Aude is a department in Southern France,located in the Occitanie region and named after the river Aude. The departmental council also calls it "Cathar Country" after a group of religious dissidents active in the 12th to 14th centuries.
Sapere aude is the Latin phrase meaning "Dare to know";and also is loosely translated as "Have courage to use your own reason","Dare to know things through reason". Originally used in the First Book of Letters,by the Roman poet Horace,the phrase Sapere aude became associated with the Age of Enlightenment,during the 17th and 18th centuries,after Immanuel Kant used it in the essay "Answering the Question:What Is Enlightenment?" (1784). As a philosopher,Kant claimed the phrase Sapere aude as the motto for the entire period of the Enlightenment,and used it to develop his theories of the application of reason in the public sphere of human affairs.
Roland Wallace Burris is an American retired Democratic politician and attorney who served as Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 to 1995. In January 2009,he was appointed a United States Senator,succeeding Barack Obama,who resigned to become president of the United States. Burris held this position until November 2010,retiring from front-line politics shortly after.
Castelnau-d'Aude is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Loïc Courteau is a French former tennis player. Courteau has coached the French Fed Cup team in years past,as well as Amélie Mauresmo,the winner of two Grand Slams. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 93 in April 1983. He won one doubles title in his career,in 1986 at Buenos Aires partnering Horst Skoff.
Yves Courteau is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames and Hartford Whalers from 1984–87. Courteau was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round,23rd overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He played 22 games in the NHL,recording two goals and five assists. Courteau also appeared in one playoff game with the Flames in 1986.
Marcel Rainaud was a member of the Senate of France,representing the Aude department as a member of the Socialist Party.
Aude,or Alda,Alde,was the sister of Oliver and betrothed of Roland in The Song of Roland,and other chansons de geste. The story of her engagement to Roland is told in Girart de Vienne.
Charles Courteau was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Leinster from 1824 to 1827 and Lachenaie from 1830 to 1838 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada as a supporter of the Parti patriote.
Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river.
Roland the Mighty is a 1956 Italian film directed by Pietro Francisci. about the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in AD 778,where Roland,a knight in the service of Charlemagne was killed while defending the rear-guard of the Frankish army as it retreated across the Pyrenees.
Roland Stadler is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.
Roland Gutierrez is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,Gutierrez has served as a member of the Texas Senate since 2021,representing District 19. He formerly served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2008 to 2021. On July 10,2023,Gutierrez announced his candidacy in the 2024 United States Senate election in Texas,in which he finished second in the Democratic primary.
Winds of Chance is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and produced and released by First National Pictures.
Hélas pour moi is a 1993 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and starring Gérard Depardieu. This film is inspired by the legend of Alcmene and Amphitryon and attempts to show the desire of a god to experience the truth of human desire,suffering and pleasure.
Gilles Courteau is a Canadian former ice hockey administrator. He served as president of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 1986 to 2023,and was a vice-president of the Canadian Hockey League. During his tenure as president,the QMJHL expanded from 10 teams in Quebec only,to 18 teams including Atlantic Canada. He implemented English as the language of instruction,and sought for the league to provide education and player assistance. He previously worked for the Trois-Rivières Draveurs,the Quebec Remparts,the Quebec Nordiques,and was inducted into the Hockey Québec Hall of Fame in 2016.
Gisèle Jourda is a member of the French Senate,representing the department of Aude.
The Habitant token were a series of tokens that were created for use primarily within Lower Canada and were issued in 1837. Produced as a successor to the popular bouquet sous,these tokens depicted a Habitant on the obverse,a traditional depiction of a French-Canadian farmer in winter clothing,and the coat of arms for the City of Montreal on the reverse. The tokens were issued in both one penny/deux sous and half penny/un sou denominations by the leading commercial banks of Montreal. They were issued in large numbers and can be easily acquired by the modern collector,though some varieties are rare and command a premium.
The 2020 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 of the 31 state senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 87th Texas Legislature. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. Those elected in 2020 will only be elected for two years,however,as part of the 2-4-4 term system. A statewide map of Texas's state Senate districts can be obtained from the Texas Legislative Council. and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census.
