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Going Dutch

Michael Hodin | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Retirement Age, European Debt Crisis, Baby Boomers, The Hague, Aging Population, Retirement, Netherlands, Aging-and-Retirement, Dutch, Ageing, Austerity, Fifty News

If the Dutch can manage to bring their forward-thinking social sensibility together with their fiscal prudence, they may end up setting a model that the rest of Europe and the world can follow.

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Dutch Royal In Frightening Accident

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Prince Friso Avalanche, Video, Dutch Royal Avalanche, Queen Beatrix, Dutch Royal Family, Holland, Dutch Royalty, Prince Friso, Dutch, World News

VIENNA, Austria — An avalanche buried and seriously injured the second son of Dutch Queen Beatrix while he skied off marked trails Friday in the...

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Dutch Move Closer To Banning Burqa

AP | By MIKE CORDER | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Dutch Burqa, Dutch Burqa Ban, Netherlands Burqa Ban, Dutch, Netherlands, Geert Wilders, Netherlands Burqa, Dutch Islam, Video, World News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch Cabinet moved a step closer Friday to banning the burqa, making good on an election promise that is largely symbol...

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Publisher Says There Was 'Nothing Wrong' With Calling Rihanna The N-Word

Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Rihanna, Jackie Magazine, Dutch, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

Earlier this week, the Dutch fashion magazine, Jackie became embroiled in a major controversy when an article in their latest issue referred to the p...

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Paraplegic Makes Miraculous Recovery, Sets Sights On Rio Olympics

AP | By MIKE CORDER | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Paralympian, Video, Olympics, Netherlands, Paraplegic Recovers, Monique Van Der Vorst, Paraplegic, Handcycle Racer, Rio Olympics, Dutch, Rabobank Women's Team, Paraplegic Walks, Impact News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Monique van der Vorst has completed a remarkable transformation – from Paralympic athlete to road racing cyclist with ...

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Dutch Tourist Couple Die In Joshua Tree

Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Desert, Global-Pulse, Joshua Tree National Park, California, Joshua Tree, California Travel, Dutch, National Parks, Travel News

Two Dutch tourists who set off across Joshua Tree National Park Thursday morning were found dead the same evening, apparently from heat exhaustion. Ac...

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A Non-Feminist Role Model

Trish Kinney | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Iowa Upbringing, Dutch, Cancer, Stay at Home Dads, Non-Feminism, Feminism, Family Role Models, Irish, Women News

We are the last generation to be raised primarily by the traditional family model. And I, for one, am grateful and proud to be a member of that generation.

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Confessions Of A North Korean Stamp Collector...

Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Travel Asia, North-Korea-Tourism, Netherlands, Stamps, Global Pulse, Kim Jong Il, Asia, Travel North Korea, Dutch, North Korea, Travel News

Willem van der Bijl, a Dutch tourist who went missing in Pyongyang in July, then had a pro-North Korean government op-ed published in his name last we...

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Dutch Politicians Question LinkedIn Advertising

AP | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Social Network, Linkedin, Social Networks, Social Networking, Online Advertising, Advertising, Dutch, Technology News

AMSTERDAM -- Social networking site LinkedIn says it will alter an advertising technique, following criticism and questions in the Netherlands about w...

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PHOTOS: Happy Birthday Rembrandt!

Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Birthdays, Dutch Golden Age, Painting, Artist Birthday, The Night Watch, Dutch, Dutch Art, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Northern Renaissance, Portraiture, Art, The Prodigal Son, Rembrandt Birthday, Rembrandt, Portraits, Portrait, Self Portrait, Arts News

Happy birthday to Rembrant van Rijn, who was born today, the 15th of July in 1606. A prominent painter and etcher of the Dutch Golden Age, Rembrant is...

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Would You Climb Everest In Shorts And Sandals? How An 'Iceman' Stays Warm

AOL Weird News | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Iceman, Dutch Iceman, Staying Warm, Meditation, Hypothermia, Anatomical Wonders, Ice, Mt. Everest, Weird Sports, Dutch, Inner Thermostat, Wim Hof, Video, Weird News News

Would you take an ice bath -- for over an hour? Would you run a half marathon -- in the Arctic Circle? Would you try climbing Mt. Everest -- wea...

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Dutch 'Iceman' Controls Body Through Meditation

AP | TOBY STERLING and ALEKSANDAR FURTULA | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Iceman, Finnish, Cold, Freezing, Guiness World Records, Meditation, Kilimanjaro, Half-Marathon, Mt. Everest, Ice, Rotterdam, Frostbite, Dutch, Inner Thermostat, Wim Hof, Weird News News

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — The sun beams down on a warm Dutch spring morning, and the Iceman's students look wary as they watch him dump bag after...

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Should The World Be More Like Belgium?

Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Public Debt, US Belgium, Brussels, Europe, Belgium, Ing Belgium, Dutch, University of Leuven, American Economy, Business News

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - This is a European country riven by ethnic tensions. Its public debt is almost as big as its total annual output and it's in ...

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Van Gogh's Paintings Get Darker With Age

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chemistry, Post-Impressionism, Cezanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Netherlands, Color, Dutch Painting, Painting, Van Gogh, Dutch, Lead Sulphate, Viridian, Lead Chromate, Reuters, Pigment, Paint, Antwerp University, Renoir, Arts News

If you've noticed your favorite Van Goghs getting darker, it's not because you've caught the troubled Dutch painter's depression. Some of the master P...

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Dutch Woman Reportedly Hanged & Buried By Iranian Security Forces

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, Iran Security Forces, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Zahra Bahrami, Dutch, Zahra Bahrami Hanged, Zahra Bahrami Iran, World News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rights activists say Iran's security forces have buried in secret a Dutch-Iranian woman who was hanged last month ...

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Notes on the Dutch Decision to Leave Oruzgan

Abdulhadi Hairan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taliban, Dutch, Afghanistan, Development, Holland, World, The Netherlands, Oruzgan, World News

Regrettably, the Dutch have decided to leave Oruzgan. However, Afghanistan continues to need their help for reconstruction, development, and education.

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A Hamsterdam in Amsterdam (PHOTOS)

Anne Peterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bike Culture, Tourism, Amsterdam, Museums, Slidepollajax, Bicycling, Documentary, Red Light Districts, Vacation, Film Festival, Coffee, Pedestrians, Europe, Film, Dutch, Travel News

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The 2010 Newsroom: Lean and Techy

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guardian, Australia, Smart Phones, Media, Britain, Telegraaf Media Group, Trends in Newsrooms 2010, Pulitzer Prize, North Africa, London, Paris, Social Media, North American, Convergence, Middle East, Editors Weblog, Hyperlocal News, Rupert Murdoch, E-Readers, Latin American, Washington Post, Investigative Journalism, WAN-IFRA, Pro Publica, Ipad, Google, Shaping the Future of the Newspaper, News Corp, Asian, Bbc, Robocop Editor, Newsroom, 9th International Newsroom Summit, Brazil, Dutch, World Editors Forum, Entrepreneurial Journalism, New York Times, European, Mobile Apps, Tablets, Media News

Newsrooms should be converged, integrated, flexible, lean and techy, to survive in today's fast-changing media landscape, but news organizations shoul...

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Scratch N' Spliff: Dutch Use Odorized Stickers In Drug Campaign

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rotterdam, Dutch, Smoking, Smoking Pot, Dutch Marijuana Use, Illegal Drugs, The Netherlands, Dutch Drug Use, Cannabis, Marijuana Use, Pot Use, Drug Use, World News

In a government effort to curb what is perhaps their nation's best-known vice, Dutch households will soon receive marijuana-scented scratch-and-sniff ...

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Creamed Chipped Dried Beef on Toast: A Real Pennsylvania Breakfast!

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Pennsylvania, Recipes, Beef, Dutch, Food News

Creamed chipped dried beef on toast may sound strange, but it really isn't. In fact, I've decided that it's the kissing cousin of biscuits and sausage gravy down South.

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Suspicious Luggage On Flight From Chicago Sparks International Investigation

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Birmingham, Amsterdam, Tsa, Yemen, Pepto Bismol Bottle, Netherlands, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Suspected Terrorism, Dulles Airport, Dutch, Terrorism Investigation, Chicago Amsterdam, Ahmed Mohamed Nasser Al Soofi, Detroit, Hezam Al Murisi, Suspicious Luggage, World News

WASHINGTON — Two men on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Amsterdam were questioned by Dutch authorities after U.S. officials found a cel...

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Netherlands Withdraws From Afghanistan After Four Years: 1,950 Troops Head Home

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Withdrawal Date, Nato, Surge, US Military, Afghan Withdrawal, Afghanistan, Netherlands, Kabul, Uruzgan Province, 3d Policy, Dutch, Counterinsurgency, World News

The Netherlands is ending its military involvement in Afghanistan, after four years in which its 1,950 troops have won praise for their effectiveness....

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14-Year-Old Dutch Sailor Gets OK For Risky Solo World Trip

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laura Dekker, Solo World Trip, Dutch Girl Sailing, World News, Sailing, Netherlands, Dutch, World Trip, World News

MIDDELBURG, Netherlands — The new cushions, sunshade and bright red sail are in place. And now 14-year-old Laura Dekker has the go-ahead she nee...

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World Cup 2010: What We Learned About Ourselves and the World

David Henry Sterry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Uruguay, England, Sports, Dutch, World Cup 2010, David Henry Sterry, Soccer, The Glorious World Cup: A Fanatic's Guide, USA, Diego Forlan, Netherlands, World Cup, Spain, Sports News

World Cup 2010 put South Africa on the map as the Olympics did for China. And they weren't scary about it. They know how to party, and they have the infrastructure. I wish I had gone.

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World Cup Predictions From an American Soccer Fanatic, Group E: Cameroon, Japan, Denmark, Netherlands

David Henry Sterry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Simon Kuiper, South Africa 2010, World Cup Predictions, David Henry Sterry, Netherlands, Alan Black, Japan, World Cup, Samuel Eto'o, Irvine Welsh, Dutch, Po Bronson, Soccer, Arjen Robbin, Holland, Denmark, Cameroon, Sports News

The Japanese have perhaps my favorite uniform in the tournament. But they can't score goals. Which makes it very difficult to win games. So I believe Japan will fall on their own sword in South Africa.

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