Cempaka Belanda: Dutch DNA – more than tulips and windmills

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Friday, January 21, 2011

Dutch DNA – more than tulips and windmills

RNW, 20 January 2011, By Philip Smet

(Photo: Fred Vloo)

Clogs and tulips, windmills and canals, Rembrandt and Anne Frank. These top the list of well-known tourist attractions in the Netherlands. But the Dutch tourism agency thinks the Dutch have more to show their foreign guests.

Dutch DNA 2011

The new Dutch DNA campaign has been set up to tell the world – or at least visitors from around the world – about Dutch fashion, design, and architecture, in addition to the better-known Dutch heritage.

“The Swan bridge (in Rotterdam) is almost iconic. It’s has a great stylistic design, which people recognise almost instantly.” So says Linda Vlassenrood of the Dutch Architecture Institute (NAi) of the 15-year-old Erasmus bridge by architect Ben van Berkel, referring to it by its nickname.

“Our architecture has a rich history. From here you can see the Museum park, Rem Koolhaas’ Kunsthal. The slightly older Boijmans van Beuningen museum is closer by. And the Sonneveld House is a good example of 1920-1930 Modernism. We recently made a guide with routes that take you past buildings worth seeing in a number of cities.”

Classic icons

Holland is best known for Amsterdam’s picture-perfect canals, the windmills of Kinderdijk, and the bulb fields around the Keukenhof. But cities like Rotterdam with its bustling port and post-war architecture offer something completely different. And, says Jos Vranken, managing director of the Dutch Board of Tourism and Conventions (NBTC), something equally interesting to tourists.

“These icons are still important, in particular to people visiting the Netherlands for the first time. Take the Chinese or Indonesians, they want to see the classic sights, just like we want to see the Eiffel Tower in Paris. But there are several groups of people that have been here before. If you want to keep attracting these people, classic icons are not enough. The Dutch DNA campaign is way to bind these groups to the Netherlands.”

Creativity

Holland Casino / Scheveningen
(Photo: NBTC)

The tourism board has just begun the Dutch DNA campaign. It is aimed at both the Dutch and the international market. Last year, 11 million foreign visitors came to the Netherlands, almost matching the record number that came in 2007. People mainly came from neighbouring countries, but the number of people coming from further away is becoming more and more important, not least because they spend a lot of money.

Mr Vranken says the campaign is inspired by the story of how the Dutch became who they are today. “The interest of the average visitor is triggered by the reclamation of land from the sea. Inventiveness, creativity and pragmatism is in our DNA.”

New heroes

The Hofvijver, The Hague
(Photo: NBTC)

On the Dutch DNA website, there are separate sections for fashion, architecture, design and heritage. Famous modern architects are featured – like Gerrit Rietveld, Willem Dudok, J.J.P. Oud and Rem Koolhaas, alongside well-known designers – like Jürgen Bey, Hella Jongerius and Piet-Hein Eek. They are the new heroes.

"They help position the 'Holland brand', as we call it. There is an important Rem Koolhaas building in Beijing for instance. The fact that the architect is Dutch makes the Chinese more aware of Holland. This helps us generate more visitors and money,”

No-nonsense

The NBTC managing director calls international tourism "a huge and growing market". But the question is of course whether modern Dutch architecture, fashion and design really interest tourists from far-away places. The number of visitors to a design exhibition by Hella Jongerius in the Boijmans van Beuningen museum appears to prove they do.

“Look around you, Dutch designers are definitely worth seeing. You can see here how inventive they are. But Rotterdam harbour is also interesting for tourists.” And, says Mr Vanken, it’s just as “Dutch” as Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. “The modern architecture in Rotterdam is typically Dutch. It’s industrial, no-nonsense and uses a lot of metal. If you like art and design, you really have to come here.”