Charlotte Denoel, Saint Andre: Culte et iconographie en France (Ve-XVe siecles).
Charlotte Denoel, Saint Andre: Culte et iconographie en France (Ve-XVe siecles), Memoires et Documents de l'Ecole des Chartes (Paris: Ecole des Chartes, 2004). 302 pp.; 61 illustrations. ISBN 2-900791-73-1. 52.25 [euro]. Disciple de Jean-Baptiste et premier apotre avec Simon-Pierre, son frere, a suivre le Christ, Andre ne...

Anne of France: Lessons for my Daughter.
Anne of France: Lessons for my Daughter, trans. with introd., notes, and interpretative essay by Sharon L. Jansen, Library of Medieval Women (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 2004). xiii + 105 pp. ISBN 1-84384-016-2. 35.00 [pounds sterling]/$60.00. This interesting yet surprisingly little known text--Les Enseignements d'Anne de France,...

Burgundy's fine patch.
Byline: Raja Awasthi Born in Beaune, France in 1955, Pierre-Henry Gagey assumed the position of President of Maison Louis Jadot in 1991 after serving as assistant MD under his father Andre Gagey, one of the most respected figures in the Burgundian wine trade. He officially...

Notes on construing the avatars of a text: the evolution of narrative in Desvignes' La Seconde Visite.
Contacts with a living author can be especially rewarding for the literary critic, provided that author is willing to respond to questions honestly and to explain at length the narrative elements of his or her writing that might otherwise be left obscure or uncertain. Using comments gleaned from discussions...

Gaming Partners International to Present at the Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank Securities 2006 Gaming Investment Forum.
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gaming Partners International Corporation today announced that it will present at the Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank Securities 2006 Gaming Investment Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gerard Charlier, president and chief executive officer, will provide an overview of our business and...

Gaming Partners Receives $2.4 Million Casino Chip Order From Holland Casino.
Nearly 1 Million Traditional and RFID-Embedded Gaming Chips to be Delivered to 14 Casinos Throughout Holland LAS VEGAS, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gaming Partners International Corporation (GPI), the gaming industry's leading manufacturer and supplier of casino currency and other table game supplies, today announced that is had...

Illegitimacy, inter-generational conflict and legal practice in eighteenth-century northern Burgundy.
Early Modern France was a society obsessed with the harmful effects of "disorder." The perception that women were subject to their passions more than men meant that the period saw the law used increasingly as a means of controlling women. Legal changes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries tended...

Into the white: Chardonnay's reign continues, but today's wine drinkers are willing to venture out and explore other white wine territory.
ABC, as most of you know, stands for "anything but Chardonnay." I hate the concept. Chardonnay is the most successful white wine in America, yet the wine industry turns up its collective nose at a wine most people enjoy. Success breeds contempt. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Why...

Providence Hill: a pleasure ground for a Jackson family and many fortunate visitors.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brigadoon. Camelot. Burgundy region of France. Bluegrass splendor of Kentucky. All these places, imagined and real, have been mentioned in reference to Mississippi's premier equestrian facility and nature preserve, and yet none are quite accurate as comparisons. Providence Hill Farm has the timeless...

St. Patrick's Day.
TODAY we commemorate the life and works of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland and one of the most widely known figures in the Christian community. St. Patrick was born in Bannavem Taberniae, Britain, in c. 385 to wealthy parents. His father was a deacon and...