Monthly Archives: March 2014
Sun, sand and sea
With the beginning of the new year, many of us are already planning their annual vacation in the sunny south.
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Cocoa is not always sweet
A bitter taste comes from the USA
The leading American chocolate producer Hershey is being supplied by cocoa suppliers from the Ivory Coast and Ghana. On the cocoa plantations, however, the sweet gold is harvested with the aid of child labour.
MoreMeggings – leggings for men
Yes, I have spotted them in public: the first men in meggings. Meggings are leggings for men.
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Expat Center South
Maastricht now has a centre for entrepreneurs and employees from abroad. The so-called Expat Center focuses on the South of the Dutch province of Limburg and, in cooperation with Eindhoven, also works in the Northern parts of the province.
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The Dutch Chamber of Industry and Trade
As of this year, entrepreneurs in the Netherlands no longer have to pay fees to the Chambers of Industry and Trade. The Chambers are now being financed by the Department of Commerce.
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Rocco Granata and his Marina
Who doesn’t remember the old hit song “Marina”?
Today, Rocco Granata is 74 years old and lives in Belgium. Here, he is as well known as Eddy Merckx, Jaques Brel and Jean Marie Pfaff.
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Scientist from Maastricht assists the FBI
She has grown up in Maastricht and is currently following an international career path in science: Dr. Annelies Vredeveldt (PhD), forensic psychologist. The American FBI has now given her $100,000 for research.
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The first two-storey tunnel is being developed in Maastricht
At its deepest point, it is 22 metres deep and at others it is 17 metres deep. In approximately six years, the traffic of the A2 motorway will flow through the tunnel on two storeys. This is supposed to relieve the city from some traffic.
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Fashion in the Euregion
The Euregion is increasingly developing into a fashion scene. Paris, London, Milan and in future also the Euregion? Fashion Across Borders, in short FAB, is a project in which young design talents present and sell their latest designs.
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