CADS Report June 2013

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Dutch and UK news oddities from both sides of our cod-less pond

JUNE ISSUE 2013

CADS REPORT

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CIA Whistleblower reveals CADSLunch Cruise details

You know

how to whistleMr Snowden,dont you?


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GNE Summer Garden PartyThe Genootschap NederlandEngland (GNE) invites you to enjoy a summer garden party with music at

the beautiful Kasteel Keukenhof in Lisse. Saturday the 19th May 13:30 17:15. Music by John

Cameron-Webs band 4Some Folk. Cost: 32.50 (GNE Members) 37.50 (Non GNE Members)

Itinerary:

Saturday, June 22nd 2013 13:30 The programme is as follows:

13.30 : arrival, welcome by the GNE and tea/

coffee and cake in the Coach House (Het Koetshuis)

14.00 : music from Britain by `4Some Folk`

14.45 : visits to the castle in groups

16.00 : tea/coffee and cake

16.30 : music by `4Some Folk`

c.17.15: end of programme.

The Genootschap Nederland-England (GNE) invites you to en-

joy a summer garden party with music at the beautiful Kasteel

Keukenhof in Lisse. There will be guided tours of the castle,

musical entertainment, light refreshments and a chance to

socialise in wonderful surroundings.Many people are aware of the Keukenhof name in connection

with the world famous f lower bulb park, but the historic cas-tle itself and its grounds are less well known. This is a great

opportunity to discover it for yourself. www.kasteelkeukenhof.nl

The event will be open to GNE-members, guests and friends

of GNE members. Costs will be 32,50 per person for GNE

members and 37,50 for their guests. Downloadinvitation

for more information about the programme, location, route

information and public transport access, costs & payment.

http://bit.ly/11IggnC


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Oddly Enough Global NewsBoston woman pays $560,000 for2 parking spots

BOSTON (AP) Parking is such a precious commodity in Bos-

ton that one woman was willing to pay $560,000 for two off-

street spaces near her home.

Lisa Blumenthal won the spots in the city's Back Bay neigh-

borhood during an on-site auction Thursday held in a steady

rain by the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS had seized the

spots from a man who owed back taxes.

MEXICO CITY (AP) This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises

to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill

potholes. Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is

running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern Mexico with the cam-

paign slogan "Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat." And he

is attracting tens of thousands of politician-weary, two-legged

supporters on social media.

A Chinese farmer received a five-day jail sentence after admitting to

authorities that he made up a story about electrocuting an alien, re-

ports the Telegraph.. "I was setting an electric trap for rabbits by

the Yellow river when I saw a bright light," Li wrote, according to

the Telegraph. "Above my bike, a UFO was floating. One by one,

five aliens came down, but one of them stumbled into one of my

rabbit traps and

was electrocuted.

The others went

back into their

ship and flew

away." "Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat."Morris The Mexican Cat

Morris the cat runs for mayorof Mexican city

Chinese farmer gets 5 days in jailfor his story on alien invasion


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Chairm

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CornerJune Issue 2013WATERSMIKE

Last month the lunch was

tragically cancelled at short

notice, and many CADS instead

found themselves unexpectedly

a t t e n d i n g a s e r v i c e o f

thanksgiving for the life ofSue Bennion, who had passed

away just the Sunday before.

I was privileged to be allowed to

say some words on behalf of

CADS at the service, and I have to

say it was a beautiful event,

although we were all grieving for

the loss of a dear friend.

We will be lifting a glass (or

several) to her memory on the

28th, and Peter plans to attend.

The boat will depart at 1230

sharp so please be at the hotel

by 1215 latest.

On the weather front, the recent

sunny spell has caused a tremen-

dous boost in the garden, with all

plants starting to bloom together.

The lack of any frost since early

April, combined with the cold

weather until the end of May, will

bring bumper fruit and veg crops

this season. Look forward to lots

of jam and preserves making in

autumn!

Hello Sailors

Yes, its come around again, and the

weather is shaping up nicely! The CADS

Boat Trip is this month. Make your ticket

reservations now. Seats are filling up,

and last reservations need to be with

Allan Poot by Monday the 24th June. Let

us know ASAP whether you are comingand if you will bring a guest.

The UK unfortunately retains its

titles forEuropes highest teenage

pregnancy rate, worst place to be

a child, and the most politiciansand public servants arrested for

corruption.

However the Tory economic policies

are starting to bear fruit. More jobs

are being created than lost (and

real jobs at that), and the UK has

one of the lowest youth unemploy-

ment rates in Europe.

If only Mr Cameron can get his ambi-tions a little higher and share the

menu with his European colleagues,

he will be most welcome.

Rather than the UK exiting Europe,

Europe is ready for a bit of UK

economic leadership! And the UK

is more than ready for a bit of learn-

ing from the Dutch education and

health care sectors.

Best economic news of the year is

that the UK is set to overtake

France soon as Europes 2nd larg-

est carmaker. Yes really!

Not often that I say something posi-

tive about UK politicians, but well

done David and George.

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