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UFPE © Copyright 2025 - Todos os direitos reservados Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInFORT MILL (WBTV) - The Fort Mill High School band is headed to Europe in 2026 The group announced last week that they‘ll perform at the Epinal American Cemetery in eastern France as part of the leadup activities to America’s 250th birthday The band will honor the 12 Fort Mill soldiers killed in World War I as well as the 28 who were killed in World War II, many of whom served and gave their lives in France, according to the school district. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WBTV News (@wbtv_news) Additionally, the presentation will highlight Purple-Heart recipient Pvt. Odell Myers, who officials said is buried at Epinal, and Sgt. Tom Hall, who earned the Medal of Honor in World War I and gave his life a few hours north in Montbrehain, France. The band will travel to Switzerland before the performance since the Epinal is near France’s border. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WBTV News (@wbtv_news) but didn't miss a step as they sealed the national competition in Epinal The four-time world champions were in a league of their own scoring 137.31 points in the free dance - to add to their earlier tally of 93.79 points in the rhythm dance on Friday 1 October - for an overall score of 231.10 points Papadakis and Cizeron finished over 40 points clear of their nearest rivals but their overriding emotion was gratitude to be competing again after such a long absence "It was a long time since the last time we have skated in front of someone else than our coaches and teammates." - Guillaume Cizeron to L'Equipe Picture by Patinage Magazine - Olivier BrajonThe French Masters is a national competition that traditionally takes place at the start of each season and the scores are not taken into consideration by the International Skating Union The pair hold the world record for the highest scores in rhythm dance (90.03) and the combined total (226.61) which they set at the 2019 NHK Trophy Papadakis and Cizeron proved that they have lost none of their competitiveness in their time away from competition and could be in for another record-breaking season after scoring higher than their current world records in Epinal this weekend The two-time Grand Prix Final winners debuted their new rhythm dance programme a dance that appeared in the 1970s amongst the gay community of Los Angeles Performing to a medley of John Legend's Made to Love and You & I Papadakis and Cizeron had the crowd on their feet at the end of their routine as the judges awarded them 93.79 points - what would have a been a new world record performed to classical piece Elegy by Gabriel Faure garnered 137.31 points The free ice dance competition took place at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Tuesday 20 February 2018 History CorrespondentTuesday November 12 2024 a group of Allied soldiers made a daring escape from their PoW camp and set off for Switzerland The story might sound familiar — but in this one Steve McQueen does not end up tangled in barbed wire A new book has shone a light on another incident in 1944 which happened weeks after the Great Escape made famous by the 1963 film It was the largest successful prison escape of the Second World War Eight hundred Indian prisoners broke out from a camp in Épinal 500 of them were out of the Nazis’ clutches Up until now Épinal has never had a book or film written about it Colossal In 19th-century France, a style of bright, illustrative prints known as Images d’Épinal emerged as a way to portray subjects in sharp colors The name was derived from the works’ first publisher who hailed from the municipality of Épinal And while the designs proved popular in children’s items like card games and books their use as propaganda glorifying Napoleon I solidified the prints’ rise to fame “image d’Épinal” has become a proverbial expression in French to refer to a naïve depiction of something Roeselare, Belgium-based artist Kristof Santy nods to the legacy of the narrative tableaux in his striking paintings portraying everyday scenes in vibrant colors idealized compositions are simultaneously specific and universal; each painting brims with personal or idiosyncratic details that at the same time represent observations we all experience from getting ready in the bathroom to going to the office to passing vehicles on the road which means “livestock transport,” depicts a parked yellow truck with its driver-side curtain pulled shut and cartoonish animals peering out from the trailer Epinal, Santy’s solo exhibition at Christine König Galerie, explores a variety of ubiquitous subjects like clothing zippers or arrays of food (previously) while also tapping into an autobiographical experience The artist’s series Cours De Dessin, which translates to “drawing lesson,” distills potted plants or everyday items If you’re in Vienna, you can stop by Epinal through May 18. 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Read more» The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Field a major annual fantasy festival held in Epinal has been embroiled in controversy recently Founder and artistic director Stéphanie Nicot who has worked on Ima­ginales since its founding 20 years ago Nicot’s firing set off a wave of resignations and withdrawals from the festival and Robin Hobb have all posted in support of Ni­cot and withdrawn their support for the festival Hobb wrote on Twitter: “I am very distressed to learn that Stephanie Nicot… has been set aside The mayor of Epinal believes that the fes­tival cannot ‘evolve’ without changes at the top am something that Imaginales can get rid of.” Kushner replied [Delia Sherman] & I were at [Imaginales] this past May: our 4th visit with its program directed by Stephanie Nicot Lionel Davoust resigned after being part of the Imaginales team “since the very begin­ning,” serving as an interpreter for many au­thors co-editor of three of the festival’s official anthologies who was a coordinator for mul­tiple categories of the Prix Imaginales Awards (presented at the event) and past Imaginales award winner Charlotte Bousquet deplored the “lies and spinelessness” of the organizers and said she would not return to the festival festival leadership re­portedly questioned the involvement of authors Betty Piccioli and Silène Edgar who were vocal in criticizing Stéphane Marsan co-founder of major French SF imprint Bragelonne who was accused of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment by more than 20 people Officials also said roundtables on equality between men and women were “con­troversial.” The organizers ran a program called “Radicality of Islam or radical Islam,” which many involved with the festival considered Islamophobic and other non-cis-het members of the French SF community have complained about having their roles at the festivalreduced Stéphane Wieser, Director of Culture for the city of Épinal, said Nicot was let go because the 2022 festival ended with considerable tensions among the organizers. Wieser said the festival needs to “evolve,” and will grow to encompass video games, movies, and other media as well as books. An interview with Wieser can be read (in French) here Nicot’s discussed her perspective on the situ­ation in an interview at ActuSF (in French) here Nicot ascribes the changes to a reactionary ideological shift in the leadership of Epinal Nicot says that though this crisis has only recently erupted publicly problems have been simmering since the start of the “Marsan affair.” When Nicot posted in support of the victims an elected official from Epinal called to complain Nicot says the city censored some of her programming items and im­posed moderators and program title changes with­out consultation The city also reacted negatively to Nicot’s requests for better compensation the city is offering a higher salary than Nicot was ever paid This report and more like it in the September 2022 issue of Locus While you are here please take a moment to support Locus with a one-time or recurring donation We rely on reader donations to keep the magazine and site going and would like to keep the site paywall free but WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT to continue quality coverage of the science fiction and fantasy field Copyrighted material may not be republished without permission of LSFF Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" For nearly 50 years Locus has been the benchmark of excellence the place our entire field looks to for information on what’s happening It’s been the best source of news and the best place for the people who buy books to find out about them It’s where we find out about the good Locus Magazine and Website cover science fiction and allows us to continue to share our content without a paywall Even a small contribution goes a long way toward keeping Locus going and keeping you up to date with new exciting books and in the know about the SFF world Juliette Labous second and Cedrine Kerbao third as Ferrand-Prévot returns to take fifth The 31-year-old Breton cyclist who took her first blue white and red jersey for road racing on home soil in August last year claimed her fifth title against the clock in Epinal in the East of France after dominating the event consecutively from 2015 to 2018.  She outclassed defending champion Juliette Labous (Team DSM) by almost thirty seconds on the 26.3km course while Cédrine Kerbaol (Team Arkéa) rounded out the podium with a deficit of 1:17 The latter was the first starter and occupied the hot seat for most of the event “Today’s race reminded me of two years ago when I lost my title because of a mechanical," Cordon-Ragot said I usually don’t drink during a time trial but I forced myself to do so this time It was crucial to handle the hard finale well When I saw at a check point that I was only seven seconds ahead of Cédrine [Kerbaol] I wondered if she had done something great or if I was slow Maybe I hurt myself more than the others did.” Cordon-Ragot was coached on this occasion by B&B Hotels-KTM’s sport director and former Tour de France stage winner Samuel Dumoulin “I’m very happy to get the jersey back," she added “The French championship is always one of my biggest goals of the season This year I’ve had to refocus after I was left out of the Olympic Games but I don’t see today’s victory as a revenge I didn’t want to remain disappointed It wanted to show that I still have my place at the high level.” The race was also the first outing on the road for multiple world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Absolute-Absalon-BMC) after 719 days she returned with satisfaction although she’s currently busy gearing up for the mountain biking at Tokyo’s Olympics She had won three time trial titles from 2012 to 2014 between the reigns of Longo and Cordon-Ragot who was also the runner up on those three occasions whatever the result is." Ferrand-Prévot told Directvelo at the finish “I think I made one of my best time trials for a long time I came to continue my preparation to the Olympics It was a great pleasure to have so many spectators cheering for me Racing in the heat was a good test for Tokyo as well We expect it to be hot and humid there.” the former Olympic and world champion Julien Absalon Ferrand-Prévot will also line up in the road race on Saturday morning Three doctors at a hospital in northeastern France have been convicted of manslaughter and serious injury because of radiation overdoses between 2001 and 2006 that affected 450 prostate cancer patients The incidents led to the deaths of at least 12 patients and resulted in serious injury to many others The overdoses at Jean Monnet Hospital in Epinal the judge in the case summed up last week in Paris after a four-month hearing One of the mistakes concerned incorrect technical calibration in radiation therapy machines during installation in 2004 namely not factoring into the final calculation the radiation dose that patients received during radiological exams prior to treatment in procedures that took place between 2001 and 2006 The convictions have yet again highlighted the importance of radiation dose awareness not only for patients but also for healthcare providers was sentenced to a fixed prison term of 18 months cancer physicians Dr. Jean-Francois Sztermer and Dr and lifelong bans from practicing medicine at least 24 patients received a 20% radiation overdose between May and August 2005 due to erroneous calibration of new radiation therapy machines while failure to take into account radiation dose from previous imaging procedures led to overdoses of between 8% and 10% across 424 other patients between 2001 and 2006 the overdosing has caused serious urinary and digestive problems and sexual dysfunction among many of the affected patients Anah admitted to negligence in the calibration of the machines and failure to correctly train technicians in using them His suspended three-year sentence included the charges of manslaughter and destroying evidence while the other two doctors were each given four-year suspended sentences that recognized manslaughter According to the French Society of Oncologic Radiotherapy (Société Française de Radiothérapie Oncologique [SFRO]) two-thirds of cancer patients are treated with radiotherapy at some stage of their disease representing 200,000 treatments in France per year In a statement shortly ahead of the opening of the court case in September 2012 SFRO said strict measures were in place to prevent treatment errors and these had been reinforced since 2006 through an increase in full-time radiotherapy staff to 530 in 2011 The number of posts is set to increase in 2013 and 2014 radiotherapy quality assurance staff were established in 140 centers across France in 2011 and 2012 to improve the dissemination of radiotherapy safety awareness and practice through ensuring the application of QA measures the creation of an early signaling mechanism to l'Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (French Nuclear Security Authority) and the French medical regulatory agency Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé (French Agency for the Safety of Health Products [AFSSAPS]) for unexpected adverse events both within a service and at a national level mirrored the amplification of a "culture of safety" that already existed in many radiotherapy centers before 2006 and this culture would continue to strengthen through ongoing professional training for all radiotherapy staff A pair of World War II memorials in France inscribed with the names of missing American troops had a bronze marker added to them this week the American Battle Monuments Commission placed a rosette next to the name of Army Cpl Bartlett on the Wall of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer another marker was inserted near the name of Pfc Flores on a similar wall at the Epinal American Cemetery in Dinozé They’re the latest in a recent uptick in positive identifications by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency of American military personnel who fought in Europe decades ago The two soldiers were accounted for separately earlier this year and will be repatriated to their families for private burials in early August the commission said in separate statements Wednesday He was assigned to the 744th Tank Battalion and was part of the crew of an M5A1 Stuart light tank A German rocket hit his tank near Saint-Germain-d’Elle but Bartlett and another soldier were never heard from again The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced July 18 that Bartlett’s remains had finally been identified the agency announced that Flores had been accounted for as well and assigned to the 45th Infantry Division during a battle with German forces near Reipertswiller The American Battle Monuments Commission operates and maintains 26 cemeteries and 31 federal memorials throughout the world More than 200,000 Americans buried and memorialized at the sites On its monuments to service members missing in action the commission places bronze rosettes next to the names of those who are later accounted for The rosettes display a laurel wreath and the eight points of a compass reaching out in all directions to recover their remains from the farthest corners of the earth,” according to the commission’s official description Bartlett’s rosette is the 29th on the Wall of the Missing at Normandy which includes the names of more than 1,550 service members Flores’ rosette is the 33rd on the Epinal American Cemetery’s wall They’re among a handful of recently added rosettes one was placed next to the name of Army Pvt He was assigned to the 149th Engineer Combat Battalion in the European theater he was on a landing craft that struck an underwater mine en route to Normandy’s Omaha Beach on D-Day and his remains were eventually uncovered during an examination of the wreckage that a rosette had been added next to the name of Army Pfc on the Wall of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery in Tavarnuzze was in a tank that took enemy fire near the Cinquale Canal in northwestern Italy in early 1945 He was assigned to the 92nd Infantry Division and was 30 when he died a relative of the Pittsburgh native helped place a rosette next to his name on the Wall of the Missing Officials attribute the spike in identifications to technological advances and improvements in DNA analysis The rosette for Baskind was the fifth added to the Normandy American Cemetery’s wall in as many months DNA,” Desjardins said on the sidelines of the ceremony “We hope in the future that we can find a lot of these men and put a rest to their story and give their families some peace.” Lorenzo Depuidt (20) will play the 2023/2024 season at Épinal who have just been promoted to the 3rd division The Strasbourg striker took part in 26 National 3 games last season he signed his first professional 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Armirail and Brunel complete Groupama-FDJ podium sweep But the biggest surprise came from defending champion Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck-Quick Step) who crossed the line with the 23rd best time and a deficit of five minutes on the 45.6km course in Epinal “It’s a huge satisfaction,” Thomas said “I lost my jersey by a very small margin last year I didn’t prepare specifically as much as last year but I came out of a very high-level Tour de Suisse where I produced long efforts So I was confident in my condition ahead of this time trial The whole top three is a reward to the team that invests in research and development They put us in the best situation to perform I’ve been here since Sunday evening to favour my recovery after the Tour de Suisse.” Thomas led over Cavagna by only two seconds but the “TGV of Clermont-Ferrand” was later hampered by a mechanical and was forced to change bikes his deficit at the second checkpoint (30.6km) was 1:51 and opted to save his energy for Sunday’s road race instead He’s set to be a helper for Julian Alaphilippe along with Florian Sénéchal against the collective strength of Groupama-FDJ despite the absence of a still injured Thibaut Pinot not on Rémi’s,” Thomas explained “I started strongly and I struggled at halfway but I had info about Bruno [Armirail] so I could finish it off without blowing This result takes the pressure off before the road race but we’ve been up there for years and we hope to win again.” It’s the fourth national title in the individual time trial for the squad directed by Marc Madiot since 1997 as Benoît Vaugrenard (2007) and Pinot (2016) preceded Thomas in the record books They have claimed seven titles in the past nine editions of the French championship for road racing (with Nacer Bouhanni in 2012 Anthony Roux in 2018) but they never took all top three places before today “It feels great but it was unexpected,” Madiot told Cyclingnews.  “I also enjoyed following Clément Davy who is an up-and-coming time trialist and finished sixth.”  Davy hails from the Mayenne province where the first time trial of the Tour de France will be held on stage 5 but there won’t be a Groupama-FDJ blue and red jersey on the roads on June 30 as Thomas who is also the reigning world champion for the omnium will be busy preparing for the track at the Tokyo Olympics Vous utilisez un ancien navigateur. 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Mettez à jour votre navigateur pour améliorer votre expérience Planche photographique des désordres du mouvement de terrain de la rue Louis Blériot à Epinal (Vosges).  an expert study by the BRGM concluded that dissolving evaporites (mainly gypsum) could be causing ground instability on the slope affected The Vosges département authority (DDT 88) then requested a BRGM study to improve knowledge on the mechanisms causing the instability in particular through a characterisation of the geometry of the gypsum-bearing layers and their state of dissolution and a functional characterisation of the sector's hydrogeology the study brought improvements in knowledge on the geological and hydrogeological context of the unstable slope in particular by means of a drilling campaign and surface geophysical investigations The ground movement kinetics were then characterised by analysing levelling and clinometric data Data series tracking the movements over time were also analysed in the light of the area's functional hydrogeology Interpretation of these investigations and analyses suggests that deformation of the slope is governed by a complex mechanism involving a combination of landslip and subsidence movements While the ground instability first appears to be of the landslip type the mechanism governing its progress is probably linked to the dissolving of gypsum as freshwater from the canal infiltrates regularly into the slope funnels form at the foot of the slope while on the slope itself the dissolving process concentrates into pockets of mainly clayey material above the evaporite layers but without forming well-defined cavities Destabilisation of the slope is also partly influenced by precipitation which lowers the resistance and cohesiveness of the material and adds to the effect of the dissolving evaporites Although observations suggest that the ground movement is restricted to the slope uphill from rue Louis Blériot signs of evaporite dissolution directly beneath the street indicate that if the uphill phenomenon should persist it may trigger subsidence-type ground movements under the street itself A : Découverte d’entonnoirs importants lors de la mise en chômage du canal pour les travaux d’étanchéité (Epinal 1936). et B : Affaissement de la RD12 - Photo Liberté de l’Est - Eric Thiébaut (Epinal 2007).  © Archives départementales des Vosges (88) / © Vosges Matin  The results of this study were communicated to management bodies and citizens at a public meeting The residual risks raised by the unstable slope were characterised and a series of recommendations were made to enable the management bodies responsible to conduct additional studies for the design of appropriate remedial measures and to improve characterisation of the risks especially for the inhabited sector uphill The risk of subsidence along the street required high-level geological expertise The major study conducted thanks to the BRGM was able to distinguish between the natural and human-induced causes of the problem we are in a position to implement appropriate and enduring safety measures we are commissioning a further study of the zone using radar interferometry Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our news every month Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology FRANCE: Chiller testing has begun at a new state-of-the-art testing facility in Trane’s main European plant in Epinal In addition to its large capacity chillers and multi-pipe units the facility enables Trane to verify the performance of its comprehensive equipment portfolio The 5,000m³ climate chamber can simulate a range of ambient temperature and humidity operating conditions airside conditions are controllable from -25ºC to 60ºC 10 to 90%RH and -12ºC to +65ºC on the waterside Multiple operating modes are possible to cover the diversity of Trane products including air-cooled and water-cooled chillers and multi-pipe systems from 200 to 1700kW tiers and options than ever before and this facility will help us meet their needs through innovation and development of products with proven performance at the top of the industry,” commented Louis Rompre Tests conducted at the Trane facility in Epinal will provide customers with confirmation that the chiller’s actual performance in customer-specified conditions matches the modelling predictions established during the selection The facility also allows customers to witness tests their equipment Sustainability and energy efficiency of the Epinal testing facility have not been overlooked: 70% of the motors are equipped with variable speed drives and 100% of the tested unit’s rejected energy is recovered to air-condition the test chamber itself Cooling Post is the leading online resource covering latest news and developments in the cooling industry air conditioning news and the latest heat pump developments Privacy & Cookie Policy © Copyright 2025, Cooling Post Ltd - 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Please refer to our privacy policy to find out how we use cookies and how you can edit your preferences Malta-based B2B supplier assists North Macedonian casino operator ahead of Q1 2021 online launch Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has inked an agreement with North Macedonian casino operator K.A.K DOO Skopje (KAK) to power its forthcoming online launch The scope of the initial agreement includes the provision of GiG’s online platform front-end development and managed media services The group is targeting digital launch in Q1 2021 The final agreement is expected to be signed in August 2020 on a combined fixed fee and revenue share basis The partnership is expected to make a positive contribution to GiG’s revenues from 2021 onwards operates two casinos offering both slots and table games LeGrand Casino Skopje and LeGrand Casino Bitola along with four hotels (Hotel Epinal in Bitola and hotels Sport Bistra and Lodge in Mavrovo) and the Mavrovo Ski Resort K.A.K DOO Skopje CEO Ognjan Cigovski welcomed the agreement citing GiG’s positive history of working with land-based casino operators to expand their operations “We are pleased to have them supporting our digital transformation and online player acquisition strategy as we expand into the newly regulating online market,” said Cigovski “We believe that by joining our efforts we can translate the feel and look of our LeGrand casinos into an online offering that both caters for our current players as well as attracts new ones “We are looking forward to a long lasting and mutually beneficial partnership,” he concluded The deal follows the North Macedonian government’s decision to allow land-based casino operators to apply for online licences on the condition that online platforms directly reflect the scope of offline operations GiG CEO Richard Brown said the supplier was “looking at a lot of growth potential in emerging markets in countries that are starting to transition online” GiG already has a significant footprint in the Balkans The firm owns a 75% stake in Croatian gaming company Top Games which is currently readying its own digital launch and now they can become the first side from a French overseas territory to reach the last 16 of the national knockout competition if they can beat Epinal on Saturday from the Vosges mountains in eastern France JS Saint-Pierroise -- nicknamed 'The Storks' -- ply their trade in the equivalent of the sixth division They have already matched the achievement of Geldar Kourou from French Guiana who were the first overseas outfit to make it as far as the last 32 in the Sega genre traditional on the island competition rules mean 'The Storks' cannot play games at home at this stage of the French Cup forcing them to come back to mainland France to prepare for this weekend's match set to be played in temperatures around 25 degrees centigrade lower than on Reunion in the south of the volcanic island situated off the east coast of Madagascar where France lost to China in a friendly before the 2010 World Cup JS Saint-Pierroise see their French Cup run as a chance to grow outside the confines of the local league "We are the only club from Reunion never to have been relegated," points out their coach "We have won everything here," adds captain Jean-Michel Fontaine and the club have even dreamt of competing in African continental competitions it is imperative that we open up to the outside world nationally but also in Africa," adds Dafreville "African competitions are really important Unfortunately you need the means and we don't have them." An annual subsidy of 325,000 euros ($363,000) makes up 70 percent of the budget of a club who attract average crowds of around 700 A draw against a Ligue 1 club would therefore have been a dream come true Dafreville insists there are no stars in his team although he has three members of the Madagascar squad that reached the quarter-finals of last year's Africa Cup of Nations Atletico Madrid and Dundee United striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle comes from the island and played for JS Saint-Pierroise in the first round of this season's competition before returning to mainland France to work as a TV pundit He's a great friend," says the captain Fontaine Then there are the great names who have represented the club in the past the Marseille captain and France international is another native of the island who has worn the club's colours We are still in contact with him," says Fontaine Cameroon great Milla played for the club just before starring at the 1990 World Cup while Papin turned out for them towards the end of his glittering career They will all be keeping a keen eye on how Saint-Pierroise fare this weekend French Cup round of 32 fixtures (times GMT) Prix les Mezieres v FC Limonest (all 1200)