Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Monday, December 20, 2010

"Sarkozy vs. Obama - A Test for the Dollar" - NYTimes.com

"The English Makeover Of A French Legend" - NPR.org

"The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities" - Soledad O'Brien

It's prettty interesting - listening to an interview with her about why she has to "appear" in stories she reports that rarely do French television news correspondents appear in their stories. We hear their voices, but don't see useless shots of them in made up circumstances, so often. Instead, the entire story is about the story and not about beauty shots of the "reporter".

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Thursday, December 16, 2010

"French Court Rejects Noriega's Request for Release" - NYTimes.com

How interesting it would be to get him to talk about his experiences in the US and French justice systems! The time to do this is probably before they return him to Panama.

"In France, Civil Unions Gain Favor Over Marriage" - NYTimes.com

There are many opportunities to learn from comparing French circumstances with those in the United States.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

French minimum wage....

The new minimum wage in France will be about $12 USD/hour.

Monday, December 06, 2010