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Go Shopping In UK! -
Pippa Price enjoys an occasional shopping trip to Canterbury.
Read her guide to a UK shopping daytrip. Read article
THE COOKTIONARY®
Cooking In France? It’s a piece of cake with the Cooktionary!
A Wonderful Christmas Present for anyone living in France
Swiss referendum -
News that the Swiss voted by a majority of 57% to ban the building of Islamic minarets in the country is certain to be seen by many of the 15 million Muslims in Europe as a sign that they and their religion are not welcome. Bernard Kouchner, the French... Read article
Geoffrey Dobson explains why climate change is nothing unusual.
Now that the ballyhoo of the Copenhagen Conference is over it might be useful to examine how Climate Change is not a uniquely modern phenomenon. In fact ever since the Earth was born, 3.6 billion years ago, the climate has undergone many cycles, influenced by a variety of effects.
1) Major ice ages
The most dramatic cycle is that of the major ice ages roughly every 150 million years lasting a few million years. One theory is that the galaxy completes one rotation about once every 300 million years, taking the solar system through denser and thinner regions of interstellar dust and through changing gravity and magnetic fields. The last major ice age was very long starting about 350 million ..... Read the article
Frogsavers bargain news! Cut your heating costs
“...it was exciting to find that Aldi was selling an electronic programmable radiator thermostat for only €14.99. Normally this type of valve head sells for 3 or 4 times this price...” Read article
Expat Freemasons seek members for new 7 Valleys Lodge
A group of British freemasons who live in the 7 Valleys region are seeking at least 6 more members in order to found a new lodge. More details available. Click here
Hadron Collider and the Waldegrave Question
Patrick Hay interviewed Dr. Geoffrey Dobson to find out everything you need to know about the Large Hadron Collider... Read article
Christmas Calories -
Pippa Price has some tips on maintaining your shape over Christams, and the rest of the year, too. Read this and avoid months of remorse in the New Year!... Read article
Christmas Gifts for Wine Lovers by Ian Blackshaw
With Christmas looming, the annual question of what to give family and friends raises its head. Here are a few suggestions for stocking fillers for wine lovers which will not break the bank and make interesting and acceptable gifts. Read the article
France may ban the full Islamic veil
President Sarkozy's party, the UMP, says it will push for a law banning the burqa,
the full-
Cookery -
Sara Dobson suggests a delicious quick snack, a mouth-
Obesity? -
Gross obesity is still relatively rare in France, but this health problem hasn't
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French wine production and marketing is set for major changes in 2010; but will it all turn out to be just a case of old wine in new bottles? Read Ian Blackshaw’s article
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French Etiquette -
Controversy over EU Reclassification of French Wines
A Champagne Visit – Maison Paillard at Bouzy
Ian Blackshaw looks back on a visit to the Pierre Paillard champagne cellars last summer.... Read article
23 Jan: Frogsiders Takes a Short Break
Frogsiders will be taking a break for a couple of weeks while we re-
As our Forum does not seem to have proved popular, we may close it. There may also
be changes to the look of our pages, but we hope our contributors will continue to
send in their stories and articles ready for our re-
In the meantime the Home Page and all our existing pages will remain accessible
Blair and Brown face Chilcot enquiry
Why
did you beat up two small,
defenseless nations?
