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The Hall of Mirrors, almost good as new
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Alan Riding
International Herald Tribune
06-27-2007
For much of the last three years visitors to the Chateau de Versailles have had good reason to feel disappointed: The Hall of Mirrors, the palace's most glittering jewel, has been undergoing extensive restoration, with only about half of its 73-meter-long gallery visible at any one time. This week, after a 12 million, about $16 million, makeover, the full spectacle finally resumed, with the hall looking, as closely as possible, the way it first appeared to Louis XIV in 1684. With its 357 mirrors, 17 glass doors, marble walls, chandeliers ...
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Bonaparte reflects on his first year.(PROFILE)(Norton Bonaparte, Jr.)(Reprint)
Magazine article from: Public Management
; City manager Norton Bonaparte, Jr., says native Topekans don...tend to see Topeka as being 'OK,' Bonaparte said. But those who moved away and...Topeka as a great place to live. Bonaparte said he feels that same sense of enthusiasm...
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Bonaparte described as 'a strong contender'Bonaparte interviews in Mich.
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal
; ...JOURNAL Topeka city manager Norton Bonaparte made a strong, positive impression on...maturity as a city administrator." Still, Bonaparte finished second and third, respectively...Eric DeLong the highest marks and put Bonaparte slightly ahead of Greg Sundstrom, acting...
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Bonaparte
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal
; ...contract talks come up short Norton N. Bonaparte Jr., the man chosen to become Topeka...life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bonaparte and City Councilmen Bill Haynes and Richard...contract talks without an agreement, with Bonaparte saying they needed to gather further...
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Bonaparte reflects on his first year
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal
; ...CAPITAL-JOURNAL City manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. says native Topekans don't always...tend to see Topeka as being 'OK,' " Bonaparte said last week. "But those who moved...of Topeka as a great place to live." Bonaparte said he feels that same sense of enthusiasm...
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"Bonaparte told to cut jobs, but council offers no direction" is the title
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal
; ...Council have put city manager Norton Bonaparte in the unenviable position of having...000 worth of city jobs to eliminate. Bonaparte said Wednesday he will try to see that...have to lay people off," he said. Bonaparte didn't propose any job cuts in the...
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Point Breeze: Joseph Bonaparte's American.(estate of former king in New Jersey; art, furniture collections )
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques
; ...described his older brother Joseph Bonaparte (P1. II). Although this description had an edge to it, since Joseph Bonaparte had not been the ambitious ruler...forecast the nature of the older Bonaparte's life in the United States...
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Ortiz expressed misgiving about Bonaparte
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal
; ...willingness to fire city manager Norton Bonaparte at a meeting Sept. 28 of the Hi-Crest...interviews and e-mails Thursday for Bonaparte's continued service as city manager...members Lana Kennedy and John Nave. Bonaparte took office in March as Topeka's first...
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Councilman: Fire himAlcala wants council to dismiss Bonaparte
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal
; ...they support firing city manager Norton Bonaparte, while Deborah Swank, Jeff Preisner...resolution he has prepared calling for Bonaparte's termination. In an interview afterward...of nine council members needed to fire Bonaparte. "If I can get five votes, I'll...
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Conquering new territory by getting plugged in: Bonaparte cabling firm surges. (Bonaparte Co.)
Magazine article from: Crain's Chicago Business
; Last year, William Bonaparte Jr. paid $2,500 at his Rotary...lines the city already owns. Mr. Bonaparte thus proved it pays to get plugged...business in Chicago. This week, Bonaparte Corp., one of the city's largest...
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Bonaparte garners solid review
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal
; ...Hrenchir THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Norton Bonaparte is doing an above-average job as Topeka...Lana Kennedy said council members gave Bonaparte an overall score of "4" in written...out the forms assessing the job done by Bonaparte, 53, who took office last March under...
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