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  • Businessmen jailed for up to four years for property fraud and corruption

    News from DutchNews.nl
    28 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    The main players in a far-reaching and massive corruption case involving fraudulent property sales were jailed for up to four years by a court in Amsterdam on Friday.

  • Dutch gov't to ban Muslim face veils next year

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    28 Jan 2012 | 3:07 am
    The ban will also apply to balaclavas and motorcycle helmets when worn in inappropriate places, such as inside a store, Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen told reporters, denying that this was a ...

  • Dutch May Ask Germany to Help Pay for Its Students

    NYT > Netherlands
    21 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The Dutch state secretary for education is considering the possibility of requesting financial reimbursement from Germany for the many German students who study in the Netherlands.

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    Bad News from the Netherlands
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:59 am
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  • Over 9.5 thousand Dutch bankruptcy filings in 2011

    Dutch Daily News
    Dutch Daily News
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:46 pm
    According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, 9,531 bankruptcies were filed last year, approximately as many as in 2010. Nearly 6.2 thousand business bankruptcies (excluding one-man businesses) were filed, 1 percent down on 2010. The number of individual bankruptcies increased by nearly 2 percent to 2.4 thousand. The number of bankruptcies in the category one-man businesses dropped marginally by 2 percent. Owing to the recession, individual bankruptcies reached the highest level ever in 2009, i.e. more than 10 thousand. Although the number declined somewhat in the years…
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  • Businessmen jailed for up to four years for property fraud and corruption

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    The main players in a far-reaching and massive corruption case involving fraudulent property sales were jailed for up to four years by a court in Amsterdam on Friday.

  • Blaricum keeps 'most expensive houses' title, Pekela is the cheapest

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:26 am
    A house in Blaricum costed an average €775,000 last year, making the town, south east of Amsterdam, the most expensive place to live in the Netherlands yet again.

  • Cabinet backs the burka ban

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:16 am
    The cabinet on Friday voted to ban burkas and other face-covering garments from public places. Once the legislation has passed through parliament, the Netherlands will become the third country in Europe to ban the Islamic garment, after France and Belgium.

  • LinkedIn launches in Dutch

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:11 am
    Business networking website LinkedIn launched a Dutch language version on Friday, which the company hopes 'will make it easier for three million Dutch professionals to communicate with each other'.

  • Foreign minister 'stops EU criticising Israel'

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:02 am
    Foreign minister Uri Rosenthal pressured European colleagues to amend a statement about Israel earlier this week, the NRC reports, quoting sources in ‘Brussels and other EU cities’.
 
 
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    Bad News from the Netherlands

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  • Most Dutch Municipalities Suffer from Excrement

    22 Jan 2012 | 3:54 am
    More than half of Dutch municipalities report that they suffer from dog excrement. Citizens there regularly complain about these problems. The problems are larger in bigger towns than in small communities. This results from research presented on the First National Symposium on Dog Policies. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, dog excrement is the number one irritation in the Netherlands. The number of dogs in the Netherlands is estimated to be around 1.5 million. At the Symposium, a Professor of Veterinary health from Utrecht University will speak. He claims that dog excrement is…

  • Arch Bishop: Roman Catholic Church did not Live up to Norms

    19 Jan 2012 | 2:14 am
    The Arch Bishop of Utrecht, Wim Eijk has said to a parliamentary committee that his Church did not live up to its own values. He was heard in view of the Deetman Report, which found that there had been between 10 and 20 thousand victims of sexual abuse in Catholic institutions, of which 1,000 are considered serious cases. The report discussed the ‘culture of silence’ in the Church. The Arch Bishop admitted that the report gave a correct view of the situation and he said that he was ashamed. He added that the Church will have to regain the confidence of the Dutch…

  • Dutch Police have Increasing Problems with their Pistols

    18 Jan 2012 | 2:15 am
    Already in 2009, the Dutch Police should have introduced their new pistols. A police lawyer, Ingrid van den Berge said that the present pistols, Walther P5, are not functioning properly in many ways. Modern bullets place too much pressure on these weapons which have to be repaired, often at high cost. In addition, they can only take 8 cartridges, whereas new weapons should have 15. The police lawyer said that if no decision is taken soon, the safety of police agents will be at…

  • Total Failure of Crisis Communication after Major Fire

    17 Jan 2012 | 6:16 am
    When a major fire in the chemical plant of Chemie-Pack broke out in January 2011, the communication system between authorities and residents in its neighborhood totally failed. These results are from a draft report of the Investigation Council for Security. The report mentions as examples of failing services - the non-functioning of telephone information and the crisis website. Data of importance to residents were not officially released. Information provided to the residents was sometimes contradictory. The Council concludes that the communication was severely handicapped as so many…
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    Dutch Daily News

  • Over 9.5 thousand Dutch bankruptcy filings in 2011

    Dutch Daily News
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:46 pm
    According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, 9,531 bankruptcies were filed last year, approximately as many as in 2010. Nearly 6.2 thousand business bankruptcies (excluding one-man businesses) were filed, 1 percent down on 2010. The number of individual bankruptcies increased by nearly 2 percent to 2.4 thousand. The number of bankruptcies in the category one-man businesses dropped marginally by 2 percent. Owing to the recession, individual bankruptcies reached the highest level ever in 2009, i.e. more than 10 thousand. Although the number declined somewhat in the years…

  • World-class collection of prints at Van Gogh Museum

    Dutch Daily News
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:24 pm
    From 2 February to 23 September 2012, the Van Gogh Museum will present the exhibition Beauty in abundance: Highlights from the print collection of the Van Gogh Museum. Approximately one hundred important prints from the museum’s permanent collection will be on display, by artists including Bonnard, Gauguin, and Toulouse-Lautrec. This exhibition shows one of the world’s finest print collections and marks the publication of the first major study of this collection, Printmaking in Paris. The rage for prints at the fin de siècle. In the years 1890 to 1905, Paris was swept by a craze for…

  • Philips and Sara Lee to extend partnership to drive long-term growth in coffee market

    Dutch Daily News
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:31 am
    Royal Philips Electronics today announced it has agreed to extend its partnership with Sara Lee Corp. to drive growth in the global coffee market. Under a new exclusive partnership framework, which will run through 2020, Philips will be the exclusive Senseo consumer appliance manufacturer and distributor for the duration of the agreement. The extended partnership underlines the shared commitment from Philips and Sara Lee to further strengthen the Senseo brand through investment in innovation and market expansion. As part of the agreement, Philips will transfer its 50% ownership right in the…

  • Technique reveals vascular diseases and colors of Mona Lisa

    Dutch Daily News
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:39 pm
    The technique used to uncover the secrets of the Mona Lisa can also be used to detect abnormalities in the walls of our blood vessels. The exact relationship between Leonardo da Vinci´s work and health will be explained on 10 February during a symposium in Amsterdam. David Maresca, researcher at Erasmus MC, and James Muller, the winner of the Nobel Peace prize in 1985, will give lectures on the special technique ´light spectroscopy´. David Maresca did an internship at the Louvre where he used light spectroscopy to determine which paint had been used for the background of the Mona Lisa. He…

  • Amsterdam Fashion Week kicks off with spectacular opening show

    Dutch Daily News
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:34 pm
    The 16th edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week kicked off with a spectacular opening show in front of an awesomely attired pack of VIP fashionistas filling out the front row. And glam guests enjoyed a dazzling opening show on the catwalk by designer Sjaak Hullekes and Bas Kosters. The 16th edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week takes place from the 25th until the 29th of January 2012 at the Westergasterrein. Amsterdam Fashion Week will once again focus on creative expression for new, talented designers, established names and leading fashion labels. Bas Kosters backstage finale FW12 from Team Peter…
 
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    Amsterdam Travel and Visitors Guide

  • Amsterdam’s PC Hooftstraat World’s Third Nicest Shopping Street

    CityDesk
    18 Jan 2012 | 1:51 am
    Full article: Amsterdam’s PC Hooftstraat World’s Third Nicest Shopping Street Amsterdam's most expensive shopping street, the P.C. Hooftstraat, has been rated third on a list of the world's nicest places to shop. Orchard Street in Signapore took first place, followed by Avenue de la Liberté in Luxembourg.Amsterdam Tourist Information

  • Netherlands News: Flooding, Floating Houses, and Happy Surfers

    CityDesk
    15 Jan 2012 | 4:55 am
    Full article: Netherlands News: Flooding, Floating Houses, and Happy Surfers This week's editon of In From Holland -- the weekly news video show produced by Radio Netherlands -- is all about water and how the Dutch deal with it because this past week some parts of the Netherlands experienced serious flooding.Amsterdam Tourist Information

  • Living statues causing problems in Amsterdam

    CityDesk
    10 Jan 2012 | 11:13 am
    Full article: Living statues causing problems in Amsterdam The municipality of Amsterdam will examine whether its policies for street artists can be tightened. A sharp increase in the number of East European street performers is causing much trouble in the city's center.Amsterdam Tourist Information

  • Amsterdam canals: 51 drownings over the past three years

    CityDesk
    9 Jan 2012 | 7:56 am
    Full article: Amsterdam canals: 51 drownings over the past three years Over the past three years 51 people have drowned in the canals of Amsterdam. Only one of those casualties occurred as the result of a crime. Most of the victims were drunks who fell in while trying to relieve themselves.Amsterdam Tourist Information

  • Amsterdam weather in January

    CityDesk
    3 Jan 2012 | 2:58 am
    Full article: Amsterdam weather in January January tends to be Amsterdam's coldest month. Expect anything from gloomy days with (near) freezing temperatures to deep blue, cloudless skies with lots of sun. Plan for rain and don't be surprised to see snow...Amsterdam Tourist Information
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  • Tourists Can Still Toke in Amsterdam

    22 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Far and wide, the most popular question I've received from prospective visitors in the past year has been about the hot-button issue of whether the Netherlands has adopted a "weed pass" that bars anyone who isn't a Dutch resident from the country's cannabis coffeeshops. The answer, in short, is no (or rather, not yet): tourists are still welcome in coffeeshops nationwide - Amsterdam included - with the exception of the southwestern city of Maastricht. Even if the "weed pass" is approved, tourists can still visit Amsterdam's coffeeshops until at least 2013. Read more about the prospective weed…

  • Focus On: The Jordaan

    21 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Many tourists who visit Amsterdam soon realize that there's much more to the city than the historic center and, moreover, that much of it takes only a few short minutes by foot or bike to reach. The Jordaan is one such neck of the woods: located just outside the Western Canal Belt, this artsy enclave appeals with its quaint, canal-side streets, abundant artists' studios, irresistible restaurants and more. Learn more about the Jordaan in Amsterdam.

  • A Month-by-Month Guide to Amsterdam

    16 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Visitors to this site often ask when the best time to visit Amsterdam is, but there's no one answer that fits everyone. Some visitors prefer fewer crowds; some will hold out for the hope of better weather; and others still have a special seasonal event in mind, like a visit to Keukenhof's tulip fields or the experience of Amsterdam on Queen's Day or New Year's Eve. Whatever your preference is, find out what characterizes each time of year with this summary of Amsterdam month by month.

  • A Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam

    15 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Renowned for its tolerance, the Netherlands - and particularly Amsterdam - welcomed people of all creeds who had suffered persecution in their homeland. One such people were the Sephardic Jews, or Jews of Iberian descent, who left an indelible mark on the city; the Portuguese Synagogue, or Esnoga, is a testimony to their presence, and contains the world's oldest Jewish library. Don't miss this handsome temple on a trip to Amsterdam's Jodenbuurt (Jewish District). Read more about the Portuguese Synagogue and Ets Haim Library.

  • How to Be Polite in Dutch

    9 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    While it's by no means necessary in Amsterdam, travelers often try to learn a few words of Dutch before their trip to express their courtesy to locals. Expressions of politeness are usually at the top of the list of phrases to learn. Learn how to pronounce and use these phrases correctly with this primer on how to say "please" and "thank you" in Dutch.
 
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  • Dutch gov't to ban Muslim face veils next year

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:07 am
    The ban will also apply to balaclavas and motorcycle helmets when worn in inappropriate places, such as inside a store, Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen told reporters, denying that this was a ...

  • Dutch government approves burqa ban

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:50 am
    The Dutch government Friday approved a ban on face-covering clothing, such as a burqa, a niqab, a forage cap, or a full face helmet, reported Xinhua.

  • Esther Vergeer's Grand Slam Singles Title Streak

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:54 pm
    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Women's wheelchair singles champion Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands has won 20 consecutive Grand Slam titles in which she has appeared. She is currently on a ...

  • Dutch move closer to banning the burka

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:54 pm
    Protestors demonstrate against the ban on Muslim women wearing the burqa in public in The Hague, November 30, 2006. The Dutch government agreed to a total ban on the wearing of burqas and other ...

  • Dutch championship result and standings

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:50 pm
    Jan 27 (Reuters) - Dutch championship result and standings on Friday. PSV Eindhoven 3 Vitesse Arnhem 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 PSV Eindhoven 19 12 5 2 52 21 41 ------------------------- 2 ...
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  • Netanyahu liegt tegen Tweede Kamer en Nederlandse bevolking - Netanyahu Lies to Parliament and Dutch Population

    occupiedpalestine
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:53 am
    Click here to read the (Google) Translated verion of the letter of former Dutch PM Mr. Dries van Agt

  • 2012-01-25: TOP 100 / Dividend Yield / Netherlands

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    25 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    Pos Ticker Yield[%] Avg Div [e/s] Last Close[e] 1 KNORRIEBOR44 1.233% 0.13e/s 10.54495e 2 TIKKEL 1.158% 0.98e/s 84.61921e 3 OLI4B 1.107% 1.27e/s 114.68227e 4 TENHAGEN 1.057% 1.34e/s 126.75588e 5 MOWEN 1.045% 0.58e/s 55.51415e 6 AJAX1NL 1.022% 2.35e/s 229.93409e 7 MNK 1.001% 0.75e/s 74.95889e 8 W8EFFE 0.983% 0.27e/s 27.45564e 9 MANNE 0.975% 0.39e/s 40.00055e 10 INGMARIO 0.974% 0.47e/s 48.25914e 11 MHGROEN 0.971% 0.08e/s 8.24233e 12 PBE 0.967% 0.62e/s 64.09665e 13 ALEXISVANDAM 0.962% 0.51e/s 52.99859e 14 RICKMANS 0.961% 0.77e/s 80.10937e 15 VANZELST 0.952% 1.59e/s 166.92118e 16 RUUGIE 0.951%…

  • Amsterdam - going soon

    John
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:23 am
    In February, Sharon and I are visiting Amsterdam: The largest city and capital of the Netherlands, for 4 nights. We are flying from Manchester with KLM, the national carrier of the Netherlands. The flight is a short one, at approximately 1 hour 20 minutes. The centre of amsterdam can be reached from the airport by a short train journey – apparently €3.70 each. We plan to visit a variety of museums, galleries and sights in Amsterdam and also travel to Arnhem, 100km to the south-east. Arnhem and nearby Oosterbeek were important during WWII where the Battle of Arnhem was fought. We hope…

  • Success 25, Patron

    Danny & Laura Johnson
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:10 am
    Success said to the weary patron, if you don’t test me then you will never know me… www.dannymj.com

  • Leaders Creed, 25 Spoken Word

    Danny & Laura Johnson
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:50 am
    Leader who speak with forked tongue have no integrity. Native Saying..
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  • January Bliss

    5 Jan 2012 | 8:11 am
    Amaryllis Alfresco Russian Blues Merlin (l) and his Mum Delia Tasty & colourful salad from my potager today My tree is still there to brighten up my day Harvested last October and still going strong Winter Jasmin Colour your garden with vegetables The potager today . Hellebore Emma, named after my beloved Russian Blue kittycat Cheap and cheerful! Witch hazel

  • Christmas 2011

    25 Dec 2011 | 6:40 am
    Merry Christmas from all of us at Bliss: Vita, Pippa, Dolly, Willow, Delia, Merlin, Surprise, Kadootje, Macavity & Jeeves, doggy Tara and me. XX copyright 2011; Y.E.W. Heuzen

  • Capering Capers, Batman!

    29 Sep 2011 | 7:54 am
    Comedy culinairy capers are very easy to make and you do not even have to have a Capparis spinosa aka a Caper bush growing in your garden. Just plain old Nasturtiums will do. You do grow them, don't you? Nasturtiums are dropdead gorgeous, even more so when you add a beautiful Maine Coon kittycat like my Dolly Daisy into the mixture, and by doing so crank up the comedy capers content a notch or

  • Splash!

    18 Aug 2011 | 9:34 am
    After waiting for 10 years, I finally have my pond. Huzzah! *does Snoopy Dance Of Joy* Next up will be fish, I cannot imagine a pond without them. I've missed the fish in my old pond very much as the little whatsits ate out of my hand. That's right, not only am I a cat whisperer and a dog whisperer but a fish whisperer as well. *takes bow* What can I say? I love animals and the feeling, as they

  • An Utterly Delicious Fence

    28 Jul 2011 | 7:18 am
    What a difference the new fence makes. Where once there was an extremely ugly and very, very large Leylandii hedge there is now a fence. An edible one. Pretty too. Before After All in all, the bit of the fence that borders the potager is about 20 meters long and in a strip of soil that's no more than 40 cm wide there grows an amazing amount of stuff. Most of it edible, some of it just because
 
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  • The Court's Annual Report 2011

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:13 am
    Today, at the opening of the judicial year in Strasbourg, the Annual Report and an overview of facts and figures for 2011 were presented. This includes a table of violations (by country). It reveals that the top five of countries against which judgments were issued are: Turkey (174 judgments), Russia (133), Ukraine (105), Greece (73) and Romania (68). If there would not only be credit ratings for countries, but also judicial ratings, these numbers would be a good starting point, especially considering that most of the violations found relate to unfair trials, overly lengthy judicial…

  • Once in a Generation?

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:14 am
    Yesterday, Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom - which is currently chairing the UK - addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The main part of the speech concerned the European Court of Human Rights. Cameron packed his by now well-known cricitisms about the Court in praise, calling it "a beacon for the cause of human rights, ruthlessly focussed on defending human freedom and dignity, respected across the continent and the world." The Court should, in his view, not turn into a court of fourth instance nor be an immigration tribunal nor meddle to much with…

  • PACE Resolution on Authority and Effectiveness of ECHR

    25 Jan 2012 | 2:18 am
    Yesterday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted the report 'Guaranteeing the authority and effectiveness of the European Convention on Human Rights', on which I earlier blogged here in November. The accompanying resolution (No. 1856) calls, as by tradition one can almost say, for enhanced national (parliamentary) oversight. I reproduce it here in full:1. The Parliamentary Assembly pays tribute to the extraordinary contribution that the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) has made to the protection of human rights in Europe. In so doing, it recognises…

  • And More New ECHR Publications

    19 Jan 2012 | 4:12 am
    And yet another batch of new ECHR-related books and articles. The first is a book on freedom of expression and minorities, written by colleague and friend Tarlach McGonagle of the University of Amsterdam. Its entitled 'Minority Rights, Freedom of Expression and of the Media: Dynamics and Dilemmas' and was published with Intersentia. Congratulations, Tarlach! This is the abstract:This book offers a rigorous, theory-based, and uniquely comprehensive, analysis of European and international legal standards shaping minorities’ right to freedom of expression. The analysis pays particular…

  • Report Wilton Park on Future of European Court

    18 Jan 2012 | 3:40 am
    Last November, a big conference was held at Wilton Park in the United Kingdom. It was an international informal discussion meeting between national judges and parliamentarians, state representatives, Council of Europe and Court offocials and civil society experts on discussing the future of the European Court of Human Rights. The report of the meeting is entitled '2020 Vision for the European Court of Human Rights'. According to the organisers, key issues discussed included the following:* Challenges currently facing the Convention system, including the Court’s workload and the backlog of…
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  • The Fault in Our Stars by John Green review

    21 Jan 2012 | 4:17 am
    One of the best books I've read in 2012, so far. No shit, Sherlock, it's only January.  But no, seriously, I love this book. I'll go ahead and label it as 'cancer book', but I don't think it's negative in this case.  John Green approached the subject of dying from cancer with a good sense of humour, without taking away the seriousness of the disease. It made me laugh out loud and cry intermittently.  I finished it in one weekend. It was interesting to read about Amsterdam through the heroine's eyes and discovering some of the magic that I never really saw there, myself. …

  • Looking For Alaska by John Green review

    20 Jan 2012 | 9:49 am
    Looking for Alaska is a deliciously tragic and dark book about young people who all go through something they shouldn't have to. Everything in this book feels tense to me. I'm not even sure what I mean by that, but it had me sitting on the edge of my seat for the entirety of the two days it took me to read the book.  The characters in the book almost seem subsequent to the things that happen to them, and that makes me wonder if we, as non-fictional beings, are as defined by what we do and what happens to us as the people in this book. Maybe I'm thinking about it too much now. John Green…

  • Darren Criss paintings

    17 Dec 2011 | 12:24 pm
    I thought it would be nice to put all my collected Darren Criss paintings into one blogpost. I think this is about three years worth of Darren, haha. I met Darren a couple of weeks ago, and he signed my art. That was lovely!

  • Art update with Darren Criss, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Justin Bartha

    2 Dec 2011 | 3:28 pm

  • Art update with Jesse Eisenberg, Darren Criss, Emma Stone and Eric Fisher

    26 Aug 2011 | 5:40 pm
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  • Honeymoon Suite Whirpool for Two

    GJE
    18 Jan 2012 | 7:31 pm
    Seedy, stylish, romantic or just fun this Whirlpool for 2 in your honeymoonsuite? Its in an all inclusive couples only resort in the Pocono Mountains PA, USA. Toast your romance with a sensual soak in the world-exclusive, 7-foot tall Champagne Glass Whirlpool Bath-for-Two. Set on Pocono Palace’s golf course, The Roman Towers are designed in a Grand Roman theme with floor to ceiling columns, stunning arches, vaulted ceilings, covered walkways and a private, arched underpass for parking. A cathedral window offers a panoramic view of Pocono Palace’s lush surrounding landscape. Via the Roman…

  • What are You Thinking About? (2) – Carly’s Voice | Changing the World of Autism

    GJE
    18 Jan 2012 | 6:28 am
    Health, Precarious Health! I’m really happy with a healthy wife, two healthy kids and two healthy grand kids. Today somebody I follow on Twitter pointed me to this amazing Youtube video about Carly, an autistic Canadian girl who couldn’t speak, but eventually found a way to express herself, just by typing on a notebook. She finally was able to show she is far from backward. We now can know what she is thinking. I’m happy for her and she is an example for many other people out there including the “experts” who have to do with autism. Also it reminds me that people…

  • What are You Thinking About? (1) – Lateral Thinking

    GJE
    13 Jan 2012 | 6:36 am
    Introduction I have a very associative mind. I see something and think of a totally different thing by association. Usually most of my relatives and friends totally fail to understand my associations at all. Obviously they need a decoder. I’ve honed my associative capabilities after reading a book from Edward De Bono. He is a business guru who had his hey days in 70ies and 80ies, but seems still alive and kicking. Lateral Thinking, he teaches will enhance your creativity. For me the Internet is a great tool to help me broaden my associations and creativity. Photo’s or images are a…

  • Dutch Design (62): The House of Victor and Rolf

    Happy Hotelier
    12 Jan 2012 | 3:22 am
    To show off that I am really taking my 2012 resolution serious, one from my back burner: In 2008, while roaming London during London Design Week for art and design I was able to visit the House of Victor and Rolf exhibition in the Barbican. It is an amazing exhibition of 15 years of Victor and Rolf’s fashion in a nutshell. Dolls wear pieces of the several collections and all is combined with video presentations of the various collections. As far as I know the exhibition has run in several other places, but the whole collection of fashioned dolls are rumored having been sold to a…

  • Bath and Breakfast Please!

    GJE
    11 Jan 2012 | 5:17 pm
    I Can and do sleep in Bath tubs, So I rather have a Bath and Breakfast than an Bed and Breakfast;-) Via Yes please!!! – Blue. Iris.. Bath and Breakfast Please! is a post from: Happy Hotelier. Would you like to subscribe to my newsfeed, or my weekly newsletter?
 
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  • Windmills: Wilpermolen

    21 Jan 2012 | 7:06 pm
    The Wilpermolen in Wilp-Posterenk Even after being in the Netherlands for as long as I already had been, I never become jaded by the sight of a windmill. They dot the Dutch landscape, and I hope they will for many generations to come. Wilpermolen, is located in Wilp-Posterenk in the province Gelderland. Wilpermolen, also called “De mölle van de Posterenk”, is visible from the A1. The original mill at this location was first mentioned in 1360, but it was destroyed by a fire. In 1736 the Wilpermolen was built to replace that mill and four grindstones were fitted inside to grind…

  • The Scoop on Sinterklaas

    15 Jan 2012 | 2:25 am
    Revisiting an entry which I originally posted in 2008, again Sinterklaas is arriving. This year, he arrives on Saturday 13 November [click here]. But where is he from? What is he all about? What does he do? Who are those helpers of his? And how long does he stick around?The Sinterklaas celebration is intended for children. For young children. But I don't think it's a terrible idea to get into the spirit if you are an adult.Sinterklaas is also known as Sint Nikolaas or Saint Nicholas. The Sinterklaas feast celebrates the name day of Saint Nicholas [280-342], patron saint of children. Saint…

  • Rewind: Winter in Holland

    12 Jan 2012 | 7:15 pm
    Rewinding back to when I lived in the Netherlands, every so often I want to pull some old photos off of my hard drive to share here of random events I had never shared about... These few photos were taken during my last winter in the Netherlands, and since it's winter there now I thought it was a proper time to revisit. Mutsen te koop in Nederland. [Sock hats for sale in the Netherlands.] This first photo: Mutsen. I never owned one of these hats in the Netherlands, but I did see a lot of kids/teens wearing them — Especially when they were riding their bike on the icy streets [seriously] or…

  • Catching Up!

    2 Jan 2012 | 10:18 pm
    I have been taking note of many things since I first landed in Australia, and I'm very observant so not much has squeezed past me. Here's a checklist of things I've done so far, just to shed light on how far I've come within only a matter of months — If I haven't written it down here, I probably haven't yet experienced it: View of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge in Sydney from Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. ✓ Ate a picnic lunch at Mrs. Macquarie's Chair with a view of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge [as seen in the photo above]. ✓ Been to a few birthday parties — Birthday…

  • Link Love and the View From Outside

    29 Dec 2011 | 6:09 pm
    It has been far too long the last time I posted on here, and I will be posting again very soon.  I've just been very busy and haven't had much time to get around to it lately — That's all.  I sometimes keep myself up-to-date from abroad about the Netherlands, as I had lived there for so long and enjoyed it. Truthfully, it was one of the best experiences I've had in my life because I learned so much from it, and today there is not one single negative thing I can think of when I look back on it all.  Of course I may have had my days while I was living there, but in hindsight I…
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  • Dodental in cruiseschip stijgt tot 17

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:06 am
    ROME - De autoriteiten in Italië hebben het officiële dodental van de ramp met het cruiseschip Costa Concordia zaterdag bijgesteld naar 17.

  • Opstelten wil handhaving boerkaverbod

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:45 am
    AMSTERDAM - Minister van Veiligheid en Justitie Ivo Opstelten (VVD) vindt dat de politie het vrijdag voorgestelde boerkaverbod, als dat eenmaal door het parlement is aangenomen, gewoon moet handhaven.

  • Dode gevangenen aangetroffen in Hama

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:20 am
    AMMAN - De lichamen van 17 mannen die eerder deze week door troepen van de Syrische president Bashar al-Assad werden aangehouden, zijn zaterdag op straat gevonden in de stad Hama.

  • Amsterdam helpt gemeenten bij weren Angels

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:14 am
    AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam gaat desgewenst advies geven aan gemeenten in de regio om te voorkomen dat de Hells Angels die Amsterdam moeten verlaten, zich daar vervolgens willen vestigen.

  • Sap baalt van PvdA in SP-kamp

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:57 am
    HILVERSUM - Het bevalt GroenLinks-leider Jolande Sap niet dat de PvdA te veel in de richting van de SP beweegt.
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  • 'Android Market broedplaats van malware'

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:37 am
    Volgens Symantec, maker van onder andere Norton antivirussoftware, staat de Android Market vol met apps die malware bevatten. Het betreft het Android.Counterclank welke valt in de categorie Trojan Horse. De apps waar deze malware in verstopt zat...

  • Amsterdam helpt bij weren Angels

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:29 am
    Amsterdam gaat desgewenst advies geven aan gemeenten in de regio om te voorkomen dat de Hells Angels die Amsterdam moeten verlaten, zich daar vervolgens willen vestigen. Dat heeft de woordvoerder van burgemeester Eberhard van der Laan zaterdag...

  • 'Saudische vrouwen mogen naar voetbal'

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:28 am
    Vrouwen in Saudi-Arabië mogen binnenkort voetbalwedstrijden bijwonen. Dat heeft de Saudische krant Al-Sharq zaterdag gemeld. Het zou voor het eerst zijn dat vrouwen in het zeer conservatieve land worden toegelaten in een stadion. Vrouwen...

  • Parlementariër hekelt plannen Franse terugtrekking

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:07 am
    Een Afghaanse parlementariër uit de provincie Kapisa heeft zich negatief uitgelaten over de plannen van Frankrijk om zijn taken in de provincie binnenkort over te dragen aan de Afghaanse autoriteiten. Volgens Tahira Mujadedi leidt een Franse...

  • Rellen Senegal na uitspraak constitutioneel hof

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:03 am
    De politie in Senegal heeft vrijdag in de hoofdstad Dakar traangas ingezet om honderden demonstranten uiteen te drijven. De betogers waren de straat op gegaan nadat het constitutionele hof had bepaald dat zittend president Abdoulaye Wade opnieuw...
 
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  • Next checkt: Geert Wilders over de SP

    Wilmer Heck
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Afgelopen dinsdag vroeg Frits Wester op RTL Z aan PVV-leider Geert Wilders of hij snapte dat de Socialistische Partij in de peiling van Maurice de Hond de grootste van het land is. Wilders noemde SP-leider Emile Roemer een “sympathieke man”, die het goed doet in de peilingen. Maar, vervolgde hij toen:  ”Als je kijkt naar de inhoud waar de SP voor staat, dan snap ik daar helemaal niets van.” Daarop deed Wilders zes beweringen over de doelstellingen van de SP. next.checkt elk van zijn zes beweringen. ‘Ze willen de grenzen verder open, meer asielzoekers’ De vraag is…

  • Het is -15 graden in Kiev, Oekraïne.

    Sterre Sprengers
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:27 pm

  • De motorstuntshow uitgevoerd door het Indiaase leger tijdens ‘Republic Day’ in Delhi.

    Linda Braber
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am

  • Next checkt: Verdienen wo’ers zoveel meer dan hbo’ers en mbo’ers?

    Lynn Berger
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Vorige week stuurde staatssecretaris Halbe Zijlstra (Onderwijs, VVD) het wetsvoorstel ‘Studeren is Investeren’   naar de Tweede Kamer, waarin hij ervoor pleit de basisbeurs in de masterfase af te schaffen. Mensen die een masterstudie willen volgen moeten die volgens dit plan voortaan zelf bekostigen door geld te lenen „tegen gunstige voorwaarden”. De staatssecretaris ziet een studiekeuze als een economische beslissing, en een masteropleiding als een „investering” die „zichzelf meer dan terugbetaalt”. Want: „Studenten die een mastergraad hebben behaald verdienen gemiddeld…

  • De vijf betaalbare kunstwerken van januari

    Michiel Hogenboom
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:57 pm
    Hester Scheurwater, untitled (2011), archival ink on hahnemuhle papier, oplage 3 (1 AP), 67 x 90 cm,€ 1.350,- We Like Art wil graag de naar binnen gerichte kunstwereld een beetje opschudden. Als openhartige insiders signaleren en bespreken ze kunst van € 0 tot € 1.500 en geven aan waar je het voor welke prijs kunt kopen (eventueel met de Kunstkoopregeling). Op de nextblog selecteerde gastblogger Michiel Hogenboom elke laatste woensdag van de maand een favoriete top vijf. Deze afscheidspost is voorlopig de laatste, maar betaalbare kunst blijft beschikbaar via de site van We Like Art.
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  • Dodental Costa Concordia stijgt tot 17

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:34 am
    De autoriteiten in Italië hebben het officiële dodental van de ramp met het cruiseschip Costa Concordia zaterdag bijgesteld naar 17. Duikers troffen het stoffelijk overschot van een vrouw aan in het schip, dat op vandaag de 13e ...

  • Terrorisme-oefening bij kerncentrale Borssele

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:24 am
    Bij de kerncentrale Borssele in Zeeland oefenen militairen van de legerbasis Oirschot vandaag hoe ze moeten reageren bij een terroristische dreiging. Dat hebben het ministerie van Defensie en de gemeente Borsele bekendgemaakt. De training, ...

  • 17 dode gevangenen aangetroffen in Hama

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:27 am
    De lichamen van 17 mannen die eerder deze week door troepen van de Syrische president Bashar al-Assad werden aangehouden, zijn vandaag op straat gevonden in de stad Hama. De mannen zijn door het hoofd geschoten. Dat meldde het Syrische ...

  • Voor bijna twee ton bijstandsfraude in Wageningen

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:24 am
    Vijftien inwoners van Wageningen hebben in 2011 bijstandsfraude gepleegd. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van de sociale recherche. In totaal incasseerden zij 190.000 aan onterechte uitkeringen. Dit geld wordt teruggevorderd, schrijft De Gelderlander ...

  • Assenaar valt door de mand na nepoverval

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:11 am
    Een 20-jarige Assenaar die gisteravond snel geld dacht te verdienen door zich te laten 'overvallen' door bekenden, is door de mand gevallen. Volgens een politiewoordvoerder waren er bedenkingen bij zijn verklaring, waarop de politie zijn ...
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  • Oppositie Senegal wil meer verzet

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:22 am
    De oppositie in Senegal heeft een oproep gedaan tot meer verzet tegen president Wade. In diverse steden zijn afgelopen nacht gevechten uitgebroken na de uitspraak van het Constitutioneel Hof dat de 85-jarige Wade voor een derde ambtstermijn in aanmerking komt.

  • Valse zedenaangifte altijd vervolgd

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:17 am
    Het doen van een valse aangifte is al strafbaar, maar tot nu toe bracht het OM zo'n zaak vaak niet voor de rechter.

  • Opstelten:boerkaverbod handhaven

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:48 am
    De minister van Veiligheid en Justitie reageert op kritiek van de Centrale Ondernemingsraad en de Politiebond, die de wet onzinnig vinden.

  • Jongere wil pensioenfonds kiezen

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:12 am
    Jonge werknemers willen af van verplichte pensioenfondsen. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van het tv-programma Debat op 2.

  • Schmallenberg wil andere naam virus

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:51 am
    De Duitse stad Schmallenberg wil niet langer dat het virus waarmee onder meer schapen besmet kunnen raken de naam van de stad draagt.
 
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  • QPR en Chelsea: geen handje

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:34 am
    De voetballers van Queens Park Rangers en Chelsea hebben zaterdag voorafgaand aan het duel uit de FA Cup geen handen geschud. De Engelse voetbalbond FA had besloten die traditie te laten varen omdat QPR-verdediger Anton Ferdinand had aangekondigd Chelsea-aanvoerder John Terry onheus te zullen bejegenen.

  • Kuyt op de bank tegen United

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:34 am
    Dirk Kuyt heeft zaterdagmiddag geen basisplaats bij Liverpool in de FA Cup-kraker tegen Manchester United. De Nederlandse aanvaller begint op de bank. Ook voor Craig Bellamy en Charlie Adam heeft manager Kenny Dalglish geen plek bij de eerste elf.

  • Natuurijszege voor Zielman

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:31 am
    Carla Zielman heeft zaterdag op de Oostenrijkse Weissensee de Aart Koopmans Memorial op haar naam geschreven. De 27-jarige schaatsster uit het Friese Rottum toonde zich na 70 kilometer de snelste in de massasprint.

  • Pink pronkt met dochtertje

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:11 am
    VIDEO - Pink en haar acht maanden oude dochtertje Willow verrasten de jarige talkshowhost Ellen DeGeneres afgelopen donderdag met een vrolijke videoboodschap.

  • 'Iran stemt zondag over olieboycot tegen EU'

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:08 am
    Het Iraanse parlement stemt morgen over een olieboycot tegen de Europese Unie. Als de parlementariës instemmen met de wet die dit moet regelen, kan de kraan richting Europa de komende week al worden dichtgedraaid.
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  • In beeld: Het Lichtfestival in Gent

    Pim van den Dool
    28 Jan 2012 | 6:32 am

  • Opstelten: politie moet verbod op boerka gewoon gaan handhaven

    Pim van den Dool
    28 Jan 2012 | 6:11 am
    Minister van Veiligheid en Justitie Opstelten vindt dat de politie het gisteren voorgestelde boerkaverbod, als dat eenmaal door het parlement is aangenomen, gewoon moet handhaven. “De minister gaat ervan uit dat de politie de wet loyaal uitvoert”, zo benadrukte zijn woordvoerder vanmiddag tegen persbureau Novum. De bewindsman reageert hiermee op de kritiek van de centrale ondernemingsraad van de nationale politie in oprichting en van de Nederlandse Politiebond (NPB). Frank Giltay, voorzitter van de ondernemingsraad, liet weten het nut en de noodzaak van de maatregel niet in te…

  • ‘Duitsland wil volledige EU-controle over Griekse uitgaven’

    Pim van den Dool
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:32 am
    Duitsland wil dat een speciale budgetcommissaris van de eurozone tijdelijk de bevoegdheid krijgt om te beslissen over alle uitgaven van de Griekse overheid. Dat staat in een voorstel van de Duitse regering dat in handen is van The Financial Times. De commissaris zou bij doorvoering van het Duitse plan de bevoegdheid krijgen om begrotingsbeslissingen van de Griekse regering te blokkeren als deze niet in lijn zijn met de begrotingsdoelen die door de EU en andere financiers zijn gesteld. Hij zou de verantwoordelijkheid krijgen voor alle grote uitgaven die de Griekse regering doet en door de…

  • #3872: Waarom Israël Iran dit jaar aanvalt

    Pim van den Dool
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:54 am
    Israël vreest al jaren dat Iran een nucleaire macht wordt en lijkt ver te willen gaan om dat te voorkomen. Hoewel de internationale druk op Teheran groeit, begint ook de tijd te dringen. Een gezaghebbende Israëlische journalist denkt dat Israël Iran nog dit jaar zal aanvallen. Ronen Bergman is een Israëlische onderzoeksjournalist die werkt voor de krant Yedioth Ahronoth en schreef het boek ‘The Secret War With Iran’. Deze week publiceerde hij in het New York Times Magazine een lang en fascinerend artikel over hoe de top van het Israëlische veiligheidsapparaat denkt over hoe…

  • Azarenka troeft Sharapova af en wint Australian Open

    Pim van den Dool
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:05 am
    De Wit-Russische tennister Victoria Azarenka heeft de Australian Open gewonnen. Ze won vanochtend in de finale eenvoudig van Maria Sharapova: 6-3, 6-0. Lees verder
 
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  • Amsterdam’s PC Hooftstraat World’s Third Nicest Shopping Street

    CityDesk
    18 Jan 2012 | 1:51 am
    Full article: Amsterdam’s PC Hooftstraat World’s Third Nicest Shopping Street Amsterdam's most expensive shopping street, the P.C. Hooftstraat, has been rated third on a list of the world's nicest places to shop. Orchard Street in Signapore took first place, followed by Avenue de la Liberté in Luxembourg.Amsterdam Tourist Information

  • Living statues causing problems in Amsterdam

    CityDesk
    10 Jan 2012 | 11:13 am
    Full article: Living statues causing problems in Amsterdam The municipality of Amsterdam will examine whether its policies for street artists can be tightened. A sharp increase in the number of East European street performers is causing much trouble in the city's center.Amsterdam Tourist Information

  • Amsterdam canals: 51 drownings over the past three years

    CityDesk
    9 Jan 2012 | 7:56 am
    Full article: Amsterdam canals: 51 drownings over the past three years Over the past three years 51 people have drowned in the canals of Amsterdam. Only one of those casualties occurred as the result of a crime. Most of the victims were drunks who fell in while trying to relieve themselves.Amsterdam Tourist Information

  • One in three Amsterdammers rides bike to work

    CityDesk
    2 Jan 2012 | 4:22 am
    Full article: One in three Amsterdammers rides bike to work One third of working Amsterdammers commutes to and from work on a bicycle. Of the nearly 128.000 people, 120.000 work in the city and 8.000 work outside Amsterdam.Amsterdam Tourist Information

  • Poll: Amsterdam a top destination for Americans

    CityDesk
    31 Dec 2011 | 10:01 am
    Full article: Poll: Amsterdam a top destination for Americans According to a US-wide poll of 640 travel agents Amsterdam is listed in the top 20 of most-booked international travel destinations for 2012. After Rome, London, Paris, and Florence and/or Tuscany, Amsterdam is the favorite European destination for Americans.Amsterdam Tourist Information
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  • The Migrating Yankee

    Tiffany
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:56 am
    Are you an expat, third culture kid, or avid traveler? Or thinking or dreaming about become any one of these? As this blog is mostly for Dutch expats, I've started a more global blog called The Migrating Yankee. Current posts include Should I stay or should I go? The expat conundrum The cost of being a legal alien Should you out an expiration date on your stay? Head on over and follow, like and subscribe! See you there :) Did you enjoy this post? Subscribe via rss feed or email to catch the latest from Clogs and Tulips: An American in Holland. ©2011, Clogs and Tulips: An American in Holland.

  • Come join us!

    Tiffany
    10 Nov 2011 | 5:19 am
    Hello everyone! The move to Wordpress is not yet 100% complete, but old posts are making their way over daily including the comments that went with them. Now you can find all things Clogs and Tulips at http://clogsandtulips.com. The URL has been updated on Networked blogs, so if you're a follower through Networked blogs, there's nothing further you need to do. If you are following via RSS feed, please update the feed in your reader to http://feeds.feedburner.com/clogsandtulipsblog. Following via email? You'll need to cancel the subscription you have now and sign up here: Enter your email…

  • Moving to Wordpress

    Tiffany
    9 Nov 2011 | 9:58 am
    Dear Readers, For the last few months, I've been getting a ridiculously high number of spam comments to the blog. Today, it was brought to my attention by a reader that Google and various anti-virus software were blocking the blog. It turns out Clogs and Tulips has been the victim of the latest hacking scheme. You can read more about it here: http://www.question-defense.com/2011/01/08/finditnow-osa-pl-hack-google-search-results-redirect-to-finditnow-osa-pl-instead-of-correct-site I've been trying all day to figure out how to combat the virus, but the only information seems to be for Wordpress…

  • Help me stick it to The Man!

    Tiffany
    10 Oct 2011 | 6:22 am
    Dear Clogs and Tulips Readers, When I came to the Netherlands with no work permit and no Dutch language skills, I realized I'd have to be creative in finding ways to earn money. Not long after the residence permit was thrust into my eager little paws, I started my own company and, to make a little extra money on the side, I began freelancing as a writer. As with all things, when you first start out, you make some stupid mistakes that you learn from and move on and they help you grow. Well, I've made some mistakes in my writing career -- one of those being writing for content mills like Demand…

  • “i am not a tourist” (and why you shouldn’t be either)

    Tiffany
    7 Oct 2011 | 2:36 pm
    I was a bundle of nerves the entire flight. Who would I talk to? What would I do? Would they be able to speak English? How would I make friends? Was it possible to still do all the things I enjoyed doing in the US? Would I get homesick? How badly? What was it going to be like to have to bicycle everywhere? Surely I was the only person crazy enough to move thousands of miles from home. What kind of life would I be able to make in the Netherlands? And how? Hindsight, I realize that I’m not the only person to relocate to the Netherlands and that all expats have similar questions and fears when…
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