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If you're a photography lover and you're planning a visit to France this summer, a must see is Les Rencontres d'Arles. Situated in the small southern town of Arles, this summer photography festival was founded in 1970 by a photographer, an author and a historian. Since then, it has gained international renown with exhibits of new work each year. The photographs are displayed in different venues around Arles, and also inhabit atypical exhibition spaces such as old factories and historic churches. The festival starts in July and ends in September. Read More...

Imagine you've just purchased your dream home. It's everything you wanted. Three bedrooms, a backyard, a porch, and a great neighborhood near a nice park. You paid $300,000, which you regard as a fair price and one that fits your budget. You could not be happier. Then one day you wake up in horror. You check Zillow.com to see your new home's estimated value, and are met with a "page not found" error. Zillow's servers are having a bad morning. A few minutes later the site is back up, but is missing data and offers no estimate of your home's value. Panic sets in. "Sweatheart, we have to get out of here," you holler to your wife. "Take the kids to the neighbors. It's not safe here anymore." Minutes later Zillow is back and running, verifying your home's estimated value at the same $300,000 you paid for it. Still, you feel cheated. "We have to sell this place," you inform your family. "It's too dangerous. The value of our home lost 100% of its value before breakfast, and then gained it all back just as fast. I love our home, but this just feels like a casino." The local news agrees. "It was a wild day on Spruce Street, as the brown house by the cul-de-sac saw its value plunge to $0 before recovering sharply minutes later." The panel of experts all agree that we need a Congressional hearing to assure such madness never happens again. "We can't just be gambling with people's homes." This story is, of course, ridiculous. No one would ever consider their home worthless because of a five-minute Zillow glitch. But when we think about the stock market, ridiculous becomes par for the course. Replace "home" with "stock" and "Zillow" with "CNBC," and we've just described the flash crashes of the last three years. The first flash crash came in May 2010, when computer glitches sent the Dow Jones  down 1,000 points in mere seconds before gaining most of it back just as fast. It was front-page news for days afterwards, and is still discussed three years later. Ever since, the market has been hit with flash crashes in individual stocks in what, as best I can tell, has become a monthly occurrence. The latest came yesterday. As The Wall Street Journal writes: Within seconds of the opening bell Thursday, shares of American Electric Power collapsed 54%, trading as low as $22.28 after opening the day at $48.18. Moments later, the stock was back near $48. NextEra Energy also took a brief stutter. A handful of early trading prices were quoted about 60% below the day's normal trades. Both companies are fine, thank you very much. No power plants blew up. No lights went out. No dividends were cut. An AEP spokesman confirmed that "None of the trading was based on any news out of the company." NextEra CFO Moray Dewhurst commented: We are continuing to try to understand exactly what happened in the first few minutes of trading in our stock this morning ... This is naturally a concern for all our shareholders and potential shareholders. To which I reply, "Are you kidding me?" Guys, go back to work doing what you do -- making power. If you have shareholders whose view of your company is influenced by a few seconds of computer glitches on the NYSE, you are better off without them. And they are better off without you. A company's value lies in its assets, its people, its brand, and, ultimately, its ability to generate cash flow. Its stock price is completely removed from these details, especially on a minute-to-minute basis. It is no different than comparing a home's true value to its price quoted on Zillow. When you buy a home, you buy it for the actual structure, not the Zillow quote. And when you buy a stock, you are buying an actual business with actual assets run by actual people, not a digital ticker tape. As fellow Fool Ron Gross says, it's not a stock market, it's a company market. Try to enjoy your companies as much as you enjoy your home.  More from the Motley FoolFor more on a company we like, check out our free report: "The Motley Fool's Top S

Posted by Dr. Pete The long-awaited Penguin 2.0 (also called "Penguin 4") rolled out on Wednesady, May 22nd. Rumor has been brewing for a while that the next Penguin update would be big, and include significant algorithm changes, and Matt Cutts has suggested more than once that major changes are in the works. We wanted to give the dust a day to settle, but this post will review data from our MozCast Google weather stations to see if Penguin 2.0 really lives up to the hype. Short-Term MozCast Data First things first - the recorded temperature (algorithm "flux") for May 22nd was 80.7°F. For reference, MozCast is tuned to an average temperature of about 70°, but the reality is that that average has slipped into the high 60s over the past few months. Here's a 7-day history, along with a couple of significant events (including Penguin 1.0): By our numbers, Penguin 2.0 was about on par with the 20th Panda update. Google claimed that Penguin 2.0 impacted about 2.3% of US/English queries, while they clocked Panda #20 at about 2.4% of queries (see my post on how to interpret "X% of queries"). Penguin 1.0 was measured at 3.1% of queries, the highest query impact Google has publicly reported. These three updates seem to line up pretty well between temperature and reported impact, but the reality is that we've seen big differences for other updates, so take that with a grain of salt. Overall, the picture of Penguin 2.0 in our data confirms an update, but it doesn't seem to be as big as many people expected. Please note that we had a data collection issue on May 20th, so the temperatures for May 20-21 are unreliable. It's possible that Penguin 2.0 rolled out over two days, but we can't confirm that observation. Temperatures by Category In addition to the core MozCast data, we have a beta system running 10K keywords distributed across 20 industry categories (based on Google AdWords categories). The average temperature for any given category can vary quite a bit, so I looked at the difference between Penguin 2.0 and the previous 7 days for each category. Here they are, in order by most impacted (1-day/7-day temps in parentheses): 33.0% (80°/60°) – Retailers & General Merchandise 31.2% (81°/62°) – Real Estate 30.8% (90°/69°) – Dining & Nightlife 29.1% (89°/69°) – Internet & Telecom 26.0% (82°/65°) – Law & Government 24.4% (79°/64°) – Finance 23.5% (81°/65°) – Occasions & Gifts 20.8% (88°/73°) – Beauty & Personal Care 17.3% (70°/60°) – Travel & Tourism 15.7% (87°/75°) – Vehicles 15.5% (84°/73°) – Arts & Entertainment 15.4% (72°/62°) – Health 15.0% (83°/72°) – Home & Garden 14.2% (78°/69°) – Family & Community 13.4% (79°/70°) – Apparel 13.1% (78°/69°) – Hobbies & Leisure 12.0% (74°/66°) – Jobs & Education 11.5% (88°/79°) – Sports & Fitness 7.8% (75°/70°) – Food & Groceries -3.7% (70°/73°) – Computers & Consumer Electronics Retailers and Real Estate came in at the top, with just over 30% higher than average temperatures. Consumer Electronics rounded out the bottom, with slightly lower than average flux, oddly. Of course, split 20 ways, this represents a relatively small number of data points for each category. It's useful for reference, but I wouldn't read too much into these breakdowns. "Big 20" Sub-domains Across the beta 10K data-set, we track the top sub-domains by overall share of SERP real-estate. Essentially, we count how many page-1 positions each sub-domain holds and divide it across the entire data set. These were the Big 20 sub-domains for the day after Penguin

MONTRÉAL - Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois ne sera finalement pas chroniqueur à l'émission «Les Bronzés font de la radio», a confirmé vendredi Radio-Canada.L'ex-leader étudiant était plus ou moins à l'aise avec le ton de cette nouvelle émission estivale, qui se veut légère et humoristique, selon Diane Thérien, déléguée aux communications de la Première chaîne de Radio-Canada.Les deux parties ont convenu d'un commun accord que leurs chemins se sépareraient à l'issue de l'enregistrement d'un pilote, a ajouté Mme Thérien en entrevue téléphonique.La première de l'émission «Les Bronzés font de la radio», animée par Jean-Sébastien Girard, sera diffusée le 28 juin. Jean-Philippe Cipriani, Chantal Lamarre et Frédéric Lambert y collaboreront.Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois a été coporte-parole de la Coalition large pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (CLASSE) au plus fort du conflit étudiant du printemps dernier.More...

Dossier des Nordiques : retour sur une semaine folle en spéculationsDepuis une semaine, le moulin à rumeurs concernant l'éventuel retour d'une équipe de hockey professionnel dans la vieille capitale s'est remis à tourner de plus belle. Tout a commencé avec un «scoop» de Réjean Tremblay au 98,5 le 22 mai voulant qu'un sprint final de négociation soit enclenché entre un éventuel acheteur (Quebecor) et la LNH pour acquérir une équipe (Coyotes de Phoenix). Depuis, pas un jour sans que des rumeurs, la plupart démenties par les parties concernées, ne fassent surface. Voici une petite synthèse de cette semaine folle.More...

Fun stuff, stuff to make you cry, serious stuff, weird stuff. Here, a recap of all the coolest stuff on the interwebs this week. More than 60 percent of 1400 Boy Scout leaders voted to lift its longtime ban on openly gay scouts. [The New York Times] . A fantastic piece by Carl Zimmer on how studying rare diseases can help mainstream medicine. [The Atlantic] . Listen to the only known recording of Virginia Woolf’s voice. [Paris Review] . Some cool visualizations of the world’s tallest building, which will be 838 meters tall and in an empty field in China. [Quartz] . Dexter Johnson begins a column in which he explores the origins of “seven or never,” a principle in nanotech that says any new technology appears on the market in seven years or not at all. [IEEE Spectrum] . From last week, a heart-wrenching story about a man who, hit by a truck when he was 6 and living with brain damage since, finally found peace in running. Tissues required. [Runner's World] . The origins of certain insults. [The Hairpin] . Neat photo. The line that divides East and West Berlin is still distinguishable at night — by different lightbulbs. [Imgur]

The largest chunk of our time in Paris was spent catching up with family and friends, so luckily, our little girl typically enjoys being around crowds of people. It's a good thing we kiss and squeeze her so much, too because she barely had an inch of personal space during these two weeks. With all the attention she got back in France, she'll never have a reason to doubt how immensely loved she so is. ? Avienne spent some precious time with her nana and I couldn't get enough of all the tulips sprouting around the city.? There was a lot of this going on when Avienne finally met some extended cousins. ? Getting a photo with all of them looking at the right camera and smiling just wasn't happening.? We brunched with friends at my favorite brunch spot in Paris. So happy!? One of Gui's very best friends joined us for the day out.? Our friend Aimee finally met Avienne!? We took a long walk around Paris after brunching.? Avienne loved meeting all of Gui's old buddies.? We rounded up a bunch of friends and had a crazy-awesome picnic under the Eiffel tower on what was probably the most gorgeous day ever. We brought a few of our favorite picnic snacks, but we obviously have a lot to learn when it comes to French picnicking. From prociutto ficelle to chocolate brownies, our friends know how to do it right! ? Gui's dad threw us a lovely brunch, which turned into a family reunion of sorts. It was really special that Avienne was able to meet one of her great-grandmothers. Both of Gui's grandmothers are still living, and we're really lucky that we were able to spend time with both of them on this trip. I think having a baby really underscores how important family is, and that was made even clearer on this trip over. We will always be far away from family no matter where we are living, so we try to soak up as much time with our loved ones whenever they're closeby.

GenesisThe Complete BBC Sessions1970-1972FM Broadcast Recordings, very good qualityavailable in both Lossless (FLAC) and mp3 (320 kbps) versionsPreviously, I have posted many fine Genesis bootleg recordings, but did not post some of the very best ones because they were readily available from other sites. But now, as stated previously, with the demise of so many music blogs and filesharing sites, they may not be so readily available. So, now I will present a couple more of the classic Genesis recordings as part of our continuing look at all-time classic boots. Although many recordings exist of live early Genesis (1970-1972), most available are of pretty poor quality. But this premier compilation of BBC recordings from those early years represents the very best quality live recordings from that time, are high quality FM and Pre-FM recordings, and feature a premier assortment of songs (including the rarely heard epic 'Twilight Alehouse') and performances from those early days of the group. Thus, this really is the best (and probably only) boot from those early days that you really need (and you do need it). So, again, for those that don't already have it, here's some early Genesis in their BBC sessions. TracklistBBC Nightride, Feb. 22, 1970Maida Vale Studios, London1.01 Shepherd 1.02 Pacidy 1.03 Let Us Now Make Love 1.04 Stagnation 1.05 Looking For Someone Sounds Of The SeventiesKensington House, Shepherd's Bush, LondonMay 10, 19711.06 The Musical Box 1.07 Stagnation Jan. 09, 19721.08 The Return Of The Giant Hogweed 1.09 Harold The Barrel 1.10 The Fountain Of Salmacis 1.11 Harlequin 1.12 Harold The Barrel (Mix #2) In Concert, March 02, 1972BBC Paris Studios, London (Pre-FM)2.01 The Fountain Of Salmacis 2.02 The Musical Box 2.03 The Return Of The Giant Hogweed Top Gear, Sept. 25, 1972Kensington House, Shepherd's Bush, London2.04 Twilight Alehouse 2.05 Watcher Of The Skies 2.06 Get'em Out By Friday FLAC pt1- Genesis - Complete BBC Sessions - 1970-1972- part1 pt2 - Genesis - Complete BBC Sessions - 1970-1972 - part2mp3 - Genesis_Complete BBC Sessions 1970-1972_mp3.rar

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The Knockdown Center (52 19 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn NY 11378) The weekend is back in action here in Brooklyn and I’ve got a handful of events sure to satisfy your needs for the long weekend. Firstly, the party kings of summer TIKI DISCO are kicking off their season this Sunday at the newly renovated Knockdown Center which is just a few blocks off the Jefferson L (Check out these sweet pictures). Also, the French/US Duo  Benoit & Sergio (DFA/Hot Creations/Visionquest) will be playing a one off gig at Cameo Gallery tomorrow brought to you by Have A Killer Time. The weather looks to be picking back up to it’s sunny self halfway through the weekend, so make plans accordingly and factor in the downed L-train to Manhattan too. Check out these choice parties after the jump. Chopshop v.1 w/ Anthony Naples / Huerco S. / Ben Steidel Friday May 24th @ Bossa Nova Civic Club (1271 Myrtle Ave. BK) 10PM • 21+ • FREE FACEBOOK INVITE Have A Killer Time & Cameo Gallery w/ Benoit & Sergio, Dave Harrington (DARKSIDE), Justin Strauss Saturday May 25th @ Cameo Gallery (93 N 6th St. BK) 12AM • 21+ • $17-20 FACEBOOK INVITE WIN A PAIR OF TIX Benoit & Sergio are an electronic duo from Washington DC, whose music serves as a place and narrative that infuses rhythm and melodies that transcends the boundaries of genres. While influenced by contemporaries like Isolee, Thomas Melchior, and Ricardo Villalobos they also keep a foot in the past incorporating the elements of Talking Heads, Roxy Music and Paul Simon. With a debut EP in 2009, they first came onto the scene with a notion of sleazy, romantic pop sensibilities. Since then, they’ve had countless releases on labels like DFA, Spectral Sounds, Visionquest and Hot Creations. TIKI DISCO 2013 Season Opener w/ Eli Escobar, Lloydski, & Andy Pry Sunday May 26th @ The Knockdown Center (52-19 Flushing Ave BK) (7 Blocks from the Jefferson L Train) 2PM – 10PM • 21+ • FREE FACEBOOK INVITE “Its been 9 months 1 week and a couple hours since our last Tiki Disco. In that time we’ve braved a hurricane, elections, a harsh winter, bad movie prequels and jarring daft punk promotion. The bad news is you’ll have to do that all over again in a couple months. The good news is those couple months are stocked with more Tiki Disco then you’ll know what to do with. YAY! We’re back and better then ever. Yes its a new venue but its the same people, food and energy you love.” -via TIKI DISCO Horse Meat Disco / Memorial Day Weekend Sunday May 26th @ Output (74 Wythe Ave BK) 11PM • 21+ • $15-20 FACEBOOK INVITE Now approaching their tenth year of existence, the four man dj club collective Horse Meat Disco have continued to lead the way in the disco field with packed residencies at their HQ Eagle London in London’s inner city Vauxhall, Cielo and verious venues in New York, Prince Charles in Berlin and Silencio/Wanderlust in Paris. Inspired by the music and inclusive ethos of New York’s heady club scene in the 80s & 90s the collective have garnered a unique reputation for throwing amazing parties with unmatchable sets. The quartet of djs each mix their own individual interpretations of the disco sound with a soundtrack that marries their expertise and shared knowledge and experience in the field. Expect all manner of dancefloor movers from classic to cosmic to deep disco, italo, punk funk, house, even techno, electric bangers and just plain old rare oddities. The collective always keep an healthy eye on the dancefloor whilst never forgetting growing current sounds.