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All PARIS Silver pieces are plated with Rhodium a derivative of Platinum - making each piece heirloom quality...Something you could pass on one day. All of the crystals are Swarovski brand crystals and all of the pearls are Japanese glass pearls. Many pieces are ... hand painted enamel. All of the enamel, metal work, crystals and pearls can be done in a variety of colors to match your bridal gown.
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The AXA RESEARCH FUND will be officially launched at a press conference to be held in Paris -- France -- in January 2008. Details of the governance of the Fund and the precise areas of actions as well as the first projects to be funded will then be presented to the public.
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For the uninitiated it is unfortunately possible to have a uniformly poor dining experience during a stay in Paris, mainly because many attractions are situated in upscale areas of town, and that mass tourism attracts price gougers. It is frequent to hear of people complaining of very high Parisian prices for poor food and poor service - because they always tried to eat close to major tourist magnets. Try to go eat where the locals eat.
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PARIS, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthpointCapital Partners II, L.P., a private equity fund that specializes in orthopedic medical devices, announced today that, through its Healthpoint (Luxco) II S.a.r.l. subsidiary, it has acquired Paris-based Ideal Medical Products, S.A. Ideal Medical Products is the principal shareholder and will remain principal shareholder of leading spinal implant developer Scient'x, S.A.
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It is generally a bad idea to rent a car to visit Paris. Traffic is very dense, and parking tends to be difficult. This is especially true in areas surrounding points of touristic interest, since many of these are in areas designed long before automobiles existed. Many Parisian households do not own cars.
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Between 50 and 200 unarmed Algerian muslims are massacred by Paris police during an FLN demonstration. Dozens more are murdered in the courtyard of the main police headquarters. At the time, the De Gaulle government was unstable and trying to hold onto its African colonies... the massacre was not widely reported.
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