text: Next is the cheese course – which in France is always served before the dessert and normally consists of a hard mountain cheese like Comte, a blue-veined cheese like Roquefort, a washed rind cheese perhaps Munster or if in the Haute Savoie a Reblochon and a soft goats cheese. This is followed by a selection of desserts including the Buche de Noel (Yule Log) which is the most widely-eaten dessert in France.
  However, if you are lucky enough to be in Provence they traditionally serve 13 desserts – these represent Jesus and the 12 Apostles and include dried fruits, nougat, Calisson D’Aix and a traditional sweet olive oil brioche called Pompe a l’huile. In Alsace they serve their typical biscuits called Des Bredele.
  
  Virginia gubernatorial candidates Ken Cuccinelli (R), Terry McAuliffe (D), and Robert Sarvis (L) made a splash in early May when they rolled out the preliminary details of their tax plans, all of which would make substantial changes to the state tax code. While details are still in flux, below are the candidates’ current tentative plans followed by commentary on their impacts on economic activity in the state.
  Create task force to identify new revenue sources for localities with aim of maintaining local revenue[1]
  Repeal Governor McDonnell’s transportation plan from 2013 session and move instead toward electronic tolling and congestion fees to fund transportation infrastructure[3]