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Halle) operate alongside major food retailers the Autorité examined whether the planned takeover by Chaussea was likely to restrict competition in areas with stores operated by both banners the Autorité identified competition risks in the catchment areas surrounding the Chauss’expo in Audun-le-Tiche (57) Dunkirk – Petite Synthe and Quaëdypre (59) the transaction was likely to affect competition and there was a risk of price rises or a reduced offering to the detriment of consumers given the significant combined market share of the parties and the lack of sufficient alternatives Chaussea has undertaken to divest stores in each of the areas concerned to one or more competitors * “OR” indicates that Chaussea may divest either of the stores indicated for each of the areas concerned Where an offer is received for both of the stores The commitments will ensure that sufficient competition is maintained and that consumer interests are protected in the local retail markets for affordable town 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your fingertips with a Bloomberg.com subscription He subsequently diversified his experience within the company taking more operational positions in manufacturing organization He worked for three years in a Mexican plant then returned to France at the Pont Audemer facility where he spent two years deploying lean manufacturing approach Clarence Duflocq was a merger & acquisition deal manager at Gemalto most notably the acquisition of 3M’s Identity Management biometric business Editor’s note: The following is the first in a two-part series on WWI hero Helen Homans. Click here to read part two a small parade formed at the corner of Neponset and Washington streets Beatty Post gathered to march to Canton High School in order to dedicate a monument to the 13 men and one woman who died in the “Great War.” now relocated to Canton Corner Cemetery at Veterans Park (Courtesy of the Canton Historical Society) Selectman Leo Galligan greeted the crowd that encircled the granite and bronze monument Galligan pronounced that this was the “testimonial to our brave sons and illustrious daughter who gave their lives that the world might be a better place to live in I trust that the folks who pass here each day will utter a silent prayer for those who made the supreme sacrifice.” As a lone bugler played Taps and the Norwood Elks played the Star Spangled Banner and traced her fingers across the ninth name cast in bronze A simple memory flooded back to Edith Wolcott Parkman — that of her dear friend Helen There was a single June day in France in 1917 when Helen flew down a dusty road in Pont-Audemer on her bicycle — riding to greet the immigrant “rappatries” sent by the Germans to France by way of Switzerland Helen greeted the children with biscuits and chocolates and supplied the needy with clothes Her father’s wealth was well spent from her purse during the war The truth of the matter is that death knows no appointments with the future and Helen Homans died valiantly in World War I becoming the only woman from Canton to fall in the line of duty Homans was born in 1884 to one of Boston’s most prominent families and could trace her lineage back to the American Revolutionary War Her mother was Helen Perkins Homans and her father was Dr In the Homans’ family you were either a lawyer or a doctor with great reverence and preference given to those in the family that followed a medical career The first John Homans in this country had come from Ramsgate Homans served as a vessel master plying trade between London and Boston the second generation was marked by a Harvard-trained surgeon Homans who tended wounds on the evening of the battle of Bunker Hill subsequently serving through the Revolution as surgeon and adjutant of a dragoon regiment of the Massachusetts Continental Line if your name was John Homans you were likely to be involved in medicine Successive generations were all equally equipped for Brahmin stature Helen’s father was a surgeon with the Union Army and Navy during the Civil War serving on the staff of Major-General Sheridan Homans became a medical pioneer at Massachusetts GeneralHospital a seminal text on the subject that was used in more than 65 medical schools with over six editions in print by 1945 a direct descendant of John Adams and John Quincy Adams One writer observed in 1918 that “with the exception of a few years at the beginning of the 19th century marked by the interval between the death of one ancestor and the maturity of his son there has been a John Homans practicing medicine in Boston since 1775.” Helen’s second floor parlor looked out over the Charles River the family would retreat to their spacious country estate in Canton at Ponkapoag The young girl was fond of the fields and streams around her second home and many townspeople recalled the charming girl who adopted Canton as much as Canton adopted her Helen bred Russian Wolfhounds at the country house in Ponkapoag and spent time with the Hemenway and Bradley families who had extensive land holdings around the Blue Hills Not very much is known of Helen’s early life except that she attended Miss Winsor’s school There is a reference to the fact that “she lived in France for a number of months at one time and grown to love the country.” In the shadow of her brothers Helen had a deep desire to follow a path in medicine Canton’s hero from World War I (Courtesy of the Canton Historical Society) Helen became connected with the Board of Visiting Ladies at Mass volunteering her time within the social services department Spending time with tuberculosis patients was one of her duties and she excelled in care and compassion Studying at Radcliffe from 1908-1913 brought her in close contact with the Harvard doctors that would form pivotal contacts in Helen’s role in World War I The eminent Harvard sociologist George Caspar Homans observed of his family “If ancestors are both famous and morally noble … they may challenge their descendants to a noble emulation inspiring them to achievements they would not otherwise undertaken.” Helen was bound for a noble undertaking Helen watched war break out in what was described as “a brutal attack made by Germany,” such that “all civilization was imperiled.” The United States was not yet in the war but sympathizers of the British and French sought medical aid and HarvardMedicalSchool answered the call Homans was among the first women to travel to France to answer the call of duty Writing in a biography on Helen’s life was Edith Parkman was the one directing purpose of Helen Homans’ life but contribution to the welfare and happiness of others was the object of existence.” yet in April was strong enough to travel to Yvetot 41 bis where she was assigned as a “probationer.” Helen’s letters were filled with her fascinations of the world around her In one letter she writes of the romantic nature of the “arrival at night in front of the dark group of buildings A door in the wall clicks open and she is in the courtyard of the monastery Joseph holding the child looking benignly down at her in the darkness She enters a little door at the opposite end on the court and steels upstairs past a wonderful old oak refectory to get a glimpse of the monastic dormitories now transformed into modern whitewashed wards their forms just visible by the faint rays of the nurses’ lamps.” And while the stories she sent home held certain romantic elements the fact is the conditions were extreme for the doctors and nurses oversees The cost of this war was enormous and the deaths were agonizingly slow and the nurses bore the brunt of the work within the hospitals and wards After seven months oversees the quiet of life at home made “settling down practically impossible for those that had been working in Europe.” After four months Helen found adjustment a fleeting wish and she returned to France in early 1916 she never missed a single day or hour of duty A day’s work consisted of “merest drudgery down on one’s knees scrubbing locker tables up on stepladders washing down whitewashed walls cleaning mackintosh sheets until one’s hands smarted with disinfectant.” Edith Parkman wrote that for Helen who every day were going to their death simply and unquestionably joined Helen at Yvetot and the three friends were inseparable By January 1917 these three women set out together to a military hospital in Chatelguyon “hoping they might alleviate unspeakable conditions depicted by an English nurse.” It is likely that the three drove themselves as women figured prominently as drivers in the war The conditions at the hospital were described as “horror.” Helen told of an Arab patient who jumped out of a window preferring death to his sufferings in the hospital The soldiers and sailors registration card maintained by the town of Canton for Helen Homans (Courtesy of the Canton Historical Society) Within a few weeks the trio had relocated to Hôpital Auxiliare 109 was located on a small hill overlooking the town and surrounded by beautiful gardens Helen took control of her ward and at her own expense ordered gay colored quilts for the beds and adorned the windowsills with pots overflowing with flowers Anything to bring cheer to the patients was the order of the day “delighting to indulge her patients in every possible way.” With so many men dying around her she was an angel that mercifully held their hand as they slipped into the next world As Edith Wolcott Parkman left the dedication of Canton’s war dead Flood’s speech filled her mind: “They made the supreme sacrifice and dedicated their all on the ladder of freedom and liberty It is not for you or I to embellish their lives they themselves have done that in the lives they lived and in the way they died.” The first two years of life in France for our young Canton woman were merely a preamble to what would come next the task of heading to the front lines of the war at the point when the war would become the bloodiest and most dangerous Short URL: https://www.thecantoncitizen.com/?p=20601 either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content The introduction that comes before the game is presented to users to explain the history of gnomes and the tradition of keeping one in the garden for good luck. The garden gnomes we know today date all the way back to the 19th century to Thuringia, Germany, the introduction explains Those molds were made to speed production in the garden gnome creating process as manufacturers could then just pour clay into the mold to make uniform gnomes Once they were formed they were then fired in a kiln to make them durable for the weather they'd likely face while in the garden and then they were hand painted and decorated After Google users view the history of gnomes the game begins It's a catapult game that allows the user to toss gnomes in a catapult over their garden to grow flowers and decorate with the little gnome lawn ornaments Users can choose gnomes of different sizes shapes and weights to change how far the gnome will fly and their release time Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues that impact on our daily lives as Europeans Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics Dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries Deep dive conversations with business leaders Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society Europe's water is under increasing pressure floods are taking their toll on our drinking water Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters and to discover some of the best water solutions an animated explainer series and live debate - find out why Water Matters We give you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt France is sending its own investigators to Argentina to find out what caused a fatal helicopter collision during the filming of a reality TV show Argentine civil aviation investigators are already combing the site looking for mobile phones Witnesses watching from below have described one helicopter moving too close to the other implying human error Ten people died in the incident – rescuers were driven back by the fire which erupted when the aircrafts crashed five members of the television production crew perished The programme called “Dropped” had run of three seasons President Francois Hollande has led tributes to the three French Olympians who also died: Swimmer Camille Muffar (25) and Boxer Alexis Vastine (28.)Their bodies have now been recovered from the wreckage Alexis Vastine has already been held in his home town of Pont-Audemer as France mourns the three sporting stars Working to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and nature WWF® and ©1986 Panda Symbol are owned by WWF You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Innovation  and New Business Initiatives at Thales Alenia Space who has decided to take new responsibilities outside the company. Clarence Duflocq graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris engineering school in 2002 and earned a master’s from HEC-Entrepreneurs business school He started his career as a financial analyst at Gemalto and spent the first five years of his career as financial controller for different mobile telecommunications product lines most notably the acquisition of 3M’s Identity Management biometric business Copyright © 2003-2025 AEROCONTACT - All rights reserved Laetitia Marie Laure is the middle child of Corsican father Dominique and mother Line She was thrust into the limelight at the age of 15 when she was discovered by an agent from the prestigious Paris modelling agency Madison Models while lying on a beach with her family in Corsica Although her father didn't immediately agree to let the agency take test shots of his daughter once he gave the green light it didn't take long for Laetitia's career to take off she was strutting her stuff on the catwalk for Jean-Paul Gaultier and by the time the model was 16 she had featured on three magazine covers Prestigious contracts quickly ensued and by the mid-1990s she was making a hit Stateside as the new Guess girl and as the catalogue cover girl for lingerie firm Victoria's Secret Five years after starting in the fashion trade Laetitia's net worth was estimated at $5.3 million she was being feted as the hottest model of the year by Rolling Stone magazine and she'd become a spokesperson for the cosmetics company L'Oreal But perhaps the greatest honour came in 1999 when Laetitia was chosen by French mayors to appear on French coins and stamps for ten years as the image of Marianne the embodiment of the French Republic a position formerly held by Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve As if a successful modelling career and role as a national symbol wasn't enough Laetitia has also taken her talents to the big screen appearing in the 1999 French comedy Astérix et Obélix Contre César and alongside Spanish dancer Joaquin Cortes in the neo-noir Gitano in 2000 she can also add maman to her list of accomplishments: Laetitia gave birth to daughter Sahteene by photographer Stephane Sednaoui in Paris on October 21 In March 2006 the beauty announced she was expecting her second child they also share a daughter Athena whom they welcomed in two years later the model-turned-actress tied the knot with her film star beau Louis Garrel on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Corsica Australian National Archives staff keen to discover fate of man who wrote to his mother in Normandy during Franco-Prussian war A letter from a man to his mother that was flown out of Paris by hot-air balloon during the Prussian siege in 1870 has turned up in Australia’s National Archives where staff are keen to discover the family’s fate Germans surrounded Paris for more than four months that year during the Franco-Prussian war. Balloon mail was the only way that communications from Paris could reach the rest of France and hundreds of thousands of letters delivered One of them has been discovered by the National Archives It was penned in French on 6 December 1870 by a man named Charles Mesnier (or Mesmier) to his mother care of Monsieur Grussin (or Grossin) at 8 Place de la Ville “It’s a intriguing human element to an important piece of history,” the National Archives assistant director-general Louise Doyle said “We’re not sure how it ended up in Australia If people see this it would be interesting to have more context in relation to this record.” The letter was transferred to the archive’s Brisbane office from the former Queensland Post and Telegraph Museum in 2001 It came to light recently as part of a project by the National Archives of Australia and the Archives nationales in France Part of the letter the man assures his mother he is in good health “We don’t have meat every day and when we do get some it is not very much but we can easily get by as things are and no one in our household is complaining,” he says “The desire to repulse the Prussians is right now the solitary concern of Paris Any suffering can be borne rather than opening the gates of the capital to them.” He goes on to tell of “some real battles” around the city between 29 November and 1 December in which “our young soldiers have beaten the seasoned Prussian army” He says: “We have taken their cannon and captured 1,000 prisoners – these days of good fortune have raised the morale of the fearful We cannot succeed in all our attacks but I have the firm conviction that the ultimate success will be for our just cause.” His hopes were dashed as the city surrendered in late January 1871 after sustained bombardment Mesnier could not have expected a reply from his family While the prevailing winds sent the balloons over the heads of the Prussian army towards French lines The single-page letter on a sheet measuring 207mm x 133mm (eight by five inches) was folded into an envelope with the address on the reverse side and Eure the department where Pont-Audemer is located written on the top left along with “par ballon monte” – for delivery by hot-air balloon Doyle said it was sent on 7 December and arrived in Pont-Audemer on the 16th “He’s saying to his family not to worry about him and he’s really at the point of saying the city is pushing back against the Prussians,” said Doyle “It’s one of those quirky and unusual documents and it would be fascinating to learn more.” Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising Clémence Varène © Vincent Ferron / Pont-AudemerAlors que le soleil est enfin au rendez-vous pourquoi ne pas profiter de l’un des week-ends prolongés qui arrivent pour s’offrir une petite virée dans l’un des charmants villages dont regorge la France pour aller découvrir une magnifique cité médiévale surnommée Si je vous parle de canaux à foison, de charmantes maisons surplombant l’eau, et de petits ponts en pierre par-ci par-là, difficile de ne pas rêver aussitôt de Venise à quelques heures de la capitale seulement ville aux multiples titres située non loin de la Seine Pont Audemer, Normandie, France 🇫🇷 🌿 pic.twitter.com/hZXbLgftUH On se croirait presque dans un roman d’Alexandre Dumas, sur les canaux de Venise, à suivre les péripéties des 3 mousquetaires qui ce qui montre bien que les apparences sont trompeuses puisque vous êtes dans le monde réel et plus précisément à Pont-Audemer Une publication partagée par Mairie de Pont-Audemer (@pontaudemer_officiel) Loin d’être seulement un somptueux village à l’apparence d’un petit coin de paradis c’est aussi un lieu à l’histoire riche et dont la renommée n’est plus à faire la cité n’est autre que le lieu de naissance de Thierry Hermès (artisan sellier-harnacheur) et de Gaston Lenôtre (pâtissier) qui donneront tous deux leur nom à ce qui s’apparente aujourd’hui à deux immenses maisons parisiennes haut de gamme ou encore du musée Alfred Canel et de son incroyable collection de livres anciens on vous souhaite un bon séjour  Une publication partagée par Mairie de Pont-Audemer (@pontaudemer_officiel) Pont-Audemer (27500) Plus d’infos Des courts de tennis de Roland-Garros ouverts gratuitement au public cet été The town of Pont-Audemer in Haute-Normandie was thankfully spared the devastation endured by neighbouring settlements during the D-Day landings and subsequent battle between the Allies and Nazi occupiers Its historic half-timbered buildings and canal-lined streets give it an otherworldly feel; a perfect place then for children with fertile minds She followed her parents across the channel from England and fell in love with this unique place combine to create an ethereal atmosphere that a growing number of people are choosing to explore “I’m really fascinated by the occult and consciousness,” she explains and told me I could have any book I wanted I vividly recall finding this book called Le Pendule – meaning The Pendulum – all about dowsing I’ve always had a strong connection to those things; I’ve read the tarot since I was 14 I’m really interested in Carl Jung and the collective consciousness.” like the Warrior princess – has released less than a handful of songs but has already caused a stir; playing one of her first gigs at All Tomorrow’s Parties and a well-received appearance at the Wickerman Festival in July She’s now ready to record her debut album with respected Glasgow producer Julian Corrie It seems the ideal time to find out more about this singular performer The Skinny meets Zyna on a weekday night in a Byres Road coffee shop; it’s so busy it more resembles a city centre bar on a Friday Zyna means ‘the welcoming one’ and is from the Greek Xenia Hel is the Norse goddess of the underworld While the former provided valuable training and the latter offered exciting opportunities to support the likes of Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr Zyna was set on pursuing her own musical vision "I realised I wanted to do something myself and I had to start writing my own music It still feels like it’s not really a choice If someone came along and told me to give this up I couldn’t; it’s a compulsion It’s this nebulous thing you have to chase and sometimes it’s not there It can wake you up in the middle in the night Especially when you haven’t made anything in a while It was while living in Normandy that Zyna first tasted performance an outdoor show in which the whole community was invited to take part “People don’t separate what they do with their kids in the same way as they do in the UK We would go out for dinner with our parents and just fall asleep at the table When I moved back to the UK I found it quite jarring but I feel a strong connection with French culture I feel maybe that’s shaped my personality.” it was music – specifically the work of one French pop sensation – and not theatre group that really opened her eyes to boundless creative possibilities “The first time I remember being completely blown away by a performer was when I saw Mylène Farmer,” she enthuses “She’s huge in France – but no one has heard of her here She has this song about knowing she was a boy and there was such conviction in the way she delivered it She was always kind of half-naked in her music videos she was just really comfortable with her sexuality I was really blown away the first time I saw her Every strong female performer gives me permission to do that myself.” One of Zyna’s songs already in circulation provides an illuminating insight into the kind of themes she will explore on her album That’s something that’s always been important to me As a kid I loved Kate Bush – even though my mum wouldn’t let me play her as she hated her voice I remember listening to Running Up That Hill under the covers and thinking she was talking about swapping roles with a man; I thought it was her power song about women getting to the top I used to wonder why all bosses were men since I was tiny I was very aware of the differences in the way girls and boys were treated I think that has fed itself into part of me.” Following on from her love of Mylène Farmer and Kate Bush Zyna Hel was gradually drawn to other strong female performers all of those people have been a huge influence on me but in terms of being singularly themselves My mum used to say to me: ‘When I was growing up I could either be a cook or a secretary.’ She wasn’t from a rich family I guess maybe my generation are some of the first who can decide to go out and do what we want to it might still be a journey for all sorts of reasons but there aren’t the same sorts of external limitations for the most part.” While the album is still some way off from being released, the music industry has already taken notice.  (Supplied: National Archives of Australia) Link copiedShareShare articleA tiny letter flown out of Paris by hot air balloon during the Prussian siege has been discovered in the Brisbane collection of the National Archives of Australia The letter was penned in French on December 6 1870 by a man named A (or Ch for Charles) Mesnier (or Mesmier) The author expresses his affection for his extended family and describes conditions in Paris as well as the determination of the city's residents to repulse the Prussians He also reveals that if his eyesight were better he would enlist with the National Guard admitting he was yet to see "the tip of a Prussian's nose" National Archives assistant director-general Louise Doyle said the letter was transferred to the archives in 2001 from the former Queensland Post and Telegraph Museum at the Brisbane GPO but there is no information about its origin "We assume that the letter was donated; it's on its own there's nothing else that sits around it," Ms Doyle said "There would have been a formal documentation of receipt of a donated item but we just don't have that so it kind of makes it even more intriguing." Assistant director-general Louise Doyle says the letters had to be small to enable large numbers to be sent by balloon Paris was under siege from September 1870 until the French surrendered the city to the invading Prussians in late January 1871 mail sent by hot air balloon was the only way Parisians could communicate with the rest of France; around 2.5 million letters "It was a formal postal arrangement," Ms Doyle said Prevailing winds allowed the balloons to float westwards over the heads of Prussians To ensure mail could be sent back to Paris the balloons carried homing pigeons which later flew letters wrapped around their legs into the city Ms Doyle said she was impressed by the tiny size of the writing in the Mesnier letter and the passionate tone it conveyed "When I started reading it I couldn't put it down," she said "I just really wanted to get to hear more of Charles and how he was faring [and] also about the politics "It's just charged full of emotion and fervour — and the fact that the community of Paris were going to dig in and they were going to defeat the Prussians." "We cannot succeed in all our attacks but I have the firm conviction that the ultimate success will be for our just cause." "It was quite an extraordinary period in France's history but the human element is really fascinating," Ms Doyle said (Supplied: National Archives of Australia.) The letter has come to light as part of a joint project between the National Archives of Australia and the Archives Nationales in France "We're looking at our shared histories and looking through our .. vast collection here at the National Archives to see what records maps [and] plans that we might have that relate to France and our relationship with France," Ms Doyle said Archives Nationales is doing the same thing." the address the letter was sent to in 1870 is now a dog grooming business She has urged anyone with information about how the letter came to Australia, or the fate of the Mesnier family, to contact the National Archives. CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Journalism & News from Bournemouth University January 28, 2022 //  by //  Leave a Comment Cliff Polton and daughter Steph Mills racing in their pedal cars at Blackbushe near FarnboroughPedal Car racer and precision engineer Cliff Polton from New Milton has been racing Pedal Cars since 1994 It came after one of his customers mentioned they had a pedal car and asked Cliff if he could “make it go better” When he got to drive the car he described it as “awful” Cliff goes onto say that when he had a go in this pedal car he got to a corner and explains how “the thing wanted to throw you out” Cliff’s first proper race in a pedal car was in 1994 at Pont-Audemer On the morning of the race Cliff jokingly got a photo with the biggest trophy they could find and captioned the photo “we’re going home with this” in the end they finished their first race in third and walked away with the trophy A year later in 1995 Cliff and his team were asked to build a car for this (unnamed) company They finished the car with “a week until the race” And the boss of the company drove the car Cliff had built just a week before and “went on to win the race” In 1997 Mr Polton had the idea of entering the British Pedal Car Championship and building his own car to enter into the races They managed to get this car built “in a week” they went on and “tried it out and broke the chassis but (we) didn’t have time to fix it” as they had done this test the morning of the race The first race they competed in was in Ringwood and they “finished in second” but the reason for Cliff’s instant success comes down to his car which he describes as “ahead of its time” as compared to all the other cars Cliff’s vehicle was much skinnier and therefore more aerodynamic which meant he flew round the course They ended the ’97 season second in the championship But why does Cliff keep going back to the track in his pedal car “I enjoy competition and theres a wicked side to me you get an 18 year old or a 20 year old and I’m 76 and they don’t understand that if I sit behind them I can save 25% of my energy and get past them When asked what the best pedal car racing event he has ever taken part in Mr Polton responded with “I enjoy them all” Of course due to the COVID-19 pandemic some events had to be postponed but when the British Pedal Car Championship held an event to see if they could hold a COVID safe event – Cliff was one of the first to say yes and “was only too pleased” and in the end he “thoroughly enjoyed himself” Cliff describes the event at Ringwood as “a great experience for people who have never done it before” and “its silly but we had a crowd of 11,500 people in the town The British Pedal Car Championship (BPCC) is organised and run by the British Federation of Pedal Car Racing (BFPCR) – the championship takes place across an assortment of locations around the UK and anyone is welcome at anytime Category: Tag: , , and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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Copyright © 2025 Buzz · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme Stop once in southern Champagne-Ardenne or Burgundy or break the journey twice with an extra night in Lyons Don’t bother with the hair-raising ride around the Paris Périphérique — take the route down the north coast Make the most of this spectacular journey through the Massif Central by stopping at least twice as well as Millau for its jaw-dropping viaduct you can push on to a stop at Clisson or Bordeaux A fascinating clash between Blue Rose Cen and Nashwa in the Qatar Nassau Stakes (3.35) is the big draw of the day but punters have been looking beyond the top two with Above The Curve proving popular The Joseph Patrick O'Brien-trained Group 1 winner has the assistance of Moore despite Aidan O'Brien saddling Never Ending Story in the race and her price is into 15-2 (from 11) with Hills Nashwa has been particularly easy to back at 5-2 (from 2) while Blue Rose Cen has drifted to 10-11 (from 4-5) Al Husn has been clipped to 11-1 (from 14) Paddy Power's Paul Binfield said: “The front two in the market are on the drift while Above The Curve has been well supported It possibly isn’t surprising given she has some good form on soft ground including a close third in last year’s Prix de l’Opera in which she was only denied by three quarters of a length.” Artistic Star (3.00) has been backed into 4-1 (from 9-2), while Lunatick (4.45) is another notable mover The JP McManus-owned Glan has been popular in the betting for the Galway Hurdle (5.05) with her odds shortened to 9-1 (from 12) by William Hill Glan only got into the race on Wednesday morning after the fellow McManus-owned Magic Tricks – a Gordon Elliott-trained stablemate – was declared a non-runner due to the ground Elliott teamed up with 7lb claimer Danny Gilligan to win Wednesday's Galway Plate with Ash Tree Meadow and the pair bid for a famous double with bottom weight Glan who is on a hat-trick after victories at Listowel over hurdles and Roscommon on the Flat with Zarak The Brave strong at the head of the market at 4-1 Hercule Du Seuil, who has been touted as an early contender for next year's Arkle at the Cheltenham Festival, is one of the best-backed horses of the day in the novice chase (2.45) at Galway Hercule Du Seuil has been cut to 8-11 (from 6-5) to take his record to three wins in four chase starts The McManus-owned six-year-old beat the reopposing Ballyadam by 13 lengths at Ballinrobe on his penultimate outing Mullins has a warm order in the closing bumper (6.10) with I Will Be Baie into 4-6 (from 10-11) although there has been money for the Gavin Cromwell-trained newcomer Antrim Coast Galway 2.45 Hercule Du Seuil 8-11 (from 6-5)5.05 Glan 9-1 (from 12)6.10 I Will Be Baie 4-6 (from 10-11) Goodwood1.50 Perfuse 9-4 (from 3)3.00 Artistic Star 7-2 (from 5)3.35 Above The Curve 15-2 (from 11)4.10 Phone Tag 9-1 (from 12)4.45 Lunatick 9-1 (from 25) There has been some respite in the weather at Goodwood with ground conditions changed to soft all over on Thursday morning The surface for Qatar Nassau Stakes day is still going to be testing but it has improved from the overnight description of soft heavy in places on the straight track and heavy Clerk of the course Ed Arkell said: "It's been dry since the end of racing yesterday and the sun came out yesterday evening so I've pulled the ground description back a bit There's a tiny risk of a shower today but the sun's out with a breeze this morning." There has been a slight change to the configuration of the course as Arkell explained: "As previously advertised the cut-away has moved from the two-furlong mark back to the three-and-a-half-furlong mark We've taken the false rail down on the top bend to provide fresh ground for the fillies' Group 1." The Nassau (3.35) is set to feature a fascinating clash between star French filly Blue Rose Cen and high-class British contender Nashwa The heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday has resulted in plenty of non-runners on Thursday's card, with the Group 2 Markel Richmond Stakes (2.25) most affected with five absentees leaving a field of seven Asadna became the latest withdrawal on Thursday morning The ground at Galway for the fourth day of the festival, headlined by the Guinness Galway Hurdle (5.05) good in places on the jumps course and yielding on the Flat track 12 Watch My Tracer4.10 10 Persian Phoenix4.45 4 Isle Of Jura 13 Alpha Crucis5.20 1 Cassias Comet5.55 1 Rocket Rodney Galway2.10 8 Pearl Of The West2.45 4 I A Connect3.20 4 Mister Wilson 5 No More Porter3.55 9 Nelda4.30 7 Ochocinco 22 A Wave Of The Sea5.40 18 Spring Evening 'I love this filly and I don't think we've got to the bottom of her' - Blue Rose Cen and Nashwa do battle in the Nassau Stakes   'He's in really good shape' - once-raced Vandeek ready to tackle more experienced juveniles in intriguing Richmond   'We're going there with a live chance' - who rates his chances against Aidan O'Brien hotpot in Gordon Stakes?   'If the ground was right I'd be having my maximum bet' - key quotes and analysis for the opener   Racing Post Members' Club: subscribe for just £9.99 this summer  Do you want £200+ of free bets? Racing Post have got the best offers, all in one place. Visit racingpost.com/freebets to find out more Published on 3 August 2023inPreviews Copyright © 2025 Spotlight Sports Group Limited or its licensors Laetitia Casta is a French model and actress who has a net worth of $12 million. Laetitia Casta was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1998 to 2000. She also has modeled for brands and companies such as L'Oreal, Guess, Yves Saint Laurent she has appeared in films like "Born in 68," "Face," and "Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life." is from Corsica and has half-Italian ancestry Laetitia has an older brother named Jean-Baptiste and a younger sister named Marie-Ange She spent her childhood in Normandy and Corsica During a family holiday in Corsica in 1993 Casta was discovered by photographer Frederic Cresseaux when she was 15 years old She competed in the 1993 Miss Lumio contest Laetitia was selected to walk in the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show she was one of the company's signature Victoria's Secret Angels Casta also appeared in the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue" three consecutive times and the Pirelli Calendar in 1999 and 2000, shot by photographers Herb Ritts and Annie Leibovitz She was also the last muse of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent serving as the bride in his fashion shows from 1998 to 2001 Casta has graced the cover of over 250 magazines including "Vogue," "Rolling Stone," "Cosmopolitan," "Vanity Fair," "Elle," "Marie Claire," "Glamour," and "Harper's Bazaar." She was also the face of fragrance campaigns for Chanel's Allure Laetitia continued landing high-profile gigs she opened the Louis Vuitton show in Paris she closed the Roberto Cavalli show in Milan she walked in Paris in the Jacquemus show and appeared in campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent and Valentino In addition to her successful modeling career Her first role was in the 1999 film "Asterix et Obelix contre Cesar." In 2000 she appeared in "Gitano" and "La Bicyclette Bleue." The following year she had a role in "Les ames fortes" and then in "Rue des plaisirs" in 2002 Laetitia appeared in the film "Errance" as the character Lou she starred in "Luisa Sanfelice" as the title character she appeared in "Le grand appartement," "La Deraison du Louvre," and "Nymphea." In 2007 she had a voice role in "Le Petit Monde du Charlotte" as Charlotte She continued with two films in 2008 – "Nes en 68" and "La jeune fille et les loups." For the former film she won the Golden Swann for Best Actress at the Cabourg Film Festival she appeared in "Visage" and "Fleurs dans le miroir In 2010, Casta had one of her most prominent roles when she appeared as Brigitte Bardot in "Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life." For her work in the film she was nominated at the Cesar Awards in the Best Supporting Actress category She was busy in 2011 with roles in "La nouvelle guerre des boutons," "Derriere les murs," Ostrovat," and "Rio." In 2012 Laetitia appeared in "Arbitrage" and "Do Not Disturb." She appeared in "Une histoire d'amour" in 2013 and then in "Rio 2," "A Woman as a Friend," "Des lendemains qui chantent," and "Sous les jupes des filles" in 2014 Casta had a role in the short film "En Moi," which she also wrote and produced she appeared in "A Faithful Man" and "The Ideal Palace." She appeared in "Le Milieu de l'horizon" in 2019 and in "The Crusade" in 2021 she had a voice role in "Coma" and then appeared in "Consent" in 2023 Laetitia has received recognition through awards and accolades she was named a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture and Communication she was given the Excellence Award at the 74th Locarno Film Festival In 2001, Casta gave birth to a daughter. The father is photographer Stephane Sednaoui, whom Laetitia had been in a relationship with. Casta was engaged to Italian actor Stefano Accorsi, though they did not marry. They did have a son together in 2006 and a daughter in 2009. In June 2017, Laetitia married her boyfriend of two years, French actor Louis Garrel Laetitia has devoted much of her free time to involvement in various humanitarian and philanthropic organizations © 2025 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved