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  Paris - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Paris is located on a north-bending arc of the river Seine and includes two inhabited islands, the Île Saint-Louis and the larger Île de la Cité which is the heart and origin of the city.
Paris' administrative borders have remained largely unchanged since 1860: this last annexation, in addition to incorporating outlying suburbs between the city and its then ring of fortifications, was also the creation of Paris ' present 20 arrondissements; arrondissements 12 to 20 together represent the land incoporated into the city then.
A century later, Paris was the centre stage for the French Revolution, with the Storming of the Bastille in 1789 and the overthrow of the monarchy in 1792.
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 The name "Odo" in History
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux was the half-brother of William, Duke of Normandy and later William I (the Conqueror) of England.
Odo of Canterbury (died in 1200) was an English monk and theologian, known as Odo Cantianus or Odo of Kent.
Odo was released on the death of William in 1087 and attended the funeral.
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 Odo von Paris - Wikipedia
Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit Odo von Paris, dem König von Frankreich; für den gleichnamigen Herzog von Burgund siehe Odo von Paris (Burgund).
Dieser akzeptierte zunächst den karolingischen Verwandten, entschloss sich aber bereits 895 erneut für Odo.
Zwar musste Odo Karl zahlreiche Ländereien überschreiben und ihn zum Erben einsetzen, doch konnte der Adel die Sonderstellung des Bruders Odos, Robert, nicht mehr in Frage stellen.
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Odo led the defence of the city in opposition to a ten-month Viking siege in 885 and became co-ruler of the Empire with Charles the Simple.
Paris' history in the 14th century was thus punctuated by outbreaks of plague, political violence and popular uprisings.
Paris was, however, not spared from the religious violence affecting the rest of the country as Protestantism gained ground in defiance of an increasingly harsh Catholic backlash.
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 Paris information - Search.com
In 2002, according to Eurostat, the Paris region's GDP was 4.5% of the total GDP of the 25 European Union states, although its population was 2.45% of the total European Union population.
The economic centre of the Paris metropolitan area is in the western half of the city proper and the central portion of the Hauts-de-Seine département, forming a triangle between the Opéra Garnier, La Défense and the Val de Seine.
Paris is also the préfecture, or capital city, of the Île-de-France région which was created in 1976 to replace the District of the Paris Region created in 1961.
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 St. Odo of Cluny   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Odo is the glory of the great abbey of Cluny, which was responsible for a huge program of monastic and clerical reform under this great abbot.
It was Odo who established the Cluniac observance, which became the model of monasticism for over a century, and it was he who promoted an enthusiasm for the monastic life that would transform the religious life of Europe.
Odo of Cluny was deeply devoted to St. Martin of Tours and as a young student imitated Martin in his love of beggars.
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 Moscow in Paris
Paris lost its position as seat of the French realm while occupied by the English-ally Burgundians during the Hundred Years' War, but regained its title when Charles VII reclaimed the city in 1437; although Paris was capital once again, the Crown preferred to remain in its Loire Valley castles.
Central Paris endured WW II practically unscathed, as there were no strategic targets for bombers (train stations in central Paris are terminal stations; major factories were located in the suburbs), and also because German General von Choltitz refused to carry out Hitler's order that all Parisian monuments be destroyed before any German retreat.
At the same time, the City of Paris (within its Périphérique ring) and the western and southern suburbs have successfully shifted their economic base from traditional manufacturing to high value-added services and high-tech manufacturing, generating great wealth for their residents whose per capita income is among the highest in Europe.
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 Odo
Odo later worked for the Cardassians during the Occupation of Bajor aboard the orbiting Terok Nor ore-processing space station and later for the Bajorans/Federation aboard Deep Space Nine (the Federation name for Terok Nor), in both cases as chief of security.
During the occupation, Gul Dukat had originally enlisted Odo in order to investigate the murder of one of the Bajoran station workers; since Odo was seen as a neutral observer, sympathizing with no one, he was considered a valuable security officer.
In 2372, Odo married Lwaxana Troi in accordance with Tavnian law as a favor to her, so that her child would not be taken away from her at birth.
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 Paris - Memory Alpha - A Wikia wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Paris is a major city in the European Alliance on the planet Earth, the former capital of the nation-state France.
Paris was one of the possible destinations seen in an Iconian gateway on a Gamma Quadrant planet, Vandros IV, in 2372.
The skyline of Paris seems to have has changed considerably between 2342 and 2372, most notably in the area of the Seine River near the Iéna Bridge.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Paris
The University of Paris did not yet exist, but, from the beginning of the twelfth century, the monastic schools of Notre-Dame were already famous, and the teaching of Peter Lombard, known as the Master of the Sentences, added to their lustre.
Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris, having accompanied the pope to the ceremony, was invited by the abbot to withdraw, and Alexander III declared in a sermon, afterwards confirmed by a Bull, thenceforth the Church of St-Germain-des-Prés was dependent only on the Roman pontiff, and subsequently conferred on the abbot a number of episcopal prerogatives.
Odo of Deuil, Suger's successor as abbot, was chaplain to Louis VII during the Second Crusade, of which he wrote a chronicle.
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 Paris
Paris is a leading cultural, business and political centre and has an influence in fashion, gastronomy and the arts. It is regarded as one of the major global cities,Inventory of World Cities, GaWC, Loughborough University with the headquarters of international organisations such as UNESCO, the OECD, the ICC, or the informal Paris Club.
Paris is pronounced as in English and as in French.
From this it is still possible to determine that the Paris metropolitan area is one of the most multi-cultural in Europe: at the 1999 census, 19.4% of its total population was born outside of metropolitan France .
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 Odo, Count of Paris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was a son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and is sometimes referred to as duke of France and also as count of Paris.
For his skill and bravery in resisting the attacks of the Normans at the Siege of Paris, Odo was chosen king by the western Franks when the emperor Charles the Fat was deposed in 887, and was crowned at Compiègne in February 888.
Odo married Théodrate of Troyes and had two known sons, Arnulf (born probably about 885) and Guy (born probably about 888), neither of whom lived past the age of fifteen.
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 Eudes and the Siege of Paris
Odo was given the title of count of Paris when he reached his majority.
Paris was ruled by Bishop Gauzlin when the city was attacked by a Viking force under Sigirid.
Odo, the future king, was sent to Charles, emperor of the Franks,[8] to implore help for the stricken city.
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 History - a city of music and art which fills joy in everyones heart - by Rahul Chekuri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Paris was occupied during the Hundred Years' War by the Burgundians, allied to the English for some time.
During World War I, Paris was at the forefront of the war effort, having been spared a German invasion by the Allied victory at the First Battle of the Marne in 1914.
Many inner suburbs of Paris (especially the eastern ones) have experienced de-industrialisation since the 1970s, and the once-thriving cités have gradually become ghettos for immigrants and oases of unemployment.
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 PARIS
Today, the Paris urban area (the contiguous built-up area) has an estimated population of 9.9 million, and the Paris metropolitan area (including satellite cities) was at 11.5 million in 1999.
The inhabitants of Paris are known as Parisians in English, and Parisiens in French.
The Paris region is one of the most multi-cultural in Europe, with 19.4% of its total population born outside of metropolitan France.
www.solarnavigator.net /geography/paris.htm   (5163 words)

  
 Odo of Cluny
"Saint Odo of Cluny" (''ca.'' 878 - 18 November, 942), a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, was the second abbot of Cluny.
Authorized by a privilege of Pope John XI in 931, Odo reformed the monasteries in Aquitaine, northern France, and Italy.
Odo became the great reforming abbot of Cluny, which became the model of monasticism for over a century and transformed the role of piety in European daily life (see clunian Reforms).
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 Cast Biographies Odo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
However, after a lifetime of wondering, it was not until early 2371 that Odo discovered he was one of 100 changeling Founders sent out at an unspecified earlier time as an exploratory contact mission from the Dominion, implanted genetically with the need to return home someday.
After he was known to be sentient, the native scientists as a joke "Bajorized" it into "Odo Ital," and later just "Odo." The irony of the name "Nothing" was not lost on the homeless, friendless alien then, who turned the self-image around after the coming of Kira and the Starfleet crew.
Constable Odo has an unexpressed and unrequited love for Kira — after years of proclaiming humanoid love as among the qualities he can't fathom, and feigned shock at Bolian Lysia Arlin's onetime crush on him, and even Lwaxana Troi's ongoing infatuation which they ended with an affectionate understanding.
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 DS9 - Odo
Odo was discovered floating in the Deanorious Belt near Bajor and taken back to a research institute in occupied Bajor.
After many years as a subject of study, he became the head of security on Deep Space Nine when the Cardassians needed an impartial being to investigate a spate of murders.
Be that as it may, Rene Auberjonois is now a part of the STAR TREK universe through his role as Odo, a fascinating and multi-layered addition to the cosmos first envisioned by Gene Roddenberry, and brought to vivid life by this talented and distinguished actor.
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 Patron Saints Index: Saint Odo of Cluny
Studied music and theology in Paris for four years, studying under Remigius of Auxerre.
Returning home, he spent years as a near-hermit in a cell, studying and praying.
In 931, Pope John XI asked Odo to reform all the monasteries in the Aquitaine, northern France and Italy.
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 Odo- WordWeb dictionary definition
- Urban II, Odo of Lagery, Otho, Otho of Lagery
Type of: Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ
Encyclopedia: Odo, Bishop of Bayeux Odo Odo, Duke of Burgundy Odo, Count of Paris
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 Odo — FactMonster.com
René Auberjonois Biography (Actor) - Biography of René Auberjonois, Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Urban II - Urban II, c.1042–1099, pope (1088–99), a Frenchman named Odo (or Eudes) of Lagery;...
Eudes - Eudes or Odo, c.860–898, count of Paris, French king (888–898).
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 Odo — Infoplease.com
Odo, Franklin: No Sword to Bury: Japanese Americans in Hawai'i during World War II.(Book Review)
The songs of entertainers and the song of the angels: vernacular lyric fragments in Odo of Cheriton's 'Sermones de festis.'
No Sword to Bury: Japanese Americans in Hawai'i during World War II.(Book Review)
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