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	Staten Island - MSN Encarta
		Staten Island is co-extensive with Richmond County (comprising Staten Island and tiny adjacent islands), in New York Bay and lies south-west of Manhattan Island, with which it is linked by ferry, and west of Brooklyn, with which it is linked by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge across The Narrows of New York Bay.
		The area passed to the English in 1664, and in 1683 the island was designated Richmond County in honour of Charles Lennox, the Duke of Richmond and a son of Charles II.
		The bridge links Staten Island with Brooklyn and is the longest suspension bridge in the United States, with a main span of 1,298 m (4,260 ft).
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761558223_1_____4/StatenIsland.html (515 words)

	Improper Use of Margin Lawyer in Staten Island, New York - Improper Use of Margin Attorney in Staten Island, New York
		Staten Island is separated from Long Island by the Narrows and from mainland New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull.
		Staten Island's Borough President is James Molinaro, a member of the Conservative Party elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2005, with the endorsement of the Republican Party.
		Staten Island is home to a surprising variety of museums: the Alice Austen House Museum, the Conference House, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Historic Richmond Town, Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, the John Noble Collection, Sandy Ground Historical Museum, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, the Staten Island Children's Museum, and the Staten Island Museum.
	margin.legalview.com /staten-island-ny-lawyer-attorney (6183 words)

	Staten Island - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Staten Island was sighted by the explorer Giovanni da Verrazano in 1524.
		It was named by the English navigator Henry Hudson in 1609 after the States-General (Staten Generaal), the Dutch legislature.
		The Staten Island Ferry, established in 1829 by Cornelius Vanderbilt, is at present the only direct connection with Manhattan.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /text_761558223___4/Staten_Island.html (206 words)

	Verenigde Naties, Secretaris-Generaal, het Comité
		De leden van het Comité worden door de Staten die partij zijn, gekozen uit hun onderdanen, en treden op in hun persoonlijke hoedanigheid, waarbij aandacht wordt geschonken aan een billijke geografische verdeling alsmede aan de vertegenwoordiging van de voornaamste rechtsstelsels.
		De Secretaris-Generaal deelt de voorgestelde wijziging vervolgens mede aan de Staten die partij zijn, met het verzoek hem te berichten of zij een conferentie van de Staten die partij zijn, verlangen teneinde de voorstellen te bestuderen en in stemming te brengen.
		Wanneer een wijziging in werking treedt, is zij bindend voor de Staten die partij zijn die haar hebben aanvaard, terwijl de andere Staten die partij zijn gebonden zullen blijven door de bepalingen van dit Verdrag en door iedere voorgaande wijziging die zij hebben aanvaard.
	boes.org /un/dutun-d.html (1557 words)

	Staten Island at AllExperts
		Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor.
		Staten Island representation in the state assembly is equally split between Republicans and Democrats.
		Staten Island is home to three institutions of higher education: College of Staten Island, a campus of St.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/st/staten_island.htm (5646 words)

	Staten Island - The Forgotten Borough Neighborhood - Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Staten Island is primarily suburban and was once mainly dominated by dairy and poultry farms on the southern and central sections of the island.
		Staten Island had its first permanent settlement in 1661 after several attempts years earlier were defeated due to conflicts between the settlers and local Indian tribes.
		The borough of Richmond was renamed to the borough of Staten Island in 1975.
	www.topnycapts.com /blog/Neighborhood-Guide.php/2006/12/06/staten_island_the_forgotten_borough (594 words)

	Union of Utrecht 1579
		The Staten Generaal met at the 'Binnenhof', with each province free to send as many representatives as they liked, but only having 2-6 seats, and one vote.
		The Staten Generaal were the institute that handled foreign affairs, concluded international treaties and decided about war and peace.
		Each year it proposed a budget to the Staten Generaal accompanied by a kind of State of the Union in which it described the state of affairs.
	www.spanishsuccession.nl /dutchinstitutions.html (1132 words)

	Van Onderdaan tot Burger
		Zelfs in de Unie van Utrecht uit 1579 was de minnelijke schikking naast rechters en arbiters nog opgenomen voor kwesties tussen staten en/of steden onderling.
		De wijze van vertegenwoordiging in de Staten was veelal afhankelijk van de mate van urbanisatie in een gewest.
		Het was aan de Staten van het Land en de representanten van het volk als publieke personen voorbehouden om de tiran af te zetten.
	www.prevos.net /cultuur/c09122/le08.htm (1122 words)

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		Staten Island is a borough that is predomiantly in a remote area of the city of New York, but it is still an interesting place.
		In 1829, the Staten Island Ferry was established by Cornelius Vanderbilt.
		Staten Island is the least populated and most suburban of the five boroughs.
	tqnyc.org /NYC062594/staten_island.htm (952 words)

	Staten Island, New York 1870 - Scarce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Certificate Vignettes Staten Island, borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County (comprising Staten Island and tiny adjacent islands), in New York Bay; incorporated 1898.
		Staten Island was sighted by the explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524.
		The area passed to the English in 1664, and in 1683 the island was designated Richmond County in honor of Charles Lennox, the duke of Richmond, a son of Charles II.
	www.goantiques.com /detail,staten-island-york,345554.html (648 words)

	Hudson River Section - Staten Island
		One of the many sites of the former New Netherland to retain its Dutch name (Brooklyn and Harlem are others), Staten Eylandt was named for the Staten Generaal, or States General, the governing body of the Netherlands in the seventeenth century.
		Staten Islanders have tended to feel dumped-on, and with good reason: the island's Fresh Kills landfill is one of the largest in the world (it is visible by the naked eye from outer space).
		Here is a list of famous Staten Islanders (in particular, the island seems to be a good breeding ground for musicians: Joan Baez, Christina Aguilera, David Johansen, Roy Clark, and the members of Wu-Tang Clan were all born here).
	www.nnp.org /vtour/regions/Hudson/staten_island.html (277 words)

	Netherlands States-General
		In the Netherlands the convocation of the States-General (Staten Generaal), consisting of delegates from the provincial estates[?], dates from about the middle of the 15th century, under the rule of the dukes of Burgundy.
		The name was transferred, after the separation of the northern Netherlands from the Spanish[?] dominions, to the representatives elected by the seven sovereign provincial estates for the general government of the United Provinces.
		The title of Staten-Generaal, however, continued in the title of subsequent Netherlands parliaments.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ne/Netherlands_States-General.html (132 words)

	Bell Catalog - Us
		De Staaten Generaal der Vereenigde Nederlanden; allen den geenen die deesen sullen sien of hooren lesen, salut; doen te weeten: Nademaal het den Koning van Engeland goedgedagt heeft, sonder eenige wettige reeden, den staat deeser landen vyandelyk aan te tasten door het verleenen van brieven van marque The Hague, Isaac Scheltus, 1781.
		Placaat van de Hoog Mogende Heeren Staaten Generaal der Vereenigde Nederlanden, houdende verbod van uitvoer uit deese landen en van toevoer na het ryk van Groot-Brittannien van oorlogs-ammunitie en eenige andere specien by het placaat breeder beschreeven, als mede waarschouwing tegens den vervoer van contrabande goederen na het voorszryk.
		Publicatie, De Staaten Generaal der Vereenigde Nederlanden, allen den geenen die deesen sullen sien of hooren leesen, salut: Doen te weeten; nademaal de reedenen, welke ons tot het primitive verbod van uitvoer van Ammunitie van Oorlog na de Engelsche Colonien hebben gepermoveert, als nog subsisteeren The Hague, Isaac Scheltus, 1777.
	bell.lib.umn.edu /cat/bib_u.html (4616 words)

	Van opening van de Staten Generaal naar Assemblée Nationale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Op 5 mei 1789 opende Lodewijk XVI op plechtige wijze de bijeenkomst van de Staten Generaal.
		De dag er voor waren alle leden in een plechtige optocht ter kerke gegaan in de kathedraal van Saint-Louis.
		Hoofdelijke stemming was voor de afgevaardigden van de Derde Stand de enige oplossing, ook al was hun eerste eis van verdubbeling van het aantal afgevaardigden al voor de bijeenkomst van de Staten Generaal ingewilligd.
	www.onsverleden.net /franserevolutie/openstatgen.htm (505 words)

	The Atlantic World: Dutch Place Names / De Atlantische Wereld: Plaatsnamen
		Staten Island, N.Y. Dutch settlers named the island Staten Eylandt in honor of the States General, the governing body of the United Provinces.
		Vele andere plaatsnamen in het noordoosten van de Verenigde Staten kwamen van Nederlandse woorden of van namen van Nederlandse kolonisten.
		Staten Island, N.Y. Nederlandse kolonisten noemden het eiland Staten Eylandt ter ere van de Staten-Generaal, de vergadering van afgevaardigden van de Zeven Verenigde provincies.
	international.loc.gov /intldl/awkbhtml/kb-1/kb-1-2-5.html (626 words)

	Batavian Kingdom - IBWiki
		In the Northern provinces, this person is known as Commissaris van de Koningin ("Commissioner of the Queen"), in the Southern provinces as Gouverneur ("Governor").
		The commissioners and governors are not elected democratically, but has to be confirmed by the ruling body of the provinces, the Staten.
		They remain in function until they reach the age of 65, withdraw from their function themselves, are revoked by the Queen, or are impeached by a 2/3 majority in the Staten.
	ib.frath.net /w/Batavian_Kingdom (1072 words)

	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: The United States of America and the Netherlands: Nieuw Amsterdam (4/14)
		The souvereignty over the colonies was not held by the Staten Generaal, but by the companies of merchants that were involved in the actual trade.
		They seemed to be doing well in their fur-trade, because when in 1621 the Dutch West-India Company was formed, the group of thirteen were absorbed into this new company, which was modelled after the successful Dutch East India Company.
		The Staten Generaal, always generous when it came down to giving aways things they did not own, granted the company the monopoly for trade on the American continent as far as the Dutch were concerned.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/E/newnetherlands/nl3.htm (908 words)

	Gatorsports.com :: 100 years of Gator Football
		The bedrock of the island is a diabase formed during the volcanic eruptions that created much of the bedrock of northern New Jersey, including the New Jersey Palisades, approximately 200 million years ago.
		The concert was a fundraiser for the mentally-challenged children, inspired by the horrid conditions at Willowbrook State School.
		The Willobrook issue was initially exposed by the Staten Island Advance and brought to Lennon's attention by his friend and broadcast journalist Geraldo Rivera who covered the story for WABC-TV, New York.
	www.gatorsports.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?template=wiki&text=Staten_Island (6152 words)

	Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Extract-resoluties van de Staten van Holland en West-Friesland betreffende het verzoek van de bewindhebbers om verlenging van het octrooi.
		Extract-resoluties van de Staten van Holland en West-Friesland betreffende de verlenging van het octrooi.
		Octrooi verleend door de Staten van Holland en West-Friesland waarin een verbod uitgevaardigd op het in beslag nemen van maandgelden van VOC-dienaren in Indië
	www.nationaalarchief.nl /webviews/ead/ead_component.webview?eadid=NL-HaNA_1.04.02&id=1081242789015.140 (410 words)

	Staten Generaal van de Klassieke Muziek 2006 - 05.10.2006
		In 2005 organiseerden Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen, Klara en Concertzaal de Bijloke naar aanleiding van 75 jaar radio voor het eerst een “Staten Generaal van de klassieke muziek”.
		Na al dat serieuze werk is er tijd voor ontspanning met de uitreiking van de Klara-Muziekprijzen, gevolgd door een feestconcert met het VRO en als afsluiter het releaseconcert van Tricycle.
		Klik hier om je in te schrijven voor de Staten Generaal van de Klassieke Muziek 2006
	www.muziekcentrum.be /news/newsdetail.asp?id=4636 (558 words)

	Staten Island, Islands worldwide, Worldwide Islands
		The Staten Island is located off the southwest coast of New York City in USA.
		The Staten Island in New York City forms a part of the Boroughs that collectively make up New York City.
		The Staten Island was christened as ‘Staaten Eylandt' by Henry Hudson and takes its name from the Dutch Parliament — the Staten Generaal.
	www.mapsofworld.com /islands/staten-island.html (221 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The so-called Generality Lands were under direct rule of the Generality (and as such had no vote in the States-General).
		Also the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company were under its general supervision; Staten Island in New York City (originally New Amsterdam), for example, is named after the Staten-Generaal.
		The Southern Netherlands kept their own States-General in Brussels.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Estates-General_of_the_Netherlands (543 words)

	Paris Roselli - European Tour 2000-2001
		We visited the Binnenhof - or inner court which is the governmental center of the Netherlands.
		Among the buildings can be found the Ridderzall (Knight's Hall) from the late 13th century and the halls of the 1st and 2nd Chamber of the Staten Generaal (equal to the US House and Senate - BTW, don't vote for Hillary Clinton, please.)
		This is a picture from inside one of the chambers of the Staten Generaal.
	roselli.org /tour/11_2000/112.html (245 words)

	News \| TimesDaily.com \| TimesDaily \| Florence, AL
		On Law & Order, Detective Mike Logan (played by Chris Noth) is sent to Staten Island for punching a councilman.
		Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jason Marquis went to Tottenville High School in Staten Island.
		Rich Aurilia - All Star Shortstop, San Francisco Giants grew up on Staten Island.
	www.timesdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Staten_Island (5971 words)

	Samenvatting proefproject Handelingen van de Staten-Generaal
		Home Over de KBExpertise en ontwikkelingDigitaliseringDigitaliseringsprojectenHandelingen van de Staten GeneraalSamenvatting proefproject
		In 1999 besloten de Koninklijke Bibliotheek, de Tweede Kamer en de Sdu Uitgevers - en later ook het NIWI - de handen ineen te slaan om gezamenlijk een belangrijk stuk cultureel erfgoed te behouden voor de toekomst: de Handelingen, Kamerstukken en Aanhangsels van de Staten-Generaal uit de periode 1814-1995.
		Voor de beheersbaarheid en overzichtelijkheid van het project en om zoveel mogelijk van de in het traject opgedane ervaringen te kunnen profiteren, wordt een duidelijke fasering voorgesteld.
	www.kb.nl /hrd/digi/staten-generaal2.html (610 words)

	Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands - Country Profile - Nederland - Holland - Pays-Bas
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		Staten Generaal -- the Dutch Parliament with the
		Comprehensive guide to the country - Official Holland Site with 59,000 pages of useful content to people who will travel to holland.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/netherlands.htm (1031 words)

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