Scientists struggling to unravel the mysteries of a Zika epidemic in Brazil hope they can learn from cases of women giving birth to twins in which only one child is afflicted by the microcephaly birth defect associated with the virus ... "When I found out one of them had microcephaly, the ground fell out from beneath me," the 25-year-old said as she sat on the sofa of her home in the city of Santos ... "I thank God for giving her to me......
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Canadian officials fear a massive wildfire could double in size by the end of Saturday as they continue to evacuate residents of fire-ravaged Fort McMurray from work camps north of Alberta's oil sands city ... ....
San Francisco (CNN)Hillary Clinton has a fresh target as she steps up her attacks on Donald Trump. the media. Clinton tweaked the media's coverage of Trump at her fundraiser in San Francisco on Friday night, according to multiple attendees. Clinton, the donors said, told the group that she wished "he would be asked the follow-up questions" about his plans and proposals, arguing that he gets away with empty plans and promises ... Read More ... ....
starting from the first one, Nexive group 2, awarded with a ticket to Amsterdam and return provided by KLM, Unilever group 2, who has won a cruise on the clipper Stad Amsterdam and an internship opportunity at Unilever, and group Randstad 2, receiving high quality photobooks on DutchCulture and on Italianculture. Thanks to the Dutch Italian BusinessChallenge, both students and companies have benefited from this competition....
Now in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar is split geographically by the Neretva River – and that fluvial schism (plus a war or two) has helped to create an ethno-cultural partition between the primarily Catholic Croat west bank and the predominantly Bosniak Muslim east bank (it's the bridge of Mostar pictured above) ... Since its inception in 1921, De Klassieker has become a clash of two Dutchcultures....
Pune. An eight-day exhibition of Dutch post-impressionist Vincent van Gogh's paintings in the digital format will be held in the city at JW Marriott as a part of a campaign called 'Holland meets Pune' ... He brought paintings to common people ... Van Leeuwen spoke about how keen they are on spreading knowledge about Dutchculture ... We have several events lined up for people of Pune ranging from business to culture to sports," he said ... ....
Mentioning that I was born in Bangladesh drew only more questions, and New Yorkers simply wanted confirmation of what was to them the distinctive cultural marker ... I recently appeared on “Buitenhof,” a political programme on Dutch television, to argue that Europe’s colonial history has left a stain on its psyche, an animus against foreigners ... “I know more about Dutchculture than most Dutch people....
W�r. Photo by Tom Abeloos. Used by permission of W�r. I'm continuing to write about some of the music I picked up this year at the annual Folk AllianceInternational conference in Kansas City... Flemish culture is closely related to the Dutchculture of the Netherlands, exists in close proximity to French-speakingBelgium, and had long and deep relationships with Britain, too ... It's a lovely collection of great tunes, beautifully played ... ....
Holland were playing Sweden in the early stages of the 1974 World Cup in West Germany when Johan Cruyff, the Dutch captain, performed a move that launched a thousand knee operations in the west of Scotland... father of modern game who also shaped Dutchculture ... He was the embodiment of the concept of total football, which the Dutch had introduced and which would capture the imagination of student coaches all over the world....
Donald McRae recalls when he met the Dutch master in Amsterdam in 2014, a conversation that revealed much about Cruyff and his view of life ... We’re both Dutch but there is a big difference between us ... father of modern game who also shaped Dutchculture ... He relaxed again and switched into his home language, asking if I could understand Dutch ... It was enough to get by when, again in Dutch, he asked me if I was happy with the interview....
In an article to mark Cruyff’s 50th birthday in 1997 the Dutch writer Hubert Smeets argued that Cruyff had done more than anyone to shape the modern Netherlands... In this, they were unconsciously drawing on wider Dutchculture ... It is present in Dutch architecture and land management, too ... More lastingly, as Dennis Bergkamp once remarked, Cruyff’s personality and ideas shaped the entire Dutch football culture....
• Match stops for applause in 14th minute with France 2-0 up. • Plans to rename Amsterdam Arena the Johan CruyffArena. @ed_aarons ...Related. Johan Cruyff. father of modern game who also shaped Dutchculture . David Winner ... Twitter ... He is the most famous Dutch football player and maybe the best player ever so it would be a beautiful tribute.”. The proposal has been backed by DutchFootball Association (KNVB) president Michael van Praag ... ....
• A thank you for ‘love, kind words and memories’ posted on official website. • ‘We would also like to thank all the medical staff who supported us to the end’ ...Related. Johan Cruyff. father of modern game who also shaped Dutchculture . David Winner. ....
As the mulch-dust settles on this year's just-ended, national-park-themed Philadelphia Flower Show, the show's organizers already are looking to the 2017 theme, which will focus on Holland... "We'll celebrate the flowers that the nation is known for, of course, as well as Dutchculture and influence." ... Next year's show dates are March 11-19, 2017 ... Next year's Netherlands theme should give the color-preferring crowds the look they prefer ... ....
'I am very proud and happy to continue our close collaboration with our founder Philips after 15 'enlightened' years!', said Wim Pijbes, general director of the Rijksmuseum, 'Conserving the Dutchcultural history is part of our shared goal, and we aim to apply Philips' technology innovations in new ways to touch people's lives and those of future generations with art....