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France has an extensive railway system, the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF). The first of a number of high-speed rail lines (TGVs) was completed in 1983, linking Paris and Lyons. Subsequent lines connected Paris to several other French cities, as well as Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and, via the Channel Tunnel, Great Britain.
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Roughly hexagonal in shape, France shares boundaries with Belgium and Luxembourg to the northeast; Germany, Switzerland, and Italy to the east; and Spain and Andorra to the southwest. In the northwest, France is bounded by the English Channel. At the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the channel, France and England are separated by just 34 km (21 mi). France faces three major seas: the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the North Sea to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the southeast.
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The English now held most of France, including Paris. Powerful Burgundy, under Philip the Good, was allied with England. In 1428 the English besieged the key city of Orléans. At this hour appeared Joan of Arc, who helped relieve Orléans, rallied the dauphin's followers, and in 1429 stood by the dauphin's side as he was crowned at Reims. In 1435, Burgundy, although exacting exorbitant concessions, allied itself with France (see Arras, Treaty of). In 1453 the English lost their last hold on French soil outside Calais.
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Off The Bike and On The Mic will be a series of daily reports focusing on Lance throughout the 2005 Tour de France. Broadcast from locations along the route of the Tour and hosted by Mark Higgins, producer/co-host of Armstrong Radio, a new report is scheduled to air at 4:00 pm ET every day of the race on SIRIUS Faction, channel 28. The reports will be rebroadcast at 8:00 pm ET and the following day at 8:00 am ET and 12:00 pm ET... on Faction.
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- American Revolution - In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare; "France only wins when America does most of the fighting."
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"It is a little-known fact that the French canal barge industry was founded in the mid-60s by British ex-pats who recognized the commercial potential of France's then neglected canal system," explains Sack. "English- speaking, British crew is the norm in the industry."
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