RUP is a toolset of the company Rational (now IBM) that supports working according to the Object Oriented Software development method Unified Process. The way of software development has changed considerably in recent years: Software is now being built quickly and flexibly. Read More
BORSJTSJ is a groentensoep and is mainly eaten in the Slavic countries (especially in Russia, Poland and Ukraine). BORSJTSJ is made of beef broth with meat, onion and beetroot. There are several local variates with additional ingredients but these are the basic ingredients. Read More
PVC is hard plastic, or hard plastics and has as base petroleum and salt. Naturally, PVC is hard, by adding softeners it can be made smoothly. Hard PVC is used in toys, dashboards and, for example, gutters. Soft PVC in floor coverings, hoses and foils. To see these examples you can already read that PVC is applied in many products because it is strong, light weight and different ways to edit. Vinyl is actually a different name for PVC: For a floor in a factory one is talking about a PVC floor in a consumer floor usually vinyl (often it is also in rolls). A construction market drainage tube is of PVC and an LP plate is of vinyl. PVC was discovered by chance in 1838 and is actually rediscovered in 1872. Both discoveries concerned a white solid. Only in 1926 a usable PVC was available.
Braces serve to keep a pantalog at the right height when you do not wear a belt. A brace is usually Y-shaped and consists of 3 tyres. The three tyres are often elastic, and with more expensive versions of cotton, silk or suede. Read More
Kynologie comes from the Greek Kynos (dog) but is not a recognized scientific discipline. Kynologie is mainly used by dog trainers and dog breeders. There are several courses to Kynoloog. Read More
A militia is a group of civilians who have taken military duties. It is therefore not a normal military force with professional soldiers and also has less political control. Read More
When you do hypocrites, you are actually friendly to someone while you do not believe it. If you are hypocritical/do you do otherwise than you really are. Often it is also false behavior. Read More
KBC is an association of Dutch beer breweries, meant for the smaller brewery. KBC has more than 100 members and is involved in the organisation of beer festivals and tastings throughout the country. In addition, KBC organises every year the Open brewery days in which the breweries open the doors to the public. Read More
Twerken is a dance that you can do on your own, and where the motion of the buttocks is central. The dance actually comes from a West African dance (Mapouka dance) in which it is not only about the buttocks of the woman, but in the Western world the Twerken remains, and the focus on the buttocks. Read More
Originally a side drawing was a (handwritten) remark, or some other form of commentary, which was made in the side line of a book. Nowadays, it is more figuratively used: it is no longer in the side, but it is a general remark. Read More