While there are a number of different Basque clubs in the top two tiers of Spain’s football pyramid, Athletic Club and Real Sociedad are the biggest of the bunch. For well over a century, they have been facing off in the Basque derby, known as the Derbi Vasco in Spanish and Euskal Derbia in Basque.It’s not just a rivalry between two clubs, but two cities – Bilbao and Donostia (AKA San Sebastian), and two provinces – Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa.Around 100 km separates San Mames from the Reale Arena, but these two clubs have a closely interconnected history, given the unique…
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SHORTLY after Jake Paul had chugged his way past Mike Tyson, his DMs were filling up with the usual kind of appreciative fan mail. On this occasion, the most pertinent arrived from other, seemingly more legitimate, sources. IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois was the latest high-profile name to offer Paul a crack at his belt. The YouTuber-turned-boxer responded by stating that he would consult his business partner to contact Warren, adding, tongue in cheek, that he would put Dubois in line for the throne. The final comment is perhaps a little closer to the truth than some might admit. If…
You guys (VoA) are killing me by not having this available in the USA. But then I would not buy it new anyway and would have to wait for a cream puff low mileage used car to show up. But I digress. Noddaz said: You guys (VoA) are killing me by not having this available in the USA. But then I would not buy it new anyway and would have to wait for a cream puff low mileage used car to show up. But I digress. why doesn’t my car run like that? Yeah I totally get the realities of…
It goes without saying that Chanel’s Classic Flap Bag is one of fashion’s most iconic styles. Soon after Karl Lagerfeld joined the label in the mid-1980’s, the purse made its debut. Designed with the modern woman in mind, the Classic Flap featured a more recognizable “CC” turn-lock closure and leather woven straps. Its popularity was nearly instantaneous, but along with the fame came counterfeiting concerns. In attempt to limit counterfeits, Chanel first began manufacturing handbags and accessories with serial number stickers in 1986. Used as a benchmark of authenticity, these serial numbers are attached to the interiors of Chanel pieces and indicate when a piece was manufactured. Each of…
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has announced a new instrument called Orchid. Conceived by the producer extraordinaire over a decade ago and developed by Telepathic Instruments, Orchid is an “advanced chord generating hardware synthesizer” that was made with both longtime songwriters and new musicians alike in mind. Watch a trailer that showcases the range of abilities the instrument offers below.Orchid’s primary feature is its matrix of eight chord-type selecting and chord modifying keys, with a single-octave keyboard where users can choose a root note and trigger the chord. It also includes a 16-voice polyphonic synth engine with onboard ambience, modulation FX,…
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CNN — High speed trains have proved their worth across the world over the past 50 years. It’s not just in reducing journey times, but more importantly, it’s in driving economic growth, creating jobs and bringing communities closer together. China, Japan and Europe lead the way. So why doesn’t the United States have a high-speed rail network like those? For the richest and most economically successful nation on the planet, with an increasingly urbanized population of more than 300 million, it’s a position that is becoming more difficult to justify. Although Japan started the trend with its Shinkansen “Bullet Trains”…
StoryShopThe designers used second-hand bridal gowns to create new dressesA project based on repurposing old bridal dresses in Glasgow has won a worldwide sustainability prize.Glasgow Kelvin College was one of two UK institutions recognised at this year’s international Green Gown awards.The honour is bestowed upon the top eco-friendly projects at colleges and universities around the world.Students at the college were tasked with unpicking old sample wedding dresses and creating their own, new designs from just the pre-loved fabric.Designers could only use parts of the old gowns, including buttons and zips, to build their designs from scratch.Jo WhiteJo White joined the…
Eamonn Holmes looked unamused as he left an office in London on Monday, after opening up about having a ‘tough year’. The TV star, 64, split from his wife of 14 years Ruth Langsford, before embarking on a romance with dating counsellor Katie Alexander, 43. Eamonn was seen leaving a studio in Soho in a motorised wheelchair, after revealing he ‘can no longer walk or look after himself’ amid his health woes. The GB News presenter was assisted into a car which was waiting for him outside the studio, accompanied by a team of men. He recently shared his gratitude and opened up on…
The City of Ekurhuleni proudly welcomed over 1 700 new recruits of the Ekurhuleni Presidential Employment Programme (EPEP) and the Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) at Germiston Stadium on November 18. Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, alongside MMC for Development Planning and Real Estate, Nomadlozi Nkosi, and MMC for Corporate Shared Services, Sivuyile Ngodwana, personally greeted and inducted the new recruits. During the State of the City Address in April, Xhakaza committed to absorbing 3 000 locals as part of the EPEP programme. The first cohort of beneficiaries was in May and the number was just over 1 400. “The City of…
