next 12 months" because he doesn't want "to be Herbert Hoover," aiming to distance himself from the responsibility of managing a troubled economy: Trump stands as the sole modern president who jobs compared to the start of his presidency The global COVID-19 pandemic which Trump belatedly acknowledged and frequently downplayed or denied during its progression The robust job market he anticipated to secure him a second term was obliterated In January 2021, just before the conclusion of Trump's term, the Labor Department disclosed that total U.S employment had plummeted by 140,000 in December resulting in a total of 142.6 million jobs—approximately 10 million fewer than pre-pandemic levels Trump's macabre hopes for the stock market had earlier triggered a strong response from Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who condemned his comments as "insensitive and grotesque" and expressed disbelief at Trump's apparent lack of understanding of the impact such a crash would have on American working families