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France ( [f?æns]&_160;(help·info) or /f??ns/, French pronunciation [f??~s]), officially the French Republic ( French République française, French pronunciation [?epyblik f??~s?z]), is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various overseas islands and territories located in other continents. [11] Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. French people often refer to Metropolitan France as L’Hexagone (The “ Hexagon”) because of the geometric shape of its territory. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic. Its main ideals are expressed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. Due to its overseas departments, France shares land borders with Brazil and Suriname (bordering French Guiana), and the Netherlands Antilles (bordering Saint-Martin). France is linked to the United Kingdom by the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel. France has been one of the world's foremost powers since the latter half of the 17th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries, France built one of the largest colonial empires of the time, stretching across West Africa and Southeast Asia, prominently influencing the cultures and politics of the regions. France is a developed country, with the sixth (nominal GDP) or eighth (PPP) largest economy in the world. It is the most visited country in the world, receiving 82 million foreign tourists annually.[12] France is one of the founding members of the European Union, and has the largest land area of all members. France is a founding member of the United Nations, and a member of the Francophonie, the G8, NATO, and the Latin Union. It is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and a nuclear power with active warheads and nuclear power plants. The name "France" comes from Latin Francia, which literally means "land of the Franks" or "Frankland". There are various theories as to the origin of the name of the Franks. One is that it is derived from the Proto-Germanic word frankon which translates as javelin or lance as the throwing axe of the Franks was known as a francisca.[citation needed]
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1. Villas in the Mougins Area South of France
November 18, 2008
Mougins
If you found Nice none too nice and Cannes a little over-ran then a visit to Mougins might just remind you why the French Riviera remains one of Europe’s premier holiday destinations.
Situated just 7km (4 miles) north of its Cannes, Mougins is considered as chic as its more famous neighbour, yet it offers a haven from the over-commercialisation and over-development that affects certain parts of the region.
Mougins is very much the destination for those in the know and has attracted some of the greatest cultural figures of our time. Yves St. Laurent, Jean Cocteau, Isador... (read more)
Author: Rumble Romagnoli
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2. Mosaique - Ultimate Luxury Yacht Charter
November 18, 2008
If you’re looking for an elegant and sophisticated vessel, MOSAIQUE, designed by the world-renowned Dubois Naval Architects should be top of your list. Based in the south of France, this super yacht is available for luxury yacht charter in the east and west Mediterranean and the Caribbean.
The Mediterranean is the most historically and culturally rich sailing area in the world. From the isles of Greece and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean to the chic of the French Riviera and the beautiful Sardinia in the west, yachting in the Mediterranean provides an exhilarating range of conditions,... (read more)
Author: Rumble Romagnoli
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3. Diversion - A Hi-Speed Luxury Yacht Charter
November 18, 2008
Ready for Diversion?
The Oxford English dictionary defines the word diversion as follows; “noun 1 an instance of diverting. 2 Brit. an alternative route for use when the usual road is closed. 3 something intended to distract attention. 4 a recreation or pastime.” M/Y Diversion’s name was chosen carefully and is suitably fitting to reflect an atmosphere and a way of life that makes this charter yacht the obvious choice for those who enjoy living life to the full. Mediterranean Luxury Yacht Charter starts here with motor yacht Diversion. She is a high speed stylish 80ft Baia Open of... (read more)
Author: Rumble Romagnoli
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4. Hot sell ed hardy, chanel, coach, LV, dior handbags
November 18, 2008
www.offersneaker.com is among the most professional online wholesalers from Putian China, Seriving many steady clients over all the world mainly from USA, Canada, UK, France, Spain etc. The list of customers keeps growing as we are pursuing long term, mutual beneficial cooperation with all of our clients and respected in Faith, Quality, Service and Prompt Update. Use the menu on the left to navigate through our full selection of quality stuff: nike air jordan(jordan 01-23, kids jordan, jordan fusion, jordan six rings, jordan af1 fusion, women jordan), air force one, air max( max 87, 90, 91, ... (read more)
Author: Cindy Chen
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5. Chole Handbags really excellent
November 18, 2008
Women are always tried to make themselves beautiful as stylist. So they use various kinds of fashionable things. Handbag is a one of the fashionable items. It cares about their personality as well as style. It supports in their working line and provide more scope to proves themselves better from others. Chole Handbags are most well known handbags of the world. Chole is the highprofile fashion accessories’ company of France, which was founded in 1952 at Paris by Gaby Aghion. Chole handbag gains popularity for its robustly feminine, sturdy yet elegant and smooth bags. It is now in the high posi... (read more)
Author: Paul Anderson
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6. Paris for Short Term Rentals
November 17, 2008
The art of rental in Paris
It is easy to rent properly in Paris, if you can proceed with method and know a few elementary rules peculiar to Paris. You have decided to rent an apartment in Paris for a few days up to 90 days, for holiday or for business, so you should know Paris characteristics in the field of short-term rental in Paris.
Which district?
Living in a comfortable furnished apartment in Paris, you will have a real taste of Parisian life, and appreciate the typical and historical character of the district of your choice, its monuments, museums, cafes, and walks in pa... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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7. Alpe d'Huez Ski Resort, Adventure on the Slopes
November 17, 2008
The Alpe d'Huez is undoubtedly the most famous alpine skiing resort in France. Its lowest region is at 1,860 meters and the highest elevation is at 3,330 meters. A mountainous pasture in the central region of the French Alps cradles the new ski resort of the Alpe d'Huez. The surrounding is charming, but this is not the major reason for its fame. What makes the Alpe d'Huez an undeniably famous ski resort? The ski resort is known for many things, such as being the world's most extensive and most challenging alpine skiing region, being the principal venue of the Tour de France, and being the loca... (read more)
Author: Julia Aidan
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8. Valmeinier, Skiing in a Mining Village
November 17, 2008
Valmeinier is one of the two new ski resorts that share an expansive ski area, known today as the Galibier-Thabor. Compared to many ski resorts in France, Valmeinier is relatively new. Its first ski lift was constructed in 1973, and the decades before that, Valmeinier was not considered a ski resort. It was first a mining village. The name "Valmeinier" literally translates into the "valley of the mines."
For many centuries, the small village of Valmeinier rested relatively unknown at the base of the Mont Thabor. Historians estimated that the area was occupied as early as the 12th century.... (read more)
Author: Julia Aidan
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9. Psoriasis - Understanding the Most Wide Spread Chronic Dermatitis
November 17, 2008
Psoriasis as a word derived from the Greek word "psora" - "itch".
Psoriasis is the most wide spread chronic dermatitis. According to statistics, about 2-3% of the total population of the Earth has psoriasis - approximately 120 - 180 million people! For instance: Canada - about 1 million people, Great Britain - 1 million, Scandinavian countries - 2 million people, France - 2 million people and the U.S.A. - 7 million people.
There are countries, where psoriasis is encountered less frequently - for example Japan, China - less than 1% of the population.
Psoriasis is also more fre... (read more)
Author: Jane Robinson
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10. Christmas shopping and markets in France
November 17, 2008
Each year at Christmas, thousands of people from all over Europe flock to France for a bit of Christmas shopping and window-shopping; and given the way in which Paris and most other French cities deck themselves out for the festive season, this is nothing to be surprised at. Christmas shopping in France is a great seasonal experience - a festival of lights, the smells of craft stalls and hot roasted chestnuts, and and things that we traditionally associate with Christmas. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN PARIS In Paris , it is to the Champs Elysées that visitors traditionally come in their... (read more)
Author: Alexia Galtier
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11. Chole Handbags really excellent
November 17, 2008
Women are always tried to make themselves beautiful as stylist. So they use various kinds of fashionable things. Handbag is a one of the fashionable items. It cares about their personality as well as style. It supports in their working line and provide more scope to proves themselves better from others. Chole Handbags are most well known handbags of the world. Chole is the highprofile fashion accessories’ company of France, which was founded in 1952 at Paris by Gaby Aghion. Chole handbag gains popularity for its robustly feminine, sturdy yet elegant and smooth bags. It is now in the high posi... (read more)
Author: Paul Anderson
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12. Buffets, Infusions Restaurant and The Okanagan College Culinary Arts Buffet, A Gourmet Dining Exper
November 14, 2008
In eighteenth century France the modern day buffet was developed which soon spread across Europe. Serving a meal to oneself has a long and interesting history, and eventually this style of eating was converted to modern day buffets.
The second half of the nineteenth century, especially in the English speaking world, buffets became extremely popular for meals. Buffets are very popular with people today, because, it offers plenty of food variety at a reasonable price. People can create their own dishes with more meat, less vegetables and fewer side dishes, plus creating salads with appe... (read more)
Author: James Murray
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13. House Removals To France
November 14, 2008
ManVanEurope has just relaunched its website. Dedicated Removals to France, Italy, Belguim, Switzerland, Holland, Germany Full and part loads also available also at discounted prices, also they offer free storage for a month regardless of the amount of furniture they have weekly trips to France and Italy via Paris and Brussels All vans with total capacity of 14 cubic meters , GPRS tracked, fully locked 24/7 Full European/UK liability insurance cover Removals from France Moving to France Relocating from France Removals to France Removals to France, Removals to Switzerland, Remova... (read more)
Author: maria istrate
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14. Visiting Beaumont, USA
November 14, 2008
Visiting Beaumont, USA
Do you think Switzerland, Rome, Dubai, London, France is not your cup of tea? Do you yawn every time you chanced upon another advertisement by any famous travel agency about exotic vacation? Are you the hitchhiker of the adventurous sort? Then perhaps you are game for alternate tourism. Never heard about it? It’s about visiting and exploring the unknown and least exploited and low profile places on the earth without sacrificing your excitement .Often you may not get the optimum benefits that a conventional tourist spot may offer but you may derive satisfaction from... (read more)
Author: Daniel Jones
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15. Champagne Vinegar - Adding Mellow Flavor to Your Recipes
November 14, 2008
Champagne vinegar is also known as Reims vinegar (or vinaigre de Reims), named after the town of Reims, centrally located in the champagne producing region of France. Reims vinegar is made from the very same wine that makes champagne. It embodies many of the same characteristic flavors as champagne itself, but does not have champagne's heavy price tag. It would make an excellent addition to your pantry shelf and once you try it, you are sure to find many uses for it in your day to day cooking.
How Champagne Vinegar is Made
In order to understand how champagne vinegar is made, you ... (read more)
Author: Kim Steele
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16. Chef Hélène Darroze
November 14, 2008
On Gourmandia which is a very dynamic, state of the art, gourmet site on the web, you get to met some extraordinary chefs. Take Hélène Darroze born in the South-West of France, her parents, grand-parents and great grand-parents were chefs. Therefore it was no surprise to anybody when she decided to embrace the family tradition. What came as a surprise was her phenomenal success in one of the most difficult environment for talented chef. Helen has succeeded to become one of the most distinguished Paris' chef: a woman in a world of men. Helen's restau... (read more)
Author: solange B.
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17. Wholegrain Is Rich In Essential Vitamins And Fiber.
November 11, 2008
The Mediterranean Diet is based on the diet of people living in Greece, Italy, Southern France and Spain. Mediterranean’s consume about the same amount of fat as Northern Europeans and Americans yet live longer, have a lower incidence of heart disease and cancer, and lower cholesterol levels.
An American doctor called Ankle Keys was the first person to comments favorably on the Mediterranean diet, way back in 1945, but its current popularity is based on research and observations from the last twenty years. For more details login on to www.delicious-sandwich-recipes.com. The surprising... (read more)
Author: Harminder kaur
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18. Painting Floor Cloths
November 10, 2008
Spiff up any room quickly without spending a ton of money with a painted canvas floor cloth that is used on the floor or hung on the wall as art. Floorcloths provide a durable rug for any decorating style, but are especially important in southern decorating. To ensure durability, add several layers of polyurethane or varnish to the finished cloth.
It is generally believed painted canvases originated in France, in the 1400s, in the form of tapestries, wall hangings, and table runners. When the English and Americans adopted the art form, they extended its use to rolled canvases as fl... (read more)
Author: Jo Stewart Wray
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19. Learning the History of New York
November 10, 2008
New York Bay was first discovered in 1524 by an Italian-born navigator named Giovanni da Verrazano. Henry Hudson, who was an Englishman, but employed by the Dutch, reached New York Bay in 1609 and then sailed up the river that is now named after him. It was the same year that northern New York was explored by Samuel de Champlain and then claimed for France. A few years after this, in 1624, the first permanent Dutch settlement was established at a place called Fort Orange, but is now known as Albany. Manhattan Island was purchased a year later from the Indians by Peter Minuit. He paid them... (read more)
Author: Eddie Frank
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20. France and Their French Culinary Traditions
November 08, 2008
France is the home of French cuisine, and they set an amazingly high culinary standard to which all other native cuisines must live up to. The French have been the leaders and are recognized as the innovators in the culinary arts scene since the beginning of time, and most of the famous chefs in history are French. The well known and famous chefs that are not French, nevertheless, are trained in the art of cooking with the classical French style. Some of the finest cuisine in the world comes from France, and created by some of the finest master chefs in the world. The cooking knowledge and sk... (read more)
Author: James Murray
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21. A Guide to the Top Transport Europe (Marseille) Logistics and Transport Business Convention
November 07, 2008
Even before the success of September 2008's Top Transport Europe could be celebrated, its organizers - the Adhesion Group, made plans for the next event the 'Top Transport Europe 2009,' to be organized. This event is scheduled to take place in September, 2009, at the Palais du Pharo, Marseille, France.
One of the many reasons for the success of Top Transport Europe 2008 is the fact that it brought together almost 120 transport professionals and logistics providers from around the world on a single platform. Just a two day event, the Top Transport convention still drew in huge crowds of ca... (read more)
Author: Bob Smith
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22. SIX REASONS TO LEARN SPANISH
November 07, 2008
We live in an English-speaking world. There's no doubt about that. America, as the prominent power in the world, has greatly encouraged the spread of English worldwide. While it's not the most spoken language (Chinese has that honor) it's the most commonly used in business and other high-class subjects.
There is an interesting parallel in the French language. When France was the most popular, high-class country of its day, students were taught French. Now, the same is true of English and America.
The Spanish language is the third most commonly spoken. About one billion people s... (read more)
Author: Andrew Bontrager
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23. History of the New Movement
November 07, 2008
Beginning in Austria with the "Secession" in 1897, the new art movement spread immediately to Germany, became significant in interior decoration in France since the World War, and arrived in the United States after 1925. However, it had been preceded by certain voyages of discovery before the pioneers invaded the new territory.
Among these earlier excursions, one may name William Morris (1884-1896) and the English contemporaries of Ruskin, who brought a return to simpler, more direct methods of design, away from the custom of period design. Another progenitor was Louis Sullivan, the Amer... (read more)
Author: Sarah Martin
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24. Discovering The Best Christmas Activities For Children
November 06, 2008
The child that doesn't need entertaining during school holidays is a rare beast indeed. My kids are usually pretty good at amusing themselves, certainly for large parts of their holidays, but even they sometimes surprise me.
Cue the start of the summer holidays for example. You would have thought that they would be looking forward to the holidays, 6 weeks off school and a family trip to France to come? No. On the first morning I had one of them tell me they were bored!
I am sure that if you have kids yourself, then you will be familiar with the scene I have just portrayed. It certain... (read more)
Author: Charlie Cory
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25. A history lesson on Luxury Limos
November 06, 2008
Limousine is a word originating from Limousin, a place in France. The shepherds in the area used a elongated hood like cap to protect them during the harvesting season. The cap: they called limousine. Experts think that the first limousine might actually have originated in the same region.The Earlier EraIn fact, the first limousine was not a luxury car. The car was not yet invented. Instead, it was a protected coach with extra embellishments such as the earlier models with doors and plastic window covers. The current version of the limousine as we know it was first introduced in New York by an... (read more)
Author: Tanya Wiseman
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