On new years eve residents can turn in their Christmas trees there. The fire department puts out the fire at 2:00. In Centrum and West the trees can be put on the curb starting January 2nd. In Southeast the tree can be added to the bulky waste, as long as all the ornaments are removed, because the trees are recycled as green waste. It is unclear what is to happen to the trees in the Oost district. Information on pickup times and raffles visit homepage is available on Amsterdam.nl . Written by Audrey Graanoogst Audrey Graanoogst, writer Audrey recently started writing articles and maintains a blog about farm life and pets from the comfort of her home in Suriname. <br>More: http://www.nltimes.nl/2013/12/24/amsterdam-makes-christmas-tree-recycling-worthwhile/
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This is a two-hour crash course in coquetry that is eye-opening and, at times, utterly hilarious. Run by professional players of this noble art, nobody is obliged to do anything crazy unless they choose to. Cat Cabinet Created in memory of the founders own feline friend, an imposing 17th-century canal house where Oceans Twelve was filmed, no less houses the worlds only museum devoted to the role of cats in art and culture through the ages. You may not be a fan of kitties, but you will still be astounded by what is essentially a shrine to these canny, clawed often aloof creatures. As you saunter around the museum, taking in the paintings and statues, you might receive a supercilious glance from a real-life cat slinking past. <br>More: http://travel.uk.msn.com/advertorials/easyjet/the-ultimate-guide-to-amsterdam
Girl (13) arrested carrying 100g of cocaine
More business news The advance has come despite the Federal Reserves decision to start reducing its monetary stimulus by $10 billion to $75 billion from January. Many had feared the decision to rein in its policy of quantitative easing, or QE, would be negative for stocks as the stimulus, in its various guises, has shored up markets over the past few years. Earlier fears that the Fed calling time on QE would knock the potential for a classic Santa rally certainly dont seem to be living up to expectations, analysts at Monex Capital Markets said. In Europe, Britains FTSE 100 index closed up 0.2 percent to 6,694.17, while Frances CAC 40 rose 0.1 percent to 4,218.41. The German stock market, which hit a record high Monday, was closed. U.S. stocks pushed ahead too soon after the open after a better than expected monthly 3.5 percent rise in durable goods orders. <br>More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/asian-markets-extend-gains-ahead-of-holiday/2013/12/24/6b129372-6c58-11e3-a5d0-6f31cd74f760_story.html
Amsterdam still 4 million short after error
The girl the youngest person ever arrested for attempted drug smuggling at Schiphol and perhaps at any European airport is being held in custody alone after an 18-year-old youth accompanying her was found to be carrying nothing illegal and was released after questioning. The two teenagers are understood to have arrived in Amsterdam on board a flight from the former Dutch colony of Curacao, a Caribbean island off the coast of Venezuela a route that has become notorious in recent years as the Netherlands cocaine highway. Very shocked We see a lot of this but we are very, very shocked at the age of this little girl, said Robert van Kapel, a .. [read more] spokesman for the Marechaussee, the military police unit which runs security at Schiphol and despite whom around 20,000kg of cocaine is smuggled through the airport every year. Although soft drugs are legal in the Netherlands if they are bought and consumed in licensed coffee shops, cocaine is illegal. Imported from the Caribbean, it fetches at least 75,000 a kilo on the street. <br>More: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/girl-13-arrested-carrying-100g-of-cocaine-1.1636913
Alcoholics in Amsterdam being paid with beer to clean streets
web directory So far 184 million has been more.. retrieved. For the remaining 4 million, the City has claims outstanding with 861 Amsterdam citizens. Money / Wikipedia The City visits this group of people at home. In fact, the City already made 441 house calls and 1,842 phone calls. Every case is reviewed to determine whether the people involved knowingly decided to keep the money, according to a spokesperson for the City. The money may be transferred to a different account, but in some cases debt collectors confiscated part ofthe money. <br>More: http://www.nltimes.nl/2013/12/24/amsterdam-still-4-million-short-error/
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Alcoholics in Amsterdam being paid with beer to clean streets Along with beer, participants also receive a hot meal, a small stipend, and a pack of tobacco for their work. By Thu, Nov 21 2013 at 11:43 AM Related Topics: Photo: Shutterstock Alcoholics need alcohol, streets need to be cleaned; with those two facts in mind, the Dutch capital of Amsterdam has decided to pay alcoholics with beer to help keep the streets tidy. Searching for a way to quell the disturbances that some alcoholics were causing in one of the city parks, the plan was hatched by the Rainbow Foundation project, which is funded by the state and donations. "This group of chronic alcoholics was causing a nuisance in Amsterdam's Oosterpark : fights, noise, disagreeable comments to women," Gerrie Holterman, head of the Rainbow Foundation project, told AFP . The aim is to keep them occupied, to get them doing something so they no longer cause trouble at the park. The men start the day with two beers, work until lunch, are fed a warm meal with two more beers, continue working, and are then off the clock with another beer, 10 euros (approximately $13) and a half-pack of rolling tobacco. While the novel approach would likely be maligned in other places, it suits Amsterdams pragmatic outlook . <br>More: http://www.mnn.com/money/green-workplace/stories/alcoholics-in-amsterdam-being-paid-with-beer-to-clean-streets
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