- Adieu PPDA By : Johnny Summerton
There was an end of a television era here yesterday as Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, affectionately known in this country as PPDA, made his final broadcast as anchorman on TF1's prime time news slot
Think of a news anchor in your own country, someone who has been around for donkeys years and at a certain time of the day when the small screen is flickering becomes almost part of the sitting room furniture - Sarkozy to Blame For Royal's Break-in? By : Johnny Summerton
This is a political piece that by its very definition can only be filed under "Strange" on any website
It concerns last year's defeated candidate in the French presidential elections, Ségolène Royal, and her claims that she is paying the price for comments she made recently about the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy - Sarkozy's "Astonishing" Olympic Announcement By : Johnny Summerton
So it's official The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, will be attending the opening of the Olympic games in Beijing,
After a "productive" 30-minute meeting with the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, Sarkozy's office officially released the news on Wednesday that it had already leaked to the French media last Friday - Coal And Forest Preservation By : L.S. Sya
The recent conference on global deforestation held in Sydney co hosted by the Australian Ministers for Environment and Foreign Affairs drew a crowd of ministers, officials from all over the world and international development agencies Preservation of natural forests was proven to be of particular interest, especially when it is largely believed that deforestation contributes about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions - Sarkozy's G8 Ennui By : Johnny Summerton
He was bored, the poor man You could see it in his eyes and his body language - Betancourt's Unsung Hero By : Johnny Summerton
Since the dramatic rescue last week of 15 hostages held by Colombia's leftist rebel movement the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or Farc, much of this country's attention - if not the world's - has been focused on Ingrid Betancourt
Finally though one of France's leading national daily newspapers, Le Figaro, has caught up with reports that have appeared elsewhere around the globe - Sarkozy's Union-Bashing Barb By : Johnny Summerton
Sometimes a politician can believe his or her own spin just a little too much that it leaves many onlookers gasping in disbelief and checking their ears to make sure they've heard correctly
Such has been the case here in France since Saturday when the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, came up with what surely has to be the most unlikely interpretation of recent events in this country - UK UFO Encounters Blamed on Chinese Lanterns, But is That the TRUTH? By : Bill Knell
A clerk at the Tern Hill Hall Hotel told UK newspapers that the launch of Chinese lanterns for a wedding reception was behind the mass sighting of UFOs by soldiers and civilians on June 7, 2008 However, some experts disagree - How Much is That Alien in the Window? By : Bill Knell
UFO activist Jeff Peckman teamed up with UFO Experiencer Stan Romanek during a recent press conference to call for a ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver Peckman believes that the commission will help to prepare the city for extraterrestrial visitations - The Haunting Story of Alexandra Holzer By : Bill Knell
Alexandra Holzer had anything but a normal childhood One of two sisters, she is the youngest born to Ghost Hunter Hans Holzer and Countess Catherine Buxhoeveden - Did Howard Hughes View a Captured UFO and Its Occupants? By : Bill Knell
Did Howard Hughes ever get a chance to view a captured or crashed UFO and its occupants I have long pondered this question and there may now be an answer to it - Vietnam UFO Crash Metal May Be the Smoking Gun By : Bill Knell
According to Officials at the state run Vietnam News Agency, “An unidentified flying object exploded at about 10am on May 27 over the northern part of Phu Quoc Island" Colonel Nguyen Van Qui, a military commander on the island was the source of the report and no civilian, commercial or military aircraft are said to be missing in that area of southern Vietnam or nearby Cambodia - Twice an Orphan - Barmy Bureaucracy or Welfare of the Child? You Judge. By : Johnny Summerton
Last weekend here in France an 11-year-old boy, Joris, found himself effectively orphaned for the second time He was taken into care after his father, 34-year-old Aboubakar Coulibaly, was deported back to his native Côte d'Ivoire - The Effects of Global Warming By : Christophe Catesson
When you hear about the effects of global warming it is important to understand that the effects we are experiencing today are moderate compared to what the future will see if we do not take preventative action Over the next century researchers and environmental professionals are stating that the effects of global warming will continue on a constant inclined curve - Public Prosecutor Recommends Dropping (Jean) Sarkozy Charges By : Johnny Summerton
The mysterious if somewhat exhausting case of the hit-and-run scooter and the role of the French president's son, Jean Sarkozy, could be nearing its conclusion
A Paris prosecutor has recommended dropping charges against him, but a final decision won't be handed down until September - Ad’ Campaign to Promote Sarkozy’s Election Promise By : Johnny Summerton
The French government has launched a media blitz in an attempt to convince people that it really is winning the battle to increase purchasing power
In the coming weeks the French will be treated to over 1,600 TV commercials as well as Internet advertising and full page spreads in the national and regional daily newspapers - A True-Life Story of David Versus Goliath By : Yuan-tsung Chen
My book, RETURN TO THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: One Family, Three Revolutionaries, and the Birth of Modern China, is non-fiction, but in order to bring the history alive, I had to bring the characters and places alive I've given some idea of how I wrote three-dimensional characters previously, and now I want to say how important it is to know the places the protagonists had been to - Sarkozy Starts Visit to Israel By : Johnny Summerton
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, begins a three-day visit to Israel on Sunday in what the press back home is reporting as further proof of an improvement in relations between the two countries
It'll be only the third time a French president has visited Israel, and Sarkozy is likely to have a far more conciliatory tone than his predecessors - Algae Biodiesel: Fuel of the Future By : Ray Subs
There is no question that alternative fuel sources must be found if we are going to reduce our dependence on oil, lower transportation costs, and stop damaging the environment Algae biodiesel is a fuel alternative that has many people hopeful for these changes as it creates fuel efficiently without displacing food crops, damaging the environment, and it reduces our dependence on oil - The Nicaragua Canal: Will it Ever be Built? By : Attila Jancsina
The Nicaragua Canal: Will It Ever be Built
Everyone knows about the Panama Canal, and how it connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans - France Faces Fine Over Lack of Hamster Love By : Johnny Summerton
Weird but true, France is being threatened with a €17 million penalty if it doesn’t clean up its act and come up with a strategy to save the European hamster, one of the continent’s most threatened species
Last week the European Commission, the executive branch of the 27-member European Union, gave France a two-month deadline or else it would have to cough up the whopping fine for failing to comply with the Habitats Directive (yes we’re in Eurobabbleland here) to prevent the rodent’s extinction - Choose Your Plastic Products With Care By : Kadence Buchanan
People of a certain generation remember when a neighbor whispered a hot tip into the Graduate's ear, "Plastics" That was a reflection of the 1960's excitement over the material that promised to revolutionize manufacturing, industry and household living - Ferrari to Return as PPDA is Given the Boot By : Johnny Summerton
One of France’s top news anchors, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, will bid farewell to viewers this summer and be replaced by the darling of the French media, Laurence Ferrari
PPDA as he is more affectionately known has been a familiar face on prime time news for more than three decades - Black Powder Guns 101 By : Dave Text
Gun powder also called black powder, is made of pyrotechnic composition which is an explosive combination of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur that flames quickly and can produce a number of hot solids and gases that can be used as a propellant in fireworks as well as fire arms
Black powder guns are guns that are loaded with black powder - Towards 2025 – When There Are Fewer Glaciers and Less Arctic Ice By : Mia Den Haan
Many of the ice structures like glaciers, ice in mountain areas, and the Arctic icecap are melting Most of these structures will no longer be in existence by 2025 - Martine Aubry – The Lady In Waiting. By : Johnny Summerton
She might have been absent from national politics for the past eight years, but now a one-time leading light of the Socialist party, Martine Aubry, appears to be back in favour
Aubry is being touted – not least by herself – as a figure behind which activists could unite in the tussle for the leadership of the party due in November - France's "Virgin Obsessed" Serial Killer Gets Life By : Johnny Summerton
After a high profile trial lasting two months, a court in northeastern France on Wednesday found Michel Fourniret, the country’s most notorious serial killer in decades, guilty on seven counts of murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment
His wife, Monique Olivier, was also sentenced to 28 years behind bars for complicity - A Nouvel Skyscraper For Paris By : Johnny Summerton
The French capital is to get just what it needs to set it apart from the rest of the globe’s major cities - a new 300-metre skyscraper set to challenge the world-famous Eiffel tower’s domination of the city’s skyline
France’s very own Jean Nouvel fought off competition from four other world class architects to be awarded the commission to construct the new Signal tower - A Taxing Day As Sarkozy Goes Walkabout Among The Fruit And Veg By : Johnny Summerton
What a start to the day for the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy He was up and about before dawned cracked rubbing shoulders and pressing flesh with the hoi polloi at Rungis, France’s largest wholesale food and flower market just south of Paris - Spray Foam Insulation By : Paula Barton
The average family in the United States spends around $1,300 a year on bills to provide energy to the home, most of that energy is wasted by the home Millions of $’s are wasted every year through appliances being unnecessarily left on and conditioned or heated air is just rushing out of buildings
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