Form The shape is perhaps even more important than the size of the table. The shape of a dining table can do a lot with a room. The most common shapes are: rectangular/square and oval/round, but now there are also tables that combine them. Like a rectangular table with rounded corners, so that it is between oval and rectangular. Above …
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After twenty years of “battle”, finally the authorization for Duinzigt Havo
The Fioretti Foundation Teylingen de Voorhout receives permission from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science to establish a new school in Oegstgeest. This is the HAVO education at the Duinzigt sector of Teylingen College. This decision fulfills a long-standing wish of the school. At the school on the Wijttenbachlaan in Oegstgeest HAVO is already taught, but later three HAVO …
Read More »The Sowib working group pleads for a variant on the energy label
1 hour ago General Anyone who wants to buy a house can see at a glance how energy-efficient the house is on Funda. A label has been designed for this. The Working Together Growing group of Boxtel (Sowib) wants a similar label, but which specifies how suitable an accommodation is for seniors. There is not yet such a clear etiquette …
Read More »A group of polar bears survive in Greenland even without sea ice | Science
to researchA pack of polar bears survive in southeast Greenland despite the lack of their primary need: sea ice. Scientists have been studying these polar bears for some time. This conclusion is hopeful for other polar bears, according to a study published in the scientific journal Science† Polar bears have become the face of the climate crisis. Experts suggest the …
Read More »Garage owner Andrejs proudly shows his business after more than two weeks of forced closure
Garage owner Andrejs Vinovskis is finally allowed to return to his business premises after 2.5 weeks. The building at the back of the Nieuw-Mathenesserstraat was closed by the municipality during this period. During the inspection, inspectors and others were reportedly ill and the building was found to be unsafe. With open arms, Andrejs invites SCHIE to take a look and …
Read More »Six researchers receive the highest Dutch scientific honor | Science
31 reactions Jun 17, 2022 at 10:57 am Deze onderzoekers ontvangen de Spinozapremie: Thea Hilhorst, hoogleraar Humanitaire Hulp en Wederopbouw aan de Erasmus Universiteit in Rotterdam, voor haar onderzoek naar de toenemende noodsituaties die wereldwijd ontstaan als gevolg van rampen en gewapende conflicten. Corné Pieterse, hoogleraar Plant-microbe Interacties aan de Universiteit Utrecht, voor zijn “baanbrekende onderzoek” naar de vraag hoe …
Read More »Rotterdam airport supports 150 flights: “No conditions here as at Schiphol” | Chaos Schiphol
Rotterdam The Hague Airport will take over 150 flights from Schiphol in July and August. These are flights from the travel organization and the airline Corendon. According to a spokesperson, there is even room to resume more flights from Schiphol. According to a Rotterdam Airport spokesperson, Corendon has seen the problems coming at Schiphol for some time. This airport has …
Read More »Discovery of a growing and devouring black hole | Science
Australian astronomers have discovered a massive, fast-growing black hole elsewhere in the universe that is gobbling up everything in its surroundings. Scientists have been searching unsuccessfully for these supermassive objects for more than fifty years. The black hole, with the mass of three billion suns, consumed in different media the equivalent of one Earth every second and shines 7,000 times …
Read More »Starfield lacks smooth space travel and over 200,000 lines of dialogue
During the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, after years of development, we finally got to see the first images of Starfield. Early comparisons to Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky came quickly, but according to director Todd Howard, it’s not possible to fly seamlessly into space from the planet, as is possible with Hello’s game. Games. According to Howard, who spoke …
Read More »Catnip gives cats more than just a high
Anyone who has a cat—or indeed, anyone who’s ever watched a cat movie—knows that creatures can get pretty wild with catnip or catnip. Researchers now better understand why. They lick it, roll it in and chew it, then sit and look a little stoned. Most cats find catnip irresistible. But why? What function does it play in the cat’s life? …
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