Stuck with Me

brothers. By narrating their respective careers - and the part played by a Waterman pen in marking the commonalities between their different paths - the advertisement deals with the question of identity and, in particular, with the question that interests us in this book: the question of visual identity. More particularly it deals with such things as school uniforms, handwriting and (very specifically) the way in which the letter 'W' is drawn - so that the letter itself becomes a symbol of 'tWinship'

is the picture of a place in the tropics: we can see the calm, deep-blue water of a lagoon, some palm-trees in the background on the right and the typical cloudy sky. On the left we can see a straw hut, built on piles to protect it from the water, with a spiral metal stair-case allowing the occupants to use a boat. On the right, what seems to be a glass corridor is in fact the boarding ramp of a plane. We can just make out the wheels beneath it, and the “nose”, or exit door, placed right up against

his own style and looks. I aim to change the shoe image: heels will be worn only when wanted and accessories can be stuck on as many times as desired. The mission: My mission is to give women a product to make them feel creative and fashionable by including them in the production process. My mission is to provide them the possibility of having less pairs of shoes but with a more personal and unique style. I want to create a real ambiance around this concept in which women could feel themselves

Whether in family or business dealings, people reach many decisions through negotiation. You haggle with the cattle buyer for an acceptable price for your steers. You discuss with farm help the wages you are willing to pay them and the quality of work you expect in return. You dicker with the equipment salesman for a new piece of machinery. And you negotiate the terms of your latest operating note with your lender. Negotiation is a fact of life. In fact, it occurs in business, non-profit organizations

plaindre To warn= avertir To ban= interdire To taste= goûter Tasty= savoureux To last= durer To pretend= faire semblant To mix= mélanger To mix with= fréquenter To achieve= réaliser Achievable= réalisable Come true= réaliser To strenghten= renforcer To rule= gouverner To reign= reigner To pollute= polluer Go for walk= se promener To stuck= coincer Be able to= être capable de To rescue= secourir To seem= sembler Take measure= prendre des mesures Make decisions= prendre

more concerned about their health, the nutritious aspect of the product and the taste, compared to respecting the environment. So, the consumption of organic products is not only concerned with health but also with the taste and the quality (in terms of nutrition) of the products. We can correlate this conclusion with a third survey which shows that consumers of organic food are engaged in a physical activity and enjoy cooking as well (Torjusen, 2008). Finally, the influence of knowledge of organic labels

quality and Microsoft’s attempt to bring the same look and feel to devices from smartphones to desktops. Critics think that more could have been done to reassure developers. Analysts worry that users will be confused by the software’s new appearance, with big “tiles” rather than the familiar “icons”, and by the difference between the version of Windows 8 that runs, like its predecessors, on Intel’s x86 chips, and its less powerful sibling, powered by chips designed by ARM, a British firm. But it is

Great Britain and in Europe. At the beginning, only charities were involved in the process to help third world countries. It is only since the 90’s and especially since 2000 that fair trade was taking serious by consumers, companies and governments. With the rising consciousness about sustainable development, consumers are more and more sensitive about fair trade issues. Nowadays companies are aware that fair trade is one of the most dynamic international exchanges. For these reasons, governments

Après la pluie, vient le beau temps Every cloud has a silver lining : à toute chose, malheur est bon There are no flies on him / he’s no spring chicken /He wasn’t born yesterday Il n’est pas né d’hier/ de la dernière pluie To send somebody away with a flea in his ear: Envoyer qqn sur les roses To give somebody a hard time : Donner du fil à retordre It’s cost me an arm and a leg : ça m’a coûté un bras/la peau des fesses Tongue-in-Cheek: sarcastique (adj) To Bend Over Backwards: se plier

Films: Smoke, Blue in the Face, Lulu on the Bridge Poetry Unearth • Wall Writing • Fragments from Cold • Facing the Music • Disappearances: Selected Poems • Collected Poems Illustrated Books The Story of My Typewriter (with Sam Messer) • Auggie Wren's Christmas Story (with Isol) • City of Glass (adapted by Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli) Editor The Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry • I Thought My Father Was God and Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project