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	Amsterdam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Amsterdam is the capital and the largest city of the Netherlands in the province of North Holland.
		Amsterdam's International Institute of Social History is one of the world's largest and research institutions concerning social history and the history of the labor movement.
		Amsterdam's zoo is called Artis a contraction of the Latin motto the Zoo "Natura Artis Magistra" meaning "Nature the mother (or teacher) of art".
	www.freeglossary.com /Amsterdam (2570 words)

	Amsterdam Resource Page - ansterdam
		Amsterdam has one of the largest historic city centres in Europe, dating largely from the 17th century, the Golden Age of the Netherlands, of which it was the focal point.
		Amsterdam was the most important point for the trans-shipment of goods in Europe and it was the leading financial centre of the world.
		Amsterdam enjoys a moderate temperate climate, with the weather patterns being strongly influenced by Amsterdam's proximity to the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the prevailing westerly winds.
	www.tvave.com /Amsterdam.html (1877 words)

	Museum of Tolerance Multimedia Learning Center
		The religious and intellectual life of the community in Amsterdam became marked by tensions between the strict authoritarian orthodoxy of the rabbis and the majority of communal leaders on the one side and the critical libertarian, individualist views of influential intellectuals on the other.
		The favorable economic conditions after 1870, migration from the provinces to Amsterdam, and a high birth rate led to the growth of the Jewish population in Amsterdam from 30,000 in 1870 to 60,000 in 1900.
		Both the great concentration of Jews in Amsterdam and the history of cooperation between Jews and Gentiles, especially in commerce, the arts, and politics, convinced the Germans from the start of the occupation in 1940 that forceful measures were needed to eliminate Jewish influence.
	motlc.learningcenter.wiesenthal.org /text/x01/xr0165.html (2930 words)

	Amsterdam - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As of 2005, the population of the municipality of Amsterdam is 742,209; the population of the greater Amsterdam area is approximately one million and a half.
		Amsterdam's International Institute of Social History is one of the world's largest documentary and research institutions concerning social history, and especially the history of the labor movement.
		Amsterdam's Hortus Botanicus, founded in the early 1600s, is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, with many old and rare specimens.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=844 (1042 words)

	Amsterdam (municipality) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The mayor of Amsterdam is the head of the city council.
		Amsterdam is noted for having 3 independent gymnasia, the Vossiusgymnasium, Barlaeusgymnasium and St.
		As of 2005, 35% of the Amsterdam population feels connected to a religion or philosophy of life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amsterdam_(municipality) (1025 words)

	Amsterdam cycle routes - list
		The core of the region is the gemeente (municipality) Amsterdam, containing the historic city, and annexations since the late 19th century.
		Amsterdam is 'global', primarily in the origin points of its tourists and conference delegates.
		From the coastal dunes to the Gooi ridge, and south to Leiden and Utrecht, all settlements house commuters to Amsterdam.
	web.inter.nl.net /users/Paul.Treanor/cycle-list.html (2606 words)

	Transplus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands and its central city has a population of (approximately) 731.289 inhabitants, living at an area of 165.64 km2.
		Amsterdam is a part of the metropolitan area called the ‘Randstad’, the region in western Holland in which the four largest cities are situated (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht) and which contains approximately 6 million inhabitants.
		With respect to the spatial structure, Amsterdam is characterised by its structure of ‘lobben’ and ‘scheggen’.
	www.isis-it.com /transplus/doc/city.asp?nux=1 (1794 words)

	Port of Amsterdam
		This year the Municipality of Amsterdam came 33rd in the listing of top 50 popular employers.
		Amsterdam is the only municipality on the list; for many years now the top five positions on the list have been dominated by Philips, Shell, ABN Amro, Rabo and Unilever.
		A municipal spokesperson said that the improved image is the result of ongoing investments in the capital’s image as employer.
	www.portofamsterdam.com /smartsite3601.dws (128 words)

	AOM
		On 8 December 2004, after many years', laborious negotiations and lawsuits with the municipality concerning an alternative location (behind the Haarlemmermeerstation in the south disctrict) and the required budgets for construction and exploitation of it, the museums have struck an agreement with the municipality.
		The money could also be attracted by other means instead of municipal funds, but besides that the AOM has a long-term contract with the municipality Amsterdam for the use of the municipal rail infrastructure.
		Particularly foreign museums in the same area of interest such as from Vienna, London and Brussels don't understand anything of the uncooperativeness of the municipality Amsterdam, which in their view should be proud to nourish and host its own mobile heritage, as is possible in those cities.
	www.museumtram-amsterdam.nl /nederlands/huisvesting4_eng.html (799 words)

	I amsterdam - Diversity in the City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Amsterdam has been witnessing a great increase in diversity from ethnic minorites as well as residents from Europe and abroad, ultimately contributing to its diverse and lively culture.
		Amsterdam's mayor, Job Cohen, acted as registrar at the country's first same-sex civil marriage ceremony at the Town Hall, held in the early hours of 1 April 2001.
		Amsterdam has had a Jewish community for over 350 years, which primarily lived in the quarter of the city near the Waterlooplein and Nieuwmarkt area. Initially, the quarter lay outside the city walls and was inhabited mainly by Jews originating from Spain and Portugal, including the family of the philosopher Baruch Spinoza.
	www.iamsterdam.com /introducing/people_culture/diversity_in_the (881 words)

	The liberal image of the Dutch drug policy
		The basis of the current Amsterdam drug policy was established several years ago, as can be shown by the plans of the municipality of Amsterdam for an ‘integrated drug policy’ of 1983 and 1984 (College van B en W van Amsterdam 1983a/1984).
		With regard to the latter, the municipality pleaded then for - among other things dispensing heroin to a group of 300 drug users, who were seen as most problematic in the context of a thoroughly controlled experiment (College van B en W van Amsterdam, 1983b/Trautmann, 1985).
		After all, it is in the interest of the residents of the distressed areas that the Municipality of Amsterdam chooses less liberal means.
	www.drugtext.org /library/articles/912512.htm (6557 words)

	Port of Amsterdam
		Amsterdam Central Station is built on the ‘Stationseiland’ or Station Island and is visited by 240,000 travellers daily.
		Amsterdam’s Central Station is the most important and largest transport interchange in the Netherlands.
		To give room to this growth, the municipality of Amsterdam, Dutch railways and the Ministry of Transport decided that the Central Station and its surroundings would have to be radically renovated.
	www.amsterdamports.nl /smartsite1185.dws (290 words)

	[CAnet - news] Amsterdam deploys fiber to the home network
		The municipality (1/3) plans to participate together with five housing corporations (1/3 of shares) and investors (1/3 of shares).
		Planning and decisions The proposal of Mayor and Alderman to the City Council to agree to participate and invest in Glasvezelnet Amsterdam BV for approximately 1/3 of the share capital will be discussed in the Council Committee later this month and shortly after voted upon in the City Council.
		Amsterdam, November 3 2005 Stefan Rutte, Public Relations, +31 20 5523409 +31 612 991 725 For more information, see www.citynet.nl (This is translation of the original Dutch press release.
	lists.canarie.ca /pipermail/news/2005/000148.html (890 words)

	The Amsterdam Water Supply Dunes (The Netherlands)
		A condition set by the licence from the Amsterdam Water Supply is that the effect of groundwater abstraction on the natural soil hydrology in the dune area must be recorded.
		The aim of the recreation management is to keep the quietness and space in the dune area intact for people to enjoy and to inform the visitors about water supply and nature management (see: Tourism and recreation).
		The Zuidduinen are bought by the Amsterdam Municipality from the city of Zandvoort in 1994.
	www.coastalguide.org /dune/aws/management.html (780 words)

	The Learning Network - London
		The executive bodies of the Amsterdam municipality are responsible for a wide range of public services in the area of social welfare, housing, public health and education.
		The day to day running of Amsterdam is the responsibility of the College of Aldermen - the Mayor and six Aldermen - which is responsible for submitting resolutions to the City Council for discussion and adoption, and for implementing them once they have been adopted.
		The Economic Development Department deals with European affairs in Amsterdam through the Eurolink office whose role is to promote the European dimension of policy and disseminate information on EU developments.
	www.thelearningnetwork.net /Amsterdam/partner.htm (318 words)

	Port of Amsterdam
		One important task of Port of Amsterdam is the management and maintenance of the public space in the port area.
		For both the municipality and Port of Amsterdam, port safety is of the greatest importance.
		The Foundation is an initiative of the municipality of Amsterdam, the chamber of commerce and the corporate world.
	www.portofamsterdam.com /smartsite1130.dws (540 words)

	Railway Technology - North/South Metro Line in Amsterdam
		The city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands is midway through construction of a new north-south line, which will form an important transport artery through the central districts to connect the north with the World Trade Centre and South railway station.
		Starting in Amsterdam North, the line runs above ground to the banks of the River IJ before descending below the surface to reach Amsterdam Centraal station to interchange with other metro routes, the tram network and main line railway services within the Netherlands and onwards to Germany, Belgium and France.
		The key goal is to minimise disturbance to the surrounding environment and to the residents of Amsterdam.
	www.railway-technology.com /projects/ns_metro (1066 words)

	Amsterdam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although Amsterdam is officially designated as the capital of the Netherlands, it is neither the capital of the province in which it is located, North Holland (which is Haarlem), nor the seat of the government and parliament of the Netherlands (which is The Hague).
		Amsterdam is noted for many outstanding museums, including the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, Rembrandt House Museum, the Anne Frank House, and its world-class symphony orchestra, the Concertgebouworkest, whose home base is the Concertgebouw.
		Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, is about 15 minutes by train from Amsterdam Central Station.
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Amsterdam (2081 words)

	Amsterdam plans fiber-to-the-home roll-out (November 2005) - News & Analysis - fibers.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The municipality of Amsterdam in the Netherlands has announced plans to deploy approximately 40,000 FTTH connections, covering about 10% of the city.
		Amsterdam will become a 33% shareholder in Glasvezelnet Amsterdam (GNA), which will commission the construction of the passive network and own the fiber infrastructure in the local loop.
		The proposal to Amsterdam city council to invest in GNA will be discussed by the council committee later this month and voted upon shortly after.
	fibers.org /articles/news/7/11/11/1?rss=2.0 (395 words)

	Jewish Historical Museum \| Zeeburg Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In 1956 the board of the Jewish community sold part of it to the Amsterdam municipality, which was planning to build a main road through it.
		Lawnmowers seldom pay a visit to Zeeburg; in fact it would be virtually impossible to mow or cut the grass with a sickle, because of the thousands of pieces of stone lying scattered through the grass and tumbled between the marshy reeds'.
		It was thanks to this article that the municipality of Amsterdam decided to restore the Zeeburg cemetery.
	www.jhm.nl /amsterdam_eng.aspx?ID=28 (364 words)

	Defence Line of Amsterdam - A citywall of water - Forts around the capital
		The general support facilities were often located in Amsterdam, because of the Defence Line and the New Dutch Water Defence Line.
		This sector encompassed the area of the Municipality of Amsterdam.
		It was the responsibility of the municipality of Amsterdam to provide food and shelter for the military personnel in the city.
	www.stelling-amsterdam.org /english/forts/amsterdam.htm (1039 words)

	VSTEP : Customers : Architects/Property Developers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Amsterdam's historic Rijksmuseum and the surrounding buildings were modelled as part of an infrastructure redevelopment visualisation project.
		The Municipality of Amsterdam used a walkthrough model to compare concept designs of three architects for the extension of historic buildings.
		The Westergasfabriek is an area North of the centre of Amsterdam, well known for the cultural events and parties held in the monumental historic buildings of a former gas plant.
	www.vstep.nl /c_arch.htm (822 words)

	Islamsterdamned : Dhimmitude in Amsterdam - Dutch becoming outnumbered by Muslims in Amsterdam: Dutch report reveals ...
		In this respect Amsterdam is beginning to look like many of the big cities.In the past the concentration of population groups in Amsterdam was reasonable compared to their similiar cities.
		AMSTERDAM Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen has ordered a limited investigation into claims some primary school children are being taught to hate Jews.
		The muncipality of Amsterdam in investigating if students in elementary school are become radicalised.This comes as a result of urgent concerns voiced by the the teaching staff.
	www.militantislammonitor.org /article/id/492 (3035 words)

	MuniWireless » Blog Archive » Amsterdam launches FTTH project
		Amsterdam announced this week the tentative winners of the bid to lay a fiber to the home (FTTH) network in the city.
		The Municipality of Amsterdam will be one of the shareholders of a limited liability company called Glasvezelnet Amsterdam BV (GNA) and will own 1/3 of the shares of the company.
		The proposal to the City Council to participate and invest in Glasvezelnet Amsterdam BV will be discussed in the Council Committee later this month and shortly after voted upon in the City Council.
	muniwireless.com /municipal/899 (1181 words)

	Jewish Historical Museum \| Uilenburg synagogue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		From 1954 on, a restoration studio funded by the municipality used the building, after which it was renovated.
		In 2004 Beit ha’Chidush was granted a sum of money from the Maror Foundation (restitution of Jewish property misappropriated during the war years) with which to appoint their own rabbi.
		On 1 January 2003 the Uilenburg synagogue became an official marriage venue of the municipality of Amsterdam so that civil marriages (as well as religious) may now be held here.
	www.jhm.nl /jhm/amsterdam_eng.aspx?ID=15 (226 words)

	Amsterdam (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amsterdam Island, one of the French Southern Territories in the Indian Ocean
		Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan), a thoroughfare on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City.
		Amsterdam is the name of the protagonist of the film Gangs of New York.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amsterdam_(disambiguation) (191 words)

	Jean Michel Billaut: Amsterdam fait comme à Pau... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Municipality of Amsterdam is to become one of the shareholders of Glasvezelnet Amsterdam BV (GNA).
		The proposal of Mayor and Alderman to the City Council to agree to participate and invest in Glasvezelnet Amsterdam BV for approximately 1/3 of the share capital will be discussed in the Council Committee later this month and shortly after voted upon in the City Council.
		A Amsterdam ou en France, voila de l'eau a mettre dans notre moulin avec l'arrivee de la TV Tres Haute Definition (7680 x 4320) "made in Japan" qui necessite bien evidement du Tres Haut Debit (24 gigabits par seconde).
	billaut.typepad.com /jm/2005/11/amsterdam_fait_.html (1388 words)

	Port of Amsterdam
		The Amsterdam port area belongs to the Municipality of Amsterdam.
		In the contract there is always a passage on the quality of the soil and a ban on pollution of the soil.
		Port of Amsterdam is represented in Welfare Contact Westpoort (Welstand Contact Westpoort): the body that draws up the advice for the municipal building inspectors.
	www.amsterdamports.nl /smartsite1131.dws (424 words)

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