Oct 31 (EFE).- Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday said the government would work “by land
sea and air” for as long as necessary with regional authorities in Valencia
as well as parts of central and southern Spain
have been hit by the worst floods the country has seen in decades
whose Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) leads a left-wing coalition
said his government would provide “absolute cooperation” and every available resource to the Valencian government
which is controlled by the conservative People’s Party (PP)
“In circumstances such as those that the Valencian Community is going through
it is necessary to value the public sector
We will work day and night to find the missing and the bodies of the deceased
to help restore normality as soon as possible,” the prime minister said
Sánchez made the remarks alongside the Valencia regional president Carlos Mazón after visiting an operations center in Eliana
where emergency efforts are being coordinated
the prime minister also observed a moment’s silence for the victims of the floods
which have devastated large parts of the region
as well as parts of southern and central Spain
The floods were caused by torrential rains that began on Tuesday
The downpours were triggered by a so-called ‘gota fria’ (Spanish for ‘cold drop’)
a weather phenomenon that occurs in the autumn where cold air moves over the warm waters of the Mediterranean
Sánchez warned that the storm was not over
and urged residents of Valencia and Castellon to stay at home and heed the warnings made by the emergency services
“The most important thing is to save lives in this dramatic crisis,” the prime minister said
He also highlighted that since the Valencia community reached level two of the emergency
the government had “mobilized huge amounts of resources and troops: more than 1,800 police officers
and any other resource that is necessary.”
and we will not abandon Valencia,” Sánchez promised
“All the state’s economic resources” will be made available for the recovery effort
thanked Sánchez for “coming so soon” and for the government’s help in responding to the crisis
to the municipal resources that are contributing their best
Sánchez also said he had spoken to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen about the situation
“All of the EU member states have been involved
offering resources to respond as effectively as possible to this tragedy
and we are grateful for this solidarity,” he said
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5:45 PMResidents described seeing people clambering onto the roofs of their cars as a churning tide of brown water gushed through the streets
uprooting trees and dragging away chunks of masonry from buildings
VALENCIA/GODELLETA, Spain (Reuters) - Rescue teams discovered the bodies of eight people on Thursday who had been trapped in a garage after devastating flash floods hit eastern Spain
as the death toll in the Valencia region alone climbed to 155
Local authorities have not disclosed how many people are still unaccounted for after Europe's deadliest floods in years and Defence Minister Margarita Robles said the final national death toll could be much greater
Opposition politicians accused the central government in Madrid of acting too slowly to warn residents and send in rescue teams
prompting the Interior Ministry to say regional authorities were responsible for civil protection measures
Valencia Mayor Maria Jose Catala told reporters that a local policeman was among the eight bodies found drowned in the garage in the city's suburb of La Torre
a 45-year-old woman was also found dead in her home
"Those people wouldn't have died if they had been warned in time," Laura Villaescusa
a neighbour and manager of a local supermarket
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Meteorologists have said a year's worth of rain fell in eight hours in parts of Valencia on Tuesday
The floods have battered Valencia's infrastructure
roads and rail tracks and submerging farmland in a region that produces about two-thirds of the citrus fruit grown in Spain
Thousands of people carrying bags or pushing shopping trolleys could be seen on Thursday crossing a pedestrian bridge over the Turia river from La Torre into Valencia city centre to stock up on essential supplies such as toilet paper and water
said they had never received warning of the imminent danger of flooding
"We found a lot of elderly people inside their homes and people who went to get their cars
a town 37 km (23 miles) west of Valencia city
described how he survived a flash flood on Tuesday evening by clinging to a pillar on a neighbour's porch with water up to his neck till the heavy rain finally subsided
His dog was later found alive swimming in the water
while his wife and son saved themselves by reaching the upper floor of their home
Molina's home had already suffered two major floods in 2018 and 2020 and he blamed authorities for allowing construction of residential buildings in depressions where water accumulates
"We don't want to live here anymore," he said
"As soon as we get a couple of raindrops
we're already checking our phones."
About 80 km (50 miles) of roads in the eastern region were seriously damaged or impassable
"Unfortunately there are dead bodies in some vehicles," Puente told reporters
adding that it would take two to three weeks to re-establish the high-speed train connection between Valencia and Madrid
Visiting a rescue coordination centre near Valencia city
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged people to stay at home due to the threat of more stormy weather
"Right now the most important thing is to safeguard as many lives as possible," he told reporters
"There are already very strong storms in the area
especially in the north of Castellon," AEMET posted on its X account
saying people should not travel to the area
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited a rescue coordination centre in L'Eliana
and urged people to stay at home due to the threat of more stormy weather
sending up to three metres (9.8 feet) of water into the mostly single-storey homes
said at least six people had died in the town of about 12,000
most of them elderly or disabled people who were unable to clamber to safety
Residents used water pumps carried on tractors as they started to clean up early on Thursday
with children helping to sweep the sidewalks
Ruined household appliances and furniture were piled up in the middle of roads and elderly people struggled to walk in the slippery
Pope Francis said he was praying for the people of the region
"I'm close to them in this moment of catastrophe," he said in a video posted on X
As climate change is linked to more frequent bouts of extreme weather
a professor of hydrology at Britain's University of Reading
said the Valencia floods showed the need for greater public awareness of the dangers
"We could see that people were putting themselves at risk driving in flood waters and there was just so much water that it has overwhelmed these places," she said
Emma Pinedo and Inti Landauro; additional reporting by Pietro Lombardi; writing by Charlie Devereux; editing by Andrei Khalip
Sanchis Olivares is an architecture studio founded by Esther Sanchis and Álvaro Olivares based in Godella
Esther and Álvaro both graduated as architects from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in 2018
after working in different architecture offices
Francisco Mangado's studio and Rafael Moneo's studio stand out
where Esther and Álvaro worked for two and three years respectively
they have participated together in various national and international projects and competitions
Their work ranges from private commissions of different scales to public works obtained through first prizes in competitions
their first built work (a brick house in La Eliana) received
the prize of the Official College of Architects of the Valencian Community for the best new work built in the community in the last two years
They currently combine their professional work with teaching as lecturers in architectural projects at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia
Archive HOUSING
Casa Axis is changing the life and work of its new owner
try to go back to the same pose after.” The third episode of the new season of Black Mirror opens with an artist dealing with a distracted model
David Ross (played by actor Josh Hartnett) is drawing are his two children
Behind Hartnett—whose character is an astronaut as well as an artist—a mezzanine balcony crosses a double-height space while a dark-wood staircase leads to a second floor
It’s a futuristic setting and both it and the interactions between the characters at the beginning of the “Beyond the Sea” episode are rich with foreshadowing
was built between 1972 and 1976 in L’Eliana
Artist Felipe Pantone plans to install a sculpture garden on the property
Felipe Pantone spent four years looking for a space that could serve as a studio
starting his search with commercial buildings throughout the region of Valencia
“There was nothing special about any of the places that I saw during that time”
He also started to entertain the idea of buying an empty lot and constructing a building custom designed around his wishes
“I found a site that I liked and we even signed a contract but then the sellers backed out
led Pantone to begin to look at residential real estate
in search of a house that would be sufficiently large
to serve as a home for the arts complex he imagined
‘what if I look for a home big enough to house this operation that I want to create and see what I find.’ When I saw the photos of this house
sits on the diving board of the house’s pool
The curtains in the background are by Missoni Home
to Netflix’s newest star: a construction from the ‘70s that feels frozen in time
The first thing that greets you is the 13-foot-deep pool in the living room
located in the city of L’Eliana just to the northwest of Valencia
almost a hectare of land (allowing Pantone to dream of new additions on a grand scale)
and a remarkable number of designer pieces (including items by Elio Martinelli
The house is frozen in time without having undergone any significant alterations or additions
“My plan is to maintain its essence while replacing everything that no longer functions,” Pantone tells us
The house is filled with late 20th-century design masterpieces that the self-taught designer Antonio Segura purchased on trips to Germany and Italy. Pantone’s team is systematically cataloguing them.
Pantone recently met Segura, though the celebrated Valencian designer has never set foot in the home that he created since it was completed.
In the bedroom, a Serpent floor lamp (1960) by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce and a table designed by Vico Magistretti for Studio Artemide.
On the grounds next to the house, the FPStudio team, architect Marina Victoria (seen here), and Pantone himself are designing a 10,700-square-foot studio. Behind Victoria, a 2144 lamp by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce.
The new studio, which should be completed by the middle of 2024, has been designed so that it will not compete visually with the original house. It will share with it the illusion that it floats above the ground, suspended in air.
As soon as one enters the house, there’s a 13-foot-deep indoor pool next to the double-height living room. To the right, a Care wall lamp (1966) by Miguel Milá for Polinax.
In a bathroom, the tiles are original, the ‘70s Tube lamp is by Rolf Krüger for Staff Leuchten, and the Granda mirror is by Luciano Bertoncini for Elco.
Pantone plans to restore the property (which has not been altered since it was completed) and convert it into an artists’ residence, a place for new works and content to be created, a museum, and a gallery. “It is the project of a lifetime”, he says.
The chocolate brown staircase, with a carpet in a lighter shade, is instantly recognisable from its appearance in the third episode of the new season of Black Mirror.
“I want to keep the stipple paint, the discotheque in the basement, change the skylight above the pool... The best thing about this whole project is that, from the very beginning, other people have wanted to join in. There is something special about this house; it has an emotional attraction”, Pantone explains.
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composer and pianist Carles Cases will offer two recitals in Valencia with Pau Lligadas -double bass- and Jordi Farrés -guitar-
Both recitals will be presented by the critic and writer Frederic Torres
who will trace a semblance of the professional career of Cases
both of his work during the eighties as Lluís Llach‘s orchestrator
and of his specialized work as a film composer for almost three decades
Carles Cases dedicated an album in 2014 to Lluis Llach named Carles diu Llach
which will be the first part of the recitals
being his specialized work as a film composer the content of the second part of the program
with special incidence in his relationship with director Ventura Pons
with whom he has collaborated in almost twenty projects over two decades
will be the turn of the first recital at the Auditorium of L’Eliana (Eliana
within the framework of the prestigious “V Segles de Música” festival
which has already been celebrated in thirteen occasions
The various scenarios of the Valencian festival have accommodated over the years figures such as the cellist Jordi Savall
the metal quintet Spanish Luur Metal Brass
the singer Raimon; an innumerable corollary of front-line musicians who have played from Baroque pieces by Purcell or pieces by Bach family
to more contemporary works such as those composed by Messiaen or Schöenberg
Film music has also taken place within the festival
and the presence of Carles Cases confirms the attention of the festival on the genre
http://www.leliana.es/es/event/cinc-segles-musica-carles-cases-trio
http://www.elientrada.es/index.php?p=res*116&lang=c
November 26th at 12:00 noon will be the time of the second recital
at the Main Hall of the MuVIM (Museum of Illustration) of Valencia
with the same program as the previous night
being the event the composer’s professional return to the city after an absence of almost two decades
which took place during the also extinct ‘Mostra del Mediterrani’
with free entrance until full capacity is reached
is a long-awaited reunion for the composer and the Valencian fans
who can’t/shouldn’t miss the opportunity to enjoy the quality and musical talent of the Catalan composer
http://www.muvim.es/es/content/carles-cases-trio
https://www.facebook.com/events/129239351081474/
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Corinne Kempa returns to reprise the role of Leliana, star of the upcoming Dragon Age: Origins DLC Leliana’s Song
We recently spoke with Corinne about everyone’s favorite Orlesian bard
I would like to thank all my DA fans, as they have been absolutely awesome and SO supportive !!! Really, thank you so much!!! You can become a fan by joining my Facebook page as well
Bio: After completing her Master of French and English Literature in Lille
Corinne came to London to train as an actress at East 15 Acting School
She more recently trained with the Actors Temple in London
she was The Bride in BLOOD WEDDING (Corbett Theatre)
Ismene in ANTIGONE (Vienna’s English Theatre)
she also had a leading part in A SUMMER’S DAY
that she co-produced with the Palace Theatre
More recently she featured in Morris: Life with Bells on (Twist Films)
alongside fellow French actor Dominique Pinon (DELICATESSEN)
She has completed a directing course with Raindance and is just about to direct her first short film
[alert type=”green”] This article contains some pretty huge spoilers for Dragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: Origins
My love for the Dragon Age series is undoubtedly fueled by the characters
Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2 both introduced and fleshed out amazing
complex characters that transcended the usual supporting role in RPGs
it’s really interesting to me to follow them through their growth
we saw two clashing images between the faith-driven Leliana and the cynical Morrigan
While these traits weren’t the only existing characteristics (especially if you romanced one or the other) in them
they each had a very defining image that didn’t shift too much through the Blight
these two characters have made some pretty major shifts in their thoughts and actions
My Warden romanced Leliana the most in my multiple playthroughs of Dragon Age: Origins so her involvement in Inquisition was very important to me
After learning that The Warden and Hawke had both seemed to disappear
Faith is always such an important attachment to her character
and I was interested to see how much of it had wavered
I’ve worked my way through two playthroughs of Inquisition
I rushed through the main storyline (I was a little too enthusiastic)
but I paid particular attention to Leliana
and in the end she managed to retain that lightness that existed in Origins
I never really understood just how important it was to be attentive to these characters
but ignoring them really affects their personalities
not only toward you but toward everything else in general
Leliana seemed to be drastically different in my second playthrough
I was focused on making different decisions and saying different things
and I didn’t speak to her as often as I did the first time
more prone to kill than to demonstrate mercy
and when I finally tried to fix things there was nothing I could do
This all comes to a head when you travel with her to the Valence Cloister
If Leliana can be persuaded not to kill Natalie (which I did in my first playthrough)
she retains more of her faith and embraces mercy
if you can’t persuade her to spare the sister (she refused to listen in my second playthrough) or you push her to kill her
The character that surprised me the most in Inquisition was Morrigan
It was almost baffling how much Morrigan and Leliana seemed to shift– Leliana becoming darker while Morrigan seemed to more openly embrace her feelings (especially if she has a son)
Morrigan didn’t perform the dark ritual with anyone
so she didn’t have a son in my Inquisition playthrough
After watching videos of her interacting with the boy
There isn’t too much of a personality change with Morrigan when you first meet her as the Inquisitor
She has become determined to protect any piece of magic she can
something that she adamantly speaks about at the Well of Sorrows
Regardless of the mystery that still surrounds her
her outlook on the world around her has seemed to change
If she performed the ritual with The Warden who was romanced
she is fairly open about her love for the man despite him being so far away
But her true humanity doesn’t show until the end of the game when she
I have trouble explaining this amazing scene outside of grasping the fact that Morrigan has learned more about compassion after becoming a mother
Seeing her determined to be a better mother than Flemeth
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The first time I played the Dragon Age series and met Leliana
love and justice were more important than anything else
If we understand queerness not just as non-normative gender or sexual identity
but as a theory and practice of disturbing
then this was already a queer way of experiencing the series
I didn’t recognise her brief cameo in Dragon Age 2
so my first meaningful encounter with Leliana was in Inquisition
She immediately comes across as professional
You wouldn’t immediately peg her as someone so deeply devoted
but her companion quest powerfully focuses on issues of faith and doubt
Having dedicated many years to her service
Leliana is no longer so secure in her idea of what service to her God
She asks questions that are certainly familiar to me: How could the needless deaths of so many be the will of the Maker
I certainly had an on-and-off relationship with faith for a while
and I was so bound by my fear of God I could sometimes barely feel anything else
whether it was because everything around me told me that being queer and believing in God at the same time was impossible
or because it was difficult to understand how violence and suffering could be His will
I thought that must be the end of our relationship
when she could feel that she was serving the Maker
Leliana’s devotion to Justinia is so powerful that the game even offers the player the option to ask if she and Justinia were lovers
we begin to brush against the ways in which Leliana queers normative assumptions and narratives about faith
when I wound back the clock to play the first Dragon Age game
The Leliana that the Warden encounters in Dragon Age: Origins is
very different from the one we encounter in Inquisition
and though she is certainly just as passionate and somehow just as elusive
we discover that Leliana is being hunted by her former lover and employer
The Leliana’s Song DLC recounts the betrayal and heartbreak that she experienced at Marjolaine’s hands in more detail
importantly showing us how it led her to the Chantry – specifically to Mother Dorothea
Dorothea enlists Leliana’s help because she
religion has had painful and lasting effects on many of us as queer people
Guilt and shame certainly still colour the way I relate to myself
and those around me in ways I sometimes think I’m only just beginning to comprehend
in spite or even because of an admittedly tumultuous journey
in that word you can’t quite hold in your hand but feel as it slips through your fingers
questions of faith and doubt are inseparable from the queer
and shape her sense of self and her relations to others
Traditional structures associated with faith are queered through the displacement of hetero-patriarchal relations by matriarchal
The Chantry itself has a matriarchal structure
and Leliana’s personal devotion to Marjolaine
and to the Maker – who has no gender
no matter what pronouns we use – are all deeply connected
it’s Leliana’s faith in them that is tested
and she practises what she preaches – liberation and compassion
Faith is a difficult thing for a lot of queer people
From the role of the church in European colonialism
enforcing anti-homosexuality laws on cultures across the world
and spreading conversion therapy practices…
The simple historical fact of it is that the institution of religion – particularly Christianity – has justified and promoted violence against queer people
this same oppression is true of the Chantry
The Chantry is structured around colonial violence and the systemic oppression of elves – a racialised group that mostly resemble Indigenous peoples – through the colonisation of elven land
the massacre of elves in holy wars called ‘Exalted Marches’
the ghettoisation of elven communities in cities
the suppression of the elven ‘Dalish’ religion and language
The Chantry also polices magic and oppresses mages in ways which are arguably queer-coded
Mages are born with magic; magic is often discussed in terms of being ‘unnatural’; blood and desire are important aspects of why people fear magic
mages will be imprisoned in a Circle against their will
and if they refuse to comply with the Circle they will be ‘made tranquil’
and agency in what is essentially a magical lobotomy
Leliana resists the violence of the Chantry as an institution
you gain Leliana’s approval through helping those in need and demonstrating your commitment to ending systemic oppression
collected spymaster pretty much only loses her cool when her anger at injustice compels her
Whether as Sister or as Left Hand of the Divine
she consistently uses her position within the Chantry to question
In Origins she professes to feeling an outcast from the other sisters because of her radical beliefs
should the Inquisitor support Leliana’s bid for Divine
as Divine Victoria she becomes an even more ‘controversial’ figure
advocating for the freedom of elves and mages
Leliana understands that the institution of the Chantry has wrought an enormous amount of violence across Thedas
but believes that the principles of faith should be understood as serving the liberation of the oppressed instead
Leliana is so compelling to me not only because the very fact of being a queer person of faith is an underrepresented experience
but because it’s characterised by Dragon Age in a refreshingly sensitive
It doesn’t fall into tired tropes that represent faith as inherently queerphobic
it doesn’t depict Leliana rejected by a faith community or a religious family
and it even conveys her finding and navigating faith rather than losing it
These aspects of her are not in opposition
but irrevocably connected; it’s complicated
but faith offers genuine meaning and empowerment to Leliana
when I finally met people who proved the notion that faith is inherently oppressive
Leliana’s failure to ‘know’ the will of God
her failure to occupy a normative position within the Chantry
Leliana’s queerness is more than identity; it’s the way she moves through structures of power
she occupies and enacts a place of resistance
and in spite of all that to believe in a better way of being
to struggle and to resist in order to make that a reality
Now that’s a force to be reckoned with
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Key players: Arrowhead – Aubrey Hamilton
Catholic Memorial – Emily Mirsberger
Outlook: Oconomowoc closed its run in the Wisconsin Little Ten by winning the last two titles
The Raccoons join the Classic 8 in a year in which they return a couple of all-state talents in Alden and Garvens
Oconomowoc lost in the sectional final last year
but it's not the only one in that boat in the league
and is expected to put up a major fight for the title
the three-time defending Division 2 state champion
is in rebuild mode after graduating seven key performers
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GREATER METRO2016 champion: Brookfield East
Key players: Brookfield Central – Miranda Wucherer
Outlook: A strong league became even deeper with the addition of Germantown and Wauwatosa West
Brookfield East has what it takes to defend its title
The squad graduated just one key player and has back 10 seniors
The race for second isn’t as clear-cut
Central returns the league’s best player
DSHA has a lot of experienced players but few returning starters
Germantown and Menomonee Falls are quality programs capable of rebounding from graduation losses
MIDWEST CLASSIC2016 champion: Lake Country Lutheran
Key players: Brookfield Academy – Arianna Reed
Heritage Christian – Amanda Carpenter
Kenosha Christian Life – Christa Tucker
Lake Country Lutheran – Brooke Andersen
Outlook: Both Lake Country and Living Word missed making the state tournament after qualifying in 2015
Both teams have what it takes to get back this season
Lake Country lost just two players from its sectional finalist
Andersen was the league’s MVP and O’Keefe was a first-team selection
Living Word also returns a strong core from its sectional semifinal team
Key players: Juneau – Shondee Haralson
Outlook: The big three of the conference will continue their reign this season
though King will miss a talented senior class
which scored a victory over Brown Deer in the tournament last season
Key players: Catholic Central – Anna Hackbarth
Catherine’s – Kailey McIlvaine
Catherine’s has won a league title for eight straight seasons
so there is no reason to doubt the Angels now
The team returns an experienced core of players who edged Racine Lutheran for the title
Outlook: This league will be a toss-up given its new alignment
but a couple of former Wisconsin Little Ten schools could have the edge
Hartford returns two scholarship players — Hamilton will play at Division I Loyola (Md.) and Marks will play at D-II UW-Parkside — and a possesses a deep senior class
a multi-sport standout from a team that took third in the Little Ten
Complicating matters is the glut of new faces in the league
Slinger and West Bend East have new coaches
Key players: Franklin – Kaylee Kuecker
Outlook: Franklin parlayed its second-place tie in the league into a regional championship
Merkel and Reinke were first-team all-conference picks last season with Merkel being named the league’s top offensive player
returns 10 letters-winners from the squad that tied Franklin and Tremper for second
Key players: Burlington – Abby Koenen
Outlook: Burlington came on strong late last season
momentum it should carry over to this season
according to co-coaches Teri Leach and Dan Lynch
have great chemistry to go with a great work ethic and aggressive play
who will build around Shoopman and setters Lee and Muff
Waterford will be led by 2016 league player of the year Mia Grunze and expects to get a boost from her sister
Key players: Greenfield – Gabrielle Strasser
Outlook: Greenfield’s run for another division title is in good hands with Strasser
the division’s player of the year last season
a group led by all-division first-teamers Kessenich and Reilly
another traditionally strong team in the division will be young at setter and is transitioning to a new coach
Key players: Greendale – Jess Grabowski
Outlook: This division was home to the league’s two best teams
Greendale went to state and Pewaukee won the conference tournament
Those squads appear to be the class of the division again
Greendale returns the kind of talent that should have it in the state rankings
which is fresh from the Wisconsin Little Ten
is a wild card but the Vikings were a solid program in their old league
Hugo Guillamón made his Valencia CF first team debut against Real Sociedad in San Sebastian
the same city in which he was born on January 31st
The VCF Academy product had moved to L'Eliana (Valencia) with his family at the age of two
He was given his maiden runout having been included in the squad three times
Guillamón came on to replace Eliaquim Mangala at halftime
with the Frenchman having suffered discomfort in his thigh
His previous squad appearances had come in the Champions League against Chelsea at Mestalla (eventually being left out of the final squad) and last season as an unused substitute against CD Ebro in the Copa del Rey
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The French player has joined the Third FEB with this team from the Valencian Community
former French international footballer Étienne Capoue has decided to retire from football to embark on a new adventure in basketball
he has signed with the team Giticsa Jovens L'Eliana
currently competing in the fourth division of Spanish basketball (Tercera FEB)
Capoue has played for teams such as Toulouse
winning the Europa League with the Submarine and earning the MVP in the 2021 final
he continued to be an active football player
but after being left without a team in the summer
he opted to start his career in basketball
a sport in which he had never competed professionally
but for which he had already shown interest by training in a friendly manner with Valencia Basket while playing for Villarreal
Giticsa Jovens L'Eliana
has become the chosen stage for Capoue to make this unexpected discipline change
In his debut with the L'Eliana team in a friendly match
his experience as an athlete and the anticipation and support of fans could be key factors in this transition
We will have to wait until October 13th to see the performance of the former footballer in official competition against Maristas de Valencia in Tercera FEB
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Dragon Age: Inquisition will once again feature veteran companion Leliana, though it seems her skills may have been honed somewhat in the time she's been away. A new profile page on the Dragon Age: Inquisition website reveals that while she was perhaps more keen on bard abilities in the past
stealthier skills may come to the fore in the next entry in the series
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The eagerly awaited concert series "Bandes a les Arts"
will be held in the emblematic Auditori del Palau de les Arts.
The bands of the Musical Societies of the Valencian Region will participate
showing their talent and passion for music.
including two concerts every Sunday.
with the Sociedad Musical de Segorbe and at 5 p.m
with the Societat Musical L'Armonia de Montroi.
with the Unió Musical L'Eliana and at 5 p.m
with the Societat Unió Musical Santa Cecília de Guadassuar.
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The death toll was over 200 and the list of missing persons stood at 93 on Thursday this week
The sudden low pressure storm had left not only a huge trail of bodies and multi-million-euro destruction but also a strange sense of loneliness among those affected
who had seen too many days pass without receiving the attention they needed
The perception that first the warning mechanisms and then the response strategy failed was growing
And the response of political leaders until just the middle of this week was light years away from the sensitivity deserved by shattered families who have seen their lives and belongings destroyed
That public response leaves a number of officials under the microscope
along with the King and Queen and Carlos Mazón
the president of the Valencia regional government
witnessed the anger of the residents of Paiporta
at the slowness of the state’s response to the tragedy
despite the obvious seriousness of the situation
has refused to activate a Level 3 emergency under the national civil protection system
which would have led to the declaration of a national emergency and would have seen central government assuming sole command
unless some kind of political calculation is involved
Sánchez has preferred to leave the management of a tragedy of this magnitude with a regional government
that clearly lacks the necessary ingredients to deal with it
there is the exasperating slowness in the deployment of much needed emergency
which were not definitively put in place until the visit of the King and Queen
Too much of a sense of political calculation
which is not compensated for by aid - the 10.6 billion - which is clearly not enough to restore normality to the province of Valencia
is the political decision-maker who has been most criticised for the management of the storm
first to the data provided by the state body monitoring water levels in the rivers
the untimely telephone alert to the population and
the failure to immediately request Level 3 from the government so that it could take over the management of this crisis was a catalogue of errors
Mazón is undoubtedly facing the most serious political crisis since he took over the Valencia government
surrounded by a team of ministers whose lack of experience and determination have made them ineffective
Locals’ frustration at all that is happening
boiled over very publicly on the Sunday visit of the King and Queen to Paiporta
He later claimed he had been hit on arrival by a stick - which investigators said they had been unable to prove - and his officials blamed “organised far-right agitators.” Mazón stayed longer but also withdrew
This left the King and Queen talking to residents
the mark visible on her face as she consoled those there
They were widely praised for lingering although the second part of the visit
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Dragon Age: Inquisition sees the return of several familiar faces
although some of them may be a little more awesome than you remember
Although she always leaned towards the bard end of the rogue spectrum and is devoted to religion, it sounds like Leliana hasn't lost the more shadowy skills she favoured in her youth as an assassin in Orlais. From her new profile page on the Dragon Age: Inquisition website:
"She has many names. Most know her as Sister Nightingale or the Left Hand of the Divine
and that her devotion to the Maker is matched only by her devotion to Divine Justinia V
Those who have earned her loyalty know her as a steadfast ally
But enemies of the Divine know to fear her
for she is the shadow behind the Sunburst Throne—the one who watches and waits
who strikes when her mark is most vulnerable and least suspecting."
Leliana was a party member and romance option in Dragon Age: Origins and the focus of prequel DLC add-on Leliana's Song
She also appeared in Dragon Age 2 as a non-playable character
and played a significant role in the Mark of the Assassin DLC
Her backstory is rife with intrigue and lesbian love affairs
which is why she gets a free pass despite that embarrassing singing cutscene in DA:O and a tendency to get squeamish
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The Levante UD will once again participate in the Valencia Cup Girls
at various municipal facilities in the capital of the Turia
which it has won on three previous occasions
in an international women's tournament that will bring together up to 800 footballers from seven countries
The Valencia Cup Girls will feature 40 teams and nearly 800 footballers
Competing in Valencia will be the Rush Select Girls (United States) with two teams; Venus FC from Canada; the Bangladesh School Sports Association (Bangladesh); Heming FK and Lyndamer FK from Norway; First Vienna from Austria; and BS Soccer Team Fasano from Italy from outside the Spanish borders
The Valencian Community will be represented by Levante UD
The opening ceremony of the international girls' youth football tournament will be held today
Levante UD will be represented at this event by their forward
and champion of the 2023 World Cup and UEFA Women's Nations League
The old Turia Riverbed will be one of the focal points of the Valencia Cup Girls with three venues
and the teams will compete at Pont de Fusta field
where 23 matches are scheduled; Serranos field
where 20 matches will take place; and Puente La Exposición field
The novelty will be the incorporation of the football field at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV)
including the exhibition match of the 'Role Models'
To follow the tournament from any location
which can be found in both the App Store and Google Play by searching for the name Toursport results app
This tool will allow families and followers of each team to follow the results
as well as make it easy for teams to access the location of the fields
and her 3-year-old daughter Leliana Danowski(Provided photos)
.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Matt Miller | mmiller@pennlive.comThe mother and uncle of a 3-year-old Dauphin County girl who wandered away from home and drowned in a neighbor's swimming pool won't be jailed for what authorities said was criminal neglect
to a 12-month term in the county work-release center
was sentenced by Lewis to 6 months of probation
Biller pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment charges
when she escaped from his home and drowned on July 31
Graham pleaded guilty to a child endangerment charge. That count was based on allegations that she left her daughter in Biller's care even though Leliana had wandered away from his home before.
"I don't think a term of incarceration...solves anything," Lewis said before imposing Biller's sentence
He said the trauma Biller's and Graham's family is facing over the tot's death must be "close to unbearable."
Lewis ordered Biller to spend 3 months on house arrest and another 21 months on probation
He also fined Biller $2,500 and ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service
Biller must report to the work-release center on May 22
Chief Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Gettle noted the guideline range sentence for Biller's offenses was 9 to 16 months behind bars
Neither Biller nor Graham had sentencing agreements with the DA's office
"This was a very unfortunate set of circumstances," she said
"He thinks about this every day."
They just made a mistake," said Biller's and Graham's mother
"I think about that day all day and all night...wondering what I could have done different so my niece would be here with us," Biller told the judge
"I took care of her like she was my own daughter
Not a day goes by that I don't miss her."
Police said Biller was baby-sitting Leliana while Graham
a single mother who has since given birth to a son
said her client was too emotionally overwrought to address the judge
She said Graham is struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder because of her daughter's death
Gettle said the Biller house was not secured well enough to prevent Leliana from getting outside
even though the child had a history of repeatedly roaming unattended
the girl had gotten out of Graham's apartment and wandered through Middletown
"This is a tragic situation," Gettle said
"The commonwealth did not relish filing charges
But we could not ignore the history of this child getting out of the care of the family."
"We have a lot of wandering (child) cases
I hope that this...will be a wake-up call to some of these other parents," she added
In return for the Biller and Graham plea deals the prosecution dropped separate witness intimidation charges
pleaded guilty to evidence tampering charges for removing the girl's clothes from the death scene
Lewis sentenced him to 6 months on probation
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around 150 boys and girls between 8 and 16 years old have been able to enjoy the best training offered by Levante UD at the Christmas Camps that took place on the football field of the University of Valencia (see photo)
in the town of Agullent and at the IALE Sports Centre in L'Eliana
The athletes were organised into groups according to their age so that they could benefit from the appropriate training at each level and category and get the most out of these mornings dedicated to their favorite sport
the boys and girls in attendance had 2 coaches for each group which were kept small in number so that they enjoyed the best and greatest attention
Levante UD is already working on the organisation of Camps that will be developed in the same way as those that took place at Christmas and in which more cities in the Valencian Community are expected to join during the summer months
and even outside of Spain organised by the Levante UD International Training department.4 groups with 2 coaches each
only in ValenciaThe photos show the awarding of certificates and diplomas by the coordinators: Guillermo Arlandis
on the football field of the University of València
member of the Board of Directors of Levante UD; the director of the International Training department
director of Communications and External Relations of Levante UD who served as master of ceremonies
BioWare has announced new DLC for Dragon Age: Origins
a bard involved with a criminal organization that "deals in political secrets"
While on a high-risk mission with her mentor Marjolaine
she becomes "entangled in a game of intrigue that she cannot escape with just her beauty
you will unlock a unique reward that transfers into your Awakening and Origins campaign
It'll run you $7 - date yet to be determined
No word on if she sings again this time around or not
Check out the official addon page for Dragon Age to get a bit more information.
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Valencia is fully immersed in the world of immersive experiences
We leave you here a complete list of the options to enjoy this 2024 in the city
Valencia has taken a liking to immersive experiences
but we do know that new activities that are worthwhile are constantly appearing
a gift for the whole family… Immerse yourself in the stories happening in Valencia this 2024:
Whether you are passing through or you are a resident
the center of Valencia will always hide secrets that only Virtual Reality can reveal
we are not talking about secrets literally
but augmented reality through your phone will make a tour of the historic center of Valencia become a real journey into the past in no other way you could do
you’ll tour iconic sites such as the Cathedral of Valencia
while discovering fascinating tales of macabre barbershops
Location: Teatro Flumen (Carrer de Gregori Gea
Dates: until December 18th (with more dates to be announced soon)
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Former Premier League midfielder Etienne Capoue has joined a new club… a third division basketball side
The 36-year-old was recently released by Spanish side Villarreal
to bring an end to his three-and-a-half-year stay at the Estadio de la Ceramica
he helped the Yellow Submarine win their first and only trophy in their 101-year existence
He started in their Europa League final victory over Manchester United in 2021 - just months after arriving from Watford
he could now be about to embark on new career in basketball with Spanish minnows CB Jovens L’Eliana
That is according to news outlet Relevo
who have stated he has traded the football pitch to the basketball court
has spent the last week training with the club
who ply their trade in the third-tier of the Spanish basketball pyramid
The news outlet has even said he took part in a friendly match last weekend
which his side won 78-70 against CB Morvedre
That was backed up by an Instagram post shared by CB Jovens L’Eliana, where Capoue could be seen wearing the club's colours.
Though it has been said he is yet to be registered with the team, meaning he cannot play in any competitive matches.
Though a source from CB Jovens L'Eliana clarified Capoue's mindset by telling Relevo he has the firm intention of 'ending his days as a footballer'
They also stated: "We don't want to put pressure on him
Should Capoue pen an official contract at CB Jovens L’Eliana
it would fulfil a childhood dream of his to play basketball
It was only last year that he discussed his love of the sport
while refusing to rule out a potential career change
He told Relevo: “My dream as a child was to play NBA basketball
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bisexual assassin who stole our hearts – and pants – from Dragon Age: Origins
wasn’t originally intended to be bisexual
Dragon Age: Origins released back in November
Little did anyone know that the award-winning fantasy RPG from BioWare would kickstart a series that so many love and cherish
nor did anyone realize just how well-loved the characters would become
an assassin from the legendary Antivan Crows
who is a companion of the Warden in the first game
Zevran is a character that was met with conflict – some felt that he was too much of a stereotype of the ‘overly sexual bisexual’
Regardless of your thoughts of him, it turns out he – as well as Leliana – wasn’t actually intended to be bisexual. This new information comes from David Gaider, lead writer of the Dragon Age games, and transcribed by Tumblr user Felassan, during Summerfall Studio’s playthrough of Origins
The playthrough revealed a lot of new information that hadn’t been revealed before – such as Dragon Age 2’s Mage Hawke cut side-quest of having to deal with being tricked by the demon in their head
as well as Awakening being worked on before Origins had even released – but Zevran and Leliana not being bisexual has officially blown our minds
was intended to be gay due to Gaider having read that gay men were recruited into organizations like the CIA and KGB due to them having ‘no family ties.’ He thought that was interesting
felt that all the work that would go into Zevran would be better suited if he [and Leliana] were bisexual
The reasoning for Leliana being bisexual was not talked about
but Gaider summed up that both of them were “bi out of convenience.” Of course
that doesn’t mean these characters are no longer bisexual
Gaider left BioWare back in 2016, and is now currently working alongside ex-Beamdog developer, Liam Esler in creating Chorus – a video game musical
[She/They] Aimee Hart specializes in queer fandom
having started her career writing for numerous websites like The Verge
Her goal now is to boost LGBTQ+ voices in the video games industry
Interesting… in the game he can’t shut up about banging other females lol
bisexual guys never mention any male love interest 🙁
household goods and small appliances stores now has 4 stores in the province of Valencia
household appliances for 10 euros and household goods for 20 euros
MGI round price stores have expanded throughout the Peninsula like an oil stain
marking their presence in the province of Valencia
This Malaga-based discount giant already has 4 stores in Alfafar
and has an additional presence in the provinces of Castellón and Alicante
large purchase volumes and an extensive catalog of toys from the main franchises in the market ( currently offering up to 360 products in toys alone)
MGI stores have established themselves as an alternative to department stores during the Christmas and summer campaigns
On its shelves you will find products for all areas of the home
including small garden furniture and household appliances such as mixers
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MGI stores in Valencia are located at the following addresses:
From sushi and other Japanese dishes to salads and pizzas
Valencia has a wide range of restaurants with free buffet so you won't go hungry
In this article we have compiled where the best free buffets in Valencia are
vegetarian or vegan dishes or even a pizza binge
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The first free buffet set in the Pokémon series has just opened in Valencia. Its cheapest menu costs 20,95 during the week and has more than 100 dishes to choose from.
📍Location: C/ Tuéjar, 8D, Planta 1, 46183 L’Eliana.
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Eat and drink without limit in this bucolic space located in the Bonaire shopping center. With an adjusted price from 16.80 euros, it has a Mongolian barbecue area, Chinese food, Japanese sushi and other world cuisines. The best thing: that the drink is included in the price.
Possibly the largest wok in Valencia. It has a sushi bar, international cuisine of all kinds and the big star of these spaces: a wok where you can cook dishes to your liking.
This restaurant in Valencia specializing in up to 12 types of potatoes throws the house out the window from Monday to Friday with free buffets of hamburgers, Argentine empanadas and milanesas. The buffet hours are from 13:00 to 00:00 hours from Monday to Thursday (each day is dedicated to a specific dish) and on Fridays, until 18:00 hours.
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This Japanese restaurant offers one of the most complete sushi buffets in Valencia
💸Price : Between 14,95 (noon) and 18,95 (night and weekend) euros depending on the day
We start with a good Indian buffet with more than 25 recipes from India and Pakistan in the Blasco Ibáñez / Beteróo area
vegetarian dishes and excellent homemade naam bread await you
💸Price : Between 13,95 and 16,95 euros depending on the day (temporary promotions at 10 euros)
This chain has become famous for offering an open buffet full of pasta, salads and, above all, pizzas
Choose the one closest to you and enjoy Italian style
💸Price : 12,95 euros at noon on weekdays (8,95 euros on weekday evenings)
The first Japanese on the list is this restaurant in Conde Altea, considered by many to be one of the best value for money. Order sushi and other Japanese dishes like udon or takoyakis until you can’t take it anymore.
💸Price : 10,95 euros on weekdays. 15,95 euros Friday and weekends.
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A mix between bar and simple restaurant that welcomes us with a varied selection of hot and cold dishes
An industrial building converted into an Asian restaurant where you will find all kinds of food (Chinese
Price : from 13,50 to 17,95 depending on the day of the week
Just a few meters from the Ciutat de les Arts Salad
which offers fresh food every day of the week
Its hallmark is an open buffet of paella and Mediterranean cuisine
Profesor López Piñero and Calle Pascual y Genís
The Japanese restaurant Aoyama offers in the evening a free buffet for 23,95 euros
This is a restaurant where you can find truly Japanese food of great quality (that is why the price is so high compared to other buffets)
These are the best in Valencia where you can come to enjoy their cuisine at any time of the year
Valencia, city of gastronomy and markets. We can say loudly that we have one of the best markets in Europe, but there are many others that accompany it, offering experiences beyond the usual buying and selling of these spaces. If you want to have lunch or dinner at the best markets in Valencia
We start our list with the flagship of Valencian gastronomy. This market has inside bars and stalls that allow you to make a stop in the middle of the maelstrom of this site
we recommend you try the bar at Central Bar by Ricard Camarena
or the best delicatessen product at Super Gourmet (in the market’s outdoor bars)
if you are looking for a picnic around the market
but you want a product already prepared and ready to eat
You can drink coffee at the Retrogusto bar
A new gastronomic space in the heart of Cabanyal. This is how Mercabañal was born. It houses four different spaces – El Bar
La Paraeta and Pizza Lab – whose common thread is the quality of the raw materials and the nods to the tradition of the neighborhood from a contemporary and gastronomic perspective
Close to the main points of interest of the city such as the Torres de Quart and Serranos
this small gastronomic space gives us the opportunity to have an informal meal around some oysters at a good price as those of the Ostreria del Carmen or enjoy a good wine (with appetizer) in Vinostrum
Monday to Saturday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
This market has a bar that attracts many people
It is the bar-restaurant of the Rojas Clemente Market and offers sandwiches
traditional dishes and homemade desserts in a simple neighborhood bar-restaurant
but if you feel like having lunch in the Zone
the Bar Mercado del Cabanyal is one of the bars you have to visit if you are in the area of the Mercado del Cabanyal
enjoying an aperitif on the terrace is a delight
Although it is not necessary that summer arrives to be conquered by a bar of all the life
I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the new DLC
but I also was hoping I wouldn’t be disappointed
I could tell that the feel for this DLC would be significantly different
especially the events that led Leliana to join the Chantry
knew that Marjolaine betrayed Leliana from what was said in Dragon Age: Origins
Marjolaine tells how you and your sidekicks
although his hair might have been hiding some elf ears
In the beginning I got a good sense for who the two new characters were
she goes on to say how there is one last task for the night
and that it takes place in the Arl’s estate
you are to plant some papers in the bedroom of the Arl
Leliana notices that the papers contain the official seal of the Orlais military
and what she has committed can be considered treason
Here is where Marjoliane becomes a complete back-stabbing bitch: she sets you up
When you are fleeing the estate with the papers
Sadly some things have happened to a member of your party
but you gain a new member to take their place
that by having three members in my party rather than four
some battles were difficult since I had to drastically adjust my tactics
Fortunately I was able to level up multiple times throughout the DLC
Once Leliana and her companions break free from the jail
From there she is shown that reformation and change can happen
She just has to make the right decision for her
Obviously one would think Leliana wanted revenge
Leliana knows that she at least has to fix the damage that was done and retrieve those papers
but if you’ve played through all of Dragon Age: Origins
and at times it heavily reminded me of Kill Bill
Getting to see Leliana kick some ass was awesome too
because it really shows just how drastically her character has changed from her time in the Chantry
and you were given the option to make choices
and it really fit with the style of the DLC
When I played through Leliana’s Song
but if you don’t care and skip through the cutscenes
you can finish it in a significantly shorter amount of time
but it is still much longer than the other DLC’s in terms of playable content
so I have no idea what the exclusive items are
but I know there are at least 3 new achievements you can get in the DLC
One is obtained by doing various acts to a drunk
another is by collecting multiple pieces of leather to create armor
and I’ll say it again: If you’re a fan of Dragon Age
it was nice getting to learn more about Leliana
My only complaint is that I wished it were longer
especially because the price on Leliana’s Song is 560 Microsoft Points compared to past DLC which was priced at 400
You can download Leliana’s Song for PC here, Xbox 360 here, and for PS3 here
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