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...This is an important victory for all of us. Mostly, of course for America, but also for everyone else in the world who's tired of a U.S. in the likeness of George Bush," said a gleeful 25-year-old named Clémence who was returning to her Parisian apartment after a night of watching the results with friends. "Tell your readers France says 'Thank you, America, for giving the world Barack Obama!' " (Read "World Leaders React to Obama...
...PARIS, FRANCE Crash Diet Wrapped in a brown apron as he greets visitors with a warm, booming voice, François Bonduel owns the kind of Parisian restaurant beloved by tourists and locals alike. But these days - with the euro still strong and economies seizing up around the globe - the foreign visitors that typically make up a third of Bonduel's clientele have been thinning out and spending less. To make matters worse, many French visitors to his restaurant, Au Bon Saint-Pourçain - a stone's throw from the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris' tony sixth arrondissement...
Paris, France Wrapped in a brown apron as he greets visitors in a warm, booming voice, François Bonduel owns the kind of Parisian restaurant beloved by tourists and locals alike. But these days - with the euro still relatively strong and economies seizing up around the globe - the foreign visitors that typically make up a third of Bonduel's clientele have been thinning out and spending less. To make matters worse, many French visitors to his restaurant, Au Bon Saint-Pourçain - a stone's throw from the church of St. Sulpice in Paris' tony sixth arrondissement...
...That was, however, until I discovered the joys of bureaucratic control myself—that summer I worked in a Parisian office that found shelter, food, and jobs for the city’s homeless. With all of our clients in precarious situations, it felt good locating someone a place to sleep for the night or printing out someone’s very first resume...
...majored in international business. But Ogata had a black belt in karate. He loved the exquisite craftsmanship of Japan's artisans. So when he returned to Tokyo and started his own clothing line, Ogata took his fashion cues from the rich traditions of local design, not from some Parisian or New York City atelier. Today, instead of a hip-hop hoodie, Ogata wears a sleek hooded jacket that zips up to show only the eyes, a self-made creation inspired by what ninjas used to wear during their stealthy missions. "Because Japan was an isolated island for so long, there...