La GaligoSureq Galigo or La Galigo is a creation myth of the Bugis from South Sulawesi in modern-day Indonesia, written down in manuscript form between the 18th and 20th century in the Indonesian language Bugis, based on an earlier oral tradition. It was adapted into I La Galigo, a music-theater work by Robert Wilson. The poem is composed in pentameters and relates the story of humanity's origins but serves also as practical everyday almanac. It evolved mostly through oral tradition and is still sung on important occasions.
Goumoens-la-VilleGoumoens-la-Ville is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Éclagnens, Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Goumoëns. Goumoens-la-Ville is first mentioned in 1228 as Guimuens li vila. Goumoens-la-Ville has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 20.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.
Vufflens-la-VilleVufflens-la-Ville is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Gros-de-Vaud. Vufflens-la-Ville has an area, , of . Of this, or 61.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.0% is forested. Of the remaining land, or 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.9% is unproductive land. Of the built-up area, industrial buildings made up 1.5% of the total area while housing and buildings make up 7.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.
Service de police de la Ville de MontréalThe Service de police de la Ville de Montréal; SPVM) is the municipal police agency for the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the neighbouring communities in the urban agglomeration of Montreal. With over 4,500 officers and more than 1,300 civilian staff, it is the second-largest municipal police agency in Canada after the Toronto Police Service. The Montreal Police Service was created on March 15, 1843. At that time, there were 51 police officers in Montreal. The first officers did not wear uniforms.
Blaise de VigenèreBlaise de Vigenère (5 April 1523 – 19 February 1596) (viʒnɛːʁ) was a French diplomat, cryptographer, translator and alchemist. Vigenère was born into a respectable family in the village of Saint-Pourçain in Bourbonnais. When he was 12, his father, Jehan (modern spelling Jean) de Vigenère, arranged for him to have a classical education in Paris. Registered at the university at 14, he quit after three years without a known degree. From 1539 to around 1545, he worked under Gilbert Bayard, a first secretary to King Francis I, who had fiefs in Bourbonnais.
Robert BrisartRobert Brisart (29 October 1953 – 25 February 2015, in Louvain-la-Neuve), was a Belgian philosopher. He was professor at the University of Luxembourg, and at the Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis in Brussels. His works mainly focused on Husserl's phenomenology. He also published on the comparison between analytic philosophy and phenomenology. SERON D., "Bibliographie de Robert Brisart (1953‐2015)", in Bulletin d'Analyse Phénoménologique, Vol. 15 (2019), 9, pp. 1–5. . BRISART R. et MAESSCHALCK M. (éd.
La guillotine permanenteLa guillotine permanente ("The permanent Guillotine") is a French revolutionary song from the French Revolution. The lyrics regard the guillotine and its usage as a weapon of the revolution. Around the year 1789, the National Constituent Assembly was debating about a new criminal law for France. Among the representatives of the bourgeoisie was the doctor Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, who argued for an equalization of the capital punishment. He suggested that all executions may be carried out as a beheading through a "simple mechanism".
Aire-la-VilleAire-la-Ville is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Aire-la-Ville is first mentioned in 1429 as Aeria Villa. In 1666 it was mentioned as Haire-la-Ville. Aire-la-Ville has an area, , of . Of this area, or 41.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 14.0% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.
Gabriel ThomasGabriel-Jules Thomas (10 September 1824 – 8 March 1905) was a French sculptor, born in Paris. Thomas attended the École des Beaux-Arts and in 1848 he won the Prix de Rome in the sculpture category with his Philoctète partant pour le siège de Troie ("Philoctetes Leaves for the Siege of Troy") in plaster. This piece was briefly displayed in New York City at the Dahesh Museum of Art for their 2005–2006 exhibition entitled "The Legacy of Homer." It is normally kept at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Oron-la-VilleOron-la-Ville is a small town and former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Oron. Oron-la-Ville is first mentioned about 280 as Uromago. In 1018 it was mentioned as Auronum. Oron-la-Ville has an area, , of . Of this area, or 66.
