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Catholic Fire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Leonard of Noblac or of Limoges ( who died in 559), was a French nobleman in the court of Clovis, the first king of France. He was converted to Christianity along with the king by Saint Remigius, Bishop of Reims. Leonard secured the release of a number of prisoners. He entered a monastery at Micy near Orléans, under the direction of Saint Mesmin and Saint Lie. Then, he became a hermit in the...
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Catholic Fire (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today is the feast day of St. Eligius. Eligius (also known as Eloi) was born to Roman-Gallo parents, Eucherius and Terrigia, around 590 near Limoges in France. His father was a metalsmith and Eligius, learning this craft from him, became extremely skillful in the trade. Eventually he was appointed master of the mint under King Clotaire II of Paris. Eligius developed a close friendship with...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
... pioneering Law with French degree, a four-year programme involving a year at the University of Limoges. Brown possessed a considerable talent for combining academic work with travel to exotic destinations. He served as an external examiner at the University of the West Indies in the mid-1970s and in the 1980s counselled the University of Mauritius on setting up a law school. Less successful...
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Apartment Therapy (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
These pieces from Mud Australia are beautiful, thin and strong. Made in Mud's Sydney studio from either Limoges or imperial porcelain, they are not your typical ceramics. Thursday's I usually write a
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victoria thorne (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Limoges. Linen. Composed. With a flourish. “But / O O O O that Shakespeherian Rag — / It’s so elegant / So intelligent.” hat tip to t.s., thank you happy giving thanks to you all!
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sushil (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Megan Smith has just graduated from Yale University ready to take on the world of journalism despite her current dead-end job for a tabloid magazine. Her plan is thrown into a tailspin when, all in one day, she gets fired, meeds Laurel Limoges, a cosmetics mogul, and becomes a live-in tutor for Laurel’s twin teenaged granddaughters. More Info: http://www.tvrage.com/Privileged Privileged.S01E10.HDTV.XViD-DOT...
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Nag on the Lake (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
My sister, Dawn, sent me a slideshow of the massacre in the French town of Oradour-sur-Glane. I hadn't heard of this tragedy before. In the afternoon of 10th June 1944 a detachment of SS troops arrived in Oradour-sur-Glane, a peaceful town near the city of Limoges in central France. The troops sealed off the entrances to the town and rounded up the inhabitants, including those they had collected...
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TeenHollywood.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
... plan is thrown off course when, in one whirlwind day, she gets fired, meets cosmetics mogul Laurel Limoges (Anne Archer) and becomes the live-in tutor for Laurel's twin teen granddaughters, Rose (Lucy Kate Hale) and Sage (Ashley Newbrough), in the heady Palm Beach world of wealth and power. Even the neighbors are fabulous in Palm Beach, and Megan quickly catches the eye of Will (Hallisay),...
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sushil (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Megan Smith has just graduated from Yale University ready to take on the world of journalism despite her current dead-end job for a tabloid magazine. Her plan is thrown into a tailspin when, all in one day, she gets fired, meeds Laurel Limoges, a cosmetics mogul, and becomes a live-in tutor for Laurel’s twin teenaged granddaughters. More Info: http://www.tvrage.com/Privileged Privileged.S01E09.HDTV.XViD-2HD...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
... 4.10 a.m.: £45.00. With 20 minutes to go before landing, the captain announced that due to fog at Limoges, we would land instead at Poitiers (or ‘Poytierrs’ as Ryanair staff call it). So we did. The airport at Poitiers is roughly the size of Harrogate Bus Station, and was closed for business. Our arrival had taken it by surprise and there was no café, no shop, and no information. It’s also...
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The Bargain Queen (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
If you love earrings but don’t have pierced ears, then you know how hard it is to find nice clip-on earrings! But now for just $29.99 you can get this seven pair set of Austrian crystal clip-on earrings for yourself or a loved one! Or, divide this set into more gifts! Also available for pierced ears! For a limited time, first time customers of Limoges Jewelry can save an extra 10% off their...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
... who underwent an operation on his groin last month, has not played for his French Pro D2 club, USA Limoges, this season.Meanwhile, the Cheetahs' preparations have suffered an injury blow after experienced prop Fortune Chipendo was this week ruled out of the IRB World Sevens Series in Dubai and George, South Africa, at the end of this month and early December, respectively.The UK-based Chipendo...