The second in a series of three down under World Series tournaments kicks off Friday in Wollongong, Australia. James Wade hopes to outperform at the Queensland Darts Masters. Wade is looking forward to a strong performance at the New South Wales Darts Masters. At the Queensland Darts Masters he was immediately knocked out in the first round against Simon Whitlock. …
Read More »Taylor Swift wanted a role in ‘Twilight,’ but the director thought it was a bad idea
Singer Taylor Swift nearly started an acting career in 2009. Swift was best known for her hits at that time love story and You belong With Me and searched through a roll in Twilight: New Moon also start acting. Although it seemed like a good idea at first, director Chris Weitz eventually decided the singer wasn’t allowed to participate. It …
Read More »Students are also welcome in the skating hall after Eurekaweek: “We will stay here as long as necessary”
First-year German business administration student Eliwon (19) has been answering rooms every day for three months and has finally found something in Prinsenland. One problem: he is not the only candidate. He has 720 euros left for a small room somewhere in Rotterdam. “But it’s not because of the money that I can’t find anything,” he sighs. That’s why he …
Read More »Dissatisfied, Botic van de Zandschulp stays in the United States | sport
Botic van de Zandschulp is set to take part in the Winston-Salem ATP tournament next week. The world number 24 placed third in the last preparation tournament for the US Open. Van de Zandschulp, 26, indicated on Tuesday after his loss to Daniil Medvedev doubt on his participation in Winston-Salem. The best tennis player in the Netherlands, not completely satisfied …
Read More »First test flight New Zealand P-8A • Pilot and aircraft
WASHINGTON — Boeing conducted its first test flight with the first of four P-8A Poseidons for the New Zealand Navy after the plane was rolled out of the spray booth in late July. Its construction became possible after the government of Wellington converted an export license issued by the United States Senate into a firm order in July 2018. The …
Read More »Rotten Fish Helps Solve Mystery Surrounding Soft Tissue Fossils
Most fossils are made of hard materials such as bones, shells or teeth, but in rare cases soft tissues are also preserved. How it works sometimes and sometimes not, was still a bit of a mystery. There are fossils in which pieces of skin, muscle or even an eye have been preserved. Internal organs can also fossilize through minerals. But …
Read More »Hockey players struggle to break through American wall in Pro League
Professional shots OUR Sports•Saturday, April 2, 7:44 p.m. The Netherlands won 3-0 against the United States in the Pro League. At Wagener Stadium, the Orange team signed with the setting sun behind them for a solid tournament win. The match was less than a minute and a half away as the Dutch hockey players already had a series of three …
Read More »Magnetic storm on its way to Earth: “A lot of energy”
A magnetic wave that strikes the earth at hundreds of kilometers per second. The US weather service SWPC warns about this. In addition, the wave would cause a “geomagnetic storm”. Michiel Brentjens of ASTRON from Dwingeloo explains how all this can happen. “The sun has been choppy for the past few days, there have been several explosions. And they happen …
Read More »India promised Rohingya refugees shelter, but quickly withdrew it
Reuters ONS News•yesterday, 8:23 p.m. Hours after an Indian minister announced that the country would provide apartments in New Delhi for Rohingya refugees, the announcement was denied by India’s interior ministry. According to Human Rights Watch, there are currently 40,000 Rohingya refugees in the country, whom Prime Minister Modi’s government previously wanted to deport. India’s Housing Minister wrote today Twitter …
Read More »Oil companies circumvent Jones Act to supply US fuel markets
Traders are increasingly sending unfinished gasoline components from the Gulf Coast to the Buckeye Partners LP terminal in the Bahamas, also known as Borco, where they are mixed with finished gasoline for shipment to the east coast of the United States. This unusual trade is a sign of strong demand for produce along the coast, home to some of the …
Read More »With this trick you remove the heat from your home and prevent new heat
Luckily, it’s not as hot as it has been for the past few weeks, but getting the heat out of your home? Go on. It is still stuffy in the house and air conditioning in all rooms is no longer the solution in 2022. But then what? An air conditioner consumes energy and running a fan is not a solution. …
Read More »Zevenkampster Oosterwegel retires after a fall in the first part of the European Championship | NOW
Emma Oosterwegel retired after the first part of the heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. The Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist crashed in the 100-meter hurdles on Wednesday morning. Oosterwegel decided after the fall not to play for the remainder of the tournament. On the penultimate hurdle, the 24-year-old lost his balance and fell. “That never happened,” the inconsolable …
Read More »Serbia and Kosovo ‘almost agree on nothing’, but will talk about peace together tomorrow | Abroad
Serbia and Kosovo “are almost in agreement on nothing” as they sit down for peace talks in Brussels tomorrow. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic expects “difficult talks”, he said this afternoon after exploratory talks at NATO. Tomorrow’s talks, led by EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell, aim to defuse tensions as the Kosovo government in Pristina makes another attempt early next …
Read More »New asphalt on the Zandbergsestraat for the Graauw agglomeration
The part of the Zandbergsestraat at the entrance to graauw gets a new layer of asphalt. This is the part of the street between numbers 2a and 12. We will carry out the work on August 29 and 30, 2022. What will happen in the Zandbergsestraat? First we remove the old top layer of asphalt. Then we apply a new …
Read More »Nothing is emotionally exploited, which makes Kokoshkin’s journey even more impressive.
The journey through Europe in 2005 is interspersed in the novel with chapters that take place on the cruise ship Queen Mary.Corbis image via Getty Images Kokochkin’s Journey, by the German writer Hans Joachim Schädlich, tells the story of a 95-year-old Russian American, Fyodor Kokoshkin, who looks back on his life. Kokoshkin, a botanist and author of a book on …
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