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It’s probably pretty strange looking if you saw it on the street – a tricycle equipped with nine cameras, a GPS, a computer and a generator.

This is Google’s high-tech 3D camera equipment designed to go places cars can’t. It is currently being used in Paris where Google has hired two young riders to go through gardens, parks and historical areas not accessible by automobile.

I have in my collection of pulp fiction rare 1969 printing of a Chester Himes’s Run Man Run. The jacket is at the same time to copy the letter and the top: “Sex and the luxuriant black crude violence and served raw with a big black writer.” If you belong to a micro-summary of the work of Chester Himes, which is sufficient.

Himes, 100 are now, enough sand and embodies the greatness of life lasts. As a teenager in Cleveland, who lost their virginity in what he described as “an old fat ugly whore.” As a young man was expelled from Ohio State University, with slots for armed robbery and sentenced to 25 years of hard work. Once inside, however, bidet Hímes of their time writing short stories, and published in Esquire magazine, using the number of the prison that his nickname – 59623.

In 1945, the novel Hímes If it hollers let go of its first publication, and the first in the sense that some copies of contemporary novels protest. It was. Sweet Hímes never sell his contempt for the systemic racism of the day or the integration of blacks said “beggars whining.”

Fed to political career, as his colleague and friend the writer James Baldwin, is perhaps Hímes America to Paris … in 1955 and left the protest novel to start a new series of books: The cycle of Harlem. By For the love of Imabelle in 1957 and ending in a blind with a firearm in 1969, eight new Harlem cycle would not only be more sustainable Hímes work, but some of the most powerful American novels ever written. With NYPD detectives “Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones as the actors, readers took a tour of Harlem, New York, which does not sponsor and do not be discouraged.” I put the slang, the routine daily, the complexity of human relationships and, in my novel Harlem, “said Hímes once.

Understand what was formerly an “exotic” and the population and has become a reality. Therefore Hímes prefers to call his book “national novel” instead of detective fiction.

Some said that Hímes Jackie Robinson simplistic black fiction. All is not true. Even if you Hímes in France to receive the prestigious award for fiction, his success has opened doors. Hard Boiled fiction remains largely the domain of a certain type of writer.

One hundred years after his birth, for better or for worse, the great Chester Himes is almost unique.

Merce Cunningham, choreographer in unorthodox approaches and cutting-edge discoveries during a period of six to ten-year career made him one of the most important artists of the 20th century, influencing filmmakers and directors, choreographers and throughout the world, died on Sunday night, the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, explains. He was 90.

Cause of death was not reported.

With Merce Cunningham Dance Company, based in New York in 1953, Mr. Cunningham has collaborated with composer John Cage (with whom he also had a romantic partnership) and the painter Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol and other world modern art figures. He created a work unlike any other – plotless, spacious leisure pace and often characterized by clarity, tranquility and freshness of the dance. He also developed a rigorous and elegant dance, based on the technique of dance stretchiness band, which absorbs weightedness Martha Graham, with whom he danced in his first hit and run, turn and release the body.

But its success is not limited to style, subject, the quantity of books (about 200), or the extraordinary longevity of its world-class company in an area known for illegal financing and public support wavering . Mr. Cunningham also invented the radical methods of work that blew the mold and produces new forms of movement.

In short, Mr. Cunningham extent of what is possible in dance.

Since the first of his latest work, Mr. Cunningham fi convention, which includes the unknown and unpredictable. For example, in “eyeSpace” (2006), the public has been pre-loaded iPod shuffle and encouraged in particular selections of music at will.

Even late in his life when he was physically weak, crippled by arthritis, and a cloud of white hair was diluted in a net, Mr. Cunningham is a staunch modernist. His commitment to contemporary music has led him in the coming years to create a partnership with the renowned British art-rock band Radiohead and Icelandic band Sigur Ros minimaliste, who both performed live at the premiere of “Split Sides in 2003.
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In the case of other choreographers studied music and imagination of his inspiration, Mr. Cunningham, to create strategies for a physical, a Vegas high roller and techno-wizard.

To split the atomic unit of music and dance. The measures are no longer dependent on a coup in the work of Mr. Cunningham, dance and music are totally independent of each other, existing side by side in space and time, which is made in the same place specified number of minutes, but primarily as a matter of association. He also presented “chance operations”, said a rotation to determine the sequence of sections of the dance. To make this work, has had to expand and refine their technique of dance, developing ways to link the movements that normally is not possible, next to each other. The result is a feature that unnaturalness of his style, and only the most highly qualified and capable dancers can be simple and clear. Cunningham dancers have been rated as among the best in the world of professional dance.

In some works by Mr. Cunningham, including decisions relating to the management of all the costumes and lights are rolling dice or flipping a coin. This was the case in “Split Sides” (2003), conducted in two parts so that the two sets of everything (lighting design, costumes, etc.) was created and entered first was introduced with much fanfare by the rolling dice in front of the public, just before the curtain rose.

Mr. Cunningham also led the most advanced technology in dance, a pioneer in 1960 using the camera to capture the dance multimedia collage. In 1980, he helped develop a program, originally called life, that generates the movements and combinations of steps. He began to use to create their dances, in 1991.

Their use of the camera, “said Cunningham in 1996, part of his film in Paris, I am interested because this is something that is peculiar to our time. “This line of thought led him to use almost exclusively contemporary music, and to send web versions of its studies. Starting this year, his company introduced the website” Monday with Merce “, y included interviews with Mr. Cunningham.

The presence Tuesday in Libreville, the french president and his predecessor, said the special relationship between Paris and its former colony.

The arrival will be a symbol. In Libreville, the arrival on Tuesday morning, Nicolas Sarkozy, accompanied by Jacques Chirac, for the funeral of President Omar Bongo of Gabon, to highlight the interests that bind France to its former colony.

Since Monday, the boulevard along the sea, the heart of the capital, was placed under surveillance, the military has been stationed at the presidential palace, but also along adjacent buildings: the French Embassy, the local headquarters Total and the barracks of the 6th Brigade of Marine Infantry (Bima), where 800 soldiers are stationed french. An area that embodies the Françafrique.

“The Gabon not France is a car without a driver. France without Gabon, is a car without gas, “repeated in a smile, the late President Omar Bongo, who reigned for forty-one years on this small central African country bursting with oil. “There is something special, which is born of decolonization,” said Jean-François Obiang, an academic specialist in Franco-Gabonese relations. Léon M’ba, the first head of state of Gabon, dreamed aloud to transform Gabon in one department french. His successor, Omar Bongo will only make a friend as faithful as dangerous.

Because, in four decades of reign, Omar Bongo has sharpened his political acumen and rarely showed he had not forgotten the lessons learned as a french information. He slowly built up the files, information on the networks of influence of the former Métrople, buying also the silences and the friendships policies of the extreme right to extreme left.

The breakthrough Chinese

This dangerous game ultimately tarnish the love. In Libreville, we complained increasingly of French ingratitude. The government indicated in opening its markets to competition. In recent years, China, but also Malaysia, as elsewhere on the African continent, have been invited in this former hunting preserve French raids timber and rich iron mines. “We saw the number of french blend into the entourage of the president. There were a handful, five of whom kept a small influence, ensures a good knowledge of the intricacies of the presidential palace.

In the neighborhoods of Libreville, the anger against the French no longer hides. At Come-See, poor suburb of the city where oil money has not softened the conditions of life, Paris is a dream long past. Before his small hairdresser, Martha ronchon without restraint. “The French, they come here and take the job. And we, if we request a visa to Paris, we need many documents, and after they refuse, “says she. It is certain that the departure of the French Gabon it would “finally earn some money.”

In Paris, the ubiquitous president of Gabon was also eventually irritating. Nicolas Sarkozy, less “African” than Jacques Chirac, had indeed, before his election, the honored tradition of a visit to Omar Bongo to “take his advice.” But when he entered the Elysée, the head of the french state has sought to distance, at least publicly. To avoid Omar Bongo is Africa’s first host, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia was invited disaster. And during his tour in Africa in July 2006, Nicolas Sarkozy will flash a passage in Gabon.

The choice of Paris

Not until a president had come to french Libreville without spending a single night. The break has its limits. When Jean-Marie Bockel, Minister for Cooperation, gave a speech in the “death of French Africa”, he quickly pushed to resign. Omar Bongo, who was aware that the text had been duly read at the Élysée, received his eviction.

More than anything, but it is the business, Elf trial investigations on the property acquired by the wealthy clan Bongo France, which has undermined the entente cordiale.

Gabon remains that no leader today wants to deprive the support of Paris. “France has lost its influence, it’s true, but here everyone is convinced, rightly or wrongly, that if France chooses a candidate, this one has a good chance of being elected,” says a former journalist Gabon

Some of the brothers Joel and Aaron Longa Ecker Indiana, convinced more than one quarter million people, with the promise of “getting up and doing manly things” June 15 as part of its new holiday – National Day Humanities.

National Day of the page on Facebook, invite people from all over the country to take the time to get in touch with their male partners, on Monday. Proposed activities include football, camping, hunting, food 18-oz steaks, blowing things up, shooting guns, punching each other without reason, or pumping iron “to see all the Rambo movies” start to finish. Straight through! ”

The purpose of the trip, as the site of the National Day of Human Rights, is to recognize that the time has come to the crown of manhood. ”

The photo Longaneckers “National Day of Human Facebook page shows a couple of men in camouflage hunting rough housing with axles on one site. Can not get much more masculine that, unless the battle-ax is aboard a bike, while a pan of venison just slain Sizzler fire, surrounded by men of beer to wash their hands on American dollars in the Parisian farmers the outcome of the battle.

I was tempted to sign the compromise. It is long, I took part in all activities and has never had the opportunity to try my hand – or lose – play fire ax.

But then I remembered that the newspaper is not a list of holiday trimmings. Since Easter is not recognized, I doubt the National Day of the man is very happy, such as paid vacation.

Give me a treason, but I need money. I will not be the National Day of Human Rights on Monday, because I’m at work, doing only a little less manly things. As a concession, I do not want to see “So You Think You Can Dance” with my wife this week – notably Paris and Tony were eliminated.

And to think, not in the Super Bowl Sunday and informal day of Human Rights?

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The era of analog television, which ended on Friday, so that viewers who have not installed a digital converter with nothing more than a static screen of snow.

The initiative brought the memory of our family, so that the first television signal in 1950. Papa has about one quarter mile cable connects our Zenith black and white of our new pole mounted antenna, high on a hill behind the house. As the spiral antenna in small increments, my mother asked if the picture is better or worse, and my brother and I have relayed their assessments on the hill father. After about an hour and half of the adjustment to the long distances, you’re almost an hour in the snow without chains – Koine TV in Portland, Oregon

We sit and look at the tail of “The Phil Silvers Show”, the adventures of Sgt. Bilka, intrigue, and yet at the bottom of my heart for the pool motor is not working. Finally, I felt as if they were modern.

I hope that my time, a television station before going to bed with great enthusiasm that we expect about 300 channels of High Definition entertainment is now available.

And, unlike today, none of us should not be concerned about the loss of control.

Where are they? “Asked afraid of the people milling around the buffet set up for the Princeton Day School (PDS) in the garden one afternoon last week.

No player, not a model, not the chart-breaking shooting star “who” has Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse Restaurant and High Prieš Would TESS sustainable food movement. In the city, honorary doctorate from Princeton University, Ms. Water had to say that the days of a PDS reception for parents and teachers in local school garden movement. He spoke of the trans-formative power of growing, cooking and sharing food.

Ms. Waters was only a few minutes late, small stature and modest equipment (blouse, skirt and sandals) belying the lives of more than celebrity status among connoisseurs passion. At any time during the program to see clutching Talis manic or empty glass of wine or seemingly reassuring basket of fresh strawberries.

A New Jersey native, Mrs Waters said he forgot to eat strawberries as a child and mother can see, rhubarb and apples. Positive Living Memories ended, however, your mother, she said, fish is served and it was not until she traveled to Paris as a young woman, the taste of fresh oysters and mussels.

“I came back and decided I wanted to live,” he said, because the pleasure of fresh food and daily practice that frequent trips to the market in Paris. “It has enriched my life. Look at the table and flowers in it,” said he moved to the nearby buffet. “Think about the care of this Agreement. He says” anyone who cares about me. ”

The willingness of our history and traditions, such as hard work in the garden and the beautiful table is responsible for the proliferation of fast food chains like McDonald, Ms. Waters said. “Twenty-four hours a day, wherever you are, the whole world, exactly the same, there is McDonald.” Apart from the fact that food is not healthy and environmentally friendly, the McDonald cultural phenomenon disadvantaged, were observed.

“If children in the kitchen and producing food they eat,” said Mrs Waters, who described successful school gardens in Berkeley, which has contributed to growth. These children came from experience with nature. As in the garden, does not seem like school. If you see him, you know that right as rain “, said the Berkeley and others, as this program.” The children eat things that are good and they are back. ”

Lessons from the garden to the classroom, said Ms. Waters, for example, bean counting in mathematics lessons, recipe writing in German, English, and discussions of curry to the understanding of other cultures in Social Studies. “The way you can truly magic together,” observed.

“I hope that Obama will be a president like Kennedy,” said 65-year-old woman water on President Kennedy to the assertion that all children must be physically fit, and the further funding of programs in schools, to achieve this goal . “I hope that President Obama will realize that the ecology and gastronomy be taught in public schools, because we really health, cultural and ecological crisis.”

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