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 List of Belgians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Belgian people, and more precisely of notable people who either:
were born in Belgium or in the provinces of present-day Belgium, but who were not or are not Belgian citizens (either because Belgium did not exist at the time of their life or because they had or have another citizenship).
There is an informal British parlour game, semi-jocular, which challenges the participants to come up with the names of "10 famous Belgians", implicitly asserting that Belgian nationals are far less likely to be notable in the United Kingdom than those of other countries.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Belgians   (909 words)

  
 Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.1, Entry 228, CIVIL LIST.: Library of Economics and Liberty
The civil list is usually a fixed amount for the whole duration of the reign; and if it is voted every year, this is simply a formality.
Besides, the law stipulated that in case the private list was insufficient, the allowances of the sons and daughters of the king should be regulated by special laws.
—The civil list of Otto, of the house of Bavaria, first king of Greece, was fixed, conformably to article 35 of the constitution, at 1,000,000 drachmas per year, (one drachma equals $0 16¾), for a term of 10 years, and without the appanages.
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 Country Finance Belgium - EIU Online Store
Listed companies may include a provision in their statutes requiring notification when a lower threshold is reached, but this may not be less than 3%.
Belgian banks that direct their clients to these subsidiaries fall foul of tax-evasion laws, and if suspected of this form of tax evasion, are vigorously investigated.
Belgian taxpayers can take a deduction of E580 annually if their funds are invested in a recognised savings scheme and they keep up payments for ten years (five years for those born before 1932).
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 Articles - Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Both the Dutch spoken in Belgium and the Belgian French have minor differences in vocabulary and semantic nuances from the varieties spoken in France and the Netherlands.
Mirroring the historical political conflicts between the freethought and Catholic segments of the population, the Belgian educational system in each communities is split into a laïque branch controlled by the communities, the provinces, or the municipalities, and a subsidised religious—mostly Catholic—branch controlled by both the communities and the religious authorities—usually the dioceses.
Belgians have a reputation for loving waffles and French fries aka Belgian chips, both originally from Belgium; the national food is steak (or mussels) with French fries.
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 Learn more about Belgium in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The region was then associated with the Netherlands, and only became distinct after the Belgian revolution in 1830, which established an independent Belgian state.
Each province is further divided into smaller municipalities, called gemeenten in Dutch and communes in French (see List of Belgian municipalities).
Belgians also celebrate a variety of international, but mostly Christian holidays; such as Christmas, Epiphany (Three King's Day), Easter, New Year, Valentine's Day.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /b/be/belgium.html   (1987 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Belgium Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Belgian policy in the administration and socio-cultural development of these countries has been heavily criticised, many seeing Belgian decisions as contributing significantly to the troubles in Rwanda in the 1990s.
Both the official Dutch spoken in Belgium and Belgian French have small vocabulary differences from the varieties spoken in the Netherlands and France, but are mutually intelligible with their respective neighbouring dialects.
Brussels, the capital, is mostly French speaking, but officially French/Dutch bilingual as it evolved from a Dutch-speaking place when the Belgian state became independent in 1830 to its current dominantly French character being the capital of the central administration of the federal country.
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 Mirribandi Belgians
Gone are the days of a spotlessly clean house, as your Belgian will want to live IN the house with you, and not locked in the back yard.
Hip dysplasia is not a bad problem in Belgians, but it can occur, and ethically all stock should be hip scored prior to breeding from it.
Belgians in kennels are not living up to their fullest potential, and puppies raised in this environment are getting an unfairly disadvantaged start to life, compared with puppies that are raised in a family household environment.
www.home.gil.com.au /~mirri/Mirribandi_let-the-buyer-beware.htm   (1790 words)

  
 Eupedia : Belgium Guide - Famous Belgian people
The following list includes people born in what is now Belgium, regardless of which country it belonged to at the time.
Belgians were often at the center of European politics.
Leopold II is remembered for constructing numerous public buildings around Belgium, but also for was his responsibility in the death of an estimated 5-21 million Africans during his ruthless enterprise to extract rubber and ivory.
www.eupedia.com /belgium/famous_people.shtml   (512 words)

  
 List of Belgians - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
List of Belgians - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Tintin -- reporter -- Belgian by its creator at least (Hergé)
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 Belgium - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Belgium (België in Dutch, Belgique in French, and Belgien in German) is a small country located in Western Europe, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea.
The Belgian Catholics didn't agree with that, and in 1830 revolted.
The currency in Belgium was the Belgian franc (±40BEF per 1$), until the year 2002, when it officially disappeared from circulation and when the Euro took its spot.
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 Famous Belgians
Yet, this tends to be the first question most Belgians get asked when they venture abroad.
These are all Belgian inventions which have had a very significant impact on civilisation over the years.
Belgians have been shaping the world in many areas.
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 Belgium : search word
For an article about the horse breed, see Belgian (horse).'' The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België, French: Royaume de Belgique, German: Königreich Belgien) is a country in Western Europe, bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea.
Brussels, the capital, is mostly French speaking, but officially French/Dutch bilingual as it evolved from a Dutch-speaking place when the Belgian state became independent in 1830 to its current dominantly French character being the capital of the central administration of the federal country that for a long time massively favoured French.
As for cultural generalities shared by all Belgians, the country is well known for its art, its great architecture, its beer, its food, and its chocolate.
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 Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | Infamous Belgians
This country enjoys its bourgeois comforts - and the average Belgian physique is a tribute to the fleshed-out pleasures that go with chocolates and Burgundian wines.
Spain's disentanglement from empire was complicated by Francoist fascism, which meant that the emergence of a new Spain was delayed a full century and a half after the end of its Latin American empire.
Healthier self-recognition, and repentance, might lead to a saner kind of self-confidence among Belgians and convince them that their post-Napoleonic construct of a country is here to stay.
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 Expatriate Online - Your Bookmark to Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Being a Belgian living abroad is not easy, not least because you are constantly challenged to name some Famous Belgians (five examples normally shuts them up).
The list has proved invaluable to many people across the world and is now the most comprehensive listing of well-known and famous Belgians (dead or alive) available on the World Wide Web.
The list has been praised by the prestigious Belgian magazine "Knack" and by the Belgian Radio and Television (BRTN).
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 Belgium - Gurupedia
The regular attempts to establish national, Belgian parties end up below 1% of the electorate; the Brussels parties either never got started (as with the 'Blauwe Leeuwen' and 'Rode Leeuwen' for the Flemings in Brussels), or got merged into one of the French-speaking liberal parties (such as the FDF).
Belgium was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, the single European currency, in January 1999 and the Belgian
Tours de France, five Giro d'Italia, one Vuelta a Espana, two Tours of Belgium, and one Tour of Switzerland, was Belgian.
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 mxlarge.com - Featuring exclusive Motocross, Supercross and Off Road news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Home success for Belgian riders though began long before Stefan Everts was even known, and victories have been taken by some of the greats of our sport.
The 500cc Grand Prix was the major class in those days and while the Belgians were very strong in that class, they didn't win another 500cc GP until the great Roger DeCoster took his magnificent win in 1969, setting up his seven wins in eight years around the Namur circuit.
Everts would miss or not be competitive in the 1999 and 2000 Belgian rounds due to injuries, however he would return to capture three in the same year in 2001, and another two in the MXGP class and 125cc class in 2003, then add another five this year.
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 [FPSPACE] FDW In Space (VII)
You could already read in a posting on the list that the landing was a little bit rough.
He was the first Belgian to see FDW after his arrival.
But maybe some of the other Belgians on the list will keep you up to date on FDW-activities in our kingdom.
www.friends-partners.org /pipermail/fpspace/2002-November/006259.html   (587 words)

  
 LISTS: Belgians.com
Belgians aren't for everyone so we have several recommendations to help you learn more.
When you send an e-mail to the mailing list address, your message will be instantly transmitted to everyone who subscribes to the list.
The list supervisor/moderator is Dana B. Mackonis (cachet@jlc.net).
www.belgians.com /lists.shtml   (261 words)

  
 Belgium - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The former is a mix of directly elected senior politicians and representatives of the communities and regions; while the latter represents all Belgians over the age of eighteen in a proportional voting system.
Brussels is officially French-Dutch bilingual, but mostly French speaking; it evolved from a Dutch-speaking place to its current dominantly French character when the Belgian state became independent in 1830, with at that time only French as an official language (although the majority of the people spoke Dutch).
Belgian cultural life has tended to concentrate within each community.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Belgians   (3977 words)

  
 Famous Belgians - Uncyclopedia
But it's so hard to find beautifull Belgians that she was immediately given an Belgian passport.
Second only in difficulty to solving the Rubik's Cube via Mitosis, the sport of naming famous Belgians (also known as quiffing) is universally acknowledged by experts to be "quite hard." Each year, an international championship tournament known as the Le Tournoi D'Appellation Belge Célèbre is held in The Hague, drawing thousands of French protesters.
People on the Famous Belgians list each receive a complementary trip to the salad bar at Wendy's on the last Thursday of each month that doesn't have an "R" in its name, making it perhaps the most desirable, exclusive, and swanky list in the world.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Famous_Belgians   (302 words)

  
 rescue page - Belgian Tervuren
Very often a Belgian becomes available because of a change of lifestyle, family emergency, death in the family, and so forth.
The Belgians in the rescue system are rescued dogs in foster homes.
A rehome is a dog that has been returned to a breeder, or rescued by a breeder for almost the same reasons as a rescue.
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 NewWorldOdour: List
Surprisingly all the drivers were relatively sober, so no real physical damage was done, but then again we belgians can drink proper beer in large quantities without looking like an englishman.
Also, at least noz I have a list of things I should (be) do(ing).
No belgian in his right mind wants to go counting weirdass ballots with punch-through holes and what not, so we just vote by computer.
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 MemeFirst: Famous Belgians
You've had your fun over the years playing the "Name five famous Belgians" game, no doubt badly on purpose, but now you no longer have an excuse: Here's 259 famous Belgians (with helpful hints as to the source of their fame, as if you needed reminding).
I think part of the problem/reason that the list is too big is that it includes all of the Belgian monarchs and prime ministers, many of whom probably had an impact on the Belgian people, but are not well known in the world at large.
Jean Claude van Damme is on the list.
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 RootsWeb Message Boards - Message [ Baele ]
List of Belgians killed 1910 in a explosion (King County, Washington, USA)
The following Belgians surnames are mentioned on a list of coal miners:
It's a list of 16 Italian and Belgian coals miners who where killed in a explosion November 6, 1910, at the Pacific Coast Co. Lawson Mine at Black Diamond (Seattle, King County, Washington, USA).
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 Olympia G2 mailing list: Belgians ???   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It doesn't interest me at all what is said or done in this list.
other nationalities, and not all Belgians are members of the Lords.
factions to their hostile list is bad enough.
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 Mauresmo, Belgians advance as WTA injury list grows
French second seed Amelie Mauresmo advanced to the semi-finals of a 1.3 million-dollar WTA hardcourt tournament when Russian sixth seed Nadia Petrova joined a large list of injured players.
Belgian seventh seed Kim Clijsters, who needed only 40 minutes to defeat Italy's Flavia Pennetta 6-0, 6-1 in another quarter-final, advanced by walkover to the match when Serbian Ana Ivanovic pulled out with a right pectoral strain.
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