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“I fear ‘Scottish proportions’ more than ‘Spanish proportions.” These emotions were expressed by the German legend Uli Hoeness when he was asked about the current condition of the German Bundesliga. The legendary defender believed that the elite German competition is heading towards the ‘Spanish proportions which imply the fight between only two top clubs – Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich when it comes to winning the club championship. The assumption is not quite farfetched as the two German giants were the finalists in the last season’s UEFA Champions League Final and have established themselves as power houses in European football....

Thorgan Hazard’s brace helped Monchengladbach to secure their third straight win here on Sunday and the 14th victory of the season, reports Xinhua news agency. From the kick-off, Monchengladbach staged a powerful performance to press Berlin on the defensive. However, the opener came from a failed clearance of Berlin custodian Rune Jarstein that allowed Mahmoud Dadoud to tee up for midfielder Hazard, who slotted home from 15 metres. Monchengladbach remained a steady threat for Berlin’s defence but had to wait till the hour mark before Andre Hahn finished a combination via Fabian Johnson to double the lead....

In the 17th minute, Robert Lewandowski kicked off proceedings with a header, and Die Roten went on to completely have a stranglehold on the first half. After the break, it was more of the same, as BVB seemed devoid of ideas going forward. Serge Gnabry doubled the lead mere minutes after the break, as he scored a fine poacher’s goal. Lewandowski went on to put the game beyond doubt in the 76th minute, and Mats Hummels capped a horrendous BVB performance by scoring an own goal ten minutes to the end of the encounter....

The four-time winners were tipped to be on a mission to erase the memories of their 2018 group stage exit with a positive start in Qatar, but their clash at the Khalifa International Stadium ended in disaster. Ilaky Gundogan’s first-half penalty calmed German nerves in Doha, but Japan turned the tide in the second half to seal a deserved win. The inquest into Germany’s defeat will begin immediately, but the biggest question may be this: How were Germany so unprepared for a Japan side packed with Bundesliga-based talent?...

Glaives have been a part of the game’s sandbox since the start of The Witch Queen. It has played a part in the player’s build, simply because of the artifact mods of Season 16. Unstoppable Glaive mods alongside Suppressing Glaives have made the weapon type somewhat useful yet pretty weak overall. Next season, while there won’t be any mods that might go into collaboration with the Glaives, Bungie is looking to make them useful on their own....

One Destiny 2 feature that most agree was good in theory but did not meet expectations are mods. In fact, Bungie developer Josh Hamrick agrees that mods are sorely lacking in versatility and wow factor, going so far as to call them “bad.” While serving as a guest on the Destiny Community Podcast (alongside Senior Gameplay Designer Jon Weisnewksi), the Bungie Sandbox Design lead shared some thoughts on the failure of mods....

Speaking to EDGE Magazine (via WCCFTech), Destiny director Luke Smith discussed some of the goals for the development team heading into Beyond Light. Through the introduction of the Stasis powers, Bungie hopes to give players more agency over their Guardian. As Smith explains it, “This is my Guardian, there are many like it, but this is mine.” RELATED: Destiny 2: Beyond Light’s Warlock Exotics Obviously, Bungie is not looking to change the identity of Destiny but Luke Smith did use MOBAs as an example of how the development team is looking to approach things moving forward....

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No way, according to a provocative new show at The Museum of Modern Art in New York called “The Un-Private House.” Not that any of the 26 avant-garde designs at MoMA–some built, some not–are likely to become a suburban developer’s blueprint. What’s significant, says curator Terence Riley, is that they challenge the most sacred tenet of the single-family house: that a dwelling is a private refuge. With more people working at home, the line between public and private arenas has blurred....

Last week Bush was at his unscripted worst on his first campaign swum of the 1992 season, a six-stop tour through New Hampshire, site of next month’s crucial primary. His sentences piled up; he blurted out handlers’ notes verbatim: “Message: I care,” he said. He was local, he said, because he’d gone to high school nearby-meaning he’d prepped at Andover. He grew unconvincingly angry at cardboard bogeymen. He issued mock orders....

Lieberman’s reversal underscores the new role that he is seeking to play in the Senate as the leading apostle of bipartisanship, especially on national-security issues. On Wednesday night, Bush conspicuously cited Lieberman’s advice as being the inspiration for creating a new “bipartisan working group” on Capitol Hill that he said will “help us come together across party lines to win the war on terror.” But the decision by Lieberman, the new chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to back away from the committee’s Katrina probe is already dismaying public-interest groups and others who hoped the Democratic victory in November would lead to more aggressive investigations of one of the White House’s most spectacular foul-ups....

The Oval Office is usually a vortex. Politicians and favor seekers troop through, demanding and wheedling. Cabinet officers squabble, the press snipes and the public watches skeptically. Yet since the gulf war began, Bush has been blessed with an unusual absence of discord and second-guessing. His 86 percent approval rating is the highest since Harry Truman’s on the eve of VJ Day in 1945, thanks in part to an adversary who accommodates Bush with fresh outrages every day....

In part, he does it by being comfortable with himself. Bush may appear goofy and inarticulate at times, but he seems genuine, at least in informal settings. Before he gained the White House, Bush seemed to have the tense, strained air of a polite, wellbred man trying, rather unsuccessfully, to disguise his ambition. Having attained his life’s goal, he seems more relaxed. Bush has even developed a knack for letting voters in on the charade....

The letter was signed by about 70 business leaders and corporate executives. Executives from BlackRock, Coca-Cola Co., Delta Air Lines, Home Depot, Georgia-Pacific, Georgia Power and UPS were among those who signed the letter, along with executives from the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. It was posted online to a new website created to support the passage of hate crimes legislation. “Georgia is annually hailed as one of the ‘Best places to do business,’ and in order to maintain that reputation, and encourage prospective companies to locate here and workers to live here, we must also be in the business of advancing policies that support the positive change and social impact our communities need in order to build a more just and inclusive world,” the letter said....

That’s because the competition has really heated up. Once the province of every amateur accordion player and karaoke crooner, busking in many places now requires a permit. In Paris, where there are 360 licensed subway musicians, only one in three makes the cut. Rotterdam started giving out busking licenses in 2000. And just last month London, where illegal buskers have long waged a guerrilla war with police, acceded to the demands of the public (eight in 10 say they want music in the Tube) and made the practice legal....

On Thursday night, just prior to Butler’s quarterfinal game against Xavier, the school’s live mascot, “Blue III,” got a case of the butterflies and vomited on the court at Madison Square Garden. MORE: Championship Week scoreboard | March Madness confidence index MSG also plays host to the Westminster Dog Show, so dog vomit isn’t anything new to the “World’s Most Famous Arena.” That beign said, this is likely the first time a dog has ever vommited on the court at Madison Square Garden....

Saina Nehwal has been seeded fifth in this tournament. She will start her campaign against Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark. Saina is having a 4-0 lead in her career head-to-head record against Line Højmark. She is expected to meet local star Ratchanok Intanon in the quarterfinals. Both PV Sindhu and Tai Tzu Ying have opted to play in Premier Badminton season five (An Indian franchise-based competition) instead of playing in Thailand Masters....

Bylsma on Thursday noted that Canada's gold medals have come while playing two goalies. "(Babcock) might have known that and decided to play two just to make sure that was the case this time around," the Pittsburgh Penguins coach said. "I don't know." Bylsma's full answer to the goalie question, though, is a little more in-depth. Here it is: "We have a plan going in. We have a set going in for Game 1 for our team....

Incoming BYU freshman Matt Foley is so passionate about his position he went and got a picture of player (perhaps a self-portrait?) long snapping a football tatted on his arm. Which might’ve been a cool idea, but it turned out looking, um, less than desirable. And that’s being nice. MORE: Jim Harbaugh tattoo | Muschamp fires back at McElwain | College football’s top traditions Ten hours of hard work and this is the outcome?...

De hecho, el servicio reúne bajo una misma suscripción a Game Pass y Xbox Live Gold. Sin embargo, debes conocer los pasos a seguir para disfrutar de una suscripción el mayor tiempo posible al mejor precio. Aquí te lo contamos. La suscripción, la cual aúna Xbox Game Pass para PC y consola, junto a Xbox Live Gold, puede obtenerse a bajo precio siguiendo estos pasos que ahora te indicamos. Desde que fuese lanzado en la edición E3 de este mismo año, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate permite jugar a un amplio catálogo de cientos de juegos....