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4th quarter 2013 Edition n4 revesdefrance@gmail.com

Dreams of France /

And... Music!
LETS DISCOVER FRENCH MUSIC !
THIS QUARTERS FOCUS : MUSIC

The moulin rouge

The Eiffel Tower

In this issue, discover some of the most popular French artists. And with youtube links, you can even listen the songs !
See p.4

THE MONT SAINT-MICHEL

credits : Rudy Salgarolo

A must Landmark, learn more about the famous Mount !

See p.8

THE OTHER SECTIONS

- The word of the quarter ( La Pche ! ) ; The corner... ...of nature (Green planet) ; ...Cultural diversity (Live in mutual understanding) ; ...of gourmets (the coq au vin) ; and the corner of kids (Skyland).
See p. 6, 7, 8 and 9

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The Trocadro

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Dream, Danse, Sing !!!

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allowed you to recharge your batteries and you are ready to a new year! Some of you may have noticed that in this issue, some I hope the summer has

pictures were personal ones. those For those who would like to see pictures in larger

format and discover the other ones, follow this link :

La Tour Eiffel

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Published on October 1st, 2013

LES VNEMENTS DU TRIMESTRE!

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Merry Christmas !!!

HALLOWEEN

Enjoy the holiday season !

chrysanthemums on the graves.
NOVEMBER 11TH

Comming from the Anglo-Saxon c u l t u r e, t h i s event was launched in France few years ago, but has not really met the accession of French people... On October 31, we can h oweve r s e e f e w d i s g u i s e d children treacle treat...

National holiday in France, it is the end of the First World War anniversary.
CHRISTMAS

Probably the most important festival for French people, The catholics celebrate of course the birth of Christ (son of God).

ALL SAINTS DAY

Literally meaning the "feast of all saints" this event is a Catholic celebration. French people go to the cemetery to visit the loved ones they have lost. They usually lay a bunch of

It is above all a family celebration. Indeed, December 24th, families gather for a Christmas Eve dinner that will last at least until midnight - when we Christmas market in Strasbourg

w i s h each-other a Merry Christmas and exchange the traditional gifts. Believers attend the midnight mass. The next day, there will be another family meal that will last a great part of the day. During this period, many Christmas markets are held throughout the country. They sell winter specialties such as tartiette , hot wine, sausages... Everyone can feel the famous "Christmas spirit."

Rudy

credit : Michal Osmenda

th than G. Mea credit : Jona

Santa Claus

Rudy credit : Lotus Head

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FOCUS : MUSIC !

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credit : Frdric Loridant Johnny Halliday, monument of French music TEXT SONGS

French music is characterized by the importance given to lyrics. Whether it is French variety, rap or rock, the texts are usually very rich. It may be poetic texts* committed songs, sarcastic onesor simply talking about life and of course love songs. Nonetheless, some artists produce also lighter works.
THE ENFOIRS

Hes had a remarkable career since 1960 and is still popular today. An extraordinary longevity. Johnny its 181 tourings, 28 millions of spectaters, more than 1,000 songs, more than 100 millions of records sold, 48 studio albums and 27 live albums. Many of his songs are cults, as "Lenvie" (Composed by J.J. Goldman), " Que je taime " or "Allumer le feu."
DJ SUPER STAR

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It is a collective which gather most of the major French artists. They do concerts and sell CDs for the benets of the restaurants du coeur, a charity created by Coluche (a famous French humorist) to supply food to poor poeple. Their agship song, composed by the talented Jean-Jacques Goldman is known by all the French people.
JOHNNY !

The French DJs are trendy ! This is particularly the case of Daft Punk and David Ghetta ; their sucess has crossed the Atlantic, the rst one having signed the soundtrack of Disneys Tron Legacy, while the second one has recently collaborated with Black Eyed Peas.
Rudy

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Music !

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He is THE French singer. An icon, a living legend ... He is nicknamed "the rocker of all French" or " the teens idol".

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THE CORNER... !

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... of nature.
GREEN PLANET

If the Earth is called "blue planet", forests cover about 30% of the lands.

Per year is the equivalent of the Greece that disappears ; depending on the year, deforestation reached 13 to 15 million acres.
(source : Yann Arthus-Bertrand)

THIS QUARTERS ACTION

Avoid buying furniture made in tropical timber and preserve the fragile rainforests.
A LITTLE BIT OF MUSIC...

the forest. The forest relies on the tiger

The tiger relies on

A TRESURE IN DANGER

In fact, since 1900, 50% of wetlands have been lost ; yet, it is in the rainforests that host 50% of the fauna and ora of the world, which gives an idea of the magnitude of the disaster. Moreover, in the world, every minute, 28 acres of forests are razed.

As this quarters focus is dedicated to music, I would also like to introduce a song involved for the environment, and thought-provoking: "Respire" performed by Mickey 3D. Enjoy !

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... cultural diversity.

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Whether traveling/living abroad or observing immigrants/foreigners on vacation, who has never been confronted to a behavior they do not understand ? This apparently ordinary situation is actually crucial to the "living together". Indeed, what should we do, in a situation that we do not understand ? Unfortunately, in this case, even for very mundane things, rejection is a very common feeling. The temptation to consider the ununderstood behavior as absurd or bad is indeed very strong. Why ? Just because our look on the others cultural practices is necessarily subjective, because it is subject to our own cultural references. Think about it and try to understand the meaning of the behavior in question. If it is not possible, lets at least try not to consider our cultural framework as the only one to be good and lets try to be tolerant.
Rudy

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LE MOT DU TRIMESTRE!

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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ?

T h e ex p re s s i o n " avo i r l a pche" (Yes ! The fruit !!!) simply means "to be in good shape". Its also possible to say "avoir la patate" (starch) and the meaning will be the same, such as "avoir la frite".
WHY THIS EXPRESSION ?

"Compter pour des prunes" : "count for nothing". This one as the same meaning as "compter pour du beurre et du fromage". The rst one is more used by people, while the second, which is furthermore rather used by children, is typically used for actions. A vegetable ? Carot, for example. " L e s carottes sont cuites" : "There is no more hope ". "Les boeufs carottes" is an expresion meaning "general services inspection" (cops investigating on cops). And of course... Bread ! "Avoir du pain sur la planche" : "To have work to do". "Se vendre comme des petits pains" : "easy to sell". "Avoir quelque chose pour une bouche de pain" : "To buy something at low price".

Did you know ? The French word

Because French people use many food items in their idioms, which can remain obscure whithout any explanations ...
OTHER EXEMPLES ?

copain (friend), act u al ly and meant co mes from CO-PAIN , o r i g i n ally the one

The list is very long! Thus, the phrase "tre une bonne poire " means being too nice. While "en pleine poire" is synonymous of "in my/his/her face". Still about pears, "se fendre la poire " as the meaning of "laughing out loud". Finally, "couper la poire en deux" means " n d a c o m p ro m i s e " , "adopt a medium position". Regarding fruits, apple is not far away. "Tomber dans les pommes" ? "To faint" ! "Haut comme trois pommes" ? " Very short" (for people). "Cest pour ma pomme " "Its happening to me". A last fruit ? The plum ! "Prendre une prune" : "Get a ne ".

whith who we share the bread .

Rudy

Il a la banane !!!

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GOURMETS CORNER!

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The "coq au vin"

MYSTERY AND TASTE

In this edition, we will learn how to cook a coq au vin. We wont know about the origins of this recipe, many regions claim paternity (Alsace, Auvergne, Bourgogne and Champagne). To taunt the Roman Julius Caesar besieging Gaul, the chief of a tribe sent him a rooster, symbol of the bravery of the Gauls and Caesar returned his politeness with his rooster cooked in wine.
RECEIPE

Preparation : 1 hour Cooking : 3 hours

Ingrdients : - One big chopped rooster (or a chicken) - 4 slices of bacon cut into small pieces - 3 tablespoons of olive oil - 25 g butter - "1 bouquet garni" (thyme, bay leaf, parsley) - 2 carrots - 1 stalk celery - 500 g small champignons de Paris - 1 onion - 2 cloves of garlic - 3 cloves - Pepper and Cayenne hotpepper - 40 g of wheat our - 1 small glass of cognac - 2 liters of good red wine - 2 slices of bread per person Prparation: For the marinade, place the pieces of chicken in a bowl, then chop the carrots, celery, onion and garlic, add the rooster with the "bouquet garni", cloves, pepper and cayenne hotpapper.

Pour in the brandy and the red wine. Cover and let cool all night, but not in the refrigerator. The next day, drain cock, lter and reserve the marinade. Heat the olive oil and butter, brown the cock and put it in a dish. Add the bacon in the casserole with the chopped onion and browned. Mix the our into the marinade until the mixture becomes smooth, then add the pieces of chicken and add pinch of salt. Cover and simmer 3 hours, stirring occasionally, about half an hour before the end of cooking, adjust the dressing. Clean the mushrooms, cut into 2 or 4 pieces depending on their size. Make them sweat in a frying pan and when they do not reject water out anymore, incorporate the cock and nish cooking. Let cool and refrigerate. The next day, remove the frying pan from the fridge, remove the layer of fat and heat over low heat. Fry the slices of bread in a bit of butter. Serve with steamed potatoes or mash patotoes (See in the number 2 of your magazine or with chips.

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Courage, it really worth waiting, you wont be disappointed ! You can serve it with same wine as for the marinade.

The last word Enjoy your meal ! Lets meet soon f o r a n e w culinary adventure, yes... the year draws to its end already.
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CORNER OF KIDS

(AND GROWN UP KIDS)

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AD 2451

French-Canadian animated series, Skyland takes us on Earth in the year of grace 2451. Our beloved blue planet is then fragmented into thousands of oating islands (called "blocks") orbiting the earth's core. The opportunity to create a beautiful and colorful world, taking an unreal orange beauty tint under the sunset.

when the "Sphere" comes and kidnapp their mother Mila, Lhyperion a powerful Seijin (beings with telekinetic powers), wife of Marcus, who was the leader of the resistance .

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2006 Method Films/9 Story Entertainment Skyland Production Canada Ltd/Luxanimation/

If they want to release their mother, Lena, Seijin too, and Mahad, having inherited his share of the driving skills of his father, must learn to control their gifts and ght alongside the resistance. Will they fulll the prophecy?
DICTATURE AND RESISTANCE

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This world is in the hand of a dictatorship called "Sphere". The heroes are two children, Lena a n d Mahad, Paris in the Skyland... who see t h e i r carefree l i v e s take a sudden e n d

He will unify the Earth thanks to the light girl

HUMOR !

But no misunderstanding, Skyland is a serie that does not lack humor, particularly thanks to Mahad, the character, sometimes very juvenile.
Rudy

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LITTLE CORNER OF FRANCE!

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Mont Saint-Michel
credit : Diliff A VERY LITTLE TOWN...

Our tour takes us this quarter at Mont Saint-Michel, with 43 Montois identied in 2010. It is an island of 970 meters large and 92 meters high, located in the country of "Manche" Normandy.
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...SO FAMOUS !

En janvier, nous irons visiter Paris, la ville lumire !

The town and the bay were classied in 1979 as a World Heritage Site. With 300 000 visitors each year, it is, appart from the "Ile de France", the most visited place in the country.
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Fifty-three days a year, it turns back as an island - during the equinoctial tides - for a few hours. It's very impressive and many tourists come these days to enjoy the beauty of this scene offered by Mother Nature.

ANECDOTE...

During the Middle Age, the Mount Saint-Michel was called "Mount Saint-Michel at the peril of the sea." The name has its origin in the edication, at the request of the Archangel Michael himself, of a shaped cave oratory, by the Bishop of Avranches. There are still remnants of this structure, visible in the nave of the abbey.
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