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Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostock-Lichtenhagen_riots

Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots
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Lichtenhagen in relation to Rostock
“From August 22 to August 24, 1992 violent xenophobic riots took place in the Lichtenhagen district of Rostock, Germany; these were the worst mob attacks against migrants in postwar Germany. Even though stones and petrol bombs were thrown at an apartment block where asylum seekers lived, no one was killed. At the height of the riots, several hundred militant right-wing extremists were involved, and about 3,000 neighbourhood onlookers stood by, applauding them . . . . . . .”

Diary, August 2017

Here are Martin and Peter soon after our arrival at Sussex Inlet on Friday, the 18th of August 2017:

We were the first to arrive at our ‘camp’ at Sussex Inlet. Four more cars with ten more family members turned up during the late afternoon. We all stayed until the following Sunday and had a very good time. These family gatherings are very stimulating. I would not want to miss them.

North Korea crisis: South’s leader in plea to avoid war

http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/north-korea-crisis-souths-leader-in-plea-to-avoid-war/news-story/e5e407d785067244a5e196121d29515f

AUGUST 14, 201711:42PM

Amid regional tensions, South Koreans lack awareness on bomb shelters

ReutersNews Corp Australia Network

“SOUTH Korean President Moon Jae-in has called on his US allies to help prevent a war, amid worsening tension over the North’s nuclear threat.

Mr Moon told the visiting top US military official that there must be a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

Gen Joseph Dunford said the US priority was diplomacy but added that military options were being prepared should sanctions against the North fail.”

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, poses with U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford for a photo during a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. Picture: AP.

“South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, poses with U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford for a photo during a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. Picture: AP.Source:AP

The North on Monday said any war could “only be turned into a nuclear war”.

Also on Monday, China’s commerce ministry issued an order banning a slew of imports from North Korea, in line with additional UN sanctions that were announced earlier this month.

Mr Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting South Korea, Japan and China after a week in which Donald Trump declared the US military “locked and loaded” and said he was ready to unleash “fire and fury” if North Korea continued to threaten the US. ”

“North Korea, meanwhile, has threatened to lob four intermediate-range missiles into the waters near Guam, a tiny US territory about 3,200 kilometres (2,000 miles) from Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital.

This would be a deeply provocative act from the US perspective, and there has been widespread debate about whether Washington would try to shoot the missiles down if they’re fired.

The US-North Korea impasse, which has simmered since the end of the Korean War in 1953, has grown more tense in recent months over worries that the North’s nuclear weapons program is nearing the ability to target the US mainland.”

Goths in Leipzig

http://www.dw.com/en/wave-gotik-treffen-goths-in-leipzig/av-40005649

Wave-Gotik-Treffen: Goths in Leipzig

Every year over Pentecost, thousands of Goth music and arts fans converge on Leipzig. Elaborate costumes are all but obligatory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goth_subculture

 

Goth subculture

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This article is about the subculture. For the Germanic tribes, see Goths. For other uses, see Gothic.

Photography with aesthetics close to Gothic (black and white), showing a woman dressed in that style

The goth subculture adopts dark fashion elements such as black clothing, dyed black hair, dark eyeliner, black fingernails and black period-styled clothing [1] and a focus on gothic rock and a range of other music genres. The goth subculture, began in England during the early 1980s where it was developed from the gothic rock scene, itself an offshoot of the post-punk genre. Notable post-punk groups that presaged that genre include Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division and Bauhaus. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify and spread throughout the world. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from the 19th century Gothic literature and gothic horror films.

The goth subculture has associated tastes in music, aesthetics, and fashion. The music of the goth subculture encompasses a number of different styles, including gothic rock, industrial, deathrock, post-punk, darkwave, ethereal wave and neoclassical. Styles of dress within the subculture range from deathrock, punk and Victorianstyles, or combinations of the above, most often with dark attire (often black), pale face makeup and black hair. The scene continues to draw interest from a large audience decades after its emergence. A number of large annual festivals are held in Europe, notably Wave-Gotik treffen.” . . . .  [2]

The last Mentsch

https://nwfilm.org/films/the-last-mentsch/

Marcus Schwarz has spent a lifetime concealing his Jewish heritage. After surviving the horrors of Auschwitz, he has painstakingly created a new identity for himself in Germany. But as his twilight years draw near, Marcus decides he wants to be buried in a Jewish cemetery. There’s only one small problem: the rabbis don’t believe he’s Jewish. Forced to return to his childhood Hungarian village to prove his true identity, Marcus enlists a troubled young Turkish woman to drive him on what turns out to be a life-changing trip for both. Salafati’s funny, poignant story of friendship and healing explores the cost of forgetting the past, and the power in remembering it. In English, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, and Yiddish with English subtitles. (German, Hungarian, Hebrew, English, Yiddish with English Subtitles)

 

 

Top 10 Anti Aging Superfoods

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Published on Oct 23, 2016

Many people wish if they could stop the process of aging and live younger for whole life but still we havent’t found any method or medicine which could stop the process of aging. As we get older, the body’s machinery begins to function a little less smoothly and we become susceptible to age-related and degenerative diseases. But there are certain foods that can help counteract the negative effects aging has on the body. They won’t make you younger or stop you from getting older, but they can improve your overall health and vitality, and protect you against disease and illness, which could prolong your life and make the years you do have more healthful.

Here is the list of top 10 anti-aging foods that will slow the process of aging and help you to look younger for longer period of time.

Blueberries
Blueberries contain large amounts of antioxidants such as flavonols, anthocyanins and vitamin C, which promote cell health and can protect against disease. The darker black and blue colored berries provide the best anti-aging benefits because they have the highest concentration of antioxidants. Blueberries have also shown excellent promise for boosting memory in aging patients.

Avocados
Avocados are full of anti-aging components. They contain high levels of Vitamin E, vitamin B and potassium, which are all vital if you want healthy, hydrated skin. It also contains monounsaturated fats which lower blood pressure, increase blood flow and prevent insulin resistance.

Tomatoes
Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, which protects your skin from damage caused by free radicals. Lycopene also keeps your skin firm, as it reduces the activity of the enzymes that break down collagen.They also contain vitamin C for collagen strength and potassium which regulates the water and nutrient content of the cells in the skin.

Broccoli
Broccoli is rich in antioxidants such as vitamins C and A. Vitamin C stimulates collagen production, thus keeping your skin healthy whereas vitamin A protects your skin cell membranes and prevents ultraviolet radiation damage.
Broccoli also contains lignans, which help prevent free radical formation and oxidative stress leading to cell damage. It is also a good source of vitamin B1, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, protein, zinc, calcium, iron, niacin and selenium.

Spinach
Spinach is a leafy green vegetable that supplies a significant source of antioxidants to the body. It has added antioxidant ability because of the lutein and zeaxanthin, antioxidant carotenoids that protect the eyes from damage, and may reduce the risks of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.

Pomegranate
Pomegranate contain powerful medicinal as well as anti-aging properties. It helps in making your skin healthy by boosting your collagen production, keeping your skin firm and wrinkle-free. It also contains vitamins and minerals that improve your cellular health. Their amazing seeds contain ellagic acid and punicalagin that support anti-aging by inhibiting free radical damage.

Watermelon
Watermelon’s anti-aging secret is lycopene, which may help to eliminate free radicals from the body. Free radicals are thought to exaggerate many of the visible signs of aging such as wrinkles and lines on the skin. Lycopene may also help to guard against conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Garlic
Garlic is one of the most healthful and flavorful food that slows aging process in many ways. Its anti-aging benefits include lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, reducing inflammation, and protecting and maintaining cell health. Eating a clove of garlic a day helps to protect the body against cancer and heart disease.

Grapes
Grapes are rich in polyphenolic phytochemical compound resveratrol. Resveratrol is one of the powerful anti-oxidant which has been found to play a protective role against cancers of colon and prostate, coronary heart disease, degenerative nerve disease, Alzheimer’s disease and viral or fungal infections

Dates
Dates are one of the most popular fruits packed with an impressive list of essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that are required for normal growth, development and overall well-being. They contain health benefiting flavonoid polyphenolic antioxidants known as tannins. Tannins are known to possess anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-hemorrhagic properties. They compose antioxidant flavonoids such as ß-carotene, lutein, and zea-xanthin. These antioxidants found to have the ability to protect cells and other structures in the body from harmful effects of oxygen-free radicals.

Exercise Noble Jump 2017

 

 

 

 

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https://auntyuta.com/2017/06/26/nato-exercises-in-romania/

Nearly two months ago I mentioned the ‘Nato Exercises in Romania’ in a  post. Today I had another look at some of the YouTube videos. It is hard to describe what I feel when I watch these videos. After World War Two I grew up thinking that it was possible that mankind should live in peace. That World Wars could be prevented because people did not like these wars. People wanted to live in peace, didn’t they? What do people want now, really?

BuJazzO – Maria Baptist is fascinated by big cities.

http://archiv2.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/archiv/festivals2011/07_jazzfest11/jazz11_programm/jazz11_programmlistedetailseite_27753.php

“The BuJazzO, Germany’s Youth Jazz Orchestra, sponsors qualified and talented young jazz musicians in Germany. The current concert repertoire is rehearsed with changing line-ups in working modules that take the form of an intensive musical training in a professional master course atmosphere. The artistic directorship of rehearsals and stage work alternates and is performed by renowned artists. The working modules are followed by guest performances at home and abroad, where the results are presented to an international audience.

To encourage high qualified young female musicians BuJazzO has put a focus on women as conductors and instructors, starting with pianist Maria Baptist, composer/arranger and professor at the Berlin Music Conservatory ‘Hanns Eisler’. She has been conducting the 47th working phase of BuJazzO in March 2011.

Maria Baptist is fascinated by big cities. Together with BuJazzO she presents the programme City Grooves. It reflects the different moods and the mutability of a big city. Powerful energetic music alternates with concertante moments.”

“Her music is a gift, infused with all the creativity, power,  . . . ”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Baptist

“Maria Baptist was born in 1971 in East Berlin in a very musical family. Her grandfather was an orchestra musician and composer, her father himself is a pianist. Maria discovered very early her fascination for music and at the age of six she began playing the piano. At the age of eleven she composed her first pieces. Maria developed her desire to become a classical concert pianist. At the age of fifteen Maria listened to recordings of Dave Brubeck and Keith Jarrett and discovered for the first time the world of jazz and improvisation. Impressed by the musical expression, Maria felt that she had to continue on this path. She began studying piano at the music university in Berlin and won her first international piano competitions on improvisation. During this period, the Berlin Wall fell, which meant a great personal change in Maria’s life. She took the opportunity to move to New York. Here Maria experienced the freedom, space and magic, which opened up whole new musical worlds to her. Maria’s artistic work was significantly influenced and inspired by the tremendous creativity, energy, living will, the strength and melancholy of the metropolis. . . . .  ”

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