Lyon’s Michelin Star Restaurants, As of late 2009, there were 26 three-star restaurants in France, and only 81 in the world. Tokyo, Yokohama, & Kamakura, as of November 27, 2010, has the most three star restaurants, 14.
USA & France highest depression rates. At 19.2%, the U.S. had the second highest lifetime rate of depression. Only France, at 21%, had a greater frequency of the disease. Among the high-income countries, Japan, Germany, Italy, and Israel reported the smallest percentages, ranging from under 7% to 10%.
The researchers also measured the rates of depression that occurred in the year preceding the survey.
Another site addition! Introducing the Bad Opinion Generator. An archive of opinions that time has proven to be totally and completely wrong. For example:
“Tiger never does anything that would make him look ridiculous.”
-Golf Digest in 2010, asserting that Tiger Woods would make a fine role model for President Obama
While most of the opinion are funny and proven inaccurate this one is not.
“The highly productive employee of 2000 will work only 37 hours, or three-quarters the length of today’s workweek.”
—Alfred Malabre, author of Understanding the Economy, 1966
The French work week is 35 hrs and have one of the highest productivity rates of any G8 nation!
French authorities are investigating two new suspected cases of E. coli linked to hamburger patties that have already sickened seven children in the country’s north.
On Saturday, health authorities ordered a recall of 10 tonnes of the frozen beef patties produced in France and sold by the German supermarket chain Lidl, but said there was no link to a deadly outbreak of E. coli in Germany.
France’s Odd Internet Laws Explained: Fairness Vs. Innovation by BY Gregory Ferenstein : There’s a method to the madness of France’s curious Internet bans—an underlying philosophy that’s causing conflict with companies around the world…Innovation has its own philosophy: the solution to problems is more choice, more ideas, and more users. The battle over innovation, however, ultimately creates winners and losers, a troubling notion for governments more concerned with fairness than the advancement of ideas.
France is in the grips of an officially declared measles epidemic.
The worst affected areas are in the SE of France. All dark blue areas have the most cases of measles.
More than 5,000 cases reported between January and March in 2011 is almost equal to the total number of cases reported by the Institut de veille sanitaire in France (5,090) in 2010.
Kind of ironic the USA is religious with few religious holidays and the French are irreligious and celebrate all the Christian holidays.
No sooner you get some forward momentum on a project ya gotta stop for some feast about Jesus in a country that worships only food, culture and summer vacation.
Maybe the 7th-day to rest from all your works missed their edition of the Bible. Rest is a healthy commandment even an atheist can love. Non?
PHOTO: The Ascension by Brian Jekel
