Systemes productifs localises, action publique et innovation: l'exemple de la [much less than] mecanic vallee [much greater than] (Midi-Pyrenees-France).
La configuration de l'industrie en Midi-Pyrenees permet d'isoler, au-dela du pole toulousain, plusieurs ensembles territoriaux caracterises par une concentration spatiale d'entreprises intervenant dans des secteurs d'activites relativement proches. Parmi ces entites, la [much less than]Mecanic vallee[much greater than] offre une configuration particuliere. Identifiee par la DATAR comme un des...

French village beckons seasoned traveler from Eugene.
Byline: Been there by The Register-Guard TRAVELER: Doug Brinkman traveled widely when he scouted new fashions for a Houston department store and, later, when he looked for locations for a company that booked corporate meetings and sales incentive trips. Now retired and living in Eugene,...

Reproductive options for HIV-serodiscordant couples. (Letters).
The study by James L. Chen and coauthors recently published in Family Planning Perspectives [Fertility desires and intentions of HIV-positive men and women, 2001, 33(4): 144-152 & 165] shows that many HIV-infected adults desire and expect to have children. This is the first study about HIV-positive men's desire to...

Geared for growth.
With a total of 800 companies covering the full spectrum of civil and military aerospace activities, the area of Southwest France extending from Toulouse to Bordeaux is home to a range of industrial, research and test facilities that is exceptional in its width and depth. Though historically Toulouse and...

On the cutting edge in R&D.
With an exceptional concentration of research laboratories and design bureaus, the region claims to be the "brain" of Europe's aerospace industry As well as being the heart of Europe's aerospace establishment, the region of S.W. France also merits a reputation as the "brain" of the industry, in...

The quest for excellence.
The network of primes and subcontractors in the region are investing and adapting to stay at the forefront of the industry Airbus is by far the largest employer in S.W. France, and the A380 programme will further reinforce its dominance of the industry in the region. In...

Company Watch - Airbus.
Feb 4, 2008 Aeroflot took delivery of its 14th Airbus A320 this month, on lease from GECAS. It expects 10 more this year and now operates 11 A319s, 14 A320s and 10 A321s. It carried 633,800 passengers in December, up 12.2% from the year-ago month. Traffic rose...

Company Watch - EasyJet.
Jan 28, 2008 France is still massively dominated by Air France with a 60% market share, particularly as the carrier now owns several smaller airlines as subsidiaries, but EasyJet nonetheless is number two with 6%. French business travelers are a key target for EasyJet, which believes that...

Cycle de Sept melodies.
--. CYCLE DE SEPT MELODIES.(In honor of the seven troubadours and of Clemence Isaure, Founders of the Academy of the Floral Games of Toulouse.) E. B. Bullock (ASCAP), 2003 (CVR, 2006). Tonal/ modal; [B.sub.3]-[B.sup.#.sub.5]; Tess: M-mH; regular meters; slow to medium tempos; V/mE-D, P/E-D; 36 pages. Soprano. ...

Bullock, Edmund Barton (b. 1956). Cycle of Five Troubadour Songs.
BULLOCK, EDMUND BARTON (b. 1956). CYCLE OF FIVE TROUBADOUR SONGS. Based on 12th Century Provencal and Languedoc Poems translated into English by Ezra Pound. E. B. Bullock (ASCAP), 2002 (CVR, 2006). Tonal; A3-B_5; Tess: mL-mH; regular meters; slow to medium tempos; V/mE-mD, P/mE-M; 19 pages. Soprano. I....