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  France 2: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
France télévisions is the french public national television broadcaster....
The french republic or france (: république française or france) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western europe, and...
France 3 is the second largest french public televisiontv network, part of the france télévisions group also comprizing france 2, france 4, france...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fr/france_2.htm   (503 words)

  
 France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 22 régions and 96 départements of metropolitan France.
France is divided into 26 administrative régions: 22 are in metropolitan France (21 are on the continental part of metropolitan France; one is the "territorial collectivity" of Corse, on the island of Corsica, commonly referred to as a région in common speech), and four are overseas régions.
In 2003, France's natural population growth (excluding immigration) was responsible for almost all the natural growth in European population: the population of the European Union increased by 216,000 inhabitants (without immigration), of which 211,000 was the increase in France's population alone, and 5,000 was the increase in all the other countries of the EU combined.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/France   (7086 words)

  
 France 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
France 2 is the largest French public TV network.
France 2 used to be called Antenne 2 until September 7, 1992.
Antenne 2 was the first color channel in France, several years before the first network was colorized and muted to the 625-line TV standard at the same time and named TF1 (which was a channel in the same public group, before TF1 it was privatized).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/France_2   (218 words)

  
 France. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The heart of France N of the Loire River is the province of Île-de-France, which occupies the greater part of the Paris basin, a fertile depression drained by the Seine and Marne rivers.
In 1328, Philip VI (1328–50), of the house of Valois, a younger branch of the Capetians, succeeded to the throne.
France was beset by a host of problems in 1995, including severe floods and terror bombings; the government faced international criticism for its nuclear testing in the South Pacific, which it resumed after a three-year moratorium; and the country was paralyzed late in the year by a long transportation workers strike.
www.bartleby.com /65/fr/France.html   (6467 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | Euro 2004 | Clockwatch: France 2-1 England
France: Barthez, Gallas, Thuram, Silvestre, Lizarazu, Pires, Vieira, Makelele, Zidane, Henry, Trezeguet.
France fans dominated one corner of the stadium, and provided a colourful and noisy element to the build-up.
The blue of France was not so much in evidence as England's followers looked to Sven-Goran Eriksson's side to give them a winning start to the tournament.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3787365.stm   (1302 words)

  
 SI.com - Tennis - Spain leads France 2-1 after thrilling doubles - Saturday September 25, 2004 2:04PM
France's new-look pairing had plenty of chances but the Spaniards prevailed in five error-strewn sets lasting three hours 47 minutes on the clay court at Alicante's Plaza de Toros to give the home side a 2-1 lead.
France wasted the chance to take the first set after Clement had fired a crosscourt winner to put his side 5-3 ahead.
France rattled through the remainder of the set before Nadal stopped the rot by winning his serve at the start of the decider.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/tennis/09/25/bc.sport.tennis.davis.spain   (578 words)

  
 Histoire
France recovered, however, and flourished during the Renaissance, followed by the grandeur of Louis XIV's reign.
The damage of warfare was amplified by frequent famines and the ravages of bubonic plague in the wake of the Black Death in 1348.
France came close to being permanently partitioned by the king of England and the duke of Burgundy.
www.franceway.com /culture/histoire.htm   (740 words)

  
 Andy Hein Shines, USA Falls, 3-2, to France in World University Games :: Pepperdine senior records 10 kills and 17 ...
France again posted a 2-0 lead in the second set and eventually built its largest lead at 15-8.
France took its first lead of the set at 8-7 and built its biggest lead at 15-11.
France built a 9-5 advantage in the final game, but USA fought back and tied the score at 10.
pepperdinesports.cstv.com /sports/m-volley/spec-rel/081205aaa.html   (907 words)

  
 France - Geography (Grades 2-4)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
France's terrain changes from beaches and rolling grasslands in the north to rugged and steep mountains in the Alps along its border with Switzerland and Italy.
France's climate ranges from warm nearly year-round along the Atlantic coast, to cold and snowy winters along the southeastern border with Italy and Switzerland.
In the north of France, beautiful beaches border the regions of Brittany and Normandy, both of which are known for their ancient small towns and fishing villages.
www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_Geography_110_1.html   (273 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
At present, France is at the forefront of efforts to develop the EU's military capabilities to supplement progress toward an EU foreign policy.
France is in the midst of transition from a well-to-do modern economy that has featured extensive government ownership and intervention to one that relies more on market mechanisms.
France's leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that reduce income disparity and the impact of free markets on public health and welfare.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/fr.html   (1286 words)

  
 France (Harpers.org)
France was trying to figure out what to do with 500,000 tons of meal contaminated with animals parts that can no longer be fed to livestock for fear of spreading mad cow disease; the million tons of animal parts produced each year by the French meat industry will have to be disposed of as well.
Three quarters of respondents in France and Germany and 64 percent of Britons felt that U.S. actions would have a negative impact on the world, and for the first time it appeared that an international dislike of Bush is metamorphosing into a dislike of Americans in general.
In France far-right groups were criticized for serving pork soup to the poor with the intent of discriminating against observant Muslims and Jews.
www.harpers.org /France.html   (3240 words)

  
 Ezra Klein: Health Care: France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In France, the comparable numbers are 2,588 years for the women and 5,610 for the men.
Nov 2, 2005 1:51:39 PM I think we need to be properly funded to provide care to those patients who needs help and can’t afford to go to private hospital.
I saw an article analyzing ICU mortality in France; of patients between the ages of 40 and 71, (mean of 54.2) and in Frances "best teaching hospitals" (if they do exist) the mortality rates for 7 medical ICU's and 4 Surgical ICU's, overall, are 33.6 percent.
ezraklein.typepad.com /blog/2005/04/health_care_fra.html   (6519 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
France defeated Cameroon 1-0 with a golden goal in the Final, 29 June 2003.
After the disappointment of being knocked out in the first round at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™ without a win or a goal, the hosts proved they were back to their sumptuous best, scoring 12 goals and winning four of their five matches inside 90 minutes.
Gazelle-like in his movements, the striker was particularly graceful when receiving the ball on the left flank where he constantly put opposing defenders on the back foot and then, more often than not, proceeded to make them look flat-footed with his darting dashes with the ball.
www.fifa.com /en/comp/index/0,2442,70602,00.html?comp=CC&year=2003&articleid=70602   (1056 words)

  
 TIME Europe Magazine: Sep. 29, 2003 -- In Defense of France - 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
France, Americans think — and this is going to shock you — is pursuing an independent Iraq policy out of naked self-interest.
And France's attempt to shape the European project in its own image is at least 50 years old.
France, in other words, is behaving just like the U.S., which makes me think the real reason for the latest outburst of Francophobia is guilt — American guilt over the fact that the reconstruction of Iraq has been handled so poorly that the U.S. needs international assistance.
www.time.com /time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901030929-488790-2,00.html   (642 words)

  
 Media Backspin
The state-owned television channels, France 2 and France 3, have stopped reporting on the number of cars torched by rioting young immigrants every night.
Now, in the face of nationwide protests in France itself, they choose to exercise discretion (i.e., censorship) by refusing to broadcasts reports of the worst excesses during the riots because they are concerned it might inflame people.
France 2 have just proven that they are fully aware of the incitement-value of reporting even real atrocities, to say nothing of faked ones.
backspin.typepad.com /backspin/2005/11/french_media_do.html   (299 words)

  
 CNN.com - French official: No anti-Americanism in France - Mar. 2, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Despite France's staunch refusal to support the United States in its plans for a possible war against Iraq, there is "no anti-Americanism" in France, the French foreign minister said Sunday.
France has not ruled out eventually using military action against Iraq if the inspections show that Iraq has not cooperated.
In stressing the longtime ties between the United States and France, Villepin pointed out that French President Jacques Chirac was the first head of state to formally visit the United States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/03/02/sprj.irq.france   (607 words)

  
 Political Animal: Comment on Healthcare in France, Part 2
But still, health care in France (and most european countries) is orders of magnitude better than what it is in America, both in terms of price and quality.
Costs in France are rising, as they are across Europe, in the US, and Canada as well as much of the world.
France did very well out of a tightly controlled state system but the generosity of that is in question.
www.washingtonmonthly.com /mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=6092   (13491 words)

  
 The Socialist Crisis in France: Part 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
As far as is generally known, France is not suffering from a lack of men who are covetous of a cabinet portfolio.
Yes, it was necessary to prosecute all forgers, all liars, all criminals, all traitors; it is necessary to pursue them to the extreme summits of the truth, as on the extreme point of a knife, until they were forced to admit their crimes and the ignominy of their crimes before the entire world.
It is true that two years ago the whole of "loyal and honest France" had been called upon to pledge: "I swear that Dreyfus is innocent, that the innocent shall be vindicated and the guilty shall be punished" (Ibid., Aug. 9, 1899).
www.marxists.org /archive/luxemburg/1901/socialist-crisis-france/ch02.htm   (3526 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | Euro 2004 | France 2-1 England
The onus was very much on France to pick up the pace after the break and one lightning quick counter-attack saw Vieira surge forward before finding Henry, whose curled shot was gathered by James.
The France striker pounced on the loose ball and was hauled to the ground by a despairing James.
The last time France had conceded a goal was against Turkey in the Confederations Cup on June 26, 2003.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3787491.stm   (1105 words)

  
 Slow Travel France - Part 2: Wine Regions, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone Valley, Alsace, Loire Valley, Champagne
Although cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and cabernet franc are the three grape varietals that are typically blended in Bordeaux, quite different proportions of these grapes are used in the various sub-regions of the area to create wines that are far from uniform in style and taste.
Alsace is the only region in France where the name of the grape, the varietal name, appears on the label.
Chinon and Bourgeuil are red wines made from cabernet franc, a grape that's frequently used in small amounts in Bordeaux blends.
www.slowtrav.com /france/wine/regions.htm   (2851 words)

  
 France Hotels, Paris Hotels and the France Travel Guide - France.com
It is located west of Italy, southeast of France, and north of the island of Sardinia.
France is awaiting a ruling by its top constitutional body on the legality of a highly controversial youth employment law which has sparked weeks of protest.
The Hotel Brighton dates back to the end of the XIXth century.Its name originates from the warm friendship which was held between France and England during the reign of Queen Victoria.
www.france.com   (990 words)

  
 France train information from Rail Europe
Provides 2 days unlimited train travel in France and 2 days car rental with unlimited mileage.
The two most popular European countries, France and Italy, are now available to you in one great railpass.
France and Switzerland are now available to you in one great railpass.
www.raileurope.com /us/rail/passes/france_index.htm   (310 words)

  
 LOTF
To see what is sure to be one of the most exceptional moments broadcast on the French evening news all year long, make sure that you click here to watch this evening's news.
However this one is on loan from the manufacturer, Aérospatiale, and is normally used to shuttle around executives, not to move large amounts of cargo.
Alliot-Marie then firmly asserts that France is "very well represented" in the rescue effort but that in the first days of the disaster, France was preoccupied by the repatriation of its nationals.
lastofthefamous.blogspot.com /2005/01/france-2-humiliates-french-government.html   (1306 words)

  
 Antisemitism And Racism
The Muslim Brothers are divided between the Association des étudiants islamiques en France, which is close to the Syrian Muslim Brothers, and the Union des Organisations Islamiques de France (UOIF), associated with the Egyptian branch.
In France, most of the Salafi belong to the so-called Shaykhist branch, which observes the fatwas (religious edicts) of Saudi religious authorities from Mecca and Medina universities.
On 2 March 2001 a Paris court sentenced Alois Brunner to life imprisonment for war crimes, in absentia.
www.tau.ac.il /Anti-Semitism/asw2001-2/france.htm   (3189 words)

  
 CAMERA: The Al Dura Affair: France 2 Misleads About U.S. Congressional Report
The name "Mohammed Al Dura" has become synonymous with Palestinian "martydom," thanks to the deceptive news coverage of French government-owned television network France 2 that broadcast the image of the cowering 12-year-old Palestinian boy with the false claim he was killed by Israeli soldiers.
Rather than admitting its guilt in broadcasting the original Enderlin report, France 2 is mired in a deceptive cover-up.
In an email response to a viewer’s query about the Al Dura affair, France 2 falsely alleged that an "authoritative American opinion" by the US government "discredits" the IDF investigation concluding that Al Dura was not killed by Israeli bullets.
www.camera.org /index.asp?x_context=3&x_outlet=167&x_article=997   (626 words)

  
 Christmas in France!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Christmas Day is celebrated in France with all of the family coming together.
In south France a Christmas loaf (pain calendeau) is cut crosswise and is eaten only after the first part has been given to a poor person.
In northern France, children are given their gifts on December 6th, which is Saint Nicholas Day, instead of Christmas Day.
www.christmas.com /worldview/fr   (350 words)

  
 Creative Commons Worldwide: France
Founded in 1967, the Research Center in Administrative Science (CERSA) is a joint research institute of the University of Paris 2 and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).
Dedicated to the study of administrative phenomena at all levels, CERSA is host to researchers in public law, political science and sociology.
The project lead of iCommons in France would like to thank Jean-Baptiste Soufron for his assistance in communicating on the project.
creativecommons.org /worldwide/fr   (197 words)

  
 Wines of France, part 2
The Loire valley, in west central France, produces excellent, light, and refreshing white wines such as Sancerre and Muscadet; the well-known rosé d'Anjou; and the minor reds Chinon and Bourgeuil.
The Midi and Provence regions in the south of France produce a great deal of ordinary wine, as well as some aperitif and dessert wines and popular rosés.
French wines are usually named by the region, town, or vineyard where they are produced, and, occasionally, by a generic name (Beaujolais).
www.discoverfrance.net /France/Wine/DF_wines2.shtml   (1008 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com presents the 92nd Tour de France, 2005.
The final stage of the 92nd Tour de France is also the final stage of the career of Lance Armstrong, who will hear the Star Spangled Banner for the seventh year in the row atop the Tour de France podium.
France’s summer heat will bake the tired Tour peloton as they head north into to soft underbelly of the Massif Centrale from the red-brick city of Albi to Mende on a hilly, unforgiving parcours to Mende, where local lad Laurent Jalabert won a decade ago.
Lunéville hosted a stage start 41 years ago and as the Tour de France heads east after seven stages of racing into Germany, this first stage over 220km will certainly be a hard-fought battle to the Karlsruhe, birthplace of Baron of Drais de von Sauerbronn, inventor of the precursor to the bicycle.
www.cyclingnews.com /road/2005/tour05/05index.php   (4213 words)

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