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Les Enfants du Siècle (1999 film) True tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th Century, novelist George Sand (Juliette Binoche) and poet Alfred de Musset (Benoit Magimel). But their affair falls apart during an excursion to Venice, Italy where Musset is distracted by drugs and Sand by a handsome doctor.
Les Enfants Terribles Les Enfants Terribles is a 1929 novel by Jean Cocteau. It concerns two sibilings, Elizabeth and Paul, who isolate themselves from the world as they grow up; this isolation is shattered by the stresses of their adolescence.
Les Enfants Terribles (Metal Gear Solid) In the Metal Gear Solid series of video games, the Les Enfants Terribles Project (French for "the terrible children") was a cloning experiment run by the United States government. Its name comes from the novel of the same name written by Jean Cocteau.
Les Esclaves dans la rome ancienne L'est-dans romain de succès de l'Empire quelque partie- a dû aux esclaves nombreux qui ont été souvent capturés des pays envahis. Les esclaves ont été achetés par le riche aux endroits du marché romains.
Les Essarts, Forbes family estate Les Essarts is the Forbes family estate at Saint-Briac, France, and the international family seat of the descendants of James Grant Forbes (b. Shanghai, China), a member of the Forbes family of China and Boston who settled in Brittany at Les Essarts.
Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Quebec [Etchemins is a regional county municipality] in the [[Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Created in 1982, it is named for the Etchemin River which finds its source in the region, as well as Etchemin Lake.
Les fêtes d'Hébé Les Fêtes d'Hébé (The Festivities of Hebe) is an opéra-ballet in a prologue and three entrées, composed in 1739 by Jean-Philippe Rameau. The libretto was written by Antoine Gautier de Montdorge and others.
Les fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour Les fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour is an opéra-ballet in three three entrées and a prologue by the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau, who is best remembered today for his operas. The work was first performed on the 15th March 1747 at the La Grande Ecurie, Versailles, and is set to a libretto by Louis de Cahusac.
Les fêtes de Polymnie Les fêtes de Polymnie (The Festivals of Polyhymnia) is an opéra-ballet in three entrées and a prologue by Jean-Philippe Rameau. The work was first performed on 12 October, 1745 at the Opéra, Paris, and is set to a libretto by Louis de Cahusac.
Les fêtes de Ramire Les Fêtes de Ramire (The Celebrations of Ramiro ) is an opera in the form of a one-act acte de ballet by Jean-Philippe Rameau with a libretto by Voltaire, first performed on 22 December, 1745 at Versailles. Voltaire wrote a new libretto to make use of music taken from his and Rameau's comédie-ballet La princesse de Navarre, which had been performed earlier in 1745.
Les Fourberies de Scapin Les Fourberies de Scapin (literally, "Scapin's deceits") is a 3-act comedy by French playwright Molière first staged on May 24, 1667 in Paris. This play was shadowed by the play Psyché and brought small profits to the group: an average of 300 "livres" per show (which is only small if one considers their yearly pension of 6000 "livres" from the king.
Les Franqueses del Vallès Les Franqueses del Vallès is a municipality situated in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, in the province of Barcelona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It lies to the north of Granollers, the largest city in the comarca.
Les goddams During the Hundred Years' War and many other conflicts between England and France in the Middle Ages, the French came to call the English (and specially its infantry), les goddamns or les goddams after their frequent expletives. Sir Richard Burton also points out the equivalent adoption of Godames in Brazil and Gotama in Somalia term godons was used by Jeanne d'Arc] with the same purpose and the forms goddam, goddem and godden also derive from that expression.
Les Gilbert Keyboard player Les Gilbert (born January 10, 1946 in Melbourne, Australia) was a founding member of the '60s band, the Wild Cherries and appeared on the band's early recordings, which together with the band's four singles for the Festival label have been picked up for a compilation album by Half a Cow Records.
Les Gitans (album) This is the fourth album by Dalida. It was a success, containing hits like the 'gypsy song' "Les Gitans", "Je Pars", "Rendez-vous au Lavandou", "Dans le bleu du ciel bleu".
Les Gray Thomas Leslie ("Les") Gray (born 9 April 1946, Carshalton, Surrey - died 21 February 2004, Portugal) was an English singer best known for his work with the band Mud. Gray was also known for his distinctive vocal impersonation of Elvis Presley.
Les Gueux Les Gueux (Dutch: Geuzen), or The Beggars, a name assumed by the confederacy of nobles and other malcontents, who in 1566 opposed Spanish tyranny in the Netherlands. The most successful group of them operated at sea, they were called Gueux de mer or Sea Beggars (Dutch: Watergeuzen).
Les Guignols de l'info Les Guignols de l'info (English: News Puppets) is a satirical latex puppet show broadcasted for free on Canal+, a French subscription-based television channel. Hosted by a puppet facsimile of TF1 news anchor Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, Les Guignols are the French equivalent of Spitting Image.
Les Guthman Les Guthman is a film director and producer, who has the distinction of both having won the National Academy of Science’s (U.S) nationwide competition to find the best new idea in science television and having produced three of the “20 Best Adventure DVDs of All Time,” according to Men’s Journal magazine.
Les Halles Les Halles () is an area of Paris, France, located in the 1st arrondissement. It is named for the large central wholesale marketplace, which was demolished in 1971, to be replaced with an underground modern shopping precinct, the Forum des Halles.
Les Holroyd Les Holroyd (born Richard Leslie Holroyd, on March 12th, 1948 in Oldham, Lancashire), is the former bass guitarist with the British rock band Barclay James Harvest. Following the split of the original band, he now tours with his own version of B.
Les Horribles Cernettes Les Horribles Cernettes (IPA: , French "The Horrible CERN Girls") is a parody pop group, self-labelled "the one and only High Energy Rock Band". Their musical style is often described as doo-wop.
Les Horvath Les Horvath (born October 12, 1921; died November 14, 1995) was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for the Ohio State University. He was born in South Bend, Indiana and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area.
Les Humains Les Humains is a song created by aKido in 1998 which featured a speech filmmaker Pierre Falardeau gave at Laval University in Quebec City. aKido sampled the speech off the television and structured a whole song around it.
Les Humanoïdes Associés The publishing house Les Humanoïdes Associés was founded in Europe in 1974 by Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Moebius and Druillet at the same time as the magazine Métal Hurlant. Considered revolutionary in the comic book artform at the time, due mainly to its focus on the Sci-Fi genre, it inspired many generations of authors and filmmakers, such as Ridley Scott for his film Blade Runner.
Les Humphries Singers The Les Humphries Singers was a musical group formed in Hamburg, Germany by Englishman Les Humphries in the year 1970. The group consisted of a large number of singers of diverse ethnic origin, some of whom such as John Lawton also performed with other groups.
Les Hunter Leslie "Big Game" Hunter (born August 16, 1942 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward/center, Hunter attended Loyola University Chicago, who won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
Les chapeaux noirs Les chapeaux noirs written and drawn by Franquin, and three other stories, two by Jijé: Comme une mouche au plafond and Spirou et les hommes-grenouilles, and Franquin's Mystère à la frontière, all from serial publication in Le Journal de Spirou between 1949-50, combine to make up the third Spirou et Fantasio hardcover album that was released in 1952.
Les Chapman Les Chapman (born in Royton, Oldham, Lancashire on September 27, 1948) is a former football player and manager who played in the English football league. Midfield player Chapman made 747 league appearances in a career that spanned 22 seasons.
Les Charlots Les Charlots were a troupe of French comedy actors, who were moderately popular in the 1970s. In English, Les Charlots means the clowns rather than being a direct reference to Charlie Chaplin, who was generally called Charlot in France.
Les Cheneaux Islands Les Cheneaux Islands are a group of 36 small islands, some inhabited, along 12 miles of Lake Huron shoreline on the southeastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. The name is French for the channels, noting the many channels between the islands in the group.
Les Chisnall Les Chisnall is a British pianist, composer and teacher, and has worked with some of the worlds finest Jazz musicians, including Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Mike Walker, Andy Schofield, Richard Iles, Steve Berry, Ian Ballamy to name but a few. Recent projects have included an album with Neil Yates ‘New Origins’ and his continuing collaborations with Steve Berry.
Les Choristes Les Choristes (Chorists) also known as The Chorus in English, is a 2004 film directed by Christophe Barratier. The plot is about a passionate music teacher who arrives at a correctional boarding school for boys and transforms their lives through music.
Les insolences du Frère Untel Les insolences du Frère Untel is a book first published in Montreal by les Editions de l'homme in 1960. In a very short time it sold more than 100,000 copies, in a society where a book with a 10,000 copy print run was considered a best seller.
Les Inconnus Les Inconnus is a French trio of humorists formed in 1986 following the departure of Seymour Brussel from the quartet named Les Quatre Quarts (means "The Four Quarters" or "The Pound Cake"). The members of this trio are Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan and Pascal LĂ©gitimus.
Les Invalides Les Invalides in Paris, France consists of a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement containing museums and monuments, all relating to France's military history, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. It is also the burial site for some of France's war heroes.
Les jeux sont faits Les Jeux Sont Faits is an existential book written by Jean-Paul Sartre in 1943 and published in 1947. The title translates literally as "The Plays Are Made", an idiomatic French expression used mainly in casino gambling meaning the bets have been placed.
Les Jackson Herbert Leslie Jackson, born 5 April 1921, was a cricketer who bowled at fast or fast-medium pace for more than a dozen years for Derbyshire and was regularly at or near the top of the English bowling averages.
Les Johns Les Johns (born in Australia) was a rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs, New South Wales and for the Australian national side. During the 1960's he was a blonde headed fullback of considerable flair and on his day could be one of the most brilliant attacking and defensive players in the game.
Les Jolies Eaux Les Jolies Eaux is a former private royal residence on a headland on the 1,250 acre island of Mustique, St Vincent. The name means "Beautiful Waters" (the house was formerly called "Gelliceux").
Les Josiols Les Josiols is the former Jewish quarter situated north of Mirabel aux Baronnies, whose inhabitants were either expelled or asassinated in 1348 due to the accusation that they distributed the pest. The pest-outbreak of 1348 followed several years of bad harvests and made numerous victims.
Les Joyaux De La Princesse Les Joyaux De La Princesse is a cult French one-man band operating in the industrial network. Some of his releases are in the heavy industrial-noise vein, while other contains melancholic and sad music for organ and piano mixed with historical French speeches.
Les Kellett Les Kellett (1915 - 2002) was an English professional wrestler who rose to prominence due to the popularity of televised wrestling in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Laisterdyke, the son of Bill Kellett, a renowned Bradford engineer, and Sarah Kellett.
Les Krims Les Krims is a conceptualist photographer living in Buffalo, New York. He is noted for his carefully arrange fabricated photographs (called "fictions"), various candid series, a satirical edge, dark humor, and long-standing criticism of what he describes as leftist twaddle.
Les Kurbas Les Kurbas (, Oleksandr Stepanovych Kurbas, 1887–1937) is considered by many to be the most important Ukrainian theater director of the twentieth century. He formed together with Vsevolod Meyerhold, Yevgeny Vakhtangov and several other directors the Soviet theater avantgarde in the 1920s and 30s.
Les Lanciers Les Lanciers is a Square, or a Quadrille, which is the pan-European term for a set dance performed by four couples. It is a composite dance made up of five figures or tours, each performed four times so that all couples will dance the lead part.
Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Quebec [Laurentides (The Laurentians) is a Regional County Municipality] in southwestern [[Quebec, Canada in the Laurentides region. The seat is in Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré and it is named for the Laurentian Mountains.
Les Lavandières From Celtic mythology, Les Lavandières, also known as the cannard noz in Brittany, the Bean Nighe (in Scottish mythology, or the Midnight Washerwomen in English, are three old washerwomen. The three old women go to the water's edge at midnight to wash shrouds for those about to die according to the myth and folklore of Brittany; or to wash the bloodstained clothing of those who are about to die according to British folklore.
Les Luthiers Les Luthiers is a comedy-musical group from Argentina, very popular also in several other Spanish speaking countries such as Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela. They were formed in 1967 by Gerardo Masana, during the height of a period of very intense choral activity in Argentina's state universities.
Les Lye Leslie Earnest Lye (born November 18, 1924 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor. Best known for his numerous adult roles on the cult-classic children's program, You Can't Do That On Television, Les has enjoyed a television and radio career spanning nearly half a century.
Les mamelles de Tirésias Les mamelles de Tirésias ("The Breasts of Tiresias") is a surrealist two act opéra bouffe by Francis Poulenc, based on a text by Guillaume Apollinaire written in 1903 but first performed in 1917. The opera premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 1947.
Les Maîtres du temps Les Maîtres du temps (Time Masters) is an animated French/Hungarian science fiction film (79 minutes) from 1982. The film centers around a boy, Piel, who is stranded on Perdide, a desert planet devastated by an attack of giant killer hornets, and attempts by the space pilot Jaffar to rescue him - in the face of obstruction by the exiled prince Matton.
Les Marmiton Les Marmitons is an international organization of amateur chefs or foodies that meet usually once monthly to discuss food and wine and to prepare a gourmet meal under the guidance of a visiting professional chef. The organization is structured as a club and has no formal charitable purpose, although several Marmiton clubs generate charitable donations through club activities and/or participate in charitable or social causes.
Les Mauvais coups Les Mauvais Coups is a 1960 psychological drama (about the tragic demise of a 10-year marriage) under the direction of François Leterrier. The film stars Simone Signoret, Alexandra Stewart, Marcelle Rancon and Serge Rousseau.
Les Medley Leslie Medley (3 September 1920–2001) was born in Edmonton, London, and joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1939. Medley was a key man in the Tottenham Hotspur's famous 'push and run' side that won the First Division championship in 1950-51 having won the Second Division the season before, when Les was top scorer.
Les Mignons Les Mignons (from mignon, French for "favorite") was a term used toward the end of the 16th century by the people of Paris to designate the favourites of Henry III of France, frivolous and fashionable young men, to whom public malignity attributed dissolute morals.
Les Mills Leslie ("Les") Roy Mills CNZM, MBE, (born November 1, 1934 in Auckland) is a retired New Zealand athlete, who represented New Zealand at Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games over two decades. He competed in Shot Put, Discus and Weightlifting events.
Les Mills International Les Mills International is a New Zealand company that is the world's largest provider of pre-choreographed exercise-to-music programs distributed to health clubs. Currently there are seven Les Mills programs (BodyPump®, BODYCOMBAT®, BODYBALANCE®, BODYSTEP®, BODYATTACK® and RPM®), with an eighth program (BODYVIVE™) due for international release in the first quarter of 2007.
Les Misérables Les Misérables (translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Victims) (1862) is a novel by French author Victor Hugo, and among the best-known novels of the 19th century. It follows the lives and interactions of several French characters over a twenty year period in the early 19th century that includes the Napoleonic wars and subsequent decades.
Les Misérables (1952 film) Les Misérables is a 1952 film adaptation of the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and featured Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert, Sylvia Sidney as Fantine, Debra Paget as Cosette, Edmund Gwenn as the bishop, Cameron Mitchell as Marius, Elsa Lanchester as Madame Magloire and James Robertson Justice as Robert (Fauchlevent).
Les Misérables (1995 film) Les Misérables, also called Les Misérables du vingtième siècle ("Les Misérables of the Twentieth Century"), is a 1995 movie written and directed by Claude Lelouch. Set in France during World War II, it concerns a poor and illiterate man (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between it and his own life.
Les Mots D'Amour N'Ont Pas De Dimanche Les Mots D'Amour N'Ont Pas De Dimanche (English translation: "The Words Of Love Don't Have A Sunday") was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in French by Christine Minier.
Les Moutiers-en-Auge Les Moutiers-en-Auge is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. It has approximately 120 inhabitants Moutiers-en-Auge is located at the junction of the D90 and D249 'departmental' roads.
Les Mystères de Paris Les Mystères de Paris is a French language novel by Eugène Sue (1804-1857) which was published serially in Journal des Débats from June 19 1842 until October 15 1843. Les Mystères de Paris, single-handedly increased the circulation of Journal des Débats.
Les Mystères du Nautilus Les Mystères du Nautilus is a walk-through attraction at Disneyland Paris in France. It is related to the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage attraction that was at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA in the 1950s based on the film of the same name.
Les Nabis Nabis (or Les Nabis) meaning the prophetsthe French word nabi (also used in English) refers to a person inspired to speak the word of God is clearly related to the Hebrew term for prophet — נביא (nebia) — and the similar Arabic word نَبِيّ (nábi). The word appears in many languages, including Indonesain.
Les Négresses Vertes Les Négresses Vertes, formed in 1987, are a French music group who are best described as a fusion of world music and some aspects of alternative rock. Their particular musical influences were Algerian Raï, Mediterranean and South American music and French café music.
Les Noces Les Noces (English: The Wedding; Russian: Свадебка) by Igor Stravinsky, is a dance cantata, or ballet with vocalists, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska that was premiered on June 13, 1923, by the Ballets Russes conducted by Ernest Ansermet. Stravinsky first conceived of writing the ballet in 1913.
Les Noces de Pierrette Les Noces de Pierrette is a 1905 painting created by Spanish artist and sculptor, Pablo Picasso. It was created during Picasso's Blue Period, a time when he faced continual depression from the suicide of his friend Carlos Casagemas in 1901 as well as continual poverty early in his career.
Les Nouvelles Egotistes Les Nouvelles Egotistes is a grouping of documentary filmmakers who make films where they themselves are featured. This is against the grain of more traditional documentary film which is mainly voyeuristic observation.
Les Nubians Les Nubians is the name of an "Afropean" R&B Grammy-nominated duo composed of sisters Hélène (born 1975) and Célia Faussart (born 1979) from Bordeaux, France. Although born in France, the sisters moved with their parents to Chad in 1985.
Les Nunamaker Leslie Grant Nunamaker (January 25, 1889 - November 14, 1938) born in Aurora, Nebraska was a Catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1911-14), New York Yankees (1914-17), St. Louis Browns (1918) and Cleveland Indians (1919-22).
Les Oraliens Les Oraliens was a French language children's television show made in Québec in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Its stories revolved around aliens Calinelle (played by Lisette Anfousse) and Picabo (played by Hubert Gagnon), who both wore matching orange suits which included a mask and a mushroom-shaped headdress.
Les Oraliens (radio) Les Oraliens was a humour show broadcasted on Québec-Radio, a sovereigntist internet radio from Quebec, and based on a kid's television show from the 70s of the same name. The cast consisted of Picabo (Claude Fournelle), Francolin (Yannick Zurek) and Millimagino (Normand Hardy-Millette), all three characters pastiched from their TV counterparts.
Les Osland Les Osland (born April 4, 1921, died March 2, 1993) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1973 to 1977, representing the northern riding of Churchill.
Les paradis artificiels Les paradis artificiels (Artificial Paradises) is a book by French poet Charles Baudelaire, first published in 1860, about the state of being under the influence of opium and hashish. Baudelaire describes the effects of the drugs and discusses the way in which they could theoretically aid mankind in reaching an "ideal" world.
Les parents terribles Jean Cocteau's 1948 boulevard farce-with-a-vengeance Les parents terribles tells the tale of Michael and his Parents Terribles, George and Yvonne. Michael is smitten with the beautiful Madeleine, little knowing that she is the former mistress of his father.
Les pêcheurs de perles Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) is an opera in three acts by Georges Bizet, to a libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michael Carré. While not nearly as popular as his more famous Carmen, it contains a wealth of attractive music and has found some popularity despite its weak libretto.
Les pirates du silence Les pirates du silence, written and drawn by Franquin, is the tenth album of the Spirou et Fantasio series. The title story, and another, La Quick Super, appeared progressively in Le Journal de Spirou, before both were released in one hardcover album in 1958.
Les plus belles escroqueries du monde Les plus belles escroqueries du monde (English: The most beautiful swindles in the world) is a 1964 film composed of four segments, each of which was created with a different set of writers, directors, and actors.
Les Particules Élémentaires Les Particules Élémentaires (The Elementary Particles) is a novel by the French author Michel Houellebecq, published in France in 1998. It tells the story of two half-brothers, Michel and Bruno, and their mental struggles against their situations in modern society.
Les Peden Les Peden (September 17, 1923 - February 11, 2002) was a professional baseball player in 1953 with the Washington Senators. In the nine games that he played, Peden batted 28 times, getting a hit seven of those.
Les Percussions de Guinee Les Percussions de Guinee was founded in 1987 by the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism of the Republic of Guinea. It is a government sponsored national ballet of the finest percussionists, musicians, and dancers from Guinea, West Africa.
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") is an independent association, created in 1982, which aims to promote assets of small and picturesque French communes of quality heritage to the tourist. Today 148 villages in France have been labelled as the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".
Les Podervyansky Les Podervyansky (, born 1952 in Kiev, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian painter, poet, playwright and performer. He is most famous (or infamous) for his absurd, highly satirical, and at times politically incorrect and obscene short plays.
Les Promenades de l'Outaouais Les Promenades de l'Outaouais is a major shopping centre located in the Canadian National Region. It is located in the city of Gatineau near the intersection of Greber and Maloney Boulevards, one of the cities busiest intersections and just off Quebec Autoroute 50.
Les Promenades Saint-Bruno Les Promenades Saint-Bruno is a shopping mall built in St-Bruno, Quebec in 1979, making it the youngest of the four Fashion centres owned by Cadillac Fairview. As of 2006, its major tenants are The Bay, Sears , Simons and Zellers.
Les Quatre Coins Les Quatre Coins, also known under the English titles Four Corners (the literal translation), Cornerstones, or Corner Patience, is a solitaire card game which is played with two decks of playing cards. It is so called because of the pile of four cards at the corners of the tableau.
Les Rallizes Denudes Les Rallizes Denudes (also known as Hadaka no Rallizes) are an influential, yet reclusive Japanese psychedelic noise band. They were formed in 1967, and the band was known for their ties to avant-garde theater groups (as typified by Shuji Terayama's troupe) and leftist political groups, as well as for their feedback-drenched live shows and use of strobe lights and mirror balls onstage, which earned them comparisons to the Velvet Underground.
Les Reed (football coach) Leswyn 'Uncle Les' Reed (born December 12 1952 in Wapping, LondonIn December 2006 Reed's age was stated as being 53, so it is likely he was born in 1953. Reference: ) is an English football coach and was the manager of Charlton Athletic, between 14 November and 24 December 2006.
Les Retrouvailles Les Retrouvailles is an album by French musician Yann Tiersen. Released in 2005, it features a number of high-profile guest vocalists, both French and Anglophone alike: Christophe Miossec, Dominique A, Elizabeth Fraser (of the Cocteau Twins), Jane Birkin, and Stuart A.
Les Rita Mitsouko Les Rita Mitsouko is a French pop rock group formed in 1979 led by guitarist Fred Chichin and former porn star Catherine Ringer. The husband and wife duo was one of the most successful musical acts of the 1980's in France].
Les Roches Hotel Management School Les Roches Hotel Management School is a private, for-profit hotel school with two locations just outside of Crans-Montana, Switzerland and Marbella, Spain. The school also has a joint venture partnership school with Jin Jiang International, Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College, in Shanghai, China.
Les Rois mages Les Rois mages (or The Three Kings, its unofficial English title) was a French comedy film released in 2001, made by Bernard Campan et Didier Bourdon. It stars these two in the roles of Balthazar and Melchior respectively, with Pascal LĂ©gitimus playing Caspar.
Les Rougon-Macquart Les Rougon-Macquart is the collective title given to French novelist Emile Zola's greatest literary achievement, a monumental twenty-novel cycle about the exploits of various members of an extended family during the French Second Empire, from the coup d'Ă©tat of December 1851 which established Napoleon III as Emperor through to the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 which brought the Empire down.
Les surprises de l'Amour Les surprises de l'Amour is an opéra-ballet in two (in later versions three or four) entrées and a prologue by the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau. It was first performed at Versailles on the 27th November 1748.
Les Scouts de Djibouti Djibouti is one of 35 countries where Scouting exists (be it embryonic or widespread) but where there is no National Scout Organization which is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement at the present time, and no organization was ever recognized by WOSM during the nation's periods of Scouting history. Les Scouts de Djibouti was founded on May 23, 1985.
Les Scouts du Cameroun Les Scouts du Cameroun, the national Scouting organization of Cameroon, was founded in 1937, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1971. The coeducational Scouts du Cameroun has 4,501 members as of 2004.
Les Scouts Tunisiens Les Scouts Tunisiens (in ; Tunisian Scouts) is the national Scouting organization of Tunisia. It was founded in 1934, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1957 and is also a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
Les Schwab Les Schwab is both the chain of tires stores based in Prineville, Oregon and the name of the man (born October 3, 1917 in Bend, Oregon) who founded the company in 1952. As of 2006, the Les Schwab Tire Center chain operates more than 400 stores in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, does more than $1.

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