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Votre abonnement n’autorise pas la lecture de cet article Pour plus d’informations, merci de contacter notre service commercial. so I went to Lebanon to assist a collector who wanted to start his own foundation,” Gannat recalled and the collection is now part of his Aishti Foundation the Foundation today encompasses one of the most significant private collections of contemporary art housing 2,000 works in an imposing 3,500-square-meter building in Beirut (More than 150 works from Salamé’s collection are currently on view at the National Galleries of Ancient Art in Rome A later trip to Morocco saw Gannat’s interest in African art blossom. There, he happened upon Loft Art Gallery in Casablanca which focuses on modern and contemporary art from the continent The gallery was looking for a new director who could develop the gallery internationally Gannat joined in 2015 and has made the city his home ever since Installation view of “Souvenirs (Non) Enfouis” at African Arty after four years of online shows and pop-up exhibitions he has opened a permanent space in Casablanca the intrepid Frenchman has opted for a 500-square-meter space making it the largest private art gallery in the city Gannat intends for the space to be less cold white cube and more 19th-century industrial-chic It’s filled with light from 20 meters of windows facing onto the street and will embody the gallerist’s mission to make the gallery a welcoming space where younger generations in particular won’t feel daunted “We need to connect and create interactions between the public and the artists,” he said The gallery is located right in the center of Casablanca’s financial buzz where many major international companies have relocated their regional headquarters including Huawei Technologies and the hospitality company Accor Designed as an “African economic and financial hub” that promotes business within the continent the location is ideal for African Arty from a geographical and financial perspective Gannat says that around 30% of the gallery’s collectors are Moroccans or internationals based in Morocco and around 20% are from the rest of Africa the market for African art is continuing to grow rapidly: “You can see it in the acquisition committees for major international museums who has been with the gallery from the outset Gannat’s decision to open a physical space has been vindicated Its debut exhibition “And Beyond” brought together 13 artists from across the African continent of the work begun over four years ago by African Arty,” according to the gallery’s website including officials from the French and U.S consulates and the Beninian ambassador to Morocco “It was an amazing event,” recalled Gannat “We presented many artists who had never before exhibited in Morocco an established artist who has extensively exhibited in Morocco as well as in the U.S. “It will be her first solo show in Casablanca which makes this event very special,” Gannat noted Gannat is continuing to develop African Arty’s programming in the hopes of bringing “a new energy to the art scene in Casablanca.” He is finalizing several discussions to exhibit major local and international artists at the gallery while also adding to its calendar of talks and events “We want to create synergies and bridges between different art-related practices and not just confine ourselves to exhibitions,” said the gallerist This expansive outlook is perhaps best exemplified by the gallery’s weekly series in which it welcomes classes of young people for guided tours followed by painting workshops As he continues to grow and experiment with the physical gallery space ‘I came to your space when I was young and it inspired me to be an artist or an art critic,’ that would be amazing,” he mused la Fête des Vins d’Anjou-Saumur has celebrated some of the Loire Valley’s finest wines at a festival that offers tastings accompanied by local dishes the event has been cancelled after being caught up in the toxicity of French politics amid claims that a food stall serving stuffed buns that are a Loire Valley speciality is owned by a far-right activist The Union of Producers of Great Wines scrapped this year’s edition of the festival which had been programmed next weekend in the small and usually peaceful town of Chalonnes-sur-Loire in the face of what it called “a campaign of intimidation and threats of anti-racist protests” The row erupted when flyers began circulating in the town denouncing La Flamme Angevine The Saptha Rangi Institute of Performing Arts represented Sri Lanka at the France Gannat International Art Festival held in Taiyuan aimed at fostering international cultural exchanges took place from October 1-7 in Qingxu showcased the island’s rich cultural heritage through traditional [...] showcased the island’s rich cultural heritage through traditional Kandyan and the rhythmic beats of Sri Lankan drums captivated audiences The Saptha Rangi Institute was founded by Radeesha Samangi Bodiyabadu in 1991 Searching for that next furry family member but couldn’t find one in your area? 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Print Edition – The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka Cort beats Roglič and Jorgenson at the line after late catch of Armirail Critérium du Dauphiné 2024 route Critérium du Dauphiné contenders How to watch the Critérium du Dauphiné Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 2 of the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné Just over half an hour to go before stage 2 gets underway in Gannat Today features the first uphill finish of the race and plenty of climbing beforehand as the riders tackle four classified climbs before the finale Mads Pedersen is in the race lead heading into the stage having won Monday's opener He beat Sam Bennett in the bunch sprint finish Here's a look at the stage 1 results and GC heading into today The peloton have rolled out in Gannat to start the neutral zone on stage 2 The flag has dropped and stage 2 is underway Early attacks fly at the head of the peloton Bruno Armirail (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) is away with Jonas Gregaard (Lotto-Dstny) Mathis Le Berre (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) The five-man move currently has 45 seconds on the peloton Their advantage is approaching a minute now The move now has three minutes and counting 4:40 now with Bora-Hansgrohe working in the peloton 13km to go until the riders hit the first climb of the day The opening climb is the Côte de Fagot (5.3km at 5.3%) The breakaway approach the day's opening climb at 5:20 up on the peloton Wout van Aert joins Jonas Vingegaard at altitude training camp ahead of Tour de France selection decision Laporte also links up with Visma-Lease A Bike in Tignes with team set to decide on eight-man Tour squad in two weeks The leaders now taking on the third-category hill to start the day's climbing Le Berre led Meurisse over the top of the climb for two KOM points Now 4:25 between the break and the peloton The leaders are over the top of the climb and within 10km of the next climb Decathlon AG2R confirm Ben O’Connor ‘not part of long list’ for Tour de France Australian’s participation highly unlikely after prioritising Giro d’Italia and finishing fourth overall The riders are nearing the top of the second-category climb now Bora-Hansgrohe and Ineos Grenadiers leading the peloton Another five points for Le Berre over the top of the climb and he now leads the mountain classification with nine points A spell on flatter ground now before the riders reach the climbs of the final 20km Israel-Premier Tech alos up front in the peloton now 5km to go until the day's intermediate sprint 2025 Vuelta a España expected to start in Piedmont as Italian region hosts all three Grand Tours and more Vuelta set for three successive foreign starts with Monaco already in place for 2026 Conca leads the way over the day's intermediate sprint Israel-Premier Tech and Groupama-FDJ working at the head of the peloton currently New tech and crazy hacks: Mega Unbound Gravel tech gallery Everything we spotted across three days at the world's biggest gravel race Under three minutes for the breakaway men now as they approach the start of the next climb The gap from the peloton to the break will surely only go down from here on out The riders now taking on the Côte de Saint-Georges-en-Couzan (7.4km at 5.7%) More riders drop from the back of the peloton but no major contenders 3.5km from the top of the climb and it's 1:30 for the break Filippo Conca goes on the attack from the break Le Berre catches Conca before the top and leads the way over the top Le Berre will be the new mountain classification leader tonight The peloton now lies 55 seconds down on the break Stage 1 winner Mads Pedersen is still in the main peloton Uno-X and Visma at the front of the chase now EF now take it up at the head of the group Now Aleksandr Vlasov moves to the front of the chase group The riders now midway up the day's final classified climb – Col de la Croix Ladret (3.2km at 5.8%) UAE and Decathlon on the front behind Armirail 33 seconds between Armirail and the chase now Bora-Hansgrohe trying to chase down the Frenchman but the gap isn't shifting Pedersen gives up in the chase at a minute down Into the final kilometre now and Armirail is still out in front 500 metres to go in the mist at the top of the hill Armirail is caught inside the final 200 metres There's no visibility on the run to the line Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) emerges through the mist to win stage 2 Cort beats Primož Roglič and Matteo Jorgenson in the sprint finish Critérium du Dauphiné - Magnus Cort beats Roglič in misty hilltop sprint Bruno Armirail caught near the line as Dane takes first win for Uno-X Mobility and race lead Cort is also the new race leader with a four-second advantage over Roglič Here's what Cort had to say after the stage.. It's a big race here in the Dauphiné I didn't have the best start of the season I struggled a little bit I didn't get any big results and then I had an injury in Tirreno on was out for a long time and it's amazing to come back and and take a stage win here "It was out of my control and the team because I was very much on the limit on this climb I couldn't go any faster but the team did an amazing job pulling a little bit and also bringing me completely to the front so I could lose some metres being at the back of the group Once the steeper parts were done and they brought me back again and delivered me perfectly in the final." That's all from us on the stage 2 live coverage today Be sure to check back tomorrow for more from the third stage of the race The ‘Saptha Rangi Institute of Performing Arts’ (SRIPA) a renowned Sri Lankan dance ensemble has proudly represented Sri Lanka at the France Gannat International Art Festival held in Taiyuan aimed at fostering international cultural exchanges and preserving global  intangible cultural heritage took place from October 1st to October 7th consisting of 17 members from the Saptha Rangi Institute showcased the island’s rich cultural heritage through spellbinding performances that highlighted traditional Kandyan bringing Sri Lankan dance and folklore to the global stage RWE announced that it has won two out of the 103 awarded photovoltaic projects in the latest French regulatory bidding round The secured projects have a combined capacity of 23.1 MWp (19.6 MWac) French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)’s tender process is aimed to allocate a total capacity of 925 megawatts (MW) at an average awarded price of €79.09/MWh RWE secured two ground-mounted photovoltaic projects contributing a total installed capacity of 23.1 MWp (19.6 MWac) to France’s renewable energy sector RWE continues to establish itself as a key player in France’s solar energy industry CEO of RWE Renewables Europe & Australia emphasized the company’s commitment to expanding its footprint in the French renewable energy sector represent RWE’s latest advances in ground-mounted solar farms utilizing fixed technology Strengthens RWE’s presence in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region where it already operates the Allerey wind farm in the Côte-d’Or department Since entering the French market at the end of 2020 RWE has made significant progress in developing renewable energy projects the company has commissioned 176 MW of capacity and is actively developing an extensive pipeline of renewable projects RWE further solidifies its position as a leading renewable energy provider in France contributing to the nation’s sustainable energy goals and reinforcing its role in the global transition to clean energy a successful first participation in the Tour of Romania for “La Conti” Groupama-FDJ the team based in Besançon pulled it off on Friday on stage 3 thanks to a dominant sprint by Lewis Bower The New Zealander took his second victory of the season The Tour of Romanian started on Wednesday with what seemed a harmless first stage featuring only two climbs separated by a hundred kilometers from each other this opening day of racing did have a huge impact on the general classification “We tackled a kilometre-long climb averaging 13% after ten kilometres and that proved decisive for the rest of the race,” said Jérôme Gannat “Twenty-five riders went away at that point and all the big teams were represented and we were a bit disappointed because we would have needed a climber This scenario was kind of predictable with the difficulty at the start and Maxime perhaps lacked a little concentration.” The overall was over from then on for “La Conti” yet Lewis Bower had the opportunity to fight for the stage victory the 19-year-old Kiwi however had to settle for ninth place while Lukas Kubis won after breaking away with two men he started cramping and couldn’t sprint properly,” added Jérôme ten kilometres of which averaging 8%,” explained Jérôme The day’s breakaway didn’t fight for the stage and the peloton immediately exploded,” added Jérôme then we found a group of six riders chasing with Maxime and the race’ leader A third Astana rider beat them towards the top confirming that he could have been a good card for the general classification and that he had the final top-5 in his legs I even think that he could have done a little better with a little more confidence and the Astana Qazaqstan Development team climbed to the first three places on GC Jérôme Gannat then thought that something was possible on Friday on stage 3 with 200 kilometres without real difficulty “We placed Titouan Fontaine in the breakaway because we thought it had a chance of making it,” he explained “We really believed in it after 100 kilometres because Astana stopped pulling and the gap went up to six minutes But some teams were interested in a sprint and the breakaway was eventually caught twenty kilometres from the finish” A bunch sprint was then looming and “La Conti” was prepared for it with a series of corners in the last kilometre and then a long straight,” explained Jérôme “Jens [Verbrugghe] did a very good job in the last three kilometres to position Lewis in the technical section and it gives the sprinter confidence” “It was a perfect day,” added Lewis We were in a perfect position all the way until the last kilometre we came around the last corner and the front five guys went too quick and had to put the brakes on and I managed to hold it until the finish line” “He took advantage of the slipstream and the speed to go from afar” “There were still more than 300 metres left with a small headwind but he made such a gap from the start that he was able to keep a certain lead The New Zealander then secured his second victory of the season after the first stage of the Ronde de l’Oise “He often has a role of lead-out man for Noah “He knew he would have opportunities coming here I think it gives him a lot of confidence for the end of the season.” “It’s good to get a win again,” said Lewis “I’m happy I got my own opportunity with the team and I’m really happy that the boys were believing in me today It means a lot to finish it off for them and make all the good work have a reward at the end.” “We came for a top-10 overall and a stage win,” concluded Jérôme On the Grand Prix de Nogent-sur-Oise on Sunday “La Conti” Groupama-FDJ took another top result and Ronan Augé claimed his very first podium in a one-day race with the French team In the bunch sprint that concluded the race while Lewis Bower finished just outside the top 10 (11th) One hundred and seventy-two kilometres were on the riders’ menu on Sunday around Nogent-sur-Oise on an easy route which therefore suggested a bunch finish “La Conti” Groupama-FDJ expected to have to control the race while avoiding the tricky scenario of a large breakaway,” explained Jérôme Gannat even though we had only five riders at the start The breakaway was caught a bit before the last lap then it got more complicated because there were a lot of attacks then a group of eight also attacked with Titouan Arkéa-B&B Hôtels Continentale had to chase them down and the attackers were caught five kilometres from the finish.” a bunch sprint did take shape in the streets of Nogent-sur-Oise where “La Conti” secured a double top-10 back in 2019 with Karl Patrick Lauk and Théo Nonnez because it was a long straight of almost three kilometres and there weren’t really any teams to lead it out,” added Jérôme “It was almost every man for himself We had Lewis and Ronan up there for the final but they lost each other in the last kilometres and he was able to secure a nice third place” and Lewis Bower took eleventh place on the finish line “It’s another podium for the team” “Ronan keeps on going after his solid Tour of Britain it was also a good day because Titouan Fontaine did well and we had not seen Jens with this form for some time but we managed well despite this disadvantage” “La Conti” will be back racing on Saturday for Paris-Vierzon hailstones the size of a tennis ball and thousands of lightning strikes The storms that lashed France on Tuesday (July 11) evening left a trail of destruction Météo France had issued orange storm alerts for swathes of the country As the severity of the weather became apparent they were raised to the maximum red level for five departments Hail – sometimes measuring up to 7cm in diameter – fell in numerous departments the mayor of Gannat - in the department of Allier in central France - tweeted a photo of the hail that fell in the village and compared it to a 20-centime coin She also thanked the fire crews for their efforts Of the 190 calls to firefighters in Allier “A lot of roof tiles and windshields are broken,” the mayor told French news channel BFMTV “The firefighters have been working since six in the evening here,” she added ⚡ Dans l'Allier, des toitures éventrées après des chutes de grêle, la ville de Gannat particulièrement touchée➡️ https://t.co/GFxKdardAW pic.twitter.com/G4NJ6FNZK9 Further east in Villefranche-sur-Saône - which is situated around 35km north of Lyon - a video capturing the hail in a garden was captured Grêle à Villefranche @KeraunosObs pic.twitter.com/ahqoxx4U2k ⚡ Un fort orage vient de frapper Strasbourg en produisant de puissantes rafales de vent et des chutes de grêle parfois importantes. (via @El_raclown) pic.twitter.com/Kv5wGoBL1o The city also saw violent winds and heavy rain were taken into temporary shelters overnight due to the storms The tweet below shows some of the damage caused in Doubs: ⚡ Ce mardi peu après 20h, de puissantes rafales de vent ont occasionné des dégâts notables et des coupures d'électricité à Montbéliard dans le Doubs. (© Julie Meyer) pic.twitter.com/0egluYc22L This tweet shows a house in the Haut-Rhin department after the storm had passed through: "J'étais chez moi et le toit de ma maison s'est envolé", un habitant de Pfetterhouse témoigne après les orages➡️ https://t.co/pumdDszW6U pic.twitter.com/DqYSo6lBbD a supermarket roof collapsed during the storms Gros orage en cours sur la ville de Dijon. Un coup de vent a fait tomber le plafond de ce supermarché. #orages pic.twitter.com/Mlyi8cuhR0 a number of trains scheduled to run in the east of France One TGV running between Mulhouse and Zurich that did depart was affected by lightning strikes close to the town of Sierentz with the 355 passengers having to be evacuated from the carriages Around 100 stayed overnight in a nearby gymnasium with the rest opting to take taxis or cars and head back to Mulhouse There are also reports of trees falling on train tracks blocking numerous lines and causing delays to train journeys this morning Around 40,000 lightning strikes or flashes were reported alongside 5,000 from Belfort and Haute-Saône One village in Haute-Savoie saw 3,900 buildings lose their power at the height of the storm If your home has been hit by lightning and you need to make an insurance claim, there is a special form you must ask for from Météo France – our article here explains how to ask for it Read more: Man dies in France after being struck by lightning as he left work Météo France’s morning report for Wednesday (July 12) saw the majority of departments see their storm warning levels decrease There are 12 departments – mostly in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region – still seeing tier-two yellow alerts for stormy conditions there are 11 departments – all in the south-east of the country – facing heatwave warnings has seen a tier-three orange warning remain in place Predictions for Thursday (July 13) see no storm warnings in place in any department but the heatwave warnings in the south-east are set to remain France storms: What to do (and what not to do) to stay safe Heatwave-hit France braces for violent storms, hail and 120km/h winds Recent power cut in Spain and Portugal is warning to holidaymakers to ensure they are prepared for worst-case scenario The resort is set to remain open to the public and not only to professionals 2013 (FBC)- Naannoo Oromiyaatti proojektoonni fayyaa 237 ijaarsarra turan xumuramuun eebbaaf qophii ta’uu Sadarkaa Itti aanaa Preezdaantiitti Qindeessaan kilaastera Hawaasummaa obbo Addisuu Araggaan himaniiru Obbo Addisuun fuula Feesbuukii isaaniitiin akka ibsanitti Proojektoonni fayyaa yeroo dheeraadhaaf ijaarsi isaanii harkifachuu irraa kan ka’e  madda komii ummata ta’aa turuun isaanii ni yaadatama jedhan Hospitaalli hedduun ijaarsa irra turan yeroo qabameef keessatti xuramuu dadhabuu isaaniitiin maqaan “Obsii taa’i” jedhu ummataan itti moggaafamee ture jedhaniiru Proojektoota kana keessaa 59 sadarakaa naannootti hordofomaa kan turan yammuu ta’u proojektoonni 178 sadarkaa godinaaleetti hordofamaa kan turanidha jedhan Proojektoonni xumuramanii eebbaaf qophaa’aan kan armaan gadiiti:- Pirojektootni 178 sadarkaa godinaaleetti hordofamaa turanidha Feesbuukii keenyan dabalata odeeffannoo waqtaawaa argachuuf; Yuutyuubii https://www.youtube.com/c/fanabroadcastingcorporate/ Twiitara https://twitter.com/fanatelevision nu duukaa bu’aa Yeroo maraa nu waliin waan taataniif isin galateeffanna Leave A Reply and website in this browser for the next time I comment Dhaabbanni keenya Waldaan Aksiyoona Faanaa Broodkaastiing Koorporeet bara 1987 yammuu hundaa’u meeshaalee duubatti hafoo fi humna namaa xiqqaadhan bifa adda ta’een miidiyaa broodkaastii biyyattiitti makame.