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HOME & GARDEN 
August 24, 2017 Plant Dutch Iris for a pop of seasonal color
We were looking for easy-to-maintain plants that could provide seasonal color to a fairly steep slope in part shade. A catalog arrived picturing several varieties of iris, something we’d never tried, and we placed an order. Here’s what happened. Iris is the name of the goddess of the rainbow in Greek mythology, and has been […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 19, 2017 Dutch techno veteran Steve Rachmad to release debut Sterac Electronics album
Futuristic techno from a Dutch master. Dutch techno veteran Steve Rachmad will release the first album from his Sterac Electronics alias in June. Things To Think About will arrive on Tom Trago’s Voyage Direct label on June 10, and consists of tracks recorded by Rachmad over the past 15 years on his collection of vintage synths […]
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ALL DEALS 
September 1, 2016 Monster.com Sold to Dutch Employment Agency Randstad for $429 Million
Monster.com Sold to Dutch Employment Agency Randstad for $429 Million Dutch temporary employment agency Randstad announced Tuesday it is buying up US jobs site Monster for $429 million (EUR 386.8 million or roughly Rs. 2,868 crores), boosting its foothold in the United States. “Under the terms of the merger agreement, Randstad will pay $3.40 per […]
