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Raimond & Saskia (6): Adventure in Austria

Raimond & Saskia (6): Adventure in Austria

Raimond and Saskia emigrate to Austria, we follow them closely and publish an article every month on OldambtNu.nl. – advertising – –> Friend opts for the rougher work, where there used to be garages and now studios come, the metal has to be removed from the walls in order to place the window frames. Everything is …

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First loss for the women of Hockey Club Groningen, the men’s team takes a second victory

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After six victories in a row, the women of Hockeyclub Groningen suffered their first defeat on Sunday. Orange-Rouge was too strong in Eindhoven with 3-1. Groningen’s men went unbeaten for the third time in a row. Groningen coach Julian Steen resigned himself to defeat against Oranje-Rood, who played in the Dutch big league last season. “We deserved to lose. Orange-Red …

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7500 euros per month for this incredible warehouse

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Sometimes a house passes Foundation that you won’t let go. It may be that the interior scares you so much but still looks like some kind of disaster tourist. And sometimes it’s a special building that catches the eye. This home is a special gem in every way. Ad is loading… The house we found, or the interior, may be …

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“Precisely because things went wrong with me, I discovered how nature deals with this problem”

"Precisely because things went wrong with me, I discovered how nature deals with this problem"

Ricardo Tomas Statue “My research on extremely small flying robots is difficult. There is little room for large sensors and computing power in our drones, the smallest weighs only 3 grams. This scale makes them very useful, for example, for “search and rescue” operations in collapsed buildings or for pollinating flowers. So we try to draw inspiration from nature. “Some …

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The clock goes back again: place in darkness during the Night of the Night

Teveel kunstmatige verlichting zorgt voor hinder.

Darkness becomes a scene this weekend. During the Nuit de la Nuit, from Saturday to Sunday, attention is drawn to the importance of darkness and the nuisance caused by artificial light. Tonight there will be activities in the dark all over Drenthe. The Night of the Night always takes place when winter time starts again, like last night. Reinder Hoekstra …

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Sensor helps predict when turtle eggs hatch

Each chimpanzee has their own style of drumming

About the episode If you can predict when a turtle nest will hatch, you can protect them much better. A special egg-shaped sensor should help with this. The sea turtle is in poor condition all over the world. So there are various attempts to protect different species. For example, there is a GPS egg that can be tracked when poachers …

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“A necessary agricultural agreement for the farmer”

"A necessary agricultural agreement for the farmer"

Society is increasingly demanding in the field of climate, nature and the environment, and the tasks land on the farm. Many farmers and horticulturists ask themselves: “What place is there for me in the Netherlands?” It’s getting closer, for example with the return of the wolf. Should farmers and their livestock pay to give this animal a place in the …

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Bite Out of the Sun: How the world saw the eclipse

Bite Out of the Sun: How the world saw the eclipse

Even if it was “only” a partial eclipse, it remains special. The moon moved past the sun this week above the heads of billions of people on Earth. Tonie MudeOctober 28, 202210:00 Photographers set out to capture the light show in all sorts of variations. A partial solar eclipse always seems to have spiritual significance to some. On a beach …

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Grant programs for sustainable and scalable industrial zones

Grant programs for sustainable and scalable industrial zones

And these places are unfortunately often petrified and therefore susceptible to flooding and heat stress and therefore not climate resistant. If nothing changes, it is expected that in thirty years the average wind chill on a summer day in a business park will reach 40.8 degrees Celsius. So not really pleasant to stay. We can do something about that with …

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