The architecture, language and culture of New Netherland influences New York today, even if most modern-day inhabitants have little idea of the history beneath their feet. From BBC When his children were at preschool in Hackensack, New Jersey, building restorer and historian Tim Adriance taught them a simple nursery rhyme. Although it has a Dutch…
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The Business of Survival Explore aspirational solutions for change in this beautiful series on BBC.
Hello There Friends, Garlic Mushrooms are so easy to make yet so many people make the simplest mistakes when making them! Let me teach you some simple tricks to making the best Garlic Mushrooms that would blow any Steakhouse out of the water! Let me know what you think in the comments below.
What then is ‘ Time ‘ anyway? The earliest time measurements were observations of cycles of the natural world, using patterns of changes from day to night and season to season to build calendars. More precise time-keeping eventually came along to put time in more convenient boxes. But what exactly are we measuring? Andrew Zimmerman…
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Probably the greatest mystery ever. In this video, we will discuss time, the theory of relativity, time travel and Einstein. Time is a rather complicated topic, we will try to convey it by making it the most understandable for you. Time travel in itself brings with it some paradoxes, so I think you will find…
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It is one of my favourite pieces of ( modern classical ) music – Anton Foek De Tijd (Time) · Louis Andriessen Louis Andriessen: De Tijd (with Members Of the Netherlands Chamber Choir)
1997 Documentary Revisits the Philosopher’s Life & Work Opening with a childhood story from his life, the documentary above, Albert Camus: The Madness of Sincerity, tells us that the philosopher/journalist/novelist’s first love was “the howling and the tumult of the wind.” It’s a beautiful image for a writer who confronted the pain, joy, and confusion…
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Why You Should Do It Everyday In this video I explain what happens to our bodies (and not what you would expect) when we walk everyday and why we should be doing it to optimize our health. It’s one type of exercise we can hardly escape and one we certainly shouldn’t considering these incredible ways…
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Simone Lamsma (violin) – Davida Scheffers (cor anglais) Watch til the end, emotion guaranteed… Davida Scheffers has lived her dream in winning a contest and the opportunity to play with the dutch Orchestra. Davida suffers from an extremely painful neuromuscular condition that derailed her career, and she thought she would never get to play in…
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![Aai-, dear, dear Steven, My esteem and respect for you, since the days when I visited you when you still studied so incredibly hard in the U.S. of A. and to which I even devoted a radio story, is boundlessly great. Your statement about suspending parliament in Suriname to save the country in various areas is in principle good and interesting. But now that I try to think about it further and deeper, I believe that other solutions must be found and sought after. 01) After the Second World War, the IMF, as an offshoot of Bretton Woods, saved Western Europe from ruin and poverty with good and respectful management of the money. So your comment that they are good for nothing is not entirely correct. I really understand very well that times have changed, but still. The distribution of wealth, albeit in fits and starts in Europe, is much better now in 2023 than elsewhere. And some countries prosper. 02) However, suspending parliament for five years is a very big question mark. Plans to return power to parliament after a certain time – such as the five years you are talking about – have already been tried and implemented in various countries. It is true: the economy could flourish again and achieve growth. But: [ what could be the results and at what human costs ] That’s why social history is so interesting. On our own continent: 01) Brazil 1964 with Marshal Castelo Branco and his successors lasted until 1989, the generals also had the plan to make it only five years. I was able to shake the hand of the last general in question Joao Figueiredo and still have a sore arm left. It is true that the economy has grown enormously and Brazil has been able to join the so-called BRIC countries thanks to a great variety of factors, mainly from the private sector and has quickly overtaken us in Suriname. But the better distribution of wealth was not due to the generals, but to an economist and president, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who inspired Lula to better distribute the proceeds of taxes and all other incomes and, in return, demanded that the poor had to send their children to school and feed them well. ( And training of teachers, of course ) In this way, 38 million people have been lifted out of severe poverty.](https://antonfoek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Suspending-parliament-in-Suriname-1024x768.jpg)
Aai-, dear, dear Steven, My esteem and respect for you, since the days when I visited you when you still studied so incredibly hard in the U.S. of A. and to which I even devoted a radio story, is boundlessly great. Your statement about suspending parliament in Suriname to save the country in various areas…
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