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24 mai 2010

Forced Child Prostitution Racket

Parent-led child prostitution ring arrested in Bordeaux Église Notre-Dame, Bordeaux Photo: Christophe Finot By RFI Nine Bulgarians suspected of forcing their eight children to work as prostitutes on the streets of Bordeaux were arrested by French police...

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27 mai 2010

The 'sobering up' cell

French Chamber of Deputies uncovers secret 'prison' cell WikiMedia Commons By RFI A small cell thought to have been used to detain unco-operative guests has been uncovered entombed in the walls of the National Assembly, the French Lower House, in Paris....

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25 juin 2010

Disgraced French soccer team returns home from

Disgraced French soccer team returns home from World Cup 2010 By Mildrade Cherfils - GlobalPost Published: June 24, 2010 14:13 ET in Sports French soccer is the latest debacle to earn the title “affair of state.” The disgraced national team, returning...

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18 juillet 2010

Wow!

Researcher Puts 400-Year-Old Murder Mystery to Rest Hugh Collins Contributor Yahoo AOL News (July 16) -- New research by an Italian scientist has solved a murder mystery that has lingered for more than 400 years. The death of Francesco I de' Medici, the...

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23 juillet 2010

Nuns on the run

Hilarious! From today's Telegraph: Two nuns go on run over threat to send them to retirement home Two fugitive nuns in their 80s have gone on the run in France to escape being sent to a retirement home by their Mother Superior. Published: 5:02PM BST 23...

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19 septembre 2009

Have some potato peel pie!

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22 septembre 2009

Excellent article to accompany the one further

Excellent article to accompany the one further down, also from The Guardian: The Calais camps will not go away Alan Travis The Guardian , Tuesday 22 September 2009 French police detain a migrant at a camp called the jungle near Calais. Photograph: Philippe...

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1 août 2010

The affair that split France in two

Dear Everyone, The month of August stretches out in front of me here in Paris - plenty to be getting on with (I have a list as long as both arms tied together), but still, all work and no play has an annoying habit of sending me to sleep! There is a modicum...

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20 septembre 2009

Ordet, by Kaj Munk

Just returned from the Théâtre du Rond-Point, Champs Elysées, with Fa having seen Ordet by the Danish playwright, Kaj Munk. A long play, very moving, extremely depressing and reminiscent of "Breaking The Waves". Remember that film? Tormented, despairing,...

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28 juin 2009

Vaux Le Vicomte

Dear Everyone, What a day! Decided with Adrian to go off to Vaux Le Vicomte, the beautiful chateau in Seine et Marne, not too far from Fontaineblau. Interest piqued by the story of Louis XIV's Finance Minister, Nicolas Foucquet, who held an incredible...

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5 juin 2009

Poignant anniversaries

Dear Everyone, At dawn this morning 42 years ago, the Six Day War began. Israel attacked Egypt from the air and in less than a week, the army of the Hebrew State Tsahal lead by Moshe Dayan conquered Egyptian Sinaï, the Syrian plateau of Golan, Jordan,...

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2 octobre 2009

Car Boot Sales in the Loiret by Guylaine

The day continues and the students keep coming - always nice to see them all. Next on the list in my diary is Guylaine. What would she like to tell you about, I asked. Guylaine loves car boot sales, rifling around for forgotten and hidden gems. "I like...

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2 octobre 2009

The Casino at Deauville by Julien

Julien is back! Glutton for punishment, for he has another 2h...professional stuff out of the way, he is now ready for another creative hour on "Back In Paris". Today, he has chosen the Deauville Casino because it's classy, chic and elegant. He wears...

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6 octobre 2009

Stag Parties in Hungary, by Julien

Hi Everybody, Today is my LAST day teaching here and Julien is my final victim. He has been very prolific these last few days with two previous posts. Today, as a parting shot, he has had to analyse an article in Courrier International and write a summary...

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11 octobre 2009

Gypsies hit Canada...

Okay, guys listen up - for all of you still sympathetic to gypsies in France, or worse still for those of you who consider all Roumanians are gypsies OR all gypsies are Roumanian because you STILL haven't done your homework or paid a single heed to anything...

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19 octobre 2009

O'Neill and Sandburg

As I continue my studies this afternoon, I delve into American poets and playwrights, discovering, for example, Eugene O'Neill, writer of "Ah Wilderness", "The Iceman Cometh" (The Gasman Cometh by Flanders and Swann, I knew!) and the father of Oona O'Neill,...

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12 décembre 2009

Ireland and Greece to leave the Monetary Union?

What do you make of this? The Euro Breakup Will Be THE Story Of 2010, As Analyst Expects Ireland And Greece To Leave The Union Joe Weisenthal | Dec. 11, 2009, 7:34 AM | 1,749 | Print Tags: Economy , Europe Some strong comments from an analyst at UK Standard...

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6 novembre 2009

Tudor Banus: Exhibition Paris 8è

Bucharest born Tudor Banus: Painter, artist, engraver, author, book (see pix right - "The Muppet Show Book" by its inventor and "Particularly Cats" by Doris Lessing) and press illustrator whilst also being a friend of mine (which certainly adds to your...

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17 novembre 2009

Skirting around the problem...

Ladies, reach for your 80's rara skirts, long gypsy flows or pencils and mermaids... Below from The Telegraph: Women banned from wearing trousers in Paris A decree banning women from wearing trousers in Paris is still technically in force, it emerged...

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23 novembre 2009

Music For A Great Space

For those of you who think I'm shirking on my singing whilst here in Connecticut, you can think again! Ha! I had the pleasure of singing last night at St. Thomas's Church in New Haven, which has become my local Sunday morning stomping ground as well as...

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18 avril 2009

Don't judge a book...

Dear Everyone, At Sylvie's last night for dinner (fab Lebanese...waaah, Sylvie, you're a star!) with Sylvia and dear Marian when Sylvie asked if I'd had the time to see the Susan Boyle link on youtubes she'd sent me. Er...no, and who is this Susan Boyle,...

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5 juillet 2009

Talleyrand-Périgord and all that they surveilled...

Mes chers, Today we pushed off to the Château du Marais in the Essonne, the home of the Talleyrand-Périgord family, its parks, canals and great museum. It's been a beautiful day and was far too hot under our zinc roof...and besides, no point being indoors...

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27 juin 2009

Hype or talent?

These articles below from the Daily Mail. Thanks for sending it, my dear. Well said, in both camps. For you to comment, though time will tell... ' It's all hype'says CHRISTOPHER HART He made me 'believe in magic,' says P. Diddy. 'His wonderment and mystery...

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5 juillet 2009

Square Louis XVI, Paris 8è

Dear Everyone, Happy 4th July to my American dears, first and foremost. Have a wonderful evening and know I'm thinking of you. Today I had lunch with Mariane, my Nicole's friend from school days. We met at St Lazare, had a very delicious (and fat-free...

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11 août 2009

Dear Everybody, Yes, yes, even though I'm in the

Dear Everybody, Yes, yes, even though I'm in the US for a few weeks, I am still reading the UK papers...can't resist the Guardian, especially when Germaine Greer has an article. This one, the true meaning of the unicorn, is excellent as always: Unicorns...

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