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Self-styled Dutch positivity guru Emile Ratelband answers questions during an interview in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. A Dutch court has rejected the request of a self-styled positivity guru to shave 20 years off his age, in a case that drew worldwide attention. Emile Ratelband last month asked the court in Arnhem to formally change his date of birth to make him 49, instead of his real age of 69. He argued his request was consistent with other personal transformations, such as the ability to change one's name or gender. The Dutch court said age matters under Dutch law. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch court rules against man trying to legally change his age

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 file photo, self-styled Dutch positivity guru Emile Ratelband answers questions during an interview in Utrecht, Netherlands. A Dutch court on Monday Dec. 3, 2018, has rejected the request of Emile Ratelband to shave 20 years off his age, in a case that drew worldwide attention. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Dutch court rejects man’s request to be 20 years younger

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Self-styled Dutch positivity guru Emile Ratelband answers questions during an interview in Utrecht, Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. For Ratelband age really is just a number. In a legal battle that is stretching the debate about just how far a person can go in changing his or her identity, the sixty-nine-year-old television personality has asked a Dutch court to officially change his biological date of birth to make him 49. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

What’s in a number? Dutchman, 69, seeks age change to 49

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press