Life in France http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com An Englishman in France Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Tenth anniversary for France’s civil unions. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2508 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2508#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:16 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2508 It’s 10 years since France’s first civil union ceremony was held, and the institution’s popularity is still growing. Just under 150,000 couples signed PACS agreements in 2008, more than five times the amount agreed in the first year of their existence.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2508 More women in France living on breadline. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2506 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2506#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:39:05 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2506 The poverty gap between men and women has continued to widen in recent years, according to the United Nations, with women being increasingly disadvantaged. Although the trend has been largely visible in the developing world, developed countries are not immune. AFPTV went to meet one Frenchwoman trying to survive on society’s margins.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2506 Fabled Foreign Legion Finds a New War to Fight. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2503 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2503#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:21:10 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2503 During its storied history, soldiers with the French Foreign Legion have fought in many far-flung places. Now it has 750 men operating in Afghanistan as part of NATO’s International Security Force.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2503 Vintage clothes introduce a new twist to fashion. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2501 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2501#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:13:31 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2501 New York has long had a vintage fashion show, and now Paris has one as well. Women use vintage clothes to reinterpret current fashion and to express individuality. Top designers look to vintage for inspiration.

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Le vintage, ou comment faire du neuf avec du vieux

MODE: Rétro, fripe ou vintage : la mode d’aujourd’hui puise dans les styles vestimentaires d’antan pour se réinventer. Gros plan à l’occasion du salon français du vintage.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2501 Merkel makes history in Paris on Armistice Day. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2499 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2499#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:53:15 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2499 The German national anthem was sung on the Champs Elysees - just one symbol of an Armistice Day commemoration that has made history in its own right. Exactly 91 years after Germany’s defeat in the First World War, it is now a firm friend of former foe France. Hence their leaders’ joint rekindling of the flame at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier. Angela Merkel’s presence in Paris for France’s principal Armistice Day event is a first for a German Chancellor.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2499 On your bikes: Polo minus the horses. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2497 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2497#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:38:06 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2497 Bicycle Polo, invented in Ireland in the 19th century and substituting bikes for horses, is enjoying a renaissance with teams sprouting up all over the world. In one Paris suburb, enthusiasts meet weekly to train for the European Championships.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2497 Rocbere Merlot 2006 ~ Vin de Pays d’Oc. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2235 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2235#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:28:49 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2235 A budget table wine (Vin de Pays d’Oc) from Rocbere in Portel des Corbieres, Aude. At under 3€ a bottle, you can’t go wrong. There is a tartness to this wine, but it evens out once its breathed for a while. For the price it is an O.K. plonk. Put a bit of a chill on it and serve it at a BBQ and it is fine. A cheap wine to slash about in warm weather.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2235 Learning to walk the walk in high heels in Paris. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2494 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2494#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:41:41 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2494 Tottering along on high heels is an occupational hazard for women everywere. But now help is at hand. A school in Paris, for those who want to learn how to walk the walk.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2494 French banks to implement G20 bonus curbs. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2492 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2492#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:05:26 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2492 French banks pledged on Thursday to stagger payment of half of all banker bonuses over three years and to pay half in the form of shares, in line with measures agreed at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2492 Paris Metro Chef. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2490 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2490#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:34:15 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2490 Famous French chefs give cooking lessons in Paris metro.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2490 A Parisian student evicted in spite of winter ban. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2488 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2488#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:48:09 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2488 Frances annual winter ban on tenant evictions began on November 1 and will go on until March 15. The measure guarantees some 1.8 million families who struggle to pay their rent an albeit temporary roof over their heads.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2488 Matisse and Rodin: two artists face to face. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2486 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2486#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:27:45 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2486 French artist Henri Matisse used Auguste Rodin, who was 30 year older, as a constant source of inspiration for his sculptures. The Matisse-Rodin exhibition at the Rodin Museum in Paris until the end of February, revisits the link between the two great masters.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2486 French seek their national identity. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2484 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2484#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:18:27 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2484 France has begun a massive national consultation programme to establish what it is that makes the French so French.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2484 Garbage strike in Marseille. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2482 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2482#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:33:04 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2482 A strike by garbage collectors strike in Marseille entered its sixth day today as talks to resolve the crisis reached deadlock.

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]]> http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?feed=rss2&p=2482 Flying trapeze stars at Paris Circus show. http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2480 http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2480#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:24:42 +0000 Administrator http://life-in-france.the-world-in-focus.com/?p=2480 In 1859, Frenchman Jules Léotard presented the first ever flying trapeze show at Paris Cirque d’Hiver. 150 years later, the family-ran circus pays a special homage to the impressive act in a new show called “Festive”. The traditional lions, clowns and acrobats are also part of it.

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