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3 days ago · Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) was a French novelist and short-story writer. The Last Lesson is set in the days of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) in which France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck. Prussia then consisted of what now are the nations of Germany, Poland and parts of Austria. In this story the French districts of Alsace and ...
4 days ago · A few years ago, they were lucky enough to find a Provençal farmhouse in its original condition that had once belonged to the family of 19th-century French novelist Alphonse Daudet – and its renovation turned out to be a fascinating journey. Steering the makeover was architect Pierre-Olivier Brèche, head of the multidisciplinary firm POBA.
2 days ago · At the outset of "The Platform," we're introduced to Iván Massagué's Goreng, a new inmate in a vertical prison. At the top, a team of chefs prepare a lavish feast big enough to feed everyone in ...
2 days ago · About. Premiering October 2024 at the Washington Center for The Performing Arts (Olympis, WA) and Mt. Baker Theatre (Bellingham, WA) The Native American canon is rife with haunting stories, curses, omens, and portents; menacing monsters, treacherous shape-shifters, and cunning tricksters. “The Land Has Spoken” brings these stories to life ...
4 days ago · The bio-psychosocial perspective on health includes biological, psychological, and social factors that interact to generate a comprehensive view of health and illness rather than the traditional biological one. 1 For example, studies of experimental pain (pain evoked in a laboratory setting) clearly demonstrate that responses to noxious stimuli depend on ethnic and cultural background. 2 ...
4 days ago · Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS), also known as lateral hip pain or trochanteric bursitis, is a common and painful condition which affects the outer side of the hip and thigh. It occurs when the tissues which lie over the outside of the hip bone (greater trochanter) become irritated.
4 days ago · As well as the more common causes already described, there are many other conditions which occasionally cause right upper quadrant pain. These include: Heart attack (myocardial infarction). Heart attacks normally present with chest pain, radiating to the left arm or neck, or a tightness in the chest.
