![]() ![]() Like Star Wars, I own Harry Potter films digitally, and in those eight films, Goblet of Fire did not pass, the rest did. Both new films The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi Pass. The original 3 (Episodes 4, 5 & 6) did not pass. With data only available for eight films. I couldn’t get a photos of Star Wars films. None of the Lord of the Rings films passed. Other films like Pirates of the Caribbean series with five films, I own four of the five. In the MCU the films listed in Green or with a green X do not pass the test. I have all of the Marvel films digitally so I asked TN reader and LTT friend Jena for a photo. I took photos of the films I had on DVD tried to relay which films didn’t pass with a green X. This got me thinking about my favorite movies, the MCU, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, even Twilight. Here’s what I found.Ħ1% of films people responded with actually passed which fits the data. I asked friends to list their favorite movie, if they knew about the test and if their favorite movie passed the test. I did a not-at-all-scientific focus group about gender bias and one of the questions was about the Bechdel Test. Does that mean that films that are inherently misogynistic and portray women horribly still pass the test? Unfortunately, Yes. Are there films that surprisingly pass the test? Always! Like American Hustle, Jennifer Lawrence’s character Rosalyn talks to Amy Adams about nail polish. If they do this, the film passes the test. Most importantly: They must talk about something other than men.These two women must talk to each other.It has to have at least two women in the story (There is some debate about if they have to have names, I say yes).Now, if you don’t know what this test is, it’s simple. The documentary talks about a theater – granted it’s in Sweden – that only plays films that pass the Bechdel Test. It was first introduced in the 80s but I didn’t hear about/really absorb it in until the 2000s. One of the threads from the film was The Bechdel Test. I think we can all agree, nothing has changed. Thelma & Louise came out in 1991 and A League of their Own in 1992. The name of the film, This Changes Everything was even coined from articles after her most notable films were supposed to have “changed everything” in film for women. I first heard about the film when Geena was on Seth Meyers’ show. The film itself has a hopeful message even after the ups and downs of suits filed, the #metoo movement and the hurdles women have had to overcome in Hollywood to get their stories told. The film and the Geena Davis Institute talk freely about how “if girls don’t see themselves on screen…, they’re less likely to pursue career paths,” speaking about STEM careers, but even in the film industry being portrayed as a leading lady, in front of and behind the camera. But only one of the speaking roles was female, the little pink squid. A classroom of Nemo, a seahorse, a squid and nine other fish. Nemo’s class contains an array of aquatic sea life taught by Mr. What started this whole thing was when Geena was watching Finding Nemo with her then two-year old daughter. In This Changes Everything we discover that Geena founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. This is more than a review and you need to go see and support this film. I saw it a few weeks ago and there have been so many amazing threads about gender parity and gender bias woven through the film it was hard for me to find which ones I wanted to focus on and share with you. The movie is about gender bias and its role in film and TV. Geena Davis of A League of Their Own and Thelma & Louise fame recently released a documentary called This Changes Everything. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() We've compiled some relatively useful information and short guide about this game - such as tips, hints, special coin locations, level guide, etc. Definitely a good pick for it is quite challenging, addictive, and at the same time has a lot of replay value. Though that is the case, you shouldn’t easily judge the game as a re-skinned platformer game for it actually bring fresh delights in its mechanics, as well as very interesting accompanying lore. Oddmar is live on Apple Arcade now We are really excited to share this awesome update with our community as MobGe Team. But as with any successful platformer games in the past, they simply are addictive like that. Similar too with other side-scrolling games, failure is always around the corner, waiting for that missed step to throw you in a frustrating repeat of the whole challenge. In the game you'll have to jump from walls, rappel, sprint, ride a boar, glide, find your way around nasty traps and monsters. In the game, you’ll be tasked to find your way to the end of each stage, with various obstacles you’ll have to tackle along the way. But then the next question comes in mind why do you even want to buy new weapons for Oddmar What do they do Weapons in the game usually give Oddmar a set of move - might it be a special attack, or a temporary de-buff to enemies. ![]() As per usual dose of any platformer game, you are at the mercy of each and every jump as they are the very obstacle laid out in the stages for you. Added: Jun 7th, 2018 You may now know that you can purchase weapons from the coins you collect in the game. An internet connection will initially be necessary to complete the download of app data for Oddmar. Oddmar supports iCloud game saves and game controllers. There are usually three different objectives in every level except for the boss stages. Oddmar lo da todo y nos sorprende con niveles extensos en los que tendremos que guardar nuestro progreso por si se ponen las cosas difíciles para volver a el. Özgur says: Ferhat and I (Ozgur) have been friends since college, and we’ve always had a shared passion for games and game development. Oddmar is a norse themed, classic styled, 2D platformer game that constantly delivers a stream of small gameplay nuggets. Oddmar struggles with life in his village and is not worthy of a place in Valhalla. Game Guide Answers Add Me Updates Basic Game Mechanics and Components Oddmar Guide Added: Jun 7th, 2018 Before you even start playing a level, you’ll see some basic requirements to fill in and accomplish in order to set a score in the game. Tell us a little about the development team of Oddmar. Another mushroom-filled platformer adventure awaits! And this time, it isn't Mario! Juegue a Oddmar en PC y Mac con BlueStacks y aproveche la oportunidad que se le brinda para demostrar su valor, incluso si es a un alto precio. ![]() ![]() ![]() While these books are good within their genre - and I would prefer them to the more commonly recommended books by Dolciani or Allendoerfer - I would emphasize that apart from the one issue with exponential functions, I feel these are inferior alternatives to Parsonson for a reader of high ability. For example, the following American precalculus books have chapters on this: Pre-Calculus Mathematics by Shanks et al., The Elementary Functions by Fleenor et al., Elementary Functions and Coordinate Geometry by Hu, Advanced Mathematics by Coxford and Payne. That is exponential and logarithmic functions. It should be accessible after about the first 14 chapters of Lang's Basic Mathematics.Īdded: There is one topic that is regarded as already known in Parsonson that might be worth looking at in another book at a higher level than Lang or Axler. It is certainly reasonable to read at least the first volume before starting calculus. The preface to the first volume says that it supposes the student is simultaneously studying calculus, but in practice I've found that calculus is rarely needed except in some of the more advanced probability chapters. They have hard problems, and can be considered something of a "one-stop shop" for the standard non-calculus subjects that are not always included in more elementary books: vector geometry, more advanced analytic trigonometry, combinatorics and probability, matrices and basic linear algebra, complex numbers and polynomials, partial fractions, conic sections and quadric surfaces. This means everything a candidate for Cambridge or Oxford would have been expected to know, except calculus. They were written to cover the entire A-level math curriculum - apart from calculus - in England in the 1970s. This series is aimed at bright high schoolers particularly interested in mathematics.įinally, I'd like to recommend the books Pure Mathematics I, II by Parsonson. 1, 3, 15, 19, 20, 34 in the Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library. ![]() It is impossible to be comprehensive on what good supplementary reading would be, but I would recommend reading these books of Gelfand's alongside the basic textbook: Algebra, The Method of Coordinates, Functions and Graphs (the second coming before the third).Īlso consider working through some of nos. I think this is very helpful if you intend to learn calculus from a rigorous book like Spivak or Apostol. If you have a genuine interest in mathematics, you will want to supplement your reading with various other books for these reasons: (1) to further explore topics in elementary math (2) to work on harder problems (3) to improve your ability to write proofs. This might be best reserved for a second pass through elementary geometry, if you want one.) (There is also the wonderful, but very hard Lessons in Geometry by Hadamard, the first volume of which now has an English translation. But there is little there that is not covered in Parsonson's books - see below.)įor geometry, please have a look at the answer here. A good book that carries trigonometry further roughly from the point where Lang leaves off would be Trigonometry by Nobbs. (Edit: You mentioned that Lang didn't go far enough in trigonometry. Trigonometry by Gelfand and Saul (This is in the same collection as the other books of Gelfand's that I mention below, but it is much closer to an ordinary textbook than they are.).Elementary Trigonometry by Durell (see here).In trigonometry, it would be reasonable but not strictly necessary to use a second source, such as: ![]() Algebra and Trigonometry by Sheldon Axler.Therefore, for a basic algebra textbook, I have only a couple of rather pedestrian recommendations to make, both authored by mathematicians. There are many excellent books in English that are meant to supplement, rather than replace, a basic algebra textbook. A better strategy is to use a decent, but not necessarily comprehensive, main textbook and rely on various kinds of supplementary reading to round out their knowledge. ![]() So as regards learning the basics, an English reader would do well not to dwell too much on trying to find a perfect textbook. The "Art of Problem Solving" textbooks have been mentioned, but from what I've seen of them, they also have significant shortcomings (though I think their problem books are much better). Then there are the late 19th and early 20th century British textbooks (and a few American ones that emulate them), but these have their own serious problems. As Dave Renfro alluded to in the comments, there are the American "New Math" textbooks of the 1960s, but the emphasis on logical formalism in them is not matched by interesting substantive mathematics. But let me first say that you ask a difficult one, because I've found there is unfortunately a dearth of well-written rigorous high school textbooks in English. $\text$ I will try to answer your question. ![]() ![]() ![]() I stick to the shadows, letting players kill one another off and take the best loot, and then I make my move. Often I don’t.īut when I do it’s almost always because I channelled my inner rat. It reminds me a bit of EVE Online, where I’m constantly gambling my best equipment and hoping I live to fight another day. If you make it out alive, you get to keep everything you found to use in the next round. ![]() I still slink through bushes, intently listening for the sound of nearby players who will certainly try to kill me and take all my gear, but instead of taking place in a persistent open world, Tarkov drops you into smaller maps and gives you a time limit to reach the opposite side. Though Escape From Tarkov has much in common with both survival games like DayZ and battle royales such as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, it manages to feel like some kind of mutant hybrid between the two. I am a rat, feasting on the remains left behind by more skilled players. ![]() In the grand food chain of Escape From Tarkov, a hardcore mil-sim survival shooter about looting gear in a post-apocalyptic Russian city, I am not a bear or a tiger. Where Escape From Tarkov’s battle-hardened veterans will actively look for a fight, I fl inch at even the most distant sounding gunshots, scurrying from bush to bush and outright avoiding the most well-trafficked areas unless I absolutely have no choice. Given the choice of learning the backstory behind yet another war between the forces of light and darkness, or figuring out the correct wife-tobuzzard-beak exchange rate, I know where I want to spend my time. ![]() So while I am struggling to get to grips with it, I’m also intrigued. Shooting zombies, chopping up orcs… repetition has made the fantastical bland. For a medium so steeped in sci-fi and fantasy, and where the impossible takes no more effort to represent than the real, it’s disappointing to me how much time we spend stuck with tired old tropes. To my mind, videogames are in dire need of more strangeness. But at the same time, such a commitment to its weird world is refreshing. AGE APPROPRIATE What’s the least embarrassing way to disperse a fl ock of magical birds that keep whispering in your shaman’s ear? Is a polished buzzard beak an appropriate bride-price? How many cows is a fair exchange for the spirit of a sabre-toothed tiger? Fair questions. Far from being familiar moral decisions, they frequently revolve around the clan’s very specific customs and traditions, and how they apply to often bizarre situations. Events are triggered as I play, in which something happens and I’m invited to make a choice about it. I scrape together crumbs of lore as I go – gods are very real, their power can be invoked by physically reenacting old myths, but most of them are asleep I think? And my clan’s patron deity is the god of a specific species of beetle used to make red clothing dye?Īs I get into the game proper, it becomes clear that more than being a challenge of farming, building, and the rest, it’s an ongoing test of how well I can understand and work within a culture totally unlike my own. These choices are largely baffl ing, steeped heavily in the game’s unique setting. But almost immediately, it reveals itself to be much stranger than that implies.īefore you even begin, you have to choose an origin story for your clan, picking from multiple options at different points in their history. Superficially, it’s a game about managing a settlement in a fantasy land, making sure all of your citizens are safe, warm and well-fed. From the very first moments, this largely text-based game puts me on the back foot. ![]() ![]() ![]() The East of Broadway Development Proposal Encore Boston Harbor Sportsbook House Rules.As a Category 1 Sports Wagering Licensee, they are taxed on 15% of gross sports wagering revenue. The sports wagering operator licensing fee is $5 million for Encore Boston Harbor’s five-year license. Their operations certificate went into effect on January 31, 2023. MGC Public Comment Draft Section 61 Findingsĭraft 3.22.16 | Memo from MGC Consultants 3.22.16Ībout the Encore Boston Harbor SportsbookĮncore Boston Harbor – legally known as Wynn MA, LLC – was awarded a Category 1 Sports Wagering Operator License during an MGC public meeting on December 8, 2022. ![]() Section 61 Findings | Second Amended Section 61 Findings Portions of filing | Instructions to complete filing $68 million in remediation and cleanup, plus an additional $14 million on landscaping Encore Harborwalk Park To learn more about Encore Boston Harbor, visit its website. Encore Boston Harbor is the largest private single-phase construction project in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The resort generated more than 7,000 construction jobs. Situated on 33 acres along the Mystic River, the site allows for public enjoyment of the waterfront with paths that provide access to the harbor and retail and dining experiences that overlook the river walk. Encore Boston Harbor resort-casino opened on June 23, 2019. Their sportsbook opened on January 31, 2023.Ībout the gaming establishment Description from the Licensee:Įncore Boston Harbor is $2.6 billion project that includes a five-star resort with more than 600 hotel rooms, luxury spa, retail, dining, ballroom and meeting space.Category 1 Sports Wagering Licensees are taxed on 15% of gross sports wagering revenue. The sports wagering operator licensing fee for a 5-year license is $5 million.The MGC awarded a five-year Category 1 Sports Wagering Operator License to Wynn MA, LLC d/b/a Encore Boston Harbor on Decemthey received their operations certificate on January 31, 2023.The Commonwealth receives 25% of gross gaming revenues. The licensing fee is $85 million and requires a capital investment, to include a hotel facility, of at least $500 million.MGC awarded the resort-casino license in Region A (Eastern Massachusetts) to Wynn MA, LLC on September 17, 2014, after a competitive bidding process. ![]() ![]() He also uses Proxmox to self-host a variety of services, including a Jellyfin Media Server, an Airsonic music server, a handful of game servers, NextCloud, and two Windows virtual machines. ![]() He has been running video game servers from home for more than 10 years using Windows, Ubuntu, or Raspberry Pi OS. Nick's love of tinkering with computers extends beyond work. In college, Nick made extensive use of Fortran while pursuing a physics degree. Before How-To Geek, he used Python and C++ as a freelance programmer. He has been using computers for 20 years - tinkering with everything from the UI to the Windows registry to device firmware. Nick Lewis is a staff writer for How-To Geek. Nearly 400,000 subscribers received the newsletter complete with a handwritten tip every day. He gave advice on dark web scans on Miami's NBC 6, discussed Windows XP's demise on WGN-TV's Midday News in Chicago, and shared his CES experiences on WJR-AM's Guy Gordon Show in Detroit.Ĭhris also ran MakeUseOf's email newsletter for two years. In addition to his extensive writing experience, Chris has been interviewed as a technology expert on TV news and radio shows. The company's project was later reportedly shut down by the U.S. A wave of negative publicity ensued, with coverage on BuzzFeed News, CNBC, the BBC, and TechCrunch. At CES 2018, he broke the news about Kodak's "KashMiner" Bitcoin mining scheme with a viral tweet. Starting in 2015, Chris attended the Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas for five years running. 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![]() * Babe Ruth League Softball has been advised that Louisville Slugger is recalling the entire current line of the OneX fastpitch softball bat (all lengths and weights) from the market. NON-COMPLIANT BATS FOR - BABE RUTH SOFTBALL:Ĭontained below is a current listing of non-compliant bats that are not eligible, or approved, for use in any Babe Ruth Softball program or activity. At this time, no other sizes of this bat model, or any previous model years of the bat model, have been decertified. The conclusion of this additional testing resulted in the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) removing this specific model from their approved-for-play bat list. Louisville Slugger 2020 Meta (-3) BBCOR baseball bat. The NCAA recently conducted additional testing of the previously-certified 33 in./30 oz. NON-COMPLIANT BATS FOR - BABE RUTH BASEBALL ![]() Rolling is considered tampering and would void the bat’s certification and make it illegal for play. Tampering or altering bats may violate certain federal and state laws and voids the USA Baseball certification, as well as all manufacturer warranties. No laminated or experimental bats shall be used in a game. Watch the video here or click on the image above for a breakdown of the new features.Note: Solid one piece wood bats are permitted for use in all divisions and must conform to Rule 1.10. 2018 will forever be remembered as the year of the Meta.” We have simply taken all the best elements of our top-selling BBCOR bats, improved them and parlayed them into a single piece of equipment. More surface area with more pop on an ultra-balanced bat. On top of that, our engineers have found a way to lengthen the barrel design, thus increasing the size of the sweet spot. It’s a special breed of bat that’s never been made before-the great feel of composite coupled with a never-before-seen connection piece that offers a stiffer feel that the elite, high-level player is looking for. You can see it when we post on social, when we talk to kids in person and when they review the bat on our website. ![]() ![]() On any given social media post on any given day, for instance, kids would ask for more information on the Meta and when it would drop-and the feedback has been positive. We’ve seen the unparalleled interest for a baseball launch. ![]() We couldn’t keep the bat on the shelves, and the buzz has been building ever since, into our October 1 launch. We first introduced the Meta Prime at the 2018 CWS in Omaha at our pop-up retail store, and the reception was instantly incredibly positive. In a lineup of BBCOR offerings that are tailored to every type of player, our engineers have managed to create something that’s never been seen before. 1 BBCOR bat in the market-the Prime-each of the last four years. “Qualitatively, this is the hottest BBCOR bat launch we’ve had in several years, and we have had the No. Here’s what Joey Nowak, Wilson Associate marketing manager, Baseball/Softball, pictured below left, told SGB … First, the composite barrel is light with an extra half-inch length on the barrel design, and that means a larger sweet spot when the power hitter gets to the plate and connects with the ball. When you look at the Louisville Slugger 2019 META PRIME (-3) 2 5/8″ BBCOR Bat, which landed at retail earlier this month, you may say, ‘what’s so special about it?’ If you’re a serious hitter, there are key features in the Meta Bat that you won’t find elsewhere. ![]() ![]() Powered by the ESHA Research Database © 2018, ESHA Research, Inc. Besides being beautiful and delicious, blackberries are packed with antioxidants and vitamins. only juice at breakfast, add a serving to your meals or have it as a snack. Fresh blackberries and light cream cheese make a pretty, sweet topping for a crispbread snack, especially with a little mint sprinkled on top. And the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) is a great diet plan that helps people in many different ways such as lowering their blood. The hyper-paced lifestyle of this generation and the lack of a good diet has led to numerous health issues arising over the years. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs. The DASH diet requires no special foods and has no hard-to-follow recipes. 7 Dash Diet Snacks You Should Definitely Try. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) Here's a look at the recommended servings from each food group for a 2,000-calorie-a-day DASH diet: Grains: 6 to 8 servings a day. The number of servings depends on daily calorie needs. ![]() Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. DASH diet: Suggested servings The DASH diet provides daily and weekly nutritional goals. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. Last updated DecemDASH Eating Plan MENU Description of the DASH Eating Plan The DASH eating plan requires no special foods and instead provides daily and weekly nutritional goals. ![]() ![]() The rounded base of the glans is called the corona. The area on the underside of the penis, where the foreskin is attached, is called the frenum, or frenulum. The enlarged and bulbous-shaped end of the corpus spongiosum forms the glans penis with two specific types of sinusoids, which supports the foreskin, or prepuce, a loose fold of skin that in adults can retract to expose the glans. The proximal parts of the corpus spongiosum form the bulb of penis and the distal ends form the glans penis. The corpus spongiosum is an erectile tissue surrounding the urethra. The crus of penis is the proximal parts of the corpora cavernosum. The corpus cavernosum forms most of the penis and contains blood vessels that fill with blood to help make an erection. The human penis is made up of three columns of tissue: two corpora cavernosa lie next to each other on the dorsal side and one corpus spongiosum lies between them on the ventral side. The epithelium is not attached to the underlying shaft so it is free to glide to and fro. Epithelium of the penis consists of the shaft skin, the foreskin, and the preputial mucosa on the inside of the foreskin and covering the glans penis.The base of the body of penis is supported by the suspensory ligament which is attached to the pubic symphysis. The ventral surface is marked by the penile raphe. It has two surfaces: dorsal (posterosuperior in the erect penis), and ventral or urethral (facing downwards and backwards in the flaccid penis). Body of the penis (corpus): The pendulous part of the penis.The crus of penis is attached to the pubic arch. It lies within the superficial perineal pouch. Root of the penis (radix): It is the attached part, consisting of the bulb of penis in the middle and the crus of penis, one on either side of the bulb.There are several common body modifications to the penis, including circumcision and piercings.Īnatomy Lateral cross section of the penis Parts Neither age nor size of the flaccid penis accurately predicts erectile length. As of 2015, the average erect human penis is 13.12 cm (5.17 in) long and has a circumference of 11.66 cm (4.59 in). An erect penis may be straight or curved and may point at an upward angle, a downward angle, or straight ahead. In its fully erect state, the corpus becomes rigid and the glans becomes engorged but not rigid. In its flaccid state the penis is smaller, gives to pressure, and the glans is covered by the foreskin. Erections can occur in non-sexual situations spontaneous non-sexual erections frequently occur during adolescence and sleep. An erection is the stiffening expansion and orthogonal reorientation of the penis, which occurs during sexual arousal. ![]() The skin around the penis and the urethra share the same embryonic origin as the labia minora in females. Most of the penis develops from the same embryonic tissue as the clitoris in females. ![]() It is a passage both for urination and ejaculation of semen ( see male reproductive system). The urethra traverses the corpus spongiosum, and its opening, the meatus ( / m iː ˈ eɪ t ə s/), lies on the tip of the glans penis. ![]() The human male urethra passes through the prostate gland, where it is joined by the ejaculatory duct, and then through the penis. The body of the penis is made up of three columns of tissue: two corpora cavernosa on the dorsal side and corpus spongiosum between them on the ventral side. The main parts are the root (radix) the body (corpus) and the epithelium of the penis including the shaft skin and the foreskin (prepuce) covering the glans penis. In human anatomy, the penis ( /ˈpiːnɪs/ PL: penises or penes from the Latin pēnis, initially "tail" ) is an external male intromittent organ that additionally serves as the urinary duct. ![]() ![]() ![]() In an apparent attempt to bolster her credibility, Merkel appointed Kramp-Karrenbauer defense minister in July. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds flowers as she hands over the chancellery to her successor, newly appointed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. 'He is, in many ways, Merkel in a men's suit.' While polls suggest German voters aren't yet convinced he really is Merkel's successor, Laschet is often underestimated, Puglierin says. "She's been number one in the party, but not number one in the government," said Gero Neugebauer, a political scientist at the Free University in Berlin. Kramp-Karrenbauer's position as party leader was also weakened by her lack of executive authority, analysts say. Kramp-Karrenbauer took over a party split between centrist and right-wing voices over Merkel's decision in 2015 to open Germany's doors to more than a million largely Middle Eastern refugees, many of whom were fleeing the war in Syria. Kramp-Karrenbauer was Merkel's chosen successor after the chancellor, who has led Germany for 14 years, announced she would not seek a new term in elections scheduled for 2021. Scholz, right, talks to Chancellor Angela Merkel during the budget 2008 session of the German Bundestag, NovemFabrizio Bensch/Reuters By Ruairi Casey Published On 30 Sep. ![]() Friedrich Merz, 63, who narrowly lost the party leadership to Kramp-Karrenbauer last year, last month described the government's image as "abysmal," adding that inertia has been "hanging over this country like a blanket of fog for years." Nationally, the CDU, which governs in a coalition with two other parties, is polling at around 25 percent.Īs it slumps, the party has been consumed by infighting. In recent local and European elections, some voters have turned instead to the Greens and the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party. Kramp-Karrenbauer, 57, also known by her initials AKK, has endured a turbulent 12 months since taking the helm of the Christian Democrats (CDU) at last year's conference. With an extension of the grand coalition effectively ruled out by the SPD, Armin Laschet, Merkels successor as CDU leader, made overtures to the Greens and FDP. Olaf Scholz looks likely to succeed German chancellor Angela Merkel following his party’s victory in the country’s federal elections on Sunday (Sept. ![]() But her position remains far from secure. The seven-minute standing ovation that followed, along with a conciliatory speech from her main rival, suggested she had managed to foil immediate attempts to oust her. ![]() |
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