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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
It was an exciting finish to the Roxy Women’s World Longboard title.
Catharine Higginson reports
The 2007 Roxy ASP Women’s
World Longboard Title was won
by Jennifer Smith (USA), after a
fiercely fought final with teenage
Justine Dupont (FRA).
Dupont, taking part in her first ever
professional contest, was the wild card
of the event, defeating Crystal Dzigas
(HAW) in the semi-final, with a score
of 15.50 out of a possible 20, the
highest heat score of the day. The
previously unknown 15-year-old has
now taken her place among the best
female longboard riders in the world
and is sure to be a future contender for
the world title.
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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
Residents of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
(Dordogne) are still assessing the
damage of the catastrophic flood on
June 13, which transformed the Ravillou
from a tranquil stream into a treacherous
raging torrent, inundating houses to a depth
of three or four metres.
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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
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The cast iron and steel
foundry Fumel
Technologie and its offshoot
F2A are now in the hands of
the Ukrainian group Motor
Detal. Motor Detal is
keeping almost all the
workers (358 employees out
of a total 360) and has
committed to an investment
of €3.5 million this year,
with a further €2.4 million
later. The chief executive is
now Michel Lorre, the head
of the F2A air-treatment
company. The company,
specialised in cast iron and
steel parts for trucks and
industrial vehicles has
changed its name to Fumel
D. With this new start, it
hopes for a €55 million
turnover this year.
In October 2006,
Fumel Technology found
itself forced to restructure.
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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
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This summer, a promotion
campaign in the Lot-et-
Garonne aims to win over
tourists’ hearts by appealing
to their stomachs. Table mats
in 46 restaurants in the
département highlight the
local beauty spots and
curiosities. The restaurants
also give out a leaflet, the
‘Carnet de voyage 2007’
with discount vouchers, free
entries and assorted gifts for
visitors to local attractions.
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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
The conseil général of the
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is
planning to make an
inventory of remarkable trees
in the département. These
arbres remarquables are a
major element of natural
heritage, and would merit an
entry in the inventory
because of their exceptional
size, age or rarity.
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