Sir crc95: I can't remember the name of the Calvados at CDG. It was probably top shelf as most of the stuff on sale there is. Now back to another subject. I guess we should get off the subject of booze before someone gets offended. (Actually though, it may be germane to French education as the students seem to drink enough.) Back to the kids for a moment. I try to watch the 1300HR news or the 2000hr news on France2 a few times a week - on the internet, just goodgle france2. I do this to maintain contact with the spoken/visual French in hopes of improving my proficiency. (It is working but very, very slowly.) Anyway, you can still go to the France2 site and watch it as they archive a weeks worth of newscasts. I find these excellent by the way even though I don't understand most of it. Go to the JTvideo link on the site and call up either the 1300 or 2000 newscast for Thursday (and I think Wednesday) and you can find it. The cop didn't beat up the kid but he did exert a fair amount of pressure on the kid's midsection. And that kid could not be more than 8, 9, or ten years old. Honest. I suppose the cop could have been kfouler5 on vacation. BTW, Friday's newcast indicates the terrorist folks in Corsica are at it again. And your right, they hit what appeared to be a Government building. Donerail