Former Tiger Julie Coin in US Open Draw Sep 1, 2009
The Amiens, France native made headlines in 2008 when she knocked off the world's top-ranked player, Ana Ivanovic, in the second round of the Open. Coin is currently ranked #60 in the world, the highest mark of her career. (Clemsontigers.com)
Puccini Opera Manon Lescaut Aug 31, 2009
Act I. Square Near the Paris Gate at Amiens. Edmondo and the other students, wonder if Des Grieux is in love. (Suite101.com)
Central Hockey League: Jackalopes sign two Aug 13, 2009
Paquet played for Amiens, in France last season, scoring 33 points (16-17) in 26 games. The Jackalopes open the season Oct. 16 at 7:05 p.m. against the Corpus Christi IceRays at Ector County Coliseum. (Odessa American, TX)
Michelin may open India factory in 3 years: CEO Jun 21, 2009
Michelin rival Continental recently announced the closure of its factory in Clairoix, north of Paris, with the loss of 1,120 jobs, while Goodyear Dunlop has laid off 820 workers at its Amiens plant in the north. Recommend. (Yahoo! Asia News)
World's first face, hands transplant patient dies Jun 16, 2009
A French woman, Isabelle Dinoire, underwent the first partial face transplant in 2005 in Amiens, France. Other recipients include another European patient, a Chinese farmer and a woman operated on last year in Cleveland, Ohio. (MSNBC -- Health)
Curators of the lost axe tell their tale May 30, 2009
Dr Kruszynski found it at the London museum, with a minute Victorian label recording the date and quarry where it was found outside Amiens. A photograph showed the quarrymen who uncovered the axe, one pointing to it still half-buried in gravel. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* The French connection May 13, 2009
By Angelique Chrisafis THE GUARDIAN, AMIENS, NORTHERN FRANCE Wednesday, May 13, 2009, Page 14. Its nearly midnight in Amiens, the city below the ghostly battlefields of the Somme ... Married to director Ronald Chammah, she has three children, including young actor Lolita Chammah, with whom she is currently filming in Amiens. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Face transplant surgeries gaining ground Apr 13, 2009
The world's first transplant in 2005 was led by Dr. Jean-Michel Dubernard in Amiens, France, who treated Isabelle Dinoire, a woman who had been mauled by a dog and grotesquely disfigured. Dinoire's appearance today is virtually normal. (MSNBC -- Health)
Worldwide, 7 face transplants completed Apr 11, 2009
Nov. 27, 2005, Amiens, France: Dr. Jean-Michel Dubernard led transplant surgery on Isabelle Dinoire, disfigured by a dog mauling. She experienced some problems with her immune system rejecting the new tissue, but she improved. (Boston Globe)
French claim full face transplant Apr 8, 2009
The first partial face transplant was carried out by doctors in Amiens in 2005 on Isabelle Dinoire, a 38-year-old woman who had been mauled by her dog. She received a new nose, chin and lips. (BBC News -- Europe)
French hospital performs face, hand transplants Apr 8, 2009
A French woman, Isabelle Dinoire, underwent the first partial face transplant in 2005 in Amiens, France. Other recipients include another European patient, a Chinese farmer and a woman operated on late last year in Cleveland, Ohio. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Burn victim has face, hand transplants Apr 7, 2009
A French woman, Isabelle Dinoire, underwent the first partial face transplant in 2005 in Amiens, France. Other recipients include another European patient, a Chinese farmer and a woman operated on Dinoire was disfigured when her dog chewed her face after she passed out from an overdose of sleeping pills. (MSNBC -- Health)
* French proposal may erase ancient regions from map Mar 7, 2009
STREAMLINING: A plan to reform Frances complex administrative system by redrawing boundaries or eliminating regions has stirred a storm of protest THE GUARDIAN, AMIENS, FRANCE Saturday, Mar 07, 2009, Page 6. Francoise Rose-Auvet stands on stage before a row of inquisitive faces and introduces the puppets of Amiens to her youthful, restless audience ... Born and brought up in the region around Amiens in northeastern France, she is Picard and fiercely proud of it. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* World News Quick Take Feb 18, 2009
On Monday, they kidnapped a motorist and his grandson in the town of Amiens and forced them to drive to Arras where they released them unharmed. UNITED KINGDOM. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
