links for 2009-02-24

• Stilstaan is duurder dan rijden
  Ik kwam van de week iets aardigs tegen in Maastricht, iets dat men vaker zou moeten doen. Betaald krijgen als je parkeert, wie wil dat nu niet?
  (tags: Dutch)
• Kerkrade provides RODA JC lifeline
  Roda JC have been saved from bankruptcy after the council in Kerkrade decided to help the troubled Eredivisie club.
  (tags: English)
• Vattenfall buys Dutch energy company
  Sweden’s state-owned power company Vattenfall announced Monday it has offered €8.5 billion ($10.9 billion) for Netherlands-based Nuon in a deal that would “create a leading European energy company”.
  (tags: English)
• Activist Al Mansouri krijgt niet 30, maar 11 jaar cel
  De advocaat van de Iraans-Nederlandse activist Abdullah al Mansouri was bij diens rechtszaak in Iran aanwezig en is zeker: Al Mansouri heeft elf jaar gekregen.
  (tags: Dutch)
• Lengthy jail sentence for Dutch national in Iran
  A Dutchman of Iranian origin, Abdullah al-Mansouri, has been sentenced in Iran to 30 years in prison according to the Dutch government, or 11 according to his lawyer.
  (tags: English)