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19 octobre 2011

Tragedy: Marie Dedieu killed in Somalia by kidnappers

(Photo source) As I cleaned my teeth this morning listening to the news on my bathroom radio waiting to learn when the next strike would be, the announcement that Marie Dedieu was dead caused me to burst into tears. Why? Because she was a good woman and...

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3 février 2011

Blair's misguided words of wisdom

I can't believe Tony Blair... he has declared Mubarak to be 'courageous and a force for good'. Obviously, Blair has never lived under an oppressive dictatorship. To think, he is Britain's envoy for the Middle East. Personally, I can only think he would...

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6 octobre 2010

77th annual harvest festival at vineyards of Montmartre

Paris vineyard celebrates harvest Wednesday 06 October 2010 By RFI (Photo: The Vendanges parade in 2008, Tony Cross) Paris's only vineyard is holding its 77th annual harvest festival from Wednesday until Sunday. The Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre features...

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20 septembre 2008

Latin Quarter, Ile St Louis and around...

Dear Everyone, Following last night(s marvellous concert given by the Choir and Orchestre de Paris under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach at Salle Pleyel (Beethoven's Missa Solemnis) and a reunion with Sabine and Aline, I was on a cloud. After a nocturnal...

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21 septembre 2008

Elegantly convenient!

Dear Everyone, Yes, I know, I can't stop this evening, but I keep thinking of things I absolutely MUST share with you before bedtime. For those of you who dread being caught short in the streets of Paris - who can blame you for public loos here aren't...

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21 septembre 2008

SOS Piano Recital

Hi Everybody! I'm looking for a nice big room to fit around 40 people sitting, and a piano! When I say piano, I mean a good quality grand, preferably recently tuned. I'm organising a recital for Mihai, aged 21 and fabulous concert pianist as many of you...

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24 septembre 2008

The Angel of Grozny, Asne Seierstad

I just saw this in the NYT book review section - so glad to see Asne Seierstad has published another book following her first on Chechnya. Courageous Asne. Anna Polikovskaya would be proud of her. A Chechnyan child amid the ruins of Grozny, 1995. By PETER...

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6 octobre 2008

Dear All, Yes, I know this is late coming and I

Dear All, Yes, I know this is late coming and I apologise. The weekend was sociable and full. Saturday with my neighbour Loic we hoofed around our quartier seeing everything as if for the first time. Beautiful buildings of various styles dating from 1890...

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6 octobre 2008

Oh, blimey....!

Stoker's blood relation resurrects Dracula Guardian Unlimited, 6th October, 2008 Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931). Photograph: Kobal Van Helsing and his intrepid band of vampire hunters might have disposed of Bram Stoker's creation Dracula more than a century...

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6 octobre 2008

New York Times

Simon Hantaï, 85, Reclusive French Painter, Is Dead By MARGALIT FOX Published: October 2, 2008 Simon Hantaï, a highly regarded, famously reclusive French painter whose work explored ideas of absence and silence — and who took those ideas so seriously...

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10 octobre 2008

Direct Soir and Courrier Nationale

So glad to see this in Courrier Internationale and Direct Soir, the free newspaper found in the metro. At last, a little something cultural regarding Roumania...and what an excellent subject. Of course, the anniversary in Bucharest was the evening I attended...

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11 octobre 2008

Hey, Mona!

Very well said. From the Guardian Onart blog by Jonathon Jones: Dumbing down the Louvre? Blame Mona Lisa Too posh for Picasso? ... Visitors look at paintings by Picasso and Delacroix (top) at the Louvre. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters It's a measure...

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26 octobre 2008

Don't forget, ladies and gentlemen!

A CONCERT of classical music and variety will be taking place on Friday 7th November at: The Roumanian Orthodox Church, 9 bis , rue Jean de Beauvais, 75005 Paris (Métro Maubert-Mutualité) at 20h for the benefit of our association Enfants de Roumanie and...

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9 novembre 2008

Braaaaaaaaaaaavo!!!

Bravo Everyone!!! We did it! Friday nigh t's concert at the Roumanian Orthodox Church was a box office smash and raised 4500 euros for the children of Sf. Elena's creche in Sighetul Marmatiei! Thank you to all who bought tickets, gave or sent donations...

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11 novembre 2008

Pollock and Shamanism

Dear Everyone, Today I ventured to the Pinacothèque at the Madeleine for the Shamanism exhibition of Jackson Pollock. I have to admit that I have never liked Pollock much, but when I read that this 'period of his art was inspired by Mexico, spirituality...

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11 novembre 2008

Good for them!

Protesters block French nuclear waste Article published on the 2008-11-10, Latest update 2008-11-10 12:56 TU Radio France International Riot police remove a protester from a railway track in Germany (left)(Credit: Reuters) Some 1,000 protesters in Germany...

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13 novembre 2008

90 years ....

'This wild strangeness somehow excited me' The Guardian, Monday November 10 2008 Troops moving around the trenches in the first world war. Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis Inside an enemy trench, by Siegfried Sassoon There wasn't much wire in front of quadrangle...

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13 novembre 2008

J'arriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive!!!

“The Requiem” by Dvorak, at “George Enescu” Philharmonic A rarity in the repertoire! Dvorak’s “Requiem,” scheduled by the “George Enescu” Philharmonic of Bucharest will take place today and tomorrow, at 19.00, at the Romanian Athenaeum. Conductor: Gerd...

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29 novembre 2008

Mile of London Tunnels for Sale, History Included

Mile of London Tunnels for Sale, History Included Steve Forrest for The New York Times David Hembra of the BT Group, Britain’s largest phone company, in one of the secret tunnels built during World War II as bomb shelters for London residents. Published:...

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17 décembre 2008

News from Roumania

Here's the situation in Roumania from a friend who knows (and I quote): "Roumania has an outstanding debt of 62bn euros. The government is declaring they have foreign reserves of 27bn which is surely untrue. The fact is that the outstanding loans to the...

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27 décembre 2008

Gomulka and the granny A yuletide tale by Sandi

Gomulka and the granny A yuletide tale by Sandi Toksvig. By Sandi Toksvig Last Updated: 12:21PM GMT 23 Dec 2008 Photo: Stuart Kolakovic I don't know how well you know the nisse who lives in your home. It's pronounced 'nissa' and he ought to be very important...

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10 janvier 2009

Contemporary Discoveries, Known and Unknown, at Hamden Library

Dear Everyone, Yes, I know, I'm being extremely industrious this evening...wanted to share some 'finds' with you, discovered in the music department of Hamden library. I went with Nicole one morning and left with a notepad full of composers and works...

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18 janvier 2009

Malta and things

Hurraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Has anyone ever been to Malta? Know any nice hotels, B&B's, guest houses? Does anyone have any friends there? While Nicole is here in Paris in the spring, we've decided to go explore it and will soon be planning our itinerary. This...

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3 février 2009

Groundhog Day

How Did the Groundhog Get a Day of His Own? The lowly groundhog, or woodchuck, is the only mammal to have a day named after him. The groundhog's day is February 2. Granted, it's not a federal holiday; nobody gets off work. But still, to have his own day...

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16 février 2009

An afternoon promenade

Dear Everyone, As an absence of students this afternoon meant I had some time to myself and two rehearsals at choir this week made me decide to go to only one, I went off on a discovery mission of the 5th arrondissement, which is fast becoming one of...

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