Whisky Festival
On Friday 15th and Saturday 16th February 2013, the 3rd International Whisky Festival will be held in the Grote Kerk at Alkmaar. Your opportunity to sample and purchase many of the various brews produced in Scotland.
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CADS OCT LUNCH SPEAKER—Colonel Mark Cook OBE
The guest speaker for the Oct 26th CADS lunch will be Colonel Mark Cook OBE. Mark is the founder of the UK based charity Hope and Homes for Children. The mission of Hope and Homes for Children is to give…
CADS Golf Day
The CADS Golf Day dawned bright and breezy, with lots of cloud scudding across the sky. CADS members were joined by guests Gerry Caulfield, George Bohlander, and Lt Cdr Chris Grey, from HMS Ocean which was visiting Amsterdam. The weather…
Weekend pilgrimage to the Somme battlefields
Saturday 15th September & Sunday 16th September 2012. Last Sunday morning at 7:30 am, John Cameron-Webb, Jan and Gale Bakker and myself rose up from a WW1 trench, fueled by a spoonful of rum, and were immediately mowed down by…
Joke of the day—Now the olympics are over…..
Joke of the day—Old Spice Muscle Music
[vimeo 47875656 w=500 h=281] Old Spice Muscle Music from Terry Crews on Vimeo.
Welcome to ZINE—The new monthly BritSoc digital magazine
Have you ZINE the ZINE? The new Amsterdam British Society magazine—September edition fresh off the digital press. (You need Flash to view this interactive version) [gigya src=”http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v2/IssuuReader.swf” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowfullscreen=”true” menu=”false” wmode=”transparent” style=”width:550px;height:389px” flashvars=”mode=mini&autoFlip=true&embedBackground=%23fcfcfc&backgroundColor=%23222222&documentId=120827180050-33bb13c6293246b792788e7ba60c8512″] 2. PDF Version: Ideal for IOS/iPad/Mobile devices (takes 5 to 20…
Test drive my Curiosity—On Mars
Test drive Curiosity here.
The Chromatic Typewriter—A picture is worth a thousand typed words
Washington-based painter Tyree Callahan modified a 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter, replacing the letters and keys with colour pads and hued labels to create a functional “painting” device called the Chromatic Typewriter. Callahan submitted the beautiful typewriter as part of the 2012 West Prize competition, an annual…
