The CPE is a Good Thing: Here's Why

Seeded on Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:39 AM EST (whytraveltofrance.com)

From a guest blogger: From the point of view of the students and businesses, the CPE is actually a good thing. Here are a few thoughts...

france, jobs, laws, labor, politics, protests, work, riots, french, cpe

What is the Deal with France and Their Protesting Students?

Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:31 AM EST

I don't know exactly but here are my thoughts.

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france, strikes, laws, labor, students, protests, world-news, riots, french, manifestations

France Weighs Forcing iPods to Play Other Than iTunes - New York Times

Seeded on Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:52 AM EST (The New York Times)

This should be voted on next week.

technology, france, ipod, itunes, mp3, drm, digital-music, apple-computers

A Dog Has Died From the Bird Flu

Seeded on Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:25 AM EST (euobserver.com)

From the EU Observer: Azerbaijan is also where the first dog to be killed by the virus was found. The dog was found in the capital Baku on 9 March.

europe, health, bird-flu, dogs

FILMMAKER PUSHES FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN FRANCE: Director hopes documentary can at least put the issue on the table.

Seeded on Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:19 AM EST (eurweb.com)

From eurweb: *French film director Yamina Benguigui is hoping her latest documentary on racism in the workplace will introduce the idea of affirmative action in France, a policy which does not exist in the country.

france, politics, racism, affirmative-action, french, race-relations, tolerance

France ready to open job market to eastern EU workers, says PM

Seeded on Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:26 AM EST (keralanext.com)

While the French students protests against new labor laws, there's another law that could come into force and also threaten the job market for those very students. The new law could allow jobs to eastern EU workers.

eu, france, politics, students, protests, eastern-europe, french, labor-laws

Alaska pipeline spill amount debated - Environment - MSNBC.com

Seeded on Tue Mar 7, 2006 11:22 AM EST (msnbc.com)

An oil pipe in Alaska broke today and spilled what is said to be an amount of oil only second to the Exxon Valdez.

alaska, health, pollution, environment, oil-spill, exxon-valdez

Film firms' DVD victory - Technology - International Herald Tribune

Seeded on Fri Mar 3, 2006 8:44 AM EST (International Herald Tribune)

From the International Herald Tribune: French consumers are not entitled to make personal copies of DVDs, even if they do not distribute them, France's highest court said Wednesday in a victory for film companies like Vivendi Universal.

entertainment, media, technology, laws, dvd, politics, downloading, french, music-industry, p2p

Bird flu and birders | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist Magazine

Seeded on Wed Mar 1, 2006 10:42 AM EST (gristmill.grist.org)

from Grist: Like anyone who's neither an idiot nor willfully ignorant, I've followed the avian flu issue with enough depth and interest to know that it's scary as hell.

france, pandemic, avian-flu, diseases, health, bird-flu, infectious-diseases

BBC NEWS | Europe | German cat gets deadly bird flu

Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:56 PM EST (BBC News)

Apparently, cats can contract the deadly bird flu, the H5N1 virus. A cat in Germany and several around Europe have died.

europe, world, health, international, bird-flu, problems, virus, h5n1

Cases of crippling fever found in mainland France

Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:14 AM EST (feeds.thefrancenews.net)

A disease from mosquitos called "Chikungunya" from the French Island of La Reunion has migrated to mainland France.

france, europe, diseases, health, international, french, chikungunya, mosquito-borne-illnesses

Shrine Attack Brings Civil War Warning - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:18 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

SAMARRA, Iraq - Insurgents detonated bombs inside one of Iraq's holiest Shiite shrines Wednesday, destroying its golden dome and triggering more than 60 reprisal attacks on Sunni mosques.

iraq, bombings, mosque, sunni, civil-war, world-news, samarra

Capitol Hill Blue: Secret Service agents say Cheney was drunk when he shot lawyer

Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:18 AM EST (capitolhillblue.com)

Why does this not surprise me?

cheney, drunk, accident, politics, shotgun, u-s, vice-president

Dutch and French to vaccinate poultry - Europe - International Herald Tribune

Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:01 AM EST (International Herald Tribune)

Since when was this vaccine created? Why didn't these countries help the eastern countries that had cases of bird flu?

business, france, politics, bird-flu, news, scandals, holland

Dell seeks damages from man called Dell | The Register

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:32 AM EST (The Register (UK))

Dude, Dell is Evil!

technology, france, dell, websites, litigious-america, dell-computers, dellwebsites

10 Things that will Change the Way we Live

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:18 AM EST (Forbes)

According to Forbes

technology

Macworld: News: Digging deeper into the Leap-A malware

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:15 AM EST (Macworld)

Rob Griffiths and Kirk McElhearn deliberately infect their Macs with the recent Mac Trojan. They discuss their findings.

technology, virus, mac, trojan, oompa-loompa, leap-a-malware

A huge scam in the making. The .COM registry contract. VeriSign: Shame on you!

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:08 AM EST (bobparsons.com)

from the article (post): Hang on to your wallet! There's a scam in the works. If it happens, it's going to adversely affect all of us.

technology, icann, domains, verisign, scams, com

An Unsealed Room: A Jew Is Tortured and Killed in Paris...But Is it Anti-Semitism? Mais, non!

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:45 AM EST (allisonkaplansommer.blogmosis.com)

French authorities have suppressed information that a recent torture/murder was related to anti-semitism

france, paris, politics, coverup, anti-semitism, ilan-halimi

French, US wine war set for rerun

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:42 AM EST (feeds.thefrancenews.net)

More wine wars: U.S. v. France

france, american, wines, world-news, vintners, viniculture

Meanwhile: Blegging for blargon in the blogosphere - Editorials & Commentary - International Herald Tribune

Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:04 PM EST (International Herald Tribune)

Blogging 101 for the Uninformed

technology, blogs, blogging, world-news, social-bookmarks, blargon

New Opt-in Wire Service BlogBurst: How does BlogBurst work?

Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:07 AM EST (blogburst.com)

BlogBurst is a syndication service that places your blog on top-tier online destinations. You get visibility, audience reach and traffic, while publishers weave the rich and diverse fabric of the blogosphere into their sites.

technology, blogs, syndication, webtraffic