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Hmm, perhaps it is a bizarre proposition, perhaps not. Last wishes, even when documented, are impossible to protest after the fact! [6][;-)] Did you see this? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7701364.stm
It's my understanding that France, like Spain, has a policy of presumed consent.
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Hi - You've may have sorted this out by now but... perhaps this will be useful to you. Earlier this year, I replaced the metal 'hats' on two vents, running up the external wall of the house, with carbon filters. There are two types of filter unit; the one I needed for sink/toilet vents, and one suitable for a septic tank vent. I found it clearly explained on the website.
I wasn't sure whether they would be worth the outlay, but now I consider the filters money well spent. No smells since fitting them and they look reasonably tidy. They were very easy to fit, I needed to buy a collar from a DIY shop to marry the vent pipe to the filter. Each collar cost a couple of Euro. The website has information needed for specific pipe sizes. nb. The carbon filter supplied with the unit needs to be replaced every two years.
Delivery (to France) was within 7 days, as promised. I had no problems at all with the order or product from this supplier www.Humm-Busters.com It was a quick solution to a long-time annoying problem!
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Top tune for a Monday morning Teapot. Here's one that makes me feel good.
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He, he. I have been saying 'c'est le sel sur mes epinards' for years, albeit not very often. [:$] Merci, Odile. I must learn to use butter!
I do agree with you re: subtitles; watching & reading is trying to do two things at once. But before I could distinguish separate words, I was lost without reading the STs... even the weather forecast! It's a question of making it hard enough for yourself so that you're learning something & enjoyable enough so that you persevere. A balance for each individual to find, depending on their level, I guess.
It is a great idea to watch something already familiar. I ususally watch TV... so was astounded, on a recent trip to the UK, to find that Hugh Laurie has an American accent in House. [blink]
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Hi Giddy - You might like listening to Serge Gainsbourg.
Re: movies, some of your existing dvds might have the French dub... anything I buy here has the English sound track as well as French dub & subtitles. I switch on the subtitles so I can read the French while I'm listening to it.
The danger with reading English subtitles with the French soundtrack is that the translations are not literal, so you're hearing and reading two completely different things. e.g. "That's the icing on the cake" = "That's the salt on the spinach" I'm sure there are better examples, but I hope you see what I mean.
There are lots of dubbed movies & series on television (terrestrial channels) too. Personally, I find VO French programmes, much harder to follow than dubbed programmes; US forensic/medical dramas easier to follow than 'Plus Belle La Vie.' The subtitles are on Teletext page 888.
Odile, good movie suggestions and a couple that I haven't seen. Merci beaucoup.
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Stansted - Lourdes-Tarbes-Ossun
Ryanair start flying this route on 20 December 2008.
There appears to be one flight a week, on Saturdays.
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Thanks for clarifying that Clair. It took less than two minutes to complete registration and to print the donor card attached to the email reply.