Sheep on the pastures of Europa Corp in La Courneuve. Photo: AFP
Guillaume and Marie Lou are urban shepherds in the Paris region; they practise an urban transhumance with 60 sheep in the heart of La Courneuve.
A little bit of the countryside is coming back to the suburbs, delighting onlookers young and old and influencing political decision makers as to the future of Paris northern suburbs.
We ll fill you in on this collective in our feature Protecting the planet one step at a time in partnership with the NGO Energy Observer Solutions.
The Bergers Urbains collective practises eco-grazing in the Paris region, offering a new slant to life in the city by setting up dynamic, generous and lush urban agriculture.
Obituaries
BEZZINA. On March 15, at Mater Dei Hospital, ANTHONY, aged 72, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He will be deeply missed by his beloved wife Maria née Bonello, his children Juliana wife of Kevin Cassar, Ranier and his wife Alexia, his beloved grandchildren Lara, Nicky and Giulia, his sister Angela, his brother Victor and his wife Yvonne, his brother-in-law Joe Bonello and his wife Josephine, nephews, nieces, relatives and numerous friends. The funeral cortège leaves Mater Dei hospital today, Tuesday, March 16, for a Eucharistic Concelebration at Christ the King Basilica, Paola at 2pm. It is the wish of the family that all COVID-19 measures currently in effect are respected and family members are given priority for entrance into the basilica. The family regret that they are unable to receive any visitors. May he rest in peace.
David McKenna
, March 16th, 2021 09:08
David McKenna celebrates ten years of the Rockfort column and tackles folk, rap, the dark arts - and classic French Europop
This column marks the ten-year anniversary of Rockfort on The Quietus, a realisation which is a source of delight and no little consternation (for me, but perhaps for others too). It’s the sort of moment that leads to pained reflections on where the time has gone, and what I’ve achieved. Then I remember that over the same period Daft Punk only managed to release one paltry album before splitting up and I feel much better!
Denver businessman Hal Levine. (Courtesy of Benaroya Pictures)
“I started this in 2007 when I came across a little story from an old newspaper article that talked about the ‘Colorado Godfather,’ ” Wilson says. “I knew as much as the next guy. It seemed like a crazy story that needed answers.”
The result is the four-episode documentary series “Between Black and Blue.” The series is available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vimeo, Vudu and YouTube.
Wilson says the unbelievable story involves crooked cops, a Mafia godfather, murder, an alleged public poisoning, Elvis Presley, prison gang leaders and a cocaine-addicted newspaper editor who printed it all.
January 14, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. January 14, 2021 Today the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol welcomed its first Latin America-based members: Central America Spinning Works El Salvador, Cone Mills, Colhilados, Fabricato, Gama Textil, Global Textiles, Grupo Industrial Miro, Grupo Vivatex, Hilanderia de Algodon Peruano, Honduras Spinning Mills, Industrias Cannon de Colombia, Industrias Merlet, Industria Textil del Pacifico, Junior de Mexico (OGGI Jeans), Manufacturas Kaltex, MT Textiles, OA, Playeras Mark, Premium Knits, Quality Knits, Ropa Siete Leguas, SJ Jersey Ecuatoriano, Tavex, Textufil, Textiles Marie Lou, Textil del Valle, WT Sourcing and Zagis. Among other benefits, membership enables these mills and manufacturers to prove that the cotton fiber element in their textiles is more sustainably grown.