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Homeowners across the United States and Europe are clearly planning to raise more vegetables this spring: large seed companies on both continents report sudden booms in sales of vegetable seeds to millions of homeowners.
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Two Dutch engineers have just introduced a unique design for living in waterlogged environments: an inexpensive, double-story amphibian home called the 'eco-igloo'. The igloo has 21 solar screens, can float and takes only seven days to build.
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With the gloomy reports whining on and on about recession and unemployment, it's always a relief to stroll through Dokkum here in Friesland - and realise that the small entrepreneurs will always remain optimistic and just keep plugging away.
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I just discovered that my peaceful town of Dokkum here in Friesland has harboured a gang of latter-day Fagans over the past two years. The couple, 70 and 77 years old, have just been arrested for illegally selling some 100 stolen bikes since 2007.
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The Dutch are in the market for new fighter jets to replace their aging Lockheed Martin F16s. There are only two candidates: the Swedish Gripen, and the Joint Strike Fighter from the US. And under Dutch law, residents warn, the JSF may be too loud.
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Will the gruelling 124-mile Eleven Cities iceskating marathon take place in Friesland this year? This event with 16,000 skilled amateurs braving arctic conditions in a gruelling sports event is getting nearer -- if it keeps freezing.
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