Sunday, May 31, 2015

Through Making House Calls, Doctor Sees 'Underbelly Of Medicine' : NPR

Compare with French doctors and with Doctors Making Housecalls in NC.

​A friend of the American Revolution is reborn - CBS News

Neat.

Police killings

Compare with France.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

In France, a Party’s Name Change Tracks a Drift to the Right in Europe - NYTimes.com

Great comparison opportunity!

Academie

Nothing quite like this in the US!

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Monday, May 25, 2015

Flu deaths (and traffic deaths)

They reported here earlier that there had been 219 flu deaths in NC this season, if I heard it right. I can find nothing here - only this from January -  about that and nothing in a Google search.

Great opportunity to compare, per resident, with France. This number is the equivalent of about 1,000 in France, given its population.

Should do the same for traffic deaths.

This says there were 3,250 deaths in 2014 in France.

Public-Sector Jobs Vanish, Hitting Blacks Hard - NYTimes.com

Compare with France.

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Suisse, France, Danemark, qui détient la recette du bonheur ?

Fascinating comparison.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Les tablettes ne doivent pas remplacer l'écriture à la main

Great comparison opportunity.

Les risques de la vitesse sur la route en détail

Same in the US?

Sea levels are rising at faster clip as polar melt accelerates, new study shows - The Washington Post

It seems to me that we should be posting signs all over the world showing where a three foot rise in sea level would bring the sea -- high water marks, in other words, just as we have done in places to show hurricane floods etc. The people who fill in a lot of land could be the biggest beneficiaries!

Sur Internet, la Bretagne s’affiche en .bzh

Are we doing this in the US - for regions?

Turkish Airlines, un danger plus fort qu’Emirates pour Air France ?

How are France and the US doing vis a vis one another and against the world?

A Grisly Find Under a Supermarket Illuminates France’s Medieval History - NYTimes.com

France has so much of this in so many places. And the US? Well, not so much to be charitable!

Monday, May 11, 2015

L’activité physique, nouvel outil thérapeutique

How does this work in the US?

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem continue de défendre sa réforme du collège

Great comparison opportunity with the US!

Les fortunes diverses des vainqueurs du concours Lépine

US version?

Le choix américain de l'armée française mécontente les Français

One can imagine!

Saturday, May 09, 2015

La laïcité devient-elle une machine à exclure les musulmans ?

Such an opportunity to compare with the US.

Friday, May 08, 2015

Thursday, May 07, 2015

Wednesday, May 06, 2015

Le bureau politique de l'UMP a adopté le nouveau nom "Les Républicains" | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

How about a UMP in the US since the initial are to be available!

Patachou, French Singer With Habit of Snipping Neckties, Dies at 96 - NYTimes.com

Yes.

Familiar Swing to Security Over Privacy After Attacks in France - NYTimes.com

Yep.

Fichage : Robert Ménard entendu mercredi par la police

Really interesting to look at differences between the US and France on how pupils in public schools are counted. I am not sure what the law says in the US about compiling statistics on religion. Much of the French concern stems from deep guilt over WW II and identification of Jews.

Rihanna's Massive Met Gala Robe Took 2 Years to Make | E! Online France

Certainly got a lot of attention in France!

seMissourian.com: State News: Missouri Senate passes limits on local wage, bag ordinances (05/06/15)

Compare with France on plastic bags.

Friday, May 01, 2015