Laat ik jullie eens meenemen naar het schitterende dakgebinte van de gotische Begijnhofkerk in Diest! In de 18e eeuw onderging het kerkinterieur een “modernisering”, waarbij het plafondgewelf werd verhoogd. Desondanks moesten de begijntjes op de centen letten. Dus werd de kapconstructie ... 1/2
Don Tzu’s Art of War
What's old is new!
"Parfois", sérieusement?
A photo of the Porta Nigra, a massive Roman city gate in Trier. Constructed of sandstone blocks, featuring two large cylindrical towers with multiple arched windows and passageways. The weathered structure stands prominently in a modern urban setting, surrounded by buildings. Sunlight casts shadows on the stone facade, highlighting its intricate details and imposing presence.
The Porta Nigra in Trier is the best preserved Roman city gate North of the Alps. It was built around 170 AD and converted into a church in the Middle Ages.
The Porta Nigra was restored to its original state in 1804 at Napoleon's behest.
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Pas Bernard Arnault. Ni Vincent Bolloré.
Fascists and Nazis hate history, and historians; but understand the power of history. Thats why, across the world, they work so hard to control HOW we tell stories about the past, to drive out diverse critical voices and perspectives, to ensure a narrative that makes them look good.
Zo werkt het niet, Bart.
Het is al gratis, nu wil je nog kunnen ademen ook?
MARISKS on Monday issued an alert warning shipowners that unknown actors, claiming to represent Iranian authorities, had sent some shipping companies a message demanding transit fees in cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin or Tether, for "clearance".
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I should mention that phrasing the death of Florida oranges as “our nightmarish eco-future” (as OP does) seems wrong. Orange production is steadyish in Brazil, China and India (the global leaders) as well as Spain, and rising in Egypt. All have ecochallenges but only the US collapsed.
Amazing long read about the death of the Florida orange, which also feels obliquely like a commentary on the extinction of long reads, like John McPhee’s magnificent “Oranges”, which it mentions.
Now every time I turn off Copilot on Outlook it keeps reappearing.
Taking one for the team... #NotAllHeroesWearCapes
Het leven is te kort voor slechte wijn en slechte boeken.
En Belgique, qui reconnaît la CPI, un premier ministre a mis en doute cette éventualité au nom de l'immunité des chefs d'États et de la "realpolitik". Il est toujours en poste.
Rare sighting of a column chart taking a dip at Hove Beach.
#dataviz
Photo of yellow crepuscular rays stretching down onto a puddle of yellow light on dark blue sea in front of the outline of a small humped island silhouetted against an orange stripe of sunset sky. In the foreground, bare trees are silhouetted against those pastel blue sea nearer the shore.
Sunset over Ynys Enlli / Bardsey Island just now.
The oldest known image of Keith Richards, published around 1140 AD ...
De 23-jarige Andrea Pedro-Francisco wordt door ICE vastgehouden. Andrea heeft een grote cyste in haar eierstokken die op 11 februari verwijderd zou worden. Zonder operatie kan ze komen te overlijden. Omdat ICE haar vastzette, ging dit niet door. www.amnesty.nl/forms/email-...
#1GM Trouvaille du jour...
Il ne faut pas oublier qu’en 1914, les patois étaient encore très présents dans les casernes, au point de compliquer parfois la tâche des sous‑officiers et des officiers.
C'est un peu agressif, @lemonde.fr , pour les nommer tous des criminels.
There's a joke here, somewhere...
Update: prochain défi: le Marathon de Chablis 😎
Le patronat français est aussi stupide que le patronat américain : le RN va faire couler l'économie française tout comme Trump a fait couler l'économie américaine.
Sharing this again since my last post got a bit more engagement than usual – my new book is available to read online now!
Klaus McForkface, a lifting robot developed by German manufacturer Linde AG, performed a stunning 1200-kilogram (2646 lb) overhead lift in Hamburg, beating the human world record by more than 300%
A view through the C12th west doorway of the monastic church at Jedburgh Abbey in the Scottish Borders. Initially founded as a priory in 1138 by David I, it became an abbey in 1154. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #JedburghAbbey
Vreemd, het lijkt me nochtans een actieve kat.
Photo of grand square and spaced out imposing buildings.
Want to see the view from my hotel window? I’m in Yerevan in Armenia, at the very kind invitation of Maria Baghramian, Director of the EU funded Center for Ethics in Public Affairs at the American University in Armenia. I’ll be giving talks on Social Trust, and on New Technologies.