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BELL CONCERT IN ALVERCA DO RIBATEJO (PORTUGAL)

2011-08-06T20:00:00.000+02:00

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Nicole Sarah and Charlotte, all girls from Haarlem appears in these pictures from a bell concert realised in August 6, 2007 in city Alverca do Ribatejo.

Alverca is located nearby Lisbon in Portugal. It's where my aunt Adelia has transported us one day in our life to listen this special sound making melodies from a bell mechanism installed into the church.

I could never imagine that a religious place with this type of sound can attract so intensively my senses during few minutes into a deep thinking...

... this main thinking which comes out my mind in this special moment was the memory of my friend Alexandre and son of Adelia who died 10 years ago. It was nice to feel him near of us during this lapse of time...

Text : John Gregorio

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ALVERCA DO RIBATEJO

Alverca do Ribatejo is a city (cidade) and a parish (freguesia) in Vila Franca de Xira Municipality in Portugal. It covers an area of 17.89 km² and had a population of 29,086 as of 2001.

It was promoted to city status in 1990. It is a city and a suburb near the Tagus River (rio Tejo), in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The aerospace company Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronáutico (OGMA) is based there.

Grande Lisboa Subregion

Grande Lisboa (Greater Lisbon in English) is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion integrated in the Lisboa Region. It includes the capital city of Portugal - Lisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese). It is the main economical subregion of the country. It covers 1,376 km² and is the most populated and densely populated Portuguese subregion (2,003,580 inhabitants and 1,455 hab/km²).

Although the name Grande Lisboa, the subregion does not stand for the entire area of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (for it not includes the municipalities in the south bank of the Tagus river estuary, known as Península de Setúbal).

It is bordered in the north by the Centro Region, in the west by the Atlantic Ocean, in the east by the Ribatejo region and in the south by the Tagus River estuary

The subregion is the leading services center for the entire country and has also a large industrial output. It is served by the busiest Portuguese airport, an international harbour and extensive network of highways and train (commuter, regional and international).

Read more on http://Alverca_do_Ribatejo

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STUDIO NEW LOOK / HAIR CARE VISAGISTE

2011-07-26T20:00:00.001+02:00

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Studio New Look is al weer jaren een toonaangevend opleidingsinstituut voor visagie, grime en hairstyling. Het is opgericht door Miranda van Altena die zelf na jarenlange werkervaring in Parijs, Italie en Nederland een eigen opleidingsinstituut in Haarlem opent.

Miranda heeft de nodige werkervaring en heeft met grote ontwerpers en modebladen gewerkt. (Jean Louis Scherrer, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Marie-Claire, Elle, Viva etc.).

Studio New Look, School voor visagie, grimeren en hairstyling

Studio New look heeft een professioneel team van leraressen die ook nog werkzaam zijn in het vakgebied. Zij kunnen daarom de leerlingen altijd van de laatste trends op de hoogte brengen en veel vakkennis overdragen.

Het team van Studio New Look staat voor een modebewuste en gedegen visagisten en grimeurs opleiding waar je veel leert en vooral veel praktijkgerichte dingen doet.

www.studionewlook.nl

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Kinderverjaardagen
Modellenparty's van 9 tot 18 jaar

Duur: 2,5 a 3 uur
Een dagje met je vriendinnen een make-up les volgen en dan in de praktijk brengen. Er mooi uit zien met de mooiste kleuren make-up. Daarna kan je als je ouders het goed vinden een fotograaf boeken die jullie als model op de foto zet en natuurlijk ook met zijn allen.
Bij binnenkomst krijg je eerst iets lekkers te drinken en eten, waarna we beginnen met een make-up les door een bekende visagiste. Zij legt jullie uit hoe je er met weinig make-up mooier uit kan zien. Daarna is het aan jullie om dit in de praktijk te brengen. Een andere mogelijkheid is jezelf op te laten maken door visagisten. Als je klaar bent staat de fotograaf klaar om jullie als echt model op de foto te zetten. Allemaal om de beurt en als groep krijg je ook een paar leuke foto's.
Alle foto's worden op cd gebrand en zijn voor de jarige. Zij kan ze weer naar iedereen toesturen die erbij was.

Grimeer party's van 6 tot 12 jaar

Duur: 2 uur - Voor jongens en meisjes bestaat er ook een grimeer partijtje. Alles gaat zoals hierboven behalve wordt je met grimeren niet mooier maar enger met wonden of stoer als kapitein, romantisch als prinsesje. Je mag na de les lekker zelf kliederen en schilderen onder begeleiding van een grimeurs. Natuurlijk is hier ook weer eten en drinken aanwezig.

Lees meer op www.studionewlook.nl
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PARANORMAL PHENOMENOM IN HOTELS - GHOSTS OF STEMPELS HAARLEM

2011-06-21T20:00:00.028+02:00

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On February 29, 2008 was my last day working for an hotel located in city Haarlem, so i shoted those pictures from the rooms inside the Stempels Brasserie during my last night shift creating this movie about paranormal phenomenoms haunting this wonderful and historic place. Follow me now into this podcast which is a tribute for all the friends that i leave there. I still can't forget them in 2011...

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HOTEL STEMPELS HAARLEM

Here at Stempels you are welcome to eat, drink, having a party, to enjoy performances, to organize meetings and stay overnight. This all happens on the premises of the former Joh. Enschede complex, where for many years the Dutch banknotes has been pressed as well as post stamps for a lot of different countries. In other words, a place with a rich history, renovated into a modern hotel-restaurant, full of cosy atmosphere, right in the centre of the monumental heart of Haarlem. The well known Haarlem restaurant owner, Frans van Cappelle, wish to extend a warm welcome to you.

Read more on www.stempelsinhaarlem.nl

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Haunted Hotel Rooms

Intrigued by the movie 1408? Check into these haunted hotel rooms.

Adapted from a short story by Stephen King, 1408 stars John Cusack as a skeptical writer who stays overnight in a haunted hotel room. Sound appealing? Here are a few haunted hotels you can check out for yourself.

Stanley Hotel: Rooms 217 and 418

This Estes Park, Colorado hotel inspired Stephen King to write "The Shining," and he finished half of it in Room 217. The entire fourth floor is where most of haunts seem to be located. In particular, if you want to be spooked, book room 418.

Read more on hotels.about.com

PARANORMAL NEWS

By Stephen Wagner, About.com Guide May 21, 2011

Ghosts:
• Ghostly goings on at hotel
• Birkdale Palace Hotel and Fishermans Rest haunting
• Haunted building spooks KTVB reporter
Creatures:
• Spectacular mammal rediscovered after 113 years
• Bigfoot sighting in Ketchikan?
• Motorist catches sight of a yowie
Human mysteries:
• Meet the woman allergic to electricity
Psychic phenomena:
• Psychic: truth about end of the world predictions
Angels and demons:
• School turns to feng shui for exorcism
Paranormal media:
• Maggie Gyllenhaal to star in Voice From The Stone

Read more on paranormal.about.com

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BRAIN BUBBLING ON A BIKE IN HAARLEM...

2011-04-22T20:00:00.006+02:00

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I present tonight this document made in June 8, 2008 with pictures shoted from a bike during a trip between Zomervaart and Slacht Huis Buurt in city Haarlem.

I choose this soundtrack performed by Klubbeads to give this funny feeling of bubbling between the streets of North Holland and write this post for all bubblers of the blue dot.

But, what is Bubbling in the Netherlands ? Air embolism maybe !

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"Bubbling brain" by M G T Bartholomeus, F E de Leeuw

Department of Neurology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

A healthy 69-year-old man was hit by a car while bicycling.On admission, he was vomiting but had a maximal Glasgow ComaScore, and no other abnormalities on neurological examination.Trauma screening suggested fractures of the left zygomatic arch,the left orbita (floor and wall), the left and right temporalbone, the right maxilla and scull base fracture. This was confirmedby a cranial CT scan of the brain (fig 1, top panel), that alsorevealed a pronounced widespread pneumocephalus. Pneumocephalusdiffers radiologically from the more frequently observed extracerebrallocalised air collections. The latter may lead in only a veryfew patients to the rare "Mount Fuji sign"¹ whereas this hasnever been observed in patients in pneumocephalus.

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear above.
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AIR EMBOLISM

An air embolism, or more generally gas embolism, is a pathological condition caused by gas bubbles in a vascular system. The most common context is a human body, in which case it refers to gas bubbles in the bloodstream (embolism in a medical context refers to any large moving mass or defect in the blood stream). However air embolisms may also occur in the xylem of vascular plants, especially when suffering from water stress.

Small amounts of air often get into the blood circulation accidentally during surgery and other medical procedures (for example a bubble entering an intravenous fluid line), but most of these air emboli enter the veins and are stopped at the lungs, and thus a venous air embolism that shows any symptoms is very rare.

For venous air embolisms, death may occur if a large bubble of gas becomes lodged in the heart, stopping blood from flowing from the right ventricle to the lungs (this is similar to vapor lock in engine fuel systems). However, experiments in animals show that the amount of gas necessary for this to happen is quite variable, and also depends on several other factors, such as body position. Very large and symptomatic amounts of venous air emboli may also occur in rapid decompression in severe diving or decompression accidents, where they may interfere with circulation in the lungs and result in a choking sensation or hypoxia.

Gas embolism into an artery, termed arterial gas embolism (AGE), is a more serious matter than in a vein, because a gas bubble in an artery may directly stop blood flow to an area fed by the artery. The symptoms of AGE depend on the area of blood flow, and may be those of stroke or heart attack if the brain or heart, respectively, is affected. The amount of arterial gas embolism that causes symptoms depends on location, but in the brain may be a bubble with a volume only a fraction of a milliliter.

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HUP NEDERLAND HUP - WK 2010 IN ZUID-AFRIKA

2010-05-29T20:00:00.001+02:00

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Presenting today the soccer crazyness in the Netherlands with this musical podcast over the Dutch fans and their legends for the coming World Cup in South Africa.

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Go Holland Go! [Dutch phrase of the week]

You might be wondering what everyone's singing these days during soccer games. "Hup Holland Hup" is one of the most heard phrases and can be translated to something like "Go Holland Go". In the pronunciation link above, it is pronounced in a serious tone, but in reality it is usually shouted enthusiastically by excited supporters. As was explained in the DWOTD "Knuppel", the word "hup" is only used in this alliteration. In all other circumstances it would be very archaic (however, it can be used to encourage somebody to hurry up a bit). "Hup Holland Hup" is the first line of the chorus of a popular song that has been sung since 1974:

"Hup Holland hup
Laat de leeuw niet in z'n hempie staan
Hup Holland hup
Trek het beessie geen pantoffels aan
Hup Holland hup
Laat je uit 't veld niet slaan
Want de leeuw op voetbalschoenen
Durft de hele wereld aan"

"Go Holland go
Don't make the lion look foolish ("Don't leave the lion behind in his (little) undershirt". Note that "hempie" is a popular diminutive for "hemd" which can be translated as "undershirt". The formal diminutive for "hemd" is "hempje".)

Go Holland go
Release the animal (Lit.: "Don't let the animal wear bedroom slippers". Note that "beessie" is a popular diminutive for "beest" which can be translated as "animal". The formal diminutive for "beest" is "beestje".)

Go Holland go
Don't let them take you aback (Lit.: "Don't let them beat you out of the field". Note that the order of the words in this sentence is altered to better fit the melody.)
Because the lion wearing football shoes
Can take on the whole world"

Other songs that are often sung are the one-liner "Het is stil aan de overkant" which can be translated to "It's quiet on the other side", and the oldie "Wij houden van Oranje", translated as "We love (the) Orange (team)", sung for the first time in 1988 by the famous Dutch singer André Hazes, who passed away in 2004. Below, the chorus of the latter song is shown and translated. Click here to see and listen to André singing this song.

"Nederland oh Nederland
Jij bent de kampioen
Wij houden van Oranje
Om zijn daden en zijn doen"

"The Netherlands oh the Netherlands
You are the champion
We love the Orange team
For all its achievements (Lit.:"For its deeds and actions")"

Read more on http://dwotd.web-log.nl

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SPIKE OF WHEAT CELEBRATION - ONE DAY IN NORTH HOLLAND

2009-05-21T20:00:00.058+02:00

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On the "Festa da Espiga" (could be translated as spike of wheat, rye or any cereal), people roam to the fields to collect mostly wheat spikes and wild flowers, to make decorative and beautiful flower arrangements, to celebrate the fertile lands and the joy of life.

The wheat it's a symbol of abundance; wild flowers mean beauty and olive branches, peace.

The arrangement it's hanged inside the house, upside down, till the new "Festa da Espiga" celebration, where it's replaced for a brand new one.

In Salir location, near Loulé, this celebration started in 23th May 1968, and it has, among the distribution of the beautiful flower arrangements, many appetizers, handcraft, beer, attracting tourists and people from the surroundings. Folklore and music it's also here.

One of the highest moments, it's the declamation of poems and other kind of small speeches, concerning political, social criticisms and compliments.

Then driving from there through the tulip fields I will reach "Keukenhof", the famous annual flower show. All together it is nothing less than a delightfull experience.

Text : John Gregorio

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The Delights of a North Holland Travel
Holland travel in compact Noord-Holland offers some great tourism opportunities

When you think of a Holland vacation, you're liable to think of wooden shoes, dikes, windmills, and brooding polder landscapes. Those things are all available in Noord-Holland, but there's more: there's art by the old masters, as well as a Dutch Museum for contemporary realistic art (and a unique one for stoves), there's also a living museum--a town devoted to Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. And there's famous cheese and cheese markets, of course.

Top Attractions of Noord-Holland
Amsterdam - Don't miss this vibrant city. If you like city life, you can make this your travel hub for a north Holland vacation.
Zaanse Schans - a living museum, folks live and work as they did in the 17th and 18th centuries. Zaanse Schans is Only 4 stations (20 minutes) by train from Amsterdam Central Station in the direction of Alkmaar.
Alkmaar and the Cheese Market - Every Friday you can see the ritualized marketing of cheese by traditionally costumed cheese bearers. You'll also find the world's only Stove Museum.
Aalsmeer flower auction - every day some 19 million flowers are auctioned at the Aalsmeer flower auction. Plus, you can visit the world heritage site Fort bij Aalsmeer, a fort built as one of 42 forts making up the defense line of Amsterdam against the Germans (completed in 1895). Not a single shot was fired from them.
Zandvoort - gamble at the casino or watch a race at the famous track in this seaside resort town.. Don't pass up amateur racing--lots of action and many formula one drivers have started this way.
Haarlem - lots to see, including the Archeologisch Museum (archaeology museum) and the Spaarnestad Fotoarchief photography archives.
Hoorn - Rail historians unite! Take a ride on the steam tram and visit the museum. On Saturday evenings you can dine on the train on the Candelight Express.
Leiden - Here's where the Pilgrims settled before they came to America. See the Pilgrim Archives or other museums.
Dune Riding - Rent a bicycle and head out for a long dune ride (130 km of dunes) off the western coast from Zandvoort to (if you've got the legs) Dan Helder and even to the island of Texel to the north. Bikes can be hired in almost any village in north Holland.
Keukenhof Gardens - Near Lisse, 70 acres of flowers, the largest Dutch Flower Garden.
Other Resources for Noord Holland
Stop in at one of the Amsterdam Tourism Offices or a Noord-Holland office (Callantsoog, Den Helder, Julianadorp, Petten, Schagen, Den Oever, Dirshorn or Nieuwe Niedorp) to pick up the informative "Noord-Holland Thematic Map" which you can also download in pdf form from the Noord-Holland Tourism web site. Top Netherlands Guide Books - We pick the best Holland guidebooks.
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ZOO ARTIS AMSTERDAM - ONE DAY WITH SARAH & CHARLOTTE

2009-02-28T20:00:00.067+01:00

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Podcast made with pictures shoted in Zoo Artis of Amsterdam following the eye looking of Sarah & Charlotte during their trip in the heart of this park located in the main city of the Netherlands.

After this visit Sarah & Charlotte were pleased with their contact with real animals and to share some knowledge over them with informations given to the public in four different languages for their foreign visitors.

Text : John Gregorio

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Welcome to Artis Royal Zoo in the heart of Amsterdam

Artis, the oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, shows its historical character even before you walk through the gates: two golden eagles are perched proudly atop the main entrance. People enjoy the 19th-century atmosphere of the gardens: the winding paths, majestic trees, the fascinating sculptures and the monumental historical buildings. Artis is a haven of peace and quiet right in the city centre of Amsterdam.

Artis is a fascinating zoo. In an area of 14 hectares around 700 species of animals provide a magnificent overview of the entire animal kingdom. Amphibians, reptiles, fish, birds, mammals and insects... all are superbly represented. Artis's renowned Aquarium brings you face to face with … the secret life of Amsterdam's canals! Around the zoo you'll find many more Dutch and European animal and plant species, as well as more exotic ones. You can also come to quench your thirst for knowledge at the Planetarium, the museums and all kinds of smaller exhibitions.

Artis, a unique City Park

In addition to being a zoo, Artis is also a botanical garden. Although many of the plants and trees in Artis are native to the Netherlands, many species have been gathered from all over the world, just like the animal species in Artis. As they wander through the zoo, visitors to Artis get a good impression of the diversity of plants, trees and shrubs that make up the plant kingdom. Those species of plants that are not at home in our climate are to be found in greenhouses and heated buildings.

Tulips and other bulbs

Every year, from January to about May, thousands of bulbs bloom in Artis. These may emerge, like their wild forebears, from areas of grass or between bushes - or they may have been carefully planted out in the flowerbeds and flower tubs. In addition to the familiar tulips, daffodils and crocuses, there are also less well-known species such as the yellow star of Bethlehem, alpine squill, iris and glory of the snow. Even in the winter you can find bulbous plants in bloom, such as the common meadow saffron and the saffron.

The five elements of Artis

The five elements that make up present day Artis are each represented in the logo: Artis as a Zoo and Aquarium, Botanical gardens, Zoological Museum, Geological Museum and Planetarium. This unique combination meets Artis's primary objective: offering educational material to broad segments of the population. Material that deals with our planet Earth as a unique place in the universe, worthy of the greatest care and respect.

Artis, the Royal Zoological Society 'Natura Artis Magistra', was founded on 1 May 1838, at the initiative of the book dealer G.F.Westerman. Its purpose was: 'to promote the knowledge of Natural History, in a clear and agreeable way; both by assembling an extensive collection of living animals and by displaying mounted exhibits from the animal kingdom.' In the first half of the 19th century, the combination of a zoo, scientific collections, a Zoological Laboratory and Museum as well as the academically exceptional Artis Library, was quite unique.
Since 1988 visitors to Artis have free access to the Zoological Museum's exhibition halls. The addition of the Planetarium (1988) and the Geological Museum (1992) completes Artis's story on life. The presentations in the Planetarium take audiences on a fascinating trip through time, right back to the birth of the universe itself. The Geological Museum shows how the Earth has developed and provides insights into the ancient ancestors of present day life forms.
Read more on www.artis.nl/international

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HAARLEM NAAR ZANDVOORT - EEN KORTE GESCHIEDENIS VAN CONNEXXION

2008-07-07T20:00:00.000+02:00

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Connexxion is de rechtstreekse voortzetting van streekvervoerbedrijven waarvan enkelen al in 1881 begonnen. Met rechtstreeks bedoelen we dat vervoer, personeel, gebouwen, materieel en met name de N.V.'s door interne beslissingen Connexxion werden. De N.V. Noord-Zuid Hollandse Stoomtramweg Maatschappij (`NZH') bijvoorbeeld, stoomde vanaf 1881 tussen Haarlem en Leiden. En diezelfde N.V. NZH heet nu Connexxion Openbaar Vervoer N.V.!
Buurtvervoer
Na de aanleg van het basisspoornet (1839-1870) ontstond behoefte aan 'buurtvervoer'. Aanpassing van de Spoorwet bracht vanaf 1878 de interlokale tram. Zakenlieden en belanghebbenden investeerden hierin en waar de stoomtram kwam, verdween de aloude diligencedienst. Rond 1900 startte op Amsterdam-Haarlem-Zandvoort het eerste elektrische trambedrijf. Dit kreeg landelijke navolging. In ruil voor aandelen staken de Spoorwegen geld in interlokale trambedrijven. Het spoor had nu grip op het tramvervoer van en naar hun spoorstations en de trambedrijven hadden geld voor uitbreidingen en elektrificatie. De NZH kreeg in 1909 van de Spoorwegen opdracht om naburige nieuw aangekochte trambedrijven te elektrificeren en groeide flink.
Autobus
De Eerste Wereldoorlog leidde tot prijsstijgingen en inkomstendaling. De toch al noodlijdende trambedrijven kregen overheidssubsidie. Nadien kreeg de tram flinke concurrentie van particuliere busdiensten, die overal begonnen met hun 'wilde' vervoersactiviteiten. Provinciale busvergunningen ingaande 1926 brachten hierin nauwelijks verbetering. Pas met de Wet Personenvervoer ging het vanaf 1939 beter. De rijksoverheid gaf alleen bedrijven een streekvervoervergunning als ze groot genoeg waren. Fusies en samenwerkingsverbanden waren het gevolg. Het lot van de interlokale tram was toen al beslecht; de overheid had de subsidie vier jaar eerder gestaakt. De meeste trambedrijven stapten helemaal over op autobusexploitatie.
De Tweede Wereldoorlog en de brandstofschaarste werkten levensverlengend voor de streektram. Veel busvergunningen van vooral particulieren werden ingetrokken en de bezetter vorderde hun bussen. Gedesillusioneerd verkochten velen hun busbedrijf aan het NS-concern, dat flink groeide. NS kreeg met dit aankoopbeleid grip op het concurrerende busvervoer. Na de oorlog was het aantal busbedrijven drastisch verminderd, maar NS bleef haar aankoopbeleid volgen. De jaren vijftig waren succesvol, nadien liep het vervoer terug door stijgende welvaart en groeiend autogebruik. In 1961 sloot de NZH haar laatste tramlijn.
Schaalvergroting
Vanaf 1970 kreeg het verlieslatende streekvervoer rijkssubsidie. De overheid betaalde en bepaalde voortaan. Gezamenlijke materieelinkoop binnen het NS-concern van gele standaardstreekbussen werkte kostenbesparend. Schaalvergroting was het devies in het streekvervoer en overal volgden fusies. De NZH fuseerde in 1971 met de NACO (boven de lijn Purmerend-Haarlem), maar behield zijn naam. De nationale strippenkaart verving in 1980 de regionale buskaartjes. In 1982 stootte NS haar aandelen streekvervoer af en ontstond een aparte busholding, de latere VSN-groep, thans Connexxion Holding. Die holding 'bezat' in de jaren tachtig al bijna alle streekvervoerbedrijven.
Openbare aanbesteding
De overheid wilde eind jaren tachtig nieuwe zakelijkheid in het openbaar vervoer om kosten te besparen. Geheel in het tijdsbeeld volgden fusies en reorganisaties in het streekvervoer elkaar in steeds hoger tempo op. De overheid wilde openbare aanbesteding invoeren en het streekvervoer wilde hiervoor klaar zijn. Het werd de aanzet tot Connexxion, dat in 1999 ontstond uit NZH, Midnet, ZWN en Oostnet. Met de Wet personenvervoer 2000 kwam er opnieuw regionale vergunningverlening, nu op basis van openbare aanbesteding. Connexxion heeft zich sinds haar oprichting ontwikkeld tot een uiterst succesvolle speler op de personenvervoersmarkt. Zij exploiteert busdiensten, een tramlijn, omvangrijk taxivervoer, bootverbindingen en spoorverbindingen.
Innovatie
Connexxion en haar voorgangers zouden de respectabele leeftijd van 125 jaar niet hebben bereikt, als zij niet hadden kunnen steunen op de creativiteit van vele generaties 'ondernemers'. Zonder voortdurende aandacht voor innovatie zou het personenvervoer niet de huidige vorm, omvang en organisatie hebben. Het gaat daarbij niet alleen om de toepassing van telkens nieuwe technische concepten, maar vooral ook het initiëren van ontwikkelingen op het gebied van mobiliteit, marketing, sociaal beleid, veiligheid en financiering. Tienduizenden mensen hebben elk op hun vakgebied die ontwikkelingen mogelijk gemaakt. De huidige en toekomstige generaties zien zich geplaatst voor de uitdaging om dat werk met evenveel succes voort te zetten.

Bron : Een korte geschiedenis van Connexxion

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ONE FINE TRIP IN CENTRUM HAARLEM - WEBCAM SECURITY SYSTEM

2008-03-24T20:00:00.015+01:00

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Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, capital of the North Holland province. The city is located by the river Spaarne, about 20 km west of Amsterdam and near the coastal dunes. It is the center of a flower-growing district and the export point for bulbs, especially tulips.

The city is famous for its many hofjes: almshouses built in courtyards. These were mainly privately funded houses for elder single women. Nowadays there are 19 hofjes in Haarlem; many open to public on weekdays. Many hofjes are still owned by the original foundations, and are still mainly used for single (elderly) women.
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WEBCAM TRIP IN CENTRUM HAARLEM

Podcast made with pictures shoted on a bike during a trip to the "Centrum" of city Haarlem. The sound release is "One fine day" performed by Jakatta to give this down tempo at the document following the boards of Spaarne River.

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Location: Netherlands - Haarlem
Theme: Public Places

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Grote Markt - This image of the 'Grote Markt' in Haarlem is taken from the 'Stadthuis' of the Gemeente Haarlem.

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Hotels in the region of Haarlem »

e.g. Hotel Malts, Haarlem, Zijlstraat 56-58
Hotel Die Raeckse, Haarlem, Raaks 1-3
Amadeus Hotel, Haarlem, Grote Markt 10 - 1hoog
Hotel Carillon, Haarlem, Grote Markt 27
Joops Hotel, Haarlem, Langeveerstraat 36 Amrâth Grand Hotel Frans Hals, Haarlem, Damstraat 10
Golden Tulip Hotel Lion D'Or, Haarlem, Kruisweg 34-36
Ambassador City Centre Hotel, Haarlem, Oude Groenmarkt 22
Hostel Station Haarlem, Haarlem, Kruisweg 18-20
Haarlem Hotelsuites, Haarlem, Kleine Houtstraat 13
Webcams nearby:

Zandvoort, Netherlands (7 km): Beach View
IJmuiden aan Zee, Netherlands (9 km): Harbour of IJmuiden
Heemskerk, Netherlands (14 km): Weather in Heemskerk
Amsterdam, Netherlands (17 km): DonnieCam
Noordwijk, Netherlands (20 km): Noordwijk Beach
Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands (25 km): Livestream of the Beach
Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands (31 km): Beach of Bergen aan Zee
Hilversum, Netherlands (39 km): Hilversum Airport
Tuitjenhorn, Netherlands (39 km): Meteo Tuitjenhorn
Gouda, Netherlands (41 km): Gouda City Hall
Bleiswijk, Netherlands (41 km): Meteo Bleiswijk
Utrecht, Netherlands (45 km): Info Leidsche Rijn: Webcam & Weather Station
Rotterdam, Netherlands (52 km): USE-IT Rotterdam
Hoek van Holland, Netherlands (56 km): Beach View
Alblasserdam, Netherlands (57 km): Weerstation Alblasserdam
Amersfoort, Netherlands (57 km): Webcam de Hof
Lelystad, Netherlands (58 km): Lelystad Flevo Marina
Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands (70 km): Webcam Hellevoetsluis interactief
Texel, Netherlands (78 km): North Sea View
's-Gravenzande, Netherlands (84 km): Weathercam 's-Gravenzande

Woudsend, Netherlands (92 km): Karibu Yachting
Apeldoorn, Netherlands (92 km): Weercam Apeldoorn
Vlieland, Netherlands (98 km): Port of Vlieland
Uden, Netherlands (105 km): City View
Dieren, Netherlands (107 km): View towards South
Huins, Netherlands (111 km): Weather in Huins
Son en Breugel, Netherlands (117 km): Webcam Son en Breugel
Eindhoven, Netherlands (120 km): Eindhoven Airport
Terschelling, Netherlands (121 km): Terschelling NL - Yachting Port
Westkapelle, Netherlands (124 km): Westkapelle - North Sea/Westerschelde
Vlissingen, Netherlands (126 km): Zeegat
Oenkerk, Netherlands (128 km): Webcam Weather Oenkerk
Antwerp, Belgium (130 km): Webcam Antwerp
Rees, Germany (138 km): River Rhine
Ameland, Netherlands (139 km): View over the Island
Cadzand, Netherlands (139 km): Beach of Cadzand
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (141 km): Grote Markt
Grootegast, Netherlands (143 km): Weerstation Grootegast
Xanten, Germany (147 km): St. Viktor Cathedral
Assen, Netherlands (147 km): Livestream from Assen

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KLEINE HOUTSTRAAT POPITUDE - THE VLEESHAL BUILDING OF HAARLEM

2008-03-23T20:00:00.003+01:00

Hi Passengers !

This is a footage made during a trip to Kleine Houtstraat in Haarlem mixed with the Portuguese song ''Popitude'' performed by Entre Aspas that i ripped to give the tempo at this musical walkabout inside the architecture of the city.

Text : John Gregorio

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ARCHITECTURE OF HAARLEM

De Vleeshal Building

Haarlem Holland Tourist Information - The Netherlands

The De Vleeshal Building is one of the most interesting buildings in Haarlem and a good example of Dutch Renaissance architecture. Situated on Haarlem's main square (Grote Markt), the building was once a hall where meat was bought and sold. Today it houses the De Hallen Museum and the Archaeological Museum.

The De Vleeshal Building was built from 1602 until 1604 and is one of Haarlem's top tourist attractions.

Archaeology
Canal Cruises
De Hallen Museum
De Vleeshal
Frans Hals Museum
Grote Markt
Hiding Place
History Museum
Modern Bridge
Museums
Parks/Gardens
St. Bravo Church
Pro Sport
Shopping
Ten Boom Museum
Town Hall

Read more on haarlem.ca/attractions

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WORDT WAKKER 'T ZONNETJE IS AL OP - CONDENSSPOOR ZOMERKADE

2008-02-17T20:00:00.075+01:00

Hi Passengers!

Wordt wakker, 't zonnetje is al op,
De bloemen kijken uit hun knop.
De vlugge leeuwerik zingt al lang,
De zwaluw sjilpt haar morgenzang.
Wordt wakker, wordt wakker, wordt wakker;
Wordt wakker, wordt wakker, wordt wakker.

Het duifje strijkt zijn veertjes glad,
En trippelt vrolijk over 't pad.
De haan kraait voor de tweede keer,
't Is alles buiten in de weer.
Wordt wakker, wordt wakker, wordt wakker;
Wordt wakker, wordt wakker, wordt wakker.

"Wordt wakker, 't zonnetje is al op'' door Hendrika van Tussenbroek.

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CHEMISCHSPOOR (Chemtrail)

Chemtrail is een samentrekking van de Engelse woorden chemical (chemisch) en trail (spoor) en daarmee een variant op contrail (condensation (condensatie) en trail). Het bestaan van chemtrails wordt in het algemeen gezien als een complottheorie.

Condensstrepen ontstaan op grote hoogte in het luchtruim als gevolg van de uitstoot van uitlaatgassen door vliegtuigen. Chemtrails daarentegen zijn chemische stoffen die moedwillig in het luchtruim verspreid worden. In het verleden was dat het geval met Agent Orange. Het is niet uitgesloten dat verspreiding gebeurt via contrails om er geen ruchtbaarheid aan te geven.

De meeste theorieën gaan er van uit dat de overheid verantwoordelijk is voor de verspreiding van de chemische stoffen. Doel van de chemicaliën zou volgens de aanhangers van de theorie kunnen zijn :
Beïnvloeden van het weer, klimaat of milieu;
Het verstoren van militaire opsporingssystemen. In militair verband worden vanuit vliegtuigen soms grote hoeveelheden polymeerdeeltjes met een opgedampte laag metaal uitgesproeid (antiradarsneeuw), met het doel radarsignalen te ontregelen.
Het beïnvloeden en daarmee onderwerpen van bevolkingsgroepen;
Het uitvoeren van een natuurlijke selectie op mens of dier (uitroeien van zwakke individuen).
Oefeningen in het kader van biologische en chemische oorlogsvoering. Uit een Brits overheidsrapport uit 2002 blijkt dat tussen 1940 en 1979 grote hoeveelheden chemicaliën (waaronder zink- en cadmiumverbindingen) en bacteriën over de Britse bevolking zijn uitgesproeid via vliegtuigen als onderdeel van een geheim militair programma in het kader van biologische oorlogsvoering.
Bescherming van elektronisch dataverkeer tegen kosmische straling.

CONDENSSPOOR (Contrail)

De witte condenssporen (ook wel vliegtuigstrepen of contrails genoemd) die het licht van de zon iets kunnen temperen, zijn kunstmatige wolken die ontstaan doordat uitlaatgassen van vliegtuigmotoren de hoeveelheid waterdamp en roetdeeltjes in de lucht op de vliegroute doen toenemen. Dat gebeurt meestal rond 10 kilometer hoogte in de atmosfeer, waar de lucht zeer koud is en het meer dan 40 graden vriest.

Koude lucht kan maar weinig waterdamp bevatten en de extra waterdamp die daar in de lucht wordt gebracht leidt daarom direct tot wolkenvorming (condensatie) in de vorm van strepen. De streep begint meestal een eindje achter het vliegtuig, omdat de warmte van de uitlaatgassen wolkenvorming dichtbij de motoren belemmert. De Engelse term "contrails" is een samenvoeging van condensation en trails.

De strepen verraden veel over de atmosfeer op grote hoogte. Lossen ze snel op dan wijst dat op droge lucht en is de kans op een weersomslag klein. Lossen de vliegtuigstrepen langzaam op en groeien ze flink uit dan is er in de regel een weersverandering op til, die hooguit een paar dagen op zich laat wachten. De meer uitgestrekte wolkensluiers zijn soms moeilijk te onderscheiden van natuurlijke hoge bewolking en blijven lang intact. Uit satellietwaarnemingen blijkt dat vliegtuigstrepen in omgeving Nederland en België in veel gevallen langer dan een dag blijven bestaan en in een kwart van de gevallen zelfs langer dan twee dagen.

De wolken op die hoogte bestaan geheel uit ijskristallen. Door breking en weerkaatsing van zonlicht zijn er soms optische verschijnselen in te zien, zoals een gekleurde bijzon.

Condenssporen worden in het weerbericht meestal niet vermeld, en als er wel aandacht voor is worden deze doorgaans aangeduid met "sluierbewolking".

Op geringere hoogtes doen vliegtuigen soms ook wel het omgekeerde. In lage en middelbare bewolking veroorzaakt een vliegtuig soms een oplosspoor door de hitte van de motoren.

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BIGBANG IN KLOKHUISPLEIN - FIREWORKS IN NORTH HOLLAND

2008-01-01T20:00:00.083+01:00

Hi Passengers!

Pictures made yesterday night during the Time line between 2007 and 2008 when fireworks start in the city Haarlem located in the Netherlands.

I named the document Bigbang in Klokhuisplein to celebrate the new year 2008 and also to publish this text of pure poetry found January 1 in my mailbox - Enjoy it !

Information is not knowledge
Knowledge is not wisdom
Wisdom is not truth
Truth is not beauty
Beauty is not love
Love is not music

Music is our best... Happy new year 2008 - John Gregorio
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Enschede fireworks disaster

The Enschede fireworks disaster was a catastrophic fireworks explosion occurring at the SE Fireworks depot on 13 May 2000, in the eastern Dutch city of Enschede.

The fire led to an enormous explosion which killed 23 people (including four firemen) and injured 947. The biggest blast was felt up to 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the scene. SE Fireworks was a major importer of fireworks from China and supplier to pop concerts and major festive events in the Netherlands. Prior to the disaster it had a good safety record and met all safety audits.

Cause

It appeared that the fire began in the work area of the central building where some 900 kg of fireworks were stored. This fire then extended to two full containers that had been stored illegally outside of the building. A reaction of explosions eventually led to the ignition. The fireworks bunker ignition caused the explosion of 177 tons of fireworks, virtually destroying the area. Dutch telephone voting in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was suspended to free up capacity for the emergency services communications, as a mark of respect to the casualties and due to Dutch Television ending transmission of the Contest during its running, to show breaking news coverage.

One theory for the scale of the disaster was that workers had accidentally left open internal doors which might have contained the fire and subsequent blast. Theoretically such an explosion was highly unlikely because the fireworks were stored in bunkers specifically designed to minimize the risk.

The week prior to the explosion, SE had been audited and met all official safety regulations, and the fireworks had been legally imported and inspected as safe by Dutch authorities. Many residents from affected Roombeek—a poor, working class neighbourhood—complained of governmental neglect and deliberate non-interest and inaction, arguing the whole disaster was an accident waiting to happen.

Damage

A 40 hectare area around the warehouse was destroyed by the blast. Around 400 houses were destroyed, 15 streets incinerated and a total of 1,500 homes were damaged, leaving 1,250 people homeless - essentially obliterating the neighbourhood of Roombeek. Ten thousand residents were evacuated. The damage bill eventually exceeded € 450 million.

Read more on en.wikipedia.org

The neighborhood of Roombeek on fire.

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HAARLEM VIDEO PICTURES - HOW IT START ? FROM DREAMS TO THE VIRTUAL REALITY

2007-07-07T20:00:00.010+02:00

Hi Passengers !

The movie The Matrix vividly portrays a world where computer technology has become so advanced that a simulated physical reality has become indistinguishable from the ‘real’ thing. Although virtual reality (VR) today does not seem anywhere as realistic, given the current rate of advancement of computer technology (according to “Moore’s Law” computer processing speed doubles every 18 months) that day will arrive in the not so distant future.

Of course, dreams already provide us with a kind of ‘VR’, one in which simulations of all of the physical senses can potentially play a part. Also, our dream life both reflects and incorporates elements of our waking experience - so much so that our dreams today in many ways differ greatly from that of earlier generations. Movies and television have allowed us to vicariously experience everything from baking cookies to exploring distant galaxies, and we have incorporated these experiences into our dreams. Still, however hypnotic, these light and sound productions seem rather crude, and viewers must willingly “suspend disbelief” to experience the full effect. Once perfected, virtual reality may become perceptually indistinguishable from ‘physical reality’, or may even credibly simulate the experiences of the most fantastic dreams.

All this might cause us to wonder - once realistic VR becomes a part of our waking lives, what impact will it have on our dreaming lives?

Virtual Reality Dreaming:
Wave of the Future?
by E. W. Kellogg III, Ph.D.

Now, by accepted definition, for a dream to qualify as lucid in a minimal way, means that dreamers must at least vaguely realize that they dream while they dream. However, full lucidity requires far more than this. In a fully lucid dream I think clearly and remember clearly. I feel an extraordinary sense of self, and have full command of my intellectual and motivational abilities. But even if fully aware, dreamers can only recognize that they dream when they encounter discrepancies between dream phenomena and waking phenomena. Floating in the air, or seeing that the words on a sign have changed when you look at it twice, seem obvious cues. But not every dream displays such cues - some simulate physical reality seamlessly. For example, ‘false awakenings’ can fool even the most experienced lucid dreamers, as memory, perception, and expectation agree in a way that deceive even the most clear thinking.

So how will lucid dreamers of the future discriminate between “dreaming of a virtual reality”, and “a virtual reality”? Or will they? The usual tests won’t work. Even the most lucid and clear thinking of dreamers, might fail the test for lucidity in a minimal sense by mistaking “a dream of a virtual reality” for the virtual reality it simulates, failing to realize that they dream while they dream. What will happen to the simple definition of dream lucidity then?

Sound farfetched? Well, not to me, because I’ve already had such a dream, one of the most incredible dreams that I’ve ever experienced. The dream does not qualify as a lucid dream in a technical sense, because I did not realize that I dreamed while I dreamed. And yet, my ability to think and to perceive seemed as lucid, in fact more lucid, than in all but a few of my fully lucid dreams, where qualitatively I seem at least as 'lucid' as I do in ordinary physical waking life. I’ve appended it below as an example of a new type of dream that although rare now, may soon become commonplace, as “the shape of dreams to come.”
Read more on www.dreamgate.com
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HAARLEM VIDEO PICTURES 2.0

BELL CONCERT IN ALVERCA DO RIBATEJO (PORTUGAL)

Grande Lisboa Subregion

STUDIO NEW LOOK / HAIR CARE VISAGISTE

Kinderverjaardagen

PARANORMAL PHENOMENOM IN HOTELS - GHOSTS OF STEMPELS HAARLEM

BRAIN BUBBLING ON A BIKE IN HAARLEM...

"Bubbling brain" by M G T Bartholomeus, F E de Leeuw

HUP NEDERLAND HUP - WK 2010 IN ZUID-AFRIKA

SPIKE OF WHEAT CELEBRATION - ONE DAY IN NORTH HOLLAND

The Delights of a North Holland Travel

Other Resources for Noord Holland

ZOO ARTIS AMSTERDAM - ONE DAY WITH SARAH & CHARLOTTE

HAARLEM NAAR ZANDVOORT - EEN KORTE GESCHIEDENIS VAN CONNEXXION

Buurtvervoer

Autobus

Schaalvergroting

Openbare aanbesteding

Innovatie

ONE FINE TRIP IN CENTRUM HAARLEM - WEBCAM SECURITY SYSTEM

KLEINE HOUTSTRAAT POPITUDE - THE VLEESHAL BUILDING OF HAARLEM

WORDT WAKKER 'T ZONNETJE IS AL OP - CONDENSSPOOR ZOMERKADE

BIGBANG IN KLOKHUISPLEIN - FIREWORKS IN NORTH HOLLAND

HAARLEM VIDEO PICTURES - HOW IT START ? FROM DREAMS TO THE VIRTUAL REALITY