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Dutch: Ajax keeps heat on league-leader TwentePosted: Sunday November 22, 2009 12:19PM; Updated: Sunday November 22, 2009 12:19PM Ajax keeps heat on league-leader Twente AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Midfielder Demy de Zeeuw scored twice to help Ajax hammer SC Heerenveen 5-1 on Sunday and keep... In this article: FC Twente, Luis Suarez, All rights reserved, NEC Nijmegen, Achmed Ahahaoui, Sandro Calabro, Vurnon Anita, and Ismael Aissati |
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Reuters | 2 days ago
KKR sees smaller deals, growth investments
...net income was $656.6 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30. The private equity firm closed a long-awaited deal in October to buy its Amsterdam-quoted fund, becoming a Euronext-listed company and completing the first step toward an...
In this article: KKR, New York, Euronext, Blackstone Group, New York Stock Exchange, and U.S.
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SCENARIOS-Will Canon succeed in its bid for Oce?
...buy Oce * Shareholder Orbis with 10 percent stake opposes offer * Oce shares remain above Canon's 8.60 euro offer By Harro ten Wolde AMSTERDAM, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Canon <7751. T> plans to buy Dutch copier and printer maker...
In this article: Canon, Oce, Ricoh, Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, IKON Office Solutions, and Konica Minolta
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KKR has profit; sees deals as financing improves
...and said it is seeing improving debt markets and opportunities to invest. KKR closed a long-awaited deal in October to buy its Amsterdam-quoted fund, becoming a Euronext-listed company and completing the first step toward an expected...
In this article: KKR, Blackstone Group LP, New York Stock Exchange, Euronext, New York, Leasing, and Assets
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Times Union | 5 days ago
Man falls into Mohawk in Amsterdam
Last updated: 6:43 p.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2009 AMSTERDAM -- A man remains hospitalized after falling into the Mohawk River earlier this afternoon. Police say a Good Samaritan hopped into the waterway and was able to pull the victim...
In this article: Hearst Corporation, Mohawk River, Albany, NY, and Times Union
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Guardian | 5 days ago
National Gallery's latest exhibit recreates Amsterdam's red light district
...on seamy side of collection A section from The Hoerengracht at the National Gallery. The installation, by Ed and Nancy Kienholz, recreates Amsterdam's red light district. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Amsterdam's red light district...
In this article: National Gallery, Nicholas Penny, Oscars, Pieter de Hooch, Anselm Kiefer, and Michelangelo
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arsenal | 5 days ago
Arsenal hope desperate housewife can fix Robin van Persie
Arsenal's Robin van Persie isn't the first bloke from Amsterdam who's into weird stuff with animals and housewives, finds today's Daily Bung. Rub-in van Persie: but is the treatment placenta or placebo? Photo: PA Rafa Benitez says he'd...
In this article: Robin van Persie, Arsenal, Fernando Torres, Sandwich, World Cup, Wikipedia, and Orlando Engelaar
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 13, 2009
Amsterdam in three parts: crazy, cultured and classic
...museum to compete with Amsterdam's famous halls of masterpieces. But the czars are the stars at Amsterdam's newest museum, the Hermitage Amsterdam, which opened in June. "At the Russian Court: Palace and Protocol in the Nineteenth...
In this article: Anne Frank, Rembrandt, Zaanse Schans, Vincent van Gogh, Otto Frank, and Schiphol Airport
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Wenn Blog | November 13, 2009
Joss Stoned in Amsterdam?
"reality" TV Angelina Jolie awardsiana baby bumps baby names Brad Pitt Britney Spears cheaty spouses Chris Brown crime files dance fever Dept. of Baseless Rumor dressing in the dark drugs family affairs footwear follies get that monstrosity...
In this article: Tom Cruise
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Jaunted | November 12, 2009
Amsterdam: Get The Pre-Thanksgiving Munchies At Amsterdam's Cannabis Cup
Get The Pre-Thanksgiving Munchies At Amsterdam's Cannabis Cup What better time to get the munchies than on the eve of America's favorite all-you-can-eat holiday? (Halloween is amateur hour!) High Times magazine wants you to help it pick...
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Amsterdam's red light shines at the National
Dutch prostitution comes to the National Gallery Nancy Kienholz is the surviving half of the artists who created Hoerengracht, an art installation which captures Amsterdam's red light district in the 1980s. Pictures: National Gallery
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Description from Wikipedia:
Amsterdam (pronounced [ɑmstərˈdɑm]) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population of 747,290 on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the 6th-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of around 6.7 million.
Its name is derived from Amstel dam, indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel where the Dam Square is today. Settled as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age, a result of its innovative developments in trade. During that time, the city was the leading center for finance and diamonds. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were formed.
The city is the financial and cultural capital of the Netherlands. Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, and 7 of the world's top 500 companies, including Philips and ING, are based in the city . The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, part of Euronext, is located in the city centre. Amsterdam's main attractions, including its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House, its red-light district and its many cannabis coffee shops, draw 4.2 million tourists annually.
- Name:
- Amsterdam
- Also Known As:
- Mokum, Venice of The North
- Motto:
- (Heroic, Determined, Merciful)
- Total Area (km):
- 219
- Land Area (km):
- 166
- Water Area (km):
- 53
- Metro Area (km):
- 1815
- Urban Area (km):
- 1003
- Elevation (m):
- 2
- Urban Population:
- 1364422
- Time Zone:
- CET
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