Saturday, December 29, 2012
Monday, December 24, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
France’s 2013 Budget Proposal Approved - NYTimes.com
Interesting comparison/contrast with the US on this very day.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Saturday, December 08, 2012
Friday, December 07, 2012
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Monday, December 03, 2012
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
francetv pluzz - voir, revoir et partager les programmes de France Télévisions en direct ou à la demande
This is all we can see from France Televisions in the US?
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Les titres du 20h du 11 novembre 2012 - Le journal du Week-end - Replay
Great stories tonight on the challenge of deliveries in Paris, parking in France and bloggers in Lyon!
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Friday, November 09, 2012
France Obesity | America Obesity | France Food
French obesity rate noted tonight on television news in France at 15%, as in 2009. Is that right?
Salt
While the French consumption of salt is going down, it remains, for me, twice the recommended amount (by the world body that deals with such things) at 10 grams (rec is 5), and French women are at 8.
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Météo: de la pluie mais des températures douces | Nice-Matin
What are the differences between this weather forecast for Nice and one for a locality in the US?
Saturday, November 03, 2012
i-Tele's home page....
Let's see, which US broadcast or cable operation set up their home page like this in covering the French election?
Friday, November 02, 2012
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
EF L'index du niveau de compétence en anglais (EF EPI) Accueil
France is at 23 out of 54. Where would the US rank if the test were of French ability?
Friday, October 26, 2012
"Meat Loaf Endorses Romney" - NYTimes.com
I look forward to the French reporting of this and the pronunciation!
"Débat Fillon-Copé : le renard et le bélier" - Les Echos
In the US, I do not recall any such focus on the out-of-party leader selection. Understanding why it is so important in France, seemingly, might help both countries deal more effectively with their respective politics.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Five month wait for ophthalmologist?
That seems to be the case in France. Story on France3's 19/20 on 16 Oct 2012.
Friday, October 19, 2012
TTC
Why don't businesses - wanting to be good citizens - post prices with and without sales taxes as they do in France? This is a good example of where it would be very useful.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
"Aggravation de l'épidémie de méningite aux Etats-Unis" - Le Monde
What a serious situation! What can we learn in the US to avoid this? What has France done?
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
"La crise nuit gravement à la santé des Français" - Nice-Matin
This would make for a good comparison between the US and France.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
"Dominique Strauss-Kahn Says Lust Is Not a Crime" - NYTimes.com
It is so hard to imagine any US politician or leader of any sort making this case.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
"After Losing St. Vincent’s Hospital, Manhattan Sees Rise in Clinic Care" - NYTimes.com
There is still so much more to be learned from studying one another's approach to health care.
"EXCLUSIF - DSK sort de son silence" - Le Point
Very hard to believe that he really was naive about this!
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
COMPARE THE CANDIDATES - Virgil Goode for President 2012
TF1 in France profiled GOODE tonight. How scary is that?
"Quantum Particle Work Wins Nobel for French, U.S. Scientists" - NYTimes.com
Nice choice of countries in addition!
Monday, October 08, 2012
"Marseille : l'ouverture des commerces le dimanche ne prend pas !" - La Provence
Sunday sure is a different day in North Carolina than it is in Nice, from so many perspectives.
"Il dépose plainte contre les cloches de la cathédrale de Vence!" - Nice-Matin
I wonder how many the-church-bells-are-too-loud lawsuits get filed in the US?
Sunday, October 07, 2012
"Chapel Hill Creamery Asiago takes Best in Show at State Fair" - NewsObserver.com
How about a blind taste test, simultaneously in both countries, of the very best cheeses? There may be some problems getting the best French cheese into the US for the test, but I bet there is a way around that without violating any law.
"Reforms credited for driving juvenile crime down in North Carolina" - Crime/Safety - NewsObserver.com
How does this compare with France, and especially Nice?
Monday, October 01, 2012
"Ride-Sharing Services Grow Popular in Europe" - NYTimes.com
There is a lot to compare fruitfully between France and the US on this subject.
Plastic bags
I wonder what really happens to plastic bags in NC that are dumped at various supermarkets? What do they become? Where do they go? Why are we able to do this but in Nice, they do not collect any plastic bags for recycling? It seems like part of this story is missing.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
"In Europe, Speed Cameras Meet Their Technological Match" - NYTimes.com
There is much to be learned in both directions. The fact remains that if you violate the law, irregardless of the technology, you should pay the price.
Cigarettes
The price of cigarettes has just risen again today in France. I wonder what the average per cigarette price is today in France compared with the US? And of that cost, how much goes to the respective governments? If I understood the report correctly, cigarettes are about 5 USD/pack in Spain, about 5.25 in Italy and now cost over 8 USD/pack in France.
"A Nice, donner son corps à la science peut coûter cher" - Nice-Matin
How does it work in the US? Do many people give their bodies to science? Enough? Too many?
Saturday, September 29, 2012
"A Soft-Pedaled Escape From Paris" - NYTimes.com
How many of these routes do we have out of New York or Washington (C&O Canal?)?
"Marseille : des riverains expulsent les Roms et brûlent leur camp" - La Provence
Imagine in the US that a group of Mexicans or Guatemalans, or hippies or Mormons, or Native Aamericans, or - you name it, set up a camp near you. And suppose that you did not like them for whatever reasons. Is it possible to imagine today that the neighbors would force them to move and then burn their camp? It's worth thinking hard on that one.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Classes and Camps | Foreign Language Classes, Chapel Hill NC | Flip 4 Kids
Separate one called French 4 Kids?
Friday, September 14, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Sunday, September 09, 2012
Friday, September 07, 2012
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Monday, September 03, 2012
Sunday, September 02, 2012
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Peugeot’s Troubles Test François Hollande’s Contradictory Campaign Promises - NYTimes.com
How could we do a meaningful comparison of how Presidents HOLLANDE and OBAMA are "doing" in their respective countries? This would be a chart, perhaps, with issues facing them and what they are doing - are able to do - in confronting these issues - and what success, or not, they are having.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Mosquito control measures
Each country is pursuing mosquito-suppression measures quite similar in many respect, but, of course, always a little different. What can we learn from one another?
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
North Carolina: Another Red Light Camera Program Falls
Why are these not working in NC when they are so successful in France? I heard that NC may ban all such photo enforcement technologies statewide?
Friday, August 10, 2012
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Murder in a French Village - NYTimes.com
I will have to read this again before I discern COHEN's point.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Friday, July 27, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Monday, July 02, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Donations for bullied bus monitor soar past $500,000 - U.S. News
What would happen if something similar- however one might think it unimaginable - in France?
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
Saturday, June 09, 2012
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Monday, June 04, 2012
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Friday, June 01, 2012
In Paris, English Bookshops Dwindle - NYTimes.com
Nice, too, and how about French bookshops in the US?
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Bus
When I returned to NC, and got in the bus to come home from the airport, the bus driver waited until I had my bags on board and I was seated before starting up. Hard to imagine that happening very often if taking the bus to or from the airport in Nice, as nice as a the drivers normally are.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Elaine Sciolino - New York Times Paris Correspondent and author of La Seduction: How The French Play The Game Of Life
A good New York Times reporter.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Gay Marriage In France: Will Francois Hollande Create Push To Legalize?
Ca c'est une bonne question!
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Jean-Victor Meyers - The New Prince of L’Oréal - NYTimes.com
We should do more comparing of the "ruling:" families in the US and France. Much to be learned.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Will France Turn North, or Go South? - NYTimes.com
At this time, if I could vote in the French election, I would submit a blank ballot. It is eerie to think that this is exactly what Marine Le PEN is recommnending to her tribe.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Lyon Players Could Face Sanctions for Offensive Chants - NYTimes.com
A great opportunity to learn from our differences, non?
Le prénom, toute une histoire | La Provence
There is a whole book to be written about the different approaches - and how they are changing - between naming children in the US and in France.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Scandal Talk Clouds French Campaign Before TV Debate - NYTimes.com
Is this a prelude to US elections in Nov?
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
At Le Moulin à Café, a Soupçon of Home - NYTimes.com
Lots of opportunities like this on both sides of the Atlantic.
Hollande Says He’ll Seek New Fiscal Treaty if Elected in France - NYTimes.com
If HOLLANDE wins, we are going to see far more affected than now appears to be the case - both in relations with the US and in Europe.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
France Votes Its Discontents - NYTimes.com
What moves politics in France compared to the US? Sure, there are those who think they know France better than they know themselves but I find her always to be more complicated, just as is the case here in the US -- it's always more complicated than it seems. How do we learn from France in this context and how do we all help both France and the US avoid situations that don't have to be or that could be resolved? It seems to me that the final result in the French presidential election is going to matter more both to our two countries and to Europe than we think it will today, and, in any case, we are not very well prepared to address those things that ought to be done depending on which candidate wins.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Friday, April 06, 2012
Monday, April 02, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Incontournable - Mot du Jour - French Word a Day
Perhaps the most overused word in promtional materials and broadcasts in Fracne. Tout le monde devient incontournable!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Friday, March 02, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
French 2011 Deficit to Be Under 5.4 Percent GDP - Sarkozy - NYTimes.com
The US number looks to be about 7.5%, at least from this source.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Saturday, January 07, 2012
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