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  The Amazing All-In-One Breakfast Machine

  By Courtney Rubin | Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:48 PM ET

  (Watch a video of the machine in action here.)Suzuki, 26, and Kimura, 28, built their machine in 88 hours at the Platform 21 exhibition center in Amsterdam – with lots of help from fellow designers and passersby. They started Sept. 16 with a pile of junk – alarm clocks, record players Read More

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  Go Van Gogh!

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:00 PM ET

  in '99. While serious art fans will also need to visit NYC's Museum of Modern Art for pieces like "Starry Night," the artist's dedicated museum in Amsterdam is the place to see the full spectrum of Van Gogh's greatness and unfortunate weakness. It's an art collection not to be missed!Imag Read More

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  Three Capitals in Three Days

  By David Jenison | Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:30 PM ET

  lady's kindness and generosity, and that lady gets to tell her friends how a younger man got her buzzed on Bailey's. Sounds like a fair trade t Read More

  More like this in: Museum of Modern Art, Vienna, Budapest, Wines, Bratislava, Backpacking, Slovakia
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  Tonic Trek: Exploring Europe Like a Viking

  By David Jenison | Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  back west on a riverboat. As an admitted Leif Ericson fan, I naturally went with Viking River Cruises and their 15-day trip between Budapest and Amsterdam.My journey to the starry nights of Amsterdam began with three capital cities in three nights (Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna), but w Read More

  More like this in: Travel, Europe, Germany, Transportation, Architecture, Vienna, Budapest, The Beatles, Eastern Europe, Bratislava, Cruises
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  Naked Chef Wants Us to Wear His Woolies

  By Kendall Hunter | Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:49 AM ET

  with a history of drug abuse or with a criminal record, to be trained in the restaurants. They've been so successful that Oliver has opened more in Amsterdam, Cornwall and Melbourne. To help out, all of the profits from Oliver's bestselling cookbook, Cook with Jamie are also donated to the 1 Read More

  More like this in: Charity, London, Schools, Restaurants, Melbourne, Cornwall, Jamie Oliver
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  Buzz Kill for Backbackers

  By Darragh Worland | Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:25 PM ET

  the nuisance caused by stoned tourists. I mean really, tourists are bad enough. Stoned tourists? Forgetabouit. Photo courtesy of .malk vi Read More

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  Her Name Is Rio, And She's Really Happy

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:41 PM ET

  time you saw a blade of grass in NYC?The other cities to round out the top 10 are as follows:1. Rio, Brazil2. Sydney, Australia3. Barcelona, Spain4. Amsterdam, Netherlands5. Melbourne, Australia6. Madrid, Spain7. San Francisco, California8. Rome, Italy9. Paris, France10. Buenos Aires Read More

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  Grin and Share It: Even Happy Language Is Contagious

  By David Bois | Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:00 PM ET

  of scientific evidence to support the notion that what we read indeed influences our bearing.Through a pair of interrelated studies, VU University Amsterdam psychologist Francesco Foroni and Utrecht University psychologist Gün R. Semin have determined that simply reading positive words induce Read More

  More like this in: Utrecht University, Science, Healthcare, Innovation & Discovery
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  Hole-in-One -- at 97

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Sat Aug 1, 2009 11:11 AM ET

  hole. Oh, geez, I was happy."Colangelo’s feat occurred on the 115-yard 16th hole of the Amsterdam Municipal Golf Course. (No, not that Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NY.) He typically plays nine holes there five days a week with his two buddies, relative spring chickens at 86 and 80. Colangelo, Read More

  More like this in: Golf, Winston Churchill, US
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  Get in on The "Open Source" Car

  By John Casey | Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  in the Netherlands to design a sustainable car for the future. Four years later, a model of the group's first design was exhibited recently at Amsterdam's annual car show.For those who want a closer look at the innards of the car, an online "webplatform" is available for download with al Read More

  More like this in: Volunteerism, Transportation, Pollution, Netherlands, Electric Car, Technology, Science, Social Responsibility, Green Tech, Activism