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Written by Janine Marsh
Picture-perfect lavender fields, quaint and pretty street markets, exquisite little cafés where you can sit and watch the world go by, chilled wine and wonderful architecture – Provence is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Blessed with a sunny disposition, it's also one of the best places to take a holiday...
Holiday homes in Provence
There's a wide choice of holiday rentals available in Provence, something to suit every taste and budget. We have a huge selection of stunning properties in all parts of Provence from the Luberon, Vaucluse, Mont Ventoux and the Alpilles areas as well as the French Riviera. Whether you're looking for a bijou, romantic villa for two, or a holiday home big enough for friends and family, they have a huge choice.
Where to Stay in Provence
If its lavender fields you want, then some of the best are in the Luberon area, around the hilltop village of Sault and the iconic Abbaye de Senanque, Gordes, where the resident monks grow and harvest lavender. The Plateau of Valensole is the largest lavender field area in France, located between the Luberon and stunning Verdon where there is a Gorge, considered one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Provence is peppered with pretty villages where life revolves around the village square, lined with cafés and restaurants, shops and art galleries. From Menerbes to L'Isle-sur-la-Sorge, the antiques capital of Provence, Bonnieux and Saint-Remy-de-Provence, you'll find a wonderful selection of villas to rent in the villages, the countryside and in elegant towns like Aix-en-Provence, Arles and Avignon.
Experience Provence
Wherever you go in Provence, you'll be inspired by the beautiful sights, as well as by the local cuisine and wines. The tastes and flavours you'll discover are part of what makes your vacation in Provence so memorable. The olives, garlic, fresh herbs, jewel like cakes, rosé wines from legendary vineyards such as Chateauneuf-du-Pape and Bandol, markets where the scents, sights and sounds will stay with you forever. There's nothing quite like cycling through the gorgeous countryside, stopping to enjoy lunch and a glass of chilled rosé in an authentic bistro en route. Or dining under the stars at a grand restaurant where the dishes are like works of art.
There are activities galore from water sports to hiking, cookery lessons, museums, wine tasting and rejuvenations spas – or simply relaxing and soaking up all that this area of southern France, with its light filled skies has to offer.
Here at French Connections we love to help your Provence holiday dreams come true… click here to browse our listings of holiday homes in the Provence-Alpes-Cote-D'azur region.
Fancy a sunny break in France this spring?
We reckon it's time to blow those winter cobwebs away and give yourself a well-deserved break and a bit of French sunshine.
Here are our top French destinations for a fun break in the sun:
The capital of the Côte d'Azur is renowned for its rainbow of colours all year round. Popular sites include the Promenade des Anglais, the cobbled streets of the old town, Cours Saleya and a picturesque market. There are museums galore including the fabulous Matisse Museum, Roman ruins, the "Chateau de Nice", boutiques and stunning restaurants. With regular, short flights from the UK, what's not to love?
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West of Nice on the French Riviera, this town is famous for its Film and Shopping Festival. But it's not all bling. There are stunning beaches, exceptional golf courses, sites of outstanding natural beauty like the Lerins Islands and a charming, authentic old town. For a relaxed, luxury break – Cannes is just about perfect.
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The French Island of Beauty boasts 1,000km of coastline lapped by turquoise waves and 2000m high mountains. Whether you want to relax in the sun on a sandy beach, cycle or hike, there's something for everyone on this island of endless possibilities. Corsican gastronomy is famous and there's not much that beats dining al fresco in the sun looking over the Mediterranean Sea from an island village…
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The sunny 'Belle Epoque' town of the French Riviera is home to remarkable natural heritage such as the National Park of Port-Cros and the Ile d'Or Archipelago. Hyères has over 2400 years of history, a ruins of a medieval castle, gorgeous beaches and wonderful arts, and cultural venues. From here you can visit the Porquerolles islands, one of the most beautiful in France. Hyères is a mere 20 minutes east of Toulon and its airport.
See our holiday homes in and around Hyères
In the south of France, spanning from the Spanish border all the way to Provence, this region has the sea and gorgeous beaches plus mountains and famous vineyards. With many Plus Beaux Villages de France ("Most Beautiful Villages in France"), Montpellier, 11 historic Cathar castles and an extensively rich cultural and historical heritage (including several UNESCO world heritage sites), this region has everything on offer.
See our holiday homes in Languedoc-Roussillon
20 things to do in Pas de Calais
Located in the far north of France, the department of Pas-de-Calais is the closest to the UK. It's a land of rolling countryside, forests and rivers. Dotted with pretty villages, there are historic cities, elegant seaside resorts and fabulous beaches.
Here are some of the best things to do in Pas de Calais:
120 kilometres of varied coastline boasting golden sandy beaches, dunes, cliffs and wild beaches dotted with seaside resorts makes up the shoreline of the Opal Coast. A place with a rich heritage going back thousands of years where Julius Caesar stood and contemplated the invasion of England and centuries later Napoleon did the same.
The Opal Coast earned its name thanks to the special quality of light that artists tried to capture here in days gone by. Painters have flocked here for centuries, it was a favourite place of JM Turner who adored the light. The view across the English Channel from the cliff tops along by Cap Blanc Nez and Cap Gris Nez is stunning…
5 brilliant beaches
There are dozens of great beaches to stop off at all along the Opal Coast, here are a few of our favourites:
Hardelot: Golden sands, a chic little town and never crowded. Charles Dickens lived here in the 1800s and loved the area.
Berck-sur-Mer Great for families, clean, safe and the perfect kite flying beach plus the little beach huts are so pretty!
Merlimont: Another family favourite with its long expanse of golden sands
Le Touquet: Town and seaside combine in this swish little resort which is a Paris secret and was once THE jet set place to go, nicknamed the "Monaco of the north". The beach at Le Touquet was voted as one of the top ten in France by Trip Advisor users. (Photo above at sunset on a sunny day).
St Cecile Plage: Empty beaches with beautiful views, huge dunes to run up and down and a tranquil little town.
5 Historic towns
Arras: Historic and charming Arras is a place to walk and wonder. Incredibly much of the old town was re-built after being destroyed in WWI, but you would never know. With its tall Flemish style houses, cobbled stone squares it is a beauty…
Boulogne-sur-Mer: If you've never visited the old town you'll be very surprised to go through the vast stone gateways and discover you've stepped back in time. Pretty, quirky, little shops and charming restaurants in the rue de Lille.
Montreuil-sur-Mer: Victor Hugo visited this town in 1847 and never forgot it. The history of this place goes back millennia. Today it is a pretty place of cobble stones squares, narrow alleys, ancient houses and a lovely walkway all around the town on the ramparts giving magnificent views over the surrounding countryside.
Saint Omer: the quintessential rural French town with a history. A lovely town square, little shops, great restaurants, brilliant boulangeries and a great ambience. Take a boat tide on the Marais, the marshlands of St Omer, to spot wildlife galore.
Wimereux: This small town is an off the beaten-track seaside resort that people can't help falling in love with. Colourful and elegant with lots of Belle Epoque style villas, plus quirky shops and plenty of cafés and bars. You won't only go there once!
Basilica Notre Dame
La Chartreuse de Neuville: The Charterhouse at Neuville sous Montreuil (near Montreuil-sur-Mer) was founded in the 14th Century. An incredible monument with a long and rich history. Open from April to November, visit the beautiful gardens and take a guided tour to see the stunning interior and cloisters… www.lachartreusedeneuville.org
The Basilica of Notre Dame in Boulogne-sur-Mer: The crypt of the church has been carefully restored and is the biggest in France. Dating back to Roman times, it is astoundingly beautiful and houses many precious treasures. The Basilica is a beautiful building, famous for the many miracles said to have come from it's most previous relic, a slither of wood from a statue of the Virgin Mary.
Musée de Beaux Arts Arras: A great museum in an ancient Abbey. There's a super collection of paintings, sculpture and porcelain plus an exhibition about the history of Arras.
Agincourt centre: The Medieval Historical Center of Agincourt (revamped in 2019) reveals the history of the legendary battle of the Hundred Years' War.
Sound and Light Show of Les Miserables in Montreuil-sur-Mer. Shows take place on the town's ramparts in July and August. A brilliant night out for the whole family as hundreds of local people present a musical show in the town that inspired Victor Hugo to write the story. See the tourist office website for details.
5 things you shouldn't miss
Market Le Touquet
Nausicaa: The National Sea Centre is the biggest aquarium in Europe. More than 36,000 animals including sea lions, penguins, giant tortoises, shark and an incredible array of fish. Book a backstage tour and meet the animals in the nursery, take in a show, gaze in awe at the colour and size of the many forms of sea life and watch as sea lions swim under your feet in a glass tunnel. www.nausicaa.co.uk
Markets: There are street markets in almost every town but a few you shouldn't miss are: Le Touquet – Saturday morning the listed art deco market is a hive of activity and there are some great stalls selling such diverse items as wicker baskets and second-hand hotel linen.
St Omer – Saturday morning, lovely market in front of the Renaissance style town hall, great atmosphere and the best vegetables anywhere in the area – straight from the marshes where they're grown close by…
Hesdin – Thursday morning, vibrant, buzzing, fun market that sprawls out into the streets around the church in the centre of town – great for people watching!
Horse riding: Romantic rides in the forest, exciting rides along the cliff tops, up and down dunes or on the beach – there are lots of opportunities in the area with equestrian centres in Le Touquet.
La Coupole: A visit to this enormous bunker left over from World War II, located 5 km from Saint-Omer, is sobering and astounding. It is among the most impressive remnants of the Second World War in Europe. It was from La Coupole that the V2 rocket was to take off, the ancestor of all modern rockets. It is now a History and Memory Centre and today, on the launch site, there is a spectacular Planetarium which offers an unforgettable journey into space. www.lacoupole-france.co.uk
Useful websites for information on what to see and do in Pas-de-Calais: Pas de Calais Tourism; www.french-weekendbreaks.co.uk Browse our great choice of holiday homes in Pas-de-Calais
The top things you shouldn't miss in Le Havre Normandy
UNESCO listed Le Havre has incredible contemporary architecture and a world famous museum of modern art. It's a vibrant, friendly and fascinating city to visit with a seriously innovative vibe…
Le Havre's contemporary architecture has UNESCO heritage status in recognition of its exceptional urban design on a monumental scale. The inner city of Le Havre is a masterpiece of modern planning. After the city suffered enormous damage caused during WWII, the project to rebuild required speed to take care of so many homeless inhabitants. The re-design was overseen by architect Auguste Perret. A teacher of France's famous architect Le Corbusier, he had distinct ideas a love of reinforced concrete, a material which certainly helped speed up the build. There's nowhere else quite like it in France.
Perret's show flat: In 1949, Auguste Perret created a show flat to allow local people to see what he was proposing with the rebuilding of Le Havre. His ideas for concrete weren't always well received but this show flat homage, re-created in 2005, reveals just how visionary he was.
Neimeyer Library: Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer's concrete Volcanoes, the name given to the cultural centre in Le Havre, are mesmerising. The recently renovated small volcano is now the public library - as extraordinary inside as it is outside. You'll feel like you're inside a spaceship with futuristic style seats in bright colours and a sweeping staircase. There are regular exhibitions and a cool coffee shop. This has to be one of the most remarkable libraries in the world.
Les Bains des Docks: This extraordinary aquatic centre was designed by legendary architect Jean Nouvel. Book a swim in one of its 12 pools and admire the strikingly beautiful white architecture.
Follow in the footsteps of the impressionists at Le Havre, where Claude Monet painted "Impression, Rising Sun" which gave the movement its name. He also found inspiration nearby at Etretat, Rouen and Trouville. Travel just 30 minutes from Le Havre to gorgeous Honfleur and fall in love with the 17th century Vieux Basin, lined with friendly restaurants serving fresh seafood. Around an hour and 30 minutes will bring you to Giverny where you will discover Monet's enchanting house and garden.
MuMa – Museum of Modern Art: A stunning building with an outstanding collection Impressionist works, one of the largest in France. Enjoy works by Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Degas, Courbet and Corot. Details: www.muma-lehavre.fr/en
It's just a short walk from the city centre to Le Havre's beach, 2km of sand and pebbles, a big draw for the locals as well as for savvy visitors. The beach hosts the biggest free skate park in France (a legend amongst skate boarders) and in the summer there are water sports, fun activities and pop up restaurants. Further round the coast is the beach of Saint-Adresse. Here the resort and old houses are built on the slopes of Cape Hève, the gateway to the Alabaster Coast. It's a great place to drink in the spectacular sea views, just as Monet loved to do.
Normandy is famous for its food and Le Havre has loads of great restaurants.
Locals love: The Architect restaurant in the newly renovated Southampton Wharf area. Owned by an Australian, it's perfect for a taste of Aussie cuisine (and wine!) ...
Wine and dine: Restaurant Les Enfants Sages (the wise children) is in a former school masters house, built in 1905. The rooms have been converted into individual dining areas rooms decorated to reflect its previous incarnation. It's very cool and the food is fabulous…
Authentic: Bistro Au Caid is a listed building and an institution in Le Havre. Opened in 1954 it's one of the favourite meeting places for the locals and has a lovely terrace bar. The 50s style interior is cosy and charming. Situated next to the Perret show flat building, and overlooking the famous Volcanoes, it's a great place for a snack or lunch with a fresh, seasonal plat du jour.
We have lots of great holiday rentals Normandy, check out our selection and find your dream holiday home…
What's new in Normandy for 2020
There's always loads to do when you visit Normandy, this is a region that loves to put on a show and to celebrate. And in 2020, there's even more to enjoy from the famous Impressionist Festival to a brand new cycle route and more…
Here are just some of the great events coming up in Normandy for 2020:
NORMANDY IMPRESSIONIST FESTIVAL 2020
The Normandy Impressionist Festival takes place every three years. It's a five-month programme with more than 450 events happening across the region. It will feature 20 Impressionist art exhibitions and 30 contemporary art exhibitions, dance performances, live entertainment, sound and light shows, street art, conferences, workshops and more. Takes place: 3 April-6 September 2020. Details: normandie-impressionniste.fr
NEW GREEN BRITTANY FERRIES VESSEL
Named after the oh-so-pretty port on the Seine estuary, the 'Honfleur' will enter into service in March 2020. She'll serve Brittany Ferries' most popular route from Portsmouth to Caen/Ouistreham. The LNG-powered ship will carry up to 1,680 passengers, and boast 261 cabins, two cinemas, several restaurants, passenger lounges and boutique shopping. Honfleur is the future of sustainable ferry transport and will soon be the greenest ship regularly operating on the English Channel. Details: destinationhonfleur.com/en
CYCLE THE SEINE FROM PARIS TO LE HAVRE
Did you know that France is the world's second most popular cycling destination (after Germany)? The appeal of France for cyclists is growing year by year and a brand new 430km cycle route linking Paris to Le Havre and Deauville is a real winner. La Seine à Vélo opens in spring 2020. Following the course of the River Seine, the cycle route will pass through gorgeous Giverny, giving you the perfect excuse to take a wander in Monet's garden. It will also run by lovely Les Andelys, historic Rouen, Jumièges and Honfleur. What's more it's suitable for all levels of cyclist from beginners to experts. Details: axeseine.fr
FECAMP GRAND'ESCALE MARITIME FESTIVAL
Normandy's beautiful Alabaster Coast will welcome its first maritime festival in 2020, the Fécamp Grand'Escale. It will take place between the Kiel Regatta (20-28 June) and Brest International Maritime Festival (10-16 July 2020) meaning sail ship fans could enjoy a salty hat trick! Sailing boats, yachts and steamboats will now be able to stop off en route (from Germany to Brittany) in the fishing port of Fécamp which has a long maritime history. Visitors to the festival can enjoy sea excursions, concerts, live entertainment and tours of the visiting sailing boats. Takes place: 1-5 July. Details: fecampgrandescale.com
THE BRITISH NORMANDY MEMORIAL OPENS IN VER-SUR-MER
The British Normandy Memorial will open to the public from 5 September. It is the first memorial to honour the 22,000 soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who died fighting under British command on D Day and in the Battle of Normandy. Designed by architect Liam O'Connor, it will stand just outside the village of Ver-sur-Mer overlooking Gold Beach, where British and Allied troops landed on 6 June 1944. Details: normandymemorialtrust.org/the-memorial
Find out more about what's on and what to see and do in Normandy: en.normandie-tourisme.fr
Spotlight on Montpellier, southern France
Montpellier, the capital city of Herault, Occitanie was once a tranquil fishing village. Now it's a cool city with a hip vibe.
Here's some of our favourite things to do in this sun-baked city…
Place de la Comédie and historic Montpellier
Start your visit at Place la Comedie. This oval shaped square (known as place de l'Oeuf to the locals, is the beating heart of the city and a popular meeting point. Take a break at Café Riche, a favourite ren
dezvous for locals, with 300 days of sunshine a year, sitting outside is de rigeur!
The old city is a labyrinth of hilly cobbled streets, festooned with bunting and lined with chic boutiques, art galleries, bars, cafés and restaurants. Book a guided tour with the Tourist Office to discover the secrets of the city and explore it's most beautiful streets and street art. Don't miss the optical illusion trompe l'oeil at Place Saint Roche which reflects the church opposite and plays tricks with your eyes. There are secret places too, like rue Rocher where proud locals have decorated the street. Get your walking shoes on and explore…
Cultural delights
St Pierre Church
Deconsecrated in the 1980s, the church of Carré Sainte Anne is now a spectacular setting for contemporary art exhibitions and installations.
Musée Fabre has a fabulous collection of more than 800 works spanning several centuries. Don't miss the monumental and provocative works by Pierre Soulages, one of France's greatest living artists. You can easily spend half a day browsing at this museum and on a hot day, it's lovely and cool inside!
MoCo – an art ecosystem
MOCO is a contemporary art centre which opened in June 2019, showing temporary exhibitions from international collectors. It's an art "ecosystem" which pulls three major venues together to bring a diverse and enormous range of contemporary art to the city. There are two exhibition centres and an art school: the Hôtel des collections, in the former Montcalm hotel, a 19th century mansion, with exhibitions of international collections (public or private); La Panacée, free contemporary art centre located in the former historic Royal College of Medicine and a fabulous restaurant; and the ESBA (Montpellier Superior Fine Arts School).
The new districts of Montpellier
The Antigone neighbourhood, named after the ancient Greek play, was erected principally during the 1970s and 1980s. It has plenty of grand neo-classical style buildings and wide-open boulevards, including the central axis, nicknamed the Champs-Elysées by locals. The most innovative architects in the world have designed buildings here but it's happened in a very organised way. It's not a messy hotchpotch of looks, there's a consistent theme being woven through this new part of Montpellier. Wide open spaces, building height restrictions, even the look has to a certain extent been controlled although architects have been given a free hand overall. The New York Times listed Montpellier in its top 100 architectural cities to see before you die.
There are several superb markets in Montpellier. Don't miss the wonderful Marché des Arceaux in the Peyroux district, west of the old town under the arches of the town's Romanesque style aqueduct. At Les Halles Laissac, in the old town you can buy fresh produce and enjoy it straight away at a table beneath the vibrant stained-glass dome designed by a student and teacher team from the MoCo Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts.
From the city to the Beaches
A visit to the seaside is an essential part of the Montpellier experience. Hop on tram line 3 in the city centre for an 8km, 20 minute city centre to Pérols, the stop is a mere 800m from the Mediterranean Sea.
In this lively city, there's no shortage of bars and restaurants to choose from. If you're looking for a bar with a relaxed vibe and great wine list, L'Atelier Bar a Vin in the Place de la Canourgue is hard to beat. Locals love it but visitors rarely find this romantic square, the oldest in Montpellier, from where you have a wonderful view over the St Pierre Cathedral. For sheer glamour, the terrace of the Hotel Mercure is perfect for an aperitif in its lush green courtyard (you don't have to be resident to enjoy it).
See our Foodies guide to Montpellier for more great recommendations
What to see close by
Montpellier is a great base for seeing the surrounding area. Nimes is close by, and home to one of the best preserved Roman arenas in the world, it's well worth a visit. Not far from Nimes is one of the most famous Roman monuments of the area, the Roman Aqueduct Pont du Gard. Just 20km north is the Pic Saint-Loup mountain. Go kayaking in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (bus 308 if you don't have a car). Take the train to Séte and explore the lovely town that's famous for its oyster production…The tourist office offers a wide range of day trips to local areas. https://www.montpellier-france.com/
French Connections has a great range of holiday homes in the Herault department – take a look to discover your perfect French holiday home…
For more info on Montpellier see: www.montpellier-france.com/; uk.france.fr/en
Foodie's guide to the old town of Montpellier, Occitanie
Montpellier, southern France, is a dynamic city with a rich heritage. An expanding new town is famous for its innovative architecture, and it's just a tram ride from the gorgeous beaches. But the old town of Montpellier is where most visitors head.
Here's our head's up on some of the best foodie experiences in Montpellier…
Trendy bars in Montpellier
In this lively city, there's no shortage of bars to choose from. If you're looking for somewhere with a relaxed vibe and great wine list, L'Atelier Bar a Vin in Place de la Canourgue is pretty hard to beat. Locals love it but visitors rarely find this romantic square, the oldest in Montpellier, from where you have a wonderful view over the St Pierre Cathedral.
For sheer glamour, the terrace of the Hotel Mercure is perfect for an aperitif in its lush green courtyard (you don't have to be resident to enjoy it).
Any visit to Montpellier must include the Place de la Comédie, the beating heart of the city nicknamed L'Oeuf (the egg) thanks to its oval shape. Here you'll find Café Riche, an institution as much for locals as for tourists, and for people watching – it's perfect.
Where to eat out
Authentic: Halles Laissac
Market fans will adore the covered market Halles Laissac which opened at the end of 2018. With its vibrant stained glass dome designed by a student and teacher team from the MoCo (Montpellier Contemporary Art ecosystem) Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, this emporium of food is open daily. You'll find a delicious array of food including macarons made by a master pâtissier, cheeses, Corsican specialities, charcuterie and fresh baked bread. There's a bar here and one of the best things about Halles Laissac is that you can buy your food and then dine at the tables and chairs provided inside and out - the perfect market picnic.
Trendy: Café Joseph
Café Joseph on Place Jean Jaurès in the heart of Montpellier is the place to go. The locals know it as Café Jo and it's open seven days a week (many restaurants close on Sunday and Monday in Montpellier). Waiters dash about deftly managing trays of food wafting the sort of fragrance that induces nostril quivering anticipation. It's good for lunch and even better for dinner when lights twinkle overhead and buskers perform in the animated square and the air is filled with the sound of happy chatter. Here you get that special feeling you only get when you're on holiday and totally relaxed. Great for people watching and the menu is terrific - dishes that are perfect for summer days and nights (the tapas and salads are especially delicious), and the cocktail list is irresistible.
Charming: La Place
In a tiny square hidden in the backstreets of Montpellier, Place Saint-Ravy is a magnet for locals in the know. Once the Palace of the Kings of Majorca who, many hundreds of years ago were also Lords of Montpellier, stood here but now the medieval buildings have been converted to restaurants including La Place. Dine outside at tables placed around a tinkling fountain - it's the ideal place to get a feel for ancient Montpellier whilst enjoying truly scrumptious dishes. Dine inside and enjoy the cool stone and vaulted ceilings in an intimate dining area.
Don't miss: Le Grillardin
If you only have time to go to one restaurant in Montpellier, then make it Le Grillardin in the little Place de Chappelle Neuve. In a shady square surrounded by beautiful old buildings with pastel blue shutters of a shade of the most perfect blue, faded over decades, perhaps centuries. It's a divine setting which nourishes the soul as much as the delicious dishes satisfy your inner gourmet. Tables spill out from the restaurant onto the square. Servers dash about explaining (in English if required) what's on the menu. Tables fill quickly here so book in advance or get there for 7.30 when service starts. It's loved by the locals and no wonder…
Montpellier tourism: www.montpellier-france.com
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I think I have some sort of mental problem were I can't work on a program for longer than 10 minutes. I.E. I'll get the solution created, do a little bit of GUI and then when I'm half-way done with it, I scrap it.
I'm practically forcing myself to write code if I manage to stay in VS for longer than said amount of time.
This has been happening for the last couple of months and it only seems to be related to programming activities. Because of it, I haven't written a full program in those months.
What do you think is wrong with me and what should I do?
Replies To: Can't... code for longer than 10 minutes?
Re: Can't... code for longer than 10 minutes?
Wow.. that's a loaded question OP.
2. Score some focus drugs.
3. Define what a "completed project" is and force yourself to meet that mile stone. Bask in the glory of that completed project and repeat.
4. Take a lap and then complete it. If you find yourself losing focus take another lap. Repeat.
Honestly I think it is an issue of not knowing what "complete" is. You don't have a defined goal or a defined 'stop' place. Start planning these out before you start and then you know when you are done (and not frittering away time on an ephemeral milestone - trust me you'll get enough of those in the corporate work place).
Take breaks. If you feel like your getting stuck, do something fun and relaxing. Then go back to programming.
First few minutes: "Give it a try. Sounds fun!"
A few minutes after: "Oh, you can't do that. This is boring, etc"
I take VERY long breaks. I am just barely able to write 5-line code snippets.
This is not unheard of, I know many coders who kind of float around and do half a project then lose interest and move onto something else. Shoot I've read lots of posts on these forums saying the same thing. I tend to do the same on personal projects, I have a few partially completed right now and just haven't had the time or inclination to finish them.
These are personal projects I am talking about, not work related. If this problem is affecting your job then you should do as says and see a professional.
There is also the possibility that you are just getting bored with what you are doing. Maybe try taking new approaches to your code, do things in a way that challenges you and keeps you engaged.
That's what I would do, hope things work out for you.
Protip: Make something your interested in, you'll tend to stay more focused. Works for me.
I think boredom is the key issue here. Often by the time you're halfway through the code, you've probably got the solution 95% licked, mentally, so finishing it off becomes a formality.
I guess for a lot of people the satisfaction of seeing it finished and working is enough to keep them motivated until the end, in your case perhaps you just lose interest once you feel that the project no longer presents any challenges to you?
For me, that feeling usually comes once I am code complete and realize that now I have to write documentation, or do testing, or any of the other mundane tasks that go along with finishing a project.
If you want to keep doing what you're doing, you need to find a way to push through it. Any job, regardless of what it is, will have some measure of tedium to it, you just need to figure out what works for you and get it done.
Code small, awesome apps that don't take too long. That way you can code what you want, learn something cool, and not get too distracted to lose focus. For example, instead of trying to build an IDE, try to build a text editor, or a syntax highlighter, or a code completer. You don't even have to put those parts together. Just, as a hobby, do that until you have enough parts to do what you need with.
If you're paid, then that in itself should be the impetus.
This may be something that nobody else has mentioned yet, but perhaps programming isn't for you. Just because you're good at it doesn't mean that you have to like it or do it. If you're getting to the point where you can't spend much time on it, then you need to ask yourself if you simply don't want to program anymore. If it's your job, it might be a little more complicated than that, but if not...there's nothing stopping you from stepping away from the IDE for two weeks, then seeing if you miss it.
You've been writing C#/VB.NET almost exclusively for a fairly long time now. Maybe you're just getting bored with the same languages all the time? Try something new and exciting. Something you've never tried before. There are a kazillion interesting languages out there beyond visual studio. Treat yourself to an adventure.
Go live under a bridge for a month or so. That should properly motivate you to complete your projects.
im a big believer in what Raynes said. i always come back to C++ and Lua but i love to try out new languages and concepts.
D - if you come from a C++ or Java(or maybe C#) background, D can be interesting language to look at. it's a systems level language that allows all the low level stuff C++ allows for (arguably more) yet most of the higher level features of Java or C#(most, not all).
web programing is always kinda neat to look into as well, not a big fan of it but i have done it never the less.
languages that really bend your way of thinking like Lisp and Assembly can really help your programing skills.
I agree with all this and I think you left a language out: Haskell. It is a pure functional language. You might find yourself getting more done without having to worry about syntax and typecasting as much with regular languages.


The establishment of a museum at Bastia dates back to an initiative of the Society of Historic and Natural Science of Corsica (Société des Sciences Historiques et Naturelles de la Corse) in 1898.
E Departmental Archaeological museum d' Aleria presents the vestiges discovered on the archeological site d´Aleria. The Museum, where the objects discovered at the time of the excavations of the ancient Colony and the necropoles are exposed, is installed in the Fort of MATRA, built by Génois starting from XIVe century. In the Fort a small detachment of cavalry was whose mission was to supervise the plain and the passage towards Corte. The Fort is made up d´un quadrilateral irregular built on two levels d´un central patio, recovering a cistern. It has a powerful square tower with south-eastern l´angle. Some data The Strong one knew an animated history. Attacked and plundered in 1730 by the Corsicans in revolt, it accomodates the first and single king of Corsica, Theodore of NEUHOFF, unloading on the beach d´Aleria on March 12, 1736. At the XVIIIe century, it will be amodié with the powerful family of the MATRA, then controlled by l´armée and the customs. Prosper Mérimée comes there in visit in 1839, as well as many travellers during all the XIXe century. The Fort of MATRA was classified historic building in 1962, and an archaeological deposit is installed there in 1963. Since 1969, it bears the name of the large historian d´origine Corsican Jerome CARCOPINO who had sponsored the resumption of the excavations on the site d´Aleria. It shelters the Departmental Museum since 1978. Lastly, to safeguard it definitively, it is acquired in 1979 by the Department of the Haute-Corse. On the first floor, several rooms d´exposition report fifteen centuries of aleria history and Corsica, since the protohistory at the end of Roman Empire . This restricted chronological sequence will of course be extended according to the archaeological excavations and from the discoveries. The exposed objects are of great interest from the archaeological point of view, not only for the comprehension of prehistoric and old Corsica, but also for the knowledge of the ages of the basin of the Mediterranean Access You will find the Museum Departmental Archaeology at the height of MATRA with Aleria.
On sale with the museum Several documents are at the disposal of the visitors: Sets of postcards of the objects exposed to the Museum. Guide of visit of the museum and excavations. The culture section proposes to you: Reception of the school complexes for visits, on reservation only. Helps with the visit by folders and posters United actions with the other Museums of Corsica, the cultural institutions and the d´Aleria commune Association of the Friends of the Museum Schedules: Opened all l' year: - of May 16 to September 30, 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. - of October 1 to May 15, 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The visitors are not allowed any more half an hour before closing. Duration of the visit: Museum + Site: 1:30. Closed on January 1,May 1, November 1,December 25, as well as Sunday of October 1 to March 31. Tariffs Full price: 2 euros per anybody. Cheap rate: 1 euro for the students, the children and the groups of more than ten people and more. Admission free for the official guides, the classes and the school ones under the control of their professors. The ticket allows the visit of the Museum and the Site. An Information center is reserved to the researchers (on request): the schedules correspond to the schedules ouverture of the Museum.


2003-11-02 11:31:37 -- Aset has a full plate. She is a shapeshifter, in a literal sense of the word. Several myths detail her changing shape at whim or whimsey as the case may be. She serves this function in a metaphorical sense as well. First and foremost as discussed earlier, she is the Queen Mother. Her name means throne, and as a throne is the seat of power and serves as a symbol of the powers of the divine king, so Aset herself symbolizes the foundation of that power.
Aset has the power and ability to change shape at will. During the Contendings of Heru and Set she does so frequently, at one point fooling Set himself into speaking words that betray what he knows to be true.
She can change her shape...she can adapt to situations and survive them. If there is a situation which is out of the order it should be in, it is Aset who steps in and rectifies it.
It is interesting to note that the shapeshifter is the one who survived the Egyptian empire, the Roman empire, Catholcism, and is still worshipped to this day.
Aset is closely associated with Serqet, also known as Selket, the scorpion goddess. Serqet is a protector and a healer, and a purifyer. "She Who Causes the Throat to Breathe" is her title. It is interesting to note that in the case of Ra, the first example of magic we see Aset perform is creating something poisonous and then eliminating the poison.


It's either creative genius or a paranormal disaster in the making - a new horror movie is underway and being filmed onboard the famously haunted ocean liner RMS Queen Mary!
After the film's script spent several years tucked away without a suitable production crew to bring it back to life (ironic pun kind of intended), the upcoming movie now has a bevy of paranormal movie specialists to execute the project (wonder where are all these death puns are coming from...?). Taking the helm as producer will be Gary Shore, who busted box offices in 2014 with the movie Dracula Untold. The film will also be produced by Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures, which gave us The Woman in Black, and Brett Tomberlin of Imagination Design Works, the team that created 2018's creepy Winchester movie.
While the RMS Queen Mary has been the subject of many documentaries, shows, and stories, the film The Queen Mary will be the first horror movie shot onboard the actual real-life ship. Will the on-site location provide the perfect spooky backdrop for the film's plot? Or is shooting a horror movie on an already haunted location just tempting fate (and Queen Mary's spirits) to sink the film?
Known as one of the most haunted places in the world since it became permanently docked, RMS Queen Mary has a long history of hauntings. During her 83-year existence, the Queen Mary made 1,001 trans-Atlantic crossings, which were reportedly accompanied by 49 recorded deaths and a collision with another vessel that resulted in 239 deaths. Other lore claims that a murder took place in one of the ship's cabins, a crew member was crushed to death by a watertight door, a woman dressed in all-white dances by herself in one of the luxury suites, and several apparitions of adults and children in old-timey garb sometimes wander the decks. Now functioning as a hotel Long Beach, California, the creepy Queen Mary certainly seems like a perfect set location to capture the spirit of fear!
But cast and crew should be wary that the film doesn't join Hollywood's list of "cursed" movies - a number of classic flicks (many of them horror-related) that have been marked by disaster or ghostly activity (or both). Spooky films like Poltergeist, The Omen, The Crow, and others were plagued by murder and death, serious illness and injury, hauntings, and more during and after their filming. Setting the production of a horror movie inside the real haunted RMS Queen Mary may be an exact recipe for one such disaster (or ghostly activity, or both)!
Only time will tell if The Queen Mary horror movie will ride the wave of success, or if a curse from the ship's spirits will leave it dead in the water (that's the last of the ghost ship puns, I swear). Will you be lining up for a ticket when The Queen Mary arrives in theaters?!


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 *
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     */
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"If you have a truly new idea, you don't have to worry about people stealing it. You will have to pound it into their heads." - John A. O'Keefe, assistant chief of the Theoretical Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center from 1958-1974.
"If you've got someone who's good in an emergency, get rid of him or you'll always have emergencies." Anon - old engineering saying per Sherlock Ohms author Rod Hine.
"A fool with a tool is still a fool." - Anon. This comment was left by a website visitor in response to the news story about a drone operator who ran his craft into a groom's head while filming a wedding video.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional for a job, wait until you hire an amateur." - Red Adair, famous global firefighter.
"An acquisition is the end of a dream." - Jake Lodwick, co-founder of Vimeo. This quote appeared in the July/August 2013 Inc magazine, where Mr. Lodwick describes the Heck he went through with his company. He further states, "If you truly believe in the potential of your company to change the world for the better, there's no excuse for settling for an acquisition."
Eccentricity in geniuses is not unusual, and accordingly neither is a propensity to make goofy statements. Wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi was no exception. Dig this little piece I ran across in a 1934 edition of Radio News and The Short-Wave, "Marconi Calls 'Electric Woman' Genuine." "ROME - Marchese Guglielmo Marconi, famous radio inventor and scientist, said today there was no doubt as to the authenticity of the phenomena of the 'electric woman' Signora Anna Monaro, according to the Times. From Signora Monaro's breasts, several times nightly while she sleeps, there emanates enough light to illuminate a room, it is said." It sounds like she's really lighting up somebody's life.
"It's stupidity. It's worse than stupidity: it's a marketing hype campaign." - GNU founder Richard Stallman on embracing Cloud Computing for its ostensibly "free" data storage on uncontrolled servers rather than on your local machine.
"Competition among investors is good. If you are talking to one big VC and wind up talking to another, they will find out. How much that matters is insane." - Luis Von Ahn, co-founder of Captcha, in June 2013 Inc magazine.
"We rely on our early customers to identify issues like this for us." - Fisker Automotive representative to IEEE Spectrum's John Voelcker during demo drive when the $106k Karma electric car put itself to sleep while recovering from a fault. Now that's bad karma.
"The world is run by 'C' students." - Anon. Bush and Clinton were both 'C' students. We have no idea what Obama's GPA was because his records are sealed, but we're assured by the media he is an absolute genius.
"We tried everything from seed oils to high-temperature lubricant to glycerin in search of the right liquid. It's the closest I've ever felt to Thomas Edison when he was looking for the perfect element" - Dave Horn, Switch Lighting CTO, regarding the liquid silicone cooling used in their game-changing LED light bulb.
"As your company grows, you'll progress through the three phases of Internet customer feedback: 1. not enough; 2. just the right amount; and 3. way, way too much. I'm joking, of course. There is no Phase Two." - Phil Libin, co-founder and CEO of evernote.
"David Ortiz spoke from the heart at today's Red Sox game. I stand with Big Papi and the people of Boston" - FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski tweet. So, the FCC has now endorsed dropping the F-bomb over public airwaves. You can be excused to just about anything these days if you're the right person.
"It's very hard to find a work ethic better than that in the Upper Midwest." -- Bob Whitney, Itron, VP of manufacturing. This newspaper article interview reports on Itron's history in Waseca, MN, after beginning as EnScan in the early 1990s. I was there as an RF engineer in 1992 right after the break-off from EF Johnson, and during the move to the new facilities. Grant Whissemore, mentioned in a 2012 story, was once a crewmember on the Edmond Fitzgerald (before it sank, fortunately). I think I still have my "2 Millionth ERT" T-shirt somewhere.


Susan has more than 20 years of interior design experience. She has been working as Project Manager and Project Designer on assignments as varied as the award-winning Agilent Technologies, the Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Olympic Committee Headquarters, and Rio Tinto Minerals. Susan is a LEED Accredited Professional and is the past President of the Colorado Chapter of ASID (American Society of Interior Designers).


Citi Private Bank retained this award in large part due to its fine-tuning of business activities following an overhaul of its sales and compensation models during the previous awards period. This enabled the private bank to grow its assets under management (AUM) in the region to $193 billion by the end of the second quarter of this year, up from $179 billion at the end of 2010, and up from $165 billion in 2009.
One of Citi Private Bank's big new initiatives included the roll-out of hedge fund and mutual fund platforms in Asia during the past year. Citi distributes a large number of funds: for example, there are 1,500 listed on the bank's mutual funds platform, all offered by third parties. The new platforms streamline the buying of positions and execution of trades, but most innovative is the amount of research that goes into rating best-of-breed funds, and using this information to form the basis of portfolios for clients.
Debashish Dutta Gupta, investments head for Asia in Singapore at Citi Private Bank, says clients previously did not receive advice on "high conviction" funds from private banks. Although it is common to offer such investment outlooks for other asset classes, such as equities or commodities, advice for funds has generally been ad hoc. Citi Private Bank's new approach poses some risks – for example, the removal of a recommendation for a hedge fund could cause tensions with prime brokerage – but Gupta says discussions within Citi are "mature enough" that "they respect and understand our decisions".
One of the biggest successes of the ties between the investment bank and the private bank is in the area of initial public offerings (IPOs), which is of particular relevance in Asia where many family businesses are conducting their first IPOs. "The private bank probably already has a relationship with the client, and the manager gets involved in that dialogue when the client is hatching their plans and brings the investment bank into the discussion," says Bassam Salem (below), Asia-Pacific CEO.
Citi Private Bank also acts as a powerful distribution channel for IPOs to its own client base and has been involved in several of this year's major IPOs in Asia – both for wealth structures and distribution – including a major commodities company that went public globally.
Though Citi Private Bank declined to name its clients, the biggest commodities IPO of the year was the listing of Glencore in the London and Hong Kong bourses, with Citi as a lead arranger. The listing was tipped to make several of Glencore's executives and traders billionaires, with corresponding wealth management needs. Citi Private Bank did say it teamed up with its investment bank on a $500 million Asian transport IPO, securing a mandate to manage the owner's wealth post-IPO, and another transaction involving the IPO of a Chinese industrials company, with the private bank partnering the investment bank to help the owners secure more capital for growth and develop their personal wealth legacies.
Citi also appointed Ted Teo at the end of March this year to co-ordinate activities between the investment bank and private bank, or act as a "traffic warden" according to Gupta.


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BuzzFeed to build 'new formats' team in the UK
The team will include developers, designers and writers who will look at new ways to present stories and experiment with games and new tools
Posted: 15 October 2014 By: Catalina Albeanu
Credit: Image from BuzzFeed.com
BuzzFeed is setting up a new development team based in London to look at new ways of telling stories and engaging audiences.
Tom Phillips, recently appointed UK editorial director at BuzzFeed, told Journalism.co.uk the team would be "explicitly focused on being experimental and trying out new formats".
"That's going to range from everything from games that are incredibly entertaining and go viral, to interactives... and new ways of laying out stories," he said.
"The remit is very wide but it's all focused around creating new formats that hopefully become something BuzzFeed is known for in the same way quizzes became a huge thing."
Phillips said the team would create new "reusable" tools that could be widely rolled out and integrated into the CMS (content management system), or one-off tools for big events like the forthcoming UK general election.
The new team will potentially work across all areas of BuzzFeed's editorial output, he said, such as its investigations unit which produces "longform investigative stories with real impact". The team will look at ways to make these stories "even more impactful".
Phillips, who worked at Trinity Mirror's "experimental project" Us Vs Th3m before joining BuzzFeed, said games were also on the radar.
"That's an area where I think there's a huge amount that we can do that we're not doing already," he said. "It's the kind of thing where the natural creativity of all of our staff could really shine through if we start to get that ball rolling."
However, many of the events the new formats team will be working on, like the elections, are going to be "serious news things".
While the team would be developing more entertaining games or new features for quizzes, it would also look at "ways we can work with data, ways we can bring visual elements to narrative stories," he said, adding that "these are all hugely important for news."
And some of the tools might also be "quite neutral", providing BuzzFeed reporters with a new way to present their ideas and offering an incentive to be creative.
Phillips said "the slidey thing" – a tool that juxtaposes two images and highlights differences between them through a vertical slider – was a "great example" of a simple but versatile format.
Screenshot from 9 Charts That Show How The UK Would Change Without Scotland
Since 'the slidey thing' has been added to the CMS, writers have been using it in different ways, from showcasing celebrity lookalikes to creating data presentations showing changes over time.
"You can use 'the slidey thing' for entertainment purposes but you can also use it to actually tell serious stories as well," he said.
"That's just a question of figuring out [how] you can take simple ideas and apply them in ways that might be unexpected and yet very compelling."
The team will consist of developers, designers, and writers, "people who are engaged and interested and enthusiastic about a wide range of different things, because that's when a project like this will work best," said Phillips.
Tom Phillips will be speaking about visual journalism at Journalism.co.uk's upcoming news:rewired conference in February
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Q: "this" pointer in C (not C++) I'm trying to create a stack in C for fun, and came up with the idea of using struct to represent the stack. Then I add function pointers to the struct for push() and pop() operations.
So far all is good it seems, but, for the implementation of the push() and pop() functions I need to refer to *this somehow. How can that (can it?) be done?
This is my struct
struct Stack {
    int *data;
    int current_size;
    int max_size;
    int (*push)(int);
    int (*pop)();
};

And as an example here's push
int push(int val) {
    if(current_size == max_size -1)
            return 0;

    data[current_size] = val;
    current_size++;

    return 1;
}

As you can imagine, the compiler has no idea what current_size is, as it would expect something like stack->current_size.
Is this possible to overcome somehow?

A: The typical approach in C is to have functions expect this as the first parameter.
int push(Stack *self, int val)
{
  if (self->current_size == self->max_size -1) return 0;
  self->data[self->current_size++] = val;
  return 1;
}

This has the added benefit that, unless you need polymorphism, you don't need to put the functions in the stack, because you could just call push(stack, 10) instead of stack->push(stack,10).

A: There's no implicit this in C. Make it explicit:
int push(Stack* self, int val) {
    if(self->current_size == self->max_size - 1)
            return 0;

    self->data[self->current_size] = val;
    (self->current_size)++;

    return 1;
}

You will of course have to pass the pointer to the struct into every call to push and similar methods.
This is essentially what the C++ compiler is doing for you when you define Stack as a class and push et al as methods.

A: C doesn't work like that. It's not an object oriented language. Functions that manipulate data structures need to take a pointer to the structure as an argument.

A: In header file you can declare static this variable
static struct Stack *this;

And then in push method you can use this variable
static int push(int val) {
    if(this->current_size == this->max_size - 1)
            return 0;

    this->data[this->current_size] = val;
    (this->current_size)++;

    return 1;
}

The caveat is you have to manually set this variable through some method before you want to invoke other methods, eg:
struct Stack {
    struct Stack (*_this)(struct Stack *); // <-- we create this method
    int *data;
    int current_size;
    int max_size;
    int (*push)(int);
    int (*pop)();
};

And then we can implement _this method as
static struct Stack *_this(struct Stack *that)
{
    retrun this = that;
}

The example:
struct Stack stack1, stack2;

... some initialization ...

stack1->_this(&stack1)->push(0);
stack1->push(1);
stack1->push(2);

stack2->_this(&stack2);
stack2->push(10);
stack2->push(20);

A: Your function pointers aren't methods so they don't have any information about the calling object.  The only way to do what you want is to either pass in a pointer to the object, or make that pointer global (the latter is not recommended).

A: Obviously you can have a Stack * member in the struct and then just initialize it with the address of the struct before you use the function pointers. Then make the Stack * a parameter on the function pointers.

A: Since your are going to have only one Stack structure (that you named stack, apparently), you could define it as a global variable. This would allow pop/push to refer to the stack variable directly.
You would do something like:
stack.current_size += 4;
or use the -> operator if you decide to declare stack as a memory pointer to Stack.

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Looking to try the top cafés around?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best bistros in Baltimore, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of places known for their coffee, breakfast, lunch or all three.
Topping the list is Miss Shirley's Cafe. Located at 750 E. Pratt St. in the Inner Harbor, the traditional American breakfast and lunch café is the most popular in Baltimore, boasting four stars out of an impressive 2,191 reviews on Yelp.
Next up is Federal Hill's Blue Moon Too, situated at 1024 Light St. With 4.5 stars out of 298 reviews on Yelp, this popular brunch spot has proven to be a local favorite for its French toast and cinnamon rolls especially.
Dooby's, located at 802 N. Charles St. in Mount Vernon, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the New American all-day café and coffee shop four stars out of 548 reviews.
Artifact Coffee, another all-day coffee shop in Hampden, is another go-to, with four stars out of 451 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1500 Union Ave., Suite 114 to see for yourself.
Over in Riverside, check out Koba Café, which has earned 4.5 stars out of 135 reviews on Yelp. You can find the breakfast and lunch cafée, at 644 E. Fort Ave.


UPDATE UPDATE: Drunk. I love you all. Stefon!
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The film world is hard for women directors
Why you'll be hearing more about Lynne Ramsay
Books & artsJun 3rd 2017 edition
WOMEN directors are thinly represented at the Cannes film festival, though with three in competition out of 19 entries, this was a good year. Only one woman has won the top prize, the Palme d'Or—Jane Campion for "The Piano" in 1993 (and she shared that year's award). "Seventy years of Cannes, 76 Palmes d'Or, only one of which has gone to a woman. No comment," Isabelle Huppert, a French actress, declared coolly at the festival.
This year's prize could well have been the second, and maybe should have been. The Palme d'Or winner, "The Square", a satire on the art world by Ruben Östlund, received mixed reviews. Sofia Coppola took the festival's prize for best director for her entry, "The Beguiled", becoming only the second woman to win that award.
But it was another woman, Lynne Ramsay, from Glasgow, who gave the festival perhaps its most memorable film. Ms Ramsay was editing her entry, "You Were Never Really Here", until just before its premiere on the last night of competition (still lacking the closing credits). Starring Joaquin Phoenix as a psychologically damaged war veteran and former FBI agent turned private mercenary, it is an absorbing meditation on a tortured soul that poses as a violent action thriller. The film, for which Amazon Studios acquired the American rights in a deal made at Cannes last year, earned Ms Ramsay the prize for best screenplay (shared with Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou for their entry, "The Killing of a Sacred Deer") and Mr Phoenix the prize for best actor.
"You Were Never Really Here" follows Mr Phoenix's character, "Joe", as he grapples with personal demons while caring for his elderly mother and taking on a dangerous job to rescue a politician's daughter from a child-sex ring in New York. The film is punctuated by violence and brutality, much of it committed by the film's protagonist, but Ms Ramsay's camera lingers most on Mr Phoenix in moments of existential despair and self-loathing.
Joe's eyes turn glassy and distant as he flashes back to memories where he seems helpless as women fall prey to evil men: his mother violently abused while he remains hidden in a cupboard as a child; a group of young women whom he finds dead in the back of a lorry while working on a trafficking case for the FBI. Joe barely overcomes his suicidal impulses, willing himself to save the young girl from a powerful politician, the nub of the plot that propels the film forward. Edited down to less than 90 minutes, with a haunting, atmospheric score by Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, the result is a taut work of violent introspection.
Ms Ramsay's previous film, "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (2011), based on Lionel Shriver's prize-winning novel, was another searing work that was also a critically acclaimed entry at Cannes. She may have left Cannes again this year without the Palme d'Or, but "You Were Never Really Here" should fix Ms Ramsay's place as not only one of the finest women directors, but also one of cinema's most interesting excavators of the darker recesses of humanity.
This article appeared in the Books & arts section of the print edition under the headline "The look of victory"


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St Andrews wins Green Gown Awards
The University of St Andrews is celebrating after scooping two awards at the 2021 Green Gown Awards.
The University won both the Sustainability Institution of the Year and Student Engagement categories at a virtual ceremony last night (Thursday 18 November).
The University fought off competition from across the UK and Ireland to take Sustainability Institution of the Year with an ambitious strategy of becoming net zero by 2035 – working towards a climate positive future in partnership with students.
St Andrews was commended by the judges for the drive shown by its leadership in creating the Environmental Sustainability Board and for weaving sustainability throughout the University, from support for individual action to energy planning and the launch of a student-inspired programme for carbon offsetting.
The award recognises initiatives such as the Transition team, which aims to support a more sustainable way of living, the St Andrews Network for Climate, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (StACEES), which aims to build ambitious, lasting research capabilities focused on climate change, energy research and environmental sustainability, and the Eden Campus, which is home to the University's award-winning biomass plant and Hydrogen Accelerator which is creating new hydrogen energy solutions.
The Third Generation Project, which leads climate justice through social change, won the Student Engagement category.
The project, which was founded by Professor Ali Watson and student Bennett Collins in 2016, has initiated a range of programmes from Emerging Researchers, which upskills students in critical thinking, research and in communicating climate justice, to the Aamusnaan Maya Initiative, which analyses the humanitarian response to the Covid-19 pandemic within marginalised communities in Somaliland.
Professor Sir Ian Boyd, former Chief Scientific Advisor to DEFRA, who heads up the Environmental Sustainability Board at the University, said: "These awards are a great achievement and testament to the hard work and dedication of our University community, which understands the journey towards sustainability must be both ambitious and lengthy.
"We are only just starting to grasp the magnitude of the changes we will need to make, and I hope what we've achieved at St Andrews to date can help to inspire others and give them confidence to achieve even more than us."
Now in its 17th year, the Green Gown Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK and Ireland.
The University will now go through to the International Green Gown Awards with both awards.
Issued by the University of St Andrews Communications Office.
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Climate change Eden Campus Green Gown Awards net zero by 2035 StACEES sustainability Transition St Andrews


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