Happenings in France and Corsica.

[ALS]

Lets exempt the Soccer players from the new 75% wealth tax because we fear our best players will leave France.

Pierre Moscovici spoke after warnings from the head of France's professional football league, Frédéric Thiriez that the "crazy tax" would see France "lose its best players" and cost first division teams 182 million euros (£154 million).

"We are looking at different views on this issue, but it's true that we have football clubs which are in a fragile financial state," he said.

French-football-clubs-could-be-exempt-from-75-per-cent-supertax

[Ray4AJ]

Another week, another shooting in Ajaccio. I guess arson wasn't stopping construction quickly enough.

http://www.corsematin.com/article/fr...s.1149147.html

[ALS]

French farming hit by a suicide every two days.

In France, a farmer commits suicide every two days. That’s the shocking statistic quoted in a new report released on Thursday, which will set alarm bells ringing in France’s Ministry of Agriculture, which is struggling to revitalize the flagging sector.

Suicide is the third-highest cause of death among French farmers, after cancer and cardio-vascular diseases, a report by the French health institute INVS revealed on Thursday.

In a three year period between 2007 and 2009, 485 farmers took their own lives, which represents a suicide every two days on average. The rate of suicides among farmers is 20 percent higher than among the French population as a whole.

In total, 417 men and 68 women ended their lives during this period, with the mortality rate highest among cattle farmers aged between 45 and 64-years-old.

The INVS study represents the first ever official investigation into the sensitive issue and sheds light on the vulnerability of those working in the beleaguered farming sector in France.

Read More, French-Farmers-Hit-by-500-Suicides-in-Three-Years

[ALS]

Drunk Frenchmen in Bordeaux steal llama, take it joyriding.

There’s drunk — and then there’s llama-stealing-joyride drunk!

A pack of blitzed French school chums snatched Serge the llama from a circus and led the surprisingly agreeable beast on a late-night journey aboard the city of Bordeaux’s tram system.

The llama-nappers posted pictures of themselves with Serge on Twitter, leading to their arrests on misdemeanor theft charges. They’ll likely get a wrist-slapping fine.

Full story: Drunk-frenchmen-steal-llama-take-it-joyriding

[Ray4AJ]

Not really recent happenings... But here is a video from the 50's of Corsica with a bit of the little boat harbor area in it.

[ALS]

Corsica: Lawlessness in heart of Europe

This is from about a year ago.

The gas station they show about 1:40 into the video is less than 1Km from Alizée's old apartment.




Corsica: Sun, Sea, Sand And Murder

[Ray4AJ]

Originally Posted by ALS

Corsica: Lawlessness in heart of Europe

This is from about a year ago.

The gas station they show about 1:40 into the video is less than 1Km from Alizée's old apartment.

Interesting.... At 9:40 in that first video we return to the town where many of the shots from the unofficial ACDLA video were filmed.

[Un-rêve]

Originally Posted by ALS

Corsica: Lawlessness in heart of Europe

This is from about a year ago.

The gas station they show about 1:40 into the video is less than 1Km from Alizée's old apartment.

It seems they don't like outsiders moving in on the island but Alizée should be safe considering she's a national treasure.. but screw the dream that any of us have about moving over there oneday if we happen to be so lucky.

[Ray4AJ]

An article I saw today linked to this blog, some info about the summer solstice and Corsican traditions.

http://www.paperblog.fr/642220/la-tr...tice-en-corse/

[Ray4AJ]

Third annual Grande Braderie in Ajaccio Aug 20-22