Monica Jackson's Blog, page 73
June 15, 2022
North America’s Second Legislative Round: Increasing Participation on the Internet – Frenchly Morning US
The second round of the legislative elections on the Internet for French residents abroad has come to an end. The online voting portal closed this Wednesday, June 15 at 6am EST, 3am PST. And the first observation in North America, according to figures collected by French Morning: more voters voted online in the second round than in the first. 46,040 people applied online for their candidate between June 10 and 15, compared to 40,525 between May 27 and June 1, that is, 5,515 more.
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UK’s French Academy celebrates music festival
Fête de la Musique was created in 1982 on the initiative of the Minister of Culture, Jack Lang, and has been celebrated every summer since then. On the occasion of its 40th edition, the French Academy of London proposed to participate in a concert by Doria D. The concert will take place on Tuesday, June 21 at 6.30pm and will also be broadcast live on its channel. YouTube and Facebook.
The Belgian singer and songwriter’s January 2021 title, “Dépendance,” has more than 1 million views on YouTu...
Marine Maio: “I fell in love with the city of Buffalo” – Frenchly
In this new episode of French Expat, I invite you to discover the city where my expatriation began almost 16 years ago: Buffalo. Coinciding between the Lac Erié and the Lac Ontario tout au nord de l’État de New York, à quelques kilometers des mythiques Chutes du Niagara, Buffalo is a petite ville that j’affectionne tout particularly more than that toujours bonne réputation auprès tourists.
Marine Maio accompanies us on this journey. I have an appointment with her in a small cafe in the hi...
Frenchman Sophie Buchaillard publishes first English-language novel about the Rwandan genocide
” I want to tell my kids that you have to follow your passion said Sophie Bouchard, his author it’s not us. This first published novel fulfills a long-standing dream of becoming a writer. In addition, the 44-year-old French woman left Cardiff University’s administrative role in 2019 to devote herself to writing.
Gender equality and immigration are two of Sophie Buchaillard’s favourite themes. This can be done in it’s not us, Posted June 13. Based on the correspondence story of two French and...
June 14, 2022
Hamilton may leave Montreal – ZIMO News
Fourth in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was stabbed in the back. After the race, Toto Wolff expressed concern about the health of the British rider. “He’s really bad, we just need to find a solution … I think he may have suffered more than all the drivers,” said the Mercedes boss.
Asked about the possible risk of the seven-time world champion not being able to ride in Montreal this weekend, the Austrian replied: “Yes, definitely. I haven’t seen him yet, haven’t talked to him, ...
Saiss will travel to Turkey – ZIMO News
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Romain Saiss will face a new challenge. At 32, the former Angers player will move to Turkey after 6 seasons at Wolverhampton. According to RMC, the centre-back will move to Besiktas on Wednesday.
The Moroccan footballer played 206 games for the Wolves and scored 15 goals. He joined the club in 2016 for €4 million. Today, without any contract, Lev Atlas will move to Besiktas after a disappointing season for the club. The Istanbul tea...
Gravenbergh’s father is involved with several big clubs including PSG! – winter news
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As soon as his son signed with Bayern Munich, Ryan Gravenberch’s father got people talking about him. Arriving in Bayern for around €18m, the midfielder was courted across Europe and his father took the opportunity to throw a few picks at PSG, Real Madrid and Manchester City.
“If you look at PSG, Manchester City or Real Madrid, they buy 15 players when they already have a squad of 40 players to choose from. They just look at who stands ...
Juneteenth: 5 things to know about the new American holiday – Frenchly
Next Monday, June 20, employees will enjoy a day off in the United States. June 19, known until now by other names such as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, is a new federal holiday, the eleventh on the calendar, introduced by US President Joe Biden. The law went into effect last year, but the holiday will not be fully observed until this year.
What is Juneteenth?Juneteenth is the combination of Junee, the month of June, and nineteenth, the nineteenth ordinal numeral adjective. This day c...
Celebratory fanfare for the 40th anniversary of the Fête de la Musique – Frenchly
Organized for the first time under its current name in 1982, the Fête de la Musique returns every June 21, in France and abroad. In the United States, the summer solstice has been sung for fifteen years: the first edition of the Fête de la Musique took place in 2007 in New York, under the name Make Music Day. This year, several thousand events will take place throughout the territory. In total, more than a hundred cities will participate in the festivities, including the neophyte Atlanta ...
A creative intoxication: Picasso and wine
Historian, researcher graduated from Jean-Jaurès University in Toulousewinegrower now near Montpellier, Florence Monferran has been for ten years promoting the heritage and high quality terroirs, wine and grape varieties of the Languedoc. In 2020, he published the book “Le Breuvage d’Héraclès” with Privat editions.
The proteano acts on Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), filtered through the most diverse themes, continues to be shown around the world. Bordeaux dedicates him in an original ...
