Written and directed by Charlotte Lagrange, “I am large,” seduced by his passion and finesse
His chosen land is “a place without borders.” The day she found out Jean-Baptist André in his solo, as in daylight, she has dreamed that this place was not a chimera. On stage, the French artist trained in circus arts mixed game, dance and balances. Julie TVorwarn was barely out of adolescence and do not intend to give up his studies in space design, in Lyon, to become an acrobat. Today, twenty-nine, she saw his passion and his solo performer at the Theater Am Strum Gram in Geneva. Who is Julie TVorwarn? This is the question that weaves the fabric of I’m large. “I’m a little, a lot, passionately … nothing,” she crashes to the ground but do not give up. She already jumped explores the tray lined with reflective walls balancing on hands, carefully, as to not miss … herself. The fluidity of her routines enchants. “I’m an acrobat flowing. Being deeply rooted in the ground, I feel not to fall down. ”
The quest from the outset is in the origins of the young woman (his mother is Spanish). And remember that arises from childhood: a grandmother omnipotent ordering the girl to eat onions (the grandfather owes its survival during the Spanish Civil War). The allele point a finger and threatening tone. Face it, skimming the ground, the child bristled. This scene, truculent, was inspired by an episode lived with the family. Julie TVorwarn teenager says she dissimulate under layers of clothing (pants, skirt, dress, tunic, scarf …) to the point of being nicknamed “Cibola” (onion).
In real life, Julie wondered what she was trying to escape the view of others with his attire. “It’s not easy being a woman in reflective vest,” she whispers. During his three years of training at the National Circus Arts Centre in France, she was always in a tracksuit. His muscles had doubled in size.
“You never will jump as high as a man. Pull yourself together, breathe. Mouse, go, again! “On stage, the words of the past resonate loudly. And Julie runs, docile, linking the wheels, with or without hands.
Onions continue to pave the way. Nestled in the chest, they propel the performer femme fatale, on a soundtrack of Carmen. Later in the palm of the hand, they let peel, and deliver their share of truth.
In 2013, the acrobat had dazzled us in The Owl, and we wind, reflective fabric Mosquito. She was Lola, the rebellious girl who accompanied him on his night fugue young Sebastian, convinced that his parents were impostors. Today, she plays a woman who rightly seeks resists and does not resolve itself to be foreign to it.
Aimed at an audience aged ten and over, I’m large is not a self-centered quest. Introspection here invites to wear a calm look on his own identity. In a cloud of powder, Julie TVorwarn leaves the stage with ease. How does she feel after the show? “I feel really me. And if I can be like that all the time, I’ll be happy. ”
“I am large.”
What clothes to buy a dog when it’s cold?
Some dogs have adapted to winter temperatures and do not fear the cold when others are shivering and fear any output the winter. Whether one should dress her dog in winter depends on its weight, its size, its hair but especially the attitude he takes when the ride in the cold looming. If he seems uncomfortable and clumsy in the cold, shivering and fleeing outside, consider it as investing in dog’s safety clothing.
In recent years, we have seen real flourish dog clothes, sometimes not at all adapted to their anatomy and handicap than anything else. Also, feel free to hunt in specialized flea markets to find cheap clothes!
To choose winter reflective vest for your dog, do not hesitate to consult your veterinarian about the brands and models that are suitable. Today there are lots of models and even sometimes with reflective stripe for good to see at night.
If your dog has to go out in the snow, remember to check your bearings and protect by small winter slippers specially designed for dogs. If your pet will look clumsy moments, the faster it will get used to it and gallop in the snow as it sees fit.
Finally, a tip is to avoid short cuts to your dog during the winter periods, its hairs actively protecting from the cold.
The unbridled scooters hunted by police in Saint-Farceur-Ponthierry
Saint-Farceur-Ponthierry scooter drivers had to be a scare seeing two police motorcyclists with reflective vest appear in their mirrors. The two wheels with a capacity of less than 50 cm3 were the subject of special attention from the police on Tuesday.
“They are particularly vulnerable on the road, says Pierre-Emmanuel Pothered, Chief of Staff of the prefect of Seine-et-Marne. We seek to maximize their drivers to remember. “Escorted by police on motorcycles, they were taken to a curvomètre, a device that measures the speed of both wheels. It is not yet approved and therefore cannot lead to a verbalization. But it allows police to detect the unlock these scooters are not supposed to exceed 45 km / h. “Some devices can double the speed of vehicles, said a police officer in reflective uniform. They are not at all safe so fast. “” It provides yet to arrive more quickly at work “, would enjoy almost Antoine, 18, if he had not bitten by the police.”I did unleash my scooter, he admits. I know that it is forbidden. I never made me stop in two years, but I saw on Face book that controls multiplied. And there, no luck … “If it has not been fined, his scooter outside-the-law reaching 70 km / h would still cost him money. He will have to remove the device for increasing the speed before representing the policemen from Melun.D’autres moped riders have been less fortunate during this check, since they have received fines ranging from € 11 to 45 € for a lack of mirror or reflective tape on their helmets. “The two wheels represent only 2% of traffic but 31% of the injured, said Chantal Baccanini, departmental director of public safety. We are particularly vigilant in Seine-et-Marne since accidents are often more severe than in Paris. The large spaces allow taking more speed. “
Winter time: pedestrians beware crossing the street
Between November and January; twenty more pedestrians without reflective clothing die crushed because of the lack of light.
This is a consequence of the transition to winter time: between November and January, 20 more pedestrians are killed every month on the roadside. To warn about this unknown phenomenon, Prevention Maid launched on November 3 an awareness campaign.
Since with winter time, it’s dark in the morning by the time we start at school and at night when you get home from work.
This is precisely the morning and evening, after dark, the majority of accidents occur from November to January: pedestrians without reflective accessories are less visible effect when they pass or they walk on the roadside.
The time change does have an impact on health?
“One day, I wanted through a country road. A car came with a bang. It was winter and I was dressed in black. Fortunately, it was just at the start of the walkway so I was back, “testified Chloe who lives in Paris testifies micro Europe1.”In the country, there is not much floor lamp, so I’m with my phone into flashlight mode and I’m doing great signs,” said the young woman.
But the “flashlight” technique Chloe is not the most appropriate as it may, on the contrary, blind the driver. There are much more effective steps by Sophie Fegueux, medical adviser for highway safety like trying to put lighter clothes or brighter colors or better to have retro-reflective tape. And for cyclists, have a reflective vest.
But not everything is a matter of pedestrians and motorists two wheel drivers should slow down especially when they move from a well-lit area to a darker space. It is, indeed, at that time that was the most difficult to distinguish pedestrians.
Waterproof sleeping bag with reflective tape
The beautiful story of the day: a teenager invented a waterproof sleeping bag for the homeless
IRELAND – A 15-year-old from Limerick, Ireland, invented a lightweight, waterproof sleeping bag with reflective tape for the homeless. Presented at a show dedicated young scientists in 2015, the project was developed and is now present in the streets of Dublin.
The idea came to him when she was a fundraiser for a homeless shelter. Emily Duffy, a 15-year-old from Limerick in Ireland, had the ingenious idea of creating a sleeping bag as convenient as possible for the homeless. “I wanted a bag that solves some problems encountered with conventional sleeping bag,” said the girl to the Irish Times. The newspaper reports that Emily Duffy “replaced the tissue, which becomes wet when it rains, by paper metallic bubble.”
The material is lightweight, waterproof and filled with air bubbles, concentrating the heat through the bag. A fire-resistant coating was also added to the metal casing of the bag which made its first appearance in 2015, during a show dedicated to young scientists. The bag is also equipped with reflective stripes and a pocket at the end: “The person who sleeps in it can put its dry clothes to prevent them from getting dirty or wet the bag becomes a pillow.” says the girl in the Irish Times. But that’s not all: the closure is Velcro, allowing entering and exiting quickly.
A bag made by homeless
The “Huffily Bag” Emily Duffy herself tested before putting it on the market, designed to last for years, “longer than a conventional sleeping bag,” rejoices the girl, who says many people are already using it in the streets of Dublin. The Mendacity Institute, a charity providing assistance to the poor, decided to launch a program, paying 20 Euros homeless two hours just to participate in the making of these new generation sleeping bags.
“While everything is electronic today, you can have a cheap product and handmade by unqualified people,” rejoices the Julian judge who authorized Emily Duffy to make her bag. The TheJournal.ie site, which also tested the reflective bag, reports that the judge is trying to improve the quality of the product based on feedback from the homeless community.
Let safety vest to protect our children
As we know the School buses, where yellow safety vest and looping the belt are not systematic for young people were particularly targeted.
She does not beat around the bush, Larsonneur Dominique Morel, county councilor in charge of road safety, when it is for teenagers. “You’re too young to die!” She insists. That’s what it reminded gently but with conviction, in school transport buses at the entrance of Saint-Lô, Tuesday, February 23 in the early morning. Olivier Marion, Chief of Staff of the Prefect, she wanted to educate young people about the importance of coating the yellow vests with reflective stripe from home and fasten safety belts in cars.
Operation verification officers
As for the police, partners in the operation, they carefully checked the papers of the vehicles presented by drivers of cars and the tires. Hubert Jove, road safety coordinator in the English Channel, was also there to share with other players in this prevention device. You should know that, now and in recent months, the school transport buses in the English Channel are equipped with systems conditioning breathalyzer vehicle start. They are about 400 school buses plying every day the roads of the Manchu department.
The belt must shut up!
The adoption of the yellow reflective vest and buckle the belts in cars are not yet systematic for all adolescents, but with the return of good practices, it could become a reflex. It is since 1973 that the use of seat belts in automobiles is mandatory in France and initially, it took a lot of educational work and persuasion to make this an obvious habit of putting uphill drive … outside the Channel, the dramas of recent road involving cars – in the Doubs, or in Charente-Maritime – recalled that the accident may occur at any time unfortunately.
Québec city request pedestrian wear reflective vest
Chantal Lévesque / Metro Vela Québec believe that the City should raise awareness among other regulations prohibiting pedestrians with reflective clothing on bike paths.
Entered into force in December, a regulation that bans electric scooters, joggers and pedestrians cycle paths seems unknown to the population deplores Vela Québec.
“I always see electric scooters driving on the tracks, says the CEO of Vela Québec, Suzanne Laree. Obviously, there are people who do not know [that the rules have changed] or who ignore the rules. ”
Laree also believes that the City should raise awareness of the new regulations.
The settlement comes “confirm the need to make available the Montreal cycling network to key users for whom it is primarily intended and designed: inline skaters and cyclists,” according to the City.
Wheelchairs, motorized mobility aids and some electric bikes are also permitted.
The regulation also clarifies the definition of an electric scooter, which is no longer allowed on bike paths throughout the city.
Tickets are also provided for those who do not obey the rules: $ 30 to $ 50 for a first offense, $ 50 to $ 100 for a second offense and $ 100 to $ 200 for any subsequent offense.
The Police Department of the City of Montreal (SPVM) is claimed to have asked officers with reflective element not to give tickets under this regulation until September. Agents are instead encouraged to give verbal warnings.
“When there is a change to a regulation or new regulation, we ask the police, of course, to exercise judgment in the application, and asked a kind of buffer period, said the Inspector André Durocher, of Highway safety Division. There may always be exceptions where we will issue [an offense], but generally asks to not issue. ”
For Suzanne Laree, the real security issue, it is the electric scooters. “There is a security issue here, which is not the case with pedestrians. [Pedestrian], it’s annoying, but not dangerous, she believes. I’m not against electric scooters, but in bike lanes, it does not work. This is a vehicle that is bigger and heavier than a bike and goes faster.
For Zvi Leve, Montreal Bike Coalition, pedestrians in reflective vest should not necessarily be banned from cycling trails. He does not believe that the law will be applied to them. “I do not think the crackdown will work. Rather find a way to live together, he considers. I do not see how it will be applied. “
Reflective clothing for Trekking in rain or snow
In the presence of rain and snow likely, footwear and appropriate reflective clothing is advised.
More than 150 volunteers in eight service points, make operating the various local Assemblies of Red Cross in Navarra are launched on the occasion of the 2nd Javierada 2015.
The device will start on Friday at 17.00. The Bank and 19.00 finish passes on Saturday.
In the presence of rain and snow likely, footwear and appropriate clothing with reflective tape is advised. Last year, in the second Javierada, assistance was provided to 371 people.
The second Javierada 2015 will, like the first, with logistical and operational contribution of Red Cross. More than 150 people attend to pilgrims distributed in 7 permanent posts and 1 Mobile (mountain route Aranguren-Lumbier) and through 10 ambulances.
Operating the 2nd Javierada will begin with the opening of the first aid station on Friday, at 17:00 hours in San Isidro del Pinar, in the Bank, and will be closed in Javier, after the celebration of Mass and return operation in the day on Saturday.
Each station has health and communications technicians with necessary for cure and massage voltage tap, attention to people with diabetes, fainting, and assist in any emergency that may arise reflective materials personnel, lifeguards, massage.
The main mission of this operation is to ensure the safety of participants in terms of forecasting risks and minimize them and ensuring prompt action if any
In 2014 the first Javierada Red Cross assists 1,247 people attended. Last year, in the second Javierada, 371 attentions were paid.
Facts about the positions of attention can be followed through the web www.chinareflective.org.
Trekking tips
Each person must bring their own pace, not imposing it. During the trip, wear reflective clothing. Do not wear clothes too tight, especially in underwear and pants; jersey’s broad and long (better bring two thin one thick).
During cold and presence of rain or snow, use suitable safety vest and footwear for low temperatures, and protect the face and head covering her mouth to prevent entry of cold air into the lungs.
Eat properly during the trip with light foods easily digested and absorbed, rich in calories like nuts, oranges, chocolate or energy bars, making the biggest meal at the end of the stage and hydrated along the way.
Safety jacket with refletive tape
Although we have for the right moment to back rather mild season even can run in short shorts and some maillot afternoon, it will not last.
Come sooner or later the time comes to put on, for several months, long shorts and thermal safety jacket.
Castelli Passo Giau jacket and long shorts Velocissimo could well accompany you during these months when temperatures do not exceed 15 °, since both products are designed to operate between 5 and 15 ° C.
The Paso Gaius jacket available in 3 colors and is sold € 149.90.
A rather reasonable price for a technical product, except fall lasts a few years.
Combining Windstopper X-Fast fabric on the upper torso and shoulders, Wind stopper X-Mid on the sleeves and lower torso, and Warmer fabric on the back, tire scheduled for a cool time. Catelli gives a minimum temperature, which I have seen in effect with a simple vest. For colder outputs 0 °, it will add one more layer to be comfortable.
It’s a jacket that is worn close to the body. Good point for sleeves that is long enough. If you wear long gloves, the cold air will not rush at the wrists. The neck back as high to isolate the neck and prevent air passes.
3 pockets present in the back are wide and very deep. What store extra windbreaker or other bulky accessories?
I only regret that for a jacket dedicated to winter, there are no more reflective element on the back because it is limited to two small “tabs” at the outer pockets.
The lining is arctic, which ensures feeling of warmth and softness. The insulation on the front is very good and helps to not feel the cold, even at high speed.
Size side, it took me a size L, as for all my winter jackets.
Good surprise next rate since it Velocissimo 2 is sold less than 100 € and is available in 6 colors.
As the Paso Gaius jacket, Catelli announces optimal operating temperature between 5 and 15 ° C. But hardier will definitely wear it to 0 ° C.
Kiss chamois is of excellent craftsmanship. This is often the technical point that stalled on affordable shorts, but this is not the case here.
The anatomical design and seamless ensures real comfort, while the dual-density foam ensures very good shock absorption. Even on the outputs of nearly 4 hours, I did not have to complain of pain or irritation.
Retaining strips (GIRO3) are present around the ankles to keep the tights perfectly in place. Zippers (YKK Cam lock) ankles allow it to easily slip on shorts and provide good support when pedaling. These closures are fitted with reflective tape.
The fabric is soft and elasticity make the Velocissimo 2 is forgotten, this is far from true of all long shorts.
Hand size, it took me a size L for my 1.78m and 72kg.
People wear costume with reflective tape for Halloween
Since Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, many wonder what time the little superheroes, princesses, monsters, animals and other colorful characters in reflective accessories will begin to walk the streets to ask for treats. And the answer is not so simple.
Each municipality manages this activity differently, so that the hours are not the same everywhere. If, in some municipalities, no restriction is imposed, others are stricter. The table below shows the schedule against the “pickings”, according to information gathered by The Express.
The Sûreté du Québec reiterates that it is important that those who will walk in the streets are clearly visible as many pedestrians, motorists and cyclists will travel an hour or reduced visibility.
It is recommended to choose a Halloween costume with bright colors with reflective tape and bring a flashlight. Makeup instead of masks is strongly advised.
During the evening, children in safety vest should stay in groups or with the accompanying adult, never follow a stranger, whether by car or on foot, cross streets at intersections cover one side of the street at a time and to inspect the candy before their parents to consume.