by Mike | May 27, 2012 | CADS Blog, Joke of the day
Hair of the Dog. Funny dog tries eat the fountain water outside the American Hotel in Amsterdam. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoy_k5MJyyc]
by Mike | May 13, 2012 | CADS Blog, Events Blog
“Don’t we scrub up nicely” “Don’t we all scrub up nicely,” said chairman Mike Waters. The ladies in particular were a delightful feast extraordinaire for the eyes, with some stunningly beautiful and elegant gowns on display. See all the the photos...
by Mike | Apr 27, 2012 | CADS Blog
This week’s notable act of random generosity, not surprisingly, goes to painter and CADS ex-chairman Mike Hayes. Mike often donates his paintings to worthy causes and to people he finds interesting. His Saxophone painting — inspired many years ago by the visual...
by Mike | Apr 18, 2012 | CADS Blog, Greetings from the Chair, Dutch News
At the March lunch, Ambassador Paul Arkwright entertained us with his background, together with some insights on the current focus of interest between the two countries. Holland is the second largest market for the UK in Europe, and the third largest overall. CADS can...
by Mike | Apr 18, 2012 | Dutch News, Events Blog
by Mike | Apr 13, 2012 | Dutch News, Events Blog
BritSoc are celebrating the Penultimate Shakespeare’s Birthday at Ma Brown’s in Haarlem. This year will be the penultimate Shakespeare Birthday before Mike, our host, retires. Our broad imaginations will produce a hotchpotch of Shakespearean and other...
by Mike | Apr 9, 2012 | Golf, CADS Blog
http://youtu.be/z2zA0ppWfuc Louis Oosthuizen holes out for double eagle (albatross) on the Par 5 2nd hole for the first time on that hole and only the fourth time in the history of the tournament. In the blink of an eye, he went from 7 to 10 under par and surpassed...
by Mike | Apr 8, 2012 | CADS Blog, Science
A century after the ocean liner sank, an intriguing new artifact has risen to the surface: the iceberg that sank RMS Titanic. “Admittedly, it has shrunk to about the size of an ice-cube,” said its owner ‘Sir’ John Richardson in this exclusive...
by Mike | Apr 7, 2012 | CADS Blog, Dutch News, UK news
The “Flying Housewife” has landed a tube stop in London after all. Fanny Blankers-Koen, a Dutchwoman who was one of the biggest stars of the 1948 London Olympics, was originally left off a reinterpreted map of the London Underground dedicated to former Olympians,...
