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“Hottest month ever measured”: July breaks record

"Hottest month ever measured": July breaks record

In July, surface temperatures above land and ocean were on average 0.93 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average of 15.8 degrees, according to NOAA. The average temperature was also slightly above the previous record, which dates back to July 2016 and was matched in 2019 and 2020. The seven hottest months of July have all been recorded since 2015. …

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What is mood lighting (fabric lampshades, LED strips, …

Wat is sfeerverlichting (stoffen lampenkappen, LED strips, warme lichtbronnen)

Nowadays, lighting not only plays a functional role in a house, but also improves the atmosphere. In part because of the growing popularity of LED lighting There are more and more possibilities to create atmosphere in a room with the help of lighting. But what exactly is mood lighting and what types of mood lighting are the most popular? In …

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How God Still Slips Into the Life of an Atheist Baby Boomer

How God Still Slips Into the Life of an Atheist Baby Boomer

The autobiographical The enigma of God does not start dramatically: Alister McGrath (1953), now a well-known theologian and writer, receives a slight Protestant-Christian education as a boy, from which he moves away as a high school student and completely as a student . He follows the path of so many of his baby boom generation, who are erasing the last …

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Do you want a circular and healthy school?

Do you want a circular and healthy school?

Want to know all about circular schools and curious about what the 2021 Fresh Schools Program of Requirements (PvE) update means to you? So it’s a digital tour the Fresh and Circular Schools webinar on September 22 is a must! The program includes various experts who will inspire you to quickly roll up your sleeves to make schools circular and …

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Focus on the mysterious phenomenon of “déjà vu”

Het mysterieuze fenomeen ‘déjà vu’ nader bekeken

August 12 Focus on the mysterious phenomenon of “déjà vu” On the website Eos Science has recently taken an interest in the phenomenon of ‘déjà vu’. Literally translated, it means that you have already seen (or experienced) something, but in this case the brain cannot explain where or when it happened. Often times, you are even sure that you have …

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The Boermarkeweg Emmen intersection will be redesigned next spring

De Boermarkeweg ter hoogte van de afslag met de Van Schaikweg. Dit kruispunt wordt vergroot, aldus de gemeente. (Rechten: RTV Drenthe / Rien Kort)

The municipality is still considering doubling the Boermarkeweg. The road is considered an important access route for the center. Scheper Hospital and Esdal Campus are also located along this road. In recent years, it has regularly happened that the traffic is almost blocked. Because there are always more people, the municipality wanted to double the Boermarkeweg into a four-lane road. …

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“Who pays the bill? “- New harvest

“Who pays the bill?  "- New harvest

In this section, the Dutch in Brussels have their say. This week the contribution of Iris Bouwers, LTO Netherlands lobbyist to the European institutions in Brussels. Since the publication of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategy by European Commissioner Frans Timmermans, we want to know: what does this mean for agriculture? The Joint Research Center (JRC) report on strategies …

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No Letteren Prize Roemer ceremony after declarations

Verenigde Staten vaccineren al hun diplomaten, Oostenrijk helpt met vaccins voor Balkanlanden

The award of the Dutch Literature Prize to writer Astrid Roemer is canceled. Roemer receives the literary prize, but the organization put an end to the ceremony led by the King of the Belgians Philippe. The reason for the cancellation of the awards ceremony are the writer’s statements about the former President of Suriname Desi Bouterse. The committee reported to …

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No awarding of the Astrid Roemer Arts Prize after controversial statements

No awarding of the Astrid Roemer Arts Prize after controversial statements

The award of the Prize for Dutch Letters to the writer Astrid Roemer is canceled. Roemer receives the literary prize, but the organization put an end to the ceremony led by the King of the Belgians Philippe. The reason for the cancellation of the awards ceremony are the writer’s statements about the former President of Suriname Desi Bouterse. The committee …

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