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Copy Article Link Editor / News Stories:editor@thetdn.com Advertising:advertising@thetdn.com Customer Service:customerservice@thetdn.com Click Here to sign up for a free subscription Home » Archive » Europe » Baptiste Henry Joins Darley Nominations Team Baptiste Henry has been appointed to join the nominations team at Darley in Europe and will be responsible for looking after the stud's French clients who began his career in racing at Jebel Ali and has race-ridden over jumps in France has also worked for leading trainer Jerome Reynier and with Sebastien Desmontils of Chauvigny Global Equine at bloodstock sales “I am delighted to be joining the Darley nominations team and look forward to getting to know the French clients and contributing to their continued success with the Darley stallions.” Copy Article Link Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application the daughter of the late Joseph and Irene (Ferrangliere) Nottelet Francine was one of the hardest working individuals there were She started working at the age of 15 in a porcelain factory in France she was employed at Aramark for 19 years and for the past 23 years at Mary's Family Restaurant She was also a proud member of the American Legion Post 60 out of Kimberly for 43 years She is survived by her two daughters: Sherry (Todd) Lambie Thierry; six grandchildren: Michael (Fiancé Olivia) Katelynn and Kelli; sisters: Jacqueline Philipponneau Madeleine (Daniel) Franchaud; sister-in-law Martine; brothers: Andre and Jean (Martine) Pierre.She is preceded in death by her sister Christian and Gerard; brothers-in-law: Andre and Jean-Claude A memorial service for Francine will be held at 6:00 p.m 2013 at the Wichmann Funeral Home Tri-County Chapel with Chaplain Jordan Kuczwara officiating A time of visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m Also a special thank you to Francine's friends and family at Mary's for being there for her Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors to lesser-known gems that nevertheless held a place in the hearts of museumgoers or families the story of art looting during the second world war is a tree with countless roots Few of the individual stories have been told Among the many enduring mysteries of this periodis the fate of the world's most famous painting. It seems that Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was among the paintings found in the Altaussee salt mine in the Austrian alps which was converted by the Nazis into their secret stolen-art warehouse The painting only "seems" to have been found there because contradictory information has come down through history, and the Mona Lisa is not mentioned in any wartime document Whether it may have been at Altaussee was a question only raised when scholars examined the postwar Special Operations Executive report on the activities of Austrian double agents working for the allies to secure the mine This report states that the team "saved such priceless objects as the Louvre's Mona Lisa" from an Austrian museum near Altaussee dated 12 December 1945 states that "the Mona Lisa from Paris" was among "80 wagons of art and cultural objects from across Europe" taken into the mine The Louvre has remained strangely silent about the whereabouts of its treasures during the war it finally admitted that the Mona Lisa had indeed been in the Altaussee mine The only wartime documents available about the Mona Lisa say that on 27 August 1939 it was packed in a specially-marked crate Along with other artworks from French national museums first to Chambord Castle in the Loire Valley it was transferred to Chauvigny on a cushioned stretcher in the back of an ambulance which had been sealed to keep the humidity constant (the official who accompanied the painting arrived nearly asphyxiated from the lack of circulation in the sealed vehicle) the Mona Lisa was not part of the majority of works from its collection eventually stored at Château de Pau at the foot of the Pyrenees The last document the Louvre shared with scholars listed the safe return of the Mona Lisa to Paris on 16 June 1945 That's the same day the first of the Altaussee treasures were carried out of the mine Unless that particular painting had been secretly removed earlier it could not have been returned to Paris as early as the 16 June a gap of nearly three years – from 1942 to 45 – remains undocumented claiming that the version of the Mona Lisa that had been returned from the mine was an excellent copy but painted within a generation of his death Was one of these found at the mine but reported by no one The Louvre now states that the copy of the Mona Lisa found at Altaussee was among several thousand works assembled at the Musées Nationaux Récupération – works whose owner could not be traced This Mona Lisa copy was marked MNR 265 on the list After five years passed with no owner coming to light the copy was presented to the Louvre for indefinite safekeeping it hung outside the office of the museum's director The Mona Lisa would certainly have been a key target for Nazi art hunters: the ERR The Nazis would have sought the Mona Lisa without rest demanding it be handed to them upon their entry to Paris Since near-identical copies of Leonardo's painting exist it would have been strategically advisable that one be placed in that specially-marked wooden crate labelled "Mona Lisa" and shipped for storage while the original was craftily hidden away The ERR would then chase what they believed to be the original Mona Lisa This is the only way to explain how the "Mona Lisa" – restitution number MNR 265 which now hangs in the Louvre's administrative offices – did return from Altaussee It also explains why the Mona Lisa was not noted in all of the records related to Altaussee – some officers recognised that the Altaussee painting was a copy The kidnap of that copy preserved the real Mona Lisa from the Nazi art hunters who might otherwise have wrought unimaginable damage in their search for the hidden original This article was adapted from Charney's book The Thefts of the Mona Lisa: On Stealing the World's Most Famous Painting the crew from Chauvigny have created this very stylish T100 which is the latest in their ‘Legend’ series—a line of Triumphs subtly upgraded with immaculate Gallic style “Our customer has a Triumph TR5C and wanted a more modern bike,” says Sébastien “He wanted a reliable bike with a vintage look FCR amped up the vintage vibe by rounding off the back of the frame stripped it back to bare metal and polished it before applying copper and nickel plating supported by a handmade arched support at the front The metal treatments continue on the parallel twin engine and a protective bash guard bolted to the frame downtubes The scrambler-style exhaust is made in-house and although the straight pipes have baffles inside them The turn signals and taillight are from the catalog too along with the yellow-lensed Bates-style headlight in brushed aluminum and the bracket that secures it to the bottom yoke The exquisite paint on the tank was handled in-house, and it’s as classic as it gets—a two-tone green and ivory, topped off with a classy aluminum fuel cap from Motone FCR Original | Facebook | Instagram | Images by Mitch Canon GET THE WORLD'S BEST CUSTOMS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX. COPYRIGHT © 2008-document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) | COLE PUBLISHING | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED and ribbons on the building’s exterior had to be cleaned after years of neglect Damaged areas were replaced with limestone from the same quarries in St Leu-la-Foret Chauvigny and Comblanchien as the original bas-relief taking craftsmen up to 12 hours for just a small bow fixing gold-leafing and hand-painting in the lobby They applied 40,000 individual pieces of gold leaf by hand The lauded company’s other work includes repairs on Les Invalides They created a fully interactive digital bedside table and desk tablets—functional in 11 languages—that control all in-room functions and have access to the hotel’s restaurant menu LED touch-screen wall panels allow guests to call the valet but like other French landmarks (the Louvre it also embraces contemporary art and design The hotel's collection of art pieces includes this sculpture by Spanish artist Xavier Corberó a cascade of 800 crystals modeled off the trees lining Avenue Kléber welcomes guests into the Peninsula's lobby The Peninsula Paris 19 ave. Kléber, 16th arr.; 33-1-58- 12-27-77; paris.peninsula.com; doubles from $1,480. up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse We understand that time is the greatest luxury which is why Condé Nast Traveler mines its network of experts and influencers so that you never waste a meal or a hotel stay wherever you are in the world Anne Morgan could have sat out World War I comfortably at home in New York daughter of financier John Pierpont Morgan who had fought for better lives for working women in New York she applied her skills to mobilize American women to assist in the most devastated regions of France One of her most powerful tools was photography She commissioned still images and films that she used to inform Americans of France’s enormous need and solicit money Digital reproductions of those images are on view at Wally Findlay Galleries “Ann Morgan realized that not only homes and churches were destroyed but also people’s lives,” said Anne Dopffer curator at The Franco-American Museum in Picardy “She had photographers shoot the living conditions of the population.” The photographs come from the collection of the museum which Morgan founded in 1924 at the Chateau de Blerancourt to document the history of French-American cooperation which fell into ruin during the French Revolution served as the headquarters of the American Committee for Devastated France founded to conduct the civilian relief effort Dike managed work in the field while Morgan concentrated on fundraising During the committee’s years of operation from 1917 to 1924 about 350 female volunteers served in its ranks Living in temporary quarters alongside the rural population they directed the reconstruction of buildings and agricultural production created a network of visiting nurses and libraries the women had to be at least 25 and in good health hold a driver’s license and be able to carry out basic automotive repairs — a necessary skill because volunteers were regularly on the road delivering services and supplies The region north of Paris where the committee’s work was concentrated was on the front line Families lived among the ruins of their homes or sought refuge in army dugouts and stone quarries Of the 8 million French soldiers mobilized in the war 1.5 million died and another 3 million were wounded Images in the show document the devastation in scenes such as workers rebuilding a ruined medieval church and a mother and child seated outside a shelter cobbled from the remains of their home The photographs — and a 17-minute silent movie montage — also show the volunteers in action provided aid to 130 villages spread over 234 square miles The volunteers are portrayed delivering livestock Morgan’s approach to disaster relief was ahead of its time She began providing aid to French civilians before the United States entered the war and continued for several years after the conflict ended “Her global approach was key,” Dopffer said “She was not only bringing food and nurses she was restoring life to every bit of the social structure.” The exhibition came to Findlay Galleries through Stephanie Borynack Clark the gallery chairman and chief executive officer She attended a presentation about Morgan’s work at The Colony Club which Morgan helped found in 1903 as New York’s first exclusive social club for women viewed a more extensive version of the exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York She’s someone young women should know about.” When the museum was looking for a venue in Palm Beach He not only agreed to turn over the second floor of the gallery to the show but also hosted a fundraiser for the museum “I thought that what Anne Morgan did around World War I to gather these ladies and make a difference was incredible,” Borynack said What: ‘Anne Morgan’s War: Rebuilding Devastated France More information: Call 655-2090 or visit WallyFindlay.com The owner of this custom Norton Commando 850 calls its Bucephalus That’s the name Alexander the Great gave to his horse and it’s fitting for this classic 1970s iron horse from Britain now residing in the French countryside a custom builder from a small town named Chauvigny and shows more than a hint of French flair The custom candy-blue paint on the hand-made fuel tank is eye-catching and ties neatly with the number plate mounted on the front An upgraded halogen light protrudes through that plate asymmetrically and shiny chromed levers set off the cockpit nicely Lots of the Commando’s mounting hardware is fabricated by the company including those for the front brake calipers and the passenger pegs The parallel-twin has been rebuilt for a little more oomph and the twin Amal carburetors replaced with a less temperamental and easier to tune Mikuni VM38 Two custom headers sans end cans bring the noise but FCR did build some noise dampening into the short pipes I think this bike would sound better than it looks Choosing Dunlop K180 tireswas a good decision and the fat semi-knobby tires suit the tracker ethos this build is going for but the join between it and the fuel tank is interesting I’m not sure what they were going with there this bike is a genuine original and shows off a high level of detail and attention There’s a lot to be said for a bike that has modest beginnings being turned into something special This Norton Commando 850 is one of the most interesting and unusual builds you’ll see and for that Triumph’s New Trident 660 Triple Tribute Goes Retro-Sporty This Retro-Styled Electric Motorcycle Looks Like a Fun and Practical Daily Ride Suzuki Really Wants You To Test Ride the New DR-Z4S SC-Project Just Released a New Exhaust System For the Honda CB1000 Hornet This Gorgeous '80s Honda Has Almost No Miles stage 12 from Chauvigny to Sarran is the longest stage at the 2020 Tour de France Bonus seconds in finale of stage 12 not enough to stoke interest of GC teams The Tour de France organisation will commemorate the late Jacques Chirac with a finish outside the museum that bears his name in Sarran on stage 12 but the race's visits to the fiefdom of the former president of France will be forever linked with the tumultuous summer of 1998 and Richard Virenque's tearful press conference in the backroom of Chez Guillou in the aftermath of Festina's expulsion Despite the sword of Damocles perched above four teams in the wake of the battery of COVID-19 tests on the first rest day there seems to be little immediate prospect of such melodrama on this year's visit to the Corrèze Sagan has won the green jersey seven times in eight attempts largely by picking up points in the parts his fellow fast men can't reach he is quickly running out of road to recoup his 68-point deficit Sagan's Bora-Hansgrohe team set a blistering pace from the start to drop Bennett from the peloton ahead of the intermediate sprint there is no early climb to facilitate their task Sagan's prospects of being allowed to enter the early break seem slim but he will surely look to pick up as many points as possible might have to wait until after the next instalment of the Bennett-Sagan match before being granted their day passes The road grows more rolling as the stage progresses and the race heads towards the Corrèze department where the heavy roads seem to lend themselves to a break of strongmen sallying clear and fighting among themselves for the stage honours The effervescent Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R La Mondiale) hasn't yet passed up on the chance to chase king of the mountains points and he will be drawn by the sprinkling of categorised climbs that follow the midway point of the stage The fourth-category Côte de Saint-Martin-Terressus (1.5km at 8.8%) is followed by the fourth-category Côte d'Eybouleuf (2.8km at 5.2%) and the third-category Côte de la Croix du Pey (4.8km at 6%) features the rather more demanding second-category ascent of Suc au May (3.8km at 7.7%) The summit comes 25.5km from the finish and there are time bonuses on offer at the top that detail might ordinarily serve to condemn the break's chances of staying clear – Ineos Grenadiers leader Egan Bernal's 21-second deficit to Roglic is composed entirely of time bonuses – but it seems unlikely that any GC team will have the motivation to commit to controlling the race on such a long stage It would clearly make no strategic sense for Ineos to shut down a break only to present the patently quicker Roglic with a chance to extend his advantage over Bernal while Jumbo-Visma themselves know that they will have more arduous battles in the days that follow the day is not entirely without interest for the GC men The terrain remains rolling all the way to the finish and the road climbs steadily – if not especially steeply – for the final five kilometres into Sarrans An enterprising and alert podium contender with an attacking bent like Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) or Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) will be aware of the possibilities Bernal and Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) should be alive to the danger is that Bora-Hansgrohe – now without a shot at the general classification – might put everything into trying to tee up Sagan for a reduced bunch sprint both as a response to his disqualification on Wednesday and as a bid to breathe life into his green jersey challenge similarly transitional stages to Rodez wound up playing host to sprint finishes but it still seems hard to envisage the break being denied in Sarrans especially if the move is of a similar calibre to the one that helped Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) to victory at Mont Aigoual last week it's worth reiterating that Alaphilippe has breezily conceded minutes ever since his always hypothetical GC challenge ended on the Peyresourde on Saturday Now more than 56 minutes off the yellow jersey there should be no impediment to his entry into escapes from here to Paris even if he suggested on Monday that his eye is drawn more to the Puy Mary and the final week in the Alps in the end in the legs will decide," he said Already a stage winner and an ephemeral maillot jaune in week one, Alaphilippe's Tour may be about to start all over again Home » Archive » Europe » Cokoriko Mare Best Of The NH Offerings At Auctav March Offered as lot 8 by Chauvigny Global Equine SASU Etoile Du Ficheaux (Fr) (Cokoriko {Fr}) brought €58,000 from Anne-Marie and Jamie Shepperd at the Auctav March Sale on Tuesday the 8-year-old mare was placed in the G3 Prix Sagan Dream Ahead 2-year-old colt Perhaps Traou Land (Fr) (lot 9) attracted a bid of €22,000 from Arch Marlon The Arabian Alobayyah (Fr) (Al Mourtajez {Fr}) (lot 5) brought €62,000 from Alban de Mieulle to top the sale overall The chestnut was consigned by trainer Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte said “I am very pleased with the very versatile catalog we were offering at this sale and which totally fits with the spirit of these monthly sales Our lots seduced the French and international buyers Thanks to all the sellers who put their trust in us.” Copy Article Link The geographic obscurity has not hampered the success of FCR Original in any way Shop owner Sébastien Guillemot has just revamped his brand The Scrambler continues the line of FCR’s retro-themed ‘Legend’ builds—a lineage that started a couple of years ago it’s a nod to the magnesium cases of the Matchless G50 engine The plush new seat is big enough to carry a passenger There’s a sizeable aluminum fender to keep mud off one’s jacket and have a 3-in-1 setup: “It allows us to remove the rear light to make the bike visually lighter,” says Sébastien The twin shock rear suspension now comes from the French company Shock Factory The blacked-out aluminum-bodied units are 20mm longer than stock—to raise the stance—and include compression and rebound adjustment and Fehling bars in a classic motocross bend sitting behind FCR’s own Bates-style headlight (The little aluminum ‘cap’ above the lamp is a throwback to 70s enduro bikes) FCR Original bikes tend to use relatively muted colors with the occasional pop of French Blue or a deep green But to celebrate the next stage of the brand and business Sébastien has finished this Scrambler in an especially vibrant yellow—close to Ferrari’s famed Giallo Modena paint We reckon he’s got the balance exactly right and if it’s a little shiny in places a quick thrash along a dusty trail should sort that out nicely FCR Original | Facebook | Instagram GET THE WORLD'S BEST CUSTOMS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX But as multiple road tests have since pointed out the R18 is a cracking good example of the genre And custom builders have been quick to whip out the grinders and reconfigure the biggest ever boxer Sébastien and his crew have gone for a sporty vibe dialing down the classic elegance of BMW’s ‘First Edition’ styling and amping up the muscle factor—a German FXDR They’re calling this machine the ‘Sport Edition,’ and planning is already underway for a short run of customs in this style The biggest change to the character of the bike is the new exhaust pipework Sébastien describes the sound as “raucous and powerful,” and we believe him With all the noise and emissions constraints removed we reckon this R18 will be putting out considerably more grunt than the standard 91 hp The enormous valve covers are now carbon fiber “We designed these in 3D and then printed molds for the carbon.” There’s a new ‘Sport Edition’ engine plate too and were assembled and finished in the FCR workshop The R18 normally runs Bridgestone Battlecruise or Michelin Commander rubber but FCR have fitted sportier Michelin Road 5 GT tires FCR have refitted the standard (and perfectly fine) controls but changed the brake and clutch master cylinders to Beringer items The compact turn signals are FCR’s proprietary items and at the back they double as brake lights “It’s a custom-made kit which will be available on our website in the coming weeks,” says Sébastien “The aluminum saddle support is adjustable with three positions to suit the size of the rider We’re digging the style and suspect it’s also pre-empted a future sporty version from BMW. If you’re an R18 early adopter, keep an eye on the FCR website as the components become available There’s a ‘bobber’ version listed there FCR Original | Facebook | Instagram | Images by Mitch Canon The Honda Rebel—be it the 500 or the 1100 model—is a beautiful bike as it is doesn’t mean customizations aren’t welcome there’s a lot of room for creativity when it comes to Honda’s popular cruiser and we now get to see that in full display As Honda joins the return of the Wheels and Waves motorcycle festival in Biarritz, Crance, the Japanese marque is showcasing some of the best Rebel builds from all across Europe Tell us in the comments which one’s your favorite We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on Topgear.com.ph. By continued use, you agree to our privacy policy and accept our use of such cookies. Find out more here. 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