Tagged: France

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Shipwreck yields estimated $500M haul

(Associated Press) Deep-sea explorers said Friday they have mined what could be the richest shipwreck treasure in history, bringing home 17 tons of colonial-era silver and gold coins from an undisclosed site in the...

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France to ban smoking in public

(BBC News) France is to ban smoking in all public places from next February, the prime minister has announced. Cafes, nightclubs and restaurants are to be given until January 2008 to adapt, said Dominique...

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Best of Bootie is Back; Tasty Mash-Ups

I’ll admit I have a particular weakness for clever musical mash-ups. Last year I downloaded and thoroughly enjoyed Best of Bootie 2005. I didn’t think I’d see another album but lo and behold, there’s...

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In Ochre and Oxide

Tens thousands years or more of storms had come and gone in the southwestern corner of France and each had taken their toll. This particular one had knocked over a cluster of trees leaving...

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Steve Jobs on France’s DRM Law

(Songbird) In 2002, Steve Jobs said, “If you legally acquire music, you need to have the right to manage it on all other devices that you own.” In 2006, France said, “The consumer must...