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How to avoid a tick bite?

How to avoid a tick bite?

Tick ​​season is in full swing. How to prevent tick bites and the associated risk of Lyme disease? Are you in danger in the garden? And what do you do if you find a tick on your body? ✦Exclusively for subscribers byDevi smitsJuly 24, 2021, 03:00 Almost 10,000 tick bites were reported in Belgium last year. This is worrying, because …

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Expansion of distribution center gives Jumbo more room for growing fruits and vegetables

Expansion of distribution center gives Jumbo more room for growing fruits and vegetables

Jumbo considerably enlarges the central mechanized distribution center (CDC) of Nieuwegein, opened in 2020. In addition to an extension of the processing capacity of non-perishable products with more than 6,000 m2 of mechanization, including 11 robotic lines, a new mechanized CDC for the Fresh category, with an area of ​​approximately 40,000 m2, will also be built on the site. The …

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First: robotic seismologist InSight reveals deep secrets of Mars

First: robotic seismologist InSight reveals deep secrets of Mars

The InSight “seismic robot” monitors the surface of MarsImage NASA / JPL-Caltech The seismic robot InSight has been on the Martian surface since 2018, observing the chills and tremors of the planet, called earthquakes, which can reveal the inner state of our cosmic neighbor. In the past two years, more than five hundred have passed under his proverbial feet. By …

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“Won’t there soon be ten identical 2022 cars on the grid” |

"Won't there soon be ten identical 2022 cars on the grid" |

Formula 1 sporting director Ross Brawn isn’t afraid there will be ten identical cars on the grid by 2022. This despite the fact that new technical regulations, critics say, leave little behind. room for creativity. Formula 1 presented a kind of prototype car of what the 2022 cars will look like. Aside from the fact that the color may not …

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Does gluten (in bread, pasta and cookies) cause dementia?

Does gluten (in bread, pasta and cookies) cause dementia?

A few years ago, a gluten-free diet suddenly became very popular. From the books it appeared that gluten was the cause of many different complaints. From complaints such as diarrhea and a feeling of swelling to many other complaints and illnesses. In America even the book “Grain Brain” by David Perlmutter was published, a book which was published in the …

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More space: “Governments must work together” | 1Limburg

More space: "Governments must work together" |  1Limburg

Delta Commissioner Peter Glas visited the affected area of ​​South Limburg on Thursday, a week after the huge floods. He was impressed with what he found and called it a flood disaster. Glas wanted to get impressions for his work at the national level as Commissioner of Delta and Flood Risk Management. provide“All extremes come to us, from major shortages …

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Jeff Bezos proposes to send polluting industries into space

Jeff Bezos proposes to send polluting industries into space

It looks like Jeff Bezos is very inspired by Jeff Bezos Small rice in the space. Is it for good? Here is what I propose to the group:CBS this morning : Get rid of industries that pollute the earth by sending them into space. “What I’m about to tell you sounds good to you, but it will happen.” We can …

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“Dutch” robot arm after successful launch en route to the ISS

"Dutch" robot arm after successful launch en route to the ISS

The ISS in a 2018 photo.Image REUTERS The European robotic arm (ERA) left with Nauka, the new module of the Russian part of the International Space Station. The two will not be matched with their new home for a few days. ERA will then become the first robotic arm on the Russian side, and the third in total on the …

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