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Unboring history and geography...Part I

Eat, drink and learn at a Multicultural Festival. What you learn will amaze you, without putting you to sleep. Here are a few fun facts:In...

Burqa Ban in France: A Cultural Clash over Defining Modesty

The burqa has been banned in France and the first arrest of a Muslim woman for covering herself up is now recent history. Both sides of this issue...

Wikileaks cable: GM foods pushed by US French embassy

Today's Wikileaks Cable, from the USA's embassy in France, revealed a GM foods agenda. The first line of the cable's summary reads: &...

Taking Away Existing Unfunded Entitlements from People can be Political Killers

Pandora’s Box Open; What France & Greek Elections Show, Taking Away Existing Unfunded Entitlements from People can be Political Killers,...

Go East, Old Man

In 2007, my wife Jean began working for a non-governmental organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Her NGO trained lawyers to represent criminal...

"Hirondelle"-The real and unfolding story of a Rescue horse in France

Here is a currently unfolding story about a rescue mare in the Medieval town of Grimault, France Written by an anonymous writer currently living in...

Pair a secret recipe with Rodney Strong wine

Rodney Strong Vineyards know winemaking and two latest releases – 2010 Sonoma Valley Chardonnay and the 2009 Alexander Valley cabernet...

With no one to Mourn: Funerary Sculpture at the Legion in San Francisco

On what is rapidly becoming my weekly Sunday afternoon jaunt to the Legion of Honor I decided to view the recently opened exhibition The Mourners:...

A barge cruise in Burgundy, Part 2

The evening meal was romantic and elegant, with a long table for twelve set with linen, crystal, fresh flowers and candlelight, and such menu items...