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  Interview - Joint Task Force // PC /// Eurogamer
But the question that appears to be pressing most on Van Diemen's mind right now, as you might expect, is whether or not people are going to like his new game.
The point is, Van Diemen explains, that the relationship between the war machine and the media is a key part of the game - and its anti-war theme.
Van Diemen says the multiplayer part of the game is very much his baby, and that he's keen to build up a strong community around JTF.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=65962   (2346 words)

  
  Legacy Report
Simon VAN DIEMEN was born in 1727 in S'grevelduin Cappelle, Noord Brabant, Netherlands.
Gerard VAN DIEMEN was born in 1725 in S'grevelduin Cappelle, Noord Brabant, Netherlands.
Antonia VAN DIEMEN was born on 11 Mar 1802 in Dordrecht, Zuid Holland, Netherlands and died on 8 Feb 1874 in Dordrecht, Zuid Holland, Netherlands.
www.geocities.com /jcjens/vdiemen.html   (536 words)

  
 Van Diemen's Land - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Van Diemen's Land is often mentioned in the works of Flogging Molly.
Van Diemen's Land is the setting of Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish by Richard Flanagan (published 2002), which tells the story of a man who is transported to the island, and runs afoul of the local (and rather insane) authorities.
Van Diemen's Land is mentioned in Umberto Eco's novel "The Island of the Day Before" ("L'isola del giorno prima", 1994), a story about a 17th century Italian nobleman trapped at an island at the International Date Line.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Van_Diemen's_Land   (1019 words)

  
 The History of Sports 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The originally design brief for the Van Diemen dictated that the car should be immensely strong and safe with great torsional stiffness, while taking advantage of aerodynamic advances and latest technology.
Nik Johnson took his Van Diemen to the inaugural championship title in 2001 winning outright five of the eight race series.
The future for Van Diemen within Sports 2000 looks assured with the introduction of the latest Ford Engine, the 'Duractec', the first truly worldwide engine designed to power Ford through the next quarter Century.
www.sports2000-vandiemen.com /main/sports2000_history.htm   (495 words)

  
 Anthony van Diemen Summary
Van Diemen was Coen's choice as successor to the governor generalship, but Jacques Specx and Hendrik Brouwer both held this post prior to Van Diemen's succession to it on New Year's Day, 1636.
Van Diemen's most brilliant achievements were his successful struggle against the Portuguese in Ceylon and Malacca, the signing of advantageous treaties with Acheh in northern Sumatra and with Ternate and Tidore in the Moluccas, particularly in connection with the spice trade, and the establishment of trade relations with China, Japan, and Tonkin.
Anthony van Diemen (1593–1645), or Antonius, Dutch colonial governor, was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands, the son of Bartholomeus van Diemen and Elisabeth Hoevenaar.
www.bookrags.com /Anthony_van_Diemen   (960 words)

  
 Cooper Series News - August 12, 2005 - Elan Motorsport Technologies Takes Charge of Van Diemen Imports and Parts
"Van Diemen has a rich heritage in racing," said David Bowes, "and I am delighted to have reached an agreement with Jon, who is one of the best salesmen I know.
Van Diemen has been building race cars at its base adjacent to the Snetterton race track in Norfolk, England, since 1973 and is widely acknowledged within the motorsport industry as the world’s most prolific and successful manufacturer of production racing cars.
Van Diemens are currently dominant in the Cooper Tires Championship Series for Formula Ford Zetec cars, which has spawned a string of top-line drivers in recent years, including the past two Indianapolis 500
www.cooperseries.com /news/2005/news_august1205_elanmotorsports_takes_charge_of_vandiemen.html   (429 words)

  
 Anthony Van Diemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Antonio van Diemen was born in 1593 at Culemborg, Holland, the son of Bartholomeus van Diemen and Elisabeth Hoevenaar.
Before leaving the colony, Coen promoted van Diemen under his own name and by 1626 van Diemen was again promoted, this time he became Director General of Commerce and member of the Council for Indie.
It was van Diemen who devoted most of his energy to expanding the power of the Dutch and particularly that of the VOC.
www.southaustralianhistory.com.au /vandiemen.htm   (422 words)

  
 Anthony van Diemen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In November 1642 Tasman sighted land (the west coast of the island of Tasmania), and followed the southern coastline around to the east coast.
Believing he had found a large territory, Tasman named it Van Diemen's Land in honour of his patron.
It became a byword for horror in England because of the severity of its convict settlements such as Port Arthur and Macquarie Harbour.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anthony_van_Diemen   (490 words)

  
 Van Diemen information - Search.com
Van Diemen was founded in 1973 by Ross Ambrose and Ralph Firman Sr., whose sons Marcos and Ralph Jr.
The company's name comes from the island of Tasmania, Australia, which was formerly known as Van Diemen's Land and is where Ambrose was born and lived before moving to the UK to co-found the company.
In 2002, Van Diemen International was bought by Don Panoz and is now part of his Elan Motorsports Technologies group.
www.search.com /reference/Van_Diemen   (236 words)

  
 Van Diemen's Land by U2 Songfacts
Van Dieman's Land is the former name for the Australian state of Tasmania.
As quoted in the fine book "The Fatal Shore," they were harnessed together and used like mules "to plow Van Diemen's Land." The early history of Australia is thoroughly terrifying.
The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to explore Tasmania, he named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt in honor of Anthony van Diemen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who had sent Tasman on his voyage of discovery in 1642.
www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=920   (523 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Dutch seaman Abel Tasman, commissioned by Anthony van Diemen*, (Governor General of the Dutch East Indies), 'discovered' Tasmania in 1642, and named the island van Diemen's Land, in his honour.
Two hundred years later, the name was changed to Tasmania, in recognition of the explorer, rather than the administrator.
Tasman wrote:- "This land being the first we have met with in the South Seas, and not known to any other European nation, we have conferred on it the name of Anthony van Diemen's Land, in honour of the Honourable Governor General, our illustrious master, who sent us to make this discovery".
www.diemenpepper.com /vandiemen.html   (153 words)

  
 Van Dieman's Land (I) [Laws L18]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Van Diemen's Land was named after Anthony Van Diemen of the Dutch East India Company; Van Diemen chartered the expedition which discovered the island.
The irony is that Van Diemen's Land was not really overburdened with "hard cases"; some were sent to the island, but most wound up on Norfolk Island or in settlements like Moreton Bay.
But the settlers of Van Diemen's Land were perhaps the most destructive of all the colonists; the Tasmanian aborigines were systematically eradicated, as opposed to simply being brushed aside in most of Australia.
www.csufresno.edu /folklore/ballads/LL18.html   (441 words)

  
 AVD Anthonie van Diemen
Anthonie van Diemen (1593 – 1645) was in dienst van de Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) in de eerste helft van de zeventiende eeuw.
On 17 januari 1630 he married with Maria van Aelst, the marriage stayed childless.
In Batavia Van Diemen founded a school two churches.
users.scoutnet.nl /~avd/avd/vandiemen.htm   (137 words)

  
 Van Diemen's Land - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Van Diemen's Land" at HighBeam.
Beer and Fighting: Some Aspects of Male Convict Leisure in Van Diemen's Land.
The Waterford Rebels of 1849: the last Young Irelanders and their lives in America, Bermuda and Van Diemen's Land.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-vandieme.html   (201 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/vandiemenband
From massive power pop flavour to hauntingly beautiful sound scapes, Van Diemen provide a five star audio banquet guaranteed to satisfy the most demanding music buffs.
Van Diemen is an exciting and refreshing Synth-Rock four piece.
Van Diemen's founding members are identical twins Robbie and Clint Elliott.
www.myspace.com /vandiemenband   (1143 words)

  
 Welkom bij Diemen & van Gestel
Een afgewogen vertegenwoordiging van mannen en vrouwen in deze teams speelt een belangrijke rol, maar ook uiteenlopende etnoculturele achtergronden, competenties en ervaringsniveaus bieden organisaties meerwaarde.
Daarnaast zijn vrouwen en mensen met een andere culturele achtergrond steeds vaker afnemer van producten en diensten, vanuit die positie voegen zij waardevolle kennis toe aan organisaties.
Diemen and Van Gestel in Soesterberg ondersteunt al meer dan 15 jaar organisaties bij het samenstellen van directies, management teams, raden van bestuur en raden van commissarissen.
www.dgs.nl   (168 words)

  
 Number 22: Van Diemen's Land
In Van Diemen's Land, at one of those times when it was felt necessary in Britain to re-emphasise punishment at the expense of reform and, under the administration of Lieutenant-Governor Sorrell between 1817 and 1824, when there was an increase in the numbers of settlers and a corresponding demand for assigned servants
The spelling of 'Van Dieman's Land' is interesting in that there is much tangible contemporary evidence of the use of an 'e' in the final syllable - on banknotes from around 1823, for instance, and in government reports, including the order that gave Van Diemen's Land independent status in 1825.
The fact that Van Diemen's Land is mentioned indicates that notice was still being taken of the phenomenon of transportation; and cause and effect, larceny rewarded, is characteristic of the larger part of transportation history.
www.mustrad.org.uk /articles/bbals_22.htm   (9378 words)

  
 Van Diemen-Lilienfeld Galleries - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Galerie van Diemen was first established in Berlin, c.
Initially specializing in Dutch painting, in 1922 the Galerie van Diemen organized the first important Russian Avant-Garde exhibition to be held in Europe since the 1917 Revolution.
In 1935 the Berlin branches (van Diemen, Dr. Benedict & Co., Dr. Otto Burchard & Co., Altkunst Antiquitäten) were liquidated by order of the Nazis, with sales organized by Graupe on 25 January and 26 April.
www.bonus.com /contour/national_gallery/http@@/www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pbio?550279   (201 words)

  
 Van Diemen Race Car Listings
This relatively rare early Van Diemen underwent a complete restoration in 1997.
This car is a nice, unmolested, and very original example of this early Van Diemen design.
Ex works Van Diemen RF98/Formula Renault 2000 /Immaculate rebuild and maintained by professional team (ex F1 engineers) only 4 races in BARC Formula Renault 2000 UK-championship due to drivers commitment in another series.
race-cars.com /carsold/vandmens.htm   (1541 words)

  
 Van Diemen News
Van She will be a first for me, but the buzz coming out of Oz on this band is huge and Modular Records has yet to dissapoint me!
Van Diemen and iTunes have teamed up to present all of Van Diemen's current and upcoming radio interviews and chat shows as subscribable downloads on iTunes.
The Van Diemen gig guide is THE comprehensive guide to all acts from Down Under touring North America, allowing punters to stay on top of who is in town, where and when they are playing and how to get tickets....
www.vandiemensland.com /news.php   (1356 words)

  
 Van Diemen Motorsports
Located close to Snetterton racetrack in Norfolk, England, Van Diemen have been manufacturing racecars since 1973 with a unique record of consistency and success.
Recognized for its integrity and product excellence, Van Diemen's wholehearted commitment to its customers worldwide has resulted in hundreds of wins and numerous major championship victories.
Van Diemen are in every sense a motorsport legend throughout the world.
www.vandiemen.co.uk   (80 words)

  
 Anton van Diemen - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
As governor-general for the Dutch East India Company in the East Indies after 1636, he captured Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Malacca from the Portuguese.
Tasman called an island that he found (1642) Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania).
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Diemen, Anton van" at HighBeam.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-diemen-a.html   (111 words)

  
 SongMeanings | lyrics | U2 - Van Diemen's Land   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Van Diemen was a man who owned alot of Australia.
Van Diemen's land was the first not wholly inhospitable area of Australia that the convicts whose sentences were commuted to "transport" settled in.
The English liked to send their criminals to Australia, especially to Van Diemen's Land, as there was a Penal Colony at Port Arthur.
www.songmeanings.net /lyric.php?lid=36846   (620 words)

  
 van_diemen
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www.formulaford1600.com.au /MARKETPLACE/Pages/van_diemen.htm   (1688 words)

  
 Van Diemen's Land   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Nothing much of interest happened during the voyage from Kerguelen's Land to Van Diemen's Land, where they arrived on the 26th of January.
A young bull and a cow, and some sheep and goats, were also, at first, intended to have been left by me as an additional present to Van Diemen's Land.
But I soon laid aside all thought of this, from a persuasion that the natives, incapable of entering into my views of improving their country, would destroy them.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /books_and_maps/captaincook5.html   (1608 words)

  
 Van Diemen Quality Bulbs
Van Diemen Quality Bulbs is a significant Australian producer of tulip, dutch iris, asiatic, LA hybrid and oriental lilium bulbs and flowers.
This Site is presented by Van Diemen Quality Bulbs and was last updated on the 23.01.2006.
We direct you to a Disclaimer in respect to content and copyright issues.
www.vdqbulbs.com.au   (222 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Van Diemen's Land": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
1 THE ALIENATION OF LAND AND SPREAD OF SETTLEMENT The settlement of Van Diemen's Land took place in a number of distinct phases.' The first Europeans to undertake permanent settlement on the island were the...
in August 1838, vehemently denounced the vice, the disease, the cruelty produced by transportation in New South Wales and in Van Diemen's Land.
In Van Diemen's Land, there is no evidence of smallpox.
www.amazon.com /phrase/Van-Diemen's-Land   (693 words)

  
 SPEEDtv.com
"We are pleased to have additional support from Van Diemen to focus exclusively on areas of development under the current rules and of course on the much-needed future development of the 2004 update packages," said Derrick Walker.
Van Diemen, which is best known in the U.S. as the constructor of Formula Ford and other club racing chassis, is the world's largest by volume manufacturer of single-seat racing cars.
"Van Diemen delivers a deep pool of talented engineers and experience as a chassis constructor to the Champ Car paddock, and we are pleased that the Reynard chassis and our teams will benefit from these resources, particularly for aerodynamic development."
www.speedtv.com /articles/auto/champcar/5490   (527 words)

  
 HELP ME, IMPORTANT!!!: Van Diemen's Land
Van Dieman's Land, now Tasmania, was the furthest place Britain could send her most undesirable convicts.
However, the entry on "transportation" reports that transportation to Van Diemen's Land occurred between 1803 and 1868 when transportation was abolished.
This song was proabably of the class of broadsides quietly encouraged by the Government to depict life in the convict settlements as babdly as possible - to counter rumours filtering back to Britain of convicts that served their time and then did well in the new country.
www.mudcat.org /thread.cfm?threadid=18490   (7340 words)

  
 Colonial picturesque: emigration to Van Diemen's Land transformed John Glover, a competent British landscape painter, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Colonial picturesque: emigration to Van Diemen's Land transformed John Glover, a competent British landscape painter, into a memorably poetic artist.
From the moment he set foot in Tasmania--then Van Diemen's Land--the conventional British artist was re-born as a landscapist of originality and imagination.
It would take the brave new world of Van Diemen's Land to alter the mould.
findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0PAL/is_510_159/ai_n6165583   (856 words)

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