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Fleurus (flörüs`), town (1991 pop. 22,507), Hainaut prov., S Belgium. It is a coal-mining and manufacturing center; domestic appliances, furniture, and machinery are produced. At Fleurus, Mansfield and Christian of Brunswick defeated (1622) the Spanish in the Thirty Years War, the French under Marshal Luxembourg defeated (1690) the Dutch and their allies in the War of the Grand Alliance, and the French under Jourdan defeated the Austrians in a decisive battle (1794) of the French Revolutionary Wars. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Given Rinder's interest in the virtual and digital, given the standard use of appropriation as part of contemporary art practice, why not include (instead of the Salon de Fleurus and their quaint nostalgia-mongering and repetitions) Sturtevant, who's alive and well and an American in Paris still making her fucked-up, brain-bending work, none of which has been seen outside Europe? MDS Nordion is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with production facilities in Vancouver, Canada, and Fleurus, Belgium. |
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