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Peel garlic cloves with two bowls, in ten seconds
How to Peel a Head of Garlic in Less Than 10 Seconds from SAVEUR.com on Vimeo. FRANCE garlic, garlic France, the two go hand-in-hand but if there is one thing that trips people up its the task of peeling garlic cloves. But here is a very simple solution from the... Read more →
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SNCF warn of major rail disruption when work begins
A NEW section has been added to the SNCF website enabling travellers to see changes to train times set to come into effect from 11 December, 2011. Horaires 2012 has been created as major works are set to take place on the French railway system until 2015. Approximately 85% of... Read more →
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French left captures Senate in setback for Sarkozy
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government has lost its majority in the Senate for the first time in recent French history. The Socialist Party and its Communist and Green allies have won enough seats to gain control of the upper house. Their victory comes just seven months before the country's... Read more →
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News round up: French economy still stagnant
CAST an eye over the headlines from France with this quick round up, and if you want to read more then drop in on the French news headlines section of the site. French woman sues Opus Dei for enslavement - Telegraph A French woman is suing two followers of Opus... Read more →
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Pacitel promises to put a stop to marketing calls
A NEW website has been launched which promises to put a stop to the majority of cold calls from French companies. Pacitel is backed by major telephone marketing companies and so should put an end to those annoying calls you receive when in the bath, making dinner or just winding... Read more →
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Dordogne Jelly offers inspiration and ideas
IF you work from home and need a burst of inspiration then the very first Dordogne Jelly co-working event may have arrived just in time. Taking place at Château des Vigiers, Monestier, on Tuesday October 4, 2011 it will offer freelancers, home workers or those running small businesses an opportunity... Read more →
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French pub quiz in London for Doctors of the World UK
RECKON you know all there is to know about France? Then drop in on a fund raising French pub quiz in London next month. Organised by Doctors of the World UK, the UK division of Médecins du Monde, the quiz will take place on Thursday 13 October, 2011 at The... Read more →
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Update on changes to CGT on second homes in France
CAPITAL gains tax (CGT) when selling property excluding main residences was a central element of the debates of the Additional Finance Bill for 2011, writes Guillaume Barlet. And it undergone rearrangements between the moment the new regime was announced on 24 August, 2011 by the French prime minister François Fillon... Read more →
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Looking back, and lessons learnt, of Le Cuvage project
BRIAN Franklin continues his story of how he and his wife, Lucy, slowly and sympathetically returned a collection of outbuildings found in the grounds of the Chateau des Cresses, in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. Here he looks back on the work involved, and some of the lessons learnt,... Read more →
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