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Quintiq to Host Executive Meeting for Metals Industry
L'Albereta Relais & Chateaux in Franciacorta, Erbusco (Brescia) on May 30, 2013. The Quintiq Metals Executives Meeting will explore metal SCP&O best practices and present attendees with the opportunity to hear from representatives of two leading European metals ...
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The Netherlands fifth best Western European country to invest in
The Netherlands has been ranked as the fifth best Western European country to invest in, according to the "Global Best to Invest ...
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Top-level speed skating must stay in Friesland says champion Kramer
World and Olympic champion speed skater Sven Kramer has thrown his weight behind efforts to keep the national speed skating stadium in Friesland, Nos television reports. On Monday it emerged the Dutch skating association favours the development of a new stadium in Almere over refurbishment of the Thialf rink in Heerenveen. ‘Thialf must remain the skating Mecca,’ Kramer said using ...
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Driving schools need more checks Labour MP
There should be more regulation of driving schools and a central point where people can make their complaints, Labour MP Atje Kuiken told the Nos on Tuesday. Kuiken, who has raised the matter before, is worried about the increasing number of driving schools and says those which do not perform properly should lose their licence. Last week, transport minister Melanie Schultz wrote to parliament ...
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Dutch bid for GB sailors
Bryony Shaw picked up silver in the RS:X windsurfing event. Both sailors have opted to skip this leg of the series, but the British team will be fielding a host of World Cup series medallists among its 48-sailor entry at the Ijsselmeer ...
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Azerbaijani chess player beats Dutch rival in international tournament
Azerbaijani chess player Ulvi Sadikhov has defeated Dutch Stefan Hans in the third round of the IBC Limburg Open 2013 international tournament in the Netherlands. The Swiss system tournament consists of seven ...
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Laura Dekker victim of ageism in Netherlands?
Laura Dekker’s future plans to sail around the world solo hang in the balance as her emotional and mental stability is argued over by two national child care agencies that are in disagreement about her state of mind.
Laura Dekker, 14, has been trying since August last year to sail around the world on her own and in so doing become the youngest person to accomplish the feat. When she first announced her plans, the courts quickly intervened and according to Netherlands news reports, she was placed under the custody of the Child Protection Board in order to be assessed. Read more
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