Snow hunting is snowfall with little visibility

Snow especially causes problems when it blows hard, and when it freezes. With a wind force of 6 or higher, with snowfall and sight of less than 200 meters one speaks about a snow hunt. The drifting snow that arises leads to major nuisances in people's homes (cracks and holes are prone to snow) but especially in traffic there is a lot of trouble. The sight is poor, there are roads unreachable by accumulations of snow (snow dunes). In situations like this, the KNMI gives additional warnings and alarms again.

Source and more information on the website of the KNMI.

Macromedia is a software company

Macromedia is known from several programs that are used to create Web sites. Most famous are Dreamweaver and Flash. Somewhat lesser known but widely used are Coldfusion, Flex and Fireworks. In 2005, Macromedia was acquired by Adobe.

More information on the Macromedia/Adobe website.

Zumba is a fitness program

Zumba is set up by a Colombian dancer and choreographer from Miami (Alberto Beto Perez) and is based on Latin American dances (such as salsa, merengue and samba). At Zumba you do exercises on music (similar to aerobics). The name Zumba comes from Spanish and means ' fast moving and having fun '. Zumba is a registered trademark, so instructors must obtain a diploma and purchase a license to give lessons.

Source and more information at Zumba.com

Zumba

An EReader is a digital book reader

With an eReader, you can download and read digital books. It's a way to put a lot of books on 1 device, so you don't have to drag a whole suitcase with books everywhere. There are several e-readers from different manufacturers, and there are also different types of digital books. Read More

IPad is a tablet computer from Apple

The IPAD has been available since 2010 and is a tablet from the company Apple. It's actually an iPhone with a bigger screen and you can't call it with it but for the rest there are many things the same. There are now several versions available from the IPad: extra powerful, different formats, etc. If you have an iPad with cellular, you can place a SIM card in the tablet and make use of all the functionalities without having wifi. Read More

Christmas Eve is the night before Christmas

Christmas Eve is the evening of December 24th, and is for the Catholics the evening to go to a midnight mass in the church (also other churches have more and more a church service on Christmas Eve).

CAO means collective bargaining agreement

A Cao is a collection of agreements between employers and employees. It complements the existing contract of employment which has been concluded. In the media there is often a difference between Cao and Cao. When it is written with capital letters (CAO) it is about a specific CAO (for the metal industry, the construction, etc. When using lowercase letters is about a CAO in general.

A CAO has a maximum validity of 5 years. At the end (representatives) of both the employer and the workers will negotiate the conditions of the new CAO. It is common for these two parties not to come together and strikes. Often, the agreements of the CAO are more favourable (for the employee) than prescribed in the law. You can think of more holiday days, higher wages, etc. However, it must never be lower than that prescribed by law.

For more information about the CAO, go to the website of Postbus51.

Spring is one of the Four Seasons

Spring is also often mentioned for years, and is the season after the winter. The next season is the summer (which in turn is followed by autumn). The spring begins (in the northern hemisphere) usually on 20 March and then ends on 21 June. In the southern hemisphere, spring usually starts on 22 September. In the spring Many plants bloom, the trees become much greener and it becomes warmer. The risk of frost is getting smaller as spring progresses. Read More

Cosplay means playing costume

Cosplay is descent from ' costume ' and ' play '. It is a Japanese subculture in which one is dressed to resemble as much as possible a favorite manga, anime or game character. It was created under the Otakujongeren (another Japanese subculture). In recent years, cosplay has been increasing in the European countries. Most people who do cosplay are perfectionist and therefore make everything themselves, to stay as close as possible to the original. For the beginners or people who do not take it so seriously it is also possible to buy Kostumms in the shop.

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