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MOSCOW: Every society has a breaking point. In Boston it was the tea tax; in France it was Marie Antoinette’s wigs. Full Article at Times of India
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King Louis XIV of France never said L'état c'est moi, Louis XV never said Après moi le déluge and Queen Marie Antoinette never said let them eat cake [Qu'ils mangent de la brioche] Of course true scholars here on the blog already knew this but I didn' Full Article at Times Online
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BERLIN – Spending Thanksgiving overseas without Mom's pecan pie and traditions like running – OK, I'll be honest, walking – the Turkey Trot gave me pause to reflect on what I miss most about the U.S. And in that spirit of thanksgiving, I'd like to... Full Article at Dallas Morning News
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The mother-in-law is making the wedding cake. The bride's dress was bought on ebay. These days, most sensible couples are trying to find a way to reduce the price of their nuptials from the Irish average of €25,000. Full Article at Irish Independent
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"Marie Antoinette would be embarrassed by these guys," says Nell Minow, the irrepressible shareholder advocate and corporate-compensation watchdog who is co-founder of the Maine-based Corporate Library. Full Article at BeliefNet
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Corinthian Hall - A few weeks ago my editor at Spaces, Zim Loy, called to ask if I could bring a couple of my chairs for a shoot. The images would accompany my latest artic... Full Article at Surroundings
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Megan, Joni and I discuss the latest shelter magazine closing, who's next and what's left. Join us! Thank you to Camila Pavone for featuring me as a part of her "In Her Shoes" column. So much fun! Full Article at Surroundings
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David Ashley is former president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the fact that he's the "former" president seems due, at least in part, to his wife, Bonnie. Full Article at Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com
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Fines dont bother the rich, community service may just do the trick Londoners were regaled recently with the spectacle of their former deputy mayor cleaning out a public lavatory wearing a bright fluorescent orange jacket emblazoned with the words... Full Article at Business Standard
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Phillips de Pury is an esteemed auction house dating back to 1796. Its clientele includes Marie Antoinette, Beau Brummell and Napoleon. Full Article at The Daily Swarm
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Byron Slater “The Beatles” (2005) by the artist Shi Xinning, one of the items up for grabs at Phillips de Pury’s first music-themed sale. Estimated going rate? £20,000-£30,000. Phillips de Pury is an esteemed auction house dating back to 1796. Full Article at The New York Times
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It's no secret that the French aren't too fond of taking baths (or showers). They believe that being too clean weakens one's immune system making it vulnerable to viruses and diseases. Recent research has actually validated this claim. Full Article at Associated Content
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To report a crime or suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Naples Police and Fire Department at 213-4844, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 774-4434, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 477-1000 or the Marco Island Police... Full Article at Naples Daily News
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Are we the only ones that daydream of lavish revelry as the royal ruler Marie Antoinette glamorously once did? Not according to the hordes that attend the Victorian- and rococo-themed soirees that Dances of Vice extraordinarily puts together. Full Article at Village Voice
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In this country we have football, cricket and horse racing, in Austria they have the Vienna Opera Ball. Full Article at The Independent
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To paraphrase Kermit, it’s not easy being Trinidadian these days. Given the especially vexing events of the last two weeks, I, for the third time, recall James Cummings’ observation that we can no longer tolerate ourselves. Full Article at Trinidad and Tobago Express
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Last weekend Rachel Rosenthal celebrated her birthday with a wild and wacky shindig at Track 16. Full Article at LAist
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Good afternoon, sir. Was it those pictures of the skulls you were looking for? Photograph: Sarah Lee Damien Hirst stares into his portrait of a skull. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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An intriguing new study of the doomed queen examines the various stages in Marie Antoinette's life from the perspective of the fashions that she popularized, from her struggle to adapt to the rigid traditions of French royal glamour as a young girl to... Full Article at Glitt3r
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The main thesis of the book is that oil creates volatility and havoc at all levels. For poor African nations like Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea, plundering US oil concerns are happy to work with dictators and strongmen. Full Article at The Oil Drum
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A woman dressed as Marie Antoinette poses in San Mark square in Venice, on February 15, 2009 during a performance to mark the beginning of the traditional Venice Carnival.
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A view of the renovated royal opera house at the palace of Versailles, outside Paris, on Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009. The royal opera house has reopened after two years and euro 13.5 million ($19.8 million) renovations to make the gilded hall more fireproof.
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Israeli visitors look at a pocket watch that was made for French Queen Marie Antoinette by the famous French watchmaker Abraham Louis Breguet part of the exhibition "Mystery of Lost Time" at the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem on July 21, 2009.
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Visitors look at a pocket watch that belonged to French Queen Marie Antoinette at the Museum for Islamic art in Jerusalem, Monday, July 20, 2009.
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An employee at the Queen's Gallery, poses for the media during a photocall as she inspects a mounted vase once owned by Marie-Antoinette in 1779, at Buckingham Palace in London on May 22, 2009.
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A gilded vase, once own by Marie-Antoinette, is seen on display in an exhibition 'French Porcelain for English Palaces: Sevres from the Royal Collection' at the Queen's Gallery, in Buckingham Palace, London, Friday, May 22, 2009.
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A gallery staff member poses with a gilded vase, once own by Marie-Antoinette, on display in an exhibition 'French Porcelain for English Palaces: Sevres from the Royal Collection' at the Queen's Gallery in Buckingham Palace, London, Friday, May 22, 2009.
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A protester holds a banner portraying Greek Prime minister Costas Karamanlis as French Queen Marie Antoinette as Greek presidential guards stand in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Parliament during a protest in central Athens on Thursday, April 2, 2009.
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A man prepares a float by an image of Marie Antoinette, former Queen of France, for the Grande Rio samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. The Grande Rio Samba school will pay tribute to France in Rio de Janeiro's carnival parade 2009.
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Workers saw a 223-year old beech tree in Marie Antoinette's garden, seen behind, at Versailles Palace, west of Paris, Tuesday Jan. 27, 2009.
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Workers saw a 223 year-old beech tree in Marie Antoinette's garden, seen behind, at Versailles Palace, west of Paris, Tuesday Jan. 27, 2009.
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Workers saw a 223-year old beech tree in Marie Antoinette's garden, seen behind, at Versailles Palace, west of Paris, Tuesday Jan. 27, 2009.
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A man stands by a fallen 223 year-old beech tree in Marie Antoinette's garden, seen behind, at Versailles Palace, west of Paris, Tuesday Jan. 27, 2009.
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Roberta Valentini performs in the role of Marie Antoinette on stage during a dress rehearsal for the musical Marie Antoinette in the northern German city of Bremen on January 23, 2009. The musical is set to open on January 30, 2009.
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Roberta Valentini performs in the role of Marie Antoinette on stage during a dress rehearsal for the musical Marie Antoinette in the northern German city of Bremen on January 23, 2009. The musical is set to open on January 30, 2009.
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Roberta Valentini performs in the role of Marie Antoinette on stage during a dress rehearsal for the musical Marie Antoinette in the northern German city of Bremen on January 23, 2009. The musical is set to open on January 30, 2009.
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Roberta Valentini performs in the role of Marie Antoinette on stage during a dress rehearsal for the musical Marie Antoinette in the northern German city of Bremen on January 23, 2009. The musical is set to open on January 30, 2009.
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Roberta Valentini performs in the role of Marie Antoinette on stage during a dress rehearsal for the musical Marie Antoinette in the northern German city of Bremen on January 23, 2009. The musical is set to open on January 30, 2009.
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Roberta Valentini performs in the role of Marie Antoinette on stage during a dress rehearsal for the musical Marie Antoinette in the northern German city of Bremen on January 23, 2009. The musical is set to open on January 30, 2009.
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Roberta Valentini performs in the role of Marie Antoinette on stage during a dress rehearsal for the musical Marie Antoinette in the northern German city of Bremen on January 23, 2009. The musical is set to open on January 30, 2009.
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Roberta Valentini performs in the role of Marie Antoinette on stage during a dress rehearsal for the musical Marie Antoinette in the northern German city of Bremen on January 23, 2009. The musical is set to open on January 30, 2009.
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A view of the renovated royal opera house at the palace of Versailles, outside Paris, on Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009. The royal opera house has reopened after two years and euro 13.5 million ($19.8 million) renovations to make the gilded hall more fireproof.
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