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PROPULSION: FROM VIKING TO VINCI.
Interavia Business & Technology; 12/1/1999; Villain, Jacques; 2134 words
; ... transferred to the Societe Europeenne de Propulsion (SEP), which has been part of Snecma since 1997. Viking was the descendant of the Vexin and Valois engines on the Diamant launcher, with the addition of a turbopump. Bench testing of a 40t-thrust experimental turbopump ...
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Paris, France
MapQuest.com; 9/21/1998; 66 words
; ... ESSONNES CREIL CREPY- EN-VALOIS DAMMARTIN- EN-GOELE ETAMPES EVRY GUIGNES L'ISLE- ADAM LAGNY- SUR-MARNE LIMOURS LUZARCHES MAGNY- EN-VEXIN MANTES- LA-JOLIE MARINES MEAUX MELUN MERU MONTFORT- L'AMAURY PARIS PERTHES PONTOISE RAMBOUILLET SENLIS ST. GERMAIN- EN-LAYE ...
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Imagining the Sacred Past. Hagiography and Power in Early Normandy
The Catholic Historical Review; 7/1/2008; Lifshitz, Felice; 712 words
; ... 1030s; and the passio of Nicasius, an obscure martyr of the Vexin reimagined as the first bishop of Rouen, composed in the monastery ... of all three saints (the Evrecin, the Bessin, and the French Vexin) were regions "where the dukes sought to strengthen their authority ...
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Cast ably conveys English royal intrigue
Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 11/28/2006; Berger, Review by John; 500 words
; ... him -- and sometimes against each other as well. One of the "pawns" in their intrigues was Alais (or Alys), Countess of the Vexin and half sister of King Philip II of France, who was betrothed to Henry's son, Richard, but became Henry's teenage mistress ...
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Groupe Andre sells Didier Lamarthe leather goods division to Finduck. (Europe's biggest retailer of footwear concentrating on core businesses)(Brief Article)
WWD; 7/16/1996; 203 words
; ... peripheral locations. Since the beginning of the current fiscal year, which ends Aug. 31, Andre has sold its stake in Galeries du Vexin, a company that operates the discount home accessories chain La Halla la Maison, and its minority stake in the holding company ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORBaby boomers
International Herald Tribune; 12/28/2005; 138 words
; ... will never be able to afford.I am surrounded by boomers who survive by luck and hard work trying to find a job. Nobody is giving us a free lunch. *C.G. Konold,Boury-en-Vexin, France 2005 Copyright International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com
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Booker division in buyout
The Independent - London; 5/21/1997; Clifford German; 166 words
; ... own-label ready meals for retailers; TMI foods of Northampton, which supplies cooked bacon to food manufacturers; and Salaisons le Vexin in France. They had a combined turnover of pounds 141.7m in 1996, and made an operating profit of pounds 6.3m.
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Lackland: the loss of Normandy in 1204.
History Today; 3/1/2004; 3133 words
; ... Richard, who was never a favourite of his father; it was the news that John had joined Richard's revolt in 1189 that broke the ... fortification along a disputed section of the Norman border called the Vexin. Castle after castle was constructed to provide a strategic ...
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Tradition, tourism and memory in Malta.
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; 6/1/1999; Cassia, Paul Sant; 9042 words
; ... Briguglio et al. London: Pinter. Bozon, M. & A.-M. Thiesse 1990. The collapse of memory: the case of farm workers (French Vexin, pays de France). In Between memory and history (eds) M.-N. Bourguet et al. Reading: Harwood Academic. Coronil, F. & J ...
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Low-cost air link helps new business alliance.(Business)
The Birmingham Post (England); 3/25/2003; 1145 words
; ... is known for its historic links with the textile industry and boasts France's national tapestry museum. The town is near the Vexin regional natural park and is surrounded by rolling countryside dotted with historic villages and small towns such as Gerberoy ...
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