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2313779 | Labor unions in Japan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Labor%20unions%20in%20Japan | Labor unions in Japan
or "Sōdōmei") in 1921. Two years later it had a membership of 100,000 in 300 unions. From 1918 to 1921, a wave of major industrial disputes marked the peak of organized labour power. A prolonged economic slump that followed brought cutbacks in employment in heavy industry. In the early 1920s, ultr... | 6,120,600 |
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union law to protect the rights of workers to organize themselves, including a Department of Home Affairs bill in 1925, which would have prevented employers from discharging workers for belonging to a union, or requiring workers to quit (or not join) a union. But these bills never became law.
Ham... | 6,120,601 |
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the existing unions and absorbed them into the Industrial Association for Serving the Nation ("Sangyo Hokokukai" or "Sampō"), the government-sponsored workers' organization, as part of a national reorganization of all civil organizations under central government direction and as a means of control... | 6,120,602 |
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occupation: "The Japanese government shall remove all obstacles to the revival and strengthening of democratic tendencies among the Japanese people. Freedom of speech, of religion, and of thought, as well as respect for the fundamental human rights shall be established" (Section 10).
In addition,... | 6,120,603 |
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in the nature of its political system. In the words of political scientist Robert E. Ward: "The occupation was perhaps the single most exhaustively planned operation of massive and externally directed political change in world history."
After the Japanese surrender on 15 August 1945, allied force... | 6,120,604 |
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was under occupation, the law itself was largely a Japanese work. It was put together by a large legal advisory commission headed by the legal scholar Suehiro Izutaro. The commission was quite large, consisting of "three Welfare ministry bureaucrats and two scholars, a steering committee of 30 mem... | 6,120,605 |
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trade union.
On 1 June 1949 a new version of the Trade Union Law was enacted. It has since been amended in 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2004, and 2005.
Until the mid-1980s, Japan's 74,500 trade unions were represented by four mai... | 6,120,606 |
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with 1.6 million members; and the National Federation of Industrial Organizations (新産別 Shinsanbetsu), with only 61,000 members.
In 1987 Domei and Churitsu Roren were dissolved and amalgamated into the newly established National Federation of Private Sector Unions ( RENGO); and in 1990 Sohyo affil... | 6,120,607 |
2313779 | Labor unions in Japan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Labor%20unions%20in%20Japan | Labor unions in Japan
where there was a general disinclination toward joining labor organizations.
Any regular employee below the rank of section chief is eligible to become a union officer. Management, however, often pressures the workers to select favored employees. Officers usually maintain their seniority and tenu... | 6,120,608 |
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unusually close. Both white- and blue-collar workers join the union automatically in most major companies. Temporary and subcontracting workers are excluded, and managers with the rank of section manager and above are considered part of management. In most corporations, however, many of the manage... | 6,120,609 |
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but federations did not control their policies or actions. Federations also engaged in political and public relations activities.
During prosperous times, the spring labor offensives are highly ritualized affairs, with banners, sloganeering, and dances aimed more at being a show of force than a c... | 6,120,610 |
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period. In 1979, however, there were fewer than 1 million days lost. Since 1981 the average number of days lost per worker each year to disputes was just over 9% of the number lost in the United States.
After 1975, when the economy entered a period of slower growth, annual wage increases moderate... | 6,120,611 |
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Unions.
- National Trade Union Council (Zenrokyo)
- Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo)
- National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren)
- National Union of General Workers
- General Union
- Kyabakura Union
- Japan Teachers Union (Nikkyoso)
- University Teachers Union
# See also... | 6,120,612 |
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ngo)
- National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren)
- National Union of General Workers
- General Union
- Kyabakura Union
- Japan Teachers Union (Nikkyoso)
- University Teachers Union
# See also.
- Japanese employment law
- Japanese work environment
- Black company (Japanese term)
... | 6,120,613 |
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Thomas Harrison (soldier)
Major-General Thomas Harrison (1616 – 13 October 1660) sided with Parliament in the English Civil War. During the Interregnum he was a leader of the Fifth Monarchists. In 1649 he signed the death warrant of Charles I and in 1660, shortly after the Restoration, he was... | 6,120,614 |
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Bridge
# First English Civil War.
During the Civil War he declared for Parliament and served in the Earl of Manchester's army. He fought in many of the major battles of the war and joined the New Model Army in 1645. By the end of the conflict he had risen to the rank of major-general and was... | 6,120,615 |
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a commissioner (judge) at the trial and was the seventeenth of fifty-nine commissioners to sign the death warrant of King Charles I.
In 1650, Harrison was appointed to a military command in Wales where he was apparently extremely severe. He was promoted to the rank of Major-General in 1651 an... | 6,120,616 |
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religious reforms - he wanted a more 'godly' Parliament. Harrison was a radical member of the Nominated Assembly (Barebones Parliament) that replaced the Parliament. When the Assembly was dissolved, Harrison and others refused to leave and had to be forced out by soldiers. Harrison was dismiss... | 6,120,617 |
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in May 1660.
He was tried on 11 October 1660. Edmond Ludlow described the trial in his memoirs,
# Execution.
Major-General Harrison was the first of the Regicides to be executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered on 13 October 1660. Harrison, after being hanged for several minutes and the... | 6,120,618 |
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of the Hung, Drawn and Quartered public house near Pepys Street, where the diarist lived and worked in the Navy Office. In his final moments, as he was being led up the scaffold, the hangman asked for his forgiveness. Upon hearing his request Thomas Harrison replied, "I do forgive thee with al... | 6,120,619 |
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Harrison at the place where Charing Cross formerly stood, that the King might have the pleasure of the spectacle, and inure himself to blood. According to Ludlow, "On the fifteenth (15 October 1660), Mr. John Carew suffered there also, even their enemies confessing that more steadiness of mind... | 6,120,620 |
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5 October 1660), Mr. John Carew suffered there also, even their enemies confessing that more steadiness of mind, more contempt of death, and more magnanimity could not be expressed. To all who were present with them either in prison or at the place where the sentence was executed, they owned t... | 6,120,621 |
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Missouri Route 21
Route 21 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 30 in Affton. Its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line (where it continues as Highway 115). In the St. Louis area, it is known as Tesson Ferry Road, which was named after the 19th century proprie... | 6,120,622 |
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15, 2008 and Route 21 is currently freeway standard from Route 141 to Highway B. Plans to extend the freeway south to DeSoto have been approved, but funds are lacking to complete this part of the project.
Route 21 from the Meramec River to Route B, along with Route M, make up the Jefferson County Sce... | 6,120,623 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, and had a population of 347.574 in 2018.
Utrecht... | 6,120,624 |
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Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city.
Utrecht is host to Utrecht University, the largest university in the Netherlands, as well as several other institutions of higher education. Due to its central position within the country, it is an important transport hub for both rail and road... | 6,120,625 |
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1800–800 BCE), the founding date of the city is usually related to the construction of a Roman fortification ("castellum"), probably built in around 50 CE.
A series of such fortresses was built after the Roman emperor Claudius decided the empire should not expand further north. To consolidate the border, the L... | 6,120,626 |
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of the Utrecht fortress was simply "Traiectum", denoting its location at a possible Rhine crossing. Traiectum became Dutch Trecht; with the U from Old Dutch "uut" (downriver) added to distinguish U-trecht from Maas-tricht. In 11th-century official documents, it was Latinized as Ultra Traiectum.
Around the year... | 6,120,627 |
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270–650. Utrecht is first spoken of again several centuries after the Romans left. Under the influence of the growing realms of the Franks, during Dagobert I's reign in the 7th century, a church was built within the walls of the Roman fortress. In ongoing border conflicts with the Frisians, this first church wa... | 6,120,628 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
bestowed the fortress in Utrecht and the surrounding lands as the base of the bishops. From then on Utrecht became one of the most influential seats of power for the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands.
The archbishops of Utrecht were based at the uneasy northern border of the Carolingian Empire. In addit... | 6,120,629 |
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Prince-bishops.
When the Frankish rulers established the system of feudalism, the Bishops of Utrecht came to exercise worldly power as prince-bishops. The territory of the bishopric not only included the modern province of Utrecht (Nedersticht, 'lower Sticht'), but also extended to the northeast. The feudal co... | 6,120,630 |
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city of Utrecht. The most dominant of these was the Cathedral of Saint Martin, inside the old Roman fortress. The construction of the present Gothic building was begun in 1254 after an earlier romanesque construction had been badly damaged by fire. The choir and transept were finished from 1320 and were followe... | 6,120,631 |
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were four collegiate churches in Utrecht: St. Salvator's Church (demolished in the 16th century), on the Dom square, dating back to the early 8th century. Saint John (Janskerk), originating in 1040; Saint Peter, building started in 1039 and Saint Mary's church building started around 1090 (demolished in the ear... | 6,120,632 |
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with the current Gothic church dating back to the 14th century; the Buurkerk (Neighbourhood-church) of the 11th-century parish in the centre of the city; Nicolaichurch (dedicated to Saint Nicholas), from the 12th century and the 13th-century Geertekerk (dedicated to Saint Gertrude of Nivelles).
### City of Utr... | 6,120,633 |
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system. On the wharfs, storage facilities ("werfkelders") were built, on top of which the main street, including houses, was constructed. The wharfs and the cellars are accessible from a platform at water level with stairs descending from the street level to form a unique structure. The relations between the bi... | 6,120,634 |
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Hollandse IJssel at IJsselstein.
### The end of independence.
In 1528 the bishop lost secular power over both Neder- and Oversticht – which included the city of Utrecht – to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles V combined the Seventeen Provinces (the current Benelux and the northern parts of France) as a pe... | 6,120,635 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
transition from independence to a relatively minor part of a larger union was not easily accepted. To quell uprisings, Charles V struggled to exert his power over the city's citizens who had struggled to gain a certain level of independence from the bishops and were not willing to cede this to their new lord. T... | 6,120,636 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
join forces against Spanish rule. The Union of Utrecht is seen as the beginning of the Dutch Republic. In 1580, the new and predominantly Protestant state abolished the bishoprics, including the archbishopric of Utrecht. The stadtholders disapproved of the independent course of the Utrecht bourgeoisie and broug... | 6,120,637 |
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with town houses there.
The fortified city temporarily fell to the French invasion in 1672 (the Disaster Year); where the French invasion was stopped just west of Utrecht at the Old Hollandic Waterline. In 1674, only two years after the French left, the centre of Utrecht was struck by a tornado. The halt to bu... | 6,120,638 |
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Utrecht became the centre of the non-Roman Old Catholic Churches in the world.
## Modern history (1815–present).
In the early 19th century, the role of Utrecht as a fortified town had become obsolete. The fortifications of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie were moved east of Utrecht. The town walls could now be... | 6,120,639 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
finally gathering speed in the Netherlands and the ramparts taken down, Utrecht began to grow far beyond its medieval centre. When the Dutch government allowed the bishopric of Utrecht to be reinstated by Rome in 1853, Utrecht became the centre of Dutch Catholicism once more. From the 1880s onward, neighbourhoo... | 6,120,640 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
(1941).
During World War II, Utrecht was held by the Germans until the general German surrender of the Netherlands on 5 May 1945. British and Canadian troops that had surrounded the city entered it after that surrender, on 7 May 1945. Following the end of World War II, the city grew considerably when new neigh... | 6,120,641 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
music centre Vredenburg (Hertzberger, 1979), and conversion of part of the ancient canal structure into a highway (Catherijnebaan). Protest against further modernisation of the city centre followed even before the last buildings were finalised. In the early 21st century, the whole area is undergoing change agai... | 6,120,642 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
is a growing municipality and projections are that the population will surpass 392,000 by 2025.
Utrecht has a young population, with many inhabitants in the age category from 20 and 30 years, due to the presence of a large university. About 52% of the population is female, 48% is male. The majority of househol... | 6,120,643 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
5% Turkish, 3% Surinamese and Dutch Caribbean and 5% of other countries). Some of the city's boroughs have a relatively high percentage of originally non-Dutch inhabitants – i.e. Kanaleneiland (83%) and Overvecht (57%). Like Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague and other large Dutch cities, Utrecht faces some socio-... | 6,120,644 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
the 8th century. Currently it is the see of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht, the most senior Dutch Roman Catholic leader. His ecclesiastical province covers the whole kingdom.
Utrecht is also the see of the archbishop of the Old Catholic church, titular head of the Union of Utrecht, and the location of ... | 6,120,645 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
service centre for civil affairs.
- 1. Binnenstad
- 2. Oost
- 3. Leidsche Rijn
- 4. West
- 5. Overvecht
- 6. Zuid
- 7. Noordoost
- 8. Zuidwest
- 9. Noordwest
- 10. Vleuten-De Meern
Utrecht is the centre of a densely populated area, a fact which makes concise definitions of its agglomeration difficult... | 6,120,646 |
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total to 640,000 inhabitants. The larger region, including slightly more remote towns such as Woerden and Amersfoort, counts up to 820,000 inhabitants.
# Cityscape.
Utrecht's cityscape is dominated by the Dom Tower, the tallest belfry in the Netherlands and originally part of the Cathedral of Saint Martin. An... | 6,120,647 |
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were constructed around the Nieuw Galgenwaard stadium (2007). These buildings, the 'Kantoortoren Galghenwert' and 'Apollo Residence', stand and high respectively.
Another landmark is the old centre and the canal structure in the inner city. The Oudegracht is a curved canal, partly following the ancient main br... | 6,120,648 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
the medieval core there is a ring of late 19th- and early 20th-century neighbourhoods, with newer neighbourhoods positioned farther out. The eastern part of Utrecht remains fairly open. The Dutch Water Line, moved east of the city in the early 19th century, required open lines of fire, thus prohibiting all perm... | 6,120,649 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
the Buurkerk, now converted into a museum for automatically playing musical instruments.
# Transport.
## Public transport.
Because of its central location, Utrecht is well connected to the rest of the Netherlands and has a well-developed public transport network.
### Heavy and light rail.
Utrecht Centraal ... | 6,120,650 |
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at Utrecht Centraal. Regular local trains to all areas surrounding Utrecht also depart from Utrecht Centraal; and service several smaller stations: Utrecht Lunetten; ; Utrecht Overvecht; Utrecht Leidsche Rijn; Utrecht Terwijde; Utrecht Zuilen and Vleuten. A former station Utrecht Maliebaan closed in 1939 and ha... | 6,120,651 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
mass transit connection from the central station to the main Utrecht university campus.
Utrecht is the location of the headquarters of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (English: "Dutch Railways") – the largest rail operator in the Netherlands – and ProRail – the state-owned company responsible for the construction and m... | 6,120,652 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
station on the west entrance, other buses from the east side station. Local buses in Utrecht are operated by Qbuzz – its services include a high-frequency service to the Uithof university district. The local bus fleet is one of Europe's cleanest, using only buses compliant with the Euro-VI standard as well as e... | 6,120,653 |
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most Dutch cities, Utrecht has an extensive network of cycle paths, making cycling safe and popular. 33% of journeys within the city are by bicycle, more than any other mode of transport. (Cars, for example, account for 30% of trips). Bicycles are used by young and old people, and by individuals and families. T... | 6,120,654 |
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in 2018.
## Road transport.
Utrecht is well-connected to the Dutch road network. Two of the most important major roads serve the city of Utrecht: the A12 and A2 motorways connect Amsterdam, Arnhem, The Hague and Maastricht, as well as Belgium and Germany. Other major motorways in the area are the Almere–Breda... | 6,120,655 |
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container terminal has a capacity of 80,000 containers a year. In 2003, the port facilitated the transport of four million tons of cargo; mostly sand, gravel, fertiliser and fodder. Additionally, some tourist boat trips are organised from various places on the Oudegracht; and the city is connected to touristic ... | 6,120,656 |
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brick building in the Netherlands (the "UFO" featured on its façade stems from an art program in 2000). Rabobank, a large bank, has its headquarters in Utrecht.
# Education.
Utrecht hosts several large institutions of higher education. The most prominent of these is Utrecht University (est. 1636), the largest... | 6,120,657 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
is home of one of the locations of TIAS School for Business and Society, focused on post-experience management education and the largest management school of its kind in the Netherlands. In 2008, its executive MBA program was rated the 24th best program in the world by the "Financial Times".
Utrecht is also ho... | 6,120,658 |
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the Dutch school system.
# Culture.
Utrecht city has an active cultural life, and in the Netherlands is second only to Amsterdam. There are several theatres and theatre companies. The 1941 main city theatre was built by Dudok. In addition to theatres, there is a large number of cinemas including three arthous... | 6,120,659 |
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of the larger station area redevelopment plan and in 2014 gained additional halls that allowed its merger with the rock club Tivoli and the SJU jazzpodium. There are several other venues for music throughout the city. Young musicians are educated in the conservatory, a department of the Utrecht School of the Ar... | 6,120,660 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
who is best known for creating Miffy ("Nijntje", in Dutch). BAK, basis voor actuele kunst offers contemporary art exhibitions and public events, as well as a Fellowship program for practitioners involved in contemporary arts, theory and activisms. Although street art is illegal in Utrecht, the Utrechtse Kaboute... | 6,120,661 |
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has a social sculpture as a growing monument created for the benefit of future people.
To promote culture, Utrecht city organizes cultural Sundays. During a thematic Sunday, several organisations create a program which is open to everyone without, or with a very much reduced, admission fee. There are also init... | 6,120,662 |
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2017 Utrecht was named as a UNESCO City of Literature.
## Sports.
Utrecht is home to the premier league (professional) football club FC Utrecht, which plays in Stadium Nieuw Galgenwaard. It is also the home of Kampong, the largest (amateur) sportsclub in the Netherlands (4,500 members), SV Kampong. Kampong fe... | 6,120,663 |
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the general public, and the student clubs Orca and Triton compete in the Varsity each year.
In July 2013, Utrecht hosted the European Youth Olympic Festival, in which more than 2,000 young athletes competed in nine different olympic sports. In July 2015, Utrecht hosted the Grand Départ and first stage of the T... | 6,120,664 |
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art and experimental research
- Centraal Museum, located in the MuseumQuarter, this municipal museum has a large collection of art, design, and historical artifacts;
- , art of Centraal Museum on this separate location is dedicated to Miffy creator Dick Bruna.
- Duitse Huis has a collection of historical ite... | 6,120,665 |
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(Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum) Railway sponsored museum on the history of the Dutch railways;
- Utrecht Archives, are located at Hamburgerstraat 28 in Utrecht;
- Utrecht University museum includes the ancient botanical garden;
- Sonnenborgh Observatory observatory and museum that regularly hosts lectures on ast... | 6,120,666 |
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it hosts Trance Energy. Every summer there used to be the "Summer Darkness" festival, which celebrated "goth" culture and music. In November the Le Guess Who? festival, focused on indie rock, art rock and experimental rock, takes place in many of the city's venues.
## Theatre.
There are two main theaters in t... | 6,120,667 |
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are:
- Pope Adrian VI (1459–1523) – head of the Catholic Church
- Louis Andriessen (1939) – composer
- Marco van Basten (1964) – football player
- Dick Bruna (1927-2017) – writer, illustrator (Miffy)
- C.H.D. Buys Ballot (1817–1890) – meteorologist (Buys-Ballot's law)
- Theo van Doesburg (1883–1931) – pai... | 6,120,668 |
50333 | Utrecht | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utrecht | Utrecht
lle
- Gerrit Rietveld (1888–1964) – designer, architect (De Stijl movement)
- Dafne Schippers (1992) – sprinter/heptathlon Olympian
- Herman van Veen (1945) – actor, musician, singer-songwriter and author Alfred J. Kwak
# International relations.
## Twin towns.
Utrecht is twinned with:
- León, Nicaragua
... | 6,120,669 |
2313793 | List of World War II aces from Norway | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List%20of%20World%20War%20II%20aces%20from%20Norway | List of World War II aces from Norway
List of World War II aces from Norway
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Norway. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country
# External links.
- Article that presents Norwegian ace, Rolf Arne Berg | 6,120,670 |
2313785 | Philip Amelio | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip%20Amelio | Philip Amelio
Philip Amelio
Philip John Amelio II (3 November 1977 – 1 April 2005) was an American actor and teacher. At age nine, he played Lucille Ball's grandson on the "Life With Lucy" series.
# Early life.
Philip was born in Sharon, Connecticut and grew up in nearby Pine Plains, New York. Philip's younger siste... | 6,120,671 |
2313785 | Philip Amelio | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip%20Amelio | Philip Amelio
a long string of commercials. He started acting at age four, when he was cast for a Pepperidge Farm commercial. This led to campaigns for Ford Motors, All laundry detergent, and Shake 'N' Bake bread crumbs. Amelio was the first spokesperson for Jell-O Pudding Snacks.
On "All My Children", Amelio played S... | 6,120,672 |
2313785 | Philip Amelio | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip%20Amelio | Philip Amelio
led Amelio to study to be a teacher. He graduated from the SUNY Albany and received a Masters Degree in Education at The College of Saint Rose. For the last two years of his life, Amelio was employed at Duanesburg High School in Delanson, New York as a full-time teacher and modified baseball coach.
# Dea... | 6,120,673 |
2313785 | Philip Amelio | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip%20Amelio | Philip Amelio
of his life, Amelio was employed at Duanesburg High School in Delanson, New York as a full-time teacher and modified baseball coach.
# Death.
In March 2005, after complaining of a sore back, Amelio was diagnosed with a bacterial infection of the heart valve. He deteriorated rapidly and died on 1 April 2... | 6,120,674 |
2313795 | 2003 in birding and ornithology | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2003%20in%20birding%20and%20ornithology | 2003 in birding and ornithology
2003 in birding and ornithology
The year 2003 in birding and ornithology.
# Worldwide.
## New species.
- The Munchique wood-wren from the Colombian Andes is described as new to science in the online journal "Ornitologica Colombiana"
- The Okarito brown kiwi from South Island, New Ze... | 6,120,675 |
2313795 | 2003 in birding and ornithology | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2003%20in%20birding%20and%20ornithology | 2003 in birding and ornithology
10 October - Frank Pitelka
- ? - Sakae Tamura
- ? - Stephen Marchant
- ? - Colin Harrison
# Europe.
## Britain.
### Breeding birds.
To be completed
### Migrant and wintering birds.
- 130 chiffchaff overwintered at St Austell, 50 at Helston and 25 at Countess Weir. All the sites ... | 6,120,676 |
2313795 | 2003 in birding and ornithology | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2003%20in%20birding%20and%20ornithology | 2003 in birding and ornithology
in June was initially thought to be Britain's first, and was seen by thousands of birders; it subsequently transpired that an earlier record, also a male, from Spurn, east Yorkshire in 1984 had just recently been accepted by the British Birds Rarities Committee, so making the South Stack... | 6,120,677 |
2313795 | 2003 in birding and ornithology | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2003%20in%20birding%20and%20ornithology | 2003 in birding and ornithology
thick-billed warbler occurred on Fair Isle in May; the same island hosted Britain's fourth Siberian rubythroat and third Savannah sparrow simultaneously during October.
- A record influx of Hume's leaf warblers occurred in late autumn, consisting of over 20 birds.
- The first ever infl... | 6,120,678 |
2313795 | 2003 in birding and ornithology | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2003%20in%20birding%20and%20ornithology | 2003 in birding and ornithology
me island hosted Britain's fourth Siberian rubythroat and third Savannah sparrow simultaneously during October.
- A record influx of Hume's leaf warblers occurred in late autumn, consisting of over 20 birds.
- The first ever influx of Arctic redpolls of the Greenland race "hornemanni" ... | 6,120,679 |
2313787 | Kanake | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kanake | Kanake
Kanake
Kanake (or Kanacke, Kana(c)k; pl. "Kanacken" or "Kanaks/Kanax") is a German word for people from German-speaking countries with roots in Turkey, Arab countries, Persian speaking countries or Southern Europe. It is used as a derogatory word, but also as a normal colloquial term and self-denomination.
Ori... | 6,120,680 |
2313787 | Kanake | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kanake | Kanake
connotation against people with roots in the "Orient" "(German term for the area which includes North Africa, Middle East and Afghanistan)".
The word is originally derived from the Hawaiian word for human, "kanaka". Until 2009, several rough translations of the word "Kanak" were admitted: "man", "animal man", a... | 6,120,681 |
2313787 | Kanake | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kanake | Kanake
a term of self-identification. In that context, Kanak Sprak is a term used for the German dialect and manner of speech used especially among those group of persons.
However, it is not comparable with words such as "nigger" or "queer/fag" in a semantic sense, as these are referring to race and sexual identity re... | 6,120,682 |
2313787 | Kanake | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kanake | Kanake
manner, violent tendencies, an affinity to crime and a status as an outcast from society, both used as a derogatory term and especially by young people who grew up in Germany and originate from predominantly Muslim countries .
In contrast to "Nigga" the term "Kanake" is not only used between and by those person... | 6,120,683 |
2313787 | Kanake | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kanake | Kanake
ple of Turkish, etc. origin as "Kanaken". It is used like every other normal term and the word is not understood as derogatory or insulting.
Some claim that the vernacular use of the word may be on the decline. In an interview on 26 February 2006 with the German weekly "Die Welt", German-Turkish author Feridun ... | 6,120,684 |
2313798 | List of World War II aces from Poland | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List%20of%20World%20War%20II%20aces%20from%20Poland | List of World War II aces from Poland
List of World War II aces from Poland
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Poland. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country
# H.
Herbst, Witold Aleksander | 6,120,685 |
2313789 | Guerrero Negro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guerrero%20Negro | Guerrero Negro
Guerrero Negro
Guerrero Negro is the largest town located in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur (BCS). It had a population of 14,316 in the 2015 census. The town is served by Guerrero Negro Airport.
# Whale Festival.
The town has a celebration each year to hail the ... | 6,120,686 |
2313789 | Guerrero Negro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guerrero%20Negro | Guerrero Negro
mine was established around the Ojo de Liebre coastal lagoon to take advantage of its strong salinity. This company, called Exportadora de Sal, S.A., of C.V. ("Salt Exporters, Inc."), eventually became the greatest salt mine in the world, with a production of seven million tons of salt per year, exported... | 6,120,687 |
2313789 | Guerrero Negro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guerrero%20Negro | Guerrero Negro
its yield, but also by the progress which has reached more than a thousand employees, their community and its ecological surroundings: The salt works, located in a site of extraordinary beauty, within a biosphere reserve, has been pivotal in the development of the region. Its economic success has contrib... | 6,120,688 |
2313789 | Guerrero Negro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guerrero%20Negro | Guerrero Negro
in what was then called Frenchman's Lagoon on December 20, 1858. The bay was later renamed after the ship. Contrary to a few sources, it was not named after the leader of the rebellion and early president of independent Mexico, Vicente Guerrero, the national hero who was of Mestizo and African ancestry, ... | 6,120,689 |
2313789 | Guerrero Negro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guerrero%20Negro | Guerrero Negro
English-speaking whale watchers and boaters from around the world as "Scammon's Lagoon." Since the 20th century, a whale-watching industry has developed around the whales in the lagoon. Due to familiarity with humans, the whales that come to this lagoon are particularly known for their willingness to app... | 6,120,690 |
2313789 | Guerrero Negro | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guerrero%20Negro | Guerrero Negro
"Scammon's Lagoon." Since the 20th century, a whale-watching industry has developed around the whales in the lagoon. Due to familiarity with humans, the whales that come to this lagoon are particularly known for their willingness to approach the whale-watching boats; sometimes the whales (especially the ... | 6,120,691 |
50338 | 's-Hertogenbosch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title='s-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch
's-Hertogenbosch
's-Hertogenbosch (, , ; ), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 152,968. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant.
# History.
The city's official name is a contraction of the Dutch "des Hertogen bosch"—"the ... | 6,120,692 |
50338 | 's-Hertogenbosch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title='s-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch
mention in contemporaneous sources is 1196. The original charter has been lost. His reason for founding the city was to protect his own interests against encroachment from Gelre and Holland; from its first days, he conceived of the city as a fortress. It was destroyed in 1203 in a joint expedition of G... | 6,120,693 |
50338 | 's-Hertogenbosch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title='s-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch
period, Hieronymus Bosch, 's-Hertogenbosch suffered a catastrophic fire in 1463, which the then (approximately) 13-year-old Bosch probably witnessed; presumably, this fire provided inspiration for the fiery hell-scapes that would later make Bosch famous.
Until 1520, the city flourished, becoming the s... | 6,120,694 |
50338 | 's-Hertogenbosch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title='s-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch
's-Hertogenbosch.
## Eighty Years' War.
The wars of the Reformation changed the course of the city's history. It became an independent bishopric. During the Eighty Years' War, the city took the side of the Habsburg (Catholic) authorities and thwarted a Calvinist coup. It was besieged several times by... | 6,120,695 |
50338 | 's-Hertogenbosch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title='s-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch
a siege of the conventional type impossible, and the fortress, deemed impregnable, was nicknamed the Marsh Dragon. The town was nevertheless finally conquered by Frederik Hendrik of Orange in 1629 in a typically Dutch stratagem: he diverted the rivers Dommel and Aa, created a polder by constructing a f... | 6,120,696 |
50338 | 's-Hertogenbosch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title='s-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch
the Peace of Westphalia, the fortifications were again expanded. In 1672, the Dutch "rampjaar", the city held against the army of Louis XIV of France. In 1794, French revolutionary troops under command of Charles Pichegru took the city with hardly a fight: in the Batavian Republic, both Catholics and "... | 6,120,697 |
50338 | 's-Hertogenbosch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title='s-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch
were created in the vicinity of the city. A new canal was built, the 'Zuid-Willemsvaart', which gave the city an economic impulse. Trade, manufacturing and industry grew. Until 1878, it was forbidden to build outside the ramparts. That led to overcrowding and the highest infant mortality in the kingdom... | 6,120,698 |
50338 | 's-Hertogenbosch | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title='s-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch
Europe outside Germany and Austria was named after 's-Hertogenbosch. It operated from January 1943, to September 1944 and was known to the Germans as Herzogenbusch (see List of subcamps of Herzogenbusch). About 30,000 inmates were interned in the complex during this time, of whom about 12,000 were Jews... | 6,120,699 |
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