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Sámi DuodjiJuly 21, 2008 at 12:15 pm | Posted in Handicrafts, Scandinavia | 1 Comment
Tags: craftswork, duodji, Handicrafts, lappland, sami, Sápmi, shopping, sweden, tradition
When I was in Sweden last December, I traveled all the way to the arctic circle, to Sápmi (Lappland is the wrong name, remember!). One of my interests was to find out about their linguistic, cultural and social situation. And while searching that, I also discover the Sámi Duodji or Sámi handicrafts. It was a wonderful surprise, as they are the symbol of a millenarian culture. They are colorful and sober, and they combine utility and beauty. Wikipedia offers this definition for the Sámi Duodji:
Duodji, is a centuries old Sami handicraft, that dates back to a time when the Sami were far more isolated from the outside world than they are today. Duodji tools and clothing accoutrements served their purpose to be functional and useful, however this does not means that the Sami handicraft is unartistic. Sami doudji artist are able to bring function and art together in such a delicate way to create beautiful works of art in their own right.
These functional items include, knives, cases, ladies bags, wooden cups, certain articals of clothing, etc. Duodji items were made and meant to be used in an everyday work environment. Traditionally Sami handicraft was divided into two sub-groups, – men's and women's handicraft – men used mostly wood and antlers as well as other bones from reindeers when crafting, women used leather, and roots. The traditional Sami colours are red, green, blue and yellow.
I had the chance to visit a Sámi home, and saw some handicrafts and traditinal costumes. I asked to take pictures:
At least in Sweden, there is an association who brings together most of the Sámi artisans, to guarantee they authenticity of the products. Finding products with their certification label is a safe way to buy Sámi handicrafts, though if you are really interested on them the better thing you can do is to attend the Sámi Marknad, a winter fair that takes place in Jokkmokk every February and that is considered one of the most important Sámi events.
I was there in December so I could not assist, though I managed to buy some certified crafts and reindeer meat. If you are interested on the Sámi handcrafts but Sápmi is to far from your place, here you have some interesting links to contact Sámi artisans:
Árran: Sámi Artisans in North America
Sameslöjdstiftelsen: certified Sámi Duodji from Sweden.
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I am JUST back from New Orleans…having landed this morning at 7 a.m. to a cool and Gray Paree. After reorganizing a bit, I headed out for an omelet and café crème at one of my favorite local cafés fully immersing myself back into life in Paris. It almost feels as if I never left, except for the extra pounds around the waistline, thanks to wining and dining in New Orleans.
The Living and Investing in France Real Estate Conference was a success from the point of view of the happy attendees — a small, but serious group who came from far and wide to learn how to make a move or investment in France. We had a lot of fun and developed a real camaraderie amongst us. Read the report in today's issue and to see photos from the conference, visit www.adrianleeds.com/frenchproperty/conference/photos.html.
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Today's issue of FPI focuses on "Hôtels Particuliers" — townhouses built in the 17th and 18th centuries to house the aristocrats and their entourages when they traveled to the cities from their châteaux in the countryside. Dotted all over Paris and in other cities in France, one doesn't have to be an aristocrat any more to enjoy these royal abodes. Read all about them and be sure to check out "Hot Properties" where you'll find some of the finest for sale!
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Monday March 23, 2009
daughter and I arrived in New Orleans Wednesday afternoon and headed immediately to a local neighborhood Metairie restaurant named "Bozo's" for raw oysters on the half shell, stuffed artichoke, oyster 'po-boys' and fresh boiled crawfish, topped off by a cold fountain "Barq's" root beer. That was just the beginning of the continuous eating fest in the city where every bite is a like having a 'party' in your mouth. Don't tell the French, but N-O-L-A has France beat for great 'cuisine.'
New Orleans, however, is the second best city in which to be talking about France. The first, is of course, Paris…but for a New Orleanian-turned-Parisienne, the "Big Easy" is the best alternative to the "City of Light" for learning how to take the big step to property ownership in France. The venue is a perfect way for to combine pleasure with pleasure — the pleasure of talking about France and the pleasure of visiting with close family while taking in the sights, smells, sounds and tastes of the "Crescent City."
In a private room called "Madame Begue" at "Tujague's" (www.tujaguesrestaurant.com) on Decatur Street, amid the turn-of-the-century photos of Madame Begue herself in the kitchen, hung on the 153 year-old Creole brick walls, sitting on bentwood chairs (sweet but mildly uncomfortable), with fresh brewed coffee and chicory served in glasses (not cups), we discussed the ins and outs of moving to France and owning property with a small, but serious group of attendees.
They came from as far away as Ireland, Panama, California, Florida and Texas to hear what the professionals have to say about the broad and complicated subject. This was our 23rd conference of this nature, so to us, it's a subject we know like the streets of Le Marais, but for them, it was an eye-opening experience to learn the intricacies of the French taxation system, a surprise that no Multiple Listing Service exists in France and that mortgages in France are now possible under the 3% interest mark!
There were several highlights during the 1.5 days of presentations and revelry. Administrative Director of the Alliance Française de la Nouvelle-Orléans (www.af-neworleans.org), Alexandra Drame, paid us a surprise visit Saturday afternoon, to talk a little bit about how to go about learning French and gave us a brief history of the Alliance Française which began in Paris in 1883 then established the first chapter in the United States win 1888. We learned that "Laissez les bon temps rouler" (let the good times roll) is a Cajun expression that is as far from being French than New Orleans is from Paris.
Saturday night after a long afternoon of presentations by John Howell of The International Law Partnership (Why Invest in Property in France?, www.JHCo.org), Peter Zipper of Caye International Bank (The Best Kept Secret in Offshore Banking and Investing, www.adrianleeds.com/frenchproperty/consultation/offshore.html) and myself (How to Find Your Dream Apartment in Paris or Home in the Country!), we mingled over cocktails at Tujague's zinc bar, then settled down to a five-course traditional New Orleans dinner of gumbo, shrimp Remoulade, brisket of beef, crawfish etoufée and banana bread pudding. My entire family (almost) had come to town for the occasion — all three sisters, my soon-to-be-92-year-old mother, a brother-in-law, a niece and my daughter, Erica — all of whom positioned themselves around one table, dotted by the company of Peter Zipper and Jody Cracknell of Moneycorp Currency Specialists (www.adrianleeds.com/frenchproperty/loan/moneycorpconvertor.html).
My niece, Allison Gorlin, New Orleans chef extraordinaire at Cake Café and Bakery (www.nolacakes.com) is also an accomplished ukulele player who sings and strums around town to her pleasure. She brought along her 100-year-old uke to belt out a tune or two and while on a high note, my sweet little bentwood chair slipped out from under me rendering me flat on my back and half under the table! Allison said it was a "helluva way to get her to stop singing!" and we all laughed so hard our tears fell into the bread pudding. She stole the show with her brazen performance and comedic commentaries then we all headed home to prepare ourselves for the next full day of presentations.
Sunday morning, Sarah Maslen with Crédit Foncier (www.adrianleeds.com/frenchproperty/loan/lenders.html) logged onto Skype along with John Rule, our Mortgage Manager, sitting at my own Paris desk, to deliver a presentation about how to get a mortgage in France. While the WiFi signal wasn't perfect 100% of the time, the Web cam still allowed us to see them and for them to see us and to converse as if we were virtually in one room, while going through the PowerPoint slides. It was encouraging to learn that mortgages are readily available in France, relatively easy to obtain and at today's rock bottom rates, making it more affordable than ever to invest in a property in France.
The day progressed with presentations by myself, John Howell and Jody Cracknell, providing insight into How to Renovate and Rent Your French Property for Profit, The Fractional Ownership Solution, How to Minimize Your Tax and Maximize the Benefits an
d How to Reduce Your Currency Exchange Risk. Before ending the session with a Q and A to answer any additional questions the participants might have, we stopped for a coffee break with "beignets" covered in powdered sugar fresh from Café du Monde.
The conference participants handed in their evaluations before heading off to the rest of their stay in the Big Easy, with dreams of living in France in their heads, and the tools that they needed to make it really happen. Scores for each presenter were never lower than a "4" out of a potential "5" and the conference was described as "a wealth of information — hard to digest it all," "very well done!," "perfect location — great food!," "totally different from what I thought" and "hard to improve on content and presentation."
Enlightened by the City of Light
By Adrian Leeds
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Sunday was devoted to seeing Paris' historic monuments — the ones we never get to enter, but once a year. Our first stop was the Hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil at 47 rue Vieille du Temple. I've passed it hundreds of times and admired the big carved Medusa heads on its massive doors. It's also known as the "Hôtel des Ambassadeurs de Hollande," and was Beaumarchais' mansion at one time, built and rebuilt over the course of the last six centuries!
It is said that it was here that Beaumarchais wrote Figaro, that it was visited by luminaries and artists while harboring his operation to supply American revolutionaries with arms. Part of it is restored, the rest in disrepair, but the full restoration is sure to come. And as I understand it, it's up for sale…are you interested?
Le Marais was filled with fascinating buildings and monuments to discover during the sunny afternoon, of which we were able to visit several easily. With each we entered, we were awestruck by these hidden treasures — the depth of the history behind the walls of the buildings we pass daily and think so little of. It teaches us that there so much to learn about Paris — a never ending quest to discover the City of Light that is forever enlightening us.
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New Yorkers Jeff Ballinger and Mary Schiller recently began the first steps toward making their dream together a reality. After honeymooning in Paris, they knew they wanted their own vacation property in France. Now, they've moved out of their house and into a smaller condo in the Bronx, NY, and have begun their search for a pied-a-terre in Paris.
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Historic Parisian Hôtel Offered for Sale
By Jean Rafferty
International Herald Tribune
March 19, 2009
When France's first culture minister, André Malraux, stepped in in 1965 to preserve the elegant 15th-to-18th- century architecture of the Marais, the dilapidated neighborhood was on the brink of being bulldozed by property developers.
But at least one of its celebrated mansions, the Hôtel des Ambassadeurs de Hollande, had already found its savior in the colorful figure of Paul-Louis Weiller.
Mr. Weiller was a World War I French aviation hero, founder of several airlines that eventually became Air France and successful industrialist and financier. Commandant Weiller also had a passion for rare books and real estate. The mansion, a sumptuous but deteriorating, architectural gem listed as a national landmark in 1924, proved to be irresistible.
src="http://www.adrianleeds.com/frenchproperty/insider/issues/images/26-3-09_hotel2.jpg" align="left">The mansion was built in the late 1650s for the Amelot family, using the site of the original 15th- century house. Known then as Hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil, the residence was renowned for its elegant sculpted facades, original layout and rich interiors, designed by the 17th-century architect Pierre Cottard and executed by a series of artists.
After Mr. Weiller's death in 1993, at age of 100, his son, Paul-Annick, continued the restoration. But when he died in 1998, work stopped.
Now the Weiller heirs have put the property up for sale: the 1,713-square-meter, or 18,440-square-foot, house, with a 270-square-meter basement, 313 square meters of courtyard space and a 45-square-meter terrace; 15 parking spaces in an adjacent building; and a 794-square-meter apartment building nearby.
No sale price has been disclosed, but the total asking price is estimated at 35 million euros ($45.3 million).
Visitors to the mansion enter through an imposing 17th-century gateway embellished on one side with the heads of a Medusa and on the other with a bas relief of Romulus and Remus, sculpted by Thomas Regnaudin, who worked on the Galerie d'Apollon, at the Louvre.
The gateway opens onto the first courtyard decorated with sundials and the Amelot de Bisseuil coat of arms and then, at the end of a vaulted passage, the second, larger courtyard reveals a theatrical mix of columns, garlands and allegorical figures.
The four listed rooms, on the ground and first floors, include the grand Salon de Flore, with an 18th-century ceiling by j2999eph-Marie Vien above the 17th-century gilded and painted boiseries.
Off the Grand Cabinet, decorated with Vien's paintings of the Four Seasons, is the former library space, which has its own claim to history…
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Editor's Note: The International Herald Tribune article's title, "Historic Parisian Hotel Offered for Sale" was written without a circumflex over the "o" of "hotel" leading one to believe that it was about a hotel as we know the meaning — www.dictionary.com: "ho·tel" — [hoh-tel] –- noun: a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public. Scroll down to read Wikipedia.org's explanation of a "Hôtel Particulier" as we in France know it.
Hôtel Particulier – the Real Thing
In French contexts an hôtel particulier is an urban "private house" of a grand sort. Whereas an ordinary maison was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a street, an hôtel particulier was often free-standing, and by the eighteenth century it would always be located entre cour et jardin, between the entrance court, the cour d'honneur, and the garden behind. Paris is not the only city with hôtels particuliers: see Hôtels of Montpellier, for instance.
The word hôtel represents the Old French hostel, which has developed a more specific modern English meaning. Cognates can be confusing: the modern usage in English of hotel denotes a commercial hotel accommodating travellers, a hostelry that is more ambitious than an inn. Modern French also applies hôtel to commercial hotels: confusingly the Hôtel de Crillon on the Place de la Concorde was built as an hôtel particulier and is today a hotel. The Hôtel des Invalides retains its early sense of a hospice for war wounded.
In French, an hôtel de ville or mairie is a town hall (and not a hotel), such as the Hôtel de Ville, Paris or the Hôtel de Ville de Montréal. Other official bodies might give their name to the structure in which they maintained a seat: aside from Paris. several other French cities have an Hôtel de Cluny, maintained by the abbey of Cluny. The Hôtel de Sens was built as the Paris residence of the archbishop of Sens.
Hôtel-Dieu ("hostel of God") is the old name given to the principal hospital in French towns, such as the Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune.
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On the Paris Streets Where We Lived
By Geraldine Calisti Kaylor
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A pied-à-terre in Paris is the dream of many — just a small apartment where they can breakfast on the terrace and while they're at it, write the great American (Italian, Spanish) novel. Several friends have done it – buy the apartment, that is. Why not us? We could have, maybe we should have, but we didn't even when the dollar was very high and the Paris real estate was very low.
A mistake? Perhaps, but on the other hand, over the years, we've lived in more than 20 different apartments spread out all over Paris. Every year is a great adventure in a different neighborhood with new markets, restaurants and shops to explore and with unmet strangers waiting to become friends.
An early apartment on the rue St. Jacques overlooked the church and charnal house of St. Séveran. It was divided into two parts with a public hallway in between although the only person who ever came by was the very old woman who lived above. The playwright Berthold Brecht once lived there and piles of his letters were in a bottom dresser drawer, where they still may be.
On rue Scipion, we lived under the eaves in a 5th floor apartment that was laid out like a train with one room leading to the next. There were big thick oak beams so low in places that you had to duck your head when you walked by. The apartment overlooked a small square and in the spring, we watched magpies build their big stick nests in the treetops that were level with our attic windows. We shopped at the market on rue Moufftard, the beginning of the main road to Italy in Roman
Rue du Pont aux Choux is named for a bridge over a stream leading to a cabbage patch that have all long-since disappeared. We lived there in a lovely apartment with a terribly uncomfortable couch. During a big transport strike that year, someone stole our bicycle. Three weeks later, I saw a woman unlocking it in front of the nearby Marché des Enfants Rouges. With a lot of talking and arguing, I managed to wrest it away from the thief to the general applause of the crowd that had gathered.
Our apartment on rue Raspail belonged to an artist. It was minimally furnished and had huge, computer-generated paintings propped up against all the walls. On the other hand, its big floor to ceiling windows filled the apartment with light and at night provided us with a view of the illuminated Eiffel Tower – well, just the top half, but beautiful nonetheless.
This year we're on the rue des Francs Bourgeois (free bourgeois) which was named for an almshouse that opened on the street in about 1334. Its occupants were exempt from paying taxes and thus the name free bourgeois. Poverty is little in evidence now since the street is lined with 15th and 16th century mansions. Around the corner is the traditional Jewish neighborhood of Paris. French law mandates that most stores close on Sunday, but an exemption was given to Jewish neighborhoods whose stores are closed on Saturday. So on Sundays, when most of the commercial streets of Paris are silent, the rue des France Bourgeois is at its liveliest.
Our apartment has a view that encompasses both the past and the present – a 15th century hotel to the left and a modern business school to the right.
Next year? Who knows what adventure awaits? I've heard that prices are low and it's a good time to buy an apartment in Paris…
Lively, Young and Quirky
By Ross Tieman
Saturday March 21, 2009
Financial Times
Alain de Bordas is proud of his home, with good reason. He's one of only a hundred or so people in Montpellier who own a hôtel particulier, or townhouse, of a kind built during the 17th and 18th centuries in a historic, central neighbourhood known today as Ecusson.
Modern Montpellier is an agglomeration of 391,000 people that stretches out from the old neighbourhood, once bounded by city walls. Its 19th-century architecture lies to the north and west, while Antigone, a dramatically modern 20th-century commercial, residential and office district is to the east. These areas are where most people live. But it is old Montpellier, with its narrow alleys of squared-stone, four- and five-storey houses in need of renovation, that is increasingly drawing the more adventurous home buyers.
Spotting a hôtel particulier, like the Hôtel Baudon de Mauny on Rue de la Carbonnerie where de Bordas lives, takes practice. The giveaway is a tall double doorway, usually flanked by a shop on each side. Step through this, where the coach and horses used to turn in, and you find yourself in an arched tunnel, some 12-15 metres long, that opens on to a little courtyard. Across is an entrance opening to a flight of internal stairs to the first floor, where salon rooms with high ceilings, stucco decoration and floors paved with barres au sol, or polished flagstones, a prized Ecusson architectural feature, overlook the shaded space. On the second floor, there are typically four or five family bedrooms and servants' quarters under the eaves.
He and his wife Nathalie initially bought and restored a farmhouse outside the city centre but then moved on to the hôtel particulier, which they also refurbished and opened as a guest house, last year. They have three children, aged three, six and seven, who now walk to school, play in traffic-free alleyways and entertain themselves in parks just a few hundred metres away. Family outings might be to Nîmes, with its Roman ruins, Arles or the fishing port of Sète. The lagoons, flamingos and horses of the Camargue are only an hour away and it's only about 20 minutes to the long sandy beaches of the Grande Traverse…
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Bernie Madoff to Lose French Riviera Home
By John Marzulli
Monday March 23, 2009
Daily News
Bernie and Ruth Madoff can bid adieu to their posh chateau overlooking the French Riviera.
French authorities are poised to seize the three-bedroom apartment in the exclusive Cap d'Antibes section, a lawyer involved in the case blurted out in Manhattan Federal Court Monday.
"Next week the French are going to grab the chateau," said David Sheehan, a lawyer for the trustee seeking to locate the fraudster's assets and return them to the victims of the $65 billion Ponzi scheme. About $1 billion has been located.
The Chateau des Pins Villa is in Ruth Madoff's name and reportedly has an obstructed view of the Mediterranean.
The property is worth about $1 million and contains approximately $900,000 in furnishings, court papers say.
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***Paris, St James: 5+-Bedroom, approx. 70m²
In a prestigious quarter of Paris, and equally prestigious hôtel particulier, with a 70m2 garden, a private entrance road. Very spacious and with 10 rooms, you'll find a space for every Parisian dream. Will require some modernization. Comes with storage space in the cellar and a parking space.
Asking Price: 3 900 000€ + 2.5% Finder's Fee
***Paris, 17th arrond.: 5+-Bedroom, approx. 225m²
In an exceptional location in the 17th Arrondissement: Cité des Fleurs, a beautiful seven room hôtel particulier with a total area of 355m² and a garden of 20m². A three-floor triplex, with an atelier of five metres ceiling height. Garage for two cars. An ideal prestige property for the international professional. Has hardwood floors, high ceilings, gas heating and comes with parking.
Asking Price: 2 600 000€ + 2.5% Finder's Fee
***Paris, 20th arrond.: 6-Bedroom, approx. 230m²
Many rich industrialists used to have their hôtel particuliers built in the upper parts of the 20th arrondissement. Enjoy the atmosphere of the cozy village "la campagne à Paris" in this hôtel particulier – 230m2 – ground floor and three floors – ground floor entrance hall – huge dining room with sumptuous wooden chimney ground to ceiling kitchen – personnel room – first floor two huge reception rooms – bathroom – second floor three bedrooms bathroom wc – third floor two bedrooms bathroom wc – staff separate entrance – very sound full size caves all in underground – garden surrounding the house – magnificent boiseries (wooden panels floor stairs and wall coverings ) dating back to original 1920 – cathedral verrerie in murano colored glasses – needs restoration work for plumbing/bathrooms/kitchen/electricity.
Asking Price: 1 256 600 € + 2.5% Finder's Fee
***Paris, 6th arrond.: 12-Bedroom, approx. 1228m²
This exclusive private mansion, located at the corner of Jardin du Luxembourg, the largest park in central Paris, at the heart of the famous "Quartier Latin" was built in a typical 18th century French architecture.
Built around a very stylish 110 sqm "Cour d'honneur," it benefits from a double-exposure: North on a 650 square meter private garden with centuries old trees and decorated with a great variety of vegetation, fountains and statues; South on the 7,000 square meter garden of a state-owned institution.
Extremely quiet and very luminous, with four meter high ceilings on the reception floor covered with frescoes, this 1,228 sqm "palazzo" is a unique combination of classical French architecture and Italian Renaissance decoration.
The current display is set with six independent entrances including private accesses for service rooms. The house has 12 bed rooms (three for staff) but six large ones could be easily added by converting existing reception & prestige offices.
A Luxemburg-based Company has held the building since November 2004. The building is the only asset of this commercial company purposely formed for this operation. The company is the sole and full owner of the building and has no other asset.
are no liabilities but a €11 million bank credit with DEXIA Luxemburg, which is fully guaranteed by the current owner of the company. The future owners can either substitute themselves in this credit and therefore subtract the current amount of the credit from the final price, or alternatively ask the current owner to pay it back the very day of the transaction.
Asking Price: 34 000 000 € (negotiable) + 2.5% Finder's Fee
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Place du Châtelet
12 avenue Victoria
Paris 1st
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37 avenue Bugeaud
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75016 PARIS 16eme
Starting Bid: 1 089 000,00 €
Deposit: 217 800,00 €
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10 rue des Francs Bourgeois
75003 PARIS 3eme
Starting Bid: 360 000,00 €
Deposit: 72 000,00 €
STUDIO 24,11 m²
8 rue Houdart de Lamotte
75015 PARIS 15eme
Starting Bid: 132 000,00 €
Deposit: 26 400,00 €
STUDIO 21,40 m²
110 rue de Montreuil
75011 PARIS 11eme
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Deposit: 19 600,00 €
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Coffee Service
Who Should We Thank for our Coffee?
By Brian Martell
By Brian Martell
There was a recent article in the Guardian where a young fellow by the name of A.J. Jacobs who was on a quest to express his gratitude for all the people who helped to deliver his cup of coffee.
The piece was focused on the benefits of gratitude, but also illuminated to the uninitiated, the great amount of people required to make something as innocuous as a morning cup of "Joe". He discussed the many steps it takes to make a cup of coffee happen. He thanked his barista, the roaster, and the farmers, (in person) in Colombia.
It makes for pithy reading and his style is easy-going, but beyond the excuse to go to Colombia, there definitely were many steps (and people) left out of the equation. Let's face it, he probably had space restrictions, and some of the workers in the coffee trade deserving his gratitude probably ended up on the cutting room floor; so we are here to right the unintended slight.
On the road to getting a good (nay, great!) cup of coffee the first step is the nursery. Often, the tiny coffee seedlings are grown on the plantation apart from the trees until they can be re-planted in the productive part of the farm. There are many stand-alone nurseries that provide farmers with this service.
Once the farmers have tended, pruned, and ultimately harvested their crop, typically using seasonal workers (someone else to thank), the coffee cherries go to yet another group of folks who run the processing mills. Often organized as co-ops, these facilities provide the valuable service of transforming the red coffee cherries into the green coffee beans. This is no mean feat; a combination of mechanization as well as good old fashioned elbow grease is required to fully process the fruit into beans and this takes time and resources to achieve. Thank you, coffee processors!
No less vital, but often maligned in the journey to getting a steaming cup of "liquid joy" on the kitchen table are the exporters. They aggregate coffee sales in the countries of origin and negotiate with importers in North America and Europe. They are sometimes referred to pejoratively as "coyotes" but if they added no value to the chain of custody, exporters would simply disappear and co-ops would deal directly with exporters. This sometimes does happen, but it is more common to have in-country agents who facilitate the movement of coffee.
Once the coffee has been harvested, processed and the transactions have all been completed; we're good…well, not quite. The coffee is still in its country of origin. We have to get it to market, typically the port of New York for the folks on the East Coast of North America. Enter the truckers, the stevedores, the shipping agents, the insurance agents, the customs agents, the inspectors, the mariners… and we still haven't left the dock! Big thanks to all these people; they are essential to getting us closer to our fix.
Once the coffee arrives, the same type of people that are involved in moving it out of port of export are also the ones involved in moving into port of import, but in reverse. Thanks to the folks at the Port of New York!
It is also at this time that the green brokers take possession of the coffee. The people who did the importing are now marketing it to the roasters. They play a huge role in dealing with the exporters and the roasters, providing stability as well as bridging the logistical gap. Thank you, brokers!
Now, Mr. Jacobs did mention the roasters, so we could leave them out of this as they did already get honourable mention. But the beans' transformative importance in the journey from seed to cup makes it such that they deserve an encore (in my humble opinion.)
Thanks, roasters!
For much of the coffee industry, especially in foodservice, coffee does not go directly from roaster to restaurant. There is a vital stage between the two; either the foodservice distributor, vending operator or the OCS provider.
Often delivering, furnishing and servicing equipment on site, these folks deserver at least three "thank yous!" These coffee people are the ones that send the technicians to fix brewing equipment, the ones that, for some reason, only breaks down Friday afternoons at 4:30 pm.
Baristas are the important final step in getting a beautiful, hot, delicious cup of coffee into the hands of the consumer. Within the North American context, the vast amount of coffee consumed is not espresso but rather drip brewed in ½ gallon batches. Foodservice workers complete this final step, be they waiters, QSR staff, or other food professionals: To these fine people a huge, "thank you!"
Brian Martell works at Heritage Coffee as vice-president of sales and has many years of industry experience. Brian has also been the recipient of three prestigious awards: the Don Storey, Stuart Daw, and the Albert DeNovelus Customer Service awards. Questions, comments, feedback, start a dialogue? Email him at email@example.com.
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ILC 2017: Nivolumab produces durable responses with longterm survival in sorafenib-experienced patients with advanced liver cancer
New data shows that nivolumab demonstrates a manageable safety profile and promising long-term benefits in sorafenib-experienced patients with advanced HCC
April 21, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Results from the CheckMate 040 study presented today found that nivolumab, an immuno-oncology drug which acts by modulating the immune system, produces durable responses with long-term survival rates, regardless of whether or not patients were infected with Hepatitis B or C. Interim results from the study, presented at The International Liver Congress™ 2017 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, showed that the overall objective response rate (ORR) by blinded independent central review (BICR) was 14.5% and ORR by investigator assessment was 19.3% in sorafenibexperienced patients in the dose expansion phase of CheckMate 040. Responses by BICR were ongoing in 71.4% (15/21) of patients, and the 12-month overall survival rate in this cohort was 59.9%. The safety profile of nivolumab was manageable and consistent with that reported in other tumour types.
Liver cancer, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.1,2 The prognosis for patients with advanced liver cancer is poor,2 and the multikinase inhibitor, sorafenib, is the only approved systemic treatment.3 If the patient is not tolerant or has contraindications for sorafenib therapy, there is currently no standard of care and therefore patients lack effective treatment options.3 Nivolumab has already increased survival time in different types of cancers, and has become an important treatment option for certain types of kidney, blood, melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer.4 Preliminary results from the CheckMate 040 study presented earlier this year suggested that nivolumab could be an option for the treatment of liver cancer.5 Nivolumab is not yet licensed for HCC in the EU.
"The durable responses and survival rates that were achieved with nivolumab are very welcome, especially as the side effects were manageable," said Prof Bruno Sangro, Head of Liver Unit, Clinica Universidad de Navarra and CIBEREHD, and study author. "These data support the potential of nivolumab in the treatment and stabilisation of advanced liver cancer in those patients who have progressed on sorafenib, with or without chronic viral hepatitis."
The CheckMate 040 study is a Phase 1/2, multi-cohort, open-label study of nivolumab conducted in patients with advanced liver cancer who were not suitable for surgery.6 The primary endpoint of the study was ORR by blinded, independent central review. All 145 patients previously treated with sorafenib in the dose-expansion portion of the study were given intravenous nivolumab 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks until the cancer progressed or side effects became intolerable.
Of the 145 patients who had previously received sorafenib, 132 (91.0%) had progression of their cancer and 12 (8.3%) were intolerant of the therapy. The median follow up was 12.9 months in this interim analysis of the dose expansion phase. The median duration of response (DOR) was not yet reached, and 8/21 responders had a DOR of greater than 12 months. The overall median overall survival (OS) was 16.7 months, and it was not reached in those with chronic viral hepatitis B and C. Responses to nivolumab occurred regardless of programmed death-1 (PD-1) ligand expression on tumour cells. Overall, grade 3/4 treatmentrelated adverse events occurred in 16.6% of patients.
Nivolumab is a programmed-death-1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint inhibitor that is designed to use the body's own immune system to help restore the anti-cancer immune response.5 It restores T-cell-mediated anti-tumour activity so that the T cells recognise and attack cancer cells.5
"The reported median survival of 16.7 months in patients previously treated with sorafenib is promising and it encourages the evaluation of nivolumab in patients affected with hepatocellular carcinoma," said Prof Alejandro Forner, BCLC group, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain and member of the EASL Governing Board.
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Opdivo Offers Encouraging Outcomes in Liver Cancer
CheckMate study reports 16.7-month median survival
Contributing Writer, MedPage Today
AMSTERDAM -- One in five advanced liver cancer patients treated with nivolumab (Opdivo) showed some tumor regression and improvement in overall survival (OS), researchers said here.
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Hi, I´m Adam
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text: Infrastructure AOL update intensifies IM contest Peter Sayer @itworldca Published: November 22nd, 2005America Online Inc. (AOL) has updated its instant messaging service with an online address book and the ability to send text messages direct to mobile phones. The move intensifies the competition between instant messaging service providers, among them Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., to multiply the communication technologies and information services supported by their software.AIM Triton, released Tuesday, also includes voice and video chat services and an e-mail client. It is available for free download, and works with Windows XP and Windows 2000, AOL said.To help users manage all the new ways of chatting with their friends, AIM Triton pulls active communications together into a single window, with a grid listing buddy names along one axis and communication methods along the other. By clicking on tabs at the edge of the window, users can switch between conversations or between chat and video.AIM's Buddy List contact database has been expanded, and now includes a link to an online address book hosted by Plaxo Inc. The Buddy List can store 500 contacts, and the address book 5,000. The address book can even help buddies stay in touch offline too: a new feature simplifies the printing of mailing labels, AOL said.The update also contains a beta version of a video instant messaging service, a telephony service that can connect to any computer with Web access, and a VOIP (voice over IP) service that supports conference calls between up to 20 users, AOL said.One goal of the new software is to simplify certain tasks performed by the old version. For example, sharing a file now involves dragging it to a chat window and dropping it there. Such ease of use could make it easy for spammers to send unwanted messages or files to many users at once, so AOL has also incorporated a filtering system called IM Catcher for messages from unknown senders.In some respects, AOL is playing catch-up with its competitors. Yahoo Messenger already offers drag-and-drop sharing of photos, for example, and has links from its contact list to the Yahoo Address Book, while Microsoft's MSN Messenger can send messages directly to cell phones via SMS (Short Message Service). Related Download Sponsor: LG LG Business Solutions New technologies can ease the burden on IT departments while enhancing productivity and satisfaction for the end users they serve. Learn More Infrastructure collaboration, Communications, messaging, messaging service, Triton, Windows


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Q&A: Eileen McDonnell, CEO of Penn Mutual
Q&A: Eileen McDonnell, CEO of Penn Mutual
Mon, January 25, 2016
Eileen C. McDonnell, chief executive and chair of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., recently sat down with the Philadelphia Inquirer for a Q&A style interview about rising up the ranks of the executive suite.
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Laissez les bon temps rouler...Let the good times roll
We've all heard about The Big Easy and the biggest party of the year, Mardi Gras, but New Orleans is much more than giant slushy drinks and boobs for beads. Its food spans beyond just seafood and beignets. It's architecture knows history and pain. Nola embraces their imperfections and takes the good with the bad. The city tells a story of tradition, celebration and color.
Day one brought us rain, which meant staying dry inside. Our inner tourist sent us to visit the floats of Fat Tuesday at Mardi Gras World, where they share the history of the carnival season and give a look at the craftsmanship that goes into each float. Highly recommend.
We ventured over to get brunch at Seed, a vegan restaurant serving up a wide menu and some New Orleans favorites. On our menu for brunch: chicken and waffles with a side of potatoes and a tofu po' boy. Anyone surprised I got tots on the side? No, I didn't think so.
Much of the afternoon was spent trying to find refuge from the rain, visiting the Voodoo Museum and partaking in the tradition that is Bourbon Street. After some time, the rain subsided and we ventured to St. Roch Market to enjoy an early evening snack turned dinner before the festivities of Krewe de Vieux. Not suitable for children, Krewe de Vieux gave us a small taste of what Mardi Gras season is all about. Also not suitable for blogger life, I won't go into too much detail regarding this adults-only parade, so go see it for yourself.
After a long day, we slept in Sunday to rest up (let's face it, we're getting old and need our beauty sleep). We ventured to the Garden District for the day, focusing on Magazine Street, a six mile stretch full of local shops and restaurants. Unconfirmed, and with a few breaks and detours along the way, we walked about four miles of Magazine Street. Note to all when traveling to Nola, a lot of shops are closed on Sundays, but we made do and came across plenty of great places, such as The Market and Sunday Shop.
With a quick pit stop at District Donuts for some fluffy dark chocolate raspberry goodness, we continued on our way. District Donuts is no secret. The line gets long, but moves fast and is worth the wait. And since we weren't full, we enjoyed another bite to eat later on at Dat Dog, a local favorite with a spacious patio and a great radler on tap for me to enjoy with my veg dog and superb fries.
From donuts and dogs, we took to the brews of the city and hit up Nola Brewing and Port Orleans Brewing, just a mile apart. Nola Brewing won my heart with their wide variety of sour beer, but Port Orleans had a great taproom. Checking out the local breweries is a must no matter where we travel.
For dinner we went off my list. Green Goddess was tucked away in a narrow alley full of lights strung between the restaurants, creating an intimate and relaxing space to enjoy dinner outside in January.
Before we knew it, it was our last day, but no trip to Nola would be complete without some beignets from Cafe du Monde. And while delicious, the atmosphere was not. Crowded, disorganized and messy, we grabbed our morning treat to go and sat on the terrace overlooking Jackson Square. Without a set plan for the day, we decided to wander and explore the French Quarter beyond the tourist traps. We enjoyed the colorful buildings and unique architecture, appreciating the cracked and chipped paint that somehow added to the beauty of the city.
To end on a foodie note, we grabbed lunch at Willa Jean before our flight and enjoyed what was my favorite meal of the weekend, pimento grilled cheese and spicy creole tomato soup. Not only was the food great, but the restaurant itself was light and airy with high ceilings and modern rustic decor.
Cheers, Nola. You treated us well.
My favorite stops and shops:
1. Willa Jean
2. Dat Dog
5. Seed
Local brews/watering holes:
2. Port Orleans
1. Sunday Shop
2. The Stacks
3. The Market
1. Magazine Street/Garden District
2. Warehouse District
3. French Quarter
Tourist Attractions:
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George Huntington Williams collection
Identifier: MS-0136
Overview George Huntington Williams (1856-1894) was a mineralogist, petrologist, and professor of Geology at Johns Hopkins University. The collection primarily consists of four bound volumes of lecture notes (in German) on petrography and mineralogy taken by George Huntington Williams dating from 1881-1887, with some additional material from 1894.
Harry Fielding Reid papers
Identifier: MS-0367
Overview Harry Fielding Reid was professor of geology at Johns Hopkins University and a geologist known for his contributions in the fields of seismology and glaciology. The collection consists of a small group of his professional writings and correspondence, personal items, reprints, and a large selection of photographs and negatives spanning 1894-1944.
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... to protect our position in the Norwegian and Arctic areas by threatening the flank of enemy operations against the northern Norwegian areas, and by attacking White Sea convoys... to tie down enemy forces in the Atlantic, so that they cannot operate in the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean or the Pacific.
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... the basic principles of the military services are unchangeable. Courage and candor, obedience and comradeship, love of fatherland and loyalty to the State: these are ever the distinguishing characteristics of the soldier and sailor. Building character through intelligent training and education is always the first and greatest goal.
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Key statistics from the most recent Arvato Outsourcing Index have been featured in two pieces in The Times supplement, Raconteur.
Findings from the H1 research, which showed contracts worth £3.91 billion were signed between January and June – a 19 per cent rise year-on-year – have been used to highlight significant growth in UK outsourcing in a feature focusing on the fallout following the Brexit vote. In summary, it concluded that there is no reason to think the industry won't continue to flourish.
Bryan Mouat, CEO, Financial Solutions, Arvato UK & Ireland, commented: "The UK market remained buoyant in the first half of the year despite the political and economic uncertainty in the run up to the EU referendum. This supports the view that organisations continue to see outsourcing as an effective strategy to tackle key challenges and fluctuation in demand, but it remains to be seen if the prolonged uncertainty following the vote to leave will dampen spending in the second half of the year."
You can view 'Brexit could mean more offshore deals for outsourcing' here
Separately, the local government sector was tipped for further growth in a piece entitled 'Six trends shaping the outsourcing industry', with findings from the Index depicting an 84 per cent year-on-year rise in the value of contracts signed by councils in the first six months of 2016.
Debra Maxwell, CEO, CRM Solutions, Arvato UK & Ireland said: "The sustained growth in local government outsourcing that we've witnessed over the last 18 months has continued in the first half of 2016, reflecting the ongoing pressure on local authorities to adapt, innovate and transform."
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I have added ink pen to my drawing tools. I am using an Arts Hybrid Technica 0.3mm pen by Pentel. I've also rediscovered my Shaeffer 585 gold nib medium-fine fountain pen. This pen was a gift from a music composition teacher. For years, even after e-mail, I wrote 90% of my correspondence with this pen. Shaeffer black ink. (Not permanent).
There's a certain harrowing esthetic with all the dark lines that I'm enjoying at the moment. The subject matter remains at the intersection of sleep and wakefulness where images, (erotic, mundane, and terrifying) meld into a surreal gumbo of lines.


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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Understanding ourselves
With Hashem's help, I have come to understand that these types of thoughts are analogous to a child who is distressed by a certain illogical fear or deep feeling. As they are told that their feeling has no rational basis, and the emotion is quashed instead of first being acknowledged, the pitch and frenzy of their illogical assertion rises in frequency. The intensity of their insistent repetition comes not from a belief of their correctness, but rather, from a deep need for the helplessness of their emotional state to be recognized and acknowledged. The louder and more intense the cry, the greater the need for reassurance before a voice of reason can be heard.
Similarly, when the mind encounters a situation it finds emotionally disturbing - a situation that seems out of control - the pitch and frenzy of its need for acknowledgment rises, to the point where, if not properly addressed, it completely occupies the mind with its distorted emotional view. The underlying subconscious intent is no different than a child who is screaming something illogical, but is really saying, "Acknowledge my feelings." We need to acknowledge our own feelings and release the tension and helplessness that is at the root of it.
This ideas starts to release its true power when we understand that one of the most fundamental needs of a human being is that he feel that his situation is under control. One of the most difficult sensations a human being can face is a sense of helplessness. The human being will do anything in his power to escape this feeling. The healthy person will begin taking action to ameliorate his situation. The emotionally unhealthy person will use any number of unhealthy means to escape into a fantasy world where the lack of control is no longer in the forefront of his mind. This feeling is what causes the mind to scream the distorted and magnified helpless thoughts to the point of obsession. It is rooted in a childlike thought process that says, "If I scream louder and make it sound worse, perhaps then my intellect and conscious mind will take this issue seriously!" This is why acknowledging the feelings is so important, and this is why the approach to their acknowledgment must be delicate. The subconscious, emotional aspect of ourselves is fully aware that its beliefs are unfounded and illogical. All it is looking for is a recognition of its feelings of helplessness and lack of control. Then it needs to be gently shown how the distressing issue can be dealt with and brought within the safe boundaries of some semblance of control. This does not per se mean that it needs to actually be actively manageable, but it is to say that it needs to be emotionally manageable. This could be through an acceptance that everything is from Hashem and all that occurs is truly for our best, though we may not be able to see it at the time. It could also be that, in our overly emotional and distorted state, we overlooked a way that we can actively better our situation. This awareness of the ability we have to actually improve our situation can also have a positive effect on our emotional state.
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the unconcious especially in dysfunctionality like bisexuality or metal illness in repressed thoughts is a large tikkun for adam/yisrael. the ramchal calls this the cosmic tikkun in maimer hageulah, The defect is in the legs psalm 2 lama ragshu goyim r't regel netzach and hod when spelled out = 1081 tiferet =1081 thats the tikkun . netzach and hod fixing tiferet .
- December 16, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Is there a respected Jewish commentary, authority, who says what Anonymous seems to be saying, that mental illness is a tikun, that someone with emotional resistance in the form of mental illness should not confront or be confronted with the reality of his feelings - to live in the world of fear? Or, was Anonymous saying something else?
- December 16, 2010 at 11:39 PM
- Ari Goldwag said...
Any defect requires tikun. The tikun is accomplished when one faces and deals with the challenge. This would likely be accomplished by working through one's emotional issues and finding the middle path.
- December 17, 2010 at 1:57 PM