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I am English but have been based in France for the last twenty years.
The expression "News Addict" describes me very well, because not hearing or reading the news for two days would drive me crazy! I guess I just don't like being out of the loop.
(I'd ask my psychiatrist if that's healthy, but I don't have one.)
My professional life is centred upon my passion for the english language. I am a freelance journalist, business translator, interpreter and english teacher to French businesspeople. It's good and varied work, particularly as it leaves me the spare time I need to write and record my songs. (Yep, I'm a music addict too.....)
Heaven is two weetabix with lots of cold milk and a sliced banana. Hell is forgetting that great melody I made up yesterday but was too lazy to record.
Excellent day to all.......
Michael
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Britain’s learned Royal Society thinks they may have found a way to cool down the planet They are backing research into the "volcanoe" idea, which simulates the effects of volcanic eruptions which spew enormous quantities of dust into the atmosphere.
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What do you do if your house catches fire? Why, you phone the fire brigade. And what do you do if your fire station is burning down? Well, you have no option but to phone another fire station. That’s what just happened in Cheniménil, France.
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The promotional sale of the controversial film is on the Israeli daily's home page. It says the film describes ‘The war you don’t know about.’ 72 minutes long, the film explores the alleged existence of an ongoing ‘Cultural Jihad’ in America.
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“If you comment on my blog, I’ll send you a photo of my thighs with the name of your blog on them.” That kind of virtual deal, despite the dangers involved, is tempting more and more very young French girls who are looking to gain Internet notoriety
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The city of Lyon France is surrounded by rural areas and small producers that offer a wide range of fruit and vegetables on the markets of Lyon. In the wake of recent national protests by fruit producers against big business tactics, they have their say.
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Oasis songwriter and lead guitarist Noel Gallagher has announced that he has left the band after years of quarreling with his brother Liam, the band’s lead singer. They have cancelled the rest of their current European tour after yet another dispute.
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has discovered and seized a ship said to have been carrying an illegal cargo of North Korean weapons destined for Iran. The shipment is a violation of a UN embargo.
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Three charity shops and a newsagents in Leeds in the North of England have been targeted by a mysterious group calling itself the ‘Movement for the Containment of Xmas’ which calls upon shops to stop selling Christmas cards so far ahead of Christmas.
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Most people take a vacation in the summer, and fabulously wealthy Sheikhs, Omars and businessmen from Gulf countries are no different. One of their favourite hang-outs is the French Riviera. But what do they get up to on those sumptuous yachts of theirs?
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Wealth Management firm UBS has released the results of a survey that shows the French work fewer hours than anyone else in the world, yet they're also among the most productive.
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The mad scramble to discredit Obama and the heath care plan has certainly put the Republicans back on the radar, but that apparently successful strategy could well backfire on them soon if they don’t put their house in order and silence the radicals.
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Fort Montluc in Lyon was a Gestapo prison for two years in WWII. Thousands of resistance fighters, Jews and others were jailed, tortured, or executed there. Others were sent to concentration camps. It was liberated by the Resistance 65 years ago today.
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Knowing a few words of the language spoken in the country you are visiting can avoid embarassing situations, as an unfortunate British tourist discovered on Friday when she arrived in the pretty French town of Dannemarie.
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Argentina has protested against the naming of Ahmad Vahidi as Iran’s new Defence Minister. Ahmad is the object of an Interpol search warrant for his alleged implication in an antisemite terrorist attack in Argentina which killed 85 people.
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French fruit prices have plummeted by 20 per cent this summer compared to last year. Incidents involving producers who block access to supermarkets with tons of unsold fruit and border road blocks to stop the import of Spanish fruit are set to increase.
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The chorus of voices calling for the cultivation of marijuana in Jamaica in order to export it to countries which authorise its medicinal use is growing. The idea is seen as being an opportunity to offset the effects of the world financial crisis.
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Almost 70 per cent of French Muslims are said to observe Ramadan, the Islamic religious observance which involves fasting for a month. More and more young Muslims observe Ramadan each year, and it affects areas of French society such as schools and work.
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The search for the black boxes of Air France flight AF447, which crashed into the Atlantic for as yet unknown reasons, ended today. Meanwhile the family of a crew member intends to begin a law suit against Air France, accusing the airline of negligence.
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About 60 haulage firm strikers have threatened to release 8,000 litres of toxic products into a tributary to the River Seine if they do not obtain a 15,000€ severance indemnity from their company, which is faced with bankruptcy proceedings.
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The eyes of wine lovers will shortly be riveted on France’s grape harvest, which begins in a couple of weeks. The start date for the Beaujolais grape harvest has been announced, and this year’s vintage is expected to be of superior quality.
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