Takže je vymaľované! Súčasný parlament zložený z totálne neschopných politikov skončil. Je úplne namieste povedať, že konečne. Zvádza to konštatovať, že aj fraške je koniec. Lenže… ako možno vidieť z toho, čo sa teraz deje a ako sa títo politici správajú naďalej, vyzerá to skôr na začiatok nového konca. Taký september, aký nás zrejme čaká, nebol ani v Amerike po 11. septembri 2001. Tam spadli len dve budovy, ale u nás hrozí, že padne celý štát… síce len na hubu, ale aj to by malo byť pre obyvateľov Slovenska varovaním.
Stačí sa poobzerať naokolo po predvolebných plagátoch a heslách na nich. Ksichty, čo tu celé roky škodia a neurobili nič z toho, čo nasľubovali predtým, sľubujú ďalej. Jeden hru „mení“, iný ju „nemení“. A „jamkatý“ sľubuje, že všetko bude lacnejšie. Kde bol odteraz? Veď bol aj premiérom! Dokonca vyťahuje kartu o „zodpovednosti politikov“. Doteraz však neprešla a ani nikdy neprejde cez parlament – vlastne cez nich samých. „Hranol“ na „jamkatého“ vyťahuje buzerantstvo a „Balónik“ vyzýva „Hranola“ do súboja, kto má lepších odborníkov. Všimol si azda niekto, aby hocikto iný, mimo SaS, o „Balónikových odborníkoch“ povedal, či napísal, že sú odborníci? Samozrejme, že nie. Toto nehorázne klamstvo šíria o sebe len oni sami . Pripomíname, že ešte nedávno tvrdil, že odbornosť na vrcholných miestach je „na príťaž“, že to všetko musia riadiť „manažéri“. Ale manažér, ktorý o probléme nič nevie, je úplne „nanič“. Viete, ako sa hovorí o odborníkoch a špecialistoch: Špecialista vie všetko o hovne a odborník vie hovno o všetkom. Alebo naopak …? 😊

Ale netýka sa to len „Balónika“, týka sa to všetkých. A netýka sa to len odbornosti, ale najmä toho, kto z nich čo kedy dokázal a najmä ich charakteru. To by mali byť rozhodujúce kritériá na to, aby sme niekomu dovolili nás zastupovať (myslíme tým, v parlamente).
Blíži sa termín ďalších parlamentných volieb a je jedno, či sú predčasné. Znova nás idú tie isté ksichty presviedčať, aby sme volili práve ich. A čo urobí Slovač? Nuž, ako sprosté, tupé stádo pôjde voliť znova tých istých. Veď pamäť nemá žiadnu, sme holubičí národ, ktorý všetko všetkým odpúšťa a tak sme zabudli na výzvu Sama Chalupku ešte z roku 1864 „Mor ho!“. Nemáme už cisára, tak sme si našli na svoje vlastné zotročovanie svojich vlastných ľudí – politikov. Sme ich otrokmi, hračkou v rukách ich moci. Sme presne ako Mimoni zo známeho filmu, ktorí celý čas hľadajú na Zemi toho najhoršieho Zloducha, aby mali koho velebiť a poslúchať. Slovač si tých najhorších zakaždým nájde raz-dva. Nerozumieme, prečo sme my Slováci taký sprostý národ.

Nemá význam rozoberať, koho vlastne voliť. Niet totiž koho. Všetci tu už raz boli a všetci ukázali, že im ide len o ich vlastné blaho. Československo vraj kedysi patrilo medzi najmenej zadlžené štáty. Zvládalo dokonca ekonomicky podporovať Kubu, Vietnam, aj kusisko Afriky. Všetko sme mali zo svojho vlastného vrecka. V pamätnom novembri 1989 sa kričalo, že „Máme holé ruce!“, teraz sa k tomu môžu pridať, že aj „holé rite“. A komu za to vďačíme? Možno by ste povedali, že práve týmto politikom, no nie je to celkom pravda. Vďačíme za to len a len sami sebe, pretože my sme im umožnili robiť si s nami, čo sa im zapáči, či čo sa im v ich chorých hlavách v noci prisnije. Každý robí to, čo sa mu dovolí a my sme im to doteraz dovoľovali. Silne pochybujeme, že by sa to po nadchádzajúcich voľbách zmenilo.

Totiž, každý národ má takú vládu, akú si zaslúži… alebo horšiu.

Tento portál mal slúžiť na to, aby si náš národ uvedomil, kde je skutočná podstata jeho vlastnej biedy, kde sú korene toho zla a aké sú možné cesty z tohto marazmu von. Nezdá sa nám, že by sme boli dosiahli, čo sme zamýšľali. Podľa všetkého sa tu nič nezmení, lebo ľuďom je už všetko jedno.

Ale pamätajte si, nikto nám neurobí tak zle, ako my sami sebe. Na to pamätajte, keď pôjdete v septembri k volebným urnám.

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  2. All six senior members of the new federal anti-corruption watchdog have accepted Qantas Chairman’s
    Lounge memberships as calls grow to refer Anthony Albanese over the perks he
    took from the airline. 

    Gift disclosure logs for the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) leadership positions show commissioners are all part of
    Australia’s ‚most exclusive club‘ the Chairman’s Lounge membership extended by invite
    only by the Qantas chair.

    This has raised concerns over how impartial the body would be when dealing with Qantas matters. 

    If Mr Albanese has requested flight upgrades from former Qantas
    CEO Alan Joyce directly, as reported in a new book, he may have fallen foul of
    the strict Ministerial Code of Conduct which prohibits ministers from seeking ‚any kind
    of benefit‘ 

    Commissioner Paul Brereton declared Chairman’s Lounge membership in 2023, as did
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    Deputy commissioners Ben Gauntlett and Kylie Kilgour declared their membership in February 2024,
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    NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton declared his Chairman’s
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    An NACC spokesperson confirmed the Commissioner, three deputy commissioners and CEO are members of the Chairman’s lounge.

    ‚This does not impact the integrity of the Commission,‘ the spokesman said.

    ‚Each of the statutory office holders has made appropriate declarations in regards to Chairman’s lounge
    membership in the NACC Gifts and Benefits register.

    ‚Qantas is not a Commonwealth agency within the Commission’s jurisdiction.‘

    Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and his deputy Sussan Ley have said the Prime Minister should refer himself to the
    NACC over 22 upgrades and extra Chairman’s Lounge memberships received from Qantas. 

    An insight into the type of service offered by the Chairman’s Lounges was offered
    by a job ad posted on employment site Indeed for the
    one at Canberra Airport.

    The ad, placed by hotel group Accor that Qantas contracts to run the
    lounges, stated they were seeking ‚a highly motivated
    Food & Beverage Attendant to join our experienced and professional Front of House team‘.

    ‚This role is based within the Chairman’s Lounge, a small fine dining
    restaurant and lounge area that offers an a la carte menu designed by Neil Perry Consulting,‘ the ad states. 

    ‚Service is discrete yet attentive, providing friendly and
    efficient food and beverage offerings that meets our passengers‘ expectations.‘

    The Qantas Chairman’s Lounge (pictured Sydney Airport) has been described as
    Australia’s most exclusive club

    Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce proudly walks the red carpet with
    one arm around the prime minister and the other around his partner Jodie Haydon

    A job ad for the Canberra Qantas Chairman’s Lounge sets out
    the requirements to serve the high and mighty

    Applicants must ‚have experience working in a fine dining environment
    and the ability to work a seven- day rotating roster.

    The claims Albanese received 22 upgrades from economy when booking Qantas flight by personally requesting them from Mr Joyce
    are made in a new book The Chairman’s Lounge by former
    Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston. 

    Aston alleged Mr Albanese directly contacted Mr Joyce while in his various parliamentary jobs, which included Minister for Transport to ask for
    special upgrades that only the CEO could dole out for himself or his family.

    According to unnamed Qantas ‚insiders‘ 11 of the 22 flights Mr Albanese received upgrades for were ‚privately funded‘ and included overseas trips
    to Rome, London, Los Angeles and Honolulu.

    The book also revealed that as well as son Nathan having a ‚plus one‘ Chairman’s Lounge membership Mr Albanese’s
    partner Jodie Haydon did as well. 

    Mr Albanese insisted on Tuesday that all were ‚declared in the appropriate way‘.

    WHAT IS THE QANTAS CHAIRMAN’S CLUB?

    The Qantas Chairman’s Lounge is an invitation-only
    club approved by the company chairman, with the guest list a closely-guarded secret.

    It has been dubbed ¿the most exclusive club in the country¿ and comes
    with a distinct black card.

    Members include senior-ranking MPs including ministers, state
    premiers and the Prime Minister, leaders of major
    unions and sporting groups, Qantas ambassadors, selected A-list celebrities, major corporate figures and high-profile media
    personalities.

    The clubs can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide but are
    not signed, you have to know where to look.

    Inside you will find expensive wood and brass furnishings,
    wool carpet and marble flooring all bathed in natural light. 

    Members enjoy fine à la carte dining with a complimentary premium array of beers,
    spirits and Australian wines. Wine bottles are often given as departing gift

    Facilities may also include spas, showers and an assortment
    of books and magazines.

    Members may bring in two guests at a time. 

    Lounge attendants personally alert you when your flight
    is to board and your personal preferences are
    logged for each flight. Membership also entitles you to first-class facilities at Qantas partner
    airlines.

    Soure: Executive Traveller

     

     

     

    Anthony AlbaneseQantas

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  4. Lady Gaga is set to release her seventh studio album in February.

    Despite lead single Disease stalling on the Hot 100 at No.

    27, the 38-year-old is forging ahead with her next album, which she described as both ‚fun‘ and
    ‚darker.‘

    Speaking to Vogue magazine about the project, Gaga said that she’s been focused on the production side
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    ‚The album is chaotic from a genre perspective — it is genre-bending, and
    I think in that way is a deeply personal look into my mind as a
    producer and the way I think about music.‘

    She also said that the album has a ‚darker pop‘ sound that’s
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    However, fans need not be worried that Gaga is going
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    ‚The album is not extremely serious in that
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    Lady Gaga is focused on releasing her seventh studio album this
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    Gaga released the album’s lead single Disease last month to rave reviews
    from music critics, who lauded it as a return to the star’s roots.

    Unfortunately, the acclaim failed to translate to the charts, with
    Disease debuting at No. 27 on the Hot 100 – her
    worst entry for a lead single in 16 years.

    On the bright side, Gaga is currently enjoying one of her
    biggest hits in years thanks to her Bruno Mars duet, Die With a Smile. 

    The ballad has so far reached No. 2 on the Hot 100
    and No. 1 on the Pop Airplay Chart.

    It comes after Gaga’s leading role in the disastrous Joker:
    Folie à Deux. 

    The follow-up to the Oscar-winning 2019 film, starring
    Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck (Joker) and Gaga as Lee Quinzel (Harley Quinn), faced negative reviews from critics before its
    October 4 release and flopped at the box office.

    Tim, 39, who played a guard at Arkham Asylum in the movie, said Todd Philips’s new
    film has ‚no plot‘ and admitted he knew it was ‚going
    to bomb‘ while filming. 

    Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tim said:
    ‚It’s the worst film ever made.

    Gaga told Vogue magazine that she’s been focused
    on the production side of her new songs

    Gaga released the album’s lead single Disease last month to rave reviews from music critics, but the song flopped
    on the Hot 100

    ‚I think what happened, after the first Joker, there was a lot of talk like, „Oh, this was loved by incels. This was loved by the wrong kinds of people. This sent the wrong kind of message. Male rage! Nihilism!“ All these think pieces.

    ‚And then I think, „What if we went the other way,“ and now they have Joaquin Phoenix and
    Lady Gaga tap dancing to a point where it’s insane,‘ he continued.

    ‚It has no plot. We would sit there, me and these other guys were all dressed in these security outfits because we’re working at
    the Arkham Asylum, and I would turn to one of them and we’d
    hear this crap and I’d go, „What the f*** is this?“ And they’d go, „This is going to bomb, man.“
    I go, „This is the worst thing I’ve ever seen.“

    ‚We were talking about it at lunch, and we’d go, „What is the plot? Is there a plot? I don’t know, I think he falls in love with her in the prison?“ It’s not even hate-watchable.
    That’s how terrible it is.‘

    Joaquin PhoenixLady Gaga

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  6. Des électeurs attendent l’ouverture d’un bureau de vote à Windhoek, le 29
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    Namibians returned to vote on Friday in 36 polling stations reopened two days after a chaotic election, set to test the
    ruling party’s 34-year grip on power, was marred by technical problems.

    Tensions are mounting in the historically stable and peaceful southern African nation where Wednesday’s election was marked
    by long delays and labelled a „sham“ by the opposition.

    Some people waited 12 hours in line to vote in presidential
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    Wednesday’s queues were caused by many technical problems, including issues
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    Facing criticism from both voters and parties, the electoral commission extended the vote for
    a second time, giving Namibians until Saturday evening to vote.

    In the capital Windhoek, at the only polling station picked to reopen, about 60 people
    showed up on Friday, including Kluivert Muuondjo who arrived at 4:30 am.

    The 21-year-old student said he had waited in line until 11:00 pm
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    „Everyone will have the chance to vote,“ he said. But because Namibians
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    The disarray led to angry complaints from opposition parties with some calling for
    a halt in the electoral process.

    Opposition parties were scheduled to meet on Friday and issue a
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    Youth unemployment, enduring inequalities and the emergence
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    Its candidate, vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who
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    „Only 1.5 millions voters are registered and we get this chaos?“ asked
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    „It was to get people frustrated.“

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    extreme content and disturbing themes.

    The film, directed by Damien Leone, has drawn huge crowds since it’s release
    on October 10, as it continues the blood-soaked saga of Art the Clown with more gruesome, stomach-churning scenes.

    The movie has broken box office records as horror enthusiasts are lured in by the film’s reputation for
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    The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications,
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    The film includes brutal depictions of murder using a variety
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    seen before.

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    a shower scene that hints at sexual activity. 

    The Australian government has issued a stern warning to horror fans flocking to cinemas to see the ultra-violent slasher film Terrifier 3,
    cautioning audiences about its extreme content
    and disturbing themes 

    The film, directed by Damien Leone, has drawn huge crowds since it’s release
    on October 10, as it continues the blood-soaked saga of Art the Clown with more gruesome,
    stomach-churning scenes 

    In addition, male genital nudity and obscured shots
    of female breast and buttock nudity have caused concern among viewers and
    the classification board alike.

    The film’s R18+ rating in Australia is due to its high impact violence, blood, gore and explicit
    sexual content.

    Despite these warnings, audiences have turned out in droves.

    The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts has
    warned Australian audiences to prepare for scenes of graphic violence, dismemberment and disturbing themes
    that go well beyond typical horror fare 

    Many cinema-goers in Sydney and Melbourne reportedly clapped
    and cheered during some of the film’s most grotesque death scenes.

    This latest instalment of the Terrifier franchise is a continuation of the
    sadistic horror unleashed by Art the Clown, a character
    who has now become a modern horror icon for his relentless brutality.

    In Terrifier 3, Art’s reign of terror continues, once again targeting Sienna Shaw
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    The Terrifier franchise, which began in 2016, quickly gained a cult following due
    to its extreme violence and over-the-top death scenes.

    The first film, which saw Art the Clown mutilate a victim with a hacksaw, shocked
    audiences with its brutal kill sequences.

    The sequel, Terrifier 2, went viral last year after
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    Now, with Terrifier 3, Leone has doubled down on the
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    Despite Australia’s strict film censorship laws, Terrifier 3 was approved for
    theatrical release with a strong warning attached.

    The film’s notoriety has only heightened its appeal to horror fans, who continue to fill cinemas across
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    According to multiple eye witness accounts, one
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    ‚This is going to sound made up and I promise you it’s not,‘ Australian horror film
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    ‚Can you tell me… why did two people feint right in front of me during that
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    ‚Both trying to run down the stairs to get to the bathrooms
    because they felt so queasy.‘

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    The first was a man, who left with a friend who came to check on him, and second Australian victim was a young woman.

    ‚This poor girl gashed her head open as she fell down the stairs, I felt so bad for her.
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    ‚She did get help. She was with her friend. It really shook me up too.

    It actually took me out of the film for the moment.‘

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    Many cinema-goers in Sydney and Melbourne reportedly
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    Clarke described the third installment of Leone’s series — which is set to open nationally on Thursday, October 11 — as ‚ fun, intense, gory, disturbed,
    and over the top.‘

    ‚I’m not used to horror actually hurting people,
    so that was a really strange experience,‘ she
    said.

    ‚Before anyone says they’re paid actors, I saw the girl and she had injuries.
    They were both very young people. I feel really awful about it to
    be honest.‘

    ‚It was a very scary moment trying to help
    them out.‘

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    Tensions are mounting in the historically stable and peaceful
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    In the capital Windhoek, at the only polling station picked to reopen, about 60
    people showed up on Friday, including Kluivert Muuondjo who arrived at 4:30 am.

    The 21-year-old student said he had waited in line
    until 11:00 pm on Wednesday but left before being able to vote as he had exams the next day.

    Des électeurs attendent l’ouverture d’un bureau de
    vote à Windhoek, le 29 novembre 2024 en Namibie

    „Everyone will have the chance to vote,“
    he said. But because Namibians can vote at any given polling station, he was worried „everyone will flock to one place again.“

    The disarray led to angry complaints from opposition parties with some calling
    for a halt in the electoral process.

    Opposition parties were scheduled to meet on Friday
    and issue a joint statement, according to Christine Aochamus who represents the Independent Patriots
    for Change (IPC) party.

    Youth unemployment, enduring inequalities and the emergence of a generation born after independence are challenging
    support towards SWAPO which has ruled since 1990.

    Its candidate, vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who could become the first woman to lead the country
    if elected, could face an unprecedented second
    round in the mineral rich country.

    „To open only one place in Khomas (the region of which the capital is part of) is absurd,“ said voter
    Ensley Engermund, who also said he couldn’t vote on Wednesday because
    of long queues despite trying four different polling stations.

    „Only 1.5 millions voters are registered and we get this chaos?“ asked the 49-year-old security agent.

    „It was to get people frustrated.“

  11. An invitation to lunch at Caviar Kaspia was, once upon a time,
    an offer you simply didn’t refuse. Providing, of course, that the bill
    was on someone else. Because caviar, smeared on blinis or piled high on baked
    potatoes, sure didn’t come cheap. There may have been other things
    on the menu, but no one paid them much heed.
    This was all about lashings of the black stuff.

    Caviar Kaspia’s signature baked potato and caviar: ‘there are few better dishes on earth…only the price,
    at just under £150, is ridiculous‘

    Caviar Kaspia popped her final tin about two
    decades back. And that site, hidden down a smart Mayfair mews, was taken over by Gavin Rankin (who used to
    be the boss), and transformed into the brilliant Bellamy’s.
    It prospers to this day. Kaspia, on the other hand, went
    quiet. Until last year, when she reopened as a members‘
    club in another Mayfair backstreet. But a £2,000 a year membership fee proved hard to swallow, meaning the
    doors were opened to the great unwashed.

    Which is how we find ourselves sitting in a rather handsome –
    albeit near empty – dining room, lusciously lavish,
    under the stern gaze of a stern painting of a very stern man. The soft,
    crepuscular gloom is broken up by the glare of table lamps, indecorously bright, while
    a loud soundtrack of indolent, indeterminate beats throbs in the background.
    The whole place is scented with gilded ennui.

    Our fellow diners are two young South Korean women of pale, luminescent beauty, clad in diaphanous couture.
    They don’t speak, rather communicate entirely via camera
    phone. Pose, click, check, filter, post. Immaculate waiters hover
    in the shadows.

    We sip ice-cold vodka, and eat a £77 caviar and smoked-salmon Kaspia croque monsieur that tastes far
    better than it ought to. Next door, a large table fills with a glut of the noisily,
    glossily confident.

    We’re looked after by a wonderful French lady of such effervescent charm
    and charisma that had she burst into an impromptu performance of ‘Willkommen‘, we would have barely blinked.
    Baked potatoes, skin as crisp as parchment, insides whipped
    savagely hard with butter and sour cream, are a study in tuber art.

    A cool jet-black splodge of oscietra caviar, gently saline,
    raises them to the sublime. Only the price,
    at just under £150 each, is ridiculous. But there are few better dishes on earth.

    I’d eat this every day if I could. But I can’t. Obviously.
    That’s the problem with caviar. One taste is never enough.

    About £200 per head. Caviar Kaspia, 1a Chesterfield Street, London W1; caviarkaspialondon.com

    ★★★★✩

     

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    flambéed with aplomb (£62): Arts de la Table
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    Come to this classic French restaurant for the canard or
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