Dutch Royals Defended Over Satire

November 2003

Dutch royals defended over satire

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands --The Dutch royal family has found itself at the center of a storm over whether it needs protecting against satire.

Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende leapt to the defense of the House of Orange last week protesting satirical programs had gone too far in targeting the royal family.

He said people may have trouble distinguishing fact from fiction.

But while he was supported by his justice minister, opposition politicians and the media have said the royal family need no protection against free speech.

Opposition parties planned to question Balkenende in parliament Tuesday. Readers' letters and editorials fill newspaper pages and television debates talk of little else.

The Dutch royal family's woes may not appear as bad as those currently experienced by their British cousins -- Prince Charles is at the center of swirling speculation over allegations made by a former servant.

But Queen Beatrix may be sharing the same sentiments expressed by the UK's Queen Elizabeth II's in 1992 when she lamented about her "Annus Horribilis" (= horrible year), Reuters reported.

Queen Beatrix's second son, Prince Johan Friso, recently renounced his right to the throne so he could wed a woman who admitted not telling the whole truth about her previous relationship with a gangster.

Also this year, Queen Beatrix's niece, Princess Margarita, accused the royal family of vilifying her and her husband.

Before that in 2002, Crown Prince Willem Alexander made waves with his marriage to Argentine-born Maxima -- daughter of a junta-era minister.

Many say Balkenende's attack on media satire has served only to attract viewers to television shows like "Egoland," which feature puppets and award-winning "Kopspijkers," a subtle satire on the current affairs.

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Moeilijke woorden Nederlandse vertaling 1.

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Waarom verdedigt minister-president Balkenende de koninklijke familie?

96 Sport

Euro Play-Offs Report: Awesome Dutch Destroy Scotland 6-0

Wednesday, 19 November 2003 By Pete Sanderson in the Amsterdam ArenA

Ruud van Nistelrooij fired a timely hat-trick as the Netherlands booked their ticket to UEFA EURO 2004™ with a breathtaking display of attacking football in Amsterdam.

Thunderous strike AFC Ajax midfield player Wesley Sneijder opened the scoring with a thunderous 13th-minute strike before teeing up André Ooijer and Van Nistelrooij to give the Dutch a two-goal advantage at the break. Two more Van Nistelrooij goals either side of Frank de Boer's header killed off the game as a contest and ended any lingering hopes Scotland had of a comeback.

Fighting chance In the first leg Berti Vogts's side had survived wave after wave of Dutch attacks to give themselves more than a fighting chance of progressing to Portugal but somehow - amid the cat-calling and cacophony of the Netherlands camp - Dick Advocaat's team found enough spirit to completely overwhelm the Scottish resistance.

The Netherlands celebrate their comprehensive win over Scotland

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Moeilijke woorden Nederlandse vertaling 1.

Vraag: Wat staan de letters TM voor en wat betekenen ze hier: UEFA EURO 2004™ ?

Puzzle

Find the Doubles Puzzle I V O E D N A L T W W S L H Each empty box is surrounded by eight letters. In the input field below write down the letter which D J L U E L X D B you see twice in the eight surrounding letters. I O N N E Reading from left to right and from top to bottom P R D O Y A K E H form a phrase of four four-letter words. M T H I S Y T Z H X I S G L S I L M C Solution: C T W I M U E A E

98 Music

De Top 40 van week 48 jaar 2003 No Vw Artiest Titel Aw 1 1 ch!pz cowboy 4 2 2 sugababes hole in the head 7 3 4 kevin lyttle turn me on 6 4 6 dido white flag 11 5 5 [dj] tisto traffic 10 6 7 britney spears featuring madonna me against the music 3 7 3 nena & kim wilde anyplace, anywhere, anytime 12 8 14 hilary duff so yesterday 4 9 9 black eyed peas where is the love 13 10 11 the rasmus in the shadows 11 11 13 the underdog project saturday night 7 12 10 p!nk trouble 6 13 12 robbie williams sexed up 4 14 16 50 cent p.i.m.p. 8 15 8 kylie [minogue] slow 4 16 19 atomic kitten if you come to me 4 17 18 blue guilty 5 18 20 special d. come with me 3 19 15 the darkness i believe in a thing called love 6 20 24 phil collins look through my eyes 5 21 21 jim the way it goes 3 22 26 frans bauer heb je even voor mij 2 23 17 obie trice got some teeth 3 24 22 beyonc featuring sean paul baby boy 9 25 27 outkast hey ya! 3 26 23 hind summer all over again 8 27 - girls aloud jump 1 28 31 ultrabeat pretty green eyes 3 29 - christina aguilera the voice within 1 30 - fatman scoop be faithful 1 31 - room 5 featuring oliver cheatham music & you 1 32 33 intwine get outta my head 2 33 - limp bizkit behind blue eyes 1 34 37 red hot chili peppers fortune faded 2 35 38 alicia keys you don't know my name 2 36 36 paul van dyk time of our lives 2 37 25 stacie orrico (there's gotta be) more to life 8 38 - justin timberlake i'm lovin' it 1 39 40 missy elliott pass that dutch 2 40 35 gordon & romeo 100% verliefd 4

Listen to the Sugababes and fill in the missing words 

Sugababes - Hole In The Head I'm ______12______with it Over it 99 Lyrics: Not having it Seven hours since you ____1______Crazy sh*t Eleven coffees, Rickki Lake on play Not feeling this But late at night when I'm ___2______Can't deal, I quit I'd sell my ass before I think of you No more, No more

Seven hours since you ______3______I'm ______12______with it Started a diet, got a manicure Not having it Erased your number from my ____4______This crazy sh*t And if you call me I ____5_____ be at home Not feeling it Can't deal with it He said: No more, I quit (Bridge) No more, no more Why don't you ___6______For the day Breaking off the ……. Say goodbye A brand ____13______has just begun Runaway Just because you made me go 'ooh' Why don't you ____7______Doesn't mean I'll put up with you For the day Don't you dare come back Say goodbye Can't you see I wont take that? I said ok, 'cos... I ain't crying over you Chorus Better fill your ___14____ up like I told you

Ooh, won't you miss me like a hole in the head ______8______boy, And it's cool boy (Bridge) And ooh, bet you never thought I'd get out of bed ______9______boy, Why don't you ____6______Such a fool boy For the day Say goodbye Eleven hours on a ____10______day Runaway I'm getting ready to go out and play Why don't you _____7______It's late at night, I'm caught in a groove For the day I'd kiss my *ss before I'm feeling blue Say goodbye I said ok, 'cos... Seven hours, what you calling for? A bunch of flowers and I _____11______Chorus You're in my face, sorry what's your name? Takes more than begging to reverse my brain Ooh, won't you miss me like a hole in the head 'cos... ______8______boy, And it's cool boy Chorus And ooh, bet you never thought I'd get out of bed ______9______boy, Ooh, won't you miss me like a hole in the head Such a fool boy (such a fool) ______8______boy, And it's cool boy Chorus And ooh, bet you never thought I'd get out of bed ______9______boy, Ooh, won't you miss me like a hole in the head Such a fool boy ______8______boy And it's cool boy (yeah it's cool) And ooh, bet you never thought I'd get out of bed ______9______(I do boy) Such a fool boy (such a fool)

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