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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montferrat%2C%20Var

Montferrat, Var

Montferrat () is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. See also Communes of the Var department Notable buildings Church of Saint-Roch. Chapelle Notre-Dame de Beauvoir, perched at 660m altitude. References Communes of Var (department)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barjols

Barjols

Barjols (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. At the gateway to Haute Provence and the hills of Var, near the Verdon gorges and the Lake of St. Croix, the town is set on a limestone cliff. Featuring 42 fountains, Barjols' architecture and life have been determined for centuries by the omnipresence of water. Historical buildings include the 11th century Collegiate Church. Leather was the mainstay of the village economy until the late 20th century when production moved to emerging economies and decline set in. Owing to this more recent industry, Barjols did not embrace tourism, and has kept many features and characters of French village life. Population Sites of interest The Collegiate Church of Notre Dame de I'Assomption, Portal of Ponteves Regional Water Museum The fountains Vineyards Neighbouring villages Tavernes (5 km), Varages (7 km), Châteauvert (8 km), Cotignac (15 km) Brue Auriac (10 km). See also Communes of the Var department References Communes of Var (department)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pignans

Pignans

Pignans (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Population See also Communes of the Var department References Communes of Var (department)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgentier

Belgentier

Belgentier (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It was the birthplace of the astronomer, antiquary and savant, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580–1637). Population See also Communes of the Var department References Communes of Var (department)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauduen

Bauduen

Bauduen () is a rural commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 321. See also Communes of the Var department Lac de Sainte-Croix References Communes of Var (department)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioan%20Dumitrache

Ioan Dumitrache

Ioan Dumitrache (25 August 1889 – 6 March 1977) was a Romanian major general during World War II, in command of the 2nd Mountain Division. His troops (vânători de munte) were recognized as the elite troops of the Romanian Army throughout the campaign on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany, awarded to him for capturing Nalchik on November 2, 1942. Biography Early life He was born in Ciorăști in 1889, in what was then Râmnicu Sărat County (now Vrancea County), in the Muntenia region of Romania, the son of Gheorghe and Ioana Dumitrache. He attended the gymnasium in Râmnicu Sărat and the Alexandru Ioan Cuza High School in Focșani. In 1909 he was admitted to the Military School of Infantry Officers in Bucharest, from which he graduated in 1911 with the rank of second lieutenant. In 1913 he participated in the Second Balkan War, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1914. World War I and the interwar After Romania entered World War I on the side of the Entente, Dumitrache took part in the Flămânda Offensive in 1916. He was wounded in the battles of 1916 and 1917, and advanced to the rank of captain in 1917. After the war, he was admitted to the Higher War School in 1919. Promoted to major in 1920, he graduated in 1921 and was assigned as staff officer with the 1st Vânători de munte Division in Arad. In 1924 he was reassigned to the 1st Mountain Division in Sinaia. In May 1929 he was promoted lieutenant colonel and named commanding officer of the 2nd Mountain Battalion in Caransebeș. Reassigned after two years to the Inspectorate-General of Territorial Command in Bucharest, he was promoted to colonel in October 1935, and put in command of the 4th Mountain Group in Bistrița. Between February 1938 and March 1939 he also served as prefect of Năsăud County, being appointed to this position by Prime Minister Miron Cristea. In the fall of 1939 he was appointed commander of the 2nd Mixed Mountain Brigade, which covered the Tisa–Maramureș sector. After Northern Transylvania was ceded to Hungary in the wake of the Second Vienna Award, his unit withdrew to the Alba Iulia–Hațeg area, with the command post in Deva. World War II On 10 May 1941 he became brigadier general and was named commanding officer of the 2nd Mountain Brigade, subordinated to the Mountain Corps of the Romanian 3rd Army, under the command of General Petre Dumitrescu. From 20 June, the Mountain Corps, commanded by General Gheorghe Avramescu passed under the operational command of the Wehrmacht's 11th Army. Romania joined Operation Barbarossa on 22 June in order to reclaim the lost territories of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, which had been annexed by the Soviet Union in June 1940. The 3rd Army started the offensive in Northern Bukovina on 2 July as part of Operation München, attacking in the direction of Rădăuți–Cernăuți–Hotin. Dumitrache's 2nd Mountain Brigade was the spearhead of the attack on Cernăuți, which was taken on 4 July. Together with the 8th Cavalry Division, it forced the Prut River and liberated the Herța region; by 9 July, the entire northern part of Bukovina was under control of the Romanian Army. The 3rd Army carried out heavy fights for Hotin with the retreating forces of the Soviet 12th Army. Dumitrache was awarded in October 1941 the Order of Michael the Brave 3rd class for his actions in the reoccupation of Hotin. Upon arriving at the Dniester River, the German 11th Army was subordinated to the Army Group South led by Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt. On 19 July, the 2nd Mountain Brigade crossed the Dniester and advanced towards the Bug River, fighting with the rear echelons of the Soviet 18th Army. On 10 August the mountain troops reached the Bug River, and then advanced towards the Dnieper River, securing the left flank of the Wehrmacht's XXX Army Corps. In mid-September, the 2nd Mountain Brigade crossed the Dnieper at Beryslav, and then was deployed in defense in Ulianovka and . The counteroffensive of the Soviet 9th and 18th Armies north of the Sea of Azov started on 23 September, but the 2nd Mountain Brigade offered stubborn resistance during the Battle of the Sea of Azov. At the beginning of October, the two Soviet Armies were surrounded by German and Romanian troops, resulting in a complete Axis victory over the Red Army. In November the Mountain Corps was rotated back to Romania; after almost five months of combat, Dumitrache's brigade had suffered 1,926 casualties. The 2nd Mountain Brigade was upgraded to a Division on 15 March 1942, and Dumitrache became its commanding officer. The 2nd Mountain Division left for the front on 6 July, at the start of the Battle of the Caucasus. On 31 July it was in combat disposition with the 3rd Army in the Rostov area, from where it crossed the Don River and advanced southwards, subordinated to the 1st Panzer Army under the command of General Paul von Kleist. The first serious fighting occurred during the forcing of the Baksan River and the establishment of a bridgehead beyond it on Height 910. In mid-October, the mountain division started a strong offensive, occupying the village of Saiukovo, and taking 400 POWs. On 25 October Dumitrache's troops started the offensive towards Nalchik, in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, forcing the Baksan River once again. The front was broken between the Soviet 295th Rifle and 2nd Guards Rifle Divisions; on 28 October, after fierce fighting in the hills and forests near Nalchik, the 2nd Mountain Division taking its objective. The Battle of Nalchik ended as one of the biggest Romanian victories on the Eastern Front, with the capture of 3,079 prisoners and a large amount of weaponry and war materiel. In the battles of Baksan and Nalchik, the 2nd Mountain Division lost 820 soldiers (157 dead, 647 wounded and 16 missing). For this action, Dumitrache received 2 November 1942 the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, in the rank of Knight, the highest Order of the Third Reich. The 2nd Mountain Division continued their offensive towards Alagir and Ordjonikidze, reaching on 15 November about from the Grozny oil center. Dumitrache's incursion constituted the farthest advance of the Axis powers in the Caucasus and the entire Eastern campaign. Later that month, the Red Army started its offensive in the Caucasus, surrounding the 13th Panzer Division near . Dumitrache's troops retook the Ordzonikidze–Alagir highway and allowed the German armored units to pull out. For its actions in the Battle of the Caucasus, the 2nd Mountain Division was nicknamed the "Flint Division". On 1 January 1943 Dumitrache was promoted to major general, and on 15 February he was awarded the Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd Class. After the Soviet breakthroughs at the Battle of Stalingrad, the Axis forces in the Caucasus were put on the defensive, and began to withdraw. The 2nd Mountain Division arrived at the Taman Peninsula on 28 January 1943; subordinated to the German 52nd Corps from the 17th Army, it established defensive positions in the Kuban bridgehead, on the western bank of the Beysug River. After several more weeks of fighting, Dumitrache's mountain division was removed from the front line on 20 March, and was sent to the Alma Valley in Crimea for reorganization. Between July and October, the 2 Mountain Division carried out wear and tear battles with the Red Army and partisan detachments. On 10 November, after the 4th Ukrainian Front started its offensive on the North Crimean Canal, Dumitrache took over the command of a Romanian detachment, made up of troops from the 1st and 2nd Mountain, as well as 10th and 19th Infantry Divisions, that contained a Soviet bridgehead south of the Sivash Bay. After being relieved on 12 December by the German 336th Infantry Division, Dumitrache returned to the 2nd Mountain Division, and, together with a detachment led by Leonard Mociulschi, eliminated over 3,700 partisans in the Yaila Mountains. During the 4th Ukrainian Front's Crimean Offensive from April 1944, when the Soviet troops broke into Crimea, Dumitrache's division was divided in two: one part at Sevastopol, where it repulsed 24 Soviet attacks between 15 and 30 April 1944, while the other part was sacrificed by the German command in order to allow the retreat of the Axis troops from the Kerch Peninsula. During the last days of the battle for Sevastopol, the remnants of the 2nd Mountain Division were evacuated, and Dumitrache returned to Romania. On 1 August 1944, Dumitrache was appointed to the command of the newly reorganized Mountain Corps that was deployed on the Romanian-Hungarian frontier in Southwestern Transylvania. The day after King Michael's Coup of 23 August 1944, when Romania switched sides and joined the Allies, the German troops occupied key positions in Brașov. Dumitrache's detachment reacted quickly, and on 25 August, cleared the city of German troops, capturing 500 POWs and 6 guns. For the next few days his Mountain Corps, together with General Grigore Bălan's 1st Mountain Division, defended the front line between Întorsura Buzăului and Homorod, repulsing attacks of German and Hungarian troops, and blocking the roads for the Germans retreating northward from Muntenia. At the beginning of September, the Mountain Corps (which was subordinate to the 4th Army, under the command of Gheorghe Avramescu) went on the offensive, in cooperation with the Soviet 33rd Army, the subordinate of which was the Tudor Vladimirescu Division. During the Battle of Turda, Sfântu Gheorghe was liberated on 8 September and Târgu Mureș on 28 September. The next offensive started on 9 October; Dumitrache's Mountain Corps pursued the retreating German 8th Army westwards, entering Gherla on 14 October. The next day, the corps units were withdrawn to Brașov and Sinaia, while the 2nd and 3rd Mountain Divisions continued the offensive towards Hungary. On 22 November, Dumitrache was decorated by King Michael I with the Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class with swords "for the way in which he distinguished himself in the heavy but successful actions during the period 24 August–12 October 1944, undertaken in Brașov, Sfântu Gheorghe, Târgu Mureș, Gherla, for the liberation of Transylvania." Only two other Romanian generals (also mountain troops commanders) received the model 1941 3rd and 2nd classes and the model 1944 3rd class of the order. After the war On 7 March 1945, Radio Moscow transmitted an informative note by which Dumitrache was accused of ordering, in October 1942, the killing of 600 prisoners, partisans, women, and children at Nalchik, as well as ordering the transport of materiel to Romania. As a result of this accusation, he was arrested on suspicion of war crimes, and held under house arrest in Brașov until 15 August 1946. Cleared of the charges, he returned as commander of the Mountain Corps with the approval of General , the President of the Allied Control Commission in Romania. On 23 August 1947 Dumitrache was promoted to lieutenant general; he retired from the Army a week later. In the fall of 1948, the Securitate resumed its persecutions, calling him more frequently for interrogations. In February 1949 he was arrested again by the Communist authorities for presumed war crimes, based on a referral prepared by Securitate General Alexandru Nicolschi. Dumitrache was held at Aiud, Jilava, and Văcărești prisons, ultimately being released in October 1950 for lack of evidence. Dumitrache settled down in Brașov, where he lived in obscurity, under surveillance by the Securitate. He spent many years writing his memoirs; the typed text was donated to the Brașov Museum of History and Archaeology, and was published twenty years after his death in 1977. He is buried at Saint Paraschiva Church's Groaveri Cemetery in Șcheii Brașovului. Streets in Brașov and Târgu Mureș, as well as an alley in Buzău are named after him. Awards Order of the Crown, Commander class (8 June 1940) Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (17 October 1941) 2nd Class (15 February 1943), with swords 3rd Class (22 November 1944), with swords Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (2 November 1942) Order of the Star of Romania, Knight class Order of the Cross of Liberty, Finland References External links 1889 births 1977 deaths People from Vrancea County Carol I National Defence University alumni Romanian military personnel of the Second Balkan War Romanian military personnel of World War I Romanian military personnel of World War II Romanian Land Forces generals Romanian collaborators with Nazi Germany Prefects of Romania Prisoners and detainees of Romania People detained by the Securitate Inmates of Aiud prison Inmates of Jilava Prison Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd class Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Romania) Burials at Groaveri cemetery

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Pecl

Robert Pecl

Robert Pecl (born 15 November 1965) is a retired Austrian footballer Club career Between 1986 and 1995 he played club football for Rapid Wien and he captained the team in his final three seasons at the club. He had to end his career prematurely because of injury. International career He made his debut for Austria in October 1987 against Spain and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, playing in all three games. He earned 31 caps, scoring one goal. His last international was a May 1993 World Cup qualification match against Sweden. External links Rapid stats - Rapid Archive References 1965 births Living people Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players SK Rapid Wien players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Vienna Austria men's under-21 international footballers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Secret%20of%20the%20Submarine

The Secret of the Submarine

The Secret of the Submarine is a 1915 American adventure film serial directed by George L. Sargent. It was 15 chapters and all of them are considered to be lost. Plot The heroes must keep the titular submarine from falling into the hands of the Russians or Japanese. Cast Juanita Hansen as Cleo Burke. This was Juanita Hansen's serial debut. Tom Chatterton as Lt. Jarvis Hope Hylda Hollis as Olga Ivanoff Lamar Johnstone as Gerald Morton George Clancey as Hook Barnacle William Tedmarsh as Tatsuma Harry Edmondson as Sextus George Webb as Mahlin Hugh Bennett as Dr. Ralph Burke Joseph Beaudry as Calvin Montgomery Perry Banks Leona Hutton George Gebhardt Production Secret of the submarine was written in the lead up to the United States' involvement in World War I by war correspondent Richard Barry. The serial was released 15 days after the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German sub. See also List of film serials List of film serials by studio References External links 1915 films 1915 lost films 1915 adventure films American silent serial films American black-and-white films American Film Company films Silent American adventure films Lost American adventure films Submarine films English-language adventure films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20Rose%20Synagogue%20%28Lviv%29

Golden Rose Synagogue (Lviv)

The Golden Rose Synagogue (; ; ), known also as the Nachmanowicz Synagogue, or the Turei Zahav Synagogue () was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located in Lviv, in what is now the Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. The Golden Rose Synagogue, established in 1582 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, was the oldest synagogue in what is now Ukraine. From September 1603 until 1801, the Golden Rose served as the main communal synagogue while the Great City Synagogue expanded its facilities. Both the Golden Rose and Great City synagogues were destroyed by Nazis during World War II. History A midtown plot of land was bought in 1580, and the synagogue was founded and funded in 1581 by Yitzhak ben Nachman (Izak Nachmanowicz), a financier to Stefan Batory, King of Poland. Therefore, the oldest name of the synagogue was the Nachmanowicz Synagogue. It was built in 1582 by Paulus Italus ("Paolo the Italian") from Tujetsch (Tschamut) village in canton Graubünden, Switzerland, a master builder known by his guild nickname Paweł Szczęśliwy (Paul the Fortunate, in Polish). In 1595, the same Paolo, assisted by Ambrogio Nutclauss (alias Ambroży Przychylny), by Adam Pokora, and by master Zachariasz (most probably, Zachariasz Sprawny, alias Zaccaria de Lugano) built a vestibule and a women's gallery in the synagogue. Men prayed in a hall that was spanned by a cloister rib vault with pointed lunettes above the windows. An alabaster Torah ark in renaissance style was located at the eastern wall. A bimah was located in the middle of the prayer hall. The building was topped by an attic in Mannerist style. In 1606 the building was confiscated by the Jesuits. In 1609, after paying a ransom of 20,600 guilders the synagogue was returned to the Jewish community. A local legend (first published in 1863) ascribed the merit of the restitution of the synagogue to Rosa bat Ya'akov, Yitzhak's daughter-in-law. The synagogue was therefore also called the Golden Rose Synagogue after her. Rabbi Yitzhak ben Shemuel HaLevi composed in 1609 Shir Ge'ula (a Song of Deliverance) – which was read each year as a part of the shacharit prayer on Shabbat following Purim. The Song of Deliverance compared the return of the synagogue to the Jewish community to the salvation of the Jews from the Babylonian and Egyptian captivities. In 1654-67, rabbi David HaLevi Segal, called TaZ after his main work Sefer Turei Zahav, the younger brother of Yitzhak HaLevi and his pupil, prayed in this synagogue. For that reason the building was also named the TaZ Synagogue. In 1941, the synagogue was desecrated, and in 1943 ruined by the Nazis. There is a plaque commemorating the Golden Rose Synagogue: "Remnant of the old temple called 'Di Goldene Royz'. Built during 1580-1595 by the Nachmanowicz family in the memory of Nachmanowicz's wife. The building designed by the Italian architect Pablo Romano was destroyed by Nazis and burnt in summer 1942." The members of the Jewish community of Lviv desire a reconstruction of the synagogue "as it once was". The project by the Office of Historic Environment Preservation of Lviv City Council, commissioned 2016, envisages a commemorative space. "Rebuilding of the Golden Rose Synagogue is not foreseen in the plan." Conservation The synagogue was located in the Old Town of Lviv, that was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 5 December 1998. In 2010, an initiative of the L’viv City Council, the Center for Urban History of East Central Europe, and the German Society for International Cooperation, The Space of Synagogues project was announced to commemorate the sites of the former Great City Synagogue, the former Golden Rose Synagogue, remnants of the Old Jewish Cemetery, and the site of the Janowska concentration camp. Some asserted that the project will contribute significantly to the conservation of the remains of the Golden Rose Synagogue. Others, however, believed that the Center caters to the local government, which, in view of its support of a plan to build a hotel on the former synagogue site, has thwarted the restoration of the synagogue. After a design competition, the first stage was opened in 2016 featuring landscape designs by Franz Reschke, with additional stages planned. In an article by Tom Gross published in The Guardians "comment is free" section on September 2, 2011 under the headline "Goodbye Golden Rose" reported that the authorities in Lviv, contrary to Ukraine's laws designed to preserve historic sites, were allowing a private developer to demolish parts of the adjacent remnants of the synagogue complex in order to build a hotel, which would endanger the mikvah and other Jewish artefacts, as well as possibly the remaining outer walls of the synagogue itself. Lviv officials refuted that information. Reacting to international pressure generated by Gross's article, and by pressure from the Ukrainian president's office in Kyiv, the city authorities ordered a halt to the hotel work in order to preserve the Jewish artefacts and to ensure the synagogue's outer walls would not be threatened. The mayor of Lviv also announced the city would proceed with long-delayed plans to build a Holocaust memorial near the Golden Rose Synagogue in the former Jewish quarter of Lviv's old town. Controversy Adjacent to the site of the synagogue, Ukrainian entrepreneurs run a Jewish-themed restaurant, Under the Golden Rose, which opened in 2008. The restaurant claims to honour the city's Jewish past. Diners are, for example, offered black hats with artificial sidelocks attached (suggestive of the traditional look of a religious Eastern European Jew); and, concerning the absence of prices from the menu, servers explain that it is Jewish tradition to bargain over the prices. Some local historians and members of the city's small Jewish community, as well as Jewish visitors from abroad, find such an approach kitschy and offensive, and argue that it fosters antisemitic stereotypes. Gallery See also History of the Jews in Ukraine List of synagogues in Ukraine Oldest synagogues in the world References External links 1580s establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 16th-century synagogues in Europe Buildings and structures demolished in 1943 Synagogues in Ukraine destroyed by Nazi Germany Jewish organizations established in the 1580s Orthodox synagogues in Ukraine Renaissance architecture in Ukraine Renaissance synagogues Ruins in Ukraine Synagogues completed in 1582 Lwów in World War II Synagogues in Lviv World Heritage Sites in Ukraine

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgardo%20Vega%20Yunqu%C3%A9

Edgardo Vega Yunqué

Edgardo Vega Yunqué (May 20, 1936August 26, 2008) was a Puerto Rican novelist and short story writer, who also used the pen name Ed Vega. Early years Edgardo Vega Yunqué was born in Ponce, to Alberto Vega, a Baptist minister, and Abigail Yunqué, and lived in Cidra, Puerto Rico, until his family moved to the South Bronx in 1949. Even as a child he loved to read, and became familiar with many of the great European works. His seminal influences included Miguel de Cervantes, Azorín, Borges, Unamuno, Lope de Vega, Victor Hugo, and members of the Generation of '27 literary movement. Upon graduating from high school in 1954, he joined the United States Air Force. During his free time Vega focused on reading and analysis of American literature, after finding a large collection of books at his sister's house. After his Air Force service, Vega attended Santa Monica College, and eventually got his degree from New York University. He dropped out of school temporarily after the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and worked in East Harlem as part of the war on poverty. Vega was married to Pat Vega née Patricia Jean Schumacher on December 31, 1961; their marriage ended in divorce in 1997. They had three children: Alyson, Matthew, and Tim. Vega was also the stepfather of folk singer Suzanne Vega, whose hit Luka deals with the emotional and physical abuse she and her step-siblings allegedly suffered from Vega. Work Vega focused on writing since 1972 and published his first short story "Wild Horses" in Nuestra Magazine in 1977. He wrote fourteen novels and three story collections. He said that he often worked on several books at once and had no problem keeping track of them: Since my work is about people and my affection for them, I don't lose track of who they are just like I don't lose track of my children or other relatives and acquaintances. I have friends – and characters – whom I don't see for a long time, but as soon as we get together we pick up where we left off. Vega's literary influences were subtle and complex. In addition to William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, and the magic realist writers, he was heavily influenced by Holocaust literature and by the concern of the Irish members of his childhood neighborhood, for the independence and reunion of their native country. Vega's published fiction includes the novels The Comeback, Blood Fugues, The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle, and No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again. His short story collections include Mendoza's Dreams and Casualty Report, which were adapted for the stage and anthologized internationally. Reception Bill Bailey Critical reception of the novel No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again was generally positive. The New York Times Book Review called it "a powerhouse of a novel ... it brings vividly to life, with its polyphony of voices, the simmering ethnic stew of the great American city", but also noted "flat-footed dialogue" and "the characters' belabored internal commentaries", saying "[t]he climax is so ghastly that the book never quite regains its equilibrium." Booklist hailed it as a "hypnotically readable novel--about jazz, about race, about coming-of-age, and above all, about New York ... honest, wrenching emotion, free of all artifice ... Vega Yunqué may just be the Thomas Wolfe of the multicultural twenty-first century." The Washington Post described it as "a sprawling, iconoclastic, ambitious, stunningly written novel that is part picaresque, part bildungsroman, and part recapitulation of America's last half century ... Like jazz and like America, this novel is fluid, unpredictable, full of verve and smarts. But it is not merely an entertainment. Deeply revisionist, tinged with tragedy and yet doggedly optimistic, this is a work that belongs on the shelf with its epic siblings: E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime and Thomas Pynchon's Vineland." Newsday found it "juicy, sprawling ... Yunqué succeeds brilliantly." The New York Post called it "a profound novel in the tradition of Ralph Ellison and William Faulkner." The novel also won the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award and The Washington Post Book of the Year Award. Omaha Bigelow Vega's reputation grew with The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle. Kirkus Reviews declared the book a "raucous outing ... his characters hold forth in hilarious broken Spanglish ... vivid, wry, tragicomic ... Vega Yunqué is a potent talent." According to Booklist, Vega's "ribald and rambling style reverberates throughout his third novel ... he deftly skewers the politics of academia, the tyranny of mediocrity in contemporary American literature, and America's ongoing prejudice against Puerto Ricans. Vega, unlike many formulaic novels he disparages, definitely has a lot to say." Publishers Weekly announced that "Vega Yunqué has a keen intelligence, an ear for dialogue and a flair for zany passages of magic realism." Blood Fugues His subsequent novel Blood Fugues solidified Vega Yunqué's international reputation as a literary novelist. Publishers Weekly wrote that "Yunqué writes with grace, vividly evoking New York City and American life." Booklist announced "the author is a bravura storyteller with an extraordinary ability to create fascinating, emotion-engaging characters...the novel's subplots involving political terrorism and immigrant resistance to imposed assimilation are absolutely relevant to today's America." Kirkus Reviews noted the book's "distinctive architecture, mystery and suspense," that it was "highly descriptive," and contained "all the features of fine drama." Short story collections Vega's short story collections also met with critical acclaim. The San Francisco Chronicle announced that in Mendoza's Dreams Vega "shows us, in twelve funny and personality-laden tales, that there is indeed much more to life in Spanish Harlem than gang warfare; set to the strains of Bernstein and Sondheim." Kirkus Reviews called Mendoza's Dreams "a dozen loving comic fables about the Puerto Rican experience in New York City…well-written, affecting and gritty tales of El Barrio life: reality beginning in dreams. The Village Voice Literary Supplement found Casualty Report to be "brilliantly traced ... a multivocal journey through layers of miscegenated consciousness, intensely bound to a nation that often works like a dream." Library Journal praised Vega's portrayal of "the consuming struggles and sorrows of Puerto Ricans in New York ... the stories betray a deep concern and love for people living precariously between two worlds. A fine, provocative addition for Latino and large general fiction collections." Activism and advocacy Vega was the campaign manager for the first political campaign of New York State Assemblyman Nelson Antonio Denis, and served as the first Executive Director of the El Barrio Local Development Corporation (EBLDC). He taught creative writing at the Latin American Writers Institute, the Teachers & Writers Collaborative, the New School for Social Research, as well as at Hostos Community College, Hunter College, and SUNY Old Westbury. He also served as Director of the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center, and as a counselor to ASPIRA and the Addiction Service Agency. Death Vega died on August 26, 2008, from a possible thrombosis at NYU Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York and was buried at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York. At the time of his death, Vega had completed the novel How That Dirty Rotten Charlie Maisonet Turned Me into a Puerto Rican Sex Freak, which was later published under the title Rebecca Horowitz, Puerto Rican Sex Freak. Vega was also finishing the story collection A Place of Remembrance on an Island Called Regret and the nonfiction book Spic, Writing Under the Threat of Censorship in the United States: A Jeremiad. His obituary in The New York Times hailed Vega's honesty and his "picaresque, combustive and sometimes flamboyantly comic expressions of the Puerto Rican experience in New York’s multicultural maelstrom." David Gonzalez of The New York Times blogged, "his novels captured the crazy glory of this city and its people, with jazzy riffs and elegant solos that flowed with rhythm. His words could dazzle, amuse and even infuriate." The New York Daily News noted that Mr. Vega had authored 17 novels. Major works His first novel and both short story collections were published under the name "Ed Vega". Novels The Comeback. Houston: Arte Público, 1985. No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again. New York: Farrar, 2003. The Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle. Woodstock and New York: Overlook, 2004. Blood Fugues. New York: Rayo, HarperCollins, 2005. Rebecca Horowitz, Puerto Rican Sex Freak (cancelled in last-minute dispute with publisher). Reviewed by Publishers Weekly. Reviewed by Kirkus Reviews. Reviewed by Library Journal. Short story collections Mendoza's Dreams. Houston: Arte Público, 1987. Casualty Report. Houston: Arte Público, 1991. Awards PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award (2004) for No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again The Washington Post Book of the Year Award (2004) See also List of Puerto Rican writers Puerto Rican literature References Further reading Binder,Wolfgang. "Interview: Ed Vega". American Contradictions: Interviews with Nine American Writers. Eds. Wolfgang Binder and Helmbrecht Breining. Hanover and London: Wesleyan UP, UP of New England, 1995, 125–142. "A Hispanic Voice of Satire: Ed Vega's Portrait of the Puerto Rican Community". Voix et Langages aux Etats-Unis. Tome I. Ed. Serge Ricard. Aix-en-Provence: Univ. de Provence, 1993, 229–243. Hernández, Carmen Dolores. "Ed Vega". Puerto Rican Voices in English: Interviews with Writers. Wesport: Praeger, 1997, 196–225. Pérez, Richard. "Literary Pre/occupations: An Interview with Puerto Rican Author Edgardo Vega Yunqué". Centro Journal 18.1 (2006): 188–205. Edgardo Vega Yunqué (1936-) By: David de Posada, IN: West-Durán, Herrera-Sobek, and Salgado, Latino and Latina Writers, I: Introductory Essays, Chicano and Chicana Authors; II: Cuban and Cuban American Authors, Dominican and Other Authors, Puerto Rican Authors. New York: Scribner's; 2004. pp. 1019–1030. External links obituary The New York Times remembrance The New York Times Cityroom blog Latin American Writers Institute at Hostos CC "A Neighborhood Replete with Ghosts" The New York Times'', June 19, 2005. Retrieved March 6, 2014. 1936 births 2008 deaths 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists 20th-century American short story writers 21st-century American short story writers American male novelists American male short story writers Burials at Calverton National Cemetery Hispanic and Latino American novelists Hispanic and Latino American short story writers New York University alumni Puerto Rican United States Air Force personnel Puerto Rican writers State University of New York at Old Westbury faculty United States Air Force airmen Writers from Ponce PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award winners 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from New York (state) Hostos Community College faculty

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20frigate%20Romaine%20%281794%29

French frigate Romaine (1794)

Romaine was the lead ship of her class of frigates of the French Navy. She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande and in the Battle of Tory Island. She cruised to New York City in 1802, and was condemned in 1804. In 1805 she was converted to a troop ship but never sailed again, and she was eventually broken up in 1816. References Age of Sail frigates of France Romaine-class frigates 1794 ships Ships built in France

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massingy%2C%20Haute-Savoie

Massingy, Haute-Savoie

Massingy (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. See also Communes of the Haute-Savoie department References Communes of Haute-Savoie

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeroy%20Wood

Pomeroy Wood

Pomeroy Wood is the site near Honiton in Devon of a Roman military site of unknown type, probably either a fort or marching camp, though archaeological investigations have proved inconclusive. The site is at SY1399. The site was investigated during improvements to the A30 Honiton to Exeter road in the late 1990s. A rampart made of earth and timber was found and outside were two deep ditches with narrow ankle breakers at their bases. Preserved biological finds indicate that the garrison included a cavalry unit. Rubbings of samian ware found at Pomeroy Wood can be viewed at the Study Group for Roman Pottery website. References Roman fortifications in Devon Roman fortified camps in England Honiton

15828024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pringy%2C%20Haute-Savoie

Pringy, Haute-Savoie

Pringy (; ) is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Annecy. Geography The Fier forms part of the commune's southern border. See also Communes of the Haute-Savoie department References Former communes of Haute-Savoie Populated places disestablished in 2017

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9silly%2C%20Haute-Savoie

Présilly, Haute-Savoie

Présilly (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also Communes of the Haute-Savoie department References Communes of Haute-Savoie

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vailly

Vailly

Vailly may refer to the following places in France: Vailly, Aube, a commune in the Aube department Vailly, Haute-Savoie, a commune in the Haute-Savoie department Vailly-sur-Aisne, a commune in the Aisne department Vailly-sur-Sauldre,a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93France%20relations

Brazil–France relations

Brazil–France relations are the bilateral relations between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the French Republic. France and Brazil share a 730km long-border via. the French department of Guiana, the longest international border of France. The two countries are committed to strengthening their bilateral cooperation in the areas for which working groups have been created: nuclear energy, renewable energies, defence technologies, technological innovation, joint cooperation in African countries and space technologies, medicines and the environment. Brazil and France entered a formal strategic alliance in 2008. France supports Brazil's ambition to become a global player on the international scene, and has been a strong supporter of the Brazilian bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Through significant technology transfers, France intends to help Brazil acquire key technologies of a major world power in the military, space, energy and technology sectors. According to a 2013 BBC World Service Poll, 54% of French people view Brazil's influence positively, with 32% expressing a negative view, while 50% of Brazilians view France's influence positively, with 19% expressing a negative view. History In 2019, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro commented that he would only accept $20 million in G7 aid to fight the Amazon rainforest wildfires if French President Emmanuel Macron retracted criticisms which he found offensive. After a period of relative isolation and neglect under Bolsonaro, Brazil re-engaged in parterships with France under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, notably in green policies and defense projects such as the extension of the Franco-Brazilian Submarine Development Program. Trade relations Brazil is France's leading trade partner in Latin America and its fourth most important partner outside OECD. Over 500 French companies are established directly in Brazil and employ over 250,000 people. Total trade between the two countries surpassed $6.5 billion dollars in 2009. Cultural relations Brazil is France's leading partner in Latin America for cultural, scientific, and technical cooperation. Three French secondary schools (Brasília, Rio, and São Paulo) have a total of 2,150 students; 1,000 of whom are French. The Alliances françaises in Brazil constitute the oldest and most extensive in the world (74 establishments in 52 cities). Brazil, through its past and present connections to France, is eligible for membership with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. Both countries also share the distinction of being the largest Roman Catholic-majority countries by population on their respective continents. Cross-border cooperation Brazil and France share a 730 km border between the state of Amapá and the overseas department of French Guiana. The cross-border cooperation between the two countries has enjoyed increased vitality. This cooperation makes it possible to better integrate French Guiana into its geographical environment, to respond to the concerns of both parties about the various cross-border risks, to encourage human exchanges and trade and to develop the economy of the Amazon region, respecting the local populations and extraordinary environment. The granting to France, on the initiative of Brazil, of observer status within the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, will strengthen this cooperation. The construction of the Oyapock River Bridge over the Oyapock River, decided during President Lula’s visit to France, made the Cayenne-Macapá road link possible. The bridge was opened in 2017. Military cooperation Defence cooperation has undergone major developments in recent years. On July 15, 2005, Brazil and France signed several military cooperation agreements in areas such as aviation and advanced military technologies. On 2008, the two countries entered a Status of Forces Agreement. On 23 December 2008, Brazil and France established a formal strategic alliance. Brazil and France signed a major defense pact on December 24, 2008. At the occasion, the Brazilian government purchased 50 EC-725 Super Cougar helicopters, a nuclear submarine, and four s from the French government worth an estimated $12 billion. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed an accord approving the sale in Rio de Janeiro. All these contracts come with significant technology transfer and offer considerable participation prospects for the Brazilian industry. The helicopters will be built locally by the Brazilian firm Helibras in partnership with Eurocopter. The four conventional Scorpènes will also be built locally, in a new shipyard being built by Odebrecht and DCNS in Itaguaí, state of Rio de Janeiro. In September 2009, the two countries announced a joint venture between Agrale and Renault Trucks to produce military transport vehicles. In late 2019, it was reported that, under then-president Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian military viewed France as its biggest potential threat due to disputes over the Amazon rainforest. Transportation There are direct flights between Brazil and France with the following airlines: Air France, LATAM Brasil and Azul. A road connects the French city of Cayenne to Macapá in Brazil, via. a bridge over the Oyapock River, which is known as the N2 in French Guiana, and BR-156 in Brazil. Lobster War When the Brazilian navy moved to intercept French lobster fisherman off the coast of the state of Pernambuco in 1961, the French Navy deployed vessels in response. This is considered a bloodless war as no casualties occurred nor violence. Scientific cooperation France is Brazil's second-leading scientific partner, after the United States. Brazil is France's leading scientific partner in Latin America. The two countries cooperate in the areas of climate change, sustainable development, biodiversity, technological innovation and the genome. Resident diplomatic missions Brazil has an embassy in Paris and consulates-general in Marseille and in Cayenne and Saint-Georges (both in French Guiana). France has an embassy in Brasília and consulates-general in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and a consulate in Recife. See also Foreign relations of Brazil Foreign relations of France French Brazilian Brazilians in France French invasions in Brazil References External links Embassy of France in Brasília Official website Embassy of Brazil in Paris Official website France Bilateral relations of France

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry%20Blaze%20NIHL

Coventry Blaze NIHL

The Coventry Blaze NIHL are a British ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They are the NIHL affiliate of Coventry Blaze of the EIHL. The team started life as the Coventry Blaze (ENL) in 2007, changing their name to the Coventry Blaze NIHL ahead of the 2012–13 season. The team often provides many juniors competitive ice time. The team withdrew from the 2019–20 season, after being unable to replace the players that had left during the off-season, returning to NIHL action ahead of the 2020–21 season. Season-by-season record Club roster 2020–21 2020/21 Outgoing References External links Coventry Blaze NIHL official site Ice hockey teams in England

15828060

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vailly%2C%20Haute-Savoie

Vailly, Haute-Savoie

Vailly (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also Communes of the Haute-Savoie department References Communes of Haute-Savoie

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Categor%C3%ADa%20Primera%20B%20season

2006 Categoría Primera B season

The 2006 Categoría Primera B season, officially known as the 2006 Copa Premier for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season of Colombia's second tier football league Categoría Primera B since its founding. The competition began on 11 February and ended on 29 November 2006. La Equidad were the champions, winning both of the season's short tournaments to claim their first Primera B title as well as promotion to Categoría Primera A. Format The season was divided into two tournaments: Torneo I and Torneo II. In both tournaments, the 18 participating teams were drawn into two groups of nine teams each, with teams playing all teams in their group as well as one team from the other group twice. In Torneo I, the groups were formed by geographical criteria, grouping nearby teams, while in the second tournament of the season, geographical rivals were assigned to different groups. The top two teams of each group advanced to a final group stage which was also played in a double round-robin fashion. The winners of both of the season's tournaments would face each other in the season's grand final, with the champion being promoted at the end of the season and the runner-up playing the promotion/relegation playoff, which was implemented starting from this season. Teams 18 teams took part in the competition in this season. The 2005 Primera B champions Cúcuta Deportivo, who were promoted to Categoría Primera A, were replaced by Unión Magdalena, relegated from the top flight in the previous season. Prior to the start of the season, Florida Soccer was sold and moved to Montería, becoming Córdoba F.C., Bello F.C. was renamed Atlético Bello, and Dépor F.C. relocated from Cartago, Valle del Cauca to Jamundí, in the same department. Notes Torneo I First stage Group A Group B Cuadrangular Final Torneo II First stage Group A Group B Cuadrangular Final Finals The final series was canceled after La Equidad won the season's two short tournaments, promoting directly to Categoría Primera A. Runners-up playoff Given the cancellation of the final series, a playoff series between Valledupar and Cortuluá, runners-up of the Torneo I and Torneo II, respectively, was played to decide the team that would advance to the promotion/relegation playoff. Valledupar won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the promotion/relegation playoff. Promotion/relegation playoff As the second worst team in the 2006 Categoría Primera A season's relegation table, Atlético Huila had to play a two-legged tie against Valledupar, the runners-up playoff winner. Atlético Huila played the second leg at home as the Primera A team. The winner would be promoted or remain in Primera A for the 2007 season, while the loser would be relegated or remain in Primera B. Atlético Huila won 3–0 on aggregate and both teams remained in their respective leagues. Top scorers Source: Historia del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano 70 Años References External links Official Site of Primera B (Spanish) Web of Primera B in Dimayor History of Primera B Categoría Primera B seasons 2006 in Colombian football Colombia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cefn%20yr%20Ystrad

Cefn yr Ystrad

Cefn yr Ystrad is a mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It is an outlier of the Central Beacons group. The broad northeast - southwest aligned ridge reaches an elevation of . One of the southernmost peaks in the Brecon Beacons, it rises to the east of Pontsticill Reservoir. The summit area is a great stretch of wild moorland, with the highest point marked by a trig point. Geology The hill is formed from successive layers of Carboniferous Limestone and the overlying Twrch Sandstone (formerly known as the Basal Grit of the Millstone Grit). The rock strata generally dip to the south but are locally disrupted by foundering of the sandstone as the underlying limestone has dissolved away. There are extensive ice-smoothed pavements of the latter and loose rock abounds. The crest and southern slopes of the hill are home to dozens of shakeholes, some of which reach considerable proportions. Archaeology The hill is scattered with archaeological sites from the Bronze Age through to the industrial period. Pre-eminent amongst these are Garn Felen and Carn-y-Bugail; the latter, which translates as ‘cairn of the shepherd’, is a 15m diameter burial cairn southeast of the summit. It stands at 3m high but has been partly disturbed. Numerous nineteenth century boundary stones can traced across the hill bearing the engraved letters ‘D of B, TM’ on the one side and ‘GH’ on the other, marking the boundary between the estates of the Duke of Beaufort, Tretower Manor and of the Gwynne Holford’s who were established at Buckland Hall near Bwlch A number of more recent structures and tracks are associated with the now-abandoned limestone quarries of Cwar Blaen-dyffryn, Cwar y Hendre and Cwar yr Ystrad on the northern and northwestern flanks of the hill. Access The hill lies entirely within open country and so access on foot is freely available. A bridleway running northeast from Pontsticill skirts the northwestern edge of the hill bound for Dyffryn Crawnon and the Usk Valley. References External links www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cefn yr Ystrad and surrounding area Brecon Beacons Mountains and hills of Powys Marilyns of Wales Hewitts of Wales Nuttalls

15828083

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20D.%20Frisbie

Daniel D. Frisbie

Daniel Dodge Frisbie (November 30, 1859 Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York - August 6, 1931 Middleburgh, Schoharie Co., New York) was an American businessman and politician. Life Frisbie was educated in his hometown and later attended Hartwick Seminary in Cooperstown, New York. In 1882, he married Eleanor Manning, and they had three children. In the 1880s, Frisbie purchased two local newspapers and opened two insurance companies. Later, he was president of the local railroad and utility company. In 1904, as the editor of the Schoharie Democratic-Republican, he was elected President of the Democratic New York State Editorial Association. Frisbie was a member of the New York State Assembly (Schoharie Co.) in 1900, 1901, 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912; and was Minority Leader in 1901, 1909 and 1910; and Speaker in 1911. During his speakership happened the last election of a U.S. Senator from New York by the State Legislature: after a three-month-long deadlock, James Aloysius O`Gorman was elected to succeed Chauncey Depew. Frisbie was a member of the New York State Commission for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Sources EDITORS HAVE BUSY DAY in NYT on September 8, 1904 MURPHY PICKS GRADY TO LEAD THE SENATE in NYT on December 17, 1910 WAGNER IS LEADER; GRADY STAYS AWAY in NYT on January 4, 1911 State of New York at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915 (Albany, 1916; pg. 28) External links 1859 births 1931 deaths People from Middleburgh, New York Speakers of the New York State Assembly Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly American newspaper editors

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beazley%20Institute%20for%20Health%20Law%20and%20Policy

Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy

The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy opened at Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1984, responding to the need for an academic forum to study the burgeoning field of health law and to foster a dialogue between legal and health care professionals. Since that time, the Beazley Institute has grown to offer one of the most comprehensive and respected health law programs in the country, consistently ranked among the best health law programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The Institute today comprises students, faculty, researchers, practitioners, lecturers, librarians and staff working together to educate the health law leaders of tomorrow. Degree programs M.J. or Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law for health care professionals LL.M. or Master of Laws in Health Law for attorneys D.Law or Doctor of Laws in Health Law and Policy for health care professionals S.J.D. or Doctor of Juridical Sciences in Health Law and Policy for attorneys Certificate in Health Law for Juris Doctor candidates Benefactors Thanks to a $5 million gift from alumnus and friend Bernard Beazley and his wife, Kathleen, Loyola University Chicago School of Law has significantly expanded its nationally ranked Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy to better serve its students and alumni, the legal profession and the community. A 1950 Loyola Law graduate, Mr. Beazley is the former general counsel and senior vice president of Dentsply International, one of the largest professional dental products companies in the world. He has served on Loyola's President's Advisory Council and is a member of the Shield of Loyola University Chicago, the planned giving society. Resources Main sites Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy Loyola University Chicago School of Law Loyola University Chicago Water Tower Campus References Loyola University Chicago Research institutes established in 1984 Loyola University Chicago School of Law

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telli%C3%A8res-le-Plessis

Tellières-le-Plessis

Tellières-le-Plessis () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also Communes of the Orne department References Tellieresleplessis

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Mars-d%27%C3%89grenne

Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne

Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also Communes of the Orne department References Saintmarsdegrenne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longny-au-Perche

Longny-au-Perche

Longny-au-Perche () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Longny les Villages. Heraldry See also Communes of the Orne department Perche References Longnyauperche Perche

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longueno%C3%AB

Longuenoë

Longuenoë is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune L'Orée-d'Écouves. Commune borders The commune is surrounded by: Saint-Didier-sous-Écouves to the north Livaie to the west La Roche-Mabile to the south Saint-Ellier-les-Bois to the east. Demographics The population has varied over the past 200 years: See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Former communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonlay-l%27Abbaye

Lonlay-l'Abbaye

Lonlay-l'Abbaye () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France, situated midway between the towns of Domfront and Flers. It has a beautiful abbey and town square and is surrounded by walks and scenery, including the local viewpoint Fosse Arthur. Points of interest Biscuiterie de l'Abbaye - is the factory of the Sablé de l’Abbaye biscuit that was first manufactured here in 1964, which today still produces biscuits and is open for tours. National heritage sites The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. Notre-Dame Church a thirteenth century church that was registered as a monument in 1931. Sarcophage creusé dans un rocher à la Thomassière remains of a Merovingian sarcophagus from the Middle Ages, registered as a Monument historique in 1933. Notable People René-Prosper Tassin - (1697 – 1777) a French historian was born here. François Bidard - (1992) a French professional cyclist was born here. Heraldry Twin towns – sister cities Lonlay-l'Abbaye is twinned with: Stogursey, United Kingdom (since 1985) See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Lonlaylabbaye Monuments historiques of Orne Tourist attractions in Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonlay-le-Tesson

Lonlay-le-Tesson

Lonlay-le-Tesson () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Culésière and Lonlay-le-Tesson. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . There are a total of nine watercourses that traverse through the commune, two rivers The Rouvre and The Rouvrette. The other water courses are all streams, The Arthan, The Roussieres, The Lange, The Besier, The Laurenciere The Moulinet and La Petitiere. See also Communes of the Orne department References Lonlayletesson

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tess%C3%A9-Froulay

Tessé-Froulay

Tessé-Froulay () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Tessefroulay

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticheville

Ticheville

Ticheville () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bocage and Ticheville. The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents. The commune has the Touques flowing through its borders, plus four other streams, La Roulandiere, The Pres Garreaux, The Tanneries and The Valame. Places of interest Ticheville is home to Haras du Mezeray, a Thoroughbred racehorse breeding farm founded by Paul de Moussac in 1962. National heritage sites Priory of Ticheville is a former 14th centuayy priory that was listed as a Monument historique in 1994. Notable people Jean Baptiste Boisduval (1799 – 1879), a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician was born here. See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne pms:Tessé-la-Madeleine

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinchebray

Tinchebray

Tinchebray () is a former commune in the Orne department in the Lower Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2015, Tinchebray and six other communes merged becoming one commune called Tinchebray-Bocage. History It was the scene of the Battle of Tinchebray fought on 28 September 1106. During the Second World War, it was liberated by Allied forces on 15 August 1944. Heraldry See also Communes of the Orne department References Former communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchamp

Torchamp

Torchamp () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Points of interest National heritage sites Château de Torchamp an eighteenth century chateau, it and surrounding buildings were registered as a Monument historique in 1974. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touquettes

Touquettes

Touquettes () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournai-sur-Dive

Tournai-sur-Dive

Tournai-sur-Dive (, literally Tournai on Dive) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Montmilcent, Miguillaume and Tournai-sur-Dive. The commune has the River Dives running through it and two streams Pont aux Anes & the Foulbec. Tournai-sur Dives during the Second World War At the centre of the Falaise Pocket, the small village of TOURNAI- sur- DIVES took a very important part in the outcome of the Battle of Normandy. Just 23 inhabitants stayed in their village with the priest of the commune (parish): l'Abbé Launay. Some German soldiers lived there as well with their officer. Everybody was exhausted due to the heat of July and the non-stop bombing of the Allies. Finally, the priest and the German officer decided to both go to the Canadian and Polish battle line near Trun and ask to surrender. They travelled in a tank bearing the red cross and white flag. However, German officer became afraid to meet Polish soldiers because of their reputation of not taking prisoners, so they changed their objective and went to the American unit in Chambois. There, Americans kept the German officer as hostage and the abbey returned to Tournai-sur-Dives where all the Germans gave themselves up. It was the very first day of the end of the Battle of Normandy; 21 August 1944. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Menhir dit la Pierre au Bordeu is a Neolithic Menhir classified as a Monument historique in 1938. See also Communes of the Orne department The Battle of Normandy Falaise Pocket References Tournaisurdive Megalithic monuments in France Stone Age sites in France Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loug%C3%A9-sur-Maire

Lougé-sur-Maire

Lougé-sur-Maire () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Vaux Bougon,Milhard, La Métairie, La Huttière and Lougé-sur-Maire. Lougé-sur-Maire along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. There are 6 watercourses that traverse through the commune, the River Maire, Aunais stream, Vallees Stream, Chalau Stream, Gue Blandin stream and la Barbottiere stream. See also Communes of the Orne department References Lougesurmaire

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchainville

Marchainville

Marchainville () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Longny les Villages. See also Communes of the Orne department References Former communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marchemaisons

Marchemaisons

Marchemaisons () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison-Maugis

Maison-Maugis

Maison-Maugis () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cour-Maugis sur Huisne. See also Communes of the Orne department References Maisonmaugis

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vingt-Hanaps

Vingt-Hanaps

Vingt-Hanaps () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Écouves. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Vingthanaps

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitrai-sous-Laigle

Vitrai-sous-Laigle

Vitrai-sous-Laigle (, literally Vitrai under Laigle) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is located 70 km north west of Chartres and 53 km south west of Evreux. It takes its name from the town of l'Aigle, 8 km to the north west. See also Communes of the Orne department References Vitraisouslaigle

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly-en-Gouffern

Silly-en-Gouffern

Silly-en-Gouffern () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Gouffern en Auge. See also Communes of the Orne department References Sillyengouffern

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villedieu-l%C3%A8s-Bailleul

Villedieu-lès-Bailleul

Villedieu-lès-Bailleul (, literally Villedieu near Bailleul) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The Pont aux Anes stream is the only watercourse that runs through the commune. See also Communes of the Orne department References Villedieulesbailleul

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villers-en-Ouche

Villers-en-Ouche

Villers-en-Ouche (, literally Villers in Ouche) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of La Ferté-en-Ouche. See also Communes of the Orne department References Villersenouche

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villiers-sous-Mortagne

Villiers-sous-Mortagne

Villiers-sous-Mortagne (, literally Villiers under Mortagne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also Communes of the Orne department References Villerssousmortagne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvrandes

Yvrandes

Yvrandes () is a former commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2015, Yvrandes and six other communes merged becoming one commune called Tinchebray-Bocage. See also Communes of the Orne department References Former communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valli%C3%A8res

Vallières

Vallières may refer to: People Vincent Vallières (born 1978), Canadian singer Yvon Vallières (born 1949), Canadian politician Pierre Vallières (1938–1998), Canadian journalist and writer Places Vallières, Aube, a commune in the Aube department, France Vallières, Haute-Savoie, a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department, France Vallières (commune), a commune in the Nord-Est department, Haiti Vallières-sur-Fier, a commune in the Haute-Savoie department, France Vallières Arrondissement, an arrondissement in the Nord-Est department, Haiti See also Vallier and Vallière, surnames Vale (disambiguation)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauves-sur-Huisne

Mauves-sur-Huisne

Mauves-sur-Huisne (, literally Mauves on Huisne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Points of interest National heritage sites The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. Bridge in Mauves-sur-Huisne the bridge was built between 1610-11, it was registered as a monument in 1939. Saint-Pierre Church a thirteenth century church, registered as a Monument historique in 1975. Notable People Jean-Baptiste Dureau de la Malle - (1742 - 1807) a Saint Dominican writer of French literature and translator, who died here. See also Communes of the Orne department References Mauvessurhuisne Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontaine-les-Bassets

Fontaine-les-Bassets

Fontaine-les-Bassets () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune has the River Dives running through it, as well as the Guerard stream. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites The Commune has 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique Château à Fontaine-les-Bassets an eighteenth Century Chateau registered as a Monument historique in 1984 Dolmen dit Pierre-Levée a Neolithic dolmen registered as a monument historique in 1934 See also Communes of the Orne department References Fontainelesbassets Dolmens in France Stone Age sites in France Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontenai-les-Louvets

Fontenai-les-Louvets

Fontenai-les-Louvets () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune L'Orée-d'Écouves. It is located in the Forêt d'Écouves in Normandy. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Markers of Forêt d'Écouves a set of 80 markers positioned in the 18th century that mark the boundaries of the forest, they were registered as a Monument historique in 1987. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Fontenaileslouvets

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontenai-sur-Orne

Fontenai-sur-Orne

Fontenai-sur-Orne (, literally Fontenai on Orne) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the commune of Écouché-les-Vallées. See also Communes of the Orne department References Fontenaisurorne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresnay-le-Samson

Fresnay-le-Samson

Fresnay-le-Samson () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune has the river Vie and Fontaine de la Motte stream running through its borders. See also Communes of the Orne department References Fresnaylesamson

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Langis-l%C3%A8s-Mortagne

Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne

Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne (, literally Saint-Langis near Mortagne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Points of interest Aérodrome de Mortagne-au-Perche is an Aerodrome within the commune which is also shared with neighbouring communes of Saint-Hilaire-le-Châtel that opened in 1978. Its ICAO airport code is LFAX. The airport has a 720 metre by 18 metre track that was created in 1985. National heritage sites Prulay estate is a estate, featuring an eighteenth century chateau, it was listed as a Monument historique in 1998. See also Communes of the Orne department References External links Saintlangislesmortagne Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-L%C3%A9ger-sur-Sarthe

Saint-Léger-sur-Sarthe

Saint-Léger-sur-Sarthe (, literally Saint-Léger on Sarthe) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Saintlegersursarthe

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-L%C3%A9onard-des-Parcs

Saint-Léonard-des-Parcs

Saint-Léonard-des-Parcs is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography Saint-Léonard-des-Parcs along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. See also Communes of the Orne department References Saintleonarddesparcs

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Loyer-des-Champs

Saint-Loyer-des-Champs

Saint-Loyer-des-Champs () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. In 2015 it became part of Boischampré. See also Communes of the Orne department References Saintloyerdeschamps

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Mard-de-R%C3%A9no

Saint-Mard-de-Réno

Saint-Mard-de-Réno () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Points of interest National heritage sites Saint-Médard parish church is a twelfth century church, that was registered as a Monument historique in 1998. Notable People Édouard Isidore Buguet - (1840–1901) was a medium and spirit photographer, who was born here. See also Communes of the Orne department References Saintmarddereno Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valli%C3%A8res%2C%20Haute-Savoie

Vallières, Haute-Savoie

Vallières () is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Vallières-sur-Fier. Geography The Fier forms the commune's southern border. See also Communes of the Haute-Savoie department References Former communes of Haute-Savoie Populated places disestablished in 2019

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versonnex%2C%20Haute-Savoie

Versonnex, Haute-Savoie

Versonnex is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also Communes of the Haute-Savoie department References Communes of Haute-Savoie

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berd%27huis

Berd'huis

Berd'huis () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Population Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Grand-Saint-Quentin Manor is a 16th century manor house declared as a Monument historique in 1974. See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9houdin

Méhoudin

Méhoudin () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Points of interest National heritage sites Domaine de Monceaux originally an eighteenth century Manor house, that was completely rebuilt identically, but with a concrete reinforced frame, in 1920 by architect François-Benjamin Chaussemiche, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1993. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9nil-Erreux

Ménil-Erreux

Ménil-Erreux () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Points of interest National heritage sites Normanderie farm a nineteenth century farm, that was registered as a Monument historique in 2005. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Menilerreux Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9nil-Froger

Ménil-Froger

Ménil-Froger () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Brûle,La Croix Fanchon, La Bessière and Ménil-Froger. The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge. The commune has two rivers, The Dieuge and The Ure flowing through its borders, plus a stream, The Bouillonnay. Places of interest National heritage sites Logis de Ménil-Froger a 15th century manor house that was listed as a Monument historique in 2000. See also Communes of the Orne department References Menilfroger Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9nil-Gondouin

Ménil-Gondouin

Ménil-Gondouin () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Coconière, La Haute Bruyèreand Ménil-Gondouin. The commune is part of area known as Suisse Normande. Menil-Gondouin only has one watercourse running through it, the Ruisseau de Vienne. Notable buildings and places The living and talking church of Ménil-Gondouin Saint-Vigor du Ménil-Gondouin church is a nineteenth century church that has been covered in statues and dozens of inscriptions by a single person, the parish priest Victor Paysant (1841-1921). The church contains the head of a statue, of the Crowned Virgin, that is dating back to the 14th/15th Century and was listed as a Monument historique in 1984. National heritage sites The Commune has 2 other buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique Domain of the Court a set of remains of an old 16th century Chateau that belonged to Antoine de Turgot, that was listed as a Monument historique in 1983. Logis Saint-Honorine an 18th Century chateau with outbuildings dating back to the 15th century, listed as Monument Historique in 1975 See also Communes of the Orne department References Menilgondouin Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9nil-Hermei

Ménil-Hermei

Ménil-Hermei () is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region of north-western France. Geography The commune of Ménil-Hermei is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Ménil-Hermei, La Viéville, Le Mois and Le Vivier. The commue has two rivers flowing through it, the Orne and its tributary the Baize. Administration The mayor is Katia Halluin, elected in 2020. Demography History In 1321, Jean de Corday bought the fief of Mesnil-Hermey. In 1465, the title of nobility of Raoul de Corday du Mesnil-Hermé is confirmed. In 1505, Marguerite - the daughter of Guillaume "Raoult", Esquire, Lord of Mesnil-Hermey - marries Thomas Williamson, a Scottish knight staying in France with the French king, Charles VIII). In the 18th century, the land of Mesnil-Hermey belonged to the Marquis de Rabodanges. Places of interest The valley of the river Orne with: the raised stone which bygone people named: "Pierre à Gargantua". the rock called "Bec Corbin", dominating the river, at the foot of which passed the old stone road from Domfront to Falaise, via Durcet, La Forêt-Auvray and Ménil-Hermei. Between these two towns, the road followed (unlike the current asphalt road) the route of the old path of "Bougas". It was by this route that the imposing stone pedestal of the monument to William the Conqueror, erected at the foot of Falaise Castle in 1850, was sent, causing considerable difficulties for the horse teams between "Forest Bridge" and Ménil-Hermei. See also Communes of the Orne department References Menilhermei

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9nil-Hubert-en-Exmes

Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes

Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Bergerie, La Farinière and Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes. The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge. The commune has one river, the Vie and a single stream, the Douy running through its borders. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Chateau Menil-Hubert-en-Exmes an 18th century chateau that was classified as a Monument historique in 2010. The artist Edgar Degas was invited to stay at the Chateau in 1859 and had a workshop built for him to work in. See also Communes of the Orne department References Menilhubertenexmes Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9nil-Hubert-sur-Orne

Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne

Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne (, literally Ménil-Hubert on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Losier,Grignon, Le Hamel, La Branle, Rouvrou, La Batonnière, La Davillerie, Les Monts and Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne. The commune has 4 watercourses running through it, with 3 rivers the Orne plus two of its tributaries the Noireau & the Rouvre. The other watercourse is a stream called Ruisseau de la Mare des Bois. People linked with the commune Pierre Cally (1630-1709), a French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian was born here. See also Communes of the Orne department References Menilhubertsurorne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9nil-Jean

Ménil-Jean

Ménil-Jean () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Putanges-le-Lac. The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. See also Communes of the Orne department References Meniljean

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9nil-Vin

Ménil-Vin

Ménil-Vin () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune of Ménil-Vin is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The river Baize runs through the commune, along with one of its tributaries,Ruisseau du Val Lienard. See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almen%C3%AAches

Almenêches

Almenêches () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune of is made up of the following villages and hamlets, Saint-Hippolyte, Almenêches, Fligny, La Gare, Le Mesnil, Les Champs Bouchers, Le Friche, Surônes and Les Essarts. The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge. Almenêches along with another 70 communes is also part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. Almenêches has a total of 15 water courses running through it, three rivers The Orne, la Dieuge and Le Don. The other twelve watercourses are all streams; la Gironde Fausse Rivière Querpont L'Epinet Noës Essards Essards Essarts Rogneux Calvaire Joncerai Plessis Places of interest National heritage sites Almenêches church a 16th century Church that was part of Almenêches Abbey and listed as a Monument historique in 1948. Population The inhabitants are known as Almenéchois in French. Notable people Louis-Guillaume Perreaux (1816 -1889) an inventor who submitted one of the first patents for a working motorcycle in 1869, was born here. Heraldry See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoigny

Antoigny

Antoigny () is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 12 January 2016, Antoigny was annexed by the commune of La Ferté-Macé. Population The inhabitants are known as Antoniaciens. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Former communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appenai-sous-Bell%C3%AAme

Appenai-sous-Bellême

Appenai-sous-Bellême (, Appenai under Bellême) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography Appenai-sous-Bellême along with the communes of Vaunoise, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Igé and Belforêt-en-Perche is part of the Bois et coteaux calcaires sous Belleme a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 105 hectares and is home to the European stag beetle and European ash. Population Points of Interest National heritage sites Château des Feugerets is a 16th century Chateau, declared as a Monument historique in 2001. The Chateau grounds are shared with the neighbouring commune of La Chapelle-Souëf See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne Natura 2000 in France

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athis-de-l%27Orne

Athis-de-l'Orne

Athis-de-l'Orne is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre. The modifier "de l'Orne" was added to the name in 1968, to distinguish it from Athis in the departement of Marne and Athis-Mons in the departement of Essonne. The former commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The rivers Vère and Lembron run through it. The church of St. Vigor dates from the 19th century. Population International relations It has been twinned since 1980 with Bromyard in Herefordshire, England, and since 1986 with Schöppenstedt in Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany. Heraldry See also Communes of the Orne department References Former communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubry-en-Exmes

Aubry-en-Exmes

Aubry-en-Exmes () is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Gouffern en Auge. Population See also Communes of the Orne department References Former communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubry-le-Panthou

Aubry-le-Panthou

Aubry-le-Panthou () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune along with another 11 communes is part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents. The River Vie runs through the commune in addition to two streams, the Val Roger & the Mont-Ormel. Population Points of Interest Coteau des Champs-Genêts is a 29 hectare Sensitive Natural Space of Orne. The reserve features the following fauna and flora Camargue horses, Boloria dia, Adonis blue, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, Dactylorhiza viridis and Gentiana cruciata. Vajradhara-Ling is a Buddhist centre based in the commune since 1982. See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunay-les-Bois

Aunay-les-Bois

Aunay-les-Bois () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. It is notable for its Karting racetrack, which hosts rounds of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship. Population Notable buildings and places Circuit International D’Aunay Les Bois is a Karting racetrack that hosts rounds of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship. National heritage sites Château d'Aunay-les-Bois is a 17th-century chateau, declared as a Monument historique in 1971. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne Kart circuits

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunou-sur-Orne

Aunou-sur-Orne

Aunou-sur-Orne (, literally Aunou on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography Aunou-sur-Orne along with another 69 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. History In 1811 Aunou-sur-Orne absorbed the neighbouring commune of Saint-Cenery-près-Séez (sometimes spelled Saint-Cénery-près-Sées or Saint-Céneri-près-Sées). Population Personalities Nicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil. He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées. See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merri%2C%20Orne

Merri, Orne

Merri () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, L'Herbeyand Merri. The River Dives runs through the commune. Places of interest Camp de Bierre is an archaeological site dating back to the Neolithic era. The main dry-stone wall of the site measures 32 metres across and is 7 metres in height. Notable People Jacqueline Pierreux - (1923 – 2005) a French film and television actress, is buried here. See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne Stone Age sites in France

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monceaux-au-Perche

Monceaux-au-Perche

Monceaux-au-Perche () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Longny les Villages. See also Communes of the Orne department References Monceauxauperche

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avernes-Saint-Gourgon

Avernes-Saint-Gourgon

Avernes-Saint-Gourgon () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents. Population Notable buildings and places National heritage sites The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. Church of Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Julitte of Saint-Cyr-d'Estrancourt is an 11th century church, declared as a monument in 1998. Saint-Gourgon Church is a 19th century church, declared as a monument in 2006. See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avernes-sous-Exmes

Avernes-sous-Exmes

Avernes-sous-Exmes (, literally Avernes under Exmes) is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Gouffern en Auge. Population See also Communes of the Orne department References Former communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1878%E2%80%9379%20FA%20Cup

1878–79 FA Cup

The 1878–79 Football Association Challenge Cup was the eighth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Forty-three teams entered, although five of the forty-three never played a match. First round Replays Second round Replay Third round Fourth round Replay Second replay Semi finals Final References External links FA Cup Results Archive 1878-79 1878–79 in English football FA Cup

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazoches-au-Houlme

Bazoches-au-Houlme

Bazoches-au-Houlme () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography The commune of Bazoches-au-Houlme is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Bazoches-au-Houlme, La Guilberdière, Le Pont de Baize and La Thiboudière. The river Baize runs through the commune, along with four of its tributaries, Ruisseau des Vaux Viets, Ruisseau du Val Lienard, Ruisseau du Val and Ruisseau des Vallees. Notable buildings and places National heritage sites Saint-Pierre Church is a church built during the 12th century that contains a group of sculptures of The Virgin Bringing Communion to Saint Avoie, from the old church of Saint-Pavin is classed as a Monument historique. Château de Bazoches-au-Houlme is a stately home built in many stages. At first it was castle fortress remnants from the 12th century that was partly destroyed by Geoffrey Plantagenet with a watchtower that was built in the 14th century added to the structure. Later in the 15th to 18th century a stately home was added to the structure. This is classed as a Monument historique. Notable people Remy de Gourmont, a French symbolist poet, novelist, and influential critic, was born in Bazoches-au-Houlme. Maurice Ephrussi, owned the Haras du Gazon, a breeding farm in Bazoches-au-Houlme which produced several horses of notable ability. Population See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne Monuments historiques of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazoches-sur-Ho%C3%ABne

Bazoches-sur-Hoëne

Bazoches-sur-Hoëne () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe. Population See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreuil-au-Houlme

Montreuil-au-Houlme

Montreuil-au-Houlme () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Crestinière and Montreuil-au-Houlme. Montreuil-au-Houlme along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. The commune has one river running through it, The Maire and 2 streams, the Noeve & the Gué d'Arnettes. See also Communes of the Orne department References Montreuilauhoulme

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreuil-la-Cambe

Montreuil-la-Cambe

Montreuil-la-Cambe () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents. See also Communes of the Orne department References Montreuillacambe

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulins-la-Marche

Moulins-la-Marche

Moulins-la-Marche is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The Commune is one of 30 communes that make up the Natura 2000 protected area of Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge. In addition the commune along with another 32 communes is part of the Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe. Points of Interest Hippodrome Jean Gabin - The racetrack was created in 1959 by the actor Jean Gabin who owned land in the area. The venue hosts Harness racing. In 1989 the venue was used in the film Ripoux contre Ripoux. Heraldry Twin towns – sister cities Moulins-la-Marche, along with Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe and Courtomer is twinned with: Schmitten, Germany See also Communes of the Orne department References Moulinslamarche Horse racing venues in France

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulins-sur-Orne

Moulins-sur-Orne

Moulins-sur-Orne (, literally Moulins on Orne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Moulins-sur-Orne, Les Marteaux' and Bel œuvre. Moulins-sur-Orne along with another 70 communes is part of a 20,593 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents. The commune has three rivers running through it, the River Orne and one of its tributaries the River Houay, plus a tributary to the Huoay, called the Ruisseau des Fontaines Thiot Notable buildings and places Jardin de Marigny is an English styled garden of 9000m2 that is occasionally opened to the public. The garden is a member of the Union des Parcs et Jardins de Normandie (Calvados-Manche-Orne). See also Communes of the Orne department References Moulinssurorne Gardens in Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moutiers-au-Perche

Moutiers-au-Perche

Moutiers-au-Perche () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography Tourouvre au Perche along with the communes of Feings, Longny les Villages, Le Mage, Tourouvre au Perche and Charencey is part of the Forets, etangs et tourbieres du Haut-Perche a Natura 2000 conservation site. The site measures 3670 hectares and is home to the following fourteen protected Flora and Fauna; Bullhead Brook lamprey white-clawed crayfish Jersey tiger Marsh fritillary European stag beetle Northern crested newt Lesser horseshoe bat Greater horseshoe bat Western barbastelle Geoffroy's bat Bechstein's bat Greater mouse-eared bat floating water-plantain. Points of interest National heritage sites Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Harou an eleventh century church, that was registered as a Monument historique in 1941. See also Communes of the Orne department References Moutiersauperche Monuments historiques of Orne Natura 2000 in France

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellou-en-Houlme

Bellou-en-Houlme

Bellou-en-Houlme is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Forêterie,Laubesnière, Le Val du Breuil, La Longrais,Le Clos,Le Pont and Bellou-en-Houlme. There are 10 watercourses that traverse through the commune, two rivers The Val du Breuil, and The Gine, in addition to eight streams. The eight streams are the Laurenciere, the Roussieres, la Haie, the Grand Ros, La Prevostiere, the Loget, the Lange and La Source Philippe. Population Notable buildings and places National heritage sites The Commune has one buildings listed as a Monument historique, which is the Château de Dieufit, a farm house built in 1862, and listed in 2012. Notable People Foulques du Merle - (1239 - 1314) was Seigneur of Gacé and Bellou-en-Houlme, and Baron of Le Merlerault, Briouze and Messei. Twin towns – sister cities Bellou-en-Houlme is twinned with: Wehretal, Germany See also Communes of the Orne department References Communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellou-le-Trichard

Bellou-le-Trichard

Bellou-le-Trichard () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Population See also Communes of the Orne department References External links Official site Communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellou-sur-Huisne

Bellou-sur-Huisne

Bellou-sur-Huisne (, literally Bellou on Huisne) is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rémalard en Perche. Population Saint Paterne church The church at Bellou-sur-Huisne, as many religious buildings in the Perche, belongs to the Romanesque era. This cruciform church has a single nave. The base of the tower constitutes the North transept, while a chapel built in 1854, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, serves as South transept. The apse ends in a semicircle, while its base is made of stones of quite large size. The building must have had architectural interest. The main entrance was the North one. It is the most typical feature of the original church. In the 16th and 17th century, the church underwent alterations. In 1875, the "Fabrique" (official organization of parishioners) and direct gifts from parishioners made it possible to start restoration work, and the sculptures representing various motifs taken from Christian symbolism date from that time. The most typical features are the 82 medallions which decorate the various sides of the building, representing the history of Christianity, the sins of men, redemption, the litanies of the Virgin Mary and the symbols of the Church. The furniture of the church is quite remarkable : a baroque altarpiece in painted stone with wings and six columns (18th century), an arched pediment with glory, garlands and baskets of flowers, decorated with two statues (Saint Martin and Saint Paterne) in carved and painted wood (17th century), a wooden tabernacle (18th century), a great crucifix in carved and painted wood (17th century), an 18th-century processional banner. All these are on the supplementary historical register. A beautiful set of 18th century benches is also worthy of notice. One of the three bells (1896) was given to the parish by the empress of Russia. Her godfather was count Jules François de la Bonninière de Beaumont, and her godmother her majesty the dowager empress of Russia Maria Feodorovna, widow of Alexander III, and mother of the last Tsar, Nicolas II. The windows represent the patron saints of the parish and the saints who lived in the Perche. The ones in the apsidal recesses are Saint Paterne, Saint Eloi and Saint Louis, the ones in the nave, Saint Latuin and Saint Laumer. The nave windows were designed and made in an Argentan workshop, by Ledien and Bazire (1858). Local popular fashion best enabled the stained glass artists to express their originality. In the absence of academic models, they had to create original art representing the specific cults of the Perche. Several of these windows have been on the register of the département since 1987. Next, transfer of the relics of Saint Latuin to Bellou S/Huisne. Eighteenth century processional banner, restored in 2006-2007 (Oil on linen canvas, one side representing Saint Paterne, the other, the virgin enthroned.) Bellou-sur-Huisne Patrimoine association The "Bellou-sur-Huisne Patrimoine" association was created in July 2005 in order to collect gifts from individuals and companies and help the village to preserve its cultural and historical heritage and more specifically, the church of Saint Paterne. Thanks to the gifts and to the "Fondation du Patrimoine" and the "Conseil Général de l'Orne", the tower and many works of art (The Stations of the Cross, the banner etc.) have already been restored. Many objects and pieces of furniture are still in need of renovation. Gifts to the association may be tax-deductible. For further information, contact : See also Communes of the Orne department References Bellou-sur-Huisne on the link of Bellou Patrimoine Former communes of Orne

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Madison%20Dukes%20football

James Madison Dukes football

The James Madison Dukes football program represents James Madison University in the sport of American football. The Dukes compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC), beginning play within the conference for the 2022 season. The university first fielded a football team in 1972, and the Dukes play at the on-campus Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Dukes are currently coached by Bob Chesney. The JMU football team has been the centerpiece of JMU sports since the early 1990s. Under former head coach Mickey Matthews the Dukes continued their rise in national prominence, winning the 2004 FCS National Championship. The Dukes won their second national championship in 2016 and finished as national runners-up in 2017 and 2019. Notable Dukes include Charles Haley, one of two players to win five Super Bowl rings and is also an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame; Scott Norwood, of the Buffalo Bills; Gary Clark, an All-Pro wide receiver for the Washington Commanders; Arthur Moats, a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers who is known for delivering the sack that led to the end of the record streak of consecutive starts made by Brett Favre in the National Football League (NFL); and Aaron Stinnie, an offensive guard for the New York Giants who won a Super Bowl with the 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. History Early history (1972–1998) Just five years after (then) Madison College had become a coeducational institution, the Dukes fielded their first football team. Football was the brainchild of Dr. Ronald Carrier, Madison's president at the time, who was attempting to change the psychology of the campus away from an all-women's teachers college. The first game took place on October 7, 1972, against Shepherd College's junior varsity team at Harrisonburg High School. The team consisted of a few dozen walk-ons and was coached by 30-year-old Challace McMillin. In 1975, the Dukes had their first undefeated season and won the Virginia College Athletic Association title. Two players, Madison Hall of Fame quarterback Les Branich and offensive guard Jeff Adams, played in both the Dukes' only winless season in 1972 and its only undefeated season in 1975. For the 1980 season, Madison made the jump from NCAA Division III to NCAA Division I-AA where they played as an Independent through 1992. After twelve seasons the Dukes would join the Yankee Conference, which would become the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1997, then finally CAA Football, the legally separate football league operated by the all-sports Colonial Athletic Association (since renamed the Coastal Athletic Association), in 2007. Mickey Matthews era (1999–2013) The Dukes made the NCAA playoffs in former head coach Mickey Matthews' first year with the team and in 2004, the Dukes won the Division I-AA (now FCS) National Championship behind quarterback Justin Rascati and running back Raymond Hines. They were the first and only team to win three games on the road to advance to the national championship game. They returned to the playoffs in 2006 but suffered an early exit at the hands of Youngstown State University. The Dukes went to the playoffs again in 2007, traveling to Appalachian State in the first round. While down 27–28, JMU lost the game with a fumble on the ASU 8-yard line in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter. In 2008, they posted a 10–1 season record (the lone loss coming in the season opener to FBS team Duke) and received the top seed in the playoffs behind sensational quarterback Rodney Landers. After defeating Wofford and Villanova (for the second time that season), they were defeated by the Montana Grizzlies in the semi-final round after Landers went down with an ankle injury. In the second week of the 2010 season, JMU beat then #13 FBS ranked Virginia Tech in Blacksburg 21-16 A $62 million stadium expansion to Bridgeforth was completed in 2011, adding an upper deck, club seating and 17 private suites. Bridgeforth's official seating capacity is approximately 24,877, and is designed so it can be expanded to seat over 40,000. Matthews gained his 100th career victory on October 6, 2012, in a 13–10 win over the Towson Tigers. At the end of the 2013 season, after going 6–6 and missing the FCS playoff for the fourth time in five years, Mickey Matthews was let go as the head football coach after 15 seasons at the helm for the JMU Dukes. Everett Withers era (2014–2015) On December 21, 2013, Everett Withers, assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State was named as the sixth head coach in the program's history by athletic director, Jeff Bourne. Prior to his work at Ohio State, Withers was interim head coach for North Carolina during the 2011 season after the dismissal of Butch Davis. His first win as interim head coach at North Carolina was against the Mickey Matthews led James Madison Dukes on September 3, 2011. While at JMU Withers compiled a 19-7 overall mark while making playoff appearances in both of his years in Harrisonburg. He also helped JMU receive national attention when ESPN's College GameDay show traveled to Harrisonburg to feature the 2015 Dukes. Mike Houston era (2016–2018) On January 18, 2016, James Madison named Mike Houston as head coach of the Dukes football program. Houston was formerly head coach of the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (2011–13) and Citadel Bulldogs (2014-15). Houston was very successful at Lenoir-Rhyne claiming three conference championships and an appearance in the NCAA Division II Football National Championship. At The Citadel, Houston led the Bulldogs to their first SoCon conference championship since 1992. In 2016 Houston defeated 4 FCS top 25 teams on the road as he led the Dukes to the 2016 CAA Football title with a 20–7 win over Villanova University gaining the university's first ever back to back titles. In the 2016 FCS playoff second round, he and the Dukes defeated the University of New Hampshire 55–22. The Dukes then went on to defeat Sam Houston State 65–7 in the NCAA FCS Quarterfinals. In the Semifinals, Mike Houston's Dukes defeated the five-time NCAA Division I FCS champions the North Dakota State University Bison 27–17, giving them the opportunity to face Youngstown State in the National Title Game on January 7, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. JMU won the National Championship in decisive fashion, with a score of 28–14 (Youngstown State scored a meaningless touchdown with seconds left in the game) on a cold, 15 °F afternoon in Frisco, Texas On January 7, 2017, JMU faced the Youngstown State Penguins for the 2016 FCS National Championship at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. JMU got off to a fast start, leading Youngstown 21–0 by the middle of the second quarter. JMU QB Bryan Schor had two quick passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown by JMU RB Khalid Abdullah got the game started quickly for the Dukes. Youngstown State battled back to score just before halftime to make it a 21-7 game at the half. JMU added another touchdown early in the third quarter extending their lead to 28-7. Youngstown State added a touchdown late in the 4th quarter but the game had already been decided. JMU finished off the game winning their second national championship by a final score of 28-14. JMU QB Bryan Schor threw for 112 yards and 2 touchdowns, JMU RB Khalid Abdullah rushed for over 100 yards and 2 touchdowns and JMU DB Jordan Brown finished with 7 tackles to lead the JMU defensive effort. The Dukes started their title defense season on September 2, 2017, with a dominating win against Division 1 FBS members East Carolina, winning by a score of 34-14 to claim a victory over a team from college football's highest division for the second time in three seasons. The Dukes went on to finish with a perfect regular season record, including an 8–0 record in CAA Football — becoming the first team since 1977 to go undefeated in back-to-back CAA campaigns. On Sunday November 19, JMU was awarded the #1 seed in the 2017 FCS Playoffs by the Selection Committee. After a first-round bye, JMU faced the Stony Brook Seawolves in the FCS Second Round, winning by a score of 26-7. In the FCS Quarterfinals, the Dukes faced Big Sky member Weber State. Trailing late in the 4th quarter, JMU eventually won the game on a last second field goal, advancing to the FCS semifinals to face South Dakota State, from the Missouri Valley Football Conference. In this game, the Dukes, bolstered by 10 takeaways on defense, cruised to an easy 51-16 victory, and earned a return trip to Frisco, TX to defend their 2016 National Championship. In the Title game, the Dukes were plagued by dropped passes and uncharacteristic turnovers, and fell to the North Dakota State Bison by a score of 17-13. In 2017, JMU set program and CAA record winning streaks. Before falling to North Dakota State, the Dukes won their previous 26 games, dating back to the 2016 season, the 2nd longest winning streak in FCS history (NDSU- 33 games). On December 12, 2017, James Madison announced Mike Houston had signed a 10-year contract extension to keep him at the school through the 2027 season. The Dukes entered the 2018 season ranked second nationally, behind only the defending national champion North Dakota State, and faced NC State to start the 2018 campaign, losing a close game by a score of 24-13. JMU then won its next four games as they held their #2 ranking. The Dukes then had their 19 game home win streak snapped against Elon who was ranked #10 in the country at the time. The Dukes also faced an uncharacteristic loss to New Hampshire later in the season as their record fell to 6-3. JMU won out the rest of the season but failed to win a share of the conference title for the first time since 2014. They earned an at large bid to the NCAA FCS Playoffs and faced Delaware in the First round, winning 20-6. The Dukes then traveled to Colgate in the second round of the playoffs amid rumors of Mike Houstons departure. JMU lost this game on a last second field goal. During the game, starting quarterback for JMU Ben DiNucci threw 5 interceptions and threw for 0 touchdowns as the Dukes lost 20-23. At the end of the season, JMU finished with a 9-4 record. Following the conclusion of the 2018 season, Mike Houston accepted the position of head coach at East Carolina University. Curt Cignetti era (2019–2023) On December 14, 2018, it was announced that former Elon football head coach Curt Cignetti would be the 8th head coach of James Madisons football program. The Dukes entered the 2019 season with 19 starters returning and a preseason ranking of #1 but not a consensus #1 as NDSU once again entered the season at #1 throughout most FCS polls. #2 James Madison came three yards shy of forcing a potential overtime in the NCAA Division I Championship Game, but a late interception sealed a third consecutive national title for #1 North Dakota State in a 28-20 victory for the Bison on Saturday afternoon at Toyota Stadium. The Bison concluded the 2019 season with a perfect 16-0 record, while the Dukes saw their 14-game win streak end, completing the campaign at 14-2. JMU's 2019 senior class finished their careers with the most wins in school history, with 51 victories, and the Dukes are now 2-2 overall in national-title games. JMU also finished 2019 tied for the most wins in a single season, with 14. This matches the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Since 2016, all three meetings with JMU and NDSU have been decided by 10 points or less, a touchdown game in each of the national-title game matchups. On November 6, 2021, it was announced that the James Madison football program had accepted an invitation to move up to the FBS and would join the Sun Belt Conference prior to the 2023 football season. In response to this announcement, the all-sports CAA announced that James Madison would be banned from the conference's championships for the remainder of their time in the conference. This ban did not apply to football because CAA Football had no such provision in its bylaws. Subsequently, James Madison announced they had finalized their departure from the CAA on February 2, 2022, and would join the FBS and the Sun Belt for the 2022-23 season. JMU's arrival in FBS made the Dukes the second program, after UCF, to have played at all four current levels of NCAA football. On October 9, 2022, the Dukes became the first ever first-year FBS program to be ranked in the AP Top 25, ranked 25. The Dukes finished the 2022 season with an 8-3 record and tied for the best record in the Sun Belt East. In November 2023, the Dukes earned their highest ever ranking in the AP poll, ranked 18. On November 18, James Madison University hosted ESPN's College Gameday for the first time as an FBS school (third time overall). The Dukes finished the regular season with an 11-1 record and received an invitation to play Air Force in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, falling to the Falcons 21-31 in the team's first ever bowl game appearance. On November 30, 2023, Cignetti departed James Madison University to become the head coach at Indiana. Bob Chesney era (2024–present) On December 7, 2023, Bob Chesney was hired from Holy Cross. Current coaching staff Conference affiliations 1972–1973: Independent 1974–1975: Virginia Collegiate Athletic Association 1976: NCAA Division II Independent 1977–1979: NCAA Division III Independent 1980–1992: NCAA Division I-AA Independent 1993–1996: Yankee Conference 1997–2006: Atlantic 10 Conference 2007–2021: CAA Football 2022–present: Sun Belt Conference Rivalries Old Dominion On October 26, 2022, the JMU Dukes and in-state rival Old Dominion Monarchs announced the official beginning of the "Royal Rivalry". As the Virginia-based schools within the Sun Belt Conference, they will compete for an all-sports trophy that contains a football component and draws its name from the royal inspiration of both schools' mascots. The all-time football series between the two schools is tied at 2–2. JMU won the most recent meeting 30–27 on October 28, 2023. Delaware Richmond William & Mary Championships National championships Conference championships Division championships Postseason results FCS Playoffs The Dukes have appeared in the Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs 18 times, most recently in 2021. Their combined record is 24–16. They were Division I-AA/FCS National Champions in 2004 and 2016 and National Runners-up in 2017 and 2019. Bowl games Head coaches Future non-conference opponents Announced schedules as of March 13, 2024. References External links American football teams established in 1972 1972 establishments in Virginia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto%20Rico%20Highway%2060

Puerto Rico Highway 60

Puerto Rico Highway 60 (PR-60) or Avenida Dionisio Casillas is a freeway entirely located in Humacao, Puerto Rico. It connects Puerto Rico Highway 30 to Puerto Rico Highway 3 and has two exits: PR-198, Humacao Centro: Access to Hospital Ryder, one of the most important hospitals in Humacao; Downtown Humacao and East Las Piedras PR-924, Antón Ruiz: Access to Downtown Humacao and barrio Antón Ruíz. History The freeway was part of PR-30 before the latter, then called Puerto Rico Alt Highway 30 (or ramal), ended in the intersection with PR-909 near Mariana. When PR-53 was under construction, PR-30 was also extended to its terminus and the Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico (DTOP) renumbered the final 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) of former PR-30 to PR-60. Exit list See also References External links 060 Humacao, Puerto Rico

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowler%20Hollow%20Run

Fowler Hollow Run

Fowler Hollow Run is a stream in Perry County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is part of the Susquehanna River watershed as it is a tributary of Shultz Creek, which is a tributary of Shermans Creek, which flows into the Susquehanna. The drainage basin for Fowler Hollow Run is 5.59 square miles (14.48 km2) and enters Shultz Creek 3.90 miles (6.28 km) from its mouth on Shermans Creek. It is 48.14 miles (77.47 km) along Shermans Creek to the lower Susquehanna River. The 6.2 mile (10 km) waterway creates a narrow valley, part of which is designated Fowlers Hollow State Park. The stream is a popular site for fishing brown and brook trout and is stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission before the opening of the fishing season. It also has a good population of native brook trout. References Fowler Hollow Run is in the Lower Susquehanna River watershed. Rivers of Perry County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Pennsylvania

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulonges-sur-Sarthe

Coulonges-sur-Sarthe

Coulonges-sur-Sarthe (, literally Coulonges on Sarthe) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. geography The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe. Points of Interest Base de Loisirs is a lake, that is used for swimming, and features a beach area. Old mushroom Farm of Petit Hayes'is a Natura 2000 conservation site measuring 12.77 Hectares. The site is a former Chalk mine, that later became a mushroom farm, which hosts six varieties of bats, listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive, which are the Greater horseshoe bat, Lesser horseshoe bat, Western barbastelle, Geoffroy's bat, Bechstein's bat and the Greater mouse-eared bat. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Coulongessursarthe Natura 2000 in France

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuilly-sur-Eure

Neuilly-sur-Eure

Neuilly-sur-Eure (, literally Neuilly on Eure) is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Longny les Villages. See also Communes of the Orne department References Neuillysureure

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%20Kennel%20Club

Japan Kennel Club

The Japan Kennel Club (ジャパンケネルクラブ) is the primary registry body for purebred dog pedigrees in Japan. It hosts the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) Japan International Dog Show held annually at the Tokyo Big Sight; the event also includes two grooming competitions, with the highest award regarded as the "best in Japan" title. Other than conformation shows, the JKC promotes obedience trials for purebred dogs and confers championship and other titles in obedience and similar competitions; the JKC also certifies and examines groomers, trainers and other dog-related professionals. It also administers tests and certifies rescue dogs, as well as host rescue dog competitions. History The precursor to the organization, the was formed in 1949; this then became the in 1952. The Club became a member of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (World Canine Federation) in 1979. The Japanese name was amended to in 1999. See also Nihon Ken Hozonkai References External links Fédération Cynologique Internationale Kennel clubs 1949 establishments in Japan

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neauphe-sous-Essai

Neauphe-sous-Essai

Neauphe-sous-Essai (, literally Neauphe under Essai) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also Communes of the Orne department References Neauphesousessai

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville-sur-Touques

Neuville-sur-Touques

Neuville-sur-Touques (, literally Neuville on Touques) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Cotillière and Neuville-sur-Touques. The commune has the Touques flowing through its borders, plus four other streams, The Chaumont, The Aumones, The Tanneries and The Douy. See also Communes of the Orne department References Neuvillesurtouques