"Of all religious subjects‚ that of the Annunciation is closest to the artist as a Christian. The subject is described only by Luke‚ patron saint of painters‚ who was popularly believed to have been a master of their craft as well as a physician."1 Flemish painting was founded in the Low Countries at the start of the fifteenth century. The Low Countries‚ consisting of what is now Belgium and Holland‚ as well as the provinces of Artois and Hainault‚ and the cities of Arras and Cambrai.2 "No
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All that glitters is not gold is a well-known saying‚ meaning that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so. This can apply to people‚ places‚ or things that promise to be more than they really are. The expression‚ in various forms‚ originated in or before the 12th century[1] and may date back to Aesop.[2] Chaucer gave two early versions in English: "But all thing which that schyneth as the gold / Ne is no gold‚ as I have herd it told‚" and "Hyt is not al golde that glareth."
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Essays on the Origins of Western Music by David Whitwell Essay Nr. 138: Music of the Renaissance Banquet From a musical perspective‚ the most important music heard at Renaissance banquets was that heard when the banquet was concluded. The brief concerts‚ that is to say the moment when music was actually listened to by contemplative listeners‚ which were always specified as taking place “after the tables were cleared‚” were really an important step toward today’s
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Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working in approximately 90 countries worldwide to find solutions to poverty§ and related injustice§ around the world.[1] In all Oxfam’s actions‚ the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives. Oxfam works directly with communities and seeks to influence the powerful‚ to ensure that poor people can improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them. Each organization
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Groupe Eurotunnel History Early projects 1802 In 1802‚ French mining engineer Albert Mathieu-Favier put forward the first ever design for a cross-Channel fixed link based on the principle of a bored two-level tunnel: the top one‚ paved and lit by oil lamps‚ to be used by horse-drawn stagecoaches ; the bottom one would be used for groundwater flows. 1803 In 1803‚ the Englishman Henry Mottray unveils another project for a cross-Channel fixed link: a submerged tunnel made of prefabricated
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Political Map of the World‚ January 2011 AUSTRALIA Bermuda Sicily / AZORES Independent state Dependency or area of special sovereignty Island / island group Capital 150 120 90 Alert 60 30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 ARCTIC OCEAN QUEEN ELIZABETH Ellesmere Island Qaanaaq (Thule) ARCTIC OCEAN Longyearbyen FRANZ JOSEF LAND SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA ARCTIC OCEAN NEW SIBERIAN ISLANDS Scale 1:35‚000‚000 Robinson Projection standard parallels 38°N and 38°S
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23rd Annual Conference on Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials Chairman: Charles Wilkie Marquette University Featuring An Intensive Short Course in Selection‚ Evaluation‚ and Commercial Application of Flame Retardants May 20‚ 2012 Main Conference May 21-23‚ 2012 Sheraton Stamford Hotel Stamford‚ CT USA Contact: Chris Ross - Conference Coordinator Phone: 866-285-7215 X 606‚ 781-205-2433 Email: chris.ross@bccresearch.com bcc Research Market Forecasting BCC
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The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799‚ in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the one-year period from 1 October 1791 to September 1792‚ during which France was governed by the Legislative Assembly‚ operating under the French Constitution of 1791‚ between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention. Contents
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ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES Book chapter forthcoming in Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance (Oxford University Press) Date: September 28‚ 2010 (final version) Armin Schwienbacher‚ Professor of finance‚ Université Lille Nord de France‚ Faculté de Finance‚ Banque et Comptabilité‚ Rue de Mulhouse 2 - BP 381‚ F - 59020 Lille Cédex (France); +33 3 20 90 75 34 ; armin.schwienbacher@univ-lille2.fr. SKEMA Business School‚ Avenue Willy Brandt‚ F - 59777 Euralille (France); armin.schwienbacher@skema.edu. Research fellow‚ University
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The Swedish minority in Finland and its political impact In Finland‚ the Swedish is the second most spoken language‚ and is also the second official one. Historically (Finland belonged to Sweden until 1809)‚ since the sixteenth century‚ this minority has been present on located regions of Finland and has by the time become part of the common culture and identity. The political space for such a minority has to be defined in order to keep the overall cohesion of the country. This minority is
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