Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Monday, March 29, 2004
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Friday, March 26, 2004
And Justice for All
Amerikaanse foetus krijgt rechten
Het Amerikaanse congres heeft met grote meerderheid een wet aangenomen die ongeboren kinderen juridisch erkent. De wet maakt het strafbaar om een ongeboren kind te doden of letsel toe te brengen.
Source: NOS
This means no junk food for pregnant women anymore! Otherwise you will be prosecuted for endangering your unborn child through malnutrition...don't even think about having a drink of wine anymore.
Bomb threat in Leiden Central Station
Supposedly someone called in a bomb threat last night. This bomb apparently would be located in one of the lockers nearby the trains leaving for The Hague.
Thursday, March 25, 2004
The BIG Party!
For anyone who's ever seen this o so great movie...well apparently it even inspired an annual party! Check this out:
http://www.lebowskifest.com/
From from June 18th till 20th in Louisville, Kentucky, absolutely brilliant!
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Going for a Drink?
BOOZE MAY SAVE GUYS' LIVES
March 23, 2004 -- Drinking in moderation appears to reduce heart-related deaths in men with high blood pressure, new research suggests, challenging the belief among many doctors that alcohol should be off-limits to such patients.
Source: New York Post
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Higher Education (not) for Everyone
Selectie student dichterbij
NIEUWS - De Universiteit Leiden wil vanaf 2006 eerstejaars studenten gaan selecteren. Scholieren die in Leiden willen gaan studeren, moeten dan na het vwo-examen een aanvullende toets maken
Source: NRC Handelsblad
Nooit meer Snowboarden
Op deze site The Damage Done is een heel indrukwekkend fotoreportage van Nina Berman te zien over de jongens die terug zijn gekomen uit Irak en wat ze daarvoor hebben moeten "opofferen"
Sunday, March 21, 2004
Friday, March 19, 2004
Dutch "Star Trek"
Believe it or not, someone decided to build a whole space station in their home and start a real "space soap". The four man crew is on their way to the nearest solar system on the "SS Lunatic". Their story can be viewed here: www.trivial.nl
Thursday, March 18, 2004
¿Habla Español?
U.S. to Be Nearly Half Minority by 2050
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's Asian and Hispanic populations will roughly triple in size by midcentury, when minority groups overall will be nearly equal in number with whites, the Census Bureau says.
Whites, now about 69 percent of the population, would comprise 50.1 percent of U.S. residents by 2050, bureau projections released Thursday show.
Source: New York Post
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
North Sea Jazz not in The Hague!
Due to the breakdown of the "Statenhal" in The Hague the North Sea Jazz Festival will take place in Rotterdam from 2006 on.
Source: http://www.anp.nl
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Good News!(?)
"Leidse universiteit beste op wetenschappelijk gebied"
Source: http://www.leidschdagblad.nl
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Monday, March 15, 2004
Sunday, March 14, 2004
Welcome!
This is my new blog, started today, Sunday March 14th...please check back regularly as I will be posting lots of pictures and anything else worth mentioning in and around this little student-town.
Greetings,
P.
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