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The space station can accommodate a multitude of TV shows and movies

The space station can accommodate a multitude of TV shows and movies

“We are finally able to open our doors to civilians and allow others to experience the magic of living and working in space,” said Dana Weigel, deputy director of the space station at NASA. “The dream is really to give everyone access to space, and that’s a very exciting starting point here.” The producers of the Discovery Who Wants to …

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Why you can better book a meeting room

Why you can better book a meeting room

26-5-2021 at 15:40 By HeymediaPartners This is perhaps one of the most frustrating times for people who work in the office on a regular basis – you have an appointment for a call and suddenly someone else is in your conference room. This is of course very boring, and even more annoying if it’s the only room in the office …

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Court of Auditors: The municipality of Amersfoort is good in terms of confidentiality; but there is room for improvement

Court of Auditors: The municipality of Amersfoort is good in terms of confidentiality;  but there is room for improvement

AMERSFOORT The privacy policy of the Municipality of Amersfoort generally complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (AVG) and this is followed in practice. This emerged from an investigation by the Court of Auditors. The various requirements and principles of GDPR have been properly articulated in policies and work processes. This also applies to agreements concluded with cooperation partners. However, …

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SpaceX plans all of this in the future

SpaceX plans all of this in the future

Okay, the first manned flight went well, the package deliveries to space went really well, there’s still a Tesla floating in the air somewhere. In fact, on May 25, 2012, SpaceX Dragon was the first commercial spacecraft to dock at the International Space Station (ISS). So far, SpaceX has positioned itself well on the map as an aerospace company. Of …

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ETFs vs. Mutual Funds: Which one is the best investment for 2021?

Exchange-traded funds or simply ETFs are popular for offering consumers a considerable amount of cost savings as compared to mutual funds. But that does not mean that mutual funds are losing the competition against ETFs. Each year, millions of investors choose mutual funds because of the market’s extent. But lately, the ETFs market has seen a consistent rise in interest …

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Simple measures can give climate goals a ‘big swing’

Simple measures can give climate goals a 'big swing'

The new cabinet is expected to take a host of relatively inexpensive small steps to tackle the climate problem. These send society to a tipping point, where the transition to a sustainable lifestyle is much faster. A call for such ‘social tipping pointstrategy ”, signed by dozens of organizations, artists and scientists, can be found today in the letterbox of …

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Overtaking in Monaco? Gasly and Vettel “almost finished at the port”

Inhaalactie in Monaco? Gasly en Vettel "eindigden bijna in haven"

Vettel scored his first points of the season in Monaco. He did so with strategic intelligence, surpassing both Gasly and Lewis Hamilton. He took fifth place. When he came out of the pits, however, he found himself sitting next to Gasly at Beau Rivage, it was only at Massenet that Vettel was finally in the lead. Incidentally, the promotion was …

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