John Baldessari: 'Raised Eyebrows/ Furrowed Foreheads', 2008 Nov 22, 2008
Solo presentations of his work over the past five years have included exhibitions at: Carre d'Art Musee Contemporain de Nimes, France (2005-2006); Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin (2004); Museo d'Arte Moderna Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Trento, Italy (2000-2001); Sprengel Museum, Hannover, (1999-2000); and Albertina im Adademiehof, Vienna (1999). He has received many honors, including the 2008 Biennial Award for Contemporary Art, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, The Netherlands; American Academy... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
France's Wine Terrorists Aug 2, 2008
A commando vineyard owner empties one of 13 wine tanks filled with Chilian wine in Nimes, France. Pascal Parrot / Getty Article Tools. (Time.com)
Lowe's high is helping Vandevelde Jul 21, 2008
5-kilometre 14th stage from Nimes to Dignes-les-Bains from Columbia's Leonardo Duque (Cofidis) and Germany's Erik Zabel (Milram). Vandevelde (Garmin-Chipotle) was third overall at 38 seconds to Tour leader Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto), who led Luxembourg's Frank Schleck (CSC) by one second. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
* Freire wins sunny sprint finish Jul 21, 2008
The pack passes fields of lavender during the 14th stage of the Tour de France between Nimes and Digne-les-Bains, France, on Saturday ... Spains Oscar Freire celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France between Nimes and Digne-les-Bains, France, on Saturday ... 5km trek from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains and moved in on clinching the green jersey given to the Tours best sprinter. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Freire wins stage, Evans keeps lead Jul 20, 2008
9-mile ride from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains, a stage that featured small climbs in the last day before three punishing Alpine stages. The race has been marred this year by three riders that were kicked out for doping violations - notably young Italian star Riccardo Ricco, winner of two stages this year. (Boston Globe)
Mounting pressure Jul 20, 2008
Cadel Evans looks to be cruising during the long ride to Nimes - but he will not be so relaxed in the Alps ... Rupert Guinness in NimesJuly 20, 2008 ... 5 kilometre 14th stage from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains overnight. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
* Cavendish makes it four wins Jul 20, 2008
SPRINTER SUPREME: Britains Mark Cavendish set another milestone in Nimes as he left Tour veteran Robbie McEwen in his wake to win yet another stage for Columbia AFP, NIMES, FRANCE Sunday, Jul 20, 2008, Page 18 ... 5km 13th stage of the Tour de France between Narbonne and Nimes, France, on Friday ... 5km 13th stage from Narbonne to Nimes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Evans faces an uphill climb in the Alps Jul 20, 2008
9-mile, mildly hilly ride from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains in hot temperatures ... 9-mile ride from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tour de France: Freire closes in on sprint title Jul 20, 2008
"I have to play a smart race. "We don't have the strongest team for the mountains, we are well aware of that -- and I'm sure my competitors are as well," Evans said. Freire, a three-time world champion, won a mass sprint at the end of the 120.9-mile trek from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains and moved in on clinching the green jersey given to the Tour's best sprinter. The 32-year-old Rabobank rider collected his fourth Tour stage victory and his first this year with a time of 4 hours, 13 minutes, 8... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Freire wins, Evans in yellow Jul 20, 2008
Spain's Oscar Freire, riding for Rabobank, won the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, a 194km ride from Nimes to Dignes Les Bains, while Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader's yellow jersey one second ahead of Luxembourg's Frank Schleck. Freire, the green jersey points leader, won a sprint for the line a day before the event moves into the Alps under pressure from Colombian Leonardo Duque and German Erik Zabel. (iAfrica.com)
Tour de France: Sprinter captures stage 14 (Today) Jul 20, 2008
9-mile ride from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains, a stage that featured small climbs in the final day before three punishing Alpine stages. The race has been marred this year by three riders that were kicked out for doping violations. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Tour De France: Freire Wins Stage 14 Jul 20, 2008
9-mile trek in hot weather from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains. Saturday's stage featured some small climbs in the last day before three punishing stages in the Alps. (Click2Houston, TX)
Oscar Freire Wins 14th Stage of Tour de France; Evans Holds Overall Leads Jul 20, 2008
5 kilometer (121 mile) ride from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains. He finished about a bike length ahead of Leonardo Duque of the Cofidis team, with of Milram third. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Cyclist: Please don’t give up on sport Jul 19, 2008
AP photo - Mark Cavendish of Great Britain celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 13th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Narbonne and Nimes, southern France, Friday. NIMES, France Mark Cavendish wants to talk about his latest stage victory not doping ... The race heads for another mostly flat stage Saturday, a trip of more than 116 miles from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Cadel Evans retains yellow jersey Jul 19, 2008
Cadel Evans retained the yellow jersey by finishing in the main pack at the end of the 182km 13th stage from Narbonne to Nimes. The 31-year-old Australian has a one-second lead over Frank Schleck of Luxembourg and is 38 seconds ahead of US rider Christian Vande Velde in third. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Drug cheats punish clean athletes, too Jul 19, 2008
Mark Cavendish, who has amazed us with four stage wins (including today's 13th stage to Nimes) doesn't go up hills well. So I don't think his team will be at the front. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Clean-up causing us grief - Evans Jul 19, 2008
" For Evans, his career as a cyclist reaches a testing point after tonight's 194.5km 14th stage from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains. On Sunday, the Tour enters the Alps. The 183km 15th stage from Embrun takes the Tour into Italy after 58km and finished at the summit of Prato Nevoso. Evans can expect a barrage of attacks. He was still just one second ahead of Luxembourg's Frank Schleck after Thursday's 12th stage. Third was American Christian Vande Velde (Garmin Chipotle). Evans placed 20th on the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Tour de France in turmoil again because of doping... Jul 19, 2008
NIMES, France - Mark Cavendish wants to talk about his latest stage victory _ not doping ... The race heads for another mostly flat stage Saturday, a trip of more than 116 miles from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains ... Associated Press writers Eliane Engeler in Geneva, Alessandra Rizzo and Ariel David in Rome, Jerome Pugmire in Nimes, France, and Samuel Petrequin in Paris contributed to this report. (The Drudge Report)
Cavendish, Evans stay ahead as Tour recovers from scandal Jul 19, 2008
Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 6:13 AM EDT NIMES, France In a race thrown into turmoil by drugs, Britains Mark Cavendish won a stage for the fourth time and Australias Cadel Evans kept the yellow jersey Friday as the Tour de France tried to recover from another ... hardest, Cavendish said after the 113-mile run from Narbonne to Nimes ... Associated Press Writers Eliane Engeler in Geneva, Alessandra Rizzo in Rome, Jerome Pugmire in Nimes, France, and Samuel Petrequin in Paris... (Lake City Reporter, FL)
* LE TOUR FRANCE: Tour organizers try to limit damage Jul 19, 2008
Yesterdays 13th stage was a 182km ride from Narbonne to Nimes. This story has been viewed 243 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Doping again top news at Tour de France Jul 19, 2008
1-mile ride from Narbonne to Nimes. AP Sports Writers Andrew Dampf in Rome and Jerome Pugmire in Lavelanet, France, and Associated Press Writers Samuel Petrequin and Jenny Barchfield in Paris contributed to this report. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Tour's leaders try to outrace doping controversy Jul 19, 2008
1-mile trek from Narbonne to Nimes in hot temperatures ... 9-mile run from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains ... Advertisements Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press NIMES, FRANCE - Mark Cavendish wants to talk about his latest stage victory -- not doping. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Cavendish looks for fifth stage win Jul 19, 2008
5-km journey from Nimes to Dignes les Bains on Saturday. The 22-year-old Team Columbia rider was not born in 1981 when Maertens sprinted to five stage wins on the Tour. (International Herald Tribune)
Cycling | Tour de France: Cavendish, again, in a sprint to the finish Jul 19, 2008
Laurent Rebours/The Associated Press Mark Cavendish, left, crossing the finish line in Nimes to win the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France on Friday. Text Size. (International Herald Tribune)
Cavendish wins fourth Tour stage; Evans leads Jul 19, 2008
NIMES, France (AP) -- Mark Cavendish wants to talk about his latest stage victory -- not doping ... The race heads for another mostly flat stage Saturday, a trip of more than 116 miles from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Cav grabs fourth win Jul 19, 2008
5km ride from Narbonne to Nimes, whilst Australian Cadel Evans retained the leader's yellow jersey once again. Cavendish scored his fourth stage win of the event as he again proved master of the bunched sprint, edging out Australian Robbie McEwen of Silence and Frenchman Romain Feillu of Agritrubel to finish in 4hr 25min 42sec. (iAfrica.com)
Tour de France rocked again by doping Jul 19, 2008
The race moves along the Mediterranean on Friday for the 13th stage, a 113-mile ride from Narbonne to Nimes. . (FindLaw News)
Columbia rider Cavendish wins 95th Tour de France Jul 19, 2008
Team Columbia rider Mark Cavendish of Britain holds up his arms as he wins the thirteenth stage of the 95th Tour de France cycling race between Narbonne and Nimes, July 18, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Doping steals Tour de France spotlight Jul 18, 2008
The race moves along the Mediterranean on Friday for the 13th stage, a 113-mile ride from Narbonne to Nimes. Not Yet Rated. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Cavendish makes Tour history, Evans still in yellow Jul 18, 2008
Evans will go into Friday's 13th stage, a 182km ride from Narbonne to Nimes, unlikely to come under threat from his main yellow jersey rivals. Part two in the battle for the yellow jersey is not likely to begin until Sunday when the 15th stage, over 182km, from Embrun to Prato Nevoso in Italy kicks off three stages in the Alps. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Cadel's Paris party plans: it'll be all white on the night Jul 18, 2008
Stage 13 - Narbonne to Nimes - 182km. A long, hot and hilly journey from one ancient but beautiful Roman city to another. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Doping rocks Tour -- again Jul 18, 2008
1-mile flat trek from Narbonne to Nimes. WHEN: 8:30 a.m.. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Cantona to have stadium named after him Jul 7, 2008
The temperamental Cantona played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier and Nimes before helping propel Leeds United to the English title in 1992. He then left for Manchester United the following season and in five years at Old Trafford was an inspirational figure in United s rise back to the top of the English game. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Tour de France 2008 stages Jul 2, 2008
July 5: stage 1 - Brest - Plumelec, 195 km July 6: stage 2 - Auray - Saint-Brieuc, 165 km July 7: stage 3 - Saint-Malo - Nantes, 165 km July 8: stage 4 - Cholet - Cholet, 29 km (individual time trial) July 9: stage 5 - Cholet - Chateauroux, 230 km July 10: stage 6 - Aigurande - Super-Besse, 195 km July 11: stage 7 - Brioude - Aurillac, 158 km July 12: stage 8 - Figeac - Toulouse, 174 km July 13: stage 9 - Toulouse - Bagneres-de-Bigorre, 222 km July 14: stage 10 - Pau - Hautacam, 154 km July 15:... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The gentle giant of Paris Apr 1, 2008
view of Nouvel's Nemausus I, public housing in Nimes, France. Photograph: Deidi Von Schaewen/AP. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Take coverWhy we should value city trees instead of chopping them down Mar 5, 2008
plant a tree and cut down greenhouse gassesroger tedman, nimes. In the area that I walk my dogs each day I can count at least 100 trees that have been removed or replaced with smaller varieties. (BBC News -- Science)
High school students invited on trip to Spain Feb 23, 2008
On day 5 you will marvel at the Roman buildings of Nimes: the Maison Carr. e, the Tour Magne, and the awesome Roman amphitheater, the best preserved in France. (East Hartford Gazette, CT)
Radiohead Sketches Out European Tour Dates Nov 30, 2007
Beyond that, there are plans to play the following cities in June: Dublin (two dates), Paris (two dates), Nimes, France (two dates), London (two dates), Glasgow and Manchester, England. In July, Radiohead will visit Amsterdam, Germany's Werchter Festival and Berlin. (MediaWeek.com)
World Cup: Portugal make nine changes for NZ game Sep 13, 2007
The Nimes player had three. Today in Sports. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Maverick way is magnifique Sep 8, 2007
We were playing at their home ground, on the outskirts of Nimes, southern France. A French referee will never give a decision against the home team not if he wants to get off the ground in one piece. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Rugby World Cup Guide Montpellier Sep 4, 2007
In the eighteenth century, a new axis was laid out towards the water tower, with an Arc de Triomphe and an aqueduct modelled on the Roman Pont du Gard at Nimes. The walk out along the Promenade du Peyrou is attracrtively leafy, and there are fine views towards the mountains and the sea. (Suite101.com)
The "cultural experience" of a "lifetime" Aug 9, 2007
The town I was heading for was Nimes, and somehow I managed to butcher this monosyllabic word such that when I finally boarded a train, I still had a mere one-in-14 chance of being on the right one ... By this time, I was settled into the dorm in Nimes and already enjoying my life in the southern region of Provence. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Why doesn't California make more $10 Rhone-style wines? Jul 14, 2007
The best values are often from French appellations like Cotes du Rhone, Cotes du Ventoux or Costieres de Nimes ... 2003 Marc Kreydenweiss Perrieres Costieres de Nimes Rouge ($13) An excellent value from an outlying Rhone region with similarly rocky soils. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Regine Crespin; diva noted for magnetism Jul 7, 2007
Ms. Crespin was born Feb. 23, 1927, in Marseille and grew up in Nimes. She planned to become a pharmacist but won a vocal contest in her mid-teens and then studied at the Paris Conservatory. (Boston Globe)
Pink wine --- one of the best May 23, 2007
From the Costieres de Nimes region, this blend of syrah and grenache has good cherry and raspberry flavors. Toad Hollow Eye of the Toad Rose 2006. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Adams not forgotten even after 25 years in coma May 10, 2007
Adams wife, Bernadette, has been looking after her husband every day for a quarter of a century at the couple s home outside Nimes, where Laurent and Frederic grew up ... Born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1948, Adams started his professional career at Nimes before joining Nice and Paris St Germain. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Capitol reopens after makeover (Bob Lewis) May 2, 2007
"The second, and last, was the University of Virginia. How amazing it is to stand here today and realize that both of those civic architectural projects have lasted and are still doing today exactly what Jefferson had in mind for them when he designed them." Jefferson patterned the Capitol in 1785 after a Roman temple in Nimes, France. It opened three years later. (Washington Times)
Metal File: Horsing Around With Horse The Band & More News That Rules Apr 27, 2007
All versions will feature a full 2005 concert recorded in Nimes, France, plus select footage from shows in London, Tokyo and Moscow. The standard two-disc set features a 140-minute DVD and a 75-minute CD of the concert. (VHI.com -- Music News)
* French female enters macho matador milieu Apr 7, 2007
"To become a matador, you must overcome enormous difficulties," bullfighting specialist and chaplain for the amphitheatre in nearby Nimes, Jacques Teissier, said ... By the end of 2003, Barcelo was enrolled in the bullfighting school in Nimes, where she killed her first bull. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Spa for the course Mar 27, 2007
A great value house to rent in the middle of a medieval village between Avignon and Nimes. The village has 30 potters, vineyards and olive groves. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
* World News Quick Take Mar 22, 2007
Mohamed Hadfi, 31, tore out his 23-year-old wife Samira Bari's eyes following a heated argument in their apartment in the southern city of Nimes in July 2003 after she refused to have sex with him. Bari, who had demanded a divorce before the attack, was permanently blinded. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Jail for husband who ripped out wife's eyes Mar 21, 2007
Mohamed Hadfi, 31, tore out his 23-year-old wife Samira Bari's eyes after a heated argument in their apartment in the southern French city of Nimes in July 2003 after she refused to have sex with him. Bari, who had demanded a divorce before the attack, was permanently blinded. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Sex Marathons and Anatomical Freaks: The Guiness Book of the Ancient World Mar 3, 2007
They built an aqueduct 48 meters (158 feet) tall near Nimes in what is today southern France. The largest race track for horses had room for an audience of 250,000. (Yahoo News -- Anthropology and Archaeology)
* Life in Crumbland is full of sweet loving Jan 21, 2007
When the Crumbs moved to their village west of Nimes X which they asked not be named, fearful of attracting streams of fans X many old houses were empty. Villagers preferred modern homes with square rooms across the river, where streets are wide enough for two cars to pass. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
A busy year for Lyon Jan 5, 2007
Cup holders Paris St Germain, hoping to bounce back from a disastrous first half of the season, start the defence of their title by hosting Third Division Nimes on Sunday. PSG have just purchased Argentina midfielder Marcelo Gallardo from River Plate but he is not expected to figure against Nimes. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Dunny business in Paris Jan 2, 2007
More than a decade earlier, he had peed into it and chipped it with a hammer at an exhibition in Nimes. This time, he cracked it and scrawled the word "Dada" in homage to his hero. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
