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updated: Sat Jul 05, 2008 08:54 am

Netherlands Travel News

News on Netherlands Travel continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

Saturday | The Irish Times

Crosbie plans 'Giant Man' project as colossal attraction

Proposed "Giant Man": visitors could walk around inside the 35-metre-high Dublin docklands centrepiece RONAN McGREEVY DEVELOPER HARRY Crosbie has unveiled proposals for a 35m high "Giant Man" that will allow ...

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Earth Times

Booking a hotel room on the internet has payoffs and pitfalls

Marco Urban of Frankfurt found the offer on the internet portal attractive: an overnight stay at a bargain rate in Amsterdam's Aalborg Hotel.

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Tue Jul 01, 2008

Associated Content

A Short Guide to Student Life in Utrecht the Netherlands

Studying in Utrecht has been said by many to be one of the most unique experiences of their student life.

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Black Hills Bandit

Dutch anti-Islam politician won't be charged

Dutch legislator Geert Wilders will not be prosecuted for inciting hatred of Muslims with his film denouncing the Quran, prosecutor said Monday.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

The Police Oracle

Tackling Demand For Prostitution

The Dutch approach to prostitution has been observed by Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker during a visit to the Netherlands, as part of the Government's review into tackling the demand for prostitution.

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WINK-TV Fort Myers

Netherlands circus escape

Amsterdam police say 15 camels, two zebras and an undetermined number of llamas and potbellied swine briefly escaped from a traveling Dutch circus after a giraffe kicked a hole in their cage.

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The Age

Last gasp for Dutch tobacco smokers

Patrons of "coffee shops" will still be able to light up if their cannabis joints are not blended with tobacco.

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USA Today

Tobacco ban wafts into Amsterdam pot shops

Jon Foster, owner of the Grey Area coffee shop in Amsterdam and a Rhode Island native, helps customers on Wednesday.

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Sat Jun 28, 2008

Boston.com

Dutch marijuana coffee shops brace for smoking ban

This city's famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking.

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Thu Jun 26, 2008

MediLexicon

RFID Tags Interfere With Hospital Equipment And Raise Safety Concerns

Researchers in The Netherlands found that Radio Frequency Identification Devices or "radio tags", that are increasingly being used in hospitals to identify patients and track medical supplies, are interfering ...

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The State

Light up your joint - but not tobacco - in the Netherlands

Starting July 1, the Netherlands will banish tobacco smoke from restaurants and all other public places.

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Tue Jun 24, 2008

EETimes.eu

Researchers push open-source smartcard project to increase security

A Dutch philanthropic foundation, NLnet, has given Euros 150,000 to fund a project that will devise open-source smart card software that offers stronger protection of personal data in light of security ...

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Mon Jun 23, 2008

CNN

Mugabe rival seeks refuge in embassy

Zimbabwe opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai was taking refuge at the Dutch Embassy on Monday, a day after withdrawing from Friday's runoff against incumbent Robert Mugabe, the Dutch Foreign ...

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The Register

Dutch boffins clone Oyster card

Researchers of Radboud University in Nijmegen in the Netherlands managed to crack and clone London's Oyster travel card.

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Earth Times

AerCap and Deucalion Joint Venture Executes a Purchase-Leaseback of...

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands , June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AerCap Holdings N.V. today announced that, in a joint venture with the Deucalion Aviation Funds, , it has signed an agreement with TUI Travel PLC , ...

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Sat Jun 21, 2008

Bloomberg.com

Marijuana Is In, Tobacco Is Out as Netherlands Prepares for Smoking Ban

Starting July 1, marijuana will be the only leaf that can be smoked in public places in the Netherlands.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

Culiblog

Lucky Mi Fortune Cooking

Local sk8r boi enjoys the coconut cassava bonbon with newly aromatic herring. In the past year I've been working with community food entrepreneurs; cooking studios, restaurants, small food stores, and local ...

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Tue Jun 17, 2008

Kazinform

Dutch education with old tradition recognized for excellence: Klaas van der Tempel

ASTANA. June 16. KAZINFORM /Rizvana Sadykova /Our guest today Mr. Klaas van der Tempel, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Kazakhstan told ...

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Wed Jun 11, 2008

Today's News Herald

Sophia Theresia Nathanson (de Vos)March 15, 1930 - " May 14, 2008

The family endured the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam during WWII. Sophia met her husband, Donald, an American Army Corporal during the post war occupation of Germany , while he was stationed in Bad Kreuznach.

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

Art Daily

New Museum Organizes First Elizabeth Peyton Survey

Elizabeth Peyton, Nick and Pati. NEW YORK.- The New Museum announces today that it will present the first survey of Elizabeth Peyton's work, including paintings, drawings, and prints.

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