Dutch whacked the arts

Isn’t art one of the only reasons to go to Holland? I just heard about the Dutch whacking the arts this week. I was astonished because that is one of the main attractions, I think. How many times can you visit...

Iranian asylum seeker Who Set Himself On Fire In Amsterdam Dies

Thursday 07 April 2011The man who doused himself with inflammable liquid and then set himself on fire on Amsterdam's Dam square on Wednesday has died in hospital of his injuries.The man was 36-year-old asylum...

Woodoo Lily - A strange stinking flower !

My story started with a bot from the flowermarked in Amsterdam Holland. May 5.- 2010. The man at the marked told me : You can just leave it as it is, no soil, no water ??? So trange ! It started to grow at once,...

Amsterdam coffee-shop : joints, yes, but not tobacco !

AMSTERDAM. A law comes into force today in the Netherlands, prohibits smoking in public places. Panic in coffee shops, where customers are pulling their crackers. One solution: smoke pure cannabis...;)"Three grams of...

Terrorism Arrests UA 908: Flight From Chicago To Amsterdam

United Airlines Flight 908 Chicago-to Amsterdam: Hezem al Murisi And Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi Arrested By Dutch Police, Terror Charges ABC News is reporting that two men were arrested and charged with "preparation of a terrorist attack." Apparently, Dutch police detained...

Anne Frank's Tree Collapses in Storm: Pieces Sold Online

Anne Frank's Favorite Tree Falls During Storm The chestnut tree which Anne Frank wrote about several times in her diary has fallen over during a storm. The massive tree cheered up the young girl many times while she...

Punching holes in Dutch dykes to free estuaries

I really like this story because it shows that engineers and communities can eventually do the right thing by nature. The holes have to be big enough to allow the food chain in and out with the tide. Stagnant...

Update: Nigerian plane terrorist pleads Not Guilty in Detroit

Update Addition:  According to the Guardian, the underwear bomber has entered a plea of not guilty to charges laid against him this morning in the Detroit courtroom.  More updates to follow as this story...

Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security Chief: "The System Worked"

Former Arizona Governor, now Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, says the system worked.  Really? Responding to the botched terrorism attempt on board Delta flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit...

Snowglobes

Westerstraat Amsterdam, 7 a.m. at Wednesday morning. As usual my eyes opened at 7 a.m. (who needs an alarm) and as I looked up, the first thing I saw was snow at my window. Immediately I felt that same rush I used...

Of Tolls and Rivers Chains –The New Robber Barons

For a number of centuries, roughly 800 AD to 1800 AD, feudal lords with land along the Rhine River in Germany, collected tolls from passing cargo ships. In an effective effort to back this control, large iron chains were laid across the river and raised high enough to block...

Video Blogger Destroys Bill O'Reilly's False Claims of Amsterdam

I don't usually post blogger's videos as news, but this one is such a  damning indictment of Fox News, Bill O'Reilly and Margaret Hoover's lies, I couldn't resist. It really captures American arrogance and...

July 25 | International Day of Action for Human Rights in Iran

On July 25, stand in solidarity with the Iranian people More Than 50 cities in the world on 25 July support of the Iranian people and in condemnation of the human rights abuses being committed by the Iranian government. for more information please visit: http://united4iran.org/

Beer Bike tour of Amsterdam increases accidents, may be cancelled

The famous way to sightsee around the Dutch captial is on a beer bike, where ten people sit around a central bar and pedal through the city, but Amsterdam officials have said due to an increase of accidents, they...

Only 43% voted: Europe needs a puzzle board

At the European Elections 2009 only 43% of the Europeans voted. Parties to the right got more parliamental chairs, left wing socialist parties lost. But the big loser of the elections seems to be the European...

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