January 2011

By admin , 8 January 2011

San Antonio meetup

Beste mensen,

Allereerst een gelukkig 2011 gewenst met vele gezellige Nederlandse meetups.

Graag bij deze bijeenkomst de bijdrage van $10 (cash) pp meenemen, zodat ik daarna onze jaarlijkse ledenkosten kan overmaken aan meetup.

Ook zijn dan restaurant suggesties of andere tips van harte welkom, dan kunnen wij het komende halfjaar plannen.

Hartelijke groet en hopelijk tot 19 januari,
Cisca en Christiane

By admin , 8 January 2011

High School Student Visiting Charlotte NC in March 2011

Dear Sir or Madam,

Our family is hosting a high school sophomore from the Netherlands for two weeks in March 2011. His school provides this time for him to be exposed to businesses in other countries. He wants to see American businesses in the science, technology or engineering fields. Can you help me to locate companies or educational institutions that would be a resource for us to provide this exposure? We would greatly appreciate any input to what’s out there. His English is excellent.

Thank You,
John and Rhonda Urh
704-322-6527 cell
704-882-9992 evenings

Colorado

This morning I drove to Colorado Springs, about an hour south of Denver. I visited a Dutch bakery there.

The speed limit here is 75 miles per hour.

Topic
dailylife

Dutch-American Bert Blyleven in Hall of Fame

Netherlands-born baseball player Bert Blyleven was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame today. Blyleven was born Rik Aalbert Blijleven in Zeist, the Netherlands, and he becomes the first Dutch-American to be inducted to the Hall of Fame.

Blyleven pitched in 22 seasons with the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians and California Angels and compiled a 287-250 record with a 3.31 ERA, 242 complete games, 60 shutouts and 3,701 strikeouts in 4,969 1/3 innings. Often considered to have the toughest curveball of his time, Blyleven threw two different types, the "roundhouse" and the "overhand drop", according to the Hall of Fame press release. "He gripped both like a fastball and used a balanced, full follow-through to get movement".

In 1996 he became commentator for Minnesota Twins. Blyleven was a pitching coach for the Netherlands in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

According to a biography by Professor Pegels, an expert on Dutch-Americans, Blyleven is a unique player: "Bert Blyleven was and still is the only native Dutchman to have made a successful career, as measured by quality of play, in American professional baseball".

Byleven and his colleague Roberto Alomar will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 24 at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with executive Pat Gillick.

http://www.bertblyleven.com/

Topic
sports

Morning in Denver

We're staying on the 19th floor of the Crowne Plaza hotel, which has a great view. On the right in the picture you can see the mountains that surround the city.

It's a little colder here than in North Carolina, but not much. The snow you see is the first of the season, according to the guy at the rental company.

There is a two hour time difference with the East Coast.

Topic
dailylife

In Denver, Colorado

Today we traveled to Denver, Colorado, where Sasha will be at a conference.

It was a short night. Somehow we are always packing until late, and we left the house at 7.00 am. The flight went smoothly. It was the first time we flew with Southwest airlines, and it was a great experience. Very friendly service.

Denver has a nice downtown area; we're staying in a big hotel in the center. I scheduled a meeting with a customer on Thursday.

Downtown Denver at night.

Topic
travelling