In August 2011, "Slate" commissioned a series of "Civil War Stories" in conjunction with their "Slate Daily Podcast".
In July 2012, Maximum Fun began supporting "The Memory Palace". The two parted ways in early 2015. The podcast joined Radiotopia in June 2015.
"99% Invisible"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Roman Mars described "The Memory Palace" as "sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, and often a wonderful mix of both."
"The A.V. Club" called "The Memory Palace" a "brisk and sadly infrequent podcast" whose episodes feature "a kind of precious, deadpan delivery similar to "This American Life", but more humorous, backed by a surprisingly evocative and effective musical score."
"Boing Boing"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s David Pescovitz called "The Memory Palace" "terrific," "excellent," and "one of my favorite podcasts." While guest blogging for "Boing Boing", Douglas Rushkoff described "The Memory Palace" as "highly textured historical narratives about stuff we might not know or remember." "Boing Boing"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Mark Frauenfelder called "The Memory Palace" one of his "favorite podcasts of 2012" comparing it to Paul Harvey's radio program "The Rest of the Story".
Layal Abboud
Layal Mounir Abboud (:; born on May 15, 1982) is a Lebanese pop-folk singer, sound-lyric poet, concert dancer, fit model, Muslim humanitarian and businesswoman.
She wa born to a musical family in the Southern Lebanese Tyrian village of Kniseh. Abboud is a former ISF officer and studied English literature at Lebanese University. then, she stutied translation at Beirut Arab University and musical expression at the American University of Science and Technology. She appeared for the first time in the Studio El-Fan series debuts as a South Lebanese competitor from 2001–02. Abboud's musical career got popular with the release of her first album "Fi Shouq" (: on longing) published in late 2007. She sings in different Arabic dialects. Abboud is a singer member in the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon.
Layal Abboud was born into a large Shia Muslim family on May 15, 1982 in the southern village of Kanisah in Lebanon's Tyre District. Abboud's father and mother, named Mounir and Maryam, had three brothers and six sisters between them. As a child, Abboud started singing and dancing and was a fan of Egyptian pop singer Amr Diab. Starting at age 14, she worked as a private tutor.
Abboud studied English literature at the Lebanese University and translation in Beirut Arab University. She graduated from university with a master's degree. She went on to study music at the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of music for two years.
Abboud served as an officer for the Lebanese Police Force, where she worked security for two years in the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport's Inspection Department.
Abboud went on to study music under Richard Najm. In 2006 She became a multi-instrumentalist skilled in the oud, organ and guitar. Abboud appeared on TV for the first time on the hit show "Studio El-Fan" as a 2001–02 competitor. Her first album, "Fi Shouq" (: "On Longing") was released in late 2007. In an interview with Egyptian media about her good favor to music, Abboud has stated, "Music is my life!"
Her inspirations (or creativity) include Ammar El Sherei, Baligh Hamdi and Sabah whom Abboud called the "ideal of my art career." In July 2014 Abboud also said that she is "very much drawn to French musicians, possibly because I’m a bit of a hopeless romantic."
In 2014 Abboud called Akel Fakih "the mastermind" behind the way she dresses in her professional, social, and daily life. In 2015 Akel Fakih said he works with Layal Abboud "in a very characteristic and upmarket way, going on to say that, "there is a chemistry that brings me together in fashion. She trusts my opinion and tastes, and this is one of the reasons why Layal chose me in her concerts." Abboud has explained details on her fashion team, saying, "Elie Samaan does my hair and makeup; my stylist is Serene Assaad, and my photographer is Hussein Salman."
Abboud is founder of Amman-based wedding planning company Loulou Secret. She also runs Layal Productions for her music.
Sometimes she is called a seduction (or charming) artist and femme fatale by critics like Al Akhbar. Abboud appeared on the program "Bala Teshfir" on the "Al Jadeed" network in 2015, and stated, "Being bold is not seduction". She believes there is a bias against her and said, "I am a normal artist and contemporary with fashion."
In 2016 counterfeit images were published attributed to Abboud's likeness. She appointed attorney Haitham Tarshishi to file a lawsuit against "all those involved in the forgery of a picture attributed to her through social media sites, accompanied by words beyond the limits of fitness." In August 2016, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation reported that a suspect had been arrested.
In April 2017 as a guest on the satirical program "La-hon Wa-bas" hosted by Hicham Haddad, Abboud condemned an issue of "Nadine Magazine" for its depiction of her chest and face shape with the words, "Bigger than this chest" emblazoned on its cover. She accused the magazine of trying to increase readership by dumbing down and oversimplifying its content.
Abboud cares about her physical health and elegance. In June 2017 she publicly confirmed that she had undergone rhinoplasty, but that the rest of her features were not the result of plastic surgery. She said, "The secret of my beauty is sport". She is a supporter for a public smoking ban for Lebanon, saying, "Smoking and non-smoking areas must be allocated". She has been had an interest in sport and horseback riding since childhood. Abboud has four horses. She keeps in the village of Tanbourit in Lebanon's Sidon District. Their names are Rim, Loulou, Khaybar (named after Khaibar-1 ) and Layal (named after her given name).
Abboud is a practicing Muslim. She fasts and abstains from performing during Ramadan, and holds the pre-dawn and post-sunset meals of suhur and Iftar with her family.
Abboud married and gave birth to her only son, Jad, in 2004. She eventually divorced her husband. She later described the marriage as "very formal," and added, "My early marriage was the result of a love story. I am a romantic and dreamy woman." In June, 2017 she said, "By respect among us, we divorced and I chose my career in art."
Institut Mines-Télécom
Institut Mines-Télécom is a renowned graduate engineering school in France. It is in a campus of the University of Paris-Saclay (Northern France).
Its different curricula lead to the following French & European degrees :
Academic activities and industrial applied research are performed mainly in French and English languages. Students from a dozen of nationalities participate to the different curricula at IMT.
Research activities at Institut Mines-Télécom relate to the following topics:
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming is a superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was the second "Spider-Man" reboot, and the first "Spider-Man" solo movie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie stars Tom Holland as Spider-Man (Peter Parker), with supporting roles played by Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Zendaya, Robert Downey Jr, Marisa Tomei, Jon Faverau, and Michael Keaton. The movie was directed by Jon Watts, who wrote the screenplay with Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.
Arrondissements of the Drôme department
There are 3 arrondissements in the Drôme department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into "arrondissements", which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.