A couple died after their car washed away by flood water in Montpellier The third victim was killed by strong winds in Thiezac Montpellier and the surrounding areas have been the worst hit by heavy rain and ensuing floods 200 mm of rain has fallen in Lodève and 168.6 mm in Montpellier Istres 61 mm and Salon 56.9 mm of rain during the same period issued orange (second highest level) alert weather warnings for several departments Last week one person died when floods struck in neighbouring Germany Severe weather struck between 16 and 18 August 2015 landslides and lightning caused damage in parts of Lower Saxony Around 74mm of rain fell in 24 hours in Osnabrück Heavy rain has also been reported in Italy over the last 24 hours As much as 173 mm of rain fell in Pisa between 23 and 24 August Intempéries : deux morts dans une voiture emportée par les eaux à Montpellier http://t.co/1NTJbFYJKu pic.twitter.com/IKlzUgtkYh — Le Monde (@lemondefr) August 23, 2015 BREAKING NEWS : À cause des larmes des supporters de François Trinh-Duc, inondations et déluge à Montpellier. pic.twitter.com/asolweMEZ0 — Paul Blaque (@PaulBlaque1) August 23, 2015 Route et #Salinelles et #Sommières inondée suite aux orages . Traversée de Sommières impossible ! @pompiersdugard pic.twitter.com/y7ZV8GvOAe — Vincent Lhermet (@VincentLhermet) August 23, 2015 Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList Gesture is both a sign of solidarity and a way to fight prejudice In a show of solidarity with French Catholics — but also as a way to combat prejudice against their own community — some Muslims in France have begun to stand guard outside Catholic churches A horrific attack inside the Catholic cathedral in Nice recently prompted Elyazid Benferhat to gather friends and stand watch outside their own local Catholic church during All Saints Day liturgies whose mother is from Algeria but who considers himself “more French than anything,” was already troubled by instances of attacks carried out by Muslims against French citizens including the October 29 beheading of a teacher who had shown his class caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad “A self-described man of peace and pragmatism, Benferhat and a friend gathered a group of young Muslim men to stand guard outside their town’s cathedral for the All Saints’ holiday weekend, to symbolically protect it and show solidarity with Catholic churchgoers,” the Associated Press reported “Parishioners at the 13th-century church in the southern town of Lodeve were deeply touched The parish priest said their gesture gave him hope in a time of turmoil.” He said that each time there’s an act of Islamic extremist violence in France Muslims in the country are stigmatized anew even though “we had nothing to do with it.”  “We needed to do something beyond paying homage to the victims,” Benferhat said Benferhat and a friend recruited volunteers among their friends and at the football club where he coaches They guarded the church on the eve of All Saints Day and also for Sunday Mass on the feast day itself He said they coordinated with local police after France’s government promised to increase security at sensitive religious sites these young people who are against violence,” Fr Benferhat said his group is considering repeating the gesture for Christmas but they will have to wait at least until December 1 as all houses of worship in France are again closed because of a recent spike in the coronavirus Articles like these are sponsored free for every Catholic through the support of generous readers just like you Please make a tax-deductible donation today Help us continue to bring the Gospel to people everywhere through uplifting Catholic news To purchase photos visit http://photos.newtownbee.com She was born in New York City to the late Corinne and Caldwell Richardson the family moved to Newtown where they lived for 11 years and she attended the Sacred Heart School in Greenwich she attended Rosemont College in Philadelphia She studied art at the Istituto statale d'arte di Firenze in Florence she married Peter Hoe Lewis of New York City but soon after their third child was born Peter died suddenly of a heart attack Mrs Egee started her own landscape and garden design business in Wilton she joined Gladys and Benton Egee of Newtown to attend the destination wedding of a mutual friend It was as if these two nursery school classmates met for the first time By the end of that weekend they were in love and had married within the year David received his master's degree from Columbia School of Public Health and moved the family to Flemington where David worked as assistant hospital administrator of Hunterdon Medical Center David worked as the administrator of the American University Hospital She produced modern tapestries of her own designs and was soon seeing her work installed in many collections and public spaces around the world so many of the tapestries were woven for her in Aubusson The Egees' time in Lebanon were truly their "Camelot Years." From their penthouse apartment in Beirut she hosted lively parties for visiting government officials Buckminster Fuller once used one of Mrs Egee's best linen napkins to draw a geodesic dome An invitation to one of those parties was considered "the ticket." She was a striking figure natural silver-white hair that came to her by the time she was 30 Soon they purchased Chateau d'Olmet in the Languedoc region of France she entertained dozens and dozens of house guests during the summer months for 40 years The couple moved to various places throughout the Europe and the Middle East David's work took him to London in 1980 and the couple settled in Mrs Egee promptly opened a new business This business took her once again to the Middle East where she collected regional art She then installed these treasures in embassies and government palaces throughout the region and North Africa Most remarkable is that Mrs Egee was one of the very first women to be permitted to travel unaccompanied (with no male escort in tow) on these missions throughout Kuwait but she had official documents of permission in 2010 Mrs Egee was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer disease She still managed a very active social life up until this past September Canada; and three grandchildren survive her A Requiem Mass will be conducted on Monday at The Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer & St Thomas More Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America at alzfdn.org You must be logged in to post a comment Cinnamon Starship may sound more like the name of a jam band than a food CSA they are baking up some of the best bread on the Island The woman behind Cinnamon Starship is Olivia Pattison who bakes artisan breads out of the Scottish Bakehouse kitchen once a week for her bread CSA members “I have a great relationship with Daniele [Dominick Bakehouse owner] and she’s amazingly flexible and open to new things,” Ms Pattison isn’t baking your usual loaves of bread Her ever-changing menu includes a variety of rustic loaves you can taste her pain de lodève (classic peasant bread) and oatmeal buckwheat loaf made with Maine-grown oats as well as speciality loaves which change weekly like her purple sweet potato and mixed seeds loaf Pattison actively seeks feedback because interacting with the consumer is her favorite part of the job “Talking to the people that eat the bread themselves…that’s what it’s all about,” she said and calling Martha’s Vineyard home for now Pattison balances her bread baking with a part-time job as a line cook at the Dock Street Cafe in Edgartown and what better place than Dock Street to learn how to stay organized “Because eggs…they’re not as easy as one thinks!” In addition to her obsession with making the perfect eggs and baking some of the best bread you’ll ever taste which she posts on her Instagram account (user name: animaleveryday) She also loves to photocopy slices of her bread To sign up for her bread CSA, email cinnamonstarship@gmail.com This CSA meets weekly on Saturday mornings between 10 am and 12 noon at the Scottish Bakehouse on State Road in Vineyard Haven for pick up The MV Times comment policy requires first and last name for all comments artelabo architecture has completed its construction of ‘villa tempérée’, a brilliant white home in a small village near lodève, north of montpellier, france the site of the house is located on a sloping topography a series of stepped platforms supported by stone walls provides the build with generous views of the expansive wooded landscape.  flat roofed and elongated, the horizontal silhouette of the house highlights the shape of the surrounding hills and achieves a balance both within its own program and in relation to its sloped environment. to integrate the house into the existing geography, artelabo simply rebuilt and extended the dry stone wall below to meet the site material.  the horizontal silhouette of the house highlights the shape of the surrounding hills a retaining wall was constructed on the south side of the house containing an elevated garden space that rests on a higher level than the house itself its compact minerality contrasts sharply with the material of the field revealing the architecture and referring to the defined straight lines that exist throughout the plan nested against this is a swimming pool and front terrace the closeness of the space creates an intimate and sheltered gallery at the front of the house the closeness of the space creates an intimate and sheltered gallery at the front of the house artelabo architecture have conceived the plan of the house as a series of alternating blocks or sections large gaps correspond to the openings while white volumes make up the separate rooms of the villa pleasing rhythm to the design. ‘the project’s balance in a potentially disturbed harmony — thin changes occurring between identity in variety — as its regular intervals and measures are the keys of its unity,’ explain the firm.  artelabo architecture have conceived the plan of the house as a series of alternating blocks or sections the defining feature of the villa is its intricate pergola: minute birds leaves and flowers combine to create a bridge between the children’s room and the rest of the building strong sunlight reveals the patterned effect on the terrace below this terrace blurs the boundary between inside and out allowing its residents to enjoy the french climate from the heart of their home.  the defining feature of the villa is its intricate pergola   artelabo architecture rebuilt and extended the stone wall below to meet the materials of the site the children’s rooms are separated from the rest of the building the villa tempérée is located in a small village near lodève AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style The show "Express" today is dedicated to the poet Ali Podrimja Memories of the poet who was found dead on July 21 are summarized in the central part of the show.  the literary heritage of Podrimje will be remembered in the studio on the day that marks eight years without him the poet Ndriçim Ademaj tells about the "Voices of the Mediterranean" festival and how Podrimja was honored with a commemorative plaque in the city of Lodeve Poetry and music are also part of the memory of Podrimje Podrimja will also be honored with two songs the lyrics of which are based on his poems was found without signs of life in the city of Lodeve where he had traveled to participate in an international poetry festival 1942 in Gjakovë and his literary legacy includes dozens of volumes of poetry He also made a name for himself on the international stage This site is controlled and managed by KOHA are protected by KOHA's copyright and KOHA retains the reserved rights for them Materials on this site may not be used for commercial purposes without the prior permission of KOHA is prohibited The use of materials from any website or other medium without the permission of the KOHA Group on behalf of all the units that make it up (Koha Ditore is a violation of copyright and of intellectual property according to the legal provisions in force All violators 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