Council of Ministers, August 24th, 2007.
Commission on the release of the French growth
The Minister for the Economy, Finances and Employment presented a decree establishing a commission on the release of the French growth.
This commission, whose creation was announced on June 20th by the President of the Republic, is charged to examine the conditions of a release of the French growth, like it was done in 1960 by the committee of experts which had published the “Report of the Committee for the removal of the obstacles to the economic expansion” of Jacques Rueff and Louis Armand.
Cheap international calls from your China Mobile phone
If you are living in China, you know how it is embarrassing to make international calls… 
Several solutions exist:
On PC or PDA:
SkypeOut or other Internet VoIP providers
On fixed and mobile phones:
- Buy IP card
- Activate IDD calls (China Mobile requires a minimum credit of 500rmb on your account when you ask for this service, and they will automatically deactivate it one month later…)
- Callback systems like Expat Telecom
But, there is a new service launched one month ago by China Mobile:
International VoIP long distance calls!
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Louis Bertignac concert censored (?) in Shanghai
On June 1st, Shanghai was hosting for the first time in Asia the French Parisian "Nuit Blanche". Usually, this event is organized one time per year in France in order to promote culture (music, cinema, arts…) during one whole night, up to the morning.
In Shanghai, the French Embassy in China was in charge of this happening, and they’ve decided to end it by inviting Louis Bertignac, which is the ex-leader of the ex-well-known "Téléphone" band (they played rock n’ roll in France during the 80’s, and are still really esteemed in France).
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Paris Avant
Thanks to Killy the Frog, I’ve discovered an amazing website about Paris:
www.parisavant.com
The aim of this website is to discover Paris 100 years ago, thru old black & white cliches, and to compare it to nowadays pictures.
The fact is that we have to admit that French capital has less changed than Shanghai in 10 years 


115 pairs of pictures are available. Every picture has a link towards Google Maps in order to have accurate localization in Paris.
Each day, they add a new pair.
Sarkozy drunk?
Sarkozy drunk at the G8 summit?
Sarkozy bourré au G8?
法国总统,小拿破仑,是不是喝醉了在G8会议?
Movie screened just after a private interview with Russian President Poutine.
Filmé juste après un entretien avec le Président russe Poutine.
电影被拍摄在一个私立面谈跟俄罗斯的总统之后。
Spiderman expelled from China
An intrepid climber dubbed the "French Spiderman" was expelled from China on Tuesday after five days in prison for illegally climbing the country’s tallest building.
Alain Robert was arrested after having scaled and descended the 430m (1,380 foot) Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, dressed in his trademark Spiderman costume and without any ropes or safety equipment.
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R.P.A. R.I.P.
R.P.A. (Roller Park Avenue) was one of the best spot in Paris for rollerskating.
We all had had good times in this skatepark… Unforgettable nights and rides… 
Here is a video about its murder. Too long video, but for those who’ve been to this place, will let remind you some feelings…
Maybe somebody has the same kind of video about the death of TongJi University indoor skatepark?
Élections présidentielles 2007 - Les français de Chine et de Shanghai

Les français de Chine et de Shanghai ont élu Nicolas Sarkozy dès le 1er tour, avec un total de 52.69% de voix exprimées pour ce candidat.
Le taux de participation (61.08%) est par contre très faible comparé avec celui de la France métropolitaine (83.77%!).
Peut-être que le corps électoral français n’a pas encore bien pris en compte les francais de l’étranger (et leur poids!)…
Mais si l’on compare ce taux avec celui des français aux USA par exemple (32%), on se rend compte que la mobilisation a été particulièrement forte en Chine 
Voici donc les résultats des français de Chine au premier tour des élections présidentielles 2007:
| Pékin | Shanghai | Hongkong | Canton | Wuhan | Chengdu | Total Chine | En pourcentage des suffrages exprimés | |
| Nombre d’inscrits | 2257 | 3521 | 3568 | 677 | 354 | 140 | 10517 | |
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Nombre de votants |
1431 | 2249 | 2092 | 334 | 226 | 92 | 6424 | |
| Taux de participation (en %) | 63,4 | 63,87 | 58,63 | 49,33 | 63,84 | 65,57 | 61,08 | |
| Suffrages exprimés : | ||||||||
| Olivier BESANCENOT | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 0,65 |
| Marie-George BUFFET | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0,32 |
| Gérard SCHIVARDI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0,05 |
| François BAYROU | 406 | 545 | 410 | 95 | 45 | 27 | 1528 | 23,92 |
| José BOVE | 10 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0,45 |
| Dominique VOYNET | 25 | 48 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 1,64 |
| Philippe DE VILLIERS | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0,52 |
| Ségolène ROYAL | 323 | 371 | 261 | 67 | 57 | 25 | 1104 | 17,28 |
| Frédéric NIHOUS | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0,25 |
| Jean-Marie LE PEN | 29 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 122 | 1,91 |
| Arlette LAGUILLIER | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0,32 |
| Nicolas SARKOZY | 587 | 1201 | 1296 | 146 | 104 | 31 | 3365 | 52,69 |
| TOTAL : | 1420 | 2240 | 2081 | 332 | 223 | 90 | 6386 | 100 |
Élections présidentielles 2007 - Les français de l’étranger
Le nombre des Français de l’étranger qui ont participé à l’élection présidentielle de 2007 est en très forte augmentation.
Selon les listes consulaires arrêtées le 28 février 2007, parmi les 941 364 électeurs inscrits, 821 600 ont choisi d’exercer leur droit de vote aux quatre coins du monde et surtout en Europe.
Un poids dorénavant non négligeable pour le scrutin.
Les Français établis à l’étranger ont pu voter personnellement dans l’un des 547 bureaux de vote ou par procuration.
Voici donc les résultats des français de l’étranger au premier tour des élections présidentielles 2007:
| Voix | Pourcentage des inscrits | |
| Inscrits | 822 944 | |
| Abstentions | 491 263 | 59,70 % |
| Votants | 331 681 | 40,30 % |
Suffrages :
| Voix | Pourcentage des votants | |
| Exprimés | 329 201 | 99,25 % |
| Blancs ou nuls | 2 480 | 0,30 % |
Résultats :
| Voix | Pourcentage exprimés | |
| Nicolas SARKOZY | 126 703 | 38,49 % |
| Ségolène ROYAL | 98 498 | 29,92 % |
| François BAYROU | 70 908 | 21,54 % |
| Jean-Marie LE PEN | 10 771 | 3,27 % |
| Dominique VOYNET | 6 518 | 1,98 % |
| Olivier BESANCENOT | 4 389 | 1,33 % |
| José BOVÉ | 3 951 | 1,20 % |
| Philippe de VILLIERS | 2 915 | 0,89 % |
| Marie-George BUFFET | 1 840 | 0,56 % |
| Arlette LAGUILLER | 1 624 | 0,49 % |
| Frédéric NIHOUS | 678 | 0,21 % |
| Gérard SCHIVARDI | 406 | 0,12 % |
Souvenirs…
When I’ve watched this video, it immediately reminds me our rollerskating sessions in Paris…
Free rides on the small streets, jumping everywhere, going down on the Champs-Elysées…
Moreover, this guy as the same Salomon Crossmax as me 
We should do such kind of videos in Shanghai!!!


