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  Passepartout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Passepartout (in French, literally "passes everywhere") is a character in Jules Verne's novel, Around the World in Eighty Days and in the Sci Fi Channel (United States) television series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne.
Passepartout is the name of an important character in the French and later international television series Fort Boyard, played by the same midget actor since the beginning.
Passepartout is an open source desktop publishing program for the X Window System.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Passepartout   (172 words)

  
 Passepartout -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Passepartout is an (Click link for more info and facts about open source) open source ((computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials) desktop publishing program for the (Click link for more info and facts about X Window System) X Window System.
It is part of the (A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure) GNOME project.
Passepartout is the name of an important character in the French and later international television series (Click link for more info and facts about Fort Boyard) Fort Boyard, played by the same (A person who is abnormally small) midget actor since the beginning.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/passepartout.htm   (148 words)

  
 Bilingual text. Texto bilingüe (novel) (novela)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Passepartout, however, had no sooner heard his master's orders on leaving the Mongolia than he saw at once that they were to leave Bombay as they had done Suez and Paris, and that the journey would be extended at least as far as Calcutta, and perhaps beyond that place.
Passepartout, however, thinking no harm, went in like a simple tourist, and was soon lost in admiration of the splendid Brahmin ornamentation which everywhere met his eyes, when of a sudden he found himself sprawling on the sacred flagging.
As for Passepartout, who was mounted on the beast's back, and received the direct force of each concussion as he trod along, he was very careful, in accordance with his master's advice, to keep his tongue from between his teeth, as it would otherwise have been bitten off short.
www.englishspanishlink.com /deluxewriter/xxxaroundtheworldin80days.htm   (14004 words)

  
 Passepartout (SAJV) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Passepartout as a fictional character in the science fiction television series The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne was born to the semi-piratical captain of a Mediterranean trading vessel, Passepartout, uncertain of his actual birthplace, combines all the nationalities of Southern Europe from Albania to Spain.
Passepartout does his best to be an exemplary manservant, ironing his master's Times every morning, keeping his evening wear immaculate.
Passepartout's real genius, however, is for concocting things.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Passepartout_(SAJV)   (201 words)

  
 Around the World in 80 Days Synopsis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Passepartout, who is seeking employment, enters and Fogg begins to interview him for the position of servant.
During the trial Passepartout is found guilty of desecrating the pagoda of Malebar Hill and sentenced to fifteen days imprisonment; the judge thinks Fogg should be sentenced for being Passepartout's master.
Passepartout is carried on to the S.S. General Grant by two police officers, and Fogg is never told about the steamer.
www.bard.org /Education/Other/aroundworldsyn.html   (873 words)

  
 Movie Spoiler for the film -AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Passepartout goes up to Fogg and says that he would like to be his new valet (he is only doing this to escape from the cops).
Passepartout kills most of the Black Scorpion group but Fang shows up (don't know how she made it to India so fast but oh well.) She starts to fight Passepartout but he picks up a metal pole and smacks her in the head.
Passepartout runs up to this mothers house and kisses her (here we learn that Passepartout's birth name is Lau Xing.) She is very proud that her son is home and she decides to invite them to dinner.
www.themoviespoiler.com /Spoilers/aroundtheworld.html   (1846 words)

  
 The Amazing Adventure of the Small White Dog
Passepartout, happy to have something to do that would enable him to avoid his master's wrathful gaze, knelt on the floor and began picking up the small loaves of bread.
Passepartout appeared to be trying to sink through the floor, away from his master's anger.
Passepartout gave a little gasp of horror, and hurried over to pick up the dog, who was happily engaged in cleaning Fogg's plate.
www.bookofknowledge.org /ish4.html   (12289 words)

  
 The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne Fan Club - Jean Passepartout
Immediately prior to his employ by Fogg, Passepartout was valet to Baron von Bresslau before being forfeited along with the Aurora in an orchestrated game of chance that transferred his lot to his current Master.
Of all Passepartout’s numerous responsibilities, the Aurora is probably his favorite and the one he takes most seriously.
Jean Passepartout is an endearing mixture of opposites: a practical romantic, a humble genius and a superstitious scientist.
www.fanclub.sajv.net /pptbio.html   (496 words)

  
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Passepartout, who had conscientiously studied the program of his duties, was more than surprised to see his master guilty of the inexactness of appearing at this unaccustomed hour.
Passepartout jumped off the box and followed his master, who, after paying the cabman, was about to enter the station, when a poor beggar woman, with a child in her arms, approached him.
Passepartout, however, thinking no harm, went in like a simple tourist, and was soon lost in admiration of the splendid Brahmin ornamentation which everywhere met his eyes, when suddenly he found himself sprawling on the sacred flagging.
www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext00/80day11a.txt   (20706 words)

  
 TITLE: "Beginnings2: The Morning After"
Passepartout's hands were on his head, his fingers entwined in the soft, silky strands of Fogg's salt-and-pepper hair.
Phileas let Passepartout's cock slip nearly out of his mouth until he was sucking at the sensitive tip, then pushed his head down again to take the full length of his valet's manhood into his mouth.
Passepartout moaned and ground his hips against the mattress, the friction of the smooth linen sheets against his cock bringing him to his own release.
www.squidge.org /~peja/julesverne/Beginnings2TheMorningAfter.htm   (2559 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Around the World in Eighty Days Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
They follow the procession to the site, where Passepartout secretly takes the place of the girl's deceased husband on the funeral pyre, on which the woman is going to be burned the next morning.
He therefore confides in Passepartout, who does not believe a word and remains convinced that his master is not a bank robber.
At the reverend's, Passepartout learns that he is mistaken in the date, which he takes to be Sunday but which actually is Saturday due to the fact that the party traveled in Eastern direction, thereby gaining a full day on a journey around the globe.
www.ipedia.com /around_the_world_in_eighty_days.html   (1662 words)

  
 AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
Passepartout, who had conscientiously studied the programme of his duties, was more than surprised to see his master guilty of the inexactness of appearing at this unaccustomed hour; for, according to rule, he was not due in Saville Row until precisely midnight.
By eight o'clock Passepartout had packed the modest carpet-bag, containing the wardrobes of his master and himself; then, still troubled in mind, he carefully shut the door of his room, and descended to Mr.
Passepartout nearly dropped the bag, as if the twenty thousand pounds were in gold, and weighed him down.
www.ovec.coop.k12.ky.us /assets/literature/verne/around04.html   (705 words)

  
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The young woman was placed in one of the waiting-rooms of the station, whilst Passepartout was charged with purchasing for her various articles of toilet, a dress, shawl, and some furs; for which his master gave him unlimited credit.
Passepartout started off forthwith, and found himself in the streets of Allahabad, that is, the City of God, one of the most venerated in India, being built at the junction of the two sacred rivers, Ganges and Jumna, the waters of which attract pilgrims from every part of the peninsula.
Had Passepartout been a little less preoccupied, he would have espied the detective ensconced in a corner of the court-room, watching the proceedings with an interest easily understood; for the warrant had failed to reach him at Calcutta, as it had done at Bombay and Suez.
www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext94/80day11.txt   (20504 words)

  
 AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
Passepartout wandered, with his hands in his pockets, towards the Victoria port, gazing as he went at the curious palanquins and other modes of conveyance, and the groups of Chinese, Japanese, and Europeans who passed to and fro in the streets.
Passepartout noticed in the crowd a number of the natives who seemed very old and were dressed in yellow.
Passepartout essayed to reject the suspicions which forced themselves upon his mind; he did not wish to believe that his master was guilty.
www.ovec.coop.k12.ky.us /assets/literature/verne/around19.html   (1846 words)

  
 Chapter In Which Passepartout Takes A Too Great Interest In His Master, And What Comes Of It. of Around the World in 80 ...
Passepartout had no money, but willingly accepted Fix's invitation in the hope of returning the obligation at some future time.
They chatted about the journey, and Passepartout was especially merry at the idea that Fix was going to continue it with them.
When the bottles were empty, however, he rose to go and tell his master of the change in the time of the sailing of the `Carnatic'.
www.bibliomania.com /0/0/55/100/10732/2.html   (469 words)

  
 SAJV - Eyes of Lazarus - Synopsis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Passepartout arrives at the séance with Jules, who is skeptical of the procedure.
Phileas demands that Passepartout apologize, and is bewildered by the valet's negative response.
Passepartout is continuing to act odd, wearing Phileas' jacket and baiting his master about being able to mimic Phileas.
www.twoevilmonks.org /sajv/season1/eol.htm   (706 words)

  
 Title: BloodlinesAuthor: Lona JenningsCategory: Action/adventureCharacters: Phileas, Jules, Rebecca, Passepartout, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
And when Passepartout stumbled from his bed into the middle of our row, I accused him of causing it through careless disregard of his duties.
The startled Cynara spun around and was about to fire on the intruding Rebecca, Passepartout and Jules, when I knocked her down from behind.
I was caught in a mixture of guilt and relief, relief that Passepartout lay not there and guilt for my part in yet another meaningless tragedy.
www.fanfic.michaelpraed.org /bloodlinespr.htm   (7954 words)

  
 SAJV - Royalty- Synopsis
Phileas, Rebecca, Jules, and Passepartout are on their way to Constantinople where Rebecca is being sent on an undercover assignment.
Passepartout, as the King, is having his first formal audience with various officials when the proceedings are interrupted by Phileas, Rebecca and Jules.
Phileas is dressing Passepartout as the King and says he is proud to call him Your Majesty because today Passepartout is the master, and a very brave man. They shake hands.
www.twoevilmonks.org /sajv/season1/royal.htm   (1514 words)

  
 Passepartout 0.6 released | FootNotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A new version of GNOME desktop publishing app Passepartout has been released.
Currently, the "integration" has the form that passepartout watches external files (text / graphics), and when a file is saved passepartout reloads it and redraws the frame.
The problem with supporting general copy/paste is that Passepartout doesn't store text and images in the document files themselves; it only links to external files.
gnomedesktop.org /node/2034   (869 words)

  
 gmane.comp.graphics.passepartout
Not much action at Passepartout now for a while, but there is some things happening behind the scene...
That would be a rather large step; most of the code in Passepartout would simply be removed, but I think it would enable us to concentrate on more high-level aspects in Passepartout.
It seems that Passepartout renders them to a fixed size and with 75ppp, and when it expand them, does it as a bitmap, and not as a vectorial graphic.
blog.gmane.org /gmane.comp.graphics.passepartout   (659 words)

  
 Games : Around the World in 80 Days
Passepartout poses as a valet and joins Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world.
When trouble crops up (and it always does), Passepartout uses his muscle and high-flying antics to crack those who stand in the duo's way.
Passepartout can make his way from car to car jumping from the rooftops or by crawling underneath the cars.
www.nintendo.com /gamemini?gameid=ccf7cd03-fc07-4127-86ee-feccc58b1d92   (281 words)

  
 Passepartout - Festival di letteratura - Asti 10..15 maggio 2005 - Seconda Edizione   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Da quest’anno nasce Dappertout, una kermesse giovane che seguirà la rassegna ufficiale Passepartout su un binario parallelo, molto più ironico e meno formale.
Passepartout 2005 minuto per minuto nelle bellissime fotografie di Franco Rabino, in una raccolta di più di 1000 scatti.
Auday, la giovane fanzine del Festival Passepartout, in attesa della terza edizione edizione del grande evento annuale, propone ai suoi lettori Pagina 36.
www.passepartoutfestival.it   (330 words)

  
 Chapter In Which Passepartout'S Nose Becomes Outrageously Long. of Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
Passepartout entered and asked for Mr Batulcar, who straightaway appeared in person.
I think so,' replied Passepartout, recalling the exercises of his younger days.
Passepartout had at last found something to do.
www.bibliomania.com /0/0/55/100/10736/2.html   (336 words)

  
 Passepartout: Desktop Publishing for X11
Passepartout is an Open Source* Desktop Publishing* application for the X Window System*.
Passepartout is still in the early stages of development, but it is already quite usable.
The Passepartout 0.6 release was mentioned at FootNotes.
www.stacken.kth.se /project/pptout   (165 words)

  
 Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne; IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG DOES NOT HAVE TO REPEAT HIS ORDERS TO PASSEPARTOUT ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Fogg gave Passepartout instructions to purchase some provisions, and quietly went to his domicile.
Passepartout watched all night, like a faithful dog, at his master's door.
Passepartout, having received his orders, had nothing to do but obey them.
www.pagebypagebooks.com /Jules_Verne/Around_the_World_in_80_Days/IN_WHICH_PHILEAS_FOGG_DOES_NOT_HAVE_TO_REPEAT_HIS_ORDERS_TO_PASSEPARTOUT_TWICE_p1.html   (539 words)

  
 Jules Verne - Free Online Library
Phileas Fogg, Thomas Flanagan, Samuel Fallentin, and John Sullivan are members of the Reform Club.
Passepartout enters the club, looking for employment, and is hired by Fogg.
Fogg accepts a twenty thousand pound bet that he cannot travel around the world in eighty days.
verne.thefreelibrary.com   (294 words)

  
 GAMEEXPRESS.com - AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS GBA Action HIP - Nintendo GameBoy Advance Game Boy
Joined in Paris by a young lady named Monique the three face a variety of adventures and escapades as they try to make their way across the globe.
Passepartout role is to help his companions safely journey through the various exotic locations facing both dangerous obstacles and enemies intent on delaying or stopping their travels.
Play as Passepartout using a variety of kicks and punches to dispatch your enemies with signature Jackie Chan flair.
www.gameexpress.com /product_detail.cfm?UPC=677990104591   (306 words)

  
 Homepage»Online Framing Studio / Passepartout-Versand
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Viel Wissenswertes zu Passepartouts and Rahmen enthält auch die Rahmungs-Theorie.
Geschenkgutscheine für Passepartouts and Rahmen dürften für viele Ihrer Freunde ein hoch willkommenes Geschenk sein.
www.passepartout-versand.de   (363 words)

  
 singingsmile: PLEASE READ THIS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1872, an English gentleman named Phileas Fogg bets 20 000 pounds that he can travel around the world in 80 days.
With him, he takes his servant Jean Passepartout, after whom this project was named.
Back then travelling was not a very easy or fast thing to do but nowadays things are completely changed.
www.livejournal.com /users/singingsmile/101046.html   (555 words)

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