In the Davis Cup Final group stage draw, the Netherlands are tied with Croatia, Finland and the United States in Málaga, Spain. The matches will be played in a yet-to-be-determined host city in Croatia from September 12-17. Numbers 1 and 2 qualify for the final tournament in Malaga, November 21-26. During the previous edition, the Dutch had also met the …
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Weblog Sailors for Sustainability: the forces of nature
On the quay near the full marina “I rolled the genoa. It’s a bit slower, but we’ll arrive in the daytime,” Ivar mumbles as he hands the watch to Floris at four in the morning. Exhausted, he disappears into the waiting cage. We only left Mauritius yesterday, so Ivar is not up to speed yet. Neither does Florida. He’s barely …
Read More »Footballer Roord back with Orange, injured Groenen is missing
Due to injury, Roord missed international matches against Costa Rica and Denmark in November and the diptych with Austria in February. The national coach has called up a debutante for the selection of 26 players with Wieke Kaptein. Sisca Folkertsma returns to Orange after a long absence. Her last international match was in October 2021. A month later, she suffered …
Read More »Atlantic City approves construction of track that will make F1 racing possible
An abandoned airport near the game town of Atlantic City will be transformed into a new environment, which will include the construction of a circuit that would also have the capacity to host a Formula 1 race. finally to a Grand Prix in the US state of New Jersey in the future? The American state of New Jersey has been …
Read More »This squid throws seashells at other animals
Do people in your area sometimes pay too little attention to your personal space? In this case, you might want to take an example octopus tetricus, a squid that has a clear message for species that don’t keep enough distance. If another animal gets too close, it can happen that something is thrown at its head. This is evident from …
Read More »The future of TikTok in the United States hangs in the balance
The situation is very reminiscent of three years ago, when former President Trump also wanted the Chinese tech giant to sell TikTok. Then a forced sale failed. Now, the US government seems better prepared. Chew joins a long line of tech CEOs who have been heard for hours on the American political theater in recent years. Famous are the hearings …
Read More »Column: always revolves around the ball
After January and February, I had the idea that it was going “spring”, but I was disappointed. March didn’t look like spring scenes and I suddenly had to scrape ice or snow off the car windows again. And if there was no ice or snow for a while, the wind would blow hard again and the rain would beat around …
Read More »“I’ll make it up”, “I’ll spoil every part of your body”
“Would anyone notice, I wonder, as I quickly walk through the arrivals hall at Schiphol. Would people see that I only wear hot lingerie and high stockings under my long trench coat? Marcus’ flight just landed. Thrilled. I can’t wait another minute before I can see it again. And I know he wants me a lot too. Five months apart …
Read More »At Roakeldais, the program presents 2023 and honors volunteers
WARFFUM – Last year, it was not yet possible to present the program of the Festival Op Roakeldais to a large audience in March. Last Friday evening, the organization of the festival, which for the 56e will take place this year, do it again festively. More than a hundred people, volunteers, sponsors and interested people, came to Op Roakeldaishal in …
Read More »US Charges Russian Infiltrator Arrested in Netherlands by Criminal Court in The Hague | Abroad
The man, who claimed to be 33-year-old Brazilian Victor Muller Fereira but is actually 33-year-old Russian Sergei Vladimirovich Cherkasov, was arrested in the Netherlands last spring. The General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) then announced that the man had previously been hired as an intern at the ICC, but had been arrested at Schiphol shortly before he took up duty …
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