I’m hoping someone would be able to tell me how high the Massif
Central mountains are, how high the mountains near Tarbes are, and
what the population of Auch is.
Also, on a cultural note: anyone know some great sites or sources
for a take on dating/the battle of the sexes? I haven’t searched
extensively on this subject yet, but I’m dying to find how singles
view the dating scene and each other.
Thanks,
Mac29
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Roland Garros (October 6, 1888 – October 5, 1918) was a French fighter pilot who is still erroneously called the world’s first fighter ace. (That honor went to another French airman, Adolphe Pegoud.)
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Pernod Fils (pronounced: Perno-Fee) was the most popular brand of absinthe during the period before prohibition of absinthe throughout most of Europe (1915). Like most absinthe, the herbs wormwood, fennel, hyssop, anise, and star anise, among others, were first macerated, and then placed in a larger still where they were then distilled, to produce a transparent liquor.
0 Read MoreMay 23 (Bloomberg) — Six people died and at least three were injured when the roof of a passenger terminal at Paris’s main airport collapsed, shattering concrete, glass and steel onto walkways below, French Interior Ministry officials said.
Policemen spotted cracks in the roof at Charles de Gaulle airport’s 11-month-old terminal 2E building at around 7 a.m. Paris time, just before part of the roof gave way. Some of the passengers below had arrived or were leaving for New York, said a crisis management official on site.
“In total we’re talking about 10 dead or injured,” said Michel Sappin, the Seine-Saint-Denis department’s most senior civil servant. Three policemen and a Chinese national were among those hurt, he said.
0 Read MoreAnyone who feels uncomfortable in France (Franco-phobes excluded) ought to read Polly Platt. Her books, “French or Foe?” and “Savoir Flair! 211 Tips for Enjoying France and the French,” start with the premise that this is an excellent country, but it takes some getting used to.
0 Read MoreU.S. director Michael Moore’s controversial anti-Bush documentary “Fahrenheit
9/11″ has won the Palme d’Or best film award at the Cannes film festival in an evening otherwise dominated by Asian films.
“What have you done? I’m completely overwhelmed by this,” an emotional Moore said in his acceptance speech on Saturday.
“The last time I was on an award stage in Hollywood, all hell broke loose,” he added with a laugh.
Moore won a special award in Cannes two years ago for his anti-gun documentary “Bowling for Columbine”, which went on to win an Oscar. Moore drew criticism for his extended acceptance speech in which he spoke out against President George W. Bush.
0 Read MoreCelebrities were expected to pour into Cannes on Saturday to mark the final
hours of this year’s film festival.
They were preparing for a glittering closing ceremony to honour one of 19
films vying for the Palme d’Or award.
Contenders for the Palme d’Or include 2046, by acclaimed Hong Kong director
Wong Kar-wai, French movie Look at Me, Emir Kusturica’s Life is a Miracle, and
The Motorcycle Diaries, a Brazilian film about Che Guevara.
Hollywood contenders include the animation Shrek 2 and The Ladykillers
starring Tom Hanks.
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0 Read MoreLISIEUX, France – The remembrance evening started with a head count: How many in the hall experienced the 1944 liberation of France? Of 400 people, barely three dozen hands went up.
“There aren’t many of us, are there?” said a hushed voice in the crowd.
In Lisieux, as in other Normandy towns that took the brunt of the D-day invasion 60 years ago, the dwindling number of townspeople who experienced it are rushing to preserve their memories in a world transformed.
For some, a German leader for the first time joining the VIPs at June 6 commemorations in Normandy will be jarring. Others will find it heartening — a symbol of a peaceful, united Europe risen from the ashes of World War II.
0 Read MoreIf the U.S presidency were dependent on France, who would win? John Kerry or George Bush? (I think I know the answer) Now that being said, if we suspend reality for a momemt and you were able to whisper in the ear of the Average American voter as he or she was in the voting booth, what would you say to the voters of the United States?
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