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Dutch Point Article:
Long Island City: Neighborhoods and History of Long Island City, Queens, New York
Long Island City in western Queens has emerged as one of the most interesting areas in New York City. It has the arts, quick access to Manhattan, and more and more residential opportunities appearing amongst its many industries. Learn about Long Isla...(Continue Reading)
Neighborhoods and Landmarks in Queens, New York
Lists the major neighborhoods that make up Queens, New York. Also includes major landmarks in Queens....(Continue Reading)
Art from Kennis & Kennis
Dutch artists Adrie and Alfons Kennis use the past as a starting point for art. Links to several of their works on exhibition around the world, incluidng their facial reconstructions from ancient skulls.......(Continue Reading)
Dutch Genealogy - Civil Registration in the Netherlands
The basics of the Civil Registration-system in the Netherlands, a good starting point for your genealogical research in Holland....(Continue Reading)
Viborg, Denmark Haervejsmarch
Review of the Viborg, Denmark Haervejsmarch International Walking Association yearly walk....(Continue Reading)
The Un-Pilgrims
During the Thanksgiving holidays, most people focus on the experiences and the legacy of the Pilgrims - they are, after all, a primary source for Thanksgiving traditions and mythology. At the same time, however, they were not the first settlers......(Continue Reading)
World Soccer Updated League Tables
In Spain, Real Madrid cut Barcelona's lead back to six points after coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo decided to field a three pronged strike force of Raúl, Ronaldo and Owen. All three, plus playmaker Zinedine Zidane scored to keep the Galacticos'......(Continue Reading)
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The flower of New Amsterdam: what made New York the vibrant, liberal place it is today—and the epitome of western arrogance and greed? It wasn't the
The Island at the Centre of the World: the untold story of Dutch Manhattan and the founding of New York Russell Shorto Doubleday, 432pp, [pounds ...
Dutch treat
Years ago, a scientific study of the Eskimos of Greenland concluded that a diet rich in fish oils could help reduce the risk of heart disease. This, ...
Class conscious: how middle-class do you need to be to join a queue to see Dutch Old Masters?
Amsterdam is a beautiful but strange city, seemingly run according to dictates laid down by Neil of The Young Ones. At least, that's how it is at its ...
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