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The Jizo (divinity) center for local worship on Higashimakijima Island is the "Childhood Education Jizo Hall" (officially named Childhood Education Jizo Hall), located on Higashimakijima Island in Sumida Ward, Tokyo. This Jizo Hall is a place of worship for local residents to pray for their children's safe growth, health, and well-being.

De Rotterdamse gemeenteraad ging donderdag in debat over de plannen van de nieuwe coalitie over het schrappen van het gratis ov voor ouderen. De oppositie maakte er gehakt van. De strijd tussen oppositie en coalitie is nu echt begonnen. "Hoe durft PRO dit de ouderen van de stad aan te doen?"

Op de A16, vlak na de Van Brienenoordbrug in de richting van knooppunt Ridderkerk, is in de nacht van donderdag op vrijdag een personenauto op de vangrail beland nadat deze van achteren werd aangereden door een bestelbus. De bestuurder van de bestelbus is aangehouden op verdenking van rijden onder invloed. Bij het ongeval raakte niemand gewond.

Voor even waren Lindsey (31) en Terrence (31) uit Papendrecht eind vorig jaar ‘wereldnieuws’ in Nederland. Het stel haalde alle voorpagina’s toen ze net nadat ze een huis hadden gekocht in Moerdijk in Brabant te horen kregen dat het dorp zou gaan verdwijnen. “We hebben besloten om ons te richten op de toekomst en ons leven niet te laten bepalen door onzekerheid.”

Vanaf vandaag volgt een koeler weertype in de regio met temperaturen die langere tijd onder de zomerse 25 graden blijven. Daarbij is er vandaag geregeld zon, maar trekt er soms ook bewolking over. Het blijft wel droog met temperaturen tussen 22 en 24 graden. De noordwestenwind neemt in kracht toe en wordt matig tot vrij krachtig.

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Somewhere in the Du Cane Range, Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park. I'd love to say where it is but I have no real idea because of the conditions that descended upon us.

The weather simply closed us out, drenched us, half drowned my GRiii and made life at altitude unpleasant! Even the weatherproof X-T5 took some moisture.

One simply cannot take our weather for granted, this is why we have rescue helicopters and lose half a dozen lives a year.

Fuji X-T5, Fujinon XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8, 1/320th sec at f/6.4, ISO 500.

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Three Sydney beaches are my theme for today, starting with Coogee, I know how non-Australians murder the name, but it is what it is. Sydney is home to over 100 beaches, ranging from world-famous surf spots along the coastline to sheltered, calm coves hidden within the harbour.

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Three Sydney beaches are my theme for today, here the iconic and, in my opinion, wildly over-rated Bondi (pronounced Bon-dye) Beach. Sydney is home to over 100 beaches, ranging from world-famous surf spots along the coastline to sheltered, calm coves hidden within the harbour.

'When in Rome' scene from 'Roman Legion-Hare', 1955. [Slyt. 2:56]

Cw warning: stereotypes. Yosemite Sam, Bugs Bunny and Nero.

Throughout July and August and leading up to (at last) the release of Coyote vs Acme, Connor Ratliff is video-reviewing all 35 theatrical Chuck Jones & Michael Maltese Wile E. Coyote cartoons (plus one TV pilot).

Weer voor Rotterdam ☀️ - 17-07-2026 07:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 19.0°C · Zonnig ☀️ | Min 18.5°C / Max 24.8°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 18.5°C, Max 24.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.1 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↘ 335°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 08:00: 19.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1014.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 340°
• 09:00: 20.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.5 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 343°
• 10:00: 21.5°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1014.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 344°
• 11:00: 23.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1014.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 333°
• 12:00: 24.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1014.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↘ 320°
• 13:00: 24.5°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1014.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 325°
• 14:00: 24.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1014.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 324°
• 15:00: 24.5°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1014.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 322°
• 16:00: 24.2°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1014.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 326°
• 17:00: 23.7°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1014.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 329°
• 18:00: 23.3°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1014.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.1 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↘ 331°
• 19:00: 22.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1014.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 339°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• zaterdag 18 juli: Min 16.9°C, Max 20.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1016.2 hPa ↗️ +1.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 317°
• zondag 19 juli: Min 15.6°C, Max 20.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 16%, 🧭 1019.7 hPa ↗️ +3.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 20.9 km/u (5.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 322°
• maandag 20 juli: Min 15.0°C, Max 20.5°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1023.5 hPa ↗️ +3.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.1 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 345°
• dinsdag 21 juli: Min 14.0°C, Max 20.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 6%, 🧭 1025.6 hPa ↗️ +2.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 14.3 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↘ 332°
• woensdag 22 juli: Min 15.9°C, Max 21.3°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.4 mm, Kans op neerslag 43%, 🧭 1020.1 hPa ↘️ -5.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.2 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 300°
• donderdag 23 juli: Min 15.4°C, Max 19.7°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 19%, 🧭 1018.8 hPa ↘️ -1.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.3 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 328°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 07:15): 19.0°C (Zonnig)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 19.4°C (+0.4°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 340°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 23.0 km/h (6.4 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 69%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1014.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 20.3 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.9
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:43 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:53

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 39 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 11.3 μg/m³
• PM10: 18.0 μg/m³

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British domestic holidays are being pushed to their highest levels since Covid

The start of the peak summer season is set to bring millions of drivers on to British roads, with concerns of traffic chaos as the port of Dover faces its biggest test yet of new EU border controls.

The semi-functioning entry-exit system (EES) is credited, along with the heatwaves and fears about flights after the war in Iran, with helping push British domestic holidays to its highest levels since Covid halted international travel.

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Dehumanising politicians is the first step towards justifying their elimination. It matters more than ever to keep putting the person back into the picture

Ann Widdecombe was never one to hide from an argument. And she wasn’t afraid for her safety either. She scoffed at friends’ suggestions that she should get electric gates, as an elderly woman with a public profile living alone on Dartmoor, just as she dismissed concerns about her health at 78.

Having lost friends in the Brighton hotel bombing that almost killed Margaret Thatcher, she wasn’t naive about security. But she was forged in a different era: one before Jo Cox was murdered, when the greatest risk was to politicians identified as symbols of the state, rather than as the embodiment of an idea. She posed happily for press photographs inside her retirement bungalow, including one available to anyone casually Googling that included the house’s distinctive name: Widdecombe’s Rest. She would have been so easy to find, had anyone gone looking. Perhaps she never really believed that anyone would.

Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist

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This fruity summer dessert combines taste and texture with its layers of soft frangipane, crunchy sugar crust and a silky topping

If there’s one thing I’m very likely to have in my freezer, it’s a pack of ready-rolled puff pastry. And especially so during the warmer months, when I can use it for quick sweet or savoury tarts, be it a casual midweek bake or a fancier dinner party dessert. Layering texture is key, and here we’ve got crisp pastry; soft, slightly chewy at the edges frangipane; a crunchy demerara sugar crust; a silky mascarpone topping and squidgy raspberries.

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Australian telco Telstra has revealed the cause of the recent incident that caused widespread connectivity problems across its mobile networks, inculding outages to Australia's 000 emergency services line, plus outages to electronic payments services and transport networks. The carrier explained itself in a submission [PDF] to a Senate inquiry into outages affecting Australia’s emergency services which initially investigated an outage at Telstra's main rival, Optus. The Optus incident is linked to multiple deaths after people could not reach emergency services. Telstra's submission reveals that the carrier's attempt to address a known resilience problem was the instigating incident. That problem was a faulty backup power feed in the chassis used to house a network time protocol (NTP) server. A few minutes before midnight on July 7, a Telstra techie started work to replace that chassis. By 3:38 AM on July 8, the worker had finished the job and powered up the server. The NTP server included a GPS card that Telstra says “did not operate as expected” when the server came back online. “We now believe this occurred because of an intentional design change that had previously been made to the equipment to fix an earlier fault [which] had not been properly documented,” the submission states. “This meant the maintenance team was not aware of the way the device would behave when restarted.” Telstra also admitted it had not applied a software update to the device, despite knowing of its availability in early 2026. “Had that software update been completed or had the design change been properly reviewed and documented post the earlier incident, and reflected in the maintenance procedure, the outage may not have occurred,” the submission states. The outage did happen because once the NTP server came online it reset its clocks to the year 2006. The server then did what NTP servers do: publish that time to myriad other machines across the network. Once those machines received the incorrect time, other kit on the Telstra network compared digital certificates and decided something dodgy was going on – so denied connections. Just one of Telstra’s three NTP servers had this problem, but enough bad timing info made it onto the carrier’s network to cause chaos. The telco isolated the bad box at 7:11 AM, and by 10:30 AM had identified all network components that used the bad time information the naughty NTP box broadcast. That wasn’t the end of the matter, because as valid time information rippled across the network, some equipment didn’t close IP sessions. Customer devices therefore couldn’t reconnect to the network unless rebooted. The carrier has described the outage as “clearly unacceptable.” “If maintenance work can trigger this kind of outage, it suggests our controls were not good enough. We are accountable for that, and our investigation will address why that design change was not documented, why the software update was not completed, and what needs to change in our controls so known risks are captured, prioritised and closed before they can affect customers.” The carrier has done the usual thing by promising to conduct deep and lengthy self-reflection, submit itself to further flagellation at more inquiries, co-operate with a probe by the relevant regulator, and to do what it takes to prevent similar incidents. ®