…and 7th armies in the Battle of Morhange-Sarrebourg (August 20–22) Yet this abortive French offensive had an indirect effect on the German plan For when the French attack in Lorraine developed Moltke was tempted momentarily to postpone the right-wing sweep and instead to seek a victory in Lorraine Retail Chaussea notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its plan to take over 71 stores formerly operated under the Chauss’expo banner Chaussea operates stores offering affordable footwear for men The 71 Chauss’expo stores taken over as part of the transaction are also active in the same sector The transaction is part of court-ordered liquidation proceedings (liquidation judiciaire) at the end of which the Lille Métropole Commercial Court decided to assign the aforementioned assets to Chaussea two key players in the affordable town footwear retail market where large specialist retailers (such as Besson Gémo and La Halle) operate alongside major food retailers the Autorité examined whether the planned takeover by Chaussea was likely to restrict competition in areas with stores operated by both banners the Autorité identified competition risks in the catchment areas surrounding the Chauss’expo in Audun-le-Tiche (57) Dunkirk – Petite Synthe and Quaëdypre (59) the transaction was likely to affect competition and there was a risk of price rises or a reduced offering to the detriment of consumers given the significant combined market share of the parties and the lack of sufficient alternatives Chaussea has undertaken to divest stores in each of the areas concerned to one or more competitors * “OR” indicates that Chaussea may divest either of the stores indicated for each of the areas concerned Where an offer is received for both of the stores The commitments will ensure that sufficient competition is maintained and that consumer interests are protected in the local retail markets for affordable town footwear The proposed buyers will need to be approved by the Autorité which will ensure their ability to provide a credible affordable footwear retailing alternative in each of the areas concerned The commitments are intended to safeguard adequate local competition The aim is to allow a competitor to take over the stores and their activities in order to safeguard competition in the area concerned thereby ensuring that consumers have a diversified offering in terms of prices and products The party cleared to carry out the transaction must present to the Autorité buyers capable of ensuring a valid takeover and then providing effective competition which will clear the effective divestiture of the store in question The divestitures do not therefore entail the closure of the stores While the effective conclusion of a merger is subject to clearance by the Autorité de la concurrence the Autorité may grant a derogation enabling the parties to finalise part or all of the transaction without waiting for the clearance decision in order to allow for the continuation of the business activities The granting of such a derogation is exceptional A derogation may be granted in cases where takeover offers are presented for companies subject to court-ordered liquidation (liquidation judiciaire) or receivership (redressement judiciaire) the granting of a derogation by the Autorité is without prejudice to the final decision taken at the end of the investigation You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed 2021) - North Texas Soccer Club has signed forward Thibaut Jacquel signs with North Texas SC on a one-year contract with an option for the 2022 season Jacquel trained in the FC Metz youth system before moving to the United States to play for Campbell University’s soccer program Jacquel scored 22 goals and added 13 assists in 36 starts he led the nation with 18 goals from 21 games Jacquel was drafted in the third round (75th overall) in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft Transaction: North Texas Soccer Club signs forward Thibaut Jacquel on a one-year contract with an option for the 2022 season Name: Thibaut JacquelPronunciation: Tee-boh Xhack-ellPosition: ForwardDOB: March 13 FranceHeight: 6-1Weight: 175Nationality: FranceLast Club: Campbell UniversityHow Acquired: Signed on March 29 Sporting Kansas City announced Friday that the club has acquired 25-year-old French midfielder Yohan Croizet in a transfer from Belgian side KV Mechelen Croizet has signed as a Designated Player on a contract through 2020 with an option for 2021 He will occupy an international spot on Sporting KC’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and P1 visa “We are thrilled to complete the signing of Yohan Croizet a player who embodies many of the qualities we look for at this club,” Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes said “We all look forward to him coming to Kansas City and joining our organization.” “This is a successful team with a great stadium Croizet has scored 31 goals in more than 200 professional appearances across Europe He joins Sporting KC after spending each of the last three seasons in the top-flight Belgian First Division A where he has tallied 12 goals and 11 assists since 2015 In his first season with KV Mechelen in 2016-17 Croizet played 37 matches as the Yellow Reds enjoyed their best domestic campaign since 2010 His three goals and four assists helped KV Mechelen to a seventh-place finish and 14 league wins their most in the Belgian first division since 1993 Croizet has added three assists in 15 appearances during the 2017-18 season Croizet blossomed during a two-year stint with Belgian outfit OH Leuven He bagged four goals as OH Leuven won the 2014-15 Belgian Second Division playoffs and earned promotion to the top flight Croizet notched a career-high nine goals and added four assists as the team’s top scorer Croizet began his professional career as a 19-year-old debuting for French club FC Metz in August 2011 In addition to competing with the senior team in French Ligue 2 the midfielder amassed seven goals in 57 matches for FC Metz II from 2011-13 Croizet moved from his native France to Belgium ahead of the 2013-14 campaign signing for RE Virton of the Belgian Second Division His six goals from the midfield paved the way for his subsequent move to OH Leuven Transaction: Sporting Kansas City (MLS) acquires midfielder Yohan Croizet in a transfer from KV Mechelen (Belgium) 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 Artlyst Marc Chagall’s Exquisit Stained Glass Window Commissions – Revd Jonathan Evens a stained-glass window represented “the transparent partition between my heart and the world’s heart.” Stained glass is thrilling because it “has to live by the light which passes through it.” Chagall created exceptional stained-glass windows for the cathedrals in Metz and Reims Tudeley Parish Church in Kent and the UN headquarters in New York thus contributing to the twentieth-century renewal of sacred art The Emissary of Light’ explores the importance of light and of stained-glass in his work by comparing preparatory drawings and finished windows alongside a collection made up of paintings and archives detailing the history of these commissions his collaboration with master glassmakers and his free use of signs and symbols in keeping with his humanist ideal of freedom and peace Photographie © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Marc Chagall) / Adrien Didierjean Models of stained-glass windows produced for buildings in the Grand Est region (Metz neighbouring Germany (Mayence) and at the international level (Israel Switzerland) have been brought together for the first time and matched with a group of paintings ceramics and drawings from the collections of the Centre Pompidou from international museums and private collections The exhibition shows the different stages of a stained-glass window from first drawings to its integration into the architecture and the alchemy that results from the association of the painter’s talent with the unique skills of the master glassmakers; in Chagall’s case In post Second World War France and the context of the renewal of sacred art Chagall attempted to reinvigorate “exhausted humanity during a time when the old religious or other ideals were withering and aspired to catch a glimpse of a ray of light which would illuminate a new meaning of life” Convinced both of the necessity for a humanist ideal of liberty and peace and a supernatural power for the survival of any society or individual Chagall’s work revived the polysemous nature of religious signs and the possibility of a non-conformist narrative freely scattered with personal recollections The exhibition enables the rediscovery of the significance of stained glass attained within an oeuvre that finds connections between art movements and techniques stained-glass represents the best place for the apparition of invisible forces joining forces with celestial beams and architecture “something mystical … passes through the window” Meditations on religious art had been part of Chagall’s oeuvre from the off due to the place of religion in his Hasidic upbringing in Vitebsk (Russia) His later commissions for churches built on discussions about the relations between Judaism and Christianity held when he regularly attended the Thomist study circle organised by Roman Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain at his home in Meuden Maritain encouraged the Dominican Friar Marie-Alain Couturier to find a place for Chagall in his projects to commission works from contemporary artists for churches Although he painted his first crucifixion in 1912 his ‘White Crucifixion’ from 1938 represented a significant point of transition for an artist who nevertheless felt intensely Jewish and was acutely aware of the rise of fascism in Europe ‘White Crucifixion’ depicts the sufferings of the Jewish people in the image of a Jewish Jesus and led to a series of compositions featuring the image of Christ as a Jewish martyr that deliberately called attention to the persecution of European Jews in the 1930s A few of his crucifixions of this period even equate his sufferings as an artist with the crucified Christ Couturier’s request in 1949 for a commission in the baptistry of Notre-Dame de Toute Grâce du Plateau d’Assy led to much soul-searching initially about creating work for a church “he both convened a rabbinical advisory board and wrote to Chaim Weizmann to ask if it was OK if he went ahead with the project”.[i] All was resolved in 1957 when his ceramic mural ‘Crossing of the Red Sea’ was installed with an inscription stating it to have been created ‘In the Name of the Liberty of All Religions’ Déambulatoire de la cathédrale de Metz : vitrail de Moïse dite aussi La Rose bleue © Vitrail de Marc Chagall réalisé en collaboration avec Charles Marq / ADAGP commande du Centre Pompidou-Metz et du Musée National Marc Chagall 1957 was also the year in which he was commissioned to create windows on Biblical themes for Metz Cathedral The Cathedral is nicknamed “God’s Lantern” and is renowned for the vast expanse of its stained glass – 6,496 square metres over twice as much as Rouen and three times as much as Chartres Within this incredible expanse is glass from the thirteenth century all the way through to windows installed in the 1960s by Chagall and beyond It is not simply the expanse of glass here which is impressive but also the range and variety that can be seen Basil Cottle has noted that the glass here “is not stylistically co-ordinated; its assembly has been by slow growth with many colours and iconographic schemes.” Yet the “effect on entering the nave is dazzling: three tiers of windows including the richly glazed triforium; extremely tall and acute-angling vaulting and apse windows and a grove of slim clustered shafts receding eastwards into pools of colours.” [ii] Chagall was inspired both by the Bible and his visits to Israel Accompanied by his wife Bella and his daughter Ida The main reason for this visit was a commission he had received from the Parisian art dealer and publisher to do a series of illustrations to the Bible The country left a vivid impression on him the light and landscape he had seen were echoed in many of the etchings for his work the opening of a large retrospective exhibitions of his works in Jerusalem Haifa and Tel Aviv prompted Chagall’s second visit he was again in Israel following the publication of his illustrations to the Bible Vollard had died shortly before World War II and Tériade published the commission that had finally been completed in 1956 A second book of Bible illustrations was published by Vervé I found the Bible and part of my own being The air of the Land of Israel makes one wise.” For him human tragedy.” He said that it “filled him with visions about the faith of the world” and that it inspired him so that he saw life and art “through the wisdom of the bible.” Chagall also made a link between stained glass which comes alive “through the light it receives,” and the Bible which is “light already.” Stained glass “should make this obvious through grace and simplicity.” Jonathan Wilson noted that “Chagall became fascinated with stained glass after he had moved to the south of France in 1950” writing that he was undoubtedly “seduced by the endless Mediterranean unfolding of colour-as-light and the possibility of capturing in glass the kind of spiritually charged sometimes biblically inspired images to which he was increasingly drawn.” [iii] Indeed Chagall spoke of light as being the material which creates stained glass “The light is natural,” he suggested “and all nature is religious.” Therefore “every colour ought to stimulate prayer” and “whether in cathedral or synagogue the phenomenon is the same: something mystical comes through the window.” Chagall’s use of colour is also mystical with “the yellow of revelation flooding the Tablets of the Law,” “the white of faith surrounding the cross” and “the supremacy of blue in his work” indicating “the wisdom of overcoming bitterness and hatred.” [iv] At Metz Cathedral we have the yellow of revelation flooding the Garden of Eden in Chagall’s 1963 Creation window for the triforium of the north transept while deep blues and reds characterise the combination of ecstasy and sorrow in the two ambulatory windows from 1960 which tell the story of the Jewish people in key episodes from Abraham to Jeremiah by way of Jacob James Waller has written that here “Chagall is all curves and tonal flares,” his “modulation of tone within the fabulously fragmented and flowing glass panes” lending “his colours a deeper André Malraux summed this up when he wrote: “I cannot understand why stained glass which is brought to life by the morning and snuffed out by night brought the Creation home to the worshipper in church … Stained glass eventually surrendered to painting by incorporating shade It was six hundred and fifty years before someone found a way of shading off colours in glass: Chagall.” [vi] This exhibition is part of the celebrations for the eight-hundredth anniversary of the cathedral in Metz It also marks a high point in the Centre Pompidou’s existence January 2011 – https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/rhapsody-in-blue 2012 lecture – http://www.summerschool.uct.ac.za/marc-chagall-and-supremacy-blue Notre-Dame and the Stained Glass of Marc Chagall November 2013 – http://thecarmelitelibrary.blogspot.com/2013/11/of-glass-and-gold-ii-st-etienne-notre.html Read More Visit Algeria were a top team in African handball winning the 2014 CAHB Men's African Championship as "Les Fennecs" failed to qualify for the IHF World Championships in 2017 and 2019 the Algerians have somewhat bounced back in recent years they participated in the 2021 IHF World Championship in Egypt the fifth place at the CAHB Men's African Championship secured them a berth at Poland/Sweden 2023 The 5/6 placement match against Guinea was crucial for "Les Fennecs" and they showed morale by claiming a narrow and hard-fought win (27:26) After the Frenchman Alain Portes stepped down in the summer of 2021 the position of Algeria's head coach was vacant for eight months before Rabah Gherbi took over in March 2022 – and it was Gherbi who led the North African team at the 2022 CAHB Men's African Championship the 52-year-old Gherbi coached the junior national team and two clubs from Kuwait He also worked as an assistant coach of Saudi Arabia national team between 2021-22 Now his task is to prepare the national team for the World Championship Gherbi is reluctant to mention specific goals for the tournament "The main thing is that we will show up in Poland and Sweden to honour the national colours as was the case during the 2022 African championship," he said the opponents' calibre is not a handicap for us What matters is to prepare well and give our best to go as far as possible in the competition," left back Mokhtar Kouri added who plays his club handball at Qadsia ASC in Kuwait is a member of the gifted Algerian generation of players born in 1996-97 Goalkeeper Khalifa Ghedbane from Romania's Dinamo București and right back Ayoub Abdi from the French side Fenis Toulouse HB belong to the same talent group – and they have already become key figures in the national team Algeria's squad is a good mix of old and young the team will try to reach the main round for the second straight time - even if this goal seems hard to achieve Key players: Khalifa Ghedbane (goalkeeper) Qualification for Poland/Sweden 2023: 2022 CAHB Men's African Championship – 5th place History in tournament: 1974: 15th 1982: 16th 1986: 16th 1990: 16th 1995: 16th 1997: 17th 1999: 15th 2001: 13th 2003: 18th 2005: 17th 2009: 19th 2011: 15th 2013: 17th 2015: 24th 2021: 22nd Group at Poland/Sweden 2023: Group E (Germany By continuing to browse ihf.info, you agree to our terms of use , privacy policy and the use of cookies. For more information, please review our cookie policy Art collector donates work by German Renaissance artist to Stuttgart museum after spotting it on bric-a-brac stall An art collector has donated a lost work by the German artist Albrecht Dürer to a Stuttgart museum after discovering it in a French flea market being sold for just a few euros. was made in 1520 and remained in very good condition The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart is considering how to display the engraving. Photograph: AFP/GettyA retired French archaeologist noticed the work on a bric-a-brac stall in Sarrebourg, eastern France after the seller cleared it out of a house in the town after noticing the Staatsgalerie’s stamp on the back The engraving had been missing since the end of the second world war and had probably been wrapped in paper for some of the intervening decades to preserve it It was owned by a former deputy mayor of Sarrebourg before ending up at the market The museum has not decided how to display the engraving “We have to find the right setting to present it in,” Frankenberger said Dürer was born in 1471 in Nuremberg, southern Germany He travelled through Italy in his 20s and quickly established a reputation as one of the greatest Renaissance artists The shoe manufacturer AstorMueller has appointed Andreas Wortmann as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) where he served as CEO from 2018 to September Wortmann began his career at Paul Green Shoes in Munich followed by management positions at Marc Shoes in Hameln AstorMueller is a provider of its own brands Salamander and TT.Bagatt and has held the license for the Bugatti Shoes brand for over 20 years "I am convinced that together we will successfully master our further transformation and thus further strengthen our market position," says Tim T previous CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors We always keep you up to date: with our free newsletter SHOEZ compact You will regularly receive all information from the shoe industry in a clear form when a new magazine is published US Managing Director Peter Sachs hands over to Lance Taylor Alchemy plans to take over almost half of the Austrian shoe retailer Second best financial year in the company's history Creditors' meeting decides against P&C's takeover offer Sanela Krisat becomes International Sales Director sales representatives and business partners throughout the DACH association Telephone: +49 (0) 6 41 / 7 95 08 – 0Fax: +49 (0) 6 41 / 7 95 08 – 15Email: info@shoez.biz Designed by willsch-media.de won Sunday’s prologue of the Tour de l’Avenir the vaunted “Tour de France for amateurs” taking the first yellow leader’s jersey Leonard doesn’t get credit for a first professional victory even though he is one ⏱️ 55,81 : la vitesse moyenne réalisé @mleonard04 Michael Shea LEONARD pour rallier les 7,06km du prologue inaugural 💛 Il devient par la même occasion le premier maillot jaune @cic de cette 60ème édition.#TDAV #TourdelAvenir ✨ pic.twitter.com/l8Qg0R4TzB — Tour de l’Avenir (@tourdelavenir) August 18, 2024 The Tour de l’Avenir is contested by national teams and Leonard is joined by compatriots Félix Bouchard Leonard Peloquin and Quentin Cowan for the seven stages in France The Tour de l’Avenir is in its 60th edition and has been won by riders like Greg LeMond who took a stage of the Tour Down Under and placed fourth overall at Tirreno-Adriatico in his first year with UAE-Emirates Leonard rolled the 7.1 time trial in Sarrebourg in 7:59 six seconds faster than Britain’s Joseph Blackmore Get the digital edition of Canadian Cycling Magazine Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Here are some ideas for where to visit in France Germany and the Netherlands to make the most of Carnival Several different events will take place during Carnival such as the parade on Sunday 12 February at 15:00 and the children's masquerade ball on Sunday 19 February at 14:00 Free access for children under 12 years old All information is here. One of the most popular and most visited in our area this carnival attracts many visitors and the party lasts several days There are several parades and even a Women’s Carnival Day where women wear fancy dresses to their daily life You can find all information here. The traditional carnival fair will take place in Place de la Republique in Metz and includes games and attractions     Carnaval pour enfants/Kids Carnival Sarrebourg A carnival party for children with a costume competition Tickets are to be purchased at the Mairie de Sarrebourg from 6 February 2023 All the details are here.     Kids Carnival Party at EuropaHalle Trier Information and tickets here. The party takes place everywhere in the streets which are decorated in 3 official colors: red For more information the website is here carnaval is also celebrated in beautiful Valkenburg The information is here The Big Carnival Parade will take place on Sunday 19 February 2023 All the information is here where you'll find yourself surrounded by an mesmerising forest each turn reveals shimmering light effects and captivating projections that transport you into a surreal realm who doesn't crave a touch of magic in their life For information, tickets and reservations please check: Lanterna Magica - Winter Lights  something truly special is happening in Dinant: The Garden of Lights with a Smurfs theme It's more than just an exhibition – it's a place where fairy tales and creativity unite to craft a one-of-a-kind experience The grand opening is set for Friday, 15 November 2024. For full details on opening hours, tickets, and more, visit: Garden of Lights – Smurfs in Dinant The Luminescences Festival has returned to Amnéville The zoo is transformed with dazzling illuminations and cozy corners perfect for capturing unforgettable photos with your children this year brings an educational twist that every explorer will love For all the details on tickets, opening hours, and more, visit: Luminescences Parc Sainte-Croix will host a Winter Lights Trail inviting visitors to seek guidance from Amarok It's a mystical journey where mystery and enchantment blend seamlessly in a captivating forest setting For full details on tickets, opening hours, and more, visit: Parcs Sainte Croix's Facebook. If you're planning a trip to Paris with the kids don't miss the illuminated trails at Jardin d'Acclimatation This year's theme is sure to captivate young minds: Dinosaurs The Festival of the Dance of Dinosaurs runs from 29 November to 2 March 2025 and promises to be a spectacular experience For more details on tickets, opening hours, and other information, visit: Jardin d'Acclimatation de Paris. The Lantern Trail in Metz is returning this year and you and your family can expect even more magnificent displays Exciting new additions are in store, and all the latest details (in French) can be found on their website. The beloved lantern trail in the captivating garden of Sierck-les-Bains is back this year offering a unbelievable experience for all ages The entire town transforms into what many fondly call a "Mini Strasbourg." For more details, keep an eye on updates here: Parcours des Lanternes Head to Sarrebourg for a magical family outing that will transport you to Lapland Wander through a colorful lantern trail with giant Christmas ornaments Visit their website for more information: La Forêt Magique de Noël Multiple locations in Germany: Koblenz (near Luxembourg) Step into the Christmas magic in the Christmas Garden where glittering lights brighten the winter nights Stroll through a festive outdoor wonderland and get into the spirit Want more info? Visit the official page at Christmas Garden. We'll keep you posted with more festive discoveries in our upcoming articles.Until then enjoy the season and let’s TravelmatKanner Retrouvez ici les résultats dans votre circonscription de Moselle Dans un département qui a largement basculé dans le camp macroniste en 2017 La NUPES sera au deuxième tour dans deux circonscriptions Les électeurs de Moselle étaient appelés aux urnes dimanche 12 juin 2022 pour élire leurs représentants à l'Assemblée Nationale Le département compte neuf circonscriptions les électeurs avaient envoyé 8 députés aux couleurs présidentielles à Paris seule la 4è circonscription de Fabien Di Filippo (LR) avait échappé à la vague macroniste le RN arrive en tête dans cinq circonscriptions sur neuf et sera au deuxième tour dans sept circonscriptions 5 députés macronistes seront au second tour Les résultats définitifs du premier tour en Moselle en 2022 sont :  La soirée électorale est à suivre en direct sur notre antenne.