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ACCOKEEK, MD –-(Ammoland.com)- Stoeger is pleased to introduce the Longfowler Series of 12-gauge double-barrel shotguns, available in both side-by-side (SxS) and over/under (O/U) models.
Designed with waterfowlers and long shots in mind, the Longfowler Series features 30-inch barrels and walnut stocks and forends that sport a weather-resistant stained oil-finish—the perfect complement to the matt-blued barrels and receiver. These guns are not only attractive, but also ready for rugged conditions.
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The Longfowler SxS has the appearance of a classic "duck gun," embodying all the features of a traditional "fowling piece."
For those hunters who prefer the look and feel of a stack-barrel shotgun, Stoeger offers the Longfowler O/U, featuring the sight picture of a ventilated rib and the positive grip offered by a slimmer forend. The Longfowler Series barrels come with extended choke tubes for quick and easy changing, whether sitting in a blind or standing in flooded timber.
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With United States authorities leading the way, domain seizure has become quite the hot topic in recent months. The process has led to hundreds of domains being taken over in the U.S., most of them connected to counterfeiting of physical products.
In addition a number of file-sharing and video related domains have been affected, from the super high-profile Megaupload and Megavideo to others such as Dajaz1 whose profile was raised because it was wrongfully seized.
More recently it became evident that domain seizures might move to Europe after a legal process was initiated in Brussels by a currently unknown entity. However, it appears that domains have been falling out of the hands of people operating file-sharing sites in the UK and into the hands of Hollywood with no court involvement at all.
Last week we were alerted to the demise of BitScores, a site that had been offering streams of sporting events, primarily soccer games targeted at the UK audience. Their trouble appears to date back a few months when the site operated under a different name.
"I am writing this email to you to let you know that Liveonlinefooty is closing down and will be moving to a new domain called www.bitscores.com," said a message to the site's users.
"Why are we doing this you may ask, well Liveonlinefooty is a very popular name in the online streaming world and we want to pull the plug on this before the site may get shut down out of our own control and lose all you guys for good and no way do we want that to happen."
The message ended with a note that nothing would change but people should now log in with their same details on BitScores.com.
But things clearly didn't go well. BitScores.com went offline last week and hasn't been heard of since. It did, however, leave an interesting clue behind as to what caused its demise.
In the past few months the site had operated from three domains – BitScores.com, LiveOnlineFooty.com and DHMediaHosting.com. Not only are all currently inaccessible, but they all are registered to the Hollywood-funded anti-piracy group the Federation Against Copyright Theft.
As can be seen from the screenshot the site is now registered to Graeme Grant, an investigator with FACT who also has control of other domains. So we did a little digging.
Topically, considering the demise this weekend of NZBMatrix (also at the hands of FACT), the next site we found in FACT hands was NZB-Magic.com. In September this Usenet-focused site announced that "Due to legal reasons beyond our control, NZB Magic is now closed for business." Clearly FACT caused the shutdown.
And then more sites came to light.
ThereAlZone.net, which appeared to have been offering movies, is now gone and offering a redirect to the official FindAnyFilm.com movie industry site.
SupernovaUk.com, a BitTorrent tracker which appears to have started its life in the summer and had it brought to an end just months later, also suffers the same fate.
TeamFx.org, a URL that appeared on many movie, TV and other BitTorrent releases, is also now in the hands of FACT. The site displays a FACT banner and offers a link to the FindAnyFilm site.
Finally, FACT have also taken over WizardMods.net, a site dedicated to satellite, cable, pay TV hacking and other related activities. The site was also connected to the supply of NZB files. The domain now redirects immediately to FindAnyFilm.
So were the domains taken by force, perhaps through the courts? Apparently not.
"The domains were all signed over voluntarily following contact from FACT as one strand of our ongoing strategy which gives alternatives to prosecution in certain cases," a FACT spokesperson told TorrentFreak.
Which in layman's terms says "Shut down your site and give us your domain name or we're going nuclear."
Given what happened to Anton Vickerman, it's little surprise that the domains are now in FACT hands.
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As head of GoDaddy's People Operations group, Auguste leads the charge to hire and develop the greatest team of talented individuals on the planet. Having previously led technology teams as GoDaddy's CIO (including Product Development, IT Operations, Information Security and R&D) Auguste brings a perspective and skillset to human resources that is unique in the industry.
Prior to 2010, Auguste served as Managing Director of Integralis Security Services in Stockholm, Sweden and CTO of Linde AG, the world's largest natural gas company based in Munich, Germany. Auguste attended Dartmouth College and speaks Swedish and basic Russian.


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Will Wynn is the award-winning recent two-term mayor of Austin, Texas, who led the city's lauded transformation for most of the past decade. He is a dynamic and sought-after speaker on topics ranging from energy & sustainability to innovation & creative cities.
"Will Wynn is a natural storyteller. He can weave history and current events together in a way that is charming, illuminating, and often hilarious. Nobody ever falls asleep when Will is talking!"—Lawrence Wright
Will Wynn is internationally-recognized in the fields of energy efficiency and policy, sustainability and climate protection.
"Mayor Wynn has emerged as a national leader on energy policy and I'm honored to have his support."—President Barack Obama
Will Wynn was personally engaged in several large - and successful - initiatives involving public health and wellness.
"Austin is one of the fittest, most active cities in the U.S. This happened during the Will Wynn era. He formed the first Mayor's Fitness Council, inspired the City of Austin P.E. Program, oversaw the CDC's Steps to a Healthier Austin grant funding and continues to passionately promote MarathonKids… No mayor has done more, anywhere."—Paul Carrozza
Will Wynn's tenure in office is forever marked by Austin's remarkable - and positive - economic and urbanization dynamics.
"Mayor Wynn allowed government to partner with the business community to create this vibrant economy in Austin, Texas that has seen incredible job growth in the past five years that is unmatched and unparalleled throughout the nation."—Roger Mitchell
Will Wynn believes that cities that are more fun to live, work and play in will do better economically, by spurring creativity and innovation in the local economy.
"Austin has long enjoyed a reputation for great live music, but it was during Will Wynn's tenure as mayor that the city truly emerged as a national hotbed for the creative class."—Charlie Jones


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Hundreds of people returning to the U.S. from Wuhan, China face mandatory two-week quarantines. And in China, the government is rounding up those who show signs of the deadly coronavirus, to be confined in massive quarantine centers.
Protecting public health is a delicate balance between the rights and freedom of individuals and the safety of society. But past efforts to isolate disease show that such moves — as well-intentioned as they might be — don't always go as planned. And perhaps offer a cautionary lesson.
When my husband's grandfather was diagnosed with leprosy in Connecticut in 1922, the first thing he did was run away. He packed his things that night and left his family and business behind to move to New York. It was the only state at the time that did not require those with this much-feared infectious disease to be sent to a remote hospital in Carville, La., and confined. By hiding from authorities, he could keep his freedom and presumably go on with his life.
He was not the only one to respond this way. When the U.S. government decided to establish a national leprosarium in 1917, it determined that the best way to contain the bacteria that caused leprosy was to segregate those infected. Since there was no cure at the time, that usually meant confinement for life. Patients were torn from their families and friends. They lost their freedom, as well as their livelihoods, civil rights and the respect of their fellow man. Women who gave birth at the hospital had their babies taken away.
Such dire consequences drove many who suspected, or knew, they had leprosy to conceal it from authorities. They avoided seeking medical assistance and failed to take steps to protect the people they loved from the remote possibility that they too might contract what we now know is a barely contagious disease.
When the federal government sought to identify all the leprosy cases in the country in the early 1900s, it found only 278. But public health investigators told Congress there likely were many more in hiding out of fear. The same year that my husband's grandfather fled to New York, the assistant surgeon general announced that there were "1,200 lepers at large" in the country. He wanted Congress to give him the authority to round them up.
It turns out that the government's solution was counterproductive. Instead of containing the disease, it only perpetuated it by discouraging treatment and the search for a cure. In the process, thousands of lives were disrupted and destroyed.
The current effort to contain the coronavirus differs in many ways from what happened to leprosy patients in the last century. Americans who might have been exposed to the virus in China will be quarantined for 14 days, not condemned to a lifetime of isolation. Medical treatment is much improved, and the chance for recovery is good. Still, coronavirus is much more contagious than leprosy, from which 95% of humans are naturally immune. Precautions certainly make sense.
But this latest outbreak raises similar questions to those health authorities grappled with decades ago. Are quarantines and isolation the most effective way to contain a disease? Do they make people more reluctant to identify themselves as potential victims?
"It backfires because people head for the hills," Wendy Parmet, a professor of health law policy at Northeastern University told NPR's Rob Stein. "People don't call and seek health care... And health care providers become fearful of treating patients because they don't want to get caught up in the quarantine."
There are other questions too.
Will the U.S. decision to shut its borders to foreigners who have recently visited China do more harm than good? The World Health Organization thinks such travel bans might and has warned against any moves that instill panic and fear.
Perhaps more important, how will those believed to be potential carriers of the virus be treated by those around them? NPR's Maria Godoy reports that some Asian Americans are alreadyfeeling some blowback. One student said she was told to leave a coffee shop and "take the coronavirus with her."
When Americans feared a potential leprosy pandemic in the late 1800s, people of Asian descent were also unjustly stigmatized. A top Louisiana health official warned — falsely — that Chinese laundrymen were spreading the "loathsome" disease by spitting on their customer's laundry before it was ironed. A racist labor leader, Denis Kearney, paraded a Chinese man with leprosy through the streets of San Francisco to make his case that "moon-eyed lepers" were a threat to the nation.
Throughout history, those believed to have leprosy, now called Hansen's disease, were among the most reviled members of society, outcasts sometimes believed to be sinners who brought the illness upon themselves. Even today, the threat of leprosy is used to demonize immigrants and people living in homeless encampments as potential carriers of the disease — although there's no evidence that's true.
About 200,000 people around the world are diagnosed each year with Hansen's disease. Many of them still prefer not to make their diagnosis public for fear of how they'll be treated by the rest of society. Many delay seeking treatment even though the disease can be quickly cured with antibiotics. Those delays can lead to serious, lifelong disabilities, including the loss of limbs. It turns out that the stigma is still much more dangerous than the disease.
My husband's grandfather was soon joined in New York City by his wife and children. He lived there for thirteen years before he got so sick that he was taken to the Carville leprosy hospital, the only place in the country that treated the disease. He died there three years later, in 1938. But it was decades before the truth came out. His wife and children were so afraid of the stigma of leprosy and how people would react, they kept his illness a secret for more than 60 years.
Pam Fessler is author of the book Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice, to be released this summer.
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Project: Motor Sports Complex Museum
Designed by Marc Anton Dahmen Architecture & Studio DMTW
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Website: www.studio-dmtw.de
Motor Sports Complex Museum building project coming from the drawing board of Marc Anton Dahmen Architecture & Studio DMTW.
From the Architects:
Located next to a new race track and a dragster speedway, the museum is another component of the projected "Motor Sports Complex" in Kuwait City. Its main function is to be a public showroom for the King's private collection of vintage racing cars. Besides the main exhibition hall with approximately 50 cars, it also houses a pitbuilding including a garage for restauration, a driving school for kids, a little conference centre, a cinema and some private VIP spaces.
The volume is split into three main parts which are stacked on top of each other. The public layer in the middle – in between all the car-related facilities on the groundfloor and the conference spaces and VIP area on the top floor – acts as kind of an open transparent gap, presenting all the King's cars. A concrete landscape transforms from the exhibition space on the one side to a concentric tribune on the other side – allowing view connections to the upper and lower levels.
A big ramp leads up to the main exhibition floor, serving as a drop off zone for the King's special guests, covering the main entrance on the groundfloor.
Due to the local climate the major part of the outer facade is closed. The heavy concrete structure provides enough mass to cool down the entire building. Only the "gap" is totally glazed. A huge set back protects the exibition space from direct sunlight and provides diffuse natural lighting and a great view over the whole race track.


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With a goal to deliver higher value and efficiency and enable the company to respond more quickly to customer needs, Arjo underwent many efficiency improvements to streamline its production structure. Most notably, between 2008 to 2013, Arjo unified its 15 production facilities to 6 key global locations. In 2013, Arjo completed the integration of its Therapeutic Support Systems (TSS).
This period was followed by a time of challenging market conditions, including pricing pressures and a sharply declining rental market in the United States. The effect of these market changes are still felt in recent years, hence improved efficiency and the ability to nimbly adapt to market changes has become a vital strategic asset for Arjo.


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A plot is a series of events deliberately arranged to reveal the dramatic, thematic, and emotional significance of the events.
Barthe DeClements said: "Get your character in trouble in the first sentence and out of trouble in the last sentence. "Pacing of plots is crucial; never give the reader a place to put the story down. This focus on tension on every page begins at the stage of slogging out a plot and continues till the last copyedit."
A Plot is the bare bones of a story - it a series of events which is driven by the protagonist's attempt to resolve a source of conflict. The protagonist's actions and reactions to a set of problems, obstacles, or ordeals guide the plot. I believe that the main cause of writers block is not having a well thought out plot before you start. Having a guide allows you to know exactly what you want to happen in the next scene.
To me, to write a story of any size without a plan or plot is like going on a journey without a map or GPS. But some writers feel it limits them to only writing what was contained in the plot, and doesn't leave room for any of those great leaps of the imagination that can take them in all sorts of surprising directions. That is not how it works. Plot lines are only a guide. As creative ideas emerge, most writers adjust their plot line to suit.
I think P.G. Wodehouse said it best: "The principle I always go on in writing a novel is to think of the characters in terms of actors in a play. I say to myself, if a big name were playing this part, and if he found that after a strong first act he had practically nothing to do in the second act, he would walk out.
I believe the only way a writer can keep himself up to the mark is by examining each story quite coldly before he starts writing it and asking himself it is all right as a story.
I mean, once you go saying to yourself, "This is a pretty weak plot as it stands, but I'm such a hell of a writer that my magic touch will make it okay," you're sunk. If they aren't in interesting situations, characters can't be major characters, not even if you have the rest of the troop talk their heads off about them."
(Interview, The Paris Review, Issue 64, Winter 1975)"
― P.G. Wodehouse
The plotting workshop on April 18th shows you how to build a story structure that will give you direction but not restrict the creativity of the process of developing your story. It covers the questions you need to ask to move the story forward, scene by scene.
To book phone 54 981 332 or go to http://gondorwriterscentre.com/workshops.html
This is workshop is closely followed by;
A two day workshop: April 25th and 26th Tutor: Sheryl Gwyther
Day one: Crafting unforgettable characters: Story characters underpin their stories plot. If not fully developed they're like paper-dolls. This hands on workshop will teach you how to create engaging, believable characters.
Day two: Writing successful stories. In this workshop, under the guidance of your tutor, you will write a story using characters you developed yesterday.
Two day workshop cost $160 per person. One day $80. Accommodation can be arranged if required. Ask for the cost when you book.
These workshops are meant to follow each other, but you may choose to do only one of them if you wish.
10 am to 4 pm both days.
Phone 54 981 332 to book, or go to www.gondorwriterscentre.com for more information on these workshops and the rest of the year's program.


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Now we have news of one of the points of friction in this country - vaccinated Americans are losing patience with people who claim religious exemptions in order to avoid getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Their loss of patience is tracked in a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute. Here's Megan Myscofski of Arizona Public Media.
MEGAN MYSCOFSKI, BYLINE: The study finds that two-thirds of vaccinated Americans say they're angry at those who refuse to get vaccinated and that they're putting the general population at risk. Robert P. Jones leads the institute. He says the vast majority of those interviewed say the teachings of their religion don't prohibit followers from getting vaccinated against COVID-19. But most participants say that people with a history of refusing vaccines on religious grounds should be granted an exemption.
ROBERT P JONES: If there's a consistency there, they see that as kind of making it a legitimate claim, and not just one made for political reasons or other reasons.
MYSCOFSKI: The study also shows that evangelical Protestants are the only major faith group that had a majority assert that anyone who claims a religious exemption should get one. About 4 in 10 white evangelicals said they planned to ask for one.
Jones says the vaccinated and the unvaccinated are growing frustrated, and it's causing conflict within families
JONES: As people are making decisions about visiting relatives - Christmas, New Year's and the other holidays this season - this is coming to the fore.
MYSCOFSKI: The co-writer of the study is the nonprofit group Interfaith Youth Core. The president of the organization, Eboo Patel, says that when religious leaders make the case for getting vaccinated, congregations listen.
EBOO PATEL: So many people in diverse religious communities believe that our bodies were created by God and we need to cherish and protect those, and that we have an obligation to the common good.
MYSCOFSKI: Patel says that religious institutions and leaders continue to be key in the vaccination effort as the omicron variant spreads across the country.
For NPR News, I'm Megan Myscofski in Tucson. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The french capitol is home to dozens of talented women
leading imaginative, successful lives.
These women know how to stir the pot, emboldened by a confidence
they find on the streets of this inspirational city.
Finesse, ingenuity and an obsession for Paris are the three traits they share,
launching headlong into a quest to live the good life in their city of choice.
Past, present and future, these ground-breakers are
re-writing history of the continent's most richly celebrated city.
Many of these success stories happen to be American women,
pioneers whose energy and individuality have made them stars in the french galaxy.
The French Connection.
When I think about trailblazers who made their dreams come true in Paris,
the first face that comes to mind is Audrey Hepburn -- which is kind of odd
because she wasn't even American -- born in Belgium to
British/Dutch parents -- and she never lived in Paris.
But her association with a handful of great American movies continue
to inspire every young girl with Paris dreams.
"Funny Face", "Sabrina", "Charade", "How to Steal a Million" .....
How could you not fall in love with the very idea of Paris?
She made us see how a girl from anywhere USA could become a woman.
Just add Paris and poof, you have class, you have style, you are unforgettable.
Then there's Julia Child, who managed her Paris transformation
by barnstorming the most sophisticated towers of french cuisine.
She fought for (and won) our hearts by importing her passion,
making delicious food a "can do" in the kitchens of America.
We forever owe her our heartfelt thanks for revolutionizing
cooking, tasting, and enjoying the life-long passion of good food.
There are so many more success stories -- diverse voices, each
offering a compelling adventure of a woman transformed,
an American Revolutionary in Paris.
How many of you are familiar with these red, white & blue achievers,
each worthy of her own unique Paris Story?
her bare-breasted-come-on-I-dare-you-look, reminds us that
the road to success, much like the road to Paris, is often long and winding.
Born into poverty, she quickly married at age 15 and
became a chorus girl on the St. Louis stage.
But the Missouri girl was destined for more -- much more -- and made her way
to Paris where she eventually became the talk of the town.
It wasn't until she made it to the stage of the famed Folies Bergère
that she and her banana dance became a Paris sensation,
the very image of her sultry jazz age style.
Her glamorous, unconventional image made for a great one woman show.
I daresay she's the only American woman to walk a pet leopard
down the Champs-Élysées,
a spectacle made even more memorable by her serious alter ego.
Because more than just her sexy persona and comic wit, she was respected
for a lifelong commitment to fight against the injustice of discrimination.
Josephine Baker spied for the French Resistance, worked for the Red Cross,
adopted 12 children - often called rainbow children for their mix of color & nationality.
Accused of being a communist by Senator Joe McCarthy in his 1950's sham "Red Scare" hearings, it was a good thing she had won her french citizenship in 1937.
Often called The Black Pearl or The Creole Goddess, she took it all
in stride and worked to put the bad days behind her.
France awarded her their highest distinction, The Legion of Honor.
Though "sexy with a smile", she never compromised
when it came to fighting for justice.
She spoke at the March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King, Jr.
and worked relentlessly to put an end to long buried prejudice in her nation of birth.
Buried in Monte Carlo, Josephine Baker is the American that came to Paris
and showed everyone that black is, indeed, beautiful.
in Paris as a bookseller and publisher.
Founder of Shakespeare and Company, her namesake lives on,
more popular than ever.
The much liberated, gifted entrepreneur had an eye for talent.
Today she might be called a "community organizer.",
a virtual LinkedIn collector of intellectual property.
Shakespeare and Company (12 rue de Odeon -- look for the plaque!)
was a haven for writers, publishers and readers.
Publishing the forbidden "Ulysses", she revealed her American spirit,
making sure James Joyce's banned work was as liberated as she was.
At the forefront of her most idealistic principles, Sylvia Beach
supported the creative process and promoted her storefront
as a living room for literature.
Designated for book readings, author gossip and
hand-holding (Hemingway included), chez Sylvia was a one-stop shop.
Note, today's Shakespeare & Company, now at 37 rue de la Bucherie,
is run by Sylvia Beach Whitman, daughter of long-time American legend George,
who honored his daughter with the Beach name.
I hope you'll soon visit a bookstore in your own neighborhood
and support the cause begun by
Sylvia Beach, an American woman in Paris.
the mother of modern dance.
Hailing from San Francisco, she realized early on that
America wasn't ready for her unconventional style.
Duncan abandoned the U.S. in 1899,
sailing to England where she began to develop her expressive technique,
gradually making her way to the capitols of Europe.
She danced, taught and choreographed a fresh, free style of performance art
that was considered quite controversial to traditionalists.
Often barefoot, her unique look evoked more Greek mythology than Paris fashion.
Adding to her bohemian mystique, she described herself "My motto, sans limites".
Isadora Duncan's ties to Paris were so strong she even married a man by
the same name -- Paris Singer of the Singer Sewing Machine family -- though
her passionate nature never quite dispatched the good luck
her hard work should have delivered.
She tragically lost her two children in a terrible bridge accident in Paris
and later lost her own life in the south of France when her scarf
got caught in the wheel of her car -- too horrible to think about.
Her funeral in Paris was attended by thousands, the ashes interred at Pere Lachaise.
A standing O for an American in Paris.
master of prose, perhaps considered America's first "foodie".
Born in Albion, Michigan, Mary Frances Kennedy must have been
born to cook, eat and write.
"When I can't write, I read. When I can't read, I cook".
Fisher enthusiastically wrote about the fine art of eating, which
she first discovered a train ride away from Paris in the provincial city of Dijon.
From the start, she made eating -- and writing about the cultural aspects of
fine dining -- very personal and made her life's work teaching
average Americans how to eat -- really eat -- well and good.
Her first kitchen in Paris (26 rue Monge) was 5 feet x 3 feet with a
2-burner hotplate, yet there was always inspiration
to make a good french omelette.
Ms. Fisher wrote dozens of stories for The New Yorker when she was in Paris and
translated much of Brillat-Savarin's meditations on gastronomy into English.
Before MFK, food writing was considered "women's business" -- a dismissal
sadly relegated to the pages of women's magazines.
She changed all that with her Paris pen.
Her legacy includes a total of 27 books that encompass,
in part, travel memories of life in Paris, Burgundy, and Provence.
MFK Fisher, an iconic American in Paris who taught us all how to eat.
to Paris in 1925, paving the way for future female foreign correspondents.
And that's an understatement.
The feisty journalist, reporting on behalf of The New Yorker
for fifty years, wasn't in Paris just to write about the current fashion.
Flanner made her mark on America's take on life in France -- serious
issues tackled by a no-nonsense writer.
Writing under the name Gênet, she covered everything from politics,
culture, social life, and scandals -- from her advantage
as an insider living and loving life in Paris.
Before, during and after The Occupation, she vividly penned the truth
about life in the french capitol, sometimes with
a sense of urgency, other times with a dry sense of humor.
Flanner wrote somber, deliberate pieces, including a numbing profile
of Hitler long before anyone was paying attention.
Years later, it was no coincidence she was assigned to
cover the Nuremberg trials, playing hard-ball at every turn.
"I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every 2 weeks."
Her "Letter from Paris", first published by The New Yorker gained a loyal following.
After all, who wouldn't want to know what was happening
in the most influential and fascinating city in the world?
Janet Flanner didn't just observe and report.
She participated.
She hung out with the coolest names in Paris -- Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, and reams of artists and news-makers.
She had the inside scoop on artists like Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.
Her long affair with Solita Solano only added to her Paris mystique.
Her readers could feel it -- Flanner loved Paris and the emancipation
it offered to women who enjoyed "a certain lifestyle".
Still today, Flanner's reporting seems fresh and important.
Her book "Men and Monuments", published in 1957,
is a story that seems new again.
She tells of the Nazi theft and destruction of art and was one of
the first to report about the team sent to repatriate the lost treasures.
George Clooney's 2014 movie "The Monuments Men" reminded
us of those perilous times and the fierce work that had to be done
to return not just art but humanism back to Europe and the world.
Janet Flanner, an American columnist who came to Paris and made a difference.
House Hunters International -- for my money, the best dose of Paris passion on tv.
You know the drill -- she schleps around hopelessly-in-love-with-Paris
disciples trying to find the perfect pied-a-terre in the city of their dreams.
Her opinionated advice sets them straight, purposely lowering their
expectations as she leads them (usually) to make the right decision.
Adrian grew up in New Orleans, an American city with french flair
but didn't find her way to Paris until she was in her 40's.
Intending to stay just a year, she re-made herself, much like the
Paris apartment transformations she features on HGTV.
The newly renovated Adrian is the picture of a Renaissance woman in Paris,
a jack-of-all-trades who combines publishing, writing, property management
and marketing in a package that's impossible to ignore.
Her trademark red lips, trendy footwear and distinctive glasses express
an animated individual while her heart-to-heart chats with regular people --
whether on air, in print or face-to-face -- always get to the meat of the matter.
First and foremost, she's a saleswoman.
So if she tells you where to find a great cheap "eat" in Paris,
("Adrian Leeds' Top 100 Cheap Insider Paris Restaurants")
she's also reminding you it's a great neighborhood to hang your hat.
Adrian publishes "Parler Paris" and "Parler Nice" on the web as well as
French Property Insider, hoping to both enlighten and motivate her mostly
American audience on how to connect with the city and its real estate.
She fearlessly points out the negatives of property investment in France
at the same time she educates and charms her clients into buying.
Whether you attend her Après Midi workshop or any of her
property insider seminars, you can count on the Paris property guru
to be forthright and down to earth, cutting through red tape while
managing both expectations and investment opportunities.
I can personally attest, there's nothing like a dash
of New Orleans spice to make your Paris dreams come true.
Adrian Leeds defines American spirit in Paris.
came to Paris and dined with millionaires.
Her claim to fame: The woman knew how to stage a party.
Gossip columnist, author, radio show host, professional party planner,
Maxwell managed lavish events by going to extremes.
She gets credit for introducing the Scavenger Hunt and other party games
based on elaborate treasure hunts,hoping that, in the course of
a night's escapades, anything could happen.
And happen it did.
After all, it was Paris.
In 1927, she initiated a scavenger hunt in Paris that had all the town talking
when she offered a gallon of Patou perfume to the player
who brought back the most interesting items.
Oh, to be a fly on THAT wall.
After that, her name was made and by the '30's her party games
from Paris became the rage in New York City as well.
Describing the people she invited to her carefully choreographed events,
…. "but when I give a dinner or a great supper or something of that sort,
I invite beautiful people. They're more beautiful than the other ones.
Eggheads are not good looking, the women who are intellectual are not so handsome........are not so beautiful. I must have beautiful women and
handsome men. If you have a gathering that is gracious and lovely,
they're flowers, they're decorations -- they're living decorations…"
Observer of the rich and famous, Maxwell wasn't always popular -- but no one
could ever accuse her of being dull -- and the champagne and caviar crowd ate it up.
"I make enemies deliberately. They are my sauce piquante to my dish of life."
The tattle-tale diva had friends, too, in high places.
She was a frequent guest on Jack Paar's Tonight Show
and her prolific bff, Cole Porter, immortalized her in song:
"I've got Bromo Seltzer
to take when dinner ends
for I'm dining with Elsa
and her ninety-nine most intimate friends."
Not bad for a stout girl from Iowa.
Elsa Maxwell elevated parties to a new status.
She and her international high society of millionaires,
distinguished rock stars of the day, took on a new challenge.
Their soirées set the stage for benefits and high minded causes.
Yes, there was still drinking and smoking and social climbing -- but
at least the do-gooders got to have their cake and eat it too.
Her April in Paris Ball was one of NYC's most iconic galas.
Elsa Maxwell, another daughter of America who triumphed in Paris.
Growing up, she and her parents moved from Israel to Washington D.C,
finally settling in Long Island New York, where young Natalie enjoyed
the advantage of a good education and strong family unit.
Her dual citizenship and multifaceted family made for one sharp young girl.
Resourceful, competent, gifted, her future looked bright.
When 12-year-old Natalie took on the role of Matilda, the gutsy waif who
one-upped Jean Reno's hit man in Luc Besson's
"Leon: The Professional", she got Hollywood's attention.
Since then, she has made dozens of movies, earned a degree from Harvard,
appeared on Broadway as Anne Frank, and received an Academy Award.
But the Oscar, BAFTA, SAG, Golden Globe, and Critic's Choice
accolades only count for part of the picture.
Natalie co-authored several technical research papers about neuro-science,
published in scientific journals, including one she wrote while still in high school.
Harvard educated, she's an activist for micro-finance (I had to look that one up), helping entrepreneurs break out of their tough challenges in Africa,
just one facet of her non-Hollywood behavior.
Service oriented with a devotion to social causes and environmental issues,
Portman is consistently a positive role model for girls around the world.
Partnering with Marvel (The Ultimate Mentor Adventure) she is one of the driving forces behind a push for STEM - science, technical, engineering and math -- encouraging young girls to choose the sciences as a career path.
The talented actress continues to work in movies and now has one more role
she's proud of -- 2015 "A Tale of Love & Darkness", her directorial debut.
Whew, this is one American woman who knows how to get it done.
Accomplished. Crazy smart. Talented. Dedicated.
And now she's living in Paris.
A new chapter brings Natalie and son back to the french capitol on the arm
of husband Benjamin Millepied, the new Director of the Paris Opera Ballet.
You may remember him from her Oscar winning movie "Black Swan."
Can this multi-faceted, multi-talented American girl get any more exceptional?
We'll have to wait and see but I'm guessing Paris will help rocket this star
into a new galaxy, and I'm not just talking Star Wars or Miss Dior.
Always challenging the scarcity of women in the movie industry, she has
recently attached her talent to two movies that will be directed by women.
A french movie and a french director -- "Planetarium" -- directed by
Rebecca Zlotowski -- straight out of the box of good things to come in Paris .
And she's slated to play Supreme Court judge & American hero
Ruth Bader Ginsberg in a movie "On the Basis of Sex".
Count me in.
Natalie Portman. Paris.
It just doesn't get better than this.
in 1903 and forever changed the course of history in art and in literature.
There's a lot that can be said about the cult of personality
the American brought to her left bank home.
A writer and a poet -- a visionary art collector -- my personal take is
that in her day, she was the reigning CEO of the arts community,
a brilliant conversationalist who shepherded writers and artists
into her living room where she held court and made their body of work matter.
Her couch seated the avant-garde of the Paris art world -- but make
no mistake, she was their commander-in-chief.
Stein's influence moved heaven and earth to make name brands out of the artists and writers we now know by name -- not just in Paris but around the world.
Her home on rue de Fleurus was a virtual church, a gathering of the greatest hits
of pen & paper, easel & brush, where a lively exchange of ideas was held weekly.
Gertrude Stein's name is synonymous with "The Lost Generation".
Through her writings and friendships we were introduced to
some of the best talent that Paris had to offer, particularly
in the years between the great wars in Europe.
Hemingway, Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne -- just of a few of the names
few knew until Gertrude Stein made the Paris connection.
She famously wrote "a rose is a rose is a rose" but perhaps
she too is the brains behind the wisdom "right time, right place."
After all, it was Gertrude who sagely said,
"Paris was where the twentieth century was."
And lord, how she collected.
She and her brother Leo bought their first Picasso in 1905.
While other critics ridiculed the new wild art, they purchased
Matisse's 'Woman with a Hat' for around $100 in today's money.
Like they always say, collect what you love and you'll never go wrong.
Gertrude Stein, one smart American cookie in Paris.
in 1980 when her husband Walter got a promotion that required the move.
Little did she know how much her life would change.
The multi-talented cookbook author and teacher created an empire
touting exquisite but translatable french cuisine.
Her credentials are as exquisite as her cooking:
She's the only American and the only woman who served as
restaurant critic for a major french publication (L'Express).
Ms. Wells has cooked with France's most iconic chef, Joel Robuchon,
yet somehow grasps how to keep her recipes simple enough for the home cook.
Her talent extends to books for the traveler too.
"The Food Lovers Guide to Paris" should be on everyone's wish list
the moment they start planning a trip to the french capitol.
She divides her time between Paris and Provence,
teaching exclusive week-long classes.
And yes, I am jealous.
In spite of the hard work, the dedicated and grueling day-to-day schedule,
Patricia Wells gets to eat and drink for a living.
Who wouldn't want that job?
Check out her blog for 'Patricia's Picks':
She lets us in on her own favorites such as
Where to buy wine - La Dernière Goute -- and Where to buy cheese - Quatrehomme.
As for her favorite market, Wells takes us all the way to the 16th arrondissement (perfect, it's the museum quarter too!) where she recommends
Marché Président Wilson, a tip you don't typically see in guide books.
Remember the name, Patricia Wells.
And go eat a croissant.
Patricia Wells, grand slam, American-style in Paris.
painted her lovely portraits in Paris.
She and so many women after have lived successful and fulfilled lives,
changing not only their own course but often becoming a force for others.
Many have said they felt emotionally
affected after their first visit to Paris.
I know I did.
Whatever is in the water - or the air - or the wine -
please share it with your friends and sisters.
It's the best advice you'll ever give.
They all called Paris home.
Audrey, Julia, Josephine, Sylvia, Isadora, Mary Frances,
Janet, Adrian, Elsa, Natalie, Gertrude, and Patricia.
And now we know why Mona is smiling --- after all,
where else but Paris would Mona Lisa find her groove.
So, even if it's just for a few weeks at a time, we should give in to our best instincts.
Scratch that itch and call Paris home.
Red blooded American women -- with a passion for Paris.


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Numark PT01 Scratch : Portable Turntable with DJ Scratch Switch
- In stock, ready to ship
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The New Era of Scratch
It's a new era for DJs! With the PT01 Scratch portable turntable, you can scratch and cut—anywhere. Built with Numark's exclusive Adjustable Scratch Switch™, PT01 Scratch enables you to grab your favorite scratch record (not included) and perform any turntablist scratch routine, whether you have access to AC wall power or you're outdoors with your friends.
While keeping FRESH with a dope paint job, PT01 Scratch is designed for any DJ that is passionate for the art of turntablism and enjoys digging for vinyl records.
Transform, Cut, and Scratch
Yes! There's an Adjustable Scratch Switch™ that gives you the perfect way to scratch, plus it's adjustable for either right-handed or left-handed scratching styles. You can simply unscrew the scratch switch and adjust it to your style. Our scratch and slide switch performs longer than ordinary sliders, plus, unlike others, it's user-replaceable, so the action never stops! PT01 Scratch comes equipped with a red slip-mat to perform light to heavy-handed scratches with your scratch records.
Battle anybody—we don't care who you tell!
Connect your phone or any audio source to play a background beat through the 1/8" stereo input and scratch along to the beat. Increase the volume with the gain control and play it loud and strong on the built-in speaker. You can also connect PT01 Scratch to other equipment via the RCA stereo outputs or use the headphone output for private listening.
Record digitally to your laptop
In addition to scratching and having fun, you also have the capability to record your vinyl digitally via USB to your laptop (with free downloadable software).
Portability and Battery
PT01 Scratch plugs into a wall outlet (AC wall adapter included) and it also runs on batteries. It's enclosed in a hard case for protection and has a sleek red handle to carry it anywhere.
- Built-in adjustable Scratch Slide Switch
- User-replaceable scratch slide-switch keeps the action going
- Protective dust cover and integrated carrying handle
- Wall-powered with included AC adapter or six "D" cells(not included)
- Built-in speaker
- Cartridge included
- Removable slip-mat
- Class-compliant USB connection for PC recording
- 33 1/3, 45 and 78 RPM settings
- RCA line and headphone outputs
- 1/8" Aux input with adjustable volume
- Weight 4.3 pounds
- Dimensions 11.9 x 11.9 x 4 inches
- Class compliant
- Minimum System Requirements (PC): Windows 2000/XP/Vista USB 1.1 port
- Minimum System Requirements (MAC): Mac OS X 10.4.x* USB 1.1 port
Our policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can't offer you a refund or exchange.


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