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  Gers in Gascogne, of happiness for all the directions - official Site of the General Council of Gers
The Gers opens wide its door to you with all the magic of traditional country fairs, also Jazz, Salsa, Country and Western, Gascon Music and culture festivals, and wide open spaces ideal for every kind of leisure activity, recreational and sporting alike.
With its spellbinding landscapes and its gentle light, the Gers is a delight for the eye.
The Gers is the cradle of Gascony, a land stamped by history, and still bearing its marks.
www.gers-gascogne.com /eng/default.asp   (155 words)

  
 Gulf Estuarine Research Society
The fundamental goal is to promote research in the Gulf of Mexico.
GERS is a very active research society with a membership of scientists, researchers, and students from universities, agencies and research labs along the Gulf coast.
GERS domain sponsored by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
www.gers.org   (76 words)

  
  French Property & Consultancy Services - Gers - South West France.
The Gers is a department in the southwest of France named after the Gers river.
The river Gers is 178 km long with its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan.
The Gers, mythical and mystical country of the routes to Santiago de Compostela.
www.gersproperty.com /gers.htm   (1158 words)

  
  Midi-Pyrenees Departement Information
Gers is bordered by the département of Lot-et-Garonne [region of Aquitaine] to the north, Tarn-et-Garonne to the northeast, Haute-Garonne to the east and southeast, Hautes-Pyrénées to the south, and Landes [region of Aquitaine] to the east.
It is bordered, to the north, by the département of Tarn-et-Garonne, to the northeast by Tarn, to the southeast by Ariège, to the south by Spain, to the southwest by Hautes-Pyrénées and to the west by Gers.
It is surrounded by the Département of Gers to the north, Haute-Garonne to the east, Spain to the south and the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques [region of Aquitaine] to the west.
www.french-at-a-touch.com /French_Regions/Midi_Pyrenees/midi-pyrenees_departement_information.htm   (1289 words)

  
 gers
The outer and innermost material of the ger is usually canvas, with an insulating layer of felt sandwiched in between, all supported by a collapsible wooden frame.
Ancient gers were more solidly built: when it was necessary to move them, they had to be placed on carts and pulled by horses.
Depending on the mobility and wealth of the family, the ger is placed on a wooden, felt or bare earth floor.
danielroy.tripod.com /cgi-bin/alternate/mongolia/gers.html   (1431 words)

  
  GERS - LoveToKnow Article on GERS
The chief affluents of the former are the Save, Gimone, Arrats, Gers and Baise, which derive their waters in great part from the Canal de la Neste in the department of Hautes-Pyrnes; and of the latter, the Arros, Midou and Douze, the last two uniting and taking the name of Midouze before joining the Adour.
The climate is temperate; its drawbacks are the unwholesome south-east wind and the destructive hail-storms which sometimes occur in spring.
Gers is divided into the arrondissements of Auch, Lectoure, Mirande, Condom and Lombez, with 29 cantons and 466 communes.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GE/GERS.htm   (456 words)

  
 Business Wire: GERS Retail Systems Reports a Strong Q1 2000. @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: )
GERS Retail Systems today announced a very successful first quarter of 2000, increasing its revenue for the first three months, on a year-by-year basis, by 45%.
GERS attracted new customers in the first quarter such as Black and Decker, who is licensing GERS' General Retail product, and Dot Com Distribution, a pure play e-commerce operation, who endorsed GERS' CustomerDirect product to provide order management for the orders placed through its clients international e-commerce Web sites.
GERS also participated in the Retail Tech Japan 2000 show, the largest trade show in that country, receiving very positive feedback on the strength of GERS and its solutions.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:61817038&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (631 words)

  
 Gers Tourist Information to France
Gers is separated from the Pyrénées by Comminges and Bigorre and the scenery is of rolling hills and glacier formed flat valleys with views of the Pyrénées from the southern hills.
The Gers is one of the least densely populated départments in France and there is no heavy industry or autoroutes so consequently it has some of the cleanest air in all of Europe.
Condom in the north of the Gers is a sous-prefecture and capital of the Tenareze Armagnac region.
www.lafrance.co.uk /public_html/information/midipyrenees/gers.htm   (2219 words)

  
 The Gers - France
The history of the Gers is marked by periods of turbulence and of prosperity.
The Gers boasts an astonishing 146 castles, one of the largest and most imposing of which is that of Lavardens, built on a limestone outcrop.
The Gers produces some wine, the Madiran appellation, originally a wine used at Mass whose popularity grew due to the steady flow of pilgrims, and Côtes de Saint-Mont. However, the region is best known for its brandy.
www.inntravel.co.uk /destinations/rom_gers.htm   (1052 words)

  
 Comité Départemental Du Tourisme et des Loisirs du Gers
Between Toulouse and Bordeaux, in the South West of France, the Gers, heart of Gascony, welcomes you.
It offers rolling and luminous landscapes, flavours and tones of character, a philosophy of the time, a culture of delight to all the senses, leisure activities propitious for recharging one’s batteries and tourism to be discovered all year round from fortified towns to fortified towns.
Through the magic of its traditional fairs, festivals and areas of light full of discoveries, the Gers in Gascony opens its doors to you.
www.tourisme-gers.com /gers-vacances/uk/index.asp   (128 words)

  
 property in the gers
Little known to many, the area known as Gers lies deep in the south west of France and is part of the Midi-Pyrenees region.
Gers is a part of the historic Armangnac region well known for its predominant commercial activity - the production of fiery world famous brandy.
Gers is mainly an agricultural region, producing a variety of cereals, poultry and well known gastronomic specialities including goose pate 'fois gras'.
www.seymour-james.com /french-property-articles/french_property_article6.htm   (473 words)

  
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Gers first thought was who the hell was responsible for this, quickly followed by how the heck he was going to get out of this alive.
Gers was happy for him, he was a good man and he hoped the man would escape with his life.
Gers ignored the fact he had totally no idea where the camp was.
www.blurty.com /talkpost.bml?journal=uss_archer&itemid=81206   (696 words)

  
 Business Wire: GERS Retail Systems Premieres Its Retail Suite ... @ HighBeam Research
GERS RetailAnalyst accomplishes this by predetermining the key performance indicators in a retail organization such as sales versus plan, maintained margin, stock turn and GMROI, and analyzing the performance results in a multidimensional view such as by merchandise level, operation level, vendor or time.
GERS RetailAlert allows all retail business processes to be engineered (or reengineered) and maintained within a user-friendly application, and then viewed with sophisticated Internet monitoring tools enabled by the Oracle Application Server.
Built within an Oracle relational database to facilitate optimal growth, the GERS Retail Suite is a comprehensive management tool that alleviates retailers of manual tasks by providing real-time automation of integral daily tasks such as sales, inventory, merchandising, and accounting, with the flexibility to shape the system to their individual needs.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:53692921&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (1037 words)

  
 Pilot Guides.com: Nomadic Souvenirs: Mongolian Gers
The design of the ger has evolved over time to suit the lifestyle of its occupants: nomadic herdsmen can pack up their ger in less then half an hour, ready to be transported to new grazing grounds.
Although gers are rapidly being replaced by bricks and mortar in the towns and cities, most Mongolians still prefer their traditional abode and spend their summer holidays camping out in a ger.
A ger is made using durable materials which are readily available: the felt or animal hide covering is derived from the owner’s sheep, wood for the frame is gathered in the forests and the whole construction is tied together with rope made from human or animal hair.
www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/asia/mongolia/gers.php   (874 words)

  
 Property Gers : 572 houses for sale in Gers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
An imposing Maison de Maitre in the centre of a thriving North Gers village with all amenities.
Gascony, Gers, 1h30 from Toulouse or Bordeaux, on the edge of busy market town, a 5 minutes walk from shops and restaurants, restored Country House set on 3.300m² of land with mature trees.
Close to Plaisance and in the Gers, this barn (85m² on the ground floor) has detailed plans and planning permission for conversion into a 4 bedroom house, 6000m² of land including swimming pool and terraces.
www.green-acres.com /en/properties/departements/gers.htm   (1107 words)

  
 Pauline Gers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gers' generosity helped build the first Gers Memorial Greenhouse in memory of Isadore's wife, Jeannie and his son David, one of five children.
Bernard Gers was the oldest son of Isadore and Jennie Gers.
A second Gers Memorial Greenhouse, known as the "bedding plant" greenhouse was dedicated in 1983 in memory of Isadore Gers, and his son, Bernard.
www.stlcc.cc.mo.us /foundation/bios/gers.html   (346 words)

  
 Gers on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
GERS to bring entire application suite to Sun's Solaris Operating Environment.
GERS Retail Systems and IMG Americas Team up to Offer Integrated Solutions to The Retail and e-Commerce Industries.
GERS Retail Systems to Feature Its Latest Technology At Retail Systems 98, June 15-18 in New Orleans.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Gers.asp   (566 words)

  
 FWD: Mongolian Gers [OFF TOPIC]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I don't know the exact weight of a ger, but the volume is about 0.5 - 0.75 cubic meters and the rafters (more like spokes actually) are about 2.5 meters long, 30 - 40 mm in diameter, 80 -90 of them.
Gers and heat loss When I've been in gers during the Mongolian winter (-30 C to -25 C daytime temps with nasty wind), seem quite warm with a coal fire going in the stove.
Gers and moisture I mentioned that because of the muslin cover and felt underneath, these gers would not be appropriate for rainy climates unless you added some kind of water proof cover during the wet season.
solstice.crest.org /pipermail/strawbale/1999-July/024219.html   (1100 words)

  
 Philip Gers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
PHILIP GERS, who is serving as county commissioner of Labette county, Kansas, is a well known farmer of Howard township.
Gers is a Populist, and is serving his second term as county commissioner.
Gers is a public spirited man, and takes a deep interest in all measures designed to promote the welfare of the township and county in which he lives.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/labette/1901/g/gersp.shtml   (374 words)

  
 The Buryat Mongolian Ger   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The most commonly known kind of ger is the nomads' ger, which is used by almost all Central Asian nomads, including Mongols and some of the Buryats.
This kind of ger is easily assembled and disassembled, and its components can be loaded on a couple of camels or on a yak cart(a Russian truck is more commonly used today).
The wooden ger is a permanent structure and is more commonly found in Siberia in areas where the inhabitants do not nomadize as often.
www.buryatmongol.com /ger.html   (1131 words)

  
 Gers :: Vacation Rental Near Condom in Gascony - Southwest France
The Gers is the central department of Gascony in southwestern France, located just north of the central Pyrenees.
It is named for the Gers river, which runs north-south through the department.
The Gers is sometimes referred to as the French Tuscany because of its gently rolling hills and old villages, including many "bastides" or fortified towns.
home.pacbell.net /gaston7/gers.html   (390 words)

  
 MY FRENCH PROPERTY LE BONHEUR Property for sale in gers
In Gascony in the Department of the Gers an old farmhouse dating to 1830 situated in a pretty village and set in 2033m² of gardens with views to the one side of an old chateau and to the back of countryside.
In Gascony, in peaceful gers countryside, this old farm for complete restoration comprises a « maison de maître », a worker’s cottage and several outbuildings, grouped on 30 hectares of land of which 5 hectares are wood, with a spring, in a dominant position with lovely view.
Situated in the Gers this beautifully renovated property comes complete with a vineyard and is set in 17 500m² of land.
www.sudfr.com /immobilier/gers.htm   (1558 words)

  
 Gers | Finnish | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
Gers is a département in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.
Geer is een plaats en gemeente in het arrondissement Borgworm, provincie Luik, België.
Gers (32) is een Frans departement, gelegen in de regio Midi-Pyrénées.
www.babylon.com /definition/Gers/Finnish   (305 words)

  
 Sightseeing in the Gers (Gascony), South-West France - Camping La Brouquere
The very thinly populated Département Gers is situated in the South-West of France between Dordogne and Pyrenees and between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediteranean Sea.
The Gers originates from the French Revolution when in 1790 the province Gascony was subdivided.
Tourism in the Gers is strongly being stimulated.
www.brouquere.com /gers/gers_en.htm   (258 words)

  
 French Departmental Information for Gers
The Gers with its wide rolling valleys and pretty little hill top villages of honey coloured houses, some of them built of colombages (wattle and daub) is an agricultural land of plenty.
Auch, capital of the Gers is known for its rich local cuisine and the beautiful gothic cathedral of Sainte Marie dating from 1489 with its carved choir and beautiful stained glass windows.
Surveying the general scene is the main square is a statue of the penniless nobleman, Charles de Batz, complete with plumed hat and rapier, on whom Dumas modelled his character of D’Artagnan in the three musketeers.
www.sifex.co.uk /department_details.asp?id=51&RID=2   (538 words)

  
 Association Gersoise pour la Promotion du Foie Gras - Auch - Gers
Gers department numbers more than 1800 independent producers, attached to their full freedom of action and faithful to ancestral practices.
Gers Goose is generally crammed with white corn, which is a Gers tradition.
The whole indicates a duck reared in the open air, in Gers, crammed with figs and corn and stuffed with its foie gras.
www.foie-gras-gers.com /en/gersfg.htm   (548 words)

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