Monday, August 04, 2014
Sunday, August 03, 2014
Avec ScratchJr, les enfants apprennent le codage informatique... avant de savoir lire
I guess it was inevitable.
Saturday, August 02, 2014
Après un record de 1.000 km de bouchons, le grand chassé croisé touche à sa fin | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin
The whole transport network appears increasingly unsustainable.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Marine Le Pen arriverait en tête au premier tour en 2017, selon un sondage | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin
This is frightening but not inevitable.
Letter From France | The Paris Hotel Scene Gets a Glitzy New Player
For those with the very big bucks.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Channel Guide Magazine -- Watch Smarter -- Print and Online TV Magazine Featuring Listings and Entertainment Interviews
Taxi Brooklyn - a Marseille taxi driver!
Monday, July 28, 2014
La France prête à accorder l'asile aux chrétiens d'Orient | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin
Are non-Christian ineligible?
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Jury hits tobacco company R.J. Reynolds with $23B verdict
FR2, Telematin, this morning reports that this cannot happen in France. Good opportunity to explain why, if true.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Tiger mosquitoes spread despite extensive precautions - The Riviera Times Online
This is disquieting to say the least.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
A car is stolen in France every five minutes - This French Life
What is the frequency in the US? Report on TF1 tonight as well. How extraordinary.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
Friday, July 11, 2014
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Sunday, July 06, 2014
Saturday, July 05, 2014
Friday, July 04, 2014
Localisez un bureau de poste et trouvez toutes les informations le concernant - La Poste
Nicely done! Very helpful.
Christian Estrosi "ne retire pas" l'arrêté anti-drapeaux étrangers à Nice | Mondial 2014 | Nice-Matin
This poses a serious problem of excess and ego overdosing.
Thursday, July 03, 2014
Sarkozy dénonce : il y a eu une volonté de m’humilier - Europe1.fr - Politique
I cannot remember having seen as important an interview as this could have been -- instead, conducted in such a wimpy manner.
What a horrid reflection on the listeners to Europe 1:
What a horrid reflection on the listeners to Europe 1:
Avez-vous été convaincu par les explications de Nicolas Sarkozy ?
- Oui
- Non
- Sans opinion
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
"Nous sommes au courant du chantage américain sur la France" - 7SUR7.be
I feel so sorry for the Russian people. Imagine having elected PUTIN your leader!
BBC News - Former French President Sarkozy placed under investigation
This continues to look pretty serious.
Tuesday, July 01, 2014
European Court Upholds French Ban on Face Veils - NYTimes.com
This is a very troubling outcome, first on its merits and second because of the court that issued the opinion. A bad precedent.
Sarkozy Said to Be Questioned in Corruption Inquiry - NYTimes.com
This is likely to get worse; not sure if it will get better.
Despite Legal Challenges, Sale of Hopi Religious Artifacts Continues in France - NYTimes.com
Not sure why the US embassy is devoting quite so much attention to this.
Find Another Name, Belgian Court Tells DSK Sex Club - NYTimes.com
Seems like they are both in good company!
A Grieving Father Pulls a Thread That Unravels Illegal Bank Deals - NYTimes.com
This sounds like a great example of how our justice system can work so well. France sees the whole matter so differently, alas.
Monday, June 30, 2014
CHRONOLOGIE. Christian Estrosi, roi de l'arrêté-buzz municipal | Nice | Nice-Matin
If this helps him get elected French President, God help us all.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Nice : Rassemblement à l'appel de la CGT 06 pour la défense du pouvoir d'achat - France 3 Côte d’Azur
I don't think we would see this in the US.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Hidden Cash treasure hunt banned in Paris - The Local
Interesting to see this and the Chinese millionaire's failed promise to give away money in NYC on the same day - each not happening for different reasons and different circumstances, but still.....
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
L'Europe s'engage ~ Europe en France, le portail des Fonds européens
This is as though the US federal government were making the same point locally. I wonder if there is anything similar for the national government in France?
Monday, June 23, 2014
BNP Near Settlement With U.S. for Up to $9 Billion - WSJ
What does not seem to be a part of the French reporting on all this is any sense that BNP allegedly broke US law. That concept is neither upfront nor anywhere in view in almost every story I have seen. In the US, we always say that we are a country of laws and not of men; here in France, it is more like we are a country of politics and men when it comes to finance; laws are more decoration than strict rules by which to live. It is very odd that this is the case with such a big matter as this one and yet other rules like automatic radar detection and fines are a part of French life. It is almost as though some issues are too important for the law; only politics can apply in those cases. Weird.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014
France’s Aversion to Its National Soccer Team - NYTimes.com
It is a problem but I think overstated, if they keep winning.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Roma Boy, 16, Is Comatose After Beating Outside Paris - NYTimes.com
I hope France does the right thing.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Seine-Saint-Denis : un jeune Rom dans le coma après un lynchage
I hope that French law enforcement has a real world assessment of what this awful crime suggests.
Les sujets du bac de philo dévoilés | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin
I wonder how this compares with questions in US schools?
Les sujets du bac de philo dévoilés | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin
I wonder how this compares with questions in US schools?
Les sujets du bac de philo dévoilés | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin
I wonder how this compares with questions in US schools?
Jean François Kahn : «Aymeric Caron, Marine Le Pen vous dit merci !»
"Quelles erreurs ont été commises pour que le FN atteigne 25%. Le jour où une réponse politique sera apportée aux problèmes et aux souffrances des gens, le FN sera mort."
It’s Privacy vs. the People in the Battle for Martin’s Beach - NYTimes.com
Great French/US comparison opportunity.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
My Little Brasil : Le Brésil, en français !
This, I believe, was the subject of a story on Telematin 13 June. There must be sites like this for most countries of the world, in French.
Fire people
This past week was firefighter day in France - several programs talking about the work - one on Telematin news on 13 June. I believe they said that 80% of firefighters in France are volunteers. That surprised me. What is it in the US? They are also concerned that not enough are women. I suspect a similar challenge in the US?
Order by Obama brings end to Pennsylvania transit strike - Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, in France.....
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Le Pen’s Far-Right Party Eyes Major Status in France, but Voters Are Still Deciding - NYTimes.com
This will be worth watching.
Monday, June 09, 2014
Heavy heart? Paris bridge panel falls under weight of ‘love locks’ | euronews, world news
This was over the top in the past and now nearly under the water.
Les Sud-Coréens gagneront plus que les Français dès 2018, selon Moody's
That's got to be a tough pill to swallow.
Saturday, June 07, 2014
Obama Nominates Ambassadors to France and Ireland - NYTimes.com
The appointment to France, nor the appointment to Ireland, excite me very much. On verra.
Lundi de Pentecôte, qui travaille et qui ne travaille pas?
One of those big differences between the US and France.
Friday, June 06, 2014
Thursday, June 05, 2014
Shinenotshine - la brigade du savoir-vivre
When I went into a tabac the other day to purchase a newspaper, the customer ahead of me stayed on her phone the whole time she was engaged in buying something as did the vendeuse behind the counter! They simply grunted at one another as they did their phone thing and carried out a purchase/sale!
Gastronomie, PIB, emplois... Les particularités des nouvelles régions en cinq graphes
Fascinating analysis.
Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Fearing Converts to Terrorism, France Intercepts Citizens Bound for Syria - NYTimes.com
We need to understand more.
French Officials Twist U.S. Arms in Bank Inquiry - NYTimes.com
I sure hope we demonstrate that the law is the law.
Sunday, June 01, 2014
Harrah’s Tunica Casino to Close, Hinting at Gambling Glut - NYTimes.com
Another great US-France comparison to be made.
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