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Swimmers braved the elements and took the plunge for The Big Dip in The Witterings, near Chichester. Many wore costumes for the event, with some dressed as sharks and lobsters. Cheers could be heard as hundreds of swimmers ran into the sea at around 11am, followed by screams from some due to the water’s cold temperature. The annual event raises much-needed funds for the 1st Birdham and Witterings Scout Group to allow it to continue to provide services for young people in the area in 2024. The Big Dip’s crowdfunder for the Scouts has raised more than £700 so far. Shelia…

Gillingham will look to start 2024 with a bang when they visit Colchester in League 2 this afternoon.We’re also watching the National League South derby between Maidstone and Tonbridge at the Gallagher plus two teams at the wrong end of Isthmian Premier go head-to-head as Margate host Folkestone.Follow all the action as it happens in our live blog below (please allow up to 10 seconds to initially load): Source link

Location : The M1 northbound between junctions J37 and J38 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:30 and 14:45 on 1 January 2024. Delay : There are currently delays of 20 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

A very windy spell is forecast for the whole of Kent by the Met Office with travel disruption ‘likely’ Source link

Magnetism occurs depending on how electrons behave. For example, the elementary particles can generate an electric current with their charge and thereby induce a magnetic field. However, magnetism can also arise through the collective alignment of the magnetic moments (spins) in a material. What has not been possible until now, however, is to continuously change the type of magnetism in a crystal. An international research team led by TU Wien professor Andrej Pustogow has now succeeded in doing just that: Changing magnetism “by pushing a button.” For that, the team continuously changed the magnetic interactions in a single crystal by…

Below is a gallery of some of our favourite pictures from the last year. Kenta Matsumoto crossing the finish line at the Brighton Half Marathon (Image: Andrew Gardner / The Argus) When student Kenta Matsumoto crossed the finish line at the Brighton Half Marathon in February, he was overcome with emotion, collapsing into the arms of a steward – but little did he know he would make the front page of the following day’s Argus newspaper. He had just achieved a new personal best time of one hour and 11 minutes, earning him 12th place in the 13-mile race. We spoke to Kenta…

Location : The M60 anticlockwise at junction J25 . Lane Closures : Lane three is closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 14:00 and 14:15 on 1 January 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:00 and 14:15 on 1 January 2024. Lanes Closed : There is one of three lanes closed. Source link

With crisp pastry, juicy mincemeat and tender frangipane topping, this mincemeat frangipane tart is the perfect Christmas dessert. You can chill the tart in the fridge if you’re not ready to serve it right away, then serve cool or warm with cream, custard, or even a touch of brandy cream. My frangipane mincemeat tart can be made in a quiche or flan tin, and with the pretty icing and silver sprinkles on top, it could be the showstopper at the centre of your festive celebrations. Preparing the pastry is a breeze – you’ll just need simple ingredients: salted butter, plain…

How the mighty have fallen. In 2018, Aquaman was released and performed incredibly well, making over a billion dollars and providing a breath of fresh air in a year of serious comic book movies. Reshoots, on-set issues, and the fate of a studio have meant its follow up has not fared as well.  Quick history lesson – The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) started om 2013 with Man of Steel, and was meant to rival Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. For many reasons, that hasn’t been the case, and director James Gunn has taken over the DC Universe with a plan to reboot…

The structure of AS-SwinT. Credit: Plant Phenomics (2023). DOI: 10.34133/plantphenomics.0085 Berry thinning is crucial for cultivating high-quality table grapes, traditionally carried out by skilled laborers who are becoming scarce due to an aging population. To address the labor-intensive and time-consuming process, researchers are focused on developing an intelligent machine vision system for automated berry thinning. Current studies utilize deep learning (DL) and image processing to count and locate berries, with methodologies ranging from analyzing whole vine images to focusing on single-grape-bunch images for improved accuracy and efficiency. However, challenges persist in accurately detecting small berries during the thinning season due…