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Amsterdam’s cultural heritage site deemed a Unesco world-class pearl
Unforgettable experiences below the hanenbalk
Publish Date: Dec 23, 2011
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I amsterdam. A clever branding concept, which, one could argue, misses a (heart-shaped) object between the I and Amsterdam. The huge sculpted letters are a confirmed attraction to people, who literally crawl all over this street-leve...
Ottoman Empire recognized the United Dutch Republic long before anyone else
The history of Dutch – Turkish relations reviewed
Publish Date: Dec 23, 2011
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Turkeye, the Netherlands? Where did you say? Never heard of it!
It is reasonable to assume that 99 percent of the population of the Netherlands has not heard of this place before or visited it. For centuries, this hamlet, Turkeye, w...
Dutch GDP nearly the highest in the European Union
Trails first place Luxembourg
Publish Date: Dec 23, 2011
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BRUSSELS - The forecasts for the economy of the Netherlands may not be the most encouraging for the coming year, but it had almost the best standard of living in the entire European Union last year, according to Eurostat, the EU's statistic...
Dutch pension system tops worldwide ranking
For the third year in a row
Publish Date: Dec 23, 2011
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LONDON - The Netherlands has taken the top spot in an annual survey of national pension schemes around the world. The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index ranked retirement income schemes of sixteen countries around the world on the basis ...
New city towers no competition to tall Dom tower
Publish Date: Dec 23, 2011
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UTRECHT – The new city hall towers of Utrecht will be the highest of its kind at 92 metres in the Netherlands but will not overtake the highest building of Utrecht. The Dom tower, dating from 1254 and 112,32 metres high, will keep its disti...
Seven initial candidates compete for Floriade 2022
Publish Date: Dec 23, 2011
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GRONINGEN - The closing date to apply as host region for Floriade 2022 has now closed. Seven cities or regions have indicated their desire to organize the 2020 event. The Dutch Horticultural Council (NTR) says that the Region Rivierenland, ...
New book describes southern Dutch creek De Dommel
Publish Date: Dec 23, 2011
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EINDHOVEN – Dead fish, very dark water and metres-high foam described the Belgian-Dutch creek Dommel rather well not that many years ago. The Dommel was totally without life, the result of unrestricted pollution. A tributary of the Dieze, a...
Historic city core building concealed 400-year old murals
Publish Date: Dec 23, 2011
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DEN BOSCH – Cultural heritage experts have discovered sixteenth-century murals during the demolition of a building in the old city core of Den Bosch, the capital of North Brabant. The three-dimensional murals, using the then-common techniqu...
Dutch university to organize a conference in China on religion
Publish Date: Dec 23, 2011
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BEIJING - The Chinese Minister for Religious Affairs has invited Amsterdam’s Free University to organize a conference in Beijing on the theme religion as “contributor to social cohesion.” The request was made to Free University officials Re...
Ict-student and musician uses a tablet to store sheet music
Publish Date: Dec 23, 2011
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SCHARNEGOUTUM – Twenty-year old ict-student Rinse Ringma, who also is a musician with Sneek-based Advendo has utilized his computer skills by scanning his music which he now reads from his e-reader. He developed a music protocol to accommod...