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Boer (English pronunciation: /ˈboʊ.ər/, /bɔːr/ or /bʊər/;Afrikaans: [buːr]) is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for "farmer." As used in South Africa, it was used to denote the descendants of the Dutch-speaking settlers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 18th century. For a time the Dutch East India Company controlled this area, but it was taken over by the United Kingdom.
In addition the term was applied to those who left the Cape Colony during the 19th century to settle in the Orange Free State, Transvaal (which are together known as the Boer Republics), and to a lesser extent Natal. They left the Cape primarily to escape British rule and get away from the constant border wars between the British imperial government and the tribes on the eastern frontier.
The Dutch East India Company had been formed in the Dutch Republic in 1602, and the Dutch had entered keenly into the competition for the colonial and imperial trade of commerce in Southeast Asia. In 1648 one of their ships was stranded in Table Bay, and the shipwrecked crew had to forage for themselves on shore for several months. They were so impressed with the natural resources of the country that on their return to the Republic, they represented to the directors of the company the great advantages to the Dutch Eastern trade to be had from a properly provided and fortified station of call at the Cape. The result was that in 1652, a Dutch expedition led by surgeon Jan van Riebeek constructed a fort and laid out vegetable gardens at Table Bay.
A scorched earth policy is a military strategy that involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from an area. Specifically, all of the assets that are used or can be used by the enemy are targeted, such as food sources, transportation, communications, industrial resources, and even the people in the area.
The practice can be carried out by the military in enemy territory, or in its own home territory. It may overlap with, but is not the same as, punitive destruction of the enemy's resources, which is done for purely strategic/political reasons rather than strategic/operational reasons.
A scorched earth policy was famously used by Joseph Stalin against the German Army's invasion of the Soviet Union in the Second World War, by William Tecumseh Sherman during his March to the Sea in the American Civil War, by Lord Kitchener against the Boers, and by the Russian army during the failed Napoleonic invasion of Russia.
The strategy of destroying the food and water supply of the civilian population in an area of conflict has been banned under Article 54 of Protocol I of the 1977 Geneva Conventions. The relevant passage says:
Actors: Menno Slot (miscellaneous crew), Fons Merkies (composer), Hanneke Niens (producer), Johanna ter Steege (actress), Ernie Tee (miscellaneous crew), Anton Smit (producer), Michiel Nooter (actor), Hein van der Heijden (actor), Leslie de Gruyter (actor), Jurjen Blick (editor), Lukas Dijkema (actor), Nettie Blanken (actress), Joost de Wolf (producer), Benja Bruijning (actor), Mischa Kamp (director),
Plot: Based on a true story. About a religious fanatic father, his mentally ill wife and his four teenage daughters. What at first appears to be a surprise family holiday turns into a kidnapping and ends in a nightmare, when Simone discovers that her father is on the run for serious problems. As she slowly realizes that he is going out of his mind, on the verge of doing awful harm, she decides to protect her family.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Burny Bos (producer), Menno Slot (miscellaneous crew), Frank Klein (miscellaneous crew), Peter Hermans (miscellaneous crew), Martijn Schimmer (composer), Kees Boot (actor), Cathrien Tromp (miscellaneous crew), Bho Roosterman (costume designer), Barry Atsma (actor), Michiel de Rooij (producer), Fred Goessens (actor), Sabine Veenendaal (producer), Elsbeth Kasteel (editor), Nettie Blanken (actress), Beppie Melissen (actress),
Plot: Nina, the mother of five-year old Morrison Glas is about to give birth. She is a vet. The father, Steven, has a small garage, next to their house. Nina and Steven love Morrison very much, but they are too busy to spend time with Morrison, because of their busy lives. When Morrison discovers that the new baby will get his room, he is afraid that he will have to move to tante Zuster, an aunt of his father. Now Morrison is determined, he will not move to tante Zuster! When the baby unexpectedly is about to be born a week early, Morrison has to be taken to tante Zuser in the middle of the night. Morrison thinks up a plan and gets away. He goes into hiding and a giant search is organised by the police and the villagers. When he also 'kidnaps' his newly born sister 'Simone', Nina and Steven have no clue what to do. How will this adventure end for Morrison and his little sister?
Keywords: animal-shelter, baby, car, cat, dog, joyriding, missing-child, monastery, mother-son-relationship, nunActors: Gert Verhulst (writer), Gert Verhulst (actor), Camilia Blereau (actress), Rudi Delhem (actor), Olaf Janssens (composer), Koen Crucke (actor), Bart van Leemputten (director), Walter de Donder (actor), Walter Baele (actor), Werner De Smedt (actor), Peter Thyssen (actor), Anke Helsen (actress), Dirk Van Vooren (actor), Walter van de Velde (actor), Patrick Onzia (actor),
Plot: Twenty years ago, crooks Johna and Ron were able to hide the diamond they stole, just before being arrested, in young Gert's football at the Old Castle Inn owned by Marlène's family. Today, the crooks have escaped and want the loot back. But a contractor has got permission to tear down the ruined inn and build an apartment building on the site, unless it's completely repaired within a week. When Marlène calls him, Gert abandons his planned week of holiday at sea to do the daunting job, helped by the mayor, Van Leemhuyzen and Octaaf. Alberto meanwhile rides through town on his motorbike, trying to get his career launched as a 'flying barber'.
Keywords: cross-dressing, fall, jailActors: Thijs Feenstra (actor), Kenneth Steffers (actor), Elmar Düren (actor), Remke Annema (producer), Sulin Passial (producer), Ruud van Lier (producer), Boudewijn Rosenmuller (miscellaneous crew), Raffael Ravenswaaij (actor), Gijs Milius (director),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Floor Onrust (producer), Marcel Visbeen (director), John Buijsman (actor), Truus te Selle (actress), Jef Hertoghs (editor), Ricky Koole (actress), Romijn Conen (actor), Martijn Nieuwerf (actor), Robert Kievit (producer), Walter Crommelin (actor), Reinier Selen (producer), Philipe Wentrup (miscellaneous crew), Stephanie Marien (costume designer), Trudy de Jong (actress), Dic van Duin (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Robbe De Hert (director), Joris Brouwers (editor), Freark Smink (actor), Elvira Out (actress), Hans Somers (actor), Chris Tates (actor), Jet Christiaanse (producer), Marjolein Beumer (actress), Freerk Bos (actor), Jan Rutger Achterberg (miscellaneous crew), Barbara Pouwels (actress), Sjoera Retèl (actress), Jean Ummels (writer), Carine Weve (producer), Meral Taygun (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: ,Actors: Bert André (actor), Jef Burm (actor), Walter Cornelis (actor), Jacky Morel (actor), Anton Peters (actor), Ugo Prinsen (actor), Denise De Weerdt (actress), Gerda Marchand (actress), Dora van der Groen (actress), Dré Poppe (director), Ludo Busschots (actor), Roger Bolders (actor), Max Schnur (actor), Emmy Leemans (actress), Doris Van Caneghem (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Gella Allaert (actress), Emile Degelin (director), Jan Moonen (actor), Lydia Billiet (actress), Cecile Rigolle (actress), John Willaert (actor), Ernest Claes (writer), Herman Coertjens (actor), Tessy Moerenhout (actress), Herman Verbeek (actor), Roger Thoelen (actor), Rudy Vandendaele (actor), Teresa Van Marcke (writer), Roland Ramaekers (actor), Johan Gerits (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jan Decleir (actor), Gaston Vandermeulen (actor), Gella Allaert (actress), Maurits Goossens (actor), Peter Simons (editor), Roland Verhavert (director), Roland Verhavert (writer), Ray Verhaeghe (actor), Roger Bolders (actor), Rudi Van Vlaenderen (actor), Chris Boni (actress), Bernard Verheyden (actor), Rudi Delhem (actor), Marc Janssen (actor), Eddy Asselbergs (actor),
Plot: In 1833, when the fledgling Belgian kingdom still fears a Dutch invasion, recruits were selected annually from an age cohort by a draw of lots in each locality. In this grim, then contemporary drama by the 'father of Flemish literature', Hendrik Conscience, Jan Braems, a poor and naive farmers-boy, accepts the not uncommon offer by a rich family to sell his lucky ticket (out) to their son for a hefty sum compared to the miserable labor wages at the time. Army life is even harsher then a farmhand's, especially for a Dutch-speaking an-alphabet who simply can't understand his francophone superiors, and Jan's nature is not complacent enough for military discipline even by todays standards, so he soon gets into all kinds of trouble, including gambling his capital away and a venereal disease. When his girlfriend back home goes looking for him, her life is doomed as well.
Keywords: based-on-novelActors: Juliet Prowse (actress), Raymond Massey (actor), Edward Platt (actor), Stuart Whitman (actor), Geraldine Fitzgerald (actress), George Sherman (producer), George Sherman (director), Eduard Franz (actor), Irving Gertz (composer), Roy Jenson (actor), William Kerwin (actor), Alan Caillou (actor), Edmund H. North (writer), Rafer Johnson (actor), Ken Scott (actor),
Plot: Two British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting off Zulu attacks, one of these soldiers falls in love with the trek-leader's granddaughter who has been promised to another man.
Keywords: africa, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-bondage, whippingThanks for the 6,000 subs. Also, I apologize that I sound particularly sloshy in this video.
A chance to see this disturbing interview between the Boer Leader in South Africa and Louis Theroux. Free BBC video clip from Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends.
Classical European colonialism was not a simple white vs black story. Whites were divided and numerous "white" countries were colonies of others (including Ireland, Poland and Ukraine). Black soldiers and rulers were a major part of the imperial armies. Poverty and disenfranchisment was the lot of the majority of Western workers. And, as this video shows, Britain's largest and most brutal (the casualty rate for the conquered population was far higher than in the Algerian and Vietnamese wars) imperial war in Africa was against (white) Afrikaners. This 2000 documentary, "Scorched Earth," tells the story of the destructive policy that was used by the British military during the Anglo Boer War 1899-1902 . It docuses on Britain’s merciless “Scorched Earth” policy and the concentration camps for...
"Give me 20 divisions American soldiers and I will breach Europe. Give me 15 consisting of Englishmen, and I will advance to the borders of Berlin. Give me two divisions of those marvellous fighting Boers (Meaning Farmer, originating from the Boer War) and I will remove Germany from the face of the earth." Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery, Commander of the Allied forces during WWII. "The Americans fight for a free world, the English mostly for honour and glory and medals, the French and Canadians decide too late that they have to participate. The Italians are too scared to fight; the Russians have no choice. The Germans for the Fatherland. The Boers? Those sons of bitches fight for the hell of it." American General, George "Guts and Glory" Patton "Take a community of Dutchmen of the t...
Yentl Schieman en Christine de Boer begonnen vijf jaar geleden als cabaretduo. Inmiddels zijn ze drie albums, vier prijzen, tientallen liedjes en zeven voorstellingen verder, maar wat is het geheim achter hun succes? Aan tafel geven de meiden een kijkje in hun werkwijze. Abonneer je via http://bit.ly/1A3ps7g voor het beste van RTL Late Night! Bekijk de hele aflevering op: http://www.rtlxl.nl/#!/gemist/rtl-late-night-summer-night-301978 Website : http://www.rtllatenight.nl Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/rtllatenight Twitter : https://twitter.com/rtllatenight Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rtllatenight/ Nieuwsbrief : http://www.rtl.nl/service/xl/nieuwsbrief/ In deze video: Beau van Erven Dorens, Yentl & De Boer
Boer Brutus – Boer uut Drenthe Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2s9Z8KOwwHk7TKXBbg71ql iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/boer-uut-drenthe-single/id1250380302 Deezer: nog in verwerking HitsNL: https://www.hitsnl.nl/page/album?album=113204028 Deze nieuwe zanger is afkomstig van het Drentse platteland. Boer Brutus zit overdag op de trekker en is werkzaam als boerenhulp. Tijdens het hooien kwam Brutus op het idee om een vrolijk liedje over zichzelf op te nemen. “Boer uit Drenthe” is zijn eerste feesthit.
Ein gebrochener Arm, ein gebrochenes Herz
Mitten im Höhenflug, ein Häufchen Elend
Dann diese Augen, Dein Blick
Bringt die Wende, bringt mir Glück
Hast mich getröstet, hast mich gepflegt
Bedingungslos, freier Eintritt in meine Seele
Schlafende Geister geweckt
Dummheit gedeckt
Neuen Mut in mich hineingelacht
Mich belebt mit Deiner großen Macht
Ja, das kaum Geglaubte doch geschafft
Ich hab zwar lang gebraucht, gezögert
Doch endlich muß es raus
Ich lieb' Dich, egal wie das klingt
Ich lieb' Dich, ich weiß daß es stimmt
Denn ich lieb' mich bei Dir, ich lieb' mich an Dir
Ich lieb' mich in Dir fest, wenn Du mich nur läßt
Anfangs war es ein Rausch, doch der Kater blieb aus
Und Du, Schatz und Maus, hast mich gefangen
Gelockt und mit dem, was mich reizt
Nicht gegeizt
Ich fühl' mich eifersüchtig wohl nach Dir
Bitte tu' was sich nicht gehört mit mir
Nimm den netten Jungen und das Tier
Oh, nimm Dir, was ich brauch'
Und hol' das Beste aus mir raus
Ich lieb' Dich, egal wie das klingt
Ich lieb' Dich, ich weiß daß es stimmt
Denn ich lieb' mich bei Dir, ich lieb' mich an Dir
Ich lieb' mich in Dir fest, wenn Du mich nur läßt
Ich lieb' Dich, egal wie das klingt
Ich lieb' Dich, ich weiß daß es stimmt
Denn ich lieb' mich bei Dir, ich lieb' mich an Dir
Ich lieb' mich in Dir fest, wenn Du mich nur läßt
Wir spiel'n das Biest und die Schöne
doch welche Rolle spiel' ich?
Nein, daß Du zweifellos schön bist
Nein, das bestreit ich nicht
Doch zum Glück bist du auch ein Biest
Ich krieg' Dich, verlaß' Dich drauf
Ich krieg' Dich, ich geb' nicht auf
Denn ich lieb' mich bei Dir, ich lieb' mich an Dir
Ich lieb' mich in Dir fest
Oh, ich lieb' Dich...