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Paris, France Wrapped in a brown apron as he greets visitors in a warm, booming voice, François Bonduel owns the kind of Parisian restaurant beloved by tourists and locals alike. But these days - with the euro still relatively strong and economies seizing up around the globe - the foreign visitors that typically make up a third of Bonduel's clientele have been thinning out and spending less. To make matters worse, many French visitors to his restaurant, Au Bon Saint-Pourçain - a stone's throw from the church of St. Sulpice in Paris' tony sixth arrondissement...
...Sunday performance by the Boston Conservatory Orchestra (BCO) suggested, their ill-fated end may not have been so tragic after all. However, though passions were chilled when the BCO opened the afternoon performance in Sanders Theatre, they soon thawed as conductor Bruce Hangen coaxed the orchestra into a heart-warming rendition of Edward Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations.Almost immediately after the lights dimmed and 24-year-old guest conductor Michael Sakir planted his feet on the podium, the orchestra jumped into a frenzied arpeggio followed by several cymbal crashes. With the boisterous opening...
...second Ivy League win.“[We] really showed that we are a great team and that we can put goals away,” junior forward Christina Hagner said.Harvard (5-3-3, 2-1 Ivy) hosted the Big Red (1-8-1, 0-3) on an unseasonably warm fall day at Ohiri Field. The Crimson was looking to match the level of play attained during its 3-1 defeat of Yale on Oct. 4, while Cornell sought a positive result after three straight Ivy losses.Harvard took the lead in the game’s 10th minute. A cross...
...Despite my trepidation, it turns out that the only ritual required in requesting an audience with the hermit is a knock on the door. Father Dario emerges from his quarters wearing a black cowl and a warm smile. He explains that although he has many visitors - some of whom wake him in the middle of the night, or use his pencils to graffiti their names on the walls of his cell - all are welcome. It is the duty of Christian hermits, he explained, to serve both God and humanity through prayer and penitence, and that apparently includes suffering fools gladly...
...self-opening and closing toilet lid have you wondering how you ever managed without it, the heated seat comes with a cheerful built-in night light. Nothing says welcome quite like a friend that rises to greet you, offers a beacon to guide the way and a warm reception once you arrive. Comfort station, indeed...