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Pickleball: The New Trendy Racket Sport

makes a fault. However, this racket sport is distinguished from classic tennis by certain specificities, such as the equipment used, the size of the court, the position of the lines on the court, and the rules of the game. This game was invented in the United States in 1965 on Bainbridge Island. T ...

19
July
2024

A festival, it's too short: the Nice Short Film Festival

e 2000, the association Héliotrope has shed light on another kind of cinema, that of short films, by organizing the festival "Un festival, c'est trop court". For a week, this festival screens films in various projection rooms in Nice. This emerging festival from the French Riviera brings together ...

23
Oct
2012

Criminal record and employment: 5 things to know.

. • bulletin number 2 lists the convictions contained in bulletin n°1, except for convictions applied to minors (up to 2 months imprisonment), foreign court decisions, fines and suspended sentences that have not been revoked. • bulletin number 3 exclusively mentions convictions for crimes or ...

28
Mar
2023

Tennis: Who is Suzanne Lenglen in 5 Questions

rseback riding, archery, and of course, tennis. It was in 1911 that her father gave her her first tennis racket so she could play on the family clay court in Marest-sur-Matz in the Oise region. Noticing her ease and fondness for this sport, her father decided to become her coach. In 1911, Suzanne ...

04
June
2024

Roland Garros: Test Your Knowledge of the Tournament

28 to host the Davis Cup final. It is the stadium that gave its name to the French Open at Roland Garros. Initially, it consisted of only the central court (currently with a capacity of 15,000 seats). This tennis stadium, located on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, has gradually expanded to cover ...

23
May
2007

Partir en livre: a great celebration of children's books

r an elite, the Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin decided to launch during the summer of 2015 a great celebration of children's books called Lire en court. For summer 2016, this operation has been renamed Partir en Livre! This national operation is inspired by the music festival in its scope and ...

16
July
2015

Justice: what is a cold case?

1- What is a cold case? The Anglo-Saxon term cold case refers to an unsolved court case. Specifically, French justice classifies in this category investigations started more than 18 months ago that have reached an impasse. The perpetrator has not been identified and no trial can be held. Typi ...

20
Jan
2022

Footvolley: 5 Things to Know About This Amazing Beach Sport

nceived by professional football players to circumvent the ban on playing during the summer break, taking advantage of the available beach volleyball courts. In the 1970s, this game spread to other cities in Brazil, before conquering beaches on all continents, from Spain to Thailand, including Sout ...

11
July
2024

The Palace of Versailles: 5 things to know about the Sun King's palace

young Louis XIV had it embellished by his Architect Louis Le Vau, before making it his official residence in 1678 and enlarging it to accommodate the court of the Sun King. The original decor of the central part of the palace, which includes the Grand Apartments, private apartments, apartments of t ...

31
July
2007

The Shortest Day: A Short Film Celebration on December 21st

the Short Film Festival initiated in 2011 by the National Center of Cinematography and the Moving Image and organized in 2013 by the Scénario au Long court association. This event aims to "broadcast short films everywhere and on all screens, so that these films, whose richness and creativity are e ...

16
Dec
2013

The Lyric Art Festival of Salon-de-Provence

n Fondary, is the patron of Mezza Voce and the festival. Each year, this event offers quality performances in Salon-de-Provence in the Renaissance courtyard of the Château de l'Emperi, which offers both an impressive natural setting and remarkable acoustics. Several evenings are traditionally ...

27
July
2015

Times are changing: what is Faustine Bollaert's show on France 2 worth?

n a man and a woman. In those not-so-distant days, divorcees had to endure the reproving gaze of their families and homosexuals regularly ended up in court. Married women could not open a bank account without their husband's permission, and being a woman was an aggravating circumstance for adulte ...

04
Oct
2022

Basque Country: 5 good reasons to go to Guéthary

ll square. This square is the heart of the village, with its half-timbered neo-Basque style building listed as a historical monument and its fronton (the court on which Basque pelota is played!). The village church, dedicated to Saint-Nicolas the patron saint of sailors and children, also present ...

01
Mar
2023

Pitchak: a juggling game that looks like soccer

e strike followed by a foot strike. In this case, it is a slightly different game of skill, since you have to drop the pitchak into the opponent's court to score a point. A match can be played in two or three winning innings. Each inning is played to 11 runs, and you need a two-run lead to win ...

08
Mar
2023

The GR 75: 5 things to know about the Paris walking tour

s you to discover previous Olympic sites from 1900 and 1924: • the Georges Vallerey swimming pool • the Cipale velodrome • the Trinquet, a former Basque pelota court • the Auteuil lawns ...

04
Sep
2023

Paris 2024 Olympics: how to rent your accommodation on Airbnb?

If you decide not to comply with this prohibition, the property manager can send you a formal notice. In more serious cases, the matter can be brought to court, especially if the tenants have damaged the common areas of the building. Respect the maximum rental duration. Owners who wish to rent a pr ...

21
Sep
2023

Blind Football: 5 Things to Know

ootball is played on a special field measuring 40 meters by 20 meters. The pitch, smaller than a standard football field, is equivalent to a handball court. It is always set up in a quiet location because the players rely heavily on their hearing to orient themselves and locate the ball. During the ...

07
Feb
2024

Paid leave accrued during sick leave: what does the labor code reform provide?

ancially compensated for a maximum of 12 weeks of vacation. By limiting the retroactivity of the compensation to 3 years, the highest administrative court in France has reassured employer organizations, which were worried about the astronomical amount that businesses might have had to pay retroacti ...

18
Mar
2024

L'Inguimbertine: the only library museum in France in Carpentras

w for virtual browsing of rare prints. • The Fine Arts gallery presents the museum's acquisitions after the Inguimbert era. Visitors can admire paintings by Duplessis, a court portraitist for Louis XVI, the landscape artist Joseph Xavier Bidauld, as well as the Orientalist paintings of Jules ...

09
July
2024

Boccia: the Paralympic sport that resembles pétanque

On the field, men and women compete without distinction in all categories. What are the rules of boccia? Boccia is played indoors, on a flat and smooth court measuring 12.5 m by 6 m. Each player has 6 balls, each weighing 275 g. These are red or blue leather balls, slightly larger than tennis ball ...

29
Aug
2024