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Snap to it and win free TEDx tickets

by: Cassandra Tanti
29/08/2017

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After a hugely successful first edition, TEDxMonteCarlo is coming back to Grimaldi Forum this fall. And the one-day Monte Carlo conference is giving the community a chance to win a free ticket to the November 11 event by taking part in a social media selfie campaign.

MonacoUSA Director Annette Anderson likes the idea so much she’s setting up a “selfie” corner at the Association’s networking event on Tuesday, August 22, at Amber Summer. “The TEDxMonteCarlo team will be special guests at our annual beach party,” she said, “and they have generously agreed to donate entrance tickets for a free tombola during the evening, as well as for the best selfie taken that night.”

The MonacoUSA networking begins at 7 pm and until 9 pm, Amber Summer will offer attendees a special 50 percent discount on wine by the glass. Entrance is free and all nationalities are welcome.

Members of the general public can also take selfies in front of the many TEDx posters seen around Monaco and post on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtags #SnapASelfieTEDxMonteCarlo #LicenseToKnow and #TEDxMonteCarlo.

This year’s TEDxMonteCarlo theme “License To Know” – covering the key topics of Safety, Security, Transparency and Entrepreneurship – will be addressed by more than 16 speakers, both local and international, from innovators to chess players, and from entrepreneurs to TV doctors.

How far has AI progressed and where is it going? How can we live in a safe and secure world and what are the tools available to us? Is cybersecurity really “safe”? How do we effectively use social media without jeopardizing our privacy and safety? Can anyone be an entrepreneur or make a difference? The answers to these questions will be revealed November 11.

Tickets – €88 or for students, €50 – go on sale later this month. Or post your best selfie to win a ticket. Either way, it’s an event you won’t want to miss.

Article first published August 11, 2017.

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Cocktails, yoga and a helicopter ride to ease back into fall

by: Cassandra Tanti
29/08/2017
Champagne Bottle Drinking Glass Macro Drink
Champagne Bottle Drinking Glass Macro Drink

CREM, the club for foreign residents of Monaco, is planning a number of events for the first few weeks after its reopening September 6, starting with its weekly member cocktail evening from 6:30 pm.

On the next day, Thursday, September 7, a course in Pilates Yoga will be held at Larvotto Beach from 9 am under the guidance of Raphaele Lecharpentier. Sports wear and a yoga mat or beach towel are the only equipment necessary Members and their guests: €15.

Through an exclusive ticket offer, members can sign up on Sunday, September 17, for a Gala Concert of the Friends of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert has a central European flavour and includes works by Dvorak, Bartok, Janacek and Kodaly. Only 10 tickets are available at €80 apiece, with a lottery if the number of interested members exceeds this limit.

Panoramic flights over Monaco are available for members from the heliport on September 30, during the Monaco Yacht Show. The cost of a 10-minute flight for a member and guest is €60.

Of course, the big celebration is CREM’s anniversary party on Monday, September 18. More information on future events can be found at on their website.

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Monaco school reopening times announced

by: Cassandra Tanti
29/08/2017

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The re-opening times for the various schools in the Principality have been announced. The first day back will be on Monday, September 11, except where indicated. For detailed information on primary, secondary and higher education in Monaco, visit the government’s website.

Saint Charles Elementary School
CM2 and Cycle 3 Adapt – 8:30 am
CM1 – 9 am; CE2 – 9:30 am
AIS – 10 am
CP – 1:45 pm
CE1 – 2:15 pm
Kindergarten pre-school on Monday, September 11, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am.
Back on Tuesday, September 12, at 8:30 am .

École du Parc
Open house on Monday September 11 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am and from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Arrival on Tuesday, September 12, welcome from 7:45 am to 8:20 am in the nursery on the 1st floor and then welcome in class from 8:30 am to 8:45 am.

École des Révoires
CM2 – 8:30 am
CM1 – 8:45 am
CE2 – 9 am
CE1 – 9.30 am
CP – 10 am.

École de la Condamine elementary school
CM2 (7th) – 8:30 am
CM1 (8th) – 9 am
CE2 (9th) – 9:30 am
CE1 (10th) – 10 am
CP (11th) – 10:30 am.
Kindergarten pre-school day on Monday, September 11, from 9 am to 11 am and from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Back to school on Tuesday, September 12
Older section (5 years) – 8:30 am.
Middle section (4 years) – 9 am
Younger section (3 years) – 9:30 am

Cours Saint Maur
CM2/CM1.A – 8.30 am
CM1.B/CE2 – 9 am
CE1/CP – 9:30 am
5 years/4 years – 10 am
Class of 3 years: open day on Monday, September 11, from 9 am to 11 am and from 2 pm to 4 pm. Back to school on Tuesday, September 12, at 9 am.

School of Fontvieille elementary classes
7th (CM2) – 8:30 am
8th (CM1) – 8:50 am
9th (CE2) – 9:10 am
10th (CE1) – 9:30 am
11th (CP) – 9:50 am
Nursery classes: open day on Monday, September 11, from 9 am to 11 am and from 2 pm to 4 pm.
September 12 medium and older section between 8:30 am and 8:45 am.
Younger section between 9 am and 9:15 am.

College Charles III
3rd – 8 am
5th – 9:30 am
4th – 11 am
6th – 2 pm

Lycée Technique et Hôtelier of Monaco
6th, 5th, 4th, 3rd SEGPA and CIP – 9 am
1st BAC Pro (all sections) and 1st STHR – 9:30 am
Terminal BAC Pro (all sections) and Terminal STHR – 10 am
Upgrading, 1st and 2nd year of BTS – 10:45 am
2nd BAC Pro (all sections) and 2nd STRH – 2 pm.

Lycée Albert Ier
BTS and DCG – 8:30 am
Terminals – 9 am
First – 10:30 am
Seconds – 2:30 pm.

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7th A-B and 8th A-B (CM2/CM1) – 8:30 am
9th A-B and 10th A-B (CE2/CE1) – 9 am
11th A-B (CP) – 9:30 am
Older section 5 years (12th) – 10 am
Middle maternal section (4 years) – 2 pm
Younger nursery section (3 years) from A to L – 8:45 am / M to Z – 10 am; 6th – 2 pm; 5th – 10:30 am
4th – 10:45 am
3rd – 8:30 am
2nd, 1st and Terminal – 2:05 pm.

École des Carmes
Open house on Monday, September 11, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am
returning on Tuesday, September 12
5 years – 8:30 am
4 years – 9 am
3 years – 9:30 am.

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Children in parks poisoned by inhalation of cannabis

by: Cassandra Tanti
29/08/2017
Lenval Hospital in Nice. Photo: Facebook Fondation Lenval
Lenval Hospital in Nice. Photo: Facebook Fondation Lenval

Dr Hervé Haas, Chief of Paediatric Emergencies at Lenval Hospital in Nice, has told the local press of his great concern over the poisoning of children in the city’s parks through the accidental inhalation of cannabis.

Five children were hospitalised in recent weeks as a result of accidental cannabis poisoning. The children were as young as one and the oldest just 18-months-old. They were playing in the parks when the incidents took place and were taken to hospital suffering from neurological disorders associated with the accidental ingestion of cannabis.

According to Dr Haas, the situation is getting worse and vigilance has to be shown in order to limit the problem.

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Consumer organisation blames profit margins for organic prices

by: Cassandra Tanti
29/08/2017

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A French consumer association has denounced high margins as the reason behind substantially higher prices for bio products.

UFC-Que Choisir: Association de consommateurs (UFC) said on Tuesday, August 28, that organic fruits and vegetables remain on average 79 percent more expensive than their counterparts from conventional agriculture. The UFC blames distributors.

The study carried out by the consumer association in 1,541 shops showed that the price of annual consumption of organic fruit and vegetables for an average French household is €660, against €368 for the conventional equivalent.

“If production costs are higher in bio – lower yields, relatively higher labour – this explains only half of the additional cost to consumers, of which 46 percent is because of bigger margins on bio produce by supermarkets,” said the UFC.

Overall, the margin strategy of large-scale retailers – with obscure economic justifications – has resulted in an annual increase in the organic basket for a household of €135. In other words, only half of the extra cost of organic food paid by consumers goes to production, the remainder being accounted for by larger margins,” the association noted.

The UFC said only one out of two larger supermarkets stocks organic apples and tomatoes.

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Call for action as superyachts spurn French Riviera

by: Cassandra Tanti
29/08/2017

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The number of superyachts visiting the Riviera this summer has plunged due to a huge increase in costs. Now elected officials have written an open letter to President Macron asking for him to intervene.

“The seriousness of the economic situation of the yachting industry in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region means that we must appeal for your direct intervention in the light of the economic, social and strategic issues at stake,” wrote Renaud Muselier, president of the PACA region, Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, and Hubert Falco, president of the agglomeration of Toulon.

The economy of the Riviera benefits to the tune of €900 million a year, and local politicians fear that this lucrative income could flee to Italy and Spain.

St Tropez has been hit hard, with a drop of 30 percent in revenue from yacht visits this summer. Antibes has also suffered. Much of the blame has been attributed to the former President, the socialist Francois Hollande, who announced in March that sailors who spend at least six months a year in France would have to pay tax there.

The decision has increased the tax burden for a yacht with a crew of seven by €300,000 a year, according to Laurent Falaize, chairman of the Riviera Yachting Network. A rise in diesel fuel tax means that a 42-metre yacht would save €21,000 a week by refuelling in Italy, where taxes are lower.

“As a result [of the taxes], charter yachts and everything that goes with them go elsewhere, affecting expenditure on lubricant, food, dry cleaning, the life of the crew in general and maintenance and repair work,” he added.

Confirming an existing trend, hardly any French crew are being hired and France’s four biggest maritime diesel distributors have been hit by a 50 percent fall in income since last year. Taxes in Italy remain lower than in France, and Italy has said that France will have to lower taxes before it agrees to any harmonisation.

The open letter also cited the example of the Monaco Maritime boatyard, which recently lost a lucrative contract for a 152-metre mega-yacht to a Spanish rival.

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