#irene the saint bernard

[moonstruckdraws]

Pico Pico Pico!

This is a lil sneak peek into my next sketch board! I said I'd draw @hellishgayliath's oc, Pico and I am :] Been going through their lore 'n stuff and saw that he likes saint bernards! And I thought I'd let him meet an old lady dog, named Irene! Irene use to be a stray dog that lost her leg after being hit by a car, but she survived all on her own. She was loving and caring, but humans never got close enough to rescue her. She had a mate and litter a long while back, but they either got rescued or grew up and left the small pack. She hobbled through life with her three legs until she wounded up in front of Todd's trailer in the woods one rainy evening. Todd, being the saint (ha, get it?) that he is, makes her a robotic leg with the help of Donnie's bots. However, the next day, she escaped out of Todd's supervision and only came back when she didn't know where she was and was hungry. She keeps to herself, but enjoys keeping watch over the pups around the place :]

[empiredesimparte]

(Stéphane Bernard) Observe with what elegance most of the guests are wearing the republican cocarde! Among all the French symbols, the Emperor has chosen to honor Liberty, so dear to our Nation. What a magnificent way to celebrate our shared heritage. (Other journalist) Indeed, the empire has preserved many remnants, if I may say, of the French Revolution. (Stéphane Bernard) Emperor Napoleon III once said that the empire is "the reign of liberty, preserving the moral influence of the Revolution, and diminishing the fears it inspired." I believe that sums up Simpartism quite well.

(Stéphane Bernard) Look, the Emperor and Empress of Pierreland, also wearing la cocarde. (Other journalist) Always so radiant. It is said that today the roles have reversed, with Emperor David, once protected by Napoleon IV, now striving to watch over Napoleon V. (Stéphane Bernard) Absolutely, Their Imperial Majesties share a very strong relationship. In fact, when he was still the imperial prince, Napoleon V spent many hours coordinating the maritime alliance between our two countries.

(Stéphane Bernard) Queen Diana of Simdonia and her consort, who welcomed Emperor Napoleon V on his first ever state visit. They are followed by King Arthur of the United Kingdom of Prydain and Voltadermar.

⚜ Le Sacre de Napoléon V | N°3 | Francesim, Versailles, 27 Thermidor An 230

The guests arrive at the gala for the coronation of Emperor Napoleon V at Versailles. It was broadcast live on television by Stéphane Bernard, the famous journalist for the crowned heads in Francesim.

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⚜ Guests at the coronation

TIM, Emperor David I and Empress Katalina of Pierreland (@officalroyalsofpierreland)

HRH, Prince Oliver, Duke of Rothsey (@officalroyalsofpierreland)

HIM, Queen Viviana II of the Ionian Union (@funkyllama)

TM, King Arnaut and Queen Lorraine of Uspana (@nexility-sims)

HM, Queen Anastasia of Carrington and HRH, Prince Hisirdoux, the Duke of Clois (@royalhouseofcarrington)

TRH, Crown Prince George, Duke of Everton and Crown Princess Anne, Duchess of Everton (@crownsofesha)

HRH, Margaret, the Princess Royal of Corrilea (@theroyalsofcorrilea)

HM, Queen Diana and HRH, Prince Gerhard of SimDonia (@bridgeportbritt)

HRH, Madame Royale Eleanor de Thornolie (@theroyalthornoliachronicles)

TM, King Giovanni and Queen Consort Cassandre (@royalhouseofcardsleyts4)

TIM, The High King and High Queen of the Presean Empire (@stthomaspalace)

TM, King George I and Queen Elizabeth of Illyria (@the-lancasters)

TRH, the Duke and Duchess of Marseille and Saint-Lyon (@sosa-royals)

HM, Rosalind II, Queen of the Armoricans (@armoricaroyalty)

HM, King Arthur of the United Kingdom of Prydain and Voltadelmar (@prydainroyals)

TRH, The Prince and Princess of Belen (@housekonig)

HIH,  The Princess Imperial Eliana of Alexandria (@thealexandrianroyals)

TM, Queen Najwa and King Abeni of Oasis Springs (@hrh-the-royals)

TRH, Crown Princess Emeline and Crown Prince Cedric of Whitmore (@whitmoreroyals)

TM, King Oliver and Queen Charlotte of Cedoria and the Isle (@thebaillieroyals)

TM, King James II and Queen Alibhe of United Kingdoms of Great Briton and Ériu (@trhor)

Her Majesty Queen Irene and HRH Prince James (@albanyroyals)

⚜ Traduction française

(Stéphane Bernard) Observez avec quelle élégance la plupart des invités arborent la cocarde républicaine ! Parmi tous les symboles français, l'Empereur a souhaité mettre à l'honneur la Liberté, si chère à notre Nation. Quelle magnifique manière d'honorer notre héritage commun ! (Autre journaliste) Effectivement, l'empire a conservé de nombreux vestiges si j'ose dire de la Révolution française. (Stéphane Bernard) L'empereur Napoléon III disait que l'empire est "le règne de la liberté, sauvant l'influence morale de la Révolution, et en diminuant les craintes qu'elle inspirait". Je crois que ça résume bien le Simpartisme.

(Stéphane Bernard) L'empereur et l'impératrice de Pierreland, portant eux aussi la cocarde. (Autre journaliste) Toujours aussi rayonnants. On raconte aujourd'hui que les rôles s'inversent, que l'empereur David, autrefois protégé par Napoléon IV, s'efforce aujourd'hui de veiller sur Napoléon V. (Stéphane Bernard) Tout à fait, Leurs Majestés Impériales ont de très bonnes relations. D'ailleurs, lorsqu'il était encore prince impérial, Napoléon V a passé de nombreuses heures à coordonner l'alliance maritime entre nos deux pays.

(Stéphane Bernard) La reine Diana de Simdonia et son consort, qui ont accueilli l'empereur Napoléon V pour sa toute première visite d'Etat. Ils sont suivis du roi Arthur du Royaume-Uni de Prydain et Voltadermar.

[attourney-at-lycan]

do you have any songs you think fit mcd characters? like just any songs you think are similar to or summarize or just give off the vibes of any specific characters

i absolutely suck @ assigning characters songs, but Saint Bernard is a zane song to me. i have a whole like music video / animatic in my head that i would do if i could draw.

and thats the only song tbh where i can confidently say it is a zane song. because my vers of zane has religious trauma and that song reeks religious trauma. it also rlly helped me shape zane’s beliefs as a child and how it came to them hating irene so much that they decided it was best for themselves to take her place

for me the song makes me think of zane actually having a nightmare about irene? its what i can describe it at best tbf

ALSO THAT ONE SONG that one song that was rlly popular on tik tok at some point where it’s like “i dont have anything against humans but, how does one going about defining good and evil” hold on i have it in my playlist somewhere- UHH

the one from dark by midnight tyrannosaurs THAT SONG? idk it’s azazel vibes to me. such azazel vibes

but other than that not really? idk why im so picky with songs when it comes to assigning them to characters. for me the a majority of the song has to fit them if not it bothers me sm- im fucking weird im so sorry but YEAH saint bernard to zane and—

OH WAIT WAIT WAIT. welly boots by amazing devil is so.. it makes me think of laurance in the pov of the ghost of his parents? like the spirit of his dad watching laurance grow up- it’s fitting imo wjdjwhdhwsh

okay. i think that is all i can think of at the moment?

[perfectdisastcr]

💗 i would like a list of all 3 million potential pairings please 🙈

my god, i would love to take the time out of my day to give that to you, and just know that we can ship literally anybody and everybody because that’s all we ever do in the first place and you know how much i love doing that with you too. my favorite writing partner everybody, bre is hands down the best partner in the whole world, and i’m lucky enough to be able to have her at all. she’s mine and i’m never going to let her go because i love her so much! she’s literally the best thing to ever happen to me and i know i wouldn’t be here through the shitty times and all without her! everybody better go follow her right now and send her all the love i swear to god, because she’s the only person on this hell site that shows me the attention that i deserve! also that list of potential pairings is below the cut, and don’t say i didn’t warn you. 👀

send 💗 if you’re open to the possibility of a romantic ship eventually happening between our muses

all these characters are up for shipping with all your characters:

alex gardiner (paul rudd) alexander hamilton (lin-manuel miranda) alex mullner (brant daughterty) alice liddell (madelyn cline) alisha khara (jameela jamil) annie abel (luna blaise/anya chalotra) antonia moreno (victoria justice) apollonia levine (anastasia karanikolaou) arthur pendragon (niall horan) ashley spinelli (ursula corbero) aspen rhodes (sofia black-d'elia) astrid porter (karlie kloss) audrey ramirez (selena gomez) august khalil (rami malek) axel turner (charlie weber/skeet ulrich) aziz hassan (riz ahmed) bailee rose (jenny boyd) bambi prince (lachlan watson) barbie roberts (kate upton) barley lightfoot (michael clifford) beatriz velasco (camila cabello/diane guerrero)  beau hester (froy gutierrez) beck collins (joe keery) bellatrix lestrange (carmela zumbado) belle dubois (margaret qualley) belle summers (candice king) berliouz bonfamille (alex fitzalan) bernard davenport (gavin leatherwood) billie groves (kiana lede/emmy raver-lampman) billy hargrove (dacre montgomery) bindi culver (meg donnelly/rachel mcadams) bo-peep ‘bo’ patterson (amanda seyfried) brady gardiner (nathaniel buzolic) brielle stewart (alexandra daddario) bronwyn pierson (madelaine petsch) buzz lightyear (paul mescal/chris pine) calliope jung (phillipa soo) camille aguilar (jeanine mason) carl fredricksen (tye sheridan) celeste quintana (rosalia/maite perroni) chandler armstrong (iwan rheon) cinderella tremaine (lily james) clementine ahn (jamie chung) cliff egan (stephen amell) colleen lowell (jodie comer) connor catrell (thomas doherty) copper slade (nick jonas) cordelia goodwin (ryan destiny/candice patton) coriander thompson (dacre montgomery/chris evans) cornelius robinson (simon baker) cruella de vil (melanie martinez) cyrus quinney (owen joyner) daisy vaughn (isabella gomez/aimee carrero) dakota atkins (amber midthunder) dale monks (keiynan lonsdale) dalton davis (harris dickinson) daniela ‘dani’ costello (becky g/eva longoria) dash parr (jaden smith) delilah diaz (camila cabello/diane guerrero) delphine washington (antonia thomas) delta montgomery (manu gavassi) denver koch (thomas elms) devon montgomery (iain de caestecker) diego hargreeves (david castaneda) dorcas meadowes (ariela barer) dory blau (julia louise-dreyfus) duke blaise (ashley graham & matthew daddario — reincarnated)  duncan traeger (zac efron) edmund whittaker (richard madden) edwin orwell (nicholas galitzine) elena flores (jenna ortega) eleonora moretti (benedetta gargari) eleven (millie bobby brown) elio montgomery (noah schnapp/brendon urie) elisabeth ‘elsa’ andersson (candice king) elliott murdoch (kj apa) eloise thompson (taylor hill/zoey deutch) elwood leith (sam claflin) emerson wheaton (beau mirchoff) emily sondheim (eve fraser) emmy silverstein (nat wolff/michiel huisman) ericka ‘ricki’ santos (danna paola) esmeralda guybertaut (priyanka chopra) everest sorenson (adam driver) ezekiel ‘zeke’ bauer (neels visser) fa mulan (awkwafina) felix dawson (lukas gage) ferris rockwell (joshua bassett) five hargreeves (aidan gallagher/rob raco/john mulaney) florence prata (barbie ferreira) flynn rider (jacob elordi/steven r mcqueen) frank castle (jon bernthal) gabrielle dupres (louriza tronco) genevieve rizzo (troian bellisario) gill moorish (harrison ford) godwin vivar (diego boneta) grainger anslow (justin hartley) grant wesley (keanu reeves) griffin price (liam hemsworth) guinevere ‘gwen’ flores (ester exposito/ana de armas) gulliver kennedy (robert sheehan) gunner mccoy (miles heizer) halston krogen (nick robinson) hamish duke (thomas elms) harper graves (sydney sweeney) harry potter (alberto rosende) harvey wolff (joaquin phoenix) hawke bradbury (brenton thwaites) helen parr (megan thee stallion/kerry washington) hendrix palmer (mark fischbach) henley howell (dylan everett/paul wesley) henrik nilsen (herman tommeraas/chris evans) hercules sabri (aubrey joseph) hermione granger (quintessa swindell) holden krogen (jack falahee) holly la stella (olivia holt) honey lemon (irene ferreiro) hudson reid (jaeden lieberher/paul mescal/james mcavoy) irving reid (matty healy) isobel evans (lily cowles) jacoba ‘cobi’ abernathy (geraldine viswanathan) jake bennett (joe jonas) jake breckenridge (landon liboiron) james potter (noah centineo) james ‘sully’ sullivan (hozier) jane porter (zoe sugg) jasmine agrabah (naomi scott) jessica jones (krysten ritter) jim hopper (david harbour) johanna ‘jo’ gardiner (carlson young) josefine olive (lili reinhart/maika monroe) joseph ‘joey’ carnegie (chris o'dowd) juliette russo (camila mendes) juno nicks (gideon adlon/linda cardellini) justin miller (michael b. jordan) keaton green (charlie plummer/austin butler/alexander skarsgard) keifer fry (nathan parsons) kennedy sutherland (florence pugh) khalid farid (mena massoud) kiernan jost (jack barakat) kiki penn (natalie alyn lind)  kim possible (karen gillan) kit dempsey (aaron taylor-johnson/michael sheen) kristoff bjorgman (ben hardy) kuzco inca (tommy martinez) lady alvarez (camila cabello/diane guerrero) lake montgomery (jace norman/casey deidrick/jeff goldblum) lazarus (sean teale/tom ellis) lennox wells (billie piper) leonardo ‘leo’ light (armie hammer) levi wesley (gerard butler) liam wheaton (lucas lynngaard tonnesen/dominic sherwood) lilac montgomery (sophia lillis/deborah ann woll) lila pitts (ritu arya) lilo pelekai (courtney eaton) lola carver (carla gugino) macy merritt (kylie jenner) madeline hawkins (rowan blanchard/kaylee bryant) madison bloomfield (gwyneth paltrow) maggie wheaton (virginia gardner) maria deluca (heather hemmens) mariana de la cruz (victoria justice/salma hayek) marianne darden (elizabeth olsen) marisol torres (alexa demie/salma hayek) marlene phan (brianne tju) matilda franks (brooke markham) matthew murdock (charlie cox) max tian (chloe bennet) mckenzie whitman (danielle rose russell) megara creon (ashley moore) melanie carter (brenna d'amico/zooey deschanel) melody burns-newman (camren bicondova) mercutio bellini (giancarlo commare) merida dunbroch (bree kish) michael ‘goob’ yagoobian (dylan o’brien/andrew scott) mickey hader (shawn mendes) miguel rivera (diego tinoco) mike wheeler (finn wolfhard) mildred ‘millie’ brantwood (stella maeve) milo martinez (itzan escamilla/tyler posey) milo thatch (jason ralph) minerva ‘minnie’ winslett (jenna coleman) mischa locklear (jenny slate) moana motunui (auli'i cravalho) molly wheaton (saoirse monica jackson/kristen bell/kristin chenoweth) monet bugg (annie murphy) mordecai ‘cai’ baird (joseph morgan) murray bauman (brett gelman) nadja (natasia demetriou) naomi phillips (hunter king) natalie fuller (krysten ritter) nate gardiner (tom holland/thomas hayes/joe keery/adam scott) nemo fisher (nick robinson) nick novak (jon bernthal) nick wilde (jake johnson) nina baxter (laura harrier) nolan van ness (louis hynes/benjamin wadsworth) nymphadora tonks (kennedy walsh) odessa barnes (inanna sarkis) osbourne russo (oliver jackson-cohen) otis richardson (finn jones) owen monroe (zachary levi) paloma katz (brittany o'grady) paxton gardiner (douglas booth) pearl turner (maia mitchell/aubrey plaza) penny proud (sarah jeffery) perdita ryan (alisha boe/zoe kravitz) perrie wheaton (ariela barer/jessica alba) peter pan (rudy pankow) peter pettigrew (alex lawther) phil mcdermot (leo howard/dylan o’brien) phineas flynn-fletcher (michael provost) piper donahue (millie bobby brown/katherine langford/felicity jones) pippa mei (amy okuda) pollux isola (camila mendes) portia sadler (hayden panettiere) prairie gallagher (lucy boynton) quaid ‘q’ wright (jake gylenhaal) quinton saunders (jamie dornan) rain montgomery (nick jonas) ramona montgomery-wallis (lana condor/ashley park) reed knightley (arthur darvill) reign fentworth (madison bailey/vanessa morgan) reno thames (joshua bassett) richie tozier (finn wolfhard/bill hader) river montgomery (jack griffo/tyler blackburn) robin buckley (maya hawke) roger holtz (ben platt) roger radcliffe (aaron tveit) romy reyes (carmela zumbado) ronald ‘mac’ mcdonald (rob mcelhenney) roosevelt banks (spence moore II) rowan burke (andy biersack) roxanne sutton (lady gaga) rush mccoy (cody fern) russell montgomery (ian harding/hugh jackman) russell montgomery II (jack dylan grazer/timothee chalamet/adam brody) sable rosales (catherine bascoy) saint fentworth (reece king) sally finklestein (marina ruy barbosa) salvador ‘sal’ mendoza (jorge blanco) samson gardiner (cole sprouse) sandy diamandis (christina hendricks) sawyer bell (penn badgley) seamus kennedy (aria shanghasemi/michael sheen) seb seif (zeeko zaki) selena hada (camila cabello/diane guerrero) severus snape (rob raco) shawn taggart (ben barnes) shay strauss (chris wood) shia zoheir (rami malek) shiloh young (devery jacobs) shiri madani (inbar lavi) simba king (john boyega) sloane shapiro (diana silvers/linda cardellini) sofia ramirez (camila cabello/camila mendes/morena baccarin/fluvia lacerda) stefani vidal (louriza tronco) stella romero (adria arjona) steve harrington (joe keery) stevie wagner (anne hathaway/jennifer garner) sutton reiser (katherine langford/kat dennings) tandy hawthorne (giorgia whigham) tanner cohen (ross lynch) tarrant ‘mad hatter’ hightopp (hale appleman) tarryn fischer (giorgia whigham/perry mattfeld) tatum barton (ben schwartz) teddy flood (james marsden) tex navarro (bad bunny) thad abraham (dylan sprouse/chris evans) the handler (kate walsh) thomas gardiner (felix mallard/paul rudd) tierney kennedy (maisie williams) timothy ‘tigger’ trigger (jeremy allen white) tinker bell (sabrina carpenter) tj lieberman (armie hammer) tommy burns (will poulter) topher larkin (alexander hogh andersen) trey turner (jonathan daviss) ursula celia (normani/lizzo) vaughn abel (max greenfield) veronica lodge (camila mendes) vidia viento (emma dumont) vivica lang (madison pettis/tessa thompson) wanda cowell (brenda song) warren wentz (robert pattinson) wendell langston (link neal) wilbur robinson (david mazouz) winnie knox (sophie turner/jessica chastain) wren green (alexander calvert) wynona winstead (sarah hyland/cristin milioti) xander talbot (g-eazy) york pemberton (heather baron-gracie) yusef barlas (zayn malik) zack abrams (alex fitzalan) ziggy (taron egerton) zoey matthews (olivia munn)

[uneminuteparseconde]

Des concerts à Paris et alentour en gras : les derniers ajouts :-: in bold: the last news Octobre 03. JB Dunckel + Mariachi + Freeka Tet + Alexis Langevin-Tétrault & Pierre-Luc Lecours (Biennale Némo) – Le Trianon (gratuit sur résa) 03. Piotr Kurek + Papivores + Matthias Puech – Espace B 03. A.N.I. – Le Bal 04. Kontravoid + Hide + Soft Riot – Espace B 04. Cosmic Neman + Blackthread + Renaud Bajeux – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 04. Anthony Rother + Galaxian + Sync 24 + Foreign Sequence – Rex Club 04. Ascion b2b D. Carbone + Hypnoskull + Years of Denial + Common Poetry + Salem Unsigned – Protocol (Pantin)  04. Tommy Four Seven b2b Ancient Methods + Regis + The Driver + Dave Clark + SHDW & Obscure Shape + AZF + ABSL + Amato & Adriani + DJ Bone b2b Ben Sims + Charles Green +  Dax J + Dersee + DVS 1 + Félicie + Boston 189 + Louisahhh b2b Maelstrom (Pulse fest.) – Le Grand Dôme (Villebon/Yvette) 05. Stefane Perraud : “Sylvia” (Nuit blanche) – Collège des Bernardins (gratuit) 05. Meryll Ampe + Dinah Bird + Mr Moonlight + Irene Murphy + Mick O’Shea + Shruti Box Minimal Ensemble + Ian Wooldridge (Nuit blanche) – Paris Art Lab 05. Bernard Szajner + Marco Quaresimin + Monÿang + Vincent Heter & Lou-Maria Le Brusq + Mururoa + Richard Comte + Jules Wysocki & Natnada Marchal (Les Sonifères fest.) – DOC 05. Anetha b2b Randomer + Blush Response b2b Thomas P. Heckmann + Rebekah + Juan Atkins + Marcel Dettmann + Poison Point + Ben Klock + Andrejko + Bassam + Fabrizio Rat + Newa + Tripeo b2b Hemka + Analog Kitchen + Cleric b2b Stranger + Marko Nastic (Pulse fest.) – Le Grand Dôme (Villebon/Yvette) 05. Nuit de l'orgue avec des œuvres d'Éliane Radigue, Arvo Pärt, Olivier Messiaen, Philip Glass, Nico Muhly, Jonathan Fitoussi... (Nuit blanche) – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie (gratuit) 06. Aline Penitot + Nuits + Jean-Baptiste Zelal + Pali Meursault + Rodolphe Alexis + Aymeric de Tapol + Dasein (Les Sonifères fest.) – DOC 06. 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Lucas Paris : "Emotional Synthesis" + Orson Hentschel + Sentimental Rave (Biennale Némo) – Le 104 12. Ben Shemie, John McEntire & Sam Prekop – Petit Bain 12. Osilasi + Tumulus + Kawaii & The Boulaouane Brothers + G de GNG & Julien Bobard + Nicolas Montgermont & Pali Meursault (Serendip Lab fest.) – Cirque électrique 12. Marion Guillet + Bear Bones, Lay Low + Full Quantic Pass + Pi Doom (Serendip Lab fest.) – Jazz y Jazz 12. Foudre! + Tiger Tigre + Front de cadeaux + Sierra Manhattan + Die Klar + Kwamē – La Station 12. I Hate Models + ABSL + Céline + Chafik Chenouf + Rommek – tba 12. Iggy Pop + Helena Deland (Arte concert fest.) – La Gaîté lyrique ||COMPLET|| 13. Andy Ortmann + Viki + Deeat Palace + Evil Moisture – Les Nautes 13. Foals + Ala.ni + Toh Imago (Arte concert fest.) – La Gaîté lyrique ||COMPLET|| 14. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Olympia 14. Shannon Wright – Trianon 15. Arno Bruil + Les pédales s'amusent + MMY – Espace B 15. Kate Carr + Valérie Vivancos – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 15/16. Metronomy – Olympia 16. Cycle péruvien + Laurene Ipsum + Robin Kobrynski (Serendip Lab fest.) – Cirque électrique 17. Vindicatrix + Descendeur + Lacustre + Gakona (Serendip Lab fest.) – Cirque électrique 17. City Dragon + Sunk Heaven – Le Zorba 17. Puppetmastaz – Trabendo 17. Automat : musique pour "Archeologia" d'Emmanuelle Huynh – Centre Pompidou 18. Dream Syndicate – Petit Bain 18. Total Victory + Leroy se meurt + Entracte Twist – Espace B 18. A_r_c_c + À travers + Simple Appareil + Blenno Die Wurstbrücke – église Saint-Merri 18. Arktau Eos + Zoät-Aon + Aeoga – Les Voûtes 18. Marie Guilleray + Justin Bennett + Jaap Vink + Gabriel Paiuk + Raviv Ganchrow + Kees Tazelaar + Gottfried Michael Koenig + Johan Van Kreij + Richard Barrett + Ji Youn Kang + Bjarni Gunnarsson (Akousma) – MPAA 18. Maud Geffray + Molecule + DNGLS (MaMA fest.) – La Cigale 18. Cloning + Leandro Barzabal + Léo Dupleix – tba 18. Sydney Valette + Le Prince Harry + Maenad Veyl – Protocol (Pantin) 18. Rendez-Vous + Marble Arch – Le Plan (Ris-Orangis) 18. Stanislav Tolkachev + Unhuman & AN-I + Oake + Nastia Reigel – Protocol (Pantin) 19. Shrouded and the Dinner + King Baxter + Vitaphone + À PLUSIEURS sous Raphaël Julliard + Enzo et Jacques – Folie N4|Parc de la Villette (gratuit) 19. Sisters of Mercy – Bataclan 19. Josin – Lafayette Anticipations 19. Françoise Barrière + Renaud Bajeux + Pali Meursault + Julia Hanadi Al Abed + Yan Maresz (Akousma) – MPAA 19. G4Z + Peru + Jean Turner + Monster X + Steven Marcato + Aly-x (Serendip Lab fest.) – Le Sultan 19. Jeanne Added + Regina Demina + Vale Poher + Theodora + Flore + Gonthier + Vikken (dj) + Rag (dj)... – La Station 19. Adam X + David Caretta b2b The Hacker + 14Anger + Phase Fatale + Terence Fixmer + Raffaele Atanasio + Darzack + De-Dust2 + Dersee – tba 19. Juan Atkins + Vril + Ceephax Acid crew + Antigone + Onur özer + Fasme (Le Champ des machines) – Le Ferme du Buisson (Noisiel) 19. Lingua Ignota – Espace B ||COMPLET|| 19. Pixies + Blood Red Shoes – Olympia ||COMPLET|| 20. Kim Gordon & Dimitri Chamblas – American Center Paris (gratuit sur résa) 21. Pawns + Youth Avoiders + Barren? – Espace B 21. Les morts vont bien + Rivière de corps + René Couteau + Razzle Dazzle (dj) (Obernoir fest.) – L'International 22. Carambolage + Deedee & Tha Abracadabras + Roger de Lille & The Gin Tonics + The Hare (dj) (Obernoir fest.) – L'International 22. Thurston Moore – Trabendo 22. David J – Petit Bain 23. Ecstatic Vision + Les Tigres du futur + Os Noctambulos – ESS'pace 23. Sly & The Family Drone + Stef Ketteringham + Decimus + Dust Breeders – Espace B 23. Plomb + Je t'aime + Electric Press Kit + dj Oxblood (Obernoir fest.) – L'International 23. Four Tet – Le 104 ||COMPLET|| 24. Last Night + Negative Space + Pedigree + Buzz Kull + dj Dave Rockin (Obernoir fest.) – L'International 24. The Necks – La Marbrerie (Montreuil) 25. A Certain Ratio – Petit Bain 25. Poutre + OK fdp + Bruant zizi – ESS'pace 25. Jozef Van Wissem – Crypte Notre-Dame de la Croix (sur résa : jvwparis[@]gmail.com) 25. Fiesta en el Vacio + Axell Larsen + Franz France + Sinead O'Connick jr + Paroi (Serendip Lab fest.) – Jazz y Jazz 25. Catastrophe + Sean O'Hagan + Form – La Maroquinerie 25. Curses + Sophie Morello + Tonn3rr3 + E for Ears & Grāv Jōnz + Trusspe – La Station 25. Bestial Mouth + Veil of Light – Protocol (Pantin) 25. DaGeist + Blind Delon + Outer Limit Lotus + Nick klein + UVB 76 + Dress Rehearsal (Obernoir fest.) – L'International 25. dj Varsovie + Paulie Jan + Blndr b2b Panzer + Mind Matter + End of Mortal Life – Glazart 25. Orphx + O/H + December + Unhuman + Limbus Puerorum – Protocol (Pantin) 26. The Monochrome Set + The Last Detail – Petit Bain 26. Nina Harker + Bianca Warlord – Le Zorba 26. Truckks + Terrier + Achab + Olive Pogo + Car Crash Control (dj) (Obernoir fest.) – L'International 26. The Wheal + Princesse Napälm + L'Orchidée Cosmique + Klymt (Obernoir fest.) – L'International 26. Mørbeck + Philipp Strobel + IV Horsemen – La Machine 26. Alignment + Hadone + UVB + Parfait + Repro – tba 26. Loto Retina + Jakub Lemiszewski + Somaticae + Le Compas dans l'oeil + Ahta Bat + Letal Ataraxia (Serendip Lab fest.) – Le Sultan 27. Stephen Mallinder + Laisse Moi + Hexenschuss (Obernoir fest.) – L'International 28. Kate Tempest – Le Trianon 29. Agent Side Grinder + DaGeist – La Boule noire 29. Pauwels + Mr Marcaille + BOB Cooper – L'ESS'pace 30. The White Screen + Techno Thriller + Novichok – Supersonic (gratuit) 30. Oiseaux-Tempête + Jessica Moss – La Maroquinerie 30. Jenny Hval – Centre Pompidou 30. Battles – Trabendo 31. Skepta + Mura Masa + Hamza + Zola + Ateyaba + Celeste + Duendita + Ezra Collective + Flohio + Kojey Radical + Master Peace + Slowthai + The Comet is Coming + Yussef Dayes + Charlotte Dos Santos + Kojaque (Pitchfork fest.) – La Grand Halle de La Villette 31. Arrington de Dionyso – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 31. Broken English Club + Cabaret nocturne + IV Horsemen + Gil. Barte – Petit Bain Novembre 01. Chromatics + Belle & Sebastian + Primal Scream + John Talabot + Weyes Blood + Barrie + Briston Maroney + Chai + Desire + Helado Negro + Jackie Mendoza + Nilüfer Yanya + Orville Peck + Sheer Mag + Squir + Loving + Nelson Beer + Sons of Raphael (Pitchfork fest.) – La Grand Halle de La Villette 01. Park Hie Jin + HAAI + Afrodeutsche + Nite Fleit (Pitchfork fest. after party) – Trabendo  01. Under Black Helmet b2b Hadone + Inhalt der Nacht b2b Echoes of October + Danilo Incorvala + Makornik + Félicie – Les Docks de Paris (La Plaine-Saint-Denis) 02. The 1975 + Charli XCX + 2manysdj (dj) + Aurora + Agar Agar + SebastiAn + Aeris Roves vs Jamila Woods + Jessica Pratt + Kedr Livanskiy + Korantemaa + BEA1991 + Caroline Polachek + Ela Minus + KhadyaK + Mk.gee + Oklou + Tobi Lou (Pitchfork fest.) – La Grand Halle de La Villette 03. Ensemble économique + CIA débutante – Le Chinois (Montreuil) 05. Body of Light – Supersonic (gratuit) 06. The Murder Capital – Nouveau Casino 06. Scattered Purgatory + Qian Geng + UVB76 + ruò tán – Le Cirque électrique 06. Glacial – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 07. Camilla Sparksss + Hyperculte [+ Xiu Xiu : ANNULÉ] – Petit Bain 07. Kælan Mikla – La Boule noire 08. Bedroom Community – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 08. Part Chimp + Gnod + Hey Colossus – Petit Bain 08. Sourdurent + Raymonde – Pan Piper 08. Jad Wio + Love in Prague – Gibus  08. Boy Harscher – Trabendo ||COMPLET|| 09. Molchat Doma + War Scenes – La Station 10. Amiina : cinéconcert sur "Fantomas" de Louis Feuillade – Le Studio|Philharmonie 10. 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Billy Chyldish + Le Villejuif Undergroud + Petausaure (fest. BBmix) – Carré Bellefuille (Boulogne-Billancourt) 23. 999999999 + Jawbreakrs + Nico Moreno + Perc + Sentimental Rave + Softcoresoft + Trym + Parfait + UR trax – tba 24. TR/ST – Le Trianon 24. Mdou Moctar – La Boule noire 24. Midori Takada + Carla dal Forno + Felicia Atkinson (fest. BBmix) – Carré Bellefuille (Boulogne-Billancourt) 24. The Young Gods + Les Tétines noires – La Machine 26. Wardruna – Olympia 27. Poly-Math + Bruit ≤ + Maven – Supersonic (gratuit) 27. The Stranglers – Olympia 28. Derek Holzer + Cate Hope & Lisa McKinney + Antoine Schmitt & Hortense Gauthier (fest. Bruits blancs) – Le Cube (gratuit sur résa) 28. The Psychotic Monks – Trabendo 28. Artl + Powerdove – Petit Bain 29. Scanner – Nouveau Théâtre de Montreuil 30. Mondkopf – Médiathèque musicale de Paris (gratuit) 30. Donato Dozzy + Max Cooper + Terry & Cyan Riley + Ensemble intercontemporain joue "Drumming" de Steve Reich + Ensemble Social Silence joue "Music for Airport" de Brian Eno + Apollo noir + Récital pour marimbas (Marathon fest) – La Gaîté lyrique Décembre 01. Motorama – La Maroquinerie 03. White Hills – Supersonic (gratuit) 03. Belgrado – Espace B 06. Phillip Glass Ensemble : cinéconcert sur "Koyaanisqatsi" de Godfrey Reggio – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 07. Phillip Glass Ensemble : cinéconcert sur "Powaqqatsi" de Godfrey Reggio – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 07. Kokoko! – La Gaîté lyrique 08. Phillip Glass Ensemble : cinéconcert sur "Naqoyqatsi" de Godfrey Reggio – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 11. Boris – Le Gibus  12. Mono + Jo Quail – Petit Bain 12. Kompromat (Vitalic & Rebeka Warrior) – La Cigale 13. Contrefaçon – La Gaîté lyrique 13. Regards extrêmes + Lisieux + Ascending divers – Les Voûtes 18. Amenra – Bataclan 2020 Janvier 04. 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Laurie Anderson : "The Art of Falling" – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 27. Lebanon Hanover – La Gaîté lyrique 28. Ensemble Links joue "Drumming" de Steve Reich + Cabaret contemporain joue Kraftwerk – théâtre de la Cité internationale  Mai 08. Max Richter : "Infra" + Jlin + Ian William Craig – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 09. Max Richter : "Voices" – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 10. Max Richter : "Recomposed" & "Three Worlds" – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie 24. Damon Albarn – Salle Pierre Boulez|Philharmonie

[haitilegends]

Petite causerie sur La Méringue Haïtienne.

Il nous a été adjugé par le Président de l’association HOHS, Mr le Docteur Pierre Alix Haspile, la tâche de vous présenter une petite causerie sur la méringue Haïtienne. Cette présentation nous permettra de véhiculer quelques informations qui reflètent ce genre de musique qui, selon certains critiques, devient désuet, suranné ou erroné.

Dans une première partie, on va pouvoir démontrer comment le mot Méringue ait connu différentes connotations à travers le temps et l’espace. Nous essaierons aussi de graviter autour de différents styles de Méringue, leurs cadences et certains artistes qui ont contribué à l’embellissement de cet héritage culturel. Dans une seconde partie, l’aspect social de la méringue sera mis en relief dans toute sa splendeur par Marc Mathelier, virtuose de la guitare.

Méringue: Quand ce mot résonne a vos oreilles, à quoi pensez vous? Si vous recherchez ce thème dans un dictionnaire Français, vous verrez que cela ne désigne pas une danse où un genre de musique. Le mot méringue désigne plutôt’ une sorte de pâtisserie légère à base de sucre et de blancs d’œufs que l’on fait cuire à feu doux.

Serait il le groupe carnavalesque fondé par Antoine Duverger pendant les années quarante.?

Il fut un temps au Congo, lorsqu’on se référait à une femme méringue, il s’agissait d’une prostituée. Alors dans le contexte haïtien qu’est ce que ce mot veut dire?. Serait –ce le Compas Direct, ce dérivé de la méringue Dominicaine ou la Cadence Rampas, un extrait du Compas Direct qui se différencie de ce dernier par ses phrases musicales assez longues et sa guitare de style Rock and Roll. D’où vient il ce mot qui hante bon nombre d’entre nous et qui a suscité pas mal de controverses dans notre monde culturel?

Comme nous rapporte l’histoire, discipline scientifique qui s’assigne de façon objective à révéler le passé humain. Le musicologue, Jean Fouchard dans son livre titré’ La Méringue Danse Nationale D’Haïti’, nous fait remarquer que le mot ‘ Méringue’ avait pris naissance à Saint Domingue vers la fin de la colonisation et fut introduit par les esclaves Mozambiques lors de la traite des noirs. Ce mot écrit-il vient d’une danse Bantoue nommée ‘Mouringue”

Sténio Vincent de son coté, musicien, ancien magistrat de Port-Au Prince et Président D’Haiti s’est basé sur cette assertion “ Tout se fait en immitant” pour éliciter la théorie suivante dans son livre “ La République D’Haïti Telle Qu’elle Est”. Il est très probable que c’est en voyant leurs maitres danser le Fandango que les esclaves des anciennes colonies Espagnoles finirent par les imiter et inventer la Danza. C’est en observant leurs maîtres que les esclaves en voyant leurs maîtres danser la Polka l’avaient probablement modifiée pour la faire devenir la Chica (danse Africaine d’origines guerrières ) et c’est en modifiant la Chica que les esclaves de Saint Domingue finirent par inventer le Carabinier dont est née la Méringue qui est devenue une danse nationale.

Le Docteur Constantin Dumervé, l’auteur de ‘ Histoire De La Musique En Haiti’ rapporte au chapitre dix de ce livre une assertion du musicologue, pianiste, Dr Frank Lassègue. Appuyant les avances du Dr Lassègue, le Docteur Dumervé s’accorde avec l’idée que le mot méringue aurait pour origines deux mots Anglais remontant à l’époque coloniale” Merry ring” significante de danse joyeuse. Comme vous avez pu constater, le mot Méringue veut dire tout un monde de choses et il est important à ce que son origine soit sujette à questions.

Pendant la seconde moitié du dix neuvième siècle, la méringue projetait l’allure d’une musique raffinée où l’influence de Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) et Louis Moreau (1829-1869) était perçue par l’ ouie. A cette époque, les deux cousins, Albert Grandville, Fernand Frangueul et Mauléart Monton étaient à la une. Ce dernier, l’auteur de la mélodie, “Choucoune” traduisit ses sentiments en utilisant des mesures à deux temps imprégnées de quintolets. Cependant, au fil des ans, on a pu constater que cette forme d’écriture régulière est devenue la base de la méringue Haïtienne. Alors, pour codifier et symboliser ce trait, Occilius Jeanty, père et fils, écrivirent une grammaire musicale en 1888 (Paris Librairie Évangélique).

En 1904, Théramene Menes, compositeur, théoricien, professeur de musique au Lycée Alexandre Pétion, contrairement aux Jeanty, préférait le two steps; la musique syncopée Américaine. Aux travers de ses échanges d;idées ou d’opinions, la méringue fut bifurquée en deux branches. L’une revêt l’allure d’une musique romantique que l’on jouait dans les salons dont les précursseurs furent Michel Mauléart Monton 1855-1898, Justin Elie, 1883-1931, Ludovic Lamothe, 1852-1953 et Occide Jeanty Fils 1860-1936. Cependant, la deuxième branche de la méringue fut influencée par les Duroseau, Lyncée 1859-1936 et ses deux enfants Fabre et Arthur. Les Duroseau s’exhibaient en interprétant de la musique sautillante, une méringue qui se dansait à l’anglaise, c’est à dire; en sautant. En face de ses courants d’idées, il paraissait que Sténio Vincent se fut alligné du coté de Théramene Ménes et des Duroseau parce qu’il avait cité Ménes dans son livre” La République d'Haïti Telle Qu’elle Est”. Qu’est ce à dire de la citation suivante?

Maintenant, nous prenons la liberté d’ajouter que, nous aussi, nous avions sacrifié au “quintolet” mais , depuis l’ importations des two steps Américains, nous avions reconnu notre erreur et nous avions éssayer d’adopter pour noter notre méringue la méthode Américaine. Nous disons que la méthode Américaine est bonne pour rendre nos pensées mélodiques plus agréables dans la méringue parce que le two steps, en somme , n’est que de la méringue écrite correctement et danser à l’anglaise.

Cependant, il demeure certains que la méthode utilisée par Michel Desgrottes (1925-1994) pour écrire “Destin’ que Nemours Jean Baptiste et Pierre Blain ont gravée sur disques appartiennent aux Jeanty. Luc Jean Baptiste utilisa la même formule pour composer “Dianne”, Kiki Wrainright, ‘Haiti Mon Pays” et il en est de même pour Francois Guignard, 1904-1979, qui immortalisa Adeline, sa fille bien aimée. Dans cette même lignée de notation, Antacidas O. Murrat, 1915-1988, nous dota de “ Soirée Perdue, Soirée Gonaivienne, Irene qu’il écrivit pour sa femme, et Fleur De Mai, mélodie reprise par Gina Dupervil en 1993”. Quand j’ai entendu la nouvelle version de “Fleur De Mai, je ne pouvais m’empêcher d’écrire une lettre au producteur de ce disque audionumérique où Fleur de Mai est interprétée en boléro.

Nous ne saurions minimiser ou ignorer l’approche du Dr Charles Dessalinnes dans son disque titré “ Charles Dessalines Et Son Sax Tenor”, ou Bernadette, méringue lente ou langoureuse, composition de Delyle Benoit des Gonaïves , a été mise en relief (RID104).

Que dire du travail de Eddy Prophete après des années d’absence de la scène musicale Haïtienne? Son premier compact titré Katso, paru sur le label Mini Records en 1995, lui a permis de redorer ses blasons en interprétant au piano solo des thèmes de la méringue Haïtienne aromatisées avec du Jazz. Eddy sur ce disque audionumérique une tradition musicale presque oubliée.

Je crois fermement, comme le Docteur Constantin Dumervé que la méringue, musique des colonies Espagnoles et D’Haïti n’est méprisée que par des musiciens qui n’ont pas suffisamment de théorie pour la comprendre. Il est évident, qu’au fil des ans on a pu reconnaitre trios styles de méringues:

La mélodie lente ou langoureuse ( Fleur De Mai, Choucoune, Souvenirs D’Haïti de Othello Bayard, Haiti Chérie de Marcel Sylvain et Cité Du Cap Haitien de Ulrick Pierre Louis.

La mélodie vive, le Compas Direct, la Cadence Rampas et certains rythme Ama tonel, Nibo de Ludovic Lamothe, mélodie exécutée avec une impression vive( Edner Guignard et Son Orchestre/ Les Belles Méringues D’Haiti, MarcCD400.

La mélodie forte ou meringue carnavalesque. Nibo de Ludovic Lamothe exécutée avec une impression furieuse, Zizipan de Occide Jeanty, Men Jet la de wébert Sicot et Tou lumen de Nemours Jean-Batiste

Pour terminer, j’aimerais parodier le Dr Dumervé en disant que ‘la méringue se caractérise par le mélange de trois éléments distincts: Une inspiration rythmique de l’Afrique, une exubérance Espagnole et une élégance française qui prévaut comme un héritage du passé colonial.

Texte: AdrienBerthaud.

Photo - Édition : Hugo Valcin HAITI☆LEGENDS ( Une contribution de Dljean-bernard Duroseau )

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WDPA CHALLENGE 03; Meet The Family

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Edvige, Fortunato, Irene, Margherita (Italy)

Daiga, Daigone, Dainida, Egils (Latvia)

Ambraziejus, Dovaldė, Gutautas, Jadvyga, Margarita (Lithuania)

Finn, Flemming (Norway)

Ambroży, Aurelia, Dionizy, Florentyna, Galla, Gallina, Gaweł, Gerard, Gerarda, Gerhard, Grzegorz, Radzisław (Poland)

Vladimíra (Slovakia)

Beltrán, Eduviges, Eduvigis, Florentino, Gerardo, Margarita (Spain)

Finn (Sweden)

Avice, Avis, Gerar, Gerard, Gerardo, Gerrard, Hedda, Hedwig, Hedy, Heide, Heidi, Jerard, Noah, Noe (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 289 of 2022; 76 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 41 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Júyuè), Day 21 (Red-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 21 Tishri 5783

Islamic: 20 Rabi I 1444

J Cal: 19 Shù; Foursday [19 of 30]

Julian: 3 October 2022

Moon: 60%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 9 Descartes (11th Month) [Pascal]

Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 24 of 90)

Zodiac: Libra (Day 22 of 30)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 10.16

Holidays

Air Force Day (Bulgaria)

Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters

Blog Action Day

Clean Your Bug Zapper Day

Department Store Day

Ether Day

Global Cat Day

Learn a Word Day

Maintenance Personnel Day

National Cut Up Your Credit Card Day

National Department Store Day

National DGS Day

National Dictionary Day

National Feral Cat Day

National Report Truth in Negotiations Act Fraud Day

National Wolf Awareness Day

Pope John Paul II Day (Poland)

Population Control Day

Restart A Heart Day (UK)

Steve Jobs Day (California)

Teachers’ Day (Chile)

World Allergy Awareness Day

World Anesthesia Day

World Spine Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Liqueur Day

National Veterans BBQ Day

United Church of Bacon Day

World Food Day (UN)

3rd Sunday in October

Brown Ale Day [3rd Sunday]

Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day [3rd Sunday]

World Toy Camera Day [3rd Sunday]

Feast Days

Balderic (a.k.a. Baudry) of Monfaucon (Christian; Saint)

Bercharius (Christian; Saint)

Bertrand of Comminges (Christian; Saint)

Blue Whale Contemplation Day (Pastafarian)

Colmán of Kilroot (a.k.a. Colman mac Cathbaid; Christian; Saint)

Eliphius (Christian; Saint)

Feast of ‘Ilm (Knowledge; Baha’i)

Feast of the Ingathering [21 Tishrei] (a.k.a. ... 

Feast of the Tabernacles (Christian)

Festival of Shelters (Christian)

Harvest Home (UK)

Kirn (Scotland)

Mell-Supper (Northern England)

Sukkot (Judaism)

Fortunatus of Casei (Christian; Saint)

Gall (Christian; Saint)

Gerard Majella (Christian; Saint)

Hedwig of Silesia (Christian; Saint)

Hugh Latimer (Anglicanism)

Junian (of Saint-Junien; Christian; Saint)

Lullus (a.k.a. Lullon), Archbishop of Mentz (Christian; Saint)

Malcolm the Lion (Muppetism)

Marguerite Marie Alacoque (Christian; Saint)

Marie-Marguerite d'Youville (Christian; Saint) >li>Mummolin (a.k.a. Mommolin), Bishop of Noyon (Christian; Saint)

Nicholas Ridley (Anglicanism)

Opening the Bosom of Women (Hathor’s Temple; Ancient Egypt)

Pamela Anderson Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Pascal (Positivist; Saint)

Silvanus of Ahun (Christian; Saint)

Thevarparampil Kunjachan, Blessed (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Catholic Church)

Victor III, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [42 of 53]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [48 of 60]

Premieres

Bridge of Spies (Film; 2015)

Crazy, by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

Dare by the Human League (Album; 1981)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train (Anime Film; 2020)

Electric Ladyland, by Jimi Hendrix (Album; 1968)

Fry Me Cookie, With A Can Of Lard, recorded by Will Bradley (Song; 1941)

It’s Only Rock N’ Roll, by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1974)

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë (Novel; 1847)

The Kids in the Hall (TV Series; 1988)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis (Novel; 1950) [Book 1 of The Chronicles of Narnia]

The Lobster (Film; 2015)

Pierrot Lunaire, by Arnold Schoenberg (Melodrama; 1912)

Practical Magic (Film; 1998)

Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw (Play; 1913)

The Sensual World, by Kate Bush (Album; 1989)

Today’s Name Days

Hedwig (Austria)

Hedviga, Margareta, Marija (Croatia)

Havel (Czech Republic)

Gallus (Denmark)

Siret, Sirja, Sirje (Estonia)

Luna, Sirkka, Sirkku, Stella (Finland)

Edwige (France)

Carlo, Gallus, Gordon, Hedwig (Germany)

Gál (Hungary)

Edvige, Fortunato, Irene, Margherita (Italy)

Daiga, Daigone, Dainida, Egils (Latvia)

Ambraziejus, Dovaldė, Gutautas, Jadvyga, Margarita (Lithuania)

Finn, Flemming (Norway)

Ambroży, Aurelia, Dionizy, Florentyna, Galla, Gallina, Gaweł, Gerard, Gerarda, Gerhard, Grzegorz, Radzisław (Poland)

Vladimíra (Slovakia)

Beltrán, Eduviges, Eduvigis, Florentino, Gerardo, Margarita (Spain)

Finn (Sweden)

Avice, Avis, Gerar, Gerard, Gerardo, Gerrard, Hedda, Hedwig, Hedy, Heide, Heidi, Jerard, Noah, Noe (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 289 of 2022; 76 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 41 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Júyuè), Day 21 (Red-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 21 Tishri 5783

Islamic: 20 Rabi I 1444

J Cal: 19 Shù; Foursday [19 of 30]

Julian: 3 October 2022

Moon: 60%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 9 Descartes (11th Month) [Pascal]

Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 24 of 90)

Zodiac: Libra (Day 22 of 30)

[choses-dingen]

Levons-nous contre la montée de l'extrême droite en Belgique et en Europe

Nous, citoyen.ne.s avec et sans papiers, organisations issues du mouvement social dans toute sa diversité (du mouvement ouvrier, de l’antiracisme, du féminisme, des luttes LGBTI+, de l’antifascisme, de la jeunesse, de défense des droits humains, pacifiste), lançons un appel à l’action face à la montée de l’extrême droite. Au niveau fédéral et régional en Belgique, le parti d'extrême droite Vlaams Belang a fait une percée électorale dramatique. Dans nombre de pays d'Europe, comme en France, en Pologne, en Hongrie, au Royaume-Uni, en Italie, les partis d'extrême droite sont également les grands vainqueurs des élections européennes.

Cette montée de l’extrême droite dans les parlements et aux gouvernements ne vient pas de nulle part. En effet, ces dernières années nous avons constaté la multiplication des mesures répressives, racistes, sexistes et antisociales : déchéance de nationalité qui crée des citoyen·ne·s de seconde zone, criminalisation de la solidarité avec les migrant.e.s et chasse aux exilé.e.s dans la Méditerranée, nombreuses entraves au droit de grève ou encore attaques du secret professionnel pour les assistant.e.s sociaux/les… Celles-ci constituent autant d’atteintes directes à nos droits fondamentaux qui nous font glisser vers un régime plus autoritaire et inégalitaire. La Belgique, où l'on constate avec ce dimanche noir les résultats de 4 ans de politiques anti-sociales sans précédent et de la banalisation du racisme au plus haut niveau de l'Etat, ne fait malheureusement pas exception.

Cette régression s’inscrit dans un contexte de concentration des richesses combinée avec une crise sociale durable et l’aggravation de la pauvreté, produites par plusieurs décennies de politiques de coupes budgétaires dans les services publics et la sécurité sociale, de précarisation du travail, fruits amers d’un projet de société qui vise à la compétition généralisée de tou.te.s contre tou.te.s. Ce contexte est également marqué par un racisme et un sexisme structurels (dans l’accès au logement et à l’emploi notamment) ainsi que par la criminalisation des personnes sans-emploi, exilé.e.s ou sans-abri.

La banalisation par de nombreux partis de discours habituellement réservés à l’extrême droite, qui aboutit à la montée d’agressions physiques islamophobes, racistes, antisémites ou encore à l’encontre des personnes LGBTI+, à la mort de Mawda Shawri, a achevé de préparer le terrain pour la remobilisation des courants identitaires et néo-fascistes. Les paroles préparent le terrain aux actes et nous devons refuser toute forme de complaisance à l’égard de racisme et de sexisme.

Derrière leur communication bien rodée, leur costume-cravate et leur utilisation virale des réseaux sociaux centrée notamment autour d’une propagande complotiste et désignant des boucs-émissaires, ces groupes et partis constituent une grave menace pour l'immense majorité de la population. Travailleur.se.s, femmes, personnes LGBTI+, personnes victimes de racisme, défenseurs/euses des droits humains, de la Terre et des libertés démocratiques, il est essentiel de nous unir contre ce projet de société qui cherche à imposer le mensonge, la haine raciale et le culte de la virilité violente au service de l’oppression et de l’autoritarisme.

L’extrême droite au pouvoir, c’est un saut en avant vers l’horreur. Ce sont les attaques néolibérales, homophobes, contre les populations indigènes et contre les droits humains en général, du gouvernement néofasciste de Jair Bolsonaro au Brésil. Ce sont les assassinats racistes, LGBTI-phobes et contre des militant.e.s progressistes, comme en Grèce avec les sbires de l’Aube Dorée. Ce sont les attaques contre le droit à l’avortement et les droits des femmes en général, comme en Alabama, en Pologne ou en Andalousie. C’est la criminalisation des sans-abri, des migrant.e.s, des Roms ainsi que la « Loi esclavage » permettant la surexploitation des travailleur.se.s, comme en Hongrie.

Nous appelons à descendre dans la rue et à le refaire tant que ce sera nécessaire. Nous appelons dès maintenant la population à la plus grande vigilance et à se lever contre l’extrême droite où qu’elle soit. Nous nous engageons pour une mobilisation large de la société civile et de toutes les personnes conscientes : refusons de laisser le champ libre à l’extrême droite et au fascisme, dans nos quartiers, nos lieux de travail, d’étude et de loisirs. Il y a bien assez de richesses et de travail dans ce pays pour que tout le monde puisse vivre dignement et librement. Nous défendons une alternative solidaire, dans l’unité et l’inclusivité des classes populaires, quel que soit le genre, la couleur de peau, les convictions, l’orientation sexuelle, la santé ou le handicap, contre tous les racismes (notamment l’islamophobie, l’antisémitisme, la négrophobie, la romophobie et le racisme envers les migrant.e.s), pour la justice sociale, les droits et libertés démocratiques et une réelle égalité des droits.

Par cet appel, nous exprimons notre solidarité avec les populations qui doivent faire face à la répression d’Etats totalitaires et de l’extrême droite et qui luttent pour la démocratie. Nous affirmons que l’extrême droite n’a pas sa place ni dans les parlements et gouvernements, ni dans nos rues et que notre front uni se mobilisera, tant que nécessaire et sur tous les terrains possibles, pour l’empêcher de nuire. Nous vous donnons rendez-vous pour vous lever contre l’extrême droite ce mardi 28 mai à 18h à la Place du Luxembourg.

Ils ne passeront pas !

Coalition Stand-Up contre l’extrême droite et le fascisme (*)

Signataires : Alexis Deswaef, co-Président de la Plateforme Citoyenne de Soutien aux Réfugiés & Président d'honneur de la Ligue des Droits Humains Ariane Estenne, Présidente du MOC Jean-François Tamellini, secrétaire fédéral FGTB Felipe Van Keirsbilck, secrétaire général de la Confédération nationale des employés (CNE) Estelle Ceulemans, secrétaire générale FGTB Bruxelles Julien Dohet, Sécrétaire Politique SETCA Liège, membre du Front AntiFasciste Liège 2.0 Muriel Di Martinelli, secrétaire fédérale CGSP ALR Rudy Janssens, secrétaire général CGSP IRB Bruxelles Mehdi Kassou, Plateforme Citoyenne de soutien aux réfugiés Mustapha CHAIRI, Président du Collectif Contre l'Islamophobie en Belgique Philippe Vansnick, secrétaire fédéral adjoint CSC BHV Thomas Englert, Secrétaire Fédéral du MOC de Bruxelles Aurore De Keyzer, responsable nationale des Jeunes Organisés et Combatifs Jérémie De Clerck, Président du MOC Bruxelles Olivier De Schutter, professeur à l’UCLouvain Thomas Weyts, Solidair Gent et SAP Sixtine van Outryve, chercheuse et assistante en droit à l’UCLouvain Carmelo Sutera, président de la CNAPD Eric Toussaint, porte-parole international du CADTM Sébastien Gratoir, Acteur des temps présents Samuel Cogolati, chercheur en droit international à la KU Leuven Anne-Sophie Bouvy, assistante en droit à l’UCLouvain et avocate au barreau de Bruxelles Jean Matthys, chercheur en philosophie à l’UCLouvain Pierre-Etienne Vandamme, chercheur en philosophie à la KU Leuven Isabelle Vanden Berghe, détachée pédagogique Jeunes FGTB Christelle Macq, chercheuse et assistante en droit à l’UCLouvain Agathe Osinski, chercheuse en sciences politiques à l’UCLouvain Axel Farkas, Gauche anticapitaliste Eva Maria Jimenez Lamas, permanente CSC et militante féministe et antiraciste Olivier Malay, chercheur en économie à l’UCLouvain Martin Vander Elst, anthropologue (UCL-LAAP), membre du comité Mawda Daniel Tanuro, militant écosocialiste Karim Brikci, photographe et délégué syndical Xavier Briké, anthropologue (UCL) Véronique van der Plancke, avocate au Barreau de Bruxelles et Collaboratrice scientifique à l’UCL Auriane Lamine, chargée de cours à l’UCLouvain Elisabeth Lagasse, chercheuse en sociologie à l’UCLouvain Corentin Lahouste, chercheur en littérature à l’UCLouvain Christine Guillain, professeure à l’USL-B et présidente de la Commission Justice de la LDH Julie Ringelheim, chercheur qualifié au FRS-FNRS et chargée de cours à l’UCLouvain Juliette Arnould, avocate au Barreau de Bruxelles Manon Libert, avocate au Barreau de Bruxelles François-Xavier Lievens, assistant en droit à l’UCLouvain Robin Bronlet, avocat Progress Lawyers Network Bruxelles Thomas Mitevoy, avocat Progress Lawyers Network Bruxelles Hind Riad, avocate Progress Lawyers Network Bruxelles Jehosheba Bennett, avocate au Barreau de Bruxelles Pauline Delgrange, avocate Progress Lawyers Network Bruxelles Leila Lahssaini, avocate Pascale Vielle, professeure à l’UCLouvain Stephanie Demblon, militante, secteur associatif Anne Löwenthal, secteur associatif Catherine Patris, juriste en C.P.A.S Antoine Hennart, administrateur à La Compagnie de la Bête Noire Delphine Piraux, juriste et déléguée syndicale CGSP Luc Janssenswillen, politologue et musicien Aurélie Vandenbroucke, psychologue en maison médicale et planning familial Catherine Cremers, criminologue Sarah Ganty, Maîtresse de conférence (ULB) Céline Caudron, militante féministe Irene Zeilinger, féministe Anne Raymon, féministe, secteur associatif Bruno Trefois Daniel Adam - travailleur culturel - Compagnie Maritime Carol Sacré, anthropologue, UCLouvain/Laap Eve Hanson, anthropologue Sandrine Franceschi, animatrice Louise Lambert, militante féministe Doris Pipers, psychologue et anthropologue Bénédicte Philippon, comédienne et auteure Bernard Wesphael, membre fondateur d’Ecolo et Président de groupe honoraire au Parlement de Wallonie Julien Degreef, citoyen engagé Jérémie Piolat, anthropologue Pieter-Augustijn Van Malleghem, chargé de cours (UCLouvain) Christine Rizzo, avocate Jean Spinette, échevin de l’éducation de la Commune de Saint-Gilles Hugo Vranken, Jeunes anticapitalistes

(*) La Coalition contre l’extrême-droite et le fascisme Stand-Up est soutenue entre autres par les organisations suivantes: ACV Jongeren – Brussel; Agir pour la Paix; Angela D ASBL; Antifascist Action Belgium; CGSP ALR Bruxelles; CNAPD; Equipes populaires Bruxelles; Garance ASBL; Groupe de travail Réagis FGTB Bruxelles; Jeunes CSC Bruxelles ; Jeunes FGTB; Ligue des Droits Humains; Interrégionale de Bruxelles CGSP; JOC Bruxelles; MRAX; MOC Bruxelles ; MRAX ; Réseau ADES  

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #88

an alphabetical survey.

a--are you... artistic? angelic? amiable? agnostic? angry? autistic? american? antsy? average? able to live your dream? asian? australian? african American? african? b--what's your favorite... book?   "johnny got his gun" by dalton trumbo and "the outsiders" by s.e. hinton bible verse?   *shrugs* bad word?  "fuck" because it carries a lot of emotion band?  i have like seven lmao baby name for a girl?   alessandra baby name for a boy?   severin big dog breed?  saint bernard, probably. breed of dog in general?   akita inus, papillons, king charles spaniels, etc... beauty and the beast character?  the candle guy c--do you own a... cat? car? calendar? couch? cell phone? cedar chest? cake decorating kit? cot? camping tent? cable for jumping a car? charger? candle? d--are you... daring? dangerous? delightful? dainty? distressed? depressed? diligent? dead? demonized? a dancer? good at drawing? e--do you like... elephant ears? emeralds? electricity? energy? emotions? earrings? easter? eggs? elves? english accents? exercise classes? f--are you... free-spirited? fearful? fashionable? fatherless? favored? forgotten? forlorn? free? feisty? ferocious? fickle? feminine? flaky? fanciful? g--do you like... green geraniums grass god ghost stories gentlemen goblins gory things glory gerbils goo gypsies glaciers h--are you... helpful? honest? homosexual? human? hopeful? healing? hurting? honorable? hateful? hiding? i--do you know anyone named... ivy? isabelle? isabella? ingrid? iris? indigo? india? indiana? infinity? ian? isaac? isaiah? irene? ivory? j--are you... joyful? jolly? a jerk? a jokester? just? a jailbird? jaded? jealous? a june baby? a july baby? a january baby? a jock? k--do you like... kids? kisses? kix? kilts? kites? kite flying? kangaroos? l--are you... loving? a lover? lovely? lovable? likeable? a good listener? learning? a leader? loud? lost? lonely? loopy? lustful? m--do you eat... meat? mac and cheese? macaroni salad? mushrooms? mcdonald's food? microwave dinners? mango smoothies? mangoes? mayonnaise? mustard? n--do you own... needles for knitting? needles for sewing? notebooks? name lists? (i.e., list of names you like) noodles? noisemakers? finding nemo? neopets? (at least, they still exist, lol) nasal spray? nicotine? night lights? new clothes? o--would you like to visit... oregon? the olympics? olympia, washington? the ocean? orlando? oxford? an oasis? olive garden? an apple orchard? the oval office? an open house? p--are you... pretty? passionate? poor? pesky? perky? proud? playful? personable? precise? perfect? professional? precious? pissed off? picky? q--do you own a... quilt? q-tip? quill pen? questioning mind? queen of hearts card? quiet room? quarrelsome child? quality life? quiche? quote book? quantum physics book? quail? quick loading computer? questionable vehicle? r--have you ever been called... rare? resentful? resourceful? reasonable? racist? rude? round? robust? rowdy? readable? relaxed? real? refreshing? rosy? s--have you ever been called... sensitive? smart? sweet? stylish? shy? slim? secretive? sleepy? silly? supernatural? stupid? scared? scary? shady? t--do you like... Trix? trick or treating? (i mean, i did) toffee? turkey? thanksgiving? tasting new things? trying new things? tangerines? tambourines? teal? turquoise? teasing? teddy bears? u--are you... understanding? useful? unreasonable? unloving? unloved? unpredictable? an uncle? unclear about what you should do most of the time? undecided? unappreciated? under-valued? unclean? uppity? under the weather? v--do you like the names... veronica? victoria? valerie? valencia? valentine? victory? vivica? vylette? violet? viviane? victor? vance? vincent? velda? w--are you... wishful? watchful wasteful? wondering? wonderful? whimsical? a writer? weird? wacky? wild? weak? wealthy? welsh? woeful? x--have you ever had a... xylophone? x-ray? x-acto knife? xerox machine? treasure map with an x on it? friend named xavier? pixie stick? ex-boyfriend? ex-girlfriend? exercise regimen? extra credit project? y--do you like to... yell? yawn? yodel? yack? yield? knit with yarn? wear yellow? eat yams? visit yemen? be yourself? say, "yikes!" z--are you... zealous? zestful? zoe? zany? a zoo lover? a zoologist? a fan to the tv show zoom? a zebra fan? a zombie? afraid of the zombie apocalypse? a zip-up hoodie wearer? a zelda fan?

[lesliewofford83-blog]

BOF NEVER GABRIEL AND NEVER WAS MADE A BIRD A NEWBEC OR ANYTHING SHORTER THAN LESLIE AT 5′5 AND 3 QUARTERS INCHES TALL! AND FOR PEOPLE TRYIN TO BE ME AND INVADE ME THESE PEOPLE DIED, EVERY YEAR MORE AND MORE WILL DIE FOR TRYING TO STEAL MY STUFF OR HURT MY FAMILY OR KIDNAP MY KID(S) EVER OR HAVE ME LIVING MORE THAN ONE LIFE.

March 2002[edit source]

1 – David Mann, 85, American songwriter.

1 – Roger Plumpton Wilson, 96, British Anglican prelate.

3 – G. M. C. Balayogi, 61, Indian lawyer and politician.

3 – Calvin Carrière, 80, American fiddler.

3 – Harlan Howard, 74, American country music songwriter.

3 – Al Pollard, 73, NFL player and broadcaster, lymphoma. [1]

3 – Roy Porter, 55, British historian.

6 – Bryan Fogarty, 32, Canadian ice hockey player.

6 – David Jenkins, 89, Welsh librarian.

6 – Donald Wilson, 91, British television writer and producer.

7 – Franziska Rochat-Moser, 35, Swiss marathon runner.

8 – Bill Johnson, 85, American football player.

8 – Ellert Sölvason, 84, Icelandic football player.

9 – Jack Baer, 87, American baseball coach.

9 – Irene Worth, 85, American actress.

11 – Al Cowens, 50, American baseball player.

11 – Rudolf Hell, 100, German inventor and manufacturer.

12 – Steve Gromek, 82, American baseball player.

13 – Hans-Georg Gadamer, 102, German philosopher.

14 – Cherry Wilder, 71, New Zealand writer.

14 – Tan Yu, 75, Filipino entrepreneur.

15 – Sylvester Weaver, 93, American advertising executive, father of Sigourney Weaver.

16 – Sir Marcus Fox, 74, British politician.

17 – Rosetta LeNoire, 90, African-American stage and television actress.

17 – Bill Davis, 60, American football coach.

18 – Reginald Covill, 96, British cricketer.

18 – Maude Farris-Luse, 115, supercentenarian and one-time "Oldest Recognized Person in the World".

18 – Gösta Winbergh, 58, Swedish operatic tenor.

20 – John E. Gray, 95, American educational administrator, President of Lamar University.

20 – Ivan Novikoff, 102, Russian premier ballet master.

20 – Richard Robinson, 51, English cricketer.

21 – James F. Blake, 89, American bus driver, antagonist for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

21 – Thomas Flanagan, 78, American novelist and academic.

22 – Sir Kingsford Dibela, 70, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea.

22 – Hugh R. Stephen, 88, Canadian politician.

23 – Ben Hollioake, 24, English cricketer.

24 – Dorothy DeLay, 84, American violin instructor.

24 – César Milstein, 74, Argentinian biochemist.

24 – Frank G. White, 92, American army general.

25 – Ken Traill, 75, British rugby league player.

25 – Kenneth Wolstenholme, 81, British football commentator.

26 – Roy Calvert, 88, New Zealand World War II air force officer.

27 – Milton Berle, 93, American comedian dubbed "Mr. Television".

27 – Sir Louis Matheson, 90, British university administrator, Vice Chancellor of Monash University.

27 – Dudley Moore, 66, British actor and writer.

27 – Billy Wilder, 95, Austrian-born American film director (Double Indemnity).

28 – Tikka Khan, 86, Pakistani army general.

29 – Rico Yan, 27, Filipino movie & TV actor.

30 – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 101, British consort of King George VI.

31 – Lady Anne Brewis, 91, English botanist.

31 – Barry Took, 73, British comedian and writer.

April 2002[edit source]

1 – Umer Rashid, 26, English cricketer, drowning.

1 – John S. Samuel, 88, American Air Force general.

2 – John R. Pierce, 92, American engineer and author.

2 – Robert Lawson Vaught, 75, American mathematician.

3 – Frank Tovey, aka Fad Gadget, 45, English singer-songwriter.

4 – Don Allard, 66, American football player (New York Titans, New England Patriots) and coach.

5 – Arthur Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough, 89, British aristocrat.

5 – Layne Staley, 34, former Alice in Chains lead singer.

6 – Nobu McCarthy, 67, Canadian actress.

6 – William Patterson, 71, British Anglican priest, Dean of Ely.

6 – Margaret Wingfield, 90, British political activist.

7 – John Agar, 82, American actor.

8 – Sir Nigel Bagnell, 75, British field marshal.

8 – María Félix, 88, Mexican film star.

8 – Helen Gilbert, 80 American artist.

8 – Giacomo Mancini, 85, Italian politician.

9 – Leopold Vietoris, 110, Austrian mathematician.

10 – Géza Hofi, 75 Hungarian humorist.

11 – J. William Stanton, 78, American politician.

14 – Buck Baker, 83, American member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame

14 – John Boda, 79, American composer and music professor.

14 – Sir Michael Kerr, 81, British jurist.

15 – Will Reed, 91, British composer.

15 – Byron White, 84, United States Supreme Court justice.

16 – Billy Ayre, 49, English footballer.

16 – Franz Krienbühl, 73, Swiss speed skater.

16 – Robert Urich, 55, American TV actor.

18 – Thor Heyerdahl, 87, Norwegian anthropologist.

18 – Cy Laurie, 75, British musician.

18 – Sir Peter Proby, 90, British landowner, Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.

20 – Vlastimil Brodský, 81, Czech actor.

21 – Sebastian Menke, 91, American Roman Catholic priest.

21 – Red O'Quinn, 76, American football player.

21 – Terry Walsh, 62, British stuntman.

22 – Albrecht Becker, 95, German production designer and actor.

22 – Allen Morris, 92, American historian.

23 – Linda Lovelace, 53, former porn star turned political activist, car crash.

23 – Ted Kroll, 82, American golfer.

25 – Michael Bryant, 74, British actor.

25 – Indra Devi, 102, Russian "yoga teacher to the stars".

25 – Lisa Lopes, 30, American singer, car crash.

26 – Alton Coleman, 46, convicted spree killer, execution by lethal injection.

27 – Ruth Handler, 85, inventor of the Barbie doll.

27 – Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, 81, German Industrialist and art collector.

28 – Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician.

28 – Sir Peter Parker, 77, British businessman.

28 – Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler.

28 – John Wilkinson, 82, American sound engineer.

29 – Liam O'Sullivan, Scottish footballer, drugs overdose. [2]

29 – Lor Tok, 88, Thai, comedian and actor Thailand National Artist.

May 2002[edit source]

1 – John Nathan-Turner, 54, British television producer.

2 – William Thomas Tutte, 84, Bletchley Park cryptographer and British, later Canadian, mathematician.

3 – Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, 91, British Labour politician and female life peer.

3 – Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal, 73, president of Somaliland and formerly prime minister of Somalia and British Somaliland.

3 – Mohan Singh Oberoi, 103, Indian hotelier and retailer.

4 – Abu Turab al-Zahiri, 79, Saudi Arabian writer of Arab Indian descent

5 – Sir Clarence Seignoret 83, president of Dominica (1983–1993).

5 – Hugo Banzer Suárez, 75, president of Bolivia, as dictator 1971–1978 and democratic president 1997–2001.

5 – Mike Todd, Jr., 72, American film producer.

6 – Otis Blackwell, 71, American singer-songwriter and pianist.

6 – Harry George Drickamer, 83, American chemical engineer.

6 – Pim Fortuyn, 54, assassinated Dutch politician.

7 – Sir Bernard Burrows, 91, British diplomat.

7 – Sir Ewart Jones, 91, Welsh chemist.

7 – Seattle Slew, 28, last living triple crown winner on 25th anniversary of winning Kentucky Derby.

8 – Sir Edward Jackson, 76, English diplomat.

9 – Robert Layton, 76, Canadian politician.

9 – James Simpson, 90, British explorer.

10 – Lynda Lyon Block, 54, convicted murderer, executed by electric chair in Alabama.

10 – John Cunniff, 57, American hockey player and coach.

10 – Henry W. Hofstetter, 87, American optometrist.

10 – Leslie Dale Martin, 35, convicted murderer, executed by lethal injection in Louisiana.

10 – Tom Moore, 88, American athletics promoter.

11 – Joseph Bonanno, 97, Sicilian former Mafia boss.

12 – Richard Chorley, 74, English geographer.

13 – Morihiro Saito, 74, a teacher of the Japanese martial art of aikido.

13 – Ruth Cracknell, 76, redoubtable Australian actress most famous for the long-running role of Maggie Beare in the series "Mother and Son".

13 – Valery Lobanovsky, 63, former Ukrainian coach.

14 – Sir Derek Birley, 75, British educationist and writer.

15 – Bernard Benjamin, 92, British statistician.

15 – Bryan Pringle, 67, British actor.

15 – Nellie Shabalala, 49, South African singer and wife of leader/founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala.

15 – Esko Tie, 73, Finnish ice hockey player.

16 – Edwin Alonzo Boyd, 88, Canadian bank-robber and prison escapee of the 1950s.

16 – Alec Campbell, 103, Australia's last surviving ANZAC died in a nursing home.

16 – Dorothy Van, 74, American actress.

17 – Peter Beck, 92, British schoolmaster.

17 – Joe Black, 78, American first Black baseball pitcher to win a World Series game.

17 – Earl Hammond, 80, American voice actor best known for voicing Mumm Ra and Jaga in the television series Thundercats.

17 – Bobby Robinson, 98, American baseball player.

17 – Little Johnny Taylor, 59, American singer.

18 – Davey Boy Smith, 39, 'British Bulldog' professional wrestler.

18 – Gordon Wharmby, 68, British actor (Last of the Summer Wine)

19 – John Gorton, 90, 19th Prime Minister of Australia.

19 – Otar Lordkipanidze, 72, Georgian archaeologist.

20 – Stephen Jay Gould, 60, paleontologist and popular science author.

21 – Niki de Saint Phalle, 71, French artist.

21 – Roy Paul, 82, Welsh footballer.

22 – Paul Giel, 69, American football player.

22 – Dick Hern, 81, British racehorse trainer.

22 – (remains discovered; actual death probably took place on or around May 1, 2001), Chandra Levy, 24, U.S. Congressional intern.

22 – Creighton Miller, 79, American football player and attorney.

23 – Sam Snead, 89, golfer.

25 – Pat Coombs, 75, English actress.

25 – Jack Pollard, 75, Australian sports journalist.

26 – John Alexander Moore, 86, American biologist.

26 – Mamo Wolde, 69, Ethiopian marathon runner.

28 – Napoleon Beazley, 25, convicted juvenile offender, executed by lethal injection in Texas.

28 – Mildred Benson, 96, American children's author.

June 2002[edit source]

1 – Hansie Cronje, 32, South African cricketer, air crash.

4 – Fernando Belaúnde Terry, 89, democratic president of Peru, 1963–1968 and 1980–1985.

4 – John W. Cunningham, 86, American author.

4 – Caroline Knapp, 42, author of Drinking: A Love Story.

5 – Dee Dee Ramone, 50, founding member of The Ramones.

5 – Alex Watson, 70, Australian rugby league player.

6 – Peter Cowan, 87, Australian writer.

6 – Hans Janmaat, 67, controversial far-right politician in the Netherlands.

7 – Rodney Hilton, 85, British historian.

7 – Lilian, Princess of Réthy, 85, British-born Belgian royal.

8 – George Mudie, 86, Jamaican cricketer.

9 – Paul Chubb, 53, Australian actor.

9 – Bryan Martyn, 71, Australian rules footballer.

10 – John Gotti, 61, imprisoned mobster.

11 – Robbin Crosby, 42, American guitarist of rock band Ratt.

11 – Margaret E. Lynn, 78, American theater director.

11 – Robert Roswell Palmer, 93, American historian and writer.

11 – Peter John Stephens, 89, British children's author.

12 – Bill Blass, 79, American fashion designer.

12 – George Shevelov, 93, Ukrainian scholar.

13 – John Hope, 83, American meteorologist.

14 – Jose Bonilla, 34, boxing former world champion, of asthma.

14 – June Jordan, 65, American writer and teacher, of breast cancer.

15 – Said Belqola, 45, Moroccan referee of the 1998 FIFA World Cup final.

17 – Willie Davenport, 59, American gold medal-winning Olympic hurdler.

17 – John C. Davies II, 82, American politician.

17 – Fritz Walter, 81, German football player, captain of 1954 World Cup winners.

18 – Nancy Addison, 54, soap actress, cancer.

18 – Jack Buck, 77, Major League Baseball announcer.

18 – Michael Coulson, 74, British lawyer and politician.

19 – Count Flemming Valdemar of Rosenborg, 80, Danish prince.

20 – Enrique Regüeiferos, 53, Cuban Olympic boxer.

21 – Henry Keith, Baron Keith of Kinkel, 80, British jurist.

21 – Patrick Kelly, 73, English cricketer.

22 – David O. Cooke, 81, American Department of Defense official.

22 – Darryl Kile, 33, Major League Baseball player.

22 – Ann Landers, 83, author & syndicated newspaper columnist.

23 – Pedro "El Rockero" Alcazar, 26, Panamanian boxer; died after losing his world Flyweight championship to Fernando Montiel in Las Vegas the night before.

23 – Arnold Weinstock, 77, British businessman.

24 – Lorna Lloyd-Green, 92, Australian gynaecologist.

24 – Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, 86, 17th Duke of Norfolk.

24 – Pierre Werner, 88, former Prime Minister of Luxembourg, "father of the Euro".

25 – Gordon Park Baker, 64, Anglo-American philosopher.

25 – Jean Corbeil, 68, Canadian politician.

26 – Barbara G. Adams, 57, British Egyptologist.

26 – Clarence D. Bell, 88, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.

26 – Jay Berwanger, 88, college football player, first winner of the Heisman Trophy.

26 – Arnold Brown, 88, British General of the Salvation Army.

26 – James Morgan, 63, British journalist.

27 – Sir Charles Carter, 82, British economist and academic administrator.

27 – John Entwistle, 57, English bassist (The Who), heart attack.

27 – Russ Freeman, 76, American pianist.

27 – Robert L. J. Long, 82, American admiral.

27 – Jack Webster, 78, Canadian police officer.

28 – Arthur "Spud" Melin, responsible for marketing hula-hoop and frisbee.

29 – Rosemary Clooney, 74, singer.

29 – Jan Tomasz Zamoyski, 90, Polish politician.

30 – Pete Gray, 87, American one-armed baseball player.

30 – Dave Wilson, 70, American television director.

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Live broadcast of ‘Le Sacre de Napoléon V’ on the national channel Francesim 2, hosted by Stéphane Bernard

(Another journalist) Ah, we have news from the gala! (Stéphane Bernard) Indeed, the doors of the Château de Versailles are opening to welcome the Emperor's first guests. The setting makes everything more delightful: it is likely His Majesty's favorite residence. He spent much time there during his childhood. (Another journalist) Who are the guests, Stéphane?

(Stéphane Bernard) The Emperor has invited the most prominent heads of state, accompanied by their spouses or heirs, in the case of monarchies. We see Queen Viviana, whose country has very strong ties with ours. Similarly, the sovereigns of Uspana share what I would call a generational friendship with the Simparte family, dating back well before the restoration of the Francesim Empire.

(Other journalist) Here is Madame's fiancé! He is unaccompanied. (Stéphane Bernard) It is well known that the Imperial Household and the Duke of Rothsey went through a period of tension a few months ago. However, this should not be seen as a sign of the Emperor's grudge. It is simply the adherence to imperial protocol on this festive day. Nonetheless, I must acknowledge that the Duke, despite his undeniable poise and sharp mind, has not yet mastered the art of pleasing his entire in-laws.

⚜ Le Sacre de Napoléon V | N°2 | Francesim, Versailles, 27 Thermidor An 230

The guests arrive at the gala for the coronation of Emperor Napoleon V at Versailles. It was broadcast live on television by Stéphane Bernard, the famous journalist for the crowned heads in Francesim.

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⚜ Guests at the coronation

TIM, Emperor David I and Empress Katalina of Pierreland (@officalroyalsofpierreland)

HRH, Prince Oliver, Duke of Rothsey (@officalroyalsofpierreland)

HIM, Queen Viviana II of the Ionian Union (@funkyllama)

TM, King Arnaut and Queen Lorraine of Uspana (@nexility-sims)

HM, Queen Anastasia of Carrington and HRH, Prince Hisirdoux, the Duke of Clois (@royalhouseofcarrington)

TRH, Crown Prince George, Duke of Everton and Crown Princess Anne, Duchess of Everton (@crownsofesha)

HRH, Margaret, the Princess Royal of Corrilea (@theroyalsofcorrilea)

HM, Queen Diana and HRH, Prince Gerhard of SimDonia (@bridgeportbritt)

HRH, Madame Royale Eleanor de Thornolie (@theroyalthornoliachronicles)

TM, King Giovanni and Queen Consort Cassandre (@royalhouseofcardsleyts4)

TIM, The High King and High Queen of the Presean Empire (@stthomaspalace)

TM, King George I and Queen Elizabeth of Illyria (@the-lancasters)

TRH, the Duke and Duchess of Marseille and Saint-Lyon (@sosa-royals)

HM, Rosalind II, Queen of the Armoricans (@armoricaroyalty)

HM, King Arthur of the United Kingdom of Prydain and Voltadelmar (@prydainroyals)

TRH, The Prince and Princess of Belen (@housekonig)

HIH,  The Princess Imperial Eliana of Alexandria (@thealexandrianroyals)

TM, Queen Najwa and King Abeni of Oasis Springs (@hrh-the-royals)

TRH, Crown Princess Emeline and Crown Prince Cedric of Whitmore (@whitmoreroyals)

TM, King Oliver and Queen Charlotte of Cedoria and the Isle (@thebaillieroyals)

TM, King James II and Queen Alibhe of United Kingdoms of Great Briton and Ériu (@trhor)

Her Majesty Queen Irene and HRH Prince James (@albanyroyals)

⚜ Traduction française

Les invités arrivent au gala du couronnement de l'Empereur Napoléon V qui a lieu à Versailles.

(Autre journaliste) Ah, nous avons des nouvelles du gala. (Stéphane Bernard) En effet, les portes du château de Versailles s'ouvrent et accueillent les premiers invités de l'Empereur. Le cadre rend tout plus agréable : il s'agit probablement de la résidence préférée de Sa Majesté. Il y a passé beaucoup de temps durant son enfance. (Autre journaliste) Qui sont les invités Stéphane ?

(Stéphane Bernard) L'Empereur a invité les plus grands chefs d'Etat, accompagnés de leur conjoint ou de leur héritier, pour les monarchies. On retrouve la reine Viviana dont le pays est très lié au nôtre. De même, les souverains de Uspana ont une amitié je dirais générationnelle avec la famille Simparte, bien avant le rétablissement de l'empire de Francesim.

(Autre journaliste) Voici le fiancé de Madame ! Il n'est pas accompagné. (Stéphane Bernard) Il est de notoriété publique que la Maison Impériale et le duc de Rothsey ont traversé une période de tensions il y a quelques mois. Toutefois, il ne faut point interpréter cela comme une rancune de l'Empereur. Il s'agit simplement du respect du protocole impérial en ce jour de fête. Néanmoins, je veux bien reconnaître que le duc, malgré sa prestance indéniable et sa tête bien faite, n'a pas encore maîtrisé l'art de plaire à l'ensemble de sa belle-famille.

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pre-2011 (incomplete)

the metamorphosis (franz kafka) - 9/10 [2010] «the basic kafka» (franz kafka, erich heller ed.) - 9/10 [2010] the dharma bums (jack kerouac) - 10/10 [2009] 1984 (george orwell) - 7/10 [2008] obasan (joy kogowa) - 7/10 [2007] high fidelity (nick hornby) - 8/10 [2006] wind and lies (richard parrish) - 7/10 [2005] of mice and men (john steinbeck) - 9/10 [2005] the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy (douglas adams) - 8/10 [2004] lord of the flies (william golding) - 6/10 [2003] the little prince (antoine de saint-exupery) - 10/10 [2003] the perks of being a wallflower (stephen chbosky) - 6/10 [2003] pygmalion (george bernard shaw) - 8/10 [2003] a midsummer night’s dream (william shakespeare) - 6/10 [2003] the catcher in the rye (j. d. salinger) - 8/10 [2002] fahrenheit 451 (ray bradbury) - 6/10 [2002] and then there were none (agatha christie) - 5/10 [2001] the outsiders (s. e. hinton) - 7/10 [2000] number the stars (lois lowry) - 7/10 [1999] to kill a mockingbird (harper lee) - 8/10 [1999]

heavy hitters (25):

paul auster-10 albert camus-8 jim thompson-8 hermann hesse-7 fyodor dostoevsky-7 natsume soseki-7 ernest hemingway-6 haruki murakami-6 mikhail bulgakov-5 richard brautigan-5 jack kerouac-5 andrew kaufman-5 ivan turgenev-5 yukio mishima-4 theodore dreiser-4 nick hornby-3 thomas bernhard-3 nell zink-3 emil cioran-3 irene nemirovsky-3 leo tolstoy-3 wim wenders-3 patricia highsmith-3 j. d. salinger-3 carson mccullers-3

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Saints for 20 Octobre

More Saints of the Day St. Paul of the Cross St. Acca St. Adelina Bl. Adeline St. Aderald St. Artemius St. Barsabas St. Bernard of Bagnorea St. Bertilla Boscardin St. Caprasius of Agen Bl. Francis Serrano St. Irene of Tomar Bl. James Kern St. Martha Bl. Oleksa Zaryckyj St. Usthazanes St. Vitalis

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Meet 5 Winter Dogs Who Enjoy Colder Weather

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What dogs besides the famous, snow-loving Saint Bernard welcome colder temperatures? Let’s talk to five other winter dogs.

Siberian Husky

Siberian Husky. Photography ©Flickr user Irene Mei via Creative Commons License. Some size modifications have been made to fit this site.

We’re one of the breeds most rightfully associated when people think of winter dogs. We were bred thousands of years ago in northeastern Siberia by the Chukchi people to tolerate the coldest winters. Us Huskies showed great endurance, pulling sleds long distances on the smallest possible food intake. No one wants a sled dog that fills the sled with his own food!

We were also developed for adaptability and gentleness — sleeping with the children, keeping our families warm on three dog nights. Cheerful and ready for adventure, we love to dig, run, pull sleds, hike and play in snow. You might want to keep your backyard fence high: we are winter dogs who were born to run wintry trails. We love you, but we’ll likely choose adventure if a door swings open.

Black Russian Terrier

Black Russian Terriers were bred for long, cold Russian winters. Photography courtesy Dr. Richard Hawkes. Black Russian Terrier Club of America, brtca.org.

We are the Black Pearl of Russia, developed to guard people and places. The USSR bred us specifically as winter dogs, to endure its severe cold season. Of course, some areas in our vast country are warmer than others, but, in general, the winters are cold, dark and snowy indeed.

Our impressive big beard (one of our trademarks), along with our black double coat, keeps us warm. We are calm, confident, courageous and always ready for outdoor adventure. Grab your cross-country skis and a long line, and let’s try skijoring together.

Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Chesapeake Bay Retrievers make great winter dogs. Photography courtesy Dyane Baldwin. American Chesapeake Club, amchessieclub.org.

We are winter dogs who are fans of snow, as well as icy-cold water. Our history starts with two (probably Newfoundland) puppies, Sailor and Canton, rescued from a ship off the Maryland shores. Bred with Spaniels and Hounds, we developed into dynamic, robust water retrievers, capable of working in the Chesapeake Bay’s cold waters. With great strength and an intense work drive, our forefathers could retrieve up to 100 birds a day.

Our coats are wonderfully suited to snow play and work. The oil in my coat and my wooly undercoat shields my skin from cold water or snow. And here’s a bonus: when you bring us indoors, we’ll dry quickly. But don’t get too comfortable in front of your fire; we recharge quickly and will soon ask to go back outdoors.

Chinook

Chinooks are fans of snow and ice. Photography courtesy Ginger Corley, Chinook Owners Association, chinook.org.

We were developed in New Hampshire by Arthur Walden, a sled-dog driver. Walden specifically bred for a sled dog with speed and stamina, but also a tender disposition, particularly around children. He sought to merge the power of dog breeds that hauled cargo with the quickness of smaller racing sled dogs. Chinook, the father of our breed, became Walden’s most trusted lead dog.

Chinook and some of our other early ancestors provided vital transportation for Admiral Byrd’s Antarctica expedition. Today, we enthusiastically anticipate the first snow of the season. Have you heard of kick sledding? Or how about a snowshoe trek? You’ll need snowshoes, but our paws are at home on frosty terrain.

Lhasa Apso

Lhasa Apsos are natural winter dogs, as they hail from “Land of Snows.” Photography courtesy Catherine Marley M.D., Kai-La-Sha Lhasa Apsos. American Lhasa Apso Club Rescue, Colorado ApsoRescueColorado.org.

Sometimes called Bark Lion Sentinel Dogs, our ancestors were developed in Tibet as indoor guard dogs. We watched over monasteries and beckoned assistance from the Tibetan Mastiffs when needed. But despite our primary indoor roles, we make perfect winter dogs, as were also developed to tolerate chilly winter walks. Tibet, after all, is the Land of Snows.

Fancy yet altogether functional, we’re cloaked in protective beauty. Now make no mistake, regardless of our warm coats, we need to live indoors and with our families. But we’ll enjoy long winter walks and won’t shirk from snow play. Snow can, however, accumulate between our paw pads, so we’ll need some extra care when we come in from the cold.

Loving these gorgeous winter dogs? These breeds are particularly active and a good fit for owners and families who can put in the time to play and interact with them. As always, do your research on breeds and breed mixes and consider your lifestyle before you adopt or choose to parent any dog.

Thumbnail: Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Photography courtesy Dyane Baldwin. American Chesapeake Club, amchessieclub.org

This piece was originally published in 2017.

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