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It’s not easy for sports clubs to give all the teams a space to train these days. It is notable, among others, the KNHB hockey association. The curfew and age limit for group sports lead to puzzles among sports clubs. “Of course, we already had to take into account the curfew and now it is also allowed to play group …

People like predictability. From time immemorial, we have tried to capture reality in clear models that give us control of our world. At least that’s the idea. This sense of control, according to Theo Kocken, is largely an illusion. And in this illusion lies another great danger: Companies that believe that all risks can be eliminated ignore the fundamental uncertainties …

In the historic city center of Dordrecht there is a building with a surprisingly elongated and zigzagging space. Architect Olivier van den Hoven transformed the building into a house with long views and different atmospheres at the same time. Most people in Dordrecht know the building as the workshop of the Hageman sailboat. The national monument has a special history, …

online via livestream from Permeke, De Coninckplein 26, 2060 Antwerp, Belgium Past summers, with high temperatures and little rain, have confronted us with the dry fact that Flanders is vulnerable to water scarcity. Global warming adds even more: the pressure on our water supplies will increase in the years to come. In the run-up to World Water Day (March 22), …

Regardless of who you’re on the phone with or the nature of the conversation, there’s a good chance that one of the two parties wants to hang up before the other. This is what the American researchers say after an analysis of nearly a thousand telephone conversations. A thousand conversations The researchers listened to conversations between strangers, family members and …

The old facility at the Pottelberg site in Kortrijk was completely obsolete: the buildings had an institutional character, outdated sanitary facilities and rooms that were much too small. The obsolete parts were therefore demolished and replaced by new buildings. Three residential houses The residential program is organized into three houses with a maximum capacity of 12 places, which house both …

Jean-Eric Vergne had to leave Formula 1 when the talents Max Verstappen in Carlos Sainz came to Toro Rosso. “I sank to the bottom and had to stay calm to get back together!” Said Vergne. For the Frenchman, there was no more room in the Red Bull family. After his departure, a test followed at Toyota for the LMP1. However, …

Hans de BruijnFebruary 28, 2021, 11:50 A number of senior economists are (or: were) against the current lockdown. The British variant of the virus is not too bad, they say. One explains: “In December I also performed detailed calculations and models for the distribution of the UK variant. I feel like fear has been wrongly sown about this. What does …

A new out-of-school care center will start on Monday in the former space of the Sporthal De Haverkamp sports hall. Smallsteps / Partou site manager Jolanda Gimberg says: “Last week we moved the last group from J Oosstraat to Markelo. All groups now have a nice place. Nurseries / nurseries and after-school daycare for children aged 4 to 7 are …

AMSTELVEEN – The Amsterdamse Bos is an important green space for many residents of Astelland and Amsterdam for recreation in countless ways. Eefa works in the Amsterdamse Bos, has a walking service and is in the forest almost every day of the week. What is so nice about it? “Oxygen, space, freedom of movement!”, Declares Eefa. NH News / Jasper …