It might come as a shocking fact to learn that in the Netherlands hundreds of children, some as young as five years old, are living in the most primitive conditions, sheltering from the rain in makeshift huts made from disused wooden pallets and scraps of cloth they managed to scavenge from the piles of trash on
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Last night’s news was dominated by coverage of the Dutch royal family’s visit to our proud little city on Queen’s Day (Koninginnedag). Security was ratcheted up to DEFCON 1 as a result of the car attack on the family during last year’s celebrations in Apeldoorn.
Mr B went into town with our oldest two, and had a
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After living in sprawling, overcrowded capitals for most of my adult life, I am thoroughly enjoying life on a small island in the North Sea, living in a converted barn outside a village of 1300 souls. Or to be precise, 650 souls from the Dutch Reformed Church and 650 souls from the Restored Reformed Church.
They don’t
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I posted the following image on Flickr recently and all the comments suggested cropping and eliminating distracting elements.
I tried to do what was suggested — I’m quite proud of the cloning, especially under the bridge — but it left me wondering about the differences in opinions regarding the two images.
I made the following comment in Flickr:
Nevertheless,
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Another string to my fiddle, to add to those of editor, translator and trainer — marked by the first time I have been paid for one of my photos!
Here it is, a double half-page spread in the New York Magazine.
Regular readers of this blog may have already seen the picture gracing the header on this web
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Hello, I am Javi from Spain. Superb blog, 10. Javi from Spain and I also I have a blog that is http://www.javiervg12.blogspot.com
I hope you like the mess and
You should really look into the copyrighting . Articles like this could really gain you some fame and future jobs.
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