Saturday will be the last time Gastón Mieres plays for Uruguay Mieres will hang up his boots after a lengthily test career for his country Mieres will earn his 86th cap for Los Teros in Saturday’s test match against Romania in Bucharest Retirement comes for the Teros winger / fullback at the age of 35 Mieres has been through the thick and thin for Uruguay For a decade and a half he has been involved in representing his country Mieres made his test debut in 2010 against Brazil The year 2010 was critical to Uruguayan rugby The loss against Romania in repechage ended their World Cup dream The URU responded by taking-action to rebuild rugby and get back to the World Cup Uruguay debuted at Rugby World Cup 1999 with a win over Spain. Four years later Los Teros defeated Georgia in Australia 2003 What appeared to be a successful structure proved otherwise; however as Portugal eliminated Uruguay at the final hurdle for Rugby World Cup 2007 and Romania did the same for Rugby World Cup 2011 Mieres’ test debut came with the realization that change was essential Los Teros earned a spot at Rugby World Cup 2015 The prize was the pool of death against Australia Uruguay even had the task of facing Wales in Wales and England in England Mieres ranked as third for off-loads in the tournament with seven A mature Uruguay was back for Rugby World Cup 2023. Los Teros pushed both France and Italy in their pool matches before claiming a win over Namibia The tournament concluded for Uruguay with a defeat against New Zealand Mieres took on the best teams in the world in three Rugby World Cups It was a highly noteworthy career for the player who began playing rugby as a young boy in his home town of Punta del Este Mieres played for Rugby Club Valpolicella in Italy’s Serie A He also played Super Rugby Americas for Peñarol World Rugby has finalized referee appointments for the July 2025 Internationals Deltona’s senior center fielder felt the nerves as she stepped to the plate with one out and two runners on in the bottom of the seven inning of a 7-7 tie against University Tuesday “We knew that was going to be a fight,” Wolves coach Lindsay Ingram said It’s also the type of contest Ingram invites the atmosphere of that because that's what you're going to get at districts that's what you're going to get at regionals and that's what you're going to get at state,” she said “So I preach that constantly to this group that you have to block out that outside element and play your ball.” Deltona has participated in plenty of big games the last few years Mieres even scored a run in the championship game She wanted to be in that crucial position Tuesday I was hoping that I was going to be the one that was going to hit the ball to score them,” Mieres said Second-seeded Deltona (12-2) and the third-seeded Titans (14-7) traded blows throughout the evening After both clubs plated a first-inning run University grabbed a 2-1 lead on an RBI single by Kendall Lee in the top of the fourth The Wolves knotted the scoreboard at 2-2 with an RBI knock by Cleveland in the bottom of the inning the Titans responded with a two-run double by Addison Pertler to make it 4-2 two-run doubles by Cleveland and Madisyn Simmons University rattled off three tallies to level things at 7-7 in the top of the sixth Jacquelyn Lara provided the game-tying hit it's hard to win a game if you have one or two errors We played our game rather than falling into their game.” they are now the top-ranked team in the Five Star Conference They jumped top-seeded Spruce Creek (15-4) in the latest Florida High School Athletic Association rankings Monday Five Star seeding was based on last week’s poll where the Wolves sat 72nd and Spruce Creek was 50th Five Star Conference softball tournament results for April 15Deltona 8 Seabreeze 2(This story was updated to add new information.) Jennifer Mieres grew up in Trinidad in the West Indies with two mantras for living Her parents taught her the first one: "See yourself as a citizen of the world." The second was inspired by her grandmother: "Don't just be an observer — make a difference." especially after her grandfather died of a heart attack when she was 7 "I was very attached to my beloved grandfather and his death had a profound effect on my interest in science and medicine," she said storyteller and an internationally known advocate for women's heart health and diversity in health care As an American Heart Association dedicated volunteer for more than 20 years Mieres is a national spokesperson for Go Red for Women has served on the national Board of Directors and a wide variety of committees and authored several AHA scientific publications For her exemplary efforts, Mieres will be honored as the 2022 Physician of the Year during the AHA's annual National Volunteer Awards virtual ceremony Mieres leads Northwell Health's Center for Equity of Care in New York She's also Northwell's first chief diversity and inclusion officer focusing on creating equitable health for all "I'm really trying to be a contributor in the redesign of health care so as to integrate the components of culture race and ethnicity into how we deliver health care," she said "But my ultimate goal is to have all people realize that their heart and their health are their most important assets." a former AHA president who was her mentor in medical school at Boston University "Alice cemented my plan to become a cardiologist," Mieres said she was making a difference and doing it with such grace and such passion I really looked up to her as a great role model." as Mieres was searching for new ways to spread the message of heart health to women and ethnic groups she met a patient who was a documentary film producer As the woman spoke about TV's power to cut across socioeconomic boundaries and educate everyone in partnership with her Northwell colleagues at the Katz Institute for Women's Health Mieres has co-produced four documentaries on health including the Emmy-nominated PBS film "A Woman's Heart" including "Heart Smart for Black Women and Latinas" and the newly updated "Heart Smarter for Women: Six Weeks to a Healthier Heart" "I want to use storytelling to make scientific information more user-friendly and translatable into actionable steps "Eighty percent of heart disease is preventable like the all-or-nothing myth that you have to join a gym and exercise every day And I think women struggle more than men with risk markers like stress and sleep "need to put ourselves first and recognize that even 10 minutes of exercise/activity a day helps We need to demystify what it means to be heart healthy and realize that small changes can translate into big gains." Mieres tracks her health with a wearable device that reminds her when she's not moving her body enough She said she sometimes struggles with getting enough sleep but she feels better since she started using a 10-minute guided meditation app every day "Whether it's breathing or stress reduction or self-forgiveness it definitely lifts my mood and sets the table for the day," she said Mieres said she's optimistic about the future of health care and women's heart health in particular "Having traveled across the country as a spokesperson for the AHA listening to groups of women tell their stories I'm struck by how much women encourage each other in good times and bad," she said "As they share their journey to heart-healthy living I think more women will join in and translate this knowledge and it won't seem so daunting "If we can harness the power of these partnerships all of us in health care can propel a new movement and conquer heart disease in women *All health/medical information on this website has been reviewed and approved by the American Heart Association, based on scientific research and American Heart Association guidelines. 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This link is provided for convenience only and is not an endorsement of either the linked-to entity or any product or service This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Rubén Viejo works in the San Nicolás mine in Mieres It is the country’s last working coal mine Photographs by Lys Arango Story by Kyle Almond Rubén Viejo remembers home being much different when the coal industry dominated the Spanish region of Asturias there was a lot of life in these towns: kids everywhere who is in charge of security at the San Nicolás mine in Mieres “Mieres nights were mythical: You knew what time you started but never at what time you would return home.” And San Nicolás is the last working coal mine in all of Spain Spain’s coal industry powered more than homes and businesses the industry employed 100,000 people in the country has produced much of the country’s coal over the years “My father used to tell me many stories about this region because he grew up in the mining basin,” said photographer Lys Arango who has been documenting this end of an era “My grandparents settled there during the ’50s when the coal industry was very important and there were many opportunities.” As Arango found out during her many trips between 2020 and 2022 much has changed since the coal industry’s 20th-century heyday “Because there is less and less coal going out But also there is less population,” she said Her photos focus on the decline of the various mining towns and the stories of the miners — past and present — who still call the region home “Despite the accidents and the fact that everything was black a lot of people,” remembers José Manuel Lamelas “Working conditions improved a lot and with it But we could not stop the closure of mines and the consequent depopulation.” Spain has been moving away from coal and investing in green energy its government reached a deal with mining unions that has been called the Just Transition This agreement would allow for miners as young as 48 to claim early retirement Younger workers would be retrained for clean-energy jobs And a fund of 250 million euros would be invested in mining communities over 10 years “Our aim has been to leave no one behind,” said Teresa Ribera Spain’s minister for ecological transition The deal was hailed by many as a model agreement “It’s not just the coal industry that is disappearing,” Arango said “All the other industries that were close to the mine like all the metallurgic industries that were giving the instruments all the life there is just closing little by little because young people They have to go out of the region to search for jobs.” Arango said some of the miners feel abandoned “The industrial heritage in Asturias is enormous and of significant historical relevance very little is done to keep it in good condition,” said Adrián San Martín and see the rusty tower and the abandoned facilities San Martín started working as a miner when he was 24 and he doesn’t know what his future will be when San Nicolás eventually closes “What saddens me the most is not that mining ends,” he told Arango “I understand that coal pollutes and that we have to look for other energy models But I am outraged that the mines stop here if coal continues to be imported from other countries “Young people leave the basins in search of work,” he said Lamelas is now part of the Turón Mining Choir a group of former miners who still sing the songs of the mine — all while wearing work uniforms “We are the living memory of this region,” he told Arango “In the mine there is a very strong camaraderie,” said miner Jose Manuel Guerra “You work side by side with many colleagues in a dark place and where you know that the slightest mistake can cost you or your colleagues your life That creates a very strong brotherhood between us.” Guerra showed off a tattoo to Arango that depicts the tower of the first mine where he worked is literally in his skin and that of his fellow miners coal dust gets into your skin and then heals leaving you with a black mark for life,” he explained “I have black scratches all over my body.” “I will never leave Mieres,” he told Arango I also believe that a revival of the basin is possible “There are young people trying to offer alternatives to the mine my colleagues and I have set up a music festival; others a gastronomic restaurant The Toronto Arrows have announced the signing of loosehead prop Sione Fa’alelei for the 2022 Major League Rugby season there are new one-year extensions for Uruguayan outside back Gastón Mieres and second row Adrian Wadden Fa’alelei is new to MLR and arrives from Eastern Suburbs in Sydney’s Shute Shield competition The 25-year-old has represented Australia at u20 level and has previously been on the books for the Brumbies in two seasons of Super Rugby followed by two years in New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup with Manawatu This will be the fourth season in Toronto for Mieres the speedy wing or fullback was recently part of the Teros squad that qualified for Rugby World Cup 2023 He played 13 games his past season for the Arrows and scored five tries Wadden joined the team from Leeds Beckett University in England and played a significant role in his first year as a professional The 24-year-old featured in 14 games with 8 starts as he rotated with returning locks Mike Sheppard and Paul Ciulini Tags Two of the best teams in Major League Rugby will meet at Fort Quincy on … A gas explosion in the Asturias town of Mieres has left at least eighteen injuries with three minors reported to be in serious condition Emergency medical services quickly transported the injured to various local hospitals including the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias and the Álvarez Buylla hospital Firefighters confirmed significant damage to a building as a police investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the suspected gas leak Investigators believe that ongoing construction work in the area may have inadvertently compromised gas lines including the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias and the Álvarez Buylla hospital.Firefighters confirmed significant damage to a building as a police investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the suspected gas leak I have read and agree to the terms & conditions and privacy policy This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 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Volume 12 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.745163 This article is part of the Research TopicPositive Psychology in Everyday LifeView all 38 articles The aim of the study was to evaluate the relation between prosocialness and happiness in a sample of student teachers (N=224 Adapted versions of a prosocialness scale and another on happiness were used A structural equations model was estimated that presented a suitable fit (CFI=0.951; TLI=0.944 and RMSEA=0.065) The results yielded a positive relation between prosocialness and happiness Its implications for initial teacher training are discussed Based on the previous research, Unanue et al. (2021) studied the relationship between prosociality and happiness applied to the organizational environment and flourishing happiness and their relationship with prosocial behaviors at work These proved to be positive predictors of the three types of happiness the three types of happiness positively predicted such prosocial behaviors This model suggests the existence of a virtuous circle of prosociality and well-being in the workplace and value-based trajectory to which the young people are exposed is important The sample was comprised of 224 student teachers belonging to a university located in the Region of La Araucanía The average age of the participants was 21.42years with a standard (SD) of 2.48years Prosocialness was measured with an adapted version of the prosocialness scale for adults by Caprara et al. (2005). This was adjusted and validated in a previous study with Chilean student teachers (N=859; age=20.72). It is a one-dimensional model of 13 items (see Table 1) with adequate psychometric properties for use on populations like the one under study Each item is linked to five categories on an ordinal scale that goes from never (1) to always (5) The items include actions referring to helping (e.g. “I try to help others”); to sharing (e.g. “I easily lend money or other things”); to caring (e.g. “I try to be close and care for those who need it”); and to feeling empathy (e.g. “I easily put myself in the shoes of those who are in an awkward situation”) The internal consistency study applied to the instrument in Chile presented a Cronbach’s alpha=0.867 lower than that obtained by the authors of the original scale in Italy (0.91); however Table 1. Prosocialness scale for adults by Caprara et al. (2005) (adapted version) Table 2. Subjective happiness scale by Lyubomirsky and Lepper (1999), translated and evaluated by Vera-Villarroel et al. (2011) The surveys were applied in August and September 2019 A CFA was carried out using polychoric correlation matrix and the mean- and variance-adjusted unweighted least squares method. This method is recommended to analyze ordinal variables with a limited number of categories (Finney and Di Stefano, 2006; Forero et al., 2009) The proposed model presented a good fit to the data yielding the following values: CFI=0.951; TLI=0.944 and RMSEA=0.065 (CI90%=0.053 0.078) The internal consistency indicators produced by the CFA for the prosocialness and subjective happiness scales were as: Cronbach’s alpha=0.843 and 0.756; omega coefficient=0.858 and 0.839 Figure 1 summarizes the model including the measurement variables with their factor loads and standard errors The factor loads varied between 0.442 and 0.731 for prosocialness and between 0.370 and 0.930 for subjective happiness all statistically significant (p<0.0001) The correlation between the prosocialness and subjective happiness scales was 0.338 and statistically significant (p<0.0001) Figure 1. Standardized results of the CFA applied to the model created by the authors with the support of Mplus 7.11 (Muthén and Muthén, 2012) the subjective happiness scale presented a slightly lower Cronbach’s alpha than that of the validation study conducted in Chile (0.756 vs The result of the omega coefficient – the advantages of which have already been explained – served to confirm what was indicated In relation to the goodness-of-fit indicators, both the CFI and the TLI were within the ranges that the literature considers acceptable (Schumacher and Lomax, 1996). The same occurred with the RMSEA value (Browne and Cudeck, 1993; Gouveia et al., 2018) more research is needed to make a more definitive statement about this link What could be truly interesting is if the focus was confined to a university education environment like that of students who have only limited resources It could also anticipate the response by the subjects about being professionals since the teaching profession is characterized by mid-level salaries This is because the recently reviewed theoretical and empirical considerations could be applied to a specific professional area of great potential for the development of prosocial behaviors This study evaluated the relation between prosocialness and subjective happiness in a sample of student teachers at a university in the Region of La Araucanía The proposed model presented suitable levels of reliability and fit Although the sample size was acceptable in terms of the number of items considered the non-probabilistic nature of the study does not permit these results to be generalized to the rest of the population This trait is the most relevant limitation of this study It should be added that the searched data were self-reported by the participants with the resulting impact that social desirability and memory bias could have had on the responses the homogenizing nature of the scale responses does not account for the inherent specificities that social phenomena have always located territorially and historically the evaluated model forms a basic line for the development of future investigations referring to the relation between prosocialness and happiness in the field of teacher training Given the dynamics that these constructs represent in relation to the evolution of life longitudinal studies are recommended that incorporate more variables and the effects of the curriculum and the teaching specialty the coordination of training proposals referring to the development of socioemotional skills with their corresponding evaluations would be interesting given the increasing number of investigative reports that recommend their inclusion in the teacher training curriculum The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/supplementary files further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author Ethical approval was not provided for this study on human participants because it is a preliminary study to the development of a doctoral thesis The doctoral thesis project was submitted to the Scientific Ethics Committee of the University of La Frontera The patients/participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study SS-G contributed the methodological design MD contributed to the theoretical framework All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version This work was produced within the framework of FONDECYT project no The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or 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they were slow to find their feet This was true in more ways than merely general play Felipe Berchesi missed his first shot at goal The 14th minute penalty miss would have levels the scores Rodrigo Silva ran down the sideline to touch down in the try zone Berchesi’s conversion was again wide Uruguay was hit with a double blow in the 20th minute Hooker Guillermo Pujadas was carried off with an ankle injury Brazil won a scrum penalty from the restart which Duque turned into three points to put Brazil back in front Two came from Toronto Arrows’ winger Gastón Mieres The second of which resulted in a try with Mieres just touching down on the line The front-row won yet another scrum penalty Brazil kicked for the corner and went for a lineout-maul combination Andrea Piardi awarded a penalty try and yellow carded Manuel Ardao for pulling down the advancing maul Uruguay looked to level the scores on half-time; however His attempted penalty hit the posts and went dead With it Brazil went into the interval with a 13-10 lead Brazil needed to make sure Uruguay did not score twice in the second half Two tries would mean a bonus point and would thus see Brazil eliminated regardless of the result Good early defense gave Duque an opportunity to extend the lead A lineout just inside the Brazilian half saw Uruguay tearing Brazil wide open Mieres showed his pace yet again to sprint down the right touchline and score Ten minutes later he was in again to polish off an excellent hat-trick They did so with a 66th minute penalty try It saw André Arruda yellow carded and Uruguay up to a 29-13 lead  The one-man advantage saw Uruguay exploiting again The lineout saw the weapon one again; though Juan Echeverría made up for the scrum flaws to score for Los Teros The full-time siren saw Uruguay comfortably home and through to the next round of RWC qualifiers All eyes now turn to Canada’s far east as Canada have home advantage on September 04 against the USA With attention on the north today’s result is a reminder that the battle to be Americas 1 is open Tags Super Rugby Americas 2025 has been shaken up Los Tarucas celebrated an away victory over … The 2024 Ideas Competition: A Gateway for Mieres in collaboration with the City Council of Mieres It's aimed at stimulating innovative solutions to improve the urban and landscape conditions around the northern entrance to Mieres from the A-66 highway focusing on enhancing pedestrian and cyclist conditions as well as integrating this area into the urban fabric more effectively welcoming individual or team submissions from students worldwide in engineering Submissions must include a PDF panel with a design solution summary and a sealed folder containing authorship evidence and intellectual property rights documentation The jury will evaluate entries based on revitalization Prizes include cash awards for the top three entries and a special prize for the best team from the University of Oviedo with all proposals subject to intellectual property rights agreements The competition's timeline spans from the official launch in January 2024 through the consultation period ending May 1 concluding with the jury's decision on June 7 This initiative highlights the importance of incorporating transport infrastructure into the urban landscape and improving public spaces for pedestrians and cyclists Download the information related to this competition here. 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Suscribe x MercoPress, en Español Montevideo, May 6th 2025 - 09:59 UTC Uruguay's Labor Minister Pablo Mieres announced Tuesday that his agency would “increase surprise inspections,” it was reported in Montevideo The measure was announced after the discovery of a human trafficking network in the mining sector of the department (province) of Artigas bordering both Argentina and Brazil Mieres explained that the case had been under investigation by the Police and Interpol but a complaint filed by a worker triggered the deployment that ended these illegal operations “We came across this complaint and the inspection acted immediately,” said Mieres We are going to continue doing inspective actions these days to complete the picture and determine the irregularities and the corresponding sanctions,” the minister also explained “Workers come from other countries who are looking to improve their situation then the risk of abuse is greater,” he further argued “We have to be vigilant because Uruguay has to be a country as it has always been; one of the leading countries in the world in the defense of workers' rights,” he insisted Mieres said the informality rate in Uruguay was 21.5% which was lower than those registered under the Frente Amplio (FA) administration of the late President Tabaré Vázquez FA presidential hopeful Mario Bergara claimed that 90% of the jobs created in the last months were unregistered ones “Informality dropped 3.5 points” from 25% to 21.5% during the Multicolor government “despite everything that happened in between despite the crisis...,” Mieres replied “There are 40,000 fewer informal workers than in the time of the Frente Amplio,” he added “There were 400,000 informal workers” and “now there are 360,000.” Mieres intends to resign his post later this year to run for president on behalf of the Independent Part (PI) a social-democrat group within the Multicolor coalition He will be replaced by Undersecretary Mario Arizti President Luis Lacalle Pou's administration announced earlier this year Commenting for this story is now closed.If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page Former Argentine international fly half Ignacio Mieres has been linked to a move back to France to play in either the second or third division for Dax Mieres himself posted photos on social media over the past few days of him in Dax itself Reports have also reached the French media with Sud Oest reporting the upcoming move It will see the six time capped Puma returning to France after previous stints with Perpignan and Stade Français in the Top 14 His career has also involved playing in England for the Leicester Tigers Mieres’ time spent at Exeter was the most successful with him impressing in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2-12 seasons which saw him earning a test recall in 2012 when he played in the home wins over Italy and France in San Juan and Córdoba His four prior tests were against Chile and Uruguay between 2007 and 2010 His time at international level has reached an end and he was not offered a Super Rugby contract despite having been available following completing his time at Worcester this past season Still just 28 years of age Mieres nonetheless has plenty of rugby left in him and his soon to be confirmed move to Dax will see him playing for a club to have been home to a number of Pumas including Rugby World Cup 2015 squad members Horacio Agulla and Juan Pablo Socino Dax finished 15th in the 2014-2015 Pro d2 season ahead of only Massy In finishing in the bottom two the club was relegated but the club is yet to know whether it will be in the Pro d2 or the Fédérale 1 due to the promoted Lille being in trouble and seemingly been blocked from rising to the Pro d2 Olivier Magne and Fabian Pelous are all former Dax players has suffered in the professional era as small-town teams have found it increasingly difficult to be competitive against the growing number of big city clubs Tags A crushing 78-18 away win by Los Pampas sees the Buenos Aires side returning to … Gastón Mieres is to join an elite list of Uruguayans with 50 test caps The 28-year-old has been playing for Los Teros since 2010 His road to 50 caps includes playing in two Rugby World Cup qualifying campaigns successfully helping Uruguay seal their spot in England 2015 He did so as a replacement and scored a try In his second appearance he started on the wing against Paraguay In total he has made 44 starts in his 49 caps thus far He has scored 11 test tries and has been a permanent feature in the team when available He started all four Rugby World Cup 2015 matches from fullback His most recent cap was on the wing against Russia in this year’s Nations Cup Against Namibia he is to become Uruguay’s 11th player to reach the 50 cap mark. Ahead of him are eleven players, five of whom remain active. The most capped Uruguayan in history is Diego Magno with 75 caps Fellow Rugby World Cup 2015 players Mario Sagario Of the players to have surpassed 50 caps former captain and Head Coach Diego Ormaechea is perhaps the most remarkable His 57 test caps were spread over 21 years He earned caps in three different decades and his final cap was in a Rugby World Cup match Tags Mexico hosted and defeated Jamaica on Saturday A few years ago the then Ministry of Housing launched the competition ‘Hacemos Ciudad’ (creating a city) for the construction of 5,688 social housing units in differen regions of Spain This is one of the shortlisted projects that has finally been carried to completion and which comprises 151 apartments distributed in two adjacent urban blocks Since matters such as volume and form were explicitly defined in the brief the project was tackled starting from other conditions like the specific study of the functional variables of the housing unit Mieres was one of the cities chosen for the competition ‘Hacemos Ciudad’ (creating a city) This is one of the seven shortlisted projects whose 151 dwellings are placed in two urban blocks and protected with galleries The core of the proposal consists of a cross-through apartment and with no structural elements in its interior The mechanical spaces along with kitchen and bathrooms are concentrated in a technical wall These features guarantee cross ventilation freedom to organize the storage spaces and versatile rooms that can be adapted to the needs of the users The outer enclosure of the building protects the intermediate space of galleries which perform as thermal cushions  for the interior spaces This polycarbonate skin turns the building into a lantern at nighttime The galleries are configured as intermediate spaces between the interior of the dwelling and the city maintaining a warm temperature in winter and a cool one in summer Drawing inspiration from the most traditional architecture of Asturias they act as thermal and spatial cushions for the apartments The orientation of the housing units obeys to the views and the thermal conditions of the environment protecting themselves from noise and seeking light to provide the best dwelling space possible To make the most of the sunning possibilities in a particularly sensitive place all the apartments have at least one facade in contact with sunlight: south These facades have more glass surfaces to favor solar gain while the north-facing fronts are more enclosed to reduce heat loss so they are not glazed but have more color The overlapping of different types of housing and the random action of users creates a dynamic and haphazard urban front The distribution and the size of the windows in each interior facade depends on its orientation the use of galleries has a bearing on the exterior image of the building because its enclosure generates a continuous front that acts as an urban elevation It consists of a polycarbonate skin located in front of the running terrace This skin opens up with a system of sliding shutters which defines the relationship of the apartments with the exterior and gives the facades a dynamic character The interior facade behind the gallery is clad with ceramic slabs of different lively colors which establish a strong contrast with the gray skies that cover the area Las galerías protegen las viviendas con la piel translúcida de policarbonato mientras que su segundo frente se forra con piezas cerámicas de colores intensos que contribuyen a la creación de un espacio animado Nicolás Maruri González de Mendoza (dirección de obra site supervision); José Javier Rodrigo García (aparejador quantity surveyor) Ingeniería José Cerezo (estructura structure) there arent any match using your search terms Argentine flyhalf Ignacio Mieres has signed for Agen who won six caps for Argentina between 2007 and 2012 will leave Dax at the end of the season to take up a two-year contract with his new club who have been searching for a replacement for Burton Francis the South African opting to join Grenoble next season and a move that could pay greater dividends come the end of the season While Dax are currently floundering in 12th place on the Pro D2 table Agen are in 2nd spot and will enter the barrages as favorites to win the second promotion ticket to the Top 14 Oyonnax clinched the top spot last weekend and secured their return to the top flight Mieres has been a regular in the Dax lineup since joining from Worcester Warriors ahead of the 2014-15 season A goal-kicker who is also capable of playing centre and has now scored more than 800 points combined in his professional career Tags Last season’s English rugby second division champions the Worcester Warriors have confirmed the departure of fly half Ignacio Mieres The former Puma played for the club for two seasons after having previously spend three years at the Exeter Chiefs in addition to playing for Stade Français Mieres was a part of the relegated Worcester squad in the 2013-2014 season During his time at the Warriors Mieres played 38 matches but was overtaken by Ryan Lamb and Ryan Mills At Worcester he was one of four Pumas though all have now departed Agustín Creevy has joined the Argentine Super Rugby franchise Mariano Galarza now plays for Gloucester while Leonardo Senatore is unattached but will join Creevy in flying to South Africa this weekend to prepare for the third round Rugby Championship fixture Tags It has been almost a year since Vaughn “Sandman” Mieres – reputed drug lord and gang leader – was killed. His reign over the North Coast, which lasted decades, directly or indirectly contributed to the ever-increasing death toll associated with gang activity in TT. But Sandman’s own “business” brought business for many others, especially on his home turf of School Street, Las Cuevas and as Newsday discovered, his death has led to financial strain for some of the people of the area. Joyce McLean, who has lived in Las Cuevas for more 57 years, and who owns a shop on School Street, was there before Sandman’s rise, and is still there after his fall. She told Newsday she knew Mieres as a baby – and lauded him as someone who helped the community. She interrupted the conversation to sell in the shop, which at the time had only one other customer, who had been there since it opened at 7 am. The new customer, a light-skinned youth with a tattoo on his upper chest, came to buy cigarettes, but only had a $100 bill. Mc Lean told him he could take the cigarettes and bring the exact change for her later – an offer he humbly accepted. She told him she didn’t have enough change; the truth was she had not made much money for the day. She told Newsday that before Sandman died, she would have made $300-$400 by noon. On that day she was barely able to scrape together $150 from sales. “Before he died, everything was good. People were coming to the store frequently. Everyone was buying. People had more money. “I don’t know how they were getting it, but since he died everything changed,” she said. She lamented that the same people who would spend by the hundreds before Sandman was killed now barely come to the store. She is not the only one. Business owners along the North Coast admitted to seeing a difference shortly after Sandman died. They are struggling to make the money they did when there was an influx of cash into the area, albeit by questionable means. Sandman was born in a small house on School Street not far from McLean’s shop. She recalled that she and his mother, Gloria, were both pregnant at around the same time and she had held him as a baby. Villagers said he was never interested in school growing up and would frequently skip it to go play in the sand on the nearby beach. A popular business owner in Maracas said he knew him growing up, when he was a respectful youth, who “did not seem like a threat.” McLean also called him a respectful person. “Sandman grew up from a baby as a nice child,” she said. “He is dead and gone and we never spoke to him for certain reasons. But that have nothing to do about telling you something bad about him. If I lie, God will know. He grew up as a nice boy.” But then came his first jail term. Newsday was told he was arrested with a gun and marijuana and spent around seven years behind bars. It was after this, villagers claim, he slowly turned into the “community leader” and alleged gang member with a drug-smuggling ring for which he’s remembered today. Legitimately, Sandman owned about 30 fishing boats, which he used to supply his fish-processing business. He was also involved in construction and farming. Some would even call him a philanthropist. News reports quoted people in Las Cuevas describing him as a “godsend” who would supply the area with work and money, threw Christmas parties and went through the area with bags of toys for children. The police knew him as a drug dealer and gun smuggler with a network which spread as far as Venezuela and Colombia, and kept him at the top of a north-coast drug empire for about 20 years. Allegations against Sandman include the murder of Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis in 2016, and the trafficking of young Venezuelan women. He was charged with being a gang leader during the 2011 state of emergency, but was released for lack of evidence. In 2018 he was arrested and charged with possession of arms and ammunition and was released on $250,000 bail. His empire kept people fed in his village, and gave him the means to protect those under his watch. “All the killing of the people, we don’t know about that,” McLean said. “But we were at our business at a point in time and some people came to harass us. They were from South or somewhere and they came with stupidness behind us. He rallied the entire village and they chased them away. “Although we don’t speak to him, he said, ‘Don’t hambug my elderly people.’ “So give Jack his jacket. No one could have come from outside to do anyone anything in the village, especially elderly people. He would stand up to them.” But there was at least one warning sign that the end of the empire was approaching. Sandman’s daughter was put in the line of fire when gunmen attacked one of his vehicles on June 12, 2019, near Providence Girls’ School on Belmont Circular Road. A month later, gunmen – one of whom was identified as an ex-associate of his – stormed his house and killed him and three other people. Reports said a squad of eight attacked Sandman’s home at 2.15 am on July 25 from two directions. A team of four approached the front gate. Meanwhile another group climbed the hills and sneaked around the back of his Hernandes Trace home. Nigel “Blood” Octim was guarding the front gate while another man was at the back of the property. When the gunmen banged on the front gate claiming to be police, Octim answered it. As soon as he opened the gate, he was shot dead. The second guard, Kadir Joseph, was shot dead as well. When they got inside the house, the attackers shot Sandman and his wife Alita Dehere several times. His two children, four and 16, were spared. One gunman was wounded and shortly after was dropped off at a hospital. He was later charged with the four murders. Michael “Uncle Sam” Pierre, a lifelong resident on the North Coast and owner of Uncle Sam’s Restaurant, in a conversation with Newsday said despite Sandman’s notorious image, the people of the North Coast had nothing to fear from him. He said Sandman and associates would frequent the bar and have a good time without disrespecting him or other patrons. He recalled a conversation with Sandman not long before his death, when Mieres hinted he might want to run his business on a strictly legitimate basis. “He was saying something like that to me, and I told him that it would be a good thing,” Uncle Sam said. “But at the same time I recalled something someone else said – an empire built by blood must be maintained by blood, or it will fall. It resonated in me at that moment. “So while I was telling him that it would be to get out of whatever business he was in, I knew it would be very difficult.” Asked for insight into the void left by Sandman’s death, Comissioner of Police Gary Griffith said it was a phenomenon which happens all over the world. “Major drug dealers are seen as ‘Robin Hoods’ in the community. They try to see if they could throw free money into the community to get their trust and provide security.” He said this is one of the main ways to recruit young men as “soldiers” in gang lords’ personal militias. “They will have youths as lookouts, they would hire people as gang members. He pointed out that the money and resources which people in the area enjoy are usually accrued by illegal activities – and at the cost of people’s lives. “There is a price to pay to lift the standards of a community through these people. “Because the money a criminal is giving is usually blood money, their finances could be linked to criminal activities. It allows competitors of that criminal to target these people.” He said Sandman was connected to several deaths, and it was through his access to funding from various sources – including government contracts – that he was able to do business that contributed to the murder toll in one way or the other. “Other murders could have been committed because of what a gang member could have done. Other people could have been killed in other circumstances, for example being in the wrong place at the wrong time.” He said the reason there is a financial drought in the area is because the people connected to Sandman were previously living beyond their means through their ill-gotten gains. “You can’t feel sorry for these people, because they were acquiring wealth by harming others,” Griffith said. “Most people are living through hard times. But that doesn’t mean you should engage in criminal activity.” But one youth from School Street told Newsday things are actually easier now that Sandman is gone. He said there is no chokehold on who people can approach for work and where they can look for employment. The youth – the same tattooed young man who visited McLean’s shop – said because of Sandman’s influence, work came through him, for the most part. And because of his business there were certain places where some people from the area could not go without suspicion. The availability of work depended very much on who Sandman liked, and “he didn’t like everybody.” Griffith said when alleged gang leaders like Sandman are killed it creates a void which the police have a duty to fill immediately, “through good rather than evil. “Another criminal element will take control, unless it is controlled by other elements. We are that element.” He said now that the criminal element has been removed police must create better opportunities for youths in sport and education. New programmes will soon be rolled out, he said, including one called Cross Borders in which young people will be paired with a police officer for guidance, much like the Big Brother programme in the US. “The Sandman empire has fallen and it is now dust. “But if we don’t act quickly others will start to build.” Griffith said while he could not give any assurance that any area could be absolutely safe, in some cases when a kingpin or gang leader is taken down, there is a spike in criminal activities as lieutenants struggle for power. But he maintained he would not let any criminal elements feel they can control an entire community. “I intend to bring down any criminal empire.” Vaughn "Sandman" Mieres - PHOTO COURTESY TTPS A police constable last assigned to the North Eastern Division Task Force was granted bail on Friday after he was charged with four offences. Police said in a media release, PC Sheldon Mieres was granted bail on Wednesday by Justice of the Peace Stephen Young at the St Joseph Police Station. Mieres was charged with the transfer of firearms, transfer of ammunition, contravening the conditions of the Firearm User’s Licence (FUL), and being in possession of five rounds of .40 ammunition in excess of his authorisation. He is also alleged to have had 26 rounds of 9 mm ammunition in excess of his authorised amount. Mieres was one of three policemen held last week by officers of the Special Operations Response Team and the Southern Division Task Force, who acted on intelligence obtained from the Strategic Services Agency. Officers of the Professional Standards Bureau searched Mieres' home and allegedly found 80 rounds of 9 mm ammunition and 40 rounds of .40 ammunition. Police also searched his vehicle and  allegedly found a Spring Field Hellcat pistol with two Aero magazines and 26 rounds of 9 mm ammunition, together with his FUL booklet, which showed he was in excess by five rounds of .40 ammunition and 26 rounds of 9 mm ammunition. Police said the homes of other officers were searched but nothing illegal was found. They were subsequently released without charge. GUNMEN yesterday recreated a murder scene from two years ago as they ambushed and killed the cousin of murdered fisherman and reputed gang leader Vaugh­an ‘Sand­man’ Mieres. According to police, Dillon “Mission” Mieres along with his wife Mary Reyes were in their white Toyota Corolla on El Luengo Road, Maracas, St Joseph when a white Nissan Wingroad slammed into them and gunmen opened fire. Mieres died at the scene while Reyes was taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope where she remains warded in a serious condition. The gunmen abandoned the vehicle and escaped into the the hills. Vaughan 46, his wife Alita Dehere, 50, Nigel Octave, 36 – all of Las Cuevas – and Kadir Joseph, 25, of San Juan were killed in an early-morning ambush at Vaughan’s home on July 25. Durelle “Shorto” Raymond was arrested on July 29, four days after the killings and charged with the murders. Residents look on as crime scene investigators process the area on Lleungo Road, Maracas, St Joseph where gunmen ambushed Dillon Mieres and his wife Mary Reyes yesterday. Mieres died and Reyes was injured. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB The murder yesterday had an impact on a wedding that was due to take place at La Soledad Estate for 3 pm. The wedding party was delayed on the road as investigators processed the crime scene which was cleared sometime after 5 pm. In two other shootings, two unidentified men were found murdered in the Port of Spain Division between Friday night and yesterday morning. Police reported that around 2.30 pm yesterday a man of mixed heritage was found near a track off Eastern Main Road, Laventille, near the dilapidated site of the Citrus Growers Association. Police said residents heard gunshots earlier in the day and later found the man who wore a black long sleeved jersey, brown three-quarter pants and black rubber slippers. Police suspect him to be in his twenties. In the second killing, a man was found shot dead at Rose Hill, East Dry River, Port of Spain. Police reported that at about 7.40 pm on Friday, officers went to Mosley Place, East Dry River where they found the man of African descent on the side of the road. He wore a blue bandana on his head, a white vest and white three-quarter pants. He was shot several times, police said. Freeport man killed opposite police station The brazenness of killers remained unmatched after a man was killed opposite the Freeport Police Station last night. According to police reports, Hardath Solomon, 42, of Mission Road, Freeport, was ambushed and shot dead, at about 7 pm, after he left the police station where he went to report his presence as part of a bail condition. Solomon was opposite the station when he was shot and collapsed in front of a parlour. Police said a Nissan Tiida was seen speeding off. Solomon was out on bail for the the 2017 robbery of First Citizens bank where $3 million was stolen. He was accused of using a blowtorch cut a hole to gain entry into the Montrose branch of the bank and made off with $3,000,030 on September 23, that year. This story was originally published with the title "Sandman's cousin shot dead, wife injured in ambush" and has been adjusted to include additional details. See original post below. The cousin of murdered fisherman and suspected gang leader Vaugh­an 'Sand­man' Mieres has been shot dead. Dillon "Mission" Mieres died on Saturday afternoon when gunman opened fire on him and his wife Mary Reyes, who has been warded at hospital at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope. Police report Mieres and Reyes were in a white car on Lleungo Village, Maracas, St Joseph when a white Nissan wagon slammed into them. The two were shot at and Mires died at the scene while Reyes was injured and taken to the hospital where she is in a serious but stable condition. The gunmen abandoned their car, escaping into the hills. The couple lived at Maracas, St Joseph. A wedding party on the way to La Soledad Estate had to wait for clearance to pass as the area was cordoned off as a crime scene. Vaughn Mieres and his wife Alika "Letty" Dehere Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. TV6 crime show host, ASP Roger Alexander, has denied claims that he is the brother-in-law of murdered drug lord Vaughn “Sandman” Mieres. Mieres, his wife, Alika "Lite" Dehere and two bodyguards were shot dead at his home in Las Cuevas on Thursday morning. Alexander responded to social media posts that he was Mieres’ relative on the Beyond the Tape show on Thursday evening. He said, “This man is not my brother-in-law. I am telling you all again. This man, that man, was not my brother-in-law.” Alexander said there were several posts on social media claiming that Dehere was his sister and linking him to Mieres. Alexander did not say whether he was related to the woman. Police said eight men stormed into the house at around 2.15am and opened fire. The attack ended in the death of Mieres, his wife, Nigel “Blood” Octim, and a fourth unidentified man. Two children, ages 16 and four, who were in the house survived the shooting. Police said the men armed with high-powered rifles entered the property from two locations and opened fire on the men. Octim was killed at the entrance of the compound, while the second man was shot dead in a hammock at the back of the house. Mieres was shot multiple times as he attempted to hide underneath a bed. The Express was told that Dehere hid inside a cupboard and dialled the police but he was found and killed. Investigators found the two getaway vehicles burnt near a beach. It is believed that the gunmen escaped in two fishing boats. A suspect was detained when he visited the Port-of-Spain General Hospital with gunshot wounds. 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And one of them has ended up at Exeter, thrilling crowds with his bag of tricks Argentina are blessed with two magicians at No 10 I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Yet whenever Mieres pulls a special trick or two of his own on behalf of the Devon club, with whom he has just started a third Premiership campaign, those watching are tempted to make certain comparisons. Like Hernandez, he was born in Buenos Aires and mastered rugby's fundamentals at the Deportivo Francesa club. Like Hernandez, he is a goal-kicking stand-off of a high calibre, blessed with sufficient versatility to do a turn elsewhere in the back division. Like Hernandez, he is well over 6ft in height – unusually tall for a No 10. Like Hernandez, he has set his heart on representing the Pumas at the next World Cup, in England in three years' time. "The situation is difficult. Maybe it will get worse. I think it will reach the point when players from Argentina have to decide between international rugby and a club career here, and that will be tough for us. I understand both sides of the argument. When it is possible to see both sides, you have real issues when it is time to make a decision." After a second spell at Stade Français and a brief sojourn back home in Buenos Aires, he moved to Exeter – a club whose intelligent moves in the marketplace have kept pace with the fast-developing quality of their rugby. "I did not know what to expect," Mieres admits. "I find it tough, being away from home, and when you're not playing in the first team, it's even tougher. For the first few months, I was playing for the seconds – a very good standard of rugby, but not what I wanted. He will be happier still if, when he reaches the end of his current contract at Sandy Park at the end of the 2013-14 season, two things happen: he is given the chance to extend his Premiership career, and the Pumas pencil him in for the World Cup. Hernandez will, the South Americans can only hope, still be in his Maradona phase. If Mieres adds just a twist of Messi to the mix, heaven help their opponents. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies The man suspected of murdering suspected gang leader Vaughn Mieres – also known as "Sandman" – was a former friend and trusted second-in-command Investigators said the man had a falling out with Mieres sometime last year which caused him to turn on his former friend During the attack on Mieres' St Michael Village home on Thursday morning the man was shot and wounded by one of Mieres' bodyguards He went to the St James Infirmary to receive treatment and reportedly told staff that he was shot in Arima Police were called in and have him under police guard aka “Sandman,” his wife and two other men at his Las Cuevas home earlier this morning has been linked to reports that he was plotting a “massive execution” of his enemies Police described Mieres as a suspected gang leader and drug lord Mieres was shot and killed at his home at around 4.30 am His wife Alika  Dehere and two men identified as “priority suspects” by the police were also killed Last month Mieres' daughter was the target of an assassination attempt outside her school in Belmont but escaped without harm EMOTIONS ran high on Friday at the St Michael’s RC Chapel in Blanchisseuse where murdered fisherman and alleged gang leader Vaughn “Sandman” Mieres was read his final rites along with his wife Mourners said Mieres was the only person who kept the peace in Las Cuevas where he lived and the nation would soon regret him being killed of the Las Cuevas Government Primary School which was previously advertised as the venue for the funeral the chapel along the North Coast Road was intimate and accommodated close family members while extended relatives and friends were seated in a small courtyard While most of the media were not allowed inside the chapel several weeping mourners could be seen entering and exiting the chapel and being comforted by relatives and loved ones One man was so emotional that he went out into the street to vent his emotions over Mieres’ death “Now allyuh have nobody to complain to other than the police The mourner said Mieres was the only person who kept the place “in ah order (sic)” – or in other words peaceful – and alluded that there would be no one to protect the people in the area from criminals Another mourner wept and said Mieres provided for and took care of everyone in the area and was a man of peace This man looked after our children,” said another When last you hear about a murder in this area and two other men identified as 36-year-old Nigel Octave of Las Cuevas and 25-year-old Kadir Joseph of San Juan were killed in an early-morning ambush at Mieres’ home last week Thursday a 24-year-old vendor of Maraval was appearing before a Port of Spain magistrate charged with murdering Mieres He was also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition Police said Durelle “Shorto” Raymond was arrested on July 29 They are alleging that he was among a group of men who stormed Mieres’ home and shot the four THE Ministry of Education has made it clear that it has not granted approval for the use of the Las Cuevas Government Primary School to hold the funeral of murder victims Vaughn “Sandman” Mieres and his wife Alita Dehere tomorrow as advertised on social media the ministry said requests for funerals in government buildings cannot be facilitated and approvals for the use of government buildings and grounds are considered based on five categories and the use of school grounds only for sports Dehere and two men – said to be bodyguards were shot dead at Mieres’ St Michael’s Village Las Cuevas home at around 4.30 am last week Thursday Vaughn “Sandman” Mieres has been granted $450,000 bail on the charge that he conspired to murder Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis in October 2014 Mieres appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Maria Busby Earle Caddle in the Port of Spain Eighth Magistrates Court just before noon yesterday on the conspiracy charge and a separate charge of being in unlawful possession of a yellow crown parrot The conspiracy to murder charge comes more than one year after Alexis was killed Alexis and two others were shot dead at his Enterprise wearing a light blue long sleeve shirt and blue jeans He was not called on to plead on the conspiracy charge and pleaded not guilty to being in possession of the parrot on August 31; the date he was arrested at his home by police The parrot was brought to court in a wire cage by Game Warden Edwards said his client had two pending matters for obscene language and resisting arrest arising out of an incident in 2012 and a previous conviction for which he was fined $5,000 court prosecutor Inspector Winston Dillon said the conspiracy charge was a very serious one and was allegedly committed while Mieres was on bail on the pending charges He also said there was likelihood of the accused interfering with witnesses if granted bail On the charge of the unlawful possession of the parrot Dillon objected to bail on the grounds that it was a criminal offence and the yellow crown parrot was a protected species Mieres was held by police during an anti-crime exercise in Las Cuevas between Independence Day (August 31) and Friday the police service stated that officers executed a search warrant at Mieres’ home Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard subsequently advised them to charge Mieres The Organised Crime Narcotics and Firearms Bureau (OCNFB) Inter-Agency Task Force and the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) were all said to have been involved in the exercise According to the Offences against the Person Act the murder conspiracy charge carries a prison term of ten years if convicted Mieres is to reappear in court on October 2 A man said to be the cousin of murdered fisherman and suspected gang leader Vaugh­an 'Sand­man' Mieres has been shot dead Dillon "Mission" Mieres died earlier today after gunmen opened fire on him and his wife Police say Mieres and Reyes were in a car in Lleungo Village Reyes was injured and taken to the hospital where she's said to be in serious The attack comes after Vaughan Mieres; his wife Alita Dehere; Nigel Octave; and Kadir Joseph were killed in an early-morning ambush at Mieres' home on July 25th Durelle "Shorto" Raymond has been charged in connection with those four killings on July 25th