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Goed Fortuin is a village located in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana. The village started as a sugar plantation in the early 1800s. [2] The village has a primary [3] and secondary school. Goed Fortuin was named "Best Community for Sports" by the National Sports Commission in 2011. [4]
The occupation of Kyk-Over-Al by the English did not last long, for the Dutch Commandeur of Berbice, Matthys Bergenaar, was able to march overland with a group of soldiers and recapture it. At the same time, a French expedition arrived in the Pomeroon area to help the Dutch who were their allies.
Fortuyn (also spelled Fortuin) was a ship owned by the Chamber of Amsterdam of the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, commonly abbreviated to VOC) that was lost on its maiden voyage in 1723. [1] [2] It set sail for Batavia from Texel in the Netherlands on 27 September 1723.
Fortuin is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname. Though meaning "fortune" in Dutch, the name usually appears derived from the French surname Fortin ("small fort"). [ 1 ] Variant spellings are Fortuijn and Fortuyn , each pronounced [fɔrˈtœyn] in Dutch.
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The Facts of Life Goes to Paris is a 1982 American made-for-television comedy film based on the sitcom The Facts of Life which featured the main characters of that series. [1] It originally aired on NBC on September 25, 1982, four nights before the start of season four .
The Facts of Life was generally well received by critics. It won the 2003 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel , and was nominated for the 2003 August Derleth Award for Best Novel . The book was translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French, [ 1 ] with the French translation ( Lignes de vie ) by Mélanie Fazi winning the 2007 Grand prix ...
Tootie's most-remembered attributes were her penchant for rollerskates (at first used by Facts of Life producers to mask Fields' short stature), her gossipy nature and her braces. In real life, Fields had to wear braces for three years, finally having them removed in 1984, after the show begins the sixth season.