Tag: France
Is 'La Bigarrade' the 'It' Restaurant in Paris as...
As the French Guy from New Jersey, I have to rely on people such as Umami, the Malaysian girl from Paris to keep up with 'It' restaurants in the city of lights.I had to listen to what she said since she was in Brittany recently and was rasping poetic on crepes.She suggests...
Michael Moore sees danger in "Fahrenheit" follow-up
May 16th, 2008 6:42 pmMichael Moore sees danger in "Fahrenheit" follow-up
By By Bob Tourtellotte
CANNES, France - Oscar-winning documentary maker Michael Moore, who this week unveiled plans for a follow-up to...
Thousands protest across France
Hundreds of thousands of civil servants across France are on a massive strike protesting job cuts. Protesters include teachers, hospital workers, tax officials and government officials. France's...
User-Generated Content Services and Copyright Issues
"Cannes, France-- Could you be arrested for uploading my film or clip on the internet? India Eu Film Initiative (www.iefilmi.com) brings you a fascinationg debate on the content that you as an ordinary user of the...
Velcro marks 50th anniversary along parade route ...
Velcro is used everywhere in our lives. We don't even think about how useful it is I bet. I think velcro is one of the best inventions ever - it's about time it got some recognition!" The signature sound of Velcro...
A Protestant town's 'conspiracy of good' in Vichy...
The Christian Scient Monitor has posted an interesting article telling the story of the people in a small town in France. They never lost sight of the humanity of their neighbors:"'Weapons of the spirit'Trocme gave...
Pandas, Indiana Jones and the Hollywood pack stor...
True to tradition, the 61st Cannes Film Festival began with a splashy Hollywood entrance. This time it was comic star Jack Black flanked by 40 giant pandas."Comic actor Jack Black arrived by boat with 40 people...
General Secretary of Celtic League attends Basque...
The General Secretary (GS) of the Celtic League has been continuing developing contacts with the peoples of Europe in his role as President of the European Free Alliance Youth (EFAy), a European political youth...
Rain lashes Myanmar cyclone survivors
As if things couldn`t get any worse for the survivors of the cyclone in Myanmar, now heavy rains are pelting the homelss people waiting for aid to arrive that is already delayed due to political matters. It is...
10,000 Dead in China Quake, More Feared
UPDATE: 6:04 p.m. EDT May 12, Death toll reaches 10,000Chinese authorities estimate 10,000 deaths in Sichuan province alone. The earthquake was felt as far as away as Vietnam."The report came as Premier...
Breizh/Brittany - France in denial on linguistic ...
The outcome of the first 'regional' language debate at the FrenchParliament on Wednesday (7th May) was predictably disappointing andthe Government used it as an opportunity to reaffirm its authoritarianposition.The...
MySpace lets users take profile data outside site...
This seems to be a retraction to my previous post." MySpace announced Thursday it is opening the gates of its popular online community by letting users automatically transfer profile information to other social-networking websites.MySpace said it will kick off a "data...
Interpol: Suspected Pedophile Found by Police
Police have detained Wayne Nelson Corliss, an accused pedophile, who was tracked down by Interpol after an international manhunt. "PARIS, France -- A suspected pedophile targeted in an international manhunt was...
Study ranks Canadians second-last on environment
Canada has been ranked second to last, only beating the US in a new study of consumer habits and how they affect the environment.Out of 14 countries, Canada scored a very low rating from the National Geographic...
Canadian consumers rank second-last in green survey
Huge homes, widespread car culture push Canada to back of the pack
