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Port of Oostende
Gemeente Hellevoetsluis
Blue Power Synergy
Omgevingsdienst Ijmond
Portsmouth city council
Ghent University
University of Applied Sciences Zeeland
Southampton Solent University
Tools & methods
Energy audit
Potential renewables
Energy savings
Decision making tool
News & Events
News & Events
07/06/2018, Official opening of Xant medium sized wind turbine in the Port of Ostend was a succes
On 7 June, the inauguration of the Xant medium sized wind turbine, one of the 2 pilots of the Port of Oostende, has been installed at the REBO offshore wind terminal in the presence of Flemish Minister of Energy Bart Tommelein.
Press release:
Live video report:
Article on Interreg 2 Seas website:
14/05/2018, Save the date - Official opening of Xant medium sized wind turbine in the Port of Ostend will take place on 7 June
The Port of Ostend and Xant invite you on Thursday 7 June for the official inauguration of the Xant wind turbine that has been installed at the REBO offshore wind terminal of the Port of Oostende. More information on the program and registration can be found at
this link.
18/04/2018, BPS rotor tests going on at the Port of Ostend
PECS partner Blue Power Synergy is currently testing the rotor of their energy pontoon in the port of Ostend. Enjoy the footage below!
22/03/2018, the PECS pilot of the Portsmouth International Port, the new linkspan, is operational
A new more efficient linkspan has just come into operation at Portsmouth International Port, the latest multi million pound investment in new facilities at Britain's Best Connected Port. T
he linkspan, which is best described as a drawbridge for getting vehicles on and off ferries, is now in use at Berth 4. It follows a tightly choreographed operation to install and commission it after a three day sea crossing from Deest in Holland where it was manufactured.
15/03/2018, project meeting, Hellevoetsluis (NL)
On 15 March, the third project meeting of the PECS project took place in Hellevoetsluis, hosted by project partner Gemeente Hellevoetsluis. During the meeting, the project consortium also visited the
dry dock Jan Blanken
, which resulted in some very nice pictures.
14/03/2018, Power-Link UGent and HZ University of Applied Sciences make a study visit to 3 ports of Gemeente Hellevoetsluis
On March the 14th, a delegation of Power-Link UGent and HZ University of Applied Sciences have made a visit to Gemeente Hellevoetsluis. They were invited there to analyse the implementation of renewable energy technologies in 3 ports of Hellevoetsluis: Veerhaven, Marina Cape Helius/ Marina Hellevoetsluis and Heliushaven. Together with the stakeholders, they investigated different options that are possible, taken into account the acoustic and height limitations that are imposed by the Muncipality of Hellevoetsluis.
Some pictures to give an impression of the most interesting visit:
29/01/2018, Successfull Opening Conference at Southampton
The PECS Opening Conference at Southampton has been a great succes! More than 55 participants were present, from 5 European countries and diverse PECS target groups (marine industry, ports, local authorities, consultants, knowledge institutions,...) that followed the presentations, participated to the workshops and got the chance to do some networking. Some pictures to reflect the athmosphere...
Opening conference, workshops and B2B:
'How to make your SME port or marina more energy-efficient in a cost-efficient way', Southampton (UK)
SAVE THE DATE! On 19 Januari 2018, the PECS project start conference will take place at the Solent University at Southampton.
Opening conference, workshops and B2B: '
How to make your SME port or marina more energy-efficient in a cost-efficient way'
hen : Friday, 19/01/2018 (9h30-17h00)
Where: Southampton, Solent university (East Park Terrace, Southampton, UK)
PECS is an international cooperation project within the framework of the Interreg 2 Seas program, involving knowledge institutions, port authorities, industry and public authorities. The project focuses on the reduction of carbon within ports and marinas in a cost efficient way, by implementing different technologies on land and in the water.
What will be covered by the conference:
Energy efficiency in ports and marina's: challenges and opportunities
Energy audit in ports and marina's and data collection
Carbon reduction pilots in ports, implementing different energy technologies (wind, solar, heath, wave)
Innovation in ports in the field of energy efficiency and marine industry
Energy efficiency and recuperation by the port industry
Full program:
09.30 – 10.00: Welcome, registration, coffee/tea
10.00 – 10.10:
(Anthony Gallagher, Head of Interdisciplinary Research and Knowledge Exchange of Solent University)
10.10 – 10.25:
Short presentation of the PECS project: challenges
(Wim Stubbe, AGHO, lead partner of the PECS project)
10.25 – 10.45: Sustainable Energy for Port and Coastal Cities
(Professor AbuBakr Bahaj, Southampton University)
10.45 – 11.05:
Low carbon ports in the North Sea and the presentation of the CBACA-tool for ports
(Jens Möller, manager of DUAL PORTS)
11.15 – 11.40: Coffee/tea break
11.40 – 12.00:
Industry in ports: energy efficiency and recuperation
(Steven Coppens, Indachlor)
12.00 – 12.20:
Renewable synergy: production & energy storage in marinas and ports. Where are we today?
(Yvon Timmerman, Blue Power Synergy)
12.30 – 13.30: Lunch + B2B networking
13.30 – 15.15: 2x2 Workshops
(workshops1 and 2 in parallel, workshops 3 and 4 in parallel)
Scientific (generic) approach towards energy and carbon emissions in ports and marinas
Chaired by Jacob van Berkel, University of Applied Sciences Hogeschool Zeeland
Ports and energy management (workshop focusing on marinas and SME ports)
Chaired by Wim Stubbe, AGHO / supported by Mark Web, Portsmouth port
Industry in ports and energy management (workshop focusing on Industrial ports)
Chaired by Erna Hilbers, OD IJmond / supported by Jan Geeroms, Indachlor
Innovation in ports and marinas in the field of energy management
Chaired by Yvon Timmerman, BPS / supported by Ghent University
15.15 – 15.35: Feedback workshops + panel discussion with initiators and workshop leaders
15.35 – 15.45: Conclusions of the workshops
15.45 – 16.00: Conclusions and closing of the conference
(Paul Gerard, CEO of port of Oostende)
16.00 – 17.00: Reception
Who is concerned and very much welcome:
Managers of ports and marinas
Marine industry
Knowledge institutions, working in field of
Technology providers, focusing on carbon reduction and energy efficiency
Local authorities managing ports
Suppliers to ports and marinas
Port construction companies
10 boots are available for companies wanting to demonstrate their innovative energy efficiency solutions for ports and marinas.
We are looking forward to welcome you at the opening conference!!
More information about the event and the boots:
To register, please fill in the form below:
First Name
Job title
Last Name
Choose 2 workshops you will attend: workshop 1 or 2, and workshop 3 or 4
Your data will only be used for registration to our conference, it will not be shared with other parties.
29/11/2017, project meeting, Ijmond (NL)
On 29 November, the second project meeting of the PECS project took place in Ijmond, hosted by project partner Omgevingsdienst Ijmond. Topics on the agenda were the outline of WP1, an introduction to the BISEPS project and the first communication workshop.
09-10/10/2017, kickoff meeting, Ostend (BE)
On 9 and 10 October, the first project meeting of the PECS project took place in Ostend, hosted by lead partner the Port of Ostend.


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Late at night
I sit
watch TV
and it becomes
like a Cadillac science to me
as the headlights race
to the corner of the wall.
Tag Archives: summer
Late at night
It was talked about
Later they would
Drinking just did not
They had enough
A rifle barrel
Tears rolled down
The Last Hot Summer Night14 Sep
Late at night
Take the Golden Road17 Oct
It was talked about
in the garage
what the winter
always wore.
He followed her
into the kitchen
embarassed, they were
child-like enough.
Later they would
visit gardens
in the air
on the only landing
of the stairs.
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Today Apple has announced that it has launched a new Apple Store App that is available for download right now. The new app promises to make shopping easier for Apple fans
The app lets Apple fans purchase anything from the Apple Store like the new iPhone 4. The only catch is that the app is for US customers only right now. In addition to buying things, the app can also help you find an Apple Store near you.
The new app is for the iPhone, iPod touch, or the iPad. Users can also find things like schedules for hands-on workshops and schedule personal shopping and training sessions.


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Memorial for synagogue destroyed by Nazis vandalised
A memorial stone marking the site of a former synagogue destroyed by the Nazis has been vandalised in Strasbourg.
Officials said the heavy memorial stone was discovered moved from its base on Saturday morning.
Strasbourg mayor Roland Ries denounced the incident as "a new anti-Semitic act".
French officials in the region added that anti-Semitism "undermines the values of the Republic".
The monument commemorates a synagogue built in 1898 that was set on fire and razed to the ground by the Nazis in 1940.
The incident comes amid an uptick in anti-Semitic acts in France in recent months. Last month, about 80 gravestones were spray-painted with swastikas in a Jewish cemetery close to Strasbourg.
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When you grant power of attorney, you give another person or organization the right to make legally enforceable decisions for you. The powers you grant are as broad or as limited as you desire, but are also limited by the laws of the state in which you live. These laws may or may not limit the person you give power of attorney to in his ability to conduct specific transactions, so talk to a lawyer in your state for legal advice about the rules in your area.
Hot Powers
The person or organization to whom you grant power of attorney is known as your agent or your attorney-in-fact. You have the right to grant your agent any legal abilities you possess, but some powers must be specifically accounted for in some states. For example, the state of Colorado requires that powers of attorney intended to allow the agent the right to give himself gifts on behalf of the principal specifically state this in the power of attorney document. These specifically enumerated powers are often referred to as "hot powers," and differ between states.
Real Estate
Any agent who transfers real estate interests on behalf of a principal must generally register their power of attorney with the appropriate government agency. For example, if your attorney-in-fact wants to transfer interests in real property on your behalf in the state of Ohio, the agent must first file the power of attorney with the county register in the county where the property is registered. This must happen before any recording or transfer of deed.
An attorney-in-fact is a fiduciary, a person who has a heightened legal obligation to the the principal imposed under the law. A fiduciary is legally obligated to ensure that the principal's best interests are looked after. This means, for example, that an attorney-in-fact cannot deed property to himself unless it is in the principal's best interests. A fiduciary cannot receive personal profit from his transactions on behalf of the principal unless specifically allows him to do so, and cannot merely gift himself property to satisfy his desires.
An attorney-in-fact's powers terminate as soon as the principal dies or when the powers are otherwise terminated. A non-durable power of attorney terminates as soon as the principal loses the ability to make decisions, while a durable power of attorney continues even if this happens. Also, an agent's powers can continue even after the principal's death. As long as the agent is not aware that the principal is dead, he can continue to act on the principal's behalf.
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Our team is comprised of gastroenterologists, nurses, a dietitian, a social worker, child life specialists, and research coordinators.
The nursing team is your first point of contact when your child is having a flare of their disease. With a phone call or email correspondence, the nurses will triage your care needs according to how sick your child is. Your nursing team is here to respond to your IBD-related concerns only. For other medical concerns, please contact your family doctor.
Although we are busy seeing other patients in clinic and other parts of the hospital, we access our voicemail and email at least once per business day, and respond to patient-related queries in a priority sequence. We aim to give a reply within 24 to 72 hours.
What we do
Receiving a diagnosis of Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis can be a stressful period in your child's life, and in your family life. Although IBD is a lifelong disease, the team at SickKids is here to help and guide you each step of the way.
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Where Are Women Today, Anyway?
"Danielle, that's why, as a woman, you only make 73% of what a man makes."
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The Permanent Representatives Committee endorsed today the Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament's proposal regarding the regulation on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change.
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Its main goals are to assist Member States to implement the climate and energy package, to improve the transparency, accuracy, comparability and comprehensiveness of the data reported and to ensure that Member States comply with international monitoring and reporting obligations.
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As occurred last year, the 1.30am lockout on licensed venues across the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross precincts will not apply on New Year's Eve but the 3am cease alcohol service requirement and other special conditions on venues will remain in place.
It is estimated more than a million people will make their way into the city and surrounds for the celebrations. Relaxing the lockout on New Year's Eve supports a staggered dispersal of the large post-midnight crowds.
This will help reduce street congestion, pressures on public transport, and potential public safety risks that could otherwise occur if the lockout was in place and more people were trying to disperse after midnight or rushing to get into a licensed venue prior to 1.30am.
By relaxing the lockout people will be able to visit a licensed venue if they wish. This will help reduce the volume of people waiting on station platforms, at bus stops, in taxi queues, and on the streets immediately after 1.30am.
As also occurred last year, the midnight curfew on licensed vessels dropping off passengers in the Sydney CBD precinct will only apply from 3am until 7am on New Year's Day.
The midnight curfew is impractical on New Year's Eve
given the large number of vessels on the harbour and restrictions on vessel movements prior to the completion of the midnight fireworks.
Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing (OLGR) Acting Executive Director Samantha Torres said the measures offered a sensible and balanced approach that recognised Sydney as a major New Year's Eve drawcard for both domestic and international visitors.
"Removal of the lockout on New Year's Eve only is a one-off annual exception that is in place due to the unique circumstances," Ms Torres said. "New Year's Eve is unique because the main event around which celebrations are focused occurs at and after midnight. On no other occasion do we see such high volumes of people concentrated in the CBD precinct seeking access to venues at a time that coincides with the lockout."


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Though nowadays a full-scale shopping cart migration can be performed in terms of several hours, it is a process of a high back-end complexity. Among a wide specter of entities available for transfer, store owners often complain about the lack of customer password migration possibility. Cart2Cart, for example, has recently established the support of such an entity, though only for a limited number of shopping carts. In fact, we've created a dedicated page with a table of migration pairs within which password migration is available. But what differs product from password data migration? In this article we'll try to figure out what is so tricky about it and what are the risks of incautious code manipulations.
Password Migration Obstacles
Being a string of characters used for user authentication, passwords secure secret/private information from those who should not gain the access to a resource. As any other shopping cart data, they are stored on a server allowing customers to login onto their accounts. The fact that a password database is reachable by anyone who can gain access to the server (legally or illegally), leads to the need to keep the passwords securely themselves. And that is when hashing plays its part.
Hashing - is the transformation of a string of characters (password in our case) into a fixed-length value or key that represents the original string. In other words, hashing plays a cryptographic function and puts a "password" on a password. As a cryptographed output is practically impossible to invert (and get the original character string), we get a reliable way to store customer passwords. So what's the migration problem?
Every shopping cart out there is a unique piece of code written on different programming languages, using various technologies and offering distinct possibilities. That's what allows you to choose from - which is good - and that's what puts limitations on data migration - which is bad. As a result, password migration can not be performed between shopping carts that vary in the hashing algorithms they use. Encrypted passwords would not make any sense for a shopping cart that uses different algorithm, turning them into a bunch of useless character lines.
The Green Light
Nonetheless, customer password transfer is possible provided that:
- Target and Source shopping carts use the same hashing algorithm
- Target and Source shopping carts both use / both don't use salt*
When both of these conditions are followed, passwords can be smoothly and correctly migrated from a current shopping cart to a desirable one, and Cart2Cart offers such a possibility. Although, each case still requires individual investigation, as problems with password transfer might occur even because of extensions that in some way affect the database.
Code Manipulation Pitfalls
Another thing worth to mention is the fact that some of the dishonest market players claim to offer safe customer password migration possibility within a great amount or even all the existing e-solutions. Whenever you hear such a statement, be aware that most probably it is nothing more but cheating.
Considering the fact that password transfer between shopping carts with different hashing mechanisms can't be performed, the only way to do it is to change encrypting algorithm on one of the platforms. Supposing it is possible, the modification of a cart's source code might cause irrevocable and dramatic harm to your online retailer. Customer password database vulnerability, extension installation issues and upgrade inability are objectionable yet possible consequences inflicted by unwary store manipulations.
Bottom Line
Answering the headline, password migration is a reality distorted with a bunch of myths. We hope that this material was useful and helped you to paint a clear picture of what stands behind the password migration limitations. If a Target or Source shopping cart is absent in the list of supported ones, there is always a plan B - just ask the customers to recover their passwords after the switch. And remember: safety first!


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In this week's issue of the magazine, William Finnegan reports from Honduras, where President Manuel Zelaya was chased out of the country this summer. The coup's leaders have tried to make a play for democratic legitimacy, despite using the military against the population, while labor unions and students have rallied behind Zelaya. Finnegan spoke about the long relationship between the U.S. and Honduras, the fate of democracy in Central America, and what might happen next.
You write that Honduras was an "old-fashioned coup," a once-common occurrence in Central and South America. What has changed?
In Latin America, where military coups were once, as you say, too-regular occurrences, there have been almost no successful coups since the Berlin Wall fell. Elections and peaceful, democratic transfers of power have become the regional norm. So the June 28th coup in Honduras was alarmingly regressive. Soldiers shot their way into the presidential palace at dawn, handcuffed President Manuel Zelaya, abused him, and put him on a plane, still in his pajamas, to Costa Rica. The coup plotters argue that it was actually a legal succession. But it didn't look that way to me, nor to many other observers—let alone to most Hondurans—and the harsh repression that has followed reeks of impunity and military rule.
It is true, however, that a civilian was installed in the de facto presidency, and that the legislature, which authorized the coup after the fact, was not dissolved—giving coup supporters some basis to argue that representative government, not military rule, is in place in Honduras. There are, moreover, elections scheduled for November 29th, which the de facto regime is hoping will wipe the slate clean—if not in Honduras, where the political polarization is intense, and where those opposed to the coup will most likely not participate nor be mollified, then at least internationally. Honduras was suspended from the O.A.U. and condemned by the U.N. after the coup. The United States suspended all non-humanitarian aid, as did the European Union. Whether a new, elected government will be internationally recognized is an open question. The Obama Administration made it clear that the U.S.—Honduras' largest trading partner by far, its traditional patron, and primary military ally—would not regard such a government as legitimate. But then the U.S. position changed, catching a lot of people by surprise, in early November. Now it seems we will recognize the next Honduran government. Most other countries are holding firm to the principle that coups are simply not acceptable, and that they cannot be whitewashed by a subsequent election—an election held under conditions that are not free and fair. But, with respect to the U.S., it looks like the coup plotters may get away with it.
Many Hondurans, regardless of their political affiliation, seem to believe that the U.S. has great power to determine and influence events on the ground. Is that true? Why do people believe that?
People believe it because the U.S. has enjoyed, and exercised, enormous influence in Honduras for generations—certainly since the early twentieth century, when the U.S.-owned United Fruit Company (now Chiquita) dominated the national economy, and therefore local politics. (The C.E.O. of United Fruit once observed, "In Honduras, a mule costs more than a member of parliament.") In more recent years, a close military alliance between the U.S. and Honduras has made it seem, to many people, as if the Honduran armed forces must take their orders, ultimately, from their mentors and benefactors in Washington.
I really don't know how true that is. Certainly, the Honduran military's participation in the recent coup did not appear to please any faction in the U.S. State Department. Whether the Pentagon, or factions within it, took a different view is a subject of much debate in Honduras—and I did hear plenty of people say that the U.S. military could order the Honduran military back to its barracks, reversing the coup, any time it choses. I myself doubt it would be that easy.
Your piece ends at the beginning of November, when it looked like a deal to reinstate ousted President Zelaya was falling apart. What's the current state of play?
The deal brokered by the U.S. at the end of October between the deposed president and the coup regime continues to fall apart. The two sides were supposed to form a unity government. That didn't happen. The Honduran congress was supposed to vote on whether to restore Zelaya to the presidency. That didn't happen. The leaders of the congress now say they will vote on December 2nd, which is after national elections take place, and Zelaya has said that that's too late. His remaining term only runs until January 27th. He has called on his supporters to boycott the elections. The regime, meanwhile, is threatening to charge anyone who disrupts the election campaign or the voting with terrorism and sedition. The regime's leaders really, really want these elections to happen, and the results to be recognized internationally.
The de facto president, Roberto Micheletti, just announced that he may cede power—to his own cabinet—for a week while the elections take place, and then take it back. A symbolic gesture, one might say. "It shows he's conscious that he contaminates democracy," Zelaya says. But Zelaya rejects it otherwise as a "crude maneuver." Our State Department, on the other hand, praised Micheletti for seeking to lower tensions around the elections.
Zelaya, by the way, is living inside the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras, which is surrounded by Micheletti's troops. Zelaya sneaked back into the country in September, and the Brazilians gave him refuge. But if he steps outside the embassy, he will be arrested, Micheletti says, and charged with treason.
Supporters of the coup—especially among conservatives here in America—have compared Zelaya to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Is that a fair comparison?
Zelaya's opponents, both inside and outside Honduras, constantly link him to Chavez. The wealthy, conservative supporters of the June 28th coup own most of the TV and radio stations and newspapers in Honduras, so local mass media have, for years now, been putting Zelaya and Chavez together in ominous stories meant to scare the public with the idea that a foreign-backed, left-wing dictatorship was coming. It's true that Zelaya turned toward Chavez in recent years, making an excellent deal for Venezuelan oil and, in 2008, joining a Chavez-led regional trade group—along with Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Cuba—rather than the U.S.-led Free Trade of the Americas group. He also got interested in the idea of a "constituent assembly," which would revise the Honduran constitution, ostensibly to increase popular political participation—this is an idea that's popular with much of the Latin American left, and is often associated with Chavez. Zelaya got nowhere with it, but he violently alarmed the Honduran oligarchy simply by talking about it. More generally, he became a flamboyant populist in office, a la Chavez, lowering school fees and raising the minimum wage and antagonizing the local business class. But Zelaya, unlike Chavez, comes from that class himself. He's from an old landowning family; he ran big timber and cattle operations, and was always a member in good standing of the national business elite. So he was never a very convincing leftist, let alone a revolutionary. He was also not anti-American. He didn't target U.S. corporations. He collaborated closely with U.S. drug-interdiction efforts. His political base, his ambitions, his caudillismo, and the resources at his disposal never, in short, compared with Chavez's. (Honduras has no oil, for a start.) But the coup did increase sharply Zelaya's popularity in Honduras with the left, and with the country's poor majority, who had not particularly trusted him before. Since June, the labor unions, the peasants' organizations, and student groups have been staging mass demonstrations, united around the goal of reversing the coup.
As for conservatives here in America—there is an influential group, based mainly in Washington and South Florida, who still look at Latin America through a neo-Cold War lens, and, as far as they're concerned, Zelaya was joining Chavez and the Castro brothers and about to turn Honduras Communist. They supported the coup and have been very successful in getting their perspective heard, even inside the Obama Administration. (It doesn't hurt that the coup regime and its allies have spent more than $600,000 on Washington lobbyists.) The Administration's recent sudden reversal of its position on Zelaya's restoration and the legitimacy of the upcoming elections in Honduras can even be read as a collapse under conservative Republican pressure.
In Honduras, the small and well-off Jewish and Palestinian Christian communities live in harmony. Could you talk a little bit about that? Do their political views differ from those of the rest of the business elite, which was generally pro-coup?
Yes, it's strange but true that the Honduran social and business elite is largely composed of Palestinian Christians and Jews, who seem to get along swimmingly. "This is not the Middle East," a local tycoon told me. I wouldn't say that their political views differ from those of other members of the elite, though. Most are solidly pro-coup. I did interview a few exceptions, including Yani Rosenthal, who's the scion of a leading local business family. He owns, among other things, a TV station and a newspaper, neither of which are pro-coup. He told me that he tries to get the paper to balance its Op-Eds—three pro-coup columns for every three anti-coup—but the editors are anti-coup and stubborn. Other opposition TV stations, radio stations, and newspapers—outlets not owned by an influential figure like Rosenthal—have been, it's important to note, shut down, censored, physically attacked, and comprehensively hounded by the coup regime.


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Join Bloody Mary New Orleans Voodoo Paranormal West Coast Book Tour August in Bay Area at USS Hornet's Paracon overnight Ghost hunt & East West's bookstore supernatural storytelling time; then follow her for a Serpents Kiss Conjure Class in Santa Cruz and all the way to Canada for a Supernatural Symposium
Come Enter the Spirit Realm, live and in person, with Bloody Mary New Orleans Voodoo Paranormal Book Tour. It started with a July sneak preview in Hollywood but continues up the West Coast through August. She IS taking the show on the road before looping back for a Gulf Coast voodoo paranormal tour in September and October. Bloody Mary comes armed with her haunted books and gris -gris in hand as she presents a series of workshops, ritual, paranormal book signings and ghost hunts across the land . This list is not done yet, the party goes on for everyone wants a piece of the magic that is New Orleans!
First stop: The Green Man Store in Hollywood. New Orleans Voodoo Queen met a sold out enthusiastic crowd on July 17th Sunday 2pm-5pm. This was a rare insider's Supernatural workshop focusing on New Orleans Voodoo and Bloody Mary's specialty Voodoo Paranormal theory. She makes it obvious why New Orleans historically has always been a hotbed of mysticism; And when you add in, Bloody Mary herself, stirring that cauldron for the past two generations you get religion – the Voodoo religion. Bloody Mary also explores historic hauntings of yesterday, current day active hauntings all way to modern day paranormal after-effects of Hurricane Katrina.
The tour just jump-started in Hollywood at the Green Man store, where owner Griffin was delighted to book Bloody Mary. Griffin reminded her that "people over here on the West Coast are starving for this type of knowledge." New Orleans' mystic backbone has an international appeal and Bloody Mary has been the face of that supernatural knowledge for a generation. She is honored as an expert in her field of the Supernatural and the Occult. You have seen her appear in over 200 international documentaries about the spirit side of New Orleans. Now she gives all a taste of her hometown's magic and shares s a few secret ingredients, in her book and on her book tour lecture circuit.
Guest attendee Reyna says." …I was fascinated with every word you said, every story you told, I could see it as if I had lived this life before….I am skeptical on who to go to for guidance and study under and so when I met you I was so tickled because I will love one day to be a priestess myself!" Patron Tshaylin adds. "Thank you for a Fantastic workshop and very interesting book."
The Spirit of New Orleans travels with Mary as she spreads the word of her spirit guides Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau, and the mighty Mississippi – Maman You along with all of Le Morte and Les mysteries en Voodoo. Bloody Mary's Guide to Hauntings, Horrors and Dancing With the Dead True Stories From the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans published by Weiser Books ©2016 has rave reviews and a very eclectic appeal and audience. Mary explains :
"It is a self-help book for the living and the dead and a psychic investigator's paranormal journal how-to."
Bloody Mary is such an inspirational speaker; she captivates you in storytelling verse as she brings lives and afterlives back to life and brings New Orleans spirits right to your door with a moral to the tale. It is even believed that the book itself is haunted!
The East West Bookstore in Oakland welcomes Mary into their more New Age audience who seems more interested in her famous art of supernatural storytelling how Voodoo comes into play. Come hear her inspirational afterlife angle learned direct from the spirits. Hear the history of New Orleans Voodoo from Bloody Mary's eyes where she shows you that Voodoo is actually light working. At Serpent's Kiss in Santa Cruz Bloody Mary will do an "out and out conjure" lesson and call the ghosts in the spiritualist's old-school way.
The biggest event on the tour is on the USS Hornet in Alameda, California: there will be a Ghost Hunt at this Paracon but with a Bloody Mary Voodoo Paranormal twist. Bloody Mary is one of list a star studded key speakers alongside many other television paranormal TV stars from Syfy"s Ghost Hunters and Destination America's Paranormal Lockdown and surprise guests. The insiders and co-sponsor speakers of the event are The Alameda paranormal Researchers, Parapsychologist & Author Lloyd Auerbach and the spirits of the USS Hornet themselves. The USS Hornet event promises an interesting paranormal overnight out. Remember, Old school meets New school in Bloody Mary New Orleans Voodoo Paranormal book tour circuit featuring something for everyone.
BUT Just what is it about New Orleans? Why is she so fascinating? Why do people feel something different here than the rest of this country? Mary explains:
"You see, in New Orleans, the mysticism is built in; it is organic. Its not grafted on in modern day – you don't have to go on a tour or read a book to feel it. But when you do read this book or join the tour you will understand it. It was "built-in" from the get-go, geophysically, and it is supernaturally imbedded. Spirit filled and grounded in the swamp magic, New Orleans has put visitors under its spell for three hundred years . She's been known as Americas most haunted city long before the paranormal was as popular as it is today. The Spirits, the swamps and the brick and mortar speak."
She also reminds us that New Orleans herself is endangered. A decade after Katrina over 50% of the population there is new.
"It seems that some of these newbies 'master plan' is a bit too whitewashed to stay true to the heart of this town. It is my job to keep the old customs, the spirits & the soul of New Orleans alive and the magic, if you will," admits Bloody Mary in a concerned tone.
Bloody Mary's family been there since 1718.
"My New Orleans ain't afraidof getting her hands dirty, her hair drenched or her soul bumped around, if its for a cause. You see we are a mud town with mud fish and mud music. Our magic is raw energy, resilient and creative to the core – you know, down and dirty – in a good way." She explains, smiling like a crocodile."The New Orleans Voodoo diaspora already spread through this country during and after the reconstruction era of the Civil war. Many citizens dispersed from here and spread throughout the lands with their magic packed properly away in the closet. It is the time for that knowledge to travel again, from the source and right out in the open this time."
Bloody Mary New Orleans Voodoo Paranormal Book Tour & lecture circuit moves up to the the Bay Area in August, back down through Santa Cruz, and skips all the way up up to Canada by August 20. She has all sorts of private and public voodoo workshops, readings, healings and rituals scheduled along the way.
Bloody Mary has also been called in for private paranormal investigations and house cleansings for some wild spirt goings on in Chinatown, Oakland, Santa Barbara and Edmonton, Canada. Bloody Mary will be presenting in many other cities and will be making a few episodes of The Bloody Mary show along the way. So stay tuned Here or new dates and information!
Join in on a public paranormal investigation on USS hornet August 13 in Alameda, California. Bloody Mary is one of the key speakers at their Paracon's full symposium of paranormal is a hands on learning experience.
Her Voodoo Paranormal theme and storytelling as a form of calling spirits is set to be discussed at Oakland 's East West bookstore.
Follow her down a nature trail to a haunted forest book signing and ritual blessing at Wild in the Woods in the redwood forest on Sunday 8/14. Then, in Santa Cruz, a hands-on workshop where she will actually call in the spirits old school style is all set for August 15 at Serpent's Kiss Botanica is bundled up in a a unique magical framework
The Canadian visit is a ritual grand opening dedication ceremony of "Sacred Groundz" Metaphysical shoppe 221 50th street Edson,Alberta on August 20 & 21 . Plus you will want to join the public Voodoo paranormal Supernatural symposium at the Jean Hatlen Theatre in Red Brick Arts Centre with workshops, classes, book signings, psychic enhancement exercises plus paranormal hands on connection sessions. Email email@example.com 780-723-4475 tickets sales start 08/03, and check my Special events & Appearences section for details
And that will end that run of the West Coast to head home for a spell.
Back to NOLA area
Following her West coast and Canadian escapades, she has a Gulf Coast series set to include Baton Rouge, Houma, Gulfport, Houston and Pensacola in September.
Then home sweet home for the Big Month of October and a local signing at Hex Old World Witchery in the French Quarter , Barnes and Nobles in Metairie and the Garden District bookstore in early October: Stay tuned at Special Events & Appearances.
As you can guess October is an insanely busy time in New Orleans, for the living and the dead! We will be offering our infamous Bloody Mary Tours, ghost hunts and voodoo themed events to you but book early.
There are already sold out events & workshops plus a book-signing, ghost tour extravaganza at the Paranormal Activity Party of the season! This is our biggest Dancing with the Dead Bloody Mary event is at Harrah's Casino! A premier movie viewing of the Bloody Mary Show in Harrah's theatre is sold out! This high roller event is in Harrahs for Halloween weekend is: Hauntings, Horrors and Harrah's! Plus voodoo doll making, supernatural lecture Q&A and voodoo drumming and dancing with the dead.
Midnight Sunday, October 30th. Bloody Mary New Orleans Voodoo annual ritual at the VIP Masque for the Endless Nights Vampire Ball at the Foundation room. Book signing to follow
Rolling onward to the Folk Magic Festival in November 7, 8, 9, 10 filled with Magic workshops books signings and where Bloody Mary is a sponsor and key presenter.
You can catch her live anytime in New Orleans on her infamous Bloody Mary tours and virtually anytime on her Youtube channel, The Bloody Mary Show
More About Bloody Mary and her book checkout her bio and press
by Bloody Mary 07/11/2016
update 07/19/2016
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Kentucky law requires children between 6 and 18 years old to attend school, and the birthday cutoff for enrolling in kindergarten is age 5 on or before Aug. 1. Also, families may apply for preschool if their child turns 4 on or before Aug. 1 and is income-eligible. Three- and 4-year-olds who have a special need may also apply for preschool in the Fayette County program.
To register a K-12 student for the current school year, please review the requirements below and then begin online registration here. (Paper forms are available at the schools, if preferred.) A parent/guardian must complete the process in person at the school. To determine your child's school, which is based on home address, use the SchoolSite Locator tool.
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Dequantization and deformation
A rig is a ring without negatives, like the nonnegative integers. You can add and multiply them, multiplication distributes over addition, and you've got additive and multiplicative identities 0 and 1.
There's another rig, called the "rig of costs," that everyone uses when planning a trip: given two alternative plane tickets from A to B, we chose the least expensive one. We add the cost of a trip from A to B with the cost of a trip from B to C. This one's denoted
Notice that "addition" here is min, and the additive identity is : . "Multiplication" here is +, and distributes over min:
As described here, one can deform the rig
to the rig
like this:
As the deformed rig approaches This is called Maslov dequantization; here's why.
In quantum mechanics, the path a particle takes is governed by integrating the amplitude, so the probability amplitude of arriving at point at time is
In classical mechanics, the path a particle takes is governed by the principle of least action, so the action cost of arriving at point at time is
where "inf" means "infimum," i.e. the least element of an infinite set. You get from the complex numbers to the rig by taking
and classical mechanics falls out of quantum mechanics as If you take the derivative of those two equations above with respect to time, you get Schroedinger's equation from the quantum case and the Hamilton-Jacobi equation from the classical case.
No one's heard of the latter one, but you can describe a classical system with a wavefunction! Instead of the probability amplitude at a given point, it's the action cost.
Nice exposition about the math driving evolution
One of the rare, really thoughtful posts on Slashdot.
Powers of 10 toward the black hole in the center of the galaxy
Also see Hanson's other visualizations here:
and this 3-d projection of the 5-d Calabi-Yau manifold:
Great site on the inner complexities of a piano
I find this intensely moving.
by Douglas Stay
In a strange, distant land, by decree of the king
I journey down roads that are foreign.
The faces are stone when I'm so far from home,
And the words and the fields seem barren.
An echo of home in the silence of stars
In the breeze as it blows in the morning
My memory fails as I tell myself tales
Hearing ravens cry their shrill warning.
I awake in the night hearing voices I love
Drift away like the leaves in November
And the flavor of bread as these far paths I tread
Recalls meals from the edge of remember.
Oh! The banners we made in a hurry that day
Seem to fly in the corners of vision.
Passing shadows at night play tricks on my sight
Till the star of the morning has risen.
I long for the day when the years pass away,
And my time in exile has ended.
I will make my way home, to my fortress of stone
And the walls that so long I defended.


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Jerk Chicken Joint Coming To Uptown
A new restaurant offering hefty portions of Caribbean food made from scratch is heading to Uptown.
A sign announcing the Jerk Stop has been placed on the FLATS Chicago building at 1132 W. Wilson Ave.
"Our food is really extraordinary and you can tell we use fresh, good quality ingredients. Enough food for an entire family," the Jerk Stop says on its website.
Food will be available for catering, delivery and carry out.
"We deliver and you get a ton of food," the website promises. "We are always very personable and want to make sure you are pleased with your order."
According to its menu, the Jerk Stop will serve up plantains, sweet potato and regular fries, jerk tacos, plantain sandwiches, whole jerk chickens, curry chicken, curried goat and more.
Jerk Stop specialties, which cost about $7, include: jerk wings, jerky wrap, jerk vegetable wrap, jerky chicken salad, jerky chicken salad, jerky chicken sandwich, jerky stir-fry and jerky burrito.
Mark Heffron, a managing partner for Cedar Street which owns FLATS, confirmed the restaurant will being taking over the space, which was previously occupied by Harold's Chicken.
"We're happy to bring in another authentic restaurant concept to Wilson Avenue. We look forward to them opening," but do not have a projected date for the opening, Heffron said via email Tuesday.
A representative for the restaurant could not immediately be reached for comment.
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According to experts who should know, America is mired in an economic quagmire of unprecedented gravity. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan even described it as a "once in a hundred years" meltdown, which would make it potentially more devastating than the Great Depression.America`s so-called political leaders have addressed the crisis in a number of different ways, all equally feeble.President Bush said he is "working hard" to solve the problem. Why is that not particularly reassuring?John McCain openly admits that he does not understand economics. Clearly, he is not qualified to lead America through these treacherous times.Barack Obama says he is holding back on releasing his economic plan. Translated into simple English: Obama does not have any more of a clue about economic matters than does John McCain.Barack Obama`s "plan," when finally revealed, will certainly involve more federal spending and higher taxes, both of which will only exacerbate the problem.Perhaps Americans can look to leaders in the Congress to temper some of our gut-wrenching angst?Well, then again, perhaps not. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid likened the meltdown to a sports event when he said, "No one knows what to do. We are in new territory here. This is a different game. We`re not here playing soccer, basketball or football, this is a new game and we`re going to have to figure out how to do it."ABC News
At least Reid admits he is in over his head when it comes to the economic meltdown. Pity he did not have a similar revelation before his ill advised and dead wrong "war is lost" drivel about the surge and Iraq war.When it comes to leaders with power far in excess of their reasoning capabilities, one must not overlook Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Speaker Pelosi`s instinctive reaction was to declare that Democrats bear no responsibility for the crisis, and to call for yet another costly economic stimulus package.Both houses of Congress have been controlled by Democrats for nearly two years, yet that party bears no responsibility for the crisis?And the Catholic Church does not have a cogent position on abortion, right Speaker Pelosi?In addition to the latest trillion dollar crisis, Americans face other devastating problems: Social Security and Medicare are nearly bankrupt, Democrats want to implement universal health care (socialized medicine), and both John McCain and Barack Obama favor amnesty for as many as 38 million illegal aliens.Neither John McCain nor Barack Obama is even remotely qualified to lead the nation over the next four years. Neither of their running mates is up to the task either.With a presidential election just 40 plus days away, our nation needs an immediate answer to this question:
Who will bail out we the people?


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Welcome to the "Winter Sparkle Blog Hop"! I can't wait to see what these talented ladies made! Just a quick overview: each participant was sent a bead kit with sparkly beads and/or pendants. Participants were instructed to use these items in conjunction with other beads on their bead table (but not to purchase new beads).
What did I make for the hop? I would like to share a bracelet that I call "Regal Sparkle". I tend to wear smaller sized beads, and I love that this bracelet looks "just right" on me.
Now, please check out all of the jewelry awesomeness created by the participants:
Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist


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With the Mandalorian blockade in full force, and the Empire's strangle-hold on the remaining parts of the galaxy tightening, countless worlds being affected by the blockade have begun to capitulate to the Empire. The Sith emperor's plans of galactic domination have now continued unabated. That is, until, Hylo Visz showed up.
From a good vs. evil, good guys vs. bad guys thing, the smuggler's aligning with the Republic makes perfect sense. Putting aside any notion of Han Solo and the template of the smuggler with a heart-of-gold, in the Star Wars universe smuggler's must necessarily be harassed by bounty hunters. Naturally a smuggler somewhere down the line will botch a job – through no fault of their own – and naturally some crime boss will place a bounty on that smugglers head. In this era of Star Wars history, there is no shortage of Mandalorian bounty hunters – Pre Mandalore – looking for work. This of course sets up the dichotomy of the bounty hunters vs. the smugglers. Since the Mandalorians have sided with the Empire, it's natural for smugglers to align themselves with the Republic.
The sacking of Coruscant proved to be a bold and vital move for the Empire. This is the first time in Star Wars chronology that the sacking of Coruscant is referenced, the epic attack by the Empire on the Republic's capital planet. I don't want to engage with this important event too much, as it is the focus of the next piece in Star Wars history. Needless to say, Master Gnost-Dural says something very interesting of it. The sacking of Coruscant, it seems, was a last ditch effort by the Sith Empire to gain further control of the galaxy before it knew it would have to pause and consolidate its gains. But the emperor did not count on the criminal underground of smuggler's coming to the aid of the Republic.
Enter Hylo Visz.
This is her second appearance in Star Wars history, and both times her presence brought excitement and bravery. She is a captivating hero to say the least.
With the Jedi Order's dismal defeat at the hands of the Mandalorians, Hylo Visz saw a business opportunity. She convinced most of the smugglers from the criminal world that breaking the blockade was in their best financial interests. Her arguments made sense, as thousands of smugglers banded together to attack the blockade. With enormous frigates of supplies awaiting their victory, the smugglers would then sell to the citizens of the Republic all the goods they needed – for a nice mark-up of course.
Thus, a band of smugglers, which were later assisted by Republic military, broke the Mandalorian blockade and gave the Republic its second greatest victory in the Great Galactic War. Little did they know, however, that this event would then force the emperor to push his plans, and set-up the greatest military victory in the universe's history: The Sacking of Coruscant.
This piece of Star Wars history ends on a sad note however. It seems Hylo Visz, sometime after defeating the Mandalorians and most likely taking her fortune and running like the wind, was killed. She double crossed some Hutts and was dispatched in some alley, on some planet, somewhere in a galaxy far far away. But I do hold out hope that rumors of Hylo Visz's death have been greatly exaggerated.
But until we hear otherwise, Rest in Peace Hylo Visz.
For my next post I'll be looking at the web comic The Treaty of Coruscant. Until them my friends, may the Force be with you.


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CarsBase has a great collection of new Lotus car photos. 3 HD Images of Romulus autos include exterior, interior, spy pictures and new photos from motorshows.
Gallery with 3 high quality Romulus photos. Last update date: at Romulus photogallery.
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With less than 40 hours left before 45,000 marathoners put their training to the test in the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon runners are finalizing their preparations and setting their time goals.
The elite runners are projected to finish in just over two hours, and on the men's side it's expected to come down to Kenenisa Bakele from Ethiopa and Elliot Kipchoge from Kenya in possible record time.
"The weather that we're looking at on Sunday is probably as good as it gets," said American runner Dathan Ritzenhein.
Ritzenhein, currently ranked as America's fastest marathoner, is not running Sunday, but he says he wouldn't be surprised to see course records from the men and the elite women.
"If the wind stays down, that's going to be the biggest factor," he said.
There are also three women capable of running the event in less than 2 hours and 20 minutes.
While it may be about records, competition, and prize money for the elites, typical runners are also facing down Sunday's challenge.
Chicago is one of six World Marathon Majors.
The elite series announced Thursday that Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories will be its new title sponsor. The group bought the naming rights through 2018.
"By getting involved in marathons around the world, we're really kind of signaling who we are as Abbott. What's our core identity? What are we all about?" said Paul Magill, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of Abbott Laboratories.


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They're from Cait at EarthenJewels. (She has so many beautiful beads... mushrooms and flowers, turtles and stars... wanna be inspired?)
Finally yesterday I decided I wanted another clay bowl... a leaf-shaped one, this time, for holding tiny treasures on our nature table.
For making holes as you work for the beads, just stick the end of a wide needle in water and then twist it very gently back and forth through the clay, it will soften the clay without breaking it.


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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Illustration Friday: Breakfast
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hehehe! Good one Becky! Love the photo/illo combo... it's hard to make that work... but you nailed it!... p.s. love your pig!ReplyDelete
i l o v e breakfast! its my favorite to eat out, then lunch. i love going to mimis cafe and to cafe's in the beach area. my favorite breakfast (besides pancakes ) is crab cakes benedict! i love it. it is a treat for me cause it is not only a heavy meal it is not as inexpensive as pancakes.ReplyDelete
I love going out for breakfast, it's such a relaxing fun way to begin the day. I can't wait for this caleder to come out Becky! The teacup illustration is so beautiful!ReplyDelete
The breakfast illustration with photo is adorabe too, it would be great for a cookbook or even a calender that featured monthly recipes!
Becky, I've not figured out what you're doing or how you do it, but I want to learn to do just that. I have art in my blood as well as dirt, but I don't know how to make the art work for me as you are doing. I'm sure you have training in that field, but I have none. I would have to go the trial and error route. I do love the way you assemble your posts, however you do it.I had 8 bulletin boards at one time during my career as a food service employee, and loved every minute of it, especially the assembling of the topics for the boards with all the letters,pictures,etc.(a lot of drawings and sketches of my own). I do miss that.ReplyDelete
very niceReplyDelete
I really do LOVE the teacup with the flower in it. Can't wait to see the finished piece of art. I enjoy pictures of your shop booth and also your diet plan. I'm dieting also with about the same success. It is hard isn't it!! We'll just keep at it won't we. Thanks for the lovely blog.ReplyDelete
Becky, I just had to let you know I was all giggles at the local Christian bookstore Monday when I found an illustration on a small encouragement card that was one of your illustrations! The one that is a message from God telling that He's handling our problems today. I sent it in a care package to Bev Brandon, the blog writer for "A String of Pearls" and "The King Is Enthralled With You." I just beamed when I thought about you and your gift! All the way over here in Georgia, you are an encouragement! Love you and sending a hug.ReplyDelete


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ATLANTA — A silver thief who has been called the "burglar to the stars" for breaking into the homes of the rich and sometimes famous has been charged with eight counts of burglary.
The police said the thief, Blane Nordahl, 51, might be linked to more than a hundred burglaries throughout the South. In each case, the thief took nothing but high-end silver, much of it historic and irreplaceable. The silver pieces, including vintage flatware and Tiffany trays, would then be smashed and shipped to smelters for cash.
Mr. Nordahl, a short man with the ability to squeeze into small spaces, was so exacting in his work, the police said, that victims sometimes did not know they had been robbed until they went to pull out the good silver.
Mr. Nordahl, who is being held in the Fulton County jail, was arrested in Hilliard, Fla., in August after months of coordinated effort among law enforcement officers in six states.
Leading the search was Lonnie Mason, a retired New Jersey detective who has made a career of chasing — and sometimes capturing — Mr. Nordahl. Mr. Mason had to convince detectives investigating cases in the richest enclaves in the South that many of the silver thefts might be tied to the same man.
"These guys had to have a lot of patience," Mr. Mason said. "I kept telling them, 'You're chasing the wrong guy if you want it over yesterday.' "
The charges of burglary or attempted burglary, which were filed in December and released this week, are based on cellphone and hotel records and other surveillance, as well as information gathered from Mr. Nordahl's girlfriend, Elizabeth Irene Music, who met him after he was paroled in New York and moved to Florida.
Ms. Music was indicted on the same eight charges.
Prosecutors in at least two other jurisdictions said they planned to file charges against Mr. Nordahl after the Atlanta case was completed. His lawyer, Bruce Harvey, said Mr. Nordahl, whose next court date is Jan. 21, intends to fight the charges.
Mr. Nordahl's crimes, many of which he has admitted to as part of previous plea arrangements, stretch back decades. In 1996, he stole 120 pairs of silver salt and pepper shakers from Ivana Trump's home in Greenwich, Conn. In 2002, he took an elaborate collection of period silver from Edgewater, a mansion in the Hudson Valley that had been restored by Richard Hampton Jenrette, a Wall Street financier.


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The designer chrome bathroom door handle sets include a pair of curved chrome door handles with a difference, these handles are a two piece designer handle with a flat rectangular lever fixed to the top of a polished chrome cylindrical base. Includes fixings and microtight spindle. Overall length 135mm, Rose Diameter 54mm, Rose Thickness 10mm. Matching duo finish chrome bathroom thumb turn and release, used to operate the bathroom door lock. Includes screw fixings and 5mm spindle (standard size for UK bathroom locks). Rose Diameter - 54mm, Rose Thickness - 10mm. Bathroom door lock with 8mm spindle hole for handles and 5mm lock spindle hole (standard UK sizes). Satin nickel plated, includes screw fixings and strike plate to be fitted to the door frame. Overall case size 76mm, 57mm backset (distance from the edge of the door to the centre of the spindle hole). A pair of modern chrome door hinges with screw fixings to suit the bathroom door handles and other items of door furniture included in this set. Length 75mm, Width 49mm. Just select how many of the door handle sets for your bathrooms you need and add to cart.
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Securities markets review
In 2013, the Hong Kong market posted a slight gain despite the rallies in major overseas markets. Uncertainties remained over the precise pace of the exit of quantitative easing programme in the US and the economic outlook of mainland China. Looking forward, the market may face the following risks and uncertainties which investors should be cautious about:
- Reversal of accumulated gains: During 2013, major stock markets rose to their record highs. Any disappointing news about economic performance or policy changes may trigger selloffs, and worries about a possible downturn may add volatility to the market.
- Worries about the tapering of Fed stimulus and the US fiscal debt problem: It is widely anticipated that a dovish monetary policy might continue in the medium term. However, investors remain cautious about the precise pace for the Fed's tapering. The debt ceiling problem was only temporarily resolved and further debates in coming months may affect market volatility.
- Movements of capital flows: The global market rally was supported by abundant liquidity given loose monetary policies in major markets. As the local market has recorded capital inflows after the start of the quantitative easing of the US, upon a tapering of the stimulus, capital inflows may recede or even reverse. Possible reversals of fund flows from the Asian markets may pose a contagion impact on the local stock market as well. As an open market, the Hong Kong stock market is prone to risks of volatile capital flows.
- Global macro risks: Despite signs of improving economic data, the outlook for global economic growth remains uncertain. In Europe, unemployment rates and debt ratios remain high, and there are worries about deflation risks. Sovereign ratings are still susceptible to downgrades. In Japan, economic recovery remains fragile despite continuous supportive policies. On the Mainland, investors are also concerned about the slowdown in economic growth.
The Hong Kong stock market performance has referenced both the performance of the US and the Mainland markets. Looking forward, as the economic outlook of mainland China remains uncertain, and the US Fed will taper its stimulus measures, these developments may weigh on the Hong Kong market.
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Thursday, December 06, 2018, 06:00pm - 07:00pm
This is a full-blown martial arts program - from white belt to multiple levels of black belt. Method of training is a multi-dimensional program that is designed to maximize muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility while teaching you real self defense.
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Waste Water and Environmental Specialists and Waste Cooking oil re-cyclers serving Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Pennsylvania and Delaware for over 25 years. We offer 24/7 Emergency Service and Free Estimates.
We take pride in everything we do, from the smallest pumping job to major industrial system services. B & P Environmental has specialized equipment and trained technicians to handle all grease trap and interceptor repairs, waste water and grease pumping, storm drain pumping and other environmental solutions. Pumping of lift stations.
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Mines across the State were disrupted yesterday after a massive solar flare knocked out signals from Russian global positioning satellites relied on by resource companies for GPS systems.
NASA rated the solar flare as one of the most serious in recent history, warning about a possible blackout of GPS and other communications systems.
It is understood there were no major production impacts at WA mines, a number of the big miners confirmed yesterday their GPS systems suffered intermittent interruptions as equipment lost contract with satellites from the Russian Glonass network.
Most mine vehicles - including haul trucks, diggers, drill rigs and light vehicles - are fitted with GPS systems. It is used to track vehicles on big mine sites for safety reasons and big mining companies are becoming increasingly reliant on the technology as they move to more automated workplaces.
GPS systems are used for fleet monitoring and assignment, for planning and placement of drill and blast operations and for managing processing stockpiles.
Autonomous, or remotely controlled systems such as those used by Rio Tinto in the Pilbara, are heavily reliant on GPS. BHP and Fortescue Metals Group are also trialling the use of autonomous haul trucks.
The Russian Glonass system is one of three major positioning networks. China and the US have their own satellites, which are understood to have so far been unaffected by the solar flare. But sources say the Russian network provides the most comprehensive coverage of regional Australia and the loss of signal from its satellites made GPS systems across the country unstable and less accurate.
According to a customer support email from US mining equipment Caterpillar yesterday, its MineStar positioning and monitoring systems suffered outages yesterday after the solar flare hit the atmosphere.
"This caused positioning issues at several MineStar sites across the globe, both manned and autonomous, including Solomon, Jimblebar, Yandi, Daunia, Toquepala, and Osisko," the email said. "Current Glonass status has since improved, as approximately half the 24 satellites are transmitting normally."
A spokeswoman for Rio Tinto confirmed its Pilbara mines had been affected by the outage.
Goldfields mines, including AngloGold Ashanti's newly opened Tropicana gold mine, were also affected.
"At Tropicana GPS systems are continuing to operate without the GLONASS satellite signal, however, the reduced number of available satellites has caused the GPS network at the site to become unstable," AngloGold said.


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Onix Hotel Praia de Piatã
- Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
- Collect nights
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- In Piatã
- Itapua Beach - 1 min walk
- Piata Beach - 4 min walk
- Jaguaribe Beach - 10 min walk
- Praia do Corsário - 31 min walk
- Metropolitan Park of Abaeté - 32 min walk
- Pituacu Beach - 35 min walk
- Itapua Lighthouse - 36 min walk
Getting around
- Salvador (SSA-Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes Intl.) - 15 min drive
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 30 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- One child stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Parents must have child's birth certificate and photo ID *
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
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- Free buffet breakfast daily
- 24-hour room service
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space
- One meeting room
- 24-hour front desk
- Laundry facilities
- Year Built - 2014
- Designated smoking areas
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
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- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch LED TV
- Cable TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Daily housekeeping
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Parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years must present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example) at the check-in. For international travels from Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, she/he must present – in addition to the child's certificate of birth and identity card with photo – a letter authorizing the trip signed by the other parent with a notarial certification of signature. In case the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People who intend to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate before traveling for more information.
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BARELY THERE: As the mercury climbs to triple-digit territory and just the thought of a sleeve or a stocking is enough to start us a-sweatin', American Apparel presents the next best thing to wearing nothing at all. The new Sheer Collection from everyone's favorite stop for basics-plus includes gauzy ballerina skirts, transparent tops and more. We can't think of a better time to work this summery trend into your wardrobe; simply start with a basic bodysuit and layer on something lighter than air. GET IT: Shop online or at your nearest American Apparel store.
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The Strokes
The First Ten Years
Photography by Cody Smyth, Introduction by Mick Rock, Edited by Gabriel Kuo
Last Nite: Lesser Gods and Morrison Hotel Gallery celebrate The Strokes: The First Ten Years.
(October 25, 2017). Luminaries from the music, photography, fashion and design worlds gathered together at the Morrison Hotel Gallery on Prince Street Tuesday night to celebrate the launch of Cody Smyth's acclaimed new photo retrospective on New York's last great rock 'n' roll band, The Strokes: The First Ten Years.
Attendees enjoyed drinks by Sailor Jerry and Old Blue Last while taking in the historic rock photo collection inside the Morrison Hotel's famed Soho gallery space. The stylish crowd included beauty mogul Linda Rodin, design impresario Tucker Viemeister, Strokes manager Ryan Gentles, Beata Henrichs-Lieb and Jodi Lahaye of Hedgehouse, writer and radio host Jenny Eliscu, and Matthew Hitt, lead singer of The Drowners.
Excited fans got a special treat when Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes stopped by with his brother Pierre to congratulate his old friend Cody. Both fans and friends alike came away with signed copies of the book and even some never-before-seen limited edition prints of the band.
The celebrated book features intimate photos of The Strokes going all the way back to their formative years at the Dwight School on the Upper West Side to their seminal early shows on the Lower East Side and onto their triumphant world tours, with essays by Roman Coppola, Jay McInerney, Marc Spitz, and Claude Franques. This is Cody Smyth's first book.
Strokes manager Ryan Gentles takes in the book as writer Jenny Eliscu looks on.
Lesser Gods Publisher Jacob Hoye, Cody, and the book's editor and designer, Gabriel Kuo.
Matthew Hitt of The Drowners and a friend.
Matthew Stavro, Julia Oxman and Marcelle Murdock of Morrison Hotel Gallery catch a moment.
Legendary photo printer Craig Smyth and industrial design icon Tucker Viemeister.
Fashion and beauty mogul Linda Rodin, Cody, and photographer Kathy Findlay.
Beata Heinrichs-Lieb and Jodi Lahaye of Hedgehouse USA get their books signed.
Cody with Claude Franques, contributing writer and old friend.
Cody with set designer and stylist Nadya Gurevich.
All photos by Dan Bassini (except photos 15, 18 and 19 by Lesser Gods).
"The recollections in The First Ten Years are so personal and intimate that you feel like you're being let into one of the band's old basement hangs at 2A. . . . The book's biggest treats aren't the sweaty, sultry shots of shows at Don Hill's, Irving Plaza, Bowery Ballroom, and Hammerstein Ballroom; they're the snaps of the guys during their high school years in the mid-'90s, looking like typical grunge fanboys." —Bedford and Bowery
"Cody's been with us since the very beginning—always a motivator, forever a friend. Along the way he captured some very special moments. I didn't even know he'd brought along his camera." —Nick Valensi
"This book is brimming with nostalgia. It feels like the scrapbook we never made." —Fabrizio Moretti
The first authorized visual record of one of New York's greatest bands.
An intimate and impressionistic narrative of The Strokes' first ten years, including images of the guys when they were students at the Dwight School in Manhattan and would gather for lunches at their local diner. This is a peerless window into the group through the lens of a close friend who was there before it even began.
Handsomely housed in an exceptional package that combines premium art paper for the photography and a textured stock for the text sections, including a special dust jacket design, the book features hundreds of color and black and white images of the band in public and in private. A truly personal look at the rise of The Strokes—one of the biggest and most enduring bands in the world.
"My friend Cody has photographed The Strokes since the very beginning and has built a varied and substantial collection, probably the most definitive out there." —Mick Rock
October 2017
8 x 10 | 240 pp
Jacketed Paperback $35.00 | CAN $48.50
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday, December 20, 7 pm, Books & Books (265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables, FL): Cody Smyth will be signing copies of The Strokes: The First Ten Years. Click here for more information.


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i'm thinking, i'm more excited about what i might start next instead of what i am working on.
however, this is the heather raglan from knitscene winter/spring 2010.
the yarn used in the pattern is 100% alpaca … which i do have in my stash, but by a different company.
i knitted, washed & blocked my swatch.
and all's good.
i'm happily knitting away … and hoping that i don't end up looking like the michelin tire man! i don't think i will, because of the drape of alpaca vs. wool.
what else is up? S H O E S ! ! !
i got a new pair of shoes today, for the fall (and summer, winter, etc ….).
they are red leather clogs, and they are super-comfy!
they are too casual to wear to work, except on fridays.
and, they also require me to knit some other sweaters to go with the new shoes. isn't that how life is?


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I think I'm pretty fortunate to live in Homer; a town where people neither discourage nor harass me for feeding my child in the biologically normal way. In my experience breastfeeding around this town and even in Soldotna, individuals have gone out of their way to approach me and comment on my breastfeeding Judah to say supportive and encouraging things…never something negative or discriminatory.
In Anchorage however, it appears as though some women and their babies are not so fortunate. H2Oasis evidently has some anti breastfeeding in public sentiments. As an allegedly family friendly organization, that does not seem very family friendly.
I wonder when I hear of women being harassed for feeding their babies in the biologically normal way, what would these offended people prefer? A quiet, nursing baby or a screaming, hungry one? For women to stay home with their babies, lest they might decide to breastfeed in public? I mean, should we not go out of our way to accommodate women with babies? We should. For the most part, I think people do. But not at H2Oasis apparently, when those women need to breastfeed their babies.
I think it is bizarre that there is so much negativity surrounding breastfeeding. I have heard Le Leche League women described as "breastfeeding nazis" which is offensive and hateful on many levels. Are people really so ignorant about feeding babies that breastfeeding is an abstruse "issue" and fraught with "controversy"?
Once again, I just consider how fortunate I am to have had no battles to fight over feeding my baby in the biologically normal way. Really, it should not be chalked up to good fortune. It's a basic right. It's just feeding the baby. It's not even noteworthy…and then I read the comment section of ADN.


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