Rico Verhoeven enjoyed the four-man tournament at GLORY 77 in Ahoy on Saturday. The heavyweight world champion won the prestige fights of Hesdy Gerges and Tarik Khbabez without having to go really deep for it. Verhoeven was clearly the better against Gerges in the semifinals and won on points. Later that evening, he also had…
Month: January 2021
Why the vaccination during the Mexican Flu was successful, and not now: because the government wants to do everything itself
Vaccination against Mexican Flu in the RAI in Amsterdam.Image Bart Mühl It appears the ministry is not in control of the vaccination rollout. How do you explain that? ‘Our health care system is designed in such a way that the ministry only has a regulatory role, it does not implement anything in the health care…
Complaints about deliveries and customer service IKEA
Many customers who have ordered items from IKEA have complained about the service in recent weeks. Relatively more reviews from dissatisfied buyers are received on various complaint websites. For example, they report that products are delivered late or not at all, and that customer service is difficult to reach. “We realize that the service is…
This should never go away: Grandpa’s last piece of art
Who would think that this cheerful felt gnome is sixty years old? Okay, the pants are a bit faded and a shoe damaged, but otherwise this toy has survived the decades with flying colors. A dear possession of Joan Jongeneel. Her grandfather Jan van der Velden tinkered with the gnome while lying on his sickbed….
Verhoeven prepares for the final against Khbabez | NOW
4/5 For the first time in the fight, Artem Vakhitov seems to gain an advantage. The Russian deals a number of nice blows to the cheeks of Alex Pereira after the Brazilian has a nice move with one knee to the face. 3/5 The fatigue slowly starts to set in for Artem Vakhitov and Alex…
Brussels versus AstraZeneca: How an Injection Competition Turned into a Vaccine War
To get your hands on corona vaccines as soon as possible, paid the European Union forward billions to AstraZeneca. But now it turns out the British-Swedish pharmacist could not deliver the promised numbers – or want – to deliver. The result: a big fight. What went wrong? Robert Misset and Marc PeeperkornJanuary 29, 2021, 20:57…
Record amount of savings added in corona year: 42 billion euros
“The traditional increase in May due to holiday pay payments was extra strong,” says DNB. Funds grew every month except December. “This is exceptional, because normally the entire second half of the year is derailed because of holidays, the holidays and extra repayments on the mortgage.” Total credit: 487 billion In total, Dutch households had…
The favorite recipe of top chef Thomas van Santvoort (Flicka), so you can make it at home too!
Short ribs with pointed cabbage Necessary for 4 people: 4 short ribs 1 bottle of red wine 2 finely chopped shallots 2 sprigs of thyme 5 crushed garlic cloves 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 l beef stock pound of jacket potatoes 3 tsp vadouvan 1 pointed cabbage 4 tbsp yogurt 6 tbsp mayonnaise 1 lemon…
Facebook regulator assesses the removal of Zwarte Pietenvideo
Facebook’s supervisory board is going to take a closer look at two new things. One of those cases concerns a deleted Dutch video in which two men can be seen dressed as Zwarte Piet. The other case concerns the suspension of former US President Trump from the platform. The supervisory board was established in the…
Verhoeven enters the first tournament since 2013 ‘certainly not like a mad bull’ | NOW
Rico Verhoeven will certainly not start the fight against Hesdy Gerges on Saturday evening like a mad bull. The heavyweight world champion will have to change his tactics slightly as he competes in a tournament instead of a title fight for the first time since 2013. “Winning Gerges with a knockout in the first round…