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This Day in History

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Climate Change? - Same as usual, then

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Write For Frogsiders!

 

We need writers on all aspects of expat life in Northern France.

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Go Shopping In UK! - A Day Out in Kent

Pippa Price enjoys an occasional shopping trip to Canterbury.

Read her guide to a UK shopping daytrip.     Read article

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THE COOKTIONARY®

Cooking In France?  It’s a piece of cake with the Cooktionary!

 

A Wonderful Christmas Present for anyone living in France

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Swiss referendum - Is this the birth of a less tolerant Europe?

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

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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

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Patrick Hay interviewed Dr. Geoffrey Dobson to find out everything you need to know about the Large Hadron Collider...          Read article

Christmas Calories -  You needn’t put on weight!

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      

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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

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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-face Islamic veil, according to its parliamentary leader Jean-François Copé.. Read article

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Cookery - What to eat after Christmas

Sara Dobson suggests a delicious quick snack, a mouth-watering vegetarian dish, and a Creole Jambalaya dinner for New Year’s Eve...                                   Read article  

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Obesity? - Learn to cook!  A very French solution

Gross obesity is still relatively rare in France, but this health problem hasn't spared the country renowned for exquisite cuisine - and rates are rising.  How does one French hospital is deal with the problem?  Read article

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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New Church Calendar - Services & Social Events   

 -   Church Services Dates and Times & Social Event Diary

  -   Boulogne Congregation December Newsletter

 -   The Hymns We Sing No. 4              Go to Church Pages

French Etiquette - and more kitchen vocabulary

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Controversy over EU Reclassification of French Wines

A Champagne Visit – Maison Paillard at Bouzy

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Ian Blackshaw looks back on a visit to the Pierre Paillard champagne cellars last summer....              Read article

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23 Jan: Frogsiders Takes a Short Break

 

Frogsiders will be taking a break for a couple of weeks while we re-think our format.

 

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-launch sometime next month.  

 

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?

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    I was bored - there were nowt to do.