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What does DTS mean?

DTS means Digital Theatre Systems

DTS is high quality digital multichannel sound which is used in many cinemas. The sound is true to nature, the amount of information per second is much higher than the older Dolby Digital. DTS is used both professionally and for the consumer (stored on DVD or CD). DTS is a noise reduction system by reducing frequencies that are not perceptible to humans (DTS takes away less than Dolby Digital). The first film with DTS was Jurassic Park from 1993.

What does SEPA mean?

SEPA means Single Euro payments Area

SEPA is therefore an area in Europe where you can pay in one way. So it doesn't matter if you buy something online from the Netherlands or another European country. This is all in the same way. Due to the advent of the Euro, cash payment has become easier in Europe, but there are many different local payment options and systems available online. European politics wants to make the EU a competitive economy, so 1 common method of online payment is important. Now it is often still complicated, or there is a high cost of paying online in another European country, via SEPA this should be made easier. More information on this can be read on the SEPA website. Read More

What is a Makarapa?

A Makarapa is a crafted helmet

In South Africa, the cheerful, colourful, hand-crafted miner helmet is a much-seen object on the football stands, but also in other sports the handmade helmet is becoming increasingly popular. Hours are spent to make the helmet as beautiful and personal as possible. The 2010 World Cup in South Africa will also increasingly signal this phenomenon outside of South Africa. It has arisen to protect yourself from projectiles, in the early ' 80 and to show that you are a fan of something. In The Netherlands, Heinen has introduced the Pletterpet for the 2010 World Cup.

What is Heartburn?

Heartburn is a burning sensation in the upper abdomen

Gastric acid is intended to digest food quickly and effectively, and is therefore a pretty aggressive liquid. The stomach is provided with a thick mucous lining and therefore protected, but the esophagus does not have it and is therefore fragile. Normally, the transition between stomach and esophagus is closed and opens to leave food to the stomach and immediately closed again. When this closure does not work well enough, acid from the stomach can flow to the esophagus, which is also called reflux. This causes the burning sensation. There are medications available to counteract the effect.

What does LBS mean

LBS means Location Based Services

With LBS, it is about services that provide information about a user's current location. Often it is a smartphone with GPS that transmits its location (whether or not at the user's request), but often it also goes through the position of the GSM Zend Master. The idea is that a user himself indicates where he is (see also Foursquare) and thus gets information that is of interest to him at that time. Especially marketing people see a lot of added value here because they can try to get customers into the store.

What does LBS mean

LBS means Location Based Services

With LBS, it is about services that provide information about a user's current location. Often it is a smartphone with GPS that transmits its location (whether or not at the user's request), but often it also goes through the position of the GSM Zend Master. The idea is that a user himself indicates where he is (see also Foursquare) and thus gets information that is of interest to him at that time. Especially marketing people see a lot of added value here because they can try to get customers into the store.

What does LCR mean?

LCR means national Coordination Centre for Travellers ' advice

The LCR deals with Travellers ' advice (prevention of sickness in travellers), and does this by advising travel agents, tour operators, Medici and other people in health. The LCR formulates quality criteria for vaccination agencies and training and also sets out guidelines. These guidelines are distributed to everyone who is connected to the LCR. The guidelines and protocols are drawn up in various working groups (vaccination Working Group, malaria prophylaxis workgroup, Nurses Traveller Advisory Working Group and a kwaliteitsconsilium) in which experts participate. More information can be found on the LCR website.

What does BP mean?

BP means British Petroleum

BP is a petroleum company headquartered in London and is one of the major oil companies in the world (Shell and ExxonMobil are the other major). By merging in 1998 (with American Oil Company, Amoco) The current meaning of BP is actually: Beyond Petroleum. In the Netherlands, most employees of BP are people in marketing and employees in the refinery. BP has a major refinery in the Europoort area and has the largest refining capacity of all refineries in Europe. In May 2010, BP came mainly into the news after an explosion on Deepwater Horizon. More information can be found on the BP website. In May

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What does vuvuzela mean?

A vuvuzela is a traditional Zulu-horn

The vuvuzela is a horn that produces about 130 decibels (more than a siren), because of the high number of decibels, voices have gone on to ban this horn during the World Cup in South Africa. When you translate vuvuzela you come to: horn that makes a lot of noise. The horn is about 60cm long and especially known in the south of Africa, and is made of wood or plastic. It has only one tone, the tones are different because the length is often different.

Vuvuzela-Legendary horn