The event is part of the celebrations marking 150 years of Impressionism in the Yvelines. In addition to this festive picnic, there's plenty of free entertainment on offer in Chatou during the Lumières impressionnistes festival Imagine yourself transported for an afternoon to the heart of the 19th century in the midst of a bucolic landscape where nature and art meet The Impressionist Picnic plunges you into the happy relaxed atmosphere of Impressionist paintings You can set up your tablecloth on the grass convivial spirit of the outdoor scenes so dear to painters like Monet To make the experience even more authentic you're invited to play the game by wearing period outfits: sailboats you're helping to recreate a unique atmosphere reminiscent of the heyday of Impressionism The Parc André Derain in Chambourcy with its vast green spaces and enchanting setting offers the perfect backdrop for this timeless getaway A place where one could almost imagine the Impressionists setting up their easels it's the perfect place to spend a day surrounded by art and nature but it's best to bring your own equipment if you want to look your best This Impressionist picnic is a unique opportunity to rediscover the art of living in the manner of the Impressionists while sharing a convivial moment in the open air Whether you're a fervent art lover or simply looking for an original family activity To take part, don't forget that"free" registration is compulsory Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here How about discovering the Désert de Retz during the Heritage Days It's time to immerse yourself in the world of this unusual area The Désert de Retz in Yvelines is a walk through history. Located in Chambourcy the site welcomes us for an immersion in an 18th-century park of fabriques Designed between 1774 and 1789 by François Racine de Monville the park was created at a time when architectural beauty and nature merged to create a space for reverie Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson have walked these grounds You'll discover the destroyed 25-metre column le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles Here's a good plan to discover for these Journées du Patrimoine 2024 in the Yvelines We're sure you won't be disappointed by this wonderful escape to an extraordinary place MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that electric car company Tesla has committed to building a plant in the industrial hub of Monterrey in northern Mexico READ MORE: Mexico may accept more migrants expelled by U.S., López Obrador says López Obrador said the promise came in phone calls he had Friday and Monday with Tesla head Elon Musk López Obrador had previously ruled out placing such a plant in the arid northern state of Nuevo Leon because he didn’t want any water-hungry factories in a region that has suffered severe water shortages But he said Musk’s company had offered several commitment to address those concerns “There is one commitment that all the water used in the manufacture of electric automobiles will be recycled water,” López Obrador said READ MORE: Tesla workers at New York plant fired after labor push, union says López Obrador did not specify the size of the investment or what the plant would produce noting that the company planned to release more details on Wednesday But he said “this is going to mean a considerable investment and many “My understanding is that it will be very big,” López Obrador said but it was unclear if the plant would produce batteries noting that “the batteries are still pending.” Tesla already has two plants outside the United States Monterrey is highly industrialized and close to the U.S and had long been considered the frontrunner for any Tesla investment But the city suffered such severe water shortages in 2022 that many homes went weeks with intermittent or no water supply in 2022 The government is building a 60-mile (100 kilometer) pipeline to bring more water in from a dam to increase the supply READ MORE: Mexico’s former public security chief convicted in U.S. drug case López Obrador had previously said his government “simply won’t grant permits” for any new plants there But apparently Musk’s proposal overrode the president’s stance The announcement was a disappointment for more water-rich southern states which had begun jockeying for the Tesla plant after López Obrador’s comments last week where billboards went up last year saying “Welcome Tesla,” crowed about Tuesday’s announcement Samuel García wrote in his Twitter account Musk at times has floated the idea of building a $25,000 electric vehicle that would cost about $20,000 less than the current Model 3 Many automakers build lower-cost models in Mexico to save on labor costs and protect profit margins López Obrador said Mexico wouldn’t match any U.S incentives under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act we cannot give subsidies like that,” the president said © 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker By 2018-08-03T12:37:42+01:00 French retailer Carrefour has unveiled a new area entirely dedicated to organic products at its hypermarket store in Chambourcy in the île-de-France region of north-central France is apparently designed to make organic products more accessible to shoppers – not just literally but also as a concept – and encourage people to develop what the retailer describes as “healthier more local and more responsible” consumer habits customers can browse six areas dedicated to organic products including seasonal vegetables sold in bulk a self-service fresh and traditional organic products section Other features include: an improved bulk products area with grocery products such as washing powder and soap; a non-food section for cooking and gardening; and an area for educational and themed events “The Bio Experience area has its own recognisable visual identity designed to showcase local and seasonal products on the shelves as well as our Carrefour Bio brand and our Carrefour Quality Line products,” the retailer said in a statement “More than 3,800 products are on sale in this new area and our aim in creating it is to take the lead in broadening access to organic products.” Site powered by Webvision Cloud Several employees at a Tesla factory in Buffalo New York have been fired after launching union organizing efforts two days ago The group said in a statement on Thursday that workers received an email around 7 p.m on Wednesday updating them on a new policy that prohibits them from recording workplace meetings without all participants’ permission TWU said that the policy violates federal labor law and flouts New York’s one-party consent law to record conversations Several employees at a Tesla factory in New York have been fired a day after launching union organizing efforts READ MORE: Jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing for 2018 Tesla tweets The workers at the Buffalo plant received an email Wednesday evening updating them on a new policy that prohibits them from recording workplace meetings without all participants’ permission It said that such restrictions violate federal labor law and flouts New York’s one-party consent law to record conversations This won’t stop us,” Sara Costantino a current Tesla employee and organizing committee member The Tesla plant, which makes solar panels and other renewable energy technology, is not far from a Starbucks location where workers voted to unionize last year TWU said that the firings were unacceptable and that the expectations placed on Tesla workers are “unfair was told I was exceeding expectations and then Wednesday came along,” organizing committee member Arian Berek “I strongly feel this is in retaliation to the committee announcement The Rochester Regional Joint Board of Workers United has filed a complaint against Tesla with the National Labor Relations Board accusing the electric vehicle maker of unfair labor practices READ MORE: DOJ requests Tesla automated driving documents the group lists the names of several employees who were part of the factory’s autopilot department that were fired The group says that it believes Tesla “terminated these individuals in retaliation for union activity and to discourage union activity.” It is asking the NLRB for injunctive relief “to prevent irreparable destruction of employee rights resulting from Tesla’s unlawful conduct.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said without specifically referring to the situation at the Tesla plant in Buffalo that “the president supports fundamental rights for workers under the National Labor Relations Act including the right to organize free from intimidation or coercion.” the Tesla Workers United organizing committee said in a letter to management Tuesday that employees are seeking a voice on the job at the plant in Buffalo and want to “build an even more collaborative environment that will strengthen the company.” Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a hard line against organized labor despite an invitation to the United Auto Workers union to hold an organizing vote at Tesla’s factory in Fremont In 2021 Tesla was ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to make Musk delete a 2018 tweet in which it said that he unlawfully threatened employees with loss of stock options if they chose to be represented by the UAW An email was sent to Tesla seeking comment but it has been widely reported that Tesla has disbanded its media relations team The email sent to Tesla bounced back as undeliverable Associated Press Writer Seung Min Kim in Washington contributed to this report Test your foodie knowledge with this month’s crossword which ranks among Europe's five largest commercial property firms would allow Carrefour to get extra cash to fund its expansion and also unlock some hidden value within Carrefour's asset portfolio.Speaking at a news conference on its two-year anniversary Carmila Chief Executive Jacques Ehrmann said "a stock market listing is a matter for the shareholders (to decide) Our role is to make sure the company is ready for this possibility." FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tesla is pictured at a dealership in Chambourcy (AP) — California regulators have sued Tesla Inc alleging the electric car maker has been discriminating against Black employees who have been likened to monkeys and slaves at the San Francisco Bay Area factory where most of its trendy vehicles are made The explosive lawsuit seems likely to widen a rift between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the state where he launched the company less than 20 years after Musk set out to transform the auto industry Musk moved Tesla’s headquarters from Palo Alto last year after publicly feuding with California officials over whether Tesla’s factory should remain shut down during the spring of 2020 while the coronavirus pandemic was still in its early stages READ MORE: U.S. asks Tesla how Autopilot responds to emergency vehicles filed late Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court by California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing frames Tesla’s move to Texas as an attempt to evade accountability for turning “a blind eye to years of complaints from Black workers who protest commonplace use of racial slurs on the assembly line.” the lawsuit alleges Musk has told workers to be “thick-skinned” about racial harassment contributing to the culture that’s slow to clean up racist graffiti and other hateful symbols scrawled around the factory other racist language used in the factory include descriptions that likened Black workers to a “porch monkey” and “hood rats” and suggestions that they “go back to Africa,” according to the lawsuit The complain also alleges the factory was racially segregated resulting in the area where Black workers labored to be derided as the “slave ship,” or “the plantation.” Tesla preemptively posted a statement on its website lashing out at what it called an “unfair and counterproductive” lawsuit The company asserted that the agency has been asked on nearly 50 occasions during the past five years to look into allegations of discrimination and harassment and closed each investigation without finding any evidence of misconduct “It therefore strains credibility for the agency to now allege that systematic racial discrimination and harassment somehow existed at Tesla,” the company wrote while trying to frame the lawsuit as a publicity stunt The allegations against Tesla resulted from a 32-month investigation into its discriminatory practices The complaint seeks back pay for Black employees who were unfairly bypassed for promotion and raises reinstatements of workers who lost their jobs for discriminatory reasons who frequently takes to his Twitter account with 73 million followers to comment about issues affecting Tesla hadn’t posted anything about the discrimination lawsuit as of late Thursday READ MORE: U.S. opens formal probe into Tesla Autopilot system This isn’t the first time that Tesla’s treatment of the roughly 15,000 employees at its Fremont located about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco remains Tesla’s biggest manufacturer of electric cars even has the company has opened additional plants a federal jury awarded $137 million in damages to a former Black elevator operator who had alleged he faced daily racist slurs and other forms of harassment while working at the Fremont plant in 2015 and 2016 before quitting Tesla is appealing that verdict and has denied any knowledge of racist conduct that the former elevator operator And then more than a half dozen current and former Tesla employees filed another lawsuit alleging the company didn’t take adequate steps to protect them against sexual harassment Tesla is seeking to shift those complaints into arbitration one of the lawyers representing the women accusing Tesla of sexual harassment called the latest lawsuit a glaring example of “an incredibly toxic culture and environment that many of these employees are working in” — one that seems counter to its reputation as a company on the cutting edge of technology Tesla is “so advanced on one level,” Lowe said “and yet when it comes to how its workers are treated and the racial harassment and sexual harassment it’s almost like a company from a different era They’re so far behind the curve in how they treat their workers.” employees are Black and 21 percent are women according to the company’s latest employment breakdown AP videographer Terry Chea contributed to this story You would expect nothing to come between Padraig Harrington and his brother who is partnering his triple Major- winning younger brother in this week's Vivendi Cup in France Except when they approached the end of their opening round with Fergal finding the 18th green of the Retz course and brother The Pro-Am at Golf de Joyenval is being staged over both courses and the layout in Chambourcy is such that the two 18th greens finish side-by-side Harrington was shouting the yardage of 130 yards to Fergal who was in the rough down the right side of the hole and in between the two finishing holes landing it well right and on the fringe of the adjoining 18th Harrington put his 103-yard wedge shot to 15 feet on the 'correct' Marly course green before Fergal -- who had another brother Tadhg caddying -- saved plenty of face with a super wedge shot to just five feet With Harrington holing out for birdie and a round of four-under-par 68 it robbed his 41-year-old brother the chance to make a glorious par "It was just brilliant and the best experience I've ever had on a golf course," said Fergal with Tadhg and Padraig's caddy Ronan (Flood) It's been good craic all week and Ronan's been like a mediator keeping us all apart And he didn't give us any 'mysteries' which was nice." so has Padraig and watching the three-time Major winner you would hardly assume there's an important event of sorts in Wales next week It's customary the week before a Major or a WGC to see Harrington with 'work in progress' signs on the practice range and Wilson staff running after his every club tinkering needs But not this week and maybe that's a reflection of the new leadership role Harrington sees himself accepting next week at Celtic Manor "It's nice having my two brothers here as it keeps you in a different mood," he said "I three-putted 14 today and my brother made par so I walked off the green feeling not too bad I've seen in the Ryder Cup where you're not playing well and all of a sudden you do one or two crucial things and you feel good about yourself "That is why partnerships have to be spot on particularly when we see senior players managing to get rookies to play the best golf of their life And also rookies sometimes can bring out the best in senior players there must be an enthusiasm in the team and that's what team golf is all about get the partnerships right and make sure that you have momentum going forward." who has accompanied his brother to many Majors also sees a change in Harrington's make-up ahead of his sixth straight Ryder Cup appearance "Padraig is definitely more relaxed than he would be compared to some of the tournaments that I have been to," said Fergal "I'm outside the ropes and he's always so busy But every night this week we've had dinner and gone out and it does seem that this easy week is already suiting him in preparation for next week." Sweden's Johan Edfors secured himself the Marly course record with an 11-under-par 61 to end the day two clear of England's David Dixon with Dermot Desmond as his amateur partner Peter Lawrie a 74 and Simon Thornton a disappointing 76 Rachel Thomas © Désert de RetzY’a pas que Paris dans la vie La région Île-de-France est aussi pleine de lieux cachés et de petites merveilles qui valent le détour Voici sept pépites qui vous donneront envie de dépasser le périph’ et de devenir des aventuriers.  ou le « paradis terrestre » de Balzac événements et plage fluviale contribueront à votre kiff. Au programme des visites : la vallée des Impressionnistes le château de Stors et sa chapelle.. de quoi passer une bonne journée !  Une publication partagée par Ville L'Isle-Adam (@villelisleadam) L'Îsle-AdamVal-d'OiseAccès possible en voiture (1h)  Cette œuvre sculpturale haute de 22,5 mètres nous offre une expérience visuelle et sonore unique  Ce géant de 300 tonnes de béton et de métal érigé en pleine forêt de Milly-la-Forêt de 1969 à 1994 par un collectif d’artistes emmené par Jean Tinguely et Niki de Saint Phalle Une publication partagée par Eric Touchaleaume / Galerie 54 (@galerie_54) Le Cyclop de Jean TinguelyLe Bois des Pauvres Milly-la-Forêt (91)Accès possible en voiture (1h10)  jardin anglo-chinois datant de la fin du XVIIIe siècle fait aujourd’hui 17 hectares et compte encore sept constructions pittoresques ou extravagantes : la Colonne détruite le Théâtre découvert et la Glacière pyramide homme des Lumières passionné d’architecture Une publication partagée par Office de tourisme Saint Germain Boucles de Seine (@seinesaintgermain) Le Désert de RetzJardin anglo-chinoisChambourcy (78) Accès possible en voiture (50 min) L’abbaye fut ravagée pendant la guerre de Cent Ans ; il faudra presque deux siècles aux Cisterciens pour reconstruire l'ensemble l'Abbaye du Lys perdit peu à peu son renom Seuls subsistent aujourd’hui quelques parties du chœur et du transept de l'église les fondations du cloître et un escalier comptant près de cent marches Une publication partagée par @sylvie_fer76 C'est l'unique église de ce type en Île-de-France d'où le grand intérêt de cette bizarrerie et même la façade extérieure n'est autre que la roche de craie laissée en place telle quelle La nef unique est entièrement excavée dans la roche L'église est inscrite à l'Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques depuis 1926 Église troglodytique de l'Annonciation144 route de la Vallée – Haute-Isle (95)Accès possible en voiture (1h) le château de Vaux-le-Vicomte est une pépite à ne pas manquer il est le témoignage de la toute première collaboration entre les trois génies mandés par Fouquet : Le Vau peintre-décorateur dont on voit encore la patte à certains endroits Une publication partagée par Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (@chateauvlv) le 13 Avril 2018 à 1 :50 PDT Le Châteaux de Vaux-le-VicomteMaincy (77) Accès possible en voiture (1h15) Si une séance de "bain de forêt" vous tente et qu’un peu de plage ne vous ferait pas de mal non plus alors on a l’adresse parfaite : la forêt de Fontainebleau Non seulement le nom est mythique – les sables du Cul-du-Chien – mais en plus le cadre est idyllique un océan d’eau chaude y déposait du quartz Une publication partagée par Parisianavores (@parisianavores) le 25 Mai 2018 à 1 :11 PDT Les sables du Cul-du-Chien Chemin des Sables du Cul de Chien – Noisy-sur-École (77)Accès possible en voiture (1h15) le combo artistique gagnant pour les 16-28 ans à La Seine Musicale Cette rando au bord de la Seine vous entraîne dans les pas des Impressionnistes