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Crafts for nursing homes: Gift wrap recycled

2010-11-29T15:23:26Z

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Sheep breed facts: Texel

2010-11-04T14:27:57Z

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Antique Wardrobe Closets: 4 Ways to Buy

2010-11-02T20:39:26Z

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Teabag Folding

2010-11-02T16:55:02Z

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How to do Iris Folding

2010-11-02T16:55:01Z

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What Is Teabag Folding?

2010-11-05T09:51:00Z

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Creditsafe Benelux launch

2010-11-02T15:07:38Z

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World backgammon champion Tim Holland dies at 79

2010-03-11T13:01:38Z

Tim Holland, backgammon king in game's heyday, dies at 79; won several world championships

Tim Holland, a world backgammon champion who was one of the most prominent competitors in the game's modern heyday, has died. He was 79.

Holland died Wednesday of emphysema at his West Palm Beach home, said his daughter, Hermitage museum opening offshoot in Amsterdam where Russian art collection began 300 yrs ago

The Hermitage is exhibiting czarist opulence at a new satellite museum in Amsterdam, the city where Peter the Great started Russia's fabulous state art collection 300 years ago and which inspired the design for his own...

Bridging the gap

2010-04-16T14:46:03Z

I have friends who keep their bridgeplaying secret. In case anyone should be prying into their diaries, they just write 'cards', hoping that the snooper will imagine they are going to play a sexy game like poker or blackjack. When pressed on why they do this, they admit to a certain shame about playing what they describe as 'an old ladies' game'. Frankly, they're missing the point.

It may be a pastime people associate with egg and cress sandwiches, communal sittingrooms in reside...

History of Knitting

2010-09-10T03:31:04Z

Knitting, as defined by Wiktionary, is "Combin[ing] a piece of thread with two needles into a piece of fabric." Its origins lie in the basic human need for clothing for protection against the elements. More recently, knitting has become less a necessary skill and more a hobby.

It is not possible to pinpoint the exact geographical origin of knitting. It has been widely believed that knitting developed in pre-Christian time; however, this is strongly disputed today.

The oldest a...

DIY Decorator Tablecloths

2010-10-23T09:49:50Z

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Colombian mafia claims a helping hand in Argentina's 1978 World Cup triumph

2010-10-19T17:14:34Z

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Virtual parenting poised for growth spurt

2010-10-15T10:48:31Z

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Virtual parenthood--sans stinky diapers

2010-10-15T10:48:08Z

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APTOPIX Netherlands Weather

2010-12-17T11:00:44Z

A line of stranded trams is seen as bicyclists try and cross road in heavy snow in Amsterdam, Friday Dec. 17, 2010. The Dutch association of motorists, ANWB, the equivalent of AAA, called the traffic situation in the Netherlands "chaotic". (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherlands Weather

2010-12-17T10:32:43Z

A line of stranded trams is seen as bicyclist rides in heavy snow in Amsterdam Friday Dec. 17, 2010. The Dutch association of motoristst, ANWB, the equivalent of AAA, called the traffic situation in the Netherlands "chaotic". (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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Netherlands Pedophile

2010-12-13T02:00:27Z

Exterior view of daycare center het Hofnarretje in Amsterdam, Sunday Dec. 12, 2010, where a man suspected of abusing preschool children was employed. Parents of dozens of preschool children in Amsterdam have been warned their children may have been abused by a baby sitter in one of the worst sexual abuse cases to come to light in the Netherlands. Authorities say a 27-year-old suspect was arres...

Switzerland Soccer WCup Bid

2010-12-02T08:02:00Z

David Beckham, left, and Prince William arrive for the announcement on which countries will host the 2018 and 2022 soccer World Cups at the Zurich Exhibition Center, Zurich, Switzerland...

Netherlands Soccer Champions League Ajax Real Madrid

2010-11-30T11:02:09Z

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho gestures during the group G Champions League soccer match against Ajax at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010. Madrid won the match with a 4-0 score.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)