Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Saint-Sorlin is a traditional Maurienne mountain village with some 350 permanent inhabitants. It is positioned in a mountain setting, with its slopes facing the 3000 metre Aiguilles d’Arves and at the foot of the Étendard glacier. Situated between 1550 and 1700 metres it is the highest village on the Col de la Croix de Fer. Made up of 14 hamlets spread over 3 km it has a famous Baroque church, several chapels, a cheese cooperative and a few farms giving it an authentic Savoyard village ambiance. The village has various summer fetes and other activities and regularly features in the Tour de France route. The Col de la Croix de Fer attracts many cyclists and also provides a good starting point for walks to the Trois Lacs and the Étendard Glacier (fishing, picnic sites and mountain viewpoints).

It is a ski resort, part of the larger Les Sybelles area. Gaston Maulin's project of linking St Sorlin with the La Toussuire and Le Corbier ski resorts has created Les Sybelles, an area that ranks high in the list of the largest French ski areas, with over 300 kilometres of intermediate level skiing. The St Sorlin area has over 120 kilometres of pistes and is generally considered to have the best runs and be the best placed sector of the Sybelles area. With village slopes starting at 1550 metres and a current maximum lift altitude of 2620 metres there is normally good snow until the end of April but there are also plenty of strategically placed snow cannons. St Sorlin has a 16 km cross country ski trails, 4 green, 11 blue, 9 red and 2 black runs with beginners slopes in the village.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz () is a commune of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography
The village of Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz is located in the middle valley of the Hyères between Mont Grêle (1425 m) and Mont Outheran (1,676 m). Forests cover half of the township. The township is part of the Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse.

Toponymy
In the eleventh century, a Breton monk named Theobaldus built for pilgrims and travelers a "Hostellerie priory", at a place called Pre Chartreux between the Gencourt and the Poulemonts. Theobaldus gave the town its name (Thibaud), we called then the town under the name of Saint Thibaud.

Full name Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz is mentioned for the first time in Latin in 1497 in the cartulary Labaudie "Parrochia Sancti theobaldi de Couz". The name Couz, which means "pass" was used to refer to the Hyères valley until the Caves parade.

History
After the planning of the caves parade by Charles Emmanuel II in 1670, crossing of the marshes of Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz located in the plain was still a real problem. Many travelers complained to the authorities; there was even, say, three people mired with their carriage in 1684. It was the draining of wetlands under Napoleon that allowed to borrow road Chambéry - Lyon without much difficulties.

In the late 1990s, excavations have revealed traces of prehistoric occupation, dating from the late high Palaeolithic (12 000 years BC.)

Policy and administration

Population and society

Demographics
In 2011, the municipality had 975 inhabitants.

Cultural events and festivities

Media

Sports

Personalities
 Philibert II of Savoy
 Charles Emmanuel II

Sights
 Church of Saint-Thibaud de Couz

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Salins-les-Thermes (; ) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Salins-Fontaine.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Former communes of Savoie


Serrières-en-Chautagne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Notable people
Joanny Thévenoud (1878-1949), minister in Upper Volta

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Vital is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Too Much Too Young can refer to:

Too Much Too Young (EP), a 1980 recording by band The Specials/Special A.K.A.
Too Much Too Young: The Gold Collection, a 1996 compilation release by The Specials
"Too Much Too Young", 1992 single by the band Little Angels


Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Offenge-Dessous is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2015, Saint-Offenge-Dessous and Saint-Offenge-Dessus merged becoming one commune called Saint-Offenge.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

2015 disestablishments in France
Former communes of Savoie


Saint-Offenge-Dessus is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2015, Saint-Offenge-Dessus and Saint-Offenge-Dessous merged becoming one commune called Saint-Offenge.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Former communes of Savoie


Coise-Saint-Jean-Pied-Gauthier (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography
The Chéran forms the commune's western border.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Feissons-sur-Isère (, literally Feissons on Isère) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune La Léchère.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Former communes of Savoie


Feissons-sur-Salins is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Drumettaz-Clarafond (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


David Thurston (20 September 1918 – 10 December 2013) was an American aircraft designer noted for his work on small amphibious aircraft, including the Colonial Skimmer, Lake Buccaneer, Thurston Teal and AeroMarine Seafire. He also wrote three books about light airplane design: Design for Flying, Design for Safety, and Homebuilt Aircraft.

Biography
Thurston was born in Mineola, New York. In June 1940 he received a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from New York University- NYU.  His first employment was with Brewster Aeronautical Corporation where he was a design engineer from May 1940.

In May 1942 he joined Grumman Aircraft.  After World War II, Thurston was involved in the development of three personal type aircraft directly under the Grumman president, Leroy Grumman. The aircraft included the G-65 Tadpole amphibian, as well as the G-63 and G-72 Kitten sport airplanes. None of these aircraft entered production, when the post-war personal aircraft market did not boom as predicted.

Thurston became design group leader for the G-79 naval jet fighter, designated F9F Panther by US Navy.  From December 1947 to June 1953 Thurston was in charge of Grumman Rigel guided missile development program  followed by the F11F Tiger naval jet fighter.  At his resignation from Grumman in January 1955, Thurston was in charge of the design and development of propeller driven aircraft at Grumman, being a senior member of a staff responsible for the operation of a 1500-man engineering department.

Thurston died at South Portland, Maine on 10 December 2013.

References

External links
 Thurston. - Steinar's Hangar.

Aircraft designers
1918 births
2013 deaths


Baron Gustav Evertsson Horn of Marienburg (28 May 1614 – 27 February 1666) was a Finnish-Swedish military man and politician. He was a member of the Privy Council of Sweden and Governor General.

Horn, the son of Field Marshal Evert Horn, was born in 1614 in Southwest Finland, at the time a part Sweden. He became captain in 1635, and a colonel in 1640. In 1651, he was, along with cousin Henrik Horn, raised to a baron. Gustav Horn became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1653, and in the following year, he was assigned the role of Governor General of Ingria and Kexholm, an office he left for the assignment of Governor General of Finland in 1657. In 1656 he was appointed general, in 1658 rikstygmästare and in 1663 field marshal. The latter year he also became Governor General of Bremen-Verden. Gustav Evertsson Horn died in Stade, Germany, in 1666.

Incursion into Muscovy
In February of 1657, Horn led a military expedition from Finland into Muscovy, traversing northern Kexholm County with the objective of launching an offensive to destroy the settlements situated east of Lake Ladoga. Exploiting the timing of the Orthodox Easter, approximately 300 cavalrymen under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Erik Pistolhielm conducted a surprise assault on Tulemajärvi. This operation resulted in the death of all the local inhabitants, the burning of the village, and the destruction of the houses of those who remained inside. Additionally, the Swedish forces set ablaze several Muscovite supply depots and wreaked havoc on the Muscovite countryside

References

External links

1614 births
1666 deaths
People from Masku
Field marshals of Sweden
Field marshals of Finland
Governors-General of Sweden
Swedish Governors-General of Finland
17th-century Swedish nobility
17th-century Finnish nobility
Members of the Privy Council of Sweden
Finnish Privy Councillors
17th-century Swedish politicians
17th-century Swedish military personnel


Montcel () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Villard-d'Héry is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Villard-Léger is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Villard-Sallet is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Villard-sur-Doron is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Villarodin-Bourget () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Communes of Savoie


Montaimont () is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Saint-François-Longchamp.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Former communes of Savoie


The Nirajul Mare is the right headwater of the river Niraj in Romania. It joins the Nirajul Mic in the village of Câmpu Cetății to form the Niraj. Its length is  and its basin size is .

References

Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Mureș County


Bellecombe-en-Bauges is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography
The Chéran forms part of the commune's south-western border.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Gellért Ivancsics (born 23 February 1987 in Sopron) is a Hungarian football player currently playing for SC Kroatisch Minihof.

References

External links
HLSZ

1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Sopron
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
MTK Budapest FC players
BFC Siófok players
FC Sopron players
Budapest Honvéd FC players
Budapest Honvéd FC II players
Diósgyőri VTK players
Szigetszentmiklósi TK footballers
Zalaegerszegi TE players
Pápai FC footballers
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Nemzeti Bajnokság II players
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Footballers from Győr-Moson-Sopron County


Frank Lopez or López may refer to:

Frank Lopez, a character in the 1983 film Scarface
Frank López García (born 1995), Cuban footballer
Frank López (footballer, born 1989), Belizean footballer
Franklin López (born 1982), Nicaraguan footballer


Barberaz (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry.

Population

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


The Rosenmund–von Braun synthesis is an organic reaction in which an aryl halide reacts with cuprous cyanide to yield an aryl nitrile.

The reaction was named after Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund who together with his Ph.D. student Erich Struck discovered in 1914 that aryl halide reacts with alcohol water solution of potassium cyanide and catalytic amounts of cuprous cyanide at 200 °C. The reaction yields the carboxylic acid,  not the nitrile, but Rosenmund speculated that the intermediate should be the nitrile, since nitriles on aromatic rings can react to form carboxylic acids. Independently Alfred Pongratz and  improved the reaction by changing the reaction conditions to higher temperatures and used no solvent for the reaction. Further improvement of the reaction was done in the following years, for example the use of ionic liquids as solvent for the reaction.

See also
Kolbe nitrile synthesis a similar reaction for the synthesis of alkyl nitrile
Sandmeyer reaction
Von Braun reaction

References

Substitution reactions
Name reactions


Billième is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Ontex is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Communes of Savoie


Orelle () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

It is connected by the longest télécabine in the world to Plan Bouchet, a skiing area that is part of the 3 vallées, the largest linked ski domain in the world. From there one can access the Val Thorens ski station.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

 Official site of Orelle Tourism Office
 Official site of Les 3 Vallees ski domain
 Orelle overview
 Orelle skiing on mobile and wap
 Les 3 Vallees mobile and wap
 Vanoise National Park

Ski areas and resorts in France
Communes of Savoie


Pallud (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Albertville.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Pralognan-la-Vanoise () or simply Pralognan () is an alpine commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 715. The commune is located within Vanoise National Park.

The Patinoire olympique was the curling venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics hosted in Albertville and surroundings in the French Alps.

Geography

Climate

Pralognan-la-Vanoise has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Pralognan-la-Vanoise is . The average annual rainfall is  with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Pralognan-la-Vanoise was  on 31 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was  on 3 February 1956.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links
Official site
Cycling up to Pralognan-Les Prioux: data, profile, map, photos and description

Venues of the 1992 Winter Olympics
Communes of Savoie
Sports venues in Savoie


Ruffieux () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Belmont-Tramonet is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Betton-Bettonet is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Grésy-sur-Isère (, literally Grésy on Isère) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Épersy (; ) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Entrelacs.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Former communes of Savoie


Épierre () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Esserts-Blay is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Étable () is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Valgelon-La Rochette.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Former communes of Savoie


Gilly-sur-Isère (, literally Gilly on Isère; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Gilly-sur-Isere is situated at the edge of Albertville to the bottom of the Combe de Savoie where you can access the valleys of Maurienne and Tarentaise and the valley of Arly and Beaufortain.

Geography

Climate

Gilly-sur-Isère has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Gilly-sur-Isère is . The average annual rainfall is  with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Gilly-sur-Isère was  on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was  on 6 January 1985.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Grésy-sur-Aix (, literally Grésy on Aix; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is  away from Aix-les-Bains. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry.

Notable people

 Antoine Philibert Albert Bailly, (1605-1691), bishop of Aosta

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Fighter Squadron 11 (Hävittäjälentolaivue 11, HävLLv 11) is a Finnish fighter squadron located in Rovaniemi, Lapland. It is the operational part of the Lapland Wing.

Organization
1st FlightFighter flight, flies F-18C/D and also trains mechanics
2nd FlightFighter flight, flies F-18C/D and trains pilots
4th FlightLiaison flight, flies Valmet Vinka, PA-31-350 Chieftain, Valmet L-90TP Redigo aircraft

Sources

www.ilmavoimat.fi

21
Rovaniemi


Sevens is a dance group from Kicevo, North Macedonia, created by Ariana Xhambazi.  The group originally had seven girls, but the number of dancers in the group has changed over time.  The group currently comprises Lana, Tole, Buli, Bona, and Shype.

In 2006 the group saw their first big success, winning Best Group in the Fest Dituria festival.  Soon they were invited to perform at other concerts and festivals.

On 9 May 2008 they won the 3rd place in Balkans for dancing in RinFest 2008 - Montenegro

External links
The official site of Sevens

Macedonian musical groups


Bourgneuf () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Bonvillard is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Bonvillaret is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Bourdeau () is a commune situated in the Savoie department and in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Bourget-en-Huile is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References
Official Bourget en Huile site

Communes of Savoie


Bramans is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis.

Twin towns — sister cities
Bramans is twinned with:

  Giaglione, Italy (2010)

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Former communes of Savoie


Césarches is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Cessens is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Entrelacs.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Former communes of Savoie


Rognaix is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Pugny-Chatenod (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


The Diocese of Lanusei () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Sardinia; before 1986 it was the diocese of Ogliastra. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cagliari.

History

Ogliastra was formerly under the Archbishop of Cagliari. Pope Leo XII, at the petition of King Charles Felix of Sardinia, by a bull of 11 November 1824, erected Ogliastra into a diocese, suffragan of Cagliari, with the Capuchin Serafino Carchero for its first bishop.

Tortoli, the episcopal seat, was in the district of Lanusei. Other bishops were:

Giuseppe Paderi
Emanuele Virgilio, previously Vicar-General of the diocese of Venosa.

Ordinaries
Serafino Matteo Ignazio Marie Carchero (Serafino Carchero), O.F.M. Cap. (20 Dec 1824 – 20 Jan 1834 Confirmed, Bishop of Bisarchio o Bisarcio)
Vincenzo Fois (Vincentius Fois) (19 May 1837 – 3 Aug 1838 Resigned)
Giorgio Manurrita (13 Sep 1838 – 4 Dec 1844 Died)
Michele Todde Valeri, Sch. P. (14 Apr 1848 – 22 Dec 1851 Died)
Paolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra (24 Nov 1871 – 25 Sep 1882 Appointed, Archbishop of Oristano)
Antonio Maria Contini (25 Sep 1882 – 16 Jan 1893 Appointed, Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio)
Salvatore Depau-Puddu (12 Jun 1893 – 12 Dec 1899 Died)
Giuseppe Paderi (28 Mar 1900 – 30 Oct 1906 Died)
Emanuele Virgilio (15 Apr 1910 – 27 Jan 1923 Died)
Antonio Tommaso Videmari (2 Mar 1923 – 13 Feb 1925 Resigned)
Giuseppe Miglior (15 Jul 1927 – 6 May 1936 Died)
Lorenzo Basoli (28 Oct 1936 – 4 Jul 1970 Died)
Salvatore Delogu (2 Feb 1974 – 8 Jan 1981 Appointed, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona)
Antioco Piseddu (29 Sep 1981 – 31 Jan 2014 Retired)
Antonio Mura (31 Jan 2014 Appointed – 2 July 2019 Appointed, Bishop of Nuoro )

Bishop Mura was appointed as apostolic administrator after his appointment to Nuoro, Pope Francis appointed him to the see of Lanusei again, in addition to his current role as Bishop of Nuoro (uniting in persona Episcopi the dioceses of Nuoro and Lanusei).

Notes

External links
GCatholic.org page

Lanusei
Religious organizations established in 1824
Lanusei
1824 establishments in Italy
1824 establishments in the Kingdom of Sardinia


Saint-Germain-la-Chambotte (; ) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Entrelacs.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Former communes of Savoie


Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise is a village in the Tarentaise Valley in Savoie, France. The old village lies on the main road between Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Val-d'Isère. About 4 km above the village (turning left at La Thuile) is the ski resort of Sainte Foy (referred as Sainte Foy Station).

Ski resort
The resort was built in an old farming hamlet, some of which survives as chalet accommodation. Most of the village has been built recently, but in a vernacular style. There are two spas in the resort, ski shops, 4 bars, 7 restaurants and 2 small supermarkets.

The mountain
The mountain's highest point is the Col de l'Aiguille at 2620 m, with a vertical drop of just over 1000 m. There are around 20 pistes, four chairlifts, one Green and one Blue-grade trail, various Red runs and one groomed Black run with another three marked off-piste.

History
While the Tarentaise seems to have been populated as early as the 5th millennium B.C. by the Ceutrons, there is no evidence of a human presence in the commune of Sainte-Foy before the Romans settled there around the 3rd century B.C. The Tarentaise was then successively occupied by the Burgundians (a Nordic tribe) until the 10th century, and then administered by the archbishops of Charlemagne who protected the populations as best they could against the invasions of the Saracens.
It seems that there was a place of worship in Sainte-Foy as soon as the region was evangelized by Jacques de Tarentaise in the 5th century, probably dedicated to Sainte-Madeleine, the second patron saint of the village, but the name of Sainte-Foy only appears in an official text in 1170.

From the 13th century until the end of the 18th century, Sainte-Foy depended on the seigneury of Val d'Isère and included Tignes and the entire valley. Between 1391 and 1738, the parish was administered by three trustees installed in the districts of Les Villes, Tiers de la Thuile and Tiers du Milieu. On January 31, 1784, Joseph Joachin d'Allinges, the last lord of Val d'Isère, freed Saint-Foy.

The construction of the Tignes dam, which had been planned since the 1930s, was resumed in 1947 and inaugurated on July 4, 1953 by President Auriol. The post-war rural exodus affected Sainte-Foy as elsewhere and the village inexorably emptied of its population: by 1975, the village had only 593 inhabitants. From the 1960's on, several projects for winter sports resorts were proposed, until in 1982, the site of Bon Conseil was finally selected for a ski resort. After delays and opposition to scheme, Mayor Daniel Pascual, elected in 1987, finally opened the first three chairlifts in the winter of 1990/91, with the slogan "Sainte-Foy, j'y crois". After a chaotic start, the resort became popular in the 2000s, especially with English and Dutch tourists.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

 Sainte-Foy Tourist Office
 Webcam
 Piste map

Communes of Savoie
Ski areas and resorts in France
Savoie communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac (, literally Sainte-Hélène of the Lake) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère (, literally Sainte-Hélène on Isère) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography

Climate

Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines is . The average annual rainfall is  with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines was  on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was  on 5 February 2012.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Sainte-Reine is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Franc is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

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Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-François-de-Sales (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-François-Longchamp (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Montaimont and Montgellafrey were merged into Saint-François-Longchamp.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


The Simte are one of the Zo People in Northeast India.  They are mainly concentrated in the southern parts of the state of Manipur. Most of the Simte are descendants of Ngaihte. Sim means South in their dialect. Simte people mainly settled in Thanlon Sub-Division, Lamka town in Churachandpur, Manipur, Motbung, Leimakhong and parts of Nagaland areas.  A significant number also are settled in neighbouring areas of Mizoram and Assam. There are also Simte in Chin State in Myanmar.

See also
 List of Scheduled Tribes in India

References

Kuki tribes
Scheduled Tribes of Manipur


Kevin "Special K" Daley (born October 7, 1976) is a Panamanian former basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters. He also played on the Panama national team.

Early life
Daley was born in Panama City. He grew up in Los Angeles County, and graduated from Artesia High in Lakewood, California.

College career
Daley played as a freshman for Nevada. However, he grew homesick and transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).  After sitting out a year, he played as a sophomore for the Bruins in 1997–98. Unhappy with the limited playing time he received, he transferred again to Azusa Pacific University. Daley led the Cougars to the NAIA Final Four, and earned the Conference Most Valuable Player honors in 2000.

Professional career
He played overseas in Australia, Taiwan, the Netherlands and for the Panama national team before joining the Harlem Globetrotters after they saw him play in a 2004 summer league. Kevin played with the Globetrotters for 10 years and performed shows in both Spanish and English. During the team's 2005 World Tour, Daley played as a dunker and Showman.

After basketball
In 2007, Daley became an American citizen. He also received a Sociology degree from Ashford University in 2010. Since retiring from basketball Daley has written an autobiography called “I Never Stopped Smiling”, and delivered speeches based on it, as well as working as a Sales Director for Velocity Global.

In 2023, Kevin Daley made his acting debut in the feature film Sweetwater. He also coordinated the basketball scenes in the film.

Michael Jordan's double
Daley was a body double portraying a young Michael Jordan in the Gatorade 2002 commercial "23 vs 39", in which a Bulls-era Jordan takes on his Wizards-era counterpart in a game of 1-on-1. The spot makers interposed a CGI reproduction of a young Jordan onto Daley's body and face in post-production.

References

1976 births
Living people
Azusa Pacific Cougars men's basketball players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Harlem Globetrotters players
Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball players
Panamanian men's basketball players
Sportspeople from Panama City
UCLA Bruins men's basketball players
2006 FIBA World Championship players
American men's basketball players
Chinese Basketball Alliance imports
Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Taiwan
American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan


The Namesake is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in McClure's in March 1907.

Plot summary
Charles Bentley, one of Hartwell's students, is about to leave. After going to an upscale restaurant, Maxim's, they all gather at Hartwell, who goes on to tell his life story. His father, an American, moved to Italy to seek inspiration for his sculptures. His uncle stayed in America and died in the Civil War shortly after. At age eleven, his mother died and he was sent to work as an apprentice in a sculpture atelier in Rome until age twenty-one. When he was fourteen his father died. On coming of age, he moved to Paris where he studied with more masters, and eventually took a trip to America to see his father's birthplace in Western Pennsylvania. Although at first he didn't feel at home with the ravages industrialisation had wreaked on the landscape, he soon learned his uncle had been buried in the garden. Later in the attic he found a trunk with his own name on it, and realised this was his uncle's. The sense of kinship was rekindled; that is why he feels going home is always something special.

Characters
Lyon Hartwell, a sculptor.
Student from New Hampshire
Student from Colorado
Student from Nevada
Student from the Middle West
Student from California, the narrator.
Charles Bentley, a fellow student, leaving Paris for home.
Two young Poles
The Gascon
The waiter at Maxim's
An old woman from Pennsylvania. She tells him about his uncle's grave.
An old soldier from Pennsylvania. He tells him about his uncle's eagerness to go to war.
Lyon Hartwell, Hartwell's uncle. He died in the Civil War at age fifteen.

Allusions to other works
Hartwell's uncle is said to have read Virgil's Aeneid.

Literary significance and criticism
The Namesake was inspired by her maternal uncle, William Silbert Boak, who died in the Civil War. For that reason, it has been deemed 'one of Cather's most autobiographical fictions'. The short story has been linked to Willa Cather's poem, The Namesake, which also broaches the subject of the Civil War, told from the perspective of a sculptor.

The frame story has been deemed Jamesian. It has also been linked to One of Ours with regards to Claude Wheeler.

It has also been propounded that although it is set in Paris and Pennsylvania, it 'foreshadows the treatment of Nebraska'.

References

External links
Full Text at the Willa Cather Archive

1907 short stories
Short stories by Willa Cather
Works originally published in McClure's


Héctor Martín Icart Atahídes (born 1 December 1984 in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan footballer.

External links

 Player profile

1984 births
Living people
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
C.A. Bella Vista players
Danubio F.C. players
Rampla Juniors players
Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
Juventud de Las Piedras players
Cienciano footballers
La Equidad footballers
Patriotas Boyacá footballers
Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca footballers
Deportes Puerto Montt footballers
Central Español players
Sud América players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Primera B de Chile players
Categoría Primera A players
Peruvian Primera División players
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Peru


Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France. It is part of the Canton of La Ravoire in the Arrondissement of Chambéry and included in the Grand Chambéry agglomeration community (previously Chambéry Métropole - Cœur des Bauges).

Geography

Location
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré is located less than ten kilometres (about six miles) southeast of the city of Chambéry and  northeast of the city of Grenoble (as the crow flies). Neighboring municipalities of the commune are Challes-les-Eaux and Curienne to the north, Chignin to the east, and Myans to the south and west. Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré and its neighboring municipalities together form the outer suburb of Chambéry

Topography
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré has an area of  and extends into the southwest edge of the Bauges, a limestone massif in the northern French Prealps. The main part of the municipality is situated in the Cluse de Chambéry, the glacial valley which separates the Bauges and the Chartreuse Mountains. The administrative centre is located on the foothills, at less than  above sea level. The lowest point sits at , the level of the cluse. In the eastern part of the commune, a mountain pass called the Trouée des Marches ('Gap of the Marches') allows connection by road to the municipalities located there. Elevation extends over  above sea level in this area and reaches  at the height of the massif.

The commune does not contain any significant bodies of water, aside from streams and rivulets.

Land use
Over half of the land in Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré (57.9%) comprises agricultural areas, with an additional 22.3% classified as hardwood forests. Vineyards (10.3%) and discontinuous urban areas (9.5%) account for the remaining land.

In addition to the village center on the valley floor, Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré also includes the hamlet of La Boisserette (440 m; 1,440 ft) in a flute in the foothills of the Bauges.

History

The first documented reference to a settlement in what is now Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré can be traced to around 1100 CE, under the Latin name Ecclesia Sancti Georgii (; 'Parish of Saint George'). In 1110 CE, Bishop Hugues de Grenoble founded a priory of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine at Saint-Georges, to which the churches and parishes of Saint-Georges, Saint Pierre in Chignin, Saint Vincent in Triviers (today Challes-les-Eaux), Saint Jean-Baptiste in Barby and Saint Maurice in Curienne were initially assigned.

Two centuries later, the variant Jeoire, latinized Jourius, was popularized in the Savoy and Piedmont regains and was adopted as the standard name used by the priory. In the following centuries, four more parishes were added. The priory was one of the first to be integrated into the Sainte Maison de Thonon in 1599, an instrument of counter-reformation in the Chablais created by Pope Clement VIII. The place name Prieuré was added to the commune name in 1901.

The priory church of Saint-Georges du Prieuré is the only construct of the former priory still standing. The church was built during the last quarter of the 14th century into the 15th century, replacing the original Romanesque church from 1110 CE. Two bays from the original church were reused in the later building. The church and its inventory were designated as monument historique in 1956, recognizing its importance to the architectural, historical, and cultural heritage of France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official website of Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré (in French)

Communes of Savoie
Savoie communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Saint-Béron (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières (before 2013, Saint-Georges-des-Hurtières) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Genix-les-Villages.

Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers is known for its cakes (gâteau de Saint-Genix) that are filled and decorated with pink pralines.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Former communes of Savoie


Saint-Girod (; ) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Entrelacs.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Former communes of Savoie


Saint-Jean-d'Arvey (; Arpitan: Sant-Jian-d'Arvê) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry. In 2019, it had a population of 1,726.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Jean-de-Belleville (; ) is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Les Belleville.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Former communes of Savoie


Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Jean-de-Couz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography
Saint-Jean-de-Couz is located at the level of the col de Couz (630m) along the road D1006 which winds through the Couz valley between Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz north and Saint-Christophe-la-Grotte south. The village lies at the junction with the D45 road that climbs the slopes of La Cochette (1,617m), east. The Cochette ridge separates the township to Entremont-le-Vieux.

The township is part of the Parc Naturel Régional de Chartreuse.

The stream of Hyères, which has its source in the col des Égaux on the boundary township of Corbel, flows along the RD45 before following the Couz valley and RD1006 towards Chambéry. The Saint-Jean territory is basically covered with forests, especially of spruces and beeches that forest roads pass through. The most important of them stands on the slopes of Mont Beauvoir (1,319 m), which the ridge line is the boundary with the townships of Saint-Pierre-de-Genebroz and La Bauche.

History
Saint-Jean-de-Couz was an ancient parish was transferred to the Commandery of Les Échelles. In ancient times, a Roman road from Lyon to Milan crossed the territory of the district. It was restored by the princes of Piedmont-Sardinia , and what remains is now known as Sardinian track. A relay station marked the col de Couz for a long time. In the 19th century, a deposit of refractory clay was discovered which was used in the manufacture of bricks. The quarry closed around 1948, and is now flooded and forms a stocked pond for fishing.

During the Second World War, a hotbed of resistance stood against the German occupation, particularly under the leadership of former Mayor Raymond Merle. Available habitat and patriotism of a part of the population allowed the establishment of a command post in the "Wish" lodge. The col du Grapillon also housed clandestine activities.

Population and society

Cultural events and festivities
The feast of sausage.

Sports

Media
 Local radio: France Bleu Pays de Savoie
 Local TV: France 3 Alpes , TV8 Mont-Blanc

Personalities

Sights
The town is distinguished by its combination of three main residential hamlets: the town, Replat and Côte Barrier.

The chief town extends along the RD45. It includes:
 The old Cheval Blanc relay, located at col de Couz along the old National Road 6 ;
 The former bar Relais Paris-Rome-Geneva;
 The old fruit;
 The former sawmill;
 The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church (19th century), whose windows are the work of a master glassmaker Jean-Marie Pierre Delbecque (1980). The church has been closed to the public since the late 1990s.

The place called The Replat extends around a crossroads, along the Coast Barrier road. There are town hall and the primary school in the same building now newly expanded and the old Denat coffee.

Two subdivisions were built in the chief place:
 Le Grand Pré, at the entrance to the town;
 The Amecoule, below the Replat on the Coast Barrier road.

At the Replat, two communal roads lead to the two hamlets. North, "Heirs" include some houses. Côte Barrier is located below, one kilometer south. There are the old quarry of particular clay and stones as well as ruins of the ancient furnace.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 937.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Chamoux-sur-Gelon () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Robert Lavern Celeri (June 1, 1927 – March 9, 1975) was a quarterback who played for the University of California, two seasons in the National Football League (NFL), and a total of eight seasons in two Canadian leagues – the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU).

Early life
Celeri was born in Fort Bragg, California to Hugo Celeri and Pearl Mable Bishop – he was the youngest of their three children, all boys. He attended the University of California where he played on the varsity football team for four seasons. His first season was 1944, however he lost playing time after being declared academically ineligible at the start of November, when the team still had four games left to play.  He then served in the US Navy during 1945 and 1946. Celeri returned for the 1947 through 1949 seasons, with one of his teammates being Jackie Jensen, who went on to play professional baseball. The 1948 and 1949 football teams were both Pacific Coast Conference champions, and both teams played in (and lost) the Rose Bowl. During the 1949 season, Celeri passed for 1081 yards and was selected as MVP by his teammates. After the 1949 season concluded with a Rose Bowl loss, Celeri played in two additional games.  The first was the Hula Bowl in Honolulu, where he helped the College All-Stars defeat an All-Hawaii team, and the second was a for-pay game matching Celeri against fellow-quarterback Eddie LeBaron of College of the Pacific, played at the Grape Bowl in Lodi, California, which Celeri's team lost 7–6 due to a missed extra point. He also had a baseball tryout with the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League in February 1950. He subsequently made one pinch-hitting appearance (drawing a walk) with the Salt Lake City Bees of the Pioneer League, before deciding to give up baseball for football – he was released by the Bees in May 1950.

Professional career

United States
Celeri was selected in the 10th round of the 1950 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, and signed with them in June 1950. He was released by the team in early September, prior to their first regular season game. After sitting out the 1950 season, Celeri signed with the New York Yanks in July 1951. The 1951 Yanks  had a record of 1–9–2 and finished last in the National Conference – Celeri played in 11 of their 12 games, passing for 1797 yards and rushing for 107 yards; he threw 12 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He was an Honorable Mention for the 1951 All-Pro team. The Yanks franchise did not continue after the 1951 season, essentially being replaced by the Dallas Texans for the 1952 season.  Celeri signed with the Texans in April 1952, becoming the first player to sign with the club. The 1952 Texans had a record of 1–11 and finished last in the National Conference – Celeri played in 8 of their 12 games, passing for 490 yards and rushing for 135 yards; he threw 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. During the season, Celeri was named in a paternity suit; and was later ordered to provide child support.

Canada
After the 1952 season, the Texans franchise was sold and became the Baltimore Colts.  Rather than signing with the Colts, Celeri opted to play football in Canada – he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the IRFU in June 1953. After the Tiger-Cats' first game of the regular season, in which he completed 3 of 8 passes, Celeri was released by the team.

After sitting out the remainder of the 1953 season, Celeri signed with the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen of the ORFU in February 1954. He went on to play with the Dutchmen until the league folded in 1960. He was MVP of the ORFU in 1954 and 1955. Celeri was later inducted into the Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

Post-playing years
Celeri became head coach at Waterloo Lutheran University in 1960.  In 1968, he joined the Buffalo Bills in a personnel role, working with head coach Harvey Johnson. Celeri died in 1975, at the age of 47 of an apparent heart attack; he was married and had two sons and a daughter.

Notes
 July 9, 1903 in Fort Bragg, California – January 15, 1965 in Mendocino County, California
  December 18, 1904 in California – April 13, 1959 in San Francisco County, California

References

Further reading

1927 births
1975 deaths
People from Fort Bragg, California
Players of American football from Mendocino County, California
American football quarterbacks
Canadian football quarterbacks
California Golden Bears football players
New York Yanks players
Dallas Texans (NFL) players
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Ontario Rugby Football Union players
United States Navy personnel of World War II


Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis is a commune, in Maurienne Valley, in Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Saint-Martin-d'Arc is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Kenneth M. Pierce is an American journalist and contributor to Time.

His reporting has included coverage of:
American postsecondary education
the Tamil separatist movement
Cold War proxy wars

References

Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)


Montailleur () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Yenne () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located on the east side of the Rhône, by the "Gorges de la Balme."

Population

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Communes of Savoie


Voglans (; ) is a commune in the French department of Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Viviers-du-Lac (, literally Viviers of the Lake) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry. When Air Alpes existed, its head office was in the Chambéry Airport in the commune.

See also

Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Vions is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Vimines (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Villaroux () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis.

Points of interest
Jardin botanique de Mont Cenis
Mont Cenis
Val Cenis Vanoise ski resort

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

 Official site

Former communes of Savoie
France–Italy border crossings


Meyrieux-Trouet is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Jacob-Bellecombette is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links

Official site

Communes of Savoie


Verel-Pragondran is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry.

Inhabitant are called in French Devrai-Gondraniers or Devrai-Gondranières.

Geography

Verel-Pragondran is a small village of a bit more than 400 persons.
Its surface area is 6,53 km2, at an altitude between 432m et 1500m.

Verel-Pragondran is located near Chambéry (5 km).

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Verel-de-Montbel () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Tours-en-Savoie is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Venthon (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Albertville.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Villarembert is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Dennis Holahan (born November 7, 1942 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an American attorney and former actor. He is a partner in the San Francisco office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, California’s largest law firm, where he specializes in entertainment, media, and intellectual property cases as well as more general matters in the firm’s commercial litigation practice. Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois in 2014, Dennis maintained one of the top entertainment and business-related litigation boutiques in Los Angeles for more than 20 years.

Early life and education
Holahan was raised in Connecticut. After graduating from Yale in 1965, Holahan served as an officer (Lieutenant, J.G.) in the United States Navy on an amphibious assault ship in Vietnam from 1967 to 1969.  He was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal with a silver star for five campaigns, a National Defense Service Medal, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

Career
Holahan graduated from Hastings College of Law in 1973. At Hastings he was the recipient of the Hale Moot Court Prize for Best Brief, was an editor of the Hastings Law News, 1972–73, and a founder of the Hastings Child Care Center. After Hastings he worked for a litigation firm in the financial district in San Francisco for two years.

Acting
From 1976 to 1992, he took a hiatus from his law practice to pursue a successful career as an actor in films and television. Holahan is best known for appearing with Al Pacino in the crime film Scarface as Jerry the Banker. Notable other roles included Collision Course, Kuffs, Haywire (mini-series) and Aspen Extreme, as well as television appearances in M*A*S*H, Hill Street Blues, Lou Grant and The Rockford Files. He also appeared in the movie The Vegas Strip War in 1984 playing Jimmy Weldstrom.  He played a lawyer in his 1981 appearance on The White Shadow. His character interviewed James Hayward (Thomas Carter) for a summer job.

Return to law
In 1992 Holahan went back to the legal career he had put on hold in 1976. He started the Law Office of Dennis Holahan, which was based in Los Angeles and specialized in entertainment law, winning several high profile cases.

Personal life
He has two children, Nicholas Drew Holahan and Belle Holahan Casares, from his first marriage to Wylie O'Hara (daughter of the author John O'Hara; 1966–1972), and seven grandchildren.  Holahan was married to actress Loretta Swit from 1983 to 1995.  Holahan is active in the area of drug and alcohol recovery and has served on the board of McIntyre House, a non-profit recovery house for men recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction located in Los Angeles.  Holahan also has served on the board of Worth Our Weight, a non-profit organization in Santa Rosa, California which trains and educates teenagers and young adults who have survived foster care programs and teaches them how to work in the fine dining industry.

Filmography

Films

Television

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1942 births
20th-century American lawyers
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American lawyers
American entertainment lawyers
American male film actors
American male television actors
United States Navy personnel of the Vietnam War
California lawyers
Living people
Male actors from Stamford, Connecticut
Military personnel from Connecticut
Phillips Academy alumni
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco alumni
Yale College alumni


The Caldwell County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Lockhart, Texas, United States. The courthouse was built in 1894 to replace the existing courthouse, which was too small for the growing county. The courthouse was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1976 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property of the Caldwell County Courthouse Historic District on January 3, 1978.

The courthouse was built in the Second Empire architectural style, with the design often attributed to Alfred Giles; however, recent research indicates the building was designed by Henry E.M. Guidon, who eventually became partners with Giles. The courthouse is nearly identical to the courthouse in Goliad County, Texas, as it was built from the same Guidon plans.

The exterior of the three-story courthouse is built with cream-colored limestone and red sandstone. The central clock tower houses a four-faced Seth Thomas Clock Company clock and a 900-pound bell. The mansard roof of the courthouse is characteristic of Second Empire design.

The exterior has been featured in the films What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Waiting for Guffman (1996).

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Caldwell County, Texas
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Caldwell County
List of county courthouses in Texas

References

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County courthouses in Texas
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
Second Empire architecture in Texas
Buildings and structures in Caldwell County, Texas
Clock towers in Texas
1894 establishments in Texas
Government buildings completed in 1894


Friedl Rinder (née Benzinger) (November 20, 1905, in Schrobenhausen – June 3, 2001) was a German woman chess master.

Rinder won the 1st Women's German championship at Stuttgart 1939. She took 4th place in the 7th Women's World Chess Championship (scoring 15/19) at Buenos Aires 1939 (Vera Menchik won).

After World War II, she won the women's national (West German) championship four times (1949, 1955, 1956 and 1959). She tied for 12–13th in Candidates Tournament at Plovdiv 1959 (Kira Zvorykina  won), and tied for 15–16th in Candidates Tournament at Vrnjacka Banja 1961 (Nona Gaprindashvili won).

She played thrice for West Germany at first board in Women's Chess Olympiad:
 1st Olympiad at Emmen 1957 (+5 –4 =5);
 2nd Olympiad at Split 1963 (+4 –3 =4);
 3rd Olympiad at Oberhausen 1966 (+1 –5 =4).

Rinder was awarded the WIM title in 1957. She had a son, Gerd (who played chess to a good level and was Bavarian Champion in 1960) and a daughter. Prior to her marriage, she studied singing and the piano.

References

Further reading
 Diel, Alfred (1977). Schach in Deutschland, p. 167

External links

1905 births
2001 deaths
German chess players
Chess Woman International Masters
People from Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria
20th-century chess players


Fighter Squadron 21 (Hävittäjälentolaivue 21, HävLLv 21) was a Finnish fighter squadron located in Pirkkala, near Tampere. It was the operational part of the Satakunta Air Command. The squadron was disbanded in June 2014, with the fighters being split between Karelian Air Command and Lapland Air Command.

Organization
1st Flight Fighter flight, flew F-18C/D and also trained mechanics
2nd Flight Fighter flight, flew F-18C/D and trained pilots
Liaison Flight Flew Valmet Vinka, PA-31-350 Chieftain, and Valmet L-90TP Redigo aircraft

References

Sources
 www.ilmavoimat.fi

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Pirkkala


Lucey (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Hauteluce (; Arpitan: Hôtaluce) is an alpine commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is located in Beaufortain, on the departmental border with Haute-Savoie. In 2019, Hauteluce had a population of 758.

Geography

Climate

Hauteluce has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Hauteluce is . The average annual rainfall is  with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Hauteluce was  on 26 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was  on 9 January 1985.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

External links
Official site

Communes of Savoie


Lépin-le-Lac () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Lanslevillard is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Part of its territory is home to the Val Cenis Vanoise ski resort. On 1 January 2017, it was merged with the former communes Bramans, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Sollières-Sardières and Termignon into the new commune Val-Cenis.

Geography
The village of Lanslevillard is situated at an altitude of 1480m, at the foot of the Mont Cenis pass, in Haute Maurienne, to the south of the Vanoise mountain range and 26 km north east of Modane.

The Arc river flows through the village.

Place name
According to the Canon Adolphe Gros, the name of the commune and parish of Lanslevillard stems from the surname Lanzo, Lanz or Lans. Another possibility is Lancius. The addition of the title Le villard - from the Latin villaris, villare, meaning a house in the country - to Lans seems to have been done in order to distinguish the parish from that of Lanslebourg. Around the 12th C these two parishes were one and the same.

As early as 1093 there is mention of the parish as In superiori Lancio, or Ecclesia de Lanzo superiore in 1126. In 1151 it is cited as Ecclesia de Villario, then Ecclesia de superiori Lancio in 1204 and 1233. Le Villar(d) was therefore added sometime after the 12th C. At the end of the 13th C, the parish is designated as Magiester Joannes de Lancio Villario (1293). In the 14th C it becomes Curatus Lancei Villaris or Parrochia Lancei Villaris in Mauriana (1357). It is only in the 16th C that the modern form of Lanslevillard, or sometimes a derivative, Lanslevilar, sometimes written Lans-Le-Villard, appears.

In francoprovençal, the name of the commune is written Lô Vlâr or Vêlard.

History
Human presence in Maurienne and Lanslevillard can be traced back as far as the La Tène period, specifically with the presence of a burial site in the l'Adroit locality. There are many examples of rock art in the communes of Termignon, Lanslebourg, Lanslevilalrd and Bessans, especially around the Grand roc noir rock carving site. The territory of the Lanslevillard commune is home to two rocks bearing cup and ring marks, classed as historical monuments (Monuments historiques) since 1911:

 the Pierre aux Pieds (the Foot Rock), situated at an altitude of 2750m on the Pisselerand plateau, on which around fifty cup marks and thirty carved human foot prints can be seen.
 the Pierre de Chantelouve or Pierre des Saints, situated at an altitude of 2100m, on which 150 cup marks can be seen.

Before the Roman conquest, the upper valley of the Maurienne was populated principally by the Medulli people from as early as the 3rd century BCE. They were finally conquered in 16 BCE and integrated into the Roman empire. The Romans subsequently built the Via Francigena, connecting Canterbury to Rome, which passed over the Mont Cenis pass.

During the French Revolutionary period, French troops invaded Savoie. General Sarret moved up the Maurienne right to the head of the valley in April 1794. He was then stopped by savoyard soldiers loyal to the Maison de Savoie. This military victory caused an outpouring of joy in the villages of Lanslevillard and Lanslebourg, and, in reaction to the hostility of the Mauriennais, the revolutionary army deported the inhabitants to Fort-Barraux (Barraux) on the 19th and 20 April 1794. They were returned home on the 2nd of July.

In the past, it was impossible to take the Mont Cenis pass without the help of a "Marron", a local guide who helped travelers along the sinuous paths to Italy in all weather. Nowadays, walkers can still make their way up to the pass via the "chemin de la Ramasse", the same path that the "Marrons' once used.

In 1812, doctor Balthazard Claraz saved the life of Pope Pius VII at the Mont-Cenis hospice, as the Pope was being secretly transferred from Savona to Fontainebleau, where he would remain prisoner from the 20th of June 1812 to the 23 of January 1814.

During the Second World War, the Germans occupied the village, and burned most of it to the ground upon pulling out. The only surviving parts of the original village are the church, the school house and some of the houses surrounding these two buildings.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Former communes of Savoie


Lescheraines (; Arpitan: Lècherena) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 781.

Geography
The village of Lescheraines is located in the northern part of the commune, above the left bank of the Chéran, which forms the commune's northeastern border.

Climate

Lescheraines has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfb). The average annual temperature in Lescheraines is . The average annual rainfall is  with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Lescheraines was  on 18 August 1943; the coldest temperature ever recorded was  on 3 January 1971.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

References

Communes of Savoie


Loisieux () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

See also
Communes of the Savoie department

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Communes of Savoie


The Church of the Holy Redeemer is a Catholic church situated on the Main Street in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. It is the largest church in Bray.

While its records date back to February 1792, the current church dates largely from the late 1890s with the modernist front, porch, side projections and tower added during a reconstruction in 1965.

A youth centre was completed behind the church in 2008 and is accessed via Herbert Road. This centre was opened in August 2008.

The parish has a connection with Saint Cronan's Boys' National School amongst other local primary and secondary schools. The parish provides the sacraments of Communion and Confirmation to the children of the local schools. They also help to raise funds for their twin parish of Ikanga in Kenya.

Little Flower Hall
The "Little Flower Hall" is the parish hall of the church. It was the home of Bray Male School between the years of 1880 and 1931.

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Churches in Bray, County Wicklow
Churches of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1792


Baldersheim () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.

Etymology
Baldersheim was first attested as Balthersheim in 976, and is of Germanic origin. The toponym derives from the genitive of anthroponym Baldo (see *balþaz), with suffix -heim pointing to Germanic *-haim. This toponymic pattern is common in the departments of Moselle, Bas Rhin and Haut Rhin.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Battenheim (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Balgau ( or ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Ballersdorf is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

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Communes of Haut-Rhin


Balschwiller (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Baltzenheim (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Luttenbach-près-Munster () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin département

References

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Zimmersheim () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace in eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.

Population

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Zimmerbach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Population

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Zillisheim (Alsatian:  or ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.

Population

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

External links
Official website of the Commune of Zillisheim

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Lutterbach () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.

Lutterbach is served by the , which is on the Paris–Mulhouse railway and is the junction for the branch line to Thann and Kruth. Line 3 of the Mulhouse tramway links the station to central Mulhouse, and a tram-train service runs over the same tram route before continuing to Thann on the railway.

Population

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin département

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Husseren-Wesserling () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Points of interest
 Parc de Wesserling

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin département

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Urbès () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Tagolsheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

Population

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Storckensohn (German: Storchensohn) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Watermill

The watermill in Storckensohn dates from around 1820 and was used to grind oil-bearing seeds. It was restored in 1991.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin
Watermills in France
Articles containing video clips


Dragon Lord, also known as Dragon's Breath, 1990 computer game for the Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS published by Palace Software and Spotlight Software. A fantasy-themed strategy game, players control one of three dragon lords competing to find the (game-winning) talisman. This goal is achieved by raising dragons, empowering them via alchemy, and then sending them to conquer towns.

Reception
Computer Gaming World stated that "many will find game play painfully slow", but deserved some praise for its novel subject and "innovative game play". The magazine concluded that Dragon Lord would appeal to strategy gamers rather than to adventurers.

Further reading
Jeux & Stratégie nouvelle formule #8 (as "Dragons Breath")

References

External links

Amiga Magazine official review of Dragon Lord
Dragon's Breath at Lemon Amiga

1990 video games
Amiga games
Atari ST games
DOS games
Fantasy video games
Single-player video games
Strategy video games
Video games about dragons
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Palace Software games


Henri François Maillot (1928 in Algiers – 1956) was a pied-noir member of the Algerian Communist Party and participated in the Algerian War. In 1956, Maillot deserted from his military unit, taking with him an important stock of arms and ammunition for the guerrillas. He was killed in a battle against French forces near Orléansville two months later.

Biography
Born in Algiers, Maillot was the son of a municipal employee who had once been secretary
general of the Communist-dominated Municipal Employees' Union. He became secretary-general of the Union de la Jeunesse Démocratique Algérienne, a Communist-front organization, and was employed as an accountant by the Communist daily, Alger Républicain. He also represented Algeria at youth congresses in Prague and Warsaw. However, when he volunteered for active service in the French Army, Maillot had sworn that he had severed all ties with the party.

On April 4, 1956, Maillot commanded a convoy which escorted an army truck loaded with arms and ammunition that left Miliana at dawn and headed for Algiers, seventy-four miles to the northeast. The truck arrived a little before 9:00 AM. When the men of the escort went to breakfast, Maillot climbed into the cab of the truck and ordered the driver, Private Jacques Domergue, to drive to a wood at Bainem just west of the city. When the vehicle was later recovered, Domergue was found tied to a tree but Maillot had disappeared and, with him, the cargo of light machine guns, rifles, pistols, and a stock of hand grenades. Two days later, a statement issued by the Combattants de la Libération (Freedom Fighters), the Communist guerrilla organization, announced that Maillot had joined the "resistance forces"; it also contained a list of the stolen weapons. On May 18, Maillot himself sent a mimeographed statement to his former comrades in the 504th Transport Battalion, to the police, and to the press. In it, he explained that in joining the
ranks of the "fighting Algerians," he had responded to his party's call—the underground Communist paper, Liberté, had ordered party members to "procure in every possible way arms for the forces engaged in the struggle for the liberation of Algeria".

The main newspaper in Algiers, L'Echo d'Alger declared that this was "new proof of the collusion between the Communist Party and the terrorists". Maillot was tried in absentia on May 22, 1956, by a tribunal which sentenced him to death.

On June 5, 1956, an armed band was sighted near Lamartine, east of Orléansville, an area which had not previously contained guerillas. The group was pursued by a security unit and was attacked outside the Muslim village of Boudouane. Seven members of the group were killed, among them two pied-noir. When the henna-dyed hair and eyebrows of one of these were dyed black, he was recognized as Henri Maillot. The other pied-noir was Maurice Laban, a founding member of the Algerian Communist Party who was born at Biskra and was a veteran of the Spanish Civil War.

In 2002, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika inaugurated a Stele in his memory.

References

1928 births
1956 deaths
People from Algiers
People of French Algeria
Pieds-Noirs
Defectors from the French army to the ALN
Algerian guerrillas killed in action
People convicted of treason against France
People sentenced to death in absentia by France


Bettlach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Bergholtzzell () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Biederthal () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It is located on the border with Switzerland, next to the Swiss villages of Rodersdorf and Metzerlen-Mariastein.

See also
Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Bollwiller (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation. Château de Bollwiller became a Monument historique in 2007.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Eglingen () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Ranspach-le-Bas () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


In astronomy, an open cluster family is a group of approximately coeval (age range 30 Myr) young open star clusters located in a relatively small region of the Galactic disk (radius 250 pc).

Introduction
Open clusters do not form in isolation but in complexes (Efremov 1978), within star forming regions.
When age, spatial distribution, and kinematics are taken into account simultaneously, a significant number of known young open clusters are found in groups.

Piskunov et al. (2006) found evidence for four open cluster complexes (OCCs) of different ages containing up to a few tens of clusters. The existence of at least five dynamical families of young open clusters in the Milky Way disk has been confirmed using statistical analysis by de la Fuente Marcos and de la Fuente Marcos (2008). They are, in
order of increasing distance: Orion, Scutum-Sagittarius, Cygnus, Scorpius, and Cassiopeia-Perseus. These families are associated to the Galactic spiral structure, they are short-lived as they disperse in a relatively short timescale and they are progenitors of classical superclusters, moving groups, and stellar streams (de la Fuente Marcos & de la Fuente Marcos 2008).

The Cassiopeia-Perseus open cluster family is located 2 kpc from the Sun between the constellations of Cassiopeia and Perseus, embedded in the Perseus spiral arm (de la Fuente Marcos & de la Fuente Marcos 2009). The structure roughly defines a plane that is inclined almost 30° with respect to the plane of the Milky Way. It has a diameter of about 600 pc and includes 10 to 20 members. Most candidate members are located below the Galactic disk and moving away from it. It started to form  about 20 to 40 Myr (1 Myr = 106 yr) ago.

See also
 Stellar association
 Moving groups
 Open cluster
 Open cluster remnant
 Star cluster

References
 Efremov, Y. N. 1978, Soviet Astronomy Letters, 4, 66-69 (ADS entry)
 de la Fuente Marcos, Raúl; & de la Fuente Marcos, Carlos (2008), Astrophysical Journal, 672, 342-351 (ADS entry)
 de la Fuente Marcos, Raúl; & de la Fuente Marcos, Carlos (2009), New Astronomy, 14, 180-195 (ADS entry)
 Piskunov, A. E., Kharchenko, N. V., Röser, S., Schilbach, E., & Scholz, R.-D. 2006, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 445, 545-565 (ADS entry)

Star clusters
Family


Ranspach-le-Haut () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Rimbach-près-Guebwiller () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


George Clive Handford  (born 17 April 1937) is an English Anglican bishop. He was the fourth Anglican Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf.

Early life

Handford was born on 17 April 1937. He studied at Hatfield College, Durham University, graduating with a 2:1 degree in Modern Arabic Studies. He then underwent ministerial formation at Queen's College, Edgbaston.

Religious life

Handford was made a deacon at Michaelmas in 1963 (22 September), by Morris Gelsthorpe, Assistant Bishop of Southwell, and ordained a priest at the Trinity Sunday following (24 May 1964), by Gordon Savage, Bishop of Southwell, both times at Southwell Minster;. He then began his ministry as a curate in Mansfield. He then started what was to be a long association with the Middle East by becoming a chaplain in Lebanon before Dean of St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem.

Often embroiled in centuries old disputes, he clearly stated his own view in a letter to The Times in 1977:

Returning to England, he became Vicar of Kneesall, Archdeacon of Nottingham. Then in 1990, he was elected Bishop suffragan of Warwick and consecrated a bishop on 6 December at Westminster Abbey. He was then translated to the Mediterranean Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf where he served the Anglican Community until retirement in 2007. During much of that time, he served as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East.

In retirement, he still maintains his links with the church and serves as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds.

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1937 births
Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham
Archdeacons of Nottingham
Bishops of Warwick
Anglican bishops in Cyprus and the Gulf
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
English Anglicans
Living people
Deans of Jerusalem


Schweighouse-Thann () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Rumersheim-le-Haut () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Roggenhouse (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Charles Lucas (September 25, 1792 – September 27, 1817) was an entrepreneur and legislator in Missouri Territory who was killed in a duel with U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton.

Early life
Lucas was born in Pittsburgh and moved with his father John Baptiste Charles Lucas to St. Louis, in 1805. He received a college degree from Jefferson College in 1810.

Lucas engaged in considerable land speculation including buying much of the land in the wake of the New Madrid earthquake in 1811. He also received a large land grant in Normandy in what is now suburban St. Louis.

He was the law partner to Rufus Easton in St. Louis and St. Charles and remained in this position until he was killed in a duel. He joined a volunteer Army unit in the War of 1812.

After the war he served on the Legislature of the Missouri Territory.

Duel and death
In August 1817 Lucas and Benton as attorneys were opposite sides of a court case and accused each other of lying. When they encountered each other again in an August 1817 election, the 24-year-old Lucas challenged whether 35-year-old Benton owned property and could legally vote. Benton replied that he owned slaves and paid taxes on them and could vote and then called Lucas according to one version an "insolent puppy." Another slightly different witness account said Benton told the judges, "Gentlemen, if you have any questions to ask, I am prepared to answer, but I do not propose to answer charges made by any puppy who may happen to run across my path."

Lucas then challenged Benton on August 11 to a duel with a note, "I am informed you applied to me on the day of the election the epithet of 'Puppy.' If so I shall expect that satisfaction which is due from one gentleman to another for such an indignity." The challenge arrived to Benton after he had spent the night at the wake of his dead friend Edward Hempstead. Benton accepted but said that he wanted to complete the funeral. The terms of the duel called for it to be held at 6 a.m. and the shots to be fired from 30 feet.

The two met on August 12, 1817, on Bloody Island. Lucas was shot in the neck and Benton was shot below the right knee. Lucas was unable to continue, and Benton subsequently released Lucas from an obligation to continue the duel.

Rumors circulated questioning Benton's motives and whether Benton had deliberately set the duel rules so they were farther apart. On September 23 Benton challenged Lucas to a rematch, saying "When I released you from your engagement to return to the island, I yielded to a feeling of generosity in my own bosom, and to a sentiment of deference to the judgment of others. From the reports which now fill the country it would seem that yourself and some of your friends have placed my conduct to very different motives. The object of this is to bring these calumnies to an end, and to give you an opportunity of justifying the great expectation which has been excited. Colonel Lawless will receive your terms, and I expect your distance not to exceed nine feet."

Lucas who had been in Cape Girardeau received the note on September 26 and agreed to the duel on September 27 on Bloody Island. He died within an hour after being shot. Benton extended his hand to Lucas and Lucas replied "I forgive you." Lucas' second for both duels was Joshua Barton, who would later also die in a duel on the island.

He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis.

Four of Lucas' brothers were to die violently. Lucas' land went to a brother and sister and much of the land in Normandy was to wind up in the hands of explorer Wilson Price Hunt.

References

 Reminiscences of the Bench and Bar of Missouri: With an Appendix - F.H. Thomas - 1878
 The Life of Thomas Hart Benton By William Montgomery Meigs - J.B. Lippincott Co. - 1904

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Soultzbach-les-Bains () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Saint-Amarin (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography
Saint-Amarin territory tops in the Storkenkopf (1366  m).

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Saint-Bernard (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.

The commune was created on 1 August 1972 through the merger of the municipalities of Brinighoffen (German: Brünighofen) and Enschingen.

The Rhône–Rhine Canal runs through the village, to the south of the centre, as do the rivers Largue and Allmendgraben.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Pulversheim () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation.

See also
 Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

References
Official website

Communes of Haut-Rhin


Splash Pad Park is the name of several parks containing a splash pad. The original is in Oakland, California, along Lake Park Ave, between Grand Ave and Lakeshore Ave, and north of the 580 Freeway. The Phoenix Zoo also has a Splash Pad Park at its location off Interstate 10 in Arizona between the Loop 101 and the Loop 303.

History

Oakland
At the end of the 19th century, the park was adjacent to and north of Lake Merritt. The 580 freeway split the park in two. Palms and other landscaping were planted around a concrete-lined pond into which water splashed giving the park the name it has since retained. The fountain deteriorated and the surrounding landscaping was neglected. In the late 1990s, the city decided to renovate and rezone the park so that it could serve as a mixed-function area. In July 2000, the Final Report was submitted to the city, and they assigned Hood Design as the landscape design architect. The designer, Walter Hood, “transformed the space into a park that people can actually occupy with flexible spaces that support a variety of uses". The water feature appeared on everyone's list of what to keep when the park was redesigned, as all the park's users enjoyed it. On Saturdays, there is a farmers' market in the park. The park provides a pleasant place to picnic or hang out before an event began elsewhere.

Phoenix
A separate Splash Pad Park was built at the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona. The splash pad helps the customers deal with the heat in the extremely hot summer months. The Phoenix Zoo's splash pad park "Leapin' Lagoon" is included with your paid admission to the Phoenix Zoo. This splash playground is located near the main lake across from the Enchanted Forest. (Note: This splash pad is not operated by the City of Phoenix.) The Phoenix Zoo assigned splash pad and landscape design architects at Raindeck to manufacture and design the Leapin' Lagoon and used custom water park installers to install the custom landscape design.

References

 Oakland's Splash Pad Park home page
 Phoenix Zoo

External links
Grand and Lakeshore Avenues

Municipal parks in California
Parks in Oakland, California


The Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway, also known as the Mauch Chunk and Summit Railroad and occasionally shortened to Mauch Chunk Railway, was a coal-hauling railroad in the mountains of Pennsylvania that was built in 1827 and operated until 1932. It was the second gravity railway constructed in the United States, which was used by the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company to transport coal from Summit Hill downhill to the Lehigh canal.

The railway operated on  gauge track, and it was not utilized as a common carrier that linked with other railroads. The rail line was laid on top of the company's earlier -constant-descent-graded wagon road. The railway operated for more than half a century as a tourist attraction after it ceased day-to-day operations as a freight railroad in 1872. The onset of the Great Depression resulted in its eventual closure.

History
The Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway was the second permanent railroad constructed in the United States and the first over five miles long.

Early days: 1827-1845

Like its rival the B&O Railroad, the Mauch Chunk at first used animal power. Mules hauled the empty coal tubs to the summit and were sent down in the last batch of cars; the return trip required 4–5 hours. The road would send down groups of 6–8 coal cars under control of a brakeman, and once 40–42 cars were down, send down the special "mule cars" with the draft animals, thus having just enough animals to return all cars back to the top.

The railway used gravity and two inclines. A powered double-incline led up to the top of two separate summits along Pisgah Ridge on the return leg and each summit had "a new down track" returning the cars several miles farther west in each case. This saw-tooth elevation profile gave the new return track a swooping characteristic ride later deliberately designed into roller coasters. About the same time, when other mine heads were opened in lower elevations of the Panther Creek Valley LC&N added several descending switchback sections and other shorter cable railway climbing inclines to bring the coal up from the new Lansford and Coaldale mines to the Summit Hill loading area for the gravity railway trip down to Mauch Chunk, thence to the Lehigh Canal (and in 1855, by rail transport) and their customers. The railroad became an early American tourist attraction and is considered the world's first roller coaster, a role it would keep and satisfy with tourists for over five decades after it was abandoned as a primary freight railroad.

1846-1871

By 1845 the increasing demand for coal and the poor logistics of a single-track route meant the company needed to improve its railroad. In 1846, they built a new uphill line using two steam-powered, Josiah White engineered  funicular systems to replace move cars uphill. These inclines used two telescoping wheeled Barney pusher cars attached to the cables by steel tow-bands running between two large diameter winch wheels located in the Barney tunnels. When a car was ready to ascend, it was drifted down the slight incline from above and behind the Barney tunnel to wait at a latch. The barneys came up and coupled behind to push the cars uphill. One of the inclines rose  up Mount Pisgah, and the other crossed Mount Jefferson.  The downhill trip continued to be powered by gravity.  The up track was equipped with a ratchet which would prevent a car that detached from the cable from running away down hill.  This invention later evolved into the anti-rollback device used on roller coasters. The railroad changed its name to the Mauch Chunk, Summit Hill and Switchback Railroad.  The modernization of the railroad reduced a passenger round-trip from 4.5 hours to just 80 minutes.

1872-closure

In 1872, the Panther Creek Railroad opened as a replacement for the switchback line. The Lehigh Coal and Railroad is considered the first American company to use vertical integration, providing raw materials, shipping, processing and final goods.

Some famous personalities who visited the railroad include Prince Maximilian of Wied, President Ulysses S. Grant, William Astor (son of John Jacob Astor), and Thomas Edison.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) purchased it in 1874 and leased it to brothers Theodore and H. L. Mumford who operated the line as a tourist attraction.  On May 24, 1929, the CNJ sold the line to the new Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway Company, which operated until 1932, when the line fell victim to the Great Depression.  The mortgage on the property foreclosed and it was sold to scrapper Isaac Weiner for $18,000 (equal to $ today).

National Register of Historic Places
In 1976, a  section of the former right-of-way, from Ludlow St. in Summit Hill to F.A.P. 209 in Jim Thorpe, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Mauch Chunk and Summit Hill Switchback Railroad".  The listed area included four contributing sites.

The right-of-way is now the Switchback Railroad Trail.

Notes

Gallery

References

Sources

External links

 Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Records in  Beyond Steel: An Archive of Lehigh Valley Industry and Culture.
 Early Mining Pictures – Anthracite Mining pictorial: Mines & Structures operated by the L.C.& N., Summit Hill, Lansford and Coaldale, Pennsylvania.
 Switch-Back Gravity Railroad: Proprietary photos touring the LC&N built Summit Hill & Mauch Chunk Railroad, the 2nd railway in North America
  - local historian, documents many scenes along the 18 mile round trip of the railway's loop.

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