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• Woman MP demands hookers for the troops

  Mon Feb 19, 2007
  • If I recall correctly it was to prevent the soldiers from going to local (in this case, Afghan) prostitutes. It's been a long time ago though, and the story has pretty much fizzled out over here.

• Woman MP demands hookers for the troops

  Mon Feb 19, 2007
  • Some corrections: this "news" is by now a couple months old, and the politician in question is a mayor, not an MP.

• Netherlands Joins ITunes-IPod Opposition

  Thu Jan 25, 2007
  • I find this hugely ironic. First we pass stringent copyright laws making DRM evasion illegal, then we start complaining about lock-in. And why is this debate aimed at Apple, instead of the greater focus being on DRM itself?

• Dutch Christian Democrats Win Most Seats

  Wed Nov 22, 2006
  • The Christian Democrat's narrow victory was predicted early in the day in an exit poll by the TNS Nipo market research group and released on RTL television — based on responses from 27,000 voters.

• Christian Democrats Gain in Dutch Voting

  Wed Nov 22, 2006
  • Whoah, the article has almost completely changed!

• Christian Democrats Gain in Dutch Voting

  Wed Nov 22, 2006
  • Good overview, although: Balkenende also is credited with keeping an explosive situation under control after the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh by an Islamic extremist two years ago, and avoiding unrest among disaffected immigrant youths, which countries like France have experienced.

• Scientists Say Pollution May Be Helpful

  Thu Nov 16, 2006
  • This made me think of the following SF story: The Wall.

• Happy, Confident Students Do Worse in Math

  Wed Oct 18, 2006
  • I'm trying to understand the gist of the article. Is it that Math education in the US is not as difficult as in Japan and the Netherlands, which is why they enjoy it more but score less? Or are the scores relative to the education levels in the specific country?

• How Much are you Paying for Gas?

  Sun Sep 24, 2006
  • In the Netherlands the price has recently come down to $6.30 a gallon.

• A Look at Some Other Unsolved Slayings

  Wed Aug 16, 2006
  • As, technically, not even Natalee Holloway's body has been found (unless I missed something?) how can that case be written down as a slaying?