French Current Event

In the next couple of weeks, French colleges will begin to sell University products such as accessories and small trinkets.  This is very new for many public colleges especially because very few have done anything in the way of brand development.  The reason behind the marketing is that most French colleges find themselves competing with other schools for students. Avec la montée de la concurrence, les universités françaises, qui ont parfois été qualifiée de «usines de chômage», ont également accordé une attention accrue à l'insertion professionnelle des diplômés.  French president, Nicholas Sarkozy has named French universities as autonomous, rather than branches of a state-run network.

French Current Event

The French president, Nicholas Sarkozy, is trying to end the "political furor" over ministers taking free trips to other countries.  For example: Prime Minister, François Fillon, vacationed with his family last year at the invitation and expense of the Egyptian government. The president has tried to end it by telling his cabinet to vacation in France.  It has now become required that government officials get permission before accepting invitations to go to other countries.  It is hoped that the anger will subside soon.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/world/europe/10briefs-sarkozy.html?_r=1&ref=europe

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Mon père s'appelle Tim.  Il est américain.  Il habite a Ambler.  Il a un frère et une soeur.  Il est grand.  Il est ingénieur. Il est amusant.  Il est intelligent aussi.