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Euro 2022: Stadien bereiten den Organisatoren Kopfschmerzen | DW | 11.07.2022
Ein ausverkauftes Eröffnungsspiel, aber auch halbleere Arenen und viel zu kleine Ausbildungsstadien - bei der EURO 2022 wird deutlich, dass das Interesse am Frauenfußball ungleichmäßig gewachsen ist.#EURO2022 #EM2022derFrauen #Fußball #Island #EnglandFA #Stadien
Euro 2022: Stadien bereiten den Organisatoren Kopfschmerzen | DW | 11.07.2022
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50 Jahre Fischer gegen Spassky: Der Kalte Krieg auf dem Schachbrett | DW | 01.07.2022
Reykjavík 1972: Schach-WM in der isländischen Hauptstadt. Der US-Amerikaner Bobby Fischer fordert die Schach-Großmacht Sowjetunion heraus. Der Zweikampf geht als "Match des Jahrhunderts" in die Geschichtsbücher ein.#Schach #Schach-WM #BobbyFischer #BorisSpassky #BorisSpasski #BobbyRobertFischer #Rejkiavik #Island
50 Jahre Fischer gegen Spassky: Der Kalte Krieg auf dem Schachbrett | DW | 01.07.2022
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Schoolchildren take #cover under tables to protect themselves during an #earthquake and #tsunami #drill on the resort #island of #Bali, #Indonesia.
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A story about science, erosion, and the sea
A USC lab was built on a Beaufort Co. barrier island decades ago. Now it’s in the water
#science #ClimateChange #ocean #island #BarrierIsland #sea #erosion #geology
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Island Tribe get together’
,featuring some Baobab trees too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3_3tPOyhag
#island #tribes #music
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St Michaels Mount, Cornwall - Aerial
by Darren&Ness
St Michael's Mount (Cornish: Karrek Loos yn Koos, meaning "hoar rock in woodland") is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water. It is managed by the National Trust, and the castle and chapel have been the home of the St Aubyn family since approximately 1650.
Historically, St Michael's Mount was a Cornish counterpart of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France (with which it shares the same tidal island characteristics and the same conical shape, though it is much larger, at 57 acres [23 ha], than Mont St Michel which covers 17 acres [6.9 ha]).
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Fast keine Corona-Restriktionen in den Niederlanden mehr | DW | 25.02.2022
In den Niederlanden sind seit diesem Freitag fast alle Corona-Beschränkungen außer Kraft. So wurde der Corona-Gesundheitspass abgeschafft. Auch Bars und Nachtclubs können wieder unbeschränkt öffnen.#Niederlande #Coronavirus #COVID-19 #Lockerungen #Island #England #Deutschland #RKI #KarlLauterbach
Fast keine Corona-Restriktionen in den Niederlanden mehr | DW | 25.02.2022
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Europa setzt auf Wegfall der Corona-Regeln | DW | 24.02.2022
In England und Island können die Menschen sich wieder entspannt nahekommen. Sämtliche Pandemiebeschränkungen werden aufgehoben. Andere Länder haben einen genauen Fahrplan, wann die Restriktionen enden sollen.#Corona #Europa #Lockerungen #England #Island #Slowakei #Italien #Österreich #Deutschland
Europa setzt auf Wegfall der Corona-Regeln | DW | 24.02.2022
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Polar bears on an abandoned island
Russian underwater and wildlife photographer Dmitry Kokh took a trip of a lifetime to an abandoned meteorological station on Kolyuchin Island. This small island, located in the Chukchi Sea, is in a remote area of the Russian arctic. While humans have long since left the area, Kokh discovered that there are other creatures making themselves comfortable. Polar bears have overtaken the station, turning the old buildings into cozy homes and, from the looks of it, thriving.
#photo #photography #DmitryKokh #bears #polarbears #nature #wildlife #abandoned #island
by Dmitry Kokh
https://mymodernmet.com/polar-bears-kolyuchin-island-dmitry-kokh/
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Navy Agrees To Comply With Hawaii’s Order To Drain Red Hill Fuel Facility
‘Under the #order, the #Navy is required to #drain its #fuel and may only refuel in the #future if it can meet #state #safety #standards. If it cannot do so, the Navy will have to #move its estimated #180-million-gallons of fuel #elsewhere.’
‘The only acceptable course of action after #defueling the #RedHill #tanks is what #Oahu #Water #Protectors have always insisted is the only #safe option: #ShutDownRedHill. #PERMANENTLY!’
#redhill #toxic #jet-fuel #tank-farm #facility #contamination #crisis #emergency #pacific #island #oahu #hawaii #military #pollution #health #safety #investigation #poison #environment #ecology #aquatic #life #waterislife
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Native Hawaiians Fight US Navy for Polluting Island’s Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mMsGi11F-U
'Short #documentary about the ongoing #crisis caused by the #US #Navy's #RedHill #fuel-facility #contaminating #Hawaii's #drinking #water and what #kānaka #maoli ( #Native #Hawaiian) #land and water #protectors are doing to stop them!' #ShutDownRedHill
#pacific #island #oahu #military #pollution #poison #leaking #fuel #tanks #civil-disobedience #life #water-is-life
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Stranger
It’s a holiday I deserve. I look around as the ferry glides gently into the familiar harbour and approaches the simple wooden piers. Nearly ten years have passed since I left, though it looks like nothing has changed here. I think back to that last long summer on the island.
I was taking my first steps as a man. I got a job at the harbour, which mainly consisted of greeting the yachts and small ferries that came to the island, securing the ropes and leading the tourists to their accommodation. Smile and help them with their bags, we were told; you’ll get a nice tip, and they might ask you to run errands for some extra cash. They weren’t filthy rich, the tourists; they were the ones who wanted an affordable paradise.
I was only a week on the job when he arrived: the handsome stranger, as I thought of him. I unnecessarily helped with his small amount of luggage and led him up the hill to his bed and breakfast.
“Will you show me around the island?” he asked.
“There’s no need,” I laughed. “You can’t really get lost. There’s the one shop up the hill from the harbour, and–”
I stopped when I saw the smile on his face. My throat went dry.
“Sure, I finish work in a couple of hours. Or an hour and three quarters, even.”
I went back after work, nervous. We walked around the island, I led the way. Pointing out the obvious sites calmed me. Then we went back to his, and I was easily seduced. We spent the night together, and the next, and most of my time off work, really. He didn’t tell me about his life at home, but we discussed films and music and travel.
“I’ve never been to Spain, I’d love to go,” I said after he told me about his time on the Catalan coast. We were lying in bed.
“Go to Barcelona if you like the sea. Beautiful city, strong local culture. And the gay scene is amazing,” He said, running his finger down my back.
“Maybe we could go together,” I ventured.
“Maybe.”
But a week and a half later, he told me his holiday was over and he had to go home. He wasn’t single, it turned out. He was my first love, I was his summer holiday fling. In retrospect, it was obvious. Still, I will always remember him.
I learned quickly. People who came to the island on holiday weren’t looking for ‘the one’, they were looking to get away from it all. ‘It all’ often included a spouse and even children. So I had several more flings with tourists that summer to help me get over him.
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It was near the end of the season when I met her. She was an artist. I helped carry her things to one of the farthest cabins. She wanted privacy, time alone. I smirked to myself; I’ve heard that one before!
“Would you like to paint me?” I asked, thinking I knew it all.
“I’m more into landscapes. The views to the sea here are exquisite.” she said.
I turned to leave.
“Wait, can you get me some things from the store?” she asked.
Over the next two weeks, I bought food and art supplies when she needed, and found excuses to come by and watch her paint. She didn’t mind as long as I was quiet. I’d never before seen someone take a blank canvas and create a realistic picture of the view in front of them. I was mesmerised.
She stayed for a third week; few people did. It was then that we got involved. I think she was looking for a distraction, a break from her painting; I was young and obviously interested. Nonetheless, it became more than sex. I was eager to learn from this worldly woman, this creator of paintings. She enjoyed the attention and grew to like me.
When autumn arrived, she asked if I’d like to come with her. I immediately agreed. I packed up and moved to the mainland with her. We spent a year and a half happily together, sometimes travelling, sometimes staying home.
Then things soured. Her art became popular, and she wanted to travel to shows and hobnob with her sophisticated friends. I didn’t feel welcome, and though I was the younger one, I felt ready to settle down. I realised this wasn’t the future I’d been hoping for. Looking back, it was my first serious relationship; yet I knew it wouldn’t be my last.
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I stayed on the mainland. I had been working as an assistant event manager, and I liked the job. I was good with people and eager to learn. The pay wasn’t great, but it had a future. Two years later I started my own business, managing conferences and exhibitions. I was finally ready to stand on my own two feet, and soon had a few people working for me.
It was hard work though, with little time or money for holidays, let alone love. Now, with my business more secure, I can finally leave things with my assistant for a few weeks. It’s a holiday I deserve.
So here I am, finally able to relax and visit the affordable paradise. Where else would I go? As the ferry gently slows to a stop, I see the eager young faces securing it in place and offering us help to get off the boat. This time, I am the handsome stranger, I tell myself as I step ashore.
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#story #fiction #island #love #loss #comingofage
This is from my wordpress blog Story Stag
Note: This story was inspired by Germain’s song ikaría, and especially the line, “This time, I am the handsome stranger”.
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14Solitary Living
Photograph: Christoph Becker
Place: Saint Lawrence River, between Canada and New York
found at Unbelievable Drone Photos
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Traigh na Beirigh on the Isle of Lewis [+]
I wonder what happened to our @kevie@socializer.cc who lives on the #IsleofLewis #Hebrides #island
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#NationalGrid in talks over plan for #energy #island in #NorthSea | #RenewableEnergy | The Guardian
Could be a good investment.