Caro : From the 80s to TED Global-Oxford

Caroline Phillips... Who's That Girl?

Her short [TED]Talk and hurdy-gurdy performance in Oxford captivated
the audience, which asked for an 'encore'...

(After the performance, a musical private party, here on YouTube).
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Step back, now : after a little dig in G@tto's archives...
here is young Caro, entering her "Paris period", in early 80s...

As a girl with multiple talents, she started teaching aerobics, while performing
as a singer in many jazz clubs and private parties, with her pianist friends Stacy
MacAdams or Eddie Goldstein.























Caroline and computers? It all started with an Atari and a 4-track studio recording
in 1987, in a small apartment near the subway station Louvre, where she began
to compose, arrange and make demos of her own songs.

After a 3-year interlude in California (learning digital orchestration
& harmony), she was back to Paris in 1992 and moved to the
Basque Country (ah, l'amour!) where, while learning the Basque
language and doing piano bar for a living, she - and Mixel Ducau,
founded the group 'Bidaia' and... gave birth to Alaïa, in 1994.

In 1996 she, well... 'started up' the Phillips Internet Consulting, an
interactive web agency specialized in consulting, e-marketing and
e-commerce - which is actually her main business, with headquarters
in Biarritz/Izarbel and offices in Bordeaux and Paris.

* Caroline Phillips is also very involved in local business & politics - have a look at her autobiography
to know more.

But it doesn't stop there, Caro learned to play hurdy-gurdy; Bidaia
became a duo; Caro and Mix created a Disco dance group - just
for the fun; then Caro turned to yoga and immediately broadcasted
YogaMassala, a site dedicated to yoga practice at home, launching
at the same time her original line of yoga clothing.


[france3aquitaine/Passages].

Is there anything else?
Yes, guess who's organizing a TEDx happening in Basque Country?
... Caroline Phillips, of course !

***TEDx BasqueCountry Biarritz on November 13/2010 - don't miss it !
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Bidaia offers you the free dawnload
of their album 'Oihan', ('Forest' in the
Basque language)...





[bidaiagroup]
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There is a Baroque Basilica on La Pigna hill...

You already know La Pigna hill in Sanremo...
[otherwise, click on post's title]

... so let's go up the hill, one more time, to complete the
visit of this lovely place, crowned by the Sanctuary 'Nostra
Signora della Costa'.


Tradition says that the first church was built in 1361, the year which marked the end
of the Doria family domination over Sanremo and the autonomy of the town from
the Republic of Genoa. The present church was built in 1630 on the site of the previous
chapel.

The white and black cobblestone flooring of the church-square, extending on the
tree-lined avenue, date back to the seventeenth century, was recently renovated
and is in itself a work of art...



When one goes on the top of the hill, the eye is immediately drawn to the views of the
city, the numerous boats and the lush vegetation to be then lost far away on the skyline.

[Reflections on the sea are misleading, all panoramic pictures were taken just on arrival].


Let's step inside the church, now...


This XVII century building which has represented over the centuries a sure reference
point for seafarers approaching the city, preserves in its interior (sumptuously decorated
with marble and stucco works) a number of wooden statues by Anton Maria Maragliano,
paintings by Domenico Fiasella, Giulio Cesare Procaccini, Bartolomeo Guidobono.


In a dominating position over the high altar is the painting
known as the 'Madonna col Bambino'
attributed to Nicolò da Voltri.

[Read more on Sanremo on SanRemoGuide].





The dome frescoes, by Giacomo Boni.

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Rowan's Goodie for a 2007 Mac's Oldie...

... it still rocks !

[coaxial343]
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An Apple a Day, takes... the stress away.

As a Macaddict, I am pleased to introduce you to...
the Apple Museum !

30 years of Apple in 2 minutes...

Take a look at the design and progression of Apple computers from the Apple II
to the current models.



This video shows the computers Frensleven has kept - for one reason or another -
morphing from one design to the next.
It's a little over 30 years in a little over 2 minutes.

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Is this Zino's or A1one's collage, on Le Mur ?

Le MUR asso announced a A1one's poster for today...
... but their site says Zino, wrong : that was June 10 collage.

#75 - A1one - (Iran)

This Flickr's page says A1one-Zino, but on StreetFiles you can find A1one,

:o)
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