MILAAN (ANP) - Femke Kok rijdt vrijdag bij haar internationale debuut op de 1500 meter in haar eentje in rit 1. Dat blijkt uit de loting. De schaatsster plaatste zich op het olympisch kwalificatietoernooi (OKT) voor de afstand die ze bijna nooit rijdt. Kok won in Milaan al goud op 'haar' 500 meter en zilver op de 1000 meter.
Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong rijdt in de voorlaatste rit tegen de Amerikaanse Brittany Bowe. Marijke Groenewoud neemt het in de zevende van vijftien ritten op tegen Natalia Czerwonka uit Polen.
De drie Nederlandse vrouwen wisten zich in december te kwalificeren ten koste van regerend wereldkampioene Joy Beune. Kok reed dus nog nooit een internationale 1500 meter. Rijpma-de Jong werd al eens wereldkampioen op deze afstand en werd op de WK in 2025 tweede achter Beune. Groenewoud haalde op een WK of op de Olympische Spelen nog nooit een medaille op een traditionele individuele afstand.
Met behulp van Gemini-CLI heb ik (in vrijwel geen tijd) een paar dingen aangepast of nieuw gemaakt op deze site.
Er is een nieuwe stek voor plaatjes: https://fabiobruna.nl/flickr/ Ook te vinden als header link op de voorpagina.
Als eerste stap heb ik in het Ghost theme een template gemaakt specifiek voor een fotobericht, zoals die voor Singer Laren. De header is op deze pagina's weggehaald. En de (meestal) Flickr embed is zo breed als kan.
Daarna heb ik (we?) een aparte indexpagina gemaakt voor fotoberichten. Een overzicht zonder navigatie of tekst rondom de afbeelding. Het resultaat is rustige pagina speciaal voor afbeeldingen. De indexpagina zoekt naar berichten met een interne Ghost tag.
Daarnaast van kleine dingen aangepast in het script voor de notes. De opmaak beviel toch niet helemaal, ik heb de berichten wat meer ruimte gegeven. Verder wil ik zelf wat dingen inbouwen, en dan niet afhankelijk zijn van een ander. Fork gemaakt, code onderdeel van het thema gemaakt, en daar ga ik mee verder.
Nieuw is dat dit de eerste keer is dat ik vrijwel 100% regisseur was van de wijzigingen, alleen opdrachten gaf en keuzes heb gemaakt en vrijwel geen code heb aangeraakt. Al vond ik dingen uitzoeken altijd best leuk, puur een focus op ideeën bevalt eigenlijk ook wel.
The US Congress’ spending watchdog, the Government Accountability Office, has pressed the National Science Foundation’s CIO to improve how the agency plans, manages, and procures technology.…
The police investigation into the king’s brother forces Britain to confront whether privilege can coexist with democratic scrutiny and the rule of law
The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor the king’s brother, should be the moment deference ends and accountability begins – a correction long overdue. For more than 15 years, allegations surrounding Mr Mountbatten-Windsor were managed away by silence, an out-of-court settlement and his withdrawal from royal duties. In short, his behaviour was viewed as an image problem to be handled privately. That era now looks to be over.
That the eighth in line to the throne was sitting in a police cell on his 66th birthday shows how far he has fallen. The formal investigation means that the question is no longer about protecting the monarchy but one of what happened, and who might be responsible for unlawful acts. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s descent into ignominy has unfolded slowly but inexorably. His stupidity and arrogance led him to believe that he could talk his way out of his relationship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Instead, he faces a legal and constitutional reckoning.
Continue reading...The deregulation agenda being pushed by Germany’s chancellor and Italy’s prime minister is economically and ethically flawed
When the European Union launched its green deal in 2019, putting into law the goal of climate neutrality by the middle of the century, it showed strategic foresight as well as global leadership. Russia’s war in Ukraine has starkly underlined the extent to which the continent’s energy security – and its future prosperity – is dependent on the transition away from fossil fuels. Lately, however, EU leaders’ environmental approach appears to be echoing the youthful St Augustine’s plea on chastity: make us greener, but not yet.
The recent European Industry Summit in Antwerp made unusually big headlines thanks to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s xenophobic outburst over immigration. But it was also notable for fierce attacks on one of the most important pillars of EU environmental policy. The bloc’s emissions trading system (ETS) – which makes polluters pay for the C02 they emit – has achieved dramatic results in driving down overall emissions since 2005 and encouraging green innovation. Worryingly, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, appeared to sympathise with demands from Sir Jim and other CEOs for a radical relaxation of the rules.
Continue reading...Recently disclosed documents show name of former prince came up during 2011 inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein
While Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest by British police on Thursday came after years of uproar over his association with Jeffrey Epstein, documents show he had been on the radar of US law enforcement for nearly 15 years.
Mountbatten-Windsor’s name came up during a 2011 FBI inquiry into Epstein, investigative documents recently disclosed by the justice department reveal. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied all allegations of misconduct related to Epstein.
Continue reading...Research adds weight to theory Arrokoth’s two lobes produced by gravitational collapse – and reveals process
It is the most distant and primitive object ever visited by a spacecraft from Earth: now researchers say they have fresh insights into how the ultra-red, 4bn-year-old body known as Arrokoth came to have its distinctive snowman-like shape.
Arrokoth sits in the Kuiper belt, a vast, thick ring of icy objects that lies beyond the orbit of Neptune. This region of space is home to most of the known dwarf planets as well as comets and small, solid rubble heaps called planetesimals – the building blocks of planets.
Continue reading...Sydney’s Qing Fong dance troupe undergoes intensive training for their busiest period of the year when they will perform more than 100 times and earn ‘lots of pats’ from the crowd
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Drums and cymbals echo across Mingyue Lay temple’s sun-baked concrete car park. Lion heads made out of papier-mache are dotted around the lot and pairs of kids are jumping on to poles, tables or each other’s shoulders – all while connected at the hip.
It’s a sticky night in Sydney’s west, but the 33C heat doesn’t faze these lion dancers, who are gearing up for their busiest period: lunar new year. The festivities continue well past the day itself, with more than 100 performances across three weeks. On the eve of lunar new year, the studio will start their performance at the temple in Bonnyrigg at 9pm and finish well past midnight.
Above: Team instructor Jenny Cao and Long Huynh outside the hall
Below: Costumes wait to be put on for dance rehearsals