French league match called off due to swine flu
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The French soccer league has called off Saturday's game between Monaco and Montpellier because three Montpellier players have contracted swine flu.
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France make four changes for All Blacks Test
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
France on Sunday made four changes in unveiling their squad to face New Zealand in Saturday's autumn international in Marseille. Fresh from thumping Samoa 43-5 on Saturday, the French have nonetheless shuffled their pack with Toulouse hooker William Servat back in the group in place of Perpignan's Guilhem Guirado. Second rower Lionel Nallet of Racing Metro also returns with Pascal Pape missing out....
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Ligue 1 Focus - Brand new stadia for Euro 2016 bid
A Different League (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
A selection of Ligue 1 sides are facing the prospect of playing their top-flight football in shiny new stadiums after initial plans were put in place by the FFF in preparation for France’s Euro 2016 bid nearly 20 years after hosting the 1998 World Cup. The FFF has this week announced the shortlist of cities pivotal to their hosting aspirations. The 12 cities named, include Nice, Marseille, Toulouse,...
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Jeu du Jour Week 11: Return of the Unrelegables
Some People Are On The Pitch (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
It's about time we shone our Jeu du Jour spotlight on Auxerre as we look back on Week 11. The only team never to be relegated from France's top flight started off this season as though that might all change, but after a defeat in each of their first three games, they now find themselves unbeaten in eight and up to fifth in the table. AJA's progress was maintained on Saturday with their fifth successive...
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Luxury in Languedoc: A top UK hotelier looks to France for his first high-end residential venture
www.FrenchHelpServices.com (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
The sleepy Languedoc countryside may not know what's hit it when the hotelier Gordon Campbell Gray throws open the doors to his latest project. Campbell Gray Hotels, which are best known for the uber-chic and minimalist One Aldwych in London, and Carlisle Bay in Antigua, has signed up to operate and manage the resort and residential estate of boutique eco development Lodge St Germain near Montpellier...
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Vietnamese Women: Narratives of Cross-Cultural Marriage
Ensaios Imperfeitos (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen In a poem entitled 'He covered me with a blanket,' the Vietnamese Canadian writer Thuong Vuong-Riddick recalls: In Montpellier station, he took all my luggage on his back, put his arms around me. Mother said: ' He is the one for you .' [1] Her words refer not only to a love story across cultures, but also to one that is embedded in a framework of diaspora and loss. In her...
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Gordon Campbell Gray to launch eco-hotel
www.FrenchHelpServices.com (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Gordon Campbell Gray hotels is to launch a new eco-hotel in the south of France in the summer of 2011, Caterer can reveal. The Lodge St Germain will be located outside Montpellier in the South East of France and will feature 45 rooms, 45 apartments and 20 lodges. Read more... Moving to Montpellier Relocation in Languedoc - Montpellier, Nimes, Herault & Gard. Troubleshooting for those already here....
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Ligue 1 action round-up - Week 6 - September 19/20, 2009
A Different League (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
The sixth week of France’s Ligue 1 saw the newly promoted Montpellier finally lose a match this season as they came up against title hopefuls Marseille at the Stade Velodrome. The visitors had not conceded a first half goal all season but on 31 minutes Lucho Gonzalez broke this record with his first goal for the club and the lead was doubled two minutes later by Mamadou Niang. Gonzalez set up...
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Are there several reasons for the catastrophic bee mortality rate?
Flesh and Stone (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Bees are an essential part of the biodiversity equilibrium. Most of the almost 20,000 known species of bees feed on nectar and pollen and their pollination of plants plays a crucial role in sustaining plant, animal, and human life on Earth. Around a third of what Western populations eat, for example, is dependant on the pollination of plants by bees, particularly fruits and vegetables. However, the...
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Wilkinson 'back to his best' as Toulon win
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
• Fly-half scored three drop goals in win over Toulouse • Boost for injury-hit England ahead of Autumn Tests Jonny Wilkinson is "back to his best" according to the fly-half's long-time rival Frédéric Michalak. The No10 kicked all of Toulon's points as they beat Michalak's Toulouse 18-13 yesterday in front of 60,000 fans at Marseille's Stade Vélodrome. "He...
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Olympique Marseille v Montpellier HSC live online on your pc
FIFA World Cup (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Olympique Marseille v Montpellier HSC competition: French Ligue 1 Date : Sat 19 Sep,2009 Time: 21:00 until 23:00 Location: France Live / Repeat: Live Watch here Live TV Channels Olympique Marseille vs. 0 - 0 Montpellier HSC Match scheduled: Last updated: 19-09-2009 from 21:00 until 23:00 18-09-2009 on 23:34 Week 6 / Journee 6 :: French Ligue 1 2009/2010
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Jeu du Jour Week 4: Fin de la ligne
Some People Are On The Pitch (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Note the day in your diary: Sunday 30th August 2009 – the day Bordeaux 's record breaking run of consecutive wins finally came to an end. Not that it saw a change in leader at the top of the Ligue 1 table – Les Girondins ' 0-0 draw at Marseille means they remain the team to beat in France. Bordeaux's run of fourteen back-to-back league wins that started in mid-March 2009 finally ended following...
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High-speed rail in France: Way out in front – and pushing further ahead
www.FrenchHelpServices.com (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
Ever since 1981, when the very first TGV departed on its journey between Paris and Lyon, France has sped ahead of the rest of Europe in the race to build a fully functioning high-speed rail network. Now, furnished with almost 1,250 miles of specially built lines linking many of its major cities, the country is looking for new ways to extend its lead. Read more... Moving to Montpellier Relocation in...
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Lance hair away from lead
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
MONTPELLIER, France (AP) Calling his team "simply awesome," Lance Armstrong was nearly decked out in yellow again. The seven-time champion surged from third place to second at the Tour de France on Tuesday after his Astana squad won a team time trial in a dramatic finish. Read the full story
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Cacapa leaving Newcastle for France return
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Cacapa is leaving Newcastle United for a return to France. The Brazilian defender joined Newcastle from Lyon and is wanted by Montpellier for next season. read more