Netherlands News

Netherlands News.

• 
  Stolen Van Found a Mere 35 Years Later

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:06 AM ET

  worth a cool $27,000 or so. The Arizona shop, which officials declined to name, was attempting to ship the van and three restored VW Beetles to the Netherlands to resell. California Highway Patrol investigator Michael Maleta said the shop is also considered a victim in the case and they are stil Read More

  More like this in: Volkswagen, California, Los Angeles, insurance, Arizona, VW, Grateful Dead
• 
  Anchor's Away

  By Darragh Worland | Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:09 PM ET

  younger teenaged girls around the world have been making headlines for their efforts to raise anchor and set out to circumnavigate the globe. In the Netherlands, 13-year-old Laura Dekker is awaiting a court decision next week on whether she will be able to undertake her journey. Just last week Read More

  More like this in: New York, Family, Australia, Sailing, World, Travel, Australia/New Zealand, Americas, Europe, Sports, Culture
• 
  "One Step" Back By Popular Demand

  By Wynter Mitchell | Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:00 PM ET

  Who brought "The Passion of the One Step" to the company's attention? A dedicated group of fans, entrepreneurs and former Polaroid employees in the Netherlands working under the name The Impossible Project. The group has since been commissioned by Polaroid to develop and produce limited editio Read More

  More like this in: Photography, Cameras, Business, Technology, Entertainment, Good Ideas
• 
  Anne Frank on YouTube

  By Courtney Rubin | Fri Oct 2, 2009 10:28 AM ET

  diary first was published in 1947, and has since been translated into 70 languages.Mascha Driessen, head of YouTube and display at Google in the Netherlands, told the Christian Science Monitor: "We hope this YouTube channel will help broaden the reach of the Anne Frank House, its educationa Read More

  More like this in: Google, YouTube, Germany, Nelson Mandela, Christian Science Monitor, Anne Frank, Concentration Camps
• 
  Zimbabwe Boosts Textbooks, Education

  By John Casey | Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:16 PM ET

  especially greatly reduced public financing for education. Much of the grant money came from the governments of Australia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and the European Commission.   Photo courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: UNICEF, Europe, Africa, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Norway
• The Feel-Good Grin

  By Courtney Rubin | Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:34 AM ET

  you feel about your looks.If you want to make a woman feel good about herself, just smile, scientists say.A team from Maastricht University in the Netherlands found that women who are unhappy with the way they look feel significantly better about themselves after being greeted with a grin.Th Read More

  More like this in: England, Beauty, Happiness, British Psychological Society, World, Science, Europe, Innovation & Discovery
• 
  Buzz Kill for Backbackers

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

  laws could be in for a buzz kill. Dutch authorities are set to limit access to cannabis by foreign tourists in a bid to curb "drug tourism" to the Netherlands, reports the Telegraph.Under the country's "gedoogbeleid" — tolerance policy on soft drugs —tourists and locals alike have been abl Read More

  More like this in: The Telegraph, Amsterdam, Backpacking, Marijuana, Cannabis, World, Travel, Europe, Leisure Travel
• 
  Redheads of the World, Unite!

  By Courtney Rubin | Tue Sep 8, 2009 9:49 AM ET

  actually has turned up to the festival. If they did, we’re sure they’d roll out the red carpet. Photo courtesy PhotoA.nl vi Read More

  More like this in: Festivals, Queens of the Stone Age, Holland, Meryl Streep, Josh Homme, World, Life & Style, Europe, Culture
• 
  Beautiful Girls Make Men Stupid

  By Courtney Rubin | Fri Sep 4, 2009 10:16 AM ET

  totally tongue-tied. Now there's science behind the phenomenon – not just screenwriting.According to researchers at the Radboud University in The Netherlands, men who spend even a few minutes with a pretty girl perform less well in brain function tests than those gabbing with a woman the Read More

  More like this in: Sex, Hollywood, Men, Robin Williams, Radboud University in The Netherlands, World, Science, Europe, Innovation & Discovery
• 
  Her Name Is Rio, And She's Really Happy

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

  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, ArgentinaCheck out Read More

  More like this in: New York, New York City, California, San Francisco, Europe, Australia, Happiness, Brazil, Paris, France, Italy, Spain