She was a devoted partner to her late husband She was known for her infectious laugh and her deep love for animals Joyce had a passion for reading and enjoyed sharing stories of her life; one being that she sold the most records of Jimmy Boyds “I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus,” in December of 1952 while working for a records store in New Orleans.   all of whom carry forward her legacy of love and kindness Joyce’s gentle spirit and vibrant presence will be profoundly missed but her memory will forever remain in the hearts of those who knew and loved her.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services on Tuesday with a Catholic Mass following at 11:30 am Interment will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery immediately after services.  Former Sheriff’s Office employees Rodney Madere Jr. and Derek Pertuis each pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of felony theft between $5,000.00 to $25,000.00 as well as abuse of office and public payroll fraud Madere received the maximum sentence to each felony: ten years for felony theft Those sentences were suspended and ordered to be served concurrently The ten year sentence will be supervised by the department of probation and parole for a period of three years Madere was also sentenced to twelve months of home incarceration under continuous GPS ankle-monitoring paid for at his own expense and was also ordered to pay restitution to the state totaling $75,028.77 as well as an additional fine of $5,000.00 Pertuis received a sentence of five years for felony theft The five year sentence will be supervised by the department of probation and parole for a period of three years Pertuis was also sentenced to six months of home incarceration under continuous GPS ankle-monitoring paid for at his own expense and was also ordered to pay restitution to the State totaling $2,716.39 as well as an additional fine of $5,000.00 Stillinger received a sentence of five years for felony theft Stillinger was also sentenced to six months of home incarceration under continuous GPS ankle-monitoring paid for at his own expense and was also ordered to pay restitution to the state totaling $1,970.43 as well as an additional fine of $2,500.00 The three men were arrested in July following an investigation into allegations involve the misappropriation/misuse of Sheriff’s Office resources This page is available to subscribers. Click here to sign in or get access. Boutte sophomore selected for Congress of Medical Leaders Boutte mother mourns son’s unsolved murder Debra Jean “Debbie” Duhe passed away peacefully on April 8, 2025, in Boutte, Louisiana. […] So many knew Harry Lemmon as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, which he served upon for more than 20 years.   […] William Degenhart Jr. knew he wanted to serve his country – the question left was, in what capacity?  […] He’d been found all alone in someone’s backyard looking sickly and tired from an untold amount of time living on the streets Where the cat had come from was anyone’s guess so staff at the shelter decided to check for a microchip And that’s when the heartbreaking truth began to unravel Ecole des Chat Libres PertuisiensThe microchip identified the cat as Noel — aged 20 years old location data on the chip indicated that his home was 10,000 miles away Shelter staff suspected that Noel’s family had moved with him from the island to France at some earlier point but had failed to update their contact information in the microchip database “Then began an investigation worthy of the FBI to try to find the owner,” Giulianotto Christine president of the the Association Of Free Cats in Pertuis Ecole des Chat Libres PertuisiensAfter posting about Noel on Facebook and encouraging their followers to spread the word staff at the shelter found who they were looking for: Noel’s dad He’d moved to France from the island years earlier with Noel Ecole des Chat Libres PertuisiensThe tiny kitten Noel’s dad had once held in his arms was now very much a senior cat Ecole des Chat Libres PertuisiensHe was now in his final days Ecole des Chat Libres PertuisiensWithin hours of learning that Noel had been found his dad drove in from where he lives now to hold his beloved old cat in his arms yet again “We are convinced that Noel recognized his dad,” Christine said Ecole des Chat Libres PertuisiensSadly the joyful spark brought on by that heartfelt reunion Noel passed away — peacefully and with the knowledge that he’d been loved all along Ecole des Chat Libres PertuisiensIt isn't known how Noel had spent those many years away from home but Christine hopes others will take a lesson from his story — by not only microchipping their own pets but remembering to keep their contact details up to date and make him an ambassador for this cause," she said 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 at his residence.  Larry was born October 15 the son of Joe Edward and Della Kay (Chism) Roberts.  He was a very proud machinist and was employed by Hagmann Enterprises Larry was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Mike Biddle.  He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years Eva Jane (Harold Harris) Smith and Jonell Babb; his aunt Luther Powers; and numerous other great aunts and uncles  A celebration of Larry’s life will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday Valerie Goins officiating.  Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the time of service.  Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Meade County Angel Tree Ministry.  Meade County Angel MinistryP.O. Box 643, Brandenburg KY 40108Web: http://mcangelministry.wixsite.com/mysite Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application A memorial for Sue Hebert will be held Thursday July 9 2020 at 9:00 AM at Holy Rosary Catholic Church with burial to follow Leon “Bubby” Pertuis Jr.; nephew Sue was a loving wife who taught at West Park Elementry for 42 years She was a dedicated teacher and was even rewarded Teacher of the Year She was adored by her students and fellow teachers The family would like to thank her close friends Donna Roz and Trudy for their friendship and care of Sue over the years She leaves behind multiple step-children who adored her She will be dearly missed by all who loved and cared for her Chauvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Family of Sue Pertuis Hebert Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors 2022 | About 25-30% of patients worldwide with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer die in less than three months is a member of this rarified group of lung cancer “long” survivors Pertuis’ cancer journey began in 2017 when he saw UAMS orthopedic surgeon Corey Montgomery for removal of a lipoma in his right shoulder A lipoma is a fatty mass that lies between the skin and muscle tissue and is usually harmless the lipoma turned out to be a lucky break that revealed Pertuis’ cancer just in time successfully removed the tumor from Pertuis’ lung followed by chemotherapy Follow-up scans showed that the cancer had metastasized quickly to his adrenal gland and chest wall one month after he finished his chemotherapy a former smoker and heavy equipment operator from Bigelow his exposure to air pollutants on the job likely contributed to his cancer Cancer was not an unknown to him — his father died of prostate cancer But after quitting smoking more than a decade earlier Pertuis was shocked and devastated by the news “He was very anxious as expected,” said Konstantinos Arnaoutakis a board-certified hematologist/oncologist at UAMS who specializes in lung cancer treatments and clinical trials but there are a small group of outliers who have a remission and a durable cure,” he said 1 cause of cancer deaths in Arkansas and worldwide About 60% of the patients seen by the UAMS Lung Cancer Team are current or former smokers Could his cancer be killed before it killed him The UAMS Lung Cancer Team decided to remove the chest wall tumor and radiate his adrenal gland tumor at the same time He received a very targeted form of radiation called Stereotactic Body Radiation with Sanjay Maraboyina Arnaoutakis started him on an immunotherapy regimen designed to enhance his own immune system to fight against the cancer With careful monitoring and adjustments to the regimen He does not require any additional maintenance medications Pertuis’ remarkable recovery still amazes his care team Pertuis is a real victory from the medical oncology side,” said Steliga “We hear of survival cases in patients with lung cancer that is this advanced We can really push the boundaries here with every patient to give them the best chance of survival.” but it took years before the emotional burden started to lift John holds the Seed of Hope token he received upon completion of active treatment for stage IV non-small cell lung cancer He carries it in his pocket to remind him of how far he has come “Even when I was told the scans were clean but I was always afraid it would come back because it had in the past.” His last clean scans were in early November 2022 Pertuis said it was difficult to cope emotionally with the effects of having what he thought was terminal cancer He sought the help of a UAMS psychiatrist to manage increasing feelings of anxiety and depression that are common in cancer patients  Depression is often the “other” disease that can come with a cancer diagnosis They gave me a 10% chance to live and the pain of that was a lot to handle Pertuis is looking forward to the holidays with family and enjoying peaceful days at his home on Wye Mountain “I think they are the most awesome people I have ever met,” said Pertuis of his UAMS care team that included specialists from thoracic surgery © 2025 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission Ocean and Coastal ManagementCitation Excerpt :Vegetation within these marshes is crucial for tidal flat stabilization (Schibalski et al. geomorphic evolution (D'Alpaos et al. halophytes mitigate tidal wave energy (Feagin et al. enhancing sediment trapping and 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Thirty-five years ago, “A Year in Provence” helped spark a tourism boom in the Luberon region of southern France the book was so popular (reported worldwide sales of more than 6 million followed by a BBC television series) and the foreign tourists so numerous (many of whom came to see the farmhouse whose renovation Peter Mayle describes in his memoir) that the author decamped to Long Island The craggy limestone peaks of the Luberon range was the feeling that he and his wife had stumbled on an idyllic and undiscovered — at least by foreigners — corner of France some million and a half tourists flock to the Luberon annually to recapture some of the magic that Mayle experienced Try spending a couple of months in the Luberon instead of a few days Try staying not in one of the well-known tourist destinations but in a village where the sights are secondary to the daily life of those who live there By immersing yourself in your temporary home you can establish memorable relationships with residents And instead of drive-by exposure to well-known sights accessible to any visitor you can absorb local history and even make it your own where I had worked for a year and a half after college — picking grapes a compact region east of Avignon and north of Aix-en-Provence I found online an apartment to rent for the months of April and May in the small village of Beaumont de Pertuis located in the southeast corner of the Luberon I was initially a bit disappointed that the town wasn’t mentioned in tourist guides of the area But that turned out to be a big part of its appeal Beaumont is certainly as picturesque as one could hope for A circular maze of narrow streets and tiny alleys winds its way in a spiral up to a square with a fountain Beaumont was a prosperous medieval market town and although the chateau at the top of the village was mostly destroyed in the French Wars of Religion in the 16th century an 11th-century church with a belltower still fronts the square Wandering the streets of closely packed houses with colorful shutters you’ll round a corner to be greeted by the sound of water splashing into a pool from a gargoyle-like spigot set in yellow limestone these fountains are gathering places where residents fill watering cans for their flower-filled window boxes.) From the rooftop terrace of my garret apartment next to the church I could look out over the tile roofs of the village to the vineyards of the surrounding countryside But Beaumont turned out to be more than a Provençal stage set more than a collection of quaint second homes owned by people from Paris or Marseilles Many of the centuries-old houses are occupied by families whose children play kickball in the alleys and attend school in town I could hear their cries rising up from the playground of the modern elementary school at the foot of the hill just outside the ramparts of the old city.) Beaumont’s one commercial street a bar/café frequented by local tradespeople and an unpretentious pizzeria with menus reflecting the season an EV charging station was installed at the small municipal parking lot Although Beaumont is off the main Luberon tourist circuit it is a good base for exploring the more celebrated sights of the region The narrow roads leaving Beaumont — seemingly wide enough for 1½ oncoming cars to comfortably pass one another — can be unnerving But you can reach anywhere in the Luberon in an hour There is an endless array of things to see and do as you get to know the region during an extended stay rust-colored canyons of the ochre quarries near Roussillon where the industrial process for making ochre pigment originated in the 18th century Abandoned farming hamlets made up of dry-stone structures called “bories” — sheep pens beehive-shaped huts — whose origins are lost in time The remains of a surprisingly intact fortified village perched on the spur of a cliff deep in the rugged Luberon massif was built in the early Middle Ages on the site of an Iron-Age Ligurian-Celtic “oppidum”; more than a millennium later it served as a defensive refuge for persecuted Protestants first by skirting a massive rock overhang once inhabited by nomadic Neanderthals the ground is pockmarked with ninth-century sarcophagi hollowed out of the stone each — somewhat spookily — created for a specific body You then ascend a crumbling path to the settlement on top and grain silos and cisterns carved into the rock There are breathtaking views — and vertiginous drop-offs (A sign warns that the site will be off-limits in the case of “rain or strong winds.”) There’s also a secret staircase with steps carved into the cliff apparently designed to enable a precarious evacuation if attackers breached the main entrance But the highlights of the Luberon are the numerous villages dotting the countryside Several are designated among “the most beautiful villages in France,” including Lourmarin with a Renaissance castle restored in the 1920s upscale boutiques — and the grave of Albert Camus The village of Lacoste is home to the crumbling ruins of the Marquis de Sade’s onetime chateau featured in several of his novels and partially restored in more recent times by Pierre Cardin (A sign of the Luberon’s increasing renown among foreigners: In 2002 Savannah College of Art & Design opened a campus in the village.) were in fact Provençal stage sets — locations in the shooting of a pair of iconic French films “Jean de Florette” and “Manon des Source,” starring Yves Montand and Gèrard Depardieu you can’t help but feel like one of the touristic throng was made into a 2006 film called “A Good Year,” directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe has a stern warning on its English-language website: “[M]ore than 18 years after the shooting we are tired of the little respectful attitude of some visitors … No visits of the film location.” (The winery didn’t have Peter Mayle’s option of picking up and moving to Long Island.) Beaumont de Pertuis doesn’t have such problems And that allowed a foreign visitor spending two months in the village to begin to feel a part of the community The grocer I visited daily helped me when I got locked out of my rental car I met people from the small congregation at the medieval church in the square (Although services are only held every few weeks the bell in the church tower next to my top-floor apartment marked the hours with a clang — and a rousing extended peal every day at 7 a.m.) who has a pottery studio in the village’s former olive press and I established a bond when it turned out we were both born in November of the same year I later ran into her at a public dinner at the community center where Beaumont residents celebrated their relationship with residents of Farnèse She invited me to a May 1 picnic in the community gardens highlighting the village’s environmental initiatives “People know and help one another.” (A perhaps questionable sign of my entry into the Beaumont community: The quarterly report of the town government included a photo of me having lunch at a picnic table My home in Beaumont was a beautiful fourth-floor walk-up apartment in an 18th-century house at the top of the village once the residence of the King of France’s local representative The building had been abandoned for years before a French-American couple meticulously restored it beginning in 2018 One wall of the house was originally part of the tower of the destroyed Beaumont chateau A labyrinth of connected cellars were once part of the village’s water reservoir and the location of its communal bread oven I could see a giant cross on a hill that rises sharply on the other side of the village This became the destination of my daily 3-mile walk The loop began with a rocky scramble 500 feet up to the cross at the summit which stands in front of a 12th-century chapel called the Ste the village clustering around its own smaller hill far below (through the telephoto lens of my phone’s camera I could just pick out the balcony of my apartment) looked like a medieval toy town with colors that changed as spring arrived extended in the distance to the first rank of snow-covered Alps it was a leisurely stroll down to the village through forest and vineyards whose colors and foliage also reflected the coming of spring Little did I know that these daily walks would lead me to one of the high points of my stay in Beaumont a challenging visit to a remote cave occupied by a hermit — in the fifth century In asking around about the history of the Ste I learned that Beaumont had also been home to a certain St whose statue looks down from a hillside as you drive into the village He was an influential theologian of the early Christian church a doomsaying essay entitled “De Contemptu Mundi,” “On the Contempt of the World,” was edited and published more than 1,000 years after his death — by Erasmus in 1520 Eucherius ultimately became the Bishop of Lyon but he earlier lived an ascetic life of prayer in a cave in the cliffs overlooking the Durance River instead of signifying “beautiful mountain,” as one might think appears to have originated with the word “Baùmoun,” which in the Provençal dialect means cave Eucherius and built into the foot of these cliffs lies hidden in the trees just off the highway that runs along the river But I learned from people in the village that the cave St Eusterius is believed to have inhabited in the fifth century also still exists via an unmarked path from the top of the cliff a rough track gradually climbs for a mile or so up the escarpment before a steep path forks off toward the cliff edge I paused to catch my breath at a rock outcropping — and looked down at the several-hundred-foot straight drop to the highway below enabling someone to descend to a balcony and the entrance to the cave I reached what was a disappointing conclusion: No way was I going down that chain and she thought it would be cool to visit the hermit’s cave If I could survive our descent down the secret staircase at Fort Buoux rappelled down the steep rock pitch after her About 30 or so feet into the cave it opened into a chamber with a stone altar and a statue of St thought to date from the 15th century when the cave was made into a chapel a passage opened onto a natural rock ramp leading down to a network of galleries which I later learned led to a second opening in the cliff face below With our cellphones providing the only light Despite the desecration of the statue and the graffiti scratched onto the stone walls — some of which appeared to be centuries old — it was easy to succumb to the mystery of this place Eucherius was a Gallo-Roman nobleman and senator he and his wife separately opted for a monastic life What was on this man’s mind — not 200 or 500 or 1,000 but more than 1,500 years ago How did he get down the rock face to his cell? Alone with my daughter in this isolated cavern the weight — the strangeness — of human history was palpable more than the quaint villages or the castles this place embedded itself in my experience of the Luberon my daughter and I packed up and left Beaumont de Pertuis He returned to the Luberon from Long Island — albeit to a secluded country estate rather than to his besieged farmhouse — where he passed the last years of his life Paul Hemp can be reached at hemp.paul@gmail.com. Home Delivery Gift Subscriptions Log In Manage My Account Customer Service Delivery Issues Feedback News Tips Help & FAQs Staff List Advertise Newsletters View the ePaper Order Back Issues News in Education Search the Archives Privacy Policy Terms of Service Terms of Purchase Work at Boston Globe Media Internship Program Co-op Program Do Not Sell My Personal Information Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office for 18 years She said after 11 years of working in corrections she was thrilled when the opportunity arose to move into the juvenile division program “I get to show police officers in a different light,” she said “That’s our main thing … programs to interact with kids and parents and to work with kids in different aspects.” Perrilloux said the juvenile programs division works with kids from 5 to 17 years old “We go into a school and the kids will just run up to you and give you a hug.” Perrilloux said she and others in the division run existing programs but that they have also had the opportunity to start new ventures such as the S.C.S.O Community Garden Venturing Crew Girl’s Camp said Perrilloux and Lieutenant Roanne Sampson collaborate to lead a slew of great programs that focus on the youth of St “They have built positive relationships and created trust with the youth in our parish and that helps to not only reduce crime but also provides the youth with much needed life skills,” Pertuis said “Roanne and Keysla also collaborate with community partners to offer a variety of programs and services They make a difference in the life of every juvenile they meet.” MAKING A DIFFERENCE – Brittany Bonnaffons After falling behind 4-1, Hahnville charged back to tie things up in the late innings of its second-round matchup with visiting East Ascension Tuesday.   […] This summer, the touchdowns, interceptions and flag pulls aren’t just for the boys. […] For Will Reinagel and Cooper Matherne, that was the goal, and it was the destination.   […] You must be logged in to post a comment Ambitions to develop another greenfield site on the western edge of Alton have been signed, sealed and delivered with plans for a new estate in the pipeline. Croudace Homes is on the verge of submitting a detailed planning application for up to 100 new homes south of Basingstoke Road and Pertuis Avenue. Dozens of nearby residents got the tip-off last week as the Home Counties firm carried out a leaflet drop in the area. While the firm has not confirmed any dates to the Herald, and there are no details on their website, the firm says the site has the potential to provide “much-needed housing in a sustainable location” A mix of housing from one to five-bedroom homes is in the pipeline while affordable dwellings will make up 40 per cent of the would-be development. An “enhancement of the settlement gap” between Alton and Beech has also been touted along with new access from the A339 and routes for pedestrians and cyclists. 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[…] You must be logged in to post a comment Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve World Heritage partnerships for conservation Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development Our Partners Donate Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information b) Project of the draw bridge over the Garonne;  January 2009: joint Word Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission Application of the Reinforced monitoring Mechanism at the property since 2008 (32 COM 7B.89) the World Heritage Committee strongly regretted the destruction of the “Pont de Pertuis” bridge in the dock area almost immediately after inscription in 2007 and expressed its concern over the possible adverse impact of a proposed large new road bridge across the River Garonne and the fact that this project had not been formally notified to the Committee It requested the State Party to “invite a joint World Heritage Centre-ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to evaluate to what degree the Outstanding Universal Value of the property was affected following the destruction of the Perthuis swing bridge and the impact of the drawbridge project on the Outstanding Universal Value and integrity of the property” the State Party submitted its state of conservation report This provided information on the Pont de Pertuis and the proposed bridge across the River Garonne as well as on the proposed demolition of the Cassignol College wine warehouse The State Party report mentioned the following points: The State Party apologised for the demolition of this revolving metal bridge built in 1911 between two wet docks located in the old port area This demolition had been considered necessary by the Port Authority But it should have been valued as part of the attributes of Outstanding Universal Value Its demolition is said to have resulted from a lack of dialogue between the owner and the responsible authorities Lessons have been learnt and an inventory of the harbour remains are being carried out and these will be respected in any future development The State Party sets out its rationale for a river crossing and in particular for a bridge at the proposed site as it is densely urbanised and tightly constrained could develop on the Right Bank of the river an area that is now being abandoned by various industries It considers that there is a demographic and financial need for this development and that it is essential to maintain the health and dynamism of the city connected to the existing network of streets by signal-controlled junctions is considered to be an urban rather than a motorway bridge which would connect two districts of the city while allowing the passage of large maritime boats along the river fixed bridge would remove the maritime function from the city that a swing or tilt bridge would require considerable infrastructure because of the nature of the river and would introduce strong discontinuities into the urban fabric because of the need for ramped approaches that would intrude around 500 m into the urban areas The proposed bridge would be located at the northern part of the property some 2.5 km from the old city from where it is almost invisible in a zone developed in the 19th and 20th century as a commercial port (and partially occupied today by pleasure boats) It would be an extension of the 19th century boulevards The State Party considers that the proposed bridge does not compromise the integrity of the property nor its Outstanding Universal Value as only 10% of the overall property is said to have co-visibility with the bridge The bridge is considered to preserve the visual integrity of the property the visual quality of the quays of the right and left banks and the silhouette of the “traditional and neo-classical city” it is projected that the bridge will reduce circulation in the centre of the city on the left bank quays and overall in the whole of the inscribed property the State Party indicates that a workshop of experts has put forward a proposal for slight amendments to the tall pylons of the bridge in order to give them a more restrained elegance This seems to be acceptable by the bridge designers Following a report by ICOMOS expressing concerns over the proposed demolition and re-development of a wine warehouse as part of Cassignol College a building permit has been refused by the city and a new project is being developed that would preserve the facade of the warehouse and the fountain in front A joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission visited the property from 20 to 22 January 2009 The main conclusions of the mission are shown below followed by the comments of the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS The mission report is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/33COM the measures taken to protect and enhance the World Heritage site are considered to be satisfactory notably the protection of whole areas as well as individual buildings The programme of cleaning of historic facades is extensive and continuing The treatment of public spaces and streets is of high quality notably the new tram system which is without overhead cables and pylons in the property The programme of opening up the quays along the river has had the effect of creating a fine promenade revealing the long line of historic fronts to advantage The documentation of historic buildings and areas is well advanced However the “bassins à flot” area that is controlled by the autonomous port authority has not been so well cared for as other parts of the property It presents a neglected and ragged appearance both in terms of open spaces and buildings in stark contrast to the beauty of the large sheets of water It is recommended that much higher standards of protection and development need to be set in this area within a given timeframe The demolition of this bridge is a serious loss Its poor condition was substantially due to lack of maintenance and regular inspection The replacement bridge is of inadequate quality for the property As the bridge was one of the most important surviving features in the dock it should have been repaired and preserved It was a notable and impressive example of a swing bridge a type of bridge which forms one of the principal points of interest in historic dockland locations Its destruction impacts adversely on key attributes related to the port that reflects the Outstanding Universal Value of the property It was the oldest preserved swing bridge in France The World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS had clearly signalled their concern several times at the imminent loss and the adverse impact of such demolition on the property to the State Party as this bridge was considered to be contributory to the Outstanding Universal Value of the property the concerns were not taken into consideration While the greater part of the World Heritage property is protected by official designation of monuments and protected areas the bassin à flot has not been fully assessed and protected This is in strong contrast to most of the rest of the city where the authorities have been carrying a sustained and detailed inventory documenting both historic areas and specific types of historic building The mission was concerned to learn that a proposal to protect a number of structures in the area of the bassin à flot had been vetoed by the Prefect of Aquitaine The core of the problem appears to be that the autonomous port authority (PAB) operates outside the normal city planning regulations and that therefore no proper assessment had been made of the historic interest of the area or indeed of more general town planning considerations The Pont de Pertuis was one of three bridges across the bassin à flot two of which had already been rebuilt in connection with the city’s tramway system The replacement bridges and the associated road works are of a lower standard of design workmanship and landscaping than similar works associated with the tramway in the city centre and along the promenades The replacement bridge has considerably narrowed the navigable channel between the two docks At the earliest opportunity the passage channel should be restored to its original dimensions The World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS note that the State Party regrets the demolition of the Pont de Pertuis and that measures are at hand to carry out an inventory of the harbour remains so that these will be respected in any future development in order to avoid any future error They consider that at the earliest opportunity the passage channel should be restored to its original dimensions The proposed bridge is a large structure in a prominent position at the north of the property The height of the bridge’s piles is 87m to allow the lifting of the highway up to 60 m Its width is approximately 30m and its length 433m Studies have been made by the State Party of both alternative locations and types of crossing and also of their impacts The bridge is designed to allow the central portion to be raised to allow the passage of tall ships The solution of a river crossing constitutes an important urban infrastructure as it allows the creation of an “inner belt” able to reduce the vehicular traffic through the centre of the city with significant improvement of the urban environment in the historic areas Motorway traffic from Paris continuing to Bayonne and Toulouse to the south can use the Pont d’Aquitaine to the north and the second motorway bridge to the south Assessment has been undertaken of the location and use of the bridge within the context of the city and its traffic flows the proposed bridge would be an urban bridge Connecting with the existing main road (rue Lucien Faure) which is part of the inner ring road around the core of the old town it will form a continuation of this road carrying traffic across the river The bridge approaches will be controlled by traffic lights which will allow vehicles to turn left and right at either end of the bridge onto the quays This halting of traffic will reduce the noise of traffic which will also be subject to the normal urban speed limit of 50km per hour Moving the bridge further north would impede traffic flows and prompt some traffic to turn south along the quays to use existing bridges thereby increasing traffic and congestion in a key part of the property The new bridge will play a major role linking the right bank to the left and in developing of former industrial areas which are now being cleared At the end of the 19th century a tunnel crossing was considered and in the early 20th century designs for a stone transporter bridge were drawn up Then as now the need to have large ships come downstream into the city was considered as a way of animating Bordeaux’s links with the ocean A bridge was seen as a symbolic link between the two banks of the river in contrast to a tunnel which was seen to divide the two areas Several alternatives were considered by the engineers and architects such as and others since the launch of this project in 2000 all of which would have had limited visual impacts was considered fitting the special characteristics of the site and the project requirements (width of the opening A tunnel has again been considered more recently as alternative to the proposed bridge with regard to the functionality criteria for such river crossing which would have assured minimal landscape impacts and a continuous flow of vehicles was not retained for reasons linked to its cost (estimated at about twice the cost of a bridge) and for the excessive impacts of the ramps on the two neighbourhoods it was not seen as a “positive link” by the authorities and was also considered to have the disadvantage of being less suitable for pedestrians or cyclists By contrast the proposed bridge would serve as a third quay on the river connecting the other two and provides a crossing for both those on foot and on bicycle It would shorten journeys for significant numbers of people It should be mentioned that only the lifting bridge option was opened for competition by the authorities in 2003 5 proposals were reviewed by a jury in 2006 which selected the present project; the only proposal presented to the mission Taking into account the fact that the discussion on the solution preceded the inscription on the World Heritage List the issue of conservation of the visual integrity of the World Heritage property and of the Outstanding Universal Value was not considered in the decision-making process for the bridge proposal It is unclear to what extent the impacts on the heritage values of the city in general were taken into account in the decision Due to complementary points of view between the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS on the conclusions of the bridge issue their conclusions are presented separately below The following conclusions/positions are extensively detailed in the joint reactive monitoring mission report The quality of the design of the bridge has been a constant factor and the chosen option is the one that is seen to provide an elegant technical and functional solution with acceptable impacts on the values of the World Heritage property The proposed bridge stands in a long line of moving bridges including lift and swing bridges of various ingenious types some of which are now seen as engineering landmarks Other designs considered used portals as opposed to the four corner pillars proposed These solutions would have produced a much less elegant bridge and one that overall introduced more mass into the landscape The design of the bridge has been evaluated in relation to the banks of the river views to and from the historic core of the city and in terms of its overall impact on the World Heritage property ICOMOS considers that the bridge could form an acceptable addition to the working city and that its function understood to meet a range of conditions and practical needs could be seen to complement the attributes of Outstanding Universal Value as a port city The Statement of Outstanding Universal Value recognises that “the urban form and architecture of the city are the result of continuous extensions and renovations since Roman times up to the 20th century.” One danger is that the height of the bridge pillars could be held to set a precedent for further high structures on the right bank ICOMOS considers that this would have a detrimental impact on the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage property It is for this reason that it is strongly recommended that a height limit on new construction in this area is put in place and that the State Party is requested to indicate its time frame and work programme for ensuring that this is achieved having considered the extensive studies undertaken on possible river crossings and their impact and acknowledging that a new river crossing could facilitate the re-development of the Right Bank of the river contribute to the overall dynamism of the property and reduce traffic along the quays and within the overall property considers that the proposed bridge could be an acceptable addition to the World Heritage property as well as providing an elegant technical and functional solution that continues to allow all ships into the heart of the city j) Conclusions of the World Heritage Centre The World Heritage Centre concluded that the solution adopted for the crossing of the Garonne River in Bordeaux is not the best compromise between the need to preserve heritage values and the need to modernize and develop an urban area With respect to the values for which the property was inscribed the proposed bridge has a considerable impact: It represents a modern structure that contrasts the urban continuity of the property that compete with the highest vertical elevations of the historic city (i.e This contrast could have been avoided with the choice of any of the available technical alternatives the World Heritage Centre notes that the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value adopted by the World Heritage Committee for the property clearly identifies the exceptional value of the city in (Criterion iv) “the unity of its urban and architectural classical and neo-classical expression which has not undergone any stylistic rupture over more than two centuries” these impacts on the visual integrity of the historic urban landscape cannot be avoided even considering the great effort deployed in the design and planning of the new infrastructure The solution proposed is based on the principle to allow large cruise ships to enter the Port of Bordeaux and be moored at the centre of the city This principle leads to the design of a bridge solution that is largely oversized and economically not viable due to the high costs of construction (twice the cost of affixed bridge) and management (about 1.5 million Euros per year) as demonstrated by the experience of a similar bridge recently completed in Rouen – that was never used since its inauguration in 2008 as the berthing area of large cruise ships was relocated downstream It should be noticed that only about 30 cruise ships per year make today their way to Bordeaux The World Heritage Centre confirms therefore the preliminary conclusions expressed by the World Heritage Committee in 2008 (Decision 32 COM 7B.89 paragraph 5): “…that such a drawbridge would constitute an inadequate solution that would have a significant impact on the Outstanding Universal Value and integrity of the property and that would be very difficult to reverse;” The World Heritage Centre therefore recommends reconsidering the solution adopted studying alternatives that do not include the transit of large cruise ships in front of the historic areas keeping in mind the importance of limiting the visual impacts on the protected areas it recommends to take into consideration other bridge design alternatives allowing smaller ships to access the harbour and to consider the relocation of the large cruise ship berthing area downstream of the proposed location of the Bacalan-Bastide bridge.          Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add Notes that the State Party regrets the demolition of the Pont de Pertuis which crossed the bassin à flot and has begun an inventory of the harbour remains that are attributes of the Outstanding Universal Value of the property; Requests that in order to avoid any similar impacts to the Outstanding Universal Value of the property in future consistent planning regulations be applied to the entire property including the bassin à flot and also requests the State Party to indicate its time frame and work programme for ensuring that this is achieved ; Regrets that potential impacts of the replacement bridge for the Pont de Pertuis on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property were not assessed prior to construction and further requests that consideration be given to restoring the now narrowed passage channel to its original dimensions; Urges however the State Party to reconsider the proposed Bacalan-Bastide bridge project and to study alternatives that do not include the transit of large vessels in front of the historic areas allowing only smaller ships to access the harbour in order to limit visual impact on the property as well as to consider the relocation of the large vessel berthing area downstream of the proposed location of the bridge; Requests furthermore the State Party to continue with studies aiming to limit the visual impact on the property; Further considers that the facade of the former chai (wine warehouse) as it contributes to the attributes of Outstanding Universal Value and also notes that a building permit for its demolition has been refused and that a revised scheme is being prepared; and requests also the State Party that details of the new scheme be submitted to the World Heritage Centre for assessment by ICOMOS; Decides not to continue to apply the Reinforced Monitoring Mechanism to the property; Finally requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre a report on the state of conservation of the property and on the results of the studies carried out taking into account the Committee's observations with respect to the points above for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session in 2010 Notes that the State Party regrets the demolition of the Pont de Pertuis and has instated an inventory of the harbour remains; Requests that in order to avoid any similar errors affecting the World Heritage property much higher standards for protection and development be set for the two banks setting height limits; and for the left bank based on the new inventory of the harbour remains and also requests to indicate its time frame and work programme for ensuring that this is achieved ; Considers that the replacement bridge for the Pont de Pertuis is of an inappropriate character for the property also narrowing the navigable channel between two docks and further requests that consideration be given to restoring the passage channel to its original dimensions at the earliest opportunity; Taking note of the studies on the crossing of the river and of its benefits for traffic management within the property and for the re-development of the right bank also considers that a bridge is in this case an acceptable solution; Urges however the State Party to reconsider the proposed Bacalan-Bastide bridge project and to study alternatives that do not include the transit of large cruise ships in front of the historic areas as well as to consider the relocation of the large cruise ship berthing area downstream of the proposed location of the bridge; and also notes that a building permit for its demolition has been refused and that a revised scheme is being prepared; and requests furthermore the State Party that details of the new scheme be submitted to the World Heritage Centre for assessment by ICOMOS; Decides not to continue to apply the Reinforced monitoring mechanism to the property; a report on the state of conservation of the property with respect to the points above for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th Session in 2010.  is an outstanding example of the exchange of human values over more than two thousand years due to its role as capital city of a world-famous wine production region and the importance of its port in commerce at regional and international levels The urban form and architecture of the city are the result of continuous extensions and renovations since Roman times up to the 20th century Urban plans and architectural ensembles stemming from the early 18th century onwards place the city as an outstanding example of classical and neo-classical trends and give it an exceptional urban and architectural unity and coherence constitutes an exceptional testimony to the exchange of human values over more than two thousand years These exchanges have provided this cosmopolitan town an unparalleled prosperity that provided for an exceptional urban and architectural transformation that continued through 19th century up to present time The different stages of construction and development of the harbour town are legible in its urban plan especially the big transformations carried out from the early 18th century onwards represents an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble whose values have continued up to the first half of the 20th century Bordeaux is exceptional in the unity of its urban and architectural classical and neo-classical expression which has not undergone any stylistic rupture over more than two centuries Its urban form represents the success of philosophers who wanted to make towns into melting pots of humanism the city of Bordeaux has retained its original functions since its creation Its history is easily legible in its urban plans from the Roman castrum to the 20th century The city has retained its authenticity in the historic buildings and spaces created in the 18th and 19th centuries The City of Bordeaux has 347 listed buildings The historic town is protected by the “Plan de sauvegarde et de mise en valeur” (PSMV) approved in 1988 and revised in 1998 and 2002 Management structures for the protection and conservation of the nominated property include the shared responsibilities of national Interventions on buildings declared Monuments historiques (classés) must have the support of the Ministry for Culture Several plans ensure the management and conservation of the property and take into account the following aspects: preserving the historic and heritage character allowing the controlled evolution of the historic centre unifying the various planning rules and contributing to the international significance of metropolitan Bordeaux wants to increase its annual turnover to €110m by 2025 the company plans to double its workforce and the production capacity at its main location in Pertuis in southeastern France Pellenc ST produced more than 300 machines and generated revenues in excess of €75m The capacity of the existing facility in Pertuis had now reached its limits Pellenc ST plans to invest a total of €30m between 2018 in 2025 in expanding and updating its production facilities this includes the construction of buildings with a total area of 4,000 m² comprising three units with areas ranging between 1,000 m² and 2,000 m² Following the official opening of an innovation centre in June 2022 the new production facility is the second stage of this development project Pellenc ST said it planned to enlarge the test and training centre in 2023... 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AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style Subscribe to our English language newsletter and keep up-to-date with the most important news from Brazil All materials contained in this page may not be reproduced in any media without the prior written permission of Folhapress California-based premium burger brand Carl's Jr has opened ten new restaurants in Europe - from Spain to Turkey Another ten are to follow by the end of the year the company aims to double its current 75 restaurants across Europe Suggestions & comments to info@food-service.de there’s plenty to choose from at the Hlemmur Mathöll—Neapolitan pizzas Mexican tacos and even a Michelin Bib gastropub the atmosphere at the food hall is usually festive one might seek their own little island amidst the conviviality that the seating at Kröst is designed for an intimate bar-side experience; the seating is both ergonomic and comfortable You’ll appreciate this detail once you’ve struggled to get out of the benches flanking the tables throughout the rest of the food hall Kröst’s popular bubbly happy hour might be reason enough to quit work early for a daily aperitif A glass or small bottle of mainstream Drappier and Bollinger to non-vintage houses like Louis Roederer alongside Proseccos and Rosés are attractively priced between 1,200 ISK to 3,000 ISK I particularly like their selection of reds often bordering on full bodied mature wines berry rich 2015 Château Bois Pertuis Bordeaux punches above its bracket at just 1790 ISK I discovered a long finished summer white from Chavy-Chouet (2,190 ISK) a 2017 Bourgogne Les Femelottes—the 100% Chardonnay’s buttery smoothness pairs pleasantly with the simply grilled salmon (3,480 ISK) crisp acidity of the wine plays off nicely with the fresh cucumber salsa and together they make for a winning summer dish Kröst has long advertised its penchant for burgers and bubbly meat and Keto—they are uniformly off the mark with alarming consistency even if the patty was cooked to a nice medium rare The house ketchup is savoury and has a kick The potatoes are an ever-changing formula; it could be fry short ends or whole baby potatoes/ spuds spuds or even crisps advertised as a patty with caramelised onions and apple salad both curiously absent from the served dish Where their patty once held a little grain for bite and black bean for heft I’d either revisit the old recipe or take a leaf out of KFC’s veggie patty offered overseas—chock full of assorted veggies held together with potatoes and cooked to a shattering crunch Kröst’s menu is designed for optimum wine quaffing satisfaction It’s been my experience that the suggested pairings on the menu are sound as the staff recommendations may be a hit or miss depending on the server The clearly spelled suggestions also take out the guesswork making an outing at Kröst enjoyable for both the show-off wine aficionado and the greenhorn Keep in mind that Kröst will knock your socks off only occasionally It clearly holds itself to higher standards evidenced by their full fledged wine selection And in the present Reykjavík restaurant climate it’s more of a recommendation than it may seem Info: Kröst, Visit the restaurant at the Hlemmur Mathöll, Laugavegur 107, and online at krost.is Tourist Sexually Harassed In Blue Lagoon Tourist Held Hostage On May Day Culture Night Killer Sentenced To Prison Starbucks To Open In Reykjavík Soon An Ode to Flateyri Iceland At A Crossroads Police Officers Spied On Citizens For Iceland’s Richest Man A Slow Motion Firework: The Story Of Emilíana Torrini’s ‘Miss Flower’ Work will take place overnight to minimize disruption More work is to be done at the junction and approaches of the A339/B3349 at Basingstoke Road and Pertuis Avenue Intersection in Alton. 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