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Another Day in France (Friday Edition)

Links for Friday 19 September 2008:
Ban ahead? Scientology Facing Murky Future in France
Forgotten melody: Unknown Mozart fragment found in French library
Invasion of privacy: Paris court fines British photographer for Diana pics
In the bin: France throws out picnic tax
Bad plan: France drops plan for political database after row
"We are being demonised" France ban on internet alcohol […]

Posted: Fri 19-Sep-08 under General

Another Day in France (Thursday Edition)

Links for Thursday 18 September 2008:
Not comfortable: Chinese armchairs linked to French eczema outbreak
Sounds familiar: French banking system is 'healthy': government spokesman
"Human rights in Corsica?" Zimbabwe turns guns on France at UN rights council
Made in Quimper: Colorful French faience has allure for collectors
One dead, several injured: Riot police sent in to contain Parisian gang war
L'affaire […]

Posted: Thu 18-Sep-08 under General

Another Day in France (Wednesday Edition)

Links for Wednesday 17 September 2008:
France’s second-largest city: Marseilles named Europe's culture capital for 2013
War against Islamic extremists: France criticizes lack of European arms spending
Sarko's buddy: Obama Would Win Ten-to-One in France
No confidence in union leadership: Token resistance by the unions to new Renault job cuts
Vantoux: French town snubs its Vandal heritage
IAEA findings "very worrisome" […]

Posted: Wed 17-Sep-08 under General

Another Day in France (Tuesday Edition)

Links for Tuesday 16 September 2008:
Another great stunt: French army rescues hostages held by pirates
Hard to believe: France sees little domestic impact from Lehman crisis
Subtle shift in power: French don’t mince their words on immigration
Tonight on UK TV: Carla Bruni, France's first lady of song
Steaks are high: Aberdeen Angus forces French to admit Les Rosbifs […]

Posted: Tue 16-Sep-08 under General

Another Day in France (Monday Edition)

Links for Monday 15 September 2008:
Globalisation of sexual ineptitude: No sex, please, we're French
Sunk like a rock: Tourist boat sinks in Seine, two dead
Overall impact is positive: Sarkozy’s economic reform has come unstuck
Change the habits: Disposable goods targeted by new French tax plan
"Such is human nature" Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife Cecilia 'betrayed' by friends
Slowly breaking down […]

Posted: Mon 15-Sep-08 under General

Another Day in France (Sunday Edition)

Links for Sunday 14 September 2008:
Brisk business: Lourdes, supermarket of the soul, wants to keep pilgrims coming
Patrick Blanc's vertical gardens: Drive your garden up the wall
Martial mates: Sarkozy limbers up for judo lessons from Putin
Tante Zoë: Don’t Fight With Putin de Merde!
“A big bugger” A magic weekend in Merlin’s French castle
Citroën C5: French chefs follow […]

Posted: Sun 14-Sep-08 under General

French Agresseur

Flickr member McZargåld (and blogger at CATpit construction) created this nifty little helicopter out of LEGO components. He calls it French Agresseur. Why?

It would appear that my imagination knows no bounds, since I'm able to picture a militarily aggressive country of France. My most recent, and long-in-coming, build is a small helicopter for the French […]

Posted: Sat 13-Sep-08 under General

Another Day in France (Saturday Edition)

Links for Saturday 13 September 2008:
Police database: France only wants to know
Marina Zenovich: US director to make documentary on Sarkozy
Hand-selected: Laetitia Casta is the face of Notorious
Christopher Rocancourt: How the phony French 'Rockefeller' conned Americans
Olivier Besancenot: Light on the Left Guides His Comrades Toward France’s Mainstream
Channel tunnel fire witnesses: 'Everything was exploding around us - […]

Posted: Sat 13-Sep-08 under General

Another Day in France (Friday Edition)

Links for Friday 12 September 2008:
Second royal wedding this year: Sarkozy's golden boy gets married
Islamism in France very much alive: French prisons, recruiting ground for Islamists
Call for "positive secularism": Pope begins visit to France with soul-searching Sarkozy
Finding the truth: Families of slain French soldiers visit Afghanistan
Read all about it: Newspapers in France return to street […]

Posted: Fri 12-Sep-08 under General

Another Day in France (Thursday Edition)

Links for Thursday 11 September 2008:
"Scientifically and morally unjustified" French university under fire for culling macaques
"Dark issue"Row over lingering French antisemitism fuelled by marriage of president's son
Tante Zoë: Dear Nicolas, Will You Be A Grandpère Soon?
Annoying just about everyone: Sarko sparks ire with spa summit switch
Eco-friendly travel: La Rochelle, France: Going green
Barking mad: Dog appears […]

Posted: Thu 11-Sep-08 under General

Another Day in France (Wednesday Edition)

Links for Wednesday 10 September 2008:
Big Sister: Police database angers French rights advocates
Dent in production: Bad news for French wine harvest
6000 Job Cuts: Refreshing Renault needs more than Mégane
Deauville festival: Hollywood takes annual holiday in chic French seaside resort
Jean-Marie Bigard: French President Nicolas Sarkozy friend says 9/11 was a lie
If you can't beat 'em, join […]

Posted: Wed 10-Sep-08 under General

Sarko's Seduction Tactics

Today's cartoon in the Independent:

Posted: Tue 09-Sep-08 under General

A Gnome Thief and a Barking Witness

Crime busting in France:
A 65-year old retired man has been sentenced to a 2-months suspended jail term and a 300 euro fine for stealing fifteen garden gnomes and other decorative garden objects. Despite the fact that all gnomes (albeit repainted) were found in his garden the man denied the facts until the bitter end. (Source)
A […]

Posted: Tue 09-Sep-08 under General

Another Day in France (Tuesday Edition)

Links for Tuesday 9 September 2008:
Mission Possible: Scientologists charged with fraud in France
Excruciatingly painful: French plastic surgeon gets jail sentence for 'garage surgery'
New football academy: Marrying football and philosophy
Jeff Koons: King of kitsch invades Sun King's palace
They may have to raise their game: The French enigma: how do they get away with it?
Victim of hate […]

Posted: Tue 09-Sep-08 under General

Smoking Gun Dogs

French Customs Labradors, named 'Clop' and 'Chic', hold a carton of contraband cigarettes with their jaws during a demonstration at the Finance Ministry in Paris September 4, 2008. The dogs are part of a team of three Labradors, the first in France trained to pick up the scent of cigarettes, who work with Customs during […]

Posted: Sun 07-Sep-08 under General

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