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4 septembre 2009

Jews who escaped Nazis as kids recreate train

Jews who escaped Nazis as kids recreate train trip Sep 4 08:15 AM US/Eastern By KAROLINA TAGARISAssociated Press Writer LONDON (AP) - A vintage train carrying Holocaust survivors pulled into London on Friday, ending a three-day trip across Europe that...

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15 septembre 2009

Offenbach and the Maison Dorée

Dear Everyone, Just back from a little tour of central Paris. I needed to go to the Madeleine for some shopping and en route, took some pix of 24, square Etienne Pernet here in the 15è (see post dated 13/09)...then off I went to Bd de la Madeleine. What...

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31 août 2009

70 years tomorrow...

Whilst I await my morning student, I am reading the Guardian as usual. Below, the 70th anniversary of WWII debate. 1st September, 1939. Like every war, this one shattered millions of lives. It was promised to be the war to end all wars...but wasn't. I...

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12 août 2009

So sad she's retiring - a lovely lady and a

So sad she's retiring - a lovely lady and a fabulous career (though I still maintain she shouldn't have touched West Side Story!)... below from the Guardian dated today: Kiri Te Kanawa, opera's grand dame bows out Her role at the wedding of Charles and...

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12 août 2009

Flying rabbis

Marvellous! Good old Beeb! Flying rabbis fight swine flu Rabbis and Kabbalah mystics recite prayers to ward off swine flu A group of rabbis and Jewish mystics have taken to the skies over Israel, praying and blowing ceremonial horns in a plane to ward...

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11 août 2009

Dear Everybody, Yes, yes, even though I'm in the

Dear Everybody, Yes, yes, even though I'm in the US for a few weeks, I am still reading the UK papers...can't resist the Guardian, especially when Germaine Greer has an article. This one, the true meaning of the unicorn, is excellent as always: Unicorns...

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2 août 2009

This is dispicable...

This is outrageous. I sat and cried when I saw the scenes of families being thrown out of their homes by Israeli police dressed in black and jewish settlers moving in whilst the evicted families were still out there in the streets with nowhere to go,...

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19 juillet 2009

From The Telegraph

Walter Cronkite: The voice that spoke for America BBC broadcaster and a former Washington correspondent Edward Stourton pays tribute to Walter Cronkite, the legendary US newsreader, who has died aged 92. Edward Stourton Published: 7:00AM BST 19 Jul 2009...

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5 juillet 2009

Square Louis XVI, Paris 8è

Dear Everyone, Happy 4th July to my American dears, first and foremost. Have a wonderful evening and know I'm thinking of you. Today I had lunch with Mariane, my Nicole's friend from school days. We met at St Lazare, had a very delicious (and fat-free...

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2 juillet 2009

The Guardian / NYT : Remaking Paris

Remaking Paris By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF Published: June 8, 2009 Until he took office, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France never seemed destined to be a patron of architecture. In the weeks leading up to his election, more than a few architects I spoke with...

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27 juin 2009

Hype or talent?

These articles below from the Daily Mail. Thanks for sending it, my dear. Well said, in both camps. For you to comment, though time will tell... ' It's all hype'says CHRISTOPHER HART He made me 'believe in magic,' says P. Diddy. 'His wonderment and mystery...

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5 juillet 2009

Talleyrand-Périgord and all that they surveilled...

Mes chers, Today we pushed off to the Château du Marais in the Essonne, the home of the Talleyrand-Périgord family, its parks, canals and great museum. It's been a beautiful day and was far too hot under our zinc roof...and besides, no point being indoors...

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24 juin 2009

Imposed freedom?

What a pleasure to read this. A breath of fresh air from today's Guardian. Bravo! Brush up your Hegel, Sarko Monsieur Président's burka outburst suggests he can't tell his abstract and concrete freedoms apart Stuart Jeffries guardian.co.uk , Tuesday 23...

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5 juin 2009

European Voting once more, but...?

Dear Everyone, I haven't received a single document re: the European voting this time around. Albeit I just got back from Hamden, but even so, there is normally half a rain forest on manifestos, plans, vote for me, vote for this, that and the dog's bone,...

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18 avril 2009

Don't judge a book...

Dear Everyone, At Sylvie's last night for dinner (fab Lebanese...waaah, Sylvie, you're a star!) with Sylvia and dear Marian when Sylvie asked if I'd had the time to see the Susan Boyle link on youtubes she'd sent me. Er...no, and who is this Susan Boyle,...

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17 novembre 2009

Skirting around the problem...

Ladies, reach for your 80's rara skirts, long gypsy flows or pencils and mermaids... Below from The Telegraph: Women banned from wearing trousers in Paris A decree banning women from wearing trousers in Paris is still technically in force, it emerged...

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23 novembre 2009

Music For A Great Space

For those of you who think I'm shirking on my singing whilst here in Connecticut, you can think again! Ha! I had the pleasure of singing last night at St. Thomas's Church in New Haven, which has become my local Sunday morning stomping ground as well as...

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12 décembre 2009

Ireland and Greece to leave the Monetary Union?

What do you make of this? The Euro Breakup Will Be THE Story Of 2010, As Analyst Expects Ireland And Greece To Leave The Union Joe Weisenthal | Dec. 11, 2009, 7:34 AM | 1,749 | Print Tags: Economy , Europe Some strong comments from an analyst at UK Standard...

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6 novembre 2009

Tudor Banus: Exhibition Paris 8è

Bucharest born Tudor Banus: Painter, artist, engraver, author, book (see pix right - "The Muppet Show Book" by its inventor and "Particularly Cats" by Doris Lessing) and press illustrator whilst also being a friend of mine (which certainly adds to your...

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19 octobre 2009

O'Neill and Sandburg

As I continue my studies this afternoon, I delve into American poets and playwrights, discovering, for example, Eugene O'Neill, writer of "Ah Wilderness", "The Iceman Cometh" (The Gasman Cometh by Flanders and Swann, I knew!) and the father of Oona O'Neill,...

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11 octobre 2009

Gypsies hit Canada...

Okay, guys listen up - for all of you still sympathetic to gypsies in France, or worse still for those of you who consider all Roumanians are gypsies OR all gypsies are Roumanian because you STILL haven't done your homework or paid a single heed to anything...

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9 octobre 2009

Prince's Project for Hotel Lambert

A Palace Overhaul, Treading on French Heritage New York Times Ed Alcock for The New York Times The “Gallery of Hercules.” By STEVEN ERLANGER and MAÏA de la BAUME Published: October 7, 2009 PARIS — The Hôtel Lambert, in a corner of the Île Saint-Louis...

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6 octobre 2009

Stag Parties in Hungary, by Julien

Hi Everybody, Today is my LAST day teaching here and Julien is my final victim. He has been very prolific these last few days with two previous posts. Today, as a parting shot, he has had to analyse an article in Courrier International and write a summary...

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2 octobre 2009

Car Boot Sales in the Loiret by Guylaine

The day continues and the students keep coming - always nice to see them all. Next on the list in my diary is Guylaine. What would she like to tell you about, I asked. Guylaine loves car boot sales, rifling around for forgotten and hidden gems. "I like...

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2 octobre 2009

The Casino at Deauville by Julien

Julien is back! Glutton for punishment, for he has another 2h...professional stuff out of the way, he is now ready for another creative hour on "Back In Paris". Today, he has chosen the Deauville Casino because it's classy, chic and elegant. He wears...

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