Philippe Fauchet

Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean Engineering, emeritus; and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Vanderbilt University

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

President Donald Trump seemed to struggle to keep his eyes open during a roughly 20-minute stretch at an Oval Office event on drug-price cuts.

Sitting behind the Resolute Desk, Trump’s eyes repeatedly closed while his deputies took turns giving remarks. https://t.co/bBrgTWcULi

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Congratulations to Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Professor Jamey Young who received the Chancellor's Award for Research for work on a groundbreaking metabolic analysis tool
https://t.co/dGBOHTgMIA

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While in Charlotte attending an ECE leadership meeting I went to the Flying Saucer, an amazing restaurant/bar that sells great beers, including many from Belgium. I enjoyed a Chimay Bleu 👍. The Nashville location closed several years ago ☹️

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The new Vanderbilt University Electrical and Computer Engineering department chair Prof. Shekhar Bhansali shares some of his priorities- read more here!
https://t.co/Pmap9XBa5s

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Eleanor the Great is a GREAT movie!! 94 years old June Squibb is the lead & Erin Kellyman has a role that should earn her a nomination for best supporting actress. It is an intimate, thoughtful movie that is a financial failure-go see it NOW
https://t.co/QmEhIlDJ1n

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Attacks on synagogues & Muslims worldwide, religious repression & killings in countries like India, racial genocide in many continents, & US zealots who want to impose their beliefs in schools & everywhere. I believe everyone should be able to have their own opinions/beliefs

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Jane Goodall who demonstrated that primates have feelings & use simple tools like humans, died at age 91. Her 1971 book 'In the shadow of man" is a convincing rebuke to those who think humans are special. Read this to see what the world thought back then
https://t.co/RRDciLskAp

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AUTISM. Vanderbilt University School of Engineering has an amazing Center for Autism and Innovation thanks to a founding gift from the Frist family. In contrast, the US has a president who lies about what creates autism. Shame on you Donald Trump and your insane accolite RFK Jr.

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Just before instruction starts again at Vanderbilt, we spent a weekend in Huntsville, AL. I love that town, just 90 min south from me, a mini Nashville with the highest percentage of Ph.D.'s in the US! 2 views from our hotel, & more!!

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PHILIPPE FAUCHET WINE/BEER ADVICE VAULT
Red Schooner is part of the Caymus wine family. I have tasted their different Voyages, but this offering, Transit 3, was new to me (thanks to Huntsville, AL, where we drunk it). It's from Australia and it's amazing! Smooth but tasty.

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PHILIPPE FAUCHET WINE/BEER ADVICE VAULT
We drank this 80% tempranillo- 20% garnacha blend at Barcelona, minutes from Vanderbilt. After you pour it, wait several minutes to let the wine develop (exposure to oxygen) into a very interesting, very long finish, full-bodied wine.

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PHILIPPE FAUCHET WINE/BEER ADVICE VAULT
At a Paul Hobbs wine tasting at Corkdorks on Church Street, we tasted this Cocodrilo from Mendoza, Argentina. It was absolutely excellent and easy to drink. This blend of 61% Cab, 24% Cab Franc, and 15% Malbec costs only $29.99!

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PHILIPPE FAUCHET WINE/BEER ADVICE VAULT
It has been a while since my last post! This week, we attended a wine tasting at Corkdorks on Church Street, maybe Nashville's best wine store. A daughter of the Cline family spoke about 6 of their wines- all good and not expensive at all!

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Earlier I was in Panama City- we were lucky to have a nearly perfect weather- warm, not too hot, with fantastic sky views!

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Yesterday I turned 70 !! And this Sunday morning I enjoyed my first brunch in that decade- can you identify what I was eating and drinking?

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Engineering Senior Design Projects require more than just the students’ specific engineering expertise. Read what our students designed and built in Costa Rica!
https://t.co/ayMkYx7566

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TRUMP=LIAR
As the AP reports, after he was elected president, Donald Trump spoke with certainty about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine in the first 24 hours of his new administration and finding lasting peace from the devastating 18-month conflict in Gaza.
https://t.co/SDy9HIJmxR

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PHILIPPE FAUCHET WINE/BEER ADVICE VAULT
Brut Champagne and Wine Bar, a small hole in the wall in Alexandria serves one of the best champagnes I have drunk. This Blanc de Noir (100% Pinot) from Gonet-Medeville is exceptional & sells for $40-50. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WINE AND BAR

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This week, I enjoyed a visit with my new (nearly 5 month-old) grand-daughter Noelle and her parents, my son JP and his wife Emily. Noelle is a darling who enjoys being held and entertained, at their home or at the beach!

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Congratulations to my daughter, recently promoted US Marines Captain Angele Fauchet, who is going to Okinawa for 3 years. We met in Washington DC where we shared a celebratory drink and a dinner at La Chaumiere, an excellent, traditional French restaurant in Georgetown