title: Mylène Demongeot

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Mylène Demongeot was a French film, television and theatre actress and author with a career spanning seven decades and more than 100 credits in French, Italian, English and Japanese speaking productions. Demongeot became a star at age 21 with her portrayal of Abigail Williams in The Crucible (1957) which garnered her a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles nomination and the best actress prize at the socialist Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Some other notable film roles include Elsa in Otto Preminger's Bonjour Tristesse (1958), alongside Deborah Kerr and David Niven, and as Milady de Winter in Les Trois Mousquetaires (1961). A "veteran of cinema" who started as one of the blond sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, she managed to avoid typecasting by exploring many film genres including thrillers, westerns, comedies, swashbucklers, period films and even pepla, such as Romulus and the Sabines (1961) opposite Roger Moore or Gold for the Caesars (1963). Demongeot also has a cult following based on the Fantomas trilogy, as Hélène Gurn opposite Louis de Funès and Jean Marais: Fantômas (1964), Fantômas Unleashed (1965) and Fantômas Against Scotland Yard (1967). Thirty years later, she starred again in another one of France's most successful comedy trilogies as Madame Pic in Fabien Onteniente's Camping (2006), Camping 2 (2010) and Camping 3 (2016). She was twice nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the César Awards for 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004) and French California (2006). In 2007, she was made a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et de Lettres of the French Republic.
In 2017, she was inducted into the Légion d'Honneur by ethologist and neurologist Boris Cyrulnik, with the rank of Chevalier. She remained popular until her death from peritoneal cancer. At the time of her death, she was starring in Thomas Gilou's film Maison de retraite (2022) alongside Gérard Depardieu, one of the biggest box office hits of 2022 in France. Through an Élysée Palace official tribune, President Emmanuel Macron paid a long tribute to her which included : "we salute the career of a great figure in the French Seventh Art, who knew how to shine in all its genres to move all French people".

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# Mylène Demongeot

**Mylène Demongeot** (born **Marie-Hélène Demongeot**; 29 September 1935 – 1 December 2022) was a French film, television and theatre actress and author with a career spanning seven decades and more than 100 credits in French, Italian, English and Japanese speaking productions.

Demongeot became a star at age 21 with her portrayal of Abigail Williams in *The Crucible* (1957) which garnered her a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles nomination and the best actress prize at the socialist Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Some other notable film roles include Elsa in Otto Preminger's *Bonjour Tristesse* (1958), alongside Deborah Kerr and David Niven, and as Milady de Winter in *Les Trois Mousquetaires* (1961).

A "veteran of cinema" who started as one of the blond sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, she managed to avoid typecasting by exploring many film genres including thrillers, westerns, comedies, swashbucklers, period films and even pepla, such as *Romulus and the Sabines* (1961) opposite Roger Moore or *Gold for the Caesars* (1963).

Demongeot also has a cult following based on the Fantomas trilogy, as Hélène Gurn opposite Louis de Funès and Jean Marais: *Fantômas* (1964), *Fantômas Unleashed* (1965) and *Fantômas Against Scotland Yard* (1967). Thirty years later, she starred again in another one of France's most successful comedy trilogies as Madame Pic in Fabien Onteniente's *Camping* (2006), *Camping 2* (2010) and *Camping 3* (2016).

She was twice nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the César Awards for *36 Quai des Orfèvres* (2004) and *French California* (2006). In 2007, she was made a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et de Lettres of the French Republic. In 2017, she was inducted into the Légion d'Honneur by ethologist and neurologist Boris Cyrulnik, with the rank of Chevalier.

She remained popular until her death from peritoneal cancer. At the time of her death, she was starring in Thomas Gilou's film *Maison de retraite* (2022) alongside Gérard Depardieu, one of the biggest box office hits of 2022 in France. Through an Élysée Palace official tribune, President Emmanuel Macron paid a long tribute to her which included : *"we salute the career of a great figure in the French Seventh Art, who knew how to shine in all its genres to move all French people".*

## Early life

Demongeot was born in September 1935 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, the daughter and only child of Alfred Jean Demongeot, a high-ranking civil servant, born on 30 January 1897 in Nice (himself the son of Commandant Marie Joseph Marcel Demongeot and Clotilde Faussonne di Clavesana, an Italian aristocrat) and Claudia Troubnikova, born on 17 May 1904 in Kharkiv (Ukraine, Russian Empire). Her parents, both actors themselves, had met in Shanghai, China, where her half-brother, Léonid Ivantov, from the first marriage of her mother, was born, in Harbin on 17 December 1923.

Like hundreds of other major European figures of stage and screen, she trained at the Cours Simon in Paris where her classmates included Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Berri and Guy Bedos. She was a classically trained pianist and her first ambition was of becoming a professional.

## Career

In the United Kingdom she appeared in several comedies, including *It's A Wonderful World* (1956) and *Upstairs and Downstairs* (1959).

Between September 2013 and June 2014, she was a columnist member of the radio show *Les Grosses Têtes* by Philippe Bouvard on RTL.

## Personal life

Demongeot was married to director Marc Simenon from 1968 until his death in 1999. She resided in a country house in Mayenne surrounded by animals. She was a member of the honor committee of the Association pour le droit de mourir dans la dignité (English: Right to Die with Dignity - ADMD; a member of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies).

Demongeot was the victim of a financial scam set up by her account manager who stole 2 million from her, money which was used to make loans to numerous high-profile personalities, like Isabelle Adjani, Alexandre Arcady or Samy Naceri. Justice took hold of the case in June 2012 and two banks were found guilty. She recounts these years of proceedings in her book *Très chers escrocs…* (2019, English: *Very Dear Crooks…*).

Demongeot died of primary peritoneal cancer on 1 December 2022, at the age of 87.

### Quotes

Among the quotes on or from her colleagues, are found:

* Brigitte Bardot wrote in one of her books: "Mylène was my little cinema sister, then became my combat sister, a libra like me, she has always loved animals, even going so far as to save a baby lion from set that she brought back to the hotel which hosted her during the filming".
* Arthur Miller wrote: "Mylene Demongeot was \[in *The Crucible*\] truly beautiful, and so bursting with real sexuality as to become a generalized force whose effects on the community transcended herself."
* Demongeot met Gary Cooper at the opening of the first escalator to be installed in a cinema, at the Rex Theatre in Paris, on 7 June 1957. She declared in a filmed interview: "Gary Cooper was sublime, there I have to say, now he, was part of the stars, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, John Wayne, those great Americans who I've met really were unbelievable guys, there aren't any like them anymore."
* On David Niven she said in a filmed interview: "He was like a lord, he was part of those great actors who were extraordinary like Dirk Bogarde, individuals with lots of class, elegance and humour. I only saw David get angry once. Preminger had discharged him for the day but eventually asked to get him. I said, sir, you had discharged him, he left for Deauville to gamble at the casino. So we rented a helicopter so they immediately went and grabbed him. Two hours later, he was back, full of rage. There I saw David lose his British phlegm, his politeness and class. It was royal. \[Laughs\]."

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1953 | *Children of Love* | Nicole | Léonide Moguy |  |
| 1955 | *Frou-Frou* | The mistress | Augusto Genina |  |
| | *School for Love* | The vocalist | Marc Allégret |  |
| | *Papa, maman, ma femme et moi* | The woman at the door | Jean-Paul Le Chanois |  |
| 1956 | *Quand vient l'amour* | Micheline | Maurice Cloche |  |
| | *It's A Wonderful World* | Georgie Dubois | Val Guest | Credited as Mylène Nicole |
| 1957 | *The Crucible* | Abigail Williams | Raymond Rouleau | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Best Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles |
| | *A Kiss for a Killer* | Éva Dollan | Henri Verneuil |  |
| 1958 | *That Night* | Sylvie Mallet | Maurice Cazeneuve |  |
| | *Bonjour tristesse* | Elsa | Otto Preminger |  |
| | *Be Beautiful But Shut Up* | Virginie Dumayet | Marc Allégret |  |
| 1959 | *Le vent se lève* | Catherine Mougin | Yves Ciampi |  |
| | *Women are Weak* | Sabine | Michel Boisrond |  |
| | *Bad Girls Don't Cry* | Laura | Mauro Bolognini |  |
| | *The Giant of Marathon* | Andromeda | Jacques Tourneur & Mario Bava |  |
| | *Upstairs and Downstairs* | Ingrid | Ralph Thomas |  |
| 1960 | *Love in Rome* | Anna Padoan | Dino Risi |  |
| | *Under Ten Flags* | Zizi | Duilio Coletti |  |
| 1961 | *The Three Musketeers* | Milady de Winter | Bernard Borderie |  |
| | *The Singer Not the Song* | Locha de Cortinez | Roy Ward Baker |  |
| | *Romulus and the Sabines* | Réa | Richard Pottier |  |
| 1962 | *Copacabana Palace* | Zina von Raunacher | Steno |  |
| | *I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra* |  | Vittorio Sala |  |
| 1963 | *Girl's Apartment* | Mélanie | Michel Deville |  |
| | *Doctor in Distress* | Sonia & Helga Stronberg | Ralph Thomas |  |
| | *Gold for the Caesars* | Penelope | Andre de Toth & Sabatino Ciuffini |  |
| | *Because, Because of a Woman* | Lisette | Michel Deville |  |
| 1964 | *Fantômas* | Hélène Gurn | André Hunebelle |  |
| | *Cherchez l'idole* | Herself | Michel Boisrond |  |
| 1965 | *Uncle Tom's Cabin* | Harriet | Géza von Radványi |  |
| | *Fantômas se déchaîne* | Hélène Gurn | Haroun Tazieff & André Hunebelle |  |
| | *OSS 117 Mission for a Killer* | Anna-Maria Sulza | André Hunebelle |  |
| 1966 | *Tender Scoundrel* | Muriel | Jean Becker |  |
| 1967 | *Fantômas contre Scotland Yard* | Hélène Gurn | André Hunebelle |  |
| 1968 | *The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell* | Gabby | Frank Tashlin |  |
| | *Les dossiers de l'agence O* | Myle Holga | Marc Simenon | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 1969 | *The Thirteen Chairs* | Judy | Nicolas Gessner |  |
| 1970 | *The Mushroom* | Anne Calder | Marc Simenon |  |
| 1971 | *L'Explosion* | Katia | Marc Simenon |  |
| 1972 | *The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige)* | Laura | Denis Héroux |  |
| | *Montreal Blues* |  | Pascal Gélinas |  |
| 1973 | *Enuff Is Enuff (J'ai mon voyage!)* | Madame De Chatiez | Denis Héroux |  |
| | *Les aventures du capitaine Luckner* | Daphne | François Villiers | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 1974 | *Par le sang des autres* | The prostitute | Marc Simenon |  |
| 1975 | *Les noces de porcelaine* | Julia | Roger Coggio |  |
| | *Il faut vivre dangereusement* | Laurence | Claude Makovski |  |
| 1977 | *L'échappatoire* | Elisabeth | Claude Patin |  |
| | *Recherche dans l'intérêt des familles* | Alcine Briant | Philippe Arnal | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 1978 | *Douze heures pour mourir* | Germaine | Abder Isker | TV movie |
| 1979 | *Un jour un tueur* | Cécile Pallas | Serge Korber |  |
| 1980 | *Kick, Raoul, la moto, les jeunes et les autres* | Martine | Marc Simenon | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 1981 | *Signé Furax* | Malvina | Marc Simenon |  |
| 1982 | *Marion* | Marion Treguier | Jean Pignol | TV series (6 Episodes) |
| 1983 | *Le bâtard* | Brigitte | Bertrand Van Effenterre |  |
| | *Flics de choc* | The teacher | Jean-Pierre Desagnat |  |
| | *Surprise Party* | Geneviève Lambert | Roger Vadim |  |
| 1984 | *Retenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un Malheur* | The bench woman | Michel Gérard |  |
| | *Série noire* | The Baroness | Jacques Rouffio | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 1986 | *Tenue de soirée* | Wife in house 3 | Bertrand Blier |  |
| | *Paulette, la pauvre petite milliardaire* | Madame Gulderbilt | Claude Confortès |  |
| 1988 | *Big Man* | Fernande | Steno | TV Mini-Series |
| 1989 | *The Man Who Lived at the Ritz* | Madame Rochaise | Desmond Davis | TV movie |
| 1992 | *Vacances au purgatoire* | Mathilde | Marc Simenon | TV movie |
| 1994 | *La Piste du télégraphe* | Muriel | Liliane de Kermadec |  |
| | *Minder* | Madeleine | Ken Hannam | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 1995 | *Chien et chat* | Annabelle Montbrial | Marc Simenon | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 1997 | *L'Homme idéal* | Guillemette | Xavier Gélin |  |
| 2004 | *Victoire* | The mother | Stéphanie Murat |  |
| | *Red Lights* | The summer camp director | Cédric Kahn |  |
| | *36 Quai des Orfèvres* | Manou Berliner | Olivier Marchal | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2005 | *Tokyo Tower* | The governess | Takashi Minamoto |  |
| | *La tête haute* | La Tine | Gérard Jourd'hui | TV movie |
| 2006 | *Camping* | Laurette Pic | Fabien Onteniente |  |
| | *French California* | Katia | Jacques Fieschi | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2007 | *Les toits de Paris* | Thérèse | Huner Saleem |  |
| | *Le fantôme du lac* | Louise Perreau | Philippe Niang | TV movie |
| 2009 | *Tricheuse* | Madame Vallardin | Jean-François Davy |  |
| | *Oscar and the Lady in Pink* | Lily | Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt |  |
| 2010 | *Camping 2* | Laurette Pic | Fabien Onteniente |  |
| 2011 | *Si tu meurs, je te tue* | Geneviève | Huner Saleem |  |
| | *Maman !* | The mother | Hélène de Fougerolles | Short |
| 2013 | *On My Way* | Fanfan | Emmanuelle Bercot |  |
| | *La balade de Lucie* | The mother | Sandrine Ray | TV movie |
| | *Les mauvaises têtes* | Virginie | Pierre Isoard | TV movie |
| 2014 | *Des roses en hiver* | Madeleine | Lorenzo Gabriele | TV movie |
| 2015 | *No Limit* | Christine Libérati | Ludovic Colbeau-Justin | TV series (2 Episodes) |
| 2016 | *Camping 3* | Laurette Pic | Fabien Onteniente |  |
| | *3 Mariages et un coup de foudre* | Mamita | Gilles de Maistre | TV movie |
| 2017 | *The Midwife* | Rolande | Martin Provost |  |
| | *Caïn* | Jacqueline Benedetti | Bertrand Arthuys | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 2018 | *Infidèle* | Giulia | Didier Le Pêcheur | TV Mini-Series |
| | *A l'intérieur* | Rose Da Costa | Vincent Lannoo | TV series (2 Episodes) |
| 2022 | *Maison de Retraite* | Simone Tournier | Thomas Gilou |  |
|

## Theater

| Year | Title | Author | Director |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1958 | *Dangerous Corner* | John Boynton Priestley | Raymond Rouleau |
| 1968 | *Gugusse* | Marcel Achard | Michel Roux |
| 1988 | *Salome* | Oscar Wilde | Francis Sourbié |
| | *Caviale e lenticchie* | Giulio Scarnicci & Renzo Tarabusi | Jacques Rosny |
| 1992 | *The Secretary Bird* | William Douglas-Home | Pierre Mondy |
| | *Piège pour un homme seul* | Robert Thomas | Robert Thomas |
| 1994 | *Electra* | Jean Giraudoux | Raymond Gérôme |
| | *Un homme pressé* | Bernard Chartreux | Jean-Pierre Vincent |
| 2000 | *Becket* | Jean Anouilh | Didier Long |
| 2017 | *Love Letters* | A. R. Gurney | Stéphanie Fagadau |
|

## Bibliography

* Demongeot, Mylène (September 2001). *Tiroirs secrets*. Paris: Le Pré aux Clercs. ISBN 2-84228-131-4.

## InfoBox

| Mylène Demongeot | |
| --- | --- |
| Demongeot in 2008. | |
| Born | Marie-Hélène Demongeot
(1935-09-29)29 September 1935
Nice, France |
| Died | 1 December 2022(2022-12-01) (aged 87)
Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–2022 |
| Spouses | *   Henri Coste  (m. 1958; div. 1968) *   Marc Simenon  (m. 1968; died 1999) |


title: Mylène Farmer en concert

abstract: Mylène Farmer en concert was Mylène Farmer's 1989 concert tour in support of her second studio album, Ainsi soit je.... It was the first tour of the singer.

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# Mylène Farmer en concert

**Mylène Farmer en concert** was Mylène Farmer's 1989 concert tour in support of her second studio album, *Ainsi soit je...*. It was the first tour of the singer.

## Introduction

In 1989, five years had passed since the first hit of Farmer ("Maman a tort" in 1984), and other successful songs had crowned the singer's career. However, she always sang in play-back when she was invited on television (she only performed live - with difficulty - "Tristana" on *La Nouvelle Affiche*, on April 1, 1987). As a result, some people believed that Farmer was not a real singer. Thus, to prove her talent to her critics, Farmer scheduled a series of concerts for May 1989 in Saint-Étienne and at the Palais des Sports (Paris) for a total of nine shows. According to Sophie Tellier, one of the dancers, Farmer thought at the beginning that she would never be able to go on stage, and then she saw this tour as an "incredible challenge". Farmer admitted that she knew before her tour that she would be the subject of criticisms, and is why she got ready physically and artistically with a great perfectionism. She chose the Palais des Sports, because she explained that she "hated the intimate places" that "prevented her from finding pleasure" and that she needed big spaces. In October, she revealed that she will perform 16 songs on stage.

Every effort was made by Farmer and Boutonnat so that this concert would be huge, whether it is at the level of the stage set, the music, special effects, choreographies... As these concerts were "a real triumph" (all available tickets were sold), a tour was scheduled adding 44 shows mainly across France, but also Switzerland and Belgium. Because of the smallness of some concert halls and the enormous size of the stage set, several shows were forced to be cancelled. Other shows were postponed (for example, the concerts in Valence and Sanary were postponed on October 16 for technical reasons). All the concert halls were full every evening. Farmer was also the first French female singer to sing in the great hall of the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy.

Before going on stage, Farmer had an intensive athletic training including running (5 km per day), physical and breathing exercises, and was on a diet (she had even stopped smoking). She also took singing lessons. In an interview, she said about the concert : "I really eagerly awaited the moment to try this experiment. Today, I want to go there. I feel I'm able to do it. A second round is beginning. (...) I don't want an intimate concert hall. I need wide open spaces, a breath." She confessed that she was anxious at the idea of singing on stage and that she didn't manage to sleep because of that. However, she considered this show as "an immense pleasure".

Thierry Rogen, who has been involved in the elaboration of the show, said in an interview that this concert was "one of \[the\] most beautiful professional experiences, but at the same time one of \[the\] worst". According to him, preparations for the concert were very difficult, because Farmer and Boutonnat had a high level of professionalism and they wanted to produce a great spectacle. He explained: "We \[Farmer's team\] were scared until the end to not be up to the task. (...) We were the first to put synths and movies on stage, with a technology that was not so sophisticated as it is today (...). Mylène's discs were so sophisticated in the production that we could not go on stage and just put a drummer, a bass player and a guitarist. It needed that the audience find again on stage the color of albums which contained multiple sequences and programming. Therefore, in addition to the vocalists and Mylène on stage, there were also some backings, which included footage of voices. Perhaps it is this that has led criticism, because some people said that the sound was too great to emerge only from the stage." He confirmed then that Farmer had never sung in playback during this tour.

The basis idea of the stage set was "the passage of time". Boutonnat and Farmer wanted to create "a little gothic atmosphere, mixing mysterious, deep and old things", connected to the psychoanalysis. All should be "both thoughtless and strong". Finally, a cemetery was chosen by the singer to frame her show and "her arrival on the stage resembled that of a ghost coming out of a tomb". Indeed, the atmosphere of these concerts was rather sad and cold. White and black were the dominant colors of the show. The transport and the assembly of the stage necessitated enormous technical means. Spectators were not allowed to photograph the singer or the stage, because an agency was specially in charge of this work.

After the first shows, Farmer said that through these concerts, she was able for the first time in her life to have confidence in herself.

## Critical reception

The lack of talent

About the concert in Lausanne, a critical article published in *Le Matin*, with headline "A dish for nothing - (...) When the futile attached to the unnecessary and unpleasant", said: "There was in this concert no emotion". It described the musical performance as an "indescribable resonant cacophony" and considered that the choreographies were "a nullity having equalled only by the stupidity". Highly critical, *Le Parisien* held that "this show mixes all the clichés from across the Atlantic, spiced with a local pseudo-culture that confuses 'spectacular' and 'ocular spectrum'". The article stated : "It is well done, without a soul, but without vulgarity. Icy, but colossal". It qualified Farmer's performance with words such as "poor swaying hips", "streak of voice" and "neurotic look". It concluded by saying that this show "does not bring pleasure, nor happiness" nor "talent" and it is a "swindle".

The lack of emotion and a sad ambiance

Several press articles criticized the show for a lack of emotion or spontaneity. *Télé Moustique* concluded that, in spite of a "redoubtable professionalism", the production is "rigorous", "without any commitment, without endangering which makes shiver". Very critical, an article published in *L'Humanité* considered the concert as "impeccable", but the lack of spontaneity in the show leads the author to conclude that "Farmer takes the mickey out of her public". An Alsatian newspaper described the concert as "prefabricated" (some people who attended the show criticized this analysis). *La Nouvelle République du Centre* described the concert in Poitiers as being "satanic, grand, perverse, (...) sulphurous, fascinating, on the verge of the uneasiness".

The lack of dialogue with the audience

According to a press article, what "has failed the most to this performance is generosity". Indeed, except a 'good evening' and a 'thank you', Farmer didn't speak to her audience and according to this article it is possible to "wonder where the love comes from the public for a too cold" singer. In the same way, while *Le Dauphiné libéré* admitted that the show was "perfect", it criticized the "contact with the audience \[which\] was disappointing".

The too loud sound system

Many critics blamed the show for its too loud music. For example, an article underlined "the profusion of special effects, a grandiloquent stage setting", but also "a high-powered and often rough sound system", concluding : "Everything for the eye, nothing for the ears". Another article declared that Farmer had taken care of the visual aspect of her show, with original choreographies, but that what she had sung was not very audible. *L'Echo du Centre* recognized that "choreographies were remarkable and perfectly adjusted", but expressed a regret about the sound system. *La Dépêche du Midi* asserted that, "in spite of a so little acoustic and too synthetic music", Farmer "pulled through with the honors". *La Libre Belgique* considered that the "intrusive" sound system which "prevents from understanding texts", is perhaps "the main criticism" against this show, adding that Farmer "has a voice, some charm and the talent", but that the concert "misses improvisation and dialogue". In the same way, *Le Provençal* said :"The sound saturated by instruments leaves only a tiny space to the small vocal cords" of Farmer. *Figaroscope* said that "Farmer disappointed by her repeated absences \[on stage\] and a sound system (...) grinding her fragile organ". As for *Le Courrier picard*, it described as "errors of course" the "blaring sound system" and the "blinding lights" and predicted that Farmer would not perform other tours after that one.

### Positive reviews

The talent of Farmer

Conversely, certain media praised the talent of the singer. About one of the first shows at the Palais des Sports, *France Soir* said: "Her show, rhythmic and very calibrated in the fantasized register that she likes, is that of a real professional", with a "fine gesture". *Var Matin* stated : Farmer's work "almost reaches the perfection" and "combines grace to quality". About the performance in Lausanne, a Swiss newspaper said that the show was "beautiful" and Farmer made a "real professional work". *Le Dauphiné* said that Farmer "has the necessary scale to compete with the sense of the show which the Americans have". *Lyon Figaro* considered that the show in Lyon "splendidly demonstrated the supremacy of the singer on the French market". According to *L'Est Républicain*, after her concerts of May in Paris, Farmer proved that "she was intended for the stage" and that her performances are able to "silence her last critics". After the performance in Fréjus, *Var Matin* said that, in a "mystic atmosphere", Farmer "gave all the measure of her talent".

The greatness of the show

*Podium* described this show as "a memorable concert", with its "naughty choreography", "exquisite staging" and "luxurious costumes". The article stated : "Mylène Farmer on stage, it is a real videoclip in three dimensions, the fury and emotion at the power ten (...), a festival of strong images". According to a Swiss newspaper, "the audience was not disappointed. (...) No place is conceded to improvisation, the songs are refined in the extreme". *France Soir* declared that the concert in Saint-Étienne was "fascinating" and "magical". *Sud Ouest* stated that the show is "well conceived", "every song is highlighted by an original stage setting and choreography", with "beautiful costumes and perfect lighting effects". It also qualified the show as a "big spectacle", in which "the choreography looks like ballets". According to *L'Alsace* and *L'Express*, "the show kept its promises" and was a "total triumph". *La Montagne* stated : "The surprise came from the real visual show, magnificently settled. (...) The work on the lightings and the stage setting is the sign of the very great class". *Le Méridional* qualified this concert as "bewitching".

## Commercial success

For only the concerts at Paris-Bercy (two shows), 35,000 tickets were sold in a very short time (five weeks). 40,000 people attended her single concert in Brussels, 4,000 in Grenoble, 5,000 in Fréjus, 14,000 in Lyon, 7,500 in Lausanne, 2,500 in Rennes, 6,000 in Lievin, 6,000 in Nantes, 3,500 in Mulhouse, 2,500 in Strasbourg. According to Farmer, approximately 7,000 people attended each of her shows.

This tour was one of the more imposing in France at that time: indeed, it cost over 40 million francs and more than 300,000 people were at this tour. For this tour, there were eight dancers, seven musicians, three singers, 50 technicians, five trucks and 38 tons of equipment.

Through her successful concerts at Bercy, Farmer "demonstrated that she had become one of the largest \[stars\]".

## Set list

| No | Song | Costume | Choreography | Comment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | "Ouverture" |  |  | This instrumental song which lasts six minutes was composed by Laurent Boutonnat. It includes screams of children and animals. It concludes with the rising of the curtain by a monk wearing a hooded raincoat who opens the gates of the cemetery. |
| 2 | "L'Horloge" | Black veils, transparent black cloak, and black gloves. | No | The song begins with the sound of the hand of clock. Farmer's silhouette appears in a flash of light between two tombs in the center and at the back of the stage. The singer comes down a long staircase with her arms outstretched, like a vampire. She is dressed like a boy. After singing, she returns to the back of the stage into a rhythmic walk and goes away by another staircase behind the stage, and enters again a grave. The stage is then hidden by the spotlights facing upwards. |
| 3 | "Plus grandir" | Same costume, without the cloak and gloves. White collar, small white socks. | Rhythmical choreography performed with two female dancers. | Farmer reappears on stage with two dancers behind her who reproduce the same gestures. At the end of the song, the singer said "good evening" to the audience. |
| 4 | "Sans logique" | Same costume | Collective choreography inspired by the 18th century, composed of large gestures and these movements become smaller as if Farmer was bound by twine. | When the music begins, Farmer curtseys several times, and the phrase "This is a blank formatted diskette" is repeated throughout the performance. About the middle of the song, the singer hits the ground with her microphone and gets up again immediately. At the end, the dancers disperse. |
| 5 | "Maman a tort" | White pyjamas, socks | No complex choreography. Farmer and Carole Fredericks make a few steps. | Vocalist Carole Fredericks plays the role of a nurse. In a lengthy monologue, she complains about one of her female patients, who is difficult to live with. Farmer, hitherto hidden beneath the full dress of Frederick, suddenly appears. She wears a pyjamas and performed the song by waddled like a little child. The song is very similar to the original one, but at the end the two women sing a long rap passage in which they seem to quarrel. Fredericks, playing the role of the mother, says : "Je suis ta mère (x3), alors tu es ma fille", and Farmer replays to her : "Je ne suis pas ta fille (x3), et tu n'es pas ma mère". Then Farmer disappears, while Fredericks gets back to her place while laughing. |
| 6 | "Déshabillez-moi" | Black latex dress with sleeves fastened along the body that greatly limit arm movements. | No | From the first notes, spotlights are changing colors. Farmer sings with a microphone on a base, and sometimes she pretends to laugh. Her bondage dress rendered Farmer unable to undress herself, which explains why she wore it for the song of which title would be translated to English as "Undress Me". After a final "Déshabillez-vous !" and an explosion of fireworks, a total black enables Farmer to leave the stage to take off her dress. This performance is one of the funniest moments of the concert. |
| 7 | "Puisque" | Tight-fitting black dress with pieces hanging on each arm. One of Farmer's hands gloved. | No choreography, just a few steps along the stage. | This sad song was preferred to "Dernier Sourire" at the time. In the musical introduction that lasts more than three minutes, beating thunder mingle with the song's melody. The light is subdued and spotlights track the movement of the arm of the singer. The song is performed with great emotion. At the end, there is a total black and Farmer leaves the stage to change her clothes. |
| 8 | "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" | Red spandex pantyhose, heel boots, transparent gray veil. | Very dynamic collective choreography, with suggestive movements | The song begins with a set of lights. Farmer, back on the podium, moves her hips and plays with her microphone. The dancers come on stage by the stairs and form a circle. While the musical bridge continues, Farmer joined the dancers who remove the bottom of her dress ; two of them lift the singer. There are a few moments of play-back during the remixed musical bridge. At the end of the song, the dancers leave the front of the stage, and Farmer presents the musicians. The guitarists and the cellist play a long musical bridge with very rock sonorities to let time to prepare the stage for the next song. |
| 9 | "Allan" | Black and white checked trousers, grey jacket. | No choreography, only a few steps. | The song has an introduction of 1:30 performed by Carole Fredericks. |
| 10 | "À quoi je sers..." | Same costume | No choreography, just a few steps. | The song is similar to the studio version, but the introduction was slightly modified with a few guitar riffs. After the performance, Farmer left the stage by a staircase. "À quoi je sers..." was not performed at Palais des Sports (Paris), in May (the song was not created at the time). |
| 11 | "Sans contrefaçon" | * Farmer: same costume. She turns her jacket and wears a cap with the same patterns.
\*Dancers: same costume. | First, Farmer performs a choreography moving her hips, and then she is joined by all dancers. | Dancers come in holding hands and start a choreography during which they mime a street brawl. Farmer asks the audience to sing the refrain with her. |
| 12 | "Jardin de Vienne" | Farmer removes the jacket and the cap and wears a gray shawl. | No | The song, performed in a version similar to the album one, is one of the sad and moving moments of the show. |
| 13 | "Tristana" | * Farmer: red coat-dress, red boots and leather gloves
* Female dancers: Russian farmers
* Male dancers: Soviet soldiers | The choreography is based on the video : first performed by all the dancers, and then only by Farmer and two soldiers. | In the introduction, wind noise and cries wolf can be heard and there is some white smoke. Farmer leaves the stage hugged by two dancers. |
| 14 | "Ainsi soit je..." | Black patterned dress | No | The song has a musical introduction which lasts two minutes, played on the guitar and strings. Farmer begins crying from the second refrain. |
| 15 | "Libertine" | Costume of the 18th century, similar to that of the video : black trousers, white shirts, red boots and long red gloves. | Collective choreography | Farmer and Sophie Tellier (the rival in the video) are back to back, and the winner shot of the singer marks the beginning of the song. Then the dancers hold candlesticks and fans. After the song, Farmer presents the musicians while many fireworks illuminate the stage, then leaves it by a staircase. This song is the longest one of the concert. |
| 16 | "Mouvements de lune (part I)" | Same costume | No | It is a musical interlude plus a chorus of monks. Meanwhile, Farmer is changing costume. |
| 17 | "Je voudrais tant que tu comprennes" | Black dress and black gloves | No | This song is a moving cover originally recorded in 1966 by Marie Laforêt. |
| 18 | "Mouvements de lune (part II)" | Same costume | No | Farmer is leaving the stage, she does a goodbye with the hand, while the gates of the cemetery close. |

## Tour dates

There were a total of 52 shows, from May 11 to December 8, 1989, in three countries (France, Belgium, Switzerland):

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Refs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 11, 1989 | Saint-Étienne | France | Palais des Sports |  |
| May 18, 1989 | Paris | | Palais des Sports |  |
| May 19, 1989 | | | |
| May 20, 1989 | | | |
| May 21, 1989 | | | |
| May 22, 1989 | | | |
| May 23, 1989 | | | |
| May 24, 1989 | | | |
| May 25, 1989 | | | |
| September 19, 1989 | Grenoble | | Summum |  |
| September 21, 1989 | Valence | | ~~Mammouth, Granges-lès-Valence~~ Cancelled |  |
| September 22, 1989 | Dijon | | ~~Palais des Sports~~ Cancelled |  |
| September 23, 1989 | Fréjus | | Arènes Romaines |  |
| September 24, 1989 | Avignon | | Parc des Expositions |  |
| September 26, 1989 | Sanary-sur-Mer | | ~~Esplanade de la mer~~ Cancelled |  |
| September 29, 1989 | Montpellier | | Le Zénith |  |
| September 30, 1989 | Toulouse | | Palais des Sports |  |
| October 1, 1989 | | |
| October 6, 1989 | Limoges | | Palais des Sports et des Fêtes |  |
| October 7, 1989 | Montluçon | | Athanor |  |
| October 8, 1989 | Le Mans | | La Rotonde |  |
| October 10, 1989 | Lyon | | Halle Tony Garnier |  |
| October 11, 1989 | Clermont Ferrand | | Maison des Sports |  |
| October 13, 1989 | Lausanne | Switzerland | Palais de Beaulieu |  |
| October 14, 1989 | Annecy | France | Place des Romains |  |
| October 16, 1989 | Sanary | | ~~Esplanade de la mer~~ Cancelled |  |
| October 18, 1989 | Rennes | | Salle omnisports |  |
| October 20, 1989 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |  |
| October 21, 1989 | | | | |
| October 24, 1989 | Bordeaux | France | Patinoire Meriadeck |  |
| October 25, 1989 | Angers | | Parc des Expositions |  |
| October 27, 1989 | Poitiers | | Arènes |  |
| October 28, 1989 | Pau | | Foire-Expo |  |
| November 4, 1989 | Valence | | Mammouth, Granges-lès-Valence
Originally scheduled on September 21 |  |
| November 6, 1989 | | | Mammouth, Granges-lès-Valence |  |
| November 8, 1989 | Chartres | | ~~Chartrexpo~~ Cancelled |  |
| November 10, 1989 | Lorient | | Parc des Expositions, Lann-Sévelin |  |
| November 11, 1989 | Tours | | Parc-Expo, Rochepinard |  |
| November 14, 1989 | Perpignan | | ~~Palais des Expositions~~ Cancelled |  |
| November 15, 1989 | Sanary-sur-Mer | | Esplanade de la mer |  |
| November 16, 1989 | Marseille | | Palais des Sports |  |
| November 17, 1989 | Bourg-en-Bresse | |  |  |
| November 20, 1989 | Caen | | Parc des Expositions |  |
| November 21, 1989 | Reims | | Parc des Expositions |  |
| November 22, 1989 | Besançon | | Palais des Sports |  |
| November 24, 1989 | Lons-le-Saunier | |  |  |
| November 25, 1989 | Metz | | Parc des Expositions |  |
| November 26, 1989 | Lieven | | Lieven |  |
| November 28, 1989 | Montbéliard | | ~~Parc des Loisirs de Voujeaucourt~~ Cancelled |  |
| November 29, 1989 | Épinal | | ~~Parc des Expositions~~ Cancelled |  |
| December 1, 1989 | Rouen | | Parc des Expositions |  |
| December 2, 1989 | Nantes | | La Beaujoire |  |
| December 3, 1989 | Amiens | | Centre d'Expositions et de Congrès |  |
| December 5, 1989 | Mulhouse | | Palais des Sports |  |
| December 6, 1989 | Strasbourg | | Rhénus |  |
| December 7, 1989 | Paris | | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy |  |
| December 8, 1989 | | | |

## Further reading

* Julien Wagner, Jean-François Kowalski, Marianne Rosenstiehl, Claude Gassian, *Mylène Farmer : Belle de scène* (book on Farmer's tours), K&B Ed, 27 April 2007 (ISBN 291595707X)

## InfoBox

Mylène Farmer en concert
| Tour by Mylène Farmer | |
| --- | --- |
| Promotional poster for the tour | |
| Location | Europe |
| Associated album | *Ainsi soit je...* |
| Start date | May 11, 1989 |
| End date | December 8, 1989 |
| No. of shows | 45 |
| Mylène Farmer concert chronology | |


title: Myname 1st Single

abstract: Myname 1st Single is the debut single album by South Korean idol group Myname. It was released on June 1, 2012, by H2 Media and distributed by Kakao M. After releasing its debut single "Message" the previous October, the group focused on developing its musical style in the ensuing months. Following a series of photo and video teasers, Myname 1st Single and its lead single "Hello & Goodbye" were concurrently released. Myname 1st Single peaked at number seven on South Korea's national Gaon Album Chart, shifting over 9,000 units domestically since its release.

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# Myname 1st Single

***Myname 1st Single*** is the debut single album by South Korean idol group Myname. It was released on June 1, 2012, by H2 Media and distributed by Kakao M. After releasing its debut single "Message" the previous October, the group focused on developing its musical style in the ensuing months. Following a series of photo and video teasers, *Myname 1st Single* and its lead single "Hello & Goodbye" were concurrently released. *Myname 1st Single* peaked at number seven on South Korea's national Gaon Album Chart, shifting over 9,000 units domestically since its release.

## Background and music structure

> "We wanted to claim music of our own and we became confident as we gradually found ourselves."

—Myname on *Myname 1st Single*

*Myname 1st Single* was crafted to demonstrate Myname's diverse musical capacity and its ability to undertake various genres. Speaking of the record, vocalist Gunwoo stated, "It's still too early to tell what our colors are. But there are several opportunities for Myname to find its colors." The group pursued its artistic development over promotional ventures, leading to an eight-month gap between the release of its debut single "Message" and its first single album.

The opening track "Say My Name (Intro)", which incorporates a heartbeat and exudes a "dreamlike" ambience, conveys "beautiful yet melancholy feelings" which characterize the record. It is followed by "Hello & Goodbye", a medium-tempo R&B song. It consists of a "groovy" melody, "heavy" bass, and "deep, somber" vocals. In the lyrics, the narrator requests for his girlfriend to "meet and break up if you love me". He simultaneously suffers between a "new beginning" and the "final goodbye". The song was made along with "Message", but was stored for a future release. "Hello & Goodbye" underwent various rearrangements prior to its release. "Girlfriend" displays a "standout" vocal delivery and "Replay" is a ballad track. Vocalist Insoo explained that the latter describes replaying "old memories" and "holding onto emotions" after a breakup. The closing track "I'll Forget It (Outro)" features vocals by Hwanhee, who wrote the lyrics and recorded his part prior to enlisting in the military in October 2011.

## Release and promotion

Actress Son Eun-seo (pictured) plays the protagonist's love interest in the music video

H2 Media announced *Myname 1st Single* and published a music video teaser of the lead single "Hello & Goodbye" on May 21, 2012. Image teasers of members JunQ and Insoo were published two days later. A pair of photos featuring Seyong and Chae-jin were shared the following day. On the subsequent day, the final image teaser for Gunwoo was unveiled. A second music video teaser for the dance version of "Hello & Goodbye" was uploaded on May 29. *Myname 1st Album* and the music video for "Hello & Goodbye" were simultaneously released on June 1.

Filming for "Hello & Goodbye" occurred on a set in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. The music video was directed by Hong Won-ki and it includes scenes recorded in the form of a Korean drama. Main vocalist Gunwoo stars as the protagonist and actress Son Eun-seo plays the love interest. The music video includes choreography sequences that took 24 hour to film; the entire music video was completed in three days and two nights. Myname began promoting "Hello & Goodbye" on weekly music chart shows the day of the album's release by performing the song on KBS2's *Music Bank*. The group made additional performances on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's (MBC) *Show! Music Core*, Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) *Inkigayo*, Mnet's *M Countdown*, and MBC Music's *Show Champion*. Myname also appeared on the entertainment television series *Three Wheels* and *You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook* to perform "Hello & Goodbye". Music show promotional performances of "Hello & Goodbye" were completed on July 21.

## Commercial performance

On the chart dated May 27 – June 2, 2012, *Myname 1st Single* debuted at number seven on South Korea's national Gaon Album Chart. According to Gaon Music Chart's year-end report, the single album sold 9,029 copies domestically and ranked at number 152 on its list of best-selling albums.

## Track listing

*Myname 1st Single*
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Say My Name (Intro)" | J.Slow | Koo Ja-kyeong, Lee Ho-seung | Koo Ja-kyeong, Lee Ho-seung | 1:26 |
| 2. | "Hello & Goodbye" | Koo Ja-kyeong, Lee Ho-seung | Koo Ja-kyeong, Lee Ho-seung | Koo Ja-kyeong, Lee Ho-seung | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Replay" | Koo Ja-kyeong, Lee Ho-seung | Koo Ja-kyeong, Lee Ho-seung | Koo Ja-kyeong, Lee Ho-seung | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Girlfriend" | Urban Cllasik | Lee Gyeong-bong, Urban Cllasik | Lee Gyeong-bong, Urban Cllasik | 3:23 |
| 5. | "I'll Forget It (Outro)" (잊을게...; *Ijeulge*) (with Hwanhee) | Hwanhee | Lee Chi-woo | Lee Chi-woo | 1:41 |
| Total length: | | | | | 13:40 |

## Chart

| Chart (2012) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 7 |

## InfoBox

| Myname 1st Single | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Single album by Myname | |
| Released | June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01) |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 13:40 |
| Language | Korean |
| Label | H2 Media |
| Myname chronology | |
| ***Myname 1st Single***
(2012) *Myname 2nd Single*
(2013) | |
|  | |
| Singles from  *Myname 1st Single* | |
| 1. "Hello & Goodbye"
Released: June 1, 2012 | |
|  | |


title: My Friend the Polish Girl

abstract: My Friend the Polish Girl is a UK/Polish pseudo-documentary drama feature film written, directed, and co-produced by Ewa Banaszkiewicz and Mateusz Dymek. Starring Aneta Piotrowska, Emma Friedman-Cohen, Daniel Barry, Andy Abbot, Darren Rose, and Max Davis, it premiered in competition at the 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam.

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# My Friend the Polish Girl

***My Friend the Polish Girl*** is a UK/Polish pseudo-documentary drama feature film written, directed, and co-produced by Ewa Banaszkiewicz and Mateusz Dymek. Starring Aneta Piotrowska, Emma Friedman-Cohen, Daniel Barry, Andy Abbot, Darren Rose, and Max Davis, it premiered in competition at the 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam.

## Plot

Katie, a young American documentarian, sets out to make a film about immigrants in post-Brexit-vote London, but ends up intruding on the life of Alicja, a struggling Polish actress. With confrontational questions, she tries to force intimacy and drives a wedge between Alicja and her boyfriend Michael. Alicja earns a pittance as an assistant in a cinema and is trying to get work as an actress while she becomes engrossed in the film. This documentary soon becomes the report of a questionable game in which the two women challenge each other.

## Cast

* Aneta Piotrowska as Alicja
* Emma Friedman-Cohen as Katie
* Daniel Barry as Michael
* Andy Abbott as Alex
* Daren Rose as Uncle Mike
* Max Davis as Max

## Release

The film had a cinema release in the UK on July 19, 2019 by Republic Distribution and later on November 29, 2019 in the USA by Subliminal Films.

## Reception

*My friend the Polish Girl* holds a 77% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 critic's reviews with an average rating of 5.7/10. Jeannette Catsoulis for The New York Times wrote, “Shot mostly in black and white and with an improvisational feel, ‘My Friend the Polish Girl’ is cool and clever, feigning social realism with winking calculation.” While Guy Lodge of Variety: “From its cramped, off-the-cuff shooting style (mostly in washed-out monochrome) to its persuasive ensemble, ‘My Friend the Polish Girl’ mostly pulls off the documentary pretense with wily skill.” Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian nominated the lead Aneta Piotrowska as one of the top female performances of 2019.

## Awards

Nominated for Best British Feature Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2018. *My Friend the Polish Girl* won the Grand Prix at Mlodzi & Film Debut festival in 2019.

## InfoBox

| My Friend the Polish Girl | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Directed by | Ewa Banaszkiewicz
Mateusz Dymek |
| Screenplay by | Ewa Banaszkiewicz
Mateusz Dymek |
| Produced by | Ewa Banaszkiewicz
Mateusz Dymek
Sebastian Petryk |
| Starring | Aneta Piotrowska
Emma Friedman-Cohen
Daniel Barry
Andy Abbott
Darren Rose
Max Davis |
| Cinematography | Michał Dymek |
| Edited by | Matylda Dymek
Mateusz Dymek |
| Music by | Tara Creme |
| Production
company | Warsaw Pact Films |
| Distributed by | Republic Film Distribution (UK)
Subliminal Films (USA)
Aurora (Poland) |
| Release dates | * January 29, 2018 (2018-01-29) (Rotterdam) * July 19, 2019 (2019-07-19) (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom
Poland |
| Language | English |


title: My Friend the Sun

abstract: "My Friend the Sun" is a song by the British rock band Family. It was written by Roger Chapman and Charlie Whitney for the band's 1972 album Bandstand. The single did not make the UK Singles Chart. It was later released on the Strange Band: The Best of Family album and A's & B's album. In 1976 Record World called the song a "Family favourite" alongside "Burlesque." Both songs were later released together by Rebecca Records on 22 January 1982, with "Burlesque" as the A-side and "My Friend the Sun" as the B-side.

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# My Friend the Sun

"**My Friend the Sun**" is a song by the British rock band Family. It was written by Roger Chapman and Charlie Whitney for the band's 1972 album *Bandstand*. The single did not make the UK Singles Chart.

It was later released on the *Strange Band: The Best of Family* album and *A's & B's* album. In 1976 *Record World* called the song a "Family favourite" alongside "Burlesque." Both songs were later released together by Rebecca Records on 22 January 1982, with "Burlesque" as the A-side and "My Friend the Sun" as the B-side.

## Reviews

*Record Mirror* said of the song that "(It is) Family's second single from their ' 'Bandstand' ' album (to be) released. It is their gentle song...a notable contrast to Burlesque, which gave the group one of their biggest British hits." Bob McBeath (Easy Livin) of *Prog Archives* said "'My Friend the Sun' was perhaps too different to their previous releases to succeed as a single. The song is a soft acoustic ballad with CSN like harmonies, and accordion backing." Lorenzo Galbiati (jamesbaldwin) also of Prog Archives said "'My Friend the Sun' is a prog-folk song (vote 8+) with in the foreground the voice of Chapman, here splendidly delicate, tender, and the acoustic guitar. Wetton sings the harmony vocals. The song is simple but very inspired.", and Only Solitaire said that "'My Friend The Sun' is a guitar/accordion ballad with a very pretty and friendly sound".

## Track listing

**December 1972 7" vinyl single release** 1. "My Friend the Sun" - 4:20
2. "Glove" - 4:53

**January 1982 7" vinyl single release** 1. Burlesque \- 4:04
2. "My Friend the Sun" - 4:20

## Personnel

## Cover versions

The song has been covered by Linda Lewis for her 1977 album *Woman Overboard* and by Jimmy Nail for his 1999 album *Tadpoles in a Jar*. "My Friend the Sun" was also covered by Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey of the North Carolina band the dB's on their 2009 duo album *Here and Now*.

## InfoBox

| "My Friend the Sun" | |
| --- | --- |
| Cover to the 1982 release | |
| Single by Family | |
| from the album  *Bandstand* | |
| B-side | Glove |
| Released | December 8, 1972 (1972-12-08) (UK) |
| Recorded | 1972 |
| Studio | Olympic Studios, London |
| Genre | Progressive rock |
| Length | 4:20 |
| Label | Reprise (UK), United Artists (US) |
| Songwriter(s) |  |
| Producer(s) |  |
| Family singles chronology | |
| "Burlesque"
(1972) "**My Friend the Sun**"
(1972) "Boom Bang"
(1973) | |
|  | |
| Official audio | |
| "My Friend the Sun" on YouTube | |
|  | |


title: My Lover, Madame Butterfly

abstract: My Lover, Madame Butterfly is a South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Yum Jung-ah, Park Yong-woo, Kim Sung-soo, and Yoon Se-ah. It aired on SBS from October 16, 2012 to April 7, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 51 episodes.

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# My Lover, Madame Butterfly

***My Lover, Madame Butterfly*** (Korean: 내 사랑 나비부인; RR: *Nae Sarang Nabibuin*) is a South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Yum Jung-ah, Park Yong-woo, Kim Sung-soo, and Yoon Se-ah. It aired on SBS from October 16, 2012 to April 7, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 51 episodes.

## Plot

Nam Na-bi (*nabi* means "butterfly" in Korean) was once a top star, whose less-than-stellar acting ability was overlooked thanks to her beauty and killer fashion sense, which afforded her immense popularity. However, the tide started to change when she got caught up in numerous incidents damaging her image. Stories of her haughtiness, vanity, rude speech, and difficulty spread and she lost all that favor and became infamous instead. The drama begins as Na-bi embarks on a new phase of her life after fame, fortune, and anti-fans: marriage. As a new bride to a mysterious husband, she moves in with her in-laws and becomes part of their family, where a new set of troubles and life lessons await her.

## Cast

### Main characters

### Supporting characters

Meji Beans Restaurant family Chairman Lee's family * Kim Sung-kyum as Lee Sam-goo
* Kim Il-woo as Lee Sung-ryong
* Im Sung-min as Hong Mo-ran
* Lee Dae-hyun as Lee Yoon

Extended cast * Lee Hee-jin as Yeon Ji-yeon
* Park Tam-hee as Lee Yoo-jin
* Lee Hye-sook as Sylvia Choi
* Jo Soo-jung as store staff
* Ra Yong as Hong Seo-joon

Cameos * Jo Jae-yoon as police officer Kyung-chal
* Yoo Hyung-kwan as PD Yoon Jae-ho
* Lee Jung-hun as Moon Hyung-shik
* Park Seul-gi
* Lee Doo-il
* Kim Dong-gyun
* Shin So-yul as girl on *matseon* ("matchmaking date")

## InfoBox

| *My Lover, Madame Butterfly* | |
| --- | --- |
| Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | *My Love, Madame Butterfly*
*My Love, Butterfly Lady*
*My Love, Wife Na-bi* |
| Genre | Romance
Family
Comedy
Drama |
| Written by | Moon Eun-ah |
| Directed by | Lee Chang-min |
| Starring | Yum Jung-ah
Park Yong-woo
Kim Sung-soo
Yoon Se-ah |
| Composer | Park Se-jun |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Oh Se-gang |
| Producer | Baek Su-chan |
| Production location | Korea |
| Cinematography | Hwang Min-shik |
| Editor | Park Soong-hee |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Pan Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06)
April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07) |


title: Mycetophagus pluripunctatus

abstract: Mycetophagus pluripunctatus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.

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# Mycetophagus pluripunctatus

***Mycetophagus pluripunctatus*** is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.

## Further reading

* Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). *Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea*. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.

## InfoBox

| *Mycetophagus pluripunctatus* | |
| --- | --- |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Mycetophagidae |
| Genus: | *Mycetophagus* |
| Species: | ***M. pluripunctatus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Mycetophagus pluripunctatus***<br>LeConte, 1856 | |
|


title: Mycetophagus pluriguttatus

abstract: Mycetophagus pluriguttatus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.

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# Mycetophagus pluriguttatus

***Mycetophagus pluriguttatus*** is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.

## Further reading

* Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). *Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea*. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.

## InfoBox

| *Mycetophagus pluriguttatus* | |
| --- | --- |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Mycetophagidae |
| Genus: | *Mycetophagus* |
| Species: | ***M. pluriguttatus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Mycetophagus pluriguttatus***<br>LeConte, 1856 | |
|


title: Mycetophagus flexuosus

abstract: Mycetophagus flexuosus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America. Species of host fungi include Pleurotus ostreatus, Trametes versicolor, and Piptoporus betulinus.

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# Mycetophagus flexuosus

***Mycetophagus flexuosus*** is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America. Species of host fungi include *Pleurotus ostreatus*, *Trametes versicolor*, and *Piptoporus betulinus*.

## Further reading

* Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). *Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea*. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.

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| *Mycetophagus flexuosus* | |
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| *Mycetophagus flexuosus*, Oklahoma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Mycetophagidae |
| Genus: | *Mycetophagus* |
| Species: | ***M. flexuosus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Mycetophagus flexuosus***<br>Say, 1826 | |
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title: Mägiste

abstract: Mägiste is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in Estonia.

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# Mägiste

**Mägiste** is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in Estonia.

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| Mägiste | |
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| Village | |
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| Coordinates: 58°00′09″N 26°12′42″E / 58.0025°N 26.211666666667°E / 58.0025; 26.211666666667 | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Valga County |
| Parish | Otepää Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |


title: Mysinek

abstract: Mysinek is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Bobowo, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Bobowo, 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Starogard Gdański, and 50 km (31 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

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# Mysinek

**Mysinek** \[mɨˈɕinɛk\] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Bobowo, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Bobowo, 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Starogard Gdański, and 50 km (31 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk.

For details of the history of the region, see *History of Pomerania*.

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| Mysinek | |
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| Settlement | |
| Mysinek | |
| Coordinates: 53°55′4″N 18°37′11″E / 53.91778°N 18.61972°E / 53.91778; 18.61972 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Starogard |
| Gmina | Bobowo |
| Population (2022) | 5 |


title: Yasser Arafat Cup

abstract: The Yasser Arafat Cup is an association football cup competition held for football clubs in the West Bank. The cup is overseen by the Palestine Football Association and was founded in 2011. The cup is named after Yasser Arafat, the president of the Palestinian National Authority who died in 2004.

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# Yasser Arafat Cup

The **Yasser Arafat Cup** is an association football cup competition held for football clubs in the West Bank. The cup is overseen by the Palestine Football Association and was founded in 2011. The cup is named after Yasser Arafat, the president of the Palestinian National Authority who died in 2004.

1. "2011/12 Season Wrap-Up". Retrieved 2019-02-10.
2. "CNN.com - Palestinian leader Arafat dies at 75 - Nov 11, 2004". *edition.cnn.com*. Retrieved 2019-02-10.


title: Mączniki, Gniezno County

abstract: Mączniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniezno, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Gniezno and 49 km (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań.

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# Mączniki, Gniezno County

**Mączniki** \[mɔnt͡ʂˈɲikʲi\] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniezno, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Gniezno and 49 km (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań.

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| Mączniki | |
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| Village | |
| Mączniki | |
| Coordinates: 52°36′N 17°33′E / 52.600°N 17.550°E / 52.600; 17.550 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Gniezno |
| Gmina | Gniezno |


title: Météo+

abstract: Météo+ is a Canadian television sitcom which aired on TFO, the French language public broadcaster in Ontario, from February 14, 2008 to April 28, 2011. The series is about the colourful crew of Météo+, a fictional francophone weather channel for the Northeastern Ontario region based in Sudbury.

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# Météo+

***Météo+*** is a Canadian television sitcom which aired on TFO, the French language public broadcaster in Ontario, from February 14, 2008 to April 28, 2011. The series is about the colourful crew of Météo+, a fictional francophone weather channel for the Northeastern Ontario region based in Sudbury.

## Characters

* **Bernard Vaillancourt** (Martin Albert) is a newly divorced news producer from Sherbrooke, hired to oversee the channel and its staff. Not informed until his arrival in Sudbury that he's actually helming a weather channel, not a news channel, he is initially reluctant to take the job, but is eventually convinced. His culture shock at being in an unfamiliar city with its own political and cultural rivalries continues to influence his decisions. Thankfully, BM, the senior producer, is there to steer him in the right direction. His continued obsession with his ex-wife, Lara, whom he continues to have discussions with through an old photograph impedes on his ability to move on.
* **Pierre Douglas Guérin** (René Lemieux), the CEO of Météo+, is a businessman with delusions of being the next Ted Turner — even going so far as to adopt the nickname **Ted** instead of his own given names.
* **Conrad (Conny) Fillion** (Guy Mignault), the federal Member of Parliament for Moulin à Fleur, is a longtime friend of Guérin's who regularly pulls special favours from bureaucrats and government officials in Ottawa on behalf of Météo+, in order to establish his political legacy and earn himself a sinecure in the Senate. Self-serving, corrupt and possessed of a touch of megalomania, he is on his fourth wife, has lost count of his extramarital mistresses, and spends more time hanging out at Météo+ than he does in his role as a member of the Royal Commission on Official Languages.
* **Béatrice-Marie Williams** (Micheline Marchildon), nicknamed **BM**, is the network's ambitious and perfectionist but sometimes insecure senior producer. Having worked for Guérin for ten years, she continues to dream of her opportunity to move on to a more powerful and lucrative media job with Télé-Canada. She dislikes Bernard, whom she incorrectly assumes is a slick hotshot from Montreal, and is not above using sarcasm to put him in his place; over the course of the series, however, she and Bernard gradually develop a complex romantic tension which isn't eased by the fact that they're both in relationships with other people. She was initially offered Bernard's job, but turned it down because she didn't want to feel tied down. She had an unstable family life growing up, with a constant succession of stepparents entering and exiting her life because neither of her parents could sustain a relationship for very long. During the show's run, she gets romantically involved with Tristan.
* **Mario Czhwaenski** (Stéphane Paquette), the network's lead camera operator, is the fluently bilingual son of a Polish Canadian father and a Franco-Ontarian mother. A slightly rebellious but amiable young man in his first job out of college, he is always seen wearing his trademark Kangol cap and refers to most of his colleagues by nicknames such as Big Boss (Ted), Big Bern (Bernard), Beemer (BM) or Billie the Kid (Billie Jean).
* **Gratien Desrosiers** (Jean Pearson) is the network's bow-tied and occasionally tongue-tied lead anchor. Middle-aged and slightly neurotic, he is still under the thumb of his domineering mother Gratienne, getting flustered whenever she visits him at the studio or calls in to criticize his on-camera appearance, and resenting her refusal to tell him who his real father is. Usually, however, he's more composed and smooth on camera, as well as a quick thinker — but his standards of perfectionism may also be unrealistically high for the setting in which he finds himself.
* **Billie Jean Caron** (Chanda Legroulx), a reporter for the network and a former DJ at a country radio station, is a young woman who regularly includes anecdotes about her pet dog Fluffy in her weather reports. Gratien hates Billie Jean's perky hosting style and is constantly pressuring her to be more serious and sedate.
* **Gisèle Mailloux** (Lina Blais) is the network's receptionist, who manages to keep the office under control despite spending more time on the phone with her parents or her truck driver husband Gilles than she does actually working. She keeps a stash of cheese curds in her desk, which many of the staff — especially Mario — are constantly trying to get into. Although usually amiable and efficient, when she gets angry her temper can be utterly ferocious. In later seasons, she begins to work on air as a substitute anchor and host of a call-in show, eventually giving up the reception job for a full-time role as the station's third on-air anchor.
* **Tristan Patry** (Frank Chiesurin) is an independent management consultant who is initially contracted to host a team-building seminar, and becomes romantically involved with BM. A strict vegetarian and a follower of spiritual practices such as shamanism and meditation, his relationship with her is often strained by the conflict between his belief system and BM's more conventional ways.
* **Spare Change** (Roch Castonguay) is a mysterious homeless man who lives in the alleyway behind Météo+'s office. Nicknamed "Spare Change" because nobody knows his real name, he is extremely wise and intelligent, and sometimes hints at having had a more successful career in the past which was derailed by a personal crisis he refuses to divulge. In the show's final season he fakes his death and re-emerges, more clean cut and well-dressed, as an applicant for the job of security guard at Météo+ — and is finally revealed as Dr. Bourgeois, a psychiatrist from Montreal who abandoned his former career after an existential crisis.
* **Gratienne Desrosiers** (Marie-Hélène Fontaine) is Gratien's domineering and flamboyant mother, who gave birth to him after a teenage affair with a visiting astronaut from Alabama. She is the president of the provincial Franco-Ontarian lobby group *Fédération des organismes culturels de l’Ontario français*, or FOCOF. She succeeds Conny as the local Member of Parliament after he finally gets his long-sought Senate appointment.
* **Gignac** (Christian Laurin) is a multidisciplinary artist who knows no boundaries to his artistic integrity. Pragmatic in nature, he understands that in order to make a living in his field, one must acquire the expertise necessary to obtain the financing available to artists; he eventually shocks everyone when he accepts a professional job as Conny Fillion's political assistant.
* **Lara** (Fanie Lavigne) is Bernard's ex-wife. She appears primarily as a talking photograph, a dramatic device used to illustrate Bernard's own internal dialogue and turmoil around the recent breakup of his marriage. Most prominent in the first season, she appears less frequently in later seasons.
* **Chantal L'Amour** (Elyzabeth Walling) is the station's new receptionist in the show's final season, when Gisèle has transferred to a full-time role as an on-air personality. She also gradually becomes a love interest for Gratien despite his mother's harsh disapproval.

## Themes

The show is a comedic take on a genuine social and political issue. With almost 45,000 francophones living in the city, Sudbury has one of the largest francophone communities of any city in Canada outside of Quebec, and a further 133,000 live in the rest of Northeastern Ontario. Despite the fact that this community is significantly larger than some cities in Quebec which have their own television stations, the region has no locally oriented francophone television service — at the time of the series' production, the region only had rebroadcast transmitters of Radio-Canada's Toronto affiliate (CBLFT-DT) and TFO, and as a result, francophone viewers otherwise had to rely on cable television services based in Montreal. (Since the 2012 closure of Radio-Canada and TFO's transmitters in the region, all francophone television is limited to cable and satellite.) In coverage of the initial program announcement, Charbonneau stated that many francophones in Sudbury and Northeastern Ontario really do believe that Montreal-based services such as RDI (EastLink, the cable provider in Sudbury, does not carry MétéoMédia) frequently get even current local weather conditions wrong.

Proposals to improve media service to francophones living outside of Quebec have been presented to the CRTC by groups as diverse as the Francophone Assembly of Ontario, Astral Media, TFO, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.

## Production history

The first sitcom ever produced for a primarily Franco-Ontarian audience, production on the series began in 2007 when producer Robert Charbonneau received a $2.5 million grant from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund on June 15, 2007. It was expected to create up to 170 jobs in the Sudbury area.

The series was written by Robert Marinier and Luc Thériault, and produced by Les Productions R. Charbonneau and Carte Blanche Films. The series was filmed in a studio space in Sudbury's Rainbow Centre mall, which was the largest television studio in Ontario outside of Toronto, while external location shots place the fictional studio on Durham Street near the YMCA and the Sudbury Arena.

As the series aired on a non-commercial public television network, scenes were separated by brief interstitial shots of various locations throughout the city of Sudbury rather than by commercial breaks. In Seasons 2 and 3, each episode was also followed by a brief "Météo+ sur la route" segment, in which Chanda Legroulx, in character as Billie Jean Caron, presents a local interest report from a community in Northern Ontario; in the final season, each episode was followed by a brief interview segment featuring one of the cast or crew members.

Dennis Landry, the executive director of Music and Film in Motion, a local entertainment industry development agency in Sudbury, also cited *Météo+* as a major coup which would provide a tremendous boost to the agency's efforts to build and sustain a film and television production industry in the city.

Mignault, Blais and Castonguay worked together in the earlier TFO series *Francoeur*, which was itself the first dramatic television series ever produced for a Franco-Ontarian audience. That series was also produced and created by Charbonneau.

Another French language sitcom revolving around a weather channel, *Miss Météo*, also launched in 2008 on the Quebec-based cable network Séries+.

The series' final season aired in winter 2011. Concurrently with the end of production on *Météo+*, Productions R. Charbonneau and Carte Blanche Films announced the launch of a second series, *Les Bleus de Ramville*, to be produced in Sudbury. Carte Blanche also later produced the English language series *Hard Rock Medical* in Sudbury. Stéphane Paquette was a cast member in all three series.

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| *Météo+* | |
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| Genre | sitcom |
| Created by | Robert Marinier
Luc Thériault |
| Starring | Martin Albert
Stéphane Paquette
René Lemieux
Guy Mignault
Micheline Marchildon
Lina Blais |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 58 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Robert Charbonneau and Tracy Legault |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TFO |
| Release | February 14, 2008 (2008-02-14)
April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28) |


title: Métropolitaine Junior AA Hockey League

abstract: The Ligue de Hockey Métropolitaine Junior AA is a junior ice hockey league in the Metropolitaine area of Montreal, Quebec province in Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada and competes annually for the Coupe Dodge. It also competes for the league' playoff trophy which is ''La Coupe Trévi''. There are now 9 teams playing in the league in 5 different regions of the province. Until 2012, the league was known as the Richelieu Junior AA Hockey League.

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# Métropolitaine Junior AA Hockey League

The **Ligue de Hockey Métropolitaine Junior AA** is a junior ice hockey league in the Metropolitaine area of Montreal, Quebec province in Canada. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada and competes annually for the Coupe Dodge. It also competes for the league' playoff trophy which is ''La Coupe Trévi''. There are now 9 teams playing in the league in 5 different regions of the province. Until 2012, the league was known as the **Richelieu Junior AA Hockey League**.

## History

In the Summer of 2012, the Richelieu Junior AA Hockey League changed its name to the Metropolitaine Junior AA Hockey League to reflect the diversity of teams that had entered the league. In the summer of 2018, the league expanded from 3 regions to 5 regions. Adding now Mauricie and Lac Saint-Louis in the league. In the summer of 2015, the league added a new rule that is, no hits are allowed in the centre of the ice, which decreases chances of injuries. That makes it the only league in the province with that rule.

In 2021 Laurentides-Launaudière League joined de LHMJAA. From this league two team joined : Monarques de Mirabel and Patriotes de Saint-Eustache.

## Teams

| Team | City | Comments |
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| **Grands-Ducs du Richelieu** | Varennes, Quebec | Move to Varennes in 2015 |
| **Prédateurs de Brossard** | Brossard, Quebec |  |
| **Éclaireurs du Richelieu** | Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |  |
| **Sénateurs de Laval** | Laval, Quebec |  |
| **Royals de Montréal** | Montreal, Quebec |  |
| Mariniers de Sorel-Tracy | Sorel-Tracy, Quebec | New Team 2021-2022 |
| Patriotes du Richelieu | Saint-Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec | New Team 2021-2022 |
| **Vipers D.D.O** | Dollard-des-ormaux, Quebec | New Team 2018-2019 |
| **Mustangs de Vaudreuil** | Vaudreuil, Quebec | Previously Aigles de trois lacs |
| Monarques de Mirabel | Mirabel, Quebec | New Team 2021-2022 |
| Patriotes de Saint-Eustache | Saint-Eustache, Quebec | New Team 2021-2022 |
| Braves de Valleyfield | Valleyfield, Quebec | New Team 2021-2022 |

## Map of the league

## Old teams

|  | **Team** **Centre** Last Season  Draveurs de Trois-Rivières Mauricie, Quebec 2019-2022  Dynamos de Shawinigan Mauricie, Quebec 2019-2022  **Delta Ducs** Laval, Quebec 2016-2017  **Laval-Nord Cobras** Laval, Quebec 2016-2017  **Longueuil College Francais** Longueuil, Quebec 2014-2015  **Monteuil Eclairs** Auteuil, Quebec 2016-2017  **Montreal Slammers** Montreal, Quebec 2011-2012  **Montreal-Nord Nordiques** Montreal, Quebec 2015-2016  **Chevaliers de Rosemont** Montreal, Quebec 2017-2018  **Braves d'Ahuntsic** Montreal, Quebec 2017-2018  **Richelieu Patriotes** Richelieu, Quebec 2015-2016 Back in the league in 2021  **Marquis de Laval** Laval, Quebec 2018-2019  **Sharp de l'est** Montreal, Quebec 2016-2017  **Blitz Varennes-Sorel** Richelieu, Quebec 2011-2012  **Maroons de Montréal** Montreal, Quebec 2011-2012  **Mousquetaires de St-Hyacinthe** Richelieu, Quebec 2011-2012  **Jets de Saint-Hubert** Richelieu, Quebec 2011-2012  **Grands-Ducs de Boucherville** Richelieu, Quebec 2011-2012  **Dynamiques du CCL** Richelieu, Quebec 2011-2012  **Voyageurs du Richelieu** Richelieu, Quebec 2010-2011 |
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## Playoff Champions

**Bolded** are winners of the Coupe Dodge Junior AA Provincial championship.

* 2006 Rive-Sud Collège Français
* 2007 **Montreal-Nord Nordiques**
* 2008 **Richelieu Eclaireurs**
* 2009 Grands-Ducs de Lajemmerais
* 2010 Montreal-Nord Nordiques
* 2011 Éclaireurs du Richelieu
* 2012 Mousquetaires de St-Hyacinthe
* 2013 Nordiques de Montréal-Nord
* 2014 Richelieu Patriots
* 2015 Richelieu Eclaireurs
* 2016 Richelieu Patriots
* 2017 Richelieu Eclaireurs
* 2018 Richelieu Grand Ducs
* 2019 Draveurs de Trois-Rivières
* 2020\* No champions due to Coronavirus (Covid 19)
* 2021\* No champions due to Coronavirus (Covid 19)
* 2022 Prédateurs de Brossard

## Season Champions

* 2013 Grands-Ducs du Richelieu
* 2014 Éclaireurs du Richelieu
* 2015 Patriotes du Richelieu
* 2016 Éclaireurs du Richelieu
* 2017 Éclaireurs du Richelieu
* 2018 Grands-Ducs du Richelieu
* 2019 Prédateurs de Brossard
* 2020 Prédateurs de Brossard
* 2021\* No champions due to Coronavirus (Covid 19)
* 2022 Éclaireurs du Richelieu

## InfoBox

Ligue de Hockey Métropolitaine Junior AA
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 2012 |
| First season | 2012 |
| President | Pierre Côté |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Countries | Canada |
| Headquarters | Laval, Quebec |
| Most recent<br>champion(s) | Prédateurs de Brossard (2022) |


title: Młynek, Radomsko County

abstract: Młynek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Gidle, 11 km (7 mi) south of Radomsko, and 90 km (56 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź.

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# Młynek, Radomsko County

**Młynek** \[ˈmwɨnɛk\] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Gidle, 11 km (7 mi) south of Radomsko, and 90 km (56 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź.

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| Młynek | |
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| Village | |
| Młynek | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′40″N 19°28′52″E / 50.97778°N 19.48111°E / 50.97778; 19.48111 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Radomsko |
| Gmina | Gidle |


title: Yigu yanduan

abstract: Yigu yanduan is a 13th-century mathematical work by Yuan dynasty mathematician Li Zhi.

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# Yigu yanduan

***Yigu yanduan*** (益古演段 Old Mathematics in Expanded Sections) is a 13th-century mathematical work by Yuan dynasty mathematician Li Zhi.

## Overview

*Yigu yanduan* was based on Northern Song mathematician Jiang Zhou's (蒋周) *Yigu Ji* (益古集 Collection of Old Mathematics) which is not extant. However, from fragments quoted in Yang Hui's work *The Complete Algorithms of Acreage* (田亩比类算法大全), this lost mathematical treatise *Yigu Ji* was about solving area problems with geometry.

Li Zhi used the examples of *Yigu Ji* to introduce the art of Tian yuan shu to newcomers to this field. Although Li Zhi's previous monograph *Ceyuan haijing* also used Tian yuan shu, it is harder to understand than *Yigu yanduan*.

*Yigu yanduan* was later collected into *Siku Quanshu*.

*Yigu yanduan* consists of three volumes with 64 problems solved using Tian yuan sh\] in parallel with the geometrical method. Li Zhi intended to introduce students to the art of Tian yuan shu through ancient geometry. *Yigu yanduan* together with *Ceyuan haijing* are considered major contributions to Tian yuan shu by Li Zhi. These two works are also considered as the earliest extant documents on Tian yuans shu.

All the 64 problems followed more or less the same format, starting with a question (问), followed by an answer (答曰), a diagram, then an algorithm (术), in which Li Zhi explained step by step how to set up algebra equation with Tian yuan shu, then followed by geometrical interpretation (Tiao duan shu). The order of arrangement of Tian yuan shu equation in *Yigu yanduan* is the reverse of that in Ceyuan haijing, i.e., here with the constant term at top, followed by first order tian yuan, second order tian yuan, third order tian yuan etc. This later arrangement conformed with contemporary convention of algebra equation( for instance, Qin Jiushao's *Mathematical Treatise in Nine Sections*), and later became a norm.

*Yigu yanduan* was first introduced to the English readers by the British Protestant Christian missionary to China, Alexander Wylie who wrote:

> Yi koo yen t'wan...written in 1282 consists of 64 geometrical problem, illustrated the principle of Plane Measurement, Evolution and other rules, the whole being developed by means of T'een yuen.

In 1913 Van Hée translated all 64 problems in *Yigu yanduan* into French.

## Volume I

Problem 1 to 22, all about the mathematics of a circle embedded in a square.

Example: problem 8

*There is a square field, with a circular pool in the middle, given that the land is 13.75 mu, and the sum of the circumferences of the square field and the circular pool equals to 300 steps, what is the circumferences of the square and circle respective ?*

*Anwwer: The circumference of the square is 240 steps, the circumference of the circle is 60 steps.*

Method: set up tian yuan one (celestial element 1) as the diameter of the circle, x

TAI

multiply it by 3 to get the circumference of the circle 3x (pi ~~3)

TAI

subtract this from the sum of circumferences to obtain the circumference of the square $300-3x$

TAI

The square of it equals to 16 times the area of the square $(300-3x)\*(300-3x)=90000-1800x+9x^{2}$

TAI

Again set up tian yuan 1 as the diameter of circle, square it up and multiplied by 12 to get 16 times the area of circle as

TAI

subtract from 16 time square area we have 16 times area of land

TAI

put it at right hand side and put 16 times 13.75 mu = 16 * 13.75 \*240 =52800 steps at left, after cancellation, we get $-3x^{2}-1800x+37200=0:$

TAI

Solve this equation to get diameter of circle = 20 steps, circumference of circle = 60 steps

## Volume II

Problem 23 to 42, 20 problems in all solving geometry of rectangle embedded in circle with tian yuan shu

Example, problem 35

Suppose we have a circular field with a rectangular water pool in the center, and the distance of a corner to the circumference is 17.5 steps, and the sum of length and width of the pool is 85 steps, what is the diameter of the circle, the length and width of the pool ?

Answer: The diameter of the circle is one hundred steps, the length of pool is 60 steps, and the width 25 steps. Method: Let tian yuan one as the diagonal of rectangle, then the diameter of circle is tian yuan one plus 17.5\*2

$$x+35$$

multiply the square of diameter with $\pi \approx 3$ equals to four times the area of the circle:

$$3(x+35)^{2}=3x^{2}+210x+3675$$

subtracting four times the area of land to obtain:

four times the area of pool = $3x^{2}+210x+3675-4x6000$= $3x^{2}+210x-20325$

now

The square of the sum of length and width of the pool =85\*85 =7225 which is four times the pool area plus the square of the difference of its length and width ( $(L-W)^{2}$)

Further double the pool area plus $(L-W)^{2}$ equals to $L^{2}+W^{2}$ = the square of the diagonal of the pool thus

( four time pool area + the square of its dimension difference) - (twice the pool area + square if its dimension difference) equals $7225-x^{2}$ = twice the pool area

so four times the area of pool = $2(7225-x^{2})$

equate this with the four times pool area obtained above

$2(7225-x^{2})$ = $3x^{2}+210x-20325$

we get a quadratic equation $5x^{2}+210x-34775$=0 Solve this equation to get

* diagonal of pool =65 steps
* diameter of circle =65 +2\*17.5 =100 steps
* Length - width =35 steps
* Length + width =85 steps
* Length =60 steps
* Width =25 steps

## Volume III

Problem 42 to 64, altogether 22 questions about the mathematics of more complex diagrams

Q: fifty-fourth. There is a square field, with a rectangular water pool lying on its diagonal. The area outside the pool is one thousand one hundred fifty paces. Given that from the corners of the field to the straight sides of the pool are fourteen paces and nineteen paces. What is the area of the square field, what is the length and width of the pool?

Answer: The area of the square field is 40 square paces, the length of the pool is thirty five paces, and the width is twenty five paces.

Let the width of the pool be Tianyuan 1.

TAI

Add the width of the pool to twice the distance from field corner to short long side of pool equals to the length of diagonal of the field x+38

TAI

Square it to obtain the area of square with the length of the pool diagonal as its sides

$$x^{2}+76x+1444$$

TAI  The length of pool minus the width of pool multiplied by 2 = 2 (19-14) = 10

Pool length = pool width +10: x+10

TAI

Pool area = pool with times pool length : x(x+10) = $x^{2}+10x$

TAI

Area of pool times 乘 1.96 ( the square root of 2) =1.4

one has $1.96x^{2}+19.6x$

tai

Area of diagonal square subtract area of pool multiplied 1.96 equals to area of land times 1.96:

$x^{2}+76x+1444$ - $1.96x^{2}+19.6x=$： $-0.96x^{2}+56.4x+1444$   TAI

Occupied plot times 1.96 =1150 * 1.96 =2254= $-0.96x^{2}+56.4x+1444$

hence = $-0.96x^{2}+56.4x-810$:

TAI

Solve this equation and we obtain

width of pool 25 paces therefore pool length =pool width +10 =35 paces length of pool =45 paces

## Further reading

* Yoshio Mikami *The Development of Mathematics in China and Japan*, p. 81
* Annotated *Yigu yanduan* by Qing dynasty mathematician Li Rui.


title: Zieria obovata

abstract: Zieria obovata is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a small, open shrub with leaves composed of three leaflets, and with up to three cream-coloured to pale pink flowers with four petals and four stamens. It usually grows on steep, rocky slopes in wet open forest.

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# Zieria obovata

***Zieria obovata***  is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a small, open shrub with leaves composed of three leaflets, and with up to three cream-coloured to pale pink flowers with four petals and four stamens. It usually grows on steep, rocky slopes in wet open forest.

## Description

*Zieria obovata* is an open shrub which grows to a height of about 1 m (3 ft). The branches are hairy especially when young. Its leaves are composed of egg-shaped leaflets with the thinner end towards the base. The petiole is absent or less than 1 mm (0.04 in) long and the central leaflet is 6–13 mm (0.2–0.5 in) long and 2–4 mm (0.08–0.2 in) wide. The upper surface of the leaves is dark green and more or less glabrous while the lower surface is a paler green and hairy. The flowers are cream-coloured to pale pink and are arranged singly or in groups of up to three in leaf axils. The groups are longer than the leaves and have a hairy stalk 3–28 mm (0.1–1 in) long. The flowers are surrounded by leaf-like bracts and the four sepal lobes are triangular and about 0.5 mm (0.02 in) long. The four petals are 1.5 mm (0.06 in) long and in common with other zierias, there are only four stamens. Flowering mainly occurs from September to March and is followed by fruit which is a more or less glabrous follicle.

## Taxonomy and naming

This zieria was first formally described in 1942 by Cyril Tenison White and given the name *Zieria aspalathoides* var. *obovata*. The description was published in *Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland* from a specimen collected near Herberton. In 2002, James Armstrong raised the variety to species status. The specific epithet (*obovata*) derived from the Latin word *ovata* meaning "egg-shaped" with the prefix *ob-* meaning "towards".

## Distribution and habitat

*Zieria obovata* grows in wet open forest often on steep, rocky granite slopes. It is found in two areas within 10 km (6 mi) of Herberton.

## Conservation

This zieria is listed as "Endangered" under the Queensland *Nature Conservation Act 1992* and under the Commonwealth Government *Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999* (EPBC) Act. The main threat to its survival is stochastic events because of the species' limited distribution.

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| *Zieria obovata* | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Endangered  (EPBC Act) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | *Zieria* |
| Species: | ***Z. obovata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Zieria obovata***
(C.T.White) J.A.Armstr. | |
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| Synonyms | |
| *Zieria aspalathoides* var. *obovata* (C.T.White) | |


abstract: The Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA) is an independent joint not for profit organisation of the Uniting Church in Australia and Presbyterian Church of Queensland. The PMSA owns and operates four independent schools: Brisbane Boys' College, Somerville House, Clayfield College and Sunshine Coast Grammar School. All the schools owned and managed by the Association are located in Queensland. Despite the name of the PMSA, the 1977 merger of approximately two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church, the entire Methodist Church of Australasia, and almost all of the churches of the Congregational Union of Australia formed the Uniting Church of Australia. All PMSA schools are guided by and practise ecumenical Christian values - relationships, care, ethics, personal development, excellence and celebration.

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# Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association

The **Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association** (PMSA) is an independent joint not for profit organisation of the Uniting Church in Australia and Presbyterian Church of Queensland. The PMSA owns and operates four independent schools: Brisbane Boys' College, Somerville House, Clayfield College and Sunshine Coast Grammar School. All the schools owned and managed by the Association are located in Queensland.

Despite the name of the PMSA, the 1977 merger of approximately two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church, the entire Methodist Church of Australasia, and almost all of the churches of the Congregational Union of Australia formed the Uniting Church of Australia. All PMSA schools are guided by and practise ecumenical Christian values - relationships, care, ethics, personal development, excellence and celebration.


title: Vintter Lake

abstract: Vintter Lake or Palena Lake is a lake located in Patagonia which is shared by Argentina, where it is known as Lago General Vintter, and by Chile, where it's called Lago Palena. Both names are internationally accepted. The Argentine name is after General Lorenzo Vintter, the second governor of the Argentine Territory of Patagonia (1882–1884), and the first governor of the Territory of the Río Negro (1884–1888). The Palena River originates at Vintter Lake, where it is locally called Carrenleufú (Greenriver), or in Spanish Rio Corcovado. Vintter Lake is noted for its fly fishing for brook and rainbow trout, both non-native, introduced species.

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# Vintter Lake

**Vintter Lake** or **Palena Lake** is a lake located in Patagonia which is shared by Argentina, where it is known as **Lago General Vintter**, and by Chile, where it's called **Lago Palena**. Both names are internationally accepted. The Argentine name is after General Lorenzo Vintter, the second governor of the Argentine Territory of Patagonia (1882–1884), and the first governor of the Territory of the Río Negro (1884–1888).

The Palena River originates at Vintter Lake, where it is locally called *Carrenleufú* (Greenriver), or in Spanish *Rio Corcovado*.

Vintter Lake is noted for its fly fishing for brook and rainbow trout, both non-native, introduced species.

## Notes and references

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| Palena Lake
General Vintter Lake | |
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|  | |
| Palena Lake
General Vintter Lake | |
| Location | Tehuelches Department / Languiñeo Department, Chubut Province, Argentina; Palena Commune, Palena Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile |
| Coordinates | 43°56′S 71°35′W / 43.933°S 71.583°W / -43.933; -71.583 |
| Type | glacial |
| Primary outflows | Carrenleufú |
| Basin countries | Argentina; Chile |
|  | |
| Surface elevation | 927 m (3,041 ft) |
|  | |
| Settlements | Lago Vintter (Argentina) |


title: Unasuchus

abstract: Unasuchus is an extinct genus of Early Cretaceous eusuchian belonging to the family Hylaeochampsidae. The genus is named after Uña, a municipality in central Spain where fossils have been found.

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# Unasuchus

***Unasuchus*** is an extinct genus of Early Cretaceous eusuchian belonging to the family Hylaeochampsidae. The genus is named after Uña, a municipality in central Spain where fossils have been found.

## Discovery and classification

*Unasuchus* is known only from skull and jaw fragments, meaning that it initially defied precise classification within Crocodyliformes, but the cladistic analysis of *Turcosuchus* recovers *Unasuchus* as a derived hylaeochampsid. These remains have been found from the Barremian Las Hoyas Formation. The type species, *U. reginae*, was named in 1992.

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| *Unasuchus*
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Barremian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| *Clade*: | Archosauria |
| *Clade*: | Pseudosuchia |
| *Clade*: | Crocodylomorpha |
| *Clade*: | Crocodyliformes |
| *Clade*: | Neosuchia |
| *Clade*: | Eusuchia |
| Family: | Hylaeochampsidae |
| Genus: | *Unasuchus*
Brinkmann, 1992 |
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| Species | |
| * ***U. reginae*** Brinkmann, 1992 (type) | |