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Bonjour
It becomes clearer to me that all governmental and presidential elections should have been put off for at least 10 years. Look at the Greek situation, democracy is now causing a problem which puts the whole of the Euro and the EU into potential meltdown. The Greek and French people have both got hold of the loose threads (those ones that your mother always told you not to pull) on that favourite comfy jumper and have pulled. I refer to ‘lets vote for the people who don’t want cutbacks and austerity’. Whether it’s right or wrong the markets will move as they wish and dictate what is to happen. At least if you are attempting to sell your house in France to a Brit you may have a better chance as it will effectively cost them less in sterling.
Angela Merkel now has to become Hercules to deal with the modern day Greek Government which will for sometime have more heads than the mythical Hydra.
Is the disjointed and potentially dysfunctional team of Hollande and Merkel to be known as Merklande, Merkande or even Herkel?
Its strange how businesses have a personality, I am thinking specifically of a couple of airports in the region; Bezier celebrate with Ryanair their 500,000th passenger arriving with a press conference and a prize for the passenger but Carcassonne just plod along. It was bad enough before when run by the Chambre de Commerce now with Veolia they will want to charge the x millionth passenger more for daring to arrive!
If you are an avid watcher of BBC Breakfast the rolling morning news programme, maybe like me you will have noticed how lovely the sunrises are in Salford every day. I’ts hardly surprising they moved the studios up there. There are also a small flock of birds who are going for their equity cards as they always seem to get into shot at least once a morning. I don’t think I approve of the National TV centre being in a different place than the seat of government.
Steve
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Austerity is the buzzword with politicians these days. They all need more money to pay off their (our) debts. France, although not in the worst position, is certainly in the same boat. There have been many tax raising changes introduced this year and last, and one of them has been causing great consternation to some of my clients. Some have even decided to leave France as a result of the ever unpopular Wealth Tax. It will be interesting to see how Mr Hollande will handle things when he is sworn in on the 15th May.
The rules for ISF (Impôt de Solidarité sur la Fortune) have been changing over the past eighteen months, and they have emerged in their new form from January 1st this year. From now on you do not have to make an ISF return in any form if your net global wealth is less than €1.3m. ISF will be payable at a rate of 0.25% pa on all of your net wealth where it adds up to between €1.3m and €3m, and at 0.5% pa where it totals more than €3m. Sorry to labour the point, but the tax is levied from the very first Euro. If your net wealth adds up to €1.35m, you pay tax on €1.35m.
No actual wealth tax return is required if your net wealth does not exceed €3m. If it is between €1.3m and €3m, there will be a special line on your French income tax form to declare your wealth, and you will receive a bill from the French Tax Department along with your income tax bill. If you are required to file a wealth tax return, i.e. your net wealth exceeds €3m, then payment must accompany the filing of the return. The French tax authorities have the right to inspect your wealth tax position going back ten years, so it is advisable to retain January 1st values for all assets during a rolling ten year period.
There are some notable allowances that you can use to reduce the level of your net wealth. You may reduce the value of your principal residence by 30%. Business assets are excluded from ISF, and antiques over a 100 years old, art collections and historic cars are also exempt.
Finally, a little something to soften the blow if you're a new arrival, or looking to move here permanently. Since 2008 newcomers to France are only liable to this tax based on the net value of all assets held in France for the first five full tax years of residence. So if your entire net worth adds up to €1.5m, and only half of that is in France, you will pay no ISF until tax year 2017, when you will declare your wealth on your annual French tax return. Always assuming of course that your wealth in France hasn't grown substantially in that time, or (more likely) the fisc have changed the rules again. France is one of the very few countries that still has a wealth tax. Perhaps we can hope that in future it will be abolished altogether.
If you have any questions on this, or any other subject, please don’t hesitate to contact me, Rob Hesketh:
By phone on 0468 247758 or mobile 0631 787647
Or by mail at
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GETTING OLDER…………….
PART 2
THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP YOURSELF LOOKING
(OR FEELING!)
LIKE THIS!!
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‘They say that age is all in your mind – the trick is keeping it from creeping down in to your body!!!’
Slow down the aging process. LIVE LONGER – FEEL STRONGER!
It’s never too late to add a few little tweaks here and there in attempt to slow down the ravages of time – aging is inevitable, falling apart ISN’T!
‘USE IT OR LOSE IT’ (and keep the weight off!)
ScienceDaily (Nov. 28, 2007) — Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, UK, have concluded a study that proves a direct link between levels of physical activity in middle age and physical ability later in life -- regardless of body weight.
It was found that middle-aged and older people who maintained a reasonable level of physical activity were less likely to:
Become unable to walk distances,
Climb stairs
Maintain their sense of balance
Stand from a seated position
Sustain their hand grip as they get older
Research showed that, among men and women aged 50 to 69 years and across all weight ranges, the rate of decreased physical ability later in life was twice as high among those who were less physically active.
Findings showed that being overweight or obese was associated with an overall increased risk of physical impairment but that, regardless of weight, people who engaged in heavy housework or gardening, who played sport or who had a physically active job, were more likely to remain mobile later in life.
Note: This report doesn’t focus on ‘sport’, rather, on activity in general. On the same theme, below is an article about NEAT – ‘non-exercise activity thermogenesis’. (You may have seen this covered briefly in a recent ‘Horizon’ programme). The main focus is on weight management but it can reasonably be extended to include the other benefits of moving as listed above.
‘Many people have "sitting disease" and would benefit if they did more walking, standing and moving around during the day’, says endocrinologist James Levine of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Levine is talking about increasing your NEAT, or "non-exercise activity thermogenesis," which accounts for much of your movement and therefore caloric expenditure throughout the day. These are activities such as walking to lunch, pacing while on the phone, cleaning the house, cooking, climbing stairs, standing while you talk to a friend, folding laundry. It doesn't include the calories you burn during intense exercise: jogging, aerobics or power walking.
NEAT is a crucial part of people's total caloric expenditure, but it has been leeched out of people's lives, robbing them of using 1,500 to 2,400 calories a day and contributing to excess weight and obesity, says Levine, a professor of medicine at Mayo who has studied calorie-burning for 20 years.
On a daily basis, it's possible to use many of 40 different NEAT-squelching devices: mobile phone, BlackBerry, home computer, microwave, remote controls, electric toothbrush, snow blower, lawnmower.
Q: You encourage people to walk more at any speed for weight loss and maintenance. Does that really work?
A: If we all had two hours of free time in our lives to put on our warm clothes and go on a brisk walk, that would be brilliant, but in reality, we don't have the time.
When we perform studies to examine how normal people walk as they go about their business during the day, we find that the velocity is about 1.1 mph. Our research suggests that weaving this kind of walking throughout the day can help overweight people shed far more pounds than they ever dreamed possible.
Q: Research suggests that some people seem hard-wired to be more sedentary than others. Can people change that?
A: The behavior research suggests that if you adopt a change for about 21 (or 20) consecutive days, your brain adapts. So if you work more NEAT into your life for 21 days, it becomes a dynamic and energized way of living that naturally flows through your day.
Fidgeting is your body's way of telling you to get up and move. Our body wants to move, but the environment suppresses it.
So………. get out of the chair to read the rest of the Flyer, stand up! Stand on one leg as well and this will develop your balance! We’re not designed to spend long periods being inactive – especially sitting down. Gradually work on moving more on a daily basis and reap the rewards that this will bring as you get older. Ever noticed how active most older French people are??!
Pat Penny - Health and Fitness Specialist, Massage Therapist
European Register of Exercise Professionals
‘Over The Hill’ Walking Clubs
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Tech Talk
The 10 Commandments of Computer Safety
1. Don't get stressed, take a deep breath and relax, computers are not difficult and there’s no need to be frightened of them.
2. Use a reliable antivirus program. I suggest AVG the free version is more than enough for most people.
3. Use a good Anti-Mal-Ware (malicious software) program. I suggest Malwarebytes.org, it’s free but does require you to run scans manually.
4. Do not open e-mails coming from unknown or untrusted sources. Many viruses spread via e-mail messages check carefully that you know the sender if you are in any doubt delete the message.
5. Do not open the attachments of messages with suspicious or unexpected subjects. If you want to open them, first save them to your hard disk and scan them with your antivirus program.
6. Delete any chain e-mails or unwanted messages. Do not forward them or reply to their senders. This kind of messages is considered spam, because it is undesired and unsolicited and it overloads the Internet traffic. The most common type is the “Worst virus ever” message “Microsoft and Norton say it will destroy your hard drive” – Always delete these messages and do not pass them on.
7. Avoid installing software and utilities which are not needed. Many promise to speed up your computer or give you pretty smiley faces, toolbars that want to add themselves to Internet explorer or Firefox. Such programs are potential hazards, and should not be installed if not absolutely necessary.
8. Update your system and applications as often as possible. Some operating systems and applications can be set to update automatically. Make full use of this facility. Failure to patch your system often enough may leave it vulnerable to threats for which fixes already exist. Most important are Windows Update, Adobe Flash and Adobe Acrobat, and Java.
9. Do not download illegally – France has powerful anti-piracy laws if you are caught you get a warning email from your internet provider, them a written letter, if caught again your internet will be cut off for 1 year for the whole household. There are lots of legal places to download or stream music, videos and software.
10. Make backups of important personal files (correspondence, documents, pictures and such) on a regular basis. Store these copies on removable media such as CD or DVD or an external hard drive. Keep your backups in a different location from your computer. Consider online backup like Carbonite.com or sugersync.com these service are very easy as you never have to remember to do the backup and it’s available from anywhere in case you ever need it.
If you need help or have any questions about your computer please give me a call or send me an email for FREE advice.
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Q. I contacted a builder to carry out some work on my property and paid a retainer on the price we verbally agreed.
No estimate was signed.
The builder never showed up despite various efforts to contact him and refuses to give the monies back.
He now says that we are being unreasonable and has contacted a lawyer. His lawyer sent us a letter claiming that the builder is in his right retaining these sums because we have disloyally ended the pre contractual negotiations and that his client is due this money as damages.
We do not trust this person anymore and do not want him to come to our house, how can we get our money back?
A.In your particular case, the solution is quite clear in law, nevertheless your case is not that common.
According to your explanations, you paid a retainer to a builder without having signed any estimate or contract with this professional.
In French consumers’ protection law, a professional is not authorized to receive any money from a client based solely on a verbal agreement and this applies for any works exceeding a total value of 150 euros.
The professional is under the obligation to provide a written estimate and this estimate should be approved before the commencing of any works. It is only once the estimate has been approved that the professional can take monies from the client corresponding to a deposit and the total amount must not be more than 30% of the total value of the contract.
For the remaining amount left to pay, once the work has been finished, or partially finished if a step by step contract is agreed, the professional must send invoices to the consumer.
Obviously the invoices must respect the initial estimate, unless it has been modified with formal agreement of the consumer. In practice the professional can propose a complementary estimate which should again be signed by both parties.
In your particular case, there is no estimate signed by you. This means that there is no binding contract.
This is why the builder’s counsel is basing his arguments in favor of his client being justified in keeping the monies on the law of torts and he is trying to demonstrate that you have wrongfully ended negotiations and caused damages to the builder.
However, as explained before, without a written contract, no money can be accepted by the professional or held by him.
In theory the legal solution is very simple in your case because the builder has no legal title to keep the monies: he has no contract and no judgment which could entitle him to any retainer or any damages.
In the absence of any contract or a court decision, the builder’s behavior is illegal and this is the reply that should be made to in very firm terms to their Counsel. If you are faced with a refusal to return the monies then you will have no choice but to take this matter to court where the decision should be in your favor with costs awarded against the builder.
As I said previously, your case is not very common as most of the time, when there is a dispute of a similar nature, an estimate has been signed and a deposit paid and then the builder has not turned up on site on the agreed day.
This is when getting the money back can be more complicated; the consumer being committed by a binding contract, he will have to terminate the contract by proving that the professional is in breach of contract. This implies proving what delays have been agreed for the building works to commence and to be finished and if these are not clearly stated in the contract (which is often the case), then it can be very complicated to prove the situation.
Sarah Bright Thomas
www.brightavocats.com
54 bis, rue Alsace Lorraine 31000 TOULOUSE
79 faubourg de Moustier 82000 MONTAUBAN
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Limoux Drop-in Centre is open 1st Wednesday
of every month
Upstairs at the Café du Commerce
Place de la Republique, Limoux
10h00 – 12h30
Anyone whose life has been touched by cancer in any way, or who would like to find out more about CSF, is welcome to come to the CSF Drop-In Centre to meet others and to share information and experiences. Trained CSF volunteers will be available to offer you a warm welcome over coffee and cake. The Drop-in Centre will offer a varied range of resources to include:- information, Reiki, meditation, art activities, second hand books, etc.
For more information on the Drop-in Centre telephone Chrissie on 04 68 31 18 13
CSF offers a wide range of support to English speakers affected by cancer:-
Local helpline 04 68 69 01 37 (Aude, Ariege, Pyrenees Orientales):
Email: helplinecsfsud@gmail.com; Website: www.cancersupportfrance.org
Forum: http://csf.forum.org
Local Association No : W112000594
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The Property Page
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Modern,environmentally friendly house built in 2007.
Situated on the edge of a small village (with a bakers/epicerie and bar) which is equi-distant from Carcassonne and Castelnaudary.
 The house has 3 bedrooms, large lounge, sun lounge, fully fitted modern kitchen,bathroom with bath walk in shower, bidet and toilet, There is an additional toilet. Attached garage.
There is under floor heating throughout. A SOLAR PANEL supplies constant hot water, and a 12 METRE WIND TURBINE supplements the electricity. All windows are double glazed and the house faces due south. These points added together have resulted in a very high diagnostic energy rating of B-B.
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Ric and Sue are looking for a property or constructible land. Ideally with panoramic views of the Pyrenees and or Montagne Noire within 20mins of Carcassonne.
Which either has or could be adapted to accommodate a gite, an apartment or 2 separate 2 bed min units (one to live one to rent).
Terrace, patio, garden or small outside space would also be nice.
Please send any suggestions to mail@audeflyer.com and we will pass them on
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Pech Luna (11420)
beautiful renovated country house
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Holiday Apartment AiguaBlava,Costa Brava
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Naturist Property 115.000 euro
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The more people who read the Flyer the better the chance of selling your property
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Charming4/5 bedroom house near Montreal, 125000€
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350,000€
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Minervois
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Limoux
Renovated 3 storey, 5 bedroom house
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Brousses-et-Villaret
Villa on the south side of the Montagne Noir
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Semi detached house with stunning mountain views 150,000€
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Cahuzac (11420)
Bordebasse du Lac - Cottage available for long term rental
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price reduced
Village house for renovation
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"Come and meet your European neighbours!
This year marks the 12th anniversary of Neighbours' Day, since it was launched in France, in 2000. To celebrate, the Association Echanges invites you to a Bring and Share meal Friday 25th May at 8pm at the Salle des Fêtes in Villepinte. The Association will provide the aperitif and wine and asks participants to bring a dish and your own crockery and cutlery. There will be a entry fee of 5 euros for non-members. For more information contact Emma or Pasha on 04 68 60 38 99 or email associationechanges@live.com. The aim of this association, set up by French-Catalan, Russian and English friends, is to promote international relations and provide a meeting place for English and French-speakers. We organise theme evenings, meetings and English classes. All nationalities are welcome!
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We have had quite a useful amount of rain recently and the weather has, at last, started to warm up as well - which means that everything in the garden is growing. Climbing plants in particular can make incredibly rapid growth - make sure that you tie in new growth to whatever framework you are using for the plant so that you continue to develop the structure of the plant as you want it. The other plants that are growing like mad are - of course - the weeds; do try and keep ahead of the weeding in your garden before the plants establish and set seed.
The cistus or rock roses are looking lovely at the moment. There are a number of cistus which are native locally and manyother species and hybrids available. They like well drained soil in full sun. Some grow naturally on alkaline soil and some on acid soil, do check the soil preference of plants that you buy so that they are adapted to your garden. One of my favourites is the white flowered local native, Cistus salvifolius which prefers acid or neutral soil. Another lovely one is Cistus x pulverulentus which is lime tolerant.
And, don't forget that at t La Petite Pépinière we shall be holding our annual open weekend on the 2nd & 3rd June from 10 am to 6pm both days, lots of interesting exhibits, wonderful food, wine & music and tours of the garden and a discount on many plants - hope to see you there!
For any garden queries do get in touch with Gill Pound ( 04 68 78 43 81 or Gill@lapetitepepiniere.com ). La Petite Pépinière de Caunes 21, av de la Montagne Noire (route de Citou) 11160 Caunes-Minervois Open on Fridays & Saturdays from 10 to 18h and Sunday mornings from 10 to 12h from March 2nd until the end of November and at any time of the year by appointment.
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Has anyone in the Aude Flyer catchment area installed a domestic wind turbine for their own use? If so could they tell me where they bought their turbine from, the cost to install and how much electricity they produce?
Please respond to mail@audeflyer.com
Hi!!!
I would conjecture that a fair percentage of your readers are people who did and do things, and solve problems.
I had a problem with balls of string. I found that after using about half of the ball, it collapsed into an unusable tangle. That was the problem, this is how I solved it.
I took an clean empty one litre plastic milk bottle, the cylinder with a cone on top shape. Cut it horizontally about two thirds up the cylindical portion, then made four vertical cuts about five centimetres long equi-distant around the bottom of this upper portion. Into the lower portion I placed the ball of sting and fed the lead up through the upper portion and out the top. By spreading the bottom of this top portion I pushed the top down and over the bottom portion and sticky taped the two part together. I made a suitable hole through the top and passed the string through it, fix the top to the assembly, and tied a knot to stop the string fraying and/or falling back into the assembly. I have had one of these rolling arround in the boot of my car for years, others on selves in garage and kitchen.
One can do something similar with a two litre bottle if necessary, depends on the size of the ball of string. One can use all the string in the balls.....
Happy problem solving.
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Say it with Flowers
I’ve planted more than five hundred bulbs around our hamlet in the last four years. The tulips and daffodils alongside the thousands of irises and early roses have erupted into a riot of colour which is a feast for the eyes on sunny days and a promise of summer when it’s cold and grey. Michael, my companion, has created some beautiful gardens in the village, softening the lines of the ancient stone houses and ruins, and the 13th century church. Gardening à l’anglaise, he makes the most of local plant varieties, respecting the soil and climate, but, combined with a flair for English borders, has created something unique which enchants and sometimes puzzles French visitors. For instance, using artichokes as architectural elements in flower beds provokes consternation among les citoyens; it breaks the rules – artichokes belong in potagers not in ornamental gardens! It’s too confusing!
I feel similarly confused by the intricacies of the French language. French can be as direct as English but usually chooses not to be and relishes charmingly antiquated forms of expression. So “Où est la banque?" becomes «Où se trouve la banque? » Where does the bank find itself ??? And translating formal French, e.g. speeches or announcements, can be a nightmare because of the impossibly flowery, archaic and generally OTT style. To translate this kind of language directly into English, would reduce an English-speaking audience to a sea of titters.
I’ve often asked, “Why is French so complicated?” My French friends simply reply, “Because it is.” They love complexity and take pride in the assertion that there are only three Frenchmen at the moment who can copy down the perfect dictation. Why on earth would a nation consider that a point of pride? The French are proud of their language and might even judge the worth of a person by the way they have mastered what they consider to be a thing of beauty.
The French language is like an English garden. The loveliest gardens are complex and entice you into them to explore secret areas and gardens within gardens. They are essentially ornamental and designed to show off their plants in luxuriant borders by matching or contrasting colours, heights, and foliage. A good English garden is a feast for the eyes just as the French language is a delight for the ears.
The English language is more like a French kitchen garden – it’s straightforward, direct and uncluttered. A ‘potager’ can look very beautiful indeed but that’s not its purpose. It is only useful if it can produce fruit and veg for the table. Everyday English can be beautiful but it’s only useful if it allows us to communicate easily and accurately.
We can sometimes feel overwhelmed by the complexity of French. We shouldn’t be. Although we should always try to learn and do better, the most important thing is to be able to communicate our needs and to understand those of others. As a foreigner, speaking in direct, simple and clear French is more important than elegance. Leave that to the French and delight in it when you hear it. If you want to reciprocate, invite your French neighbours round during the summer to delight in the beauty of an English garden. That’s a fair exchange.
Bon courage! www.LimouxFrench.com
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Some vide greniers and foires!
They also have a sister site where you can giveaway stuff or find stuff others are giving http://donnons.org
Its all recycling - you know it makes sense!
If there are two in the same town on the same day, it could be a duplicate on the site or a second event
Black = Aude - Brown = Ariege
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Jeudi 17 Mai 2012
Carcassonne (Mega vide grenier square gambetta)
Gruissan (Vide grenier)
Moux (Vide-grenier)
Narbonne (Vide-grenier De Narbonne en Fête)
Rieux-Minervois (Vide-Grenier)
Rieux-Minervois (4ème Fête du Printemps, Marché)
Roquetaillade (Vide grenier)
Saint-Pierre-la-Mer (Vide-greniers)
Sigean (Puces des couturieres)
Thézan-des-Corbières (Vide greniers de la MJC les thezanots)
Trèbes (Vide Grenier de l'Aqua Club)
Villardonnel (Vide grenier du Foyer rural de Villardonnel)
Gaudiès (Vide greniers)
Montgailhard (Vide grenier)
Pamiers (La baraka)
Samedi 19 Mai 2012
Caunes-Minervois (Foire agricole)
Coursan (Coursan)
Narbonne (Vide grenier brocante)
Quillan (Brocante de quillan)
Thézan-des-Corbières (Marché aux fleurs)
Pamiers (La baraka)
Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat (Vide Greniers)
Saverdun (Vide-greniers, marché aux puces.)
Dimanche 20 Mai 2012
Ajac (Vide-grenier)
Alzonne (Vide grenier)
Arzens (Vide-Greniers Chorale la Malpère)
Bize-Minervois (Méga Vide-grenier)
Carcassonne (Vide grenier)
Caunes-Minervois (Fête de pain mondial avec pyramide de pain geante)
Coursan (Vide grenier)
Ginestas (Vide grenier comite des fetes)
Lagrasse (Foire à la Brocante, vide grenier)
Lézignan-Corbières (Vide grenier brocante)
Moussoulens (Vide grenier du comité des fêtes)
Narbonne (Vide grenier brocante)
Narbonne-Plage (Vide grenier)
Pennautier (7ème grand vide greniers)
Saint-Marcel sur Aude (Vide-greniers MJC St-Marcel)
Sigean (Vide-grenier FCPE pour les enfants des écoles)
Villedubert (Vide-greniers de Villedubert)
Villefloure (Vide grenier)
Villemoustaussou (Vide grenier)
Campagne-sur-Arize (Vide-grenier)
Laroque-d'Olmes (Vide grenier marché artisanal)
Le Peyrat (Vide-greniers)
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Manses (Vide greniers de printemps)
Pamiers (La baraka)
Pamiers (Marché et puces et à la brocantes)
Saint-Girons (Les puces du champ de mars)
Saint-Jean-du-Falga (Vide grenier foire)
Saint-Quirc (Loto associatif "SD Evenementiels")
Tourtrol (Vide-Grenier)
Vendredi 25 Mai 2012
Pamiers (La baraka)
Samedi 26 Mai 2012
Coursan (Coursan)
Narbonne (Vide grenier brocante)
Quillan (Brocante de quillan)
Villelongue-d'Aude (Vide grenier)
Pamiers (La baraka)
Saverdun (Vide-greniers, marché aux puces.)
Dimanche 27 Mai 2012
Azille (Vide Grenier des Pompiers)
Carcassonne (Vide grenier)
Carcassonne (Vide grenier du Davilla Pétanque)
Carcassonne (Vide grenier)
Coursan (Vide grenier)
Espéraza (Vide genier du moto club les ripoux)
Fabrezan (Vide grenier)
Fitou (Vide greniers brocante)
Gruissan (Vide grenier ASLC)
La Digne-d'Amont (Vide grenier)
Lasserre-de-Prouille (14ème Vide-greniers)
Leucate (Vide grenier organisé par le sc leucate)
Lézignan-Corbières (Vide grenier brocante)
Narbonne (Vide grenier brocante)
Port-la-Nouvelle (LE Vide-Grenier du printemps de la Calandreta)
Ricaud (Vide grenier)
Castillon-en-Couserans (Bourse aux Vêtements et aux Chaussures)
La Bastide-sur-l'Hers (Vide-grenier et vide-jardin)
La Tour-du-Crieu (Puces de l'Enfance de La Tour du Crieu)
Pamiers (La baraka)
Pamiers (Marché et puces et à la brocantes)
Seix (Vide grenier de printemps Patrimoine seixois)
Lundi 28 Mai 2012
Durban-Corbières (Vide grenier Amicale Sapeurs Pompiers de DURBAN)
Pamiers (La baraka)
Sabarat (VIDE-GRENIER(du lundi de Pentecote))
Mercredi 30 Mai 2012
Pamiers (La baraka)
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ALERTS TO THREATS IN EUROPE : BY JOHN CLEESE
The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.
The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.
The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two
higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France 's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability.
Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and Excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."
The Germans have increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbor" and "Lose."
Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .
The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.
Australia, meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be alright, Mate." Two more escalation levels remain: "Crikey! I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend!" and "The barbie is cancelled." So far no situation has ever warranted use of the last final escalation level.
John Cleese - British writer, actor and tall person
A final thought -“ Greece is collapsing, the Iranians are getting aggressive, and Rome is in disarray. Welcome back to 430 BC”.
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Yes i know you would expect there to be more shows on here and maybe there are a few, but in my experience France is one of the hardest markets worldwide to sell out a show at the best of times and in these days of austerity artistes dont want to take any risks, the end result is for them to cut out France off their tour schedule and play more safe shows in Germany
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GUNS N'ROSES 14 June Zenith Toulouse
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 19 June Montpellier
JOE BONAMASSA 30 June Casino Theatre Barriere Toulouse
HUGH LAURIE 5 July Festival Cognac Blues Passions
STING 6 July Festival Cognac Blues Passions
AIDA 7 July Carcassonne Festival
THE CRANBERRIES 7 July Festival Cognac Blues Passions
RADIOHEAD 10 July Nimes Arenes
THE STONE ROSES 12/14 July Benicassim
DONOVAN 18 July Carcassonne Festival, yes that one, he is on a bill, with a well known in France, Bretonne artiste
MARILYN MANSON 19 July Carcassonne Festival
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DURAN DURAN 23 July Carcassonne Festival
ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT 24 July Carcassonne Festival
JOHNNY HALLYDAY 30 & 31 July Carcassonne Festival (personally I consider this more of a traffic warning) oh dear its confirmed, the second date
ALICE COOPER 2 Aug Carcassonne Festival
BHARATI 20 Nov Zenith Toulouse
FOREVER KING OF POP 28 Nov Zenith Toulouse
BRIT FLOYD 5 Dec Zinga Zanga Beziers
DEEP PURPLE 6 Dec Zenith Toulouse
MAMMA MIA 18 to 23 Jan Zenith Toulouse
Toques et Cloches 23 March Gardie et Villebazy
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