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Riviera Life News Archive 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Koller poised to join Cannes AFP 30 Nov 09 Former Czech international striker Jan Koller, out of contract with Russian first division side Samara, said Monday he is in talks with French third division side Cannes. "I'm negotiating a transfer to Cannes. Things should become clearer in the first week of December," Kollder told Czech website www.sport.cz. The record goal scorer for the Czech Republic with 55 goals in 91 matches, Koller played for French first division side Monaco in 2006-2008 and lives in the Principality along the coast from Cannes. Loeb and wife win Var Rally Autosport.com 29 Nov 09 World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb took outright victory in French Championship round the Rallye du Var - in which his wife Severine acted as co-driver in their Citroen C4 WRC. The Loebs came home two minutes clear of former WRC and Formula 1 driver Stephane Sarrazin, who took second place in an S2000 Peugeot after Loeb's nearest rival Brice Tirabassi crashed out. "We were under absolutely no pressure and our only aim was to entertain the spectators. This event holds a special place in my career, since it was here that I was given my first works drive in 2000." Matt Beer. Prince Albert attends aunt's funeral Philly.com 28 Nov 09 Prince Albert of Monaco and the rest of the Kelly family turned out today at St. Bridget’s Church in East Falls for the funeral Mass of Elizabeth Kelly Le Vine, the woman everyone called “Aunt Lizzie.” The youngest daughter of Philadelphia power broker John B. Kelly Sr. and sister of Grace Kelly died of cancer Tuesday at 76. “I had to share her with everybody,” said son Chris Le Vine, an investment banker. “She was just a giving person.” Michael Klein. Peace and Sport Forum concludes with keynote call for co-ordination Sportsfeatures.com 29 Nov 09 A call for greater and improved co-ordination and co-operation between all those concerned organisations was issued at the close of the third Peace and Sport International Forum. Joel Bouzou, president and founder, told the mixture of heads of state, government representatives, representatives of sports bodies, athletes, NGOs, media and academia of the ever-increasing levels of their responsibility. Debate had centred on the issue: “How can we ensure that field projects for peace through sport are sustainable and have a long-lasting impact?" Press Release. Police raids in France remind Côte d'Azur of its sleazy history Guardian.co.uk 27 Nov 09 60 police officers launched dawn raids across south-eastern France as part of an investigation described as the côte's very own Operation Clean Hands. Gérard Spinelli, the rightwing mayor of Beausoleil, was one of a dozen people arrested as part of an inquiry launched by a Marseille judge into "corruption, abuse of public funds, influence trafficking and money laundering". Ranging from a billionaire electronics heiress to a former Camorra gangster known as "the spider", the targets of the investigation came not only from the region's criminal underbelly, but also from its political and commercial elites. Lizzy Davies. Wenger eyes Nice's Loic Remy 'New Thierry' The Sun 25 Nov 09 Arsene Wenger is eyeing up a £14million summer move for Nice striker Loic Remy. 20 year old Remy has bagged six goals in 12 games this season and already has one full cap for the national team. He left Lyon 18 months ago to join Nice in order to get much-needed first-team action and has flourished on the French Riviera. Antony Kastrinakis. Grace Kelly's wardrobe to go on display at V&A museum in London Telegraph.co.uk 22 Nov 09 Some of the most famous outfits worn by Grace Kelly, the most elegant leading lady of her era are to go on display in a new exhibition at the V&A museum in London. The exhibition, Grace Kelly: Style Icon, will feature dresses from her films including High Society and Rear Window. It will explore Kelly's glamorous Hollywood image and the evolution of her style as Princess Grace of Monaco, featuring the outfit she wore to her first meeting with Prince Rainier at the Cannes film festival in 1955 and haute couture creations of the 1960s and 1970s by her favourite designers. Roya Nikkhah. I was Prince Albert of Monaco's private spook Independent On Sunday 22 Nov 09 The colourful tale is by one Robert Eringer, an American novelist and former private investigator, who a few years back was hired by Prince Albert II, the absolute monarch of Monaco, to help root out corruption and organised crime in the moneyed Riviera micro-state. Now Mr Eringer has gone rogue. In a lawsuit filed last month, swiftly withdrawn, and last week filed all over again, he has gone public with details about the selection of dubious courtiers and foreign crooks who, he claims, surrounded the prince during a bizarre five-year period when he acted as the monarch's full-time private spy. Guy Adams. Michel Sidibé awarded Monaco distinction by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II UNAIDS 19 Nov 09 UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé was awarded the Order of Saint Charles along with UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura in the Principality of Monaco during the country’s National Day. The order rewards merit and service to the state or Prince of Monaco and is one of the country’s most prestigious distinctions. The medal was awarded in the presence of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover and Her Serene Highness Princess Stéphanie. Expressing his appreciation for the award, Mr Sidibé emphasized the importance of Monaco’s efforts in the response to the AIDS epidemic. Unprecedented International Support For Peace Through Sport Sportfeatures.com 19 Nov 09 An influential community of decision-makers from sport, politics and the private sector will get together next week in Monaco for the 3rd Peace and Sport International Forum to put sport at the service of sustainable peace in the world. Placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, this summit meeting will unite over 400 prominent personalities and experts from 80 countries to debate a major issue: how to promote and encourage policies and grassroots initiatives that, through sport, aim to relieve social tension and the consequences of conflict in the world. Press release Kubica confirmed for Rallye du Var f1-live.com 18 Nov 09 Newly-appointed Renault F1 Team driver Robert Kubica has been confirmed for Rallye du Var at the wheel of a Clio Renault Sport R3 Maxi. The event takes place from November 27th to 29th and serves as the closing round of the French championship. It is the Pole's second rally foray in two weeks following his participation in Rally Taormina-Messina, an event based in Sicily which Kubica unfortunately failed to complete after crashing into a wall. Daniel Bastien. French van heist anti-hero surrenders in Monaco Yahoo! 16 Nov 09 A French security van driver who became an Internet folk hero after making off with 11.6 million euros handed himself in to police in Monaco on Monday. Toni Musulin's armoured vehicle was found abandoned in the central city of Lyon 05 Nov. The 39-year-old suspect turned up, apparently in a confused state in Monaco. "He was acting strangely when he surrendered," said a Monaco official. Monaco police said they would give a press conference later Monday, while a police source told AFP he was about to be handed over to French authorities in the Jardin Exotique. Herve Clerc/AFP. Flatley to lure Prince Albert for visit Independent.ie 16 Nov 09 A planned Irish visit by Prince Albert of Monaco has been postponed -- and now Lord of the Dance Michael Flatley is being recruited to help arrange a new date. Prince Albert II (51) -- whose mother, Princess Grace, was a regular visitor to Ireland -- had been provisionally scheduled to visit Dublin, Kildare and Cork next year as part of his first ever official Irish trip. The visit was expected to take place in May but has now been postponed. Monaco's consul to Ireland confirmed that, for unexplained reasons, the prince will not be able to visit. Tourism officials are now expected to approach North Cork resident Michael Flatley. Ralph Riegel. Graceful in all that she did 'HIGH SOCIETY - The Life of Grace Kelly' by Donald Spoto (Harmony) Washington Post 15 Nov 09 Three days ago, were it not for the unhappy intervention of a fatal automobile accident in September 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco would have celebrated her 80th birthday. If it is as hard for you as it is for me to imagine her at 80 years of age, on the other hand, it is not at all difficult to imagine that she would have been as beautiful and regal at 80 as she was at 52 (when she died). Grace Kelly -- as of course the world will always know her -- was one of the most skilled, admired and beloved actresses of her time, which turned out to be remarkably brief. Jonathan Yardley. French 'masseur for the stars' in court in Nice again for rape Vancouver Sun 12 Nov 09 A Frenchman known as the "masseur to the stars" because he counted Penelope Cruz, Sylvester Stallone and Tom Cruise among his clients was Thursday in court on date rape charges. Thierry Chichportich, who in 2006 was sentenced to 18 years in prison for a series of rapes and sexual assaults on 13 women, is accused of raping two more women in a trial held in Nice. The 2006 trial heard that Chichportich, now 50, lured victims to his Riviera home where he assaulted them after knocking them out with powerful sedatives he put in their food or drinks. Monaco's prince wants 'scurrilous' lawsuit dismissed Business Week 11 Nov 09 An American lawyer for Monaco's Prince Albert II has filed a motion to dismiss what he says is a "meritless" lawsuit by a Californian who claims he served as the prince's personal spymaster and is owed back pay. The "modest breach-of-contract claim" filed by Robert Eringer is "redolent of a crude 'shake-down' or blatant extortion," Stanley S. Arkin contended in a statement. Eringer is seeking €40,000 in back pay in a suit filed in California. The suit is filled with "grandiose, scurrilous and largely irrelevant allegations," Arkin's filing before the court states. Elaine Ganley. Monaco invites rich and famous to winter in Morocco The Times 11 Nov 09 The State of Monaco has emerged as the unlikely backer of a new drive to brand Morocco as the next big second-home destination for the rich and famous. Monte Carlo SBM, the resort operator behind some of Monaco’s most glamorous casinos, restaurants and hotels, in which the State of Monaco is the majority shareholder, will manage a £120 million hotel and private residential complex in the Menara district of Marrakech, in its first venture outside Monaco.
Ethiopian
One Two Three In French Riviera Marathon 2009
RLTV
08 Nov 09
The emergent Ethiopian long distance runner Adilo Roba won this
years French Riviera Marathon with an event record time of 2h
10m 17s. Fellow Ethiopian Gebo Burka came in just one second
behind, beating his previous personal best of 2h 17m 42s. In an
exciting finish with just three seconds separating the top
three, another Ethiopian runner Lemma Gemechu came in third at
2h 10m 19s. The highest placed local runner was Yves Gueras who
came in at 2h 25m 03s, 12th overall. Yet another Ethiopian
runner Merima Mohamed was the fastest women with a time of 2h
33m 56s. 7,875 runners entered this years race. MD. Video 'High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly' ABC News 04 Nov 09 Donald Spoto gives readers a fresh look at Grace Kelly (1929–1982) in his new book, "High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly." Spoto chronicles her early years in an affluent Philadelphia neighborhood and moves on to her glamorous Hollywood career, which lasted until she became the wife of Monaco's Prince Rainier. She enjoyed a rich life as a royal, raising three children and working hard for the arts. She died in a car crash at the age of 52. The noted film biographer draws on his hours of face-to-face interviews with the Academy Award-winning actress and her co-stars, including James Stewart and Cary Grant. Joana Oetter: Cannes beauty queen, has died stltoday.com 06 Nov 09 Joana Oetter, a French teacher and writer in St. Louis, died Oct. 22, 2009. She was 85 and was born and raised in Cannes, France, and lived through the four-year Nazi occupation there. After D-Day, her fluent English — learned from her English governess — landed her a job at an information desk for American servicemen on the French Riviera. She was named the Riviera's "Miss Palm Beach," and caught the eye of a producer for Paramount Pictures, who offered her a Hollywood screen test. Obama's new man in Monaco The Riviera Times 04 Nov 09 A ceremony was held in Monaco last week to mark the arrival of Charles Hammerman Ivkina as the new American Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco. At the event, Ambassador Ivkina passed the Lettre de Créance,to HSH the Sovereign Prince Albert, which is an act of great importance for any incoming ambassador. Ambassador Ivkina, who is also the American Ambassador to France, was accompanied by Kathleen Riley, the American General Counsel in Monaco. Heather Marshall. French and Russians in battle over ownership of Russian Orthodox cathedral Telegraph.co.uk 02 Nov 09 Worshippers in the French city of Nice took on the Russian state on Monday in a court battle over the ownership of the biggest Russian Orthodox cathedral outside the mother country. The church's parish council argues that Tsar Nicholas II paid for the building work with his own money. But the Russian state claims he used imperial funds belonging to the mother country. Henry Samuel. Kubica ponders Var rally outing itv.com 02 Nov 09 Robert Kubica is contemplating contesting a rally with his new employer Renault later this month. The Pole has now been released from his contractual obligations to the departing BMW team, and although he cannot test for Renault until the testing ban ends in February 2010, he is considering driving one of its Clio rally cars on French Championship round the Rallye du Var on 27-29 November. He has already begun researching the Var event, which is based around Sainte-Maxime on the French Riviera. “I already know the roads of the region a bit and I’m assessing the difficulty of the task." A Taste of the Earth at Mirazur Time 29 Oct 09 Colagreco, who has worked with all the French heavyweights (Bernard Loiseau, Alain Ducasse, Guy Martin, and especially Alain Passard), is based in the town of Menton on the French Riviera, just moments from the Italian border. His restaurant Mirazur has a stunning hillside setting, housed in a vast Modernist, three-story white rotunda with 360-degree views of the Mediterranean. Sudi Pigott. Video Six injured in clashes betwen Marseille and PSG fans after match cancelled France 24 26 Oct 09 Olympique Marseille and Paris St Germain supporters clashed on Sunday after their Ligue 1 game was postponed and the whole PSG team quarantined when three players were diagnosed with H1N1 flu. Police officers said several people had been injured and one person would undergo leg surgery after being hit by a car. There was no serious damage. Reuters. Prince Albert's secrets under threat from rebel spy The Sunday Times 25 Oct 09 Albert, the shy, bespectacled prince was about to become head of the Grimaldi clan. Sipping Martinis in a flat over looking the sea, he asked Robert Eringer, the American adviser he had hired three years earlier as his unofficial head of intelligence, to help him find out what people thought about him, no matter how painful. Eringer, a former undercover FBI operative, had been in the prince’s employment since 2002. Now Albert wanted to clean up Monaco and only an outsider could help, launching secret investigations of officials and foreign entrepreneurs suspected of money laundering and organised crime. Matthew Campbell. Slideshow French Riviera Haunted Places: Errol Flynn's yacht - the Zaca Examiner.com 24 Oct 09 Although it can be a little difficult to find places to celebrate Halloween on the French Riviera, tales of ghosts and haunted places are easy to find, if you know who to talk to... For example, there's a fascinating history behind a yacht once owned by legendary swashbuckler, Errol Flynn - the Zaca. Cheryl Antier.
Hollywood A-Listers Rally Around Prince Albert II of Monaco and His Foundation for the Environment PRNewswire.com 23 Oct 09 Some of Hollywood's hottest names gathered in Beverly Hills last night to salute Prince Albert II of Monaco -- the only son of Academy Award winner Grace Kelly -- and learn about his personal environmental crusade and how his foundation is helping to combat climate change, the loss of biodiversity and provide access to water. Among the VIPs from the entertainment and corporate worlds eager to lend their support to the principality's sovereign were The Edge; Michael York; Chris Noth; Lionel Richie; film director Ron Shelton and his wife, actress Lolita Davidovich; Law & Order creator and Monaco's honorary consul in LA, Dick Wolf; singer Julian Lennon; Robert Kondrk (founder of Apple iTunes and President in the US) and Oliver Schusser (President Apple iTunes Europe). World Music Awards Postponed - New Date To Be Announced RLTV 23 Oct 09 The prestigious World Music Awards, due to take place at Monaco's Sporting Club 03 Nov 09 has been cancelled, however a new date is set to be announced. One of the organisers told RivieraLife.tv that the event has been postponed due to the conflicting schedules of some of the major artists due to receive awards and that the event will definitely go ahead on a new date to be announced. Lady Ga Ga and the Black Eyed Peas are some of the artists set to receive awards which are based on actual record sales. Mark Dezzani. Cartier and Princess Grace of Monaco Honored for Style and Substance Westsidetoday.com 23 Oct 09 Rodeo Drive hosted the elite of the design world on October 22 to honor the 2010 recipients of the 'Walk of Style' Award, Cartier and Princess Grace of Monaco. The outdoor gala showed Beverly Hills at its best. Accepting the award on behalf of Princess Grace was her son, Prince Albert II of Monaco. The Prince built a bond with the audience from the Creative Capital of the World by sharing his memories that 'at heart, my mother was an artist.' Prince Albert of Monaco Honored in San Diego Sandiego6.com 23 Oct 09 Prince Albert II of Monaco will be awarded the Roger Revelle Prize from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla Friday for his efforts to promote scientific research and protect the environment. The prince is the second recipient of the Roger Revelle Prize, which is named after one of the founders of UC San Diego and the former director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The inaugural award went to former Vice President Al Gore. Ancient Greeks introduced wine to France, Cambridge study reveals Telegraph.co.uk 23 Oct 09 The original makers of Côtes-du-Rhône are said to have descended from Greek explorers who settled in southern France about 2500 years ago, it claimed. The study, by Prof Paul Cartledge, suggested the world's biggest wine industry might never have developed had it not been for a “band of pioneering Greek explorers” who settled in southern France around 600 BC. Andrew Hough. Polar bear Flocke to move to Antibes Seattlepi.com 21 Oct 09 Celebrity German polar bear Flocke and her Russian companion are moving to a new home in southern France. Flocke, born in December 2007, was raised by keepers at the zoo in Nuremberg after her mother rejected her. The city of Nuremberg said Wednesday that Flocke will move to the Marineland zoo at Antibes in southern France at the beginning of 2010. It says the enclosure in Nuremberg is needed for future breeding of polar bears. Associated Press. Head of Toulon university suspended Washington Post 20 Oct 09 The president of the University of Toulon and two top aides were suspended Monday over accusations of irregularities in the admission and graduation of Chinese students allegedly ready to pay bribes for the prestige of a French diploma. The suspension, decided by Higher Education Minister Valérie Pécresse, was an unusual public stain on France's cherished tradition of opening its largely free education system to students from around the world. Edward Cody. France hit by rail strike Euronews 20 Oct 09 France’s rail workers are striking for the first time since last November, and it has produced chaos in Paris. International traffic is unaffected, but the 24-hour strike against the company’s restructuring plan for the freight sector, which unions say will cost 6000 jobs, appears solid. The high speed train network in the east is running normally, and elsewhere it is more of a restricted service than a full-blown national strike. Wine tasting in Provence: Sipping just a splash away from the Med The Independent on Sunday 18 Oct 09 Hardly a soul visits the vineyards of Bellet. Two miles north of a teeming Côte d'Azur, these vineyards form one of the smallest Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) regions in France. Unaffected by tour groups, the dozen or so domaines that make up the region offer one of the friendliest welcomes in the country, as well as some unique wines. Getting there is easy, for Bellet is just a 10-minute drive from Nice airport. Peppered with snow from November onwards, it has been planted with vines for more than 2,000 years. Tristan Rutherford.
“Miraculous” escape as plane crashes into Med Euronews 13 Oct 09 Survivors of a plane crash in the Mediterranean Sea say they have had a miraculous escape. The six people on board the small aircraft managed to scramble out of the cabin as it filled with water off the coast of Corsica. They survived in chilly and choppy waters for more than six hours as a massive air and sea search tried to locate them. The aircraft was flying to Cannes from the Propriano in the south of Corsica when it went down. The cause is not known yet. Monte Carlo: Don't break the bank The Observer 11 Oct 09 On one balmy night this August, when the audience packed into the 522-seat belle epoque Monte Carlo Garnier Opera House, it felt like history was in the making. Even for Monaco, it was an unprecedented royal flush: two Princes in the same room, one singing, the other dancing. Lanie Goodman. A 5th Star Awarded to 4 Côte d'Azur Hotels L'Hôtellerie Restauration 08 Oct 09 The Majestic Barrière in Cannes and the Palais de la Méditerranée in Nice have been awarded a 5th star, alongside the Hôtel du Cap-Eden Roc and the Château Saint-Martin & Spa. There are now 12 five star hotels in the Alpes Maritimes, compared to 10 in Paris. The others are; Negresco (Nice); Carlton (Cannes); Le Mas de Pierre (Saint-Paul de Vence); l'Imperial Garoupe (Cap d'Antibes);Grand Hôtel du Cap and the Royal Riviera (Saint-Jean Cap Ferrat); Cap Estel (Eze) and La Bastide Saint-Antoine (Grasse). Jacques Gantie. TCM is planning a Grace Kelly tribute UPI.com 07 Oct 09 Turner Classic Movies says it plans to pay tribute to the Hollywood screen icon Grace Kelly in honor of what would have been her 80th birthday. Born Nov. 12, 1929, Kelly retired from filmmaking in 1956 to take on her new role as Princess Grace of Monaco. Kelly died after suffering a stroke and driving her car off the road in 1982. His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, the son of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace, has voiced an on-air tribute piece dedicated to Grace Kelly's film career. It is to run throughout the month, TCM said.
Mont Charles de Monaco
Launches Handbag Collection at Galeries Lafayette
during Paris Fashion Week
PR Newswire 07 Oct 09
Mont Henri Matisse And Interior At Nice The Bulletin.us 04 Oct 09 After his time in Paris, Matisse relocated to a suburb of the city of Nice on the French Riviera. It is this period of his career that is highlighted by the current exhibit at the PMA, “Henri Matisse and Modern Art on the French Riviera,” showing through October 25, 2009. Cheryl Van-Buskirk. October Chestnut Festivals on the French Riviera Examiner.com 02 Oct 09 Deep in the forested hills of the Maures Mountains, the sleepy village of Collobrières is about to become the scene of intrigue, excitement and an almost "scary" influx of people... No, it's not Halloween. It's time for the annual chestnut festival, a favorite of locals and tourists alike. Cheryl Antier. Monaco: PACE decides to close the monitoring procedure focus-fen-net 01 Oct 09 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today decided to close the monitoring procedure relating to the honouring of the obligations and commitments of Monaco towards the Council of Europe. The Assembly considers that Monaco has clearly demonstrated “its determination and ability” to fulfil the undertakings made upon its accession in 2004. Monaco has ratified 40 of the 250 Council of Europe conventions and signed three others. Riviera Life News Archive 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 |
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