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The bee is not at all good for biodiversity

The bee is not at all good for biodiversity

If bees die, humans will follow within two years, Albert Einstein once said. Although it is doubtful that the statement can be attributed to the famous scholar, it contains a grain of truth. Many crops, and indeed many plants in nature, depend on pollinators for their reproduction, insects that transfer pollen from flowers to stigmas. It’s the work of the …

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Alternate carriage rights help allocate scarce space

Alternate carriage rights help allocate scarce space

Network operators are working hard to expand and modernize the network. At the same time, it is necessary to consider how space on current grids can be used in the most optimal way. With alternative transmission rights, the ACM makes it possible to spare the network during busy hours and to shift part of the power peaks to quiet hours. …

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More space and attention for cyclists and public transport

More space and attention for cyclists and public transport

To ensure that De Ronde Venen remains safe and easily accessible in 2040, the municipality must take action in the coming years to encourage the use of bicycles and public transport (OV). Cyclists, public transport and pedestrians will benefit from more space to keep the municipality accessible, traffic safe and livable. However, the car will continue to play an important …

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LOOK Tipt: bike with space for two

LOOK Tipt: bike with space for two

What books to read, what exhibition is worth visiting and what are the latest gadgets? WATCH catch up. This time: a duo bike. fat bike Wide range and space for two. It’s the short tone of FLX, a new fat bike from Dutch manufacturer Phatfour. The e-bike type can travel up to 100 kilometers (with a top speed of 25 …

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South Holland bees get more space from the province

South Holland bees get more space from the province

The province of South Holland wants to create more space for bees in the coming years. “Bees are important for our existence,” says Berend Potjer of Nature. South Holland has twelve “bee landscapes”, ranging from germination to flowering. Scientists, environmentalists, green managers, farmers, citizens, governments, businesses and social organizations are working together to increase the number of wild bees. The …

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Value of Art – NRC

Value of Art – NRC

Rosanne Hertzberger is tired of standard concepts that must justify the place of a work of art (3/6). I’ve worked in the visual arts for fifty years and I too am horrified by the constant trail of words such as ‘question’ and ‘explore’ and ‘investigate’ and ‘critique’. But Hertzberger gets rid of it very easily in this case. His position …

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Defense wants to send its own satellites into space

Defense wants to send its own satellites into space

At present, our country still depends on other countries or commercial companies for the use of satellites. As a result, the army cannot decide for itself where and when the necessary information is collected. “It is crucial that the Netherlands develops its own space capability in addition to using existing capability,” says Van der Maat. “By developing its own innovation …

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Sing along with the Mozart Cantat four-part choir in Hoorn

Sing along with the Mozart Cantat four-part choir in Hoorn

HORN – Mozart Cantat is a four-voice mixed choir made up of around thirty members. The choir focuses primarily on the vocal work of Mozart, but there is also room for contemporaries such as Handel, Haydn, Salieri, Purcell, Mendelssohn, Gluck and Fauré. HORN – Mozart Cantat is a four-voice mixed choir made up of around thirty members. The choir focuses …

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