Garry Sanders has added a photo to the pool:
The most photographed waterfall in Australia. Now one more.
US says it has destroyed six small Iranian military boats – which Tehran denies – while Iran launched barrage of attacks on US-allied United Arab Emirates
The Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in a post on X this morning that a “new equation of the strait of Hormuz is in the process of being solidified” and warned that the continuation of the “status quo” was an “intolerable” position for the US to maintain.
Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator, added:
The security of shipping and energy transit has been jeopardised by the United States and its allies through the violation of the ceasefire and the imposition of a blockade; of course, their evil will diminish.
We know full well that the continuation of the status quo is intolerable for America; while we have not even begun yet.
Continue reading...A first Champions League final in 20 years is within touching distance, but a difficult tie is not over yet
Mikel Arteta can be forgiven for never missing the chance to remind everyone that these are unprecedented times for Arsenal. As his side prepares to face Atlético Madrid in the decisive act of their second successive Champions League semi-final, it is easy to forget that they have only reached this stage on four occasions in their entire history.
But 20 years after Arsène Wenger’s team edged past Villarreal in the last European match to be played at Highbury, Arsenal have their best opportunity since then to reach a second final after a campaign where they have swept all before them. The 1-1 draw in last week’s first leg in Madrid made it 13 matches unbeaten in this year’s Champions League – the only club to have achieved that feat – and also matched Wenger’s longest run without a defeat in Europe’s premier competition.
Continue reading...Decades of advice on what to eat and what not to might have been missing one key ingredient, according to new research
Reduce your calories. Eat more vegetables. Limit soft drinks and junk foods. For years, even decades, this has been the advice for those wanting a healthy body weight, lower blood pressure and better markers of metabolic health. Most weight-loss advice has focused on either what to eat (and what to avoid), or how much to eat. Think of dietary pyramids produced by government agencies, calories on food packaging and meals, and typical nutritional advice.
It’s all true, to a certain extent: it’s obviously better to eat a healthier, nutritionally balanced diet, and yes, lower body weight is broadly linked to reducing calories. But this type of approach can be hard to sustain. Even as a personal trainer who knows what I “should” be eating according to government dietary advice and has heard too much about calorie deficits, I take a slightly different approach to food. I think we need to bring nuance and a balanced approach to food and what we eat.
Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, and the author of How Not to Die (Too Soon)
Continue reading...While the doping-friendly event does not seem keen on journalistic interrogation, here’s what needs to be asked
The plan to fly to Las Vegas to cover what the Enhanced Games claims is the “next frontier of human performance” ended with a short email sent at 7.02pm on Friday. “After careful consideration, we are unable to approve your media credential request for this year’s event,” it said. “Due to the high volume of applications and limited media capacity, we could not accommodate all requests … thank you again for your interest and understanding.”
Admittedly, the rejection didn’t come entirely out of the blue. Unlike most sports organisations, the Enhanced Games had a pre-screening process which led to a nice PR man calling me a few days beforehand. His opening gambit? To point out the Guardian’s negativity towards the event (“Grotesque” – Barney Ronay; “Showcasing so much of the wrongness of the age” – Marina Hyde; “Competitors run the risk of their libido being ‘killed off’, leading experts have warned” – Sean Ingle).
Continue reading...Plans to install traffic lights on Clachan Bridge will ruin tourist attraction and endanger pedestrians, critics warn
Traffic lights are to be installed beside the scenic Clachan Bridge on Scotland’s wild Argyll coast despite fears it will be a “desecration” of a nationally-significant heritage site.
Known since the early 19th century as the “Bridge over the Atlantic” the 233-year-old crossing from the mainland to the Isle of Seil attracts visitors eager to boast of their trans-oceanic journey, but there are concerns motorists on green will soon act aggressively towards pedestrians on what is a much-photographed landmark.
Continue reading...ZAANDAM (ANP) - In vier winkels van Albert Heijn in Amsterdam en Rotterdam gaan beveiligers bodycams dragen. Volgens Albert Heijn draait het om een proef om beter te kunnen omgaan met agressie en bedreigende situaties in de supermarkt.
Een woordvoerster van de keten bevestigt na berichtgeving in het AD dat de bodycams zijn bedoeld om situaties te helpen de-escaleren. "Het zijn geen camera's die standaard de hele dag alles opnemen."
De camera's worden niet door normale supermarktmedewerkers gedragen, maar alleen door externe beveiligers die al werkzaam zijn in de betreffende vestigingen. Volgens de zegsvrouw zijn er ook "duidelijke afspraken over het gebruik" van de bodycams. "Na de pilot evalueren we zorgvuldig wat het effect is."
Agressie tegen supermarktmedewerkers is al langer een probleem. Albert Heijn nam daarom enkele jaren terug reeds extra veiligheidsmaatregelen. Zo hoeven medewerkers bijvoorbeeld geen naamplaatje meer te dragen. Rivaal Dirk besloot een paar jaar geleden al om personeel met bodycams uit te rusten.
POLTAVA (ANP/RTR) - Russische drone- en raketaanvallen hebben in de Oekraïense regio Poltava aan zeker vier mensen het leven gekost en 31 mensen verwond, meldt de gouverneur. Het Oekraïense staatsgasbedrijf Naftogaz meldt dat bij aanvallen op gasinstallaties in Poltava en Charkiv vijf doden zijn gevallen.
In Poltava werden volgens gouverneur Vitali Djakivnytsj twee locaties getroffen door wapens of brokstukken. Volgens hem kwamen ook bijna 3500 klanten zonder gas te zitten. Ook werd het spoor beschadigd.
Naftogaz-topman Serhi Koretsky meldt dat door Russische aanvallen in twee regio's drie medewerkers van het bedrijf en twee hulpverleners werden gedood. Daarnaast raakten volgens hem 37 mensen gewond. De installaties zouden aanzienlijke schade hebben opgelopen, waardoor minder gas wordt geproduceerd.
prbimages has added a photo to the pool:
One of several branches of Yodobashi Camera, in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
Sony A7C / ILCE-7C
Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS
35mm; 1/20 sec; f/5.6; ISO 160
Het meisje dat zaterdagmiddag zwaargewond geraakt nadat zij werd geraakt door een molenwiek, is een 2-jarige meisje uit Kinderdijk. Het ongeluk gebeurde in Hei- en Boeicop, in de Utrechtse gemeente Vijfheerenlanden. Ze werd met spoed naar het ziekenhuis gebracht.
