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La petite soupe d'écrevisses à l'anis étoilé

Denise Jones — 2012-05-12T07:51:00Z

A delicious starter for your New Year's Eve dinner by Chef Bernard Mariller. La petite soupe d'Ecrevisses à l'anis étoilé – Little star anise crawfish soup For 4 people Ingredients 2kg alive crawfish “red legs” 2 carrots 1 leek 1 sticks of green celery 1 shallot 6 stars anise 1dl poultry broth Olive oil 120gr butter 1dl pastis (anise liquor) salt and pepper “Bouquet garni” (A bunch of herbs tied together for cooking, wrapped in cheesecloth or enclosed in a small cloth sack) (...) - Recipes / Bernard Mariller, Recipe, Homebanner

Thomas Hollande Reaction in French

Antoine de Martel — 2012-05-06T20:48:01Z

Thomas Hollande, fils aîné du vainqueur de l'élection présidentielle, a pleuré de joie en voyant le visage de son père dévoilé à vingt heures dimanche 6 mai "Je suis très ému, j'ai participé à cette campagne, j'avais participé à celle de Ségolène Royal, ma mère, avant, mais cette fois elle se termine victorieusement", a-t-il déclaré. "Ça va être dur, on le sait, mais je veux profiter de ce moment de joie", a ajouté le jeune avocat de 27 ans, saluant les militants avec lesquels il a partagé une "aventure (...) - 0. News / Francois Hollande, Ségolène Royal

Who is François Hollande

Donna Willis — 2012-05-06T17:30:03Z

Hollande 52,6%, Président de la République “I have given myself one objective,” François Hollande said in a May Day speech in the Burgundy town of Nevers: “To be the long-awaited successor to François Mitterrand.” Asked, aged 15, what he wanted to be in life, the earnest adolescent replied, "President of the Republic". He was not smiling, nor was he joking. Hollande has spent 42 years trying. His career as a civil servant, a councillor, a technocrat, a Socialist Party apparatchik and MP has (...) - 3. French Living / Francois Hollande

The 10 Highest and Lowest-Emitting Cell Phones

Donna Willis — 2012-05-04T19:01:00Z

The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies cell phones as "possibly carcinogenic to humans. So what phones have the highest and lowest rate emitting rate of radiation? The phones themselves aren't necessarily harmful. It's the radiation emitted by the phones — and absorbed by the human body — that troubles some doctors. But when it comes to radiation levels, all phones aren't equal. Below are lists of the models available from major carriers that emit the highest and lowest levels of (...) - 5. Health / health, World Health Organization

Common French Medical Terms

Donna Willis — 2012-05-02T13:19:00Z

ache le mal allergies les réactions allergiques arteriosclerosis artériosclérose bone fractures les fractures osseuses cancer le cancer chills la sensation de froid diabetes le diabète fever la fièvre flu (to describe"feeling unwell") la grippe glaucoma le glaucome inflammation l'inflammation influenza la grippe itching la démangeaison migraine la migraine muscular tear un claquage musculaire osteoarthritis l'arthrose osteoporosis l'ostéoporose pain la douleur pins & needles (...) - 5. Health / HEALTH

Strategies for Learning a Foreign Language

Deana Farrell Wiatr — 2012-05-02T07:15:00Z

With the decision to become an expat, often comes the challenge of learning the new home country's language. This can be a daunting task, especially for an adult who has never taken classes pertaining to that particular language. Here are a few helpful strategies that one can apply in the quest for bilingualism. The first one that you should apply when learning a foreign language is “Risk Taking”. There are numerous “cognates” between languages (words that are the same in both languages, just (...) - Language / Learning French, language, Homebanner

The Baccalaureate Has Many Variations

Donna Willis — 2012-05-01T07:50:00Z

There are several variations of the baccalaureate, which is considered as an alternative to AS, A-Levels and the USA SATs. International Baccalaureate Pupils in the IB programme study six subjects in their final two years, which must include English (or their own language in other countries), a second language, maths, a science and a humanities subject. Three of the subjects are taken as highers, and three as standards, but all are examined only at the end of the two years. In addition, (...) - 6. Education / education, baccalaureate, A Levels, SAT

Six tips on how to land a job in a turbulent job market:

Robert Palmer — 2012-05-01T07:20:00Z

In a tough job market, some sectors are still hiring, six tips to focus your time and energy. 1. Network, network, network, why? Your former colleagues and industry peers will most likely be the ones who notify you about job leads before they go public. Your contacts are more influential in making sure people that you're on the radar of people who have access to the kind of jobs you want. The majority of jobs are never advertised—online or anywhere. 2. Try to be as flexible as you can. Consider contract work, (...)

- 03. Business / Job search, employment

France's Eco-cities

Donna Willis — 2012-04-30T16:03:00Z

France is set to have 13 ecocities over the next 25 years In France, as in most contries, the majority of people live in cities. The current lifestyle of urban population is not sustainable because of the environmental impact. Because of it, many urban planners are thinking about ways to accomdate new inhabitants but in a sustainable way. France is trying to to catch up with other European countries in terms of creating eco-cities. The “cities of tomorrow”, launched by President Nicolas (...) - 2. Villes de France / Homebanner, villes de france, eco-cities

Monbazillac, a Great French Liquorous Wine

Olivier Roger-Soulillou — 2012-04-30T07:13:00Z

Gastronomy in France is also the Art of Wine. The association of food and wines is an art, and a pleasure. Everyone knows, among the French liquorous wines, Sauternes, but there is also Monbazillac. Known since the 14th century, it is one of the most famous liquorous wines of France. Wines of Monbazillac are produced in Dordogne, the southwest of France. Gold-colored, smooth, fragrant, this wine is for aperitif or with foie gras and too with dessert. Stemming from three (...) - Wines / Monbazillac, Homebanner, Gastronomy