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  1. [quote user="Russethouse"] I believe he has Legal Aid.....why the British taxpayer should help him when he'd happily see us in hell, goodness knows.... However Ms Cooper has no real right to criticise, Labour failed to expel him during their term of office....[6] [/quote] from the Indypendant...                                        a north London firm of legal aid solicitors had been able to "outwit" the Government's highly paid barristers.[:-))]
  2. I always unplug the telephone connexion cable from the AliceBox if thundery conditions are forecast or occur. Once bitten, twice shy.
  3. My only practical experience of presumably french LNBs was rescuing a complete parabole and furnishings from a "poubelle" after the Grzat Storm in 1999. It was finally removed after giving sterling, not stirling, service until the termination of analogue on AB3. If I can find it I'll check the identity of the LNB. I rather think they are almost as rare as meeting a marsupilami whilst walking in the woods.
  4. Carl Gardner's comments on the matter, developed in his blog are very "construeing".[:)] http://www.headoflegal.com/
  5. Not a full stiff à la DSK. Just strict compliance with Colombian minimum wage legislation. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/secret-service-colombian-hooker-scandal-escort-explosive-scandal-article-1.1064287?pgno=1
  6. Oh Dear! So a quick trip to Jordan may be just a moot point.[:P] Looks like Theresa is not "au fait" with a "délai franc" and a "délai non franc". Qatada's lawyers and the European Court naturally prefer a "délai franc". Oh Dear!
  7. [quote user="Quillan"]I am not sure what Fibre Reinforced Plastic has to do with this.[/quote] Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet http://www.frp.no/no/Andre_sprak/English/ More correctly apocopated as FrP. http://goo.gl/1tykT
  8. [quote user="Quillan"][quote user="andyh4"] [quote user="Chiefluvvie"] - why on earth bother with the trauma (for the relatives / friends of the deceased) and cost -  Chiefluvvie[/quote]   Because it seems that many of those friends and relatives want to try and at least half understand what makes a person (and I use the word in its loosest of meanings) do such an horrific thing.  It is surely part of the closure process - not that I can imagine what kind of closure there can be. [/quote] And for the average Norwegian as well. They are a funny, well no, lets say different lot from us. Somewhat conservative in their views on one hand coupled with an almost sense of innocence on the other. The majority of the population, or so I am told by my close Norwegian friend (who lives in Oslo), just can't get their head around this at all. They simply can't understand why anyone would want to do anything like this. So the court case is of great interest to them all. My friend said his family were disappointed that the 'statement' was not broadcast because they really wanted to try and understand what is going on in the mans head. Must have been a hard decision by the judges to broadcast or not to broadcast his statement, I would not have liked to be asked to choose. [/quote] Indeed a soul searching moment for FRP supporters.
  9. Pedagogic Radar! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbzHmwFC7us&feature=player_embedded
  10. [quote user="NormanH"]A bit of light relief: Sarkozy's campaign as a 'rap' http://canalstreet.canalplus.fr/humour/le-boucan-du-jour/le-clip-de-campagne-de-nicolas-sarkozy-en-exclusivite [/quote] He'll need more than rap. http://cache.20minutes.fr/img/photos/20mn/2012-04/2012-04-17/article_course-ok.jpg
  11. The LNB chnage you mention hasn't been raised before. Surprised me a bit as well seeing as the universal LNB has been around since the launching of Astra 1E in 1995. A mere 17 years.[:)]
  12. [:D] http://www.20minutes.fr/insolite/918029-radar-automatique-disait-fuck-you-chauffards
  13. The thread starts with the word french... so awareness of the division of france into occupied and vichy; the french empire under vichy, mers el kebir, the animosity between communist and " gauliste", barbarosa, etc ....may distinguish the analysis of the french case.  Being a resistant in france was often a solitary and lonely task for a distinguished but relatively small group of exceptionally brave and courageous individuals; conversely the collaborators were legion and treacherous.
  14. French law, contrary to forum opinion, does not restrain disposal during ones lifetime. It does so after death, so give all your money to the local SPA before dying. However your successors may not be keen on this benevolence. They will try to get you declared "dotty" as a march hare. Look at the L'Oreal  comings and goings. Détournement of a succession...check out the punch-up between Marine and Eva.
  15. [quote user="5-element"][quote user="5-element"][quote user="pachapapa"][You can watch it on pluzz.fr for the next week, here is the link. http://www.pluzz.fr/raymond-aubrac-les-annees-de-guerre.html [/quote] Great, thank you for that, ppp. [/quote] I am really glad I watched that programme (1h40min). Apart from anything else, it is such a source of inspiration to see such a brilliant, eloquent, articulate 95-year old who lived such a rich, courageous life (whatever omissions or embellishments there may or may not be in the narration). The fact is that he, like a lot of others, risked his life many times, and there are many references to his many "camarades" who were caught, tortured, and killed. He never gave up his values and his ideals, and at that ripe old age, was still going around schools to tell young people about the French Resistance and WW2. The programme also gave a good historical background to those troubled, disturbing times. I grew up with adults who were continually telling stories of the French resistance, the STO camps, the exodus, their personal experience of the Gestapo, the Miliciens, the German occupation, so it is doubly fascinating for me to watch that sort of programme, or any Resistance-themed movie.   [/quote] If you want the flavour following the Village francais" series on tuesday on France 3 is profitable. The INA site is also full of authentic historical film clips. An example of relevant available material. http://www.ina.fr/video/I07345824/temoignage-de-lucie-et-raymond-aubrac.fr.html
  16. [quote user="5-element"][quote user="pachapapa"] While most french people will have heard of Moulin, I have yet to meet one who knew of Aubrac before his death. Today it would be unheard of to mention that communists were communists first and resistants second. There is a hommage to Aubrac starting NOW on France 2 so I 'll sign out for now. http://www.programme.tv/raymond-aubrac-les-annees-de-guerre-4325099.php [/quote] If you'd ever met me PPP, that would be at least one French person you know who is familiar with the name Aubrac (and not because of the beef). Most French cinephiles will know of Aubrac, since the 1996 movie "Lucie Aubrac" (his wife, also a resistant). I am sorry to have missed the Fr.2 programme. [/quote] You can watch it on pluzz.fr for the next week, here is the link. http://www.pluzz.fr/raymond-aubrac-les-annees-de-guerre.html The docu was done in 2010 and the autobiographical setting with lots of INA clippings frankly got a bit boring; OK he was then 95 so making something of a final personal testament rather than developing the nitty-gritty of the resistance, but still worth watching though. My Marianne reference was purely made in an attempt to review the wider picture to complement " le concert de louanges". Although he seems not to be listed as a " compagnon de la liberation" under Aubrac, even though being apparently one of the last 20 survivors...according to the Guardian. Aubrac was of course a pseudonym which he adopted after the end of hostilities, perhaps he is listed under Samuel which is his correct surname. In my opinion the communists caused more problems to the occupiers, than the rest of the resistance movement. The protestants were also important. The catholics.....!
  17. Not new dates from 2010 when it offered a defragmenter. The french web gives lots and lots of problems with your new version from the beginning of april.
  18. The situation in france is curious with a law in 1906 establishing the departments and communes as providers and OWNERS of the distribution network. In Deux-Sèvres the original SIEDS still survives to this day under the guise of SEOLIS, a similar situation exists in La Vienne, no idea about Manche. A law in 1946 nationalised the supply of electric power making EDF the preferred concessionaire. Without getting too much into french complexities, the concessionaire may have paid an indemnité for the installation of the pole also possibly a servitude with payment of an annual fee; there should be something on your "acte de vente". On the assumption that the pole is not used and is redundant, most built up areas now distribute near houses with underground connections then the rights to the pole have probably reverted to the local commune or communauté de communes. I suggest thay you have a friendly chat with your secretary at the mairie to establish who is king of the post, there may be more assistance than you anticipate, possibly a 50:50 share of costs. A devious possibility is to get a permit to build something around the pole which would then be an entravement to your building project and you could insist on it being removed for free; even broaching a proposed construction could persuade the commune to put pressure on the concessionaire ( EDF probably but could be ERDF as is the case in DS ) to remove the post which he has left after terminating the use and any possible reuse in the future.
  19. [quote user="AnOther"]Tax deadlines 2012, midnight in all cases. Paper declarations: Monday 31th May Online: Departments 1 to 19 Thursday 7th June Departments 20 to 49 Thursday 14th June Departments 50 to 974 Thursday 21st June [/quote] Maybe some non resident french revenue tax payers out there. Pour les non résidents la date limite de déclaration (en ligne ou papier) est fixée le samedi 30 juin à minuit pour les contribuables résidant en Europe, dans les pays du littoral méditerranéen, en Amérique du Nord et en Afrique et le dimanche 15 juillet à minuit pour ceux résidant dans les autres pays du monde.
  20. If MSE is up to date not much will escape it. A lot of it around since start of April. I usually do a System Restore to finally resolve the possibility of hidden files still lurking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRwDGsNdf6k
  21. [quote user="Russethouse"] I can't see him on the list under either name, and the Guardian looks like the only paper (out of the ones I looked at quickly) to mention the Compagnon de La Liberation. Never the less both Sarkozy and Hollande have paid tribute to him, so he obviously respected for his past exploits whatever his politics (and after all isn't that what the fight was for, so people had the freedom to follow their political hearts and not be dictated to ?)[/quote] While most french people will have heard of Moulin, I have yet to meet one who knew of Aubrac before his death. Today it would be unheard of to mention that communists were communists first and resistants second. There is a hommage to Aubrac starting NOW on France 2 so I 'll sign out for now. http://www.programme.tv/raymond-aubrac-les-annees-de-guerre-4325099.php
  22. The tax return dates were announced by the fisc today. http://www.20minutes.fr/economie/915777-impot-revenu-dates-oublier
  23. http://www.rotocal.nc/MINIFLO.pdf
  24. [quote user="Russethouse"] Marianne actually...  As I said unless you are his age and had similar experiences I doubt if you, or any of us are really in a position to judge. History depends on where you are stood at the time.........   [/quote] French World War II history is very subjective with lots of opinion and not much fact. Courtois is an investigator with the CNRS with I presume some "historical facts". As a matter of fact the Guardian states in it's article that Aubrac was a "Compagnon de La Liberation", even with live link to the website. ..... and was one of only around 20 surviving members of the Compagnons de la Libération.... I am a little doubtful of the veracity of this Granaudiesque fact, as I cant find an Aubrac... http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr_doc/liste_biographie.html#A  
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