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<title><![CDATA[The Connexion News Feed: FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS]]></title>
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<copyright>2010 CNX</copyright>
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		<title><![CDATA[Roger McGough: my love of languages]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/roger-mcgough-french-literature-language-poet-10914-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Poet Roger McGough didn't study English at university. He opted for French instead.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Where we live: Poitou-Charentes]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/poitou-charentes-where-we-live-10921-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Things to do, dishes to try and a run down of property prices]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bakers fight to stay off breadline]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/bakers-fight-to-stay-off-breadline-10922-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Quality counts in the battle for your tastebuds]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lavender's unique colour and smell]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/france-lavender-smell-colour-provence-producers-10912-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[France produces over 50% of the worlds lavender - although production has nearly halved in the last 10 years]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[France's best theme parks]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/best-theme-parks-france-safari-parks-circus-family-days-out-10913-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Theme parks, safaris, scientific discovery, circus days, you don't have to look far to find a family treat]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vichy builds a new image]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/wartime-capital-vichy-builds-new-image-france-history-10897-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Vichy has built a new life since June 1940 and its role as the wartime capital of France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dita Von Teese on life in Paris]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/dita-von-teese-exclusive-interview-living-in-paris-erotic-performer-10874-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Erotic performer loves to explore the capital from her new apartment - now if she can just master the native tongue]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-07-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Riviera is picture perfect all year]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-riviera-where-we-live-our-guide-property-prices-10833-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[With year-long sunshine and stunning views, property prices in the Riviera really know no bounds.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Our man in Paris, Peter Westmacott]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/british-ambassador-france-sir-peter-westmacott-interviews-10835-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sir Peter Westmacott was appointed UK ambassador to France in 2007. Connexion met him at his official residence in Paris]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[David Lynch's French connections]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/david-lynch-interview-france-paris-film-director-10832-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[David Lynch's films are often dark but on his latest France visit the director wants to bring peace through meditation]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to stop the dream going sour]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-to-stop-the-dream-going-sour-moving-to-france-10834-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Janice Moody has lived in France for almost 20 years and looks at offers advice on how to survive difficult times]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do's and don'ts of apéritifs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/aperitifs-dos-and-donts-making-friends-with-neighbours-10836-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[An invitation for an apéro is a well-known way to break the ice with neighbours, but what are the do's and don'ts?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tell your left from right wing]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-politics-left-right-wing-jean-marie-le-pen-10915-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lecturer Luc Baranton-Bordas looks at the far-right and far-left parties Jean-Marie Le Pen has left behind]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Old pet cemetery holds stars]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/oldest-pet-cemetery-france-10917-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas dog and Rin Tin Tin buried in Paris ground]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shepherds lived  high life]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/shepherds-lived-high-life-flock-10918-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Stilts or échasses were used to get about the boggy marais countryside in Les Landes]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paris's professor of bread]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/paris-professor-of-bread-10923-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Professor of bread sorts wheat from chaff in the boulangerie]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Frances hottest  boulanger]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/tvs-hottest-boulanger-10924-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[TV chef wants to pass on his passion for the dishiest breads]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I choose the films at Cannes festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Thierry-Fremaux-choses-films-Cannes-interview-10736-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Thierry Frémaux has final say on which films are shown at Cannes. He tells Connexion how he chooses]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-12</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Take a swing at free golf days]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/take-a-swing-at-free-golf-days-in-may-10859-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have never played golf but fancy having a go, then from May 12-17 you have the perfect chance ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[France invented the strawberry]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-france-invented-the-modern-strawberry-10868-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[With cream they are unmistakably British, but garden strawberries originated in France and can be used in many ways]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Everybody needs good neighbours]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/meeting-french-people-integrating-fete-des-voisins-neighbours-may-26-10719-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Joining in the Fête des Voisins on May 28 can help you integrate, says event's founder]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Making Asterix funny in English]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/asterix-english-translator-anthea-bell-interview-10695-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Anthea Bell has been translating Asterix for 40 years. She talks to Oliver Rowland about what's involved]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Walking to fitness the Nordic way]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/nordic-walking-groups-france-getting-exercise-seeing-outdoors-10760-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Nordic walking is 10 years old in France and is an increasingly popular way of getting exercise]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French: language of laughter]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-comedians-language-laughter-funny-10797-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting the joke is one of the challenges to anyone learning French but there are 
many funny comedians out there]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Remoted, rugged, beautiful Brittany]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/brittany-where-we-live-things-to-see-property-prices-10798-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Brittany is one of the most beautiful and refreshing in France - and nowhere is more than an hour from the sea]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meet French funny man Franck Dubosc]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/franck-dubosc-french-comedian-exclusive-interview-camping-2-10750-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rapid-fire French comedian Franck Dubsosc is a fluent English-speaker and once appeared in Coronation Street.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[1,000 years of France-UK tension]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/1000-years-of-annoying-the-french-stephen-clarke-interview-10751-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Clarke trawled through 1,000 years of history to better understand the origins of Franco-British rivalry]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A French expat's view of the Brits]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-to-survive-the-english-a-french-expats-view-of-london-life-10752-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hortense de Monplaisir is a Parisienne in London who has written a guide on "how to survive the English"]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['English is badly pronounced French']]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/selected-quotes-on-franco-british-relations-over-the-years-10753-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Selected quotes on Franco-British relations from Stephen Clarke's new book, 1,000 Years of Annoying the French]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What do the French think of Brits?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-expats-in-london-what-do-they-think-of-british-10652-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We ask French expats living in the UK what they think of British culture, humour and social behaviour]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Midsomer writer's dreams of France  ]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/interview-anthony-horowitz-midsomer-murders-foyles-war-10690-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[British writer Anthony Horowitz on how France first embraced his work and continues to inspire him]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French life still inspires authors]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-life-inspiration-generations-of-authors-10691-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[From tSmollett through to Joanne Harris of Chocolat fame, France has proved an inspiration to generations of authors]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Broadband attracts new wave of expats]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/broadband-internet-attracts-new-wave-of-expats-to-france-10689-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[High-speed internet has enabled a new generation of young couples to experience life in France while pursuing a career.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My plan to rebuild our universities]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/valerie-pecresse-interview-higher-education-minister-universities-france-10596-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[France has set aside an extra 19bn for research and higher education. The minister in charge Valérie Pécresse explains]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How James Bond settled in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/sir-roger-moore-interview-james-bond-star-living-in-france-10597-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bond star Sir Roger Moore talks to Liz Morgan about filming and living in France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We're poorer but happier in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/we-are-poorer-but-happier-in-france-10644-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What prompts British people to give up jobs in the UK and move to France? We speak to families who made the move]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Graham Templeton talks to Connexion]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/graham-templeton-warren-dordogne-expat-fraud-jail-exclusive-interview-the-connexion-10574-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We tracked down the Dordogne conman and asked him why he was not in jail. He has now begun his two-year sentence]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Plantu: The power of press cartoons]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/plantu-le-monde-cartoonist-interview-french-newspaper-satire-jean-plantureux-10526-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Le Monde's cartoonist has opened an exhibition of war and peace drawings in Caen. Connexion spoke to him in 2007]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tim Rice: France  and the musicals]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/tim-rice-musicals-lion-king-paris-france-interview-10527-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Lion King is the longest running musical in Paris - a victory in a country where such shows struggle, says Tim Rice]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How do the French stay so slim?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/slimming-france-compared-uk-weight-loss-dieting-10528-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A British slimming expert who lives part-time in France explores the difference in attitudes to food]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Buying responsibly can lighten life]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/responsible-buying-interview-10561-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Marie-France Corre led consumer body UFC-Que Choisir's testing department for two decades. She talks to Oliver Rowland]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Peter Mayle: 20 years in Provence]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/peter-mayle-interview-a-year-in-provence-20-years-10512-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Two decades have passed since Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence was published - but what does he think of it now?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-12-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lean years ahead for oyster farmers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/lean-years-ahead-for-french-oyster-farmers-10488-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Producers hope sales will see them through tough years to come]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-12-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Miss France: glam - but not sexy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/interview-with-miss-france-organiser-genevieve-de-fontenay-10489-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Organiser Geneviève de Fontenay fears she is fighting a losing battle to protect her 'Cinderella dream' from vulgarity]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-12-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family-friendly ski resorts]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/pick-the-best-family-friendly-ski-slopes-in-france-10493-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[To make sure the whole family has a good time skiing one of the Famille Plus Montagne resorts could fit the bill]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-12-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Miss France is still going strong]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/miss-france-is-still-going-strong-10480-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As Miss Normandy, Malika Menard, is named Miss France 2010, Connexion looks back at the contest's history, characters and controversies]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Straight talk on immigration]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/straight-talk-on-immigration-10454-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[From 'Britishland' to Iraqi Kurds, in the eyes of French immigration researchers we are all new settlers]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[One year in very southern France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/one-year-in-very-southern-france-10455-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Adventurer Laurence de la Ferrière has spent the past year working as the 'prefect of the Antarctic']]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Celebrating 15 years of Eurostar]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/celebrating-15-years-of-eurostar-10453-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Eurostar France head of marketing Lionel Benbassat talks to Connexion about Eurostar's 15 years and its future plans]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Preparing for an elderly population]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/preparing-for-an-elderly-population-10421-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Minister Norra Berra is charged with France's response to an ageing demographic. She talks to Connexion.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will Ryanair keep  free flights goal?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/will-ryanair-keep-free-flights-goal-10422-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Airline promised 50% tickets to be free by 2010. But what about all the charges? Their Europe spokesman explains]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dame Vera recalls D-Day landings]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/dame-vera-recalls-d-day-landings-10415-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[From her home on the French Riviera the forces' sweetheart (and recent UK chart topper) tells of her war experiences]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Olivier Todd on 68 riots and Vietnam]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/olivier-todd-on-68-riots-and-vietnam-10373-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Former BBC journalist Olivier Todd has documented France's highs and lows. Jean-Paul Sartre called him his rebel son]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brigitte Bardot at 75: the exhibition]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/brigitte-bardot-at-75-the-exhibition-10375-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[An exhibition has opened to celebrate the life of Brigitte Bardot, the global sex icon turned campaigner who is 75]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Maud Fontenoy: I rowed the oceans]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/maud-fontenoy-i-rowed-the-oceans-10377-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Maud Fontenoy was the first woman to row across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Now she's fighting to save them]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Burqa is 'walking coffin'  minister]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/burqa-is-walking-coffin-minister-10349-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Muslim minister Fadela Amara, head of urban estates, says she is fighting a new brand of fascism disguised as Islam.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When seeing is  not believing]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/when-seeing-is-not-believing-10352-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Trompe loeil paintings are enjoying a revival both inside and outside the home]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I said no to sex kitten Bardot]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/i-said-no-to-sex-kitten-bardot-10344-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Professional deadlines came before star's invitation to play poker in hotel suite, says film critic Barry Norman]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-07-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prize bloomers at top garden show]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/prize-bloomers-at-top-garden-show-10345-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The annual International Garden Festival at the Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire is Frances Chelsea Flower Show]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-07-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[6m for Prousts favourite hotel]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/6m-for-prousts-favourite-hotel-10346-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As France introduces its first five-star hotels we look at one establishment aiming for the top]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-07-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cavendish  Brit's top tour finalé]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/cavendish-brits-top-tour-final-10338-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Before setting out on the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish, 24, spoke to Connexion about his hopes for the race]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-07-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Channel crossing is mythical']]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/channel-crossing-is-mythical-10329-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fusion Man Yves Rossy on flying the English Channel with a jetpack ahead the 100th anniversary of first Channel flight]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-06-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The man who binned France's rule book]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/the-man-who-binned-frances-rule-book-10328-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hervé Novelli who launched the auto-entrepreneur, Frances simplest business scheme, talks exclusively to Connexion]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-06-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Da Vincis French  home renaissance]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/da-vincis-french-home-renaissance-10331-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The last home of Italian inventor, scientist and artist has opened its first ever major exhibition on his French links]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-06-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[De Caunes, a life after Eurotrash]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/de-caunes-a-life-after-eurotrash-10326-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Actor presenter and director Antoine de Caunes on the Breeteesh sense of 'umour, academy awards and Monsieur Pingouin]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-05-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A French farmer gives his side]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/a-french-farmer-gives-his-side-10327-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ten billion euros of EU subsidies go to French farmers yet still they complain and protest. Here's why...]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-05-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Frost vs Sarkozy - one day maybe]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/frost-vs-sarkozy-one-day-maybe-10321-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Veteran broadcaster would like to add a French president to the eight UK PMs and seven US presidents under his belt.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-04-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Raising bilingual  children  Q&A]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/raising-bilingual-children-qa-10322-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If your children are being raised in France, this will affect the way they learn both languages - how can you help?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-04-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Emblematic beret back in fashion]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/emblematic-beret-back-in-fashion-10309-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Manufacturers Blancq-Olibet have more than doubled production in two years thanks to Ché and bobos]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-03-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Embracing a new mixed France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/embracing-a-new-mixed-france-10310-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Miss France Chloé Mortaud, 19, is the first to carry two passports and one of them is American. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-03-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pioneering Minitel in slow decline]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/pioneering-minitel-in-slow-decline-10311-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A decade before the internet, millions of French were logging on to check the weather, buy train tickets and chat online]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-03-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[France's biggest uni goes solo]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/university-strasbourg-interview-autonomy-france-10533-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The merger of three universities has made Strasbourg the largest in France - now it is among the first to be independent]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-02-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We know Dakar Rally dangers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/we-know-dakar-rally-dangers-10305-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Former competitor Gilles Algay gives insight into desert driving challenge.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-02-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Frenchman who almost outran Bond]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/the-frenchman-who-almost-outran-bond-10304-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sébastien Foucan is the founder of freerunning- the sport he showcased in the opening of Casino Royale]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Veteran minister Jack Lang speaks]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/veteran-minister-jack-lang-speaks-10295-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If Royal had won the party would have become her election machine says ex-minister and Fête de la Musique founder.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bergerac Airport- the big take off]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/bergerac-airport-the-big-take-off-10296-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Passenger numbers have risen nearly twenty times in six years and 95% of fliers are British.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Just dont call it French mustard]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/just-dont-call-it-french-mustard-10297-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As the leading Dijon mustard producer is set to pull out of its home town, we take a look at a bigger mustard misnomer.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clive James still Channel hopping]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/clive-james-still-channel-hopping-10284-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[TV presenter and critic loves Paris and the Eurostar but keep him away from the weather in Normandy.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-01-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gite owners tips for messy guests]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/gite-owners-tips-for-messy-guests-10285-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many readers responded to a cry for help from one gite owner over a nightmare family. Here are some of the best:]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-01-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French media -read all about it]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-media-read-all-about-it-10276-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A forum on the press is due to conclude, while public broadcasters strike over funding  we examine the issues.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-11-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My life in France Andrew Neil]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/my-life-in-france-andrew-neil-10277-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[FORMER Sunday Times editor and Daily Politics Show presenter on the Côte dAzur, politics and papers.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-11-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Battle for future of wildlife]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/battle-for-future-of-wildlife-10268-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[WWF France celebrates its 35th anniversary this year but what challenges does it face?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Finding the right words every time]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/finding-the-right-words-every-time-10269-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As the Collins-Robert dictionary turns 30, we speak to editorial director Dominique Le Fur.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cordon bleu: world cookery school]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/cordon-bleu-world-cookery-school-10270-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This Paris-based institution is internationally renowned for its top-class training of chefs. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Where communism  meets democracy ]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/where-communism-meets-democracy-10248-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Parti Communiste Français leader Marie-George Buffet believes in ending Europe's dogma of competitivity.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA["Reduce taxes to help the economy"]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/reduce-taxes-to-help-the-economy-10239-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Former US presidential candidate Steve Forbes thinks France could build the next Microsoft if it changed its taxes.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[King Arthur - his role in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/king-arthur-his-role-in-france-10240-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The first ever major French exhibition about Le Roi Arthur runs until January in Rennes.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Citroën 2CV marks 60th anniversary]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/citron-2cv-marks-60th-anniversary-10215-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[As iconic as the Eiffel Tower, the little car still carries cult status around the world despite the last one rolling out in 1991.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[France leads EU in space race]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/france-leads-eu-in-space-race-10213-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Country started worlds third civilian space programme in 1961 and continues to lead the European Space Agency.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I dream of being a Frenchwoman]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/i-dream-of-being-a-frenchwoman-10214-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Absolutely Fabulous star and former Bond Girl Joanna Lumley on her ambitions to improve her linguistic skills.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Formula 1 champ remembers victory]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/formula-1-champ-remembers-victory-10195-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Damon Hill talks to Oliver Rowland on racing for Renault, his fathers Monaco wins and victory at the French Grand Prix.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-06-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My first bullfight and I want more]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corrida is typically associated with Spain but across the south of France tens of thousands turn out to watch.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-06-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Theyre going to kill French wine]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/theyre-going-to-kill-french-wine-10197-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Alain Marty, 41, president of the Wine & Business Club and host of TV and radio shows for wine-lovers on his fears.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-06-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Former MI5 boss Stella Rimington]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/former-mi5-boss-stella-rimington-10190-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dame Stella Rimington on the IRA, Libya, being a single mother and her new career as a novelist. By Tony Todd.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-06-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When France was a different place]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/when-france-was-a-different-place-10192-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Estelle Phillips talks to three British expats who moved to France long before the internet and cheap flights.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-06-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The head of French language policy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oliver Rowland interviews Xavier North, head of language policy for the French Government's Ministry of Culture. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-03-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ramsay's new F- word is France]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gordon Ramsay's new Paris Restaurant has opened in Versailles. He talks to The Connexion's Estelle Phillips.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-03-03</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A LEADING figure in one of Frances largest  unions, Maryse Dumas talks about the unions fight for workers rights.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-02-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The small car that runs on thin air]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/the-small-car-that-runs-on-thin-air-10095-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This super-efficient little French car, made near Nice, runs on air, costs just 3,700, and is quietly taking over the world.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-02-14</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asterix creator  on his life's work]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albert Uderzo, the co-creator of of the world-famous Asterix books, talks about the impact of his little Gaulish hero.]]></description>
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