Phil Schwartz

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Simple tips for restoring bad credit

Credit scores are used to represent an individual’s credit-worthiness. In the American economy, the vast majority of people will need to utilize their credit score for one reason or another, whether it’s to get a car, a student loan, a credit card, or a house. However, bad credit scores are not uncommon. There are many reasons that people end up …

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The rocket that will crash into the moon is not from SpaceX after all

The rocket that will crash into the moon is not from SpaceX after all

The rocket made headlines in January after flying over the month. According to the calculations of astronomers, it turned out that the object was on a collision course with the moon. Bill Gray, creator of sky observation software Pluto Projectthen used data from the crowd to calculate that the rocket stage would crash there on March 4. At the time, …

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Poisonous sea anemone as a basis for medicine

How worker ants become queens in an emergency

In Australia, you will find quite a few animals and plants that could cost you your life, but one of them may prove capable of doing the exact opposite. It is a poisonous sea anemone that can reach about 8 to 10 centimeters. Unlike a snake, where the venom is delivered via fangs, you’ll find this sea anemone’s venom in …

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PITO gives children a taste of science, technology and agriculture (Stabroek)

PITO gives children a taste of science, technology and agriculture (Stabroek)

Even with tractor times. † © rr Stabroek † The transition from primary to secondary is not always easy. Many children find it difficult to make the right choice. This is why PITO organized a Do-Day. No less than 133 young people from the third year of primary school registered to familiarize themselves with the workshops. It gave them a …

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Hiker friend Lenny taught Elfie Tromp about space

Hiker friend Lenny taught Elfie Tromp about space

At a certain age you make hiking friends. I do not know if there is a club in which I registered. Or that it is hormonal or culturally determined. But at some point you go for a walk in your free time. With friends. You drive towards the seas, the moors, the forests and the fields to stroll together. Perhaps …

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Nice men have an advantage with this lizard

How worker ants become queens in an emergency

In a small species of lizard found in Mexico and the United States, males hold other males at bay while their mate tends to the offspring. This animal – which lives for about a year – spends its time, like many other animals, looking for a mate to breed with. One might think: then it’s every man for himself. It’s …

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Minister Van der Wal makes the Netherlands nature-friendly

Minister Van der Wal makes the Netherlands nature-friendly

The Netherlands are becoming more and more nature-friendly. Minister Christianne van der Wal for Nature and Nitrogen promised this in the House of Representatives. “This means that we will involve nature in everything we do: in food production, housing and infrastructure.” Van der Wal shared his mission Thursday during a debate with the agriculture committee on nature. “Our ambition goes …

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Babysitting your grandchildren doesn’t make you any younger

Babysitting your grandchildren doesn't make you any younger

Young parents who like to use grandparents’ free babysitting service can use this as an argument: keeping grandchildren keeps you young. It’s life’s wisdom that fits on a tile, but now science has taken a hard look at it. A word of warning: these young parents might as well read no further. Or don’t let grandma and grandpa read the …

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Ruimte voor een chapeau: Wethouder plant laatste boom voor 800 jaar Dordrecht

Ruimte voor een chapeau: Wethouder plant laatste boom voor 800 jaar Dordrecht

DORDRECHT – Een mooie mijlpaal: vanochtend plantte wethouder Marco Stam de laatste boom in het kader van ‘800 jaar Dordrecht’. Dat gebeurde in de berm langs de N3, tegenover de driehoekige punt van het Dubbelmondepark. Hiermee komt het project ‘800 bomen voor 800 jaar Dordrecht’ ten einde. De naam doet niet helemaal recht aan de werkelijkheid: er zijn in total …

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Collaborative robots in Manufacturing

Manufacturing processes are undergoing radical changes as technology advances to enable the automation of various production processes through robotics. Collaborative robots, a type of industrial robot also known as a cobot, is a robot designed to work in conjunction with humans in close proximity to one another and as such is designed with safety in mind. Their main role is …

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