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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

This week it became clear that Eemnes will go even longer without ads. Marc Timmerman, initiator of the floating pub De Ark, withdrew his candidacy. He did this because at the last committee meeting, it transpired that several councilors hadn’t seen the Ark coming after all. And that while Timmerman was getting signals earlier that he could start making his …

Users of the youth center in the Utrecht district of Overvecht, badly damaged by a fire at the end of the year, will soon be able to return to their old building on the Scharlakendreef. It is expected that BOKS can return the week of February 7. Alderman Eelco Eerenberg writes this in a letter to the city council. It …

(AGENPARL) – Mon, January 24, 2022 [Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap]Additional adjustment final exam for high school studentsJanuary 24, 2022 – 6:00 p.m.For many students and schools, this school year will also be different than they would have liked due to the coronavirus. For exam students, this means that the journey to the final exam comes with obstacles. Although …

As the new telescope zooms into space on Monday, flight control on Earth wants to turn on the motors around 8 p.m. Dutch time. This should change the course of the probe. This way it can be “parked” in a stable place in the shade of the ground. It consumes as little energy as possible there, has a clear view …