Word: lenoir
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...Local Parisian color is provided by some unusual suspects: director Roman Polanski as a police inspector with a sideline in proctology; Noemie Lenoir as a chanteuse whom Carter has a dalliance with before suspecting that she's a female impersonator ("I went to second base with a man! It's The Crying Games! I'm Brokeback Carter!"); and actor-director Yvan Attal (My Wife Is an Actress) playing a cab driver who switches from anti-Americanism to pro-Hollywoodism once he becomes embroiled in one of the Lee-Carter chase scenes. "Now I know what...
...manufacturer Appli'Plast defied conventional wisdom last week. The Normandy-based company finalized the purchase of a new factory site, which will more than quadruple Appli'Plast's capacity - and perhaps even its workforce. "Hiring more people is also part of the general plan," says Appli'Plast owner Eric Lenoir. "But that will only come if we can continue growing. With an average of one company going out of business per day in this region, you should never be too confident...
...Nestled just north of Alençon, the new factory site is a sign Appli'Plast and its 45 employees have cause for optimism. Since taking it over in 1995 as a bankrupt business creating plastic manufacturing molds, Lenoir and Appli'Plast manager Jacques Vaillant have transformed the company into a producer of plastic components and accessories. End clients include carmakers Ford, Renault, Nissan and Opel, as well as appliance manufacturers. Unlike many small- and medium-sized businesses in France, Appli'Plast refused all financial aid offered by local and regional governments, says Lenoir. It has also not exploited...
...wants to make enlargement conditional on reform of cap, an idea that is anathema to France, the biggest beneficiary of the Union's agricultural subsidies. "It's out of the question to change the cap while citing new entrants as the excuse," French European Affairs Minister Noëlle Lenoir told TIME. "We've agreed to them gradually entering this system and obtaining the same funding over time as the rest of us." Most observers think a weakened Dutch government will be less willing and able to take a strongly anti-enlargement position in Brussels. "You've got to wonder...
...TIME: Traditional right-left antagonisms make your appointment surprising. Lenoir: True, but Raffarin is showing he's dedicated to bipartisanship. There is room for everyone. There's got to be if you want the entire expanse of French society to see its reflection in a government. On the European level, you're either pro- European or not. If you are, traditional party politics and ideologies lose their importance. TIME: What strengths won you the job? Lenoir: I plan on drawing from my years as a negotiator, adviser and partner with people and administrations on the European level. The experience...