Amazon.com: Books: Max Havelaar : Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (Penguin Classics) (#)

„Max Havelaar is an undeniably autobiographical novel; like his hero, Multatuli--the pseudonym for Eduard Douwes Dekker--was an Assistant Resident of Lebak in Java; like Havelaar in the novel, he resigned his position when his accusations of corruption and abuse were disregarded by higher authorities, resulting in years of poverty for both author and fictional hero. Max Havelaar is told from several different perspectives; the reader first meets an Amsterdam coffee dealer named Droogstoppel, a man so obsessed with coffee that his every thought and action is governed by it. Droogstoppel has come by a manuscript from an old schoolmate who, down on his luck, has asked him to get it published. The schoolmate is Havelaar, and the manuscript relates his experiences as an idealistic and generous young civil servant who tries to protect the poor and bring justice to the powerless.“

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Tea & Coffee 06/03 - Product Showcase (#)

„This work of fiction is set in the year is 1659 - the time when Vermeer and van Leeuwenhoek (the famous microscope maker) were in their prime - and coffee is barely making its way into Europe, thus, most people are still unaware of the magic wonders this beverage possesses. We find Miguel Lienzo, a futures trader at the Amsterdam Exchange, sitting at a bar with Geertruid, a woman who wants him to become her partner in a scheme designed to corner the coffee market. The stratagems used in the Amsterdam Exchange are quite interesting, and particularly apropos in the recent accounting scandals we are witnessing in the United States and Europe. The evil figure in the book is Solomon Parido, a powerful merchant and a parnas, who sits on the Mahamad, a four member ruling board in a Spanish-Portuguese Jewish congregation.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Who Was the Woman Who Wore the Hat? (#)

„Grade 2-5-In this reflective poem drawn from a visit to the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam, Patz recalls an exhibit she saw and asks, "Who was the woman/who wore the hat/I saw in the Jewish Museum?/What was she like?" In proselike poetry, the author poses questions about what the woman ate, whether she took cream in her coffee, and how she tilted her hat when she wore it. She reflects on whether the woman wore it the day she was arrested and taken to the Square in the Jewish Quarter. How did she know what she should pack, "Or how many sweaters/to put on each of her children-." Patz dramatically states on a spread with white letters against black paper that the hat might have belonged to her mother, herself, or you, the reader.“

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View topic - Private label coffee - Coffee Forum (#)

„I'm currently writing a thesis (International Business and Management Studies, Amsterdam School of Business) about private label coffee. In a nutshell: I'm researching if there's possible business potential for an Italian delicacy store to offer private labels to retail shops (especially in the apparel sector) that serve their clients a 'fine cup of coffee'. The idea behind this is that retailers will create an extra bit of customer satisfaction and loyalty by serving their clients something special: a fine cup of coffee, freshly brewed and with the name of the shop on the packaging/cup/spoon etc.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„The Executive Director gave a keynote address on 28 May 2003 in Amsterdam to the Annual Meeting of the Netherlands Association of Coffee Roasters and Tea Packers and the Royal Netherlands Coffee Trade Association. In his address, Mr. Osorio spoke about current ICO initiatives with a special emphasis on quality improvement as an important means of promoting consumption, together with the dissemination of accurate information on beneficial effects of coffee on health.“

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World Bank Research , Globalization- Abstracts of Current Studies (#)

„With Rob Simmons, Ann Grey, and Diane Ling, LMC International; Jan van Hilten; John Schluter, Schluter Trading; Surendra Kotecha, Transin Limited; Owusu Akoto, Goldcrest Commodities Limited; Jumaine Hussein; Aloysius Babila Galebe; Andre-Joseph Onyembe, University of Kinshasa; Fidy Raharimanana; S. Ranganathan, Indian Coffee Board; Nanae Yabuki; and Christopher Gilbert and Jan ter Wegel, Free University, Amsterdam. The Netherlands Common Fund for Commodities has contributed funding for the research.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Amsterdam (Frommer's Irreverent Guides) (#)

„The inside gossip prefaces each section and often is more valuable than what follows - item by item critiques. The guide offers non-judgemental insights into what a tourist can expect in Amsterdam, whether it is the incredibly high cost of a hotel room or the casualness of a coffee house. It also tips the traveler off to preferred customs, local attitudes and things one wouldn't expect. The section "you probably didn't know", should be required reading for all potential visitors.“

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Amazon.com: Books: The Coffee Trader : A Novel (#)

„The Coffee Trader takes place in 17th century Amsterdam. Among the spectacle of the Stock Exchange, a young Jew immigrant from Lisbon named Miguel Lienzo makes plans to benefit from the wealth of the fast-growing coffee trade. This book is similar in many ways to Liss's other books- A Conspiracy of Paper and A Spectacle of Corruption because of the characters all three books protray, as well as the detail into which the author goes.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/00 - Tea & Coffee World Cup, Amsterdam (#)

„Tea & Coffee Trade Journal is pleased to announce the 2001 Tea & Coffee World Cup will be held on June 26-28, 2001, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For the fourth time in history, industry professionals from around the world will be coming together to meet, greet and above all, conduct business. All this in the fun and educational atmosphere of a globally diverse symposium.“

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Tea & Coffee 06/01 - Editor's Letter (#)

„Part of why we chose Amsterdam is its central European location: trans­portation to this enchanting city is generally reasonable from neighboring countries, and the city is easily accessible to attendees visiting from over­seas. Amsterdam is also an obvious choice due to its fast-growing coffee bar/café culture and its rich history of and economical dependence on tea.“

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CoffeeGeek - Regional: Europe, Good coffee in Amsterdam (#)

„Though I don't live in Amsterdam but in Utrecht (relaxed mid country college/University town),I know there are plenty of nice places to get your coffee in A'dam. There are some nice little franchise shops like Brandmeesters , Kaldi or Simon Levelt . They all sell pretty decent coffee.“

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BBC - London - Entertainment - Theatre - Latest Theatre News and Views (#)

„As you enter the atmospheric Undercroft of Camden's Roundhouse, you arrive first at a bar that reminded me instantly of my favourite Amsterdam 'coffee shop', Global Chillage on Kerkstraat, with its ambient music and the smell of incense in the air.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Coffee was just starting to be consumed in Europe in the 1650s and, in 1659, it became a traded commodity in Europe's most advanced exchange in Amsterdam. Liss sets his story there, amid Amsterdam's stew of cultures, which includes Jews escaping the Spanish Inquisition.“

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BBC - Northern Ireland - Ulster Fly (#)

„Coffee shops are everywhere in Amsterdam and we know what they serve! If it’s not your cup of tea, don't worry as you can just have an innocent cup of coffee.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/00 - World News (#)

„The Board, which prepared a Rs300m ($6.92m) domestic market promotion plan to popularize coffee drinking, hopes to secure partial funding from the Amsterdam-based Common Fund of Commodities.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„AMSTERDAM: Just as Starbucks popularised cappuccinos for mainstream America, a new group wants to put "ethical" coffee on supermarket shelves across the globe.“

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Coffee and Cafés of Amsterdam (#)

„Amsterdam's Tropical Museum provideds a fascinating display of the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony...more>> “

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Coffee Universe | Friends (#)

„Tea and Coffee 2001 Amsterdam, June 2001 “

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