AS Monaco had a very encouraging start to the Ligue 1 season with a 3-1 victory away against Nantes on Saturday, August 11.
The Monegasques scored three times in 15 minutes in the second half, with goals from Rony Lopes, Jovetic and Falcao.
A previous picture of Mbappe and Falcao. Photo: Facebook AS Monaco
Vadim Vasilyev, ASM’s vice-president, said after the game: “It’s a good start to the season, the team is not ready yet 100 percent but we have a lot of talent and quality.
“We are in the process of completing our transfer window even though Keita Balde may have to leave. It is not yet done with Inter Milan but we are discussing the terms of his departure. He will not necessarily be replaced because we have a lot young quality players,” he said.
Monaco’s next game is at home to Lille on Saturday, August 18, starting at 20:00.
French government takes plastic recycling step further
The French government, which is aiming for a 100 percent goal for recycled plastics by 2025, wants to encourage consumers to favour products made from recycled materials. This system will be in place starting in 2019.
According to Brune Poirson, Secretary of State for Ecological and Solidarity Transition in an interview at the Journal du Dimanche, it will soon be more expensive to buy non-recycled plastic products.
“Tomorrow, when there is a choice between two bottles, one made of recycled plastic and the other not, the first will be cheaper,” she told the Sunday newspaper.
Currently, only a quarter of plastic packaging is recycled. The battle will begin in earnest next year.
In addition, the government’s plan for recycling plastics will include a reduction of VAT on recycling and the increase of the TGAP (general tax on polluting activities) on landfill, as announced by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe in April.”
We must have a clear fiscal trajectory for the coming years to allow communities and citizens to adapt, without compromising the finances of the cities that commit themselves,” Brune Poirson said.
By January 1, 2020, single-use plastics, such as straws and mixing sticks, will be banned.
Destination Monaco asks for help using hashtags socially
As part of its digital strategy, the Prince’s Government invites all local stakeholders to use certain hashtags in their publications on social networks in order to unite the community and participate jointly in the promotion of Destination Monaco.
A quick reminder for neophytes: a hashtag is a key word or phrase preceded by the # symbol used in a digital message. It acts as a “label” (marker, tag or meta-data) for this word or phrase, helping to drive more visitors. The use of hashtags in a communication strategy is necessary to gain better visibility.
The use of certain keywords is particularly useful for promoting the Principality on social networks, particularly on Twitter and Instagram.
“The Prince’s Government encourages you to federate a community around:
#monacomoments. It can be used for all moments of life of the Principality. To date, 852 postings on Instagram are referenced #monacomoments,” the Government says.
On the initiative of the Directorate of Tourism and Congresses (DTC), #visitmonaco is to be used in the context of tourism, destination, hotels. It follows an editorial line consistent with the website of the DTC: www.visitmonaco.com. To date, 33,500 Instagram posts are referenced #visitmonaco.
All environmental, or ‘green’ messages, should be promoted with the hashtag #mcgreenglam. The DTC has recently launched a first video campaign, in the form of episodes, entitled “Green is the new Glam”, centred around the theme of the family. Other episodes are in the pipeline. To date, 505 Instagram posts have been referenced #mcgreenglam.
The Junior Chamber of Economy of Monaco starts its six-part training programme dedicated to leadership and management on September 22, in partnership with the management and human resources consulting firm GROW UP Human Resources.
Thierry Chausse and Jean-Philippe Ackermann will offer the keys to success in business and tools to better manage a team and adopt the real status of leader. The six training sessions are not to be missed, the JCE said.
The first session takes place with the title: “Adopt a champion mind to boost collective performance,” and will take place on Saturday, September 22, from 09h to 17:00 with GROW UP Human Resources at JCEM headquarters.
“Like a sportsman, a good manager is a champion in the company: he wins victories… he must be in good physical shape, he must behave as a leader, never give up, be pugnacious…
“It is the awareness and mastery of one’s mental strength and constant optimism that gives him the resources to face the most complicated events, motivate his teams and lead them to success,” the JCE says.
The training course ends on December 6 with the topic: “Better selling: the storytelling of the product.”
Arriving to Rampoldi is already a promise to enter into one of Monte-Carlo’s most exclusive, private and glamorous legend.
The beautifully decorated and lavish restaurant that we can discover today exists since 1946 and has an impressive history with Hollywood and Europe celebrities and a very special bond with the Grimaldi Princely family.
The venue keeps preciously its secrets, though. No pictures or photographs on the walls here, the confidential service and very elegant atmosphere invites to the most ultimate privacy and comfort.
Rampoldi Restaurant in Monaco
Rampoldi has been successfully renovated and transformed into this luxurious space after a change of ownership, re-opening after a two years restoration period, with San Pellegrino Young Chef finalist Antonio Salvatore arrival in 2016.
Antonio Salvatore is an incredible character of 31 years old Chef, originally from Basilicata region in Italy, with a passionate approach to Gastronomy and “Arts de la table”.
Since his youngest age, during his childhood at home, he considers fine cuisine and gastronomy as a meticulous and sacred process of transformation from the garden to the most achieved presentations on the table, with a very creative assembling of the different stellar ingredients from Mediterranean and South of Italy cuisine.
The Chef reformed the restaurant Gastronomy into a contemporary and extremely detail oriented cuisine in his attempt to respond to Monaco’s reputation of being one of the best places in the world for Gastronomy. A talented Sommelier team proposes the perfect choice of best wines from prestigious labels.
Verde di Mare by Rampoldi
The summer tasting menu created for Rampoldi by Chef Salvatore presents new creations that features only strikingly fresh fish products and seafood and all the best seasonal products coming from the region around Monaco and from Italy, with special mention for the limited-edition pasta line available exclusively at Rampoldi’s, coming from Gentile pasta factory in Gragnano, as well as the excellent Rampoldi “Olio de Oliva Extra vergine”, coming from Camporosso in Italy.
The degustation-style tasting menu starts with a “Grand bleu” inspired creation: Purple shrimps and Sicilian prawns with gazpacho, apple sorbet and wild strawberries, fresh oregano and basil leaves, recalling Italy, France and Spain favourite products fusion.
“Verde di Mare” is a light primo pasta course created with Gragnano Gentile n°12 spaghettis, smoked herring eggs, green seaweed, and fresh clams.
Red tuna in a delicious and creamy mousse is the perfect and equilibrate following main dish for warmer days in Monaco.
The dessert is the most delicious and fun chocolate surprise to crack open, inspired from childhood sweet treats memories, revealing wild strawberries, meringue and marshmallows miniatures accompanied by a refreshing ginger ice cream.
Dessert at Rampoldi Monaco
Rampoldi’s terrace offers elegant outdoor dining, refreshed by air conditioning during this especially hot 2018 summer time.
After dinner, Rampolidi’s best kept new secrets are displayed downstairs with two after hours lounges dedicated to music, live Jazz or DJ sets, and to Rampolidi’s exclusive Cigar Lounge.
Rampoldi is opened Sunday to Thursday from 12:00 am to 11:00 pm and Friday to Saturday from 12:00 am to 11:30 pm. 3, Avenue des Spélugues, 98000 Monaco. Tel: +377 93 30 70 65. http://www.rampoldi.mc
Divers from the Monaco Underwater Exploration Club and the Department of the Environment combined their efforts on Sunday, August 5, to survey the local population of Pinna nobilis, a large Mediterranean bivalve shellfish.
The species is vulnerable to injuries from anchors and bottom fishing gear and is listed as a threatened species in Annex II of the Barcelona Convention’s ASP/BIO protocol.
Fifteen members of the diving club took part in the survey, carried out under the auspices of the RAMOGE Agreement, under the cliff between the Oceanographic Museum and the entrance to the port of Fontvieille.
The results were encouraging, with 199 healthy individuals identified in the chosen area. The presence of other protected species is an indicator of the good ecological status of the environment, the Department of the Environment said.
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