Ultra-endurance swimmer Catherine Breed navigated waves, wildlife and pollution to become the first person to swim from state’s northern-most tip to Mexico border

Nearly four months ago, Catherine Breed, a 33-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area, set out to become the first person to swim the entire coastline of California – from its northern-most tip to the border with Mexico. She and her support team prepared for encounters with sharks and storms. They hadn’t anticipated completing the marathon swim during a year of historic super El Niño weather.

But after dodging hurricanes, wildlife and 8ft waves in an unusually volatile Pacific Ocean, Breed finally celebrated the end of her journey on a beach in San Diego on Monday.

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The photographer hopes his image of a father and son practising a traditional Indonesian artform will go some way towards preserving it

Early this summer, in a pristine, limestone mountain range in the East Java province of Indonesia, Mohammad Nur Nasikin met with the father and son pictured here. His aim was to capture a character from a treasured Indonesian theatrical dance and art form called Reog Ponorogo.

“Bujang Ganong is one of the characters in the dance; a young regent who is agile, skilful and clever,” Nasikin explains, “Mr Hanafie, on the left, is a true artist, skilled in many Javanese arts. He’s wearing the traditional costume worn by a Bujang Ganong dancer: a wooden ganong mask, and a bright red waistcoat, a shoulder cloth known as a sembong, and loose‑fitting trousers called katok panji. At his feet is his drummer – his son Tirta, which means ‘water’ in Javanese.”

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Mother, 36, died after current off North Bimini reportedly swept away two boys, who were later rescued, police say

A British woman has died in the Bahamas while trying to rescue her two sons after a current swept them away as they were snorkelling.

The Royal Bahamas police force said it had launched an investigation after the death of a 36-year-old woman on Tuesday.

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Dit land is het kabinet-Jetten zat en ook Jetten zelf heeft binnenkort wel belangrijkere dingen te doen dan het land slopen met zijn premiershamer. Dat dit niet langer Het Land van Jetten is blijkt maar weer uit een nieuwe peiling van Dogfather Maurice, waarin JA21 stabiel op 20 zetels staat, de PVV stabiel op 19 zetels, D66 2 hele zetels verliest, het CDA 2 hele zetels verliest en de VVD superstabiel op 12(!) zeteltjes voortpruttelt. Maar bovenop de apenrots prijkt op ruime afstand van de rest Jesse Klavers met maar liefst 30 (DERTIG) zetels op zak voor PRO. En dat is goed nieuws voor PRO-senatoren en iedereen en z'n Damschreeuwende fietsenmaker die al zo lang op een vrouwelijke premier, voor wie het nooit de plek en het moment is voor kritiek op haar persoontje, zit te wachten. En voor wie liever tien nieuwe windmolens heeft dan tien nieuwe steden. Jetten was al die tijd dus eigenlijk zwanger met Klaver. Het wordt een meisje genaamd Femke.

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peaceful-jp-scenery has added a photo to the pool:

My cosmos garden
コスモス園

The yellow flowers were particularly beautiful this year. The cosmos garden is nearing the end of its blooming season.

今年はこの黄色が綺麗でした。コスモス園は終盤を迎えています。

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka pref, Japan

TheGufotography has added a photo to the pool:

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peaceful-jp-scenery posted a photo:

My cosmos garden
コスモス園

The yellow flowers were particularly beautiful this year. The cosmos garden is nearing the end of its blooming season.

今年はこの黄色が綺麗でした。コスモス園は終盤を迎えています。

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka pref, Japan

peaceful-jp-scenery posted a photo:

My cosmos garden
コスモス園

These are pink cosmos flowers. They turned out a nice color when photographed in the shade.

ピンク色のコスモスです。日陰で撮影したらなんか良い色に。

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka pref, Japan

Faber voer binnen de Tweede Kamerfractie van het CDA een onafhankelijke koers. Als lid van de linkervleugel stemde hij geregeld tegen de partijlijn in.