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  West Zealand County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vestsjællands Amt (English: West Zealand County) is a county (Danish, amt) in the east-central part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.
It is one of the 13 counties of Denmark.
The county is responsible for public hospitals, upper secondary schools and schools for Higher Preparatory Examination, public transport and social welfare for the disabled.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Zealand_County   (168 words)

  
 NEW ZEALAND - LoveToKnow Article on NEW ZEALAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
West of the dividing crest they are forest clad; east thereof their stony grimness is but slightly softened by growths of scrub and tussock grass.
On the west the only two rivers of importance are the Buller and the Grey, the former justly famous for the grandeur of its gorges.
The healthiness of the New Zealand climate in all parts is attested by the death-rate, which, varying (1896-1906) from o to 10-50 per iooo, is the lightest in the world.
94.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NE/NEW_ZEALAND.htm   (9976 words)

  
 New Zealand - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
New Zealand is responsible for the self-governing states of the Cook Islands and Niue and administers Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
Under the New Zealand Royal Titles Act (1953), Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of New Zealand and is represented as head of state by the Governor-General, Dame Silvia Cartwright.
New Zealand's most popular sports are rugby (primarily rugby union but also rugby league), soccer (the most popular sport amongst children), cricket, and netball (the sport with the most players); golf, tennis, rowing and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /new_zealand.htm   (2692 words)

  
 New Zealand - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
New Zealand also maintains responsibility for the foreign affairs of the self-governing countries of the Cook Islands and Niue, and administers the dependency of Tokelau.
During the late 1980s, the New Zealand Government sold a number of major trading enterprises, including its telephone company, railway system, a number of radio stations and two banks in a series of asset sales.
open-encyclopedia.com /New_Zealand   (2619 words)

  
 Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Copenhagen County comprise the municipalities in metropolitan Copenhagen, except Copenhagen Municipality and Frederiksberg Municipality.
The 13 counties (amter) will be replaced with 5 new regions (regioner), while the 271 municipalities will be consolidated into around 100 larger units of at least 20,000 inhabitants and take over most of the responsibilities of the current counties.
Main cities are the capital Copenhagen (on Zealand), Aarhus (on Jutland) and Odense (on Fyn).
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/d/de/denmark.html   (1045 words)

  
 West Zealand County -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Vestsjællands Amt ((An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English West Zealand County) is one of the 13 (Click link for more info and facts about counties of Denmark) counties of Denmark.
The County Hall is located in the city of (Click link for more info and facts about Sorø) Sorø.
Many people live in West Zealand but work in the greater metropolitan area of (The capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand) Copenhagen.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/we/west_zealand_county.htm   (329 words)

  
 New to Fairfax? - Fairfax County, Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
All residents of Fairfax County, except residents of Clifton, Herndon and Vienna, must purchase a county decal from the county’s Department of Tax Administration in the Fairfax County Government Center.
Fairfax County is governed by a Board of Supervisors composed of 10 members; a chairman, elected at large, and one member from each of nine Supervisor districts, elected for four-year terms by the voters of the districts in which the members reside.
Fairfax County is one of the safest counties of its size in the nation.
www.co.fairfax.va.us /newtofairfax   (2259 words)

  
 Denmark Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Denmark was originally a union of the states: (lands:) Jutland, Funen, Langeland, Lolland, Zealand, Scania and perhaps Halland and some not well-known border districts in east and north.
The 13 counties (amter) will in 2007 be replaced with 5 new regions (regioner), while the 271 municipalities will be consolidated into around 100 larger units of at least 20,000 inhabitants and take over most of the responsibilities of the current counties.
Main cities are the capital Copenhagen (on Zealand), Aarhus, Aalborg (on Jutland) and Odense (on Fyn).
www.echostatic.com /Denmark.html   (1571 words)

  
 Surfline | Orange County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
If Orange County were ranked among the wealthiest nations of the world, in fact, it would qualify as number 32 -- just ahead of Sweden and the Philippines.
As with most areas, the breaks in Orange County (Lowers excepted, which is always crowded during any hint of a south) are only squeezed during weekends, holidays and before- and after-school hours.
Orange County flourishes during this period when southerly swells from New Zealand mean endless right walls at Trestles, boils at Brooks Street, barrel rolls at T Street, no parking at Salt Creek, wedgies at the Wedge and a Snake River-like current at Huntington Beach.
www.surfline.com /travel/surfmaps/us/orange_county/index.cfm   (948 words)

  
 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
Hearn, Terry, 'Irish Migration to New Zealand to 1915', in Fraser (ed.), A Distant Shore (Dunedin, 2000).
O’Farrell, Patrick, ‘On Being New Zealand Irish’, in Patterson (ed.) The Irish in New Zealand (Wellington, 2002).
Cadogan, Bernard Francis, 'Lace Curtain Catholics: The Catholic Bourgeoisie of the Diocese of Dunedin', BA Hons., University of Otago, 1984.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Prairie/7271/bibliog.htm   (1869 words)

  
 Thomas Brunner - P9 - Exploration of the West Coast, New Zealand
I only went to assure myself of the description of country in the middle and west of the island; to explore the country would require more than one person of greater knowledge, and also much more capital than I had at my command.
I am, however, sure there is nothing on the West Coast worth incurring the expense of exploring, but certainly think the natives there require something to be done for them.
They are quiet, and do no harm, and ought to have some share of the attention that is paid to the natives who are amongst the white population.
www.fly-fishing-guides-new-zealand.co.nz /history_tb9.htm   (1788 words)

  
 ipedia.com: West Zealand County Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Basic Facts County seat Sorø Area 2,984 km² Inhabitants 300,700 Website www.vestamt.dk Map West Zealand County is one of the 13 counties of Denmark.
The county is responsible for public hospitals, upp...
West Zealand County (Danish: Vestsjælland) is one of the 13 counties of Denmark.
www.ipedia.com /west_zealand_county.html   (180 words)

  
 Denmark Online Research :: Information about Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Denmark borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, and consists of a peninsula attached to Northern Germany named Jutland (Jylland), the islands Funen (Fyn), Zealand (Sjælland), Bornholm and many smaller islands, the waters of which are often referred to as the Danish Archipelago.
Denmark is divided into 13 County (Amt (subnational entity), singular: amt), and 271 Municipalities of Denmark (Commune (subnational entity), singular kommune).
Many of the larger islands are connected by bridges; the resund Bridge connects Zealand with Sweden, the Great Belt Bridge connects Funen with Zealand, and the Small Belt Bridge connects Jutland with Funen.
in-northcarolina.com /search/Denmark.html   (1959 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Santa Fe County, N.M.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
County judge in New Mexico, 1878-80; member of New Mexico territorial House of Representatives, 1882;
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/NM/SF.html   (1348 words)

  
 kitsapsun.com: Local
New Zealand police arrested 37-year-old Juliette C. Gilbert around midnight Pacific time Friday in Rotorua, a community in the north end of the island nation, when she tried to pick up some keys for a rental home.
After fleeing the country, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office and FBI spent "thousands of man hours" in the search for the missing pair, officials said, and Roby Gilbert established a Web site dedicated to his missing son.
Recent information regarding Juliette's rental application developed by the FBI and Kitsap County sheriff's detectives led them to Rotorua, a tourist destination of about 70,000 people that is about 280 miles north of the country's capital, Wellington.
www.thesunlink.com /bsun/local/article/0,2403,BSUN_19088_3690556,00.html   (687 words)

  
 cmrecord5-6
It is stated that the official ballot which will be sent to the county clerks for their guidance is 224 inches long by 14 1/2 inches wide, and when the local nominations are added its size will be enlarged.
Ross of West Sayville, the Democratic candidate for county clerk, is a native of Moriches, and is a son of William Ross, a prominent resident of that village.
It is not often that a county wishes to celebrate a disastrous defeat, such as, for example, the French suffered at Waterloo.
www.suffolk.lib.ny.us /libraries/cmor/cmr5-6.htm   (8182 words)

  
 New West Network | The Great Plains Serengeti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
As a historian of the 20th century West, I would characterize the plan as misguided and damaging to the current environmental efforts in the region.
However book-smart, street saavy-dumb the proposal is to transplant African species to the Great Plains, it is well-intentioned and driven by a rising level of despair and desperation as to the future of African species among conservation biologists.
When the British imported the Red Deer to New Zealand the result was deforestation of much of that Island as there were no predators to control the population.
www.newwest.net /index.php/main/article/2867   (1338 words)

  
 Kalundborg og Omegns Museum - West-Zealanders in the American Civil War
In the decade before the Civil War, emigration from Denmark to the United States was as yet quite limited and came mainly from the islands of Langeland, Møn, Lolland, Zealand and Fuenen.
Within Zealand, especially the population of Holbæk County were apt to vote with their feet and leave for the USA as a reaction to the wretched conditions they had to look forward to as day labourers and unskilled workers in their part of the country.
Jens Andersen was born at Maglebjerghuse, Kundby Parish, Holbæk County in 1839, but in the beginning of the 1850s he had emigrated in order to join a small group from Kundby, who had settled a few years previously in what is today Saxville, Wisconsin.
www.kalmus.dk /civilwar/westzealanders1.htm   (5369 words)

  
 Murnanes In Australia And New Zealand
The birth certificate of daughter Catherine indicates she was born at Kilmore, County Tipperary on July 5, 1834.
Owen Murnane, born in Tipperary in 1822, and married to an Ellen Ryan, was a farmer and grazier at Bathurst, an agricultural city in the central west of New South Wales.
Patrick Murnane was born in 1817 in County Tipperary, the son of Michael Murnane of Tipperary and Mary Minigan.
www.murnane.org /aus-nzupdate.htm   (3703 words)

  
 tcgreens.org: Tompkins County Green Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
About 94,000 people live in Tompkins County, about 220 miles from New York City, in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York.
Tompkins is one of 29 counties in which Nader got more than 10% of the vote in 2000.
Ithaca, the largest city in Tompkins County, is home to many progressive organizations.
www.tcgreens.org /synd   (478 words)

  
 LewisNews
The parents of a Palestinian boy killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank have donated his organs for use in Israel, in the hope of promoting peace.
Twelve-year-old Ahmed Ismail Khatib was shot in the town of Jenin by troops who mistook his toy gun for a real one.
He got 23 votes in the Republican primary in this borough of about 1,600 people, which is the Susquehanna County seat.
www.lewisnews.com /main.asp   (1541 words)

  
 Jystrup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Jystrup is a small town located in the Middle of Zealand, Denmark.
It is located in Ringsted municipality in the county of West Zealand.
Known for its nearby Danish Tram Museum of Skjoldnæsholm, the town is also close to a golf course and camping site.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/J/Jystrup.htm   (133 words)

  
 Local10.com - News - Investigation: Elections Official Accused Of Anti-Semitism
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. -- An employee working for the Broward County supervisor of elections may find himself having difficulty with more than helping manage the election, Channel 10 News has learned.
Miriam Oliphant hired Jimmy Davis (pictured, left) to be the Broward County elections' community relations coordinator.
Davis said that he has accomplished a lot during his time in the office, and didn't know that he shouldn't use the computer in his office for personal e-mails.
www.local10.com /news/1711635/detail.html   (698 words)

  
 San Bernardino County Sun - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
San Bernardino County - Unofficial county results, including county's portion of the statewide vote on the propositions
Riverside County - Unofficial results, including county's portion of the statewide vote on the propositions
It's another cool Saturday afternoon in Big Bear Lake and the crowd at Big Bear Middle School could be at a family reunion or group outing as people socialize and mill about.
www.sbsun.com /Stories/0,1413,208~12588~2780753,00.html   (715 words)

  
 Clermont Yellow Pages
Published November 6, 2005 Amanda Olson thrilled her family when on Sept. 25 she delivered a healthy 6-pound, 3-ounce baby girl.
The Lake County Yellow Pages online directory will provide you with phone numbers, addresses, maps, links to websites, allow you to email an advertiser directly, and much more.
The Lake County Yellow Pages online directory is your complete source for Lake County information.
lakecounty.bestredyp.com   (190 words)

  
 Plant Profile for Tetragonia tetragonioides (New Zealand spinach)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Plant Profile for Tetragonia tetragonioides (New Zealand spinach)
See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.
Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pallas) Kuntze – New Zealand spinach
plants.usda.gov /cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=TETE3   (397 words)

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