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Name: Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine de Lannoy Date of birth: 18th February 1984 (born in East Flanders, Belgium) Position: Wife of the first in line to the throne

Countess Stephanie de Lannoy was born to a Belgian aristocratic family, the youngest of eight children. She received a Bachelor's and Master's degree and is a polyglot, speaking confidently in six languages. She married Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, in 2012 after a long friendship and a 3 year relationship. Notably she gave up her Belgian citizenship upon marriage; while this wasn't required, she wanted to show her commitment to her role as Luxembourg's future Grand Duchess. She is a passionate supporter of the arts and studied art history at Sotheby's while living in London with her husband. The couple have two sons.

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Royal Engagement News

Princess Iman, the eldest daughter of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, is set to marry Jameel Alexander Thermiotis.

Thermiotis was born to a Greek family in Caracas, Venezuela. He now works in New York City as a managing partner at a venture capital firm.

According to Harper's Bazaar Arabia, Rajwa is the youngest daughter of Saudi businessman Khalid bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz al-Saif and his wife, Azza bint Nayef Abdulaziz Ahmed al-Sudairi.

Raised in Sauda Arabia, she has a bachelor's degree from the College of Architecture at Syracuse University in New York as well as a degree in Visual Communications from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. She previously worked at an architecture firm in L.A.

The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg announced in November 2022 that their only daughter, Princess Alexandra, is engaged to Nicholas Bagoy.

"Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess have the great joy of announcing the engagement of their daughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, to Mr Nicolas Bagory.

The two families join in the happiness of the engaged couple by surrounding them with their affection.

The civil wedding will take place on 22 April 2023 at the Town Hall of the City of Luxembourg.

The religious wedding will be celebrated on 29 April 2023 in the Saint Trophyme church in Bormes-les-Mimosas, with their affection."

Princess Alexandra, sixth in line to the Luxembourg throne, is an active working member of the royal family and a professional linguist.

Her fiancé, Nicolas Bagory, was born and raised in Brittany, France. He studied political science and classics at university.

According to the Court, he now works in "the creation of social and cultural projects." Per his LinkedIn, he is based in Paris and received a master's from the Sorbonne University in the French capital in Latin in 2014.

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Benefits of Studying in Luxembourg

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Why study in Luxembourg

International students consider Luxembourg to be the best option to study. The education system is highly advanced, and the universities follow advanced curricula. 

Huge Scholarship amount.

Multicultural and welcoming environment.

The University of Luxembourg is the top-ranking university. 

Best universities for business, economics, finance, law, and other disciplines.

Work in Luxembourg after completing your studies. 

Highest pay scale. 

Settle in Luxembourg after completing the education. 

Best research and technology opportunities.  

Best Courses in Luxembourg

The University of Luxembourg is ranked below 500 in the QS rankings list 2024. The university offers various courses, such as:

Bachelor's degrees

Master's degrees

PhD degrees

Professional bachelor's degrees

Many international students choose to study popular subjects in Luxembourg.

Subjects having high demand:

Finance

Restaurant service and hospitality

Healthcare

IT

Legal consulting

Construction

Popular Courses in Luxembourg

Computer science

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Education

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Languages

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Special Courses offered by the University of Luxembourg

MBA

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Arts

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Bachelors Programs include

Engineering

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Natural and social sciences

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Cost of Studying In Luxembourg for International Students

The average education cost ranges from €500 to €900 per semester in Luxembourg. The tuition fee varies from university to university. While the business course is somewhat expensive, it ranges between €5,000-€9,000 annually. The cost may be even higher based on the university you select.

Work after graduation in Luxembourg

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Study in Luxembourg for free | How to study in world richest country L...

👋 Welcome to Foreigner’s Diary! In this episode, join me, as I take you on a journey to the world's richest country, Luxembourg! 🌍💰 Discover how you can study in this beautiful European gem, especially if you're Third country national student looking for top-notch education opportunities abroad. 🎓 🏛️ Explore the prestigious University of Luxembourg, ranked in the top 200 globally, with a Computer Science department in the top 90! 📊💻 Whether you're interested in Computer Science or other fields, Luxembourg has a wide range of bachelor's and master's courses, many of which are taught in English. 📜🇬🇧 🏫 Dive into the fantastic student facilities, including state-of-the-art labs and more! 🧪🔬 I'll guide you through the application process, document requirements, and language options, so you can embark on your academic journey with ease. 📝🌐 ✈️ Learn about visa procedures and living expenses in Luxembourg, from rent to groceries, and discover how part-time jobs can help you cover your costs. 💶🍽️ 💼 Explore the thriving job market in Luxembourg, with high demand for professionals in IT, engineering, finance, and banking. Discover the potential salaries and opportunities that await you! 💼💰 📢 Have questions or want more information on studying or working in Luxembourg? Leave a comment below, and I'll consider making a video on your topic of interest! 🙋‍♀🗣 👍 If you found this video informative, don't forget to give it a thumbs up, subscribe to our channel, and hit the notification bell! Stay tuned for more exciting content. Until next time, take care, bye, and take it easy! 😊👋 #StudyInLuxembourg 🇱🇺 #LuxembourgEducation 📚 #InternationalStudents 🌍 #StudyAbroadTips ✈️ #IndianStudents 🇮🇳#UniversityOfLuxembourg 🏛️#StudentLifeInLuxembourg 🎓 #LuxembourgVisa 📜#LuxembourgExpenses 💶 #CareerOpportunities 💼 #LuxembourgJobs 💰 #HigherEducation 🎓 #LuxembourgCulture 🇱🇺🎉#ExploreLuxembourg 🌆 #EducationalTravel 🌍

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About

Zala Kodrič is a student of music cognition, based in London, UK and Luxembourg.

She is originally from Slovenia, where she studied piano under Selma Chicco Hajdin and violin under Tinkara Marinac at the Music School in Koper. Her exploration of composition began at a young age with short piano pieces and improvisation, and became more serious with consistent songwriting and composing from the age of eleven. She moved to Luxembourg in 2013, where she studied violin with Johanna Weirich and harmony and counterpoint with Claude Lenners. In 2019, she began her Bachelors in composition at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, under the tutelage of Laura Jurd, Paul Newland, and Edward Jessen.

She draws inspiration from modern musical theatre, pop, folk, and postminimalism, and explores the intersections of these influences.

She independently published her debut EP, “Hands in My Sleeves”, in April of 2023, with Sam Pugh on bass guitar and Amber Norris on drums.

Her dissertation project, "The Adopted Stories Songbook", premiered in May of 2023. It consists of six songs, each based on a different work of fiction.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9rIGMO3RYE)

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AMERICANA TASK 001

LAYER ONE : THE OUTSIDE (OOC)

name: Ariadne Marie de Nassau 

meaning of name: Ariadne is a Greek name, meaning “chaste” or “most holy”. Marie is a French version of Mary, and the meaning is debated, but can mean “sea of sorrow” or “rebellion”. Her last name, de Nassau, is literally “of Nassau” — she is a part of the House of Nassau. 

aliases: Aria is her nickname from childhood and her preferred name. 

place of birth: Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. 

race: Caucasian 

nationality: Dual citizenship with France and the United States. 

gender: Cis-female

sexuality: Mostly heterosexual

profession: A freelance journalist

eye color: Dark brown

hair style/color: Straight, chestnut brown hair to her shoulders, usually partly braided or in a plait.

height: 5’4” (164 cm)

clothing style: Simple, tailored, and clean-cut, Aria dresses in neutrals and soft materials. She's partial to creamy ivories and tans as opposed to bright colors, with the occasional baby pinks. The only jewelry she wears is a simple gold pendant and a sapphire ring, her birthstone.

best physical feature: Her eyes — both soft and piercing at the same time, the eyes are truly the window to Aria’s soul. 

appearance: Very soft and muted, yet luxurious. Aria is from wealth, which shows, but she never flaunts it. She doesn’t wear much makeup and avoids showing too much skin. She looks professional and pretty, but not someone you’d turn around and look at twice in New York. 

weight: 110 lbs (50 kg) 

complexion: Fair during the winter, slightly tanner during the summer, as Aria darkens easily under the sun. 

build: Slight and petite, she is quite skinny and small, without very many curves. 

voice: Gentle, she rarely speaks over a shout. She doesn’t like to yell and upturns the ends of her sentences, as if she’s always a bit unsure of herself. She has a slight British/European accent from her upbringing abroad. 

LAYER TWO: THE INSIDE (OOC)

fears: Spiders, roller-coasters, and disappointing her parents — although she is working on that last one, 

guilty pleasure: The Bachelor. Aria will never admit to watching them, as she finds the entire idea trashy and degrading, but somehow, she turns it on every week when its airing with popcorn and a glass of wine. 

biggest pet peeve: People who chew on their food loudly (bad table manners in general, really.) 

ambition for the future: To find out who was behind Abby’s killing and write an entire expose on it. 

one bad habit: Popping her pimples and skin blemishes.

one good habit: Washing the dishes immediately after she uses them.

one habit they can’t break: Her daily iced coffee (or two) from Starbucks.

one they’ve broken: Chewing on her nails. 

LAYER THREE: THOUGHTS (OOC)

first thoughts waking up: “I need coffee.” 

what they think about the most: Deep-set anxieties about her future and identity as an individual person. 

what they think about before bed: All the errands and things she needs to accomplish tomorrow. 

what they think their best quality is: Intelligence and writing ability. 

what they think would completely break them: Finding love, and then losing it. 

what they think was the best thing in their life: Discovering that she had a long-lost sister, and getting to reconnect with her. 

what they think was the worst thing in their life: Losing that long-lost sister. 

what seemingly insignificant memories stuck with them: Her childhood piano teacher smacking her fingers when she’d play the wrong notes. 

LAYER FOUR: WHAT’S BETTER? (OOC)

single or group dates: Neither — Aria hates dates. 

to be loved or respected: Respected.

beauty or brains: Brains. 

dogs or cats: Dogs. 

coffee or tea: Coffee. 

showering in the day or night: Showering at night. 

taking baths or taking showers: Taking showers. 

tv or movies: Movies. 

writing or reading: Writing. 

platonic or romantic love: Platonic.

iced tea or lemonade: Iced tea. 

ice cream or smoothies: Smoothies. 

cupcakes or cake: Cupcakes. 

beach or mountains: Mountains. 

LAYER FIVE: DO YOU? (IC) 

lie: “Yes — it’s a way to get information that I want out of people. But I never lie to hurt anyone.” 

believe in yourself: “I hope that I do. I think that I do. Maybe not.” 

believe in love: “I think love is out there, but I don’t know how to find it or if it even exists for me.” 

want someone: “Maybe.”  

work so that you can support your hobbies or use your hobbies as a way of filling up the time you aren’t working: “Well — neither. Writing is both my work and my hobby. So I guess I lucked out.” 

have something you’re reluctant to tell people: “My ‘royal’ status. It doesn’t mean anything.”  

have an opinion about sex: “It’s something lovely that can make two people’s bonds stronger, but...  I don’t know. I don’t think I have a strong opinion either way.” 

have many friends: “I have many acquaintances from work and school, but close friends? Probably not.” 

have as many friends as you want: “Yes. I’m a bit of a loner, you see.” 

have something to make a scene in public about: “God, I hope not.” 

have something to give your life for: “A hundred percent — my career, my writing, and figuring out what the hell happened to Abby.” 

have major flaws: “I… get too attached to people. It goes along with having such little close friends. The friends I do have, I keep very close to my heart, which means when I lose them… well, my world falls apart.” 

have something you pretend or try to care about: “Um — politics?” 

have an image you project: “I think I try to come off as more self-confident than I am. I’m also very polite to most people, even if I don’t particularly think the person is deserving of it.” 

have something you’re afraid of: “Isn’t everyone afraid of something?” 

think you’re polite or rude: “Definitely polite.” 

LAYER SIX: FAVORITES (IC) 

favorite color: “Hm. I love baby pink, but I also love cream and ivory as well.” 

favorite animal: “Polar bears. They’re so majestic!” 

favorite movie: “Lost in Translation. It was such a beautifully shot movie!” 

favorite game: “I don’t play very many games.” 

sound: “Oh! — the sound of sunny winter mornings back when I was in school in Gstaad. You can hear it when you open a window; the chilly breeze, the sound of snow underneath people’s feet… I miss it.” 

song: “It changes, really, but I can always listen to anything by Frank Sinatra.” 

band: “Is it cliche if I say The Beatles?” 

outfit: “Well, it certainly depends on the season, but for the fall and winter, I love my tan crepe pants, an ivory cashmere turtleneck, and my Acne leather boots.” 

place: “Switzerland. I spent most of my years there, and the landscapes are so beautiful.” 

memory: “I think the first time I met Abby — I was so nervous, and I just saw her, and we talked for hours in her room afterwards. Her parents made hot cocoa, and we just sat there, laughing, crying… it was so wonderful, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.” 

person: “Abby. Or my mentor back at Harvard. She was the one who helped me curate my writing to what it is now.” 

show: “I don’t watch much television.” 

LAYER SEVEN: AGE (OOC/IC) 

age: 29

date of birth: September 2nd, 1990

day your next birthday will be: Thursday.

zodiac sign: Virgo.

age you lost your virginity: 18.

does age matter: “Age certainly matters if you’re younger, but once you pass twenty-five or so… who am I to judge?” 

LAYER EIGHT: PERSONALITY (OOC) 

moral alignment: Neutral Good. 

enneagram: 4 - The Individualist

four temperaments: Melancholic

tropes: the soiled dove, the lost soul, the contrite, the taciturn

archetypes: The Sage/Innocent 

tarot cards: Temperance

compassion: yes. 

empathy: yes.

creativity: yes.

mental flexibility: at times, no.

passion: yes, for the right things. 

stamina: yes. 

physical strength: not much. 

battle skill: not at all. 

agility: a bit. 

strategy: she’s always planning for her next move, so yes. 

teamwork: yes, but she needs to be the leader. 

strength: so much emotional strength. 

intelligence: yes. 

wisdom: partly, but still trying to find it. 

dexterity: none; Aria has a rare muscular dystrophy that degraded the muscles in her hands and fingers. 

constitution: a hundred percent. 

charisma: only on certain occasions; otherwise, Aria is quite aloof. 

LAYER NINE: FINISH THE SENTENCE (IC) 

i love: “... good food. Can you blame me?” 

i feel: “... lost.” 

i hide: “... my feelings, my emotions, my thoughts.” 

i miss: “... Abby.” 

i wish: “... that I could know where life is taking me.” 

i hate: “... people who think they can take advantage of my kindness.” 

LAYER TEN: FAMILY (IC) 

relationships: “I had a boyfriend. It’s awkward to talk about really, but he dumped me. Quite an awkward situation.” 

parents: “My father is Prince Jean Louis, sixteenth in line for the throne in Luxembourg. My mother is Princess Charlotte Julie, formerly Charlotte Julie Vanderbilt.” 

siblings: “Just Abby, who was fathered by my father and another woman. She was given up for adoption when she was a baby, which is why I never met her until I grew up.” 

children: “No — although, maybe in the future.” 

favorite childhood memory: “Oh — my childhood wasn’t that fun. But I guess, early on, my parents did take me out on trips on the boat in lakes in the South of France. Those were always nice.” 

favorite childhood toy: “My stuffed bunny Juliette. I still have her.” 

embarrassing story: “I fell asleep once in a bowl of yogurt in class. I was so tired staying up studying for an exam, that during it, I was eating my breakfast, and just… fell asleep.” 

favorite family member: “Abby. I’m not very close to my parents, or anyone from my family, really.” 

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22- BANLIEUE (housing estates)

My years in college are of no use to me. I do not like what I am learning, I do not like the people I am learning with and I do not understand what I am doing there. All I want is to fuck, dance and get well dressed. I let others decide for me and I ended up with an economy bachelor’s degree and now I am trying to learn law. The law (except the history of law) and the economy, are boring me to death. I like to draw women’s shoes, pants or hats; but even for that, I do not take myself seriously, it is a hobby, it is not a job. One must do law when one do not know what to do because it leads to everything. Lawyers, clerks of notaries, bailiffs, they are characters from Balzac novels, it is not my future. The students, there, behave like fascists and are homophobic. They are surprised that I do not want to do “military preparations”. They spend every weekend at the barracks and when they will do their military service, they will already be officers. No, I will not be a just a stupid soldier, because my military service, I will not do it. The faith in which I grew up forbid to do military service, non-violence was basic. Objectors of conscience must spend twice as much time in prison as they would have spent in military service. When a “brother” went off to do his two years in prison, there was a farewell party, gifts and a lot of prayers. We were all very proud. Some made the effort to visit them in Fleury-Mérogis and had to share their experience on the stage with the microphone at the desk. Even if the speech was spontaneous and would not be judged, it was necessary to pay attention to the gesture, the contact with the auditory and the construction of the message. The prisoners’ letters were read in front of the whole congregation. New prayers would follow. I have never been to Fleury, I was too young. Faith has become superfluous to me, but disgust for the primitive male universe has remained. The uniforms are beautiful and the adventures of Jeff Stryker in prison are very exciting but nothing works, I would do anything to be discharged, P4, psychologically disturbed!

The lesson is really too annoying, Nathalie offers to go to her home to listen to records. Nathalie was Catherine’s best friend at the Émile Dubois High School. They wanted her to repeat her 11th grade so her parents put her in an expensive private school. Catherine partied too many with me and did not get her baccalaureate; I had it in extremis and so did Nathalie. We are now together studying law. Nathalie’s world is very different from Catherine’s. She also lives in a recent building of the 13th arrondissement, but not in a project. It is a residence with intercom. Nathalie uses only her particle for her name but on the bell, there is her full name “Brugerolle de Fraissinette” It does not leave much room for first names. I finally understand why sometimes she initials with a BdF. I never dared to ask. So chic! The apartment is huge but with low ceilings. It is dark, the Venetian blinds are just slightly open, Chinese furniture in black enamel occupy all the space. Nathalie’s mother is Eurasian of Vietnamese origin. She is very typical. Very skinny with a lot of very black hair, she is doing her nails with a small YSL bottle. She really looks like Eartha Kitt! She does not get up to say hello, she does not want to ruin her nail polish. Nathalie teaches me the word “quadroon”, Nathalie Brugerolle de Fraissinette is very proud to be quadroon. For me it sounds more like a descendant of Crusaders knights, but it just means she is a quarter Asian. Nobody could imagine it. Nathalie is a little round and very white, there may be in her eyes a little sign of bridle but you really have to know. The father is an engineer on an oil platform in Abu Dhabi and is never there. We head giggling down the hall. Eartha Kitt understands right away that it is not today that her daughter will finally have a boyfriend. Nathalie’s room is tiny, but she has, for herself, a compact Philips Hi-Fi with record player, FM radio and “auto-reverse” cassette player. She loves “Mad World” from Tears for Fears. I had the feeling that last week when I told her that I did not have the money to buy it, that she had never heard of it, I am intrigued. Will she offer it to me? No, she offers me to share her “Ham-mashed potatoes.” There are so few, I leave her the only calories that she is allowing herself. It is time to go to the Luco. I say it is a good idea but what is the Luco exactly? I keep that silly question for myself. “Au revoir Madame”. Eartha Kitt has a nail that worries her a lot and launches a “Goodbye, Philippe” without lifting her head. We prepare our orange cards, the metro pass for the zones 1 and 2. We have “the ticket chic and shock” as the advertisement says and we leave for the garden of the Luxembourg; the “Luco” in student lingo.

The cheapest orange card is always zone 1 and 2. Zone 1 is Paris “Intra Muros”, zone 2 is the very near suburbs. I know that the real Zone is Malakoff and everybody in the suburbs are zonards. Less than 50 years ago, the former site of the fortifications of Paris was a gigantic wasteland covered with shantytowns. The border of Malakoff had nothing to envy to the Brazilian favelas. I read Celine’s “Journey at the End of the Night” (but in the edition of the Pleiades) and the hell he describes is my suburb, it is Malakoff, gloomy and sordid. Malakoff is in Zone 2, what a luck, nothing differentiates me from real Parisians. Zone 3 is too much of shame! Zone 4, it may be well if you live in Versailles or Le Vésinet but zone 5 is again the horror. Anyway, I also know that leaving Malakoff means having to provide for myself, and I am not ready for it yet. I must still endure the stepfather.

In zone 3, there had been the year before Gilles. Gilles was only 16 years old, and I was not adult yet, we met in The Broad. He lived with his parents in Noisy-le-Sec. We waited until nine in the morning to have no one at my house in Malakoff. I was super tired but Gilles was very cute and a slut in bed. It was worth staying awake, three hours of fucking before having to go off again. I just had a single bed and it is in pretty jolly mood that I was driving Gilles in the big parental bed, the ultimate blasphemy. A bed made of rosewood with floral inlays, a legacy of Granny, the stepfather’s grandmother. After adding positions to the Kama-sutra, the sheets were not always very clean. We were leaving to the bathroom looking for a sponge, hot water and a hair dryer and it looked like nothing happened. It made us laugh so much. Gilles adored me, I think I was his first love. After a few weeks of our insomniac loves, I had to meet his best friends in Noisy. It was far but how to resist the curiosity to discover his home. Arriving in his housing estate, I had already the feeling that despite our identical proletarian social origins, our environments were very different. The north of Paris was much more “violent” than the south. My religious education had been very strict but had been an education. I had learned to read, alone, in conversation or in speech before an assembly, I had a vocabulary. Having read the Bible three times from top to bottom had eventually changed my view of the world. The representation of the blinds of Jericho by Nicolas Poussin in the Louvre, that was fascinating for me. Gilles’ 5 friends listened to rap that I never heard, … in French. They had looked at me, dismayed, I was just clean on me and a little classy. They wanted to shout, “Shit, what are you doing with a bougie?” but had only asked how we had met. It had not been a question, it had been an accusation. Gilles had tried to come out with me, but it was not going as planned. I had seen their universe collapse before their eyes, their childhood friend had just become a fag. Only the curvy girlfriend seemed a little interested in my presence and ready to adopt me. I had invented an excuse to slip away, … forever. It was really too complicated. If I had decided to disappear from Gilles’ life, he had not said his last word. I had found him back recently, more beautiful than ever, successively at the door of The Broad and then of Les Bouchons. He had seen me, talked in a low voice with the other bouncer and left a little while before allowing me to go inside. Was I dreaming? Another time, while Yves the door guy was alone, he told me he liked me but that I had not been nice with Gilles at all. He had been kicked out of his house after coming out, tried to reach me but I ignored him and he had very difficult moments. Now everything was better, but he was mad at me for it. I did not know yet that it would go even further. Two years later, he would have the main role in Jean-Daniel Cadinot’s new X movie “Under the sign of the Stallion” with, as a commercial, a beautiful picture of him in bleached blonde. I would watch the movie, but I would not recognize his cock, it was as if he had a stunt for the sex scenes. I knew his cock well enough! Later, he would die of AIDS, like everyone else. I DID NOT KILL GILLES! The suburbs killed Gilles.

Malakoff is still communist but more and more annexed by the capital. The Theater 71 is supposed to attract all the Parisian intelligentsia, the National Institute for Statistics has the largest building since 74 and the law section of the famous medical school Paris V is overflowing since 1976. Yes, I find myself in college 10 minutes walk from my home. Each train of the Métro delivers its hundreds of beautiful speakers apprentices but I arrive from the other side. I did not cross the ring. I hate not being Parisian. Jimmy Sommerville sings: “Run away, turn away, run away …” But how to survive? I think I am a suburbanite but I am wrong, I am already the worst Parisian. I suffocate as soon as I see these lamentable little pavilions and want to throw up in front of the projects. That is why, Gilles was not possible. My world is civilized, I do not get thrown out, it is me who decides when I go!

The stepfather, he works for TF1, the national television, in Paris rue Cognacq-Jay. He is a kind of a storekeeper. One day he brings back an ad from the collective notice board. A film director exchanges an independent room, not under the attic, in the 15th arrondissement for some hours of babysitting. Mom does not cry, Mom never cries, but she is sad. She did not see much of me anymore, but I was still living there. The former communist woman was so proud to have a son who was studying. Jimmy continues to sing: “You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case, Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face”. I am not on the platform of a train station, but on the Métro platform and I am leaving only 3 kilometers away. I will come back for the Friday night dinners, those with the snails and the beautiful porcelain.

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10 good reasons to learn German

Most people have their own reason for learning anything. In the same way, why learn German? For this also everyone has their own reason. Okay if you are here to read this article you might be confused why you are learning German or you have a question in your mind whether you should learn or not. So, today we will discuss some common reasons why a person should learn German or what can be the benefit of learning German.

But I would like to suggest after reading this, ask yourself why you want to learn German. 

So German is a beautiful language which has been widely spoken and has great importance. It helps a lot in various scenarios. 

Here are 10 good reasons to learn German

1. Helps to study in Germany: Germany is a popular destination for students interested in engineering, medicine, or philosophy. Employers around the world place a high importance on degrees from German universities. And German universities want the German language to study in their universities so that's how it helps people to study in Germany and it is the best reason to learn German.

2. Helpful in making connections: After learning German language you can make connections with different people from Europe. It helps you to make good relations with people.

3. Career opportunities worldwide: Career is the most important thing which motivates us to learn German language. And the German language has so many career opportunities in India and Germany too. 

Germany is the second-biggest exporter in the world, has the largest economy in Europe, and is the fourth-largest nominal GDP in the world, making it a crucial language to learn.

It has a lot of job opportunities for students all over the world and they can make their career bright in Germany with the help of German Language. 

4. Most widely spoken language: German is the most widely spoken language in Europe. It is spoken in additional countries besides Germany. Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Belgium, and Luxembourg all speak it as their official language. People have keen interest in learning this language as they know how its importance is growing these days. You can learn this language through various ways. You can learn German online as well. 

It has over 100 million native speakers with 185 million speakers worldwide. 

5.  Berlin is a Hub for Innovation and Startups

For many reasons, living in a capital city in Europe is a terrific idea. Frequently, it's because they appear to be hubs of unending possibilities, whether in terms of fashion, entertainment, or commerce.

In big cities like Paris and London, you'll frequently have to pay more for the privilege of living comfortably. It's difficult to concentrate on growing your company or establishing your reputation when you have problems paying your rent. Fortunately, Berlin, the capital of Germany, has a good standard of living and a cheap cost of living, so this is not the case of Berlin.

Berlin is regarded for liberal thinking and is the coolest city in central Europe, in addition to having affordable rent. Every 20 minutes, a new startup gets founded in the city. Berlin may be the city where your dream can come true.

6. Work/ study in Switzerland, Austria, or Germany

Ideas and innovations flourish in Germany.

A variety of bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and post-doctoral programmes are offered throughout the nation. All throughout the world, employers value their degrees.

German universities are among the greatest in the world and enjoy a stellar international reputation. You will graduate with a degree that is well-known throughout the world, which will greatly improve your career prospects there. Since the country's higher education is supported by the governments, the vast majority of German educational institutions are free for all students, including those from abroad.

7. Being bilingual in German opens up economic opportunities for you.

There are numerous business prospects in the German economy. International collaborations are necessary for organizations like BMW, Daimler, Siemens, Lufthansa, SAP, Bosch, Infineon, BASF, and many more. 68 percent of Japanese students study German because they have long realized the advantages of doing so. Japan has the third-most developed economy in the world. We have already covered well-known German companies in further detail.

8. International academic exchanges are supported by Germany

Germans acknowledge the importance of international collaboration and expertise in maintaining Germany's position as a global leader while simultaneously encouraging innovation and research at home. For instance, the DAAD Academic Exchange Service provided research and study help to more than 145,000 students, academics, and intellectuals in 2019. out of these 41.5% are foreigners. It should be mentioned that foreign students attending a German institution do not have to pay tuition fees, just like German students do.

9. Tourism and hospitality sector: Visitors from German-speaking nations travel widely and spend the money on vacation. They appreciate being attended after by employees and tour guides who speak German. In tourism also there is good scope for German speakers.

10. Enjoyment of music, literature, art, and philosophy: Goethe, Kafka, Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven all wrote in German. Enjoy their writings in their original tongue by reading or listening to them. Those who are interested in exploring different cultures and stories can definitely go for German as it is helpful in it.

These are some basic reasons which a person can think about before learning German. But you might have your own different reasons to learn German. You can opt any German language course if you really want to Learn German after knowing your reason.

[evoldir]

Fwd: Job: NatHistMuseum_Luxembourg.CuratorEcology

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Job: NatHistMuseum_Luxembourg.CuratorEcology > Date: 29 April 2022 at 06:07:48 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > Job: NatHistMuseum_Luxembourg.CuratorEcology > > The National Museum of Natural History of Luxembourg is hiring a > replacement for a retiring Curator (senior researcher) in Ecology. We > encourage all interested parties to apply, especially if you have > experience in research on invasive species. People with molecular > experience are welcome. The detailed job description can be (in French) > under https://ift.tt/sLR0wqT or in English below.  It is a > strict requirement that applicants have to be EU nationals and that > they are fluent (written and spoken) in one of the three administrative > languages of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish, French or German). The deadline > for applications is the 27th of May 2022.  The email address of a person > taking general enquiries can be found on https://ift.tt/sLR0wqT. If > you decide to apply via the website given above, you need to postulate > as an "Employ�".  Hope to see you soon in Luxembourg! > > Job advertisement > Who is recruiting? > National Museum of Natural History - Collections and Research - Ecology > Section The National Museum of Natural History is a cultural and research > institute located in the Grund. Its Collections and Research department > studies and documents natural heritage, geodiversity and biodiversity > in general and ecology and exotic species in particular. > > Tasks > Contribute to the museum's activities and projects related to biodiversity > and ecology; Design and implementation of scientific research projects > in the field of biodiversity and ecology; Invasive alien species: > monitoring species, coordinating and feeding the neobiota.lu internet > portal, representing the Museum in national and European working groups > on invasive alien species; Creation of a network of applied research > actors in the field of biodiversity protection and ecology to ensure > knowledge transfer; Exchange of expertise with museum sections and > external institutions; Exchange and analysis of data from different > species groups; Organisation of national and international scientific > conferences and symposia; Writing of reports, practical guides and > scientific publications; Accompanying university students in their final > studies (bachelor, master, doctorate, postdoc) in the framework of the > Museum's projects; Organisation of and contribution to exhibitions > at the Museum; Organisation of and participation in the Museum's > awareness-raising and popularisation activities.  Profile Technical skills > > Excellent project management skills in the field of ecology and > biodiversity research at national and international level; > Excellent knowledge of native species and habitats, including methods > of species recording in the field, with a focus on species ecology and > habitat management, in relation to maintaining species populations and > target habitats; > Good knowledge of invasive alien species; > Good knowledge of statistical data analysis, GIS and the use of the > Recorder-Lux database; > Proficiency in writing scientific reports and publications; > Very good writing and speaking skills; > Experience in managing working groups and in supervising final year > university projects (master, bachelor, doctorate) and postdocs; > Experience in acquiring external funding; > Knowledge of national and European legislation and regulations in the > field of nature protection; > Good oral and written knowledge of one of the three administrative > languages of the country and of English. > > Assets > > Possession of a PhD in natural sciences (ecology, biology, environmental > sciences); Additional experience in a museum context in the fields of: > collections, environmental education, scientific communication and > popularisation, exhibitions, etc; Basic knowledge of the other two > administrative languages; Good knowledge of office tools (Word, Excel, > Outlook, Powerpoint, Skype, Zoom, InDesign); Mastery of the management > of a CMS such as Wordpress. > > > > via IFTTT

[heavyarethecrowns]

People that have married in the Royal Families since 1800

Denmark

Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier, born 6 February 1976

Marie Cavallier was born in Paris, France. She is the only child of Alain Cavallier, a partner in an advertising agency and Françoise Grassiot (née Moreau), owner of the Château de la Vernède, near Avignon.

She is the paternal granddaughter of Mr. Claude Cavallier (stepson of Baron de Limnander de Nieuwenhove) and Baroness Odile Brunet de Sairigné (née Labesse).

She moved to Geneva, Switzerland with her mother following the divorce of her parents. She has two older, maternal half-brothers: Benjamin and Gregory Grandet, both born in Switzerland; and two younger, paternal half-brothers: Charles and Édouard Cavallier, both born in Paris.

After her parents divorced, Marie was sent to the Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil boarding school in Switzerland, where members of the Luxembourg ruling house have also studied. She attended Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, for a brief time, to study international business and economics and then went on to study economics in Genève. Marie earned a Bachelor of Arts at Marymount Manhattan College. During her years in college, Marie worked for Estée Lauder, as assistant to the public relations manager in 1994, and as an assistant to the managing director of ING Numismatic Group SA in Genève. 

After graduating, she started working for DoubleClick Inc, an international advertising agency, in New York as international marketing coordinator. Back in France, she worked for advertising agency Media Marketing. She then worked for Reuters financial news agency Radianz in Switzerland, took a position with REInvest in Geneva and worked as executive secretary in ING Numismatic Group SA until the engagement. 

Marie's mother tongue is French. In addition she speaks English, Spanish and Italian. In connection to her wedding with Prince Joachim she started taking lessons in Danish.

Marie first came to public attention when she was photographed on a private holiday in Avignon, France, with Prince Joachim in August 2005. She celebrated the New Year 2006/2007 with Prince Joachim, his former wife Alexandra, their sons, Nikolai and Felix, as well as close friends. In January 2007, Marie accompanied Prince Joachim and his children on a ski holiday in Switzerland. 

Later that year, Marie joined the royal family for Easter at Marselisborg Palace, where she met Joachim's mother, Queen Margrethe II, for the first time. Marie increasingly made weekend visits from Geneva to Denmark in 2007. 

On 3 October 2007, it was officially announced that Marie Cavallier was engaged to Prince Joachim.On 21 November 2007 Marie, who had been a French citizen and a member of the Roman Catholic Church, became, in connection with the marriage, a Danish citizen and a member of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Denmark. 

Marie started her role as Princess of Denmark shortly after her wedding, while attending with her husband events and activities from his patronages. Her first engagement and trip abroad was to Morocco on 28 October 2008, when she handed out Lego toys to orphanage children in Rabat. After this trip abroad, the Princess accompanied Prince Joachim to Russia.

Marie's first patronage came shortly after her son's birth, when her patronage of Tønder Festival was announced. Tønder Festival is an international folk music festival near her official residence Shackenborg Manor in Møgeltønder, where the Princess resides with her family. Shortly afterwards, Marie took over one of the Prince Consort's duties as Patron of the Annual Literature Prize that awards an annual prize for French-language literature in Copenhagen. Marie also took the patronage of ambassador to Syddansk Universitet in Odense in September 2009. Princess Marie was presented on 17 November 2009 as patron of "The Danish National Commission for UNESCO". 

The Princess' third official trip was to Hong Kong and China together with Prince Joachim in November 2009. In January 2010, the Danish Ski Federation named Princess Marie official patron. In March 2010, Marie undertook her fourth official visit abroad to Mexico City with Prince Joachim. In April 2010, Marie paid a working visit to the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as patron for the organisation.

She is a patron of the Danish Epilepsy Association and Kattegatcentret the AIDS Foundation and Autism Denmark

[contrabassconversations]

790: Bernardo Alviz on working through an injury

Bernardo Alviz was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia.  He started his music studies at the age of 17 and holds a Bachelor's degree from the Universidad Javeriana in Bogota as well as a Bachelor's and Master's degree from the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin in Germany.

Bernardo is a passionate performer of contemporary music and has performed in some of the most renowned festivals including the Lucerne festival in 2017 with Heinz Holliger and Mathias Pintcher as chief conductors; as principal bass with the Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop at the Donaueschingen Musiktagen in 2017 as well as at the Rainy Days music festival in Luxembourg 2014; as principal bass of the Staatskapelle Berlin during the Infektio! Music festival in Berlin in 2016; and as principal bass with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra at the Malmo International Chamber music festival 2016 in Sweden.

  We talk about growing up in Colombia, his training in Germany, meeting his wife Phoebe Russell, and their subsequent move to Australia, and getting established as a bassist there.  We also dig into his struggles with a performance injury and the mystery surrounding it, the struggles and discoveries that have come from it, and his move into teaching a large studio of young bassists and doing a PHD in composition.

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[bloomsburgu]

France abroad uncovers added degree options 

Carolyn Benner, a dual major in international business and administration, studied abroad this fall at ICN Business School in Nancy, France, taking business classes and immersing herself in a variety of countries every weekend.

“I chose France, because I have been studying French since 7th grade and I am also a French minor,” said Benner. “I've known since I was in 10th grade that I wanted to go into International relations/business and travel the world. I ended up choosing ICN because of the dual degree program.”

“The ICN/BU exchange program is great, it really is worth it. A whole year traveling around Europe, meeting people from all over the world, and a second degree is a no brainer to me.”

Benner heard of this opportunity as an incoming freshman. 

“There was rumor that the international business major would be opening soon,” Benner said. “I made a meeting with Dr. Welch and we discussed when the IB major would be implemented and went over study abroad options. It was surprising to lean that the last person to attend ICN from Bloom was four years ago. It's an amazing program, you spend one year abroad and come out with a second bachelors in business admin.”

Studying abroad has taught Benner a few important things she plans to take into her future career. 

“One of the main things I learned was how to be a global thinker. Americans are the minority here, and that is something that I have never experienced before,” said Benner. “Majority of my classes are in English, but that doesn't mean that I have the best advantage. When we complete group projects my classmates are from 10 other different countries and it is hard to work when we have different ways of thinking, but I think this will allow me to excel in the future.”

Living abroad in France has allowed Benner to visit a variety of countries. 

“I've been able to travel every weekend. I have gone to Malta, Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, Brussels, Belgium, Luxembourg, London, England, and some French cities like Paris, Strasbourg, and Metz. I also have a trip planned to Amsterdam and Ireland later this semester. It is fascinating to see new parts of the world and learn new cultures, try new foods, and hear new languages (even though most of the places i've been to speak either English or French). 

“My favorite part is being with the friends I’ve made. We've been together for only a few months but it feels like we've known each other for a lifetime. You really get to know someone when you get stranded in Luxembourg for an extra 9 hours because you missed the bus. 

  — Samantha Bergan, mass communications major

[jasminwiniarski]

Interview answers

Here are all the replies I got from undergrad students:

1. Nathalie, 19, female, Chemistry

2. Yesterday

3. Yess, basically every day

4. I use it to get the molar mass of elements    

   unnecessary  are the different colors of elements and the boiling points

5. /

6. at Uni for different calculations and I need to learn the periodic table for the exams

7. /

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1. Michel, 21, male, I am currently in the third year of my Physics Bachelor studies here at Luxembourg University. I am kind of sporty (playing football), love a good laugh with friends and enjoy doing physics, math and chemistry.

2. Last week during the Modern Physics lecture

3. At least once a week but there may be weeks where I use it more often.4) I mostly use it to find the atomic number (Z) or to see which elements are unstable, which are unreactive or very reactive.

5. I got used to it, but at the start it was hard to find the elements I was searching for because the table is quit large and often crowded in values.

6. University

7. At school maybe start with a small periodic table and then add more elements slowly? All in all I think the periodic table looks good as it is.

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So first, my name is Jérémy, I'm 21 and, yes obviously I'm male. Even if it sounds like if it's an introduction in a support meeting, I'm not a drug addict. There's very few to talk about me, I'm a boring dude with a boring life. I study physics, I'm currently in the 5th semester.The last time I used a periodic table was not so long ago, maybe 2 or 3 week 🤔.For the 3rd question I will answer it depends. Because, depending of the course and the topic currently studying. So, let's say sometimes I use it.I use the PSE because it's easy to use... everything is categorised and in a specific order, it makes easy to find what you want such the atomic mass or the valance electrons as well as the shell number. In the past I used it more for the atomic mass, but now it's more to now the quantum states of the electrons.I like question 5 😂. Damn I hate it when you search by name or initials (I don't know how they call the short name, so I call it initials). Like go and search for Hf. Where the hell is it!!???There's only one motivation: you don't have a choice. If you want to know something about some element without using internet, there's only the PSE. Or imagine you want to search for an element with some particular characteristics, well it's more difficult to search it on Google. With the PSE, the characteristics of the elements are in a logic order, it says directly which element you're searching for.Last question. I would change nothing. Because on paper you can't change anything more or do it even more efficient. Well I'm not a specialist neither a designer, but it's just what I think. If you can improve the PSE in paper format that would be interesting and great 😊. For the bonus points, so you want to do a PSE with a focus on what element can be found in which planet? 🤔 If I understood it right, then I suggest you to add the value (like in €/kg) of the elements since Luxembourg want to do spacemining. I would also add the distance between us and the respective planet. So that it's easier to calculate the cost of mining, and so to see if it's worth it. 

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1. Dino, 21, Male, B.Sc. Chemistry

2. Couple of days ago

3. I definitely use it regularly, at least weekly

4. I use it to explain why certain molecules react in a specific way. Sometimes you need to know the position and the mass number so you can argument why a component is in a stable/unstable state. I often need to know the molar mass of a molecule for calculations but I don‘t calculate it myself as there are online molar mass calculators. The electronegativity is also something I often need to know so I can tell about the strength of a chemical bond, but this is missing in most periodic tables. All information in the periodic table about an element is vital.

5. If I can‘t find a precise one immediately. 

6. Except for studies I don‘t use the table so I guess none. I also don‘t use it always directly as I had to study it by heart so you should know the most important parts without looking at one.

7. It would be nice if (in the case of program as for your app) the periodic table is interactive and you can just display the information you need right now. I think you‘ll be able to find the information you‘re looking for much faster. The lanthanoides and actinoides don‘t need to be displayed as you nearly never need them. 

For the bonus question I think it would be nice if the radioactive elements have a sign. 

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Name: Benan 

Age: One shall never ask a lady for her age!... Try putting a TOE next to a TOE :)

Gender: Take a guess if you’re smart enough;)

Background about myself: I have a beige-coloured wall behind me. Is that background enough for you?

I’m a Turkish-Luxembourgish-Belgian student living in Luxembourg since my childhood. I speak 5 languages (and the 6th language; Czech, is on the way).

Studies: 3rd year in Bachelor in Physics (haha I’m a Bachelorette)

Currently as a Free Mover in Prague (wonderful city!).

When was the last time you used the periodic table?

Today!

Do you use the periodic table regularly? On a daily, weekly basis?

I would say 2 times a week.

What is your principal reason for using the periodic table, what is the information that you usually seek from it?

I have a course called “Solid State Physics” and we actually use the periodic table quite regularly in order to investigate the electronic structure of different elements and materials. We see what makes up the bonding states between atoms. We analyse why a metal is a metal, where the ferromagnetism comes from, how superconductor and semiconductors work in electronic basis and what their properties are. We also analyse different crystal structures like diamonds.

What causes you frustration when using the periodic table?

It reminds me of chemistry courses from high school and hence my high school life itself. It wasn’t really the best time of my life, but it was still funny!

What motivates you to use the periodic table?

Henry Moseley’s contribution to the periodic table and the fact that he was shot by a Turkish sniper during the Battle of Gallipoli.

Also, the fact, that if I work with the periodic table, I might pass the exam, if I pass the exam, I will get my Bachelor’s Diploma in Physics and hence officially be a physicist!

What would you change about this experience?

Life is an experience, time is relative and the past may never be changed.

Bonus question:

Bring it on, lady!

Name, physical properties (colour, shape, softness,..), mass, smell (actually that would be interesting, you could explain by means of smells we know how that element smells, e.g. they say space smells like burnt meat), percentage of abundance of that same element on Earth, lattice structure (face centred cubic, base centred cubic, or or or), what it’s useful for, how old the element is, atomic number, etc

[caveartfair]

I.M. Pei, the legendary architect who transformed the Louvre, died at 102.

I.M. Pei at a Museum of Chinese in America gala in 2009. Photo by Dario Cantatore/Getty Images.

I.M. Pei, one of the most famous architects of the last century, died on Thursday in New York City at age 102. A committed modernist, he designed buildings characterized by their geometric forms and often-monumental proportions, which nevertheless remain elegant and, at times, even understated. Pei is best known for his many museum projects, which include “Le Grand Louvre”—Pei’s overhaul of Paris’s iconic museum, which brought a soaring glass pyramid to the Palace’s main courtyard—the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha.

Pei’s built works—executed by the firm he founded in 1955 as I.M. Pei & Associates, later renamed I. M. Pei & Partners, and ultimately Pei Cobb Freed & Partners—include civic projects, commercial buildings, academic and scientific complexes, and more. He was among the class of famous architects to be referred to as a “starchitect,” and left an indelible imprint on the world’s architectural patrimony through his buildings’ distinctive elements, including expansive glass canopies and large stone volumes that give many of them a futuristic, Cubist appearance.

The East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., designed by I.M. Pei. Photo courtesy the National Gallery of Art, via Wikimedia Commons.

Pei was the fifth architect to receive the discipline’s top honor, the Pritzker Prize, in 1983. At the award ceremony, held in the Metropolitan Museum’s Sackler Wing, he articulated his deeply held belief in the power of modernism while acknowledging the reactions against it:

You may be amused to know, although it was not amusing to me at the time, that a house I designed for a friend in Cambridge in the early forties was denied a mortgage because it looked modern. In this sense I belong to that generation of American architects who built upon the pioneering perceptions of the modern movement, with an unwavering conviction in its significant achievements in the fields of art, technology and design. I am keenly aware of the many banalities built in its name over the years. Nevertheless, I believe in the continuity of this tradition for it is by no means a relic of the past but a living force that animates and informs the present.

National Gallery Director J. Carter Brown with I. M. Pei on the roof of the new East Building during its construction. Photo by Ellisworth Davisy/The Washington Post via Getty Images.

Ieoh Ming Pei was born in 1917 in Guangzhou, China, and moved to the U.S. at age 17 to study architecture. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1940 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his master’s in 1946 from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where he remained as an assistant professor for two years. In 1948 he moved to New York City to take a job as the director of architecture with real estate developer Webb & Knapp. There, he met Henry Cobb and Eason Leonard, with whom he formed I.M. Pei & Associates in 1955. The firm’s early projects included New York’s Kips Bay Plaza and Silver Towers, and, in Philadelphia, the Society Hill Towers.

By the late 1960s, Pei had graduated from real estate development projects and was winning and executing major commissions around the country, including the Des Moines Art Center and the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York, both completed in 1968. Ten years later, his East Building for the National Gallery of Art opened in Washington. The Académie d’Architecture de France awarded him its Grande Médaille d’Or in honor of his transformation of the Louvre.

The glass pyramid at the Louvre, designed by I.M. Pei. Photo by Babyaimeesmom, via Wikimedia Commons.

Pei formally retired from his firm in 1990, but stayed on as a collaborator in the ensuing decades on projects that included an expansion of the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin in 2003, the Musée d’Art Moderne of Luxembourg in 2006, and the Museum of Islamic Art, which opened in Qatar in 2008. During this time he also completed the Suzhou Museum—one of only two projects Pei, who became a U.S. citizen in 1954, completed in his native China—which opened in 2006. His Fragrant Hill Hotel in Beijing opened in 1982.

In an interview with New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff at the time of the Museum of Islamic Art’s opening, Pei reaffirmed his commitment to a modern architecture rooted in history, saying:

Contemporary architects tend to impose modernity on something. [. . .] There is a certain concern for history but it’s not very deep. I understand that time has changed, we have evolved. But I don’t want to forget the beginning. A lasting architecture has to have roots.

Further Reading: 7 Pivotal Works by Legendary Architect I.M. Pei

The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha. Photo by Francisco Anzola, via Wikimedia Commons.

from Artsy News

[sweetlittlevampire]

(The above video links back to my teacher´s Youtube channel. We´re allowed to share it.)

As you might have learned from previous posts, I was involved in the creation of a short movie, which premiered July 11th, 2017, at Cine Scala, Diekirch, in Luxembourg. 

The above movie was made for our “Audiovisual Communications” class. We wrote the screenplay, chose actors and locations (with the help of our teacher because finding locations is a pain in the butt), did the camerawork, the lighting, the sound, most of the post production like the cutting…so basically everything. XD The sound editing and most of the special effects, like tweaking the daylight so that it looks like a night scene, were added and tweaked by our teacher though because we didn´t have enough time to cover how this works. None of us acted though.

We shot for 17 hours, on a Saturday and a Sunday, in blistering heat. I think I rarely was that exhausted. Here´s the Making Of in case you´re interested; I´m the girl in the ponytail and black tee with floral print who you can see operating the camera at 00:15. :3

Please keep in mind that we are no film students! If you want to find out more about the course I´m taking, please refer to the portion under the Read More. So please do not expect to watch the next Hollywood blockbuster. I will say though that, considering that we are bloody beginners in that field, I am extremely proud of this, and I believe my classmates are as well. So please do enjoy!

My study course is called “BTS Media Writing” (BTS as in “Brevet de Technicien Supérieur”; we have no affiliation whatsoever with the Korean boy band, lol). It´s basically a Bachelor´s Degree reduced to two years minus the Bachelor´s thesis. After completing the course you can either go and make said thesis or directly enter the work force. The course itself, as its name suggests, is about to learn how to write for the media – and I mean all of them. We learn how to construct and structure each and every kind of newspaper articles, how to write for the radio, for TV and film (think screenplays and the like), and how to work with HTML coding, which I suck royally at. Of course we also have classes focusing on languages and general knowledge…but overall the whole course is very much oriented to getting practical experience. We do workshops, do mandatory internships, and collaborate with professionals already before graduating.