Elke week legt Annemiek Leclaire een lezersvraag voor aan deskundigen. Deze week: een moeder over hoe je een gezin blijft in het drukke dagelijks leven.
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Wie Nederland moet verlaten maar daar niet aan meewerkt, moet als het aan minister Bart van den Brink ligt de cel in. Maar die cellen zijn er niet, schrijft Carolus Grütters, en zo zijn er nog wel meer bezwaren tegen het wetsvoorstel.
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Ook in Italië moest de politie het afgelopen weekend optreden tegen vaak zeer jonge vandalen, die in Milaan winkels plunderden en vernielingen aanrichtten. Elders in Italië, zoals in Genua en Calabrië, protesteren arbeiders en vrachtwagenchauffeurs zonder geweld.
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Vijftig jaar geleden kwam Coos Huijsen als eerste parlementariër ter wereld publiekelijk uit de kast. Tegen het einde van zijn leven maakte hij zich zorgen om de tanende homo-acceptatie.
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Een wet die kinderen moet beschermen tegen ongezond voedsel is al jaren in de maak. De industrie kan in Den Haag intensief lobbyen tegen de Wet kindermarketing, gezondheidsorganisaties krijgen nauwelijks toegang. Net vrijgegeven documenten schetsen het beeld van een uit het lood geslagen lobbyveld.
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A gang of hackers targets Staples, but not to buy things from Staples.
"The last few years have seen an increasing interest in an analysis of the horrors that surround us, for a Marxism that can speak to the bleak, haunted nature of our present moment." Just in time for Halloween, Gothic Marxism: A Manifesto on the Dark Way of Being Red.
You may, as you're reading this, be tempted to reflect on Mark Fisher. If so, you may be interested to know that Mark Fisher Was Kind of Dumb: "It's such a demeaning fate for a writer, to be cited by everyone and argued with by none, to be kept in circulation like a relic because nobody dares apply weight over it, and to become a kind of social currency for the elevation of discourse and automation of thought among those types he so abhorred—to become the writer AI-slop looks for. You should instead be the kind of reader Fisher would've prized by not mindlessly repeating crap someone else told you he wrote."
You may, as you're reading this, be tempted to reflect on Mark Fisher. If so, you may be interested to know that Mark Fisher Was Kind of Dumb: "It's such a demeaning fate for a writer, to be cited by everyone and argued with by none, to be kept in circulation like a relic because nobody dares apply weight over it, and to become a kind of social currency for the elevation of discourse and automation of thought among those types he so abhorred—to become the writer AI-slop looks for. You should instead be the kind of reader Fisher would've prized by not mindlessly repeating crap someone else told you he wrote."
In a post on his blog, military historian Bret Devereaux discusses Hearts of Iron IV, Parodox's choices regarding Axis brutality and genocide, and how they wind up whitewashing the reality of such. (cw: images of mass murder, war crimes, atrocities)
Devereaux points out that Paradox is caught in an impossible choice, in that they do not want their game to become an Axis war crimes simulator (because they know people would openly play it for that very reason), along with being able to sell the game in various markets. However, he makes the case that their decision to avert their eyes from the issue winds up empowering things like the 'clean Wehrmacht' myth by ignoring the reality that atrocity was part of Axis war planning, and that there are options open to Paradox to better handle the issue. He also has frustratingly noted that one of the games that has handled this dialogue best is...Valkyria Chronicles, the alt-WWII with magical girls strategic RPG, and what that says about the issue.
Devereaux points out that Paradox is caught in an impossible choice, in that they do not want their game to become an Axis war crimes simulator (because they know people would openly play it for that very reason), along with being able to sell the game in various markets. However, he makes the case that their decision to avert their eyes from the issue winds up empowering things like the 'clean Wehrmacht' myth by ignoring the reality that atrocity was part of Axis war planning, and that there are options open to Paradox to better handle the issue. He also has frustratingly noted that one of the games that has handled this dialogue best is...Valkyria Chronicles, the alt-WWII with magical girls strategic RPG, and what that says about the issue.
The second – the ‘Resurrection’ – was the first Mahler symphony ever to be recorded, and it is still today an essential work in any conductor’s catalogue. But with hundreds of recordings, from Ormandy to Bernstein and Rattle, which does our reviewer recommend?
Is it something in the water? Or is it simply that triumph over adversity sells in today’s uncertain world? Whatever the reason, Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony has already received four major UK performances this year: a season finale for the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester, a season opener for both the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra, and an 80th season celebratory concert for the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. Next month the London City Orchestra perform it in Croydon’s Fairfield Halls.
On disc, the field of Mahler 2s is even more crowded. Apple Music Classical currently throws up 222 listings; Presto Music’s search engine returns 260 results, many of them complete recordings to download or buy on CD or vinyl (some of these, of course, are reissues of recognised classic accounts).
Continue reading...Diego Gómez’s wondergoal in a five-star demolition is just the latest in an impressive run of results for the south coast team
For two or three years now, it’s been standard to nod approvingly at how well-run Brighton, Brentford and Bournemouth are, and to move on. What else is there to say? It’s true, of course – these are sides who have made the most of relatively limited resources. But there’s also an underlying assumption in the designation: that these are clubs who have no higher aspiration, that their limit is earning praise for upper mid-table finishes.
This season, perhaps, offers an opportunity to change that. Other than Arsenal, every major club is undergoing significant transition. Manchester City may have started the season with seven straight wins, but there’s every chance the punishment for their multiple breaches of Premier League regulations takes them out of the race for the top five. In that context, why shouldn’t one of those efficient smaller sides qualify for the Champions League?
Continue reading...At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours spread that they carried valuable goods
People have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships traversing the crucial waterway in the past 10 days.
Some ships have been hit by drones, others by mines. On Sunday, a ship was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade launched from a small boat 120km (75 miles) north-east of the Saudi port of Jubail.
Continue reading...Witness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of war
A drone strike near a market in southern Sudan on Sunday evening killed 80 people, mostly commuters catching rides home.
Ahmed Wadi, a witness, said the attack in the town of al-Dibab in West Kordofan state left “50 bodies who I helped bury, one of them my own brother Mohamed”.
Continue reading...Won’t Someone Please Stop Me, Dr. Frankenstein, from Building the Creature? “These are serious concerns. And I think we should all stop. Me, especially. Can anyone make me stop doing the thing I want to do? Apparently not.”
Crimea began rationing fuel in May after Ukrainian drone strikes targeted military trucks and fuel tankers that supply the region from the north.
Uber has dodged a £340 million lawsuit brought by thousands of London black cab drivers after a High Court judge ruled that they'd left it too late to sue. Monday's ruling kills off two claims involving around 13,000 cabbies and former private hire companies Kabbee and Iride, which accused Uber of misleading Transport for London (TfL) to secure its operating license. The cabbies wanted nearly £200 million in compensation for lost earnings, while Kabbee and Iride sought another £140 million. But the court never got as far as deciding whether Uber had done anything wrong. The claims were filed in May and June 2024, but Mr Justice Simon Birt ruled they were too late under the six-year time limit. The cabbies insisted that they hadn't had enough evidence to allege fraud until June 2018, but the judge wasn't buying it. According to the judgment, seen by The Register, three cabbies had already filed their own claims against Uber in September 2017. Litigation funder Harbour approached law firm Mishcon de Reya about a larger lawsuit that December, and by February 2018, the Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association was telling members about the planned action. The dispute dates back to Uber's arrival in London in 2012. The claimants alleged that the company deliberately misled TfL about how its booking system worked, allowing it to operate when it shouldn't have been permitted to do so. Uber has some history here. In a separate licensing appeal in 2018, the company admitted that it gave TfL and the High Court false information about how bookings were accepted through its app. The magistrate stopped short of finding dishonesty, however, and granted Uber a new 15-month license. The judgment also revisits Greyball, Uber's software for identifying suspected regulators, and Ripley, a tool used to remotely lock computers during regulatory visits. Uber maintained that Ripley hadn't been used that way in the UK. The cabbies insisted that they needed information from the June 2018 licensing appeal to support their fraud allegations. Justice Birt disagreed, finding that enough information had been available earlier to bring a claim. Things then went quiet. Mishcon sent Uber a letter before action in July 2019, but Harbour pulled its funding that November. The claimants didn't write to Uber again about the potential lawsuit for another four and a half years, according to the judgment, and by the time proceedings began in 2024, the deadline had passed. The ruling is a victory for Uber, but doesn't clear it of the alleged fraud. The judge dismissed the claims because they were filed too late, without deciding whether the allegations, which Uber denies, were true. Neither Uber nor RGL Management, the company representing the cabbies, responded to The Register’s questions. London's taxi wars are far from over. Minicab Drivers are now pushing back against plans to bring robotaxis to the capital, warning that driverless cars could put thousands of jobs at risk. Uber is working with British autonomous driving startup Wayve on driverless technology. Having spent years battling London's cabbies for passengers, it's now helping develop cars that won't need drivers at all. ®
TEL AVIV (ANP/DPA) - De Israëlische topmilitair, Eyal Zamir, komt met extra maatregelen in de aanloop naar de parlementsverkiezingen volgende week. Zo is het verlof van militairen ingetrokken en mogen zij vanaf donderdag hun eenheid niet meer verlaten. Ook worden er extra troepen ingezet op de bezette Westelijke Jordaanoever.
Volgens de Israëlische krijgsmacht (IDF) is het om te waarborgen dat de verkiezingen volgens planning en onder veilige omstandigheden kunnen plaatsvinden. Zamir benadrukte in een bespreking met hoge officieren dat het leger zich in "hoogste staat van paraatheid" bevindt, meldt Times of Israel.
De Israëlische zender N12 schrijft dat er wordt gevreesd voor aanvallen die zouden kunnen worden gebruikt om de verkiezingen te beïnvloeden. Ook is er een toename in het aantal aanvallen door Israëlische kolonisten op de Westoever.
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