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going to France???
My name is Natasha and I am an american art student going to Paris, France in June. I welcome any penpals as well as any information on the not-so-touristy things to do, especially shopping. I wouldn’t mind even meeting at a cafe while there? Please e-mail me at sunbum23@aol.com. I was born and raised in California and now live in Arizona. I have a maltese dog named Sharpie. I love the sun and water and anything outdoors. I have traveled all my life and I am starting to travel more now. Anyone interested, I would love to write!
Natasha
Wanted Female Penpal 18 – 28 in Strausburg to help Visiting Canadian
Hi, my name is Grant, I’m 29 from Winnipeg Canada and will be in Strausburg in early October of this year, would like to find a local female who can correspond in English (until my French get much better) on things to do for a young business man during his first of hopefully many visits to France. 
France to Proceed With Utility Reforms
Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy told trade union leaders Tuesday he would press ahead with reform of France’s state-owned power and gas giants despite threats of strikes.
Sarkozy told union leaders he plans to introduce a draft law in early June to give Electricite de France and Gaz de France the status of ordinary companies – paving the way for listing their shares and selling some of them on the stock market.
The minister’s comments came as he and Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy separately met with workers’ representatives in a bid to calm growing trade union discontent over the government’s broader reform agenda.
hello , parisians
bon soir. i am an american who will be traveling to paris in october. can any of you advise me what is the best section to stay in and what hotels you might recommend. i am interested in the parc sofitel demuere. i would like to be in the middle of everything. i also was considering the lutetia . any recommendations about hotel or about paris in general?
merci beaucoup and bon paques.
searching for an old friend
i am seeking help and advice in regards to searching for a friend of mine who became part of my family in hastings,england around 6 years ago from 98 to 99. he lived with us for a year and half and was like a brother to me. his name is Frederic Merlet we knew him as Fred, he is from the vendee area of france and would be 26 now. unfortunately i don’t have an address for him and have been searching for him for a long time. i know his father is a teacher and speaks fluent english and Fred himself is a photographer. any advice and help on options that i have to narrow my search for him would be greatly appreciated.
U.S. warning halts Paris trains
 Police in Paris halted traffic on a commuter train line for about an hour Thursday evening after the United States warned French officials of a possible bomb attack, police said.
Authorities found nothing suspicious and lifted the alert around 9:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. ET).
The RER-A line was stopped and passengers were evacuated while officials conducted inspections of the rails and stations, authorities said.
Police headquarters in Paris said the CIA alerted it to the threat of a bomb attack directed at the underground train lines or the Metro subway system.
In Washington, an administration source said the U.S. government told the French government about a nonspecific but credible threat of a bomb attack.
Globalist: At a time of division, turbulence in France
The night after Israeli forces killed the spiritual leader of Hamas, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, a little incident occurred in this southern French town where the sea glitters and the sun glows but all is not quite as tranquil as it appears.
Parking in Paris…for free?
Hello! I have had the fortune of finding free parking on the weekend on rue Fabert right by the Esplanade des Invalides. I was wondering if you know of any other places where one can park for free on the weekends. or even weekdays?!
Thanks!
McDonald's flourishes in France
MILLAU, France — Back in 1999, a sheep farmer in an Asterix mustache led a small band of Gauls on a Big Mac attack heard’round the world. A proud, feisty France, he exulted, humbled Imperial McDonald’s.
The symbols seemed perfect. Asterix, a French comic-book hero who drew super-strength from a magic potion, saved his corner of Gaul from Rome. But, this time, the Empire struck back.
Today Jose Bove, the Farmers’ Confederation firebrand, risks slipping away into history. “McDo” cash registers at 1,030 locations, meanwhile, ring up a million sales a day to French customers.
Would like PenPal from France
Hello. My name is Brenda, and I live in Ohio, in the United States. I am 28 years old, and am planning to visit France in the near future, and would like a pen pal to correspond with. Please let me know if you would be interested.
Thank you,
Brenda