Inadequate legal framework, barriers to employment and training, restricted political rights, forced sterilizations or discriminatory architecture: these are just some of the shortcomings of Switzerland in terms of the inclusion of people with disabilities, assessed at 1.8 million in the country. These harsh findings were made by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in its assessment released in March. Tired of waiting for the Confederation to act, sector associations are preparing a popular initiative “for inclusion”, learned Time.
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August 2022
Lucienne Cornet, an artist of French origin who notably left her mark with visible sculptures a little leaving in the Quebec region, died surrounded by her family on Tuesday at the age of 85.
His death, attributed to a short illness, was announced Tuesday by the communication agency Paulette Dufour.
The multidisciplinary artist who lived in Quebec for more than 50 years is, among other things, at the origin of the “Quatuor d’airain”, a sculpture made up of four wolves which decorates the entrance of the Center des congrès de Québec. We also owe him the “river man”, a bronze statue representing a raftsman at work which sits near the Price building.
Other sculptures by the artist are scattered in emblematic places in the Capitale-Nationale, such as the Albert-Rousseau room, the Forget estate, the Espace Félix-Leclerc or the Séminaire de Québec.
Ms. Cornet had taught for a time at Laval University and at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Her career led her to be named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettes by the French government, among other honors.
Tight end Antony Auclair was released by the Houston Texans, but it’s possible the team will reinstate him in the roster over the next few days.
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The 29-year-old Beauceron is still nursing a knee injury suffered at the start of training camp. Each of the NFL’s 32 teams was expected to reduce its roster to 53 players by the end of the day Tuesday, and Auclair was not spared the ax.
“I spoke to the Texans and everything indicates that it is a purely administrative decision rather than a reflection on the quality of player that Antony is. The Texans will continue to assess their roster in the coming days and we will stay in touch with them,” said Auclair agent Sasha Ghavami.
Guaranteed contract
Playing in the NFL since 2017, Auclair played the last campaign with the Texans, during which he took part in all meetings. To date, he has appeared in 56 games on the Goodell circuit.
Last March, the former Rouge et Or had agreed with Houston on a one-year contract extension for $ 1.6 million. This sum was guaranteed even in the event that the team had to release him. This is why the decision seems surprising.
Auclair would be very close to a return to the game, and the Texans might decide to bring him back on board or to replace him according to the players in his position made available elsewhere since the last reductions in staff.
In the draft last April, the Texans selected another tight end, Teagan Quitoriano, a 6-foot-6, 258-pound guy who will start the season on the short-term injured list.
In the event that the Texans decide not to bring Auclair back with the team, the latter would be free to agree with any other team, without going through waivers.
Giannis, Doncic, Jokic,… Constellation of NBA stars at EuroBasket
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Whether in Cologne, Milan, Prague, Tbilisi or Berlin, the 5 cities hosting the Euro Basket 2022, the show will be up to par. Never has the level of a European Basketball Championship been so high. For this 41st edition, the biggest European nations of the orange ball, such as Spain (3 victories in the last 5 editions), France, Slovenia (defending champion), Serbia and Greece, will be present with their best players. Which was not always the case in previous editions. As a result, we can expect a very high-flying Euro with a host of stars. The show can then begin.
35 NBA stamped players
This EuroBasket 2022, which promises to be thrilling, will certainly have an American accent. There are indeed no less than 35 NBA stamped players. Unheard of at a European Championship. It must be said that of the 24 teams participating in this Euro, 18 have players who play across the Atlantic in their ranks. Better, three of the four best players of the last NBA championship, will participate in this Euro. Giannis Antetokounmpo, double MVP and champion with the Milkwaukee Bucks in 2021, should lead Greece to the top. Another NBA star, the Serbian interior Nikola Jokic, two-time reigning MVP with the Denver Nuggets. He will undoubtedly be the figurehead of Serbia. Finally, Luka Doncic will not be outdone with Slovenia. The back of the Dallas Mavericks is there to defend his title of European champion won 5 years ago following a victory in the final once morest Serbia. If these three players are the headliners of this Euro, we will find a total of thirty players who play in the prestigious North American championship without forgetting elements experienced in Euroleague games. We told you, this European championship promises to be spectacular, exciting but also very undecided.
Who to succeed Slovenia?
A question that is difficult to answer as the top teams have been reinforced with the presence of players who are used to being close to the top with their club or their franchise. Spain, still 1st nation in the European ranking, will still have a say even if the Red doesn’t seem as dashing as it did in the brothers days Paul and Marc Gasol, Sergio Rodriguez et Ricky Rubio. That said, with its experience of major events, Spain, which can still count on Usman Garuba (Houston Rockets) and the brothers Hernangomez will still be the team to beat. France (victorious in 2013), with NBA players like Rudy Gobert (Minnesota) ou Evan Fournier (New York Knicks), will also have a good card to play. This will also be the case for Slovenia (current European champion) with its pillars like Doncic but also Goran Dragic (Chicago Bulls) et Vlatko Cancer (Denver). These three teams, which have shared the last six European trophies, would still like to enrich their record with a new title. But other nations, like Serbia with Jokic, Greece with the God Giannis and his brother Thanasis as well as Tyler Dorsey (Dallas), the naturalized American leader, will be formidable competitors, as will Croatia with Bojan Bogdanovic (Utah Jazz), Dario Saric (Phoenix Suns) et Ivica Zubac (Los Angeles Clippers) or the Lithuania of Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings) et Jonas Valančiūnas (New Orleans), without forgetting Germany which will be an outsider in this tournament. The Mannschaft will have the significant advantage of playing all their matches at home. First in Cologne and then, in case of qualification, in Berlin. Germans who now occupy 8th place in the European ranking and who also have leaders with NBA experience with Daniel TheisFranz Wagner and especially Dennis Schroeder. This Euro therefore promises to be very open and there is no shortage of candidates for the title.
And Belgium in all this?
Faced with these tenors of European and even world basketball, Belgium, which does not have NBA players, looks like little thumb. Les Belgian Lions yet participate in their 5th consecutive Euro, which is not to be neglected for a country like ours. If the ambitions are necessarily limited, a qualification for the final phase would already constitute a very good performance. For this, the Belgian players will have to finish in the Top 4 of their group. A group made up of… Spain, Georgia, Turkey, Montenegro (which replaced Russia), Belgium and Bulgaria. A complicated but playable mission despite everything for the Belgian Lions who will start this tournament once morest Georgia, this Thursday evening, at the Tbilisi Arena.