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Friday, 12 October 2007 |
All three school holiday
regions in France have the
same break at the end of
October to allow the little
ones to visit the graves of
their ancestors at Toussaint (All Saints), and traffic jam
predictors have got out their coloured pencils. An orange
warning has been issued for Friday, October 26, for traffic
leaving the cities, which extends to the next day for the
Paris region.
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A red warning has been issued for traffic leaving the
cities on Monday, October 31, when many workers will be
taking a long weekend (pont) to include the public holiday
on November 1.
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Friday, 12 October 2007 |
The Northern Rhône wine-growing area
(called Rhône Septentrionales in
French) is 20 times smaller than that of
Bordeaux. Cornas is one of the two most
southerly of its eight ACs, covering just 103
hectares.
This red-only wine appellation well
known for its longevity, with a tendency
these days for more fruitiness (predominantly
blackberry, ripe dark red plum, cherry and
liquorice) and less cask tannins.
Nevertheless, it is still a match for red meat
and game dishes.
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Friday, 12 October 2007 |
Bad reception? Keith Pepper highlights some symptoms, causes and possible remedies.
Before we start anything fancy, first ensure that the coaxial
cable is good quality, that is, a firm central copper
core surrounded by insulation with an aluminium/copper
shield before the outer PCV casing. It should be of one
continuous run from the dish to the digibox. If the cable is
joined and ends at a TV wall socket, you will notice distinctly
poor signal strength and quality. Wall sockets tend to corrode
over time, especially in older houses. Remember that the
cable carries a stepped voltage up to 18 volts to the LNB
powered by the digibox. Sharp bends should be avoided
along with fierce fixing of cable clips which might compress
the cable.
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Friday, 12 October 2007 |
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The experimental, multicultural and
nomadic company Footsbarn present
their two latest productions.
The travelling theatre company Footsbarn has just
ended the latest stage of its French tour at Dijon, with
two productions of work by Shakespeare and Victor
Hugo, ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’, performed in English
and a stage adaptation of the novel ‘L’Homme qui rit’, in
French.
Each production embarks the audience on a different
kind of emotional journey. The Shakespearean interpretation
takes the audience on an inner journey of dream and
nightmare, where the main characters reveal unexpected
parts of themselves and discover new truths about their own
human nature. On the other hand, ‘L’Homme qui rit’, based
on Hugo’s picaresque novel, is a social journey, which,
while exploring human nature and the Romantic opposition
of beauty and ugliness, denounces the injustice of an
authoritarian society.
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Friday, 12 October 2007 |
Rural mobility in the Cher is now easier thanks to the
conseil général, which has just provided four million
euros to create a rural bus network. 18% of rural dwellers in
the Cher have no private transport, and thus rely on the
bus network.
Baptised ‘Lignes 18’ the new fleet of green buses have
been operating since September 1, to link up the most farflung
corners of the Cher. There are now 19 bus routes
operating between Bourges, Vierzon, Châteauroux, Saint-
Amand, Montrond, Sancoins and even Montluçon. Fares are
reasonable – a Bourges to Sancerre fare is only two euros.
Full details of routes and timetables can be found on the network
website www.lignes18.fr
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