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Inawashiro Herb Garden
猪苗代ハーブ園
Since it's summer, here are some sunflowers, also from Inawashiro Herb Garden.
夏なので、同じく猪苗代ハーブ園のひまわりです。
Inawashiro-machi, Fukushima pref, Japan
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Another 10 people in serious condition after bus veers off motorway and overturns
Twelve people have died after a bus carrying a group of Polish tourists overturned on the M3 motorway in Hungary on the way back from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Local police said the bus crashed near the town of Mezőkeresztes after it “went off the straight road into a ditch and overturned” at 1am local time. Early reports suggested the driver had probably fallen asleep. He survived the crash and was taken into custody.
Continue reading...Kyiv launches what may be its largest attack wave of war, with fire breaking out at warehouse near Russian capital
Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks since the start of the war, causing a fire at a distribution warehouse near Moscow and killing at least six people overnight, according to Russian authorities.
Russia’s defence ministry said it had shot down 822 drones, while the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, reported that 600 drones were flying towards the capital’s region, of which 201 were destroyed.
Continue reading...Most people associate the insects with filth, but they are vital to the food cycle and sometimes even pretty
Every spring, billions of flies commute thousands of miles in a huge web around the world. They may begin life in Iran and then spend the rest of it in the UK. They may hatch in India but undertake seasonal migrations to the fertile regions of Mongolia, China and Siberia.
Most of us assume that bees carry out pollination. But look closely at the creatures flitting around our gardens and parks, and you will see that many of those “bees” aren’t bees at all. They fly differently, sound different and, indeed, on closer inspection, look a bit different.
Continue reading...Sony Pictures in July announced that the celebrated theater, built in 1963 and shuttered during Covid, will reopen in 2028
Drive down Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and you’ll see a movie theater straight out of The Jetsons.
Built in 1963, the Cinerama dome is instantly memorable: a white, geodesic construction that looks like a giant golf ball cut in half and plopped down in the middle of the city.
Continue reading...As wildfires rage across Europe and Britain swelters through its hottest summer on record, literary fiction has a vital role to play in capturing the severe consequences of climate crisis
Earlier this summer, I travelled through Europe on a book tour. Everywhere I went, the heat broke records. In Italy, Germany and Spain, I sought refuge from the afternoon sun in air-conditioned hotels. In normally temperate Zurich, it averaged 37 degrees. I jumped into the Limmat for relief. On my final day in Warsaw, Poland had never been hotter – one of 14 countries to hit a historic high. In June, when I left to return to the US, Europe was scorching. At the end of July, as I write this, it is burning.
Since the heatwaves began, there have been more than 10,000 excess deaths. Yet for many, myself included, the high temperatures brought nothing more than inconvenience – uncomfortable commutes, heat rash, less time outdoors. This seems to be a defining feature of today’s climate crisis; deadly for some, banal for others. Even when the world is on fire, it somehow doesn’t feel like an emergency for everyone.
Continue reading...How does a rabbi choose her shoes? Why does a psychoanalyst like slogan tees? And why does a doctor avoid wearing scrubs at work? Seven striking dressers share their surprising style stories
Andrew Geldart, 65, retired engineer, Cornwall
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Heet demografisch hangijzer momenteel: de zuidgrens van het Avondland. De Spaanse exclave Ceuta werd eind juli bestormd door duizenden asielzoekers, voornamelijk Sub-Saharisch, van wie een deel nu op de Spaanse stranden verblijft zonder daarvoor een TUI-arrangement te hebben geboekt. Een nieuwe intocht stond op de rol voor zaterdag, gisteren, maar door ingrijpen van de Marokkaanse (nu wel) en Spaanse politie en grenswachten bleven de hekken overeind. Op beelden is wel te zien dat de situatie uitermate gespannen is: duizenden asielzoekers staan te kloppen op de poort in een helse heksenketel die elk moment (weer) kan ontploffen. De asielzoekers die al wel in Ceuta zijn beland maken er alvast een potje van: de Guardia Civil meldt sinds de bestorming eind juli al VIJFTIEN verkrachtingen, zo tekent de Spaanse kwaliteitskrant El Mundo op. Zo probeerden drie knakkers, vermoedelijk broers, een meisje van TIEN JAAR OUD te misbruiken. In Nederland zouden we dan zeggen: niet alle mannen, maar wel altijd mannen. Wat een toestand.
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Camera: Leica M6
Lens: Leica Summicron 2/35 ASPH
Film: Ilford XP2 Super
Lab: Prolab, Stuttgart
jspeter9191 has added a photo to the pool:
Today(16/08/26) afternoon at my village(Tallawong) cloudy, Sydney, Australia.
God will be with you.