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Archive for August, 2006

The sex conquests of French politicians

Sexus Politicus is a new (French) book, which reveals decades of philandering, adultery and seduction at the heart of the French state, with politicians of all colours apparently sharing the same passion for extra-marital sex.
According to the book, President Jacques Chirac and his predecessors Francois Mitterrand and Valery Giscard D'Estaing have juggled the fate of […]

Posted: Thu 31-Aug-06 under Politics

Send a letter to your relatives 50,000 years from now

By the end of 2007, the satellite KEO will be launched into space. Some 50,000 years later it will return to Earth, intact, to offer our faraway, future, distant great grandchildren, a collection of your messages destined for them.
What would you like to tell them?
KEO.ORG

Posted: Thu 31-Aug-06 under General

Peugeot Parking Flash Game

Can you park the new 107 Peugeot in this cute (and maddening) little Flash game?
Play the game   Via Neatorama

Posted: Thu 31-Aug-06 under General

Flipping Mad

For several weeks, an enraged dolphin has been terrorising the port of Brezellec, in Brittany. It has destroyed rowboats, overturned open boats, flooded engines and twisted mooring lines. Two fishermen were knocked into the sea after the dolphin overturned their boat.
"He's like a mad dog," complains the president of the local fisherman's association. "I don't […]

Posted: Thu 31-Aug-06 under General

Did she fall or was she pushed?

Consternation in the French Pyrenees: Palouma, one of the five Slovenian bears released in the wild this year, was found dead at the bottom of a cliff. Pro-bear activists suspect that she may have been deliberately driven to her death by opponents of the reintroduction. The anti-bear lobby blames the government for releasing the animals […]

Posted: Thu 31-Aug-06 under General

'Allo 'Allo, Ici Paris…

The Payphone Project is dedicated to everything you want to know (or don't want to know) about payphones across the world. Here's a link to the page that shows some Parisian examples.
the payphone project

Posted: Thu 31-Aug-06 under General

French NGO AIDeS is one of the largest European community-based organizations against HIV/AIDS. Their aim is to bring people living with HIV/AIDS, together with their loved ones and peers into an organized entity dedicated to fight HIV/AIDS and to defend the rights of people and communities affected by this disease.
Here's a 3-minute animated film that […]

Posted: Thu 31-Aug-06 under Society

Au Revoir, Les Entrepreneurs

A French government report has concluded that on average at least one millionaire leaves France every day to settle in a more wealth-friendly country.
Denis Payre is an example of this. He built a successful high-tech company from scratch and decided to quit at the age of 34 to spend time with his family. Instead Payre […]

Posted: Wed 30-Aug-06 under Economy & Biz

For Metrosexuals

Metro Bits is dedicated to "the most elegant way of travelling": urban underground railways, usually called metros or subways.
"Nothing is visible of a metro system in the city streets except occasional large holes in the ground. Every day, millions of people get swallowed by such holes and, multiple times faster than they could walk, pop […]

Posted: Wed 30-Aug-06 under General

One in two French is now connected

France counts 26.9 million Internet users, which represents nearly 55% of all French of 15 year and older. A year ago, that number was just 44%. Some demographics: 53% of Internet users are male, 47% female. One quarter is between 15 and 24 years old, another quarter between 25 and 34 years. Internet users of […]

Posted: Wed 30-Aug-06 under General

French castles just hassles

It may be some people's dreams to buy a castle, but it can be a nightmare if you get one for free. "It is a very heavy load for people who inherit a castle," laments Marie-Henriette de Montabert, 74, whose family has owned Chateau de Boucard, south of Paris, since 1720. She lives alone on […]

Posted: Wed 30-Aug-06 under General

Screw Politics

Vacationers visiting France's beaches are getting some unusual promotional goodies such as condoms stamped with the logo of the ruling conservative political party, UMP. The merchandise is supposed to shore up support for Nicolas Sarkozy, interior minister, party leader and likely presidential candidate.
But why condoms? Franck Louvrier, the UMP's head of communications: "The idea is […]

Posted: Wed 30-Aug-06 under Politics

Junk Art

Edouard Martinet in Brittany creates wonderful metal sculptures, representing birds, insects, frogs and fish. He finds his raw materials in brocantes and junk yards, and claims to assemble them without welding.
Site

Posted: Wed 30-Aug-06 under Art & Heritage

Daily news roundup

French minister warns EU project risks 'collapse'
Describing the state of the union as 'alarming', France's European affairs minister says the European Union is suffering chronic paralysis.
Shots fired in security scare in Villepin vicinity
Police open fire after a man forces a roadblock coincidentally near a restaurant where the prime minister was lunching with a group of […]

Posted: Wed 30-Aug-06 under General

RATP Carte

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Posted: Tue 29-Aug-06 under Art & Heritage

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