Nicolas Sarkozy's party losing local polls Mar 10, 2008
The Right lost Rouen and was in trouble in other key cities such as Strasbourg and Caen. Lyon, France's second biggest city, was reclaimed by the Left outright in round one - an important symbolic victory for the Socialists. (Telegraph.co.uk)
French Voters Back Opposition Socialists in First Round of Local Elections Mar 10, 2008
He cited towns where Socialist candidates won in the first round, including Rouen and Laval. Prime Minister pledged to push the government agenda, saying voters set the nation's direction in electing Sarkozy. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Cholesterol-Lowering Statins Tied to Tendon Woes Mar 1, 2008
However, "our series suggests that statin-attributed tendinous complications are rare, considering the huge number of statin prescriptions," wrote physicians at Rouen University Hospital. Reporting in the March issue of Arthritis Care and Research, they drew on a national database of side effects reported in France between 1990 and 2005. (Health-Finder)
Synchronized Skating Teams Compete at U.S. National Championships Feb. 21-23 Feb 22, 2008
Most recently, the senior team brought home a third-place finish from the French Cup International in Rouen, France, which was Feb. 1-3 ... Following this weekend, the junior team travels to Rouen, France for the Junior World Challenge Cup. (Muredhawks.com)
Sarkozy pledges aid for France's poor suburbs Feb 9, 2008
Mingling among the guests were students including Yassine Arab, 18, a Rouen youth group member who remained wary of the president's promises. "Young people have heard so many lies," Arab said. (Boston Globe)
Un cup de cafe, s'il vous please Feb 2, 2008
In a "Pullman Hotel", in Rouen, translated from "Extinguez les lumieres inutliles" became "please extinguish the useless lights" At a burger outlet in Paris CDG airport, upon asking for "Un Woppeur" from three North African lady staff they fell about in deep mirth. Jean 'Ardweek, Londres, Angleterre. (BBC News -- UK)
Miami Synchronized Skating Teams to Compete this Weekend Feb 1, 2008
The senior team travels to Rouen, France for the French Cup International while the collegiate and junior teams compete in Nashville, Tennessee. Both competitions are taking place on Friday through Sunday, Feb. 1-3. (Muredhawks.com)
Supergrass star reveals he broke his back 'looking for loo' Jan 11, 2008
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French city vows to return mummified Maori head to New Zealand despite court ruling Jan 4, 2008
PARIS (AP) -- The Normandy city of Rouen pledged Thursday to find a way to return the mummified, tattooed head of a Maori man to New Zealand despite a court ruling that it must stay in France ... Rouen's Maori head was given to its natural history museum in 1875 ... The culture minister said Rouen could not make such a decision unilaterally, adding that the issue should have gone before a scientific committee "to verify that there is no unjustified damage to national heritage.". (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
New Zealand wants Maori head back Jan 3, 2008
A French administrative court ruled on 27 December that a museum in the western city of Rouen had no right to decide to return the elaborately tattooed head, arguing it was now part of France's cultural heritage ... "What we're hoping for is the Rouen museum and the French government will discuss this matter further," Te Papa repatriation manager Te Herekiekie Herewini said. (iAfrica.com)
France holds 'al-Qaeda suspects' Dec 21, 2007
The eight men were arrested in raids in the Paris area and in the northern city of Rouen on Tuesday, French police officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. They said the suspects were French and North African. (BBC News -- Europe)
France Holds 5 Terror Suspects Dec 20, 2007
The men, who are suspected of providing logistical support to al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa, were rounded up for questioning Tuesday in the Paris area and near the Normandy city of Rouen. Al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa claimed responsibility for twin truck bombings of the U.N. offices and an Algerian government building Dec. 11 that killed at least 37 people, including 17 U.N. staff members. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
French police arrest suspected Qaeda support group Dec 20, 2007
The suspects, seven Algerians and one Frenchman aged between 30 and 35, were arrested on Tuesday morning in and around Paris, as well as in the region of the northern city of Rouen, the newspaper said, citing an unnamed source. It said the men were part of "an important support network linked to Algerian terrorism" and were suspected of having links with the al Qaeda branch which claimed responsibility for twin car bombs in Algiers last week that killed more than 30 people. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Five allegedly linked to al-Qaeda held Dec 20, 2007
The men, who are suspected of providing logistical support to al-Qaeda in Islamic North Africa, were rounded up for questioning on Tuesday in the Paris area and near the Normandy city of Rouen. Three other men who were also questioned in the case have been released, an official said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Hell ... and back again Dec 8, 2007
The last time I saw Ofosu was in November 1995 in Rouen, France, at the trial of the crew men ... At the end of the trial in Rouen, the court had ordered that he be paid 100,000 in compensation for what he suffered. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
BBI buys into US, Asian ports for $616m Dec 7, 2007
The stake in Belgium's Westerlund Group, which was purchased by BBI's majority owned subsidiary Benelux Port Holdings, gives BBI an interest in Westerlund's port operations in Changshu, China and Rouen, France. Benelux Port Holdings has also reached an agreement with shareholders to acquire the remaining 57 per cent of Westerlund, Sydney-based BBI said. (Sydney Morning Herald)
* New insights into artists' failing vision Dec 6, 2007
Indeed, Pissarro's late cityscapes of Rouen and Paris, regarded as masterpieces, were painted from indoors behind a window to protect his eyes. The idea that disease and its consequences might lead an artist down fruitful paths has prompted great interest in Van Gogh. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Ghanaian "Hollywood Star" Is Flat Broke! Dec 3, 2007
" That was the final paragraph of a story that I wrote for the Guardian nearly 14 years ago - the words of Kingsley Ofosu, a 23-year-old Ghanaian who had just endured a terrifying ordeal. In search of a solution to his young family's poverty in Ghana, he had stowed away on a cargo ship with his brother and six friends. On board, they found a ninth stowaway, who had crept on to the ship in Cameroon. Six days later, on the high seas, they were discovered by the crew, who were afraid that they... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cruel voyage Dec 3, 2007
"That was the final paragraph of a story that I wrote for the Guardian nearly 14 years ago - the words of Kingsley Ofosu, a 23-year-old Ghanaian who had just endured a terrifying ordeal. In search of a solution to his young family's poverty in Ghana, he had stowed away on a cargo ship with his brother and six friends. On board, they found a ninth stowaway, who had crept on to the ship in Cameroon. Six days later, on the high seas, they were discovered by the crew, who were afraid that they would... (Guardian Unlimited)
France faces more disruption as strikes continue Nov 17, 2007
A bit of understanding that they were given something and it's difficult to give it up, said Martin Fraudreau, waiting in Paris for a train to the northern city of Rouen. But everybody needs to work longer, everybody has to adapt, he said. (Globe and Mail -- International)
French strikes Nov 15, 2007
The railwayman: Dominique Lagorio, 49, striking railway signalman and CGT trade unionist, Rouen, Normandy ... I led the rail strikers in Rouen for the 1995 strikes that forced a U-turn and eventually got rid of the government. (Guardian Unlimited)
Brig-Gen Paul Tibbets Nov 2, 2007
On August 17 1942 the USAAF mounted the first B-17 raid, and Tibbets took off at the head of 12 bombers to attack the marshalling yards at Rouen. Altogether he flew 25 missions in B-17s, including some in Algeria, where he led the first bombing operations in support of the invasion of North Africa. (Telegraph.co.uk)
No homecoming for mummified head of Maori warrior Oct 26, 2007
It is not clear how the Rouen museum acquired the Maori head ... The tattooed relic was acquired by a museum in the city of Rouen in 1875 ... A statement by culture minister Christine Albanel said Rouen's natural history museum had not followed procedure in arranging the relic's return. (BBC News -- Europe)
* WORLD NEWS QUICK TAKE Oct 26, 2007
FRANCE Return of head halted When a small museum in Rouen arranged to hand back a mummified Maori head to New Zealand, the mayor called it a "symbolic act" of atonement for European colonialists' grotesque trade in human remains ... Rouen's Maori head was given to the city's natural history museum in 1875 and was on display until 1996, when the museum closed for renovations. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Court rules Maori warrior's head remains in France Oct 26, 2007
The mayor of Rouen offered to return the tattooed head last week, but the ministry took the case to the city's administrative court. The ministry is concerned that such offers by individual museums could threaten its control over artifacts from other civilizations, such as ancient Egypt or Peru. (Xinhuanet, China)
French Museum Tries to Return Maori Head Oct 25, 2007
Instead, authorities in the Normandy city of Rouen got a scolding from the culture minister for not checking with national authorities first. A Rouen administrative court ruled Wednesday that, pending a decision later this year, the Maori head must remain in France ... This photo provided Wednesday Oct. 24, 2007 by the Rouen townhall, Normandy, shows a drawing of a tattooed Maori head from New Zealand. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
French court blocks return of Maori head Oct 25, 2007
ROUEN, France - A French court stepped in on Wednesday to block the return to New Zealand of the mummified head of a Maori warrior held in a provincial museum since the 19th century. The mayor of Rouen offered to return the tattooed head last week, but the Culture Ministry contested the plan, taking the case to the city's administrative court. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Mummified Maori head blocked from going home Oct 25, 2007
PARIS: When a small museum in the city of Rouen arranged to hand back a mummified Maori head to New Zealand, the local mayor called it a "symbolic act" of atonement for European colonialists' grotesque trade in human remains ... The Rouen museum's initiative would be the first time a Maori warrior's remains were returned from France ... The Mayor of Rouen, Pierre Albertini, said the Maori head was "not an object but human remains, which do not belong to a museum or city but to the heritage of... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
French Transport Strike Extends Into Second Day; Minister to Meet Unions Oct 19, 2007
More than 65,000 people did the same in smaller cities, including Marseille, Rouen and Tours, unions said. Two unions at RATP, which runs public transport in Paris, UNSA and Sud, extended the strike today. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Senegal stroll to easy victory Oct 16, 2007
JOHANNESBURG: Senegal set aside the absence of El Hadji Diouf and Henri Camara to record a comfortable 3-1 win over fellow west Africans Guinea in a friendly international played at Rouen, France on Sunday. Diouf announced his retirement from international football last week while Camara was injured for the preparatory match ahead of January s African Nations Cup Finals. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Guy de Maupassant Sep 22, 2007
He was educated at Rouen, expelled from school and went to study law in Paris. In 1870 the Franco-Prussian War began between France and what is now Germany. (Suite101.com)
Intensive versus Conventional Treatment in AL Amyloidosis Sep 13, 2007
From Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Universit; et Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 6101, Limoges (A.J., F.Q., M.C.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nantes (P.M.); H pital Piti; Salp tri;re, Assistance Publique H pitaux de Paris and Universit; Paris VI, Paris (V.L., J.-C.P.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Lille (X.L.); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Tours (L.B.); H pital Necker, Assistance Publique H pitaux de Paris, Universit; Paris V, and Centre National de la... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Saturday's International Soccer Results Sep 9, 2007
The Associated Press Published: September 8, 2007. Georgia 1, Ukraine 1. (International Herald Tribune)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
On the twisted trail of a child rapist let loose Aug 26, 2007
Placed on a national register of sex offenders, he was also ordered to follow a course of hormonal treatment, to avoid contact with children, and to stay in or around Rouen, the city 90 miles away where the judge responsible for monitoring his post-release conduct was based ... Evrard, a small, tubby man with thick glasses and thinning hair, had travelled from Caen to Rouen, where he stayed for most of July ... From Rouen, he headed north-east, 150 miles towards the Belgian frontier, towards the... (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Post a comment Aug 7, 2007
Posted by: Gilles Rouen France 06 August 2007. Meanwhile, billions of people around the world live with few dollars a day. (International Herald Tribune)
Rwanda: Genocide Suspects to Appear Before French Magistrate Jul 30, 2007
The two men, arrested in the areas of Rouen and Rheims, must appear within the next five days before a magistrate in Paris. On 20 June, the ICTR Prosecutor, Hassan Bubacar Jallow (Gambia), had requested that the French government arrest the two men and hold them until the tribunal ruled on the transfer of their cases to France. (allAfrica.com)
Outside the lines Jul 21, 2007
Clockwise from left: Monet's "Portrait of a Woman" in red chalk, "View of Rouen" in black crayon, and the same view in oil ... The result was a kind of painting in which represented objects tended to merge into continuous visual fields -- as in the paintings of the Rouen Cathedral and the late water lily paintings -- and in which the surface of the painting would acquire a new physicality as it registered the action of the painter's gestures. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Desperate Hosuewives star ties knot Jul 7, 2007
Born in Belgium to an African-American basketball professional and a Dutch model, Parker was brought up in Rouen, west of Paris, and started his sporting career in the US in 2001. He is the first European to be named Most Valuable Player in the NBA finals. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Eva gears up for glamour wedding Jul 5, 2007
Born in Belgium to an African-American basketball professional and a Dutch model, Parker was brought up in Rouen, west of Paris, and started his sporting career in the United States in 2001. Last month he became the first European to be named Most Valuable Player in the National Basketball Association Finals. (iAfrica.com)
Rains Hit W.Europe Wheat, Drought Devastates East Jun 27, 2007
French traders said the premium for milling wheat had risen to an unusually high five euros for delivery in Rouen. "The drop in quality may hamper exports and may thus be considered as a bearish factor but at the same time if bad weather continues in northern France it could lead to lower yields and support prices," analyst Agritel said. (Planet Ark, United States)
Click for Full Story May 30, 2007
Today's Highlight in History:On May 3h, 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. On This Date:In 1854, the territories of Nebraska and Kansas were established. (KWTX.com, TX)
She's fired - but vows to be a millionaire May 19, 2007
"What is Ultimo... is it a bra factory? Dave From Barra, Western Isles / 3:24pm 17 May 2007 Really? I'll take your unfounded and School M'arm finger pointing with a pinch of salt.I'm surprised you think so little of me. But of course, that works boths ways....now. Ms Horrid Cankers, Rampant Feminist / 3:27pm 17 May 2007 It's certainly not Dave albeit he is an island dwelling tw*t. AJ, Joanna, Wingate and a few others alos fall into this category!You'll never guess who it is, but I'll tell you... (Scotsman)
UM journalism school hires alum as first female dean May 10, 2007
During 1973-74 she used a Rotary International graduate fellowship to study Lettres Modernes at the Universite de Rouen in France. In 1981-82 she did postgraduate studies as a Michigan journalism fellow at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. (Missoulian, MT)
Royal vs Sarkozy: Battle for the 'Bayrouistes' May 2, 2007
The cathedral city of Rouen is controlled by centrists who voted for Fran;ois Bayrou in the first round of the French election ... Welcome to Rouen, the largest city in France run by centrists and a key battleground in the second round of the presidential election on Sunday ... The event - like the city of Rouen itself, part- dynamic, part-picturesque - symbolises the choices France faces on Sunday. (Independent)
Centrist in France may stay out of race Apr 25, 2007
"I will go toward the people, not toward the parties, toward the most humble, the most modest and not toward the most powerful and the most well-known," a pugnacious Sarkozy told supporters at an evening campaign rally in the Normandy town of Rouen. Royal, meanwhile, renewed her offer to Bayrou to hold a "public debate" to identify common ground between the two parties and chose one of Bayrou's favorite campaign themes for her evening rally: institutional reform and an "impartial state.". (International Herald Tribune)
Alessandrini: Sarkozy Feared Apr 25, 2007
The abuses range from the disrespectful use of the tu form of address to death threats (specifically, offers to share the fate of the two young men electrocuted when they hid from police in a transporter), while the latest example of physical abuse filmed near Rouen in April - shows two young men in handcuffs being beaten and strangled. When one considers that this is only the tip of the iceberg, that most of the humiliation and abuse meted out by the police goes undocumented, one can... (Zmag.org)
French election goes to round 2 Apr 23, 2007
" Her campaign has concentrated on promises to change France without unravelling its generous social model. Two starkly different visions The two will put their starkly different visions to a public test in a face-to-face televised debate on 2 May. Before then, the Sarkozy camp said that the Union for a Popular Movement leader would appear in Dijon on Monday and Rouen on Tuesday and have a series of television appearances this week around more public campaign events. The Socialist Party was also... (iAfrica.com)
High turnout seen in French election Apr 22, 2007
Centrist presidential candidate Francois Bayrou is welcomed by supporters during a political meeting in Rouen, west of Paris, Friday, April 20, 2007. It's been a presidential campaign unlike any France has seen, with rioting youth, a bikini-clad candidate, a national identity crisis, and many scattershot proposals but no central theme. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
French Voters to Pick Presidential Finalists; 40 Percent Still Undecided Apr 22, 2007
Anticipating the runoff, he has tentatively scheduled appearances next week in Dijon, Rouen and Clermont-Ferrand. The official campaign ended April 20 at midnight. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Floating voters key as campaigning closes in France Apr 20, 2007
Mr Bayrou is in Rouen for a rally. Mr Le Pen is, according to his Paris headquarters, doing nothing. (Guardian Unlimited)
Restlet Engine Reaches 1.0 Apr 14, 2007
com, as well as supporting technology for software architecture classes covering the REST architecture style at the University of California Irvine and the INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appliqu;es, or translated as France's National Institute of Applied Sciences) Rouen engineering school. The open-source Restlet Engine NRE is a stand-alone Web platform delivered through a set of pluggable extensions. (eWeek)
Normandy Travel Facts & Trivia Apr 6, 2007
Normandy Travel Facts & Trivia: Bayeux Tapestry, Joan of Arc in Rouen, William the Conqueror in Caen ... Bayeux Tapestry, Joan of Arc in Rouen, William the Conqueror in Caen ... Travellers to Normandy in Northern France can see the Bayeux Tapestry, sites related to Joan of Arc in Rouen and William the Conqueror in Caen. (Suite101.com)
Joan of Arc's relics exposed as forgery Apr 5, 2007
Joan was burned at the stake in 1431 in Rouen, Normandy. The relics were discovered in 1867 in a jar in the attic of a Paris pharmacy, with the inscription "Remains found under the stake of Joan of Arc, virgin of Orleans". (Nature News Service)
Monet in Normandy’ is great, gorgeous escape Mar 9, 2007
Examples from Monet s celebrated series of paintings, the Grainstacks, Poplars and Rouen Cathedral, are included in the Giverny section. Monet painted at least 25 canvases in his Grainstack series, including Grainstack in the Sunlight, evoking the huge size of these stacks which stood 15-20 feet tall. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
The Terrible History of Russian Jews Feb 27, 2007
The Nemirovskys made their escape via Finland and Sweden and arrived in Rouen on a cargo boat after a stormy passage. David Golder, then, is a novel that describes the consequences for the Jews themselves of their struggle to make a decent life when treated as second-class citizens or worse. (Ocnus.net)
Body in French river Israeli official, police say Feb 25, 2007
DNA tests proved the dead man found in the River Seine near Rouen on Wednesday was David Dahan, head of the Israeli Defence Ministry Mission to Europe. Mr Dahan disappeared from his Paris home on January 22. (ABC News Online, Australia -- World)
Meandering Around Normandy Feb 16, 2007
Rouen is the region's largest city ... About 30 miles from Rouen is Giverny, home to one of the world's most famous gardens. (Suite101.com)
A Communication Strategy and Brochure for Relatives of Patients Dying in the ICU Feb 1, 2007
From the Saint-Louis Hospital and Paris 7 University, Assistance Publique H pitaux de Paris (A.L., M.D., S.C., F.F., N.K.B., F.P., B.S., E.A.), Lariboisi;re Hospital (B.M.), Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital (C.B.), and Cochin Hospital and Paris 5 Ren; Descartes University (G.C.) all in Paris; Rouen University Hospital, Rouen (L.M.J.), Saint-Denis Hospital, Saint-Denis (C.A.), University Hospital, Grenoble (D.B.), Argenteuil Hospital, Argenteuil (G.B.), Pontoise Hospital, Pontoise (R.G.),... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Abbé Pierre — champion of the poor Jan 23, 2007
de Charette, went to Esteville, near Rouen, to see the Abb. in his tiny room in an Emmaus retirement home. (TimesOnline)
Abbé Pierre dies Jan 22, 2007
A murder took place in Esteville, near to Rouen, where the Abb; Pierre lived. But he was always determined to maintain the independence of Emma. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Let the buses roll in San Francisco Jan 22, 2007
Some 25 cities around the world -- from Vancouver to Rouen, France -- have established successful rapid bus corridors. But the improvements in San Francisco would represent the most comprehensive implementation of the "bus rapid transit," or BRT, approach on an established transit corridor in a densely populated city in the United States. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Prison cannibal attack chills France Jan 7, 2007
The body of 31-year-old Thierry Baudry was found early on Thursday when guards opened the cells in the prison of Rouen in north-west France. According to the prosecutor, he had been beaten, cut with scissors and a razor, strangled and finally asphyxiated with a plastic bag. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
