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Villers-la-Ville


Villers-la-Ville is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Villers-la-Ville had a total population of 9,572. The total area is 47.45 km² which gives a population density of 202 inhabitants per km². The municipality includes also the villages of Marbais, Mellery, Sart-Dames-Avelines and Tilly. "To be expanded" To the north of the village lie the ruins of the Villers Abbey, which was one of the most important Cistercian abbeys
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Villers-Bretonneux


native of Villers-Bretonneux, published a memoir on the "la pomme de terre" in Les Affiches de la Picardie. In 1838, records show that Villers-Bretonneux is one of the richest and most commercial communes in the department and that factories producing woollen stockings and flannels are well established. In 1859, the town built a church that was destroyed during the First World War. It housed a wooden Virgin from the "l'école de Blasset" school. On 27 November 1870, Villers Bretonneux was the scene of a
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Villers-sur-Mer


. It seems that Villers-sur-Mer (then known as "Villers") was more akin to a group of hamlets during the early 19th century. According to the Cassini map (drawn in the 18th century), Villers at that time is made up of a church, two farms ("La Motte" and "Fontaine"), and a castle. The town had a population of 2,574 in 2006, posting a growth of just over 150 residents between then and 2016. Villers-sur-Mer
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Villers Abbey


Villers Abbey ("abbaye de Villers") is an ancient Cistercian abbey located in the town of Villers-la-Ville, in the Walloon Brabant province of Wallonia (Belgium), one piece of the "Wallonia's Major Heritage". Founded in 1146, the abbey was abandoned in 1796. Most of the site has since fallen into ruins. In 1146, 12 Cistercian monks and three lay brothers from Clairvaux came to Villers in order to establish the abbey on land granted them by Gauthier de Marbais. After establishing
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Villers-Cotterêts


Villers-Cotterêts ( ) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located NE of Paris via the RN2 facing Laon. Its nickname "Petite villa sur la côte de Retz" means "Little villa by the coast of Retz", as the town is situated next to the Forest of Retz, which covers of land. Villers-Cotterêts is famous because of the "Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts" of 1539 signed by king Francis I of France ('François
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Combs-la-Ville


Combs-la-Ville is a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Sénart, created in the 1970s. Combs-la-Ville is twinned with the towns of : The inhabitants are called "Combs-la-Villais". Combs-la-Ville is served by Combs-la-Ville – Quincy
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The Comb of the Wind


The Comb of the Wind (, ) is a collection of three sculptures by Eduardo Chillida arranged as an architectural work by the Basque architect Luis Peña Ganchegui. For both, this is one of their most important and well known works. "The Comb of the Wind" is located at the western end of La Concha Bay, at the end of Ondarreta beach, in the municipality of San Sebastián, in the province of Guipúzcoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is made up of three of Chillida’s monumental
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Hangard Wood


Hangard Wood is a locality south of Villers-Bretonneux northern France. It was the site of Hangard village and a battle in World War I. The battle of Hangard Wood was part of the German offensive Operation Michael, in the Arras - St-Quentin-La Fére sector of the Somme fought in March 1918. The battle of Hangard Wood was more specifically part of the larger second battle of Villers-Bretonneux, fought between Canadian British/Australian/French and German armies. The second battle of Villers-Bretonneux on the
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Villers-la-Ville


of Europe. It was founded in 1147 and destroyed by the French republicans in 1795. In the ruined church attached to the abbey the tombstones of several dukes of Brabant of the 13th and 14th centuries are still to be found. The ruins also appear in the final episode of season 2 of sense8. The MARBAIS post office opened on 1 June 1838. It used postal distrbution code 33 with bars (before 1864), and code 235 with points before 1874. The VILLERS-LA-VILLE post-office opened on
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Jacques Trémolet de Villers


Jacques Trémolet de Villers (born 6 September 1944, Mende, Lozère) is a French writer, lawyer, president of the Catholic traditionalist group "La Cité Catholique" since the 1980s and monarchist activist in the "Restauration nationale" movement. Trémollet de Villers was a collaborator of the far-right politician Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancour. In 1974 he founded his law practice, where he handled some famous legal matters such as the inheritance issues of Émilien Amaury, the founder of the media group Amaury-Le Parisien.
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Villers-Bocage, Somme


Villers-Bocage is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The commune is situated 8 miles (13 km) north of Amiens, on the N25 road. L'union musical de Villers bocage La Fanfare Municipale est fondée en 1850 et dirigée par Jules MARCHAND. Plusieurs chefs lui succèdent: André VOITURIER (1865-1875), Isaïe MARCHAND (1875-1886), Alfred SAGUEZ père (1886-1935). Cette formation, qui remporta de nombreux succès à différents concours, est
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Hot comb


Hair Company of New York marketed a "straightening comb made of solid brass" for 89 cents. That same month, Wolf Brothers of Indianapolis advertised its hair straightening comb and alcohol heater comb for $1.00. The La Creole Company of Louisville claimed to have invented a self-heating comb that required no external flame. In September 1915, J. E. Laing, owner of Laing's Hair Dressing Parlor in Kansas City, Kansas claimed to have invented the "king of all straighteners" with a 3/4 inch wide, 9 1/2
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Edith Anne Stoney


to supervise a camp closure and retreat for the third time, when Villers-Cotterêts was overrun by the German troops. During the final months of the war the fighting intensified and there was a steep increase in workload; in the month of June alone the x-ray workload peaked at over 1,300, partly because of an increased use of fluoroscopy. Her war service was recognised by several countries, and she was awarded the “Médaille des épidémies du ministère de la Guerre” and the Croix de Guerre from France, the
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Battle of Dahlen


of the Jülich-Cleves County on April 20 accompanied by William II de La Marck, Lord of Lumey, and in charge of about 3,000 men, both cavalry and infantry, amongst them French Huguenots and German cavalry recently dismissed from Spanish service. Villers was expected to raise the country and to take an important city to serve as a base for a large offensive. The city selected was Roermond, a fortified town of considerable size situated at the confluence of the Meuse and Rur rivers. As soon as he received news of
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Maredsous Abbey


Béthune (1831–1894), leader of the neo-gothic style in Belgium. The overall plan is based on the 13th century Cistercian abbey of Villers at Villers-la-Ville in Walloon Brabant. The frescos however were undertaken by the art school of the mother-house at Beuron, much against the will of Béthune and Desclée, who dismissed the Beuron style as "Assyrian-Bavarian". Construction was finished in 1892. Maredsous has either founded, or has been instrumental in the foundation of, a number of other
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Villers-Cotterêts


encounter, but were able to break away and continue the withdrawal. Many are buried at Guards' Grave, a military cemetery maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. La Plaine Saint-Rémy, Pisseleux, was an ancient commune that was merged with Villers-Cotterêts in 1971. The inhabitants are called "Cottevreziens". The town was the start of Stage 4 in the 2007 Tour de France. The original château was built around 950 AD and was burnt to the ground twice before being rebuilt out of stone in the
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Arnulf of Leuven


Arnulf of Leuven (c. 1200–1250) was the abbot of the Cistercian abbey in Villers-la-Ville. After serving in this office for ten years, he abdicated, hoping to pursue a life devoted to study and asceticism. He died within a year. Little else is known. He compiled the first volume of the annals of the Villers Abbey (1146–1240). However, his primary significance is as a poet. His "Excerptum Speculi Caritatis" is a verse adaptation of the "Summa Causum" of Raymond of
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Villeréal


. In addition, Villereal was occupied by the English from 1279 to 1453. King Edward I of England signed the “Charte des Coutumes de la Cité” on April 20, 1288, which protected the inhabitants and set the rules of life in the village community. Due to this charter Saturday was fixed as the market day. Villereal structure follows the basic plan of Bastides. It has 8 main streets, set at right angles, surround the large central square. The “halle”, the main market building is spacious
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Sense8 (season 2)


flew in excess of 250,000 miles to complete the season, while some directors and producers who also did location scouting flew as much as 370,000 miles. Filming for the series finale took place in Berlin, Brussels, Naples, and Paris. Production began in Berlin on October 2, 2017, and moved to Brussels on October 12, where they filmed in Villers Abbey in Villers-la-Ville. The next day filming began in Paris, where they remained up to October 24. Around midnight of October 22, they filmed
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50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division


time the remainder of the division had fought forward to hold a line (either side of the 7th Armoured Division) between La Belle Epine and Point 103 (~) to the north-east of Saint Pierre. On 12 June, the 7th Armoured Division was side-stepped to the west to head south and take Villers-Bocage from the west, getting behind the Panzer Lehr Division facing 50th Division. This resulted in the Battle of Villers-Bocage, and the withdrawal of 7th Armoured from the area on 15 June
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Charlie Hebdo shooting


east of Paris. Armed security forces, including the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) and the Force d'intervention de la police nationale (FIPN), were deployed to the department to search for the suspects. Later that day, the police search concentrated on the Picardy, particularly the area around Villers-Cotterêts and the village of Longpont, after the suspects robbed a petrol station near Villers-Cotterêts, then reportedly abandoned their car before hiding in a forest near Longpont. Searches continued into the surrounding Forêt de Retz (130
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Villers Abbey


, kitchens, dormitories, and brewing house. Since 1992, the site has been maintained by the Association pour la Promotion Touristique et Culturelle de Villers (APTCV). The church, although in ruins, is an outstanding example of Cistercian architecture, with imposing vaulting, arches, and rose windows. The abbey now hosts an annual choir festival "Nuit Des Choeurs" in which a number of choirs sing a variety of music - classical through to gospel, jazz and pop arrangements - from different parts of the grounds over successive
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Production of Sense8


cast and crew flew in excess of 250,000 miles to complete the season, while some directors and producers who also did location scouting flew as much as 370,000 miles. Filming for the second special took place in Berlin, Brussels, Naples, and Paris. Production began in Berlin on October 2, 2017, and moved to Brussels on October 12, where they filmed in Villers Abbey in Villers-la-Ville. The next day filming began in Paris, where they remained up to October 24. Around midnight of October 22
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Lords of Brandon


issue; 2. Françoise, married, i. ° Nicolas de Lenoncourt, Lord of Chanfous 2. ° Louis Villers-la-Faye Knight of the Order of the King, Baron de Villers and Chevigny. 1. Louis, Count of Brancion first name of the branch Visargent lord of Saaffre and Saint-André en Bresse, second son of Antoine and Marguerite de Montjeu, married, May 12, 1482, Jeanne de Maillardet daughter Maillardet of Poligny. It was from this marriage: II. Jacques, Count of Brancion
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Martigny-Combe


Martigny-Combe is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Martigny-Combe is first mentioned in 1841 as "La Combe". In 1844 it was first mentioned as "Martigny-Combe". Martigny-Combe has an area, , of . Of this area, 15.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 17.9% is unproductive land. The municipality is
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Ligne de la Côte Fleurie


1882 as an extension of a railway line from Mézidon-Canon on the main railway line between Paris and Caen. A second portion of the railway line was built from Deauville to Villers-sur-Mer later in 1882, as a spur of the main line originating from Lisieux on the railway line between Paris and Caen. The last section between Houlgate, then called Beuzeval, and Villers-sur-Mer opened in 1884. Traditional service was steam trains from Paris and to Caen. Rail services were operated by steam locomotives
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Charles de Villers


preserve the household from the worst ravages of the French occupation in 1806. He reported these catastrophic events in his "Lettre à Mme la Comtesse de Beauharnais, Fanny, contenant un récit des événements qui se sont passés à Lübeck dans le journées du jeudi 6 novembre 1806 et les suivantes." In 1811, Villers was appointed Professor of Philosophy at the Georg-August University of Göttingen. In 1814, after the downfall of the Kingdom of Westphalia, he was promptly sacked by the Government of the Kingdom of Hanover. He
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Charles-Joseph Traviès de Villers


Charles-Joseph Traviès de Villers, also known simply as Traviès, (21 February 1804 – 13 August 1859) was a Swiss-born French painter, lithographer, and caricaturist whose work appeared regularly in "Le Charivari" and "La Caricature". His "Panthéon Musical" was one of the most famous and widely reproduced musical caricatures of the 19th century. His younger brother was the painter and illustrator Édouard Traviès. Traviès was born in Wülflingen (now a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur) although he later
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16th Air Support Operations Squadron


1 Jul 1994. Inactivated on 1 Jun 1995. Activated on 15 May 2008. Inactivated 13 Sep 2010. Third Air Force, 15 Apr 1943; II Tactical Air Division, 18 Apr 1944-20 Apr 1944. 18 Air Support Operations Group, 1 Jul 1994-1 Jun 1995. 354 Operations Group, 15 May 2008; 13th Air Force, -13 Sep 2010. Esler Field, LA, 15 Apr 1943; Alamo Field, TX, 6 Jul 1943; Esler Field, LA, 28 Nov 1943; DeRidder
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La Grand-Combe


from Latin- this can also be found in the spelling of ""grand-mère"", and ""grand-rue"" and in the place name" La Grand-Croix (Loire)", Grand was the traditional spelling but the ""e"" was added to modern French in an attempt to harmonise the treatment of all adjectives. The name of the town took the spelling of "la Grand’Combe" but this has now been changed to "la Grand-Combe". This is a
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House of Rougé


Saint-Pierre-Montlimart, La Frébaudière, Langeron, Le May, Montfaucon, Vienne-le-Château, Cholet, Chemillé, Le Tremblay, La Cour de La Raye, Rostrenen, Kerjean, Hervillé, Moyencourt, Hardecourt-aux-bois, La Maison-Rouge, etc. Bois-Dauphin à Précigné, Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Moreuil, Guyencourt-sur-Noye, Villers-aux-Érables, Coetmen, in Tréméven, Tonquédec, Baronville, Dinteville, La Maison-Rouge, Mesnil-
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Villers-Perwin


Villers-Perwin is a village in the municipality Les Bons Villers, in the province of Hainaut in the Walloon region of Belgium.br Villers-Perwin was a municipality on its own until the Fusion of the communes in Belgium in 1977 when it became a part of the municipality of Les Bons Villers. Villers-Perwin has been a part of the Duchy of Brabant for 1000 years (802-1802) and is now located in the province of Hainaut. The first lords of the village were the Villers-Perwin, then passed
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Beekeeping


damaging the comb. Almost any hollow structure can be used for this purpose, such as a log gum, skep, wooden box, or a clay pot or tube. Fixed comb hives are no longer in common use in industrialized countries, and are illegal in places that require movable combs to inspect for problems such as varroa and American foulbrood. In many developing countries fixed comb hives are widely used and, because they can be made from any locally available material . Beekeeping using fixed comb hives is an essential part of the
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La Grand-Combe


La Grand-Combe () is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The town lies on the opposite bank of the River Gardon d'Alès from Les Salles-du-Gardon. It is 13 km upstream and north of Alès in the Cevennes gardoises. In French "combe" is a feminine noun derived from the Celtic noun "cumba" meaning valley. The feminine form of the adjective grand would suggest the use of a final ""e"", but here it uses the archaic form derived directly
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Aunay-sur-Odon


on the Odon river a few kilometres east from its source. It is at the heart of the "Pre-Bocage" country of transition between the Caen plain, the Bessin, and the "Bocage virois" with which it is also connected. Located at the intersection of several county roads, the agglomeration is south of Villers-Bocage, south-west of Caen, and north-east of Vire. The D8 goes north-east to Bauquay and Caen. The D6 connects Aunay to Villers-Bocage in the
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Costumbrismo


) worked in the genre for "De mi país" ("Of my country", 1903) and some stories such as "Solitaña" in of "El espejo de la muerte" ("The Mirror of Death", 1913), as did Pío Baroja with "Vitrina pintoresca" ("Picturesque showcase", 1935) and in passages of his novels set in the Basque Country. Azorín (José Augusto Trinidad Martínez Ruíz, 1873–1967) often wrote in this genre; one could comb the works of Ramón
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Air Malawi


(2012) Limited, as a step towards selection of a competent strategic equity partner (SEP) to acquire new shares in Air Malawi through a recapitalisation scheme, said PC chief executive officer Jimmy Lipunga. He said to sustain the country's Bilateral Air Services Agreements, the level of participation within the SEP should bring the participation of Malawian nationals, both with the SEP and government shareholding, to 51 per cent. For this purpose, the new company would exclude its existing wholly owned subsidiaries, Air Cargo Limited and Lilongwe Handling
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Beer Never Broke My Heart


"Beer Never Broke My Heart" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Luke Combs. It is Combs's sixth single release to country radio, and the first from a forthcoming second album on Columbia Records Nashville. Combs wrote the song with Randy Montana and Jonathan Singleton, and Scott Moffatt was the track's producer. Combs first performed the song acoustically in concert in January 2018. Taste of Country wrote of the song's lyrical theme, "He sings about everything else in life that can
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Luke Combs


Luke Albert Combs (Leo) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Combs has released one album for Columbia Nashville, which has produced five singles: "Hurricane", "When It Rains It Pours", "One Number Away", "She Got the Best of Me" and "Beautiful Crazy" all five of which have reached the number one position on "Billboard"s Country Airplay, which made Combs the first artist to have five number ones on the chart with his first five single releases. Combs was
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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ZaZa Maree


You" was released on Sep. 22, 2017. With You currently has 500,000 streams on Spotify. In 2014, she was featured on Rai Italia in her home recording studio. Maree performed at the Carolina Country Music Festival in 2016, among a lineup which included Keith Urban, Jake Owen, and Maren Morris. She performed at Grave Diggers Ball later that year in Charlotte, North Carolina, with Marc E. Bassy and headliner Afrojack, and opened for Trina in Las Vegas. Anastasia Malaguti is the daughter of professional poker player
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La Défense et illustration de la langue française


La Défense et illustration de la langue française (English: A defense and an illustration of the French language) is a literary theory text written during the Renaissance in 1549 by the French poet Joachim du Bellay. Today it is considered as the prime manifesto of La Pléiade. The text, a plea in favor of the French language, appeared ten years after the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts, which imposed French as the language of law and administration in France. Du Bellay wanted to show his gratitude to Francis I of France
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Jay Dardenne


Kevin Davis (8%), and Louisiana Republican Party state chairman Roger F. Villere, Jr. (4%) — along with Democrat Butch Gautreaux (4 percent), then a Louisiana state senator. Kershaw, Davis, and Villere endorsed fellow Republican Dardenne, as Gautreaux supported fellow Democrat Fayard. Results of the primary election—in the cases of Kershaw, Gautreaux, and Davis—were localized. Kershaw's appeal was in his home base of Acadiana and in rural areas where Country music is popular. Gautreaux's vote
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International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation


The objective of the Student Exchange Grant is to allow pharmacy students with limited financial resources the opportunity to participate in the IPSF Student Exchange Programme. The SEP Grant may cover part of the travel expenses (bus, train or plane tickets) from the applicant’s home country to the country in which the exchange occurs and the SEP fee. The maximum monetary value of the grant may be 1000 Euro and if the actual costs incurred are less than the awarded grant, only the amount of the actual costs will be paid. The
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Mont Pilat


-Combe. Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez lies in northern Pilat. Once it was a fortified 13th century monastery, but after the French Revolution it became a village. The high country around the Crêt de la Perdrix and the Crêt de l'Œillon is popular for cross-country skiing in the winter. The region is attractive to motorcyclists, with winding roads leading through bright valleys and deep forests, and with magnificent views of the Alps and the Massif Central. The "Saut du Gier" waterfall near the head of
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Combe Incorporated


Combe Incorporated, based in White Plains, New York, is an American privately owned personal-care company founded in 1949 by Ivan Combe. Combe products are sold in 64 countries on six continents. Ivan Combe primarily promotes the brand names instead of the company name. Combe owns the brands Just for Men, Sea-Bond, Vagisil, and Grecian Formula. Combe was the originator of the Clearasil brand but sold the rights to it in 1961 to Richardson-Vicks. In October 2002, Combe acquired J.B. Williams, thereby
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Luke Combs


In mid-2018, Combs re-released "This One's for You" with several bonus tracks, both of which ("She Got the Best of Me" and "Beautiful Crazy") were also issued as singles. The single, "Beautiful Crazy" reached number one on Country Airplay Chart in February 2019, and with this, Combs became the first artist to have five number ones on the "Billboard"s country chart with his first five singles. The song reached number one on three additional country charts – Hot Country
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Roger F. Villere Jr.


. He graduated in 1967 from Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie. After working briefly as a night clerk for the Illinois Central Railroad, Villere married and launched his Villere's Florist in 1969. He and his wife first ran it; later their sons joined the business. By 2009 Villere's business employed fifty persons. The family-owned and operated firm is located at 1107 Veterans Memorial Blvd. After building up his business, Villere became active in the Republican Party. In 1969 Villere married the former Donna Gunckel (born
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XHIMER-FM


XHIMER-FM is a radio station in Mexico City. Broadcasting on 94.5 FM from a tower on Cerro del Chiquihuite, XHIMER is owned by the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio and broadcasts a classical music format under the brand name Opus 94. In the 1970s, the Instituto Politécnico Nacional ceded its rights to 94.5 FM to the Secretariat of Public Education so the SEP could move Radio Educación (XEEP-AM) to FM. However, the money was not available for the SEP to build out the station, and so the
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Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu


include reading, mathematics, history and social sciences, natural sciences, and English language. In the 2015 school year, the had an enrollment of 534 students from preschool ("pre-kínder") to twelfth grade (') with an average of 38 per grade. The school serves students aged between 4 and 19 years old. In 2012, 159 students were classified as "prioritary" under the SEP law (', "Preferential Scholar Subsidy Law" in English); "prioritary students" under the SEP
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Ludovico Ridolfi


Ludovico Ridolfi (1587–1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Patti (1649). Ludovico Ridolfi was born on 5 Sep 1587 in Rome, Italy. On 3 Mar 1649, he was selected as Bishop of Patti and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 19 Jul 1649. On 12 Sep 1649, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, with Luca Torreggiani, Archbishop of Ravenna, and Francesco Tontori, Bishop of Ischia, serving
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Philippe Villers


Philippe Villers founded the company Computervision with Marty Allen in 1969. In 1980 he co-founded Automatix, an early robotics company, which he led until 1986. He later served as president of Cognition Corporation for 3 years. He is currently (2013) president of GrainPro, Inc., and board member of a number of high-tech startups, as well as president of Families USA Foundation, which he endowed. GrainPro makes bags and storage cocoons out of polyvinyl chloride to protect grain in third world countries, where up
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Villers-Bretonneux


In 1840, archaeological excavations revealed stone coffins, vases and buckles dating from the Frankish period. The first mention of the name Villers-Bretonneux is in a document from 1123. It was not until the 12th century that the Bretoneux or Bretonneux complement was added; prior to this the town was known as Villers. The origin of this change has historians perplexed. In 1200, the lord of Villers-Bretonneux, Adams de Villers was vassal of the Abbot of Corbie. In the 14th century, the village was surrounded by
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Villers-Faucon


Villers-Faucon is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The commune is situated 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint Quentin, at the D72 and D101 crossroads, in the far east of the département. The commune also includes the hamlet of Sainte-Emilie. According to Abbot Decagny of Roisel, Villers-Faucon was originally Villers-Falcon and previously Villare Falconis, which means,in Latin, villa of the hawks. Villers-Faucon’s original puprpose was that
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Jean Pâris de Monmartel


, count of Sampigny, baron Dagouville, count of Châteaumeillant, d'Argenton et Veuil d'Argenson, viscount de la Motte Feuilly, baron Saint-Jeanvrin, Saligny et Marigny, seigneur of Villers-sur-Mer, Chateauneuf, La Chétardie, Varenne, Lamotte-Glauville, Bourgeauville, Drubec, des Humières, Le Donjon, La Forest les Dureaux, Lamirande, Lachetardie, and other places. The suffix "Monmartel" comes from an estate at Moirans, spelled "Montmartel", acquired by his father, which included the inn
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La Grand-Combe


galleries were supported with wooden pit-props. The Compagnie des Mines de la Grand’Combe et des chemins de fer du Gard was formed in 1836 by Paulin Talabot (1799–1885). By 1841, the Cevennes line had been built through la Grand-Combe and Alès. The line was extended to Brioude via Chamborigaud in 1867. The company was successful providing coal for the French Navy and merchant marine. It adopted the trademark of an anchor. Domestic coal was also shipped to Marseilles. This was very much a company town,
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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Battle of Villers-Bocage


units of the battle honour "Villers Bocage", for service in expanding the bridgehead from 8–15 June. For his actions at Villers-Bocage, Michael Wittmann was promoted to "Hauptsturmführer" and awarded Swords to his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Both sides tried to exploit the Villers-Bocage battle for propaganda. Having escaped from their knocked-out tank, Lieutenant John Cloudsley-Thompson and his crew of the 4th CLY spent much of the day in a basement in Villers-Bocage. They made their way
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Roger F. Villere Jr.


Orleans, Villere is one of seven children born to Roger Villere, Sr. (1911–1996), and the former Ursula Wattigny (born November 30, 1918), a schoolteacher and graduate of the defunct St. Mary's Dominican College in New Orleans. The Roman Catholic family moved to the nearby suburb of Metairie in 1955, when Roger was six years of age. Mrs. Villere was recognized on the floor of the U.S. Senate on the occasion of her 90th birthday by then Louisiana Senator David Vitter. Villere went to parochial schools
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pass legislation. ... When Roger Villere and the Louisiana Republican Party speak, the Louisiana Republican legislators and conservatives listen and vote almost in lockstep. ... Rarely do the Louisiana Republican legislators veer from the words and warnings of Roger Villere. ... Governor Bobby Jindal rarely speaks out publicly giving a stern warning or rebuke. In a sense, Jindal is often playing the 'good cop' and Villere the 'bad cop'. . . . the formula appears to be working quite well." In March 2010, Villere announced that
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Jeffrey F. Combs


, after graduation Mr. Combs chose a business career path. Also an accomplished golfer, Mr. Combs finished fourth in the 2001 Russian Open (Amateur), and is a five-time club champion at the Moscow Country Club. Mr. Combs is also a member of Winged Foot Golf Club (New York) and Ballybunion Golf Club (Ireland). Mr. Combs is married (Elena), and has two daughters (Ekaterina & Elizaveta). He is the son of James Ford and Elizabeth Newman Combs. Through his mother,
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The Lover (2016 film)


Festival, LA, USA., Aug 2016 7 - Feel the Reel International Film Festival, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Sep 2016 6 - 17th Woodstock Museum International Film Festival, in Woodstock, NY, USA, Sep 2016 5 - IndieWise Virtual International Film Festival, Miami, Florida, USA, Sept 2016 4 - Indigo Moon International Film Festival, Fayetteville, NC, USA, Oct 7-9, 2016 3 - Davis International Film Festival, Davice, California, USA, October 2016 2 - 10th El Ojo Cojo
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Alfonso de Santa Cruz


Alfonso de Santa Cruz (1632 - 25 Sep 1698) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1683–1698). Alfonso de Santa Cruz was born in 1632. On 15 Feb 1683, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and Titular Bishop of "Methone". He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo until his death on 25 Sep 1698. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Anselmo Gómez de la Torre, Bishop of Tui (1690)
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Martigny


of 21 May 1844, taking place a few kilometers outside town. The town was split into independent municipalities of "Martigny-Ville", "Charrat", "Martigny-Bourg" and "Martigny-Combe" in the 1830s. "La Bâtiaz" and "Trient" were further split off "Martigny-Combe" in 1845 and 1899, respectively. This administrative fragmentation of the town was reversed in the 20th century, with a fusion of Martigny-Ville with La Bâtiaz in 1956 and with Martigny-Bourg
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Roger F. Villere Jr.


who came to Louisiana to endorse her candidacy. Villere was endorsed by the Lafayette Tea Party movement, Tea Party of Louisiana, the Jefferson Parish Republican Party, Rapides Parish Republican Party, and the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. He finished sixth among eight candidates. Dardenne said that Villere did not seem to have gained "broad support" for his candidacy outside the 144-member Republican State Central Committee, which reelected Villere as chairman in 2010. "It [Villere candidacy] has not been a problem for me in terms of raising money
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Villers-Bocage, Somme


partiellement sinistrée pendant la Grande Guerre. La période suivante est marquée par la personnalité d’Alfred SAGUEZ fils qui dirigera la société jusqu’en 1958. A son départ, Léonce BALESDENS, sous-chef, maintient l’activité. Puis, vient le tour de Claude DAUBERCIES. Pourtant, l’Harmonie va sommeiller, au point qu’en 1969, les activités sont abandonnées. En 1974, quelques bonnes volontés, assistées de Claude DAUBERCIES et Eric CLOCHEPIN réussissent à redonner vie à l’école et à sa société. Cette dernière fonctionne sous la Présidence de Lucien DUBOIS, prédécesseur
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Roger F. Villere Jr.


as chairman. He offended Republican state legislators Joe Harrison of Napoleonville and Ernest Wooton of Belle Chasse by asking a Democratic state representative to submit certain personal (but public) information to him. Karen Carter Peterson of New Orleans was then Speaker Pro Tem. Harrison and Wooton urged Villere to apologize or to step down from the chairmanship. Peterson had criticized Villere's ally, Republican Governor Bobby Jindal. Villere neither apologized nor resigned. Wooton later left the GOP and turned Independent. Villere has often called for Republican unity, citing Ronald
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Marbehan


Marbehan is a small Belgian village located in Wallonia in the province of Luxembourg. It is part of the Municipality of Habay. The village has around 1000 inhabitants. Marbehan lies on the border between Gaume and the Ardennes, it is therefore sometimes dubbed "La porte de la Gaume", for its getaway access to the surrounding region. The village lies on the river "Mellier", which flows into the "Rulles" nearby. The surrounding villages are Mellier to the north, Rulles and Villers-sur-Semois to
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Principality of Sedan


during the Thirty Years' War, the Prince submitted to France and his principality was occupied the following year. In 1651 the reduced principality was exchanged for other lands in France and was annexed to the crown. The following villages were located in the Principality of Sedan: Illy, Givonne, Douzy, Pouru-Saint-Remy, Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt, Balan, Fleigneux, Bazeilles, La Chapelle, La Moncelle, Villers-Cernay, Raucourt-et-Flaba, Noyers-Pont-Maugis, Wadelincourt, Haraucourt
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Mark Steven Greenfield


) Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park (LAMAG) Oct, 2012 Go Tell it on the Mountain California African American Museum Sep, 2012 2012 C.O.L.A. Individual Artist Fellowships Exhibition Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park (LAMAG) Sep, 2012 Sea of Exchange: Ireland - Los Angeles LA Print Space @ Pacific Design Center Apr, 2012 18th Street Arts Center's ArtNight 18th Street Arts Center Apr, 2012 Visions from the New California 18th Street Arts Center May, 2011 Doo-Dahz Offramp Gallery 2011 May, 2011
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Jeanne Guyon


of broader plans to convert Protestants in the region. In July 1680, Madame Guyon left Montargis with her young daughter and travelled to Gex. The project was problematic, however, and Madame Guyon clashed with the sisters who were in charge of the house. The Bishop of Geneva sent Father La Combe to intervene. At this point, Guyon introduced La Combe to a mysticism of interiority. While her daughter was in an Ursuline convent in Thonon as a pensioner, Madame Guyon continued in Gex, experiencing illness and great difficulties,
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Wanda Metropolitano


known as "La Peineta" ("the comb") because of its similarity with the traditional Spanish hair comb. The 1997 World Championships in Athletics were eventually awarded to Athens, and La Peineta was used for minor sports and cultural events during the first decade of its existence. It became an abandoned stadium in 2004. In 2004, the stadium was closed for a future project upon the Madrid bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Following the defeat of Madrid's bid in 2009, many proposals were made for the future
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Jean Parisot de Valette


called "La Valletta", so people started including the "La" and sometimes the double "l" in the Grandmaster's name. It is worth noting that an interesting development had occurred in 1539 when de Vallette was some 45 years old and already in Malta. It was then that Francis I, seeing the wide linguistic disparity in the use of various Romance and Germanic languages in France, enacted the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts which prescribed the use of standard French, mostly as spoken in northern France and in the
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Marbais


Marbais (Walloon, "Marbé") is part of the Belgian municipality of Villers-la-Ville, situated in Wallonia in the province of Walloon Brabant. The land registry divides Marbais into nine sections: Rigenée, Priesmont, le Monceau du Berger, l'Arbre de la Bruyère, le Bois Gilot, le Village, Cognée, Marbisoux et Gentil Sart. The history of Marbais is intertwined with that of its lords. The Marbais family had very significant possessions in the valley of the River Thyle, an area long disputed between
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Gilbert Raynolds Combs


like Combs and George Chadwick of the New England Conservatory, who modeled their schools after the European conservatories so that Americans could obtain an equivalent to the European education in their own country. Gilbert Combs’ success and popularity as a teacher, and his desire to provide pupils with these advantages, led him to found the Combs Broad Street Conservatory of Music in Philadelphia. Combs founded the Conservatory in 1885 and remained its head for many years. The Conservatory was considered successful from the outset. Its teaching-force numbered about 80,
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Sean Combs


positive to mixed reviews from music critics and spawned three singles that have charted on the "Billboard" charts. It peaked at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart, Combs' highest-charting album in that country. On December 27, 1999, Combs and his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez were at Club New York in Manhattan when gunfire broke out. After a police investigation, Combs and fellow rapper Shyne were arrested for weapons violations and other charges. Combs was charged with four weapons-related charges and bribing his driver
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Canton of Villers-Bocage, Somme


The Canton of Villers-Bocage is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. The canton is organised around the commune of Villers-Bocage in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 20m (Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée) to 154m (Talmas) for an average of 92m. The canton of Villers-Bocage comprised 24 communes and a total of
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The Beeps


Sapphire Stream S2/Ep45 Apr. 29 Wash Those Socks! S2/Ep46 Dec. 12 The Bumps SEASON 3: S3/Ep1 Aug. 30 Up Down Hill S3/Ep2 Aug. 31 Caravan S3/Ep3 Sep. 6 Secret Garden S3/Ep4 Sep. 7 Bounceflower Tea S3/Ep5 Sep. 13 The Whale S3/Ep6 Sep. 14 Soggy Sockroaches S3/Ep7 Sep. 20 Stinkroots S3/Ep8 Sep. 21 Sing-a-long-a-beeps S3/Ep9 Sep. 27 History Book S3/Ep10 Sep. 28 What Goes Splat? S3
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Signal Transfer Point


. SEPs send signaling messages to other SEPs, but the messages are normally routed via the SEP's adjacent STPs. An STP's main function is to identify the best path for two SEPs to communicate. A typical application would be for two SEPs to agree on the use of a shared data path (e.g., using ISUP to initiate a voice call between a user on one SEP and a user on the second SEP). In this way, STPs route signaling messages (for starting, maintaining or finishing any kind of
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Arboretum de Combe Noire


The Arboretum de Combe Noire (20 hectares) is an arboretum located near La Mure, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. It is open daily without charge in the warmer months. The arboretum was established in 1992 by teachers in La Mure to help mingle mentally handicapped children with those of normal schooling. In collaboration with the National Forestry Office, teachers and children cleared and planted fallow land at an altitude of about 1400 meters in Signaraux. Hundreds of trees were planted in that first year, with follow-up plantings
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Patricia Girard


was suspended for two years beginning on 17 March 1990. At the end of 2009, Girard and her companion Karl Taillepierre created a high-level group of athletes which she trained at the Combs-la-Ville track. This group named "Team Patricia Girard" became a legally independent association declared in the Prefecture of Seine-et-Marne in February 2012 with its registered office in Combs-la-Ville. Among these athletes are: Cindy Billaud (since October 2014), Alice Decaux (up to 2011)
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Chris Mavinga


years at the Camp des Loges, the training center of French club Paris Saint-Germain and also two years with Liverpool. Mavinga was born in Meaux, Greater Paris, to an Angolan mother and a DR Congolese father. He began his football career at CA Combs-la-Ville, a local club in nearby Combs-la-Ville. He spent seven years at the club and, in 2004, departed for amateur outfit US Sénart-Moissy. The following year, Mavinga joined ES Viry-Châtillon and played
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Villers-Bretonneux


battle of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 for the defense of Amiens. The French were defeated, and the population had to pay a tribute of 100,000 francs to the Prussians. In the First World War the town was the site of the First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux and Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. The first tank against tank combat in history took place here on 24 April 1918. In the interwar years, the city of Melbourne in Australia was a sponsor of the town of Villers-Bretonneux and helped
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2017 Vuelta a España


lowest cumulative time at the end of the event. In addition, there were two individual awards: the combativity award and the young rider award. The combativity award was given after each stage to the rider "who displayed the most generous effort and best sporting spirit." The daily winner wore a green number bib the following stage. At the end of the Vuelta, a jury decides the top three riders for the "Most Combative Rider of La Vuelta", with a public vote deciding the victor. The young rider
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Villers-Bretonneux


Villers-Bretonneux is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Villers-Bretonneux is situated some 19 km due east of Amiens, on the D1029 road and the A29 motorway. Villers-Bretonneux borders a particularly orange landscape towards the east, which can be considered as the western boundary of the Santerre plateau and the limit East of the Amiénois. The territory of the commune is crossed by the old national road 29 (current RD 1029), perfectly rectilinear road following the route of
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Villers-Perwin


could be referring to the presence of bears in the region when it was covered with forests. Ber means also baron, which would be the adviser of the sovereign. br Win could be originated from the word wez which means pond in Walloon.br The conclusion would then be a pond where bears came for water. A second possibility for the origin of the word is from Latin, when the village was called Villers-le-Perwin, Villers-le-Pewyn or Villers-le-Perwez. Perwin would be derived from
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21st Marine Infantry Regiment


in a line to their east. Their mission was to prevent access to the Forest of Argonne, the road from Villers to Passavant-en-Argonne, and the gap south of Villers, a front three kilometers long. The battalion command post was at Villers. The Regiment as a whole was commanded by Colonel Cazeilles from Montdesir farm (west of Passavant) to the east of Villers. The unit received reports that German motorized and armored troops were approaching. The 2nd Battalion set up their anti-tank guns (5x
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Charles de Villers


magnetism. After the horrors of the French Revolution, Villers moved to Germany and there in Göttingen in 1794 befriended the German intellectual Dorothea von Schlözer and her husband, the Mayor Mattheus Rodde. The Rodde-Schlözer home was a centre for intellectuals across Europe. Dorothea was a pioneering female intellectual, the first woman to gain a doctors degree in Germany. Villers moved in with the Rodde-Schlözers in 1797 and they lived semi publicly as a menage a trois the rest of their lives. Villers' French nationality was able to
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Villers-le-Sec, Meuse


Villers-le-Sec is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Its epithet "Sec" (dry) comes from the fact that no rivers pass through Villers-le-Sec, which is located on the plateau between the rivers Ornain and Saulx. However, the village is not completely deprived of water since it is located above a water table and there are many ponds. Villers-le-Sec had more than 500 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century, when
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Villers-le-Bouillet


Villers-le-Bouillet (Walloon: Viyé-l'-Boulet) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liege. On January 1, 2006, Villers-le-Bouillet had a total population of 6,051. The total area is 32.71 km² which gives a population density of 185 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Villers-le-Bouillet proper, Fize-Fontaine, Vaux-et-Borset, Vieux-Waleffe, and Warnant-Dreye. In 1982-1988, it
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Hurricane (Luke Combs song)


"Hurricane" is the debut single of American country music singer Luke Combs. The song was released through Columbia Nashville in 2016 after initially charting in 2015. It is included on his debut album "This One's for You". The song is about comparing an ex-girlfriend to a natural disaster. "Hurricane" reached number one on the "Billboard" Country Airplay chart. Its second week atop that position gave Combs two distinctions: the first artist to have a multi-week number one debut single chart since
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Battle of Le Transloy


in the Sixth Army area, where the XXXIII Corps on both sides of the Somme, had attacked again in the south on 18 October, to counter German mining and improve the line from La Maisonnette north to Biaches. An attack to clear the approaches to the higher ground on which lay Villers-Carbonnel and Fresnes to the south-east was forestalled on 29 October, when the Germans bombarded La Maisonette for eight hours with high explosive, gas and lachrymatory shell and then the 206th Division attacked with Infantry Regiment 359. A
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Charles-Albert Demoustier


Charles-Albert Demoustier (13 March 1760 – 2 March 1801) was a French writer. He falsely claimed to be a descendant of La Fontaine by his mother and Racine by his father. Demoustier was born in Villers-Cotterêts. He worked as a lawyer, but later decided to become a writer. In 1786, he published the first part of "Lettres à Emilie sur la mythologie". The sixth part was published in 1798. These works, alternating prose and madrigal-like verses, were very successful.
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Paul Lauters


ruins at Villers-la-Ville. In 1840 Lauters produced illustrations for "Les Aventures de Till Eulenspiegel" and for "Les Aventures de Jean-Paul Choppart". During this period François Stroobant was his student. In 1846 Lauters illustrated "Le Juif errant". In 1848 he was appointed professor at the Académie des Beaux-Arts of Brussels. He illustrated several popular books including "Les Environs de Bruxelles" (12 lithographs) and "La Légende de Thyl Uilenspiegel" (woodcuts, 1868) by Charles de
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Charles-Joseph Traviès de Villers


Mayeaux" (sometimes spelled "Mahieux") a hunchback who came to represent all the faults and foibles of the "bourgeoisie" who were the principle supporters of Louis Philippe. The character, which first appeared in the pages of "La Caricature" in 1831, was the inspiration for several other satirists including Daumier, Grandville, and Honoré de Balzac. Using pseudonyms, Balzac wrote two articles on Mayeux's adventures for "La Caricature"—"M. Mahieux en société" and "M. Mahieux au bal de l'Opéra". During this time
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Signal Transfer Point


calls originated by the SEPs' attached users) while avoiding disabled intermediary STPs. A signaling message typically never goes directly from a given SEP to the destination SEP: the message would normally have to pass through the initiating SEP's adjacent STP so that it can be routed to the destination SEP. In some applications, however, SEPs might be directly connected with signaling links; this would typically be done to enhance robustness or performance between two critical SEPs. Such mesh network configurations are also common in Europe, where STPs have not
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Theophilus P. Chandler Jr.


Theophilus Parsons Chandler Jr. (Sep 7, 1845– August 16, 1928) was an American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent his career at Philadelphia, and is best remembered for his churches and country houses. He founded the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania (1890), and served as its first head. Born in Boston on 7 Sep 1845, the son of Theophilus Parsons Chandler and his wife Elizabeth J Schlatter, Chandler was educated at Harvard University and in the atelier of
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Sufficiency economy


Sufficiency economy is the name of a Thai development approach attributed to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej's "sufficiency economy philosophy" (SEP). It has been elaborated upon by Thai academics and agencies, promoted by the Government of Thailand, and applied by over 23,000 villages in Thailand that have SEP-based projects in operation. Soon after ascending to the throne in 1946, King Bhumibol toured the country and became aware of the hardships facing Thai farmers. At that time, the per capita GDP was about US$200. He
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Samsung v. Huawei


that Huawei’s owned a patent is a 4G LTE SEP and that Samsung had infringed Huawei’s SEP. Because of this the court granted an injunction against Samsung and ordered Samsung to cease infringement. Judge Orrick applied the following legal standards in his determination of whether an antisuit injunction should be granted: “A federal district court with jurisdiction over the parties has the power to enjoin them from proceeding with an action in the courts of a foreign country, although the power should be ‘used sparingly.’” Seattle Totems Hockey
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