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Bourges (Berlin) Wall From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (11 minutes old)

As festivities get underway in the German capital, we too in small town France are marking this historic anniversary in our own "particular" way. For weeks, German teachers in local secondary s… more

Going Nuclear From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (16 minutes old)

Nuclear power.Britain hasn't got enough of it, so the government are all set to "steamroller" throuh plans to build a whole set of new nuclear power stations. Yes, there wil be no public inquiry, but… more

Can man be cheating on a woman? From mywoman in MY WOMAN (3 hours old)

I like to know what you think if a man is flirting with another woman while he is married. Do you think that is wise to do while you are married? Very often they will say it is not serious relatio… more

What are we fighting for? From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (15 hours old)

The Rememberance Day ceremonies – at the Cenotaph in London are always a poignant The moving renditon of Elgar’s « Concord », the solemn and solitary « last post », the march past of the vétérans, an… more

Voyage, voyage From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (17 hours old)

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Alger à l'aube From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (21 hours old)

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Mi adios a Felix Luna From entresijos in Los entresijos de Anna. (1 day old)

Se ha muerto un grande de la novela y el ensayo histórico argentino, maestro de todos los que transitamos el camino de la literatura, editado y traducido a varios idiomas. Fue y será un ejemplo del … more

Shell Fish Fest From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (1 day old)

And today in small town France it was our fifteenth annual Shell Fish Festival - even if we are about four hundred miles from the sea. The Rue d'Auron in downtown Bourges as closed off to traf… more

Weddings Divorce and Cliff Richard From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (1 day old)

At a loose end this weekend ? Looking for somewhere to take the family ? Hère are a few « fun » évents happeing in the Paris région. The 63rd Annual National Stamp Fair The Organic Food and … more

Marseilles Mega Mosque From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (1 day old)

They’ve got planning permission, all that remains is to find the 22 million Euros to finance the construction, and in just over two years, France’s largest Mosque will open for business in Marseilles.… more

How much does our President earn ? From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (1 day old)

The answer comes in a small article, tucked away on the back pages of this morning’s paper. Nicolas Sarkozy gets 19,508 Euros net per month. This doesn’t seem an extraordinary sum, and since the p… more

Dalida : Halwa ya baladi From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (2 days old)

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Was Flaubert a physic's teacher? From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (2 days old)

First year physics – our teacher « Bender Brown », so called because of his punitive practises which consisted of smacking us hard on the bum with a polythene rod whenever we were talking. After every… more

A Good Day's Work From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (2 days old)

Security van driver. That’s a lousy job. Carting round millions of Euros everyday all for a pittance. If you scrape together 1500€ by the end of the month you’re lucky,. It’s a dangerous job too. Vill… more

Marie Laurencin From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (3 days old)

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Anthropology and The Fame Academy - Levi Strauss is dead but we've still got jeans From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (4 days old)

Levi –Strauss is dead 101 years young, he shuffled off this mortal coil last Friday, though the nation’s media were only informed yesterday evening. The inventor of the jean is dead. Erm, no.… more

GONE TO THE LOO – BACK IN 5 MINUTES From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (4 days old)

AAAAH. Just nipped out to beat the lunchtime rush to the loo AND, I’ve just noticed something. The loo is the only place in the army where true equality exists. Standing there, washing my hands, I… more

Retour de vacances From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (4 days old)

Monday 2nd November. The beginning of week 45. I’m back at work, but the half term holiday still has the rest of the week to run. Schools go back on Thursday. This seems a bit dumb. Why not … more

La grande mosquée de Tripoli en Libye From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (5 days old)

Une des merveilles de la capitale libyenne, l'ancienne cathédrale transformée en mosquée.… more

Eduardo Longoni From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (6 days old)

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Mariano Vega From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (6 days old)

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Berry Deep Weekend From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (6 days old)

A few bits and pieces from down my way. Don’t say nothing ever happens in sleepy smalltown France at the weekend The posthumous Michael Jackson film “This is it”, made it to small town France this… more

Ariel Carlomagno, photographe argentin From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (6 days old)

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More Halloween thoughts. From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (6 days old)

A few more thoughts on Halloween. Just arrived home from work. The offspring is in the kitchen learning a long list of English vocabulary for a test later in the week. The theme is Halloween. Why… more

Whatever happened to Halloween in France ? From DirkBeauregard ^Pro in Berry Deep France (7 days old)

The goodies were there, ready to share with ghoulish trick or treaters, but none came. Neither witches nor wizards, no devils or demons. Ghosts, ghouls, spooks, spectres and phantoms, flunked Hal… more

Colimaçon From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (7 days old)

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Piano lesson From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (8 days old)

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Santiago Porter From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (9 days old)

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Dance Scene In A Film From londonsdead85 in London is Dead (9 days old)

Gene Kelly is one of my favourite actor singer and dancer and this clip from the film "It's Always Fair Weather" shows why Hopefully this will put a smile on someones face Enjoy … more

Gérard Uféras 2 From lazare ^Pro in le syndrome de Lazare (10 days old)

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