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  Piet Hein (Netherlands)
Piet Pieterszoon Hein (also written as Heyn, 1577-1629) was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero.
Hein was born on November 25, 1577 in Delfshaven[?] as the son of a captain, and he became a sailor while he was still a teenager.
A direct descendant of Hein was Piet Hein, a famous 20th century physicist and poet.
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 Piet Hein (Netherlands)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Piet Pieterszoon Hein (also written as Heyn) (November 25 1577 – June 18 1629) was a Dutch naval officer and hero.
Hein was born in Delfshaven the son a captain and he became a sailor he was still a teenager.
A direct descendant of Hein was Piet Hein a famous 20th century physicist and
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 Piet Hein Donner - Uncyclopedia
Piet Hein Donner is the sidekick of Jan Peter Balkenende.
In the town of Lutjebroek, Piet learned that his parents were killed in an attack from the french, who mistook the dutch for the greek's.
Piet Hein Donner however, forgot that the Dutch people are the best swimmers in the world, as a result the Dutch people jumped in the Amsterdam 'gracht' and saved the bike.
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Hein, the Dutch naval hero of the 16th century.
Hein Tunnel in Amsterdam is named in his honor, as is the former Dutch...
Hein did popularize the use of the super-ellipse in architecture, urban...
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Piet Hein (Netherlands)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Part of this fleet had been warned because Hein had been spotted, but the other half continued its voyage.
12 Spanish ships were trapped off the Cuban coast in the Bay of Matanzas[?], and Hein captured about 12 million guilders of booty in silver and other expensive trade goods.
The Piet Hein Tunnel in Amsterdam is named in his honor, as is the former Dutch frigate Hr.
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 VAN ANROOY/DOPPER Orch. works
Piet Hein was a Dutch West India Company admiral who captured the Spanish silver fleet in 1628 and was immortalized through a song with his name by J. Heije with a tune by J. Viotta.
Piet Hein Rhapsody, composed in 1901, was a youthful work of Peter van Anrooy based in Heije's song written at the request of his composition teacher Johan Wagenaar.
The Netherlands Radio Symphony plays very well in these performances, as they did on the NM Classics release of Dutch Overtures where the conductor was Jac van Steen.
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 Piet Hein Hotel
Piet Pieterszoon Hein (also written as Heyn) (November 25, 1577 – June 18, 1629) was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the Eighty Years' War between the Netherlands and Spain.
Piet Hein (December 16, 1905 - April 18, 1996) was a scientist, mathematician, inventor, author, and poet, often writing under the Old Norse pseudonym "Kumbel" meaning "tombstone".
Piet Hein is dead, so he no longer markets the products, but according to the website for his company the products are still being made and sold.
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 Sint Maartens Zeevaarders Syndicaat
Piet Pieterszoon Hein (or Pieter Pietersen Heyn) (November 25, 1577 – June 18, 1629) was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces and Spain.
Piracy was condoned by the WIC, but Hein, though often called a pirate, was what in modern terms would be named a merchant raider as the Republic was at war with the Habsburgs and this was what would make Hein most famous.
In 1628, Hein, with Witte de With as his flag captain, sailed out to capture the Spanish treasure fleet loaded with silver from their American colonies.
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 Piet Hein (Denmark) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piet Hein (December 16, 1905 - April 17, 1996) was a Danish scientist, mathematician, inventor, author, and poet, often writing under the Old Norse pseudonym "Kumbel" meaning "tombstone".
He was a direct descendant of Piet Pieterszoon Hein, the Dutch naval hero of the 16th century.
Notes on Piet Hein, including several sample grooks.
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 More info about the poet: Piet Hein - references bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Piet Hein (December 16, 1905 – April 18, 1996), was a Danish mathematician, scientist,...
Het eerste standbeeld van Piet Hein / Heyn was een sneeuwpop
Piet Hein Donner zelf is jurist en politicus voor het CDA.
www.poemhunter.com /piet-hein/resources/poet-6706/page-1   (536 words)

  
 Dhimmi Watch: Fitzgerald: Piet Hein Donner should go
Piet Hein Donner said on the contrary he was warning against it.
Piet Hein Donner is a mainstream conservative politician.
Piet Hein Donner is one of those dessicated lawyer types and he was answering questions put to his as a lawyer would and what he has said is unanswerable from a legal point of view.
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 Official OK with Islamic law in Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Piet Hein Donner wants the Netherlands to give Muslims more freedoms to behave according to their traditions, reported the NIS News Bulletin, a Dutch online...
Piet Hein Donner thinks that there is nothing in Western culture worth fighting for, and given the rotten state of that culture in the Netherlands, I suppose he's right.
Piet Hein Donner wants the Netherlands to give Muslims more freedoms to behave according to their traditions, reported the NIS News Bulletin, a Dutch online publication.
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 Reviews for Hotel Piet Hein Annex, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Piet Hein Annex is managed by the owners of a wonderful three star Piet Hein hotel and shares the same reception.
We stayed at the Piet Hein Annex 7 nights at the beginning of Dec. I must say I was a bit shocked when I first saw the room, our spanish hotels are much better and cheaper!!
The staff were very friendly and helpful, the continental breakfast next door in the Piet Hein Hotel was also very nice, in very comfortable surroundings.
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 Hotel Piet Hein Amsterdam, Netherlands - Hotel Piet Hein Group Booking Reservation Meetings Meeting Planning ...
The Hotel Piet Hein is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
Weddings at the Hotel Piet Hein with their facilities, guest rooms and experienced wedding and group management staff, are magnificent.
A Hotel Piet Hein wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
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 Piet Hein (Netherlands): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Piet Hein (Netherlands): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)
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 Piet Hein Hotel Amsterdam, Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Hotel Piet Hein is located in the heart of Amsterdam, overlooking the Vondelpark, within walking distance from many of Amsterdam's most beautiful museums.
Hotel Piet Hein offers you a pleasant atmosphere with an affordable price tag.
The hotel is complemented by the Piet Hein Annex, housed in the building next door, with comfortable 2 star rooms.
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At the conclusion of the Session of the Committee of Ministers on 6 November 2003 in Chisinau (Moldova), the Netherlands assumed the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s executive body for the next six months.
At the close of the 113th Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, held in Moldova, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Netherlands, set out the priorities of the programme for the Dutch Chairmanship of the Council of Europe over the next six months.
On 3 December 2003, Dr Bernard Bot was appointed Foreign Minister of the Netherlands.
www.coe.int /T/E/Com/files/CM_Chair-sessions/chair/netherlands/default.asp   (484 words)

  
 Piet Hein Hotel Amsterdam - Discount Amsterdam Hotel Reservations
The Piet Hein Hotel Amsterdam is to the south west of the city, and is adjacent to the shops of Pc Hooftstraat.
The Piet Hein Hotel Amsterdam features a small garden and has pleasant rooms with compact bathrooms.
From there take tram No. 5 to Van Baerlestraat, which is only a few minutes walk to the Piet Hein Hotel Amsterdam.
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 Piet Hein Tunnel
The Piet Hein Tunnel [1] (http://tenplusone.inax.co.jp/archive/ned/ned_019.html) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a 1.9 km long tunnel under an inlet of the Zuider Zee.
It provides an East/West link between the city center and the A10 beltway encircling the city.
It is named after the Dutch naval hero Piet Hein.
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 Hotel Piet Hein, Amsterdam - Book at the hotelier
Hotel Piet Hein offers you a pleasant nautical atmosphere and is located at the Vondelpark in the heart of Amsterdam.
Hotel Piet Hein is located at a beautiful spot in the Museum Quarter.
Hotel piet hein has the perfect location whether you come for culture, nightlive or shopping.
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 Piet Hein Hotel Amsterdam - Special Internet Rates at HotelClub
Located at a beautiful spot in the Museum Quarter, Piet Hein Hotel has the perfect location to discover culture, nightlife or shopping.
Hotel Piet Hein has a relaxing lounge bar, where you can enjoy a cold beer or a fine glass of wine to finish the day.
Piet Hein has a beautiful garden with a large terrace, which is an oasis of quietness that makes you to relax and forget your tensions.
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 Piet Hein (Annex): description and hotel information
Located in the heart of Amsterdam, overlooking the Vondel Park, the hotel is around the corner from PC Hooftstraat, the most exclusive shopping street in Amsterdam and within walking distance from the Van Gogh museum, Rijksmuseum, the Modern Art museum and the lively Leidseplein with casino, restaurants and bars.
The hotel Is 500 mts away from The cultural attractions of the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum; the less cultural charms of the Red Light District and Dam Square are 2 kms.
The rooms in Hotel Piet Hein are medium size with some single rooms being smaller.
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 Hotel Piet Hein Amsterdam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Built in 1923, the hotel is a showcase for many fine works of art, including the Crystal Ballroom ceiling, which was painted by Giovanni Smeraldi, noted for his work at the Vatican.
Its main hall is considered to be one of the world’s acoustically perfect concert halls.
Home of the Netherlands Opera and National Ballet, and Amsterdam venue for performances by the Hague’s highly regarded Netherlands Dance Theater.
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 Piet Pieterszoon Hein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Danish poet see Piet Hein (Denmark).
Piet Pieterszoon Hein (or Pieter Pietersen Heyn) (November 25, 1577 – June 18, 1629) was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces and Spain.
Hein was the first and the last to capture such a large part of a Spanish "silver fleet" from America.
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Lastly, it should be mentioned that when the central square was to be designed in Stockholm, it was Piet Hein who pointed out the geometrical figure of the superellipse as that which would provide the optimum solution in terms of both traffic and aesthetics.
Here is the reason why: Piet is the Dutch form of the name Peter or Petrus, which means rock, stone, and Hein is a way of spelling ‘hen’, the old Danish word for a whetstone.
Not for nothing did Piet Hein, as mentioned, begin his career at the Swedish school of art, and countless drawings of the thousands made have been executed with sometimes baroque sometimes elegant lines as a pictorial supplement to texts that one would never have believed could be illustrated.
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 Piet Hein Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Discount Piet Hein Hotel in Amsterdam
Hotel built in 1888.The hotel is in a traditional building dating back to the late 1890s.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands' capital, is one of the world's best hangouts.
Eindhoven is a city small that wonderful of Netherlands.
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 Piet Hein, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3-star Accommodation Deals Offered By Sitetrip.com
Piet Hein, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3-star Accommodation Deals Offered By Sitetrip.com
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Hotel Piet Hein offers a nautical atmosphere in a nice location in the heart of Amsterdam.
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 Hotel Piet Hein in Amsterdam pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Amsterdam is one of the world's best hangouts, a canny blend of old and new: radical squ...
The Hotel Piet Hein is located in the heart of Amsterdam, overlooking the famous Vondel Park.
Complimentary breakfast of various breads, cereals, yogurt, fruits, cold meats, cheese and boiled eggs is served in the breakfast room.
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 Piet Hein : Amsterdam : Netherlands - Hotels Guide by BootsnAll
Piet Hein : Amsterdam : Netherlands - Hotels Guide by BootsnAll
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Situated beside Vondelpark, it is also close to the major attractions such as the Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum and the lively district of Leidseplein.
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