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A Giant Man Made Of Gum?!

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Video, Unorthodox Materials, Unorthodox Media, Netherlands, Art School, Gum Sculpture, Chewing Gum Sculpture, Kesselskramer, Arts News

Normally sticking your chewed up gum on a sculpture would be a most heinous offense, but there are exceptions to this rule. MOCO reports that art s...

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Going Dutch a Great Idea for the Internet

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Verizon, Eduardo Porter, Julius Genachowski, Net Neutrality, Netherlands, Technology News
Art Brodsky

Earlier this week, the Dutch government gave final approval to one of the strongest open Internet laws in the world. Imagine that. A government guaranteeing through law that Internet connections can't be manipulated by big telecom companies.

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As Dutch Churches Close, Sacred Art Finds New Use Abroad

Reuters | Tom Heneghan | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Religious Art, Sacred Art, Dutch Churches, Video, Netherlands Religion, Netherlands, Reuters, Religion News

By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, May 3 (Reuters) - When Christianity fades, it doesn't just leave empty...

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Jobs and Growth: Can't Have One Without the Other?

Min Zhu | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Jobs, Spain, United States, Italy, Cyprus, Iceland, Ilo, Unemployment, Greece, International Labor Organization, Economic Crisis, Imf, Economic Growth, Business News
Min Zhu

The news on the jobs front, unfortunately, remains grim. Why isn't the jobs picture better? Quite simply, it's because the growth picture isn't very good.

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Dutch Burqa Ban May Be Headed For The Trash Can

AP | Posted 05.02.2012

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

AMSTERDAM -- Dutch government plans to ban the wearing of burqas and forbid citizens of the Netherlands from holding dual nationality are unlikely to ...

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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
Michael Hodin

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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The Faithful Shopper: April Showers, May Flowers

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Hawaii, Belle Fleur, Meredith Waga Perez, Happy Mother's Day, Mother's Day, Sandra De Ovando, Flower Bar, Park Avenue Floratique, Flowers, Parsons School of Design, Thailand, Plant Shed/New York Flowers, Paris, Tropical Flora, Hermes, Gabriela Wakeham, Soho, Fifth Avenue, Gardening, Five Tudor City Place, Le Bernardin, Banchet Flowers, Shopping, Central America, Sculptor, Elan Flowers, Bouquet, Greenhouse, Netherlands, Ovando, Madison Avenue, Orchids, Superior Florist, Exotic, Michael George, Florists, New York City, Four Seasons, Floralies, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

With Mother's Day around the corner, it also seemed like a good time to discuss some of the great florists in our city. Whether your needs are for a simple bouquet or outfitting a full event, take a look.

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Need A Weed Pass? Foreigners Barred From Buying Pot

AP | MIKE CORDER and TOBY STERLING | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Video, Netherlands Pot, Netherlands Marijuana, Marijuana, Netherlands, Dutch Weed Pass, Dutch Coffee Jobs, Netherlands Coffee Shops, Netherlands Weed Pass, Dutch Marijuana, World News

AMSTERDAM — This country of canals and tulips is also famous for "coffee shops" where joints and cappuccinos share the menu. Now, the Netherland...

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Can A Person 'Suffer From Life'?

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Chaplain, Withholding Nutrition and Hydration, Dying, End of Life, Suffering From Life, Assisted Suicide, God, Alzheimers, Euthanasia, Charles Snelling, Netherlands, Death, Adrienne Snelling, Religion, Royal Dutch Medical Association, Right to Die, Christian, Dr. Petra De Jong, Death & Dying, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs

Do you think that there is such a thing as "suffering from life"? Do you think that people should be able to make their own decision as to whether or not to end their life?

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Dutch 'Burqa Ban' May Be Off The Table After Government Collapse

Reuters | Gilbert Kreijger | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Video, Mark Rutte, Netherlands Government, Netherlands, Geert Wilders, Dutch Government Budget, Reuters, Dutch Burqa Ban, Burqa Ban, Netherlands Burqa Ban, Dutch Government Resigns, World News

By Gilbert Kreijger AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - With the collapse of the Dutch centre-right government, the Netherlands may now drop some of ...

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"One Day on Earth" Film Premieres at U.N. and Around World

Jim Luce | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Undp, Mdgs, Film, Conflict, Children, Africa, A Gift of Beauty, United Nations, Faith, Kyle Ruddick, Netherlands, U.S.-Mexican Border, New York City, Brandon Litman, One Day on Earth, 10-10-10, Environment, Miracle of Birth, Nature, Venezuela, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Jim Luce, Millennium Development Goals, Cut Chemist, Helen Clark, U.N. Development Programme, General Assembly, Rwanda, North Korea, Love, Entertainment News
Jim Luce

'One Day on Earth' is a living time capsule of who we are. We have much to fix -- but we have more going for us, it seems, than not.

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How To Travel Amsterdam On The Cheap

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Backpacking, Budget, Free, Travel, Budget Travel, Holland, Otp, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Travel News
Off Track Planet

Believe it or not, as broke as you may be, you can still find entertainment in the land of wooden clogs and bikes.

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Dutch Cabinet Resigns

AP | MIKE CORDER and TOBY STERLING | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Mark Rutte, Netherlands Budget, Netherlands, Dutch Cabinet Falls, Dutch Cabinet Resigns, Dutch Government Resigns, Netherlands Government Resigns, Dutch Budget, Mark Rutte Resigns, World News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government, one of the most vocal critics of European countries failing to rein in their budgets, quit Monday...

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Dutch Government Expected To Resign

Reuters | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Mark Rutte, Dutch Government Resignation, Netherlands, Geert Wilders, Dutch Government Resign, Reuters, Rutte, Dutch Government, Dutch Budget, Europe Budget, World News

By Gilbert Kreijger and Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE, April 23 (Reuters) - The Dutch government will resign on Monday in a...

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Woman Dies In Train Crash Tragedy

AP | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Dutch Train Crash, Holland Train Crash, Amsterdam, Netherlands Train Crash, Netherlands, Holland, Amsterdam Train Crash, Train Crash, Video, World News

AMSTERDAM -- A woman died Sunday of injuries a day after two trains collided head-on in Amsterdam – a crash a top rail official described as one...

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Dutch Coffee Shop Owners Fight Marijuana Law

AP | By TOBY STERLING and MIKE CORDER | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Netherlands Travel, Amsterdam, Dutch Marijuana Law, Coffee Shops Marijuana, Pot, Dutch Coffee Shops Marijuana, Netherlands, Travel News

AMSTERDAM -- Dutch coffee shop owners went to court Wednesday in a last ditch bid to block a government plan to stop foreigners from buying marijuana ...

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The Happiest Nation In The World Is...

Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: World's Happiest Country, Norway, Global Economy, Columbia University, Netherlands, World Happiness Report, Finland, Scandinavia, Earth Institute, Denmark, World News

Denmark has taken the top spot on the United Nation's first ever World Happiness Report, followed by Finland, Norway and the Netherlands. The 158-...

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Old Wind Turbines Find New Life In Surprising Place

Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Kinderparadijs Meidoorn Netherlands, Recycled Wind Turbines, Kinderparadijs Meidoorn, Netherlands Wind Turbines, Video, Wikado Playground Wind Turbines, Netherlands, Green Technology, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, Wikado Playground, Wind Turbines Wikado Playground, Green News

From Earth Techling's Beth Buczynski: The wind power industry is still in its beginning stages, so few have stopped to think about what we’ll do ...

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Strange Artifact Dug Up in 18th Century Toilet

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: History, Archaeologist, Amsterdam, Video, Artifacts, Microscope, Astronomy, Toilet, Netherlands, Bone Telescope, Galileo, 18th Century, Telescope, Enlightenment, Archaeology, Stargazing, Science News

By: Owen Jarus, LiveScience Contributor Published: 03/26/2012 06:18 PM EDT on LiveScience Five telescopes made of bone and dating to the 18th ce...

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Van Gogh Still Life Is Real!

AP | By MIKE CORDER | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Video, Louis Van Tilborgh, Still Life With Meadow Flowers and Roses, Netherlands, Van Gogh X Ray, Kroeller-Mueller Museum, Van Gogh Discovery, Van Gogh Still Life, Van Gogh, Van Gogh Museum, Arts News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- It was, it wasn't, it is: A still life once thought to be by Vincent van Gogh but later downgraded to being the work of an a...

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Amsterdam By Bike

Jetsetter.com | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Holland, Cocktails, Bars, Amsterdam, Steak, Jordaan, Netherlands, Spas, Biking Destinations, Biking, Travel News
Jetsetter.com

If ever a city were made for cycling, Amsterdam -- with its miles of safe bike lanes on flat, canal-skirting roads -- is it.

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Focus on Coastal Restoration Not Retreat, Louisiana's Senator Landrieu Says

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Greater New Orleans Foundation, RESTORE Act, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, The Idea Village, Levees, Netherlands, Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Tierra Resources, Clean Water Act, Offshore Drilling, U.S. Senate, Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Carbon Credits, The Water Institute of the Gulf, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, St. Charles Parish, Bp Spill, Mississippi River, Seafood, Green News
Susan Buchanan

Louisiana needs to get smart quickly about coastal restoration, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu said in her hometown of New Orleans last week.

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Happy Birthday, Piet Mondrian!

Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Happy Birthday, Piet Mondrian, Cubism, Mondrian, Video, Netherlands, Non-Plasticism, Piet Mondrian Art, Contemporary Art, Slidewide, De Stijl, Arts News

Today marks the 140th birthday of the artist and luxury hotel namesake Piet Mondrian. Known for his striking geometric paintings, Mondrian was an inst...

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Netherlands Set To Ban Hash Sale

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Netherlands Hash Sale, Netherlands Hashish, Netherlands Drugs, Netherlands Coffee Shops, Netherlands, Netherlands Drugs Sale, Netherlands Hash, Reuters, World News

By Tjibbe Hoekstra AMSTERDAM, March 1 (Reuters) - The Netherlands moved to ban the sale of potent hashish cannabis on Thursday, erodin...

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Santorum Makes Bogus Remarks

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Video, Santorum, Assisted Suicide, 2012 Election, Netherlands, Rick Santorum, Elections 2012, Rick Santorum 2012, Euthanasia Netherlands, Physician-Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Politics News

The Following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Rick Santorum grossly mischaracterized euthanasia practices in the Netherlands during an ap...

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