Legalise drugs and society would benefit Nov 3, 2009
Bruce Anderson: Let's be honest. from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Peter Schjeldahl: “Watteau to Degas: French Drawings from the Frits Lugt Collection,” at the Frick. Nov 2, 2009
The prodigious Dutch connoisseur Lugt (1884-1970), a collector by the age of eight, acquired thousands of Old Master drawings, with a special fondness for the French eighteenth century. His successors at the Fondation Custodia, in Paris, have added nineteenth-century works, mostly Romantic and Barbizon landscapes. (New Yorker)
"I hate whale meat," Japan's PM confides: report Nov 1, 2009
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Japanese PM says he hates whale meat Oct 31, 2009
"I hate whale meat," Hatoyama said during a meeting with his visiting Dutch counterpart Jan Peter Balkenende on Monday, the Sankei Shimbun reported on Saturday. The Netherlands is one of several anti-whaling countries that allows the radical environmental group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to register a vessel in the country. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
The Warfare Culture of the Iroquois Oct 29, 2009
In the two centuries before the American Revolution, the French, Dutch, and English viewed the Six Nations of the Iroquois as the fiercest warriors in the Northeast. Before and after the American Revolution, the ability to defend and to adapt to crises of disease, invasion, and political encroachment by means of retaliatory warfare and political diplomacy, as well as develop a unique identity and spiritual culture, allowed the Iroquois to survive the onslaught of European expansionism that fated... (Suite101.com)
What's in a name? Coles biscuit slammed as racist Oct 27, 2009
In Europe, chocolate and marshmallow biscuits produced by the Dutch biscuit maker Van der Breggen were still marketed as Nigger Kisses as late as 2006, when they were finally rebranded as Buys Kisses. In 1995 Fyna Foods' changed their cigarette-imitating lollies, called Fags, removing the lollies' red tips so they did not look like cigarettes and then renaming them Fads. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
'Balloon boy' reveals celebrity craze Oct 27, 2009
Two years ago, the Dutch TV station launched The Big Donor Show (De Grote Donorshow), which was ostensibly a tasteless but ultimately worthy spectacle in which a woman decided to which one of three terminally ill patients she would donate her kidney. Falcon Heene, six, was at the centre of his parents' hoax. (BBC News -- Americas)
Native title deal for historic WA island Oct 27, 2009
The island was named after Dutch explorer Captain Dirk Hartog who left an inscribed plate with his name at Cape Inscription after arriving there on the Eendracht on October 25, 1616. The Malgana people, the WA government and pastoralists announced the agreement, which will give traditional owners greater involvement in managing the world heritage area, on Tuesday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
In praise of the veil (part the second) Oct 26, 2009
Think of the Dutch episodes, Salmon Rushdie, Danish cartoonist. I am just waiting for the day when the Islamists copy organized Jewry and take you to the courts for defamation over what atheists would see as harmless fun. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
How the Government of Ghana and GNPC should ...... Oct 26, 2009
That alone brings a level of transparency that can help us ring-fence future oil revenues, an opportunity that can give us an experience far from the problems Royal Dutch Shell has had in Nigeria. 6. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Brussels: Europe's great secret Oct 25, 2009
Belgium is split between Wallonia in the south, where they speak French, and Flanders in the north, where they speak Flemish, a dialect of Dutch. French-speakers have often dominated the national government, which irks the Flemish, who comprise about 60 percent of the Belgian population. (CNN -- International)
People power Oct 25, 2009
Depositors bring down Dutch bank ... The Dutch deposit guarantee scheme pays up to 100,000 ... Customers of the Dutch bank DSB have forced it into bankruptcy by withdrawing 550m of their savings in just 12 days. (BBC News -- Business)
Your 10 Questions Oct 24, 2009
In that thesis, I challenged the view of the famous scholar, Rupert Emerson, who in his book Malaysia: A Study in Direct and Indirect opined that the period between 1824 (when the Anglo-Dutch Treaty was signed dividing the Malay Archipelago into two spheres of influence the British and the Dutch) and 1874 (when the Pangkor Engagement was signed which marked the beginning of British intervention in the Peninsular Malay states) was a half-century of inactivity. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Pirate Bay back in the courtroom Oct 24, 2009
A Dutch court has ordered them to to remove all links to the material of a group of Netherlands-based music and film makers. The trio could face fines of up to $9m (5. (BBC News -- Technology)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
Here are some wonderful (stylishly played in the movie by Faye Dunaway), the Dutch fashion model veteran of 300 covers who founded an agency that hired the scrappy Gia but who then tragically died of cancer at age 40 in 1980, leaving Gia bereft. And here's Gia's ever-patient, real-life girlfriend, , who turns out to be a more in-your-face urban type of the Deborah Harry school than she was portrayed in the movie. (Salon)
Name changes unwelcomed? Oct 22, 2009
"Of more concern to us is that 19 of the names have an Afrikaans/Dutch origin. Thirteen names are Afrikaans in origin and six names have a Dutch connotation," said Theron. Afrikaners are being marginalised. (iAfrica.com)
Anti-Islamic Dutch Lawmaker Event at University Cut Short as Crowd Turns Nasty Oct 21, 2009
Oct. 20, 2009: Dutch politician Geert Wilders speaks at Temple University in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA Amid tight security and a large turnout of protesters, Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders told an assembly of Temple University students that Europe and America must fight an ongoing "stealth jihad" that threatens democracy and free speech. (Fox News)
A-League starting to play the field as it outgrows its Oranje crush Oct 19, 2009
After a week which underlined why the Dutch way is often a dull way, the domestic competition has demonstrated - in Adelaide, in Brisbane, in Townsville, in Robina, and in Newcastle - why beauty is in the eye of the beholder ... Which is why it was so encouraging to see Aurelio Vidmar, the young Australian coach in charge of Adelaide United, ditch his Dutch system for the match against Sydney FC on Friday night ... Dutch football has many fine attributes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Dutch Lawmaker Wilders Calls House of Lords Visit Victory for Free Speech Oct 18, 2009
Dutch Lawmaker Wilders Calls U.K. Visit Victory (Update1) - Bloomberg ... Dutch Lawmaker Wilders Calls U.K. Visit Victory (Update1) ... Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- , the Dutch lawmaker who made a film linking the Koran to violence, described his success in overturning a ban on entry to the U.K. as a victory for freedom of speech. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Islam labelled 'retarded' Oct 17, 2009
A far-right Dutch lawmaker who has likened Islam to Nazism visited London on Friday, eight months after being turned away for spreading "hatred and violent messages". Geert Wilders successfully appealed earlier this week against a government ban on entering Britain and upon his arrival said it was "ridiculous" to suggest he posed any threat to public order. (iAfrica.com)
UN body debates Gaza war report Oct 16, 2009
Far-right Dutch MP heading to UK. No post-jab paracetamol' advice. (BBC News -- Africa)
Legendary scholar to speak at Cedar Grove Oct 16, 2009
Chronicling the rich history of this region, the film includes stories of Dutch political genius, the world s first color photography, the birth of the skyscraper, the world s first high speed printing press, and America s pioneering art movement, the Hudson River School. The film will be broadcast on WMHT Channel 17, the local PBS station, on Sunday October 25th at 1pm and on Friday October 30th at 10 p.m. For more information call 518-756-8570. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Co-founder of Dutch Bros. coffee chain dies Oct 16, 2009
Co-founder of Dutch Bros ... Co-founder of Dutch Bros ... The weeklong search for an American diplomat has taken a grim turn as investigators on the Dutch island of Curacao said DNA from bloody clothing strewn along a popular beach matched that of the missing man. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Oct 15, 2009
Four Dutch tourists have died after a hot air balloon crashed in a southern Chinese resort town. At least 18 dead as gunmen storm Lahore police buildings and a suicide bomber hits police station in northwest. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Cocaine binge takes its toll on UK bankers Oct 9, 2009
Martinez is now working wi 000021D8 th Tactus, a Dutch treatment provider, to offer banks a new online program to deal with alcohol abuse called lookatyourdrinking. com. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The 'perfect' quake this way comes Oct 9, 2009
An ancient trading city of 900,000, built by the Chinese in the 1600s and later colonized by the Dutch and British. . (Asia Times Online)
Cocaine Survivors Find Losing London Bonus Brings Ending to Bubble's Binge Oct 8, 2009
Martinez is now working with , a Dutch treatment provider, to offer banks a new online program to deal with alcohol abuse called. Hes planning another Web site for drug users next year. (Bloomberg)
Brandywine in Literature, History, ... Oct 7, 2009
The word "brandy" is short for "brandy-wine." The Oxford English Dictionary notes that the term "brandy-wine is derived from the Dutch word brande-wijn, meaning "burnt wine. " Brandywine in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. In J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, the Brandywine River and Bridge begin in the first book, The Fellowship of the Ring. The Brandywine River, or Baranduin, flows through the eastern section of the Shire. This is the river that Frodo and his friends... (Suite101.com)
Street named after Twitter account Oct 6, 2009
The street name was bought for $140 by the Dutch-Palestinian owner of a called "Arjan El Fassed," set up to support cultural after-school activities for children in the camp ... As art director for a Dutch advertising agency, Basthios and his colleagues decided to channel their commercial expertise into raising the $20,000 needed to rebuild the facility. (CNN)
Boris Johnson on Blair as Europe president Oct 6, 2009
"logdon - the French and Dutch were not browbeaten into voting a second time - no such vote has been given. There are millions of people throughout Europe who have no desire for this Con/Treaty who have not been allowed to vote and the results of the European Elections were mainly cast against the Federalisers. Back to Boris' article - I do hope you are right but to my horror and dismay, Bliar will become Pres Liz Brown on October 05, 2009 at 08:52 AM Natalie Drest on October 05, 2009 at 08:15... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Kenya: Post-Violence Election Witnesses Quietly Leave Country Oct 4, 2009
Dutch Ambassador to Kenya Laetitia van den Assum, whose country hosts the ICC at The Hague, told the Sunday Nation that holding the financiers of the violence to account was in Kenya's best interests. "There are those who say the pursuit of justice may threaten stability," she said. (allAfrica.com)
Up close with FedEx Malaysia MD Ramesh Kumar Oct 3, 2009
Its main competitors are Germanys DHL, Dutch TNT and US-based UPS.. He says in Malaysia, like other economies around the region, it is the small and medium-scale enterprises which are driving the economy. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Italian TV bins reality shows Oct 2, 2009
In recent weeks the company has been linked with negotiations to acquire a controlling interest in Dutch producer Endemol - the creator of the Big Brother franchise - at a time when Mediaset are trying to improve flagging advertising revenues. The seventh series of Grande Fratello is currently on Mediaset. (Yahoo News -- Reality TV)
Abbott buys Solvay pharma operations for $6.6B Oct 2, 2009
Also on Monday, Johnson & Johnson bought an 18 percent stake in Dutch biotechnology company Crucell NV, which is trying to develop a universal flu vaccine, while competitor Merck acquired the rights to sell Australia-based CSL Ltd.'s Afluria flu vaccine in the U.S.. North Chicago, Ill. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Outcry over TV kidney competition Oct 2, 2009
A Dutch TV station says it will go ahead with a programme in which a terminally ill woman selects one of three patients to receive her kidneys ... The Dutch donor authority has condemned the show, as have kidney specialists in the UK. ... " "For years and years we have had problems in the Netherlands with organ donations and especially kidney donations," agreed Alexander Pechtold of D-66, the Dutch social liberal party. "You can have a discussion about if this is distasteful, but finally we have... (Yahoo News -- Reality TV)
Bayer names Dekkers as next CEO Oct 2, 2009
Dekkers, who has both Dutch and U.S. citizenship, is currently the head of Waltham, Massachussets-based laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Bayer's supervisory board appointed the 51-year-old to replace current CEO Werner Wenning on Oct. 1 next year, the company said. Wenning, who extended his contract by eight months until the end of next September, will step down shortly before his 64th birthday. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
* World News Quick Take Oct 1, 2009
Dutch authorities on Tuesday presented the skeletal remains of five 18th and 19th century Aboriginal Australians to their descendants in a special ceremony in the western city of Leiden ... Australian Ambassador Lydia Morton thanked Dutch authorities for helping the Australian government to repatriate indigenous remains held in overseas collections. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Nightlife: the week ahead Oct 1, 2009
Renowned for his trippy trance music and heroic live sets, the Dutch DJ Ti. sto turned to indie rock luminaries Bloc Party, Tegan and Sara, and Sigur R. (Boston Globe)
Colonial Sabbath Day Practices Sep 30, 2009
In New England and Dutch New Amsterdam, also a Calvinist community, these rules were far more stringent and more rigidly enforced. Modern Vestiges of the Sabbath Laws. (Suite101.com)
Orgasms, Sexual Health And Attitudes About Female Genitals Sep 30, 2009
Scientists studied 18 Dutch women with Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome. Women affected by this rare. (Science Daily)
Smeeks opening adds to shopping on Central Sep 26, 2009
by Eugene Scott - Sept. 25, 2009 05:02 PM The Arizona Republic. A cluster of new and old locally owned shops, plus one franchise coffee kiosk, sits on the northwestern corner of Central Avenue and Camelback Road. (AZCentral -- Business)
Dan Browns worst sentences (or at least twenty of them) Sep 19, 2009
" Oh? What's the ultimate example, then? Because I think it's pretty much the ultimate example of _irony_ to read an article about someone who makes a fortune misusing words, then write a post complaining about that article that misuses a word in such spectacular fashion. Brown's a phenomenally bad writer, but a good ideas guy. It's the ideas that make him the bucks -- much like with J.K. "never met an adverb I didn't like" Rowling. Nothing wrong with that, but I definitely wish he'd proofread... (Harper's Magazine)
Vital lessons from the day words fell short Sep 19, 2009
They were like Horatius holding the bridge or the little Dutch boy when he saw the hole in the dyke. But with this difference: Horatius and the boy had no management strategy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Who is acting on bonuses? Sep 18, 2009
Netherlands banks were hit hard by the crisis, with the nationalisation of the Dutch assets of Fortis Bank ... The Dutch Finance Minister Wouter Bos praised the voluntary code and said the rest of the world should use the rules as a model for their own banking sectors. (BBC News -- Business)
When in Copenhagen, use pedal power to see sights Sep 17, 2009
The Dutch Renaissance castle is centrally located in the Kongens Have park, where Danes love to picnic. The gardens are also home for the Royal Life Guards, which parade through the city every day at noon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
ECO-Tourism - The Marine Turtles of Nzema Sep 17, 2009
In support of this, and realizing the tourism potential of marine turtle conservation, the Ghana Wildlife Society with support from the Dutch Government launched the marine turtle, conservation component of the Amansuri Conservation and Integrated Development Project. The turtle conservation taskforce in many coastal communities were formed to check hunting and slaughtering of the animals and the destruction of their eggs. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Being Sexually Deprived in a Sex-Saturated Culture Sep 16, 2009
Now, according to the ANP news agency, the Dutch now derive more pleasure from going to the bathroom than from sex. So much for free love. (Townhall.com)
Erwin Olaf : Recent Works Sep 15, 2009
Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf returns to the gallery Magda Danysz after the beginning of year marked by a lot of museum solo shows and retrospectives from Antwerp to Salamanca, including The Hague and Paris at the Dutch Institute. On the occasion of this new Parisian exhibition, the artist presents his last series of photos entitled Laboral Escena. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Chile Will Curb Easter Island Immigration as Utility Services Break Down Sep 15, 2009
Named by Dutch sailors who landed there on Easter Day 1722, the island has been inhabited by the Polynesian Rapanui people for more than 1,000 years. They developed a culture centered on the carving and transportation of stone heads, known as moai, that dot the territory and weigh as much as 270 tons. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Peter Schjeldahl: A visiting Vermeer, at the Met. Sep 14, 2009
A single guest diva, The Milkmaid, from the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam, heads a cast of local talent: the museum s own five Vermeers and related works from the Dutch Golden Age. Writer describes how he revels in Vermeer s Young Woman with Water Pitcher each time he sees it. (New Yorker)
Libraries host Native American lecture Sep 14, 2009
And interesting it was, with Hauptman first giving a power-point accompanied lecture about everything from local Native American culture and folk lore, to interaction with the Dutch, to common misconceptions. Not long after the lecture began, Hauptman was peppered with questions from interested audience members, and the presentation began to take on the atmosphere of a teacher in a classroom rather than that of someone giving a lecture. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Diggings: Reporting live from Butte for Swedish radio Sep 13, 2009
Spaniards running alongside bulls is now blas;, the Dutch ice skating along their canals is banal and Canadians who eat doughnuts for lunch fit neatly inside the realm of normalcy. But there are a few things that the Swedes cannot comprehend about American culture, and this is where I was supposed to be of some assistance. (Montana Standard, MT)
READ MORE: New and fashionable films, TV series Sep 10, 2009
What: Theatrical biopic Opened: Premiered at the in May Who: Directed by Dutch filmmaker Jan Kounen, starring and Mads Mikkelsen, and based on Chris Greenhalgh's novel. The plot: The semi-fictional story of the brief affair between two radicals, Chanel and Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, in the early 1920s. (USA Today)
why the Easter Island statues wear red hats Sep 9, 2009
"The academics, who will spend a month each year for the next five years investigating their findings, which include an obsidian adze a seven-inch axe-like tool which was used for squaring up logs or hollowing out timber believe the first "hats" appeared between 1200 and 1300. This coincided with a dramatic increase in the size of the statues across the island.Situated some 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, Easter Island, known to its indigenous people as Rapa Nui, has long been a magnet for... (Harper's Magazine)
Read the 'JER' transcript Sep 9, 2009
The Dutch show them a video of men kissing and women bathing topless on the beach as a way to drive them away. GIGOT: Because modern secular European culture is so libertine in a sense or just live and let live. (Fox News)
Neeraj R S Kanwar, MD, Apollo Tyres Sep 6, 2009
This comes on the back of Apollo Tyres' acquisition of Dutch tyre maker Vredestein Banden that arguably has 3% of share in the European tyre market ... A similar programme is being chalked out for the Dutch company as well. (India Times)
Keep spending, Darling urges G20 Sep 3, 2009
Dutch Finance Minister Wouter Bos said that "not every country is moving as quickly as it could" on the issue of banker payouts. And Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders said governments should be able to "intervene" in bonuses, and that EU countries should act together, as well as trying to get agreement from the US and others. (BBC News -- UK)
Read more... Sep 3, 2009
Prior to the line, Bale was the Head Designer at Von Dutch Originals, which marketed the imagery of Kenny Howard. Don , commented, As demand for my artwork continues to skyrocket, I felt it was time to take on a partner that could help me manage the demand and opportunities for the name. (PNN Online)
Post Aporkalypse Aug 31, 2009
- JA " G'day, James, I dont know that I was saying we must pay for our unhealthy habits. I'm suprised you only responded to that side of my comment. What about this. Remember when you went to a Show/Country Fair and you had to be taller than the mark to go on the ride or you simply couldnt - harsh reality - no rights, no smudged edges - denied if you didnt fit. End of story. Why is it different for safe operating of work equipment - is it simply because the workplace has the resources to replace... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Florida standards for teaching the subject Aug 30, 2009
Describe interactions among Native Americans, Africans, English, French, Dutch, and Spanish for control of North America. 5. (The Palm Beach Post)
8th Chinese Culture Festival kicks off in Netherlands Aug 30, 2009
Dutch actors perform lion dance, a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, during the 8th Chinese Culture Festival in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, August 29, 2009. The 8th Chinese Culture Festival kicked off here on Saturday. (People's Daily Online, China)
The sweetest thing Aug 30, 2009
Another is written in Dutch, and a third is from Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler. "He's a fan," said Mark. (Montana Standard, MT)
Dutch court halts teen's solo sailing bid Aug 30, 2009
Dutch court halts girl's solo sailing plans - CNN.com ... Dutch court halts girl's solo sailing plans ... Dutch social workers say it is too dangerous and want to prevent her. (CNN -- International)
Making Summer In The City More Bearable Aug 29, 2009
27, 2009) Researchers used the warm days in August to map out the urban climate in the dutch cities of Rotterdam and Arnhem. During four time intervals on a 24 hours' day, mobile traverse measurements were. (Science Daily)
Race? Whats that? Aug 29, 2009
Mum is half-Chinese and half-Scottish, while dad is part-Asian, part-French, part-Dutch and maybe Portuguese ... My parents are both predominantly Chinese, but I have Portuguese and Dutch ancestry, courtesy of Malaccas rich cultural heritage. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
