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"Just a few pints down the local." Not that long ago a stag night was just that – your friends buying a few rounds before the big day. Then some adventurous souls decided to make a weekend of it, to Dublin or Amsterdam, and then, as communism collapsed...
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Skyscraper city Hayes & Jarvis has three nights in New York for £429pp, including room only at the Amsterdam Court near Broadway, with KLM flights via Amsterdam on 5 March. Central Park ice skating tickets included. Hayesandjarvis.com Soon... Luxury...
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A TNT delivery truck is seen in Hoofddorp, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday Feb. 21, 2012. TNT Express NV sidestepped questions Monday about an unsolicited UPS takeover bid, announcing instead an abrupt switch in strategy to focus on its European... View Photo »
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Staaltape and its parent company Staalplaat originated in the alternative music and art scene of Amsterdam in the early 1980s, when, inspired by the first ever Dutch DIY cassette music overview & catalogue (Cassettes in Nederland, that I wrote &...
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ANGELES In 1992, when Nike, in the midst of its international expansion, asked Wieden + Kennedy to open an office in Amsterdam, Dan Wieden had a jocular comment from a European colleague ringing in his head. Made a year or two before, when Wieden was...
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ING Direct USA is the online banking unit of the Amsterdam-based ING Groep NV (ING). ING Groep had been asked by the European Commission to sell its online banking unit in return to get the approval for the €10 billion ($13.13 billion) state aid...
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A tourist from Amsterdam takes part in the Jouvert celebrations, a revellery of mas, music, mud and paint which marks the start of the two-day Trinidad Carnival street parade, in the capital city Port of Spain February 20, 2012. View Photo »
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Think of a ‘Pop Up’ society that brings people together from the technology and digital media industry and combines business with pleasure. This year, the group will be taking over as hosts of Maggie Mae’s, one of biggest pubs on Sixth St during SXSW. ...
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Well, now you know. Video Rating: 4 / 5 continuing series of cassette tape runs (Paris, Brussels, Berlin...) are being released. Staaltape and its parent company Staalplaat originated in the alternative music and art scene of Amsterdam in the early...
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Amsterdam (help·info), capital of the Netherlands, lies on the banks of two bodies of water, the IJ bay and the Amstel river. Founded in the late 12th century as a small fishing village on the banks of the Amstel, it is now the largest city in the country and is a financial and cultural centre. As of August 1, 2006, the population of the city... Full Article
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Goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer of Ajax saves before Javier Hernandez of Manchester United, left, can head the ball during the round of 32 Europa League soccer match at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Manchester United won the match with a 2-0 score.
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Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand, right, high-fives with Javier Hernandez who scored 2-0 during the round of 32 Europa League soccer match at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
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Jonny Evans of Manchester United (C) kicks the ball as his teammate Michael Carrick (L) looks on during their Europa League match against Ajax in Amsterdam February 16, 2012.
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Denmark's Nicolai Boilesen of Ajax grabs his head as Manchester United players, with Wayne Rooney, number 10, celebrate scoring 2-0 during the round of 32 Europa League soccer match at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
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Christian Eriksen, left, and Toby Alderweireld of Ajax, center, grabs their heads after a teammate missed a chance to score during the round of 32 Europa League soccer match against Manchester United at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
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Denmark's Nicolai Boilesen of Ajax, right, and Javier Hernandez of Manchester United vie for the ball during the round of 32 Europa League soccer match at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Manchester United won the match with 2-0.
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Ashley Young of Manchester United, right, is hugged by Jonny Evans after Young scored 1-0 during the round of 32 Europa League soccer match against Ajax at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
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Ashley Young of Manchester United, right, is hugged Nani, left, and Rio ferdinand, rear, after he scored 1-0 during the round of 32 Europa League soccer match against Ajax at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
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