Dutch clean ice to raise chances of skating race

7 February 2012, 7:05 am

The sun reflects off the ice silhouetting a lone man, moored boats and a bridge over Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Temperatures dropped to -7 degrees Celsius overnight (19.4 degrees Fahrenheit) and remained at -4 degrees Celsius (24.8 degrees Fahrenheit) during the daytime.... Read More »

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