On the eve of Pope Francis' visit to Indonesia La Croix explored the “Tunnel of Friendship” in Jakarta connecting the Istiqlal Mosque and the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption The pope and Grand Imam visited it together on September 5 In a gesture rich in symbolism, Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Jakarta made their way September 5 through the Silaturahmi Tunnel, commonly known as the “Tunnel of Friendship,” which links Jakarta’s massive Istiqlal Mosque with the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. La Croix had the privilege to make a short that represents a significant act of unity between two religions two spiritualities come together and engage in free dialogue and copper bas-reliefs by Indonesian sculptors Sunaryo (from Bandung which depict a fraternal handshake between two men of different faiths lend the site a rare mystical dimension—perfect for meditation “illustrates the spirit of tolerance that reigns between the various religious communities in Indonesia.” During major renovation works at the mosque in 2021 President Joko Widodo met with the imam and the cardinal “The idea to connect the two places of worship came from the president himself,” confirmed Susyana Suwadie a Chinese-Indonesian Catholic in charge of diocesan communications but the president preferred an underground passage a joint Catholic-Muslim committee was created and the Ministry of Public Works began construction “But it was necessary to give this passage a shared spiritual dimension,” Suwadie explained An open call for artists was launched to create a work symbolizing tolerance and friendship to decorate the sacred site Generous donations from both Muslim and Catholic communities funded the massive copper artworks that now line the tunnel’s walls “There was a great deal of generosity from both communities,” she said “this passage is a very strong symbolic act to further strengthen our already fruitful dialogue with the Muslim community which makes up the majority in Indonesia”—88% of the 280 million inhabitants the tunnel may be officially inaugurated after Pope Francis’ visit to Jakarta from September 3 to 6 who accompanied the pope on his visit to the tunnel told La Croix that the “Tunnel of Friendship” was “a sign of Indonesia’s tolerance toward other religions.” “This tunnel remains historic,” emphasized Cardinal Suharyo It represents “a strong alliance with our Muslim brothers The Business of FashionAgenda-setting intelligence analysis and advice for the global fashion community access one complimentary BoF Professional article of your choice Receive news, offers and invites from BoFOur newsletters may include 3rd-party advertising, by subscribing you agree to the Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy Bernard Arnault received France’s highest civilian honour from President Emmanuel Macron at a ceremony on Wednesday evening that included VIPs such as Elon Musk and pop stars Beyoncé and Jay-Z received the Grand-Croix de la Legion d’Honneur at the Elysee Palace according to a spokesman from Macron’s office It’s the highest rank in a system of government recognition that dates back to Napoleon The ceremony was also attended by Arnault’s family members artist Jeff Koons and French billionaire Vincent Bolloré confirming an earlier report by Politico Europe A spokesman for Arnault declined to comment Macron handed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos a Legion d’Honneur award at a private ceremony Bezos and Musk are the world’s three wealthiest people according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index LVMH’s 75 luxury labels include Louis Vuitton the first lady Brigitte Macron attended the fashion show of Louis Vuitton’s womenswear designer Nicolas Ghesquière in Paris Bernard Arnault Is Now Worth More Than $100 Billion LVMH’s chairman just joined Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in the world’s most exclusive wealth club hold a minority interest in The Business of Fashion All investors have signed shareholders’ documentation guaranteeing BoF’s complete editorial independence For more information read our Terms & Conditions In this riveting conversation from BoF CROSSROADS 2025 Mexican designer Carla Fernández and Tunisian entrepreneur Kenza Fourati discuss the power of craft-based fashion and how to collaborate ethically with artisans and indigenous communities The Hollywood dealmaker’s new firm is buying the powerful international art fair brand Emanuel’s company and the future of the art business With a new store concept and marketing campaign the designer is looking to widen his brand’s appeal beyond the fashion elite 4G — resellers who run an infamous New York showroom where rappers and athletes pay stratospheric prices to load up on Chrome Hearts and ‘fucking chill’ — have built a business that has doubled sales revenue each year since 2020 You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Stay updated to receive the latest from Islam21c “Of course, this is not to mention the beatings, the physical beatings I endured at the beginning when I arrived in Syria. But I can tell you that the psychological torture that I endured during this ten-month period in the underground cell is really beyond human imagination.”[4] Mr Arar was released and, in 2007, after a lengthy legal battle received an apology from the Canadian Prime Minister together with $10.5 million in compensation and $1 million in legal fees.[5] “The harrowing accounts of [Palestinian] families having to resort to eating cats and dogs, and civilians attacked by [Syrian army] snipers as they forage for food, have become all too familiar details of the horror story that has materialized in Yarmouk.”[9] Or has Robert Fisk forgotten Marie Colvin? The late Marie Colvin was a brave Sunday Times journalist who reported the atrocities committed by the Assad regime but was “assassinated” by the Assad regime in 2012 as part of a campaign targeting journalists covering the Syrian civil war, according to a claim filed by the family of the ‘greatest war correspondent of her generation’.[10] The legal action brought by Marie Colvin’s family is the first war crimes related law suit to reach court and includes information from high level defectors that journalists were tracked by Assad’s government via their satellite phone signals “Marie Colvin was a dog and now she’s dead.”[11] For the Make-America-Great-Again-right wing Assad has killed countless Muslims so it’s all good there too Besides, other recipients of the highest French honour include Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi, Italian dictator and fascist Benito Mussolini and Spanish dictator Francisco Franco who was responsible for the deaths of 400,000 political opponents.[14] Others include the ousted Tunisian dictator Zine El-Abidine Bin Ali and current Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.[1] Bashar Al-Assad has written his name on the wall of infamy Those who seek to make excuses for him should be concerned that history will recall their names with his blood-soaked hands Bashar Al-Assad is among the most barbaric modern-day mass murderers having joined the sadistic pantheon of Hitler Humanity should unite in utter condemnation Source: www.islam21c.com [1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43833652 [2] http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/maher-arar-case/ [3] https://www.democracynow.org/2006/2/27/theyve_ruined_my_life_torture_survivor [4] https://www.democracynow.org/2006/2/27/theyve_ruined_my_life_torture_survivor [5] http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/maher-arar-case/ [6] https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/robert-fisk-wont-tell-truth-syria-because-like-bashar-al-assad-he-fears-it-1575581 [7] 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Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Whether you want to volunteer or be a part of our team there are ways you can always make a contribution to the Muslim Ummah We know how it feels to miss out on the latest breaking stories so here is this handy box to make sure you don’t miss a thing the Grand Imam of Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque signed a shared statement on September 5 during an interreligious meeting held in front of the mosque The global phenomenon of dehumanization is marked especially by widespread violence and conflict frequently leading to an alarming number of victims It is particularly worrying that religion is often instrumentalized in this regard should include promoting and safeguarding the dignity of every human life leading to various destructive consequences such as natural disasters global warming and unpredictable weather patterns This ongoing environmental crisis has become an obstacle to the harmonious coexistence of peoples guided by our 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Younan Compan y We rely on your support for our independence France and Egypt have developed a close relationship based on common interests in the Middle East Some might suggest that it harkens back to the tradition established with Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign in Egypt at the end of the 18th century It led to the future emperor’s sincere fascination with Egyptian history and culture The obelisk at Place de la Concorde stands as a commemoration of that moment of apparent cultural convergence evinced a certain nostalgia for powerful French leaders of the past But the French people gave up their fascination with the Corsican general long ago and have largely forgotten his accomplishments or written them off as irrelevant to the life of la république in the 21st century READ MORE The rapprochement between France and Egypt stands on other grounds. At the very least, both leaders consider Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan their bitter enemy, though for different reasons. Lucrative arms deals may also help to explain their deep empathy had every reason last week to welcome Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for a state visit despite the COVID-19 lockdown that forbade French citizens from wandering more than 20 kilometers from their homes for the crime of criticizing some aspect of his regime Macron couldn’t prevent the Egyptians from filming the ceremony He understands the importance of tolerating foreign visitors’ taste for selfies All this while the “French media were also barred from filming other stages of his visit to Paris.” What Macron didn’t anticipate was the possibility that the Egyptians would publish the video “French broadcaster TMC later aired footage found on the website of the Egyptian presidency.” like the mouse’s in an earlier “bleak December,” ended up going seriously awry Not only was Macron’s ploy unearthed, as brutally as the poor mouse’s burrow under the force of Burns’ plow, but on Monday, France learned that the celebrated Italian journalist Corrado Augias had decided to ceremoniously return his own Legion of Honor cross in protest the government explained that “the gesture was an unavoidable part of protocol on a state visit.” Today’s Daily Devil’s Dictionary definition: Absolutely avoidable but at the cost of an economic or military advantage that obviously trumps any other pragmatic or ethical considerations. The official account of the event stated that “bestowing of awards is one of the traditional elements of state visits with just one to two per year in France.” That may be and the president can certainly adjust protocol when there is a compelling reason to do so It demonstrates why a leader like Macron may wish to pass laws serving to hide from public view acts conducted by public officials whether it’s an award ceremony or instances of police brutality Further irony concerned the television station that revealed the subterfuge It was created in Monaco by Prince Rainier III in 1954 The historical tradition of TMC’s independence from France apparently allowed its editorial team to skirt the French government’s ban on coverage of Sisi’s visit But the irony doesn’t stop there. Macron recently took to pontificating about the culture of Islam, much as former president Nicolas Sarkozy notoriously pontificated about Africa’s place in history Egypt should feel shame at being part of a community experiencing what he terms a “global crisis.” But Sisi has demonstrated that the best way of responding to “Islamist terrorism” is by transforming the nation into a brutally terrorist state Perhaps Macron sees this as a model for France His silencing of the media was merely a homage to Sisi the news teams at TMC and other news services reporting the story have not been thrown in jail and the pundits are now remarking that Macron’s chances of winning the next election are dwindling by the day As the proud defender of the republican faith in “liberté franternité,” Macron will obviously avoid pushing his imitation of Sisi too far the existing justice system would never allow it could a president justifiably defend the right to blaspheme against other people’s religion and deny the right of his people to blaspheme against his own religion of enrichment through arms sales who had taken too direct an interest in the workings of Sisi’s police state There is an eerie parallel with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi under Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman The difference is that Regeni was a researcher not a journalist with an international audience Zena Tahhan, writing for Al Jazeera in 2018 which began in 2013 with the systematic suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood who had won the election following the Arab Spring and the departure of Hosni Mubarak in 2011 Tahhan explained that the persecution quickly “extended well beyond Muslim Brotherhood supporters” and began “targeting journalists leading activists and any critics of President Sisi.” She highlighted the fate of photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid “after he was arrested while taking pictures as Egyptian security forces violently dispersed the Rabaa sit-in.” Thanks to the campaign by Amnesty International Sisi’s government had accused him of the very crime Macron wants to have at his disposal to prevent nosy individuals and the media from documenting the activities of his sometimes over-aggressive police Tahhan explained that following the events of the Arab Spring Saudi and Gulf money began to flow into Egypt temporarily stabilising the Egyptian economy.” A new coalition was in place Mohammed bin Salman’s Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Zayed’s United Arab Emirates have now joined forces to intervene in all the affairs of the Middle East with a view to dominating the region They count on the support of the US and the growing possibility of welcoming Israel into the group but Erdogan’s Turkey also stands in their way. especially with the arrival of Joe Biden in the White House Perhaps Robert Burns deserves the last word (the conclusion of “To a Mouse”) The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Fair Observer’s editorial policy. 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Joséphin Péladan’s (1858-1918) portrait by Jean Delville (1895) as “Sâr Mérodack,” white robed and posed like a Byzantine Christ Pantocrator “ruler of all” with an arm raised in benediction Nearby hangs another portrait of Péladan as a dandy by Marcellin Desboutin (1891) and a third of the “Sâr” as seer in priestly purple by Alexandre Séon (1891) We see Péladan in his multiple roles: Catholic zealot he wrote the manifesto and curated six yearly exhibitions called the Salon of the Rose+Croix (1892–1897) To dismiss this complex visionary and gender-bender as a reactionary and nuanced portrait of Péladan can be found in Robert Pincus-Witten’s doctoral dissertation (1976) which as a body of scholarship on Péladan and the Rose+Croix has yet to be surpassed The “Sâr Mérodack” (“Sâr” means leader” in ancient Assyrian and “Mérodack” is the name of a Babylonian king)—was a scholar of the occult Joséphin Péladan was an originator of multi-media happenings and inspiration for later leaders of art movements We are left to wonder if André Breton’s “Surrealist Manifesto” (Breton read Péladan) or Hugo Ball in his cardboard priest’s outfit or Joseph Beuys with his shaman’s hat and staff He was the first to combine art exhibitions The first R+C Salon of 1892 had 22,000 visitors and featured a stunning selection of art a performance of the overture to Richard Wagner’s Parsifal and the premiere of Eric Satie’s incidental music for Péladan’s Le Fils des étoiles Is it Péladan’s Rosicrucian and mystical Catholic beliefs that have caused critics like the New York Times’s Jason Farago to use dismissive terms like “garbage spiritualism” and “mystical mumbo-jumbo” An excellent essay from the exhibition catalog by Kenneth E The Important and Sometimes Embarrassing Links Between Occultism and the Development of Abstract Art 1909-13,” takes its title from the 1979 Rosalind Krauss quote “now we find it indescribably embarrassing to mention art and spirit in the same sentence.” Krauss and her tired brand of atheistic dogma has always presented a far too rigid view of psyche and art production Theodor Adorno’s 1947 “Theses Against Occultism” showed Adorno’s knowledge of actual occultism to be limited and he tended to lump both ancient and modern occult movements together and link them to German National Socialism and “irrationalism.” This was a vast oversimplification because many occultists also ended up in concentration camps Adorno’s argument reached an absurd end in “Stars Down to Earth” (1953) where he feared readers might receive fascist directives by reading the astrology column in the Los Angeles Times The domination of much academic art criticism by Marxists and the Frankfurt School is giving way Beginning with The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) international exhibitions like Massimiliano Gioni’s 2013 Venice Biennale are starting to acknowledge the influence of thinkers like Rudolph Steiner Their contribution to art making is long proven and important whether it is the work of Wassily Kandinsky Standing in front of Leonardo’s Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie he declares it has no other purpose than “to represent vigorous Italians around a table.” The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz (1616) The Rosicrucian golden age is associated with the Protestant rulers of the Palatine known as the “Winter King and Queen of Bohemia.” English alchemists like John Dee (1527–1608) were associated with this court where Shakespeare also performed plays to dismiss the profound cultural influence of Rosicrucian thought is poor scholarship Rosicrucianism in France had different manifestations Beginning with mysterious Rosicrucian manifestos tacked up around Paris and Lyon as early as 1623 When the Jesuit-educated René Descartes went searching for the brotherhood during a trip to Germany he was severely castigated by the church authorities upon his return to Paris French Rosicrucians made more outrageous claims than their German counterparts—they could be all-knowing and telepathic—talents Péladan claimed to have It is surprising that Jesuit-educated Péladan and his father Adrien an avowed Papist—who published a collection of one hundred poets dedicated to Pope Pius IX—would embrace heretical Rosicrucianism and initially Kabbalah along with Catholic supremacy although Péladan later broke with the Rose+Croix Kabbalistique Péladan also embraced other opposites; the salon featured painterly themes of pagan mythology and the music of Protestant German Richard Wagner The Sâr’s obsession with the androgyne probably referenced the alchemical coincidentia oppositorum The goal of the Sâr’s Rose+Croix movement was to restore the cult of the ideal Péladan rejected contemporary movements and subjects such as Impressionism Péladan preached that bourgeois materialism had essentially ruined all artistic forms since the Renaissance and Van Dyck as the “vermilion of the School of Antwerp.” In his review of Auguste Rodin’s Monument to Balzac he referred to the artist as “the sculptor of primates the plastician of Borneo.” As we are flooded with the market-driven work of Jeff Koons or Damien Hirst Péladan’s invective rants against materialism and the bourgeoisie make amusing reading; if only we could believe “the promise of a sky fully opens the wings of the soul infuse their God-laden heart into works that are clumsily sublime.”2 Péladan represents an extreme where all great art is Catholic and all great masterpieces are based on religion whom the Sâr called “the Saint Augustine of Art,” his sincerity resonates—the Sâr is a Don Quixote on a quest to unite art and God he was a monarchist and Papist in reaction to an age of soul-killing industrialization Even his detractors bowed: “One can be utterly indifferent to the Sâr the sweet inoffensive Sâr but after the smiles one nevertheless owes him a debt of gratitude for having put before the public the chance of judging so much valuable and tangible art.”3 The Sâr advocated for the beautiful against the ugly After the rotting baloney of Pope.L at the Whitney Biennial it would be nice to see a space created for beauty and the dream in all its manifestations in the art world has culled works from the hundreds shown during the salons Greene’s excellent curatorial eye is apparent The beautifully hung exhibition contains some great works Ferdinand Hodler’s moving psychological portrait of hopelessness Five men in black robes sit on a bench arranged in poses that can feel choreographed Hodler came from poverty and was orphaned at twelve; few artists can paint tragedy as well as Hodler he shared Péladan’s despair over a 19th-century notion of progress consumed by scientific materialism His portraits of simple people are rendered in a personal symbolist style he called “parallelism.” It is as if The Disappointed Souls are prophetic and see the darkness that will envelop Europe in the coming first World War One of the most powerful aspects of this exhibition is its portrayal of piety—something we rarely see portrayed in art today occupies the end wall of a chapel-like alcove A shepherdess in pale dress poses like a saint nuzzled by the “lamb of God who will take away the sins of the world.” Like an archaic Kore Young Saint (1891) by Henri Martin portrays an “exquisite peasant,” a young girl with halo and veil bathed in heavenly light standing in a field of wheat Antoine Bourdelle’s engraving Dream of a Shepherdess (Rêve de bergère) (1888–90) combines the theme of piety and dream with a sleeping figure Chaste and pious young ladies are something rarely encountered in this age of Miley Cyrus who will walk us through an Elysian field after death We could use a few of these radiant damsels as we march toward an environmental apocalypse The Holy Women Mourning Christ (1895) shows the beginning of his powerful representations of the life of Christ Rouault experienced a “Light on the Road to Damascus” in his thirties which was to follow him into later Fauvist works The Rose+Croix was a movement hoping to bring Catholic and Rosicrucian truth to conquer the future of art A work that sums up the movement’s quest is the Spaniard Rogelio de Egusquiza’s etching The Holy Grail (1893) (from the “Parsifal” series El Santo Grial) “My dream is to create iconostasis rather than painting properly speaking.”4 Art was to be a portal to the divine vindictive animus reserved for Christianity and Catholicism in particular Any contemporary work dealing positively with Christianity or Catholicism is rejected outright The Guggenheim exhibition is coming at a time when the parameters of the art world are undergoing an expansion after a critical and ideological inquisition The fact that so many artists are flocking to exhibitions like this one and last year’s Language of the Birds: The Occult and Art at NYU John of the Cross (1983) show not all art has to be secular or all Catholic-inspired art transgressive Perhaps Christianity also needs a counter-reformation in the art world to rescue it from the far-right and the cynics Our troubled time could use art that embraces sincere spiritual impulses when religion as the “opium of the masses” has been replaced by a real opioid epidemic but nothing positive and visionary upon which to build at least attempted to reunite art with the divine Ann McCoy is an artist, writer, and Editor at Large for the Brooklyn Rail. She was given a Guggenheim Foundation award in 2019, for painting and sculpture. www.annmccoy.com Home Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Prime Minister thanked President Macron for this singular honour on behalf of the people of India The award ceremony took place at the Elysee Palace in Paris It is with great humility that I accept the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. This is an honour for the 140 crore people of India. I thank President @EmmanuelMacron, the French Government and people for this gesture. It shows their deep affection towards India and resolve for… pic.twitter.com/Nw7V1JVgpb C'est avec beaucoup d'humilité que j'accepte la Grand-Croix de la Légion d'honneur. C'est un honneur pour les 1,4 milliard d'habitants de l'Inde. Je remercie le Président @EmmanuelMacron, le gouvernement et le peuple français, qui montre leur profonde affection envers l'Inde et… pic.twitter.com/NcVctHYQfV 2017The Legion of Honor medal worn by Napoleon Bonaparte while he was in exile at Sainte Helene island is displayed at the Museum of the Legion of Honor in Paris The National Order of the Legion of Honor is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 The Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five various degrees: Chevalier (Knight) Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).(Remy de la Mauviniere/AP)LOS ANGELES — Ten California men who fought overseas with U.S forces have been awarded the French government’s highest honor for their World War II service The veterans were each presented the National Order of the Legion of Honor during a ceremony Tuesday at Los Angeles National Cemetery an Army Air Corps 1st lieutenant who flew 70 combat missions in Europe as a B-25 bombardier Ninety-five-year-old Ignacio Sanchez was part of 35 combat missions as a B-17 turret gunner BGen Garrant meets WWII Veteran Henry Ochsner who landed on D-Day with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division attended and spoke at the National Order of the Legion of Honor held at the (Veterans) Los Angeles National Cemetery recognized ten World War 2 American veterans from the Army and Navy for their contributions in the liberation of France The Award is France’s highest award for distinguished service in France during WWII Juarez Sr.)The presentations were made by Christophe Lemoine the consul general of France in Los Angeles the Legion of Honor recognizes exceptional service to France the co-authors of the report on the proposed Notre Dame Museum in Paris advocated for a large space of "7,000 to 9,000 square meters" within the Hotel-Dieu “The future Notre Dame Museum must match the stature of the cathedral,” said Charles Personnaz director of the Heritage Institute and co-author of the report on the museum's proposed concept which was submitted last February to the Minister of Culture Personnaz highlighted the project's “vast ambition” during his May 28 hearing by the working group overseeing the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral at the National Assembly The French president approves of such a project during a visit to the cathedral's restoration site President Emmanuel Macron supported initiating discussions on creating a dedicated museum “because it is a part of our national destiny and it still has so much to show.” On December 8 at a subsequent visit a year before the scheduled reopening of the cathedral the president said the future museum would be located within the buildings of the Hotel-Dieu owned by the Greater Paris University Hospitals (AP-HP) “We looked for other locations, but only the Hotel-Dieu had the capacity and the vocation to host such a museum, due to the historical connection between the cathedral and its hospital,” Personnaz explained at the Assembly on May 28. Together with Jonathan Truillet, deputy of science and heritage at the public institution Rebuild Notre Dame de Paris they proposed in their (unpublished) report on the future museum that it should have a large area of “7,000 to 9,000 square meters.” Personnaz and Truillet expressed their hope the decision on its exact location within the Hotel-Dieu would be made “before the summer.” “The more visible the entrance and the more patronage we will attract,” they noted indirectly criticizing the proposal that the AP-HP made to rent only 5,000 square meters away from the forecourt “we need to move quickly to be able to open this museum in five years,” said Personnaz suggested that a permanent and free exhibition space be opened near the cathedral by 2026-2027 to meet the “very high expectations of both French and foreign visitors.” the journey through the future museum could be structured around a large chronological gallery incorporating three themes The first would narrate the cathedral's religious which are the “required keys of understanding for today's public.” The second would feature artistic creations related to the cathedral: sculptures from the choir screen unearthed during excavations sculptures damaged by the weather and removed to be replaced by replicas six or seven paintings from the Mays of Notre Dame preserved at the Louvre and from the Arras museum as well as various musical and literary works “We also have many elements from the restorations by Viollet-le-Duc and sculptor Geoffroy-Decheaume whose workshop could be recreated,” Personnaz suggested from its reconstruction in 1160 to its current restoration could be showcased “by vividly presenting the physical work the models of the framework made by the companions but also the digital models of the cathedral.” were concerned about the means of financing the museum Could the remaining funds from the donations for Notre Dame's reconstruction “The creation of the museum could receive the support of patrons alongside the state,” responded Jonathan Truillet The institution could also “balance its operating budget with an average spending per visitor of 7 euros and an estimated attendance of 700,000 people annually.” This would represent 5% of the 14 million annual visitors expected at the cathedral after its reopening 2 million more than before its tragic fire Pope Francis’ meeting with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in 2019 and the signing of an unprecedented document to encourage cooperation and friendship among the various faiths on 4 February 2019 in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) to sign the unprecedented Document on Human Fraternity the other Muslim -- called for this text to be disseminated everywhere Let's recall the essential elements of this declaration: faith in God unites all human beings and makes them brothers and sisters; therefore they cannot kill each other in the name of God A symposium took place in Abu Dhabi earlier this month to mark the 5th anniversary of the document's signing It was initiated by the University Platform for Research on Islam a group at the Institut Catholique in Lyon (France) that helped prepared the 2019 text and continues to assess it It showed that such texts written by prophetic people are not condemned to irrelevance Currently dozens of researchers — and behind them how many students and future leaders and parents — are taking seriously the imperative of fraternity that must unite believers of various faiths It might be good to reread Fratelli tutti,the encyclical the pope issued in 2020 more than a year after the Document on Human Fraternity a text he's called “so well-suited to our time” The paths of fraternity are always to be reinvented. Professor Michel Younès, the dean of theology at the Institut Catholique in Lyon and the organizer of this symposium in Abu Dhabi, asks us, "What becomes of the world without fraternity?" That's good question during the season of Lent provides clues to the answer in his message to the symposium: "Do not be afraid to step outside your disciplines listen to the world; do not be afraid of this world listen to your brother whom you have not chosen but whom God has put beside you to teach you to love." but it's certainly within the reach of each of us Arnaud Alibert is an Assumptionist priest and the chief religion editor of La Croix 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beginning a new chapter in its 400-year heritage Alexandra Palace (formerly Château du Petit Chêne) officially reopens to the public on June 8 as a new five-star hotel and resort after three years and a multi-million dollar reconstruction The 17th century chateau in Mazières-en-Gâtine France sits amidst 250 pristine acres of wooded parkland Chairman and CEO of the Younan Company and La Grande Maison Younan Collection says everything but several walls of the castle were replaced while respecting the original structure and historic design” he says “The former castle was shuttered for more than 50 years We acquired it in 2015 and spent a year renovating the castle as a luxury hotel the castle was destroyed in a catastrophic fire We have spent the last two years rebuilding and expanding the structure to create a five-star luxury resort.” The result is a one-of-a-kind hotel beautifully situated amidst a world-class golf course in the picturesque Deux-Sevres countryside No expense was spared to ensure that exquisite craftsmanship was integrated with 21st century amenities The craftsmen and designers were tasked with formulating a design concept that honors the past “We are excited to inaugurate the newest chapter of Alexandra Palace with our clientele in France and around the world,” added Mr we are elevating the total guest experience We are confident that Alexandra Palace is a world-class destination and it exemplifies our mission that everyone deserves a night in a castle.” Indonesian academic Sapri Sale defied geopolitical tensions to write the first Hebrew-Bahasa Indonesia dictionary in 2015 he’s now breaking cultural taboos by teaching Hebrew at Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque Home ExhibitionsAlbert Besnard #expoBesnard The Petit Palais and the Palais Lumière d’Evian are pleased to introduce this retrospective dedicated to Albert Besnard Discover the collections of all the city of Paris' museums Support le petit palais Subscribe to newsletter Silverwave wins the 2017 Grand Prix de Chantilly at Chantilly will commence his stallion career at Haras de la Croix-Sonnet in France this year The 8-year-old was sold to George Mullins for €105,000 (US$116,176) at last month's Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale when it was suggested he would stand in Ireland but his new home is in fact just outside of Deauville where the auction was held Silverwave won 10 of his 33 starts over six consecutive seasons and stints with four different trainers—Alain Couetil He also took the Grand Prix de Chantilly (G2) and Qatar Prix Foy (G2) and finished runner-up in another Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and in the Prix Ganay (G1) Sign up for BloodHorse Daily Silverwave is being managed by Guy Petit on behalf of a syndicate of owners and he will be available to view on the Route des Etalons making him the cheapest top-level winner retiring to stud in Europe in 2020 For more European racing, sales, and bloodstock news, visit RacingPost.com. 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The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. l'exploitation des ressources de Madagascar se poursuit à l'instar de celles d'autres colonies les Malgaches répondent à l'appel de la France et 10 500 d'entre eux participent à la campagne de France en 1940 11ème régiments d'artillerie coloniaux et le 42ème bataillon de tirailleurs malgaches s'illustrent particulièrement tandis que des tirailleurs combattent bravement dans le cadre d'unités africaines Madagascar’s resources were exploited as the island was modernized from 1939 onward the Malagasy people responded to France’s request with 10,500 of them participating in France’s 1940 campaign and one-third of that number dying in combat The 3rd and 11th Colonial Infantry Regiments and the 42nd Malagasy Machine Gun Battalion particularly distinguished themselves while the infantrymen fought bravely within African units membres du Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache (MDRM) déposent sur le bureau de l’Assemblée Nationale à Paris un projet de loi demandant l’indépendance de l’île dans le cadre de l’Union française refuse de faire imprimer ce texte car « c’était un acte d’accusation contre la France et Aux élections législatives suivantes de novembre 1946 les trois sièges du second collège (réservés aux « indigènes ») members of the Democratic Movement for the Renovation of Madagascar (MDRM) lodged a bill with the National Assembly in Paris demanding independence for the island from the French Union refused to have the text printed because “it was an indictment against France and actually a call to revolt.” The bill was rejected the three second college seats (reserved for “indigenous people”) were won by the MDRM leaders Against that backdrop, on March 29, 1947, two secret societies unleashed a wave of violence overnight in many locations around Madagascar. Instead of negotiating, however, the French government chose to suppress the uprising, and war began. In an article on the collaborative website Matiere et Evolution (Matter and Evolution), which is managed by history scholars, R. Paris recalled: Le gouvernement envoie à Madagascar des renforts essentiellement des troupes coloniales (tirailleurs sénégalais) : au total 18.000 hommes début 1948 La répression donne lieu à de nombreux débordements et crimes de guerre : tortures Parmi les crimes les plus graves figure celui du 6 mai 1947 fait mitrailler plus d’une centaine de militants du MDRM emprisonnés dans des wagons L’armée française expérimente aussi une nouvelle technique de guerre psychologique : des suspects sont jetés vivants d’un avion pour terroriser les villageois de leur région The government sent reinforcements to Madagascar mainly colonial troops (Senegalese infantrymen) The suppression led to many acts of violence and war crimes such as torture forced resettlements and torching of villages The French army also experimented with a new psychological warfare technique in which suspects were thrown alive from planes to terrorize the villagers in their area Wondering “how many were victims of the suppression?” an activist progressive website from southern France, Midi Populaire et Citoyen, attempted to answer exploring the different attempts to nail down a number: Les chiffres cités à l’époque devant l’Assemblée nationale parlaient de 80 000 morts une estimation qui sera reprise par les spécialistes comme Jacques Tronchon l’écrivain Claude Simon évoquait “Madagascar Le problème est que ces chiffres seraient faux selon les dernières estimations de certains historiens que le nombre de personnes tuées lors de l’insurrection n’a pas dépassé les 10 000 (dont 140 Blancs) auquel il convient d’ajouter le nombre de Malgaches morts de malnutrition ou de maladie dans les zones tenues par les insurgés “Cette surmortalité reste encore très difficile à évaluer l’hypothèse la plus vraisemblable tournant autour de 20 000 à 30 000 morts” Il n’y a pas eu de “génocide oublié” à Madagascar mais une faute des dirigeants politiques qui se sont révélés incapables d’éviter un drame annoncé The numbers quoted before the National Assembly at that time were around 80,000 deaths an estimate which would be altered by specialists such as Jacques Tronchon where it has been hidden for so long that they killed 100,000 indigenous people in three days during 1947.” according to the latest estimates of certain historians Paris Sorbonne University lecturer Jean Fremigacci stated that the number killed during the uprising did not exceed 10,000 (including 140 white people) and that the number of Malagasy who died from malnutrition or disease in zones held by the insurgents had been added to this total The number of deaths is still extremely hard to assess and is probably around 20,000 to 30,000 people,” wrote Mr Erick Rabemananoro, previously a journalist with the Madagascar Tribune, paid tribute to these victims of colonial wars, one of whom was his paternal grandfather. On Facebook, Rabemananoro stated: Regarding that March 29th day when everyone was roused to action I would just like to spare a thought for all the families who know that they paid a price in spilled blood for the country in the fight against the colonial power grand speeches and other patriotic activities under the guise of anti-colonialism and patriotism dans lequel Madagascar se voyait imposer — bien que le mot ne fût pas utilisé — un statut de protectorat (impliquant la prise en charge par la France des relations extérieures de Madagascar) assorti du paiement d’une indemnité de dix millions de francs les territoires Sakalava repassèrent sous l’autorité du gouvernement malgache et la reine se vit reconnaître le droit de « présider à l’administration de toute l’île » la reine fut même faite Grand-Croix de la Légion d’Honneur which saw protectorate status (implying management of Madagascar foreign relations by France) imposed upon (although the word ‘imposed’ was not used) Madagascar along with payment of a ten million franc indemnity the Sakalava territories would revert to the authority of the Malagasy government and the queen given the right to “rule over the administration of the whole island.” In 1888 the queen was even awarded the Grand-Croix of the Légion d'Honneur In an 1895 article in the Revue des Deux Mondes (4th quarter, book 132), French economist Paul Leroy-Beaulieu wrote frankly and acerbically about his country's colonization of Madagascar: La prise de possession de Madagascar par la France quelles que soient les fautes ou les erreurs qu’on ait pu constater dans la préparation de l’expédition qu’il importe de trancher dans le bon sens Serons-nous vraiment les maîtres de la grande île australe Le traité intervenu entre la France et la reine Ranavalona nous donne-t-il un titre précis non seulement pour l’administration intérieure un domaine grevé de nombre de servitudes plus ou moins perpétuelles et dont nous supporterons tous les frais sans jouir d’aucun avantage quant aux profits whatever the faults or mistakes in preparing the expedition when it is important to make the right decision while there is still time Should we really be the masters of the great southern island Has the treaty between France and Queen Ranavalona given us specific full entitlement for interior administration as well as with respect to foreigners Have we in fact acquired a domain burdened with many constraints for which we will have to meet all the expenses but without reaping any advantages with respect to profits More than a century later, during a November 2016 conference between the heads of state of the International Organization of La Francophonie at Antananarivo in Madagascar, French President François Hollande recognized that atrocities had been committed by colonial troops during the war: «C’est bien parce qu’il y avait eu cet engagement des Malgaches pour la France mais aussi pour la liberté Ce mouvement a soulevé l’île tout entière en 1947 et elle fut brutalement réprimée par la France Je rends hommage à toutes les victimes de ces événements aux milliers de morts et à tous les militants de l’indépendance qui ont alors été arrêtés et condamnés pour leurs idées» It’s really because there was this engagement of Malagasy people for France that after the Second World War many started to dream about independence and about the growing ambitions of the people This movement caused an uprising across the whole island in 1947 which was brutally suppressed by France I pay homage to all the victims of these events and to all the militants who fought for independence and who were arrested and condemned for their ideas It is one thing for the French leaders to recognize these war crimes but asking for forgiveness and paying out compensation are another but so far has neglected to face the consequences of wars started by itself ERROR: SECURITY TIMEOUT - Please copy your message to a backup location Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and defending human rights can positively influence how people experience events happening beyond their own communities and national borders Please consider making a donation to help us continue this work Donate now Authors, please log in » Stay up to date about Global Voices and our mission. 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For more information please read our Fundraising Ethics Policy Special thanks to our many sponsors and funders after surviving the horrors of Ravensbrück concentration camp for women spent the rest of her life fighting to eliminate extreme poverty Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz (1920-2002) joined the Resistance when she was only 19 years old the notorious women-only concentration camp She spent the rest of her life fighting for the underdog eventually becoming one of only six women buried in the Panthéon She was born in the remote Cévennes mountains was the older brother of Charles de Gaulle Her mother Germaine was the daughter of novelist Pierre Gourdon the family moved to Sarre on the German border As a direct result of the in utero death of her unborn child Germaine de Gaulle died of septicaemia when Geneviève was barely five years old young Geneviève grew very close to her father She found it hard to accept her new step-mother when he re-married five years later and became so accomplished in German that her father got her read Mein Kampf in its original language the population of Sarre voted to become German (The territory had been held by France since the Versailles Treaty at the end of WW1 but has remained part of Germany since the referendum vote) all resident French citizens were ordered to leave the territory where Geneviève finished school and enrolled to read history at Rennes university she joined the Resistance using the name Germaine Lecomte Early activities included tearing down German posters and Nazi symbols She and her fellow students also distributed anti-Nazi leaflets that denounced the Vichy government and the occupation where she enrolled at the Sorbonne and continued her clandestine activities mainly in the form of writing illicit pamphlets and passing on information She was betrayed and subsequently arrested by the Gestapo who realised that she was carrying false identity papers She revealed her real identity (as a member of the de Gaulle family) as she was earmarked for ransom rather than execution in February 1944 she was transferred to Germany and imprisoned in Ravensbrück She formed close friendships with four other Resistance workers: Jacqueline Péry d’Alincourt all of whom also survived their incarceration Himmler ordered her to be placed in solitary confinement while an attempt was made to ransom her back to France She was eventually liberated when the Red Army arrived at the camp in April 1945 She spent her new freedom convalescing in Switzerland cultured man who had also worked with the Resistance They married in 1946 and went on to have four children together Her experiences in prison profoundly marked her approach to life Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz became president of the Association nationale des anciennes déportées et internées de la Résistance She felt that it was important to record what people had suffered as well as celebrate the support and friendship the prisoners had offered each other it took more than fifty years before she felt ready to recount her own experiences she detailed the horrors of the three-day cattle-truck train journey to Germany and in particular the conditions endured by children in the camp she was deeply involved with the prosecution of war criminals and also in the Rassemblement du Peuple Français a political party launched by her famous uncle her husband became director of artistic creation at the Ministry of Culture Through his work and contacts she was introduced to Father Joseph Wreskinski a Polish chaplain working in the slum quarters of Noisy-le-Grand He had been born in 1917 in a refugee camp in Paris his father was Polish but held a German passport and the entire family had been interned in France during WW1 and began his path to priesthood at the age of 17 his self-imposed task was to help the poorest of the poor He went into slums and down mines and caught TB where he inspected the hellish conditions in Sicilian salt mines in 1957 he founded the international ATD Quart Monde (Aide à Toute Détresse) which is today known as Agir Tous pour la Dignité Quart Monde He coined the phrase Quart Monde (Fourth World) in 1969 to describe the bottom layer of the world’s social pyramid; those people with the least money He insisted on taking Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz to visit the slums of Noisy-le-Grand “On the faces of these men and women I recognised the same look on the faces of my friends in Ravensbrück when we had no more hope when we were exhausted by the daily struggle and you tell yourself that it can only end in death...” she said “I would never compare a slum to a concentration camp – people were not there to be killed you have experiences which are not far from it I recognised the smell of my friends at the camp among the homeless in Noisy-le-Grand The visit changed the direction of her life As president of the French branch of ATD Quart Monde from 1964 to 1998 she was dedicated to eradicating extreme poverty in France she joined a committee set up by the famous writer Simone de Beauvoir to defend Djamila Boupacha a young Algerian woman who had been arrested by the French Army on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack during the Algerian War beaten and electrocuted multiple times over many months The defence committee shone a spotlight on the illegal and brutal practices of the French authorities in Algeria and eventually saw Mrs Boupacha released from custody in 1962 Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz testified at the trial of Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie she joined the Conseil Economique et Social and spent a decade lobbying ceaselessly for the adoption of the anti-poverty law the Loi d’Orientation Contre La Grande Pauvreté This law led to the establishment of the Revenu Minimum d’Insertion (RMI) and the Droit au Logement Opposable (DALO) all of which aim to prevent exclusion and destitution She was awarded the Grand-Croix de la Légion d’Honneur the Médaille de la Résistance Française avec Rosette A memorial plaque was installed on the house where she lived in Paris She was so highly regarded that she was even considered for canonisation President François Hollande announced that Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz’s remains were to be transferred to the Panthéon The families decided not to allow their ancestors’ remains to be moved and therefore the two women symbolically entered the Panthéon in May 2016 The coffins used contained only earth from the cemeteries where the respective women were laid to rest The remarkable WWII story of a British secret agent in occupied France ‘I drew in five minutes the absolute pain of a lifetime’ Simone Veil: a force for good, for women, for France, for all Exploring an ancient craft form at a company founded 120 years ago Many remained in France during the occupation ‘All I have is this precious image and the story behind it’ 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Only six years after acquiring two vineyards in Saint-Emilion Chairman & CEO of Younan Company and La Maison Younan became the first ever American winemaker to be inducted in the Jurade of Saint-Emilion as a Winemaker of Honor Bourgeois of St Émilion by the Grand Jury Council on the 19th of June 2022 the Jurade preserves the soul and culture of the best winemaking in Saint-Émilion and in the world considered by many to be the best red wine in the world all located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru region Château Zaya property’s close proximity are the well-known two Saint-Emilion premier Grand Cru Classé “A” properties where excellent wines have been produced for decades and only 50 meters away from Château Zaya La Maison Younan acquired Château Zaya (formerly Château La Garelle) with a goal to establish an international reputation as an impressive wine in Bordeaux La Maison Younan has invested in implementing and perfecting vine growth Château Zaya’s viticulture and vinification team is headed by the French expert Dr the former President of the Union des Grands Crus and one of the founders and current President of the Grand Cercle de Vins de Bordeaux Château la Croix Younan covers 22 acres and is one of the few large vineyards located in Saint-Émilion The wines of this vineyard date back to the 1950s and have been known for producing some of the richest most lush and premium wines on the Right Bank Château La Croix Younan is the first American-owned vineyard from Saint-Émilion to be included in the Rive Droite elite selection of 113 wines representing wine making excellence in Bordeaux’s Right Bank Formerly known as Château la Croix Fourney the name change to Château La Croix Younan represents the care and passion that is implemented by Zaya S sacrificing quantity for the highest quality handcrafted wines represented today by the only one label produced in perfect Bordeaux style 28% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Cabernet Franc) « It has always been a dream of mine to own and operate a vineyard in the Saint-Émilion region the main priorities were the restructuring of the vineyard and the improvement of the winemaking process and I am proud to see that all the efforts paid off today and resulted in my induction in Saint-Emilion Jurade The technical team of Château la Croix Younan is also led by Dr When it comes to comparing Château Zaya and Château La Croix Younan at the image of the new trend in the Bordeaux region Château La Croix Younan is more structured Younan’s investments in Bordeaux region are just starting and the businessman has much bigger ambitions for the future: « It is an honor for me to be the first American to be inducted into the Jurade de Saint-Emilion This is only the beginning of my mission in the wine industry and I plan on expanding into the Bordeaux vineyards I see myself eventually leading 200 hectares of vineyards in the next 5 years It is my dream to be one of the best wine makers in the world before I call it quits » – says Zaya S About Younan company Almost every hobby cyclist knows the Letape du Tour The original Gran Fondo of the Tour de France is a real highlight in the cyclosportive-race-calendar and is also an excellently organised event But there are lots of other events which leads over spectacular mountains and roads to create a real Tour de France atmosphere 2024Start – Finish: Saint Michel de Maurienne – Col du Galibier (Saint Michel de Maurienne)Routes: 115 km / 335 hm 35 km / 2100 hmTour de France climbs: Cols de Beau Plan | Col du Télégraphe | Col du Galibier it is one of the stone myths that generations of Tour de France participants have climbed the Tour de France has been on the 2642 meter high Alpine pass more than 60 times the Galibier was “crossed” twice the Alpine giant is part of the 4th Tour stage on July 2nd The Le Galibier Challenge is the first high mountain event in the French amateur calendar and leads on the long route over Cols de Beau Plan Col du Télégraphe with the finish on the Col du Galibier The double pack of Télégraphe and Galibier adds up to a climbing party of over 30 kilometers and more than 2000 meters in altitude the time is stopped at the top of the Col du Galibier – after a total of 78 kilometers on the long route the descent to the finish town of Saint Michel de Maurienne is made at a free pace The distance of 110 kilometers includes the descent into the valley Organizer’s website 93 km/ 2200 hmStart – Finish: Ronchamp – La Planche des Belles-FillesTour de France climbs: Le Ballon de Servance | Le Col d’Oderen | Le Col du Hundsruck | Le Ballon d’Alsace: | La Planche des Belles-Filles Tradition meets modernity at this Gran Fondo in the Vosges The two routes lead over epic Tour de France passes While the 13.2 kilometer climb to the Ballon d’Alsace was the first official mountain ever at the Tour de France in 1905 the finish at Les 3 Ballons is on the Planche des Belles Filles made it onto the Tour de France route for the first time in 2012 but has since been the scene of thrilling uphill finals six times – most recently in 2022 This year also saw the newly launched Tour de France for women end with a victory by Annemiek van Vleuten Organizer’s website 2024Start – Finish: Vaison la Romaine – Mont Ventoux / Vaison la RomaineRoutes: 122 km* / 3600 hm 100 km* /2600 hmTour de France climbs: Mont Ventoux Off to storm the “white giant of Provence” both distances end at the top of the bare mountain at 1909 meters altitude The ascent on the long variant is classic via Bedoin and the Chalet Reynard The shorter route leads via Sault to the Chalet Reynard and then further up as a warm-up at the foot of the 21 kilometer long and on average 7.6 percent steep climb there are still some smaller passes to master the day is only over after a neutralized 30 kilometer long descent from the summit down to Vaison la Romaine Organizer’s website 2024Start – Finish: LourdesRoutes: 157 km / 4064 hm 99 km / 2321 hmTour de France climbs: Col d’Aspin the Pyrenean pass Tourmalet was not only part of the Tour de France – on the 5th stage – but also the roof of the Vuelta a España which the pros had to climb on the 13th stage of the Vuelta Ambitious amateur cyclists can take on one of the most legendary passes in cycling on June 24 the approach is “classic” via the Col d’Aspin 12 kilometers long and on average 6.5 percent steep the road winds up to almost 1500 meters in altitude A form test before it goes over the big one From the west side of Sainte-Marie-de-Campan almost 1300 meters in altitude have to be overcome on about 17 kilometers the route leads predominantly downhill over the final 50 kilometers to the finish and pilgrimage town of Lourdes 2024Start – Finish: Bourg d’Oisans – Alpe d’Huez / FranceRoutes: 177 km / 5000 hm 226 km / 6300 hmTour de France climbs: Col du Glandon The marmot – but the event is by no means as cute as the frolicsome rodents the route is similar to a queen stage of the Tour de France After the descent down to Saint Michel de Maurienne the double pack of Col du Telegraph and Col du Galibier awaits – a total of 2000 meters in altitude over more than 35 kilometers from where it goes up the 21 hairpin bends to Alpe d’Huez to the finish For those who still haven’t had enough and want to see more marmots in the mountains the organizer has a bonus: At the Ultrafondo Marmotte Alps the route is extended over the Col de Sarenne and it goes up to the Alpe a second time The Alpine double pack is reminiscent of the 18th stage of the 2013 Tour de France Organizer’s website 2024Start – Finish: Cluses – CarrozRoutes: 130 km / 3500 hm 100 km / 2400 hmTour de France climbs: Col de la Colombière Only a few kilometers after the start in Cluses the climb to the Col de la Colombière begins A Tour de France pass that is regularly found on the route map of the Tour de France Most recently in 2018 when Julian Alaphilippe won the 10th stage in Le Grand Bornand The climb is 18.4 kilometers long and is almost treeless in the sun The participants have to climb over 1100 meters in altitude to the pass crossing at 1613 meters easy-to-ride descent to Le Grand Bornand rewards the efforts of climbing the race leads through the Aravis Valley over the Glieres plateau to send the participants over the Col des Fleuries in the further course A climb that is at the beginning of the 15th stage of this year’s Tour de France which is in Carroz – not far from the start town of Cluses Organizer’s website Date: tbdStart – Finish: BarcelonnetteRoutes: 122 km / 3300 hm 59 km / 1690 hmTour de France climbs: Col de la Cayolle The event in the French Maritime Alps is small but fine Because it is limited to only 500 participants Les 3 Cols sends the starters on an epic ride over three two-thousanders The event is modeled on the 16th stage of the 1975 Tour de France when Felice Gimondi Eddy Merckx and Bernard Thévenet fought an unrelenting battle here and Merckx lost the Tour against Thévenet The Tour de France often visited the 2240 meter high Col d’Allos in the early years Simon Geschke won his Tour stage in the jersey of Team Giant-Alpecin in 2015 at Allos Organizer’s website Date: tbdStart – Finish: La Chambre – Col de la MadeleineRoutes: 135 km / 4700 hm 60 km/ 2650 hmTour de France climbs: Col du Mollard The finish is at almost 2000 meters – the Col de la Madeleine One of the high mountain passes of the Tour de France the legendary pass in the Savoy Alps has already been the scene of a Tour de France stage 25 times there has never been a mountain finish there That is reserved for amateurs at the Cyclosportive de la Madeleine The Col is climbed in the race from the south via the small town of La Chambre – the climb is 19.3 kilometers long with an average gradient of 8 percent hobby athletes can climb one or more alpine passes as a warm-up before The hardest is certainly the 135 kilometer long route with a total of four passes – Mollard a view of the Mont Blanc massif rewards and compensates for all the hardships Date: tbdStart – Finish: VaujanyRoutes: 118 km / approx 43 km / 1800 hmTour de France climbs: Col de la Croix de Fer Copyright: GFNY This amateur race from the GFNY series starts in the mountain village of Vaujany in the middle of the French Alps the participants are faced with the climb to the Col de la Croix de Fer at 2067 meters altitude The road winds for a good 25 kilometers first through the forest and then past the Lac de Grand Maison to the summit Although the climb is only 5 percent steep on average on which the Tour peloton also struggled up on the 12th stage in 2022 While the participants of the shorter route may climb just under 5 kilometers back up to Vaujany after a cooling descent the starters on the longer route face a second “heavy chunk” After 20 kilometers with an average gradient of 7.4 percent the participants have climbed the Tour pass which was crossed for the first time in a Tour de France in 1947 the last remaining grains can be shot at the 8.6 percent final climb to the finish town Organizer’s website Date: tbdStart – Finish: Argelès-Gazost – Luz ArdidenRoutes: 163 km / 5600 hm 106 km / 4085 hmTour de France climbs: Col du Tourmalet The Marmotte Granfondo Pyrénées is worthy of a queen stage of the Tour de France Not because of the impressive altitude gain of 5000 meters on the 163 kilometer long route It’s the resonant names of these climbs in the Pyrenees: twice the Col du Tourmalet Col d’Aspin and the final climb to Luz-Ardiden Mountains where the Tour has already been decided and that have written and will continue to write history the Tourmalet was the final climb of the 6th stage And the Pyrenean climb made the decision at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes For those who find all this climbing too much 106 kilometer long distance and save themselves the Hourquette d’Ancizan and Aspin and also finish in Luz-Ardiden – after a final climbing party of 13 kilometers with an average gradient of 7.5 percent Organizer’s website Cylcosportive Events 2025: The Most Beautiful Marathons in the Alps Events 2024: The five cycling monuments for amateurs and hobby cyclists Gravel-Worldchampionships 2024: Qualifyings for Hobby Cyclists Events 2024: Cyclosportives with 300 and more Kilometers 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a spectacle of opulence and grandeur the Alexandra Palace Hotel in France was transformed into a majestic venue for the highly anticipated wedding of Daniel Younan and Elisya Incidis marked a historic event for the Assyrian community and captivated attendees with its unparalleled luxury the son of renowned Assyrian billionaire Zaya Younan and Sherry Younan and current Product Developer for Younan Company Private Equity Firm and Elisya Incidis exchanged vows in a ceremony that epitomized extravagance and elegance which began on July 20 and concluded on August 31st showcased an array of meticulously curated events beginning at one of Zaya Younan’s many castles in France with events each day at various of Younan's properties and concluding at Younan’s 5-Star Resort in Portugal known for its historic charm and breathtaking views served as the perfect backdrop for this fairy-tale celebration The venue was adorned with lavish floral arrangements and sumptuous fabrics that created an atmosphere of regal sophistication The festivities commenced with a memorable first day featuring an exclusive tour and lunch at the Younan family’s prestigious vineyards in Saint-Émilion Guests experienced the beauty and sophistication of Château Zaya and Château la Croix Younan a curated wine tasting of the estate’s finest selections and a gourmet lunch that highlighted the region’s culinary excellence Highlights of the wedding festivities included: A Grand Welcome Reception: Guests were greeted with an opulent welcome reception featuring a curated selection of gourmet cuisine and endless fresh oysters The evening set the tone for the week’s events with its elegant ambiance and exclusive guest list.A Lavish Pre-Wedding White Party: The celebrations continued with a dazzling Pre-Wedding White Party at the Alexandra Palace This elegant soirée invited guests to dress in their finest white attire for an evening of luxury festive atmosphere.A Traditional Assyrian Ceremony: On the wedding day the couple honored their heritage with a traditional Assyrian ceremony blending cultural rituals with modern luxury at one of France’s most historic churches at the time of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy it became the episcopal seat of the newly created diocese of Deux-Sèvres within the framework of the Constitutional Church The ceremony was attended by dignitaries and luminaries from around the globe.A Stunning Reception: The reception was a masterpiece of design and a fireworks display that lit up the night sky The highlight of the evening was a live band whose mesmerizing performances enchanted guests to dance all night and a breathtaking 15-foot tall wedding cake that stood as a testament to the grandeur of the occasion.An Exquisite Post-Wedding Brunch: The festivities culminated with an opulent post-wedding brunch offering endless champagne and an array of delicacies Guests enjoyed a luxurious spread accompanied by a relaxed and elegant atmosphere that provided the perfect end to the celebration before the entire wedding guest list jetted off to Younan’s Resort in Portugal for a week of relaxing and recovering poolside every detail was meticulously planned and executed to reflect the grandeur and elegance befitting the Younan and Incidis families The wedding not only celebrated the union of two beloved individuals but also highlighted the rich cultural heritage of the Assyrian community “We are thrilled to have hosted such a magnificent event that reflects the love and heritage of Daniel and Elisya,” says Zaya & Sherry Younan “This wedding is a testament to their shared values and the importance of family and tradition.” The wedding of Daniel Younan and Elisya Incidis will be remembered as one of the most spectacular events of the year leaving an indelible mark on both the Alexandra Palace Hotel and the Assyrian community About Younan Company is a commercial real estate investment and management company CA with offices within the top 10 markets of the U.S. with over two decades of experience successfully acquiring and managing Class “A” high rise and mid-level office buildings and four French golf courses - Golf des Forges The year 2005 marked the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the deportation of the Acadians from Nova Scotia and adjacent areas to points around the Atlantic rim A defining moment in the history of the Acadian people the deportation also changed irrevocably the human geography of what is today Canada’s Maritime Provinces Although De Monts established a trading post at Port-Royal in 1605 the French hold over Acadia was fragile and intermittent until 1632 when the Treaty of St Germain-en-Laye confirmed French possession of the region almost three hundred French immigrants arrived in the Port-Royal area With a high birth rate and low infant mortality the population reached approximately 500 people in 1671 and about 13,000 people in the early 1750s Acadian settlement spread around the Bay of Fundy as well as onto Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island) and to Pentagoet at the mouth of the Penobscot River raising livestock and crops from dyked marshes much of the area settled by the Acadians was transferred to the British who called the territory Nova Scotia the French and the British consolidated their respective positions in Acadia and Nova Scotia The French built a massive fortress town at Louisbourg on Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) and placed forts to command the Chignecto Isthmus and the Saint John River constructed a fortified town at Halifax; they also built Fort Edward overlooking the Avon River and Fort Lawrence at Chignecto Increasing friction between the British and the French in the Ohio Country led to the outbreak of the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) in 1754 British and American colonial forces captured Fort Beauséjour Concerned at the large Acadian presence in the hinterland of Halifax and aware that many Acadians had refused to swear loyalty to the British crown the military governor of Nova Scotia took the fateful decision to clear the Acadians from their settlements The deportation of the Acadians began in the fall of 1755 and lasted until 1778 were from settlements around the Bay of Fundy After the British captured Île Royale and Île Saint-Jean and raided the Gaspé and the Saint John River in 1758 further Acadians were captured and deported Those who had sought refuge in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon were also removed A British officer arriving at Annapolis Royal in October 1757 observed “ruined habitations and extensive orchards well planted with apple and pear trees Acadians were shipped to many points around the Atlantic Large numbers were deported to the continental colonies Some managed to escape to New France (Quebec) A handful arrived in the Upper Saint John Valley Many moved several times; a great number left the American colonies at the end of the war and returned to Nova Scotia; many of those in France moved to the French Caribbean or to Louisiana where they formed the basis of the Cajun population Those Acadians who returned to Nova Scotia in the 1780s and 1790s found their former settlements occupied by American settlers and Loyalists the Acadians occupied new areas in western Nova Scotia The 200l Canadian census reports 40,000 people of Acadian descent in the Maritime Provinces Rural Acadian settlements typically comprise houses dispersed along a principal street Cultural centers proclaim the vitality of Acadian culture Acadians also have moved into urban areas Book early and save by scoring the lowest rates on select Shore Things (which increase on board), and the most available options. View Shore Things details and book through My Account or the Sailor App (click the “Discover” tab) More houses of worship needed to accommodate France's 5 million Muslims France's top Muslim leader has suggested that empty or abandoned churches be converted to mosques in order to accommodate the country’s growing Muslim population said France needed 5,000 more mosques to accommodate the 5 million Muslims in the country who is also the president of the French Council of Muslim Faith There are currently about 2,500 mosques in France with another 300 under construction, but the number falls short of what is needed Boubakeur offered the example of an abandoned church in Clermont-Ferrand that was converted to a mosque and was welcomed by the local community The church had been abandoned for more than 30 years and the building was given to the Muslim community in 2012 and I think that Muslims and Christians can coexist and live together,” he said Boubakeur's remarks coincided with a June 15 meeting in Paris between French government officials and about 150 Muslim leaders French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stressed there was no link between extremism and Islam and is rejected by some citizens," he said It's the second largest religious group in our country." Anti-Muslim incidents are on the rise in France following the Islamist attacks on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a kosher store that killed 17 people Posted in FOR Foreign Policy, FRANCE, Libéria, MAV Media Advisory/Invitation/Agenda Blog at WordPress.com. Smart and timely features from our books and authors HenriAn introduction to the French composer The music of Henri Dutilleux is most commonly described as being somewhere between the impressionism of Debussy and the modernism of Boulez though his style has an idiosyncratic character that is almost impossible to categorise accurately and his final collection of published works remains relatively small given how long and active a life he led Dutilleux often revised and reworked his music over a period of several years and disowned whole swathes of his compositions because they did not represent his mature style Henri Dutilleux is born on 22 January in Angers His family have an artistic background: his maternal grandfather Julien Koszul was a fellow pupil of Fauré and director of the conservatoire in Roubaix near Lille At the end of the war Dutilleux's family move to Douai He begins studying composition at the local conservatoire He joins the Paris Conservatory and studies with the Gallon brothers He wins the prestigious Prix de Rome with his cantata L'anneau du roi Dutilleux acts as accompanist for a singing class at the Conservatoire and chef de chant at the Opéra he is asked to prepare Hans Pfizner’s Palestrina ending only when Geneviéve dies of cancer in 2009 He is awarded the Grand-Croix de la Légion d’honneur by the French government He is buried in the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris but her strength and determination turned it into a triumph Simone was a very good pupil and despite having to study at home to avoid attention from the authorities in 1944 she passed her baccalauréat at the age of 16 Her whole family had been living separately staying on friends’ sofas under assumed names to avoid notice but now they were all rounded up and deported Her father and brother were sent to Lithuania but died on the journey and her sister Madeleine were sent to Auschwitz Simone’s forearm was tattooed with the number 78651 was arrested in Lyon later that year and sent to Ravensbrück Madeleine and their mother were part of the forced ‘death march’ from Auschwitz to Bergen-Bergen concentration camp Madeleine and Denise were all liberated in April 1945 This horrifying experience marked Simone Veil forever She was determined to improve life for everyone She was also determined to transmit her experiences so that nothing would be forgotten; she wanted to ensure nothing remotely similar could happen again she found that very few people wanted to hear about her time in Nazi concentration camps at university studying law and political science in Paris to differentiate between Nazis and Germans Germany was divided into four zones which were occupied and administered by the British Simone Veil was amongst the first to lobby for Franco-German reconciliation after the war She said the rise of the Nazi party leading to the Holocaust could have happened anywhere her sister Madeleine died in a car accident travelling back from Germany The loss was all the worse because it left Simone with no-one to talk to about their mutual traumatic WW2 experiences she worked to improve treatment and conditions for women in prison During the Algerian War she arranged for female Algerian prisoners threatened with rape and other abuses to be transferred to France The percentage was even lower amongst the upper and middle classes and questions were asked by traditionalists about her ‘duties’ as a wife and a mother Simone became the Director of Civil Affairs She established dual legal responsibility in matters concerning the family and also established women’s right to adopt She regarded the events of May 1968 with equanimity saying that the younger generation were not wrong students went on strike against capitalism The protests and strikes heralded a cultural and social revolution which still resonates today.) Simone became secretary general of the Supreme Court and from 1974 to 1979 she was Minister for Health She was only the second woman to become a French minister Simone Veil pushed through two vital laws about reproductive rights This was finally legalised in 1975 after a lengthy and fierce political fight during which opponents launched personal attacks on the entire family Her family also received threats from the extreme right The law enshrining a woman’s right to abortion is called the Loi Veil By the mid-70s she was already seen as an icon in the struggle against discrimination against women she was one of the first to realise that smoking would be a public-health issue she succeeded in banning advertisements for cigarettes She also succeeded in having health warnings printed on tobacco packaging Another issue she tackled was the shortage of medical care in rural areas – medical deserts She was also one of a group of MPs who put a stop to Valéry Giscard d’Estaing’s plan to forcibly deport 100,000 Algerians per year from France as the first-ever president of the European Parliament She was a staunch believer in European integration as a way of ensuring peace in Europe won the Charlemagne Prize for contributions made by individuals to advance the unity of Europe She was part of the movement to create the Commission for Women’s Rights She had a reputation as a formidable politician when asked whether she was left or right wing she said that she was with the left on some issues and with the right on others which aimed to provide a forum for bipartisan discussion she remained staunchly opposed to the National Front and Minister of Health and Social Affairs from 1993 to 1995 Her chief concerns were helping the disabled noting that only 6% of French politicians were women she signed an open petition in the Express newspaper calling for gender parity in politics was based on the propositions in the petition This law obliges political parties to put forward equal numbers of male and female candidates at elections just 38.8% of politicians elected to the National Assembly were women Mrs Veil lobbied for the establishment of a European Constitution and she supported Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidency Sarkozy put her in charge of a wide debate to establish new fundamental principles on diversity A poll resulted in Simone Veil being voted France’s most popular woman She published an autobiography called Une Vie in 2007 (available in English as A Life) and was elected to the Académie Française She received the Grand-Croix de la Légion d’honneur alongside numerous other international prizes She retired from public life after her sister Denise She died in 2017 and was interred at the Panthéon in 2018 when her husband’s remains were also transferred there She was only the fifth woman to enter the Panthéon Read more: US-born French icon Josephine Baker to enter France’s Pantheon Profile: The American who was a ‘Schindler in France’ Teacher uncovers wartime heroism to save Jews in France 80 years ago: Horrors of France’s concentration camp Three rounds of escalating tariffs will impact €22 billion worth of US goods Online classes with the Silver Swans are transforming lives of older adults © 2025 Country & Town House.All rights reserved A charming alpine town nestled in the Aravis Mountains eat and do on a weekend in Le Grand Bornand The Weekender: Singapore Situated in the heart of the Aravis Mountains this charming Alpine town retains traditional Savoyard hospitality and offers an authentic mountain experience far removed from the glitzy ski-resorts crowded with Eurotrash it is home to the inimitable Reblochon cheese made twice a day in many of the surrounding farms Reblochon is a cow’s milk cheese which features in the not-to-be-missed mountain classic Tartiflette where it is added to an indulgent concoction of potatoes and bacon and put to bubble in a hot oven The town is dominated by its onion-domed 19th century church its spire cutting a postcard-perfect picture as it rises against a backdrop of dramatic mountain peaks The neighbouring town of La Clusaz is bigger with a buzzier scene and the two pair well together with a regular shuttle bus service between them Combined (and they share an Aravis lift pass) they offer 220 kilometres of pistes with an excellent mix of terrain and slopes to suite varying levels of expertise Le Grand Bornand remains a favourite for families and is particularly well suited for children learning to ski due to its exceptionally good nursery slopes The only five-star hotel in the Aravis Mountain range blends a cosy chalet feel (faux-fur rugs on the beds with a sleek contemporary look behind the wooden and white-washed stone façade It sits near the pretty Savoyard church in La Clusasz with its own ski shop and some formidable ski guides on its speed dial such as local Raymond Thovex There is a spa (ask for Mylena if you need to iron out any serious aches and pains she fixed a problem I had had for years) with Carita and Cinq Mondes treatment lines There is a strong emphasis on food here (we are offering dishes such as pike fish quenelles in a yellow wine sauce or lemon Vacherin with hay and hazlenuts Even snacks at the bar like Croque Monsieur come with truffled ham fondue or raclette as well as plates of the local pull off your skis and settle at a table in Creperie Les Outalayas popular for their savoury and sweet pancakes Sunday morning breakfast is good at Boulangerie Vulliet Try their lemon meringue tarts for a special treat dip into the artisanal leather makers at the end of the high street Didier Perillat still fashions leather with hand tools as his ancestors did he gives leather work courses and you can browse his collections of handbags One of the greatest pleasures of visiting France is to enjoy the food shops and here in the mountains the range of local cheeses Lining the main street are some excellent delicatessens an aromatic herbal concoction and of course Reblochon cheese owned by the skiing champion himself to watch him ski the Great Wall of China among other extraordinary places on video Alternatively the hotel can arrange a transfer for you Doubles from £170, hotel-aucoeurduvillage.fr. All activities mentioned above can be booked at the Maison de Tourisme (legrandbornand.com) at 62 Fritton Lake, Great Yarmouth / L’Escalade Festival, Geneva Subscribe to Country & Town House in print or the app to make sure you get the very best of property Country & Town House is an introducer appointed representative of Wealthify Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority Country & Town House acts as an introducer appointed representative for the purpose of promoting Wealthify products and introducing customers to Wealthify This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Croix man has been indicted on federal charges in connection with a November shooting in La Grande Princesse 3 and indicted Tuesday by a grand jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm in a school zone His initial appearance is scheduled for Monday before U.S when residents reported 10 to 12 gunshots fired in La Grande Princesse in the area of Five Corners and officers checked the area and stopped a vehicle driving without license plates and officers discovered an unlicensed gun in the vehicle Felix was found in possession of a handgun and 32 small-caliber rounds in a magazine in the area of the alternative education school in La Grande Princesse on Nov Felix was previously arrested in May 2009 and charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute He was arrested again in February 2011 in a raid by officers that rounded up a cache of drugs and guns and sentenced in June 2012 to serve three years behind bars for local and federal gun crimes Felix began a term of supervised release in 2014 He returned to prison and was released again on Jan While he was originally scheduled to complete that term of supervised release on July 22 he repeatedly failed drug tests and voluntarily entered inpatient treatment He passed a drug test two months later and had otherwise complied with all other requirements of his conditions of release District Court Chief Judge Wilma Lewis dated June 19 which extended his supervision through Jan 4 and charged with violating the terms of his supervised release and released after posting $2,000 to secure a $20,000 bond - Contact Suzanne Carlson at 340-714-9122 or email scarlson@dailynews.vi Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The French Defence Attache has awarded World War II veteran John Patrick Swale the Knighthood in the National Order of the Legion of Honour the Defence Attaché at the Embassy of France in Pretoria bestowed the insignia of Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur upon Swale during a ceremony in Pietermaritzburg on 5 June The French Legion of Honour celebrates the accomplishments of distinguished individuals The national order of the Legion of Honour was established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 It is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: Chevalier (Knight) Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross) Late former president Nelson Mandela received the Grand Croix de la Legion d’Honneur (or the Grand Cross) in 1994 from the late former French president François Mitterrand South Africans who have received this accolade include Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu late writer André Brink and late Nobel laureate for literature Nadine Gordimer John Patrick Swale was born on 12 July 1923 in Chiddingly Sussex in England and joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in May 1942 He joined the 75 NZ Squadron in June 1944 where he served the Royal Air Force until September 1944 he took part in air operations in North-West Europe as a rear gunner on bombing missions On board of the Lancaster bomber he flew on 30 operational bombing missions against targets in Germany and France In February the Ambassador of France to South Africa bestowed the signet of Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Legion on World War II veteran Albert Richard Gotze The French government has been awarding the Légion d’honneur the highest French order for military and civil merits to D-Day veterans from many different countries since deciding on the 70th anniversary of D-Day in June 2014 to honour foreign veterans and thank those who fought and risked their lives to secure France’s liberation during the Second World War was born in Prieska in January 1923 and participated as a member of the British Royal Air Force No 127 Spitfire squadron While operating as part of the UK defence unit Götze flew cover over the various beaches of Normandy 6 June 1944 as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II Editorial Enquiries: [email protected] Sales Enquiries: [email protected] Please sign in with your Snow-Forecast account details below Create a free account to receive instant Snow-Alerts and save your favourite resorts on your personal MySnow page Le Grand Bornand Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Le Grand Bornand is: Light rain (total 8.0mm) at first then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon Le Grand Bornand Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 16.0mm) Latest snow reports near Le Grand Bornand: Several North American ski areas that are still open plan to celebrate the unofficial Star Wars Day tomorrow Use our Le Grand Bornand ski hire interactive map to find exclusive snow-forecast discount codes Get the best value ski and gear hire in Le Grand Bornand The above table gives the weather forecast for Le Grand Bornand at the specific elevation of 1550 m. 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