Maryse MarpsatMaryse Marpsat (born 1951) is a French sociologist and statistician whose work employs methods drawn from sociology and statistics but also mathematics. Her major sociological works concern poverty, inequality and homeless situation. She is a civil servant, administrator of the French National Institute of Statistics (INSEE) and a fellow of the CSU, a French research institute specializing in sociological studies in urban societies.
Le ProjetLe Projet is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California; Atlanta, Georgia; and Staten Island, New York. The band features lead vocalist Kevin Martin, guitarist Brian Quinn & bassist Adam Kury from the band Candlebox, guitarist Lenny Cerzosie from the band The Infinite Staircase, and drummer Morgan Rose from the band Sevendust. The initial concept for this project began in 2013 when Martin, Rose and Cerzosie released a single to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy called "The Pride" with Cerzosie's band The Infinite Staircase.
A26 autorouteThe A26 is a long French motorway connecting Calais and Troyes. It is also known as the Autoroute des Anglais (Motorway of the English) as its length forms the first part of the main route from the Dover-Calais ferries and the Channel Tunnel towards Southern and Eastern France and the Cote d'Azur. The motorway is used by a high proportion of British cars, particularly during the summer holiday season. The A26 between Calais and Arras (in conjunction with the A1 autoroute) is part of one of the two main routes between London and Paris, the other being the A16.
Projet MontréalProjet Montréal (officially Projet Montréal - Équipe Valérie Plante) is a progressive, environmentalist municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 2004, it is led by Valérie Plante, and holds a majority of seats on Montreal City Council. Projet Montréal was created by environmental activists in May 2004. Richard Bergeron was the party's first mayoral candidate. He was elected to the City Council in 2005 and gathered 8.53% of the vote for Mayor.
Bernard CharbonneauBernard Charbonneau (November 28, 1910 – April 28, 1996) was a French writer who authored about twenty books and numerous articles, published in La Gueule Ouverte, Foi et Vie, La République des Pyrénées. An apolitical and independent thinker, he is considered to be a major inspiration for the various French ecological movements. His name is regularly mentioned by French academics. as well French green party leaders.
Laurent BroomheadLaurent Broomhead (born 5 February 1954) is a French radio and television broadcaster and producer, specialized in science and health. As a horse riding enthusiast, he owns and raises thoroughbreds. Laurent Broomhead was born in Paris in the 17th arrondissement. While he was a student in preparatory classes of mathematics at the Lycée Condorcet in Paris, he was noticed on 1 February 1972 as a brilliant candidate on the game show Des chiffres et des lettres broadcast on the second French channel.
Policy Planning Staff (France)The Centre for Analysis, Planning and Strategy (Centre d’analyse, de prévision et de stratégie, or CAPS, formerly known as Centre d'analyse et de prévision (or Centre for Analysis and Planning), and then as Direction de la prospective (or Directorate for Foresight) is a think tank within the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tasked with making strategic recommendations to the Foreign Minister and ensuring a French presence in European and international debates and institutions.
Robert ChaudensonRobert Chaudenson (12 April 1937 – 7 April 2020) was a French linguist. He was a specialist in creole languages and an emeritus professor of linguistics at the University of Provence. He was a widely known author on the subject of creolistics and president of the International Committee of Creole Studies. He was born in Lyon, and died aged 82, just 5 days before his 83rd birthday in Metropolitan France due to complications of COVID-19. 1974. Le lexique du parler créole de la Réunion, 2 vol., Paris: Champion, 1249 p.
Villars-Sainte-CroixVillars-Sainte-Croix is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. The Order of St John owned the old village church and a hospital which is mentioned in records from before 1272. The buildings still existed as ruins in 1546. Both had been part of the commandry of La Chaux. Villars-Sainte-Croix has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 9.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 37.6% is settled (buildings or roads).
Georges MenahemGeorges Menahem is a French sociologist and economist whose work employs methods drawn from economics, sociology and statistics. He is a Research Director in the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Previously, he had been a senior research fellow in the Institute for Research and Information in Health Economics (IRDES), a French research institute specializing in health economics and health statistics. Georges Menahem began his university training at Grenoble University (France) where he graduated in mathematics and physics.