Max Verstappen knows after the first online introduction that the Jeddah Corniche Circuit offers no room for error. On the bloody street circuit of Saudi Arabia, Verstappen can theoretically become Formula 1 champion, although he prefers to stay sober: “I feel calm and I know that we will continue to give everything.” By: Ronald Vording, Journalist 16m With two races …
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A barnacle is much less steadfast than you might think
Barnacles: You may know them primarily as a kind of attack on boats, rocks, or sea creatures like the sea turtle. A barnacle looks for a place where a lot of water flows and fixes itself there with a kind of layer of cement, never to change place again. At least that’s what we thought for a long time. A …
Read More »DUO reaction | news time
DUO responds to Nieuwsuur’s questions on Ikram’s late objection. Why does DUO apply the strict principle of exceeding the non-excusable time limit? DUO cannot comment on this specific case. Generally speaking, we can say the following. On the one hand, a good public service benefits from clear rules of the game. We like to be predictable and avoid arbitrariness. On …
Read More »Is it bad to watch TV in the dark? It’s like that
Sometimes a movie is just a little more impressive if you watch it – like at the cinema – in a dark room. But can it hurt to watch TV in the dark? Since television has existed, myths have circulated. For example, you would get square eyes staring at a screen for too long. It would be even worse to …
Read More »“Follow the science and don’t impose a travel ban” – Dagblad Suriname
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday urged countries to “follow the science” rather than impose travel bans in an attempt to contain the new variant of omicron. “There is currently no information to suggest that the symptoms associated with Omicron differ from those of other variants,” the WHO said. Travel bans recently introduced by countries such as the United …
Read More »Take a look inside a colorful workers’ house with a “touch of design”
A colorful and Scandinavian decor Their search for accommodation began about seven years ago and ultimately ended in this house in Haarlem. When you walk into the hall it initially looks like a very small house, but as soon as you walk into the living room you feel very spacious. They completely modernized the house, opting for a colorful and …
Read More »Dutch company makes revolutionary battery that never catches fire | Science & Planet
They last much longer, charge faster, and never catch fire. The solid-state battery holds great promise for the future. LionVolt Eindhoven has raised millions of euros to develop one. Everyone knows the story of an electric bicycle that spontaneously caught fire or a very expensive electric car in a parking lot that spontaneously caught fire. With the advent of solid-state …
Read More »New wastewater treatment plant in Huizen chosen by the Amstel, Gooi and Vecht Water Board
The Amstel Water Board, Gooi en Vecht decided on Thursday November 25 where a new wastewater treatment plant (STEP) can be built which can purify the wastewater of the municipality of Huizen, Blaricum, Eemnes and Laren . The Water Board has decided that the location of the current treatment plant in Huizen is the most suitable for the construction of …
Read More »Circular use of materials is increasing, but improvements are possible
Materials in Flanders are reused more and more, “but there is still work to be done”. This emerges from the online monitor that the Circular Economy Center launched on Monday. The monitor contains five years of research on the circular economy. Door Online writing – 11/27/2021 at 8:00 a.m. In 2014, materials intended for consumption consisted of 15.9% of secondary …
Read More »GroenLinks-PvdA wants more control over the construction of Room for Space houses in Bergeijk: “Remove the feeling of arbitrariness among citizens” | Campine
BERGEIJK – Where, in the vast peripheral area of Bergeijk, are the large Ruimte voor Ruimte houses still allowed to be built, and under what conditions? City council needs to have a better grip on this, argued opposition party GroenLinks-PvdA at the council meeting on Thursday. They are rarely modest in size, and difficult to ignore in the vast landscape …
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