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...century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Cheese was once traded like currency or cattle - and in the tiny Dutch town of Alkmaar, just north of Amsterdam, it still is. Located near Edam and Gouda, where two of the Netherlands' most famous cheeses are produced, Alkmaar hosted one of the world's largest and longest-running cheese markets, starting in 1622. The commercial trade ceased 15 years ago, but the frantic buying...
...they stem from the fragmentation of the family, the downgrading and elimination of jobs, employment and retirement insecurity, dependency on wives as co-breadwinners and the polarizing effects brought about by radical feminists who are using their much needed movement to galvanize hatred toward all males? BERNARD WISSER Alkmaar, the Netherlands...
...Duijn's motto of "Sweetness, Flowers and Understanding" coupled with good deeds apparently won over many Dutch voters who had been growing impatient with youthful protesters. In city council elections throughout The Netherlands last week, the Pixies won two seats in The Hague and one each in Alkmaar, Arnhem and Leiden. Their greatest victory was in Amsterdam, where the Pixies polled close to 38,000 votes, won five seats on the 45-seat council, and established themselves as the fourth biggest political party in the city...
...than coincidence, on the 166th anniversary of Independence the U.S. had struck its first blow at Nazi-occupied western Europe. In truth it was a token raid of things to come, but a token with a sting. The raiders bombed three Dutch airdromes in all, at Haamstede, Valkenburg and Alkmaar, damaging grounded planes, hangars, other installations...
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