„Kanker is groei zonder richting”, kreeg Roek Lips te horen van zijn arts. Toen zijn goede vriend Paul Verhaeghe ook een kankerdiagnose kreeg, ontstonden hun twee nieuwe boeken. „Als er alleen maar groei is, kan het hele ondersteunende systeem instorten.”

Zondag kwamen de veiligheidsdiensten van Polen bijeen voor een crisisoverleg nadat ze informatie binnenkregen over een mogelijke aanslag op Tusk en de minister van Defensie. Later op de dag werd een verdachte gearresteerd.

Het treinverkeer tussen Rotterdam en Delft Campus wordt zondagavond om 21.00 uur weer opgestart. De herstelwerkzaamheden na de brand in een technische ruimte bij Rotterdam Delfshaven zijn eerder dan verwacht afgerond. Dat meldt ProRail.

Excelsior is niet sterk uit de interlandbreak gekomen. Door twee blunders aan Rotterdamse zijde in de eerste helft was het voor FC Groningen niet moeilijk om op voorsprong te komen. In het tweede bedrijf liepen de bezoekers uit naar een voor de Kralingers pijnlijke 1-5 overwinning. Het is de eerste nederlaag sinds 15 augustus.

Oliver Blume says ‘Made in Europe’ rules to counter rapid rise of lower-price Chinese brands ‘must reward real value creation’

The boss of Volkswagen has backed EU proposals to boost its domestic industry, arguing European carmakers need to be able to “compete under comparable conditions” with Chinese rivals.

Oliver Blume said “Made in Europe” rules from the EU “must reward real value creation in Europe”, speaking in Paris before the motor show this week.

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A prima vista potrebbe essere ancora l’ingresso di una casa abitata.

Poi si notano i dettagli: i numeri civici cambiati nel tempo e lasciati uno sopra l’altro, il nuovo 9 applicato sulla parete, i campanelli rotti e il lucchetto usato come chiusura di fortuna.

La porta conserva l’aspetto di un ingresso.
La casa, invece, non sembra più aspettare nessuno.

Malè, Trentino.

一見すると、今も人が暮らしている家の入口に見える。

けれど、よく見ると違う。長い時間の中で変わった番地の表示が重なり、壁には新しい9番が付いている。呼び鈴は壊れ、扉は南京錠で閉じられている。

入口の形は残っている。
けれど、この家はもう誰かを待っていないように見える。

イタリア、トレンティーノ州マレ。

At first glance, this could still be the entrance to an occupied house.

Then the details become visible: house numbers changed over time and left one above another, the new number 9 fixed to the wall, broken doorbells, and a padlock used as a makeshift closure.

The door still looks like an entrance.
The house, however, no longer seems to be waiting for anyone.

Malè, Trentino.

America's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration "said on Tuesday that it will rewrite its vehicle lighting standards," reports Reuters, "to address concerns about headlight glare and allow for the latest safety-improving lighting technologies."

NHTSA said it plans to improve rules for LEDs, dusk sensors, automatic high beams and replaceable light sources. The agency will also evaluate headlamp height and aim and how they impact driver visibility and address headlight glare and make appropriate changes.

Complaints about glare from headlights have increased and some lawmakers have urged the government to set a maximum headlight brightness standard. A growing number of taller trucks and SUVs on roads has also led to more complaints about glare. LEDs, which now account for most headlights in new cars, are much brighter than traditional halogen headlights... The issue still accounts for a small number of nighttime crashes, according to a study last year from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The study noted that headlight glare contributes to far fewer crashes than insufficient visibility...

Federal headlight standards for minimum and maximum brightness have not changed since 1997, IIHS noted. The study found that drivers older than 70 appear to be most affected by headlight glare. In 2022, NHTSA said it would allow automakers to install adaptive driving beam headlights on new vehicles. The devices adjust the headlight beam pattern to dim portions directed at other vehicles.



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