BONGURI has added a photo to the pool:
板取の奥の方、川浦渓谷を散策。橋の上から見ると渓谷がすごく深い。
Photo taken at Kaore gorge, Itadori area, Seki city, Gifu pref.
BONGURI has added a photo to the pool:
板取の奥の方、川浦渓谷を散策。橋の上から見ると渓谷がすごく深い。
Photo taken at Kaore gorge, Itadori area, Seki city, Gifu pref.
Hoge medewerkers van president Donald Trump hebben vorig jaar augustus in de Situation Room van het Witte Huis serieus gedebatteerd over de vraag of een gediskwalificeerde beschuldiging over de seksuele voorkeuren van de president openbaar gemaakt moest worden. Dat onthult de New York Times in een uitvoerige reconstructie, waarover The Daily Beast woensdag berichtte.
Aanleiding was de aanhoudende politieke schade rond de Epstein-affaire. Het ministerie van Justitie werkte aan een doorzoekbare database met Epstein-documenten. Tijdens een stresstest van een prototype dook bij de eerste Trump-treffers een e-mail op van Epstein-slachtoffer Sarah Ransome. Daarin schreef zij dat een door Epstein verhandeld meisje, "Jen", haar zou hebben verteld dat Trump "gefixeerd" was op tepels en daar fysiek ruw mee omging. Ransome verklaarde de tepels later in een gedeelde badkamer te hebben gezien en omschreef ze als "ongelooflijk pijnlijk, rood en gezwollen".
In het crisisoverleg bepleitte vicepresident JD Vance openheid: "I think we should put it out", zou hij hebben gezegd, volgens de NYT. Stafchef Susie Wiles wees dat resoluut af: Trump zou er níet mee kunnen leven. Daarmee was de discussie ten einde. Een aanwezige noemde het tegenover de Times "surreëel" om in de zwaarst beveiligde ruimte van het land over de vermeende seksuele voorkeuren van de president te spreken.
Belangrijke kanttekening: de beschuldiging is nooit aangetoond, nooit aangeklaagd en door Ransome zelf eerder ingetrokken. Communicatiedirecteur Steven Cheung noemde haar claims eerder "baseless" en "fully retracted because they are simply false". Het Witte Huis is door The Daily Beast om commentaar gevraagd.
Under US rules, even a distant strike can suspend a game – and some will take place in Florida, the thunderstorm state
Hot weather will be a major concern at the World Cup, but lightning may also prove a particular problem. Under US safety regulations, a strike within 10 miles (16km) of a stadium triggers a 30-minute suspension of the game, during which players must leave the pitch.
The size of the safety zone was dictated by research on the distance that lightning can strike from a storm even with no clouds overhead. This is more than a theoretical risk. During a game in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1998, an entire team was killed by a single bolt of lightning. There have been many other deadly incidents.
Continue reading...Analysis pinpoints areas most vulnerable to hotter, drier weather causing ground to shrink and drag foundations down
Millions of homes are at risk from climate-related subsidence, according toan analysis by the British Geological Survey (BGS).
As hotter, drier summers driven by global heating become more frequent, the ground under houses can shrink and drag down a property’s foundations. The most vulnerable areas include London, Essex, Kent and a tranche of land from Oxford up to the Wash on England’s east coast, according to scientists, who say mitigation measures will be needed.
Continue reading...Whistleblowers from Mitie allege some employees have made offensive remarks or liked abusive social media posts
One of the government’s key contractors has launched an investigation into allegations of racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia and hate speech among staff working in immigration removal centres, the Guardian has learned.
Whistleblowers from the company, Mitie, have alleged that some staff members working in immigration removal centres and deporting migrants have made offensive comments at work and in social media posts.
Continue reading...Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?
The men’s Fifa World Cup starts today, and the challenge before the quiz master is to stay up all night every night watching tons of meaningless group matches between the likes of Syldavia and Borduria to keep up a record of not having missed a single World Cup game since 1978, while also continuing to function as a normal living member of society, rather than as an exhausted zombie.
The challenge before you, however, is simple: 15 questions on topical news, general knowledge and popular culture. There are no prizes, but equally you don’t have to stay up for a 3am kick-off. Have fun. Allons-y!
Continue reading...