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The excavation of the massive Roman theaters in Lyon, France was spearheaded by then Lyon city mayor Edouard Herriot. This was in the late 1930s. Now these semi-circular ruins have now been restored so as to give off its original antique flavor. These theaters were witnesses to the rise and fall of the powerful Roman empire. Many Roman festivities were done inside these theaters, and the French government is doing everything to maintain the culture as well as the rich historical background this place holds.

Most countries are trying to use modern digital technology to tap renewable energy sources. But there are some who are trying to devise systems that make use of old schemes to save energy and at the same time, keep the air clean from pollutants and shit. One such country is France, and a company named JCDecaux is starting a biking revolution in Lyon. This is nothing new, but I think you'd find their rent-a-modern-bike system more than interesting than it is actually modern!

The JCDecaux company has started this rent-a-modern-bike scheme in beautiful Lyon, France. It makes use of modern digital technology, not to mention a secure system to stop bike theft and other damn filthy human activities. No, it doesn't make use of modern machine-run bikes, for this would evidently defeat the purpose of keeping the air clean and all, you know. The company has released a thousand or so bikes for rental at the Lyon park. With this, thousands of French commuters are renting these modern bikes for their traveling ventures and other stuff. Now that's my idea of keeping the environment clean while saving up on gas!

The system used by the JCDecaux company to prevent bike theft makes use of advanced digital technology. There are infrared sensors and other electronic stuff integrated on certain bike parts. These sensors send information to the actual rent-a-modern-bike outlets in beautiful Lyon, France. With this, theft and other illegal activities are not only minimized, but stopped altogether. Plus, users need to give their actual credit card numbers and other information, as well as pay up a registration fee, so as to be able to rent out the modern bikes. If a user takes a much longer time in handling a rented bike, the deposit or the registration fee is then cashed out by the company.

In these modern times, we are all aware of the risks involved in smoking and drinking excessively. It may probably be due to faster and more affordable information access points, which we all use to provide us with the information we need. But most countries have made revisions on laws and regulations regarding smoking and drinking. One such country is France, and its government has even gone great lengths just to make a point! See their National Library if you want.

Yes, the French government has made a point on their anti-smoking campaign. Well, what this country has isn't exactly an anti-smoking campaign. It's more of a law, and it actually is an anti-smoking law. With this, National Library officials of France have removed the cigar Jean Paul Sartre was holding in one of the portraits of the National Library. They airbrushed it out, and stated that they're doing this to avoid getting either jail time, or a penalty.

Jean Paul Sartre is France's most famous existentialist philosopher. This man lived in the late 1900s, but I just don't know what made this guy so damn sad. Anyway, that's my idea of existentialism, you know. In one of the portraits on the walls of the National Library of France, Jean Paul Sartre can be seen holding and about to puff on a fat cigar. But the new laws France has on smoking pushed the National Library's officials to take the cigar out of the portrait. They did so by airbrushing it out of view.

There are all types of stuff each country boasts of. In Japan, it would have to be their high-tech electronic devices. In Germany, it would always have to be their beer, you know. In France, there are all types of stuff you could probably want but just can't afford it, such as classy clothes, artworks, etc. So I think what you should take from your trip to France are the food they have there - absolutely the best in the world! So, since you're at it, why not consider all types of French food, but don't mind the French fries - you ought to know better. Plus, if you're thinking of what to take from this country, aren't there certain types of what-have-yous that are not allowed on the damn plane?

I know you already plan on bringing along this country's mustard and olive oil. But mind you, don't forget their damn salt! Yes, this country's Camargue sea salt is the best tasting salt I have ever had in my life! Plus, you could easily pack a shitload of it in your damn luggage, you know. Since you're thinking of things that are easy on your pockets yet maintains some sort of familiarity with this country, I'm sure you'd be happy with their salt! Just don't forget to bring along some of the seafood products this country boasts of, my friend, for it would go great with their salt.

I know you're thinking of carrying along some of this country's prime technological innovations, such as their handheld gadgets, HDTVs, etc. But I think you should always choose food over electronic equipment in every trip you take. This is because your own damn country just might already have it! Plus, you won't be getting any functional warranties from the manufacturers of the gizmos you take, you know. No, not as long as you don't go to where you bought the damn tool and tell them the problem with it! But with food, you're either satisfied with it, or just throw the shit out the damn window!

There are a damn shitload of the finest food stuff you could get from this country, but it just isn't worth taking home than actually gobbling it up while you're there. This is because most of those food stuff could just rot in your damn luggage even while your on the damn plane home! Thus, I think you should make it a point to bring along the spices which this country boasts of. Yes, this country has the best tasting spices I have ever eaten, and taking a few spices with you would be like carrying home a Van Gogh portrait - totally priceless!

People don't usually know which products are best to carry along with their luggage on their way home from a holiday in foreign countries. They usually make mistakes of buying high-priced handheld digital devices that are of poor quality when they could get it here cheaper than a damn good gourmet meal in France! Speaking of France, being in Provence is a food shopper's idea of paradise, especially when it comes to taking home food from a holiday in this damn country. But exactly what to take home from France has been haunting most of those food lovers of the world who have been there.

Among the best tasting spices I have ever eaten, I just can't forget how French mustard could actually send you to gourmet heaven. You see, French mustard is what Brazilian heroin is to the world - the best on the damn planet! Plus, it can be found in vacuum-sealed containers, so you won't be having any problems while you're on the damn plane home. Just remember to actually take the mustard that is from this damn country, and not the imported type!

I think you should go in the actual front of a damn mirror everytime you gobble up a good tasty meal so as for you to see how much of a pig we're all are when it comes to American eating standards. That's right, we don't savor food, but instead we think of it as either a stupid chore or as a Goddamn guilt-trip! Studies have shown that in doing so, the reason 30% of fat-assed Americans have problems with obesity and cholesterol levels way above the normal limits become evident.

On the other hand, our French friends, specifically the glamorous French women of the world, are known to stay as healthy and slim as a damn American aerobics instructor. Yes, even in this modern age of greasy food, alcoholism, cigarettes, and caffeine-laden drinks! But recent studies have shown that vanity plays a huge role on this crap. I call it crap because, if you know someone who's totally French, you'd think it would have to be the work of the damn devil when you see them eat as much grease and muck as us, yet stay as healthy and slim as imaginable. With the same cholesterol-laden shit we both eat, that is.

I think French people are basically the best cooks and wine experts on the planet, and I think this is why they have this certain respect for any drink and food served before them. I think if you would observe a French person, specifically a French woman, eat a good meal, either from a greasy fast food chain, or a damn expensive restaurant, you'd be dumbstruck on how they eat it! Yes, they savor the food, delicately tasting it first before swallowing it in nice neat chunks. Plus, you'd even notice how much similar they would drink any cup of hot coffee as if it were a glass of the finest wine you've ever seen. If being sexy is more of an attitude than an actual physical characteristic, then our French friends definitely have tons of it!

With terrorism being more of a problem than the formulation of actual cancer treatments, various governments are taking desperate measures to prevent their countries from being a damn target for those stupid-assed terrorists. With certain security measures which resemble a paranoid delusional trip of a heroin addict being implemented here and there, I think such measures pose more of a threat to humanity than those damn terrorists themselves! For instance, there are certain governments of the world which have threatened to nuke a state, or country, that would launch a damn terrorist attack, more or less, on them!

The French government is one of those countries that have said to make functional use of their nuclear warfare capabilities once threatened with a severely violent terrorist attack from any state or country. Jacques Chirac has told the world this decision of their government while in a damn nuclear submarine station somewhere in the northwestern part of France. He also told reporters that France has been working on their nuclear capabilities for such a move, and that their country would make actual use of such capabilities in case a country or state launches a damn terrorist attack, more or less, on them. Taliban fuckheads, I think you just ran out of damn options to live! This is because with such an announcement, even your government would try its best to kick your sorry asses to death!

The digital information platform, known as the internet, has been with us for about three decades now, and we still can't think of ways and means in which to regulate the contents some internet sites post on their pages! Even the laws and provisions set forth by the governments of the world can't do anything to even closely monitor the contents each internet site has. This is what the French government is asking the Yahoo! people to do. That's right, to ban a damn racist internet site access to their country!

I think you'd be very much pissed off if you see your kid holding a Nazi knife while sporting a Nazi uniform, don't you think? This is exactly what the French government, backed up by a few local groups, wants out of their country. Racial inclinations are being tapped as a profitable market by some of those sick racists, and they are using the internet as a means in which to gain access to the most number of people all over the world. The French government doesn't care if our government allows the selling and the proliferation of racist stuff and ideas, as long as these things stay away from French grounds as far as possible! I think the French government, just like the rest of humanity, wouldn't want another Hitler to emerge from such activities!

If you're on cable TV, have a fast internet connection, or both, you would have noticed by now through those movies and pictures how much slim most French women are. If you're an American woman weighing a tad bit over the French standard, then I think you're just too damn big for France! Well, this has been the topic of controversy and debate in the actual field of fashion and health, and I believe American women tend to take this a little too far. I'm not saying that being big is not sexy. I just wanted to share the secret how French women stay sparingly slim even in the modern age of french fries, heavy drinking lifestyle, and other greasy fast foods!

The secret here is their appetite. No, they don't have damn hunger strikes here and again no matter how much active the French are regarding labor issues, you know. Yes, French people have been famous for their feminist principles, but staying slim has nothing to do with their idea of feminine equality, mind you. Joan of Arc didn't die because she wanted the world to know how the French government was influencing the diet of the women on this planet!

The trick here used by most French women is that they indulge in cigarettes and black coffee. I have not yet noticed how much the death rate due to cancer in this country has either risen or fallen , but this may very well be the secret why French women stay as slim as they could be even in this modern age. I believe this is an actual diet which could never be considered healthy by American standards, but this just goes to show how much difference American standards from European standards have. Case in point: the difference between the English standard of measurement from the American measurement scale! But I guess this has no effect whatsoever in determining how much slim a woman is. After all, I think being sexy is more of an attitude and a lifestyle more than a body measurement!

France is among the countries which have made fast and affordable internet connections available to its citizenry. It is a country wherein digital information technology is continuously developed to suit the needs of its people. Thus, France has a booming information industry, thanks to the support of its own people for certain technological advances, as well as the investments pouring in from other countries. But with this magnitude of technological development, many opportunity seekers are trying ways and means in which to disrupt France's information system, if not gain themselves large profits out of cyber terrorism.

Recently, a Turkish group of hackers have found a way in which to gain access to the Microsoft French server internet site. Microsoft publicly stated that the hacker attack was caused by a series of blunders regarding the server site's configuration settings. The hackers were said to have exploited a minor flaw in the internet site server's soon to be actually patched server configurations, Microsoft also told reporters. Fortunately, Microsoft was ahead of this hacker group, and deflected any actual crimes to be committed on their French internet site server. This just goes to show how smarter and smarter people are becoming because of the need for either infamy, money, or both!

Nana is looking at herself in the mirror. She is touching every bit of her snow-like skin that many women envy and leaves men in awe. Her golden blond curls are hiding her naked breasts as she prepares for the play where she acts as the goddess of love. Many men adore her and lavish her with gifts as though she is Venus herself. Men are moved by her beauty and grace, while other women despise her. If men treat her as a goddess, women called her a whore. Nana was known not only for her acting, but also for the various relationships that came in her life. She fell in love with her co-star, Hephaestus. Like in mythology, they are married and did not end up in a happy ending.

The above statement is a general overview of the novel "Nana" by the French novelist Emile Zola. We were assigned by my professor in World Literature class to read it for our finals. I didn't get to finish this book (in fact, I only read chapters 1-7) and just searched sparknotes for the synopsis of the story because it's so boring. It seems like a never-ending story (although it's only 200 pages) about this flirty French low-class woman who dreams of climbing her way on top of the class ladder. My teacher is even bragging about how much of a genius Emile Zola is. I understand that he is a brilliant author. But his book "Nana," is not. Actually, I didn't get the whole point of the story. So what about Nana? What about her? What about French society? I didn't really get it. Nada. Zilch. Nothing.

The narration is also so dry. It seems as if you are reading employment law books and not literature. Every page is like a drag. It's not even a page-turner. Instead of being motivated to read it up to the end, you will be encouraged to throw the book. I know that this book is kind of a naturalistic novel, in a sense that it depicts society, culture, and people of France's society in 1900's. However, it's just that no one would want to read a book as lifeless and difficult to read as Nana.