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Clavier AZERTY à modifier

by | May 18, 2007 |

Bon, j'aimerais vous dire que je commence à m'accoutumer au clavier AZERTY. Ca ne veut pas dire pour autant que mon français s'améliore. Ca reste tout autant compliqué, mais je m'en sors plus au moins avec les accents divers, le "m" placé au fond à droite du 2è rang,...

Tennis for life

by | May 18, 2007 |

In a prior comment, I posited that tennis is a great guide to leadership. Yesterday, I met a female [French] pro in Nice (Beaulieu) who at the age of 23 had a career ending injury (ruptured meniscus, operation, infection, re-operation...). At the time, she was ranked...

Biodegradable Coffins – Death goes green

by | May 14, 2007 |

I could not help but smile at the pleasantness of the subject: death goes green. And of course, they are doing it down under, witness this Australian museum (on-line). There are 2150 hits on google for "biodegradable coffin" (although just 700 on yahoo). Then, in good...

Serious games – innovations in France

by | May 11, 2007 | ,

You may have heard of the notion of "serious games"... edutainment in its latest form. You play, and you don't even see the time pass as you learn. Have a few examples of positively interesting games, in part courtesy of Le Monde article yesterday. (the examples are...

Where is the brain’s brand button?

by | May 11, 2007 | , ,

As a consumer, I do not want to spend oodles of time comparing prices and the quality(-ies) of the product. In the shop, or whenever and wherever I buy, I want trust and a preferred relationship [I may sound like a snob, but our current condition encourages this...

What’s your favourite sport to play?

by | May 11, 2007 | , ,

Some of you will know that I love (lawn) tennis, but if I had my druthers, I would spend my time playing Padel Tennis. If there were more courts and players, I would be a devout padel aficionado (more about the European or Argentinian variety with the walls as opposed...

Paying taxes in France

by | May 10, 2007 |

After attending a briefing meeting by KPMG on how to pay French taxes (we are getting close to tax day here), I found a few items worthy of note. Unlike most [modern] countries, there is no salary with-holding (by the employer) for taxes. Just for social security --...

Raising money (without raising hairs)

by | May 9, 2007 |

Got this nice story courtesy of Bill in England. Lewis Cullman - notable NYC and Yale philanthropist - has written a little book about raising money, "Can’t Take It With You. The Art of Making and Giving Money." The story goes along the lines : "Raising money is...

Sarkozy better/mieux for/pour les relations France/USA

by | May 9, 2007 |

Here is the first "thread" for this blog: Will Sarkozy be better or worse for relations between France and the USA (compared to Chirac)? And whom among the 2008 Presidential candidates in the USA will be his best complement? Voici un premier "filon" (pas de reference...

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