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Hello everyone, I am an intermediate English user, and I am planning to get advanced. May it be possible, that I can learn High-Level English just in an English Interface? How fine it would be, if it is actualized in Lingvist!
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If you're wanting to learn more about English in an English interface then I'd recommend trying out https://www.noredink.com/. It is great for learning and practicing grammar and you can do quite a bit with their free accounts.
Khan Academy's grammar section (https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar) might also be worth checking out.
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Learn idioms. Write down any word you stumble across over the Internet.
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@Fengyi Read!!!
Nothing will improve your vocabulary and grammar skills as much as reading books will. And it's even better if you use an ebook reader because you can look up definitions much much quicker than a regular dictionary.
Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl are excellent fun authors to start with.
Add in a website like dict.cc or Forvo where you can check correct pronounciation of words and definitions, and you'll be off to a very good start. The perfect complements to this are watching TV shows and speaking the language yourself.
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Try searching for a suitable course on Memrise. Or sign up at FutureLearn where you'll have to engage in conversations, sometimes using eloquent language. Words like infrastructure, secular or intergenerational might be often popping up.


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I was at a small blogging conference a few months back and it was really cool in many ways. One day we were offered several break out sessions where speakers shared tips on perfecting our craft. For some reason a woman who has found some success on YouTube but admitted she didn't blog much was chosen to speak about how bloggers can grow and improve their social media channels. I must admit I was not impressed with her tips. Not every break out session is gonna impress everyone at a blogging conference, that's totally fine. What got under my skin during her presentation was when she said "Make sure you have your Linkedin account up to date, because one of these days you are going to want a real job. Blogging is fun, but someday you are going to want to pay bills." *little snooty laugh*
Um, excuse your face – but this is my real job….. and it is amazing.
I make more money now blogging than I did a few years ago at a fancy desk job that I needed a college degree on my resume to get. Now I work for myself and it is awesome. It's not easy, I work hard for what I make and where I am. Blogging IS a real job and when done right it is as profitable as you want it to be. Honestly and truly. While I certainly don't, I know bloggers that make six figures….. in money. That's pretty awesome for something that isn't a real job.
I enjoyed my old job sometimes, it had awesome benefits and a great Christmas party. But it had some restrictions too. I was required to wear fancy office clothes and had to be there at certain times… and had to STAY until certain times. If I didn't follow those rules they would tell me I didn't need to come in anymore but that they would stop paying me. It was a great job, don't get me wrong; but so is blogging.
Blogging is kind of anything I want it to be now. I make my own hours. Sometimes I dress up fancy, but usually I blog in my jammies. I am able to homeschool and volunteer in my kid's classrooms. I am able to take days off whenever I want. I am able to write just because I think something is fun or helpful or I have opportunities for sponsored content – both are profitable in different ways. I am able to monetize everything from birthday parties, to vacations, to rants about how I hate sending Christmas cards (yes, I made money off that little diddy). I have the opportunity to take on a couple more sponsored posts when I want to make a little extra money one month. I can switch out ads to those I think might be more profitable, I can write a quick post and add in affiliate links, and sometimes I just decide to raise my rates. It's really nice being your own boss. Right now I have three littles so while I work quite a lot, I actually don't work as hard as I could. It's nice to know I have that flexibility, and someday if I am still interested, I know there is space to grow.
While my old job had medical and dental insurance as a benefit, blogging sent me to Costa Rica and Mexico and a whole bunch of other places. Costa Rica for a week is better than medical and dental all year right? I suppose that is debatable…. but Costa Rica was awesome.
Anyway, I really want to know what she was thinking. Like, does she think we all just gathered because this is our hobby? I suppose some of the folks in attendance were hobby bloggers. But typically grown people don't take time out of their busy schedules for a conference to goof off or for 'free stuff' / samples. I go to blogging conferences because this is my job. I want to connect with those who would like to partner and I want to know how to do my job better. Goody bags are awesome, and socializing is fun, but neither of those are ever why I choose a conference.
I'm not upset that I was out some money for this particular conference, I wasn't out anything except time. My conference ticket was paid for and the organizers were kind enough to provide rooms at the hotel for my family for two nights as well as paying me to help promote. I'm not going to name the conference because the organizers were very good to me. I am not out any money, I came out quite a bit ahead, I just wish the organizers hired speakers that took bloggers seriously. If they want professional bloggers to attend, they probably shouldn't hire speakers who treat what they do as a joke.
What's more…. I haven't updated my LinkedIn in an embarrassingly long amount of time. My new blog (uh, it's over two years old) isn't even mentioned on it. I have never once had someone contact me through LinkedIn – I get 'endorsements' daily but I mean what is that? Is it like Klout pluses or whatever they were called? This is nothing really against LinkedIn, I just don't need it at the moment …. because I have a real job.
Have you ever wanted to start your own blog? You totally should – whether for fun or so you can work at home and make money all while being accused of just goofing around on the internet! You can totally start your blogging career (or hobby) here —->


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This week, I (as in Carlijn) had some things to do on my days off!
A lunch here, birthday there and also, there was my nose cold.
Wednesday night, after I had about 14 oranges, I went out for dinner with some of my colleagues!
It was at Strandlodge, a sister company of the place we work...
No discussion possible. We went for the 5 course surprise dinner and WOW, what a great choice!
Appetiser/Gamba with wasabi mayonnaise and guinea-fowl
A salad with lobster, lavas and raw ham
Quinoa, yellow and red peppers, saffron and brill
Warm foie gras with a compote of red onion and mousse of chesnut
Sirloin with lotus flower, sweet potato creme, 5 spices sauce
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
My LO Share
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I haven't posted my LO for almost a month and I wanna make it up by posting this.
I'm fond of making scrapbook for Josh, my nephew because of his amazing smile and innocence. These pictures were taken at Pic-a-boo during his first studio pictorial. Actually these were not the actual photos, I was the one who took them using my cellphone hehehe. We didn't expect him to be cooperative at the time but when the photographer started taking shots, he gave his sweetest smile and cutest pose. He definitely enjoyed it and never complained in changing his costume for 3x. He is our little precious baby!
Credits for this LO will be given tomorrow. Promise!
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As I hope has been clear from the beginning, this series, entitled Fake or Facsimile, is about designer handbags and art galleries, and how both of these cultural institutions can be seriously damaged by high quality "off-brand" substitutes—sometimes derisively referred to as "knock-offs".
I admit that that such a juxtaposition might appear whimsical, but even I have been eclipsed by a recent headline in the London Times of June 29th (2017), which ran: "Les Handbags: fashion billionaires fight for art museum supremacy".[i]
Apparently, there is a bitter Parisian rivalry between Messrs Bernard Arnault and François Pinault; and here, for context, are a few helpful statistics (as of July 31st, 2017):
|Bernard Arnault
|François Pinault
|Chairman, LVMH
|Founder, Artémis
|Forbes Billionaire Ranking[ii]
|Louis Vuitton
Christian Dior
Yves Saint Laurent
Alexander McQueen
|Handbag Empire
|LVMH reduces 23.1% stake in Hermès[iii]
|Christie's Auction House
|Dom Pérignon
|Château Latour
|Collected Masterpieces
Mark Rothko
Andy Warhol
Damien Hirst
Jeff Koons
de Kooning
Mark Rothko
Andy Warhol
Damien Hirst
Jeff Koons[iv]
|Paris Museum
|Fondation Louis Vuitton[v]
Bois de Boulogne
Open: October 2014
|Conversion of 19th-Century
Bourse de Commerce
Projected Opening: 2019
|Frank Gehry
|Tadao Ando
|Actual (Projected) Costs
|Vanity Fair: $143 Million[vi]
Forbes: $200 Million[vii]
(€108 Million)[viii]
|City of Paris Lease
|Fondation Louis Vuitton:
55 Years; 2062: Paris takes possession of FLV[ix]
|50 Years; €10 Million every year during the 50-year lease; without "tax breaks"[x]
The French, European and global mission of both Messrs Arnault and Pinault is to collect, and then to find a way to display their vast collections—especially of modern art. And to that end, the Fondation Louis Vuitton (FLV) was opened to the public in Paris' famous Bois de Boulogne in October 2014; now, on Monday June 26th, 2017, François Pinault announced the projected 2019 opening of his own Parisian museum in another spectacular site: the soon to be renovated Parisian Bourse de Commerce. The renovations of the Bourse are meant to be "reversible", even though the project includes the insertion of "a giant concrete cylinder",[xi] into the structure, which is designed to form "a new exhibition space".[xii]
No doubt there are lots of negative things that can be said about both the "Arnault-Pinault competition", and the huge publicity coups that may attend these stunning, major news-worthy initiatives. But the Parisian Mayor, Anne Hidalgo, is not inclined to share the reservations of others. The Mayor skilfully perseveres according to an even-handed approach,[xiii] and insists on thanking both Messrs Arnault and Pinault for reviving the Parisian public spaces available for the display of art—especially modern and contemporary—through the rivals' largesse. Ms Hidalgo sees the renovation of the Bourse de Commerce as an "immense gift"[xiv] to Paris, not least because the proposed redesign has the immediate consequence of offering the public actual access to an otherwise "closed" landmark.
Groupe Artémis is now in the hands of François-Henri Pinault, the son of the Groupe Founder, and three generations of the Pinault family were present to unveil the plans for the Paris Bourse.
The Groupe Founder François Pinault made it clear at the June 26th press conference that the Bourse Museum must be received both as a family enterprise and a 50-year family commitment. The suggestions, therefore, that this gracious gesture should be disparaged as just another "pharaonic"[xv] vanity project would be lacking in an appropriate spirit of generosity, in my opinion.
Of course, it is perfectly correct to point out that the Fondation Louis Vuitton—before its official opening on October 27th—was first employed on October 1st, 2014, for the presentation of the Louis Vuitton Spring 2015 Collection, which confirms all the publicity suspicions we had already. But then François-Henri Pinault has also pointed out, correctly, the "obvious link between art and fashion"[xvi]—and in this on-going series we shall continue to try to explore how one influences (and inspires) the other. By the way, on that 1st day of October, 2014, the Gehry fabrication looked absolutely brilliant—as did the fashion stars themselves—all of which can be seen at the Louis Vuitton website.[xvii]
So setting aside some of the obvious criticism of the superficiality of fashion (and its pop art inspirations) just for now, here are some ways in which these massive acts of philanthropy might be able to inspire all of us:
The 2014 Fondation and the 2019 Bourse are intended to display extensive collections of modern and contemporary art for public consumption, in hugely original premises. And François Pinault has underlined that: "the renovation and transformation of the stock exchange would be as much of a work of art as the pieces displayed inside it."[xviii]
These two architectural sensations are not only sited in Paris, but they will also ultimately become fully the properties of Parisians. Both the Houses of Montague and Capulet are then committed to maintaining these monumental treasures for another half-century; and, in the case of the Pinault family, on clearly defined terms, and without reference to potential tax advantages.
Admirably, I think, François Pinault has made it clear that whatever else the Arnault-Pinault skirmishes bring with them: "In the field of art, we don't speak of competition … The more places to present works, the better. Each collection is the history of a singular view."[xix] In other words, you do not have to make an agonizing decision between your Louis Vuitton and Gucci accessories; feel free to see the advantages of each, and then enjoy both!
At the June Bourse press conference, Pinault fils made an allusion to the Roman philosopher, Seneca, who in his own day also belonged to the class of the "super-rich".[xx] I am unclear as to the exact reference, but the gist[xxi] seems to be, great happiness can be had by sharing one's wealth with others. And in countless interviews, this is the theme that Pinault père has repeatedly managed to communicate. Whatever exactly was said, Pinault père is certainly aware of the Buddhist principle that "happiness never decreases by being shared". I hope the Parisians will ultimately take pleasure in the benefits of this insight.
Pinault fils & père are here very much on the same page; Pinault père has been trying to find a suitable home for his vast masterpiece collection in Paris for at least 15 years,[xxii] and in 2005, in frustrated surrender at a massive failure to find a Parisian location, Pinault wrote in Le Monde: "Eternity is for art, not for the projects that aim to serve it."[xxiii] But more telling, I believe, are Pinault's observations that, despite his retaining a vast private collection, the point has come where: "I feel an obligation to share my passion",[xxiv] so that his "desire to possess—born at the moment I first came in contact with art—has been transformed into a profound need to share."[xxv]
There is in this magnanimous attitude, a real dedication to both the production and enjoyment of artistic enterprise as a living, vibrant, inspiring, enabling, empowering rejuvenation of the individual personality, whatever the age. And, therefore, Pinault is clear that he is not building either a pyramid or a mausoleum,[xxvi] but is engaged in making possible "the spearhead of contemporary art, a path to the future in the heart of Paris."[xxvii]
Significantly, this whole discussion of the Parisian aspirations of the Pinault family offers a suggestion that there is a real "moral" dimension at work here—as has earlier been indicated by the Matisse family (see Part 7)—both as to the possession and the display of masterpieces; and this lifts our discussion of the Parisian museums to an entirely more sublime plane. There have been repeated suggestions of great urgency surrounding this project, and this sense of highest priority appears to be a response to the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015. The question is posed: what might serve as an adequate response to this violence, or at least provide some measure of alleviation? Always with his eye towards the future, Pinault père has spoken of a "museum in movement, not a museum in stagnation".[xxviii] For Pinault, only a museum which conveys a sense of "a living space" and which honours, in particular, the art of our own times could do the work of connecting the artistic endeavours of our contemporaries with our often inchoate struggling and groping towards a persuasive future.
As indicated, the Parisian mayor has no doubts about the value and the importance of these amazing initiatives for the welfare and stability of her city. At a press conference last year to say that the Bourse project was now firmly proceeding, Anne Hidalgo was reported as saying in part: "I was very moved when after the terror attacks in 2015, François Pinault expressed his will to support. Like him, I think art won't completely save the world but art is one of the best weapons we have to halt and reverse obscurantist ideas and barbarism."[xxix] It is, of course, possible here to fall into propositions that become overly sentimental, but I take the Mayor to be suggesting that when we ourselves come to value whatever other citizens and fellow human beings hold dear; when we are not inclined to burn and blow things up which belong to other heritages and other expressions of our common humanity, then we might—through the art and artifacts of others—enlarge our sense of the richness and diversity of our ever so precious world and our individual lives.
The French as a nation are a singular people, and it is hard not to admire them on every level.[xxx] Particularly admirable, in my opinion, is their ongoing dialogue with their own past, as they try to forge a common identity which also opens up the future. To that end, it is worth making reference to André Malraux (France's Minister of Cultural Affairs, 1959 to 1969), just as Pinault père has done in advancing his project. In (inspired) exchanges with The New York Times, Pinault wrote: "In the face of this barbarism, the only possible reaction is to move forward… As André Malraux said, 'Art is the shortest path from man to man.' That is what prompted me to accelerate the completion of my project in Paris."[xxxi] And the project, as Pinault has made clear repeatedly, is "to share my passion for contemporary art with as broad an audience as possible."[xxxii]
I hope that my preceding remarks make it clear that, whatever else needs to be said, I admire this magnanimity, this degree of cultivated passion, and this extraordinary philanthropy—and I also admire this engagement with contemporary events, and how to respond to them without surrendering to cynicism, despair and an overwhelming sense of futility.
In just the same spirit, the United States Ambassador in Paris at the time of the 2015 terrorist attacks, Jane D. Hartley, was deeply engaged in finding an appropriate American response or gesture to express concern for, and solidarity with, the citizens of Paris. According to The New York Times, Ambassador Hartley approached the world-famous Jeff Koons—a favourite of both the Montagues and the Capulets. The Ambassador described Koons as "the most prominent American living artist".[xxxiii] Koons came up with the idea for a massive sculpture entitled Bouquet of Tulips, envisioned as an American riposte to France's gift of the Statue of Liberty. All the same aspirations already expressed by the Pinault family are also present in Koons' invention; the bouquet, held out by an enormous hand, is meant to "communicate a sense of future, of optimism, the joy of offering [and] buoyancy…" Mayor Hidalgo, in November 2016, echoed these sentiments at a news conference: the message has to be "that it's not true that tomorrow's world will be worse than it is today".[xxxiv]
So far so good.
But now, eight months later, it has become much clearer:
a) that Koons' gift to the city of Paris is not, in fact, a sculpture, but something that has been described as "superconceptual".[xxxv] Koons' actual gift to Paris is a concept, a design, and a Parisian location (Koons chose the plaza between two museums, a location which also offers the public a view of the Eiffel tower). However, the sculpture itself is being constructed in Germany under French auspices; and the cost of both construction and installation of the sculpture is estimated at €3.5 Million—money that needs to be raised in Paris for the concept to be realized;
b) that the Plaza in front of the Palais de Toyko (museum) may not be strong enough to support this enormous sculpture, which will be more than 10 metres high. Since the Bouquet is to be constructed from "bronze, stainless steel and aluminum",[xxxvi] the fear is that the designated plaza cannot sustain its weight without further difficult and extensive renovation;
c) that some Parisians have come to the conclusion that the gift that Jeff Koons has given Paris is not, in fact, a work of art—but that as "a businessman … [Koons] was offering Paris to himself as a present".[xxxvii] That is going too far; I think the correct formula should have been—one that seems to accord with the principles at work here—Koons was offering himself to Paris as a present.
And why not? As an inspiration of "the most prominent American living artist" surely there is something of significant value being offered here. One may have trouble appreciating the gift if one—like me—has a distinct lack of enthusiasm for hanging hearts, balloon dogs, and huge representations of Popeye. But this "conceptual" artist does, nonetheless, have something to say. In November 2016, Koons informed us that the tulips sculpture is meant to convey: a "symbol of remembrance, optimism and healing in moving forward from the horrific events that occurred in Paris one year ago". The tulips "are a symbol that life goes forward".[xxxviii] These sentiments are all bang-on, and totally aligned with what I admire most about the Pinault family; the execution here, however, may be slightly lacking in substance and heft. The Bouquet of Tulips may be an inspiring "concept", but the hand apparently holding the flowers seems to be a bit empty.
These reflections began with the intimate relation that obtains between handbags and the displaying of art. But once again it seems to be life imitating art; it's supposed to be the other way around. In April 2017, one learned from The Los Angeles Times[xxxix] that Jeff Koons is now designing handbags for Louis Vuitton, and that these new "masterpiece" creations will be sporting representations of some of the world's most famous works of art, including, of course, the Mona Lisa. Other greats will also get a look-in (or, more properly, a shout-out): Rubens, Fragonard, Titian and, naturally, also van Gogh. Are you still in a position to cavil at my juxtaposition of handbags and art galleries? On Tuesday April 11th, there was the most perfect fusion of the designer handbag and the art gallery: the Louis Vuitton dinner announcing this extraordinary collaboration with Jeff Koons actually took place in the very Parisian home of the Mona Lisa herself, that is to say at the world-renowned Louvre. Vanity Fair has offered the most amazing photographs of the event;[xl] the new Jeff Koons handbags are perfectly displayed in the Louvre gallery beside its classical sculptures. To the best of my knowledge, no member of the Matisse family was in attendance.
Next Time: The Mona Lisa Handbag: Virtual Consumer Choices
[i] The Times (European Edition), June 29th, 2017 (Adam Sage): p. 37
[ii] Forbes: "The World's Billionaires: Real Time Ranking" (as of 8am EDT, July 31st, 2017)
[iii] The Telegraph, September 3rd, 2014 (Ashley Armstrong): "Truce in LVMH—Hermès Handbag Wars" & The Fashion Law, July 1st, 2016: "Hermès vs. LVMH: A Timeline of the Drama"
[iv] The sources here are just too voluminous fully to enumerate; for instance the Groupe Artémis Website allows us to make a good start: "François Pinault is one of the top contemporary art collectors in the world." The Pinault collection is often assessed as in excess of 3,000 works of art; cf. The New York Times, August 3rd, 2016 (Doreen Carvajal): "Plans take Shape for François Pinault Museum in Paris"; Ms Carvajal also mentions the $143 Million cost for the Bois de Boulogne museum. An excellent first website (sorry) is CelebrityNetWorth.com. I also found highsnobiety,com very enlightening: June 16th, 2015 (A.J. Gwilliam): "The 5 most valuable Art Collections in the World": #5: François Pinault
[v] The Guardian, October 21st, 2014 (Oliver Wainwright) flags an issue we want to address more directly in Part 10; viz. "Built on public land, with private funds, it will be given as 'a gift to the city' in 55 years' time." See Wainwright's "Frank Gehry's Fondation Louis Vuitton…"
[vi] This is the figure most often bandied about; cf. Vanity Fair, September 2014 (Paul Goldberger): "Gehry's Paris Coup": Vanity Fair refers here to: "The reported $143 million Fondation Louis Vuitton…"
[vii] Forbes sometimes pitches a figure of $200 Million USD; cf. Forbes, March 31st, 2011 (Hannah Elliott): "LVMH moves forward with Gehry Art Museum"; October 7th, 2014 (Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle): "The long-awaited Fondation Louis Vuitton will open its Doors in Paris on October 27"
[viii] Vogue, June 26th, 2017 (Tina Isaac-Goizé): "Pinault presents future Museum in Paris"
[ix] "Letter: January Apollo" in Apollo: The International Art Magazine, January 10th, 2015 (Fatema Ahmed); Apollo has also released the most stunning photographs of the Ghery structure; cf. November 4th, 2014 (Caroline Rossiter): "A Cloud of Glass in the Bois de Boulogne…"
[x] Doreen Carvajal, The New York Times, August 3rd, 2016, reports the "generous tax deductions" that France allows for philanthropy; in The New York Times, June 27th, 2017 (Rachel Donadio): "Christie's Owner unveils Plans for private Paris Museum", François Pinault is quoted as saying that neither he nor his family would be asking "the state for funding" to assist with the project; see also The Times, June 29th, 2017 (Adam Sage): op. cit.: "without demanding the tax breaks…"
[xi] The Guardian, June 26th, 2017 (Angelique Chrisafis): "Former Paris Stock Exchange to be reborn…"
[xii] The stunning Pinault plans for the Bourse de Commerce can be viewed on the website: designboom.com, June 30th, 2017 (Philip Stevens): "Tadao Ando to transform Paris' Stock Exchange…"
[xiii] wwd.com, April 27th, 2016 (Laure Guilbault): "François Pinault finds Venue for Art Collection in Paris"
[xiv] The Guardian, April 27th, 2016: (Agence France-Presse): "New Paris Museum to house Billionaire's Modern Art Collection"
[xv] Doreen Carvajal, The New York Times, August 3rd, 2016: op. cit.
[xvi] wwd.com, April 27th, 2016 (Laure Guilbault): op. cit.
[xvii] louisvuitton.com: "The Fondation Louis Vuitton hosts the Show" [Spring 2015 Fashion]
[xviii] The Guardian, June 26th, 2017 (Angelique Chrisafis): op. cit. Ms Chrisafis aligns this sentiment with the principles established by the architect (Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières) of Paris' Corn Exchange, that is to say the original version of the 19th-Century Bourse: "It is not enough to please the eyes—you must touch the soul."
[xix] The New York Times, August 3rd, 2016 (Doreen Carvajal): op. cit.
[xx] The Guardian, March 27th, 2015 (Emily Wilson): "Seneca, the fat-cat philosopher": Seneca falls "easily in the top 0.1%"—so very much in the same league as these Parisian patrons.
[xxi] Vogue, June 26th, 2017 (Tina Isaac-Goizé): op. cit.
[xxii] The New York Times, May 1st, 2006 (Alan Riding): "The Debut of Pinault's coveted Art Collection, originally bound for Paris"
[xxiii] The New York Times, May 10th, 2005 (Alan Riding): "Billionaire cancels Plan for a Museum near Paris"
[xxiv] Forbes, December 8th, 2006 (Susan Adams): "The Artful Billionaire"
[xxv] The New York Times, May 1st, 2006 (Alan Riding): op. cit.
[xxvi] The New York Times, August 3rd, 2016 (Doreen Carvajal): op. cit.
[xxvii] Observer, June 28th, 2017 (Alanna Martinez): "François Pinault to turn former Paris Stock Exchange…"
[xxviii] The Economist, April 27th, 2016 (S.P.): "A new cultural Gem for Paris"
[xxix] wwd.com, April 27th, 2016 (Laure Guilbault): op. cit.
[xxx] A recent example of the unique way the French have of doing things is the publication in January 2017 of Histoire mondiale de la France; a review (by Robert Darnton) in The New York Review of Books judges the book as dedicated to "a France open to the rest of the world" (May 11th, 2017); pp. 40-41
[xxxi] The New York Times, August 3rd, 2016 (Doreen Carvajal): op. cit.
[xxxii] The New York Times, June 27th, 2017 (Rachel Donadio): op cit.
[xxxiii] The New York Times, November 21st, 2016 (Rachel Donadio): "Jeff Koons is giving Sculpture to Paris to remember Terror Victims"
[xxxiv] Ibid.
[xxxv] The New York Times (International Edition), June 29th, 2017 (Rachel Donadio): "Jeff Koons's wilting Bouquet to Paris"
[xxxvi] The Guardian, November 22nd, 2016 (Kim Willsher): "New Jeff Koons Sculpture is Tribute to Victims of Paris Attacks"
[xxxvii] According to Isabel Pasquier: "an art critic at France Inter, one of the country's leading public radio stations"; cf. The New York Times (International Edition), June 29th, 2017 (Rachel Donadio): op. cit.
[xxxviii] The Guardian, November 22nd, 2016 (Kim Willsher): op. cit.
[xxxix] The Los Angeles Times, April 11th, 2017 (Joelle Diderich): "Louis Vuitton collaborates with Artist Jeff Koons on new Series of Bags"
[xl] Vanity Fair: "Fairground", April 12th, 2017: "Louis Vuitton celebrates its new Jeff Koons Collection at the Louvre"


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The Vacant Property Enforcement Act of 2016 reduces the maximum amount of time a vacant property can qualify for an exemption from higher vacancy tax rates. It also closes a loophole that allows continuous renewal of construction permits to qualify for tax exemptions, and require owners of vacant properties to prove they are no longer subject to the higher tax rates.
"The District has a substantial number of vacant properties, many of which are poorly maintained," the bill report says. "Property owners may keep their properties vacant or fail to maintain them because they expect property values to rise over time. Poorly maintained and vacant properties can damage surrounding communities by being eyesores, by serving a venue for drug use and by providing a home for rodents or other animals. The net effect is to reduce the feeling of a cohesive community and depress surrounding property values."
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Ivyland, PA (PRWEB) October 22, 2004
ACT/Technico (http://www.acttechnico.com), a leading supplier of integrated real-time and embedded systems built with CompactPCI, VMEbus, and other open architecture platforms, and Interface Concept (Briec De L'odet, France), a leading European manufacturer of communications boards, have partnered to offer an expanded range of COTS networking products to the US communications, defense, medical, and transport markets.
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Ken Grob, ACT/Technico Vice President, said, ÂWe were looking to expand our Ethernet and communications offerings for our customers, and were impressed with Interface ConceptÂs extensive range of products for VME, PMC, and CompactPCI. Adding these new products to our extensive offering is a continuation of providing our customers with the best selection of components and systems for real-time and embedded applications.Â
The Interface Concept product line is being sold in the US and Canada re-branded under ACT/TechnicoÂs name and part numbering scheme; full product support is available from ACT/Technico through the companyÂs US offices.
Jean-Yves Gueguen of Interface Concept, noted, ÂWeÂre excited to be working with ACT/Technico to provide customers in the US communications and defense markets with our full line of standard products, in addition to our customized solutions. We are focused on providing our customers with exceptional service and support for our products, and expect this new, long-term relationship will help us accomplish that goal in the US.Â
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text: With football starting I said fall was here, but it hadn't really felt like it. Until today. With a drastic drop in temperature and the high only being in the 50's I guess it's time to put away my capri's and sandals and load up my car with extra layers for these brisk nights. Luckily I still had a pair of gloves in my car from the spring which came in handy tonight at girls soccer.


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If you do not understand the difference between these two things, then read on. If you do understand, carry on as you were.
There are many places to exercise, there are few places to train. Exercising can be done literally almost anywhere, training requires a planned organized environment. Not all environments are what they seem however. A runner may need only an empty bit of footpath to train on but the runner in training has a plan; this is the other significant difference between Exercising and Training, a proper environment and a plan.
Training involves developing a plan, putting that plan into action, crafting coherent strategies within the plan, and ensuring that the resources for the plan are sufficient to see it through.
You do not need Shire Speed and Strength in order to exercise. There are a million gyms where you can exercise. You can boot camp your way around the parks and beaches of the Shire or indeed the entire city if you like. There are pools, 24 hour health and wellness centers galore. There are PT studios and 'Hard-core' gyms that you can get sweaty in and be motivated to run-up-a-hill-under-fire with the yelling of inspirational cliches; you don't need us for that. Luckily for people, getting better than what you are now is actually exceptionally easy, unfortunately its essentially a Ponzi scheme, and its not likely to be training.
Whilst there are a multitude of these kinds of places, there are not many places like SSS. Without conceit I think we can mention that we dont charge $80 an hour for 45min of standing next to you on a treadmill. We encourage and make affordable options to train, be taught, be filmed and programmed; and not in group sessions, seminars and 'weightlifting-dude-ranch' weekends. We are an open gym, you train when you want, the more committed you are the more coached up you'll get. You can come and lift and do your own thing or you can take on programming advice or run some training experiments that you have developed from other coaching resources.
Training involves knowing why you are doing what you are doing. Its never a waste of time to examine if you are really on the right track and whether your plan can withstand scrutiny. "Am I really sure of my own view?"
Let it be known that when someone decides that they want to train, they can do it here. This does not mean that someone is already good. In fact, most gym members here are emerging from novice into low-level intermediate levels of being a lifter. Others are preparing generally in the gym and have other sports outside of SSS that they are concentrating on. Some lifters are very very good. What they all share in common, is that they are training; and either through prior goal or now realized goal, they know where they are going.